Greg Schmidt offers you a cold one at lake cabin

By Greg Schmidt
I am living in Coon Rapids, Minn. and work for IBM, supporting the American Express Account. I have been married to my wife for 23 years and we have 5 ½ grandchildren. Number 6 is due in December.
We have a cabin on Lake Irene by Miltona and spend most every weekend there. My wife (Mary Sibell, Class of ‘71) is a tailor and designer of women’s clothing. Her mother lives in Osakis. She has a sister in Glenwood and one in Alexandria. The one in Alex owns the Radio Shack.

At 86, Dad still does shaver repair
My parents still are living in Alexandria. Do you remember Schmidt’s Electric and Furniture on South Broadway? My Dad will be 86 this year and is still fixing electric shavers in Alexandria. He sold his furniture business in 1965.
We have five children. The oldest, Terry, is a circuit board design engineer in Minneapolis. Dave is owner of the L Motel in Alexandria. Scott is a computer helpdesk technician and lives in Dallas, Texas. Mike is a maintenance engineer here in Minneapolis and our youngest – Jenny is an accountant in Minneapolis.

Troubleshooting American Express from home
I work from home most of the time, and spend all my time on the computer -- fixing problems that arise at American Express.
For hobbies I fish, golf, travel, and work on my stamp collection. I have six states left to visit and then I will have seen all 50.

Pole barn across from Chet's Lakeside
My wife told me I had to get off my duff, as I put most of my time sitting. So when we bought land on Lake Irene, we decided to build a cabin inside a pole barn. We did all of the work ourselves, including the electrical and plumbing. It turned out very nice and is now winterized, so we spend time there in the winter also.
We will probably retire there in the next few years. If you ever eat at Chet’s Lakeside on Lake Irene (They celebrated 50 years of business so you should know where it is) we are right across the street from them in a green and white pole barn. You can also see our building from Highway 29. Please stop in and say Hello. I always have a cold one in the fridge for company and we really like having people stop by to visit.
I am looking forward to seeing you in August.
Greg Schmidt