Let’s Go Fishing keeps making it happen
Since 2002, the organization and its volunteers give back to seniors and others by hosting them on fishing and boating excursions on Green Lake
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SPICER — A group of military veterans with one goal in mind, that being to catch fish.
A women’s bible study group from Vinje Lutheran Church in Willmar, who wanted to boat around Green Lake and see the sights.
A mixed group of new immigrants, including a few who had grown up in the desert and had never seen much less experienced big water.
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And mostly, senior citizens who light up with joy when they are on the water.
These are but a few snapshots of Rick Reimer’s time on the waters of Green Lake as the president of the Willmar chapter of Let’s Go Fishing . As it has since 2002, the local volunteers and their sponsors continue to carry on the mission of giving back to seniors and allowing others to enjoy the mental-health-boosting experience that being on the water offers.