He That Has the Son Has Life
4 years ago
Showing posts with label Prayer. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Prayer. Show all posts
Friday, July 25, 2008
Update
Things have gotten relatively better today. Cindy is stable. They determined that her cancer is not spreading and has made no change (Praise God). The hard part is, is that the steroids she has been on to control the cancer are having some adverse effects, leaving her in the hospital. Pray that the doctors can figure out what they need to, Pray that Keith will have some peace, and that the kids will feel secure with everything that is going on.....
Regrets....
Do you ever have one of those days that you wish you could change what you have done. I saw Cindy yesterday, and new she didn't look real well. When I left, I didn't hug her or say I love you, which in the 20 some odd years of knowing her, we always do. Also, being the crazy picture nut I am, somehow I have no picture of her and Nathan......hopefully I will still be able to get one.....
Last night she started having seizures again, and is currently in the Northwestern ICU. I am not going into detail, because little eyes may be reading this. Things are not looking great right now. If you want more details, you can e-mail me, but please pray.....
Last night she started having seizures again, and is currently in the Northwestern ICU. I am not going into detail, because little eyes may be reading this. Things are not looking great right now. If you want more details, you can e-mail me, but please pray.....
Wednesday, April 25, 2007
Prayer Request
The bass lake story that many of you have been hearing for the past few days hits really hard at home in our school. The Groen family has 3 girls in our school and I believe 1 or 2 more at a different level. Please pray for this family as it is truly a tragedy.
By John Reed Staff WriterBASS LAKE — Despite working all day Monday, searchers were unable to locate the body of the pilot of a small personal helicopter which crashed in Bass Lake Sunday even-ing.
After working all day, crews were able to drag the small Robinson 44 helicopter off a sandbar and tow it to a launch ramp near the Bass Lake Fish Hatchery. M&M Towing of Knox used a winch on a rollback tow truck to pull the aircraft up to shore.
The search will continue for the body of the pilot, now believed to be that of Bruce Groen, a resident of Bass Lake and Crete, Ill. Groen was the owner of Groen Concrete of Lansing, Ill., a large commercial concrete building firm with projects in Illinois and Northwest Indiana. The small two-passenger helicopter went down, apparently after engine trouble, shortly before 8:30 p.m. Sunday night on the northwest side of Bass Lake. Shortly after residents heard the helicopter smack into the lake with a loud boom, resident Pete Knutel jumped into his pontoon boat, along with Bass Lake Fire-fighter Willie Risner. A short distance out from shore, they heard someone calling for help and paddling in the water. A woman, now believed to be Stephanie Nottke, 41, of Illinois, was pulled onto the boat and Knutel raced for shore while Risner administered CPR.
The woman was rushed to Starke Memorial Hospital, where she was pronounced dead. Police had not made official notification of her identity as of Monday night. She was Groen’s secretary.
During the day Monday, Groen’s wife Tammy, aunt, brother and mother sat in a rescue van to escape the onlookers.
Bass Lake residents were familiar with Groen’s habits, saying he shuttled back and forth from Crete to Bass Lake regularly. Bill Norris, a former helicopter pilot who lives at 4492 S. 210, was used to having Groen fly over his house.
But Sunday night, the flight took on an entirely new tone, and Norris knew something was wrong when he heard the helicopter. “There was a backfire as it went over and it wasn’t running right. Then the engine went out. There was a ‘boom’ and I thought the side of my house was hit by my neighbor. Then it was real quiet and I could hear the man and woman hollering for help,” Norris said.
Knutel’s daughter, Noreen, heard the noise and saw the lights of the aircraft sink into the lake. The first call to 911 came in at 8:28 p.m. Sunday, from a Keith Wright. Norris called one minute later, then two more calls came in.
It was only a few minutes later, at 8:45 p.m., that rescuers reported having the woman on the pontoon boat.Anyone venturing onto County Road 210 Sunday night became immediately aware that something tragic was happening. A large cluster of floodlights and flashing emergency beacons in front of Norris’ house could be seen for miles. The road around the lake was dotted with the flashing blue lights of firefighters’ vehicles.
But only a couple of dozen spectators, mostly nearby residents, were at the scene, standing in small groups, mostly talking about the helicopter pilot and his well-known flying habits.
About a half mile of the road was completely blocked, and throughout the night more pickups and SUVs raced up, unloading divers from Starke, Marshall and Pulaski counties.
At 9:07 p.m., police received word that there were six Marshall County divers en route.
At 9:24, the LaPorte County HazMat team radioed that they were en route from LaPorte.At 11:14 p.m., all Starke County fire departments were notified that the search was being called off.
Monday, emergency crews reassembled at Bass Lake State Beach. The Indiana State Police, Federal Aviation Administration and dozens of Indiana Department of Natural Resources officers showed up, along with Bass Lake Fire Department members and more dive teams.
Local Attorney Todd Wallsmith, a flying enthusiast, said the type of helicopter involved is popular with fliers because it is lightweight and inexpensive, costing $150,000 to $200,000.Commercial helicopters such as those used by medical services can cost from $4 to $5 million.
The bad part, Wallsmith said, is that the lightweight aircraft have only a rotary engine, not diesel, and are easily subject to damage from vibration.
“It’s such a tragedy, things like that don’t happen in Starke County. This is a small quiet community,” said Dana Spiewak of North Judson, the manager of Bass Lake Beach & Campground, site of the command headquarters.—Cheryl Patrick contributed to this story.
By John Reed Staff WriterBASS LAKE — Despite working all day Monday, searchers were unable to locate the body of the pilot of a small personal helicopter which crashed in Bass Lake Sunday even-ing.
After working all day, crews were able to drag the small Robinson 44 helicopter off a sandbar and tow it to a launch ramp near the Bass Lake Fish Hatchery. M&M Towing of Knox used a winch on a rollback tow truck to pull the aircraft up to shore.
The search will continue for the body of the pilot, now believed to be that of Bruce Groen, a resident of Bass Lake and Crete, Ill. Groen was the owner of Groen Concrete of Lansing, Ill., a large commercial concrete building firm with projects in Illinois and Northwest Indiana. The small two-passenger helicopter went down, apparently after engine trouble, shortly before 8:30 p.m. Sunday night on the northwest side of Bass Lake. Shortly after residents heard the helicopter smack into the lake with a loud boom, resident Pete Knutel jumped into his pontoon boat, along with Bass Lake Fire-fighter Willie Risner. A short distance out from shore, they heard someone calling for help and paddling in the water. A woman, now believed to be Stephanie Nottke, 41, of Illinois, was pulled onto the boat and Knutel raced for shore while Risner administered CPR.
The woman was rushed to Starke Memorial Hospital, where she was pronounced dead. Police had not made official notification of her identity as of Monday night. She was Groen’s secretary.
During the day Monday, Groen’s wife Tammy, aunt, brother and mother sat in a rescue van to escape the onlookers.
Bass Lake residents were familiar with Groen’s habits, saying he shuttled back and forth from Crete to Bass Lake regularly. Bill Norris, a former helicopter pilot who lives at 4492 S. 210, was used to having Groen fly over his house.
But Sunday night, the flight took on an entirely new tone, and Norris knew something was wrong when he heard the helicopter. “There was a backfire as it went over and it wasn’t running right. Then the engine went out. There was a ‘boom’ and I thought the side of my house was hit by my neighbor. Then it was real quiet and I could hear the man and woman hollering for help,” Norris said.
Knutel’s daughter, Noreen, heard the noise and saw the lights of the aircraft sink into the lake. The first call to 911 came in at 8:28 p.m. Sunday, from a Keith Wright. Norris called one minute later, then two more calls came in.
It was only a few minutes later, at 8:45 p.m., that rescuers reported having the woman on the pontoon boat.Anyone venturing onto County Road 210 Sunday night became immediately aware that something tragic was happening. A large cluster of floodlights and flashing emergency beacons in front of Norris’ house could be seen for miles. The road around the lake was dotted with the flashing blue lights of firefighters’ vehicles.
But only a couple of dozen spectators, mostly nearby residents, were at the scene, standing in small groups, mostly talking about the helicopter pilot and his well-known flying habits.
About a half mile of the road was completely blocked, and throughout the night more pickups and SUVs raced up, unloading divers from Starke, Marshall and Pulaski counties.
At 9:07 p.m., police received word that there were six Marshall County divers en route.
At 9:24, the LaPorte County HazMat team radioed that they were en route from LaPorte.At 11:14 p.m., all Starke County fire departments were notified that the search was being called off.
Monday, emergency crews reassembled at Bass Lake State Beach. The Indiana State Police, Federal Aviation Administration and dozens of Indiana Department of Natural Resources officers showed up, along with Bass Lake Fire Department members and more dive teams.
Local Attorney Todd Wallsmith, a flying enthusiast, said the type of helicopter involved is popular with fliers because it is lightweight and inexpensive, costing $150,000 to $200,000.Commercial helicopters such as those used by medical services can cost from $4 to $5 million.
The bad part, Wallsmith said, is that the lightweight aircraft have only a rotary engine, not diesel, and are easily subject to damage from vibration.
“It’s such a tragedy, things like that don’t happen in Starke County. This is a small quiet community,” said Dana Spiewak of North Judson, the manager of Bass Lake Beach & Campground, site of the command headquarters.—Cheryl Patrick contributed to this story.
Thursday, March 01, 2007
Home
Cindy is on her way home! She just got out of surgery a little while ago. The Dr. feels as though he was able to get all of it (the new spot, not the old one) and her and Mrs. Taylor are driving home from Cleveland. Please keep praying for the family as this is still a huge stress on everyone!
Wednesday, February 28, 2007
Prayer
If everyone would please pray for Keith and Cindy. We found out yesterday that they found another spot on Cindy's brain. They are going to do surgery tomorrow in Cleveland. Please pray especially for Keith and the kids as the kids (especially Olivia) are having a really hard time right now.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
