Milking his retirement week for all it's worth, Stan enjoyed a Christmas dinner at his long-time associate's beautiful townhome in Prior Lake last nght. Laurie spent over 30 years in Stan's newspaper organization in a variety of roles. She's been with Stan so long, her first job title was actually "Girl Friday." Now that's a while ago. Today she is publisher of three of our newspapers, and manages the classified and business offices. She's a talented problem-solver, makes a fabulous Waldorf salad and boat of gravy, and has tickets to the Obama inaguration. Though Stan has left the newspaper organization, Laurie will continue to be a good friend and an important part of Stan and Kathleen's lives for years to come.(Photo by Katie. . . who also makes a very nice dessert)
