Planting time at Lum Park

042521.N.BD.Plantingtime1.jpg — Deloris Ebinger (left) with the help of her friend Jill Gangelhoff plant bulbs in a garden created in memory of her late husband Bill Ebinger Thursday, April 22, 2021, in Lum Park. She has planted and cared for the garden for 14 years in honor of her husband and their marriage of 51 1/2 years. Bill Ebinger was the long time superintendent of Evergreen Cemetery in Brainerd. Steve Kohls / Brainerd Dispatch.

By Steven L. Kohls

April 22, 2021 at 2:54 PM

Deloris Ebinger (left), with the help of her friend Jill Gangelhoff, plants bulbs in a garden created in memory of her late husband Bill Ebinger Thursday, April 22, 2021, in Lum Park in Brainerd. She has planted and cared for the garden for 14 years in honor of her husband and their marriage of 51 1/2 years. Bill Ebinger was the long time superintendent of Evergreen Cemetery in Brainerd. Steve Kohls / Brainerd Dispatch.

By Steven L. Kohls

I was raised on a farm in western Minnesota where I participated in 4-H, high school sports, and everything that farm kids do for fun after chores. Graduated from Ridgewater Community College with an AA degree and my first taste of newspapering. I worked a summer on the Ortonville Independent as a reporter and photographer.

Planting time at Lum Park

Deloris Ebinger and Jill Gangelhoff plant bulbs in a garden created in the memory of Bill Ebinger in Lum Park.