MOUNDERS — Cara Dempski, former reporter for the Colfax Messenger and the Glenwood City Tribune Press Reporter, poses for a photograph with the Elk Mound High School cheerleaders during a benefit dinner for Cara, Pasta With a Purpose, at Elk Mound High School September 13. Cara is a 1996 graduate of Elk Mound High School. She suffered a massive stroke December 21. —photo by LeAnn R. Ralph
WELL WISHERS — A steady stream of people stopped to wish Cara Dempski well at a benefit dinner for Cara, Pasta With a Purpose, at Elk Mound High School September 13. Cara is a former reporter for the Colfax Messenger and the Glenwood City Tribune Press Reporter. She suffered a massive stroke on December 21 but is working her way through the journey to recovery. Cara is a 1996 graduate of Elk Mound High School. —photo by LeAnn R. Ralph