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Agony of defeat ski jump4/11/2023 “Ski jumping and cross-country skiing have been part of my life since I was 2 years old.” “Our parents were born and raised in Norway where you learned to ski the year you learned to walk,” said Shower. They credit their father, who has ski jumped eight different decades, including six in Iola, for their interest in Winter Carnival. In the early 1970s, their family lived in Arlington Heights, Illinois.īut after spending so much time in Iola, their parents fell in love with the Norwegian community and built a cabin here. The two have a long history with the Iola community. Gessner lives in Madison, while Shower lives in Iola. They are the daughters of Sig and the late Lisa Malvik. Christine “Girly” Gessner and Lila Shower are the grand marshals for the 59th Iola Winter Carnival that takes place Friday-Sunday, Jan.
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