Carol & Blayne Helgeson

What better way to lead a parade than to have Parade Grand Marshal’s and Wildcat supporters like Carol and Blayne Helgeson.  You’ll hardly ever attend a Science School event without seeing Blayne and Carol there.  They not only attend events, but are also great supporters of the NDSCS 300 Club and the Catbacker Club.

Blayne and Carol have been involved in the community and have resided in Breckenridge since 1964.  Blayne joined the North Dakota State College of Science in the Administrative Services Division in 1974, where he was writer of college and alumni activities and was a photographer for alumni, college media and printed pieces.  He retired in 2002 after 28 years at the college.  Carol was a teacher in the Breckenridge School District, teaching 6^th and 8^th grades for 28 years and a substitute teacher for several years.   

Carol and Blayne were married in 1963 in Minneapolis and they have two children, Sheila of Detroit Lakes, Minn. and Thomas of Fort McCoy, WI.  Thomas and his spouse, Callie have three children, Makenna, Kevin and Matthew.  Sheila and Thomas are alumni of NDSCS. Sheila received her Liberal Arts Degree in 1984 and Thomas a Physical Science Degree in 1987.

Carol and Blayne are active in the community. Blayne is a member the Wahpeton-Breckenridge Kiwanis Club and the Tri-State Masonic Lodge in Fairmount. They both are high school speech judges and have coached speech at Breckenridge High School for several years. Carol is active in Athenaeum Guild and they both are active in Breckenridge Lutheran Church activities.

Congratulations, Blayne and Carol, for leading the way at Homecoming 2012.