2026 - 2027

Mike and Marie Colby

It is with great pride that we recognize Mike and Marie Colby as our 2026 Family of the Year. This special award is presented to families who demonstrate strong Christian values and make significant, lasting contributions to our Parish and Council.

Mike and Marie are an exceptional team and true partners in life and service. Beyond Mike’s leadership on the I.D. Drive and the Keep Christ in Christmas programs, their joint dedication to our Christmas Party, Café events, and Fish Fries has been invaluable. Thanks to their strong example, our events have regularly benefitted from the generous support of their family and friends.

Mike and Marie have clearly demonstrated, active participation is what makes our Council's activities possible. Our Knights, spouses, widows, and friends form an extended family that not only works together but deeply enjoys each other’s company. Your incredible support strengthens our entire Knights family.

Thank you so much Mike and Marie for everything you do, and congratulations on being our 2026 Family of the Year!

2024 - 2025

The Ostermeyer Family

The Ostermeyer family has probably the highest amount of service hours, of any family this year. Dan and Katy ran the four parish Blood Drives this past year with Katy doing occasional duty in the dreaded (hair destroying) blood drop costume. For the Fish Fries and Café’s, Dan is always the coffee and beverage man with help from William. Katy always helps us as a cashier. What is extraordinary is, often when we are in need volunteers, Katy’s comes to the rescue with their daughter Mary, Katy’s twin sister Amy, her niece Caitlin, and on one occasion her nephew has also come to help. I don’t think there is a limit to what Dan and Katy will do for the parish and our council!

As the Ostermeyer Family has clearly demonstrated, participation is what makes our council’s activities possible. Our Knights, spouses, widows and friends, are an extended family that not only works together, but we also enjoy each other’s company. Your families incredible support strengthens our Knights Family. Thank you so much, and congratulations!

2023 - 2024

The Harris Family

The FAMILY OF THE YEAR award recognizes a council family that models Christian family values and visibly lives them everyday. There is a family in our council who for years has, rather quietly and regularly, contributed in many ways to our council, the parish & beyond. The Kevin & Laurie Harris Family; Kevin, Laurie, Tyler Kimberly, Krystal and Patrick.

Over the years, all of the Harris family have volunteered at the Café, are frequent blood donors, and most have served as Eucharistic Ministers. Individually, Kevin first joined the Knights 40+ years ago and is a lead usher; Laurie is a past Gala co-chair and hospitality coordinator; The “kids”, after years of being Table & Light ministers and Catholic education, are now all growed up! Our brother Knight, Friar Tyler, is in Franciscan formation, recently completing a year of service in Jamaica and now relocated to Texas; Krystal is a past staff member at St Viator and of the Holy Family Pastoral Council; Kimberly works locally as a physical therapist, and Patrick works in Investment Management in Minnesota

Kudos to the Harris Family
2023–2024 FAMILY OF THE YEAR

2022 - 2023

The "Lady Knights"

For all their work in supporting the Knights activities