![]() She is also the caretaker of her mother, Laura. ![]() ![]() She said she is a farm wife and that she also helps out at The Water Drop Flower Shop, which is owned by her friend, Bonnie. Olson and her husband, Dennis, live in Erdahl. And that darn ‘glamour shot’ has been shown to so many people now and I just laugh every time.” Crystal was so adamant and a trooper to get people to vote every day. “I am not one to be fond of being in the limelight, so this was very overwhelming for me,” said Olson, noting that when she found out she won, she was shocked. Olson said she definitely didn’t expect to win and what really got her is when an old college classmate of hers even started sharing the post and telling people to vote. I’m so excited for her to have the opportunity to receive her mother’s ring.” I made sure to share the voting post each day on Facebook, which I am sure wasn’t annoying at all. Thielke might have other plans, though, as she said, “I wanted her to feel the love that she shows us each and every day by trying to win her this amazing prize. “When we go to get the ring, she is the one who will be getting it,” Olson said, explaining that her daughter worked so hard on getting people to vote and that she is also a mom of three who works a full-time job. That didn’t work out so well for Olson, but she has a plan to get back at her daughter, she said. Olson said she thought, “Oh what the heck,” adding that she didn’t really care but told her “It better not end up in the paper.” When asked when she found out her daughter had entered her in the contest, Olson said, “When she shared the post on her Facebook page and tagged me in it.” As the winner of the contest, she will receive a sterling silver mother’s ring up to $250 from Olson was the winner of the Mother's Day contest, which was sponsored by the Echo Press and Diekman’s Jewelry. “Also, my mom always says she can’t just cook for two people so she makes food for an army, always making sure anyone who stops to visit or is sick has a good meal to keep them full or feeling better.” “Myself, my children and even my coworkers have all benefited from these thrifting finds,” she said. Thielke also said that her mom’s thrifting skills are something to be jealous of as she finds the best deals. “She is one of the most giving and genuine people on this planet and is always thinking of others.” “She is literally the rock for myself, her husband, my brother, Joey, her mother and so many other people,” Thielke told the Echo Press in an email. ALEXANDRIA – Crystal Thielke of Alexandria entered her mom, Pam Olson, in the Moms Rock photo contest because she said, “Plain and simple, she rocks!”
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