{"id":110660,"date":"2022-11-27T00:40:13","date_gmt":"2022-11-27T05:40:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/?p=110660"},"modified":"2023-11-18T22:40:06","modified_gmt":"2023-11-19T03:40:06","slug":"success-story-fourth-generation-of-oleson-family-steps-up-to-the-plate-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/?p=110660","title":{"rendered":"Success Story: Fourth generation of Oleson family steps up to the plate"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>May 10, 2017<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Samantha Oleson at the NMC Barbecue in 2007\" class=\"AlignImageRight\" height=\"247\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/f29c010cc66cc78d627b6bb0ef0c11a8samantha-oleson-nmc-bbq-2007-300-2.jpg\" width=\"300\" \/><span class=\"AlignCaptionRight\">Samantha Oleson at the NMC Barbecue in 2007<\/span>For many northern Michigan residents, the annual <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nmc.edu\/about\/history-archives\/nmc-barbecue\/index.html\">NMC Barbecue<\/a> is a spring tradition. For <strong>Samantha Oleson<\/strong>, it goes back a lifetime.<\/p>\n<p>The 22-year-old is part of the fourth generation of the Oleson family to carry on the fundraising picnic under the pines started in 1956 by her great-grandparents, <strong>Jerry and Frances Oleson<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>This year she formally joined the Barbecue Board, the volunteer committee that spends several months planning the Barbecue, set for May 21 on NMC&#8217;s main campus. But the Sunday before Memorial weekend has long been a dedicated date on her calendar.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;ve been volunteering since I was seven years old,&#8221; Oleson said. She&#8217;s never missed a single Barbecue, even during her college years at Western Michigan University. &#8220;I would bring my friends and volunteer. It wasn&#8217;t something that I felt obligated to do, but I wanted to do.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Mark, Frankie, Don and D.J. Oleson\" class=\"AlignImageLeft\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/f29d69dcc66cc78d627b6bb06de41903four-generations-of-olesons-400-2.jpg\" width=\"400\" \/><span class=\"AlignCaptionLeft\">Mark, Frankie, Don and D.J. Oleson: Four generations enjoy the 2015 Barbecue<\/span>A former dual-enrolled NMC student, Oleson is among a group of four cousins in the fourth generation of the family who now work in the Oleson&#8217;s stores. They continue to donate all the food for the Barbecue, which drew 7,678 people in 2016. On May 21, they&#8217;ll fan out for different day-of duties. Even fifth-generation <strong>Frankie Oleson<\/strong>, age 2 and a half, gets a job.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He carried buckets,&#8221; said dad <strong>Mark Oleson<\/strong>, Samantha&#8217;s cousin. &#8220;He&#8217;s excited.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>They&#8217;ll still squeeze in time to enjoy the meal themselves.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We eat on the steps, right past the serving lines,&#8221; Samantha Oleson said. &#8220;It&#8217;s great to see people come, year and year again, and see how dedicated they are to the college and the Barbecue.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Besides the meal, the Barbecue includes classroom and program displays, free live music, a veteran&#8217;s tent and an alumni tent. Separate ticketed activities include children&#8217;s games and a cake walk.<\/p>\n<p>Tickets are $6 in advance ($8 on Barbecue Day) and on sale now <a href=\"https:\/\/mynorthtickets.com\/events\/nmc-bbq\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"(link opens new window)\">online<\/a> and at Oleson&#8217;s Food Stores. Visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nmc.edu\/about\/history-archives\/nmc-barbecue\/index.html\">nmc.edu\/bbq<\/a> for more information.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>May 10, 2017 Samantha Oleson at the NMC Barbecue in 2007For many northern Michigan residents, the annual NMC Barbecue is a spring tradition. For Samantha Oleson, it goes back a lifetime. 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