Lutheran pastor to start this week

Eric Olsen, 60, ferried into Petersburg on Monday and will begin as pastor at the Lutheran Church this week.

Olsen moved with his wife, Carol, from central Idaho where he was the director of a bible camp for 30 years. Before that, he was pastoring in Montana for three years.

"I was in the process of looking for a congregation to serve and interviewed for a position in Montana and Petersburg," Olsen said. "And I was here in May for a few days and feel that the spirit was leading me to take a call here in Petersburg."

Olsen and his wife have two children. Their son,

Joshua, is in grad school in...