![]() ![]() The Norton family has had afternoon teas and concerts that have been well received. was featured on the Prairie Yard and Garden television show. Their mutual enjoyments of most things botanical lead them to establish Panola Valley Gardens in the area around their home in Lindstrom. Gary completed his tour of duty in Vietnam in 1969 and served fifteen years as a pilot in the Minnesota Army Air National Guard. He was a Huey helicopter pilot at Marble Mountain Air Field, Da Nang, Vietnam in December, 1967. In 1965 Gary Norton graduated from Officer Candidates School Quantico, Virginia before attending flight school at Naval Air Station, Pensacola, Florida. They enjoy an occasional trip outside Minnesota and time at their cabin in Bear Lake, Minnesota. Tom’s wife Verna owns a hair salon in Lindstrom. He built the Gammelgarden Museum in Scandia, Minnesota. Small projects on the farm eventually lead to the construction of custom homes in Minnesota and Wisconsin. With an interest in construction while growing up on the family farm in Lindstrom, Minnesota, Tom pursued a career in carpentry after his discharge. He was a member of I Corp near the Demilitarized Zone. Arriving in 1966 as a freshly minted Marine, the 19 year old was a radio operator. Tom Schaber was the first to serve in Vietnam. All four are Vietnam veterans with successful post-military careers. Tom Schaber, Gary Norton, Harry Baker and Tom Edwards have a lot in common.
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