Now, Lawler steps to plate
Ask Pat and Joann Costigan how they came to be the grand marshals for this Saturday’s Irish Fest Parade, and they’ll give you a quick smile.“They asked,” said Pat, and his wife finished the sentence, “And we really couldn’t say no. I’m not sure we’re the ones they should have asked, but it is a nice honor and very humbling.”Don’t get the Costigans wrong, they love the little town they have called home pretty much their entire married life. While Pat has run Kohlmeyer Inc., a siding business based in Lawler, they raised their four children and never really thought about leaving.’’— For more on this story, see the June 12 New Hampton Tribune.