Bruce Theien thanks God every day because each day...have surgery at the end of this month. Bruce Theien (left) played poker Tuesday with Dan...quadriplegic who needs 24-hour care. Bruce Theien of Jenkins has stage 3 cancer of the esophagus...

Because of incorrect information provided the Brainerd Dispatch, the story on Page 1A Thursday about the benefit for Bruce Theien should have said the Mathews Outback bow will be donated by Mathews Inc. The Dispatch regrets the error.

"I'm just so overwhelmed. You don't realize how great of friends and family you have until something like this happens." -Bruce Theien, on his fight against cancer and an upcoming benefit to help defray medical costs.

...appeared on the TV show "You Can Be A Star" and on the Minneapolis TV show "Good Company." Franzen and a friend, Bruce Theien, received an award from the Ray Stevens Publishing Co. for having written the No. 1 song of the year, "Colors and...

...playful lyrics ("I knew I was a match/I was burnin' with desire"). Among the album's best Friends is songwriter Bruce Theien of Jenkins, who contributes four songs, notably the epic "No Easy Way Out," which shows Spartz can belt a ballad...