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By Rin Porter

Karin Nauber, Clarissa, has

been hired by the Long Prairie

Chamber of Commerce as its

new director. She applied in

February, was interviewed in

March, and began work on

April 22.

Nauber will work three

days per week, and has sched-

uled office time from 2 to 5

PM every Tuesday,

Wednesday, and Thursday at

the Chambers office in theLong Prairie Public Library

building.

If youre thinking, Ive

heard that name before, its

because you have. Karin

Nauber has been the main

reporter for the Independent

News Herald newspaper for

17 years. Karin will still work

for the paper part-time, and

expects to remain an active

news reporter, covering the

Todd County Board, and sev-

eral city councils and school

boards in the Eagle Bend-

Clarissa area of the county.

Although shes only beenChamber Director for a few

weeks, Karin has already

redesigned the Chambers web-

site. You can see the new look

at www.longprairie.org

.

When the Chamber board of

directors was interviewing for

the position, they wanted some-

one with web-building experi-

ence and strong computer skills.

Karen has both. She designed

the websites for the Independent

News Herald, The Verndale Sun,

the City of Hewitt, and the Cityof Clarissa.

When asked why a website

was important, Karin told us,

Its important because these

days its the first place people

look for information. When

they want to know about Long

Prairie, they will do a search

online. This is true whether they

are business people, tourists, or

employees doing some kind of

research for their jobs. They

will see our website.

Karin was also chosen

because of her personal net-

working experience. Over

the years she has been in

Todd County, Karin has built

relationships with many dif-

ferent kinds of people.

She said, If theres some-thing that I dont know how to

do, Ill know somebody who

knows how to do it, and I can

call them. Networking is

important because we need

teamwork in todays world.

Here, its the Chamber, local

businesses and nonprofits,

and citizens. Working togeth-

er, we can accomplish more

than we can working alone.

If people dont work together,

they are not gaining all the

progress that they could to

reach their goals.

Karin is also known for her

listening skills. As a reporter,she has had to listen to people

for 17 years. In her new posi-

tion as Chamber Director, she

will be doing a lot of listening.

Just yesterday, she said in

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Volume 97; Number 49

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75Todd County Board will consideroining Cass County in

raud prevention program

y Rin Porter

At the Health and Human

ervices Board meeting on May

8, commissioners heard from

HS employee Lisa Chapin that

odd County HHS wishes to join

ith Cass County HHS in a joint

raud Prevention Investigation

rogram, effective July 1.

The purpose of the program,

hapin said, would be to quicklyesolve issues of public assistance

rogram eligibility for citizens of

odd and Cass Counties.

During 2011, Todd County

HS referred 24 cases to fraud

nvestigation, and found after all

he cases were completed, that

verpayments totaling $70,000

ad been made. In addition, the

nvestigator discovered ineligible

ients and saved the county

8,494 in claims.

Joining the Frand Prevention

nvestigation Program will result

n no cost to the county. Cass

ounty is the host county for the

egional Administrative Agencyf the Minnesota Department of

uman Services, which bears the

ost of the program.

Commissioners discussed the

rogram and decided to vote on it

t the next county board meeting.

A three-year agreement

between the two counties has

been drafted, and will be present-

ed to the county board at its regu-

lar meeting on June 4. Chapin

would manage the program in

Todd County.

Also at the HHS board meet-

ing, Verna Toenyan of the Council

on Aging presented a report on

her activities during the past few

months. As part of the SeniorTransportation Program, Toenyan

has concentrated on updating vol-

unteer driver application forms,

training procedures, and hand-

book.

Toenyan also informed com-

missioners of the need for addi-

tional training for Todd County

communities on how to manage

people who have Alzheimers or

senile dementia, but who live in

the community rather than in a

locked care facility. She said that

only one community, Eagle Bend,

has received extensive training.

A recent incident occurred in

which a person with Alzheimerswandered away from where he

was supposed to be. Eagle Bend

community members searched

the area and found the person,

and took him to a safe location.

Students receive Perfect Attendance awards

Nauber new Director of Long Prairie Chamber

Barb Spychalla, representative of the Todd Area Trails

ssociation, presented Browerville Area Food Shelf Director

Florence Rickbeil with a check for $300 Monday morning.

The donation will be used to purchase additional supply items

or the food shelf. The funds raised for the donation came from

he clubs gambling proceeds. The club made simular donations

o all of the Todd County Area Food Shelves.

Karin Nauber, Clarissa, has

been hired by the Long Prairie

Chamber of Commerce as its new

director.

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Browervilles 2012-2013 Perfect Attendance Awards recipients are: Emerson Johnson,

Quinten Rickbeil, Dylan Recknor, Blake Irsfeld, Dylan Christensen, Bella Abrahamson, Austin

Tyrrell, Alli Olander, Parker Duncan, Tanner Fischer, Andre Recknor, Jennae Quistorff, Reis

Irsfeld, Zane Coyer, Tyra Myers, Annette Drayna, Caleb Christensen, Emersyn Hudalla, Frank

Couchey, Cassius Recknor, Marissa Callahan, Zoe Hillmer, Jada Geyer, Anna Norton,

Katherine Michel, Sam Hinnenkamp, Michael Gregerson, Ben Olander, Alexis Blenker, Jack

Nedoroscik, Tate Johnson, Brady Emery, Kennady Hudalla, Grace Bruder, Amy Michel, Zak

Irsfeld, and Colton Thieschafer