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Harvey Mackay Page 2Sheila Ripplinger Page 4Obituaries: Timp, Theiler, Klug, Sadlovsky, Pages 6-7 Weitzel, GreenNotes from the Capitol Page 10Dave Says Page 12Local Municipality Minutes Page 13 Burnhamville Township, Melrose City
Cities of Freeport and Grey Eagle both held their annual summer events last weekend: The Sacred Heart Parish Festival and Parade, and GEM FEST. Pictured are some of the children’s activities at the Sacred Heart Parish Festival on Sunday. Check out all the photos inside on both events! View the parades online at www.youtube.com/hometownnewsmn.
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THURS., SAT., JULY 23, 25 • Sauk River Players Presents Summer Musical “The Wizzard of Oz” at 7:30 p.m. at Melrose High School.
SUNDAY, JULY 26 • Swanville’s Church Communities present Jeremy Sanoski in Concert at 7 p.m. at the Swanville City Park Pavilion. See ad on page 13.
SATURDAY, AUGUST 1 • Albany Heritage Day. See ad on page 4. • American Wrestling Federation Pres-ents Barroom Brawl at the 12 Mile Tavern, Swanville. See ad on page 11.
SUNDAY, AUGUST 2 • Seven Dolors Parish Festival, Albany.
FRI.-SUN., AUGUST 7-9 • Upsala Heritage Days.
SUNDAY, AUGUST 9 • Dad Belgian Waffles from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. at the Upsala High School.
FRIDAY, AUGUST 14 • New Munich Jaycees Brats & Hot-dogs from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at the New Mu-nich City Park.
SATURDAY, AUGUST 15 • 27th Annual Grey Eagle Fire Dept. Corn on the Cob & Ham Feed from 4:30-8 p.m. at the Grey Eagle Fire Hall.
SUNDAY, AUGUST 23 • St. Francis of Assisi 60th Annual Fall Festival.
TUESDAY, AUGUST 25
• American Red Cross Blood Drive from 1-7 p.m. at the Freeport Community Center.
ALBANY TOWNSHIP • Meets the fourth Monday of the month at 7:30 p.m. at the Albany City Hall. • Planning Commission meets the second Tuesday of the month at 7:30 p.m. at the Albany City Hall.
BURNHAMVILLE TOWNSHIP • Meets the last Tuesday of the month at 7 p.m. at the Burtrum City Hall.
BURTRUM CITY COUNCIL • Meets the first Monday of the month at 7 p.m.
FEET FIRST CLINIC • Meets every 1st Tuesday morning at Holdingford City Hall.
FOOD DISTRIBUTION • Ruby’s Pantry Food Distribution first Saturday of the Month from 10-11 a.m. at River of Live Church, Sauk Centre.
FREEPORT CITY COUNCIL • Meets the last Tuesday of the month at 7 p.m.
GREY EAGLE CITY COUNCIL • Meets the second Tuesday of the month at 7 p.m.
GREY EAGLE SENIORS • Exercise Classes every Monday, Wednesday, Friday at 9:30 a.m. at the Grey Eagle Senior Center.
GREY EAGLE TOWNSHIP • Meets the firstz Monday of the month
at 8 p.m.HELPING HANDS EXERCISE
• Exercise and Line Dancing meets every Wednesday at 9:15 a.m., Holdingford City Hall.
HELPING HANDS LUNCHEON • Monthly Community Luncheon meets every 2nd Thursday at 2 p.m., Holdingford Legion.
HELPING HANDS LUNCH BUNCH • Meets the last Wednesday of each month. SUCCESSFUL SINGLES FOR WOMEN • Meets every Friday at 7 p.m. at Titus-2 Ministry Center, Alexandria.
SUNSHINE CLUB • Meets every Monday, weigh in at 9 a.m. at the Village View Apartments, Grey Eagle.
ST. CLOUD SINGLES CLUB • Dance & Activities every third Friday from 8-12 at the Waite Park Legion.
ST. ROSA CITY COUNCIL • Meets the third Monday of the month at 7 p.m. at the Community Park building.
SWANVILLE CITY COUNCIL • First Tuesday after the first Monday of the month at 7 p.m.
SWANVILLE TOWNSHIP • Meets the second Tuesday of the month at 8:30 p.m. at the Swanville Fire Hall.
UPSALA CITY COUNCIL • Meets the first Monday of the month at 7 p.m.
Weekend WeatherSaturday Sunday
Partly sunny. High: 85 Low: 64
Sunny. High: 83 Low: 61
Temperatures Date High Low 7/15 86 65 7/16 79 67 7/17 86 65 7/18 79 60 7/19 83 58 7/20 74 60 7/21 79 54
Friday
T-storms. High: 85 Low: 63
power is applied, the plane will climb; if downward, the plane descends. The plane’s attitude is a key factor in determining whether an airplane goes up or down – and the same is true of you and me.
We can go as high as our attitude will take us. Our attitude determines our altitude.
As a frequent flyer who has logged millions of miles in the air, I know a thing or two about altitude. Once the plane leaves the ground, “wheels up” as they say, altitude is a good thing. A very good thing.
As a business owner and author, I also know a thing or two about attitude. If an employee is enthusiastic about the job, the results show it. If an organization has a collective positive attitude, the chances for success increase exponentially.
A positive business atmosphere is necessarily guided by its leadership. A good leader needs an “instrument panel” that shows the organization’s true orientation relative to its goals. It involves leading by example, clear and specific training and direction, and listening to and responding to concerns.
If you want to remain or become a positive force in the workplace, you need a strategy. Wolf J. Rinke, author of “The 6 Success Strategies for Winning at Life, Love & Business,” offers these suggestions.
• Ask people you consider positive Harvey Mackay continued to pg 3
Our attitude determines our altitude -By Harvey MackayMy friend Pat
Williams, senior executive vice president of the NBA’s Orlando Magic and author of several books including “Go For the Magic,” has a great analogy when it comes to attitude.
He uses this comparison: On
the instrument panel of every airplane is a device called the attitude indicator. This instrument shows the pilot – even in conditions of rain, fog, or darkness – the airplane’s true orientation relative to the horizon.
Even if the ground is invisible to the pilot, he or she can know with certainty whether the plane is level or banking, and if the nose of the plane is pitched upward or downward – thanks to the attitude indicator.
If the nose is pitched upward while
forces how they maintain their attitudes. • Survey your use of language, and
change it when necessary. This includes inner talk and outer talk. Change your negative words and thoughts into positive ones.
• Appreciate yourself. Accept yourself for who you are, not who you ought to be.
• Don’t worry about something that has already happened. If there is a lesson to be learned, learn it and move on. Accept that you are going to make mistakes.
• For one entire day, commit yourself to using all of your energy to be positive.
• Realize that how you feel about something is your choice.
Changing your attitude takes practice. But finding the positives in situations is worth the effort. Would you rather spend time working next to a pessimist or an optimist? Would your co-workers prefer to have you complain or tackle challenges with enthusiasm?
It might not be easy, but it is simple. You, and you alone, have control over
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your attitude. I’d like to leave you with a poem
I often recite when I’m speaking to corporate audiences. It’s called “Attitude” by Charles Swindoll.
“The longer I live, the more I realize the impact of attitude on life.
Attitude, to me, is more important than facts.
It is more important than the past, Than education, than money, than
circumstances, Than failures, than successes, Than what other people think or say
or do. It is more important than
appearance, giftedness, or skill. It will make or break a company ... a
church ... a home.The remarkable thing is we have a
choice every day Regarding the attitude we will
embrace for that day. We cannot change our past ... We
cannot change the fact That people will act in a certain way. We cannot change the inevitable. We can rely on the one thing we
have – Our Attitude.I am convinced that life is 10% what
happens to meAnd 90% how I react to it.And so it is with you … We are in charge of our Attitudes.”Mackay’s Moral: When your
attitude is flying high, there’s no stopping you.
Reprinted with permission from nationally syndicated columnist Harvey Mackay, author of the New York Times #1 bestseller “Swim With The Sharks Without Being Eaten Alive,” “We Got Fired!...And It’s the Best Thing That Ever Happened to Us,” “The Mackay MBA of Selling in the Real World,” and “Use Your Head To Get Your Foot In The Door.”
Harvey Mackay continued from page 2
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Card of ThanksThe Swanville Senior Center wants to thank all the workers, bar bakers, people
who sold and bought our tickets during the Carnival. We are successful because of you. A huge thank you to the businesses and people who donated to our raffle. God Bless all of you.
Swanville Senior CenterWe want to thank everyone at the ballpark Sunday for all your support! Thank
you to the Upsala First Response for your help and kindness! We sincerely appreci-ate all that everyone did! Ava is doing fine.
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Heritage Day 2015Saturday, August 1
Sponsored by: Albany Lions ClubAlbany Area Chamber of Commerce
& Albany Area Jaycees7-9 AM: Journey to Health Expo8 AM: 5k, 7 AM Registration; 9 AM: 1K Proceeds go to Early Childhood Education10 AM - 2 PM: All School Reunion, Light lunch provided by Albany Mutual Telephone Association11 AM: 1st Annual Heritage Classic Start: 10 AM Sign-In, Pedal Bike Ride1 PM: Rookies Bean Bag Toss; 12 PM Sign-In2 PM - 1 AM: Food, Food, Food!!!2 PM: Fire Trucks & National Guard Humvee2 PM: Ice Cream Social; Free under age 122 PM: Beer Garden Opens & Charitable Gambling2 PM: Teen Bean Bag Toss, 1:3- PM Sign-In; Open to ages 13-182 PM: Children’s Activities Provided by Albany Women of Today Face Painter & Balloon Art until 4 PM Sponsored by State Farm Insurance4 PM: Children’s Tractor Pedal Pull, 3:30 PM Registration; Sponsored by Blattner Energy7 PM: Grand Parade, Theme: Celebrating Albany: 125 Years. Prizes for Best use of Theme.
3 - 5 PM Daytime MusicElk River German BandCosponsors by: CHI Albany Area Health & Central MN Credit Union, Albany.
7 PM: Grand ParadeTheme: Celebrating Albany: 125 Years.
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Dusk: FireworksSponsored by Albany Lions, Albany Area Jaycees & The City of Albany.
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Throw-away Society -By Sheila RipplingerFor many years we have been wit-
nessing a whole lot of wastefulness around us. Sometimes we feel guilty throwing things away even if it cannot be helped. Things that used to be fixable, are not anymore. Remember the days of ordering a part to fix an appliance for ex-ample- for a small price? Now, between the parts and labor costs, it is often less expensive to buy a new one! Imagine the accumulation at the garbage dumps?!
If it is not disturbing enough to ob-serve the items being thrown away, it is also hard to grasp the greed and self-ishness that this reality and mind-set has created. There is a lack of appreciation and gratefulness like we have never seen before! It is one thing to throw away an appliance, toy, or furniture, but we are doing this with marriages, the dis-posal of unwanted babies that are in the womb, disabled people, and elderly that are put away and often forgotten about. It is almost too difficult to comprehend the surrounding heartless and cold gen-eration that is being lived out among us. (2 Timothy 3:1-5)
If our minds and hearts are continu-ally focused on worldly pleasures and things that only temporarily satisfy, we become numb and passive to our most inner part; our soul. One day, each one of us will be separated- our body from our soul. Our body will be thrown away-
and our souls will... not all go to the same place.
When all is said and done- when our earthly life has ended and our body cannot be repaired by medicine or trans-plants, it will not be the nice things we have accumulated that will matter. God will look at our soul that He created and at that moment all Truth will be re-vealed. How we lived for Christ Jesus and how we treated others in His Name will be the deciding factor of where our soul will spend eternity. If you lived without the healthy Fear and Reverence of God and had no concern for what Je-sus did on the cross- you will be thrown away with those that refused to give up the things on the list of wickedness- see Colossians 3:5-8 for one of those lists.
The Lord God is not against us hav-ing and enjoying good things. He is faithful and righteous and a Father that takes delight in His children! But when we try filling the void in our soul with material things instead of the fruits of the Spirit, we may end up down in the dump pile instead of soaring like the Ea-gles like God desires for us to do!
So lets take our medicine and do what we can to live our physical life to the fullest- but lets not neglect to read the instructions on how to care for our souls while we have the opportunity. God gave us His Word to keep us run-ning strong in good condition- and it is free!!!
John 15:”If anyone does not remain in Me, he is like a branch that is thrown away into the fire and burned.” Jesus
Hebrews 12:1 ‘Let us throw off ev-erything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles’
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Pulse on PeopleThe following students were named
to the 2015 spring semester dean’s list at University of Northwestern, St. Paul. The dean’s list includes full-time stu-dents with a grade point average (GPA) during the semester of 3.65 (out of 4.0) or higher.
Brianna Klassen daughter of Paul & Rebecca Klassen of Melrose, with Highest Honors. Klassen is pursuing a degree in Elementary Education .
Matthew Abeler son of Bill & Lisa Abeler of Upsala, with High Honors. Abeler is pursuing a degree in Electronic Media Communication .
Cody Sprenger son of Chuck & Brenda Sprenger of Grey Eagle, with Highest Honors. Sprenger is pursuing a degree in Elementary Education .
Highest honors are awarded to stu-dents with a GPA of 3.90-4.0, high hon-ors are awarded to students with a GPA of 3.75-3.89 and honors are awarded to students with a GPA of 3.65-3.74.
University of Northwestern, St. Paul, formerly Northwestern College, is a nondenominational Christian uni-versity in St. Paul, Minn. With a biblical worldview integrated into all programs, UNW provides a unique educational ex-perience for students who want to com-bine faith and education. UNW offers 70+ areas of undergraduate study, six master’s degrees, and online and early college programs. Northwestern Media,
a ministry of the university, operates 15 Christian radio stations throughout the Midwest with a total listenership of more than one million listeners. Visit unwsp.edu for more information.
Gregg Raisanen, senior dean of aca-demic affairs and students at Alexandria Technical & Community College recog-nizes individual students for academic excellence during spring 2015. Area students named to the Dean’s List for achieving a GPA of 3.5 or higher Spring Semester 2015 are:
Renee Hommerding of AlbanyBeth Throlson of AvonAmy Engelmeyer of FreeportJennifer Gerads of Freeport Luke Zink of FreeportMelissa Pipo of Long PraireTrish Harlow of Long PrairieJordyn Hetland of Long PrairieKymberli Wenzel of Long PrairieMakayla Zetah of Long PrairieChristopher Meyer of MelroseBrian Rademacher of MelroseEmily Servatius of MelroseZachary Zink of New MunichKayla Gribble of Sauk CentreMegan Haase of Sauk CentreAdam Kleinfehn of Sauk CentreBlaine Kostreba of Sauk CentreCourtney Peltier of Sauk CentreMariah Rieland of Sauk Centre
Central Minnesota Mental Health Center is exploring the possibility of joining CentraCare Health.
As the health care industry under-goes tremendous change, mental health centers across the country are partner-ing with other organizations to better meet the challenges of health care re-form.
The Mental Health Center is a non-profit organization that provides a wide range of mental health and chemical dependency services for residents of Stearns, Benton, Sherburne and Wright counties. It operates facilities in An-
Mental Health Center, CentraCare Health Consider Partnership
nandale, Buffalo, Elk River, Monticello and St. Cloud.
CentraCare Health is a not-for-prof-it system that provides comprehensive health care services throughout Central Minnesota, operating hospitals in Long Prairie, Melrose, Monticello, Paynes-ville, Sauk Centre and St. Cloud, as well as six nursing homes, senior hous-ing in six communities, 18 clinics, four pharmacies and specialty services such as the CentraCare Heart & Vascular Center, Coborn Cancer Center and Cen-traCare Kidney Program.
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ObituariesJerome J. “Jerry” Timp
Jerome J. “Jerry” Timp, age 70 of Freeport, died Thursday, July 16, 2015 at the St. Cloud Hospital in St. Cloud, Minnesota.
A Mass of Christian Burial was held Tuesday, July 21 at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in
Freeport with Rev. Daniel Walz officiating. Interment was in the parish cemetery.
Jerome Joseph Timp was born May 9, 1945 in New Munich, Minnesota to Alphonse and Martha (Beuning) Timp. He was united in marriage to Judith “Judy” Michael on February 1, 1964 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Freeport. Jerry worked as a welder and supervisor for nearly 30 years at D.C.I. and finished his career working at Scarince as a welder. He was a member Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Freeport. Jerry enjoyed fishing, golfing, going to the
Lloyd E. KlugLloyd E. Klug,
84 year old resident of Albany, MN, formerly of Upsala, MN, passed away on Friday, July 17, 2015 at Mother of Mercy Campus in Albany. A Funeral Service was held on Wednesday, July 22, 2015 at Gethsemane Lutheran Church in Upsala, MN, with
Rev. Fred Kutter officiating. Burial was at Memorial Park Village Cemetery in Upsala.
Lloyd Emil Klug was born on September 28, 1930 in Upsala, Minnesota to the late Edward and Evelyn (Klimmek) Klug. He grew up in Upsala and graduated from Upsala High School. Lloyd drove milk truck and helped on the family farm. On May 6, 1961, Lloyd was married to Joyce M. Lindroth in Minneapolis, MN. He worked at SuperValu in Hopkins, MN, and then Lloyd went to work for Upsala Motors as an auto mechanic from 1970 until he retired in 2000. Lloyd was the Upsala Fire Department
Fire Chief for 20 years and a volunteer for the Upsala Ambulance crew. He served on their city council and was a member of the Lions Club. Lloyd also served as a deacon and treasurer at Mt. Olive Lutheran Church in Upsala. He enjoyed fishing and spending time with his grandchildren.
Lloyd is survived by sons, Ronald Klug and Darlene White of Glen Allen, VA, and James Klug and Pam Gregor of Minneota, MN; daughters, Rhonda (Larry) Andersen of Cole Camp, MO, Laurel Johnson of Big Lake, MN, and Lynne Klug-Jordan (Tom Jordan) of South Portland, ME; grandchildren, Amanda (Robert) Morrison, Kayla (Matt) Perlinger, Matthew Klug, Bethany Andersen, Joseph Andersen, Marlena Klug, and Jameson Klug; great grandchildren, Bryson, Madelyn, and Avery Morrison, and Caiden Perlinger; sister, Connie (Eugene) Harren of Upsala, MN; mother-in-law, Margaret Lindroth of Roslyn, SD; and brother-in-law, Marvin Lindroth of Roslyn, SD.
Lloyd was preceded in death by his parents; and wife, Joyce (2003); father-in-law, Marvin Lindroth (2007); and son-in-law, Kenneth Johnson (2007).
Arrangements were with Shelley Funeral Chapel in Little Falls, MN.
casino, and loved spending time with his family and friends.
Survivors include his children, Michael (Wanda) Timp of St. Cloud and Joel (fiancé, Marta Fernandez) Timp of Melrose; four grandchildren, Christopher, Dylan, Stacy, and Stephanie Timp; brothers and sisters, Art Timp of Grey Eagle, Joan (Peter) Lupachini of Avon, Jim (Mary) Timp of Melrose, Mary (Dan) Flan of Paynesville, Janice (Mark) Zierden of Melrose, and Cheryl (David) Watkins of Cottage Grove; sister-in-law, Betty Timp of Freeport; and many nieces, nephews, relatives and friends.
Jerry was preceded in death by his wife, Judy Timp on September 14, 2010; parents; brother, Donald Timp; and sister-in-law, Jean “Jeanne” Timp.
Serving as casket bearers were Christopher Timp, Dylan Timp, Jason Timp, Aaron Timp, Daron Zierden, and Zach Jacobson. Cross bearer was Julie Crosby and scripture bearer was Lisa Simons.
Arrangements were made with Patton-Schad Funeral & Cremation Services of Freeport.
Hildegard M. “Hilda” TheilerHildegard M.
“Hilda” Theiler, age 91 of Melrose and formerly of Albany, passed away peacefully on Monday, July 20, 2015 at the CentraCare Health Center in Melrose, Minnesota.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, July 23 at Seven Dolors Catholic Church in Albany with Rev. Bradley Jenniges, O.S.B. officiating and Rev. Ken Thielman concelebrating. Interment will be in the parish cemetery.
Visitation will be held from 10 to 11 a.m. Thursday at the Seven Dolors Gathering Area in Albany. Parish prayers will be held at 5 p.m. Wednesday evening at the funeral home.
Hildegard Mary Theiler was born on March 18, 1924 in Melrose, Minnesota to Herman, Sr. and Rosa (Steinemann) Hellermann. She grew up on the family farm bordering Lake Sylvia. On September 21, 1943 she married Herman John Theiler at St. Boniface Catholic Church in Melrose. They were dairy farmers in Sauk Centre, St. Augusta, and Roscoe until retiring and
moving to Albany in 1987. She lived at CentraCare Health Nursing Home in Melrose for the last five years.
Hilda was a member of the Seven Dolors Catholic Church, Mother of Mercy Auxiliary, Little Flower Mission Group, and the Albany Senior Citizens. She enjoyed sewing, knitting, reading, playing cards, fishing, gardening, and spending time with her family.
She is survived by her children, Roger (Katie) Theiler of Richmond, Jeanette (Steve) Brinkman of Cold Spring, Gerald (Ginny) Theiler of Breckenridge, and Linda (Allen) Werke of Sartell; grandchildren, John Mackedanz, Cindy Bucher, Allen Mackedanz, Bonnie Linville, Fred Mackedanz, Nancy Hetzel, Tamara Theiler, Jennifer Kaminskie, Ashley Garding, Mike Theiler, Patrick Theiler, Julie Ochoa, and Tyler Werke; 19 great-grandchildren, and one great-great-grandson; sister, Julianna Hollermann of Long Prairie and sister-in-law, Esther Theiler of Monticello.
She is preceded in death by her husband, Herman on October 16, 1993; infant daughter, Rose Mary on January 14, 1947; her parents; brother, Herman Hellermann, Jr.; sisters, Frederika Hollermann and Elizabeth Pohlmann.
Serving as casket bearers will be her grandchildren, John Mackedanz, Cindy Bucher, Allen Mackedanz, Bonnie Linville, Fred Mackedanz, Nancy Hetzel, Tamara Theiler, Jennifer Kaminskie, Ashley Garding, and Tyler Werke. Cross bearer will be Rose Ann Inderrieden. Gift bearers will be Jennifer Kaminskie and Ashley Garding. Readers will be Carrie Werke and Tamara Theiler. Eulogy will be by Cindy Bucher.
Frank G. SadlovskyF r a n k
Sadlovsky, age 93 of Long Prairie passed into his new life on July 20, 2015 from his daughter’s home in Osakis, MN.
On January 13, 1922 a son was born to Gustive and Barbara (Gruber) of Freeport, MN. They named him Frank Gust
Sadlovsky. He married Hazel Marie Hamlin on September 17, 1944 in Long Prairie, MN. Frank served his country during WWII. He enlisted in the Army and was a Private First Class in the 405th Infantry, Company G and assisted as a messenger and German language translator in a combat platoon. He received the Purple Heart Medal for valor, in addition to many other military medals. After his honorable discharge on May 13, 1947, Frank returned to Minnesota and farmed on the Hamlin home farm on Lake Beauty. In addition to farming, Frank worked in the refrigeration department at Swift’s Meats. He also drove milk truck for the Reynold’s Creamery in Gutches Grove. Never one afraid of hard work, Frank even took on area painting jobs, and no project was too large. In addition to painting many houses, he was also willing to tackle painting large barns and churches. Frank retired after a long and productive career when he was
close to eighty years old. He was a member of the Long Prairie Baptist Church and both the Long Prairie VFW Post #1140 and the American Legion Post # 12.
Some of his hobbies and interests included hunting, fishing and downhill snow skiing. Frank loved to take his 4 wheeler for a ride around his property and also liked to work in the garden. During the winter months he bowled and watched Western movies. He loved Polka music and cheering on his favorite football team, the MN Vikings. Most of all however, he loved animals.
Frank is survived by his children, Ruthann Blair of Puyallup, WA, Linda Sadlovsky of Osakis, Nancy (Daniel) Drilling of Long Prairie and David Sadlovsky of West St. Paul, MN; 5 grandchildren; 9 great grandchildren; many nieces and nephews.
He is preceded in death by his parents, wife, Hazel, sisters, Esther and Emma Hoffman, Barbara Bezenek; brothers, Michael, Ernest, Herman, Ben and August Sadlovsky.
A celebration of Frank’s life will be held at an Open House on Saturday, August 1, 2015 beginning at 11:00 am until 3:00 pm at the American Legion Club in Long Prairie with military honors provided by the Long Prairie VFW Post and American Legion Post Honor Guards at 12 noon. Inurnment is at the Evergreen Cemetery in Long Prairie, MN.
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Harold R. “Bud” WeitzelHarold “Bud”
Weitzel, age 91 of Sauk Centre, died July 17, 2015 at 12:01 p.m. at his daughter’s home, in rural Melrose, M i n n e s o t a , encircled by the love of his wife of 63 years and his six adoring daughters.
Bud was born May 15, 1924 in St. Joseph, Minnesota to Roman and Teckla (Wieber) Weitzel. He spent the first decade of his life in St. Cloud where he developed an early passion for fishing along the Mississippi River. The family moved to Melrose in 1935. Bud attended St. Boniface School and lived contentedly on the shore of the Sauk River fishing, trapping and exploring. His family grew a huge fruit and vegetable garden in which Bud picked and packed every summer morning helping his family make ends meet with the produce they sold, before he headed down the hill to the river for a swim. In his high school years, Bud worked at Schulzentenberg’s Hardware and, in summer, helped out at a resort on Big Birch Lake later joining a crew repairing railroad tracks in the Dakotas.
After high school, Bud attempted to enlist in the military three times but was turned away due to hearing problems. In 1943, he took a train as far North as it could reach, then rode a bus up the Alaskan Highway to Whitehorse in the Yukon. He worked six days a week at a refinery, living in a quonset hut while cleaning and waiting tables in the mess hall. In 1945, Bud began a four-year apprenticeship with Great Northern Railroad. He completed the program in three years and became a journeyman machinist at the Jackson Street Roundhouse in St. Paul, Minnesota. He lived in a rooming house and rode a streetcar to work until purchasing his first car, a 1941 Studebaker.
In 1950, Bud met Marcy Schwartz on a blind date...which both reported did not go well. Bud, always positive, decided to give it another try. A few more dates and he admitted Marcy had started to grow on him. He popped the question on April Fool’s Day in Dickinson, North Dakota, while visiting friends and they were married in St. Paul’s Catholic Church in Sauk Centre on June 17, 1952.
Great Northern, along with passenger trains across the country, began to downsize with the efficiency of passenger jets. In 1958, Bud moved his family to Sauk Centre where he and Marcy bought a bulk-oil business. Weitzel Oil Company delivered to homes, farms, gas stations and trains stopping at the Sauk Centre Depot. In 1971, they added to
the business with the purchase of a gas and service station on Main Street. Life was busy and full. Bud worked hard, played (when time allowed) and always held his family as his highest priority.
In 1976, Bud and Marcy sold the gas station property but Bud continued to run the bulk business from home until 1989 when they sold it, too, and Bud officially retired. He remained active in the church as a eucharistic minister for 20 years, as a Conservation Club member and on occasion helped out a local plumbing business. It was Bud’s time to enjoy more hunting and fishing, to delve into new hobbies including winemaking and beekeeping, and he became an official member of the prestigious “Old Fart’s Coffee Club” at the Ding Dong Cafe. For many years, right up through this past winter, Bud and Marcy faithfully fed the “non-snowbird” ducks below the dam every other day no matter how bitterly cold. The ducks learned the sound of their car and the call of Bud’s voice (“Here duckie, duckie, duckie...”) and came gliding in to land at their feet for lunch provided by the Conservation Club.
Bud estimates he shot 50-55 deer with bow and arrow through the years. In 1980, he downed a prize-winning, eight-point buck weighing 230 pounds (field dressed) earning him a place in the Minnesota Deer Classic record book. Through his captivating storytelling, he could recount every minute detail, drawing you in, making you feel as though you were experiencing his adventures right along with him.
Bud’s twinkling blue eyes and easy, warm smile were a window into his luminous soul. He was kind and good and true, authentic and pure in heart. To know him was to love him. He came by his nickname honestly... “Buddy Honey.”
Bud will be profoundly missed by his wife, Marcelene “Marcy” Weitzel of Sauk Centre; children, Susan (Robert) Hoffman of Sauk Centre, Ruth Weitzel (Richard Peifer) of Melrose, Janet Weitzel of Maple Grove, Gail (Rick) Freitag of Alexandria, Carla (Roger) O’Hotto of Sartell and Ginnie (Michael) Steichen of Baxter; 15 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren with the 13th due December 25, 2015; sister, Jean (Weitzel) Stimart of St. Anthony. He was preceded in death by his parents; brothers, Walter Weitzel and Ralph Weitzel.
Visitation will be from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. Friday, July 24, at the Patton-Schad Funeral Home in Sauk Centre.
A Memorial Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, July 25, at St. Paul’s Catholic Church in Sauk Centre with Rev. Andrew Marthaler officiating assisted by Deacon Robert Reitsma. Urn bearer will be Bud’s eldest daughter, Susan Hoffman.
Velma GreenVelma Green,
84, of Long Prairie passed away on Thursday, July 9 at the Long Prairie Nursing Home. Funeral services were held at Peace United Church in Long Prairie on Tuesday, July 14, 2015, 10:30 a.m. with Kali Christensen o f f i c i a t i n g .
Interment was held at Pleasant Mound Cemetery, Clotho.
Velma was born August 7, 1930 to Roy and Alice (Beach) Holt. She grew up on a farm in Burleene Township in Todd County with two sisters and five brothers. Velma attended Eagle Bend Country School and Eagle Bend High School. She worked at Jack’s Café and Don’s Super Value. On April 25, 1953, Velma married the love of her life Dwane “Ole” Green. Together they had four children: Bob, Deb, Sue, and Steve. Velma worked at Homecrest furniture factory for nine years. Velma and Ole worked on
their farm until retiring in 1991. Velma enjoyed crocheting, embroidering, sewing, gardening, cooking, and making quilts. One of Velma’s favorite things was dancing and listening while Ole played his accordion for social functions or family gatherings.
Velma is survived by her children: Deb (Kevin) Blake of Long Prairie, Sue (Ron) Moller of Long Prairie, and Steve (Barb) Green of Ramsey; six grandchildren: Nate Green, Sarah Blake, Shannon Green, Kristen (David) Determan, Megan Moller (Jon Nelson), and Travis Moller; seven great-granddaughters; siblings: Wesley (Myrtle) Holt, Donna Kotval, Kenny (June) Holt, and Gale (LuAnn) Holt; and many nieces and nephews.
Velma was preceded in death by her parents; husband, brothers: Duane and Melvin; sister Irene, and son Bob.
Velma will be remembered as a wonderful wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, and friend. Her family will miss her laugh, smile, and great cooking.
Casket bearers were Velma’s grandchildren: Nate Green, Shannon Green, Sarah Blake, Kristen and David Determan, Megan Moller and Jon Nelson, and Travis Moller.
Central Minnesota Credit Union (CMCU) has been named one of the Top Healthiest Credit Unions in the U.S. by DepositAccounts.com, an on-line publication focused on providing consumers with information on bank-ing and savings institutions.
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growth, and loan-to-reserve ratio to de-termine a comprehensive health score. CMCU received an “A” health rating.
“We are very pleased to be recog-nized as one of the top 200 healthiest credit unions.” stated CEO Rick Oden-thal . “Receiving this award shows that we are centered on our members and the communities we serve.”
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NEW LISTING LITTLE BIRCH LAKE: 10912 Alum Trail, Grey Eagle: Privacy
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NEW LISTING MOUND LAKE: 32964 Conifer Drive, Grey Eagle: It’s not everyday
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MOOSE LAKE: Burtrum: An awesome large 2.90 acre wooded lake
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BIG BIRCH LAKE 44450 Birch Park Cr., Grey Eagle: Impossible to find on Big
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Once, before going into battle, Alex-ander the Great began making elaborate preparations for a large military opera-tion. He was so uncertain about the out-come of the battle that he gave away his personal possessions. One of his men went to him in protest and said, “Sir, you are giving away everything you have!”
“Everything,” said Alexander, “but hope.”
Overwhelmed with sickness and fac-ing death, David cried out, “My hope is in You! Save me from all my transgres-sions!” He realized that in spite of his vast wealth and power he was bankrupt and powerless over his life. He could do nothing to save himself.
But when David came to the end of all that he had, he found himself at the begin-ning of what God had - the power to de-liver him. “Save me,” he cried, “from all my transgressions.” His entire life must have passed before his eyes, frightened him into a sense of reality and left him in a state of despair and hopelessness.
This verse contains one of life’s most important messages. David, and each one of us, need to be “saved from our trans-gressions.” Most of us recognize that fact. Knowing and facing that fact, however, is not enough. We must also accept the fact that life is beyond our control - not only our health but the number of days God will grant us. Like David we must be pre-pared to face death and judgment.
God used sickness, fear and aging to get David’s attention to face death. His seeking knows no limits.
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Notes from the Capitol By State Rep. Paul Anderson
The Min-nesota Corn Growers recently sponsored a se-ries of meetings around the state that focused on Minnesota’s new buffer law. Inter-est in the topic is high, judging by the attendance at area meetings in Fergus Falls and
Sauk Centre. I attended the gathering in Sauk Centre, where about 60 folks, mainly farmers, were also there. The time line for compliance was explained, with public waters needing to be buff-ered by November of 2017 and all pub-lic ditches having a 2018 deadline.
Dennis Fuchs from Stearns Soil and Water was in attendance, and he explained how his agency will be avail-able to assist farmers in planning and implementing buffer strips. He empha-sized that the SWCD will not get into the enforcement part of the new law, as that will be up to the county or water-
shed district.No direct method of compensation
for land owners was put into the buf-fer bill. There could be payment from the ditch authority for land utilized for buffers, but since the land owners them-selves make up the ditch authority, it amounts to them paying themselves. There is compensation available from the federal government if the land were enrolled in a program called Continuous CRP. One disadvantage to that program is haying or grazing is not allowed, al-though in visiting with Congressman Collin Peterson at a parade over the weekend, he said the new farm bill made a change and that those practices are now allowed.
Another way that payment for buf-fer strips could be received would be to enroll the land into a state program called RIM. Because of a relatively large up-front payment, at first this op-tion might seem attractive. However,
I would caution land owners that this program requires a lifetime or perpetual easement, and that’s a long time. I per-sonally would choose not to tie up land for future generations.
A town hall meeting dealing with the topic of irrigation and water use has been scheduled for next week. It will be held at the Glenwood State Bank build-ing in Alexandria on July 29, beginning at 8:30 a.m. The chair of the House En-vironment and Natural Resources Com-mittee, Rep. Denny McNamara, R-Hast-ings, will be in attendance, along with Rep. Mary Franson, R-Alexandria. We hope to hear from farmers about how new water permitting regulations are affecting them. Representatives from the DNR, the state agency charged with granting large water appropriation per-mits, will also be in attendance.
Rainfall once again last week was spotty, with the same locations getting doused several times. The area from Vil-lard over to Sauk Centre and Melrose and points north received good rains, while others were left out. Amounts up to 4-5 inches were reported in some areas. The total at my farm was not so good, just two-tenths last Friday eve-ning, accompanied by an amazing and powerful lightning display. Once again, some areas received heavy winds that did considerable damage, and a torna-do was even reported near Watertown, Minn.
Rep. Anderson can be contacted by email at [email protected] or by phone at 651-296-4317. To receive email up-dates sign-up on his webpage at www.house.mn/13a.
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The City of Albany will be celebrat-ing their quasquicentennial on Saturday, August 1. The Heritage Day committee has a full slate of activities planned based on the generous support of residents, businesses, the Albany Lions, the Albany Area Jaycees and the Albany Area Cham-ber of Commerce.
July 9th we covered:• The 14th Annual Albany Chrysler
Center Car Show, held Friday, July 31.• Medallion Hunt with the 1st clue
kickoff at 7 PM at the car show.• Sisters on the Fly antique RVs at
Albany North Park.• Journey to Health Expo from 7-9
AM.• 5K & 1K• AHS All-School Reunion at the Al-
bany High School from 10-2.• The Heritage Classic pedal bike
ride with 10 AM registration.There is much more to Heritage Day
than these exciting morning activities. The Medallion Hunt kicks off on Fri-
day night with the 1st clue given out at the Albany Chrysler Center’s Car Show.
“Celebrating Albany, 125 Years” Saturday, August 1stThe 2nd clue will be available at the Journey to Health Expo at 9 AM. The 3rd and 4th clues will be given out at the in-formation booth, located at the Chamber Stand, at 2 PM and 5 PM. Clues will be posted at the Chamber Stand and posted on Heritage Day’s Facebook page 15 minutes after they are released. Find the medallion and win $125!
Rookies Sports Bar will once again host their annual bean bag toss. Sign-in for this event starts at 12 PM and the tournament starts at 1 PM. Space is still available if you would like to sign up. There is an entry fee with a 100% payout. Call 320-845-7665 or stop in to Rookies at 481 Railroad Avenue, Albany, to sign up.
Concessions open at 2 PM. This year the Heritage Day committee has lined up some exciting and delicious vendors. Booster Club burgers (of course,) Dance Team French fries, Legion fried bread, Cornerstone Buffet, cheese curds, roast beef and pulled pork sandwiches, kettle corn, cotton candy, and slushies are just a few of the items that will be available.
There will be food for all taste buds! Of course when the food opens, so does the beer garden. The Albany Lions Club will have their beer tent smack dab in the middle of the grounds.
New this year is our tremendous line-up of children’s prizes. All day long there will be awesome prizes, donated by local businesses. Included in these priz-es, we will be giving away 6 pedal bikes. 2 bikes will be given away at 3 PM, do-nated by Buecker’s City Sanitation. 2 bikes will be given away at 5 PM, donat-ed by Albany Fleet Supply. 2 bikes will be given away at 6 PM, donated by Teals Market. Registrations will available at the information booth. Must be present to win. Also new for the kids is an Ice Cream Social, which allows children, 12 and under, to get a free ice cream treat from the DQ stand.
Also new this year is the Teen Bean
Bag Toss. Similar to our annual Rookies bean bag toss, this will be tournament style and located on 4th Street between Albany Country Floral and Roadies Mar-ket. This is an excellent opportunity for 7-12th graders to socialize and win some prizes. Pre-registration is available by emailing [email protected] or by calling 320-845-7777. Registration day of is at 1:30 PM with a start time of 2 PM. This event is free to sign up and includes: awesome prizes (donated by KASM 1150 and BOB 105.5) and a free T-Shirt.
Finally, the Children’s Tractor Pedal Pull, which is a returning event, will have registration at 3:30 and a start time of 4 PM. This is a sanctioned event open to all kids. Trophies sponsored by Blattner Energy.
Look for more information for Al-bany Heritage Day in the next issue of Hometown News. For additional infor-mation, log onto www.albanymncham-ber.com.
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Birth AnnouncementEngagement
Raymond and Ruth Ann Bense of Burtrum along with Jim and Cheryl Toenyan of Grey Eagle are proud to announce the engagement of their children, Amber Mary to Brandon James.
Amber is a 2010 graduate from Long Prairie-Grey Eagle High School and in December will be a 2015 graduate from St. Cloud State University with a bachelor degree in social work. Amber is currently employed at Eagles Crossing Adult Day Center in Grey Eagle and in August will be doing her intern at Crow Wing County in Brainerd.
Brandon is a 2004 graduate from Melrose High School and 2010 graduate
from Minnesota West Community and Technical College for Lineman in Jackson. Brandon is currently employed through XCel Energy.
The wedding will be August 8 at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Grey Eagle. The couple will reside in Grey Eagle.
Amber Bense and Brandon Toenyan
Payton Tilseth and Hank Wibben of Sauk Centre are proud to announce the birth of their son, Rowan Jason-Paul Wibben, born Thursday, July 16, 2015 at 10:50 p.m. at the CentraCare Health-Melrose.
Rowan weighed 4 pounds, 9 ounces and measured 18 inches in length.
Welcoming Rowan home is his big sister Nevaeh.
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Remember, too, that you basically destroy whatever you drive. You have to think of your vehicle as overhead. So, you’re going to destroy a $25,000 van or a $5,000 van all in the same period of time. As a businessman, which would you rather destroy? The answer is whatever is the least expensive and gets the job done!
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I have two credit cards. One charges me an annual fee of $79 and the other a fee of $39. Should I cancel these and not worry about my credit score? I’d like to buy a house in the next two or three years.
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In my mind, there’s no such thing as a good credit card. My advice is to go ahead and cancel them.
When you stop borrowing money and don’t have any open accounts, your credit score will slowly disappear. The big thing is that you don’t want to be caught in no-man’s land in terms of a credit score. You want either a fabulous one, which means
you’re in debt all of the time, or you want no score because you don’t have any open accounts.
By the way, did you know that you can still qualify for a mortgage, even with no credit score? There are still mortgage companies out there that will do manual underwriting. It takes a little extra effort, but in my mind that’s a small price to pay.
Cancel the cards, Ken. I’ve never met a millionaire who prospered thanks to credit cards and their gimmicks!
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There are two things you can do on taxes when it comes to your automobiles. You can straight line depreciate them, which is what you do with expensive vehicles, or you can write off the mileage. That’s a good idea if you drive a lot. The thing is, you get the mileage whether you have debt or not.
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Students from technical education pro-grams in Grey Eagle-area high schools and colleges won the nation’s highest awards at the SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference. Industry leaders rep-resenting more than 600 businesses, cor-porations, trade associations and unions recognized the students for demonstrating excellence in 100 hands-on occupational and leadership competitions, such as robot-ics, criminal justice, aviation maintenance and public speaking. All competitions are designed, run and judged by industry using industry standards.
Top student winners received gold, sil-ver and bronze medallions. Many also re-ceived prizes such as tools of their trade or scholarships to further their careers and ed-ucation. The SkillsUSA Championships is for high-school and college-level students who are members of the 360,000-member SkillsUSA organization.
In addition, Skill Point Certificates were awarded in 86 occupational and lead-ership areas to students who achieved a high score defined by industry. The Skill-sUSA Championships have been a premier event since 1967. The Skill Point Certifi-cates were introduced in 2009 as a compo-nent of the Skills USA Work Force Ready System.
Brittany Meyer from Grey Eagle is a Skill Point Certificate recipient. She is a student at Saint Cloud Technical and Com-munity College (Saint Cloud), and was awarded a Skill Point Certificate in Culi-nary Arts.
“More than 6,000 students from every state in the nation came to compete in the SkillsUSA Championships,” said Skill-sUSA Executive Director Tim Lawrence. “This is the SkillsUSA partnership at its best. Students, instructors and industry rep-resentatives are working together to ensure America has a skilled workforce and every student excels. These students prove that career and technical education expands op-portunities.”
According to the U.S. Department of Education, students who take three or more career and technical education (CTE) pro-
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grams in high school are more likely to attend college and stay there to graduate. In fact, 79 percent of CTE concentrators enrolled in postsecondary education within two years of high school graduation. And, students in CTE programs have a higher-than-average high school graduation rate. Research has shown the average high school graduation rate for students con-centrating in CTE programs is 90 percent, compared to an average national freshman graduation rate of 80 percent.
Industry support of the SkillsUSA Championships is valued at over $36 mil-lion in donated time, equipment, cash and material. More than 1,700 industry judges and technical committee members partici-pated this year.
The SkillsUSA Work Force Ready System was developed as an extension of the SkillsUSA mission and supported by a grant from the W.K. Kellogg Founda-tion. The system recognizes students for excellence in occupational training. It also assesses and documents the entry-level technical proficiency and cumulative ex-periences of candidates. For more infor-mation about the SkillsUSA Work Force Ready System, visit www.workforceready-system.com.
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Local Municipality MinutesMelrose CityJune 18, 2015
The Melrose City Council met in a Regular Meeting on Thurs-day, June 18, 2015 at 6:00 p.m. at the Melrose City Center pursuant to due notice being given thereof. Present were Council Members Jenny Mayers, Tony Klasen, Dick Christenson, Josh Thieschafer and Mayor Joe Finken, City Adminis-trator/Treasurer Michael Brethorst and City Clerk Patti Haase. Mayor Finken presided thereat The Coun-cil then recited the Pledge of Alle-giance.
A motion was made by Mr. Christenson, seconded by Mr. Klasen and unanimously carried to approve the agenda as amended.
Council Member Mayers com-mented on the upcoming Riverfest Celebration. Ms. Mayers provided an overview of the events that will take place during the celebration.
The following items were con-sidered for approval under the Con-sent Agenda:
a. the minutes from the Coun-cil’s May 21 Regular Meeting.
b. list of bills in the amount of $144,893.53.
c. list of investments for the month of May.
d. 1) Donation Resolution No. 2015-26, donation in the amount of $100 from the Casey’s General Store towards the Melrose Ambu-lance Department.
2) Donation Resolution No. 2015-28, donation in the amount of a stove in the amount of $650 from Melrose Lions, and materials and labor for the installation of the stove from Melrose Electric at an approximate cost of $600.
3) Donation Resolution No. 2015-29, donation in the amount of $3,000 from Melrose VFW Post 7050 towards the future purchase of flags for the Memorial Day display and memorials.
4) Donation Resolution No. 2015-30, donation in the amount of $300 from Melrose VFW Post 7050 for the CentraCare Health Melrose Harvest Celebration.
5) Donation Resolution No. 2015-33, donation in the amount of $250 from the Melrose Lions to the City of Melrose for marketing pur-poses for the Riverfest Celebration.
e. Gambling Resolution: 1) Resolution No. 2015-27, Resolu-tion Approving Gambling License to the Church of St. Mary’s for an exemption from lawful gambling license to conduct a bingo on Sun-day, November 1, 2015 at 203 5th Avenue SE in Melrose.
f. Ben Ellering has requested a one year leave of absence from the Fire Department effective June 2, 2015. Mr. Ellering has recently moved out of the required response area. The Council to take action ap-proving Mr. Ellering’s leave of ab-sence. With the most recent hiring of five firefighters, the Department is at 30 members.
g. Police Officer Matt Mc-
Burnhamville TownshipJune 30, 2015
These minutes are not ap-proved.
The regular meeting of the Town Board of Burnhamville Township was held June 30, 2015 at the Burtrum Community Center. The meeting was called to order at 7:10 p.m. by Chair Mike Berscheit. Members present include Supervi-sors: Mike Berscheit, Bruce John-son and Louis Thompson; Clerk Shirley Hulinsky, Treasurer Pam Throener. Others present: Erv Herdering.
The minutes from the regular meeting of May 26, 2015 were ap-proved as presented on a motion by Sup. Johnson. Motion was sec-onded by Sup. Berscheit. Motion passed.
For correspondence the board received letters about Todd County SWCD July 29 tour and anniver-sary, census of our township, ad for spraying ditches, and Sytek notifi-cation of fiber optic going in local right of way.
Todd County SWCD investi-gated the culvert installed on 331st Ave and says township should dig out ditch. Supervisor will meet with them to survey area to see if it needs to be done. A resident com-plained of runoff and culvert prob-lems on 321st Ave. A supervisor and contractor will review the area. There was also a complaint of a wa-ter puddle on 162nd St.
A motion was made by Sup. Berscheit to pay all bills numbered 5128 through 5142: Rev. $1,458.43; R&B $37,500.92. Sup. Thomp-son seconded the motion. Motion passed.
The clerk attended summer training where they reviewed board responsibilities and computer ac-counting training.
The board heard from the county engineer that without per-mits in time the county recom-mended postponing replacing the Pillsbury Bridge until next year. A public hearing will be scheduled for next year to inform the public of the process. The board will need to get easements from three property owners along the bridge.
In the road report the contrac-tor has about completed dust con-trol spraying. Old culvert on 331st Ave was replaced. He will continue with repair list and maintenance grading.
Treasurer’s report showed a balance of $72,224.59. Treasurer’s report was approved by Sup. Ber-scheit and seconded by Sup. John-son. Motion passed.
A motion was made by Sup. Berscheit to adjourn the meeting which was seconded by Sup. John-son. Motion passed. Meeting was adjourned at 7:54 p.m. Next regular meeting will be on July 28, 2015 at 7 p.m. in the Burtrum Community.
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Donald has requested a Military Leave of Absence (MLOA) from the Police Department and the Fire Department effective August 18, 2015 until December 17, 2015. Ad-ditional information is provided un-der separate cover. The Council to take action approving Mr. McDon-ald’s MLOA.
h. Part-time Police Officer Kyle Hartigan has submitted his letter of resignation effective June 1, 2015. Part-time Police Officer Dean Jungles has also submitted his resignation from the Police De-partment effective June 11, 2015. Officers Hartigan and Jungles both worked for Melrose and Sauk Centre Police Departments. Joint recruitment efforts for part-time of-ficers will begin in the near future.
i. A notice has been sent by Street/Parks Supervisor Mark Maus to the property owner at 3 1st St. SE requesting that the grass be cut. As per City Code 95.38, all prop-erty owners shall be responsible for the removal, cutting, or disposal and elimination of weeds, grasses, and rank vegetation or other uncon-trolled plant growth on their prop-erty that, at the time of notice, is in excess of eight inches in height. It is recommended that the Council approve the destruction orders as it then becomes effective for the en-tire growing season, meaning that if at any time after the issuance of the notice a violation reoccurs, the City shall abate the weeds without further notification to the property owner. It should be noted that any unpaid grass cutting bills can, and will be certified against the property prior to year-end.
Council Member Klasen re-quested staff research the bond in-vestments to see if perhaps it might be prudent to reallocate these funds to another type of investment.
A motion was made by Mr. Christenson, seconded by Mr. Thi-eschafer and unanimously carried to approve the Consent Agenda.
Mayor Finken then opened the Public Hearing at 6:09 p.m. on Case No. 2015-701 as petitioned by Em-pire Memorials, Inc. (“Empire”) for the vacation of that part of dedicat-ed, but undeveloped, 1st Street NE located in Borgerdings Addition to Melrose between 7th Avenue NE and 8th Avenue NE and the dedicat-ed, but undeveloped, alley located in Block 2 in Borgerdings Addition in Melrose for the purpose of taking public input regarding the requested road right-of-way and alley vaca-tions and giving consideration to granting or denying approval of the requested vacations. Empire owns the only three parcels of land which abut the part of the road right-of-way of 1st Street NE requested to be vacated and Empire owns the only two parcels which abut the alley requested to be vacated. The road right-of-way vacation action request was suggested to Empire by City staff to help facilitate the ex-change of identically sized parcels of property between Empire and the City to facilitate the installation of a disc golf course in the Sauk River Park. The vacation of the al-ley recognizes that although it was not developed or vacated, likely un-knowingly the property owner con-structed its manufacturing structure over the alley many years ago.
It is noted that the Streets/Parks Supervisor Maus, City staff, and Mike Nielsen of the City’s en-gineering firm, WSB, all concur with and support the requested va-cations of the road right-of-way and the alley both located in Borgerd-ings Addition to Melrose.
City Administrator Brethorst presented the Affidavits of Publica-tion in the Melrose Beacon which occurred on June 3 and 10, 2015, posting which occurred on June 1, 2015, and mailing which occurred on June 5, 2015.
No further comments were forthcoming the Public hearing was closed at 6:15 p.m.
Police Officer Pat Nechanicky presented the Police Department’s May report. He noted there were 289 calls for service during that month compared to 354 for May 2015. A total of 11 citations were written for the month of May. The year-to-date number of calls is 1318 compared to 1024 in 2014. For the month of May 2015, the Depart-ment received 28 agency assist calls. Officer Nechanicky also pro-vided an update on the storm shel-
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Notice is given by means of this legal newspaper that a Public Hearing will be held on Thursday, August 13, 2015 at 7:30pm. It will be held in the Commissioner’s Board Room on the third level of the Historic Courthouse located at 215 1st Ave South, Long Prairie, MN 56347. This Public Hearing is regarding: 1) a Repair Petition that has been submitted to maintain portions of County Ditch 38 located in Birchdale Township 2) Outletting Petitions that have been submitted by three landowners asking to use CD38 as an outlet for their water. All interested landowners are welcome and encouraged to attend this Public Hearing. County Commissioners Becker, Erickson, Kircher, Kneisl, and Neumann; County Ditch Inspector Nancy Uhlenkamp, and Ditch Attorney Kurt Deter will be present. If any additional information is needed before this meeting, please contact Nancy Uhlenkamp County Ditch Inspector located at Public Works, 44 Riverside Drive, Long Praire, MN, 56347, Phone 320-533-4651, email: [email protected]
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ters for the Melrose Mobile Home Parks. Dufner’s Mobile Home Park will need to relocate the construc-tion site of its storm shelter due to a main utility line, which would be costly to relocate, on the current site. Mr. Dufner will need to acquire additional land to the east. Rose Park / Melrose Community LLC park shelter is still on schedule to be completed in 2015. Officer Ne-chanicky also provided an update on Chief Maus’ research regard-ing establishing decibel levels for noise ordinance violations. Officer Nechanicky noted the difficulty of enforcing this type of violation.
Planning and Development Director Walz and Council/Com-mission Member Klasen reported on the Commission’s June 8 Regu-lar Meeting which was recessed to June 15. Mr. Walz stated that the main focus of the meeting was to review the request to the City of Melrose from Francis H. Laumeyer for a Variance for a Side Yard Fence Encroachment. The Commission also continued its review of the zoning ordinance. The anticipated completion date is fall of 2015.
City Attorney Scott Dymoke reported on projects he has been working on for the City: Reviewed and revised proposed power line relocation agreement between the Melrose Public Utilities Commis-sion, Black Oak Wind LLC, and Northern States Power Company. Met with City Administrator to review proposed revisions to the agreement.
Mayor Finken reported the City received their annual quote for general liability, errors and omis-sions, auto, equipment, and prop-erty insurance through the League of Minnesota Cities Insurance Trust (LMCIT) for the period of May 15, 2015 - May 15, 2016. The total quote is $76,097 from $79,601 for the 2015-2016 coverage, resulting in a 4.6% reduction in premium cost. The cost for the premium is shared between the General at 42% and Utility Funds at 58%.
The decreased premium is due to several factors; most importantly, it reflects a strong safety and claim rating. Over the past year, the City added new vehicles and removed old ones and the City added cover-age for its signs, and a new genera-tor was purchased and located at the Wastewater Treatment Facility.
The City’s insurance coverage has a $5,000 deductible, $15,000 aggregate. The City needs to decide whether or not to waive the statuto-ry tort liability limits. The decision to waive or not to waive the statu-tory limits has the following effects:
1. If the City does not waive the statutory limits, an individual claimant would be able to recover no more than $500,000 on any claim to which the statutory limits apply. The total which all claim-ants would be able to recover for a single occurrence to which the statutory tort limits apply would be limited to $1,500,000. These statu-tory tort limits would apply regard-less of whether or not the City pur-chases the optional excess liability coverage.
2. If the City waives the statu-tory tort limits and does not pur-chase excess liability coverage, a single claimant could potentially recover up to $1,500,000 on a single occurrence. The total which all claimants would be able to re-cover for a single occurrence to which the statutory tort limits apply would also be limited to $1,500,000 regardless of the number of claim-ants.
3. If the City waives the statu-tory tort limits and purchases excess
liability coverage ($1 million for $11,099), a single claimant could potentially recover an amount up to the limit of the coverage purchased. The total which all claimants would be able to recover for a single oc-currence to which the statutory tort limits apply would also be lim-ited to the amount of coverage pur-chased, regardless of the number of claimants. In the past the City has not purchased the excess liability coverage.
In the past, the City has chosen Option 2.
A motion was made by Mr. Thieschafer, seconded by Mr. Klasen and unanimously carried concurring with the Utilities Com-mission approving the insurance quote of $76,097, to waive the monetary limits on municipal tort liability, to keep the deductible at $5,000/$15,000, and not purchase excess liability coverage.
Mayor Finken stated that, based on input received during the public hearing and information obtained from the planning report and other documents and sources, the Council is to consider taking action on proposed Resolution No. 2015-31, A Resolution [Approving or Denying] Case No. 2015-701: Petition for the Vacation of that Part of Undeveloped 1st Street NE Located in Borgerdings Addition to Melrose Between 7th Avenue NE and 8th Avenue NE and the Alley Located in Block 2 in Borgerdings Addition to Melrose in the City of Melrose, Stearns County, Min-nesota or a similar document. If the Council decides to approve the request, it must determine that the municipal property proposed to be vacated does not and will not serve any present or future public pur-pose. In addition, it must be able to substantiate a finding that the vaca-tion is “in the interest of the public” meaning the public must benefit, in some manner, from the vacation.
City staff had consulted with the City engineer and they were in agreement that the roadway did not serve a present or future public purpose and no longer needs to be retained by the City. It is also the position of City staff including the Streets and Parks Supervisor, City Administrator, Planning and Devel-opment Director and Police Chief by vacating that part of the unde-veloped road right-of-way of 1st Avenue NE and the alley in Block 2 will best serve the interest of the
residents of the City and benefit the public through the provision of ad-ditional park and recreational space in general and enhances disc golf offerings in particular. The Plan-ning and Zoning Commission, at its June 15 meeting, reviewed the vacation request and based on the information presented it is their rec-ommendation that the Council ap-prove the request.
A motion was made by Ms. Mayers adopting Resolution No. 2015-31. A Resolution Approving Case No. 2015-701 - Petition for the Vacation of that Part of Unde-veloped 1st Street NE Located in Borgerding’s Addition to Melrose Between 7th Avenue NE and 8th Avenue NE and the Alley Located in Block 2 in Borgerding’s Addition in Melrose in the City of Melrose, Stearns County, Minnesota contin-gent upon Council review of the fi-nal prepared resolution. The motion was seconded by Mr. Christenson with a roll call vote recorded as fol-lows: For: Council Members May-ers, Christenson, Klasen, Thiescha-fer, and Mayor Finken; Against: None.
Mayor Finken stated that at its meeting on June 15, which was recessed from June 8, the Planning and Zoning Commission, acting as the Board of Adjustments and Appeals, held a Public Hearing on Case No. 2015-100: Application for Consideration of a Planning Request to the City of Melrose from Francis H. Laumeyer for a Variance for Parcel 66.37316.0000 Located at 312 2nd Avenue SE for a Side Yard Fence Encroachment. The minimum three-foot setback for a fence from the property line requirement is stipulated by Sec-tion 1606.01. General Fence and Wall Standards of City of Melrose Zoning Ordinance No. 1989-1-A, as amended, and adopted by refer-ence as Chapter 153 of the City of Melrose Code of Ordinances. The Variance is being requested to ac-commodate the proposed profes-sional installation at Mr. Laumey-er’s cost of a four-foot high chain link fence located on a foot-wide concrete “curb”. The proposed fence would be placed on Mr. Lau-meyer’s property to-be-acquired from Macario Bravo. It would be placed against the new property line he would share with Mr. Bravo the owner of the north abutting Par-cel 66.37317.0000 at 204 3rd St.
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Continued from Pg 13SE. Currently, Mr. Laumeyer has a north side yard of less than two feet from his house while Mr. Bravo has a south side yard of approximately 11.9 feet from his house and at-tached garage. After several years of negotiations, at least one court session and several meetings with a mediator, Mr. Bravo is willing to sell 4.5 feet of his property to Mr. Laumeyer so that each of these two property owners will have a side yard setback of approximately 6.0 feet as required by the previously cited City Zoning Ordinance. The installation of the chain link fence is identified as a property settle-ment term in Exhibit 1 of Stearns County Court File No. 73-CV-14-5803 meaning the approval of the Variance for the encroachment of the fence into the three-foot setback is necessary for the property trans-fer to proceed.
The legal description of Par-cel 66.37316.0000 for which the encroachment Variance is request-ed is: Lots Nine (9) and Ten (10) in Block Thirty-nine (39) in the Townsite (now City) of Melrose, according to the plat and survey thereof on file and of record in the Office of the County Recorder in and for Stearns County, Minnesota.
The Case No. 2015-100: Ap-plication for Consideration of the Planning Request to the City of Melrose from Francis H. Lau-meyer for a Variance for Parcel 66.37316.0000 Located at 312 2nd Avenue SE for a Side Yard Fence Encroachment provides informa-tion regarding the request for the Variance. The planning report ad-dresses the background, basis for and details of the Variance request. In addition, it contains the required Standards for Granting a Variance as identified in the previously cited City Zoning Ordinance upon which the Commission, and also the Council, is to base its decision. The Planning and Zoning Commission determined that the Variance re-quest met the established standards for approval and recommended to the Council approval of the Vari-ance request subject to the follow-ing conditions.
• Completion at Mr. Laumey-er’s expense of a new survey fol-lowing his acquisition of a 4.5 foot by 60 foot parcel of property from Mr. Bravo including the placement of property corner pins.
• Professional installation at Mr. Laumeyer’s expense of a foot-wide concrete “curb” on Mr. Lau-meyer’s property to be acquired by Mr. Bravo along the new, shared property line.
• Professional installation at Mr. Laumeyer’s expense of a 4.0 foot tall chain-link fence to be centered in the foot-wide concrete “curb”.
• All costs to be incurred by Mr. Laumeyer.
Director Walz presented cor-respondence from Joseph Krueger with Brown & Krueger the attorney representing Macario Bravo. The letter noted that the terms of the Agreement call for Mr. Laumeyer to apply for a Variance to place and construct a fence directly on the negotiated boundary line. Although the City Ordinance requires that any fence be placed at least three
feet off the property line; however, in this case, enforcement of the or-dinance would create a hardship on both parties, due to the small area involved and likely undo the nego-tiated Settlement Agreement. The purpose of the letter was to advise the Planning and Zoning Commis-sion that Mr. Bravo fully supports the granting of the requested Vari-ance. Mr. Bravo requests that both the Planning and Zoning Com-mission and the Council vote in favor of Mr. Laumeyer’s Variance request. The Commission, at its June 15 meeting, adopted Resolu-tion No. P&Z 2015-001, A Reso-lution Approving Case No. 2015-100: Application for Consideration of a Planning Request to the City of Melrose from Francis H. Lau-meyer for a Variance for Parcel 66.37316.0000 Located at 312 2nd Avenue SE for a Side Yard Fence Encroachment.
Mr. Klasen introduced Reso-lution No. 2015-32, A Resolution Approving Case No. 2015-100: Application for Consideration of a Planning Request to the City of Melrose from Francis H. Lau-meyer for a Variance for Parcel 66.37316.0000 Located at 312 2nd Avenue SE for a Side Yard Fence Encroachment. The motion was seconded by Mr. Christenson with a roll call vote recorded as follows: For: Council Members Klasen, Christenson, Thieschafer, Mayers, and Mayor Finken; Against: None.
Mayor Finken reported that 37 applications were received for the full-time Police Officer position being vacated by John Hiltunen. Training & Education (T&E) scoring was conducted on all 37 applicants. The top seven were selected for interviews, of which two backed out. Police Chief Craig Maus, City Administrator Bretho-rst, HR Coordinator Diane Gruber, and Sauk Centre Police Chief Bry-on Frederich’s conducted the five interviews. Of those five, the top three candidates, Aaron Baros, Jef-frey Eggert, and Michael Salaraz, are being back grounded by Chief Maus. It is the recommendation to hire Aaron Baros at Start on the wage scale, contingent upon a suc-cessful psychological and physical exam.
A motion was made by Ms. Mayers, seconded by Mr. Christen-son and unanimously carried ap-proving the hire of Aaron Baros at Start on the wage scale contingent upon and a successful psychologi-cal and physical exam.
Mayor Finken noted that seven applications were received for the Streets/Parks Supervisor position that is being vacated on August 28, 2015 due to the retirement of current Supervisor Mark Maus. Training & Education (T&E) scor-ing was conducted on all 7 appli-cants. Interviews were conducted by Streets/Parks Supervisor Maus, City Administrator Brethorst, Waite Park Public Works Director, HR Coordinator Gruber, and Ad Hoc Labor & Personnel Commit-tee Member Jenny Mayers. It is the recommendation to hire Gary Mid-dendorf to the position of Street/Parks Supervisor upon the retire-ment of current Supervisor Maus at Step 4 on the wage scale, which is $59,204.07 annually, with a pro-
posed six-month evaluation (Feb-ruary 2016) and, if favorable, an increase to Step 5.
A motion was made by Mr. Thieschafer, seconded by Ms. Mayers and unanimously carried approving the hire of Gary Mid-dendorf as the Streets/Parks Super-visor upon the retirement of current Streets/Parks Supervisor Maus with the salary to be at Step 4 on the wage scale with a proposed six-month evaluation (February 2016) and, if favorable, an increase to Step 5.
Mayor Finken stated that bids for the Kraft Drive SE resurfacing projects were received on Wednes-day, June 10, 2015 at 3:00 p.m. at the Melrose City Center. Six bids were received. The low bid was received from Central Specialties, Inc. of Alexandria, Minnesota in the amount of $209,628.40. WSB & Associates has reviewed the bids for mathematical accuracy. WSB is recommending the Council give consideration to awarding the bid to Central Specialties, Inc. based on the results of the bids received.
A motion was made by Mr. Klasen, seconded by Mr. Chris-tenson and unanimously carried awarding the bid to Central Spe-cialties, Inc. in the amount of $209,628.40.
Streets/Parks Worker Gary Middendorf has accepted the Streets/Parks Supervisor position; therefore, staff is recommending that Council give consideration to a one-for-one replacement for this position and authorize staff to ad-vertise for the position.
A motion was made by Ms. Mayers, seconded by Mr. Klasen and unanimously carried approv-ing a one-for-one replacement and posting for a Streets/Parks Worker.
Mayor Finken stated that the Council has reviewed two propos-als for a Pavement Management Plan. At their May meeting, direc-tion was given to contact additional references for both proposals. References were checked for both projects. Two additional reference checks were made for WSB and three for WSN. All references were positive on the product and they all stated that it was and is of value. The references spoke to the fact that cost is a factor; however, it is a good product to have. Another note was that it needs to translate into a plan of action versus just a simple assessment of the roads. Without the plan of action to accompany it would not be as valuable.
As it is not budgeted, the funds to pay for this would come out of cash reserves.
Council Member Mayers stat-ed that by making the investment now they would be better prepared in the future when prioritizing road improvements and optimizing on the investment. She believes the money would be well spent and would provide a benefit to the com-munity. Council Member Klasen concurred, however, since it was not included in the budget, he rec-ommended placing the Pavement Management Plan in the Five Year Capital Improvement Plan.
After further discussion, a motion was made by Ms. Mayers to contract with WSB & Associ-ates for the Pavement Management
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Plan for the amount of $19,514. The motion was seconded by Mr. Christenson with a roll call vote recorded as follows: For: Council Members Mayers, Christenson, Thieschafer, and Mayor Finken; Against: Council Member Klasen.
The following informational items were discussed:
a. The minutes from the Utili-ties Commission’s May 11 Regular Meeting.
b. The minutes from the
MADA/COC’s May 28 Regular Meeting.
c. Correspondence from the League of Minnesota Cities regard-ing membership dues.
d. The following is a list of up-coming schools and conferences: 1) Region III MCFOA Conference on June 10, 2015 in Alexandria. Attending: City Clerk Patti Haase. Registration fee: $20.00
e. Thank You Note from the Minnesota Association of Small
Cities.f. Correspondence from Gov-
ernor Mark Dayton regarding the letter of support for dedicated state funding for city streets in cities with less than 5000 residents.
A motion was made by Mr. Klasen, seconded by Mr. Thiescha-fer and unanimously carried that the meeting be adjourned at 7:05 p.m.
Patricia Haase, City Clerk
A town hall meeting focused on ir-rigation and hosted by area legislators is scheduled for Alexandria on Wednes-day, July 29. It will begin at 8:30 a.m. at the Glenwood State Bank building in Alexandria on the second floor commu-nity room located at 2221 South Broad-way St. in Alexandria.
“This is an opportunity for irriga-tors to let us know how new water ap-propriation rules are impacting them,” said Rep. Paul Anderson (R-Starbuck). “The DNR plays an important role in the permitting process for large volume water users, and they will also be in at-tendance.”
Other legislators who will be at the meeting include Rep. Mary Franson (R-Alexandria) and Rep. Denny McNamara (R-Hastings), who is currently serving as chair of the House Environment and Natural Resources Committee.
“This town hall meeting is a great opportunity for constituents to engage in dialog with DNR officials and lawmak-ers,” Franson said. “We’re looking for ways to make irrigation and well permit-ting policy more efficient and workable for area farmers.”
Legislation passed in the 2013 ses-sion changed how the DNR reviews ap-plications and approves permits for new irrigation wells. “These changes have caused some confusion and time delays in the process,” said Anderson. “This meeting will give area farmers an op-portunity to share their experiences in dealing with the permitting process and hopefully offer suggestions on how to
Irrigation Town Hall Meeting set for July 29make it better and more streamlined.”
“This is an important topic for our area,” Anderson added. “The Bonanza Valley around Brooten and Belgrade is heavily dependent on irrigation to pro-duce crops. It’s also one of four pilot areas in the state where the DNR is con-ducting studies on water sustainability.”
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MON., JULY 27: Goulash, 7-layer sal-ad, corn, apple slices.
TUE., JULY 28: Meatloaf, baked po-tato, sour cream, carrots, strawberries.
WED., JULY 29: Breaded chicken, whipped potatoes, gravy, Scandinavian blend vegetables, spice bar.
THUR., JULY 30: Pork roast, potatoes, gravy, peas, peaches.
FRI., JULY 31: Baked chicken breast, bun w/lettuce/tomato, calico beans, pickles, watermelon.
~ The Lighter Side Menu ~MON., JULY 27: Sausage quiche, fried
potatoes, muffin, apple slices.TUE., JULY 28: Turkey/cheese sand-
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WED., JULY 29: Taco salad w/beef/cheddar cheese/lettuce/tomatoes, breadstick, applesauce.
THUR., JULY 30: Chicken stir-fry w/vegetables/rice, garden salad, peaches.
FRI., JULY 31: Tuna sandwich, tomato soup, broccoli, watermelon.
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MON., JULY 27: Country fried steak, mashed potatoes, gravy, steamed broccoli, pudding/topping.
TUE., JULY 28: Chicken salad sand-wich, cucumber/tomato salad, fruit juice, bread pudding.
WED., JULY 29: Baked ham, au gratin potatoes, corn, Jello/topping.
THUR., JULY 30: Tuna noodle casse-role, mixed vegetables, corn bread, mixed fruit.
FRI., JULY 31: BBQ turkey/bun, cheesy hash browns, garden salad, cake.* Bread and skim milk served with each meal.
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Largest FishFish Date Size NameNo. Pike 6/24 30” WINKCrappie 5/13 14” Happy HookersLM Bass 6/17 19 3/4” Joel Hansen Darrell Bruder Matt HurtSM Bass 6/24 19” Matt Hurt Bryan FlaveSunfish 5/13 8 1/4” WallieSunfish 5/20 8 1/4” Steph HansenSunfish 5/27 8 1/4” Sally WaltmanSunfish 6/3 8 1/4” Josh JohnsonSunfish 6/3 8 1/4” Nate HartungWalleye 5/20 22” Brad PiekarskiRough Fish 7/8 10” Riverside Meat
Swanville Fishing League
Mississippi South • July 15Team Total ScoreRiverside Meats 185Half “N” Inch Short 146WINK 144Waltman Appraisal 126Happy Hookers 94Flensburg Liquors 82Red’s Where’s the fish 72Country Boys 36
Largest FishFish Date Size NameNo. Pike 6/24 30” WINKCrappie 5/13 14” Happy HookersLM Bass 6/17 19 3/4” Joel Hansen Darrell Bruder Matt HurtSM Bass 7/15 19 3/4” Jim WaltmanSunfish 5/13 8 1/4” WallieSunfish 5/20 8 1/4” Steph HansenSunfish 5/27 8 1/4” Sally WaltmanSunfish 6/3 8 1/4” Josh JohnsonSunfish 6/3 8 1/4” Nate HartungWalleye 5/20 22” Brad PiekarskiRough Fish 7/8 10” Riverside Meat
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Congratulations Winners!!2015 GEM Fest
Karaoke Contest1st Place: Sue Kliber Johnny C’s
2nd Place: Ian Hoffarth Schiffler’s
3rd Place: Sarah Binek Time Out
DJ Chris Mayer From Redneck Radio – Little Falls
Sponsored by: Grey Eagle-Burtrum Lions - And - Johnny C’s • Schifflers Liquor, Time Out • Red’s Irish Pub • Shipwrex Grill & Bar on Mound Lake,
Double “R” Bar & Grill • Hub Supper Club • Burtrum Liquor
GEM Fest Grey Eagle, Minnesota
July 17, 18, & 19, 2015Lions’ Centennial Park
Thanks for helping make GEM FEST 2015 a Huge Success!
GEM FEST – JULY 17-19, 2015Drawing held – July 19 – 3:00 pm at the Lions Centennial Park
(off-site permit OS-01292)1st prize - $2000 – Grant Dirkes, Albany 2nd prize - $1000 – Gary Voit 3rd prize - $750 – Con Natvig, Swanville 4th prize - $500 – Cindy Bruggentheis, Burtrum 5th prize - $250 – Drew Neupect, St. Rosa
Grey Eagle - Burtrum Lions
GEM FEST RAFFLE WINNERS(License # B01292)
Proceeds go to the Grey Eagle Fire Department and the Grey Eagle Community Library.
We would like to thank the community for all of the support that the Lions received during GEM FEST 2015. To all who volunteered, attended the events,
donated items to the event, bought raffle tickets, the Grey Eagle Fire Dept., Swanville Lions, Upsala Lions, Burtrum Heritage Club, Dairy Association,
Bob Lefvaor at the the old school for parking/parade lineup, KB’s Specialties for parking, Double R for sponsoring DJ John Young as the parade MC, the high school band for marching in the parade, high school groups who did set
up, clean up, ran the ATV pull, kids’ games, cooking, Central MN Credit Union for bottled water and napkins, LP Packing/American Foods, city of Grey Eagle residents and maintenance staff, parade participants and visitors, softball and volleyball players, Community Builders, Great River Regional Library – Grey Eagle Branch, Pat & Larry Kerzman for sharing the alpacas, Red Neck Radio
for organizing the karaoke contests, karaoke contest sites and all visitors - And to anyone else we may have missed -
The Lions of Grey Eagle and Burtrum shout out a HUGE thank you! See you next year!
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