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SAUK CENTRE Barthand Patty Vasey of Sauk

Centre have taken the localfoods movement to heart. On their 25-acre farm, theVaseys raise a variety of live-stock that have been sold overthe years commercially or sim-ply with family and neighbors. As Thanksgiving ap-proaches, the prole of onesegment of their livestock ris-es to the top, with their ockof 25 free-range Heritage tur-keys.

All of our turkeys readyfor butchering are spoken forby this time of the year, saidBarth as he nished up a cold

morning of chores on Nov. 17.It sounds like a paradox,

but we eat them to save themand preserve them. If they areconsumed, then we create ademand. With no demand, noone will raise them. Theyll nolonger exist. Barth took a longer viewof his farm and related it toany family involved in animalhusbandry. We have a responsibility

Striving to eat locallySauk Centre couple raises Heritage turkeys

By RANDY OLSONStaff Writer

for the domestic animals thatare in our trust to keep themgoing. To keep them from go-ing extinct, he said. Heritage turkeys are oneof a variety of strains of do-

mestic turkey retaining histor-ic traits no longer present inthe majority of turkeys raisedfor consumption over the past50 to 60 years. Barth explained, Her-

itage turkeys have a longerlifespan and a slower growthrate than what we think of as a

PHOTO BY RANDY OLSON

Barth and Patty Vasey of Sauk Centre stand alongside a small group of turkeys scratching throughthe snow. The Vaseys have a flock of 25 Heritage turkeys along with cattle, pigs and chickens on their25-acre farm.

PADUA The year 2012is not one Clara and DaveRooney will ever forget. That

was the year they both werediagnosed with cancer.But things didnt stay grim

for long. This Thanksgiving,the Rooneys have a lot to bethankful for, one of which istheir health. Both Clara andDave are in remission andcontinue to do what they love,being with their family andrunning the Padua Pub.

Its a second chance atlife, Dave said. Not many

Second chance at life

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Clara and Dave Rooney stand inside the Padua Pub they own and operate. Both Clara and Dave werediagnosed with cancer in 2012 and are now in remission.

Rooneys inremission

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Sick of freezing his tail off every deerhunting season, he saw an ad in the Out-door News about enclosed deer stands.He met with the owner, Bob Olson of Al-exandria, and they talked for about fourhours. Olson had mentioned his desire toretire.

I decided it was something I wouldreally enjoy, May said.

He begged his wife, Megan, to takethe business over and on Oct. 1 they werein the deer stand business as proud own-ers of Deer Stands Direct.

If anyone knows hunting, its JakeMay. The 34-year-old was born and raisedin Browerville and has had a love for theoutdoors for as long as he can remember.

It kills me to be sitting in the house,he said. I love hunting and being out innature. It can be so peaceful.

May guesses he began hunting whenhe was about eight years old.

As soon as I was able to carry mydads old .22 Marlin or 410 bolt action, Iwas after those squirrels, he said.

As an avid hunter, May was lookingfor a high-quality deer stand when he metOlson. After seeing the stands, he knewhe found what he wanted, and also knewthere was a market for them.

These stands are perfect for huntersseeking quality workmanship, he said.

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You can t two people in thereand use it for bow and gun huntingand move to wherever you want if youlike to hunt different locations, Maysaid. Some like to pull it in the shed inthe offseason. One guy told me its hiskids playhouse in the summer in theback yard and his playhouse all fall.

Hunting stands and blinds are typ-ically used by both bow and gun hunt-ers to be elevated off the ground, beprotected from weather, and preventanimals from running off due to hunt-er movements.

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NEW LONDON Les Graham hasmany interests faith, family and Per-cheron horses, to name a few. He cannow add ction storybook writing to thatlist.

The city boy originally from Toledo,Ohio resides near New London with hiswife, Kathy, and two Percheron horses,Pete and Joe.

I always wanted to be a farmer, soI moved away from the city to a placewhere I could farm, said Graham. Iquickly realized that farming isnt astrong suit of mine.

So Graham, rather than pursuing acareer that wasnt t for him, establisheda great interest for Percheron draft hors-es. He has now raised teams of horses forwork, pleasure and entertainment for the

past 25 years.During this same time, having notgrown up in a religious household, Gra-ham had a desire to nd God and estab-lish a relationship with Him.

I think many young people can re-late to my previous life, said Graham.My goal is to encourage young adultsto live from a Godly perspective, not onethat focuses on the individual.

Perhaps it was the interest in hors-es or his newfound faith, or a little bitof both, that inspired Graham to write abook that encompasses his experiencesin life, but also instances that could hap-pen to anyone.

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running through the idea of writing acoming-of-age novel. It would later becalledJudes Gentle Giants, a story of ayoung boy named Jude and his two Per-cheron horses.

In the story, Graham features his

own two horses as the main characters,creating a sense of connectivity with theauthor and his readers. Originally the storyline was goingto follow two ctitious horses, Molly andDolly, said Graham. Eight years ago, Ipurchased Pete and Joe. Why write aboutMolly and Dolly when Icould now write about myown horses? But not everyone wasconvinced the novice au-thor would be able to cre-ate a book worth reading. My children, andeven my wife, would

say Dad is wasting histime, said Graham. Time would tell ofGrahams success.

A winter hobby soonturned in to a work of art.The author spent 12 yearswriting, editing and re-writing the novel beforenally publishing it. I was able to com-plete it all in my sparetime, said Graham. The words justcontinued to ow. I never seemed tohave writers block. For Graham, writing Judes GentleGiantswas a way to exercise his mind.

Throughout the days, Graham owns andoperates Radiant Floor Heating out ofa home ofce. He says that the time hetook to write the novel was a healthy way

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Les Graham, author ofJudes Gentle Giants, was inspired to writethe book by his faith and two friendly companions, Joe and Pete.

to unwind and let hismind roll.

The purpose ofthe book was to show-case how hard workand undying faith canhelp a young adoles-

cent pursue their dreams. Graham want-ed to focus his writing towards boys whomay be facing similar struggles as Judedoes in the book; similar struggles thatGraham faced when he was that age.

Its the lessons of life, said Gra-ham. Being able to have a dream, andwith hard work and determination, ac-complish that dream. On Sept. 2, Grahams dreams hadbeen reached Judes Gentle Giantswaspublished. That was the rst day, Graham says,that he truly felt like an author. Much to his surprise, young boyswerent the only demographic interestedin reading the novel. Girls, parents andgrandparents, alike, have all enjoyed themessages portrayed in each chapter.

Ive had grandmas and grandpastell me that they love reading the story,

said Graham. Thats a true complimentand blessing. The book contains 17 illustrationsand a hidden symbol within each. Read-ers are encouraged to discover the hid-den symbol, as part of a larger message,as they read through the chapters. Witheach symbol, Graham wants to provokethe importance of having faith in Godand His greater plan.

I truly hope young adults can relateto this book and really understand themessages, said Graham. So far, the novel has received ravereviews by community members of allages. As Graham attends book signings,he is continually pleased with the sup-port of his fan base.

Fans are always asking when thesecond book is coming out, said Gra-ham. He expects to be nished with thesequel later this winter.

Becoming an author is not some-thing everyone is t to be. For Graham,he knows he made the right decisionwhen he meets people who have readJu-des Gentle Giants.

Its a privilege to meet my readers,especially the young adults, at my booksignings, who arrive at my table with thebook in hand and smiles stretched wideacross their faces, said Graham. I canstrongly assume theyve devoured thebook. Thats a great feeling. Those interested in learning moreabout Judes Gentle Giants and to pur-chase the novel can visit Grahams web-

site (www.lesgraham.com) or Facebook(Les Graham/author).

On Saturday, Nov. 22, Graham willbe featured on the TV program Life tothe Max. The show will air at 11:05 p.m.on WCCO-TV. The program will airagain on Sunday at 5:00 a.m. Graham will also be available for abook signing on Friday, Nov. 28, at BookWorld in Alexandria.

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Les Graham regularly attends book signings (above) with his horses, Joe and Pete.Children of all ages are excited to read Grahams novel, which was published thisSeptember.


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After conducting several bloodtests, the results came back. Her hemo-globin was at 6.5 grams per deciliter.

I needed three units of blood inthe next two days, Clara said.

They tested her again two weeks

later, but her counts were still low.They couldnt gure out why myblood counts were so low, Clara said.

In February, Clara went back to domore tests and she found out she need-ed more blood.

Something was using my bloodup, Clara said. I was also losingweight about 40 pounds in threemonths, I was feeling weak andcouldnt keep any food down.

A week before St. Patricks Day,Clara needed extra blood and uids.

I didnt realize I was so low untilthe night before St. Patricks Day, shesaid. Dr. Sayovitz wanted me to stayin the hospital, but I told him I had togo home for our St. Patricks Day cel-ebration.

She ended up going home, butthe Monday after the holiday Claratraveled to the St. Cloud clinic wherethey had her swallow a camera to seewhat was going on inside of her. Shewas supposed to pass it, but the cameranever came.

It got stuck, Clara said.The next day, Clara went back to

the Sauk Centre clinic with Dr. Oker-lund to schedule a surgery to removethe camera the following Tuesday. Buton Wednesday, the doctor called Claraand told her that the University of Min-

nesota could do a longer scope test. So,that Friday she went to the University

and did the test.They found the camera, but they

also found a tumor blocking my smallintestine, Clara said. The doctor fromthe University worked with my doctorin Sauk Centre to plan the surgery thatwas already scheduled that next Tues-day.

After the surgery, Clara was diag-nosed with small intestine cancer andwas unable to drive for four weeks.

I was scared about it. You never

think youre the one thats going tobe sick, Clara said. But the doctorsseemed optimistic that they could getit all out.

Clara waited three months beforestarting chemotherapy in July of 2012.

We went to Rochester for theiropinion if I should do the chemo ornot, Clara said. We visited with fourdoctors and three of them suggested Ido it, so I went ahead with it.

Clara did her chemotherapy treat-ments in Sauk Centre until Octoberof 2012, once every other week. Eachtreatment took close to three hours.

I never really got sick, Clarasaid. The only thing was my handsand feet felt cold. My hair did thin, butI never lost all of it.

Once she nished her chemo treat-ments, she didnt have to do radiation.

They told me I wasnt going toneed to do that, Clara said.

Around the same time, Dave hadgone in for his yearly physical and no-ticed his pH levels had gone up.

We let it go for a couple of months,and I went in for more testing in July of2012, Dave said. My pH count hadgone up again but it had gone up toofast in that short of time.

The doctors diagnosed Dave withprostate cancer. Dave didnt let it get

to him.I had talked to some guys that

have had it. I realized its a cancer thatcan be easily dealt with, Dave said. Idecided to do the surgery instead of go-ing through radiation.

Daves surgery was scheduledshortly after in St. Cloud.

It was a robotic surgery, Davesaid. It was really interesting.

Dave spent one night in the hospi-tal and was released to go home.

I didnt have to go through che-mo or radiation, Dave said. I just

had two weeks where I couldnt lift toomuch. I was still able to work.With both Clara and Dave in and

out due to their health or doctor visits,there were many people that stepped into help them run the Padua Pub.

There were a lot of days that wewere not feeling well or had to be awayfor doctor visits, Clara said. Thank-fully, our children, brothers and sistersand local friends and neighbors steppedin to help. We are so thankful for theirhelp. It meant a lot to us.

Less than two years later, bothClara and Dave are in remission.

We are feeling really good, Clarasaid.

With Thanksgiving just a week

away, the Rooneys have plans to cel-ebrate with their children after theirannual Thanksgiving buffet at the pub.Their family includes Wanda Ahrens(40), her husband, Jeff, Lisa Lenarz(39), her husband, Steve, Anita (37)her friend, Jamie Deters, Darron (35),his wife, Sarah, Paula Johnson (33) andher husband, Paul, and their 19 grand-children.

We will have some family timelater that afternoon, Dave said. We

will be snacking more than anythingsince most everyone will have had abig meal before.

The Rooneys have a lot to bethankful for this year.

We are so thankful for our fami-ly, our business, our loyal customers,Clara said. But we are also thankful tobe alive and healthy.

Dave agreed.We are thankful for our life

we have, he said. We are not onlythankful for our family but our faithand health, too. There were so manypeople that had prayed for us. With-out our faith, we wouldnt have pulledthrough.

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A flock of the Vaseys Heritage turkeys gathers near a fence, with Narrangansetts (white with black spotting) andbronze turkeys shown. Bronze turkeys can yield as much as 20 pounds of meat on a 30-pound carcass.

turning them to the hol-iday tables of families inthe U.S., Heritage tur-keys were driven fromthe market by the in-dustrial broad-breastedwhite turkey.

The Vaseys current-ly have three varieties ofheritage turkeys: Narran-gansetts, Bourbon Redand Standard Bronze. We started with theNarrangansetts about 10years ago. They werehard to come by, and webought ve that startedour ock. Weve added alot since, said Barth. The initial ock ofturkeys wasnt the rstlivestock on their farm.After purchasing the land

and farmsite in 2003,Barth spent the rst win-ter still living in SaukCentre while coming outto remodel and repair thefarmhouse with the helpof his mother-in-law,Kathy Schmiesing. Patty grew up herewith her three siblings.Her brother farmed it asa dairy farm before get-ting out of farming. Itsmostly pasture of about15 acres, plus six acresof alfalfa and then thebuilding site. We wentthrough the whole house,

repainted walls and dida lot of work. Once thatwas done, I thought, weneed some chickens outhere. We started witheight chickens and hadabout 20 by the end ofthe winter, said Barth. The followingspring, the Narrangansettturkeys were bought, andthen Bronze and Bour-bon Red turkeys. Barth explained hisview of the lineage ofHeritage turkeys, From

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what he and Patty see on their farm to-day.

Our Heritage turkeys attract wildturkeys who come in and ght with ourtoms and roost in our shelter at night.If you go back hundreds of years towhen they crossed, and I believe theywere crossed on purpose, they createda hardier bird for the elements of NorthAmerica.

The Vaseys third variety, BourbonRed, were bred in the early 1900s inBourbon County, Ky.

Barths view on respect for natureextends to plants as well as animals.His regular occupation, besides live-stock farming, is working as a full-timeseasonal landscaper at Tree Top Nurs-ery. He worked on and off with TreeTop Nursery from 1987 to 1994 andhas been steady there since then.

Before we moved out to the farm,we had a large garden in Sauk Centre.We saved 40 different kinds of toma-toes among other seeds. Learning theright breeding of plants and animalstakes time and trial and error, he said.

Ive always had an agrarian na-ture. If you try raising broad-breastedbronze turkeys, the forerunner to the

commercially-raised turkey, youlllearn they cant reproduce withoutmans help. I was in that situation. Ihad my tom and had my hens, and thehens would sit on their eggs all sum-mer but they wouldnt hatch. The eggswere infertile.

That revelation sparked Barths in-terest in turkeys, which after the Her-itage ock developed on their farm,turned into commercial selling throughthe Whole Foods Coop in Long Prairieuntil 2012.

While Patty was raised on theircurrent farm, Barth grew up with eightsisters and one twin brother on a small

25-cow dairy farm near Sebeka. Hisfamily depended on food in large partfrom their garden and the dairy cows.We all got to play sports and be activewith school, but you did your choresbefore anything else happened, re-called Barth. While Barth is up north helpinghis mother throughout the year, all thechores fall on Pattys shoulders. None of this is possible withouther help. She takes an avid interest inevery aspect. She cooks the way wewant it. She makes it possible to livethe life we want to live on our farm,he said. Just this past October, the Vaseyspurchased three young pigs to fattenand sell later this winter. Its a new thing for us. They havetheir quirks of nature. We have morelearning to do, said Barth. The Vaseys are very consciousabout what they eat, especially relatingto Barths diabetes that he rst learnedabout at the age of 30. I have always been alterna-tive-minded with respect to treatmentof ailments or the food that we eat. Ivetried different things, some work and

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SPRING HILL Gladys Orbeck has beenhosting Thanksgiving onher homestead, whichis just outside of SpringHill, since 1971. To her,Thanksgiving is a timewhen all her family cangather and celebrate the

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past years blessings. I wanted to host a

holiday that would bemine, said Orbeck. Not a year has goneby when she hasnt hadnear-perfect attendancefrom her 11 children Jeanette, Bob, Betty,Mary, Bernie, LouAnne,Michael, Nancy, Den-nis, Kevin and Randy and their spouses, 29

grandchildren and 25great-grandchildren. The tradition beganshortly after Orbecksoldest daughter, Jeanette,married. It was then thatshe decided to host a

holiday that her childrenwere expected to be at.

I didnt care if theywanted to spend Christ-mas or Easter with theirspouses families, saidOrbeck. They neededto be here for Thanksgiv-ing and for the most part,they have. Since the very rst

dinner, this has been noordinary Thanksgivingcelebration for Orbeckand her family. Each place settinguses the nest china anddinner is served in a for-

mal manor.It was my hus-

bands wish to use chinadishware if I was going tohost Thanksgiving, saidOrbeck. As the familycontinues to grow, Ivehad to buy many sets ofchina. Orbecks husband,Clarence, passed away28 years ago, but shecontinues to use the chi-na in his honor. This is what Dadwanted and Ive always

wanted to continue hiswishes, said Orbeck.The holiday begins

early on in the weekwith Orbecks daughter,LouAnne, ying homefrom Michigan to assistin preparing the dinner.

On Tuesday,LouAnne sets the tables.Three tables are set in thefurnished garage, two inthe living room and onein the ofce. Theres little wig-gle room, but we makeit work, said Mary, Or-becks daughter.

With the exceptionof the pies, all the food

is prepared fresh, readyin time for 12:00 dinner.Orbeck bakes a varietyof pies during the day onWednesday.

Throughout theyears, Ive learned whatkinds of pies go overwell, said Orbeck. Ivealways had a little vari-ety to please everyonestaste. Well, there may beone other exception.Orbeck says she makeshomemade bread earlierin the week for the dress-

ing. You have to let thebread set for a coupledays before making thedressing, said Orbeck.Thats the best way tomake it. LouAnne keepsa running total of theamount of food neededto feed the family fothe planning of nextyears dinner. Last year,she peeled 15 poundsof potatoes and Orbeckbaked 12 pies.

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Gladys Orbeck (82) has been hosting Thanksgiving

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Gladys Orbeck, of Spring Hill, hosts Thanksgiving dinner for her entire family everyyear. Tables are set up in the furnished garage, living room and office for the 70-somefamily members that are able to attend the annual celebration.


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ve turkeys, 20 pounds of ham and 20pounds of beef and used seven loavesof bread for the dressing. Some of theside dishes are brought by family mem-bers, but most of the food is cooked inOrbecks kitchen.

Each table receives a platter offood promptly at noon, allowing ev-eryone to say grace and enjoy the mealtogether. Once dinner is complete, itstime to clean up and everyone pitchesin.

We setup wash pans in the kitch-

en area and everybody helps clean thedishes, said Orbeck. Its quite thesystem we have.

The day continues as cousins,nieces and nephews and siblings spendthe afternoon catching up with one an-other. The older family members en-oy playing a round of cards, while the

children love to play outside.Oftentimes, Thanksgiving is the

only time we are all together, saidMary. Its a great time spent catchingup on each others lives.

When evening rolls around, Or-beck sets out the leftovers on the kitch-en counter. The supper meal is servedas a buffet and family members can eat

as they please. We are much more laid backcome supper time, said Orbeck. Butwe never run out of food. Theres al-ways plenty of leftovers. Orbeck is 82 years old now, andhas yet to be disappointed with herThanksgiving celebrations. She hopesher children may carry on her tradition,but realizes its her special holiday andthey may choose to celebrate in a dif-ferent way. Im not holding anyone to it and

promise not to haunt them over it. Illlet their conscience be their guide,said Orbeck, with a grin. For now, Orbeck is grateful forbeing able to spend this one-of-a-kindholiday with her ever-growing familyand is looking forward to this yearscelebration.

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Legend has itFor some time now, I have wanted to do a story

on the moonshine activity in our area. Its such animportant part our past, that I wondered how manyof us have connections to moonshine andbootlegging. I gured anyone with farmingroots or large families could nd some con-nection, whether it be directly or indirectly. So

I thought it would be easy to get that story.Well, not that many people want to talkabout it, for various reasons. One obvious rea-son is it was illegal, and people are reluctantto admit their involvement, or that of theirparents or grandparents. With deep religiousroots, it might be tough to admit having goneagainst the law. Many have reservations aboutpromoting alcohol use in general. Some dont wantto get the reputation that some of their family moneyoriginated from illegal activities.

Whatever the reason, it took a while to get to Nor-bert Kollodge, who is featured in the months Cher-ished Memories story. Talking to Norbert changedsome of my thoughts about the moonshine business.My images of rampant disobedience of the law out

of rebellion changed to families that were so poorfrom the Depression that they had no choice but to

use their otherwise worthless corn to make whiskey.Images of bootleggers with fancy hiding spots in

their cars and trucks, outrunning the Feds in the mid-dle of the night, changed to barefoot childrenwandering around town pedaling whiskey at$1 a pint and bringing the money home to ahungry family.

The legends of the whole Prohibition pe-riod consist of exciting stories of hiding stillsin hills, making big money, brushes with theMaa and narrow escapes from local law.

What we probably had in our area was aperfect whiskey storm. We had large fami-lies to feed, a Depression that had hit agricul-ture long before the general public, and Ger-

man Catholics with a tradition of brewing the nestbeers and whiskeys in the Old Country.

For many, this is just a part of their past theydont talk about, or were never told about to beginwith. But to this day, people are still coming up withtheir own conclusions about who did what. For ex-ample, just a few weeks ago, a man from a neighbor-ing town who is quite well off came into the ofce.

After he left, another guy who happened to be theretold me in a condential tone of voice, that family

got its wealth making moonshine. Well, Im pret-ty sure theyve been working their tails off for gen-erations since, but what do I know? And honestly Icouldnt care less.

Maybe there were a few families that made it bigselling white lightning, but for the Kollodge familyand many like them, it was literally a matter of sur-

vival. Most of us will never have a clue what kind ofpoverty people lived in during those times. I knowof a man who as a teenager didnt go to church forthe entire summer because all he had was one shoeand one boot, which he kept tied onto his foot witha string. The fall harvest meant a pair of new shoes.Milk soup with old bread was commonly all therewas to eat. Things like that stick with a person forlife.

This Thanksgiving, we can all be grateful forwhat we have. Ironically, one of the things NorbertKollodge is most thankful for is having had nothing.Because when youve had nothing, you see every-thing after that as a gift.

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How manyyears haveyou been deerhunting? Ihave been bowhunting for 13years.How big ofa buck didyou shoot thisyear? I shot a9-point buckthat greenscored 160 andweighed 224pounds.Explain howand when ithappened? Iwas sitting ina ladder standthat is in a

strip of woodson Nov. 2. Onone side of thewoods there was a cut bean eld and on the other side there was a eld withstanding corn. During the evening hunt, I had deer around me almost the entiretime. I saw several does being chased by small bucks, so I knew the rut was on.I was watching a doe with two fawns and there was also a ock of turkeys uptowards the corn eld. As I was looking around, I looked over towards the beaneld and saw a big 9-pointer standing on the edge of the woods, about 100 yardsaway. The buck stood there looking into the woods for approximately 20 minutes,not moving, just standing there. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw a doe runningacross the bean eld towards the buck, which caught the bucks attention and hechased her into a thick swamp. I decided not to try my grunt call because it wasstill early and I thought they would come out of the swamp towards me. Soonafter that, I saw a doe come out of the woods. I could see a buck following herbut it was a small 6-pointer, not the buck I was looking for. I watched them run

around in front of me then I looked back towards the swamp and saw another doeappear with the big 9-point following. The doe walked about 30 yards from mystand, but the buck stayed back for a while; he was a little more hesitant. All of

a sudden, the buck started to run towards the doe, so I grabbed my bow and gotready to take aim. The buck ran on the same trail as the doe, 30 yards away andgave me a nice broadside shot. I let the arrow y and the buck dropped.What is the biggest buck youve ever shot?The biggest buck I ever shot was in2012. I shot a 15-point buck that scored 175 1/8 with my bow.What do you like most about deer hunting?I enjoy sitting out in the woodswatching the wildlife. Theres something about not knowing whats out there andknowing that, at any second, you could see the buck of a lifetime.Tell us your best deer hunting story?Its tough to think of one specic hunt-ing story that stands out as the best, but the hunt on Nov. 2 is denitely one ofmy favorites. There were deer running around the entire time I was in my stand,which always makes hunting more enjoyable. There is something magical whenall the hours of practice, shooting my bow in the offseason, scouting and standplacement all come together and the result is a nice buck.

Tom FlanniganPaynesville

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you been deerhunting? 17yearsHow big ofa buck didyou shoot thisyear? A mainframed 8-pointwith a 3 inchdrop tine.Scored 149 1/8.Explain howand when ithappened? Itwas Saturdaymorning about

8:30. I had a doemoving through the brush and trees in front of me. I noticed a deer behind herand checked it out with my binos and saw it was a shooter buck. They were about


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150 yards away and I blew my grunt call twice almost as loud as I could withoutbottoming it out. Then he turned and ran right at me. He stopped twice on his wayto me. Each time I grunted softer and he came out at 60 yards and I took the shotand hit him where I wanted and he died 142 yards from my tree in a hay eld.What is the biggest buck youve ever shot?The biggest buck is a 13-point thatscored 177 and was 6 1/2 yrs old.What do you like most about deer hunting?For me the time spent with familyand friends in the eld are the best reason for doing it. But one big thing for mealso is setting out cameras year after year and letting little bucks go and watchingthem grow up to a point to where I try and harvest them.Tell us your best deer hunting story? Shooting my 177-inch deer last year wasone of the best times Ive had deer hunting. Ive been as far away as Alaska deer

hunting so its hard to pick my best story. Last year we drove the cattails along ahug pond and I walked in about 80 yards and the cattails exploded and that mon-ster shot outta there. I ran out of the brush a ways and he was running straightaway and I shot three times. Went and looked for blood and couldnt nd any andhad to go back and nish the drive. Later we found blood 150 yards from where Ishot him and he went a total of 500 yards before we found him and I freaked out.Ive spent a lot of time, money and been a lot of places to try and kill a deer thatbig. Being 28 at the time, it felt gratifying to nally have all that effort pay off,even though it was on a drive.

own property south of Regal. I have bow hunted every year between 1991 to2012 and rie hunted a few years, as well, near Cuyuna in 2003 to 2007.How big of a buck did you shoot this year?This year I shot an 11-point,186-pound buck with 11-inch G2s.Explain how and when it happened? After seeing a fair amount of action anda few other small bucks, at 8:30 a.m. this 11-pointer snuck in to check his scrapeabout 167 yards away from me. He was not in a hurry, just going about re-mark-ing his territory. He was almost directly downwind of me. I had scent glandshanging out that I had frozen from my wifes 10-pointer last year. I am not sureif that caused him to head my way or if he was just in his routine. I had a clearbroadside shot at him standing still. Knowing where he was, I knew I only hadtime for one shot. He was tipping his head back smelling either me or the scentglands I had put out. I was very condent my gun was dialed in for that distance.I take a lot of time each year to target shoot prior to the season. Just hitting a pieplate at 100 yards doesnt cut it for me. I need to shoot consistently in a 3-inchbulls eye. I wasnt going to take the chance that he would come closer, or worse,leave. I was fairly calm considering the size of this buck, so I squeezed off oneshot. He immediately darted forward. I did my preparation now it was up to meto wait it out an hour before running to look if I got him. When I did, it was aneasy track. The rst thing I saw was one side of his antler sticking up out of thegrass only 40 or 50 yards from where I made the shot. My wife was there when Igutted him to witness the bullet hole right through his heart.What is the biggest buck youve ever shot? For all of the deer we have harvest-ed over the years, this is the largest rack to date. Not sure if this is the heaviest.What do you like most about deer hunting? Gun hunting deer and bow hunt-ing deer are very different experiences for me. I like the whole experience gunhunting with my wife, Julie. Mostly just hearing her story of how things wentdown for her deer (she usually outdoes me). And feeling fullled knowing we

can completely provide our own meat for our family. Julie and I walk from ourhouse and climb up into our stands really early. They are not cozy stands; thereis just enough room to sit and be still. We do not eat, drink, or read from them.We usually sit from 6 a.m. to 11 a.m., take a dinner break at the house, and thengo back in the afternoon to sit from 1:30 p.m. until dark. We do not drive deer atall. After we get a kill and gut the deer in the woods, it is drug by hand in a sledto our house, where we do all of our own processing. We skin it in the garageand take the quarters into the kitchen, further processing into steaks, roasts andground venison. Bow hunting is a solitary, serene, peaceful experience, swayingat the top of a tree and equally exciting.Tell us your best deer hunting story?Too many to count. One morning in 1996,I was on my way to my bow stand well before sunup. While trying to enter un-noticed, not using any ashlight, I walked past my stand and got temporarily lostin the woods. It was the only time in my life I got to see the sun rise in the west.

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AubreeWhat are youthankful forthis year?Explain. I amvery thankfulfor my family,both immedi-ate and extend-ed; I am thank-ful for all myfriends as well.We are all very close and I cherish being surroundedby such loving people. All of them have shaped me intowho I am today and I hope they all keep making such animpact on my life in the future.

What do you enjoy most about Thanksgiving?Thething I enjoy most about Thanksgiving would have tobe going to my grandparents house the day before, withmy sisters, and helping my grandma prepare the foodwe would be eating the next day. We all have a blast andits always delicious.

What are your Thanksgiv-ing traditions?On Thanks-giving, my family rst goesover to my moms side ofthe family and we spendthe morning and lunch withthem. After that, we go overto my dads side of the fam-ily, play cards and eat din-ner until it gets very late.

It is rare that each side ofmy family are together inthe same place at once, soI make sure to bask in themoment and treasure thetime while it lasts.What are your favor-ite Thanksgiving foodand drinks? My favoriteThanksgiving food wouldhave to be Grandma Volk-ers famous stufng andmashed potatoes and myfavorite drink is strawber-ry-rhubarb slush.

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ical dish. My dads extended family comes over to ourhouse from Appleton, Wisc., and we eat for hours withthe football game on.What are your favorite Thanksgiving food anddrinks?I like sh, fruit salads, cranberry pie, pumpkinpie and these delicious glazed crescent rolls my unclemakes.How has the meaning of Thanksgiving changed foryou over the years? In elementary school, I thoughtThanksgiving was very historical; it had to be aboutthe pilgrims and the Native Americans sharing a meal.I dont picture pilgrims anymore. I think of spendingmuch-needed time with my family and those relatives(and now their children) I dont see very often. Thanks-giving is a delicious excuse to come together.

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Family members:Married to Lee. We have5 sons: Zach (21), Mitch (17), Adam (11),Evan (11) and Ryan (11)What are you thankful for this year? I amthankful for my good health and also thatmy family is healthy. I am thankful that welive near both of our parents, which makes itpossible to see both families on Thanksgiv-ing Day. I also appreciate that Lee and I bothhave good jobs and can provide for the needsof our family.What do you enjoy most about Thanksgiv-

ing?Getting together with our families andthat the holiday is focused on sharing a mealtogether and being thankful, not on gifts. Ialso love to cook and bake pies to contributeto the family meals.What are your Thanksgiving traditions?Going to Mass as a family, getting togetherwith both of our extended families and enjoy-ing delicious food and time together.What are your favorite Thanksgiving food and drinks? I love turkey, my fa-ther-in-laws chicken, my Moms dressing and pumpkin pie.How has the meaning of Thanksgiving changed for you over the years? Ithink when I was younger, I took family gatherings more for granted. Before weall had our own families, it was easier to get everyone together. Now, I appreci-ate seeing everyone so much, continuing traditions and remembering our familymembers who have passed away or cant be with us over the holidays. I also love

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he will be. We are also thankful to be able to work together and see each other everyday.What do you enjoy most about Thanksgiving?Time off to spend with family andthe great food that comes with the big day. Also, its the start of the holiday seasonand everyone is usually pretty cheerful!What are your Thanksgiving traditions?Both of our parents are in the area, so weare able to spend some time at both places and see our parents, siblings, nieces andnephews. Bonnie: Occasionally Ill participate in Black Friday, but as I get older, Ind it harder to get up in the middle of the night or get the urge to leave everyoneThanksgiving evening. Thinking about this makes me want to start some of our owntraditions for our immediate family.What are your favorite Thanksgiving food and drinks?Sweet potato casserole,pumpkin pie, homemade stufng, eggnog and wine. Oh and The other meat Paulsdad cooks along with a turkey usually lamb but one year it was a turducken.How has the meaning of Thanksgiving changed for you over the years? As ourfamilies grow and become busier we dont get together as often, so we cherish theholiday season as it is a chance to spend quality time with everyone.

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Family members:Wife, Cindy, and threechildren, Doug, Adam and KarlaWhat are you thankful for this year? Ex-plain.This year, I am thankful for my fam-ily, friends and good health.What do you enjoy most about Thanks-giving?The best part about Thanksgivingis just being able to get together with all thefamily.What are your Thanksgiving traditions?Every year, we go to church in the morningand then come home to have dinner withthe family. After weve eaten, then its timeto watch a little football.

What are you favorite Thanksgivingfood and drinks?I enjoy all the food thatgoes with Thanksgiving and a cold beer.How has the meaning of Thanksgivingchanged for you over the years?For me,it really hasnt changed over the years. Imthankful for all the good things that havehappened in my life a loving wife, threegreat children, and their spouses, and ve grandchildren with one on the way.

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Family members:Include my husband,Glenn of 40 years, three grown children,a daughter-in-law, a son-in-law and ninegrandchildrenWhat are you thankful for this year?Explain. I am thankful for family, ourjobs, health, music, running water, ush-ing toilets, heating systems, electricity,a Christian upbringing, the Bible, livingin the U.S.A., the strength, struggles anddreams of the forefathers of this countryand the hope of eternal life because of the

love and sacrice of my Savior.What do you enjoy most aboutThanksgiving? The things that I enjoyabout Thanksgiving are getting togeth-er with family, homemade dressing andfall-Thanksgiving decorations. But thething I like most about Thanksgiving isthat it is a holiday set aside to remind usto acknowledge and remember the many,many things that we should always be Thankful for.What are your Thanksgiving traditions? Our Thanksgiving traditions are get-ting together with as much family as possible, eating lots of delicious foods andholding hands in a complete family circle while we pray and give thanks.What are your favorite Thanksgiving food and drinks? My favorite Thanks-giving foods are the homemade dressing, pumpkin bread, pumpkin pie, pumpkinbars, apple pie and French silk chocolate pie.How has the meaning of Thanksgiving changed for you over the years?WhenI was a child, Thanksgiving was just another holiday to get together with cousins.But in my older years now, Thanksgiving is much more meaningful to me be-cause we all need to remember every day how much we have to be thankful for.

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Family members: We have fourchildren, 12 grandchildren and 11great-grandchildren, soon to be 12What are you thankful for this year?Explain.Ray: This year, I am thankfulfor a full recovery from lung cancer sur-gery two years ago.Rita:I am thankfulfor a full recovery of knee replacementsurgery on both knees. One surgery wasa year ago and the other was just thispast May. Together:We are very thank-

ful for the very good corn harvest. It wasa lot better than expected after we had awet, late spring.What do you enjoy most aboutThanksgiving?We really enjoy gettingtogether with our four children and theirspouses, the 12 grandchildren and someof their spouses and the great-grandchil-dren.What are your Thanksgivi

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