March 1, 2012 FREE Publication Hometown News Atkinson Well & Pump Ltd. • GEO Thermal • Pump & Water Systems • Sales, Service & Parts State Licensed • Nationally Certified Serving You Since 1942 320-836-2597 800-450-2597 Rodney Atkinson • Freeport MN Lic. #2114 On The Inside... Grey Eagle, Burtrum, St. Rosa, Freeport, Upsala, Albany, Holdingford, St. Anna, Avon, Swanville, Melrose Harvey Mackay Page 2 Obituaries: Kuhlmann, Bertram, Pages 4-5 Engelmeyer, Pelzer, Winkler Notes from the Capitol Page 8 Local Municipality Minutes Page 9 Upsala City, Grey Eagle City Swanville & Sobieski Lions Clubs sponsored their 19th Annual Fishing Contest last Saturday on Long Lake. Swanville Boy Scouts joined in to try their luck in the contest. Pictured is Boy Scout John Muhlenkamp. Photo by John Young. Albany Fleet Supply Mon. - Sat.: 7 AM - 7 PM; Sun.: 9 AM - 5 PM 1241 Co. Rd 10, Albany • 320-845-4321 Used Farm Machinery For Sale On Our Lot! Boots, Hats, Gloves & Mittens 25% off Winter Wear IRA or IRS? MAKE THE RIGHT MOVE and open an IRA Account today! 320-836-2126 320-837-5297 320-256-7208 www.freeportstatebank.com • Traditional • Roth • Coverdell ESA • Health Savings Account (HSA) • Simplified Employee Pension (SEP) FREEPORT: Brenda, Lea & Donna MELROSE: Alice & Amy “Customer Service Is Our Priority” Stop In Today To See Our IRA Specialists Freeport • New Munich • Melrose 50 Year Legacy features •110 mph Wind Warranty •Class 4 Impact Resistance •Class A Fire Rating •Patented Nailing “ZONE” •People Have Seen Insurance Rate Reductions 320-285-8085 1-800-645-6336 Building Supplies Grey Eagle, MN Mon.- Fri.: 8 am - 5 pm Sat.: 8 am - 12 pm Malarkey Shingles Real Estate Services Benchmark www.benchmarkrealty.com Big Swan Lake: Just Listed: two wooded lots, 300 ft. level shore with well, electric, dock included, also offered separately. See website. Little Birch Lake: Seasonal cabin with hard bottom shore. Big Birch Lake: Year round cabin with hard bottom shore. Big Birch Lake: Spacious year round estate 4 Br 4 Bath, 4 car garage, sandy beach. See lakeshore link on our website. 320-256-8000 H ennen Floor Covering Let Our Friendly Staff Help You With Your Flooring Needs! 320-836-2177 800-472-9876 Hours: Mon.-Fri. 8 am-5 pm; Sat. 8 am-12 pm The Complete Flooring Store! 208 Main St W Freeport, MN Brandon Kelly BROKER-REALTOR 320-491-6107 Equal Housing Opportunity Email: [email protected]To View More Listings, Visit: www.brandonkellymn.com Burtrum Nice Lake Home on Long Lake Fully Finished, Attached 2 Stall Garage And Detached 24 x 28 2 Stall Garage. Dock And Pontoon Are Negotiable. Recent Updates, Shingles, Siding, and Septic System. Property NEW price at $235,000. Additional Land May Be Available. ST. ROSA LUMBER INC. ST. ROSA LUMBER INC. www.strosalumber.com 29033 Co Rd 17 • Freeport, MN 56331 In St. Rosa 320-836-2284 1-888-276-1751 •Saves on Heating & Cooling Costs •Maintenance Free •Replacement Windows are Custom Made for a Perfect Fit See us at the St. Cloud Home Show March 9-11 BRUNO’S HUB SUPPER CLUB www.brunosmn.com • www.gerardsmn.com 320-285-4318 - Long Lake, Burtrum Wednesday: Chicken, Ribs, & Shrimp Buffet - Wing Ding Wed. Thursday: Mexican Night Friday: PASTA BAR 5-11 PM • Create Your Own Gluten Free & Whole Wheat Pasta Available Friday & Saturday: Slow Roasted Prime Rib Sunday Brunch LENTEN FISH FRY Special All you can eat - Includes Full Salad Bar & Clam Chowder Soup - Best Deal Around! $10.99 or Gourmet Fish Dinner $7.99 Starting March 2nd & Every Friday: Barhopping at the Hub - Bruno’s Bar & Michaela’s Red Solo Cup Bar Opens at 8 pm. Lots of Fun! 2 different Bars Under One Roof. Plus Guest Owner Night - See Bruce for Details. New Hours Mon. Closed Tues. 3 PM-12 AM Wed.-Sun. 11 AM- Midnight or Later MARCH 5: Swanville VFW Annual Fish Fry - 5-9 PM NIGHTLY SPECIALS
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March 1, 2012 FREE Publication
Hometown News
Atkinson Well & Pump Ltd.
• GEO Thermal• Pump & Water Systems• Sales, Service & Parts
State Licensed • Nationally CertifiedServing You Since 1942
Grey Eagle, Burtrum, St. Rosa, Freeport, Upsala, Albany, Holdingford, St. Anna, Avon, Swanville, Melrose
Harvey Mackay Page 2Obituaries: Kuhlmann, Bertram, Pages 4-5 Engelmeyer, Pelzer, WinklerNotes from the Capitol Page 8Local Municipality Minutes Page 9 Upsala City, Grey Eagle City
Swanville & Sobieski Lions Clubs sponsored their 19th Annual Fishing Contest last Saturday on Long Lake. Swanville Boy Scouts joined in to try their luck in the contest. Pictured is Boy Scout John Muhlenkamp. Photo by John Young.
Albany Fleet Supply Mon. - Sat.: 7 AM - 7 PM; Sun.: 9 AM - 5 PM 1241 Co. Rd 10, Albany • 320-845-4321Used Farm Machinery For Sale On Our Lot!
• Traditional • Roth• Coverdell ESA• Health Savings Account (HSA)• Simplified Employee Pension (SEP)
FREEPORT: Brenda, Lea & DonnaMELROSE: Alice & Amy
“Customer Service Is Our Priority”
Stop In Today To See Our IRA Specialists
Freeport • New Munich • Melrose
50 Year Legacy features•110 mph Wind Warranty•Class 4 Impact Resistance•Class A Fire Rating•Patented Nailing “ZONE”•People Have Seen Insurance Rate Reductions
320-285-80851-800-645-6336
Building Supplies Grey Eagle, MN
Mon.- Fri.: 8 am - 5 pmSat.: 8 am - 12 pm
Malarkey Shingles
Real Estate ServicesBenchmark
www.benchmarkrealty.com
Big Swan Lake: Just Listed: two
wooded lots, 300 ft. level shore
with well, electric, dock included,
also offered separately.
See website.Little Birch Lake: Seasonal cabin with hard bottom shore.Big Birch Lake: Year round cabin with hard bottom shore.Big Birch Lake: Spacious year round estate 4 Br 4 Bath, 4 car garage, sandy beach. See lakeshore link on our website.
320-256-8000
HennenFloor Covering
Let Our Friendly Staff Help You With Your Flooring Needs!
To View More Listings, Visit:www.brandonkellymn.com
BurtrumNice Lake Home on
Long LakeFully Finished, Attached 2 Stall Garage And Detached 24 x 28 2 Stall Garage. Dock And Pontoon Are Negotiable. Recent Updates, Shingles, Siding, and Septic System. Property NEW price at $235,000. Additional Land May Be Available.
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Friday & Saturday: Slow Roasted Prime Rib
Sunday Brunch
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Full Salad Bar & Clam Chowder Soup - Best Deal Around! $10.99
or Gourmet Fish Dinner $7.99Starting March 2nd & Every Friday:
Barhopping at the Hub -
Bruno’s Bar &Michaela’s Red
Solo Cup Bar Opens at 8 pm.
Lots of Fun!2 different Bars Under One Roof.
Plus Guest Owner Night -
See Bruce for Details.
New HoursMon. Closed
Tues. 3 PM-12 AMWed.-Sun. 11 AM-Midnight or Later
MARCH 5: Swanville VFW Annual Fish Fry - 5-9 PM
NIGHTLY SPECIALS
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Upcoming Events
If you have an upcoming event or meeting, please let us know by email: htnews@meltelnet or call 320-285-2323.
MARCH 3 • Central MN Heritage Club Win-ter Fun Day starting at 11 a.m., Heritage Grounds, Burtrum. See ad on page 10. • Grace Alive Church Community Chili Cook Off from 4-7 p.m. at the Al-bany Community Center.
MARCH 4 • New Munich Lions Pancake & Sau-sage Breakfast from 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at the Immaculate Conception Church basement. • Spring Hill Baseball Team, Recre-ation Club & St. Michael’s Parish Sausage & Ham Supper from 4-8:30 p.m. at the Spring Hill Church basement.
MARCH 5 • Swanville VFW Fish Fry from 5-8 p.m. at the Hub Supper Club.
MARCH 10 • Todd County Master Gardeners Gar-den Day from 8:15 a.m.-3:15 p.m. at First Baptist Church, Long Prairie.
MARCH 11 • Holdingford Firefighters Relief As-soc. Annual Breakfast from 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m. at the Holdingford Civic Center. See ad on page 5. • Freeport Lions Breakfast from 8:30
a.m.-12:30 p.m. at the Sacred Heart Church basement, Freeport.
MARCH 17 • Holiness in Marriage and Family Spiritual Retreat from 8 a.m.-2 p.m. at Holy Family Church, Belle Prairie.
MARCH 18 • St. Patrick’s Day Social, Celebration & Dinner from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Melrose.
MARCH 21 • Grey Eagle Senior Center Monthly Membership Meeting at 11:00 a.m. at the center. • Freeport Community Center Chicken Fry from 4:30-7 p.m. at the Freeport Com-munity Center.
MARCH 23 • Boy Scout Troop 68 Dad’s Belgian Waffle Supper from 4:30-7:30 p.m. at St. Mary’s Church basement, Melrose.
MARCH 25 • Bingo starting at 7:30 p.m. at St. Mary’s Church basement, Melrose.
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.
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 TOWNSHIP • Meets the first Monday of the month at 8 p.m.
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.
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.
Press ReleasesPress releases are welcome. They must be emailed to: [email protected].
Mark Twain was one of the keenest minds ever to put pen to paper. He was also an utter bust managing his money. Twain poured a fortune into technologi-cal innovations that didn’t work. His publishing house went broke
printing books the public didn’t buy.In the end, a buddy -- oil baron Hen-
ry Huttleston Rogers -- saved Twain’s bacon. Rogers made the creator of Huck Finn and Hellfire Hotchkiss declare bankruptcy. Until Twain paid off his creditors, Rogers took total control of the author’s finances.
Wallet wisdom is not the strong suit of some, no matter how sharp in other ways. How about young people of all mindsets? They’re prodded to shop-till-they-drop.
Keeping wallets shut is not a skill set we encourage. A huge segment of the population has become walled off from traditional banking. According to a Mar-ketWatchcolumn, “banking industry sta-tistics show that about 25% of American households are ‘unbanked’ or ‘under-banked.’” Let’s face facts: Many folks need a helping hand -- not a handout -- to stay fiscally responsible.
Enter the prepaid debit card. These cards give people with patchy credit rat-ings a way to complete purchase transac-
tions without carrying cash. The card is also a plastic pathway to pay hotel bills and airfares with-out worrying about cash. The prepaid debit card isn’t the last and best solution . . . and it has its critics. But it can be a ratio-nal way station toward a finan-cial footing.
Financial commentator Suze Orman is a beacon of creativ-ity. That’s why Oprah latched onto Suze as a regular feature for Omagazine. Suze’s string of 9 New York Times bestsell-ers has wowed the publishing industry. Her CNBC show is a long-running Saturday evening staple. She has won more Gra-cie Awards for women in media than anybody in history. She has also raised more bucks for Pub-lic Broadcasting than any other fund-raiser.
Suze scaled her way up with unstop-pable determination. At the age of thir-ty, she was still earning $400 a month as a waitress. Then came an entry-level job at Merrill Lynch . . . a vice presidency at Prudential Bache . . . and now mar-quee billing as today’s leading personal finance expert.
Suze Orman has come up with her own take on the prepaid debit card. It’s called the Approved Card. Her design goals were to:
• Keep fees low and transparent,• Help card owners “track their
spending,• Protect their identity,
• And keep users secure.Another objective was to pave the
way for debit-card spending to be in-cluded in personal credit reports. Up un-til now, people with “responsible debit-card spending behavior” have been un-able to build a track record. This can prove a non-starter for someone who later wants a car loan or home mortgage. “The Approved Card is the first debit card in history to share information with a major credit bureau.”
The Approved Card is also a com-mercial product with its own business purposes . . . and critics. One of them is columnist Chuck Jaffe. He wrote the
Debitable but debatable no longer -By Harvey Mackay
Harvey Mackay continued to pg 3
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MarketWatch piece cited above. Jaffe acknowledges “prepaid cards can help consumers who don’t have the disci-pline to stop from overdrawing their bank account.” Jaffe even admits he is “not a big fan of Orman. That said, she has helped millions of people pick them-selves up by their financial boot-straps, build up the courage to change their hab-its and take control of their finances, and generally come to have a healthy rela-tionship with money. She deserves all the respect and credit I can muster for that.”
As a debit-card downside, Jaffe mentions the fees required to reload the card with cash. And he points to a plus: “It’s a prepaid debit card that in many ways is superior to much of the compe-tition.” But Jaffe also builds a case that its features aren’t that special in several respects. His verdict: “the Approved Card could be a very good pick for” a
Harvey Mackay continued from page 2light rather than a “heavy card user. . .”
Our everyday financial system has been through a meat slicer in recent years. Not recommending personal fi-nancial tactics remains a personal policy of mine. I intend to stick to it. However, when someone like Suze Orman tackles a sticky problem with fresh thinking, who can afford to ignore it?
Mackay’s Moral: As Mark Twain said, “Denial ain’t just a river in Egypt.” When it comes to money, who can beat dollars and sense?
Reprinted with permission from na-tionally 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,” and the new book “The Mackay MBA of Selling in the Real World.”
Taking A Poll1. How important is it to you to have our store in Grey Eagle?__________________________________________________________________________2. What would you miss most if we were not here?__________________________________________________________________________
All comments are welcomed.Your feedback and thoughts are very
important to me, to help make some important decisions.
Please drop off your answers in the store, we will have a box for them. You may sign them or leave them unsigned.
Thanks for your past support. And for continuing to let us serve you.
Chris
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Birth Announcement
Gina Harren and Keith Soenneker of Melrose are proud to announce the birth of their daughter, Maci Sue Soennek-er, born February 27, 2012 at 11:22 p.m. at the CentraCare Health System, Melrose.
Maci weighed 7 pounds, 5 ounces and measured 21 inches in length.
Grandparents are Dan and Sue Harren of Melrose and Alice Soenneker of Melrose. Great-grandparents are Victor and Beatrice Tschida of Melrose.
Maci Sue Soenneker
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Armella BueckersArmella Bueckers will be celebrat-
ing her 90th birthday with an open house on Saturday, March 10 from 1-5 p.m. at the Albany Area Community Center, lo-cated at 741 Lake Ave.
Come help her celebrate with her 11 children.
The family of Alvin Scherping wishes to thank everyone for the prayers, flow-ers, Masses, memorials, and acts of kindness shown at this difficult time. Thank you to the Swanville First Response Team, Father Ron, Karen Allen, the choir and cooks, Kyle LeMieur of the Shelley Funeral Home, and to those that delivered food and offered support at the house. We are deeply touched by your thoughtfulness. Thank you to anyone whose kindness we have not mentioned.
The Alvin Scherping Family
Week 1: The Community Builders Medallion is hiding somewhere in town. If you want to have some fun, search until it is found.
Community Builders Medallion Clue
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Obituaries Thomas B. “Tom” Kuhlmann
Thomas B. “Tom” Kuhlmann, age 71 of Ward Springs, died Friday, February 24, 2012 at the St. Benedict’s Senior C o m m u n i t y Center in St. Cloud, Minnesota.
M e m o r i a l Services will be
11 a.m. Thursday, March 1, 2012 at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Grey Eagle with Rev. Ron Dockendorf officiating. Inurnment will take place at St. Bernard’s Cemetery in Ward Springs at a later date.
Friends may call from 10 to 11 a.m. Thursday at the church in Grey Eagle.
Thomas Bernard Kuhlmann was born October 17, 1940 in Birchdale Township, Todd County, Minnesota to Theodore and Antoinette (Terwey) Kuhlmann. He enlisted in the U.S. Air Force in 1959. He was employed as a butcher at Landy’s Packing in St. Cloud, Red Owl and Frozen Foods in Sauk Centre. He also
worked at Jennie-O Foods in Melrose for 16 years. Tom enjoyed fishing, hunting, snowmobiling, four wheeling, traveling, and feeding the birds.
Survivors include his significant other, Connie Finch of Ward Springs; children, Dale Kuhlmann of Long Prairie, Kevin (Nancy) Kuhlmann of Sauk Centre, Pam (Jim) Stewart of Tea, South Dakota, and Scott Kuhlmann of Long Prairie; seven grandchildren; sisters and brothers, Lorraine (Tom) Snetsinger of Golden Valley, Fred “Fritz” Kuhlmann of Shakopee, Garry Kuhlmann of Grey Eagle, Sharon Kuhlmann (Paul) of Golden Valley, George (Marilyn) Kuhlmann of Grey Eagle, Frank “Frankie” (Annette) Kuhlmann of Ward Springs, William “Bill” (Carol) Kuhlmann of Grey Eagle, Shirley Deters of Grey Eagle, and Diane (Richard) Koehn of Holdingford.
Tom was preceded in death by his parents; brothers, Jim, Ralph, Theodore, Jr., and Larry Kuhlmann.
Arrangements were made with Patton-Schad Funeral & Cremation Services of Grey Eagle.
Mary Kay EngelmeyerMary Kay
Engelmeyer, age 54 of St. Rosa, died Tuesday, February 28, 2012 surrounded by her family at her home in St. Rosa, Minnesota after a courageous year long battle with stomach cancer.
Mass of Christian Burial
will be 11 a.m. Saturday, March 3, 2012 at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church in St. Rosa with Rev. Roger Klassen, O.S.B. officiating and Rev. Art Hoppe, Rev. Gregory Lieser, and Deacon Rick Scherping concelebrating. Interment will be in the parish cemetery.
Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday and from 8 to 10 a.m. Saturday at the Patton-Schad Funeral Home in Melrose. Parish prayers will be held at 5:15 p.m. followed by the Christian Mothers and the St. Rosa Lions Club at 7 p.m. Friday evening at the funeral home.
Mary Kay Rose Schiffler was born December 10, 1957 in Albany, Minnesota to David and Dorothy (Heinen) Schiffler. She graduated from Albany High School and earned her license to practice cosmetology and hairstyling from the St.
Cloud Beauty College. On May 3, 1980 she married Ronald “Ron” Engelmeyer at Seven Dolors Catholic Church in Albany. Mary Kay and Ron have lived in St. Rosa since their marriage, where Mary Kay owned and operated Kay’s Hairstyling. She was later employed by St. Michael’s Nursing Home in Sauk Centre and Mother of Mercy Nursing Home in Albany.
She was a member of St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church in St. Rosa where she served as a Eucharistic Minister and taught Religion for 15 years. She also was a member of the Christian Mothers and was fraternal secretary for the Catholic Aid Association. Mary Kay enjoyed spending time at the cabin on Big Birch Lake where she spent time fishing and reading. She also enjoyed golfing, reading, gardening, flowers, cooking and baking, and playing and going for gator rides with her dog, Trooper.
Survivors include her husband, Ron Engelmeyer of St. Rosa; children, David Engelmeyer of St. Rosa, Christopher Engelmeyer of St. Rosa, and Peter Engelmeyer of Wayzata; and mother, Dorothy Schiffler Bloch.
Mary Kay was preceded in death by her father, David Schiffler; and step-father, Lawrence Bloch.
Arrangements were made with Patton-Schad Funeral & Cremation Services of Melrose.
Calvin J. BertramMass of
Christian Burial will be 11 a.m. on Friday, March 2, 2012 at St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Spring Hill for Calvin J. Bertram, age 87, of Long Prairie, who passed away February 27, 2012 in Long Prairie.
Reverend Marvin Enneking will officiate. Burial will take place in St. Michael’s Parish Cemetery in Spring Hill. Visitation will be one hour prior to services at the church on Friday.
Calvin was born July 30, 1924 in Spring Hill, MN to Arnold and Anna (Speldrich) Bertram. He moved to Long Prairie in 1951 and farmed for 21 years.
He sold his farm, but retained three acres where he lived the rest of his life. He also worked at the Long Prairie Manor as a maintenance man for over 20 years and retired in 2010. He enjoyed hunting and fishing, and when he had luck fishing he would share his catch with the seniors at the Long Prairie Manor.
Calvin is survived by his sister Jeanette Heinen of Spring Hill, sister-in-law Rosie Bertram of Spring Hill, nieces: Barb (John) Young, Rosi (Richard) Balfour, Bonnie (Mark) Smith, Martie (Kevin) Thomes and Bernice Monson and nephews: Stan (Ruth) Heinen, Roger (Jonelle) Heinen, Reuben (Cindy) Bertram and Robert (Jane) Bertram and many great nieces and nephews. Calvin is also survived by very close and dear friend Theresa Becker and her family.
Preceding Calvin in death were his parents and his brother Richard.
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Frank A. PelzerThe Mass of
Christian Burial celebrating the life of Frank A. Pelzer, age 86 of Albany, was held Wednesday, February 29, at the Seven Dolors Catholic Church in Albany. Burial followed in the parish cemetery.
Frank died Friday, February 24th, 2012 at the Mother of Mercy Nursing Home in Albany surrounded by his family.
Frank was born June 22, 1925 in Marty (Pearl Lake) to Rudy and Francis (Holthaus) Pelzer. He was a member of the St. Augusta Bachelors Club until he met the love of his life. He married Phyllis Mary Storkamp on August 17, 1955 in the Holy Spirit Catholic Church in St. Cloud. Frank farmed his entire life until he retired in 1989. He and Phyllis then moved to the City of Albany. In 1996 they built their final home in Avon. He was a past board member of the Northern Feeder Pig Association and the “Christian Brothers Club.” Frank and Phyllis loved to travel and did their share of it. Frank was also a
member of Seven Dolors Catholic Church.Frank is survived by his children;
Kathy Gerads, Holdingford; Mary (Tim) Sauerer, Albany; Debbie VanHeel (Troy), Little Falls; Randy Pelzer, Albany; Jeff “Ozzie” (Pam) Pelzer, Cold Spring; Jack (Gail) Pelzer, St. Joseph; Loren (Deb) Pelzer, Albany; Judy Schepers, St. Cloud; Patty (Jesse) Brinker, St. Anthony; Steve (Kim) Pelzer, Albany; Therese Dufner (Troy), St. Cloud and Kurt (Joanne) Pelzer, Albany. He is also survived by his brothers and sisters, Luella Klaverkamp, St. Augusta; Adeline (Harvey) Laudenbach, St. Cloud; Ed “Boyce” (Terry) Pelzer, St. Cloud; Bernice (Andy) Witchen, Monticello; Beatie (Rich) Neu, Sauk Rapids; Alice (Donny) Ross, Monticello; John (Laverne) Pelzer, South Haven; Marlene (Gary) Laudenbach, St. Augusta; 39 grandchildren, 18 great-grandchildren.
Frank is preceded in death by his parents, his wife Phyllis on October 20, 2005, his grandsons, Jeremy Fiecke and Aaron Gerads. He is also preceded in death by his brother, Gene Pelzer and sister, Ruthie Toenjes.
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Leroy A. WinklerThe Mass of
Christian burial, celebrating the life of Leroy A. Winkler, age 85 of Holdingford, was held Saturday, February, 25 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Holdingford. Burial followed in the parish
cemetery. Leroy died at his home on Wednesday, February 22nd, 2012.
Leroy was born June 3, 1926 in Holdingford to Rudolph and Helen (Fischer) Winkler. He spent most of his life in Holdingford with the exception of a short time during WWII when he served
his country in the U.S. Army. He married Louise Solinger on September 5, 1955 in St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Holdingford. Leroy worked as a correction officer at the St. Cloud Correctional facility for men until he retired in July of 1981. He was a member of the St. Mary’s Catholic Church, the Holdingford Legion and the VFW club.
Leroy is survived by his wife, Louise, Holdingford; his children, Lee Winkler, Holdingford; Tim (Connie) Winkler, Rangely, CO; Kimberly (Steve) Ebnet, Holdingford and Jim (Deb) Winkler, Milaca. He is also survived by his sister, Vera Warzecha, Big lake; 9 grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren.
He is preceded in death by his parents and his brothers and sister, Leo Winkler, Lester Winkler, Alex Winkler, Irvin Winkler and Rosemary Popp.
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Long Prairie is one of five Minneso-ta sites offering the first ever University of Minnesota Virtual Dairy Seminar, Wednesday, March 7, 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Interactive TV (ITV) provides an opportunity to feature speakers that nor-mally would not be able to participate in a series of meetings across the state but are available part of a day. The ITV technology not only allows full speaker observation, but it also enables every-body full live two-way interaction with all of the speakers.
Topics and speakers for the day:• “Understanding Teat-End Le-
sions” by Dr. Jeremy Schefers.• “Properly Ventilating Nursery Calf
Facilities” by Dr. Kevin Janni.• “Profitable Dairy Models” by Jim
Salfer.• “Using Technology to Improve
Reproductive Efficiency” by Dr. Ricar-do Chebel.
• “Strategies to Improve Forage Di-gestibility” by Dr. Noah Litherland.
There is a fee for the dairy semi-nar which includes a noon meal and the 2012 University of Minnesota Dairy Re-search and Extension Update Proceed-ings with 17 articles by 22 authors. The Long Prairie site is in the Courthouse
University of Minnesota Virtual Dairy Seminar to be held March 7
Annex, located on the southeast corner of the Courthouse complex; enter in the south doors and follow signs.
Pre-registration for meal count pur-poses requested, but not required. Oth-er simultaneous sites available are St. Cloud, Fergus Falls, Pipestone and Jor-dan. For registration or additional infor-mation, contact Randy Pepin at the Todd County Extension Office (Long Prairie) 320-732-4435 or [email protected].
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TUE., MAR. 6: Special of the day.WED., MAR. 7: Roasted chicken,
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FRI., MAR. 9: Lemon pepper fish or fried steak, rosemary roasted potatoes, beets, gelatin w/fruit.
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MON., MAR. 5: BBQ chicken breast, baked potato, carrots, cake.
TUE., MAR. 6: Fried steak, mashed potatoes, gravy, stewed tomatoes, bar.
WED., MAR. 7: Lasagna, garden salad, garlic bread, applesauce.
THUR., MAR. 8: Chicken noodle soup, biscuit, fruit salad, cookie.
FRI., MAR. 9: Fish, baked potato, squash, dessert. * Bread and skim milk served with each meal.Grey Eagle Dining Site: 320-285-4481
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Kevin Kraus, Luther College vice president for academic affairs and dean of the college, has announced that Joel Bruns Luther College sophomore of Avon, Minn. was named to the 2011 fall
Area student named to Dean’s Listsemester Dean’s List at Luther College, Decorah, IA.
To be named to the dean’s list, a stu-dent must earn a semester grade point average of 3.5 or better on a 4.0 scale and must complete at least 12 credit hours with 10 hours of conventional grades (A, B, C, D).
Luther is a selective four-year col-lege located in northeast Iowa. The col-lege has an enrollment of 2,500 students and offers a liberal arts education lead-ing to the bachelor of arts degree in 60 majors and pre-professional programs.
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Please join the friends and family of 14-year-old Jack Kmitch of St. Cloud from 3-9 p.m. March 17 at Powder Ridge Winter Recreation Area, Kimball, as they take “Action for Jackson” in support of Jack as he battles childhood lymphoma. Entertainment includes mu-
Benefit honors young cancer patient battling T-cell lymphoma
sic by Dirty D & the Derelicts, a silent auction, raffle and great food.
All proceeds benefit the Miracles of Mitch Foundation. Sponsored by the Powder Ridge Ski Patrol. For more in-formation, call Mary Zelko at 763-898-2069.
Tools for health care decisionsLearn about “Making Tough Health
Care Decisions” from 1-2 p.m. March 15 in Coborn Cancer Center’s Carlson Classroom at CentraCare Health Plaza, St. Cloud. This free session is intended to educate you and your family, so if you are faced with a “tough health care de-cision,” you will be aware of the tools available to help clarify your preferenc-es and values about treatment options.
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Helping Hands Valentine luncheon. Pictured is Irene and Ron Schmidt, Betty and Steve Erlander, Joann and Joe Christensen, and Marge and Bernard Wunderlich.
Swanville recently held their district spelling bee. The winner was 5th grader Abby Kurowski, and the runner-up was 6th grader Abbey Moore. Abby Kurowski will now compete in the Region Spelling Bee in Brainerd on March 2. The National Honor Society helped supply judges and the pronouncer for the district spelling bee.
Helping Hands Outreach newsAnother great turnout at the Helping
Hands Valentine luncheon. The after-noon started with comedy by Fr. Jerry Miscke who told a lot of his jokes. Then we played the “Oldie Wed” game with our four couples and “Bob Ubanks”, DuWayne Warzecha. We had some great laughs as they tried to match their an-swers. A delicious BBQ rib and baked potato lunch was then enjoyed by the al-most 100 people attending.
March 15 at 2:00 p.m. at the Hold-ingford Legion we celebrate St. Pat-rick’s Day. We will have a elder lawyer presenting information on Power of Attorney, Health Care Directives and more. The Fun Singers from St. Cloud will entertain us with an old time sign
along. These are a group of Elders who perform and get you going. So bring your questions, get ready to sing and bring a friend.
On March 12 from 10:00 a.m. to noon, we will start our Living Well with Chronic Conditions Workshop This is a six week program that gives you support and practical tools to help manage our chronic health condition. To register, call Shari at 320-746-9960 at Helping Hands Outreach. All ages welcome.
On March 19 at 6:30 p.m. join us for a informational seminar on some tools for a healthy retirement including: Bal-ancing family and personal time, keep-ing current on social security and health care, organizing and maintaining your
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Grey Eagle Senior Center 8th Annual Rock-A-Thon Saturday, April 14th from
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finances during retirement, and work-ing and playing in retirement and much more. We will start with a free soup & sandwich supper. Have your questions ready to be answered. Anyone 50 and over are invited to attend. For more in-formation call us at 320-746-9960.
We have recently updated our list of families in our service area so you
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Have a great week and call if you have any needs or questions.
Mark your calendar! The Rock-A-Thon is coming April 14
The Grey Eagle Senior Center will hold their 8th Annual Rock-A-Thon fund raiser for the Center on Saturday, April 14th from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the Center. The event features a live band, great food, a raffle for a rocking chair and door prizes.
You can help the seniors by becom-ing a sponsor and we could use 4 or 5 more people who would be willing to pick up a sponsor sheet and seek spon-sors. Each $5 donated earns the donor a chance in the drawing. Call Harry Gram-mond to obtain a sponsor sheet. Your
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Swanville students in grades K-12 got to use this giant map of South America that they had on loan for a day from the National Geographic Services. The map was 26 feet wide by 35 feet tall, which was set up in the auditorium/elementary gym. The map was totally accurate and to size. Some of the activities included finding the capitals, mountains, rivers, etc. The students also did activities about habitats and weather. They also did some map reading activities.
There were many winners in the Up-sala Community Variety Show held Sun-day, February 26 in the Upsala School Auditorium. Mixing an original blend of popular love songs with a comedy story line, the “No Name Band” was the over-whelming crowd favorite in winning “Best of Show” honors. The band fea-tured seven high school students, Mat-thew Abeler (keyboard/vocal), Aaron Cheney (vocal), Aiden Guthrie (guitar), Aaron Peterson (bass), Israil Pundsack (vocal), Paul Ripplinger (drums), and
Upsala Community Variety ShowNate Schumer (guitar/vocal).
In a close vote for second place, the audience chose the hilarious com-edy skit, “Princess Bride”, a five-person sketch performed by Monte Abeler and
Ben Michel. The blue grass ensemble comprised of six members of the Knudt-son Family (Naomi, Hannah, Nate, Glory, Josh, and Chris) earned third place honors for their homespun sun-shine medley. For fourth place, the Up-sala Dance Team (Marie Blonigen, Tara Christian, Margaux Douvier, Emma Guthrie, Kim Mayer, Madeline Pekarek, Hayley Peterson, Rebecca Scepaniak, Amanda Tschida, and Megan Tschida) edged out soloist McKenzie Barth, who beautifully performed “Right Field” by Willy Welch.
Two large audiences also were win-ners, as both the 2:00 matinee and 6:30 shows enjoyed a variety-filled program of two-plus hours that featured sev-enteen quality acts. The Upsala High School, the event sponsor, also experi-enced a win as one-hundred-percent of the ticket sales, bake sale, and float sales went to underwrite the March 28 - April 1 band trip to Chicago. The ultimate winner, however, was the Upsala com-munity, which once again came together to celebrate a fun sampling of creative talent, root beer floats, and good will.
Albany LibrarySteampunk Jewelry Workshop: Thurs-
day, March 1 from 5-8 p.m. for adults and teens 15 and older. Artist Rhonda Smith will teach techniques and provide tools and supplies.
Participants will create steampunk jewelry applying basic jewelry making techniques to old costume jewelry, keys, watches, chains, beads and charms. Ste-ampunk jewelry pairs mechanical found objects with old-world Victorian-style filigree, charms, chains, gems and beads to create one-of-a-kind pieces. Bring items of your own you may want to incorporate to make your own unique jewelry item. The workshop will begin with some basics for the less experienced. The attendance limit is 12 and preregistration is required.
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Notes from the Capitol By State Rep. Paul Anderson
The new legislative and c o n g r e s s i o n a l maps came out last week, and some legisla-tors affected by the new districts are happy, while others were left scratching their heads. In all, 30 members of the Minnesota House
were paired with fellow members, while in the Senate, 16 members are in dis-tricts with fellow Senators.
In our area, the main part of District 13A now becomes 12B, and we will no longer have Joe Gimse as our senator. In-stead, the two halves of District 12 each have incumbent Representatives but not an incumbent senator. Torrey Westrom would have been the sitting Rep. in Dis-trict 12A, but he announced last week his candidacy for the open Senate seat.
The district I currently represent lost the western one-third of Pope County
to District 12A. It also lost seven town-ships in northern Kandiyohi County. Picked up was Farming Township in Stearns County and four townships in Douglas County, as well as the south-western edge of the city of Alexandria. The Douglas County Townships are Hudson, La Grand, Lake Mary, and Or-ange, in addition to the cities of Forada and Garfield. It will feel different not having my hometown of Starbuck in the new district, but I look forward to meet-ing new constituents in Douglas County and also in Farming Township.
Here is a link you can go to and find the new District 12B. It is http://www.gis.leg.mn/redist2010/plans.php?plname=L2012&pltype=court
I read a recent news report that mentioned demand for gasoline in this country has declined for 47 consecutive weeks. So the obvious question to be asked is “Why are gas prices going up almost on a daily basis?” A petroleum lobbyist told me the answer is specula-tion in the oil market. Some who trade commodities feel that prices will contin-ue going up so they keep buying oil fu-tures. This speculative pressure is what’s making prices escalate even when sup-ply-and-demand conditions, by them-selves, would not keep driving the mar-ket higher. It was even mentioned that if petroleum stocks continue growing, we
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last week heard a bill relating to biofu-els. The exemption for bio- diesel use in railroad locomotives, off-road vehicles used in mining, and logging equipment was due to expire in May of this year. Another three-year exemption was dis-cussed, but those aforementioned inter-ests wanted longer or even permanent exemptions. A compromise 8-year ex-emption was hammered out in the House language; however the Senate has yet to agree on any new exemption language.
Even though we’ve had a much warmer than usual winter so far, Europe has been gripped by record cold. Germa-ny, a country that has decided to elimi-nate nuclear power for electric genera-tion, has been forced to utilize reserve power to produce electricity for the second time this winter. They have been forced to bring back three coal-powered
plants to help stabilize their system. Of Germany’s 17 nuclear reactors, eight have been shut down. If all goes accord-ing to plan, the remainder will be off-line by the year 2022.
Look for a Viking stadium bill to be introduced this week in the Legislature. The location will be the Metrodome site in Minneapolis if its city council ap-proves the plan. Then the Legislature must pass the actual bill and its funding mechanism. It’s not a done-deal by any stretch, but I think eventually one will be approved.
Rep. Anderson can be contacted by email at [email protected] or by phone at 651-296-4317. To receive email updates sign-up on his webpage at www.house.mn/13a. Mail can be sent to Rep. Paul Anderson, 445 State Of-fice Building, 100 Rev. Dr. Martin Lu-ther King Jr. Blvd., St. Paul, Minnesota 55155.
Local Municipality Minuteslights are up in the recreation build-ing.
Unfinished Business: Clerk Adrian Welle updated the council on the council vacancy that exists. There are 0 applicants for the coun-cil position and it will remain open until filed.
New Business: Held brief discussion on what the appropri-ate steps would be to deal with the numerous dog complaints coming in to town, the city has a leash or-dinance but some residents are not following it. Mayor Rollie Johnson said he would speak with the indi-viduals.
Clerk/Treasurer Adrian Welle informed the council that a Power-Grant application had been submit-ted for the lighting upgrade at the Rec Building.
Motion was made by council-member Robert Maciej and second-ed by councilmember Joan Olson to approve the agreement for impound services with the Morrison County Humane Society. Motion carried unanimously.
Motion was made by council-member Robert Maciej and sec-onded by Joan Olson to approve the 2012 Toning Plus lease. Motion carried unanimously.
Financial Report: Treasurers Report with an January 31st bank balance of $86,291.12 as presented by Treasurer Adrian Welle. Mo-tion made by Council Member Robert Maciej and seconded by Brian Lange to approve the bills for January as presented by Trea-surer Adrian Welle. Motion carried unanimously.
Reminder to residents and council that the next Regular sched-uled council meeting will be March 5 2012 at 7:00 p.m.
Meeting was adjourned at 8:40 p.m.
Adrian Welle, City Clerk
Grey Eagle CityFebruary 14, 2012
The regular meeting of the Grey Eagle City Council was called to order by Mayor Jim Gohman at 7:00 p.m., on the 14th day of Feb-ruary, 2012 in Council Chambers. Council members present were Thom Muellner, Dennis Barrett, Andrea Kraska and Joe Arnzen. There were no Council members absent. Also in attendance were Doug Goodrich, Lori Hellmann, Bill Berscheit and guests Steve Klaphake, and Sandy Voigt from the Initiative Foundation.
A motion was made by Joe Arnzen to approve the amended agenda. A second was made by Thom Muellner and upon vote, with all members voting in favor, motion carried.
A motion was made by Thom Muellner to approve the minutes of the January 10, 2012 meeting as written. A second was made by Dennis Barrett and upon vote, with all members voting in favor, motion carried.
A motion was made by Joe Arn-zen to approve the building permit application for Steve Klaphake to remove his old garage and replace it with a 26 x 40 garage from the Jer-emy Kerzman residence. A second was made by Thom Muellner and
Upsala CityFebruary 6, 2012
These are Unofficial Minutes.Members present: Mayor
Rollie Johnson, Council Robert Maciej, Joan Olson, Brian Lange. Clerk/Treasurer Adrian Welle. The City Council meeting was called to order at 7:01 p.m. at Upsala City Hall by Mayor Rollie Johnson.
Motion made by Council Member Brian Lange and seconded by Council Member Joan Olson to accept the minutes from the Janu-ary 3, 2011 Regular Council meet-ing. Motion carried unanimously.
Motion made by Council Member Brian Lange and seconded by Council Member Robert Maciej to accept agenda the agenda with the additions of Toning Plus, Rob Schumer, Ryan Sauerer, Scott Hed-lund, St Mary Bingo Permit. Mo-tion carried unanimously
Citizen Appeals and Presenta-tions: Rob Schumer was in atten-dance to request a Bingo Permit for St Mary’s church for a quilt bingo on February 19, and a Ham bingo on March 25. Motion was made by Council Member Robert Maciej and seconded by Council Member Brian Lange. Motion carried unani-mously.
Department Reports: Mainte-nance Report, Frank Koopmeiners: February 15, 2012 the Christmas lights will be removed
• Ryan Sauerer of Preferred Controls was present to give a quote for a PLC upgrade for con-trols in the water plant. He stated that the current system is outdated and set to be phased out and the latest version is set to be installed. Radio communications between the plant and water tower also need to be upgraded. Motion was made by Council Member Brian Lange and seconded by Council Member Joan Olson to approve the quote of $22,825 for software upgrades to be paid by the water fund money market account. Motion carried unanimously.
• Motion was made by Council Member Joan Olson and seconded by Council Member Robert Maciej to approve the bid submitted by Alden Pool and Municipal Supply for $3280 for a dehumidifier at the water plant. Motion carried unani-mously.
• Water plant painting is still in the process. SEH would like to look into it and set up a meeting with Frank.
Fire Department Report, Lange: Elections were held and all officers will stay the same.
• The fire relief association requested a Pension increase from $450 to $600 per year of service. Motion was made by Council Member Robert Maciej and sec-onded by Joan Olson. Motion Car-ried. Council Member Brian Lange abstained.
Planning Commission, Lange: Motion made by Council Member Robert Maciej and seconded by Council Member Brian Lange to increase the permit fee cost from $25 to $75. Motion carried unani-mously.
UCDC, Olson: Did not meet.Recreation Board, Johnson:
Informed the council that the new
upon vote, with all members voting in favor, motion carried.
Sandy Voigt from the Initiative Foundation was present to person-ally thank the City Council for the donations that have been made to the Initiative Foundation in the past. Sandy also provided each Council member a map and brochure and explained some of the services that they provide.
The following Fire Department items were discussed: 1. First Re-sponder refresher training has been completed.
2. The department will be looking at First Responder and Fire Fighter I training for the new mem-bers.
3. Jim Luskey is seeking per-mission from the City Council to burn a couple of brush piles that are in City limits. These brush piles are located on a plowed field with no clear danger of damaging other property.
A motion was made by Thom Muellner to allow Jim Luskey to burn the brush piles that are in City limits with the proper permits and that contact is to be made with Fire Chief Bill Berscheit when the burn is scheduled to take place. The brush piles could also be moved out of city limits but a burning permit would still be required. A second was made by Joe Arnzen and upon vote, with all members voting in fa-vor, motion carried.
Doug reported that a freeze up had occurred in the water plant but that all repairs have been made and everything is working.
A motion was made by Dennis Barrett to approve the Pay Equity report as submitted. A second was made by Thom Muellner and upon vote, with all members voting in fa-vor, motion carried.
A motion was made by Dennis Barrett to approve Resolution No. 2012-03, Authorizing SEH to Sub-mit an Application for the Outdoor Recreation Grant. A second was made by Andrea Kraska and upon vote, with all members voting in favor, motion carried. The above stated resolution reads as follows: Resolution No. 2012-03: Resolu-tion Authorizing SEH to Submit an Application for the Outdoor Recre-ation Grant.
Be It Resolved that the City of Grey Eagle act as legal sponsor for the Lions Park Expansion contained in the Outdoor Recreation Applica-tion to be submitted on or before March 31, 2012 and that the Mayor is hereby authorized to apply to the Department of Natural Resources for funding of this project on behalf of the City of Grey Eagle.
Be It Further Resolved that the City of Grey Eagle has the le-gal authority to apply for financial assistance, and financial capability to meet the match requirement and ensure adequate construction, op-eration, maintenance and replace-ment of the proposed project for its design life.
Be It Further Resolved that the City of Grey Eagle has not incurred any development costs described on Item 5b and has not entered into a written purchase agreement to acquire the property described on item 5b.
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Be It Further Resolved that upon approval of its application by the state, the City of Grey Eagle may enter into an agreement with the State of Minnesota for the above-referenced project, and that the City of Grey Eagle certifies that it will comply with all applicable laws and regulations as stated in the grant agreement including dedi-cating the park property for outdoor recreations uses into perpetuity.
Now, Therefore Be It Resolved that the Mayor is hereby authorized to execute such agreements as are necessary to implement the project on behalf of the applicant.
I Certify That the above reso-lution was adopted by the City Council of the City of Grey Eagle on February 14, 2012.
The Board of Equalization meeting for the City of Grey Eagle will be held on Thursday, April 19, 2012 at 9:00 a.m., in Council Chambers.
A motion was made by Thom Muellner to approve Resolution No. 2012-04, A Resolution Accept-ing a $2,500 Donation from the Grey Eagle Burtrum Lions Club for Race on Trace. A second was made by Dennis Barrett and upon vote, with all members voting in favor, motion carried. The above stated resolution may be read in its entirety at the Clerk’s office.
The Council discussed a re-quest for the use of the City lawn tractor and sweeper for the Race on Trace. The insurance agent was contacted and the City was informed that the only way the City could allow use was if a City employee operated the equipment and cautioned that the City would then set precedent for other groups. Based on those recommendations, the Council did not approve the request.
The Council discussed a com-plaint regarding police coverage.
A motion was made by Joe Arnzen to approve the various fund transfers as follows: $768.36 from the Fire Fund to the Fire Hall Debt Service Fund, $71.35 from the General Fund ($16.35 to the Water Fund and $55 to the Sewer Fund) for Fire Hall and Library utilities and $116.90 from the Sewer Fund to the Sewer Rehab Fund. A second was made by Dennis Barrett and upon vote, with all members voting in favor, motion carried.
A motion was made by Thom Muellner to pay the bills as listed with the following additions and corrections: add $1,957.82 to Min-nesota Power and reduce the Vol-unteer Firefighters’ Benefits Asso-ciation check by $7 and reduce the Deputy Registrar check by $16. A second was made by Dennis Barrett and upon vote, with all members voting in favor, motion carried.
A motion was made by Joe Arnzen to approve Resolution No.
2012-05, A Resolution Accepting a Flag and Plaque from Roland Ahrendt for Display in Council Chambers. A second was made by Thom Muellner and upon vote, with all members voting in favor, motion carried.
Mayor update: 1. New com-puter and office equipment has been installed.
2. There may be a possibility of moving the generator and having it equipped to be used for the water plant. Doug will check into the pos-
sibility of the generator being fitted for this purpose.
A motion was made by Andrea Kraska to adjourn at 8:13 p.m. A second was made by Joe Arnzen and upon vote, with all members voting in favor, motion carried.
The next regular meeting of the Grey Eagle City Council will be held on Tuesday, March 13, 2012 in Council Chambers.
These are unapproved min-utes.
Lori Hellmann, City Clerk
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Notice is hereby given to qualified voters of Burnhamville Township, County of Todd, State of Minnesota, that the Election of Officers and Annual Town Meeting will be held on Tuesday, March 13, 2012 at the Burtrum Community Center. The election hours will be from 5 p.m. until 8 p.m. Offices to be voted on include: • One supervisor for a three year term and • One clerk for a two year term. The Annual Meeting will begin at 8:20 p.m. to conduct all necessary business. The Board of Canvas will be held after the meeting. In case of inclement weather the election and meeting will be held March 20, 2012.
Shirley Hulinsky, Clerk
Burnhamville Township ResidentsNotice of Annual Meeting and Election of Officers
March 13, 2012
Notice is given to residents of Grey Eagle Township, Todd County, that the Annual Meeting will be held on Tuesday, March 13, 2012. In case of inclement weather, the meeting will be postponed to the third Tuesday, March 20, 2012. The Annual Meeting will be held at 8:00 PM to conduct any necessary business prescribed by law. The Annual Meeting will be held at The Grey Eagle Town Hall, 214 East State Street, Grey Eagle, Minnesota.
This was such an amazing victory. Number 6 Upsala beat number 3 Parker’s Prairie in overtime in Parker’s Prai-rie. Halftime score was Upsala 35. Parkers Prairie 28.
With 3.2 seconds remaining we were down by 2 (69-71). After the made basket Aimee threw the ball to Kimmy out of bounds and Aimee sprinted down the court and re-ceived the ball from Mrozek at half court. She went the dis-tance and scored on a buzzer beater lay up.
In overtime, Aimee was 6 for 6 on free throws and Kim-my scored 4 big points and a free throw to ice the victory.
25 is the most wins that Upsala has ever had breaking last years record of 24.
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Running into his house with muddy shoes, a boy shouted, “Hi, mom, to-morrow’s Thanksgiving. What are you thankful for?”
“That you’re not twins!” she an-swered.
No matter how great your trials, you can find some reason for thanksgiving.
David had difficulties that drained him, temptations that tested him, and problems that pained him. But he said, “Bless the Lord, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless His holy name.”
His thanksgiving turned grumbling into gladness and obstacles into oppor-tunities.
So be careful for nothing, be prayer-ful for everything, and be thankful for anything.
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February 23rd Governor Mark Day-ton announced the members of the Min-nesota Department of Transportation Commissioner’s Transportation Finance Advisory Committee. Governor Day-ton announced the establishment of this group on January 12.
About the Advisory Group, Gov-ernor Dayton said, “After traveling the state and meeting with business owners across Minnesota over the past several months, I have been reminded of how essential transportation infrastructure is to business success in Minnesota. Work-
Governor Dayton announces membership of Transportation Finance Advisory Committee
ers need to be able to get to and from work, and businesses need to be able to get goods to and from their markets. We must either improve our transportation systems or else suffer the consequences of their decline. I have asked Commis-sioner Sorel to gather the best and the brightest minds together to help us find new, innovative ways to finance improv-ing our transportation systems.”
The Advisory Committee will iden-tify investment opportunities to support a thriving economy and a high quality of life for Minnesotans over the next twenty
years, select and analyze the po-tential of various revenue sourc-es and non-traditional approach-es to transportation financing, as well as examine opportunities for public-private partnerships to invest in transportation improve-ments. The group will also help develop a strategic marketing plan to obtain public support for the investment plan and any ad-ditional steps needed to obtain the funding.
MnDOT will staff and fa-cilitate the Advisory Committee meetings, according to MnDOT Commissioner Tom Sorel. “We are bringing together a cross sec-tion of some the best in transpor-tation and finance from across the state,” Sorel said. “The intel-lectual synergy of these people should lead us to some new ways of thinking about how we finance transportation in Minnesota. The group will prepare a written report of its recommendations to the Governor and the Legislature by December 1, 2012.
Members of the Advisory commit-tee and their affiliations include:
• Tom Sorel, Commissioner, Mn-DOT
• Mark Phillips, Commissioner, Department of Employment and Eco-nomic Development
• Susan Haigh, Chair, Metropolitan Council
• Cal Brink, Executive Director, Marshall, MN Chamber of Commerce
• Charlie Zelle, President and CEO, Jefferson Lines
• Dan Riley, Vice President, Prop-erty Development Operations, Target Corporation
• Art Rolnick, Senior Fellow, Uni-versity of Minnesota (formerly with Federal Reserve)
• Shar Knutson, President, AFL-CIO• Peter McLaughlin, Commissioner,
Hennepin County• Toni Carter, Commissioner,
Ramsey County• Harlen Madsen, Commissioner,
Kandiyohi CountyFour Minnesota state legislators,
two from each house and selected by legislative leadership, will also serve on the group.
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Wednesday Minnesota Management and Budget released the annual budget forecast for the state budget. Numbers indicated a $323 million surplus. These funds according to state law will be allo-cated to replenish the state’s financial re-serves. This surplus indicates new funds that the state has taken in since last No-vember, when a surplus was announced of $876 million.
“Another surplus like this indicates
Representative Paul Anderson Responds to Budget Forecast Surplus
that we are on the right track,” said Rep. Anderson. “Living within our means and slowing the growth of government is essential to having a surplus in the state’s budget. We need to keep in mind that these funds are already spoken for and cannot be spent by the state. Ac-cording to state law these funds must be allocated to replenishing reserves and to start paying back the K-12 school shift.”
Acclaimed jazz vocalist Rhonda Laurie will perform a mix of songs from the 1930s, ‘40s and ‘50s in a concert called “Happy Days Are Here Again” at the Upsala Area Schools auditorium on Sunday, March 11, 1:30 to 3:00 p.m. for all ages. Admission is free of charge and Sponsored by the Upsala Public Library.
Laurie and her band will take you on a journey through the music of the Greatest Generation. “Sentimental Jour-ney,” “Dream a Little Dream,” and “My Favorite Things” are just a few of the songs you will enjoy during this 90-min-ute show.
Laurie began her musical career as a
Jazz standards vocalist to perform at Upsala cabaret singer in Manhattan nightclubs. In Minnesota she has performed at many locations including the Dakota Jazz Club, the Minnesota History Center, and the Lake Harriet Bandshell.
A farmer answered a knock on his door one morning. An electric company worker handed him a piece of paper stating that the electric company would like to run a power line through his pasture. The farmer said, “No.”
“Legally, that paper says we can,” replied the worker.
As he turned and left returning to his co-workers in the field, the farmer went to his barn and turned his bull into the pasture.
As the bull rumbled toward the workers in the field, the farmer hollered, “Show HIM your paper!”
A Farmer
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