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Willow River dam construction underwayBY JAMIE LUND
[email protected]
The Willow River dam project on the Kettle River is underway.
According to Jason Boyle, State Dam Safety Engineer, the project
began with an environmental study shortly after the flood dam-age
in 2016. A final design was complete and a contractor was hired to
do the work. Landwehr Construction, Inc. began work on the new rock
arch rapids dam Fri-day, Nov. 20.
The project is expected to be complete before the spring run off
in early March, said Boyle. He added that touch up work such as
planting vegetation will be fin-ished during the summer months.
According to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
(DNR), the old dam was built in the 1940s and damaged in July,
2016. The DNR proposed to fill in the eroded channel and con-struct
a series of rock arch weirs downstream of the existing dam,
according to the restoration proj-ect assessment worksheet.
Boyle said the project includes restoring the lake to what it
was before the damage.
The construction company is currently finishing tearing down the
old dam. The next step is to
East Central School district approves 2021 levyBY JAMIE LUND
[email protected]
The East Central School board voted unani-mously to approve the
second option of the 2021 property tax levy during their regular
meeting Monday, Dec. 21.
A public hearing was held during the regular board meeting. Two
residents attended the public hearing to voice concerns about the
property tax increase.
The board had three options to choose from.The first option was
to set the maximum levy
increase of $3 million. That is an increase of $464,835 or
18.37% from the year before.
The second option was to set the levy at $2,835,089 and apply
$160,000 from the Maximum Effort Loan Aid (MELA) fund. With the
applied MELA funds, the property owners will see a 12.05% increase
over the previous year.
The third option was to apply $250,000 of MELA funds which would
drop the increase to 8.49% over the 2020 levy.
The MELA fund is a one time aid payment from the state spread
out over five years, explained Andrew Almos, school
superintendent.
The district currently has $950,533 in the MELA fund and will
receive a total of $1.5 million after the last payment in 2022. The
money can only be used to help lower property taxes through
the levy.“It would be breaking the law if we did some-
thing else with it,” Almos said.A large part of the levy
increase is due to the
school parking lot project over the summer. The project included
resurfacing and repairing or replacing portions of the parking lot,
said Almos.
Almos said he prefers to use as little of the MELA funds as
possible to ensure there is money for the future.
“We can only spend the MELA money once, when it’s gone, it’s
gone,” Almos said. “I am very cautious to put it all out
there.”
He said the district will need more work done in the future. The
district plans to replace the roof on the school in 2025.
“We are trying to be strategic,” said Business Manager Jenny
Nelson.
The pay 2020 levy is about 19.9% of fiscal year 2021 total
revenue budget of about $12 million, Nelson said.
The increase on an individual’s property taxes depends on the
estimated market value of the home. For a home valued at $100,000
the increase will be an estimated $36 for the school district
portion. For a home valued at $150,000, the increase will be an
estimated $55 for the school district portion.
The next school board meeting is Monday, Jan. 4.
Parents, school staff ready to end distance learning
BY JAMIE [email protected]
Many parents and students are struggling with dis-tance
learning. Josh Kester told the East Central School Board that his
family is struggling.
He said he has four children, three of them are school age and
participate in distance learning.
“I don’t feel like they’re doing great right now,” Kester said.
“The best thing for the students is to get them back in school as
soon as possible. Kids and parents are struggling.”
Secondary School Principal Stefanie Youngberg informed board
members the number of ninth grade students failing has tripled
during the distance learn-ing model.
“The state is rolling out a strategy that can be done safely,”
Superintendent Andrew Amos said. He said he is excited to get
students back in school.
School staff will be required to wear both a mask and a face
shield when school opens again, said Amos.
He said there will be several challenges to work through,
including meals and the child care program. He warned board members
and people watching the meeting online that the COVID-19 issues are
not over. He said preschool through second grade students and
grades six through eight can tentatively begin in per-son classes
Jan. 19. Grades three through five and 9-11 can follow two weeks
later, leaving the senior class last due to the older students
being more likely to transmit the virus.
SEE DAM, PAGE 2 PROVIDED | MN DNR
The original Willow River dam on the Kettle River before the
2016 storm caused the water to top the dam and wash a portion
away.
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divert water around the work area sometime during the week of
Decem-ber 21, weather permitting.
Once the river channel is dry, the new rock arch rapid
foundation will be set.
“The layer base rocks are fairly big boulders,” Boyle said. “The
rock arch rocks are five to six feet in diameter.”
He said a perk to the new dam style is that fish and other
aquatic species will be able to swim up the river. The old dam
created an impassable 10 foot barrier for the fish.
“The rock arch rapids will require very little maintenance and
last many years,” said Boyle. “They are designed not to wash away
in a large flood.”
PROVIDED | MN DNR
This is what the finished rock arch dam on the Kettle River in
Willow River will look like when it is completed in the spring of
2021.
DAM: WR dam gets new look
Dear Tante Ingeborg,I happened to see a strange light on
the road last night and became very concerned. Lately I’ve been
reading
about the conjunction of two planets appearing in the sky and
that it would be visible by the naked eye! This astronomical
phenomenon will not occur again for eight hundred years so I don’t
want to miss it. I am very certain I will not be around for the
next observance.
Now, I was looking up to the sky but out of the corner of my eye
I saw this light moving along
at a moderate pace on Rutabaga Road. Naturally I loaded up my
shotgun, put it in the gun rack and drove down to where the light
was. You can never be too careful. I read where the earth has been
visited by outer space creatures but none of them seem to survive
the experience. (This was before COVID-19)
It turns out the light I saw was on a winter hat worn by my
neighbor Flossie who got it for Christmas from her sister. The
light has four different settings and its purpose it to make
Flossie visible when she’s out at night taking a walk.
I can assure you, Flossie looks like a space alien even in broad
daylight but loping along the road at night with a beacon on her
beanie scared me half to death.
Don’t you think she should only be out walking before dark?
Signed, Ruthie Who’s No Fan of Head Lights on Hats
Dear Ruthie, I am not a fan of walking along
Rutabaga Road after dark or any other road for that matter. I
realize Flossie is trying to give drivers a “heads up” so to speak,
so they don’t run off the road try-ing to avoid forcing Flossie to
dive into the ditch to avoid a few broken bones.
Theoretically the light on the hat is a great concept. They even
have lights that can be attached to dog collars for the purpose of
keeping a pooch from being struck by a car. Again, I like the
concept. But I think that for country roads it’s better to stick to
walking on them only during the daylight hours which are very few
this time of year.
My advice to both walkers and as-tronomy buffs is to stick to
sidewalks wherever possible.
Good luck with spotting the conjunc-tion of planets and hats
with headlights on them and remember, Tante Ingeborg cares.....but
not so much.
Headlights on hats...is it safe?
AskTante
Hello All, Happy New Year. I will be happy
to see the year 2020 go away. I think there will be some wine
opened at my
house to toast that old year away. I wish health and happiness
to every-one. Let’s hope for a prosperous year for our businesses
and citizens in the upcoming year.
The spirit of Christmas was alive and well this past week. On
Christmas Eve Day the Willow River Community Club with help
from
the Willow River Fire Department delivered holiday meals to
people in the community. The meals were prepared at Dave’s Oil Café
and the Squirrel Cage, with dessert supplied by Peggy Sue’s and
Dave’s Café. It was a success with seventy meals delivered to very
happy recipients. Our local businesses are supportive of the people
of our community, so let’s support them in this unusual time. I
plan on sending out for “to go” food from each of them in the
upcoming weeks, or getting gift certificates. I can hardly wait
until we can com-mune like normal over some coffee and pancakes, or
burgers and beer. Please support the local businesses in the weeks
to come. The community groups and clubs are always support-ive of
the people in this area as well. Without all of them we would live
in a much bleaker world. Thanks to Dave’s Oil Corporation, the
Squirrel Cage, Peggy Sue’s Café, the Willow River Community Club,
the Willow River Fire Department, the Willow
River Commercial Club, the Northern Pine Riders, the American
Legion Posts 361 and 163 (Willow River and Sturgeon Lake), the
Sturgeon Lake Lions Club, and any other businesses or clubs that
I’ve forgotten to mention that had a hand in donating or helping
physically with this event. You are the best and are appreciated in
all you do.
Some big news in town is that the Willow River Dam was taken out
in the last few weeks with a big wrecking ball. The contractor is
working on the area. It is quite interesting and there are plans
underway for a news article on this. That’s why I haven’t written
much about it. If you have pictures you would like to share please
feel free to send them to the city of Willow River by email or
mail. It would be nice to have a compilation of pictures from
different viewpoints.
Confession Times: Holy Angels - Saturday 4 pm and St. Mary’s
& St. Isidore’s - Sunday 7:45 am to 8:15 am before Mass. Every
3rd Sunday of each month, the Knights of Columbus will be praying
the Rosary before Mass at St. Mary’s Church. The meet-ing will be
at St. Isidore’s Church with Rosary at 6:30 pm and meeting to
fol-low at 7 pm. For additional informa-tion, please contact; Dale
Riihiluoma at 218-389-6418. Legion of Mary meets at the St. Mary’s
Center every Monday at 6:30 pm. Eucharistic Adoration will be held
Wednesdays, 16th, 23rd, and 30th; from 1 pm to 6 pm at St. Mary’s
Church. St. Mary’s Church is open for private prayer and devotion
on M - F 9 am to 12:30 pm.
“Ring out the old, ring in the new, Ring, happy bells, across
the snow: The year is going, let him go; Ring out the false, ring
in the true.” - Alfred Lord Tennyson
Spirit of Christmas alive and well in Willow River
Willow River News
KathiBennett
OCTOBER 8, 2020 ASKOV AMERICAN 5
Getting ready for dear seasonLast week visitors at Derrell
and
Jean Jensen’s were Arden and Dee Jensen and Dale Wilkinson.
Satur-
day Derrell and Jean attended the celebration of life for Tim
Williams. The Bruno Legion presented the Williams family a
certificate of appreciation for Tim’s service.
Doug Blechinger and his cousin were working on deer stands and
trails this last weekend.
Last week, Imy Johnson enjoyed and had a great time catching up
at the cousins annual quilting retreat with Lois,
Diane and Mareta at Mareta’s home.Sympathy is extended to
family
and friends of Eunice Sangren. Eu-nice age 94, passed away on
Sunday September, 27. A graveside service was held at the Bruno
Cemetery on October 2. Arrangements through Hamlin-Hansen-Kosloski
Funeral Home in Moose Lake.
Condolences are extended to the family and friends of Dorothy
Mick-elson. Dorothy age 93, formerly of Duquette, passed away on
Thursday, October 1. A funeral service was held for Dorothy at
Hamlin-Han-sen-Kosloski Funeral Home in Moose Lake on October
6th.
Please remember if you have any news to submit, feel free to
contact me at email address : [email protected] or call me at
320-838-3554.
Have a nice week!!!
The smell of fall leaves brings back memories of childhood
It’s fall alright, the colors and the cold temperatures are
confirming that. When fall comes it seems to inspire old memories.
The carpet of fallen leaves on the roads brings memories of walking
down dirt roads as a child, carry-ing a bag of groceries to
great-grandma Mary Mecl. The small drive-way wound back into the
woods where her two room house was neatly hidden at the edge of our
property.
The smell of the fall leaves gave way to her burning wood stove
even before we saw the building.
That sounds kind of nice doesn’t it. Well it was warm and cozy
at her place in the fall but never warm enough in the winter, and
hot as Haiti in the sum-mer-especially when she baked a few loaves
of bread. Great-grandma Mecl lived west of Willow River using a
wood stove until the day she passed away, (which by-the-way, was
just three days prior to when President John F. Ken-nedy was
assassinated), November 19, 1963. I never underestimate the basics
in our home like electric, home heating, cooling, running water,
and bathrooms in the house. She had none of those luxuries in her
two room house.
Last week I finished pulling every-thing in from my garden, as
did many folks around here. I finished just hours before the
predicted freezing tempera-tures set in. I think I am down to the
last two tomatoes I brought in, and one squash left to cook up. The
soups I made over the past couple weeks were really awesome with
all the fresh vege-tables we had available. But, now when I ask
Gary what he wants for lunch or
dinner, he starts his sentence out with, “I’m not interested in
any soup.”
The 23 degree temperature last Sunday morning had my horse King
pretty upset when he finally got into his favorite south pasture
that morning. When he realized the grass was just as frozen there
as it was in the north pasture, he stomped his hooves and gave a
loud whiny as he threw his head. Prince soon caught up to him, and
they both walked out slowly, deciding to make the best of it I
guess. The day got better when the temperatures got up to 52
degrees and they didn’t come back until close to 8 p.m.
A few dates to note for our area: No-vember 1 is our central
standard time “fall back” date, don’t forget to change your
clocks.
Bear hunting started September 1, and ends October 18.
Deer hunting dates this year are: Archery season opened
September 19 to December 31. Rifle season spans November 7 to
November 15 or 22, unit depending. For some areas, a second season
runs November 21 to 29. Be sure to check your regulations for your
area. Muzzleloader season is November 28 to December 13.
Licenses can be purchased online at the DNR internet site, by
phone 1-888-665-4236, or if you chose to do the pur-chase in
person, search for a location near you where you can buy hunting
and fishing licenses.
Current Covid-19 deaths continue to rise. Our President and
several staff have now contracted the virus. Please, keep you, your
family and your com-munity safe from Covid-19 by always wearing a
mask when you leave home, use hand sanitizer often and respect
social distancing. Drop us a line, or call in your news to Maxine,
612/590-6907, or email to [email protected].
Finlayson NewsMaxine
Meyer
Bruno/Kerrick
Sylvia
Schweiger
Willow River juniors selling community calendars
Dear Tante Ingeborg,My friend has two daughters that
she calls Trixie and Dixie. Their real names are Beth and Chris
but when she's ready to rehome them they become Trixie and Dixie.
Instead of them growing in grace and wisdom as they mature, she is
convinced that they buy stupid pills and dummy drops from the
neighborhood drug pusher to supplement their main diet of junk
food.
If my friend leaves them unsupervised for
more than an hour or two they text every teenaged trollop and
delinquent within their cellular range to head on over and let the
good times roll. You'd be amazed how much damage gets done in a
matter of two hours.
My friend came home from her sister's yesterday just as the
police were carting off the most obstreperous attendees who also
happened to be the most wasted. The girls kept telling their mother
they had no idea who those peo-ple were or how they managed to ruin
the furniture, carpeting, and lawn in the space of two hours. It
took the girls three days just to clean the house and bag up the
garbage.
What can my friend do to put an end to Trixie's and Dixie's
hell-bent race to
ruin? Signed, Speed Dialing 9-1-1 in Sandstone
Dear Speed Dialing, Back in the day when girls had a
tendency to misbehave their parents packed them off to boarding
school. Usually Mother Superior had them shaped up by second
semester. Therapy included lots of required attendance at prayer
service and plenty of cleaning and dish washing and other chores,
along with regular school studies. Wake up call was at 6:30 a.m.
and lights went out at 9 p.m. The unfortunate end to boarding
schools occurred when the nuns all died of old age.
The problem with handing the responsibility of child rearing
over to a third party is that children interpret this as
abandonment. This causes ma-jor issues later on.
The best thing parents can do is dig in as soon as the little
bundle of joy comes home from the hospital and start parenting.
This is known as a 24/7 occupation. If they don't know beans about
being a parent there are loads of articles they can have access to
on the Internet. That's why God invented Google.
I'm sorry about your friend's predic-ament but it sounds like
she's trying to shut the barn door after the fillies have bolted.
Good luck with that and remem-ber, Tante Ingeborg cares.......but
not so much.
AskTante
Parenting is known as a 24/7 occupation
Hello All,I am sad that I will no longer be
turning my articles in to Bev and Joyce at the Askov American.
They were wonderful to work with. It
had to be a difficult task dealing with everything on a short
deadline. I also miss Shawn Jansen. She was a dream to work with.
Always conscien-tious and willing to go that extra mile. I also
enjoyed Marla-na Benzie-Lourey at the paper. They are all wonderful
ladies that did an amazing job putting a paper out that was
worth the read. I have been having a hard time with this change
over I have to admit. I enjoy writing, but I too am considering
whether I want to keep doing this article. If anyone is interested
in writing it…please let me know. That does not mean that I will
stop writing it yet. I would just like to know if someone is
interested in case I want to stop. Please send me an email if you
have an interest.
Star Mikrot sent me some news: A craft fair and bake sale will
be held Saturday, October 17, 2020 from 10 am to 2 p.m. at the
Church of Victo-ry in Askov. No admission fee and lunch available.
Thanks Star!
Family Pathways and Pine County are having a free food
distribution (COVID Food Assistance Program) open to all households
that are in need due to COVID 19. The one that is closest to Willow
River is the one in Askov at the Community Center on October 20,
2020 located at 6369 Kobmagergrade in Askov from 1 – 3 p.m. There
are others on other times, locations and dates. You may check the
Pine County website for more information.
The Arrowhead Senior Nutrition has a menu up at the laundromat,
post office and at city hall. For more information online go to:
www.aeoa.org and by phone call 218-727-4321.
Please remember to get your bal-lots in the mail asap if you are
mail ballot districts. The sooner the bet-ter. If you have not
registered to vote, you may register on the Minnesota Secretary of
State website or with
Pine County or even with your Town Clerk. At the polls they will
have vot-er registration forms available also. If you want to vote
absentee ballot, stop in the courthouse at Pine City and vote. You
may also drop them off at the courthouse on election day, but they
must be received by 8 p.m. When filling out the ballot make sure to
use a black ball point pen and fill out the circle completely.
Also, remember to sign your name to the proper signature line on
the back of the inside white ballot envelope…You’ll know where to
sign because it says “signature” and has an X by it.
At the school: The Junior Class is selling community calendars
and ads. If you would like to buy a calendar or an ad, please find
a Junior or contact Ms. Kelly [email protected]. They have linked
two new items on our website, both un-der School Nurse and
“Quicklinks – Parents”. These are the COVID-19 Home Screening List
and the COVID-19 Decision Tree from the Minnesota Department of
Health. They encourage you to visit their website for more
information. Dates to remember: October 13 Monthly PTO meeting,
October 15 and 16 No school for MEA weekend, November 9 No School,
November 20 and 22 are Parent /Teacher Conferences, November 26 and
27 No School for Thanksgiving.
Legion of Mary meets at the St. Mary’s Center every Monday at
6:30 p.m. This is a new time change. Eu-charistic Adoration is
scheduled for 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. at St. Mary’s Church.
If you would like to submit some news please email me at
[email protected] or call 218-372-3562. Please no
solicitations.
From Sue Sloper: Betty Lou Star-key November 24, 1939 –
September 29, 2020. There will be a Celebration of Life Service for
her at the Willow River Presbyterian Church, 8111 County Highway
61, on Sunday, October 11 at 1 p.m. She was minis-ter there since
2009. She was also a member of The Willow River Garden Club,
Cloquet Community Band, led two Bible Studies, was a member of two
book clubs, led church services at Augustana Care in Moose Lake and
Golden Horizons in Sandstone as well as a whole spectrum of other
activities. She will be missed by all who knew her.
Willow River News
Kathi
Bennett
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Sending New Year’s wishesOn Monday, Al and Sandy Hoiland
went shopping in Clouquet. Larry and Lu Hoiland came over on
Christmas day they had fun eating and playing cards.
Christmas Eve afternoon, Wayne and Deb Stadin delivered
Christmas presents to the doorsteps of their kids and grandkids
wishing them a Merry Christmas.
Mitch and Liz Clau-sen enjoyed Christmas Day with the kids and
grandkids feasting on their traditional meal
of pork, medisterpolse and nut in the
potatoes. They FaceTimed with several relatives during the
celebration.
Doug and Sue Blechinger went over to the Maggie Borchardt home
on Christmas Eve day...the Borchardt’s are enjoying the skating
rink that Doug worked on.
Condolences to the Sheri Swenson family. Sheri 55, passed away
unex-pectedly on Sunday, December 20. She leaves behind her husband
Zane, sons Ronald (Charles) and Zane , three broth-ers and three
sisters along with numer-ous family members and friends.
Services will be held at a later date with inurnment at Bruno
Cemetery. Arrangements through Hamlin Hansen Kosloski Funeral Home
in Moose Lake.
Just want to say “Happy New Year” to everyone.
Bruno/Kerrick
Sylvia Schweiger
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SWEET AND SAVORY CHEESE SPREAD
• 1 pkg. (8 oz.) cream cheese, softened• 4 tsp. finely chopped
red onion• 1/8 tsp. garlic salt• 1/4 c. butter, cubed• 1/4 c. brown
sugar, packed• 1 tsp. Worcestershire sauce• 1/2 tsp. yellow
mustard• 1 c. chopped pecans, toasted• Assorted crackers
In a small bowl, beat cream cheese, onion and garlic salt. In a
small saucepan, combine butter, brown sugar, Worcestershire sauce
and mustard. Cook and stir over medium heat 4-5 minutes or until
sugar is dissolved. Stir in pe-cans; cool slightly. Spoon over
cheese mixture. Serve with crackers. Makes 2 cups.
BACON-SHRIMP SKEWERS
• 1/2 fresh pineapple, peeled, cored and cut into 1/2-inch-thick
chunks
• 16 jumbo shrimp, peeled and deveined• 1/2 c. barbecue sauce•
16 wooden skewers
Soak the wooden skewers in water for 30 min-utes. Preheat the
oven to 400 degrees. Place a chunk of pineapple on top of a shrimp,
then wrap the whole thing in one of the half-slices of bacon. Stick
a skewer through it to hold the pineapple, shrimp and bacon
securely. Repeat to make more skewers, lay them all on a wire rack
set on a rimmed baking sheet. Brush generously with barbecue sauce
on both sides. Roast the skewers for 10 minutes. Brush with a
second coat of barbecue sauce, turning the skewers as you place
them back on the rack. Return to the oven and bake until the bacon
is sizzling and the shrimp are cooked through, about 15 more
minutes. Serve hot or at room temperature. Serves 6-8.
Recipes for
Food N’ Friends
Mary Ellen Dewey
IF YOU have a favorite recipe you would like to share, send it
to Mary Ellen at [email protected]. ENJOY!!
GARLIC-RANCH PARTY MIX
• 4 tsp. onion powder• 1 Tbsp. dried chives• 2 tsp. dried dill•
1 tsp. kosher salt, plus more to taste• 6 Tbsp. buttermilk powder•
1 tsp. black pepper• 4 tsp. garlic powder• 5 c. cereal squares• 1
c. thin pretzel sticks• 1 c. salted roasted mixed nuts• 1 stick
salted butter, melted• 1/3 c. un-popped popcorn kernels• 1 Tbsp.
vegetable oil
Can use a seasoning packet of Buttermilk Ranch dressing instead
of the first five ingredients. Preheat the oven to 250 de-grees.
Whisk the first five ingredients to-gether in a small bowl or pour
the Ranch packet of ingredients in a small bowl. Add the garlic
powder and pepper. Dump the cereal, pretzel sticks and nuts into a
large bowl. Add 6 tablespoons of melted butter and toss. Sprinkle
with all but 1 table-spoon of the seasoning mixture and toss again
to coat. Spread on a baking sheet and bake, stirring every 15
minutes or so, until every thing is toasty and crispy, about 50
minutes. When the mixture comes out of the oven, make the popcorn:
Put a few kernels of popcorn and the oil in a large pot over medium
heat and cover. When the kernels pop, add the rest of the kernels,
cover and cook, shaking the pot occasionally, until the popping
stops, about 5 minutes. (or make some micro-wave popcorn). Dump the
popcorn into a large bowl and toss with the remaining 1 tablespoon
seasoning mixture, and salt to taste. Add the cereal mix and toss.
Makes 10 cups.
New Years Eve Snacks
COMMUNITY3 ASKOV AMERICAN www.Askov-American.com DECEMBER 31,
2020
Wondering what 2021 will bringHoliday greetings,St. John’s
church held
a Christmas Eve can-dlelight service as many
other churches did this past holiday. It had to be just magical
looking with the 60 lumi-naries that Pat and Don Make-la put out
all
around. I regret that we were out of town so I can only imagine.
I look forward to next year and taking in the special holiday
service.
Looking back at Christ-mas’ past, I used to get my mother the
newest and best of the latest and greatest items for her kitchen
that made her
life easier. One of those items was a bread maker, but she never
seemed to like it much. One year we got her a cell phone, a flip
phone. That enabled her to call her sister in Cali-fornia without
breaking the bank. That she used, and she was always proud of
telling me her conversations. So I hit the jackpot on that
gift.
Now the shoe is on the other foot. My daugh-ter, son-in-law and
my husband, gave me a robot vacuum. Maybe you’ve seen them on
television, the disc is big enough for a cat or baby to ride on top
as it swoops up dust and dirt, going back and forth. After
collect-ing enough dirt it even returns to it’s charging station
and dumps the dirt out. The vacuum takes commands from my phone and
needed to be named, so Dusty joined the family this past week.
So now I sit and watch “Dusty,” worrying if the disc is getting
stuck under the bed, on Gary’s socks or somewhere I can’t reach. I
also worry one of our cats might be riding on it. I can picture
Dusty scooting straight to the bedroom with our youngest cat on
top, wip-ing her right off. I think it’s going to take me some time
to get used to this new fangled floor cleaner. Yup, I now
understand the bread machine gift, because I’m not quite ready to
ditch the mop and broom.
In 2020 many homes got Google Home or Alexa, to lock doors, play
music or just display family photos; security cameras went in
homes, barns and outdoors; door bells take videos and we “zoom” to
visit family, friends, classrooms or join sup-port groups.
Operation Warp Speed brought several vaccines for a vi-
rus through development and into use. It makes one wonder what
will 2021 bring us.
My greatest hope for next year is to get the luxuries we used to
enjoy such as restau-rants, theaters, and card games in bars. And I
look forward to a cold parade in town for St. Urho’s, the Finlayson
Fourth of July celebration on a hot sunny day and a picnic at the
Sportsmen’s Club on Labor Day. Let’s hope 2021 gets us closer to
seeing everyone in town again, Happy New Year.
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Sheri R. SwensonFebruary 4, 1965 - December 20, 2020
Sheri Renee Swenson, 55, Bruno, died unexpect-edly of natural
causes on Sunday, December 20,
2020. She was born on February 4, 1965 in Nor-folk, Virginia to
Ronald and Joan Wilson. Sheri grew up in the Norfolk area
graduating from Norfolk High School. On March 24, 1987, Sheri
married Zane Swenson. They lived in the state of Virginia;
Milwaukee, WI; and later Willow Riv-er and Bruno. Sheri was a
homemaker and Mom through the years. She loved collecting
angels
and old dolls. Sheri cherished her time with her best buddy:
Zola Kay Lynn and her family.
She was preceded in death by her daughter: Lejen Renee Swenson;
her sister: Joan; and her parents: Ronald Wilson and Joan
Buttrey.
Sheri will be lovingly remembered by her hus-band of 33 years:
Zane; two sons: Ronald (Charles Maki) Swenson of Asheville, NC and
Zane E. Swen-son of Bruno; three brothers: Ronnie, Randy, and
Brian; three sisters: Vickie, Kelly, and Robin; and numerous
nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends.
Services will be held at a later date with inurn-ment in Bruno
Cemetery, Bruno.
Arrangements by Hamlin-Hansen-Kosloski Funeral Home, Moose
Lake.
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Young lawyers representing parties in lawsuits have a long
learning curve. As a young lawyer you are amazed that cli-ents
actually hire you for your expertise, listen to your advice, and
follow your recommenda-tions. What may take longer to learn is
one’s responsibility to the legal profession, the public, and the
courts under ethical rules. Even if a potential client has money
for a retainer and wants to hire you, there may be important
reasons that you, as a lawyer, decline to repre-sent them.
Perhaps the most important reason, to be blunt, is that the
person is a jerk and wants you, as their lawyer, to inflict as much
pain, anguish, emotional and monetary punishment on the opponent as
you can; i.e., be their “muscle.” Certainly any self-respecting
lawyer is not going to engage in criminal activity and risk their
attorney license and freedom just to please a client. But a lawyer
also has ethical rules that prohibit them from taking a “scorched
earth” or “take no prisoners” approach to litiga-tion.
Here are just a few of the ethical rules which Minnesota lawyers
must follow:
• “In representing a client, a lawyer shall exercise
inde-pendent professional judgment and render candid advice. In
rendering advice, a lawyer may refer not only to the law but to
other considerations such as moral, economic, so-cial, and
political factors that may be relevant to the client’s situation.”
Minn. R. Prof’l Cond. 2.1.
• “A lawyer shall not bring or defend a proceeding, or assert or
controvert an issue therein, unless there is a basis in law and
fact for doing so that is not frivolous, which includes a good
faith argument for an extension, modification, or reversal of
existing law.” Minn. R. Prof’l Cond. 3.1.
• “A lawyer shall make reasonable efforts to expedite litigation
consistent with the interests of the client.” Minn. R. Prof’l Cond.
3.2.
• “A lawyer shall not: . . . in pretrial procedure, make a
frivolous discovery request or fail to make a reasonably diligent
effort to comply with
a legally proper discovery re-quest by an opposing party[.]”
Minn. R. Prof’l Cond. 3.4(d).
• “It is professional mis-conduct for a lawyer to: . . . engage
in conduct involving dishonesty, fraud, deceit, or
misrepresentation” or “engage in conduct that is prejudicial to the
administration of justice[.]” Minn. R. Prof’l Cond. 8.4(c)-(d).
The Minnesota Supreme Court has also adopted “Pro-fessional
Aspirations” to guide attorneys, which include the following:
• “A lawyer owes allegiance, learning, skill, and diligence to a
client. As lawyers, we shall employ appropriate legal procedures to
protect and advance our client’s legitimate rights, claims, and
objectives. In fulfilling our duties to each client, we will be
mindful of our obligations to the admin-istration of justice, which
is a truth-seeking process designed to resolve human and societal
problems in a rational, peace-ful, and efficient manner.”
• “A lawyer owes courtesy, candor, cooperation, and com-pliance
with all agreements and mutual understandings to
opposing counsel, in the con-duct of an office practice and in
pursuit of the resolution of le-gal issues. As professionals, ill
feelings between clients should not influence our conduct,
attitude, or demeanor toward opposing counsel. Conduct that may be
characterized as uncivil, abrasive, abusive, hos-tile, or
obstructive impedes the fundamental goal of resolving disputes
rationally, peacefully, and efficiently. A lawyer owes the same
duty to an opposing party who is pro se.”
Unfortunately in family law the worst often comes out in
litigating parties and occasion-ally in their attorneys. I recall
from private practice that some clients would be upset that I was
being cordial to the opposing attorney in and out of the courtroom.
Apparently their approach to the divorce case was “I hate my spouse
and their lawyer, so you must also.” As judges we do our best to
insure that lawyers do not follow the expectations of their clients
to “take no prisoners” for several reasons:
1. It is unprofessional and harms the administration of
justice and public confidence in it.
2. It is demeaning to the par-ties and their witnesses
3. It costs money in increased attorney’s fees and court costs
(each motion fee is $100)
4. It may adversely affect the children’s emotional health and
well-being now and for many years to come
In summary, lawyers must seriously consider declining to
represent a prospective client who wants to “extract a pound of
flesh” from the opposing party. If they are not so will-ing, they
may find it hard to sleep at night and may face discipline from the
Lawyers Board of Professional Respon-sibility, causing even more
sleepless nights. Clients with such unreasonable expecta-tions,
also, are rarely satisfied.
SUBMITTED BY Judge Steve Halsey, Wright County District Court,
chambered in Buffalo. Judge Halsey is the co-host of “The District
Court Show” on local cable TV public access channels throughout the
Tenth Judicial District. Excerpts can be viewed at WWW.QCTV.org. Go
to Community and click “The District Court Show.”
IT’S IN YOUR COURT: Your lawyer is your advocate, not your
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DECEMBER 31, 2020 ASKOV AMERICAN 5
100 YEARS AGODECEMBER 30 1920
- The Willow River Hardware Company building and barber shop
burned to the ground Thursday of last week.
- John Southerton of Bruno stole a march on his friends by going
to Duluth last Tuesday and returning home with a bride .
- Sewall Wallin , rural mail carrier of Sturgeon Lake put his
Ford away for the year and started using his cab. He says its just
the thing for the cold weather as he has a stove in it and can keep
warm in the cold-est weather.
- A large number of young folks had a tin and linen shower on
Miss Dagny Wosgaard Monday evening.
75 YEARS AGO DECEMBER 27, 1945
- James Moffatt, long time resident of Hinckley passed away
December 18th from effects of major surgery. He was 68 years
old.
- Mr. and Mrs. Harry McCuskey Sr. of Holyoke cele-brated their
53rd wedding anniversary at their home recently.
- Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Alleman of Finlayson are the proud parents
of a girl born Monday evening Decem-ber 17th. Mother and baby are
doing fine.
50 YEARS AGODECEMBER 31, 1970
- According to Sheriff Adam Martinco James C Mayer 35 of
Minneapolis is charged with first degree manslaughter in the death
of Donald T. Thomsen 48, of Sandstone.
- Chris Heneriksen 77, a pioneer resident of Askov passed away
in a hospital in St. Paul December 24 after a long illness.
- Mr. and Mrs. Robert Waletzko of Norman Town-ship are the proud
and happy parents of a baby boy December 23. He has been named
Gregory.
- Mrs. Edna DeMaris of Askov and Mrs. Elsie DeMaris of Bruno
spent the Christmas weekend with their sister Mrs. Essie Fairchild
. The all enjoyed Christmas dinner at the Robert Carrolls.
25 YEARS AGODECEMBER 28, 1995
- Pine County has unclaimed checks that were sent out totaling
about $1,800 in 1992 that have never been cashed. These checks were
sent out for various reasons.
- The End Zone is a new sports bar in the former Flamingo Bar
and is owned by Tom Jensen and Brad Mlaskoch of Willow River. There
will be a dance De-cember 30 and the 31 with music by Marshall
Law.
- Van Thompson, 33, of Willow River, was killed in a snowmobile
accident on December 22.
10 YEARS AGODECEMBER 16, 1995
- East Central Schools Music Department presents “A Winter
Concert” December 16 at the school under the direction of Dan
Kolker.
- Pine County will be upgrading their technology system in
2011.
- Local breeder, Ryan and Jamie (Lashmett) Gerlach of the flying
JRL Ranch in Finlayson has been raising purebred Charolois cattle
since 2002. Their bull WDZ Northern Wind was named National Grand
Cham-pion Bull at the American Royal Livestock Show in Kansas City,
Missouri.
- Willow River Elementary held their Christmas concert on
December 16.
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Delivering Our Very BestWishes for a happy
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Extra, extra big thanks to all of our readers and advertisers
this holiday season! We really appreciate your continued
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happy holiday season and a prosperous New Year. May 2021 bring
plenty of good news for you and yours.
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East Central Schools, ISD #2580
UNAPPROVED SCHOOL BOARD MINUTES
December 21, 2020
The East Central School Board held a virtual regular school
board meeting on Monday, December 21, 2020 at 6 pm.Members present:
Rich Thomsen, Doug Ecklund, Peter Brown, Judy Loken, Julie
Domogalla, Jeannette Kester, Angie Presley and Andy Almos. Also
present: Kristi Zemke, Admin Asst, Jenny Nelson, Business Manager,
Stef Youngberg, HS Principal, Kris Chryst, Elem Principal, Chloe
Revier, Student Rep , Josh Kester, Parent and two commu-nity
members.I. Chair Thomsen called the meeting to order at 6 pm.II.
OPEN FORUM – Josh Kester, parent of EC students present-ed his
concerns about Distance Learning and too much screen time to the
school board. The board to respond back to his concerns.III. Motion
by Kester, second by Loken to approve the agenda. On a roll call
vote the following voted in favor: Loken, Kester, Domogalla,
Ecklund, Presley, Thomsen. Motion passed.II. Chair Thomsen opened
the TRUTH IN TAXATION REQUIREMENT/HEARING at 6:15 pm.Presentation
was made by Business Manager, Jenny Nelson.Two community members
asked various questions and clarifica-tions regarding their tax
state-ments.Chair Thomsen closed the hear-ing at 6:46 pm.III.
Motion by Domogalla, sec-ond by Loken to approve the following
consent agenda items. On a roll call vote the following voted in
favor: Domogalla, Brown, Ecklund, Presley, Loken, Kester, Thomsen.
Motion passed.A. December BillsB. Minutes for the November
meetingC. Employment:i. Resignation – Darrin Kvam, Head Football
Coach effective
November 18, 2020ii. Terry Fawcett – Head Football Coach 7+
yearsIV. REPORTSA. Superintendent Almos report-ed current ADM count
is 706 (Budget built on 725), Pine County Education Center update
and the Rolling Start Plan - a new executive order outlining
changes to the state’s Safe Learning Plan.B. High School Principal
report-ed on staff continuing to learn and grow professionally,
includ-ing professional learning com-munities in Zoom and
Schoology; support staff con-tinuing with book study, stu-dents
coming in the building to access Wi-Fi, tutoring, etc.; a tweak in
semester credit to less-en credit recovers and registra-tion for
21/22 to begin after winter break.C. Elementary Principal report-ed
on increase in childcare numbers, committee updates, PLC schedule
in January, K-2 reading, tutoring and successful Santa drive
through.D. Business Manager reported on Truth in Taxation.E. School
Board Committeesi. Safety Committee – Brown, Ecklundii. Facilities
Committee – Presley, Brown, Thomsen – next meeting January 4thiii.
MSBA Delegate Assembly – Domogallaiv. New board orientation on
December 8th was very infor-mative and successful.V.
COMMUNICATIONSA. 2021 MSBA Leadership Conference will be head
virtual-ly January 14, 21, 28.B. Reminder – Next Meeting is January
4th, 2021.VI. OLD BUSINESSA. Discussion on 2021-22 School Board
Goals.VII. NEW BUSINESSA. Eagle PrideB. Motion by Domogalla,
sec-ond by Kester to accept the fol-lowing donations. On a roll
call vote the following voted in favor: Loken, Ecklund, Brown,
Domogalla, Presley, Kester, Thomsen. Motion passed.i. Backpack
Program - United Church of Christ $100ii. National Honor Society –
OSAC $150iii. Various EC Sports – EC Boosters $16,999.93
C. Motion by Brown to lower the levy by applying $160,000
max-imum effort loan aid and certify $2,835,098.81 to approve the
Final Levy Certification for the Pay 2021 levy, second by Ecklund.
On a roll call vote the following voted in favor: Domogalla, Brown,
Ecklund, Presley, Loken, Kester, Thomsen. Motion passed.D. Motion
by Brown, second by Ecklund to approve Resolution Establishing
Combined Polling Places for School District Election. On a roll
call vote the following voted in favor: Presley, Ecklund, Kester,
Loken, Brown, Domogalla, Thomsen. Motion passed.E. Motion by
Domogalla, sec-ond by Loken to approve MSBA Policy 522 Title IX Sex
Nondiscrimination Policy, Grievance Procedure and Process. On a
roll call vote the following voted in favor: Loken, Domogalla,
Brown, Kester, Ecklund, Presley, Thomsen. Motion passed.VIII. Chair
Thomsen adjourned the meeting at 7:34 pm.Respectfully
submitted,Julie Domogalla, Clerk
(Published in the Askov American December 31, 2020)
NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that default has occurred in the
conditions of the following described mortgage:DATE OF MORTGAGE:
May 22, 2007ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF MORTGAGE:
$139,000.00MORTGAGOR(S): Thomas Granlund and spouse, Melanie
GranlundMORTGAGEE: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc.,
as mortgagee, as nominee for Delta Funding Corporation, its
successors and assignsDATE AND PLACE OF RECORDING: Recorded:
September 24, 2007 Pine County RecorderDocument Number:
A467700ASSIGNMENTS OF MORTGAGE:And assigned to: HSBC
Bank USA, N.A., as Trustee for the Registered Holders of
Renaissance Equity Loan Asset-Backed Certificates, Series
2007-3Dated: January 30, 2009Recorded: February 10, 2009 Pine
County RecorderDocument Number: A78063Transaction Agent: Mortgage
Electronic Registration Systems, Inc.Transaction Agent Mortgage
Identif ication Number: 100076600001136187Lender or Broker: Delta
Funding CorporationResidential Mortgage Servicer: PHH Mortgage
CorporationMortgage Originator: Not ApplicableCOUNTY IN WHICH
PROPERTY IS LOCATED: PineProperty Address: 50470 Watrin Rd,
Sandstone, MN 55072-2801Tax Parcel ID Number: 12.0405.003LEGAL
DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY: The North Half of the North Half of the
Southwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of Section 26, Township
42, Range 21, in Pine County, State of MinnesotaAMOUNT DUE AND
CLAIMED TO BE DUE AS OF DATE OF NOTICE: $146,380.92THAT all
pre-foreclosure requirements have been complied with; that no
action or proceeding has been instituted at law or otherwise to
recover the debt secured by said mortgage, or any part thereof;
PURSUANT to the power of sale contained in said mortgage, the
above-described property will be sold by the Sheriff of said county
as follows:DATE AND TIME OF SALE: February 18, 2021 at 10:00
AMPLACE OF SALE: Sheriff’s Office, 635 Northridge Drive NWPine
City, MN 55063to pay the debt secured by said mortgage and taxes,
if any, on said premises and the costs and disbursements, including
attorney fees allowed by law, subject to redemption within six (6)
months from the date of said sale by the mortgagor(s), their
personal representatives or assigns.If the Mortgage is not
reinstated under Minn. Stat. §580.30 or the property is not
redeemed under Minn. Stat. §580.23, the
Mortgagor must vacate the property on or before 11:59 p.m. on
August 18, 2021, or the next business day if August 18, 2021 falls
on a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday.Mortgagor(s) released from
financial obligation: NONETHIS COMMUNICATION IS FROM A DEBT
COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED
WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. THE RIGHT TO VERIFICATION OF THE
DEBT AND IDENTITY OF THE ORIGINAL CREDITOR WITHIN THE TIME PROVIDED
BY LAW IS NOT AFFECTED BY THIS ACTION.THE TIME ALLOWED BY LAW FOR
REDEMPTION BY THE MORTGAGOR, THE MORTGAGOR’S PERSONAL
REPRESENTATIVES OR ASSIGNS, MAY BE REDUCED TO FIVE WEEKS IF A
JUDICIAL ORDER IS ENTERED UNDER MINNESOTA STATUTES, SECTION
582.032, DETERMINING, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THAT THE MORTGAGED
PREMISES ARE IMPROVED WITH A RESIDENTIAL DWELLING OF LESS THAN FIVE
UNITS, ARE NOT PROPERTY USED IN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, AND ARE
ABANDONED.DATED: December 23, 2020ASSIGNEE OF MORTGAGEE: HSBC Bank
USA, National Association as Trustee for Renaissance Home Equity
Loan Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2007-3Wilford, Geske &
Cook P.A.Attorneys for Assignee of Mortgagee7616 Currell Blvd; Ste
200Woodbury, MN 55125-2296(651) 209-3300File Number: 044262F01
(Published in the Askov American December 31, 2020
January 7, 14 21, 28, February 4, 2021)
NOTICE OF FILING FOR TOWNSHIP ELECTIONNotice is hereby given
to qualified voters of Kerrick Township, Pine County, State
of Minnesota, that filing for town office will be held for a two
week period beginning at 8:00 a.m., January 2, 2021 and ends at
5:00 p.m. on January 16, 2021.
Affidavits of Candidacy shall be filed with the Clerk (call
218-485-8268 to request an Affidavit of Candidacy form. The filing
fee is $2.00.
Offices to be filled are as follows:
Supervisor (3 year term)Treasurer (2 year term)Candidates may
file in
person or by mail. (POB 217, Kerrick, MN 55756)
This notice is provided pursuant to M.S.204B.33
Cindy Darwin, ClerkKerrick TownshipPine CountyState of
Minnesota
(Published in the Askov American December 31, 2020)
Denham City 2021 Schedule
January 11th............7:00 p.m.February 8th ...........7:00
p.m. March 8th ...............7:00 p.m. April 12th
................7:00 p.m.May 10th ................7:00 p.m. June
14th ...............7:00 p.m. July 12th ................7:00 p.m.
August 9th .............7:00 p.m. September 13th ......7:00 p.m.
October 11th ...........7:00 p.m. November 8th .........7:00 p.m.
December 13th .......7:00 p.m. Other Meeting NotesJanuary 11th -
Annual MeetingFebruary 8th - Public Hearing after Council
meetingVacation of easement #375071000/2000/3000All meetings held
atDenham Run Bar & GRill(87439 Denham Rd)The dates and times of
these meetingsmay change. If there is a change itwill be posted at
the city park kiosk.Jillian MakiClerk, City of Denham
(Published in the Askov American, December 31, 2020)
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As the year comes to a close, we re�ect on on our many blessings
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We are honored to serve you, and we wish you a very happy &
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