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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.
APRIL 12 • Community Builders Meeting at 4 p.m. at the Double R, Grey Eagle.
APRIL 13 • Bake Sale Upsala Area Community Center at 8 a.m.
APRIL 14 • 8th Annual Rock-A-Thon from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. at the Grey Eagle Senior Cen-ter. • Nancy Pfeffer Fundraiser Benefit from 4-8 p.m. at the Swanville Lions Park Building.
APRIL 15 • Holdingford Area Knights of Colum-bus Chicken & Ham Dinner from 3:30-7 p.m. at the Pelican Lake Ballroom, St. Anna. See ad on page 6. • St. Rosa Lions Breakfast from 8:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m. at the St. Rose of Lima Church basement, St. Rosa. See ad on page 4.
APRIL 18 • Freeport Community Center Chicken Fry from 4:30-7 p.m. at the Freeport Com-munity Center. See ad on page 6.
APRIL 19 • Grey Eagle Senior Center Monthly Membership Meeting at 12:45 p.m. at the
Senior Center. • Hot Pork Dinner Fundraiser & Silent Auction from 5-7 p.m. at the Upsala Area Community Center. See ad on page 3.
APRIL 19-20, 22 • Town & Country Players Present Bin-go. April 19-20: 7:30 p.m. April 22: 2 p.m. at the Melrose School Auditorium.
APRIL 21 • Little Falls Lions Annual BBQ Rib-Fest from 4-7:30 p.m. at the lIttle Falls Golf Course.
APRIL 22 • St. John’s Parish Annual Chicken Sup-per from 3:30-8:30 p.m. in the church base-ment, Meire Grove. See ad on page 3.
APRIL 27 • Upsala Lions Club 10th Annual Fish Fry from 5-8 p.m. at the Upsala Recreation Building.
APRIL 29 • 41st Annual Swanycake & Sausage Supper from 3-8:30 p.m. at St. Anthony Parish.
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.
Weekend WeatherSaturday Sunday
Partly cloudy. High: 53 Low: 38
Mostly cloudy. High: 60 Low: 44
Temperatures Date High Low 4/4 62 32 4/5 59 36 4/6 62 33 4/7 53 41 4/8 58 32 4/9 42 27 4/10 40 23
Friday
Thunderstorms. High: 57 Low: 44
I was recent-ly asked by mas-ter marketer Jay Abraham to ap-pear on his radio program, “The Ultimate Entre-preneur” along with several oth-ers including Ste-phen Covey and Mark Cuban. In that company, I knew I had my
work cut out for me!Start with the basics: What better
way than to create the ABCs of entre-preneurship? Over the past few years I have developed my version of the ABCs of selling, leadership, negotiating, net-working and team-building, which are among my most requested columns.
A is for ability. Entrepreneurs ex-cel at identifying problems and solving them fast. They anticipate obstacles and opportunities.
B is for business plan. A successful entrepreneur must make one before do-ing anything else.
C is for cash because all entrepre-neurs need money. Use it wisely, even when you are rolling in it.
D is for delegate. You know what you do well and what you do poorly. Decide what to outsource and delegate these tasks to others.
E is for ethics. If you have integrity, nothing else matters. If you don’t have integrity, nothing else matters. Always act like your mother is watching.
F is for failure. Few entrepreneurs make it the first time they try. If you can survive it to fight again, you haven’t failed.
G is for giving because givers are the biggest gainers. If you truly believe in what you are doing, give it all you’ve got.
H is for humor, as in don’t take things too seriously. You are going to experience tough times and humor helps pull you through.
I is for interpersonal relationships. Those with good people skills are able to adjust and survive as their business grows.
J is for journal, as in writing down your thoughts and ideas, as well as pick-ing the brains of experts. Don’t forget to review your journal periodically for things you forgot, missed or overlooked.
K is for knowledgeable. Successful entrepreneurs are constantly updating themselves regarding their product and industry.
L is for looking forward. A success-ful entrepreneur looks ahead, around corners, and as far into the future as pos-sible.
M is for mentor. Find a “tiger,” pref-erably someone who’s been around the block. Retired professionals are a mar-velous resource for this kind of advice.
N is for never giving up. Amend your plans if needed, but keep your eye on the prize.
O is for opportunities. Whether you see a need that is unfulfilled, or a prod-uct that could be improved, or a problem screaming for a solution, you are seeing
an opportunity.P is for passion. When you have pas-
sion, you speak with conviction, act with authority, and present with zeal.
Q is for quantify. Your goals must be measurable, so it’s necessary to have a standard to hold them to. You can’t keep track of your progress if you don’t know where you want to go.
R is for risk. Entrepreneurs must be willing to take risks. Sometimes you have to triple your failure rate to triple your success.
S is for self-survey. Do you really want to do this or are you just trying to escape your own problems? If you’re going to be an entrepreneur, you have to believe in yourself more than you be-lieve in anything else in the world.
T is for target audience. If your con-cept is going to succeed, you have to identify a realistic target audience, big enough to be profitable yet small enough for you to service it thoroughly.
U is for unflappable. Beyond the “don’t sweat the small stuff” mentality, you need to keep a level head and an open mind.
V is for veracity. The truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth is what your employees and customers de-serve from you. Anything less will earn you a bad reputation.
W is for work hard. And then work harder. And keep working as hard as you can until you get the results you are look-ing for. And then keep working hard.
X is for exercise regularly. If you don’t take care of yourself, you can’t be
The ABCs of entrepreneurship -By Harvey Mackay
Harvey Mackay continued to pg 3
Hometown News • Thursday, April 12, 2012 • Page 3
at your best. Y is for years, which is how long
you may have to work to get your idea off the ground.
Z is for zookeeper. When you’re running the place, it’s up to you to keep the dangerous things in their cages while bringing the visitors through the gates.
Mackay’s Moral: Being an entre-preneur is a lot like the ABCs -- start at the beginning and follow your plan
Harvey Mackay continued from page 2through to the end.
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.”
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quick response on Good Friday. Thank you so much!Bob Lanners
Amy Schmidt and Jessie Borst of New Munich are proud to announce the birth of their daughter, Lunah Cynthia Borst, born Saturday, April 7, 2012 at 9:12 p.m. at the CentraCare Health System-Melrose.
Lunah weighed 4 pounds, 13 ounces and measured 18 1/2 inches in length.
Grandparents are Stephen Schmidt of Avon and Betty Borst of St. Martin.
Lunah Cynthia Borst
Senior Dining Menus: April 16 - 20Albany Grey Eagle & Upsala
MON., APRIL 16: Lasagna, green beans, lettuce salad, garlic breadstick, pears.
TUE., APRIL 17: Hamburger, bun, baked beans, coleslaw, raspberry parfait.
WED., APRIL 18: Roast turkey, whipped potatoes, gravy, cream style corn, chocolate mousse.
THUR., APRIL 19: Swedish meat-balls, parslied potatoes, trio vegetables, pineapple cake.
FRI., APRIL 20: Roast chicken, whipped potatoes, gravy, vegetable medley, dinner roll, sherbet.
~ The Lighter Side Menu ~MON., APRIL 16: Chicken spinach
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THUR., APRIL 19: Ham/cheese sub, vegetable soup, fruit sauce, pine-apple cake.
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MON., APRIL 16: Salisbury steak, baked potato, corn, ice cream.
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Obituaries William A. “Bill” Wenker
William A. “Bill” Wenker, age 90 of Freeport, died Tuesday, April 10, 2012 at the St. Cloud Hospital in St. Cloud, Minnesota.
Mass of Christian Burial will be 11 a.m. Friday, April 13, 2012 at Sacred
Heart Catholic Church in Freeport with Rev. Roger Klassen, O.S.B. officiating. Entombment will be in the parish cemetery.
Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the Patton-Schad Funeral Home in Melrose and from 10 to 11 a.m. Friday at the church in Freeport. Parish prayers will be held at 4 p.m. followed by the Goldenaires Senior Citizens at 5 p.m. Thursday evening at the funeral home.
William Adam Wenker was born December 23, 1921 in Albany Township, Stearns County, Minnesota to Bernard
and Julianna (Hoeschen) Wenker. Bill farmed between Freeport and Albany on the family farm that was homesteaded by Bill’s grandparents in 1873. He retired from farming in 2003. He was a member and usher at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Freeport and a member of the Catholic Order of Foresters, St. Peters Court 1553. Bill enjoyed bicycling on the Wobegon Trail, going to family functions, and playing cards, especially Smear and 500. He was very active at church helping setting up for many church activities.
Survivors include his brothers and sister, Clara Meyer of Albany, Al (Marge) Wenker of Albany, and Max (June) Wenker of Melrose; and many nieces and nephews.
Bill was preceded in death by his parents; brother, Joseph Wenker; and sisters, Marie Dirkes and Della Ehlert.
Serving as casket bearers will be Donald Dirkes, Marvin Ehlert, Steve Meyer, M.J. Wenker, Allen Wenker, and John Wenker. Cross bearer will be Charles Wenker and scripture bearer will be Sister Julien Dirkes.
Debera A. “Debbie” CichonDebera “Debbie” Cichon, age 58, of
Swanville, MN, passed away on Thursday, April 5, 2012 at her home.
Services will be private.Debera “Debbie” Ann Winters was
born on July 31, 1953, in Yuba City, California to the late Floyd & Donna Winters. She grew up in California and following her schooling, worked as a waitress. While living in Reno, Nevada, Debbie met and married Duane Cichon. The couple made their home in Lemmon Valley, Nevada for over 20 years where they drove truck together. In 2008, the couple moved to a farm near Swanville.
Debbie is survived by husband
Duane Cichon of Swanville, MN; sons, Jeremy Winters of Reno, NV and Matt (Janina) Bakker of Crete, NE; brothers Donald (Donna) Winters of Fort Bragg, CA, Leo (Lila) Winters of Concord, CA, Kenny Winters of Crescent City, CA and sister Diane Winters of Gardnerville, NV; sister-in-law Cheryl (Steve) Michels of Zimmerman, MN and brother-in-law Richard (Kris) Cichon of Winona, MN.
Debbie was preceded in death by her parents.
Debbie was the proud grandmother of Kendra and Alyssa Winters and Mason and Alyiah Bakker
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Daniel W. NierenhausenMass of
Christian Burial will be 10:30 am on Thursday, April 12, 2012 at the Church of St. Benedict in Avon for Daniel Wayne Nierenhausen, 19, of Avon who died Sunday, April 8, 2012. Rev. Blane Wasnie, OSB, will officiate and burial will be in
the parish cemetery in Avon. Friends and relatives may call after 9:30 AM Thursday at St. Benedict’s Catholic Church in Avon.
Daniel was born on May 20, 1992 in St. Cloud to Wayne and Lucille (Messer) Nierenhausen. He grew up in the Avon area and graduated from Albany High School. He was employed as a Laborer at Custom
Waste Irrigation. Daniel enjoyed many outdoor activities including paintball, bowling, deer hunting, and softball, 4-wheeling and going to the casino. Daniel loved movies, especially comedies, and could quote lines from many. He was a sensitive, outgoing man; a good listener with many friends. Daniel will be dearly missed by all who knew him.
Daniel is survived by his mother, Lucy of Avon; father, Wayne (Carol) of Melrose; sisters, Meagan of Avon and Crystal of Albany; step sisters and brother, Ashley, Sara, Nicole Hoppe all of Freeport, Justin Hoppe of Melrose; maternal grandparents, Veronica and Kasper Messer of Anoka; paternal grandmother, Angeline Nierenhausen of St. Cloud; as well as many aunts, uncles, cousins and countless friends.
Daniel was preceded in death by his grandfather, Kenneth Nierenhausen; and cousin, Benjamin Stewart.
Everett “Archie” JohannesE v e r e t t
“ A r c h i e ” Johannes, 57, a resident of Sobieski, passed away Friday, March 30, 2012, at his home.
A memorial service was held Monday, April 9, at the Shelley-Gibson Funeral
Chapel in Swanville.Everett “Archie” Johannes was born
Aug. 2, 1954, in Little Falls, to the late Roy and Eileen Johannes. He grew up in the Swanville area and graduated from Swanville High School in 1973. Archie then attended Ridgewater Community College in Willmar for two years. He was
united in marriage to Patricia J. Giinthir, Aug. 25, 2001, at Mamrelund Lutheran Church in Pennock. Archie was employed with various companies as an over-the-road semi truck driver. His other employment included working carnivals, at the Mille Lacs Casino and the Swanville Feed Mill. He will be missed by all who knew him.
Archie Johannes is survived by his wife, Patricia; sons, John and Adam Johannes at home; daughter, Connie Johannes of Minneota; brother, Frank Johannes of Willmar; sister, Linda Johannes of Willmar; niece, Sarah Spaulding of Spicer and a great-nephew, Dwayne Spaulding-Blokzyl of Spicer.
Archie was preceded in death by his parents and a sister-in-law, Vicky Johannes.
Honorary pallbearers were John, Adam and Connie Johannes.
Mark G. NouisS e r v i c e s
celebrating the life of Mark G. Nouis, age 53 of Upsala, will be 11:00 AM, Saturday, April 14 at the St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Upsala. Burial will be in the parish cemetery. Mark died unexpectedly
at his home in Upsala. There will be a visitation after 10:00 AM Saturday at the church. Arrangements are being made by the Miller-Carlin Funeral Home of Upsala.
Mark was born May 9, 1958 in Little
Falls to Damon and Virginia (Heisick) Nouis. He has been in the Upsala area his entire life. He worked in the concrete business until a few years ago. Mark was an avid fisherman.
Mark is survived by his sisters, Jeanette Nelson, Osseo; Shari (Anthony) Marchand, Maple Grove; Renee (Sam) Jurgens, Sartell; Peggy Bach, Brooklyn Center; Sally (Sam) Colgrove, Fayetteville, AR; Melanie Trombetta, Des Moines, IA; Pamela Nouis, Little Falls; his brothers, Greg (Sandi) Nouis, Elk River; Steve (Judy) Nouis, Grey Eagle; Paul Nouis, Burtrum; John (Sheron) Nouis, Galliano, LA and numerous nieces and nephews.
Mark is preceded in death by his parents and an infant brother.
Hometown News • Thursday, April 12, 2012 • Page 5
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Leonard H. KopkaL e o n a r d
Hyacinth Kopka, age 86, Albany, MN, died Wednesday, April 4, 2012 at the St. Cloud Hospital.
Mass of Christian Burial will be Friday, April 13, 2012 at 10:30 AM at Church of
All Saints St. Mary, Holdingford, MN. Visitation will be Thursday, April 12, 2012 from 4:00 to 7:00 PM at the church in Holdingford and one hour prior to the service on Friday. Parish prayers will be at 6:00 PM Thursday at the church in Holdingford. Interment will be in the Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery, Little Falls, MN.
Leonard was born February 7, 1926 in Elmdale, MN to John J. and Clara (Blazinski) Kopka. He graduated from Upsala High School. Leonard served in the United States Army during World War II, from 1944 to 1946. On July 24, 1948 Leonard was united in marriage to Geraldine Erma Kiley at St. Mary’s
Catholic Church in Holdingford, MN. Leonard worked for Burlington Northern Railroad for 37 1/2 years. He was a member of Church of All Saints St. Mary, Knights of Columbus Council #9307, Holdingford VFW Post #5160, Holdingford American Legion Post #0211, and NARVE Unit 107. Leonard enjoyed fishing and farming.
Survivors include his wife, Geraldine Kopka of Albany, MN; sons and daughters, Leonard L. Kopka, Jr. of Rice, MN: Terrance M. (Barbara) Kopka of St. Cloud, MN: Lonnie T. (Tammy) Kopka of Big Lake, MN; Mary Jo (Arthur) Boelz of St. Cloud, MN; and Julaine (Marcio) Oliveira of Lake Elmo, MN; brothers, Robert A. (Cathy) Kopka of North Branch, MN; and John D. (Kathy) Kopka of St. Paul, MN; 10 grand-children, Stacy Kopka, Kristen Fuchs, Tess Kopka, Brian Young, Dustin Young, Michael Young, Nathan Kopka, Chris Theis, Jovanna Oliveira, and Ashton Oliveira; and three great grandchildren, Gavin, Colin and Elena.
He was preceded in death by his parents, and brother, Daniel Kopka.
Pallbearers will be Brian Young, Dustin Young, Michael Young, Nathan Kopka and Ashton Oliveira.
Mary Ann MolitorMary Ann Molitor (Osendorf) age 84,
of Melrose, MN passed away peacefully April 6, 2012. Mary Ann was born and raised in Melrose, MN.
She and her husband Don owned and operated Chick’s Riverside Tavern for over 40 years. Mary Ann enjoyed cooking, baking, entertaining, shopping, listening to music and was an avid reader. She had a passion for animals and was always willing to help her kids with dog-sitting. Mary Ann enjoyed traveling and was lucky
to have taken many overseas vacations. She is preceded in death by her
husband Donald Molitor, daughter Kim, son Scott and son-in-law Dan Meyer.
Mary Ann is survived by her children Jim (Rocky) Molitor, Juel Meyer, Linda (Fran) Beckermann, Chick (Karen) Molitor, Michael (Kathy) Molitor, Jon (Pat) Molitor, 10 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.
Mary Ann’s Memorial service will be private.
On Saturday, April 28, 2012 from 9 AM till noon, the Todd County Citizens Against Drugs Coalition will be hosting Prescription Drug Take Back events at three locations throughout Todd County.
These events are being held in con-junction with a National Program spon-sored by the Drug Enforcement Admin-istration. This is an excellent opportunity for people to get rid of their un-used and expired prescription and over the coun-ter medications.
The drop off sites for these events will be at Lakewood Health System in Staples, CentraCare Health System
Prescription Drug Take Back Dayin Long Prairie, and the Eagle Valley Clinic in Eagle Bend. Pharmacist’s from CentraCare, Seip Drug in Bertha, and Longbella Drug in Staples will be assist-ing with these events.
The Todd County Sheriff’s Office, Long Prairie Police Department, Eagle Bend Police Department and the Staples Police Department will also be assisting.
Please take advantage of these events so these medications can be prop-erly disposed of and the risk of them fall-ing into the wrong hands is diminished.
Minnesota severe weather awareness week - April 16-20
Minnesota Severe Weather Aware-ness Week 2012 is April 16-20, with two statewide tornado drills on Thursday, April 19 at 1:45 p.m. and 6:55 p.m. This annual public event is designed to remind individuals, families, businesses, schools, and institutions that it’s essential to plan ahead for Minnesota’s severe spring and summer weather.
An informed, involved community is more resilient to disaster, and being pre-pared helps reduce the risks and costs of hazardous weather events. An easy way to get prepared is by participating in Se-vere Weather Awareness Week (SWAW). The statewide tornado drills on Thursday, April 19 provide an excellent opportunity for citizens to prepare their homes, fami-lies, neighborhoods, and communities!
Here are a few simple ideas on how individuals, families, businesses, and schools can participate during Minnesota Severe Weather Awareness Week:
Please forward this information to ap-propriate people in your family, neighbor-hood, workplace, community or schools.
Prepare Your Family: Create or update emergency plans with your entire family so everyone knows what to do in case of an emergency. Ensure everyone has up-to-date contact info and knows what to do.
• Practice your family plan during the evening tornado drill on April 19 at 6:55 p.m. Have everyone build a family emer-gency kit together.
• Check with places your family spends time, such as schools, workplaces, churches, markets, or sports facilities to learn what their emergency plans are.
• Share the plans for these areas with your entire family and talk about what you would do if your family was not to-gether during a disaster.
Prepare Your Neighborhood: In-volve your neighbors. Help prepare your neighborhood by asking, “What’s our plan?” Talk to your neighbors about their preparedness plans and make sure your plans are compatible. Find out who has special needs and might need help in an emergency.
• Plan with your neighborhood. Ask your Home Owners Association, your Tenants Group or Neighborhood Civic Association to make emergency prepared-ness an agenda item during your next meeting. Make sure there is an evacuation plan for your neighborhood, and commu-nicate it to your neighbors.
• Help neighbors get informed. Host a neighborhood preparedness meeting.
Invite your local emergency manager or responders to help lead the discussions.
Prepare Your Community: In-clude preparedness activities at commu-nity events. Consider local events already scheduled in your community, such as state or county fairs, festivals, parades, or sporting events.
• Encourage local governments and civic groups to help. Ask local Scouts, Lions, chambers of commerce, etc. to set up a booth to distribute emergency pre-paredness information, recruit volunteers, and discuss preparedness plans within your community.
• Host a Local Preparedness Fair. Reach out to prominent organizations in your community, such as faith-based and community organizations, businesses, and schools to help coordinate a prepared-ness fair.
• Find out how to create or participate in a Citizen Corps - Community Emer-gency Response Team (CERT) in your town or neighborhood.
Prepare Your Workplace: Update and distribute emergency contact infor-mation to your employees. Additionally, create and distribute a list of important emergency numbers. Designate critical function or emergency personnel.
• Organize an emergency prepared-ness procedures review with employees to review your company’s emergency plans. Ensure everyone understands their roles in a “what if?” scenario.
• Host a disaster preparedness brown bag lunch for employees. Invite local emergency managers to give a disaster preparedness briefing.
• Get a NOAA Weather Radio and put it on display in your break room or other high-traffic locations and encourage em-
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The Boy Scouts of Melrose Troop 68 took time from their April 9th troop meeting to do a community service project. The boys and their adult leaders spent 45 minutes picking up trash above and below the Sauk River dam. Six full bags of trash were found. Unfortunately, the Scouts ran out of time before all the trash could be cleaned up. There was more trash than they originally thought there would be. Pictured (front, from left) Wyatt Herzog, Noah Borgerding, Alex Engelmeyer; (back) Eymard Orth, Darren Borgerding, Brian Borgerding, Zach Ettel, Daniel Klassen, William Herzog, and Mark Ettel. Submitted by Steve Borgerding.
Explore Science Occupations: A well known central Minnesota hoof trimmer, Jon Ainali, presented and displayed his skills for the Upsala seventh grade science class. Today in the dairy industry, all cows need the finest hoof trim to keep them productive. Dairy facilities have more concrete flooring, which wears the feet unevenly, and these conditions cause lameness. Lameness affects the over-all health of the cattle, which can rob a dairy owners profits. To keep cows healthy and productive, it is necessary to manage hoof care as carefully as nutrition, milk quality and breeding. Submitted by Holly Holmen-Herbes.
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• Put an updated copy of the facility emergency plan on everyone’s desk or in email and have group meetings to review it.
• Showcase instructional videos or distribute preparedness information. Pro-vide information online about training opportunities.
• Conduct business continuity train-ing. Contact a local business continuity or emergency management professional and work with company leadership to create or update disaster and continuity plans.
• Conduct office evacuation/shelter-in-place exercises and drills. Schedule an emergency exercise or drill. Once com-pleted, evaluate and decide if new pro-cedures or training are needed. Consult with local responders or emergency man-agers to participate, observe or advise.
• Distribute emergency preparedness
messages. Include emergency prepared-ness messages in communication touch points such as e-mails, newsletter articles, bill stuffers, receipts, and social media.
Prepare Your School: The tornado drill on April 19 at 1:45
p.m. is a perfect opportunity for schools to conduct preparedness training, exercises and education. A carefully developed tor-nado drill should keep students and staff in good practice, and work out any prob-lems before a real event occurs.
• Post signs. Large and easy-to-read maps or signs with arrows should be posted throughout the hallways directing people to the safe areas.
• Backup alarms. If the school’s alarm system relies on electricity, have a com-pressed-air horn or megaphone or other backup device to sound the alert in case of power failure.
• Make special provisions to evacu-ate and shelter students in portable class-rooms. Portable classrooms are like mo-
bile homes - exceptionally dangerous in a tornado or high winds.
• Plan and exercise procedures for any functionally disabled students to en-sure mobility in an evacuation. Work with the families of students with other special needs and specialists assigned to help them.
• Make sure several staff members are trained in how to turn off electricity and gas in the event the school is damaged.
• Communicate the school emergency plan with parents and families. Explain the policy for keeping children at school beyond regular hours if threatening weather is expected.
• Educate the faculty and students about outdoor weather policies and warn-ings for severe weather.
• Establish and communicate the se-
vere weather policy for sports or special events and inform everyone of the policy. Plan for gymnasiums, theaters, and lunch rooms or other large spaces to be evacu-ated in an emergency.
• Know the county in which your school sits, and keep a highway map nearby to follow storm movement from weather bulletins. Online maps and weather sources can be valuable, but if the power is out, it helps to have paper maps.
• Make sure the school’s NOAA Weather Radio is operating (with battery backup) and can be heard by staff. Know what the different warnings mean. Make sure the radio is properly programmed for the county.
• Establish and practice the in-school emergency communications plan to en-sure that all teachers, classes, and staff are informed of any emergency -including those on athletic fields or playgrounds.
For more information contact: Min-nesota Severe Weather Awareness Week at http://weatherawareness.dps.mn.gov or National Weather Service http://www.weather.gov or FEMA- Ready.gov at http://www.ready.gov.
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Minnesota Through The Lens: Submitted by Richard Ohmann
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The Upsala School staff is proud to honor Tyler Wens-mann as Upsala School’s March Junior High Student of the Month. Tyler is the seventh grade son of Scott and Jennifer Wens-mann.
Tyler is an active member of his school and com-munity. Entering junior high, Tyler plays football, and also enjoys learning
Upsala Area Schools March Junior High Student of the Month
in science class. Tyler remarked, “It is fun learning about the earth and also working in the lab.” He also made the B honor roll for fall quarter.
Outside of school, Tyler is involved with his church, and with youth group. Tyler is a big fan of the outdoors. He spends his days off going camping with family, hunting in the fall, and also spending time with his friends outdoors. Tyler has been known to be a kind friend, and quite respectful.
Tyler has proved himself a hard worker in the classroom this year through his attitude of “getting work done” and how he tries to learn, under-stand and improve.
Dawn Evo-niuk, daughter of Erica Evoniuk, has been selected as the March Se-nior High Stu-dent of the Month at Upsala Area Schools.
Her dedica-tion to academ-ics resulted in her achieving contin-uous honor roll status at Upsala Area Schools. In addition, she has
been a devoted and very active partici-pant in band, drama, basketball, track, and softball. Dawn has demonstrated leadership as captain of varsity basket-ball in her senior year. This follows her captain status during her junior high basketball participation. She has lettered in track, band, and drama. Commitment to the drama club led her to act in five plays. Elementary soccer players bene-fited from her assisting in coaching over several summers. In addition, Dawn served as a Peer Conflict Mediator help-ing kindergarten through third grade stu-dents resolve issues at recess.
Furthermore, Dawn has been con-sistently involved in the community. Her commitment to Community Cov-enant Church Youth group has been extensive. Dawn raked yards for the elderly, cleaned school busses, filled food bags for Kids Against Hunger, col-lected food for the local food shelf, and assisted janitors in cleaning the school,
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gym, auditorium, and commons area. This dedicated senior has volunteered at the Great River Regional Library, served Easter breakfast at her church, and made cookies during December at the Upsala Community Covenant Church. Dawn has successfully managed to balance both extracurricular activities and high scholastic achievement throughout her years at Upsala Area Schools.
Dawn advises underclassmen to “work hard and enjoy every minute of high school; it goes by fast.” Her favor-ite class has been forensics, stating, “It was a lot of fun and very interesting.” She feels school has been valuable to her because she learned how to interact and communicate with people. Dawn enjoys spending her free time with family and friends and future plans include college at Bemidji State University.
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Notes from the Capitol By State Rep. Paul Anderson
With the Legislature on its week-long Easter/Passover break, this is a good time to look back on what has happened so far during the cur-rent session. The most positive as-pect of state gov-ernment has been our improved
economic outlook, which has seen the budget moderate from a projected $5 billion deficit to an estimated $1.2 bil-lion surplus. This was done without tax increases on the state level as the long-term spending curve was lowered to a more realistic level.
An article in a Sunday metro news-paper called this an “unproductive leg-islative session.” I would challenge that statement in citing several small-busi-ness bills that have been passed, only to be vetoed by the Governor. That is his legislative authority, and I respect that,
but to say that we have not produced much in the way of legislation is not fully telling the entire story.
As an example, we passed a stand-alone bill that would have paid back an additional $500 million to our schools that was part of the education shift. The bill was vetoed last week by Gov. Day-ton, who felt it wasn’t prudent to take the money out of our reserves. He is correct in saying the funds would have come out of state reserves, but we felt that leaving over a half-billion dollars in the state’s reserves was sufficient to cov-er the state’s short term cash flow needs.
A Ramsey County judge ruled last week against Gov. Dayton and his push to unionize day care providers. The or-der said the governor over-stepped his authority in ordering a vote last Decem-ber by those providers who have clients receiving state child care subsidies. A temporary restraining order halted the election, and last week’s ruling said that, in order for it to be conducted, the Leg-islature has to first act to authorize such an election.
Nearly all day care providers I vis-ited with were against unionization, cit-ing the fact that they were small busi-ness owners, many of whom thought
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their rates would have to increase if they were forced to pay union dues. In addi-tion, not all providers would have been able to vote, as ballots were to be sent only to those who received the state sub-sidy for needy families.
The two biggest pieces of legislation remaining to be worked on are the bond-ing bill and a Vikings’ stadium proposal. Numbers for the bonding bill are all over the board, with the House having the smallest package of just under $300 million. The Senate version calls for around $500 million to be spent on proj-ects of state-wide significance, while the Governor earlier called for spending nearly $800 million. Keep in mind that we’ve already done one bonding bill for this session (one for a half billion was signed into law last July as part of the budget agreement to end the shutdown). It could prove difficult to get one signed this year as Republicans generally prefer a smaller number and Democrats a larg-er one, and it takes a two-thirds majority to pass bonding bills.
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Local Municipality Minutesa total of $8,028.69. John made the motion to approve the claims, Ray made the second, Motion car-ried unanimously. Reminders: Todd County Township meeting is April 12, and the equalization meeting is set for the 24th of April. No action could be taken on a letter that was received, due to the fact that it was unsigned. The event in question is located in lakeshore and therefore governed by Todd County.
Treasurer’s Report: Mary Ann Primus presented the treasurer’s report as follows: Beginning Bal-ance as of February 29, 2012: $187,082.04; Checks cleared: 10, $5,012.68; Deposits includ-ing interest: $431.40; Balance as of March 31, 2012: $182,500.76; Outstanding Deposits: 0.00; Out-standing Checks: 0.00; Cash Avail-able: $182,500.76; CD Balance: $61,863.27.
New from short course: A mo-tion needs to be recorded in the minutes allowing the clerk to enter interest earnings on the checking account into the General Fund. Ray made a motion to enter the check-ing account interest earnings into the General Fund as we have done in the past. John made the second. Motion carried unanimously.
Road and Bridge Report: Some discussion on the Mound Lake ac-cess; however, since Mr. Hanson was unable to attend, no informa-tion was discussed from his office.
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Call to Order: Ron Frericks called the meeting to order at 8:00 p.m. The pledge of allegiance was recited.
Members Present: Ron Frer-icks, John Young, Ray Bense, Mary Ann Primus & Bev Eggerth.
Agenda Approval: A prelimi-nary agenda was presented. Ron asked if there were additions to the agenda. Ray asked to be listed under R&B. John made the motion to accept the agenda with that addi-tion. Ray made the second. Motion carried.
Approval of Minutes: The clerk provided copies of the March 5, 2012 minutes to the board. John made the motion to approve the minutes as presented. Ray made the second. Minutes approved.
Zoning Report: Bev reported on the conditional use permit that was applied for by Scott Arvig. The public hearing has been set for April 17, 2012. The application is to manufacture firearms and am-munition from his home site. An application for a land split was also received, but no further informa-tion at meeting time. Some word-ing changes in the Todd County Or-dinance, the zoning board could go over those after the public hearing.
Town Clerk’s Report: Clerk presented the claims list for March. Claims list included 13 claims for
He did share with Ron that the area would need to be surveyed before any discussion could begin. Road report- lots of frost heaves. The annual road check will be done on April 18th, starting at 5:30p.m. From short course- new informa-tion on placing new signs and road right-of way information. Erv H. presented his contract for blad-ing and gravel. A motion to accept both contracts was made by Ray and second by John. Motion car-ried unanimously. Dust control was discussed with Calcium Chloride being offered to residents at a cost of $34.00 per 100 ft.
Additional agenda items: Ray presented the weed report, pretty much the same as last year. Ray was unsure of how to decide who has more weeds, he was told he could do a report and the county would then look into it.
The Resolution for establish-ing Precincts and Polling Places was read with road intersections noted where possible. Ray made a motion to approve the Resolution. John made the second Motion car-ried.
Public Comment: None.Adjournment: Motion by John
to adjourn the meeting. Ray made the second. Meeting adjourned at 9:30 p.m.
Minutes not approved.Mary Ann Primus, Clerk/Trea-
surer
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Notice is Hereby given that the Board of Appeal-Equalization of the Township of Grey Eagle in Todd County, Minnesota will meet at the office of the Clerk in said town hall, at 9:00 o’clock AM., on Tuesday, the 24th day of April, 2012, for the purpose of reviewing and correcting the assessment of said Township for the year 2012. All persons considering themselves aggrieved by said assessment, or who wish to complain that the property of another is assessed too low, are hereby notified to appear at said meeting, and show cause of having such assessment corrected. No complaint that another person is assessed too low will be acted upon until the person so assessed, or his/her agent, shall have been notified of such complaint.
* The Board of Appeals-Equalization Meeting will be scheduled by appointment only. Please call the Todd County Assessor’s to schedule an appointment. Phone (320) 732-4146
Given under my hand this 2nd day of April, 2012.Mary Ann Primus, Grey Eagle Township Clerk
ASSESSMENT NOTICE
NOTICE TO RESIDENTS OF GREY EAGLE TOWNSHIP
Grey Eagle Township will be contracting for dust abatement treatment of gravel roads during the month of May. Magnesium Chloride suppressant will be applied at the cost to the property owner of $34.00 per hundred feet. If you are interested in having the gravel road treated in front of your property, send a check and a note indicating the area you wish to have treated and include your address to:
Grey Eagle TownshipPO Box 202Grey Eagle, MN 56336
Product will not be applied until payment is received. If you have questions call Mary Ann Primus at 320 285-4551.
Mary Ann Primus, Grey Eagle Township ClerkApril 3, 2012
The township will again be applying a dust control product on township roads where requested by residents. The cost is $ .68 per foot. The township will pay half and the property owner will pay half the cost. Interested residents may contact the clerk at 320-285-2050.
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Residents and Landowners of Burnhamville Township • Dust control for 2012
With rising health care costs and busy lives, many women are skipping regular doctor visits and important pre-ventive care. CentraCare Health Sys-tem’s 11th annual Women’s Health 101 helps with those concerns by offering a day with free health screenings and a va-riety of health topics presented by area health care providers.
This free event runs from 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., Saturday, April 14, at the CentraCare Health Plaza, 1900 Centra-Care Circle. Pre-registration is encour-aged, but not required, atwww.centra-care.com. Participants also can register to win a Girltime Getaway® weekend for two or a hearing aid ($6,400 value) from St. Cloud Ear, Nose and Throat Clinic.
From 8 a.m. to 1:15 p.m., attendants can participate in more than 15 free screenings, visit nearly 40 educational booths and select from 15 presentations by area health care providers covering a variety of women’s health topics, in-cluding exercise, stress, nutrition, arthri-tis and Alzheimer’s. Free glucose and cholesterol screenings are available until 10:30 a.m. or to the first 225 people.
From 1:15-2:30 p.m., local humorist and chronic pain sufferer Judy Wolters will present “De-stress where you are.” During this fun, interactive presentation, participants will laugh and learn tech-niques to provide stress relief when and where they need it. Judy’s stress-reduc-ing techniques can offer positive healthy rewards for very little effort.
New this year, participants can get
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behind the controls of the da Vinci surgi-cal robot and meet some of our doctors who perform this minimally invasive surgery. Da Vinci surgery offers smaller incisions, less pain and faster recovery for surgeries related to the bladder, kid-neys, female reproductive organs, pelvic floor and prostate.
Women’s Health 101 is free, but a donation is suggested at the door to sup-port Women’s Health Education.
For more information, visit www.centracare.com or call 320-229-4980.
The Knights of Colunbus Coun-cil 12604 which serves the Parishes of Holy Cross in North Prairie, St. Stan-islaus Kostka in Bowlus, St. Edward’s in Elmdale, and St. Mary’s in Upsala, will be having their annual Fundraiser Breakfast and Raffle on Sunday, April 15th at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Upsala. The event will run from 9 am untill 12:30 pm, with the Raffle drawing at noon. The menu will include: French Toast, sausage, eggs, fruit, sweet breads, and beverages.
Raffle tickets are available from any KC member, or at the breakfast. Need not be present to win. All are welcome.
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Upcoming Wellness Class scheduledA Wellness Class covering Detoxifi-
cation, Reducing Environmental Toxins, Obesity and HCG - the Fat Burning Diet on Tuesday, April 24, 2012, from 12:00 Noon - 1:15 p.m. at the Freeport City Hall.
This class is presented by Dr. Deb Proechel, chiropractic and naturopathic physician. The program is free. Please pre-register by calling 320-836-7150 or 888-827-7859 prior to 10:00 a.m. on the class date.
UCare will hold information meetings at no cost - Open to the public
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Please note, these are not prod-uct presentations! We will not discuss
UCare health plan options during this meeting. However, UCare for Seniors plan materials will be available follow-ing the meeting on Monday, April 16, at 4:30 p.m. at CentraCare Board Room 24, 9th St. SE, Long Prairie.
Let us know you’re coming. Be-cause seating is limited, your RSVP is required. Please reply online at www.ucare.org/registration or call toll-free to register or for more information: 1-877-523-1518.
April 8, 2012: At approximately 11:30 a.m. it was reported to the Todd County Sheriff’s Office a tree had fallen on a woman in rural Birchdale Town-ship. Sauk Centre Ambulance, Fire and Rescue and the Todd County Sheriff’s Office responded. The woman was lo-cated in a wooded area approximately one mile from State 28, Burtrum. She received injuries to her chest and shoul-der. She was transported to the Sauk Centre Hospital and then airlifted to the St. Cloud Hospital.
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Voter ID on the November Ballot: The Sen-ate passed the fi-nal Voter ID bill on Wednesday afternoon by a vote of 35-29. Requiring photo ID to vote is an effort to modern-ize the election system, prevent voter fraud and inspire confi-
dence in the integrity of our process. Voters will now have the opportunity to weigh in on the November ballot by an-swering the question: “shall the Minne-sota Constitution be amended to require all voters to present valid photo identi-fication to vote and to require the state to provide free identification to eligible voters, effective July 1, 2013?”
Environmental Permitting Bill Signed Into Law: On Tuesday, Senate File 1567 was signed into law. It builds off the work I did last year with other legislators to find efficiencies in envi-ronmental permitting. Specifically, this bill continues to streamline the permit-ting process, removes duplicate servic-es, and reforms government so it moves at the speed of 21st century commerce.
This is great news for Minnesota job creators and job seekers. By getting government out of the way and stream-lining the permitting process wherever possible, businesses can grow and more Minnesotans can get back to work.
Honor Guard Funding Addressed: Monday, a bill to give the Commissioner of Veterans Affairs the flexibility in allo-cating funds to local units of a congres-sionally chartered veterans organization, like the Honor Guard, was signed into law.
The Honor Guard program was es-tablished to reimburse veterans orga-nizations throughout the state to assist in payment for military funeral honors, and every veteran has a congressional-ly-authorized benefit to have an Honor
Guard at their funeral if the family re-quests. Last year, it was reported that this program, in the absence of a specific appropriation, was to be discontinued. This bill is one measure legislators have taken to address the issue and ensure the program continues.
Bill to Pay Back Schools Vetoed: The legislature approved and sent Gov-ernor Dayton House File 2083 which would have sped up the scheduled school aid payments that were delayed as part of the agreement reached be-tween the Governor and the legislature last year. Friday, Governor Dayton an-nounced that he vetoed the bill.
This is disappointing as school dis-tricts and charter schools strongly sup-port reducing the shift. Had Governor Dayton signed this bill, more timely payments would have allowed schools a better chance of avoiding short-term borrowing and related interest costs.
Thanks for taking the time to read my update and please feel free to contact me with your questions and comments.
State Senator Bill Ingebrigtsen encour-ages and appreciates constituent input, and can be reached at 651-297-8063, by mail at 132D State Office Building, 100 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., St. Paul, MN 55155, or via email at [email protected].
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One day a railroad clerk received a box of watches to be delivered to a store. Because of a mistake, the watches were rejected. “What shall I do?” asked the clerk.
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Got a problem? Look to the Lord. The Bible says, “If any man lacks wis-dom, let him ask of God…and it shall be given him.”
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Al Doty, resi-dent of Royalton, announced that he will seek the DFL endorsement and run for State Senate in the newly cre-ated District 9. Sen-ate District 9 covers most of Morrison County, all of Todd County, and por-
tions of Cass and Wadena counties.Doty has served this area for more than
forty years as teacher, coach, and senior ad-vocate. “I have the education, training, and
Al Doty to seek DFL endorment for District 9 State Senate
experience to do the job well, and I have ex-tensive experience and relationships in this district to help me do the job right,” said Mr. Doty. “I’m asking for a chance to go to work for this area again, as your State Senator.”
Mr. Doty currently serves on the Camp Ripley Citizens Advisory Board, the Royalton City Council, and the Board of Directors of Pine Grove Zoo. He also represented Morri-son and Crow Wing Counties in the Minneso-ta House of Representatives from 2007-2010.
“Our Legislature needs to work on long-term solutions for difficult issues, especially those affecting rural areas and middle class working families,” Mr. Doty continued. “We cannot continue to push these problems down
the road. It’s time for real so-lutions to get Minnesota mov-ing again.”
Mr. Doty is currently liv-ing in Royalton with his wife, Donna. He grew up on the family grain and beef farm. After graduating from high school in Campbell, Minn., he attended the University of Minnesota-Morris where he earned majors in Political Science, History, and Social Studies and later earned a graduate degree in History at the University of Manitoba. After retirement from teach-ing, Mr. Doty was hired by Horizon Health as a Senior Advocate serving Morrison and Crow Wing counties. He continued to work as Senior Advocate until he was elected to the Minnesota House of Representatives.
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A new required decal is now avail-able for Minnesota boaters to help remind them of the state’s aquatic invasive spe-cies laws, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) announced re-cently.
The free decals are available from: DNR offices, Deputy registrar offices where licenses are sold, Large sporting goods shops and DNR watercraft inspec-tors and conservation officers.
The decals will also be included in en-velopes with new and renewal watercraft licenses mailed from the DNR.
The decal should be attached to all types of watercraft including canoes, kay-aks and duckboats before launching on, entering into, or operating on any Minne-sota waters.
The two-piece, gray-and-black decals detail new state laws that watercraft us-ers must follow in order to avoid spread-ing aquatic invasive species such as zebra mussels, Eurasian watermilfoil and spiny waterfleas.
The decal must be attached to the watercraft, but state law does not specify where that must occur. DNR officials rec-ommend displaying it where it can be read and can be shown to an officer upon re-quest. However, the decal does not need to be in view of the operator (as is the case with the state’s personal watercraft decal), and it does not need to be placed near the watercraft registration decals.
If a watercraft owner does not want to stick the decal on the boat because it is an antique wooden boat or other unique boat, the decal can be attached or laminated to an object like a luggage tag and kept in the boat.
There are two parts to the decal. Wa-tercraft owners and operators must display the top portion of the decal on all water-craft prior to launching on, entering into, or operating on any waters of Minnesota.
The second portion of the decal is intended to be placed on the winch post of watercraft trailers or in another area to remind boaters to remove the boat’s drain plug when leaving a water access area as
New required aquatic invasive species rules decal for boaters now available
required by state law. It also reminds boat-ers to replace the plug before launching. This decal is not required by law.
There is no penalty in effect, but con-servation officers can issue a warning for not displaying the decal. After Aug. 1, 2014, it will be a petty misdemeanor for boaters who fail to display the decal on their watercraft.
More information about aquatic in-vasive species laws is available at http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/invasives/aquatic_qa.html.
Motorists traveling on Interstate 94 be-tween Sauk Centre and St. Cloud may see smoke from prescribed burns until mid-May. Other areas scheduled for the burns include portions of Lake Wobegon Trail and the St. Cloud Travel Information Center.
The burns are conducted by fully trained crews and will improve native grasses and wildflowers that have been planted in the ditches. It will also help with weed control.
Traffic should not be affected and all highways will remain open during the burns.
The burns are scheduled during optimal weather conditions to ensure safety and ef-fectiveness.
The Minnesota Department of Trans-portation urges motorists to always drive with caution, slow down in work zones and never enter a road blocked with barriers or cones.
For statewide travel information, visit www.511mn.org, call 5-1-1 or log on to www.mndot.gov.
Prescribed burns planned for areas along Interstate 94 in the St. Cloud area
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