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AUGUST 4 • Grey Eagle Senior Center location for putting together the “Echoes” at 1 p.m.

AUGUST 5 • Save The Lakes Golf Tournament at Long Prairie Golf Course.

AUGUST 6 • Todd County Breakfast On The Farm from 8-11 a.m. at the Jeff & Korinna Rohde Dairy Farm, Grey Eagle. See ad on page 12. • Upsala Lions 22nd Annual Hog Roast & Corn Boil from 5-8 p.m. at the Upsala Recreation Building. • Albany Heritage Days.

AUGUST 7 • Seven Dolors Annual Summer Festi-val, Albany. See ad on page 9.

AUGUST 7-11 • Son Surf Beach Bash Vacation Bible School from 6-8 p.m. at Gethsamane Lu-theran Church in Upsala.

AUGUST 11 • Grey Eagle Senior Center Evening Meal at 5 p.m. and Monthly Membership Meeting at 5:30 p.m.

AUGUST 13 • 23rd Annual Grey Eagle Fire Dept. Corn on the Cob & Ham Feed from 4:30-8:30 p.m. See ad on page 9.

AUGUST 13-14 • Upsala Heritage Festival. See ad on

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• Upsala Area Community Center Dad’s Belgian Waffles from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. at the Upsala High School.

AUGUST 17 • Freeport Community Center Chicken Fry from 5-8 p.m. at the Freeport Commu-nity Center. • Melrose Hospital & Pine Villa Staff Re-union at 11 a.m. at River’s Edge, Sauk Cen-tre.

AUGUST 19 • Annual Salad Luncheon/Bake Sale from 10:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. at the Sauk Cen-tre United Methodist Church.

AUGUST 20 • Melrose Riverfest starting at 3:30 p.m. at the City Center parking lot.

AUGUST 28 • St. Francis of Assisi 56th Annual Fall Festival.

AUGUST 31 • American Red Cross from 1-7 p.m. at the Freeport Community Center.

ALCOHOL ANONYMOUS • Meets every Tuesday at 6 p.m. at Grace Alive, Albany.

ALBANY TOWNSHIP • Meets the fourth Monday of the month at 7:30 p.m. at the Albany City Hall.

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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 Monday 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.

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SWANVILLE TOWNSHIP • Meets the second Tuesday of the month at 8:30 p.m. at the Swanville Fire Hall.

UPSALA CITY COUNCIL • Meets the second Monday of the month at 7 p.m.

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Press ReleasesPress releases are welcome. They must be emailed to: [email protected].

Over the years I’ve asked a lot of people what makes a great salesperson, and the answers are fairly predictable: passion; persis-tence; personality/likeability; plan-ning; trustworthi-ness; strong work ethic; drive/initia-tive; quick learn-

er; goal-oriented; good communications skills; sense of humor; humility; good timing; strong at building relationships; and follow-up (or as I say, the sale begins when the customer says yes).

My own answer is always the same: hungry fighter. In many ways, that is the embodiment of all of the above traits.

Further, I would argue that the sec-ond most important factor is accessibility. I seldom do business with people who are not accessible. If I can’t reach you im-mediately, I want to know that you’ll get back to me within minutes or hours, not days. If you’re slow to answer the call, your phone will stop ringing.

Notice I say accessible instead of available, because accessibility in-cludes availability, plus ease of use, user friendly, convenience and more. When you have questions, you want to talk to someone who has answers. If your sales person doesn’t, they must be able to find someone who can.

Sales people as well as those in cus-tomer service need to understand the im-portance of accessibility. Woody Allen said, “Eighty percent of success is show-ing up.” That may be true in some busi-nesses, but it falls far short in sales and service. Would you be satisfied if a sales person was available for only four out of five customers?

Personal story: I fly tens of thousands of uneventful miles every year, but I re-cently had a frustrating experience with a major airline that sent my blood pres-sure skyrocketing. Bad weather where my connecting flight was originating caused my flight to be delayed five times before it was cancelled. Instead of putting me on the next available flight, the airline just assigned me on the same flight -- 24 hours later! But no official announcements came. A fellow traveler got an email on his iPhone and shared the news.

We were told an agent would be at the gate to help us, but after 30 minutes no one had shown up. The phone lines at the rebooking center were jammed. The computer screens were down. I tried the toll-free number, and was told I’d be on hold for 30 minutes. After just a few min-utes, the hold message turned into a busy signal. I couldn’t reach a human being.

In desperation I called my travel agent, who found a flight on another car-rier leaving within an hour. He also found several other available flights that eve-ning that could have accommodated most of the delayed travelers, but the airline didn’t offer any of those options. Note to Harvey Mackay continued to pg 3

self: Never fly that airline again. Ever. We want to be able to count on people

in an emergency. That airline doesn’t re-alize that the more accessible you are, the more accessible your entire organization becomes.

I think what makes people the most frustrated is when they can’t reach any-one. As necessary and popular as they are, I have never been a fan of voice mail or automated systems. That’s why we still have a receptionist -- a live person -- answering calls from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at MackayMitchell Envelope Company. Our sales people share after-hours emer-gency contact information as well. We will never get rid of the personal touch.

Can you be accessible 24/7? Techni-cally, yes. But should you be accessible all the time? Of course not.

But you have to get back to people promptly, even if just to tell them you got their message and you are working on their request. If you want to depend on your customers’ business, you must re-member that your customers depend on you.

Perhaps you’ve seen a variation of the parable of the ignored customer. Its message should resonate to every kind of business that needs customers.

“I’m the person who goes into a res-taurant, sits down patiently and waits while the servers do everything but take my order. I’m the person who goes into a store and stands quietly while the sales people finish their little chitchat. I’m the

No success without access -By Harvey Mackay

Hometown News •Thursday, August 4, 2011 •

Harvey Mackay continued from page 2person who goes into a reception room on time for business appointment, and stands by the desk while the receptionist finishes her personal phone call.

“You might say I’m a patient person. But do you know who else I am? I’m the person who never comes back!”

Mackay’s Moral: You can’t reach

the top if your customers can’t reach you.Reprinted with permission from na-

tionally syndicated columnist Harvey Mackay, author of the New York Times #1 bestseller “Swim With The Sharks With-out Being Eaten Alive,” and the new book “We Got Fired!...And It’s the Best Thing That Ever Happened to Us.”

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Card of Thanks The family of Delila “Dee” Loven would like to thank all our friends, neighbors and relatives for all of the kindness shown following the passing of our wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. Your many gifts, whether it was food, money, flowers, donations or a hug, helped lift our burden of grief. We also want to offer a special thank you to Mary Swisher and Lexi Loven for the beautiful music, Pastor Roland Jennings for his comforting words, Terry Nelson and the Shelley Funeral Services and to the Swanville Bible Church.

Ray Loven, Amber Brown,Royal and Sandee Loven

Birth Announcements

Karla Jo Koopmeiners of Grey Eagle is proud to an-nounce the birth of her son, Skyler Charles Koopmeiners, born Tuesday, July 26, 2011 at 7:38 a.m. at the CentraCare Health System-Melrose.

Skyler weighed 8 pounds, 3 ounces and measured 20 inches in length.

Grandparents are Charles and Deanna Koopmeiners of Grey Eagle. Great grandparents are Winifred Koopmeiners of New Munich.

Skyler Charles Koopmeiners

Amanda and Jason Berg of Freeport are proud to an-nounce the birth of their daughter, Aubree Ann J Berg, born Friday, July 29, 2011 at 12:10 p.m. at CentraCare Health System-Melrose.

Aubree weighed 6 pounds, 9 ounces and measured 19 inches in length.

Welcoming Aubree home are her brothers and sisters Kolben Berg, Tyler Gohil, Aleah Berg and Reegan Berg.

Grandparents are Dale and DeAnne Garlock of Melrose, Kelly and Andy Swartcentroher of Freeport and David Kla-phake of Wisconsin. Great grandparents are Jerry Blonigen of St. Martin, Roman and Nonna Klaphake of Spring Hill, Fran Meyer of Fargo, and Gary Akason of Bemiji.

Aubree Ann J Berg

We deeply appreciate all of the cards, flowers, prayers, sympathies and words of encouragement received during this difficult time. Thanks also to those who helped us celebrate Lois’s life and made donations in her honor. She was a spirited, caring person and she clearly left an indelible mark on our world. We can not say “thank you” enough for the love that has been shown to Lois and to us.

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Jack J. KlaphakeJack Jonathan Klaphake was born

and became an angel on Tuesday, August 2, 2011 at the Melrose Area Hospital in Melrose, Minnesota.

Mass of Christian Burial will be 11 a.m. Friday, August 5, 2011 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Melrose with Rev. Marvin Enneking officiating. Interment will be in the parish cemetery.

Visitation will be 1 hour prior to the service at the church.

Survivors include his parents, Jonathan and Ashley Klaphake of Melrose; grandparents, Jerry and Lisa Burg of St. Martin, and Glen and Deb Klaphake of Melrose; great-

grandparents, Jack and Doris Holthaus of St. Martin, Ervin and Virginia Klaphake of Melrose, and Rose Finken of Albany; aunts and uncles, Alissa, Jonathan, and Michael Burg, and Jenny and Jackie Klaphake.

Jack was preceded in death by his great-grandparents, Hubert and Katherine Burg, and Jim Finken.

Serving as casket bearers will be his Godparents, Jonathan Burg and Jackie Klaphake. Cross bearer will be Michael Burg and scripture bearer will be Alissa Burg. Honorary bearer will be Jenny Klaphake.

Paul L. BartowsheskiPaul Louis

Bartowsheski, age 53, Holdingford, MN, died Friday, July 29, 2011 at his home.

F u n e r a l services were held Wednesday, August 3, 2011 at 1:00 PM at Discovery Church, St. Cloud, MN. Burial was in

the North Star Cemetery, St. Cloud.Paul was born August 22, 1957 in St.

Cloud, MN to Gerald L. and Gretchen Ann (Ranger) Bartowsheski. He married Diane Holt on June 5, 1976 in St. Cloud, MN. Paul graduated from Apollo High School in 1976. He served in the United States Army Reserves. Paul was employed by the St. Cloud Times and Securitas Security. He was a fun loving person and got along with everyone and was always willing to help people out. Paul loved to fish and enjoyed watching wildlife. He also liked working on cars. Being a family oriented person, Paul especially enjoyed spending time with his family, especially his grandchildren.

Survivors include his wife, Diane

Bartowsheski of Holdingford, MN; daughters and son, Charlotte (Jason) Grandbois of Harvey, ND; Toni Bartowsheski of Holdingford, MN; William “Will” Bartowsheski of Holdingford, MN; mother, Gretchen Dickhausen of St. Cloud, MN; step father, Bill (Shirley) Dickhausen of St. Joseph, MN; brothers and sisters, Randy Bartowsheski of Grey Eagle, MN; Michael Bartowsheski of CO; Richard Dickhausen of Gilman, MN; Amy Dickhausen of St. Cloud, MN; Bob Dickhausen of St. Paul, MN; Peggy Munsinger of Minneapolis, MN; six grandchildren, Sierra Bartowsheski, Elizabeth Clark, Jacob Clark, Nicolette Anderson, Logan Anderson, Anthony Grandbois; and nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his father, Gerald Bartowsheski, brother, Jerry Bartowsheski, and grandparents.

Jane A. BraegelmannJane A. Braegelmann, 50, Fairfax,

Virginia, died May 1, 2011.Memorial Services will be held at

11 a.m. Friday, Aug. 12 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, in Melrose, MN.

Visitation will be 1 hour prior to services.

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The Community Country Church, Holdingford will be hosting a concert by the Wissmann Family will be held Monday, August 8 at 7:00 p.m., with a free will offering being taken.

Hailing from the Midwest, the fif-teen-member Wissmann Family have spent the past 10 years delighting audi-ences nationwide with their delightful blend of gospel bluegrass music. Featur-ing Loren, Gloria and their 13 children, each concert is filled with tight vocal harmonies, award-winning bluegrass pickin’ and memorable family moments.

Traveling in their 45 foot bus, the Wissmann family annually share their musical talents with an average of 200 services each year throughout 35 states, Canada and Mexico. Events have ranged from church services to confer-ences, conventions, county fairs, retire-ment parks, Christian schools and prison ministry. In 2010 they completed their third Christmas season performing in Branson MI.

Filling their home with life and laughter, the 13 Wissmann children range in age from 28 to 4 years: Ra-chel, Ruth, Josiah, Bethany, Andrew, Elizabeth, Matthias, Stephen, Hannah, Susanna, Alaythia, Nathanael and Cha-rissa. Due to marriage and job respon-sibilities, three of the older children no longer tour with the family.

Each of the children are and es-sential part of each concert, singing in harmonies and playing a wide variety of instruments, including: guitar, bass, banjo, mandolin, dobro, harmonica, fiddles, hammered dulcimer, cello, flute

Wissmann Family Concert at the Community Country Church

and keyboard. The variety and creativ-ity in their musical arrangements will be sure to give you a toe tappin’ good time.

But to the Wissmann’s, each con-cert is about more than musical talent. It’s a showcase for their genuine passion to share the hope and promise found in Jesus Christ. The music and message provide a colorful kaleidoscope, reflect-ing the joy and purpose found in Christ. You won’t want to miss the opportunity to experience these unique elements that make each concert an unforgettable fam-ily experience.

Pulse on PeopleThe College of St. Scholastica, Du-

luth, announces students named to the Spring 2011 Dean’s List for honorable academic achievements:

Ann Ohmann of Albany, Mary Ann Terwey of Avon, Scott Arvig of Grey Eagle, and Amanda Woidyla of Holdingford.

Dean’s List members have achieved a 3.75 grade point average on a 4.0 scale.

The College of St. Scholastica is regularly recognized as one of the fin-est colleges in the Midwest. The 2011 “America’s Best Colleges” survey by U.S. News & World Report magazine ranks St. Scholastica in the top tier of Midwestern universities. The Wash-ington Post has rated St. Scholastica as one of the nation’s 100 “hidden gems” among U.S. colleges and universities.

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Our five-year-old border collie, Becky, is the weird-est dog we’ve known. My hus-band, Bob, and I couldn’t love her more.

Our older dog, Gracie, is

a shepherd/collie mix. She’s the smart-est dog we’ve known. We assumed that Becky would watch and learn from Gra-cie. Boy, were we wrong.

Border collies are known for herd-ing sheep. Plus, they need lots more activity than other dogs need and are considered one of the smartest and brav-est breeds. But apparently Becky swam through the genetic pool without soak-ing up one drop of it.

If a gun-wielding gangster broke into our house, Becky would go after him with the courage of a SWAT team commander. When a fly is anywhere in the house, she runs, trembling and whimpering, behind the toilet where she stays until I’ve spent half the day finding the fly.

Bob has always wanted a border collie. We adopted Becky because we were told she was bred to need no more activity than any other dog and that she didn’t have the herding instinct that all border collies do.

That was a bunch of hooey. Becky is not only on the go 24/7, she herds every-thing in her universe.

She herds:1. The vacuum cleaner.2. Our empty-headed cat Murphy,

who doesn’t even notice.3. Apples that fall out of the shop-

ping bag.4. Anything that drops on the floor

including tomatoes but especially meat-balls.

Becky spends time in our fenced-in back yard herding her flock. No, not sheep. It’s her flock of clay plant pots that once contained pretty flowers. Us-ing her nose to move them along, she herds the pots one by one from the left to the right side of the yard. Then, crouch-ing down with that intense border collie stare which is used for the purpose of in-timidation, she makes sure that none of

Bob’s Beloved Becky -By Saralee Perelthe pots make a break for it and run flee-ing from the rest of the pack. Then she herds all of them to the left side of the yard. Then back to the right; then left. This keeps her happy for hours.

Becky doesn’t bark. She screams. When she does, she sounds like a wom-an.

She screams when she sees that a miniature painting has been moved three inches. She screams when she sees a truck in our driveway – our truck.

One day, Bob decided it would be fantastic for Becky to follow her genetic instincts and see sheep. We drove to a farm that had lots of sheep and chickens.

Bob’s chest was bursting with pride and anticipation to see her in all of her historic splendor. He said to the farm owner, “Would it be OK if I kept my dog on a leash and took her over to your sheep?”

“Sure.”Gracie and I stayed in our truck and

watched.Bob walked Becky to the pen where

there were a dozen sheep. He looked so proud, just like a shepherd and his bor-der collie in the ancient hills of Scotland.

When they got to the pen, Becky peered at the sheep – her body crouched for a full two minutes in that concen-trated border collie stare. It truly was a beautiful sight to see her in her timeless glory.

Then she let out a scream so ear-splitting that all the chickens jumped a foot off the ground.

Bob rushed Becky back to our truck while the farmer came running over looking around frantically for what he thought was a screaming woman who was severely injured.

Meanwhile, all twelve sheep kept doing what they had been doing all along; eating stuff from the ground, still ignoring the doofus border collie who was scared to death of them.

There is something that Becky does that she has never been trained to do. When she sees Bob, and he always kneels down to greet her, she slowly stands on her hind legs, puts her front legs gently around his neck, rests her head against his, and hugs him. She doesn’t move no matter how much time Bob spends hugging her and kissing her forehead.

Becky loves Bob the way Romeo loved Juliet. And he loves her the same. When Bob leaves the house, Becky stays by the door, no matter how many hours it takes for her beloved leader to return home. She will not move, eat, drink or do anything other than stand at her post . . . waiting.

When he comes home, the first thing they do is hug. Bob keeps his eyes closed in ecstasy. To me, love is love, whether it’s be-tween adults, between parents and children, between dolphins, be-tween whales.

But especially be-tween Bob and Becky.

Award-winn ing columnist, Saralee Perel, can be reached at [email protected]/ Please “Like” her new Facebook Community Page: Saralee Perel Presents Gracie, My 4-Footed Coach.

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On July 8, 2011, a golf tournament was held at the Little Falls County Club to benefit the Morrison County Chaplaincy program under the direction of Chaplain Gregg Valentine. The event raised $2,535 which included $500 in supplement funds from Thrivent Financial for Lutherans. Chaplain Valentine’s duties include death notifications, crisis counseling and trained negotiations for suicidal and barricaded suspects, including help for EMS, deputies, state patrol, police officers, firemen and dispatchers in the form of debriefings. Chaplain Greggs primary calling is to help people. Pictured are Chaplain Valentine and Carlyle Olsen, Thrivent Financial Associate.

The Community Builders sponsored National Night Out at the Lions Park in Grey Eagle Tuesday evening. The Grey Eagle Fire Department was on hand for tours and questions (above) and the Slew Foot Band entertained. Photos by Lori Young.

Fr. Ron Dockendorf entertained tenants and their guests at Village View Apartments at the July birthday party. Photo by Harry Grammond.

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On Monday evening, July 18, 2011, the Swanville Lions Club welcomed four new members to their club. Little Falls Lion Bob Verkuilen did the swearing in of the new members. Pictured is (front) new members Glen Palm, Gary Biskey, Dale Lambrecht and Rich Stiller; (back) Little Falls Lion Bob Verkuilen, sponsoring Lions Duane Johnson, Bud Biskey, Chas. Pelzer, Neil Hagstrom, Little Falls Lions Bob Host and Bob Mushel. Submitted by Royal Loven.

On Monday evening, July 18, 2011, the new officers of the Swanville Lions Club were sworn into office by Little Falls Lions member Bob Verkuilen. Lion Verkuilen was joined by fellow Little Falls Lions Bob Host and Bob Mushel for the swearing in ceremony. It was 60 years ago when the Little Falls Lions Club became the sponsoring club for the Swanville Lions Club. Today, the Swanville Lions Club has about 70 members and donates their time and money to various projects locally, statewide, nationally, and internationally. Pictured is (front) Duane Lentz, Mike Loxterkamp, Neil Hagstrom, Pres. Tim Churchwell, Little Falls Lion Bob Verkuilen, Little Falls Lion Bob Host; (back) Dick Zarns, Brian Primus, Jeff Barth, Duane Johnson and Little Falls Lion Bob Mushel.

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Notes from the Capitol By State Rep. Paul Anderson

As expected, with only one day remaining before the August 2nd deadline, Con-gress passed leg-islation that in-creases the debt ceiling. Talk out of Washington was eerily simi-lar to that coming from St. Paul as the special ses-

sion produced legislation that finally ended the state shutdown. Comments such as, no one being particularly fond of the respective bills being passed, but that not passing them was a worse alter-native. And talk by the Democratic lead-er, (President and Governor) that taxes on the wealthy need to be raised, while the other side (Republican Congress and

Legislature) wants to address the prob-lem by cutting back on spending only.

It’s interesting, and perhaps fore-boding, that the reaction by Wall Street was not positive the day following the agreement. A drop in the stock market of over 260 points indicates a lack of confidence that the legislation agreed to will actually accomplish anything other than simply raising the debt ceiling. It marked the 8th straight day of stock mar-ket losses, a streak not matched since the recession was first making its presence known nearly three years ago.

With this task completed, Congress adjourned for its summer recess.

After a slow and cool start to the summer, we’ve certainly made up for it. Crops that aren’t under water or dam-aged by wind are doing fine, but many areas are just too wet. My neighbor has been keeping unofficial weather records for 35 years, and he reported that the month of July just ended was the wet-test he has ever observed with over ten inches of rain having fallen at his farm. I have wheat nearly ready to be harvest-ed, but the crop is badly lodged and the ground underneath is probably too soft to support the weight of a combine. We are usually praying for rain at this time of year, but that’s certainly not the case this summer.

We experienced two consecutive days of storms earlier this week. Rainfall totals from Monday and Tuesday morn-ing’s storms totaled another three inch-es at our location. Damage was heavy in the area from Lowry to Glenwood in Pope County as boats and lifts were

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tossed about like toys, many trees were toppled, and crop damage in places was severe. Corn that was lush and green just the day before, now lay twisted and knocked down by the strong winds.

Despite all the heat and humidity this summer, this is still a beautiful time of year, especially red sunsets over the lake or pond on a still evening. The heat has been beneficial in pushing the crops along as they play catch-up after a late start to spring planting. Talk of an early frost will soon be forthcoming, and that would not be good for the corn and soy-bean crops in the field.

Rep. Anderson encourages constitu-ents to contact his new office with input regarding any state legislative issue. He can be reached on the web at www.house.mn/13A and via email at [email protected]. To contact An-derson by phone, call (651) 296-4317. Mail can be sent to Rep. Paul Anderson, 445 State Office Building, 100 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., St. Paul, Minnesota 55155.

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July 27 • Lake BeautyTeam Season TotalGiddings 132Where’s the fish 54Reel-N-Rascals 39Riverside Meats 176Tere & Marcus 58Waltman Appraisal 209Team Bush Light 27

Largest Fish StandingsNorthern Pike: 28-3/4 in., Marcus

Zinnel, Little Birch Lane, May 25. Crappie: 9 in., Craig Giddings, Big

Swan, June 22.Lrg. Mouth Bass: 19-1/2 in., Darrel

Bruder, Mill Lake, June 15; Joel Han-sen, Lake Beauty, July 27.

Sm. Mouth Bass: 19 1/2 in., Laurie Giddings, Missippi N., July 20.

Sunfish: 9-1/2 in., Sally Waltman, Mound Lake, July 6.

Walleye: 14-1/4 in., Darrel Bruder, Little Birch, May 25.

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The Upsala City Council will have a public hearing for a building variance for parcel 470.150.000 also know the Uptown Cafe on Monday, August 15th at 7:00 pm at the Upsala City Hall. All residents are invited to attend.

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Local Municipality Minutesto finalize the grant money from the Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED).

A copy of the proposed golf cart ordinance was handed out to each of the council members. Members were asked to read it over and have comments and or changes they would like to see made on the ordinance ready to discuss at a fu-ture meeting.

Josh Landowski has applied for a land use permit to build a13x20 shed. Planning & Zoning has looked over the application and found it is within the codes. Tim Grittner made a motion to give Landowski the land use permit. Jim Molitor seconded the motion. All members voted in favor, motion carried. The clerk will issue the permit once the $50.00 permit fee is received.

The City’s high pressure wash-er is in need of some major work. After discussion, Tim Grittner made a motion to buy a new washer for $500.00. Jim Molitor seconded the motion. All members voted in favor, motion carried.

Mary Backlund CPA was pres-ent to discuss the City’s yearly au-dit. After discussion and questions were answered for council, Mayor Peterson made a motion to approve

Swanville CityJuly 5, 2011

Minutes of the Swanville City Council meeting held in the Swan-ville Community Center on Tues-day, July 5, 2011. The meeting was called to order at 7:30 p.m. with the following members present: Sandy Peterson, Jim Molitor, Jim Piekar-ski, and Tim Grittner. Absent AJ Johnson. Also present: Mary Back-lund, Reporter Tina Snell and Brain Zapzalka.

Minutes of the Swanville City Council meeting held June 7, 2011 were read. Tim Grittner made a mo-tion to accept the minutes as read. Jim Piekarski seconded the motion. All members voted in favor, motion carried.

The treasures report was given. A motion was made by Jim Moli-tor and seconded by Tim Grittner to approve the treasurer’s report. All members voted in favor, motion carried.

Mayor Peterson gave a report on the Small Cities Development Program grant. The money that is available will be split between Swanville, Motley and Randall. The cities have received an okay for 16 projects all together. There will be city meetings in the near future where applicants will have to apply

the yearly audit. Tim Grittner sec-onded the motion. All members voted in favor, motion carried.

The compressors in the com-munity center air conditioning are not working. Jim Piekarski made a motion to have the Mayor get bids and have the air conditioning fixed as soon as possible. Jim Molitor seconded the motion. All members voted in favor, motion carried.

The front of the community center is in need of some attention. Mayor Peterson made a motion to have the wood shingles taken off and new ones put on and to have the wood front stained. Jim Molitor seconded the motion. All members voted in favor, motion carried.

The following claims were presented for payment. Members of the Council were furnished with a listing. Jim Molitor made a motion to approve the claims. Tim Grittner seconded the motion. All members voted in favor, motion carried.

The next monthly meeting will be held August 2, 2011, at 7:30 p.m. There being no further business, a motion was made by Jim Piekarski and seconded by Tim Grittner to ad-journ. All members voted in favor, motion carried. Meeting adjourned 9:10 p.m.

Julie Hollermann, City Clerk/Treasurer

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ingford has a busy month coming up. On August 10th our monthly shop-

ping trip to St. Cloud. This is an excel-lent time for you to plan doctor and other appointments, pick up groceries and do any other shopping you may have.

August 16th is the start of our “Liv-ing Well with Chronic Conditions” Class. If you have any chronic condi-tions such as: arthritis, heart disease dia-

betes, Parkinson’s, cancer or any other condition you won’t want to miss this class. It is a 6 week class starting at 6:00 p.m., at the Holdingford City Cen-ter. You will learn how to successfully manage your symptoms, support others and find support and friendship.

August 18th is the Helping Hands Community Luncheon. This is open to anyone who wants to hear a great health talk, have some laughs and enjoy a deli-

cious lunch. We start at 2:00 p.m., at the Holdingford Legion. Pick up you neigh-bor and join us.

At 2:00 p.m., on August 25 is our monthly Caregiver Support group held at the Helping Hands Office. If you are caring for a loved one and could use some support, ideas or just a listening ear this is the group to attend.

August 31st the Mystery Lunch Bunch heads out to another “mystery” location. Last month we enjoy a gar-den tour and a fantastic lunch that was hosted by Jan Klug. If you would be in-

terested in hosting a mystery lunch just let us know.

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One day a musician walked into a drug store and poured out his heartache.

“But everything will be all right in the sweet by and by,” said the druggist, and he started writing.

A little later, he said to the violinist, “Here’s your prescription.” And he read:

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Picking up his violin, the musician improvised a tune, and together they sang, “In the Sweet By and By.”

Kringen’s Korner - By Jon Kringen, LPGE SuperintendentThe Good and the Ugly: The 2011

Minnesota Legislative session is finally over, the “government shutdown” has come and gone and now we are left with the aftermath of another legislative session where the financial issues fac-ing our state were not dealt with. This week’s column will briefly review the legislation impacting education. (Please note that the views expressed are solely those of the writer and do not necessar-ily reflect the official position of LPGE #2753).

The Good: There were several part of the education bill that are good for education:

1. An unexpected increase of $50 per pupil each year of biennium; your local school district had budgeted for flat funding so any increase has to be posi-tive.

2. Several mandates such as the staff development set-aside and the Jan. 15th deadline/penalty for negotiations were ended.

3. The special education funding growth factor has been restored.

4. The length of the school year was clearly defined in terms of student hours.

The Ugly: The “ugly” part of the settlement is the 60/40 shift in school funding. The result is that your local school district will receive only 60% of the funds allocated for this school year; the rest of the money will be paid next school year. We will need to continue to use our reserves (savings account) to cash flow the district; however, there is a real possibility that we may need to borrow money (against future revenue)

sometime during the school year.While this is not a good situation,

your local school district is in a better position that many other schools across the state that have had to borrow money the past few years. We have been able to absorb the state funding shortfalls and pay our bills without borrowing money. While it is our intention to not borrow, we need to take the required steps to have a line of credit available before we may need it.

This writer has certainly stated (some might say ranted) that we need a state budget solution, and this is a solu-tion. I must say that I am disappointed that our state government has again cho-sen to balance the budget on the backs of the school districts one more time; and, that they have postponed the difficult de-cisions for somewhere in the future.

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WED., AUGUST 10: Roast turkey, whipped potatoes, gravy, trio vegeta-bles, jello poke cake.

THUR., AUGUST 11: Hot roast pork sandwich, whipped potatoes, gra-vy, 3-bean salad, gingerbread/topping.

FRI., AUGUST 12: Roast chicken, au gratin potatoes, coleslaw, lemon chif-fon.

MON., AUGUST 8: Salisbury steak, baked potato/sour cream, mixed vegeta-bles, pudding/topping.

TUE., AUGUST 9: Ring bologna, boiled potatoes, carrots, jello chiffon.

WED., AUGUST 10: Hot pork sand-wich, mashed potatoes, gravy, stewed tomatoes, gingerbread/topping.

THUR., AUGUST 11: Meatloaf, baked potato/sour cream, creamed peas, cake.

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WED., AUGUST 10: Chicken penne pasta salad, beef vegetable soup, fruit, jello poke cake.

THUR., AUGUST 11: Sausage egg bake, fruit, muffin, gingerbread/topping.

FRI., AUGUST 12: Veggie sub, Navy bean soup, fruit, lemon chiffon.* Bread and skim milk served with each meal.

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Albany LibraryAnimal Stories: Thursday, Aug. 11,

10-11:00 a.m. for children ages 3-12. The program will be presented by staff from St. John’s Arboretum who will talk about the animals that surround us. The program includes hands-on activi-ties and materials. Preregistration is re-quired.

Monkeys Go Bananas Story Time: Thursday, Aug. 18, 10:30-11:15 a.m. for children ages 3-6. Enjoy a fun, mon-key themed story time with story reader Kathy. Bring a friend! The attendance limit is 20 and preregistration is re-quired.

Swanville LibraryDinosaurs Story Hour: Thursday,

Aug. 11, 2:30-3:30 p.m. for preschool-ers and early elementary age children, together with a parent or caregiver. This story hour will be about everything you want to know about dinosaurs, and more. The group will read about dino-saurs, draw them, color pictures of them, and stuff dinosaur paper cut outs to make real looking dinosaurs. This pro-gram is co-sponsored by the Swanville Women’s Club.

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29442 120th St., Grey Eagle, MN 56336

FOR SALE: Snapper lawn mower, 5 HP; band saw; radial arm saw; 48” sand-er; joiner. Call 320-285-2859.

FOR SALE: 30 steel posts $40; oats $5/bag. Call 320-285-7941.

DEER STANDS: Enclosed, camo, 5’x5’, 15’ tall, wheel kits available. Quiet, warm, safe, stairwell membrane, roof. Free brochure. $895. Call 320-815-9898. 8/25P

FOR SALE: Banty chickens and Mus-covy ducks. Call 320-746-2759. 8/4

FOR SALE: Firewood, cut, split, dry, also boiler wood, $100 cord. Call 320-845-2043, leave message. tfn

FOR SALE: 3x3x8’ square grass hay, 4’x5’ rounds, net wrapped, stored in-side, also corn and wheat straw, delivery available. Call 320-761-0734. tfn

FOR RENT: In south Texas, 2 bedroom mobile home for Winter Texans, com-pletely furnished. Call 320-492-8032. 9/8P

FOR RENT: In Weslaco, (South) Texas, one bedroom park model mobile home for Winter Texans, completely furnished. Call 214-926-9611. 8/4P

FOR RENT: 2 Bedroom home in Grey Eagle, available September 1, $550 per month. Includes single detached garage, water, sewer and garbage. References re-quired, no pets. Call 320-285-7595. LK8/4B

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Wanted Scrap IronAPARTMENTS FOR RENTIn Albany

1 & 2 Bedroom Call Loreen for Availability!

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WANTED TO BUYStanding Timber: All Species

Specialize in Selective Harvesting.

Baum's Logging • 320-285-3565

We do a nice clean job, all tops are pulled out of woods. We also do clear cuts. Certified by the State of Minnesota.

Townhomes For Rent

2 Bedrooms • No StepsCommunity Room

All Maintenance IncludedAttached Double Car Garage Available

Long Prairie: Terrace Townhome Melrose: Village Townhome East Village Townhome Glenwood: Gables TownhomeSauk Centre: Centre Crossing Townhome Centre Village Townhome Little Falls: Edgewater Townhome Courtyard Townhome Royalton: Platwood Townhome

For Info. Call 320-749-2611

APARTMENTS FOR RENTQuiet 1 & 2 Bedrooms

Oak Grove Living in Meire GroveUnder New Management

& Taking ApplicationsRents at $560 & $650 a MonthAsk about our Senior Discount!

Call Dave at 866-378-4881

FOUND: Keys at the Grey Eagle Unit-ed Methodist Church Garage Sale. Call 320-285-4965 for more information. 8/4

FOUND: Car key ring in rural Grey Ea-gle area July 22. Call Evonne 320-285-2177 and describe.

MOVING SALE: Aug. 4, 5, 6; 711 1st Ave Albany; Old crocks, dishpans, tools, canning jars, childrens books, much more misc.

RUMMAGE SALE: Missions & Com-munity Fundraiser, Aug. 11 & 12, 10 - 7. Comm. Covenant Church, Main St. Up-sala.

GARAGE & PRODUCE SALE: Aug. 11th 4-8 pm, Aug. 12th 8-8 pm, Aug. 13th 8-12 pm. John Rakotz residence, 2 1/2 mi SE of Upsala.

GARAGE SALE: Aug. 12-13th from 7-5, 715 Main Street East, Freeport. Signs posted.

WANTED TO BUY: Good slaughter cows, big bulls, also lumpjaw, foun-dered, lame steers, etc. (Pay with green.) Henry Kasper, 320-547-9913. 8/11P

FOR SALE: Sawdust, great for bedding young stock, horses. Call Brian, 320-393-3551, location Sauk Rapids. 9/1P

FOR SALE: Fish house, 5x8 metal sid-ing, vinyl windows/doors, ventless heat-er, $395; Minn-kota power anchor $150. Call 320-285-2002.

FOR SALE: 9N Ford tractor with 3 pt. hitch, $1,695; Craftsman garden tractor with 50” mower deck, $750. Call 320-259-0917.

FOR SALE: Two antique trunks, 80+ years old, good condition, $100 each or B/O. Call 320-573-2839.

FOR SALE: Ping Pong table & equip., 54” rd. table with 2 leaves-very sound, old trunks to be restored. Call 320-746-2210.

FOR SALE: Marlin 1870 lever action deer rifle, 30-30 cal., 5 boxes ammo, $350 or B/O. Call 320-285-2444.

NOW HIRINGSomeone to split and stack wood.

Must be at least 20 years of age and know how to operate tractors and skidsteers. Apply at: 332 Blaine Avenue South

in Burtrum at Baum’s Custom Logging & Firewood.

Contact Steve at: (320) 815-1863

FOR RENT VALLEY VIEW APARTMENTS

-Must be 62 years or older, handicapped or disabled.-Rental assistance available for qualified individuals-Free cable TV - Heat included-Well maintained-Laundry rooms available-Mail delivery and pickup at building

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For more information, contact Julie at 320-573-2151.

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Check you watch and don’t be late; you have a very important date! Prai-rie Fire Children’s Theatre and Upsala Community Education are proud to present Alice in Wonderland on August 19 at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday, August 20 at 10:00 a.m..

Up to 83 children are needed to play the roles of Alice, the White Rabbit, the Duchess, the Cook, the Cheshire Cat, the March Hare, the Dormouse, the Jack of Hearts, the King of Hearts, the Caterpil-lar, Tweedledum, Tweedldee, the Deck of Cards, the Flowers, and the Birds.

Walk-in registration is Monday, Au-gust 15 from 1-2 p.m. with Auditions starting promptly at 2:00 pm. They are open to anyone age 7 through 12th grade. Auditions may last up to two hours and students are required to be in attendance the entire time. No preparation is neces-sary to audition. Directors will announce the cast at the end of the auditions. Some of the cast will be required to stay fol-lowing auditions for a short rehearsal.

Performances are scheduled for Fri-day, August 19 at 7:30 p.m. and Satur-day, August 20 at 10:00 a.m. in the Up-sala Area Schools Auditorium.

For more information, contact Marisa George, Community Education Coordinator, at [email protected] or 320-573-2176 ext. #173.

Tentative Schedule: Monday, Au-gust 15: Registration 1-2:00 p.m.; Au-ditions 2-4:00 p.m.; Rehearsal 4-5:00 p.m.; Tuesday, August 16: Rehearsal 2-6:15 p.m.; Wednesday, August 17: Re-hearsal 2-6:15 p.m.; Thursday, August 18: Rehearsal 2-6:15 p.m.; Friday, Au-gust 19: Rehearsal 3:30-7:30 p.m.

Upsala Community Education are proud to present Alice in Wonderland

Performances August 19 at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday, August 20 at 10:00 a.m.

St. Rosa Softball League 2011

Final standings All Star Black 10-2St. Rosa Lumber 8-4Melrose Ag 7-5Freeport State Bank Blue 7-5Linda B’s 5-7Freeport State Bank White 5-7Melrose Bowl 0-12

St. Rosa Sky Dome League 2011Burgundy 8-2Red 8-2Light Blue 8-2Jade 7-3Khaki 7-3Green 6-4Yellow 5-5Blue 3-7Purple 3-7Orange 2-8Turquoise 2-8Light Green 1-9

Last night of Sky Dome League will be Aug 11, 2011. Games for 3rd and 4th at 6:15, 1st and 2nd place teams at 7:15 with awards to follow.


Breakfast on the farm

Saturday, Aug. 68 AM - 11 AM

Cost: $4.00 (Adults) • FREE (Children 12 & younger)

Door prizes will be given away throughout the event.Free Shuttle Buses!

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FreeportCentral MN Fed. Credit UnionCharlie’s CafeCorner Pub & GrillFirst Stop CenexFreeport Gas & GroceryFreeport State Bank

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MelroseBurger KingCentral MN Fed. Credit UnionCoborns/Snyder DrugFreeport State BankMelrose City CenterMelrose Meat ShoppeRondezvous GrilleTesoro

Sauk CentreJava JittersTrucker’s Inn Truck Stop

St. AnnaSt. Anna Store

St. RosaAll Stars Sports Bar & Grill Linda B’sRudy’s Country Store

SwanvilleBob & Frans GroceryFirst State BankGranny’s CafeKamps KornerLoven’s Auto CenterShooters Pub

UpsalaPaul & Kathy’s SupermarketLange OilStearns BankUpsala Farm Store

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Saturday, August 13 Events:- 8 a.m. Upsala 5K Run & Walk

- 10:30 a.m. Parade - (Prize for best Theme Float)

Red -- Green Theme (Plus Duct Tape)Grand Marshall’s: 2010-2011 Champion Upsala High Boys Basketball Team

Special Guests: Alexandria Aces Basketball team

- Upsala Historical Society -- 11:30 a.m. Live Concert by Grey Eagle Community Chorus,

followed by lunch & Tours at Borgstrom House Museum,- 1:30 p.m. Raffle at Borgstrom House Museum

- Party In The Park - (following the parade)- Fabulous Car Show

Inflatables - Food Booths - Petting Zoo - Beer GardenBean Bag Tournament - Kids Fun Run - FFA Kids Pedal Pull

Cookie Wheel-of-Fortune - Community Celebrity Dunk Tank

-1:00 p.m. - Alexandria Aces - (Harlem Globe Trotters Style) Street Basket Ball demonstration with Audience Participation

- 2:30 p.m. Fire Department Water Fights, Followed by KIDS Water Fights

- Evening Party At Rec. Building -Come & Enjoy:

- Kickball Tournament - FoodBeer Garden - Bean Bag Tournament - DJ music

10 p.m. Fireworks Sponsored by Upsala Legion & Lions

Upsala Heritage Days FestivalAugust 13-14, 2011

Sunday, August 14 Events:9:30 a.m. - 12 p.m. Waffle Feed (for Upsala Community Center) at school

10 a.m. Community Worship Service at schoolGuest Speaker: Pastor Merrill Kindall - Served Community Covenant from 1969 -1972

1:00 p.m. Community Threshing Bee at Dennis Westrich’s, East of Upsala

Fireworks

Parade

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