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Upcoming Events
If you have an upcoming event or meeting, please let us know by email: [email protected] or call 320-285-2323.
FEBRUARY 7 • American Red Cross Blood Drive from 1-7 p.m. at the Freeport Community Center.
FEBRUARY 8-9 • Murder Mystery Dinner Theatre starting at 6:30 p.m. at the American Le-gion, Melrose.
FEBRUARY 9 • 24th Annual Valentine’s Banquet starting at 6:30 p.m. at Word of Life Church, Upsala.
FEBRUARY 10 • Albany Legion Smorgasbord Break-fast from 8 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at Church of Seven Dolors Parish Center, Albany. • New Munich Youth Group Valentine Brunch from 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at the New Munich Church basement.
FEBRUARY 12 & 15 • Hot Shot Contest at half-time at the Melrose Area School.
FEBRUARY 15 • Freeport Youth Group Lenten Fish Fry from 4:30-8:30 p.m. at Sacred Heart Church basement, Freeport.
FEBRUARY 16 • Grey Eagle/Burtrum Lions Race on Trace, Grey Eagle.
FEBRUARY 17 • Quilt Bingo at 1 p.m. at St. Mary’s Church, Upsala.
FEBRUARY 18 • Swanville VFW Post 6037 Annual
Fish Fry from 5-8 p.m. at the Hub Supper Club on Long Lake.
FEBRUARY 20 • Freeport Community Center Chicken Fry from 4:30-7 p.m. at the Freeport Com-munity Center.
FEBRUARY 21 • Community Builders Annual Meeting at 7 p.m. at Shipwrex.
FEBRUARY 23 • Sobieski & Swanville Lions Clubs 20th Annual Fishing Contest & Raffle start-ing at noon on Long Lake, Swanville. See ad on page 12. • Upsala Cooperative Telephone As-sociation Annual Meeting at 10 a.m. at the Upsala Area School auditorium.
FEBRUARY 24 • St. Francis Catholic Aid Council Matching Grant Fundraiser Breakfast from 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at the St. Francis Church basement.
FEBRUARY 25 • Speaker Bill Davis at 7 p.m. at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Upsala.
FEBRUARY 27 • “Live Clean in a Dirty World” at 8 p.m. for guys only by speaker Bill Davis at Upsala High School Auditorium.
MARCH 8 • Upsala Area Schools Kindergarten Roundup begins at 8:15 a.m.
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
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N a p o l e o n Hill, one of my favorite authors, devoted twenty years of his life to study what made people success-ful. His mentor, steel magnate Andrew Carn-egie, helped Hill by giving him introductions to some of the most
successful people in business, includ-ing Henry Ford, Theodore Roosevelt, Charles Schwab, George Eastman, John D. Rockefeller, Thomas Edison, Clar-ence Darrow and many others.
What Hill discovered is that all these individuals realized the importance of surrounding themselves with people smarter than themselves.
I couldn’t agree more. All of us to-gether are a lot smarter than any one of us. Which leads to some of the best ca-reer advice I can give you: Networking is a skill you must develop.
If I had to name the single charac-teristic shared by all the truly successful people I’ve met over a lifetime, I’d say it is the ability to create and nurture a network of contacts. A network replac-es the weakness of the individual with the strength of your network. You don’t
have to know everything as long as you know the people who do.
A network can enrich your life. It can help you help others. A network improves your job security. If you build a network, you will have a bridge to wher-ever you want to go. So if you are ever up the proverbial creek, if you have a network, you al-ways have a paddle.
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Just remember, the more you exer-cise your networking muscles, the stron-ger they get and the easier networking becomes.
What other career advice can you benefit from?
You can’t forget the most important five-letter word in business - TRUST. How about integrity, reputation and treating everyone with respect? I might add that you have to continue your edu-cation, because you should be in school all your life. I’ve written extensively about all these topics, and will continue to hammer them home because they are the difference between a job and a suc-cessful career.
And because I follow my own ad-vice and continually study the brilliant thoughts of others, I thought I’d share words of wisdom from some of the world’s most successful people:
Steve Jobs, co-founder of Apple Inc.: “When I was 17, I read a quote that went something like: ‘If you live each day as if it was your last, someday you’ll most certainly be right.’ It made an im-pression on me, and since then, for the past 33 years, I have looked in the mirror every morning and asked myself: ‘If to-day were the last day of my life, would I want to do what I am about to do today?’ And whenever the answer has been ‘no’ for too many days in a row, I know I need to change something.”
Michael Dell, founder of Dell Inc.: “Try never to be the smartest person in the room. And if you are, I suggest you invite smarter people, or find a different room.”
J.K. Rowling, author of the Harry Potter novels: “Had I really succeeded at anything else, I might never have found
Harvey Mackay continued to pg 3
Career advice from the masters -By Harvey Mackay
Hometown News • Thursday, February 7, 2013 • Page 3
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Card of ThanksThe Merle Dowell family would like to thank our relatives, neighbors and
friends for their expressions of sympathy and kindness shown to our family after the loss of our father, grandfather and great-grandfather. Thank you for your prayers, memorials, cards, food and flowers. The family thanks Pastor Packo and the ladies from Swanville Bible Church who helped prepare and serve lunch. The family appreciates the excellent care and loving support given to Merle and his family by Valley View Assisted Living and Heartland Hospice Care.
The Merle Dowell Family
the determination to succeed in the one arena I believed I truly belonged.”
Carlos Slim Helu, telecommunica-tions magnate who is considered the world’s richest person: “I don’t want to live thinking about how I’ll be remem-bered.”
Warren Buffett, chairman of Berk-shire Hathaway: “I don’t look to jump over 7-foot bars: I look around for 1-foot bars that I can step over.”
Mark Zuckerberg, co-founder of Facebook: “If we want to have the big-gest impact, the best way to do this is to make sure we always focus on solving the most important problems.”
Cathie Black, president of Hearst Magazines: “Most people see taking risks as opening themselves up to unnec-essary, maybe even dangerous chances. But the truth is, avoiding risks won’t keep you safe, nor will it guarantee a smooth ride at work or in life.”
Richard Branson, founder and chair-man of Virgin Group: “My mother al-ways taught me never to look back in regret but to move on to the next thing.
Harvey Mackay continued from page 2The amount of time people waste dwell-ing on failures rather than putting that energy into another project, always amazes me. ... A setback is never a bad experience, just a learning curve.”
Mackay’s Moral: They say a word to the wise is sufficient, but I say a word from the wise is a gift!
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,” “The Mackay MBA of Selling in the Real World,” and “Use Your Head To Get Your Foot In The Door.”
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Birth Announcements
Kimberly and Aaron Mergen of Freeport are proud to announce the birth of their son, Anthony Peter Mergen, born Wednesday, January 30, 2013 at 4:25 p.m. at the CentraCare Health System-Melrose.
Anthony weighed 8 pounds, 14 ounces and measured 21 ½ inches in length.
Grandparents are Jim and Carol Mergen of Avon and Kathy and Pete Scegura of Avon. Great grandparents are Dennis and Sharon Yurczyk of St. Joseph, Esther and Cyril Hemmesch of Richmond, Mike and Renee Mergen of Al-bany and Teckla Scegura of Avon.
Anthony Peter Mergen
Beth and Aaron Eggert of Melrose are proud to an-nounce the birth of their daughter, Brinley Ann Eggert, born Sunday, February 3, 2013 at 6:21 p.m. at the CentraCare Health System-Melrose.
Brinley weighed 8 pounds, 15 ounces and measured 20 inches in length.
Welcoming Brinley home is her big brother Alexander. Grandparents are Larry and Judith Eggert of Albany and
Helen Frericks of Melrose and the late Leroy Frericks. Great grandparent is Juletta Frericks of Sauk Centre.
Brinley Ann Eggert
Michael and Samantha Viere of Freeport are proud to announce the birth of their son, Chase Michael Viere, born Monday, February 4, 2013 at 6:47 p.m. at the CentraCare Health System-Melrose.
Chase weighed 8 pounds, 4 ounces and measured 21 inches in length.
Welcoming Chase home are his big sisters Chloe 4, and Alexis 1 ½.
Grandparents are Kevin and Ann Viere of Melrose, Mike and Laura Kerfeld of St. Rosa and Pat and Carol Middendorf of Grey Eagle.
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Obituaries Ervin J. Achman
Mass of Christian Burial was held at 11 a.m. on W e d n e s d a y , February 6, 2013 at St. Benedict’s Catholic Church in Avon for Ervin J. Achman, age 89, of New Ulm and formerly of Avon. Ervin passed away
February 2 at the Heritage House of Milaca. Interment took place in the Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery in Little Falls with full military honors.
Ervin was born March 2, 1923 in Avon, Minnesota to Joseph and Dora (Meyer) Achman. He graduated from St. Cloud Tech High School in 1941. He served in the U.S. Army Air Corps during WWII as a Bombardier on a B-17. He returned and graduated from St. Cloud Teachers College in 1948. He received his Master’s Degree from
Colorado A & M in 1955. He taught Industrial Arts for one year in Brewster and then for 33 years in New Ulm. He retired in 1982. He was a life member of the National Education Association and was a member of the American Legion.
Ervin enjoyed hunting and fishing and was a perfectionist with his woodworking.
Ervin married Eileen Hofmann on August 16, 1952 in Albany, together they had nine children.
He is survived by his children Joe (Lori) Achman of New Ulm, Shari (Steve) Franta of New Ulm, Charles (Paula) Achman of New Ulm, Maria (Kris) Schneeberg of New Ulm, Anna (Steve) Upton of Bloomington, Margie (Rick) Corcoran of New Ulm, Robert Achman of New Ulm, Raymond Achman of Brainerd, and Lee Achman of Waseca, 18 grandchildren, and 18 great grandchildren.
Preceding him in death were his parents, and siblings Arthur, Harold, Lawrence, Dorothy, Alice, Jean and Harriet.
Sharon “Shari” Marie (Woidylla) ChapmanA celebration
of the life of Sharon “Shari” Marie Chapman (Woidylla), age 60, of Bemidji, will be 11:00 AM on Thursday, February 7, 2013 at the Church of All Saints – Saint Hedwig in Holdingford. Father Greg
Mastey will officiate and burial will take place in the parish cemetery. Shari passed away in Bemidji, MN on February 1st surrounded by family. Shari fought insurmountable odds with her health, courageously battling cancer and related illnesses for over three decades.
There will be a visitation from 9:00 AM until the time of service at the church on Thursday, February 7, 2013. Arrangements are being made with the Miller-Carlin-Brenny Funeral Home in Holdingford.
Shari was born June 1st, 1952 in St. Cloud, MN to Edward and Laverne (Rassier) Woidylla. Shari graduated from
Holdingford High School in 1970 and received a Bachelor of Science degree in English Language and Literature and Library Science from Bemidji State University in 1974. She lived her adult life in Bemidji, drawn to the people and the area’s incredible scenic beauty. Shari worked in the Interlibrary Loan Department of the A.C. Clark Library at BSU for over twenty years. She took pride in helping students and faculty locate crucial reference materials for their research projects. She was a lifetime lover of literature, with an insatiable appetite for reading and collecting books. She was a lover of all animals, especially cats giving many homeless animals a loving home.
She is survived by her mother Laverne; siblings Steve (Donna) Woidylla, Springfield; Teresa (Dan) Beran, Woodbury; Rose (Steve) Lambros, Mendota Heights; Julie (Dan) Todd, St. Cloud; Jane (Bruce) Lahr, Sauk Rapids, Jon (Lorraine) Woidylla, Minnetonka; seven nieces and nephews, four great nephews, many aunts and uncles, cousins, wonderful friends and her beloved cat, Hannah.
She is preceded by her father Edward Woidylla and her grandparents.
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Arlene M. AndersonArlene M. Anderson of Browerville,
died Thursday, January 31, 2013 at her home in Browerville, Minnesota.
A graveside service and interment was held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, February 5 at St. Petri’s Cemetery near Burtrum.
Arlene Anderson was the last surviving and youngest of Olaf and
Molly (Hanson) Anderson. She enjoyed growing up on the farm near Burtrum, Minnesota, the animals, working in the yard and sewing. She attended Burtrum and Grey Eagle High School. She liked taking care of children and her own family when needed. She and her mother moved to Browerville in 1961.
Survivors include nieces and nephews, David Ostrander, Harold Anderson, Gwen Veeder, Kenny Anderson and Sally Flesch; and her cat.
She was preceded in death by her parents; sisters, Selma Konetzko, Alice Ostrander and Evelyn Anderson; brothers, Arthur, Clifford, Lester and Kenneth Anderson.
Arrangements were made with Patton-Schad Funeral & Cremation Services of Grey Eagle.
Representative Ron Kresha (R-Little Falls) issued the following statement re-garding Governor Mark Dayton budget proposal:
“I have already heard concerns about the budget proposal and the impact on middle class families and businesses in my district. As one of my constituents pointed out, ‘Now my work boots and haircuts will be taxed. How does that help me?’
“I was also disappointed that the Governor did not seriously address the re-forms presented by the Education Fund-ing Task Force. The disparity between rural and metro education funding con-tinues to be a problem that plagues rural school districts. The Governor provides additional funding, but the proposal lacks needed structural reform that would bring
Kresha issues statement on Governor Dayton’s budget proposal
balance to education funding in this state. In addition, the Governor’s budget delays payback of the remaining school shift dol-lars owed to school districts until 2017.
“As we continue to discuss and de-bate the best path forward for the budget, I hope Governor Dayton will work to in-corporate ideas from both sides to ensure that we reform education funding, and en-act policies that will help foster growth in the private sector.”
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Pulse on PeopleArea residents receive scholarships from the University of Minnesota, Morris
Several area residents who attend the University of Minnesota, Morris re-ceived scholarships for the 2012–13 aca-demic year.
Kayla Fischer, of Albany is the re-cipient of the Elmer and Viola Nelson Scholarship. Glenn Nelson and his wife, Margaret Dewar, established the Elmer and Viola Nelson Scholarship in honor of Glenn’s mother, Viola, and in memory of his father, Elmer. Elmer graduated in 1928 from the University of Minnesota West Central School of Agriculture, a boarding high school that made its home on the Morris campus until 1963. The scholarship is awarded to students from west central Minnesota. Fischer, will graduate from Morris in 2016 with a de-gree in Dietics and Nutrition.
Joylynn Hadrich, of Holdingford is the recipient of the Annie Hagen Me-morial Scholarship. The Annie Hagen Memorial Scholarship is awarded to a fourth-year student who demonstrates the qualities that Annie possessed. Pref-erence is given to women. The recipient should demonstrate a high level of con-cern for others and be active in UMM events, especially in intramural sports. Annie Hagen made an incredibly posi-
tive and unforgettable impact on every-one she met. Her friends remember An-nie being there whenever needed with a smile and caring hand. Annie died in a car accident in June 2000, a year before her graduation from UMM. She played var-sity softball and intramural sports, and was active in Big Friend/Little Friend. Hadrich, will graduate from Morris in 2013 with a degree in Management, Eco-nomics and Financial Management.
More than 220 donors, scholarship recipients and family members attended the annual Scholarship Jubilee on No-vember 17, a celebration to honor Mor-ris’s generous scholarship donors and talented scholarship recipients.
Through personal and academic discovery, the University of Minnesota, Morris provides opportunities for stu-dents to grow intellectually, engage in community, experience environmental stewardship and celebrate diversity. A re-newable and sustainable educational ex-perience, Morris prepares graduates for careers, for advanced degrees, for life-long learning, for work world flexibility in the future, and for global citizenship. Learn more about Morris at morris.umn.edu or call 888-866-3382.
Area students named to Dean’s ListTiffany Breth from Upsala, MN
was named to the fall semester 2012 Dean’s List at the University of Min-nesota, Crookston. Breth is majoring in Animal Science. The U of M, Crookston is one of the most respected career-ori-ented, technology-based universities in the nation.
To qualify for a place on the Dean’s List, students must complete 12 or more letter-graded (A-F) credits while at-taining a 3.66 grade point average. The Crookston campus is the online leader in the University of Minnesota system and the only campus providing every full-time student with a laptop computer.
Today the University of Minnesota, Crookston delivers 27 bachelor’s degree programs, 18 minors, and 39 concen-trations on campus, as well as 10 de-grees online, in the areas of agriculture and natural resources; business; liberal arts and education; and math, science and technology. With an enrollment of 1,800 undergraduates from 25 countries
and 40 states, the Crookston campus of-fers a supportive, close-knit atmosphere that leads to a prestigious University of Minnesota degree. “Small Campus. Big Degree.” To learn more, visit www.um-crookston.edu.
Joel Bruns from Avon, Minn., a Lu-ther College junior has been named to the 2012 fall semester Dean’s List. Bruns is the son of Dwaine and Jeanne Bruns.
This fall’s list includes 797 students; 149 freshmen, 207 sophomores, 177 ju-niors and 264 seniors. To be named to the dean’s list, a student must earn a semes-ter grade point average of 3.5 or better on a 4.0 scale and must complete at least 12 credit hours with 10 hours of conven-tional grades (A, B, C, D).
Luther is a selective four-year col-lege located in northeast Iowa. The col-lege has an enrollment of 2,500 students and offers a liberal arts education leading to the bachelor of arts degree in 60 ma-jors and pre-professional programs.
Vanessa Richter, of Albany, MN, received a BS degree with a major in Marketing Communications and re-ceived Cum Laude honors during fall commencement ceremonies at the Uni-versity of Wisconsin-River Falls in December. Bachelor’s degrees were
Richter receives degree from UW-River Fallsawarded to 378 students while 59 stu-dents received master’s degrees.
UW-River Falls is located on 226 acres 30 miles from downtown St. Paul, Minn. UWRF is a leader in exemplary teaching, undergraduate research and sustainability efforts.
Swanville Ju-nior/Senior High School is proud to announce Senior Marissa Evans as the January Stu-dent of the Month for grades 10-12. Marissa is the daughter of Kevin and Mary Evans.
Her future plans are to at-tend Saint Bene-dict’s for Physical Therapy. Marissa
participates in many school activities. She has played Volleyball and Basketball in grades 7 through 12. She has partici-pated in Softball since seventh grade and plans to play again this year. As a junior she also added Track to her spring sport schedule and plans to again this spring. She served on Student Council in grades 7-10 and is currently on Council. She was initiated into the National Honor Society as a junior. Marissa also played in the band for five years. Outside of school Ma-rissa volunteers at church and the hospital. Marissa has won several honors including being a former student of the month. She has been Athlete of the Month in several sports. Her most recent achievement is scoring 1,000 points in basketball. She has been the English, Social Studies and Industrial Technology Student of the year in the past.
She offers this advice to fellow stu-dents, “No matter how much you don’t want to do an assignment, tough it out and finish, because putting in the extra ef-fort pays off.” In her spare time Marissa enjoys four-wheeling, hunting, playing sports and shopping.
Char Bzdok, Science Teacher states “I have had the pleasure of being Marissa’s science teacher and coach for the past several years. I have worked very closely with Marissa in chemistry, human anato-my, physics and have coached her in vol-leyball and softball. In this time Marissa has displayed high level thinking as well as tremendous athletic ability! I believe that she can achieve any goal she sets for herself because she is a very conscientious student who is able to demonstrate many skills and talents in and out of the class-
Swanville Sr. High Student of the Monthroom. Marissa is a very positive influence to her peers. This attribute demonstrates integrity and self confidence which is also shown in her positive leadership roles and abilities! She is very deserving of this award!”
Liza Hasse, Math teacher adds, “Ma-rissa is a wonderful student to work with. She is hardworking, dedicated, self-mo-tivated, optimistic, and a positive leader. Marissa consistently strives to push her-self to do her best. She is willing to put forth the time and energy necessary to meet the high end goals that she has set for herself. Marissa has the ability to be opti-mistic and to keep looking for the positive things in life. Another quality I have come to admire in Marissa is her ability to be a positive leader and her ability to help oth-ers want to do better also. Marissa is very deserving of this award and I wish her the best of luck in her future endeavors.”
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Contact Judi Anderson, director of transition enrollment at 320-762-4422 or [email protected] with questions about the Transfer Blitz.
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Swanville Students “Caught Being Good” during the month of January. Pictured are (front, from left) Eric Landowski, Wesly Pearcy, Zach Gapinski, Dylan Rahn, Travis Bellefeuille, Gracie VanHeel, Denton Schmidt; (middle) Kaylee Kremers, Stella Hagen, Lauren Miller, Karley Loven, Tyra Powell, Austin Hollermann, Alex Bellefeuille, Kaleb Kurtz; (back) Mason Hollermann, CJ Nohner, Emily Brownlee, Marty Block, Tori Kircher, Nicole Gill, Nathan Lambrecht and Patrick Block. Of these students, Patrick Block’s name was drawn and he received a free book.
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Congratulations to Kyle Lange who took 2nd place in a ninth grade league state wrestling tournament. Kyle is a wrestler from the Upsala/Royalton team who competed this past weekend in Champlain Park.
Swanville Jr. High Student of the MonthSwanville Ju-
nior/Senior High School is proud to announce Freshman Mat-thew Laliberte as the January Stu-dent of the Month for 7-9th grades. Larry Laliberte is his parent.
Matthew has participated in the Swanville theatre department, act-
ing in the fall play of 2011. Matthew is a former student of the month hon-oree, winning this award in the 2010/11 school year. He also serves as a mentor to younger students. Matthew aspires to be a biochemist. His advice for other students is to “laugh everyday and strive to make others laugh as well.” Matthew enjoys playing video games, spending time with friends and telling jokes.
“What a great young man!” com-ments Char Bzdok, Science Teacher. She adds, “this is the first year I have had the opportunity to teach Matthew. I currently have him in my physical sci-ence class. Matthew has a great person-ality and a liking toward science, which is displayed in my class on a daily ba-sis. Not only is he a wonderful science student, Matthew has compassion for people! He is always helping his peers no matter what the situation and always has a positive attitude! He is deserving
of this award.” Marvin Poegel, Physical Education
teacher states, “Matthew is very outgo-ing and really has a way of brightening everyone’s day. He stands for every-thing that is good in the world and we should all strive to do our best like he does! In addition, he is a really hard worker and simply will not accept any-thing but his best effort. He stands out in his class because of this hard work and completely kind spirit. Matthew shows great respect to staff and students. He is eager to go well beyond the minimum in class expectations. He also is a re-sponsible individual and has proved his abilities in the classroom. He is very committed to doing his absolute best. I really enjoy working with our kids, but it is a great bonus when I know that stu-dents are still willing to work this hard to do their best. I am very excited for Matthew to receive this honor as he has been working towards this goal for a long time. Sometimes when goals like this are reached it is a “Game Chang-er” in one’s life. Good luck to Matthew and hopefully this is just a beginning of something great.”
By Kurt Haroldson, Assistant Regional Wildlife Manager
Q: How is Minnesota’s pheasant population being affected by the lack of snow this winter?
A: The lack of snow is a great ben-efit to pheasants. Pheasants rely heavily on waste grain in crop fields for food, which becomes buried under snow in severe winters. The DNR provides food plots on wildlife management areas, and some private landowners do the same, but only a small fraction of Minnesota’s pheasant population has access to food plots. Similarly, pheasants rely on grass,
DNR Question of the Weekcattail and brushy habitat for winter cover. In severe winters, grass is buried in deep snow and not useful as cover. But in mild winters, cover is widely available. This should result in greater survival of birds over winter.
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Notes from the Capitol By State Rep. Paul Anderson
Gun control issues will take center stage this week at the Capi-tol in St. Paul as the Public Safety Policy and Fi-nance Commit-tee is scheduled to hold three days of hear-ings on the sub-ject. Committee chairman Mi-
chael Paymar of St. Paul will conduct the meetings.
Minnesota will also be in the na-tional spotlight this week as President Obama comes to Minneapolis to visit with local law enforcement personnel on the same subject. There have long been attempts to tighten gun control laws, but for the most part they have been unsuc-cessful. However, in the aftermath of the tragic school shootings in Connecticut, there is a renewed push, especially at the federal level, to pass legislation in that area.
Two pieces of proposed legislation in Minnesota, H.F. 241 and H.F. 243, have drawn the most attention, with the majority of emails received so far being against them. One particular aspect of the bills contains language that would limit the number of rounds a pistol mag-
azine could hold. That has especially drawn negative comments as it would make most pistols currently in use ille-gal. Many of the letter-writers also refer to the Second Amendment of the Con-stitution that guarantees our right to bear arms, and that this legislation, if passed, would infringe on that right.
We all want to do what’s best and try to prevent incidents such as the school shooting from happening again. But, will tougher gun control laws accom-plish that goal? I don’t think so because the problem is so much deeper than simply outlawing certain firearms. Law-abiding citizens will follow these laws, but it’s hard to believe that criminals would, also. The shooter in Connecticut committed so many acts that are current-ly illegal, so banning the gun his mother already owned probably wouldn’t have made any difference.
We need to focus on strengthening our mental health system to give help sooner to those who need it. And I think more extensive background checks on firearm purchases is a way to help in-sure that guns don’t get into the hands of those who would use them for the wrong purpose.
The Super Bowl is now history for another year, and it will be remembered for its outstanding play but also for the 34-minute delay caused by an electrical malfunction. It’s not easy trying to fill that much expensive time as I’m sure there was a rush of activity behind the scenes to get power restored as quick-ly as possible. The commercials, as a whole, were not as good as in past years, with the exception of the Budweiser ad
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with the Clydesdale horse running down the street to meet his old master. And, as one involved in agriculture, I really en-joyed the Dodge truck commercial that featured Paul Harvey and his rendition of “God Made a Farmer.”
A full house was on hand last Thurs-day in Melrose to see the basketball game between two teams highly ranked in the state of Minnesota. It’s been a long time since I’ve seen a gymnasium that full. What a performance fans wit-nessed from Dutchman Scottie Stone, who set a school record with 44 points as he scored from all over the court! For BBE, it was their first loss in nearly two years as the team’s 50-game regu-lar season winning streak was snapped. The two teams, in different classes, both have good chances to qualify for next month’s state tournament.
Rep. Anderson can be contacted by email at [email protected] or by phone at 651-296-4317. To receive email updates sign-up on his webpage at www.house.mn/13a.
A young boy came home from school with his report card. His father studied it and shook his head. “What’s the problem, Pop?” he asked. “Do you think it is he-redity or the environment?”
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It is time to set aside our disabilities and focus on our possibilities. It is time to move from the problem to the solution. And it is time to accept our responsibility and put it with His ability. With faith in God, we can mix toil with trust, and turn our setbacks into successes. No excuses. Instead let us excel in all things through His power.
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Local Municipality Minutesmembers present: Sandy Peter-son, AJ Johnson, Jim Molitor, Tim Grittner, and Jim Piekarski. Also present: David Drown, Mark Hal-len, Taylor Larson, Brian Zapzalka and reporter Liz Verley.
Minutes of the Swanville City
Swanville CityJanuary 8, 2013
Minutes of the Swanville City Council meeting held in the Swan-ville Senior Center on Tuesday, Jan-uary 8, 2013. The meeting called to order 7:30 p.m. with the following
Council meeting held December 4, 2012 were read. Jim Molitor made a motion to accept the minutes as read. Jim Piekarski seconded the motion. All members voted in fa-vor, motion carried.
The treasures report was giv-en. A motion was made by AJ John-son and seconded by Tim Grittner to approve the treasurer’s report. All members voted in favor, motion carried.
David Drown, city financial advisor, was present to discuss with the council the Rhoda Avenue proj-ect. David felt the project would be feasible for the city. There was discussion from the council with Drown and Mark Hallen, city en-gineer. Jim Molitor then made a motion to go with the three part project, which will include all of Rhoda Avenue, part of Third Street and part of Fifth Street and to add a storm sewer by Second Street. Tim Grittner seconded the motion. All members voted in favor, motion carried. Hallen presented council with an agreement for engineer ser-vices on the project. After looking over the agreement, Tim Grittner made a motion to sign the agree-ment with Widseth, Smith & Nolt-ing for the Rhoda Avenue Project. Jim Piekarski seconded the motion. All members voted in favor, mo-tion carried. There will be a public hearing meeting on March 5, 2013 to inform residents of assessments that will have to be made.
Representatives from Greater MN Gas were present to discuss with council plans for the pipe line coming into Swanville. The plans are that they will start in March of 2013 and finish by August 2013 getting the pipe line to surrounding turkey barns and the mill. The com-pany would like to have the pipe line into the City by 2014.
The Mayor passed out the bud-get for 2013. After looking it over Jim Piekarski stated that the refuse rate should be raised. Piekarski made a motion to raise the refuse rate $1.00 a person and to charge churches a flat fee of $10.00 per month for refuse pickup. Jim Moli-tor seconded the motion. All mem-bers voted in favor, motion carried. Council also discussed water sewer rates for JennieO Mill. Jim Molitor stated he will talk with a mill work-er about a possible rate increase.
The Mayor stated that a part-time maintenance helper is needed. The worker would work approx 50 hrs a month. The worker would make $15.00 an hour. An ad will be placed in the Morrison County Record.
This This being the first meet-ing of the year, the following orga-nizational actions are made:
1. AJ Johnson will be acting Mayor in the absence of Mayor Pe-terson.
2. The First State Bank of Swanville will be the designated depository of the City.
3. The regular meeting date for the City Council meeting is the first Tuesday after the first Monday of each month. Special meeting only after proper notification and publication.
4. The Bond of the City Clerk/Treasurer will be set at $12,000.00.
5. Assigned duties to the fol-lowing Council Members and Citi-zens of the Community: Commu-nity Center: Julie Hollermann; City Park: Duane Johnson and Sandy Peterson; Streets and Sidewalks: Jim Piekarski and AJ Johnson; Springbrook Cemetery: Julie Holl-ermann and AJ Johnson; City Weed Inspector: Jim Molitor and Brian Zapzalka; Rural Fire Assoc. Rep.: Sandy Peterson and Jim Piekarski; Police Service: Sandy Peterson and Jim Molitor.
7. City Attorney: The law of-fice of Peters & Churchwell.
8. City Engineer: Widseth, Smith & Nolting.
9. Representative on the Se-nior Center board: Sandy Peterson.
A motion was made by Jim Piekarski to accept these actions as stated. Jim Molitor seconded the motion. All members voted in fa-vor, motion carried.
Salaries for Employees and Council Members for 2013:
1. Mayor’s salary: $1800.00 annually+$15.00 per hour for spe-cial meetings. (raise to $15.00 for special meetings for all members and clerk). Motion by Jim Piekar-ski, 2nd Tim Grittner.
2. Council Members salaries: $900.00 annually+$15.00 per hour
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6. Substitute Maintenance Man Salary: new $15.00 per hour.
7. Park Helper/Mower: $9.00 per hour.
A motion was made by Jim Piekarski and seconded by Tim Grittner to accept the above sala-ries. All members voted in favor, motion carried.
The following claims were presented for payment. Members of the Council were furnished with a listing. Jim Piekarski made a motion to approve the claims. AJ Johnson seconded the motion. All members voted in favor, motion carried.
The next monthly meeting will be held Tuesday, February 5, 2013, at 7:30 p.m.
There being no further busi-ness, a motion was made by Jim Piekarski and seconded by Tim Grittner to adjourn. All members voted in favor, motion carried. Meeting adjourned 10:00 p.m.
Julie Hollermann, City Clerk/Treasurer
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Upsala 53 • Pine River/Backus 51Halftime score: Upsala 23 • Pine River/Backus 23
Stats: Pts Rebs Blocks Steals Assists Aimee Pelzer 26 2 1 1 6Danica Cheney 0 0 0 0 0Tracy Herzog 13 10 2 0 4Kristin Wuebkers 0 0 0 1 0Sara Herzog 9 1 1 1 2Sadie Welinski 0 0 0 0 0Katie Ripplinger 0 0 0 1 0Alissa Zehrer 3 11 0 1 1Kaelin Smieja 0 0 0 0 0Brooke Westrich 2 2 0 0 2Katlin Welinski 0 6 0 0 0
Friday, February 1Upsala 70 • St. Johns 43
Halftime score: 37 • St. Johns 15Stats: Pts Rebs Blocks Steals Assists Aimee Pelzer 32 5 0 6 7Danica Cheney 1 1 0 0 0Tracy Herzog 20 14 3 1 5Kristin Wuebkers 2 0 0 1 0Sara Herzog 1 5 0 1 0Sadie Welinski 2 1 0 0 3Katie Ripplinger 0 3 0 0 1Alissa Zehrer 10 11 2 2 1Kaelin Smieja 0 1 0 0 0Brooke Westrich 2 5 0 0 1Katlin Welinski 0 1 2 0 0
Tuesday, February 4Upsala 62 • Osakis 72
Halftime score: Upsala 31 • Osakis 35Stats: Pts Rebs Blocks Steals Assists Aimee Pelzer 16 6 0 4 6Danica Cheney 2 0 0 0 1Tracy Herzog 14 12 0 0 1Kristin Wuebkers 2 1 0 0 0Sara Herzog 6 0 1 0 1Sadie Welinski 0 1 0 0 0Katie Ripplinger 2 1 0 1 0Alissa Zehrer 5 8 2 1 1Kaelin Smieja 0 0 0 0 0Brooke Westrich 9 1 0 2 1Katlin Welinski 6 0 0 0 0
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Area legislators invite public to town hall meetings
Local legislators will co-host a se-ries of town-hall meetings in three Dis-trict 9 cities Saturday, Feb. 23.
Sen. Paul Gazelka, R-Cass County, will join Reps. Mark Anderson, R-Lake Shore, and Ron Kresha, R-Little Falls to host the events in Wadena, Long Prairie and Little Falls. The meetings are free to attend and will take place in an informal setting.
Attendees will have an opportunity to discuss a wide variety of legislative issues. The legislators will recap what has transpired so far in the 2013 session and provide a look at what remains.
Feb. 23 town hall meeting schedule
Wadena: Pizza Ranch, 106 Jeffer-son St. S., 10:30 a.m. -noon, (218) 631-2145.
Long Prairie: City Hall, 615 Lake St. S., 1-2:30 p.m., (320) 732-2847.
Little Falls: Carnegie Library, 108 3rd St. N.E.; 3-4:30 p.m., (320) 632-9676.
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Helping Hands Outreach NewsHelping Hands Outreach is a grow-
ing nonprofit organization located on Main Street in Holdingford MN. This organization began in 2000 and has con-tinued to grow ever since. Everyone in the Holdingford area enjoys the events and appreciates the services provided to this small town area of Central Min-nesota. From monthly luncheons for the whole community to attend, to help de-veloping individual care plans for loved ones, there’s nothing Helping Hands can’t help you get through!
Each month, the people in the Hold-ingford community receive the Helping Hands Outreach newsletter via regular mail, and just in the recent months, the option of receiving it via email has been made available! In these newsletters, people can read about the different ser-vices the organization provides, useful tips on how to stay healthy, sometimes read a story about an older adult who lives in the area and how they grew up in this area and even read a good joke or two!
In this month of February, Helping Hands Outreach has some exciting op-portunities planned for the people of the Holdingford and surrounding small town communities. First of all, there are a few ongoing activities for older adults and adults with disabilities to take advantage of. If you care for a loved one, please feel free to join us to get support of all kinds in the midst of your hectic life. Also, every Wednesday at 9:15 a.m., a group meets at the Holdingford City Hall for an exercise class lead by our Health and Wellness Coordinator and then right af-ter the exercise is our line dancing class at 10:15 a.m., in the same space. Back
by popular demand is our Feet First foot clinic. Lenore Dawson has agreed to come in to do basic foot care. These take place the first Tuesday morning of each month. Please call Helping Hands to set up your appointment.
Our community luncheon this month is on Thursday February 21st at 2:00 p.m. at the Holdingford American Legion. We will be having an afternoon at the movies with popcorn, soda, and maybe even some Milk Duds! Comedy by Ken Davis with a hot lunch afterward will be provided. As always, a free will offering is appreciated to cover the cost of the food for this event. The Mys-tery Lunch Bunch will be on Wednes-day February 27th. Meet at the Helping Hands office at 11 am to allow time to drive to the undisclosed location. Please call the Helping Hands office to sign up for this so we can give the restaurant an estimate of how many to set up for and to arrange transportation for all.
On Tuesday February 19, we have a special evening planned. We will be tak-ing those interested to the River’s Edge Convention Center in St. Cloud for the annual Day of Dance. We will be able to sample international foods and dance steps at this event. We will also leave with health screening results, education materials, a photo booth memento, and possibly a door prize! This event goes from 4:30-7:00 p.m. We will meet at the Helping Hands office at 3:30 p.m. and carpool to the location. Please call the Helping Hands office to sign up for this event and let us know if you would vol-unteer to drive for the event as well.
Thank you so much for your inter-est in our organization. If you’ve never been to any of our events, please come join us. It’s a great way to meet new people, and maybe even reconnect with someone you haven’t seen in a while, and you’ll have a great time doing it!
Senior Dining Menus: February 11-15Albany
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MON., FEB. 11: Beef tips, gravy, egg noodles, green beans peaches, pud-ding.
TUE., FEB. 12: Chicken a la king, biscuit, peas/carrots, oranges cookie.
WED., FEB. 13: Breaded fish or chicken breast w/sour cream sauce, parslied potatoes, Oriental vegetables, applesauce gelatin.
THUR., FEB. 14: Glazed pork chop, whipped potatoes, gravy, peas/mushrooms, dinner roll, cheesecake w/cherries.
FRI., FEB. 15: Tuna noodle cas-serole or hamburger tomato casserole, green/wax beans, 7-layer salad, rice pudding.
~ The Lighter Side Menu ~MON., FEB. 11: BBQ pork sand-
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WED., FEB. 13: No menu.
MON., FEB. 11: Pork chop, mashed potatoes, gravy, green beans, cake.
TUE., FEB. 12: Chicken strips, au gratin potatoes, Calif. vegetables, choc-olate chip bar.
WED., FEB. 13: Roast beef, mashed potatoes, gravy, mixed vegeta-bles, dessert.
THUR., FEB. 14: Fettuccine al-fredo w/chicken or shrimp, garden sal-ad, garlic breadstick, sweetheart cake. (5PM meal at Upsala).
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By Mr. Curt Gjerstad, LPGE Agriculture Instructor
During the Week of Feb. 17- 23rd we will be celebrating National FFA week. Many parents and community members know of the FFA, but may not know, as Paul Harvey used to say “is the rest of the story.” This month I will try to give you more information on the FFA, on History, Present workings, and the Future, and where Parents can support this organization.
Agriculture Education programs ex-ist within the public education system as a part of two Acts of congress in the early part of the 20th century. In 1917 The Smith-Hughes Act provided fund-ing for Vocational Education programs to be provided in public schools, and in 1963, the Vocational Act allowed Agri-business to be taught as part of the Agri-culture education program.
Agriculture Education programs around the United States exist and suc-ceed because of a three part program. #1 Classroom/Laboratory experiences. In the classroom and Lab, students learn information that is used everyday in the world of agriculture and many hands on experiences strengthen the knowledge learned in the classroom. Much like the FFA Motto covers in it’s statement: Learning to do, Doing to Learn, Earning to live, Living to serve.
#2 Within the Agriculture program, the FFA program continues to build on the information gained in the classroom, through Career Development Events (or FFA Contests as some have become fa-miliar with) where students interested in a particular area learn more about the topic and study to compete against other chapter teams in regional and state events. These events provide good com-petition and provide many soft skills stu-dents will need to possess when entering
February is FFA Month
the world of work and employment. #3 Supervised Agricultural Experi-
ence programs, (or SAE’s) provide an even closer look at a particular part of agriculture. These programs are on a student by student basis, and allow the student to learn skills either by working for someone else,(Placement SAE), or by learning by owning all or part of a business (Entrepreneurship).
These three parts work together to provide many experiences that enhance both the Agriculture education program and the FFA. This month there will be more articles continuing this conversa-tion so stay tuned.
Did you see the Dodge commercial during the Superbowl: Paul Harvey’s “why God created a farmer”.. great stuff. This add is part of the National FFA organization and Dodge company celebrating 2013 as “the Year of the Farmer” by visiting a special web page within the Dodge website, you can help share the message about the importance of farmers to others, and as a part of that sharing, Dodge will contribute up to $1,000,000 to the National FFA Foun-dation, which will be used to support “Feeding the World-Starting at Home”. A program used to fight hunger here within the United States.
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A record number of Turn In Poach-ers (TIP) hotline calls referred to con-servation officers (CO) with the Minne-sota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) led to a significant increase in poaching arrests in 2012.
TIP calls referred to COs jumped 54 percent in 2012 to 2,051, compared with 1,328 in 2011. The previous record was 1,866 in 1981, when TIP was founded.
Last year’s calls led to 359 arrests, mostly related to deer, fish and water-fowl violations. The arrests represent a 29 percent increase over 2011. The re-cord high is 428 arrests in 1991.
“Many good cases are the result of citizens calling the TIP hotline at 800-652-9093,” said Col. Jim Konrad, DNR Enforcement director.
Konrad said the record increase in TIP calls that were referred to COs and resulted in arrests indicates that more people are reporting illegal activities they see afield. He noted that eyewitness reports are strong tools in combating violations.
Last May, CO Eric Schettler of Fair-mont received four TIP calls within 30 minutes about possible fish over-limits. The calls resulted in enforcement action against three poachers with 198 crappies
2012 was a bad year for poachersmore than the legal limit, three walleyes out of season and two nonresident an-glers without licenses. Restitution and fines for the poachers were $1,550.
“If it wasn’t for TIP, these guys would have gotten away,” Schettler said.
A TIP call also led to three men catching and keeping a lot of fish from a Douglas County lake. The call contained important information: a description of the suspects, a license plate number of their vehicle and their location.
“A conservation officer has only one set of eyes and covers 650 square miles,” Konrad said. “If the public is concerned about natural resources, every person is another set of eyes that can help catch those violating the law.”
Since 1981 the TIP hotline has fielded thousands of reports of fish and wildlife violations, paying out nearly $358,000 in cash rewards that lead to ar-rests. Nearly half of informants turn the reward down.
Anyone witnessing a fish or wild-life violation is encouraged to contact the nearest conservation officer, law enforcement agency or the 24 hour toll-free TIP hotline at 800-652-9093. Cell phone users can dial #TIP.
A traveling salesman stopped alongside a fence on a country road to rest a few minutes.
A horse came to the fence and began to boast about his past. “Yes sir, I’m a fine horse. I’ve run in 25 races and won over $5 million. I keep my trophies in the barn.”
The astonished salesman ran to find the horse’s owner and offered a handsome sum for the animal.
“Oh, you don’t want that horse,” said the farmer.
“Yes I do,” said the salesman, “and I’ll give you $10,000 for him.”
The farmer said without hesitation, “He’s yours.”
While he wrote out his check, the salesman asked, “By the way, why wouldn’t I want your horse?”
“Because,” said the farmer, “he’s a liar - he hasn’t won a race in his life.”
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Sobieski & Swanville Lions Clubs 20th ANNUALFISHING CONTEST and RAFFLE License No. 3135
Saturday, February 23, 2013on Long Lake, Swanville, MN
Raffle Drawing at Herbie’s in Sobieski at 6:00 p.m. on February 23rd
TICKETS: $5.00 12 Noon to 3 p.m.RAFFLE PRIZES: (Need Not Be Present To Win!)
RULES & REGULATIONS 1. $5.00 entry fee per contestant. $2.00 Raffle - $3.00 Fishing. 2. Must fish in designated area, and have ticket in possession. 3. All fish entered must be brought to judges stand immediately. Only live and unfrozen fish are eligible. 4. All holes provided. No power augers in fishing area. Entrant is to maintain holes. 5. Must have a current Minnesota fishing license and abide by state laws. 6. Coolers or large containers are not allowed. 7. No fish houses or vehicles allowed inside of fishing area. All personal articles will be subject to search for illegal fish. 8. Parking will be provided. Security will be provided. 9. Decisions of judges will be binding and final. 10. All ticket sales are final. No refunds. 11. All prizes are guaranteed. 12. Food and beverages will be available for purchase. 13. Tickets must be purchased from Club Members or their authorized ticket vendors. 14. This is a non-profit contest. Profits will be used for charitable needs in Morrison County and Todd County. 15. All winners are responsible for their own taxes. 16. Failure to comply with these rules may lead to a contestants disqualification and cancellation of participation in this contest. 17. Site of contest will be on Long Lake. Hours will be from noon to 3:00 p.m. 18. Live bait will be available on the ice. 19. Always be weary of ice conditions. We are not liable for any injury or loss of life or property. 20. Any alcoholic beverages won have to be claimed by persons of legal age. 21. Restroom facilities will be available on the lake. 22. Participants must act and behave in an orderly manner and be responsible for their actions. No debris is to be left in your fishing
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Fish Prizes:$200 for Largest Fish
Each Species of Fish:$50 for Largest - $25 for 2nd Largest - $10 for 3rd Largest
1st 100 kids under 12 entered on lake will receive a FREE JIGGLE STICKDrawing on lake for kids 12 & under 2 - $100.00 Kid’s Packages
Donated by: Mark’s Lil’ Dipper and Waltman Appraisal
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• Food and Refreshments on Lake • • Lions Will Sell Bait and Drill Holes •
20th
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All registered fish are eligible for the drawing
10 - $20.00 Cash Prizes
Drawing held on the lake at 3:00
Fish Prizes:$200 for Largest Fish
Each Species of Fish: $50 for Largest - $25 for 2nd Largest - $10 for 3rd Largest1st 100 kids under 12 entered on lake will receive a FREE JIGGLE STICK
Drawing on lake for kids 12 & under 2-$100.00 Kid’s PackagesDonated by: Mark’s Lil’ Dipper and Waltman Appraisal
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