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Harvey Mackay Page 2Obituaries: Elberling, Tiemann, Frie Page 4Saralee Perel Page 5Notes from the Capitol Page 8
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Upcoming Events
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MARCH 30 • The Upsala Lions Easter Egg Hunt at 10 a.m. at the Upsala School Gyms for preschool thru 4th grade.
APRIL 2 • Firearms Safety Class from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at the Grey Eagle Public Library.
APRIL 6 • Business Expo/Craft Fair at the Holdingford High School.
APRIL 7 • Annual Chicken Supper from 3:30-8:30 p.m. at St. John’s Parish basement, Meire Grove.
APRIL 8 • St. Rosa Men’s Softball Meeting at 8 p.m. at All Stars Sports Bar, St. Rosa.
APRIL 13 • 9th Annual Rock-A-Thon from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. at the Grey Eagle Senior Cen-ter.
APRIL 13-14 • Rummage & Bake Sale; Sat. 8 a.m., Sun. 9 a.m. at St. John’s Church basement, Meire Grove.
APRIL 14 • Holdingford Area Knights of Colum-bus Chicken & Ham Dinner from 3:30-7 p.m. at the Pelican Lake Ballroom, St. Anna. • St. Rosa Lions Breakfast from 8:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m. at the St. Rose of Lima Church basement, St. Rosa.
APRIL 18-21 • Town & Country Players Presents 9 to 5 The Musical; April 18-20 at 7:30 p.m.; April 21 at 2 p.m. at the Melrose School Auditorium.
MAY 17 • Grey Eagle/Burtrum Lions 5th An-nual Community Appreciation Picnic from 4-8 p.m. at the Grey Eagle Fire Hall.
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
Mostly cloudy. High: 35 Low: 17
Mostly cloudy. High: 45 Low: 26
Temperatures Date High Low 3/20 14 -5 3/21 23 -4 3/22 29 -5 3/23 29 7 3/24 31 15 3/25 32 15 3/26 32 7
Friday
Partly sunny. High: 41 Low: 29
When I went into business many years ago, I told people I owned an enve-lope company. I had business cards printed that identified me as an “envelope salesman.” I de-scribed myself as an entrepreneur.
All of those facts are still true, but incomplete. What I and our company really do is provide customer service.
Well sure, Harvey, you say. But isn’t that just a part of the whole operation?
Absolutely, positively, irrefutably, NO. I am in the service business, regard-less of the product I make and sell. If my service is lacking, my business will be sent packing.
To validate my thinking, I recently visited with John Tschohl, president of the Service Quality Institute. John has spent 33 years focused on customer ser-vice. He has written hundreds of articles, as well as seven books on the topic. You’ve probably heard him interviewed on television or radio. He has been called the “guru of customer service” by USA Today, Time and Entrepreneur maga-zines.
Even the most successful companies are in constant competition for business. What sets them apart often boils down to one factor: outstanding customer service. John offered up some stellar advice for creating a service culture, no matter what business you’re in.
First, you’ve got to understand
you’re in the service busi-ness. “Most companies think they are in manufac-turing and retail; airlines don’t know they are in the service business,” he said. “Southwest Airlines is suc-cessful because they under-stand they’re a customer service company - they just happen to be an airline.”
Second, you have to look at all the policies, procedures and systems that you’ve got in place “that make life miserable for customers. You could have the nicest people in the world, but you could have stupid hours, stupid rules, stupid proce-dures, that just burn the customer.” When you make it that difficult for customers to patronize you, they find someone else who is more accommodating.
Third, you have to have empower-ment. “Every single person has to be able to make fast and power decisions on the spot, and it better be in favor of the cus-tomer,” John said.
Fourth, you have to be more careful about whom you hire. “The service lead-ers hire one person out of 50 interviewed, sometimes one out of 100, but they’re very, very, very careful,” he said. “Look for the cream, the A players, instead of bringing on B and C players.”
Fifth, educate and train the entire staff on the art of customer service with something new and fresh every four to six months. “Let’s say you want to cre-ate the service culture. No matter if you have a hundred or a thousand or a hun-dred thousand employees, you better have something new and fresh, so it’s
constantly in front of them,” John said. “So when they wake up every day, and they go to work, they say, ‘Fantastic, I’m taking care of customers!’”
Finally, measure the results finan-cially so that you know the impact it’s making on revenue, sales, profit and mar-ket share.
Everything you do, according to John, should be built around the concept of creating an incredible customer expe-rience. He cites Amazon as one of his fa-vorite role models. “At Amazon, they’ve got technology, speed, price. They’ve got everything. If I’m on their website and I want them to call me, they’re going to call me back in one second. That’s speed. When you place an order, you can do it 24 hours a day, seven days a week. And 60 seconds later, you get a confirmation.”
I realize Amazon is in a class by it-self, and most businesses aren’t ever going to achieve the growth or profits of that gargantuan company. But John’s advice can be translated to companies of any size. A one-person shop can provide
Harvey Mackay continued to pg 3
Create a service culture -By Harvey Mackay
Hometown News • Thursday, March 28, 2013 • Page 3
great service because they often have personal contact with their customers. Bigger companies have more resources available, which should enhance the ser-vice experience.
Perhaps the simplest way of creat-ing a service culture is a variation of the golden rule: Treat your customers as you wish to be treated.
Make your customers excited that you’re in business. Make them grateful that they have the opportunity to buy your services or products. Make them feel like they are your most important client. Make your service so outstanding that they wouldn’t think of doing busi-ness with anyone else.
And then find a way to make your service even better!
Mackay’s Moral: Customer service is not a department, it’s everyone’s job.
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
Harvey Mackay continued from page 2
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Easter Lilies Are
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Spring is here, really! We have garden seeds
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Closed Easter
Sunday!
Birthday Open House
The families of Mark Kociemba Sr. invite you to an 80th birthday open house on Sunday, April 7 from 1-4 p.m. at the Holdingford Legion.
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Card of Thanks The family of Vic Elfering extends their most heartfelt thanks to all our relatives, friends, etc. for all the flowers and memorials to show your love and support for Vic. This sad time, it is comforting to know that many people cared. Thank you for your prayers, he will truly be missed.
Evie Elfering & Family
Adam and Mindy Hellermann of St. Joseph are proud to announce the birth of their son, Evan James Hellermann, born Thursday, March 14, 2013 at 7:42 p.m. at the St. Cloud Hospital.
Evan weighed 7 pounds, 7 ounces and measured 19 inches in length.
Welcoming Evan home is his big brother, Ethan, 2. Grandparents are Ron and Joyce Korman of Upsala and
Rick and Peg Hellermann of Melrose. Great-grandparents are Joe Korman of Sartell; James and Marie Atkinson of Up-sala; Kathy and Harry Elfering of Melrose and Eugene and Mary Lou Brinkman of Grey Eagle.
Evan James Hellermann
Craig and Jennifer Servatius of Melrose are proud to an-nounce the birth of their daughter, Avery Gloria Servatius, born March 8, 2013 at 6:56 a.m.
Avery weighed 7 pounds, 9 ounces and measured 19 ½ inches in length.
Welcoming Avery home is her brother Owen.Grandparents are Randy and Judy Servatius of Melrose
and Mike and Sandy Brockway of Burtrum.
Avery Gloria Servatius
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Obituaries Walter J. “Walt” TiemannWalter J.
“Walt” Tiemann, age 82 of Melrose, died Sunday, March 24, 2013 at the Pine Villa Care Center in Melrose, Minnesota.
A Memorial Mass of Christian Burial was held at 6 p.m. Wednesday, March 27 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Melrose
with Rev. Marvin Enneking officiating. Inurnment followed in the parish cemetery. Military honors were provided by the Melrose Veterans Honor Guard.
Walter James Tiemann was born April 12, 1930 in Melrose, Minnesota to Bernard H. and Elizabeth (Kluempke) Tiemann. In 1949 Walt left school and enlisted in the United States Army. He served as a Sargent in the 4th Infantry Tank Division - Ladd AFB, Alaska. After being honorably discharged in 1952, he went on to work on highline poles, the railroad, telephone
company in Melrose and retired from Kraft in 1989. He was united in marriage to Anne M. Helsper on February 5, 1955. He was a member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Melrose. Walt enjoyed hunting, fishing, and being at the lake.
Survivors include his wife of 58 years, Anne “Trinka” Tiemann of Melrose; children, Christine Rassier of Minneapolis, Mary Tiemann of Forest Lake, Michael (Marlene) Tiemann of Melrose, Sandra (Erv Mohs Jr.) Tiemann of Maplewood, Karen Tiemann of Eden Prairie, and Ben (Joyce) Tiemann of Dassel; nine grandchildren; one great-grandchild; and brother George (Lorraine) Tiemann of Melrose.
Walt was preceded in death by his daughter, Bernadine Tiemann; parents; brothers, Edmund, Leonard, and Gilbert Tiemann; and sister, Viola Stanislowski
Serving as urn bearer was Anne Tiemann. Cross bearer was Michael Tiemann and scripture bearer was Ben Tiemann.
Arrangements were made with Patton-Schad Funeral & Cremation Services of Melrose.
Amber M. ElberlingAmber M.
Elberling, age 29, of Long Prairie, died unexpectedly on March 21, 2013 at the St. Cloud Hospital in St. Cloud, Minnesota.
A funeral service was held at 11 a.m. on Monday, March 25 at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church
in Albany with Pastor Bradley Pearson officiating. Interment was in Our Savior’s Cemetery in Albany.
Amber Marie Elberling was born January 14, 1984 in St. Cloud, MN. She spent the first two years of her life in the hospital and then lived with her parents mainly in Grey Eagle, MN. She attended Little Falls School. After school, her family moved to Long Prairie and Amber went to work at the Todd County Developmental
Achievement Center. In 2011, Amber moved out of her parents’ home and lived at Meridian House in Long Prairie, MN. She loved swimming, 4-wheeling, singing, playing with her nieces and spending time with her special friend, Pat Schultz. Amber loved to make people laugh and was always smiling and happy.
Amber is survived by her parents, Bernie and Lonne Roering of Long Prairie; siblings, Dustin Elberling of Sauk Centre, Megan Roering of Alexandria, Stacy Roering of Sauk Rapids and their significant others; nieces, Taylor and Hailey Roering; grandparents, Clarence and Judy Fischer of Albany and Rosie Roering of St. Cloud; great-grandfather, Vernon Sohr of Richmond; and many aunts, uncles and cousins.
Amber was preceded in death by her grandfather, Ralph Roering; and great-grandmother, Pearl Sohr in 2000.
Serving as casket bearers were Matt Boundy, Dick Burton, Jim Groetsch, Allen Roering, Bill Sohr and Larry Sohr.
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Norbert Joseph FrieMass of
Christian burial for Norbert Joseph Frie, age 77, of Albany formerly of South St. Paul, will be at 11:00 AM Tuesday, April 2, 2013 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Upsala. Father John Odero will officiate and burial will take place at Fort
Snelling. Norbert passed away early Palm Sunday morning surrounded by family. There will be a visitation from 4:00-8:00 PM Monday, April 1, 2013 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Upsala and again after 10:00 AM until the time of service on Tuesday at the church. Parish prayers will be at 7:00 PM Monday night at the church.
Norbert was born on April 29, 1935 in Ward Springs, MN to Al and Teckla (Finken) Frie. He was one of seven children. Norbert joined the Army National Guard in 1957. He married Helen
Vierling on May 16, 1970 and together they raised a daughter, Joyce, in South St. Paul. Norbert worked as a welder for over twenty years at BMT in Eagan. He loved to deer hunt, go bowling with his wife, and making music. He enjoyed playing the accordion, the harmonica, and the guitar. His three granddaughters were very important to him and brightened his days. Norbert was a lifetime member of the Knights of Columbus. He loved the church, was an active usher, and most recently belonged to St. John Vianney for 20-plus years, before moving to the Albany area.
Norbert is survived by his daughter, Joyce Frie, Blaine; his granddaughters Briana, Amya, and Myana, Blaine; his siblings Werner (Anna) Frie, Burtrum; Ilene (Dennis) Murray, Arlington, WA; Elmer (Ruth) Frie, Swanville; Fred (Madonna) Frie, Burtrum; Lorraine Frie, Swanville; Mary Frie, Swanville; nieces, nephews, and many friends.
He is preceded in death by his wife of 30 years, Helen, in 2000; his parents Al and Teckla Frie; and an infant brother.
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On a warm starlit night, many moons ago, A baby boy was born, for us all to know.
On a bench in dad’s shop, He worked and He grew.
He went to the temple, He taught therein, too.
On a donkey He rode, we gave Him a cheer.
On A Jesus Trip -By Jan KlugWe put palms on His path, we loved
to be near.On a eve at dinner, where we all did
meet, He humbled himself by washing our feet.
On a Thursday evening, Last Supper He gave, To those loved so dearly; for us, too, to save.
On a dark night He prayed, Dear Fa-ther, please hear.
And his friends were sleeping, some others would jeer.
On a worn, wooden cross, way up on a hill, He hung high and He wept - fulfill-ing God’s will.
On a thunder filled day, they laid Him away. Not ever once thinking, that He would not stay.
On a glorious morning, He rose like the sun, Forever to save us, our Jesus, God’s Son.
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By Saralee PerelMy husband,
Bob, shook the remote control. “It’s not work-ing.”
It was storm-ing. We had no electricity. We lose power all year ‘round
whether it’s from thunderstorms, hurri-canes or just high winds.
“This will be hard to accept,” I said softly. “The remote doesn’t work be-cause the TV – is dead.”
He wouldn’t look at me.I touched his arm, “You and your
dearly beloved TV will be reunited, someday, when the lights will shine down upon you both again.”
He whispered, “But it looks just like it’s sleeping.”
“Sweetheart, it’s an empty shell.” I kissed his forehead. “The inside, the parts that really matter – aren’t alive.”
Dejected, he dragged himself to the kitchen. “No electricity means we can’t eat. We’re going to die.”
“Think about our ancestors, Bob.”“Exactly. They’re all dead.” He began gorging himself. “I can’t
let this food go bad.”“There’s no electricity in that cookie
jar.” I grabbed his shoulders. “Pull your-
self together. My ancestors didn’t need electricity to eat. They always had deli platters – even in the desert.”
“No offense but you’re insane.” “How do you think they survived,
schlepping around sand dunes for 40 years? They cured cold cuts; they smoked salmon and they pickled her-
Losing Power and Our Mindsring.”
“Where would they find salmon and herring in a desert?”
“Where everybody does. In the ko-sher section.” I went on. “The 11th com-mandment was not: Thou shalt bake Beef Wellington in the Electrolux oven. It was: Thou shalt boil corned beef in the blistering sun. If it wasn’t for my rela-tives, yours would have starved on St. Patrick’s Day.”
Later, I said, “Can’t we make this fun? You know, do what couples do in the bedroom in the dark?”
“There’s no TV!”I nibbled his ear. “That’s not what I
meant.”He put a Band-Aid on his bleeding
ear. “I’m not in the mood. Plus the cats could walk in on us.”
“OK, Bob. I’ve had it. Just tell me what you would like to do with your best friend right now.”
He smiled a huge smile, put his arms way out, gave the dog a gigantic hug and grabbed her leash.
Storms make me think of childhood. We’d have “sleep outs” where we’d drag mattresses in front of the fireplace, and hold flashlights under our chins, making funny faces and telling silly scary stories about escaped prisoners who had hooks instead of hands. We’d collapse in goofy laughter until we’d finally fall asleep, hearing only the cracklings of the fire and the gusts of wailing winds against the thick glass panes.
It was then that I realized we could create new memories, every bit as unfor-gettable and sweet as the old ones.
And so, that is what we did, with pillows and blankets in front of the fire.
When Bob was asleep, I quietly turned off all the lights that had been on when the power went out, so that for this one lovely evening, nobody would know when the lights came back on, and we could languish in rare stunning mo-ments of darkness, of firelight – and the breathtaking nearness of each other.
Award-winning nationally syndi-cated columnist, Saralee Perel, can be reached at [email protected].
Her newest book is Cracked Nuts & Sen-timental Journeys. Her website is: www.saraleeperel.com.
There will be an Easter Bake sale on Saturday, March 30th from 8:30-11:00 a.m., at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Upsala. Rolls and coffee, as well as baked goods, will be available for pur-chase.
Bring a friend and stop in to visit! Proceeds will go toward the purchase of a heart defibrillator for the church.
St. Mary’s Church Easter Bake Sale
Word of Life Church in Upsala will be hosting a Wild Game Feed Saturday, April 6 at 6:00 p.m. Included on the menu will be a variety of Wild Game dishes as well as fish, salads and desserts. A short inspirational message will be given by Clayton Wilfer and following the meal “Dave & Nancy Ruby,” will be present-ing a musical concert.
The public is invited to attend this event. Cost for the meal and concert is a Free-Will donation and individuals planning to attend are asked to make reservations by calling the Word of Life
Word of Life Church to host Wild Game Feed April 6
Church office at: 320-573-4450 by noon on Friday, April 5. Word of Life Free Church is located 1 mile west of Upsala on County Highway 19.
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The Grey Eagle Volunteer Fire Department received a $2,500 donation through Monsanto’s America’s Farmers Grow Communities program. John Schulte was the winner from Todd County and chose the Grey Eagle Volunteer Fire Department to be the recipient of this donation. The money will be used for a new dump tank. Pictured is (front from left) Grey Eagle Fire Department members Joe Bitz, Bill Berscheit, Tom Berscheit, Jon Newberg and Bill Pohlmann; (back) Ralph Muellner (Grey Eagle City Council), John Schulte (Todd County winner), Ryan Tierney (Monsanto Representative), Jody Kircher (Swanville Produce Dealer), and Jim Gohman (Mayor, Grey Eagle City Council).
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Major project and lane closures underway on I-94
Motorists travelling Interstate 94 near St. Cloud will encounter delays as non-rush hour lane closures occur on both directions of I-94 between High-way 24 in Clearwater and County Road 75 in St. Cloud. The closures began Tuesday, March 26.
These initial closures will occur from sunrise to sunset Mondays through Saturdays through March 30, and are needed as crews begin preparatory work for a project to resurface the road.
Major delays expected; motorists should plan travel.
24/7, single-lane, head-to-head traffic begins in AprilBoth directions of I-94 will be re-
duced to a single lane, 24-hours per day, beginning April 1. Major delays are ex-pected during peak travel periods.
Traffic forecasts show initial back-ups of five to seven miles, with sum-mertime backups of 20 miles or more possible during peak travel periods. The longest backups are expected on westbound I-94 on Friday afternoons and evenings, and on eastbound I-94 on Friday afternoons and Sundays after 11 a.m. More details can be found on the project website.
A kiss is a lovely trick designed by nature to stop speech when words become superfluous. -Ingrid Bergman
Thought for the week:
Notes from the Capitol By State Rep. Paul Anderson
With the Legislature on its week-long Easter/Passover break, reviewing what’s happened so far and then looking ahead to the final seven weeks of session seems appropri-ate. The Gover-nor released his revised budget
following the February forecast, a report that continued the series of improved outlooks for the state. Following that, both the House and Senate made their spending plans public and, although similar, they differed in their focus and on how to raise the funding needed to carry out their plans.
Governor Dayton dropped his con-troversial plan to revise the state’s sales tax, but he also gave up his idea of send-ing rebate checks to all property owners in the state. He is still calling for an in-crease in Minnesota’s income tax with a new, fourth-tier rate that would increase taxes on couples making over $250,000 and single filers whose incomes are above $150,000.
The plan put forth by the DFL-con-
trolled House goes even further than the Governor in raising the state’s income tax rate. It calls for an additional fifth income tax bracket, giving our state the dubious honor of having the second or third highest tax rate in the nation. Money raised by this tax on those with incomes over $500,000 would be dedi-cated to repaying the education shift to our schools. The plan calls for the tax to sunset after two years when the shift has been repaid.
I’m not in favor of this plan at all. First, have you ever noticed how “tem-porary” taxes seem to last longer than first promised. Remember our “tempo-rary sales tax of 4 percent” years ago, and what it’s evolved into today? And second, this plan would raise “new” funding to pay back an old debt to our schools. It most likely wouldn’t result in any new programs, as it would sim-ply allow schools to repay loans they had taken out at extremely low interest rates to maintain their cash flow. We have made good progress in getting the school aid payments back to the tradi-tional 90-10 split. With each of the past several budget forecasts calling for ex-cess funds, the state has automatically re-paid part of the shift. It currently sits close to an 85-15 ratio of funds received in the current year.
The Senate plan also raises income taxes, with one of its top priorities be-ing the lowering of property taxes. One glaring item noticed by many after the release of the Senate plan was a spend-ing cut in the area of Health and Human
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Services. That raises concern about the future of a plan that I support to increase funding for our nursing homes and the Elderly Waiver Program, both of which are extremely important in rural Minne-sota.
It’s been a busy time in St. Paul. Other issues that have received atten-tion and/or hearings include school bul-lying, gun control, gay marriage, and the unionization of day care providers. The biggest piece of legislation passed so far and signed by Gov. Dayton deals with setting up the Health Insurance Ex-change, which will dramatically change the way many Minnesotans purchase their insurance beginning in October.
Another area where major legisla-tion has been introduced is energy. The omnibus bill offered by the chair of the Energy Committee in the House would have a major impact on electric rates paid by all Minnesotans. I’ll discuss that more fully in next week’s column.
May you and your family have a blessed Easter. Don’t suppose many po-tatoes will get planted by Good Friday this year!
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.
Lo, there was a great earthquake, for the angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled away the stone and sat upon it; his appearance was as lightening and his clothes were as white as snow. For fear of him, the guards trembled and became as dead men.
And the angel said to the women, “Be not afraid I know that you seek Je-sus of Nazareth who was crucified. He is risen. He is not here. Why seek the living among the dead? Remember how He spoke to you while He was still in Galilee, saying, ‘The Son of Man must be delivered up into the hands of sinful man and be crucified and on the third day rise again.’ Come now and see that place where He lay. (Then they remembered His words.)”
“Go quickly and tell His disciples and Peter that He is risen from the dead, and lo, He goes before you into Galilee. There, you will see Him as He told you.”
Some went away with fear and trem-bling and said nothing because they were afraid. Others went away quickly with fear and great joy and ran to tell the dis-ciples.
Budget plans under consideration at session’s midway point
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a 2002 Honda driven by Rachel Barnes of Burtrum, collided with a parked vehicle on Woodman Street N. in the city of Grey Eagle. The parked vehicle was a 2011 Ford Pick Up owned by Robert Pallansch Jr. of Grey Eagle. Barnes reported that she accidentally hit the accelerator instead of the brake causing her to lose control of the vehicle. Barnes and a passenger, Carmen Mills of Long Prairie received minor injuries. Both vehicles received moderate to severe damage.
March 22, 2013: The Todd County Sheriff’s Office was informed by a Grey Eagle resident that people with a southern accent and or claim to be from the State of Georgia, USA, are telling senior citizens that they are entitled to receive a health card in the mail. For accepting the health card, they would be forwarded money into their checking and or banking accounts and wanted the home owner to provide their personal information. This is a SCAM. Do not submit any personal information, banking number or routing number to anyone who claims to be sending you a health insurance card for free health insurance.
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Swanville Junior/Senior High School is proud to an-nounce Senior Abbey Schultz as the March Student of the Month for grades 10 through 12. She is the daughter of Jill and Charlie Schultz. Abbey stays very busy with a variety of activities. She has participated in Tennis, Girl’s Basketball and Softball in grades seven through twelve. She was a member of the Knowledge Bowl team as a freshman. She was
elected to Student Council as a junior and is currently serving as a Senior Class Representative. She played in band in grades nine and ten. She has earned many awards; include being a MN State ExCEL award winner, Triple A award and All Conference in Tennis. She has been on the Honor Roll each quarter since ninth grade. Outside of school she is involved in Active Christian Teens and 4-H. She also holds down a job as a home health aide at Highland Senior Living. In her spare time, Abbey enjoys sports of all kinds, hunting, working out and just being with friends and family. Abbey offers up some advice for fellow students, “Take advantage of all our little town has to offer! Make a difference and get involved!”
Char Bzdok, Science Teacher comments, “I have had
Swanville Sr. High March Student of the Monththe pleasure and opportunity to get to know Abbey as a student and as an athlete. I have taught Abbey in many of my science classes including many of the higher level courses in which she has displayed higher level thinking. Abbey is very compassionate about her learning! I see this especially in my human anatomy class which she uses her job as a CNA at a local nursing home as a source of her knowledge of geriatric disease. She has developed into a wonderful and caring young woman who will do well in any career she chooses!”
Margaret Peterson, Math Teacher adds, “Abbey Schultz has been a student of mine for five years and I have had fun watching her grow into a very confident student. She has been very active in extra-curricular ac-tivities and has made it quit far as a tennis player and an active basketball player. Abbey has been in several theater productions and I have always enjoyed watching her perform. Abbey has helped with the ‘Pennies for Jar-rick’ fundraiser and I know she was extremely excited about everything they raised. She is very dependable and is appreciative of the help given to her by the staff and her fellow classmates. Abbey is a very good student and I am confident she will accomplish great things in her future college classes.”
After graduation Abbey plans to attain her Bach-elor’s degree in Nursing at either Bemidji State Univer-sity or Saint Cloud State.
Swanville Jr. High March Student of the MonthPeyton Jackson has been
chosen as the Swanville Ju-nior/Senior High School March Student of the Month for 7th through 9th grades. He is a sev-enth grade student. Peyton is the son of Todd and Stacy Jackson. He participated in Junior High Football and Basketball and plans to go out for Baseball this spring.
Tom Bzdok, Social Studies teacher comments, “Peyton is a wonderful student to have in
class. He is a very mature young man who gives his best in everything he does. He always has a positive attitude and a smile on his face. He is very respectful to his classmates and sets positive examples for them to follow. He never makes a degrading comment or is judgmental of others. Peyton is the type of student who will make the right decisions in life, and is sure to put a smile on everyone’s face.”
Liza Hasse, Math instructor adds, “Peyton has been an enjoyable student to work with in class. He is responsible about getting his work done in a timely manner and he truly has a desire to learn. Peyton takes the time to learn from his mistakes, which will con-tinue to benefit him. Peyton is respectful towards staff and peers. I look forward to working with him in years
to come.” Peyton was a member of the first place LPGE Lit-
tle League Team. Outside of school he enjoys playing Xbox 360 and a wide variety of sports. He also loves hunting. He offers the following advice for fellow stu-dents, “If you work really hard in school, it will pay off in the end with a good job and scholarships.”
Peyton is unsure of his future plans but he is sure it will involve numbers.
DNR Question of the WeekBy John Fylpaa, DNR park naturalist, Lake Bemidji State Park
Q: When I think of spring, I think of making maple syrup. What conditions produce the best sap output?
A: During March, I watch the long-range weather forecast. When an extended period of warm daytime temperatures are predicted to reach the upper 40s or higher, and nighttime temperatures fall below freezing each night, the trees will break dormancy and sap will flow. Then I need to have my equipment ready to start tapping.
In northern Minnesota we rarely get steady weather patterns, so we may get a few days of sap flow followed by none. Warm mild days with little wind that reach well above freezing in the morning and nights that dip into the mid-20s will produce the strongest prolonged flow. If that pattern holds for a week or more that’s great sap
flow weather. In northern Minnesota this weather traditionally comes at the end of March into mid-April. But since it is so weather dependent every sugaring season is unique.
Veernal Equinox Egg Balancing: Carol Johnson balanced her egg on March 20. She does this every year.
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Members of the Stearns County Farm Bureau discuss agriculture issues with Rep. Paul Anderson, R-Starbuck, at the Capitol in St. Paul on March 19. Anderson is a farmer by trade and currently serves House committees pertaining to both policy and finance areas of agriculture. From left are Anderson, Lucas Sjostrom, Brooten; Leonard Hinnenkamp, Melrose; and Joe Kenney, St. Cloud.
These Swanville students recently earned the Presidential Physical Fitness Award. Pictured are (front, from left) Kennedy Allen, Emily Beseman; (back) Superintendent Gene Harthan, Matthew Koetter, Alyssa Namvar and Ph. Ed. Teacher Marvin Poegel. Not pictured is Madison Beseman.
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MON., APR. 1: Chicken a la king, biscuit, peas, oranges, pudding.
TUE., APR. 2: Special of the day.WED., APR. 3: Beef tips, gravy,
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THUR., APR. 4: Turkey, romaine salad, cream style corn, oatmeal raisin cookie.
FRI., APR. 5: Breaded chicken, au gratin potatoes, confetti vegetable salad, pudding.
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TUE., APR. 2: Special of the day.WED., APR. 3: BBQ pulled pork
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MON., APR. 1: BBQ rib, bun, po-tato salad, green beans, pudding.
TUE., APR. 2: Pork chop, mashed potatoes, peas/carrots, brownie.
WED., APR. 3: Italian chicken, ta-tor tots, stewed tomatoes, spice cake.
THUR., APR. 4: Turkey a la king, white rice, mandarin oranges.
FRI., APR. 5: Ring bologna, tri-ta-tors, 3 bean salad, peaches.* Bread and skim milk served with each meal.Grey Eagle Dining Site: 320-285-4481
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Heart Center offers outpatient nicotine dependence program
Quit tobacco through five weekly group sessions led by experts from the CentraCare Heart & Vascular Center at St. Cloud Hospital. The class will run for five consecutive Tuesdays from 5-6 p.m. starting April 2 in the Heart Center’s third floor library. Deadline to register is March 30.
Find success through the program’s personalized treatment, support group, medication therapy, relapse prevention and self-help plan.
Tobacco is the leading preventable cause of death accounting for approxi-mately 443,000 deaths in the United States each year - about one of every five deaths. People who use tobacco are at higher risk
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lions on advertising and promotions each year,” said Sarah Volker, a tobacco treat-ment specialist from the CentraCare Heart & Vascular Center. “Your health is price-less and we want to help anyone who would like to discontinue use of nicotine.”
According to the Center for Disease Control, an estimated 46 million people smoke in the United States, which is 19.3 percent of adults 18 years and older. Ap-proximately 70 percent of smokers want to quit; 52 percent tried to quit in 2010.
If you are interested in individual counseling or to register for the group ses-sions, call 320-251-2700, ext. 57448.
Central Minnesota Credit Union announces 2013 CMCU Scholarship winners
Central Minnesota Credit Union (CMCU) is proud to announce the re-cipients of the 2013 CMCU Scholarship. A total of $15,000 in scholarships were awarded; $11,000 for video scholar-ships, and $4,000 for essay scholarships. Every year, CMCU offers scholarships to CMCU members to further their edu-cation at a two-or four year college.
This year, more than 148 students applied for the scholarships throughout CMCU’s field of membership. Video scholarships were based on a creative and unique 30 second- 1 minute video commercial for CMCU. Essay scholar-ships were based on the question, “If happiness was the national currency, what kind of work would make you rich?”
The $1,000.00 video scholarship winners are: Eric Silvers, Albany; Me-gan Herdering, Freeport; Mitchell Nie-haus, Melrose; Nathan Neuman, Avon; Kyle Nienaber, Albany; Zachary Dehler, Saint Joseph; Brian Howey, Perham; Ashley Bartlett, Sartell; Rebecca Scep-aniak, Bowlus; Melissa Miller, West Union; and Adelaide Mueller, Melrose.
The $500.00 essay scholarship win-ners are: Mary Hough, Long Prairie; Alli Kremers, Avon; Brittney Jones, Saint Joseph; Maria Bredeck, Waite Park; Kimberly Moy, Cokato; Alyssa Schultz, Eden Valley; Tayler Reller, Melrose; and Brittany Utsch, Paynesville.
“We are honored to have the op-portunity to present these students with scholarships,” stated Central Minne-sota Credit Union President/CEO, Rick
Odenthal, “they are the future leaders and we encourage them to continue to work hard and make a difference.”
About CMCU: CMCU offers a com-plete line of financial services at branch offices in Albany, Avon, Belgrade, Cold Spring, Freeport, Grey Eagle, Long Prairie, Melrose, New York Mills, Paynesville, Perham, Saint Joseph, Sauk Centre, Moorhead, and Little Falls, as well as online at (myCMCU.org) or by phone. Membership is open to persons who live, work, worship, volunteer, or attend school in and businesses and oth-er legal entities in the following Min-nesota Counties; Becker, Benton, Clay, Douglas, Grant, Kandiyohi, Meeker, Morrison, Otter Tail, Pope, Sherburne, Stearns, Todd, Wadena, Wilkin, Wright and North Dakota Counties of; Cass and Richland, or immediate family members of credit union members.
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One Easter Sunday morning as the pastor was preaching a children’s sermon, he reached into his bag of props and pulled out an egg. He pointed at the egg and asked the children, “What’s in here?”
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Efficient government, not expensive governmentBy Senator Paul Gazelka
I believe Minnesota will prosper with a government that is efficient in how it con-ducts its budget priorities by supporting hard working Minnesota families and small busi-ness owners.
Democrat leaders announced their bud-get and spending targets on March 20, 2013. Minnesota’s current budget is $35.2 billion, and Senate Democrats’ proposal spends $38.2 billion over the next two years. This is an 8.5% increase in spending, meanwhile, we wait for them to release an exact budget outlining from where they will raise the rev-enue. In my opinion, without a budget pro-posal, all you have is a spending proposal.
I believe that Minnesota doesn’t need another dime from hard-working taxpayers in Minnesota until it proves that every cent the state spends can be used effectively. The unfortunate reality is that Democrats are calling for tax increases that will hit Min-nesota’s working families directly in their pocketbooks. Let’s be clear and transparent, Democrats are pushing to increase taxes in
order to increase spending in an inefficient manner. From Governor Dayton’s push to tax Minnesota’s retired ‘Snowbirds,’ to Democrat leaders in the legislature pushing for tax hikes on gas, alcohol, cigarettes and digital downloads. Under the Democrats spending proposal, everyone in Minnesota will pay more.
Minnesota needs and deserves a budget plan that includes efficient spending. I be-lieve growing government and bureaucracy will not help to build a stronger and more secure economy. We should make sure ev-ery dollar the state takes in is used efficiently and effectively before we even think about asking Minnesotans to pay more.
I believe our economy is fragile at the moment and the budgeting choices we must make as legislators must be responsible and far sighted. We must look ten, twenty and thirty years down the road as we make bud-geting decisions today. By raising taxes to fund ineffective programs on the backs of Minnesota families is not only unsustain-able, it’s irresponsible.
Bald eagles on spring migrationBald eagles are migrating back to Minne-
sota and may be seen in large numbers across parts of the state over the next few weeks, ac-cording to the Minnesota Department of Natu-ral Resources (DNR).
“It’s definitely time for folks to keep their eyes out,” said Lisa Gelvin-Innvaer, DNR re-gional nongame wildlife specialist. “It all de-pends on the weather. It’s typical to see eagles coming through our area in mid-to-late March, as waters begin to open up and snow melts.”
Only two states, Florida and Alaska, have greater nesting populations of bald eagles than Minnesota. In 2005, researchers estimated there are more than 1,300 active nests in Minnesota.
Fall migration typically occurs as lakes and rivers freeze over, since most eagles prefer a diet of fish. Bald eagle wintering grounds ide-ally contain open water, ample food, limited hu-man disturbance and protective roosting sites.
Not all bald eagles migrate southward in the fall, Gelvin-Innvaer said. In southern Min-nesota, it’s common for some eagle pairs to stay the winter, especially during milder winters.
“This winter has been a mixed bag,” she said. “We’ve had more snow and cold tempera-tures than last year, making carrion a bit harder for eagles to find. However, this has been inter-spersed with periods of thawing and some open water.”
Bald eagles that stay local may begin courting and nesting as early as December or January. Other bald eagles return to their breed-ing territories, as soon as a food source is avail-able.
“Eagle migration hotspots are a bit of
a moving target, so it’s hard to say where the eagles are right now,” Gelvin-Innvaer said. “In Minnesota, the biggest migrations tend to be along the Minnesota River corridor, the north shore of Lake Superior and around Lake Pepin in southeastern Minnesota.”
Adult bald eagles are easily identified by a white head and tail contrasting with a dark brown body. Bald eagles attain full adult plum-age in their fourth or fifth year. In flight, bald eagles are sometimes confused with turkey vul-tures. However, bald eagles have a tendency to soar on flat, board-like wings, while turkey vul-tures fly with their wings in a v-shape.
Bald eagles are an example of how they and many other wildlife species benefit directly from donations made to the nongame wildlife checkoff on Minnesota tax forms. Checkoff dollars fund research, surveys and education for more than 700 nongame wildlife species.
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