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Harvey Mackay Page 2Obituaries: Thelen, Lahr, Luetmer Pages 4-5 Stoermann, AndersonSaralee Perel Page 5Notes from the Capitol Page 8Local Municipality Minutes Page 9 Burtrum City
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Upcoming Events
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MAY 3 • National Day of Prayer at 12 noon at the Grey Eagle City Hall.
MAY 5 • Pelican Peak 4-H Club Recycling Event from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. at the Freeport Fire Hall. See ad on page 9.
MAY 6 • Grey Eagle Veteran’s Memorial Ded-ication Ceremony at 1 p.m.
MAY 8 • Firearms Safety Class from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at the Grey Eagle Public Library.
MAY 10 • Hovlands’ Peace Corps, Jordan, pre-sentationn at 7 p.m. at Gethsemane Lu-theran, Upsala.
MAY 12 • Grey Eagle United Methodist Church Annual Dad’s Belgian Waffle Supper from 4:30-7 p.m., Grey Eagle. See ad on page 3. • Annual meeting of the Moses Dane Cemetery Association at 1:30 p.m. at the Burtrum Community Center.
MAY 13 • Mother’s Day Brunch from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. at St. Mary’s Church, Upsala. See ad
on page 3.MAY 16
• GEM Fest 2012 Ideas & Input Meet-ing at 7:30 p.m. at the Grey Eagle Library.
MAY 18 • 4th Annual Grey Eagle/Burtrum Li-ons Club Community Appreciation Picnic from 4-8 p.m. at the Grey Eagle Fire Hall.
MAY 23 • Upsala Ballpark Association Spaghet-ti Dinner from 5-7:30 p.m. at the Upsala School.
MAY 27 • Grey Eagle/Swanville Knights of Co-lumbus Council Sausage & Egg Breakfast from 8 a.m.-12 p.m. at St Josephs Church Hall, Grey Eagle.
JULY 14 • Grey Eagle High School All Class Re-union at the Hub Supper Club, Burtrum.
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.
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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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Diplomacy is all about making the right choices. When I persuad-ed my wife, Carol Ann, to say “I do” ages ago, we en-tered serious ne-gotiations to nail down the ground rules for our mar-riage. Then we hit on it. In our fam-ily, I would make
all the major decisions, and she would make all the minor decisions! Many of my friends have asked me, “Harvey, how on earth could that ever work out?” My answer: “Very simple . . . There have never been any major decisions.”
Jim Collins is, without doubt, the hottest name in the hard science of busi-ness analytics. He has dazzled C-suites coast to coast with bestsellers like Built to Last and Good to Great. In the diplo-macy arena, Jim’s no cream puff either. In fact, I think we’re joined at the hip in how we both tackle tact. Jim’s wife, Joanne Ernst, won the 1985 Ironman Triathlon in Hawaii. Regarding his wife, Jim has gone on record with this analy-sis: “We’ve been married 20 years and we have 50-50 ownership . . . but she holds all the voting shares.”
Smart choice is, indeed, central to any kind of success. Jim’s newest of-fering, Great by Choice, written with Berkeley management professor Morten T. Hansen, is all about the power of choice in management. The authors zero in on 10X companies which “didn’t
merely get by or just become success-ful. . .” The definition of a 10X company is one that beats its industry index by at least 10 times.
The authors disintegrate some colos-sal myths about business success. Take the notion that, “Great enterprises with 10X success have a lot more good luck.” The well documented finding: Every-one experiences luck: “lots of luck, both good and bad-in comparable amounts. The critical question is not whether you’ll have luck, but what you do with the luck that you get.” They even have a measure for it: ROL - “Return on Luck.”
Another assailed fable: “’A threat-filled world favors the speedy; you’re ei-ther the quick or the dead.” Reality says: “Fast! Fast! Fast!’-is a good way to get killed. 10X leaders figure out when to go fast, and when not to.”
Read Great by Choice thoughtfully. It’s jammed with plenty of ideas. On the other hand, you may have a tough time slowing down. The text cruises along with real page-turner pace. The book is sprinkled with lively anecdotes such as Roald Amundsen’s race to discover and reach the South Pole.
How did Amundsen’s team pre-vail against their rivals? For one thing, Amundsen learned “as much as possible from practical experience about what actually worked. . . . He observed [for example] how Eskimos never hurried, moving slowly and steadily, avoiding excessive sweat that could turn to ice in sub-zero temperatures.”
You might think that the heroes in Great by Choice are relentless grinds. Not by a long shot. Herb Kelleher, co-
founder of Southwest Airlines, “un-derstood that superb customer service naturally arises when people have fun at work. . .” Kelleher once boasted to 60 Minutes that he was “the only air-line president in America that would go over to his maintenance hangar at two o’clock in the morning in a flowered hat with a feathered boa and a purple dress.”
“The 20 Mile March” is another cen-tral lesson - this one about pacing. Want to cross the continent on foot? Do it at a regular sustained pace, day after day. Don’t squander your energy in reckless bursts. Work with “a lower bound and an upper bound.” Collins and Hansen endorse what they call the “’Goldilocks
Harvey Mackay continued to pg 3
When choice outflanks prime -By Harvey Mackay
Hometown News • Thursday, May 3, 2012 • Page 3
time frame’ - not too short and not too long but just right.”
Maybe the book’s most jarring rev-elation is that innovation is not all it’s cracked up to be. While 10Xers may boast important innovations, they aren’t always “more innovative than their less successful comparisons; and in some surprise cases, the 10X cases were less innovative.”
Discipline counts for more. “For a 10Xer, the only legitimate form of disci-pline is self-discipline, having the inner will to do whatever it takes to create a great outcome, no matter how difficult.”
A Wall Street Journal reviewer opined: “The authors’ conclusions sometimes feel like the claims of a well-
Harvey Mackay continued from page 2written horoscope - so broadly stated that they are hard to disprove.” Not in my opinion. Great by Choice is plenty more astronomical than astrological and one sure-fire way to steer by the stars.
Mackay’s Moral: Management by choice will always lick management by chance.
Reprinted with permission from na-tionally syndicated columnist Harvey Mackay, author of the New York Times #1 bestseller “Swim With The Sharks Without Being Eaten Alive,” “We Got Fired!...And It’s the Best Thing That Ever Happened to Us,” and the new book “The Mackay MBA of Selling in the Real World.”
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Kertis and Richae Zarbok of St. Anna are proud to an-nounce the birth of their daughter, Kinley Fox Zarbok, born Saturday, April 28, 2012 at 9:04 p.m. at the CentraCare Health System-Melrose.
Kinley weighed 7 pounds, 7 ounces and measured 19 ½ inches in length.
Kinley is welcomed home by her 2 half sisters, Kayla and Janessa Zarbok.
Grandparents are Mike and Marjorie Peternell of St. Anna and Beth Crow of Oklahoma. Great grandparents are Chuck and Suzie Fox of Searchlight, NV and Ken and Ann Main of Las Vegas, NV.
Kinley Fox Zarbok
Sarra Holthaus and Zachary Johnson of Albany are proud to announce the birth of their son born April 28, 2012 at the Albany Area Hospital & Medical Center.
Mother’s Day Brunch
Sunday, May 13 • 9 AM-1 PMSt. Mary’s Church, Upsala
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Saturday, May 12, 2012 • 4:30 - 7:00 p.m.At the Grey Eagle United Methodist Church
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TUE., MAY 8: Hamburger/rice casse-role, trio vegetables, lettuce salad, ginger-snap cookie.
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TUE., MAY 8: Baked pork chop, scal-loped potatoes, Calif. blend vegetables, strawberry shortcake.
WED., MAY 9: Meatballs, mashed po-tatoes, gravy, beets, pudding/topping.
THUR., MAY 10: Chicken noodle hot-dish, garden salad, pears.
FRI., MAY 11: Baked ham, yams, peas, fruit crisp.* Bread and skim milk served with each meal.
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Obituaries Herbert M. “Herb” Thelen
Herbert M. “Herb” Thelen, age 83 of Melrose, died Friday, April 27, 2012 at the Melrose Area Hospital in Melrose, Minnesota.
Mass of Christian Burial was held at 11 a.m. Monday, April 30, 2012 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church
in Melrose with Rev. Marvin Enneking officiating. Interment was in the parish cemetery. Military honors were provided by the Melrose Veterans Honor Guard.
Herbert Martin Thelen was born June 24, 1928 in Melrose, Minnesota to John and Mary (Goihl) Thelen. Herb served in the Navy at the end of World War II. On May 17, 1960 he married Adella (Mueller) Hinnenkamp at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Melrose. Herb was a lifelong resident of Melrose and worked at West Kraft for over 25 years until his retirement. He was a past commander of the Schanhaar-Otte VFW Post 7050 in Melrose and was a past commander
of the sixth district. He enjoyed bowling, golfing, camping, and fishing, especially ice fishing. He loved being a wonderful father, grandfather, and great-grandfather.
He was a member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Melrose, Schanhaar-Otte VFW Post 7050, and the American Legion Post 101.
Survivors include his wife, Adella Thelen of Melrose; children, Doris (Glenn) Winter of Bertha, Jeanne Thelen of New Hope, Jan (Mark) Lefebvre of Clear Lake, and Jim (Lynn) Thelen of Centerville; grandchildren, Kristin, Rob, Jackson, Emma, Max, and Charlie; and great-grandchildren, Kailee, Vince, Claire, and Colton.
Herb was preceded in death by his parents; brothers, Ed Thelen, Al Thelen, Clarence Thelen, Mel Thelen, and Ves Thelen; and sister, Tillie Poepping.
Serving as casket bearers were Mark Lefebvre, Jackson Lefebvre, Glenn Winter, Rob Winter, Neil Thelen, and John Thelen. Cross bearer was Max Thelen and scripture bearer was Emma Lefebvre.
Arrangements were made with Patton-Schad Funeral & Cremation Services of Melrose.
Theodore J. “Ted” LuetmerTheodore J.
“Ted” Luetmer, age 42 of Alaska and formerly of Meire Grove, died unexpectedly on Monday, April 23, 2012 in Seattle, Washington.
M e m o r i a l Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, May 5 at St. John’s
Catholic Church in Meire Grove with Rev. Omar Guanchez officiating. Inurnment will be at a later date.
Friends may call one hour prior to the service at the church in Meire Grove.
Theodore Joseph Luetmer was born September 18, 1969 in Sauk Centre, Minnesota to Aloysius and Maureen (Heinen) Luetmer. He was raised on a farm near Meire Grove, and graduated from Melrose High School in 1988.
Ted’s path in life took him to San Diego, CA where he worked as a designer in a printing shop, and ultimately to Alaska where he fell in love with the adventures of working in the fishing industry. He was employed by Icicle Seafoods, Inc., managing a crew on the Bering Star Ship in Dutch Harbor. This job allowed him to work with people from all over the world and he made many good friends. Ted was on his way home for a visit when he unexpectedly passed away from an unknown heart condition.
Ted was adventurous, and traveled
near and far, including trips to the Ukraine, Germany and the Dominican Republic. He loved his work but loved his family and friends back home too and made the trip to Minnesota whenever possible. His positive attitude and constant smile were always welcomed by everyone especially his nieces and nephews, who loved him dearly.
Survivors include his parents, Al and Maureen Luetmer of Grey Eagle; sisters and brothers, Mary (Rod Danielson) Monroe of Los Angeles, CA, Rose Pawlenty of Monticello, MN, Robert “Bob” (Amy) Luetmer of Big Lake, MN, Marty (Linda) Luetmer of Jordan, MN, Tony (Sheri) Luetmer of Meire Grove, MN, Patricia “Pat” Luetmer of San Diego, CA and Lois Luetmer of Los Angeles, CA; 14 nieces and nephews, Joe, Maggie, Julia, Nick, Tony, Vincent, Josie, Isabella, Mandy, Tony, Emmett, Zak, Makiya and Alex; and aunts, uncles, cousins and friends.
Ted, we love you and will miss you always.
Serving as urn bearer will be Joe Pawlenty. Cross bearer will be Makiya Luetmer and scripture bearer will be Alexandra Luetmer. Gift bearers will be Josie Luetmer, Julia Danielson, and Vincent Luetmer. Readers will be Mandy Carlson and Nick Luetmer. The eulogy will be read by Mary Monroe Danielson and Ron Westermeyer. Music for the Mass will be by Steve Pawlenty, Robert Luetmer, Joan (Toenies) Elton, and Gary and Pat (Meyer) Zwack.
Arrangements were made with Patton-Schad Funeral & Cremation Services of Melrose.
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Edwin M. LahrMass of
Christian Burial will be at 2 p.m. on Thursday, May 3, 2012 at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in St. Joseph for Edwin M. Lahr, age 71, of Freeport, formerly of St. Joseph. Edwin passed away April 29, 2012 at the D.V.A Medical
Center in St. Cloud. Burial will take place in the St. Joseph’s Parish Cemetery with full military honors. Visitation will be one hour prior to services at the church on Thursday.
Edwin was born November 18, 1940 in St. Cloud to Henry and Imelda (Torker)
Lahr. He graduated from high school and served the U.S. Army from 1963-1965. He worked as a machinist at Ickler for over 35 years. He enjoyed bicycling and playing the accordion. He was a member of St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in St. Joseph.
Edwin is survived by his brothers Anthony (Beatrice) Lahr of Luxemburg and Patrick (Connie) Lahr of Maple Lake, brother-in-law Clyde Lehnen of St. Cloud and nieces and nephews Sandra Weber, Cindy Hintze, Susan Lahr, Curtis Lahr, Richard Lehnen, Dawn Hiniker, Ann Olstad, Randall Lehnen, David Lehnen, Gregory Lahr, Daniel Lahr, Michelle Dilley, special cousins Joe, Herb and Lil Kometz and special friends Joyce and Marianna Bassimakopoulos.
Preceding him in death were his parents and his sister Mary Ann Lehnen.
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Boniface L. “Boni” StoermannBoniface L.
“Boni” Stoermann, age 82, of Albany, formerly of Holdingford died Friday, April 27, 2012 at Mother of Mercy Nursing Home in Albany. A Mass of Christian Burial was held Wednesday, May 2, 2012 at Church of All Saints-
River Street (St. Mary’s Catholic Church) in Holdingford with Fr. Mark Stang officiating. Interment followed at St. Mary’s Cemetery in Holdingford.
Boniface Lawrence Stoermann was born July 5, 1929 in St. Rosa to Gerhard and Katherine (Hoppe) Stoermann. On September 30, 1950 he married Delphine Paggen at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Holdingford. Boni spent most of his life in Holdingford where he served as mayor and as a volunteerfire fighter for several years. He was employed as a heavy equipment operator. Boni was a
member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church and a lifetime member of the Knights of Columbus. He enjoyed spending time with his family and friends, playing cards and watching baseball.
Boni is survived by his loving wife of 61 years, Delphine “Del” of Albany; three sons, Ken (Linda) Stoermann of Avon, Kevin (Joanne) Stoermann of St. Cloud and Jeff (Lisa) Stoermann of Holdingford; seven grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; two sisters, Irene Pundsack of St. Cloud and Rose Pundsack of Melrose; two brothers, Robert Stoermann of Holdingford and John Stoermann of St. Rosa.
He is preceded in death by his parents; a son, Keith; two brothers, Linus and Bernard Stoermann and two sisters, Rogaria and Julitta Austing.
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S w a n s o n Anderson, 82 year old resident of rural Upsala, MN passed away Tuesday, May 1, 2012 at her home.
F u n e r a l Services will be held at 11:00 A.M.
on Friday, May 4, 2012 at the Word Of Life Free Lutheran Church in Upsala, MN with Rev. Jon Benson officiating. Burial will be at the Word Of Life Free Church Cemetery in Upsala. Visitation will be two hours prior to the service on Friday at the Church.
Yvonne Swanson Anderson was born on May 8, 1929 in Upsala, Minnesota to the late George & Christine (Sundin) Schultz. She attended school in Upsala. Following graduation from High School Yvonne attended the Lutheran Bible Institute in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Yvonne was united in marriage to Jim Swanson on September 30, 1950, and to this union they had three children, Daniel, Carmen, and Douglas. The couple made their home in Bloomington, MN, where for many years she was a cook for
the Bloomington School system (Washburn & Nine Mile Creek Elementary Schools). Yvonne enjoyed being organist and pianist for both Gethsemane and Word Of Life Lutheran Church in Upsala, MN. We will miss her music. She enjoyed camping with her family and was an avid fisherwoman. Yvonne was an accomplished cook and seamstress. After retiring Jim and Yvonne moved back to Upsala and built a house on the home farm. Yvonne’s grandchildren were the joy of her life.
Yvonne is survived by her sons, Daniel (Marla) Swanson, and Douglas (Beth) Swanson both of Upsala, MN; daughter, Carmen (Carl) Benson of Elk Mound, WI; brother, Durward (Betty) Schultz of Bandera, TX; 15 grandchildren and 7 great grandchildren.
Yvonne was preceded in death by her parents; 4 siblings; her husbands, Jim Swanson, and Stan Anderson; and a grand daughter, Ann Swanson.
Casketbearers will be Christopher Benson, Steven Johnson, Mark Swanson, Andrew Swanson, Joseph Swanson, and Matthew Swanson.
By Saralee PerelThis extraor-
dinary season of rebirth is com-memorated in our house by the annual ceremony I call, “The Sow-ing of the Seeds of Death.” My husband, Bob,
becomes super-focused on his own ver-sion of nature’s way of procreation – making new life from dead prize-win-ning giant pumpkins.
“In this hallowed earth,” he said to-day, while planting 3 pumpkin seeds in little pots, “new life will be born.”
He buys seeds that come from ge-netically designed enormous pumpkins. (I can’t help comparing a guy who sells seeds from his giant pumpkin to a guy who sells other lineage-related stuff at a fertility clinic.)
Although Bob is a nurturer at heart, every April, any seeds that have sprout-ed suddenly drop dead. Like the sym-bolism of this season, he engages in a
Bob’s Own Season of Renewalperiod of mourning and then renewal, as he begins the seedling planting process again – and again.
Last week, when the first batch of sprouted pumpkin seeds died, I gently said, “Sweets, I’m afraid the seeds … didn’t make it.”
He hung his head. “It’s all my fault. If only I had paid more attention to them when they were growing up.”
“Don’t blame yourself. It was their time. There was nothing you could have done to save them. It’s better this way, while they still had their dignity.”
There are lots of giant pumpkin con-tests in the fall. Bob hopes to compete in one. Freud would have had a field day with the male contenders, whose drive, he’d likely think, has to do with who has the biggest – whatever.
Last summer, Bob finally got a pumpkin to grow. Every morning, I’d hear him outside murmuring sweet noth-ings to his plant. Like an expert, he did the pollinating himself. He took the pol-len from the male flower and carefully put it in the stamen of the female flower. Even when I’ve made a romantic eve-
ning with a candlelit supper and a Tony Bennett CD, I’ve never gotten anywhere near the attention that his pumpkins do.
Bob’s nurturing spirit is a wonderful part of him. He puts the same attention and love into tending to his plants as he does to taking care of our dog, Becky, our cats, Murphy and Persy, and our 22-year-old pet duck, Grant.
This year has been very hard, as we’re grieving for our dog, Gracie. I tell him frequently, “All of her 16 years were happy and grand because you were her adoring guardian. You helped her live this life and you helped her leave this life with more kindness and com-passion than anyone could imagine.”
Bob is the quintessential caregiver. What makes him feel blessed more than anything else? The rewards inherent in seeing his progeny not only grow up but thrive.
Let’s hope this year that includes a giant pumpkin.
Nationally syndicated columnist, Saralee Perel, can be reached at [email protected]. Please click “like” on her Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/4footedcoach/.
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Do you know why Christians are defeated? They don’t know they have the power of God. But have the Son of God and you’ll have His strength.
St. Paul said, “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.”
While in Rome, I walked into a store to buy a shirt. But when I reached for my billfold, it wasn’t in my hip pocket.
“Sorry,” I said, “I don’t have my money.”
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The Knights of Columbus are proud to have 3 generations of Knights in their council. Gene Brinkman (center) has been a member for 62 years; Marc Brinkman (left) has been a member for 27 years; and Justin Brinkman (right) joined the Knights in March of 2012. Congratulations to the Brinkman family. Photo submitted by Ken Sinclair.
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The Upsala 15s JO volleyball team wrapped up its seven tournament season with an appearance at the NCR St. Cloud Area Championships on April 29. The team finished second in their pool defeating older teams from Eden Prairie and Dassel-Cokato and narrowly losing to Hutchinson 2-1. In the gold division tournament they lost to the 16s team from Sauk Centre, who were the eventual runner up in the twenty team event. Upsala team members included (front, from left) Kristin Wuebkers, Mariah Prokott, Brooke Westrich, Jessie Evoniuk; (back) Danica Cheney, Kendra Lange, Anne Vos, Kiley Smieja, and Abby Maciej. Submitted by Dan Cheney.
D e l e g a t e s from Wadena, Cass, Morri-son and Todd Counties met in Browerville April 29th to endorse DFL candidates for election from the newly-reorga-nized State Sen-ate District 9.
Adrian Welle was endorsed as the DFL candidate for MN Representative District 9B, which includes most of Mor-rison County and parts of Todd County. Welle, currently serves as a Pierz City Councilmember and City Clerk/Trea-surer for the City of Upsala. He is a life-long resident of Morrison County and currently resides in the city of Pierz.
Martin Witucki of Little Falls gave the nomination speech for Welle. In his speech he said “Whether it is health-care, local property tax, or Education,
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he understands the issues. He is not just talking from a podium but from experi-ence.”
In his acceptance speech, Welle talked about the struggles in Education, Health Care and Property taxes. He talk-ed about the importance of sending rep-resentatives to the state capitol who are willing to fight for rural Minnesota and the concerns for this area. “This election is crucial to send representation to the state capitol that understands the needs of rural Minnesota”, said Welle; “It is time for the burden to be taken off local governments and it’s residents to fund budget shortfalls.”
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The big three, that’s pretty much what remains to be done before ending the cur-rent legislative session. A tax re-form bill is being negotiated with the Governor, and the bonding bill still has not been finalized. Those two items
need to be resolved before we take up the Vikings’ stadium bill, which is the third piece of this three-legged stool. Of course, the stadium bill is the one that sucks the air out of the room in terms of media coverage and constituent attention.
The main author of the stadium bill in the House, Rep. Morrie Lanning of Moorhead has said all along that those other items need to be taken care of be-fore we turn to the issue of the Vikings. Gov. Dayton would like the stadium bill taken up immediately, but that’s not go-ing to happen without a global agreement
on the other two bills.The date of April 30th had been men-
tioned as a self-imposed target for ad-journment, but it doesn’t have to be. We need to get our work done and will prob-ably go past the Monday-of-this-week date that had been talked about. How-ever, things can change quickly around the Capital, and stranger things have happened. The official legislative day doesn’t end until 7 a.m. of the following morning, so we conceivably could go all night on the 30th and finish up early in the morning of May 1st.
One other aspect that will play into this session-ending drama is that, by stat-ute, we can only meet in session for 120 days in the two-year biennium. We have used 113 days so far, which means we can have only seven more days in which we could be in session. If negotiations drag on, I look for us to be sent home for sev-eral days during the week, for example, and then being called back. The official last day of session is May 21st so things could be spread out to allow us to have session days remaining up to the official deadline.
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Landmark legislation was also passed that changes how the School Trust Lands are to be administered. No longer will they be totally under the jurisdiction of the DNR; instead, a new administra-tor will be hired and his or her primary responsibility will be to manage those 2.5 million acres in a manner to maxi-mize the financial return for our children. Investment returns from the School Trust go directly to our schools and help pro-vide funding for them. Last year it was estimated about $27 of trust money went to every public school child in Minne-sota.
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With the situation this week at the Capital being very fluid, I will be sending out e-mail updates to keep constituents informed. If you would like to sign up, below is my contact information.
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Local Municipality Minutesonded by Ron Strassburg. Upon vote motion carried.
Under old business the new contract for renting the Community Center was presented to the coun-cil. After some discussion, a mo-tion was made by Anna Payne and seconded by Clara Taft to accept the contract. Upon vote motion carried.
Burnhamville Township re-quested permission to use the park for their clean-up day. Permission granted.
On a motion by Clara Taft and seconded by Anna Payne we will have dust control put on the streets. Upon vote motion carried.
After some discussion, a mo-tion was made by Clara Taft and
Burtrum CityApril 2, 2012
The meeting of the Burtrum City Council was called to order on Monday, April 2, 2012 by Mayor Allen. All members answered roll call.
Minutes of the March 5th meeting were read and approved on a motion by Ron Strassburg and seconded by Clara Taft. Upon vote motion carried.
Finance report was read and approved on a motion by Anna Payne and seconded by Jenny Ahrendt. Upon vote motion car-ried. Checks number 6963 thru 6970 were approved for payment on a motion by Clara Taft and sec-
seconded by Jenny Ahrendt to de-posit $5000 in the CD for snow plow replacement. Upon vote mo-tion carried.
The building permit issued to Shara Kircher will be renewed to build on an addition.
The Lions Club asked the city to buy a metal sign for the park. They will reimburse the city.
Being no further business, a motion to adjourn the meeting was made by Clara Taft and seconded by Ron Strassburg. Upon vote motion carried.
These are unapproved minutes.Dorothy Strassburg, Clerk
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“I feel extremely lucky to have had Miss Heather Cook as my high school TA for two years in a row!, states The-resa Bisek Elementary Teacher. “Heath-er has such a great work ethic and has been able to do everything I’ve ever asked her to do with success! She amaz-es me with her determination and drive, and chose to compromise in order to work two jobs, building great life-long skills. She applies that same dedication and determination to her schoolwork, as well. Because she is so friendly, the first grade students in my classroom love to have Heather come to class each day! They enjoy playing games, read-
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ing and doing activities. They are natu-rally drawn to her and like to be able to share stories and pictures with her, too. Heather is efficient and accurate in com-pleting the tasks I lay out for her. It has been great fun watching her grow from the beginning of her junior year to end of senior year. I am pleased to have had the chance to be her mentor. She is a well-rounded young women who I know will find much success in college and in her career, while having a good time! I re-ally have enjoyed knowing Heather and wish her the best. She is very deserving of this honor!”
Marvin Poegel, High School Phy-Ed teacher adds, “Heather is a very positive and caring individual who always tries her best. She shows great respect to staff and her classmates. Her pleasant smile and easygoing personality makes for a better day for everyone. Heather is very self-disciplined and is prepared to do well in school. Her hard work ethic has already started bringing positive atten-tion her way. Heather has a good grade point average over the years, and she is continually trying to get better. I can see Heather getting into the human service field. She has been a teacher’s assistant and loves helping the younger students. She could easily be a nurse, teacher or daycare provider because of her patience and understanding for others. Outside of school Heather works at two different jobs so she can help pay for her college education. She will be attending Bemidji State University in the fall. It is nice to see that a person who is quiet, kind and respectful gets noticed too. It is an honor for me to write this letter for Heather and I want to congratulate Heather on get-ting this nice honor.”
do something that not much will get in her way. She is on a mission with all that is expected of her and she is up for the tasks! Ellie is kind to everyone and she is caring enough that she will lead other young people in the right directions. She is a gifted student but she is willing to work hard to make herself better. She stands out in her class because of these traits, which is a difficult task as there is a bunch of really good students in this class. Ellie also has great manners and I can depend on her to make the right choices. She will separate herself from the crowd if she thinks something is wrong. I really love how committed she is to being a good person. As she contin-ues to grow into a fine young lady, her attributes of kindness, patience, deter-mination, beliefs and work ethic will get her where she wants to go. Congratu-lations to Ellie for this nice honor and keep up the great work. “I have worked with Ellie in the classroom for the past two years,” add Mrs. Liza Hasse, High School Math teacher. “Ellie is a kind stu-dent who is willing to help others in and outside the classroom. She works hard to complete each and every assignment in a timely manner, seeking my help only when necessary. When mistakes are made, Ellie will take the time to learn from the mistakes rather than just move on. She has developed a desire to learn and tries to apply what she already learned to new situations. I have enjoyed watching Ellie mature over the last two years into a hardworking and enjoyable student to have in class. I look forward to working with her in the future as she goes through her high school years.”
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• Health & Wellness Coordinator •Helping Hands Outreach, a community-based nonprofit organization dedicated to
Healthy Aging in Northeast Stearns County, is seeking a part-time Health & Wellness Coordinator. Tasks include working with older adults and adults with
disabilities in developing and coordinating group and individual exercise opportuni-ties, consulting individually to develop written health improvement plans, devel-oping fall prevention classes and conducting follow-up, conducting seminars and classes on managing chronic disease, organizing speakers and seminars on health & wellness topics, organizing health fairs and follow up with persons expressing
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available upon request. Prefer person with community healthcare experience. Mail letter of interest and resume to: Executive Director,
Helping Hands Outreach, PO Box 293, Holdingford, MN 56340-0293 or send electronically to [email protected]. Helping Hands Outreach is a Equal Opportunity Employer.
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A limited number of free skin cancer screen-ings by board-certified dermatologists will be of-fered Monday, May 7 and Tuesday, May 8 at Cen-traCare Clinic - Health Plaza, 1900 CentraCare Circle. Interested par-ticipants must call (320) 229-4924 between 7:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Fri-day, May 4, for an ap-pointment time. No walk-ins will be accepted.
This 15th annual Cen-traCare Clinic screening
Free skin cancer screening scheduledcoincides with National Melanoma/Skin Cancer Detection and Prevention Month, sponsored by the American Academy of Dermatology and Centra-Care Clinic. May is Skin Cancer Detection and Prevention Month.
The screenings are part of a national cam-paign to encourage early detection and teach pre-vention of skin cancer, the most common form of cancer in this country. Approximately one mil-
lion new cases of skin cancer will be diagnosed in the United States this year. One person dies of melanoma every hour.
The Academy’s na-tional detection and pre-vention program is in its 27th year and is being launched this year on May 7, which has been designated “Melanoma Monday,” to raise aware-ness of malignant mela-noma and urge Americans to regularly examine their skin for signs of serious forms of skin cancer.
Skin self-examina-tions consist of periodi-cally looking over your body for any changes in the size, color, shape or texture of a mole, the development of a new mole or any other unusual changes in the skin. Any of these signs should be reported to a dermatolo-gist right away.
“With melanoma, early detection is the key. Patients can watch their skin, and if there are vis-ible changes they should be checked by a physi-cian,” said Christina Anderson, M.D., derma-tologist with CentraCare Clinic.
Al Doty endorsed for Senate District 9 D e l e g a t e s
from Cass, Mor-rison, Todd, and Wadena Counties met in Browerville April 29th to en-dorse DFL candi-dates for election from the newly-reorganized State Senate District 9.
Former State Representative Al Doty was endorsed as the DFL candidate for State Senator. Be-fore his legislative career, Doty served as a Senior Advocate and a teacher/coach at Pierz High School. He lives in Royalton with his wife Donna.
Nominating Doty were Ben Surma of Little Falls and Cathy Adamek of Randall. “Al understands the fact that the middle class has been ‘taking it on the chin’ from
rising property taxes and bearing the bur-den of the so-called ‘balanced budget’ of the last session,” said Surma.
In his acceptance speech, Doty talked about rural Minnesota values and rural Minnesota economy. He stressed the need for voters to send representatives and sen-ators to St. Paul who better understand the needs of this area. Doty went on to say that recent legislative changes resulting in higher property tax increases for rural Minnesota show a lack of that understand-ing. “The next legislature will make a lot more decisions about how money is dis-tributed in Minnesota,” said Doty, “We’d better send someone who understands and votes for rural Minnesota or we’ll end up with the short end of the stick again like we did with property taxes.”
You can learn more about Al Doty at his website, www.aldoty.com, or at www.facebook.com/aldotyforsenate.
Grey Eagle LibraryAuthor Beth Bednar: Thursday, May
3 at 7:00 p.m. for teens and adults. Bednar is the author of “Dead Air: The disappear-ance of Jodi Huisentruit.” She is a televi-sion news anchor, professional speaker and trainer. She will talk about her book, which describes the disappearance of the Minnesota born television news anchor in Iowa in 1995.
For more information, contact the Grey Eagle Community Library at 320-285-2505.
Upsala LibraryTwitter Basics – May 4: Teens and
adults are invited to learn the basics of Twitter at the Upsala Public Library on Friday, May 4, 7:00 to 8:00 p.m. Learn about this popular form of social me-dia with tweeter Chantelle Frie, a Friend of the Upsala Public Library volunteer.
Local Library EventsPlease bring your Internet enabled device.
Teeny Tiny Tablerunners – May 5: Teens and adults are invited to learn how to sew Teeny Tiny Tablerunners at the Upsala Area Schools FACS classroom on Saturday, May 5, 10:00 to 11:30 a.m. This is a make and take event with fabric provided free of charge, and instruction by Pam School and Jill Lind, Friends of the Upsala Public Library volunteers. Learn how to quickly sew a 4-seam tablerunner that can be used anywhere. This program is sponsored by Upsala Public Library with the help of Upsala Community Edu-cation. Beginning sewers are welcome. The attendance limit is 20 and preregistra-tion is required.
For more information about library activities visit the Upsala Community Cal-endar at www.cityofupsala.com or contact the Upsala Public Library at 573-4282.
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AVONGARAGE SALE: Multi-family Sale, May 3rd 1pm -?, May 4-5th 8am-? 37371 185th Ave, Avon (St. Anna).
MAN’S GARAGE SALE: May 3-6. Boat, motor, trailer, fishing equipment, spears, old hand wrenches, brass sleigh bells, horse hames, circle saw blades, milk cans, metal seats, steel runner sleds, sports cards. 995 MacBeth Ln, Avon.
ALBANYGARAGE SALE: May 4: 8-5; May 5: 8-? Furniture, kids clothes, household items, much more! 33962 180th Ave., Albany, 56307. 5/3P
ST. MARTIN: Spring city-wide garage sales, Sat., May 5: 7 am-1:30 pm. Watch for balloons.
MELROSEGARAGE SALE: Friday, May 4, 12 pm to 7 pm, Saturday, May 5, 7:30 to noon; household items, furniture, Tonka toys, collectibles, lots of misc. items; 614 2nd St. SE, Melrose MN. 5/3P
GARAGE SALE: Friday, May 4, 12:00-7-00, Saturday, May 5, 7:30-noon; household items, clothing, mov-ies, books, much misc. everything must go! 125 3rd Street South West, Melrose. 5/3P
GREY EAGLEGREY EAGLE CITY WIDE GA-RAGE SALES: May 10-12th. To get on the map contact Jess 285-7785 or The-resa 285-4653.
GARAGE SALE: Fishing opener weekend 9 am-4 pm, Friday, Saturday. New house doors, red neck lawn mower, home crafts, Grey Eagle.
GARAGE SALE: May 11th and 12th, 8am-3pm; furniture, sofa sleepers, snow village, golf cart, speed boat, exercise equipment, antiques. 26676 Co 2, Grey Eagle.
GARAGE SALE: May 11th 8am-6pm, 12th 8am-1pm; children-adult clothing, toys, furniture, and collectibles. Kerz-man’s 324 State St. W. Grey Eagle.
UPSALAMULTI FAMILY GARAGE SALE: May 10: 4-8; May 11: 9-7; May 12: 7-1. Bar, furnace, glider chair, tools, girl clothes 6/7, boy clothes 5-7, ladies clothes large to 5X, more. 3 mi. E of Up-sala, Hwy. 238. 5/3P
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FOR SALE: Firewood, cut, split, dry, also boiler wood, $100 cord. Call 320-845-2043, leave message. tfn
FOR SALE: Big square & round bales of hay. Call Josh, 320-761-0778. tfn
RENTHOME FOR RENT: Available May 1st, 3 bedroom, 1 1/2 bath with all appli-ances, 3 car garage, private setting south of Upsala, no smokers, no pets, $800/month plus utilities. Contact Jan Schultz Landmark Realty 320-573-2468. 5/3B
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HOME FOR RENT: Big Birch Lake, 2 br., 36 ft. deck, dock & boat lift, $800/per week. Call 651-485-8888. 5/24B
FOR RENT: Seasonal cabin on East side of Big Birch Lake, 1 bedroom, $700 week or $2,500 month. Call 952-953-4568. 5/24P
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FOR SALE: Chihuahua females, long haired chocolate and white, rare, all vac-cinations to date. Call 320-492-8032. FOR SALE: Sofa hidabed, queen size, good condition. Call 320-492-8032. FOR SALE: Player piano music rolls, decent condition. Call 320-492-8032. FOR SALE: Glastron runabout boat, 17 ft, 100hp outboard motor, tandem trailer, everything in good condition. Call 320-492-8032 or 320-267-7390. FOR SALE: Fiberglass boat gas tank. Call 320-492-8032. FOR SALE: Handicap chair for in the bath tub. Call 320-492-8032. FOR SALE: Australian Shepherd cattle dogs, male and female, will be excellent cattle dogs, purebred, shots. Call 320-249-0495.
FOR SALE: 3 slightly used treated wood boards/planks; 2”x12”x13 ft. $15/board. Call 320-285-5642.
FOR SALE: 3 brass glass top end ta-bles; also 2 blue lamps with shades; octagon end table, $75 for all. Call 320-290-8105.
FOR SALE: 6x10 fish house, on wheels, 6-hole, $2,000; 2 hp ice auger, Jiffy 8”, $175, like new. Call Dave 320-356-7794, leave message.
FOR SALE/TRADE: Recumbent bike in good condition, treadmill, older exer-cise bike; also leather type coffee table. Call 320-836-2320, Freeport.
FOR SALE: Running floor model room air conditioner, $25. Call Ross 320-356-9200, Avon.
FOR SALE: Chest waders size 9, like new. Call 320-293-7819.
FOR SALE: Badge making kit, acces-sories & directions, $15; rural mail box, $5. Call 320-547-2982.
FOR SALE: 28 sm. bales grass hay. Call Dave 320-547-3040.
WANTED TO BUY: Good slaughter cows, big bulls, also lumpjaw, foun-dered, lame steers, etc. (Pay with green.) Henry Kasper, 320-547-9913, cell 320-360-9913. 5/17P
WANTED: Ideas and input for GEM Fest 2012, meet at Grey Eagle Library at 7:30 pm May 16th.
WANTED: Older wood water skis for craft projects. Call 320-763-6580, if no answer leave your return phone number.
WANTED TO BUY: Paddle boat with bench seat. Call 320-285-4495. 5/17
WANTED: An old time wooden clothes dryer/rack that folds, in good condition. Call 320-836-2320, Freeport.
WANTED TO BUY: A drip protector pan when baking a berry pie. Call Rita 320-836-2816.
FOR SALE: 7.5 Mercury outboard, runs good, $250. Call 320-356-7700.
FOR SALE: (6) 4’x10’ green treated dock sections, $100 a piece, Mound Lake. Call Kevin 763-567-8110.
FOR SALE: Sunfish Sailboat, $350; 24’ Palm Beach Pontoon 60HP John-son Motor, $3,500; Pontoon Lift 3,200 lb 120” beam, $4,500; boat lift 3,000 lb 80” beam, $3,500, both lifts have canopy; Wayne ½ HP jet pump with pre charged tank $200; 12 gate $75; Mound Lake. Call 320-573-9301 or 800-328-5934 ext. 7672.
FOR SALE: 1979 Z28 Camaro, runs & drives, $4000. Call Tim 952-217-2589.
FOR SALE: 1985 Ford Ranger pickup, 4cyl., runs good, little rust, good tires. Call 320-492-8032. FOR SALE: 1988 Oldsmobile full size station wagon, very little rust, low mile-age, good tires, starts and runs good. Call 320-492-8032.
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