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NOVEMBER 15-18 • Fall Musical “All Shook Up.” Nov. 15-17 at 7:30 p.m.; Nov. 18 at 2 p.m. at the Melrose High School.

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By Harvey Mackay

A sea captain and his chief en-gineer got into an argument about which one was more important to the ship. Final-ly they decided to trade places for a day. After a few hours, the captain suddenly

appeared on deck, covered with oil and soot.

“Chief!” he yelled wildly waving aloft a monkey wrench. “You’ll have to come down here! I can’t make the ship go!”

“Of course not!” replied the chief engineer. “We’re aground!”

This story demonstrates that every-one is important. As I like to say, “The boat won’t go if we all don’t row.” You must be committed to each other.

This concept is not new, but it is more important than ever in these chal-lenging business times. Even as some businesses start to rebound, many of them have come to realize that their de-partments look radically different than they did pre-recession. They understand that workers who have worn several hats simultaneously have demonstrated better work flow and streamlined opera-tions. And as those businesses slowly expand, they see that the old practices and procedures probably needed chang-ing long before.

Jack Welch, the former CEO of General Electric, coined the phrase “the boundaryless organization.” He believed that GE would be much more effective if the cultural, geographical and organi-zational barriers that separated the em-

ployees become more open. He put em-phasis on the boundaries’ ability to en-able business to function, rather than to get in its way. In other words, everyone is important and must be included. Once every plant understood this, employees began talking to everyone across the aisle - shipping to sales, manufacturing to R&D, and so on down the line.

We have employed this thinking at MackayMitchell Envelope Company since we opened our doors over 50 years ago. For example, I am often asked how many salespeople we have. My answer is always the same, “500.” “WOW!” is the usual response, followed by “How many employees do you have?” My an-swer is the same: “500.”

Perhaps that’s why they are also amazed when I tell them our company motto: “To be in business forever.”

You see, we believe that everyone is responsible for selling our company, if not a specific product. We are commit-ted to the notion that the sales force may bring in the orders, but the factory must produce the quality product that our sales force promised. Our customer ser-vice department needs to be in constant communication with the folks who bring in the business and those who work on

the factory floor. And the officers of the company are

charged with making sure their depart-ments understand the challenges and strengths of each of the other depart-ments.

It all sounds so simple, but as a com-pany grows, it takes a commitment at every level of the organization.

Howard Schultz, the entrepreneur who bought the original four-store Star-bucks chain and turned it into a company that serves 50 million customers a week, wanted to establish a company where employees were respected. What was

Harvey Mackay continued to pg 3

Who’s really important in the organization? Everyone!

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his inspiration? Memories of his father’s life of working one low-paying job after another and going without decent com-pensation or insurance. Schultz wanted to create “the kind of company that my father never got a chance to work for, in which people were respected.”

Schultz was selling coffee ma-chines for a company when he noticed how many Starbucks was buying. He made the move to Starbucks and began to market the growing coffee company. Inspired by the “coffee culture” in Italy, he wanted to make that type of culture available in the Starbucks shops. Even-tually Schultz bought the company.

Starbucks’ principles demonstrate exactly how they view each of their em-ployees:

• Provide a great work environment and treat each other with respect and dignity.

• Embrace diversity as an essential component in the way we do business.

• Apply the highest standards of ex-cellence to the purchasing, roasting and

Harvey Mackay continued from page 2delivery of our coffee.

• Develop enthusiastically satisfied customers all of the time.

• Contribute positively to our com-munities and our environment.

• Recognize that profitability is key to future success.

Those principles include and em-brace every worker in the company. The employees know from the start what is expected of them and what they can ex-pect from their employer.

You don’t have to be a coffee drink-er to appreciate that attitude.

Mackay’s Moral: No one is as im-portant as all of us.

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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Nathan and Sara Hoffner of Melrose are proud to an-nounce the birth of their daughter, Olivia Joyce Geraldine Hoffner, born November 5, 2012 at Centracare Health Sys-tem-Melrose.

Olivia weighed 9 pounds and measured 22.5 inches in length.

Welcoming Olivia home are her brothers Shaeden, 10 and Emmett, 2 and sister Natalee, 6.

Grandparents are Emmett and Debra Hoffner of Clar-issa and Mark and Kim Holmgren of Waskish. Great grand-parents are Alden and Geraldine Holmgren of Sun City, AZ; Albion and Theresia Hoffner of Devils Lake, ND and Joyce Herda of Minot, ND.

Olivia Joyce Geraldine Hoffner

Birthday Open HouseLola Niemeyer

Lola Niemeyer will be celebrating her 80th birthday with an open house on Saturday, Nov. 24 from 1:00-5:00 p.m. at the Long Prairie American Legion.

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St. Cloud Hospital Behavioral Health Services and Spiritual Care de-partment along with Life Transitions will co-host a suicide survivor video conference at 1 p.m. Nov. 17 in Hoppe Auditorium at St. Cloud Hospital.

The 90-minute suicide survivor video will be shown simultaneously throughout the United States and around the world. The video conference, as part of the 14th Annual Day of Healing for Bereavement After Suicide, is broadcast

St. Cloud Hospital, Life Transitions offers suicide survivor video conference Nov. 17

to help people who have experienced the loss of a loved one from suicide connect with others.

The broadcast also will stream live on the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention Web site at www.afsp.org.

For more information, call Lois Rengal with Life Transitions at 320-529-0427, ext. 80083 or Mark Donlin, St. Cloud Hospital Spiritual Care De-partment, at 320-251-2700, ext. 54625.


Obituaries Noah Payton Stich

Mass of Christian burial celebrating the life of Noah Payton Stich of Freeport who lived to the young age of 20 months will be 1 PM Friday, November 16th, 2012 at Seven Dolors Catholic Church in Albany. Father

Michael Naughton will officiate, and burial will take place in the parish cemetery following the service. Noah died late Sunday night surrounded by his loving family at the Melrose Hospital after a lifetime battle with heart conditions.

There will be a visitation from 4-8 PM Thursday, November 15th, 2012 at Seven Dolors Catholic Church and again from noon until the time of the service Friday morning at the church. Parish prayers will take place at 4 PM Thursday evening.

Noah was born on March 7th, 2011

to Glenn and Elizabeth (Katzner) Stich at the University of Minnesota Hospital in Minneapolis. Noah was not expected to live long after birth, but proved himself to be a fighter. He touched the lives of all he encountered including his incredibly loving family and many hospital staff members along the way. Although he only was on this earth for the past twenty months, his smile will never be lost from the hearts of those who loved him.

Noah is survived by his parents Glenn and Elizabeth Stich, Freeport; his sisters Madison, Savannah, and Olivia Stich; his grandparents Dennis and Linda Katzner, Albany; Jerome and MaryJane Stich, Upsala; his great-grandma Alvina Breth; and his aunts and uncles Wayne (Joan) Stich, Albany; Sue (Pete) Rolfes, Coon Rapids; Robert Stich, Randall; Joe (Ramona) Stich, Becker; Ann (Duane) Chock, Sobieski; Diane (Dale) Wuebkers, Freeport; Eugene (Lynn) Stich, Randall; David Stich, Randall; Larry (Joy) Stich, Randall; John (Jeanie) Stich, Becker; Ben Katzner, Albany; Alex Katzner, Albany; and Gabby Katzner.

He is preceded by his great grandparents Martin Breth, Marcella Katzner, Leo Katzner, Alex and Genieve Stich, and John and Bertha Reisinger.

Arrangements are being made with the Miller-Carlin Funeral Home of Albany. Adeline Brenny

The Mass of Christian Burial, celebrating the life of Adeline Brenny, age 95 of Holdingford, was held at 2:00 PM, Monday, November 12 at All Saints-St. Hedwig’s Catholic Church in Holdingford. Burial was in the parish Cemetery.

Fr. Ken Brenny and Fr. Gregory Mastey officiated. Adeline died Thursday at the Mother of Mercy Nursing Home in Albany.

Adeline was born December 17, 1916 in St. Wendel to Peter and Mary (Opatz) Lampert. She grew up in the St. Wendel area and graduated from Technical High School in St. Cloud. Adeline married Stanley Brenny on August 30, 1938 in St. Columbkille Catholic Church in St. Wendel. Together, the couple owned the Scenic Theater in Holdingford, and the Brenny Funeral Home and Ambulance Service in Holdingford. After Stan died in 1979, Adeline stayed in Holdingford for a few years and then moved to Arizona for 10 years. She returned to

Holdingford and then moved into Mercy Manor apartments in Albany. She was a member of the Church of All Saints-St. Hedwig, the St. Hedwig Christian Mothers-Rosary Sodality, the Third Order of St. Francis and the Daughters of Isabella.

Adeline is survived by her son and daughter, Bob (Pat) Brenny, Albany and Mary (Dick) Struzyk, Holdingford. She is also survived by her sisters and brother, Martha Kuklok, St. Cloud; George (Harriet) Lampert, Coon Rapids; Alvina (Claude) Korman, Gold Canyon, AZ, five grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.

She is preceded in death by her parents, her husband Stanley, her grandson, Scott Brenny, and her brother, Eddy Lampert.

Arthur Ervin WelleMass of

Christian burial celebrating the life of Arthur Ervin Welle, age 62 of Opole will be 11 AM Friday, November 16th, 2012 at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Church in Opole. Father Gregory Mastey will officiate and burial will take

place at the Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery following the service. Arthur died unexpectedly in his home Monday morning.

There will be a visitation for Arthur from 4-8 PM Thursday, November 15th, 2012 at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Church in Opole and again from 10 AM until the time of the service Friday morning at the church. Parish prayers will take place at 5:30 PM.

Arthur was born October 19th, 1950 in St. Cloud to Martin and Rita (Bidinger) Welle. After graduation, Arthur served in the US Air Force. He married Diane Steichen on August 23, 1975 at St. Mary’s Cathedral in St. Cloud. After marriage the couple lived in Cold Spring before eventually moving to Opole

where he lived the rest of his life. Arthur worked as a Cabinet maker for Felling Wood Products and most recently for Ron’s Cabinets before retiring in 2005. He was an avid outdoorsman with a love of hunting, fishing, and camping. His greatest love of all though was spending time with his family. He was a member of the Waite Park Legion and Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Catholic Church in Opole.

Arthur is survived by his loving wife Diane Welle, Opole; his children Jason (Jenny Minette) Welle, Holdingford; Jesse (Lisa) Welle, Holdingford; Arthur “A.J” (Pam) Welle, Holdingford; his grandkids Hunter, Aaron, Blake, James, Alex, Grant, Toby, Katlyn, and Logan; his siblings Sharon (Butch) Chrast, Sartell; Sandy (Ralph) Weber, New York Mills; Sue Dockendorf, Waite Park; Gary (Cheri) Welle, Pleasant Lake; Bruce (Cheryl) Welle, Rockville; Bryan (Patty) Welle, Wausau, WI; Jeff (Stubs) Welle, Rockville; Joe (Patsy) Welle, St. Cloud; Cindy (Steve) Ahmann, Rockville; Marty (Julie) Welle, Richmond, Pam (Steve) Voigt, Luxemburg; and his beloved dogs Bear, Lucy, and Max.

He is preceded in death by his parents Martin and Rita Welle, and his brother in law Ken Dockendorf.

Arrangements are being made with the Miller-Carlin Funeral Home of Holdingford.

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The Golden Gate Bridge, one of America’s most iconic e n g i n e e r i n g feats, turned 75 years old in June. The bridge originally took more than four years to build, and at the time of its construction, it was the longest

suspension bridge in the world. More than two billion vehicles have driven across the Golden Gate Bridge since it opened in 1937.

The main purpose of any bridge, of course, is to span a gap in order to connect two places. Bridges provide passage between locations which otherwise would not be joined together. They make one area accessible to another.

Our Bridges to the PastAs leaders, we all have bridges to

our pasts. We have connections that reach across time, linking us to our previous experiences. These bridges can benefit us by providing access to a storehouse of pleasant memories and helpful lessons. However, these bridges can also harm us by keeping us in contact with traumatic events in our personal history. “The hardest thing to learn in life,” writes David Sanders, “is to know which bridge to cross and which bridge to burn.” In this lesson, I suggest four bridges to the past that a leader would be wise to set ablaze.

Bridges to BurnBridge #1: Wrongs Done to UsBridges to the past hold us captive

when they induce us to remember and relive the pain others have caused us. Elbert Hubbard wrote: “A retentive memory may be a good thing, but the ability to forget is the true token of greatness. Successful people forget. They know the past is irrevocable. They’re running a race. They can’t afford to look behind. Their eye is on the finish line. Magnanimous people forget. They’re too big to let little things disturb them. They forget easily. If anyone does them wrong, they consider the source and keep cool. It’s only the

small people who cherish revenge. Be a good forgetter. Business dictates it, and success demands it.” Forgiveness allows you to be free from the nightmares of the past and to reclaim your dreams for the future.

We burn bridges to past injuries by taking the high road. Revenge may feel like the preferable path, but ultimately it keeps us bound to our hurt. If there are people who have wronged you, do yourself a favor and give them something they don’t deserve but desperately need: the gift of forgiveness. It’s a gift that, once given, offers something in return. Your spirit gets rest.

Bridge #2: The Unfairness of LifeLife’s circumstances aren’t equal

for everyone. At times, we encounter bad luck; our lives are beset by hardships that our friends have the good fortune to avoid. In these moments, we can be tempted to act as victims, maintaining a bridge to the past by insisting on the unfairness of our plight.

Having a mature perspective allows us to burn bridges to the seeming injustice of past circumstances. Rather than permitting misfortunes to drag us down, we ought to develop an attitude which takes them in stride as an inevitable part of life. In this way, we empower ourselves to rise above life’s difficulties instead of being passive victims of them.

Bridge #3: Growth InhibitorsBad habits serve as bridges to the

past. We persist in them because they’re familiar and because it’s painful to part with them. However, they prevent us from growing to our potential.

Breaking unhealthy patterns of behavior requires making hard decisions. We have to be willing to exchange short-term comfort for long-term gain. In addition, we may need to cut ties to an organization when its culture has a negative influence on us. Growth thrives in conducive surroundings, and sometimes burning a bridge to a toxic environment is the only way to improve our lives.

Bridge #4: Our Own StupidityI’ve done a lot of stupid things in

my life. Early in my marriage I would win arguments with my wife, Margaret, but at the cost of badly injuring her feelings. I have made business moves

resulting in financial losses. I’ve also made leadership decisions that have led to failures for my organizations. I’ve even gotten myself arrested for absentmindedly attempting to board a plane with a gun in my carry-on! (I’d received the gun as a gift and had completely forgotten to remove it from my bag when getting ready for the flight). Needless to say, the experience of being handcuffed, detained, and fingerprinted was more than just a little embarrassing!

Some people cannot seem to let go of failure. Instead of learning from setbacks, they allow mistakes to define them. By forgiving ourselves, we burning the bridge to our past failures and free ourselves to move forward.

CONCLUSIONWe usually are warned not to

burn bridges in life. This certainly is good advice when applied to our

Burning Bridges -By Dr. John C. Maxwellrelationships. However, burning bridges to aspects of our past can be a tremendously healthy exercise. I close by posing four questions. I hope answering them will aid you in severing ties with the negative elements of your past experiences.

• Who do you need to forgive in order to burn bridges of bitterness?

• What past circumstances do you need to accept in order to burn the bridge of victimization?

• In what ways do you need to burn bridges with former habits in order to lead a healthy lifestyle?

• For what failures do you need to forgive yourself in order to burn the bridge of regret?

Dr. John C. Maxwell has authored over 30 books, including such New York Times best-sellers as “Failing Forward” and “The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership.”

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The Upsala Upstage Players an-nounce open auditions for the comedy “Death by Chocolate” by Craig Sodaro. One of Precious Perks Coffee House’s customers has dropped dead after drink-ing their signature drink - Death by Chocolate. Nick Noir, an unqualified Humphrey Bogart type PI, and secretary Selma, have been hired to determine if it was murder and if so, who did it. They come in contact with some interesting characters - the twin sisters that run the joint, the wannabe country singer wait-ress, the restaurant critic, and the french-man just to name a few.

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of Lake Country Storage which is lo-cated two miles south of Grey Eagle on County Road 2. John is a lifetime resi-dent and Janet has been around for 20 years. The storage sheds are located at 30488 County Road 2.

The Roes do most of the work them-selves, but call on family and neighbors for occasional help. John attended St. Cloud State with a degree in business, and then worked in the telecommunica-tions industry for 30 years. Janet earned a degree in mathematics at Northeastern University in Boston and also worked in the telecommunications industry in the Kansas City area.

In 2000 the Roes both retired and decided to move back to John’s home town and live on Big Birch Lake. The idea for the storage sheds got started from looking for a place to store their own boats and they decided to purchase the property across from the Rock Tav-ern. The first shed was built the summer of 2001 and quickly filled up by fall. To satisfy demand John and Janet built ad-ditional sheds in 2003, 2005, and 2007. Now they store about 160 boats, RVs, and vehicles.

Many of their customers take advan-tage of the pickup and delivery service. The Roes will go to their customer’s home, get their boat, winterize, and store it and then in the spring they take

the boat back to their dock so the boat is ready for the customer when they return for the season. John relishes this job be-cause he can pick a nice day and enjoy a nice boat ride.

In the summer the Roes store a num-ber of snowmobiles and fish houses. They also offer indoor or outdoor boat storage for people who don’t want to haul their boat back and forth from the Cities each weekend.

They feel the unique thing about their business is that they deal mostly with people at the lake or on vacation. That usually means their customers are happy and therefore so are the Roes and they have also made many good friends from boat storage customers. One thing that would improve their business would be to have a separate seasonal property tax classification for storage sheds and not be taxed as regular commercial buildings. This would keep property taxes on new buildings lower and create the likelihood of expansion as the Roes generally have a waiting list for their storage sheds.

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If a fellow isn’t thankful for what he’s got, he isn’t likely to be thankful for what he’s going to get. -Frank A. Clark

Thought for the week:

Notes from the Capitol By State Rep. Paul Anderson

First of all, thanks to the vot-ers of District 12B for their sup-port. I will work hard on your be-half during these next two years.

Election re-sults are in, and voters across the nation have spo-ken. We will look ahead and hope-

fully work together to move this country away from the ‘fiscal cliff.’ What hap-pens in the next two months will have a long range impact on our future. A farm bill needs to be acted upon to give those involved in agriculture some sense of certainty for the next five years.

Here in Minnesota, the election was a huge game-changer. Republicans lost control of both houses of the Legisla-ture, giving the DFL complete control of the agenda for the next two years. What’s different this time around is that

they also control the governor’s office with Gov. Dayton still having two years left to serve on his current term. My big-gest concern is that there may be a move to undo some of the good things we ac-complished during the previous two years. We worked to improve the permit-ting process in Minnesota, for example, with a goal of having permits acted upon within 150 days of submission. I would hope that legislation remains intact.

The whole issue of raising taxes will also probably come up. The governor has repeated that he wants them raised on the wealthiest of Minnesotans. Rev-enues were forecast to increase during the coming biennium even without tax increases, so we’ll see what happens in that area. It’s my hope that we can make revisions to the property tax system. I think there would be bipartisan support to make that whole system less compli-cated.

The change in power means lots of office-moving around the Capital. Sen-ate Republicans, who moved into of-fices in the Capital building when they assumed power two years ago, will now move back across the street to the State Office Building (SOB), while their DFL counterparts make the opposite move. House members of both parties have al-ways had their offices in the SOB, but we will be changing floors as the party

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in power takes over the fourth floor. This will be my third different office, having gone from the second floor during my first term to the fourth floor in my sec-ond, and now back down to a location that hasn’t been determined yet.

Legislative members of both par-ties held organizing caucuses last week. House Republicans on Saturday elected Kurt Daudt, a third year representative from rural Isanti County, as their minor-ity leader. Democrats also filled their top leadership positions, with Rep. Paul Thissen being named the new Speaker of the House, and Rep. Erin Murphy the majority leader.

The new legislative session is sched-uled to start Jan. 8 of next year.

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Quietly slipping through the crowd, she drew close to Him. When she could, she reached out and touched the hem of His robe, believing that she would be well. And she was healed instantly. Jesus realized what had happened and wanted her to have faith in Him, not His robe. Quickly He asked, “Who touched my garments?” The woman came to Jesus with fear in her heart, fell before Him and admitted what she had done. Gra-ciously He said to her, “Daughter, your faith has made you well. Go in faith and be healed of your disease.”

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in contact with the city clerk and stated they will be removing their towers off of the city’s water tower. The clerk would like to keep the in-ternet service with Wisper Wireless at this point. The city maintenance man would like to get internet at his home, because of needing to do re-ports on line. Council agreed to go keep the internet service for the city and also have Brian get internet ser-vice at his home.

Mayor Peterson presented council with a diagram of a new sign that she would like to see put up in front of the senior center with both the center and city office on the sign. The cost is about $345.00. Council was in favor of the sign. The Mayor will meet with the se-nior center people and show them the diagram.

The clerk asked permission to apply an overdue utility bill to a residents property taxes. Council approved.

There is one more door to be replaced on the park building. Jim Piekarski made a motion to have that door replaced Jim Molitor seconded the motion. All members voted in favor, motion carried.

The following claims were pre-sented for payment. Members of the Council were furnished with a list-ing. 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 Wednesday, Novem-ber 7, 2012, at 7:30 p.m. because of the general election being held on Tuesday.

There being no further busi-ness, a motion was made by Jim Piekarski and seconded by AJ John-son to adjourn. All members voted in favor, motion carried. Meeting adjourned 9:00 p.m.

Swanville CityOctober 2, 2012

Minutes of the Swanville City Council meeting held in the Swan-ville Senior Center on Tuesday, October 2, 2012. The meeting was called to order at 7:30p.m.with the following members present: Sandy Peterson, AJ Johnson, Jim Moli-tor, and Jim Piekarski. Absent: Tim Grittner. Also Present: David Drown, Mark Hallen, Reporter Liz Verley, and Brian Zapzalka

Minutes of the Swanville City Council meeting held September 4, 2012 were read. AJ Johnson made a motion to accept the minutes as read. Jim Molitor seconded the mo-tion. All members voted in favor, motion carried.

The treasures report was given. A motion was made by Jim Piekar-ski and seconded by Jim Molitor to approve the treasurer’s report. All members voted in favor, motion carried.

David Drown, financial advis-er, was present to advise the council on the funding for the Rhoda Av-enue Project. David felt the project would be feasible but, he would like more information on the total foot-age before giving a written report to the council. Drown reminded coun-cil of the public hearing that will need to take place to make the city residents aware of the assessments for the project.

Donation resolution 12-1002 was received from the Swanville VFW in the amount of $1000.00 to be used toward city park expenses. Jim Molitor made a motion to ac-cept the donation. AJ Johnson sec-onded the motion. All members voted in favor, motion carried.

The petition for annexing the Swanville School softball field and the newly acquired land next to the field was presented to the council for review. After discussion AJ Johnson made a motion accept-ing the Petition of Annexation and set a public hearing to be held on December 4, 2012 at 7:15 p.m. Jim Piekarski seconded the motion. All members voted in favor, motion carried.

Duane and Joyce Johnson are asking for a variance to put up a privacy fence to the north of their home along Second Street. A public hearing has already taken place at the last Planning & Zoning meet-ing. After discussion, Jim Molitor made a motion to give the John-son’s the variance providing the city will not be responsible for any damage done to the fence and a stop sign will need to be put up in the in-tersection by the fence. AJ Johnson seconded the motion. All members voted in favor, motion carried. Tim and Sherry Grittner would like to build a 10’x16’ garden shed. P & Z committee advises the council the permit meets the approval of the committee. AJ Johnson made a motion to give the Grittner’s a land use permit to build the garden shed, Jim Molitor seconded the motion. All members voted in favor, motion carried.

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Grey Eagle TownshipNovember 5, 2012

Call to Order: Ron Frericks called the meeting to order at 8:00 p.m. The pledge of allegiance was recited. Members Present: Ron Fre-ricks, Ray Bense, Mary Ann Pri-mus, John Young & Bev Eggerth.

Agenda Approval: A prelimi-nary agenda was presented. Ron asked if there were additions to the agenda. Added the fire board meeting and snow contract to the agenda. Ray made the motion to ac-cept the agenda as amended. John made the second. All in favor. Mo-tion carried.

Approval of Minutes: The clerk provided copies of the Octo-ber 1, 2012 minutes to the board. John made the motion to approve the minutes as presented. Ray made the second, all in favor. Minutes ap-proved.

Zoning Report: Bev reported she had not heard back from the party that requested information on the zoning issue. Ron reviewed information from the county on variance requests that were in lake shore.

Town Clerk’s Report: Clerk presented the claims list for Octo-ber. Claims list included 9 claims for a total of $12,641.38. Ray made the motion to approve the claims; John made the second, Motion car-ried unanimously. Ray made the motion to renew the CD that will mature on 11/09/2012. John made the second. Motion carried.

Fire Board meeting is sched-uled for Nov. 20, 2012 at 7:00 p.m., Ray will attend as township repre-sentative.

Treasurer’s Report: Mary Ann Primus presented the treasurer’s report as follows: Beginning Bal-

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Road and Bridge Report: John began his report by saying that blading had been done, now that we have gotten some rain. Discussion on the Berscheit request to vacate a cart way. John found a road order at the county from 1886 and 1902, however neither extended the cart way as far as it is now. Ray said

it is extinguished as we recorded as roads as they lay and are main-tained. Mary Ann will check with township association to see if that covers cart ways. A request was made to look into the access from Chipmunk Rd. to Hwy. 28. This is a dangerous intersection due to the angle of the road, the hill, and speed of the vehicles coming around the corner. The board will continue to look into options, but felt there was really no good way to fix the road. Perhaps a sign or maybe closing that end of the road would help the situation.

Ron reported that the property owner that asked for permission to cross a township road for a sewer system is now waiting until spring.

Herdering’s snow contract was

discussed and the board felt that the monthly contract fee could be prorated, rather than always pay-ing the full $600. Ray made a mo-tion to approve the contract for the hourly rate and fuel charge with the condition that the prorating of the monthly charge be reworded. John made the second. All in favor. Mo-tion carried.

Additional agenda items: None.

Public Comment: None. Adjournment: Motion by Ray

to adjourn the meeting. John made the second. Meeting adjourned at 9:15 p.m.

Minutes not approved. Mary Ann Primus, Clerk/Trea-

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KVSC radio presents “Dakota Con-flict and Exile 150 Years Reflected” on Thursday, December 6. Emmy-winning documentary filmmaker Kristian Berg, who wrote and produced two films, Dako-ta Conflict and Dakota Exile, will screen Dakota Exile and discuss the historically significant film.

The program begins at 7:00 p.m. in the Miller Center Auditorium (room 122) on December 6 at St. Cloud State Univer-sity. It is a free event, open to students and the community.

The documentaries aired on TPT Tele-vision and PBS stations nationwide. For-mer Tribal Chairman of the Lower Sioux Community, Dakota elder and educator David Larsen will join Berg to discuss the U.S. - Dakota War of 1862 as well as ef-forts today to preserve the Dakota culture and language in Minnesota.

Berg is a 1982 graduate of St. Cloud State University’s Mass Communications Radio and Television program. He cur-rently works as a Senior Producer and Director at Penn State Public Broadcast-ing. Berg has written and directed stories for national PBS series like History De-tectives, NOVA: ScienceNOW, Newton’s Apple and ZOOM!

Dakota Conflict and Exile 150 Years Reflected

Larsen is a Dakota educator and el-der, former Tribal Chairman of the Lower Sioux Community, Tribal Historian, and descendant of Chief Wapasha (Wabasha). He served as a Dakota adviser during the production of the documentaries.

“Dakota Conflict and Exile 150 Re-flected” coincides with the 150th anniver-sary of the U.S.-Dakota War, which result-ed in the death or exile from Minnesota of most of the Dakota people. KVSC Radio received a grant from the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Legacy Fund to support Arts and Cultural presentations in Central Minnesota, including “Dakota Conflict and Exile 150 Years Reflected.”

KVSC 88.1 FM the Voice of St. Cloud since 1967, offers listeners an alternative format without commercials. KVSC fea-tures a diverse variety of music as well as new coverage and community events. KVSC 88.1 FM staffed by students and community volunteers. To learn more, visit www.kvsc.org <http://www.kvsc.org> .


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Thrivent Financial for Lutherans is hosting a free educational workshop to help adult children better understand their aging parents’ vision for the future. Called “Heart-to-Heart: As Your Parents Age,” the 90 minute workshop will be held at 6:30 p.m., Thursday, November 29, 2012 at Bethel Lutheran, 901 West Broadway, Little Falls, MN. The workshop is pre-sented by Beth Dahl, Thrivent Commu-nity Coordinator, and is co-sponsored by Knute Nelson Senior Care Services.

The “Heart-to-Heart” workshop is designed to help participants have healthy conversations with their parents to en-able them to feel more secure about their future. It is also designed to help partici-pants (adult children), their siblings and extended family be better prepared to take on roles and responsibilities for their par-

The preacher’s wife was in an exotic pet store and she discovered a sign on a cage that said, “Parrot for Sale, $9.95 ... includes cage.”

She just could not pass up such a bargain, but she asked the clerk why the parrot was so cheap.

“This parrot used to use the foulest language. We have been retraining him, but we can’t guarantee anything. That is why he is so cheap.

The preacher’s wife still thought it was a good deal, so she bought the parrot and the cage, took him home, and hung the cage in the kitchen.

She said, “Polly want a cracker?” The parrot started using some of the foulest language she had ever heard ... some words she had never even heard before.

She opened the cage, grabbed the parrot by the throat, stuffed him into the freezer and slammed the door. In a few minutes, she opened the freezer door. The parrot’s feathers were ruffled from the cold, but he was okay otherwise.

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The Parrotnothing.

The next day she had a group of widows over for a prayer meeting. Convinced the parrot had learned his lesson, she brought his cage into the living room to show him off.

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This time she left him in there about twice as long as before. When she opened the freezer, this time there was frost on his beak. She pulled him out of the freezer and returned him to his cage. The parrot said nothing until all of the ladies had gone.

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Landowners are advised not to burn brush or grasses in low-lying areas at this time, due to a high incident of peat fires across the region, according to the Minnesota Department of Natural Re-sources (DNR).

Peat is an accumulation of partially decayed plant material, often found in wetlands or areas that had been wetlands at one time. Peat soil generally absorbs moisture, but unusually dry conditions have created the potential for peat soils to burn this fall. Minnesota has more than 6 million acres of peat, the highest total acreage in the contiguous United States.

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Romaine said that peat fires can be extremely difficult to battle, since the fire smolders beneath the ground as a glowing combustion rather than an open flame. Pumping water on a peat fire is often ineffective. Heavy equipment may be needed to alternately work and pack the soil, exposing hot pockets and then sealing them off from surface oxygen. A peat fire can take weeks or months to extinguish. Costs to fight the fire can be substantial.

Peat fires can also pose health haz-ards since they burn at a lower tempera-ture and create more smoke than other types of fires. The heavy, dense smoke combined with airborne peat particles can cause respiratory problems in peo-ple and livestock. Grains and livestock feeds can become tainted. Peat smoke will hang like fog in low areas, creating low visibility and hazardous conditions for motorists.

If a peat fire is discovered, the lo-cal fire department should be contacted immediately. Quick action can signifi-cantly limit the negative impact a peat fire can have.

“The best defense against a peat fire is prevention,” Romaine said. “Please don’t burn in low areas this fall.”

ents should circumstances require it. “Before people can do what’s best for

their senior parents, they need to know their parents’ vision is for the future,” says Beth Dahl. “This workshop highlights ways to begin those important conversa-tions and offers tips for finding common understanding around possible solutions that address the needs of elders.”

To register for this free workshop, call Carlyle Olsen at 320-632-1655. The reservation deadline is November 26, 2012.

Complimentary refreshments will be served during the workshop.

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Today I washed the windows, ‘cause I love to hear them squeak.

‘Course it always means a lot that they’re cleaner when I peek.

In the corner on his web, Itsy Bitsy Spider sat.

Home is gone with just one sweep - Itsy didn’t think much of that.

Kitty’s paw was to the glass, trying hard to catch my rag.

But after chasing circles, she grew tired of that gag.

Wonder what the Oak leaves thought, when I stepped I heard a crunch.

Were these clean windows worth it? I disfigured quite a bunch.

There were many small handprints on the window on the door.

I washed them off with a smile, little one will put on more.

Today I washed the windows, job is done as I now speak.

They all must have said thank you, ‘cause I know I heard them squeak.


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