may 21, 2014

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Memorial Day

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Coming up*Memorial Day parade, program is 10 a.m. Monday

*Commencement is May 30

*All-City Garage Sale is June 7

School meal prices, activity fees increasing

The Maple Lake

Volume 119, Number 34 • Wednesday, May 21, 2014 • Maple Lake, MN 55358 • maplelakemessenger.com $1

by Gabe Licht

EditorParents of students at Maple

Lake Public Schools can expectto pay more for school meals, aswell as extracurricular activities.

On Monday, May 12, theschool board voted to raise lunchprices by a dime and breakfastprices by a quarter. Activity feeswill increase by $15 per activity,with the family max remainingunchanged at $400.

Meal pricesScott Papke, who oversees

Maple Lake’s food services as adistrict manager for Taher, ex-plained the factors that affect

meal prices.“As I’ve explained before,

the government sticks its headinto how to set the price,” Papkesaid. “As we ran the numbers, itcame up as an 8-cent increase.”

Papke recommended a 10-cent increase in lunch prices, to$2.25 for elementary studentsand $2.45 for high school stu-dents, which would allow thedistrict to carry over 2 cents permeal for the 2015-16 schoolyear. He noted that lunch pricesat Buffalo-Hanover-Montroseand Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted went up by 10 cents ayear ago, while Rockford’s

prices increased by 5 cents andAnnandale’s jumped 15 cents.

“You get the picture: It’spretty much 10 cents across theboard,” Papke said. “That’s whatwe’re seeing because the for-mula goes up as (the number of)free and reduced (price meal re-cipients) goes up.”

He gave the board the optionof increasing lunch prices by 5cents, but said doing so wouldresult in a shortfall rather thancreating a fund balance to helpreplace appliances.

The board voted 6-0 in favorof a 10-cent increase in lunchprices, with board member Ed

Trager absent.Papke also recommended a

35-cent increase in breakfastprices, to $1.50, which did notsit well with some board mem-bers.

“I have a little trouble jump-ing that much on breakfast,”Michalicek said.

About half of that increasewould be allotted to cover thecost of an extra serving of fruit,other than orange juice, as man-dated by the government. Therest of the increase, Papke said,would bring the district’s pricescloser to average.

“Why do we care where we

compare?” board member JoePaumen asked. “Isn’t it better tobe the lowest?”

“We’re trying to build up thefund balance,” Papke said. “Ifit’s $1,000 because we add 35cents and get up to Annandale’sprice, that’s better.”

Papke noted that many stu-dents who eat breakfast receivefree or reduced-price meals. InApril, 44 percent of high schoolbreakfasts fit into that category,while that number was 63 per-cent in the elementary school.

Entries sought forCommunity Guidephoto contest

The Maple Lake Messenger isonce again sponsoring a photocontest for the cover of the MapleLake Area Community Guide.

Entrants are asked to submit an8x10 color photo print of a phototaken in the Maple Lake area tothe Messenger office by 4 p.m.Monday, June 16, with the winnerannounced June 18. Top photos inlast year’s contest can be found atwww.maplelakemessenger.com.

Tips for entrants include keep-ing in mind that the cover photomust be vertical. Horizantal pho-tos may be entered if they can becropped to fit the cover. Entrantsshould also refrain from enteringphotos similar to the previousGuide cover.

Last year’s contest was won byKrista Elsenpeter-Tarbox with aphoto of loons on Maple Lake.

The first-place photo will befeatured on the Community Guidecover, along with $100 in Busi-ness Bucks. Second place will re-ceive $50 in Business Bucks. Formore information, please call theMessenger office at 963-3813.

Building ownersshow interest inpop-up businesses

Members of the Maple LakeDevelopment Committee havebeen looking into the possibilityof pop-up businesses in town andreceived positive feedback fromseven building owners at a May 7meeting.

Pop-up businesses are a “trybefore you buy” approach to fill-ing vacant buildings. Pop-ups aretemporary retail spaces that sellmerchandise of any kind. Severaloptions are available, dependingon the preferences of the businessowner and the building owner.

Vicki Johanneck is collectinginformation about vacant build-ings. She may be reached atD r. Vi c k i J o @ G r e e n f i e l d -Farm.com or 612-245-7104. Indi-viduals seeking more informationabout pop-up businesses may alsocontact John Northenscold at 320-401-1088.

The MLDC is working onscheduling another meeting on thetopic. Plans for a buff-up event inthe coming weeks and a businessexpo in 2015 are also in theworks.

Sports: pages 9-11

by Mollie GrahamSports Writer

Going into the Central Min-nesota Conference track and fieldmeet, both Maple Lake teamsknew it was going to be close, butthat didn’t stop the athletes fromgiving it their all. A mere nineand a half points was what sepa-rated the Maple Lake girls teamand Holdingford, as the Irish girlswon the Central Minnesota Con-ference title for the fourth year ina row on their home track. TheMaple Lake boys team placedsecond in tough competition justbehind the Holdingford Huskers.

“The boys and girls ran hardand competed like champions,”head coach Ben Youngs said.“The girls pulled off yet anotherchampionship, while the boyscame up just short. It was no faultof our boys –Holdingford is oneof the top teams in the state,” saidCoach Ben Youngs.

The Irish girls 4x800 relayteam started off the meet placingthird. Jessie Wohlrabe, BlairStewig, Katelyn Kramer andKayla Hoistad ran hard, finishingin 11:18.

Evan Hertwig, Devin Der-ringer, David Stokman and Tan-ner Vassar ran a flat 9:00 minute4x800 relay and placed secondjust trailing the Huskers.

by Mollie GrahamSports Writer

Competing against the topnine track and field teams in thestate, the Maple Lake Irish girlsand boys teams took a trip to theMinnesota True Team Track andField Championships in Stillwa-ter on Saturday.

The Irish boys took secondplace with 377 points, while thegirls had to settle for seventhwith 309 points.

“For the third straight yearour boys were one of the top twoteams. They had a solid day withsome personal bests (and close-to-personal-bests),” head coachBen Youngs said. “I was reallyhoping for sixth place or betterfor the girls, but we'll take sev-enth. Most teams don't even goto state, so there's the silver lin-ing.

“Our field events really stoodout,” Youngs continued, “bothboys and girls, and we even had5 firsts –Brynn Paumen in highjump, Jordan Sifferle in triplejump, Cody Bakka in long jump,Andrew Schonnesen in highjump and the boys 4x800 relay.”

Jessie Wohlrabe, BlairStewig, Katelyn Kramer andKayla Hoistad ran in the girls4x800 relay and finished sev-enth in 10:53.3.

by John Holler

CorrespondentFor the last five months, Wright

County has been at the center of atransit debate that has seeminglyhad no end – even when discus-sions have broken down. It beganlate last year when SherburneCounty informed Wright Countythat it was pulling out of the RiverRiders transit program. WrightCounty was then told by the Min-nesota Department of Transporta-tion to align with the Trailblazertransit group based out of Glencoe.

From the start, Wright Countyofficials had problems with Trail-blazer, citing that it is the secondmost expensive transit system inthe state (behind only the systemon the Red Lake Indian Reserva-tion) and that money is spent muchtoo freely for the service provided.When negotiations betweenWright County and Trailblazerstalled, the board was given an ul-timatum from Trailblazer to eitherbe in or out of the negotiations. Theboard approved negotiating withTrailblazer by a 3-2 vote. But, cit-ing that the county board wasn’t inmore unanimity of purpose for theprogram, Trailblazer halted negoti-ations with the county and beganworking with cities that use theRiver Rider program.

At the May 13 meeting of the

Wright County Board, the com-missioners heard a presentationfrom Midwest Paratransit Servicesbased out of Maple Grove, whichnot only could provide the countywith a much less expensive transitprogram, but would be more cen-trally located to the heavy use areasof Wright County than Trailblazer.

However, the plan goes againstthe policy the Minnesota Depart-ment of Transportation has createdand Mike Shadauer, who repre-sented MnDOT at the board meet-ing, said it is trying to avoidstand-alone county transit systemsand that this proposal would goagainst those stated goals.

“In our perspective, this is stilla stand-alone county trying to dotransit – something that we’re notdoing anymore,” Shadauer said.“In this case, even though you’reworking with a transit provider thatworks in many other areas, itwould still be Wright County on itsown. We would not support that.”

Commissioner Pat Sawatzkeasked why MnDOT was sostrongly opposed to Wright Countytrying to seek out a private optionthat would be cheaper for countyresidents as well as MnDOT,which provides 85 percent of thefunding for local transit programs.

School boardcontinued on page 8

Daryn Strub poses with his mom, Tracy; dad, Kurt; and brother, Dusty, after placing

eighth all-around at the Junior Olympics in Long Beach, Calif. (Photo submitted)

Junior Olympics: Strub eighth all-around

County stares downMnDot over transit

(Above) The Maple Lake Irish girls track team took first place in the Central Minnesota

Conference meet at home on May 13. (Below) The Irish boys track team took second place

at the Minnesota True Team Track and Field State Championships. (Photos submitted)

Girls win conference, boys second at True Team State

by Gabe Licht

EditorA year ago, Daryn Strub

made his first trip to the Men’sJunior Olympic National Gym-nastics Championships. With thetop 24 all-around gymnasts

qualifying to compete in all cat-egories in the finals, Strubsneaked in at 23rd all-aroundand improved to ninth all-around in the main event.

At the 2014 Men’s JuniorOlympics National Champi-

onships, from May 7-11 in LongBeach, Calif., the Maple Lakeseventh grader placed eighth all-around in the finals, despitesome challenges along the way.

Transit debatecontinued on page 3

Daryn Strubcontinued on page 11

CMC track meetcontinued on page 9

True Team State continued on page 9

Memorial Day has been celebrated in Maple Lake for as long asI have been living here with a program in the city park, and it willbe again on May 26th. This year’s 10:00 a.m. program will includea Memorial Day talk by Bruce Bartels and acknowledgements bythe Maple Lake Boy and Girl Staters. The Maple High SchoolMarching Band will provide music. The Scouts will post flags as thelist of names is read and the Color Guard will salute the dead witha three-shot volley and Taps will be played. That all may sound familiar to those who have attended MapleLake’s American Legion Club Memorial Day, but there is a changethis year as was reported in last week’s Messenger. American Le-gion Post 131 decided to go back to the original observance of Me-morial Day which is to acknowledge those veterans who died in theservice of their country. Consequently their names and the names ofthe local veterans who have died since last year’s Memorial Dayprogram are the only names that will be read at this year’s program,rather than the long list of names of servicemen and women as hasbeen the custom. I did a little research on the history of Memorial Day and I’m in-cluding some of it in this week’s column to help people understandhow Memorial Day came about and the original intentions for theobservance. “Memorial Day, originally called Decoration Day, is a day of re-membrance for those who have died in service of the United Statesof America. Over two dozen cities and towns claim to be the birth-place of Memorial Day. While Waterloo, N.Y. was officially declaredthe birthplace of Memorial Day by President Lyndon Johnson inMay 1966, it’s difficult to prove conclusively the origins of the day. Regardless of the exact date or location of its origins, one thingis clear – Memorial Day was borne out of the Civil War and a desireto honor our dead. It was officially proclaimed on 5 May, 1868 byGeneral John Logan, national commander of the Grand Army of theRepublic, in his General Order No. 11. ‘The 30th of May, 1868, isdesignated for the purpose of strewing with flowers, or otherwise

decorating the graves of comrades who died in defense of their coun-try during the late rebellion, and whose bodies now lie in almostevery city, village and hamlet churchyard in the land,’ he proclaimed.The date of Decoration Day, as he called it, was chosen because itwasn’t the anniversary of any particular battle. On the first Decoration Day, General James Garfield made aspeech at Arlington National Cemetery, and 5,000 participants dec-orated the graves of the 20,000 Union and Confederate soldiersburied there. The first state to officially recognize the holiday was New Yorkin 1873. By 1890 it was recognized by all of the northern states. TheSouth refused to acknowledge the day, honoring their dead on sep-arate days until after World War I (when the holiday changed fromhonoring just those who died fighting in the Civil War to honoringAmericans who died fighting in any war). It is now celebrated in almost every state on the last Monday inMay with Congressional passage of the National Holiday Act of1971 (P.L. 90 – 363). This helped ensure a three-day weekend forfederal holidays, though several southern states have an additionalseparate day for honoring the Confederate war dead: January 19thin Texas; April 26th in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, and Mississippi;May 10th in South Carolina; and June 3rd (Jefferson Davis’ birth-day) in Louisiana and Tennessee.”

* * * I probably should have gone fishing over the weekend, but optedto mow the lawn, work on the to-do list and watch the Lakers in acome-from-behind 4-3 win over Cold Spring Sunday afternoon inthe local park. The Springers out-hit the Lakers, but timely hits byoutfielders Todd Fuller and Brian Russell in the 8th made the dif-ference. Mitch Wurm started pitching for the Lakers and was re-lieved by Ben Jungers. Fans have three 7:30 p.m. home gamescoming up - May 21 with Mound; Friday with Rockford; andWednesday with Cokato.

* * * Crappies seem to be the fish of choice for local anglers withCedar Lake one of the hot spots. This week’s warm weather shouldhelp with the walleye and northern bite and it can’t come soonenough for me. I’m making my annual trek to the Northwest AngleMay 31, and from the sound of things, Lake of the Woods will beopen. The temperature at the Angle was 52 degrees Monday morn-ing. Even at that I think packing an extra pair of long johns mightmake fishing more comfortable.

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Ask aTrooper by Sgt. Jesse Grabow

Brute’sBleatby Harold Brutlag

Memorial Day usuallyprompts me to get serious. I'm abenefactor of the actions of thosewho didn't make it through battle,having been in the NationalGuard during peacetime. But I'veheard a number of stories fromsurvivors that hold me in awe,and I'd like to pass on one I heardfrom Veronika, a friend who per-mitted me to write her story formy book of that name.

Siegfried was Veronika's fa-ther. He'd been in the LatvianArmy when the family lived therebefore World War II. WhenVeronika was small, they movedto Poland to avoid the Russianswho had taken over Latvia.

Siegfried expected to be exemptfrom service in any other army.When Germany took Poland,things changed. Siegfried wasdrafted into Hitler's army. Be-cause of his experience in lan-guages, he was given a postmonitoring radio broadcasts. Hewas eventually assigned to a Ro-manian town with another soldier,to report what they heard.

Veronika had an uncle Julius,who was also conscripted. Hewas captured by the Russians andsent to a prison camp. At the endof the war, Russia simply let theprisoners go. Julius remarkablymade his way back to the family'srelatives in Schweinfurt, Ger-

many. He was suffering mentallyfrom his experiences in the war,as many were. Somehow he lo-cated the family, and spent half ayear simply sitting and staring outof the window. Eventually he re-covered enough to return to civil-ian life and work again, but hisrecovery was slow and whoknows what went through his tor-tured mind during that time.

Russia convinced the King ofRomania that his country was onthe wrong side of history. Roma-nia had been an ally of Germany,and allowed their troops access toplaces such as the post Siegfriedand his fellow soldier occupied.There they were, Germans inwhat suddenly had become Russ-ian territory. They had to run fortheir lives, and head for the bor-der.

On their hurried way,Siegfried remembered equipmentthe two had left behind. He knewthat it should have been de-

stroyed, to keep it out of the handsof the enemy. He went back totown to complete the mission bydestroying their equipment. Hispartner kept going, and presum-ably got out of the country beforeRussian troops took over.

Siegfried didn't make it. Onhis return to the town, he was cap-tured. His captors realized the jobthe two had been doing amountedto spying.

Spies were shot.We remember those who fell

in defense of our country on Me-morial Day. Let's do that. But let'salso give a thought to those whobecame soldiers not by choice,but were conscripted; who—rightor wrong—fell defending theirhomeland; who did what they hadto do.

Veronika has childhood mem-ories and a single emblem from aLatvian army uniform. She hasnothing else to remind her of herfather.

The Retireeby Jerry Hoem

The silent collateral victimsIt happened again this week.

The family of an accused crimi-nal defendant in a serious crimewith sensational overtones is de-scended upon at their residenceby Twin Cities TV reporters, ask-ing them for comment. Appar-ently ratings concerns supersedesimple understanding of theirgrief and their right to privacy.

The rights of crime victimsare well-protected under Min-nesota law. Victims are entitled to

notice of any motions to reducebail or modify conditions of re-lease, are entitled to restitution,and may make a victim impactstatement at sentencing hearings.Direct victims are, for example,those who have been assaulted orrobbed, or those family membersharmed by the death of a lovedone. There are, however, othervictims of crimes who suffer thecollateral damage of crimes: thefamily and friends of the offender(defendant).

Frequently at the first appear-ance of a defendant in court on aserious felony offense we see theoffender’s spouse or significantother or members of the of-fender’s family sitting in courtwaiting to see the amount of bailand conditions of release that willbe ordered. We may see thesefolks at every hearing until thecase is resolved either by a pleaof guilty or a jury trial. Many ofthese folks are the long-sufferingsilent collateral victims of crimescommitted by their loved one. In-nocent children by the thousandshave parents in Minnesota jailsand prisons.

For repeat offenders we mayhave frequently seen these folksin court before. Often they areparents that have stood by andsupported their child, who is nolonger a child, through severalstretches of jail or prison, and

several chemical dependencytreatment programs, often unsuc-cessful. They may have sacri-ficed most of their life savings onbail, fines and defense attorney’sfees.

There have been severalhighly-publicized murders inMinnesota in the past few yearswhich have been a tragedy forthe direct victims, their friendsand families, as well as the fam-ily and friends of the perpetrator.During a plea hearing or sentenc-ing I have watched as spouses,mothers, fathers, siblings, grand-parents and friends of the of-fender weep openly as the factsof the crime are recounted or thedepth of the direct victims’ lossis expressed. It is very sad.

Driver license recordQuestion: I was stopped for

speeding and ticketed by an of-ficer who told me that the viola-tion would not go on my recordbecause it was not over 10 milesper hour over the limit and it wasin a 55 mile per hour speed zone.I found out later that it did, infact, go on my record. I have aCommercial Vehicle Driver’sLicense, but I was in my car atthe time of the stop. What’s thedeal? Thanks for your time.

Answer: The law exempting65/55 speeding convictions fromdriving records doesn’t apply toCommercial Motor Vehicles(CMVs) or Commercial DriverLicense (CDL) holders, even ifthe CDL holder is driving a pas-senger car at the time of the65/55 speeding violation.

171.12 Subdivision 6 talksabout certain convictions notrecorded:

“(a) Except as provided inparagraph (c), the departmentshall not keep on the record of adriver any conviction for a vio-lation of a speed limit of 55miles per hour unless the viola-tion consisted of a speed greaterthan ten miles per hour in excessof the speed limit.

(b) Except as provided inparagraph (c), the departmentshall not keep on the record of adriver any conviction for a vio-lation of a speed limit of 60miles per hour unless the viola-tion consisted of a speed greaterthan:

(1) ten miles per hour in ex-cess of the speed limit, for anyviolation occurring on or afterAugust 1, 2012, and before Au-gust 1, 2014; or

(2) five miles per hour in ex-cess of the speed limit for anyviolation occurring on or afterAugust 1, 2014.

(c) This subdivision does notapply to (1) a violation that oc-curs in a commercial motor ve-hicle, or (2) a violationcommitted by a holder of a classA, B, or C commercial driver'slicense, without regard towhether the violation was com-mitted in a commercial motorvehicle or another vehicle.”

So, officers should make surethey do not inform violatorsdriving a CMV or issued a CDL,who they are citing for 65/55,that the 65/55 speed citationwon’t go on their driving record,because it does. Remember,extra speed patrols are on theroads this summer. Drive at safespeeds! Minnesota state statutesare copyrighted, and a portion ofthe statutes was used with per-mission from the Office of theRevisor of Statutes.

If you have any questionsconcerning traffic related lawsor issues in Minnesota, sendyour questions to Trp. JesseGrabow – Minnesota State Pa-trol at 1000 Highway 10 West,Detroit Lakes, MN 56501-2205.(You can follow him on Twitter@MSPPIO_NW or reach him [email protected]).

THANKS FOR A SUCCESSFUL POPPY

DAYS, 2014Poppy Days in Maple Lake has

become a familiar community tra-dition. The distribution of thebright red memorial flower is oneof the oldest and most widely rec-ognized programs of the Post 131American Legion Auxiliary.

We would like to thank ourcommunity for their continuedsupport for our veterans, especiallyour businesses – Amoco, Cenex,

and the H & H Sport Shop – for al-lowing us to distribute the poppyon Thursday and Friday each year.Without their cooperation, wewould not raise the funds neces-sary to complete our programs.

Lastly, Thank you to the mem-bers of our Maple Lake Auxiliaryfamily who generously donate twohours of their time each May todistribute the poppies. We truly ap-preciate your dedication.

Joan Pribyl, Charlene NyquistCo-Chairwomen

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On May 12, Michael JacobBlandford, 22, of Monticello,was arrested in Monticello on aMinnesota Department of Cor-rections warrant for parole vio-lation and a Wright Countywarrant for fifth-degree assault.

On May 12, Scott GordonHoglund, 36, of Monticello, wasarrested in Buffalo on a Hen-nepin County warrant for do-mestic assault.

On May 12, Curtis MarkAhlm, 53, of Maple Lake, wasarrested in Maple Lake on thecharge of third-degree DWI.

On May 12, David PaulHeins, 58, of Delano, wascharged with misdemeanorfifth-degree assault.

On May 12, Shannon MariePeterson, 45, of Maple Lake,was arrested in Buffalo on aMorrison County warrant forfifth-degree controlled sub-stance violation.

On May 12, Dennis GeorgeCapko, 32, of Clearwater, wasarrested in Clearwater on thecharge of domestic assault andterroristic threats.

On May 14, Joseph HarlonAtkinson, 30, of Annandale, wasarrested in Annandale on a Min-nesota Department of Correc-tions warrant for a paroleviolation.

On May 14, Jacob AndrewLerum, 26, of Monticello, wasarrested in Monticello Townshipon Wright County warrants forprobation violations.

On May 15, James HenryReape, 26, of Buffalo, was ar-rested in Buffalo on the chargeof 5th-degree domestic assault.

On May 15, Tyler Jacob Bal-

fanz, 22, of Monticello, was ar-rested in Monticello on thecharge of 5th degree controlledsubstance violation.

On May 16, Susan ElaineZeidler, 57, of Cokato, was ar-rested in Howard Lake on thecharge of third-degree DWI anda Wright County warrant forprobation violation.

On May 17, Thomas JamesHeiny, 48, of Buffalo, was ar-rested in Rockford on the chargeof third-degree DWI.

On May 17, Nicholas Timo-thy Atzl, 20, of Monticello, wasarrested in Monticello on aStearns County warrant forcheck forgery.

On May 17, Matthew JohnHershberger, 20, of Monticello,was arrested in MonticelloTownship on a SherburneCounty warrant for underageconsumption.

On May 18, Kyle SeymourReid, 27, of Monticello, was ar-rested in Monticello Townshipon the charges of third-degreeDWI and carrying a firearmunder the influence.

On May 18, Jason Lee Loch,39, of Clearwater was arrestedin Buffalo on a Wright Countywarrant for second-degree con-trolled substance violation.

There were 18 property-dam-age accidents, nine personal-in-jury accidents, two hit-and-runaccidents and four car-deer ac-cidents.

There were three arrests forDWI, eight underage-consump-tion arrests, one school bus stoparm violation and 33 tickets formiscellaneous traffic violationsreported this week.

Chamberlain, Gordon Mark,56, of Cokato, sentenced May12 for Misdemeanor Fourth De-gree DWI to 90 days jail, $300fine; 80 days stayed for twoyears on conditions of probation,serve 10 days jail, pay $300 fineplus surcharges, pay $75 publicdefender co-payment, have nouse or possession of alcohol ornon-prescription drugs, submitto random testing, attend Aware-ness Panel for Impaired Drivers,complete a Level II driving pro-gram, pay restitution, have nosame or similar violations. Sen-tenced by Judge Tenney.

Daiker, William Joseph, 54,of Buffalo, sentenced May 12for Gross Misdemeanor ThirdDegree DWI to 365 days jail,$500 fine; 305 days stayed forfour years on conditions of pro-bation, serve 60 days jail, pay$500 fine plus surcharges, serve90 days on electronic homemonitoring, attend AwarenessPanel for Impaired Drivers,complete intensive supervisionprogram and follow all recom-mendations, attend a supportgroup, have no use or possessionof alcohol or non-prescriptiondrugs, submit to random testing,stay out of establishments wherealcohol is primary means ofbusiness, undergo chemical de-pendency treatment and followall recommendations, have nosame or similar violations. Sen-tenced by Judge Tenney.

Ellis, Orlando Rodney, 36, ofAnnandale, sentenced May 9 forGross Misdemeanor DomesticAssault to 365 days jail, $25fine; 315 days stayed for twoyears on conditions of probation,serve 50 days jail, pay $25 fineplus law library fee, pay $75public defender co-payment,

complete Batterer's InterventionProgram and follow all recom-mendations, have no use or pos-session of alcohol ornon-prescription drugs, submitto random testing, have no sameor similar violations. Sentencedby Judge Davis.

Kotilinek, Mark Allan, 49, ofRockford, sentenced May 9 forProbation Violations for FelonyHarassment to 180 days jail.Sentenced by Judge Davis.

Legro, Jacob Lee, 22, of Buf-falo, sentenced May 13 for Pro-bation Violations for FelonyFailure to Register as a Sex Of-fender to 12 months and one dayprison. Sentenced by Judge Ten-ney.

Lozano, Cristian, 20, ofMonticello, sentenced May 8 forMisdemeanor Domestic Assaultto 90 days jail, $1,000 fine; 87days, $900 stayed for one yearon the conditions of probation,serve 3 days jail, pay $100 fineplus law library fee, pay $75public defender co-payment,complete Batterer's InterventionProgram and follow all recom-mendations, provide DNA sam-ple, have no use or possession offirearms or dangerous weapons,have no same or similar viola-tions. Sentenced by JudgeDavis.

Steinhofer, Michael James,32, of Clearwater, sentencedMay 8 for Misdemeanor Disor-derly Conduct to 90 days jail,$1,000 fine; 90 days, $900stayed for one year on condi-tions of probation, pay $100 fineplus law library fee, undergo achemical dependency evaluationand follow all recommendations,provide DNA sample, have nosame or similar violations. Sen-tenced by Judge Davis.

by John HollerCorrespondent

The job of law enforcementisn’t easy. When a citizen contactsthe Wright County Sheriff’s De-partment, he or she is often in anemergency situation. While the re-sponse times of law enforcement isas quick as humanly possible, attimes it is up to quick-thinkinggood Samaritans to save the daywhen officers can’t be immediatelyon the scene of an emergency.

At the May 13 meeting of theWright County Board of Commis-sioners, Sheriff Joe Hagerty hon-ored citizens who went above andbeyond the call of duty to assist oth-ers in need with plaque presenta-tions to the unsung heroes whoassisted law enforcement in 2013.

“Today we’re going be recog-nizing some of our outstanding cit-izens in Wright County that havehelped us perform our role of keep-ing people safe,” Hagerty said. “Ithink you’ll be quite impressedwith some of the deeds these folksdid.”

Those honored included the fol-lowing recipients:

• George and Elaine Thole –The couple helped rescue two fish-ermen (ages 80 and 75) whose boathad capsized on Maple Lake andneither had life vests. The Tholeshad the victims cling to their largerboat until an emergency rescue unitarrived.

• Ronald Bodine – He was duckhunting on Pelican Lake and heardsomeone yelling for help. He founda man with hypothermia clinging to

a capsized boat. Bodine put himselfat risk by putting the victim in hissmall duck boat and bringing himto the boat landing where an ambu-lance was waiting.

• Theodore Laporte – Cameacross a vehicle on fire in FrenchLake Township. The driver was inshock and his shirt was on fire. La-porte ripped off the driver’s shirt toprevent any further injuries.Though the victim was severelyburned, LaPorte’s actions may havesaved his life.

• James Hessler and Paula Pau-men – The two came across arollover crash in French LakeTownship. The vehicle had brokenthrough the ice on South Twin Lakeand the passenger area was underwater. Hessler got the two occu-pants out of the car by opening thetrunk lid and having them climbout. Both put one of the freezingvictims in their cars and wrappedthem in blankets until help arrived.

• Gail King and Lowell Johnson– King saw a snowmobile on LakeCharlotte that didn’t have a head-light and later heard a cracking ofthe ice and the taillight on thesnowmobile disappeared. He andJohnson got on their ATVs, butJohnson’s ATV broke through theice. King was able to pull him tosafety.

• Adam Arnquist and JerryBrown – The two discovered aneighbor’s home on fire in the Cityof Otsego. Arnquist and Browntook hoses to attempt to keep thefire contained to the garage, whileremoving items from the garage.

They successfully contained thefire to the exterior of the garageuntil fire personnel arrived.

• Pam Brunner – A dispatcherwith the sheriff’s office, Brunnertook a 911 call from a woman whosaid her husband had a gun, shot ather and she believed he was suici-dal. She locked herself in the bath-room and Brunner kept her on theline for two-and-a-half hours. Theinformation she got from the victimhelped in a safe resolution to theconflict.

Hagerty thanked the recipientsof the awards, saying, “We’re justecstatic to be able to recognizethese folks and know that they haveour back.”

In other business, the board:• Acknowledged, as part of

Wright County Law EnforcementOfficers Week (May 11-17), thatseven Wright County law enforce-ment officers have died in the lineof duty – Constable Charles Wash-burn, Sheriff John Nugent Jr., Mar-shall Rudolph Maurer, Sheriff PaulKritzeck, Sheriff James Kreitlow,Chief George Rytii and SheriffRoger Wrobbel.

• Approved the latest land pur-chase for the Bertram Chain ofLakes Park. The two purchases,Phases V and VI of the systematicland purchase, come with a price ofmore than $3.8 million. Whilemuch of the cost is picked upthrough grant funds, the county’ssplit of the local share (with theCity of Monticello) was $795,000.

•Approved amendments to thecounty’s parks ordinance, which

had last been amended in 1992, aswell as the county’s water surfaceuse ordinance, which was amendedto include the Bertram Chain ofLakes and restrictions that will beplaced on boating on the lakes.

• Approved a data practices pol-icy for the county dealing withmembers of the public looking toobtain data from the county. In2013, the State Legislature updatedthe Government Data Practices Actand counties needed to update theirown data practices policies to ad-dress the changes.

• Laid over discussion of poten-tially selling the equipment at thecounty’s compost facility to thenext meeting of the building com-mittee.

• Approved a series of govern-ment land purchases of tax forfeitedproperties, including the transfer ofproperty to the cities of Clearwater,Delano, Hanover, Otsego, St.Michael and South Haven.

• Acknowledged receipt of aMeritorious Achievement Award aspart of the annual Governor’sSafety Awards luncheon from the80th annual Safety and HealthConference sponsored by the Min-nesota Safety Council. The awardwas presented at the May 8 lunch-eon and honored the county’s workin risk management and accidentprevention.

• Approved reducing the typicalWednesday committee days for thecommissioners from two to one inthe months of June, July and Au-gust. The dates approved were June18, July 16 and Aug. 20.

May 16 Wright CountyAttorney’s report

May 19 Wright CountySheriff’s report

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County recognizes citizen heroes

Five guilty pleas have beenentered in connection with themurder of Kyle Greene in Annan-dale in September.

On May 9, Preston JordanSaengchanthalath, 18, of Al-bertville, was the most recent de-fendant to enter a plea in the case.He pleaded guilty to aiding andabetting second-degree murder.He will be sentenced June 18 andfaces 15 years in prison.

Gray Soltis, 23, of St.Michael, admitted to shootingGreene. He pleaded guilty to sec-ond-degree murder with intent.June 18 is also his sentencingdate and he faces 30 years inprison.

Tyler Fisher, 20, of Annandalepleaded guilty to aiding and abet-ting second-degree murder andwas sentenced to 12.5 years inprison. According to court docu-

ments, he served as the getawaydriver for the crime.

Samara Leigh Juhl, 20, of Ot-sego, was sentenced to four yearsin prison on April 14 for aidingand abetting aggravated robbery.According to court documents,she set up the meeting withGreene that led to his death.

Austin Steven Alama, 18, ofSouth Haven, was sentenced forfelony aiding an offender. He was

a juvenile at the time of the mur-der and was sentenced to payrestitution and serve time at theRed Wing Correctional Facilityuntil age 21.

Osayame Emanuel Igho-Os-agie, 22, of St. Cloud is chargedwith aiding and abetting second-degree murder without intent andfirst-degree aiding and abettingfirst-degree robbery. He was duein court on Thursday.

Annandale murder: Guilty pleas, sentences

Maple Lake’s Volunteer FireDepartment and AmbulanceService responded to the follow-ing emergencies during the pastweek: May 16, 7:04 a.m.: Lift as-sist. No ambulance transporta-tion. May 14, 12:33 p.m.: Med-ical. Cancelled.

May 14, :43 a.m.: Medical.Cancelled. Maple Lake’s Volunteer FireDept. responded to a grass fireon Sunday, May 18, at 1:22p.m., at the Kris Jackson prop-erty, 8668 Gowan Ave. NW.,Maple Lake Twp. Eighteen firefighters re-sponded to the emergency.

May 19 Maple Lake Fire Department Report

“If the cities would prefer topartner with Wright County in amechanism like this, why wouldMnDOT stop the cities from par-ticipating in something they wouldrather be part of?” Sawatzkeasked. “There’s nothing in the lawthat prohibits Wright County fromparticipating in this sort ofarrangement and be supported byMnDOT. Of the goals stated byMnDOT, this arrangement withMidwest does meet the goals fortransit as laid out by your office.”

While the commissioners weredivided on the Trailblazer issue,they were unanimous in their sup-port of Midwest, which wouldhave to go through a competitivebidding process. But, commis-sioners Mike Potter and ChristineHusom, both of whom voted ini-tially to join into a Joint PowersAgreement with Trailblazer, saidthey preferred the new option with

Midwest Services. Shadauercountered that the clock is tickingand that MnDOT will likely takea dim view to the 11th hourchanges proposed by the county.

“It’s such a disappointment tous,” Shadauer said. “We didn’tforce Trailblazer on you. Welooked around to see where therewere partners that had the capacityto work with Wright County. Wefound Trailblazer and suggestedthem. If Tri-Cap could have doneit, we would have been fine withthat. Here we are in a situationwhere we’re 48 days away from aneed for transit rides. We’ve gotTrailblazer ready to jump in there.We have other parties that couldjump in there, but we can’t getthem in. The River Rider JointPowers Board breaks up on June30. I have a very hard time sayingyes to that. Even though it’s legal,it’s really hard for us to say yes to

that.”Sawatzke grilled Shadauer

about the stated goals ofMnDOT’s transit policy and statedthat, if taken at face value, theMidwest proposal would meet allof the criteria laid forth in the pol-icy statement. However, Shadauersaid that he doesn’t want to seethis proposed agreement gothrough.

“I need to take this back to myleadership in MnDOT,” Shadauersaid. “This is something that goesagainst everything we’re trying toaccomplish right now. Our leader-ship with MnDOT has given usgreat support for everything we’retrying to accomplish right now. Idon’t want to (agree to anything)without bringing it back to them.Frankly, you can tell by the wayI’ve presented things here that Ihope they say no.”

On a motion by Borrell, the

board voted to have negotiatingcommittee members Sawatzkeand Potter attend the MnDOTmeeting when it is scheduled torepresent the county’s interests inthe matter.

“I don’t know if it will pass ornot,” Borrell said. “Wright Countydoesn’t believe that Trailblazerand its high cost is of value toWright County. We’ve found asystem that can operate at about$50 an hour, as opposed to $78 anhour from Trailblazer. If MnDOTdoes the right thing, it will allowWright County to do what is bestfor its own citizens, not force themost expensive transit system inthe state. The ball in is MnDOT’scourt now. All we can do is makeour case and hope they will listen.If MnDOT says they won’t fundthe program, then it’s dead. Theball is in their court and there isn’tmuch more we can do.”

Local graduatesfrom boot camp

Pvt. KeenaP r o s s e r -O’Leary, 18,of MapleLake, gradu-ated fromUnited StatesM a r i n e sCorps bootcamp at Ma-rine Corps

Recruit Depot Parris Island on May9, 2014. Pvt. Prosser-O’Leary suc-

cessfully completed 13 weeks of in-tensive basic training at MCRDParris Island as one of 49 recruits inTraining Platoon 4014. While in re-cruit training, Pvt. Prosser-O’Learyachieved the following: sharpshooter. Following 10 days homeon leave, she will report to CampLeJune for one month at MilitaryCombat Training then Military Oc-cupation Specialty School. She isthe daughter of Kevin and KeriGist.

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CommunityPrograms & EventsMeetings

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May 22: AA & Al-Anon,7:30 p.m., Buffalo EvangelicalFree Church, 2051 50th St. NE,County Rds. 25 & 113.

May 24: AA, 7:30 p.m.,Buffalo Evangelical FreeChurch, 2051 50th St. NE,County Rds. 25 & 113.

May 27: Annandale LakersAA & Al-Anon, 8 p.m., UnitedMethodist Church of Annan-dale, 250 Oak Ave. N.; 320-

274-3380May 27: Gamblers Anony-

mous & AA, 7:30 p.m., Buf-falo Evangelical Free Church,2051 50th St. NE, County Rds.25 & 113.

May 27: Celebrate Recov-ery (non-denominationalChristian-based recovery pro-gram), 7 p.m., MonticelloCovenant Church; 763-295-2112.

The 60+ and Healthy Clinics,provided by Wright County Pub-lic Health, provides foot care forthe senior citizens of WrightCounty. Toenail trimming is of-fered to meet the needs of thoseseniors who have a health con-dition such as diabetes or are un-able to trim toenails themselves.

The 60+ and Healthy Clinicswill be charging a $15 fee forfoot care services. This fee isnecessary because the clinics areno longer being funded by grantmoney. However, if you are un-

able to pay the fee, you will notbe turned away. The clinics arehosted from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m.

If you have any questions,please ask clinic staff or call WCPublic Health at 1-800-362-3667 or 763-682-7456. Upcom-ing dates:

Tuesday, May 27: RidgeApartments Community Room,698 Ridge Drive, St. Michael

For the full schedule, visit:www.co.wright.mn.us/forms/hu-manservices/60%20Plus%20and%20Healthy%20Schedule.pdf

60+ and Healthy Clinics

Upcoming Red Cross blood drivesDonors of all types are encouraged to help save lives. Appointments

to give blood can be made by calling 1-800-RED-CROSS or visiting red-crossblood.org. Upcoming blood donation opportunities in WrightCounty: May 30 from 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. at St. Francis Xavier CatholicChurch, 300 1st Ave. NW in Buffalo; June 4 from 1-7 p.m. at CommunityCenter, 505 Walnut St. in Monticello; June 9 from 1-7 p.m. at AmericanLegion, 200 W. Babcock Blvd. in Delano.

CROW rain barrel sale ends ThursdayThe Crow River Organization of Water's annual rain barrel sale will

run through Thursday, May 22. Made from recycled materials, each barrelcan hold 54 gallons and features a removable debris screen, hoses and aflat back so it can be placed near buildings. These barrels help the envi-ronment and reduce water bills by capturing and storing runoff rainwaterto irrigate flowers and landscaped areas, while also reducing contact withcontaminants. Contact Charlene by email at [email protected] by phone at 763-682-1933 ext. 122 for more information.

CPR/First Aid class is SaturdayCentraCare Health-Monticello will offer a CPR and First Aid class de-

signed specifically for daycare providers and new parents from 9 a.m. to5 p.m. Saturday, May 24, at the hospital. This life-saving class teaches theskills you need to effectively manage medical emergencies you may en-counter with infants and children. This American Heart Association coursemeets the licensing requirements for day care providers. Registration isrequired: visit www.centracare.com to register or for more information.

Fred Budde at WCHS on TuesdayJoin the Wright County Historical Society as it welcomes presenter

Fred Budde to the Wright County Heritage Center (2001 Hwy. 25 N, Buf-falo, MN) from 6:30 to 7:45 p.m. Tuesday, May 27. A Waverly resident,Budde is an avid historian and collector with a special affinity for sportsmemorabilia. His focus will be to show the evolution of baseball glovesfrom 1890-1990 and includes hands-on interaction with a bit of baseballlore mixed in. All ages are welcome and invited; light refreshments willbe served. This program is free and open to the public, but an RSVP to763-682-7323 is appreciated as it helps to accommodate all attendees. Formore information please visit www.wrighthistory.org or visit the WrightCounty Historical Society’s Facebook page.

Great River Chorale auditions May 28-29, June 4-5Great River Chorale, a select, auditioned 45-voice choral ensemble

based in St. Cloud, announces auditions for the 2014-15 concert season.The chorale rehearses Sunday nights, with extra rehearsals prior to con-certs. Audition dates for the 2014-15 concert season are: 4:30-7:30 p.m.Wednesday, May 28; Thursday, May 29; Wednesday, June 4; and Thurs-day, June 5, at Salem Lutheran Church, 90 Riverside Drive SE, St. Cloud.To schedule an audition go to greatriverchorale.org. For more informationcontact GRC business manager, Deb Ferrell, [email protected] or (320) 515-4472.

WCCA Board of Directors election May 29Wright County Community Action (WCCA) is seeking energetic in-

dividuals who are familiar with the needs of their neighborhoods and wantto join WCCA in its mission to prevent and resolve conditions of povertywithin the community. Participants of programs conducted by WCCAwhich serves income eligible residents of Wright County are encouragedto attend and participate in this election.

Elections will be Thursday, May 29, at 6:30 p.m., at 130 W. DivisionSt., Maple Lake, for one consumer sector representative to serve a termon the board. For more information or if you need special accommoda-tions for a disability, contact WCCA at 320-963-6500.

Energy assistance available through WCCAWright County Community Action (WCCA) is operating the Energy

Assistance Program (EAP) in Wright County. This program is availableto income eligible households to pay a portion of the cost for their heatingbills. The program can also provide assistance to homeowners in need offurnace repairs.

Assistance levels for families served through the EAP are determinedbased on household income, household size and actual cost of heating fora period of 12 continuous months. Wright County Community Actionworks with households to resolve heating crisis situations such as shut-offs and disconnections. Applications will be taken through May 30. Toapply for energy assistance or for more information, contact WCCA at130 W. Division Street, PO Box 787, Maple Lake, MN 55358; telephone,320-963-6500, TDD, 1-800-627-3529. Applications are also available online at www.wccaweb.com.

Ride for Autism motorcycle run is May 31Please join The Autism Allies of Wright County on a fundraising mo-

torcycle run Saturday, May 31. Depart from The V in Maple Lake at 11a.m. Come early for breakfast and registration. Continue through check-points in Kimball, Big Lake, Buffalo, and Monticello. Finish at The V inMaple Lake between 5:30 - 5:45 p.m. and stay for entainment and a silentauction. Learn more by visiting www.autismallies.org or by calling 612-384-4265.

Going away party for Kings is May 31The Rev. Steve and Becky King are moving to Oakdale and Holy

Cross Lutheran Church is hosting a farewell party at 6 p.m. Saturday, May31, at Maple Lake Bowl and The Pines Bar and Grill (320 Maple AvenueN). Karaoke will start around 8 p.m. The community is invited to attend.

True Strides seeking volunteersTrue Strides is seeking volunteer horse leaders and side-walkers to as-

sist with therapeutic horseback riding lessons during the summer monthsat Camp Courage. No horse experience is required for side-walkers, whoare responsible for supporting the rider physically, emotionally and cog-nitively during riding lessons. Horse leaders must have horse experienceand are responsible for safely leading a horse during riding lessons. Train-ings will be from 6 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, May 28; and 1 to 3 p.m. Sat-urday, June 7. To register, or for more information, visitwww.truestrides.org, email [email protected] or call 612-968-3195.

Maple Lake All City Garage Sale June 7The Maple Lake All City Garage Sale is scheduled for Saturday, June

7. Sales will begin at 8 a.m. and be open to 4 p.m. or later. The All CityGarage Sale is sponsored by the Maple Lake Chamber of Commerce. Formore information contact Carrie Parchem at [email protected].

Offering a nutritious meal ina warm, caring atmosphere withfriendship and fun. Everyonewelcome. The Senior DiningCenter is located at Maple ManorWest, 555 2nd St. W. For moreinformation, call 320-963-5771.

MONDAY, May 26ClosedTUESDAY, May 27 Breaded Chicken, Whipped

Potatoes w/Gravy, VegetableMedley, Wheat Bread, Sliced

PearsWEDNESDAY, May 28Beef Tips in Gravy, Egg Noo-

dles, Black Bean Salad, Squash,Oatmeal- Chocolate ChipCookie

THURSDAY, May 29Taco Salad, Dinner Roll,

Mandarin OrangesFRIDAY, May 30Goulash or Tuna-Noodle

Casserole, Green Beans, WarmFruit Compote

Senior Dining menu May 26 - 30

Wright County Public

Health offers cholesterol test-

ing in the Wellness on Wheels

(WOW) van. For WOW van

sites, appointments or ques-

tions, call Rosemary at 682-

7717 or toll free,

1-800-362-3667, Ext. 7717.

Wellness on Wheels Serv-

ices include: Adult and Child

Immunizations; Health Screen-

ing: Blood Pressure, Diabetes,

Cholesterol (by appointment),

Pregnancy, Health and Well-

ness; Child Car Seat Check (by

appointment); Information

about: Healthy Lifestyle - Ex-

ercise, Nutrition, Recommen-

dations for Routine Medical

Care, Safety - Individual,

Home, Car Seat, Pregnancy,

Childbirth, Parenting, Child

Health, Growth & Develop-

ment, Reproductive Health &

Family Planning, Infectious

Diseases, Chronic Illness, Un-

healthy Lifestyle Behaviors,

such as Smoking, Drug and Al-

cohol Abuse, Unsafe Sex; In-

formation and Assistance in

Accessing Resources.

For appointments or ques-

tions, call 763-682-7717, or

toll-free at 1-800-362-3667,

ext. 7717. For immunizations,

bring past immunization

records to the van, if available.

* Van hours Monday through

Thursday are from 2 p.m. to 6

p.m. and on Saturday from 9

a.m. to 1 p.m.

Upcoming dates:

Thursday, May 22: Mar-ketplace, Cokato

Tuesday, May 27: Roger’sBP Amoco, Maple Lake

Wednesday, May 28:

Howard Lake Foods, HowardLake

Thursday, May 29: BankWest, Rockford

The complete WOW van

schedule is available online at:

http://www.co.wright.mn.us/de

partment/humanservices/wow

Wright County Public

Health offers cholesterol test-

ing in the Wellness on Wheels

(WOW) Van. The entire test

takes about 30 minutes. We

have two different test options.

A 12 hour fast is required for a

lipid profile including blood

sugar screening. The cost is

$35. A non-fasting test is also

available. This test gives your

total cholesterol and HDL. The

cost is $25.

WOWWellness on Wheels

55+ Driver Improvement Program

The Minnesota HighwaySafety Center will be offering 55+Driver Improvement Programcourses on the following days:

May 29 (4 Hour RefresherCourse); 9 a.m. - 1 p.m., CrowRiver Senior Center, 11800 TownCenter Dr. NE, St. Michael

June 5 & 6 (8 Hour FirstTime Course) 5:30 - 9:30 p.m.,Buffalo Presbyterian Church, 507Co. Rd. 134, Buffalo

June 9 (4 Hour RefresherCourse) 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.,Buffalo Community Center, 206Central Ave., Buffalo

June 10 (4 Hour RefresherCourse) 9 a.m. - 1 p.m., Big LakeIndependence ElementarySchool/Com. Ed., 701 MinnesotaAve., Big Lake.

The Driver Improvementcourse is open to the public; pre-registration is required. A MN

Highway Safety & Research Cen-ter certified instructor teaches thisclass. By utilizing the most up-to-date research in the field, partici-pants will be provided the latestinformation in regards to driversafety, new laws, and vehicletechnology. The fee for the four-hour refresher course is $20 andthe eight-hour course is $24. Formore information or to register,visit www.mnsafetycenter.org orcall TOLL FREE 1-(888)-234-1294.

Persons age 55 and older whocomplete the course qualify for a10% discount on their auto insur-ance premiums for three years,according to Minnesota law.First-time participants must com-plete the initial eight hours oftraining and a four-hour refresherclass every three years to main-tain the 10% discount.


And that’s theway it was . . .

Judy Paumen and Diana Zan-der retired after 21 years atMaple Lake schools. ... TheMaple Lake Irish softball teamwere conference champions forthe fourth straight year. ... Tan-ner VanLith, Elizabeth Simon-ette, Kathryn Metz and JeanaRenier were recognized as Stu-dents of Excellence for MapleLake High School. ... AndThat’s The Way It Was FiveYears Ago This Week.

Harnanan Heeralall pur-chased the Sunrise Cafe inMaple Lake at an auction doneby Lampi Auction. ... The Min-nesota DNR named WrightCounty Deputy Sheriff, SteveQuil, Water Patrol Deputy ofthe Year. ... At Cokato MotorSales, a 1998 Chevy Malibucould be purchased for$12,995. ... And That’s TheWay It Was 15 Years Ago ThisWeek.

Greg Thomes was elected the

58th Minnesota Jaycee Presi-dent. ... District 881 Boardmembers broke ground for thenew elementary addition toMaple Lake High School. ...Maple Lake Wrestling Clubwrestlers Lance Wurm, CharlieMehr, Wayne Dearing andTodd Fuller qualified at thestate tournament and went onto participate at the NationalFree Style Wrestling Tourna-ment. ... And That’s The WayIt Was 25 Years Ago ThisWeek.

The Maple Lake Irish base-ball team won the first round ofDistrict 19 playoffs by defeat-ing Royalton 7-2 in an 11-in-ning contest. ... At ElsenpeterHardware Co. a full-size 18x24bed pillow valued at $1.49could be purchased for just$0.87. ... Watermelons atAndy’s Red Owl cost only$0.89. ... And That’s The WayIt Was 50 Years Ago ThisWeek.

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Stroke is a leading cause ofdeath and fourth for serious, long-term disability in the UnitedStates, according to the AmericanStroke Association. Approxi-mately 795,000 people experiencea new or recurrent stroke eachyear, killing nearly 130,000 ofthem.

Strokes occur when a blood ves-sel carrying oxygen and vital nu-trients to the brain is eitherblocked by a clot or ruptures.When this occurs, part of the brainis deprived of blood and oxygen,destroying millions of valuablenerve cells within minutes.

The resulting damage can leadto significant disability includingparalysis, speech problems andemotional difficulties. Treatmentmay be available if you get to theemergency room immediatelyupon recognition of stroke symp-toms. Unfortunately, only 25 per-cent of patients experiencing anacute stroke seek immediate med-ical treatment reports the article inthe Journal of American Heart As-sociation, “Reducing the DelayBetween Stroke Onset and Hospi-tal Arrival: Is It an AchievableGoal?”

Act FAST at the first sign ofstroke. FAST stands for: Facialweakness, arm weakness, speechdifficulties and T is for Time is

brain — call 911.Other stroke symptoms also

may include:• Sudden severe headache withoutknown cause• Sudden weakness or numbness,sometimes on one side of the body• Sudden dizziness, difficultywalking, or loss of balance/coor-dination• Sudden confusion and troublespeaking or understanding• Sudden trouble seeing in one orboth eyes

Stroke risk factors:• High blood pressure• Heavy alcohol use• High cholesterol• Physical inactivity and obesity• Heart disease• Atrial fibrillation (irregular heart-beat)• Diabetes• Family history of stroke• Smoking

Leading a healthy lifestyle, in-cluding lowering risks factors likehigh blood pressure and weight,can also help reduce your strokerisk. St. Cloud Hospital has earnedThe Joint Commission’s GoldSeal of Approval™ for certifica-tion as a Primary Stroke Centerafter meeting nationally devel-oped standards for stroke care. Formore information about strokes, visit centracare.com.

May is Stroke Awareness Month


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BETHLEHEM UNITEDCHURCH OF CHRIST 400 County Rd. 37 NE, Maple LakePh.: [email protected]@ants.eduInterim Pastor: Michael FritzSUN.: 9:30 a.m., Worship; 10:30a.m., Fellowship.WED.: 6:30 p.m., NA; 7 p.m.,Choir.

HOLY CROSS LUTHERANCHURCH5460 63rd St. NW, Box 462, MapleLakePh.: 763-463-9447www.holycrossmaplelake.comPastors: Steven King and CulynnCurtisVisitors Are Always Welcome!SUNDAY: 8 a.m., Traditional Wor-ship; 9:15 a.m., Education Hour;10:30 a.m., Contemporary Worship.MON.: 1 p.m., First of All PrayerGroup, Quilters.WED.: 6 p.m., Worship on Wednes-day; 7 p.m., Sr. High Youth, Choir.

CHURCH OF SAINT TIMOTHY8 Oak Ave. N., Maple LakePh.: 320-963-3726www.churchofsttimothy.orgPastor: Father John MeyerInterim School Principal: DawnKincsSAT.: 3:30-4:15 p.m., Confessions;4:30 p.m., Mass.SUN.: 8 & 10 a.m., Mass.

IMMANUEL LUTHERANCHURCH IN SILVER CREEK(LCMS)11390 Elliott Ave. N.W., M.L.Ph.: 763-878-2820Pastor: Rev. George W. Sagissor IIISUN.: 10 a.m., Worship Service;11:15 a.m., Sunday School, BibleStudy.

SILVER CREEK COMMUNITY CHURCH4282 114th St. NW, Maple Lake,MN 553583 miles so. of I-94 on Co. Rd. 143,just off Hwy. 8; Ph.: 320-963-3957;605-553-5240www.silvercreekcommunity-church.orgPastor: Luke BaehrSUN.: 9 a.m., Worship; 10:30 a.m.,Sunday School, Bible Study.

ANNANDALE EVAN. FREECHURCH10252 St. Hwy. 55 N.W., AnnandalePh.: 320-274-8951Pastor: Dennis L. JohnsonTHURS.: 1:30 p.m., Moms inPrayer; 7 p.m., CryOut Practice.SUN.: 8:15 a.m., Prayer; 8:30 & 11a.m.; 6 p.m., Gospel Life.MON.: 9 a.m., Grandmas in Prayer;7 p.m., Men's Bible Study.TUES.: 3:30 p.m., Friends of Faith;7 p.m., Celebrate Recovery.WED.: 2 p.m., Young at Heart; 7p.m., Women’s Bible Study.

ANNANDALE UNITEDMETHODIST CHURCH250 Oak Ave. N., Box 329, Annan.Ph.: 320-274-5127www.mumac.org/~annandaleumcPastor: Marilee BensonFRI.: 7:30 p.m., Narcotics Anony-mous. SUN.: 9 a.m., Worship Service;10:15 a.m., Coffee Fellowship, Sun-day School.TUES.: 8 p.m., AA/Al-Anon.

BETHLEHEM LUTHERANCHURCH7809 Co. Rd. 35 W., AnnandalePh.: 320-963-3592Pastor: Lynn MachulaSUN.: 9:30 a.m., Worship Service;10:30 a.m., Sunday School & BibleStudy.WED.: 4:30 p.m., Bible Study.

EAGLES GROVE CHURCHPO Box 1020, AnnandaleLocation: Hwy. 55, next to TheMarketplacePh.: 320-248-6024Lead Pastor: Jason Pencewww.eaglesgrove.org & FacebookSUN.: 10:30 a.m., Worship Service;Energized Music and Quality Chil-dren's Programs Provided.

MT. HERMON LUTHERANCHURCH1284 Keats Ave. N.W., Annandale

Ph.: 320-963-3284Pastor: Marianne ZitzewitzSUN.: 9:30 a.m., Worship.

ST. JOHN'S LUTHERANCHURCH331 W. Harrison St., AnnandalePh.: 320-274-8827www.stjohns-annandale.orgPastor: Dave E. Nelson SUN.: 8:30 Traditional Worship; 10a.m., Contemporary Worship.

BUFFALO SEVENTH-DAYADVENTIST CHURCH200 2nd Ave. NE, BuffaloPh.: 763-682-3582Pastor: Devin LocatiSAT.: 9:45 a.m., Bible Study; 11a.m., Church Service.

HOSANNA LUTHERANCHURCH1705 Hwy. 25 N., Buffalo, Mo. Syn.Pastor: Rob JarvisPh.: 763-682-3278; www.hosannal-cms.orgSUN.: 9 a.m., Worship Service;10:30 a.m., Bible Study and SundaySchool.TUES.: 8 p.m., Young AdultsGroup.WED.: 10 a.m., Bible Study; 7 p.m.,Confirmation Class.

BUFFALO UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST FELLOWSHIPWED.: Discussion Group Meets the2nd & 4th Wednesday, Sept. thruMay, 7:30 p.m., at Buffalo Commu-nity Center, Across the Street fromthe Post Office at 206 Central Ave.(Hwy. 25). For More Information,Call Luke at 763-682-4616 or Visitwww.buuf.us. Everyone is wel-come.

BUFFALO EVANGELICALFREE CHURCH2051 50th Street NE, Buffalo, MN(corner of Hwy. 25 N. & CountyRd. 113)Ph. 763-682-6846; [email protected] Pastor: Brian ThorstadTHURS.: 7 p.m., Small Groups;7:30 a.m., AA & Al-Anon.FRI.: 6 a.m., Men's Small Group; 7p.m., Small Groups.SUN.: 9:30 a.m., Worship Service,Coffee Fellowship, Children'sChurch; 11 a.m., Sunday School forAll Ages; 6 p.m., Youth Groups; 7p.m., Small Group. MON.: 7 p.m., Women's BibleStudy; 7:30 p.m., Al-Anon.TUES.: 7 p.m., Knitting Ministry;7:30 p.m., Men's Small Group, AA,GA.WED.: 6:30 p.m., Awana, ChoirPractice.

BUFFALO COVENANTCHURCH1601 Hwy. 25 N., BuffaloPh.: 763-682-1470www.buffalocov.orgLead Pastor: Max FrazierSUN.: 8 a.m., Traditional Worship;9:30 & 11 a.m., Contemporary Wor-ship. MON.: Church Office Closed.TUES.: 8 p.m., Women’s Volleyball. WED.: 9 a.m., Shuffleboard.THURS.: 6:30 p.m., Worship TeamPractice; 6:45 p.m., Choir Re-hearsal.

FAITH LUTHERAN CHURCHLCMC12449 Clementa Ave. NW, Monti-celloPastor: Jim Tetlie, 763-878-2092www.lutheran-faith.orgSecretary's office hours are: 9 a.m.to 3 p.m.,Tuesdays, Wednesday & ThursdaySUN.: 10 a.m., Worship Service.

CELEBRATION COMMUNITYCHURCHAffiliated with Evangelical Free Ch.Box 171, Montrose; 763-675-3003Interim Pastor: Dawson Grover;612-978-2766SUN.: 10 a.m., Worship at Mon-trose Elementary School Gymna-sium.

TRI-COUNTY ALLIANCECHURCH8464 160th St. N.W.Clearwater, MN; 320-558-2750Interim Pastor: Bob Morton SUN.: 10:30 a.m., Worship Service.

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Harold J.Cantin, age74, of Col-o r a d oS p r i n g s ,formerly ofM a p l eLake, diedWednesday,May 14,

2014, at Life Care Center ofColorado Springs.

Mass of Christian Burialwas at 11 a.m. Monday, May19, at St. Timothy CatholicChurch, Maple Lake, with Fr.John Meyer as the Celebrant.Burial followed at St. TimothyCatholic Cemetery, MapleLake. Visitation was 9-10:30a.m. Monday at Dingmann Fu-neral Care Chapel. In lieu offlowers, memorials are pre-ferred to the National MultipleSclerosis Society.

Harold John Cantin wasborn Nov. 16, 1939, in CorinnaTownship to John and Magda-lyn (Osterbauer) Cantin. Hewas a member of the class of1957 at Maple Lake HighSchool. Harold served hiscountry in the US Army; hetrained Taiwanese soldiers inNike-Hercules missiles. OnOct. 1, 1960, he was united inmarriage to Elizabeth AnnPribyl at St. Timothy CatholicChurch in Maple Lake. Thismarriage was blessed withthree children. Harold workedin road maintenance for Al-bion Township for six yearsand for Wright County for 17years; he was then self-em-

ployed manufacturing docks,trailers, harvesting lake weedsand snowplowing. He alsodrove school bus and theLightning hockey team. Hewas a member of the MapleLake American Legion Post131 and St. Timothy CatholicChurch in Maple Lake. Haroldenjoyed hunting, fishing andsnowmobiling.

He is survived by his wife,Bette, of Colorado Springs;son, Michael (Annette) Cantin,of Colorado Springs; fourgrandchildren: Jamie (Eric)Kummer, Anthony Wolff,Amanda and Sarah Cantin;great-grandchild, Caleb Kum-mer; sisters, Rose Dahlin (spe-cial friend, Bill Wagner), ofMonticello, and Doris (James)Bayerl, of Maple Lake;brother, Lester (Linda) Cantin,of Maple Lake; son-in-law,Scott Lilja, of Fredrick, MD.;brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, Ernest Pribyl, of Min-neapolis, Jean (Charles)Christopherson, of St. Cloud,Debra (Brad) Norine, of An-nandale, and Keith (Melissa)Pribyl, of St. Paul. He is pre-ceded in death by his daugh-ters, Linda Lilja and NancyWolff.

The pallbearers were AlvinElfmann, David Holmberg,Anthony Wolff, Eric Kummer,Mark Obinger and John Can-tin. The St. Timothy Resurrec-tion Choir provided the musicfor the service. Arrangementsare entrusted with DingmannFuneral Care Burial & Crema-

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Richard Arlan “Rick” Van-dergon, age 63, of Norwood –Young America, formerly ofChaska, died Wednesday, May14, 2014, at his home, sur-rounded by his family.

Funeral Service was at 11a.m. May 17, at Prairie Com-munity Church, 9145 EdenPrairie Road, Eden Prairie,with the Rev. John Ward offi-ciating. The visitation was Fri-day, May 16, from 4 –8 p.m.and also one hour prior to the

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L a n d o nDale Fullerwas con-ceived inhope andlove to Daleand Carrie(Kuennen)Fuller withan expected

due date of May 22, 2014.After 38 weeks of love andcare in his mother's womb,Landon Dale Fuller was deliv-ered on May 16, at the MapleGrove Hospital after his tinyheart had stopped beating. Heweighed 7 pounds, 7 ouncesand was 21 ½ inches long.Truly a gift from God, Landonblessed his parents with thesound of his beating heart andthe flutter of tiny movements.Hopes and dreams for Landonbecame memories in the heartsof all who loved him so dearly.

He is survived by his loving

parents, Dale and Carrie, ofRogers; big sister, Elise Fuller;grandparents, Christine andBruce Fuller, of Monticello,and Michael and Tresha Kuen-nen, of Calmar, Iowa; great-grandmother, Aljean Fuller, ofMaple Lake; and many lovingaunts, uncles and cousins.Landon is preceded in deathby his great-grandparents,Richard and Dolorita Kuen-nen, Herman and Lois Ander-son, Clifton and Rita Jude andRussell Fuller.

A Funeral Mass will be at10:30 a.m. Thursday, May 22,at St. Timothy CatholicChurch, Maple Lake, with Fr.John Meyer officiating. Burialwill follow at St. TimothyCatholic Cemetery. A privatevisitation will be held.Arrangements are entrustedwith Dingmann Funeral CareBurial & Cremation Servicesof Maple Lake.

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Marty Kiebel had his fifth-grade students write their favoritethings about spring.

Trinity Geyen Some of my fa-vorite things about spring arenumber one; flowers. I love toplant flowers in the spring. Didyou know that dandelions are re-ally weeds? My two favorite flow-ers are daisies and roses. Myfamily and I go to the zoo to seethe flower garden there. It hasfountains, tulips, roses, and manymore. My number two favoritething about spring is how the treesgrow tall and the leaves comefrom buds and how fruit growsfrom the branches. I also like tosee squirrels and chipmunks in thetrees. My third favorite thingabout spring is Easter and howyou get candy in baskets. It’s funhaving to find your basket and

going on Easter eggs hunts andcoloring the Easter eggs. But thebest thing of all to do in the springis hanging out with friends andfamily.

Kiana Ennis When I thinkabout spring favorites I thinkabout softball, Easter, and watch-ing gardens grow. My favoritething to do in softball is pop-flies,ground balls, and hitting. This ismy first year in softball and I re-ally enjoy it. Easer is the best timeof the year for me. I always get upearly and find Easter egg whilemy parents are sleeping. On Eastermy whole family gets together andwe all have an Easter eggs hunt. Inthe spring we plant a garden withpumpkins, vegetables, and otherplants. When the garden sprouts, Ialways pick a vegetable and eat it.

Gabriel Rassat Some of the

things I like about spring are waterblaster fights, long bike rides, andgoing over to friend’s houses. Myfavorite friend to play with isBrock. We always play basketballand sometimes we go on a trailthat Brock made. When I playwith my water blasters I ask Jakeif he wants to play with me. If hesays yes we would hide aroundmy house and pop out and fightwith our water blasters. Everyother week my mom, sister, and Iand my step dad would go on athree mile bike ride. This year weare going to go four miles. Theseand other things are what I likegetting outside for in the spring.

Lexy Bakeberg My favoritethings to do in spring are to finallybe able to plant our garden withmy mom and watch it grow. I alsolike going hunting with my dadand my sisters and being able togo outside and play sports. I loveplanting our garden because weplant lettuce, cucumbers, carrotsand many more things. Every yearwe also plant radishes because mydad and I love them. When ourgarden dies we bring our leaves

together and have a bondfire.When I go hunting with dad we gowith some of my dad’s friends toa place called, Beardsley. It’s socold there that all the kids go in atent with a heater. I also like itthere because my friends and sis-ters are there to play with me. Ilove to play sports in the springbecause it’s so nice outside. Thesports I like to play are softball,volleyball and others.

Sierra McAlpine I love springbecause the snow is finally goingaway. I also like Easter and Springbreak. On Easter I get to spendtime with my family. We have anEaster egg hunt and then we playtag and hide and go seek. Overspring break I went to my grand-parent’s house. I also got to helpbabysit for my two little cousinsLandon and Ella. Then I went toChucky Cheese and BounceDepot with my friend Tressa. Ialso went to the Lab School to seemy cousin Jackson and we atelunch and spent the rest of the daywith him. Thanks for reading mystory and putting it in the newspa-per.

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“I worry that we’ll chase somepeople away: 35 cents is a 30 per-cent increase,” Michalicek said. “IfI have four kids and they all pay 35cents more per meal, it would haveme keep them from eating break-fast.”

Board member Rick Thomassaid he would be willing to followthe recommendation. Board mem-ber Shelly Liljequist said extrasleep trumps breakfast at home forher son, so she wouldn’t mind pay-ing more for breakfast at school.

“I think it’s fine at 35 cents,”board member Shelley McAplineadded, “but I also don’t have kidswho eat breakfast here.”

All three joined Michalicek andPaumen in voting in for boardmember Ben Elsenpter’s motionfor a 25-cent increase in breakfastprices.

Ala carte and milk prices will beset at a later date.

Food service updatesPapke said his highlight was

trying to work with St. Timothy’sSchool on a joint food-servicesplan, though that partnership didnot come to fruition due largely tothe involvement of the MinnesotaDepartment of Education.

“They did survive with some ofour help purchasing food at a dis-count,” Papke said. “It was an ex-periment that didn’t go as well aswe would have liked, but we didn’tlose any money.”

Chef Patrick Peden talked aboutsuccesses, especially in the elemen-tary school, where 160 students persemester are using the newly im-plemented snack cart and whereteachers are paying for larger por-tions. He also talked about the suc-cess of his hotdog cart at readingfun night, the amount of studentstrying new foods during MondayMunchers and the upcoming optionfor parents to purchase healthysnacks from the school for birthdaycelebrations.

“Every time we bring some-

thing to him, he’s all over it,” MLEPrincipal Kris Harlan said. “He’sawesome to work with and excitedto add something to his plate,which not everyone would be.”

Peden talked about cateringevents, such as athletic banquetsand staff-appreciation meals. Hesaid he is excited to incorporatefresh-grown produce and herbsfrom an onsite garden, which Har-lan said the school received $3,500to implement over the next yearand a half.

Activity feesActivities Director Dave

Schroeder recommended a $15 in-crease per activity, which Superin-tendent Mark Redemske said couldraise as much as $9,000 if everystudent paid the full rate. Paumenestimated that number could be aslow as $4,500 due to students re-ceiving free and reduced pricemeals paying less, as well as theunchanged family maximum of$400.

“The deficit was $4,500, so$9,000 looked great, but we’llprobably end up at $4,500, whichwas the deficit anyway,” Paumensaid.

He said the activities committeehad talked about using the funds topay for expenses such as tape andtrainers, but Finance ManagerKristi Anderson said she was nottold to increase supply budgets be-cause the increase would onlycover the deficit.

Elsenpeter asked for clarifica-tion on the issue, but Redemskesaid a decision needed to be madeso MLHS Principal Dave Hansencould finalize the school’s hand-book.

“We haven’t approved thebudget, so I just need to adjust thatlater,” Anderson said.

With that clarification, the mo-tion passed 6-0.

In other business, the board:• Approved resolutions to not

renew the full-time equivalent con-

tract of MLHS Strategies andLearning teacher Jodi Raisanen andto place MLE art teacher ReneeFranklin-Ruff on unrequested leaveof absence from her .4 FTE posi-tion. Redemske said Raisanen’sposition would be covered by otherMLHS teachers and had previouslysaid MLE classroom teacherswould teach art in 2014-15. Be-cause Franklin-Ruff is tenured, shehas the right to a hearing before herposition can be officially cut.

• Approved a total package in-crease of 4.6 percent over two yearsfor the district’s principals. Salarieswill increase .83 percent each year,in line with teachers’ salary in-creases.

• Gave a “highly satisfied” rat-ing to the Alternative Delivery ofSpecialized Instructional ServicesProgram. Special education refer-rals have reduced by about two-thirds and are more accurate, saidBecky Nies, the teacher who over-sees the program. Office referrals

are also down. • Approved a two-year contract

with M&M Bus Service, which in-cludes a 0 percent increase in thefirst year and 2 percent increase inthe second year. One bus route andthe half-day kindergarten route willbe eliminated. The motion passed5-0 with Michalicek abstaining asan M&M employee.

• Approved updates to policiesregarding early entry to kinder-garten and inventory of fixed as-sets. Harlan said the early-entrypolicy needed to be updated “be-cause there may be more requestsbecause it’s cheaper than preschoolor because parents think their chil-dren are ready.” That update, alongwith several others, was included inthe MLE handbook, which theboard approved.

• Learned the Wright TechnicalCenter has approved a 6 percentprice increase, which Michaliceksaid is due in part to MLHS’s largeclass of 107 juniors.



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SportsMaple Lake Messenger

May 21, 2014

The boys started off theirmeet on top, winning the boys4x800 relay when Evan Her-twig, Scott Jordan, Devin Der-ringer and Ryan Kalinowskicrossed the finish in 8:32.5.

Jordan Sifferle placed sixth inthe 100-meter hurdles (17.6).

“In the hurdles, I think therewas harder competition whichwas good for me because itmade me push myself,” Sifferlesaid. “I think our girls had fun atthe meet and were super positiveeven though we didn’t finish aswell as we were hoping to.”

Running the 100-meter dash,Brielle Paumen took seventh(13.7).

Bakka and Dustin Strubsprinted the 100-meter dash,both placing in the top 10. Bakkaplaced fifth (11.5) and Strubplaced 10th (11.9).

In the girls 4x200, MackennaBrown, Megan Webb, RayneCoughlin and Jordan Sifferleplaced seventh (1:54.5).

Bakka, Zach Johnson, ChaseOlsen and Trevor Paumen ranthe boys 4x200 and placed third(1:36.6).

Jackson Willard placed fifthin the 1600 meter run (4:41.8).

"It was exciting to run at thestate meet,” Willard said. “I'mhappy with my time because itwas a new PR, and I'm proud of

the way our team performed.” The girls 4x100 relay fin-

ished eighth as MackennaBrown, Brynn Paumen, KaylaHoistad, and Caitlin Weegeearned a time of 54.2.

Strub, Paumen, Trevor Borelland Zach Johnson sprinted theboys 4x100 relay finishing sev-enth (47.4).

Schonnesen ran the open400-meter dash and finishedsixth (54.46).

Finishing in eighth place,Brielle Paumen ran the 300-meter hurdles in 52.3.

Aaron Reese placed fourth inthe 300-meter hurdles (44.1).

Racing in the 800-meter run,Sommer Carlson placed eighth(2:33.3).

In the boys 800-meter run,Kalinowski and Willard bothplaced in the top 10. Kalinowskiplaced fourth (2:04.8) andWillard placed seventh (2:07.8).

Bakka finished fourth in the200-meter dash (23.6).

Placing third in the 3200meter run was Halle Geyen(12:13), with Stewig in sixthwith a time of 12:59.

“It was exciting for the teamto make it to state and I think ourwhole team had fun competing,”Geyen said.

Ross Hickey placed ninth inthe boys 3200-meter run (11:03).

Webb, Brielle Paumen, Mad-die Gagnon and Sommer Carl-son took eighth in the girls4x400 race with a time of 4:23 toend their meet.

In a tight 4x400 relay, theIrish boys placed fourth as EvanHertwig, Willard, Johnson andKalinowski earned a time of3:41.

GirlsLong Jump: 2) Jordan Sif-

ferle 15’11 4) Brynn Paumen15’4

Triple Jump: 1) Jordan Sif-ferle 33’5 2) Brynn Paumen32’1

High Jump: 1.) Brynn Pau-men 5’2 8) Megan Webb 4’10

Pole Vault: 8) Mollie Gra-ham 7’6

Shot Put: 12) Catie Fobbe29’3

Discus: 5) Catie Fobbe 88’1011) Lorie Elsenpeter 83’9

BoysLong Jump: 1) Cody Bakka

20’7 5) Andrew Schonnesen18’11

Triple Jump: 7) AndrewSchonnesen 37’8 9) Scott Jor-dan 37’2

High Jump: 1) AndrewSchonnesen 6’2 3) Charlie Ste-jskal 6’

Pole Vault: 6) Scott Jordan10’6 8) Zach Johnson 10’6

Discus: 5) Grant Davis 123’3

True Team Statecontinued from page 1

CMC track meetcontinued from page 1

Brielle Paumen placed sixth inher 100-meter dash prelims, qual-ifying her for finals, where sheplaced sixth overall (13.9).

Dustin Strub and Cody Bakkaplaced top eight in the 100-meterdash prelims, qualifying for thefinals. In finals, Bakka placedsecond (11.5), while Strub placedseventh in 12 seconds flat.

In the girls 100-meter hurdles,Jordan Sifferle and Grace Thieleboth qualified for the finals byplacing top eight in prelims. Inthe finals, Sifferle ran a 17.6,placing third and Thiele placedeighth (18.9).

Charlie Stejskal, Aaron Reese,and Austin Stuefen all placed topeight in the 110-meter hurdlesprelim. Competing in finals, Ste-jskal placed fifth (17.2), Reeseplaced sixth (18.8), and Stuefenplaced seventh (19.0).

The Maple Lake girls 4x200relay team of Mackenna Brown,Megan Webb, Rayne Coughlinand Caitlin Weege took second(1:59.0).

Also placing second in the4x200 relay was Bakka, ZachJohnson, Chase Olsen and TrevorPaumen (1:39.4).

Sommer Carlson ran the1600-meter run and placed sec-ond (5:35). Her teammate, HalleGeyen, followed 9 seconds be-hind her in fourth place.

Running the boys 1600-meterrun was Jackson Willard andScott Jordan. Willard placedfourth (4:47) and Jordan placedsixth (4:59).

The Maple Lake girls 4x100relay team of Brown, Brynn Pau-men, Coughlin and Weege placedsecond in 55 seconds flat.

Strub, Paumen, Trevor Borelland Johnson placed third in the

boys 4x100 relay in 48 secondsflat.

Maddie Gagnon, Webb andHoistad ran the 400-meter dashand all placed top eight. Gagnonplaced fourth (1:06.3), Webbplaced seventh (1:07.3), andHoistad placed eighth (1:07.4).

Ryan Kalinowski was .1 sec-ond shy of first place in the 400-meter dash in 51.8, a newpersonal record.

Brielle Paumen ran the 300-meter hurdle race and finishedfifth (53.3).

Aaron Reese and Austin Stue-fen raced in the 300-meter hur-dles and both earned team pointsby placing in the top 10. Reeseplaced third (44.6) and Stuefenplaced fifth (45.6).

Carlson ran the open 800 andplaced third (2:36.4).

Kalinowski ran a tight 800-meter run and was within a stepof first place with a time of2:06.3. Willard and Jordan alsoran the 800-meter run, placingfourth (2:10) and fifth (2:12), re-spectively.

Maple Lake's Brielle Paumenand Weege placed fifth and sixthin the girls 200-meter dash in29.0 and 29.8, respectively.

Bakka won the boys 200-meter dash (23.9) and Strubplaced fifth (24.8).

Geyen ran an outstanding12:18 3200-meter run and tookfirst. Just behind Geyen, Stewigplaced fourth (12:39) and Kramerfinished seventh (13:57), justahead of a Holdingford runner.All three earned 17 points to addon to the team score, which se-cured the lead for the Irish girlsthe rest of the night.

Devin Deringer ran an 11:00minute 3200-meter run and

placed fifth. Ross Hickey andStokman went seventh and eighthwith times of 11:17 and 11:40.

In the last girls race of thenight, Webb, Hoistad, Gagnonand Carlson ran the 4x400 relayand placed second (4:29.8).

Ending the meet, the Irishboys placed second in the 4x400as Hertwig, Willard, Johnson andKalinowski finished in (3:40.7).

GirlsLong Jump: 2) Brynn Paumen

15’3.75 3) Jordan Sifferle 15’37) Shelby Larson 14’2

Triple Jump: 1) Jordan Sif-ferle 32’4 3) Brynn Paumen30’4

High Jump: 2) Brynn Paumen5’ 6) Anna Thiele 4’8 8)Megan Webb 4’10

Pole Vault: 1) Mollie Graham7’6 2) Jordan Sifferle 7’6 5)

Rachel Borgert 6’6Shot Put: 5) Catie Fobbe 30’2Discus: 2) Catie Fobbe

98’9.50 7) Lorie Elsenpeter84’10 9) Alexa Gorres 79’

BoysLong Jump: 1) Andrew

Schonnesen 20’3 3) CodyBakka 19’9

Triple Jump: 2) AndrewSchonnesen 39’6 4) Scott Jor-

dan 38’4 5) Evan Hertwig 36’11 High Jump: 1) Andrew

Schonnesen 5’10 2) Charlie Ste-jskal 5’8 7) Jason Webb 5’6

Pole Vault: 1) Scott Jordan 11’9) Tyler Cranston 8’ 9) ZachJohnson 8’

Shot Put: 4) Cal Redemske41’7 9) Grant Davis 38’5

Discus: 2) Grant Davis120’10 7) Tanner Schmidt 101’9

Andrew Schonnesen finished fifth (18’11) in long jump, while

his teammate Cody Bakka won the event (20’7)

Maddie Gagnon hands off to Sommer Carlson in the 4x400

relay. The Irish girls 4x400 team, including Megan Webb and

Brielle Paumen, the team took eighth. The Irish girls took seventh place at the Minnesota True Team Track and Field State Championships. (Photo submitted)

Ryan Kalinowski, center, finished fourth in the 800-meter run,

with a time of 2:04. (Photos by Mollie Graham)


Irish girls clinch conference title

Irish boys go 3-3On Tuesday, May 13, the

Maple Lake baseball team traveledto Kimball for a double headeragainst the Cubs and came awaywith two wins, winning game one14-1 in 5 innings and game two11-8. The two wins pushed theIrish back into a first place tie inthe conference with HL-W-W andRockford with three games left.Over the course of the two gamesthere were multiple Irish playersthat collected more than two hitsagainst the Cubs’ pitching.

“It was one of those days wherewe had great at bats, and really, itseemed everyone hit the ball well.Even the outs we made seemed tobe hit hard, it was fun to watch,”coach Brad Baumann said.

In game one, Landon Caugheygot the win, going four innings,giving up one earned run on twohits and five strikeouts. Nick Gap-inski pitched one inning, retiringall three batters he faced.

In game two, Nick Preisingergot the win, going 4 1/3 innings,giving up seven runs (threeearned) on eight hits with eightstrikeouts. Sullivan Graham camein and got the save, going 1 2/3 in-nings and giving up one unearnedrun on three hits with three strike-outs.

StatsAB H RBI R

M. Haney 4 2 3 1T. Goelz 3 1 1 0C. Redemske 3 2 1 1J. Seibert 3 0 0 1N. Preisinger 3 1 0 2L. Caughey 2 1 0 1S. Graham 4 3 2 2D. Kaley 2 2 1 3L. Fobbe 4 1 1 3Totals 28 13 8 14

AB H RBI RM. Haney 3 2 0 2C. Redemske 4 4 1 2J. Seibert 4 2 1 2T. Goelz 2 0 0 1N. Preisinger 3 1 0 0L. Caughey 4 2 0 1J. Wilson 2 1 1 1S. Graham 3 0 0 0N. Gapinski 1 0 0 0G. Giebenhain 1 0 0 1D. Kaley 3 2 3 1Totals 30 14 6 11

On Thursday, May 15, the Irishtraveled to Pierz for a doubleheader and came up short in both

games, falling 4-2 in game one and2-1 in game two.

In game one, Pierz was able toscore first and take a 1-0 lead in thebottom of the second but the Irishcame back in the top of the third,scoring two runs on RBI hits byMcRae Haney and Cal Redemske.Pierz was able to answer back inthe bottom of the third with tworuns and added one more in thefourth. The Irish offense couldn’tget going and couldn’t muster anymore runs.

Tony Goelz took the loss forthe Irish going five innings, givingup four earned runs on seven hitswith four strikeouts.

In game two, the Irish contin-ued to struggle at the plate, onlycoming up with one run on threehits. Maple Lake did, however,score the first run of the gamewhen Jack Seibert doubled andlater scored on a Pierz error. Butthat’s all the Irish would get.

In the fifth inning, Pierz wasable to plate a run after a two-outerror by the Irish. Pierz was able toadd the winning run in the sixthwhen Maple Lake just missed onan inning-ending double play.

Dusty Strub took the loss forthe Irish, going six innings, allow-ing one earned run on two hitswith two strikeouts.

“Like last Friday we justcouldn’t get our bats going,” Bau-mann said. “We tried to movesome guys around on the bases butPierz had a very good catcher whowas able to throw our guys out,and those were guys who hadn’tbeen thrown out all year. It reallywas one of those games wherethings just didn’t go our way nomatter what we tried, and thathurts because we let the opportu-nity to play for a conference cham-pionship slip through our fingers.”

StatsAB H RBI R

D Strub 3 0 0 0M. Haney 3 2 1 1C. Redemske 3 1 1 0J. Seibert 2 0 0 0T. Goelz 3 0 0 0N. Preisinger 3 2 0 0L. Caughey 1 0 0 0S. Graham 2 1 0 1N. Gapinski 2 0 0 0Totals 22 6 2 2

Maple Lake Irish ActivitiesThursday, May 22: 1:00pm Golf:Girls Varsity CMC Inv Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa, Howard Lake-Wa-verly-Winsted, Kimball Area, Osakis.,Pierz Healy, Rockford Area SchoolsDistrict vs. Kimball Area @ KimballGolf Course; 1:00pm Golf: Boys Var-sity CMC Inv Belgrade-Brooten-El-rosa, Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted,Kimball Area, Osakis., Pierz Healy,Rockford Area Schools District vs.

Kimball Area @ Kimball GolfCourse; 4:00pm Track & Field: Var-sity Meet Rockford Area Schools Dis-trict @ Rockford High School, JVOnly.Friday, May 23: 4:30pm Baseball:Varsity Sub-Section Qtr Finals vs.TBA @ Irish Staduim.Wednesday, May 28: 10:00am Track& Field: Varsity Section Finals TBAvs. TBA @ St. John`s University.

Two Maple Lake HighSchool graduates, Cam Knudsenand Brian Redemske, are headedto National Junior CollegeWorld Series as part of the St.Cloud Technical and Commu-nity College Cyclones baseball

team. Knudsen pitched a two-hitshutout against Itasca Commu-nity College on Friday. The Cy-clones will face Prince George’sCommunity College, fromLargo, Md., on Saturday inTyler, Texas.

Sports ShortsSCTCC baseball team headed to World Series

by Miranda VanLith

Sports Writer

Beating the Pierz Pioneers 7-1 and 14-3 in a double-header athome on Tuesday, May 13, theMaple Lake Irish softball teamclinched the Central MinnesotaConference title.

Nine hits, including a homerun, led the Irish softball team toa 7-1 win in the first game.

They started out in the field inthe first inning with three quickouts.

They struggled with the batsand didn’t score. They stoppedPierz again in the second butcouldn’t get themselves past sec-ond base.

More work in the field in in-ning three continued to preventPierz from getting to home plate.Although there were several hits,Irish couldn't get to home and thescore remained tied at zero at theend of the third.

The Irish worked together inthe fourth to stop Pierz again andgot their own bats going. Thingsstarted off with Kelsie Kelm andChloe Callahan getting base hits,followed by Jenny Brings with ahit and two RBIs. The score wasup 3-0 by the end of the fourth.

One run got by the Irish in thefifth but Pierz didn’t do enoughas the Irish scored four more.Linsey Rachel started it off witha base hit with Emily Webb fol-lowing with a base hit and anRBI. Emily Rose kept it goingwith a base hit along with Calla-han hitting a home run to bringthe score up to 7-1.

Pierz had one last at bat in thesixth but didn’t score leading theIrish to a 7-1 victory and the titleof conference champions.

A new school record and 13hits brought the Irish to a 14-3victory over Pierz in the secondgame.

They started off strong at batwith Paige Blizil, Summer Knud-sen and Morgan Scheiber all get-ting base hits. Emily Webbfollowed with a hit to left fieldand Chloe Callahan hit a homerun for two RBIs. Kelsie Kelm’swalk and base running broughtthe team up to six runs by thetime they got three outs.

Pierz got in one run in the first

inning following a hit. Callahan and Kelm both hit

home runs in the second to be theonly two to score that inning.They stopped Pierz again withoutany runs getting past them.

They struggled in the third in-ning without getting on base.Pierz brought in two more runs tobring the score to 8-3 with Irishin the lead at the end of the thirdinning.

Linsey Rachel began thefourth with a base hit followedby Callahan with another homerun. Kelm and Alainna Bryantboth got on base and made it tohome by the end of the fourth.Three quick outs in the fieldended the fourth inning. Racheland Webb brought in two runsafter base hits in the fifth.

Pierz didn’t score in the fifthbringing the Irish to a 14-3 winwith a new school record of threehome runs hit in one game byChloe Callahan.

StatsAB H RBI R

P. Blizil 3 1 0 0S. Knudsen 2 0 0 0M. Scheiber 2 0 0 0E. Webb 3 1 1 1T. Pilger 2 1 1 1K. Kelm 3 0 0 0C. Callahan 2 2 1 2J. Brings 3 1 2 1H. Zappa 2 1 1 0E. Rose 1 1 0 1L. Rachel 1 1 0 1

AB H RBI RP. Blizil 4 2 0 1S. Knudsen 3 1 1 1M. Scheiber 2 1 0 1E. Webb 4 1 0 2C. Callahan 3 3 5 3K. Kelm 3 3 0 3J. Brings 2 0 0 0E. Rose 2 0 1 0H. Zappa 3 2 2 0A. Klug 1 0 0 0L. Rachel 2 0 0 2A. Bryant 1 0 0 1T. Pilger 1 0 0 0

Maple Lake 10 Litchfield 0The Irish defeated Litchfield in

a 10-0 shutout at home on Wednes-day, May 14.

They started out the first inning

in the field with three quick outs.Several walks and a hit led ChloeCallahan, Summer Knudsen, Lin-sey Rachel and Emily Webb all toget themselves around the bases.

One strikeout and two caughthits helped the Irish to stop Litch-field again in the second inning.They were stopped quickly at batwithout making it on base.

One strikeout and fieldworkstopped Litchfield in inning three.

The Irish got going at the batsin the bottom of the third. TaylorPilger hit a single followed byMorgan Scheiber with a walk,Jenny Brings with a base hit andCallahan with a walk to all make itaround to home.

Maple Lake stopped Litchfieldthree up, three down in the fourthinning and were also stopped byLitchfield while at bat. Olivia Mar-quette threw three strikeouts in arow in the fifth inning to stop themyet again.

Maple Lake scored two moreruns off of Callahan’s double andKnudsen’s walk to end the gamewith a 10-0 win.

AB H RBI RC. Callahan 2 1 0 3S. Knudsen 2 1 2 2L. Rachel 2 0 0 1E. Webb 1 0 2 1T. Pilger 1 1 0 1M. Scheiber 1 0 0 1J. Brings 2 1 0 1E. Rose 2 1 1 0A. Bryant 3 0 0 0P. Blizil 2 1 0 0H. Zappa 1 0 0 0

Maple Lake 2 Rockford 3The team lost a close one

against Rockford on Thursday,May 15.

The Irish had a rough start in thefirst inning at bat without getting onbase. They prevented Litchfieldfrom scoring.

Inning two began with a hit thatcouldn’t get the Irish safely on baseand the inning ended without anyruns. They stopped Rockford rightaway with the first three batters.They got on base in the third butdidn't make it around before theywere stopped with three outs. Thescore remained tied at zero at theend of the third as Rockford didn'tscore either.

The Irish couldn't get on base inthe fourth but stopped Rockfordfrom scoring. In inning five theIrish got several people on base butit wasn't enough to make it aroundto home. Rockford scored one runoff of a walk to bring the score to1-0.

The Irish battled in the sixthwith several hits but again couldn’tmake there way onto the bases.Several hits allowed Rockford toscore two runs before Irish couldstop them by the end of the sixth.

Maple Lake had one last at batin the seventh when Emily Webband Linsey Rachel both hit homeruns to score but there wasn’tenough time before the inningended with the loss. They still holdthe Conference title, which theynow share with Rockford.

AB H RBI RP. Blizil 3 1 0 0S. Knudsen 3 0 0 0C. Callahan 3 0 0 0M. Scheiber 3 0 0 0E. Webb 3 1 1 1T. Pilger 3 0 0 0K. Kelm 1 0 0 0J. Brings 3 0 0 0H. Zappa 2 1 0 0L. Rachel 1 1 1 1

Two wins vs. St. Cloud ApolloThe team beat out St. Cloud

Apollo twice with scores of 6-0and 11-0 on Friday, May 16.

Seven innings in the field andsix runs scored led the Irish to the6-0 win in the first game.

They started out the first inningin the field with three caught flyhits. The Irish had several hits at batbut not enough to score. Three outscame quickly in the field in the sec-ond. A double by Morgan Scheiberled her around the bases and put theIrish up 1-0 at the end of the secondinning.

Outs at first base ultimately ledthe Irish to stop Apollo again in thethird. Paige Blizil and SummerKnudsen’s base hits got the Irishstarted before Emily Webb hit ahome run, bringing the team up tofour runs in total. Apollo got sev-eral hits in the fourth but couldn’tdo enough to score against theIrish. Despite several hits, the Irishdidn’t score in the fourth. T

hey stopped Apollo with thefirst three at bats in the fifth inning.Webb hit another home run in thefifth to bring the score to 5-0. Irishprevented Apollo from making it tohome in the sixth. Emily Rose’s flyhit eventually led her to making itaround the bases. Apollo had onelast at bat in the top of the seventhinning but when they didn’t score,the Irish took the win.

The Irish scored another victoryof 11-0 in the second game.

Paige Blizil and SummerKnudsen got things going at bat inthe beginning of the first inning. Awalk and a single got them on baseand later around to home. Thentwo strikeouts helped stop Apolloright away with the first three atbat.

Kelsie Kelm hit a single to startthe second inning with JennyBrings following the lead with abase hit. Alainna Bryant, Blizil andCallahan all made their way ontobase and scored. Fielding tech-niques allowed the Irish to stopApollo again.

The score was up to 7-0 by theend of the second. Kelm andBrings both got single hits again toget them on base and were later hithome by their teammates in thethird inning. They stopped Apolloquickly, preventing them from get-ting on base. Their hits in the fourthcouldn’t get them on base longenough to score.

Although Apollo got hits, Irishstopped them again in the bottomof the fourth inning. Brings andBryant’s hits helped get them tohome in the fifth. They stoppedApollo again in the bottom of thefifth for the 11-0 win.

AB H RBI RP. Blizil 4 1 0 1S. Knudsen 4 2 2 1C. Callahan 4 1 0 0E. Webb 3 2 2 2M. Scheiber 3 2 0 1K. Kelm 2 0 0 0T. Pilger 3 1 1 0E. Rose 3 1 0 1H. Zappa 1 0 0 0

AB H RBI RP. Blizil 1 0 2 2S. Knudsen 3 1 1 1C. Callahan 4 3 1 1E. Webb 4 1 0 0M. Scheiber 2 0 0 0K. Kelm 3 2 0 2J. Brings 3 3 0 3A. Bryant 2 1 0 2H. Zappa 1 0 1 0K. Haney 1 0 0 0

Nick Gapinski pitched six innings against Rockford in his

first startof the season. (Photo by Charlene Wurm)

Emily Webb hits a home run against St. Cloud Apollo. (Photo by Charlene Wurm)

Kelsie Kelm grabs an out during one of the Irish’s wins

over St. Cloud Apollo. (Photo by Mollie Graham)Baseballcontinued on page 11


Before JOStrub’s competition season

began in January and his fa-vorite meet was the Ricky DeciInvitational, named after amember of the U.S. men’s jun-ior national team who col-lapsed and died whilepracticing at the age of 13.

“My whole team got to goinstead of just me,” Strub saidof his teammates at NorthShore Gymnastics in MaplePlain. “We got to do things as ateam. We don’t get to do thatvery often for far-travel meets.”

When his mom, Tracy,pointed to his first-place finishfor floor routine at that meet,he was quick to add, “and 18thall-around.”

“He’s quite humble,” TracyStrub said. “He excelled atabout every meet. He hates itwhenever we talk like this.”

Strub was the state and re-gion champ.

“His coach (Dale Bullivant)was pretty confident,” TracyStrub said. “There were a cou-ple meets where he had thehighest floor score and, at onepoint, the highest all-aroundscore nationally. His coach waskeeping close tabs on him na-

tionally and he was confidentDaryn would do well.”

Bullivant credited Strub forpersevering through a challeng-ing season en route to nationalcompetition.

“Daryn went through sometough times mentally and phys-ically this season,” Bullivantsaid. “He had sore wrists thelast few months of the season,which limited his workout onthe pommel horse. Daryn madeit through the season as evenkeeled as a kid his age couldever be.”

In Long BeachSunny days and tempera-

tures in the 70s greeted Strub,his parents and brother, Dusty,in Long Beach. With practiceon that Wednesday and compe-tition on Friday and Sunday,every other day was earmarkedfor relaxation.

“We went to the beach twiceand the Aquarium of the Pa-cific, where we got to touchsharks and stingrays and holdsome birds,” Strub said. “Wewalked through the marina andlooked at all the boats and sawthe Queen Mary.”

Whether he’s competing ornot, he doesn’t think much

about the competition.“I’m not really intimidated,”

Strub said. “I just go out thereand don’t care where I place orhow I do. I just want to havefun.”

His coach can vouch for himon that point as well.

“At the finals of the JuniorOlympic Championships, hehad another gymnast ask if hewas nervous,” Bullivant said.“Daryn’s reply was, ‘No, whywould I be nervous?’”

JO competitionIn contrast to a year ago,

Strub emerged from the quali-fying round sixth all-around.

Starting on parallel bars,Bullivant said Strub rushedthrough his routine and misseda skill. He rebounded on highbar, posting the highest score ofthe meet. Floor is typically oneof his best events, but extrasteps cost him. Strub said hedid pretty well on pommelhorse, though it wasn’t his bestscore. In contrast, he placed onrings, which isn’t typical.

“He was nearly perfect onstill rings, scoring a 9.65 out ofthe base score of 10 for his ex-ecution part of the score, whichwas the second highest score of

the entire meet,” Bullivant said.One of his best events, vault,

did not go as well.“He does a very high-level

vault called a Kazamatsu,” Bul-livant said. “For some reason,Daryn’s timing was off and helanded short in his practice.When he vaulted in the meet,his timing in his twist was offand he landed off the side witha large step for two significantdeductions.”

That vault, coupled with anankle injury in practice,prompted Strub to change hisvault routine at the last mo-ment.

“I thought about having himdo a different vault the nightbefore, but wanted to see whathe looked like doing the Kaza-matsu first,” Bullivant said. “Itwas not good, as he landed veryshort and hurt his ankle a little.He had been training with an-other vault in the gym all sea-son, but had never competedwith it.”

His practice run with thatroutine looked better, so hewent with it and scored a half-point higher, securing his placein the top 10 all-around.

His parallel bars routine was

much better the second timearound. Though his high barscore wasn’t as high as hisqualifying score, he still placedsecond. He shook off his firstfloor routine and finished 11th.His pommel horse routine gotoff to a good start, but didn’tend the way he would have pre-ferred.

“He got to the dismount, hitthe side of the horse and fell,”Bullivant said. “The fall costhim a 1.0 deduction, plus an-other deduction of .3.”

He then placed sixth onrings.

“Rings went really well,”Strub said.

Looking back and aheadTracy Strub said it’s great to

have the support of the commu-nity, including the school,which allows him to leave earlyeach day for training.

Speaking of school, Darynsaid, “I’m hoping to get into acollege for gymnastics.”

He said gymnasts like SamMikulak and John Roethlis-berger have inspired him.

His parents are impressed byhis success.

“We are very proud of hisexceptional year that he had

and we’re so excited he’s madeso many of his dreams cometrue,” Tracy Strub said. “Hishard work and dedication areamazing. It definitely shows upnot only in the gym but every-thing he does in life.”

His coach echoed that senti-ment and said over the past 30years of coaching gymnasts atall levels, Strub is one of his fa-vorites he has coached.

“I really enjoy coachingDaryn,” Bullivant said. “He isa really good kid. I think thereis a great future out there forhim in the sport of gymnastics.… Every day when Darynshows up for practice, I think,‘Wow, I am blessed to get tocoach a kid like him.’”

Daryn Strubcontinued from page 1

Baseballcontinued from page 10

AB H RBIRD. Strub 1 1 0 0M. Haney 2 0 0 0C. Redemske 3 0 0 0J. Seibert 3 2 0 1N. Preisinger 3 0 0 0T. Goelz 2 0 0 0L. Caughey 2 0 0 0S. Graham 2 0 0 0Totals 18 3 0 1

On Friday, May 16, the Irishhosted Rockford for their finalCentral Minnesota Conferencegame.

Unfortunately for the Irish,they came up short, losing 4-0to the visiting Rockets.

Once again the hits and runswere hard to come by forMaple Lake. The Irish couldonly muster three hits off ofRockford’s ace left-handedpitcher.

“Going into the game we

knew we were going to seesome good pitching, in fact theguy we faced is probably thebest pitcher in the CMC, andwe had beaten him the last twotimes he pitched against us, butthis time he was able to shut usdown,” Baumann said. “Ourlast 3 games didn’t turn out theway we wanted them to. Wewent into them with a chance tofinish first in the CMC andended up finishing fourth in-stead. Now we have to regroupand gear up for our new season,the playoffs, which start FridayMay 23. Hopefully we can geton track and make a deep run,which I think we can do if weplay well.”

For the Irish, senior NickGapinski took the loss in hisfirst varsity start, going six in-nings, giving up four runs(three earned), on seven hitsand two strikeouts. Sophomore

Damian Kaley pitched the sev-enth inning, allowing no hitswith one strikeout.

“I thought Nick did a reallynice job,” Baumann said. “Hethrew strikes and kept us in thegame, he also gave us 6 solidinnings, which we needed afterall the games we had to playduring the week.”

The Irish finished confer-ence play with an 8-6 record.

StatsAB H RBI

RD. Strub 3 1 0 0M. Haney 3 1 0 0C. Redemske 3 0 0 0J. Seibert 3 0 0 0N. Preisinger 3 0 0 0D. Kaley 2 0 0 0T. Goelz 2 0 0 0L. Caughey 2 1 0 0S. Graham 2 0 0 0Totals 23 3 0 0

On Saturday, May 17,Maple Lake traveled to Litch-field to take on the Dragons.For the Irish it was their sixthgame in five days and, fortu-nately for the Irish, theysnapped their three-game skidwith a 6-3 victory.

On a gorgeous day for base-ball, the bats came back alivefor the Irish. After Litchfieldscored a run in the first, MapleLake scored two runs in thesecond when Nick Gapinskigot a two-out single that endedup scoring two runs after aDragon error.

Maple Lake added to theirlead in the fourth with twomore runs, when Gapinskiagain came up with a two-outsingle, scoring a run, andMcRae Haney also had a two-out RBI single. The Irishscored their final two runs in

the sixth when Haney drove intwo more with a two-out dou-ble.

Litchfield scored their sec-ond run in the sixth off a two-out solo home run. In theseventh, the Dragons put a littlescare into the Irish by scoring arun and getting the tying run tothe plate, but Landon Caugheygot a pop-out to third base toend the game, stranding run-ners on first and second.

Caughey picked up the winfor the Irish throwing all seveninnings, giving up three earnedruns on seven hits with sevenstrikeouts.

Baumann said after thegame “It was great to see ourguys bounce back after drop-ping the last three games. Thisgame was big because it shouldhave seeding implications andshould hopefully help us get ahigher seed and a home playoff

game. It was also nice to see ushit the ball hard again and scoresome runs, which we had notdone the last three games. I’mhoping we can build on this andplay our best baseball the restof the way.”

The win gives the Irish a 10-7 record overall (8-6).

StatsAB H RBI

RM. Haney 4 3 3 0C. Redemske 4 0 0 0J. Seibert 4 0 0 0N. Preisinger 3 1 0 1D. Kaley 4 1 0 1T. Goelz 1 0 0 0L. Caughey 3 2 0 2S. Graham 0 0 0 1J. Wilson 1 0 0 0G. Giebenhain 1 0 00N. Gapinski 3 2 2 1Totals 28 9 5 6

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Lakers start season with three victories

Irish boys golfers bounce back at Osakis

Irish girls golfers take second at home meet

by Matt Brown

Sports Writer

Maple Lake 9Sartell Muskies 4It was a cold night Wednes-

day as the Maple Lake Lakersopened the season against thedefending Class C State Cham-pion Sartell Muskies.

Originally scheduled for

Laker stadium, the game wasplayed in Sartell due to fieldconditions.

The Lakers scored early andoften, with almost every Lakerbatter getting a hit and a run.

Dusty Decker stole the showwhen he hit the first homerunof the year.

Jeremy Schmidt started onthe mound and pitched four in-

nings, giving up one earned runand Ben Jungers finished thelast five innings for the win.

Clear Lake Lakers 3Maple Lake 9After a late start, the Maple

Lake Lakers wasted little timeat the plate against Clear Lake,scoring eight runs in the firstfour innings. Riley Gruen-

hagen made his Lakers debutas a substitution, playing thirdand recording two hits and arun.

Jake Johnson went the firstfive innings for the win whileTodd Fuller got a three-inningsave in his return to a Lakeruniform.

Cold Spring Springers

3Maple Lake 4Great weather brought great

baseball as the Lakers hostedthe defending Class B StateChampion Cold SpringSpringers.

Mitch Wurm threw sevenstrong innings, but the Lakersfound themselves down 3-1going into the bottom of the

eighth inning. Todd Fuller hit a double to

start a three-run rally that putthe Lakers ahead and BenJungers shut down theSpringers the last two inningsto secure the win.

The Lakers started the NorthStar League season by hostingthe Mound Mallards at 7:30p.m. Wednesday night.

by Ashley Becker

Intern

On Tuesday, May 13, theMaple Lake Irish girls’golfteam participated in their sixth

conference meet of the season,which was held on their homegolf course, Albion Ridges.

Leading Maple Lake wassenior Tabitha Latzig who shot

a 42. With that low score,Latzig was able to place secondbehind Osakis eighth graderAlayna Eldred.

Behind Latzig for the Irish

was junior Vienna Jude whoshot a 47. Kirsten Kubian andMaggie Carey rounded out thetop four for the Irish, with a 50and 51, respectively.

With the Maple Lake girls’top four combined scores, theIrish shot a 190, putting them insecond place behind Osakiswho shot a 168.

The Irish girls finished sec-ond at their most recent meet.See the May 28 issue of theMessenger for the full story.

by Ashley Becker

Intern

On Thursday, May 15, theIrish boys golf team traveledto Pierz Golf Course, wherethey played in their fourthmeet of the season.

Placing first at the Pierz

meet were Ty Griffin andBrody Harstad, both fromRockford, who each shot 40s.

Sophomore Brandon Borellled the Irish team with 43strokes. Behind Borell for theIrish were sophomore AidanJude and senior Jason Pomije

who shot 47 and 48, respec-tively.

Finishing up for the Irishwere Jordan Mills with 50strokes and Jay Elsenpeter andPeyton Beehle,r who each shot51.

"We didn't play very well

today,” said coach AaronHegle. “We don't play verywell at Pierz for some reasonand it’s all mental but we justcan't score very well there.”

The Irish had a chance toimprove their scores the nextday at Osakis Country Club

and improve their scores theydid. Once again Borell led thegroup with 40 strokes andearned second place for themeet. The rest of the Irishscored as follows: Beehler –44, Jude – 44, Mills – 47,Pomije – 48 and Elsenpeter –

53. “We played better today,

finished in top three again,”said Hegle. “We had someplayers step-up and shootsome nice rounds that helpedsave us.”

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BOARD MEETING

MONDAY, MAY 12, 2014

INDEPENDENT SCHOOL

DISTRICT #881

MAPLE LAKE, MN

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Board Members Present: BenElsenpeter, Shelly Liljequist, ShelleyMcAlpine, Arnie Michalicek, Joe Pau-men and Richard Thomas

Board Members Absent: EdTrager

Others Present: Mark Redemske,David Hansen, Kris Harlan, Kristi An-derson and Gabe Licht

1. Call meeting to order at 7:03p.m.

2. Pledge of Allegiance3. “DISTRICT #881 IS PROUD

OF” A. Section Instrumental Solo and

Ensemble Contest was on April 15 inAnnandale

Superior Rating: Alexa Gorres,Dan Upcraft, Blair Stewig and NikDahlgren

Excellent Rating: Sydney VonArbB. Students of Excellence Award

and Recognition Ceremony was onApril 30 in St. Cloud

Ashley Becker, Drew Seibert,Justin Wilson and Maria Zaske

C. Academic All ConferenceBoys Basketball: David Stokman,

Tony Goelz and Brandon BorellGirls Basketball: Jenni Pomije,

Brooklyn Toedter and Jordyn TragerSpeech: Courtney Klingelhoets,

Charlie Stejskal, Maria Zaske, Madi-son Nelson, Sydney Louis, BlairStewig and Tyler Russell

D. MSHSL Excel Award nomi-nees: Tony Goelz and Mollie Graham

E. Special Olympics BasketballMembers – 1st place in region tour-nament

Matthew O’Sullivan, Michael O’-Sullivan and Duncan Neska

F. Linda Weber for her years ofservice to the district

4. Recognition of visitors: Re-becca Nies, Scott Papke and PatrickPeden

5. M/S McAlpine/Thomas Ap-prove the Agenda for the regularschool board meeting held on Mon-day, May 12, 2014 with the followingcorrections: item A under unfinishedbusiness will be removed andbrought to the June 9 board meetingand add item D under new businessto Approve the new Activity FeeSchedule. Motion Carries 6-0

6. M/S Paumen/Elsenpeter Ap-prove the Consent Agenda for theregular school board meeting heldon Monday, May 12, 2014. MotionCarries 6-0

7. Unfinished BusinessA. Moved from the agenda to the

June 9 meeting to approve changesto the 2014-15 Q Comp program

B. Report on the Alternative De-livery of Specialized InstructionalServices (ADSIS) Program in ourschool district presented by BeckyNies. This is the eighth year of theprogram in the elementary schooland the first year in the high school.Referrals to the office are down andreferrals of students into the specialeducation program are more accu-rate. All board members presentgave a highly satisfied vote.

C. Food Service report by ScottPapke of Taher and Chef PatrickPeden. M/S Paumen/ Thomas to in-crease lunch prices by $0.10. MotionCarries 6-0. M/S Elsenpeter/Paumento increase the breakfast prices by$0.25.Motion Carries 6-0. The 2014-2015 school year prices will be: Ele-mentary Lunch $2.25, High SchoolLunch $2.45, Adult Lunch $3.45,

Breakfast for both the Elementaryand High School $1.40. Milk and alacarte prices to be set after the bidshave been accepted later in the sum-mer.

D. M/S Paumen/McAlpine Motionto approve a resolution of terminationand non-renewal of the probationaryteaching contract of Jodi Raisanen.Thomas-yes, Paumen-yes, Michal-icek-yes, McAlpine-yes, Elsenpeter-yes, Liljequist-yes Motion carries 6-0

E. M/S Paumen/McAlpine Mo-tion to approve the resolution for no-tice of proposed placement onunrequested leave of absence ofRenee Franklin-Ruff for 0.4 FTE.Thomas-yes, Paumen-yes, Michal-icek, McAlpine-yes, Elsenpeter-yes,Liljequist-yes Motion carries 6-0

F. Enrollment remained stablefrom March to April.

G. M/S McAlpine/Elsenpeter Mo-tion to approve the following policyupdates: 503.1 – Early Entry intoKindergarten, 704 – Inventory ofFixed Assets. Motion Carries 6-0

H. Only four evaluations of proba-tionary licensed staff still need to becompleted.

I. M/S McAlpine/Paumen Motionto approve our World’s Best Work-force plan. Motion Carries 6-0

8. New Business A. M/S Thomas/Liljequist Motion

to approve the 2014-2015 Elemen-tary Student/Parent Handbook. Mo-tion Carries 6-0

B. M/S McAlpine/Paumen Motionto approve a new contract with theMaple Lake Principals for the 2013-2014 and 2014-2015 school years attotal package increase over the twoyears of 4.6%. Motion Carries 6-0

C. M/S Thomas/Paumen Motionto approve a contract with M&M BusService for the 2014-2015 and 2015-2016 school years a 0% increase thefirst year and a 2% increase in thesecond year of the contract. MotionCarries 5-0, Michalicek abstained

D. M/S Paumen/Elsenpeter Mo-tion to approve a $15.00 increase inActivity fees for the 2015-16 schoolyear. The family maximum will re-main capped at $400.00. MotionCarries 6-0

9. Representative ReportsA. District Leadership Team: Pau-

men reported The Works Best Work-

force Plan, the DLT goals and theteacher evaluation model were dis-cussed at the DLT meeting.

B. Schools for Equity in Educa-tion: Redemske reported that SEE iswaiting for the legislative session tobe completed and board membersshould log on to SEE’s website andview the documents from the Aprilmeeting.

C. Wright Technical Center:Michalicek reported that the housesold, and the board is discussing onhow to sell the house for next year.They have accepted several resigna-tions for next school year and a 6%increase was approved and passedalong to member districts.

D. Elementary School: Harlan re-ported MCAs for math and readinghave been completed. Fifth gradeNWEAs have started. She shared apicture of the Easter Baskets thatwere given out to our Backpack Bud-dies Families with a donation fromthe Lions. Fieldtrips have started forall grades in the elementary with thesixth graders going to Wolf Ridge atthe end of this week. The elementaryhas received a $3,500 grant throughWright County to start a garden. Aspot for the garden has been se-lected. The garden will consist of 4’ x10’ boxes with hopes to harvest foodfor the lunch program and the back-pack buddies program. SummerAcademy and Irish Academy are setto start and the end of the schoolyear and the Elementary School hasearned PBIS Exemplar status againthis year.

E. High School: Hansen reportedlate start will be tomorrow with theHigh School Leadership Team hold-ing a roundtable discussion with staffin the morning. Senior Awards Nightis May 28, Graduation is scheduledat 8:00 on May 30, board membersshould arrive at 7:30 to hand out pro-grams. The Science Fair will be heldon May 21 from 9-11 and yearbooksigning and locker cleanup will takeplace later that day. MCAs havebeen completed and NWEAs for the7th and 8th graders will be on May22 and 23. Band and choir concertshave been taking place throughoutthe month and fieldtrips will be takingplace over the next few weeks. Heasked a board member to meet with

the band director and the BandBoosters, and Michalicek volun-teered to attend the meeting.

10. Committee ReportsA. Building and Grounds Commit-

tee – Charles Webb of Webb Sur-veying surveyed the football fields sothey can be reshaped.

B. Support Staff Committeemeeting scheduled for May 13 at5:30 p.m.

11. Set Meeting DatesA. Licensed Staff Committee set

for June 2 at 4:30 p.m.B. Redemske will contact the City

to set a meeting date.12. Other BusinessA. Thank-You NotesB. Upcoming Meetings:1. Safe Schools Meeting on

Wednesday, May 14, 2014 in theBoard Room

2. DLT Meeting at 7:15 a.m. onTuesday, May 20, 2014 in the BoardRoom

3. Schools for Equity in EducationMeeting at 7:15 a.m. on Thursday,May 22, 2014 in the Minneapolis

4. MAWSECO Board Meeting at7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, May 27, 2014

in Howard Lake5. Wright Tech Center Board

Meeting at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday,June 3, 2014 in Buffalo

6. Regular School Board Meetingin June at 7:00 p.m. on Monday,June 9, 2014 in the Board Room

C. Miscellaneous Information:1. Mrs. Weber’s retirement party

at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, May 21at the V

2. Chamber of Commerce Meet-ing at 12:00 p.m. on Wednesday,June 4, 2014

Michalicek called for a break at9:15.

M/S Paumen/McAlpine 9:25 p.m.to close the meeting for a closed ses-sion to discuss negotiations. MotionCarries 6-0. Meeting reopened at9:55 p.m.

13. M/S Paumen/McAlpine Mo-tion to Adjourn at 9:55 p.m. MotionCarries 6-0

Respectfully Submitted,Kristi AndersonShelley McAlpine

In his book, “Far From theTree: Parents, Children and theSearch for Identity” (2012), au-thor Andrew Solomon exploreshow our society views parentswith criminal children and writes:

“Criminality is the child’sfault, something he has done de-liberately and with choice. It isalso the parent’s fault, somethingthey could have prevented withdecent moral education and ade-

quate vigilance. These, at least,are the popular conceptions, andso parents of criminals live in aterritory of anger and guilt, strug-gling to forgive both their chil-dren and themselves. ... A childwho is morally culpable seemslike an indictment of mother andfather. Parents whose kids do welltake credit for it, and the obverseof their self-congratulation is thatparents whose kids do badly must

have erred.”One wonders if anything

would have changed if someonehad exercised “tough love” andsimply withdrawn their financialand emotional support, allowingthe repeat offender to “hit rockbottom.” That is certainly easiersaid than done, particularly forfamily members. Some parentshave exercised tough love to noavail. They once changed this of-

fender’s diapers as a child, stayedup with them when sick, taughtthem to ride a bike or cast a fish-ing lure, and drove them to soccerpractice. They may have watchedin anguish their child’s downwardslide, perhaps starting in middleschool or high school, with the in-fluence of “using” friends, andmaybe even “graduating” frommarijuana to meth and evenheroin.

When we hear in the mediaabout another tragic crime, weshould keep in our thoughts thefamily and friends of the directvictims as well as the collateralvictims. All are affected by suchtragedies. We should not rush tojudgment that the offender’s par-ents should also be vilified. Re-member: It’s in your court!

Submitted by Judge SteveHalsey, Wright County District

Court, chambered in Buffalo.Judge Halsey is the host of “TheDistrict Court Show” on localcable TV public access channelsthroughout the Tenth JudicialDistrict. Excerpts can be viewedat WWW.QCTV.org. Go to Com-munity and click “The DistrictCourt Show.” Judge Halsey mayalso be heard on “Legal Happen-ings” on KRWC 1360 AM (Buf-falo) on Saturdays at 12:30 p.m.

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CONSENT AGENDA (May 12, 2014)A. (ACTION) Approve payment of bills presented May 12, 2014 in theamount of $200,122.63 and hand written checks for April 2014 in theamount of $68,927.63.

Maple Lake School District 881B. (ACTION) Financial Report–Cash Balance Balance, April 1, 2014 $ 271,885.41Receipts for April $ 789,601.18Transfer from PMA $ 650,000.00 Transfer to PMA $ (710,225.64)

Total Receipts $ 1,001,260.95April Exp. Vouchers $283,951.45 Bills Approved Dist. 4/14/2014 $ 215,579.89Hand Written Checks Dist. $ 62,595.08Debit Card Purchase $ 6,332.55Voided ck 83922 84867, 85516 $ (681.27)Bank, ACH, Efunds Chargesck 85767 adj $ 125.20Payroll Contributions $ 298,307.96April Payroll $ 282,896.70

Disbursements for April $ 865,156.11Star Bank Balance, 04/30/2014 $ 136,104.84Plus investments $ 3,428,353.14BALANCE DIST: April 30, 2014 $ 3,564,457.98BALANCE OPEB FD: April 30, 2014 $ 1,120,939.06

C. (ACTION) Motion to approve the resignation of Jennine Roth as akitchen worker as of May 10, 2014

D. (ACTION) Motion to approve the resignation of Elise Santa as anelementary music and band instructor at the end of the school year

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The City of Maple Lake is acceptingapplications for a part-time contract positionfor a Government Access Cable Technician toperform all duties necessary for governmentcable production. Training will be provided.Application and position description may beobtained online at www.ci.maple-lake.mn.usor at Maple Lake City Hall, 10 Maple AvenueSouth, PO Box 757, Maple Lake, MN 55358-

0757. Submit application and resume by4:30 p.m., May 26, 2014.

The City of Maple Lake is an equal opportunity employer.

M3 Contractingis presently

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Rick was born Aug. 8, 1950,in St. Cloud, to Richard andThelma (Kuiper) Vandergon,the oldest of five children. Hewas baptized and confirmed atthe Silver Creek CommunityChurch, Silver Creek. He at-tended school in Maple Lake,and graduated from MapleLake High School in 1968. Heserved in the United StatesArmy from 1969 – 1971 during

the Vietnam Conflict. On July18, 1970, Rick married GlennaMaikkula in Plymouth. Rickworked as an optician for 45years, last employed at On-SiteVision in Golden Valley. Rickand Glenna lived in MapleLake for five years prior tomoving to Chaska where theyresided for 34 years. He lovedmusic, crosswords, books, gar-dening, flowers and exploring.

He especially loved spendingtime with his family and grand-children.

Rick was preceded in deathby his father, Richard.

Survivors include his lovingwife, Glenna; children, Joy(Dave) Gess, of Big Lake;Matt, of Chaska; Hope (Nick)Kotsonas, of Chanhassen; Josh(Kathy), of Cologne; grandchil-dren, Alexis, Morgan, Connor,

Jacob, Hannah, Keagan and Is-abel; mother, Thelma (Vern An-derson) Vandergon, of MapleLake; siblings, Dean (Marne),of Greeley, Colo.; Dan (Peggy),of Maple Lake; Gwen (Wayne)Johnson, of Monticello; Brenda(Doug) Hagel, of Maple Lake;many nieces and nephews.

Funeral arrangements arewith the Bertas Funeral Homeof Chaska.

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We Couldn’t Have Done It Without You!Because of your generosity, Maple Lake juniors and seniors were able to enjoy a night jam-packedwith fun. Throughout the night they played games for money and prizes, posed for photos in thephoto booth, enjoyed great food, had a blast on the inflatables, got entertained by a hypnotist,

won great prizes at bingo, and had their portraits drawn.

A HUGE thank you to American Legion Post 131 for their extremely generous and continued support.We would also like to extend a special thank you to Wal-mart, Buffalo Wild Wings, Dairy Queen, and

Pizza Ranch (all from Monticello) and Slumberland (Albertville) for their incredible generosity.

Thank you to the following businesses for your support and contribution(s) to this year’s post prom party.

Without you this event would not have been possible. The students had a great time and remained safe.

Adjust To Health Chiropractic • Allina Health • Annandale Eye Clinic • Buffalo Eye Clinic • Buffalo Floral • Carlson Sod

Country Inn & Suites • Culligan Water • Culver’s of Buffalo • Cub Foods • DQ Grill & Chill of Monticello • David Mielke

Dingmann Funeral Home • Elfmann Plumbing • H&H Sport Shop • Hardings Towing • John Rivers

Lake Central Insurance Services • Lynn Manuel Erickson • Maple Lake Lions • Maple Lake Lumber • Marketplace

Miller’s Jewelry • Morries in Buffalo • MP Nexlevel LLC • Muller Family Theatres • Maple Lake Messenger • Powder Ridge

Roth Insurance • Silver Creek Gamebirds • Schlenner Wenner & Co. • Southbrook Golf Course • Slumberland of Albertville

Star Bank • Subway • Zahler Photography

Thank you to all the parents who volunteered their time over the year to make this special nighthappen whether you worked at a PP dinner, baked for a PP dinner, brought in food for the night of

the party, worked a meat raffle or worked the night of Post Prom, we need all of you.Also, thanks to Greg Helmbrecht for doing all that you do!

The Post Prom Comittee would like to extend their gratitude to Doug and Heidi Kelm and Karen Careyfor their many years of service to the post prom party. Your dedication to the students and keeping themsafe is inspirational. Please keep volunteering and supporting this worthwhile event. Our kids need you.

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