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Glencoe, Minnesota Vol. 119, No. 7 February 24, 2016

CThe McLeod County

Donnay headed to state meet Panthers send lone representative to St. Paul

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Sat., 2-27H: 48°, L: 30°

Juvenile diabetesaffects local kids;fundraiser set

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Secretary of State talks privacy for victims of violence

Chronicle photos by Lori Copler

Big fun in B-TownBrownton hosted its annual Cabin Fever Days celebration Fridayand Saturday, with a mystery dinner theater, a stand-up comedi-an and band, a bean-bag tournament and kids activities. Above,the cast of “The Balmy Bahamas Cruise,” the mystery, reactedto one of the guesses as to who the murderer might be. Fromleft to right are Keith Tongen, R. Allan Reed (at the podium),Becky Havelka, Deb Danielson, Mona Geier, Jill Bartels, Melanie

Knick, Abby Bartels, Randy Templin, Dean Katzenmeyer, EllenKlabunde, Bryce Lindeman and Neil Winterfeldt. Below left, co-median Ron Lamprecht, a Brownton High School alumnus, per-formed his show in Stacie (Keske) Lindell’s girls basketball uni-form. Below right, Michael Hahn and Daniel Rosenau wereamong the bean bag players Saturday afternoon.

By Rebecca MariscalStaff Writer

Everyone has the right to feelsafe in their own home. TheMinnesota Secretary of

State office, McLeod Alliance forDomestic Violence and Safe Av-enues are working to give this rightback to survivors of domestic vio-lence with the state program Safe atHome.

The program, which is runthrough the Secretary of State’s of-fice, started nine years ago to keepsurvivors’ addresses confidentialand, in turn, the survivors them-selves safe. Participants in the pro-gram are provided with a post officebox to use in lieu of an address andan identification card to present toorganizations, such as schools, to

allow the box number as an addressof residence.

McLeod Alliance Legal AdvocateJill Barrall explained the program isopen not only to survivors but alsoadvocates, attorneys, law enforce-ment and anyone who feels unsafe.

On Feb. 18, Secretary of StateSteve Simon met with representa-tives from both the McLeod Al-liance and Safe Avenues to discussthe program with those who workdirectly with it.

“I can’t do my job well by sittingin an office in St. Paul,” Simon said.“You have to get outside of the bub-ble.”

Simon has been involved with theprogram as a legislator and contin-ues to work with it now as secretaryof state. Though he said the program

isn’t the right fit for everyone, it is agreat comfort for many.

“I know this program has savedlives,” he said.

Security is, of course, the mostimportant aspect of the program,with the addresses kept on a non-network computer and the “Safe atHome” office itself remaining confi-dential.

“The location of the office is sosecret that I don’t know where it is,”Simon said. “It is literally on a need-to-know basis.”

McLeod Alliance Advocacy Coor-dinator Glynis Vacek said she waspleased with the program. She saidthe application is simple, the appli-

City Councilreconsidersrate hikesBy Rebecca MariscalStaff Writer

The Glencoe City Council votedTuesday, Feb. 16, to freeze thestorm water rate increase made atits previous meeting in order to fur-ther research the business stormrates.

At its Feb. 1 meeting, the Coun-cil voted to raise the rates from $5to $7.50 in 2016 and $10 in 2017 inorder to pay for the NortheastDrainage project and an additionalposition in the streets department.

“We may have jumped the gun,”City Administrator Mark Larsonsaid.

Larson explained the city wouldlike to have more time to researchthe commercial and industrial sideof the fee, which is applied differ-ently than residential fees. Eachcommercial or industrial compa-ny’s fee is set by a factor that deter-mines its residential equivalency.The city wants to research if apply-ing a higher residency equivalencyfactor would generate additional in-come needed for the NortheastDrainage project and position.

If this is the case, Larson saidresidential rates could potentiallygo down.

Council Member Allen Robecksaid the city should be careful withcommercial rates.

“If it goes up it may be hard forsmall businesses,” Robeck said.

Larson explained the change, ifimplemented, would not have adramatic effect on small businessesbecause their residential equivalen-cy is small.

The motion passed 4-1, withRobeck voting no.

In other business, the Council: • Accepted a bid for a new leaf

vacuum for about $46,842. Duringthe season the one leaf vacuum thecity owns runs 16 hour days, a sec-ond one will allow for eight-hourdays instead.

• Accepted a letter agreement forgeneral engineering services withShort Elliot Hendrickson (SEH).SEH Engineer Justin Black ex-plained the agreement is a new re-quirement from the company’s at-torneys that covers the various littleprojects SEH does for the citythroughout the year. It does not ex-clude the city from using otherservices for other projects.

Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon.

City CouncilTurn to page 2

SimonTurn to page 3

Happenings

Blood drives in Biscay, PlatoThe American Red Cross will have two blood drives in

McLeod County in February. The first will be Thursday,Feb. 25, from noon to 6 p.m., at Lighthouse Church, ruralPlato; and the second will be Monday, Feb. 29, fromnoon to 6 p.m., at Neisen’s Bar & Grill in Biscay.

Brownton Lions fish fryThe Brownton Lions Club will host its annual fish fry

Friday, March 4, from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m., or until the fish isgone, at the Brownton Community Center. Take-outs areavailable. The menu includes fish, potatoes, beans,coleslaw, bread, coffee and milk. Proceeds go to commu-nity projects. Old eyeglasses will be collected.

Trombone quartet to performThe trombone quartet, Maniacala 4, will perform Tues-

day, March 8, at 7 p.m., in the Glencoe City Center Audi-torium. This group has performed on three continents,entertaining audiences with a wide range of styles andtime periods from Bach to rock. The concert is sponsoredby the Glencoe Concert Association Series. Tickets forthe 2016-17 season will be available for purchase. Formore information, contact Darlene Dammann at 320-864-3424, or Renae Jensen at 320-864-3579.

Soup packaging March 4Christ Lutheran and Good Shepherd Lutheran churches

in Glencoe are organizing a Thrivent Action Team andwill package dry soup mixes, which will be donated tothe McLeod Emergency Food Shelf, on Friday, March 4,from 10 a.m. to noon. There will be two shifts, one from10 a.m to 10:45 a.m., and the next from 11 a.m. to 11:45a.m. There will be a soup lunch with bread and dessertsfor volunteers after each shift. Participants are asked tocontribute $5 to the cost of the soup mix. Those unable toparticipate in packaging, but who would like to donate,may do so by calling Susie Christianson at 320-292-1032or Ted Stroming at 320-864-6157. For more information,visit www.christluth.com and click on the soup packag-ing event link.

Ladies Aid prayer serviceConcordia Ladies Aid of Immanuel Lutheran Church,

Brownton, will host a prayer service Saturday, March 5,at 10:30 a.m. The guest speaker will be Dodie Davis, aChristian speaker, storyteller and author. A light lunchwill follow the service.

SL fish fry set March 4The Silver Lake Knights of Columbus will host their

54th annual fish fry Friday, March 4, from 4:30 p.m. to7:30 p.m., or until the fish are gone, at the Silver LakeAuditorium on Main Street in Silver Lake. Adult take-outs are available. The meal includes fish, potato salad,coleslaw, beans, bread, coffee and milk.

MCHP tip night set Feb. 29The McLeod County Historic Partnership (MCHP),

which includes the Glencoe Historic Preservation Societyand the Hutchinson Historic Group, will bus tables fortips Monday, Feb. 29, from 4 p.m to 8 p.m., at Unhinged!Pizza in Glencoe. Ten percent of sales and 100 percent oftips will go toward the partnership funds. For more infor-mation, call Gloria Hilgers at 320-864-4174.

St. John’s pancake dinnerSt. John’s Lutheran Church, 216 McLeod Ave. N,

Plato, will host a pancake dinner Sunday, Feb. 28, from10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Proceeds go to Heifer Internationaland the parochial education fund. The menu includespancakes, ham, applesauce, dessert and beverages. Take-outs are available.

Glencoe Lions Bingo Feb. 27The Glencoe Lions will sponsor Bar Bingo at the Glen-

coe Country Club on Saturday, Feb. 27, at 2 p.m. Theproceeds from all Bingo/meat raffle events in Februarywill be donated to the Glencoe Lions Scholarship Fundfor graduating GSL seniors, class of 2016. Everyone age18 and over is welcome to play for cash prizes. The Pro-gressive Game 16 pay-out amount is $999 if you haveBingo within 60 called numbers. Food, beverages andpull-tabs are available.

SL Sportsmens Club to meetThe Silver Lake Sportsmens Club will have its month-

ly meeting Thursday, Feb. 25, at 7 p.m., at the sanctuary.

Sibley 4-H family fun festSibley County 4-H is sponsoring a family fun fest Sun-

day, Feb. 28, from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m., at Sibley East HighSchool in Arlington. The afternoon will include freehands-on activities and experiments, followed by soupand grilled cheese sandwiches at 5 p.m. For more infor-mation, call the 4-H office at 507-237-4100, or emailrettm001@umn.edu.

Berean Baptist hosts speakerThe David Dawson family will be at Berean Baptist

Church in Glencoe on Sunday, Feb. 28, at 10:20 a.m.Dawson was an “untouchable” from India. Persecuted forhis Christian faith, he longed to come to America for reli-gious freedom. Dawson will talk about his love for God,love of this country, and how to bring America back toGod.

Senior dining birthday partyThe Silver Lake Senior Dining Site will host a birthday

party Thursday, Feb. 25. Bingo starts at 11 a.m. Themenu includes roast turkey, mashed potatoes and gravy,carrots, cranberries and cake. Call 320-327-2621 the daybefore or 320-327-2536 the night before.

Glencoe seniors meetingsThe Glencoe Senior Citizens meet on Tuesdays and

Thursdays at 12:30 p.m. in the seniors room at the Glen-coe City Center. Sheephead is played on Tuesdays, andboth sheephead and 500 are played on Thursdays. Allseniors over 55 are invited. For more information, call320-510-1551 and leave a message.

Chronicle photo by Lori Copler

Schimelpfenig retiresJerry Schimelpfenig, left, retired fromMcLeod County Social Services Feb.16 after 19 years of employment. Hewas presented with a plaque by GarySprynczynatyk, right, human servicesdirector. Sprynczynatyk said thatSchimelpfenig’s middle name is “Men-tor,” which is appropriate considering

how he helped his fellow workers. Healso said that Schimelpfenig has“helped thousands of people” in his 19years of service. Schimelpfenig, inturn, thanked his co-workers. “Thankyou for your hard work,”Schimelpfenig said. “Your dedicationmakes our county a better place.”

The not-to-exceed amountset in the contract is $50,000.Black said that number wasbased off the city’s costs inpast years. Robeck asked ifthat amount was a retainerfee. Black explained no be-cause the city does not payanything by signing the con-tract. It is the maximumamount the city will pay forthe work SEH does.

The motion passed 4-1,with Robeck voting no.

• Held a public hearing forthe underground utility ordi-nance, which would regulateutility companies to moveutilities underground whenthe city does projects and setspenalties for failure to com-ply. There was no publiccomment. The council passedthe second reading of the or-dinance 5-0.

• Approved increasing theaccessory building size to

comply with the buildingcode as suggested by theplanning commission. CityAttorney Jody Winters saidan ordinance could be draftedto state the size to alwayscomply. Robeck asked why itwas necessary to vote on thistopic after the Council al-ready instituted an ordinanceto always comply with thebuilding code. Winters ex-plained that ordinance was tocomply with any futurechanges, while this topic wasnot a new change.

• Heard from Black abouthis meeting with the BuffaloCreek Watershed engineersand Glencoe-Silver LakeSchool District engineerabout the Northeast Drainageproject. Black said the permitfor the project will be re-viewed at the watershed’smeeting on Feb. 23 at 1 p.m.

McLeod GOPcaucuses setfor March 1

McLeod County Republi-can Party caucuses are set forTuesday, March 1, with regis-tration starting at 6:30 p.m.and the caucuses starting at 7p.m. at all precincts:

• Hutchinson Event Center,1005 Hwy. 15 S, Plaza 15,Hutchinson, for the cities ofHutchinson and Biscay andthe townships of Hutchinson,Hassan Valley, Acoma andLynn.

• McLeod County NorthComplex, 2391 HennepinAve. N, Glencoe, for thecities of Glencoe and Platoand Glencoe and Helen town-ships.

• Stewart Community Cen-ter, 551 Prior St. Stewart, forthe city of Stewart andCollins and Round Grovetownships.

• Brownton CommunityCenter, 310 Second St. N, forthe city of Brownton andPenn and Sumter townships.

• Lester Prairie HighSchool, 131 Hickory St. N,Lester Prairie, for the city ofLester Prairie and BergenTownship.

• Winsted ElementarySchool, 431 Fourth St. N,Winsted, for the city of Win-sted and Winsted Township.

• Silver Lake Auditorium,320 Main St. W, Silver Lake,for the city of Silver Lakeand Rich Valley and Haletownships.

McLeod County Demo-cratic-Farmer-Labor (DFL)party precinct caucuses loca-tions have been announced.All start at 6 p.m.

• Glencoe High SchoolMedia Center, 1825 16th St.E, Glencoe, for the city ofGlencoe, Glencoe Township,Hale Township, city of Plato,Rich Valley Township andthe city of Silver Lake. Formore information, contact PatTanchin at 320-296-1577.

• Hutchinson MiddleSchool Media Center, 1365South Grade Rd. SW,Hutchinson, for AcomaTownship, the cities of Bis-

cay and Brownton, CollinsTownship, Hassan ValleyTownship, city of Hutchin-son, Hutchinson Township,Penn Township, RoundGrove Township and thecities of Silver Lake andStewart. For more informa-tion, call Paul Wright at 320-296-2120.

• Lester Prairie City Of-fices, 37 Juniper St. N, LesterPrairie, for Bergen Township,the cities of Lester Prairieand Winsted, and WinstedTownship. Call Cathy Nel-son-Messer at 320-395-2975,for more information.

McLeod County DFLprecinct caucuses set

Abundant Tablemeal March 2

The Abundant Table com-munity meal is set forWednesday, Feb. 3, in theChrist Lutheran Church base-ment fellowship hall, 1820Knight Ave., Glencoe.

Doors open at 4:30 p.m.,with the meal to be served at5 p.m. The menu will beturkey ala king over biscuits,green beans, fruit, veggiesand dip and pumpkin cake.

The meal is free and opento everyone, including fami-lies and children, the elderlyand all seeking fellowship ora helping hand. Please let thechurch know to prepare foryour presence by calling 320-864-4549.

City Council Continued from page 1

On Tuesday, March 1, at 7p.m., Republicans acrossMinnesota will be gatheringfor precinct caucuses. Thoseeligible to vote in the 2016election will have the oppor-tunity to cast a vote in thepresidential preference ballot.

Attendees in Sibley Coun-cil also will be discussing is-sues and platform resolutions,and electing delegates to theSibley County RepublicanConvention, which will beheld Saturday, April 2, inGaylord.

Sibley County Caucuseswill meet at the following lo-cations:

• Henderson City Hall, 600Main St., Henderson, hostingthe city of Henderson, andthe townships of Henderson,Kelso, Jessenland and Faxon.

• Sibley County Court-house Annex basement, 400Court Ave., Gaylord, hosting

the cities of Gaylord andNew Auburn, and townshipsof New Auburn, Sibley andDryden.

• GFW High School ChoirRoom, N Cottonwood St.,Winthrop, hosting the city ofWinthrop and townships ofBismarck, Cornish, Transitand Alfsborg.

• Gibbon ElementarySchool Cafeteria, 323 E 11thSt., Gibbon, hosting the cityof Gibbon and the townshipsof Moltke, Severance andGrafton.

• Sibley East High SchoolChoir Room, 202 Third Ave.NW, Arlington, hosting thecities of Arlington and GreenIsle and the townships of Ar-lington, Green Isle and Wash-ington Lake.

For more information, visitwww.mngop.com or callEmily Gruenhagen at 320-864-3911.

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cation assistants are well-trained and the organizationreceives solid support fromthe Safe at Home representa-tives.

“It’s nice for me to knowthat I can direct my clients tothe Safe at Home programand know that they’re beingwell taken care of with thatprogram,” Vacek said.

Barrall agreed that supportfrom the program has beengood. She said she has had in-stances where organizationsdon’t respond properly to thepost office box address giventhose who are part of the pro-gram, and Safe at Home willcall the organization withinhours to mediate.

Simon said though he’sglad the program can help inthese instances, he hopes toget to the point where all nec-essary organizations knowabout the program.

“My view is we’ve got tobe proud of this program andlet people know of its exis-tence,” Simon said.

In addition to getting feed-back on the program, Simonasked the representativesabout the recent patterns they

see in domestic violence. Vacek said abuse through

technology is on the rise now.Safe Avenues CoordinatorDebbie Preston, whose chap-ter focuses on sexual assault,said it is seeing a lot of sexualexploitation of teenagersthrough Snapchat and otherdigital platforms.

Financial concerns are alsoa big pattern that they en-counter, Vacek said. Sur-vivors worry about homeless-ness and a lack of financialresources.

“They have to figure outwhat can they do without, orcan they do without, or is itjust easier to stay in their abu-sive relationships,” Vacek ex-plained. “And most of thetimes that is the choice to staybecause they can’t afford fi-nancially to leave.”

The area does have severalnon-profit agencies that cancoordinate to help fulfill thevarious needs of survivorswho do leave.

“We can try and fill in theblanks where there’s a need,”Vacek said. “So we are fortu-nate that we work togetherwith the partnering organiza-

tions. Another resource that is

lacking for survivors is legalrepresentation. Barrall saidit’s more than just orders ofprotection to get away fromthe abuser, but it often contin-ues with family law.

“After she’s out of the rela-tionships a lot of peoplethink, ‘Oh, she’s gone, it’sover,’ and then he files forcustody,” Barrall said.

One of the largest trendsadvocates are now seeing isan increase in those seekingtheir services. Vacek said thismeans either abuse is goingup, or awareness of advocacyservices is.

“I like to think it’s out-reach,” Vacek said. “We’reavailable here. You don’thave to do this alone.”

McLeod Alliance Execu-tive Director Rhonda Buerklesaid in 2015, the alliance saw216 domestic violence vic-tims and performed 636 legaladvocacy cases. For Safe Av-enues, Preston said the organ-ization served 30 primaryclients of sexual assault and25 secondary clients, supportmembers of survivors.

The representatives saidthey’re specifically seeinggenerations of survivors com-ing in, women who’s mothersand grandmothers were alsoabused.

Preston explained this islearned behavior from wit-nessing domestic violence aschildren.

“They believe that this isnormal. This is how we’resupposed to be treated,” Pre-ston explained.

Buerkle said the same gen-erational pattern can be seenwith abusers.

“I’ve seen kids in this of-fice raise a fist to their mombecause that’s what they seeat home,” Buerkle said.“That’s normal. That’s howyou treat women.”

The advocates believe thebest way to combat domesticviolence is education. Vaceksaid she visits schools toteach about teen dating vio-lence and what healthy rela-tionships should look like.

“Our hope is that preven-tion is going to break thatcycle,” Vacek said. “Educa-tion is key.”

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Scott Kirby will present“Main Street Souvenirs,”with live piano music, a spo-ken narrative and a videopresentation Thursday, Feb.25, at 7 p.m., in the GlencoeCity Center Auditorium.

The music in the first halfof the program will spanabout 150 years of Americanpop, jazz and folk music, in-cluding tunes by Scott Joplin,Stephen Foster, John PhillipSousa and many others, con-

tinuing up to the present time.In the second half of the pro-gram, Kirby will includemusic, narratives about thehistory of the Great Plainsand prairies, as well as pro-jected visuals.

The concert is sponsoredby the Glencoe Concert Asso-ciation Series. For further in-formation, contact DarleneDammann at 320-864-3424or Renae Jensen at 320-864-3579.

Submitted photoScott Kirby will present “Main Street Souvenirs”Thursday, Feb. 25, at 7 p.m., at the Glencoe City Cen-ter. The performance is part of the Glencoe ConcertAssociation Series.

Scott Kirby to performat Glencoe City Center

McLeod County Farm Bu-reau is recognizing FoodAwareness. Food Awarenessactivities were created tobring awareness to all thingsfood — from the farmerswho grow and raise food, tofood safety and availability.

“Farm Bureau’s FoodAwareness activities aim tohelp American consumerslearn about the food they eatevery day,” said MarkMaiers, Minnesota Farm Bu-reau Federation Promotionand Education Committeechair. “Minnesota farmersand ranchers take pride in en-suring safe food choices for

Minnesota families.”To mark the occasion,

McLeod County Farm Bu-reau will be at the McLeodEmergency Food Shelf inHutchinson on March 10from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.

“Farmers are committed toproviding safe and healthyfood choices for all Ameri-cans. As Farm Bureau mem-bers, we want to visit withconsumers about our sharedgoal of nutritious and afford-able meals for our families,”said McLeod County FarmBureau President DeanDuesterhoeft.

Farm Bureau memberswill visit at food shelf

Glencoe Police

TUESDAY, FEB. 161:30 a.m. — A citation for a

winter parking violation was is-sued in the area of Eighth StreetE and Greeley Avenue N.

2:16 a.m. — Officers and AllinaAmbulance responded to a med-ical on 11th Street E. A personwas taken by ambulance to thehospital.

11:28 a.m. — A woman in-volved with two burglaries was ar-rested on warrants on ReedsLane.

3:04 p.m. — Officers respond-ed to suspicious activity on 16thStreet E.

4:05 p.m. — Citations for driv-ing after suspension and no in-surance were issued to a driver ata traffic stop in the area of FordAvenue N and 13th Street E.

5 p.m. — A citation for speed-ing was issued to a driver whowas clocked at 48 mph in a 30-mph zone in the area of Hen-nepin Avenue and Fifth Street.

5:38 p.m. — A citation for noinsurance and a warning for asuspended object were issued toa driver at a traffic stop on High-way 212 near Ideal Avenue.

WEDNESDAY, FEB. 171:37 a.m. — A citation for a vio-

lation of the winter parking ordi-nance was issued on Ford Av-enue N near 18th Street.

8:02 a.m. — Officers and theGlencoe Fire Department re-sponded to a fire alarm on JuddAvenue N.

9:46 a.m. — Officers, the firedepartment and Allina Ambulanceresponded to a medical on New-ton Avenue.

9:05 p.m. — Two loose dogswere reported on 10th Street E.The owners were found andpicked up the dogs.

THURSDAY, FEB. 181:28 a.m. — A winter parking

citation was issued on ChandlerAvenue near Seventh Street E.

2:54 a.m. — An officer checkedon some people at the Casey’son 13th Street. They were waitingfor a ride.

12:22 p.m. — An administrativecitation for truancy was issued toa student on 16th Street E.

2:14 p.m. — Officers arresteda person on a warrant on BaxterAvenue N.

5:50 p.m. — An officer mediat-ed a child custody issue on ElliottAvenue N.

7:39 p.m. — A gas-drive offwas reported on 10th Street E. In-volved was a white SUV, whichwas not located.

9:32 p.m. — An arrest wasmade on a warrant on 10th StreetE.

11:24 p.m. — A citation for pos-session of drug paraphernalia

and a written warning for speed-ing were issued at a traffic stopon Highway 212 near Falcon Av-enue.

FRIDAY, FEB. 191:26 a.m. — A winter parking

violation citation was issued on12th Street near Owen Avenue.

1:32 a.m. — A winter parkingviolation citation was issued on15th Street near Owen Avenue.

9:09 a.m. — Officers respond-ed to a fight on 16th Street E.

9:16 a.m. — An off icer re-sponded to a harassment com-plaint on 16th Street E.

12:17 p.m. — An officer re-sponded to a medical on Edge-wood Drive.

3:38 p.m. — Officers respond-ed to a verbal argument betweena child’s mother and stepmotheron 16th Street W.

5 p.m. — Officers responded toa T-bone type crash at 10thStreet and Union Avenue, at theentrance to Casey’s. Involvedwere a 2005 Jeep Liberty ownedand driven by Jared Michael Tay-lor of Glencoe and a 2003 ChevySilverado, owned and driven byMatthew Rosenau of Plato. Cita-tions were issued for no proof ofinsurance and failure to yield theright of way.

8:51 p.m. — The theft of a cellphone was reported on ChandlerAvenue N.

9 p.m. — An officer issued a ci-tation for parking in a handi-capped spot without a displayedpermit. The citation was latervoided with a warning to displaythe permit in the future.

9:19 p.m. — A citation was is-sued for no Minnesota driver’s li-cense at a traffic stop on 11thStreet E.

9:38 p.m. — A verbal warningfor driving conduct and a citationfor no proof of insurance were is-sued at a traffic stop on HennepinAvenue S and Oak Leaf Road.

9:40 p.m. — A missing personwas reported on Armstrong Av-enue. The person returned home.

11:59 p.m. — A person wastaken by ambulance to the emer-gency room from an address onNewton Avenue.

SATURDAY, FEB. 201:47 a.m. — A winter parking

violation citation was issued onNinth Street near Stevens Av-enue S.

6 a.m. — A person was caughtslashing tires on 14th Street, andwas arrested by officers.

11:41 a.m. — An officer re-sponded to a child custody dis-pute on 10th Street E.

12:47 p.m. — An officer re-sponded to a harassment com-plaint on 16th Street E.

2:16 p.m. — The departmentreceived a complaint regarding avehicle in a private parking lot.Management was advised that it

could have the vehicle towed.6:54 p.m. — An off icer, a

deputy and the Minnesota StatePatrol conducted a traffic stop onHighway 22 near 140th Street.The trooper issued a citation tothe driver for driving after cancel-lation, and the Glencoe officer ar-rested a passenger for giving afalse name to a police officer andon two warrants.

11:22 p.m. — An officer tookan intoxicated male from a busi-ness on Greeley Avenue to thehospital for evaluation.

SUNDAY, FEB. 213:15 a.m. — An officer assisted

at a medical on Prairie Avenue.2:11 p.m. — Little Duke’s on

11th Street reported receiving acounterfeit $20 bill.

2:13 p.m. — Officers respond-ed to a trespassing issue onChestnut Street W.

2:16 p.m. — An officer servedan emergency order for protec-tion in the lobby of the law en-forcement center.

MONDAY, FEB. 222:06 a.m. — A winter parking

violation citation was issued onAbbott Avenue.

2:57 a.m. — A winter parkingviolation citation was issued onBaxter Avenue N near EighthStreet E.

7:23 a.m. — A caller com-plained about someone parking ina handicapped spot at an apart-ment complex on 16th Street E.The responding officer found thatthe vehicle had a handicappedpermit, but it was not displayed inthe window.

11:34 a.m. — An officer re-sponded to a theft on 14th StreetE.

11:47 a.m. — A citation for driv-ing after suspension was issuedat a traffic stop on 14th Street Enear Union Avenue N.

1:48 p.m. — Officers respond-ed to a two-vehicle accident inthe area of 14th Street E andJudd Avenue N.

2:15 p.m. — Officers served asearch warrant on 10th Street E.

8:21 p.m. — An adult femalewith numbness in her arms wastaken by ambulance to the emer-gency room from Newton Av-enue.

Building Permits

The following building permitswere approved by the GlencoeCity Council Tuesday, Feb. 15:

• St. John’s Lutheran, 1304 FirAvenue N, build-out and plumb-ing.

• James Fischer, 1430 DeSotoAvenue N, garage roof canopy.

• LaRane Krueger, 926 BaxterAvenue N, window replacement.

• Starkey Labs, 2915 10th St.E, remodel.

By Rebecca MariscalStaff Writer

The Glencoe City Councilcontinued to move forwardwith the Armstrong Avenueproject with the approval ofthe second phase of the pro-ject’s environmental study atits regular meeting Tuesday,Feb. 16.

Short Elliot Hendrickson(SEH) Engineer Justin Blackexplained the first phase ofthe study found contamina-tion at two sites: near 11thStreet and Armstrong Avenueand on Chandler Avenue nearGo For It Gas.

With the discovery of con-tamination areas, Black ex-plained the Minnesota Pollu-tion Control Agency (MPCA)has requirements the citymust follow. First, the city

must identify the contami-nants. Black said the contam-inants in these two sites arepetroleum. Second, the cityhas to set out a response ac-tion plan, which is a letter ex-plaining how the city willhandle the contamination.Third is the field work onsite. Fourth is the MPCA re-port. During this step the citycan apply for the Petrofund,which will reimburse themfor the costs of the process.

The total cost of thisprocess will be $33,866.Black said this was built in tothe original budget and willbe covered by the bonding.

Council Member KevinDietz asked if Black knewwhere the contaminationoriginated. Black said he did-n’t know.

Council Member AllenRobeck reiterated his con-cerns about the ArmstrongAvenue project as a wholeand the extra cost of thisstudy.

The second phase passed 4-1, with Robeck voting no.

The Council also accepteda letter of agreement withSEH for additional engineer-ing services as part of theArmstrong Avenue project.Black explained this was forvarious services SEH encoun-tered as the project devel-oped, including a temporaryaccess road for Seneca, vari-ous easements and uniquelighting needs, to name a few.

The total cost of these serv-ices will be $54,984. Blacksaid this cost will be paid forwith the bonding already is-

sued for the project. Larson explained the city

could talk to the Light andPower Commission for con-tribution for the lighting por-tion of that total, which isabout $5,000.

The motion passed 4-1,with Robeck voting no.

As preparation for the proj-ect, the City Council alsopassed a reimbursement reso-lution for the Armstrong Av-enue project.

Larson explained this reso-lution allows the city to payitself back for expenses lead-ing up to the project beforethe various funding for theproject comes into play.

The resolution passed 5-0.

City moves forward with Armstrong project

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The Minnesota Sen-tencing GuidelinesCommission — an in-

dependent state board that setsrecommendations for judges— voted late last year to dras-tically reduce how long somedrug dealers and abusersspend in prison.

Among the recommendedchanges is to reduce the sen-tence of first-time drug pos-session with no criminal histo-ry to four years from sevenyears. And the proposed sen-tencing for first time offendersconvicted of first-degree drugsale will drop to five and ahalf years from seven years.The proposed changes are ex-pected go into effect Aug. 1.

We’re not convinced thechanges are entirely needed.Judges already have consider-able latitude in imposing sen-tences. Many will stay imposi-tion of the sentence, or adjudi-cation, and place a first-timeoffender on probation — usu-ally with stringent conditionsthat encourage responsibility,rehabilitation and restitution.The threat of the possibility of

the sentence being imposed ifoffenders violate the condi-tions of probation is a greatmotivator for complying withthose conditions.

But we’re also not opposedto the changes, especially ifthey help alleviate overcrowd-ing in prisons and help reducethe cost of incarceration.

However, whatever the sen-tencing guidelines are, theyneed to be tied with successfulrehabilitation. The goal hereshould be to return drug usersto good citizenship, not createmore criminals.

That being said, we alsoneed to hold dealers to a dif-ferent level of punishment. It’sone thing to be prey to an ad-diction, it’s another to be apredator who encouragesthose addictions for profit.

We assume that the commis-sion was judicious in comingup with its new recommenda-tions, and that they are basedin solid research and data.

And we hope the net resultis more rehabilitation andfewer criminals in prison.

— L.C.

Shorter sentencesfor drug offenders?

Our view: Dealers deserve longersentences, users deserve more compassion

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Letters to the Editor

Question of the weekHow should the next appointment

to the U.S. Supreme Court be determined?

1) The president should present a candidate to Congress.2) The matter should be deferred to the next president.

3) I don’t know.

Results for most recent question:

Do you plan to attend politicalparty caucuses on March 1?

1) Yes — 14%2) No — 82%

3) I don’t know — 4%

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To the Editor:I have received some questions re-

cently about an issue related to leg-islation we attempted to pass lastsession called the Student Safetyand Privacy Protection bill.

The Student Safety and PrivacyProtection bill would have providedprivacy for students by requiring thebathroom, showers and lockerrooms in a school be separatedbased on an athlete’s biological sex.The Republican-controlled Housepassed the bill, but it was rejected bythe DFL-controlled Senate.

According to Dr. Paul McHughformer chief of psychiatry at JohnsHopkins Hospital, “transgenderism”is a mental disorder and trying tosurgically change one’s gender ismedically impossible. There is alsoresearch showing that a significantpercentage of transgender individu-als change their mind and eventuallygrow out of those feelings, which iswhy there are delays of up to 12months or more before certain per-manent physical surgical changesare made.

Instances have come up in Min-

nesota workplaces where individualshave attempted to use bathroom fa-cilities that aren’t for their biologicalsex, making some uncomfortable.I’ve spoken with women employeeswho are too afraid to speak out andwonder about their rights in theworkplace if they do not want trans-gender men using a women’s bath-room. This has happened to a con-stituent of mine who works in themetro area. A man in her departmenthas declared himself to be a womanand wants to use the woman’s bath-room. The employer has decided topermit this.

The Minnesota Supreme Courthas spoken on this issue (Goins v.West Group, 2001) saying that anemployer’s designation of employeerestroom use based on biologicalgender is not sexual orientation dis-crimination in violation of the Min-nesota Human Rights Act. An em-ployee can ask an employer to en-force those rules, but the employeelikely can’t legally force a completeseparation based simply on biologi-cal sex.

Obviously, legislation is needed to

clarify and protect the privacy of in-dividuals and our children’s safetyin public schools, so people don’tfind themselves in situations likethis, worried about their privacy andfearful to speak to their employer.

Finally, what the governor andmany liberal DFLers want us to be-lieve is that sexual orientation can-not be changed (even though thou-sands of individuals have left the ho-mosexual lifestyle) but that gendercan be changed, which is biological-ly impossible!

Transgenders need professionalcounseling and our help to clarifytheir confused feelings, not our mis-guided sympathies.

Please speak to your local schooldistrict about this issue as trainingprograms have already started inMinnesota to indoctrinate educatorswith the false narrative of “genderfluidity.” For more information, seeMnChildProtectionLeague.com.

State Rep. Glenn GruenhagenR-Glencoe

320-894-6713

Transgender is not an immutable characteristic

To the Editor: Regarding the Morningside proj-

ect, I don’t think the mayor and thecounty board chair have the supportthey think they have. I have talkedto maybe 30 folks, who are also tax-payers, in Glencoe, Brownton andHutch, that are in amazement thatthis project is still a topic.

You are considering adding a lotof truck traffic to the intersection ofMorningside and Highway 212, al-ready proven to be a dangerous in-tersection.

You are adding a railroad crossingthat is questionable as to actualusage and a roundabout on 16th,which, if typical in size, will be toosmall for semis to negotiate safely,

to say nothing of it being a blockfrom the high school and quite ex-pensive.

The intersection a mile north is afour-way stop, loved by all truckers,and the intersection to the west withHighway 22 is a tight corner of lessthan 90 degrees, which will be aproblem for all the truck traffic youforecast. That corner has not beenmentioned yet by anyone. Maybetwo more roundabouts?

I agree that truck traffic throughGlencoe’s main street is a big prob-lem, but for the money being spent,you could clear Chandler north ofthe carwash of houses and business-es, build those two blocks to handletruck traffic and have money left

over.Or, how about a new road west of

town straightening out Highway 22and going straight south to Highway212? Solves everything.

I think these options have beenconsidered in years past; maybe it’stime to revisit them.

Maybe the mayor and the countyboard chair could deviate again fromtheir policy of not communicatingwith us common folk and explainhow this project with its accompa-nying cost is really going to help thecity and our county.

Curt CarriganBrownton

Will Morningside really help the city, county?

To the Editor:We are writing to encourage you

to attend your local precinct caucus-es on Tuesday, March 1. It’s thereyou can have a voice in determiningwhat issues should be addressed byour government — issues such astaxation, regulations, social issues,etc.

Another reason to attend is be-

cause there are some who wouldlike to see the caucus system elimi-nated. They cite a lack of participa-tion as a reason for doing so. If cau-cuses were eliminated, the voice ofindividual citizens would be greatlysuppressed. Under a primary systemonly it would be much harder for is-sues to arise from the grassroots andfor candidates to garner grassroots

support. Without the caucus systemthe media would have much morepower to manipulate voter opinions.

Because of the above, we stronglyurge you to attend your local Repub-lican Party caucus. It’s a great op-portunity to meet your local Repub-

Attend your local Republican caucuses March 1

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100 Years AgoFeb. 25, 1916O.C. Conrad, Editor

The Congregational Church isbeing wired this week for electri-cal lights. A new hard maplefloor is also being laid through-out the building.

On Thursday of last week, Au-gust Osterman purchased theKrohn estate in the east part oftown, consisting of a house, barnand three lots.

75 Years AgoFeb. 20, 1941Milton D. Hakel, Editor

Walter Lang and HerbertTimm, proprietors of the Yellow-stone Garage, have added anoth-er man to their staff, Henry Gro-chow of Winthrop. The garagenow has four full-time mechan-ics.

The Board of Directors of theBrownton Cooperative CreameryAssociation met Friday eveningand elected its executive officersfor the year. Albert S. Holmeswas re-elected president, GusPeik was re-elected vice presi-dent and B.C. Peik, previouslythe secretary, was elected to thecombined position of secretary-treasurer. The other directors are

Frank Pikal, Melvin Todd, EarlStites, Walter Radke, ArthurSchwarze and Edwin Rickert.

50 Years AgoFeb. 24, 1966Charles H. Warner, Editor

Mr. and Mrs. Willmar Denninannounce the birth of a daughter,Lynall Ranae, 11 pounds, 41⁄2ounces, born Feb. 16. There arefive boys and three girls in theDennin family.

Edward R. Schiro, 84, passedaway Friday, Feb. 10. He leavesto mourn his passing a daughter,Mrs. Leonard (Berdina) Ueckerof Brownton; two sons, Leonardof Brownton and Ellsworth ofWinthrop; four grandchildren,Mrs. Luverne Borchert, Donavanand Andrea Schiro, all ofWinthrop, and Reginald Ueckerof Brownton; and a great-grand-son.

3M Company of Hutchinsonwill more than double the size ofits pressure-sensitive tape plantin Hutchinson during the nexttwo years. A multi-million proj-ect was announced Wednesdayby Cyril P. Pesek, vice presidentof corporate long-range planningand engineering.

20 Years AgoFeb. 21, 1996Lori Copler, Editor

After years as the Lake Mari-on campground caretakers,Melvin and Marvel Meyer haveretired. The Meyers have livednear Lake Marion since 1952,about the time Melvin Meyerstarted working at a local minkranch.

10 Years AgoFeb. 22, 2006Lori Copler, Editor

Dr. Maurice “Maury” McNeil,78, a general practice physicianin Glencoe for the past 50 years,retired at the beginning of themonth.

The city of Stewart will have apublic hearing March 13 on aproposed $591,600 street andutility improvement project,which includes work on Martha,Prior, North and East streets.

Students were dismissed earlyFriday from McLeod West HighSchool in Brownton when asprinkler head was activated. Itis believed the head froze be-cause a nearby window was leftopen overnight. The sprinklingsystem was then shut off until re-pairs could be made.

History

From the Brownton Bulletin archives

30 Years Ago

Feb. 26, 1986Bill Ramige, Editor

Jim Feehan of Glencoe, Min-nesota’s second longest-livingheart transplant recipient, died oflymphatic cancer on Sunday. Hewas 57.

Kevin Wischnack of Mayerescaped serious injury Feb. 18when his car stalled on the rail-road tracks in Plato and wasstruck by a train.

Terry Shaw was selected asthe winner of the 1986 GlencoeDays Button Design Contest.The winner was chosen from atotal of 37 entries. Shaw waspresented with $25 in Glencoebucks.

Glencoe’s wrestling seasoncame to a close Saturday for 10Eagles who had advanced to theregionals by placing in the topthree in the district meet lastweek. Mark Rolf earned the Ea-gles’ highest finish at the region-als with a fourth place.

20 Years Ago

Feb. 28, 1996Rich Glennie, Editor

Glencoe City Council gave itssupport to a toll road project thatwould impact traffic on Highway212. The Council’s action cameon the heels of the McLeodCounty Board’s endorsement ofthe plan.

Sarah Hagen and James Pe-ters, seniors at Glencoe-SilverLake, have been named Triple Arepresentatives at GSL.

Matt Hegland, a starting of-fensive lineman for the Glencoe-Silver Lake Panther footballteam this fall, has been chosen toplay in the Minnesota State HighSchool All-Star football game inJune.

10 Years Ago

March 1, 2006Rich Glennie, Editor

McLeod County SheriffWayne Vinkemeier announcedhis plan to retire at the end of hiscurrent term and will not run forre-election this fall.

The Glencoe-Silver LakeSchool Board met in a specialmeeting Feb. 21 to finalize itsbudget cuts for 2006-07. Thefinal cuts total $899,573 and in-clude teachers, administratorsand support staff, along with theclosing of the Henry Hill build-ing.

Caitlin Ide and RyanSchreifels were nominated forthe AAA award for arts, athleticsand academics.

Tyler Polzin won the 152-pound weight class as a Section5AA champion.

Tate Haukos, a first-time stateparticipant and Glencoe-SilverLake’s lone qualifier for the2006 State Class A GymnasticsTournament received a 9.35 av-erage mark and wound up plac-ing 10th out of 32 state qualifierson floor exercises.

From the Chronicle archives

Chronicle photos byRebecca Mariscal

Business Expo The Glencoe BusinessExpo was held at thePanther Field HouseSunday. The GlencoeArea Chamber of Com-merce featured severalentertainment spotsthroughout the day in-cluding a visit fromVikings Cheerleaders,Mar-Kee and Spar-Keethe Clowns, ThomasGagnon Button Boxesand Concertina and ajuggling and yo-yo per-formance from Spins andString Yo-Yoing. At right,Izidro Gonzalez highfives Viking cheerleaderHannah.

75 Years Ago

Feb. 22, 1941Delbert Merrill, Publisher

Thirteen young men ofMcLeod County have been se-lected for induction and will re-port at Glencoe on Feb. 24. FromGlencoe they will entrain for theFort Snelling army induction sta-tion for examination.

Services for Josephine Jancik,daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs.Joseph Jancik of Silver Lake,were held at Silver Lake Sundayafternoon following her death atWillmar Feb. 11.

The women of McLeod Coun-ty have organized and arepreparing to do Red Cross knit-ting and sewing in the near fu-ture under the direction of theMcLeod County War Relief Pro-duction Committee.

When Fred Eyrich, one of Le-Center’s most active firemen, forthe first time heard the fire alarmblow at night without his wifehaving to wake him, he got upand started to dress. His wifewoke up and said it must havebeen a dream. Next morning,however, he had a little difficultyexplaining to his fellow firemenhow he came to miss the fire.

50 Years Ago

Feb. 24, 1966Wilbert Merrill, Publisher

Born, to Mr. and Mrs. DanielDostal (Joanne Hepner) of ruralSilver Lake, on Monday, Feb.21, 1966, at the Glencoe Munici-pal Hospital, a girl, Ann Marie,weight 7 pounds, 11 ounces.

Mrs. Casimer Rozeski of ruralCokato underwent major heartsurgery at St. Mary’s Hospital inMinneapolis Jan. 18 and re-turned home Feb. 12. She is nowable to be up and around follow-ing the surgery.

Albert Ardolf Sr., aged 82years, 9 months and 18 days,was stricken by a heart attackabout a block from his home ashe was on his way to the post of-fice on Feb. 10.

Dr. and Mrs. E. Joseph Rosewill be guests of the PresbyterianChurch this Sunday at a potluckdinner following the morningservices. Dr. Rose is leaving Sil-ver Lake and he and Mrs. Rosewill reside at LeSueur. He hasbeen pastor of the church for thepast eight years.

25 Years Ago

Feb. 21, 1991Ken and Dorothy Merrill,Publishers

Zak Shimanski, son of JeromeShimanski of Silver Lake and

Sue Shimanski of Northfield,and Josh Poshek, son of Sam andAlice Poshek of the Silver Lakearea, have been accepted atMankato State University.

Private Brian Holsapple, sonof Tom and Diane Holsapple ofSilver Lake, attended BasicTraining Orientation Course atCamp Ripley recently.

Mike Erickson, D.C., is thenew chiropractor at the GauerChiropractic Clinic in Glencoe.

10 Years Ago

Feb. 23, 2006Ken and Dorothy Merrill,Publishers

Kevin and Holly (Piehl)Oestreich of Lester Prairie areproud to announce the birth oftheir son, Matthew James, onThursday, Feb. 16, 2006, at theHutchinson hospital. He weighed8 pounds, 14 ounces, and was 21inches long. Grandparents areDoug and Jeannie Oestreich ofSilver Lake and Dick and CindyPiehl of Hutchinson.

Kimberly Ruzicka and JaySchutte were united in marriageon Dec. 23, 2005, at St. John’sLutheran Church in MapleGrove. The couple is residing inLas Vegas.

From the Silver Lake Leader archives

100 Years AgoFeb. 25, 1916Koeppen Brothers, Editors

F.M. Hatten met with a near-serious accident Monday whilehauling a load of hay to town.He fell on his head when theload tipped over and has beennursing a badly strained neckever since. Mr. Hatten wasknocked unconscious by the falland passersby revived him, just abit worse for wear. Fortunately,the team stopped dead still whenthe load overturned.

H.T. Klitzke’s sale of PolandChinas Tuesday drew out a bigcrowd of local farmers, althoughfew of them were buyers. Thesale was a bit of a disappoint-ment to many as some highprices were looked for.

75 Years AgoFeb. 21, 1941Harry Koeppen, Editor

Mrs. Bertha Kalenberg under-

went an operation at theHutchinson hospital last Mon-day.

R.W. Koenig suffered a dis-tressful happening last weekTuesday when a broken bloodvessel caused him to lose hissight. He is staying at the JohnMayer home and is apparentlyimproving, which is good newsto his many friends.

Mr. and Mrs. John Doerr werepleasantly surprised Wednesdayevening when a large group ofrelatives and friends dropped into help them celebrate their 56thwedding anniversary.

50 Years AgoFeb. 24, 1966Kermit T. Hubin, Editor

Mr. and Mrs. Bob Ludowese(Jessie Ann Putney) welcomedthe arrival of a baby girl, Chris-tine Rose, born Feb. 18. Theynow have three girls and oneboy.

Mr. and Mrs. John Forcier

(Marlene Senkyr) are the happyparents of a baby girl, GloriaAnn, born Feb. 21.

Linda Wieweck, daughter ofMr. and Mrs. Vernon Wieweck,was named to represent Stewartat Girls State in St. Paul theweek of June 9.

35 Years AgoFeb. 26, 1981Douglas G. Seitz, Editor

Joan Ludowese, a senior atStewart High School, will dis-play an original oil painting atthe State Capitol in March,which is Youth Art Month.

Mr. and Mrs. Kevin (Kathy)Schlueter, Stewart, announce thebirth of a son, Brian Lee, on Feb.17.

Chad and Tammi Stockmannhappily announce the birth of abrother, Mitchell James, whojoined the family Feb. 18. Proudgrandparents are James and JanStockmann.

From the Stewart Tribune archives

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lican leaders and others whoshare your values and views.Those who attend will electprecinct leaders, elect dele-gates to the county conven-tion, have the opportunity toexpress their views, discusspublic policy, suggest resolu-tions for the county conven-tion, and cast a ballot for thepresidential candidate of theirchoice.

A government of the peo-

ple, by the people, for thepeople starts with you. Politi-cal party positions are shapedand candidates selected bythe people who show up andparticipate.

To find out where the Re-publican precinct caucusesare being held in McLeodCounty, visitMcLeodGOP.com. You couldalso contact the county audi-tor’s office 320-864-1260, or

do an Internet search: caucusfinder.sos.state.mn.us. On thebasis of your address, the lo-cation of your precinct caucuswill be identified.

We hope to see you onTuesday, March 1, at 7 p.m.

John Grein, SecretaryMcLeod County

Republicans

Katie Nowak, eighth grade,and Bobbi Jo Hernandez, jun-ior, both students at Glencoe-Silver Lake Schools, were se-lected as the winner and hon-orable mention in the 2016Youth Art Month Flag com-petition.

The winners’ work is usedin publications, postcards,posters and flag to supportYouth Art Month throughoutthe state of Minnesota. Ele-mentary, middle level, andhigh school level are on a ro-tation of post card, poster andthe actual flag that will go onto represent Minnesota at thenational level.

Nowak had the winningflag design for the middleschool level. Her design willbe made into the flag that willbe on display at the Minneso-ta Youth Art Month StudentExhibition in Hopkins, andalso will go on to representMinnesota at the National ArtEducators Convention andalso at the Nation’s CapitolYouth Art Month Celebration.

Hernandez received honor-able mention for her flag de-sign at the high school level.

The flag competition is along-standing tradition of theArt Educators of Minnesotain collaboration with theCouncil for Art Educationand the National Art Educa-tors Association to recognizeand promote the achieve-ments of students throughtheir outstanding work in Vi-sual Arts in Minnesota. Eachyear, art educators fromaround the state send entriesof flag designs to the Art Ed-ucators of Minnesota Execu-

tive Council.Arts Educators of Min-

nesota members from aroundthe State will each be submit-ting two students art worksthat will be a representationand celebration of Youth Artfrom grades K-12. Art will bejuried and awards will begiven at each level. The twoGSL students who will haveart work on display are PaigeAckerson and Hernandez.

The students will be recog-nized for their achievementsduring the 2016 Youth ArtMonth Student Exhibition.The 2016 show runs fromFeb. 25-March 27 at the Hop-kins Center for the Arts, 1111Main St., Hopkins. Hours ofoperation are Monday-Friday,8 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Saturday, 10

a.m. to 8 p.m.; and Sunday,noon to 5 p.m.

The celebration will beginwith opening reception andawards on Sunday, Feb. 28,from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.

The exhibition will be openthrough the end of March.

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UFC inducted into Century ClubUnited Farmers Cooperative (UFC),headquartered in Winthrop, was in-ducted into the Minnesota Grain andFeed Association (MGFA) Century Clubat ceremonies at its 109th annual con-vention, held recently in St. Cloud. TheMGFA, which represents the grain ele-vator and feed mill industry in Min-nesota, established the Century Club

several years ago as a means to recog-nize grain elevators and feed millswhich have been in continuous opera-tion for over 100 years. UFC joins 24other grain and feed firms in the Centu-ry Club. Pictured, from left to right, areMGFA President David Estrem; UFCGeneral Manager Jeff Nielsen; andMGFA Executive Director Bob Zelenka.

It’ll be a quiet weather week with highs at or slightlybelow normal as we head into the weekend. Highs to fin-ish out the week will be right around freezing, give ortake a few degrees. We’ll cool slightly over the weekendand into early next week as a fresh batch of Canadian airtries to muscle in. The coldest air in North America is sit-ting over Hudson Bay and will begin to track south. Thecomputers are having a tough time deciding how far westto bring the coldest temperatures, but as of right now it’slooking like we’ll only get sideswiped by this one.

The major storm this week was a large system affect-ing areas to our south and east, but we were left high anddry.

Sunday we may see some snow showers later in theday, but I have little confidence in that actually happen-ing. Early next week may be a tad chilly, but hopefullyshort-lived as we head into March.

Have a great last week of February, everyone!

Ma dobry weekendem Mit dobry vikend

Wednesday night — Lows 20-26; clouds.Thursday — Highs 28-34, lows 17-23; clouds.Friday — Highs 30-36, lows 14-20; partly cloudy.Saturday — Highs 26-32, lows 7-13; mostly clear.Sunday — Highs 20-26; partly cloudy, chance of a late

snow shower.

Weather Quiz: What are some of March’s weather ex-tremes?

Answer to last week’s question (Why don’t we hearabout huge February snowstorms much around this neckof the woods?): February is a transition month from coldto freezing temperatures. Typically, this transition is asmooth one with larger storms staying south (which hasbeen the case this year again). Things ramp up in Marchthough as warm and moist air begins to spread northagain.

Remember: I make the forecast, not the weather!

Weather CornerBy Jake Yurek

By Karin Ramige CornwellPublisher

It’s been a long and bumpyroad, but Silver Lake has anew police chief.

The po-lice chiefsearch wasthe topic ofa lengthydiscussionat the Feb.16 SilverLake CityC o u n c i lmeeting.

The hir-ing committee, consisting ofpublic safety liaison NolanJohnson, councilor BrendaFogarty and City Clerk KerryVenier reported to the rest ofthe Council that it had gonethrough five applications andheld preliminary interviewswith two candidates.

One candidate was a retiredveteran of the New York Po-lice Department. The secondwas interim police chiefRobert “RJ” Cripps.

Venier suggested that theCouncil first decide how theywanted to proceed.

The Council heard fromHarvey Mikolichek, whourged the Council to moveforward with contracting withthe McLeod County Sheri-eff’s Department for 40 hoursof coverage.

Mikolichek, who doesn’tlive within the city but ownsa number of properties withinit, said he has spoken with alot of people and felt this was

best for the city, cost being abig factor.

He also expressed concernabout a part-time officerspreading negative statementsabout the move to the sher-iff’s department.

Mikolichek also commend-ed Cripps for his work overthe last couple of months asinterim chief.

Mayor Bruce Bebo agreedwith Mikolichek, stating theCouncil needs to think aboutthe future and the costs thatmay be coming, such aswages, though he said hewould support the decisionthe Council made.

The Council voted 3-1 tomove forward with the hiringprocess. Bebo was the dis-senting vote. Councilor KenMerrill was not present.

After further discussion, in-cluding about the two candi-dates and how impressedeveryone has been withCripps’ performance sincetaking the interim chief rolein September, Fogarty made amotion to hire Cripps as thenew chief of police for thecity of Silver Lake at the yeartwo pay rate of $19.47 perhour, with review and possi-ble increase after six months.The motion passed 4-0.

Cripps, who was present atthe meeting, accepted the po-sition effective immediately.Within minutes of acceptinghis new position, he wastasked with looking at re-vamping the department, in-cluding looking at the possi-

bility of cutting the hours ofcoverage from 80 hours to 60per week, the need for a full-time officer, and reporting tothe Council.

In other business, theCouncil:

• Considered a request toeliminate the one-way desig-nation on Park Avenue South.The request was made by theowners of Jerabek’s Marketto open Park Avenue to two-way traffic due to poor visi-bility for northbound traffic atthe intersection of Main andTower.

The owners would like thecity to consider the request toeliminate the one-way so cus-tomers of the market couldenter the business on thesouth side of the building andcontinue westbound throughthe alley, then northboundalong Park Avenue to MainStreet.

The Council denied the re-quest.

• Approved a contract withKeystone CompensationGroup to conduct a compen-sation review for $5,875.

The review will look at allof the positions in the city,the pay scales and compensa-tion.

The review will be com-pleted in time for the 2017budget.

• Discussed the possibilityof establishing a storm waterutility within the city.

Proceeds from the new util-ity would be used to repairand maintain the storm water

sewer infrastructure. Currently all storm water

sewer maintenance and repairis paid through the generalfund or taxpayer dollars.Some of the biggest users ofthe storm sewer are churchesand schools that are tax ex-empt and which do not con-tribute to the general fund.

The utility, like others,would have a base factor,such as $5. Each structurewould be given a multiplier, asingle family residental homecould be one, for example.Non-residential propertiescould be based on square feet.

The Council will further re-view the utility in the future.

• Denied a request by ahomeowner to forgive a waterbill of nearly $500 after thehomeowner’s water softenerbroke and the water ran forseveral days while they weregone.

The homeowner claims thatit is the city’s fault for thewater softner failure.

The city will request entryinto the home to run the datalog to see if they were in factgone at the time of the break.The city may forgive a por-tion of the sewer bill.

• Moved the next quarterlymeeting to Monday, April 11,from April 4.

The next regular Councilmeeting will be Monday,March 21.

SL Council hires new police chief

RJ Cripps

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First Lutheran welcomes new membersOn Sunday, Feb. 14, First LutheranChurch of Glencoe welcomed newmembers through adult confirmation,transfer, and affirmation of faith. Pic-tured, from left to right, are Luke Dahl,the Rev. Ronald Mathison, Keri andWesley Tessmer and daughters Daniand Breanna, Jacob and Molly Schiller,

Shane and Nicole Hill, Mark and LindaGueningsman, Peter and Christina Teu-bert and children, Aleisha, Garrett,Devin and Brenden, and the Rev.Daniel Welch. Not pictured are SarahHueser, Jennifer Mathews, Michelle Ne-mitz and son Zachary, Anna Rauch,Jon Rose and Evelyn Truesdale.

Chronicle photo by Rebecca Mariscal

Career day speakerGlencoe-Silver Lake Lincoln Junior High hosted thefourth career day speaker for the year on Feb. 19 in thehigh school auditorium. Assistant McLeod County Attor-ney Amy Olson spoke to students about the education ittakes to become a lawyer, the different sections of lawand her job with the county.

The 29th annual SilverLake St. Patrick’s Day Paradewill be held Saturday, March12, starting at 12 noon sharpfrom the GSL LakesideSchool.

All Irish and “Irish inheart” are welcome to be inthe parade. There are noforms to fill out and no one tocall, just get out the green. Beat the parade around 11:30

a.m.The parade will begin at

Lakeside School and will endat the intersection of MainStreet and Park Avenue (byCustom Installations, former-ly Kaz’s Gas Station). Re-spect for the American flagwill be observed by all as theflag passes by in the parade.

The “Irish After Glow” fol-lowing the parade will be

held at the Silver Lake Amer-ican Legion Club in thenorthwest room for a family-oriented get-together. The Sil-ver Lake Lions Club will beserving Irish beef stew andhot dogs and chips.

Everyone is invited to thisIrish festivity for Irish musicand good cheer.

Erin Go Bragh! (IrelandForever!)

St. Patrick’s Day parade March 12

GSL artists earn state recognition

The regular monthly meet-ing of the Glencoe VFW Post5102 Auxiliary was called toorder on Feb. 8 by PresidentAngela Johnson with 16members present. Openingceremony was held and rollcall was taken. Secretary’sminutes were read and ap-proved and treasurer’s reportwas approved and filed sub-ject to audit.

General orders and com-munications were read.Chairman reports were given.

POW/MIA flag and candlewas lit and a moment of si-lence was held.

Unfinished business: none.New business: Year-end re-

ports are due at end ofMarch.

Lunch committee forMarch 14 will be Linda Ho-erneman, Barb Rolf, VirginiaAdams and Lois Stuedeman.

The meeting was ad-journed until March 14.

GlencoeAuxiliary hasFeb. meeting

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Thurs., Feb. 25 — AA Group mtg. next to Post Office inStewart, 8 p.m., call 320-212-5290 for info.; AmericanRed Cross Blood Drive, Lighthouse Church, rural Plato,12-6 p.m.

Mon., Feb. 29 — Tops Weigh-In mtg., 5-5:30 p.m.;Brownton Senior Citizens Club, Brownton CommunityCenter, 1 p.m.; American Red Cross Blood Drive,Neisen’s Bar & Grill, Biscay, 12-6 p.m.

Tues., March 1 — Brownton City Council, 7 p.m.Thurs., March 3 — AA Group mtg. next to Post Office

in Stewart, 8 p.m., call 320-212-5290 for info.Fri., March 4 — Brownton Lions Club annual fish fry,

Brownton Community Center, 4-8 p.m.Sat., March 5 — Concordia Ladies Aid of Immanuel

Lutheran Church prayer service, Brownton, 10:30 a.m.

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HALE TOWNSHIPNotice of Annual Meeting &

Election of OfficersNotice is hereby given to the qualified voters of Hale

Township, County of McLeod, State of Minnesota, that theAnnual Election of Town Officers and Annual Town Meet-ing will be held on Tuesday, March 8, 2016.

In case of inclement weather, the Meeting and Electionwill be postponed until the third Tuesday in March (March15, 2016).

The election poll hours will be from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00p.m., at which time the voters will elect:

One (1) Supervisor – Three (3) Year TermOne (1) Clerk – Two (2) Year TermThe Annual Meeting will commence at 8:15 p.m. to dis-

cuss the usual business of the Township.The Annual Election and Meeting will be held at the fol-

lowing location:Hale Town Hall9527 220th St.Silver Lake, MN

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People

Area students at conferenceRidgewater College Business Professionals of America

members Roxanne Wavra and Connie Duenow of Glencoeand Amber Ellestad of Stewart will attend the MinnesotaCollege Division State Leadership Conference and Compe-tition. The event will take place at Dakota County TechnicalCollege Feb.18-20. Wavra and Ellestad are majoring in ad-ministrative assistant and Duenow is majoring in marketing.

Wieseler is Rochester gradAshley Wieseler, daughter of Dwayne and Mary Jo

Wieseler of Glencoe, graduated from the University of Min-nesota - Rochester. She earned a bachelor of science degreein health sciences with a minor in public health. Wieseleralso earned a spot on the chancellor’s list.

Burr earns all-academicJake Burr of Glencoe and the St. John’s University cross

country team earned U.S. Track and Field and Cross Coun-try Coaches’ Association All Academic recognition. Burrfinished 17th at the MIAC championship and took 42nd atregional. He graduated in December with a 3.42 grade pointaverage in environmental studies. To qualify for the teamstudents had to earn a grade point average of 3.30 or higher.

Baby girl to Aldrich familyBritta and Nick Aldrich of Glencoe announce the birth of

their daughter, Sparrow Grace Aldrich, born Feb. 11, 2016,at Glencoe Regional Health Services. Sparrow weighed 7pounds and was 19 inches long. She joins sibling Teagan,Jace, Solveij and Esmae. Grandparents are Ralph and SusanAldrich of Toledo, Ohio, and Dave and Gayle Harvey ofGrand Marais.

Daughter to Alvarado, AyalaLiliana Ayala and Noe Alvarado of Arlington announce

the birth of their daughter, Amilia Scarlett Alvarado-Ayala,born Feb. 13, 2016, at Glencoe Regional Health Services.Amilia weighed 7 pounds, 12 ounces, and was 191⁄2 incheslong. She joins sibling Sheldon. Grandparents are MartaReeinos and Carlos Ayala of Chaska and Adalia Alvarado ofGlencoe.

Girl born to LP coupleJeannette Arroyo and Jorge Manuel Noyola-Salas of

Lester Prairie announce the birth of their daughter, KendraMontserrat Noyola, born Feb. 21, 2016, at Glencoe Region-al Health Services. Kendra weighed 7 pounds, 13 ounces,and was 19 inches long. She is welcomed by sister KianaMonique Noyola. Grandparents are Barbara Noyola-Salasand Jorge Noyola-Garcia of Lester Prairie and Norma andFernando Arroyo of Eagle Pass, Texas.

Shannon Heitz and RyanMulQueeny of Worthingtonannounce their engagement.

Parents of the couple areConnie and John Heitz ofGlencoe and Pamela andPatrick MulQueeny of Chas-

ka. Shannon Heitz is a special

education paraprofessionaland attended Bethany Luther-an College.

Ryan MulQueeny is an in-dustrial engineer and attend-ed Iowa State University.

An Oct. 1 wedding isplanned at the MinnesotaLandscape Arboretum.

Heitz —MulQueeny

Engagements

Elisa Van De Steeg ofHutchinson and TaylorFranchuk of Chicago, an-nounce their engagement.

Parents of the couple areGary and Brenda Van DeSteeg of Hutchinson andLoren and Lenore Franchukof Carrington, North Dakota.

Elisa Van De Steeg is a

graduate student and attendedMinnesota State UniversityMankato.

Taylor Franchuk is a gradu-ate student at Moody Theo-logical Seminary in Chicagoand attended Univeristy ofNorth Dakota for undergrad-uate studies.

A July 30 wedding isplanned in Hutchinson. A re-ception will follow at theGlencoe City Center.

Van De Steeg— Franchuk

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GSL’s varsity won the Wright CountyConference Academic ChallengeChampionship. Pictured above arefront row, from left, Coach Vicky Har-ris, Jack Gepson, Dini Schweikert,

Marisa Luchsinger, Jake Fehrenbach,Maggie Petersen and Katie Twiss; and,back, Trevor Posusta, Brett Baum-garten, Mark Lueders, Austin Pinske,Mitch Beneke and Jake Vasek.

Once a year, all the WrightCounty Conference academicteams gather to compete inquiz bowl or knowledge bowlcompetitions. On Saturday,Feb. 20, Holy FamilyCatholic High School hostedthis year’s meet, which in-cluded Waconia, Watertown-Mayer, New Prague, Mound-Westonka, Litchfield, HolyFamily, Hutchinson andGlencoe-Silver Lake.

Each school is allowed tobring up to three teams. Al-though the competition for-mat is similar to other meets,only the top two schools re-ceive awards as champion or

runner-up. GSL’s first team, “Arson,”

won the championship with afirst-place in the written andeach oral round for a total of123 points. The team mem-bers were Jake Fehrenbach,Mark Lueders, Austin Pinskeand Katie Twiss.

The second GSL team tooksecond place, but did not re-ceive an award because GSLhad already won one. Thisteam scored a total of 88.5points. Mitch Beneke, JackGepson, Trevor Posusta andJake Vasek were the teammembers.

Holy Family took the run-

ner-up prize with a total of83.5 points.

GSL’s third team finishedin sixth place with a total of71 points. This team consist-ed of Brett Baumgarten,Marisa Luchsinger, MaggiePetersen and Dini Schweik-ert.

“The teams did very wellgiven some extremely diffi-cult questions,” Coach VickyHarris said. “We were proudto see them perform so well.”

GSL will head to its lastregular meet in Hutchinsonon Feb. 27. Subregionals willfollow in Granite Falls onMarch 7.

GSL Knowledge Bowl wins WrightCounty Conference Championship

Glencoe-Silver Lake Schools celebrated Winterfestlast week with a variety of activities and dress-updays. The high school held its annual talent showThursday afternoon in the auditorium with singers,dancers, rappers and more. Top, Tina Uecker, middle,sings “Falling in Love with You” while Leah Petersonsigns the lyrics and Robin Swift plays piano in back.Students at Lakeside Elementary School in Silver

Lake enjoyed Winterfest outside. Above left, JaredRojas was among the students who found uses forstyrofoam “noodles.” Lincoln Junior High celebratedthe end of Winterfest week with a dance and carnivalon Friday. Above right, Katelyn Lemke and Bella Hus-song check out the photo of them taken at the photobooth.

Chronicle photos by Lori Copler and Rebecca Mariscal

Winterfest at GSL

The New Auburn VFWPost 7266 Auxiliary met Feb.9, with President PhyllisSchwanke calling the meet-ing to order.

The secretary’s report wasread and accepted. The Gen-eral Orders were read by thesecretary. The treasurer’s re-port was read and accepted.

All correspondence wasread by the members of theauxiliary. Schwanke read anarticle on how the VFW Na-tional Home for Childrenwas started in 1922.

Donations were made to:New Auburn Lions, one pairof glasses; VA Hospital, aneck pillow, two pairs ofslippers, laundry bag andwalker tote bag; OperationChanging Lives, $25.

The MIA-POW candlewas lit and a moment of si-lence was observed.

The closing prayer wasread by Alice Deno.

The next meeting will beTuesday, March 8, at 7 p.m.,at the New Auburn City Hall.

The meeting was ad-journed by Schwanke.

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The New Auburn VFWPost 7266 met Feb. 9 withCommander Willard Grackcalling the meeting to order.

Donations were made to:Minnesota Military Museum,$75; Sibley East After PromParty, $75; and Sibley EastLegion baseball, $100.

The next meeting will beTuesday, March 8, at 7 p.m.,at the New Auburn City Hall.

The meeting was ad-journed by the commander.

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Thank you to my familyand friends for visits,cards, flowers, food, phonecalls and offer of rides aftermy surgery. Thank you toDr. David Strothman andstaff at Abbott hospital, Dr.Laura Olson of GRHS,also therapy departmentand staff at Harmony Riverin Hutchinson. Thank youto Pastor Ronald Mathisonfor phone call and visit.

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Thank YouTo everyone who has supported us following the death of Rober Sop-

kowiak, we would like to express our sincere thanks and appreciation. Yourmany acts of kindness and sympathy continue to be a great comfort to us inour time of sorrow. Our hearts are full of gratitude when we say manythanks to family members, friends and neighbors for all acts of kindness andsympathy; food, flowers, cards, visits and kind words spoken to our family.

Thank you to Father Paul Schumacher from Holy Family Catholic Churchfor his visits, prayers, comforting words, and the beautiful service he per-formed. Thank you to Maresh Funeral Home for the arrangements. Thankyou to the Silver Lake American Legion Post 141 for the military honors.Thank you to CCW for serving lunch after the service. Thank you to the staffat Hutchinson Health and Allina Hospice for the care you provided. Our sin-cerest thanks goes ot the staff at Cedar Crest for the wonderful care theyprovided which kept him comfortable and free from pain given with suchcompassion, caring and understanding meant so much to our family.

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Obituaries

James “Jim” Howard Brel-je, 42, of Glencoe, died Tues-day, Feb. 16, 2016, at hishome.

P r i v a t em e m o r i a ls e r v i c e swill be heldwith theRev. DanielWelch offi-c i a t i n g .Congrega-t i o n a lhymns willbe “Amaz-ing Grace” and “Children ofthe Heavenly Father.”

Urn bearers will be Mr.Brelje’s nieces and nephews.

James “Jim” Howard Brel-je was born Aug. 4, 1973, inHutchinson, the son ofHoward and Shirley (Rath)Brelje. He was baptized as an

infant on Aug. 19, 1973, bythe Rev. Nathan Castens andwas confirmed in his faith asa youth on April 26, 1987, bythe Rev. Harvey G. Kath,both at First EvangelicalLutheran Church in Glencoe.He received his education atGlencoe Public High School.

Mr. Brelje lived most of hislife in Glencoe, but did livefor about four years inApache Junction, Arizona. Heworked at Seneca for fouryears and was currentlyworking at Bongards. He wasa member of First Evangeli-cal Lutheran Church in Glen-coe.

Mr. Brelje enjoyed his timein Arizona, doing yard work,gardening and mechanicalwork, and especially lovedhis dogs, Ava Marie, Harley,Kayla and Berta.

He is survived by his moth-er, Shirley Brelje of Glencoe;siblings, Brad (Colleen) Brel-je of Reading, Pennsylvania,Brett (Kathryn) Brelje ofGlencoe, Rhonda (Randy)Libbesmeier of Kimball andDavid (Brenda) Brelje ofBrownton; his dog, AvaMarie; aunts, uncles, nieces,nephews, other relatives andmany friends.

He was preceded in deathby his father, Howard Brelje;and grandparents, Arthur andChristine Brelje and Emil andIrene Rath.

Arrangements were withthe Johnson-McBride FuneralChapel in Glencoe. Onlineobituaries and guest book areavailable at www.hantge.com.

James Howard Brelje, 42, of Glencoe

Jim Brelje

James Anthony Hartl, 55,of Glencoe, died Sunday,Feb. 14, 2016.

A memo-rial servicewas heldThursday,Feb. 18, atthe MareshF u n e r a lChapel inSilver Lake,followed byinurnmentat St. Anas-tasia Catholic Cemetery inHutchinson.

James Anthony Hartl wasborn March 1, 1960, in Har-vey, North Dakota, to Jamesand Joann (Breyer) Hartl. Hespent his childhood in Fes-senden, North Dakota, beforehe and his family moved toArlington, and then eventual-ly to Glencoe, where he at-tended school and graduatedfrom high school with theclass of 1978.

He was united in marriageto Barbara Mary Ewalt onNov. 6, 1982, in Glencoe.Their union was blessed withone daughter, AmyJosephine. The family madetheir home in Glencoe, whereMr. Hartl pursued his passionof life on the road and made

truck driving his career. Hemost recently was employedwith Bob Fritz Trucking ofCologne.

In addition to his love oftrucks, Mr. Hartl also lovedstock car and sprint car rac-ing. Whether he was workingon a pit crew or just “tinker-ing around” fixing cars, Mr.Hartl enjoyed anything withwheels, including his Chop-per motorcycle, from whichhe earned his nickname“Chopper.” He also was look-ing forward to the start of theNASCAR season. In hisspare time, he enjoyed play-ing cards and Yahtzee, and al-ways looked forward tospending time outdoorscamping and fishing. Aboveall, Mr. Hartl loved his fami-ly. He was especially proudof his daughter, Amy, andcherished the time spent withhis pride and joy, his grand-son, Jayden. He also lovedthe time spent vacationingwith his wife, Barb, in one ofhis favorite places, Duluth.

Blessed to have shared inhis life are his wife, BarbaraHartl of Glencoe; daughter,Amy (Jeff) McKay ofHutchinson; grandson, Jay-den James McKay ofHutchinson; brother, Jerry

(Rachel) Hartl of Glencoe;sister, Julie (Scott) Hagen ofRobbinsdale; godson, Clay-ton Burkstrand of Hutchin-son; godparents, RobertBreyer of South Carolina andCecelia Ferry of Manvel,North Dakota; brothers-in-law, Jim (Sue) Ewalt ofMason City, Iowa, Rick(Jeanne) Ewalt of Webster,South Dakota, and CredanEwalt of Webster, SouthDakota; sisters-in-law, CathyMcLagan of Hutchinson, TeriEwalt (Ron Jaspers) of Web-ster, South Dakota, andBecky Smith of Aberdeen,South Dakota; as well as nu-merous aunts, uncles, nieces,nephews, relatives andfriends.

He was preceded in deathby his grandparents; parents;sisters, Jodi Hartl and JeanHartl; father-in-law andmother-in-law, Valery andHelen Ewalt; and brothers-in-law, Chuck McLagan andTerry Smith.

The Maresh Funeral Home,Silver Lake, assisted the fam-ily with arrangements. Onlinecondolences can be made atwww.mareshfuneralhome.com.

James Anthony Hartl, 55, of Glencoe

James Hartl

Leo “Buzz” Nelson, 90, ofHutchinson, died Sunday,Feb. 14, 2016, at HarmonyRiver Living Center inHutchinson.

A Massof ChristianBurial wash e l dWednesday,Feb. 17, atSt. Anasta-sia CatholicChurch inHutchinsonwith theRev. JerryMeidl offi-ciating. Bev Wangerin wasthe organist and Lucy New-comb was the song leader.Soloist Brian Brosz sang“Just a Closer Walk WithThee” and “The Walk.” Mu-sical selections were “GoNow in Peace” and “MineEyes Have Seen the Glory.”Kyle Kruchten was the eulo-gist.

Honorary casket bearerswere Larry Schuette, RickMages, Doug Renkes, GaryRippentrop, Kenny Nelson,Neil Berger, Tom Helland,Curt Bradford, Mike Wan-gerin, Brady Kruchten, KyleKruchten, Sabrina Kruchten,Jeff Sell, Harry Allard, JackCavanaugh, Jon Schwichen-berg, Miles Nelson, Tom Tre-vis, Jon Gelschus, Walt Furg-erson, Duane Gilleland andDoug Retthke.

Casket bearers were hisgrandchildren, Marty Nelson,Michael Nelson, Jeff Nelson,Eric Nelson, Stephanie Nel-son Winter and Joe Nelson.

Military honors were bythe Hutchinson MemorialRifle Squad.

Interment was in thechurch cemetery.

Leo “Buzz” Nelson wasborn March 10, 1925, inAldrich, the son of Albert andLeona (Gibbs) Nelson. He

was baptized as an infant inthe Congressional Church.He received his education inthe Aldrich area.

On June 30, 1943, Mr. Nel-son entered the military dur-ing World War II. He servedin the Philippines, spending92 days in a foxhole. He wason a ship to Japan in 1945when the war ended. He wasdischarged on Jan. 22, 1946,having earned the BronzeStar for Philippine Liberat-ing, the Bronze star for dis-tinguished unit in the AsiaticPacific, and the good conductmedal. He was proud of hismilitary service and attendedmany Army reunions over theyears. Upon returning home,Mr. Nelson held many jobsaround Aldrich.

On May 8, 1948, Mr. Nel-son was united in marriage toHarriette Sebasky in Rice.Their marriage was blessedwith three children, Marty,Steve and Mary. Followingtheir marriage, the coupleresided in Perham, Verndaleand, in 1962, the familymoved to Buffalo Lake towork with his brother, Arvid,at the elevators. The Nelsonsshared 55 years of marriagebefore Mrs. Nelson’s deathon June 15, 2003.

In 1973, Mr. Nelson andhis son, Marty, started Form-A-Feed, Inc., with his son,Steve, joining them after theservice. Both sons remain ac-tive in the business, so didmany relatives. Mr. Nelsonretired in 1980, spendingwinters in Apopka, Florida.He lived on Lake Allie in thesummer months, where heand others started the Oak-dale Golf Course in 1965.Even though he spent manyhours golfing, hunting andfishing, he always kept upwith “the boys” and the busi-ness.

After his wife died in 2003,

Mr. Nelson married DeEttaMcLain on Nov. 25, 2005, inScottsdale, Arizona. Theyresided in Hutchinson andspent the winters in Floridaand Rio Verde, Arizona, for10 years.

Mr. Nelson attended St.Anastasia Catholic Church inHutchinson. He was a mem-ber of the Knights of Colum-bus in Apopka, Florida, andthe American Legion andVFW.

When he needed assistancewith his daily care, he be-came a resident of HarmonyRiver Living Center inHutchinson on Jan. 5, 2015.

He is survived by his wife,DeEtta Nelson of Hutchin-son; children, Marty Nelson(Jodi) of St. Cloud, Steve(Louise) Nelson of Excelsiorand Mary Nelson of Min-netonka; stepson, Craig(Kim) McLain of MapleGrove; grandchildren, MartyNelson, Michael Nelson, Jeff(Rachael) Nelson, Eric (Nic-ole) Nelson, Stephanie(Chad) Nel-son Winter andJoe Nelson; step-grandchil-dren, Ali (Jeremy), Sami andAndrew, Kyle, Brady andSabrina Kruchten; 11 great-grandchildren; two stepgreat-grandchildren; brother Larry(Romelle) Nelson of Perham;sisters, Rita (Phillip) Stone ofStaple and Ardy Schmidt ofAldrich; many nieces,nephews, other relatives andfriends.

He was preceded in deathby his parents, Albert andLeona Nelson; first wife,Harriette Nelson; sister,Rayma Thorn; and brothers,Darrell “Tuffy” Nelson,Arvid Nelson and WilliamNelson.

Arrangements were withthe Dobratz-Hantge Chapel inHutchinson. Online obituariesand guest book are availableat www.hantge.com.

Leo ‘Buzz’ Nelson, 90, of Hutchinson

Leo “Buzz”Nelson

Kenneth “Kenny” EarlPicha, 74, of Glencoe, diedSunday, Feb. 14, 2016, atGlencoe Regional HealthServices Long Term Care.

F u n e r a ls e r v i c e swere heldS a t u r d a y,Feb. 20, atSt. John’sL u t h e r a nChurch inPlato withthe Rev.T y s o nMastin offi-ciating. Cheryl Andrix wasthe organist. Soloist JustinRierson sang “In the Gar-den.” Congregational hymnswere “What a Friend WeHave in Jesus”and “The OldRugged Cross.”

Honorary urn bearers wereAmber Picha, Kayla Chap-man and Abigail Kishish. Urnbearers were Zachary Picha,Tyler Picha, Connor Chap-man, Paul Alberts, RandyAdams and Dave Uecker.

Kenneth “Kenny” EarlPicha was born Sept. 21,1941, in Glencoe, the son of

Edward and Christine (Lind-holm) Picha. He was baptizedas an infant on April 5, 1942,and was confirmed in hisfaith as a youth on May 29,1955, both at First Congrega-tional United Church ofChrist in Glencoe. He gradu-ated from Glencoe HighSchool with the class of1959.

On May 5, 1962, he wasunited in marriage to KarenKrohn at St. John’s LutheranChurch in Plato. The couplemade their home in Glencoe,and their marriage wasblessed with two children,Kendall and Kathy. Theyshared over 53 years of mar-riage.

Mr. Picha worked as awelder at Schwartz Manufac-turing and then at Lester, Inc.,as a trucker, retiring in 1996after suffering a stroke. Hewas a member of St. John’sLutheran Church in Plato,where he served as a trusteeon the education buildingproject.

Mr. Picha enjoyed garden-ing, canning, baking, deerhunting, fishing and building

things. He cherished the timespent with his family andfriends, especially his grand-children and great-grandson.

He is survived by his wife,Karen Picha of Glencoe; chil-dren, Kendall (Jean) Picha ofGlencoe and Kathy “Kate”(CJ) Kishish of Hastings;grandchildren, Amber Pichaand her fiancé, Mike Moen,Zachary Picha, Tyler Picha,Connor Chapman, KaylaChapman and AbigailKishish; great-grandson,Mason Moen; brother, Ralph(Carol) Picha of Glencoe; sis-ters, Carol Adams of Glencoeand Marlys Schiller of Merri-field; nieces, nephews, otherrelatives and many friends.

He was preceded in deathby his parents, Edward andChristine Picha; brothers,Harvey and Lowell Picha;and grandchildren, Kelly JoPicha and Luke Chapman.

Arrangements were withthe Johnson-McBride FuneralChapel of Glencoe. Onlineobituaries and guest book areavailable at www.hantge.com.

Kenneth Earl Picha, 74, of Glencoe

Kenny Picha

Marlene Winseman, 79, ofGlencoe, died Tuesday, Feb.16, 2016, at Ridgeview Med-ical Center in Waconia.

F u n e r a ls e r v i c e swere heldS a t u r d a y,Feb. 20, atFirst Evan-g e l i c a lL u t h e r a nChurch inG l e n c o ewith theR e v .R o n a l dMathison officiating. JanHeins was the organist.Soloist Tyler Exsted sang“Amazing Grace,” and soloistLaurie Goodwater sang “ICan Only Imagine.” Congre-gational hymns were “OnEagle’s Wings,” “Rock ofAges” and “I’m But aStranger Here.”

Casket bearers wereChristopher Winseman,Michael Exsted, DavidGlieden, Daniel Glieden,Tyler Exsted, Alex Brelje,Matthew Brelje and CameronWinseman.

Interment was in thechurch cemetery.

Marlene Esther Winsemanwas born Jan. 19, 1937, inPlato, the daughter of Adolfand Laura (Stoeckmann) En-gelke. She was baptized as aninfant on Jan. 31, 1937, bythe Rev. H.J. Bouman, andconfirmed in her faith as ayouth on April 8, 1951, bythe Rev. L. Wohlfiel, both atEmanuel Lutheran Church inHamburg. She received her

education at Emanuel Luther-an Church Parochial Schoolin Hamburg.

On June 18, 1955, she wasunited in marriage to WillisWinseman by the Rev. L.Wohlfiel at Emanuel Luther-an Church in Hamburg. Thecouple made their homesouth of Glencoe, and latermoved into Glencoe, wherethey raised their family. Theirmarriage was blessed withfive children, Sandra, Robert,Julene, Kathryn and Thomas.The couple shared over 49years of marriage before Mr.Winseman’s death on April12, 2005.

In addition to being a lov-ing wife, mother and home-maker, Mrs. Winsemanmilked cows in her earlyyears and later enjoyed cook-ing, mainly at Lindy’s andSwilleys in Glencoe. Later,she began working atStarkey’s until retirement,and she helped her daughterbabysit, enjoying every mo-ment spent with each baby.She was a member for a fewyears of the VFW Auxiliary,and also was a member ofFirst Evangelical LutheranChurch in Glencoe.

Mrs. Winseman enjoyedplaying cards and bingo. Sheloved to cook and was goodat it. She appreciated watch-ing television evangelists asshe got older. She absolutelyloved her family, and theywere her world; she lookedforward to each one’s visit.

She is survived by her chil-dren, Sandra Winseman ofHutchinson, Robert (Kim)

Winseman of Sioux Falls,South Dakota, Julie (Randy)Exsted of Glencoe, Kathryn(Brett) Brelje of Glencoe andThomas (Dawn) Winsemanof St. Bonifacius; grandchil-dren, David (Angie) Glieden,Daniel Glieden (AmandaGasper), Michelle Glieden(Jordan Hirsch), Christopher(Nicole) Winseman, NicoleKorsmo (Chad Robar), LoraWinseman, Michael (Cassan-dra) Exsted, Melissa (Mick)Wertz, Tyler Exsted (MarciGregg), Mariah Exsted(Bernie Perez), Alex Brelje,Matthew Brelje, ElizabethBrelje, Cameron Winsemanand Braelyn Winseman;great-grandchildren, Gavin,Logan, Shaelynn, Morgan,Owen, Morgan, Austen,Kylee, Trinity, Addison,Emmet, Greta, Bryce, Des-tiney, Faith, Nevaeh and Jaz-zlyn; siblings, Bernice(Augie) Miller of SouthHaven, Orlin (Judy) Engelkeof Plato and Wallace (Mar-lene) Engelke of Longville;nieces, nephews, other rela-tives and many friends.

She was preceded in deathby her parents, Adolf andLaura Engelke; husband,Willis; sister, Evelyn (Cliff)Kruse, and brothers-in-lawand sisters-in-law, Bernice(Ernie) Pieschke, Lois (Char-lie) Tessmer and WillmarWinseman.

Arrangements were withthe Johnson-McBride FuneralChapel in Glencoe. Onlineobituaries and guest book areavailable at www.hantge.com.

Marlene E. Winseman, 79, of Glencoe

MarleneWinseman

Gary Johnson,67, Brownton

Gary R. Johnson, 67, ofBrownton, died Thursday,Feb. 18, 2016, at his home.

Memorial services will be

held Friday, Feb. 26, at 11a.m., at St. Paul’s LutheranChurch in Stewart. Visitationwill be Friday, Feb. 26, onehour prior to the service atthe church.

Arrangements are with the

Hughes-Hantge FuneralChapel in Stewart. An onlineguest book is available atwww.hantge.com.

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January 7th-grade students of the monthLincoln Junior High of Glencoe-SilverLake Schools announced the seventh-grade students of the month for Janu-ary. They are, front row, from left,Joseph Barrett, physical education;Summer Hayes, history; Jacob Haag,

agriculture and industrial technology;and Eli Kuehn, English; and, back,Dylan Kucera, band; Emma Petersen,science; Teagan Hansch, math; MiahMonahan, health; and TatyanaTkachenko, choir.

Glencoe-Silver Lake’s Lincoln JuniorHigh announced the eighth-grade stu-dents of the month for January. Theyare, front row, from left, Lily Kirchoff,

world studies and Madelynn Emery,art; and, back, Jadon Dreier-Schultz,music; Taylor Hatlestad, algebra; andClaire Witte, English.

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8th-grade January students of the month

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High School students of the monthGlencoe-Silver Lake High School re-cently announced the January stu-dents of the month. Front row, fromleft, are Bobbie Hernandez, Laura

Popelka, Nicole Seevers and Macken-zie Davis, and, back, Alex Weibel andJayden Lachermeier.

Glencoe-Silver Lake High School re-cently announced the January Pillarsof Character students. Front row, fromleft, are Nathan Litzau, caring; AdamThalmann, fairness; Taylor Novak, re-sponsibility; Mackenzie Davis, respon-sibility; and Katie Twiss, fairness; and,back, Connor Kantack, responsibility;

Blake Ortloff, fairness; Martin Mallak,citizenship; Jessica Brusven, respon-sibility; Jaret Rodriguez, caring; andPayton Lilienthal, caring. Not pictured:Robin Swift, respect; Jake Vasek, re-sponsibility; Garrett Beneke, caring;and Hayley Bolland, trustworthiness.

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Feb. 29 - March 4Glencoe-Silver Lake

Helen Baker BreakfastMonday — Breakfast sausage

pizza, mandarin oranges, applejuice.

Tuesday — Cinnamon ToastCrunch cereal, whole-grain blue-berry muffin, applesauce, orangejuice.

Wednesday — Skeweredturkey sausage pancake, orangewedges, apple juice.

Thursday — Breakfast sausagepizza, fruit cocktail, orange juice.

Friday — No school.

Glencoe-Silver LakeHelen Baker Lunch

Monday — Beef hot dog on awhole-wheat bun, vegetarianbaked beans, baby carrots, RedDelicious apple half, pineappletidbits.

Tuesday — Chicken nuggets,brown rice, peas, celery sticks,banana, applesauce.

Wednesday — Meatballs inmarinara, whole-grain rotini,whole-grain bread stick, greenbeans, jicama sticks, strawber-ries, peaches.

Thursday — Chicken andgravy, whole-grain dinner roll,cranberry sauce, mashed pota-toes, cucumbers, orange wedges,pears, peaches and pear crisp.

Friday — No school.

Glencoe-Silver LakeLakeside Breakfast

Monday — Breakfast sausagepizza, Cinnamon Toast Crunch,whole-grain apple cinnamon muf-fin, applesauce, orange juice.

Tuesday — Skewered turkeysausage pancake, Cocoa Puffscereal, low-fat mozzarella stringcheese, mandarin oranges, applejuice.

Wednesday — Egg andcheese sandwich, whole-grainblueberry muffin, strawberry ba-nana yogurt, orange wedges,grape juice.

Thursday — Breakfast sausagepizza, Golden Grahams, whole-grain blueberry muffin, raisins,apple juice.

Friday — No school.

Glencoe-Silver LakeLakeside Lunch

Monday — Beef hot dog on awhole-wheat bun, crinkle fries,turkey and cheese sandwich, veg-etarian baked beans, baby car-rots, Red Delicious apple half,pineapple tidbits.

Tuesday — Sweet and sourchicken, brown rice, ham andturkey chef salad, croutons,whole-grain dinner roll, broccoli,celery sticks, banana, apple-sauce.

Wednesday — Meatballs inmarinara, whole-grain rotini,whole-grain garlic twist, sun butterand grape jelly sandwich, greenbeans, jicama sticks, strawber-ries, peaches.

Thursday — Chicken andgravy, whole-grain dinner roll,cranberry sauce, double-cheesechef salad, croutons, mashed po-tatoes, cucumbers, orangewedges, pears, peach and pearcrisp.

Friday — No school.

Glencoe-Silver LakeJunior, Senior High BreakfastMonday — Breakfast sausage

pizza, peanut butter and grapejelly Uncrustable, pears, applejuice.

Tuesday — Bacon, egg andcheese bagel, cinnamon oatmeal,whole-grain blueberry muffin,raisins, applesauce, grape juice.

Wednesday — Skeweredturkey sausage pancake, organicstrawberry yogurt, granola, straw-berries, sliced banana, vanilla yo-gurt, peaches, apple juice.

Thursday — Ham, egg andcheese on an English muffin,peanut butter and grape jelly Un-crustable, fruit cocktail, grapejuice.

Friday — No school.

Glencoe-Silver LakeJunior, Senior High LunchMonday — Beef hot dog on a

whole-wheat bun, crinkle fries,corn, pepperoni pizza, cheesepizza, deli selections, carrotsticks, tomato, green bean andchickpea salad, Red Deliciousapple, pears.

Tuesday — Taco beef, chicken

taco meat, brown rice, pintobeans, diced tomatoes, romainelettuce, cheddar cheese, Italiansausage pizza, cheese pizza, deliselections, cucumbers, chickpeacitrus salad, banana, applesauce.

Wednesday — Barbecued Rib-B-Q sandwich, vegetarian bakedbeans, waffle fries, chicken alfre-do and broccoli pizza, cheesepizza, deli selections, red bellpepper strips, broccoli slaw, greengrapes, peaches.

Thursday — Chicken, Italiansausage crumbles, whole-grainpenne, sauteed peppers, mari-nara sauce, whole-grain breadstick, beef taco pizza, cheesepizza, deli selections, j icamasticks, marinated tomato and cu-cumber salad, Red Deliciousapple, mandarin oranges.

Friday — No school.

St. Pius X SchoolMonday — Beef hot dog on a

whole-wheat bun, crinkle fries,corn, carrot sticks, green beanand chickpea salad, Red Deli-cious apple, pears.

Tuesday — Taco beef chicken,taco meat, diced tomatoes, pintobeans, brown rice, romaine let-tuce, cheddar cheese, cucum-bers, chickpea citrus salad, ba-nana, applesauce.

Wednesday — Barbecued Rib-B-Q sandwich, vegetarian bakedbeans, waffle fries, red bell pep-per strips, broccoli slaw, greengrapes, peaches

Thursday — Chicken, Italiansausage crumbles, whole-grainpenne, sauteed peppers, mari-nara sauce, whole-grain breadstick, jicama sticks, marinatedtomato and cucumber salad, RedDelicious apple, mandarin or-anges.

Friday — No school.

First Lutheran SchoolMonday — Corn dogs, baked

beans, pineapple, wheat bread. Tuesday — Beef nacho, black

bean salsa, oragnes, chips.Wednesday — Chicken teriyaki

rice bowl, broccoli, pears. . Thursday — Tator tot hodish,

vegetables, pears, bread. Friday — No school.

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Wee Friends visit Glencoe LibraryWee Friends Preschool visited theGlencoe Library Thursday and Fridaylast week. The students learned aboutthe library and were shown where they

can find books perfect for them.Above, the 4-year-old class listens to astory before exploring their own bookoptions.

Michaelee Jenkins withRE/MAX Homes has quali-fied for the 2015 RE/MAXPlatinum Club Award, whichhonors successful agents whorank among the very highestof producers. In 2015, lessthan 9 percent of theRE/MAX network in Min-nesota achieved this award.

Jenkins has been workingin the real estate industry formore than 18 years with abroker license since 2000.Together with her team,“Team Jenkins,” she has ex-tensive experience in residen-tial and commercial real es-tate. Among Jenkins’ list of

achievements, she has earnedGRI (Graduate ResidentialInstitute), CRS (CertifiedResidential Specialist), CDPE(Certified Distressed PropertyExpert), ePro (ElectronicMarketing Professional),CNHS (Certified New HomeSpecialist), and the RCC(Residential ConstructionCertified). She was presentedin the RE/MAX World ofWinners Success Stories,2007 publication, and in 2004her team received theRE/MAX International Hallof Fame Award, a once in alifetime opportunity.

“Michaelee has been an in-

tegral member of our teamand is more than deserving ofthis very prestigious award,”said Dave Linger, regional di-rector of RE/MAX Integra,Bloomington. “Winning thisaward is a tremendous ac-complishment. She continuesto raise the bar in real estate,making us, and this commu-nity, proud.”

Jenkins also has supportedthe Glencoe Chamber ofCommerce for 23 years, is amember of Christ LutheranOutreach Ministry, and hasbeen a member of the Min-neapolis, Minnesota and Na-tional Association of Realtors

since 1998. She has become a200-hour certified HathaYoga instructor and she andher husband, Tim, started theannual Sanctuary Health &Wellness fundraiser whichsupports kids of the Tim OrthFoundation, a nonprofit or-ganization.

RE/MAX is the most pro-ductive real estate networkwith its sales associates aver-aging more sales than otherreal estate agents. Over100,000 agents provideRE/MAX a global reach ofnearly 100 countries.

Jenkins of RE/MAX earns sales production award

Seventeen Brownton sen-ior citizens met Monday af-ternoon at the BrowntonCommunity Center.

Winning at cards were Ber-netta Alsleben, first, andGladys Rickert, second, 500;Verona Katzenmeyer, first,and Ordell Klucas, second,pinochle, and Harriett Bergs,first, and Lowell Brelje, sec-ond, sheephead.

Norma Albrecht won thedoor prize. Ruby Streichserved refreshments.

The next meeting will beMonday, Feb. 29, at 1 p.m.All area seniors are welcome.

17 Browntonseniors meeton Monday

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By Rebecca MariscalStaff Writer

Get up, check bloodsugar, eat, take in-sulin, go to school,

check, insulin, lunch, gohome, check blood sugar, eat,check and check again. Thesedays Carl Horrman’s sched-ule is a little different than theaverage teenager. Nearly fouryears ago, at the age of 10, hewas diagnosed with Type I di-abetes.

Type I diabetes is a diseasewhere the body does not pro-duce insulin, which is neededto break down sugars andregulate glucose. It is typical-ly seen in children and youngadults and cannot be cured oroutgrown.

Though the Horrman fami-ly has a history of Type I dia-betes, Carl’s mother JeanHorrman said his diagnosiswas still troubling.

“We have a family historyof it so we knew the signs,”Jean explained. “It was stillhard to accept.”

After four years of dealingwith the disease, Carl andJean will be involved for thefirst time with the sixth annu-al Type 1 Juvenile DiabetesFundraiser in Winsted. Theevent will take place Satur-day, March 5, at the BlueNote Ballroom from 9 a.m. to2 p.m. The event will featureshopping, a silent auction,portraits, massages, carnivalgames, live music and a bakesale with proceeds going tothe Juvenile Diabetes Re-search Foundation Interna-tional (JDRF).

Carl said it was importantfor him to get involved be-

cause he knows many peopleare affected by this disease.

“It seemed interesting thatyou could get out and helprun a fundraiser for people,”Carl said. “It’s a cause thatmany people do have aroundthe United States,”

Nearly 1.25 million Ameri-cans are living with Type 1,according to JDRF. Despitethe large number sufferingfrom it, Tiffany Templin ofGlencoe said she felt com-pletely alone when her 3-year-old daughter Jena wasdiagnosed with Type 1 dia-betes last year.

“I was terrified,” Tiffanysaid. “I felt really lonely.”

That loneliness is what ledTiffany to work with thisyear’s fundraiser.

“I got involved because Ifelt alone. I figured if I joinedfundraising I won’t be aloneand I won’t feel alone,” sheexplained.

In the 10 months since Jenawas diagnosed, Tiffany’s lifehas seen many changes.

Jena’s mood is an indicatorof her blood sugar levels,meaning Tiffany has to care-fully watch her.

“If we go to the park I can’tjust let her play,” Tiffany ex-plained, “There’s a lot morehovering over her.”

Like Carl, Jena has to haveher blood sugar level checkedand needs insulin to manageher food intake. Though Jenadoes not fully understand thedisease, she now knows thatshe gets insulin shots withfood.

“If she wants somethingshe’ll bring me her purse,”Tiffany said, explaining herpurse is where Jena’s insulinis kept.

Unlike Carl, Jena is tooyoung to give herself shotsand instead relies on momand other family members

who have now learned whatto do.

Carl learned how to do hisown shots during trainingafter he was first diagnosed,and now uses an insulinpump, which has made theprocess more convenient forhim.

“It’s pretty routine nowwhat you do throughout theday,” Carl said.

As an eighth-grader, Carl isable to still play baseball inthe spring and keep up withschool and friends. He justhas to always remain awareof what he eats and how he’sfeeling.

“You can’t just go and doanything. You have to keeptrack of what you’re doing,”he explained.

When out with friends,Carl always keeps food withhim in case he needs it. Hesaid it hasn’t affected his timewith friends as most of themget it.

“With friends you just tellthem you have to do it andthey’ll help you,” he said.

Despite support fromfriends and family, Tiffanysaid many people still don’tfully understand Type I dia-betes. Though some mayknow basics, Tiffany said sheherself didn’t understand allthat it involves until Jena wasdiagnosed.

She hopes March’sfundraiser will help educatepeople on what it’s really likefor those living with Type Idiabetes.

“This is what they gothrough,” she said. “This istheir life.”

Fundraiser to benefit juvenile diabetes

Photo by Duran’s Photography

Jena Templin of Glencoe and Carl Horrman of SilverLake are part of the sixth annual Juvenile DiabetesFundraiser in Winsted on March 5. Both Templin andHorrman have been diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes.

Local children, moms reflect on experience with disease

Chronicle photo by Lori Copler

McLeod County Highway Engineer John Brunkhorst,right, was named the 2015 county highway engineerof the year by the Minnesota County Engineers Asso-ciation. Mark Krebsbach, left, presented the award atthe Feb. 16 meeting of the McLeod County Board ofCommissioners.

By Lori CoplerEditor

McLeod County HighwayEngineer John Brunkhorstwas named the 2015 Min-nesota County Engineer ofthe Year by the MinnesotaCounty Engineers Associa-tion.

Mark Krebsbach, presidentof the association, presentedthe award to Brunkhorst atthe Tuesday, Feb. 16, CountyBoard meeting.

Krebsbach said the engi-neer of the year award was“the most prestigious award”given out by the association.

Krebsbach said Brunk-horst’s commitment to quali-ty went back to childhood,during which he was a BoyScout and eventually anEagle Scout. Brunkhorst at-tended North Dakota StateUniversity, and is still aproud supporter of his almamater.

“Not many people knowthis, but John also is a run-ner,” said Krebsbach. “Hecompleted the 2014 0.05KRace for the Bacon, which isjust over 164 feet. So, he’s anaccomplished athlete aswell,” Krebsbach joked.

More seriously, Krebsbachnoted three reasons thatBrunkhorst was chosen forthe award:

First, because “he is an ac-complished engineer, espe-cially for his expertise in con-crete paving,” said Krebs-bach. Krebsbach added thatMcLeod County is unusual inthat it has over 30 miles ofconcrete paving.

Second, Brunkhorst hasbeen tapped twice to makepresentations at the nationalcounty engineers convention,first to speak on snowplow-ing with the use of GPS, andsecond for his expertise inconcrete.

And, third, Brunkhorst waslauded for being “an advocatefor transportation and raisingawareness of the need fortransportation funding.”

Brunkhorst has been veryactive in the state association,serving a year as its presi-dent, organizing the annualfall outing and “participatingon numerous committees andtask forces,” said Krebsbach.

Brunkhorst has been theMcLeod County highway en-gineer since November 2001.

Brunkhorst named 2015county engineer of year

Spring load restrictionswent into effect on allMcLeod County Highwayson Monday, Feb. 22, and willremain in effect until furthernotice.

These restrictions protectthe investments the countyhas made in its highways andhelp hold off costly pavementrepair and unnecessary recon-struction.

All roads will be posted

with signs indicating maxi-mum allowable axle loads.Maps showing specific re-strictions are available at thecounty highway office or onthe McLeod County websiteat www.co.mcleod.mn.us/highway/slr .

Any questions regardingspecific route postings shouldbe directed to the McLeodCounty Highway Departmentat 320-484-4321.

Weight restrictions in effect

By Lori CoplerEditor

The McLeod County Boardof Commissioners agreed to atax abatement plan Feb. 16that will aid the city of Stew-art in building a bypass roadon the north edge of the city.The intent of the bypass roadis to channel truck traffic offCounty Road 7, east of thecity, to Form-A-Feed, locatedon the northwest edge oftown.

Shannon Sweeney of DavidDrown Associates, the city ofStewart’s financial consult-ant, explained that Form-A-Feed plans to expand its oper-ation, and expects an addi-

tional 210 truck trips a day.A connector road between

County Road 7 and Form-A-Feed will cost about $1 mil-lion, Sweeney said. The cityis seeking a grant of $500,000from the state, “but also un-derstands that it needs to funda significant portion of theproject.”

Form-A-Feed is currentlyin the JOBZ program, whichis set to expire this year. ThatJOBZ program capturedabout $8,000 a year to aidForm-A-Feed with growth.

Sweeney suggested replac-ing the JOBZ aid with a taxabatement in an equalamount. That means abating

the county’s portion of prop-erty taxes, Sweeney said, andcapturing that revenue to helppay for the road.

Sweeney suggested a 10-year abatement schedule,with a not-to-exceed amountof $80,000 in tax abatementfor the 10-year period.

Because no one showed upat a public hearing regardingthe matter, and because theCounty Board felt the con-nector road was needed, it ap-proved the tax abatement.

In other business Feb. 16,the County Board:

• Tabled issuing a condi-tional use permit for a solargarden in Winsted Township,

hoping to get more informa-tion regarding stray voltage.The County Board also in-structed Larry Gasow, zoningadministrator, to begin inves-tigating the possibility of asolar ordinance.

• Agreed to pay $5,154 forthe repair of frost boils onSunset Circle and North Sun-set Drive in Collins Town-ship, on the west shore ofLake Marion. Collins Town-ship will contribute $5,000.The County Board alsoagreed to pay $20,000 towardseal coating those roads,while the township will con-tribute $7,100.

County agrees to tax abatement for Stewart road

Trailblazer still struggling to fill positionsBy Lori CoplerEditor

The Trailblazer TransitJoint Powers Board on Mon-day turned down a request toallow its executive committee— consisting of the chair andvice chair — to negotiatecontracts with potential ad-ministrative employees.

It did, however, agree toallow Executive DirectorGary Ludwig the latitude tonegotiate salaries on suggest-ed pay ranges, and bring rec-ommendations back to thefull board of approval.

In the past, the board set amaximum offer for the posi-tion. Now, Ludwig will haveleeway to make an offer, aslong as it is within the sug-gested salary range based onqualifications and experience.

Jack Russek, who repre-sents Wright County AreaTransportation (WCAT) onthe Trailblazer Board, saidTrailblazer needs to movequickly to hire administratorsand other staff.

“We need the authority tonegotiate some offers,” saidRussek. “We’ve got a Buffalofacility that’s going to open intwo months, and we need tofill some positions.”

Russek noted that Trail-

blazer’s recently hired humanresources officer resignedafter six weeks on the job,making the hiring task moredifficult.

Bill Pinske, who representsSibley County on the jointpowers board, said the execu-tive committee could assistwith some of the “legwork”in finding candidates, “butthe finalization of an officershould come back to the fullboard.”

Lynn Kissock, also aWCAT representative on thejoint powers board, suggestedthat Trailblazer develop moredetailed job descriptions, andthen consider a compensationstudy to make sure salariesbeing offered match up withthe job description.

While her fellow boardmembers agreed, they alsoexpressed concern about fill-ing positions as quickly aspossible.

Trailblazer Joint PowersBoard Chair Ron Shimanski,a McLeod County Commis-sioner, said Trailblazer“should have a managementteam of about nine people —right now we’re at three.”

“We need the help; we’rehurting bad,” said Ludwig.Along with a human re-

sources manager, the transitsystem also is looking for asecond operations manager.

McLeod County Commis-sioner Sheldon Nies suggest-ed hiring an outside humanresources firm to help, and toperhaps even become a per-manent resource for the tran-sit system.

Unfortunately, said Lud-wig, that process also wouldbe time consuming, becauseTrailblazer would have tosend out requests for propos-als for human resources serv-ices.

Pinske suggested that theboard return to monthly meet-ings, rather than its quarterlymeetings, to help facilitatethe process.

In other employee business,the board began considering areturn to a step system forgiving employees salary in-creases.

Kissock suggested makingthe step system merit-based,rather than automatic increas-es for longevity. The boardwill consider the proposal atits March meeting.

The board also discussedhiring outside legal counsel.Currently, McLeod CountyAttorney Mike Junge acts asTrailblazer’s legal counsel.

Russek said that the Min-nesota Counties Intergovern-mental Trust (MCIT) recom-mended an independent coun-sel, and recommended somefirms that deal in public tran-sit.

Nies said he wasn’t op-posed to seeking requests forproposal for legal counsel,but said he wasn’t sure therewas a need for an independ-ent counsel.

“What’s the need for a spe-cial counsel?” asked Nies.“I’m trying to justify the ex-pense. Right now, we’re get-ting by pretty darn good …for nothing.”

Pinske said he, too, wouldconsider proposals, but won-dered if Trailblazer neededlegal counsel often enough tojustify hiring a separate firm.

“I don’t want to pay some-one a retainer if we never usethem,” said Pinske.

But the board did agree toseek proposals for the serviceso it could at least have a feelfor the potential cost.

At the end of the meeting,the board went into a closedsession for Ludwig’s per-formance review.

Allison Rachel Larson, 21,of rural Gaylord, sufferedminor injuries in a vehiclerollover Sunday morning.The accident was reported at8:49 a.m., according to the

Sibley County Sheriff’s Of-fice.

Larson was reportedlydriving east on County Road18 when she lost control onthe frosty road surface as she

entered a curve near 431stAvenue, about seven milessoutheast of Gaylord. Her1999 Chevy Cavalier crossedthe center line, entered theeast ditch, and rolled over.

The vehicle was totaled.Gaylord Fire and Ambu-

lance assisted with the acci-dent.

Minor injuries reported in single-vehicle rollover