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Stan Schultz waits patiently to receive a heart transplant so he can get back the country life he once knew
By BRYAN ZOLLMAN Staff writer Osakis Somewhere there is a man with a good heart who is likely to have an untimely death. But his heart will beat on because he decided to become an organ donor. Meanwhile, Stan Schultz sits in his hospital room at Abbott Northwestern and waits. Its been 90 days since he was admitted and put on the transplant list for a new heart. I never expected to be here this long, said Schultz. There just isnt enough to keep the mind occupied for that many days. Schultz is only 61 years old, but has a long history of heart problems. An avid outdoorsman, when he was just 38 years old he was walking to check on a deer stand when he began experiencing chest pains. Because he was an EMT, he recognized the seriousness of the symptoms and returned home. Later that day when the symptoms lingered, he went to the emergency room and was diagnosed with having a heart attack. Things just sort of progressed from there, he said. HOPE continued on page 6
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By CAROL MOORMAN Staff writer St. Rosa Mornings around 5:30, Scot Storm often finds himself in his studio painting a wildlife scene, his cup of coffee perched on a table near his paint palette. As the sun rises, or a cloudy day appears, the world wakes up around him in the rural St. Rosa home where he lives with wife Kris and their 16-year-old twins, Logan and Summer. His binoculars are close by in case he spies wildlife, like birds, pheasants, deer or ducks, and his camera is ready to snap a photo. Its scenes like this that Storm draws upon for his paintings, at times setting up scenes near a pond in their yard. His Tranquil Waters painting, depicting three ducks in a stream, seen through these windows, earned him the Ducks Unlimited 2014 Artist of the Year. His paintings have earned him other state and federal awards, but to him the best reward is when a painting meets his expectations or that of the person he painted it for. PASSION continued on page 10
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Scot Storm talks about his passion for wildlife painting as he sits in his St. Rosa studio, with a painting he is working on behind him.
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By LIZ VOS Staff writer Holdingford Before Pat Euteneuer married her husband, Ken, nearly 24 years ago, she visualized what the flowers for her special day should look like. To give her florist an idea of what she had in mind, Pat purchased silk flowers and created a sample. She said it was so nice and wondered why I didnt just do my own flowers, Pat said of her florists reaction to the creation. So I decided to go for it and do my own. When her daughter got married, Pat created bouquets and arrangements for her wedding as well. I got another booking off of that wedding and it just grew and grew, she explained. When she originally began creating the floral displays, Pat only used silk flowers. People started asking if I did anything with fresh flowers. I had no idea how to keep them or do anything with them, she said. But I wanted to know. So Pat spent six months at
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Pat Euteneuer was well-prepared for this past Valentines Day, her busiest day of the year, by having plenty of silk and fresh floral arrangements created. It tends to be a last-minute holiday for some, she explained. I like being ready, just in case.
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In an effort to urge spring on, Euteneuer incorporated bold tulips with fragrant carnations in one of her fresh floral designs.
a floral institute in the Twin Cities where she thrived, learning the techniques needed to work with fresh flowers, at first in a beginners course, then in an advanced course. Upon graduation from the program, her instructor approached her. She told me I did beautiful work, but no one would ever hire me, explained Pat, who was devastated to hear such a comment. But what she thought was a negative remark, quickly made her bloom as her instructor explained further. She pointed out that I didnt follow the books or the pictures in my work, I did whatever was in my head, Pat said. It was true. Pat followed
her intuition in creating one-ofa-kind arrangements. I didnt like looking at pictures and replicating them. I wanted to create something new every time, she said. Pats instructor told her she
All signs point to Pat: Although her business is in the country, just a few miles outside of Holdingford, customers are carefully guided to Pats Floral Design by bright and friendly signage.
would make the perfect designer and should work for herself, instilling the confidence she needed to open Pats Floral Design in her home, north of Holdingford. Years later, Pat remains steadfast in her practice of creating unique arrangements for every customer. They will always be different and special, she said of her creations. Pat has built a reputation of trust over the years, along with a steady and growing list of satisfied customers. I get a lot of thank-you notes and messages letting me know I did a good job, she said. Thats what feeds me. Pat enjoys her work and loves the challenges that come her way. With training opportunities throughout the year, she is also able to incorporate new ideas with her tried and true method of following her design instinct.
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Her ability to read customers and follow through with special arrangements they couldnt have found anywhere else sets her apart. I also get the freshest flowers I can so they last as long as possible, she said. With her busiest day of the year, Valentines Day, behind her, Pat now looks forward to creating colorful masterpieces this spring for area prom celebrations, followed by Mothers Day. Taking great pride in every arrangement, Pats vision for floral creations that originated with her own special day, stays focused on her satisfied customers. As long as I know I am pleasing them, I have motivation, she said with a smile.
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HOPE continued from front____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Since then he has had stents insertsize and they must have the same blood ed and undergone triple bypass surgery. type. Now its to the point my heart mus There are a lot of things that go cle is failing, he said. Im running out into it that I dont understand, Stan of energy. Its difficult to do anything. said. There are many, many tests they The past 90 days have been hard for run to make sure the heart is compatiSchultz and his wife, Bonnie. He is used ble. to being active, whether working for his At the very least, Stan knows he construction company or enjoying the does have one heart, and that is Bongreat outdoors. He has been a general nies. contractor for 35 years and has a crew She has been super, he said. All of four workers, including his sons, of this has probably been tougher on her Craig, working full-time, and another than it has for me. This is quite an unson, Jason, working part time. Bonnie is dertaking for her. She sits at home alone also involved in the business, and now every night and the way this winter has that Stan isnt able to be there, she is been ... it wears on everybody. trying to keep the business going. Bonnie admits she is struggling to Its been hard, she said. We both cope with the situation, but she is holddo what we have to do. The alternative ing out hope, and leaning on friends. to all of this is not very good. So doing This has been such an eye-opener, what we have to do has been our motshe said. I am just so thankful to still to. have a husband. But this is something Bonnie visits Stan every weekend. you can live through. Things will be so They enjoy their time together because much greater once he gets a heart. they dont know how short it might be. And Bonnie knows this firsthand. They watch television, play cards and She and Stan are good friends with play Wheel of Fortune on Stans iPad. Annette and Bruce Sadlemyer. Eigh We spend more time together now teen years ago, Annette received a new than we ever did at home, said Bonheart. And Annettes daughter received nie. Usually on the weekends he would a new heart five years ago. be out ice fishing. This has definitely Annette is doing absolutely wonbrought us closer. derful, Bonnie said. But they would prefer things be the Annettes heart story is one to hold way they were. Stan checked into the on to, and Bonnie wants nothing more hospital on Nov. 12. He was still work- Alayna and Grandpa working on an Ipad. Technology has been a Godsend for Stan than to hold onto Stans heart for many ing full time but it was becoming more Schultz, using it to Skype with family members, play games and watch movies. more years. As for Stan, he just wants to and more difficult. In addition to his get back home and get back to the life construction business, he and Bonnie heart is operating at less than 20 percent a shortage of donated organs. In 2012, he knew before Nov. 12. also ran a seasonal trailer court on Lake capacity, a new heart is critical, and he a total of 28,051 people throughout the He wants to sit in the chair and read Osakis. U.S. received organ transplants. The books to his grandkids, take them fishmust be monitored constantly. You get so used to being outside, Doctors dont have a definite time- percentage of recipients from a 2009 ing and watch them grow up. fishing or working, and then you are table on how long it will take to receive study showed that 75 percent of those One of his grandkids will look locked up, he said. You get stuck in a heart because there are too many vari- who received heart transplants were at Grandpas empty chair and put his one room for the duration. Its quite a ables. According to the U.S. Department still living five years after they received hands out and say, wheres grandpa? battle. Our goal is to watch our grandkids of Health and Human Services, each their new heart. When Bonnie visits they are con- day an average of 79 people receive or- Doctors have told Stan that he has play basketball in high school, said fined to Stans room. He cannot leave gan transplants. However, an average of had to wait longer than they had ex- Bonnie. the room without a nurse. Because his 18 die each day waiting because there is pected. But his donor must be of similar But that all depends on that man,
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Back in 1935, we lived one mile east of Buckman. The mail came to Pierz from Little Falls by Star Route and by passenger and mail train to Genola. The post office in Pierz had several routes and they did a good job getting the mail out into the community. We had lots of snow some winters and those years the roads were not plowed or kept open so people just did the best they could and went by horse and sleigh, or walked. The postman got my dad, Albert Stepan, interested in hauling the mail with horses. Dad signed a five-year contract. We had to deliver the mail for three years PHOTO BY DIANE SCHMIESING and the other years we Ferdie Stepan, 94 farmed most of his life in Central got a small sum just to Minnesota, and is currently typing up many of his be ready to deliver. Our memories of life in the country. oldest brother, Ozzie, came home to help with job. A couple days were today, only at a slower the routes. He and dad kind of hectic when the pace. divided the routes so it Sears, Wards and a few There were some was not such a hassle. Spiegel catalogs had folks that showed their We had a nice little to be delivered. Those appreciation for getsleigh. Dad had a car- days, people did a lot ting mail every day and penter in town build a of mail ordering and would give us a piece of dandy bus on it. It had the mailman did the de- cake or a few cookies. a little wood stove in it livering. It was normal I had the chance to and it was the coziest that things got returned go on the route a few little house to live in for again and again. It was times, but only when the time it took to do the business the same as there were a lot of par-
cels to be delivered. We were never allowed to leave the bus or the mail but if there were two of us, it was OK. The horses had to be kept in reign at all times. I was along with my brother one day, when we had to turn off the main road that was plowed. The snowplow had made a ridge and my brother tried to maneuver but the sleigh got caught against that ridge and the horses made kind of a jump and broke the doubletree (a crossbar for attaching harnesses) and took off. I guess the crack it made when it broke sounded like a rifle shot. I took off after the horses and they ran a little more than a half mile before turning into a farmers yard. This guy gave me another doubletree and we got going again. I think we were lucky I was along that day. At least the mail didnt have to stand without someone with it. That was the worst accident we had in those three years of driving. I think this is enough said about our mail delivering, but it was a good experience.
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Meire Grove Marvin Meyer recently looked over an aerial shot of the Stearns County Fairgrounds in Sauk Centre. He moved cutout shapes from various locations, trying to find just where to put a new building. Meyer, who was named the 2013 Stearns County Fair Person of the Year by the fair board, was looking at ways to improve the fair. I dont know why I got the award, said the Meire Grove man. I put in a lot time, but several of us saw the need. He is especially concerned about how the fair will meet the growing demand of small animal projects and entries. The rabbit and poultry entries have grown by 15 to 30 percent each of the last three years, he said. There is a lot more demand than we are able to offer. Meyer, a member of the fair board, admits he has true interest. His and wife Ritas children work on poultry projects.
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Cold Spring There was a time when snowmobiling was more about endurance than fun. The old sleds were rough riding and tended to shake things loose, said Allen Theisen. Anyone can drive a modern sled, but driving an older one can be more work. Theisen would know. He is a vintage snowmobile enthusiast, not only driving sleds 30 and 40 years ago but continuing to drive the same type of sleds today. Vintage sleds may not seem like much by todays standards, but they were clearly an improvement on the antique-era sleds. Snowmobiles have been around longer than people think. They started making them in the late 1950s and early 1960s. said Theisen. The hay-day was kind of in the early 1970s, when there were 130 manufacturers. Now, its down to four. Generally sleds come from one of three eras. Prior to 1968 is the antique era. The vintage era is from roughly 1969 to 1980. Anything later is generally considered modern. Most people follow those guidelines, said Theisen. There is some overlap, but liquid cooled engines and independent front suspensions are more modern. His interest in vintage sleds started in 1996 when his brother, Jerry, bought a couple of older sleds, restored them and asked Allen to come along for a ride. He said I should buy one. I said I
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Theisen has faithfully restored Arctic Cats, Starcraft, Skiroules, Motoski and other sleds for his collection. He has about 18 restored sleds in his collection.
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chased parts from all over. Some parts are just hard to find and for the person looking to restore a machine to the original look, original parts are the best. They can get pricey, if looking for a certain trim, headlight or taillight. A really unique tachometer is selling for $1,000, he said. Some of that uniqueness is not readily visible to a causal observer, but even a first-time attendee to a vintage show would see that all brands tried to be unique in one aspect. They all had their color, said Theisen. Arctic Cat was black, Starcraft was yellow, Skiroule was green and Motoski was orange. Theisen has restored sleds from those companies. Presently, he has about
18 restored vintage sleds, including some rare ones. There are only four of these in the United States, he said, pointing to a restored Starcraft sled. The same company that makes the Starcraft boats made snowmobiles from 1970-71. Theisens interest in snowmobiling and snowmobile history is shared by his family. Christa and their children, Jack, Ray, Grace and Rachael, all like to snowmobile. Jake works on sleds at Mies-Outland in Watkins. He also restores sleds and motorcycles. Some of the restored sleds in Theisens collection have earned awards for quality and faithfulness of restoration. Some are just meant for show and some are meant to be on trails. Over the years, interest and the num-
ber of sled owners has ebbed and flowed, but there is clearly an interest in the vintage sled. Weve been doing shows at St. Anna since 1993, he said. It depends on the weather, but we have had from 300 to 1,200 people and usually have about 400 sleds. Their club, the Classic Snowmachines, has about 70 members. They do two shows, one in the winter and one in the summer. People can visit their website at www.classicsnomachines.com. No matter what time of year, when the day is done, to Theisen, his restored 1968 Arctic Cat Panther stands out. Its cool and still my favorite sled, he said.
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nance of 1787 that created the territory of Minnesota. Township government is a carryover from Europe, and to develop the state land was divided out into 36-square-mile units. Today, the term township generally refers to organized but unincorporated communities governed by a local board of supervisors and created to provide services to their residents. There are 1,790 townships across the state, and most townships no longer resemble the original 36-square-mile divisions. A town board of supervisors, elected to staggered three-year terms on an annual basis, make up the governing body for most townships. The annual elections are held on the second Tuesday of March each year in coordination with the townships annual meeting. The annual meeting is what really sets townships apart from other forms of local government. At this meeting, the residents of the township have a direct opportunity to have a voice in how the township will be run. They do this by voting on a variety of matters on which the town board must receive elector approval, and most importantly, by directly voting on and approving the townships tax levy for the next year. This means that, with very limited exception, the town board can only spend that which has been authorized by the voters. March 11, 2014 is set as Minnesota Township Day, when elections will be held across the state. Dirkes commented about their upcoming election in Kandota Township, This year we have open seats with no one running. When that happens, it usually comes down to a write-in candidate getting on. That works fine, as no matter what, whoever serves on the board can get voted off in the next election. It keeps democracy in the hands of the citizens, the way it should be.
The former Getty Township hall building sits along Stearns County Road 22 in rural Padua. Two years ago it was sold to private owners who have designs to renovate it in the spirit of its original purpose: a K-8 country school.
We just couldnt justify asking township taxpayers to put money into it, said Jennissen. Raymond Township, lying just west of Getty, has held meetings at the Padua Pub forever, according to township chair Steve Moening. Weve met there as long as I can remember. Before that, the township board met in the township hall building, which was a former school house sitting on the edge of Padua. That was way before my time, said Moening. Raymond and North Fork Township, lying due south of Raymond and butting up against the north side of the city of Brooten, join forces to conduct elections and maintain a voting machine. Their election site is the Padua Pub banquet hall. Its worked out well through the years, especially spreading those costs with another township. We couldnt do it ourselves, added Moening. The population of Raymond Township was 259 in the 2010 census, while North Fork was 247.
According to the Minnesota Association of Townships, the township form of local government was established as part of the Northwest Ordi-
Vernon Dirkes stands outside the Kandota Township hall, a modern pole barn-style building designed for economy and durability.
The Kandota Klimbers 4-H Club in Todd County holds meetings in the Kandota Township hall; their 4-H banners adorn the north and south walls.
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Cupolas generally serve three purposes: to bring in light, offer ventilation or for a lookout Cupolas on barns in our area were generally installed to provide ventilation, releasing moisture from hay Many cupolas have weather vanes positioned on top Cupola comes from the Latin word cupula which means little barrel or little cup A belvedere, or widows walk, from the Italian word meaning fair view, is a cupola that offers a great view of the surrounding area, often seen on the roofs of city buildings, and accessible from an inside staircase. Cupolas are still popular items at antique shops or on eBay, bringing hundreds or even thousands of dollars.
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