May 7, 2014

five
Mothers Day
specials
pages 6-7
Fishing
Opener
specials
page 8
Inside . . .
Coming up
*Minnesota Military
Museum bus trip
is Saturday
*Camp Courage open
house is May 18
*Maple Lake blood
drive is May 21
Eight-week closure set for part of CSAH 8
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(Top) A student raises her
hand to ask Marine Corps
Sgt. David Verdoorn and
Minnesota National Guard
Sgt. 1st Class Chris Popelka
a question during career
day Wednesday, April 30, at
Maple Lake High School.
(Right) Attorney Lee Hanson
talks about being a com-
mercial law attorney. (Bot-
tom) Paula Redemske is a
health care administrator
with a background in dietet-
ics. She talked about both
positions, and answered a
lot of nutrition questions.
(Photos by Gabe Licht)
Sports: page 11
by Harold Brutlag
Publisher Emeritus
Mother Nature played a role
in the 26th Annual Hasty-Silver
Creek Sportsmen Clubs Fishing
Contest Saturday at the Sports-
mens Park on Silver Lake when
a late spring and cold northwest
winds cut the participation by
roughly 50 percent.
Even with the inclement
weather, there were fish caught
and prizes awarded in both the
adult and youth catagories.
The adult carp contest was
won by Nathan Kranz, Monti-
cello, who caught a 10-pound,
one-ounce fish, which was good
for $75 and a first-place trophy.
Second place went to Rick Kan-
niainia when he brought in three
carp, the largest a 7-pounder.
Brandon Kranz, Monticello,
caught a 3-pound, 13-ounce carp
good for smallest fish honor and
$35.
There were not any bullheads
caught in the adult category.
In the youth contest, 7-year-
old Dustin Walbvogel, took first
place with his 3-pound, 13-
ounce carp which won him a
prize of $35. He said he was
using a nightcrawler for bait.
Stamp Out Hunger
is Saturday
The 22nd annual National As-
sociation of Letter Carriers Stamp
Out Hunger food drive will be Sat-
urday, May 10. All mail carriers,
including rural mail carriers, will
be collecting food on their routes.
Individuals may also drop off food
at the Maple Lake Post Office
from 9 to 10 a.m. Nearly 1.3 bil-
lion pounds of food have been col-
lected since the drive began in
1993, including more than 74.4
million pounds in 2013. All col-
lected food will be given to the
local food shelf.
Perske vs. Emmer
matchup is set
Since winning the Republican
endorsement for Minnesotas
Sixth District on April 12, Tom
Emmer has been waiting to learn
who his DFL opponent would be.
That wait is over as Sartell
Mayor Joe Perske was nominated
on May 3. It took four votes before
Perske came up with 62 percent of
the votes over Jim Read, a political
science professor at St. Bens and
St. Johns University. A minimum
of 60 percent of delegates is re-
quired to earn the endorsement.
Perske, a middle school teacher
and marathon runner, is expected
to run against Emmer in Rep.
Michele Bachmanns former seat.
The only scenario that would pre-
vent that matchup would be if
Anoka County Board chairwoman
Rhonda Sivarajah defeats Emmer
in a primary, which she has vowed
to force.
Wright County road
restrictions to be
lifted Friday
The Wright County Highway
Department will remove spring
load restrictions on Wright County
State Aid Highways and County
Roads at 12:01 a.m. Friday.
Reeling them in
Dissections: page 9
Learning to make a living
by Gabe Licht
Editor
What should I do when I grad-
uate high school? What are the
perks and disadvantages of my
dream job? How much training or
education do I need for that posi-
tion?
These are questions commonly
asked by high school students, so
Maple Lake High School hosted
career day on Wednesday, April
30, to help answer those questions.
A total of 38 business profes-
sionals spoke about their careers.
Sophomores through seniors se-
lected three careers they wanted to
learn about and rotated to different
rooms to hear from and question
speakers.
Four of those speakers were
Marine Sgt. David Verdoorn, Min-
nesota Army National Guard Sgt.
1st Class Chris Popelka, attorney
Lee Hanson and Paula Redemske,
representing health occupations.
Military careers
Verdoorn explained that each
military branch offers the same
pay and benefits, including college
tuition and training for 400-plus
jobs.
High school juniors may go
through the 10-week Army boot
camp at age 17, but that doesnt
mean they can slough off in school
once they commit to the Army or
National Guard.
Trailblazer
rescinds
transit
offer
by John Holler
Correspondent
Just when it appeared that the
four-month transit malaise in
Wright County was over, the
volatile partnership between the
Wright County Board of Commis-
sioners and Trailblazer Transit of
Glencoe was severed unexpectedly
by the Trailblazer board of direc-
tors.
In a letter dated April 28, the
Wright County Board acknowl-
edged receipt of the decision from
Trailblazer to stop negotiations
with Wright County to arrive at a
joint-powers agreement. In De-
cember, Sherburne County in-
formed Wright County that it
would be leaving the River Rider
program. At that point, the Min-
nesota Department of Transporta-
tions Transit Division attempted to
assimilate Wright County into
Trailblazer.
Almost from the beginning,
there were issues at least two
county commissioners Charlie
Borrell and Pat Sawatzke had
problems with how Trailblazer
does its business. It is impressive,
but it comes with a cost. A big cost.
Given the conservative nature of
the Wright County Board over the
years, a big expense where there
wasnt one before was seen as
something that needed to be vetted.
When commissioners did their due
diligence, some red flags appeared.
By MnDOTs own numbers,
Trailblazer was the second most
expensive system in the State of
Minnesota, Borrell said. Of the
39 transit systems in the state,
Trailblazer was 38th out of 39.
Only the Red Lake Indian Reser-
vation had a higher cost per hour
than the $75 cost to operate Trail-
blazer. It was 50 percent more than
the state average and much more
than River Rider, which basically
sustained itself. Pat and I made
valid arguments that we shouldnt
sign off on an ultimatum that was
made (at the April 21 meeting). It
passed, but apparently that wasnt
enough.
In a letter to the county board
from Gary Ludwig, executive di-
rector of the Trailblazer Joint Pow-
ers Board, the county was
informed of the Trailblazer deci-
sion to opt out of negotiations, in
which he defended the Trailblazer
system and placed blame on the
River Rider system.
Trailblazer provides more than
twice the level of service and
nearly four times the number of
rides in an area with less than half
the population of Wright County,
Ludwig said in his notice of termi-
nation. On the other hand, River
Rider has been cited by MnDOT
for numerous performance issues
and is dissolving because Sher-
burne County no longer wanted to
partner with Wright County.
Trailblazer
continued on page 3
Career day
continued on page 10
by Gabe Licht
Editor
Work has begun on phase one
of Maple Lakes 2014 Street Im-
provement Project, meaning
drivers will need to steer clear of
County State Aid Highway 8,
also known as Division Street
East, between Park and Rose av-
enues.
The closure is expected to
last about eight weeks. During
that time, Minnesota Highway
55 will serve as a detour and
local access to Linden Avenue
will be via First Street.
In addition to the portion of
CSAH 8, the project also in-
cludes work on Linden and Park
avenues. That work consists of
street improvements, water-
main replacement and sewer re-
pairs.
Latour Construction, of
Maple Lake, was awarded the
contract for the entire project at
an estimated cost of about $1.5
million during the April 15
meeting of the Maple Lake City
Council with Councilmember
John Northenscold the lone no
vote.
At that time, Mayor Lynn
Kissock said benefits include in-
creased water pressure in water
mains, which provides great
benefits for fire fighting, and re-
pair of a cistern leak that has
been the source of a major infil-
tration problem.
A total of 13 written com-
plaints was submitted in opposi-
tion of the project, which was
delayed a year by public opposi-
tion in 2013.
Dustin Walbvogel, pictured
at right, was proud as a
peacock as he rushed to
have his first-place catch
weighed.
(Photo by Harold Brutlag)
Fishing contest
continued on page 8
Latour Construction crews work at the intersection of Divi-
sion Street East and Park Avenue. (Photo by Gabe Licht)
Street closure
continued on page 3
Road restrictions
continued on page 3
Legislative
update
by Rep. Marion ONeill
Its difficult to guess right when it comes to where to fish for the wall-
eye fishing opener on Saturday, but Im not inclined to head north. Thats
mostly because the cold weather weve been having also affects the wall-
eye bite. The female walleyes usually dont start getting aggressive much
before Memorial Day and a late spawn wont help. A better option would
be to fish the local lakes or if you like to travel, Big Stone Lake on the
Minnesota/South Dakota border at Ortonville might be an option. The
opening weekend is a big deal for Minnsota anglers and good weather
has a tremendous effect on the businesses associated with this form of
recreation. Ive noticed a few anglers fishing from shore, apparently for
crappies in the creek between 494 and Fish Lake west of Hasty. They
werent shoulder-to-shoulder and I couldnt take my eyes off the road
long enough to see if they were getting any bites. If I can get my boat
seaworthy by Saturday, I might find time to look for crappies on Maple
Lake . . . For others who figure Brutlag doesnt have a clue
on where to go Saturday (theyre right), they might want to heed the
words from the DNR chief, Tom Landwehr, who said in part, only in
Minnesota can you catch a basket of jumbo perch and dandy walleyes
in Big Stone Lake near Ortonville, then head downstream to Lac qui
Parle near Appleton and relish the great crappie bite. A short jaunt down-
stream, near the towns of Olivia and Redwood Falls, 50-pound flathead
catfish are caught with regularity in the Minnesota River.
Or, if like me, you live in the cities, dont go far at all, because only
in Minnesota are there so many of these opportunities readily available
in a metropolitan area. The Mississippi, Minnesota and St. Croix rivers
are all there to be enjoyed, as are hundreds of lakes with public accesses
or public fishing piers.
We have 800,000 registered boats in the state. Hunting and fishing is
a $2.4 billion industry here. Visitors to our parks spend about $280 mil-
lion in this state. And visitors to our trails add $2.6 billion to our local
economies. Spring is when we get outdoors, and after this long winter,
we are anxious to do so!
Minnesota is truly an outstanding place. This fishing opener, get out-
of-doors and experience the life that only Minnesota has to offer. Whats
your excuse? The fish are biting.
* * *
I live on Linden Ave. North and on Monday I was met with the Road
Closed signs on Division Street which meant I had to detour to get out
to CENEX for a cup of coffee. Its going to be an interesting month or
two while the city has Linden Ave. rebuilt and some improvements made
on Division Streets water main and sanitary sewer. Im sure Ill find
time to be one of the resident sidewalk superintendents during the street
rebuilding project and that gets me kind of excited. Im not looking for-
ward to driving on a dirt road or in mud when it rains, but I suspect its
something all of us on the avenue can cope with and Im sure the con-
tractor, Latour Construction, will do whats needed to keep the road pas-
sible for the most part. . .
* * *
My walks with Vanna in Ney Park have been kind of uneventful the
past week. Sure we see a lot of waterfowl, ducks and geese, and Im con-
vinced both species really enjoy flying. Neither Vanna nor I get close to
them at all, but they still like to take off and land seemingly at random.
The teal are less likely to fly and seem more content to just swim away
to the far side of the water. Im not seeing any blooming wildflowers,
blood roots, etc. yet and I think Ill put a hold on Morel mushroom hunt-
ing for another week unless we get an 80-degree day. Some shroomers
say wait until the lilacs are ready to burst, others say to watch for the
jack-in-the-pulpits. Both can be good indicators, but theres nothing like
heat and humidity to make them pop. I picked a wood tick off Vanna
Sunday and thats just a hint that we might be getting close to that magic
time for mushroom hunting. . .
* * *
Spring is a good time for automobile shopping and apparently was
back in 1914, too, according to the Upper Falls News, a newspaper in
Red Lake County. The following paragraph was reprinted in the Thief
River Falls as follows under a Join Gasoline Crowd heading: Glen
Martx, Harry Ives and H. K. Skromme purchased automobiles in Min-
neapolis last week. Mr. Skrommes machine is a five passenger Oakland
car, Harry Ives acquired a 40 hp. Jackson and Glen Martz, a 40 hp. Amer-
ican Scout Roadster. . . . Martz drove his car back, while the
other two were shipped. . . some of my readers may recognize
those vehicles, but I cant remember hearing about any of them!
Viewpoint
Maple Lake Messenger Page 2
May 7, 2014
Dear neighbor,
On Wednesday, April 30,
Governor Dayton gave his State
of the State Address before a joint
session of the legislature. Instead
of using the speech to talk about
his vision for the future of the
year ahead and priorities for the
remainder of the 2014 Legisla-
tive Session, the governor gave
more of what seemed to be a
campaign speech. I was disap-
pointed that Governor Dayton
took credit for accomplishments
many of which were enacted
under the Republican-controlled
legislature but took little re-
sponsibility for what has hap-
pened under one-party control of
St. Paul. We heard nothing about
the fact MNsure is expected to
force 280,000 Minn- esotans off
their current health plans. We
didnt hear a word about how
MNsure private plan enrollment
is 83 percent below the Dayton
Administrations original 2014
enrollment projections. In fact, of
all enrollments through MNsure,
only one-fourth of enrollments
are private enrollments while
three-fourths are public sector en-
rollments, according to figures
released by MNsure about a
month ago. Because a tax on the
private plans is being imple-
mented to fund MNsure, its
likely that MNsure will have dif-
ficulties remaining financially
solvent in the future. We also
heard nothing from Governor
Dayton about repealing the job-
killing business-to-business taxes
that the Democrat-controlled leg-
islature and he enacted in 2013.
Governor Dayton also didnt say
a word about how an $89.6 mil-
lion taxpayer-funded new office
building for state senators was
part of a deal among St. Paul De-
mocrats for imposing a dramatic
increase in the minimum wage.
Bonding
At some point this week we
expect the bonding bill to come
before the House. Because bond-
ing requires borrowing, a 60 per-
cent majority is needed in both
chambers to pass a bonding bill.
Brutes
Bleat
by Harold Brutlag
The last few weeks of session
are upon us and there is a flurry of
committee and floor sessions at the
Capitol. We have yet to see the 2014
Senate Bonding Bill, but anticipate
the DFL Majority unveiling it soon.
This week, I came across an ar-
ticle in the Minnesota Farm Bureau
Voice of Agriculture that was par-
ticularly concerning to me and I be-
lieve it is important to get this
message out. The article is
reprinted in its entirety below with
permission.
Farm Bureau Tells Members to
Ditch EPA Water Rule
The American Farm Bureau
Federation recently asked its mem-
bers to resist a proposed rule from
the Environmental Protection
Agency that it says will impose un-
workable regulations on the nations
farms.
Published Monday, April 21 in
the Federal Register, the more-than-
111,000-word Waters of the U.S.
proposed rule reflects the EPAs lat-
est interpretation of the 1972 Clean
Water Act.
News from
the Capitol
by Sen. Bruce Anderson
Almost four months of
work to pay for government
Greetings,
Tuesday was Tax Freedom Day
in Minnesota. You know, the day
where taxpayers finally have made
enough money to pay for govern-
ment.
According to a report from the
Tax Foundation, Minnesota Tax
Freedom Day is the nations fifth
latest. The only states that take
longer California, New York,
Connecticut and New Jersey are
located on the coasts. For compari-
son's sake, Tax Freedom Day a cen-
tury ago came Jan. 22,
approximately three months earlier
than in 2014.
On a related note, the Tax Foun-
dation also ranks Minnesotas busi-
ness climate 47th. That is two spots
worse than before Gov. Mark Day-
ton and fellow Democrats put more
than $2 billion in new taxes on the
books in our state last year. The Tax
Foundation shows our corporate
taxes (44th) and individual income
taxes (47th) also rank among the
nations highest.
Views from
the Capitol
by Rep. Joe McDonald
More than $2 billion in new taxes passed last year cast a
pall over the Capitol. Lets hope brighter days are in
store for hardworking taxpayers.
(Photo and cut line by Joe McDonald)
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The Maple Lake
Staff Appreciation Week
Several educational organiza-
tions recognize school employees
in May.
The National PTA celebrates
Teacher Appreciation Week from
May 5 through 9 and the National
Education Associations National
Teacher Day is Tuesday, May 6.
The National Association of
School Nurses celebrates National
School Nurse Day on Wednesday,
May 7.
The School Nutrition Associ-
ation celebrates School Nutrition
Employee Week from May 5
through 9.
Few professions touch the lives
of as many people as those who
work in schools. In addition to the
responsibilities listed on job de-
scriptions, these educators are role
models who strive to get the most
out of every students abilities each
day. As adults, we can all remem-
ber the influence educators had on
our lives as we were growing up.
As parents, we regularly hear from
our children about the positive im-
pact educators are having on their
lives. We are fortunate to have a
dedicated, enthusiastic, talented
staff in Maple Lake. Please join us
in thanking all of our staff mem-
bers for their hard work and con-
tinuous efforts in providing the
very best education for our stu-
dents.
Kris Harlan
Elementary School Principal
David J. Hansen
High School Principal
Mark Redemske
Superintendent of Schools
To the Editor:
I was struck by Senator Bruce
Anderson's report to the voters
last week. In it, he invoked the
Holy Trinity of Republican com-
plaints: they don't like the anti-
bullying bill, they don't want to
raise the minimum wage and they
absolutely oppose any improve-
ment to our health care system.
This is why our Wright County
representatives wander in the po-
litical wilderness; this is why they
don't get a seat at the table when
policy is being made. Senator An-
derson proudly points out that not
one Republican voted for these
laws. The Republicans need to
understand that most Min-
nesotans don't want political strat-
egy, they want justice. They want
justice for a gay student who is
bullied so badly that they skip
school. They want justice for a
full-time worker who cannot earn
enough to live decently. We want
justice for the family that is de-
stroyed by medical expenses in a
system of health care that left al-
most 50 million Americans be-
hind.
Sadly, our representatives
won't even admit that they oppose
these fairness measures. When
asked directly they dance, dodge
and digress. They insist that they
want justice, but they favor a dif-
ferent approach, something that
meets their political strategy stan-
dards by basically leaving the
problem unsolved.
If you see your Wright County
representative this Mother's Day
weekend, give them a hug. Tell
them that the way out of their
anger and disappointment is to
care about each and every Min-
nesota citizen, no exceptions.
John Deitering
Buffalo
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Letters
Bruce Anderson
Whos the bonehead that put
the Minnesota fishing opener on
Mothers Day? My guess is it had
to be someone who did not get
along well with his or her mother.
Even the cheeseheads in Wiscon-
sin were afraid of offending their
mothers. They schedule their
opener on the first weekend in
May smart move. With the ad-
vent of cell phones and better
service coverage, at least we can
call our mothers from the boat (or
you could conveniently write a
column Happy Mothers Day,
mom).
The opener has been a rite of
passage in my family for as long
as I can remember. There were
only two big events you wanted to
be invited to each year the
opening of fishing and deer hunt-
ing. My dad came from a family
of 10 (seven boys and three girls)
in the little suburb of South St.
Paul. The homestead on Concord
Street was about two blocks off
the mighty Mississippi. He would
often tell stories of different fish-
ing trips with his dad or some of
his brothers. On the river, there
were fish larger than the boat
that could eat you whole if they
wanted or at least that is what
we were led to believe. I think it
was just my dads way of telling a
good story to get us kids excited
about fishing.
My dad loved fishing and that
led to buying a cabin. It was a little
place on Shamineau Lake by Mot-
ley. I was 11 at the time and
maybe it is the short summers, but
I thought this cabin was the great-
est place in the world still do.
With 11 kids in my family (five
boys and six girls), it was like
going to summer camp tons of
kids and tons of fun. We would
swim all day, chase frogs and tur-
tles and, best of all, fish til we
dropped.
After most dinners, my dad
would say Boys, lets go see
whats biting. I think fishing fit
his contemplative personality and
spending time with his oldest boys
was just a bonus. As we aged, we
boys (the oldest three) figured out
it was just his way of holding a
captive audience for all of his
wisdom and there was plenty
of wisdom.
Several years later, one of my
uncles purchased the cabin next
door and the very next opener was
based out of those two cabins. On
the invite list were many family
and friends. My uncles were the
most memorable characters that
were larger than life. They worked
hard (as most folks did) and
played harder. When they came
up on opener, they would take full
advantage of the short time with
family. I have never laughed that
much as when they were around.
Part of their fun was picking on all
of us younger guys. From taking
all our money in a poker game to
bumping us off the dock into the
freezing water, we rookies had to
go through the initiation.
Those guys are all gone now
and, somehow, that fishing tradi-
tion disappeared with them. We,
now older guys, have fragmented
into smaller groups, all doing our
own thing in different places. One
of my goals over the next few
years will be to bring back that tra-
dition of the big group and all
the fun that goes with it. I cant
wait!
Oh, yeah and happy
Mothers Day to all our moms!
Pawlenty to
Talk About
Ed Pawlenty, Publisher
Joe McDonald
continued on page 3
Marion ONeill
May 7, 2014
On April 28, Joshua Allen
Hoffman, 28, of Buffalo, was ar-
rested in Anoka County on a
Wright County warrant for sec-
ond-degree DWI.
On April 28, Daniel Joseph
Dvorak, 49, of Buffalo, was ar-
rested in Buffalo on a Wright
County warrant for disorderly
conduct.
On April 29, Phillip John
Nichols, 27, of Rockford, was ar-
rested in Rockford on a Wright
County warrant for second-degree
DWI.
On April 29, Linda Louise
Gullickson, 67, of Albertville, was
charged with felony criminal ve-
hicular operation- homicide.
On April 30, William Joseph
Gurney, 28, of Buffalo, was ar-
rested in Buffalo on the charge of
contempt of court.
On April 30, Nathan Alan Nel-
son, 20, of Montrose, was arrested
in Montrose on a Wright County
warrant for probation violation.
On April 30, Jordan Timothy
Rudlong, 21, of Monticello, was
arrested in Monticello on a Hen-
nepin County warrant for theft.
On April 30, Matthew Stanley
Kopis, 26, of Monticello, was ar-
rested in Monticello Township on
a Minnesota Department of Cor-
rections warrant for parole viola-
tion.
On April 30, Anthony Michael
Bottolene, 40, of Rockford, was
arrested in Rockford Township on
the charge of violation of a do-
mestic abuse no contact order.
On April 30, Leland Allen
Schiro, 56, of Cokato, was ar-
rested in Cokato on the charge of
driving after cancellation inimical
to public safety.
On April 30, William Louis
Eckerman, 29, of Montrose, was
charged with gross misdemeanor
DWI-controlled substance.
On May 1, Joseph Dale Knase,
21, of Monticello, was arrested in
Buffalo on a Wright County war-
rant for theft.
On May 1, Craig Allen Hart-
man, 55, of Buffalo, was arrested
in Buffalo on a McLeod County
warrant for probation violation.
On May 1, Matthew Richard
Ojalehto, 23, of Monticello, was
arrested in Buffalo on an appre-
hension and detention order from
Wright County.
On May 1, Andrea Margaret
Hartman, 32, of Annandale, was
charged with misdemeanor as-
sault.
On May 2, Jacob Lee Legro,
22, of Buffalo, was arrested in
Buffalo on an apprehension and
detention order from the Min-
nesota Department of Correc-
tions.
On May 2, Keith James Peter-
son, 45, of Buffalo, was arrested
in Buffalo on the charge of con-
tempt of court.
On May 2, Todd Alan Kleine,
48, of Annandale, was arrested in
Annandale on the charge of 2nd
degree assault.
On May 2, Erik David Lun-
deen, 34, of St. Michael, was ar-
rested in St. Michael on an
apprehension and detention order
from the Minnesota Department
of Corrections.
On May 2, Christopher John
Dahlheimer, 34, of Maple Lake,
was arrested in Silver Creek
Township on an apprehension and
detention order from Minnesota
Department of Corrections.
On May 3, Gay Ann Tack-
aberry, 59, of Buffalo, was ar-
rested in Monticello on the charge
of third-degree DWI test refusal.
On May 3, Danette Margaret
Duffney, 48, of Buffalo, was ar-
rested in Hanover on a Wright
County warrant for issuance of a
dishonored check and a Hennepin
County warrant for disorderly
conduct.
On May 3, David Lee William
Doshier, 22, no permanent ad-
dress, was arrested in Monticello
on a Pine County warrant for
third-degree criminal sexual con-
duct.
On May 3, Ronald Mitchel
Cohen, 46, of Monticello, was ar-
rested in Albertville on the charge
of false information to police and
a Hennepin County warrant for
probation violation.
On May 3, Thomas Patrick
Finucane, 56, of Annandale, was
arrested in Annandale on the
charge of domestic assault.
There were 24 property-dam-
age accidents, four personal-in-
jury accidents, four hit-and-run
accidents and seven car-deer ac-
cidents.
There were six arrests for
DWI, five underage-consumption
arrests, no school bus stop arm vi-
olations and 40 tickets for miscel-
laneous traffic violations reported
this week.
Berzins, Michael Karl, 29, of
Buffalo, sentenced April 28 for
Probation Violations for Bur-
glary in the Third Degree to 24
months prison. Sentenced for
Probation Violations for Felony
Receiving Stolen Property to 15
months prison, concurrent. Sen-
tenced for Misdemeanor Theft to
90 days jail, concurrent, pay
restitution. Sentenced by Judge
Mottl.
Bibro, Steven David, 33, of
Buffalo, sentenced May 1 for
Gross Misdemeanor Aid and
Abet Theft to 365 days jail; 245
days stayed for two years on
conditions of probation, serve
120 days jail, pay restitution, un-
dergo chemical dependency
treatment and follow all recom-
mendations, have no use or pos-
session of alcohol or
non-prescription drugs, submit
to random testing, have no same
or similar violations. Sentenced
by Judge Halsey.
Fisher, Tyler James, 20, of
Annandale, sentenced April 29
for Aid and Abet Murder in the
Second Degree to 150 months
prison, pay $50 fine, pay $75
public defender co-payment.
Sentenced by Judge Mottl.
Gebert, Cynthia Lynn, 36, of
Maple Lake, sentenced April 29
for Felony Controlled Substance
Crime in the Fifth Degree to a
stay of imposition for five years
on conditions of probation, serve
46 days jail, pay $100 fine plus
surcharges, pay $75 public de-
fender co-payment, obtain per-
mission before leaving the state,
undergo a chemical dependency
assessment and follow all rec-
ommendations, have no use or
possession of alcohol or non-
prescription drugs, submit to
random testing, provide DNA
sample, have no use or posses-
sion of firearms or dangerous
weapons, complete cognitive
skill training, have no same or
similar violations. Sentenced by
Judge Mottl.
Sentencings
The Minnesota Pollution
Control Agency recently recog-
nized Joe Haller, plant operator
from the cities of Annandale,
Maple Lake and Howard Lake,
for maintaining a perfect com-
pliance record with their waste-
water treatment permit during
2013.
This year, the cities of An-
nandale, Maple Lake and
Howard Lake wastewater treat-
ment facility was among 128
wastewater facilities statewide
to receive this award.
MPCA Municipal Division
Director Mark Schmitt had
high praise for the award recip-
ients.
These operators continued
efforts are paying off and
showing real progress in our
waters health, Schmitt said.
In 2013, the total amount of
phosphorus discharged from
wastewater facilities was 663
metric tons, which represents
an impressive 12 percent reduc-
tion from 2012. Excess phos-
phorus stimulates algae growth
and makes water unsuitable for
swimming and fishing. These
operators work hard every day
to protect our waterways and
ensure Minnesotans enjoy
clean water and their hard work
is proving to be successful.
To be eligible for this award,
facility operators were required
to submit all monitoring reports
to the MPCA correctly and on
time, demonstrate consistent
compliance through monitoring
or surveys and employ staff
certified by the MPCA in
wastewater operations.
The awards were presented
at the 77th annual Wastewater
Operations Conference on
March 26, in Brooklyn Park.
The annual conference brings
together wastewater operators
throughout the state for training
and professional education. In
Minnesota, there are about
1,360 municipal and industrial
wastewater treatment facilities.
Community, institution or treat-
ment plant size was not a factor
in awarding the certificates.
State road restrictions will also
be lifted.
The Wright County Sheriffs
Office will continue to enforce ve-
hicle weight limitations after May
9 to ensure comformance with
Minnesota Statutes 169.80-87.
Damage caused by overweight
loads on weak roadways can cost
taxpayers millions of dollars.
The county will continue to
monitor highways and will re-es-
tablish weight restrictions to any
route as the need arises due to
pavement distress.
Persons wanting additional in-
formation should contact the office
of the Wright County Highway
Engineer in Buffalo, at 763-682-
7383 or 1-800-362-3667.
In response to that opposi-
tion, the city lowered the interest
rate on assessments from 5.5
percent to 5 percent. That inter-
est is set to begin accruing on
Nov. 24.
In addition to special assess-
ments, the debt service on the
project will be paid by a portion
of water and sewer utility pay-
ments and overall tax payments
from the citys entire population.
Maple Lake Messenger cor-
respondent Katie Friedman con-
tributed to this report.
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May 2 Wright County
Attorneys report
May 5 Wright County
Sheriffs report
Subsequently, Trailblazer finds it
ironic and offensive that Com-
missioners Sawatzke and Borrell
are so critical of Trailblazers
numbers and believe that they can
fix Trailblazer if given the oppor-
tunity to do so.
Ludwig went on to say that the
Trailblazer board whose vote
was 4-0 to cease negotiations with
Wright County with one absten-
tion didnt care for the debate
that took place at the Wright
County Board meetings the pre-
vious two weeks and the lack of
unanimity among the commis-
sioners to join up with Trailblazer.
Regrettably, the Trailblazer
Board cannot pursue a partner-
ship with Wright County at the
present time due to Wright
Countys lack of confidence, trust
and respect for Trailblazer, Lud-
wig said. The lack of responsi-
bility, professionalism and
stability on the Wright County
Board also makes it difficult for
Trailblazer to believe that an am-
icable, long-term partnership will
be successful at this time.
Sawatzke said Wright County
wanted to have cost estimates
firmed up, given the high cost of
the Trailblazer program. Because
of the termination of negotiations
with the county, the joint-powers
agreement discussion now reverts
to the cities that currently contract
with River Rider Albertville,
Annandale, Buffalo, Cokato, De-
lano, Hanover, Maple Lake,
Monticello, Otsego and St.
Michael. Yet, Connie Holmes, the
mayor of Waverly, which isnt a
city currently contracting with
River Rider, spoke on behalf of
cities that will begin a negotiation
with Trailblazer.
We just had a problem with
taking their word that this would
be something that would work for
Wright County, Sawatzke said.
The motion to accept the terms
Trailblazer put, which included a
$210,000 buy-in to the program,
an annual funding cost that we as-
sumed would be similar to that.
To be honest, I hoped that we
could work something out that
would work for all us. I thought it
was a bad deal and now I would
have to think that the cities are
taking on a similar deal.
Borrell said he thought Wright
County was made to feel like they
were forced upon the Trailblazer
group and the tone of the negoti-
ations became more akin to a list
of demands.
Im most saddened that we
werent treated as equals through-
out this process, Borrell said. It
seemed like it was a my way or
the highway type offer from the
beginning. We were the outsiders
coming in. If I was a private busi-
nessman asked to put up my fam-
ilys money to get into a similar
situation Wright County is being
asked to get into, I wouldnt. It
seems to me that Trailblazers
problem with Wright County is
that we all didnt vote in favor of
the proposal in front of us.
Sawatzke said he has opened
preliminary talks with the Tri-Cap
transit system, which includes
Stearns, Benton and, most re-
cently, Sherburne County, about
potentially taking on Wright
County now that talks with Trail-
blazer have broken off. He
doesnt view the situation as com-
petition, but rather an alternative
for the county to look into while
cities inherit discussions with
Trailblazer.
I see it as were running on
parallel tracks, Sawatzke said.
If the cities want to enter into an
agreement with Trailblazer, we no
longer have a role in that. What
we can do is try to come up with
an option that they might want to
consider. We still have 60 days to
get something done.
In other business, the board:
Presented plaques to mem-
bers of the Wright County High-
way Department after winning
two awards from the Minnesota
Asphalt Pavement Association for
road projects on County State Aid
Highways 75 and 10. Of the 87
counties in Minnesota, only three
such awards were available and
Wright County won two of them.
Accepted the low bid of
$35,497 from Ernst General Con-
struction for the remodeling of the
former sheriffs department area
of the county courthouse.
Approved a detour agree-
ment with MnDOT for road life
that will be consumed on CSAH
36 and CSAH 19 for the I-94 de-
sign-build project.
Set a committee of the whole
meeting for 11 a.m. Tuesday, May
20, to discuss stronger enforce-
ment to bring non-conforming
feedlots into operational compli-
ance with the countys feedlot or-
dinance.
Approved installation of carp
fences during the spring on
County Ditch 10 near Lake
Ann. Carp have been using the
ditch system to get into the lake
during spawning season. It is
hoped that the installation of the
fences will keep the invasive fish
species from spreading further in
the lake.
Approved a request to add an
additional five years to the loan
given through the Wright County
Economic Development Partner-
ship to Cinch Systems of St.
Michael. A balloon payment was
scheduled for April and the re-
quest was made to extend the
loan, which was already approved
by the bank involved with the
loan and the St. Michael Eco-
nomic Development Partnership.
Trailblazer
Joe McDonald
Road restrictions
Our poor tax rankings are, in
part, a product of the Democrat
Legislature passing into law the
largest overall spending increase
in Minnesota history last year. For
the first time ever, Minnesotas
all-funds budget exceeds $70 bil-
lion. (This figure includes not
only General Fund spending, but
federal funds that flow through
the state treasury and more.) That
is a 13.8 percent increase in
spending from the all-funds
budget the former Republican
majority passed for the 2012-13
biennium. It translates to an all-
funds hike of $1,500 per man,
woman and child in Minnesota.
To pay for the largest overall
spending increase in state history,
the Democrat budget contains the
largest increase in state tax collec-
tions in history. Democrats im-
posed an additional tax burden of
$2.1 billion on Minnesotans, its
worth noting they also had an ad-
ditional $3 billion in all-funds tax
revenue without raising taxes.
That $3 billion could have been
used on tax reductions, but they
found other ways to spend it.
Some of this spending in the
current biennium also creates sig-
nificant long-term obligations.
This gives us reason to pause
even further when Democrats
pass things like:
$90 million commitment to
build a new Senate office com-
plex
$150 million to set up Oba-
macare in Minnesota (including
$9 million for Paul Bunyan ads)
$37 million for capital costs
related to preliminary work on the
Southwest Corridor light rail line.
$9.8 million to bail out the St.
Paul Rivercentre
$1 million for state climate
center for bullying prevention.
Spending has continued in
this, a non-budget session. The
House recently passed a bill that
spends another $1 billion over the
next three years. On top of that,,
the chair of the Capital Invest-
ment Committee has multiple
bonding proposals introduced, in-
cluding some as high as $1.3 bil-
lion. We haven't seen the final
proposal at this point, so were
still waiting to review that.
With all this excessive spend-
ing, you cant help but wonder if
someday there will not be enough
months in the year for us to reach
Tax Freedom Day at all. Taxpay-
ers are not bottomless wells of
money and it concerns me when
legislators act as if that is the case.
Sincerely,
Joe
Maple Lakes Volunteer Fire
Department and Ambulance
Service responded to the follow-
ing emergencies during the past
week:
May 4, 7:18 p.m.: Medical.
Patient transported by Maple
Lake Ambulance to the Buffalo
Hospital ER.
May 4, 10:09 a.m.: Medical.
Hospital ER.
May 4: 1:25 a.m.: Medical.
Hospital ER.
May 1, 6:44 p.m.: Medical.
Lake Ambulance to the Monti-
cello CentraCare Hospital ER.
There were no fire emergen-
cies during the same time pe-
riod.
May 5 Maple Lake
Fire Department Report
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May 8: Maple Lake Lions, 7
p.m., American Legion Club.
May 8: Sons of American Le-
gion, 8 p.m., American Legion
Club.
May 8: AA & Al-Anon, 7:30
p.m., Buffalo Evangelical Free
Church, 2051 50th St. NE, County
Rds. 25 & 113.
May 10: AA, 7:30 p.m., Buf-
falo Evangelical Free Church,
2051 50th St. NE, County Rds. 25
& 113.
May 12: S.A.M. quilting
group, 8 a.m., St. Timothys
Church basement.
May 12: Maple Lake School
Board, 7 p.m., board room.
May 12: Al-Anon and Mens
12 Step Group, 7:30 p.m., Buf-
falo Evangelical Free Church,
2051 50th St. NE, County Rds. 25
& 113.
May 13: American Legion
Post 131, 7:30 p.m., Maple Lake
Legion Club.
May 13: Living with Parkin-
sons Under Age 60 support
group, Saron Lutheran Church in
Big Lake, 6:30-8 p.m. Caregivers
welcome; no children, please.
Camille, 763-350-7401.
May 13: Annandale Lakers
AA & Al-Anon, 8 p.m., United
Methodist Church of Annandale,
250 Oak Ave. N.; 320-274-3380
May 13: Gamblers Anony-
mous & AA, 7:30 p.m., Buffalo
Evangelical Free Church, 2051
50th St. NE, County Rds. 25 &
113.
May 13: Celebrate Recovery
(non-denominational Christian-
based recovery program), 7 p.m.,
Monticello Covenant Church;
763-295-2112.
Upcoming Red Cross blood drives
Donors of all types are encouraged to help save lives. Appointments to
give blood can be made by calling 1-800-RED-CROSS or visiting red-
crossblood.org. Upcoming blood donation opportunities in Wright County:
May 21 from 1-7 p.m. at Maple Lake Legion Club, 220 1st St. W in Maple
Lake.
"Flower Power!" brunch is May 8
Flowers, glorious flowers ... lift spirits and prove spring is here. Ladies
are invited to a "Flower Power!" brunch at 9:30 a.m. Thursday, May 8, at
Reichel's Event Center, Annandale. The Flower Depot, of Annandale, will
be featured and yodeler Joy Berg, of Hutchinson, will share her music.
Speaker Donna Yecke, of Red Wing, will share her talk "What is it all
About?" Make reservations by calling Sheree at 320-963-6625 before 8
p.m., Dawn at 612-723-3905 or email lilred.schramm@gmail.com. This
event sponsored by Stonecroft Ministries.
Minnesota Military Museum bus trip is May 10
Maple Lake area veterans are invited to a free bus trip to the Minnesota
Military Museum at Fort Ripley on Saturday, May 10. Interested veterans
should sign up at the Maple Lake American Legion Club, as space is limited.
The bus will pick up attendees at 8:30 a.m. at The V by HH. The trip will
include a tour of the museum, a luncheon and a live-fire demonstration. The
trip is expected to conclude at 6 or 6:30 p.m. The Maple Lake Lions are
sponsoring the trip.
Express Yourself Style Show is May 10
Two area boutique stores are joining together to support True Friends
Camp Friendship and Camp Courage. All Things Good, Inc., of Annandale,
and A Wreath of Franklin, of Buffalo, are combining their creative talents
to host the Express Yourself Style Show from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, May
10, at Classic Hall in Annandale.
Each boutique will showcase clothing and accessories with a specific
goal in mind. Following the style show, guests will have the opportunity to
shop from both boutiques, as well as ask for advice on fashion and acces-
sories. Guests will also have a chance to win a Makeover Day from local
businesses. Tickets may be purchased from either boutique.
Proceeds from the event will benefit the Camper Scholarship Fund at
True Friends. These scholarships provide financial assistance to campers
with a wide range of disabilities who may not be able to experience camp.
For more information visit www.TrueFriends.org or call 952-852-0101.
Lake Maria State Park hosts photography program
Lake Maria State Park will host an outdoor photography program at the
parks nature center at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 10. Noted outdoor photogra-
pher John Pennoyer returns to Lake Maria to share tips on photographing
white tailed deer. Pennoyer will share some of his photographs in a Power-
Point presentation and provide information on the best equipment and tech-
niques for successful outdoor photography. There is no fee for the program,
but a daily vehicle permit fee will be charged for those without an annual
permit. Annual permits can be bought at the park and are accepted at all
state parks. Lake Maria State Park is located about seven miles northwest
of Monticello, five miles north of Maple Lake and 10 miles northeast of
Annandale on Wright County Highway 111. For more information about
park activities and directions, call the park at 763-878-2325 or visit its web
site at www.mnstateparks.info.
Western Rural Day Camp registration due May 15
Western Rural Day Camp, a day camp for girls run by a group of vol-
unteers from the River Valleys Girl Scout Council, is taking registrations.
Scouts and non-Scouts entering grades second through seventh grade can
attend camp at a group site of the Lake Rebecca Park Reserve in July.
Campers will participate in games, campcraft, nature, crafts, and outdoor
specialty skills. On Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, different age groups
will spend a day at the park and beach, with sixth and seventh graders taking
a trip onto the lake in canoes. The cost of camp includes bussing, five
lunches, 10 snacks, a camp t-shirt, patch and all the fun a girl can have out-
side. On Thursday night, campers fourth grade and up will spend the night
in tents and enjoy a campfire like they have never experienced before. West-
ern Rural Day Camp is in its 20th year and would love to show your camper
the time of her life. Go to www.gscgmregionalevents.org for more infor-
mation and forms. The registration deadline is May 15, so dont wait.
True Friends open houses May 18
Opening its doors to the public Sunday, May 18, True Friends is holding
its annual open house. All five locations are hosting the event, starting Sun-
day with Camp Friendship in Annandale, Camp Courage North near Lake
George and Camp New Hope in McGregor from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. and Camp
Eden Wood in Eden Prairie from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Camp Courage will hold
its open house from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday, May 18.
Please RSVP to 218-266-3658 if you would like to visit Camp Courage
North and 952-852-0110 ext. 6 if you would like to visit Camp New Hope.
No registration is needed for the other open houses. Personal tours can be
arranged on other dates by calling 800-450-8376.
True Friends is a nonprofit agency providing life-changing experiences
that enhance independence and self-esteem for nearly 4,000 children and
adults with disabilities annually. For more information, visit www.True-
Friends.org or call 952-852-0101.
Hoop It Up for Al! is May 17
The fourth annual Hoop It Up for Al!, a three-on-three basketball tour-
nament, will take place May 17 at Mayer Lutheran High School. For more
information, visit www.lhsmayer.org and click "3 on 3 Tournament", visit
the Hoop It Up For Al Facebook page or email questions to HoopItUp-
ForAl@gmail.com.
Pioneer Parks Studebaker Day is May 17
Pioneer Park will be hosting Studebaker Day from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday,
May 17. This event is for all car lovers, but Studebakers are the feature cars,
and the North Star Chapter of Minnesota is hosting this event. Currently
electric vehicles have hit the news. However, electric cars are nothing new.
Studebaker in 1902 manufactured and sold electric cars. Studebaker started
producing wagons in 1852 and was the largest wagon manufacturer in the
world. Studebaker wagons were used in the Civil War and were the wagon
of choice in developing the West. Studebaker manufactured cars and trucks
until 1966 and then closed because of economic reasons. The government
at that time was not prepared to bail out car manufacturers. Guests will see
Studebakers from the early '50s, the Bullet Nose," the mid '50s Loewy
Coups, Hawks, Larks and the radical fiberglass sports sedan, the Avanti.
The Wright County Car Club from Buffalo featuring beautiful rods, cus-
toms and classics and the Kingdom Cruisers from Monticello will also
be a part of the show. Individuals with classic cars, even if they're not Stude-
bakers, are invited to bring their classics and will attend for free for doing
so.
Offering a nutritious meal in
a warm, caring atmosphere with
friendship and fun. Everyone
welcome. The Senior Dining
Center is located at Maple
Manor West, 555 2nd St. W. For
more information, call 320-963-
5771.
MONDAY, May 12
Country-Fried Steak,
Whipped Potatoes w/Gravy,
Cinnamon Carrots, Wheat
Bread, Applesauce
TUESDAY, May 13
Lets Go FishingRainy
Lake Shore Lunch Fish w/Tartar
Sauce, Camp Fire Roasted Pota-
toes, Green Beans, Mille Lacs
Lake Corn Bread, Mississippi
Mud Bar
WEDNESDAY, May 14
Specials of the Day
THURSDAY, May 15
Deviled Pork Chop, Rice
Pilaf, Mixed Vegetables, Man-
darin Oranges, Molasses Cookie
FRIDAY, May 16
Sliced Turkey/Bun or Egg
Salad/Bun, Lettuce Salad, Cot-
tage Cheese, Peaches
Senior Dining menu May 12 -16
Wright County Public Health of-
fers cholesterol testing in the Well-
ness on Wheels (WOW) van. For
WOW van sites, appointments or
questions, call Rosemary at 682-
7717 or toll free, 1-800-362-3667,
Ext. 7717.
Wellness on Wheels Services in-
clude: Adult and Child Immuniza-
tions; Health Screening: Blood
Pressure, Diabetes, Cholesterol (by
appointment), Pregnancy, Health
and Wellness; Child Car Seat Check
(by appointment); Information
about: Healthy Lifestyle - Exercise,
Nutrition, Recommendations for
Routine Medical Care, Safety - Indi-
vidual, Home, Car Seat, Pregnancy,
Childbirth, Parenting, Child Health,
Growth & Development, Reproduc-
tive Health & Family Planning, In-
fectious Diseases, Chronic Illness,
Unhealthy Lifestyle Behaviors, such
as Smoking, Drug and Alcohol
Abuse, Unsafe Sex; Information and
Assistance in Accessing Resources.
For appointments or questions,
call 763-682-7717, or toll-free at 1-
800-362-3667, ext. 7717. For immu-
nizations, bring past immunization
records to the van, if available. * Van
hours Monday through Thursday are
from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. and on Satur-
day from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Upcoming dates:
Thursday, May 8: Cub Foods,
Monticello
Tuesday, May 13: Coborns,
Delano
Wednesday, May 14: Bank
West, Hanover
Thursday, May 15: Market-
place, Annandale
The complete WOW van sched-
ule is available online at:
http://www.co.wright.mn.us/depart-
ment/humanservices/wow
Wright County Public Health of-
fers cholesterol testing in the Well-
ness on Wheels (WOW) Van. The
entire test takes about 30 minutes.
We have two different test options.
A12 hour fast is required for a lipid
profile including blood sugar screen-
ing. The cost is $35. Anon-fasting
test is also available. This test gives
your total cholesterol and HDL. The
cost is $25.
WOW
Wellness on Wheels
May 7, 2014
And thats the
way it was . . .
Ben Youngs, Maple Lake Eng-
lish teacher, track coach and cross
country coach, received the
Coach of Excellence award at the
Annandale/Maple Lake Coaches
Appreciation Banquet. ... Natalie
and Chris McClory became the
new owners of Irish Blessings
Coffeehouse. ... Amanda Wilson
of Maple Lake was awarded the
Outstanding Staff Achievement
award from the Minnesota Social
Service Association at the annual
Training Conference and Expo. ...
And Thats The Way It Was Five
Years Ago This Week.
Maple Lake Baptist Church be-
came Faith Christian Church. ...
Star Wars was showing at Monti-
cello Theater. ... The Maple Lake
Volunteer Fire Department used
the uninhabited former Harry
Scanlon house off of County
Road 9, which was built in 1920,
for practice fighting fires. ... And
Thats The Way It Was 15 Years
Ago This Week.
65 couples attended the 1989
Maple Lake High School Wel-
come to the Jungle Junior/Se-
nior Prom. ... The Cruikshank
brothers won the annual Ghetto
Basketball Tournament at the
Maple Lake Community Park.
Playing for Maple Lake were
John Zander, Dale Decker and
Greg Mooney who finished sec-
ond. ... A Totinos party pizza was
available to customers at
Manuels Red Owl for just $0.49.
... And Thats The Way It Was 25
Years Ago This Week.
Womens knee pants cost be-
tween $1.98-2.98 at Manuels
Shoe & Clothing Store. ... A 1957
Ford tudor wagon could be pur-
chased at Lundeen Brothers in
Annandale for just $395.00. ...
Elvis Presleys Blue Hawaii
was playing in cinemascope and
color at Kimballs Drive In The-
ater. ... And Thats The Way It
Was 50 Years Ago This Week.
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HOLY CROSS LUTHERAN
CHURCH
5460 63rd St. NW, Box 462, Maple Lake
Ph.: 763-463-9447
www.holycrossmaplelake.com
Pastors: Rev. Culynn Curtis
Visitors Are Always Welcome!
SAT.: LCMC Church Council Work-
shop.
SUNDAY: 8 a.m., Traditional Worship;
9:15 a.m., Education Hour; 10:30 a.m.,
Contemporary Worship.
MON.: 1 p.m., First of All Prayer Group,
Quilters.
TUES.: 1 p.m., Book & Brunch Club.
WED.: 6 p.m., Worship on Wednesday;
7 p.m., Sr. High Youth.
CHURCH OF SAINT TIMOTHY
8 Oak Ave. N., Maple Lake
Ph.: 320-963-3726
www.churchofsttimothy.org
Pastor: Father John Meyer
Interim School Principal: Dawn Kincs
SAT.: 3:30-4:15 p.m., Confessions; 4:30
p.m., Mass.
SUN.: 8 & 10 a.m., Mass.
BETHLEHEM UNITED
CHURCH OF CHRIST
400 County Rd. 37 NE, Maple Lake
Ph.: 320-963-3118
www.bethuccml@gmail.com
mfritz@ants.edu
Interim Pastor: Michael Fritz
SUN.: 9:30 a.m., Worship; 10:30 a.m.,
Fellowship.
WED.: 6:30 p.m., NA; 7 p.m., Choir.
IMMANUELLUTHERAN
CHURCH IN SILVER CREEK
(LCMS)
11390 Elliott Ave. N.W., M.L.
Ph.: 763-878-2820
Pastor: Rev. George W. Sagissor III
SUN.: 10 a.m., Worship Service; 11:15
a.m., Sunday School, Bible Study.
SILVER CREEK
COMMUNITY CHURCH
4282 114th St. NW, Maple Lake, MN
55358
3 miles so. of I-94 on Co. Rd. 143,
just off Hwy. 8; Ph.: 320-963-3957; 605-
553-5240
www.silvercreekcommunitychurch.org
Pastor: Luke Baehr
SUN.: 9 a.m., Worship; 10:30 a.m., Sun-
day School, Bible Study.
ANNANDALE EVAN. FREE
CHURCH
10252 St. Hwy. 55 N.W., Annandale
Ph.: 320-274-8951
Pastor: Dennis L. Johnson
THURS.: 1:30 p.m., Moms in Prayer; 7
p.m., CryOut Practice.
SUN.: 8:15 a.m., Prayer; 8:30 & 11 a.m.,
Worship; 8:30 & 11 a.m., Child Dedica-
tions; 9:45 a.m., Sunday School.
MON.: 9 a.m., Grandmas in Prayer; 7
p.m., Men's Bible Study.
TUES.: 3:30 p.m., Friends of Faith; 5:45
p.m., Evangelism; 7 p.m., Celebrate Re-
covery.
WED.: 2 p.m., Young at Heart; 7 p.m.,
Leadership Night, Womens Bible Study.
ANNANDALE UNITED
METHODIST CHURCH
250 Oak Ave. N., Box 329, Annan.
Ph.: 320-274-5127
www.mumac.org/~annandaleumc
Pastor: Marilee Benson
FRI.: 7:30 p.m., Narcotics Anonymous.
a.m., Coffee Fellowship, Sunday School.
TUES.: 8 p.m., AA/Al-Anon.
BETHLEHEM LUTHERAN
CHURCH
7809 Co. Rd. 35 W., Annandale
Ph.: 320-963-3592
Pastor: Lynn Machula
THURS.: 2 p.m., LWML; 7:30 p.m.,
Elders; 8 p.m., Church Council.
SUN.: 9:30 a.m., Worship Service
w/Communion; 10:30 a.m., Sunday
School & Bible Study.
WED.: 4:30 p.m., Bible Study.
EAGLES GROVE CHURCH
PO Box 1020, Annandale
Location: Hwy. 55, next to The Market-
place
Ph.: 320-248-6024
Lead Pastor: Jason Pence
www.eaglesgrove.org & Facebook
SUN.: 10:30 a.m., Worship Service; En-
ergized Music and Quality Children's
Programs Provided.
MT. HERMON LUTHERAN
CHURCH
1284 Keats Ave. N.W., Annandale
Ph.: 320-963-3284
Pastor: Marianne Zitzewitz
SUN.: 9:30 a.m., Worship w/Commu-
nion; Family Night.
WED.: Women of the ELCA. Call 320-
963-3284 for Time.
ST. JOHN'S LUTHERAN CHURCH
331 W. Harrison St., Annandale
Ph.: 320-274-8827
www.stjohns-annandale.org
Pastor: Dave E. Nelson
SUN.: 8:30 Traditional Worship; 10 a.m.,
Contemporary Worship.
BUFFALO SEVENTH-DAY
ADVENTIST CHURCH
200 2nd Ave. NE, Buffalo
Ph.: 763-682-3582
Pastor: Devin Locati
SAT.: 9:45 a.m., Bible Study; 11 a.m.,
Church Service.
HOSANNALUTHERAN CHURCH
1705 Hwy. 25 N., Buffalo, Mo. Syn.
Pastor: Rob Jarvis
Ph.: 763-682-3278;
www.hosannalcms.org
a.m., Bible Study and Sunday School.
TUES.: 8 p.m., Young Adults Group.
WED.: 10 a.m., Bible Study; 7 p.m.,
Confirmation Class.
BUFFALO UNITARIAN
UNIVERSALIST FELLOWSHIP
WED.: Discussion Group Meets the 2nd
& 4th Wednesday, Sept. thru May, 7:30
p.m., at Buffalo Community Center,
Across the Street from the Post Office at
206 Central Ave. (Hwy. 25). For More
Information, Call Luke at 763-682-4616
or Visit www.buuf.us. Everyone is wel-
come.
BUFFALO EVANGELICAL
FREE CHURCH
2051 50th Street NE, Buffalo, MN
(corner of Hwy. 25 N. & County Rd.
113)
Ph. 763-682-6846; www.buffalofree.org
info@buffalofree.org
Senior Pastor: Brian Thorstad
THURS.: 7 p.m., Small Groups; 7:30
a.m., AA& Al-Anon.
FRI.: 6 a.m., Men's Small Group; 7 p.m.,
Small Groups.
SUN.: 9:30 a.m., Worship Service, Cof-
fee Fellowship, Children's Church; 11
a.m., Sunday School for All Ages; 6
p.m., Youth Groups; 7 p.m., Small
Group.
MON.: 7 p.m., Women's Bible Study;
7:30 p.m., Al-Anon.
TUES.: 7 p.m., Knitting Ministry; 7:30
p.m., Men's Small Group, AA, GA.
WED.: 6:30 p.m., Awana, Choir Practice.
BUFFALO COVENANT CHURCH
1601 Hwy. 25 N., Buffalo
Ph.: 763-682-1470
www.buffalocov.org
Lead Pastor: Max Frazier
FRI.: 6:30 p.m., Girls (of all ages) Game
Night.
SAT.: 9:30 a.m., AWANALeaders,
Womens Bible Study.
SUN.: 8 a.m., Traditional Worship; 9:30
& 11 a.m., Contemporary Worship; 9:30
& 11 a.m., Sunday School; 9:30 a.m.,
Q&Awith Building Committee; 11 a.m.,
Confirmation Class.
MON.: 9 a.m., Prayer Group; 1 p.m.,
Women's Bible Study; 6 p.m., MOPS
Garage Sale Drop-off; 7 p.m., Commis-
sion Meetings; 8:15 p.m., Council Meet-
ing.
TUES.: 6 a.m., Deep Waters; 9 a.m.,
MOPS Steering & Garage Sale Drop-
off; 6 p.m., Grief Share.
WED.: 8 a.m., MOPS Garage Sale; 9
a.m., Shuffleboard.
THURS.: 8 a.m., MOPS Garage Sale;
Noon, Lunch & Learn Study; 6:30 p.m.,
Worship Team Practice.
FAITH LUTHERAN CHURCH
LCMC
12449 Clementa Ave. NW, Monticello
Pastor: Jim Tetlie, 763-878-2092
www.lutheran-faith.org
Secretary's office hours are: 9 a.m. to 3
p.m.,
Tuesdays, Wednesday & Thursday
SUN.: 10 a.m., Worship Service.
CELEBRATION COMMUNITY
CHURCH
Affiliated with Evangelical Free Ch.
Box 171, Montrose; 763-675-3003
Interim Pastor: Dawson Grover; 612-
978-2766
SUN.: 10 a.m., Worship at Montrose Ele-
mentary School Gymnasium.
TRI-COUNTY ALLIANCE
CHURCH
8464 160th St. N.W.
Clearwater, MN; 320-558-2750
Interim Pastor: Bob Morton
SUN.: 10:30 a.m., Worship Service.
Obituary
Maple Lake
(320) 963-5731
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Dolores I.
Fouquet t e,
age 87, of
Annandale,
died Sunday,
May 4, 2014,
at the An-
nandale Care
Center.
Mass of
Christian Burial will be at 10:30
a.m. Thursday, May 8, at St. Ig-
natius Catholic Church, Annan-
dale, with Fr. Victor Valencia as
the Celebrant. Burial will follow
at St. Charles Catholic Cemetery,
Maple Lake. Visitation will be
from 4:30 to 7:00 p.m. Wednes-
day at Dingmann Funeral Care
Chapel, Annandale, and one hour
prior to the service, Thursday, at
the church. Parish prayers will be
at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at the fu-
neral chapel.
Dolores Isabelle Fouquette
was born Feb. 28, 1927, in
Moose Lake to John Jack and
Eva (Vanouse) Logeais. She
grew up in Annandale and grad-
uated from Annandale High
School with the class of 1945. On
Oct. 1, 1955, Dolores was united
in marriage to Melvin J. Fou-
quette in Annandale. Together,
they lived and raised their family
in Maple Lake. In 2003, Melvin
preceded Dolores in death and in
2004, Dolores moved back to
Annandale. Over the years, Do-
lores worked at Marketplace in
Buffalo, in the Maple Lake
Schools cafeteria and as a cook
for Maple Lake Senior Dining.
She was a member of the Maple
Lake American Legion Auxiliary,
St. Ignatius Catholic Church in
Annandale and was formerly a
member of St. Timothy Catholic
Church in Maple Lake. Dolores
enjoyed spending time at her lake
cabin, gardening, caring for her
cats and especially loved the time
she spent with her family.
She is survived by her chil-
dren, Jerry Fouquette, Rita
(Barry) Hegle and Susan Miller,
all of Annandale; five grandchil-
dren: Bryan and Brandon Miller,
Kristin (Darren) Glur, Jessica
(Chad) Luebker and Ashley
(Loren) Cook; eight great-grand-
children: Jackson, Lilly, Landon,
Blake, Addison, Boston, Cullen
and Colton; and many nieces and
nephews. She is preceded in
death by her parents, John and
Eva Logeais; husband, Melvin
Fouquette; grandson, Jason
Miller; and half-brothers, John
and Paul Patrick.
The pallbearers for the service
will be Dolores grandchildren
and their spouses. The St. Ig-
natius Music Ministry will pro-
vide the music for the service.
Arrangements are entrusted with
Dingmann Funeral Care Burial &
Cremation Services of Annan-
dale.
Dolores I. Fouquette, Annandale
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Join us from
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Fish dinner $6.99
Chicken Dinner $4.99
Meatloaf Dinner $5.99
All meals include
Cake for Dessert!
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The Marketplace
Floral Dept has
something special for
Mom too...Flowers,
Cards, Balloons
& Gifts!
Enjoy a taste of summer!
Raspberries are an
excellent source of fiber.
Wash right before eating.
Enjoy as they are, in
cereal, smoothies or as a
topping on angel food cake.
Health Tip...
Lawrence
A. Antil,
beloved fa-
ther and
grandfather,
age 91, of
Wa v e r l y ,
died Friday,
May 2, 2014,
in Annan-
dale, following several years of
living with dementia.
He was born on March 11,
1923, in Maple Lake, the son of
Joseph and Albina Morin Antil.
On Aug. 26, 1943, Lawrence A.
Antil and Irene L. McCalpin were
joined in holy marriage at St.
Marys Catholic Church in Wa-
verly. God blessed their marriage
with five children.
Larry honorably served his
country during the WWII era
from 1943 until 1946 in the
United States Army. He was for-
merly employed as a rural mail
carrier for 37 years, retiring in
1986. He enjoyed cutting wood,
fishing, the outdoors, yard work,
playing cards and spending time
with his grandchildren.
Larry was a faithful member
of St. Marys Catholic Church in
Waverly. He also belonged for 66
years to American Legion Post
#305 in Waverly and was a past
commander. Larry was a former
Waverly City Councilman.
Survived by loving children:
Kenny (Patty) Antil, Bonnie
(Mel) Belland and Lori (Jim)
Rozeske, all of Waverly; Patty
(Dennis) Roufs, of Maple Grove;
Daniel (Robbin) Antil, of
Pflugerville, Texas; 12 grandchil-
dren: Kevin Antil, Chris Kittock,
Kelly Marquette, Jill Belland,
Michael Belland, Jennifer Wis-
nefske, Jason Roufs, Kimberly
Jackson, Adam Rozeske, Jackson
Rozeske, Norah Antil and Jordan
Antil; 19 great-grandchildren,
three great-great-grandchildren;
two sisters: Bea Gagnon, of Wa-
verly and Tess (Harold) Gugge-
mos, of Winsted; a
brother-in-law: Ed Perra, of Buf-
falo; a sister-in-law: Geraldine
Motzko, of Watertown; other rel-
atives and many friends.
Preceded in death by his lov-
ing wife: Irene L. Antil; his par-
ents; five brothers: Victor, Arthur,
James, Frank and Gerald Jerry
Antil; and by a sister: Sue Perra.
A Mass of Christian Burial
for Lawrence Larry Antil will
be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, May
10, at The Church of St. Mary in
Waverly. Father Kenneth OHotto
will be the Celebrant and intern-
ment with military rites will fol-
low at St. Marys Cemetery.
A visitation will be from 4 to
8 p.m. Friday, May 9, at the
church in Waverly. A prayer serv-
ice will be at 7:30 p.m. Honorary
casket bearers will be Jennifer
Wisnefske, Jill Belland, Kelly
Marquette, Kimberly Jackson,
Chris Kittock, Norah Antil and
Jordan Antil. Casket bearers will
be Kevin Antil, Michael Belland,
Jackson Rozeske, Jason Roufs,
Adam Rozeske and Tom Ogle.
Larrys family gives special
thanks to Guardian Angels Hos-
pice and to the staff at Park Place
Assissted Living Memory Care at
Centennial Villa.
Lawrence A. Antil, Waverly
People
Birth:
Ted and Erica Wurm of
Maple Lake are proud to an-
nounce the birth of their
daughter, Vivian Grace Wurm,
on December 17, 2013.
Vivian weighed 7 lbs., 7 oz.
and measured 19 inches.
Siblings: Maxwell and
Lydia Wurm.
Grandparents: John and
Lois Wurm of Buffalo, and
Skip and Char Zielin of Fergus
Falls.
Great-grandparents: Milton
Moen of Madison, Margaret
Wurm of Buffalo, and Mark
and Pearl Fobbe of Maple
Lake.
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seven-county metro area or
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Mother's Day is right around
the corner, and this special hol-
iday serves to honor all those
women who devote so much
time and effort to their families.
While gifts and other trinkets
are certainly part of the celebra-
tion, a vast majority of children
opt to treat Mom to a night out
on the town come Mother's Day.
Not only does this give mom a
night off from cooking, but also
it presents an opportunity to get
dressed up and spend time to-
gether as a family.
A vast number of families
travel to their favorite restau-
rants for Mother's Day meals.
Mother's Day is one of the
busiest holidays of the year for
restaurants. The National Retail
Federation says 54.8 percent of
Americans treat their mothers to
a special meal out on Mother's
Day. Billions of dollars are gen-
erated by people eating out with
their mothers. With large
crowds to be expected, diners
can follow a few tips when
treating Mom to a meal.
Book early ... very early. To
guarantee a reservation at any
restaurant, namely your favorite
restaurant, you will need to
make a reservation well in ad-
vance of Mother's Day. It's
never too early to put your
name on the reservation list.
Don't forget Mother's Day is
Sunday, May 11, 2014.
Expect to wait. Even with a
reservation, you're bound to
spend some time waiting at the
restaurant. Other families may
be lingering at their tables, as no
one wants to rush Mom out of
the door. Plan accordingly for a
potentially long wait time. This
means having a snack before
you leave. Don't arrive fam-
ished, as no one wants the din-
ing party to be hungry and
cranky, which is not a good way
to celebrate Mom. Have plenty
of snacks and drinks on hand
for young children, as well as
activities to keep them enter-
tained.
Consider dining out a day
before or after. Restaurants are
generally packed on Mother's
Day, and as a result kitchen and
wait staffs might be overtaxed.
What's more, diners might be
relegated to a special or abbre-
viated menu. If you want a more
relaxed setting and the ability to
order whatever you desire, it
may be a better idea to celebrate
Mother's Day in advance. Then
have Mom enjoy a relaxing day
at home on her special day.
Take-out is an option. Fami-
lies can treat Mom to a dinner
out, without really having to go
out. Many restaurants offer
takeout service, so you will not
be limited to pizza or Chinese.
Even chain restaurants have
curbside service, so if Mom is
in the mood for a burger or
something more elaborate, she'll
have that option.
Expect an included gratuity.
Restaurants often include a gra-
tuity in the bill when servicing
larger parties, such as those that
might be celebrating Mother's
Day. The standard gratuity rate
is 18 percent, but you may want
to go above and beyond if you
feel the service is exemplary.
Hire a sitter for young kids.
Although Mother's Day is a
chance for the entire family to
spend time together, the main
goal is to ensure Mom's comfort
and happiness. If very young
children are in tow, she may not
be able to relax and enjoy her
meal. Infants will need to be
fed, and toddlers may be easily
distracted. Have a sitter watch
little ones when adults are din-
ing out, and then Mom can
enjoy time with the kids when
she returns home for more cele-
brating.
Tips for dining out
on Mother's Day
Mom may appreciate chocolate
or flowers. But for children who
want to offer her something a little
more special -- especially for their
eco-conscious moms -- there are a
number of different gift options to
make Mom's big day as eco-
friendly as it is enjoyable.
An eco-friendly gift for Mom is a
gift that keeps on giving. When you
jot down your gift idea list, think
about adding these "green" gifts.
Make a basket of gardening
gear. Garden plants and supplies
are perhaps the greenest gifts to
give Mom. Plants are so plentiful
and varied that there are bound to
be ideal flowers or greenery for
every mother's tastes. Compile dif-
ferent gardening essentials, such as
seeds or seedlings, organic soil mix,
mulch, all-natural compost, and a
few different planting containers.
You can also include gardening
gloves and ergonomic tools made
of recycled materials. Finish the gift
with the inclusion of a book that de-
scribes different garden designs and
gives tips for beginners.
Dine at a local restaurant. Many
families take Mom out for a meal
on her special day. To make the ex-
perience eco-friendly, select among
restaurants that are close to home in
the area. Explore the possibilities of
restaurants that may serve foods
made with local, organic ingredi-
ents. If you cannot find such a
restaurant, do not worry, just
choose a local establishment to
conserve fuel.
Pay for a car tune-up. Improving
the gas mileage on Mom's car is
one gift that can be environmen-
tally friendly. According to the
United States Department of En-
ergy, keeping a car in shape can
help save money and improve fuel
economy. Fixing a serious mainte-
nance problem, such as a faulty
oxygen sensor, can improve Mom's
gas mileage by as much as 40 per-
cent. Also, be sure to have her car
tires properly inflated. She can be
losing gas mileage by 0.3 percent
for every 1 psi drop in all four tires.
Getting an oil change with the rec-
ommended grade of motor oil is
another gas mileage improvement
measure.
Purchase eco-friendly kitchen
items. It may be a major faux pas
to give Mom an appliance or a new
vacuum for Mother's Day. How-
ever, if your mother is an avid cook
or baker, she may appreciate some
new mixing bowls or utensils made
from recycled materials. If Mom is
the consummate entertainer, get her
new glass tumblers and sipping
straws made from recycled glass.
They are perfect for serving cock-
tails and outdoor entertaining.
Pamper mom with organic
products. What mom doesn't enjoy
a little pampering from time to
time? You can treat your mother to
a spa experience at home by as-
sembling a basket full of organic
shampoo, conditioner, massage
oils, bath salts, and any other or-
ganic spa items you can find.
Select organic fruits and flowers.
Companies like www.organicbou-
quet.com can assemble a bouquet
made from responsibly grown
flowers or even a wreath for a wall
or door. They also have food gifts,
from organic fruits to nuts.
Spend the day outdoors. Most
moms cherish any gift from their
children, whether lavish or simple.
A nice, eco-friendly gift is to spend
time together. Research local parks
or hiking trails and plan a day
where you both commune with na-
ture. Or even head to the seaside for
a relaxing day. Explore the land-
scape and be on the lookout for
birds and washed up treasure from
the sea. Plan to finish the day with
a homemade, picnic lunch.
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Another youth angler, Elijah
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Q: Once a lake gets winterkill,
how do the fish repopulate? Will
they repopulate without DNR
stocking?
A: Winterkill is a natural
process that happens with some
regularity in the southern part of
the state due to the type of lakes
in the area. From the southern
Minnesota lakes perspective, win-
terkill would be more appropri-
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rarely seen a complete winterkill,
meaning that all fish are dead in a
lake. Often, a partial winterkill re-
duces a large portion of the popu-
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year, lake and fish community.
Black bullhead is a species of
fish that has a tendency to survive
most winterkill scenarios. Many
times the general public sees large
numbers of dead common carp
and would describe the lake as
dead. But ice out netting the
spring after these winterkill
events often reveals many species
of fish are alive and well. In spite
of the reduction of some of the
fish populations, those surviving
fish become the brood stock for
the population to rebuild. In
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quickly repopulate a lake follow-
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other connected bodies of water
that havent experienced win-
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In southern Minnesota, winter
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School
May 7, 2014
Sixth-grade students at Maple Lake Elementary recently dis-
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Henrikson and Dakota Malwitz. (Photo submitted)
School News
Breakfast
MONDAY, May 12
Pancakes w/syrup, sausage patty or
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WEDNESDAY, May 14
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TUESDAY, May 13
Yogurt pak, crispy chicken salad or
rotini w/meat sauce, breadstick, hot
turkey on a bun; baby spinach, gar-
banzo beans, radishes; fresh fruit,
canned fruit, milk
WEDNESDAY, May 14
Turkey ranch wrap, taco salad or hot
dog on WG bun, tator tots, cheese-
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The Maple Lake High School
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Junior high band
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The Maple Lake junior high
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Lexi Hanson My favorite
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is no more snow so I can play
outside; plant and watching my
garden grow and seeing every-
thing change.
Things I like doing are biking,
playing outside and doing things
I cant during winter. I love to
play sports, especially soccer. I
plant a garden with my mom in
the spring. We plant cabbage,
onions, beans, tomatoes, and cu-
cumbers. I love to plant with my
mom and watch the vegetables
grow. Watching the trees grow
leaves again, and to hear the birds
sing and watching them fly, also
playing in the rain while smelling
the freshness of spring are more
of my favorite things.
Sean Zangs My favorite thing
about spring is lawn mowing,
laying on the hammock, and
going to the cabin. I like mowing
lawn because my friends and I
usually mow my big yard with
four lawn mowers and a push
mower. We also use a weed
whacker. Its so fun although you
have to be very careful. I also like
lying on the hammock. When
you lay on it you have to be care-
ful and balance yourself on it. Its
also above 66 degrees usually so
its warm outside. I usually put
my Maple Lake blanket and pil-
low on the hammock. Its really
fun. I cant wait to do all these
things.
Mac Picker I think spring is
the best season because it is fi-
nally warm and sunny out. Three
of my favorite things to do in the
spring are playing in the mud and
grass, riding our four-wheeler
through the mud puddles, and
getting together with my family
for Easter. I like playing in the
mud and grass because I am so
happy to finally see green grass
growing after the long and snowy
winter. I like to play in the mud
puddles and jump in them. I like
riding the four-wheeler through
the mud puddles and getting my
sister wet. Also my sister and I
like to ride our four-wheeler
around our family farm and try-
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You cant say, Im joining the
military; who cares about school?
Popelka said. Youre required to
have a diploma before job training.
For the Marines, enlistees must
graduate before they can take part
in the 13-week boot camp.
Minnesota National Guard re-
quires a six-year commitment, with
the possibility of deployment
throughout that time. That commit-
ment requires two days of drill
training each month and two weeks
of training in the summer.
One student asked how military
service would help them find a job.
A lot of people like a military
background. They know youre
dedicated, Popelka said, adding
that veterans are given preference
for police jobs.
Every branch offers a competi-
tive retirement plan.
As a Marine, when youre in
active duty and hit the 20-year
mark, you start collecting a pay-
check the next month, Verdoorn
said.
Verdoorn and Popelka asked
students to sign up for more infor-
mation.
Fill out a sheet only if youre
interested and then return our calls,
Popelka said.
Just signing a sheet doesnt
mean youre signed up, Verdoorn
added.
Law careers
Lee Hanson is a St. Cloud-based
attorney specializing in commercial
law for the largest franchise law
firm in the nation.
He strongly encouraged stu-
dents to earn a law degree, whether
they want to be lawyers or not.
Theres no other degree that
gives you as many opportunities as
a law degree, he said. Less than
50 percent of law school graduates
go into private practice.
Other career options include
being a consultant, working for a
government agency or working for
a nonprofit organization. Many
CEOs also have law degrees.
Youll hear there are way too
many lawyers and its hard to find
a job, Hanson said. Its true, but a
law degree will help you land a job
because employers will know you
have problem-solving skills.
A law degree is not the only re-
quirement for a law career.
You need to take principles of
accounting because you will be
working with numbers every day,
Hanson said. I wont interview
someone unless they have at least a
minor in accounting with a tax
class.
English is also important, he
continued. You need to have the
ability to write well. It will raise
your GPA by at least one point in
law school.
While lawyers are paid well,
with newcomers earning $30,000
to $40,000 a year and the top 10
percent of law school grads starting
at $120,000 annually for a five-year
commitment, that pay doesnt come
without a lot of hard work.
I work 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at least
every day between work, extracur-
ricular activities, investments and
mentoring, Hanson said.
While Hanson wouldnt single
out a particular school, he suggested
starting at a school with the best stu-
dents and taking classes that attract
those students.
Go to law school in the geo-
graphic area you want to live in be-
cause you develop lifelong
relationships with your classmates,
Hanson said. Ive stayed in touch
with (my classmates) and we have
a reunion every year.
You dont always solve every-
thing and it doesnt always end
well, Hanson said of disadvan-
tages of his job. The hardest thing
in this profession is representing
someone who worked their whole
life, built their business, but lose
their business and retirement.
We care about our clients. If they
suffer, we suffer, too.
Positives include helping people
and the psychological high that
goes along with that, Hanson said.
Health occupations
Paula Redemske is a dietician
turned hospital administrator. Her
own resume shows the plethora of
possibilities in that field.
Ive worked in small nursing
homes with food services, hospi-
tals, rehabilitation facilities, St.
Marys in Rochester, WIC nutrition
education to help moms feed their
kids better and diabetes education
with the Monticello hospital, Re-
demske said.
While Redemske has a four-
year degree and a one-year intern-
ship, a masters degree is now
required, but the job pays more
now. She has also seen other
changes in her field.
Everything used to be on
paper, she said. Now its all elec-
tronic. I do a lot online and work
with dieticians and nurses in small
clinics.
Dieticians work the same hours
as nurses, including holidays.
Area colleges with dietetics de-
grees are limited: St. Bens, the
University of Minnesota and North
Dakota State University.
After school, the starting salary
is about $40,000, with an average
of $60,000.
The one thing I enjoy the most
is working with individuals and
seeing success versus someone
who was told by the doctor to be
there, Redemske said.
Industry growth is expected.
The field is growing because of
the Affordable Care Act, Re-
demske said. And theres also
more nutritional education for those
dealing with obesity and diabetes.
Mission accomplished
District Volunteer Coordinator
Celeste Dahlstrom organized the
event and considered it a success.
Thank you to everyone who
came, Dahlstrom said. We could
not have had this day without you.
You gave our kids important infor-
mation and we appreciate the time
you spent with us.
Principal Dave Hansen said it
was a great day to expose our stu-
dents to career areas that they might
not have been thinking about as
possibilities for themselves.
Celeste Dahlstrom put count-
less hours into creating this day for
our students with help from Judy
Sloneker, he continued
Individuals interested in speak-
ing at the next career day in two
years are encouraged to contact
Dahlstrom at 963-6600.
With 73 Democrats and 61 Re-
publicans currently serving in the
House, this means that eight Repub-
lican votes are needed to pass a
bonding bill if all Democrats vote
yes. Last session, a deal was struck
between Republican and Democrat
legislative leaders that the bonding
bill would be no larger than $850
million. Lately, Governor Dayton
has been advocating that we break
that agreement for a $1.2 billion
bonding bill. Frankly, Im offended
the governor would suggest we need
to go back on our word to borrow
even more money from taxpayers.
GPS MONITORING
CONFERENCE
COMMITTEE
Im pleased to report that Ive
been appointed to a conference com-
mittee to reconcile differences be-
tween two similar bills relating to
GPS monitoring that passed the
House and the Senate respectively.
Specifically, this legislation would
permit a judicial district to use GPS
monitoring in domestic abuse cases
if the district adopts district-wide
standards. Given that the Democrats
control the House and Senate, its
rare for a Republican legislator to be
appointed to a conference commit-
tee. Im honored to be able to find a
solution to help protect those who
have been victims of domestic vio-
lence.
TRANSPORTATION
On Monday, May 5, I joined a
bipartisan group of legislators to ride
the first run of the Green Line Pas-
senger Rail from the Capitol to TCF
Bank Stadium. Do you currently use
transit? Would you use transit? If so,
buses or trains? Also, please let me
know how you believe we should be
prioritizing our transportation dol-
lars.
As always, please still feel free to
contact me about any state legislative
issue. You can e-mailt Rep.Mar-
ion.ONeill@House.MN or call my
office at 651-296-5063. You can also
write a letter to me. My office ad-
dress at the Capitol is 229 State Of-
fice Building, 100 Rev. Dr. Martin
Luther King Jr. Blvd, St. Paul, MN
55155.
Sincerely,
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May 7, 2014
Irish baseball team tied for conference lead
On Monday, May 5, Maple
Lake squared off against the
Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted
Lakers in a double-header at Irish
Stadium. Coming into the game
both teams were tied at the top of
the Central Minnesota Conference
and, when the day was done, it
stayed that way, with both teams
winning a game apiece.
In game one, the Irish were
able to put up three runs in the
third inning. In the fourth, the Lak-
ers were able to get on the board
with a run after hitting a couple
doubles, but the Irish answered
back with three more in the bottom
of the inning.
The scored stayed 6-1 heading
into the top half of the last inning,
when the Lakers were finally able
to do damage against Tony Goelz.
With one out, the Lakers were able
to rattle off seven runs and took an
8-6 lead, on a mix of hits, a walk
and a couple errors. The Irish
couldnt score in the bottom half
of the inning and went down in de-
feat.
It was a hard way to lose,
coach Brad Baumann said. We
were cruising along and then
things just came crashing down. I
think we got a little too relaxed in
the last inning. When things started
to go bad, we were caught on our
heels and couldnt recover. We
played a great game other than the
last inning and its too bad it cost
us a win.
Goelz took the loss for the Irish
going 5 2/3 innings, giving up
eight runs (3 earned) on seven hits
and three strikeouts.
Stats
AB H RBI R
D. Strub 4 3 1 2
M. Haney 4 1 0 1
C. Redemske 3 1 2 2
J. Seibert 2 0 0 0
T. Goelz 2 0 0 0
N. Preisinger 2 0 0 0
L. Caughey 2 1 0 1
J. Wilson 3 0 0 0
G. Giebenhain 3 0 0 0
Totals 25 6 3 6
In game 2, it became a pitchers
duel when Landon Caughey took
the mound for the Irish, looking to
salvage a split.
The visitors scored first with a
run in the first inning, and eventu-
ally, the Irish answered back with
two runs in the third on an RBI by
Tony Goelz and Nick Preisinger.
The Lakers tied the game in the
fourth on an error by the Irish.
The game stayed tied 2-2 head-
ing into extra innings. Maple Lake
was able to score the go-ahead run
on a bases-loaded RBI single by
Nick Gapinski. In the bottom half
of extras, the Lakers put together a
major scoring threat when they
had runners on first and third with
no outs. The Irish were able to get
a big strikeout for the first out, and
then turned a 1-6-3 double play to
end the game.
Caughey went the whole way
for the Irish to get the win by toss-
ing seven innings, giving up two
runs (one earned) on five hits and
three strikeouts.
It was great to see our guys re-
spond and come back to get the
split, Baumann said. We could
have let the way the first game
ended affect us, but we didnt. I
thought overall we played two
very good games against a very
good team. We just have to learn
to finish games a little better and I
think well be in good shape.
Stats
AB H RBI R
D. Strub 5 2 0 0
M. Haney 4 1 0 0
C. Redemske 3 0 0 1
J. Seibert 4 1 0 2
T. Goelz 3 1 1 0
L. Caughey 4 1 0 0
N. Gapinski 3 1 1 0
S. Graham 4 2 0 0
Totals 34 11 3 3
On Thursday, May 1, the Irish
baseball squad headed to Eden
Valley-Watkins for a double-
header and came away with a
sweep of the Eagles, winning
game one 10-1 in eight innings
and game two 10-0 in five in-
nings.
In game one, the Irish scored
when Dusty Strub led off with a
single, stole second and scored
on an RBI single by Cal Re-
demske. Landon Caughey took
the mound again for the Irish and
kept the Eagles off balance the
whole game. EV-Ws lone run
came in the fifth inning, when
they were able to scratch a run
across on two hits. The game
went to extra innings and the
Irish offense finally came alive in
the eighth, where they put up
nine runs on six hits.
Caughey got the win, going
eight innings and giving up one
run on four hits while striking out
nine.
Stats
AB H RBI R
D. Strub 4 2 1 2
M. Haney 4 1 1 1
C. Redemske 4 3 3 2
J. Seibert 3 1 2 1
T. Goelz 2 1 0 1
S. Graham 3 0 0 1
L. Caughey 4 1 1 1
J. Wilson 0 0 1 0
Totals 32 11 10 10
In game two, Tony Goelz took
the mound for the Irish and got
the win, going five innings and
giving up one hit while striking
out two.
The Irish offense stayed hot
and put up 12 hits, scoring a run
in the first, three in the second,
five in the fourth and one in the
fifth. Strub, Redemske, Seibert,
Justin Wilson and Nick Gapinski
all had 2 hits for the Irish.
In the first game, we hit the
ball hard, but unfortunately, it
was right at guys, coach Brad
Baumann said. It really wasnt
until the eighth when we started
to find some gaps. I thought our
pitching was very good both
games and our defense played
pretty well, too. These wins were
big because it helped build mo-
mentum going into a huge dou-
ble-header matchup with Howard
Lake-Waverly-Winsted.
Stats
AB H RBI R
D. Strub 3 2 2 2
M. Haney 1 0 1 1
C. Redemske 3 2 1 0
J. Seibert 4 2 2 0
T. Goelz 2 1 0 1
L. Caughey 2 0 0 2
J. Wilson 3 2 0 1
N. Gapinski 2 2 1 3
D. Kaley 1 1 0 0
L. Fobbe 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 11 3 3
The Maple Lake baseball
team finally got to open their sea-
son on April 11 at home versus
the Foley Falcons. Because of
the weather it was only the third
day of outside baseball for the
Irish and it showed.
The Irish sent junior Tony
Goelz to the mound to face a very
good Foley team. Goelz was able
to retire the first two Falcon bat-
ters of the game, but the next two
were able to reach on a double
and an error. With two outs and
two on, Foley was able to score
two runs on an error by the Irish.
In the bottom of the first, junior
Dusty Strub led off with a triple
and eventually scored.
In the top of the second, Foley
was once again able to score two
runs on a two-out error by the
Irish. In the third inning, the Fal-
cons scored three more runs; two
of those were once again un-
earned. Maple Lake was able to
score their second run of the
game when Strub scored on a
sacrifice fly RBI by junior Cal
Redemske.
In the fourth, senior Sullivan
Graham came in relief for Goelz,
who left the game with three in-
nings pitched, allowing seven
runs (one earned) on five hits,
with four strikeouts. Foley was
able to score four more runs over
the next three innings. Maple
Lake, on the other hand, was only
able to scratch across two more
runs when junior Greg Gieben-
hain scored on a sacrifice fly RBI
by junior McRae Haney in the
fifth and Graham ended up scor-
ing in the sixth.
In the seventh inning, Strub
came in relief for Graham, who
left with three innings pitched, al-
lowing four runs, all earned on
four hits. The Irish were unable
to put any runs on the board in
the seventh, ending the game in
defeat by a score of 11-4.
After the game coach Brad
Baumann said, You could tell it
was our first game because we
really struggled in the field, com-
mitting way too many errors, and
making some bad base running
mistakes. I thought we were de-
cent at the plate and pitched well
enough to put ourselves in a po-
sition to win. Its a disappointing
way to start the season but there
are a lot of games left for us to get
better and thats what were
going to try and do.
Stats
AB H RBI R
D. Strub 4 3 0 2
M. Haney 2 0 1 0
C. Redemske 3 0 1 0
T. Goelz 3 0 0 0
S. Graham 3 1 0 1
L. Caughey 3 0 0 0
J. Wilson 3 0 0 0
Totals 26 6 2 4
On Monday, April 21, the
Irish headed to Rockford for their
first Central Minnesota Confer-
ence game of the year and came
away with a 2-1 win over the
rival Rockets. Senior Landon
Caughey took the hill for Maple
Lake, while Rockford sent their
ace lefty to the mound against the
Irish.
We knew going into the
game, they were going to throw
their ace at us, coach Brad Bau-
mann said. We also knew that
hits and runs were probably
going to be lower, so we needed
to pitch well, play good defense
and take advantage of their mis-
takes and we did all three of those
things.
Maple Lakes two lone runs
came in the top of the third inning
when Caughey reached on an
error, then stole second and ad-
vanced to third on a fielders
choice. He scored when McRae
Haney hit a bloop single to left.
Haney was able to advance to
second base and scored on a Cal
Redemske single.
Irish baseball
Dusty Strub slides safely back to first base during competition against the Howard Lake-
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Maple Lake seventh grader Daryn Strub, left, is competing
in the 11-12 category at the Junior Olympics in Long Beach,
Calif., along with teammate Levi Gustafson, 16, of Bryant,
SD. To qualify, Strub earned the first-place trophy for all
around at the 2014 Boys Regional IV Championships on
April 4-6 at the University of Iowa. He also finished first on
floor, vault and parallel bars; second on pommel horse; fifth
on high bar; and sixth on rings. A year ago, he finished ninth
all-around at the Junior Olympics. (Photo submitted)
Strub competing
at Junior Olympics
Wrestling awards
Rockfords only run came in
the bottom half of the third when
they scored on an Irish throwing
error. But that was the only real
threat the Rockets could muster up
against Caughey, who kept them
off balance for most of the game.
He was also helped out by a strong
Irish defense. Caughey was able to
get the complete game win allow-
ing one run (unearned) on three
hits with four strikeouts.
Landon did a great job on the
mound and our defense really
stepped up and played well, Bau-
mann said. Our hitting did strug-
gle a little, so we need to work on
that, but we got the win and thats
all that matters.
Stats
AB H RBI R
D. Strub 2 0 0 0
M. Haney 4 1 1 1
C. Redemske 4 1 1 0
J. Seibert 3 1 0 0
T. Goelz 1 0 0 0
S. Graham 3 0 0 0
L. Caughey 3 0 0 1
Totals 26 3 2 2
On Friday, April 25, the Maple
Lake Baseball team headed on the
road to take on their non-confer-
ence/sub section opponent Pay-
nesville and came away with a 5-3
victory.
In the top of the first, the Irish
struck. McRae Haney doubled
with one out and eventually scored
on error. In the bottom of the first,
the Irish sent Tony Goelz to the
mound for his second outing of the
short season. Goelz was able to re-
tire two of the first three batters,
but unfortunately an error by the
Irish with two outs allowed two
runs to score, giving the Bulldogs
a 2-1 lead after one.
The score stayed that way until
the top of the third, when Haney
again got on base via a single. He
moved to third when Cal Re-
demske reached on error. With
sophomore Jack Seibert at the
plate, Redemske stole second and
both he and Haney were able to
score when Seibert singled to cen-
ter. In the bottom half of the in-
ning, Paynesville was able to
string a couple hits together, scor-
ing one run. The Bulldogs were
able to eventually load the bases,
but Goelz got out of the jam, keep-
ing the score tied 2-2.
Maple Lake struck again in the
fourth when senior Nick Gapinski
walked to start the inning. Senior
Landon Caughey followed that up
by getting hit by a pitch and junior
Greg Giebenhain laid down a per-
fect sacrifice bunt to get Gapinski
and Caughey into scoring position.
Junior Dusty Strub then singled,
scoring two runs andgiving the
Irish a two-run lead they would not
relinquish.
Goelz was able to get through
the fourth inning and two-thirds of
the fifth before getting into a jam.
Strub came in relief and got the
third out. Strub then finished out
the game, retiring the next six out
of seven batters to get the save.
Goelz got the win, going 4 2/3 in-
nings, allowing three runs (one
earned) on seven hits and four
strikeouts. Strub went 2 2/3 in-
nings, allowing no runs on one hit
and one strikeout.
After the game, coach Brad
Baumann applauded his team on
their effort.
We knew going in this was a
big game for us seeding wise in
our sub-section, Baumann said.
On top that, we didnt know we
would be going to Paynesville for
the game until about 11 a.m. that
morning. Plus, to add onto it, it
was Prom week, which adds quite
a few distractions, and we still
were able to come out and play re-
ally well, and Im very proud of all
our guys. Hopefully we can keep
this momentum going heading
into our upcoming games.
Stats
AB H RBI R
D. Strub 4 1 2 0
M. Haney 4 3 0 2
C. Redemske 4 1 0 1
J. Seibert 4 1 2 0
T. Goelz 4 1 0 0
N. Gapinski 2 0 0 1
L. Caughey 2 1 0 1
Totals 29 8 4 5
Irish baseball
by Hunter Hicks
Sports Writer
Friends, family and a massive
amount of food: this scene is to be
expected in the early spring on the
eve of every wrestling season as
many of the Annandale-Maple
Lake Lightning wrestling team
come together for one last get-to-
gether of the year. As many
chowed down on home-prepared
meals, awards from this season's
achievements were handed out
amongst the crowd of grapplers.
2014 has been a very success-
ful season for the Lightning, in-
cluding four state entrants and two
state place-winners. Along with
these, one all-conference and sev-
eral all-conference honorable
mention wrestlers were named, as
well as several team awards.
For the state entrants, senior Joe
Mosley, junior Spencer Ogden,
sophomore Tanner Vassar, and
freshman Nate Carlson received
certificates of achievement.
All-conference wrestler Ogden
and all-conference honorable men-
tion wrestlers Carlson, Mosley,
Vassar and sophomore Holden
Youngs received plaques and cer-
tificates of achievement as well.
For individual awards, the
Most Valuable Wrestler was
awarded to Tanner Vassar, and for
junior varsity, Walker Weege. The
Most Improved Wrestler was
given to Spencer Ogden and
Holden Youngs, and for JV, Don-
drae Burns. The Hardest Worker
was awarded to Joe Mosley, and
for JV, Austin Hurrle.
The plethora of awards given to
the wrestlers, as well as the endless
amount of food aided in providing
a positive atmosphere for our
wrestlers and family. Looking
back at this past winter, the suc-
cessful job done gives the boys a
positive outlook on the season
ahead.
by Mollie Graham
Sports Writer
Dominating the boards, the
Maple Lake boys track team won
the St. Johns Invitational by 100-
plus points. The girls team racked
up 156 points, finishing just behind
Osakis.
Starting the meet was the girls
4x800 relay. Kayla Hoistad, Halle
Geyen, Rayne Coughlin and Mad-
die Gagnon finished fourth (11:21).
Racing in the boys 4x800 relay
was Trevor Paumen, Devin De-
ringer, Chase Olsen, and Adam
Ruhland placing third (9:40).
Brielle Paumen ran the 100-
meter dash and placed third (13.4).
Not far behind, Hoistad finished the
race in fifth (13.7).
Cody Bakka won the 100-meter
dash (11.2) and Blake Paumen
placed seventh (12.7).
Running the 100-meter hurdles,
Grace Thiele finished fourth over-
all (18.3).
Winning the boys 110-meter
hurdles was Charlie Stejskal (17.6).
Teammate Aaron Reese placed
second (18.80) and finishing third
was teammate Austin Stuefen
(19.1).
In a tight race, the girls
4x100relay team finished third just
behind St. Johns. Mackenna
Brown, Rayne Coughlin, Kelly
Beissel and Catlin Weege finished
in 56.5. Stuefen, Chase Olsen,
Trevor Borell and Stejskal won the
boys 4x100 relay (48.5).
Jackson Willard won the Boys
1600-meter race (4:53). Ross
Hickey finished sixth (5:12) and
Ruhland placed tenth (5:29).
Ryan Kalinowski ran the 800
meter race and finished first overall
(2:09.8). Just a second behind,
Jackson Willard placed second
(2:10.5), and Blake Paumen placed
tenth (2:35.4).
Running the 400-meter Dash,
Kayla Hoistad placed third (1:06.8)
and Caitlin Weege finished fifth
(1:11.4).
Also winning the 400-meter
dash, Kalinowski placed first
(54.03). Again just a second be-
hind, teammate Evan Hertwig fin-
ished second (55.94) and Olsen
placed ninth (1:01.5).
Teammates Hoistad and Weege
ran the 200-meter dash, placing
fifth (29.28), and seventh (29.72),
respectively.
Cody Bakka won the 200-meter
dash (23.1). Hertwig placed fourth
(24.93) and, coming in sixth in
25.58, was Trevor Borell.
Brielle Paumen took first in the
300-meter hurdles (53.06).
Reese also took first in the 300-
meter hurdles (45.54) and Stuefen
placed second (46.6).
Halle Geyen took first in the
200-meter run (12:09) and Katelyn
Kramer placed second (14:00).
Megan Webb, Brielle Paumen
Gagnon, and Sommer Carlson ran
the girls 4x400 relay and placed
second just behind Osakis earning
a time of 4:32.
Competing in the last race of the
night, Bakka, Willard, Reese and
Andrew Schonnesen finished first
in the boys 4x400 relay (3:45).
Girls
Long Jump: 1. Brynn Paumen,
1410 3. Brielle Paumen 139 6.
Kayla Hoistad 131
Triple Jump: 1. Brynn Paumen
32 4 8. Mackenna Brown 272
9. Jessie Wohlrabe 2611
High Jump: 1. Brynn Paumen
5 3. Anna Thiele 48 4. Megan
Webb 48
Shot Put: 5. Catie Fobbe 30
10. Lauren Borell 256
Discus: 5. Lorie Elsenpeter 824
7. Catie Fobbe 7710 9. Lauren
Borell 703
Boys
Long Jump: 1. Cody Bakka
201.75 2. Andrew Schonnesen
201.5 7. Aaron Reese 166
Triple Jump: 1. Andrew Schon-
nesen 407 2. Charlie Stejskal
377 5. Evan Hertwig 359
High Jump: 1. Andrew Schon-
nesen 58 2. Charlie Stejskal 56
6. Blake Paumen 5
Shot Put: 3. Grant Davis 379
10. Chase Swenson 322
Discus: 1. Grant Davis 111 6.
Tanner Schmidt 93 7. Chase
Swenson 91
Track teams get sweep at St. Johns
Irish girls win one, lose one in Alexandria
by Miranda VanLith
Sports Writer
The softball team went 1-1 at
the Alexandria tournament on
Saturday, May 3.
To start off the day, they lost
by a close score of 5-4 when they
played Alexandria in the first
game. The Irish started off the
first inning with two runs slip-
ping by them in the field and hav-
ing a hard time getting on base.
The second inning went three up,
three down for both teams. One
run got by the Irish in the third in-
ning, putting them down three
runs by the time inning four
began.
The fourth and fifth innings
went by quickly with zero runs
by either team and several strike-
outs by pitcher Kennedy Haney-
Goelz. As the sixth inning went
by with a few base hits but again
no runs by either team, the Irish
knew they needed to get their
bats going. They kicked off the
seventh inning with Taylor Pilger
and Hayley Zappa getting on
base and later making it to home.
Ellie Haney got on base and
Paige Blizil hit a home run to put
them up to a score of 4-4. Haney-
Goelz threw two strikeouts in the
inning, stopping Alexandria from
scoring.
The Irish battled in the eighth
and ninth inning but couldnt
cross home plate. One run got by
them, putting Alexandria up by
the end of the ninth inning.
Haney-Goelz had pitched eight
strikeouts by the time they fell
one run short.
Stats
AB H RBI R
P. Blizil 5 2 3 1
S. Knudsen 5 2 0 0
M. Scheiber 4 0 0 0
E. Webb 4 1 0 0
T. Pilger 4 1 1 1
K. Kelm 4 0 0 0
J. Brings 1 0 0 0
E. Haney 3 1 0 1
H. Zappa 4 0 0 1
Maple Lake beat out Little
Falls for an 8-6 win in the second
game of the day.
The first two innings started
off slowly with just one run
pulled in by Little Falls. Things
picked up in the third inning
when Haney and Blizil got base
hits and made it around. Little
Falls scored two more runs, put-
ting the score at 3-2 at the end of
the third inning.
The Irish got going in the
fourth inning when they batted
through the entire lineup. Jenny
Brings, Emily Rose, Allaina
Bryant, Blizil, Morgan Scheiber
and Emily Webb all got home
through base hits and hitting each
other home.
In the field, they stopped Lit-
tle Falls by getting the first three
batters out. Neither team had
many hits or scored at all in the
fifth inning.
Little Falls began to make a
comeback, scoring three runs in
the sixth inning, but it wasnt
enough to pass up the Irish. They
finished out the sixth and seventh
innings without scoring but
maintaining their lead. They got
three quick outs in the field in the
seventh inning for the 8-6 win.
They currently have a record of
5-2.
Stats
AB H RBI R
P. Blizil 4 2 3 2
M. Scheiber 4 1 1 1
E. Webb 4 2 2 1
T. Pilger 3 1 2 0
J. Brings 2 0 0 1
A. Bryant 3 2 0 1
E. Haney 3 2 0 1
K. Kelm 1 0 0 0
S. Knudsen 1 0 0 0
L. Rachel 1 0 0 0
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February 18, 2014
Minutes Summary
A motion was m/s/p, Dircks/
Geyen, to approve the Consent
Agenda, all present voted in favor.
Northenscold, to adopt Resolution
R2014-04, approving the outdoor
patio for the V by HH per plan shown
on sketch contingent on meeting all
applicable liquor requirements. All
present voted in favor.
Northenscold, to approve the festival
area for St. Patricks Day on March
15, 2015, per the sketch submitted.
A motion was m/s/p, Kissock/
Geyen, to approve a festival area for
the Maple Lake Legion Club, Maple
Lake Bowl, and Madigans consistent
with what was done last year pro-
vided a sketch of the location is sub-
mitted.
Dircks, to adopt Resolution R2014-
04, Receiving the Proposed Assess-
ment Roll and Call for the Public
Assessment Hearing for the 2014
Street Improvement Project on
March 18, 2014 at 7:00 pm. All pres-
ent voted in favor.
Kissock, to adopt Resolution R2014-
05 as follows: The Countys pay-
ment in the amount of $429.88
received in January, 2014 is applied
to Fund 312, effective December 31,
2013; the remaining balance of
$38.95 in Fund 312 is transferred to
Fund 100, General Fund, Account
100-10100, and effective December
31, 2013; and any remaining funds
collected in the future from delin-
quent levy and special assessments
will be deposited into Fund 100,
General Fund, Account 100-10100.
Geyen, to adopt Resolution R2014-
06, Closing out Fund 233, M&P Util-
ities Project, and transferring the
excess increment received from the
County in the amount of $5,983.79 to
Fund 205, Community Development,
effective December 31, 2013. All
Geyen, to direct Gravel to contact
Excel Energy for an estimated cost
of burying utilities along Division
Street and a second estimate for the
cost of burying service from the
street to the home.
A motion was m/s/p, Geyen/
Kissock, to approve the purchase of
18 flower baskets including delivery
from Carlsons Wholesale Green-
houses, LLC in the amount of
$652.40. All present voted in favor.
Geyen, permitting Squid Wheelies to
perform on the City street provided
the Chamber enters into a contract
with the City closer to the event, that
the Squid Wheelies and the Cham-
ber have Insurance in an amount ap-
proved by the City Attorney and that
the City be named as an additional
insured, and to check with Wright
County to see if they have require-
ments. All present voted in favor.
Dircks, directing the Maintenance
Department to plow a path to the
signs providing permission from the
property owners is received. All
Lauer, authorizing the City Attorney
to research the ownership and the
responsible party for the mainte-
nance of Ditch 20. All present voted
in favor.
Geyen, authorizing the City Attorney
to research the citys responsibility
for maintenance of the Norbert
Schaufler drain tile. All present voted
in favor.
Northenscold, to approve Andrew
Johnson to attend the MN Rural
Water & Wastewater Association An-
nual Conference in St. Cloud on
March 4-6, 2014 and to take the
Class D water test. All present voted
in favor.
Geyen, approving the rental of a
bobcat from Farmrite at a rate of
$35/hour as needed to allow for an
additional person for snow removal
during the 2014-2015 snow season
and directed Sawatzke to have con-
tract reviewed by the City Attorney
prior to execution. All present voted
in favor.
Geyen, to notify the property owner
to maintain a pencil size stream of
water running to prevent freezing,
Staff to review and average the utility
bill and make adjustments, and di-
rected Staff to take appropriate ac-
tion for other possible freezes, if
needed before the next meeting. All
Lauer, to authorize Staff to advertise
and hire the best candidate for the
Part-Time office position for 10-20
hours per week at a rate of $10.00
per hour. All present voted in favor.
Dircks, directing Pagel and City Staff
to continue negotiations with AT&T
and respond with lease terms of
$2,000 per month and a 4% yearly
escalation. All present voted in favor.
Dircks, to remove Linda Hruby from
the Star Bank accounts and add Eliz-
abeth Borell, effective March 1,
2014. All present voted in favor.
Geyen, to adjourn the meeting at
9:31 p.m. All present voted in favor.
Attest,
Deputy Clerk
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Sentencings
Gustafson, Jessica Marie, 33,
of Buffalo, sentenced April 24 for
Misdemeanor Domestic Assault
to 90 days jail, $50 fine; 88 days
stayed for one year on conditions
of probation, serve 2 days jail, pay
$50 fine plus surcharges, have no
use or possession of alcohol or
non-prescription drugs, submit to
random testing, remain medically
compliant, undergo mental health
treatment and follow all recom-
mendations, have no same or sim-
ilar violations. Sentenced by
Judge Tenney.
Ivory, Terrence Markece, 24,
of Otsego, on April 24, the charge
of Gross Misdemeanor Domestic
Assault was dismissed.
Kalway, Cory Raymond, 44,
of Monticello, sentenced May 1
for Probation Violations for
Felony Controlled Substance
Crime in the Fifth Degree to three
days jail. Sentenced by Judge
Halsey.
Landy, Todd Burton, 40, of St.
Michael, sentenced May 30 for
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gree DWI to 365 days jail, $3,000
fine; 345 days, $2,500 stayed for
three years on conditions of pro-
bation, serve 20 days jail, pay
$500 fine plus surcharges, attend
Awareness Panel for Impaired
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Loken, Nickolas Ryan, 21, of
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Nichols, Phillip John, 27, of
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Nutt, William Matthew, 36, of
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Olson, Brandon Jerome, 21, of
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Rossberg, Daniel Joseph, 23,
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or possession of firearms or dan-
gerous weapons, have no same or
similar violations. Sentenced by
Judge Halsey.
Smith, Timothy Stuart, 41, of
Montrose, sentenced April 25 for
Gross Misdemeanor Second De-
gree DWI to 365 days jail, $300
fine; 350 days stayed for four
years on conditions of probation,
serve 15 days jail, pay $300 fine
plus surcharges, pay $75 public
defender co-payment, attend
Awareness Panel for Impaired
Drivers, have no use or posses-
sion of alcohol or non-prescrip-
tion drugs, submit to random
testing, remain medically compli-
ant, serve 30 days on electronic
monitoring, have no same or sim-
ilar violations. Sentenced by
Judge Tenney.
The rule could ultimately lead to
the unlawful expansion of federal
regulation to cover routine farming
and ranching practices as well as
other common private land uses,
such as building homes.
This rule is an end run around
congressional intent and rulings by
the U.S. Supreme Court, alike,
AFBF President Bob Stallman says.
Congress and the courts have both
said that the 50 states, not EPA,
have power to decide how farming
and other land uses should be re-
stricted. Its time to ditch this rule.
Among other things, the rule
would expand federal control over
land features such as ditches and
areas of agricultural land that are
wet only during storms.
EPA says its new rule clarifies
the scope of the Clean Water Act.
However, EPAs clarification is
achieved by categorically classify-
ing most water features and even
dry land as waters of the United
States.
If carried out, Farm Bureau says,
ordinary field work, fence construc-
tion or even planting could require
a federal permit. The result will be
a wave of new regulation or outright
prohibitions on routine farming
practices and other land uses.
Congress, not federal agencies,
writes the laws of the land, Stall-
man said. When Congress wrote
the Clean Water Act, it clearly in-
tended for the law to apply to navi-
gable waters. Is a small ditch navi-
gable? Is a stock pond navigable?
We really dont think so, and Farm
Bureau members are going to be
sending that message.
EPA contends that an entire set
of exemptions will protect many
farmers from the burdensome new
rule. But Stallman counters that
those exemptions will only apply to
farming that has been ongoing since
the 1970s, not new or expanded
farms. Even for those farms, the ex-
emptions do not cover weed con-
trol, fertilizer use or other common
farm practices. The already narrow
exemptions, Stallman says, have
existed for years but have been fur-
ther narrowed by EPA guidance is-
sued simultaneously with the
proposed rule.
The EPA exemptions offer no
meaningful protection for the hun-
dreds of thousands of farmers and
ranchers whose operations and
livelihoods are threatened by this
expansion of EPAs regulatory
reach, said Stallman.
EPA and the Army Corps of
Engineers have said the WOTUS
rule provides clarity and certainty.
The only thing that is clear and cer-
tain is that, under this rule, it will be
more difficult for private landown-
ers to farm and ranch, build homes
or make changes to the land even
if the changes that landowners pro-
pose would benefit the environ-
ment. This is pure and simply
wrong, and it is why we need to
ditch the rule.
You can find more information
on the Minnesota Farm Bureau
website, including how to com-
ment, here:
www.fbmn.org/pages/clean-water-
act. If you have any questions about
the issue, contact Amber Hanson at
amber.hanson@fbmn.org or 651-
768-2103.
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