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Every survival kit should include a sense of humor -By Harvey Mackay We all need to laugh more, especially around tax time! I received so many positive responses to my column on humorous stories with good business lessons, I decided to do a sequel. It’s been my experience that people remember information better when the message has a fun twist to it – a punchline of sorts. These stories follow a similar theme: using your head. And your sense of humor. Think …it’s the hardest, most valuable task any person performs. You are driving in your car on a wicked stormy night. You pass by a bus stop, and you see three people waiting for the bus: 1) An older woman who looks as if she is about to die; 2) An old friend who once saved your life; and 3) The perfect man or woman of your dreams.
Which one would you choose to offer a ride, knowing there could only be one passenger in your car? This is a moral/ethical dilemma that was once actually used as part of a job application. You could pick up the elderly woman because she is going to die, and thus you should save her first. Or you could take the old friend because he once saved your life, and this would be the ideal chance to repay him. However, you may never be able to find your perfect dream person again. The candidate who was hired out of 200 applicants had no trouble coming up with the answer. He said: “I would give the car keys to my old friend, and let him take the elderly woman to the hospital. Then I would stay behind and wait for the bus with the woman of my dreams.” It’s easier to change your own mind than to have someone change it for you. I love the story about two elk hunters who were flown to a remote valley in Alaska. By the end of the hunt, they had bagged four elk ... and their pilot returned to take them out of the valley.
When the pilot saw the four elk, he said, “There’s a problem. The plane can only carry two elk.” The hunters were outraged. They said, “Listen, we were here last year. The plane that carried us out was the same...the weather was the same...and we had four elk then too.” The pilot said, “Okay, I guess you know best.” So they loaded up the plane and took off. The plane started climbing out of the valley but it began to lose altitude ... the engine sputtered and finally it crashed. As they stumbled from the wreckage, one hunter asked the other if he knew where they were. He said, “I don’t know for sure...but I think we’re about a mile from where we crashed last year.” Ask the right question to get the best answer. A carpenter entered a doctor’s office. The receptionist asked him why he was there. “I have shingles,” the carpenter replied. And so a nurse was summoned. “Why are you here today?” she asked the carpenter. “I have shingles,” was the answer. Harvey Mackay continued to pg 3
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APRIL 12-15 • Town & Country Players Presents Nunsensations: The Nunsense Vegas Revue. April 12-14 at 7:30 p.m. April 15 at 2 p.m. at Marit Elliott Performing Arts Center, Melrose. FRIDAY-SUNDAY, APRIL 13-15 • Upsala High School Drama Club to present “School of Rock” at the Upsala school auditorium. April 13-14 at 7:30 p.m., April 15 at 3 p.m. SATURDAY, APRIL 14 • Spring Vendor/Craft Show from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. at the Melrose City Center. See ad on page 3. • Moses Dane Cemetery Association Annual Meeting at 1:30 p.m. at the Burtrum Community Center. SUNDAY, APRIL 15 • St. Rosa Lions Breakfast from 8:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m. at the St. Rose of Lima Church basement, St. Rosa. See ad on page 3. • St. John’s the Baptist Parish Annual Chicken Supper from 3:30-7:30 p.m. at the church basement, Meire Grove. See ad on page 3 • Holdingford Knights of Columbus Spring Fundraiser Chicken Dinner from 3:30-7 p.m. at Pelican Lake Ballroom, St. Anna. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18 • Ice Cream Social from 1-3 p.m. at the Swanville Senior Center. See ad on page 7 FRIDAY, APRIL 20 • Melrose Legion Fsh Fry & Meat Raffle from 5-8 p.m. SATURDAY, APRIL 21 • Upsala Cooperative Telephone Association Annual Meeting at 10 a.m. will be held in the of the at the Upsala Area
School, Upsala auditorium. • Wine & Dine For M.O.M. at 5:30 p.m. at Seven Dolors Church, Albany. See ad on page 7. • Wild Game Feed at 6 p.m. at Word of Life Church, Upsala. See ad on page 6. TUESDAY, APRIL 24 • Ed Walker & Friends from 1-3 p.m. at the Swanville Senior Center. See ad on page 7. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 25 • Grey Eagle Senior Center Potluck/ Bingo Party at 12 noon at the center. THURSDAY, APRIL 26 • Pulled Pork Meal & Silent Auction Fundraiser from 5-7 p.m. at the Upsala Area Community Center. See ad on page 3. ALBANY COMMUNITY CENTER • Sundays at 1:30 pm. 500 cards. ALBANY TOWNSHIP • Meets the fourth Monday of the month at 7:30 p.m. at the Albany City Hall. • Planning Commission meets the second Tuesday of the month at 7:30 p.m. at the Albany City Hall. BURNHAMVILLE TOWNSHIP • Meets the last Tuesday of the month at 7 p.m. at the Burtrum City Hall. BURTRUM CITY COUNCIL • Meets the first Monday of the month at 7 p.m. FEET FIRST CLINIC • Meets every 1st Tuesday morning at Holdingford City Hall. FOOD DISTRIBUTION • Ruby’s Pantry Food Distribution first Saturday of the Month from 10-11 a.m. at River of Live Church, Sauk Centre. FREEPORT CITY COUNCIL • Meets the last Tuesday of the month at 7 p.m. FREEPORT SENIOR MEETING • Meets the third Thursday of the month
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“The Good Old Days” -By Tom Kuehne Sifters and Irons
When we watch the cooking shows on TV, we see the bakers sift the flour to make it fluffy and more able to easily combine with added ingredients. Not all of us still do this, but it is a sign of the homemakers professional baking skills Years ago the person doing the baking always shook the flour through a sifter. This procedure not only fluffed up the flour, but it also removed any unwanted items from the flour. Flour didn’t always come in a sealed heavy paper sack. In earlier times it was moved from the flour mill to the retailer in barrels. Customers would bring sacks or metal containers to take the flour home. Sometimes the flour would be exposed to rather unfavorable sanitary conditions. Mice would sometimes access the flour and create a mess. They would occasionally chew holes into the sacks, since they were frequently inhabitants of early homes. The mess they created would sometimes include “mouse droppings.” These items were not a desired part of the bakers desired ingredients. Shaking the flour though a sifter would remove these undesired items. Remember that economic conditions forced the early homes to not waste any saveable ingredients. Another reason to use the sifter was due to the weevil. When the homeowner would observe small moths flying around in their home, it commonly meant that somewhere in either raw flour or baked flour products there would be weevils. These weevils hatch into moths. The weevils were light colored and about the size of a grain of rice. They were also eliminated from flour by using the sifter. Once they move into a home, they were usually difficult to remove. They were occasionally brought to the home in flour products purchased from retailers. Some of us remember ironing before the steam iron was common in the home. The iron was a heavy, pointed piece of iron that was heated by being placed on the wood stove before the time of electricity. The first electric irons commonly were not steam irons. As a result the homemaker would put water in a salt shaker and sprinkle the items that needed ironing, roll them up and pack them into a clothes basket. After the moisture disbursed throughout items, they were ready to be ironed. Many items of “good clothes,” dish towels, sheets, towels, underwear, work clothes and handkerchiefs were ironed. Wrinkles had to be removed. Today we are usually able to keep mice and weevils out of our homes. New cleaning chemicals and machines
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She took his blood pressure, temperature, height, weight, and told him to change into a gown and wait for the doctor. When the doctor came in, the carpenter told him again, “I have shingles.” “Where?” the doctor asked. By now, the carpenter was losing his patience. “Where do you think? Outside, in my truck.” Those who don’t know don’t know they don’t know. A classic story illustrates this point. A minister, a boy scout, and a computer executive were flying to a meeting in a small private plane. About halfway to their destination, the pilot came back and announced that the plane was going to crash and that there were only three
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Brenda A. Baum, age 46, of Sauk Centre, died peacefully, surrounded by her family on Sunday, April 8, 2018, at her home in Sauk Centre, Minnesota after a long battle with cancer. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, April 14 at Our Lady of the Angels Catholic Church in Sauk Centre with Fr. Greg Paffel officiating. Interment will be at Calvary Cemetery in Sauk Centre. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday and from 9 to 10 a.m. Saturday at Patton-Schad Funeral Home in Sauk Centre. Brenda Alma Winter was born June 30, 1971 in St. Cloud, Minnesota, to David and Marie (Gill) Winter. She graduated from Sauk Centre High School in 1989. During her high school years, she began working at Snyder Drug in Sauk Centre where she was well remembered by many during the 10 years she worked there. On April 20, 1991, she was united in marriage to Scott Baum at Our Lady of the Angels Catholic Church. In 2001, Brenda started working at AmericInn Lodge and Suites in Sauk Centre as Executive Head Housekeeper. During
her 16 years at AmericInn, she was named Housekeeper of the Year in 2013. She enjoyed camping, dancing, baking, spending time with family and friends and making the most out of every moment. Her presence and smile will be deeply missed by many. She was a life-long member of the Our Lady of the Angels Catholic Church. Brenda is survived by her husband, Scott Baum of Sauk Centre; children, Paige, Luke and Shania Baum all of Sauk Centre; mother, Marie Winter of Sauk Centre; sisters and brother, Patty Winter of Freeport, Dianne (Dennis) Muellner of Sauk Centre, Mark (Kelly) Winter of St. Joseph, Rita (Chris) Stoetzel of Osakis, and Linda (Brad) Holm of Albany; and many other relatives and friends. Brenda was preceded in death by her father, David Winter; father and mother-in law, William and Donna Baum; and brotherin-law, Steve Baum. Serving as casket bearers will be Matthew Winter, Shane Baum, Derek Stoetzel, Carter Marty, Jamie Hampson, and Steven Muellner. Cross bearer will be Kyle Holm and scripture bearer will be Brandon Holm. Gift bearers will be Patty Winter, Dianne Muellner, and Rita Stoetzel. Readers will be Sue Hampson and Linda Holm. Mass servers will be Adam, Evan, and Ryan Wolbeck. Arrangements were made with PattonSchad Funeral & Cremation Services of Sauk Centre.
Virginia M. “Ginger” Keppers Memorial Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, April 12, 2018 at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Freeport, for Virginia M. “Ginger” Keppers, age 82, of Albany, who passed away on Saturday, April 7, 2018 at her home. Reverend Jeremy Theis will officiate. Burial will be in the parish cemetery. Visitation will be held after 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, all at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Freeport. Ginger was born on August 12, 1935 to John and Mathilda (Reese) Philipsek in Fergus Falls, Minnesota. She was a graduate of Holdingford High School. Ginger was united in marriage to Paul N. Keppers on October 10, 1960 at Immaculate
Conception Catholic Church in St. Anna. Together, they worked on the family farm in Krain Township. Ginger was a member of St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Freeport, and the Christian Mothers. Ginger was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She loved reading Christian fiction books, doing puzzles and watching movies with happy endings. She also enjoyed sewing, crocheting, and spending time with her beloved black lab, Barney. She is survived by her husband, Paul, of 57 years; children, Judy (Vince) Ikeogu, Jill (Rich) Wielenberg, Scott (Jane), Paula (Dean) Yacucha, Tom (Vickie) and Brad (Becky); 16 grandchildren and four greatgrandchildren; sister-in-law, Corynne Philipsek and many nieces, nephews, relatives and friends. Ginger is preceded in death by her parents; siblings, Don and Hilda Smith, brother-in-law, Art Smith and her beloved black lab, Barney.
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Raymond A. Borchert
The Mass of Christian Burial will be at 11 am, Friday, April 13, 2018 at St. Mary of Mt. Carmel Catholic Church, Long Prairie for Raymond A. Borchert, age 88, of Long Prairie who passed away Saturday at the St. Cloud Hospital. Fr. Omar Guanchez will officiate and burial will be in St. Mary’s Cemetery, Long Prairie. Family and friends may call from 5-8 pm Thursday at the Williams Dingmann Funeral Home – Stein Chapel, Long Prairie and one hour prior to services at the church on Friday. The St. Mary’s Catholic Women will pray the rosary at 5 pm with parish prayers at 7 pm Thursday at the funeral home. Raymond Albert Borchert was born August 6, 1929 at Greenbush, Minnesota, the son of Albert and Mathilda (Reese) Borchert, Sr. He grew up near Greenbush and attended school there. He went to work for area farmers at an early age. In 1950 he entered the United States Army and served for two years. Raymond married Deloris
including Grand Knight in 1977 through 1978, was a 3rd and 4th Degree member, and was a member of the honor guard. He was a member of Catholic United Financial and the St. Michael’s Men’s Society. He served in the ASCS County Committee for many years and served under President Clinton on the State ASCS committee for eight years. Clarence served as Secretary of AMPI for many years and served on the Stearns County Variance Board as well. Clarence enjoyed farming with his beloved wife, Viola, his whole life. He enjoyed taking trips to Branson, Hawaii, and Florida. He was an avid bowler and bowled into his 80’s. Clarence loved riding the Gator with his wife by his side, driving over his 400 acres. Clarence was very devoted to his church, his family, and his land he so proudly farmed. Survivors include his children, Corrine (Gary P.) Lieser of Spring Hill, Judi (Larry) Jansen of Sauk Centre, Joe L. (Sue) Bertram, Sr. of Spring Hill, and Jeff (Marlene) Bertram of Paynesville; 14 grandchildren and 30 great-grandchildren; and sisters, Ann Hinnenkamp of Sauk Centre and Catherine Lieser of Plymouth. Clarence was preceded in death by his wife of 64 years, Viola Bertram on September 29, 2012; parents; sisters, Mary Lieser, Loretta Lieser, Aurelia Sunderman, and an infant sister, Theresa; and brothers, Leo, Nick, and Al Bertram. Arrangements were made with PattonSchad Funeral & Cremation Services of Melrose.
Petron on December 1, 1952 in Evansville, Indiana. The family moved to a farm near Browerville. In 1962 the family moved to Long Prairie, where Raymond farmed and worked at Central Bi-Products for 29 years, retiring in 1991. He continued to farm until selling the farm in 2015. Raymond was a member of St. Mary of Mt. Carmel Catholic Church, Long Prairie. He enjoyed playing cards, horseshoes, and visiting with friends and family. Nothing however, gave him greater joy in life than working on his farm and watching his crops grow. Raymond is survived by his wife and best friend of 65 years, Deloris, Long Prairie; his children, Debra (Ralph) Kjeldergaard, Long Prairie, Lynette (Craig Colter) Eby, Stacy, MN, Delrae (Alan) Mensen, Browerville, Sandra Hodge, Long Prairie, and Clifford (Eileen) Borchert, Waseca, MN; siblings, Betty (Forest) Hawkins, Kentucky, Beverly (Don) Charles, Cardwell, MT, Henry (Ione) Borchert, Long Prairie, Geraldine Hillmer, St. Cloud, and Jeanette Mueller, Burtrum, MN; also 18 grandchildren, 30 great-grandchildren, an many relatives too numerous to name. He was preceded in death by his parents, infant grandson, great-grandson, sisters Marion George, and Bernadette Mechels, and brothers Joseph and Albert Borchert.
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Alcuin J. Renneker
Alcuin J. Renneker, age 79 of Melrose, died Monday, April 9, 2018 at the CentraCare Health Nursing Home in Melrose, Minnesota. A Mass of Christian Burial will be 11 a.m. Thursday, April 12 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Freeport with Rev. Gabriel Walz officiating. Interment will be at St. Mary’s Cemetery in Melrose. Visitation will be from 10 to 11 a.m. Thursday at the church in Freeport. Alcuin John Renneker was born June 21, 1938 in Millwood Township, Stearns County, Minnesota to Bernard and Rose (Beste) Renneker. He attended St. Boniface School through the eighth grade and graduated from Melrose High School. Alcuin worked for Willmar Produce which is now Jennie-O Turkey Store. He took over the family farm and met Loretta Dullinger at Holdingford Fun Days. The couple was married on September 24, 1959 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Holdingford. They farmed and raised their family on the farm. After retirement, Alcuin and Loretta moved to the Zitur farm two miles down the road while Julie and Jerry took over their farm. Alcuin
then worked at Master Mark in Albany. He was a member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Melrose, St. Rosa Lions Club, Queen of Peace General Assembly, Fourth Degree Knights of Columbus, and the Pioneer Club. Alcuin enjoyed collecting tractors, hunting, playing cards, and loved woodworking. All of the children received a cedar chest that Alcuin made. Survivors include his loving wife of 58 years, Loretta Renneker of Melrose; children, Joan (Mike) Gerads of Freeport, Jim Renneker, Julie (Jerry) Gerads of Melrose, Jean Kidrowski of Willmar, Jeanette (Tom) Gerads of Freeport, Jill (Ray) Kurowski of Long Prairie, Janice Renneker Zarbok of Holdingford, and Jodi (Doug) Johnson of Long Prairie; 27 grandchildren and 24 great-grandchildren; and sisters, Marcella Wochnik of Waite Park and Kathy (Joe) Herdering of Freeport. Alcuin was preceded in death by his parents; infant daughter, Mary Renneker; sisters and brothers-in-law, Bernice and Celestine Fischbach, Joyce and Franky Boeckermann, and Juanita and Daniel Schlangen; brother-in-law, Leroy Wochnik; sisters-in-law, Dorothy Groff and Marlene and John Richards; five grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Arrangements were made with Patton-Schad Funeral & Cremation Services of Melrose.
Sex Trafficking Prevention Training Bill Advanced in Committee Recently, the House Health and Human Services Reform Committee approved, on a unanimous roll call vote, a bill to improve Minnesota’s sex trafficking prevention efforts. The bill, HF3287, is authored by Rep. Abigail Whelan (R-Ramsey). Under the legislation, employees of hotels, motels, and resorts would be required to receive training on ways to recognize potential victims of sex trafficking, as well as activities commonly associated with sex trafficking. The bill would mandate that the training occur within 90 days of the employee’s hiring, in addition to requiring ongoing awareness campaigns from facility op-
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A u d r e y Toenies, age 82 of Grey Eagle, died Tuesday, April 10, 2018 at the CentraCare Health Nursing Home in Melrose, Minnesota. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, April 17 at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Grey Eagle with Rev. Ron Dockendorf officiating. Interment will be in St. Patrick’s Cemetery in Melrose following the meal. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday at the Patton-Schad Funeral Home in Melrose and from 10 to 11 a.m. Tuesday at the church in Grey Eagle. Audrey Ann Shay was born November 27, 1935 in Melrose, Minnesota to Melvin and Lydia Shay. She married Edmund Toenies on September 10, 1955 at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Melrose. She was employed as a LPN at the Melrose Hospital from July of 1956 through her retirement in October of 1993. She was a member of St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Grey Eagle. Audrey enjoyed her job as a nurse, especially
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Swanville Elementary PAWSitive Behavior for March. Several students were honored for helping in a variety of ways, such as assisting the HS Art teacher with Elementary Art, picking up paper or trash in the hallway, helping other students or teachers in the classrooms. Also students were recognized for their hard work and great effort! Pictured are (front from left) Nikole Cichon, Owen Priebe, Wyatt Allen, Caleb Zellers, Zavannah Holmquist, Jasmine Johnson, Travis Bellefeuille, Colton Villnow, Trent Roden; (back) Hannah Johnson, Clare Bryce, Braydon Loven, Dawson Hasse, Zoe Giese, Delaney Chuba, Alex Johnson, Justin Villnow, and Brody Kircher.
Dave Says -By Dave Ramsey Dear Dave, Dear Dave, I bring home $4,100 a month in military disability pay and Social S e c u r i t y combined. My wife brings home an additional $2,000 each month. Should we base our emergency fund level on her income only, since mine is guaranteed? -Lewis
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since your income is pretty stable. But always remember, an emergency fund should contain three to six months of expenses, not income. Thank you for your service, sir. -Dave Dear Dave, I’ve started your personal finance course in high school, so I’m asking this for the entire class. What happens to your debt if you pass away with no relatives or heirs to take responsibility for what you owed? -Elizabeth Dear Elizabeth, In many cases it simply does not get paid. Relatives or heirs of the deceased are not responsible for a friend or family member’s debt, except in cases where they have been a co-signer on that debt. Let’s say someone’s parents died, and at the time of their death they had $100,000 in debt in their names only. The only way that debt will be paid is if they owned enough stuff — if they had enough in the way of assets — to pay the debt. If they owned a $200,000
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St. John’s Evangelical Church to Ordain New Pastor St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church in Grey Eagle will be installing Reverend Micheal Bitz as pastor during a special service on Sunday, April 15th, at 2 p.m. St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church invites everyone to join in wor-
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Dayton Administration’s ‘War On Agriculture’ Back with a Vengeance Governor Dayton’s appointees at the Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources (BWSR) introduced a proposed Administrative Penalty Order (APO) last week that would fine farmers out of compliance with Minnesota’s riparian buffer law by up to $500 per linear foot, which could result in thousands of dollars in fines annually for farmers who are even a few feet out of compliance across their entire property. House Agriculture Finance and Agriculture Policy Chairs Rep. Rod Hamilton, R-Mountain Lake, and Paul Anderson, R-Starbuck, issued the following joint statement regarding the proposal: “The Dayton administration’s war on agriculture is back with a vengeance—these fines are an outrageous overreach by Board of Water and Soil Resources, and we encourage Minnesota farmers to make their voices heard during the two week comment period. Minnesota farmers want to be partners in the effort to clean up our waters, but once again were left out of the decision-making process and given just days to weigh in. House Republicans will hold an emergency hearing of the Agriculture Policy committee to discuss this proposal and explore our options to prevent these absurd, heavy-handed penal-
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His beloved old white convertible was in deplorable shape, but he refused to get rid of it. So when the old junker was stolen from his office parking lot, his family was delighted. Nonetheless, they called the police and filed an insurance claim. Their relief was short-lived, within an hour an officer was on the phone. “We found the car less than a mile away,” he said, trying to restrain himself. “It had a note on it that read, ‘Thanks anyway, we’d rather walk.’”
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do indeed wonder. No doubt that’s why the Psalmist gave us some choice words of comfort: “The Lord will not abandon or reject His people, He will never forsake His inheritance.” The Bible tells us of two men who “went out from the presence of the Lord.” One was Cain and the other Jonah. When Cain went out, the Lord left Him alone. He chose not to go after him and bring him back into His presence. But when Jonah went out, the Lord did not choose to leave him alone. Why the difference? Cain was not one of the Lord’s - but Jonah was. Jonah was disobedient to the calling of God but was willing to accept God’s discipline. He had a terrible time surrendering to God but God never left him because he did want God’s will for his life. God stayed with him and disciplined him because he accepted God’s plan for his life. Cain was different. He refused to honor God and do what was right. And God rejected him because he would not give God his best.
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Notes from the Capitol By State Rep. Paul Anderson
Keeping tabs on ag issues near and far
Attended a meeting last week in Albany where the topic was our struggling dairy industry. Hosted by KASM radio, the meeting featured a panel discussion with representatives from several dairy cooperatives taking part, along with the presidents of the state’s two largest farm organizations, Farm Bureau and the Farmers Union. Also on the panel was Seventh District Congressman Collin Peterson, the ranking Democrat on the House Agriculture Committee. Peterson gave an update on the federal dairy program known as MPP or, formally, the Milk Protection Program. He said it will now provide better coverage for those who produce about five million pounds of milk, which is the equivalent of approximately a 250-cow herd. Signup begins April 19 and runs through June 1. Payments will be retroactive to the
beginning of the year, and because of current low prices, it has already been established there will be payments for several months. Steve Schlangen of Albany, board chairman at AMPI, said that the dairy industry hasn’t had a good safety net these past three or four years. Brad Vold of Glenwood, representing Land O’Lakes, commented that we are in tough times right now, adding that, by working together, we can make changes to get through this. Ron Koopmeiners from the Elmdale Creamery cautioned those in attendance that getting bigger sets you up for failure. His advice was that we should just try to be more efficient in what we’re doing. And Farmers Union President Gary Werdish added that the goal should be to keep families on the farm and that more money is needed in the new farm bill. Anyone keeping an eye on the commodity markets last week saw first-hand what uncertainty can do to those markets. When China announced possible tariffs on American soybeans that enter their country from the United States, the market price of soybeans dropped by 54 cents in the
Bitz and Piecez -By Pastor Bitz Written So That... John 20:31 Have you ever been asked why you do something? Why do you drive your car? Why do you go to church? Why do you eat the kinds of food you eat? Why do you do the work you do? Why do you spend time mowing your grass? Why do you collect things? Why do you believe what you believe? Why do you ask so many questions? Sometimes the answers to these questions are simple but more often they far more complex then we care to think enough about to give a really good answer. Life has a way of leading us to questions we rarely have good answers for. One role our faith and beliefs serve is helping us answer the really challenging questions. Faith begins like that of a child, who simply believes. As life and sin challenge those basic beliefs it is only natural that we ask questions. Through scripture God gives us answers. We don’t always like the answers but they are there if one continues to remember why the scriptures were written. In our Gospel readings you can tell St. John was asked or asked himself why he was writing down all this stuff about Jesus. “Why am I doing
this, why am I spending my time on this?” Well John gives his answer and it is simple, “these things are written so that you (the reading/the hearer) may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name.” God doesn’t expect us to simply believe because he told us to. We are people, we have inquiring minds and we were created by God to ask questions. When we seek answers to the foundation of our faith God gives answers. Scripture gives us answers that point us continually to Jesus and his saving work both in the Old and New Testaments. Christian teachers who see all of scripture as being written so that people may believe that Jesus is the Christ and have life in his name are great people to seek answers from for those challenging questions of life we all have. The Christian Faith firmly rooted in Jesus is not a blind or empty faith; if you have questions God’s Word has answers. Amen. This is a summary of the sermon delivered on April 8th, 2018 by Pastor Bitz at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Grey Eagle, MN. God’s Blessing!
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Grey Eagle Township will be contracting for dust abatement treatment of gravel roads during the month of May. Magnesium Chloride will be applied at the cost to the property owner of $37.50 per hundred feet. A slight increase from last year. Cost sharing for 2018 will be limited to 400 ft. per property. If you are interested in having the gravel road treated in front of your property, send a check and a note indicating the area you wish to have treated and include your address to: Grey Eagle Township PO Box 202 Grey Eagle, MN 56336 Product will not be applied until payment is received. If you have questions call Mary Ann Primus at 320 285-4551. Mary Ann Primus, Grey Eagle Township Clerk
overnight market. That’s a huge decrease that caused the cumulative value of the product to drop by hundreds of millions of dollars. The market eventually recovered most of its losses. Then, a couple days later, more tariffs were announced, and the price of soybeans dropped precipitously again. The stock market has seen much the same reaction as both sides in this trade war have announced what they will do in reaction to what the other side said they might do. This yo-yo effect to these tit-for-tat pronouncements has potentially cost farmers – and investors alike – millions of dollars. As others have said, “no one wins in a trade war, especially one between the two largest economies in the world.” Those involved in production agriculture don’t need this additional piece of uncertainty to add to their already
long list of concerns. Commodity prices are low and have been for several years. For many of those commodities, like milk or corn, for example, the price received by farmers is below the cost of production. Many are facing their second or third year of equity burnt as they struggle to stay on the land. For some, if the income at the end of the year isn’t large enough to cover their short- and long-term debt, they are forced to refinance or pay interest only. Banks can go along with that for a time, if enough equity remains, in the hope that things will turn around and become profitable again. And that’s why this new uncertainty in agricultural markets is so concerning. Rep. Anderson can be contacted by email at rep.paul.anderson@house. mn or by phone at 651-296-4317. To receive email updates sign-up on his webpage at www.house.mn/13a.
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Grey Eagle Township April 2, 2018 Call to Order: Ron Frericks called the meeting to order at 8:00 pm. The pledge of allegiance was recited. Members Present: Ron Frericks, Ray Bense, Mary Ann Primus & Mike Rohe. Agenda Approval: A preliminary agenda was presented. Ron asked if there were additions to the agenda. Additions to agenda included crack filling, beach maintenance, road check and a new CD. Ray made the motion to accept the agenda as amended. Mike made the second. All in favor. Motion carried. Approval of Minutes: The clerk provided copies of the March 6, 2018 minutes to the board. Mike made the motion to accept the minutes, Ray made the second. Minutes approved. Town Clerk’s Report: Clerk presented the claims list for March. Claims list included
claims 3162-3171 for a total of $7,458.97. Ray made the motion to approve the claims; Mike made the second, Motion carried. Mail included advertising, asphalt maintenance, spraying, tree trimming, real estate advertising, and P&Z. Road and Bridge Report: Ray reported he had received a warranty letter from Ti-City paving. Ray also reported 341st had some breaking edges in low spots. Crack filling should be starting soon, Ray will contact Midwest Asphalt. Brakken Road culvert needs extensions and 337th should have some work done where water ran over the road. Ray reported on the weed meeting he attended, Palmer Amaranth was the main concern for this year. Discussion again on the shed behind the Town Hall. Clerk will contact MAT to check on legality of possible removal. Notices will be posted and published for dust control, up slightly for 2018 and beach
and boat access maintenance for this summer. Erv Herdering presented proposal for Dust Control with a one cent increase from last year, Ray made the motion to accept the proposal, 2nd by Mike. Motion carried. Motion by Mike to accept the Gravel Proposal at $7.30 per yard, 2nd by Ray. Motion carried. Ray made motion to accept the proposal for blading at $90.00 per hour, 2nd by Mike. Motion carried. Ron asked for discussion on a new CD for the Township. Ron made the motion to purchase a $20,000 CD from the General Fund. 2nd was made by Ray. Motion carried. Additional agenda item: Road check was scheduled for April 28th starting at 9:00. Public Comment: Adjournment: Motion by Ray to adjourn the meeting. Mike made the second. Meeting adjourned at 9:00 pm. Submitted by Mary Ann Primus, Clerk/Treasurer Minutes not approved.
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Our Church is on Life Support By Timothy Vogel Some people could describe their love for their church as being the same as their love for their child. It is a wonderful thing and there isn’t anything you wouldn’t do because of that love. For those who have such love, are hurting severely. If your child were hurt in a accident or became very ill, a parent would stop at nothing to save that child. Well folks, just like a child, in that situation, our church is on life support. What would you say or do if the doctor made the decision to pull the plug and let that child die? What if you knew for certain that there is hope and a good chance to save your child but the doctor refused to do what was necessary. To do the things needed to so that your child could live. I think we all know the answer to that question! Our church can live if the doctor in charge chooses to save it. Friends to restore St. Mary’s is doing what needs to be done to save this child. They have been doing what it takes to keep the hope alive. They have gone to a new doctor for a second opinion and that opinion is that this child can be saved and can thrive once again. Just like in the movie “I CAN ONLY IMAGINE” (I hope you all get to see it) A miracle had happened that was beyond belief. The Friends to Restore St. Mary’s group is holding on for that chance at a miracle. There is no doubt that Fr. Marv is under a tremendous amount of stress. Who wouldn’t be? He has to, and must follow the Bishop’s direction. I cannot know what he is going through or even what happened to make him feel fearful. I do know that the group, Friends to Restore St. Mary’s does not condone any action that would make him feel that way. The letter in the bulletin was rather upsetting as it suggested that this group was responsible for him feeling fearful. I don’t know what happened or by whom that makes him fearful. It was probably someone that wants the church restored but used their own offensive way, which is totally unacceptable by both sides. However, suggesting that the Restore group is the reason, is both deceptive and irresponsible and needs to stop NOW. Perception of the truth by deception is unfortunately changing some people’s minds. Also their tactics have worn people down to the point of them giving in. Accepting the death of a child if you will. It is working, sadly to say. I read one comment on social media and I quote; “We are building a new church so get over it.” Really?? That is the most insensitive thing I have heard. Getting over the death of this church or the death of a child is not something that comes easy, if at all! Keep in mind some things that I had recently found out... Did you know that we have bids for restoration? This information was given to me and was told not to dis-
close this information. Here are the bids (see chart to the right). As you can see, the total bid with options for restoration came in at $8.7 million compared to a new campus which was $11.3 million. Even the scaled back campus bid was $10.6 million. I don’t believe this document was ever shared with anyone except for the “your eyes only people.” I invite everyone to go to the church. Look up at those twin steeples. Now close your eyes and imagine the back breaking work it took to build this amazing cathedral style church. It was their vision and strength our ancestors took with them from Germany. Working together with the skills that are no longer practiced today. Picture the craftsmen with horses, chisels, hammers, saws and rope. Watch them hand mixed concrete to build this magnificent structure. Imagine the sound of those church bells ringing that has been heard by all of us for many generations. Perhaps you were working in the garden on a Saturday evening when you heard those bells ringing. How did it make you feel? Recall the memories of joy and sadness that took place in this holy shrine from weddings, funerals,or just simply by needing to be close to Jesus. Now open your eyes and tell me that you want to tear it down! This unfortunate issue has caused more damage than even the arsonist could even imagine. We, all of us have allowed it to happen. The truth is, we were all saddened at the time of the fire. We all came together in droves to attend those meetings. We were ready to roll up our sleeves and get to work. Oh the excitement we all had to be able to overcome this tragic situation. Then comes the bad news. Our doctor came in and decided that this life is not worth saving. Perhaps this child wasn’t perfect from an accident. Maybe this child was physically unable to do the things the doctor wanted. Wasn’t perfect enough. That is how we arrived at this point. It is a real fact that St. Mary’s parishioners would have been worshiping in our church for sometime already. Yet here we are. Wounds will not heal as long as everyone knew the opportunity was right in front of us but failed to deliver. All or our memories we have and all the rich history of this church and this parish will be forever erased by the decision of “one man.” Now that is the saddest part of all!
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selling ice cream and beer. On this route, Sylvester met Ann Kuefler in Belgrade and was united in marriage on April 25, 1949 at St. Peter & Paul Church in Elrosa. Sylvester and Ann operated a dairy farm in Getty Township. Sylvester was a member of St. John’s Church in Meire Grove. He was active in farm organizations especially Farm Bureau, and Communicating for Agriculture receiving various recognition and awards including Farm Family Farm of the Year in 1992. He was an active member in the Lions Club, Catholic Aid, the Lake Henry American Legion Post 612, and various other organizations in the community. Sylvester enjoyed bowling, playing cards, snowmobiling, harvest time, was often sited at auctions and was known by the community as quite the conversationalist and storyteller. He most enjoyed gatherings, visiting with family and friends. He is survived by his wife, Ann of 69 years; and children, Sandra, Richard (Michelle Olmschenk), Robert (Michell Johnson), David, William, Deborah (Kelly Lanier) Michael and Patrick (Suzy Rosenow); grandchildren, Joseph, James, Jon, Jaycob, Angela, Nicholas, Heidi, Anna, Sean, Ryan, and Benjamin; sister, Patricia Meyer; great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews. His welcome home committee includes his parents; siblings, Henry, Al, Elmer, Margaret, Clara, John, Joseph, Roman, Bill, Catherine, Milton and Gladys; sons, Joseph and Timothy; and grandson, Eric. Serving as casket bearers will be Nick, Joseph, Jon, Jaycob, James, and Ben Nietfeld and Ryan Lanier. Cross bearer will be Angie Nietfeld and scripture bearer will be Heidi Nietfeld. Honorary bearers will be the Greenwald Lions Club and Lake Henry American Legion Post 612. Arrangements were made with PattonSchad Funeral & Cremation Services of Melrose.
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MnDOT seeks Adopt a Highway volunteers; realizes $6 million benefit in 2017 The Minnesota Department of Transportation is looking for individuals and organizations to join the more than 4,100 groups and 16,000 people in the state who are Adopt a Highway volunteers. The program, which realized an estimated $6 million benefit in 2017, is a public service project that helps reduce litter along the roadsides. It’s been part of MnDOT’s maintenance operations since 1990. “Volunteers pick up litter, keep the roadways beautiful and save taxpayers money,” said Ann McLellan, statewide Adopt a Highway manager. “When our volunteers are out cleaning the roadway ditches, MnDOT crews use their time to build and maintain our highways. It’s a win-win for all and it shows that Minnesotans care about their state.” There are 5,455 segments of roadways defined for the program. Of those segments, 1,719 are available for adoption. “Most of the available segments are in Greater Minnesota. In the Twin Cities area, there are nine segments available,” said
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