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Compliments do wonders for our sense of hearing -By Harvey Mackay Mark Twain once said, “I could live for two months on one good compliment.”

We all love to receive compliments. They make everyone feel better. Turns out studies show that compliments can also help people perform better.

In a study published in PLoS One, researchers at the National Institute for Physiological Sciences at the University of Tokyo, recruited 48 adults to perform a task that required them to tap items on a keyboard in a specific pattern. Then the adults were split into three groups. One group received personalized, individual compliments from one of the administrators of the study.

Another group was forced to watch as other people received compliments. The third group was simply meant to evaluate how they did, as participants, on the test.

When the participants returned to the testing facility the next day, all of the participants were asked to perform the finger test once again. The group that received personalized compliments performed better on the test that day than either of the other groups. Researchers believe that the compliments made them perform better.

According to their study, compliments activate the same region of the brain – the striatum – as cash does, and both encourage people to perform better. In other words, compliments may not buy your groceries, but they sure help.

Norihiro Sadata, one of the study authors, said, “To the brain, receiving a compliment is as much a social reward as being rewarded money. We’ve been able to find scientific proof that a person performs better when they receive a social reward after completing an exercise. There seems to be scientific validity behind the message ‘praise to encourage improvement.’”

Compliments are a powerful social and work-related tool. If you want to make a positive impression at work, be generous with compliments. Show appreciation to coworkers (and even your boss) for their good work. When giving compliments, the more specific the better. This shows you notice the little things.

Compliments not only reassure people, they create positive energy, strengthen relationships and build trust. They are a sign of respect.

You don’t need to be an expert at giving compliments. You just need to be sincere and genuine. Many people know how to flatter, few know how to praise. Sincere praise reassures individuals. It helps them neutralize doubts they have about themselves. Just remember, the sweetest of all sounds is praise. Silent gratitude isn’t

very much use to anyone.

At MackayMitchell Envelope Company, we are intensely grateful for customer referrals, which we consider to be the ultimate compliment. When customers are happy with our service and products, there is no better validation than for them to tell their friends.

Everyone likes a pat on the back and a hearty “well done.” But making praise a truly effective motivational tool requires a little planning. Like anything else, praise loses its effectiveness if it’s overused. On the other hand, power is diminished if it’s underused.

The purpose of workplace praise is to improve productivity and reinforce positive behavior. Try to offer some sort of praise or positive feedback at least once a month.

Give extra attention to new employees, those who seem to lack confidence, or Harvey Mackay continued to pg 3 eat Gr als!

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GREY EAGLE CITY COUNCIL • Meets the second Tuesday of the month at 7 p.m.

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GREY EAGLE TOWNSHIP • Meets the first Monday of the month at 8 p.m.

HELPING HANDS EXERCISE • Exercise & Line Dancing Every Wednesday at 9:15 a.m., Holdingford City Hall.

HELPING HANDS COM. LUNCH • Meets the first Wednesday of the month at 2 p.m. at the Holdingford Legion.

STEARNS CO. HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY • Meets at 7 p.m. on the 2nd Monday of the month at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church, Albany.

SUNSHINE CLUB • Meets every Monday, weigh in at 9 a.m. at the Village View Apartments, Grey Eagle.

ST. CLOUD SINGLES CLUB • Dance & Activities every third Friday from 8-12 at the Waite Park Legion.

ST. ROSA CITY COUNCIL • Meets the third Monday of the month at 7 p.m. at the Community Park building.

SWANVILLE CITY COUNCIL • First Tuesday after the first Monday of the month at 7 p.m.

SWANVILLE TOWNSHIP • Meets the second Tuesday of the month at 8:30 p.m. at the Swanville Fire Hall.

UPSALA CITY COUNCIL • Meets the first Monday of the month at 7 p.m.

UPSALA COMMUNITY CENTER • Exercise Program every Monday at 10:15 a.m.

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“The Good Old Days” -By Tom Kuehne Radio

Radios began to appear in this area in the 1920’s. They gave the rural population the chance to get the news instantly.

There were also entertainment offerings for family listening after the days work was finished.

We see pictures of the families gathered by the radio listening to the Fire-side Chats. This offered a chance to hear some positive news about the world outside of their local communities. The residents really needed to hear that things were going to get better.

My first remembrances of the radio was sitting at the breakfast table hearing the “World News Roundup.” Most of the news at that time involved the trouble with Russia regarding Berlin and the Berlin Airlift, which consisted of our C-47’s trying to get enough food into West Berlin to save what was left of the population. These news reports were a very poor quality. The signal from Europe and London was weak, so you would hear about 30 seconds of news followed by 30 seconds of scratching and squealing from the radio. However, this was better than we had previously, so it was an improvement over the newspaper which had news that was a couple of days old.

The radio was a console style, so that the batteries needed to make it work were tucked away from sight. The batteries were oblong, not rechargeable and had a limited life. The radio was used primarily for news due to the cost of battery replacement.

A few years later electricity came to the farms and the new radios became smaller in size. They worked much better and since they didn’t use batteries they were played much more. The housewives now listened to Our Gal Sunday, Ma Perkins and some of the rest of the “Soap Serials.” The later evening listening included Jack Benny, the Lone Ranger, The Shadow, The FBI In Peace and War, Mr .Keen Tracer of Lost Persons, Our Miss Brooks, Roy Rogers and many other captivating programs which were meant to keep us in suspense.

The radios began to appear on the barn, it helped to pass the time, while waiting for the cows to be milked. The rumor was that the radio programs made the cows more content, so that they would give more milk.

Hmmm.

On Saturday night at my grandparents always found the radio tuned to Gene Autry followed by the Barn Dance from Nashville. Great memories of good times.

For those of you who listened to KASM, you may appreciate a memory of that station. Picture this, the station had gone off of the air for the night and the barn radio in my uncle’s barn was still tuned to KASM. At about 6:15 AM, there was an extremely loud sound of cow bells being rung as loud as possible. All the cows in the barn would

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team members testing the waters with new assignments. Otherwise, focus on those making an extra effort, accomplishing a difficult task, or exhibiting behavior you want others to emulate.

Don’t ignore the flip side of giving compliments. The givers benefit through improved moods, enhanced positivity and awareness.

Nearly 100 years ago, Charles M. Schwab was one of the first men to earn a million dollars a year working for someone else. Schwab was paid such a handsome amount largely because of his ability to deal with people.

Schwab described his secret: “I consider my ability to arouse enthusiasm among the men the greatest asset I possess, and the way to develop the best that is in a man is by appreciation and encouragement. There is nothing else that so kills the ambitions of man as criticism from his superiors. I never criticize anyone. I believe in giving a man incentive to work. So I am anxious to praise but loath to find fault. If I like anything, I am hearty in my approbation and lavish in my praise.”

A hundred years later, his advice still works for men and women alike.

Mackay’s Moral: As I’ve said a million times, little things don’t mean a lot … they mean everything.

Reprinted with permission from nationally syndicated columnist Harvey Mackay, author of the New York Times #1 bestseller “Swim With The Sharks Without Being Eaten Alive,” “We Got Fired!...And It’s the Best Thing That Ever Happened to Us,” “The Mackay MBA of Selling in the Real World,” and “Use Your Head To Get Your Foot In The Door.”

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lower their bodies about 4 inches from fright. This was followed by Sleepy Head Cliff loudly informing the listeners that he was the Swamp Lake Monster calling you from the middle of Swamp Lake to get out of bed. After more bell clattering and loud demands to get up, there was a pause followed The Aavae Maria Hour, about 15 minutes of meditation. Now if that didn’t get you going …......

We then found radios in cars, tractors and just simply portable radios. It was similar to today’s electronic communication

devices, except that these devices didn’t require our minds and fingers to be in constant contact with them.

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You Really Can Block Them From Your Facebook Business Page - By John Young Wow! Look at all of the new likes I have on my Facebook business page!

It is exciting to see those like numbers go up. 100…500…1000… This is GREAT! But, are those likes real likes? Are they from potential clients (prospects) or… something else?

The goal of most Facebook business pages is to attain a large number of prospects so you can keep in communication with them for future business. We use our pages to get the word out on new upcoming events, products, services, changes in our business; these pages have really become our mouth piece in the internet world.

For this to work for us, we need to have Likes or followers. We HOPE these are the people that are really interested in our business and want to be kept up to date on our latest information.

Yet, if you take some time to look at your page’s likes (on an established page), you will see many names and profiles from around the world. Your local Central Minnesota Store Facebook Page might have likes from India, Nigeria, Indonesia, Ecuador.. the list of other countries goes on and on.

Why are people from those locations liking your page?

It is very simple actually. Many of those countries run something called Click Farms. These farms are businesses that hire low paid workers to click on different things on websites and social media. If you have seen an ad for ‘get 10,000 likes on your Facebook page’ recently, that is a click farm’s pitch. For a small fee, they have their people go and click ‘like’ on your page or your video to build up your likes or the engagement with that video.

But, you haven’t paid for anything, why are you getting them clicking on your page?

The ‘why’ is really the other side of the click farms with Facebook. Facebook has algorithms or smart software on their site which will detect many of the click farms that are out there clicking on paid customer’s pages. If they would only click on the paid customers, Facebook could flag the activity when all of a sudden 1000 likes hit a page from a specific world region in a few hours.

So, to cover their clicking tracks, they

have a list of paid clicks they need to do, then they need to also go out and find other pages at random and like those. They will like your small business page, and mine, and then some big pages. Their goal is to like a few extra so their real business activity of their click farm isn’t detected and those accounts shut down by Facebook.

Does that hurt on your page? Well, Facebook only serves posts to a few of your followers each post. If you have 40% fake likes, your message will hit some of those and less of your prospects. It really rears it’s ugly head when you go to boost a post to your followers. You might do a boost and not set up some location filters (we will cover Facebook boosts in a later article) and end up wasting money advertising a local event or product to your foreign followers.

There is an easy way to block access by country or regions and you can watch that video and fix your Facebook Business page here: http://www.smalltownbusinessdiy.com. Look for the video in the featured post box.

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Obituaries John L. Eich

John L. Eich, age 89 of Melrose, died Wednesday, April 12, 2017 at the CentraCare Health Nursing Home in Melrose, Minnesota.

A memorial service will be held at 12 p.m.

Saturday, April 22 at the PattonSchad Funeral Home in Melrose with Rev. Mitchell Bechtold officiating. Inurnment will be in St. Mary’s Cemetery in Melrose with military honors by the Melrose Veterans Honor Guard.

Visitation will be held from 10 to 12 p.m. Saturday at the Patton-Schad Funeral Home in Melrose.

John Lincoln Eich was born February 12, 1928 in Avon, Minnesota to Joseph and Susan (Rolfes) Eich. John served in the U.S. Army and was honorably discharged in 1955. He was united in marriage to

Mary Ann Brus

Mary Ann Brus, age 92 of Tyler, formerly of Melrose, died Saturday, April 15, 2017 at the St. Cloud Hospital in St. Cloud, Minnesota.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m.

Thursday, April 20 at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Meire Grove with Rev. Mitchell Bechtold officiating and Deacon Ernie Kociemba assisting. Interment will be in St. Mary’s Cemetery in Melrose.

Mary Ann Brus was born July 15, 1924 to Aloys “Al” and Anna Sieben at Melrose, Minnesota. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Boniface (now St. Mary’s) Catholic Church in Melrose. She attended school in Melrose, graduating in 1942. Following her education, she worked as a dental assistant.

On June 7, 1945 Mary Ann married Joseph

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Dorothy Mae Scholl (Newman) on June 25, 1976 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Melrose. John farmed east of Melrose until his retirement in 2011. He was a member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Melrose and the American Legion Post 101. John enjoyed woodworking, hunting and fishing, and taking trips to the casino.

Survivors include his children, Bonnie (Jeff) Koopmeiners of Albany, Lily (Scot) Servatius of Melrose, Joe (Missy) Eich of Melrose, and Rod (Aimee) Eich of Albany; twelve grandchildren, Justin and Matthew Koopmeiners, Nathan and Emily Servatius, Colton, Megan, Nick, Emma, and Autumn Eich, Ava and Aiden Eich, and KayLee Peternell; great-granddaughter, Margaret Koopmeiners; brother, Adolph Eich; and sisters, Carol (Robert) Becker, Joanne (William) Meyer, and Anita Hastings.

John was preceded in death by his wife, Dorothy Eich on May 13, 2004; parents; and brothers, Gerhard, Alfred, Richard, George, and Raymond Eich.

Arrangements were made with PattonSchad Funeral & Cremation Services of Melrose.

“Bud” Brus at St. Boniface Catholic Church.

Their union was blessed with three sons— Robert, Gary, and Allan. The couple made their home in Melrose, where Mary Ann cared for the home and raised the family.

She was a great homemaker, loving mother, grandmother, and wife. In 1974 Bud began working for Lyon Lincoln Electric Co-op and the couple moved to Tyler, Minnesota. Bud preceded her in death in 1991.

Mary Ann was a member of St. Dionysius Catholic Church in Tyler, and a life member of Christian Mothers. She enjoyed golfing, sewing, crafts, refinishing furniture, and time spent with her family.

Mary Ann is lovingly remembered by her sons, Robert (Carol) Brus of Surprise, Arizona, Gary Brus of Kansas City, Missouri, and Allan (Gayle) Brus of Minnetonka, Minnesota; five grandchildren, Jeff, David, Dawn, Logan, and Jack Brus; and many other relatives and friends.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Bud; her parents; brothers, Omer and Cyril Sieben; and sister, Vera Kirstein.

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The Mass of Christian Burial, celebrating the life of Frances M. Linn, age 99 of Sauk Center, formerly of Albany, will be 11:00 AM, Friday, April 21 at the St. Anthony Catholic Church in St. Anthony. Burial will be in the parish cemetery. Frances died Thursday at the CentraCare Health Care Center is Sauk Centre. There will be a visitation from 4-8:00 PM, Thursday and again after 10:00 AM, Friday at the Miller-Carlin Funeral Home in Albany. St. Anthony parish prayers will be at 4:00 PM, Thursday at the funeral home.

Frances was born November 25, 1917 to Aloys and Frances (Wohletz) Sperl. She grew up in the Albany area and married Albin Linn on September 23, 1943. The couple farmed together until Albin was killed when his car was hit by a train in 1966.

Karen M. Nelson

Karen M. Nelson, age 74, formerly of Hinckley, Minnesota passed away at home surrounded by her family on April 16, 2017 in Freeport, Minnesota.

A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, May 5 at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Hinckley with lunch following the service. Visitation will be from 10 to 11 a.m. at the church on Friday.

Karen Nelson was born Oct. 20, 1942 in St. Paul to John and Ida Gartner. She graduated from Washburn High. On Dec. 3, 1961 she married Floyd W. Nelson in the hospital chapel at St. John’s Hospital in St. Paul. They raised their three children on their family farm in Hinckley. She was a

Margaret Scholz

The Mass of Christian Burial, celebrating the life of Margaret Scholz, age 50 of Upsala, was at 11:00 AM, Wednesday, April 19 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Upsala.

Fr. Theis and Fr. Kroll officiated, burial was in the parish cemetery. Margie died Wednesday at

member of St. Patrick’s Parish in Hinckley.

She worked many jobs but enjoyed doing Guest Services at Grand Casino Hinckley. Karen enjoyed crossword puzzles, going to the casino, and spending time with family and friends. She will be remembered for her kind, loving, and giving heart.

Karen is survived by her daughters, Beth (Lee) Hickman and Deborah (Mark) Kitchenmaster; son, Floyd (Joanne) Nelson; seven grandchildren, James, Gregory and Richard Hickman, Cassandra, Stephony and Nicole Kitchenmaster, and Nicholas Nelson; six great-grandchildren; brothers, Albert (Pat) Gartner, Michael Gartner and James Gartner; and sisters, Veronica (John) Roy and Victoria (Richard) Padelford.

She was preceded in death by her husband of 40 years, Floyd W. Nelson; parents, John and Ida Gartner; grandson, Lucas Hickman; brothers, John and Anthony Gartner; sisters, Lucille Ruiz, Joan Murphy, Rose McDonough and Kay Wenzel.

the St. Cloud Hospital surrounded by her family.

Margie was born January 1, 1967 and grew up in the Upsala area. She married Bob Scholz on September 19, 1987 in Upsala. Margie was a homemaker and she also worked as a waitress in the Upsala area.

Margie homeschooled her daughter and her nephew. She was a member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Upsala.

Margie is survived by her husband, Bob Scholz, Upsala; her daughter, Tonie (Josh) Koehn, Upsala; her mother-in-law, Larry Nelson, Upsala; and niece and nephews; Julie Scholz, Bill Scholz and Lance Scholz.

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Frances continued to run the farm with her son, she also worked as a nursing assistant at the Mother of Mercy Nursing Home in Albany and she cooked wedding dinners for Erv Schiffler. She was an excellent cook, baker and quilter. She made over 100 quilts in all sizes. She enjoyed bowling, playing cards, the Minnesota Twins, and the music of Daniel O’Donnell. She was a member of the St. Anthony Catholic church where she sang in the church choir and she was a member of the St. Anthony Christian Mothers and Catholic United Financial.

Frances is survived by her children, Kathleen (Charles) Vos, Albany and Fred (Ruth) Linn, Albany. She is also survived by her brother, Ansie Sperl of Albany and her 10 grandchildren; Stephanie Ellis, Karen Johnson, Tim Vos, Brian Vos, Jeff Vos, Jason Vos, John Vos, Joe Vos, David Linn, and Bob Linn.

Frances is preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Albin and her brothers and sisters; Hy Swinghammer, Alex Sperl, Sylvester Sperl, Robert Sperl, Addie Baggenstoss and great-grandson, Noah Ellis.

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Mildred “Millie” Nienaber Mildred J. “Millie” Nienaber, age 78 of Sauk Centre, died Friday, April 14, 2017 at the CentraCare Health Nursing Home in Sauk Centre, Minnesota.

A Mass of Christian Burial was held at 11 a.m Wednesday, April 19 at St. Paul’s Catholic Church in Sauk Centre with Rev. Greg Paffel officiating. Interment was in the parish cemetery.

Millie was born in Freeport, Minnesota to John and Adella (Rademacher) Overman.

She married Roman J. Nienaber on May 30, 1959 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Freeport. Although Millie was first and foremost a homemaker, she also worked part time over the years at Fingerhut and the Gambles Store in Sauk Centre. Her strong faith sustained her throughout her lifetime, and she was active in her church, especially in the Christian Mothers and the Resurrection

Gerald “Jerry” Wiener

Gerald J. “Jerry” Wiener, age 83 of Elrosa, died peacefully surrounded by his family on Wednesday, April 12, 2017 at the St. Cloud Hospital in St. Cloud, Minnesota.

A Memorial Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, April 20 at Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Elrosa with Rev. Peter Kirchner officiating. Inurnment will be in the parish cemetery.

Gerald Joseph Wiener was born on December 7, 1933 in Lake George Township, Stearns County, Minnesota to Walter and Katherine (Haider) Wiener. Jerry joined the Army and was stationed in Germany. In Germany he served as a mechanic and helped with translation, as he knew both English and German. Jerry got sent home from the Army to take over the family farm after his dad had a heart attack, being he was the only boy in the family. Jerry and Elizabeth “Betty” Von Wahlde got married on October 22, 1960 at St. Paul’s Catholic Church in Sauk Centre.

Jerry was a jack of all traits. He helped with cement work, was a part time bartender, and drove semi for many different people when help was needed. He also worked on Johnny Olmscheid’s pit crew when the race track was in Sauk Centre. Over the years Jerry was an instructor for gun safety training and participated on the Elrosa Saints Baseball Club. He enjoyed hunting and

Choir. Millie loved spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She also enjoyed embroidery, and many of her hand-made baby blankets and dishtowels were donated to Holy Family’s Springfest auction. She also excelled at bowling, playing cards and Bingo, and she took the game of Yahtzee to new heights.

Millie is survived by her husband, Roman Nienaber of Sauk Centre; children Jeffrey (Geri) Nienaber of Sauk Centre, Joyce Loehrer of Clearwater, Susan (Eric) Meyer of St. Cloud, Patrick (Gwen) Nienaber of Arlington; grandchildren, Brian Nienaber, Jason Nienaber, Garrett Nienaber, Heather Loehrer, Crystal Loehrer, Robyn MeyerThompson, Timothy Meyer, Kirsten Davis and Courtney Nienaber; great-grandchildren, Danielle Nienaber and Madeline Davis; sister Lorraine Rieland and brother Thomas (Ginny) Overman; and sister-in-law, Pat Overman.

She was preceded in death by her parents; sisters, Rosemary Rueter, Lucille Thelen; brother, John “Sonny” Overman Jr.

fishing and played a lot of BINGO when he lived at the assisted living center. One thing Jerry never missed was playing bar rummy with the morning coffee crew at Bucky’s.

He loved his ice cream and chocolate milk, but especially his westerns. He has watched every episode of MASH, Gunsmoke, and Bonanza many times.

Jerry was a member of Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Elrosa, Catholic Aid, Senior Citizens, and the Lake Henry Legion.

Survivors include his children, LeRoy (significant other, Kelly Wagner) Wiener of Elrosa/Belgrade, Wayne (Mary) Wiener of Sunburg, Luann (David) Kalthoff of Spring Hill, Chad (Cheryl) Wiener of Elrosa, and Julie (Chris) Pientka of New London/Spicer; 13 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and sisters, Florence (Ambrose) Dingman of Elrosa and Marcie (Ralph) Klassen of Paynesville.

Jerry was preceded in death by his parents, Walter and Katherine; his wife, Elizabeth “Betty” Wiener on October 6, 2006; sisters, Verena Pauly and Marion Reynolds; and brothers-in-law, Earl Pauly, Eugene Schlotfeldt, Chuck Reynolds, and Rodney Lieser.

Serving as urn bearer will be Jim Von Wahlde. Cross bearer will be Amber Kalthoff and scripture bearer will be Samantha Wiener. Gift bearers will be Evan Wiener, Trent Pientka, and Austin Kalthoff. Lector will be Beth Watson and reading petitions will be Barb Bentfield.

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Helen Miller

The Mass of Christian Burial, celebrating the life of Helen Miller, age 85 of Albany, was at 11:00 AM, Monday, April 17 at Seven Dolors Catholic Church in Albany.

Burial was in the parish cemetery.

Helen passed away peacefully at Quiet Oaks Hospice House with her family at her side.

Helen was born July 13, 1931 to Alfred and Rose (Sadlowsky) Miller on the family farm in Albany. She attended Holy Family School and Albany High School. After graduation, Helen attended a school of art in Minneapolis. She worked for Hubbard Broadcasting (KSTP TV) and eventually became Director of the Art Department there. In her earlier years, she was also a dance instructor for Arthur Murray Dance Studio. Helen was a very loving and spiritual person who enjoyed family and gatherings. Her love for art was displayed in the many, many paintings she has done and given away. Helen’s love for family was very evident, even though she never had children of her own. She was part of everyone’s family.

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Birth Announcement

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Tatum and John Holdvogt of New Munich are proud to announce the birth of their daughter, Cecilia Tatum Holdvogt, born Sunday, April 9, 2017 at 5:22 a.m. at the CentraCare Health-Melrose.

Cecilia weighed 8 pounds, 4 ounces and measured 21 1/2 inches in length.

Grandparents are Richard and AnnaMarie Holdvogt of New Munich and Ronald and Karen Greenslade of Chatfield.

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Monday night nearly 50 members of the Swanville Lions Club cleaned ditches for several miles along roads passing through the community. The Morrison County roads department picked up filled trash bags left along the county’s roads. Submitted by Steve Richter.

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Nearly 250 people from Region 5 will be in attendance for this annual event, including award recipients, their families, school administrators, and NJPA staff.

Area Leader of Educational Excellence who will be honored include Jessica Rosenow from Long Prairie-Grey Eagle, Diane Schleicher from Swanville Elementary School, Wyn Pittman from Swanville Junior/Senior High School and Courtney Justin from Upsala Area Schools.

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Sudoku

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Sudoku is one of the most popular puzzle games of all time. The goal of Sudoku is to fill a 9×9 grid with numbers so that each row, column and 3×3 section contain all of the digits between 1 and 9. As a logic puzzle, Sudoku is also an excellent brain game.

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A lot of people are afraid of heights. Not me, I’m afraid of widths.

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There is another insensitivity, however, that is more serious - it is becoming insensitive to sin. Our minds become numb to the dangers of sin as we see degrading pictures of people improperly exposing themselves to attract attention to their sensuality. Or the constant stories of the happiness and pleasures that come from drinking alcoholic beverages. Then there are the endless stories about children being born out of wedlock to famous Hollywood celebrities and attractive pictures of them being praised and celebrated. Children, not old enough to understand God’s plan for marriage, are taught that it is appropriate for families to have two moms or two dads. What was once identified as wrong is now right.

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Ione Mae EllingsonSkalicky, 82, of Avon, Minnesota, passed away on April 12, 2017.

She was born the 10th of 11 children on a farm outside Adams, North Dakota, to Clara and Olie Ellingson.

Known to everyone as Mae, she grew up with no running water, electricity, indoor plumbing, refrigerator, or telephone. When Mae was 3 years old, her father died in an accident, and her mother Clara was left to raise their 11 children while running the family farm. They traveled by foot and by wagon when needed. They produced nearly all their food on the farm, tending a large garden, canning their vegetables, and raising crops and any animal you could think of.

While it was extremely arduous work, Clara filled their home with love, opening their home to care for neighborhood children, which inspired a legacy of giving in Mae. In her youth, Mae worked in a family café, played high school basketball, and attended big-band dances on the weekend, where Mae loved to dance. After graduating from high school, Mae moved to Park River, North Dakota where she roomed with some girlfriends and worked in a government farm program office.

In 1953, she married Norm and they had four children: Cheryl, Jan, Jeff, and Kelly.

Mae was very ambitious, determined, and active. After their first two children were born, they moved from North Dakota to California, then Texas, and finally to Minnesota. They settled in Albany, Minnesota, and purchased Stearns County State Bank and First State in 1964. Over the years as they grew their business, Mae was very involved in the community while actively pursuing her many interests. Mae was creative and artistic, and she enjoyed painting, reading, writing, and cooking. Each day Mae would challenge herself with a daily cross-word puzzle. She loved nature and spending time outdoors.

Mae thoroughly enjoyed sports, and together as a family they played golf, snow skied,

water skied, fished and canoed. She was also an avid runner for more than 30 years, well into her 70s. Mae learned to fly to overcome her fear of flying, attaining her private pilot license to fly single engine airplanes in her 40s and 50s. In 1972, they moved to Avon.

Mae loved her home on Upper Spunk Lake where she lived for more than 45 years until her passing.

Mae felt a deep commitment to children and helping others struggling with mental health and addiction. Most notably, Mae founded Clara’s House, named after her mother to honor Clara’s lifelong devotion to children. Clara’s House opened in October, 2004 and has been providing much needed mental health and substance abuse services for children and adolescents, ages 5 to 18.

Mae carried on Clara’s legacy of giving through her own life, through her children and grandchildren, and through Clara’s House. Mae believed it was vitally important to bring awareness and visibility to mental health and addiction. Mae’s focus on helping women and children inspired her to create The Clara Foundation which supports Clara’s House, Journey Home, Hazelden, and other addiction and recovery programs. Mae was an accomplished and generous woman, and her recognitions include the CentraCare 2015 Lifetime Achievement Award for her philanthropy and engagement with CentraCare Health.

Mae thoroughly loved life, and she took great joy in her family. She is survived by her four children: Cheryl Ryan, Elk River, Minnesota; Jan Hanson, Duvall, Washington; Jeff Skalicky, Rosholt, South Dakota; and Kelly Skalicky, New York, New York. Also, surviving Mae are her 7 grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren, and her sassy little dog, Letta.

Mae also is survived by her younger sister, the baby in the family, Dorothy Boe (80) of Adams, North Dakota. Mae’s other nine siblings (7 brothers and 2 sisters) have passed away.

A remembrance gathering will be held.

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Local Municipality Minutes To publish minutes, email to htnews@meltel.net

Burnhamville Township March 27, 2017 These are unapproved minutes.

The regular meeting of the Town Board of Burnhamville Township was held March 27, 2017 at the Burtrum Community Center.

The meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m. by Clerk Shirley Hulinsky. Members present include Supervisors: Louis Thompson, Mike Berscheit and Bruce Johnson; Clerk Shirley Hulinsky; Treasurer Pam Throener. Others present: Loren Felbaum, John Peterson, Jerry and Laura Lemke and Erv Herdering.

New officers were sworn in before the meeting.

Sup. Thompson made a motion to appoint Mike Berscheit as chairman. Sup. Johnson seconded the motion. Sup. Johnson made a motion to appoint Louis Thompson as vice chair. Sup. Berscheit seconded the motion. Motions passed.

The minutes from the regular meeting of February 28, 2017 were approved as presented on a motion

by Sup. Johnson. Motion was seconded by Sup. Thompson. Motion passed.

For correspondence the township board members received letters from U.S. Census, Todd Co. Planning and Zoning which the township had no concerns about applications, township weed training April 4, DNR, and Todd Co. Township Assoc. officer meeting April 13.

Residents presented a concern about a hole in Dunlin Road that needed gravel. The board and contractor will check on it during road inspection.

The DNR sent the board information on a possible grant for Forest Lane improvement. Loren Felbaum was present to describe the details of this grant. This grant is to upgrade roads to state parks or public recreation areas and it would not cover engineering costs. Forest Lane does not lead to a state park or recreation area so the county engineer and board do not believe this project would qualify for the grant.

The county engineer did not design this road but the board may seek his advice to see if the road meets standards.

A motion was made by Sup. Berscheit to pay all bills numbered 5392 through 5407: Rev. $1,479.78, R & B $741.70. Sup. Johnson seconded the motion. Motion passed.

Sup. Berscheit made a motion to set the board wages the same as last year including IRS mileage standards. Sup. Thompson seconded the motion. Motion passed.

Annual road inspection was set for Friday, April 21 at 3 p.m.

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training will be held March 31 in Alexandria.

Sup. Johnson made a motion to approve the road blading contract to Herdering, Inc. Sup. Thompson seconded the motion. Sup. Johnson made a motion to award the gravel contract to Herdering, Inc., and Sup. Thompson seconded the motion. Sup. Berscheit approved the dust control contract for the same amount as last year to Herdering, Inc. Sup. Johnson seconded the motion. Sup. Johnson made a motion to approve Tom’s Refuse offer for the clean-up day on May 20 from 9-11. Sup. Thompson seconded the motion. Sup. Berscheit made a motion to pay $1 bounty per gopher tail caught in our township. Sup. Thompson seconded the motion.

Sup. Johnson seconded the motion.

Motions passed.

For the March 14 township election Bruce Johnson and Pam Throener were reelected. At the annual meeting Swanville Rural Fire Association is looking at replacing a truck therefore the public voted to increase the fire levy to help pay for this new truck. The rest of the levy stayed the same.

In the road report the contractor will work on road grading as weather allows.

Treasurer’s report showed a balance of $118,688.35. Treasurer’s report was approved by Sup. Berscheit and seconded by Sup. Thompson. Motion passed.

A motion was made by Sup. Berscheit to adjourn the meeting which was seconded by Sup. Johnson. Motion passed. Meeting was adjourned at 7:47 p.m. Next regular meeting will be on Tuesday, April 25, 2017 at 7 p.m. in the Burtrum Community Center.

Shirley Hulinsky, Burnhamville Township Clerk Grey Eagle Township April 3, 2017 These are unapproved minutes.

Call to Order: Ron Frericks called the meeting to order at 8:00 p.m. 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. Ray made the motion to accept the agenda. Mike made the second. All in favor. Motion carried.

Approval of Minutes: The clerk provided copies of the March 6, 2017 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 13 claims 3041-3053 for a total of $3,463.97.

Ray made the motion to approve the claims; Mike made the second, Motion carried unanimously. Mail included advertising from NASAP and Greenway spraying..

Road and Bridge Report: Ray felt there were a lot of trees down in the road right of way that will need to be cleaned up.

Water is down by the culvert on 321st still need to clear out the beavers.

Brakken Road has really broken up over the winter and will need work soon. Loren Fellbaum, Public Works Director was at the meeting to discuss the Cooperative Construction Agreement for Improvements to Angler Drive. The grant was received for $200,000.

The project would be done in 2019.

Loren then outlined 3 options the Township could consider for 2019 also, all involved Ascot Road.

Option 1 was to continue on Ascot and 335th to the Stearns Line.

Option 2 was to continue on Ascot and go all the way to Morrison Line Road. Option 3 was to do from the Morrison Line Road to just past the Mary’s Lake.

Ray felt the Board needed to take care of Brakken Road first.

The Board discussed whether to wait until 2019 or to get bids to have something done sooner. Ray will contact some of the paving companies that are working in the area this year.

Ron gave an update on 116th Street and it was decided to send a certified letter to the property owners to leave maintenance to the Township.

The annual road check date was set for April 22 at 9:00 a.m. The clerk will post and publish notices for dust control, mowing and beach maintenance.

Erv H. presented quotes for the magnesium chloride at .74 for foot for the Township. Ray made the motion to accept the quote and Mike made the second. Motion carried.

Erv also presented his quote for gravel at $7.05 yd. Ray made the motion to accept and Mike made the second, motion carried. The blading quote was $87.50 per hour. Ray made the motion to accept and Mike made the second. Motion carried.

Additional agenda items: Upcoming meetings- Weed meeting April 4, Todd County Officer’s meeting, April 13 and the Equalization meeting on April 18th.

Public Comment: None.

Adjournment: Motion by Mike to adjourn the meeting. Ray made the second. Meeting adjourned at 9:50 p.m.

Mary Ann Primus, Clerk/Treasurer

Burnhamville Township Residents and Landowners Dust Abatement for 2017

Burnhamville Township will again be applying a dust abatement product on township roads where requested by residents. The cost is $ .74 per foot, the same as last year. The township will pay half and the property owner will pay half the cost if requested

by May 5, 2017.

Interested residents may contact the clerk at 320-285-2050.

Shirley Hulinsky, Burnhamville Clerk 33624 170th St., Burtrum, MN 56318

GREY EAGLE TOWNSHIP DUST CONTROL

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 $37.00 per hundred feet. Cost sharing for 2017 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

False Claims vs. Truth -By Sheila Ripplinger When we question whether or not something is true, we usually go on the basis of someone’s testimony of the account. The more the witnesses, the more likely we are to believe that it happened the way that it was told. We wouldn’t need more proof if we were satisfied by the witnesses.

When we hear about false claims or rather those that are ‘proven false’ because truth has proven the story false, it makes us angry that we had been deceived by an obvious liar. This disrupts and even destroys lives when false reports are meant to cause harm to others. If you have ever been a victim of a false claim you know the heartache that follows. I have always wanted to believe that the truth will always eventually come to light.

Many religions were founded on the basis of a ‘false claim’ of just one person with absolutely no witnesses! It is astonishing to me with how people can get drawn in to the false claims of what one person ‘saw’ or ‘dreamed of.’ Hence forming cults.

Christianity is the only belief system that has many thousands of documented witnesses to the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. The Bible, the inspired God breathed Scripture, and other historical documents have recorded the miracles and the numbers of witnesses of the actual accounts of Jesus. To this day there are lives being changed because of experiencing His mighty power in and through their lives!

What many do not want to acknowledge though, is that God the Father has an enemy.

This enemy is not only His enemy but of all who would come to God through knowing Jesus. If we do not guard our hearts and our souls and look for the real truth, we will be a prime target for the deceiver, the devil and his plotting. If we are unaware of what the Word of God says, we may not know when the enemy is distorting the truth. His ultimate goal is to produce false assurance of salvation and extend deceptive hope.

One of the dangerous and fast growing religions in America began from a man that had a bad dream that tormented him. It is one of the oldest religions after Christianity. After much struggle over this terrible dream, his evil wife convinced him that he was a prophet. By believing the lie, the hateful religion against Jews and Christians was born. To this day it is on the rise. Why? Because unfortunately people do not question its origination and do not require witnesses. How many witnesses did this man have to his claims? None.

Another popular religion in America is one that started in the mid 1800’s by a man named Joseph who claimed that he had seen an angel that gave him inscribed golden plates while at a location in New York State. Residents from that area who knew him declared him to be ‘entirely destitute of moral character and addicted to vicious habits.’ From an early age he had been involved in magic and divinations of the occult. These plates greatly conflicted and distorted the truths of the Bible.

Although his claims were unreasonable and nobody ever saw the plates- no witnesses at all, there are many that follow his teachings to this day apparently not questioning its origination.

Yet another familiar religion of our day that claims to be Christian, but distorts biblical

truths to fit its agenda depending on the times, is one that a man named Charles founded in the late 1800’s. He did not like what the Bible had to say, so he took some of the familiar truths of Scripture and put his own twist on it adding more of his own books as time went on. He had good sounding theology that many still to this day fall victim to and follow. How many witnesses did he have? None.

How can this be that so many end up deceived by false teachings and cultish type belief systems? I believe it is because God created us to search for the truth. We all have a void in our deepest being that drives us to find the absolute truth that does not deceive.

We want to believe! The danger comes when we do not question or research the foundation of the claims that are put in front of us.

If we allow others to inform us and trust what they have to say without truly testing it or researching it, we can easily be deceived. God’s word is full of warnings about false prophets and our enemy the devil who distorts the truth.

Having witnesses is extremely vital and our Heavenly Father knows this. That is why He graciously provided so much detail in the Holy Scriptures that have been preserved throughout the ages- unchanging! He desires that we know the truth and that we not be deceived by the many complicated religions that distort His Holy Word and cause fear and hate.

He wants to set us free from that type of bondage. He made His Way simple enough that He asks us to come to Him with child like faith.

Anyone who genuinely seeks after the Truth will indeed find it, John 8:32. And that Truth will set you free. God desires that we investigate the claims of Christianity for ourselves personally! If you are a true seeker you will continue to find more truth within the pages of the Bible. It has never been proven false.

Mockers and scoffers there will always be. For them, they will keep their blinders on in refusal of knowing the truth despite the many witnesses around them. Not all who walked with Jesus believed even though they saw His great works firsthand and saw him raised from the dead.

The best way to be protected from false claims is to know the truth. One false claim that is popular today is that there are many roads that lead to Heaven. That simply is biblically not true. There is only one Way. Know the Truth and know the Way. Then you will know Life! John 14:6.

1John 2: 5&6~ If anyone obeys His Word, God’s love is truly made compete in him. This is how we know we are in Him: Whoever ‘claims’ to live in Him must walk as Jesus did.

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Grey Eagle Township is looking for someone to maintain the swimming beach on Big Birch Lake. Duties would include putting in the dock and fall removal, general clean-up and mowing as needed. Interested applicant must be at least 16 years old and provide proof of insurance. This would be for the 2017 season and would be paid at the end of summer. Please contact one of the township’s supervisors or Mary Ann Primus, clerk @ 320-285-4551 before the May 1st Township meeting.

Grey Eagle Township is looking for someone to mow township road ditches. The board is looking for someone with equipment to cut an 8-10 foot wide swath. The board is looking for quotes by the hour. This project includes approx. 60 miles of road as some areas will not be mowed. Interested applicants can meet with the township road supervisor, Ray Bense or call 285-3501 before presenting a bid for the project. Quotes may be sent to Grey Eagle Township, P.O. Box 202, Grey Eagle, MN 56336 before the July 3, 2017 meeting.

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Upsala High School Third Quarter Honor Roll A Honor Roll Grade 12: Parker Barth, Ben Blonigen, Samantha Blonigen, Noelle Kedrowski, Alexandra Kludt, Jolene Kremers, Rachel Prom, Andrew Ripplinger, Mia Roerick, Joshua Schlumpberger, Cody Stoermann.

Grade 11: Ashley Biniek, Matt Herzog, Stefani Pohlmann, Andrew Prokott, Samantha Thieschafer, Bennett Westrich, Anna Woidyla.

Grade 10: Laurie Breth, Caitlyn Douvier, Shelby Gilbertson, Annika Gunderson, Bailey Hayes, RaeAnn Koetter, Alexis Krebs, Mason Lange, Alexandra Wuebkers, Brandon Young, Cheryl Zimmerman.

Grade 9: Kennedy Allen, Amber Biniek, Shanna Campbell, Peyton Guthrie, Alison Harren, Laura Lange, Michael Lange, Tiffany Loscheider, Haley Opatz, Collin Prom, Abigail Ripplinger, Isaiah Wardlaw.

Grade 8: Paige Binek, Anna Blonigen, Shanna Dobmeier, Olivia Hollermann, Carter Johnson, Gavin Koetter, Shelby Krebs, Emma Kremers, Grace Maciej, Olivia Peterson, Audrey Thomas.

Grade 7: Rachel Ainali, Brooklyn Bense, Kristine Biniek, Emily Blonigen, Zachary Boeckermann, Christina Fiedler, Christen Fouquette, Gracie George, Kaitlyn George, Luke Harren, Abigail Klein, Levi Lampert, Jessica Lange, Zaidee Lundeen, Chloe Mayer, Julia Peterson, Bennet Pundsack, Christian Ripplinger, Micah Ripplinger, Kylie Roerick, Peyton Soltis, Taylor Soltis, Nyah Walker.

B Honor Roll Grade 12: Bethany Boeckermann, Anna Bruder, Mathew Cavegn, William Gerads, Isaac Guthrie, Nicholas Hollermann, Cody Rahn, Myron Ripplinger, Bethany Snedker, Katlin Welinski, Michael Welinski.

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Grade 9: Adam Blonigen, Shayla Ganz, Nathan Graves, Shannon Johnson, Raymond Kokett, Brittney Larson, Gage Louden, Carver McDermond, Harley Panek, Devin Prokott, Matthew Ressemann, Alex Roerick.

Grade 8: Lynsey Baggenstoss, Zachary Bartkowicz, Anthony Boeckermann, Austin Breth, Darcey Hayes, Alice Hebig, Nicholas Herzog Gracie Leners, Wil Leners, Ethan Moon, Kalie Olson, Matthew Pundsack, Journey Wenker, Austin Wensmann, Zoe Wiegers, Michael Young, Dylan Yurczyk.

Grade 7: Michael Blonigen, Riley Morrison, Jake Muellner, Jeremy Mugg, Anthony Nienaber, Emily Press, Tyler Smieja, Wyatt Woidyla.

Todd County Sheriff’s Dept.

April 15, 2017: At 12:26 Joshua Kuhlman of Freeport reported the theft of fishing equipment from a residence in rural Grey Eagle. Anyone with information is encouraged to contact the Todd County Sheriff’s Office at 320-732-2157.

April 16, 2017: At 12:07 Todd County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a one vehicle rollover on State 28 North of Cty 103. The vehicle was found to be driven by Victor Martinez of rural Grey Eagle. There were no injuries.

April 18, 2017: At 18:08 Zachary Johnson, age 19, of rural Long Prairie in Round Prairie Township was traveling West on 154th Street when he lost control of his 2008 Dodge Ram pickup and rolled the vehicle. The vehicle sustained moderate damage and was driven from the crash location.

Johnson was wearing his seat belt and was uninjured in the crash.

Dave Says -By Dave Ramsey Dear Dave, My wife and I are debt-free except for our home, and we’re on Baby Steps 4 and 5. Recently, we were asked to make a large donation to a charity we already support.

We don’t have the full cash amount they asked for on hand, and after hearing that, they said we could make monthly installment payments until the donation amount was paid in full. We’re hesitant to do this because it seems a bit like debt to us.

What do you think?

-Ben Dear Ben, Well, it’s not debt. There would be no repercussions, other than guilt, if you couldn’t make the full donation. So, it’s not debt. To be honest though, I don’t engage in that kind of stuff when it comes to giving.

My wife and I do all our giving — except for our tithe to our local church — through our family foundation.

Sometimes we’ll do this giving in a couple of installments, but it’s not because we don’t have the money. It’s generally a situation where we’re walking with the charity or ministry throughout the year, and we’re observing and assessing the need.

I’d be hesitant to give a gift when I don’t have the money. Most of the time, approaches like this fall under the heading of manipulation. You’re being pushed beyond your means. Most giving of this type, biblically speaking, would be from surplus. And right now, you don’t have the surplus.

I’m kind of uncomfortable with this, Ben. I don’t engage in making gift promises beyond what I have. It’s not

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That’s just another reason it doesn’t strike the right chord with me.

-Dave Dear Dave, I am 18 years old and homeschooled.

I want to continue my education this fall, and my dad works at a college near our home. I would get free tuition, but there’s another college farther from home that I like just as much — but it’s more expensive. On the plus side, it is a Christian school, and my faith is important to me. What do you think I should do?

-Braden Dear Braden, Free tuition is a major plus in my book. At the same time, I can understand your desire to get out from under mom and dad’s wings a little bit. Just don’t make the mistake of thinking that a school, church or anything else is completely Christian. You’ll meet some of the wildest characters ever at a Christian school, just like you would at a public university.

However, you would have the advantage of a built-in spiritual support network.

All things considered, and since you mentioned your faith specifically, I’d probably choose the Christian school. But I wouldn’t go into debt to make it happen.

There’s absolutely no reason why you can’t work and go to school at the same time. Pay it as you go. I did it, and I finished with good grades in four years.

It’s a little bit harder way to go, but it’s a lot better than ending up with a ton of student loan debt when you’re through!

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Hometown News • Thursday, April 20, 2017 • Page 11

Local Library Events

Albany Library • 320-845-4843 Albany Book Club: April 25 from 6:307:45 p.m. This group meets the last Tuesday of each month.

Military History Mysteries: Tuesday, April 25 from 5:30-6:30 p.m. for teens and adults. Doug Thompson, Collection Specialist at the MN Military Museum at Camp Ripley, will describe resources to help uncover lost military records or identify uniforms and artifacts. Attendees may bring items for identification to share in a “show and tell” format.

Limit 20. A Legacy event.

Long Prairie Library • 320-732-2332 “Our Town” Community Mosaic Workshops: Saturday, April 29 from 10-11:13 a.m. for ages 8 - adult. The Long Prairie Parks Department invites the public to help with a new beautification/public art project to help create “Our Town,” a 10’x4’ mosaic mural with houses, trees, clouds, and a nine foot tall sunflower.

The mural will be installed at the Lake Charlotte Public Beach during the summer. If you like puzzles, you will enjoy making a mosaic.

Limit 10. Preregistration required.

Melrose Library • 320-256-3885 Family Movie Night: Monday, April 24 from 6-7:47 p.m. All movies are family-friendly and popcorn will be provided. Bring your own beverage.

Sauk Centre Library • 320-352-3016 Spring storytime: Tuesday, April 25 from 6-6:45 p.m. for ages 3-7 for stories all about spring. You’ll also make a delightful craft and eat a snack. Limit 30. Preregistration required.

Military History Mysteries: Thursday, April 27 from 6:30-7:30 p.m. for teens and adults. In this presentation by Doug Thompson, Collection Specialist at the MN Military Museum at Camp Ripley, you’ll learn about resources to find lost military records or identify uniforms and artifacts. Attendees may bring items for identification and to share stories in a “show and tell” format. This event will be held Limit 20. Preregistration required.

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Upsala Library • 320-573-4282 The music of “three worlds” with Tres Mundos: Monday, April 24 from 7-8 p.m. for all ages. Hear the music of Carnival, sing a Cuban rumba and dance to Latin jazz beats! Tres Mundos, or “Three Worlds,” features pianist/ vocalist Viviana Pentada from Cuba, percussionist Eliezer Freites-Santos from Brazil, and saxophonist/flutist Douglas Little from the United States. Their collective accomplishments include Latin Grammy nominations and multiple CDs. Their music blends salsa, samba and jazz to create a sound that is both authentic and original.

Friends of the Upsala Library: Tuesday, April 25 from 6-7 p.m. Join the group that makes the library go! Help us raise awareness and funds for all our library programs.

“Between the Covers” Book Club: Tuesday, April 25 from 7-8 p.m. for adults. Refreshments are sometimes provided. Stop in for a copy of the book in print or on CD/ cassette/ebook (when available) ahead of the meeting date.

Princess party: Tuesday, April 25 from 6:30-8 p.m. for girls ages 5-9. Practice being a princess while playing games, hearing stories and making beautiful crafts. Limit 15.

Trees, leaves and nature: Wednesday, April 26 from 3:15-4:30 p.m. for ages 5-11.

Crafts, stories and hands-on activities will teach children all about the outdoors. We’ll get spending some time outside on, weather permitting. Limit 15.

Knitty Gritty craft group: Friday, April 28 session from 6-8 p.m. for teens and adults.

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MON., APR. 24: Sloppy Joe, bun, oven fried potatoes, corn, applesauce.

TUE., APR. 25: Roast beef, whipped potatoes, gravy, green beans, oatmeal chocolate chip cookie.

WED., APR. 26: Oriental chow mein, rice, Oriental vegetables, apricots, fortune cookie.

THURS., APR. 27: Special of the day.

FRI., APR. 28: Fish fillet sandwich, seasoned potatoes, peas, lemon jello. ~ The Lighter Side Menu ~ MON., APR. 24: Oriental chicken salad, fruit, applesauce.

TUE., APR. 25: Baked potato w/ham/ cheese, broccoli, oatmeal chocolate chip cookie.

WED., APR. 26: Beef enchilada w/ Mexican rice/lettuce/tomato/onions/refried beans, apricots.

THURS., APR. 27: Special of the day.

FRI., APR. 28: Fish fillet sandwich, seasoned potato wedge, peas, lemon jello.

Bread, milk and coffee served with each meal.

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Swanville Senior Center

TUES. NOON, APR. 25: Mushroom/ swiss burger, pasta salad.

THURS. 5 PM, APR. 27: Chicken quesadilla.

* Dessert, milk and coffee served with each meal.

Call Kim 320-630-4046 a few hours in advance.

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MON., APR. 24: Baked chicken, mashed potatoes, gravy, dill glazed carrots, pudding.

TUE., APR. 25: BBQ ribs, baked potato, garden salad, dump cake.

WED., APR. 26: Hamburger macaroni hot dish, vegetable, fruit.

THURS. APR. 27: Ham/egg bake, hash browns, orange juice, coffee cake.

FRI., APR. 28: Beef stew, biscuit, fruit, dessert.

Bread, milk and coffee served with each meal.

Call a day before you choose to dine.

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Upsala Community Center will be starting to offer a hot breakfast 2 days a week Tuesday’s: 7-10:00 AM

Friday's: 7-10:00 AM

Walk ins welcome

Prices $3.00 - $6.00 For questions call 320-573-2335

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UPSALA SALE: April 28-29; 8-4 pm.

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4/20P ST. MARTIN: Spring city-wide garage sales, Saturday, April 29th: 7 am-1:30 pm.

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WANTED TO BUY: Dairy Heifers and Cows. 320-894-7175. SC-evB WANTED: Combines in the shed or not, & other machinery. Call 320-285-2645.

GIVE AWAY: One full and one queen size, box spring and mattresses in useable condition. Call 320-584-5405.

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Person(s) interested would be required to pass a pre-employment drug screen.

Hours of employment would be M-F approximately 30 hours/week.

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COLLECTORS: Must sell: Snoopy, Pepsi, Doughboy, Coca-Cola, Colbalt Blue, Slieghs; selling as complete collection sets only. Call 320-573-2784.

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In Albany: 1 & 2 Bedroom

Townhomes For Rent

FOR SALE: 4x8 trailer, good for 4-wheeler or golf cart, with ramp, $425.

Call 320-267-5632, between 8 am-noon. tfn

FOR SALE: 1994 Plymouth Voyager, $700. Call 320-267-5632. tfn

APARTMENTS FOR RENT Cats Ok

FOR SALE: 6 ft. blade for 3 point tractor, $200. Call 320-267-5632. tfn

Business Ads: For Rent, Help Wanted, Wanted (For Profit), or Service type ads are $5.00 for 20 words. 25¢ For Each Additional Word. Pre-Paid.

*We Do Not Accept Classified Ads Over the Telephone.

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Dedication Weekend

New g n i d l i u B

The great outdoors awaits.

Whatever path you create, we can finance it.

April 29-30, 2017

Saturday, April 29

Featured Speaker:

Open House • 2:00-4:00 PM Special Service • 6:00 PM

Pastor Rod Baker

Sunday, April 30

Pastor Tim Lambert & Pastor Virginia Velasquez Heredia

Guest Ministers:

Dedication Service • 10:00 AM (Pizza Lunch Following Service)

Finance the perfect new or used recreational vehicle with rates as low as 2.76%APR. Apply for a recreational vehicle loan today!

Call us:

Senior Pastor Anna Payne

888.330.8482

320-285-7262

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Visit one of 17 convenient branch locations throughout Minnesota

Centered on you.

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Online at: mycmcu.org/apply

Subject to credit approval. Membership qualification required. Rates based on past credit history. The rate reduction offered is based on a .25% discount for having a checking account and debit card and will be used to calculate the final Annual Percentage Rate (APR) to be assigned to a new loan. Does not apply to loans already financed with CMCU. Limited time offer. Other restrictions apply.

Ask for details. Equal Opportunity Lender. Federally Insured by NCUA.

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