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Life lessons from the baseball diamond -By Harvey Mackay Ah, the joys of spring: longer daylight, budding flowers, farm babies, and, of course, opening day of our national pastime, baseball. What a thrill to go to the game and “root, root, root for the home team.”

I’ve found a day at the ballpark can also be very educational. In the game of life, baseball teaches us a lot of lessons.

Here are a few classics: Know what business you’re in.

Minnesota Twins Hall of Famer Harmon Killebrew once recalled playing in the yard with his father and brother.

While the three were roughhousing, Mrs. Killebrew rushed toward them

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exclaiming, “You’re tearing up the grass!”

“We’re not raising grass,” Mr. Killebrew replied. “We’re raising boys!”

Don’t assume it’s as easy as 1-23. A brand-new Little League baseball coach called a friend for advice. The friend, who had coached everything from soccer to track with his kids, told him, “I always started by numbering the bases.”

The new coach was surprised.

“What do you mean?”

The friend explained that the first year he coached Little League, he laid out the bases and had the kids line up.

“To warm up, let’s have everybody jog around the bases,” he said. “And the first four kids took off toward third.

“Ever since,” he said, “I’ve numbered the bases and explained that you have to run them in order. You’d be amazed at the number of kids who go from first to third by cutting across the pitcher’s mound.”

Never assume people know what’s obvious to you. Explain what they need to know.

Reputation is precious – character is priceless. The great Boston Red Sox star Ted Williams was nearing the end of his career when he had a bad season due to a pinched nerve in his neck. He

said he could hardly turn his head to look at the pitcher. For the first time in his career, Williams batted under .300.

At the time he was the highest salaried player in sports, making $125,000. The next year the Red Sox offered him a new contract for the same salary.

When he received the contract, Williams sent it back with a note saying that he would not sign it until they gave him the full pay cut allowed. Williams said: “I was always treated fairly by the Harvey Mackay continued to pg 3

Upcoming Events

SUNDAY, APRIL 24 • St. Rosa Jaycees Breakfast from 8:30 a.m.-12 noon at St. Rose of Lima Church, St. Rosa. See ad on page 3.

• 45th Annual Swanycake & Sausage Supper from 3-8:30 p.m. at St. Anthony Parish, St. Anthony.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 27 • Grey Eagle Senior Center Potluck/ Bingo Party at 12-noon at the center.

THURSDAY, APRIL 28 • Spring Meal & Silent Auction Fundraiser from 5-7 p.m. at the Upsala Area Community Center.

SATURDAY, APRIL 30 • Upsala Cooperative Telephone Association Annual Meeting at 10 a.m. at the Upsala Area School Auditorium.

• Craft, Bake Sale, & Raffle from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. at St. Stanislaus Kostka Church, Bowlus.

SUNDAY, MAY 1 • Swanville VFW Pancake, Egg & Sausage Breakfast from 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at the Swanville Park.

THURSDAY, MAY 5 • 65th “Wake Up America” Annual National Day of Prayer at 12 noon at the Grey Eagle City/Fire Hall.

SATURDAY, MAY 7 • Wine & Dine for M.O.M. at 5 p.m. at Seven Dolors Church, Albany. See ad on page 3.

SATURDAY, MAY 21 • Grey Eagle/Burtrum Lions Commu-

nity Appreciation from 4-8 p.m. at the Grey Eagle Fire Hall.

SATURDAY, JUNE 18 • MunichFest, New Munich.

SUNDAY, JULY 3 • Bowlus Fun Day. FRI.-SUN., JULY 15-17 • GEM FEST; parade Friday 6 p.m. in Grey Eagle.

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.

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

GREY EAGLE SENIORS • Exercise Classes every Monday,

Wednesday, Friday at 9:30 a.m. at the Grey Eagle Senior Center.

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

HELPING HANDS EXERCISE • Exercise and Line Dancing meets 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.

SUCCESSFUL SINGLES FOR WOMEN • Meets every Friday at 7 p.m. at Titus-2 Ministry Center, Alexandria.

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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Temperatures Date

4/13 4/14 4/15 4/16 4/17 4/18 4/19

High 63 81 73 73 73 64 46

Low 32 41 46 54 55 41 39

Friday

Partly sunny.

High: 59 Low: 41

Weekend Weather Saturday

Mostly sunny.

High: 68 Low: 52

Sunday

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High: 57 Low: 41

Hometown News • Thursday, April 21, 2016 • Page 3

Harvey Mackay continued from page 2 Red Sox … Now they were offering me a contract I didn’t deserve. And I only wanted what I deserved.”

Williams cut his own salary by 25 percent, raised his batting average by 62 points and closed out a brilliant career by hitting a home run in his final at bat.

Don’t be afraid to make mistakes.

Mickey Mantle, the great New York Yankee outfielder, once said: “During my 18 years I came to bat almost 10,000 times. I struck out about 1,700 times and walked maybe 1,900 times.

You figure a ball player will average about 500 at bats a season. That means I played the equivalent of seven years without ever hitting the ball.”

Since Mantle is regarded as one of the greatest hitters of all time, his statistics provide some perspective about the failures and mistakes that life hands us from time to time.

Don’t be too quick to offer unsolicited advice. Sometimes it’s better to wait for people to ask for help or to be judicious in doling out wisdom.

One afternoon when American League baseball umpire Bill Guthrie was working behind the plate, the catcher of the visiting team repeatedly protested his calls. Guthrie endured this for three innings. But in the fourth

inning when the catcher started to complain again, Guthrie stopped him.

“Son,” he said gently, “you’ve been a big help to me calling balls and strikes, and I appreciate it. But I think I’ve got the hang of it now. So I’m going to ask you to go to the clubhouse and show them how to take a shower.”

Always remain optimistic. Not long ago I stopped by a local playground to watch a Little League baseball game. I asked one of the youngsters what the score was.

“We’re behind 16 to nothing,” he answered.

“I must say, you don’t seem discouraged,” I said. “Why is that?”

“Discouraged?” said the boy, “why should we be discouraged? We haven’t even been up to bat yet.”

Mackay’s Moral: If you want to swing for the fences, you have to learn the rules of the game.

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.”

Letter to the Editor

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By Connie Nelson, Sexual Assault Program Coordinator, Hands of Hope Resource Center, Todd County Each April a campaign is launched by sexual assault awareness organizations in the United States in an effort to raise public awareness of the often times unreported and unspoken crime of sexual assault and rape. These crimes happen more often than we would like to think, and due to the embarrassment and shame that accompany being a victim of sexual assault, nearly 70% go unreported to law enforcement and or medical personnel. These victims live in our communities, go to our schools, sit next to us in church, and are our co-workers, friends, family members and neighbors.

This year’s SAAM theme is “Prevention is Possible.” Sexual assault is a choice of behavior of one individual to have power and control over another, it’s not about the sexual act perpetrated on the victim. Prevention of such traumatic acts and behaviors needs to be a priority in our society. The only way we can act preventively is to be aware that this is going on in our world. It affects our young children, 15% of sexual assault victims are under the age of twelve. College and high school boys and girls are being assaulted at alarming

rates. A very alarming fact is that 80% of these assaults are being committed by people that the victims know and often times trust.

By talking about healthy boundaries, supporting age-appropriate behaviors, modeling healthy sexual behaviors as adults, and speaking up when another adult is being sexually inappropriate, we can play a part in preventing unhealthy sexual behaviors.

There is often silence and discomfort when it comes to the discussion of sexual development. It’s important to understand that this is a normal experience that we as humans all experience.

By opening up communication, sharing age appropriate information with children, and educating one another, we are taking steps toward a safer community.

If you would like further information, or if you have been victimized by sexual assault and need to talk about it in confidence, please feel free to contact Hands of Hope Resource Center at 320732-2319 or stop by our office at 347 Central Ave. in Long Prairie.

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The Grey Eagle Senior Center would like to thank all the businesses, neighbors, relatives and friends who contributed to the 12th Annual Rock-a-Thon on April 16th. Your support is greatly appreciated. We sincerely thank you!

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Interstate 94 lane closures in St. Cloud, St. Joseph, Collegeville begin April 22 Motorists on Interstate 94 and Highway 15 in St. Cloud, and on I-94 between St. Cloud and Collegeville, may encounter delays as a series of lane closures begin Friday, April 22.

Eastbound I-94 at Highway 15 will be reduced to a single lane and shifted to the single auxiliary lane at the I-94/ Highway 15 interchange. The closure, which will be in place through May 26, is needed while crews resurface and repair the eastbound I-94 bridge spanning Highway 15.

Motorists who travel southbound Highway 15 to eastbound I-94 during peak travel times should seek alternate routes and stagger travel times to avoid morning rush hours, if possible.

Beginning Monday, April 25, I-94 between Highway 23, west of St. Cloud, and County Road 159, near Collegeville, will be reduced intermittently to a single lane. The closures are needed while crews build temporary crossover lanes as part of a project to resurface six

miles of I-94.

The closures are part of two projects that will improve segments of I-94 between St. Cloud and Collegeville in 2016. When complete, the projects will result in a smoother ride and extend the life of the roadway.

For more information on this and other I-94 projects in St. Cloud and surrounding areas, visit the project website at www.mndot.gov/d3/stc.

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The family of Charles (Bud) Pendroy would like to say thank you to the first responders, all the doctors and nurses at Sauk Centre and St. Cloud Hospitals; all the friends and relatives for all the gifts, flowers, hugs and prayers; Patton Schad Funeral Home and Tim for all his help and words of comfort; all the people who helped with the mass and good lunch.

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George L. Trettel

Obituaries Loretta A. Revering

Loretta A. Revering, age 84, of New Munich, died peacefully on Saturday, April 16, 2016 surrounded by family at the Mother of Mercy Nursing Home in Albany, Minnesota.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:30 a.m. Friday, April 22 at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in New Munich. Inurnment will be in the parish cemetery at a later date.

Visitation will be from 9:30 -11:30 a.m. Friday at the church in New Munich.

Loretta Audrey Buschke was born January 22, 1932 in Eastern Township, Ottertail County, Parkers Prairie, Minnesota to August and Josephine (Blashack) Buschke. On September 19, 1950 she married Raymond Revering in Bertha, Minnesota. Loretta was a homemaker, but also worked as a home health care aide, a restaurant cook, and other jobs. She enjoyed playing cards, quilting, and gardening.

Loretta was a member of Immaculate

Evangeline J. Noll

M a s s of Christian Burial was held Tuesday, April 19, 2016 at St. Martin Catholic Church in St. Martin, MN for Evangeline J. Noll, age 93, who died peacefully Wednesday, April 13, 2016 evening surrounded by her family. Inurnment was privately held in the parish cemetery.

Evangeline was born in St. Martin to Alexander and Mary Magdalin (Holper) Didier. She married Florian Noll on June 10, 1947 in St. Martin Catholic

Conception Catholic Church and St. Anne’s Christian Mothers.

Survivors include her children, Michael Revering of New Munich, Renee (Clarence) Kampsen of Freeport, Sandra (Larry) Weitgenant of Hammond, Wisconsin, and Wayne (Kristie) Revering of Freeport; eight grandchildren and twelve greatgrandchildren; sisters, Doreen Wallander, JoAnn (Henry) Kamphake, and Adrienne (Jerry) Judson; and brothers-in-law, Robert Krause and Harry Moritz.

Loretta was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Raymond Revering on June 15, 1987; sons, Raymond Jr, Gerard “Gary”, and Roman Revering; daughter-in-law, Joyce Revering; sisters, Veronica Moritz and Adelle Krause; brother, Wilmer Buschke; and sister-inlaw, Glenice Buschke.

Serving as casket bearers will be Missy Terres, Mike Revering, Jesse Kampsen, Beth Williams, Tracy Frieler, and Nathan Weitgenant. Cross bearer will be Leah Revering and scripture bearer will be Eli Revering. Honorary bearers will be members of her quilting and card playing groups.

Arrangements were made with Patton-Schad Funeral & Cremation Services of Melrose.

Church in St. Martin. Evangeline was a loving mother, grandmother and great grandmother. She loved playing cards, working crossword puzzles and was an excellent seamstress and baker.

Evangeline was a long standing member of the St. Ann’s Christian Women and the Rosary Society.

Survivors include children, Dave (Mary) Noll, Mike (Diane) Noll, Anne (Dale) Lawrence, Jerry (Jan) Noll, Teresa (John) Gossett, Mary (JC) Canton, Barb (Jim) Kastanek, Mark Noll, and Catherine Noll; brother, Joseph; 40 grandchildren, and 27 greatgrandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her son, Gerald; her husband, Florian, parents; many brothers and sisters.

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George L. Trettel, 77 year old resident of Bowlus, MN passed away on April 16, 2016 at his residence.

A memorial visitation was held Wednesday, April 20, 2016 at the Emblom Brenny Funeral Service in Little Falls, MN. A private family burial will be held at a later date.

George was born on August 13, 1938 in St. Cloud, MN to George and Cecilia Trettel. He worked at Hennepin Paper Mill in Little Falls and Nahan Printing in St. Cloud. He was united in marriage to Beata Marie (Winkler) Trettel on

Agnes M. Hayda

M a s s of Christian Burial was held Tuesday, April 19, 2016 at St. Mary of Mount Carmel Catholic Church in Long Prairie, for Agnes M. Hayda, 99, Waite Park, formerly of Long Prairie, who passed away Wednesday, April 13, 2016 at the St. Cloud Hospital. Fr. Mark Willenbring officiated and burial was in the St. Mary’s Cemetery, Long Prairie.

Agnes Hayda was born June 29, 1916, in Browerville, MN to Thomas and Mary (John) Wrobel. Agnes was the oldest of seven girls and was nine years old when her mother died and her youngest twin sisters were two weeks old. She married Isidore Hayda on April 22, 1939, in St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Browerville and farmed near Browerville 26 years before moving to Long Prairie in 1965. She had been employed as a cook by the Long Prairie Hospital and Nursing Home, Sauk Centre

Rose A. Opatz

Rose A. Opatz, 97 year old resident of Little Falls formerly of Bowlus, MN, died Tuesday, April 19 at St. Otto’s Care Center in Little Falls, MN. A Mass of Christian Burial

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George is survived by his children, George E. and wife, Terri of Bowlus and their children, Mary, Jessy and Christina; Rollie and wife, Mardelle of Bowlus and their children, Tyler, Adam and Bethany; Lorrie of Switzerland and her children, Victoria and Andrew; Donald and wife, Tanya of Upsala and his children Chelsey and Syvonna; brother, Jim and wife, Vicki of Sauk Centre; special friend, Sue Sweeter of Bowlus; his friends at the Upsala Library; great-grandchildren, Alex, Alexis, Jasmine, Kiley, Riley and Lincoln.

He was preceded in death by his parents; wife in 1991; and brother, John.

Truck Stop and as a cook and a waitress at Con Kaluza’s restaurant and as a waitress at Marie’s Café in Browerville.

She also worked at Fingerhut in Sauk Centre and Melrose. She was a member of St. Mary of Mount Carmel Church and most recently resided in Waite Park.

Agnes enjoyed baking, canning, gardening, fishing and after retiring, helping people in need, especially the aged, along with lots of charity work.

Survivors include sons and daughters, Richard (Cheryl) of St. Louis Park, Frances, Waite Park, Lucille Schaefer, Chanhassen, Mary Stoecker, Eden Prairie and Isidore Jr. (Gary), five grandchildren, Alan (Tammy) Hayda, Dana (Randy) Tellock, Mark Hayda, Jake Stoecker and Brittany (Tyler) Riopelle, six great grandchildren and sisters Tillie Olson, Vero Beach, FL and Marcella Kotula, Browerville, and many nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents, son Jerome, and infant Jo and sisters, Adeline West, Irene Hines, Josephine Brandt and MaryAnn Fay. Pallbearers were Jake Stoecker, Alan Hayda, Dana Tellock, Mark Hayda, Travis Tellock and Chad Hayda.

will be held on Saturday, April 23 at 10:30 A.M. at St. Stanislaus Kostka Catholic Church in Bowlus, MN with Father John Odero officiating.

The burial will be held in the parish cemetery. A visitation will be held from 3:00-7:00 P.M. on Friday and from 9:30 to 10:30 A.M. on Saturday at the church in Bowlus, MN. A Rosary Sodality will be said at 4:30 P.M. followed by the Parish Prayers at 7:00 P.M. on Friday evening at the church.

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Hometown News • Thursday, April 21, 2016 • Page 5

Edward John Tanner Edward John Tanner, age 80, of Little Falls, MN passed away suddenly on December 15, 2015 in Chandler, AZ. A memorial service will be held Saturday, May 14, 2016 at 11 AM First United Church in

Little Falls.

Visitation will be held Friday, May 13, 2016 from 4-8 PM at the Emblom Brenny Funeral Service in Little Falls, with a prayer service at 7:30 PM, followed by a time of sharing.

Visitation will continue one hour prior to the service at the church.

Ed was born on August 25, 1935 at St. Gabriel’s Hospital in Little Falls to E.K. (Keith) and Viola Tanner. He attended grade school at Washington School and then continued his schooling until he graduated with the class of 1953.

After attending Gustavus Adolphus College he returned to Little Falls and worked at the Dairy Queen. A few years later he purchased the business from his parents, which remained in the Tanner family for 50 years.

In November of 1965 he married Lucy (Murphy) Tanner at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Fisher, MN. Their son, Jerry was born in 1975.

Being involved in the community was important to him. While in high school he attained the rank of Eagle Scout and had the opportunity to attend

Irene Cecelia Perish

Irene Cecelia Perish, 87, of Long Prairie, passed away on April 16, 2016 in Minneapolis.

Funeral services for Irene will be held on Thursday, April 21, 2016, 11:00 a.m. at St. Mary of Mt. Carmel Catholic Church in Long Prairie with Fr. Omar Guanchez officiating. Friends may begin calling one hour prior to the service at the church. Interment will be held at St. Mary of Mt. Carmel Catholic Cemetery, Long Prairie.

Irene was born September 5, 1928 to Frank & Caroline (Feldewerd) Brake in Ward Springs. On September 9, 1947 she married Louis R. Perish in Ward Springs.

Irene was a strong, generous and kind woman. She was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother. Her strong faith was lived every day in every activity. Irene was a devoted involved participant in her church community. Her remarkable green thumb was put to use in gardening

two national jamborees. He was a 50 year member of the Little Falls Lions and a former member of the Little Falls Jaycees. Some of the organizations he supported were: Morrison County Historical Society, St. Gabriel’s Hospital Auxiliary, Linden Hill Convention Center, First United Church, Heartland Symphony, and Little Falls Convention & Visitors Bureau. He was one of the members on the steering committee to build the Exchange Arena. He was a member of the Big Birch Lake Association, Masons, and Zuhrah Shriners.

Ed was a charter member of the Lone Eagles Auto Club, as well as a member of the Midstate Jeepsters and Antique Auto Club of America. In September of 2015 he completed 50 consecutive years of Annual Fall Foliage Runs sponsored

by Minnesota Region of AACA. Ed also was a member of The Little Falls Sno-Dogs. He enjoyed snowmobiling locally and in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan and Yellowstone National Park. He enjoyed volunteering, traveling, and taking care of his lawn.

Ed is survived by his wife, Lucy; son, Jerry (Tina) of Roseville, MN; grandson, Bobby; granddaughter, Zoe; brothers-in-law, Robert Dwyer of Holland, MI, Jim (Betty) Murphy of Crookston, MN; sisters-in-law, Sister Pat Murphy of CSJ, Crookston, MN, Betty Flatt of Sheldon, ND; many nieces; nephews; cousins; and friends.

Ed was preceded in death by his parents, Keith & Viola; sister, Martha Tanner Dwyer; nephew, Michael Dwyer; nieces, Jean Dwyer Tisser, Lisa Murphy; and brother-in-law, Jim Flatt. and growing beautiful flowers. She also enjoyed singing, bowling, sewing, fishing and travel, especially to the Holy Land and Lourdes. She was involved in all aspects of the family farm, talking about cows and chickens to the end. She lived her life, as she would say, doing the best she could with what she had.

Irene was a member of St. Mary of Mt. Carmel Catholic Church in Long Prairie.

Irene is survived by her children: Diana (Jim) Otte of Delano, Phyllis (Joe) Begg of Minneapolis, Judy Yarwood of Minneapolis and Marvin Perish of Issaquah, WA; grandchildren: Shiela Tilly, Mike Otte, Scott Yarwood, Anthony Wolak, Christopher Perish and Anthony Perish; great grandchildren: Joseph Tilly, Victoria Yarwood, Harrison Yarwood, Megan Otte and Maxwell Otte; great great grandchildren: Wyatt Tilly, Abigail Tilly and Aiden Tilly; siblings: Sister Helen Brake OSF, Eleanor Froelich, Laura Zinzen and Clara Rahn.

Irene is preceded in death by her parents, husband Louis, 1 sister and 4 brothers.

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Dave Says -By Dave Ramsey

Dear Dave, I’m a senior in high school here in Arkansas, and I think I want to study business in college. I’ve gotten an unusual offer from a small, out-ofstate school. It revolves around a $3,000 student loan program, where the loan converts to a scholarship if I maintain a grade point average of 3.3 or higher.

Tuition at this college costs about $34,000 a year, so I was wondering what you think about the idea.

-Garrett Dear Garrett, I’m glad you’re thinking about the future. But this is not my favorite idea, because you could end up with a loan.

In business, one of the things we look at is return on investment. If I can go to one place where tuition’s $34,000 a year, but I could go to another place that’s in-state for about $7,000, the question becomes this: Am I going to get a five times better education — or is my income going to be five times greater — by going to the expensive school? I think most of us who have been walking around a while would say no.

Your income will not be based on where you went to school, and it won’t necessarily even be based on your grade point average. It will be based on your ability to take what you learned into the marketplace, kill something and drag it home. This has as much, if not more, to do with your initiative, your perseverance, character qualities and integrity as where you went to school.

One of the great jokes in America today is that where you go to school matters. Some places may have better programs in certain areas than others, but is this particular college — which I’m guessing isn’t a prestige school, since you didn’t mention the name — five times better than a solid in-state school like Arkansas State or the University of Arkansas? No, it’s not.

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little student loan nuance, and the fact that they’re not giving you enough “free money” to make this a good deal, I would have to say don’t do it.

-Dave Dear Dave, My wife and I are following your plan, and we’re in the middle of the Baby Steps. Do we have to wait until Baby Step 7 to buy a new car?

-Alan Dear Alan, No, you don’t have to drive a beater until you pay off your house. My advice is to drive the minimum car you can until you get past the first three steps.

Remember, Baby Step 1 is a beginner emergency fund of $1,000. Baby Step 2 is paying off all debt except for your house, then Baby Step 3 is fully funding your emergency fund with three to six months of expenses.

Once you’ve done all that, then you can move up to a nice car. I didn’t say move up to a new car. I want you to save up cash a get a really nice, barely used car. I never advise buying a brand new car unless you have a net worth of at least $1 million. At that point, you’ve got enough assets in place to where you won’t even feel the massive hit in depreciation that comes with buying a new vehicle.

But until then, drive good used cars.

That’s what the typical millionaire did, and I want you to model your financial behavior after people who are in the position you want to be in some day!

-Dave * Dave Ramsey is America’s trusted voice on money and business.

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Community Snapshots

The Grey Eagle Senior Center was a busy place on Saturday, April 16th, with many people enjoying the food and entertainment at the Annual Rocka-Thon. The music played by Lola Niemeyer and Delores Wolbeck was very entertaining. Submitted by Carol Johnson.

“The Good Old Days” -By Tom Kuehne Tractors

Some of us can remember the old farm tractors. They were certainly an improvement over the horses.

Since the new tractor technology was still in it’s infancy, there were some challenges. Tractors, as such, had been around farms for many years. The originals were monsters that were powered by coal, diesel fuel, gasoline and kerosene. They were very large and in many cases, were extremely difficult to turn, especially those that had heavy chains used to turn the front wheels. The wheels were made of steel with heavy cleats welded or bolted on them to help traction. Most of them were iron monsters.

In the 1930’s tractors began to emerge as the tractors we recognize today. Power was now created by piston powered 2 or 4 cylinder engines fueled with gas, kerosene or diesel fuel. Rubber tires were another improvement, which along with reduced size of the unit itself, made it much easier to control.

Newer, machinery which was designed for use with the new tractors, created a marketing bonanza for farm implement

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However, the new machines were not as tiring for the operator and since there was now a need to create extra income to afford the new equipment, farmers began to work longer hours and farm more acres. Were they beginning to become a slave to new, modern technology?

Our first tractor was a 1939 John Deere H. I think it had 12 horsepower and had a top road speed of 9 miles per hour. Three gear speeds going forward and one in reverse. It handled a 2 bottom plow quite well in second gear, going about 6 miles per hour. It took several hours to plow an acre. To start it, you had to spin over the rather large fly-wheel. There was no electric starter.

The next tractor was a 1937 John Deere B. I think it had about 17 horsepower, 6 speeds forward and had duel fuel. You moved the fuel lever to gas to start the tractor and then switched to tractor fuel after it started. We were still spinning over the fly-wheel to start it. We now moved up to a three bottom plow and reduced our plowing time by about half. The B also went about 15 miles per hour on the road, which was really flying. The only problem was that the hay wagons we were pulling usually had an alignment problem and they would usually jerk from side to side at higher speed.

Tractors in the years that followed consisted of a John Deere A, which had a starter, which didn’t always work.

Followed by another B, followed by a 60 and then in 1958 a new John Deere 520. This one had power steering, wow, this was really great.

A kid from the farm has affectionate feelings for the old tractors. Part of it is the recognition of the gradual improvement in the tractors ability and the rest comes from spending many, many hours behind that steering wheel.

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Big things are happening behind Seven Dolors Catholic Church in Albany! The old convent building came down and Mother of Mercy Senior Living is in the process of building a new complex which will be opening this fall. It will include 12 new apartments of enhanced assisted living, 12 additional for memory care bringing the total capacity for memory care to over 50. Watch for more details on their new facility and the services being offered. Photo by Lori Young.

Anniversary Open House Ken and Ardis Ebnet

Ken and Ardis (Erickson) Ebnet were married February 19, 1966 at St. Mary of Mount Carmel Church in Long Prairie, Minnesota.

Friends and family are welcome to join them at their open house celebration of their 50th wedding anniversary at the Clarissa Ballroom (where they met!) from 1-5 p.m. on Saturday, April 23 in Clarissa, Minnesota.

Grey Eagle Senior Center April Pot Luck/ Bingo Party

The Grey Eagle Senior Center is planning an April Pot Luck/Bingo Party for Wednesday, April 27 at 12:00 noon, please note the change in time. Anyone who is 55 years of age or older is invited to attend. Please bring a dish to share.

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Swanville & Upsala Preschool Pals Minnesota Through The Lens: Registration 2016-17

Preschool Pals is the school readiness program for Upsala & Swanville School Districts. Our programs use best practices in child development and early learning to help your child get ready for school. Our programs are Four Star Parent Aware rated (the highest rating possible). Registration night is coming up on Monday, May 2nd in Upsala, and Tuesday, May 3rd in Swanville. We invite you to join us to fill out registration paperwork, talk with the Early Childhood Coordinator and get any questions you have about Preschool Pals answered.

NEW LISTING: SAUK LAKE: Amazing custom built home. Built in 2010 & is truly one of a kind & a must see home!

Features 3 bedrooms & 4 bathrooms with the LL office & LL exercise room that could be easily converted to 2 additional bedrooms. The lot features mild slope to lake & the lakeshore is hard bottom offering swimmable lakefront. gorgeous open kitchen/dining/living combo facing lake, West facing sunset lake views, granite counter tops, custom Oak cabinetry throughout home, upper level loft view of lake is amazing! Solid Ash floors, stainless steel appliances, huge walk in panty, 2 fireplaces gas 3 sided in living room & wood burning in lower level family room. Walk-out basement w/9’ ceilings, duel heat off-peak w/in-floor heat in lower level, wine cellar, exercise room, huge work shop w/large garage door on lakeside, fish cleaning room or locker room walk out to lake, boat house, dock & appliances are all included. This home has too many features to mention! $469,999 BIG BIRCH LAKE: 44587 Birch Park Circle, Grey Eagle: Amazing West facing lot & year round home.

76’ of prime hard bottom lakeshore.

Features 4 beds & 3 baths. Open kitchen/dining/living combo with views you must see. Large deck on lakeside for entertaining, tarred driveway, fenced in yard, boat house, inground sprinkler system, theater room, porch on lakeside with hot tub, appliances & dock included, new kitchen with Hickory cabinets, tiled floor & backsplash, new flooring & paint throughout home, attached garage! $419,900

Costs for Preschool Pals are set on a sliding scale fee system and scholarships are available to apply for. Families can pay in full at registration or opt for monthly installments. Preschool Pals is open to children who are 4 years old by September 1st, 2016.

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NEW LISTING: LITTLE BIRCH LAKE: Beautiful original owner 2 story home that was built in 2004.

This property offers some of the best level sandy lakeshore that Little Birch Lake has to offer.

Home features 4 bedrooms & 2 full bathrooms w/over 2,000 finished Sq. Ft. Main floor of home is fully handicap accessible. Open kitchen/ dining/living combo all facing Little Birch Lake. Amazing West facing sunset views! 3 upper level bedrooms w/2 facing the Lake.

Home has duel heat, main floor has in-floor heat off peak. Gorgeous Oak cabinets, recent property appraisal valued at $315,000. This home is priced aggressively. Large paver patio facing Little Birch Lake. 2 driveways, room to park 7 vehicles on this property. Property has been very well maintained & is turn-key w/quick possession available! $279,900

NEW LISTING: MOUND LAKE: 32964 Conifer Drive, Grey Eagle: It’s not everyday a lake lot like this comes available in Central MN. This original owner home is located just up road from public access.

Turn key & being sold completely furnished if wanted.

Features 2 beds & 1 bath. Open floor plan, vaulted ceiling, wood burning fireplace plus forced air heat & AC. Large deck on lakeside, docks included, sheds, new septic system in 2015. Property is accessible year round.

Several year round residents living on Conifer Drive. Must See! $249,900

BIG BIRCH LAKE: 10955 Angler Trail, Grey Eagle: Beautiful newer turnkey year r o u n d lake home with 100’ of frontage. Great lake views, home is like new featuring 3 bedrooms & 2 baths, large screened porch on lakeside, large walk-out family room w/gas freplace. Kitchen has raised Oak cabinetry, walk in pantry. Home & Property Must See! $306,900

Sauk Lake $ 699,900

Long Lake $ 279,900

Beauty Lake $ 259,900

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NEW LISTING: LATIMER LAKE: 20269 Fisher Drive, Long Prairie: Amazing & large West facing lake lot. Gentle slope to waters edge w/hard bottom sandy lakeshore.

Home is a 1985 Manufactured home on a block foundation w/basement. Newer septic system, drilled well, detached 2 stall barage. Features 2 bedrooms & 1 full bath. Spacious living room facing lake, kitchen/dining combo. All appliances & dock are included with sale of property. Current owner has occupied this property 20+ years. A must see lake lot! $119,000

BIG BIRCH LAKE: 11393 County 47, Grey Eagle: Seasonal 3 bedroom, 2 bath w/ excellent level West facing lot w/50’ of prime hard bottom lakeshore.

Property LONG LAKE: 31557 Enchanted Loop, features Burtrum: Wonderful turn-key year round multiple concrete patios on lakeside, home in Burnhamville storage shed, sauna & shower room.

TWP. Amazing West Cabin sits close to waters edge facing lake views. & offers excellent water views.

Features 3 bedrooms Cabin needs some updating but & 2 baths. 2 lots nearly 1 acre combined being sold together. Countless updates LAKE LOT: BIG BIRCH LAKE: Anne is affordable for Big Birch Lake. available including, shingles, windows, siding, Trail, Grey Eagle: It’s nearly Immediate possession impossible to find natural don’t delay viewing. $229,900 newer furnace, new kitchen, new flooring, building lots on Big Birch updated baths, newer appliances, new Lake. This buildable lake HORSESHOE LAKE: 26240 County sidewalk, plus much more. Spacious 4 lot is located on the West 18, Browerville: Awesome year season porch overlooking lake, boat house, round garden, large heated garage. Approx. 60’ shore very close to the State Park.

Lot has 100’ of prime hard bottom l a k e of lakeshore, great value! $229,900 excellent swimmable lakeshore & home.

100’ of road frontage. The adjacent lot Unique LONG LAKE: 17263 Dunlin Road, Burtrum: w/A-frame on the waters edge is also setting w/200’ Affordable Lakeside Living On Long for sale. These lots offers beautiful of hard bottom Lake Burnhamville East facing sunrise views, seclusion, lakeshore.

TWP with 1+ acre privacy & natural beauty. $179,900 Home has had major interior lake lot. This home renovations including 3 new is a 1999 Schult Manufactured home LAKE LOT: BIG BIRCH LAKE: Anne bathrooms, beautiful kitchen w/ and is like new & ready for immediate Trail, Grey Eagle: Unique property granite counter tops, Oak cabinets possession. It features an open kitchen, on W side of Big & stainless appliances. Beautiful & Birch Lake by features 4 bedrooms, 3 baths like dining, living combo with vaulted Beaver Bay. Nearly new. Large attached 3 car garage ceiling. 3 large bedrooms & 2 full 1 acre, heavily plus 4 season bonus room which bathrooms. Large detached garage plus 2 storage sheds. Home just had new wooded build-able lake, great walks out to the lake. Home has large shingles installed in Sept. 2015. Nice swimming hard bottom shoreline. deck on lakeside for entertaining.

135’ of The water views throughout the level area at waters edge with sandy A-Frame sits on waters edge, lake shore & road frontage. $179,900 home are a must see! $199,900 lakeshore. Must see! $149,900

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Swanville Students, grades K-12, enjoyed the lifetime activity of rollerskating during their physical education classed from March 29-April 7, 2016. Students sharpened their skills of balance, coordination, strength and endurance while having fun! Dreamland Enterprises, Inc. of Long Prairie MN provided the skates. Funds for this activity were provided through a grant, “Let’s Move In Schools.” Submitted by Theresa Bisek.

St. Rosa Men’s Softball Meeting

The St. Rosa Men’s Softball meeting will be held on Monday, April 25, 2016 at 8:00 p.m. at All Star’s Bar & Grill. All managers or team representatives are invited to attend. New teams are welcome. For more information call Jim at 836-2758 or Julie at 836-2447.

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Sudoku

Word Search Answers from April 14

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.

Thought for the week:

Men always want to be a woman’s first love women like to be a man’s last romance.

-Oscar Wilde

“Don’t worry about the sweet byand-by,” said the president of the university I attended years ago. “That will be here soon enough. God has promised it and that’s all we need to know. As sure as God has kept His Word in the past He will honor it today, tomorrow and every day, from now until the sweet by-and-by is here. What we need to worry about is the nasty now-and-now.”

That goes with the phrase we often hear: “Some people are so heavenly minded that they are no earthly good.”

While being concerned about and planning for the future makes good

sense, we need to be much more concerned about what we might do every moment of every hour to honor God every day. With that thought in mind, David said, “But I call to God, and the Lord saves me. Evening, morning and at noon I cry out in distress and He hears my voice.”

Notice his priorities: He would not retire at night without going to God in prayer, asking for His forgiveness, peace and protection so he might rest well and be at ease with God. Nor would he begin his day without asking God to guide him and guard him and give him His power and protection. And then - right in the middle of the day - he would stop everything and go to his Lord in prayer. He needed His help in the “now!”

Prayer, for David, was not a trivial ritual. It was his life - his source of strength. “I cry out...He hears!”

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Notes from the Capitol By State Rep. Paul Anderson

House Prepping to bring Session’s Biggest Bills to the Floor Most committees are wrapping up their work as the legislative session moves into the home stretch. Only five weeks remain before adjournment on May 23.

We’ll transition to more and longer floor sessions as bills come out of committee and are put on the calendar for final action.

Two of the finance committees I serve on, education and agriculture, put the finishing touches on their respective bills last week. Keeping in mind that this is not a budget year, the bill coming out of the education committee contains $53 million in new, mainly one-time spending. One of the unique parts of the bill is funding for the Lakes Country Service Cooperative to work with Minnesota State University, Moorhead, to develop graduate level courses for high school teachers so they can remain eligible to teach college courses in their high school classrooms. Within the next five years, those who teach concurrent courses must have an advanced degree in the field they are teaching.

While on the subject of education, some are saying we have a perfect storm in relation to a looming shortage of teachers. Nearly 6,000 educators, over 10 percent of Minnesota teachers, left their positions in the years 2012-14. In addition, newly licensed teachers trained in Minnesota fill less than five percent of the vacant positions. The number of new teacher licenses awarded to those who complete their license requirements in Minnesota has decreased by 7 percent over the last five years. Over the past 10 years, the trend is even more glaring as it shows a 44 percent decrease in licenses awarded.

This new education bill begins looking for answers to this problem. It contains limited funding for those doing their student teaching to receive a stipend to help expenses, in addition to increasing

the funding available for teacher loan forgiveness. It also contains language declaring the Board of Teaching has responsibility for licensing teachers, issuing special permissions to teach, and performing all licensure-related duties and responsibilities. In addition, at the Board’s direction, it allows the Department of Education to perform administrative functions related to issuing licenses.

The agriculture bill also contains limited additional spending, with the dollars coming from funds left over from last year’s massive effort to combat Avian Flu in our poultry flocks. Funds will be re-purposed to assist the Veterinary Diagnostic Lab with new research and to the Department of Ag for laboratory equipment. In addition, a farm safety program will be established to assist farmers in retro fitting their older tractors with roll over protection. A meeting on farm safety I recently attended listed roll overs as the leading cause of accidental death among farmers. The program will be voluntary and would limit the out of pocket expense of installing a roll bar and safety belt to $500.

I am also carrying an ag policy bill that’s ready for floor action. Among its main features is an extension of the Farmer-Lender Mediation program for another two years. The program is expected to be used extensively in the near future because of the decline in commodity prices and the resultant negative cash flows.

The legislation also establishes a commission to examine the program, which hasn’t been changed since the 1980s, and report back to the Legislature next year.

With warming temperatures and dry conditions, field work has kicked into high gear. Ground is working up nicely but also resulting in dust clouds as machines work across the fields. Corn is being planted, which is early for this area, but the soil has warmed sufficiently and conditions are good. Farmers are urged to be careful as they put in long days getting their crops seeded.

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.

Hometown News • Thursday, April 21, 2016 • Page 9

Advanced Cottage Food Producer Food Safety Workshops to be held in Alexandria

By Connie Schwartau, Extension Program Coordinator in Food Science, U of M Extension Service Regional Office, Marshall Do you make and sell baked goods, home-canned pickles, salsa, jam and jellies?

Are you a cottage food producer? If yes, attend the Advanced Cottage Food Producer Food Safety Workshop on Wednesday, May 11, 2016 from 2-5:00 p.m. at the Douglas County Library in Alexandria.

This advanced safe food handling course focuses on aspects of cottage food products including baked, confectionery, dried, fruit preserves and, acid and acidified fruit and vegetables. You will learn how to produce, package and label a safe food

product. This workshop meets the training requirement to register as a Minnesota cottage food producer with annual sales $5001 - $18,000 per year. Individuals with gross receipts of less than $5,000 per calendar year may attend this course or complete the online training course at http://www.mda.state. mn.us/licensing/licensetypes/cottagefood. aspx .

Pre-registration is required. Registration materials available at http://www.extension.umn.edu/food/food-safety/courses/ cottage-foods/index.html Registration deadline is May 4, 2016. For more information contact, Connie at 507-337-2819 or schwa047@umn.edu

Take the Boat Minnesota online course by April 23, save 50 percent Boaters of all ages and skill levels have the opportunity to save 50 percent on the Boat Minnesota online boating course if they enroll by Saturday, April 23. The limited-time discount is offered as part of the national Spring Aboard boating safety education campaign.

Those who successfully complete the course receive a Minnesota Watercraft Operator’s Permit from the Department of Natural Resources. Minnesota law requires boaters ages 12 to 17 have a permit before operating watercraft with an engine over 25 horsepower.

“An educated boater is safer and more confident on the water, which translates into a more enjoyable boating experience for the operator and passengers,” said Capt.

Jon Paurus, DNR Enforcement Education Program Coordinator. “Taking a boating safety course should be part of every family’s checklist as they prepare for the boating season.”

Although not a requirement in Minnesota, adult boaters are also strongly encouraged to take a boating safety course to improve their skills and knowledge on the water. U.S. Coast Guard accident statistics show that approximately 80 percent of boating deaths occur on boats where the operator has not taken a boating safety course.

“More adults are getting into boating without having participated in their youth, so the knowledge of boating regulations and safety practices hasn’t been passed down.

And even those who have boated their entire lives can learn something new by taking a course, since rules and requirements change over time,” said Stan Linnell, the DNR’s state boating law administrator.

As additional incentive to take a boating safety course, boaters with a watercraft operator’s permit may also be eligible for a dis-

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Todd County Sheriff’s Dept

April 13, 2016: At 12:32 p.m. TCSO was called to a one vehicle rollover, near 27953 CR 5. The vehicle was a TerraGater 3 wheel irrigator, owned by CHS Long Prairie, which sustained heavy damage. The driver, Dale Theiler, of Long Prairie, was taken to the CentraCare Hospital in Long Prairie for routine follow up.

April 16, 2016: At 10:20 John Buschette (54) of rural Sauk Centre called the TCSO to report a garbage dumping complaint. Buschette reported that someone had dumped a box of personal property along Adobe Trail in section 20 of Kandota Township. It was believed that the incident occurred sometime in the last week. Anyone with information is asked to contact the TCSO at 320-732-2157.

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Local Municipality Minutes Burtrum City April 4, 2016 These are unapproved minutes.

The meeting of the Burtrum City Council was called to order at 7 PM on April 4th, 2016 by Mayor Strassburg. All members answered to roll call and the minutes from the March 7th, 2016 meeting were read and approved by a motion made by Anna Payne and seconded my Deb VanHavermaet. All approved, motion carried.

The finance report was read and approved by a motion made by Deb VanHavermaet and seconded

by Kevin Wunderlich. All members voted in favor, motion carried.

City expenses were discussed, check numbers 7515-7523. A motion was made by Kevin Wunderlich and seconded by Anna Payne to pay these expenses. Upon vote, motion carried.

The council discussed various residences within the city limits of Burtrum and decided to send reminder letters to clean up residences.

The city discussed the City Wide clean up scheduled for May 21st, 2016. Residents are encouraged to take advantage of the opportunity. Some items do require a small fee for removal.

The city discussed the cost of renting the Burtrum Town Hall.

Per conversation it was agreed upon that effective immediately the cost of renting the Town hall will be $40.00 per day with a $100.00 deposit of which will be returned if the hall is cleaned and undamaged.

A motion was made by Deb VanHavermaet and seconded by Anna Payne. Upon vote motion carried.

Those who would like to rent the Town Hall are encouraged to email the city at CityofBurtrum@gmail. com.

A motion was made by Deb VanHavermaet to pay a local for snow removal and seconded by Kevin Wunderlich. Upon vote motion carried.

The council discussed lawn mowing for the up coming season for the city park/ball field and town hall. A motion was made by Anna Payne and seconded by Kevin

Wunderlich to hire Seth Strassburg.

Upon vote, motion carried.

A motion was made my Anna Payne to compensate Mayor Strassburg for his use of his personal phone for city purposes. The motion was seconded by Deb VanHavermaet. Upon vote motion carried.

A local resident attended the meeting to discuss his property.

Lastly, the Council discussed creating a Facebook page for the city in hope to share upcoming events and city information via social media.

Beings as there was no further information to discuss a motion was made by Deb VanHavermaet to adjourn the meeting. It was seconded

by Kevin Wunderlich. All voted in favor, motion carried.

Kaitlynn Bollig, City Clerk Burnhamville Township March 28, 2016 These are unapproved minutes.

The regular meeting of the Town Board of Burnhamville Township was held March 28, 2016 at the Burtrum Community Center.

The meeting was called to order at 7:04 p.m. by Clerk Shirley Hulinsky. Members present include Supervisors: Mike Berscheit and Bruce Johnson; Clerk Shirley Hulinsky; Treasurer Pam Throener.

Others present: Erv Herdering.

Sup. Johnson made a motion to select Sup. Berscheit as chairman.

Motion was seconded by Sup. Berscheit. Sup. Johnson made a motion to select Sup. Thompson as vicechairman. Sup. Berscheit seconded the motion. Motion passed.

The minutes from the regular meeting of February 23, 2016 were approved as presented on a motion

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

For correspondence the township received letters from Todd County Planning and Zoning concerning conditional use permit for a place in Pillsbury. The board will seek clarification to increasing impervious and intent on lot. Also received was MAT form for board signatures, weed inspection form and upcoming weed meeting and county wide township officer meet-

ing April 7.

The board heard update on spring training for township officers.

A motion was made by Sup. Berscheit to pay all bills numbered 5227 through 5246: Rev. $2,727.30; R & B $3,069.48; Fire $2,073.24.

Sup. Johnson seconded the motion.

Motion passed.

Sentence to Serve crew has been trimming trees on Dunlin Road. There still is a lot of tree tops and brush in the ditch. Sup. Johnson made a motion to approve hiring a wood chipper up to $2,500 to eliminate left over brush on Dunlin Rd. Sup. Berscheit seconded motion.

Motion passed.

Sup. Berscheit made a motion to keep board wages the same as last year. Sup. Johnson seconded the motion. Sup. Berscheit made a motion to keep public notice as Long Prairie Leader as legal notice with Hometown News and Swanville Flyer as other notices. The Burtrum Bell Bulletin Board will be public posting site. Sup. Johnson seconded the motion. Sup. Johnson motioned to keep mileage as IRS rate. Sup. Berscheit seconded the motion. Sup. Berscheit motioned to keep gopher bounty as $1 per tail.

Sup. Johnson seconded the motion.

Motions passed.

Township elections were held March 8 with incumbents reelected and sworn in before the meeting. At the annual meeting that night residents requested the time for cleanup day in Burtrum be adjusted.

After discussion board set Saturday, May 21 as township clean-up day from 9:30 until noon at the Lion’s Park in Burtrum. Board received two estimates for services. Sup. Berscheit made a motion to approve Tom’s Refuse bid for clean-up day.

Sup. Johnson seconded the motion.

Motion passed.

In the road report contractor will work on disking gravel up from edges of road and reshaping the crown of the gravel roads. Supervisors reviewed bids and Sup. Berscheit made a motion to approve the road grader contract from Herdering, Inc. at $85. per hour with fuel surcharge as needed. Sup. Johnson seconded the motion. Sup. Johnson motioned to approve the gravel contract from Herdering, Inc. for

Grey Eagle Township

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 2016 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 2nd Township meeting.

Burnhamville Township Residents and Landowners Dust Abatement for 2016

Burnhamville Township will again be applying a dust abatement product on township roads where requested by residents. The cost is $ .74 per foot. The township will pay half and the property owner will pay half the cost if requested by April 29, 2016.

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

Shirley Hulinsky, Burnhamville Clerk

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 2016 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:

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$6.55 per yard with fuel surcharge.

Motion was seconded by Sup. Berscheit. The dust control contract was awarded to Herdering, Inc. for the same rate as last year, $0.74 per foot at 18 feet wide on a motion by Sup. Berscheit. Motion seconded

by Sup. Johnson. Motions passed.

With the early and dry spring, board anticipates starting spraying early May. Residents will be asked to request dust control spraying by April 29. Spring road inspection is set as Wednesday, April 6 at 4 p.m. starting in Burtrum.

Treasurer’s report showed a balance of $130,199.29. Treasurer’s report was approved by Sup. Berscheit and seconded by Sup. Johnson. 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 8:04 p.m. Next regular meeting will be on Tuesday, April 26, 2016 at 7 p.m. in the Burtrum Community Center.

Shirley Hulinsky, Burnhamville Township Clerk Grey Eagle City April 12, 2016 These are unapproved minutes.

The regular meeting of the Grey Eagle City Council was called to order by Mayor Jim Gohman at 7:00 p.m., on the 12th day of April, 2016 in council chambers. Council members present were Thom Muellner, Roland Ahrendt and Joe Arnzen. Council member Ralph Muellner was absent. Also in attendance were Chico Hellmann, Lori Hellmann and guests Bryan Bye, Craig Tschida, Loren Fellbaum, Ken Messer and Romie Gessell.

A motion was made by Roland Ahrendt to approve the amended agenda. A second was made by Thom Muellner and upon vote, with all members voting in favor, motion carried.

A motion was made by Joe Arnzen to approve the minutes of the March 8, 2016 meeting as written. A second was made by Thom Muellner and upon vote, with all members voting in favor, motion carried.

Bryan Bye updated the council on the progress of the preliminary engineering report for the proposed sewer rehab project. Part of the process was to contact the County and State offices regarding the project to see if either entity had any projects that could be incorporated into the project at the same time. Loren Fellbaum stated that Todd County would be interested in doing a project on County Road 102 and County Road 33 within city limits.

The county road project would first have to be approved by the Todd County Board of Commissioners before any formal agreement would come to the council for approval.

If the county road project moves forward, any portion of that project that falls within the proposed sewer rehab project could be included in the grants. The majority of the costs related to the county road project would be paid by Todd County.

Bryan Bye stated that MnDOT has no plans for a project on the State Highway at this time.

Ken Messer was in attendance to ask for a building permit to move in a 30’x20’ garage on his property.

Pictures of the garage were presented to the council. The siding would be replaced with steel to match the back shed, and a cement slab would be installed on which to place the garage. The council would like a time frame on when the project would be completed. Ken Messer stated that he wasn’t sure when he would get the garage but thought it would be completed by fall. A mo-

tion was made by Thom Muellner to approve the building permit to install a cement slab and move in a 30’x20’ garage. The garage would be set back far enough from Woodman Street that it would not block the view of the road for the neighbors backing out of their driveway safely. Upon a roll call vote, the council voted as follows: Thom Muellner: aye, Roland Ahrendt: nay, Joe Arnzen: aye, Jim Gohman: aye. Motion carried. Upon further discussion, the council determined that work could only take place between the hours of 8:00 a.m., and 9:00 p.m.

Romie Gessell was in attendance to discuss a property split, and requesting approval of creating a subdivision of that parcel. Romie is selling approximately 1.29 acres to the Overland Group for a Dollar General store. A big portion of the current building will be moved off the property and either sold or relocated to another location on the Gessell property. A building permit would be required if the building would be moved to another location on the property. A motion was made

by Joe Arnzen to call for a public hearing regarding the subdivision on Tuesday, May 10, 2016 at 6:30 p.m. A second was made by Roland Ahrendt and upon vote, with all members voting in favor, motion carried. Romie is requesting water only for the remaining portion of the building for washing cars as this portion of the building was never connected to the city sewer. The council will discuss the request at the May meeting.

The following water/sewer/ maintenance items were discussed: 1. Street sweeping and cleaning of the catch basin for the storm sewer could be done by the City of Sauk Centre, for approximately the same price as last year. A motion was made by Thom Muellner to contract with the City of Sauk Centre for street sweeping and the cleaning of the catch basin. A second was made by Roland Ahrendt and upon vote, with all members voting in favor, motion carried.

2. The dirt pile at Lakeview Cemetery is getting too large and needs to be moved.

3. Once weight restrictions are off, gravel will be placed in the alleys as needed.

4. Chase from Johnson JetLine wanted to know if the council would like the sewer mains televised in sections where the roots were the worst. The council felt that we should wait to see if the sewer rehab project takes place before anything more is done.

5. The Council was informed that the insurance company reimbursed the city for everything that was billed by Electric Pump for the lift station repairs.

6. There is a wooden trailer at the ponds that is no longer used.

The council decided to sell it for $100.

7. Discussion was held on the bids for crack sealing and seal coating streets that would not be a part of the proposed sewer project. Midwest Asphalt submitted a bid for $2,625 for crack sealing, All Things Asphalt submitted a bid for $2,300 for crack sealing, Asphalt Preservation submitted a bid for $20,159.28 for seal coating and Caldwell Asphalt submitted a bid for $19,320 for seal coating. A motion was made by Joe Arnzen to contract with All Things Asphalt to do crack sealing for the bid price. A second was made by Thom Muellner and upon vote, with all members voting in favor, motion carried.

The council reviewed a copy of the draft ordinance submitted by the City Attorney. The clerk

was instructed to contact the City Attorney regarding questions and changes that the council had.

The council discussed abandoned vehicles on vacant city lots as well as some properties that need to be cleaned up. The clerk was instructed to send letters.

A motion was made by Thom Muellner to approve Resolution No. 2016, A Resolution Establishing Limited Clean Up and Property Damage Protection for Sewer Back-ups and Water Main Breaks for Water and Sewer Customers.

A second was made by Joe Arnzen and upon vote, with all members voting in favor, motion carried. The resolution is as follows: Resolution No. 2016-05: Resolution Establishing Limited Clean Up And Property Damage Protection For Sewer Back-Ups And Water Main Breaks For Water And Sewer Customers Whereas, the City of Grey Eagle (the Governmental Unit) provides water and sanitary sewer services to property within its jurisdiction; and Whereas, water main breaks may cause water to enter into property causing damage; and Whereas, blockages or other conditions in the Governmental Unit’s sanitary sewer lines may cause the back-up of sewage into properties that are connected to those Governmental Unit’s sanitary lines; and Whereas, water main breaks and sewer back-ups pose a public health and safety concern; and Whereas, it may be difficult to determine the exact cause and responsibility for a water main break or sanitary sewer back-ups; and Whereas, the Government Unit desires to encourage the expeditious clean-up of properties that have encountered damage from water main breaks and sewer backups; and Whereas, the Governmental Unit desires to minimize the potential of expensive lawsuits arising out of water main breaks and sanitary sewer back-up claims; and Whereas, the Governmental Unit is a member of the League of Minnesota Cities Insurance Trust (LMCIT); and Whereas, LMCIT has offered the Governmental Unit limited “no fault” sewer coverage and water main break coverage (No-Fault Coverage) that will reimburse users of the water and sewer system for certain clean-up costs and property damage regardless of whether the Governmental Unit is at fault.

Now Therefore, Be It Resolved,as follows: The Governmental Unit will reimburse water and sanitary sewer customers for up to $0 of cleanup costs and property damages caused by a water main break or sanitary sewer back-up, regardless of whether the Governmental Unit is negligent or otherwise legally liable for damages, subject to the following conditions: I. Sanitary Sewer Back-Ups. For Sanitary sewer back-ups: A. The back-up must have resulted from a condition in the Governmental Unit’s sanitary sewer system or lines and not from a condition in a private line.

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Unit’s sewer system or to any Governmental Unit lift station, which continues for more than 72 hours.

D. The back-up must not have been caused by an amount of precipitation equivalent to rainfall amounts which exceed: • 2.0 inches in a 1-hour period; or • 2.5 inches in a 3-hour period; or • 3.0 inches in a 6-hour period; or • 3.5 inches in a 12-hour period; or • 4.0 inches in a 24-hour period; or • 4.5 inches in a 72-hour period; or • 5.5 inches in a 168-hour period.

E. Neither the Governmental Unit nor LMCIT will reimburse any costs which have been or are eligible to be covered under a property owner’s own homeowners’ or other property insurance, or which would be eligible to be reimbursed under a National Flood Insurance Protection (NFIP) policy, whether or not the property owner actually has NFIP Coverage.

F. The maximum amount the Governmental Unit or LMCIT will reimburse is $0 per building, per years. A structure or group of structures served by a single connection to the Governmental Unit’s sewer system is considered a single building.

II. Water Main Breaks. For water main breaks: A. Neither the Governmental Unit nor LMCIT will reimburse any costs which have been or are eligible to be covered under a property owner’s own homeowners’ or other property insurance.

B. The maximum amount that the Governmental Unit or LMCIT will reimburse is $0 to any claimant, regardless of the number of occurrences or the number of properties affected.

C. Neither the Governmental Unit nor LMCIT will pay more than $250,000 for water main break damages resulting from any single occurrence. All water main break damage which occurs during any period of 72 consecutive hours is deemed to result from a single oc-

currence. If the total water main break damage for all claimants in a single occurrence exceeds $250,000, the reimbursement to each claimant will be calculated as follows: 1. A preliminary reimbursement figure is established for each claimant, equal to the lesser of the claimant’s actual damages or $0.

2. The sum of the preliminary reimbursement figures for all claimants will be calculated.

3. Each claimant will be paid a percentage of his or her preliminary reimbursement figure, equal to the percentage calculated by dividing $250,000 by the sum of all claimants’ preliminary reimbursement figures.

III. The Governmental Unit’s determination to make these payments is contingent on and expressly limited to the extent that No-Fault Coverage is in force and available to reimburse the Governmental Unit for the costs set forth herein.

IV. The Governmental Unit retains the right, in its sole discretion, to revoke, rescind, or modify this resolution at any time.

V. The Governmental Unit hereby rescinds any prior resolution providing no-fault sewer backup coverage and water main break coverage.

In Witness Whereof, the Governmental Unit, by action of its governing body, caused this Resolution to be approved on April 12, 2016.

The Spring Leaf and Brush pick up provided by Tom’s Refuse is scheduled for Friday, April 29, 2016. Leaves should be bagged and twigs should be bundled. No large brush piles will be taken.

The Board of Equalization meeting is scheduled for Monday, April 25, 2016 at 1:00 p.m., in council chambers.

The Bovee Street request was tabled as there were no residents in attendance regarding the request.

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The council reviewed a letter from Todd-Wadena Community Corrections seeking donations for equipment for the Sentence to Serve program. The request was tabled.

Council member Thom Muellner informed the council that the Grey Eagle Burtrum Lions Club would like to donate $10,000 to the City to be used towards the resurfacing of the parking lot owned by the First State Bank of Swanville.

The total cost of the project is approximately $20,000 with the First State Bank of Swanville paying the balance. The Clerk was instructed to submit a government request form requesting $10,000 from the Grey Eagle Burtrum Lions Club.

The Clerk was instructed to proceed with delinquent utility bills as allowed by ordinance.

A motion was made by Joe Arnzen to approve the various fund transfers as follows: $17,790 from the Sewer Fund to the Rural Development Debt Service Fund, $6,016 from the Sewer Fund to the Street Improvement Debt Service Fund for 2011, $4,863 from the Water Fund to the Street Improvement Debt Service Fund for 2013, $748.26 from the Fire Fund to the Fire Hall Debt Service Fund, $95.31 from the General Fund of which $31.31 goes to the Water Fund and $62 goes to the Sewer Fund for Fire Hall and Library utilities, and $57.90 from the Sewer Fund to the Sewer Rehab Fund. A second was made by Roland Ahrendt and upon vote, with all members voting in favor, motion carried.

A motion was made by Thom Muellner to approve the payment of the regular bills as listed and to include the payment to Minnesota Power for $2,206.62. A second was made by Roland Ahrendt and upon vote, with all members voting in favor, motion carried.

A motion was made by Roland Ahrendt to adjourn at 9:15 p.m. A second was made by Joe Arnzen and upon vote, with all members voting in favor, motion carried.

The next regular meeting of the Grey Eagle City Council will be held on Tuesday, May 10, 2016 in council chambers.

Lori Hellmann, Clerk

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FOR SALE: Great Britain large penny collection, 1881-1929, 46 coins, $40.

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