Swanville Senior High Student of the Month

Swanville Schools are pleased to announce their March grades ten through twelve Student of the Month as junior Karley Loven. She is the daughter of John and Tanya Loven. Karley is an active young lady and enjoys being with friends, family, reading, working out and playing sports of all kinds. Her post high school plan is to attend UNW St. Paul to pursue a degree in psychology.

Math instructor Liza Hasse writes, “Karley is a self-motivated learner. She works very hard to always do her best to not only complete the assignment, but also to fully understand the concepts. She is respectful towards staff and her peers throughout the learning process. Karley conducts herself with maturity and displays a positive attitude. She has developed into a leader in our school, who leads by example and positivity. I enjoy working with Karley in class, she is very deserving of this award.”

When in school Karley stays busy with student council, starting her service in sev-

Roadside Spraying

By Jodi Teich, P.E., Stearns County Engineer

Beginning in May, Stearns County Highway Department, as part of its vegetation management program, will be scheduling some roadside vegetation work along all Stearns County highways. The unwanted brush and noxious weeds will be cut and/or treated with herbicide. This notice is to inform all property owners which have property abutting county roads of the work we have scheduled and their right to use alternative methods.

Our goals are to eliminate the brush and noxious weeds and to promote grass cover along the roadside. Brush along the road reduces driving visibility, obstructs road signs, and reduces driver reaction time to crossing wildlife. Brush presents maintenance problems by retaining water along the roadbed, obstructing ditches, and damaging equipment.

During spray operation, we will take care to avoid sensitive areas adjacent to the rightof-way such as tree plantations, ornamental plantings, crops, gardens, front yards, lakes, enth grade and continuing on ever since. She also is on the basketball, volleyball and softball teams, participating in all of these activities since sixth grade. She was also in band for a number of years. Outside of school Karley keeps herself busy with Adopt a Highway cleaning, volunteering with Vacation Bible School at her church, assisting in any way she can at the MidSummer Carnival, volunteering with Swanville Athletic Boosters, working at Blood Drives and coaching elementary basketball. She is a former Spanish student of the year and has been on the All-Conference Basketball and Softball teams. Her best part of the school day is seeing her friends and playing sports. Her advice to other students is “Don’t take anything for granted because one day you may not have it anymore.”

Chad Brever, Physical Education teacher and coach says, “I have enjoyed working with Karley in my classroom, on the volleyball and basketball courts. She is upbeat and positive every time I see her. Karley works hard to achieve excellent grades and to improve herself on and off the court. She is a positive role model for classmates, teammates and younger students. Karley is responsible, respectful, honest, helpful, and hardworking. Her winning the Student of the Month award is a well-deserved achievement. Karley is always kind hearted and can bring a smile to everyone’s face to brighten up their day. Congratulations Karley!” and streams.

If you would like to maintain the rightof-way adjacent to your land in some other fashion, such as mowing, please follow these instructions:

1. Fill out a “Spraying Exemption Form” completely and return it to: Stearns County Highway Department, PO Box 246, St. Cloud, MN 56387-0246. The “Spraying Exemption Form” is available on the Stearns County website at: www.stearnscountymn.gov/661/Noxious-Weed-Control .

2. Before May 15th post “DO NOT SPRAY” signs on the backslope at the beginning and ending areas you do not want treated.

3. Remove brush and/or noxious weeds within that site by June 15, 2023 and continue to maintain it. If the brush and/or noxious weeds are not removed, we will treat the area as part of our vegetation management program. If you have any questions, please contact the Stearns County Highway Department at 320-255-6180.