Hometown News April 4, 2019

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Vol. 18: Issue 49

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On The Inside...

Harvey Mackay Tom Kuehne: The Good Old Days Obituaries: Achmann, Langston, Sabrowsky,

Altrichter, Primus, Getz, Moss, Hubbard Ask the Motor Medics® Local Municipality Minutes: Swanville City Notes from the Capitol Dave Says

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Lessons for life and business -By Harvey Mackay In every speech that I give, every column I write, every person or group that I mentor, my goal is to leave my audience with plenty of takehome value.

I could teach from a textbook, and give lots of facts and case studies, but I don’t. I use stories because people can easily relate to the points I make. Here’s some food for thought.

Know who has your back. We can learn much from observing geese in flight. First, people who share a common direction and a sense of community get

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where they are going more quickly and easily because they rely on the strength of each other.

Second, stay in formation and accept help when it is needed and offer help when others need it.

Third, geese instinctively share the task of leadership and do not resent the leader.

Fourth, when a goose is sick, wounded, or shot down, two others drop out of formation to follow it down to earth to protect it. They remain with the wounded bird until it is well or dies.

Teamwork. Many years ago in Austria they had a custom that helped villagers size up the future happiness of a newly-married couple. After the wedding at the local church, the village women would escort the bride and groom to a nearby forest and stand them before a large tree. They would then hand the young couple a two-handled bucksaw and ask that they use it to fell the tree.

The closer the cooperation between the man and wife, the shorter the time it took for the tree to come down. And the older villagers wisely reasoned that, the shorter the time, the happier the young couple would be – because they had learned that the most valuable of marital

lessons – teamwork!

Never assume your boss knows everything. A young executive was leaving the office late one evening when he found the CEO standing in front of a shredder with a piece of paper in his hand.

“Listen,” said the CEO, “this is a very sensitive and important document here, and my assistant has gone for the night. Can you make this thing work?”

“Certainly,” said the young executive. He turned the machine on, inserted the paper, and pressed the start button.

“Excellent, excellent!” said the CEO as his paper disappeared inside the machine. “I just need one copy.”

Know when to keep your mouth shut. A little bird was flying south for the winter. It was so cold the bird froze and fell to the ground into a large field.

While it was lying there, a cow came by and dropped some dung on him. As the frozen bird lay there in the pile of cow dung, it began to realize how warm it was.

The bird was actually thawing out and began to sing for joy. A passing cat heard the bird singing and came to investigate. Following the sound, the cat Harvey Mackay continued to pg 3

Upcoming Events

FRIDAY, APRIL 5 • Farming Lions Club Fish Fry from 4:30-8:30 p.m. at Trapper’s Pub & Grub, Farming.

• Melrose Legion & Aux. Fish Fry from 5-8 p.m. See ad on page 4.

SUNDAY, APRIL 7 • Knights of Columbus #12604 Breakfast & Raffle from 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at St. Mary’s Church, Upsala.

• Catholic United Financial Spaghetti Dinner from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. at St. Michael’s Church basement, Spring Hill.

MONDAY, APRIL 8 • Grey Eagle Housing Association Annual Meeting at 4:30 p.m. at the Village View Apartments. See ad on page 3.

• Grey Eagle/Burtrum Lions Club Meeting starting at 6:15 p.m. at the Double R Bar & Grill, Grey Eagle. See ad on page 3.

• Stearns County Area Horticulture Society Presentation: Ornamental Trees at 6:30 p.m. at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church, Albany.

APRIL 10, 12-14 • Journey With Jesus to Calvary. Wed., April 10 at 7 p.m., April 12-13 at 7:30 p.m. Palm Sunday, April 14 at 1 p.m. at St. Francis of Assisi Parish, St. Francis.

FRIDAY, APRIL 12 • Smelt & Fish Fry from 4-8 p.m. at St. Mary’s Church, Upsala. See ad on page 6.

SATURDAY, APRIL 13 • Moses Dane Cemetery Association Annual Meeting at 1:30 p.m. at the Burtrum Community Center.

• Water Songs by Long Prairie Chamber Orchestra at 7:30 p.m. at Long Prai-

rie-Grey Eagle Secondary School. See ad on page 12.

SUNDAY, APRIL 14 • Church of All Saints Matching Grant Breakfast from 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at St. Mary’s Hall, Holdingford. See ad on page 3.

• St. John’s the Baptist Parish Annual Chicken Supper from 3:30-7:30 p.m. at the church basement, Meire Grove.

MONDAY, APRIL 15 • St. Joseph Parish Fish Fry from 4:308:00 p.m. at The Hub Supper Club, Burtrum. See ad on page 3.

ALBANY COMMUNITY CENTER • Sundays at 1 p.m. 500 cards.

ALBANY TOWNSHIP • Meets the fourth Monday of the month at 7:30 p.m. at the Albany City Hall.

• Planning Commission meets the second Tuesday of the month at 7:30 p.m. at the Albany City Hall.

BURNHAMVILLE TOWNSHIP • Meets the last Tuesday of the month at 7 p.m. at the Burtrum City Hall.

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

FEET FIRST CLINIC • Meets every 1st Tuesday morning at Holdingford City Hall.

FOOD DISTRIBUTION • Ruby’s Pantry Food Distribution first Saturday of the Month from 10-11 a.m. at River of Live Church, Sauk Centre.

FREEPORT CITY COUNCIL • Meets the last Tuesday of the month at 7 p.m.

FREEPORT SENIOR MEETING • Meets the third Thursday of the month at 1:30 p.m. with cards/Bingo/coffee/dessert.

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 & Line Dancing Every Wednesday at 9:15 a.m., Holdingford City Hall.

HELPING HANDS COM. LUNCH • Meets the second Thursday of the month from 11 a.m.-1 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 starts at 8; meeting at 8:30 a.m. at the Village View Apartments, Grey Eagle.

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

3/27 3/28 3/29 3/30 3/31 4/1 4/2

High 54 41 41 32 32 36 43

Low 36 28 19 21 16 28 23

Friday

Partly sunny.

High: 60 Low: 42

Weekend Weather Saturday

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High: 60 Low: 50

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Showers possible.

High: 56 Low: 39

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“The Good Old Days” -By Tom Kuehne Sunday Afternoon We never cleaned steer barns on Sunday afternoon, but if there was a field of hay that was dry and ready to bale, it took priority over other Sunday afternoon activities. Sunday afternoon haymaking wasn’t something we had planned for, but sometimes the weather changed our plans.

A Sunday afternoon was usually a time to relax and have fun. Although I made plans for an extended trek in the woods as the anticipated activity, there were those interruptions, such as, some distant relative’s birthday party, a church gathering, or in the late fall, the need to spend the afternoon practicing for the Church Christmas Program.

When the snow became too deep to explore and hunt in the woods, the options included ice fishing or playing cards at my grandparents. The schedule was the same whenever I was able to go to grandma’s house. After chicken dinner, Ma and Uncle Rudy washed the dishes in the dishpan on the table, Pa and Uncle Hugo smoked their pipes in the living room, the radio was either tuned to Albany or New Ulm for old time music

and I waited for the start of the Whist game.

The Whist game was always the same.

Pa and I were partners against Ma and Uncle Hugo. We almost always won the games. Pa would look across the table at me and I knew what he was thinking and some-how we would win the next hand.

Ma would rather loudly complain about how bad the cards were and Uncle Hugo would clear his throat and we would play the next hand, which sometimes became loud from knuckles being rapped on the table to draw attention to a special card being played. Somehow nobody knew that Pa and I could read each other’s faces. A really special memory.

The summer time frequently involved getting together with some neighbor kids.

We would explore a neighbor’s woods, build some rather dangerous mechanical toy, swim in the raw in the spring-fed creek or in one case we borrowed the neighbors horses. They were a team of big work horses, who would allow some adventurous kids to crawl up some bales and get on their backs. That day there were 4 of us and 2 horses, so we rode double with no saddles. After riding along the local road, it was decided that we had gone far enough and we attempted to turn our horse around. The horse backed up with it’s back end into the ditch, which caused us to slide off of the rear end. This occurred early in the afternoon and it was late in the afternoon when we finally chased the horses back

Harvey Mackay continued from page 2

discovered the bird and promptly dug it out and ate it.

Lessons: (1) Not everyone who dumps on you is your enemy. (2) Not everyone who gets you out of a mess is your friend. (3) And when you’re in deep doo-doo, it’s best to keep your mouth shut!

Be sure there is a problem in the first place before working hard to solve one.

One beautiful day, a bus driver started his route. No problems for the first few stops – a few people got on, a few got off.

At the next stop, however, a big hulk of a guy boarded. Six-foot-eight and built like a linebacker, he said, “Big John doesn’t pay!” and sat down at the back.

The five-foot-three driver didn’t argue. The next day the same thing happened – Big John got on again, refused to pay, and sat down. The same thing happened day after day.

This grated on the bus driver, who became increasingly angry over the way Big John was taking advantage of him.

He signed up for body building and self-defense courses, and became quite strong. So on the next Monday, when Big John once again got on the bus and said, “Big John doesn’t pay!”

The driver stood up, challenging him, “And why not?”

Surprised, Big John replied, “Big John buys a bus pass.”

Mackay’s Moral: You can learn from experience – yours or someone else’s.

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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to the barn. Having spent several hours chasing horses, followed by a fast walk home, I was late for chores. I knew I was late, but it still required parental discussion regarding being late.

Sometimes when arriving at the neighbors, one found that they had some hay that needed to be baled. Actually, working at another farm was fun. They had different machinery and handling methods. Since it was the same work, but doing it at a different location, made it a new interesting experience. However, it did give us kids a chance to make a game of showing off our strength and ability to lift and handle the bales. It may not have actually been an important game, but it was another way to make our young lives more exciting.

Sunday must have been beneficial for your mental attitude because the Sunday

evening chores somehow seemed to be easier.

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Card of Thanks

The family of Carl Lemke has been touched by many during the time of our family’s loss. We’d like to extend thanks and appreciation to everyone including Miller-Carlin Funeral Home, Kay’s Boutiques, Immanuel Lutheran Church and lunch helpers, and all who provided flowers, plants, and remembrance stones. Your thoughtfulness is appreciated so much more than words can say.

With sincere gratitude for all you have done.

Family of Carl Lemke

Irene Pohlmann’s family expresses deep appreciation for your prayers and words of comfort throughout the last several months of mom’s life. Thanks also for those who were able to visit Mom at Pine Haven.

Thank you to Dr. Julie Klasen and the Pine Haven staff for your professional and compassionate care while Mom was a resident there. Thanks also to the Centra Care Hospice Team for your gentle care and uplifting visits the last several months.

We extend a hearftfelt thanks to Courtney Imdieke and Dan Meyer of Patton Schad Funeral Home for your kind and caring guidance throughout the process of Mom’s funeral.

Thanks to all attended the wake and funeral or sent cards if unable to be there.

Thanks to the Christian Women, Catholic United Financial and VFW Auxiliary for praying the rosary at the funeral home. Thank you to Fr. Marv Enneking, Fr. Dan Walz, and the Resurrection Choir for the beautiful Funeral Mass. Thanks also to Gerald Roering for playing a special song for Mom on his harmonica. Mom was smiling down on all of this. Thanks to all who gave memorial cash donations and special remembrance gifts.

Thanks to the ladies who prepared and served the funeral lunch. One of Mom’s funeral notes told us to “make a good lunch and be sure there is enough!” You accomplished that. We also appreciated the donations of desserts for the lunch.

God bless you.

Kathy & Dave Welle, Fred Pohlmann, Dan & Ruth Pohlmann, Patty Ahrens, Rita & Jim Geehan, Mark Vener, Eileen & Butch Schneider, Henry & Mary Pohlmann, Teresa & Bill LeClaire, Carla Hinnenkamp & Dave Anderson

To Submit a Card of Thanks the cost is $3.00 for the first 50 words, 10¢ for each additional word. MUST BE PREPAID. Mail to: Hometown News, 29442 120th St., Grey Eagle, MN 56336.

SUNDAY, APRIL 14 • 9 am-12:30 pm at St Mary’s Hall • River St., Holdingford

Menu: Ham, Sausage, Eggs, Pancakes w/Toppings, Car​amel Rolls

Grey Eagle Housing Association Annual Meeting Monday, April 8, 2019 at 4:30 p.m.

Free Will Offering

The Art of Palm Braiding instructions also available to those interested.

Proceeds to benefit the Church of All Saints Faith Formation Program.

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The annual meeting is an opportunity for association members to hear about & see improvements at Village View, review the financial report and approve the 2019 budget. Also, nominations and the election of 2 directors will be held at this meeting.

A meal will be served to all participants following the meeting.

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Anyone wanting to come see what we are all about is welcome to join us!

Any questions contact Jen Sprenger at 320-232-3956.

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& Meat Raffle TICKETS: Advance: $9.00 • At the Door $9.50 Children 5-12: $5.00 • 4 & Under Free

Includes: Baked Beans, Potato, Cole Slaw, Rolls, Coffee & Lemonade & Dessert Take-Outs Available from 4:30-7:30 p.m.

Proceeds going to St. Joseph’s Cemetery Perpetual Care Fund.

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Milford E. Sabrowsky

Obituaries Marcella A. Achmann Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 AM on Saturday, April 6, 2019 at St. Benedicts Church in Avon for Marcella A. Achmann, 92 of Avon who passed away on Sunday, March 31, 2019 at Mother of Mercy in Albany.

Visitation will be from 4-8 PM on Friday, April 5, 2019 at the Williams Dingmann Family Funeral Home in Avon and after 9 AM on Saturday at the church. Rev. Gregory Miller will officiate and burial will be in the parish cemetery. Parish Prayers will be at 4:00 PM Friday at the funeral home.

Marcella was born on July 24, 1926 in Collegeville Township to Henry and Rose (Bergmann) Wiechmann. She married Theodore J. Achmann on August 28, 1945 at St. Benedict Church in Avon. She was a member of St. Benedict Church in Avon as well as a member of Christian Mothers.

Marcella was a happy, strong-willed and determined person who always was there for her family. She enjoyed reading the paper, gardening, canning, making homemade bread, crocheting, quilting, cross word puzzles, embroidery, puzzles watching the

Minnesota Twins, playing cards and going to the casino. She will be dearly missed by all who knew her.

Survivors include her children, Joan (Bill) Achmann-Holden of Avon and Ron (Joan) Achmann of Avon; grandson, Ron Achmann Jr. of Avon; brother, Meinard (Dolores) Wiechmann of Litchfield; and many nieces and nephews.

She is preceded in death by her husband, Theodore; grandson, Adam; brother, Elmer; and sisters, Leona and Dolores.

Vivien Langston

V i v i e n Langston, 106 year old resident of Mother of Mercy, passed away on Tuesday, March 26, 2019.

Please join us in celebration of her life. A memorial service will be held Saturday, April 6 from 9:30-11:00 AM at Mother of Mercy Chapel, 230 Church Ave., Albany.

A funeral service and interment will be held in Blackduck, Minnesota later this spring.

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P a t r i c i a Altrichter, 88 year old resident of Swanville, MN, passed away on Thursday, March 28, 2019 at the St. Cloud Hospital. A funeral service will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Friday, April 5, 2019 at the Swanville Bible Church in Swanville, MN with Rev. Vaughn White officiating.

A visitation will be held from 10-11 A.M. on Friday at the Swanville Bible Church in Swanville, MN. Patricia Larson was born on January 18, 1931 in Little Falls MN, to the late George and Linnie “Deat” Larson from Swanville, where she lived in most of her life. She married Rene Tousignant in 1958 and had 2 children, Jane (Stevens) and Linnie Tousignant. Rene

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Ebenezer Church in Albany. He lived his entire life in the Albany and Farming area. He worked on the bridge crew for the Railroad and later worked for Kollman Granite Company in St. Cloud until his retirement. He is a member of Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Albany, (where he was active in the church choir and also served on the church council), Albany American Legion, and the NRA. Milford enjoyed fishing, hunting, playing cards and spending time with his family.

Survivors include his wife Eleanor of Albany; sons, Loren of Albany, Larry (Debbie) of Albany; Kevin (Michelle) of Freeport; brother, Willard (Donna) of Albany; sister in law, Cecelia Sabrowsky of Cold Spring; grandchildren, Stacy (Scott) Kirby of Gastonia, NC, Nick Sabrowsky of Albany, Whitney (Paul) Heinen of Greenwald, Eric Sabrowsky of Albany and great grandchildren, Jack Milford & Erin Lynn Kirby of Gastonia, NC. He is preceded in death by his parents, sister, Leona, brother, Mervile Sabrowsky and brother in law, Aaron Sabrowsky.

passed away in 1975 and Pat remained in Swanville until she married Wilfred Altrichter in 1988. They moved to North Pole Alaska and lived there for 3 years before returning to Swanville, where she remained until her passing. Wilfred died in 2008. Pat most enjoyed having friends and neighbors (and sometimes even family members!) stopping by to visit and share a cup of coffee.

She loved her cats, watching birds at the feeder, phone calls from family and friends, and visits from her grandchildren.

Pat is survived by her daughters, Linnie Tousignant of Little Falls, MN and Jane (Todd) Stevens of Merrifield, MN; grandchildren, Danny Tousignant, Christopher, Kate, Michelle, Benjamin and Emily Stevens, and many other loving family members and friends.

Pat was preceded in death by her husbands, Rene Tousignant and Wilfred Altrichter; her parents, George and Deat Larson, and her sister, Phyllis McGreevy.

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F u n e r a l services will be 11:00 a.m. Friday, April 5, 2019 at Our Saviors Lutheran Church in Albany for Milford Sabrowsky, 87, who died Wednesday at Mother of Mercy Nursing Home in Albany. The Rev. Steven Olson will officiate and burial will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. Thursday and after 9:30 a.m. Friday at the church in Albany. Arrangements have been entrusted to the Williams Dingmann Funeral Home in Avon.

Milford was born February 17, 1932 in Farming Township to Elmer & Ida (Hamann) Sabrowsky. He served his country in the United States Army. He married Eleanor Schleicher on September 14, 1957 at the

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Mary Ann Primus

Mary Ann Primus, age 91 of Melrose, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, March 31, 2019 at her home in Melrose, Minnesota.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:30 a.m.

Thursday, April 4 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Freeport with Rev. Marvin Enneking officiating and Rev. Mitchell Bechtold concelebrating. Interment will be in St. Mary’s Cemetery in Melrose.

Visitation will be from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Thursday at the Patton-Schad Funeral Home in Melrose.

Mary Ann Hellermann was born October 6, 1927 in Melrose Township, Stearns County, Minnesota to Henry and Rosina (Wessel) Hellermann. Mary Ann completed through the eighth grade at a country school north of Melrose called the Hellermann school at that time. On September 6, 1949 she was united in marriage to Urban Primus at St. Boniface Catholic Church in Melrose.

Mary Ann farmed with her husband five miles northwest of Melrose in Melrose Township and moved into town in 1986. She then started cooking/catering for Jennie-O and ended up being the cook at most of the funerals at St. Mary’s Catholic Church.

Mary Ann was well known for being a great cook and was an excellent wedding cake and birthday cake maker for nearly 50 years.

She was a member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Melrose, Christian Mothers, and Sts. Bernard & Elizabeth Council. Mary Ann enjoyed quilting and embroidering, playing cards, bowling, volleyball, fishing, and spending time at the lake lot on Little Birch Lake.

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Survivors include her children, Mike (Joyce) Primus of Melrose, Mark (Mary Ann) Primus of Grey Eagle, Roger (Laura) Primus of West Union, David Primus of Sauk Centre, and Lori (Tim) Mayers of New Munich; 11 grandchildren and 16 greatgrandchildren; brothers and sisters, Henry Hellermann of Vadnais Heights, Elmer (Anna) Hellermann of Melrose, Roman (Bernice) Hellermann of Melrose, Dorothy (Alvin) Schneider of Melrose, Simon (Mary) Hellermann of Melrose, Roselyn (Pete) Lehner of Shakopee; and sisters-inlaw, Kathy Elfering of Melrose and Rita Hellermann of Sauk Centre.

Mary Ann was preceded in death by her husband, Urban Primus on October 20, 1995; parents; brothers, Paul Hellermann, Norbert Hellermann, and Richard Hellermann; and sisters, Loretta Hinnenkamp and Marcella Frericks.

Serving as casket bearers will be Kurt Mayers, Jason Primus, Jonathon Primus, Josh Primus, Matt Primus, and Shawn Primus. Cross bearer will be Ashley Lieser and scripture bearer will be Jennifer Middendorf. Honorary bearers will be the Christian Mothers and Sts. Bernard and Elizabeth Council. A eulogy will be read

by Jonathon Primus and gift bearers will be Shannon Primus, Lindsey Middendorf, Dalton DeLoux, and Ethan Moon. Mass server will be Bob Doyle and readers will be Shelly Primus and Jessica Primus. Serving as Eucharistic Ministers will be Laura Primus and Jonathon Primus.

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

Gene Getz

Gene Getz, 78 year old resident of Pelican Rapids, MN formerly of Swanville, MN passed away Monday, April 1, 2019 at Evansville Care Campus in Evansville, MN. A funeral service will be held at 1:00 P.M. on Monday, April 8, 2019 at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church in Swanville, MN with Rev. Kevin Zellers officiating. Burial will take place in St. Peter’s Lutheran Cemetery in Swanville, MN. A visitation will be held from 11:00 A.M. until 1:00 P.M. on Monday at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church in Swanville, MN.

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Richard D. Moss

R i c h a r d “Dick” Moss, 82, of Long Prairie, passed away at the Long Prairie Nursing Home on March 25, 2019.

R i c h a r d Dalton Moss was born March 18, 1937 in Breckenridge, MN to Raymond D. and June (Bilby) Moss.

Richard graduated from Wahpeton High School in 1955. He continued his education at Wahpeton School of Science and NDSU, Fargo, ND graduating with a B.S. degree in Chemistry, Physics and Education.

Richard was united in marriage to Rogene Doerr in Tappen, ND September 7, 1963. His teaching career began in North Dakota and brought him to Long Prairie in 1968 where he taught chemistry and physics until he retired in 1998. During his tenure as a teacher, Dick also served as Minnesota Education Association’s representative on the Council for Quality Education selecting grant recipients for innovative programs in Minnesota Schools.

Richard had many hobbies, interests and talents and led a full life. As a young man, he played trumpet for the “Tempo Kings” dance band. He loved hunting waterfowl, photographing wildlife and trains, and enjoyed all things chocolate.

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He will be especially remembered for the enthusiasm with which he studied and spoke of UFOs. He was instrumental in beginning the Minnesota Mutual Unidentified Flying Objects Network (MN MUFON) and served as their state director for more than 20 years. The investigations he conducted and journal articles he wrote gave him national recognition. He and Rogene attended MUFON Symposiums all over the United States. Their love for travel also led them to Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Egypt.

Richard is survived by his wife of 55 years, Rogene; his brother, David (Charlene), Monroe, OH; sisters-in-law, Delores Rath and Sandra Adams; nephews and nieces Stephen (Jenna) Moss, Bryan Moss, Hilary (Michael) Houff, Heidi (Noah) Macy, Geoffrey (Dorothea) Rath, Gregory (Pam) Rath, and Shaun (Jessica) Adams; and 11 great nieces and nephews.

Visitation was held Monday, April 1, 2019 at the Williams Dingmann Stein Chapel. A private family funeral was held Tuesday, April 2, 2019 followed by his burial at the Riverside Mausoleum in Fargo, ND.

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Community Snapshots

Amy Tanner, member of American Legion Auxiliary Unit #350, Upsala, recently crocheted afghans and knitted hats for Veterans. She made the donation through Warm Up America, who sent the items to Walter Reed Medical Center in Washington DC.

Swanville January Athletes of the Month

Swanville High School is pleased to announce its January Athletes of the Month: Emily Beseman for Girls’ Basketball and Austin Allen for Boys’ Basketball.

Coaches Comments: “Austin was selected as a captain by the team this year and filled in the role perfectly. Austin was a very good motivator on the court as well as in the locker room. Austin averaged 10 pts, 8 rebounds, and 4 assists. Congrats Austin!”

- Coach Derek Pfeiffer “January Athlete of the Month is Emily Beseman. Emily had a great month of January including a career high 40 points in an overtime win

against Holdingford. For the month of January, Emily scored 216 points in 9 games averaging 24 points a game. She was a leader both on and off the court as well.”

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Vern Capelle Named Administrator of Excellence The Minnesota Association of School Administrators (MASA) has named Vern Capelle, Superintendent of the Upsala Area Schools, a 2019 Administrator of Excellence. Capelle received this award in recognition of his leadership, concern for students, and active involvement in professional and community affairs. He was honored at a statewide recognition ceremony during the MASA/

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MASE Spring Conference, March 7-8, 2019, at the Minneapolis Marriott Northwest in Brooklyn Park.

Capelle’s achievements reflect his ability to lead important changes in the educational system. He encompasses what an exemplary career educator looks like in Minnesota and in MASA’s Region 5. Capelle is a leader in his district and Region 5 in bringing new and innovative opportunities to students, demonstrating a passion for exploring unique avenues to create pathways for student success. He understands that the definition of success for each student at Upsala may look different depending upon each student’s s, expectation, passions, and desires. Under Capelle’s leadership, Upsala Public Schools has become a leader in innovative professional development for their staff.

Capelle has spent his entire career at Upsala Public Schools as a teacher, coach, mentor, and administrative leader. Prior to the superintendency, he was a K-12 Dean of Students and a science teacher.

Capelle is an active MASA member and serves on the Federal Advocacy Committee. He also serves on the

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Sourcewell Superintendent Advisory Committee, Mid State Educational District Executive Committee, Minnesota High School Coaches Association, Minnesota Basketball Coaches Association, Region 5 Minnesota State High School League (MSHSL) Committee, and a MSHSL Football and Basketball Official.

Capelle earned an educational specialist degree and a master’s degree in Educational Leadership from Concordia University, St. Paul. He received a bachelor’s degree in Secondary Education/

Biology from the University of Wisconsin-River Falls.

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Upsala Drama Club will be presenting “Mamma Mia” as their sping musical Set at a small hotel in the Greek islands, the show features the songs of ABBA including “Dancing Queen,” “SOS,” “The Winner Takes It All,” “Take A Chance On Me” and many more.

Donna (Kennedy Allen), the owner of the hotel, is preparing for her daughter’s wedding along with two old friends (Annika Gunderson & Cheryl Zimmerman). Meanwhile her daughter Sophie (Audrey Thomas) has secretly invited three men from her mother’s past (Brandon Young, Collin Prom & Devin Prokott) in hopes of finding out who her father is. Also with speaking roles are Alex Roerick as Sky, Caitlyn Douvier as Ali, Peyton Guthrie as Lisa, Braedan Rene as Pepper, and Bryce Westrich as Eddie.

Rounding out the cast are Alexis Krebs, Olivia Hollerman, Shelby Krebs, Alice Hebig, Anna Blonigen, Kylie Roerick, Zaidee Lundeen, Jessi Lange, Kaitlyn George, Karlee Warga, Emily Blonigen, Gracie George, Hannah Luedtke, Molly Leners, Paige Gerads, Anders Aleckson, and Ryan Johnson.

Shows are April 12-14 at the Upsala Auditorium. Friday and Saturday shows are 7:30 while the Sunday matinee is at

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glory they were close by His side. There were others who wanted to be with Him but they refused to make any sacrifices and went their own way.

A graduate of a Midwestern university was just an average student. He played sports but never made any of the varsity teams. He was never elected to any office and did not make it far up the corporate ladder. When war broke out he was among the first to volunteer.

After completing basic training he was sent to a war zone in France.

One day in combat he was serving alongside a soldier in the French army.

His comrade was severely wounded and with no thought of himself, he made a decision to get him help. Unfortunately, he did not succeed and was killed on his way to find a medic.

The French Government learned of his act of bravery and awarded him The Croix de Guerre - Cross of War. And his alma mater posted a plaque in his honor that read, “He played with the scrubs for four years - but never quit.”

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Swanville City March 5, 2019 Minutes of the Swanville City Council meeting held in the Swanville Center on Tuesday, March 5, 2019. The meeting called to order 7:00 p.m. with the following members present: Sandy Lange, Jim Molitor, Deb Wood, Norm Carlson, and Tony Maciej. Also present: reporter Sheila McCoy. Minutes of the Swanville City Council meeting Tuesday, February 5, 2019 were reviewed. A motion was made by Deb Wood to approve the minutes. Jim Molitor seconded the motion. All members voted in favor, motion carried.

The treasures report was given. A motion was made by Norm Carlson and seconded

by Tony Maciej to approve the treasurer’s report. All members voted in favor, motion carried.

Mayor Lange presented to council the Morrison County Recycling Grant for $1,348.00

and Cleanup Day Grant for $375.00. After discussion, Jim Molitor made a motion to sign the grants and have clean up day set for Saturday, June 1, 2019 from 9:00 am to 11:00 am. Deb Wood seconded the motion. All members voted in favor, motion carried.

Mayor Lange informed the council the motor in the city plow truck will have to be replaced. After discussion, Tony Maciej made a motion to have Swanville Repair fix the city truck. Deb Wood seconded the motion. All members voted in favor, motion carried.

With the city truck being unable to run, using a truck with plow will need to be rented. Tony Maciej made a motion to pay a truck with snowplow $90.00 an hour and if an operator is in the truck, snowplow truck w/operator $120.00 an hour. Deb Wood seconded the motion. All members voted in favor, motion carried.

Todd County Sheriff’s Office

March 8, 2019: At 10:30 a two vehicle accident was report at the intersection of Angler Dr. and Angus Traill south of Grey Eagle.

Micheal Kappes was driving north on Angler Dr. in his truck when Joann Carlson was turning onto Angler Drive from Angus Trail and struck the Kappes vehicle. Minor damage was reported and no one was injured.

March 25, 2019: During the week of March 17th through March 23rd the Todd County Sheriff’s Office responded to 208 calls for service. The type of calls handled were as follows: 4 Domestic Assaults, 76 Traffic Stops, 6 phone scams, 11 Suspicious Activity, 6 Car / Deer Accident, 3 Disturbance Calls, 2 Vehicles in the Ditch and 1 Property Damage Accident.

Todd County Dispatch answered and dispatched 95 - 911 calls during the week.

March 25, 2019: At 13:03 received information about an Email scam from Community Financial Domestic Assistance. They are offering grant money if you provide personal information to a representative from the company. The hackers used Facebook Messenger and got in touch with some contacts, acting like a Facebook Friend promoting the grant.

The TCSO advises that you use caution when providing personal information out over the phone or through the internet.

March 26, 2019: At 00:00 a Todd County Sheriff’s Deputy attempted to stop a vehicle for a traffic violation. The vehicle came to a stop at Midway Gas, Long Prairie. The driver was arrested on multiple charges including, Fleeing a Police Officer and Controlled Substance Crimes.

March 28, 2019: At 02:32 a deputy discovered what appeared to be an electrical fire at the former RR Donnelley building on Banta Rd., Long Prairie. The Long Prairie Fire Department responded along with the Long Prairie Police Department and MN Power.

April 1, 2019: During the week of Sunday, March 24th through Saturday, March 30th, the Todd County Sheriff’s Office responded to 187 calls for service. The following were the type of calls: 60 traffic stops, 13 suspicious activity type calls, 7 assists to other agencies, and 5 domestics.

Todd County dispatch received and dispatched 115 - 911 calls during the week.

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Council member Maciej reported that the roof in the fire hall is sagging and rafters will have to be replaced. Exactly what the cost of the replacement has not been determined but should be covered by insurance.

Mayor Lange reminded council the Local Board of Appeal and Equalization is set for Thursday, April 11 at 9:00 am in the Swanville Center.

The following claims were presented for payment. Members of the council were furnished with a listing. Jim Molitor made a motion to approve the claims. Tony Maciej seconded the motion. All members voted in favor, motion carried.

The next regular monthly meeting will be held Tuesday, April 2, 2019 at 7:00 pm.

There being no further business, a motion was made

by Tony Maciej and seconded

by Deb Wood to adjourn. All members voted in favor, motion carried. Meeting adjourned 7:40 pm.

Julie Hollermann, City Clerk/Treasurer

Marion M. Hubbard

Marion M. Hubbard, age 83 of Plymouth, formerly of Todd County and Fridley, died Friday, March 29, 2019, at The Birches Health Center at Trillium Woods in Plymouth, Minnesota.

A graveside service will be held at 3 p.m. on Thursday, April 4 at Moses Dane Cemetery near Burtrum, Minnesota.

Marion Mary Slocombe was born March 28, 1936 in London, England to William and Winifred (Baker) Slocombe.

Marion was married to her husband, Terence on March 28, 1959 in London, England.

Soon after, they immigrated to Minnesota where they built careers, homes, and a

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Stearns County Sheriff’s Office

Crash with Injuries: March 26, 2019: At 3:21 p.m., there was a one vehicle crash at 38404 County Road 10 in Krain Township. This address is approximately three miles north of Albany.

A 2012 Chevrolet Equinox driven by Tammy Marsh, 54, of Midville, GA, was southbound on County Road 10 when the vehicle left the roadway. It went through a fence and struck a tree. The vehicle came to a rest approximately 75 yards from the roadway in a pasture.

The vehicle sustained heavy front-end damage. Marsh and her passenger, Trinity Taylor, 10, of Midville, GA, suffered non-life-threatening injuries. They were transported to Melrose Hospital by Melrose Ambulance.

The cause of the crash remains under investigation.

Albany Fire Department and Albany Police Department assisted with this call.

Structure Fire: March 27, 2019: At 11:50 a.m., received a call of a possible residential fire near the intersection of Island Lake Road and County Road 51 in Collegeville Township. Avon Fire Department was paged to the fire.

A Sheriff’s deputy responded and confirmed it was structure fire at 13803 Lakeland Road. Smoke was coming out of multiple areas of the home. The homeowner, Bruce Dickau, 74, of St. Joseph, was not initially present but arrived later to confirm no people or pets were inside.

Avon Firefighter Paul Ruegemer, age 34, of Avon, was injured while fighting the fire. He was transported to the St. Cloud Hospital by Gold Cross Ambulance and treated for non-life-threatening injuries.

The State Fire Marshall was contacted to investigate. The cause and total damage are not known at this time.

Mutual aid was provided from St. Joseph and Cold Spring Fire Departments.

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life together. Marion worked as a business administrator for General Mills during the 1960’s and continued working in the hospitality industry at various places while being a homemaker.

Marion enjoyed landscape gardening, cooking, and entertaining family and friends.

She is survived by her son Michael, daughter-in-law Jeanne, and grandson Nicholas, of Plymouth, Minnesota.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Terry; and parents.

Arrangements were made with PattonSchad Funeral & Cremation Services of Sauk Centre.

For years, the Stearns County Sheriff’s Office has coordinated the drug take back program via drug drop off boxes at most local police departments. There is also a box at the Sheriff’s Office.

Deputy Jansky is one of the deputies assigned to periodically pick up the discarded meds from these boxes.

After collection, the packaged medications come back to the LEC for proper disposal. On Thursday, March 28th, he went to the Albany location and found a bit of a surprise.

A large amount of medication had been dropped off for disposal. Unfortunately, it wasn’t dropped off in the best way. Most of the pills were “placed” in the drop box loose, not in any container. This causes several problems. The first problem is that it’s unsafe for the officer to clean up. We never know what

medications are in the box. There is the potential for creating dust or small particles to become airborne and be inhaled.

With the prevalence of pain medication like OxyContin, this is concerning.

Secondly, cleanup of this sort takes time. When loose, the pills have a habit of finding little nooks and crannies to hide in and elude the deputy trying to retrieve them.

If you have a large amount of medication to dispose of, the preferred method is to leave them in the container they came in. If you want to recycle the plastic bottles, place the loose pills in a large Ziploc style bag before putting into the med drop box.

We certainly want to encourage the community to utilize this program and the drop off locations but we also want to encourage folks to do so the proper way. Let’s keep the items in the strike zone.

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Board of Appeal and Equalization:

Important Information Regarding Property Assessments; this may affect your 2020 property taxes. The Board of Appeal and Equalization for Millwood Township will meet on 4/17/2019, 10:30 am - 11:00 am, in the Church Basement of St Rosa. The purpose of this meeting is to determine whether property in the jurisdiction has been properly valued and classified by the assessor.

If you believe the value or classification of your property is incorrect, please contact your assessor’s office to discuss your concerns (320-656-3680). If you disagree with the valuation and classification after discussing it with your assessor, you may appear before the local board of appeal and equalization. The board will review your assessments and may make corrections as needed. Generally, you must appeal to the local board before appealing to the county board of appeal and equalization.

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Work on new state budget starts to pick up

As the calendar turns to April, action concerning budget issues heat up at the Capitol.

Finance divisions will work long hours this week, putting in place their respective spending plans for the next two years.

In the Agriculture and Food Finance Division, extra time has been allocated as we debate once again all the bills that were “laid over for possible inclusion.” The spending target for the ag budget has been increased by just over $7 million from the previous base, so any increases in spending will have to be carefully prioritized.

I have requested an additional $1 million for milk purchases by the state for distribution to Second Harvest Heartland and food shelves around the state. I also have a bill that would compensate dairy farmers for instituting conservation practices on their farms. It’s similar to legislation carried by Chair Jean Poppe, but both bills carry fairly large price tags so their fate is not known. The governor’s budget proposal didn’t include any additional payments for those in the dairy industry and, when asked, Deputy Commissioner Andrea Vaubel said they were waiting to see what the Legislature came up with in that regard. Well, we’ll find out this week what happens in that area.

There has also been discussion in other committees concerning those here

in this country without proper documentation. There have been requests in past years to allow that group to obtain Minnesota drivers licenses. The argument is that they are driving to their jobs anyway, and allowing them to be licensed would make our roads safer. Those in favor of illegals getting drivers licenses have picked up a few key allies this time around such as the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce and Agri-Growth.

However, the bill currently making its way through the process does more than simply give those who are undocumented the privilege to drive. It also sets them up as a sort of “protected class” and doesn’t allow their information to be shared between law enforcement agencies at various levels of government. It seems to me that this is very close to making our state a sanctuary, and that’s something I’m totally opposed to. We’ll watch how that legislation progresses and what its final form turns out to be. It will probably pass in the House, but I don’t see this as something the Senate would be in favor of.

Someone from western Iowa was in my office last week, and we got around to discussing the flooding situation in that state, as well as in neighboring Nebraska.

She said it wasn’t too bad where she lived, but that the devastation in the Cornhusker state was unbelievable. Roads and rail beds have been washed out, buildings and grain bins have been severely damaged or destroyed, and livestock losses are staggering. To make matters even worse, in some areas several feet of topsoil were washed away by the swiftly moving flood waters. And left in its place is sand, gravel, silt and muck, along with assorted debris

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On each of the loads of hay attached somewhere was an American flag. The spirit in this country of folks rolling up their sleeves and helping those in need is remarkable, and it makes me proud to be a farmer and an American! It was suggested that anyone wanting to help out with cash donations could contact either the Iowa or Nebraska Farm Bureau.

Rep. Anderson may be reached at his legislative office by emailing rep.paul.anderson@house.mn or by calling 651-2964317.

Dave Says -By Dave Ramsey Dear Dave, I’m an admissions counselor for a university, and I make $37,000 a year. I spend a lot of time on the road, and I’m trying to get out of debt, but I have one credit card I’m still using for travel expenses.

The university refunds me for these expenses, which always run $300 to $400 per trip, but usually it takes about three weeks for this to happen. Do you have any advice for someone in my situation?

-Roxanne Dear Roxanne, Let’s set up an account, and prime the pump once. By this, I mean in the next few months I want you save up $500, then open a separate checking account for reimbursable travel expenses only. Make sure a debit card is attached to the account, too.

If you put $500 into this account one time, you’ll never have to save for it again.

You’ll use some of that money for your travel expenses—on your debit card—and when they reimburse you, you’ll put the reimbursement check directly into your travel account. After you get the initial $500 in there, your travel account will run off your reimbursement checks.

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deposited by the water. Fences and gates are gone, and the cattle that survived need feed, but most of that, too, has been damaged or destroyed.

I saw a clip on Facebook over the weekend showing a convoy of tractor-trailers hauling hay passing through Dickinson, N.D., on their way to the areas in need of assistance. Those big rigs were followed by pickups pulling trailers containing fencing supplies to help their fellow ranchers begin the process of putting their operations and their lives back together again.

Camp Lebanon is hiring summer part-time lifeguard, laser tag, and zipline staff.

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Lots of people carry credit cards on the road for expenses, but often they’ll end up buying things that aren’t reimbursable.

It happens to everyone who travels. Then, over time, you accidentally run up credit card debt. But when you use a debit card with an account that’s completely separate, and you’re not using it for anything except reimbursable travel expenses, it’ll help you become a lot more disciplined with your purchases on the road.

Everyone who travels a lot does some stress eating and stress spending. Why? Because being on the road often, or for long periods of time, is no fun. The only people who think travel for work is glamorous are those who don’t do it for living!

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Notes from the Capitol By State Rep. Paul Anderson

Hometown News • Thursday, April 4, 2019 • Page 11

Bitz and Piecez -By Pastor Bitz God Reconciled Us and Gave! - 2 Corinthians 5:16-21

Reconciliation is a big word for fixing a relationship between people. Simply put there is a problem between us and God and most of the time between us and others. We continually live contrary to God’s established order and and a Holy God cannot permit that”

We could pick and choose and identify the various trees that make up the forest of our sin but the reality is that we are NOT as God designed us to be. Adam and Eve fell and we were born into that fallenness and the selfishness that comes with it. It is a condition of the heart, mind and spirit. It is the condition where we are concerned far more about ourselves than we are about living as God created us to be. It is not that we do

wrong things all the time but that our hearts, minds and spirits are corrupted, and living right with God is completely foreign to us.

In the parable of the lost sons neither son has their heart, mind or spirit right with their father and he is the one who takes action to help them be reconciled back to him.

But they both have an inner longing to be reconciled with their father and that is where reconciliation with God begins. The problem is we are the ones who have wronged our heavenly Father and it is the righteous judgment of our sin that must be dealt with before our past mistakes can be forgiven and our relationship restored.

When Adam and Eve turned their back on God his righteous judgment demanded death, physical and spiritual death, physical and eternal separation from God. The same

Upsala School Board sets Makeup Days The Upsala School Board has approved the following revisions to the 2018-2019 school calendar in response to weather-related make-up days and staff professional development opportunities: Monday, April 22, 2019: Student make-up day due to weather related cancellation.

Tuesday, May 28, 2019: Student make-up day due to weather related cancellation.

Wednesday, May 29, 2019: Student

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Emerald ash borer detected in Sauk Centre State Rep. Paul Anderson, R-Starbuck, said Minnesota Department of Agriculture officials indicated to him Wednesday that emerald ash borer has been detected in upwards of 10 trees in Sauk Centre.

“City officials in Sauk Centre discovered these trees last week and the Department of Agriculture sent in samples for testing,” Anderson said. “The results showed a positive result for emerald ash borer and the ash trees were, in fact, in-

Albany Senior Dining

Mon., April 8: BBQ pork loin, augratin potatoes, mixed vegetables, apricots.

Tues., April 9: Egg & hashbrown bake, sausage patties, applesauce, fruit muffin.

Wed., April 10: Stroganoff meatballs, egg noodles, carrots, lettuce salad, cereal bar.

Thurs., April 11: Calico bean casserole, corn, peaches, cookie.

Fri., April 12: Salmon loaf, sweet potatoes, broccoli, blushing pears. ~ Soup and Sandwich Menu ~ Mon., April 8: Beef rice soup, hamburger on bun, salad bar.

Tues., April 9: Kung Pau chicken & rice, salad bar.

Wed., April 10: Navy bean soup, egg salad sandwich, salad bar.

Thurs., April 11: Chef salad, salad bar.

Fri., April 12: Grilled cheese, tomato ravioli soup, salad bar.

Dessert, milk and coffee served with each meal.

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BREAKFAST: Tuesdays & Fridays 7-10 a.m.: Eggs, meat, pancakes, French toast, pancakes, toast, biscuits & gravy, & beverage. No reservations needed.

Mon., April 8: Country fried steak, mashed potatoes, gravy, stewed tomatoes, ice cream/topping.

Tues., April 9: Baked ham, scalloped potatoes, broccoli, strawberry shortcake.

Wed., April 10: Chicken ala king, white rice, glazed carrots, mandarin oranges.

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fected with a disease that mainly had been found in the Twin Cities and southeastern parts of the state. Officials said that, since Sauk Centre’s tree population is about 3040 percent ash, they’re going to have a lot of work to do and a lot to deal with in the next three to five years in treatment or removal of infested trees.”

Anderson said Department of Ag. officials would like to ramp up funding to expand its tree care registry in order to better track and manage the state’s emerald ash borer situation. Anderson added that he will continue working on this subject at the Legislature and assist the city of Sauk Centre in its efforts to combat the spread of infestation.

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applies to us. Both sons in the parable were separated from their father because they thought life was all about themselves instead of living rightly with God their father. The father in the parable doesn’t outwardly condemn his sons for their sinful living but continues to love them and does what needs doing to reconcile them back to himself. That is God for us.

The righteous judgment of our rebellion leaves us no way to meet those demands.

Our one option is to seek God’s mercy. Now God’s mercy is not free. Reconciliation isn’t just, “I forgive you, let’s hug and make up.”

No! The consequence of our sins needs dealt with. Eternal death must take place, someone needs to die for our transgression and reconciliation is not possible if we were to die eternally for our own transgressions. We can’t do it ourselves. So God has to pay for our transgressions and he does on the cross.

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Christ reconciled us to himself. That is the Gospel but our text also tells us that we have been given the ministry of reconciliation.

This means that we can use Jesus’ work to help others be reconciled back to God which is great for them but we also have the ability to use this ministry to reconcile people back to other people because sin separates people and people too.

We were not created by God to simply live and serve ourselves. Mankind was created to be caretakers of creations. To live rightly with God and one another requires reconciliation and God reconciles us in Christ. Doing it right is hard but through ongoing reconciliation with God and one another we live as new creations. Amen

This is a summary of the sermon delivered on March 31st, 2019 by Pastor Bitz at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Grey Eagle, MN. God’s Blessing!

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