Hometown News August 23, 2018

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Thursday, August 23, 2018

Vol. 18: Issue 17

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Kindness pays in many ways -By Harvey Mackay Two young men were out in a rowboat when it overturned.

Luckily, two women were nearby in another boat and came to their aid. They were a long way from shore and needed medical attention.

Unfortunately, the women had neither a radio nor a motor on their boat.

The women screamed for help at each passing motorboat on the waterway, but their pleas were ignored.

By the time they were finally able to secure help, one of the young men had perished from his injuries.

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This was the story Lorraine Jara read in her local newspaper one day, more than 30 years ago. Though Jara did not know any of the people involved in this tragedy, it touched her so deeply that she had to do something. So in 1988 Jara created Be Kind to Humankind Week, Aug. 25–31.

To encourage others to engage in kind and civil behavior, Jara created the following themes for each day of this week: • Sacrifice Our Wants for Others’ Needs Sunday • Motorist Consideration Monday • Touch A Heart Tuesday • Willing to Lend a Hand Wednesday • Thoughtful Thursday • Forgive Your Foe Friday • Speak Kind Words Saturday Imagine how much nicer the world would be if each one of us committed to adhering to these concepts during this week and every week thereafter.

The smallest act of kindness can have a significant impact on a person’s life. Nice people can finish first. And they share some habits that are practically second nature to them. You can develop them too.

First, be kind to yourself. You’ll find being nice to others easier if you build your self-respect with positive thoughts about your personality and

achievements.

Treat everyone with respect, and I mean EVERYONE! Don’t worry about who’s on top. Treat everyone the way you want to be treated, regardless of their position or job title.

Say no when necessary. You can’t do everything. But when you do say no, be polite and positive. And when you are making requests, be gracious when someone needs to say no to you.

Plant seeds of kindness. Do something nice every day even when your kindness may not have an immediate payoff. If you are being kind for some specific reward, you are not being kind, you are being selfish.

Every form of kindness you show doesn’t bounce, it reproduces itself. It is good to be good. Be nice. Take the high road.

A young boy, out on a ramble to study wildlife, became very hungry and decided he would stop at the next farmhouse. A lovely young woman opened the door. Instead of a meal, he just asked for a glass of water. The woman thought he looked hungry, so she brought him a large glass of milk.

He drank it slowly, and then asked, “How much do I owe you?”

“You don’t owe me anything,” she replied. “Mother has taught us never Harvey Mackay continued to pg 3

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SAT. & SUN., AUG. 25-26 • 11th Annual Central MN Heritage Club Heritage Days, Burtrum. See ad on page 12.

SUNDAY, AUGUST 26 • St. Francis of Assisi 63rd Annual Fall Festival starting at 10 a.m. See ad on page 12.

THURSDAY, AUGUST 30 • Open House from 2-4 p.m. at Meadow Place, Long Prairie. See ad on page 3.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 1 • Meire Grove Harvest Festival-St. John’s Community Park Fundraiser starting at 4 p.m. See ad on page 3.

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 2 • St. Rose of Lima Fall Festival, St. Rosa.

• Car Show from 12-3 p.m., Grey Eagle.

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 3 • Grey Eagle-Burtrum Lions Club Tractor Pull in Grey Eagle.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 8 • Sportsmens Expo from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. at the Albany Sportsmens Club.

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 9 • Catholic United Financial Pancake & Sausage Breakfast from 9 a.m.-12 p.m. at St. Joseph’s Church Hall, Grey Eagle.

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

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

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

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

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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.

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Hometown News • Thursday, August 23, 2018 • Page 3

“The Good Old Days” -By Tom Kuehne

Harvey Mackay continued from page 2

By the way, Dr. Kelly had a habit of to accept pay for kindness.” He said, Blacksmith as long as a year. taking care of the bills of three out of “Then I thank you from my heart.”

Many of the immigrants who came The anvil, on which the pounding four of his patients. Surely this kindness Years later, that young woman to this country was done, was about 150 pounds and made many of his patients feel much became ill.

The local doctors sent her brought with was permanently attached to a stump better. to the big city, where Dr. Howard Kelly them a trade. in the middle of the shop. One end was Mackay’s Moral: Being kind Formal schooling squared for forming right angles. The was called in for the consultation. should be celebrated every day, not just When he heard the name of the in European other end had a pointed horn which was one week out of the year. town where she came from, his eyes countries usually primarily used to create gradual bends Reprinted with permission from lit up.

Immediately, he went down the consisted of a in the metal. The horn was about ¾ inch nationally syndicated columnist Harvey hall of the hospital to her room.

He few years of in diameter out on the end, was about a Mackay, author of the New York Times recognized her at once.

He went back formal schooling foot long and about 4 inches in diameter, #1 bestseller “Swim With The Sharks to the consultation room determined to followed by where it joined the main part of the Without Being Eaten Alive,” “We Got do his best to cure her illness.

From that several years anvil. This allowed the blacksmith to of learning a create either greater or smaller bends, day, he gave special attention to that Fired!...And It’s the Best Thing That Ever Happened to Us,” “The Mackay trade. The trades depending upon the part of the horn the case and saw her through her recovery.

MBA of Selling in the Real World,” and Dr. Kelly, one of the four founding were skills which would be needed in metal was bent around.

“Use Your Head To Get Your Foot In doctors of Johns Hopkins Hospital, the future years to be able to support Knives were primarily made out of The Door.” requested the business office to pass themselves and possibly a family. circle saw blades that were no longer the final bill to him for approval.

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Obituaries Susan J. “Sue” Hartung

Duane R. Loxterkamp

Alan “Al” J. Kok

Marcella Stegura

Susan J. “Sue” Hartung, age 64 of Melrose, died peacefully, surrounded by her family on Sunday, August 19, 2018 at the CentraCare Health Nursing Home in Melrose, Minnesota.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, August 24 at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Meire Grove with Rev. Marvin Enneking officiating and Deacon Ernie Kociemba assisting. Interment will be in St. Mary’s Cemetery in Melrose.

Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m.

Thursday at the Patton-Schad Funeral Home in Melrose and from 10 to 11 a.m. Friday at the church in Meire Grove. Parish prayers will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday evening at the funeral home.

Susan Jane Kiely was born November

21, 1953 in Reedsburg, Wisconsin to Vincent and Genevieve (Bambrough) Kiely. She married Rick Hoeschen in 1974 and later divorced. On July 7, 1984 she married Allan Hartung at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Melrose. Sue worked with her husband on the farm north of Melrose. She was a member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Melrose. Sue enjoyed playing cards and going on trips to the casino. She liked working outdoors and was generous with giving to local charities.

Sue loved spending time with her family and her friends. She was always up for a good debate and loved making people laugh.

Survivors include her children, Jolane (Jason) Stoermann of Melrose, Josh (Colia) Hartung of Melrose, and Jayna Hartung of Melrose; grandchildren, Jada, Calia, Dacoley and baby Hartung (March, 2019); mother, Genevieve Kiely of Reedsburg, Wisconsin; sister, Linda Kiely of Reedsburg, Wisconsin; pet dog, Charlie; and many nieces and nephews.

Sue was preceded in death by her husband, Allan Hartung on June 7, 2008; father, Vincent Kiely; and brother, Mike Kiely.

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

Memorial services will be 11 AM Thursday, August 30, 2018 at Williams Dingmann Funeral Home, Long Prairie for Alan “Al” J. Kok, 76, of Long Prairie who passed away Saturday, August 18, 2018.

Deacon Thomas McFadden will officiate and burial will be at St. Mary’s Cemetery, Long Prairie. Visitation will be one hour prior to services on Thursday.

Al was born on March 21, 1942 to Henry and Helen (Laumeyer) Kok. He worked as a mechanic for Newman Motor Company for many years. Al enjoyed reading, guns, hunting and fishing. He will be dearly missed by all who knew him.

Survivors include brothers, Gerhardt (Helen) Kok of Virginia, MN and David (Barbara) Kok of Minnetonka; other family; and friends.

He was preceded in death by his parents; sisters, Irene Hogan and Odelia Watkins; and brothers, Ken and Jerome.

Michael Reinbold

F u n e r a l Services for Michael Reinbold will be held Monday, August 27, 2018 at 11:00 AM at Trinity Lutheran Church in Long Prairie.

Visitation will be held Sunday, August 26 from 5:00-8:00 PM and one hour prior to the service at the church. Interment will be in Bearhead Cemetery, Burtrum.

Further details unavailable at press time.

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Duane R. Loxterkamp, 67 year old resident of Swanville, MN passed away Friday, August 17, 2018 at his residence. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Thursday, August 23, 2018 at St. John’s Catholic Church in Swanville, MN with Father Ron Dockendorf officiating. Burial will take place in the St. John’s Parish Cemetery in Swanville, MN. A visitation will be held one hour prior to the service on Thursday at St. John’s Catholic Church.

Duane “Dewey” Loxterkamp was born on January 13, 1951 in Melrose, Minnesota to the late Anthony And Louise (Hiltner) Loxterkamp. He grew up and attended school in Swanville, Minnesota where he graduated with the class of 1969. In 1970 he started working at Kraft, and stayed with the company until his retirement in 2011.

Mass of Christian Burial was held Saturday, August 18, 2018 at St. Benedict’s Catholic Church in Avon for Marcella Stegura, age 95 of Avon who passed away at home on Wednesday surrounded by her family. Rev. Cyril Gorman officiated and burial was in the parish cemetery.

Marcella was born on January 20, 1923 in Avon to John and Katherine (Kociemba) Jonas. She met the love of her life, Walter Stegura at the age of 15. They married on August 16, 1941 and had 68 wonderful years together. She was a member of St. Benedict’s Catholic Church in Avon and St. Benedict’s Christian Mothers. Marcella was known for her raspberry red ribbon pies and her precise noodle making. She also enjoyed making bookmarkers which she shared with

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Duane enjoyed playing cards, spending time with family and friends, gardening, pontooning on the lake, and playing with his grandchildren. Although he struggled with Parkinson’s Disease, his grandchildren filled, even his most challenging days, with happiness and laughter. He will be greatly missed by many.

Left to cherish his memory are his children, Sheri (Jeff Nelson) of Little Falls, Derek Loxterkamp of Swanville, and Brittney Loxterkamp of Swanville; grandchildren, Josh (Rebekah) Nelson of Little Falls, Jordan Nelson of Little Falls, Emilee and Izabella of Swanville; great-grandchild Ella Nelson; siblings, John Loxterkamp of Swanville, Marvin Loxterkamp of Minneapolis, Alan Loxterkamp of Swanville, Gary Loxterkamp of Swanville, Mike (Janice) Loxterkamp of Swanville, Kathleen (Gerald) Zyvoloski of Sobieski, Lois (John) Blais of St. Michael, Debra (Mark) Sieben of Swanville, Michelle (Anthony II) Notermann of Swanville, and many nieces and nephews.

Duane was proceeded in death by his parents, Anthony and Louise Loxterkamp; brother James Loxterkamp; son, Darin Loxterkamp, and grandson Cace.

others. Marcella was a wonderful wife, mother, grandmother and homemaker who was dedicated to her sons up to her final days.

Marcella is survived by her children, Roger of Avon, John (Kim Clark) of Avon and Maxine and son-in-law, Robert Prom of St. Joseph; grandchildren, Angela (Adam) Koshiol and Sheldon Prom (Heather Lundgren); sister, Mary Thompson of Dana Point, CA and brother, Peter Jonas of Albany.

Marcella was preceded in death by her parents; her husband Walter on December 31, 2006; brothers, Stephen and Archie Jonas; and sisters, Rose Smith and Angeline Abeln.

As Marcella would say “it is what it is”.

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Arlene M. Rosty

Arlene M. Rosty passed away on August 4, 2018, at St. Anthony Care Center in St. Anthony, Minnesota, at age 91 of Alzheimer’s disease.

Arlene was born January 25, 1927 in Burtrum, Minnesota, to Michael (“Mike”) and Hedve Berens (nee Halling). Arlene married Ervin Rosty on March 21, 1950. They lived in Minneapolis, Minnesota, throughout most of their married

life.

Arlene is survived by three daughters: Sheila (Jerry) Buboltz, Debra (Ron)Seth, and Wendy (Tom) Fischer; seven grandchildren, and eight great-grandchildren, and many extended family members.

Arlene was preceded in death by her husband, Ervin, parents, and siblings Edna Hedin, Helen Weick, Lloyd Berens, and Palmer Berens.

A graveside service will be at Moses Dane Cemetery in Burtrum, Minnesota, on Wednesday, August 29, 2018 at 11:00 a.m., with Reverend Dave Christenson presiding.

A lunch at the Grey Eagle United Methodist Church in Grey Eagle will follow the graveside service.

Lucille Spanier Sinderman L u c i l l e S p a n i e r Sinderman, age 88 of Melrose, died peacefully on Wednesday, August 15, 2018 at Tree of Life Assisted Living in New Munich.

A Mass of Christian Burial was held Saturday, August 18, at St. Andrew’s Catholic Church in Greenwald with Rev. Marvin Enneking officiating. Inurnment was in the St. Mary’s Cemetery in Melrose.

Lucille was born May 13, 1930 in Elrosa, Minnesota to Nicholas and Cecelia (Deters) Barten. She was united in marriage to Leo Spanier on September 1st, 1947 at St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Spring Hill.

The couple lived on their farm in Greenwald until 1980 when they moved to Melrose.

After Leo passed away in 1982, Lucille married Elmer Sinderman of Minneapolis on September 4, 1997. The couple lived on Birch Lake and moved back to Melrose in 2000. Lucille enjoyed baking, quilting, crocheting, gardening, dancing, playing

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Lucille was a member of St. Andrew’s Catholic Church in Greenwald, a former member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Melrose, Daughters of Isabella Joan of Arc Circle of Melrose and Catholic Aid Association.

Survivors include her children, Bill (Mary) Spanier of Melrose, Steve (Kate) Spanier of Big Lake, Susan (Michael) Scarborough of Alexandria, Cindy (Larry) Foulke of Pompano Beach, FL, Scott (June) Spanier of St. Cloud; nine grandchildren, Ryan, Eric, Casey, Reggie, Abby, Quinn, Paige, Grant, and Madeline; five greatgrandchildren; brother and sisters, Donald Barten of St. Francis, Elverna Keller of Sauk Rapids, Rosie Spanier of Spring Hill, Doris (Wilfred) Arens of Padua, and Janice (Phil) Miller of Sauk Centre; sisters-in-law, Monica Barten of Spring Hill and brotherin-law, Doug Dahlheimer of Alexandria.

Lucille was preceded in death by her husbands, Leo Spanier on Oct. 22, 1982 and Elmer Sinderman on November 18, 2017; sister, Odelia Dahlheimer; and brothers, Alfred, Ray and Dick Barten.

Urn bearers were Lucille’s children, Susan Scarborough, Cindy Foulke, Bill Spanier, Steve Spanier, and Scott Spanier.

Cross bearer was Paige Scarborough and scripture bearer was Quinn Vennstra. Mass servers were Ryan Spanier and Eric Spanier.

Readers will be Tina Valerius, Ryan Spanier, and Ethan, Brynn, Max, and Taylor Spanier.

Gift bearers were Abby Spanier, Regie Spanier and Jayden Valerius. Mary Spanier and Mike Scarborough were eucharist ministers.

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We wish to thank everyone who helped make LeRoy Hoeschen’s funeral services so special. To Fathers Dan Walz and Father Roger Klassen who concelebrated the mass. Diane Kerfeld, Yvonne Beste and our son for the beautiful music. Mass servers Thatcher Van Beck and Isaiah Zink.

We would also like to thank St. Croix Hospice and Mother of Mercy Nursing Home staff who cared for LeRoy so well. For our neighbors and friends who brought food to the house and the funeral service and for all memorials and flowers we received. It meant so much to us.

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August is Child Support Awareness Month Gov. Mark Dayton has proclaimed August as Child Support Awareness Month, acknowledging the parents who support their children with child support payments in the State of Minnesota. In the 2017 Federal Fiscal Year, the State of Minnesota collected and disbursed $581 million in child support for 240,000 children and their 346,000 parents.

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Dave Says -By Dave Ramsey Dear Dave, My wife and I are following your plan, and we just paid off all our debt except for the house.

Since we work for the same company, do you think we should have an emergency fund that is larger

than you normally recommend?

-Don Dear Don, That’s great news! You’ve finished Baby Step 2, and now you’re ready for Baby Step 3, which is fully-funding your emergency fund.

I don’t see a reason to set aside more than six months of expenses. My recommended range for an emergency fund is three to six months of expenses.

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saving six months’ worth. If your employment outlook is really stable, you can go with setting aside three or four months of expenses in an emergency fund.

I look at your situation as being more high-risk. You each have jobs, so that’s the good news. But if the company went down, or experienced layoffs, you could find yourselves unemployed at the same time. My advice would be to save up six months of expenses for your emergency fund.

With that kind of cash just sitting there, you should be able to make an easier and less stressful transition in almost any kind of unemployment scenario or other emergency.

-Dave Dear Dave, What exactly is unsecured debt, and how is it different from secured debt?

-Rich Dear Rich, “Unsecured” debt generally means someone loaned you money, but they don’t have a lien on anything. Credit cards and student loans are examples of unsecured debt, because there’s nothing they can directly repossess if

the borrower doesn’t pay. However, they can sue you if you don’t pay, and get a lien against something after they sue you. In some cases, this is done against your income by garnishing your wages.

Some examples of “secured” debt would be things like a home mortgage or car loan. A home mortgage loan is secured by the home. If you don’t pay, they can foreclose and take the house.

The same is true with a car loan. If you don’t make the payments, they can take the car.

Typically, unsecured debts will be the last debts you pay if you’re in financial trouble. You’d make the car payment before paying on your student loan, and you’d make your house payment before paying on a credit card.

Hope this helps, Rich!

-Dave * Dave Ramsey is CEO of Ramsey Solutions. He has authored seven bestselling books, including The Total Money Makeover. The Dave Ramsey Show is heard by more than 13 million listeners each week on 585 radio stations and multiple digital platforms.

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Send Your Children Back to School Protected from Serious Diseases Back-to-school season is here. It’s time for parents to gather school supplies and back packs. It’s also the perfect time to make sure your children are up to date on their vaccines.

Child care facilities, preschool programs, schools and colleges are prone to outbreaks of infectious diseases. Children in these settings can easily spread illnesses to one another due to poor hand washing, not covering their coughs, and other factors such as interacting in crowded environments.

To celebrate the importance of immunizations for people of all ages, and make sure children are protected with all the vaccines they need as they go back to school, Todd County Health & Human Services is joining with partners nationwide in recognizing August as National Immunization Awareness Month.

Todd County Health & Human Services will be holding immunization clinics on Monday, August 27th from 9:00-12:00 and from 1:00-4:00. There will also be a late afternoon and early evening clinic held on Wednesday, August 29th from 3:30-7:30 PM.

“Getting children all of the vaccines recommended by CDC’s immunization schedule is one of the most important things parents can do to protect their children from serious diseases,” said Samantha Cofell. “If you haven’t done so already, now is the time to check with your child’s doctor to find out what vaccines your child needs.”

Vaccines protect against a number of serious and potentially life-threatening diseases.

When children are not vaccinated, they are at increased risk for diseases and can also spread diseases to others in their classrooms and community including babies who are too young to be fully vaccinated and people with weakened immune systems due to cancer or other health conditions.

Talk to your child’s doctor to find out which vaccines are recommended and required for them before going back to school.

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Bitz and Piecez -By Pastor Bitz Mark 6:45-56: The Review

As a human I am a creature of habit.

I like patterns, I get better at doing things when I have done them before. One tool we have as humans is the ability to remember things better the more we are exposed to them.

Mark knows this, God knows this, the Holy Spirit uses this when inspiring Mark to write his Gospel of Jesus Christ the Son of God. So in today’s text we have a review. We have some repetition to drive home some previously stated point. We have a review session even as the power of the Gospel presses on to Calvary.

At the end of chapter 4 Jesus is in a boat on the way to the east side of the lake.

They are caught up in a storm and Jesus calms it. He casts out the legion of demons when they reach land. Then he goes back to the other side of the sea of Galilee. Jairus wants his daughter healed and a woman touches the fringe of Jesus’ robe and is healed. If you don’t remember these events simply reread the first 6 chapters of Mark.

At the beginning of chapter 6 Jesus is ministering in Nazareth but not many are healed because of unbelief, unbelief rooted in a familiarity with Jesus. Then He sends out the disciples. John’s death foreshadows Jesus’ own death. Jesus and the disciples go into a more desolate place only to be followed by people without food and Jesus ends up feeding 5000 men plus women and children with 5 loaves

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and 2 fish. Now the disciples are back in the boat going across the sea again. Jesus stays to pray which he has done before.

Peace, quiet, rest was what Jesus was after when they went to the middle of nowhere and were followed. Jesus spends the night in prayer. Sounds familiar -- Jesus will spend the night before his own death in prayer. As morning approaches Jesus can still see the disciples trying to row across the lake into the wind. They know who controls these kinds of things, they even have God in the flesh with them but they fail to pray and ask God for help and Jesus is literally only a step away. So Jesus walks out to them getting ready to pass by just like he did to Moses at Mount Sinai but instead of seeing God with them they assume they are seeing a ghost. Again it is Jesus, so we can “take heart, and not be afraid.”

When Jesus got into the boat the wind ceased. Sounds familiar. “Who then is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?”

Verse 52, The disciples where astonished but they did not understand about the loaves, and their hearts where hardened.

At this point the disciples were not getting Jesus and needed a review of their own.

This trip to Gennesaret is a review the disciples needed and we are reminded that all people need reviews at times. Everyone needs the reminder that Jesus Christ the Son of God who calls all people to repent and believe in the Gospel came for them.

The Christians calling is to remind people again and again and share with them how great the gospel of Jesus really is for themselves and others. Amen.

This is a summary of the sermon delivered on July 29th, 2018 by Pastor Bitz at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Grey Eagle, MN. God’s Blessing!

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There are some religions in the Orient that follow practices that are condemned by Scripture and society. A member of one of them was jailed for robbery and murder which was part of his “faith.” While imprisoned he was visited by a missionary who shared with him the message of salvation. After he accepted Christ, the missionary gave him a Bible which became his dearest possession.

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When the judge confronted him with his crime, he broke down and began to weep. After a few moments he was able to speak and with tears streaming down his face told the judge that he had committed many murders - more than he could remember.

“How could you be guilty of enormities like these?” asked the judge.

Taking his worn Bible from his pocket and holding it up for the judge to see, he replied, “Had I but received this Book as a child, this book of Jesus, my Savior whom I now worship, I would not have done such horrible things.”

“Exalt the Lord, our God, and worship at His footstool; He is holy,” proclaims the Psalmist. How sad it is that so many who have His Word in their homes never allow it to enter their hearts and change their lives.

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-Tom in Philadelphia, PA Dear Tom, If the lines only have a leak in the one spot just over the tire then you may be in luck. There are now line repair kits that can install a splice into the line where it is damaged. If the line has extensive damage over a significant area it can’t be done but for a short one foot or less section which is very common on your model at that location it is a possibility that it can be done. If your shop won’t do it check around for one that will. You may find your repair costs cut by more than half and in the game of auto repairing every dollar you can save is a blessing.

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Just kidding. It sounds like the old failed clock spring issue. There is a sliding contractor in the steering column that makes all electrical connection for everything in the steering wheel by way of a flat cable wrapped up like a clock spring. If the cable breaks down with age it can short together and cause all sorts of weird stuff to happen and in the case of the air bag can be dangerous.

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Local Municipality Minutes Melrose City July 19, 2018 The Melrose City Council met in a Regular Meeting on Thursday, July 19, 2018 at 6:00 p.m. at the Melrose City Center pursuant to due notice being given thereof. Present were Council Members Dick Christenson, Tony Klasen, Justin Frieler, and Mayor Joe Finken, City Administrator Michael Brethorst, and City Clerk Patti Haase. Council Member Josh Thieschafer was absent. Mayor Finken presided thereat.

The Council then recited the Pledge of Allegiance.

A motion was made by Mr. Frieler, seconded by Mr. Klasen and unanimously carried to approve the agenda as amended.

Mayor Finken then opened the floor to public comment. There were no comments.

The following items were considered for approval under the Consent Agenda: a. The minutes from the April 19 Special Joint Meeting with MADA and the June 21 Regular Meeting. b. list of bills in the amount of $597,592.89. c. list of investments for the month of June. d. Streets/Parks Worker Keith Dobmeier’s will complete three years of service with the City on August 10. Streets/Parks Supervisor Gary Middendorf has conducted Mr. Dobmeier’s review and it is favorable; therefore, recommends he receive a step increase from Step 5 to Step 6. e. Office Assistant III Felicia Fruth will complete one year of service with the City on July 18. Police Chief Maus has conducted Ms. Fruth’s review and it is favorable; therefore, recommends she receive a step increase from Step 2 to Step 3. f. Donation Resolutions: 1) Resolution No. 2018-31, donation from the various sponsors and contributors towards the City of Melrose Parks and Recreations Capital Fund from the Golf Scramble Fundraising Event.

2) Resolution No. 2018-32, donation in the amount of $35 from the New Munich Jaycees to the Melrose Area Chamber of Commerce Beautification Project. g. Gambling Resolutions: 1) Resolution No. 2018-33, Resolution Approving Gambling License to St. Mary’s Church for an exemption from lawful gambling license to conduct a bingo and a raffle on October 28, 2018, St. Mary’s School at 320 5th Ave SE in Melrose. h. Fire Chief Tom Budde is requesting Council approval to hire Anthony Santana and Andrew Bergstom. Hiring of Mr. Santana and Mr. Bergstom are contingent upon successful background investigations and passing pre-employment physicals.

A motion was made by Mr. Christenson, seconded by Mr. Frieler and unanimously carried to approve the Consent Agenda items.

Police Chief Craig Maus presented the Police Department’s June report. He noted there were 463 calls for service during that month, compared to 296 for June 2017. A total of 31 citations were written for the month of June. The year-to-date number of calls is 2,589 compared to 1,660 in 2017. For the month of June 2018, the Department received 30 agency assist calls. Abatement issues will be due next week. As of today, July 19, neither party has addressed their issues. Chief Maus reminded the public that Tuesday, August 7 is Night to Unite. The event will be held at the Sauk River Park.

Hotdogs and chips will be served, sponsored by Freeport State Bank.

Development Director Lisa Atkinson reported on the Planning and Zoning Commission’s July 2 Regular Meeting: • Casey’s Preliminary and Final Plats have been recommended for approval by the Commission with one revision at the meeting regarding landscaping that has been shown on their revised landscape plan and will be reviewed by the City Council.

• Ordinances continued or tabled from the June meeting were discussed and the portable storage and mixed-use ordinances were recommended for approval by the Commission.

• Preliminary and Final Plat – Melrose Casey’s Addition 1. Extensive comments and conditions were noted in the staff report. The applicants have revised their plans to meet the majority of the plan change requests. Anything that is not met will be a condition of approval of the resolution.

2. A Development Agreement is required by Subdivision Code.

Staff prepared a less cumbersome Letter of Understanding in lieu of the Development Agreement. Signing of this document is a condition of approval.

• Fence Ordinance. Fence ordinance allowing 0 foot setback when meeting specific criteria. The proposed ordinance revisions were verified after the last Council meeting and it is recommended for approval on the July Council agenda.

• Mixed Use C-5 Ordinance and associated mixed use ordinance revisions. The Mixed Use Ordinance amendment will allow

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parcels near the downtown to be rezoned to be C-5, Downtown Mixed Use which would allow residential on the first floor, although primarily not facing public right-of-way. Other than this change and an additional five feet in maximum height, the ordinance is very similar to C-1, Commercial Downtown. Staff recommends approval of this ordinance amendment.

• Portable/Temporary Storage Units. The temporary storage ordinance has been extensively revised. Staff provided a detailed overview of the revisions in your packet. Generally, the proposed ordinance allows smaller POD type structures for residential, semi-trailer type containers without wheels for medical and public zoning districts, and semi-trailers for commercial and industrial uses.

The quantity, location and length of time allowed have been revised and are detailed in the chart in the draft ordinance.

• Coborn’s Rezoning. Coborn’s Grocery Store would like to add additional parking. Fourteen additional parking spaces are proposed. The new parking area is located on land zoned R-1 and requires rezoning.

• Sign Ordinance. Postponed from June and will be reviewed at the August Planning and Zoning Commission meeting.

• City Billboards. MADA met on July 12, 2018 to discuss. One billboard is proposed to have graphics related to the City, one related to the school district, and one related to energy efficiency as it will be partly paid for by Missouri River Energy Services.

• St. Mary’s Church has requested a pre-application meeting with staff to learn about the City’s application process.

• Duane Kemper is looking to add some additional land to his property on the rear/west of his parcel. He also wants to add a small outlot on the southeast corner of his lot to his parcel. This will be done through platting.

• Proliant Dairy is looking to add a conference room on the south side of their property. Staff is awaiting receipt of an anticipated the minor lot line adjustment application.

• Burger King has been doing background work related to cleaning and repairing their site related to the sewer line break. Their structural engineer has confirmed with Burger King that the building is structurally sound. Burger King has informed staff that they plan to do a full-store remodel during the time that they are closed. Staff is glad they are continuing to move forward with the efforts and look forward to receiving the plans for a new store.

City Attorney Scott Dymoke was not in attendance. Mr. Dymoke’s report was entered into record. During the period from June 13, 2018 through July 11, 2018, significant attention has been given to the following projects on behalf of the City of Melrose: • Charter Cable Franchise: Reviewed proposed franchise renewal agreement and discussed potential amendments to cable franchise ordinance with City Administrator and Charter representatives.

• 5th Avenue SE: Reviewed property records and prepared opinion regarding nature of Melrose’s right of way easement in 5th Avenue SE. • Data Practices: Reviewed data practices request and advised City staff as to response.

• Zoning Ordinance: Reviewed drafts of amendments revising fence regulations and creating a C-5 district and storage unit regulations. Prepared and forwarded comments to City staff.

Mayor Finken stated that staff has reviewed the Melrose Casey’s Addition Preliminary and Final Plat and related documents. The Planning and Zoning Commission report fully documents the site details and the issues that needed to be resolved as of the Commission meeting. The majority of the plan revisions requested have been completed. Mike Nielson, City Engineer, has revised his 06/14/18 comments with a memo dated 07/11/18. Stearns County Highway Department has reviewed the plat and their letter, dated 6-14-18 outlines their requirements and conditions. They are requiring their letter be recorded with the County due to their restricted access requirement, which the applicants are also depicting on their plat. Staff has drafted a resolution for City Council approval that attaches all relevant memos and plat/plan sheets. It also has an attachment labeled “Letter of Understanding” which the City is accepting in lieu of a more lengthier Development Agreement, required by the Subdivision Code. Staff has not revised the earlier Planning Commission Staff Report (07/09/18), due to the late submission of revisions by the applicant. However, in an effort to keep the project moving forward through the review process and still make sure that everything is consistent with the intended process, staff has added the following condition to the resolution, “All relevant requirements and comments noted in the Planning Commission 07/02/18 Staff Report, the City Council 07/19/18 staff report, the 07/11/18 memo from Mike Nielson of WSB (an update from the earlier 06/15/18 WSB memo), and

the 06/14/2018 Stearns County Highway Department Letter shall be complied with, even if they are not specifically noted in this Resolution.” The only changes that were made to the Planning Commission Staff Report were to modify the language regarding the landscaping that was requested by the Planning and Zoning Commission and also to add a note about requiring a Letter of Understanding in lieu of a Development Agreement. We do acknowledge and appreciate that most of the requested plan revisions were made by the applicant.

Staff feels comfortable recommending the project be approved subject to the conditions noted in the resolution.

Council Member Christenson introduced Resolution No. 2018-34, Resolution Approving Case No. Pp-5-2018-2004 And Fp5-2018-2005 Preliminary and Final Plat Requested By Casey’s Retail Company, subject to conditions noted therein, including but not limited to signing of the Letter of Understanding in Lieu of requiring a more formal Development Agreement. The motion was seconded by Mr. Frieler with a roll call vote recorded as follows: FOR: Council Member Christenson, Frieler, Klasen and Mayor Finken. AGAINST: None. ABSENT: Council Member Thieschafer Mayor Finken stated that the City of Melrose has been awarded the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development Small Cities Development Program for an owner-occupied and commercial rehabilitation program. The Central Minnesota Housing Partnership, Inc. (CMHP) drafted the application on behalf of the City. The CMHP wrote the grant allowing to use funds within the grant to administer the program. As per the contract provided, CMHP will perform all work associated to the grant and provide templates as needed to support the various requirements for the grant.

A motion was made by Mr. Frieler, seconded by Mr. Klasen and unanimously carried approving the contract with CMHP to perform all work associated with grant administration. Small Cities Development Program (SCDP) Policies. To become eligible to receive funds under the SCDP, the City must adopt the following policies: 1. Drug-Free Work Place 2. Income Re-Use Plan Melrose 3. Residential Anti-displacement 4. Fair Housing Plan 5. Prohibition of Excessive Force Policy 6. Section 3 Plan A review of the policies to those of the City’s current practice has been completed. The City has already adopted the policy or is actively practicing it without policy. The only exception to this is the Section 3 Plan. It states that under a HUD program, the City must attempt to recruit low income residents. The City of Melrose complies with this through the operation of the Melrose HRA and Rose View Manor. The City also contracts with Tri-Cap for bussing services; however, the City does not maintain a list of Section 3 businesses for HUD-funded programs. Efforts will be made with the guidance of CMHP to ensure we develop a list of possible contractors. The funding for the CMHP administration of this program will come from the grant itself. Administration costs are eligible costs. Due to the complexity and amount of time required to administer the program, the assistance of CMHP is required. Ed Zimney from CMHP was in attendance to discuss the policies and answer any questions.

A motion was made by Mr. Frieler, seconded by Mr. Klasen and unanimously carried adopting the Small Cities Development Program Policies listed below: 1. Drug-Free Work Place 2. Income Re-Use Plan Melrose 3. Residential Anti-displacement 4. Fair Housing Plan 5. Prohibition of Excessive Force Policy 6. Section 3 Plan Mayor Finken stated that there are a variety of sections that are amended, because the addition of a new zoning district affects lots of areas of the zoning code. Each of these changes, some of which are fairly minor, are called out with an underline indicating the addition of new text or struck text indicating the proposed removal of text. An effort was made to allow this zoning district to be very similar to the

C-1 zoning district.

• The height for C-5 was increased allowing a 45-foot maximum height. The C-1 has a maximum height of 40 feet.

• Zero foot setbacks are proposed similar to the C-1 zoning district. However, 10% of the lot is required to be landscaped, which balances out the zero setback somewhat while giving increased flexibility to the developer and the City regarding where the landscape areas are best suited for each site.

• Maximum structure coverage is 90 percent.

• The Wind Energy section of the code does not seem very relevant for this zoning district, but we should identify the requirements that pertain to each zoning district.

• No off-street loading area is proposed to be required at this time.

Prior to drafting the C-5 ordinance, at their May 7, 2018 meeting, the Planning and Zoning Commission held a public hearing and considered an ordinance amendment that proposed to amend and modify the existing C-1, Commercial Downtown zoning district to allow first floor apartments. The Commission felt uncomfortable making that change apply to the entire downtown area and stated a preference to see a new zoning district (C-5) created that would allow first floor apartments with downtown setbacks and regulations.

The C-5 public hearing notice was published for a public hearing and held at the June 4, 2018 meeting regarding consideration and adoption of the attached mixed use (C-5) zoning ordinance. At the June 4, 2018 meeting, instead of recommending the Ordinance to the City Council, the Planning and Zoning Commission directed staff to obtain information for store front parking, handicap parking, and residential parking in a mixed-use district.After the meeting, staff reviewed the current parking ordinance along with the ordinances of other communities regarding mixed uses and found that the City’s current parking ordinance gives sufficient parking for mixed uses, including the following: “Proof of Parking” allows banking of up to 25% of the parking requirements through the site plan review process, which allows the parking spaces to be designated on the site plan but not to be constructed or used for anything else in case additional parking is needed until the site plan is amended with the City.

• “Joint Parking Facilities” allows a reduction of the total number of spaces when the peak use times differ for mixed uses in a project requiring fewer parking spaces overall. However, it does not allow reduction beyond the minimum number of parking spaces for the use which requires the most parking. If it was a commercial/ housing set of uses, whichever use has the highest parking would be the minimum spaces required. The applicant, if desiring to reduce their overall parking, would need to demonstrate that the extent that the use(s) with the fewer parking needs would be able to be meet the parking requirements of the combined uses.

The Commission recommended that parking be required as it would elsewhere in the City (outside of the C-1 Downtown Commercial area) as they did not want to burden the downtown with additional on-street parking demands.

As such, the new C-5 District is proposing regular parking requirements be met, which would allow joint parking and proof of parking and doesn’t burden the downtown by with excessive offstreet parking, should additional properties rezone to this zoning district in the future. Staff recommends adoption of the proposed C-5 ordinance.

Council Member Klasen introduced Ordinance No. 07-192018-2, An Ordinance Amending Zoning Ordinance No. 1989-1A, As Amended, Adopted By Reference As Chapter 153 Of The Melrose City Code Relating To Mixed Uses And Creating A C-5 Commercial/Residential Downtown District. The motion was seconded by Mr. Christenson with a roll call vote recorded as follows: FOR: Council Members Klasen, Christenson, Frieler, and Mayor Finken. AGAINST: None. ABSENT: Council Member Thieschafer A motion was made by Mr. Frieler to adopt the Official Title

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These issues are generally: 1) Where exactly in relation to the property line is it constructed. This will be mitigated by requiring inspections when fences are closer than three feet to the property line. Fences are typically approved as a zoning permit. No inspection is conducted. When fences are closer than three feet to the property line, it is important that the property stakes are exposed and that the location of the fence is verified both before construction and after construction. Two inspections would be needed. The City’s Building Official has agreed to conduct these two fence inspections for fences that are closer than three feet from the property line. There would be a $50 Fence Setback fee and the Building Official would get paid based on his usual fee ratio.

2) The “nice” side of the fence faces away from the house constructing the fence. If the fence is on the property line, this is unclear.

This is required to be agreed to in writing and will be added to a form that will be required for fences closer than three feet.

3) Who pays for and maintains the fence is less clear when the fence is on a shared property line. This is required to be agreed to in writing and will be added to a form that will be required for fences closer than three feet.

4) The process for removal, if and when that is ever necessary, is less clear when the fence is on a shared property line. This is required to be agreed to in writing and will be added to a form that will be required for fences closer than three feet.

This ordinance was drafted to address concerns that have been brought up by residents. It is up to the Council to determine if this is a good fit for Melrose or if the three-foot fence setback is okay the way it is. Any concerns or changes should be noted and discussed. If the Council is comfortable with the ordinance as proposed, it can be forwarded to the Council for their review with a positive recommendation. The Planning and Zoning Commission, on June 4, 2018, held a public hearing and discussed the proposed change.

The Commission recommended the Council review and approve this ordinance amendment. City Attorney Scott Dymoke reviewed the proposed change and recommended that the ordinance be amended to require the written agreement between property owners be filed with the County Recorder. A $50 Fence Setback fee is recommended by the City Building Official who feels the fee covers the cost for the two required inspections to ensure the fence is constructed on the property line.

Council Member Frieler introduced Ordinance No. 07-192018-3, An Ordinance Amending Zoning Ordinance No. 1989-1-A, As Amended, Adopted by Reference as Chapter 153 of the Melrose City Code Amending Section 1600, Fence and Wall Regulations. The motion was seconded by Mr. Klasen with a roll call vote recorded as follows: FOR: Council Members Frieler, Klasen, Christenson, and Mayor Finken. AGAINST: None. ABSENT: Council Member Thieschafer A motion was made by Mr. Christenson to the adopt the Official Title and Summary, Ordinance No. 07-19-2018-3. The motion was seconded by Mr. Frieler with a roll call vote recorded as follows: FOR: Council Members Christenson, Frieler, Klasen, and Mayor Finken. AGAINST: None. ABSENT: Council Member Thieschafer Mayor Finken noted that in accordance to the terms and payment agreement between the City of Melrose and Breitbach Construction for work relating to 1st St NE, Pay Voucher #2 is submitted. The project is 42% complete and is anticipated to be complete

less the final punch list items by July 31. The total award for said project is $662,680.75. Pay Voucher #1 was pre-approved as part of the Council’s May 17, 2018 Regular Meeting in the amount of $121,018.48. Pay Voucher #2 has been reviewed by WSB Engineering and City of Melrose. It is recommended to approve Pay Voucher #2 in the amount of $153,116.30 less a 5% retainer for a payment of $145,460.48.

A motion was made by Mr. Christenson, seconded by Mr. Klasen and unanimously carried to approve Pay Voucher #2 in the amount of $145,460.48 and authorize staff to release the final retainer once final punch list are complete.

Mayor Finken stated that in accordance to the terms and payment agreement between the City of Melrose and Asphalt Surface Technologies (ASTECH, Pay Voucher #1 is submitted). The project is 97% complete and is anticipated to be complete less final punch list items by August 31. The total award for said project is $105,283.03.

Pay Voucher #1 has been reviewed by WSB Engineering and City of Melrose. It is recommended to approve Pay Voucher #1 in the amount of $105,283.03 less 5% retainer for payment of $100,018.88.

A motion was made by Mr. Frieler, seconded by Mr. Christenson, and unanimously carried to approve Pay Voucher #1 in the amount of $100,018.88, and authorize staff to release the final retainer once final punch list are complete.

Mayor Finken stated that Minnesota General Governmental Competitive bidding threshold increased from $100,000 to $175,000.

The Melrose Purchase Policy reflected the $100,000 limit. A revision to the Policy is proposed to match that of the State Law. It removes the dollar amount and defaults to the state Law Limit. Two additional changes are proposed to increase the purchase order threshold from $200 to $1,000. The purchase order is for local tracking only for purposes to tracking inventory. This is a duplication of efforts as the Departments already provide this information to Accounts Payables and Finance Officer verbally and tracked. The third proposed change is to reflect actual practices. Time is of the essence purchases occur from time to time. These purchases are made only when it is known that the prices are most likely to save monies or to consolidate the purchase with another order. The process defined is to receive approval from both the Department Head and City Administrator followed by a notification to the appropriate Chairperson followed by formal board action at the next regular meeting. The Public Utilities Commission has reviewed this and has adopted the change at their July 9, 2018 meeting.

A motion was made by Mr. Frieler, seconded by Mr. Christenson ad unanimously carried concurring with the Public Utilities Commission approving the revisions to the Purchasing Policy.

Mayor Finken stated as per the direction of the Public Utilities Commission at the May 14, 2018 meeting, a meeting was held with the Union to discuss the wage scale for the Apprentice Lineman. Also discussed was the Summer 750-hour Electric intern. The initial pay scale was presented to the Union. They have countered with an adjusted scale for Start. The Union has stated that they would accept the terms as outlined in the scale they presented. They started their offer at $24.84, which is Step Zero of the Lineman pay scale. It was discussed and determined that $20.46 would be acceptable by the Union. A review of similar MRES members that responded to our survey shows a % of pay at 60%-65% of the Journey Lineman pay scale. Relating to the Summer Intern, under the PELRA rules, anyone who works greater that 67 days for at least one hour in that day is eligible for Union representation. The Summer Intern is 750 hours which is more than 67-day rules. Therefore, after discussions with the Union, they are willing to waive the interest in this position as it is only temporary in nature and considered an intern. A Letter of Understanding has been presented to the Union. The Public Utilities Commission, at its June 11, 2018 meeting, approved the Apprentice Lineman pay scale and Memo of Understanding.

A motion was made by Mr. Christenson, seconded by Mr. Klasen and unanimously carried concurring with the Public Utilities Commission approving the Apprentice Lineman pay scale and Memo

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Mayor Finken noted that Stearns County will be completing three County State Aid Projects within the City limits of Melrose prior to end of 2018 construction season. This will include 2nd Ave (County Road 13) from approximately Coborn’s to I-94 (NO 073613-026), Main Street (County Road 65 – 1800 feet west of the west City limits to east City Limits of Melrose (NO 073-665-020), 5th Street (County Road 168) From Thunder Road to County Road 13 (school intersection) (CP 168-018-021). The County Engineer has reviewed the project and find it in compliance with our shared and mutual agreements. The Melrose City Engineer has also reviewed the project; therefore, it is recommended to approve the plans as presented. The City is partnering with Stearns County to install the sidewalk and pedestrian ramps for County Road 65. The plan as presented includes the pedestrian ramp, miscellaneous concrete work and a small portion of storm sewer only for the proposed City project. The County will be replacing the majority of the pedestrian ramps that adjoin their mill and overlay projects to bring them into compliance with the ADA standards. The County has offered to include our pedestrian ramps into their project. The estimated costs for the pedestrian ramp and associated concrete work and storm sewer is estimated at $71,853. Because the City is participating in the project, they are obligated to pay a percentage share of the mobilization costs based on the estimate of the project costs which is approximately $7,400 of the $71,853. The funds to pay for this would come from the funds planned to pay for the County Road 65 project that was planned. The City planned to pay for costs associated to a seal coat on County Road 65; however, since the County is performing a mill and overlay, there are not costs, so the cost allocation for that project would be used to pay for the associated pedestrian ramp, concrete and storm sewer work. The remaining portion of the sidewalk, retaining wall and associated sidewalk improvements would become a City project in the Spring of 2019. The funds for this would be paid from a sidewalk improvement project funded by Jennie-O Turkey Store and a portion from Melrose sidewalk fund or if needed from CentraCare fund. The County has stated, that it is best to do the pedestrian ramps in 2018 as part of this project than 2019, due to the impact to the newly paved County road. The County has established a practice as has the City of Melrose of not to cut into freshly paved roadways as it decreases the life of the road and is costly as the funds to pave that area will have been wasted.

Council Member Frieler introduced Resolution No. 2018-36, Resolution Approving County Project Within Municipal Corporate Limits of Melrose, Minnesota/Stearns Mill and Overlay. The motion was seconded by Mr. Klasen with a roll call vote recorded as follows: FOR: Council Members Frieler, Klasen, Christenson, and Mayor Finken. AGAINST: None. ABSENT: Council Member Thieschafer Mayor Finken stated that on July 11, 2018, the City received a letter from Minnesota Department of Administration State Historic Preservation Office, Environmental Review Program Manager Sarah Beimers. In the letter, they are recommending a Phase 1 archeological survey be completed. WSB contracts with Blondo Consulting, LLC for Phase 1A Architectural Surveys. For just the Rock Arch Rapids, the cost is anticipated to be $7,000. Staff acknowledges that a similar report will likely be necessary for the Riverview/former Kraft lot EAW and sees merit in having Blondo conduct this work for both projects at the same time. Staff is recommending that the City Council approve the action noted below.

A motion was made by Mr. Klasen, seconded by Mr. Frieler and unanimously carried authorizing Blondo Consulting LLC, subcontracted by WSB, to conduct the Phase 1A Background Literature Search and Development of Site Specific Historic Context for the CSAH 13 Realignment Project/Rock Arch Rapids and the Riverview project, with an estimated cost of $7,000. . Mayor Finken stated that a request has been submitted to the City to install a fence adjacent to the East Public Works Shed. An initial concept sketch has been recreated to meet the current fencing code requirements. To meet the base standards for the proposed fence it would need to be 100 feet in length extending north and south on the west property line on west of the new electric feeds that were burring in 2017 / 2018 to feed Jennie-O Turkey Store. Cost estimates are being developed to reflect a maintenance free fence at 100 feet

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in length. It is estimated to build 6’x6’ tan Belmont privacy vinyl fence panel kit at $55 per section and would be approximately 102 feet with 17 sections ($935). Plus, the cost of cement (34 bags at $8 per bag=$272). Miscellaneous materials and equipment is estimated to cost $250. It would take three staffers at least eight hours to prep the and install the fence. Between the City and Utility, they have the equipment to install the fence. Not including the cost of the staff to install the fence, it is estimated to cost approximately $2,392. It is noted, the current project list would push the fence project to late fall if staff were to install the fence. A second option to consider is to build the fence to the same standard as Willow Trucking less the two-foot berm, which was built to reduce the likelihood of lights impacting the adjacent neighbors. A quote was received to same vendor that is installing the Willow Trucking fence to match the same fencing material and design that would be identical to that of the Willow Trucking fence. The cost for fence installed and mater is $14,285 plus sales tax. Plus, there would be a cost for a 16-inch wide mow strip. This cost would include a sod cutter, cement and labor. It is anticipated this work could be done in house; however, this mow strip would occur late Fall 2018 or Spring 2018 if City staff were to do that. A review of the code and requirements, the public works building is not required to install a buffer as it is not expanding the foot print of the building. The Utilities is considering pouring a cement slab to store transformer to the west of the Public Works building. If this were to occur, this would trigger the fence / buffer strip clause. The Utilities Commission, at its June 11 meeting, approved the installation of fencing along the west property line to extend. The Council tabled the action pending a quote to match that of the Willow Trucking style fence. If the City were to move forward and order the fence and its installation, it would be completed in September 2018.

• Option 1: Standard “Menards-Standard” six-foot Fence $2,392 + plus sales tax + staff labor + 16-inch mow strip to be complete later Total Estimate: $5,500 • Option 2: Eight-foot fence identical to Willow Trucking $14,285 including material and labor + plus sales tax + 16-inch mow strip to be complete later Total Estimate: $17,500 The Utilities Commission, at their July 9, 2018 meeting, voted to install Option 2 fence at their cost, but to partner with the City to install the 16-inch mow strip. As per Streets/Parks Supervisor Gary Middendorf, the cost for the cement is less than $1,000 and staff would be able to install the mow strip. The fence will be installed in Fall 2018.

Mayor Finken stated that the Council, in September 2017, updated its master sidewalk plan to add a sidewalk to along CSAH 65 to support the additional pedestrian traffic in the area. The original cost estimate for the project was approximately $82,500. Stearns County had agreed to include this sidewalk project into the CSAH 65 mill and overlay project. The County has completed their final engineering estimate and are planning to bid the project in late July 2018 for a project to be complete in late Fall 2018. The engineering estimate has come in at a cost of $238,923.50. Their cost estimate is noticeably higher than the City’s. The City’s estimates were based on recent bid awarded for City sidewalk work. The County has used numbers that reflect prevailing wage scale, late Fall construction plus contingency estimates, retaining wall work and driveway repairs. The City is actively updating cost estimates to City coordinated retaining wall and driveway work. Estimates to be provided once received.

1) Bid out pedestrian ramps only / remove all other sidewalk, retraining wall, driveway work a. City of Melrose to complete project in FY 19 (bid late winter / early Spring / Summer construction of sidewalk, retaining wall, driveway work 2) Eliminate entire sidewalk portion from CSAH 65 project and install bike lane / pedestrian pathway on County Road 65 on north side of road (signage and street marking to designate pathway, eliminate parking on north side of road) 3) Move sidewalk to north side of road This option has been explored and due to cost of relocating utilities and retaining walls, this option has been eliminated from consideration.

4) Another option is to reduce cost by using bituminous versus

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cement.

After further discussion, a motion was made by Mr. Klasen, seconded by Mr. Frieler and unanimously carried directing staff to confirm with Stearns County that they would allow installing only the curb work for the project and authorizing staff to obtain bids for curbing and the pedestrian ramps. The Council will make a determination based on the outcome of the bid.

Mike Nielson provided an update on the 1st Street NE project.

Mr. Nielson stated that the underground utilities have been completed and Class 5 Aggregate Base has been placed as of July 12, 2018. The curb and gutter will be place starting July 13, 2018. It will most likely be completed the week of July 16, 2018. Following 4-5 days of cure time, the sidewalk construction will begin with bituminous paving to follow as soon as possible. The post office and other businesses will have access from the south side. First Street NE will be closed until the curb and gutter and sidewalk are completed. The accesses to City Center will be done one at a time to provide access at all times. Mr. Nielson noted that the work on 4th Avenue NE has been complete except for the signing and striping. Some work at the intersection with 1st Street NE including the curb and gutter and pedestrian ramps will be completed with the 1st Street NE work.

Mike Nielson provided an update on the 5th Avenue NE Bridge/ Channel Relocation/ Arch Rock Rapids. Mr. Nielson reviewed the schedule. The schedule above was based on starting construction in the winter of 2018. Based on the lack of bridge funding for construction in 2019 and the current funding cycles for both the LCCMR and Lessard Sam’s grant funding we are holding off on preparing the CLOMR until after we get comments back from the EAW and final

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approval just in case there are any changes that may be required. The EAW comment period ends July 25, 2018. Mr. Nielson stated that City Administrator, Michael Brethorst, made his presentation to the LCCMR board and was asked for additional information. Hopefully that is a good sign that we made the short list and are under consideration for funding.

Mayor Finken stated that the biennial City election will be held on Tuesday, November 6, 2018. The Mayor and two Council Members’ terms expire at yearend 2018. Filings open on Tuesday, July 31 and close on Tuesday, August 14 at 5:00 p.m.

The following informational items were reviewed: a. On July 18, Streets/Parks Maintenance Supervisor Gary Middendorf received his 35-year recognition award of $200 as outlined in City Personnel Policy – Employee Recognition Program. Mr. Middendorf was commended for his years of service. b. City staff will meet in a budget working group meeting with the Council in August where the 2018 preliminary budget and the Five Year Capital Improvement Plan will be reviewed. In the past, this was done proceeding the regularly scheduled August meeting.

The revised preliminary budget will be brought back to the Council for approval in September to certify the preliminary tax levy to Stearns County. c. The minutes from the Utilities Commission’s June 11 Regular Meeting. d. Correspondence from Charter Communications. e. 2nd Quarter Ambulance Report.

A motion was made by Mr. Klasen, seconded by Mr. Frieler and unanimously carried that the meeting be adjourned at 7:10 p.m.

Patricia Haase, City Clerk

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St. Francis of Assisi

63rd

Annual Fall Festival

Sunday, August 26, 2018 Mass at 10:00am in air conditioned church Music led by LaVerne and the Starlites After Mass, join us for a homemade chicken and ham dinner with all the fixings, serving indoors and outdoors, starting at 11am.

Adults $10.00

Children (5-10) $5.00

Ages 4 & under free

Auction 2:30 pm by Schultz Auctioneers (Proceeds from the auction will be used to help pay for tuckpointing on the church)

Grand Raffle at 7:30pm Top 3 prizes of $500 each - 100+ prizes Live Music all day by LaVerne and the Starlites, then Backes Bros. after the auction, sponsored by Freeport State Bank

New Game This Year! LUCKY BALL • Food Stand

• Country Store

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• Cake Walk

• Bingo • Straw Stand

• Fried Bread • Fancywork and more

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St. Francis is located 10 miles north of Albany or 25 miles Southwest of Little Falls on State Hwy 238.

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