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Learn how to say that dirty 2-letter word -By Harvey Mackay The other day I was with a friend who was telling me how stressed he was. He felt everyone wanted a piece of him and he was spread too thin. He didn’t want to disappoint people, especially family. I told him he needed to learn how to say no.

Like most of us, he had no idea how to gracefully but firmly decline requests.

Why is it so hard? It’s just a tiny twoletter word that is tremendously liberating.

So why do we feel so guilty saying no?

Do you recognize these descriptions paraphrased from Michelle Tullier’s “The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Overcoming Procrastination?”

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Some people have a great sense of duty and obligation. They feel like they have to say yes to almost anything they are asked to do – and end up feeling resentful and burned out. Remember, taking care of yourself is important, too.

Others just want everyone to like them.

They’re afraid if they say no they might cause the person making the request to reject them. Don’t worry so much. People accept others saying no in life, and they’ll accept you saying no, too.

Some are afraid they’ll miss out on a big opportunity if they say no. The remedy: If you think doing something will help you achieve some of your own goals, then you should probably do it. Otherwise, look for other opportunities.

Then there are those who feel flattered when they are asked to do something. If acknowledgement is the primary reason for helping, rethink your motives.

Some people hate confrontation so much they will do almost anything to avoid it. They are called pushovers. Bear in mind, most people don’t scream and yell when someone says no, but if they do, they’ll get over it, and so will you.

Inevitably, someone will ask you to do something you don’t have the time or ability to do. In an effort to please everyone, you may say yes. While your intentions may be honorable, the result may be falling short of completing any obligation well. So everyone

might be better served if you just say no.

You probably can’t turn down orders from your boss, but you can take more control of your time by not letting co-workers bury you with requests. Help when you can, but remind people politely that you’ve got to stick to priorities. Don’t let extraneous tasks overtake your calendar.

And while it’s great to be needed, don’t try too hard to become your organization’s “go-to” person whenever something needs to be done. You won’t get ahead if you’re too busy to do good work. Before you get stretched too far, consider how to say “no” without alienating your boss and your coworkers: • Explore the assignment. Find out why you’re being asked to take on this job. Are you really the only person who can do it?

Is it really urgent? The more you know, the more negotiating room you have.

• Clarify your own priorities. Explain what else is on your plate and why it’s Harvey Mackay continued to pg 3

Upcoming Events

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4 • American Red Cross Blood Drive from 1-7 p.m. at the Freeport Community Center.

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 7 • Sauk Centre Lions Club 55th Annual Pancake Day from 8 a.m.-1 p.m. at the Sauk Centre High School Cafeteria.

• OLMC Christian Women’s Annual Breakfast, Coffee, Cake Sale & Silent Auction from 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at Our Lady of Mt. Caramel Church, Opole.

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 8 • Albany Horticultural Society “Gelatin Art” by Lucy Senstad at 7 p.m. at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church, Albany.

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 13 • Albany Chamber of Commerce Annual Banquet & Awards Ceremony starting at 5:30 p.m. at Paul’s Par-A-Dice, Albany.

• 27th Annual Valentine’s Banquet starting at 6 p.m. at Word of Life Church, Upsala. See ad on page 3.

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 14 • Albany Legion Post 482 Smorgasbord Breakfast from 8 a.m.-Noon at the Church of Seven Dolors Parish Center, Albany.

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 20 • Race On Trace, Grey Eagle.

• St. John’s St. Andrew’s Catholic School’s 25th Anniversary Steak & Wine Dinner/Auction from 5-8:30 p.m. at the Greenwald Pub. SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 21 • Quilt Bingo at 1 p.m. at St. Mary’s Church, Upsala.

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 27 • Sobieski & Swanville Lions Clubs 23rd Annual Fishing Contest starting at noon on Long Lake, Swanville. See ad on page 12.

• Catholic Women of the St. Cloud Diocese Annual Women’s Lenten Retreat at Sts. Peter & Paul Church, Richmond.

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 28 • Catholic United Financial Matching Grant Fundraiser Breakfast from 9 a.m.12:30 p.m. at St. Francis of Assisi Church basement.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

GREY EAGLE SENIORS • Exercise Classes every Monday, Wednesday, Friday at 9:30 a.m. at the Grey Eagle Senior Center.

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

HELPING HANDS EXERCISE • Exercise and Line Dancing meets every Wednesday at 9:15 a.m., Holdingford City Hall.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Low 10 10 18 25 14 14 14

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Harvey Mackay continued from page 2 important. Other people may not realize what your priorities really are, and won’t press the question once they understand the scope of your other responsibilities.

• Adjust your workflow. If your boss wants you to do something extra, use the request as an opportunity to shift your other projects: “I can do that, but my report on the Jones Project will be late – is that okay?” This shows you’re thinking about priorities, and may make your boss rethink his assumptions about your workload.

• Don’t say anything when you’re put on the spot. Take some time to think it over.

• Be polite, but firm. Don’t build false hope about what you can do. Don’t say, “I’ll try.” You’ll just worry about squeezing the request into your schedule or how you’re going to say in the end that you didn’t get it done.

Let me just add, from a management perspective, I love when people are willing to take on extra tasks when necessary. I do not love when their work is substandard or their usual responsibilities suffer, just to prove how many balls they can juggle at one

time. That tells me that they are weak on time management.

Saying no is not the same as saying never. It’s an acknowledgement that you respect yourself as well as the person doing the asking. Believe me, it won’t stop them from asking again!

Mackay’s Moral: Know when to say no.

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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Dr. James Francis Hammarsten

Obituaries John M. Schwagel

John M. Schwagel, age 76 of Spring Hill, died peacefully surrounded by his family on Sunday, January 31, 2016 at the Hennepin County Medical Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be 11 a.m.

Friday, February 5 at St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Spring Hill with Rev. Marvin Enneking officiating with Rev. Mitchell Bechtold concelebrating. Interment will be in the parish cemetery.

Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m.

Thursday and from 9 to 10 a.m. Friday at the Patton-Schad Funeral Home in Melrose.

St. Michael’s Men’s Society and Catholic United Financial will pray at 6 p.m. followed by parish prayers at 7 p.m. Thursday evening at the funeral home.

John Mathias Schwagel was born June 24, 1939 in St. Martin, Minnesota to Albert and Ann (Jonas) Schwagel. He was united in marriage to Dorine Schwieters on September 11, 1965 at St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Spring Hill. John worked at Peter’s Grocery in Cold Spring for 2 ½ years, Cold Spring Granite Company for 6 ½ years, Rock Island, Illinois for 2 years, and together with his wife,

Dorine, owned and operated the Schwagel Grocery Store in Spring Hill for 50 years.

While owning the store, John also painted barns and houses in the surrounding areas.

He loved deer hunting by bow and rifle, duck and pheasant hunting, ice fishing with his friends, gardening, watching the MN Twins and Vikings, and most of all, going to the car shows with his nephew, Jim and son, Terry.

John was a member of St. Michael’s Catholic Church and was janitor for 27 years.

He was also a member of the St. Michael’s Men’s Society and Catholic United Financial.

Survivors include his wife, Dorine Schwagel of Spring Hill; children, Terrence (Angela) Schwagel of Victoria and Traci (Trevor) Studanski of St. Cloud; brother, Linus Schwagel of Mortons Gap, Kentucky; and brother-in-law, Art Fleischacher of Minneapolis.

John was preceded in death by his parents; brothers, Marvin and Terry Schwagel; sister, LouAnn Fleischacher; sister-in-law, Judy Schwagel; and brother-inlaw, Joe Svihel.

Serving as casket bearers will be Bob Orbeck, Steve Nietfeld, Brian Nietfeld, Steven Schwagel, Rodney Schwagel, Randy Barten, and Harvey Neubauer. Cross bearer will be Jim Svihel. Gift bearers will be Terry and Angela Schwagel. Lector will be Tom Janson. Mass Servers will be Steve Welle, Peter Wuertz, and Conrad Gruber.

Eucharistic Minister will be Tony Gruenes.

Honorary bearers will be St. Michael’s Men’s Society.

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Dr. James F. “Jim” Hammarsten, 95, of Melrose, formerly of Grey Eagle, passed away peacefully at Pine Villa Center in Melrose on January 13, 2016.

Per Jim’s request a graveside service celebrating his life will be held at the Lakeview Cemetery, (Big Birch Lake), Grey Eagle in July.

Jim was born on March 25, 1920, in Grey Eagle to Francis Ragnor “Hammar” and Julia Linnea (Hammargren) Hammarsten. He graduated from Grey Eagle High School in 1938. He received his Bachelor’s Degree and Medical Degree (1944) from the University of Minnesota.

He married his medical school classmate Dorothea “Dee” Jung on April 15, 1944. Jim went on to complete his internship at the University of Oklahoma Hospitals, OKC and his residency in Internal Medicine at the University of Minnesota Hospitals and the Minneapolis, VA Hospital.

Jim served in the US Army from 19451947 and in the US Air Force in 1953. He later joined the Army Reserves, retiring as a Colonel in 1984.

Between 1949 and 1986, Jim served as Professor of Medicine at the University of Minnesota, University of Oklahoma, and the University of Washington. From 1982 to 1986, he served as a Distinguished Visiting Professor at the School of Health Sciences at Boise State University, Boise, ID. From 1953 to 1962, Jim served as Chief of Medicine at the Oklahoma City, VA Hospital. From 1962 to 1966, he served as Chief of Medicine at the St. Paul-Ramsey Hospitals, St. Paul, MN. From 1967 to 1977, he served as Professor of Medicine and Head, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Oklahoma OKC. From 1977 to 1986 he served as Chief of Medicine at the Boise VA Hospital. Jim retired in 1986 and started his next career, lasting ten years, as the medical expert testifying at Social Security disability hearings in Minneapolis.

During his career, Dr. Hammarsten was the author or co-author of approximately ninety publications on a variety of scientific subjects including numerous papers (and lectures) on one of his favorite subjects; the Physicians on the Lewis and Clark Expedition.

He begins as a student researching the Expedition, but became an expert on the subject.

Dr. Hammarsten’s honors are numerous and include induction into the American Lung Association Hall of Fame, being made an Honorary Fellow of the American

College of Chest Physicians, having a conference room dedicated in his name at the VA Hospital in Oklahoma City, having the annual meeting of the Oklahoma Thoracic Society named in his honor, “The Hammarsten Pulmonary Conference,” being awarded the Breath of Life Award from the Oklahoma Lung Association, having an annual teaching award named in his honor at the VA Medical Center in Oklahoma City, being awarded the Distinguished Alumnus Award from the University of Minnesota Board of Regents (one of only a thousand at the time), Mastership in the American College of Physicians and receiving the Minnesota Laureate Award from the American College of Physicians.

Jim and Dee played a major role in encouraging and supporting various individuals to pursue careers in medicine.

After the fall of South Vietnam, he created programs in Oklahoma City arranging for housing, financial support, and the American medical education/licensing for over 200 Vietnamese physicians.

Jim was an outstanding professor of medicine/teacher and attending physician who willingly gave of himself to the needs of his students, residents, fellows, and patients (especially the veterans). He once stated he wanted his epitaph to read “He taught his students to be complete, compassionate physicians.”

Jim was a loving husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather, brother and uncle who was proud of his small town upbringing and enjoyed the outdoors. He was always happy to host a gathering on shore or on the island at Big Birch Lake which, to him, was Lake Wobegon.

Jim and Dee were avid world travelers.

Special trips included many to Saigon and Paris. For many decades, Jim’s favorite way to relax was to have a beer while cooking; having honed his skills at a cooking school in Paris.

Survivors include his children, Linnea Louise Ingold of Melrose, MN, Dr. James Eric (Beth) Hammarsten of Tulsa, OK, Richard Anders (Cathy) Hammarsten of Oklahoma City, OK; grandchildren, Kristi, Jacki, Kirk (Mandi), Eric (Allicia), Britt, and Carl (Dee); 11 great-grandchildren; sister, Judy Jarsko of White Bear Lake, MN; brother-in-law, Frank Jung (Carol) of Sun City West, AZ; special friends Wayne (JoAnn) Tschida and family of Melrose, MN; long time executive assistant and family friend, Sandra Finney of Oklahoma City, OK; and many nieces, nephews, other relatives, and friends.

He was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Dee; infant son; son-in-law, Harry Ingold; sisters, Lorraine Johnson and Dorothy Ericson; as well as many other relatives and friends.

Arrangements are with Benson Funeral Home, St. Cloud, MN.

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Floyd A. Warner

F u n e r a l Services were held Wednesday, February 3, 2016 at First Baptist Church, Long Prairie, for Floyd A. Warner, age 82, of Long Prairie who passed away on Sunday, January 31, 2016 at CentraCare Health SystemsLong Prairie. Pastor Matt Stacey officiated and burial followed in Evergreen Cemetery, Long Prairie.

Floyd Allen Warner was born March 19, 1933 near Osakis, Minnesota the son of Clarence and Thelma (Smith) Warner.

He grew up near Osakis and attended country school. Floyd later worked for area farmers until he enlisted in the United States Army. He served in Korea until 1955. He married Hazel Joslin on June 16, 1956 at the Clotho Baptist Church. They made their home in the Twin Cities. In 1958 they moved to Long Prairie where

Theresa Becker

F u n e r a l Services will be at 11:00 am, Friday, February 5, 2016 at St. Mary of Mt. Carmel Catholic Church, Long Prairie, for Theresa Becker, age 89, of Long Prairie.

Family and friends may call from 4-8 pm, Thursday at St. Mary of Mt. Carmel Catholic Church, Long Prairie and one hour prior to service.

Theresa is one of nine children born to John & Frances (Geisenhof) Gogala. She was born January 28, 1927 and lived in St. Anthony until her marriage to Clarence Becker on October 25, 1947. They were married at St. Anthony’s Church in St. Anthony.

Theresa attended District 98 in St. Anthony for eight years and then attended the Albany High School; graduating in 1946.

Theresa was employed as a legal secretary in Long Prairie until her marriage to Clarence Becker in 1947. Together they started a dairy farm and farmed eight miles north east of

he worked for Hart Press for 25 years. He later worked for Bob Boyer selling cars in Sauk Centre and Standard Iron until his retirement in 1995. After retirement he kept busy helping out area farmers and plowing snow.

Floyd was a member of First Baptist Church, the Long Prairie American Legion and V.F.W. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, trapping, camping, riding motorcycle, water skiing, and working on his hobby farm. His greatest enjoyment was spending time with his grandchildren and greatgrandchildren.

Floyd is survived by his wife, Hazel, Long Prairie; daughters, Deborah Pettengill, Motley; and Stella (Steve) Katterhagen, Long Prairie; sisters, Lorraine Klockmann, Sun City, AZ; Shirley Cooklin, Buckeye, AZ; Hazel Morrow, Hutchinson; Doris Seiford, Miltona; Daisy Warner, Long Prairie; Delores Frick, Alexandria; Mary Ann Keller, Evansville; and Thelma Schneider, Maplewood; also five grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents, son-in-law Oliver Pettengill, and sister Nellie Wittwer.

Long Prairie where they were blessed to raise their family of nine boys and three girls.

Theresa was a member of St. Mary’s of Mt. Carmel Catholic Church in Long Prairie.

During her life she especially enjoyed going to dances, vegetable gardening, tending to flowers, cooking, baking and spending time with family. What she loved most was cooking and baking for her children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren that would visit her.

Theresa is survived by her children: Margaret (Pete) Leither, Frank (Julie) Becker, Ray (Diane) Becker, Al Becker, Joyce (Byron) Froh, Joe Becker, Tony (Lori) Becker, Jim (Mary) Becker, Steve (Sherri) Becker, Henry (Jennifer) Becker, Ed Becker, Mary (Brian) Pelzer; 31 grandchildren; 25 great grandchildren; brother John Gogala; sisters: Gertrude Gilk and Frances Bryniarski and many nieces, nephews and great nieces and nephews.

Theresa is preceded in death by her parents; husband Clarence Becker on January 21, 1993, daughter-in-law Connie Becker; sisters: Agnes Trenda and Mary Ann Frericks; brothers: Joe, Andrew and Anthony Gogala; brothers-in-law, Gerome Frericks, George Trenda and Richard Bryniarski.

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A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, February 6 at Seven Dolors Catholic Church in Albany with Rev. Cletus Connors, O.S.B. officiating. A private entombment will be held in the parish cemetery at a later date.

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Survivors include her husband, Gary Bloch of Albany; son, Jason (Paula) Bloch of St. Joseph; daughter, Jennifer (Shawn) McGee of St. Louis Park; granddaughter, Arika Bloch; sisters, Jane Jeske of Apple Valley and Diana (Richard) Anacker of Comfrey; and brother, Alan (Teresa) Breuer of Apache Junction, Arizona.

Barb was preceded in death by her parents, Lorraine and Edwin Breuer; and mother and father-in-law, Paul and Helen Bloch.

Serving as casket bearers will be Gary Bloch, Judy Fischer, Jason Bloch, Alan Breuer, Clarence Fischer, and Shawn McGee. Cross bearer will be Diana Anacker and scripture bearer will be Richard Anacker. Honorary bearer will be Jennifer McGee, Janet Jeske, Diana Anacker, Paula Bloch, Evie Fischer, Mary Breimhorst, Paul Rushmeyer, Geralyn Schmainda, and members of the St. Cloud Police Department. Readers will be Teresa Breuer and Carol Ritchell and the petitions will be read by Mary Greeley. Gift bearers will be Pete Rushmeyer, Debbie Rushmeyer, and Sue Rushmeyer and a eulogy will be read

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The Albany 8th Grade Girls Purple team took 1st place in the Dassel-Cokato Charger Classic on Saturday, Jan. 23. Pictured are (from left) Abby Davey, Olivia Haakonson, Kendra Bromenschenkel, Brooke Schleicher, Crystal Koglin, Rachel Neu, and Olivia Harren. Submitted by Diane Schleicher.

Skyler Rosenow of Grey Eagle, a seventh grader at Melrose Area Schools, captured the District Spelling Bee Title on January 28th. He will compete for the Regional Title in St. Cloud on February 11th.

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Evie weighed 7 pounds, 15 ounces and measured 20 inches in length.

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lowing statistical categories: shooting percentage: 48%; free throw percentage: 70%; assists: 3.2/game; rebounds: 7.8/game. He is second on the team in: points 9.9/game and steals 1.8/game. Carter has done a great job on ‘settling’ things down for the team when things get a little crazy. More importantly, Carter made the ‘A’ honor roll this past quarter, which is what all Student Athletes should strive for. Carter, along with fellow senior Sam Mettler, are the captains for the Bulldogs this year, and both are doing a tremendous job of leading their teammates in playing “team” basketball. Congratulations to Carter Loven, December Boys’ Basketball Athlete of the Month.” - Coach Jay Loven Congratulations Emily and Carter!

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Upsala Athletic Hall of Fame Inducts Two

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Ceremony held between the boys and girls In baseball, Solarz skippered for 21 varsity basketball games on Saturday, Jan- winning seasons, finishing with 302 wins uary 23. against 159 losses. His teams won seven Fuchs (Class of 1978) was a pioneer conference championships and back to in Upsala girls’ athletics. As an eighth back Section 5A titles in 2005 and 2006, grader, she was a starter on the first vol- becoming the first Upsala-Swanville leyball team and a year later joined the in- paired teams to go to State. The 2006 USA augural girls’ basketball squad. In all, she Patriots entered the State Tournament unwas a five-year starter in volleyball and defeated and the topped ranked team in a four-year starter in basketball, earning Class A. multiple All Conference awards in both Coach Solarz was honored with sevsports and a team MVP in basketball. eral Prairie Conference Coach of the Year An all-around player in volleyball, and Section Coach of the Year awards in Fuchs excelled as a server. In her most both volleyball and baseball. In 1999 he memorable match, she served out all eigh- was also named District 19 Athletic Diteen points in a row. In basketball, Fuchs rector of the Year. Active in community became the first Upsala girl to score 1000 athletics, Solarz played 21 seasons for the points, and that in an age before the three- Upsala Blue Jays, coached Little League, point line and when a boys’ size ball was Little Six and Legion baseball teams, and used. She later returned to Upsala High School in the 1980’s, taking over as the Head Coach for volleyball and Assistant Coach in basketball.

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In a Hall of Fame night doubleheader, both Upsala basketball teams topped their opponents from Isle High School in two tight contests. The boys prevailed 80-68 and the girls hung on to win 70-68. In the nightcap, junior Katlin Welinski earned future Hall of Fame considerations when her second half lay-in made her Upsala’s newest 1000-point scorer.

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

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We use cleaning products to get soil out of clothes and soap to get our bodies clean but they will not cleanse our hearts from sin. In fact, when David asked for God’s “cleansing” for his sins, he used the word “purge” which means un-sin me - purify me - from my uncleanness. He was so disturbed by the guilt he felt from the sins he committed that he used a word that was often used to describe the cleansing of a leper’s house. He wanted God to know he was serious and desperate for His cleansing.

Look at his words closely: “blot out,” “wash,” “cleanse me,” “hide Your face from me.” These words enable us to understand how much he wanted God’s forgiveness. His cry for forgiveness opens the curtain of his soul where we see a heart that was broken by sin, a mind deeply troubled because of sin, the solution for the removal of sin and his need for God’s approval.

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Notes from the Capitol By State Rep. Paul Anderson

State Surplus a Top Talker at Town Hall Meetings; Round 2 This Saturday

A wide range of topics was discussed at our series of town hall meetings held this past Saturday.

At each location, the budget surplus was talked about and many wondered how the $1 billion would be spent. There are two ways of accomplishing that, with one being increased spending, while the other is reducing taxes. Whether you spend a dollar or cut taxes by the same amount, both would do the same thing to the budget surplus, that is, they each would reduce it by a dollar. Cutting taxes means less revenue for the state, which has the same net result on the budget as spending more.

In Melrose, where voters may be deciding a school building referendum in the near future, a question arose concerning a potential change in tax law. Currently, all agricultural land is levied for capital referendums, but a provision in the tax bill still being debated would change that. If approved by the Legislature and signed into law by the governor, a state credit would apply to 50 percent of the levy on ag land for that type of referendum.

In Sauk Centre, two business owners expressed their concern with the state’s complicated sales tax law. There are so many exceptions to the tax, they said, it becomes difficult to know if a particular item is subject to the tax or not. In addition, if the forms for sales tax exemptions are not up to date, the business becomes liable for the tax. Their suggestion was to lower the sales tax rate, while making it a flat tax on everything.

At the day’s first meeting in Glenwood,

discussion centered on the gas tax, renewable energy, and affordable housing. There is an older building in the downtown area that should be taken down and replaced by a new structure, one resident said, but the state historical society has said it can’t be demolished. That led to a discussion on workforce housing and the need for more affordable homes in this part of the state.

Of course, no town hall gathering would be complete without mentioning the DNR. Two lakeshore owners at the Melrose meeting expressed frustration that the DNR could be doing a better job in the battle against aquatic invasive species by using more science-based methods. In Sauk Centre, irrigation water use was discussed, in addition to the buffer maps that the DNR is producing as part of the new buffer law.

The intent of the Legislature was to include only public waters and public ditches, while early maps were also indicating private ditches.

That situation was resolved at a meeting with Gov. Mark Dayton and legislators last Friday, after which the governor announced that he was instructing the DNR to map only public waters and ditches.

That settles one area of contention that had arisen with the bill’s passage. More work, however, needs to be done to clarify other issues surrounding the buffer language.

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Warren “Dan” Day, Jr. Warren “Dan” Day, Jr. age 54, of Bruce Township, Todd County, MN, passed away Thursday, January 28, 2016, at the Long Prairie Hospital.

A Memorial Service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, February 5, 2016, at Emblom Brenny Funeral Service in Little Falls, MN, with Chaplain Gregg Valentine officiating.

Visitation will be held from 4-8 p.m. on Thursday, February 4th and 10-11 a.m. on Friday, February 5th all at Emblom Brenny Funeral Service in Little Falls.

Warren “Dan” Oscar Day, Jr. was born on April 8, 1961 in Minneapolis, Minnesota the son Warren, Sr. and Theresa (Pasma) Day. He grew up in the Bryn Mawr neighborhood in North Minneapolis.

He attended school in Minneapolis and graduated from West High School in Minneapolis. Following his schooling he

drove tow truck at a service station. In 1987, he moved to Long Prairie and worked at Larson Boats in Little Falls. In 1995, he began the apprenticeship program to become a journeyman electrician with IBEW Union.

Due to his health, he retired in 2013. He enjoyed riding motorcycles, fishing, hunting, hiking, bowling, golfing, spending time at the North Shore and Boundary Waters. He especially loved spending time with his family. He was a “walking encyclopedia of useless information” and readily shared it with anyone.

Left to cherish his memory are his children, Mike (Brittany) Day of Swanville, MN, Jason (Wendy) Day of Long Prairie, MN, Daniel (Noel) Day of Long Prairie, MN, Kate (Pat) Day of Forest Lake, MN, Tia (Patrick) Bonniwell of Little Falls, MN, Chris (Shane) Kuhl of Randall, MN, Ariel (Billy) Peterson of Swanville, MN; siblings, William Day of Hugo, MN, and Marie (Tombo) Beard of Circle Pines, MN; 17 grandchildren; former wives, Cheryl Day of Forest Lake, MN, and Fawnya Day of Swanville, MN, and aunts, uncles, cousins and other relatives and friends.

Warren was preceded in death by his parents; grandparents and cousin David Day.

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IRS Scams: The Morrison County Sheriff’s Office is once again seeing a number of scams being reported. According to Sheriff Shawn Larsen, the most recent cases were a caller posing as an employee with the IRS, demanding immediate payment of tax debts. With income tax filing season in full swing, we are seeing an increase in these types of scams. The caller identifies themselves as an employee from the IRS and tells the victim a number of things to get them to pay money. Typically the caller states they are going to file a lawsuit against the victim and that this is their final notice. The calls are going to businesses as well as residences, some of which come in as a recording with caller ID showing “IRS Washington.”

The Internal Revenue Service will NOT: • Demand immediate payment without first mailing a letter • Demand that you pay taxes and not allow you to question or appeal the amount you owe • Require that you pay your taxes a certain way. For instance, require that you pay with a prepaid debit card.

• Threaten to call the police or other law enforcement agencies to arrest you for not paying.

Sheriff Larsen reminds residents to use caution and NEVER provide personal information unless you are absolutely sure the situation is legitimate. The Internal Revenue Service will never ask you to provide, update or verify personal information through unsolicited emails.

If you are concerned about a potentially fraudulent contact by an individual or an organization representing themselves as being from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), you may contact the Treasury Inspector General: 1-800-366-4484. An authorized staff member will be able to determine if the contact you received was legitimate.

January 30, 2016: At 04:21 the Todd County Sheriff Office received a report of a one vehicle crash on 331st Ave. in Sec. 11 Burnhamville Twp. Jordan Bruggenthies age 23 of Burtrum was traveling north bound on 331st Ave. just north of County 104 in a 2007 Chevy Silverado when he lost control of the vehicle on the icy road and hit a tree in the ditch causing damage to the vehicle.

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Albany Library • 320-845-4843 Preschool Storytime: Wednesday, Feb. 10, 10:30-11:15 a.m. for ages 2-5. Children will have fun with stories, songs and a craft.

The attendance limit is 35 and preregistration is suggested. eBay Basics: Tuesday, Feb. 16, 6:307:30 p.m. for adults and teens. This technology education class cover the basics of creating an account, photographing items, deciding where to start bids, and shipping.

The class will also cover common mistakes and easy tips to make the most of your auctions. You must have an email account established prior to class for use in creating an account. Attendance is limited and preregistration is required.

Upsala Library • 320-573-4282 Young Adult Book Group: Tuesday, Feb. 16, 3:30-5:00 p.m. at the Cardinal Media Center at Upsala Area Schools. Teens meet on the third Tuesday of every month to discuss books they choose to read.

LEGO Makerspace Project: Wednesday, Feb. 17, 3:15-4:30 p.m. for children in grades 1-6. Everyone gets an identical set of Legos and 20 minutes to create. Attendance is limited and registration is required.

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Dave Says -By Dave Ramsey Dear Dave, I’ve been following your plan, and I’ve finally gotten out of debt and feel I have control of my finances. I’m also single, and I was wondering if you have any tips for how to gracefully mention financial topics and budgeting when

you’re on a date.

-Paula Dear Paula, Well, I don’t recommend bringing it up on a first date. If I’m a guy on the initial date with a girl and the first thing out of her mouth is about finances and handling money, that’s going to be pretty strange.

Now, if the first date turns into another and another and another, then you might start talking about the deeper things in life and where you both stand. As you start talking about more serious subjects, you’ll begin to learn if there’s enough of a basis for a real relationship.

But the first date is just sort of an introduction, right? You’re both seeing if there’s any initial, mutual compatibility.

Asking someone how much they make, or where they are on their debt snowball in this scenario is officially weird—even by my standards. In other words, use manners and tact. They may be old fashioned words these days, but in most cases they work well.

-Dave Dear Dave, I’ve started my four-year-old on an

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How can I solve this?

-Monica Dear Monica, At that age, any type of saving is going to be more of a glorified, long-term spending plan. The point is to teach them to delay gratification when you’re first starting out.

And when you’re only four, two weeks is long term.

The contents of the spending envelope should be kind of spontaneous. Let him take it on trips to the store, and if he wants a pack of gum or whatever, he can get it. The saving envelope, though, stays at home. Then, as he grows and his mind and reasoning develops a little more, you can really start teaching him about long-term goals and how to get there— including giving.

Don’t try to force a four-year-old to think five or 10 years into the future. We’re just trying to teach lessons here, and it doesn’t have to be done perfectly. Just be intentional, and try to find teachable moments as you go along!

-Dave * Dave Ramsey is America’s trusted voice on money and business. He’s authored four New York Times best-selling books: Financial Peace, More Than Enough, The Total Money Makeover and EntreLeadership.

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Available to Grey Eagle-Burtrum area kids up to age 18 & their parents. Must have a Grey Eagle or Burtrum address. Grandparents & friends are welcome to enjoy the day in the chalet or tube with them for 2 hours for $12 to be paid in the chalet.

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Community Builders would like YOUR help!

Volunteers are much needed to help organize and to help out for our community events. Our upcoming events are: Easter Egg Hunt • Garage Sales • Farmers Market/Vendor Fairs Kid’s Carnival-GEM FEST • National Night Out/Concert in the Park Halloween Event • Christmas/Holiday Kick-Off Also, if you would like to make a personal financial contribution to help the organization with prizes, promoting the events, etc.

Mail to: Community Builders Community Builders Annual Dues: PO Box 23 Gold Member $100 Grey Eagle, MN 56336

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Local Municipality Minutes Melrose City January 7, 2016 The Melrose City Council met in a Regular Meeting on Thursday, January 7, 2016 at 6:00 p.m. at the Melrose City Center pursuant to due notice being given thereof. Present were Council Members Jenny Mayers, Dick Christenson, Tony Klasen, Josh Thieschafer, Mayor Joe Finken, City Administrator Michael Brethorst, and City Clerk Patti Haase.

Mayor Finken presided thereat. Also in attendance were several American Government students from the Melrose Area Public High School.

The Council then recited the Pledge of Allegiance.

A motion was made by Ms. Mayers, seconded by Mr. Christenson and unanimously carried to approve the agenda as submitted.

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 Council’s July 30, 2015 Special Joint Meeting Minutes, December 10, 2015 Regular Meeting and the December 10, 2015 Special Joint Meeting with the Commission b. 1) Assistant Weed Inspector: Mayor to appoint for a one-year term. Streets/Parks Supervisor Gary Middendorf will serve in this position.

2) City Forester: Mayor to appoint for a one-year term. Streets/ Parks Supervisor Gary Middendorf will serve in this position.

3) Animal Control Officer: Mayor to appoint for a one-year term the Melrose Police Department as the City Animal Control Officer. c. 1) Animal Shelter: The Council to give consideration to designating the Minnesota Veterinary Associates, Inc. as the Animal Shelter.

The Council to take action on this designation. d. Resolution No 2016-1, Resolution Designating Official Depository and Supplemental Depositories for City Funds. This resolution designates the depositories of City funds for 2016. Central Minnesota Credit Union - Melrose, and Freeport State Bank - Melrose were designated for 2016 and the Finance Director was given the authority to name additional depositories for the deposit of funds.

The motion designating the depositories of City funds should include the following, “For the purpose of being certain that all funds in financial institutions will be insured, the Finance Director shall have the authority pursuant to Minnesota Statutes 118A.02, Subd. 1, to name depositories for the deposit of funds so as to make certain that all City funds are either insured or collateral has been pledged by the depository as security, as permitted by M.S., Chapter 118A.” e. Resolution No. 2016-3 Resolution Approving Gambling License to the Church of St. Mary’s for an exemption from lawful gambling license to hold a raffle on Sunday, January 17, 2016 at 402 2nd Street

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A motion was made by Mr. Thieschafer, seconded by Mr. Klasen and unanimously carried to approve the Consent Agenda.

Consideration was then given to the following appointments: a. 1) Mayor Finken noted that Mr. Thieschafer served as Acting Mayor in 2015. A motion was made

by Mr. Christenson seconded by Mr. Klasen and unanimously carried to appoint Mr. Thieschafer as Acting Mayor for 2016.

2) In 2015, Dymoke Law Office PA was appointed to serve as the City Attorneys for general matters.

Correspondence has been received from Dymoke Law Office seeking reappointment for 2016, 2017 and 2018. Dymoke Law Office is asking that the hourly rate for the year 2016 remain at $110.00 per hour and charges for attending meeting remain unchanged. For years 2017 and 2018 the rate request is for an hourly rate of $115 per hour, with charges for attending meetings remain based on that rate. Dymoke Law Office will also perform duties as City Prosecutor for Ordinance Violations.

Recommend the following items apply when making the appointments: (a) Statements to be detailed and to include the time spent on each item; (b) City Attorney to attend Council meetings with only the first hour of each meeting being charged at the flat rate of $110 meeting lasting one hour or more, all additional minutes, hours etc. to be non-chargeable. If the Council meeting runs less than an hour, each meeting would be charged at a flat rate of $55; (c) City Attorney to attend Board/Commission or special meetings upon request with only the first hour of each meeting being charged at the $110 per hour flat rate and all additional minutes, hours, etc. to be non-chargeable. If the Board/Commission or special meeting runs less than an hour, each meeting would be charged at a flat rate of $55; (d) The hourly rate to be $110 per hour for general matters; (e) Legal costs for special items to be negotiated with an hourly rate and the total cost not to exceed a set amount. Statements for special items to be submitted monthly; (f) Copies of statements to be submitted to the Council for their review A motion was made by Ms. Mayers, seconded by Mr. Thieschafer and unanimously carried to appoint Dymoke Law Office PA to handle general matters for 2016-2018 as per the pay rate outlined above.

3) Public Utilities Commission: The Mayor to appoint one member for a three-year term. Incumbent Lyle Olmscheid is not seeking reappointment. Jeremy Kramer has submitted an application for the Public Utilities Commission.

A motion was made by Ms. Mayers seconded by Mr. Christenson and unanimously carried appointing Jeremy Kraemer to the Public Utilities Commission for a three year term.

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A motion was made by Mr. Thieschafer, seconded by Ms. Mayers and unanimously carried to reappoint Mr. Christenson as the Council’s representative on the Public Utilities Commission for a one-year term.

4) Planning and Zoning Commission: The Council to appoint two members each serves a four-year term. Incumbent Jason Seanger and Kevin Thomes are seeking reappointment to the Planning and Zoning Commission. Dave Berscheit has also submitted an application to serve on the Planning and Zoning Commission.

The Mayor to appoint a Council Representative for a one-year term to the Planning and Zoning Commission. For 2015, Tony Klasen served as the Council Representative.

A motion was made by Mr. Klasen, seconded by Mr. Christenson and unanimously carried to reappoint Mr. Seanger and Mr. Thomes to the Planning and Zoning Commission each for a four-year term.

A motion was then made by Mr. Christenson, seconded by Ms. Mayers and unanimously carried to reappoint Mr. Klasen as the Council’s representative on the Planning and Zoning Commission for a one-year term.

5)Melrose Area Development Authority (MADA): Mayor to appoint and Council to concur appointing one member for a six-year term.

Bob Mayers is seeking reappointment. An application has also been received from Corey Sand to serve on MADA. The Mayor to appoint a Council Representative for a one-year term to the Melrose Area Development Authority. For 2015, Jenny Mayers served as the Council Representative.

A motion was made by Mr. Thieschafer, seconded by Ms. Mayers and unanimously carried to reappoint Bob Mayers to MADA for a six-year term.

A motion was then made by Mr. Christenson, seconded by Mr. Klasen and unanimously carried to reappoint Ms. Mayers as the Council representative on MADA for a oneyear term.

6) Housing and Redevelopment Authority (HRA) Mayor to appoint and Council to concur appointing one member for a five-year term. Nancy Roering is seeking reappointment.

A motion was made by Ms. Mayers, seconded by Mr. Thieschafer and unanimously carried to reappoint Ms. Roering to the Melrose Housing and Redevelopment Authority for a five-year term.

Mayor to appoint and Council to concur a Council Representative to serve a one year term. The Council to adopt Resolution No. 2016-2, Resolution of Appointment. The resolution appoints Mayor Finken to the Housing and Redevelopment Authority as the Council Representative for a one-year term.

Mr. Thieschafer introduced Resolution No. 2016-2, Resolution of Appointment to the Melrose Housing and Redevelopment Authority. The motion was seconded

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recorded as follows: For: Council Members Thieschafer, Mayers, Christenson, Klasen, and Mayor Finken; Against: None.

7) Parks and Recreation Board: A motion was made by Ms. Mayers, seconded by Mr. Klasen and unanimously carried to reappoint Mr. Thieschafer as the Council representative on the Parks and Recreation Board for a one-year term. b. 1) The Council gave consideration to designating the Grievance Representative for 2016. The Utilities Commission will also designate their Grievance Representative for 2016 at its January 11, 2016 meeting. For 2015, Joe Finken was the Council representative and Lyle Olmscheid was the Utilities Commission representative.

A motion was made by Mr. Christenson seconded by Ms. Mayers and unanimously carried designating Mr. Finken as the Grievance Representative for 2016.

2) The Council next gave consideration to appointing a member to the Ad Hoc Labor & Personnel Committee for future labor discussions.

In 2015, Council Member Jenny Mayers served as Council Representative and Eric Seanger served as the Utilities Commission representative for this Committee. The Utilities Commission will be appointing a representative at its January 11, 2016 meeting.

A motion was made by Mr. Thieschafer, seconded by Mr. Klasen and unanimously carried designating Ms. Mayers as representative to the Ad Hoc Labor & Personnel Committee for 2016. c. Mayor Finken stated that the Melrose Public Utilities Commission at is December 14 meeting adopted Resolution No. 2015-4 of the Melrose Public Utilities Commission Approving Amendments Relating to the Missouri Basin Municipal Power Agency d/b/a Missouri River Energy Services Power Sale Agreement (S-1) and Associated Transmission Agreements.. The primary changes include: 1. Changing S-1 contract language to reflect financial markets and to separate power supply from transmission service;

2. Extending the S-1 term from December 31, 2045 to January 1, 2057; 3. Changes to address a decrease in WAPA allocation; 4. Expressly allowing members to own or acquire renewable energy resources under certain circumstances; 5. Establishing procedures to protect customer data; 6. Amending the two separate transmission agreements to effectively terminate them in connection with the S-1 Amendment, as transmission services are addressed in the amended S-1 Agreement.

Mr. Christenson introduced Resolution No. 2016-4, A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Melrose, Minnesota Concurring in Resolution No. 2015-4 of the Melrose Public Utilities Commission Approving Amendments Relating to the Missouri Basin Municipal Power Agency d/b/a Missouri River Energy Services Power Sale Agreement (S-1) and Associated Transmission Agreements. The motion was seconded by Mr. Thieschafer with a roll call vote recorded as follows: For: Council Members Christenson, Thieschafer, Klasen, Mayers and Mayor Finken; Against: None. a. Police Chief Maus has obtained two quotes for a 2016 Ford Explorer Interceptor to replace the 2010 Crown Victoria. The bid from Tenvoorde was in the amount of $27,071 and from John Weis Ford in the amount of $27,681. Neither quote includes tax or licensing fees.

Council Member Thieschafer stated that although the quote from John Weis Ford was a bit higher he would prefer to award the purchase from John Weis since they participate in fund raising efforts in the community. The Council concurred.

A motion was made by Mr. Thieschafer seconded by Ms. Mayers and unanimously carried approving the purchase of the 2016 Ford Explorer Interceptor from John Weis Ford in the amount of $27,681 plus tax and license fees. b. Mayor Finken noted that Chief Maus had done further research and obtained additional quotes on the squad car camera equipment.

The bids were all relatively close in price. Watchguard was a little higher at $20,080. However Chief Maus recommended Watchguard due to the fact that in the near future the police department will be purchasing body cameras and theirs is the only product in which the body cameras could be integrated with. Councilor Tony Klasen thanked Chief Maus for further researching and obtaining additional quotes.

After further discussion a motion was made by Mr. Klasen seconded by Ms. Mayers and unanimously carried to approve the purchase of four squad car cameras from Watchguard. c. Chief Maus has obtained quotes for upgrading the video camera system for the Administration/ Police Department Building. Quotes were received from Arvig, Heartland and Marco. The quote from Arvig and Heartland were comparable, however Arvig did not quote a firm price for installation. Therefore due to the time estimated for installation it was determined that Heartland may be the lower of the two bids.

A motion was made by Mr. Klasen seconded by Ms. Mayers and unanimously carried approving the purchase and installation of equipment to upgrade the video camera system for the Administration/Police Department Building. a. The students from Germany will be arriving in Melrose on Thursday, February 4 and departing on Tuesday, February 16. Last year the Council held an Open House for the students and teachers. German teacher Stefan Rinke has contacted City Administrator Brethorst to schedule the event for Tuesday, February 9, 2016 at 6:00 p.m. at the Melrose City Center.

The following informational item was discussed: a. League of Minnesota CitiesExperienced Officials 2016 Leadership Conference.

A motion was made by Mr. Christenson seconded by Mr. Thieschafer and unanimously carried that the meeting be adjourned at 6:29 p.m.

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Barriers to Bushels Program to Address Current Crop Issues

By Jodi DeJong-Hughes/Doug Holen, Extension Educators in Crops, UMN Extension University of Minnesota Extension proudly presents Barriers to Bushels! Three locations will be offered across Central Minnesota in late February. Current, research-based information will be presented to control corn and soybean costs. University Extension Educators and specialists will discuss topics with proven fertilizer, pest, soil and weed management with the intent to ultimately increase a producer’s margins and to Take Control over resistant pests, weeds and diseases.

Past participants expressed that they have profited and value the research-based and timely information from the Barriers to Bushels meetings. The speakers encourage an open discussion format designed to support audience interaction.

Registration begins at 7:30 a.m. in Willmar and 9:00 a.m. in Appleton and Little Falls. Agendas, speakers, and topics varying by site.

February 16: Little Falls from 9:00 a.m.2:15 including lunch at the Cabin Fever Saloon and Eatery.

Topics include: • Corn and Soybean Diseases, Dave Nicolai • Managing Insect Resistance, Ken Ostlie • Weed Resistance: Managing for the future, Jeff Gunsolus • Optimizing starter and pop-up fertilizer, Dan Kaiser February 24: Appleton from 9-2:15 including lunch at Shooter’s Bar and Grill.

February 25: Willmar from 7:30-12:00 starting with breakfast at Best Western Plus Convention Center.

Pre-registration is not required. For more information contact Jodi DeJong-Hughes (Appleton) 320-235-0726 ext. 2006, Dave Nicolai (Willmar) 651-480-7706, or Dan Martens (Little Falls) 320-968-5077.

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“The Good Old Days” -By Tom Kuehne The winter of 1951. Some of us can remember how challenging it was in Central Minnesota. That winter created the most snow than I can remember.

In order to fully appreciate the problems the winter created, we must take into account some of the contributing factors.

Electricity in our rural area came about 1948. It was still new and quite untested.

We experienced power outages on a regular basis.

Another problem was the condition of the roads serving our area. They were built to serve horses and very early cars and trucks.

To benefit those who don’t remember the roads, take a look at the abandoned railroad trails. The builders needed dirt to fill in the low areas, so it was taken from areas where there was too much dirt, which made sense, except that much of the road areas were below the surrounding area. Snow filled the roads. If it snowed 2 feet, the roads would have from 2 to 8 feet of snow in them.

The vehicles which we had were rear wheel drive equipped with “knobby” tires on them. To add additional traction chains were installed on the wheels. If the chains were driven very far they would wear and break. I can remember the banging of the

broken chains against the fenders while driving on the road. Quite loud! Four wheel drive vehicles were not available.

The snow and winds caused lengthy power outages. The repair crews couldn’t access the troubled area because of the accumulated and drifted snow. This caused us to again depend on kerosene lamps for light. Cow milking was again done by hand.

The water needed for the chickens, steers, pigs, cows and the needs of the people had to be pumped by hand and then carried from the well house with 5 gallon pails. The pigs needed 5 pails per day and it was about 125 feet to carry. The chickens needed 6 pails per day and it was 100 feet to carry. The cows and calves needed 5 pails per day and it was about 140 feet to carry. The steers and horses needed 6 pails per day and it was 100 feet to carry. There was also a need for 4 pails per day in the homes, part of which was heated in a copper boiler for use in the milk house to clean equipment and the rest was used for personal and cooking needs.

Of course the path to the out-house needed to be opened first. After the trails to the various barns had been opened, the water could be pulled on a sled so it didn’t have to be carried. I don’t remember any of the neighbors going to Snap Fitness. We either again started up the battery powered radio or just lived without any information about local news or the progress of the war in Korea.

I was unable to get to school for 9 days.

Since the milk truck couldn’t get through, we were forced to separate the milk from the

Upsala Area Schools Kindergarten Roundup Upsala Elementary School will be holding its annual Kindergarten Roundup on Friday, March 4, 2016. Registration for the class of 2029 will begin at 8:15 AM for all children who are interested in attending kindergarten at Upsala Elementary School starting in the fall of 2016. Parents should bring their child’s birth certificate and immunization record when they come on this day.

Kindergarten Roundup is for both parents and children and will run from 8:15-

1:00 AM. Parents and children are also invited to stay for school lunch, which will be served at 11:00.

Area families interested in learning more about the kindergarten programming offered at UES are invited to attend. Parents who would like their child to attend the Upsala Elementary School and have not received an informational letter, may call Rita at 320573-2175. Upsala School accepts open enrollment students.

Rep. Anderson to Host Additional Town Hall Meetings this Saturday Rep. Paul Anderson, R-Starbuck, has added a second set of town hall meetings in District 12B - featuring stops in Freeport and Albany - on Feb. 6.

The pair of meetings follows similar events in Glenwood, Sauk Centre and Melrose on Jan. 30.

“Accessibility is a top priority of mine and these two additional meetings will allow citizens in more towns to provide their input in preparation for the 2016 legislative session,” Anderson said. “As with the other meetings, we can address a wide variety of issues that have statewide appeal or bring local angles – especially agriculture.”

This round of town hall meetings includes: Saturday, Feb. 6 town hall meetings

Freeport: 9 a.m., Charlie’s Café, 115 Main St. E. Albany: 11 a.m., Albany City Hall, 400 Railroad Ave. Also, Rep. Paul Anderson, and other local legislators will host an informal agriculture roundtable discussion at Alexandria Technical and Community College from 10 a.m. to noon on Feb. 9.

Potential topics include: Farm Business Management programs in the MnSCU system, Farm Safety, Avian Influenza update, Production Agriculture Research, Next generation of biofuels.

The event is free and no RSVP is required.

It will take place in Room 209 of the college.

For more information, call Anderson’s legislative office at (651) 296-4317.

St. Cloud Diocese Catholic Women’s Retreat

The Annual Women’s Lenten Retreat for Catholic Women of the St. Cloud Diocese will be held on Sat., Feb. 27, 2016, at Sts. Peter & Paul Church, 110 Central Ave. N., Richmond, MN. Registration & refreshments begin at 8:30 AM followed by Mass, speaker Fr. Don Wagner, lunch, silent reflection, confession,

adoration and closing prayers at 2:15 PM. The theme is “Mercy Leads to Joy”.

The Retreat is sponsored by St. Cloud Diocesan Council of Catholic Women, hosted by the Cold Spring Deanery.

For registration or additional information contact DCCW Vice Pres: Cheryl Weller at 320-346-2710; cwanne@yahoo.com.

Updated Social Security Workshop Thrivent Financial is hosting a free educational workshop on Social Security on Wednesday, February 10 at 3:00 p.m. at the Little Falls Senior Center, 510 7th St. NE, Little Falls. It is designed for people trying

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cream. The separator was hand powered, so a crank had to be turned. Spinning caused the cream to separate from the milk. Since we saved cream rather than milk, we were able to expand our storage capability. However, we ran out of storage containers, so it was decided that we should load the cream cans and the shotgun cans on the horse sleigh and attempt to go cross country to the Grey Eagle Creamery. After going a couple of miles they met a Grey Eagle Milk Truck who took the cream. A lucky break.

After watering the animals, they still had to be fed and the manure and bedding had to be attended to.

I remember walking across the yard on top of the snow and could walk on top of the clothes lines and they did not appear above the snow.

When the roads were cleared of snow, it was a big project. First we would hear a very loud roaring, followed by a loud bang from a half mile away. The noise was a gravel truck, filled with gravel, with a V-plow in front. It would back up a fair distance to accumulate forward speed and hit the snow on the road to attempt to push through the snow to make an opening. The problem was that the truck would only push aside about 75 feet of snow.

This method was also very destructive to the truck. The county then was able to obtain a rotary snow blower, which was able to blow the snow away from the road. This method worked! However, these open areas over the roads really attracted blowing snow. Snow was a problem all winter long.

I recall an interesting trip to town. My mother, being pregnant, needed to go to Grey Eagle to the doctor. The roads had been opened, so dad started the 1940 Chev half ton, put the rack on it and backed it to the corn crib. After it was filled with cob-corn and chains put on the wheels, we headed for town. Going to town was ok, but the wind started blowing and the roads began to fill in while we were in town. About a mile out of town we found a car blocking the road.

After attempting to shovel them out, it was decided the best thing to do was to take the chains off of the pickup and put them on the car (it was our neighbor).

The car began to move forward until it got bogged down. Since it had made wheel tracks the pickup could follow the tracks and push bumper to bumper to move both vehicles through the problem areas. Anyway we all got back home. After that the roads were blocked for another 4 days.

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WED., FEB. 10: Egg salad sandwich, broccoli cheese soup, cucumber/onion salad, mandarin oranges, cookie.

THURS., FEB. 11: Glazed pork chop, whipped potatoes, gravy, peas/mushrooms, dinner roll, cherry cheesecake.

FRI., FEB. 12: Breaded fish wedge, potatoes, vegetable medley, blonde brownie. ~ The Lighter Side Menu ~ MON., FEB. 8: Sweet/sour chicken, Oriental vegetables, rice, sliced cucumber, ranch dip, grapes.

TUE., FEB. 9: Stuffed green pepper, baked beans, dinner roll, mandarin oranges.

WED., FEB. 10: Baked potato w/chili/ cheese, Italian lettuce salad, dinner roll, cookie.

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WED., FEB. 10: Macaroni & cheese, broccoli, bar.

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2 & 3 Bedroom Homes Available in a Nice Quiet Setting, Attached Garage, Washer & Dryer Hook Ups, Close to Bike Trail.

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Laura:

Office: 320-256-3630 Cell: 320-219-3158

In Albany: 1 & 2 Bedroom Cats Ok

Call Loreen for Details!

763-238-0616

Townhomes For Rent Long Prairie: Terrace Townhome

Melrose: Village Townhome

East Village Townhome Contact Jeri at 320-250-7932 Glenwood: Gables Townhome Sauk Centre: Centre Crossing Townhome

Centre Village Townhome Little Falls: Edgewater Townhome

Courtyard Townhome Royalton: Platwood Townhome

2 Bedrooms • No Steps Community Room All Maintenance Included Attached Double Car Garage Available

For Info. Call 320-632-5918

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ANOTHER WINTER INDOOR GARAGE SALE: At 103 Spruce Street (Old Methodist Church) in Grey Eagle, now known as Eagle’s Crossing Adult Day Center: February 5th 10:00 am-5:00 pm; February 6th 10:00 am-12:00 noon; Free coffee. Items from the sale two weeks ago have been removed. This sale has “all new” items which include: Motor Cross racing gear, upholstery and curtain material (both good for rug making) New name brand fashion boots and shoes, household goods, urns, gardening equipment, bird seed, coats, antique side bed stand, kitchen table and 4 chairs, two living room or dining room side chairs, set of end tables, retro foot stool, collectables and many more items that are too much to mention here...

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UPSALA SALE: 107 Main St., Feb. 1920, 8 a.m. Furniture, decor.

WANTED TO BUY: Butcher cows, bulls, fats & walkable cripples: also horses, sheep & goats. 320-235-2664. SC-odB FOR SALE: Fraybil Outpost 2-3 person portable fish house, new, $130. Call 320285-7542.

FOR SALE: Ford F-150 4wd, $700. Call 320-290-0924.

FOR SALE: Awning to block sunlight for window 84x56, $275. Call 320-352-3233.

FOR SALE: 265-70-17 tires (4) Goodyear Wrangler, $100 firm. Call 763-2181081.

FOR SALE: 8’ Olhausen 3 pc. 1” slate pool table, $2,500 or B/O. Call 320-7326020.

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