Hometown News Jan. 17, 2013

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Creativity - How to get ideas flowing -By Harvey Mackay

An elderly man was harassed every afternoon by a group of kids on their way home from school. They’d ring his doorbell and run, or taunt him while he was working in his garden, or throw things at his house. He shouted at them, and thought about calling the police or talking to their parents, but then he had a better idea.

On a Monday afternoon, when the kids ran by at the usual time, he called them together. “I’m an old man, and I don’t get much company,” he told them.

“I want to show you my appreciation for paying some attention to me, so each time you kids come by, I’ll give each of you a dollar.” That sounded good to the kids, and they each collected a dollar bill from the man. Happy, they ran off and left him alone.

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On Wednesday, the man told them, “I’m a little short today, so instead of a dollar, I can only give you a quarter.”

That was still better than nothing, so the children took their quarters and ran home.

The following Monday the man came out of his house and told the kids, “I’m afraid I don’t have much money left, so all I can give each of you for visiting me is a penny.”

“Forget it!” the kids shouted, and they left. And they never came back to bother the old man again.

How’s that for creativity in solving a problem?

Creativity and imagination are vital for business and personal success. January is International Creativity Month, so capitalize on your creative powers by devoting the month to exploring new ideas and strategies to make you more creative.

New evidence suggests that you can boost your imagina­tion by just getting outside and spending some time in nature. Researchers from the University of Kansas gave a standard creativity test - called the Remote Associates Test - to four groups of back­packers as they were about to set off on a series of lengthy hikes. They also administered the test to a second group of hikers who were already four days into their nature excursion. This second group scored almost 50 percent higher in creativity than their counterparts.

Ruth Ann Atchley, department chair and associate professor of cognitive/ clinical psychology at the University of Kansas, describes the findings this way: “Nature is a place where our mind can

rest, relax, and let down those threat responses. Therefore, we have resources left over - to be creative, to be imaginative, to problem-solve - that allow us to be better, happier people who engage in a more productive way with others.” © Voffkadream Similarly, some of us feel more creative wearing our favorite green T-shirt or checkered cap. Research suggests that the colors around us actually do influence how well we do certain tasks.

For whatever reason, some days ideas pop into your head without any effort at all. Other days you probably feel like you’re digging for them at the bottom of a very deep ditch. Try these tips for generating fresh concepts: • Gather information. Research whatever you’re trying to develop ideas for. Don’t think about solutions initially; just immerse yourself in the subject. You may uncover a single fact that can spark a dozen ideas.

• Mix everything together. Take a bird’s-eye view of what you’ve collectHarvey Mackay continued to pg 3

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JANUARY 19 • Grey Eagle United Methodist Church Youth Chili Cook-Off from 4:30-7 p.m.

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JANUARY 20 • St. Rosa Youth Group Lasagna Supper from 4-8 p.m. at St. Rose of Lima Church basement, St. Rosa.

JANUARY 23 • Grey Eagle Senior Center Monthly Membership Meeting at 4:00 p.m. Pot Luck Supper/Bingo Party at 5:00 p.m. at the center.

JANUARY 24 • Upsala Community Center Annual Meeting at 6 p.m. Potluck Supper.

JANUARY 26 • Sacred Heart School’s 18th Annual Prime & Wine Dinner/Auction from 4:308:30 p.m. at the Freeport Community Center. See ad on page 7.

JANUARY 27 • Roving Hillbillies Snowmobile Club 44th Annual Snowmobile Blessing starting at 12 p.m. at St. Rose of Lima Church basement, St. Rosa. See ad on page 9.

FEBRUARY 2 • Heartland Chapter of the MN Darkhouse & Angling Assoc. 9th Annual Banquet & Fundraiser starting at 4:30 p.m. at the Freeport Community Center.

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

FEBRUARY 10 • Albany Legion Smorgasbord Breakfast from 8 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at Church of Seven Dolors Parish Center, Albany.

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FEBRUARY 15 • Freeport Youth Group Lenten Fish Fry from 4:30-8:30 p.m. at Sacred Heart Church basement, Freeport.

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Birth Announcement Abby Rose Rakotz

Todd and Emily Rakotz of Upsala are proud to announce the birth of their daughter, Abby Rose Rakotz, born Tuesday, January 8, 2013 at 8:55 p.m. at the CentraCare Health System-Melrose.

Abby weighed 9 pounds, 3 ounces and measured 22 inches in length.

Grandparents are Ron and Gail Schulte of Upsala and John and Marsha Rakotz of Upsala. Great grandparents are Anna Schulte of Upsala and Mark Kociemba of Holdingford.

Harvey Mackay continued from page 2 ed. Look for underlying assumptions, common concepts, and roads not taken.

Make notes of anything that stands out.

• Let it simmer. Concentrate on something else for a while. Listen to music, take a walk, sleep on it - and let your subconscious sort through what you’ve learned.

• Brainstorm. Invest some time in generating more ideas from the information you’ve processed. Your third or fourth attempt may prove more useful than your first and most obvious solution.

• Share your idea. Run it past someone you trust for feedback. An outside perspective can help you shape and mold your idea into something you can put into action.

• Accept mistakes. Give yourself permission to try things even if you’re not sure they’ll succeed. Often you’ll stumble across a different strategy or a better path along the way.

• Copy other ideas. Don’t directly steal anyone else’s work, but look at what’s been done with an eye toward do-

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ing it differently. Even the most familiar landscape can come to life in interesting ways depending on the colors you use to paint it, or the point of view from which you show it.

Mackay’s Moral: Creativity, not necessity, is the true mother of invention.

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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The family of Irene Van Heel would like to extend our heartfelt thanks to family, friends and neighbors for their thoughts, prayers and support given to us after our mother’s unexpected passing.

Thank you to Father Michael for your guidance and for celebrating the Mass.

To those who brought desserts and prepared and served the delicious lunch - many compliments were received. To Ralph Stich for all of his help in our preparations at the church. Thanks especially to the Miller-Carlin staff - the support and caring you extended to us was most appreciated and truly made her funeral a celebration of a very special lady and a life well lived.

And thanks to all who continue to keep us in your thoughts and prayers.

The Family of Irene Van Heel

The family of Jack Baggenstoss can only attempt to convey the depth of our gratitude to the community at Mother of Mercy Nursing Home for the love and support they showed our father during his illness. We will never be able to thank Hospice enough for the assistance and advice we received.

The service you provide matters immensely to families. We are blessed to have you at our side now and when our Mother passed away. The spiritual care from the team at Seven Dolors, (Fr. Corwin, Fr. Michael, Sister Alice, Joan Sand) carried us through some very difficult days.

We would be remiss in not thanking the prayer group and the entire parish for covering Jack with prayer throughout his illness. Thank you also to Karen Heitzman and the choir for a beautiful send off and the funeral group for all your work to prepare the lunch. Our most sincere appreciation to the Albany American Legion and the Melrose VFW Honor Guards for honoring our veteran. No words can express the emotion captured during the folding of the American flag by the Air Force Honor Guard from Grand Forks. The staff from Patton Schad Funeral Services was compassionate and attentive to our entire family and handled every detail with the utmost respect and concern for our father and each member of our family. Your continued concern and support is comforting.

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Obituaries Laurence E. Karnes

Laurence E. Karnes, age 92, of St. Paul formerly of Grey Eagle, died peacefully on Friday, January 11, 2013 at his home in St. Paul, Minnesota.

A funeral service was held at 1 p.m. Tuesday, January 15 at the Grey Eagle United Methodist Church in Grey Eagle, Minnesota. Burial followed at Lakeview Cemetery in Grey Eagle.

Laurence Eugene Karnes was born July 9, 1920 in Grey Eagle, Minnesota to John and Erma (Fuller) Karnes. He was united in marriage to Marie Eva Rosty on January 5, 1942 in South Dakota. They were happily married for over 71 years.

He was employed as a turbine balancer for the Electric Machinery Company in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Prior to that, Laurence lived most of his life farming near Grey Eagle and considered Grey Eagle his home. Laurence was a passionate man, loved his family most of all, and in his spare time he enjoyed gardening, building things, hunting and fishing. He was a

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Eugene “Gene” Roy Koglin hard worker, loving and caring father and husband and extremely loving and proud of his three sons and one daughter.

Laurence was a member of the Grey Eagle United Methodist Church in Grey Eagle.

Survivors include his wife, Marie Eva Karnes of St. Paul; children, Gary (Linda) Karnes of McGregor, Loren Karnes (Janet Grimm) of Le Sueur, Dale (Laurie) Karnes of Oakdale, Lois (Rod) Forsberg of Hammond, WI; grandchildren, Steven Karnes, Tammy Schwietz, Travis Karnes, Erin Karnes, Jesse Karnes, Heather Sperl, Kristian Karnes, Kassee Karnes and Elizabeth Tibbetts; great-grandchildren, Katie, Tim, McKenna and Avianna; brothers and sisters, Harriet Walburn of Grey Eagle, James (Darlene) Karnes of St. Joseph, Ella Mae (Al) Bartz of Waite Park and Hoyt (Joyce) Karnes of Swanville.

Laurence was preceded in death by his parents; grandson, Jacob Sperl; brothers, Calvin Clayton and Ivan Karnes; sister, Jeanette Krey; and brother-in-law, Jack Walburn.

Serving as casket bearers were Travis Karnes, Jesse Karnes, Kristian Karnes, Erin Karnes, Steven Karnes and Heather Sperl.

Arrangements were made with PattonSchad Funeral & Cremation Services in Grey Eagle.

these children.

These babies were to become our future doctors, farmers, carpenters, plumbers, electricians, nurses, cooks, soldiers, pastors, teachers, mechanics, reporters, pilots, policemen, firefighters and more. They were our future and fellow citizens.

These babies are survived by their parents, siblings, grandparents, aunts and uncles, cousins, classmates, co-workers, and fellow members of our communities.

No funeral arrangements have been bothered to be arranged.

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Services celebrating the life of Eugene “Gene” Roy Koglin, age 86, of Albany was held Wednesday, January 16, 2013 at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Farming Township. Pastor Frederick Kutter officiated and Gene was laid to rest next to his wife Alvina at Seven Dolors Parish Cemetery following the luncheon. Gene passed away unexpectedly at his home after a fall Saturday morning January 12, 2012.

Gene was born on January 5, 1927 to Ester (Herberger) and William Koglin in Albany Township. He grew up in the area with his two brothers, Harold and Sylvester, and learned to weld at a young age at his stepfather’s shop. Gene spent a year welding in a Californian shipyard before being drafted into the US Army

at age 18. He served for a year in Korea before returning stateside and joining Al Bogard as business partners in 1949. Gene married Alvina “Sandy” Sand in Albany on Valentines’ Day 1953 and two years later became the owner of a metal fabricating business. Gene worked hard for the business he grew until medical problems and major heart surgery forced him into early retirement in 1983. He spent his free time traveling, gardening, and bowling.

Gene also enjoyed baseball, fishing, and going to casinos. He is well remembered as an amazing storyteller who delighted in pulling his friend’s legs. Gene was a member of the Albany Legion and the Legion Drill Squad for 30 years and was a past Legion Commander. He was also a member of the Melrose VFW and the Albany Pioneer Club. Gene was an active member of Immanuel Lutheran Church.

Gene is survived by his sister-in-law Bernice Koglin, Albany; many nieces and nephews; and close friends.

He is preceded in death by his wife of 57 years, Alvina; his parents Ester and William Koglin; and his brothers Harold Koglin and Sylvester Koglin.

Richard B. “Dick” Egan

Richard B. “Dick” Egan, age 98 of Melrose, died Thursday, January 10, 2013 at St. Gertrude’s Health and Rehabilitation Center in Shakopee, Minnesota.

A Memorial Mass of Christian Burial will be 11 a.m. Friday, January 18 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Melrose with Rev. Marvin Enneking officiating and Rev. Ken Thielman concelebrating. A private family inurnment will be in Fort Snelling National Cemetery in Minneapolis.

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Richard Benedict Egan was born March 6, 1914 in Brooten, Minnesota to Joseph and Anna (Anderson) Egan. Dick was a World War II veteran who served during the Battle of Normandy, where he earned a Silver and Bronze Battle Star. On May 24, 1952, he was united in marriage to Lucienne “Lucy” Gosselin in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Dick started as a field representative for Willmar Poultry Company. He then went on to become an independent turkey farmer in the Melrose Area. He was a member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Melrose, Schanhaar-Otte VFW Post 7050 and the American Legion Post 101. Dick enjoyed the outdoors, fishing, hunting, golfing, boating, and traveling and loved spending time with family and friends.

Survivors include his wife, Lucy Egan; children, Michelle (Jim) Langlas of Naples, Florida, Anne Marie (David) Gant of Apple Valley, Tim (Ann) Egan of Dillon, Montana, and Denise (Robert) Loonan of Shakopee; 14 grandchildren; and daughterin-law, Patricia Egan of Naples, Florida.

Dick was preceded in death by his son, Joseph Egan; infant grandson, Philip Egan; brothers, Philip Egan, Russel Egan, and Vincent Egan; and sisters, Ethel Mollner, Leone Witts, Margaret Nelson, and Elaine Egan.

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Patricia A. Jelinski-Pfeffer Patricia A. Jelinski-Pfeffer died on Thursday, January 10, 2012. Services were held Monday, January 14, 2013 at St. John’s Catholic Church in Swanville and burial was held in the parish cemetery.

Patricia Ann Sieben was born on September 13, 1931 in Sauk Centre, MN to the late Oswald and Susanna (Unger) Sieben. She attended St. Paul’s Catholic school until her family relocated to her step-father’s farm where she attended Country School. In 1948 Patricia met Ludwig ‘Bud’ Pfeffer and they were united in marriage on September 28, 1948. The couple then moved to Swanville, MN where they purchased a farm and raised their 11 children. Bud passed away in November of 1975 and she was later united in marriage to Edward Jelinski in January of 1979. Pat worked for 17 years at the Hub Supper Club as a waitress and later went to work part-time at the Royal Café in Little Falls, MN. In 1977 Pat purchased the Corner Café in Swanville where she worked many hours doing what she enjoyed the most, cooking, baking, and keeping the customers happy. Pat resided in the Swanville area for many years, and in 2008 she moved to Bridgeway Estates and

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Mass of Christian burial celebrating the life of Rita Vos, age 77 of Holdingford will be 11 AM Saturday, January 19, 2013 at The Church of All Saints Catholic Church-St. Mary.

Father John Paul Knopik will officiate and burial will take place in the parish cemetery following the service. Rita died at the Albany Hospital surrounded by her family after suffering from an unexpected stroke. There will be a visitation prior to the service Saturday morning from 9:30 AM until 11 AM at the church.

Rita was born on June 26, 1935 to Alois and Cecelia (Thomalla) Mrosla on a farm near North Prairie. She grew up in North Prairie but lived a short time in Minneapolis where she worked at Honeywell. She later met the love of her life Jerome “Soupie” Vos and the couple

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She will forever be remembered for her delicious caramel & cinnamon rolls, and homemade breads. Pat loved to dance, play cards, and shake dice with friends and family. She was dearly loved and will be greatly missed.

Pat is survived by sons, Michael (Barb Miller) Pfeffer of Red Wing, MN, Alan (Linda) Pfeffer of Gretna, NE, Stephen (Nancy) Pfeffer of Randall, MN, and Tim Pfeffer of Randall, MN; daughters, Catherine ‘Kay’ (Robert) Laven of St. Louis, MO, Debra (Ronald) Kruzel of Little Falls, MN, Mary (Doug) Pfeffer Friese of Little Falls, MN, Helen Pfeffer of Flensburg, Diane Pfeffer of Eagan, MN, and Paula (Mark) Piano of Spring, TX; brothers, David (Jean) Sieben of Omaha, NE, Eugene Sieben of Sartell, MN, and Donald (Helen) Sieben of Savage, MN; sister, Helen (Bob) Anderson of New London, MN; 16 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren.

Pat was preceded in death by husbands, Ludwig ‘Bud’ Pfeffer 1975 and Edward Jelinski 1990; son, James ‘Jiggers’ Pfeffer 1980; great-grandson, Quentin Pauly; parents, Oswald and Susanna Sieben; brothers, Norman and James Sieben; sister, Lorraine Meier; and step-father, Rudy Sukke.

was married on September 20, 1955 in North Prairie. After marriage the couple moved to Holdingford where she lived the rest of her life. Rita worked a variety of jobs starting with Honeywell at a young age, the Holdingford Herald, and eventually worked for the Holdingford School District where she worked until she retired. Rita loved to read, play bingo, go out to lunch with her family, and also loved her trips to the casinos. She was a member of The Church of All Saints Catholic Church-St. Mary.

Rita is survived by her husband Jerome, Albany; her children Mike (Martha Breth) Vos, Holdingford; David (Patty) Vos, Bowlus; Lynne (Alan “Pebbles”) Pueringer, Freeport; Kelly (Dave) Lane, Holdingford; her 11 grandchildren, 2 greatgrandchildren; and her sister Lorraine (Fid) Jarnot, Fallbrook, CA. She is preceded in death by her parents Alois and Cecelia Mrosla.

Arrangements are being made with the Miller-Carlin Funeral Home of Holdingford.

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Norma Fay Graham loving wife of James (Jim), mother of James Jr. (deceased at birth), David Wayne, Jared Graham, and Kathryn (Kitt) Jennifer.

Her Mother Fay Catherine Graham and father Norman Berdsford Graham preceded Norma in death. Norma’s older sister, Doris Thorson, passed in Dec 2012 Norma, age 77, died peacefully at the Melrose Hospital with Hospice attending, Monday, January 14, 2013 at 6:15 AM. Norma was born March 16th 1935 in Detroit MI and moved about the country with her family as her father was required in his many business adventures. Norma graduated from Escondido Union High School in 1953. She then attended the John Hopkins School of Nursing, on a full academic scholarship, graduating as an RN in 1956.

She married Jim in Clearwater, FL in 1957 and was stationed with him as he moved about the US serving the USCG for 4 years on active duty and 2 years in the active reserve.

After leaving the USCG in 1961 Jim and Norma moved to Dubuque, IA with their first child, David, where he was employed as an engineer in the Engine Division for John Deere. In 1969 they were transferred to Cedar Falls/Waterloo, IA to the newly established Engine Engineering Research Division until his retirement in 1998. During these 56 years of marriage Norma was floor nurse, an operating room surgical nurse (her favorite) in the many towns they had lived in. She then went to work for an oral surgeons group in Waterloo in 1977, then in 1982 Norma went to work for the Tama Co IA Public Health Department as a staff RN calling on homebound patients. In 1988 she was promoted to the Administrator of the Health Dept. until her retirement in 1997.

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Norma and Jim moved from their home in the country, north east of Buckingham, IA to Melrose, MN in 2004 where they continued to reside in retirement. They were familiar with the area due to their summer family vacations on both the north and east shores of Big Birch Lakes at Grey Eagle, MN. They continue to spend the month of August each year at the lake.

In addition to the family being great water sports enthusiasts, they have been active snowmobile riders throughout the many snow states since 1970.

Their children were able to be here with her over Christmas and again at her passing, David (Ft. Dodge, IA), Jared (Chicago, IL) and Kitt and her husband Mike Gogel (New Hartford, IA).

As Norma’s friends and family watch her sail across the horizon and disappear she is welcomed with open arms on the other side as she sails into her new journey.

Norma was highly loved by all she came in contact with and will be greatly missed by her family and friends.

A memorial service will be held at the Good Samaritan Episcopal Church in Sauk Centre in May, to be announced.

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Community Snapshots

Albany 5th Grade Girls Purple Team took 2nd place at the Becker tournament held Saturday, Jan. 5. Pictured are (front) Nora Bettin; (row 2, from left) Brianna Melton, Kiley Kotzer, Kaiya Schneider, Kendra Bromenschenkel; (back) Brooke Schleicher, Crystal Koglin, Olivia Harren, Becca Osendorf and Kaylee Peternell. Submitted by Diane Schleicher.

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The Swanville Elementary students collected food for the food shelf in the month of December. A total of 900 items were collected and brought to the Morrison County Food Shelf. Pictured with some of the food items are (front, from left) Carter Hollermann, Kaylee Kremers, Nicholas Graves, and Wesly Pearcy; (back) Kendal Hagen, Leah Eggerth, Emma Kremers, Gage VanRisseghem, and Patrick Block.

Mixed Blood presentation of “Dr. King’s Dream” to be held in Swanville Adults, teens and preteens 10 and older are invited to attend Dr. King’s Dream, a presentation by the Mixed Blood Theatre at the Swanville Public School on Monday, Jan. 28, 12:35-1:35 p.m. This performance is drawn from Dr. King’s letters, sermons, books and speeches, and it illuminates why he is honored with a national holiday each January.

The Mixed Blood Theatre is a multicultural professional theater group based in Minneapolis. Their presentation is sponsored by the Swanville Public Library. It is funded in part with money from Minnesota’s Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.

For more information contact the Swanville Public Library at 320-547-2346.

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Minnesota Through The Lens:

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Pictured (front, from left) Tirzah Wiebolt, Jessica Davison, and Lisa Hansen; (back) Rhonda Schmidt, Rose Mader, Bill Davison, Josh Knudtson, Wendy Rene, Pam Schoon and Jack Pearson. Submitted by Director Leonice Prokott.

The Upsala Upstage Players are excited to present the mystery comedy “Death by Chocolate” by Craig Sodaro.

Precious Perks Coffee Shoppe’s business is struggling after one of its patrons died drinking their signature drink Death by Chocolate. Nick Noir (Bill Davison), a Humphrey Bogart down on his luck private eye, is called in to investigate.

Was it murder? If so, who did it?

Perhaps it was Coco (Wendy Rene) or Bonbon (Pam Schoon) - the unalike twins that own Precious Perks. It could be the wannabe country singer waitress Bobbie Sue (Rhonda Schmidt), who can’t carry a tune. What about Francois (Jack Pearson) the Frenchman; Henry (Josh Knudtson) the old man without a wrinkle; the lady

in black (Tirzah Wiebolt); the restaurant critic dressed like a bag lady (Rose Mader); or Juniper Berry (Jessica Davison)?

No one is who they apear to be and it is up to Nick, along with his faithful secretary Selma (Lisa Hansen), to crack the case before another murder takes place.

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To submit a nature photo for Minnesota Through The Lens, email it in it’s original (large) size to htnews@meltel.net.

Dairy Princess candidates sought

The American Dairy Association of Todd County is seeking candidates to participate in this year’s dairy princess/ dairy ambassador program. Dairy princesses and ambassadors serve as good will ambassadors for the dairy industry by appearing at various promotional events and speaking to consumers and the media. The princess contest will be held Saturday, February 23, 2013 at the Browerville Community Center.

A dairy princess must be a high school graduate by July 1, 2013 and not yet 24 years old. Dairy ambassadors must be in 9th, 10th or 11th grade. She or her parents must be actively engaged in the production of milk for sale to a licensed plant during the current year.

A candidate also qualifies if she or her parents are employed on a dairy farm in a dairy-related capacity.

County dairy princesses are eligible to attend a statewide promotion training seminar to be held this spring and may apply to be considered as a finalist for the Princess Kay of the Milky Way title.

Twelve finalists will be selected to compete for the Princess Kay title in August.

At all levels of competition contestants are judged on their communication skills, personality, enthusiasm for dairy promotion and general knowledge of the dairy industry.

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Notes from the Capitol By State Rep. Paul Anderson Thought for State Revenue again exceeds projections the week: Revenues coming into the state continue to exceed projections. Since the last forecast two months ago, an additional $114 million has come into state coffers.

Both personal and corporate income tax collections were above forecast for November and December, while sales tax collections were down a bit. Since these figures are always a month behind, the actual December Christmas selling season for sales taxes will be reflected in next month’s figures.

Estimated payments for corporate income taxes in December were at an all-time high. One possible reason for the surge in collections may be that individuals and businesses pre-paid taxes in December in anticipation of higher tax rates in the new year. One tax that has already kicked in is the 2 percent increase in social security withholding.

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“Hats-off” to Merle and his wife, Kathy, along with the entire management team and all the employees at Felling Trailers of Sauk Centre!

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Among the first bills introduced last week was legislation that would pay back the entire education payment shift.

Certainly, that type of bill makes for great publicity, but in this case, I’m not sure it’s the wisest course of action. The reason being the money re-paid to our schools is not “new” money, it’s simply money the state held back and that the schools most likely had to borrow for in order to meet cash flow needs. There are statutes in place that call for the repayment of those dollars whenever the state has excess funds and the reserve accounts have been replenished. That’s the situation now, and in the last 10 months, the state has re-paid schools about $1.5 billion. And with revenues coming in ahead of forecast, there’s a good chance another payment would go out following the February forecast.

My concern is that if we pass legislation to pay the entire amount back, it would represent “new money” going to pay back the shift, which quite possibly could take away from any actual new funding for our schools. While we all want to see the shift paid back, we need to proceed in the best way possible for our schools.

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Local Municipality Minutes Upsala City January 7, 2013 These are unofficial Minutes.

Members present: Mayor Rollie Johnson, Robert Maciej, Joan Olson, Brian Lange, Dennis Westrich. Clerk/Treasurer Adrian Welle.

The City Council meeting was called to order at 7:02 p.m. at Upsala City Hall by Mayor Rollie Johnson.

Motion was made by Council Member Joan Olson and seconded

by Council Member Brian Lange to approve Resolution 01072013-1 appointing Dennis Westrich to the Upsala City Council for a 2 year term.

Dennis Westrich, Robert Maciej and Mayor Rollie Johnson were sworn in as council members and mayor respectively.

Motion made by Council Member Brian Lange and seconded

by Council Member Robert Maciej to accept the minutes from the December 3, 2012 Regular Council meeting. Motion carried unanimously.

Motion made by Council Member Brian Lange and seconded

by Council Member Joan Olson to accept the agenda with the additions of Wanda Erickson. Motion carried unanimously.

Wanda Erickson from Great River Regional Libraries was present to present the annual update on the Upsala Library and discuss the Library’s 25th anniversary celebration for this year.

Department Reports: Maintenance Report, Frank Koopmeiners: Water usage was up 9 gallons per day for December and sewer usage is down .10 hour/day.

Fire Department Report, Lange: No meeting was held this month.

• Councilmember Lange also informed the council that they have not heard back on the FEMA grant.

• The first response team will be hiring 3 new responders Planning Commission, Lange: No meeting.

UCDC, Olson: No meeting.

Recreation Board, Johnson: No meeting.

Unfinished Business: Motion was made by Council Member Dennis Westrich and seconded by Council Member Robert Maciej to

approve the UBA liquor license for 2013. Motion carried unanimously.

New Business: Motion was made by Councilmember Brian Lange and seconded by councilmember Joan Olson to award the bid for legal advertising in the Morrison County record. Motion carried unanimously.

Motion was made by Council Member Brian Lange and seconded

by Council Member Robert Maciej to approve the 2013 employee wages. Frank Koopmeiners at 5%, Juilian Herbes at 3%, and Adrian Welle from $17 to $18/per hour. Motion carried unanimously.

Motion made by Council Member Joan Olson and seconded

by Council Member Robert Maciej to approve the purchase of a new laptop for the Upsala Clerk/treasurer office. Motion carried unanimously.

Motion made by Council Member Joan Olson and seconded

by Council Member Robert Maciej to approve the purchase of Banyon Data Software for the Upsala Clerk/treasurer office at a cost of $10996.32. Motion carried unanimously.

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Motion made by Council Member Joan Olson and seconded

by Council Member Brian Lange to approve the appointment of Schlenner and Wenner & Co auditor for 2012, 2013 and 2014. Motion carried unanimously.

Motion made by Council Member Joan Olson and seconded

by Council Member Brian Lange to approve the annual designations for 2013. Motion carried unanimously.

Motion made by Council Member Brian Lange and seconded

by Council Member Robert Maciej to approve the 2013 Fee Schedule.

Motion carried unanimously.

Motion made by Council Member Dennis Westrich and seconded by Council Member Robert Maciej to waive utility late fees for accounts number 108 and 109 with conditions that if the account goes delinquent again it will be reassessed. Motion carried with Council Member Joan Olson voting no.

Financial Report: Treasurers Report with an December 31st bank balance of $146,189.37 as presented by Treasurer Adrian Welle.

Motion made by Mayor Rollie Johnson and seconded by Brian Lange to approve the bills in the amount of $11,928.12 as presented

by Treasurer Adrian Welle. Motion carried unanimously.

Christmas tree pickup was January 11 at 8:00 a.m.

Local Board of Appeal and Equalization April 19, 2013 at 1:00 p.m.

Reminder to residents and council that the next Regular scheduled council meeting will be February 4, 2013 at 7:00 p.m.

Meeting was adjourned at 8:35 p.m.

Adrian Welle, City Clerk Grey Eagle Township January 7, 2013 Call to Order: Ron Frericks called the meeting to order at 8:00 p.m. The pledge of allegiance was recited.

Members Present: Ron Frericks, Ray Bense, Mary Ann Primus and Mike Rohe. Bev Eggerth was absent.

Agenda Approval: A preliminary agenda was presented. Ron asked if there were additions to the agenda. Having none, Ray made the motion to accept the agenda.

Mike made the second. All in favor.

Motion carried.

Approval of Minutes: The clerk provided copies of the December 3, 2012 minutes to the board. Mike made the motion to approve the minutes as written. Ray made the second, all in favor. Minutes approved.

Zoning Report: Bev was absent (sick) so Mary Ann reported there were no updates for this month.

Town Clerk’s Report: Clerk presented the claims list for December. Claims list included 8 claims for a total of $8,059.70. Ray made the motion to approve the claims; Mike made the second, Motion carried unanimously. Reorganization: all items remained the same except for mileage rate. Ray made the motion to have Ron be chairman, Mike made the second, Motion carried.

Ray made the motion for Mike to be vice-chair. Ron made the second. Motion carried. Ray nominated Mike to the fire board, Ron made the second. Motion carried. Ron made the motion to nominate Ray as weed inspector, Mike made the second. Motion carried. Ron was

appointed to the zoning board and will oversee any building needs.

Ron made the motion to nominate Ray for Road supervisor, Mike made the second. Motion carried.

Motion to approve all reorganization items made by Ray second by Mike. Motion carried.

Treasurer’s Report: Mary Ann Primus presented the treasurer’s report as follows: Beginning Balance as of November 30, 2012: $236,327.82; Checks cleared: 17, $43,327.12; Deposits including interest: $16,384.45; Balance as of December 31, 2012: $209,385.15; Outstanding Deposits: 0.00; Outstanding Checks: 0.00; Cash Available: $209,385.15; CD Balance: $102,360.17 Mike made the motion to accept the treasurer’s report. Second

by Ray. All in favor, Motion carried.

Road and Bridge Report: Ron reported that the tree had been removed on Ascot Road; however, Erv stated they had only taken some of the branches down. Before removal of the tree the landowner will be contacted.

Additional agenda items: Weed report and the Officers List were completed. Audit meeting was scheduled for Feb. 11th at 8:00 p.m.

Public Comment: Adjournment: Motion by Ray to adjourn the meeting. Mike made the second. Meeting adjourned at 8:35 p.m.

Mary Ann Primus, Clerk/Treasurer Minutes not approved.

Upsala Girls Basketball

Thursday, January 10 Upsala 52 - West Central 50 Halftime score: Upsala 20 • West Central 21 Stats: Pts Rebs Blocks Steals Assists Aimee Pelzer 15 10 0 2 5 Danica Cheney 2 1 0 0 0 Tracy Herzog 9 10 1 3 4 Kristin Wuebkers 7 3 0 0 0 Sara Herzog 0 2 0 1 0 Sadie Welinski 4 3 0 0 2 Katie Ripplinger 2 1 0 0 0 Alissa Zehrer 2 4 1 1 1 Kaelin Smieja 0 0 0 1 0 Brooke westrich 11 6 0 4 4 Tuesday, January 15 Upsala 77 • Swanville 36 Halftime score: Upsala 47 • Swanville 24 Stats: Pts Rebs Blocks Steals Assists Aimee Pelzer 26 4 1 0 10 Danica Cheney 0 7 0 2 0 Tracy Herzog 14 12 6 3 1 Kristin Wuebkers 4 1 0 2 4 Sara Herzog 7 4 0 1 1 Sadie Welinski 8 2 0 0 2 Katie Ripplinger 0 0 0 0 0 Alissa Zehrer 9 6 0 1 0 Kaelin Smieja 4 5 1 3 1 Brooke westrich 5 1 0 4 2

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Letter to the Editor

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The Culture of Death Continues

By Eymard Orth The shootings of 26 people in a school in the state of Connecticut was a big tragedy and very sad.

So many people are alarmed and want to ban all guns, or severely restrict them to stop the shootings.

I think this is just a scape-goat.

People want to blame someone or something.

But what about abortion, the killing of our innocent babies in the womb? We killed 55 million babies since abortion became legal in our country in 1973.

Never forget that our whole country (to say nothing of other countries), have become a genocide country, yes, and on an unimaginable scale. Each day our culture sacrifices more than 4,000 unborn children to the gods or convenience - and with unspeakable cruelty as they are cut to pieces alive in the womb.

When President Obama heard about the shootings in Conn., he was saddened, or so he said. But yet in his health care plan there are millions of dollars of taxpayer money going for abortion through Planned Parenthood, not only in this country, but throughout the world.

Our Sen. Amy Kobuchar went to Conn. to console the families of these victims, but yet she is also promoting abortions. So is Sen. Al Franken and our Gov. Mark Dayton.

As long as we continue to vote evil leaders into office that promotes the Culture of Death, the massacre will continue and we only have ourselves to blame.

May God have mercy on the killers of babies, and have mercy on us who do so little, or nothing to stop the holocaust of abortion. The shootings and violence will continue as we have become a Godless nation.

Upsala Jr. High Student of the Month

Congratulations to 7th grader, Stefani Pohlmann, the 2012 December Upsala Junior High School Student of the Month.

She is the daughter of Mary and Bill Pohlmann of Elmdale, Minnesota.

Stefani’s social studies teacher Roxann Lewis stated, “Stefani has performed well in her transition from elementary to junior high this year and shows great promise for a very successful academic career. She is developing some fine academic habits and strives to do her best in the classroom every day.

Stefani is highly motivated, shows an eagerness to learn, and has a great disposition.”

A past Academic All Star in 2008, 2010, 2011, and 2012, Stefani has already shown great promise in her first

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In the future, Stefani has plans to do something in the medical field and wants a career that pays well. She believes science is her most valuable class because “it is one of the hardest subjects to learn, it is interesting, and it will be very useful in the medical field.” Stefani most enjoys her physical education class because it is the class where she can “forget about everything and just have fun!”

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Upsala Sr. High Student of the Month Congratulations to Upsala High School sophomore, Danica Cheney, the 2012 December High School Student of the Month.

She is the daughter of Dan and Denise Cheney of Upsala, Minnesota.

A past recipient of “High School Student of the Month” and “Subject Area Student of the Month,” Danica is a leader amongst her peers and consistently places on the UHS “A Honor Roll.” Danica is an active participant and student leader in many extra-curricular activities including Student Council, where she serves as Student Body Treasurer, National Honor Society, band, choir, and drama. Athletically, Danica is a valued member of our volleyball, basketball, and track teams. Danica received the “2011 Top Rookie” award in volleyball and was selected as “Volleyball All-Conference” in 2012.

“Danica is a fine example of the type of students at UHS,” stated Roxann Lewis, Danica’s social studies teacher. “She is an outstanding student academically and a true leader at the school. Danica leads

by example and encourages her peers, both in the classroom and on the court, to strive to do their best in all that they do.

She always pushes herself to achieve her academic and athletic goals and works diligently to accomplish and surpass them.”

Danica stated that the most valuable lessons she has learned are “The extra work and effort you put into your studies really pays off in the end” and “Life may not always be easy, but the outcome will be better than you imagined.” Danica said that her most valuable class is history because she “learns a lot and it pushes me to work hard.” She most enjoys her English class because “its fun and I get to be exposed to different styles of writing.”

Outside of the academic environment, Danica loves playing sports and hanging out with her friends. She participates with Central Lakes JO Volleyball, various service-oriented activities with her church youth group, and works a part time job during the summer. Her future plans include attending a four-year college, possibly in business or education. She would also like to play a sport. When asked what advice she would give her fellow classmates, Danica said, “Be yourself and be kind and accepting toward everyone else.

Try to have fun! School is more fun when you put yourself out there and join groups or sports you’re interested in.”

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THUR., JAN. 24: BBQ riblet, O’brien potatoes, peas/carrots, raspberry parfait.

FRI., JAN. 25: Roast chicken, oven fried potatoes, Oriental vegetables, dinner roll, sherbet. ~ The Lighter Side Menu ~ MON., JAN. 21: Sweet/sour pork, rice, mandarin oranges, pears.

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MON., JAN. 21: Pepper steak, baked potato, creamed corn, fruit.

TUE., JAN. 22: Roast turkey, mashed potatoes, gravy, squash, Jell-O. WED., JAN. 23: Creamed chicken/ biscuit, garden salad, dressing, dessert.

THUR., JAN. 24: BBQ riblet, boiled potatoes, beets, pudding/topping.

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Todd County Assist Indiana State Police

The Todd County Sheriff’s Office received a request from the Indiana State Police to assist them in the investigation into an abduction case that was reported in LaGrange County, Indiana, in 1994. A 5 year old boy, Richard Wayne Landers Jr., was believed to have been abducted by his paternal grandparents. The grandparents Richard E. Landers and Ruth A. Landers were allegedly upset over pending court proceedings regarding the placement of their grandson.

The Landers allegedly took their grandson and left their home in the Wolcottville, Ind. area to an unknown location.

LaGrange County initiated an investigation and information on the boy was placed into several missing children clearinghouses as he was considered a missing and endangered child. Arrest warrants were subsequently issued for both grandparents charging them with Interference with Custody, a Class B Misdemeanor. In 1999, those charges were elevated to Interference with Custody, a Class C Felony. In Septem-

Standing up for rural Minnesota By State Rep. Ron Kresha

Last Tuesday, I was honored to take the oath of office and be sworn in along with 133 of my fellow colleagues in the Minnesota House of Representatives as the 88th Legislative Session officially began. I am deeply grateful to my friends and neighbors in District 09B for placing their trust in me to represent our community.

I have deep concerns about Speaker Paul Thissen’s decision to eliminate the House Agriculture and Rural Development Finance Committee, and combine it with the Environment Finance committee, currently chaired by Rep. Jean Wagenius, a Democrat from Minneapolis. Rep. Wagenius has very little experience with agriculture issues, and has a record of voting for policies that disproportionately favor Metro cities and suburbs over Greater Minnesota. I worry that rural Minnesota’s voice and influence will be greatly diminished if the Agriculture Finance committee remains in the hands of a Metro legislator.

For that reason, I joined with my fellow Republicans Tuesday in voting for a motion that would have moved the Agriculture Finance Committee and recombined it with the Agriculture Policy Committee, as it has been in the past. That committee is chaired by Rep. Jeanne Poppe, a rural Democrat who better understands the issues and challenges facing our state’s agriculture industry.

The motion was introduced by Rep. Rod Hamilton, a Republican pork producer from Southwest MN. He gave a compelling plea for bipartisan support, and I cast my first vote in support of our rural district and agriculture industry. I will continue to push for the committee change, and will continue to advocate for rural Minnesota. It will be one of my highest priorities this session to ensure that rural Minnesota is adequately represented, and that we keep the best interests of rural Minnesota and our agriculture industry in mind when passing legislation.

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ber of 2008, with neither the child nor his grandparents ever having been located, the LaGrange County Prosecutor’s Office filed a letter with the Court and the charges were dropped.

During the years following the abduction, several detectives worked with the parents of Richard W. Landers in continuing efforts to locate their missing son. In September of 2012, the boy’s step father contacted the Indiana State Police and provided them with the young boy’s social security card. After conducting further investigation, a man from Long Prairie, MN was found using the same Social Security number and date of birth as the missing boy from LaGrange County. The man’s drivers license photograph even appeared to bear a potentially similar resemblance as to how the missing boy might look as an adult.

The Indiana State Police presented the case to the Todd County Sheriff’s Office for assistance in September 2012. The Todd County Sheriff’s Office, the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Social Security Administration assisted the Indiana State Police in the investigation.

As a result of the investigation, it was determined that the young adult was in fact Richard Wayne Landers Jr. and is now living under the name Michael Jeff Landers in rural Browerville. The grandparents are now living under the names Raymond Michael Iddings, 67, and Susan Kay Iddings, 63, in rural Browerville. In statements to Investigators, the grandparents indicated their true identities and verified that the young man was Richard Wayne Landers, Jr. The investigation into this matter is ongoing. Once it is completed, it will be forwarded to the United States Attorney General’s Office for review of possible charges.

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