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March is Women’s History Month -By Harvey Mackay
A man and his father are traveling by car. The car stalls at some railroad tracks. A train comes along and hits the car. The father is killed instantly. The man is severely injured. They take the man to the hospital. The surgeon takes one look at the man and says, “I can’t operate on this man. He is my son!” How can that be? Answer: The surgeon is his mother. I’ve been posing this riddle during many of my speeches for years and asking how many people got it. The number of hands that shoot up has increased dramatically. Today it is nearly 30-40 percent. Fifteen years ago it was only 5-10 percent. Hopefully 1015 years from now it will be near 100 Take the first step to living a healthier & happier life
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percent. Why do I bring this up? March is Women’s History Month to highlight the contributions of women in history and contemporary society. International Women’s Day was March 8. It’s interesting to note that Women’s History Month traces its beginnings back to 1911 when the California school district of Sonoma started a Women’s History Week. But it wasn’t until 1980 that President Jimmy Carter issued a presidential proclamation declaring the week of March 8, 1980, as National Women’s History Week. The proclamation stated: “From the first settlers who came to our shores, from the first American Indian families who befriended them, men and women have worked together to build this nation. Too often the women were unsung and sometimes their contributions went unnoticed. But the achievements, leadership, courage, strength and love of the women who built America was as vital as that of the men whose names we know so well ….” Throughout the next several years, Congress continued to pass joint resolutions designating a week in March as Women’s History Week. In 1987, March was officially declared Women’s History Month by Congress. Make no mistake; women have always worked in this country. But they became most visible during World War II,
when women worked on the production lines in factories that manufactured many of the supplies for the war effort. Remember Rosie the Riveter and the motto commonly associated with her image? “We can do it.” But those jobs returned largely to men after 1945, and there was a perception that women were no longer qualified for those jobs. It took another 30 years to establish that skills, not gender, determine the ability to perform on the job. As Faith Whittlesey observed, “Remember, Ginger Rogers did everything Fred Astaire did, but she did it backwards and in high heels.” Women have been fighting to prove their worth in the workplace for generations. The Women’s Liberation Movement of the 1960s and 1970s signaled a real turning point. Progress has been steady, but there is plenty of room for improvement. Here are the stats from just a few months ago from colleges and Harvey Mackay continued to pg 3
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Harvey Mackay continued from page 2 universities across the United States. • 61% of all the pharmacy graduates are women • 63% of the auditors and accountants are women • 41% of MBA students are women • 47% in law school are women • 48% in medical school are women The number of women entrepreneurs is multiplying two to four times faster than men, depending on which part of the country you study. Last year 74% of all start-up companies were women. According to Carlson Wagonlit Travel, women business travelers will equal their male counterparts in three to five years, up from 18 percent 25 years ago. The statistic that really grabs my attention is that women entrepreneurs and business owners employ more people than the Fortune 500 companies combined. In June 2009, women held 49.83 percent of the country’s 132 million jobs, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, and their numbers are growing in the few sectors of the economy that are expanding. In health care, for example, women have accounted for 79 percent of jobs gained (4.52 million),
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whereas men represent just 1.18 million new jobs. In government, women hold 94 percent of jobs created (1.76 million), and men account for 12,000 new jobs. Still, salary disparities persist, although the gap is narrowing. Just not quickly enough. I like the story about a first grade teacher who asked her students to fill in the blanks on famous sayings. On the blackboard, the teacher wrote, “A miss is as good as a ________.” Immediately a little girl raised her hand, stood beside her desk, and said proudly, “A miss is as good as a mister.” Mackay’s Moral: History is herstory too. 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.”
Madeline Mae Klaphake
Mathias and Jamie Klaphake of Minnetonka are proud to announce the birth of their daughter, Madeline Klaphake, born February 20, 2014 at 6:36 a.m. at Fairview Southdale, Minneapolis. Madeline weighed 5 pounds, 5 ounces. Grandparents are Steve and Pam Klaphake of Freeport and Gloria and Buck Riopelle of Fargo, North Dakota.
Jennessa Cheryl Schleper
Albert and Jennifer Schleper of New Munich are proud to announce the birth of their daughter, Jennessa Cheryl Schleper, born Monday, March 10, 2014 at 7:37 a.m. at the CentraCare Health-Melrose. Jennessa weighed 6 pounds, 15 ounces and measured 18 ½ inches in length. Welcoming Jennessa home are her big sisters Lila and Alaina. Grandparents are Virgil and the late Patricia Schleper of St. Martin and Paul and Cheryl Kimmes of Sauk Rapids. Great grandparents are David and Eunice Kimmes of Sauk Rapids, Nancy Kiffmeyer of Sartell and Dorine Revermann of Albany. Great-great grandparent is Lila Kimmes of Sartell.
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John R. “Jack” Engelmeyer
Obituaries Rose Elizabeth Zimmerman Mass of Christian Burial celebrating the life of Rose Elizabeth Zimmerman, age 91, of Albany, will be at 11 AM Friday, March 14, 2014 at Seven Dolors Catholic Church in Albany. Father Cletus Connors, OSB will officiate and burial will take place in the parish cemetery following mass. Rose passed away peacefully early Tuesday morning at Mother of Mercy Nursing Home. There will be visitation from 4-8 PM Thursday, March 13, 2014 at Seven Dolors Church in Albany and again on Friday after 10 AM until the service at the church. Parish prayers will be at 4:00 PM Thursday evening at the church. Rose was born on the family farm in Farming Township on August 26, 1922 to John and Angeline (Lodermeier) Rausch. She had eight siblings and attended a oneroom schoolhouse, which she walked to. After leaving the family farm, Rose moved to Saint Cloud and lived in a boarding house with a few other women while waitressing and working for the war effort during WWII. She enjoyed dancing and met Edwin Zimmerman, the man she’d marry, at the Granite City Coliseum. The two were married on June 18, 1949 in
Farming and together they raised their two children Alan and Diane in Albany. Rose enjoyed the outdoors, planting flowers, general yard work, and taking walks. She is described as a “petite spit of a thing” that loved to eat, especially savoring steak, shrimp, and raspberries or strawberries with cream. Rose hosted her family gathering at Thanksgiving and will be remembered for her delicious dressing and her love of cooking and baking for her family. She also was an avid quilter and liked to sew. Rose enjoyed quiet time spent with puppies and dogs, but treasured the time she gave to her growing family. She and Edwin loved having the grandchildren for regular visits and had held close those fond memories. She was a member of the Seven Dolors Christian Mothers, the Legion Auxiliary, and St. Catherine’s Mission Group. She was an active member of the Seven Dolors Catholic Church. She is survived by her children Alan (Rhonda) Zimmerman, Albany; Diane (Jerry) Raden, Albany; her siblings Jerome (Lorraine) Rausch, Farming; Monica Athman, Waite Park; 2 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchild; as well as many other family and friends. She was preceded in death by her husband Edwin in 1993, her parents John and Angeline Rausch, brothers Leo, Bernard, Norbert, and Raymond Rausch, sisters Veronica Wickersham and Eleanor Rausch, and brother-in-law Herbert Athman.
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John R. “Jack” Engelmeyer, age 49 of St. Rosa, died unexpectedly from a massive heart attack on Sunday, March 9, 2014 at the CentraCare Health Hospital in Melrose, Minnesota. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday, March 13 at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church in St. Rosa with Rev. Roger Klassen, O.S.B. officiating. Interment will be in the parish cemetery. Visitation will be from 11 to 12 p.m. Thursday at the Patton-Schad Funeral Home in Melrose. John Roger Engelmeyer was born April 19, 1964 in Melrose, Minnesota to Arthur and Margaret (Finken) Engelmeyer. He graduated from the Melrose High School in 1982 and from Alexandria Technical College in 1983. He began driving truck and was an owner/operator for Goose River Transport of Alexandria. John was a member of St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church in St. Rosa. Jack was a jack of all trades; he enjoyed putzing around, snowmobiling, deer hunting and spending time at “The
Wayne M. Finney
Wayne M. Finney, age 63 of New Munich formerly of Anoka, died unexpectedly We d n e s d a y, March 5, 2014 at the St. Cloud Hospital in St. Cloud, Minnesota. A memorial service was held at 11 a.m. Friday, March 7 at Harvest Church in Freeport with Pastor Mitch Wall and Pastor Bob Bernard officiating. Wayne Max Finney was born February 9, 1951 in St. Vincent, Minnesota to Max and Myrtle (Anderson) Finney. He graduated from Anoka High School. Wayne worked as a mechanic and bus driver. In 2007, he married Christine Remer and for the last ten years the couple has made their home in New Munich. Wayne was good with his hands and was
Woods”. He especially enjoyed his pride and joy and Goddaughter, Emily, as well as spending time with his sons, Mick and Adam. Jack will have a positive impact on many lives from being an organ donor. Survivors include his fiancé, Ruth Wiechmann of New Munich; sons, Mick and Adam Engelmeyer of St. Cloud; mother, Marge Engelmeyer of St. Rosa; brothers and sisters, JoAnn (Tom) Imdieke of Minneapolis, Jean (Jim) Hemker of Freeport, Julie (Ross) Voit of Albany, Joe (Kim) Engelmeyer of St. Rosa, Jay Engelmeyer of Breezy Point, Jerry (Julie) Engelmeyer of Merrifield, and Jamie (Amy) Engelmeyer of Freeport; 15 nieces and nephews; one great-niece; and Ruth’s children, Amanda, Kyle, and Hanna Wiechmann of New Munich. Jack was preceded in death by his father, Arthur Engelmeyer on October 22, 2001. Serving as casket bearers will be Bob Arnzen, Eric Mader, Mark Klaphake, Mark Pflipsen, Keith Wensmann, Jim King, Derek Engelmeyer, and Tyler Engelmeyer. Cross bearer will be Emily Engelmeyer and scripture bearers will be Joe and Kim Engelmeyer. Readers will be JoAnn Imdieke and Meaghan Hemker. Mass servers will be Luke and Eli Engelmeyer. Arrangements were made with PattonSchad Funeral & Cremation Services of Melrose.
very mechanical and artistic. He enjoyed woodworking and playing cards. Wayne was a member of Harvest Church in Freeport. Wayne is survived by his wife, Christine Finney of New Munich; children, Lisa Turek of New Prague and Brent Finney of Chaska; grandchildren, Dylan Rice, Justin Turek, Rachel Turek, Alex Finney, and Tori Finney; brothers and sisters, David (Ann) Anderson of Strandquist, Sandra (Sherman) Johnson of Anoka, Beth (Rick) Remer of St. Michael, Mary (Scott) Wagner of St. Francis, Bryan (Tammy) Finney of St. Francis, Tracey Finney of Minneapolis, and Kristi (Tommy) McEachern of Monticello; stepchildren, Jared Finken of Freeport and Megan Finken of Freeport; and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents. Arrangements were made with PattonSchad Funeral & Cremation Services of Freeport.
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Roselyn M. Eckel
F u n e r a l Services will be held at 10 am, Friday, March 14, 2014 at American Lutheran Church, Long Prairie for Roselyn M. Eckel, age 77, of Long Prairie, who passed away on Monday at CentraCare Health Systems-Long Prairie. Rev. Gary Taylor will officiate and burial will be at Zion United Church of Christ Cemetery, rural Long Prairie. Friends and relatives may call from 4-8 pm, Thursday and one hour prior to the services at American Lutheran Church. Roselyn Minna Lunser was born March 14, 1936 in Round Prairie Township, Todd County, Minnesota, the daughter of Emil and Olga (Tabatt) Lunser. She married Lloyd Eckel on June 12, 1954 at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Grey Eagle. She raised her family and did some waitressing. She later became a nurses aid at the Long Prairie Nursing Home, where she worked for almost 40 years.
Roselyn was a member of Zion United Church of Christ and later Peace United Church and its Ladies Aid. She also taught Sunday School. She was active in mission work, with groups such as the Orphan Grain Train and Hands of Hope. She also crocheted many prayer shawls and cancer caps. Every fall, Roselyn would bake 50 apple pies for the freezer and 20 ice cream pails of different kinds of cookies. They would be given to family and friends as Christmas gifts and would be taken to church happenings. She always said “My gifts would come from the kitchen or sewing room-packed with love and made with love. She was also an avid canner. She would can 600-700 jars of food each year. She also enjoyed writing stories and poems. Roselyn is survived by her children, Diane (Bruce) Englin, Butterfield, MN; Randy (Laurie) Eckel, Loren (Rosi) Eckel, Danny Eckel, and Larry (Jodi) Eckel, all of Long Prairie, two brothers, Ed Lunser, Long Prairie, and Robert (Jane) Lunser, Grey Eagle, eight grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband Lloyd, and brothers Rueben and Arthur Lunser.
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The family of the late Steven Ostendorf wishes to express our heartfelt thanks to all our relatives and friends, for your love and support during the recent loss of our son, father and grandfather. We were truly touched by the many expressions of sympathy, your prayers, memorial donations, floral tributes, food offerings, cards, phone calls and attendance at the wake and Funeral Service. A special thank you to Fr. Ron Dockendorf for the mass and his spiritual support, the men and women of St. Joseph’s for the wonderful meal and to the musicians Julie, Darrell and Peg. A special thank you to Dr. Hani Al-Khatib for 8 years of compassion and care of Steven. Thank you to the staff at CentraCare Health Nursing Home and Hospice of Sauk Centre for your kindness and care, to the staff at Patton-Schad Funeral Home for their understanding and to the Melrose Veteran’s Honor Guard for giving Steven a wonderful military salute. Richard & Joanne Heffron, Heather Ostendorf and Nathan Ostendorf To Submit a Card of Thanks the cost is $2.50 for the first 50 words, 10¢ for each additional word. MUST BE PREPAID. Mail to: Hometown News, 29442 120th St., Grey Eagle, MN 56336. To be billed: a $5 minimum applies.
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By Nathan Reinbold, Burtrum This is not the first time I’ve wanted to write. However, this topic is dear to me and those I love. Medical Marijuana/ Cannabis. I have suffered from Epilepsy since I was 14. I have been a drug user of various ‘legal’ prescriptions over the years. They all come with undesirable side effects. The more I learn about the healing properties of Cannabis, the more I wish to incorporate it into my regimen to overcome the effects of having this chronic disease. I have seen family wither away from the effects of cancer, PTSD, migraines, and more and wonder how much easier
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Community Snapshots
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These Swanville Elementary students were “Caught Being Good” during the month of February. Of these students, Lexi Hanson’s name was drawn, and she received a free book. Pictured are (front, from left) Ethan Barthel, Justin Villnow, Caden Beseman, Kennedee Chuba, Harlee Schultz, Ethan Wimmer, Grace VanHeel, Lily Peterson; (back) Malachi Landowski, Lexi Hanson, Niki Cichon, Shane Lambrecht, Ava Anderson, Madison Kottschade-Ehrenberg, Makaila Marquette, Stella Hagen and Josie Larum. Swanville fifth graders finished studying the composer, Johann Sebastian Bach. In culmination of their studies in music class, they created a haunted house to illustrate Bach’s famous organ piece, Toccata and Fugue in D minor. Pictured (front) Rebekah Muhlenkamp and Jared Leyendecker; (back) Emma Kremers and Haden Chuba.
Monday was a beautiful melting day, which created a nice lake in some parking lots. This parking lot in Avon was about 3 ft. deep so the employees added some decoys to help celebrate spring. Photo by Jack Brandes.
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Minnesota Through The Lens:
Submitted by: Joe Lang
To submit a photo for Minnesota Through The Lens, email it in it’s original (large) size to htnews@meltel.net. The LPGE FFA shooting club sent members to the National Pheasant Fest Convention in Milwaukee, WI. Team members Jordan Marcyes, Tanner Gjerstad and Alex Lemke attended the conference. They were one of 100 teams earning a $5000.00 trust from the Midway USA Foundation. This is the second trust the team has earned for the club.
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Congratulations to LPGE FFA members: Brian Stans, Ryan Middendorf and Houston Berscheit for completing their state FFA degree. They will be awarded this honor at the Minnesota state FFA convention April 28th.
“Know Your Faith and Live it” Retreat A Spiritual Retreat for Catholic Women (& men) of the St. Cloud Diocese will be held on Sat., March 29, 2014, at St. Joseph Church, 12 West Minnesota St., St. Joseph, MN, beginning at 9:00 a.m. The theme is “Know Your Faith and Live it”. Speakers are Sr. Joyce Iten, OSB and Sr. Margaret MiThe Todd County American Dairy Association held its 2014 Dairy Princess Banquet and Coronation on Saturday evening March 8, 2014 at the Browerville Community Center. Crowned as 2014 Todd County Dairy Princesses were Erin Rausch; daughter of Tom Rausch of Randall, sponsored by Nelson Creamery and Savannah Burderus; daughter of James Buderus of Bertha, sponsored by Nelson Creamery and Pro Ag. These two ladies are now eligible to attend the statewide Promotion and Leadership Event in May. Also crowned were four 2014 Todd County Dairy Ambassadors: Elizabeth Mellgren, daughter of Larry and Janice Mellgren of Long Prairie; sponsored by First District, Karina Perish, daughter of Roy and Teresa Perish of Long Prairie, sponsored by Nelson Creamery; Rebekka Paskewitz, daughter of Alan and
Vicki Paskewitz of Browerville, sponsored by Leaf River Ag; and Megan Hollermann, daughter of Shawn and Debbie Hollermann of Burtrum sponsored by First District. The judge for the day was Amber Mielke of Little Falls and the emcee for
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STRANGE BREED by Steve Langille
Notes from the Capitol By State Rep. Paul Anderson
Wrangling begins over surplus revenue
Even though the House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a Tax Repeal bill last week, it still takes action by the Senate to move it along on its way to Gov. Dayton for his signature. At the time of this writing, there is no definite word on when the other chamber was going to take up the repeal legislation. Those who have paid sales tax on the labor portion of commercial equipment repairs (including farmers) would be in line for retroactive refunds if language contained in the House bill is carried through. The tax went into effect last July so any sales tax paid on repairs would be eligible for the refund. Hang on to those repair bill receipts, but again, those checks aren’t in the mail just yet. Also contained in the House bill that passed 126-2 was language to repeal the tax on commercial warehousing, which was set to take effect in April. The $504 million contained in the repeal bill represents about one-fourth of the $2 billion tax increase passed last year by the DFL-controlled Legislature. A campaign aptly named “Give It Back,”
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that sought to regulate so-called “Puppy Mills” has been around for years, but this is the first time the bill seems to have a chance of passage. Various stakeholder groups met in the interim, and they apparently have come up with a bill that all can live with. There was no opposition from any of the ag groups, whereas in the past there had been concern that these types of bills would lead to increased regulation of farm animals. This bill pertains only to dogs and cats, and it would require licenses for facilities that had ten or more breeding animals and produced at least five litters a year. Several minor language changes are expected as the bill works through the committee process. One concern I have is that new federal regulations in this area have just been formulated, so I hope we aren’t going to have duplicate state and federal inspections of these facilities. Rep. Anderson can be contacted by email at rep.paul.anderson@house. mn or by phone at 651-296-4317. To receive email updates sign-up on his webpage at www.house.mn/13a.
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The school of suffering has many graduates. It seems that most of them provide insight into the grace and mercy of God for those willing to hear them speak. King David was a graduate of this school. What he learned about suffering is revealed in the sixth Psalm. He begins by describing his pain and the fear he has of his enemies. He shares with us a list of symptoms that most of us have experienced at one time or another: emotional stress, crying, sleepless nights, being attacked by others. However, when he cried out to God for help, God heard him and healed him. Whatever brought about the distress of David was relieved when he called on God for His mercy. Here we find a pattern for us to follow when we need God to rescue us from our sin and suffering. First, he asked God not to abandon or punish him. Then he asked for God’s compassion and care, admitting that he was weak, “sick at heart” and could not handle the situation by himself. He described his weeping as so intense that “my bed is wet with tears.” He was remorseful for what he had done and what God might do to punish him. So, he cried out for God’s “unfailing love” and knew that God heard him and he was able to declare with confidence: “The Lord has heard my crying and my plea (and) the Lord will answer my prayer.” God always hears and answers the prayers of anyone at any time who asks for His forgiveness. There are no limits to His love or conditions for His grace.
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Local Municipality Minutes Swanville City February 11, 2014 Minutes of the Swanville City Council meeting held in the Swanville Center on Tuesday, February 11, 2014. The meeting was changed from February 4, 2014 due to caucuses. The meeting called to order 7:30 p.m. with the following members present: Sandy Peterson, Jay Bartkowicz, Tim Grittner, and Jim Molitor. Absent: AJ Johnson. Also present: Duane Johnson and Frank Rebnord, Mike Rude, City Attorney Tim Churchwell, Lonny Hutchins and Liz Verley, reporter Minutes of the Swanville City Council meeting held Tuesday, January 7, 2014 were read. A motion was made by Tim Grittner to approve the minutes as read. Jay Bartkowicz seconded the motion. All members voted in favor, motion carried. The treasures report was given. A motion was made by Jim Molitor and seconded by Tim Grittner to approve the treasurer’s report. All members voted in favor, motion carried. Mayor Peterson announced there will be a closed meeting following the regular monthly meeting to discuss with City Attorney Churchwell personnel issues. Mike Rude was present to discuss with council that a meeting will be set up with Larson Excavating to go over the list and quantities used on the Rhoda Water Project. Mayor Peterson and Jim Molitor stated they would be present for this meeting. There is a water line freeze up at 210 Rhoda Avenue. Maintenance felt that a new shut off valve should have been put in. Rude explained that it was a newer line therefore it was not replaced during the water project. Council feels a new shut off valve will need to be put in and WSN should give some compensation for material and labor. Rude will discuss the issue with another engineer at WSN and report back to council. Duane Johnson and Frank Rebnord presented to the Council from the State of Minnesota a Proclamation declaring the City of Swanville as a Yellow Ribbon City. Johnson stated that the Swanville VFW and American Legion will be purchasing yellow ribbon signs and placing them by the Swanville signs on Hwy 12 and 15 and possibly Hwy 28 and by the Veterans Memorial located in the city park. City Maintenance worker Lonny Hutchins stated that the aeration arms at the sewer plant are in need of some repairs and will be working on that in the next week. Lonny stated that the city tractor bucket needs to have work done or the bucket is in need of replacement Jim Molitor made a motion to have Lonny purchase a new bucket from John Deere in Little Falls. Tim Grittner seconded the motion. All members voted in favor, motion carried. There was discussion if the maintenance worker would plow driveways and parking lots what the charge would be. After discussion it was decided to charge $50.00 an hour for plowing. Red’s Irish Pub liquor licenses will be expiring in the middle of April, 2014. Jim Molitor made a motion to renew the liquor licenses for Red’s Pub for one year with the same fees as last year: Off Sale $100.00, On Sale $1750.00, and Sunday License $150.00, for a total of $2000.00. Jay Bartkowicz seconded the motion. All members voted in favor, motion carried. The clerk will send out the necessary pa-
per work with invoice to Red’s Pub. JennieO Mill water/sewer rates were looked at and discussed and tabled. The following claims were presented for payment. Members of the council were furnished with a listing. Jim Molitor made a motion to approve the claims. Tim Grittner seconded the motion. All members voted in favor, motion carried. The next monthly meeting will be held March 4, 2014 at 7:30 p.m. There being no further business, a motion was made by Jay Bartkowicz and seconded by Tim Grittner to adjourn. All members voted in favor, motion carried. Meeting adjourned 9:00 p.m. Julie Hollermann, City Clerk/ Treasurer
Upsala City March 3, 2014 These are unapproved minutes. Members present: Mayor Rollie Johnson, Robert Maciej, Brian Lange, Dennis Westrich. Interim Clerk/Treasurer Reva Mische. The City Council meeting was called to order at 7:00 pm at Upsala City Hall by Mayor Rollie Johnson. Motion made by Council Member Brian Lange and seconded by Council Member Robert Maciej to accept the minutes from the February 3rd, 2014 Regular Council Meeting. Motion carried unanimously. Motion made by Council Member Robert Maciej and seconded by Council Member Brian Lange to accept the minutes from the February 19th, 2014 Special Council Meeting. Motion carried unanimously. Motion made by Council Member Robert Maciej and seconded by Council member Brian Lange to accept the minutes from the February 26th, 2014 Special Council Meeting. Motion carried unanimously. Motion made by Council Member Robert Maciej and seconded by Council Member Brian Lange to accept the agenda. Motion carried unanimously. Guests and Presentations: Christine Wuebkers and Mary-Jane Chuba were present to discuss frozen pipes and the measures they are taking to prevent future freeze-ups. • Residents are urged to let the Interim City Clerk know if they are letting their water run. The Interim City Clerk will keep track of this and the appropriate adjustments will be made. Marlene Soltis and her daughter, Bev Edelstein, presented an appraisal and asking price for her parcel of property up for discussion. • The Council will review the appraisal and asking price in order to follow up with Marlene and Bev about a decision. County Commissioner, Duane Johnson, presented the City of Upsala with the Yellow Ribbon Community Proclamation. Cathy Marshik and Dan Noss were also present to represent the Yellow Ribbon Community program. It is an honor to be recognized as a Yellow Ribbon Community as the program provides help to veterans, deployed soldiers, and their families. Department Reports: Maintenance Report, Frank Koopmeiners: Water was up for the month at 25,393 gallons. Sewer was up for the month at 2.82 hours. • The new lawn mower has arrived. Fire Department Report, Lange): The Fire Department is waiting to hear about the FEMA
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grant for a water truck. • The Fire Department will be looking to hire soon • The date of the raffle is still up for discussion. • The Fire Department was glad to receive a Fire Fund report for the recent meeting. Planning Commission, Lange: No Minutes to Report. UCDC, Olson: No Minutes to Report. Recreation Board, Johnson: No Minutes to Report. Unfinished Business: The City Council reviewed Marlene Soltis’ proposal. The Planning Commission will meet to discuss the proposal further. The City Council reviewed Resolution #030314: Providing for the issuance, sale and delivery of $320,000 General Obligation Utility Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 2014A. Motion was made by Council Member Brian Lange and seconded by Council Member Robert Maciej to approve Resolution #030314. Motion carried unanimously. The City Council finalized the following dates for Commissions and Boards to meet: March 19th at 6 pm, Planning Commission; March 20th at 7 pm, UCDC; March 25th at 7 pm, Rec Board. New Business: The 2014 Toning Plus Lease was reviewed for renewal. Motion made by Council Member Brian Lange and seconded by Council Member Dennis Westrich to renew the Toning Plus Lease as written for 2014. Motion carried unanimously. The 2014 Community Center Lease was reviewed for renewal. Motion made by Council Member Brian Lange and seconded by Council Member Robert Maciej to renew the Community Center Lease as written for 2014. Motion carried unanimously. Motion made by Council Member Robert Maciej and Seconded by Council Member Dennis Westrich to sign the Morrison County Grant Agreement for the Clean-Up Day and Recycling Program. Motion carried unanimously. Motion made by Council Member Brian Lange and seconded by Council Member Robert Maciej to approve to posting for the Clerk/ Treasurer position. Motion carried unanimously. Motion made by Council Member Robert Maciej and seconded by Council Member Brian Lange to approve a permit for a Ham Bingo on April 6th and a Turkey Bingo in October for St. Mary’s Church. Motion carried unanimously. The City Council wishes to extend their congratulations to Mitch Lange on winning the State Class A 160 Wrestling Title! Financial Report: Treasurers Report with a February 28th bank balance of $82,393.56 as presented by Interim Treasurer Reva Mische. Motion made by Council Member Brian Lange and seconded by Council Member Robert Maciej to approve the Treasurers Report. Motion carried unanimously. Motion made by Council Member Brian Lange and seconded by Council Member Robert Maciej to approve the bills in the amount of $19,023.25 as presented by Interim Treasurer Reva Mische. Motion carried unanimously. Updates/FYI: Reminder to residents to notify the Interim City Clerk if they are running their water regarding frozen pipe prevention. The Annual Joint Fire Board Meeting is Scheduled for March
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6th, 2014 at 7pm in the Upsala City Hall. Reminder to residents and council that the next regularly scheduled Council Meeting will be Monday, April 7th, 2014, 7pm in City Hall. Motion made by Council Member Robert Maciej and seconded by Council Member Brian Lange to adjourn the City Council Meeting at 8:42 p.m. Reva Mische, Interim Clerk/ Treasurer Grey Eagle Township March 3, 2014 These are unapproved minutes. 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 & Mike Rohe. Agenda Approval: A preliminary agenda was presented. Ron asked if there were additions to the agenda. 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 February 3, 2014 minutes to the board. Mike made the motion to approve the minutes as written. Ray made the second, all in favor. Minutes approved. Dennis Bacon attended the meeting to review the audit with the board members. He reported all the accounts were in order, and that he will attend the annual meeting on March 11. Town Clerk’s Report: Clerk presented the claims list for February. Claims list included 8 claims for a total of $13,066.40. Mike made the motion to approve the claims; Ray made the second, Motion carried unanimously. Clerk shared mail received this month including the upcoming County Association meeting on April 10, and the Equalization meeting on April 24. Discussion was held on the quotes for a new computer and it was decided to go with Community Technology Center out of Albany. Ray made the motion to accept the quote and Mike made the second. Motion approved. Treasurer’s Report: Mary Ann Primus presented the treasurer’s report as follows: Beginning Balance as of February 1, 2014: $222,284.62; Checks cleared: 10, $12,901.78; Deposits including interest: $17,227.35; Balance as of February 28, 2014: $226,610.19; Outstanding Deposits: 0.00; Outstanding Checks: 0.00; Cash Available: $226,610.19; CD Balance: $203,514.59. Ray made the motion to accept the treasurer’s report. Second by Mike. All in favor, Motion carried. Road and Bridge Report: Ray asked that Herdering try to do all the dead ends as they are plowing the tar to avoid back tracking. He felt this would save the township some money. He also stated that Breezy Drive does not need more gravel. Ron reported he had visited with
a member of the Birchdale Township board and that Angler Drive is not on their list for resurfacing this year. Ray was unable to contact the county commissioner about the nonet gain policy. No new information was received about the Mound Lake access. Additional agenda items: For the annual meeting it was decided to bring up resurfacing for Brakken
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Dave Says -By Dave Ramsey Dear Dave, My in-laws have lots of debt. In fact, they’re always joking that the debt they’ll leave us is more than the inheritance. How will this affect my wife and family if they die with all their debt still in place? -Matthew
Dear Matthew, You do not inherit debt. Either your in-laws are misinformed, or it’s just a bad joke on their part. Now, if you were foolish enough to co-sign on a loan with them, then you’d be liable for the remainder of that loan. But if they ran up $100,000 in credit card debt on their own before they died, then the credit card companies just don’t get paid. It wouldn’t cost you a dime, except that you might get no inheritance from them, because what they left behind would be sold to pay off as many creditors as possible. Here’s an even bigger example. Let’s say they owned a home, and they’re behind on the mortgage or upside down on the house—meaning that they owed more on it than it’s worth. You can just hand it back to the mortgage company. You’re not legally or morally obligated to accept the house and the situation surrounding it because it was left to you in a will. Just because it’s family doesn’t make it jump over onto your plate! Let me say it again, Matthew. You don’t inherit debt. Don’t let creditors, or anyone else, tell you differently. -Dave Dear Dave, What do you think about land as an investment? -Tara Dear Tara, I’m okay with the idea of raw land as an investment. Someone has to buy the dirt that holds the earth together, right? The only problem with this kind of investment is that it doesn’t really
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create cash flow, unless it’s farmland. In the real estate world, we call raw land an alligator because it eats. You have to pay taxes on it every year, plus you have upkeep and maintenance of some form or fashion, and it doesn’t create an income. The only time it creates income is on the back end, when you sell the land. It’s not a terrible investment, Tara. But it’s not a great one, either. I buy pieces of raw land here and there, every once in a while. But mainly I stick with income-producing investment properties. -Dave Dear Dave, I recently traded in my old truck for a much newer one. I purchased an extended warranty at the time, and now I feel like I was pressured into buying it and that it was a mistake. What do you think? -Laura Dear Laura, Cancel it, if you still can. The reason you felt pressured is because you probably were pressured by a pushy salesman. Seventy-five percent of what you paid for that plan went straight into the dealership’s or salesman’s pocket as commission. There’s even a chance they made more off the extended warranty than the sale of the truck! Extended warranties are only about 12 percent actual, statistical risk. The other 12 to 13 percent goes to miscellaneous overhead and profit. On top of that, the company that wrote the warranty probably didn’t make as much on it as the dealership did. It’s weird, but that’s how a lot of those models work. I don’t buy extended warranties, Tara. In my mind, they’re just crap. Besides, if you buy something and can’t afford to fix it if something goes wrong, then you couldn’t really afford the purchase in the first place! -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. The Dave Ramsey Show is heard by more than 6 million listeners each week on more than 500 radio stations. Follow Dave on Twitter at @DaveRamsey and on the web at daveramsey.com.
Swanville Sr. High Student of the Month Senior Adam Bartkowicz has been chosen as the Swanville February Student of the Month for grades 10-12. He is the son of Jean and Scott Bartkowicz. Tom Bzdok, Social Studies teacher states “I have had Adam in several classes over the years. He has always been an extremely hard working individual who has never hesitated to do what was asked of him. He enjoys helping whenever he can, and has a lot of pride in the work he does. Adam has always been a friendly student who gets along well with others and is respectful to classmates as well as adults. He is very deserving of this recognition. Congratulations Adam!” Adam has many interests including wood and metal working, restoring classic cars and any types of hunting and fishing. Adam plans on possibly entering the military and becoming a diesel mechanic. His school activities include participating in the Super Mileage Car competition as a senior. Adam also participated in track his freshman and junior years and played football in grades seven through nine. “Adam is one of those kids who will go out of his way to help someone. He
has helped me pick up equipment after everyone else left the gym many times. He has a quiet and unassuming manner about him,” adds Marv Poegel, Physical Education instructor. “I have watched him mature since he was in the seventh grade. Adam is one of those kids who will go out of his way to help someone. I am always impressed how he gets along with his peers and teachers. He is careful not to hurt anyone’s feelings, yet he has a way to make people laugh and feel good about themselves. He uses his quick wit and sense of humor quite often to make others smile. He is a hard worker and will not quit until the job is done. Adam is self-motivated and self-disciplined so others don’t have to worry if he will accomplish the task he started. These are some great qualities to have in the current era. Adam will make a great employee when he joins the work force. He also has aspirations of going into the U.S. military, and I know he will make an exemplary soldier. It is easy and exciting to do an article for a person of his nature. Congratulations to Adam and his folks on this nice honor and I hope others will follow in his footsteps and keep our school producing honorable students who will strive towards doing their best.” Adam volunteers his time around the city of Swanville and has donated blood multiple times at the school Red Cross blood drives. “Keep up the good work and stay active,” is his advice to fellow classmates.
‘March into better health’ at Women’s Health 101 Mark your calendars for a day of fun and information about women’s health. CentraCare Health’s 13th annual Women’s Health 101 is 8 a.m. - 2:30 p.m., Saturday, March 15, at CentraCare Health Plaza, 1900 CentraCare Circle. Pre-registration is encouraged, but not required, at www.centracare.com. From 8 a.m.-1:15 p.m. attendants can participate in more than 20 health screenings, a variety of presentations and visit more than 50 educational booths. Free glucose and cholesterol screenings are available until 10:30 a.m. or to the first 225 people. Presentations by area health care providers include a variety of women’s health topics, including digestive health, foot health, aging and sexual health, back health, stress, healthy eating, Tai Chi and more,
covered in 45-minute sessions. At 1:15 p.m., Michelle Meyers, MS, MTS, and Kay O’Neil, MA, MTS, Presentation Sisters of the Blessed Virgin Mary, will use wit and wisdom to teach attendees practical skills for nurturing their self-esteem and helping others grow in self-appreciation. Preregistration is encouraged at centracare. com. For more information, call (320) 229-4980. Women’s Health 101 is free, but a suggested donation is encouraged at the door to support ongoing women’s health education. Participants can come and go as they please. Breakfast/lunch is available for purchase at the Plaza Café. For more information, visit www. centracare.com or call 320-229-4980.
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Swanville Jr. High Student of the Month Freshman Cole Pfeiffer has been chosen as the February Student of the Month for grades 7-9. Cole is the son of Chris and Lyle Pfeiffer. He is very active in school activities participating in football and basketball since seventh grade; he also played baseball in seventh grade. Cole was the Physical Education student of the year last year as an eighth grader. “I enjoy having Cole in class. He is a positive upbeat student who is a lot of fun to be around, but he also takes class seriously. He is always focused and works hard to achieve good grades, “states Social Studies teacher Tom Bzdok. He
adds, “Cole is well liked and respected by his classmates and has become a leader by setting positive examples. He is a mature young man with so many good qualities that he is sure to be successful in life. Congratulations Cole!” Outside of school Cole is active in church activities and assisting the Swanville Lions with carnival and the ice fishing tournament. He enjoys all sports, hunting and fishing. Char Bzdok, Science teacher adds, “This is my first year interacting with Cole as his physical science teacher. He is a wonderful young man! Besides being a very good enthusiastic student, he has a wonderful personality! I also believe that he is the type of person his peers look up to also because he is personable as well as very kind! Cole is very deserving of this award!” Cole plans on attending college to become a software engineer. He would like other students to know “Don’t procrastinate.”
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