Hometown News March 21, 2013

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March 21, 2013

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The Upsala Boys Basketball Team won the Section 5A Championship game against Barnum in Crosby last Friday night 76-56. They will play in the State Tournament today (Thursday, March 21) at 3 p.m. at the Williams Area.

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Ben Affleck’s Academy Award business lessons

By Harvey Mackay Watching the Academy Awards is like the Super Bowl for me. I never miss them.

And that’s not just because I have a son who is a film director in Hollywood. I just love to go to the movies.

From a business standpoint, the three most important lessons that were presented at this year’s Oscars were delivered by one individual -- Ben Affleck.

Make that four, because he also talked about how you have to continue to work at having a strong marriage. Fortunately that’s how I feel about my marriage too, so I can second his opinion.

Affleck offered life lessons, to be sure, but every business can benefit from them as well.

This also goes for business partnerships. They take work to keep them thriving. You can’t just go through the motions and assume that everything will be okay.

The next great business lesson that Ben Affleck touched on was the importance of mentoring and developing a network. You might recall he said, “I never thought I would be back here, but I am because of so many wonderful people who extended themselves to me, who had nothing to benefit from it.”

Affleck was referring to winning his first Academy Award in 1997 for Best

Original Screenplay for “Good Will Hunting,” which he shared with Matt Damon. Over the years he has reached out to a lot of people in Hollywood to help him learn the movie business and advance his career. Members of the Academy were able and willing to help him, even though he wasn’t necessarily in a position to reciprocate.

I call that reciprocity without keeping score. Simply stated, it means what can I do for you without expecting anything in return? No quid pro quo. If you live your life this way, two magical things will happen: 1. Over time, people will find ways to do remarkable and unexpected things for you that make your life easier.

2. When you’re knocked down for some reason, you are likely to find the most astonishing human network of support you could ever imagine.

Affleck’s next business lesson was that, “You have to work harder than you think you possibly can.” Success comes before work only in the dictionary. Hard work is not a bad thing. Sure, natural talent can make a big difference, but you still have to work hard at your craft.

Show me a .300 hitter in Major League Baseball, and I’ll show you someone who bangs the ball until their hands bleed trying to keep their swing honed. Ask any surgeon about how much sleep they got for the eight to 10 years it took them to get through medical school, internship and residency. Both these gigs take more than magic hands. They take lots of hard, hard work.

The next Affleck lesson was, “You can’t hold grudges.” Carrying grudges

can be a heavy load. Just the thought of past pain pulls your energy down. Forgiveness is how you free yourself. You release your anger. You move forward.

And you lighten up.

You will never get ahead of anyone as long as you are trying to get even with them. Even if you do get even with someone, you have put yourself on their level.

Affleck closed his Academy Award acceptance speech with his final business lesson - and possibly the most important - when he said, “It doesn’t matter how you get knocked down in life because that’s going to happen. All that matters is that you gotta get up.”

Trying times are no time to quit trying. The line between failure and success is so fine that we scarcely know when we Harvey Mackay continued to pg 3

Upcoming Events

MARCH 22 • Boy Scout Troop 68 Dad’s Belgian Waffle Supper from 4:30-7:30 p.m. at St. Mary’s Church basement, Melrose.

MARCH 22-24 • Journey With Jesus to Calvary at St. Francis of Assisi Parish: March 22 & 23 at 7:30 p.m. March 24 at 1 p.m.

MARCH 23 • Easter Egg Hunt at 11:00 a.m. at St. Joseph’s Church, Grey Eagle.

MARCH 24 • Bingo at 7:30 p.m. at St. Mary’s Church basement, Melrose.

• Catholic United Financial & St. Joseph Council Matching Grant Breakfast Fundraiser from 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at St. Mary’s hall, Holdingford.

MARCH 27 • Central MN Credit Union Defensive Driving Class from 12:30-4:30 p.m. at the Grey Eagle Senior Center.

MARCH 30 • The Upsala Lions Easter Egg Hunt at 10 a.m. at the Upsala School Gyms for preschool thru 4th grade.

APRIL 2 • Firearms Safety Class from 6:30-

8:30 p.m. at the Grey Eagle Public Library.

APRIL 6 • Business Expo/Craft Fair at the Holdingford High School.

APRIL 7 • Annual Chicken Supper from 3:308:30 p.m. at St. John’s Parish basement, Meire Grove.

APRIL 13 • 9th Annual Rock-A-Thon from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. at the Grey Eagle Senior Center.

APRIL 13-14 • Rummage & Bake Sale; Sat. 8 a.m., Sun. 9 a.m. at St. John’s Church basement, Meire Grove.

APRIL 14 • Holdingford Area Knights of Columbus Chicken & Ham Dinner from 3:307 p.m. at the Pelican Lake Ballroom, St. Anna.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

SWANVILLE CITY COUNCIL • First Tuesday after the first Monday of the month.

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

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

If you have an upcoming event or meeting, please let us know by email: htnews@meltel.net or call 320-285-2323.

Temperatures Date

3/13 3/14 3/15 3/16 3/17 3/18 3/19

High 24 34 30 22 23 31 13

Low 1 22 22 -1 -4 6 -2

Friday

Mostly cloudy.

High: 29 Low: 15

Weekend Weather Saturday

Mostly cloudy.

High: 32 Low: 22

Sunday

Mostly cloudy.

High: 34 Low: 22

Hometown News • Thursday, March 21, 2013 • Page 3

Card of Thanks

Birth Announcement Liam Erik Melia

Erik and Stacey Melia of Melrose are proud to announce the birth of their son, Liam Erik Melia, born March 13, 2013 at 2:55 p.m. at CentraCare Health System-Melrose.

Liam weighed 8 pounds, 15 ounces and measured 22 inches in length.

Liam is welcomed home by his big brother Ethan, 3.

Grandparents are Mike Melia of Defiance, OH; Faye Luberts of Jordan, MN; Jack and Deb Woodruff of Ft. Wayne, IN and Todd and Jody Rose of Phoenix, AZ. Great grandparents are Joan Figley of Defiance, OH; Don S. Williams of Angola, IN; Jodi Hoppe of Pequot Lakes, MN and DG. Melia of Continental, OH.

Harvey Mackay continued from page 2 pass it; so fine that we are often on the line and do not know it. How many people have thrown up their hands at a time when a little more effort, a little more patience would have achieved success?

In business, prospects may seem darkest when really they are about to turn. A little more perseverance, a little more effort, and what seemed a hopeless failure may turn into a glorious success - like Ben Affleck’s Oscar winning Best Picture “Argo.” It is perhaps more than a coincidence that the storyline for “Argo” also echoed many of these lessons. If

you haven’t seen this film, treat yourself to this deserving winner.

Mackay’s Moral: Failure is not falling down but staying down.

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 Jim “Ski” Piekarski extends its most heartfelt thanks to the community of Swanville. The tremendous amount of love and support shown was truly a wonderful tribute to him. In times like this, it is comforting to know that so many people care. Thank you for your thoughts, prayers and support for Jim. He will be missed by all.

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Senior Dining Menus: March 25 - 29 THUR., MAR. 28: Chicken chili, Albany Italian lettuce salad, vegetable sticks,

MON., MAR. 25: Fried steak, whipped potatoes, gravy, stewed tomatoes, applesauce.

TUE., MAR. 26: Honey glazed ham, creamy potato bake, candied carrots, dinner roll, dessert.

WED., MAR. 27: Baked potato w/ chili/cheese, Italian lettuce salad, dinner roll, fruit cocktail.

THUR., MAR. 28: Deviled pork chop, rice pilaf, mixed vegetables, peaches, chocolate chip cookie.

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WED., MAR. 27: Turkey/bacon/ ranch wrap, cream of potato soup, fruit.

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TUE., MAR. 26: Beef stew, biscuit, fruit fluff, bread pudding.

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THUR., MAR. 28: Roast turkey, mashed potatoes, gravy, beets, applesauce.

FRI., MAR. 29 BRUNCH: Egg bake, cinnamon roll, fruit juice. * Bread and skim milk served with each meal.

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Winnifred R. Koopmeiners

Obituaries Victor J. “Vic” Elfering Victor J. “Vic” Elfering, age 82 of St. Rosa, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family after a courageous battle with multiple myeloma on Friday, March 15, 2013 at the Pine Villa Care Center in Melrose,

Minnesota.

A Mass of Christian Burial was held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, March 19 at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church in St. Rosa with Rev. Roger Klassen, O.S.B. officiating.

Interment was in the parish cemetery.

Victor Joseph Elfering was born March 2, 1931 in Freeport, Minnesota to Leo and Mary (Scherping) Elfering.

He attended Sacred Heart Catholic School in Freeport. Vic enlisted in the U.S. Air Force for four years during the Korean War at Tinker Air Force Base in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. He married Evelyn Blenker on September 15, 1953 at St. Boniface Catholic Church in Melrose.

The couple would have celebrated 60 years of marriage in September. Vic purchased Silbernick’s Bar in St. Rosa in 1960. He owned the bar for 29 years until his retirement in 1987.

He was a member and usher at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church in St. Rosa, a member of St. Joseph’s Men’s Society. Vic was a lifetime member of the American Legion Post 101 in Melrose and a member of the Knights of Columbus Council #1633 who honored him as family of the month. He was a member of the St. Rosa Lion’s Club and was the recipient of the Melvin Jones award. Vic was an organizer of the Roving Hillbilly Snowmobile Club and serviced as president and was an avid

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rider for many years.

Vic loved his family and spent time with them at their cabin on Big Birch Lake. He had a passion for fishing and spearing, and enjoyed taking his grandkids boating, skiing, and tubing.

Vic hosted many fish fries for his family and friends at the lake. He was a people person and like everyone to be around him. He also played cards with friends in card clubs and enjoyed family gettogethers. He also enjoyed traveling to places all over the U.S. and overseas and especially the fishing trips to Lake of the Woods with his friends. In later years, he settled on going on casino trips.

Survivors include his loving wife, Evelyn “Evie” Elfering of Melrose; children, Jeffery (Pat) Elfering of Melrose, Daniel Elfering of Freeport, Brian Elfering of Alexandria, Pam (Chuck) Barth of Melrose, Sherry (Tim) Grittner of Swanville, and Dean (Jeanne) Elfering of St. Rosa; ten grandchildren and four great-grandchildren; brothers and sisters, Rita Gerding of Melrose, Irene Leukam of Melrose, Val Elfering of Melrose, and Ervin (Geri) Elfering of Sauk Centre.

Vic was preceded in death by his parents; son, Bruce Elfering; daughterin-law, Rita Elfering; sister, Alice Kleve; brothers and sisters-in-law, Arnold and Margaret Elfering, Ralph Leukam, Bob Gerding, and Dick Kleve.

Serving as casket bearers were Chris Barth, Josh Elfering, Erik Elfering, Adam Dougherty, Ryan Elfering, and Jordan Barth. Serving as cross bearer was Hanna Elfering and scripture bearer was Natasha Elfering. Honorary bearers were the Lion’s Club and gift bearers were Simone Grittner and Hailey Dougherty.

Arrangements were made with Patton-Schad Funeral & Cremation Services of Melrose.

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Survivors include her children, Kathy Jonas of Albany, Donald (Kathleen) Koopmeiners of Long Prairie, Dennis (Deb) Koopmeiners of St. Francis, Sharon (Tom) Fischer of Albany, Carol (Joe) Braun of St. Joseph, Charles (Deanna) Koopmeiners of Grey Eagle, Ronald (Janet) Koopmeiners of Albany, and Mark (Ginny) Koopmeiners of Upsala; 23 grandchildren, 36 great-grandchildren, four step great-grandchildren, and one step great-great-grandson; sisters, Evelyn (Joe) Overmann of Waite Park, Eileen (Vern) Sand of St. Joseph, and Annella (Art) Borgerding of St. Cloud; and sister-in-law, Ann Koopmeiners of St. Cloud.

Winnifred was preceded in death by her husband, Edwin Koopmeiners on July 8, 1987; parents; grandson, Karl Koopmeiners; great-granddaughter, Brittney Jonas; brothers, Erwin Roering and Alfred Roering; sisters, Leona Dufner, Catherine Geise, and Verena Koopmeiners; and son-in-law, Ray Jonas, Jr. Serving as casket bearers were David Fischer, Randy Jonas, Steven Fischer, Chad Koopmeiners, Kurt Koopmeiners, Bill Koopmeiners, Bob Braun, and Nicholas Koopmeiners. Cross bearer was Hannah Koopmeiners and scripture bearer was Amanda Beckrich. Honorary bearers were the Christian Women. Flower bearer was Karla Koopmeiners and gift bearers were Don and Kathleen Koopmeiners and Becky Braun.

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

Winnifred R. Koopmeiners, age 87 of New Munich, died We d n e s d a y, March 13, 2013 at the Pine Villa Care Center in Melrose, Minnesota.

A Mass of Christian Burial was held at 11 a.m.

Monday, March 18 at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in New Munich with Rev. Roger Klassen, O.S.B. officiating. Interment was in the parish cemetery.

Winnifred Rosena Roering was born October 18, 1925 in New Munich, Minnesota to Frank and Anna (Vornbrock) Roering. On August 13, 1946 she married Edwin Koopmeiners at St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Spring Hill. Winnifred was known for her homemade noodles and bread. She would can her own vegetables from her large garden. She enjoyed baking cookies, quilting, mending clothes, making oven door towels, playing cards, and liked watching Polka Joe on television.

Her greatest love was visiting with friends and relatives, especially her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

She was a member of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in New Munich, St. Anne’s Christian Women, Schanhaar-Otte VFW Post 7050 Auxiliary, Disabled American Veterans Auxiliary, Catholic United Financial, and the Senior

Mary Clark (Brown) Hird Mary Clark (Brown) Hird, age 97, of Murfreesboro, TN and Grey Eagle, MN, passed away Saturday at the home of her eldest daughter.

In Kansas, she spent her senior high school year in “Normal Training” then taught in a oneroom schoolhouse until her marriage to US Navy Ensign, Louis R. Hird. Mary Clark was a perfect Navy wife making a gracious home for her husband and their three daughters during the family’s many tours of duty; favorite places being Valley Center, CA and Ford Island, HI. During retirement years as a couple she was active at St. Patrick’s Episcopal Church in Ocala, FL, St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Murfreesboro, TN, and at Good Samaritan Episcopal Church in Sauk Centre, MN. Mary Clark was a member of the Daughters of the King. For her entire

life, Mary Clark spent every summer at Big Birch Lake in Grey Eagle, MN and also watched three more generations of her entire family grow up and flourish doing the same. She was an avid reader, played Cribbage and Bridge, was an excellent cook, had the gift of hospitality, and passed on her love of water and water sports to the whole family.

Mary Clark was preceded in death by her sister Gertrude and brothers Phil, Norm, and Paul Jr., infant son Clark Rittenhouse Hird, daughter Laurie B. Freeman, and her loving husband Louis to whom she was married 73 years.

She leaves behind daughters Sally (Bob) Hughes of Murfreesboro, TN and Julia (Tom) Zaborski of Oshkosh, WI, son-in-law Ralph Freeman of Grey Eagle, MN, 12 grandchildren, 23 great grandchildren, families of nieces Geri Hird CA, Michelle Elliott OR, and Bonnie Brown CO, families of Brown nephews Paul (Chris) CA, Dennis OR, and Charles (Jan) KS. A Memorial Service and interment will be held during 2013’s summer gathering of friends and family in Minnesota.

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Hometown News • Thursday, March 21, 2013 • Page 5

Erma Hulda Birr

Funeral S e r v i c e s celebrating the life of Erma Hulda Birr, age 85 of Albany was held at 11 AM Tuesday, March 19th, 2013 at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Farming Township. Pastor Frederick Kutter officiated and burial took place in the parish cemetery following the service.

Erma died peacefully Wednesday morning at Mother of Mercy Nursing Home in Albany.

Erma was born on June 19, 1927 in Collegeville Township to Edwin and Renata (Sabrowsky) Cigelske. She married Aaron Birr on June 18, 1949.

The couple lived and worked on the Birr family farm south of Albany where Erma not only helped on the farm, but also

worked as a home-maker and mother raising their three children. The couple eventually retired from farming in 1986 but lived on the farm until 1992. They moved into Albany in the home their son Roger built where she lived until eventually moving to Mother of Mercy Nursing Home. She was a member of the Albany Pioneer Club, and an active member of Immanuel Lutheran Church in Farming Township where she was a member of the 55 Plus Group, LWML, Ladies Aide and volunteered with Meals on Wheels.

Erma is survived by her children Carol Kerfeld, Virginia; Jim (Cheryl) Birr, Avon; her six grandchildren, three great-grandchildren; and her daughterin-law Jeanne Birr, Avon.

She is preceded in death by her parents Edwin and Renata Cigelske, her husband Aaron Birr who passed in 2009, her son Roger Birr who passed in 1998, and both her sister Ethel Sager and an infant sister.

The Ninth Beatitudes -By Sheila Ripplinger Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount recorded in Matthew 5, teaches us the attitudes that we are to strive for when we seek to stand before a Holy God. The word ‘beatitude’ is derived from the Latin word ‘beatus’ which means ‘blessed, happy’.

We could call them the ‘be-attitudes’ of a healthy and thriving relationship with God. They are the characteristics of Jesus, and if we are a true follower of Him, these beatitudes should define us as well.

This Lenten, Easter season is the perfect time to do a ‘Christian selfexamination’ of our attitudes and lifestyles. We have a Guidebook that gives us the instructions of how we are to live in the eyes of our Heavenly Father, and we have the freedom to read it.

The ninth beatitude is more than likely an extension of the eighth one, however it is rarely talked about. Who wants to talk about being persecuted anyway? Matthew 5:11 says, “Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of Me.” The religious leaders in Jesus’ day were the main ones that persecuted Him. They were threatened by Him and falsely accused Him, insulted Him, and ‘did all kinds of evil against Him’.

We should not be surprised when we are treated wrongly, if we are truly following Jesus and reflecting His characteristics described in the beatitudes and other scripture passages. However, sometimes Christians want to believe that they are being mistreated because of being a Christian, when if fact it may be because of their haughty attitude. Jesus never put His nose up in the air and shunned the sinners that surrounded Him. His followers have no right to do that either! So perhaps if that describes

you, you may want take a closer look at the humility of Jesus and the price He paid for us sinners, and take yourself down a few notches. Your ‘persecution’ is more than likely not the ninth beatitude.

There are Christians around the world who are being terribly mistreated and even killed for their sincere faith in Christ. We rarely hear about this in our comfortable part of the world. We tend to struggle with insecurities of what people may think of us when we openly express our faith in Christ, fearing ridicule and slander, acting as though we have something we should be ashamed of. But the truth is, we should be wanting everyone to know the inward peace and joy that we possess because of our gratefulness of being a sinner saved by Grace! 1 Peter 4:16 says, “If you suffer as a Christian, do not be ashamed, but praise God that you bear that name! Blessed are you!”

Mark 8:38~ “If anyone is ashamed of Me and My Words in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of Man will be ashamed of them when He comes in His Father’s Glory with the holy angels.” ... Jesus

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Hometown News • Thursday, March 21, 2013 • Page 7

Minnesota Through The Lens:

The Holdingford FAN (Fine Arts Now) Club hosted a community Variety Show on March 10th at the Holdingford High School. There were sixteen acts by students and community members, including song, piano, dance and speeches.

The Variety Show is a fundraiser to help support the arts in our schools, both financially and as an advocate of the arts. Pictured are kindergarten and first grade Just For Kix Wee Petites dancing to “What You Got Cookin’”. Submitted

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Debbie Disher, Holdingford Media Specialist. “According to our count, Holdingford had 17 percent participation and Upsala 16 percent. We won!” The difference was two slips, just ten books. Holdingford won possession of a new traveling trophy.

“Both schools plan to rev up enthusiasm next year and the trophy will help,” Erickson said.

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A new rivalry has begun between students at Upsala Area Schools and Holdingford Public Schools. The two schools challenged each other to a reading contest and used the Great River Regional Library (GRRL) Winter Reading Program to provide the contest structure.

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To qualify for prizes, participants read books, recorded the titles on entry forms and turned the forms in at the library to qualify for weekly prize drawings. Upsala and Holdingford students did the same thing and returned the completed forms to the public library in Upsala. The forms recorded five book titles each.

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Notes from the Capitol By State Rep. Paul Anderson

Wide range of opinions on health insurance exchange In a latenight session March 14, that actually ended in the early morning hours of the next day, the House passed the Health Insurance Exchange Bill as it came back from conference committee. The wide variety of opinions on this bill is amazing, with Democrats calling it the biggest change in health coverage in the past 50 years, and Republicans saying the exchange will not lower costs or give more choices for those purchasing insurance in this fashion.

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One change in the final bill was an amendment in the House version that said abortion coverage would not be allowed in any plan offered by the exchange. That language was taken out by the conference committee. It’s expected the bill will be acted on by the Senate this week and then signed by Gov. Mark Dayton.

The funding to operate the exchange will come from a tax on all health plans sold. The rate of tax during the first year of operation will be 1.5 percent and could rise to as much as 3.5 percent after that. In addition to questions about the actual cost of operation, I wonder if this will actually lower the cost of health plans to Minnesotans. Another concern is with the availability of plans. A seven-person board will run the Exchange and have virtually unlimited power to do so. After the first year, they can determine which and how many different plans will be offered. There is no assurance that the self-employed and small business employees will be able to keep their current plan or their doctor. If one’s current plan or doctor is only available outside the exchange, they may have to pay more because they won’t be able to utilize the federal tax credit.

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-Antoine de Saint-Exupery

This week marks the unofficial midpoint of the current legislative session.

Friday is the last day for all bills that contain funding to have their first hearing, so committees will be meeting long hours to get as many bills as possible passed before the deadline. Our Agriculture Policy committee has finished its work, as the policy deadline was last week.

The Legislature will observe a oneweek break for the Easter-Passover holiday period. There will be no action next week here in St. Paul at least in the House and Senate. Session will resume again on Tuesday, April 2.

Our weather shows no sign of matching the calendar, which says that spring will arrive this week. Heard lots of talk last Sunday about our cold temps being compared with St. Patrick’s Day a year ago when it hit a balmy 80 degrees.

Then a blizzard warning sent many of us back to the Capitol early to avoid messy road conditions. All it takes now is a strong wind blowing snow across road surfaces to make travel conditions dangerous. Be safe as you travel.

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Nothing is more important for those who own homes along the Italian Rivera than to have a balcony. Those who do not have a balcony have an image of one painted on their house. They want to give the impression that they have what others have - a place where they gather to view the Rivera.

“Painted-on balconies” are designed to give an illusion of the “real deal.” From a distance they may look real. But when viewed closely, they are false - they are “pretend” balconies.

Many individuals want to give the impression that they are Christians - the real deal. But when observed closely, they too have “painted-on balconies.” The Living Bible talks about “pretenders.” Writing to the Thessalonians, Paul said, “Check up on yourselves. Are you really a Christian?

Or are you just pretending to be Christians when actually you are not at all?”

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Hometown News • Thursday, March 21, 2013 • Page 9

Bare Land Sales Activity in Todd County

By Chuck Pelzer, Todd County Assessor The Assessor’s Office receives many inquiries throughout the year regarding the sales activity of larger bare land tracts, including agricultural land. Listed below are bare land tracts (35 acres or more) that have sold in Todd County. The sale dates of the tracts below range from October 1, 2011 through March 12, 2013. The land type varies for each sale and may be a combination of tillable, pasture/meadow, woods or wasteland.

Township Sale Date Bartlett 10-11 Bartlett 11-11 Bartlett 12-12 Bertha 10-11 Bertha 4-12 Bertha 4-12 Bertha 5-12 Bertha 5-12 Bertha 2-13 Bertha 2-13 Bertha 2-13 Birchdale 12-11 Birchdale 11-12 Bruce 5-12 Bruce 12-12 Burleene 11-11 Burleene 12-11 Burleene 12-11 Burleene 3-12 Burleene 6-12 Burleene 4-12 Burleene 3-12 Burleene 9-12 Burleene 10-12 Burleene 11-12 Burnhamville 1-12 Burnhamville 7-12 Burnhamville 2-13 Eagle Valley 12-11 Eagle Valley 4-12 Eagle Valley 12-12 Eagle Valley 12-12 Eagle Valley 1-13 Eagle Valley 2-13 Fawn Lake 1-12 Fawn Lake 10-12 Fawn Lake 11-12 Fawn Lake 12-12 Germania 10-11 Germania 5-12 Germania 7-12 Germania 10-12 Germania 11-12 Gordon 6-12 Gordon 9-12 Gordon 4-12 Gordon 10-12 Gordon 11-12 Gordon 12-12 Gordon 12-12 Grey Eagle 11-11 Grey Eagle 3-12 Grey Eagle 6-12 Grey Eagle 11-12 Hartford 8-12 Hartford 4-12 Hartford 3-13 Iona 11-11 Iona 1-12 Iona 5-12 Iona 9-12 Iona 12-12 Iona 1-13 Iona 2-13 Kandota 11-11 Kandota 3-12 Leslie 10-11

Acres 41.66 40 40 40 126 57.88 74.97 40 80 74.66 60.44 70.99 104.50 87 153.29 40 80 80 61.75 40 37.95 40 140 95.50 80 67.50 43.18 49.67 250 38.56 45 120 64 74.85 160 80 80 200 58.88 120 80 35.70 120 160.55 37.48 126.16 61.45 32.23 42.87 75.79 40 40 40 74.30 121.89 35.72 40 53.21 79.38 40 120 53.21 48.60 40 40.61 40.69 95.20

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Local Municipality Minutes Burnhamville Township February 26, 2013 The regular meeting of the Town Board of Burnhamville Township was held February 26, 2013 at the Burtrum Community Center. The meeting was called to order at 7:03 p.m. by Vice-chair Louis Thompson. Members present include Supervisors: Bruce Johnson and Louis Thompson; Clerk Shirley Hulinsky; Treasurer Pam Throener. Absent: Supervisor Mike Berscheit. Others present: Loren Fellbaum and Erv Herdering.

Sup. Johnson made a motion to approve the minutes of the regular meeting of January 29, 2013.

Motion seconded by Sup. Thompson. Motion was made by Sup. Thompson to pay all bills numbered 4756 through 4767: Rev. $2,079.72, R&B $8,581.14, Fire $2,275.00. Sup. Johnson seconded the motion. Motions passed.

In correspondence the statewide township officer training was discussed. Also notification of the countywide weed inspection meeting on March 20, 2013.

County Engineer Loren Fellbaum discussed the condition of the Pillsbury Bridge. During inspections this bridge was found to be structurally deficient and the county has determined this bridge to be one of the bridges to be investigated for 2013. The board and engineer discussed repair or replacement of this 1940 bridge as well as funding sources. The county and township will host a special meeting to inform the public of the condition of the bridge at a later date. The board will discuss this further at the next meeting. Ideas for improving 162nd St. west of

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Blading, gravel and dust control bids will be discussed at the next meeting.

In the road report the contractor will continue to plow and sand depending on the weather.

Treasurer’s report showed a balance of $188,947.97 before tonight’s bills. Treasurer’s report accepted on a motion by Sup. Johnson and seconded by Sup. Thompson. Motion passed.

With a board member having a conflict with the March meeting date, Sup. Johnson made a motion to move the next meeting to Monday, March 25, 2013 at 7 :00 p.m.

Motion was seconded by Sup. Thompson. Motion passed.

The board then proceeded to audit the clerk’s and treasurer’s books.

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Shirley Hulinsky, Burnhamville Clerk Burtrum City March 5, 2013 The meeting of the Burtrum City Council was called to order on March 5th, 2013 at 7 p.m. by Mayor Allen. All members answered roll call.

Minutes of the February 4, 2013 meeting were read and approved on a motion by Ron Strassburg and seconded by Kevin Wunderlich. Upon vote motion carried.

Finance report was given. A motion was made by Clara Taft and seconded by Anna Payne to accept the finance report as read.

Upon vote motion carried. Checks number 7090 thru 7101 were ap-

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by Anna Payne and seconded by Ron Strassburg. Upon vote motion carried.

Under old business, a dog problem was reported. It will be checked into.

Under new business, the Burtrum Liquor requested a renewal of their liquor and cigarette licenses. Motion was made by Kevin Wunderlich and seconded

by Ron Strassburg to renew the On Sale, Off Sale, Sunday Liquor and Cigarette licenses at the same rate as last year. Upon vote motion carried.

Being no further business, a motion to adjourn the meeting was made by Clara Taft and seconded by Anna Payne. Motion carried.

These are unapproved minutes.

Dorothy Strassburg, City Clerk

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February 28, 2013: At 10:55 a.m. the Todd County Sheriff’s Office was alerted to 7 lake cabins and sheds along the East side of Big Swan Lake having been burglarized. Sometime in the last two weeks, person/persons unknown pried open the entry doors and entered the garages and lake homes. At the time of the report, nothing is reported missing. The incidents are under investigation.

March 20, 2013: At 8:42 a.m. Kelly Larson from Burtrum was westbound on County Road 13, Burnhamville Township when she hit a section of ice on the roadway causing the vehicle to slide into the ditch and roll over in the ditch and land back on its wheels. Kelly was not injured in the accident.

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Letter to the Editor

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By Patricia Seifert, Grey Eagle Last year, we had a State Constitutional Amendment to define marriage between one man and one woman on the ballot. The failure of that amendment was interpreted by the homosexual community that Minnesota’s citizens want to redefine marriage by law to allow homosexual marriage.

The bills, or Senate File (S.F.) 925 and House File (H.F.) 1054, were ready long before current Legislators were even sworn into office. These files have gone through committees as part of the process in becoming a law for the State.

So far, each committee has voted along party lines; Democrats voted for legalizing homosexual marriage, Republicans voted against legalizing homosexual marriage. Last year, many of these same DFL Senators and Representatives campaigned on “if you vote no on the Amendment nothing will change in the State law.” Somebody is or was flat out lying, you decide who.

Two of the committees I looked at were overwhelmingly represented by Twin Cities/Metro members. The one House Committee was 13 to 4 metro versus rural and 1 of the 4 was from Rochester. The one Senate Committee was entirely from the Metro area. Where

did the Amendment get the most support? The rural districts nearly all passed the Amendment. The Metro districts almost all voted to defeat the Amendment.

The homosexual community keeps insisting, “it is for the children.” A thought to consider; two men and two women will Never have a child without the opposite sex being involved. This is true for very nearly all life forms in this world today.

Anyone who knows any State Senator or Representative, regardless party affiliation, Please contact them. Even if you do not live in the district of the Senator or Representative, you need to contact them. Even if the Senator or Representative is definitely going to vote for or against legalizing homosexual marriage, you need to contact them.

When you contact the Senators and Representatives, you need to tell them to vote against allowing homosexuals to marry (against SF 925 and against HF 1054). The homosexual lobby will be trying any and every way they can to bully our lawmakers into voting to allow homosexual marriages. You need to offer support for their stand in favor of traditional marriage.

Thank you for taking your time to pray and to contact the State Legislators.

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Following the service breakfast will be served by the Petrek family.

Because of the special sunrise service there will be No 9:00 a.m. service at GE UMC on Easter Sunday.

Both of these services are offered to everyone in the community. Please join the congregation of the GE UMC in the celebrations.

State Fair and Farm Bureau Federation accepting Century Farm applications

Minnesota families who have owned their farms for 100 years or more may apply for the 2013 Century Farms Program. Produced by the Minnesota State Fair in conjunction with the Minnesota Farm Bureau Federation, the Century Farms Program was created to promote agriculture and honor historic family farms in the state. Nearly 9,500 Minnesota farms have been honored since the program began in 1976.

Family farms are recognized as Century Farms when they meet three requirements. The farm must be: 1) at least 100 years old according to authentic land records; 2) in continuous family ownership for at least 100 years (continuous residence on the farm is not required); and 3) at least 50 acres.

A commemorative certificate signed

by State Fair Board of Managers President Jim Foss, Minnesota Farm Bureau Federation President Kevin Paap and Governor Mark Dayton will be awarded to qualifying families, along with an outdoor sign signifying Century Farm

status.

Applications are available online at mnstatefair.org (click the “Recognition Programs” link at the bottom of the home page); at fbmn.org; by calling the State Fair at (651) 288-4400; or at statewide county extension and county Farm Bureau offices. The submission deadline is April 1. Recipients will be announced in May. Previously recognized families should not reapply.

Information on all Century Farms will be available at the Minnesota Farm Bureau exhibit during the 2013 Minnesota State Fair, which runs Aug. 22 - Labor Day, Sept. 2. A Century Farm database is also available at fbmn.org.

The Minnesota State Fair is one of the largest and best-attended expositions in the world, attracting nearly 1.8 million visitors annually. Showcasing Minnesota’s finest agriculture, art and industry, the Great Minnesota Get-Together is always “12 Days of Fun Ending Labor Day.” Visit mnstatefair.org for more information.

MnDOT reminds public not to push snow on to roads - Property owners also asked to cut down high snow piles where possible

The Minnesota Department of Transportation reminds the public that it is unlawful to deposit snow on or next to a public highway or street.

“Snow improperly placed on or near a public road creates hazards including sight obstruction and unsafe access,” said Jamie Hukriede, MnDOT District 3 Maintenance Engineer. “Snow piled too high also becomes a hazard. Special attention should be given to keep snow piles far enough from the road and low enough that drifts don’t encroach the roadway.”

Minnesota law and many local ordinances prohibit the plowing, blowing, shoveling or otherwise placing of snow on to public roads. This includes the ditch and right of way area along the roads.

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Local Library Events Albany Library Last Keeper at Split Rock: Mike Roberts, the last lighthouse keeper at Split Rock, Minnesota, will give a presentation at the Mercy Manor in Albany on Monday, March 25, 10:30 - 11:30 a.m.

Roberts has written a memoir about his service in the U.S. Coast Guard Service on the North Shore of Lake Superior. It is called “The Last Keeper At Split Rock.” He also served in search and rescue at the Duluth Lifeboat Station and the North Superior Lifeboat station in Grand Marais. He will talk about his experiences and about the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald on Lake Superior and the wreck of the Daniel J. Morrell on Lake Huron.

For information about programs and activities, call the Albany library at 320845-4843.

Upsala Library “Argentina! Agriculture and More”: Wednesday, March 27, from 7-8 p.m., for adults and teens. The presentation will be

by Marjorie Schleper, an Upsala native

The Stearns History Museum presents ‘Minnesota Homefront, World War II,’ a Traveling Exhibit

Come visit the Stearns History Museum, March 23 through May 12, 2013 and see “Minnesota Homefront, World War II,” a traveling exhibit that explores the accomplishments, sacrifices, disappointments and challenges that have shaped the enduring legacy of Minnesota’s Greatest Generation through their stories.

In “Minnesota Homefront, World War II,” visitors find out what it was like to “make do” with rationing, farm during a severe labor shortage, work on the Iron Range, develop inventions for the war, be trained as a translator at Fort Snelling and endure a starvation experiment for science and the war effort.

The exhibit features nine graphic panels, audio interviews, songs of the period, and a “Letter Stories” bin.

This exhibit is on temporary loan from the Minnesota History Center in St. Paul and will be traveling to venues throughout Minnesota Items from the Stearns History Museum and Research Center’s collection will bring focus to local issues during WWII. The Minnesota Historical Society Traveling Exhibits Program has been made possible by the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund through the vote of Minnesotans on November 4, 2008.

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who recently returned from an agricultural tour of Argentina. She will share her insights into the culture, economy and agricultural practices she saw on her Future Farmers of America tour.

Used Book Sale: April 1-13 during library open hours. For book bargains, browse the array of used books and movies. Proceeds from the sale will help fund future programs and activities. The library will accept donations of gently used books and movies for sale until April 8.

Civil War Reenactment: Tuesday, April 2 at 10-11 a.m., 12:30-1:30 p.m., 2-3 p.m., and an evening presentation 7-8 p.m., for adults, teens and children of all ages at the Upsala Area Schools auditorium. Presenter Arn Kind will describe what it was like to be a Civil War soldier. As well as being a schoolteacher, Kind is a member of the First Minnesota Volunteer Infantry Regiment, a reenactment group based out of Fort Snelling. This group is known for its authenticity and has appeared in many documentaries and films, including “Dances With Wolves,” and “The Blue And The Gray.”

Wacky Wednesdays: Wednesday, April 3, from 3:30-5 p.m., for children in Grades 1 through 4. Each Wednesday through May 15 the library will present wild and whimsical crafts and games.

Each week will have a different theme, and snacks will be provided. The attendance limit is 18 and preregistration is required.

For more information about library activities visit the Upsala Community Calendar at www.cityofupsala.com or contact the Upsala Public Library at 320573-4282.

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Bartenders & Cooks All Stars Sports Bar & Grill, St. Rosa WANTED TO BUY: Slaughter cows, also lumpjaw cattle, foundered steers, etc. (Pay with green.) Henry Kasper, 320-547-9913, cell 320-360-9913.

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GIVE AWAY: Egg cartons and coffee cans. Call 320-256-7178.

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