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Harvey Mackay Tom Kuehne: The Good Old Days Obituaries: Wensmann, Mitchell, Schaefer,

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Perspective deserves a second look -By Harvey Mackay A woman hired a bricklayer to build a wall outside her upscale home.

Talking with him while he worked, she was amazed to discover he was the brother of a brilliant concert violinist whom she’d recently seen perform.

“Oh, you’re so lucky to have such a talented brother,” she said.

Then, fearing the man might misinterpret her remarks as being critical of his manual labor job, she added: “Of course, we can’t all be equally talented.”

“You said it, lady,” the man responded. “Take my brother; when it

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comes to doing something important like building a house, he’s useless.”

And that is what we mean about how to put things in perspective.

Perspective has many definitions, such as the ability to understand what is important and what isn’t. And the capacity to view things in their true relations or relative importance.

When asked by the press for an explanation of his theory of relativity, which would be meaningful to lay people, Albert Einstein handed them a statement that read: “An hour sitting with a pretty girl on a park bench passes like a minute, but a minute sitting on a hot stove seems like an hour.”

A person’s perspective is the way they see something. It might be based on experience or personality. But it doesn’t necessarily mean their perspective is right or wrong. Putting things in perspective gives you a clearer, more accurate picture of the situation.

But YOUR perspective may be wildly different from the next person’s.

The best way I know to keep things in perspective is to take a second look, through another person’s eyes. What is their point of view? Why is it different from mine? What would I feel like if I were in their shoes?

We are selfish by nature. Sometimes we think that our perspective is the only way to look at a situation. Not true.

Stepping away from your thoughts and feelings, and thinking of the other person’s point of view may broaden your perspective and make you more aware of your actions and their consequences.

Dr. Phil McGraw of TV fame uses the analogy of a pancake. He says: “No matter how flat you make a pancake, it’s still got two sides. One of the greatest limitations we face as human beings is that we look at the world from our own subjective perspective – especially in situations that directly involve us.

Anytime there’s something personal at stake, you’ve got a built-in bias …. If you can develop the ability to really see through another person’s eyes, you’ll be tapping into an incredibly powerful tool for managing your life. And it’s a skill you can cultivate – just like flipping a pancake.”

Another approach I use for keeping things in perspective is to search out a third or fourth or fifth party. I believe three heads are better than two and five heads are better than four. That’s why I have a “kitchen cabinet” to run things by. Sometimes you are too close to a Harvey Mackay continued to pg 3

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MONDAYS, NOW-DEC. 4 • Helping Hands Outreach Living Well with Chronic Conditions Class from 12:45-3:15 p.m. at the Holdingford American Legion.

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 4 • Holdingford Craft Sale from 9 a.m.3 p.m. at the Holdingford Legion & City Hall. See ad on page 3.

• Our Savior’s Women’s Group Craft Sale from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church, Albany.

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 8 • St. Paul’s Lutheran Church Spaghetti Supper, Silent Auction & Bake Sale from 4:30-8 p.m. at the American Legion, Melrose. See ad on page 3.

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 11 • Sacred Heart School Annual Soup & Rummage Sale from 8 a.m.-2 p.m. at Sacred Heart Church basement, Freeport. See ad on page 3.

• Craft Sale from 8:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. at Word of Life Church, Upsala. See ad on page 3.

• Melrose Legion & Aux. Veterans Day Dinner starting at 6 p.m.

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 15 • Grey Eagle Senior Center Monthly Meeting at 11 a.m. at the center.

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 14 • Melrose Legion & Aux. Monthly Meeting at 7 p.m.

THURS.-SUN., NOV. 16-19 • Melrose High School Fall Musical “Legally Blonde” Thurs.-Sat. at 7:30 p.m.

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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 17 • Melrose Legion & Aux. Fish Fry serving from 5-8:30 p.m.

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 19 • New Munich Jaycees Holiday Expo & Craft Fair from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. at the American Legion, Melrose.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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“The Good Old Days” -By Tom Kuehne Remembering

Some of us remember a few of the prices that were being charged for some of the familiar items from years past.

I had several conversations lately, which caused me to do some more research into prices for familiar items 65 years ago.

To start at the beginning for many of us, there may have been a hospital bill for helping to bring us into the world. 65 years ago the mother and baby probably stayed in the hospital for 5 days and the cost was around $85.00. This cost was prohibitive for many families, so quite a few babies were born at home with the assistance of a midwife, who may not have charged a fee, but if she did it was $10.00 or less. Today childbirth usually requires 2 days in the hospital and may cost $10,000.00.

Remember McCarthy’s hamburgers at 15 cents? Today they are a little more.

If you traveled and had to stay in a motel in 1955, you probably spent $2.00 for the room, however if they had TV available it was another $2.50.

If you were a really great professional baseball player in the 1950’s you would be paid as much as $50,000.00. Today it’s millions. $.20 per gallon would buy gas, which included having the gas put into your car by an attendant, who also washed your windshield, checked your oil and radiator and checked the air in your tires. Not happening today.

Postage was $.07.

Cigarettes were less than $.20 compared to today’s prices of about $8.00.

A beer over the bar was from $.25 to $.35. Today’s prices are around $3.50 to $4.00. It must be higher priced due to the disposable bottles.

Did you ever think that you would pay more than $1.50 for a bottle of water? Again it must be the expense involved for the disposable bottles.

The cost of a new 1955 Chevy was from $1,390.00 to $1,740.00. Today it is between $13,000.00 and $41,000.00.

However today’s automatic shift and power steering are much more reliable.

Homes in the 1950’s were usually less than 950 square feet and cost less than $10,000.00. Homes today usually have twice as much living space and cost around $200,000.00. Many of us shared bedrooms, didn’t have a family, TV or game room or a separation between the kitchen and dining room. In past years more time was spent being in closer proximity to other family members, compared to today when the kids need their own room to study, listen to their own music, watch their own choice of TV shows and privately communicate with their friends.

Affluence and inflation have made great differences in how we live. It’s a little scary to put ourselves back in the 1950’s-- some of us have experienced those times, but there are many of us who would be totally lost.

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Harvey Mackay continued from page 2

situation or don’t have a good feel. You can often benefit from more advice.

Of course, one possible result is that you may have to admit that you are wrong. You may have misjudged a person or a situation. Don’t let pride and ego get in the way. Don’t let yourself get too attached to your perspective. It is better to get things right and learn from the experience.

Keeping things in perspective has a special place at work. A bad day at the office can easily snowball into a bad week or a bad month, if you allow it. One defeat can damage confidence, leading to another letdown or a negative outlook. Be on your guard! Don’t let one disappointment or failure cloud your perspective.

Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson offers this advice, “When life tells you no, find a way to keep things in perspective. That doesn’t make the painful moments any less

painful. But it does mean you don’t have to live forever with the pain. You don’t have to live forever in that no. Because if you know what you’re capable of, if you’re always prepared, and you keep things in perspective, then life has a way of turning a no into a yes.”

Mackay’s Moral: Never underestimate the power of perspective.

It can change everything.

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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We would like to give a big thank you to Corrine Blenker and Shirley Adrian for providing transportation for Sister Mary Gabriel.

God bless all of you!

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Eleanor M. “Ellie” Mitchell

Obituaries Gerald A. “Gerry” Wensmann G e r a l d A. “Gerry” Wensmann, age 74 of Spring Hill, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, October 26, 2017 at the CentraCare Health Hospital in Melrose, Minnesota.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, November 2 at St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Spring Hill with Rev. Marvin Enneking officiating. Inurnment will be held in the Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery in Little Falls at a later date.

Military Honors will be provided by the Melrose Veterans Honor Guard.

Visitation will be held from 9 to 10 a.m.

Thursday at the Patton-Schad Funeral Home in Melrose.

Gerald Anton Wensmann was born August 25, 1943 in Spring Hill Township, Stearns County, Minnesota to Frank and Mary (Nieland) Wensmann. He graduated from Melrose High School and joined the U.S. Army where he served two years, stationed in Germany. On August 18, 1967 he was united in marriage to Angeline “Angie” Escher at St. Bartholomew’s Catholic Church in Villard.

After his return from Germany, Gerry worked at the Melrose Telephone Company as a lineman. He then earned his license and was bonded as an auctioneer. Gerry continued his education and earned a diploma from Devry University in electronic communications.

Throughout these careers, Gerry served in the

National Guard and the Army Reserves for a total of 31 years of service.

He was a member of St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Spring Hill where he loved to sing in the church choir, SchanhaarOtte VFW Post 7050, and the American Legion Unit 101. Music was an important aspect of Gerry’s life. He enjoyed playing the concertina, listening to country western music, and dancing to old time music.

Gerry was a volunteer for the Melrose Boy Scouts for over ten years. He also enjoyed carrying on conversations in German and was an animal lover. His wife, children, and grandchildren were the love of his life; he will be deeply missed.

Survivors include his wife, Angie Wensmann of Spring Hill; children, Angie (Tom) Boecker of Foley and Gerry (Melanie) Wensmann of Melrose; three granddaughters, Alexis, Alanna, and Ava Wensmann; brother, Arthur (Judith) Wensmann of Mission Viejo, California; sisters, Dorothy Ignatowicz of Minneapolis and Luella Moore of Minneapolis; and several nieces and nephews.

Gerry was preceded in death by his parents; sons, Roger and Robert Wensmann; sisters, Rosemary Schleicher and Viola Lambrecht.

Serving as casket bearers will be Kevin Beuning, Scott Poepping, Don Feldewerd, Greg Reinhart, Victor Uphoff, Steve Borgerding, David Muellner, and Delvin Durheim. Candle bearer will be Alexis Wensmann, scripture bearer will be Alanna Wensmann, and cross bearer will be Ava Wensmann.

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

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Eleanor M. “Ellie” Mitchell, age 90 of Albany, died peacefully surrounded by her family on Thursday, October 26, 2017 at the Mother of Mercy Nursing Home in Albany.

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

Monday, October 30 at the Seven Dolors Catholic Church in Albany with Rev. Julius Beckerman, O.S.B. officiating and Rev. Edward Vebelun, O.S.B. concelebrating.

Interment was in the parish cemetery.

Eleanor Marie Rohling was born September 27, 1927 in Freeport, Minnesota to Henry and Amelia (Stangler) Rohling.

On June 30, 1954 she was united in marriage to Clifford “Cliff” Mitchell at Seven Dolors Catholic Church in Albany.

Ellie and Cliff resided in Albany their entire married life. She was a member of Seven Dolors Catholic Church in Albany,

Marilyn A. Schaefer

Marilyn A. Schaefer, age 83 of New Munich, passed away We d n e s d a y, October 25, 2017 at the CentraCare Health Hospital in Melrose, Minnesota.

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

Saturday, October 28 at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in New Munich with Rev. Daniel Walz officiating. Interment was held in the parish cemetery.

Marilyn Alvina Krier was born February 14, 1934 in St. Cloud, Minnesota to John and Applonia (Schafer) Krier. She graduated from Tech High School in St. Cloud. She was united in marriage to Norbert Schaefer on April 14, 1959 at St. Anthony Catholic Church in St. Cloud. Marilyn was a homemaker and helped out on the farm

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American Legion Auxiliary Post 482, and the Christian Mothers. Ellie elevated the meaning of being a homemaker to a whole new level by creating a life for her family. She enjoyed cooking, baking, gardening, and canning what she grew.

Ellie enjoyed making each family member their favorite dish. Ellie was a devout Catholic who volunteered her time at Seven Dolors Catholic Church and to many other organizations and fund raisers in the community. Ellie loved her family, especially her grandchildren who meant the world to her.

Survivors include her children, Dean (Sheila) Mitchell of Albany and Karen (Doug) Schleicher of Albany; five grandchildren, Paul (Abbey) and Alex Mitchell, Cody and Callie Schleicher, Abby Mitchell; and great-grandson, Everett Mitchell.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Cliff Mitchell on March 30, 2017; parents; son, Glenn Mitchell; brothers, Al Rohling, Gotthard “Spitz” Rohling, and Ed Rohling; sisters, Dorothy Ohmann, Alvina Denne, Hildegard Denne, and Sally Ley; and many other relatives.

for most of her life. Later in life, Marilyn worked for Home Sweet Home for five years. She was a member of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in New Munich and Saint Anne’s Christian Women.

Marilyn enjoyed cooking, baking, and was known for her hospitality; you never left her home with an empty stomach. She loved spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Survivors include her husband, Norbert Schaefer of New Munich; children, Ruth (Wayne) Klaphake of Melrose, Ron (Maureen) Schaefer of New Munich, and Sharon Richter (friend, Tom Gill) of Albany; eight grandchildren, Andy, Amber, Aaron, Hannah, Ellen, Kate, Jen, and Vanessa; two great-grandchildren, Tyler and Tori; and sister, Geraldine Winter.

Marilyn was preceded in death by her parents; brothers, John Krier and Nick Krier; and sisters, Donna Wildman and Joan Scholtes.

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

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Robert H. “Rob” Leach

Robert H. “Rob” Leach, age 56 of Melrose, died peacefully surrounded by his family on Saturday, October 28, 2017 at the St. Cloud Hospital, St. Cloud, Minnesota.

A celebration of Rob’s life is being planned.

Details will appear on the funeral home website as well as in the local papers.

Robert Henry Leach was born January 10, 1961 in Melrose, Minnesota. He is the third son born to Joseph W. and Alverna (Bruns) Leach. Following his graduation from Melrose High School, Rob attended college for a time. He landed a job that he truly loved – being a forklift operator. He

Joyce L. Yarke

Joyce L. Yarke, age 66 of St. Augusta, and formerly of Meire Grove, died unexpectedly on Monday, October 30, 2017 at home in St. Augusta, Minnesota.

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

Friday, November 3 at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Meire Grove with Rev. Marvin Enneking officiating and Rev. Jose Edayadiyil concelebrating. Interment will be in the parish cemetery.

Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m.

Thursday and from 9 to 10 a.m. Friday at the Patton-Schad Funeral Home in Melrose. Parish prayers will be at 7 p.m. Thursday evening at the funeral home.

Joyce Lucille Rademacher was born May 4, 1951 in Melrose, Minnesota to Virgil and Theresa (Zierden) Rademacher. She graduated from Melrose High School and then worked at the Melrose Clinic for many years. She was united in marriage to Albert Yarke Jr. on May 5, 1973 at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in New Munich. She worked at Cabinet Components in Sauk Centre and currently she was working at Thoele Dental Labs in Waite Park. She was a hard-working woman; always giving her all. Her passion in life was spending time with her kids and grandkids. She was a loving and giving wife, mother, grandmother, daughter, sister, and friend. She enjoyed camping, hunting, gardening, canning, baking, dressing up and having fun, and making people

enjoyed working at Frigidaire and Mulifoods as a forklift operator. Rob had a true passion for his Harley Davidson whether he was riding on his bike or tinkering in the garage to make it run better. In June 2002, Rob married the love of his life, Mindy Arndt. He was proud to be dad to Cody and Danelle.

Rob will be deeply missed by his wife, Mindy; son, Cody and his girlfriend, Melissa who are expecting their son, Jaxon to be born in February 2018; daughter, Danelle; brothers and sister, Ron (Lori) Leach of Sauk Centre, Suki (Mike) Mills of Freeport, and Joe (Barb) Leach of Avon; sisters-inlaw, Terri Leach of St. Cloud and Melany (Dan) Pike; father and mother-in-law, Jim and Judy Arndt of Monticello; nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

Rob was preceded in death by his parents, Alverna Leach in March 2006 and Joseph Leach in March 2012; and his older brother, Rick Leach. laugh.

She was a member of St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Meire Grove and currently was attending St. Mary’s Help of Christian Church in St. Augusta.

Survivors include her husband, Albert “Bert” Yarke Jr. of Sauk Centre; children, Bryan (Tammy) Yarke of Greenwald and their children, Brianna, SP/E4 Brandon, and Steven, Lora Lee (Curt) Novotny of New Prague and their children, LCPL Austin, Krista, and Vivian, Darrin (Tracy) Yarke of St. Augusta and their children, Everett, Thatcher, and Cora, Priscilla Yarke of Las Vegas, NV, Ben Yarke of Meire Grove and his daughter, Aubrey Joyce, and Tiffany Yarke (fiance, Ryan Pundsack) of St. Cloud; brothers, Harold (Joan) Rademacher of Greenwald, Gene (Betty) Rademacher of Melrose, Norman Rademacher of New Munich, and Chuck Rademacher (friend, Nancy) of Cold Spring; sisters, Bernice (Ron) Olmscheid of Lake Henry and Debbie (Phil) Schmiesing of St. Martin; sisters-in-law, Diane Rademacher of Avon and Karen Rademacher of New Munich.

Joyce was preceded in death by her infant daughter, Trista Yarke; parents, Virgil and Theresa Rademacher; and brothers, Leonard “Lenny” Rademacher and Richard “Rich” Rademacher.

Serving as casket bearers will be Scott Rademacher, Karl Rademacher, Jeff Olmscheid, Dale Olmscheid, LCPL Austin Novotny, and Everett Yarke. Cross bearer will be Ben Yarke and scripture bearer will be Priscilla Yarke. Mass servers will be Julia Blenker and Abigail Bauer. Gift bearers will be Thatcher Yarke, Cora Yarke, Krista Novotny, and Vivian Novotny. Reader will be Joe Funk with petitions and eulogy read by Linda Heinze.

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Program makes Thanksgiving Dinner more affordable for all community member Fare For All, a local non-profit food program created to make fresh fruits and vegetables affordable will be distributing pre-ordered Holiday Packs as well as the regular produce and meat packages at Community Country Church in Holdingford on Monday, November 13th from 4-5:00 p.m. Each Holiday Pack includes an 9-10 pound turkey, a Hormel pork tenderloin, 2 lbs., diced chicken breasts, a turkey tenderloin, sage pork sausage, two bags of green beans, and an apple pie.

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Fare For All, sells packages of fresh produce and frozen meat at 37 locations throughout Minnesota. Fare For All offers savings that are much less than retail prices. The program has no income requirements and is open to everyone who is looking to save money. There are no forms to complete and cash and EBT cards are accepted. To use your EBT card call Fare For All weekday mornings at 800-5824291, let them know what you are ordering to pick up at the Holdingford site.

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worked for the Alaskan Railroad. His last job was as a custodian at the Holdingford High School until his retirement in 1993. He was an insurance agent for many years until his son John took it over and is running the agency today. He met the love of his life and married Marcy Blenker of Melrose on September 2, 1961 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Melrose. Roger was a life-long member of St. Mary’s Church in Holdingford and also a member of The American Legion Post #211 in Holdingford. He enjoyed the great outdoors so much he was known as “the Great White Hunter” (white hair). Roger loved hunting and fishing and hosted many fish fry’s over the years. He loved to talk and tell stories and always had fun and enjoyed spending time with his family and friends. Roger was a wonderful husband, father and grandfather and he will be dearly missed by all who knew him.

He is survived by his loving wife, Marcy; children, Cindy (Brian) Bartholomew of Naples, FL and John (Lisa) Schmidt of Albany; grandchildren, Alex and Heather Bartholomew, Ari Schmidt, Christopher and Travis Feldewerd and Meghan (Feldewerd) Lindemann; 3 great-grandchildren and sister, Lorraine Walters of Sartell.

Roger was preceded in death by his parents and daughter, Mary Feldewerd in 2008.

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Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10 AM on Friday, November 3, 2017 at St. Mary’s Church in Holdingford for Roger F. Schmidt, age 83 of Holdingford who died on Sunday at the St. Cloud Hospital.

Rev. Gregory Mastey will officiate and burial will be in the parish cemetery. Family and friends may call from 4-8 PM Thursday, November 2, 2017 and also one hour prior to services on Friday at the church in Holdingford. Parish prayers will be prayed at 4 PM Thursday at the church.

Arrangements have been entrusted to Williams Dingmann Family Funeral Home, Avon.

Roger was born May 29, 1934 in Holdingford, to John (Jack) & Frances (Hadrich) Schmidt. He attended school in Holdingford, first, country school and then elementary and high school in town.

He served his country in the United States Army and served in Germany. Roger worked numerous jobs in the area; at the farmer’s mill, hauling milk for the creamery, farming, ran a tar machine for the road construction, and

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Community Snapshots

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Grey Eagle Burtrum Lion Jim Gohman presented a $500 donation to Long Prairie Grey Eagle Activities Director Dan Zetah for the Long Prairie Grey Eagle Activities Scholarship Fund from the Grey Eagle Burtrum Lions.

On September 28th the LPGE FFA traveled to Aitkin for region Soils and General Livestock competition. The LPGE Soils Team placed 1st in the region and will advance to state. Team members are Ryan Marcyes, John Becker, TJ Becker, and Andrew Katterhagen.

Little Falls Fire Chief Michael Nieman was the guest speaker at the Little Falls Thursday noontime Kiwanis Club meeting. Mike warned us that if your fire and/or carbon dioxide detectors are over 10 years old it is time to replace them.

He recommended that you buy the smoke detectors with the built in 10 year battery, and that you have one installed on each floor of your home. The carbon dioxide detector should have an LED read out, and be a plug-in model with battery back-up. And, don’t forget your fire extinguishers. You should have an ABC rated fire extinguisher in your home. The extinguisher should be replaced every 10 years, if not certified annually. Pictured is Mike Nieman.

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The LPGE General Livestock Team placed 7th overall missing state competition by 4 points. They are a young team and will be back to compete next fall. Team members are Fred Berscheit, Savannah Lowe, Erin Wehking, Gabby Bartels, and Rebecca Berscheit. Submitted by Curt Gjerstad.

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Birth Announcements

Minnesota Through The Lens:

Submitted by: Judy VanHeel

Kennedy Elyse Blank

Kennedy Elyse Blank was born to Kristina and Chris Blank of Sauk Centre on Oct. 16, 2017, at 4:09 p.m. at CentraCare Health–Sauk Centre.

Kennedy weighed 6 pounds, 4 ounces and measured 21 inches in length.

Grandparents are Mike and Diane Stuckel of Freeport and Ken Meier and Connie Blank-Meier of Sauk Centre.

Great-grandparents are John and Darlene Stuckel of Grey Eagle, Tom and Rita Middendorf of Freeport and Milly Blank of Sauk Centre.

TaNeyah RaeAnn Shelton

Sara and Leon Shelton of Melrose are proud to announce the birth of their daughter, TaNeyah RaeAnn Shelton, born Wednesday, October 25, 2017 at 7:36 a.m. at the CentraCare Health-Melrose.

TaNeyah weighed 5 pounds, 12 ounces and measured 19 inches in length.

Welcoming TaNeyah home are her sisters Laniyah 10 Alaysia 10, Keonna 7, and Serayah 4 years old.

Grandparents are Dave and Darlene Gerads of Freeport and The Late Annie Lee Shelton. Great grandma is Dorothy Gerads of Freeport.

Clint Edmund Wenker

Grant and Amber Wenker of Albany are proud to announce the birth of their son, Clint Edmund Wenker, born Wednesday, October 18, 2017 at 8:51 a.m. at the CentraCare Health-Melrose.

Clint weighed 6 pounds, 12 ounces and measured 20 ½ inches in length.

Grandparents are Alan and Brenda Wenker of Greenwald, Charles Harlow of St. Cloud and Richard and Doris DiNello of Waite Park. Great grandparent is Marion Olmscheid of St. Martin.

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

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The Grey Eagle Senior Center’s Annual Halloween/Pot Luck was enjoyed by all of those in attendance! Submitted by Harry Grammond.

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Sudoku

Word Search Answers from Oct. 26

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

Thought for the week:

A successful marriage requires falling in love many times, always with the same person.

-Mignon McLaughlin

It looked old and worn and held together with many stitches. It didn’t look like much of a doll but Missy loved it more than anything in her world. It was stuffed with dry beans. Each day she would play with it and every night she would sleep with it. It brought her pleasure and comfort.

One day while her brother was building a model airplane, she accidently bumped into it and knocked it to the floor. Looking at the bits and pieces that were scattered before him, he shouted angrily, “Look what you did! You just

wait Missy - I’ll get even with you!”

The next day Missy and her Mom went shopping. As soon as they left, he found her doll, took it outside and buried it in his mother’s rose garden. Smiling to himself he said, “She’ll never find that old doll now!”

When Missy returned home and could not find her doll she burst into tears and ran to her room. When asked, Darren denied knowing anything about the doll, claiming, “She just left it some place. It’ll turn up.” And it did.

Mom was cutting some roses for the dinner table and discovered an arm from the doll sticking out of the dirt. She asked her son, “Did you do this?” Looking at the doll he said, “Yes, Mom, but I should have known better.”

It’s that way with our sins. We try to cover them - but along comes God and uncovers them. “Our iniquities, the secrets of our heart and its sins, (which we would like to hide even from ourselves) are made known to You and us through Your holiness and the work of Your Spirit.”

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Dave Says -By Dave Ramsey Dear Dave, What are some ways to teach pre-teens the value of giving versus getting during the holiday season?

-Phil Dear Phil, As a parent, one of the best things you can do is be a living, breathing example of the importance of giving and caring about others. There’s nothing wrong with having some stuff, but many of today’s marketing messages can lead kids to believe it’s all about them. And the sad truth is advertising firms are often more aggressive with their teaching than parents are in theirs.

I would encourage you to find giving experiences in which you can participate as a family. Volunteering for a day at a homeless shelter is a wonderful example of giving that requires absolutely no money. Or maybe you could pull out your wallet, and spend the day shopping for

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Make sure your kids are involved physically, mentally, and emotionally in the entire giving process. Let them experience the grateful, and sometimes ungrateful, responses that go along with giving. With a little thought and planning, you can create some incredible teaching and family bonding experiences that will change everyone’s lives forever!

-Dave Dear Dave, I have a medical condition, and I finally got an appointment with a specialist I’d like to see. The office requires credit card, debit card, or bank account information be kept on file.

Having this kind of information out there with them makes me uncomfortable, but I really want to see this doctor. What should I do?

-Chelsey Dear Chelsey, If you’re uncomfortable with this practice having your financial information, then you should also be uncomfortable with any medical opinions they would render. If you don’t feel they’re trustworthy enough to professionally handle something like a debit card or bank account number, then they’re not trustworthy enough to treat you — period.

I hope that wasn’t unclear.

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Local Hardware Store Changes Hands Violet R. Meagher

By John Young This week marks the changing of the guard so to say with a long established area business.

Bitz Hardware of Grey Eagle was purchased this week by Steve Neville of Grey Eagle and has reopened as of November 1st at Neville Hardware.

Steve and Lavonne Bitz of Grey Eagle were the owners and main operators of Bitz Hardware for over 40 years!

Bitz Hardware was a classic small-town hardware store with a bit of almost everything that a homeowner might need to keep the house running! Do you need a specific bolt? There is a great chance they had it! Need a gasket for your faucet? Yep, just on the other side of that display!

As a child, I remember the excitement we would have when the new Hardware Hank sales flyer from Bitz Hardware would come to the house!

We especially loved the ones that came out near Christmas because we could do some of our Christmas shopping dreaming with products available right from our local store! One of my first purchases was buying a frying pan for my mother that was first seen in the holiday flyer!

It is unfortunate that local store flyers like that just don’t show the return they used to for businesses to continue to use them for the next generation of dreaming little ones.

Early in my entrepreneur career, I had started a lawn mowing business around the Grey Eagle area. Initially, we started mowing lawns with about any old mower we could find that would run and cut grass. In time, as more and more lawn mowing jobs were coming our way, we needed a larger machine to keep up with the weekly mowing jobs. Bitz Hardware was the spot we turned to buy a Toro riding lawn mower that would end up mowing 10-20 lawns per week for a number of years! That riding mower served us very well and is still in service on our lawn nearly 30 years later!

One of my early repair jobs at our house that I undertook as a young teenager was to fix a leaking shower fixture in the bathroom. It was leaking and wasn’t giving the pressure we would have liked so I took it upon myself to fix this for my parents (this is the part readers should share with my children).

I took the shower and tub fixtures apart and found they needed to be fully replaced. As a young teen, there wasn’t a way for me to get very far, so I went up to the local Hardware Hank to see Steve Bitz to see what I could do. Well, after a bit of advice and some new fixtures, which he had in stock, I was headed back home to fix the shower and save the day!

Everything went back together properly, and this gave our household an almost new shower experience!

One thing I really like about smalltown hardware stores is the throwback feeling to the old general stores we harken back to when thinking about those ‘Little House On The Prairie’ times.

These small businesses had such a diverse inventory, and you would find some unusual items that could only be found at THAT specific hardware store making the hardware store a common stop on your trip to town. It is kind of a bummer that today the same products can be found at almost any store in the region. I still like to buy certain items I can only find at our small town hardware store because I know they work and last longer than some of the lesser quality, mass-produced import items sold at a big box store.

So, it is a changing time for the local Grey Eagle hardware store. I am excited to see our local hardware store remain a fixture of our community and what new changes Steve Neville will bring to our town!

John Young is the founder of Small Town Business Do It Yourself (DIY). You can send questions on social media and website design to John at john@smalltownbusinessdiy.com.

Legacy Chorale brings “Bach to Broadway” to Long Prairie At 7:30 p.m., November 10, 2017, the Legacy Chorale will perform at the Long Prairie-Grey Eagle Secondary School. “Bach to Broadway” features the best classical, operatic and Broadway choruses of all time. Both entertaining and educational, the concert will showcase more than 450 years of Western musical heritage.

“These days there is huge interest in genealogy and finding our roots,” said Sarah Aamot, The Legacy Chorale’s Founder and Artistic Director. “This concert is something like looking at our musical family tree. Concert attendees will hear music our ancestors gave us and learn how their contributions help shape our music now. They’ll also discover ageless music—great songs and choruses that never go out of style.”

The concert opens in the Baroque period of Classical music, the early 1700’s, with J. S. Bach’s lively fugue “Honor and Glory” from his twelve movement composition Magnificat.

It ends with Leonard Bernstein’s “Tonight” from the Broadway musical West Side Story.

“In between, we will travel back as far as the Renaissance and into the 21st century.” Aamot said. “We especially hope to see a lot of students in the

audience. We’re sure they’ll be having so much fun, they’ll hardly notice they’re being educated.”

Perhaps they’ll even be inspired to be singers and composers. Throughout the program, audience members will discover how composers all through history and even now return to the past to find themes, notes and words for their music. “Our musical heritage is a neverending loop,” Aamot said.

All young people 18 and under enter free because this concert is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Five Wings Arts Council, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.

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Mass of Christian Burial celebrating the life of Violet R. Meagher, age 83, will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, October 28, 2017 at St. Columbkille Catholic Church in St. Wendel, MN. Burial will be in the parish cemetery. Violet died Tuesday morning at the St. Cloud Hospital.

A gathering of family and friends was held Friday, October 27, 2017 at St. Columbkille Catholic Church in St. Wendel.

Violet was born in Holdingford, MN to Valentine and Frances (Blascziek) Jarnot.

She married Dennis Meagher on September 22, 1952 in St. Hedwig’s Catholic Church, Holdingford. Violet wore many hats: wife,

mother, homemaker, tractor driver, and secretary for the family auction and real estate business. She also worked part time at Hallmark for 23 years. Violet was a member of St. Columbkille Catholic Church Choir and Christian Women. Violet was a huge Minnesota sports fanatic who also enjoyed bowling, playing cards, and fishing. She was a fantastic cook and hostess, and everyone was always welcome at her table.

Her caring ways will never be forgotten.

Violet is survived by her husband Dennis of 65 years; children, Carol (Chuck) Ferguson, Rick (Cheri), Janet (Don) Rothstein, John (Connie), Lynn Poole, Colleen, Kevin, Kristie, sister; Marlene Gill, 15 grandchildren and 13 greatgrandchildren and two on the way.

She was preceded in death by her parents; daughter; Kathy Meagher (2008), siblings; John Jarnot, Louis Jarnot, Hedwig Kiley, Katherine Abrahamson, Jean Waletzko.

Mavis I. Eckes

F u n e r a l Church for nearly 60 years where she Services will be taught Sunday School and served on many at 11 am Friday, committees.

November 3, In 1961 she worked part-time at Long 2017 at First Prairie Memorial Hospital. In 1963 she Baptist Church, began work at the Long Prairie Clinic Long Prairie, for where she and her good friend Betty Schenk Mavis I. Eckes, worked for over 50 years as a clinical nurse age 92, of Long retiring in 2013. She volunteered for three Prairie who passed years with Helps International, a medical away Saturday at team and traveled to Guatemala.

CentraCare Health Mavis enjoyed gardening, raising S y s t e m s - L o n g vegetables and flowers. She loved bird Prairie. Pastors Matt Stacey and Paul Twist watching and visiting her many friends will officiate and burial will be in Evergreen and relatives, and spending time with Cemetery, Long Prairie. Family and friends her children, grandchildren, and greatmay call from 4-8 pm Thursday at the grandchildren..

Williams Dingmann Funeral Home – Stein She is survived by her son Merlin Chapel, Long Prairie, and one hour prior to (Cindy) of Sartell, MN; son Douglas services Friday at the church.

(Susan) of Perham, MN; Grandchildren, Mavis Irene (Nuehring) Eckes, Amy (Rob) Rasmussen, Burnsville, MN; the daughter of Owen and Blanche Molly (Andy) Lewis, Greenfield, MN; and (Montgomery) Nuehring was born at home Samuel, Frazee, MN; Great-grandchildren, in Hancock County, Iowa on June 30, 1925. Porter, Lincoln, and Caelyn Lewis; brother, She attended country school near Klemme, Keith (Wilma) Nuehring, Webster City, IA; IA and Klemme High School Class of 1944. sister, Inez (Bruce) Dunbar, Unionville, Following graduation she worked in Cedar MO; and many nieces, nephews, extended Rapids, Iowa at Quaker Oats Company family and friends. making C-rations for the American Troops She was preceded in death by her during World War II. parents, husband, five sisters and six On November 13, 1944 Mavis married brothers.

Norman John Eckes in Klemme, Iowa. They met while Norman was on furlough from the Army with a cousin of Mavis’.

After Norman was out of Family Health the Army they lived in the Minneapolis and Cannon Confidential Free or Low-Cost Services: • Physical Exam • Education and Counseling • STI & HIV Testing Falls area while Norman • Birth Control Methods • Pregnancy Testing • Pap Smear attended the University of Minnesota. In 1947 they CLiniCS HeLd in CentraL MinneSota CoMMunitieS moved to Long Prairie. She Long Prairie • Perham • Pine River • Wadena was active in Cub Scouts For more information or an appointment call: Toll Free (877) 275-6123 serving as a den mother MAHUBE-OTWA Community Action Partnership for eight years. She was www.familyplanningcentralmn.org a member of First Baptist

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Knock! Knock! Not your average Trick or Treater Swanville Sr. High Student of the Month SWCD technicians will be assisting landowners and the Todd County Feedlot Program in acquiring farm site registrations in Todd County throughout the months of November and December. An ongoing aerial survey of Todd County feedlots has occurred throughout 2017 in a process to ensure all farms sites requiring feedlot registration by the County and State MN 7020 rules have done so.

Livestock sites with ten or more animal units are typically required to register here in Todd County. The State of Minnesota requires that all farms with 50 or more animal units and/or having the ability to confine livestock (whether in a barn or a continuous feeding area) or the ability to store manure from livestock must register.

In shoreland areas, the livestock equivalence reduces to 10 animal units with shoreland being defined as land within 1000 feet of any lake or 300 feet from public waterways such as streams and creeks. The last feedlot survey, done by road travel, was completed in 2001.

Since then, there has been an increase in smaller farms throughout the County, mainly beef or goat farms less than 100 animal units that haven’t registered as well as farms who have sold out but have retained manure pits on site.

The feedlot registration here in Todd County protects landowners in many ways. One example is if a zoning change occurs. Currently, parcels zoned in Shoreland or Residential areas cannot have livestock, including horses, on site unless it is strictly for a summer grazing situation. Residents are often shocked to discover what appears to be rural properties zoned as Residential! However, a feedlot registration can protect that parcel with the right to maintain livestock.

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back for lots or barns as required in MN 7020.2005. For shallow wells this setback increases to 200 feet well beyond the Department of Health’s requirement of a 50 and 100 foot setback, respectively.

Of course, the original intent behind the registration is to record where livestock are located throughout the County for water quality assessment and biosecurity reasons, such as a disease epidemic amongst specific types of livestock. Sites over 50 animal units are subject to inspection with the landowner being informed in advance of any such inspection occurring by the County Feedlot Officer. Those farms falling under feedlot definition by state could potentially go into state violation if they are unwilling to register. This involves notification to and involvement of the state level MPCA. Todd County is hoping to maintain voluntary compliance through local efforts.

Technicians will conduct door to door site visits to talk with landowners who haven’t yet registered to discuss the importance and value of feedlot registration. Every site is unique and while some may not fall under the registration requirement, the majority of farm sites in Todd County do. The technicians are not inspecting your property. They are providing valued information for you as a service to Todd County citizens regarding the value in or requirement of registering your farm. Please feel free to ask questions about our other programs, as well.

Stearns County Sheriff’s Office

October 15, 2017: Stearns County Deputy Keith Simon responded to a burglary in the 400 block of River Street West in the city of Holdingford. The owner’s son reported he had returned home the previous evening around 10:00 p.m. and noticed the garage service door had been pried open and made a report with the Sheriff’s Office the following day. The complainant reported only one item was missing. The complainant said he had several hundred dollars sitting on a dresser in another room and it was not taken or moved. The item that was taken was a 10 gallon milk container that was full of loose change. The complainant thought the milk container contained approximately $3,900 to $4,000. Deputy Simon checked with the neighbors and no one had seen anything out of the ordinary in the past several days.

Anyone with information related to this burglary should contact the Stearns County Sheriff’s Office at 320-251-4240.

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Swanville Public School is pleased to announce the October senior high student of the month, Katelyn Nohner. Katelyn is the daughter of Joei and Tom Klemish and Bobby Nohner.

Katie is involved in activities in a variety of ways.

She manages the basketball team, plays softball, and is in student council and yearbook. Katelyn’s favorite things about school are basketball, softball, and yearbook.

Math instructor and student council advisor Liza Hasse said “Katelyn’s attitude and work ethic make her an enjoyable student to work with. She is always willing to help anyone in need and will go out of her way to help make someone’s day better. She is involved in var-

ious activities and manages her time to also succeed in her studies.”

Katelyn was an ExCel Award recipient and was accepted to Bemidji State where she plans to study Psychology.

Katelyn encourages other students to not take any negativity from anyone. “Just do you, get good grades, have big dreams, and conquer the world.” When she’s not in school, Katelyn volunteers at meat raffles, plays softball, goes camping, travels, and hangs out with her friends.

Basketball coach and AD Aaron Gapinski adds “Katelyn is a terrific choice for Swanville’s Student of the Month. Katelyn is a student who has grown tremendously during her time in high school. She has grown into a confident, outgoing student who possesses the skill to communicate with adults, peers and elementary students. Katelyn has taken on some leadership roles and has excelled in these positions. I believe that Katelyn will be successful in her future because of who she has become! Congratulations Katelyn!”

Swanville Jr. High Student of the Month Swanville Public School is pleased to announce the October junior high student of the month, Rebekah Muhlenkamp.

Rebekah is the daughter of Levi and Margaret Muhlenkamp.

Outside of school she enjoys sports, riding horses, camping, and hanging out with friends. One day Rebekah would like to become a large animal vet.

In school Rebekah pours her all in to so many activities: volleyball, basketball, softball, track, speech, drama, student council, and band.

Math instructor Liza Hasse adds “Rebekah has proven to be a hardwork-

ing student who always strives to do her best. Rebekah tries really hard to learn from each and every mistake so that she can continue the learning process. The time management skills that she has developed help her manage her academics, sports and various other activities. I look forward to working with Rebekah in the years to come and watching her skills further develop.”

Rebekah is consistently on the A Honor Roll, has lettered and set a record in track, and was a student of the month in seventh grade. Rebekah is active in her community as well. She was in 4H for seven years, started venture crew, attends church, and helps with Boy Scouts. Her favorite things about school are sports and hanging out with upperclassmen.

Rebekah’s advice to other students is “It doesn’t matter what people think of you. It matters what you think of yourself.”

Keeping the family farm workshop This workshop is designed to show you what steps to take to help ensure your farm, business, or cabin, will stay in the family. We will identify transition obstacles, show you how to protect your assets now and in the future, and help you to develop a strategy to smoothly transition ownership to your family. The

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October 17, 2017: At 23:12 the Todd County Sheriff’s Office investigated a burglary that occurred on County 5, Long Prairie. The door to a residence had been kicked in and personal belongings had been gone through. Anyone with information on this crime please contact the Todd County Sheriff’s Office.

October 23, 2017: At 09:10 Pleasure land RV in Long Prairie reported that several RVs had been broken into and items had been stolen from them, the theft happen early Sunday morning.

October 30, 2017: At 20:53 Julie Lambrecht of rural Burtrum was traveling westbound on Cty 12 near the intersection of 210th St. when a deer entered the roadway, and struck it with her vehicle. The vehicle, a 2006 Ford F-150 sustained minor damage.

Local Library Events

Albany Library • 320-845-4843 Card Making with Jan Gerth: Thursday, Nov. 9: 5:30-7:30 p.m. For teens and adults. Children ages 10-12 must be accompanied by an adult. Limit 30. Make several different cards, both seasonal and general, with help from experienced card maker Jan Gerth. Supplies provided.

Grey Eagle Library • 320-285-2505 The Immigrant’s Story with Arna Renna: Saturday, Nov. 11: 11 a.m -12 p.m. For all ages. As a child of immigrants, Arna has closely studied the music and culture of Norway. Join us as she shares immigrants’ stories set to song. She includes music from a variety of genres, including simple fourlined poems, broadsides, waltz tunes and vaudeville. No limit.

Melrose Library • 320-256-3885 Jewelry Stamping Workshop with Jen Anfinson: Monday, Nov. 6: 6-7:30 p.m. For ages 15 and up. Learn the how-to’s, supplies and techniques to make a one-of-a-kind piece of jewelry. Practice this technique and make a personalized charm of your own. Limit 12.

Swanville Library • 320-547-2346 Card Making with Jan Gerth: Monday, Nov. 6: 4:15-7:15 p.m. Adults and teens. Work with Jan on seasonal and everyday cards. All supplies will be provided, but you are encouraged to bring your own special items to add to the cards. Limit 20. Come when you can, leave when you must. Registration is requested.

Upsala Library • 320-573-4282 Meet Minnesota Author Frank Weber: Friday, Nov. 3: 7-8 p.m. A native of Pierz, MN, Frank Weber is a forensic psychologist and received the President’s award from the Minnesota Correctional Association for his forensic work. He is a teacher, one of 10 children and the author of a murder mystery, Murder Book, set in central Minnesota.

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