Hometown News Oct. 18, 2012

Hometown News Grey Eagle, Burtrum, St. Rosa, Freeport, Upsala, Albany, Holdingford, St. Anna, Avon, Swanville, Melrose

October 18, 2012

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Want an edge in business? Study the Trust Edge

By Harvey Mackay “Trust flows from individuals, not organizations.” That’s the best summary I can provide of David Horsager’s hot new book, “The Trust Edge - How Top Leaders Gain Faster Results, Deeper Relationships, and a Stronger Bottom Line.”

Why is this book so valuable? The topic couldn’t be more timely. In my opinion, the most important five-letter word in the English language is spelled T-R-U-S-T. It’s so critical, publisher Simon and Schuster’s Free Press has made it their leading business book this fall, with a publish date of Oct. 9.

Want another reason why I think it’s so important? I know Dave Horsager, and I trust him! He is the perfect author for a book on this topic. He has been studying the topic for ten years, and we can all benefit from his research.

Let me give you a sample of his wisdom: “Trust defined - Trust is the confident belief in an entity: • To do what is right • To deliver what is promised, • To be the same every time, regardless of circumstances.”

I can’t imagine a person staying in business very long without trust from every angle. Your customers have to be able to trust you. Your employees must

trust you. Your vendors must trust you.

Even your competitors must trust you.

It’s that simple. If any of those relationships break down, close your doors and find another way to make a living.

Horsager says, “Without trust, the transactions cannot occur. Without trust, influence is destroyed. Without trust, leaders lose teams. Without trust, organizations lose productivity, relationships, reputation, talent retention, customer loyalty, creativity, morale, revenue, and results.”

As he was studying top organizations and leaders, Dave discovered that some had a clear advantage over others. “Those leaders or organizations that could weather storms, charge higher prices, maintain respect with customers and clients, and foster long-term growth were special,” Horsager writes. “The greatest leaders and organizations of all time have had the same competitive edge. They were trusted.”

He confirms what I have learned over my decades in business: trust doesn’t happen overnight. “While it may appear to be static, trust is more like a forest - a long time growing, but easily burned down with a touch of carelessness,” he says.

How many times have we seen once-powerful, successful companies felled by business decisions that caused any of their constituencies to lose trust?

Bear Stearns and Lehman Bros. come to mind. Investors and employees trusted them - and we know what happened next.

Several years back I wrote about a study by Forum Corporation, which

Horsager also cites as evidence of the importance of trust. Using hundreds of salespeople from eleven companies in five different industries, the investigators found that the unique trait of top producers was honesty - not charisma, ability or knowledge.

For as long as I have been in business, I have believed that the most charming, most educated, most technically astute sales and business people will be abject failures unless all those traits are wrapped in honesty. When we trust people, we are optimistic not only that they are competent to do what we trust them to do, but also that they are committed to doing it. They will be totally honest with a customer even when it is difficult or potentially costly. Their reputations are more important than any deal.

Harvey Mackay continued to pg 3

Upcoming Events

OCTOBER 20 • St. Mary’s Christian Mothers Bake Sale from 8 a.m.-12 noon at St. Mary’s Church, Upsala.

• Country Gospel Night at 7 p.m. at Faith Community Church, Burtrum. See ad on page 7.

OCTOBER 21 • St. Rosa Lions Breakfast from 8:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m. at the St. Rose of Lima Church basement, St. Rosa. See ad on page 5.

• St. John’s United Financial Potato Pancake & Sausage Supper from 3-7:30 p.m. at St. John’s Church basement, Meire Grove.

• Lee Greenwood Concert from 5-7 p.m. at Lake Geneva Christian Center, Alexandria. See ad on page 7.

OCTOBER 22 • Flu shots at 10 a.m. at the Upsala Community Center.

OCTOBER 25 • Chill Soup/Supper from 5-7 p.m. at Upsala Community Center.

OCTOBER 27 • Tony Achmann Benefit Supper/Silent Auction/Live Auction from 5-8 p.m. at the

Upsala Rec Building.

• Swanville American Legion & Swanville VFW Bingo Party & Gun Raffle from 7-10 p.m. at the Swanville Park.

OCTOBER 28 • Bingo starting at 7:30 p.m. at St. Mary’s Church basement, Melrose.

OCTOBER 30 • Halloween Pot Luck Party at 5 p.m. at the Grey Eagle Senior Center.

NOVEMBER 3 • Holiday Craft & Bake Sale from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. at the Great Hall, St. John’s University. See ad on page 3.

NOVEMBER 10 • Holdingford Craft & Gift Sale from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. at the Holdingford Legion.

DECEMBER 2 • Craft & Gift Sale from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. at the Landing, St. Anna.

JULY 19-21 • Grey Eagle GEM Fest - Note: Change in Weekend.

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.

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High 49 45 51 61 56 60 71

Low 25 27 22 42 39 29 50

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High: 58 Low: 43

Hometown News • Thursday, October 18, 2012 • Page 3

Birth Announcement

Ari Lorraine Rahn

Bailey Vogel and Tim Rahn of Freeport are proud to announce the birth of their daughter, Ari Lorraine Rahn, born Wednesday, October 10, 2012 at 4:26 a.m. at the CentraCare Health System-Melrose.

Ari weighed 7 pounds, 12 ounces and measured 21 inches in length.

Grandparents are Dave and Lisa Rahn of Melrose and Allen and Diane Vogel of Melrose. Great grandparents are Kenny and Joan Rahn of Grey Eagle, Virginia Berscheit of Melrose, Ralph and Lorraine Van Heel of Osseo and Susan Vogel of Melrose.

Harvey Mackay continued from page 2 In that spirit, Horsager has identified the eight pillars of trust that are key attributes of successful leaders: clarity, compassion, character, competency, commitment, connection, contribution and consistency. He includes terrific advice and even study questions to drive home every point. In other words, as Horsager says, “The Trust Edge is the competitive advantage gained when others confidently believe in you!”

David Horsager “The Trust Edge” is extremely wellorganized, with terrific and easily relatable examples, providing convincing support for his points. Useful graphics like tabbed pages lead you to specific chapters and sections, and also remind you on every page of the eight pillars of trust.

This book has arrived not a moment too soon for the trust crisis we are facing in the world. Developing and cultivating trust is fundamental to a successful busi-

ness, personal relationship, or even a functional government. Trust me, if you follow David Horsager’s advice, you’ll have an unbeatable edge.

Mackay’s Moral: Doing the right thing is never the wrong thing to do.

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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TUE., OCT. 23: Fish fillet sandwich, seasoned potato wedges, trio vegetables, applesauce gelatin.

WED., OCT. 24: Tator tot hot dish, corn, lettuce salad, snickerdoodle cookie.

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THUR., OCT. 25: Hamburger/bun, baked beans, potato salad, carrot cake.

FRI., OCT. 26: Baked ham, scalloped potatoes, coleslaw, cookie. * Bread and skim milk served with each meal.

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Obituaries Sandee E. Loven

Sandee E. Loven, 69 year old resident of Swanville, MN passed away Wednesday, Oct. 10 at her home.

Mass of Christian Burial for Sandee Loven was held Monday at 10:30 AM at St. John’s Catholic Church in Swanville with Rev. Ron Dockendorf and Rev. Tony Kroll officiating. Burial was in Springbrook Cemetery near Swanville.

Sandee (Tabatt) Loven was born on January 19, 1943 in Duluth, Minnesota to Charles and Agnes (Klosner) Tabatt, the second of eight children. Sandee grew up in Little Falls and Brainerd. She attended grade school at St. Mary’s Elementary in Little Falls and Little Falls High School graduating with the class of 1961. After graduation, Sandee worked for Loretta’s Dress Shop in Little Falls until November of 1966. On Thanksgiving day November 24th, 1966, she married Royal Loven at Our Lady of Lourdes Church in Little Falls.

Along with being a full time home maker and “mom”, Sandee did the scheduling and

June R. Wenker book keeping for Loven’s Photography from 1970 until 1983. In 1983, Sandee and Royal took over Loven’s Auto Center, and Sandee became the book keeper for that business, which she continued to do until June of 2012.

Sandee loved to read, but her greatest love was her family, friends, and especially her grandchildren. Her grandchildren knew all they had to do was ask grandma, and she would do it. Whether it was riding a “stick” pony down thru town or to volunteer in the Swanville Elementary Kindergarten class where she was known as “Grandma Sandee.” She was a member of St. John’s Catholic Church in Swanville.

Left to cherish her memory are her husband Royal; sons, Kyle (Kari) Loven of Rogers, MN, and Jay (Heidi Jo) Loven of Swanville, MN; grandchildren, Lexi, Kelsey, Carter and Kam; parents, Charles and Aggie Tabatt; sister Audrey (George) Newman, Wendy (Rich) Waltman, Gwen (Bill) Mauer, Michelle (Steve) Duncan; sisters in law, Bunny (Lee) Tabatt, and Amber Brown; father in law, Ray Loven; along with many nieces and nephews.

Sandee was preceded in death by her brothers Lee Tabatt and Chucky Tabatt, her sister Luella Leblanc, and mother in law Dee Loven.

Arrangements were with the ShelleyGibson Funeral Chapel in Swanville.

Charles “Charlie” Zeimetz The Mass of Christian Burial, celebrating the life of Charles “Charlie” Zeimetz, age 59, of Avon, was held, Monday, October 15th, at St. Benedict’s Catholic Church in Avon.

Burial followed in the parish cemetery.

Charlie passed away Tuesday, October 9, 2012 at the St. Cloud Hospital.

Charlie (Charles) Zeimetz was born November 30, 1952 to Mike and Marie (Herwers) Zeimetz in St. Cloud. He served

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his country 2 years in the Marine Corps and 2 years in the Army. He spent his later years working at the Avon/Albany rest area and farming on his hobby farm. He lived life his way; there was the right way, wrong way and Charlie’s way. He may have been rough around the edges but once you got past it he was sarcastically funny, loved his family and always made sure no one was hungry and thirsty when visiting.

He leaves behind his children Tracey Zeimetz, Eureka CA; Karla (Scott) VanWienen, Elmdale; Kevin (Beth) Kunstleben, Brainerd; Marisa Zeimetz, St. Stephen; Karl (Stephanie) Zeimetz, Avon; and Merry Zeimetz, St. Cloud; along with 12 grandchildren.

He is preceded in death by his wife Carol and his mother and father.

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Church in Melrose. They resided in Freeport for 20 years and returned to Melrose. Upon retirement, they spent 20 years wintering in the Rio Grande Valley in Texas and traveling the central United States and Canada. June was a member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Melrose, Schanhaar-Otte VFW Post 7050 Auxiliary, and the American Legion Auxiliary Unit 101. She was an avid card player and especially loved playing Bridge.

Survivors include her husband, Max Wenker of Melrose; sons, John Wenker of Minneapolis, Stephen Wenker of Malibu, California, David Wenker of Woodland Hills, California, and M.J. (Paula) Wenker of Hastings; grandchildren, Ben, Allison, and Charles Wenker; and brother, Jack (Jan) Kramer of Thief River Falls.

June was preceded in death by her parents.

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

June R. Wenker, age 85 of Melrose, died Saturday, October 13, 2012 at the Pine Villa Care Center in Melrose, Minnesota.

Memorial Service was held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, October 17 at the Patton-Schad Funeral Home in Melrose with Rev. Marvin Enneking officiating. Inurnment was in St. Mary’s Cemetery.

June Rose Kramer was born June 8, 1927 in St. Paul, Minnesota to John and Rose (Weber) Kramer. She attended Business College in Minneapolis and then assisted her parents at the Kramer Variety Store in Melrose. June married Max Wenker on September 6, 1954 at St. Mary’s Catholic

Bertha Bain

in marriage to Warren ‘Jack’ Bain on July 16, 1946 in Little Falls, MN. After their marriage, Bertha worked for Herb Nelson Grocery Store in Swanville that is now Bob and Frans. The couple also farmed in Culdrum Township until 1973, when Jack’s health declined. The couple then moved to Swanville. Jack passed away on July 13, 1989. Bertha moved to St. Otto’s Care Center in Little Falls in February, 2009. She enjoyed fishing and gardening.

She was a very kind, sweet lady who always greeted you with a smile. Bertha was a faithful member of the Swanville Bible Church.

Bertha Bain is survived by her brothers, Joseph Vavra of Belvedere, IL and Harvey ‘Elizabeth’ Vavra of Rockford, IL; sisters, Clara Vavra of Rockford, IL and Helen Vavra of South Beloit, IL; brother in law, Owen Brown of South Beloit, IL and nieces and nephews.

Bertha was preceded in death by her husband, Jack; parents; brothers, Robert, Clarence and Albert Vavra; sisters, Mary Johnson and Fern Brown.

Arrangements are with the ShelleyGibson Funeral Chapel in Swanville.

Bertha Bain, 100 year old resident of Little Falls, formerly of Swanville, passed away Thursday, Oct. 11 at St. Otto’s Care Center in Little Falls.

Funeral services for Bertha Bain were held Wednesday, Oct. 17 at 2 PM at the Swanville Bible Church with Rev. David Packo officiating. Burial was in Bearhead Cemetery.

Bertha was born February 10, 1912 in Bruce Township, Todd County, MN to the late Frank & Elsie ‘Kriz’ Vavra. She grew up and attended school near Burtrum, MN, graduating from Burtrum High School.

After graduating, she worked at Gillette State Hospital for crippled children. She later took personal care of several cancer patients. During WWII, Bertha was employed at Hudson Manufacturing Co. and also at Rockford Mitten & Hosiery Co. in Rockford, IL. Bertha was united

David Jonathon Konsor

private man who enjoyed caring for his pet birds and was active in his church community, most recently at Calvary Community Church in St. Cloud. He had been employed at Service Master for the past 35 years and was beloved by the Associates of Quinlivan & Hughes and Rinke-Noonan law firms.

David is survived by his brother Andrew (Jonnie) Konsor Jr., Holdingford; nine nieces and nephews; many greatnieces and great-nephews; and many cousins.

He is preceded by his parents Andrew and Elsie Konsor; his sister and brother-inlaw Lorraine (Robert) Loomis; and greatnephews Zachary Smith, Wesley Konsor, and Zachary Konsor.

Services celebrating the life of David Jonathon Konsor was Wednesday, October 17, 2012 at the Holdingford Funeral Home. Private burial will be at a later date. David passed away unexpectedly Monday, October 15, 2012 at his home in St. Cloud.

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Robert Oslund

R o b e r t Oslund, 83 year old resident of Swanville, MN passed away We d n e s d a y, October 10, 2012 at the Lutheran Care Center in Little Falls, MN. Funeral services were held at 11 A.M. on Tuesday, October 16, 2012 at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church in Swanville, MN with Rev. Marty Porter officiating. Burial took place in Bearhead Cemetery in Pillsbury, MN. Robert was born on June 26, 1929 at home in rural Swanville, MN to the late Willie and Anna (Beseman) Oslund. He grew up and attended school in Swanville, MN. Bob was united in marriage to Margaret Rooney on February 26, 1965 at St. John The Baptist Catholic Church in Swanville, MN. He made his home in Swanville and worked for 55 years at Swanville Co-op Creamery and Produce.

Bob served on the Swanville Area Fire Department for many years which 25 of those years he was the Fire Chief. He

was also a very active Swanville First Responder. In his free time Bob enjoyed wood crafting, making furniture and many lawn decorations. Bob also enjoyed fishing, snowmobiling, and was a very talented water skier in his younger years. He spent as much time as he was able, at his lake cabin on Mons Lake west of Swanville.

Bob loved watching the beauty of nature, especially the many birds that were around his homes that he kept well fed. His family was very important to him and he always loved and looked forward to their company.

He was a life long member of St. Peter’s Lutheran Church in Swanville, MN. Bob was dearly loved and will be greatly missed.

Bob is survived by wife Margaret of Swanville, MN; children, Robert ‘Bob’ (Colleen) Oslund of Monticello, MN, James ‘Jim’ (Ronda) Oslund of Jamestown, ND, Douglas (Amy) Oslund of White Bear Lake, MN, and Judy Oslund of Elk River, MN; sister, Janette (John) Albaugh of Burtrum, MN; and 8 grandchildren.

Bob was preceded in death by parents, Willie and Anna Oslund; brother, Wayne Oslund; and sister, Eva Thelander.

Funeral arrangements were with the Shelley-Gibson Funeral Chapel in Swanville, MN.

Virginia “Jean” A. Kruzel

Mass of Christian burial will be at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, October 19, 2012 at St. Mary of Mount Carmel Catholic Church in Long Prairie for Virginia “Jean” A. Kruzel, age 80, of Long Prairie, who passed away on Sunday at Long Prairie Centra Care Health System after a long battle with Alzheimers.

Rev. Richard Walz will officiate and burial will be in the parish cemetery at a later date.

Friends and relatives may call on Thursday evening from 4:00-8:00 p.m. at St. Mary of Mount Carmel Catholic Church in Long Prairie and also one hour prior to services at the church on Friday morning.

The rosary will be prayed at 4:30 p.m. and parish prayers will be at 7:00 p.m.

Virginia “Jean” was born on July 4, 1932 in Bowlus, MN to Bernard and Theresa (Masog) Dombovy. Jean’s father passed away due to a farming accident and her mother was remarried to Jerome Burggraff. Jean married Joseph Kruzel on June 4, 1951 in Royalton, MN at Holy Trinity Catholic Church. She was a cook, most recently for the Long Prairie Centra Care Health System. Jean also worked at the Hub Supper Club and in the Grey Eagle and Long Prairie Schools. She and Joe were chaperones for the Long Prairie High School Marching Band, traveling to California, Hawaii and many other places.

Jean was known to all of the students as “Ma Kruzel”. She was a member of St. Mary of Mount Carmel Catholic Church in Long Prairie. Jean was also involved in

Christian Mothers. She loved gardening, baking, especially coffee cake, and being with family. She had an extensive collection of owl trinkets. Jean will be missed by all who knew her and will be remembered as a wonderful wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, great great grandmother and friend.

Survivors include her husband, Joseph of Long Prairie; children, Shirley (Gordy) Reecy of Grey Eagle, Robert (Lynn) of Long Prairie, Sharon Kruzel of Long Prairie, Ronald (Debra) of Sobieski, Lawrence (Joan) of Long Prairie, Carl “Ray” (Corinne) of Florissant, MO, Kevin of Little Falls, Lyle (Mary) Kruzel of Browerville, and Charlene Kruzel of Dunnegan, MO; siblings, Marge (Rudolph) Rothleutner of Little Falls and David (Linda) Burggraff of Little Falls; 24 grandchildren; 39 great grandchildren; 4 great great grandchildren; and foster daughter, Brenda Guse and her son, Jamie.

She was preceded in death by her parents; step father; daughter, Mary Kruzel; brothers, James Dombovy, Bernard Dombrovy and Raymond Burggraff; sister, Joann Dombovy; grandson, Cody Kruzel and great grand daughter, Graciana Reecy.

Arrangements are entrusted to Williams Dingmann Family Funeral Home, Stein Chapel in Long Prairie.

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A Memorial Mass of Christian Burial will be 11 a.m. on Saturday, October 20, 2012 at St. Benedict’s Catholic Church in Avon for Amor J. Himsl, age 90, of Avon. Amor passed away peacefully on October 12 at the St. Cloud Hospital with his loving family at his side. Reverend Blane Wasnie, OSB will officiate. Entombment will take place in the St. Benedict’s Parish Cemetery with full military honors.

Relatives and friends may call from 4-8 p.m. on Friday and one hour prior to services on Saturday all at St. Benedict’s Catholic Church in Avon. Parish Prayers will be at 4:15 p.m. on Friday at the church.

Amor was born April 19, 1922 in Avon, MN to Frank and Julia (Achman) Himsl. He

served in the U.S. Navy from 1941-1945 on the USS Cowpens in the Pacific Theatre of War. He married Lorraine Cherne on April 19, 1949 at St. Anthony’s Catholic Church in St. Anthony. He worked at Kollmann Monument as a stonecutter. He later became a full time farmer in the Avon/Collegeville area. A member of St. Benedict’s Catholic Church and the American Legion Post 538 in Avon.

Amor is survived by his loving wife of over 63 years Lorraine, children Joyce (Jim) Vos of Sauk Rapids, Joel (Suzanne) Himsl of Moline, Illinois, Amor P. (Deb) Himsl of Sauk Centre, Jayne (Dennis) Hoffarth of Maple Grove and Frank (Karla) Himsl of Avon, 14 grandchildren, 6 great grandchildren, brothers Al Himsl of PA, Meinulf Himsl of Avon and Melbourne Himsl of Avon, sisters Julia Lichy of Foley, Joan Pflueger of Collegeville, and Louise Honl of Rice and sister-in-law Rose Marian Himsl of AR. He is preceded in death by his parents, brothers and sisters Eldred, Mildred Mock, Gerald and Marie Poppen.

Geraldine Erma Kopka Geraldine Erma Kopka, age 84, Albany, MN died Tuesday, October 9, 2012 at the home of her daughter.

Mass of Christian Burial will be Friday, October 19, 2012 at 10:30 AM at Church of All Saints-St. Mary, Holdingford, MN. Visitation will be Thursday, October 18, 2012 from 4:00 to 7:00 PM at the church in Holdingford and one hour prior to the service on Friday. Parish prayers will be at 5:00 PM Thursday at the church followed by Christian Mothers/Women prayer service at 5:30 PM. Interment will be in the Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery, Little Falls, MN. Geraldine was born August 8, 1928 in Krain Township, Stearns County, MN to Thomas and Marie (Schibilla) Kiley. She married Leonard H. Kopka on July 24, 1948 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Holdingford,

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She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, Leonard on April 4, 2012, brothers, Tom, Jr, Lloyd, Eugene and Lyle Kiley, and sisters, Lillian DeFoe, Beatrice Relbe and Darlene Kiley.

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Freeport Oktoberfest was held Saturday, Oct. 6. Marlene Blommel took first place in the soup cook-off contest with her chicken wild rice soup.

Obituary Rodney Adolph

Mass of Christian Burial, celebrating the life of Rodney Adolph, age 70 of Holdingford, will be 12:00 PM Saturday, October 20, at All Saints, St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Holdingford.

Burial will be in the parish cemetery.

Rodney died Sunday morning at the St. Cloud Hospital after a battle with cancer.

Visitation will be from 4-9:00 PM Friday and again after 10:00 AM Saturday at the Miller-Carlin-Brenny Funeral Home in Holdingford. Parish prayers will be at 7:00 PM Friday at the funeral home.

Rodney was born August 13, 1942 in St. Cloud to Ferdinand and Ethel (Curtis) Adolph. He grew up in Eden Valley and moved with his family to a farm near Holdingford in 1959. Rodney married Cathy Fink on May 4, 1964 in St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Holdingford. Rodney worked in the creamery in Freeport and then the creamery in Opole, before he started working as a heavy equipment operator for Martin Fruth, Inc. and then Niehaus Road Construction.

In 1980, he purchased the Roy Brenny Oil Company and changed its name to the Adolph Oil Company. In 1985, he expanded his business by purchasing the Stroeing Oil Company in Freeport. He sold his business in 2004. Rodney also worked for the Brenny Ambulance Service in Holdingford, and started with the Stanley Brenny Funeral Home in 1964, the Brenny Funeral Homes of Albany and Holdingford, and currently the Miller-Carlin-Brenny Funeral Homes.

He was active in the Holdingford Fire Department, the Holdingford Rescue Squad, he drove bus for the Holdingford Schools, he worked in the maintenance department for the City of Holdingford, he was active in his church, All Saints, St. Mary’s, where he was an Usher, Greeter, Parish Council member and did maintenance. Rodney was also a former member of the Holdingford Commercial Club. He also enjoyed delivering Meals on Wheels.

Rodney is survived by his wife, Cathy Adolph, Holdingford; his sister, Bonnie (John) Woitalla, St. Anna, his brother-in-law, Robert Stoermann, Holdingford; sister-inlaw, Louise Adolph, Holdingford; brother-inlaw, Dan (Dianna Vossen) Fink, Monticello; and many nieces, nephews and friends.

Rodney is preceded in death by his parents and his brother, Larry Adolph and sister-in-law, Sylvia Stoermann.

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Tony Achmann Benefit to be held Oct. 27 Come join us for a benefit supper/ silent auction/live auction at the Upsala Rec building on October 27th from 5-8 pm for Tony Achmann. There will be good food and live music from the Gene Ostendorf Band.

Tony is in need of a stem cell transplant due to the progression of his leukemia. The money raised will be used for medical expenses and lodging needed after the transplant. If you are unable to attend, but would like to help, you can mail or drop off donations at the Stearns Bank Upsala, P.O. Box 130, Upsala, MN. 56382. Any questions, or to donate items for auction, call Lisa at 320-5732894.

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Wild Kingdom: One Family’s Battle

By Saralee Perel I love falling asleep on cold autumn nights.

While I’m drifting in slumberland, packs of demented, vengeful wild varmints assemble in one corner of my backyard. They’re having military strategic arms talks.

In my little world, there is no racism or prejudice. All God’s creatures band together as one … one voice, one species, one purpose. Which is to systematically destroy me.

My little beasts spend their lives plotting. And in return, so do I. It’s MY land, I tell you! It’s MINE!!!!

Sorry. I’m getting a little carried away. I don’t get much sleep in the fall, so I’m a tad more insane than usual.

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The raccoon. My little masked monster has the cloned brain of Stephen Hawking. He can not only figure out the combination of every lock I’ve had welded (WELDED! Did you read that?) to our garbage can, he can open it, get what he wants, close the lid and re-set the lock to

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I hear him giggling at dawn.

Now, I want to explain something so that every nerdy (oops) wildlife specialist doesn’t hate me. I don’t want to kill the bands of animal swat teams surrounding my house. My goal is much more environmentally friendly and sound. I want to get back at them. And I will spend all the money and time it takes to do it.

We have snapping turtles. You won’t read about them in any pretty tourist guidebook. You know why? You think they’re called that because they’re in bad moods and get a little snappy? No. These prehistoric looking things are over a foot long, and if you go anywhere near their head, they spin at lightning speed and snap even faster than lightning.

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If he’s under there, I coo softly, “Here, little sweet turtle.” Then the gargantuan reptile does what turtles do best.

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Every day my husband, Bob, takes a big shovel and gently coaxes the turtle out from under the car. This only takes the better part of TWO hours.

Please excuse all my capital letters. I’m not myself. It’s that rotten Screech Owl’s fault. He keeps me up all night. He does this on purpose. Hour after hour, I fling open the bedroom window and yell, “Stuff a sock in it, you lousy owl!” Last night, my neighbor called the police.

Many years ago, I tried luring Purple Martins to our yard. It cost me $357 dollars to do this. As a gift for Bob, I sent

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seventy-five thousand screws. Bob did not like this gift. But he was gracious and put it together, which took six years.

With excited expectations, we raised the beautiful bird house high above our backyard pond. Within an hour, a common house sparrow began nesting in it.

By the next morning, her nest was complete. Then I did what any selfish egocentric human would do. I took it out. But I knew she had worked hard on it, so I carefully placed it in the tree next to the bird house. By evening, that nest had been moved. Where was it? Back in the Martin house. I was angry at the bird and unwilling to spend a fortune on a fancy mansion for sparrows. She and I went back and forth for three days. But twig by twig, she repeatedly replaced the nest back into the Martin house.

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It was because of Momma Sparrow that I completely changed my way of thinking about the wildlife in the yard.

It’s their home turf, after all.

And now, every year since my turnaround, the best mornings are when I awaken Bob by saying, “I heard the Great Horned Owl,” or, “The bullfrog’s here,” or “I think a rabbit’s in the woodpile.” But the most special mornings of all are when I tap him gently on his shoulder and whisper, “The sparrows are in their home.”

Saralee Perel is an award-winning nationally syndicated columnist. Her new book is “Cracked Nuts & Sentimental Journeys: Stories From a Life Out of Balance.” To read about her book, including how to receive a signed copy, please visit her homepage: www. saraleeperel.com/ She can be reached at sperel@saraleeperel.com.

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52nd Anniversary Upsala Elementary Book Fair Oct. 21-27 The 52nd Annual Upsala Elementary Book Fair kicks off Sunday, Oct. 21 from 1:00- 3 p.m. with a grand opening including door prizes and a visit from Geronimo Stilton.

Enter through the east elementary door in the circle parking area. Upsala’s book fair has achieved astounding success in recent years and now hosts a fair with well over $60,000 in product to sell. The fair will again be held in the Cora Eckstrom Media Center of Upsala Elementary School. Upsala 6th graders have set $5,000.00 as their goal with funds raised supporting the class field trip and the Upsala Elementary Library.

Special events have been planned for this year’s fair. Kids Invite Someone Special on Saturday (KISSS) will take place Saturday, Oct. 27. Upsala kids

invite a loved one to bring them to the fair to pick out special books and gifts to purchase. Secondly, drawings for book fair gift certificates will take place during the grand opening, the two conference nights and during KISSS. Finally, a satellite fair will be hosted at the Upsala Center on Main Street on Tuesday, Oct. 23 from 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Bookfair at the Center will feature many wonderful products designed for Christmas gift giving. Plan on attending one or all of the above events.

The Upsala Elementary Book Fair will be open every night Monday, October 22 through Friday, October 26 from 3 p.m.–8 p.m. Last day for in school sales is Saturday, October 27 from 10 a.m. –3 p.m.

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Ignorance is NOT Bliss -By Sheila Ripplinger

Many of us are familiar with the statement, ‘What you don’t know won’t hurt you!’ Or the similar statement, ‘Ignorance is bliss!’ Although they may be true pertaining to some things, for the most part they are false.

It seems as though many who profess to be Christians are ignorant to ‘Truth’ because they choose not to know what God says in His Word. Could it be that there is an innate fear of knowing it?

That perhaps our blissful sinfulness that we enjoy would have to stop if we really knew the truth and took it to heart? Do we have a fear of that truth hurting us and spoiling our fun in the world?

Romans 1:18-32 spells it out very clearly that ignorance to God and His provisions are not bliss- that we are without excuse! In fact, the wrath of God at this moment is being revealed against the wickedness of men- in the world in which we live. Romans 1:25 says ‘they’ exchanged the truth of God for a lie. ‘They’ in these verses are referring to the people who claim to know God! ‘They’ did not think it was worthwhile to retain the knowledge of God, so He ‘gave them over’ to a depraved mind, to do what ought not to be done.

Jesus came to live among us, suffer and die on the cross for our sins, rose from the dead to free us and give us victory over death; He paid the debt that we owed. If we truly believe this and

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profess Christianity because of this belief, we will be hungering and thirsting for righteousness, and desiring to know God’s will and His ways through His Word, the Bible.

If we claim God as our Heavenly Father through our faith in Jesus Christ, we should be setting our sites on our heavenly home, and not the idols and lusts that this world is offering us.

It should bring us grief and shame when we misrepresent and dishonor the Name of our Lord by our sinful actions and attitudes.

When we stand before the Judge of our souls on that soon coming Day, ignorance will not be an acceptable excuse! What we deliberately chose Not to know, may indeed hurt us.

Ephesians 4:17&18: So I tell you this, and insist on it in the Lord, that you must no longer live as the Gentiles do, in the futility of their thinking. They are darkened in their understanding and separated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them due to the hardening of their hearts.

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Notice is given that General Elections for Federal, State and Local offices including Grey Eagle Township and School Districts #487 Upsala, #740 Melrose and #2753 Long Prairie/Grey Eagle will be held on Tuesday, the 6th of November, 2012 at the Grey Eagle Township Hall, 212 State Street, Grey Eagle MN. Voting will be begin at 7:00 a.m. and close at 8:00 p.m.

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Notice is hereby given that a General Election in the Township of Burnhamville, in the County of Todd, State of Minnesota will be held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012 at the Burtrum Community Hall. Polls will be open from 7 a.m. until 8 p.m.

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Letters to the Editor

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Marriage Ammendment

By Peter Heidgerken I have read many articles on the pros & cons about the amendment. As a catholic, we received a letter stating why we should be in favor of a constitutional amendment in keeping a marriage between a man and wife the letter was from Bishop John Kenny.

What bothers me why do most democrats oppose the amendment and republicans favor marriage between a man and wife. I know President Barack Hussain Obama came out in favor of Gay Marriage so did Governor Dayton. Was it because he wanted the gay vote?

So what are the benefits of Gay Marriage? Do they want to raise children like married couples? I have no problem with Gays they can have their Unions. Why married? Because they want the same benefits as married couples. To have children but how? Two women I suppose you can find a man or go to sperm bank. No Father? Two men Adopt? No Mother? What Next?

Now here is the real problem. If this amendment gets passed, In school or anytime in public, you will be called be Co-parents. Not mother and father. If you don’t believe me, check what happened in Canada which had a similar bill passed. You cannot say father and mother in school. You must say Co-parents.

What Next?

When you go vote think about that.

Marriage is between a man and a wife.

To raise children and be called family; not Co-parents.

Townhall Meetings

By Patricia Seifert In the last couple of weeks I have had the opportunity to attend a couple of Townhall meetings, one at the Grey Eagle City Hall and one at the Long Prairie City Hall. I appreciated the three gentleman, Senator Paul Gazelka, House 9A Candidate Mark Anderson and House 9B Candidate Ron Kresha taking the time to come and discuss issues and concerns with the people at the meetings. It was a time to ask questions and voice opinions and get to know a little about the people running to represent Todd County at the State legislature.

I am just sorry that more people did not take some time to meet and talk with these men.

Local Library Events

Albany Library Wobegon Trail Through the Seasons, Winter Wonderland: Saturday, Oct. 27, from 10:30 - 11:30 a.m. for adults, teens and children. Naturalist Cliff Borgerding will share the history and vision for the Wobegon Trail. He will talk about areas on the trail to visit in the winter.

Word Search Answers from Oct. 11 At 11:30 p.m., after the inside program, Borgerding will lead a walk down the trail to show some areas he has talked about. Bring walking shoes to enjoy the trail.

For information about programs and activities, call the Albany library at 320-845-4843.

Upsala Library After School Craft Time: : Wednesday, Oct. 24, 3:30 - 5:00 p.m. for children in Grades 1-4.

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Youth and Family Connections The 2012 Todd County 4-H Achievement Program was held Saturday evening, October 13, at the Long Prairie-Grey Eagle High School. More than 175 area organizations, businesses and individuals sponsored numerous awards to deserving 4-H’ers and their leaders.

Burtrum Boosters 4-H Club received honors for their achievements this past year.

Honorary pins were presented to Alexander Hulinsky, Burtrum Boosters/ Highland who has completed five years of junior leadership work.

Educational scholarships to 4-H’ers who have done outstanding work in leadership and academics was Nathan Hulinsky, Burtrum Boosters/Highland.

Recipients of the clothing awards were Yasmine Crowe, Burtrum Boosters/Highland.

4-H Food and Nutrition Awards were presented to Nathan Hulinsky and Carolyn Dinkel, Burtrum Boosters/ Highland.

Michael Mettler, Burtrum Boosters/ Highland was awarded with the Reserve Champion Performing Arts Award.

Cash awards to Champion County Demonstrators were: Nathan Hulinsky, Burtrum Boosters/Highland.

ing, etc. The attendance limit is 15.

The Science of Music: Tuesday, Oct. 30, 12:30 - 1:30 p.m. for students in Grades 3 - 5 but all are welcome to attend in the Upsala Area Schools Cardinal Media Center on. The Science of Music will be presented by Rolf Erdahl and Carrie Vecchione, two professional symphony musicians and educators.

Their program demonstrates how sound works from instrument to ear. Visitors are asked to enter the building through the south door.

For more information about library activities visit the Upsala Community Calendar at www.cityofupsala.com or contact the Upsala Public Library at 320-573-4282.

Raquel Crowe, Burtrum Boosters/ Highland received cash awards for their outstanding work completed in the 4-H Health Project.

Livestock trophies were awarded to champion 4-H exhibits at the Todd County Fair. Champion Senior Swine Showmanship: Alex Hulinsky, Burtrum Boosters/Highland.

The Market Beef Rate of Gain Award was presented to Nicholas Hollermann, Burtrum Boosters/Highland.

Champion Dairy Steer: Dylan Hollermann, Burtrum Boosters/Highland.

Champion Beef Showmanship Awards to Senior Megan Hollermann, Burtrum Boosters/Highland.

Champion Senior Poultry Showmanship: Nathan Hulinsky, Burtrum Boosters/ Highland.

4-H Dog Awards: Champion Open Showmanship: Megan Hollermann, Burtrum Boosters/Highland.

Cash awards for Forestry: Lawrence Mettler and Sam Mettler, Burtrum Boosters/Highland; Computer: Alexander Hulinsky, Burtrum Boosters/Highland; Entomology: Samuel Mettler, Burtrum Boosters/Highland; Cats: Cathleen Rieffer, Burtrum Boosters/ Highland; Animal Science-Related: Michael Mettler, Burtrum Boosters/Highland; Global Connections: Alexander Hulinsky, Burtrum Boosters/Highland; Robotics: Jarrick Rieffer, Burtrum Boosters/Highland; Water Wetlands: Lucas Broz, Burtrum Boosters/Highland Photography Awards were presented to Lucas Broz, Burtrum Boosters/Highland and John Dinkel, Burtrum Boosters/Highland, was the recipient of the Video Award.

Natural Science Awards: Indoor Gardening Reserve Champion: Yasmine Crowe, Burtrum Boosters/Highland; Lawn and Landscape Champion: John Dinkel, Burtrum Boosters/ Highland; Lawn and Landscape Reserve Champion: Carolyn Dinkel, Burtrum Boosters/ Highland; Fruit Reserve Champion:Michael Mettler, Burtrum 4H continued to pg 11

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Crop and potato awards were presented to Nathan Hulinsky, Burtrum Boosters/Highland Fishing Sports Reserve Champion: Lucas Broz, Burtrum Boosters/Highlands.

Electric Awards were presented to Jacob Dinkel and Jeremy Decker, Burtrum Boosters/Highland.

A younger 4-H’er exhibiting a colored breed dairy animal recipient of the 2012 Award was Lawrence Mettler, Burtrum Boosters/Highland.

2012 State Fair Dairy Exhibitors dairy awards Megan Hollermann and Dylan Hollermann, Burtrum Boosters/ Highland.

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Champion Brown Swiss Award: Alexander Hulinsky, Burtrum Boosters/ Highland.

Dairy Showmanship Awards Reserve Champion Intermediate Dairy Showperson: Megan Hollermann, Burtrum Boosters/Highland and Reserve Champion Novice Dairy Showperson: Olivia Hollermann, Burtrum Boosters/ Highland.

A graduation certificate and a 4-H momento were presented to eleven 4-H’ers graduating from 4-H this year.

Receiving these were Nathan Hulinsky and Michael Mettler, Burtrum Boosters/ Highland.

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