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Local members play vital role at National Holstein Convention

Holstein board member candidate Ashley Swenson, center, spoke during a question and answer period after giving speeches Alex Schroeder’s detailed work on his “The Basics of Embryo Thursday afternoon. Candidate Jeff King, left, was elected to the post; candidate Richard Hartzell is pictured on the right. Transfer” display earned him a first place award in the scientific category of the folding display board contest.

By Ruth Klossner More than a dozen Nicollet County Holstein Association members travelled to Sioux Falls, South Dakota to volunteer their time at the National Holstein Convention June 27 through July 1. Even though the convention was held “across the border,” it was planned and hosted by the Minnesota Holstein Association— which includes Holstein enthusiasts from South Dakota. About 700 adults and youth from all parts of the U.S. took part in the annual event. Work on the convention started well in advance for three Nicollet County women on overall convention committees. Ashley Swenson of Nicollet served on the Executive Committee and was the Sponsorship Chair — successfully raising more

than $300,000 toward the event. Megan (Herberg) Hahn of St. Peter was a Farm Promotions Co-Chair and Michele Schroeder of Courtland was the Publicity/PR Chair. All the volunteers were equally busy at the convention. In addition to her other roles, Swenson was one of three candidates for the Holstein USA At-Large Director position. Though she wasn’t elected, Swenson gave a strong speech in an effort to become the third woman ever to serve on the national board. Schroeder provided history display items, set up and decorated the junior dairy bar, and was a photographer for the Wednesday Southern Scenes Tour. Other Nicollet County members taking active roles at the convention were Jean, Matthias and Leif Annexstad of Norseland, Jacob

Pehrson of St. Peter, and Ruth Klossner of Bernadotte. Jean Annexstad was a judge for the junior division speech contest and hosted the junior dairy bar. Pehrson, as a state youth advisor, was especially busy. He worked with convention registration and set up, organized, and conducted various youth events throughout the week. Matthias and Leif assisted with many of those events. Klossner submitted historical photos ahead of time, provided items for the history display, and was a convention photographer. Junior members from Nicollet County — Jasenko Gavranovic of New Ulm and Alex Schroeder of Courtland — were recognized in youth programs. Gavranovic was one of 12 semi-finalists selected ahead

of time as semi-finalists for the Holstein Association USA’s 2022 Distinguished Junior Member (DJM) Awards—the highest honor awarded to juniors, ages 17 to 21, in recognition of their commitment to the Holstein breed and their involvement in a variety of agriculturerelated activities. Established in 1922, the DJM contest is the longest running Holstein youth program. The DJM semifinalists were interviewed at the convention, with six DJM finalists announced during the Junior Awards Banquet July 1. Attending the convention with Gavranovic was Hannah Nelson of New Ulm. Schroeder was a top winner in the junior contests, taking first place in the Folding Display Contest, Junior Division (9-13 year-olds) — winning a plaque and a $100 cash prize.

Sadly, the Schroeders had returned home Thursday evening — with the awards not presented until Friday. However, Pehrson was happy to deliver Alex’s award on his return after the convention. In that contest, entrants created a free-standing folding display board, no larger than four-by-four feet, on a topic of their choice, relating to the dairy industry. Entries were made in two categories — creative and scientific. Alex was also an entrant in the junior speech contest and served ice cream at the National Convention Sale Thursday late afternoon. Another Nicollet County Holstein member who was very busy throughout the convention was Emily Annexstad of Norseland. As Marketing and Communications Manager with Holstein USA, Emily was involved with all aspects of the

convention. Ashley’s Swenson’s parents, Paul and Cindy Swenson of Nicollet, left the hayfield back home long enough to attend the business meeting and candidate speeches Thursday afternoon, then headed back home. The Nicollet County representatives joined those from many other county groups to make the convention fun and successful. Their work was greatly appreciated by the overall committees.

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Fitzners win the 2022 corn contest by Ruth Klossner

Although we only had four entries this year, all came In spite of our late spring in at 79 inches or taller. and dry June, the tallest corn in When Mark Fitzner our annual corn contest came called his entry in to the Ledger, in at 100 inches when we went he reported corn that was 98 out to measure it early Monday inches tall but the first plant we afternoon. That may be a sur- measured in the field was 100 prise to some, considering the inches. We’re not sure if it grew conditions, but Mark and Jerry that much from the three-tenths Fitzners’ field, up near the house inch of rain that the farm got on Jerry’s farm yard, was a good that morning, or if we just found looking field of tall corn. a taller plant.

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umns as the paper moves forward. Lemmer previously served as news director for KNUJ Radio in New Ulm for ten years, covering news in the local 15-county area. He was also a news contributor for KDNK Radio in Carbondale, Colorado as well as Aspen Grassroots Television. Lawson has several years of printed news experience, including in the Twin Cities suburbs, freelance editing work with a bilingual Spanish/English publication, with the Stillwater Gazette, the Maple River Messenger, in Roswell, New Mexico, and numerous other newspapers and digital media. He stated that it is a great honor to be involved with a long-running local paper and is looking forward to providing local news to the communities of Nicollet County. Klossner will continue to cover high school sports and some feature stories. Story submissions and news tips may be submitted to The LedgerEditor@gmail.com.

the years. Winner of the six-month Ledger subscription, awarded in a random drawing from entries received, is Dusty Voges of Courtland Township.

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Rob Lawson and Michael Lemmer, new Managing Editor and Copublisher of the Lafayette Nicollet Ledger newspaper.

The Lafayette Nicollet Ledger newspaper has been acquired by a new owner. Michael Lemmer of New Ulm took ownership of the 116-year-old publication in mid-June and has now taken over as the managing editor. The paper will be published by the newly-formed South Central News and Media, an LLC that Lemmer has formed with business associate Robert Lawson. The paper will expand its coverage to include all of Nicollet County in the near future. Lemmer stated that the primary focus will always remain with Lafayette, Nicollet and Courtland and will include the various townships and other communities of the county. The expanded paper will also place a greater emphasis on local news than in recent years. Lawson will be responsible for the majority of the publishing and sales aspects with Lemmer primarily focused on editor duties. Ruth Klossner, Karen Fluegge, and Mary Bruns will continue to contribute articles, photos, and col-

The DeKalb 5771 corn was planted May 10, a little later than the Fitzners would have liked, but the wet spring kept them out of the field until then. The Fitzners farm 730 acres, with 370 acres in corn this year, and the rest in beans. Like the winner, the second and fourth place entries both came from Courtland Township, which seems to have been a hotbed of tall corn over

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C ourtland C opy By Mary Bruns Congratulations to Miss Nicollet, Eleanor Carlton, and to the princesses Hatti Hansen and Mackenzie Regner. They were crowned last Saturday evening at the Nicollet Friendship Days celebration. Many people were in Nicollet over the weekend to enjoy all the fun a local hometown celebration can have. This is where you meet old friends and make new ones to. Work on Highway 14 from Nicollet to New Ulm is on schedule. The scenery along the route is changing from week to week. The intersection by the old Alliance Bank building in Courtland is done and is open. Beware as you come to that intersection as the traffic flow has changed now and will be this way from now on. Traffic going east and west will now have to stop and the traffic going north, and south will have the right of way. There are stop signs in the middle of the intersection for right now, but signs are being put on polls on the side of the street. This will take some time to get used to as east and west traffic has always had the right of way for well over 50 years. Be cautious when you get to this intersection and watch for the other traffic so you can prevent accidents. This intersection will be much busier again once the new highway is finished. Nicollet went through this change over to when Highway 14 was fixed in that area. There were several accidents there when this was first changed over by Nicollet Mart. Don’t forget the car roll in celebrations at Nicollet at Pine and 99, and other area towns in this area of Minnesota. The attendance at these celebrations has been very good. You could probably go to one of these, every night of the week as different towns have them on different evenings. They are all well attended. It is so fascinating to see all the old cars, rat rods, trucks, and motorcycles and whatever you want to bring. This is a good way to spend your summer evening and meet your friends at many of these also. There is always good food to be had at these and also music to enjoy. Cambria had its 151st 4th of Jully celebration this weekend. They celebrated from July 2nd to the 4th. They had their fireworks on Saturday evening July 2nd, and many other fun activities all weekend long. They have great fireworks display for a small town. Many people were there for the weekend to enjoy the fun. They also had an outside church service in the park on Sunday morning.

I hope everyone had a fun and safe Happy 4th of July weekend. It is so nice to see all the flags displayed on the streets of towns and homes in the areas. I hope you all enjoyed the traditional 4th of July grill outs and so on. There were many places to go and see fireworks in our area also and not all on the same night either. This is what makes the 4th of July so special. Happy Birthday USA. It will be interesting to see who has the tallest corn on the 4th of July this year. We had a late spring planting season, but the corn is well over the knee-high stage. Some corn is drying up because we need some good rain very soon. It has been so dry now for a couple of weeks. It rained so much early this spring that planting couldn’t be done but now it has quit, and we are short on rain fall for the season. The lawns are dried up and crunchy again. New Ulm will have its annual Crazy Days on July 22 to July 24th. They will have sidewalk sales and discounts from the various stores. There will be a ping pong ball drop which will be from the roof of the new Inspire Wedding and Event Center. There will be kids’ events to watch for also. Marktstrass! Local handcrafted venders will set up on Minnesota Street from 9 am to 2 pm, on Saturday July 23rd. Mark your calendars for this event. Bavarian Blast will also be coming to New Ulm from July 14 to July 17 this year. So mark your calendars for that even also. There is always a lot of music and good food at this event also. Good Luck to Lee Zion “or whoever he is” as he leaves this area and goes over to the Ukraine in the coming weeks. Good luck also to the new owner, Michael Lemmer as he takes over the Lafayette Nicollet Ledger. This week’s birthday wishes go to April Krestch, Jordan Riggs, Cassie Mae Wood, Kaylynn Wood, Allen Fiemeyer, Hunter Bode, Aaron McAllister, Todd Bode, Kyle Hopp, Gerald Fitzner, Don Thompson, Ross Bode, Dwight Flitter, Kjerstin Hulke, and special wishes go to Dylan Stein. Anniversary wishes go to: Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Raddatz, Mr. and Mrs. Brian Mielke, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Gieseke, Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Berg, Mr. and Mrs. TJ Robertson, Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Brandes, Mr. and Mrs. Doug Gulden, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Compart, Mr. and Mrs. Troy Havemeier and special wishes go to Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Gregg. Best wishes go to all of you for more birthdays and anniversaries.

Focus on Ag Grain reports affect prices By Kent Thiesse

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The late June USDA Acreage Report is always highly anticipated because it becomes the first hard data after the March USDA Planting Intentions Report to give an indication of crop production levels for a given growing season. Many times, the June USDA Report can have a big impact on grain market trends, either upwards or downwards, and 2022 did not disappoint, with an initial negative market response for both corn and soybeans. Producers planted fewer acres of corn and more acres of soybeans in 2022, according to the latest USDA crop acreage estimates as of early June. The USDA surveyed more than

64,000 agricultural producers during the first two weeks of June to gather information for the June 30 USDA Report. The USDA will resurvey crop acreage in Minnesota, North and South Dakota, due to the large amount of unplanted crop acres in early June. The biggest surprise in the June 30 USDA Acreage Report was the estimated 88.3 million acres of soybean acres to be planted in 2022 across the United States, a decline of 2.6 million acres from the March 1 USDA acreage estimate. The 2022 U.S. soybean acreage projection does represent an increase of just over 1 percent, or 1.1 million acres from the 2021 planted acres. The estimated 2022 U.S. soybean acreage compares to 87.2 million

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and Mrs. Willard Ranniger, took part in the piano recital a week ago Sunday at the Music Store in New Ulm. Walter Malmberg returned on Wednesday last week from a tenday trip to San Diego, California. On his return, he visited at the Leslie Malmberg home at Wichita, Kansas and at the Rev. Stanley Swanson home at Lindsborg. Mark Bieraugel, son of the Eugene Bieraugels of California, returned here with him for a visit with his grandparents, the Edwin Bieraugels and the Carl Malmbergs. Cindy and Susan Albright of New Ulm, and Heidi Albright of Lake City spent a few days last week with their grandparents, the R. J. Albrights. Mr. and Mrs. Dick Wassenaar, Kyle, Karen and Wendy left June 28th for their home at Long Beach, California, after visiting the last three weeks at the Elroy Gieseke and Arno Bergstrom homes. Betsy Bergstrom, daughter of the Arno Bergstroms spent last week at the Methodist Church camp near Pequot Lakes. Mr. and Mrs. Kurt Wellnitz were among a group who helped Mr. and Mrs. Milton Kissner celebrate their 40th wedding anniversary on Wednesday evening at Morgan. Mrs. Marian Fredrickson spent from June 20th to the 26th visiting her 100-year-old grandmother in a Nursing Home in Auburn, Wash. She reports her grandmother is very alert mentally but has poor sight and hearing. She will be 101 in October.

100 Years Ago – July 1, 1922 A baby girl was born to Mr. and Mrs. Harry A. Swenson at Loretta hospital, New Ulm, Tuesday. Hugo Quist of Astoria, Ore., and Mrs. P. P. Quist and son, Morris, of Minneapolis called on friends and relatives here Monday. Mr. and Mrs. R. P. Danielson returned Tuesday to Minneapolis after a visit at the Nels Larson home in Brighton. Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Carlson and Mr. and Mrs. Emil Peterson returned Tuesday evening from a three-day trip to Braham. Mrs. Aug. Sjogren and daughter, Lily, visited a few days this week at the John Lundgren home. Mrs. C. J. Eckblad, of Princeton, visited with local relatives and friends over Sunday. Gottlieb Miller, of Winthrop, spent a few days at the J. H. Weisenborn home. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Swanson, of Winthrop, visited at the B. R. Swanson home Sunday. P. Sundquist and family, of Minneapolis, visited over Sunday with local relatives. Mrs. O. P. Poulson accompanied them on their return for a short visit. Fred Wallin and family of Binford, N. D., visited this week at the home of the former’s father, Aug. Wallin. Miss Jennie Strom visited Sunday with relatives at Hector. Mr. and Mrs. Guy Finley returned Sunday evening from a few days’ visit in Minneapolis. NICOLLET LEADER Mrs. Hilda Larson, of Minneapolis, returned this week to 115 Years Ago – July 6, 1907 Minneapolis after a few days’ visit John Dickey left Tuesday for St. at the John Lund home. Peter taking his well rig. He has Raymond and Helen Johnson, of completed his contract on the vilWinthrop, spent a few days this lage well. week at the Henry Johnson home. At the meeting of the Nicollet State Bank held forepart of the 75 Years Ago – July 4, 1947 week, a semi-annual dividend of 6 James Swenson left Tuesday for percent was declared. Mount Carmel, north of Alexandria, Satisfactory results were obtained to attend Bible school. He will return from tapping the different cellars here with his uncle, Erland Swenson. into the new drainage ditch, and, Mr. and Mrs. Norman Isenberg, unless something goes wrong furMr. and Mrs. Henning W. Johnson ther on, it is a success. and Marjorie, visited Sunday The picnic season is now upon at the Lewis Isenberg home in us with the usual accompaniments Minneapolis. They also attended – fleas, mosquitoes, grass chiggers the Svenskarnas Dag celebration and gnats. But there are bushels of held in the Minnehaha park. fun in a day’s outing, anyhow. Dr. R. J. Albright and sons, Wm. Zins’ little 18-monthRonald and Gerald, of here, and old boy fell out of a little carriage Lowell Nelson of Winthrop, left Wednesday morning and broke both Wednesday for a week of fishing in bones of the right arm near the Canada. wrist. He was brought to the doctor Father Leo Krzmarzick attended who soon straightened the little felthe Consecration of Bishop James low’s arm. Joseph Byrnes at St. Paul Cathedral Mrs. Ed. Blank made a trip to on Wednesday. New Ulm Wednesday afternoon. The Lafayette 4-H Club members John Hermel, of Cleveland, and their families, numbering about sojourned to Nicollet a few days thirty, participated at the County recently. 4-H Club picnic, which was held at It is reported that Nicollet and Fort Ridgely on Sunday. the whole branch line of the C. & Mr. and Mrs. Julius Hagberg and N. W. Ry. will be favored with only Willard Hagberg and family of here, one passenger train each way daily, and the Kenneth Hagberg family of commencing next week. Albert Lea spent Sunday at Lake Quite a number of Nicollet peoJefferson. ple took in New Ulm on the 4th and A group of youngsters were while they had a fine time, yet the entertained at the Kermit Sjogren stay-at-homes who took in the band home on Monday in observance of picnic claim that they had about the the 5th birthday anniversary of their best time for a 4th that had been put daughter, Barbara. up for years. Mrs. Martha Menk and Mrs. Quite a class took their first comHarry Menk of Nicollet, and Mrs. munion at the Brighton Catholic Ole Ellingson of Bernadotte were church Tuesday, Rev. Scholtzian of entertained at the Walter Karstad New Ulm, officiating. home on Thursday afternoon. Lou Ann, daughter of Mr. 100 Years Ago – July 1, 1922 and Mrs. Kenneth Eckberg of St. Peter, Mankato and New Ulm Bernadotte, returned to her home on councils, Knights of Columbus, Saturday after being operated upon attended a big joint picnic at the for appendicitis at the Union hospi- J. A. Jenson oak grove near Swan tal in New Ulm, Monday. Lake Sunday. Races, ball games, Harold Ulrich of New Ulm is tug-of-war and other sports and spending part of the summer at contests occupied the members the home of his uncle and aunt, and their families during the afterMr. and Mrs. Milford Hagberg, in noon. A band from New Ulm furBernadotte. nished music for the event. Many remained until evening and enjoyed 50 Years Ago – July 6, 1972 supper on the picnic grounds. It is Mr. and Mrs. Arno Bergstrom, estimated that nearly 1000 persons Peg, Ted and Kyle Wassenaar spent were in attendance. It is planned the weekend camping a week ago at to make the joint picnic an annual Sibley Park near Wilmar. affair. Pegeen Ranniger, daughter of Mr. Will Schumann is building a corn

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crib and hog house for John A. Johnson. The ball game Sunday played at Kerns v the Gophers, and Kerns boys was won by the Gophers. The Aid society will meet next week Thursday, July 6, with Mrs. L. P. Parsons and daughter Pearl. George Deegan, Jr., works for the railroad company in California, has been home for several weeks visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Deegan, Sr. There was a box social last Friday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. August Johnson. The evening was pleasantly spent, and the proceeds amounted to $40, were given to the janitor of the Swedish church. The Judson baseball team played with Traverse Sunday afternoon in Hendley’s pasture. The score stood 2 and 2 up to the nineth inning, when Traverse ran in four more scores and Judson only two, making Traverse the winners. 85 Years Ago – July 2, 1937 Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Harry Kunick of Minneapolis, a baby girl on Sunday, June 25. Mrs. Kunick was formerly Miss Edna Magers of Nicollet. Julius Dallmann, who has been receiving treatment at a New Ulm hospital for some time, returned home Tuesday and feels much improved from his late illness. The Misses Dorothy Sweeney and Lydia Engel and Mrs. Fred Schumacher went to Minneapolis where they took up a course in beauty culture at the Brady and Rogers school, Monday. Mrs. Lena Zins has returned from an extended trip to Grafton, Wis., Boston, Mass., Detroit, Mich., New York City and Washington, D. C. She was accompanied on the trip by her niece, Miss Caroline Junger, of Grafton, Wis. The annual picnic of the two parochial schools of the Nicollet Lutheran church was held Sunday at the church picnic grounds at Old Nicollet. Morning worship services were held on the grounds instead of in the local church, after which a program was presented by the children with music being furnished by the Nicollet band. A kittenball game was played by the pupils of both schools and with good weather prevailing many were in attendance to enjoy the program and to spend the remainder of the day outdoors. Saturday afternoon a group of young people gathered at the home of Miss Annabel Thompson, the occasion being her birthday anniversary. Miss Thompson received many pretty and useful gifts. The afternoon was spent by playing a number of different games, of which Miss Bonita Meyer was usually the star player.

LAFAYETTE NICOLLET LEDGER 25 Years Ago – July 3, 1997 Even though the weekend rains left standing water in a few places hardly anyone was complaining. Weekend thunderstorms dropped three to five inches of rain, along with some small hail. The rain

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started about mid-afternoon Saturday and continued through the morning Sunday. The storms were accompanied by a bigtime thunder and lightning show that lasted most of the night. By Sunday, water had pooled in some fields and the ditches were running full-rare sights this year. No major weather damage was reported in the area, however. Big crowds turned out for the grand opening of Lafayette’s new convenience store last week. The two-day event featured live radio broadcasts, entertainment, free food samples, and door prizes. United Farmers’ Cooperative officials were among those interviewed by Lynn Rubie on KNUJ radio. The Mages Family Band performed Friday while guests enjoyed hotdogs, pop, and chips from the Pepsi wagon. Winner of the bicycle, the grand prize in the drawing, was Nick Hoffmann, son of Larry and Arlynne Hoffmann. Sunday, June 22nd, all of Delrose Bode’s children were home. They had a potluck dinner and did the yard work for her while she recovers from surgery. Congratulations go to Don and Sue Thompson. The stork delivered a baby girl on Tuesday by the name of Megan. Megan has an older sister at home by the name of Abby. Brigett Nelson, daughter of the Harland Nelson’s, recently returned home after a tour of Iceland and England with her grandmother, Mrs. Dale Davis. 10 Years Ago – July 5, 2012 Isenberg Electric in Lafayette celebrated their 75th anniversary on Friday, June 29 with over 300 guests. Isenberg Electric first opened their doors on June 3, 1938 by Robert Isenberg Sr. and O. H. Malby in the old post office building. Current employees of Isenberg Electric are Michael Nachriner, Tyson Smith, Tom Brethorst, Rick Fluegge and Justin Brethorst. Nicollet Community Ed beat last week’s heat by going to the Gaylord Water Park on Wednesday, June 27. After a hot bus ride to Gaylord, the kids were excited to play in the pool. The kids enjoyed climbing the rock wall, jumping in from either the side of the pool or the diving board and just had an allaround good time. The Nicollet and Courtland Fire Departments held a joint trench rescue training session on Wednesday, June 29. The session was hosted in Courtland with South Central College teaching the event. A crowd watched as the Courtland Fire Department held a practice burn of an old home in rural Courtland on Monday, July 2. Don’t forget to enter the tall corn contest again this year. There should be some good tall measurements this year on the 4th of July. However, we do need some rain in the area to keep the crops looking good. We hope that you all have a very safe July 4th week. We hope you all had a change to enjoy the fireworks in the local towns, and enjoyed all the cookouts and camp outs with family and friends.

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Greetings & Salutations from Mike Lemmer July Fourth and recycling By Michael Lemmer

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Today is a New Day. It’s a Fresh Start. This marks the beginning of our time together. It’s the beginning of my time as the owner/ editor/publisher of the Lafayette Nicollet Ledger, time which I cherish already and — in time — I sincerely hope you will as well. I’m Michael Lemmer. Some of you may remember me from the 10 wonderful years I was the news director for KNUJ Radio in New Ulm. During that time, I also raised three amazing children and performed with the Concord Singers and in community theater. I also was on the board of directors for NUACT and the fledgling Bavarian Blast and was the commander of the Sons of the American Legion. Those were years filled with lessons and growth, joy and heartache, and the rest of the spectrum of our earthly existences, time I wouldn’t trade for the world. Around nine years ago, visiting my sister in the suburbs of Denver with my boys, we fell in love with the mountains. I spent the next year planning my relocation to the Rockies and made it happen in the summer of 2014. I moved to Glenwood Springs, Colorado. I initially worked up to four jobs for a time, to be able to afford to live there. That included work with KDNK Radio, where I wrote news, hosted NPR, broadcast from concerts and festivals, did play-by-play high school football, and had a weekly overnight show called All Mixed Up, featuring music from all genres. I was able to eliminate the other three jobs when I became an on-site full-time property manager, a position I held for over seven years while raising my youngest son alone. That lasted until the end of the pandemic lockdown, when the corporate overlords I worked for decided to eliminate the position and gave me three days to relocate, despite the numerous awards I had garnered over the years. The positive aspect of this turn of events was that I had a healthy Roth 401k at the time and used it to buy an old RV, along with stocks and crypto, and along with my two Very Good Dogs subsequently spent the past two years exploring this beautiful country. We traveled nearly 40,000 miles across at least 23 states in that time, Phew! Upon returning to Colorado this past spring, it no longer really felt like home. Most of my

friends had moved on, the radio station had no place for me, and the tight housing market had gotten even tighter, I was paying $1,800 a month for a room in Glenwood Springs and making the 45-mile two-hour commute in bumper-to bumper-traffic to Aspen to make sure people’s second or even third homes were ready for their usually one-week-a-year visit. Suffice to say, this was not making me happy so I began to consider other alternatives of where to live, but for some reason it had never occurred to me to come home, until I saw the story about Lee Zion giving away the Ledger. I wrote him a lengthy introductory email almost immediately, but that evening I couldn’t sleep as my mind raced with the idea of coming home to southern Minnesota, whether it was to own a newspaper or not. The next day I called a couple of old friends and asked their opinion on me moving back here, and received a unanimous chorus of “Come Home, Mike!” So here I am, and here we are, all together again, old friends, new friends, soon to be friends, or at least lifelong acquaintances, and it is my absolute honor and pleasure to be here with you all again. And to have the opportunity to take the helm of this fine paper with the blessings of Ruth. Without her approval, I would not even consider doing so, as it’s always been “Ruth’s newspaper” in my mind. Now, not being from around these parts originally, the question I hear from everyone is “Where are you from then?” So, in as quick of a nutshell as possible, here is my family life prior to starting at KNUJ in 2004. My mother grew up in Pelican Rapids, where my great-great grandfather Ole Clauson

was reportedly the first settler in Otter Tail County, and where my relatives founded the Pelican Press newspaper. My father grew up in Hopkins and I was born in Minneapolis. We lived “Up North” when I was young — when not travelling the country in a VW Camper — and I subsequently went to school in Annandale, Hutchinson, Wayzata, and Monticello before my parents moved us to the Orlando suburbs when I was 12, where I attended high school and college. Wanting a better life for my fledgling family, I moved a pregnant wife, two-year-old boy and a cat the 2,000 miles back to Minnesota in 1998. We lived in the Twin Cities for two years before buying a home in Brownton, where we lived for the four years prior to coming to New Ulm and meeting Filzen, Wheeler, Bartels, Doris, and all of you. That was a rather large nutshell, but there it is for your perusal, and to save us some time when I see you again. Which brings us back to The Now. I’ve been back for a couple of weeks now. I just did my first Dinner Bell Polka Hour broadcast in over eight years, I have a beautiful home in New Ulm, and now I am the new owner of the Ledger, a responsibility I do not take lightly. It’s been a crazy hectic couple of weeks since deciding to come home, including learning how to “Do” a newspaper. Consider this the “Transitional” edition as Lee prepares to leave for Ukraine. Watch this space for upcoming changes, as well as revisions to what this paper was and will be. Thank you from the bottom of my heart to all current subscribers, and welcome to all the new and future ones. I strongly believe in the power of Faith and Community Unity, for in the end We Are All One People, and We’re All In This Together. In the words of Brother Ali, “This Is Not A Practice Life, It’s The Big Game We’ve Got To Attack It Right. This World Won’t Be Saved By The Passive Type.” So, hang in there beautiful ones, keep on keepin’ on because, though there will always be ups and downs, it always gets better if you believe in what we all can truly do. I am very much looking forward to our time together. Until next time, as I ended every broadcast for many years now, I just have to say “Share A Smile & Spread Some Love!”

Al Christensen

Tri-County Solid Waste Coordinator

Hello everyone, the Fourth of July is fast approaching as I write this, so let us make a reduce, reuse, recycling plan for our holiday celebrations and all future travels. I am sure for most of you, implementing the 3 Rs is not on your priority list for Fourth of July celebrations. Top priorities are usually good cold beverages, finding the cheapest gas station and good weather with no bugs for a kicker. Well, somewhere in there we can try to be mindful of reducing our consumption or waste, reusing utensils or food packaging containers and recycling our favorite beverage containers. I have spoken to a few local materials recycling facility operators and they say the Fourth of July is one of the worst weeks in recycling because somehow we forget to separate our watermelon, beans and potato salad with our aluminum and plastic beverage containers… hmmm, sound familiar? Yes, it is easy to get carried away in the summer fun but let’s give recycling an extra try this holiday. To explain a little further, our recycling facilities are not equipped with machines or human beings that can separate potato salad, beans or wet paper towels from the cardboard or beverage containers that have value so these materials are contaminated and get pushed aside and go directly to the landfill. Sometimes if the contamination reaches a certain percent, we Counties or Cities will get a contamination fee for the messy loads and landfilling of these contaminated materials. Contamination fees add up and you get the picture what could happen next… higher taxes to pay for these services or the cancellation of services… So please do your best keeping the recycling materials separate from the food waste this summer holiday. If your family is traveling, please be sure to recycle your beverage containers at

Convenience Stores that offer recycling containers usually placed in between the gas pumps. On the recycling news front, Colgate-Palmolive has launched a recyclable toothpaste tube with recycling awareness messaging on it. The new packaging is made out of highdensity polyethylene or (HDPE) which is the same material that is used in milk or detergent bottles. Currently this new packaging is out in certain test areas of the United States and will be released in more locations starting in 2023. This is exciting to see manufactures make the switch to materials that are more recyclable and I cannot imagine how many toothpaste tubes this adds up to? The one concern I have though, is… if you remember one of our rules of thumb in recycling – if it is the size of your fist or bigger it will most likely get recycled in materials recovery facilities, if it is smaller than there is a good chance that it will fall through the opening in the belt transfers and will not get recycled… So I am not sure how toothpaste tubes will make it through the recycling process in a materials recovery facility, but I hope all goes successful! Lastly, our spring clean-up collections in May & June were a great success! We held both household hazardous waste and tire, appliance & TV collections in all three of our Counties. Kudos to all who participated, it’s always a good feeling to get your items properly disposed of and enjoy the new extra space in the garage or house! If you were not able to make our collections and still have items you need to get rid of – do not despair – we have options and locations for you. We also have our $5 dollar coupon special running throughout the year. Please give us a call at 507-381-9196, visit the www.tricountyrecycling.org website or visit the Nicollet County Waste Wizard for more recycling and disposal information. Have a great summer and make everyday Earth Day!

We Got This! Michael Lemmer

Additional photos from NHC Convention

We’re the face of Nicollet, Lafayette and area communities! Nicollet County members contributed nearly all of the photos—plus decades-old registration papers—for the historical photo display that was in the dairy bar room at the Sioux Falls Convention Center.

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The Nicollet County representatives paused from their jobs to gather for a photo just before the National Convention Sale. From left: Ruth Klossner, Jacob Pehrson, Hannah Nelson, Jasenko Gavranovic, Cindy Swenson, Matthias Annexstad, Ashley Swenson, Paul Swenson, Alex Schroeder, Leif Annexstad, and Michele Schroeder. Jean, left, and Emily Annexstad, weren’t able to be in the county photo, but were photographed on a farm tour.

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Church Schedules Fields of Grace (ELCA)

Bernadotte, First Lutheran in Lafayette and Swan Lake Lutheran Churches www.fieldsofgracemn.com (507) 766-3471 Sun., July 10: 9:30 a.m., Music with a Message Outdoor Worship Service, BLC Park; 10:05 a.m., A New Day Radio Worship on KNUJ 860AM. Immanuel Lutheran

Rural Courtland www.immanuelcourtland.com Rev. Wayne Bernau Sun., July 10: 9:30 a.m. Worship. Mon., July 11: 6:30 p.m. Crochet & Pray. Live Stream our services on YouTube each week! Courtland Lutheran (WELS)

Pastor Dave Linn (715) 360-4131 Sun., July 10: 10:30 a.m. Mission Festival Worship and 11:45 a.m. Potluck at Zion. Trinity Lutheran (WELS)

Nicollet Church (507) 232-3938 Rev. Micah Plocher (507) 581-2618 Thurs, July 7-Fri., July 8: 5:30 p.m. Trinity Soccer Camp. Thurs., July 7: 5 p.m. Trinity Food Stand. Sat., July 9: 7 p.m. Women, Wine &

Word. Sun., July 10: 9 a.m. Worship with communion; 10:30 a.m. Bible Study. Mon., July 11: 6 p.m. Worship; 7 p.m. Bible Study. Tues., July 12: 6 p.m. Groundskeeping. Live stream the 9 a.m. Sunday service at trinity.nicollet.org. Zion Lutheran (WELS)

corded services are also on our You- Wed., July 13: 10 a.m. NIC Text Tube channel. Study. For more information, see www. Norseland Ev. Lutheran neighborsinchristmn.org. Rev. Kyle J. Madson (507) 246-5312 Scandian Grove Lutheran Sun., July 10: 10 a.m. Worship with Norseland communion. Interim Pastor Bob Stover Tues., July 12: 1 p.m. Bible Class. (507) 246-5195 Sun., July 10-Fri., July 15: Camp Sun., July 10: 9:30 a.m. Outdoor Indi-anhead. Wor-ship; Coffee Fellowship followWed., July 13-Fri., July 15: Pastor at ing wor-ship. Camp. Scandian is on KNUJ “A New Day” radio Sundays at 10:05 a.m.

Brighton Township Pastor Dave Linn (715) 360-4131 Sun., July 10: 10:30 a.m. Mission Norwegian Grove Lutheran Fes-tival Worship and 11:45 a.m. Rev. Kyle J. Madson Potluck. (507) 246-5312 Sun., July 10: 8:30 a.m. Worship. Zion Ev. Lutheran (WELS) Sun., July 10-Fri., July 15: Camp InWinthrop dianhead. (507) 647-5582 Wed., July 13-Fri., July 15: Pastor at Rev. Paul Meitner Camp. (507) 647-5544 Thurs., July 7: 7 p.m. MidWeek Wor- Neighbors in Christ (ELCA) ship. Augustana in Gibbon (834-6108) Sun., July 10: 8:30 a.m. Em-Well; St. John’s (647-2165) and First Lu10 a.m. Worship with communion; 2 theran (647-5750) in Winthrop p.m. Winthrop parade. Rev. Erik Karlson Mon., July 11: 6:30 p.m. God’s Treas- Fri., July 8: ALC – Serving at Band urers Meeting. Concert in city park. Tues., July 12: 8 p.m. Em-Well Coun- Fri., July 8-Sat., July 9: Winthrop cil Meeting. Farm – City FunFest. Wed., July 13: 10 a.m. Lodge Bible Sat., July 9: 2 p.m. Winthrop parade. Study; 7 p.m. Elders Meeting. Sun., July 10: SJB – 8:30 a.m. WorThurs., July 14: 7 p.m. MidWeek ship; Wor-ship. ALC – 10 a.m. Worship. Services are in person and Tues., July 12: SJB – 7 p.m. Council livestreamed on Facebook. All re- Meeting.

Clear Lake Baptist

Rural Gibbon Rev. Ramon Flores Sunday: 10:30 a.m. Worship Judson Bethany (ELCA)

Sunday: 9:30 a.m. Worship service; 10:30 a.m. Sunday School Apostolic Christian

Winthrop Sunday: 10:30 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. Church of St. Paul

Nicollet, Father Craig Timmerman Sun., July 10 7:30 a.m. Confession; 8 a.m. Mass. Wed., July 13: 7:30 a.m. Confession; 8 a.m. Mass. St. George Catholic Church

Monsignor Douglas Grams Sunday: 8:30 a.m. Mass

Obituaries

— Vernard (Vern) George Paulson, 93 —

Vernard (Vern) George Paulson of ing class of 1946 of Parkers Prairie Lafayette, Minn., died at his home High School. Following high school, on June 28, 2022, after living an Vern tested milk in Nicollet County amazing life for 93 years as a car- and in June of 1948, enlisted in the ing husband, dad, grandpa, great Minnesota National Guard. Vern met grandpa and friend to many. Many his wife, Neva Mae Anderson on April people joined him in cel28, 1950, and they were ebrating his life Saturday, united in marriage on July July 2, 2022, at Bernadotte 14, 1951, at Grace Lutheran Lutheran Church in rural Church in Mankato, Minn. Lafayette, Minn., with Vern was activated by the Pastor Bob Miner officiNational Guard in 1951 ating. Visitation was held and stationed in St. Peter, prior to the service from 9 Minnesota. He was a Korea to 11 am. War veteran. In June of Vern was born on Sept. 1952 Vern was honorably 24, 1928, on his grandfadischarged at the rank of PAULSON ther’s farm in rural Parkers sergeant. Prairie, Minn, to Carl A. and Esther Vern wore many, many hats dur(Peterson) Paulson, the fourth of five ing his lifetime. After his discharge children. Vern was baptized and con- from the National Guard, Vern began firmed at First Evangelical Lutheran working as a tile setter in Mankato, Church in Parkers Prairie. He attend- Minnesota and also attended auctioned rural County School 50 until eighth eering school and began working as grade and often shared wonderful an auctioneer. Vern then attended the memories of growing up on the shores School of Agriculture in St. Paul, of Lake Nelson learning about farm- Minnesota and in December 1954 ing and his experiences in 4-H. He moved his family to his father-in-law’s was a proud member of the graduat- farm in rural Winthrop and began

farming. Vern and Neva raised their two children, Nancy and David, on the farm. While farming, Vern also worked as an auctioneer and seed corn dealer, including growing, cleaning, bagging and selling his own certified and registered soybeans. Vern “retired” from farming in 2014, but never gave up his trusty International 300 tractor, continuing to take care of the farm, monitor the crops and check the tile lines into his nineties. Vern and Neva were active members of Bernadotte Lutheran Church, including serving as hosts for the annual Swedefest. Vern was a member of the Bernadotte Lutheran Church Men. Vern and Neva were active snowbirds, wintering first in Florida, then Mesa, Ariz., from 1988 until 2017. Vern enjoyed playing golf, pool, and croquet with fellow snowbirds and enjoyed teaching his grandchildren how to play, as well. Vern was an adult leader of the B-Square 4-H Club. Vern and Neva traveled extensively throughout the United States and also traveled to Europe, Israel, and Panama.

Vern is survived by his cherished wife, Neva Paulson of Lafayette, Minn.; daughter Nancy Rubischko of Lafayette, Minn.; a son and daughter-in-law, David and Terese Paulson of Bloomington, Minn.; grandson Justin Niebuhr, his wife Jenna and their children Leah and Lora, of St. Charles, Mo.; granddaughter Tricia Lancaster and husband Mark and their children Mackenzie, Eleanor, Coraline and Josephine, of Northfield, Minn.; grandson Jared Niebuhr and fiancée Kalei Gaines and daughter Leiauna Hayman of Minnetonka, Minn.; grandson Stephen Paulson of Richfield, Minn., and grandson Erik Paulson of Albany, N.Y.; brother-in-law Charles “Merton” Anderson; and many nieces and nephews. Vern was preceded in death by his parents, Carl and Esther Paulson; sonin-law Thomas Rubischko, brothers Leonard, Harry, and Lloyd Paulson, sister Florance Voge, sisters-in-law Doris Paulson, Beverly Paulson, and Darlene Anderson, and brothers-inlaw Earl Wardien and Alan Voge.

Outdoor worship service at Bernadotte

Light for the Way Don’t be a slave to sin! By Fr. Craig Timmerman St. Peter Church St. Paul Church

I often tell my congregation — remember we are Catholic/Christian first, before we are Democrat or Republican. We recently read from Galatians 5:1-18. It is very fitting for our time. We just celebrated Juneteenth and this week are celebrating July 4th — both are celebrations of our freedom here in our country — Praise God! St. Paul says: “For freedom Christ set us free; so stand firm and do not submit again to the yoke of slavery.” (Galatians 5:1) What is freedom? What is the slavery St. Paul is talking about? Freedom is not the ability to do whatever I want, whenever I want. We get this confused. Freedom is the ability to do what is truly good. The first slavery is sin. Jesus said, “Anyone who commits sin is a slave to sin.” (John 8:34) St. Paul is telling his people not to submit again to the yoke of sin (slavery). Jesus forgave your sins — don’t go back to sinning again! You are free! So live in the freedom of children of God. St. Paul goes on, “You were called for freedom. ... But do not use this freedom as an opportunity for the flesh.” (Galatians 5:13) This sounds very different from the social view of freedom. Your freedom is not for you to do whatever you want. Finally, St. Paul says, “For the flesh has desires against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the

flesh, so that you may not do what you want. But if you are guided by the Spirit , you are not under the law.” We do not have the freedom to do whatever we want. We are free when we let the Spirit guide us — not our flesh. That is true freedom. Laws help preserve this freedom in a country. This July 4th, there is much in the news about Dobbs vs. Jackson and the overturning of Roe vs. Wade. But most of the debate I’ve seen isn’t about true freedom. We aren’t addressing the moral issues at the root and the reason it is such a contentious debate. It is necessary for us to go deeper together. Is the baby in the mother’s womb a child or not? Does it have rights? And depending on this answer, then do women’s rights give a woman the right to end the life of the child in her womb for various reasons identified in the law? These are the core beliefs that make this issue so contentious. Unfortunately, one side yells that pro-abortion people are baby-killers, while the other side yells that prolife people don’t care about women. Neither is true. It is not helpful to simply condemn each other — a free society must struggle with the deeper moral questions, look at what we believe, what science teaches and what our faith teaches. Please don’t take faith out of the debate — we are Christian first! Our faith forms our beliefs. This is important. Then we form our laws to reflect what is truly good.Is this hard? Yes! But it is a democracy that honors true freedom.

Ask a Trooper By Troy Christianson

Minnesota State Patrol

Question: How many classes of drivers’ licenses are there and what do they mean? Answer: Minnesota has four different classes of drivers’ licenses.

CHRISTIANSON

Class D is valid for: • Single vehicles with a gross vehicle weight of 26,000 pounds or less; • Recreational vehicles; • Certain farm vehicles; • Towing vehicles, regardless of weight, provided the GVW of the combination does not exceed 26,000 pounds; • Towing vehicles up to 10,000 pounds GVW when the combination exceeds 26,000 pounds GVW.

Class B is valid for: • All Class C and Class D vehicles and all other single unit motor vehicles including buses with proper endorsements; • May tow vehicles with a GVW up to 10,000 pounds.

Class A is valid for: • Any vehicle or combination of vehicles with proper endorsement(s). You can avoid a ticket — and a crash — if you simply buckle up, drive at safe speeds, pay attention and always drive sober. Help us drive Minnesota Toward Zero Deaths.

If you have questions about traffic-related laws or issues in Minnesota send your questions to Sgt. Troy Christianson Class C is valid for: • All Class D vehicles requiring – Minnesota State Patrol at a hazardous materials, passenger, 2900 48th St. NW, Rochester MN and/or school bus endorsement. 55901-5848. Or reach him at Troy.Christianson@state.mn.us.

— Thank you — The Family of Lloyd Voges would like to thank family and friends for all the support expressed with cards, memorials, flowers, and prayers. A special thank you to Allina Health and Hospice, Immanuel Lutheran Church, The Military Comrades, and Minnesota Valley Funeral Home. Sincere thanks, Lloyd Voges family (Nancy, Laurie, Linda & families)

We are the face of Nicollet! Bernadotte Lutheran Church held the first of three outdoor summer services Sunday, June 26. The musicians were Carol & Gerry Larson and Jodi Poehler. The spirited music had little Will Dalquist dancing at the event. The next outdoor service at Bernadotte is Sunday, July 10, with the Norells providing the music. The final outdoor service is Sunday, Aug. 28. Ruth Klossner

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Raiders never gave up through tough baseball season By Ruth Klossner It was a hard season for the Nicollet baseball team. “This season was a rough one. Going in, the players and coaches knew we were young and inexperienced,” coach Connor Theis said. “We had some bright moments, however. One of those was that the players never gave up, which I am so proud of — because effort is the one thing you can control.” To be successful next time around, Theis knows that the players will have to put in the work in the offseason. He will have the cage available all year, as well as the gym, if any player wants to play catch. By Minnesota State High School League rules, high school coaches cannot help players in the off season — but Theis will provide the opportunity for the players to get better. He commented, “Before we compete against other teams, we have to compete against ourselves.” The 2022 Raiders graduated four seniors — Dominic Rosin, Joe Ogden, Chris Zajac, and Ed Carleton. Rosin was the main pitcher and

hitter for the team. On the mound, he struck out 30 batters in 29 innings and at the plate he had an .807 on base percentage to lead the team; as finished with a .294 batting average. “Dominic was a great leader,” Theis said. “The Glencoe-Silver Lake coach commented that he would love to have him on his team, based on his leadership.” Ogden played first base and was a great player to keep a light mood/ moral on the team when it was struggling. Zajac played second and—with his great knowledge of the game— helped the other infielders to know the situation and where to play. After not playing baseball since T-Ball, Carleton returned to the sport and was popular with the players in the dugout. Juniors on the team were Austyn Kramer, Jon Peterson, and Jeffrey Volby. Playing mostly as designated hitter, Kramer compiled a .303 batting average. Volby struck out 13 in his 14 innings on the mound. Sophomores Connor Martens, Cody Strunk, Gavin Bode, and Trenton Havemeier all played regularly. Strunk threw 17 innings with

The 2022 Raiders had a tough season, being unable to pick up any wins, but the boys never gave up and battled to season’s end, a playoff game at New Ulm. The Nicollet coaches are nearest the camera, from right, Connor Theis, Hunter Johnson, and Cory Johnson. 11 strikeouts while Havemeier compiled the highest batting average. Freshman Nick Slater had the most plate appearances of any Raider as he played regularly at shortstop and/or pitching. Rounding out the team were freshman Hunter Erickson and Isaac Slater.

JV Baseball Wrap

With a limited number of JV teams in the Valley Conference this year, the Raiders were limited in their playing time. That was unlike

last year when there were JV tournaments to get the boys ready for the future. The Raiders were only able to get a few innings in, after some of the varsity games. With limited numbers, the team gave the eighth graders the opportunity to come up and play against tougher competition, play on a bigger field, and pitch from a mound. “This was a good way to develop them for next year,” coach Connor Theis said. “Our main JV pitcher was Hunter Erickson, who ended up

Raider Baseball Offensive Statistics *

Player (Grade) 1B 2B 3B HR RBI Runs Avg. SB Trenton Havemeier (10) 11 2 2 .306 3 Austyn Kramer (12) 9 1 1 3 .303 4 Dominic Rosin (12) 8 2 1 7 .294 5 Hunter Erickson (9) 3 1 .250 Nick Slater (9) 7 1 1 4 5 .237 7 Jeffrey Volby (11) 6 1 5 .222 1 Chris Zajac (12) 6 3 2 .200 1 Cody Strunk (10) 7 1 4 .189 5 Joe Ogden (12) 3 2 2 .120 Conner Martens (10) 2 1 .083 4 Gavin Bode (10) 1 1 2 .040 1 Team Totals 64 4 1 17 32 .209 32

Sophomore Trenton Havemeier compiled the highest batting average for the 2022 Raiders, hitting .306, and had the most hits, eleven. He also stole three bases.

Also on the varsity squad at some point during the season were senior Ed Carleton; junior Jon Peterson; and freshmen Isaac Slater, Dietrich Rosin, Hunter Erickson, and Skyler Schwab. * played in 5 or more games

Lafayette disusses city park, water treatment By Cassandra Postel Ledger staff writer

The Lafayette City Council received updates on the reverse osmosis water project and the Mini Park renovations. Maintenance supervisor Al Fox provided dates and milestones for the RO project at the council’s June 13 meeting, noting, “It takes quite a bit of time for things to get moving.” Each date depends upon the previous one completed on schedule. All kinds of final plans and specifications occur in between the dates listed. The May 6 and June 3 submissions of the project priority list and the intended use plan started the process. The Minnesota Department of Health is reviewing the PPL scoring. Early September, he should have a draft of the IUP open for public

comment and a finalized draft of the IUP completed in early October 2022. The deadline for the plan and specification submission deadline occurs six months (about the last week in March 2023) after the finalized IUP. A required public hearing date is to be determined. Senator Amy Klobuchar and Senator Tina Smith received the request for congressionally direct spending. Both senators certified the RO project’s CDS application to the Senate Appropriations Committee for the Office of Interior and Environment Projects. The committee reviews the requests for compliance with the committee and Senate rules. Fox said he expects to hear a response sometime between late June and early July. Mayor Sandie Peterson provided an update on the city’s mini-park project.

She said no meeting occurred in June because the Legion needs to progress further with the flag area before completing anything else. The May 9 mini-park meeting discussed design options from Joe Mages, Evolve Landscaping, LLC. The design option for the Veterans Memorial Area is an oval measuring seven and a half to eight feet wide and about six and a half feet from front to back. A suggestion for holland cobble pavers allows for additional engraved pavers in the future. The rough estimates for the design had no complaints with the wall at $2,500, $4,000 for the oval pavers, and another $2,000 for the rock bed perennials and trees. The estimate does not take into account possible volunteer work. The next meeting is at 7 p.m. July 11.

Lafayette Public Charter School may change to trimesters

Nov. 23 to 25. The next break, winter field trip to the Reinhart Farms vacation, runs Dec. 22 through Jan. 2. • Celebrated teacher appreciation week The final break, or vacation, takes place and charter school week. • Held graduation for eighth graders. The Lafayette school is considering April 7 through 10 for Spring break. The school board approved the 2022-2023 changing from quarters to trimesters. In other business The Lafayette Charter School board school year calendar as presented. • The school board accepted the resdiscussed the calendar for the upcomignation of Cody Huiras as of June 30. ing 2022-2023 school year at its June 14 Business manager report • Approved the bills paid and payable Huiras resigned from his position on the meeting. Interim-Director Tally Clobes school board and as the school’s sixth discussed the school might switch to tri- totaling $55,323.46. • No gifts or donations were received through the eighth-grade teacher. Huiras mesters and decided to change the PTO/ taught at the school for two years but STEM night to only PTO until the final this month. • The payroll cost for May totaled accepted another teaching position offer. decision. The school may only have one • The policy review 8.8 Distribution concert per year, and removed the spring $43,917.76. of Non-curricular Materials on School concert from the calendar until deciding Grounds by Employees and Students was on the school calendar. Another change Director’s report • Completed all five code red drills, approved. in the calendar occurred by changing the • The services agreement for the number of pre-K days from 110 to 107 five fire drills, and one tornado drill. • On May 20, NEO completed its Nicollet County Health and Human due to starting school three days later. Services as the public health nurse for the Kindergarten through eighth grade informal visit. • The school accepted bids on the upcoming school year was approved. start school on August 29 and finish on The next school board meeting is at May 26, for a total of 170 school days. freezer and sold it. • The pre-kindergarten students had a 5:30 p.m. July 12. Thanksgiving break takes place from

By Cassandra Postel Ledger staff writer

also getting some varsity innings. And, some of the eighth graders also got the opportunity to pitch. I’m glad the eighth graders wanted to, and were able to, help us because, ultimately, it helped them get better which helps the program get better for the future.” The JV innings were played by flexible rules so everyone hit and five runs maximum were allowed each inning. With the eighth graders playing on JV, junior high coach Adam Erickson had more time to help the

seventh graders one-on-one. “Overall, this allowed players to develop quicker and can help us compete next year,” Theis said. Some varsity players (already mentioned above) also played JV ball. In addition, other JV players were sophomore Nolan Holicky and eighth graders Wyatt Havemeier, AJ Kramer, Talan Osborne, Dietrich Rosin, Jacob Volby, Carter Wills, and Jacksen Wills. Hunter Johnson and Cory Johnson coached the JV team while Theis did the stats.

Raider Baseball Pitching Statistics **

Player Dominic Rosin Nick Slater Jeffrey Volby Cody Strunk Team

IP 29.0 18.0 14.2 17.0 81.2

R 62 47 34 55 212

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Raider Fielding Percentages (top 6) Name, percentage, (total chances); 10 or more fielding chances

Joe Ogden, 1.000 (22); Gavin Bode .909 (77); Dominic Rosin .810 (21); Chris Zajac, .750 (24); Austyn Kramer .750 (12); Connor Martens, .700 (20)

Individual Awards Honorable Mention All-Conference: Dominic Rosin & Austyn Kramer

DNR in the news DNR Conservation Officer Academy begins

Nineteen people with a broad range of backgrounds are training as part of the 21st class of candidates to join the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources as conservation officers. The candidates began at the Conservation Officer Academy at Camp Ripley May 31 and will continue through the summere. Upon graduation, they will field train for several for months before being assigned their own station. Seven of this year’s attendees have a traditional law enforcement background while the others took part in CO PREP, which provides candidates law enforcement training prior to their academy enrollment, so that they’re eligible for Peace Officer Standards and Training certification. There are 155 conservation officer field stations in Minnesota. Currently, 35 of them are vacant.

DNR adds critical shoreline habitat

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Northern Waters Land Trust, Leech Lake Association, and the Hugh C. Becker Foundation recently partnered to purchase 5.25 acres with 1,300 feet of undevel-

oped shoreline as an addition to the existing Miller’s Bay Aquatic Management Area in Miller Bay on Leech Lake. The acquisition consists of two separate but concurrent purchases by the DNR and NWLT of four continuous parcels that protect important fish and wildlife habitats. “The undeveloped shoreline includes riparian and submerged vegetation and wild rice that support critical muskellunge spawning and nursery habitat,” said Doug Schultz, DNR Walker area fisheries supervisor. “The purchase includes an upland portion comprised of an old growth hardwood forest important for its ecological, scientific, educational and aesthetic values.” The DNR finalized the purchase of two of the four parcels in April 2022 with $125,000 in funding from Reinvest in Minnesota Critical Habitat Match Program. This program is funded by the Critical Habitat Conservation License Plate Program, which matches cash or land donation values. NWLT received a $283,520 Conservation Partners Legacy grant from the Outdoor Heritage Fund in 2020 to pursue the additional two parcels and transferred ownership to the DNR for management. The Outdoor Heritage Fund was created after voters approved the Clean Water, Land and Legacy Amendment

in November 2008, increasing the state sales tax by threeeighths of 1 percent. The fund receives one-third of the sales tax dollars, which may only be spent to restore, protect and enhance wetlands, prairies, forest and habitat for game fish and wildlife. “Protecting habitat on Leech Lake and in Miller’s Bay has been a priority for our organization since 2012,” NWLT Board Chair Bob Karls said. “We are privileged to work with landowners and partners who value the importance of preserving land to protect the habitat and water quality of Leech Lake.” The Leech Lake Association strongly supported this acquisition and contributed $10,000 toward its completion. NWLT also received an additional $3,500 in private donations, and $18,000 in grants from the Hugh C. Becker Foundation awarded by the Twin Cities Chapter of Muskies, Inc. specifically for this project. The project was also supported by the Cass County Board of Commissioners and the Pine Lake Township Board. AMAs may be established to protect, develop, and manage lakes, rivers, streams, and adjacent wetlands and lands that are critical for fish and other aquatic life, for water quality, and for their intrinsic biological value, public fishing, or other compatible outdoor recreational uses.

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Focus on Ag: Corn and soybean futures prices decreased sharply Minnesota and North Dakota. Illinois is projected to have the largest 2022 soybean acreage at 11.2 million acres, which is up 6 percent from 2021. Other state soybean acreage totals compared to 2021 soybean acreage include: Iowa at 10.3 million acres, up 2 percent; Minnesota at 7.5 million acres, down 2 percent; North Dakota at 5.9 million acres, down 19 percent; Indiana at 5.7 million acres, up percent; Nebraska at 5.6 million acres, unchanged; South Dakota at 5.5 million acres, up 1 percent; and Wisconsin at 2.2 million acres, up 7 percent. The biggest increases in the estimated 2022 soybean acreage compared to 2021 acres are increases in Tennessee up 16 percent, Mississippi and Virginia, up 13 perccent and Kentucky, up 11 percent;, accounting for just over 4.5 million total soybean acres in the four states. The June 30 USDA Report pegged total 2022 U.S. wheat acreage at 47.1 million acres, which includes 11.1 million acres of spring wheat. The projected 2022 wheat acres would be an increase of 1% or 400,000 acres over the 2021 total; however, this would still be the fifth lowest total U.S. wheat acreage since the USDA began tracking crop acreage in 1919. Kansas is projected to have the highest 2022 wheat acreage at 7.4 million acres, followed by North Dakota at 6.5 million acres, Montana at 5.6 million acres, Texas at 5.4 million acres and Oklahoma at 4.4 million acres. Minnesota is projected to have 1.25 million wheat acres in 2022, an increase of 3% from 2021, with South Dakota at 1.6 million acres in 2022, an increase of 5 % from 2021. June 30 Quarterly Grain Stocks Summary The USDA Quarterly Grain Stocks Report released on June 30 indicated a total U.S. corn inventory of just over 4.35 billion bushels on June 1, 2022, which represented an increase of about 6% from the corn inventory of near 4.1 billion bushels a year ago. About 49%, or 2.12 billion bushels, of the total U.S. corn inventory was in onfarm storage on June 1, which compares to 1.74 billion bushels a year ago. On-farm corn inventories on June 1 included 375 million bushels in Iowa, 325 million bushels in Minnesota, 245 million bushels in Nebraska, 270 million bushels in Illinois

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acres in 2021, 83.1 million acres in 2020, 76.1 million acres in 2019 and 89.2 million acres in 2018. The record for U.S. soybean acreage was 90.2 million acres in 2017. The USDA projection was below the average pre-report grain trade estimate by over 2 million acres and was lower than even the lowest projection by grain marketing experts. The June 30 USDA Report estimated that 89.9 million acres of corn were planted in the U.S. in 2022. This was an increase of 431,000 planted acres from the March USDA Planting Intentions Report but represented a decrease of about 4 percent from the 2021 planted acres. The estimated 2022 corn acreage compares to 93.4 million acres in 2021, 90.8 million acres in 2020, 89.7 million acres in 2019, 88.9 million acres in 2018 and 90.2 million acres in 2017. The highest corn acreage totals in recent years were 97.3 million acres in 2012, 95.4 million acres in 2013 and 94 million acres in 2012. The USDA estimate for 2022 U.S. corn acreage was slightly higher than the pre-report average grain trade estimates, which resulted in a significant price decline for corn futures prices on the Chicago Board of Trade on June 30. Based on the June 30 report, 2022 corn acreage is expected to decrease as compared to 2021 corn acreage in most of the major U.S. corn production states. The biggest expected percentage decrease in 2022 corn acreage from last year in the upper Midwest was a decrease of 27 percent in North Dakota, which has an estimated 3 million corn acres. The 2022 corn acreage totals in other Midwestern states compared to 2021 corn acreage were: Iowa at 12.7 million acres, down 2 percent; Illinois at 10.7 million acres, down percent; Nebraska at 9.7 million acres down 2 percent; Minnesota at 8.5 million acres, down 1 percent; South Dakota at 5.9 million acres, down 4 percent; Indiana at 5.1 million acres, down 6 percent; and Wisconsin projected at 4 million acres, unchanged. The 2022 soybean acreage is expected to increase or remain steady as compared to 2021 acreage levels in all major soybean producing states in the Midwest, except

Public Notices NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the Nicollet County Board of Adjustments and Appeals will hold a public hearing on Monday, July 18th, 2022, at 7:00 p.m. in the County Board Room of the Nicollet County Government Center in Saint Peter. The application and accompanying documents are available for review during normal business hours prior to the meeting at the Property Services Office, 501 South Minnesota Avenue, Saint Peter MN 56082. This information is also available on the County website at: www.co.nicollet.mn.us. The purpose of said hearing is to consider the following request(s):

COURT FILE NO.: 72-CV-21-3 The Honorable Amber Donley NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE UNDER JUDGMENT OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that under and by virtue of the judgment that was entered in the above-captioned matter on May 19, 2022, a certified copy of which has been delivered to me, I, Patrick Nienaber, Sheriff of Sibley County, Minnesota, will sell at public auction, to the highest bidder for cash, on Friday, August 12, 2022 at 10:00 a.m., at the Office of

Grain price impacts

Chicago Board of Trade futures prices for both corn and soybeans decreased substantially following the release of the USDA Crop Acreage and Quarterly Grain Stocks Reports on June 30. Both nearby and new crop CBOT corn futures decreased by about $.35 per bushel following the release of the USDA reports, while CBOT soybean futures had declined by close to 50 cents per bushel by July 1. July CBOT corn futures were trading at $6.21 per bushel in mid-morning July 1, while December futures were trading at $6.08 per bushel. This compares to $5.99 per bushel for July futures and $5.88 for December corn futures on June 30, 2021. July CBOT soybean futures were trading at $15.13 per bushel on July 1, with November soybean futures at $13.77 per bushel, which compares to $14.30 per bushel for July futures and $13.99 for November futures a year ago. The fact that the CBOT corn and soybean futures prices on July 1 this year are fairly close to prices a year ago would probably surprise many farm operators, given that nearby CBOT corn futures prices were at $7 to $8 per bushel and nearby CBOT soybean futures were at $16 to $17

Livestock shows coming

The third annual Minnesota Youth Livestock Expo will be held in early July in Fairmont and Jackson, Minnesota. The MYLE Beef, Sheep, Meat Goat and Rabbit shows will be held on July 7 through 10 at the Martin County Fairgrounds in Fairmont, and the Swine Show will be held July 9 through11 at the Jackson County Fairgrounds in Jackson. The MYLE Show is open to all Minnesota youth between the ages of 6 through 21 years old as of Jan. 1, 2022, including all Minnesota 4-H and FFA members. A complete event schedule and other details for the MYLE Show are available on the MYLE website at www.mnyouthlivestockexpo.com There are a total of over 1,400 entries from 525 youth exhibitors for the MYLE Show at the Fairmont site. The Sheep Show will occur on Thursday and Friday, July 7 and 8 and the Meat Goat Show on Saturday and Sunday, July 9 and 10, with a one-day Rabbit Show on July 9. A large Beef Show will feature the Dairy Steer Show and Market Beef/ Prospect Calf Showmanship on July 8, the Cow/Calf, Prospect Calf and Market Beef Shows, as well as Beef Heifer Showmanship July 9, and the from early March until recently. If the USDA grain stocks estimates are accurate, it may be difficult to see a rebound in the nearby CBOT corn and soybean prices, unless there are weather issues with the 2022 corn and soybean crop. Many locations in the Upper Midwest continue to have a positive basis for corn and soybeans at ethanol and processing plants, meaning that the local cash corn and soybean price is higher than the corresponding nearby CBOT futures price. This is providing some good opportunities to market any remaining unpriced

Breeding Heifer Show July 10. Nearly 250 youth with compete with over 900 swine exhibits at the Jackson site. Swine Showmanship is on Saturday, July 9, the Breeding Gilt and Market Gilt Shows on Sunday, June 10, and the Market Barrow Show on Monday, July 11. All of the MYLE shows at both Fairmont and Jackson will be open to the public. Food and beverages will be available at both sites. In order to adequately cover expenses and to be able to provide awards and prize money to the youth exhibitors in the MYLE Show, the show organizers need to rely on donations and sponsorships from businesses and individuals. Several generous donations have already come in to support the 2022 MYLE Show, but more are needed. More information on the MYLE sponsorships and donations is available on the MYLE website. The MYLE show is totally organized and managed by volunteers, with no paid staff. About 100 volunteers will assist with the 2022 MYLE shows at Fairmont and Jackson. Questions can be directed to MYLE Show Coordinators Kent Thiesse at 381-7960 or Steve Pomerenke at 525-0986). 2021 corn or soybeans still in storage. Some producers have also taken the opportunity of favorable prices to forward price some of the expected 2022 corn and soybean production. We are likely to see continued volatility in grain prices in the coming weeks, especially if drought concerns increase in some portions of the Midwest. For information, contact Kent Thiesse, farm management analyst and senior vice president, MinnStar Bank, Lake Crystal, at 381-7960, or e-mail kent.thiesse@ minnstarbank.com. The Web site is www. minnstarbank.com/.

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the Sibley County Sheriff, 419 Street, Gaylord, Minnesota 55334, the premises and real estate located in Sibley County, Minnesota, with a physical street address of 33848 - 663rd Avenue, Gibbon Minnesota 55335, a PID number of 21-3113000, and legally described as follows: Part of Government Lot Number 16 in Section 31, Township 112, Range 31, Sibley County, Minnesota, described as follows: Commencing at the Southeast corner of said Government Lot Number 16; thence on an assumed bearing of North 00 degrees 49 minutes 10 seconds West along the East Line of said Government Lot Number 16 a distance of 553.00 feet to the point of beginning of the tract to be described; thence South 89 degrees 10 minutes 50 seconds West 435.60 feet; thence North 00 degrees 49 minutes 10 seconds West 250.00 feet; thence North 89 degrees 10 minutes 50 seconds East 435.60 feet to the East Line of said Government Lot Number 16; thence South 00 degrees 49 minutes 10 seconds East along said east line 250.00 feet to the point of beginning.

To hear the request of Scott Michaletz, 52189 415th Ave, North Mankato, MN 56003, for a variance to allow the construction of an additional single family dwelling within the Northwest ¼ of the Northeast ¼, Section 5-108-27, exceeding the density standard of one new dwelling per quarter-quarter on lots recorded after 07/31/1981 that meet mini(hereinafter referred to as “Real mum lot size requirements. Reference Property 1”) and the premises and real Zoning Ordinance 602.2. estate located in Nicollet County, Minnesota with a physical street address of July 7, 2022 34370 - 651st Avenue, Gibbon Minnesota 55335, along with unassigned farm land, PID numbers of 13-005-0500 and 13-005-1200, and legally described as STATE OF MINNESOTA follows: DISTRICT COURT SE ¼ of NE ¼ and NE ¼ of SE ¼, COUNTY OF SIBLEY FIRST Section 5, Township 111 North, Range 31 JUDICIAL DISTRICT West, Nicollet County, Minnesota. United Prairie Bank, Plaintiff, v. Craig W. Schwab, Kristine M. Schwab, Channel Bio, LLC, and Central Region Cooperative, Defendants. CASE TYPE: Other Civil (Mortgage Foreclosure)

and 130 million bushels in South Dakota, all of which are considerably higher than comparable on-farm inventories a year ago. The Grain Stocks Report showed a total U.S. soybean inventory of 971 million bushels, up 26 percent, or 202 million bushels from June 1, 2021. The soybean stocks estimate exceeded the average pre-report estimate from grain traders and caused a negative reaction in CBOT soybean futures prices. The soybeans stored on farms, as of June 1, 2022, were estimated at 331 million bushels, which compares to just under 220 million bushels a year ago. The onfarm soybean inventories on June 1, 2022, included 70 million bushels in Iowa, 50 million bushels in Minnesota and Illinois, 23 million bushels in Indiana, 22 million bushels in Nebraska and 19.5 million bushels in South Dakota. The USDA estimated levels of on-farm soybean stocks on June 1 in nearly every major soybean producing state are 50 percent or more above levels a year ago.

erty 2,” which along with Real Property 1 are hereinafter collectively referred to THIS INSTRUMENT as the “Real Properties”). WAS DRAFTED BY: The sale of the Real Properties will be made to satisfy the indebtedness amount Lathrop GPM LLP of $2,141,241.88, the amount that, as of Andrew J. Steil May 19, 2022, was found and adjudged 1010 West St. Germain Street to be due and owing to United Prairie Suite 500 Bank (“UPB”), plus UPB’s additional St. Cloud, MN 56301 expenses, including, but not limited to, (320) 252-4414 reasonable attorney fees, and continuing post-judgment interest. The interest June 16, 23 and 30, 2022 rate in effect through the date of sale and July 7, 14 and 21, 2022 thereafter will be ten percent (10%). The sale shall be subject to redemption by the mortgagor or personal representative(s) or assignee(s) of the CITY OF LAFAYETTE mortgagor within twelve (12) months 2022 ELECTIONS from the date of the Court Order confirming the sale. Notice is hereby given that filing for Dated this 13th day of June 2022. Mayor and City Council will open TuesSIBLEY COUNTY SHERIFF day, August 2, 2022 at 7:00 a.m. and close Tuesday, August 16, 2022 at 5:00 /s/ Patrick Nienaber p.m. per M.S. 205.13, subd. 1a; M.S. Patrick Nienaber 447.32, subd. 4

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Trap shooters again ‘bring home the hardware’ from state

More than 100 Raider shooters took part in trap shooting at the Nicollet Conservation Club this year. Of those, 83 chose to take part at state. Submitted Photo.

By Ruth Klossner Just like it did last year, the Nicollet Trap Team “piled up the hardware” when 83 Raiders travelled to Alexandria to compete on the final day of the nine-day State Clay Shooting Championship. Raider shooters came home with two team championships and five individual medals. The Nicollet boys took first in both the novice and JV divisions. The varsity boys finished sixth. When all teams were combined for the overall championship— using the highest five scores in each division—the Raiders finished third. The novice boys shot a 399, 31 points ahead of second place Pine City. Sawyer Berle (85) took first in novice, Landyn Erickson (82) second, and Max Kuttner (79) fourth. Rounding out the team were Brady Hatkin (77), tied for sixth; and Danial Lorentz (76), tied for 11th. There were 368 novice boys shooting. In JV, the Raiders took first with a score of 448, nine points ahead of second place Has-tings at 439. Nicollet swept the top three medals with Jack Winkelman (94) taking first, Avery Stock (92) second, and

Connor Bode (92) third. Justin Slater (86) was tied for 10th and Austyn Kramer (84) tied for 17th. This from a total of 256 shooters. In varsity, Prior Lake took first, with a score of 481. The Raiders were sixth at 458. Varsity shooters were Hunter Rigdon (94), tied for 11th; Emmett Rose, tied for 11th; Hunter Erickson (92), tied for 18th; Nick Grubb (90), tied for 36th; and Peter Lorentz (88), tied for 63rd. There were 295 shooters in varsity boys. Four Raiders boys were recognized for shooting perfect 25’s — Stock, Rigdon, Rose, and Bode. In addition, multiple personal best scores were recorded, in spite of it being a very windy day. “It was windy up there, but we shot in wind all year, so our kids were used to it. A lot of teams had trouble with the wind,” head coach Skip Hoffman said. “We put Nicollet on the map, that’s for sure.” Nicollet had 10 girls mong its 83 entrants; they competed in novice and JV. The top Raid-er girls were Emily Rist (66),13th of 84 shooters in novice, and Alexa Michalke (65), 29th of 42 girls in JV. Coach Skip Hoffman commented, “We had a lot of family members there to cheer for our

shooters.” Only 11 of Nicollet’s entrants were seniors, with the rest underclassmen down to the sixth grade. That’s unusual, in that many teams limit participation to high school. “Our young kids shot well,” Hoffman said. “That speaks well for the future.” He went on, “The great thing about trap is that 83 kids went to state and 83 kids got to play. Every kid who wants to shoot at state, can shoot. There’s no standing on the sidelines.” Even though it’s the state’s largest state tournament, no large media covers the event. About 9,000 total kids shoot at the state meet, with no problems. In trap, kids shoot in three divisions — based on experience and average. Each team is assigned a tournament day by its class and conference designation. This allows all shooters from a team — novice, junior varsity, and varsity — to complete their competition on a single day, while allowing competition among teams with a similar team size. Nicollet competes in Class 9A Conference 2, along with some big schools. The order of finish in the overall competition were Prior Lake, Norwood Young America, Nicollet, Pequot Lakes, Lakeville

South, Foley, New Ulm, Delano, Owatonna, Hastings, Farmington, Northfield, Rosemount, Pine City, St. Peter, and Pine Island. Although it competes under the Nicollet name, the local program includes shooters from Lake Crystal, St. Clair, and home schools — both boys and girls. To take part, shooters must be at least 12 years old and must have successfully completed firearms safety training. Assisting head coach Hoffman were volunteer coaches Brian Hoffman, Dean Maas, Jamey Mollenkopf, Tom Rieke, Steve Nixt, Cole Christopherson, Gerry Reinarts, John Hamann, Corey Boerger, Rory Jensen, Charlie Flood, Matt Juberien, Pat Kearney, Nick Stevensen, Chris Shay, Trav Otto, Paul Stock, Adam Reichel, Cody Otto, Kory Michalke, and Scott Wills. Safety officers are Jason Wilking and Tom Neubert. Hoffman said, “I’d really like to thank all my coaches for volunteering their time this year. I couldn’t do it without them.” More than a hundred trap shooters took part during the season. When scores for the various meets were tallied Brady Havemeier and Owen Mann were the high scorers for the boys and Alexa Michalke for the girls.

Landyn Erickson proudly showed off his team’s first place novice trophy while wearing his second place medal. Below: Emily Rist was Nicollet’s highest placing girl shooter, at 13th of 84 shooters in novice.

Knight Raiders collected 10 medals at state By Ruth Klossner In spite of a few hiccups, the LCWM/Nicollet track team members brought home 10 medals from the 2022 MSHSL Track and Field Championships Thursday and Friday, June 9-10 at St. Michael-Albertville High School. The first day of the meet was up and down with Brady Havemeier making the finals in the 100, but hurdler Miles Flack falling as he came into the last hurdle in the 300 prelims. “Miles hit the hurdle hard and went down. He would have won the heat,” coach Tom Murphy said. “That put a pall on the day.” On the bright side, Havemeier also ran well in the 200, just The Knight Raiders at the state meet last week. Front, from left: Maggie Graupman, Savannah Klockziem, Emily Lorentz, Grace Moeller, Katelin Flack, and Megan Sickler. Back: Jamison Ulmissing the finals. “Brady had a great day, but man, Brady Havemeier, Cade Dudgeon, and Miles Flack. the times in the preliminaries were phenomenal. Every kid 2022 MSHSL Track and Field Championships who made the finals had a perSt. Michael-Albertville, June 9-19, 2022 sonal best,” Murphy said. Discus thrower Emily Lorenz BOYS MEET GIRLS MEET placed sixth in the discus, but 1600 Meters: Grace Moeller, 4th, 5:16.99 100 Meters: Brady Havemeier, 8th, 11.26; set school record was frustrated. 3200 Meters: Moeller, 6th, 11:26.09 for both schools with a 11:04 in the preliminaries 4x400 Relay (Savannah Klockziem, Katelin Flack, Megan “Emily threw 119- 09 on 200 Meters: Havemeier, 22.64; finished 12th in the preliminaries Sickler, Maggie Graupman), 4:17.99 in the preliminaries, her first throw, but fouled on 110 Hurdles: Miles Flack, 5th, 15.27 placed 16th all her other throws,” Murphy 300 Hurdles: Flack, 43.27 in preliminaries; fell at last hurdle Shot Put: Emily Lorentz, 5th, 38-03.75 4x400 Relay (Flack, Cade Dudgeon, Jamison Ulman, Haveexplained. “Her best throw Discus: Lorentz, 6th, 119-09 meier), 3rd, 3:28.41 would have been about third.

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Why am I running?

I have been a public servant for 33 years, starting at the age of 17 in the military and nearly 30 years in law enforcement. I have built relationships with area law enforcement leaders and investigators and also with several individuals involved in criminal activity. These relationships are needed to be successful and are built through years of experience and compassion for the victims of crime. If you give me the opportunity with your VOTE, I will make a difference. I will make Nicollet County SAFER. I will speak up, I will demand accountability, and I will get the job done! It bothers me to see wasted tax dollars, lack of community outreach, lack of public education and transparency by the current administration. I want to fix it and know how to do it. Currently, we are a ship at sea without a rudder, lacking direction and leadership. Morale is down at the Sheriff’s Office. Staff has had the largest turnover in 30 years. Our area has a major drug, prostitution and sex trafficking problem. I will take these challenges head on, putting resources where they belong and I will be right there working with them. It’s time to no longer be silent. You should expect and demand more. You know that violent crime, drugs and respect for authority are all trending in the wrong direction. I’m running to put things back on track and I will inform you along the way as we do it.

“I pledge to spend your money wisely, not wastefully as it is now!” I’m asking for your VOTE for Nicollet County Sheriff! IT’S TIME FOR CHANGE! Facebook: Marc Chadderdon for Sheriff • Email: mtc2312@hotmail.com — Paid for by Chadderdon for Sheriff —