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Otter Tail County Otter Tail County, located in western Minnesota, is home to more than 57,000 people.

The county is so large, geographically, that it’s often informally split into two halves – West Otter Tail County and East Otter Tail County. The annual county fair, for example, is actually two fairs, with one fair in each half of the county.

Similarly, though the county seat is in Fergus Falls, some government offices operate a second location in order to have a visible presence on both ends of the county.

Otter Tail County is widely rec2014 Otter Tail County Resource Guide

ognized for its robust industry and agriculture, but it’s perhaps best known for having more lakes than any other county in the United States, with 1,048. Numerous rivers, streams and other waterways also meander through the rolling countryside.

The area’s abundance of pristine waters has led dozens of resort owners to take root here, and those resorts regularly draw in thousands of anglers, boaters, families and other vacationers seeking a little adventure and relaxation.

On just about any given weekend, and especially in the sum-

mers, the county’s calendar of events is jam-packed. Concerts, events and festivals provide entertainment for kids and adults alike, while the county’s museums, golf courses, parks and outdoor recreational opportunities offer an abundance of things to do.

But more than anything else, what keeps travelers coming back to the area again and again is the neighborliness of the people here.

Otter Tail County is well received as a laid-back, family-friendly tourist destination – a rural county that maintains a ‘small-town’ feel, but where the hearts and hospitality couldn’t be bigger.

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The 2014 Otter Tail County Resource Guide is a special publication for visitors, seasonal residents and year-round citizens in the East Otter Tail Lakes Area. The guide is produced by staff at the Perham Focus newspaper.

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This otter sculpture, in the city of Ottertail, depicts the furbearing animal after which the city and county are named.

How Otter Tail County got its name Before there were roads in the wilderness area, the best method of transportation was by water.

The early explorer would portage from Leaf Lake to Portage Lake to Donald Lake to Pelican Bay on Otter Tail Lake and be on his or her way through Canada to Hudson Bay. The first explorers through this area in about 1750 were a Frenchman and an Englishman. They met with a band of Indians on the shore of “Lac de la Queue de la Outer,” which translates roughly to the Lake of the Otter’s Tail.

This is on record in the archives of Congress. Some believe the name derives from the sandbar shaped like an otter’s tail where the Otter Tail River enters Otter Tail Lake. Now, over two centuries later, the otter tail sandbar is still there.

Note: All area codes not mentioned are 218

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Where do I call for utility hook-ups?

Handy information for moving into Otter Tail County

Moving is a fact of life. It may not be much fun to pick up everything and move to another place, but it’s handy to have all the necessary utility hook-up information at one’s fingertips.

Battle Lake Electric: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . OTP 739-8200 Phone/Cable: . . . . . . . . . . Arvig 862 -4227 Bluffton Electric: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Todd-Wadena Coop . . . . . (800) 321-8932 Phone/Cable: . . . . . Arvig (866) 739-4227 Clitherall Electric: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . OTP 739-8200 Phone/Cable: . . . . . . . . . . Arvig 548-4227 Dalton Electric: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . OTP 739-8200 Phone: . . . . . . . Park Region Mutual (800) 247-2706 Cable: . . Otter Tail Telcom (888) 716-8837

Ottertail Electric: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . OTP 739-8200 Gas: . . . . . . . . . . City of Perham 346-4455 Phone/Cable: . . . . . . . . . . Arvig 346-4227 Parkers Prairie Electric: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . OTP 739-8200 Phone/Cable: . . . . . . . . . . Arvig 338-4227 Pelican Rapids Electric: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . OTP 739-8200 Gas: Great Plains Nat. Gas(877) 267-4764 Phone/Cable: . . . . . . . . . Loretel 863-6451 Perham Electric: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . OTP 739-8200 Gas: . . . . . . . . . . City of Perham 346-4455 Phone/Cable: . . . . . . . . . . Arvig 346-4227

Deer Creek Electric: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . OTP 739-8200 Phone/Cable: . . . . . Arvig (866) 937-4227

Richville Electric: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . OTP 739-8200 Phone/Cable: . . . . . . . . . . Arvig 346-4227

Dent Electric: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . OTP 739-8200 Phone/Cable: . . . . . . . . . Arvig 346-4227

Rothsay Electric: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . OTP 736-6947 Phone: . . . . . . . . City of Rothsay 867-2254

Elizabeth Electric: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . OTP 739-8200 Phone: Park Region Mutual (800) 247-2706 Cable: . . . Otter Tail Telcom (888) 716-8837

Underwood Electric: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . OTP 739-8200 Phone: . . . . Park Region Mutual 826-6161 Cable: . . . . . . . Park Region Telephone (888) 716-8837

Erhard Electric: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . OTP 739-8200 Urbank Phone/Cable:Park Reg. Mut. (800) 247-2706 Electric: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . OTP 739-8200 Phone/Cable . . . . . . . . . . Arvig 338-4227 Fergus Falls Electric: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . OTP 739-8200 Vergas Gas: . . Great Plains Natural Gas 877-267-4764 Electric: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . OTP 736-6947 Phone: . . . . . . . . Park Reg. Mut. 998-2000 Gas: . . Great Plains Natural Gas 877-267-4764 Cable: . Charter Communications 888-438-2427 Phone/Cable: . . . . . Arvig (866) 937-4227 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Park Reg. Mut. 998-2000 Vining Henning Electric: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . OTP 739-8200 Electric/Gas: City of Henning . . . . 583-4089 Phone: Park Region Mutual (800) 247-2706 Phone/Cable: . . . . . . . . . . Arvig 548-4227 Cable: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Arvig 548-4227 New York Mills Electric: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . OTP 739-8200 Gas: . . . . City of New York Mills 385-2213 Phone/Cable: . . . . . . . . . . Arvig 346-4227 Arvig Toll-free number (866) 937-4227 Otter Tail Power Toll-free number (800) 257-4044 If your move is not to one of these communities, but to rural Otter Tail County, the electric utility company serving those areas is Lake Region Electric Cooperative out of Pelican Rapids. The number to call is (800) 552-7658.

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Churches Note: All area codes not mentioned are 218

ashby Bethel Lutheran........................747-2522 Christina Lake Lutheran ...........948-2218 Country Bible Church.................685-4026 First Presbyterian......................747-2744 Grue Lutheran...........................747-2539 Peace Lutheran.........................747-2273 Battle Lake Battle Lake Alliance..................864-5539 Eagle Lake Lutheran..................864-5417 First Baptist..............................862-5319 First Lutheran...........................864-5686 Our Lady of the Lake Catholic....864-5747 St. James Catholic....................495-2185 Trefoldighed Lutheran................864-5006 Zion Lutheran...........................495-2563 Bluffton St. John’s Catholic....................385-2034 Butler Holy Cross................................385-2201 Clitherall Leaf Mountain Lutheran.............864-3140 Nidaros Lutheran......................864-5357 Dalton Kvam Church............................589-8839 Our Savior’s Ten Mile Lake Lutheran........................589-8454 Rock Prairie Lutheran................589-8550 Zion-Sarpsborg Free Lutheran....589-8909 Deer Creek Trinity Lutheran.........................462-2465 United Methodist......................462-2411 Dent Immanuel Lutheran...................758-2942 Sacred Heart Catholic...............758-2700 St. John’s Lutheran of Dora (Missouri Synod) Hwy 108.......758-2440 United Methodist .....................758-2242 Elizabeth Augustana Lutheran..................736-7724 St. Elizabeth’s Catholic..............736-5230 Erhard Grace Lutheran.........................842-5205 Maplewood Lutheran.................842-5336 Tonseth Lutheran......................842-5150 Fergus Falls Aastad Church..........................736-4779 Abundant Life Assembly of God.....................736-3928 Augustana Lutheran ELCA..........736-5308 Bethlehem Lutheran ELCA.........736-5614 Calvary Free Lutheran AFLC........736-4282 Catholic Church of Our Lady of Victory..................736-2429 Christ Outreach Center..............998-0838 Church of Peace United Methodist....................736-6678 Church of the Nazarene.............736-2764 2014 Otter Tail County Resource Guide

Cornerstone Evangelical Free Church............................998-4673 CrossRoads Church...................739-3391 St. Elizabeth Church..................736-5230 Faith Lutheran (Missouri Synod).736-5352 Federated Church......................739-3227 First Lutheran ElCA....................739-3348 First United Church of Christ......736-3445 Gideons International................736-4606 Good Sheperd Lutheran Brethren...................736-6926 Grace United Methodist.............739-2269 Hedemarken Lutheran...............736-7723 Hilltop Celebration.....................736-4529 Hope Evangelical Lutheran.........739-3945 Immanuel Lutheran (Missouri Synod).....................736-6228 Kingdom Hall Jehovah Witness..739-5257 Life Church...............................739-3886 Lutheran Brethren Church..........739-3336 Lutheran Trust..........................736-4268 Pebble Lake Seventh Day Adventist...............998-0705 St. James Episcopal..................736-6736 St. Paul Lutheran (Missouri Synod).......................739-9535 Salvation Army..........................739-9692 Stavanger Lutheran...................736-6226 Swan Lake Lutheran..................739-3481 Trinity Lutheran (Missouri Synod).....................736-4869 Woodland Baptist......................736-4776 Zion Lutheran (ECLA).................736-2913 Henning First Baptist Church...................583-2161 Good Shepherd Lutheran (ELCA).. 583-2786 Lutheran Island.........................583-2905 St. Edward’s Catholic................583-2490 St. Paul’s Lutheran (Missouri Synod).......................583-2707 Salvation Army..........................548-3200 United Methodist .....................583-2737 Maine Basswood Baptist.....................495-3771 Maine Presbyterian...................495-2539 St. James Catholic....................495-2185 Zion Lutheran...........................495-2563 New York Mills Apostolic Lutheran....................385-2088 Assembly of God.......................385-2033 First United Church Of Christ......385-2587 Old Apostilic Lutheran...............385-3994 St. Peter’s Lutheran..................385-2011 Trinity Lutheran.........................385-2450 Ottertail St. Johns Lutheran . .................367-2470 United Methodist......................462-2411 Parkers Prairie Esther Lutheran........................338-2171 First Baptist..............................338-5455 First Evangelical Lutheran..........338-5731 Immanuel Lutheran...................338-2511

Sacred Heart Catholic...............267-2661 St. William’s Catholic................338-2090 Pelican Rapids Calvary Evangelical Free............863-2476 Central Lutheran.......................863-8743 Christ Community......................863-3377 Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter-Day Saints................847-3260 Faith Lutheran...........................863-2926 First Congregational..................863-1862 Grove Lake Lutheran.................863-4273 North Immanuel........................863-5447 Our Redeemer Lutheran.............863-1897 Pelican Rapids Baptist..............863-1626 Primera Iglisia Christiana del Señor......863-3868 St. Leonard Catholic..................863-5161 Trinity Lutheran (ELCA)..............863-2424 Zion Lutheran...........................863-4830 Perham Calvary Lutheran (ELCA).............346-4780 Church of Christ........................346-2640 Faith in Action Health................346-1150 Hosanna Ministries...................346-7936 New Creations Lutheran............346-7203 Northwoods Assembly of God....346-5433 Perham Community Alliance.......346-4673 St. Henry’s Catholic..................346-4240 St. John’s Lutheran...................346-4302 St. Lawrence Catholic................346-7729 St. Paul’s Lutheran...................346-7725 United Methodist......................346-7420 Richville Basswood Baptist.....................495-3800 St. Lawrence Catholic................346-7729 United Methodist......................346-5656 Rothsay Gideon International..................867-2654 Hamar Lutheran........................867-2166 Hedemarken Lutheran...............736-7723 Little Bethany Lutheran..............493-4300 New Life Lutheran.....................867-6557 Rothsay Baptist........................867-2268 South Immanuel........................867-2327 Underwood Aurdal Lutheran .......................826-6202 Maine Presbyterian...................495-2539 Messiah Lutheran.....................826-6643 St. James Catholic....................495-2185 Sverdrup Lutheran.....................826-6919 Tingvold Lutheran......................826-6487 Tordenskjold Free Lutheran........826-6653 Unitarian-Universalist.................826-6553 Vergas Lakes Area Word Fellowship......342-2620 St. Paul’s Lutheran Loon Lake (LCMS)...................342-2379 St. John’s Lutheran (LCMS).......342-2791 United Methodist......................342-2203 Vining Folden Lutheran........................769-4335 Vining Lutheran.........................769-4250

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Inside

Electric Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Board of Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Business Directory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28-29 Churches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 City Officials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-8 Clinics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Colleges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Community Organizations . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 County Commissioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 County Departments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 County Offices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Employment Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Events Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Fire Wardens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Fire Chiefs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Fishing Seasons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 U.S., Minn. Elected Officials . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Golf Courses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Health Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16-17 Home Health Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Hospitals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Hunting Seasons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Lakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15, 19, 22 Lake Associations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17-18 Law Enforcement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Landfills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Legal Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Libraries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Planning Commission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Post Offices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Protective Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Redemption Centers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Schools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20-21 Senior Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Social Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16, 22 Soil and Water Districts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Alcoholics Anonymous . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Township Officials . . . . . . 24, 26, 27, 30, 31 Transfer Stations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Transportation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Veterans Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Volunteer Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Youth Organizations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

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The information contained in this guide was generated through a variety of sources, including: the county municipalities, state and federal agencies, and personal telephone calls and letters. For any corrections, additions or omissions, and circulation and content inquiries, please phone the Perham Focus at (218) 346-5900; fax to (218) 346-5901; or e-mail editor@perhamfocus.com.

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What are the job descriptions of some of your Otter Tail County officials?

Doug Walvatne - Assessor The County Assessor’s Office is responsible for the valuation and classification of all taxable real and personal property in the county for property tax purposes.

Every 6th year the office also values all of the tax-exempt property in the county.

Each year the office attends meetings of all Boards of Review where property owners may appeal their valuation or classification. The department follows state laws to value all properties based on market value and classify property based on use.

David Hauser - Attorney The Otter Tail County Attorney is an elected official with specific obligations set forth in Minnesota Statutes. The County Attorney is the chief prosecutor for all adult felony crimes in the County and also prosecutes misdemeanor and gross misdemeanor offenses occurring in unincorporated areas.

Wayne Stein - Auditor The mission of the Otter Tail County Auditor’s office is to effectively and efficiently administer and implement, in cooperation and under the direction of various state agencies, the duties and responsibilities as delegated by the Minnesota State Legislature. Examples of state agencies: Secretary of State’s office, Department of Natural Resources, State Auditor’s office and Department of Public Safety.

Larry Krohn - Administrator The administrator’s office prepares the agenda for the board of commissioners’ meetings and prepares and keeps records of the minutes of all county board meetings. Other areas of responsibility include the management of human resources, assisting with annual budget, liaison functions, property, casualty, liability and worker’s compensation insurance for the county and other administrative functions that are assigned by the Board of Commissioners.

Janice Cossette Court Administrator Otter Tail District Court is one of ten District Courts located in the Seventh Judicial District. It is served by three judges: Judge Mark F. Hansen, Judge Waldemar B. Senyk, and Judge Barbara R. Hanson, who are chambered in Fergus Falls. It is also served by visiting judges who are scheduled in Otter Tail County at regular intervals to meet the judge need for the District Court.

U of M Extension The University of Minnesota Extension in Otter Tail County is the educational outreach arm of the University of Minnesota. Its mission is “to involve people in improving the quality of life and enhancing the economy and the environment through education, applied research, and the resources of the University of Minnesota.” Campus-based extension specialists work with county-based extension educators to deliver educational programs through meetings, demonstrations, workshops, publications, and electronic delivery methods such as interactive TV, satellite teleconferences, and computer

networks. Program areas include: 4-H Youth Development, Environment and Natural Resources, Foods and Nutrition, Agriculture and Horticulture, Community Vitality and Family Development.

Rick West - Engineer The Otter Tail County Highway Department has under its jurisdiction 1,052 miles of highway, all of which are bituminous surfaced, and 142 bridges. The annual department budget is approximately $12 million.Revenue sources include local, state and federal funds.

John Dinsmore Human Services Director Our department’s mission is to provide an array of financial and social services to families and individuals to help maintain or enhance the quality of life for all persons served. Agency staff directly provides over 27 different programs and contracts with many other agencies throughout the county to provide a variety of programs.

Bill Kalar Land & Resource Director Recognizing the fact that the uncontrolled use of our land could adversely affect the health, safety and general welfare of the public, as well as impair the tax base, the county commissioners and the state have imposed laws and ordinances in an attempt to ensure a viable environment for the residents and visitors of the county.

Diane Thorson Public Health Director The Department of Public Health was organized to provide public health nursing services and environmental health services for all residents of Otter Tail County.

Brian Armstrong - Recorder The County Recorder is the custodian of all records of the County pertaining to personal property, real estate transfers and all vital statistic records. The Recorder’s Office is divided into four major departments.

Brian Schlueter - Sheriff Detention facility, enforcement units, Marine patrol, civil process, court security, snowmobile safety patrol.

Mike Hanan Solid Waste Director The Solid Waste Department administers and implements services and programs related to reducing, reusing, recycling, and disposing of waste in Otter Tail County.

The Solid Waste Department oversees an integrated waste management system.

Steve Andrews - Treasurer Some of the responsibilities of the treasurer’s office are: preparation of all tax statements, recording all receipts and checks, disbursement of money from proper funds, distribute taxes collected to proper government units and make investments.

Charlie Kampa Veterans Service Officer Director Provide advocacy for military veterans, their dependents and survivors. Assist in applying for state and federal veteran’s benefits.

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Board of Adjustment The Board of Adjustment meets the first and second Thursday of each month as needed. The meeting begins at 6:30 p.m. and is held in the Otter Tail County Commissioners’ Room located in the Government Services Center at 500 Fir Ave. W., Fergus Falls, MN 56537.

The purpose of this board is to hear all applications for variance from the requirements of the shoreland management ordinance and the subdivision controls ordinance.

Applications for consideration by this Board are submitted to the Land and Resource Department and processed through the County Auditor’s office. The secretary and contact person for the Board of Adjustment is the County Auditor.

The membership consists of one person from each of the commissioner districts, plus a representative from the Planning Commissions. The members of the Board of Adjustment are appointment annually. Members appointed for 2013 are: Michael Harris 38019 Dead Lake Rd. Richville, MN 56576-9672 371-9453

R. Stephen Schierer 32117 260th Ave Erhard, MN 56534 736-2013

Paul R. Larson 21283 County Highway 65 Henning, MN 56551-9573 583-2538

Ward Uggerud 933 E. Cavour Ave. Fergus Falls, MN 56537 770-9272

Thomas (Tom) Lee 15600 County Highway 118 Elizabeth, MN 56533-9559 739-2098 2014 Otter Tail County Resource Guide

Community meal every Wednesday from 5:00-6:30 pm

Sunday Worship 10:00 am KICK (for ages 4 4th grade) 9:00 am Adult Forum 9:20 am Sunday worship services are on at 5:00pm on channel 14

Pastor Randy Freund 295 Coney St. West Perham, MN 56573 218-346-7203 garden@newcreationperham.org www.newcreationperham.org Page 5

City Officials Note: All area codes not mentioned are 218

Battle Lake

Dalton

Elizabeth

City Clerk Wanda R. Berg-Vorgert �864-0424 PO Box 386 Battle Lake, MN 56515

City Clerk/Treasurer Rebecca Moe . . . . . . 589-7481 107 E Main Street Dalton, MN 56324

Clerk/Treasurer Angela Peterson . . . . 739-9236 PO Box 380 Fergus Falls, MN 56537

Mayor Chuck Reeve . . . . . . 864-8987 Battle Lake, MN 56515

Mayor Julie Henderson . . . . 589-8451 101 E. Main Dalton, MN 56324 Council Members Julie Walvatne . . . . . 589-8715 Sharon Spencer . . . . 589-8608 Paul Sonmor . . . . . . 589-8626 Sidney Nelson . . . . . 589-8639

Mayor Tom Wedll . . . . . . . . 739-3130 404 W Broadway Elizabeth, MN 56533

Council Members Gene Bogenreif Julie Lemke . . . . . . . 739-0636 Vicki Martin . . . . . . . 736-3099 Sherri Stevens . . . . . 736-0187

Deer Creek

Erhard

City Clerk/Treasurer Carol Pearson . . . . . 462-2001 PO Box 272 Deer Creek, MN 56527

City Clerk LaFaye Thompson . . 842-5352 Council Members Robert Lohse . . . . . . 583-4428 PO Box 12 Dave Brutlag . . . . . . 583-4116 Erhard, MN 56534 Doug Trana . . . . . . . 583-4324 Nancy Oseien . . . . . . 548-5255 Mayor Neil Hunter . . . . . . . 842-5200 819 Main Street New York Mills Erhard, MN 56534 Population: 1,199 Treasurer . . . . . . . . 842-5305 City Clerk Jennifer Anderson Darla Berry . . . . . 385-2213 (W) 604 Railroad Ave

Fax: 385-2315 Erhard, MN 56534 28276 149th Ave Council Members New York Mills, MN 56567 Bruce Nelson Jr . . . . 842-5224 Bill Thompson Mayor Allen Backstrom . . . . 842-5381 Julie Gerber . . . . . . . 639-1021 James Ouren . . . . . . 842-5390 PO Box 262 New York Mills, MN 56567

Population: 875

Council Members Ryan Christensen . . . 862-5556 Marjorie Quammen . . . 864-0424 Janet Ruhland . . . . . . 864-0424 Bob Wasson . . . . . . 864-8750

Bluffton

Population: 207 Mayor Dale Porter . . . . . . . . 385-2182 PO Box 66 Bluffton, MN 56518 Council Members Tim Pavek . . . . . . . . 385-2130 Jackie Geiser . . . . . . 385-2623 Ryan Kerkaert

Clitherall

Population: 253

Population: 322

Mayor Julie Brenko . . . . . . . 639-2511 PO Box 145 Deer Creek, MN 56527

Council Members James Hill . . . . . . . . 462-2038 Brenda Lee . . . . . . . 462-2454 City Clerk Danny Hendershot . . 462-2543 Debra Walters, . . . . . 640-0042 Mary Weaver . . . . . . 462-2171 19821 Nidaros Church Dr. Clitherall, MN 56524 Population: 112

Treasurer Eric Gaustad . . . . . . . 769-4224 Mayor Mary Murphy . . . . . . 864-9985 PO Box 94 Clitherall, MN 56524 Council Members City Hall . . . . . . Fax 864-5161 Toby Currier Sue Linder Paul Seidel . . . . . . . 864-5866 Kerry Van Santen

Dent

Population: 192 Clerk/Administrator Susan K. Hansen . . . 758-2233 38096 Co. Hwy 35 Dent, MN 56528 Mayor Perry Coleman . . . . . 758-2118 204 1st Ave N Dent, MN 56528 Council Members Robert Biddle, Jr. . . 758-3433 Katie Rosenthal . . . . 371-7301 Cim Melbye . . . . . . . 758-3244 Jessica O’Boyle . . . . 758-3553

Population: 173

Council Members Stan Synstelien . . . . 739-3995 Jim Fish . . . . . . . . . . 998-2514 Anthony Hicks . . . . . 731-5121 Jay Cichosz . . . . . . . 736-4910 Randy Synstelien . . . 739-5530 Scott Rachels . . . . . 736-3560 Tim Rundquist Ben Schierer . . . . . . 739-4426

Henning

Population: 802 City Clerk Gina Ellingson . . . . . 583-2402 PO Box 55 Henning, MN 56551 Mayor Jim Hermanson . . . . 583-2402 PO Box 55 607 2nd Street Henning, MN 56551

Population: 148

Fergus Falls Population: 13,138

City Administrator Mark Sievert . . . . . . 332-5400 PO Box 868 112 W Washington Ave Fergus Falls, MN 56537 Mayor Hal Leland . . . . . . . . 332-5445 112 W Washington Ave Fergus Falls, MN 56537 Assistant to Administrator Lynne Olson . . . . . . . 332-5404

Fax 332-5449 PO Box 868 112 W Washington Fergus Falls, MN 56537

Treasurer Al Berube . . . . . . . . 385-2300 44879 Nitche Lk Rd New York Mills, MN 56567 Council Members Marsha Maki . . . . . . 639-5580 Betsy Roder . . . . . . . 385-2213 Jason Schtik . . . . . . 385-2213 Joshua Hoaby . . . . . 385-3718 Economic Development Authority Larry Hodgson . . . . . 385-2281 Zoning Commission Dianna Wallgren, Chair . . . . . . . . . . . 385-2353 Civic and Commerce Robb Reed, President

Finance Manager William Sonmor . . . . 332-5407 112 W Washington Ave Fergus Falls, MN 56537

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Pelican Rapids

Population: 572

Population: 2,464

Mayor Myron Leuders . . . . 367-2250 PO Box 245 Ottertail, MN 56571 e-mail: emylu@arvig.net

City Administrator Donald J. Solga . . . . 863-6571 PO Box 350 Pelican Rapids, MN 56572

Deputy Mayor Mike Windey . . . . . . 367-2402 PO Box 245 Ottertail, MN 56571 Deputy Clerk-Zoning Shari Wheeler . . . . . 367-2250 PO Box 245 Ottertail, MN 56571 Maintenance Coordinator Lee Sherman . . . . . . 367-2250 PO Box 245 Ottertail, MN 56571 City Council Members Heather Rosenthal . . 371-9362 Terry Wagenman . . . 367-3092 Darold Woessner . . . 367-3614

Parkers Prairie

Population: 1,011 Administrator/Clerk Deputy Cassie Burns . . . . . . 338-4115 PO Box 70 102 N Otter Ave Parkers Prairie, MN 56361 Mayor Sandra Froemming . . 338-9283 PO Box 70 Parkers Prairie, MN 56361 Treasurer Kim Schroeder . . . 338-4115 (W) PO Box 70 102 N Otter Ave Parkers Prairie, MN 56361 Council Members: Brian Koehn . . . . . . . 338-6385 Greg Larson Kelly Meskar . . . . . . 338-4385 Tom Myers

Mayor Ben Woessner . . . . . 770-0884 PO Box 350 Pelican Rapids, MN 56572 Treasurer Glenys Ehlert . . . . . . 863-6571 PO Box 350 Pelican Rapids, MN 56572 Council Members Kevin Ballard . . . . . . 863-3150 Steve Foster . . . . . . 863-1892 James Strand . . . . . 863-7318 John Waller III . . . . . 863-5502

Perham

Population 2,985 City Manager Kelcey Klemm . . . . . 346-9799 PO Box 130 Perham, MN 56573 Assistant to Administrator Fern Nundahl . . . . . . 346-9796 PO Box 130 Perham, MN 56573 Mayor Tim Meehl . . . . . . . . 346-4455 PO Box 130 Perham, MN 56573 Treasurer Patti Stokke . . . . . . . 346-9797 Council Members Fred Lehmkuhl . . . . . 346-4768 Harriet Mattfeld . . . . 346-5772 James Johnson . . . . 346-4694 Eric Spencer . . . . . . 346-3446

Richville

Population: 124 City Clerk Gilbert Ebner . . . . . . 371-9110 149 Honey Acres Rd Richville, MN 56576 Mayor Terry Lee . . . . . . . . 346-4578 611 3rd St. SW Richville, MN 56576 Treasurer Elsie Smith . . . . . . . 346-6746 600 W 1st St. Richville, MN 56576 Council Members Rick Sazama Sheila Widness Erwin Post 2014 Otter Tail County Resource Guide

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City Officials Rothsay

Vergas

City Clerk/Treasurer Brandi Hanson . . . . . 867-2147 PO Box 117 Rothsay, MN 56579

City Clerk Julie Lammers . . 342-2091 (W) PO Box 32 Vergas, MN 56587

Mayor Chris Buckingham . . 731-9319 PO Box 117 Rothsay, MN 56579

Mayor Dean Haarstick . . . . 342-2091 PO Box 160 Vergas, MN 56587

Council Members Shane Balken . . 701-318-1645 Lori Jorgenson . . . . . 867-2254 Eric Larson . . . . 701-388-7101 Peter Rudh . . . . . . . 867-2419

Council Members Scott Goodman Shawn Day Paul Pinke . . . . . . . . 342-2421 Kevin Zitzow

Underwood

Vining

Clerk/Treasurer Anna Kiser . . . . . . . . 826-6686 PO Box 106 120 Main Street Underwood, MN 56586

City Clerk Carol Greene-Kiemle . 769-4278 713 May Ave Vining, MN 56588

Population: 493

Population: 341

Mayor Paul Hoff . . . . . . . . . 826-6566 524 Centennial Ave W Underwood, MN 56586 Council Members Jim Erpelding . . . . . . 826-6303 Rick Jacobsen Bert Kinzler Marilyn Olson . . . . . . 826-6770

Urbank

Population: 54 City Clerk Fern Christensen . . . 864-5807 24736 State Hwy 78 Battle Lake, MN 56515 Mayor Vernon Klimek . . . . . 267-2652 154 Main Street E Parkers Prairie, MN 56361 Council Members Linda Jesnowski Kevin Koep Steven Nordlund Harold Thoennes

Population: 331

Population: 78

Mayor James Wallevand . . 769-4168 PO Box 95 Vining, MN 56588 Treasurer Diane Lineburg . . . . . 769-4144 PO Box 33 Vining, MN 56588 Council Members John Stueve . . . . . . . 769-4241 Jeff Froslee . . . . . . . 769-4281 Glen Whiting

Wadena

Population: 4,088 Administrator Brad Swenson . . . 631-7707 (W)

631-1205 (H) City Hall: PO Box 30 222 2nd Street SE Wadena, MN 56482 Mayor Wayne Wolden . . . . . 639-4906 PO Box 30 Wadena, MN 56482 Council Members Jeanette Baymler . . . 631-2310 Brian Hillesland Gillette Kempf Toby Pierce . . . . . . . 631-1044

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Kinship offers after school programs

Kinship of the Perham Area has many after school programs.

B.R.A.G. (Boys R Always Gifted), and G.A.P. (Girls Are Powerful) is for girls and boys in grades 7-12 involved in Kinship and/or friends of Kinship.

B.R.A.G. meets every second Monday of the month. G.A.P. meets on the second Thursday of every month at varying locations from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Dinner is provided.

The Kinship goal is “to improve children’s lives by establishing quality relationships between children and caring volunteers for the purpose of promoting stability, support, friendship and community.”

For more information, contact Jill Shipman at 346-7102 or Kinship@perham.k12.mn.us.

Kinship Board of Directors Director - Jill Shipman Kathy Cavanagh Neil Wrangham Lori Mattfeld

Pat Tobkin Sheri Johnson Karmen Bruhn Darla Guehna

2014 Farm Resource Guide available at U of M Extension The Farm Resource Guide for 2014 is now available at University of Minnesota Extension county offices across the state.

This tenth annual publication includes up-to-date information and forms which would be of ben- If you would like a copy of efit to those interested the Resource Guide, or involved in farming, email David Bau at including: custom rates; bauxx003@umn.edu lease forms, and comor call 507-372-3900. modity price probabilities for corn, soybeans, alfalfa hay, straw, grass hay, hogs and cattle. Other information includes rental rates for various bins and buildings, farmland sales and rents and pasture rental rates.

At the end of the guide is a section on feedlot rule highlights and information on manure agreements and easements, including examples of manure spreading lease and land application agreement forms.

Compact disc or email versions of the guide include interactive lease forms for cash rent and share rent arrangements.

The Farm Resource Guide is available for a $25 fee plus postage and sales tax. This fee helps fund continued Extension efforts in agricultural business management, and helps ensure the continued availability of farm resource guides into the future.

To order a copy, contact David Bau, an Extension educator based in Worthington, Minn., at bauxx003@umn.edu or 507-372-3900.

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‘It’s been quite a ride’ Perham community and business leaders celebrate growth, address current worker shortage

Could mean $580K in new revenue for Perham-Dent

Marie Johnson editor@perhamfocus.com

Perham’s had plenty to celebrate over the past decade.

The community has grown remarkably, with more than $140 million in new developments since 2004, and “We’re it’s showing no signs of excited slowing In about the down. last fact, future.” year was a record year -Dave Schornack, for the city, of Arvig with nearly $45 million in building permits issued – more than in the previous four years combined.

The growth started at the level, industrial and business and, with every new company or expansion in town, new jobs have been created. This has brought new people and a need for additional housing and services.

As Perham moves into the future with high hopes of continued growth, city and industry leaders are keeping their eye one crucial component: people. The key to the community’s continued success, they say, will be its ability to recruit and retain new workers.

Representatives of the Perham Chamber, KLN Family Brands, KitMasters, Swan Machine, Arvig, Industrial Finishing Services, and local government all noted the need for more workers at the Perham Economic Development Authority’s annual retreat, held at Wild Oaks last Wednesday.

The four-hour event was an opportunity to look back at Perham’s economic accomplishments over the past 10 years, and then look ahead at what’s yet to come.

Elizabeth Huwe ehuwe@perhamfocus.com

Minnesota legislators have closed a ‘donut hole’ in education funding, and it could mean $580,000 in new money for the Perham-Dent School

updated Resource Recovery Get a glimpse of the District.

Governor Mark Dayton

signed the new funding option into law with this session’s omnibus tax bill on March 21.

The bill, among other things, addresses a prior oversight in education funding that allowed some schools to receive more state money than others. It extends local optional revenue to all public school districts, closing the socalled donut hole that has kept about 70 mid-sized districts, such as Perham-Dent, from Submitted photo being able to partake in fund• Issue 15 in Haiti.

Thursday, April 10, 2014 • Year 133 to bring needed supplies to people foundaing options that other districts has created the 7:10 Foundation the Perham graduate Tanja Dwire, left, Madam Baguette, to whom she brought a pair of sandals from Areato. were privy Lakes walks miles surrounding woman and the The Haitian Perham Here, she is shown with 90-year-old of Baguette’s reaction toServing her new shoes.

“It’s some of the best news was tickled pink,” Tanja said $1.25 tion. “She we’ve gotten out of the Capigroup. to attend a weekly widow’s tol in a long time,” said PerSuperintendent ham-Dent Mitch Anderson. “We were expecting to get $212, the same as the larger schools in greater Minnesota, but I think it became a thing of fairness.

Economic development Perham’s Economic Development Authority Director, Chuck Johnson, started things off at the retreat with a recap of how the city has supported and helped finance commercial and industrial growth in recent years.

In the last decade, he said, the Perham EDA has originated 25 loans through a fedprogram relending eral distributed through the United States Department of Agriculture. Those loans have totaled more than $2.5 million.

In that same amount of time, a revolving loan fund through the Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) has resulted in 18 loans for Perham businesses, totaling more than $1.7 million. Other loan programs, such as the West Central Initiative Fund, Perham Area Loan Pool and Arvig Revolving Loan Fund, have provided more than $1.6 million.

In addition, Tax Increment Financing has been used to help 30 businesses expand, and 10 businesses have benefitted from the JOBZ program.

Rehab funds awarded to the city in 2010 by DEED’s Small Cities Development Program have been used to rehabilitate 10 homes, 10 rental units and 11 businesses.

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Helpers in Haiti 7:10 The new starts charitable RIGHT: grad Perham Vikings Stadium, seen Forum News Service

They created the 7:10 Foundation, based on the Bible verse Zechariah 7:10: “Oppress not the widow, nor the fatherless, the stranger, nor the poor; and let none of you imagine evil against his brother in your heart.”

On Friday, April 4, the couple will once again make their way to Haiti, along with a group of foundation volunteers from Blowers Chapel in Sebeka, Minn., Kentucky and

here in an engineer’s

Elizabeth Huwe rendering, will feature ehuwe@perhamfocus.com

a modern design with large glass panels. It is

Dwire’s lives Jeremiah in Tanja and down- a being built changed after were dramatically and of town Minneapolis Haiti in December mission trip towill open in 2016.

2012. the to the U.S., After returning Submitted photo to do more to inspired Dwires were RIGHT: CarBELOW of Haiti – especially people help the olyn Wolf, a 2000 Perwidows and orphans.

High School ham graduate, is pictured with her husband, Mike, and their oldest daughter, Addison.

Carolyn is a project manager with the construction company building the stadium.

Foundation

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Tennessee.

Eventually, Tanja said, they would like to build their own mission in Haiti. For now, they partner with Children’s Lifeline to distribute things like cloth diapers, baby formula, washable feminine pads, school supplies and more.

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East Park may be best option for city garage Not everyone totally on board; location has its challenges

Making Minnesota history Marie Johnson editor@perhamfocus.com

Perham grad is playing a key role in new tory,” Wolf said in an email interview with the Focus, adding that she’s proud to be a part of it.

As a project manager, Wolf’s main role is to oversee the construction schedule, budget and internal staff. She subcontractors and suppliers on

Marie Johnson editor@perhamfocus.com

A Perham graduate is playing a major role in the construction of the new Vikings Stadium.

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directs It’s the largest construction project up atand Debbie Pouliot (on the left), showGreg andwith materials along to orderParish Lawrence centerat St.when at itsspoke right) (centerand Minnesota history, monitors whose donated organs saved mulshe Jeff, andson, LeRoyinWegscheid site, her the construction a photo of Highis holding Perham Debbie a 2000 donor.

Wolf, heart of his is Carolyn the parents their schedules and any cost concerns.

Now a project mangraduate.LeRoy’s. including School tiple lives, regularly with

Have (and give) a heart

She also communicates ager at Mortenson Construction, Wolf the owners and the design team, relayserves as a key link between the work ing any project updates or design isbeing done on site and the stadium’s sues. owners.

Though Wolf has never before been Mortenson is the contracted coninvolved with a project of this magnistruction manager of the project. tude, she’s no stranger to commercial mil$975 the When it’s complete, construction. lion multi-purpose stadium “will be a Minneapolis the of piece STADIUM a monumental for some, thanks to a short word on on 14a she continued that no parent wants to get,” skyline and a piece of Minnesota’s hisdriver’s license: Donor.

Elizabeth Huwe son was being taken to “Our began.

Jeff Pouliot was 34 years old. He ehuwe@perhamfocus.com the hospital by ambulance. What loved fishing, hunting and heavy happened in the next few days metal music. On October 13 of 2006, On Sunday, March 30, Debbie changed our lives, and changed the Pouliot stood in front of the people lives of a lot of other people.”

ORGAN DONATION assembled in St. Lawrence Parish It doesn’t sound like a tale that continued on 8a church and told a story. could have a happy ending, but it did call phone dreaded the got “We

Families share their transplant story to raise

Perham awarded Safe Routes to School grant

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City leaders are continuing to narrow down their options for a new bus garage and public works facility site, and some differences in opinion have become apparent.

While the Perham planning commission is favoring a possible location referred to as ‘East Park’ (near Third Street NE and the Industrial Park), at least one city councilor and a resident who lives near the proposed site have expressed concerns.

The sites were discussed at a meeting of the city council and department heads at City Hall last Wednesday.

The planning commission had been looking into three possible locations: East Park, a currently unused portion of Arvig Park, and an area near the wastewater treatment ponds.

Fred Lehmkuhl, the planning commission representative on the council, said commissioners have basically ruled out the wastewater pond area as an option.

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KLN to bring in workers from abroad Elizabeth Huwe ehuwe@perhamfocus.com

KLN Family Brands is partnering with a national education program to bring more than 60 interns from abroad to work and learn at Barrel O’Fun. Since 1985, Communicating for Agriculture Education has (CAEP) Programs arranged for 20,000 interns from 50 different countries to travel to the U.S., where they gain professional experience in agricultural areas such as agribusiness, dairy farming, horsemanship, greenhouses and turf management.

This will be the first time a KLN property has been involved in the program. Interns will be coming to Perham as soon as mid-April. They will have 10-month visas that allow them to stay and work in an agricultural setting.

“It’s all linked to agriculture,” said KLN recruiter Fred Sailer. “We’re so driven by agricultural products – corn, potatoes and all that stuff – that we qualify (for the program).”

The interns have a variety of previous work experience, and have gone through a rigorous approval process.

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On a dangerous track?

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ifs’ of Store relocates Thrift‘what the Re-Use-It Perham officials fear

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Perham has been awarded a Safe Routes to School grant to create a safer, healthier environment for children traveling to and from school.

The federal grant award, announced Monday by the Minnesota Department of Transportation, will fund improvements to the environment and infrastructure around Perham schools.

Perham-Dent Superintendent Mitch Anderson said the grant award is good news for the school district. Planned improvements will help relieve traffic congestion, especially in front of Heart of the Lakes Elementary School, and provide kids with safer access to and from the middle and elementary schools.

“This is a couple steps in the right direction,” he said of the planned improvements.

“These projects will impact that (congestion) greatly.”

The improvements will include: -The addition of a curb bump-out (extension of the SAFE ROUTES GRANT continued on 11a

Mahatma Gandhi

Dan Gunderson MPR News

Every day, as many as 10 oil trains a day leave North Dakota and six to eight travel through Minnesota.

They pass through places like Perham, a town of 3,000 in the heart of lakes country.

The town may be small, but it is bustling with activity. On one side of the railroad tracks are the shops that draw summer tourists. On the other side are industrial buildings that turn out potato chips, candy, dog food and

cheese.

Around the clock, semitrailers rumble across the Burlington Northern Santa Fe mainline railroad tracks to and from the factories. Last year, trains hit trucks crossing the tracks three times.

It’s not unusual to see trucks try to beat the trains, even on crossings that have warning lights and stop arms, Perham Mayor Tim Meehl said.

“The fire chief was telling me he walked out of here and a semi tried to beat the train the other day,” Meehl said. “He made it, but the arms actually hit the side of the trailer as he went through.”

Although none of those trains derailed last year, trains have derailed four times in Perham since 1992, ac-

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federal officials are also concerned.

That’s prompting government agencies and the railroads to consider more efforts to ensure safety, including safer tank cars and more rail inspectors. There’s also a push to improve safety at rail crossings.

Trains don’t have to slow down going through Perham or most Minnesota cities and towns. Meehl, a 19year veteran of the volunteer fire department, worries what could happen if an oil train traveling 50 mph hits a loaded truck and derails. From 1992 to 2013, there have been 18 rail crossing accidents.

“Well if it happened right out there, this place would probably fry,” he said. “All of our vehicles would be gone. Yeah, it’s scary, but life goes on.”

Meehl said local firefighters are well-trained, but the most important public facilities, the fire station and Ann Arbor Miller/MPR News City Hall are vulnerable to a catastrophic accident. for a portrait during a break in train Perham Mayor Tim Meehl poses “All of our emergency operations 50 trains that pass through Perham traffic last month. Of the estimated are sitting right along the cars. [locations] tank oil pulling are eight to six daily, railroad track,” he said. “Our number one is upstairs, our number two is in again, with dangerous results.

City Hall and that’s right along the cording to federal records. In the most In 2011, railroads hauled 66,000 railroad tracks, too. So I said to the recent derailment, in 2003, seven cars carloads of crude from the Bakken oil left the tracks and plowed into a fields of North Dakota. Last year, RAIL TRAFFIC IN PERHAM candy factory.

400,000 carloads. With carried they traffic, rail continued on 14a Given the never-ending so much crude moving over the rails, local officials fear that it will happen

crude from the Bakken; National Transportation Last year, railroads hauled 400,000 carloads of an ‘unacceptable public risk’ Safety Board calls the rail tank cars now in use

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Clinics Battle Lake Clinic 410 South Lake 864-5283 888-314-5283 Fergus Falls Medical Group 615 South Mill Street 739-5281 800-247-1066 Henning Area Medical Center 401 Douglas Avenue 583-2953 Perham Health New York Mills Clinic 20 W Centennial 84 Drive 385-1800 Ottertail Area Medical Clinic 232 MN Hwy 78 N, Ottertail 367-6262 866-294-3200

Colleges *M State

Broadway Medical Center 115 E Soo Street, Parkers Prairie 338-4371 Pelican Rapids Sanford Clinic 211 Mill Ave E 863-6100 Perham Health Clinic 1000 Coney Street West 347-1200

Fergus Falls Campus

1414 College Way, Fergus Falls, MN 56537 Telephone: 736-1500 or 877-450-3322 FAX: 736-1510 Dr. Peggy Kennedy, President www.minnesota.edu/campuses/fergus_falls

Detroit Lakes Campus

900 Highway 34 E, Detroit Lakes, MN 56501 Telephone: 846-3700 or 800-492-4836 FAX: 846-3794

Wadena Campus

VA Clinic 1821 N. Park St. Fergus Falls 739-1400

405 Colfax Ave SW, Wadena, MN 56482 Telephone: 800-247-2007 or 218-631-7800 FAX: 218-631-7904

Perham Campus

Westridge Clinic 2001 W. Lincoln #5 Fergus Falls 739-5281 800-450-2796

150 2nd St. SW Suite B Perham, MN 56573 Telephone: 218-347-6200 FAX: 218-347-6210 *(Formerly Minnesota State Community and Technical Colleges)

Wadena Medical Center Perham Health Ottertail Clinic 4 Deerwood NW Ave Wadena 105 Otter Drive 631-1360 367-6111

Online Education Distance Minnesota

PO Box 309, Perham MN 56573 800-657-3930 • www.distance.minnesota.edu

community organizations ~ New York Mills Bandwagon Meetings are held during the school year on the 2nd monday of the month at the NYM High School, beginning at 7:00pm. Summer schedule may vary.

Contact Person: Nancy Hendrickx ......... .....................385-2553

New Horizons Organized in 1971.

Meetings are held the second tuesday of the month at 7pm. Projects and programs include support of the Public Library, City Parks, City Pool, Santa Anonymous, After Prom Party, Elders Home, NYM Regional Cultural Center, the Community Garden Food Shelf and activities Contact Person: at the School.

Lynn Kasma................ Contact Person: .....................385-4060 Becky Becker, President........385-2205 Finn Creek Museum Celebrating the Finnish Otter Trail Riders Heritage through a livSnowmobile Club ing history museum.

Contact Person: Board meetings are held Jade Berube.340-8977 monthly Contact Person: New York Mills Louise Amberg ........... Booster Club .....................385-3190 Meetings are held on the 1st Monday of each Friends of the Library month at the NYM High Holds fundraisers such School. as the annual book sale Contact Person: to support our fine pubJake Norton..639-3092 lic library.

Contact Person: Adele Esala..367-2289

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New York Mills Civic & Commerce Meets the 1st Thursday of each month at 8:00am. Meetings are held at Eagles Cafe beginning in October through spring 2011.

Contact Person: Nate Welte, President. . .....................385-3100 Girl Scouts 4th Graders meet monthly at the High School Contact Person: Denise Kane...385-3099 3rd Graders meet monthly at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church.

Contact Person: Bev Witt.......385-2728 4H Clubs Contact the EOT Extension Office at 385-3000 for information on the club nearest you.

New York Mills Fishing League Contact Person: Jake Norton..385-3092

New York Mills Lions Meetings are held the 2nd Wednesday of each month (from August through May) in the City Hall Ballroom at 5:30 p.m.

Contact Person: Eric Weber....837-6137 Perham Lions Meet 1st Thursday of the month at Perham Lakeside Golf Course at 6:30pm Contact Person: Earl Rydell....758-2009 MN Waterfowl Association Windy Lake ChapterContact Person: Doug Harthan............. . .....................346-3871 TOPS #MN 917 Meets every Monday at St. Peters Lutheran Church fellowship hall.

Weigh-in from 6-7pm and meeting beginning at 7pm. New members always welcome!

TOPS #MN 1046 Meets every Thursday at Kaleva Apts (205 N Walker Ave). Weigh-in from 8-9am. Meeting begins at 9:15am. New Members welcome.

Contact Person: Audrey Koehn............. . .....................385-3125 TOPS #MN 1050 Meets every Tuesday at 5pm at United Methodist Church, 223 4th Ave. SE, Perham Contact Person: Bobbi...........346-6460 VFW Ladies Auxiliary Meetings are held every second Thursday of the month at the NYM VFW at 6:00pm VFW POST #3289 Meetings are held every second Thursday of the month at the NYM VFW at 7:30pm

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County Commissioners 1st District Douglas A. Huebsch............... 346-3684 1126 Lakeside Estates E Perham, MN 56573 2nd District Wayne D. Johnson............... 863-7500 515 Fir Ave West Fergus Falls, MN 56537 3rd District John Lindquist....... 589-8161 515 Fir Ave West Fergus Falls, MN 56537

4th District Roger Froemming... 338-9283 515 Fir Ave West Fergus Falls, MN 56537 5th District Lee Rogness.......... 739-3284 515 Fir Ave West Fergus Falls, MN 56537 * Board meets the 1st & 3rd Tuesday of every month, 9:30 a.m. at Courthouse in Fergus Falls and the 2nd & 4th Tuesdays around 10:30 or 11 a.m., Human Services Board Meeting

County Departments

County Offices - Otter Tail Fergus Falls, MN 56537 Otter Tail County Fairgrounds Child Support Services Hwy 59 S, Fergus Falls 121 W. Junius #130 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 998-8640 1812 Pebble Lk Rd. 736-0272 Detention Facility 416 S Mill St . . . . . 998-8556 Administration Hours: Mon-Fri, 9-5 East Otter Tail County Fairgrounds 455 4th St. SE Perham . . . . . . . . . . 346-2750

Otter Tail County Historical Museum 1110 Lincoln Ave W. 736-6038 Public Health/Family Health 560 Fir Ave. W. . . . 998-8320 Hours: Mon-Fri, 8-5 WIC . . . . . . . . . . . . 998-8324

Sheriff’s Dept.

417 S. Court St. . . 998-8555 Extension Office 505 S. Court St. . . 998-8760 Hours: Mon-Fri, 8-5 Financial Assistance/Energy Assistance 535 Fir Ave. W . . . . 998-8230 Hours: Mon-Fri, 8-5

Social Services and Child Protection/Adult Services 530 Fir Ave. W . . . . 998-8150 Hours: Mon-Fri, 8-5

Assessor Doug Walvatne . . . 998-8010

Human Services Director John Dinsmore . . . 998-8150

Veterans Service General Offices 500 Fir Ave. W. . . . 998-8000 505 S. Court St. . . 998-8605 Hours: Mon-Fri, 8-5

Attorney David Hauser . . . . 998-8400

Land and Resource Management Bill Kalar . . . . . . . 998-8095

Highway Department 505 S. Court Street . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 998-8470

Auditor Wayne Stein . . . . 998-8030 Physical Plant Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . 998-8050 Administrator Larry Krohn . . . . . 998-8060 Probations Director Charles Kitzman . . 998-8500 Court Administrator Janice Cossette . . 998-8420 Engineer Richard West . . . . 998-8470

Information Technology Tim Brand . . . . . . 998-8120 Public Health Director Diane Thorson . . . 998-8320 Recorder Brian Armstrong . . 998-8140 Safety Director Emergency Services Patrick Waletzko . . 998-8060 Sheriff Brian Schlueter . . 998-8555

Extension Director Ben Anderson . . . 998-8760

Solid Waste Director Michael Hanan . . . 998-4898

Geographic Information SystemDatabase Coordinator Sherry Leabo . . . . 998-8310

Veteran Services Officer Charlie Kampa . . . 998-8605

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Treasurer Steve Andrews . . . 998-8295

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Spatial/Address Coordinator Brian Armstrong . . 998-8310

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Perham 125 Second ave. Ne, 125 Second ave. Ne, Perham, mN 56573 (218) 346-4455

Perham, mN 56573

County Offices East Otter Tail 118 N. Main - New York Mills County office hours: 8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Mon.-Fri. Assessor. . . . . . . . 385-5400 County Extension Service. . . . . . . . . 385-5420 Otter Tail County Highway Dept.. . . . 385-5440 Probation . . . . . . . 385-5490

Public Health Department. . . . . . 385-5500 Income Maintenance. . . . . . 385-5450 Veterans Services. . . . . . . . 385-5540

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888.99.ARVIG | arvig.com 888.99.ARVIG | arvig.com Internet Internet

Television Television

Phone Phone

Security Security

Computer Computer Repair Repair Page 11

Employment Services Minnesota Job Bank www.minnesotaworks.net Minnesota Work Force Center, Fergus Falls . . . . . 739-7560 Detroit Lakes . . . . 846-7379 Wadena . . . . . . . . 631-7660 Toll free . . . . . 888-438-5627 www.mnwfc.org Productive Alternatives, Inc. Fergus Falls . . . . . 736-5668 Perham . . . . . . . . 346-2131 Regional Newspaper Listings www.jobshq.com Royal Resources Perham . . . . . . . . 346-3000

City Fire Chiefs Battle Lake Duane Brown 864-8758 864-5511

Dent Tim Stoll 758-2667 758-2100

Bluffton Ken Theisen 385-2574

Elizabeth Gary Wilde 736-4074

Dalton Gary Heeter 589-8919 589-8711

Fergus Falls Sparky Hovland 736-6983

Deer Creek Jerry Moen 462-2001

New York Mills Jacobson Reed Ottertail Stuart Fleischauer 731-0119 Parkers Prairie Doug Hoffman 338-2061 338-3473 (Fire Hall) Pelican Rapids Trevor Steeves 863-2682

plug Henning John Thalmann 583-2270 640-1040 583-4296

Rural Minnesota Concentrated Employment Fergus Falls . . . . . 333-8200

Rothsay P.T. Jensen Underwood Ardy Johansen 826-6835 Vergas Jeff Zitzow 342-3268 Vining Todd Volden 864-9906

Perham Mark Schmidt 346-4402

Note: All area codes not mentioned are 218

Fire Wardens In most cases a permit is required from a DNR Forestry Officer, your local fire department or area fire warden to burn brush or other vegetative materials.

During the winter months, a permit is not needed as long as there are three inches of continuous snow cover. Keep in mind, the DNR Forestry Department issues burning bans in the spring until vegetation is green and moist.

If your local fire department or area fire warden does not issue burning permits, and you live in one of the following (A) townships, please call the DNR Forestry Office in Detroit Lakes at (218) 847-1596.

The DNR Forestry Department may delegate authority for the issuing of burning permits to local fire wardens and to some local fire departments. To obtain a burning permit, contact your city fire department, township clerk, or DNR Forestry Officer.

If your local fire department or area fire warden does not issue burning permits, and you live in one of the following (B) townships, please call the DNR Forestry Office in Alexandria at (320) 762-7812.

www.co.otter-tail.mn.us/solidwaste/burningregulations.php

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Pelican Perham Pine Lake Rush Lake Scambler Star Lake Trondhjem

Blowers Bluffton Butler Candor Corliss Dead Lake Dora

Dunn Edna Erhards Grove Gorman Hobart Homestead

Lida Maplewood Newton Norwegian Grove Otto Paddock

Aastad Aurdal Buse Carlisle Clitherall Compton Dane Prairie Deer Creek Eagle Lake

Eastern Effington Elizabeth Elmo Everts Fergus Falls Folden Friberg Girard

Otter Tail Henning Parkers Prairie Inman St. Olaf Leaf Lake Leaf Mountain Sverdrup Tordenskjold Maine Tumuli Nidros Western Oak Valley Woodside Orwell Oscar

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2014 Fishing AND hunting Seasons www.dnr.state.mn.us/fishing/seasons

www.dnr.state.mn.us/hunting

March 1 Crow hunting

June 7 Muskie opener

April 1 – 11 Stream trout fishing, catch and release

June 13 Elk Hunt lottery deadline

April 12 – September 30 Stream trout season

August 15 Camp Ripley archery deer application deadline

April 17 Spring Turkey Season Opens April 26 - February 22, 2015 Bow Fishing May 2 Bear Hunt lottery deadline May 10 – 11 Take-a-Mom Fishing Weekend May 10 – September 30 Lake Trout May 10 Walleye, sauger, northern pike opener May 24 Bass opener June 6 – 8 Take-a-Kid Fishing Weekend

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September 1 Bear Hunt opener September 13 Sharp tailed grouse season opener September 13 Rabbit & squirrel season opener September 13 Deer hunt - archery opener September 27 Waterfowl season opens - tentative October 4 Fall Turkey season opener October 11 Pheasant season opener

October 16 – 17 Deer Hunt – Camp Ripley Archery Hunt, 1st season October 18 Fox, badger, opossum, raccoon season opener October 25 Beaver, mink & otter season opener October 25 – 26 Deer Hunt - Camp Ripley archery hunt, 2nd season November 8 Deer Hunt – firearms opener November 29 Deer Hunt – muzzleloader opener Please check with Minnesota Department of Natural Resources for information on all other types of hunting.

DNR/Regional 1509 First Ave N • Fergus Falls 56537 218-739-7576

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Golf courses in the lakes area:

Blueberry Pines • Menahga • 218-564-4653 Pebble Lake • Fergus Falls • 218-736-7404 Headwaters CC • Park Rapids • 218-732-4832 Detroit CC • Detroit Lakes • 218-847-5790 Wildflower • Detroit Lakes • 888-752-9945 Lakeside Golf Club • Perham • 218-346-6070 Thumper Pond Golf • Ottertail • 218-367-6501 Balmoral Golf • Battle Lake • 218-864-5414 Balmoral Golf • Ottertail • 218-367-2055 Lodging info is a phone call or click away Wondering where to stay in the Otter Tail Lake Country?

Call 1-800-423-4571

Also check the Otter Tail Country Tourism Association website:

www.ottertailcountry.com

Helpful state websites Secretary of State www.sos.state.mn.us State Legislature www.leg.state.mn.us Governor and Lieutenant Governor www.governor.state.mn.us State Auditor www.auditor.state.mn.us Attorney General www.ag.state.mn.us President of the United States www.whitehouse.gov

United States, Minnesota Elected Officials President Barack Obama Comment Line...............(202) 456-1111 Public Liaison................(202) 456-2380 Press Office...................(202) 456-2100 The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. NW Washington, D.C. 20500 E-mail: president@whitehouse.gov

U.S. Senator • Amy Klobuchar .....(202) 224-3244 or (888) 224-9043 Fax: (202) 228-2186 or (218) 2872930 302 Senate Hart Office Bld. Washington, DC 20510 klobuchar.senate.gov

State Senator Gretchen Hoffman • Senate Dist. 10 ....(651) 296-5655 or (218) 639-3405 75 Dr Martin Luther King Jr Blvd #303 St. Paul, MN 55155 E-mail: sen.gretchen.hoffman@senate. mn.us

U.S. Representative • Collin C. Peterson ....(202) 225-2165 or (218) 847-5056 ...........................Fax: (202) 225-1593 7th Congressional Dist.

2211 Rayburn HOB Washington, D.C. 20515 collin.peterson.house.gov

State Representative Bud Nornes • House Dist. 10A ....(651) 296-4946 or (218) 736-7777 800-336-8017 100 Dr Martin Luther King Jr Blvd #277 St. Paul, MN 55155 E-mail: rep.bud.nornes@house.mn

Governor • Mark Dayton .....(651) 201-3400 or (800) 657-3717 ........................... fax: (651) 296-2089 U.S. Senator • Al Franken 130 State Capitol .....(202) 224-5641 or (800) 642-6041 75 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd Fax: (202) 224-1152 or (218) 477-3109 St. Paul, MN 55155-1606 320 Senate Hart Office Bld. governor.state.mn.us Washington, DC 20510

State Representative Joe Radinovich • House Dist. 10B ..................................(651) 296-7803 100 Dr Martin Luther King Jr Blvd #295 St. Paul, MN 55155 E-mail: rep.joe.radinovich@house.mn

Vice President Joe Biden ..................................(202) 456-2326 Office of the Vice President Eisenhower Executive Office Building 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. NW Washington, D.C. 20501 E-mail: vice_president@whitehouse.gov www.whitehouse.gov/ask ww.whitehouse.govinteractive

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Area Lakes Information otter tail lake Nearest Town: ottertail

Big pine

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Type: Concrete Description: A State owned public access is located off of County Highway 78 along the East shoreline of the lake.

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Type: Concrete Description: A state owned public access is located off of a Township road along the Northwest shoreline of the lake.

Type: Concrete Description: A state owned public access is located off of County Road 8 along the Southeast shoreline of the lake.

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Type: Earthen Description: A state owned public access is located off of County Road 8 along the North shoreline of the lake.

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Type: Concrete Description: A State owned public access is located off of County Highway 72 along the West shoreline of the lake.

Type: Earthen Description: A city owned public access is located off of County Road 51 along the West shoreline of the lake.

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Lake Characteristics Lake Area (acres): 1,969 Maximum Depth (ft): 63

Type: Concrete Description: A state owned public access is located off of County Road 53 along the Southeast shoreline of the lake.

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Type: Concrete Description: A State owned public access is located off of County Road 1 along the North shoreline of the Lake.

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Lake Characteristics Lake Area (acres): 4,730 Maximum Depth (ft): 76

Lake Characteristics Lake Area (acres): 13,725 Maximum Depth (ft): 120

star lake Nearest Town: Dent

Marion lake

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devils lake rush lake Nearest Town: PERHAM

Nearest Town: Ottertail

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Type: Concrete Description: A state owned public access is located off of County Highway 108 along the North shoreline of the lake.

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Type: Concrete Description: A State owned public access is located off of County Road 35 along the East shoreline of the Lake.

Lake Characteristics Lake Area (acres): 4,721 Maximum Depth (ft): 94

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Type: Concrete Description: A state owned public access is located off of County Road 49 along the Southeast shoreline of the lake.

Lake Characteristics Lake Area (acres): 1,664 Maximum Depth (ft): 62

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Type: Concrete Description: A State owned public access is located off County Highway 48 along the Northeast shoreline of the lake.

Lake Characteristics Lake Area (acres): 314 Maximum Depth (ft): 67

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Type: Concrete Description: A state owned public access is located off of State Highway 78 along the Southwest shoreline of the lake.

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Type: Concrete Description: A State owned public access is located off of County Road 14 along the Northeast shoreline of the Lake.

Lake Characteristics Lake Area (acres): 5,338 Maximum Depth (ft): 68

More lakes on 2014 Minnesota fishing opener dates pages 19, 22 Walleye & Northern - May 10 • Bass - May 24 • Muskie - June 1 2014 Otter Tail County Resource Guide

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Health - family - social services in East Otter Tail area A.A./ALON Perham Bill/Patty Donaldson ALON Mondays 8pm, A.A. 6 days 7pm

Food for the Soul New Kreations Perham . . . . . . . 346-7203 Paul Anderson Last Tuesday of the month pastorpaul@newcreationpergarden@newcreationperham. org

Someplace Safe Food Shelf Perham 346-6181 Kris Warhol . . . . 346-7276 Kids Adventure Pre-school permout@eot.com Perham Calvary Lutheran Jesse . . . . . . . . 346-1618 Phil Holtan . . . . . 346-4780 Youth Director, Tracy Bieger Kinship pastorphil@calvaryperham.com Perham Jill Shipman . . . . 346-7102 Calvary Lutheran Mentoring for children ages Community Outreach 5-17 kinship@perham.k12.mn.us Perham Area Cindy Olson . . . . 385-2859 Lakeland Mental Health Furniture and household Fergus Falls items Holly Arvig . . . . . 346-1762 mcolson@arvig.net

ham.org

Northwoods Assemby Dirk Currier

Perham’s Promise Jill Shipman . . . . 346-1474 srwinkels@arvig.net

Richville Methodist Church Winnie Huwe . . . 346-5656 Clothes, bedding, household items, school supplies, clothing missions

OTC CPS Otter Tail County richvilleumc@arvig.net Angie Lein . . . . 998-8150 WIC OTC Human Services 385-5513 Otter Tail County Cheryl Wiscow . . 385-5460 Womenade Wadena/Deer Creek/NYM/ OTC Public Health Nurse Perham Otter Tail County Dixie Stirwalt NY Mills . . . . . . 385-5500 Fergus Falls . . . . 998-8320 Richville Methodist Public Health WIC, Early Rod Turnquist Childhood St Henry’s Catholic Pediatric Occupational Father Matthew Kuhn MN Workforce Center Therapy Family Resource Center Ottertail/Becker County Perham Health . . 347-1590 Stephen Ministry Detroit Lakes Perham Kelly Nowell . . . .

846-7377 Jeanne Mercer or Perham Community Church Reg Hansen . . . . 346-4780 Vicki Bedford . . . 844-5217 Center works with anyone Tom Mitchell . . . 346-4673 seeking employment Family Group Decision kellya@rmcep.com Making, Mediation Perham Head Start Sheila . . . . . . . . 346-1480

Health Services Alcohol/Drug Treatment Halfway House Perham . . . . . . . . 346-6100 ALS Association . . . . . . . . . . .800-782-4747 . . . . . . . . . . . .www.alsa.org Alzheimer’s and Related Dementia Support Group www.alz.org . . 800-272-3900 Perham . . . . . . . . 347-4500 Battle Lake . . . . . 864-3100 Detroit Lakes . . . . 847-5611 Henning . . . . . . . . 583-2965 American Cancer Society . . . . . 800-227-2345 . . . . . . . . . . www.cancer.org American Diabetes Association . . 800-342-2383 . . . . . . . . www.diabetes.org American Heart Association Minneapolis . . 800-465-4837 . . . . . . . . . . . www.heart.org American Liver Foundation . . 800-465-4837 . . . . www.liverfoundation.org American Lung Association St. Paul . . . . . 800-586-4872 . . . . . . . . . . . . www.lung.org

Arthritis Foundation Aquatic Program Perham . . . . . . . . 346-7222 Fergus Falls . . . . . 739-4489 . . . . . . . . . www.arthritis.org Autism Society of Minnesota . . . 651-647-1083 . . . . . . . . . . . www.ausm.org Brain Injury Association of Minnesota . . . 800-669-6442 . . . . . www.braininjurymn.org Diabetes Support Group Perham . . . . . . . . 346-2460 Emergency and Community Health Outreach . . . . . . . . . . .651-789-4342 . . . .www.echominnesota.org Epilepsy Foundation of Minnesota . . . 800-779-0777 . . . . . . . . . . . www.efmn.org Family Planning St. Cloud Diocese, natural planning . . . . 320-252-2100 Mahube OTWA Health Care Clinic . . . . . . . . 346-3612 or 877-275-6123

Gamblers Anonymous . . 888-424-3577 . . . . . www.minnesotaga.org Grief Support Group Fergus Falls . . . . . 998-1400 Compassionate Friends . . . . . 888-820-7885 Hospice Hospice of the Red River Valley . . . . . 847-9493 www.hrrv.org Lakeland Hospice and Home Care . . . . . 998-1400 www.lakelandhospicehomecare.org Mental Health Services Otter Tail County Human Services . . . . . . . 998-8150 Lakeland Mental Health Center, Fergus Falls . . . . . 736-6987 Lakes Counseling Center, Detroit Lakes . . . . 847-0696 Neighborhood Counseling Center, Wadena . . 631-1714 St Williams Living Center, Parkers Prairie . . . 338-4674 Mental Health Association of Minnesota . 800-862-1799 . . . www.mentalhealthmn.org . . . . . . . . . www.namimn.org

Minnesota AIDS/ HIV Hotline . . 800-248-2437 Minnesota Board on Aging . . . . 651-431-2500 . . . . . . . . .www.mnaging.org Minnesota State Services for the Blind . . . . 800-657-3858 . . . . . . . . . . .651-259-7114 . . . . . . . . . . www.mnssb.org Multiple Sclerosis Self Help Group Perham 758-2502/298-0561 Muscular Dystrophy Association of Minnesota . . . . . . . . . . .952-832-5517 Narcotics Anonymous meeting information . . . . . . . . . . .877-767-7676 help line . . . . . . . 728-3199 www.naminnesota.org National Kidney Foundation (Minnesota) . . 800-596-7943 . . . . . . . . . . www.kidney.org National Multiple Sclerosis Society . . . . . 800-344-4867 . .www.nationalmssociety.org

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Health Services Health Services continued...

National Women’s Health Information Center . . . . . . . . . . .800-994-9662 . . . . www.womenshealth.gov Organ Donor Information . . 651-603-7858 . . . . . . www.organdonor.gov . . . . . . . www.donatelife.net Otter Tail County Public Health . . . . 385-5500 Parkinson’s Support Group Wadena . . . . . . . . 631-1081 . . . . . . . www.parkinsons.org Rape and Abuse Crisis Line . . . . . . . . . . .800-974-3359 . . . www.someplacesafe.info S.A.D.D Perham . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .701-636-5852 Stroke Support Group Fergus Falls . . . . . 739-9242 Substance Abuse Residential Treatment Bell Hill Recovery Center, Wadena . . . . . . . . 631-3610 Lake Region Halfway Homes, Fergus Falls . . . . . 739-9084 Rewind Halfway House, Perham . . . . . . . . 346-6100

Substance Abuse Residential Treatment Sharehouse Stepping Stones, New York Mills . . . 385-2991 Support Group Services through Sanford Fargo . . . . . . . 800-437-4010 Alzheimers and Dementia ALS Bariatric Sugery Blind and Visually Impaired Brain Injury Support Group Burn Survivors Support Group Chronic Pain Support Group Coping With Challenge Support Group Disabilities Support Group Gastric Bypass Support Group Heart Success – living with heart failure Infant Loss Support Group Laryngectomy Support Group MS Caregivers Support Group Persons Affected by Disability Prostate Support Group Share Infant Loss Support Group Survivors of Brain Injury Support Group Survivors of Stroke Support Group Transplant Support Group

Home Health Care Care 2000 Home HealthCare Services Inc. 119 E. Lincoln Fergus Falls ����������� 736-0246 ��������������� or (877) 736-0246 Caring Hands Home Care P.O. Box 197 Sebeka ����������������� 837-5572 ��������������� or (888) 290-5572 CK Home Health Care 106 4th Avenue N. Fergus Falls ����������� 998-3778 ��������������������� cell: 731-7361 Ghost Runner Errand Service 745 West Main Perham ����������������� 346-2650 ��������������������� cell: 371-9491 Harmony Home Health Care . . . . . 998-3750 Fergus Falls . . . . . 205-0575 Lake Country Home Care 95 Miller St., Suite E New York Mills. . . .385-3422 ����������������� or 888-764-8689 Lakewood Health System 401 Prairie Ave. NE Staples ����������������� 894-1515

��������������������� 888-820-7885 Sanford Home Care PO Box 645, 211 East Mill Pelican Rapids ������� 863-2273 Mill Street Stay-At-Home Services 802 S. Mill St. Fergus Falls ����������� 739-2900 New Dimensions Home Health Care 312 N. Tower Rd. Fergus Falls ����������� 739-5856

Lake Region Hospital . . . . . . . 736-8000 . . . . . . . . . . .800-439-6424 712 Cascade St. S. Fergus Falls lrhc.org Perham Health 1000 Coney Street W Perham . . . . . . . 347-4500 perhamhealth.org

Lake Associations Bass Lake (56-770) Pelican Lake Group Imp. Dist. c/o Fred Manuel 26271 Otoson Rd. Detroit Lakes, MN 56501

East Spirit Lake Spirit Lake Resort 30274 Co Hwy 4 Vergas, MN 56587

Big McDonald Lake Keith Brokke 42754 Engstrom Beach Rd Dent, MN 56528

Elbow Lake (56-306) Dave Heinrich PO Box 208 Battle Lake, MN 56515

Big Pine Lake (Pine Lakes Imp. Dist.)

PO Box 405 Perham, MN 56573

Fish Lake (56-768) Pelican Group Lake Imp. Dist. c/o Fred Manuel 26271 Otoson Rd Detroit Lakes, MN 56501

Blanche Lake OTLPOA • PO Box 21 Battle Lake, MN 56515 Clitherall Lake PO Box 101 Clitherall, MN 56524 Crystal Lake Bob Engelstad 1506 S 12th Moorhead, MN 56560 Dead Lake PO Box 127 Richville, MN 56576 Deer Lake OTLPOA • PO Box 21 Battle Lake, MN 56515 Devils Lake 45802 Devils Lake Rd Perham, MN 56573

St. Mary’s Home Health 1027 Washington Ave. Detroit Lakes ��������� 847-0808 Tender Hearts Home Care 42690 Cty. Hwy. 67 New York Mills ������� 385-3466 ��������������������� 877-362-9784

Eagle Lake Carold Bemis PO Box 22 Battle Lake, MN 56515

Lakeland Hospice Home Care 120 S Union Ave. Fergus Falls ����������� 998-1400 2014 Otter Tail County Resource Guide

East Silent Lake Joe Gerold 31178 410th St Dent, MN 56528

Berger Lake 43814 E Big McDonald Dr Dent, MN 56528

Perham Living Home Care 735 3rd St. SW Perham ����������������� 347-1880

Tri-County Hospital Home Health Care/Hospice 415 North Jefferson Wadena ����������������� 631-7480

Essentia Health St. Mary’s 1027 Washington Ave. Detroit Lakes . . . 847-5611 www.essentiahealth.org Tri-County Hospital . . . . . . . 631-3510 . . . . . . . . . . .800-631-1811 415 Jefferson Street N Wadena www.tricountyhospital.org

East Battle Lake Allen Koep 40289 Otter Rd #6 Battle Lake, MN 56515 East Leaf Lake Leaf Lakes Area Association Florene Oppegard, Secretary 51965 Bakers Road Deer Creek, MN 56527

Franklin Lake (56-759) Ross Herseth 46081 Birch Grove Dr. Pelican Rapids, MN 56572 Graham Lake 51127 E Wymer Lake Rd Frazee, MN 56544 Jewett Lake Neal Funkhouser 20639 Oakwood Dr. Fergus Falls, MN 56537 Kerbs Lake James Nigg 38576 455th St Frazee, MN 56544 & (McDonald Lake Imp. Dist.)

PO Box 133 Perham, MN 56573 Lake Alice PO Box 127 Richville, MN 56576 Lake Lida Bob Engelstad 1506 S 12th Moorhead, MN 56560 Lake Lizzie Yvonne Palmer 23337 Chokecherry Ln Pelican Rapids, MN 56572 Lake Seven George May 34142 Camp Cherith Road Frazee, MN 56544

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Lake Associations Lake Six Marvin Mindermann 924 10th St S Fargo, ND 58103

Silver Lake (56-302) Don Halverson 36707 N Silver Lake Rd Battle Lake, MN 56515

Little McDonald Lake James Nigg 38576 455th St. Frazee, MN 56544 & (McDonald Lake Imp. Dist.)

PO Box 133 Perham, MN 56573

South Turtle Lake South Turtle Lake Imp. Dist. c/o Bricker & Janet Johnsen 32790 Turtle Shore Ln Underwood, MN 56586

Little Pelican Lake Pelican Group Lake Imp. Dist. c/o Fred Manuel 26271 Otoson Rd Detroit Lakes, MN 56501 Little Pine Lake PO Box 62 Perham, MN 56573 & (Pine Lakes Imp. Dist.)

PO Box 405 Perham, MN 56573 Long Lake (56-210) OTLPOA PO Box 21 Battle Lake, MN 56515

Star Lake PO Box 155 Dent, MN 56528 Stuart Lake Donald L. Henderson 21287 Greenhead Dr Clitherall, MN 56524 Sybil Lake Gary Cruft 33483 Sybil Shores Dr. Vergas, MN 56587 Tamarac Lake David Nudell 20066 Tamarac Rd. Pelican Rapids, MN 56572

Long Lake (56-388) Box 43 Vergas, MN 56587

Ten Mile Lake Meanie Ricks 11589 Bankers Dr. Dalton, MN 56324

Loon Lake Sandy Gronhovd PO Box 236 Vergas, MN 56587

Walker Lake OTLPOA PO Box 21 Battle Lake, MN 56515

Marion Lake Jim Kushinski PO Box 112 Richville, MN 56576

Wall Lake Ben Nelson 21453 Hillside Beach Rd Fergus Falls, MN 56537

McDonald Lake Jim Paul 545 Hackmore Dr. Eagan, MN 55123

West Battle Lake Blaine Larson 38323 Front St Battle Lake, MN 56515

Otter Tail Lake OTLPOA PO Box 21 Battle Lake, MN 56515

West Leaf Lake Leaf Lakes Area Association Florene Oppegard, Secretary 51965 Bakers Rd. Deer Creek, MN 56527

Paul Lake Kent Thompson 38087 431st St Perham, MN 56573 & (McDonald Lake Imp. Dist.)

PO Box 133 Perham, MN 56573 Pelican Lake Pelican Group Lake Imp. Dist. c/o Fred Manuel 26271 Otoson Rd Detroit Lakes, MN 56501 Round Lake (56-297) OTLPOA PO Box 21 Battle Lake, MN 56515 Rush Lake Rush Lake Assoc. Inc. PO Box 42 Perham, MN 56573 Page 18

West McDonald Lake PO Box 70 Vergas, MN 56587 Wymer Lake Wymer Lake Association 51127 Wymer Lake Rd. Frazee, MN 56544

Landfills Otter Tail County NE Landfill...................................385-3660 50356 Landfill Rd. Hwy 10, 2 miles west of New York Mills Hours: Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Saturday, 9 a.m.-12 p.m.

Garbage, compost, demolition, white goods, scrap iron, tires, brush, batteries, electronics Fergus Falls City Landfill.........................................736-5916 South Union Fergus Falls (1802 Oak St So) Winter Hours: Mon.-Fri., 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Saturday, 8 a.m.-12 p.m.

Summer Hours: Mon.-Fri., 8 a.m.-6 p.m., Saturday, 8 a.m.-12 p.m.

Garbage, demolition, white goods, scrap iron, compost, batteries, tires, brush

Law Enforcement Police Non-Emergency Numbers Battle Lake . . . . . . 864-8989 106 Washington Ave. S Bluffton . . . . . . . . . 385-2600 Clitherall . . . . . . . . 998-8555 Dalton . . . . . . . . . . 998-8555 Dent . . . . . . . . . . . 998-8555 Deer Creek . . . . . . 998-8555 Elizabeth . . . . . . . . 998-8555 Erhard . . . . . . . . . . 998-8555 Fergus Falls . . . . . . 736-5438 417 S Court St. Henning . . . . . . . . . 583-2309 607 2nd St. Highway Patrol . . . . 847-1550 New York Mills . . . . 385-2600 118 N Main Ave. Parkers Prairie . . . . 338-4611 102 N Otter Ave. Pelican Rapids . . . . 863-1351 Perham . . . . . . . . . 346-4452 665 3rd St. SW MN State Highway Patrol . . . . . . . . . . . . . 847-1550 Otter Tail County Sheriff 417 S Court St. . 998-8555 Ottertail . . . . . . . . . 998-8555 Richville . . . . . . . . . 998-8555 Rothsay . . . . . . . . . 643-8544 Underwood . . . . . . 998-8555 Urbank . . . . . . . . . 998-8555 Vergas . . . . . . . . . . 998-8555 Vining . . . . . . . . . . 998-8555

**Those not listed should call Otter Tail County Sheriff: . . . . . . . . . . . . . 998-8555

for an Emergency: Dial 911 Homeland Security St Paul . . . . . 651-201-7400 Federal Bureau of Investigation (F.B.I.) . . . . . . . 612-376-3200 U.S. Secret Service Mpls . . . . . . 612-348-1800 Conservation Officers of Otter Tail County: Gary Forsberg . . . . 826-6382 Tricia Plautz . . . . . . 924-4322 Paul Nelson . . . . . . 589-7298 Chris Vinton . . . . . . 346-3464 Troy Richards . . . . 826-6391 MN Arson Hotline . . . . (800) 723-2020 Gopher State One Location of Underground Facilities Call before you dig (800) 252-1166 or 811

Legal Services 7th District Public Defenders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236-3893 American Civil Liberties Union of Minnesota St Paul . . . . . 651-645-4097 Child Protection . . 998-8174 Comprehensive Information and Referral . 800-543-7709 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . or 2-1-1 Crime Victims Ombudsman . 800-247-0390

Domestic Violence Intervention Fergus Falls . . . . . . 739-3359 Legal Service of NW Minnesota Moorhead . . . 800-450-8585 Minnesota Disability Law Center . . . . . 800-292-4150 SMRLS Migrant Unit Fargo . . . . . . . 701-232-8872 . . . . . . . . . . . 800-832-5575 Victim/Witness Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 998-8400

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Type: Concrete Description: A state owned public access is located off of County Road 54 along the Northwest shoreline of the lake.

Lake Characteristics Lake Area (acres): 929 Maximum Depth (ft): 42

Libraries

For more detailed lake maps visit the Minnesota DNR website at www.dnr.state.mn.us.

east silent lake Nearest Town: dent

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Type: Concrete Description: A County owned public access is located off of County Road 41 along the West shoreline of the lake.

long lake

Nearest Town: vergas

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Type: Concrete Description: A State owned public access is located off State Highway 228 along the North shoreline of the lake.

Lake Characteristics Lake Area (acres): 1,273 Maximum Depth (ft): 128

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Type: Concrete Description: A city owned public access is located off County Road 16 along the West shoreline of the lake.

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Type: Concrete Description: A State owned public access is located off County Road 5 along the East shoreline of the lake.

Lake Characteristics Lake Area (acres): 5,624 Maximum Depth (ft): 108

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Bookmobile schedule available at: viking.lib.mn.us

District 1 Marion Gill.............. 346-7295 40122 Aerovilla Rd. Perham, Mn 56573 Rod Boyer ............ 334-6636 51127 E Wymer Lk Rd Frazee, Mn 56544

District 4 Robert Schwartz...... 631-1967 31548 Co Hwy 75 Wadena, Mn 56482 David Trites........... 864-5095 20944 Westwood Dr Clitherall, Mn 56524-9596

District 2 Brent Frazier........... 850-3770 PO Box 255 Pelican Rapids, MN 56572 Richard Gabe.......... 532-5657 25826 Co Hwy 20 Detroit Lakes, MN 56501

District 5 Loren Bailey............ 736-4246 1963 Oak Wood VW Fergus Falls, MN 56537 Rick Wilson............ 736-7197 609 W Lakeside Dr Fergus Falls, Mn 56537

District 3 Bert Olson............. 864-8982 501 North Shore Dr Battle Lake, Mn 56515 David Wass............. 826-6235 29133 260th St Underwood, MN 56586

Land & Resource Director: Bill Kalar................ 998-8095 Conditional Use Applications Preliminary Plats Shoreland Management Subdivision Controls Sanitation Code Setback Ordinance

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Nearest Town: Battle Lake

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Perham Area Public Library......... 346-4892 225 2nd Ave. NE Hours: Mon, Wed 10-8; Tues, Thurs, Fri 10-5; Sat 10-3 Viking Library System.................. 739-5286 1915 West Fir Fergus Falls Hours: Mon-Fri 8-5

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Fergus Falls Library.739-9387 205 E. Hampden Ave. Hours: Mon-Thurs 9-8, Fri 9-6, Sat 9-1 New York Mills Public Library......... 385-2436 30 North Main St. Hours: Mon,Tues 10-6, Wed, Thurs 10-7, Fri 10-5, Sat. 10-2 Pelican Rapids Library................... 863-7055 25 West Mill St. Hours: Mon, Wed, Fri 10-6; Tues, Thurs 10-8;Sat. 10-2

Battle Lake 56515 116 N. Lake Ave.....864-8962 Bluffton 56518 104 2nd St.............385-3365 Clitherall 56524 104 S Oak St.........864-8720 Dalton 56324 103 W Main St.......589-8144 Deer Creek 56527 120 Main Ave E......462-2000 Dent 56528 108 Main St...........758-2020 Elizabeth 56533 105 W Broadway.....367-2130 Erhard 56534 417 Grove St..........842-5375 Fergus Falls 56537 118 S Mill..............736-2634 Henning 56551 507 Douglas Ave....583-2218

New York Mills 56567 16 N Walker...........385-2420 Ottertail 56571 105 W Main St.......367-2130 Parkers Prairie 56361 119 E. Soo St.........338-6143 Pelican Rapids 56572 23 E Mill St............863-5201 Perham 56573 103 3rd Ave NW.....346-6185 Richville 56576 120 Main St S........346-7510 Rothsay 56579 211 1st St SW.......867-2447 Underwood 56586 113 S Main St........826-6646 Vergas 56587 123 E Main St........342-2911 Vining 56588 3005 Front St.........769-4172 Page 19

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Protective Services Child Protection Services ............................ 998-8150 Father’s Resource Program Fergus Falls........... 739-3011 Human Rights Commission.. (800)657-3704 Humane Society of Otter Tail County... 739-3494 Listening Ear Crisis Services. .................... (866)736-2440 Midwest Children’s Resource Center.......... (651)220-6750 Minnesota Office of Justice Programs .................... (651)201-7300 National Center for Missing and Exploited Children........ (800)843-5678

National Domestic Violence Hotline.......... (800)799-7233 Otter Tail County HumanServices Fergus Falls........... 998-8150 Otter Tail Sexual Assult ............................ 736-2440 Someplace Safe Battered Woman’s Shelter Fergus Falls... (800)974-3359 Perham................. 346-7276 Victim/Witness Assistance ............................ 736-2440 Vulnerable Adult Reporting.............. 998-8150 Perham................. 346-7276

A list of recycling canister locations may be found at co.otter-tail.mn.us/solidwaste/redemptioncenters.php Fergus Falls Recycling Redemption Center ��� 736-4400 1115 N. Tower Rd. Fergus Falls, MN 56537

Hours: Mon.-Fri. 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Saturday 9 a.m.-4 p.m.

Household Hazardous Waste every Thursday 9-3 (May - Sept.)

2nd Saturdays 9-3

Pelican Rapids Recycling Redemption Center ��� 863-3584 24 11th Ave SE (behind Dairy Queen), Pelican Rapids, MN 56572

Perham Recycling Redemption Center ��� 346-2999 205 6th Ave. NE Perham, MN 56573 Hours: Wed. 12-6 p.m.; Fri. 12-6 p.m.; Sat. 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m.

Hours: Friday 10:30 a.m.-6 p.m.; Saturday 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m.

Note: All area codes not mentioned are 218

Schools Battle Lake Public School System Administrative Office.....................864-5215 402 Summit St. SW Superintendent: Jeff Drake School Board Members: Sam Bellig Blaine Larson Paul Ness Pat Rademacher Steve Young * Meetings are held the 2nd Monday of each month, 6:30 p.m. at the school (elementary conference room).

Elementary Principal: Ken Gagner High School Principal: Jeff Drake battlelake.k12.mn.us

Bluffton Sonrise Christian School 35305 585 Ave......385-3774

Fergus Falls Public School System Superintendent: Jerry Ness Administrative Offices...................998-0544 1519 Pebble Lake Rd. School Board Members: Tarma Carlson........739-4076 Darrel Tungseth......736-5366 Steve Stenerson.....739-3544 Jeff Hohrman Matt Lemke............731-1385 Melanie Cole..........736-7582 Page 20

* Meetings are held the 2nd and 4th Monday of each month, 5:30 p.m. at the Council Chamber in City Hall.

Elementary Principal: Scott Colbeck, Principal of Adams, Cleveland, and McKinley Elementary Schools Adams Elementary School......... 998-0544 x1300 301 Bancroft Ave W Cleveland Elementary School......... 998-0544 x1400 919 Northern Ave McKinley Elementary School......... 998-0544 x1500 724 Laurel Ave W Middle School......... 998-0544 x2000 601 Randolph Ave E Middle School Principal: Dean Monke Senior High School......... 998-0544 x2500 502 Friberg Ave N Area Learning Center Kristin Tuel.. 998-0544 x1702 340 Friberg Avenue ECFE Karen Hanan..........998-0544 ext. 1529 724 W. Laurel Ave fergusfalls.k12.mn.us Hillcrest Lutheran Academy 610 Hillcrest Dr......739-3371 President: Steven Brue ffhillcrest.org Morning Son Christian School.....736-2477 1319 N Cleveland www.morningson.org

Our Lady of Victory School...................736-6661 426 W Cavour www.olvskool.org Trinity Lutheran School...................736-5847 1150 West Cavour www.trinityff.org

* Meetings are held the 3rd Tuesday of each month, 7 p.m. in the school conference room henning.k12.mn.us Lakeland Christian School...................583-4072 205 Inman, Henning, MN

Frazee-Vergas

New York Mills

Public School System Superintendent: Terry Karger............334-3181 305 N Lake Street School Board Members: Matt Bauer.............849-9346 Ken Fett.................849-1468 Steve Jepson..........841-1255 James Nelson.........334-2912 Tammie Nunn.........849-4539 Don Trieglaff...........849-0573 Richard Ziegler........334-2985 *Meetings held 2nd and 4th Monday at 6:00 p.m. frazee.k12.mn.us

Henning Public School System Superintendent: Dean Krogstad........583-2927 500 School Ave High School Principal: Thomas Williams School Board Members: Ben Geyer..............583-2110 Deb Hart................583-2746 Kim Haugen Richard Johnson.....583-2262 Reed Reinbold Rod Thalmann.........583-2545

Public School System 209 Hayes St.........385-2553 Superintendent: Blaine Novak..........385-2553 Ext. 200 Principal: Michelle Young.......385-2553 Ext. 210 School Board Members: Julie Adams Jill Carlson Kristine Ehnert Rachel Grieger........385-3275 Wendy Hetland Chuck Jacobson Amy Wallgren * Meetings held the 4th Monday of each month, 6:00 p.m., High School Media Center nymills.k12.mn.us

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Public School System 411 South Otter Superintendent: Thomas Ames....338-6011 x151 School Board Members Steve Inwards.........338-5866 Mary Peterson Judy Moeller...........267-2472 Lyle Oeltjenbruns Jeff Samuelson.......267-7266 Glenn Cornish Sheryl Myers * Meetings are held the 2nd Thursday, 7:00 p.m. at the High School Media Center Elementary Principal: Darla Harstad � 338-6011 x400 High School Principal: Cary Johnson....338-6011 x152 ISD547.com

Pelican Rapids Public School System 310 S. Broadway....863-5910 Superintendent: Deb Wanek School Board Members: Charlie Blixt............842-5442 Mike Forsgren.........863-7507 Jon Karger..............863-2400 Kathy Ouren............842-5172 Mitch Monson.........532-2313 Dena Johnson.........863-7700 * Meetings are held the 3rd Tuesday of each month, 7 p.m. at the District conference room in High School High School Principal: Brian Korf ......863-5910 x4203 Viking Elementary School 1 Viking Drive Principal: Sheila Flatau...........863-2911 pelicanrapids.k12.mn.us

Perham-Dent Public School System Superintendent: Mitch Anderson.......346-4501 School Board Members: Mike Hamann.........346-4777 Cyndy Huber...........346-6853 Sue Huebsch..........346-4994 Vincent Pankonin....346-6462 Jim Rieber..............346-6834 Myron Roe..............346-6326 Sue Von Ruden.......346-4022 * Meetings are held monthly, third Wednesday, at High School Student Union at 5

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Heart of the Lakes Elementary School 810 2nd Ave. SW Principal: Jen Hendrickson.....346-5437 Prairie Wind Middle School Principal: Scott Bjerke............346-1700 High School Principal: Ehren Zimmerman...346-6500 perham.k12.mn.us St. Henry’s Area School 346-6190 253 2nd St. SW Principal: Jason Smith St. Paul’s Lutheran School...................346-2300 500 6th Ave. SW Principal: Michael Kunza

Rothsay Public School System 123 2nd St. SW......867-2117 Superintendent: Warren Schmidt......867-2735 Principal: Staci Allmoras .......867-2735 School Board Members: Jim Boyce...............867-2155 Dave Zimmerman....867-2397 Kevin Brenden........867-2490 John Reber Justin Phillips Chad Larson...........867-2743 * Meetings are held the 2nd Monday of each month, 7 p.m. at the school www.rothsay.k12.mn.us

Underwood Public School System 100 E. Southern Ave. Superintendent: Dr. Jeremy Olson ...826-6104 School Board Members: Lisa Carlson...........826-7127 Ardy Johansen........826-6835 Norm Kolstad..........826-6216 Thomas Masloski.. 763-497-4386 Michele Peterson....826-6759 Jon Wold................826-6208 * Meetings are held the 3rd Monday of each month, 7 p.m. at the school conference room. www.underwood.k12.us

Note: All area codes not mentioned are 218

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Senior Services Area Agency on Aging 313 S. Mill, Fergus Falls . . . . . . 739-4617 Dalton Community Center . . . . . . . . . 589-8492 Elizabeth Community Center . . . . . . . . . 736-3444 Experience Works State Office . . . . 855-270-9660 or 2-1-1 Fergus Chore Corps736-6842 First Call for Help Fergus Falls . 800-543-7709 Foster Grandparent Program . . . . 320-229-4587 Lakeland Hospice & Homecare . . . . . 998-1400 120 S. Union, Fergus Falls Legal Services of NW Minnesota . . . 800-450-2552 Long Term Care Ombudsman . 800-657-3591 Lutheran Social Services 731 Western Ave. Fergus Falls . . . . . . 736-5431 Meals by Wheels Within Fergus Falls . 739-3517 Outside Fergus Falls . . 877-677-3319 NAPS (Nutrition Association Program) . . . . 800-365-0270 Otter Tail County Financial Services . 998-8230 835 W. Fir, Fergus Falls Otter Tail County Human Services . . 998-8150 830 W. Fir, Fergus Falls Otter Tail County Public Health 560 W. Fir Avenue Fergus Falls . . . . . . 998-8320

Otter Tail-Wadena Community Action Council 739-3011 125 Lincoln Ave., W, #14, Fergus Falls 385-2900 109 S. Walker Ave New York Mills, MN 56567 Retired & Senior Volunteer Program . . . . 800-450-2900 Senior Arts and Handycrafts New York Mills . . . . 385-3920 Senior Citizens Center Battle Lake . . . . . . 864-8768 Dent . . . . . . . . . . . 758-2650 Henning . . . . . . . . . 583-4112 New York Mills . . . . 385-2024 Ottertail . . . . . . . . . 367-2252 Parkers Prairie . . . . 338-6211 Pelican Rapids . . . . 863-5225 Perham . . . . . . . . . 346-2262 Richville . . . . . . . . . 346-4738 Senior Companion Program of Otter Tail Co. Fergus Falls . . . . . . 736-6842 Senior Linkage Line Statewide . . . 888-333-2433 Social Security Administration 800-772-1213 Vergas Community Center . . . . . . . . . 342-2810 Veterans Services . 998-8605 Vining Community Center . . . . . . . . . 769-4396 Vulnerable Adult Reporting . . . . . . . 998-8166 West Central Area Agency on Aging 313 Mill St S, Fergus Falls . . . . . . 739-4617 . . . . . . . . . . . 800-333-2433

Acceptable for Otter Tail County Recycling Glass Rinse. Remove metal covers and recycle covers with tin cans.

Ceramics, dishes, glasses, window glass (excluding the frame) may also be recycled with glass bottles and jars.

Tin Rinse the cans and covers.

Remove and throw label in the garbage.

Empty, dry paint cans are also acceptable.

Plastic Rinse. Throw cover and rings in the garbage.

Recycle bottles/jugs with a number 1 or 2 on them. No brown plastic.

All containers must have a neck or spout.

Ice cream pails, margarine and whipped topping containers and plastic bags are not acceptable.

Newspaper/Phone Books Recycle computer/office paper - bundle and separate from newspaper.

Magazines, catalogs, shiny and glossy papers are accepted at special collections

Aluminum Empty cans.

Aluminum foil and pie plates are also acceptable.

Corrugated Cardboard Flatten boxes and tie in flattened bundles.

Brown paper bags can be recycled with corrugated cardboard.

Cereal boxes, other types of paperboard food packaging, shiny and waxy cardboard are NOT acceptable.

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Social Services Adoption Resource Network . . . . 612-861-7115 Fergus Falls . . 218-998-8150 The Arc . . . . 800-411-0124 Assistive Technology . . . . . . . . . . .877-286-3892 Catholic Charities Community Services . . . . 800-830-8254

Food Support Program Fergus Falls . . . . . 998-8230 New York Mills . . . 385-5450 Freedom Resource Center for Independent Living, Inc. Fergus Falls . . . . . 998-1799 Gamblers Anonymous . . . . . . . . . . .877-974-6442

Child Protection/ Adult Services . . . 998-8150 New York Mills Office . . . . . . . . . . . 385-5400

Habitat for Humanity Fergus Falls . . . . . 736-2905 Leaf River Chapter 632-6900

Coats for Kids Fergus Falls . . . . . 736-5147

Kinship Perham . . . . . . . . 346-7102

Crisis Responders . . . . . . . . . . .800-223-4512

Lutheran Social Service Fergus Falls . . . . . 736-2033

Disability Resources . . . . . . www.mndisability.gov

MADD . . . . . (800) 487-6233

Emergency Community Health Outreach . . . . . . . . . . .651-224-3344 Fathers’ Resource Fergus Falls . . . . . 739-3011 Food Shelf Battle Lake . . . . . 864-0661 Fergus Falls . . . . . 739-2971 Henning . . . . . . . . 583-4714 New York Mills . . . 385-2900 Parkers Prairie . . . 338-5535 Pelican Rapids . . . 863-3663 Perham . . . . . . . . 346-6181 Wadena . . . . . . . . 632-5335

Narcotics Anonymous . . . . . . . . . . .877-767-7676 Otter Tail County Dept. of Public Health Fergus Falls . . . . . 998-8230 New York Mills . . . 385-5450 Otter Tail County Department of Human Services Fergus Falls . . . . . 998-8150 Energy Assistance . 998-8230 Financial Assistance998-8230 Child Support . . . . 998-8640

Otter Tail County Humane Society Fergus Falls . . . . . 739-3494 Otter Tail-Wadena Community Action Council New York Mills . . . 385-2900 Fergus Falls . (800) 450-2900 Family Planning Fergus Falls . . . . . 736-7047 PATH - Foster Care Fergus Falls . . . . . 739-3074 Prairie Community Services Fergus Falls . . . . . 736-2153 Refugee & Immigration Services Pelican Rapids . . . 863-2252 SADD Perham . . . . . . . . 346-1517 . . . . . . . . . . .877-723-3462 Salvation Army Fergus Falls . . . . . 739-9692 Special Olympics . 346-6500 . . . . . . . . . . .800-783-7732 Substance Abuse & Mental Health . . . . . . 800-662-4357 Suicide Prevention Hotline Fergus Falls . . . . . 736-6987 . . . . . . . . . . .800-223-4512

Otter Tail County Detention Center (jail) . . . . . 998-8555

Support Groups of Suicidal Teens Fergus Falls . . . . . 736-6987 . . . . . . . . . . .800-223-4512 United Way of Otter Tail County Fergus Falls . . 877-457-2185 USDA Farm Service Fergus Falls . . . . . 739-4694 Perham . . . . . . . . 346-4260 Veterans Services 998-8605 West Central Agency on Aging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 739-4617 . . . . . . . . . . .800-333-2433 Welfare Fraud Hotline . . . . . . . . . . .800-627-9977 WIC (Women, Infants & Children) Fergus Falls . . . . . 998-8324 New York Mills . . . 385-5450 Women’s Crisis Center . . . . . . . . . . .800-974-3359 Perham . . . . . . . . 346-7276 Youth Crisis Hotline . . . . . . . . . . .800-448-3000 For Comprehensive Information and Referral Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Call 2-1-1

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clitherall lake Nearest Town: Clitherall

Dent

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Type: Concrete Description: A state owned public access Type: Concrete is located off of County Highway 35 along the Description: A State owned public access is North shoreline of the North Basin. located off a Township Road along the South shoreline of the lake.

Type: Concrete Description: A State owned public access is Type: Earthen located off of County Road 115 along the South Description: A Township owned public shoreline of the West Basin. access is located off of State Highway 210 along the Northeast shoreline of the lake.

Type: Concrete Description: A State owned public access is Lake Characteristics located off of County Road 32 along the South Lake Area (acres): 2,493 shoreline of the East Basin.

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Type: Concrete Description: A state owned public access is located off of County Highway 34 along the South shoreline of the lake.

Type: Concrete Description: A state owned public Lake Characteristics access is located on a Township Road, Lake Area (acres): 1,174 one mile North off of County Highway Maximum Depth (ft): 109 108, along the East shoreline of the lake.

Lake Characteristics Lake Area (acres): 935 Maximum Depth (ft): 46

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Al-Anon, NA, AA Meetings www.minnesotarecovery.info Battle Lake Friday.................... 8:00 p.m.

Senior Center Friday.................... 8:00 p.m.

Community Hall Deer Creek Friday.................... 8:00 p.m.

Fire Hall Elizabeth Thursday............... 8:00 p.m.

Community Center Erhard Wednesday............ 8:00 p.m.

City Hall Fergus Falls Sunday.................. 9:00 a.m.

Tuesday........................ noon 215 E Junius Fergus Falls Wednesday.......... 10:00 a.m.

First Lutheran 402 Court St Fergus Falls Wednesday............ 6:30 p.m.

Lake Region Hospital Fergus Falls Thursday....................... noon 215 E Junius Fergus Falls Saturday..... 10 a.m. & 8 p.m.

215 E Junius Frazee Wednesday............ 8:00 p.m.

Fire Hall

www.district3aa.org Henning Monday................. 7:00 p.m.

Village Hall New York Mills Tuesday................ 7:00 p.m.

424 East Gilman St. Ottertail Sunday.................. 7:00 p.m.

104 Shores Road Thursday................ 7:00 p.m.

96 Elm Avenue South Pelican Rapids Sunday.................. 8:00 a.m.

Library – 399 Main St Tuesday................. 7:00 p.m.

Faith Lutheran Perham Monday................. 7:00 p.m.

Wednesday............ 7:00 p.m.

Thursday...................... noon Friday.................... 7:00 p.m.

Saturday................ 9:30 a.m.

Alano Club – HWY 34 Underwood Monday................. 8:00 p.m.

Unitarian Church Wadena Sun & Tue........... 10:00 a.m.

Sunday.................. 8:00 p.m.

M-Tu-W-Th-Fr-Sa...... 8:00 p.m.

Friday........................... noon Alano Club - 4th St Sunday.................. 8:00 p.m.

Immanuel Lutheran

Soil and Water Conservation Districts www.maswcd.org East Otter Tail County Darren Newville, District Manager. 346-4260 801 Jenny Ave Perham, MN 56573 Lyle Dittmann, Chair................... 385-2392 Steve Inwards, Vice Chair........... 338-5866 Terry Greenwaldt Public Relations... 367-2382 Dennis Reynolds Secretary............ 758-2162 Marian Gill Treasurer............ 346-7295

West Otter Tail County Brad Mergens, District Manager.. 739-1308 506 Western Ave. Fergas Falls, MN 56537 Richard Viger...... 739-2580 Julian Sjostrom, Treasurer............ 863-7785 Charles Piekarski, Chair................... 736-7918 Rod Wenstrom, Public Relations.. 739-9578 John Walkup, Vice Chair........... 739-2580

Statistics~Otter Tail County www.co.otter-tail.mn.us Number of Lakes: 1,048 Lake Area: 173,851 acres Congressional District: 7 Judicial District: 7 Legislative Districts: Senate District 8 House Districts 8A & 8B

County Seat: Fergus Falls Established: March 18, 1868 Population: 57,288 Townships: 62 Cities: 22 Land Area: 2,232 square miles

stuff to do in the Otter Tail County area MaRCH 14 - 11th Annual Ronald 12-13 - Phelps Mill Arts Festival McDonald House Ride at Phelps Mill 29-30 - Boys Basketball Spring Fling the VFW - New York Mills 11-20 - Northwest Water Carnival - Perham Area Community Center 14 - Great American Think Off Detroit Lakes New York Mills April 24-27 - East Otter Tail County Fair: 14-22 - Perham Turtle Fest - Turtle 4-H exhibits, rides, games,

6 - Village of Vergas Maple Races Wed. Fri. Sat. - demo demo derbies - Perham Syrup Festival in Vergas derby and more 25-27 - 5 7th Annual Frazee Turkey 10 - Leadership and Hall of 14 - 5K & 10K Turtle Fest Road Days Fame Banquet - Perham Race - Paul Miller Park 27 - 4th Annual Tyler Shipman 13-14 - Sporting Collectable Show

20 - P erham Turtle Fest Grand Car Show - Frazee - Perham Area Community Parade & Street Dance Center 21 - Miss Perham & Miss Heart August of the Lakes Pageants - May 1 - Tuffy Nelson Golf Classic Perham High School

2 - Rotary Spring Fling at 7-9 - WE Fest - Soo Pass Ranch, 28 - Kinship Average Joe Triathlon Mulligan’s Detroit Lakes - Paul Miller Park 10 - Opening Walleye Fishing in 7-8-9 - Crazy Days in Perham 28 - Perham Lions BBQ Fest MN 8-10 - OtterFest in Ottertail - Fri. 24 - Opening Bass Fishing in MN Night Demo Derby, Sat. July Parade 23 - Perham Area Chamber Golf

4 - Fireworks at 10pm at Scramble - Perham Golf 8-10 - Vergas Looney Daze & Krueger Field - Fairgrounds, Course Parade Perham 31 - International Adult-Youth 17 - Cal Miller Bike Race 11 - Relay for Life of East Otter Fishing Tournament at Zorbaz on Little Pine Lake Tail County - PHS Track Zorbaz - Perham 15-17 - Heritage Festival/Black

6 - Ottertail Community Auction Powder Rendezvous - Ottertail Perham June 6 - Classic Car Show at the 29-30 - Labor Day Weekend

7 - Frazee City Wide Rummage Fairgrounds in Perham Sidewalk Sales - Perham Sale & Crazy Daze 2014 Otter Tail County Resource Guide

september 1 - Labor Day Weekend Sidewalk Sales - Perham October 5 - Harvest Fest Fall Flea Market - Perham 12 - Ladies Night Out Sponsored by Perham Jaycees November 1 - FOCUS Annual Christmas Plus Bazaar - Perham 28 - Holiday Parade of Lights Perham

December 1-24 - Perham’s Christmas Promotion 1-15 - Perham Giving Tree

6 - Otterdazzle in Ottertail Parade of Lights

6 - Angel of Hope Candlelight Vigil at 7pm

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Township Officials Township Chairperson Clerk Supervisor(S) Supervisor(S) Treasurer Aastad Gary Lien Terry Evavold Leroy Fronning David Gilbertson Kurt Erlandson Pop 187 12701 220th Avenue 10604 215th Avenue 21049 Co Hwy 110 10974 175th Ave. 18074 Cty Hwy 112

Fergus Falls, MN 56537 Fergus Falls, MN 56537 Fergus Falls, MN 56537 Fergus Falls, MN 56537 Fergus Falls, MN 56537

589-8560 589-8452 589-8544 736-3356 739-4561 Amor Pop 558

Michael Holstrom 31645 Amor Twp Rd Battle Lake, MN 56515 495-2189

Brenda Hildebrand 30411 Amor Park Road Battle Lake, MN 56515 495-3297

Aurdal Norman Pierce Jr Sandra Kvern Pop 1362 23160 Oakview Hts Dr 24135 Aurdal River Rd

Fergus Falls, MN 56537 Fergus Falls, MN 56537

736-2592 736-5090

Val Dietz Eric J. Roberts Lori Holmgren 31148 Oak Ridge Beach Rd 35737 Co. Hwy 1 30477 365th Ave Battle Lake, MN 56515 Battle Lake, MN 56515 Battle Lake, MN 56515 495-2733 495-2677 495-2049 Greg C. Peterson Doug Green 23027 265th Ave. 23971 275th Avenue Fergus Falls, MN 56537 Fergus Falls, MN 56537 739-2835 826-6141

Warren Zuehlsdorff 26412 Brekke Lake Rd Fergus Falls, MN 56537 736-5069

Blowers Raymond Putikka Edith M. Huttunen Douglas Richter Larry Berg David Siltala Pop 319 62651 440th Street 40521 Cty Hwy 75 62388 450th St 40129 620th Ave 62213 450th Street

Wadena, MN 56482 Wadena, MN 56482 Sebeka, MN 56477 Wadena, MN 56482 Sebeka, MN 56477

837-5296 631-4407 837-6255 631-1848 837-5957 Bluffton Pop 474

Henry Soenneker PO Box 71 Bluffton, MN 56518 385-3702

Buse Traill Vosberg Pop 690 20752 Co Hwy 1

Fergus Falls, MN 56537

736-2703

Beckie Vorderbruggen Dean Endres Wayne Ament David Nesges 62631 Cty Hwy 76 59830 Century Rd 38704 610th Avenue 38174 585th Avenue Wadena, MN 56482 Bluffton, MN 56518 Bluffton, MN 56518 New York Mills, MN 56567 631-1668 385-2523 385-3977 Joyce Schmidt “To be appointed” Schan Sorkness 21690 175th St 19765 195th Ave Fergus Falls, MN 56537 Fergus Falls, MN 56537 739-2332 736-5838

Kay Anderson 18103 Dayton Lake Drive Fergus Falls, MN 56537

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Harold Schossow Bonnie Hintzman Amy Sobieski Anthony Roberts Laurie Hendrickx 46502 525th Ave. 47530 Cty Hwy 67 46975 535th Ave 50008 535th Ave 48930 Cty Hwy 67 Perham, MN 56573 New York Mills, MN 56567 Menagha, MN 56464 New York Mills, MN 56567 New York Mills, MN 56567 346-3469 385-2659 346-2571 385-3144 385-2827

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Bradley Syltie Sharon Sauer 30355 Wing Trl 51902 Cty Hwy 17 Vergas, MN 56587 Detroit Lakes, MN 56501 342-3351 342-3477

Carlisle Pop 219

Charles Piekarski 24678 Cty Hwy 11 Fergus Falls, MN 56537 736-7918

Henry Moltzan Jr Lowell Bradbury Sharon Baumgart 47981 Leek Lake Dr 28446 Candor Hall Rd 32967 Little Owl Rd Vergas, MN 56587 Vergas, MN 56587 Vergas, MN 56587 342-2154 342-2957 342-3167

Peter Fjestad Daniel Jennen Daniel Beske Sharlene Schmidt 26563 130th Avenue 25696 130th Ave 25299 150th Avenue 24195 120th Avenue Fergus Falls, MN 56537 Fergus Falls, MN 56537 Fergus Falls, MN 56537 Fergus Falls, MN 56537 736-3761 739-9175 739-3810 736-2189

Clitherall Dallas Grewe Pop 549 21086 Cty Hwy 47

Battle Lake, MN 56515

864-5126

Janet Eitzen 40034 Old Town Way Clitherall, MN 56524 864-3093

Compton Larry Richter Pop 799 32071 633rd Avenue

Wadena, MN 56482

631-3648

Maryann H. Line Steven Peterson 58884 330th Street 62039 Co. Hwy 50 Wadena, MN 56482 Wadena, MN 56482 631-4536 631-1564

Corliss Pop 462

Gerald Wanderi Treva Mayfield 50849 Cty Hwy 8 45656 500th Street Perham, MN 56573 Perham, MN 56573 346-3648 346-2449

Dane Prairie Douglas L. Holen Jr. Pop 892 27814 180th Street

Fergus Falls, MN 56537

589-7599

Kevin J. Anderson 36798 183rd St Clitherall, MN 56528 864-5829

Craig Bengston Linda Nelson 37103 160th St. 34827 160th St Battle Lake, MN 56515 Battle Lake, MN 56515 864-5691 747-2721 James Goeden Lilla Tranby 61506 Co. Hwy. 50 59002 285th Street Wadena, MN 56482 Wadena, MN 56482 631-2379 462-2412

Vance Bachmann David Fiedler 47500 Co Hwy 13 47946 Co Hwy 53 Perham, MN 56573 Perham, MN 56573 346-4448 346-4644

Glenda Wientjes 48403 515th Ave. Perham, MN 56573 346-2031

Bonnie J. Mark Gerald Thompson John H. Mark Kim Mark 18259 275th Ave 21527 Hillside Beach Rd 28207 Joten Lake Rd 28207 Joten Lake Rd Fergus Falls, MN 56537 Fergus Falls, MN 56537 Dalton, MN 56324 Dalton, MN 56324 826-6959 589-8929 589-8929

Mike Harris Dead Lake Derene Johnsen Cheryl Harris Arnold Gietzen Randy Severson James Hatlevig Edna Homquist Pop 452 37461 Dead Lake Rd PO Box 54 39647 385th Ave 39331 385th Ave 38166 Cty Hwy 44 35387 Northern Lights Trl PO Box 54 Dent, MN 56528 Richville, MN 56576 Richville, MN 56576 Richville, MN 56576 Dent, MN 56528 Richville, MN 56576 Richville, MN 56576 758-2454 758-2343

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Looking for a bit of adventure on your vacation? Or how about a Sunday drive in the country?

Check out the Otter Trail Scenic Byway — a 150-mile circular drive that meanders through rolling hills blanketed with maple, oak and birch and more than 1,000 lakes.

The pastoral countryside is a patchwork of woodlands, pastures and fields, dotted with parks, farms and small towns.

Enjoy just a small slice in an hour or two or immerse yourself on the byway for a day.

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The History Museum of East Otter Tail County IN THEIR OWN WORDS… A VETERANS MUSEUM The In Their Own Words Veterans Museum opened in Perham in 2006. Several years in the making, the museum features first-hand experiences of area veterans in Europe, Korea, Vietnam and the Middle East and includes exhibits from World War I through the current conflicts in the Middle East.

Featuring audio commentaries, re-dramatizations of events leading up to and during the wars of the 20th Century, and interactive identity kiosks, ITOW is believed to be the only museum of its kind. Excerpts from more than 140 oral histories are included. In addition to exhibits about veterans, there are also displays about the homefront. History comes alive in a very personal way.

ITOW is housed in a renovated VFW Post headquarters and is lo cated at 805 West Main in Perham.

More information is available at 218-346-7678 or www.ITOWmuseum.org.

Free Admission - Donations appreciated.

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Built originally as an Episcopal church, this historic building now contains displays and exhibits about the people and places of East Otter Tail County.

At the History Museum the past comes alive with early motion pictures, photographic essays and interpretive exhibits.

The museum is housed in an 1887 historic stone structure and the building itself is worth a look.

The museum’s website allows you to search both volumes of the East Otter

Tail History Books, the Register of Births and Deaths in Perham from 1882 to 1900, and an index to the Enterprise Bulletin Newspapers which dates back to 1883. You can also search our collection of Historical Photographs.

The History Museum of East Otter Tail County was one of the first to make local historical records available online. A genealogy lab welcomes visiting researchers. The museum has also compiled a record of Finnish language newspapers.

New York Mills Regional Cultural Center The New York Mills Regional Cultural Center is a place to experience bigtime arts and culture in small-town Minnesota. Best known for hosting the “Great American Think-Off,” an annual philosophy debate, the cultural center is much more than that. Each year the center brings to the region a wide variety of artistic culture generally not found in rural Minnesota.

The cultural center is a great place to

attend one of many concerts featuring a host of talented musicians.

Inside the gallery, visitors can find a wide variety of art exhibits, discussion groups, workshops and art classes throughout the year. The center seats about 125 for concerts and provides excellent acoustics for monthly musical performances, including blues, jazz, folk and classical.

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Township Chairperson Clerk Supervisor(S) Supervisor(S) Treasurer Deer Creek Norman Jahnke Kathy Techam Jerry Moen Larry Helmrichs Cheri Kopveiler Pop 348 31231 568th Avenue 55581 Cty Hwy 52 28244 555th Ave 54622 290th Street 33512 530th Avenue Deer Creek, MN 56527 Deer Creek, MN 56527 Deer Creek, MN 56527 Deer Creek, MN 56527 New York Mills, MN 56567

462-2076 462-2137 462-2168 462-2634 385-3287 Dora David Antonsen Gregory Meyer Daryl Haarstick Marvin Hexum James Lee Pop 726 29375 430th St 33111 State Hwy 108 28361 450th St. 33705 Star Lake Dr. 33735 Charlie Trapp Rd

Vergas, MN 56587 Dent, MN 56528 Vergas, MN 56587 Dent, MN 56528 Dent, MN 56528

342-3056 758-2181 342-2429 758-2561 758-2709 Dunn David L. Johnson Faye Engkjer Pop 855 48242 215th Ave. 51628 Pelican Point D Pelican Rapids, MN 56572 Detroit Lakes, MN

863-3313 56501 • 532-7066 Eagle Lake Pop 367

Robert Dalman Charles C. Kvare 49302 245th Ave 49424 215th Ave Pelican Rapids, MN Pelican Rapids,

56572 • 863-8303 MN 56572

Susan Pepelnjak Jude Pare 46464 E. Lake Lizzie Rd 49097 E. Lake Lizzie Ct Pelican Rapids, MN 56572 Pelican Rapids, MN 56576 • 758-3218

John R. Olson Mary Cullen Dennis Schmidt Russell Sorenson Darcu Sorenson 39759 Co. Hwy 38 11067 405th Ave. 39050 Co. Hwy. 38 10772 345th Ave 10772 345th Ave Battle Lake, MN 56515 Evansville, MN 56326 Battle Lake, MN 56515 Ashby, MN 56309 Ashby, MN 56309 864-5068 747-2645 747-2541 747-2635 747-2635

Eastern Robert E. Lahmann Sue Ellwanger Michael Lage Donald Sjobeck Nancy L. Gahlon Pop 256 12166 595th Avenue 13604 625th Ave 12671 Co Hwy 141 12054 625th Ave 10227 595th Avenue

Parkers Prairie, MN 56361 Eagle Bend, MN 56446 Eagle Bend, MN 56446 Parkers Prairie, MN 56361 Parkers Prairie, MN 56361

338-9812 738-5743 738-2332 738-4733 943-5073 Edna Pop 921

William Norris 38446 Teal Lane Frazee, MN 56544 346-6177

Carol Nelson John Krueger Dennis Sazama 44783 E Little McDonald Dr 45152 395th Ave 43069 Co Hwy 35 Perham, MN 56573 Perham, MN 56573 Dent, MN 56528 346-3854 346-6763 640-1938

Karen Marthaler 42754 Engstrom Bch Rd Perham, MN 56573 346-7770

Effington Roger Ruckheim Judith Moeller Dean Hollatz Charles Debilzen Sue Swenson Pop 297 50313 105th Street 11973 St. Hwy 29 14570 500th Ave 1001 483rd Ave 51342 105th St

Parkers Prairie, MN 56361 Parkers Prairie, MN 56361 Parkers Prairie, MN 56361 Parkers Prairie, MN 56361

267-2431 267-2472 338-9711 769-4118 267-5155 Elizabeth David Holt Barbara Melkert Pop 722 17764 Cty Hwy 10 33807 Cty Hwy 27 Elizabeth, MN Erhard, MN 56534

739-9244 739-9209

Gaylen Skistad Edwin S. Carlson 28068 160th Avenue 21309 Albertina Ln Fergus Falls, MN 56537 Fergus Falls, MN 56537 736-6425 736-4763

Elmo Duane Hanson Julie Raap Pop 344 54231 160th Street 53765 Co Hwy 136

Parkers Prairie, MN 56361 Henning, MN 56361

338-2671 338-5117

Gale Iverson 55822 Cty Hwy 136 Parkers Prairie, MN 56361 338-4832

Mark Hemquist Richard Brenner 16518 Tomten Rd 16250 535th Ave. Parkers Prairie, MN 56361 Parkers Prairie, MN 56361 338-4861 338-5732

Erhards Grove Lee Backstrom Rebecca Ouren Ted Tollefson Pop 467 17821 370th Street 18435 Cty Hwy 24 20504 380th Street Erhard, MN 56534 Erhard, MN 56534 Pelican Rapids, MN 56572

842-5283 842-5311 863-8763

Bruce Nettestad Audrey Sjostrom 38962 160th Avenue 17890 Cty Hwy 28 Pelican Rapids, MN 56572 Pelican Rapids, MN 56572 863-4301 863-7785

Everts Pop 774

Michael Lee Nelson Roland Mann 34399 260th St 27234 368th Avenue Battle Lake, MN 56515 Battle Lake, MN 56515 864-6781 864-5419

Marlyn Kruschke 39015 Shoreview Ln. Battle Lake, MN 56515 864-5770

Jeffrey Lundquist Tom Macheledt 36570 N. Silver Lake Rd 27671 State Hwy 78 Battle Lake, MN 56515 Battle Lake, MN 56515 864-3081 864-8827

Fergus Falls Pop 1,051

Craig Goese, appt. Elaine Schoening 26692 Cty Hwy 27 26461 210th Avenue Fergus Falls, MN 56537 Fergus Falls, MN 56537 736-5052 736-6124

Marvin Westvig 731 Woodland Loop Fergus Falls MN 56537 998-2927

Folden Pop 265

Gary Waskosky 20071 495th Ave Henning, MN 56551 770-0450

Kathryn Wahlgren 19279 Co. Hwy. 10 Fergus Falls, MN 56537 998-2500

Bernadine Lemke 20636 250th Street Fergus Falls, MN 56537 736-2958

Jennifer Howard Dean Trosdahl Robert Turchin 17452 495th Ave 46808 Trappers Rd 20552 475th Ave Vining, MN 56588 Vining, MN 56588 Vining, MN 56588 769-4334 651-338-2146

Ken Vorderbruggen, appt.

20901 Co Hwy 65 Henning, MN 56551 583-4159

Friberg Gregory Kugler Duane Mavis Steven Marty George Luebke Kathi Budke Pop 774 32475 270th Ave. 30066 275th Avenue 23433 Maple View Dr 23624 Co Hwy 22 31289 Co. Hwy. 3 Erhard, MN 56534 Erhard, MN 56534 Fergus Falls, MN 56537 Fergus Falls, MN 56537 Erhard, MN 56534

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Township Officials township Chairperson Clerk Supervisor(s) Supervisor(s) Treasurer Girard James Trites Carol Jacobson Terance Christianson James Adamietz Lucille Bosen Pop 697 41740 Grace Etta Road 24893 Palace Road 24085 440th Ave 23510 Co. Hwy. 5 25646 430th Avenue

Henning, MN 56551 Battle Lake, MN 56515 Henning, MN 56551 Henning, MN 56551 Henning, MN 56551

583-2885 864-5727 583-4367 583-2240 Gorman Randall J. Carow Terry Jellison Ralph Teckemeyer Arthur Sazama Dale Schultz Pop 398 47342 Cty Hwy 51 45260 N Little Pine Rd 46086 405th Ave 40685 Cty Hwy 60 49351 Cty Hwy 51

Perham, MN 56573 Perham, MN 56573 Perham, MN 56573 Perham, MN 56573 Perham, MN 56573

346-5393 329-3796 346-6851 334-8493 346-5714 Henning Alan Haugdhal Dean Bolland Pop 426 26666 Cty Hwy 67 47409 275th Street

Henning, MN 56551 Henning, MN 56551

583-2008 583-2890

John Schwartz Tim Eckhoff Shirley Vye 51375 Rocky Ridge Rd. 26691 500th Ave 22939 510th Ave Henning, MN 56551 Henning, MN 56551 Henning, MN 56551 583-4287 583-4457

Hobart Terry Hockett Debi Moltzan DuWayne Sonnenberg Raymond Sonnenberg Pop 733 50459 Black Diamond Rd 47634 353rd Ave 35590 St Hwy 228 47593 353rd Avenue

Frazee, MN 56544 Frazee, MN 56587 Frazee, MN 56544 Frazee, MN 56544

334-5632 342-2415 342-2598 342-2196

Kathy Glawe 35315 Cty Hwy 36 Vergas, MN 56587 342-2754

Homestead DuWayne Roberts Larry Vorderbruggen Randy Thompson Scott Koennicke Bert Nelson Pop 371 44498 553rd Avenue 52287 410th Street 53424 Minnesota St 52073 400th St 40606 Cty Hwy 67 New York Mills, MN 56567 New York Mills, MN 56567 New York Mills, MN 56567 New York Mills, MN 56567 New York Mills, MN 56567

385-2547 385-3403 385-2454 385-3572 385-3956 Inman Lyle R. Horn Diane Webb Kevin D. Anderson Larry Meyer Timothy G. Klemek Pop 352 27210 565th Avenue 23750 St Hwy 29 26273 State Hwy 29 27752 535th Ave 22228 State Hwy 29 Deer Creek, MN 56527 Henning, MN 56527 Deer Creek, MN 56527 Deer Creek, MN 56527 Henning, MN 56551

462-2247 640-3276 462-2528 462-2019 583-2775 Leaf Lake Pop 467

James Keskitalo 48952 340th Street Ottertail, MN 56571 385-3067

Mary Jane Meyer 48694 Cty Hwy 132 Henning, MN 56551 583-2169

Leaf Mountain Arthur Dorn Beverly Hanson Pop 309 13538 455th Avenue 12589 Co Hwy 5

Vining, MN 56588 Clitherall, MN 56524

267-2021 267-2021

Lida Al Schierman Denise Boe Pop 697 26116 Co. Hwy. 4 PO Box 382 Pelican Rapids, MN 56572 Pelican Rapids, MN 56572

863-8112 863-5635

Pete Bakka 49252 340th Street Ottertail, MN 56571 385-3098

Ken Moen 30626 Cordes Beach Rd Henning, MN 56551 583-2673

Matthew Thorson 30801 State Hwy 108 Ottertail, MN 56571 367-2675

Bernard Suchy Lester A. Becker 45288 120th St. 46525 Co. Hwy. 6 Vining, MN 56588 Vining, MN 56588 267-5691 267-2933

Pamela Reger 12660 435th Avenue Clitherall, MN 56524 267-2483

Mike McNabb Gary Hovland 26389 CTY HWY 4 24864 Tri Lakes Dr Pelican Rapids, MN 56572 Pelican Rapids, MN 56572 863-8155

Pete Preston 40800 Back Road Trail Pelican Rapids, MN 56572 863-1737

Maine Randy Wasvick JoAnne Seeger Courtney Sem Gerald Kusnierek Elizabeth Murphy Pop 686 28222 Water Street Rd 32829 Co Hwy 35 31387 Berkey Rd 31792 Denwood Drive 31743 295th St. Underwood, MN 56586 Dent, MN 56528 Underwood, MN 56586 Underwood, MN 56586 Underwood, MN 56586

826-6326 495-3737 495-2978 495-3286 495-2109 Maplewood Craig Ripley Jim (James A.) Nelson Kevin Backstrom Lyle Boehm Pop 333 35861 250th Avenue 23912 County Hwy 24 22872 Co Hwy 24 23898 380th St. Erhard, MN 56534 Erhard, MN 56534 Erhard, MN 56534 Pelican Rapids, MN 56572

842-5237 842-5221 842-5497 863-4786

Connie Spangler 24269 Isle View Trl. Pelican Rapids, MN 56572 863-1067

Newton Christopher Roberts Angela Sonsalla Rick Ehnert Peder Butenhoff Laura Rogers Pop 751 52597 383rd St 53397 376 St. 37783 550th Ave 36819 CTY HWY 135 36433 106 St. New York Mills, MN 56567 New York Mills, MN 56567 New York Mills, MN 56567 New York Mills, MN 56567 New York Mills, MN 56567

385-3813 385-2790 385-2390 Nidaros Douglas Baker Debra Biederman Richard Trosdahl Robert Meisenheimer Pop 317 40854 Belmont Lake Dr. 40578 Cliff Road 46688 Trappers Rd. 21244 Greenhead Dr

Clitherall, MN 56524 Clitherall, MN 56524 Vining, MN 56588 Clitherall, MN 56524

864-5993 864-5575 769-4352 864-5803

Judi Love 18926 425th Ave Clitherall, MN 56524 864-8465

Norwegian Grove Ernest Hovland Carol Treinen James Marty Thomas Axness Mary Bongers Pop 349 40462 150th Avenue PO Box 516 14755 Minnesota St 42607 120th Avenue 14626 Co Hwy 30

Pelican Rapids, MN 56572 Pelican Rapids, MN 56572 Pelican Rapids, MN 56572 Pelican Rapids, MN 56572 Pelican Rapids, MN 56572

863-4404 863-4190 863-5288 863-4395 863-4299 Township Chairperson Clerk Supervisor(S) Supervisor(S) Treasurer

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Business in Brief Construction Services & Repair

TOUCACRHWLAESSHS

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Free Estimates

Auto Sales/Service

Construction Services & Repair

STATE OF THE ART

Featuring

products

5” and 6” Gutters

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Providing all your construction needs for 19 years!

behind Napa, Perham

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24 HOURS 7 DAYS A WEEK

• Custom Cabinetry • Commercial • Residential

30 Years of Experience 640 3rd Street NE Perham, MN 56573

BRUCE JOHNSON 218-346-2331

For all your concrete needs, call 202 Fox Run, Perham, MN 56573 hbi@arvig.net

655-659 West Main, Perham 7am-9pm 7 days a week

carquest

auto parts store Inc. 659 West Main, Perham, MN • 346-3448 or 1-800-480-PART s r

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424 E. Main Perham, MN

218-346-1326 Cell: 218-849-1326

Hemmelgarn Builders Inc. Lic. #BC003628

Jim Hemmelgarn Cell: 218.371.1228

License No. BC-20446308

n Builder Your HometowTroy Hemmelgarn

346.2377

Jerry Moen

New CoNstruCtioN aNd remodeliNg Ken Tervola ConsTruCTion

28244 555TH Ave. S. Deer Creek, MN 56527

218-462-2168 218-640-2457

LARRY’S FLOOR COVERING SERVICE

SALES & INSTALLATION of Carpet, Linoleum & Ceramic Tile FREE ESTIMATES

Hours: Mon.-Fri. 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Saturday by appointment

Perham auto rePair All Aspects of cAr & truck repAir • Minor or Major • A/C Service • Computer Diagnostics

218-346-4875

Your Full Service Auto Repair . . .

We take “pride” in your satisfaction!

218-367-3099

Larry Imdieke • Ottertail, MN

Certified Mechanics • Sales & Service 19 E. Centennial 84 Drive, New York Mills Vaughnauto@arvig.net

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Residential and Commercial

Lic. #4444

New & Remodeling Construction

• 346-7062 • Perham, MN

Dining FamouS For our BroaSteD CHiCken anD lakeview Dining on Star lake vvv restaurant open 5:00-10:00 p.m. v Full Bar availaBle v restaurant, bar and resort Free wireleSS internet

7 miles west of Dent on Hwy 108, 1/2 mile So. on Cty. Hwy. 41

Kitchens • Baths • china caBinets • Gun caBinets and much more!

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Quality Built • Prefinished Cabinetry Custom items for residential and commercial projects

For Free estimates call miKe sanders 218-367-2224 “Where Custom Truly Means Custom”

Check out our many retail items including pickled vegetables, condiments, sauces, meats, sweets, jams and syrup!

94 Lake Avenue, South, PO Box 35, Ottertail, MN 56571-0035

OTTERTAIL HOME CENTER OTTERTAIL OTTERTAIL HOME CENTER HOME CENTER & HARDWARE & HARDWARE & HARDWARE 108 Main WestStreet, Main street, 108 West 108 West Ottertail MainOttertail Street, Ottertail • Fax 367-6025 367-2265367-2265 • Fax367-2265 367-6025 • Fax 367-6025

Mon.-Fri. 7am-5pm; 7am-noon • Lumber • Hardware •sat.

Lumber • Plumbing • Hardware • Plumbing

All your building materials one roof!

• Heating • Paint•under Heating • Paint

Free estimates &• Delivery • Glass • Electrical Glass • Electrical

Hometown Service for 91 Years!

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Fully Insured

Cty Hwy 41 Vergas 218-758-2619

DUANE &DUane LINDA MONSON DUANEMOnsOn & LINDA MONSON & linDa

758-2016

General Contracting Work

Ottertail Custom Cabinetry

Mon.-Fri. 7am-5pm; Sat.Mon.-Fri. 7am-Noon 7am-5pm; Sat. 7am-Noon

Randy Anderson~Certified Mechanic Sherri Anderson~Bookkeeping

Free estimates!

Dent 758-2841

www.ottertailhomecenter.com www.ottertailhomecenter.com www.ottertailhomecenter.com

203 1st Ave N, Dent, MN 56528

Driveways, sidewalks, patios, foam (ICF) basements, tear out and replacement of concrete, any kind of dirt work, and we also build pole sheds, garages and storage buildings. Stained or colored concrete.

22 years of experience – No job too big or too small!

Cell: 218.371.6272

Ken Tervola #BC005441 New York Mills • 385-2862

Expert Glass Installation Collision Repair Expert Painting

Tom Lex

ConstruCtion, LLC

Morical iMpleMent 36546 Glen Haven Drive, Battle Lake, MN 56515

218-864-3175 SpeciaLiziNG iN uSeD HayBiNeS for SaLe aND New aND uSeD partS for HayBiNeS.

RiCk MillER 43453 Cty Hwy 53 Perham, MN 56573 218-346-6401 License #BC318365

New Construction - Custom Homes - Remodeling

“You dream it, we’ll build it!”

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NortherN IrrIgatIoN CoNtraCtors, INC 45214 County Road 80 East, Box 264 Perham, MN 56573 218-346-RAIN (7246) 800-492-4994 Fax 218-346-6992

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Professional Services Call Cutting Edge of Perham for all your Lawn Fertilizing & Weed Control needs.

Licensed Chemical & Fertilizer Applicator

We specialize in Payroll & Benefit Administration, Recruiting and Employment Services

www.royaleresources.com

Cutting EdgE oF PErhAm, inC.

Perham • 346-1300 1-800-908-BANK (2265) • Bremer.com Member FDIC

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– 22 years OF experience –

(218) 346-3000

www.cuttingedgeperham.com

154 1st Avenue South Perham, MN 56573

218-346-5004 or 218-346-4511 3/23/12 3:59 PM

Dan’s Shoe Repair 512 E Main • Perham, MN

346-2609 shoes • zippers • coats boat tarps • NEW SHOES

Gas/Food

1-800-485-2875

Serving Perham, Dent, SEPTIC AND HOLDING TANK PUMPING Vergas, Richville, JETTING AND LINE THAWING • LIfT PumP REPLAcEmENT New York Mills, 37151 County Hwy 67 S Bluffton & New York Mills, MN 56567 surrounding areas 218-385-3880 • 218-346-7436

FOR ALL YOUR GARBAGE AND DEMOLITION NEEDS

"Stop in and see us for your fishing needs. Check out our 2014 line of bows!"

Gene’s Sport Shop 150 East Main, Perham

346-3355

205 East Main, Perham • 346-2210

COMMERCIAL & RESIDENTIAL GARBAGE & ROLL OFF SERVICE 140 6th Avenue NE, Perham, MN 56573 Phone: (218) 346-4834 Fax (218) 346-4799 FIX ROCK CHIPS BEFORE THE COLD CRACKS THEM OUT.

Open 7 days a week

657 W. Main • Perham • 347-4992 (34PIZZA)

EOT Insurance Agency 218-346-5648

218-640-7762 lcarow@arvig.net

#20478591 #740014

48208 Luce Street PO Box 314 Perham, MN 56573 eotinsurance.com

Professional Services • Lawn Sprinklers • Start Ups • Sales and Service • Professional Design and Installation • Complete Line of Inventory • Installation of Skeet-R-Gone/Fertigation Systems • Commercial and Residential • FREE ESTIMATES ~ Lic #TS01383

346-3890

CLyDE & DOnnA, OwnERS

507 East Main Street, Perham, MN 56573 • www.visionsglassrepair.com

Call JC Electric for all your wiring needs

Quality & Service at an affordable price!

Water Treatment Systems ~ Reverse Osmosis Bottled Water ~ Softener Salt

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Call Ben, Char or Adam at 218-346-6445

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ElEctric

Professional Mosquito Magnet Trap Sales & Repairs

All Your ElEctricAl NEEds 24 Hours A dAY

So You Don’t Have to Worry about Swarms of Irritating Mosquitoes

Call/Text Joe or James at (888) 526-9407

43606 Mosquito Heights Road • Perham, MN 56573 Contact Joe or James Today info@joemosquito.com Factory Authorized Repair Center

perham steel and welding

644 west main, perham 346-2030

www.aqualawn.net

Serving the Entire Lakes Area Since 1992

218-346-2075 • Toll Free 1-800-550-2447

Mosquito Trap Store www.joemosquito.com

Alisyn C. Keil

LuAnn Carow

615 Pinewood Lane Perham, MN 56573 218-346-5560

Serving the community for over 38 years.

Insurance 218-640-1805 akeil@arvig.net

The Clear ChoiCe for all Glass repair, replaCemenT & roCk Chips

218-342-2871 vergas

CheCk with jeff!

•residential, farm, cottage & commercial wiring•electric heat installation

free estimates

Realty Call us for all your Real Estate Needs!

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218-346-7767 master plumber lics. & bonded

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Township Chairperson Clerk Supervisor(S) Supervisor(S) Treasurer Oak Valley Larry Pearson Diane Shingledecker Daryl Schlucter Bryan Haase Carol Guse Pop 362 58274 270th Street 23274 600th Avenue 61124 Hwy 210 58903 270th St 60345 260th St Deer Creek, MN 56527 Hewitt, MN 56453 Hewitt, MN 56453 Deer Creek, MN 56527 Hewitt, MN56453

462-2170 924-2611 924-2784 462-2448 462-2334 Orwell Daniel Roehl Scott Demartelaere Pop 173 21807 135th Avenue 16775 Co Hwy 2

Fergus Falls, MN 56537 Fergus Falls, MN 56537

736-6428 736-4108

James Johnson 19496 155th Avenue Fergus Falls, MN 56537 736-6323

Mark Davenport 11202 210th Street Fergus Falls, MN 56537 739-5630

Marcy (Otto) Schuetze 19895 Co Hwy 15 Fergus Falls, MN 56537 736-6341

Oscar David Emery Mike Metzger Chad Curtis Rick Drevlow Judy Dumke-Emery Pop 218 13165 300th Street 15757 300th Street 32566 130th Ave 13502 330th St 13165 300th St Rothsay, MN 56579 Elizabeth, MN 56533 Rothsay, MN 56579 Rothsay, MN 56579 Rothsay, MN 56579

736-6415 736-1023 739-6277 867-2350 Otter Tail Dennis Martin Pop 556 45221 Lamplight Dr

Ottertail, MN 56571

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Bradley Childs (acting) Dale Rastedt David Hanson Timothy Lueders 45679 Lamplight Drive 42544 Long Lake Rd 30625 430th Ave 44895 Cozy Oak Drive Ottertail, MN 56571 Ottertail, MN 56571 Ottertail, MN 56571 Ottertail, MN 56571 367-3847 367-2742 367-2506 367-2604

Otto Troy Salo Dyann Tigges Derek Geiser Kent Longerbone Conrad Mack Pop 526 48465 380th St 51344 385th Street 50571 390th St 36750 Oak Point Dr 47998 Cty Hwy 14 New York Mills, MN 56567 New York Mills, MN 56567 New York Mills, MN 56567 New York Mills, MN 56567 New York Mills, MN 56567

385-3483 385-3018 385-2511 385-2026 346-7455 Paddock Allen Pauly Wayne Isaacson Armas Aho Raymond Hendrickson Wayne Kyro Pop 323 48506 Co Hwy 75 48309 Co. Hwy 75 51665 585th Avenue 62780 Cty Hwy 70 58251 Cty Hwy 62 Sebeka, MN 56477 Sebeka, MN 56477 Menahga, MN 56464 Sebeka, MN 56477 Sebeka, MN 56477

837-5610 837-5029 564-4397 564-4238 837-5080 Parkers Prairie Donald Riedel Bruce Jahnke Thomas Henry Alan Peppersack Erna Jean Wilke Pop 345 57363 108 St. 55222 Cty Hwy 6 11499 State Hwy 72 54690 118th St 11841 Co. Hwy. 79

Parkers Prairie, MN 56361 Parkers Prairie, MN 56361 Parkers Prairie, MN 56361 Parkers Prairie, MN 56361 Parkers Prairie, MN 56361

338-5154 338-4882 338-5284 338-5937 267-2491 Pelican Pop 831

Paul Restad Lloyd Nelson Thomas (Tom) Langseth Dennis Ouren Sheila Johnson 16721 440th St PO Box 873 16817 450th Street 44229 Monument Beach Lp 19793 430th St Pelican Rapids, MN 56572 Pelican Rapids, MN 56572 Pelican Rapids, MN 56572 Pelican Rapids, MN 56572 Pelican Rapids, MN 56572 863-5425 863-8853 863-4682 863-2154 863-2935

Perham Pop 931

Kelvin Rudolph La Donna Tellinghuisen Joe Ingebrand Brian Sazama 41000 State Hwy 78 103 Pheasant Run 42756 Fort Thunder Rd 41730 Fort Thunder Rd Perham, MN 56573 Perham, MN 56573 Perham, MN 56573 Perham, MN 56573 346-3404 346-5232

Pine Lake Edward Roberts Margaret Mattfeld Timothy Lachowitzer Robert Sieling 44607 Mosquito Heights Rd 41691 Co Hwy 53 Pop 656 47259 410th Street 41718 Cty Hwy 53

Perham, MN 56573 New York Mills, MN 56567 Perham, MN 56573 Perham, MN 56573

346-5252 346-5480 346-3127 346-5480 ­Rush Lake Andrew Klinnert Pop 966 36370 Rush Lake Loop

Ottertail, MN 56571

346-2155

Francine Guck 45671 Co Hwy 14 Perham, MN 56573 346-2345

John Werner Jr 38759 430th Ave Perham, MN 56572 346-5237

Judy Haverland 40795 450th Ave Perham, MN 56573 346-5839 Kenneth Guck 44431 Mosquito Hts Rd Perham, MN 56573 346-3456

Curtis Erickson Angela Werner 44315 McGowan Est Rd 38759 430th Ave Ottertail, MN 56571 Perham, MN 56572 346-3150 346-5237

Saint Olaf Timothy Mounts Linda Klimek Russell Dewey Paul Moe Evelyn Lang Pop 332 13255 298th Ave. 29999 120th St 31861 110th St. 32814 S Sewell Rd 34258 140th Street Dalton, MN 56324 Dalton, MN 589-8475 Ashby, MN 56309 Ashby, MN 56309 Battle Lake, MN 56515

589-8790 747-2210 589-8457 747-2855 747-2548 Scambler Dennis Carlblom Aldie Kelsven Leslie Rotz Robert Burgess David Pederson Pop 332 48905 Tamarac Dr. PO Box 430 47337 205th Ave. 20226 490th St. 48051 Lindas Beach

Pelican Rapids, MN 56572 Pelican Rapids, MN 56572 Pelican Rapids, MN 56572 Pelican Rapids, MN 56572 Pelican Rapids, MN 56572

532-2439 532-7991 863-4171 532-7625 863-7327 Star Lake Keith Aune Kathlien Torkildson Ron Peterson Lee Mindemann Carol Peterson Pop 410 30464 380 St. 31317 395th St. 37612 300th Ave 32739 380th St 37612 300th Ave Dent, MN 56528 Dent, MN 56528 Dent, MN 56528 Dent, MN 56528 Dent, MN 56528

758-3919 758-3117 758-2455 758-2323 758-3117 Township Chairperson Clerk Supervisor(S) Supervisor(S) Treasurer Page 30

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Township Officials Township Chairperson Clerk Supervisor(s) Supervisor(s) Treasurer Sverdrup Eric Wm Gronner Diana Beebout Frank McKenzie Daniel Stenoien Vicki Severson Pop 577 28255 235th Street 32908 Bluegill Drive 30201 Anna Lake Ln 25710 320th Avenue 23247 Severson Lane Underwood, MN 56586 Underwood, MN 56586 Underwood, MN 56586 Underwood, MN 56586 Underwood, MN 56586

826-6469 495-3228 826-6745 826-6472 826-6258 Tordenskjold John Schauff Robin R. Lindberg Jesse Norgren Lance Wendland Harriet Fronning Pop 550 19382 308th Ave 33093 190th St 30372 180th St 30050 W. Stalker Rd. 16156 Golf Course Rd. Underwood, MN 56586 Underwood, MN 56586 Underwood, MN 56586 Dalton, MN 56324 Dalton, MN 56324

826-6384 826-6515 589-7300 589-7072 Trondhjem Pop 171

Charles Haugen Gloria Radtke Orland Ohe Chris Watterud Kevin Brenden 15424 350th St 14426 370th 13727 Cty Hwy 28 37375 110th Avenue 36734 110th Ave. Pelican Rapids, MN 56572 Rothsay, MN 56579 Rothsay, MN 56579 Rothsay, MN 56579 Rothsay, MN 56579 842-5443 867-2715 867-2516 867-2282 867-2490

Tumuli Mark Overline Herbert Sorbel Larry Sonmor Maureen Ricks Otto I. Hanson Pop 434 11685 Bankers Dr 11847 Bankers Dr. 14280 Norway Pine Rd 11589 Bankers Rd 11861 Bankers Drive Dalton, MN 56324 Dalton, MN 56324 Dalton, MN 56324 Dalton, MN 56324 Dalton, MN 56324

589-8648 589-7398 589-8462 589-8133 Western Pop 142

Joel Borowski Lori J. Mittelstadt Arlyn Hensch, appt.

13908 130th St 10317 Cty Hwy 15 10973 120th St Fergus Falls, MN 56537 Campbell, MN 56522 Campbell, MN 56522 730-6549 736-3405 739-9193

Kevin Oehler Randy Barker 14441 135th Avenue 13996 110th St. Fergus Falls, MN 56537 Campbell, MN 56522 739-3868 739-9518

Woodside Robert Wenker Carol Boehland John Olston Donavan Payne Jerome (Jerry) Wagner Pop 293 60658 Elmwood Rd 18319 635th Avenue Highway 40 60127 Elmwood Rd 63280 Cty Hwy 48

Hewitt, MN 56453 Bertha, MN 56437 Parkers Prairie, MN 56531 Parkers Prairie, MN 56361 Bertha, MN 56437

924-4556 924-4174 924-2725 924-4358 924-4175 Township Chairperson Clerk Supervisor(S) Supervisor(S) Treasurer

Transfer Stations www.co.otter-tail.mn.us/solidwaste/transferstations Battle Lake . . . . . . 864-8666 Winter hours (Oct. 1-Mar. 31): Mon, Wed, Sat 9 a.m.-3 p.m.

Summer hours (April 1-Sept. 30): Mon-Sat 9 a.m.-3 p.m.

36005 Hwy 210, approx. 1.5 miles west of Battle Lake Garbage, compost, demolition, white goods, scrap iron, tires, brush, electronics Henning. . . . . . . . . . 583-2129 Mon-Fri, 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

Sat, 9 a.m.-12 p.m.

51122 Rocky Ridge Road South of Henning off Hwy. 65, East on Rocky Ridge Rd. Garbage, compost, demolition, white goods, scrap iron, tires, brush, batteries, electronics Pelican Rapids. . . . 863-8496 Winter hours (Oct. 1-Mar. 31): Tues, Thurs, Sat 9 a.m.-3 p.m.

Summer hours (April 1 -Sept. 30: Mon-Sat 9 a.m.-3 p.m.

1101 9th St. NW Hwy. 108 1 mile West of Pelican Rapids & .5 miles North Garbage, compost, demolition, white goods, scrap iron, tires, brush, batteries, electronics Parkers Prairie

Saturday 8 a.m.-12 p.m.

56500 Hwy. 46 Approx. 1 mile east of Parkers Prairie on Co. Rd. 46 Garbage only.

NEW YORK MILLS NE Landfill . . . . . . 385-3660

Transportation Services City Cab Service Fergus Falls....... 736-3520 Heartland/ Dakota Van....... 863-7842 Sanford Health Van Pelican Rapids... 863-6100

Otter Tail County Volunteer Transportation Program ........................ 998-3002 ..................866-998-3002

Medi Van.. (800)422-0976

Veterans Service Office Hospital Transport Van ........................ 998-8605

Peoples Express Wadena.......218-367-2400

Care Call Van Services ....................... 998-3520

Otter Express.... 998-3002 ............... (866) 998-3002

Mon-Fri 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

Saturday 9 a.m.-12 p.m.

US Hwy 10, 2 miles West of New York Mills Garbage, compost, demolition, white goods, scrap iron, tires, brush, batteries, electronics

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State Road & Weather Conditions 800-542-0220 • www.511.mn.org • or call 5-1-1

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Veterans Services Veterans Service Director 505 South Court Building Fergus Falls 998-8605 8-4:30, Monday-Friday Veterans Service Officer East Otter Tail County 118 N Main New York Mills 385-5540 8-4:30, Monday-Friday Satellite Offices: Dalton City Office Building 205-1956 11:00-Noon, Tuesdays Deer Creek Community Center 205-4498 9:30-10:30, Tuesdays Dent City Office 758-2233 11:00 - noon, Wednesdays

Henning City Office 583-2402 1:30-2:30, Tuesdays Ottertail City Hall Office 367-2250 9:30-10:30, Wednesdays Parkers Prairie City Office 338-4115 11:00-Noon, Tuesdays Pelican Rapids VFW 863-1381 11:00-Noon, Thursdays

Youth Organizations 4-H East....................... 385-5420 West...................... 998-8760 Boys & Girls Club 619 3rd Ave SW Perham.................. 346-2526 Camp Fire 50261 Co Hwy 17 Vergas.................... 342-2811 Make-A-Wish Foundation 615 1st Ave NE #415 Mpls................. 612-67-9474

Oxcart Trails Boy Scouts..... 320-808-5096 ...................... 218-736-6512 Pine to Prairie Girl Scout Council 2506 35th Ave S Fargo, ND 58104....... 701-293-7915 YMCA 1164 Friberg Ave. N. Fergus Falls............ 739-4489 Young Life 128 1/2 Lincoln Ave. W. Fergus Falls............ 998-5433

Perham Veterans Museum 385-5541 1:30-2:30, Wednesdays Vergas Community Center 205-1956 1:30-2:30, Thursdays

Volunteer Services and

Opportunities/Support Groups Experience Works ......................... 855-270-9660 ......................... 218-998-3161 Help to find part-time community service employment for those 55+ as well as providing classroom training, help with job seeking, and placement into private sector jobs.

Lakeland Hospice & Lakeland Homecare................. 998-1400 Volunteers provide companionship in homes, transportation, office help, fundraising ‌ Training is available.

Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP)...... 800-492-4805 #116 Volunteer opportunity for people 55+ to serve in such sites as schools, nursing homes, hospital, Habitat for Humanity, parks, libraries, Hospice, food shelves, day cares, bloodmobiles.

Salvation Army.......... 739-9692 Spiritual support is provided by volunteers who also provide staffing for the Thrift store.

Transportation may be available for local appointments.

Senior Companion FF Senior Citizens Program.................... 736-6842 A stipend volunteer program where people aged 60+ provide one-to-one support and visitation, friend-to friend for homebound elderly at risk of nursing home placement. Call if you have a need for their service or if you would be interested in becoming a volunteer.

United Way of Otter Tail County...................... 736-5147 Volunteer Coordination Service tries to find matches for the talents of volunteers and those who need them.

Volunteer Transportation Program.................... 998-3002 Volunteers drive people who have no other way to get to medical appointments within Minnesota, and border cities such as Fargo and Wahpeton.

The volunteers use their own cars and are reimbursed for expenses and per mile.

SUPPORT GROUPS

Support groups are available to meet your needs. Please contact Lake Region Hospital Social Services (218) 736-8000.

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THERE’S NO PLACE LIKE HOME. We’ll help you stay there.

WE’RE A HOME CARE AGENCY PROVIDING:

• Skilled Nursing • Home Health Aide

A Medicare • Homemaking • Class Certified Care Assistance • Personal (PCA) Services

www.accracare.org

Call our Fergus Falls office at 218-736-0246.

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Dr. Smith

Here, Everyone has a Doctor in the Family It’s why we call them visits.

Perham Health practitioners belong to this community and take time getting to know everyone in it. Together we create treatment plans which work with your schedule, your lifestyle and your family. Think of us as one of your own.

Visit us at perhamhealth.org and let us introduce you to our family.

Perham Clinic 1000 Coney Street West (218) 347-1200

New York Mills Clinic 20 Centennial 84 Drive West (218) 385-1800

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Ottertail Clinic 105 Otter Drive (218) 367-6111

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