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11 2nd Ave. N., Unit 103, Sauk Rapids, Benton County, MN 56379

Saturday, March 17, 2018

Watab residents vote for change Johnson takes seat as supervisor BY NATASHA BARBER STAFF WRITER

RICE — Four hundred thirtyseven Watab Township voters made their way to the polls March 13 to elect a township supervisor and clerk. Julie Johnson won the three-year term of supervisor by 141 votes. Johnson believed the township’s ongoing Àre and emergency service discussion compelled people to cast their ballots in her favor. “The frustration level of the residents is so high with this Àre department issue that residents needed a new voice on the board,” Johnson said. “I have a long history of budgets and Ànance. I’ve done accounting for 30-plus years. The numbers just don’t work on the Àre department. It’s way more expensive than what they are projecting.” Johnson said one focus she’d like the board to concentrate on during her term is creating a road improvement plan. “We don’t have one,” Johnson said. “We have no clue which roads need to be Àxed. We know that Lake Andrew has no top coat. We know that Burton Place is falling apart; yet those aren’t even on the agenda. We have to have a priority list. We have to have the top three critical roads, the next two major roads; we have to have a list. We don’t have one.” Johnson’s win was not a surprise to incumbent Lloyd Erdmann, who has served Watab Township for 24 years. “I felt like I was going to win the election, or I was going to win my freedom,” Erdmann said. “I have my freedom now. I’m not upset.” Erdmann said that township clerk Pat Spence and he made a pact 12 years ago that they would leave the board at the same time. When Spence decided not to run for re-election, Erdmann considered the same. After being urged by residents, he put his name in the hat once more. “I did, but I kind of knew this was coming,” Erdmann said. “It was sort of a mob rule. They formed a pretty good mob and the fact that they didn’t even want to listen to the attorney’s information that last week [Feb. 20] or tonight when they didn’t want the Àre department issue put on the ballot tells me they don’t want everyone in the entire township to have a say in it. They just want to have the ones who are here to have a say.” April Burton, the only candidate listed on the ballot for the two-year clerk position, will likely not take the oath of ofÀce. Burton won the election with 383 votes but sent email correspondence to the township following the deadline for withdrawal. In her email, Burton said, “I assumed there would be room for adjustments in scheduling meetings, but it is clear that this is not the case. For this reason and others, I have decided not to accept the position.” Spence said when a candidate refuses to take the oath of ofÀce, by law it is handled the same as a

SECTION CHAMPIONS!

PHOTO BY MARK KLAPHAKE

The Sauk Rapids-Rice boys basketball team defeated Fergus Falls 64-59 in the section 8AAA championship March 15 in Alexandria. Members of the team include: (front, from left) manager Beth Kobluk, Tyler Hemker, Zachary Storms, Landry Seaman, Nathan Valek, Kobe Lee and coach Derek Peterson; (middle, from left) coach John Kerestes, manager Josh St. Onge, Nathan Waldorf, Obiajulu Ugochukwu, Braden Tretter, Noah Jungwirth and Anthony Massman; (back, from left) Connor Silbernick, coach Jeff Hille, Jerad Schlichting, Cade Milton Baumgardner, Deng Deang, Joshua Schloe, Cody Landwehr, Jacob Schloe and coach Scott Massman. The Class AAA state tournament begins March 21 at Williams Arena in Minneapolis. The bracket for the tournament was not set as of print time.

What’s in the sludge? SRR students carry on science tradition in trimester examination BY NATASHA BARBER STAFF WRITER

SAUK RAPIDS — On the morning of Feb. 28, the sun was shining outside Sauk Rapids-Rice High School. Yet, apprehension Àlled the room of SW131. First period Intro to Chem students were about to embark on a test of knowledge and character. It is the same examination SRR chemistry instructors have used for more than 30 years to assess students’ skills in the class. The test: the sludge. “This is an end of trimester project for them,” said Zach Brown, physical science teacher. “They are taking everything they have learned about – the properties

of matter and separation techniques – and are getting this mixture of stuff and are expected to separate it, characterize it and tell me what it is. We try not to help them too much right now because it is a Ànal project.” A project that has been around since at least 1990, according to high school receptionist Katie Lange. “Everybody has a sludge story,” Lange said. Science teacher David Zaske agreed. He said the recipes for the various sludge concoctions have been handed down to him and the other teachers from former staff. “When I came in 1999, they were PHOTOS BY NATASHA BARBER doing the sludge test, and I learned David Stamm (left) and Kobe Knettel evaluate a mixture of unknown from other teachers,” Zaske said. substances Feb. 28 at Sauk Rapids-Rice High School. The assessment, Sludge page 2 known as the sludge test, is the final examination of Intro to Chemistry.

Text-to-911 provides new way to call for help

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PUBLIC NOTICES • Benton County Sherrif’s Office Request for Proposals - pg. 5 • Minden Township Notice - pg. 5 • Assumed Name-New Age Retro - pg. 5 • City of Sauk Rapids Reg. Council Meeting, Feb. 26, 2018 - pg. 5 • Mortgage Foreclosure - Kolbo - pg. 5B • Mortgage Foreclosure - Baron - pg. 5B • Mortgage Foreclosure - Ziwicki - pg. 5B • Notice of Public Auction - Seized Property - pg. 5B • Benton Co. Hwy. Request for Proposals - pg. 5B

PHOTO BY VICKI IKEOGU

Benton County Sheriff Troy Heck (left) and Mille Lacs County Public Safety Answering Point Manager Al Fjerstad talk about Text-to-911 inside the Mille Lacs County dispatch center Feb. 21 in Milaca. Mille Lacs County provides Text-to-911 dispatching services to 19 Minnesota counties, including Benton County. BY VICKI IKEOGU CONTRIBUTING WRITER

MILACA — For years the standard approach to get a hold of Àrst responders in an emergency has been to pick up the phone and dial 9-1-1. But since late last year, Minnesotans have yet another option when it comes to getting the help they need: texting. The Minnesota Department of Public Safety launched the Textto-911 service statewide Dec. 5. However, only about a dozen counties – primarily in the Twin Cities metro

– have the necessary infrastructure in place to handle Text-to-911 calls internally. For residents of Benton County, along with 18 other counties and the city of St. Cloud, Text-to-911 calls are handled through Mille Lacs County. “We were the only one in the region capable of taking Text-to-911 calls when the state said, ‘Here’s when we are going to go live,’” said Al Fjerstad, public safety answering point manager for Mille Lacs County. “There had to be upgrades done and all sorts of things that had to be done to your system to be available to do

that.” For the caller, Text-to-911 operates much like a traditional 911 call. “Basically, on your phone, no matter who your service provider is, it’s like doing any other text,”Fjerstad said. “You just type in 9-1-1 in the ‘to’ Àeld, put in a message and hit send. It’s like any other text.” At the dispatch center, on-duty personnel see the text message populate on their computer screen and chose from pre-selected messages or type in their responses to the caller. Fjerstad said once enough

information is gathered, the dispatcher contacts the appropriate dispatch agency (such as Benton County) to relay the information to law enforcement. “If we do get an actual text from a community that we aren’t familiar with, what we do is we take all of the information and then we have to call that other agency,” Fjerstad said. “So, if we get a text from someone in the city of Foley, we have to gather all of that information before we actually call over to Benton County’s

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NEWS

Sauk Rapids Police Department activity

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March 5 2251 hrs: OfÀcers were dispatched to a report of a party on the 3300 block of Oak Creek Way. Upon arrival, there were no extra vehicles in the neighborhood and the house was dark and quiet. March 8 1517 hrs: OfÀcers responded to a child out of control at Hillside school. Child had destroyed the quiet room, but was able to be calmed down and transported to the emergency room for an evaluation. Parent was on scene and responded to the emergency room as well. March 11 2336 hrs: OfÀcers received a call from the 1100 block of Summit Way with a complaint of their house Áooding from a bad valve in the bathroom. OfÀcers came and shut off main valve to house and assisted with partial cleanup. The home sustained many thousands of dollars in damage. Incidents: 7 trafÀc stops, 16 assists, 13 medical, 18 parking, 7 child, 3 alarms, 6 accidents, 5 civil, 12 suspicious, 16 thefts, 4 tows, 5 vehicles, 2 unwanted, 2 dvs, 2 missing persons, 6 human services reports, 5 harassments, 4 frauds, 2 disorderly conducts, 2 driving, 16 permits, 2 animals, 2 warrants, 2 trafÀc hazards and 23 various calls.

“Back then, it was a bigger process. We had two weeks to block off because of scheduling labs. Now we can do it in a week because all the students have their own computers.” The legend of the sludge can be exciting or haunting. “I’ve heard about it from everybody,” freshman Lauren Krupa said. “I have friends who have already took chemistry, and they have been talking about it, saying it’s really hard or it’s not that bad. They gave me pointers and information on how it can increase or decrease your grade by a lot.” After choosing their own groups of two or three people, numbered containers with an assortment of liquids and solids are distributed. Some are red, others blue, green or yellow. Some have heavy particles; others smell of sulfur. No two are alike, and the staff rotates out recipes each year. Students are told the number of substances in the sludge, but nothing else. They must make their discoveries in a total of Àve or six days. “Even 10th-graders who are taking the class again should have an advantage, but they don’t always have the same stuff,” Zaske said. “And they have to have proof.” With a plethora of supplies on hand – glycerin, Àlter paper, cotton swabs and chromatography paper to name a few – students use the

Rice Police Department activity March 11 0001 hrs: OfÀcers observed a vehicle traveling at speeds up to 102 miles per hour on Highway 10 through the city. OfÀcers caught up to vehicle and conducted a trafÀc stop, citing the driver for speeding. Incidents: 2 trafÀc stops, 2 medical, 2 alarms, 2 suspicious, 2 thefts, 3 vehicles, 2 missing persons, 4 records checks, 2 fraud, 2 animals and 5 various calls.

50th Wedding Anniversary Jim and Connie Stanley Please join us in celebrating the 50th wedding anniversary of Jim and Connie Stanley. There will be an open house, Saturday, April 7, 2018 at 7 p.m. at the Sauk Rapids VFW. No gifts please. F/R-11-1F

Connie and Jim Stanley

100 S ACRE

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AUCTION

Property Location: 7.5 Miles East of Royalton or 2 Miles West of Little Rock on County Road # 26 ( Nature Road) Auction Location: 17190 15th Ave NE, Rice, MN Held in conjunction with Bunker Hill Creek Farm Equipment Auction

Tues., APRIL 17

2018

SALE TIME: 11:00 AM

Note: Excellent Opportunity to Purchase Tillable Farm Land with Small areas of Hunting or Recreational land in an Excellent area of Morrison County. Excellent Access, Building Eligibilities.

100 Acres +/- Sells in two parcels

PARCEL 1

PARCEL 2

40 Acres +/-, Approx 38 Acres Good Farmable Land, Balance Hunting or Recreational Land. Easy Access to 250th Ave on East, Building Eligibility Subject to Building set backs & Conforming Septic Tests to meet County Requirements. Parcel ID 04.0505.000, Sect. 36, Twp. 039, Range, 031. Buckman Township Morrison County, MN

60 Acres +/- , Approx. 55 Acres Farmable, Balance Hunting or Recreational Land. County Road 26 ( Nature Road ) Frontage & Access. Building Eligibility Subject to Building Set backs & Conforming Septic tests to meet County Requirements. Parcel ID. 04.0504.000. Sect. 36, Twp. 039, Range 031. Buckman Township, Morrison County, MN

INSPECTION DATE: Friday March 23rd, 1-2 PM. Or by Appt. if Necessary. You may self-Inspect at your own risk. Real Estate Auction & Parcel signs will be posted.

Also Selling Clean Farm Machinery & Related Equipment

Bunker Hill Creek Farm For more information Phone Mid-American Auction Co. 320-760-2979 or our Broker Steve Hansen Remax Results, 320-241-0905

MID-AMERICAN AUCTION COMPANY, INC. Celebrating 47 Years of Professional Service with Proven Experience

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Larry Hackett Family Owners

Outs Low H tanding Line ou o Farm Er, Extra Shar f quipm p ent

Sem i & s Trailer

After over 50 years of farming, I have rented out my farm land and will sell the following at auction located by exiting Interstate 94 at the Albany, MN exit (Exit #147), then 6.2 miles north through Albany on MN State Highway #238, then ½ mile east on Universal Road; or being approx. 8.5 miles south of Upsala, MN on MN State Highway 238, then ½ mile east on Universal Road; or 2/10 mile north of St. Anthony, MN on Hwy. 238, then ½ mile west on Universal Road. Follow the Mid-American Auction Co. signs; roads will be plainly marked.

Clean, Low Hour MFWD & Two-Wheel Drive Tractors 2008 Buehler- Versatile Genesis 2210 MFWD Diesel Tractor, Dual Door Deluxe Cab, Air Seat, 18 Speed Power Shift, 16 Front Weights, 14.9R X 34 Inch Dual Front Rubber, 18.4R X 46 Inch Firestone Rear Tires, Factory Matching Duals, 4 Hydraulic Remotes, 3-Point, Front Fenders, Small 1000 PTO, Safety Light Bar, Only 249 One Owner Hours, SN #504157 1997 New Holland-Ford 8770 MFWD Diesel Tractor, 12 Front Weights, 18.4x42 Inch Armstrong Radials, 10 Bolt Hub Duals, 3 Hydraulic Remotes, 1000 PTO, Dual Door Cab, Air Seat, Power Shift, 3-Point, Super Steer, Shows 7219 Hours, SN #D412859 1998 New Holland Model TS110 Two-Wheel Drive Turbo Diesel Tractor, Deluxe Dual Door Cab, 4 Speed Power Shift, New 18.4x38 Inch Rear Rubber, New 4 RIB Front Tires, Air Seat, 540-1000 PTO, SN #092823B, Shows 4437 Hours 2004 McCormick Model CX95 MFWD Diesel Tractor, 74 HP Engine / 90 HP Draw Bar, 24 Speed Xtra Shift-Power Shift, 13.6x24 Inch Front Tires, Front Fenders, 18.4x34 Inch Good Year Rear Tires, Dual Door Cab, Air Seat, Dual Hydraulics, 3-Point, 5401000 PTO, Showing Just 681 Hours, One Owner, SN# ZC95AS4JJE2053752

1987 Ford Model TW5 Series II MFWD Diesel Tractor, Dual Power, Dual Door Cab with Sliding Rear Window, 18.4R X 38 Inch Rear Rubber, 10 Front Suitcase Weights, Dual Hydraulics, 540-1000 PTO, Front Fenders, 3-Point, Shows 3718 Hours, SN #A917942 2005 New Holland Model TN75A Two-Wheel Drive Diesel Tractor, 62 HP, Open Station with Folding ROPS, Radio, 3-Point, Single Hydraulics, 2 Front Weights, 8 Speed Mechanical Transmission with Hi-Lo, Manual Shuttle, 16.0 X 30 Inch Rear Rubber with Fluid, Shows Just 636.2 Hours, One Owner 2007 New Holland Model TN75A Two-Wheel Drive Diesel Tractor, 62 HP, 8 Speed Mechanical Hi Lo Transmission, Manual Shuttle, 3-Point, Open Station with ROPS, Single Hydraulics, 16.9x30 Inch Rear Rubber, Shows 636.6 Hours, SN #075238, One Owner 1966 Farmall Model 806 Turbo Diesel Tractor, Open Station, IH Flat Top Fenders, 20.8R X 38 Inch Rear Rubber, Wide Front, Dual Hydraulics, 540 / 1000 PTO, Nice Metal, Shows 7071 Hours with Approx. 500 Hours on Engine Overhaul, Recent Rear End Updates, SN #33419SY

2018

J & B Lunch Wagon

• New Holland Model 195 Tandem Axle Single Apron Manure Spreader, Hydraulic Endgate, 385/65R-22.5 Tires, One Owner, SN #Y5B100039 • (3) Parker Model 2500 Gravity Boxes with Extensions, Rear Access Ladders on

• Parker Heavy-Duty Wagons, 16.5L – 16.1 High Flotation Tires, (Nice Units) • Gehl Model 125 Mix-All Grinder Mixer, Magnet, One Extra Screen, Hydraulic Augers, SN #12742 • Farm King 8 Inch X 56 Ft. PTO Auger • IH #50 14-Ft. Stalk Chopper • Gehl Scavenger Model 1322 Tandem Axle Side Discharge Manure Spreader

• 2012 New Holland Model BR7060 Crop Cutter Net Wrap Round Baler, Extra Sweep Pickup, SN #YBN171236 • 2007 New Holland Model 575 High Capacity Square Baler, Super Sweep Pickup, SN #82198 • 2014 New Holland Model H7230 10-Ft. 4 Inch Mow-Max Discbine, Light Kit, SN #YEN2511-34

• Sitrex Model QR12 12-Wheel V Rake on Hydraulic Front Fold Cart, Purchased Unused in 2015, SN #230610 • New Holland Model 824 Two-Row Low Profile Adjustable Corn Head, SN #886092, One Owner • (2) Meyers Model 3516 16-Ft. 3 Auger Front Unloading Forage Boxes, Respective Serial Numbers 07T5231 & 07T5211 View complete listing online.

Combine & Heads • 1986 Case IH Model 1640 Axial Flow Diesel Hydrostatic Combine, Rock Trap, Chopper, Spreader, 28L X 26 Inch Firestone Tires, SN #014231 • IH Model 844 4-Row 36 Inch Corn Head • Massey Ferguson Model 860 Diesel Combine, 6 Cylinder Perkins Diesel Engine, Air, Heat, Newer AC Unit, New Rasp Bars, Paddles and Other Updates, 2500 Hours, Sells with Massey Ferguson 1859 Grain Head and Melroe 351 6 Belt Pickup

(320) 250-2565

WAYNE VANHEEL, OWNER - 23573 Universal Road, Albany, MN COLS:

AL WESSEL -

LIC. NO. 77-60

PH. 320-547-2206 (Sale Day: 320-760-2979)

KEVIN WINTER -

LIC. NO. 77-18

PH. 320-352-3803 (Sale Day: 320-760-1593), AUCTIONEERS

TERMS: CASH or GOOD CHECK. No credit or debit cards. If credit is desired, make arrangements with your credit agent prior to sale. Out of area buyers please have letter of credit. Everything sold as is, no warranties given or implied. Nothing removed until settlement has been made. While we believe everything stated hereon to be correct as to age and description, anything stated day of sale by owners or auctioneers will take precedence over all printed materials. Owners, auctioneers, clerks or their helpers are not responsible for accidents. All information stated hereon is provided by the owner, Mid-American Auction Co., Inc. makes no warranty as to its accuracy.

As we have sold our farm and moving out of state, we will sell the following at auction located from US Highway 71 in Browerville, MN, 8/10 mile east on County Tar #14, then 4 miles north and east on County Road #16, then 1.5 miles north on 275th Ave. to Farm #34597. Follow the Mid-American Auction Co. signs; roads will be plainly marked.

2004 McCormick Model MTX 135 MFWD Diesel Tractor, Dual Door Cab, 4 Range 16 Speed Power Shift, 540/1000 PTO, Good 460/85R/38 Rear Tires, 380/85R/28 Front Tires, Air Seat, Buddy Seat, 3-Point Triple Hydraulic Remotes, Front Fenders, LED Work Lights, Foot Throttle, Shows 5839 Hours, Ser. #ZT355C4JJE3334043 2002 John Deere Model 5520 MFWD Diesel Tractor, Cab, 3 Range Synch Transmission, Power Reverser, 3-Point, Dual Hydraulics, 18.4 x 30 Inch Rear Rubber, 12.4 x 24 Fronts, Rear Wheel Weights, Differential Lock, Sells Complete with John Deere 541 All Hydraulic Loader and 8-Ft. Material Bucket. Other attachments that fit this loader will sell separately and are listed under attachments on this brochure. This tractor has 17,822 hours, but still runs well, Ser. #LV5520P256259 1967 John Deere Model 4020 Diesel Tractor, Power Shift, JD Wide Front, JD 3-Point, Dual Hydraulics, 540/1000 PTO, Fenders with Lights, Differential Lock, Very Good 18.4x38 Inch Rubber, Comfort Steps, Chrome Stack, Open Station, Approx. 500 Hours on Engine Overhaul, Ser. #159750R Set of 18.4x38 Inch Hub Duals

2018

Cat Skid Loader, Bobcat and JD Loader Attachments

Goo Livestodck Equipme nt

SALE TIME: 11:00 A.M. SHARP J & B Lunch Wagon

JD Lawn Tractor & Gator

• John Deere Model 345 Cat Model 287C Track Lawn Tractor, Foot Style Skid Loader, Controlled Hydrostatic, 54 2-Speed, Air, Heat, Air Seat, Inch Deck Auxiliary Outlets, Quick Tach Bucket System, 77 Inch • John Deere 6x4 Gator, Electric Dump Box, Utility Bucket, Shows 3690 Shows 1238 Hours, SN Hours Too many attachments to list. View complete listing online. #W006X4X048560 • Toro Time Cutter Zero Turn Late Model Haying Equipment Mower, (No Deck) • 2015 New Holland Model 450 Roll Belt/ Crop Cutter Round Baler, Net Wrap, Push Off, Monitor, 18L-16.1 SL Tires, Has Baled 7472 Bales, Ser. #YEN184522, (Excellent Condition) • John Deere Hydra Swing Moco with 994 14-Ft. Disc Style Cutting Head, 2-Point Hook Up, Impellers, Recently Reconditioned, Ser. #E009994T110120 • New Holland Model HT 154 12-Wheel V Rake on Hydraulic Transport, Ser. #192236, (Like New)

Livestock & Poultry Equip.

• Powder River Full Squeeze Chute with Manual Head Gate, Rear Swinging Stop, 20-Ft. of Adjustable Alley Sections, Quarter Circle Crowding Tub, (Nice Condition, Used Very Little) • H&S 20-Ft. Tricycle Front Bunk Feeder Wagon Cattle Duster Semi Tractor, Trailers & Truck Equip. •• 48 Inch Alley Fan • 1996 IH 9200 Semi Tractor, Twin Screw, Day Cab, Just • Numerous Hog Feeders, Bale Feeders, Gates and DOT’d, Recent Cam-Bushing and Brake Work, 3126 Cat Corral Panels. Diesel, 10-Speed, Shows 1,142,000 Miles, (Runs Good) • 1999 Dorsey 48-Ft. Drop Deck Semi Flat-Bed Trailer, View complete listing online. Air Ride, DOT’d Planting & • 1983 Corn Husker 42-Ft. Triple Hopper Grain Trailer, Spring Ride, Shurlock Roll Tarp, Full Swing Endgate, DOT’d Tillage Equip. • 2017 ABU 25-Ft. Tandem Axle 5th Wheel Flat-Bed Trailer, Includes 5-Ft. Beaver Tail, 7000 Pound Axles, 2 General Farm Rear Ramps, (Excellent Condition) Machinery • Late 1940’s IH KB-5 1.5 Ton Truck, 13-Ft. Wooden Grain Box, Hoist, Flat Head 6, Two-Speed Transmission, Hay & Straw Good Cab, Originally North Dakota Truck View complete listing online. Too much to list, view complete listing online.

Steven & Hannah Martin, Owners

34597 275th Ave. Browerville, MN

For more information, please phone LaRay Martin at (320) 733-4423

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Farm Equipment, Truck, Livestock Equipment & Hay

Clean Farm Tractors

Haying & Forage Equip.

Too many items to list. View complete listing online at www.midamericanauctioninc.com

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maintenance,” Johnson said. In other annual meeting news: - Approved that a list of bills and claims — the same list available to supervisors — be available to the public at each monthly meeting. - Approved that new committees have budget caps set by the town board to eliminate unlimited spending. - Approved the board appoint a media contact. - Approved donation requests of: $3,000 for the Rice Recreation Program, $1,500 for the Little Rock Lake Association, $2,500 for Benton Economic Partnership and $1,000 for Benton Agricultural Society. Electors proposed ballot questions asking to combine the Àre districts for tax purposes and to have the question, “Should Watab Township start its own Àre department?” but neither were approved by the majority for the 2019 ballot. The 2019 annual meeting with be March 12, 2019 at 8 p.m. Polls will be open that day for elections from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.

NOTE: The Martin family have lived in this area for many years and are well thought of as good friends and neighbors throughout the community. Steven began Pro Fence in this area in 2006 and has done professional fencing jobs throughout the Upper Midwest. Now he and Hannah have sold their farm along with the fencing business and will be moving out of state. Pro Fence will continue providing professional fencing for all present and future clients. Mid-American Auction Company is honored to be selected by the Martin family to conduct their farm relocation auction. This auction will feature a nice line of well maintained farm equipment, along with trucks, trailers, good livestock equipment and hay. If you are unable to attend the auction, online bidding is provided through Proxibid powered by Mid-American Auction Co. for information to bid online, please phone (877) 505-7770. Approximate sale order: a few tools and miscellaneous items, followed by livestock equipment, farm equipment, trucks, trailers and tractors. In the event of severe weather, please check our website at: www.midamericanauctioninc.com or listen to KASM 1150 AM Albany for weather related updates. If you enjoy large auctions with a wide variety of items, please mark this date on your calendar and make plans now to attend this clean relocation auction. Thank you!

Manure Spreaders, Gravity Boxes & General Farm Equip.

VANHEEL HOBBY FARM

pay six months’ worth of bills because they receive the levied taxes twice a year. The road and bridge fund received a $100,000 increase. “We have been taking in too little for the road and bridge fund and our roads are showing it; our roads are starting to deteriorate and go backwards,” Erdmann said. “If we don’t start doing some major maintenance now, a few years down the road it’s going to be a million dollars to get our roads back in shape.” Johnson agreed. She said it is recommended that a township the size of Watab should be budgeting close to $500,000 a year. The increase in the levy will bring the township within $5,000 of that mark. “We have been far underbudgeting our roads and

SATURDAY, MARCH 24,

SALE TIME: 11:00 A.M.

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NOTE: The VanHeel family has farmed on this farm since 1936 with Wayne being the third generation to successfully operate this farm. Wayne is well known in this area as a good friend, neighbor and the manner in which he maintains his farm equipment and overall farming operation. Mid-American Auction Co. was honored to conduct Wayne’s dairy dispersal auction in September of 2017 and now are honored again to conduct his outstanding farm equipment auction. Many pieces of equipment were purchased new from local dealers and have had the best of care and maintenance. You will note the low hours and overall cleanliness of this excellent line of equipment. Please note that only listed items will be selling, so please plan on prompt attendance as we will be selling major items soon after beginning of auction. Prior inspection welcome by appointment beginning Saturday, March 17th. In the event of severe weather, please listen to KASM 1150 Albany or see our website at: www.midamericanauctioninc.com for weather related updates. Online bidding provided through Proxibid powered by Mid-American Auction Co. Inc. For online bidding information, please phone (877) 505-7770. If you are in need of good clean, low hour farm equipment, we strongly urge you to mark this date on your calendar and make plans now to attend the VanHeel farm retirement auction. NOTE: In appreciation of your attendance, Wayne is giving the first 50 bidders to register a free measuring tape so be early. Thank you!

sludge test. They get a lot of pressure and stress.” Despite disagreements, students see the memories as worthwhile. “The experience has been really enjoyable,” Knettel said. “It’s been pretty fun. The knowledge of chemistry this whole trimester has been building up to this experience and everything we’ve learned so far. I think this will go down in my memories. I will be able to tell my kids and stuff. It’s something I’ll remember for the rest of the life.”

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start with a whole new sludge,” Zaske said. “There have been many horror stories over the years.” Students also test their cooperation and compromising skills. “Best friends are not always best lab partners,” Zaske said. “Every year we have friendships that are done, and you don’t see those kids together again the rest of their high school career. It’s unfortunate. But they kind of learn who they are and what they are made of during the

resignation. In the event Burton declines the position, the board will need to appoint a clerk to Àll the interim until a person can be elected to the position on March 12, 2019. Spence urged the board to schedule a special meeting and do so before April. Spence, who gave notice of her retirement in late January, said she will not continue her position into the next month. In addition to the elections, roughly 100 electors gathered at 8 p.m. for the annual meeting. The group was presented with preliminary budgets, as well as information on upcoming road and bridge projects for 2018 and 2019. The residents approved the 2019 levy of $755,000, an increase of $154,425. With the clerk and treasurer leaving, the general fund was “We have been taking in too little for the road and increased by $3,000 in order to compensate for hourly bridge fund and our roads are showing it; our roads are starting to deteriorate and go backwards.” wages while the appointments learn their roles and duties. - Lloyd Erdmann The positions are paid $25 per

Large, Albany/ Upsala, MN Area – FARM RETIREMENT –

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PHOTO BY NATASHA BARBER

David Stamm checks the density on copper pellets Feb. 28 at Sauk Rapids-Rice High School. Stamm is a freshman, who completed the sludge test in a chemistry class.

hour and $75 per meeting with a monthly stipend for work done outside of ofÀce hours at home or in preparation of the monthly meeting. “When we looked at that number, we said new clerk, new treasurer, a whole bunch of training,” said supervisor Todd Waytashek. “They are going to spend more time doing each individual item because they are not experienced in doing it. It’s going to take them longer to get used to how to do it, so we built in some extra money there.” Clerk Pat Spence said the remaining amount of the $30,000 general fund increase is to keep the yearend balances even to ensure the township’s credit rating remains in excellent standing. The township also needs to carry a balance in order to

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OPINION

Letters to the Editor Voting is essential

By: Ryan Butkowski; father, SRR alumnus, tax payer As a father who has a student in the Sauk Rapids-Rice School District, I am voting yes May 8. My son attended Mississippi Heights Elementary School kindergarten through Àfth grade. This school was built as a middle school and converted to an elementary school when the current high school opened in the early 2000s. It is not ideal as an elementary school. It does not help the building is overcrowded. You can look at the suggested architect capacity of 891, but remember that is 891 middle schoolers, not K-5 students. Currently, the building is housing more than 1,040 K-5 students; far too many. There are vocal people who want to blame open enrollment for overcrowding. Let us take a look at the proposal by the numbers. One of the theories is to replace Pleasantview, close open enrollment and our problem is solved. Let us break it down. A new Pleasantview equals a capacity of 622 students, current enrollment is about 792. Open enrolled is approximately 180. MHES equals 891 capacity, current enrollment is about 1,045. Open enrolled is approximately 300. If we were just replacing Pleasantview, the new total Sauk Rapids elementary schools capacity becomes 1,513 (622 Pleasantview capacity plus 891 MHES capacity). Compare current enrollment of 1,837 with 480 open enrolled. These numbers are all K-5 numbers. Take all of the open enrolled numbers out, all 480 students and current enrollment is 1,837 – 480 open enrolled equals 1,357 students. This leaves a remaining capacity of 156 spots. (Capacity of 1,513 minus 1,357 [current enrollment without open enrolled students] equals 156 spots). So where does that leave us? With 745 kids in MHES (1,045 current enrollment minus 300 open enrollment students equals 745 resident students enrolled) and a brand new full Pleasantview with 622 kids. Seven hundred forty-Àve is too many kids for MHES and the new school is full. When you build a new elementary school, you will attract some of the 500-plus kids who have enrolled in other districts back to SRR. Schools take years to build; let us do this when the time is right. Interest rates are still at a record low, building costs will continue to rise, state aid is estimated at covering almost 40 percent of the total. Please take a closer look at the district site http://isd47.org/ referendum2018 for complete details. The picture is bigger than the sum of a few numbers.

February weather, phenology in review

Weather: Colder and a lot more snow than January. However, I need to quit complaining as some comparisons are in order. When I looked at the February records I have kept since 2003, this February was not unusual. Years 2014 and 2015 also had average lows below zero. Year 2014 was almost identical to this year both in temperature and BY JIM HOVDA Rice snowfall. This year, I recorded 18 days with below zero temperatures. The coldest day was Feb. 6 when I recorded 21 degrees below zero. We did have a couple of balmy afternoons at the end of the month when the temperature climbed to 46 degrees. The average high and low was 24.7 and negative 5.2 degrees, respectively. It was a dry month until Feb. 18. I recorded only 3.2 inches of snow that melted to .21 of an inch of moisture. From Feb. 19-26, I recorded 19.2 inches of snow that melted to 1.12 inches of water. Totals for the month were 1.42 inches of precipitation and 22.4 inches of snow. That is the most snow I have ever recorded for a February. I Ànally got to use my snow blower. Total precipitation for 2018 is 1.67 inches and total snow for this snow season is 37.5 inches. What will March bring? Local weather records: The coldest day locally was 42 degrees below zero Feb. 2, 1996 while the all-time state record of 60 degrees below zero was recorded on the same date. The most precipitation was 2.94 inches in 1922 and the most snow, 22.4 inches this year. Phenology: Our usual winter birds seem to have an arrival time at the feeders. First on the scene, the juncos. Then, in mass the blue jays. They arrive in the trees in droves. I counted no less than 12 blue jays on one tray feeder Àghting over cracked corn and sunÁower seeds. The rest are chickadees, a few mourning doves, three species of woodpeckers and an occasional nuthatch. Not observed for quite a while, the sharp-shinned hawk made two appearances leaving both times without a meal. When they are in the area, the birds just disappear. It appears we only have a pair of red cardinals and one pileated woodpecker who shows up occasionally. There was a Áock of about 25 wild turkeys at Jerry Perske’s corn feeder. My neighbor in Rice, Emil Williams, reported he had a Áock of about 12-14 red crossbills Feb. 1. Emil said these birds stayed around for about a week. They had great interest in the heated bird bath. I have had other reports of these birds, but I have never seen one here by the lake. My heated bird bath gets a lot of attention, too. I should not forget the frequent hooting of a great horned owl in the woods at the rear of our house. From late at night to daylight hours the owl reminds us of its presence. I suspect a pair are sitting on eggs. Critters: There were two Áying squirrels on the sunÁower feeder at one time. They are not at the feeder every night. I think they sleep for a day or two then come back to feed. Little Rock Lake: No Àsh houses are visible as of March 1. There is a lot of snow on the lake coupled with 30-34 inches of ice. Maybe the curly-leafed pond weed will not do so well due to the lack of sunlight. Randy Fernholz reports water clarity is about the same; Secchi disk reading is about 5 feet. I have received no reports of shore heaving yet. Possibly the snow will insulate the ground enough to limit this issue.

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The energized Christian You know that life-sucking person in your loved them to the end.” Yet sometimes this world who is short lipped, pointed, rude, and you energy is not sufÀcient to get it right. So, we wonder, “Why would I go out of my way to do draw on the second level of motivation. something nice for them?” Our love for Jesus is the second. Three Well maybe you don’t have one of those in times Jesus asks Peter, “Do you love me?” your life, but maybe at one point you did. And all three times Peter responds with, “Lord, What gives us the energy we need to be you know that I love you.” Jesus replied with, able to be kind in spite of the life-taker we are “Feed my sheep ... tend to my sheep ... feed my confronted by? Especially to someone who has sheep,” (John 21:15-17). Similarly, to the lifeno intentions of being kind to you. taker, sheep are not very becoming. They often For the Christian, kindness is necessary to BY MERCY NYGAARD do not have a pleasant aroma, they are stubborn make our faith attractive to others. We represent and idle. But feed and care for them we must Life by Faith Jesus. It is not always natural, we do not always because we love Jesus. exhibit it, but it must be our goal to glorify God. Susan continues to teach that the Àrst two levels of Susan Hunt, author and former Presbyterian women’s motivation are within ourselves. So, they are not always ministry director, sees three insightful levels of motivation reliable. The third level of motivation is outside of ourselves that help keep up our spiritual energy. Only the third level, and never changes. It is Christ’s love for us. “For Christ’s however, enables us to make it stick. To pull it off. To make love compels us,” 2 Corinthians 5:14. the landing. His unconditional, unchanging love energizes me. The Àrst level, Susan said in her book, “Spiritual Ask yourself. Are you being a life-taker or a life-giver Mothering,” is loving the other person. Jesus disrobed and when confronted with someone who is so off track from knelt down to wash His disciples’ feet. In John 13:1, Jesus life giving? Repay them with kindness. Break the cycle and said, “Having loved His own who were in the world, He give life.

A different sport

Basketball, wrestling, swimming and hockey; sports. Jack mentioned the advancement of the those are the sports I am used to being around as Storm boys basketball team as they won two a reporter during the winter season. Those are the games while we were vacationing. We talked sports I focus my coverage on. about the swim team and how individuals Last week, my family, Àancé and I took a placed within the state competition as we were break from the daily grind of work and other on the island when those results came in. We responsibilities. We relaxed on the beaches of Maui, even talked the occasional pro sports – NFL, Hawaii. It was an incredible experience and the NBA and MLB, although those conversations break I needed from life. were minimal, too. BY ANNA SALDANA But while we were there, one thing caught my We were all focused on relaxation and attention that brought me back to thoughts of work enjoying the moment. But somehow, every for a brief moment and idea sparked for this very column. time we walked on the beach or sat on the lanai [patio], I saw As we all relaxed on the beach, I looked out into the waters the surfers and kept being reminded of my love for sports. of the PaciÀc Ocean and was gravitated to watching people I do have to admit I would much rather watch a surÀng all over. Some were swimming, but many were either paddle competition than a hockey game, but that has nothing to do boarding or surÀng. And there was more than once where we with the sport and everything to do with the location. A warm, were taking in a happy hour at one of the local dives where I sunny beach on the island of Maui sounds a lot better than a looked up at the TV screen and saw the scores and actions of cold, frozen hockey rink in Minnesota. a surÀng competition. Can I go back to Maui? Can I watch a surÀng competition I smiled as I watched, knowing I could never maintain my from the sidelines, the beach? Well, I guess I will have to take balance long enough to stand on the surfboard, let alone riding in the next Sauk Rapids-Rice sporting competition from the a wave like those people were. sidelines in Minnesota. But I long to return to the beaches of It seems that, even though I was away from the local sports Maui. scene for a week, sports are always there. And even though I was on vacation, my brother, Àancé and I still talked about

An invitation to the public

The board of education and district our students at every level, our families and administration are committed to making sure our community. The schedule of meetings is community members have the facts they need to provided below. Public, parents and residents make an informed decision May 8. Please join us may attend any of the meetings that Àt their for an informational meeting regarding the district’s schedules and are not limited to the building in referendum. Informational public meetings are their immediate neighborhood. scheduled in each district building. We invite you Strong schools are the heart of every strong to join us, learn more and get answers to your community. Please join us to learn more about referendum questions. the May 8 referendum. These meetings will provide information on all Monday, March 19, 5:30 p.m. — Rice projects included in the referendum, along with a by BRUCE WATKINS Elementary School-media center, 200 Third detailed breakout of the costs and the educational Interim Superintendent Ave. NE, Rice. beneÀts of each recommended improvement. Tuesday, March 20, 7 p.m. — Mississippi We will review the differences and the similarities of this Heights Elementary School-media center, 1003 Fourth Street referendum and the referendum last spring. We will provide S, Sauk Rapids. information on the tax impact to homeowners and agricultural Thursday, March 22, 5:30 p.m. — Pleasantview landowners, as well as explaining how to use the tax Elementary School-media center, 1009 Sixth Ave. N, Sauk calculator on the district’s website. We will provide answers to Rapids. frequently asked questions related to resident enrollment, open Wednesday, March 28, 5:30 p.m. — Hillside Early enrollment and building capacities. Additional information Childhood Center-cafeteria, 30 Fourth Ave. S, Sauk Rapids. will be provided about the state funding that will pay an Tuesday, April 3, 7 p.m. — Sauk Rapids-Rice Middle estimated 38.9 percent of the total cost over the 20-year life of School-community room, 901 Half Street S, Sauk Rapids. the bond. We will provide detailed information related to how Tuesday, April 24, 5:30 p.m. — Sauk Rapids-Rice High the debt is structured and repaid and in conjunction with the School-community room, 1835 Osauka Road NE, Sauk Ànal years of the high school bond repayment, the high school Rapids. being the only bonded indebtedness the district currently has. A meeting also took place March 12 at SRRHS. Most importantly, these meetings are a chance to review how the recommended facility improvements will beneÀt Mark Klaphake Joyce Frericks Missy Traeger Jeff Weyer Pat Turner Brian Dingmann Amanda Thooft Tara Pitschka Cassidy Zenzen Natasha Barber Kayla Hunstiger Anna Saldana

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The Sauk RapidsRice student section applauds the team in the final minute of their 5-point win in the Section 8AAA finals.

State tournament a reality for Storm SRR wins section 8AAA championship 64-59 over Fergus Falls BY MARK KLAPHAKE STAFF WRITER

Throughout much of the basketball season coach Derek Peterson and his team made it their goal to make it to state. Now Peterson and his cast will have to make a new goal as they accomplished the state feat March 15 in Alexandria when they edged Fergus Falls 6459 in the section 8AAA championship. “We talked about it for most of the year,” Peterson said. “We’ve written it on the board. Our goal was the state tournament and guess what, we made it. It’s just so fun. I’m so proud of these kids.” The win extends the high school careers for the six seniors on the team. “You can’t ask for a better group for this to happen to; they worked so hard and deserve everything that’s going on,” Peterson said. “It’s awesome,” said senior guard Anthony Massman, who scored 13 points for the Storm. “It’s something y o u dreamed of as a kid.

Now we get to go to state.” The state tournament begins March 21 at Williams Arena in Minneapolis. The Storm matchup has yet to be announced. The last time a SRR boys basketball team qualiÀed for state was in 2003, when most of the current players were toddlers. “ I t ’ s amazing,” Massman s a i d . “We’ve h a d people f r o m t h e 2 0 0 3 t e a m come talk to us, and it’s been awesome. It’s something we dreamed of all year.” The dream became a reality in a raucous, filled-tocapacity gym in Alexandria Thursday night. Things did not look good initially for the Storm. Fergus

Falls drilled outside shots and took an early 15-7 lead. The tide started to turn for SRR when Peterson brought in sophomore Kobe Lee to spark the offense. Lee did just that. He canned three 3-point baskets to help the Storm cut the deÀcit to 20-18 with around seven minutes left in the half. “He was huge,” Peterson said. “He’s a great shooter. He shot in the JV games all year long, and we got him into the varsity games once in a while. Tonight, we needed him and boy did he step up. He hit some huge shots for us.” Later in the half, SRR got baskets by Anthony Massman, Nate Waldorf and a buzzerbeater from Josh Schloe to cut the deÀcit to one, 28-27 at halftime. The evenly-matched teams traded baskets throughout the Àrst Àve minutes of the second half, and then Cade MiltonBaumgartner stepped up for the Storm. Milton-Baumgartner dropped in three 3-pointers, and Massman added one that propelled the Storm to an eight-point, 54-46 lead with just over Àve minutes left. “After a slow Àrst half, my teammates had my back and I was ready to shoot again; I started Àring on all cylinders,” said Milton-Baumgartner, who Ànished with 13 points. “When that shooters touch starts going down for you, you have to keep throwing them up and help the team the best you can. It’s all joy right

now.” Fergus Falls cut the deÀcit to 54-53 with just over two minutes left, but Waldorf hit a basket and SRR connected on enough free-throws down the stretch to hold off Fergus Falls. As the Ànal seconds ticked away the Storm coaches, players and fans started celebrating their amazing feat. “It’s hard to describe; I’m on cloud nine right now,” Peterson said. “It’s going to take a while for this to sink in. I’m just so happy. I’m happy for the community. I’m happy for the kids. I’m happy for the coaches and the best thing is we are practicing tomorrow.” In the previous two meetings, the Otters scored 71 and 72 points against the Storm, but SRR did a nice job mixing up their defenses between a 1-2-2 and 2-3 zone and a man-to-man to keep the Fergus Falls offense offbalance. “We played really good defense on them. We made them take tough shots and they only got one, we talk about it all the time we have to rebound, rebound, rebound,” Peterson said. The Storm limited the Otters to 32 percent (18-57 shooting) in the game. Perhaps the biggest defensive success was holding Fergus Falls, a good three-point shooting team, to 9-25 beyond the arc. “Our defense was absolutely crazy,” said senior center Cody Landwehr. “We stepped up and had a lot of energy.” SRR shot 21-55 in the game. Lee and Schloe were big contributors off the bench for the Storm. They combined for 15 points and nine rebounds. “We need more than Àve guys to win a basketball game, and they came off our bench and did we asked them to,” Peterson said. “They didn’t try to do too much they played their roles and did a great job.” SRR 27 37 - 64 Fergus Falls 28 31 - 59

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ASHLEY TAPIO Parents’ name(s): Nick and Randi Tapio Grade: 12 Activity/Sport accomplishment: One of the 14 survivor week contestants What are you most looking forward to for survivor week? I am looking forward to survivor week not only for the experience and making the most of my senior year, but also raising money and awareness for Make-A-Wish. What activities are you involved in at school? Throughout school I have been involved in the swim and dive team, track and field and water polo. What is your favorite high school class to date? My favorite high school class has been fitness through aquatics because it has prepared me for my future and what I want to do. What skill do you possess that most people don’t know about? How focused I can be. What are you most looking forward to in the remainder of your senior year? I am looking forward to my 18th birthday, prom and graduation. What is the best advice you’ve ever received? Always put your happiness first, no matter what. What do you like to do in your spare time? I enjoy hanging out with my family, friends and my boyfriend, trying new things, traveling and taking adventures. What is your favorite meal, movie, social media and song? Anything exotic, any movie that makes me cry is probably good, Snapchat, Perfect by Ed Sheeran. What are your future plans? I will be attending Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter to major in athletic training and minor in Spanish. I will then continue to master in athletic training and specialize in concussion therapy. Leading the Storm is Sponsored by:

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Four selected to represent dairy industry Ackerman, Bukovich, Benoit and Smelter receive titles BY NATASHA BARBER STAFF WRITER

FOLEY — Smiles beamed from the faces of four Sauk Rapids students March 10 as they were ofÀcially accepted into Benton County’s goodwill program for the dairy industry. Parents, grandparents, siblings, aunts, uncles and others who support the American Dairy Association gathered at Mr. Jim’s in Foley for the 2018 Dairy Princess and Ambassador Banquet and Coronation. “Six months ago when I started college, I didn’t think I was going to be a part of dairy,” said Lindsey Benoit, who attends Ridgewater

2017 candidate Alison Smelter, 17, as Benton County’s newest dairy princesses. Smelter, daughter of Melissa Smelter and Joe Bromenschenkel, will each have the opportunity to compete for the title of Minnesota’s Princess Kay of the Milky Way this May. After a stagnant program with no participants for two years, Benton County revived its princess program in 2017. Eligible candidate Rebecca Schubert advanced to Princess Kay Ànalist with only a few months ambassadorship under her sash. Schubert, 19, said the last year of her life has been the best so far. “It was super fun,” said Schubert, who started her involvement in dairy by PHOTO BY NATASHA BARBER taking a job feeding calves Izzy Bukovich (from left), Lindsey Benoit, Alison Smelter and Nicole Ackerman are recognized March 10 at the 2018 Dairy Princess when she was 15 years old and Ambassador Banquet and Coronation in Foley. The four will reign as Benton County American Dairy Association royalty; at O & S Dairy in Rice. “I gained a lot more out of Bukovich and Ackerman as ambassadors and Benoit and Smelter as princesses. the program than I thought. College-Willmar for industry has to offer. Since a leadership role to be able to E i g h t e e n - y e a r - o l d When I came into it, I didn’t agribusiness. “In December, then, I’ve been hooked. I advocate about agriculture Benoit, daughter of Rocky I looked into what the saw the princess program as and dairy.” and JoAnn Benoit, joins Princesses page 2

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FOLEY – In 30 years’ time, Dan Martens has become an agricultural icon in the Benton County area. While his time with the University of Minnesota Extension is coming to an end, Martens will surely remain a notable Àgure in the agricultural community. After beginning with University of Minnesota Extension in October 1988, following 13 years of teaching high school agriculture, Martens will retire at the end of the March. “A good friend once told me that you don’t retire from something, you need to retire to something,” Martens said. “So it seems if life is not about retirement, but life is about life – doing our best with the PHOTO SUBMITTED things that matter most to use Dan Martens completes work at his desk at the Benton County Extension office in Foley. Martens will retire from his position as and being grateful for the days an Extension educator with the University of Minnesota at the end of the month. we are given to enjoy.”

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“You’re not exempt from everything,” Busse said. “If you stay in the state you live in, you do not need an annual inspection, commercial driver’s license, drug and alcohol testing or medical card.” According to MAP-21, motor carriers can transport agricultural commodities or farm supplies within the state and up to 176 miles from their home or farmstead without having to register with the Department of Transportation. At 177 miles, the operator loses the exemption. These vehicles must have farm vehicle plates or proof of being a covered farm vehicle inside the vehicle at all times. Farmers are also partially exempt from roadside inspections that commercial transporters face. “We can’t make a random stop on a farm vehicle like we could in the past,” Busse said. But that does not stop troopers from pulling someone over. With probable cause or for a weight check, law enforcement can stop a vehicle and proceed with an inspection. “If we see any violations at the time we are weighing you, then we can proceed into inspection,” Busse said. “If we have a probable cause we can stop you and proceed into that inspection. You still cannot be using the cell phone in the farm straight truck or semi, so if we see you using one, we can pull you over and then proceed into inspection. If you are not wearing your seatbelt, you can be pulled over and we can proceed into an inspection.” Inspections are executed at three levels. Level III, the level with minimum detail, is a simple inspection of paperwork — license, registration, etc. Level II will include law enforcement checking the vehicle’s safety measures such as lights, wipers, signals, tire pressure and tread, as well as some mechanical parts. The most detailed inspection is a Level I inspection where brake pads, air hoses and other parts of equipment are tested;

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ST. CLOUD — With the Áip of the calendar page to March, many farmers are gearing up for the spring planting season. As the ground softens and the frost lets out, agricultural equipment will soon appear in Àelds and on roads. It is wise for owners to make sure vehicles and machinery are in good working order and that they are complying with regulations. David Busse, a commercial vehicle inspector

with the Minnesota State Patrol, updated community members at the Central Minnesota Farm Show in St. Cloud Feb. 27 on regulations and exemptions for farm vehicles at his presentation, “Carrying the Load: Is your equipment Àt for the road?” Busse said many agricultural producers and their staff are exempt from some rules that are applicable to commercial drivers due to the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21), which was signed into law July 2012.

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it can take up to an hour. Drivers can be issued violations or citations for any of these items that are not in proper working order. Law enforcement may also deem a vehicle out of service if necessary. “Every April, Federal Motor Carrier lists the violations they deem serious enough that the truck and or driver has to be parked until the items are corrected,” Busse said. “ … If it is in that book, we have to park the vehicle. It is my discretion if I am going to write a ticket or not. It is in my discretion if I am going to warn you or cite you, but I don’t have the discretion of putting you out of service. If it is in that book I have to place you out of service.” In the event a vehicle is written as out of service, law enforcement will escort the vehicle from the roadside to a nearby safe location where it can be repaired or towed for repair. Implements of husbandry Many times farmers are operating machinery other than motor vehicles on Minnesota roadways. Implements of husbandry are deÀned by Minnesota statute as self-propelled or towed equipment used exclusively for timber harvesting, agricultural, horticultural or livestock-raising operations. For the most part, this equipment is exempt from registration but operators still need to follow laws and regulations to avoid citations and potential lawsuits. When operating or towing implements of husbandry, drivers must remember to always stay to the right of the center lines. If the roadway does not allow, drivers may cross the center line only when necessary and when escorted to the front by a vehicle displaying hazard warning lights that are visible during normal sunlight. Equipment may not be operated or towed on interstate highways. Operators should also remember than any vehicle or equipment traveling at a speed of 30 miles per hour or less requires a slow-moving vehicle emblem. The emblem may still be present if the operator plans on traveling at greater speeds, so it is a good idea to keep an emblem on all machinery

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Minnesota State Patrol Commercial Vehicle Inspector Dave Busse speaks about road regulations Feb. 27 at the Central Minnesota Farm Show in St. Cloud. Busse has been with the commercial vehicle patrol for nearly 29 years.

or vehicles. Most equipment is exempt from size limitations as long as it is being operated within a 75-mile radius of the owned or leased land, is not on an interstate and is traveling less than 30 mph; but no vehicle, equipment or machinery is exempt from weight restrictions in the state of Minnesota. Minnesota weight enforcement Weight laws vary by state, so when driving across state lines know the laws. “Weights are left up to the state,” Busse said. “So, if it is true in Minnesota, it might be different in Wisconsin, North Dakota or South Dakota. If you are hauling into different states, you will want to double check and see the weights you can carry.” Minnesota law states a vehicle or vehicle-trailer combination cannot exceed 80,000 pounds without having a permit. In addition, the vehicle must have the required number of axles for its respective weight. “You can get a 90,000-pound permit but you have to have six axles on your vehicle,” Busse said. “For the six-axle permit, that could be three axles on the tractor, three axles on the trailer; but you have to have a total of six axles to get that 90,000-pound permit.” Permits are valid for one year and must be in the vehicle but are not for use on all roads. Busse said Minnesota permits are not

valid on county, township or city roadways. “It says right on your permit, only good for on Minnesota and U.S. Highways [not interstates],” Busse said. “So if you are going to go on a county road you have to get a county permit. Most counties have a permitting system. Usually it’s the county engineer you have to talk to.” In general, unmarked Minnesota roadways have a 10-ton limit when on a blacktop and 9-ton limit on gravel. Unmarked gravel roads are reduced during spring road restrictions to 5-ton. Road authorities have the option to restrict the weight on roads to a lower limit, in which signs must be posted indicating the restriction. Busse said there are no weight exemptions for Àeld to farm or for simply crossing a road, but oftentimes farmers overlook the laws and are not caught. Busse reminded audience members that in the event of an accident or crash, all vehicles are subject to a mandatory inspection. Anything listed as a violation, even if not cited, gives attorneys information to prosecute, so it is best for drivers to know the rules and prepare before taking the road. Information can be accessed at https://dps. mn.gov/divisions/msp/ Pages/default.aspx or by contacting your Minnesota State Patrol OfÀce.

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Editor’s note: Written in or call (612) 625-9111. Your collaboration with Extension participation in the focus Educator Beth Berlin group or survey is appreciated Fruit, vegetable and will help develop future pesticide focus group Are resources for fruit, vegetable you a fruit or vegetable and organic farmers through grower or farmer in Central the University of Minnesota Minnesota who sells your Extension. produce at a local market? Nitrogen Smart meeting Are you willing to discuss BY DAN MARTENS postponed The University of University of Minnesota “Nitrogen Smart” pesticide safety? Consider MN Extension workshop was postponed in joining a focus group with Foley March 5 due to weather. Extension educator Natalie Hoidal to discuss having future outreach It is rescheduled for March 26 at Henry’s and educational resources related to Catering in Foley from 12:30-3:30 p.m. The workshop is about a three-hour pesticides on fruit, vegetable and organic discussion geared at understanding farms. The focus group will meet March the nature of nitrogen fertilizer 14 from 10-11 a.m. at the St. Cloud materials, stabilizers, inhibitors, other Public Library in the Bird Nest Activity products used with nitrogen, and the Room 118. The goal of the group is to interaction of nitrogen, soils, crops, and get input from local fruit and vegetable weather variables in making nitrogen farmers, including organic farms about management decisions. The goal is to pesticide safety and education needs. maximize economic return on nitrogen At this meeting we will discuss aspects inputs and minimize losses. The main instructors are U of M of information needed on integrated pest management, drift, technical skills Extension soil specialist Dan Kaiser such as calibration, understanding and regional extension soils educator temperature inversions, food safety, Brad Carlson. They use Àeld situations legality of homemade pesticides and to apply the discussion to real life situations. cleaning equipment. The workshop is free, preIn addition there is a survey growers and farmers can complete covering registration is not needed. There will be the same questions to help plan future refreshments, but no meal. Please call pesticide safety education. To complete if you need more information, Brad at the 5-10 minute survey, visit http://z. (507) 389-6745 or the Benton County Extension OfÀce at (320) 968-5077 or umn.edu/pesticidesurvey. To RSVP for the focus group, email (800) 964-4929. Natalie Hoidal at hoida016@umn.edu

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Trade wars bad news for ag

A trade war of any size, shape or form is market.” bad news for agriculture. In what he describes China is the biggest market for U.S. as a national security issue, President Trump soybeans, purchasing more than all our has laid out plans to impose tariffs of 25 other customers combined, accounting for percent on steel imports and 10 percent on $14 billion in sales and more than a third aluminum to protect U.S. industries. of total U.S. soybean production. They are The 10 percent duty on all aluminum also a big customer for corn, pork and beef. will be more than 2.5 percent higher than the U.S. Wheat Associates and the National harshest of Commerce’s recommendations. Association of Wheat Growers issued The top 10 steel exporters to the United this joint statement: “We have repeatedly States are Canada, Brazil, South Korea, warned that the risks of retaliation and the Mexico, Russia, Turkey, Japan, Taiwan, precedent set by such a policy have serious Germany and India. China, which Trump aides BY ROGER STROM potential consequences for agriculture. It is describe as the main target of the new tariffs, is The Business of Farming dismaying that the voices of farmers and 11th on the list. many other industries were ignored in favor Canada and Mexico are excluded with of an industry that is already among the plans to negotiate with those two countries as part of the most protected in the country. Wheat farmers have been North American Free Trade Agreement. battling a market in which China holds almost 50 percent As you might imagine, commodity groups and farm of world ending wheat stocks.” organizations are more than just a little concerned. John Brian Kuehl, executive director of Farmers for Free Heisdorffer, president Trade, a bipartisan campaign to rebuild support for trade of the American at the grassroots level, said American farmers and ranchers China is the biggest Soybean Association have traditionally paid the price for trade disputes in the market for U.S. said, “The tariffs form of retaliatory tariffs on the ag exports farmers rely on announced by the to make ends meet. soybeans, purchasing administration will put Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue said President Trump’s more than all our other the interests of other plan to place tariffs on steel and aluminum imports may customers combined, domestic industries get the United States a better trade deal. He also said the over farmers. China United States cannot be responsible for China’s response, accounting for $14 has indicated that it but there could be one. billion in sales and may retaliate against He adds, “We need to be prepared in that effort more than a third of U.S. soybean imports, from a mitigation perspective if there are retaliations on total U.S. soybean which would be agriculture products.” devastating to U.S. Mitigation: The action of reducing the severity, production. They are soy growers. Our seriousness or painfulness of something or lessening the also a big customer for competitors in Brazil force or intensity of something unpleasant, as wrath, pain, corn, pork and beef. and Argentina are all grief or extreme circumstances. too happy to pick up Yeah, I do not think we want that. supplying the Chinese …jus-sayn

Public Notices NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE THE RIGHT TO VERIFICATION OF THE DEBT AND IDENTITY OF THE ORIGINAL CREDITOR WITHIN THE TIME PROVIDED BY LAW IS NOT AFFECTED BY THIS ACTION. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that default has occurred in conditions of the following described mortgage: DATE OF MORTGAGE: September 9, 2011 M O RT G A G O R : Thomas Kolbo, a single adult.

sale contained in said mortgage, the above described property will be sold by the Sheriff of said county as follows: DATE AND TIME OF SALE: April 24, 2018 at 10:00 AM PLACE OF SALE: Benton County Sheriff’s OfÀce, 581 Highway 23 Northeast Foley, MN to pay the debt then secured by said Mortgage, and taxes, if any, on said premises, and the costs and disbursements, including attorneys’ fees allowed by law subject to redemption within six (6) months from the date of said sale by the mortgagor(s), their personal representatives or assigns unless reduced to Five (5) weeks under MN Stat. §580.07.

MORTGAGEE: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. DATE AND PLACE OF RECORDING: Recorded September 21, 2011 Benton County Recorder, Document No. 383861. ASSIGNMENTS OF MORTGAGE: Assigned to: JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association. Dated December 17, 2015 Recorded December 23, 2015, as Document No. A413639. TRANSACTION AGENT: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. TRANSACTION AGENT’S MORTGAGE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER ON MORTGAGE: 10036241045299240-8 LENDER OR BROKER AND MORTGAGE

ORIGINATOR STATED ON MORTGAGE: Liberty Savings Bank R E S I D E N T I A L MORTGAGE SERVICER: JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association M O R T G A G E D PROPERTY ADDRESS: 909 7th Street Northeast, Rice, MN 56367 TAX PARCEL I.D. #: 150066600 LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY: Lot 16, Block 2, Fox Meadows, Benton County, Minnesota COUNTY IN WHICH PROPERTY IS LOCATED: Benton ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF MORTGAGE: $161,658.00 AMOUNT DUE AND CLAIMED TO BE DUE AS OF DATE OF NOTICE, INCLUDING TAXES, IF ANY, PAID BY MORTGAGEE: $145,960.43 That prior to the commencement of this mortgage foreclosure proceeding Mortgagee/Assignee of Mortgagee complied with all notice requirements as required by statute; That no action or proceeding has been instituted at law or otherwise to recover the debt secured by said mortgage, or any part thereof; PURSUANT to the power of

THE RIGHT TO VERIFICATION OF THE DEBT AND IDENTITY OF THE ORIGINAL CREDITOR WITHIN THE TIME PROVIDED BY LAW IS NOT AFFECTED BY THIS ACTION. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that default has occurred in conditions of the following described mortgage: DATE OF MORTGAGE: January 5, 2007 M O RT G A G O R : Sherry L. Baron, unmarried woman. MORTGAGEE: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. DATE AND PLACE OF RECORDING: Recorded January 18, 2013 Benton County Recorder, Document No. 394182. ASSIGNMENTS OF MORTGAGE: Assigned to: U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee for CMALT REMIC Series 2007-A2 – REMIC PassThrough CertiÀcates Series 2007-A2. Dated June 27, 2013 Recorded July 8, 2013, as Document No. 397904 and Corrected by Document Dated December 5, 2017 Recorded December 11, 2017 as Document No. 426740. T R A N S A C T I O N AGENT: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. T R A N S A C T I O N AGENT’S MORTGAGE I D E N T I F I C AT I O N

NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE NUMBER ON MORTGAGE: law or otherwise to recover the 100011520040453138 debt secured by said mortgage, LENDER OR BROKER or any part thereof; AND MORTGAGE PURSUANT to the power of ORIGINATOR STATED ON sale contained in said mortgage, MORTGAGE: CitiMortgage the above described property Inc will be sold by the Sheriff of R E S I D E N T I A L said county as follows: MORTGAGE SERVICER: DATE AND TIME OF CitiMortgage, Inc. SALE: May 1, 2018 at 10:00 M O R T G A G E D AM PROPERTY ADDRESS: 250 PLACE OF SALE: 2nd Avenue Southwest, Rice, Benton County Sheriff’s OfÀce, MN 56367 581 Highway 23 Northeast TAX PARCEL I.D. #: Foley, MN 150051400 to pay the debt then secured by LEGAL DESCRIPTION said Mortgage, and taxes, if any, OF PROPERTY: on said premises, and the costs Lot Àve (5), Block two and disbursements, including (2), Walnut Ridge, according to attorneys’ fees allowed by law the plat and survey thereof on subject to redemption within Àle or of record in the ofÀce of six (6) months from the date of the county recorder in and for said sale by the mortgagor(s), Benton County, Minnesota their personal representatives COUNTY IN WHICH or assigns unless reduced to PROPERTY IS LOCATED: Five (5) weeks under MN Stat. Benton §580.07. ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL TIME AND DATE TO AMOUNT OF MORTGAGE: VACATE PROPERTY: If the $124,000.00 real estate is an owner-occupied, AMOUNT DUE AND single-family dwelling, unless CLAIMED TO BE DUE otherwise provided by law, AS OF DATE OF NOTICE, the date on or before which INCLUDING TAXES, IF ANY, the mortgagor(s) must vacate PAID BY MORTGAGEE: the property if the mortgage $145,900.17 is not reinstated under section That prior to the 580.30 or the property is not commencement of this redeemed under section 580.23 mortgage foreclosure is 11:59 p.m. on November proceeding Mortgagee/Assignee 1, 2018, unless that date of Mortgagee complied with all falls on a weekend or legal notice requirements as required holiday, in which case it is the by statute; That no action or next weekday, and unless the proceeding has been instituted at redemption period is reduced to

TIME AND DATE TO VACATE PROPERTY: If the real estate is an owner-occupied, single-family dwelling, unless otherwise provided by law, the date on or before which the mortgagor(s) must vacate the property if the mortgage is not reinstated under section 580.30 or the property is not redeemed under section 580.23 is 11:59 p.m. on October 24, 2018, unless that date falls on a weekend or legal holiday, in which case it is the next weekday, and unless the redemption period is reduced to 5 weeks under MN Stat. Secs. 580.07 or 582.032.

M O R T G A G O R ( S ) RELEASED FROM FINANCIAL OBLIGATION ON MORTGAGE:None “THE TIME ALLOWED BY LAW FOR REDEMPTION BY THE MORTGAGOR, THE MORTGAGOR’S PERSONAL R E P R E S E N TAT I V E S OR ASSIGNS, MAY BE REDUCED TO FIVE WEEKS IF A JUDICIAL ORDER IS ENTERED UNDER MINNESOTA STATUTES, SECTION 582.032, DETERMINING, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THAT THE MORTGAGED PREMISES ARE IMPROVED WITH A RESIDENTIAL DWELLING OF LESS THAN FIVE UNITS, ARE NOT PROPERTY USED IN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, AND ARE ABANDONED.” Dated: February 20, 2018 JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association Mortgagee/Assignee of Mortgagee USSET, WEINGARDEN AND LIEBO, P.L.L.P. Attorneys for Mortgagee/ Assignee of Mortgagee 4500 Park Glen Road #300 Minneapolis, MN 55416 (952) 925-6888 30 - 18-001190 FC THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR. R-9-6B

5 weeks under MN Stat. Secs. 580.07 or 582.032. MORTGAGOR(S) RELEASED FROM FINANCIAL OBLIGATION ON MORTGAGE:None “THE TIME ALLOWED BY LAW FOR REDEMPTION BY THE MORTGAGOR, THE MORTGAGOR’S PERSONAL R E P R E S E N TAT I V E S OR ASSIGNS, MAY BE REDUCED TO FIVE WEEKS IF A JUDICIAL ORDER IS ENTERED UNDER MINNESOTA STATUTES, SECTION 582.032, DETERMINING, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THAT THE MORTGAGED PREMISES ARE IMPROVED WITH A RESIDENTIAL DWELLING OF LESS THAN FIVE UNITS, ARE NOT PROPERTY USED IN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, AND ARE ABANDONED.” Dated: February 28, 2018 U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee Mortgagee/Assignee of Mortgagee USSET, WEINGARDEN AND LIEBO, P.L.L.P. Attorneys for Mortgagee/ Assignee of Mortgagee 4500 Park Glen Road #300 Minneapolis, MN 55416 (952) 925-6888 10 - 18-001744 FC THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR. R-10-6B

NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE THE RIGHT TO foreclosure proceeding VERIFICATION OF THE Mortgagee/Assignee of DEBT AND IDENTITY OF Mortgagee complied with all THE ORIGINAL CREDITOR notice requirements as required WITHIN THE TIME by statute; That no action or PROVIDED BY LAW IS proceeding has been instituted at NOT AFFECTED BY THIS law or otherwise to recover the ACTION. debt secured by said mortgage, NOTICE IS HEREBY or any part thereof; GIVEN, that default has PURSUANT to the power of occurred in conditions of the sale contained in said mortgage, following described mortgage: the above described property DATE OF MORTGAGE: will be sold by the Sheriff of May 24, 2005 said county as follows: M O RT G A G O R : DATE AND TIME OF James R. Ziwicki and Leah E. SALE: April 24, 2018 at 10:00 Swendra-Ziwicki, husband and AM wife. PLACE OF SALE: MORTGAGEE: Benton County Sheriff’s OfÀce, CitiMortgage, Inc.. 581 Highway 23 Northeast DATE AND PLACE Foley, MN OF RECORDING: to pay the debt then secured by Recorded June 3, 2005 Benton said Mortgage, and taxes, if any, County Recorder, Document on said premises, and the costs No. 326720. and disbursements, including ASSIGNMENTS OF attorneys’ fees allowed by MORTGAGE: Assigned to: law subject to redemption Green Tree Servicing LLC now within twelve (12) months known as Ditech Financial LLC. from the date of said sale by Dated September 10, 2014 the mortgagor(s), their personal Recorded September 11, 2014, representatives or assigns unless as Document No. A405397. reduced to Five (5) weeks under TRANSACTION AGENT: MN Stat. §580.07. NONE TIME AND DATE TO T R A N S A C T I O N VACATE PROPERTY: If the AGENT’S MORTGAGE real estate is an owner-occupied, IDENTIFICATION NUMBER single-family dwelling, unless ON MORTGAGE: NONE otherwise provided by law, the LENDER OR BROKER date on or before which the AND MORTGAGE mortgagor(s) must vacate the ORIGINATOR STATED ON property if the mortgage is not MORTGAGE: CitiMortgage, reinstated under section 580.30 Inc. or the property is not redeemed R E S I D E N T I A L under section 580.23 is 11:59 MORTGAGE SERVICER: p.m. on April 24, 2019 unless Ditech Financial LLC that date falls on a weekend or M O R T G A G E D legal holiday, in which case it is PROPERTY ADDRESS: the next weekday, and unless the 15461 65th Street Northeast, redemption period is reduced to Foley, MN 56329 5 weeks under MN Stat. Secs. TAX PARCEL I.D. #: 580.07 or 582.032. 080038000 M O R T G A G O R ( S ) LEGAL DESCRIPTION RELEASED FROM OF PROPERTY: FINANCIAL OBLIGATION The SE 1/4 of the SE 1/4 of ON MORTGAGE:None Section 29, Township 37 North, Dated: February 19, 2018 Range 28 West, Fourth Principal Ditech Financial LLC Meridian Mortgagee/Assignee of COUNTY IN WHICH Mortgagee PROPERTY IS LOCATED: USSET, WEINGARDEN AND Benton LIEBO, P.L.L.P. ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL Attorneys for Mortgagee/ AMOUNT OF MORTGAGE: Assignee of Mortgagee $100,000.00 4500 Park Glen Road #300 AMOUNT DUE AND Minneapolis, MN 55416 CLAIMED TO BE DUE (952) 925-6888 AS OF DATE OF NOTICE, 8 - 18-001576 FC INCLUDING TAXES, IF ANY, THIS IS A PAID BY MORTGAGEE: COMMUNICATION FROM A $119,786.11 DEBT COLLECTOR. R-9-6B That prior to the commencement of this mortgage Notice of Public Auction Sale – Seized Property Under the authority in In- feet distant Northerly of the ternal Revenue Code section common Lot line between said 6331, the property described Lots nine (9) and Ten (10), all below has been seized for non- in Block thirty-one (31) of the payment of Internal Revenue original TOWN (now village) taxes due from Roger & Kala of SAUK RAPIDS, according Haller. The property will be to the plat and survey thereof sold at public auction as pro- on Àle and of record in the ofvided by Internal Revenue Àce of the Register of Deeds Code section 6335 and related in and for said Benton County, regulations. Minnesota. Date: April 10, 2018 Minimum bid $51,114.43 Time: 11:00 am. Bidder regisThe Terms of Payment: 20 tration begins at 10:30 a.m. % of purchase price upon acPlace: Benton County Sheriff’s ceptance of the bid, the balance OfÀce lobby, 581 Highway 23, must be paid on or before April Foley MN 56329 30, 2018 All payments must be Property may be inspected by cash, a certiÀed, cashier’s or – drive by only. treasurer’s check drawn on any Only the right, title, and bank or trust company incorinterest of Roger & Kala Haller porated under the laws of the in and to the property will be United States or under the laws offered for sale. If requested, of any State, Territory, or posthe Internal Revenue Service session of the United States, or will furnish information about by a United States postal, bank, possible encumbrances, which or express money order. Make may be useful in determining check or money order payable the value of the interest being to the United States Treasury. sold. The Government reserves Single family house con- the right to reject any and all verted to a store front located bids and to withdraw the propat 212 2nd Ave S, Sauk Rapids erty from the sale. MN. For additional information Legal Description: All of about the property and proLot Ten (10) and the Southerly posed sale, please contact Patty One-half (Sly. 1/2) of Lot Nine Hall; Property Appraisal & Liq(9), being all that part of said uidation Specialist at 214-422Lot Nine (9) lying Southerly 7386 or visit www.irsauctions. of a straight line drawn paral- gov lel with the Twenty-Àve (25) R-11-1B

Benton County Highway Department CLOSING DATE: April 6, 2018 Foley, Minnesota INVITING REQUESTS FOR PROPOSAL COUNTY ADA TRANSISITION PLAN and INVENTORY Benton County is seeking written proposals from a qualiÀed consultant or consultants to assist in development of an update of the ADA Transition Plan and Inventory. The scope of this project is to develop a countywide ADA transition plan that will incorporate all necessary elements required to ensure Benton County is in compliance with current ADA regulations, and provide an inventory of all existing facilities so that the county can identify existing obstacles and barriers within county road rights of way and develop a long term plan for necessary upgrades. Interested Àrms should contact Chris Byrd, Department of Public Works Director, at: Benton County Public Works/Highway Development Attn: Chris Byrd, Director 7752 Highway 25 NE PO Box 247 Foley, MN 56329 Contact can also be done via phone (320) 968-5051, or by email: cbyrd@co.benton.mn.us. All proposals received by 4:00 p.m. April 6, 2018 at the Benton County Department of Public Works ofÀce will be given equal consideration. A full copy of this RFP is available at the Benton County Public Works/Highway Department ofÀce and on the County’s website (www.co.benton.mn.us). Thank you for your interest. Dated at Foley, Minnesota on March 3, 2018. R-10-3B

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Local dairy producers recognized at annual meeting BY NATASHA BARBER STAFF WRITER

ST. CLOUD — Roughly 50 members of Benton County’s Dairy Herd Improvement Association gathered at Coyote Moon Grille in St. Cloud March 3 to share information and recognition at their annual meeting. Lifetime milk production plaques were awarded to eight different farms, which had Holsteins that produced over 200,000 pounds of milk. O & S Dairy, Greener Farms, New Heights Dairy, Popp Dairy, Terry Molitor, Scapanski Dairy Inc., Schmitt Dairy and Riverview Enterprises

took home those awards. The largest production of that group was of cow No. 535, of O & S Dairy, which has produced 237,898 pounds of milk. Scapanski Farms LLC took home seven trophies for the evening, including the Premiere Dairy Award for the highest three-year average of butterfat and protein production at 1,141 and 940 pounds, respectively. They were also recognized for the highest herd milk production average of 30,554 pounds and highest herd average of butterfat and protein which stood at 1,159 pounds butterfat and 966 pounds protein. The dairy’s individual cows

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also achieved some notable awards. The highest Àrst lactation for milk, butterfat and protein went to cow No. Y-1340 for 35,235 pounds of milk, 1,313 pounds butterfat and 1,086 pounds protein. Cow No. 1157 helped them achieve honors in butterfat and protein categories, coming in as a high cow with 1,854 pounds butterfat and 1,306 pounds protein. Boasting the high cow for milk production was No. 1131 with 44,427 pounds. Montag Dairy was awarded trophies for highest milk production of a Àrst year herd [23,305 pounds] and lowest herd somatic cell count raw score of 103,000. Drew and Renee Schefers, of Foley, received the high cow butterfat and protein award for colored breeds with their Brown Swiss No. 478 which produced 1,096 pounds butterfat and 919 pounds protein. The highest herd increase over three years for milk and butterfat and protein were awarded to Czech’s Roadside Acres. The dairy’s herd increased 3,986 pounds of milk and 96 and 115 pounds of butterfat and protein per cow, respectively. Czech’s Roadside Acres also earned the award for lowest herd somatic cell count

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Dan Hennek (from left), of Riverview Enterprises; Terry Popp, of Popp Dairy; Troy and Emily Schreindl, of O & S Dairy; and Mark Schmitt, of Schmitt Dairy, are among those awarded with lifetime production plaques at the Dairy Herd Improvement annual meeting March 3 in St. Cloud. A total of eight farms were recognized for their 200,000-plus pounds of production in Holstein cows.

linear score of 1.6. Awards for top dollar cow were also presented for the cow that produced the highest dollar value of milk in each breed. Dandeken Holsteins received the award for three breeds — Ayrshire, Guernsey and Jersey. Drew and Renee Schefers were presented the award for Brown Swiss, Scapanski Farms LLC for Holstein, Mike and Jill Eichler for Milking Shorthorn, and New Heights Dairy for mixed breeds.

Renee and Drew Schefers are recognized for the high cow butterfat-protein award in colored breeds. The Scheferses milk Brown Swiss cows in Foley.

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Cassie Monger, of Czech’s Roadside Acres, collects three trophies at the DHIA annual meeting March 3 in St. Cloud. The dairy was recognized for highest increases over three years in milk production, butterfat and protein, as well as the lowest herd somatic cell count linear score.

Leah (from left), Jeff and Judy Montag, of Montag Dairy in Sauk Rapids, stand with their trophies March 3 in St. Cloud. The family earned awards for highest first year herd milk production and lowest somatic cell raw score.

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