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SAUK RAPIDS – Less than two weeks after the U.S. Congress chartered the American Legion Sept. 16, 1919, roughly 30 World War I ex-service members gathered in Sauk Rapids to form what is today Frank Heinzel Post No. 254. It was Sept. 24, 1919, and those present signed their names to a charter application and agreed to recruit additional membership at once. Any soldier, sailor, marine or regular enlisted nurse who served the country between April 6, 1917, and Nov. 11, 1918, was eligible to apply. Within one month, more than 75 membership applications were secured. American Legion Frank Heinzel Post No. 254 in Sauk Rapids celebrates its 100th birthday this week. As a centennial Legion post, it was established the same year as the national organization. Benton County cities followed suit, with Foley establishing posts in 1920 and Rice in 1926. “I think the founders were motivated because the United States went into the war completely unprepared,” said Jim Hixson, Post No. 254
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adjutant who served 20 years of active duty in the U.S. Army. The post’s secPHOTO BY NATASHA BARBER ond meeting took place American Legion Post No. 254 color guard members – Pat Best (front, from left), Cliff Popp, Dave Grose, Tom Skuza Sept. 30, 1919, where 15
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and Mike Laudenbach; (back) Jim Hixson – march in cadence May 30, 2016, during Memorial Day ceremonies at the Sauk Rapids cemeteries. Post No. 254 hosted its first meeting Sept. 24, 1919.
Hall of Fame inductee: Melissa Rajkowski A bittersweet honor BY ANNA HINKEMEYER | STAFF WRITER
SAUK RAPIDS – Melissa Rajkowski has been around sports since before she could attend school thanks to her dad, Ed. “He was the elementary phy ed teacher and was active in sports himself,” Rajkowski said. “Physical fitness was always important to him and that rubbed off on me, too. Being an athlete throughout my life was just part of my identity. I didn’t choose to be an athlete, I just was one.” Rajkowski, a 1996 graduate of Sauk Rapids-Rice High School, participated in volleyball, basketball and track and field as a high school athlete, with softball and soccer during the summer. “There weren’t many other options for school sports during that time,” Rajkowski said. “Sauk Rapids was still a pretty small school. Maybe today, I would go a different route, but I enjoyed the sports I was in.” Rajkowski’s commitment to athletics at Sauk Rapids-Rice High School led to her nomination and upcoming induction into the SRRHS Athletic Hall of Fame. Rajkowski will be inducted alongside former activities director Bill Nielsen and class of 1979 athlete and long-time coach Pete Robinet at a ceremony which takes place at 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 28 at SRRHS in Sauk Rapids. “When I first got the call that I am going to be PHOTO SUBMITTED Melissa Rajkowski (left) stands with her dad, Ed, and youngest son, Carson, in Colorado inducted, I was very sad,” Rajkowski said. “My dad in 2009. Rajkowski is being inducted into the Sauk Rapids-Rice High School Athletic Hall of Fame, a bittersweet honor as her dad nominated her and has since passed.
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Homecoming week starts Sept. 22 10 seniors up for king, queen BY ANNA HINKEMEYER STAFF WRITER
SAUK RAPIDS – Sauk Rapids-Rice High School will celebrate homecoming week Sept. 22-28. The school invites the public to participate in the week’s events and show their Storm pride at the numerous events throughout the week. The week begins with coronation at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 23 in the SRRHS Performing Arts Center. Seniors Katelyn Fouquette, Alese Paulson, Nikita Presler and Chloe Stockinger will compete for the homecoming queen title, while Trygve Hanson, Jimmie Hua, Josh Krebs, Tai Lam and Charlie Rucks are in the running for king. The seniors versus juniors powder puff football game will take place at the Sauk Rapids-Rice Middle School football field at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 25. Multiple events take place Friday, Sept. 27. The annual homecoming parade will take place on First Street South from
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The Sauk Rapids-Rice High School senior homecoming court – Charles Rucks (front, from left), Tai Lam, Josh Krebs and Jimmie Hua; (back, from left) Chloe Stockinger, Nikita Presler, Alese Paulson, Elie Weinert and Katelyn Fouquette – gather together in front of Sauk Rapids-Rice High School Sept. 18 in Sauk Rapids. The 10 candidates will vie for the homecoming queen and king titles at coronation, which takes place at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 23 in the SRRHS Performing Arts Center. Not pictured is Trygve Hanson.
Bob Cross Park to the middle school beginning at 5:30 p.m. The Storm varsity homecoming football game commences at 7 p.m., where the Storm will take on Hutchinson. This year’s SRRHS Athletic Hall of Fame inductees Bill Nielsen, Pete Robinet and Melissa Rajkowski will be announced at halftime with a social taking place at Molitor’s Quarry
Grill and Bar following the game. Pleasantview Elementary is hosting its third
annual 5K Run/Walk and Kids 1K event beginning at 9 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 28. The SRRHS Athletic
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the school well. It’s an honor.” Throughout her childhood and into becoming an adult, Rajkowski has lived much of her life based on the lesson and traits her dad taught her from a young age. “It was always really important to him for my sister and I to be active and follow his lessons,” Rajkowski said. “He instilled so many things in me early on, like not always focusing on winning, but making sure we were having fun and doing our best. It would often contradict some of the things my coaches were trying to tell me.” Rajkowski remembers her days as a high school athlete fondly, earning accolades in conference, section and state across all three of her sports. Today, Rajkowski holds the record with her 800 meter relay team. They ran a time of 1 minute, 45.43 seconds, set in 1995, her last track and field season. She ran the relay event with Eva Castellanos, Carrie Daniel and her sister Nicole. “I clearly remember getting ready for my senior track season in 1996 because I went to my track coach and told her I had all these goals for my events,” Rajkowski said. “She told me I needed to be able to run other events, too, and I wasn’t willing, so I quit. We both realized we should have been more lenient, but I learned a lot from not
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Hall of Fame induction ceremony will follow at 10 a.m. in the SRRHS commons.
In addition to the football game, other fall sports teams will hold home competitions throughout the week. Girls and boys soccer both compete at 5 p.m. Monday, Sept. 23, with the girls battling Becker and the boys taking on Brainerd. Boys soccer hosts a game on Tuesday, Sept. 24 as well, taking on Sartell at 5 p.m. The girls soccer team competes in its second home game of the week at 5 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 26, hosting the Tech Tigers of St. Cloud. All events take place at Sauk Rapids-Rice High School. The Collision girls tennis team – a cooperative of SRR and Apollo high schools – also competes in a home match at Apollo High School against St. John’s Prep at 4 p.m. Friday, Sept. 27. Students will have the opportunity to participate in dress up days, pep fests and the homecoming dance. Each school has its own schedule of student events.
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Melissa Rajkowski grabs the baton from a teammate to lead the 4x800 meter relay to a first-place finish in 1995. Rajkowski holds the track record for the 800 meter relay with a team of others.
competing that season. I became a great supporter and it was so fun to be able to cheer my friends on as they competed at state. It gave me a much better appreciation for athletics and the hard work put into them.” Looking back on her athletic career, Rajkowski, who currently lives in Duluth, is excited to come back to her hometown. “This will be a way to bring family together,” Rajkowski said. “It will also be exciting to see all
the changes in the schools and the community and to see so many familiar faces. This is an incredible honor and it means I did all the things I was supposed to in high school. I know it will be special for my family, too, because my dad nominated me. Really though, we didn’t need an award like this for us to know how my dad felt about my sister and I as athletes. He knew it mattered to both of us and that was all he needed.”
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County program aid relieves levy increase Benton County tax rate propose to fall 3% BY NATASHA BARBER STAFF WRITER
FOLEY – Benton County Commissioners approved its preliminary levy Sept. 17. Although the levy was raised 1.99%, the county expects an increase in tax capacity to offset the amount, lowering taxes. “We should still see our tax rate come down from 61.5% of tax capacity to 58.16%,” said Monty Headley, Benton County administrator. “… We’re showing about 7-8% tax capacity growth for payable 2020 … It is certainly subject to change; there are possible revisions, but it’s a pretty good number.” The board approved
a $392,835 levy increase over 2019 which leaves the 2020 proposed levy at $20.1 million. Employee compensation – wages and benefits – remains the largest part of the levy increase and is expected to increase by over one half million in 2020. That amount, as well as other expenditures, was offset by $245,061 of additional county program aid that will be received in 2020. “Had we not received that additional county program aid, our initial levy increase would have been 3.2% rather than 1.99%,” Headley said. “That was good to see. … It came at a good time.” The county will operate on a $45 million bud-
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Benton County Commissioner Jake Bauerly stands with Kim Woolery Sept. 17 at the county board room in Foley. Woolery is retiring Sept. 27 and was recognized for her 21 years of service as a detention officer at Benton County Jail. get in 2020 – a reduction duced spending by cutting the highway capiof 1.4% or $624,878. Commissioners re- tal equipment fund to
$250,000, using grant monies to overhaul the DMV office, using reserve funds to purchase a sheriff’s office drone and using a contingency account to fund leadership training. Despite the budget reduction, the county plans to add two full time employees to health and human services as well as a part time staffer in the DMV. A $40,000 expenditure is money set aside for Benton Soil and Water Conservation District. Headley asked the board to consider additional conversations with the SWCD to ensure the money is needed before the final levy adoption in December. In other board news: - The county received a clean audit opinion from Doug Host, of CliftonLarsonAllen. Host described the county’s
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Anthony Pappenfus was installed as the first commander of Post No. 254 on Oct. 7, 1919. It was the third meeting of the post. PHOTOS SUBMITTED
“Its not just the younger people but some older people as well,” Hixson said of those with the misconception. “They think the Legion isn’t here and that’s not true at all. We’re actually quite active in the community.” The Frank Heinzel Post has an active color guard and honor guard which attends area events and parades and performs military burials for both local cemeteries and the Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery in Little Falls. It also has an Auxiliary, a Sons of the American Legion chapter and Legion baseball team. The group meets the first Thursday of each month at the Sauk Rapids VFW Post No. 6992, 901 N. Benton Drive.
of buildings over its history, closing and selling its brick and mortar in the past five years. Moving away from a Legion clubhouse has left an impresservice people and their 200,” Hixson said of its I think we got to 198.” sion amongst area resifamilies, and it was in- 2019 members. “We had Post No. 254 has dents that Post No. 254 strumental in establishing a goal last year of 216 and been housed by a handful no longer exists. the G.I. Bill as well as the bill’s overarching agency, the U.S. Department of Sale Starts Monday, Sept. 16 - Sunday, Sept. 29 Sal Sa Veterans Affairs. “It was the Legion who really championed the G.I. Bill for returning soldiers and, in my mind, 24 pack cans & bottles paying for college is prob- Monday-Thursday 9am-10pm • Friday-Saturday 8am-10pm • Sunday 11am-6 pm ably the most important thing we can do for sociWINE Michelob Natural ety – get people educated Corona DEALS OF THE MONTH Ultra Bartenura Bar and trained,” Hixson said. Light & Ice As the United States Mo Moscato 24 pack 12 pack cans 24 pack cans All New & bottles & bottles cans continued to enter war750 ml Belgium $ 99 time conflicts, the Legion $ 99 $ 99 12 pack bottles & cans expanded its membership $ 99 to U.S. military service$ 99 people who were enlisted LIQUOR from 1941 to present day. Captain Jim Smirnoff SSimple Life Membership in the Sauk Morgan Rum m Beam Smoking Vodka All Varieties Rapids post has ebbed 1.75 L 1.75 L 1.75 L Loon Wine and flowed through its All Varieties $ 99 time, peaking at around 7750 ml $ 99 $ 99 $ 99 700 people. $ 99 750 ml “We’re right about Y O U R F U L L S E R V I C E L I Q U O R S TO R E « 312 B E N TO N D R I V E N. « 320-251-4185 Sixth District Commander Mike Lorentz (from left) joins post commander Lawrence Mendel, Danforth Knafla, Norman Sova, Donald Hohn, Ralph Braun, Richard Dushaw, William Zwick and Joseph Poepping July 2, 1957, at the American Legion Post No. 254 installation of new officers in Sauk Rapids. The American Legion boasts over two million members worldwide.
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financials as stable. “Stay the course, you’re doing a great job as far as keeping the county financially stable,” Host said. - Approved a 2% increase in health insurance premiums and increase the stop loss portion of the policy to $60,000 as recommended by Marsh and McLennan Agency of Minneapolis. Benton County’s health insurance is self-funded. - Approved restructuring the DMV license center. The county heard a presentation regarding the updates earlier this summer. The DMV will be adding a queue system amongst other updates. - Approved hiring a part time DMV employee. - The county’s truth in taxation meeting will be at 7 p.m. Dec. 19 at the Benton County board room.
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teaching the basics for parents,” Schlangen said. “We teach them there are a few quick spots to go to check and especially how to set notifications.” Schlangen and Irvin will help parents log in, navigate through their children’s portals and show parents how to simplify using the program through notifications. The two have hosted similar sessions in previous schoolyears and stressed that when parents understand how to set up email notifications, they generally can avoid directly logging into the service. Parent interaction on Schoology is not mandatory, however. Although the district requires teachers and students to use the platform daily, the district has not set guidelines for family members overseeing a child’s progress. Sauk RapidsRice recommends parents use the tools available to them through Schoology as frequently or seldom as they see fit. “It’s different for each family and it’s different for each child within that family,” Schlangen said. “Some parents may have a student who they want to know daily that student’s work completion habits and those types of things. Helping parents find that information themselves and showing them how to set up notifications to automatically get that information will be helpful.” Irvin agreed. “More than anything we want to be open enough to allow parents to do what they want to do depending on various student needs,” he said. “It’s up to the parents to decide how much they are going to do on their end ….” Parents access Scho-
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Graveside service was at 10:30 a.m. Sept. 18 at Langola Cemetery in Rice for Earl H. Meinert who passed away Sept. 15 at St. Otto’s Care Center in Little Falls. Arrangements have been entrusted to Williams Dingmann Family Funeral Home, Sauk Rapids. Earl Henry Meinert was born July 29, 1939, in Rice to Henry and Christina (Larson) Meinert. He was a farmer throughout his life on the family farm. Earl enjoyed riding and working on his bicycle, visiting with neighbors and growing vegetables for the Morrison County Fair. Earl is survived by his brother, Victor (Karen) Meinert; niece, Emily Meinert; and great nephew, Henry Meinert, all of Rice. He was preceded in death by his parents; brother, Vernon; and sisters, Ethel and Alvina. Obituary and guestbook available online: www.williamsdingmann.com. H-38-1B PHOTO COURTESY OF THE BENTON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
The Rice Concert Band – (first name unknown) McNeal (front, from left) Leman Cairns, Julius Momburg, Allie Gates, Marsh McNeal and George Sauer Sr.; (middle, from left) August Gaumnitz, Rueben Chase and Tony Rajkowski; (back, from left) Norm McNeal, Matt Klein and Herman Fromlet – stands for a portrait July 4 in the early 1900s. The drum in the photo was donated to the city of Rice Sept. 16.
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A drum, circa 1895-1910, rests in council chambers Sept. 16 in Rice. The Rice City Council received the drum as a donation and will pass it along to the Benton County Historical Society and Museum should they choose not to keep it at city hall.
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the fire relief fund, $45,000 to the fire department and $27,825 for the bond payment on a fire truck. The council plans to review its decision prior to Dec. 31 to see if reductions can be made. Preliminary levies must be submitted to the county by the end of September and can be reduced
before the first of the year but never raised. In other council new: - Accepted three donations. A donation of $149.03 was committed to the police department. A donation of $678.20 from the Rice Lions Club will be used to purchase Christmas decorations for the city. A former Rice Concert Band drum was donated with the intent the city pass along to the Benton County Historical So-
ciety should they choose not to keep it at city hall. - Approved allowing people ages 18 and under and employed by the city to be exempt from the city’s mandatory direct deposit payroll system. Employees receiving checks less than $500 will also be exempt from the payroll requirement. The city’s truth and taxation meeting will take place at 7 p.m. Dec. 2.
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sea fishing in Florida, crossword puzzles, watching movies and decorating his yard with Christmas lights during the holidays. Bob was smart, talented and loving. He was very proud of his family and enjoyed spending time with the grandchildren. Bob is survived by his wife, Mary Jane of Sauk Rapids; children, Travis Gross of Hudson, Wis., Nadine (Ryan Christensen) Gross of Minneapolis, and Melany (Wes) Baldwin of Kansas; sisters, Janice Gross, Diana (Dave) Denny, and Sue (Dale) Lucas; seven grandchildren; two great grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents. Obituary and guestbook available online at http://www. williamsdingmann.com R-38-1B
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RICE – The city of Rice approved its preliminary levy Sept. 16 but not before adding a member to its table. Emily Walters was sworn into office Monday, taking her seat as a Rice City Council member. Walters, who is the wife of volunteer firefighter Charlie Walters and a mother of five, is a licensed daycare provider and has made connections with residents through her work and time volunteering with her church. Her family has lived in Rice for seven years. “I wanted to be able to serve the community I live in,” said Walters of why she chose to show interest in the 15 month position. “I’ve been here long enough and have gotten to know the area.” Walters said she does not have set priorities as a council member but that she is interested in helping the city become more friendly to those residents who want to be active. She said she understands improvements come with raised taxes which residents are not always willing to support. The issue of taxes was the focal point of the city’s work session and meeting Monday. The council approved a $40,894 increase over its 2019 levy. With growth in the city’s tax capacity, residents can expect their property tax rate to drop by over 1%. The proposed 2020 levy is $522,005 with $421,780 allotted to the general fund, $20,000 to the street fund, $7,400 to
Memorial services were noon Sept. 20 at Williams Dingmann Family Funeral Home in Sauk Rapids for Robert “Bob” J. Gross who passed away suddenly after a short battle with cancer Sept. 14, 2019, at his home in Sauk Rapids. The Rev. Thomas Olson officiated. Visitation was from 10:00 a.m. to noon Friday at the funeral home prior to the service. Robert “Bob” J. Gross was born Dec. 31, 1946, in St. Cloud to Alfred and Genevieve (Korte) Gross. He attended Cathedral High School and went to college to receive an associate’s degree in drafting. He married Mary Jane Misho Oct. 5, 1968, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Sauk Rapids. Bob and his wife had three children and lived all of their lives in the St. Cloud area. He worked in sales for Multiple Concepts Interiors for several years and later started his own business in sales and flooring. Bob was also musically talented and was very artistic. He enjoyed golfing, sports, deep
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Letter to the Editor
EDITORIAL
You are not forgotten
Betty Freihammer, Sauk Rapids We paused Sept. 20 to remember the sacrifices and service of those who were prisoners of war, as well as those who are missing in action and their families. There are still more than 83,000 men and women from WWII to the present day unaccounted for. The U.S. Congress passed a resolution authorizing National POW-MIA Recognition Day to be observed the third Friday in September, starting in 1979.
Importance of self
The nature of today’s society is to go, go, go. Your demands of work, family and social responsibilities quickly fill up your calendar. Over the last year since I got married, my calendar seems fuller as I continue to BY ANNA HINKEMEYER add events for both sides of family as well as branch out to spend time with more of my friends. The next month and a half is going to be chaotic as my husband and I balance a number of upcoming things. But amidst all the craziness, I am realizing the importance of self-care and how that needs to come first in order to maintain a calm and peaceful state of mind. Amongst all the happenings, I am making time to visit one of my best friends out of state, a trip I have been promising since before other things started coming up. Dates for the trip changed, but my promise did not. As much as this trip is about spending time with my best friend, it is about so much more than that. It is getting away from the daily hustle and bustle and giving my brain a chance to relax and reset for a couple days. I feel I need this time away as much as my best friend is craving time together we do not often get because of the physical distance between us. But, I have realized the different forms self-care can take. Even if I was not going on this trip, I know I would find ways to prioritize myself, whether it would be reading a book, going for a walk or listening to music. These three activities are some of my favorites and I always feel a little more refreshed afterwards. I challenge you to make time for yourself in the next week. If you have kids, maybe find a baby sitter so you can go get your hair and nails done. Or maybe self-care for you is sneaking off to have a bubble bath and a glass of wine. However, you feel the benefits of self-care, I encourage you to make a little time for that. In the long run, a little extra time for yourself will improve your week overall.
Fall lawn care Fall is the best time of year to work on These grasses take less water, less fertilizer improving or maintaining a lawn. Fertilizand require less mowing than the traditioning is a good first step. Fertilizer used on al mix of Kentucky bluegrass and perennial established lawns should have a zero as the rye. And the fescues also tend to stay green middle number on the three-number forlonger than other grasses, even during a mula on fertilizer packages. The middle summer drought. Fescues look good even number is for phosphorus which is prowhen allowed to grow long so they do not hibited because it can run off the lawn and need to be mowed as often and have deeper BY LINDA G. contribute to algae forming on the surface roots. Deep roots are good for holding the TENNESON of our lakes. New lawns may have phossoil in position and for grass survival durGreen and phorus applied when they are first planted. ing periods of drought. Growing in Slow release fertilizers may be more exFall is also a good time to treat weed Benton County areas because the weeds are storing food pensive but will not burn the lawn. One internet source had the following for next year in their roots. If the weeds enexample of how to compute the amount of fertilizer counter herbicide applied to the lawn, they will try to needed for a lawn. Most fertilizer is applied at the store that also and die as a result. rate of 1 pound per 1,000 square feet. Divide one by Existing lawns may be over seeded with fescue the first number in decimal form (percent of nitrogen) seeds and over time will increase the amount of feson the fertilizer bag. Multiply that by the square foot- cue grass in comparison to Kentucky Blue Grass. age of your lawn, then divide by 1,000. The answer Over seeding should be done soon so the grass seed will give you the total pounds of fertilizer you need to has time to germinate and establish before the ground apply to the lawn. If you have 15-0-10 fertilizer and freezes. a 7,000 square foot lawn. One divided by 0.15 equals Thatch is the layer of plant material that sits on 6.7. Multiply 6.7 by 7,000 for 46,900. Then divide by top of the soil in between the grass plants. It does not 1,000 for the answer of 46.9 or 47 pounds. So, you harm the lawn unless it accumulates to be more than would need to put 47 pounds of 15-0-10 spread over a half inch thick. Thatch layers that are thicker than a the entire lawn to properly fertilize it. Or, the fertilizer half inch may be removed by placing a thin layer, an package may have recommended settings to dial in on eighth or quarter inch of soil on top of the thatch to a lawn spreader to spread the fertilizer at the correct encourage them to biodegrade or by raking. Raking rate, which makes the whole job easier. can remove thatch and leaves at the same time as well While many of our lawns have been planted with as providing some shoulder exercise and the benefit Kentucky bluegrass, strong creeping red fescue (often of spending time outdoors. called red fescue or creeping red fescue), hard fescue, Linda G. Tenneson is a University of Minnesota Exchewings fescue and sheep fescue are also recom- tension Master Gardener and Tree Care Advisor. mended for growing in combination with bluegrass.
Married with children
When I was growing up, “Married with healthy love for their children. The moment Children” was a sitcom I was not allowed to the child becomes priority to the mom over watch. Today, I watched a rerun and it was the husband, the scales have tipped out of shockingly vile, especially for the 1980s. balance. The moment work has become priThe title of the show, however, is one of ority to the husband over the wife, the scales the most attacked institutions in the world have tipped out of balance. Satan loves to with more sitcoms centered around selfishly take this tipped scale and push it ever further adulting in marriage with kids, that deserves in the wrong direction to create more sepamost of our attention outside of a healthy ration between a man and wife. church. If church is healthy, then those Children are resilient, but that does who attend and eat the fruit thereof will be BY MERCY NYGAARD not mean we can feel more confident in healthy. And if marriages are healthy, then treating our spouse poorly or obtaining a diLife by Faith children will grow up with a stronger founvorce because your child will bounce back. dation of God’s beautiful design. The world has never been more in favor of It is true that good intentioned, married parents can divorce according to one’s unhappiness and divorce has have wayward children as a result of our free will. The never wreaked more havoc on a child’s heart. I have Bible is chock-full of prodigal children from Godly said it before and I will say it again, if there is not a parents. But in keeping faithfulness to marriage as your substance abuse problem, a physical abuse problem or a priority, that wayward child will always have that to fall legit mental abuse problem, unhappiness is not grounds back on as they wrestle with their own relationship with for divorce. Divorcing because you are unhappy teachGod. If man was created first as the head and to work, es children everything should come with ease, quitting and woman was created equal to man to complete the is a solution and your feelings can be manipulated. goodness in helping, their devotion first to God, the When husband and wife nobly fight for their marriage Creator, and then to each other will result in outpouring and work hard to keep it in tact, it teaches children good
things come with hard work and the two of you are on the same team. Most importantly, hard work is null and void without this truth. Tribulation produces perseverance. Perseverance produces character, and character, hope. Now hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit who was given to us (Romans 5:3-5). If you are trying to strengthen your marriage without relying on Jesus’s redemptive power, then your efforts will prove futile. Because of what Jesus paid for on the cross, he has the ability to forgive and restore that which was broken. We do not have that power on our own, because we are not our own. On our own, temporarily we will feel our hard work paid off, but it will not last. The Holy Spirit, who was given to us, must be received by us in our free will. Make the choice to receive him, strengthen your marriage with his help, persevere through tribulation and cling to the hope we have in Jesus. Married with children is not only a gift, but an opportunity to model God’s design as it was intended and fight the world’s version of being married with children.
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Programs enable opportunities Schools benefit from More Rewards, Box Tops BY ANNA HINKEMEYER STAFF WRITER
SAUK RAPIDS – Support of education comes in a variety of forms. One of the most popular ways to donate to Sauk Rapids-Rice Schools is through community outreach partnerships. Coborn’s More Rewards and Box Tops for Education are two avenues to do so. More Rewards has been a way to provide additional opportunities at each of the SRR schools. During the 2018-19 school year, the district received $5,460.09 from the partnership. The dollars were split depending on the community’s choice of school. Pleasantview Elementary School, Mississippi Heights Elementary School and Sauk RapidsRice High School are the top earners for the district and are amongst the top earners for the More Rewards program overall. Pleasantview received $1,531.05, Mississippi Heights received $1,556.91 and the high
school earned $1,751.19. Rice Elementary School and Sauk Rapids-Rice Middle School also received dollars from the program - $352.41 and $268.53 respectively. “This is a great program for our community to show support and give back,” said Tanya Peterson, Mississippi Heights Elementary School principal. “It provides a great deal for us, such as extra playground equipment. It is also extra revenue to keep costs down for activities and things like that. It makes a big difference for our school.” Coborn’s launched the More Rewards program in 2017, transitioning from the former Labels for Learning program. More Rewards is in its third year of giving $150,000 to schools in which their company reaches. “At Coborn’s, we have a strong tradition of community caring, service and support,” said Diana Barr, director of loyalty marketing at Coborn’s Inc. “We emphasize the importance of being involved and giving back. Investing in youth is one of our top priorities.” Anyone with a More Rewards account is able to participate in More School Rewards. Mem-
bers log in via htttp:// morerewards.com or via the More Rewards mobile app and click on school rewards to designate their preferred school. Once a school is designated within the account, eligible purchases made at Coborn’s, Cash Wise or Martketplace Foods earn points for that school by entering the phone number in at checkout. “This program really does make a difference for education,” Barr said. “We launched our Labels for Learning in 2008 and ever since then, we have seen the difference.” If someone wanted to change their designated school, the process is the same as the first. “We have a lot of parents that ask us this question,” Barr said. “Let’s say their child is an elementary student now, but wants to allocate their purchase points to a middle school or high school as their child grows. It is a very easy process to change your school as you go.” For Pleasantview Elementary, the More Rewards dollars have made a difference in the physical education programs. Because of those dollars, the gymnasium and cafeteria have public announcement systems, mainly used for classes
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SAUK CENTRE – One of the longestrunning, most respected writers conferences in the upper Midwest is back in Sauk Centre for its 30th year. The Sinclair Lewis 2019 Writers Conference will take place Oct. 5 at the First Lutheran Church in Sauk Centre. It features keynote speaker Bart Sutter – Minnesota Book Award winner in poetry, fiction and creative nonfiction. Three other presenters will join Sutter during the day-long conference, digging into the process of writing as well as selling what you write. Wendy Johnson, the president of Elder Eye Press, will help writers explore their options with on-demand publishing. Joe Amato, noted author, teacher and speaker, will focus on forms and uses of historical imagination in writing. And, as a tribute to Kurt Vonnegut, whose novel “Slaughterhouse Five” was published 50 years ago, Vonnegut scholar Max Goller will join the conference. He will highlight the
struggles Vonnegut faced in writing “Slaughterhouse Five” and will also discuss the connections Vonnegut had with other prominent mid-western authors such as Sinclair Lewis. Cost includes a catered lunch and breaks. The conference day ends with a reception featuring door prizes at the Palmer House Hotel. For conference details, visit http://sinclairlewiswritersconference. org or call Jim Umhoefer at 320-429-0825. The Sinclair Lewis 2019 Writers Conference is made possible by the financial sponsorship of the following organizations: Minnesota National Bank of Sauk Centre, First State Bank of Sauk Centre, Central Minnesota Federal Credit Union, Stearns Electric Association, and the Sinclair Lewis Foundation. Private donors include Pat Hanauer and Dick and Pat Lewis. Sauk Centre Community Education is a co-sponsor of the event. The activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Central Minnesota Arts Board, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.
Sauk Rapids Police Department activity Sept. 9 0751 hrs.: Officers responded to a lock down alarm at Pleasantview Elementary School. Office staff reported the alarm was accidental and officers observed no conflict at the school. Sept. 12 0710 hrs.: Officers observed a female sleeping in the back seat of a car on the 1000 block of Broadway Avenue South. Female said she had been in a verbal argument with her boyfriend and needed to leave the house. Female said she was leaving for work shortly. Sept. 14 1852 hrs.: Officers responded to a domestic on the 1200 block of 15th Street Northeast. Upon arrival, officers heard arguing and glass breaking. Upon making contact, couple was apologetic and said there was no physical altercation. Incidents: 33 traffic stops, 27 assists, 24 various calls, 20 suspicious, 11 property, 10 alarms, 10 medical, 6 welfare checks, 5 child, 5 ordinances, 4 911, 4 suicidal persons, 4 permits, 3 accidents, 3 disturbances, 3 driving, 2 missing persons, 2 criminal damage to property, 2 domestics, 2 thefts, 2 parking, 2 fraud, 2 trespassing and 2 escorts.
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Saturday, Sept. 21, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. – Living Waters Fall Festival. Rummage and bake sale. 1K at 9:30 a.m., 5K at 10 a.m., Bingo at 11 a.m. Food served throughout. Living Waters Lutheran Church, 1911 Fourth Ave. N., Sauk Rapids. Details at http://www.lwlcmn.org or call 320-255-1135.
Saturday, Sept. 28, 9 a.m. – Pleasantview Second annual 5K and Kids 1K. Pleasantview Elementary School, 1009 Sixth Ave. N., Sauk Rapids.
Saturday, Sept. 28, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. – 26th annual Wildlife Festival. Animals Nobody Loves presentations at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Artist Gary Moss meet and greet from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Silent auction and many more activities. Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge-Oak Savanna Learning Center, 16797 289th Ave. N.W., Zimmerman.
Saturday, Sept. 21, 10 a.m. to noon – Community Conversation on Insulin and Prescription Drugs. Join Minnesota House Rep. Dan Wolgamott, Health and Human Services Finance Division Chair Tina Liebling and Rep. Michael Howard. Great River Regional Library-Array Community Room, 1300 W. St. Saturday, Sept. 28, 10 a.m. – Sauk Rapids-Rice Hall of Fame Brunch and Induction Ceremony. Tickets Germain St., St. Cloud. available until Sept. 18 at the high school activities Saturday, Sept. 21, noon to 6 p.m. – Oktoberfest. office. Sauk Rapids-Rice High School, 1835 Osauka Hosted by Quality of Life Task Force. Lions Park, 550 Road N.E., Sauk Rapids. Pine St., Foley. Saturday, Sept. 28, 4:30-7:30 p.m. – Fourth annual Sunday, Sept. 22, 1 p.m. – Spaghetti Dinner benefit- Camp Bliss Steak Dinner and Raffle. Meat raffle, ting Gus Bemboom’s Cancer Treatment. Meal, meat 50/50 drawings, mystery bags and Guns and Goods raffle, silent auction and more. Tickets available at the Raffle. Proceeds support 100 veteran getaways to door. Sauk Rapids VFW Post No. 6992, 901 N. Benton Camp Bliss. Sauk Rapids VFW Post No. 6992, 901 N. Benton Drive, Sauk Rapids. Drive, Sauk Rapids. Monday, Sept. 23, 5:30 p.m. – Sauk Rapids-Rice Sunday, Sept. 29, 8:30 a.m. to noon – Waffle It BreakSchool Board Meeting. Sauk Rapids-Rice High fast. Hosted by the Sacred Heart Church Mens Club. Belgian waffle breakfast with strawberries, sausage School, 1835 Osauka Road N.E., Sauk Rapids. and flavored syrups. Children 5 and under free with Monday, Sept. 23, 6 p.m. – Sauk Rapids City Council paid adult. Sacred Heart Church, 2875 10th Ave. N.E., Meeting. Sauk Rapids Government Center, 250 Sum- Sauk Rapids. mit Ave. N., Sauk Rapids. Sunday, Sept. 29, 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. – Walkathon. Monday, Sept. 23, 7 p.m. – Watab Town Board Spe- Remembering our martyrs the Rev. John Kaiser and cial Meeting. 105th Street West Quiet Railway Cross- Sister Adelaide Koetter. Prayer service at the begining at 7 p.m. Developers agreement and subdivision or- ning and end of the 6 mile walk from Freeport to Albadinance immediately following. Watab Town Hall, 660 ny. Wobegon Trail. For more information call the Rev. 75th St. N.W., Sauk Rapids. Jerry Nordick at 320-223-1685. Monday, Sept. 23, 7:30 p.m. – Sauk Rapids-Rice Sunday, Sept. 29, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. – Fourth annual Homecoming Coronation. Sauk Rapids-Rice High Mid Minnesota Coin Expo. Kelly Inn-Grand BallSchool, 1835 Osauka Road N.E., Sauk Rapids. Use room, 100 Fourth Ave. S., St. Cloud. Free admission door No. 6. and parking. Tuesday, Sept. 24, 8:30 t0 12:30 p.m. – 55+ Driver Sunday, Sept. 29, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. – Millstream Art Discount Refresher Course. St. Cloud Life, 2409 Festival. St. Joseph. Clearwater Road, St. Cloud. For more information or to register, visit http://www.mnsafetycenter.org or call Sunday, Sept. 29, 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. – Elder Care and Senior Issues Forum. 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Commissioners Meeting. Benton County AdministraWednesday, Sept. 25, 4:30-7:30 p.m. – Free Prostrate tion Building, 531 Dewey St., Foley. Cancer Screening Night. Men ages 45-70 with no history of prostate cancer are eligible to receive a free Tuesday, Oct. 1, 4 p.m. – Vietnam Veterans of Amertest and exam. Coborn Cancer Centaer, 1900 Centra- ica Monthly Meeting. First Tuesday of each month. Care Circle Suite 1600, St. Cloud. Walk ins welcome. VFW Post No. 6992, 901 N. Benton Drive, Sauk RapPre-registration recommended. Call 320-229-5100 to ids. schedule an appointment. Tuesday, Oct. 1, 5:30 p.m. – Foley City Council Wednesday, Sept. 25, 7 p.m. – Sauk Rapids-Rice Meeting. Foley City Hall, 251 Fourth Ave. N., Foley. Homecoming Powder Puff Game. Sauk-Rapids-Rice Friday, Oct. 4, 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. – 33rd annual Middle School, 901 First St. S., Sauk Rapids. Mental Health Conference. “A Closer Look at MN Thursday, Sept. 26, 3-6 p.m.– Sauk Rapids Market. Children’s Mental Health Services.” Calvary Community Church, 1200 Roosevelt Road, St. Cloud. RegisCoborn’s parking lot, 110 First St. S., Sauk Rapids. ter at http://www.namistcloud.com or call 3200-654Thursday, Sept. 26, 6:30-7:30 p.m. – Perler Power. 1259. Spark your creativity as you design with fusible beads. All supplies provided. Registration began Sept. 12. Saturday, Oct. 5, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. – 35th annual Craft For ages 8-12. Limit 20. Great River Regional Library, Fair. Over 70 exhibitors, cake walk, bake sale, country store and hot lunch served all day. St. John’s Catholic 1300 W. St. Germain St., St. Cloud. Church, 21 First St., Swanville. Friday, Sept. 27, 5:30 p.m. – Sauk Rapids-Rice Homecoming Parade. First Street South from Bob Cross Park to Eighth Avenue South, Sauk Rapids.
Friday, Sept. 27, 7 p.m. – Sauk Rapids-Rice Homecoming Football Game. Versus Hutchinson. Hall of Fame inductees introduced at halftime. Sauk-RapidsSept. 9 2137 hrs: Officers located a suspicious vehicle on the Rice Middle School, 901 First St. S., Sauk Rapids. 12600 block of Fromlet Loop. Officers made contact with the business owner, who said he owned the vehicle, but appreciated the Friday, Sept. 27, 9 p.m. – Sauk Rapids-Rice Alumni and Hall of Fame Social. Molitor’s Quarry Grill and proactiveness of the officers due to a theft the previous day. Bar, 3517 Fifth Ave. N.E., Sauk Rapids. Incidents: 11 various calls, 10 traffic stops, 5 assists, 3 warrants and 2 thefts.
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Pulse on people St. Cloud Area Chamber appoints new committee chairs St. Cloud – The St. Cloud Area Chamber of Commerce appointed the following individuals to serve as volunteer committee chairs from September 2019 through August 2020: - Cindy Battleson, of Rapids Alterations & Repairs, and Frank Imholte, of Black Diamond Auctions; Farm Show co-chairs - Jim Beck, Modern Barnyard; Diversity Council chair - Tammy Buttweiler, United Way of Central Minnesota; Membership and Workforce Development Division chair - Berni Halaas, of New Century Real Estate; Sauk Rapids Chamber chair - Amanda Henry, of High Impact Training; Waite Park Chamber chair - Jason Hallonquist, of AIS Planning; Chamber Board of Directors and Business Education Network chair - Ann Kennedy, of WACOSA; St. Cloud Area Leadership chair - Kristin Hannon, of Minnwest Bank; Star Celebration chair - Bernie Perryman, of Batteries Plus Bulbs; Government Affairs Division chair - Donna Roerick, of Advantage Chiropractic; Chamber Connection chair - Sam Ross, of Central Minnesota Council-Boy Scouts of America; Big Idea Group chair - Kalie Schuster, of Leighton Broadcasting; NEXT-Chamber’s Emerging Leaders chair - Rachael Sogge, of Eyecon Graphics; Marketing Committee chair - Caryn Stadther, of U.S. Bank; Top Hat Ambassadors chair - Chad Staul, of Quinlivan & Hughes; Business Development Council chair - Jill Kampa, of Bernick’s; Convention & Visitors Bureau Board chair - Brenda Eisenschenk, of InteleCONNECT; Chamber Open chair
Winding Down for the Season. Andersen has been an extension master gardener for 19 years. She loves to grow perennials, vegetables, blueberries and raspberries. She also starts a lot of vegetables and annuals from seed to plant in her gardens and sell at the annual master gardener plant sale. Andersen enjoys talking about plants with everyone. The final speaker of the evening is orchid enthusiast and extension master gardener Jayme Hennek. Learn which orchids are the easiest to grow, proper lighting, watering, temperature, humidity and potting and how they affect the re-blooming of orchids. Registration is required. To register, call 320255-6169, Ext. 1 or do so online at http://z.umn. edu/fallseminar.
Compost site closing early on weekdays SAUK RAPIDS – As a result of the shorter daylight hours, the Sauk Rapids compost site will be closing one hour earlier beginning Sept 23. The compost site will be open from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. Mondays. Noon to 6 p.m. Wednesdays. Current hours from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. will remain on Saturdays.
SRREF receives second quarter grants LITTLE FALLS – The Initiative Foundation and its partner funds announced 120 grants totaling nearly $449,000 were awarded during the second quarter. The Sauk Rapids-Rice Education Foundation will support the Sauk Rapids-Rice school district with: - $500 for helping fifth graders stay engaged-not worksheets - $150 for Spanish childrens books - $1,000 for Junior Achievement USA-JA BizTown Experience - $576 for STEAM classroom microscope project - $500 for Mythology: The Game - $556 for storytelling kits for kindergarten to first grade special education - $875 for Minnesota Zoo Zoomobile - $300 for fine motor activities - $800 for Storm future leaders ing as executive director at UCP of Cen- $300 for fine motor tubs tral MN, foundation executive director of St. Cloud Technical and Community College, and director of resource and development and partner relations at the United Way of Central Minnesota to her success in Sales & Service connection needed services and resources to the cen• Mobility Scooters tral Minnesota community. • Power Wheelchairs Berger is a member of the St. Cloud Morning OpOwn Your Mobility...Today! • Reclining Lift Chairs Call 320-259-1451 timist Club, several chambers of commerce, mentor • Access Ramps to women in transition and volunteers in her community. Always a connector, Berger is passionate about people, equality, mental health, strong community, Visit us today! innovation and has a deep determination to help oth3900 Roosevelt Road #101 1 ers beat odds. St. Cloud, MN 56301 Berger remains committed to people living with a disability and will serve as a memwww.mnmobility.com ber of the board of directors at UCP of Central MN. Berger and her husband, Chad, live in Sauk Rapids with their daughter, Alexandra and their dog wonder, Lena Bena.
Neighbors to Friends announced as 2019 Innovation Award recipients ST. CLOUD – The Greater St. Cloud Development Corporation announced the recipients of their 2019 Innovation Awards Sept. 10. Neighbors to Friends has been selected for one of two awards for non-profit organizations. Their innovation is Shower the People, a mobile shower truck for the homeless. They also assist homeless people in getting their laundry done through Laundry Love, a neighborhood movement. For more information contact Nancy Dyson, of Sauk Rapids, at nancydyson16@gmail.com. Horizon Virtual and Central McGowan will each receive an award for a for-profit company. The second recipients of the two non-profit awards is a collaboration of Benton County, Stearns County, U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs, Central MN Mental Health Center, St. Cloud Police Department, Waite Park Police Department, City of St. Cloud and CentraCare. Each awardee will receive $1,000. The organizations will be recognized at the upcoming meeting Berger named clinic administrator at Cook Coun- of all GSDC investors on November 7. seling ST. CLOUD – Cook Counseling, LLC, of St. Thompson graduates from South Dakota State Cloud, announced Jenna Berger as its new clin- University ic administrator. BROOKINGS, S.D. – Keith Orin Thompson, Berger, a native of central Minnesota, most re- of Sauk Rapids, has received a master’s degree and cently served as the executive director of United Ce- graduate certificate from the South Dakota State Unirebral Palsy of Central Minnesota. versity graduate school after completion of spring Kelly Cook, owner of Cook Counsel- semester. ing LLC, has worked in partnership with Berger and UCP of Central MN since 2014. “Jenna’s vast experience in the human service field, executive administration and extensive work in the disabilities community will serve the organization well,” Cook said. “She will take our work to the next level as we continue to focus on strengthening the positive perception of mental health and boost the voices of those we serve.” Berger received her bachelor’s degree from St. Cloud State University in 2003 and will receive a double master’s degree in vocational rehabilitation education and vocation rehabilitation and addiction counseling from SCSU in spring 2020. Berger attributes her prior experience servSR38-1B-JF
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ST. CLOUD — The Benton County Extension Master Gardeners will host a free fall gardening seminar Oct. 10. This event is open to the public and takes place from 6-9 p.m. at the Sauk RapidsRice High School Community Room, 1835 Osauka Road N.E., Sauk Rapids. Whether you are an avid gardener or simply enjoy learning, this seminar is for you. There will be three expert speakers from across the state presenting at the seminar. Gina Hugo is a forest resource specialist with Sherburne County Soil and Water Conservation District. Hugo will discuss tree tests and diseases in central Minnesota and what a changing climate may mean for trees. Joan Andersen, a Stearns County Extension Master Gardener, will discuss Fall Gardening-
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Page 12 | SATURDAY, SEPT. 21, 2019 | SAUK RAPIDS HERALD 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: May 26, 2017 MORTGAGOR: Emily Belanger, a single woman and Matthew Hunt, a single man. MORTGAGEE: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation its successors and assigns. DATE AND PLACE OF RECORDING: Recorded June 12, 2017 Benton County Recorder, Document No. 423280. ASSIGNMENTS OF MORTGAGE: Assigned to: Lakeview Loan Servicing, LLC. Dated February 5, 2019 Recorded February 19, 2019, as Document No. 434314. TRANSACTION AGENT: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. TRANSACTION AGENT’S MORTGAGE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER ON MORTGAGE: 100392411201962506 LENDER OR BROKER AND MORTGAGE ORIGINATOR STATED ON MORTGAGE: Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE SERVICER: M&T Bank MORTGAGED PROPERTY ADDRESS: 311 7th Ave, Foley, MN 56329 TAX PARCEL I.D. #: 130050000 LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY: LOTS NUMBERED ELEVEN (11), TWELVE (12) AND THIRTEEN (13), ALL IN BLOCK NUMBERED THREE (3), HOLDRIDGE ADDITION TO THE VILLAGE OF FOLEY, BENTON COUNTY, MINNESOTA COUNTY IN WHICH PROPERTY IS LOCATED: Benton ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF MORTGAGE: $137,464.00 AMOUNT DUE AND CLAIMED TO BE DUE AS OF DATE OF NOTICE, INCLUDING TAXES, IF ANY, PAID BY MORTGAGEE: $136,240.48 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 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: October 17, 2019 at 10:00 AM PLACE OF SALE: Benton County Sheriff’s Office, 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. 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 April 17, 2020, 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. MORTGAGOR(S) RELEASED FROM FINANCIAL OBLIGATION ON MORTGAGE:None “THE TIME ALLOWED BY LAW FOR REDEMPTION BY THE MORTGAGOR, THE MORTGAGOR’S PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES 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: August 16, 2019 Lakeview Loan Servicing, LLC 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 37 - 19-006802 FC THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR. R-34-6B
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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 23, 2004 MORTGAGOR: Keith J. Miller and Dori K. Miller, husband and wife. MORTGAGEE: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for American Mortgage Network, Inc. its successors and assigns. DATE AND PLACE OF RECORDING: Recorded September 30, 2004 Benton County Recorder, Document No. 319046. ASSIGNMENTS OF MORTGAGE: Assigned to: Bank of America, N.A., successor by merger to BAC Home Loans Servicing, LP fka Countrywide Home Loans Servicing, LP. Dated December 23, 2010 Recorded March 30, 2011, as Document No. A380898 and by Document Dated March 23, 2012 Recorded April 2, 2012, as Document No. 387621. And thereafter assigned to: Green Tree Servicing, LLC. Dated January 8, 2013 Recorded January 14, 2013, as Document No. 394061. And thereafter assigned to: MTGLQ Investors, L.P.. Dated December 5, 2016 Recorded January 5, 2017, as Document No. A420388. And thereafter assigned to: U.S. Bank Trust National Association, not in its individual capacity but solely as owner trustee of Legacy Mortgage Asset Trust 2019-GS4. Dated August 14, 2019 Recorded August 16, 2019, as Document No. 437594. TRANSACTION AGENT:
NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Mortgage Electronic Regis- thence South at right angles tration Systems, Inc. along the East line of said T R A N S A C T I O N Lot 1 and said line extendAGENT’S MORTGAGE ed in a straight line to the IDENTIFICATION NUM- point of beginning, accordBER ON MORTGAGE: ing to the plats and surveys 1001310-2040582555-3 of said additions on file and LENDER OR BROKER of record in the office of the AND MORTGAGE ORIG- County Recorder in and for INATOR STATED ON Benton County, Minnesota. MORTGAGE: American COUNTY IN WHICH Mortgage Network, Inc. PROPERTY IS LOCATED: RESIDENTIAL MORT- Benton GAGE SERVICER: Ne- ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL wRez LLC, F/K/A New AMOUNT OF MORTPenn Financial, LLC, D/B/A GAGE: $104,800.00 Shellpoint Mortgage Servic- AMOUNT DUE AND ing CLAIMED TO BE DUE MORTGAGED PROP- AS OF DATE OF NOERTY ADDRESS: 121 5th TICE, INCLUDING Avenue North, Sauk Rapids, TAXES, IF ANY, PAID MN 56379 BY MORTGAGEE: TAX PARCEL I.D. #: $108,453.96 190074900 That prior to the comLEGAL DESCRIPTION mencement of this mortOF PROPERTY: gage foreclosure proceedSee attached legal descrip- ing Mortgagee/Assignee of tion. Mortgagee complied with That part of the Lot One all notice requirements as (1), Block Six (6), Borup required by statute; That and Oakes Addition to the no action or proceeding has Town of Sauk Rapids and been instituted at law or othof Lot Five (5), Block Eigh- erwise to recover the debt teen (18), Wood, Russell secured by said mortgage, and Gilman’s Addition to or any part thereof; Sauk Rapids, described as PURSUANT to the power follows, to-wit: Commenc- of sale contained in said ing at the Southeast corner mortgage, the above deof Lot Four (4) of Block scribed property will be sold Eighteen (18) Wood, Rus- by the Sheriff of said county sell and Gilman’s Addi- as follows: tion to Sauk Rapids; thence DATE AND TIME OF North 100 feet along the SALE: November 5, 2019 East side of said Lot 4 and at 10:00 AM said Line extended, which PLACE OF SALE: is the Westerly side of Fifth Benton County Sheriff’s Avenue North, to a point of Office, 581 Highway 23 beginning; thence at right Northeast Foley, MN angles to said last line in a to pay the debt then secured straight line to west line of by said Mortgage, and taxsaid Lot 1, Block 6, Borup es, if any, on said premises, and Oakes Addition to and the costs and disbursethe Town of Sauk Rapids; ments, including attorneys’ thence North along said fees allowed by law subject West line of said Lot 1 to to redemption within six (6) the North line of said Lot 1; months from the date of said thence Easterly along North sale by the mortgagor(s), line of said Lot 1; Block 6, their personal representaBorup and Oakes Addition tives or assigns unless reto the Town of Sauk Rap- duced to Five (5) weeks unids, to the East line of Said der MN Stat. §580.07. Lot 1, which is the West line TIME AND DATE TO of said Fifth Avenue North; VACATE PROPERTY: If
CERTIFICATE OF ASSUMED NAME Minnesota Statutes Chapter 333 (1) The exact name under which the business is or will be conducted is: Johnson Precision Builders. (2) The address of the principal place of business is: 1111 Franklin Ave #1524, Sauk Rapids, MN 56379 USA. (3) List the name and complete street address of all persons conducting business under the above Assumed Name, OR if an entity, provide the legal corporate, LLC, or Limited Partnership name and registered office address: Samuel Alexander Johnson, 915 2nd Street N #2431, St. Cloud, Minnesota 56302 USA.
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the real estate is an owneroccupied, 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 May 5, 2020, 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. MORTGAGOR(S) RELEASED FROM FINANCIAL OBLIGATION ON MORTGAGE:None “THE TIME ALLOWED BY LAW FOR REDEMPTION BY THE MORTGAGOR, THE MORTGAGOR’S PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES 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: August 30, 2019 U.S. Bank Trust 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 164 - 19-006821 FC .R-36-6B
(4) By typing my name, I, the undersigned, certify that I am signing this document as the person whose signature is required, or as agent of the person(s) whose signature would be required who has authorized me to sign this document on his/her behalf, or in both capacities. I further certify that I have completed all required fields, and that the information in this document is true and correct and in compliance with the applicable chapter of Minnesota Statutes. I understand that by signing this document I am subject to the penalties of perjury as set forth in Section 609.48 as if I had signed this document under oath. Samuel A Johnson 09/17/2019 R-38-2P
Statutes. I understand that by signing this document I am subject to the penalties of perjury as set forth in Section 609.48 as if I had signed this document under oath. Julie Zupfer Anderson (1) The exact name under which the business is or will 09/07/2019 be conducted is: Hip Nana Quilting. R-38-2P (2) The address of the principal place of business is: 706 Brookwood Lane, Sartell, MN 56377 United States. (3) List the name and complete street address of all persons conducting business under the above Assumed Name, OR if an entity, provide the legal corporate, LLC, or Limited Partnership name and registered office address: Julie Beth Zupfer Anderson, 706 Brookwood Lane, Sartell, MN 56377 United States. (4) By typing my name, I, the undersigned, certify that I am signing this document as the person whose signature is required, or as agent of the person(s) whose signature would be required who has authorized me to sign this document on his/her behalf, or in both capacities. I further certify that I have completed all required fields, and that the information in this document is true and correct and in compliance with the applicable chapter of Minnesota
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BENTON COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS REGULAR MEETING MINUTES SEPTEMBER 3, 2019 The Benton County Board of Commissioners met in regular session on September 3, 2019 in the Benton County Board Room in Foley, MN with Commissioners Warren Peschl, Spencer Buerkle, Jake Bauerly, Ed Popp and Steve Heinen present. Call to order by Chair Bauerly was at 9:00 AM followed by the Pledge of Allegiance to the flag. Peschl/Heinen unanimous to approve the agenda as written. No one was present to speak under Open Forum. Popp/Buerkle unanimous to approve the Consent Agenda: 1) approve the Regular Meeting Minutes of August 20, 2019 as written; 2) accept and file Committee of the Whole Minutes of August 21, 2019 as written; 3) authorize IT Department to agree to routine Apple Developer Agreement and Google Play Developer Program Agreement updates; and 4) approve Application for MN Lawful Gambling Exempt Permit—Whitetails Unlimited—to hold a raffle at Jack & Jim’s Convention Center, 11025 Duelm Road NE, Foley, on October 12, 2019. Tim Oswald, Tri-County Solid Waste Management Commission Coordinator, appeared before the Board to present a proposed amendment to the current Pope Douglas Solid Waste Delivery Agreement. Oswald explained that, currently, Benton County is a signatory with TriCounty on a 20-year waste delivery agreement with Pope/ Douglas Counties. He stated that, in 2021, the delivery amounts of this agreement for Tri-County begin a tiered reduction of 15,000 tons over a five-year period with an additional reduction proposed to occur again in 2026—in an effort to continue Tri-County’s goal of landfill abatement, Tri-County is asking each member county to consider a proposal from Pope Douglas to maintain the current solid waste delivery schedule of 50,000 tons/year, with a possible reduction from 2026 to 2031, in exchange for an advantageous fee structure that benefits Tri-County members in comparison to the current contract. Oswald noted that Stearns County has approved the amendment and he will be presenting to Sherburne County on September 17th; the Benton County Solid Waste Advisory Committee recommends approval. He stated he did not foresee any issues with meeting the volumes of contracted waste. Buerkle/ Peschl unanimous to continue the Agreement at the current delivery rates for an additional five-year period or until 2026. Chris Byrd, County Engineer, reported that every five years the APO is federally mandated to create/update the long range transportation plan for the region; as part of this plan, a list of projects are identified for possible federal funding. Byrd noted the four Benton County expansion projects on the project list--CSAH 29 Extension in 2027 (two lane divided arterial), CSAH 1 in 2038 (from CSAH 29 to Highway 23), CSAH 33 in 2027 (from CSAH 29 to 18th St NW) and CSAH 29 in 2038 (from Highway 10 to Highway 15). He noted that the changes to the project list that were requested by Benton and Stearns Counties has opened up a new 30-day public comment period; at the end of the public comment period, the Policy Board of the APO will be expected to adopt the transportation plan/ project list. Byrd also referenced Benton County’s “illustrative” project listing and the “unconstrained” projects on the list; these are projects that Benton County would like to construct, but recognizing that there is not enough money locally, or even federally, to construct them. Popp/Heinen unanimous to approve the revised project list for APO Metropolitan Transportation Plan as presented. Byrd explained that, recently, Benton County’s 2014
policy related to road ditch maintenance/clean out was challenged; subsequently, the County Board advised that an outside attorney review the county policy and offer suggestions. Byrd outlined the changes as proposed by the attorney, stating his belief that the changes are reasonable. He outlined the basic policy changes, stating “...we can have a permitting process for allowing outside entities or private contractors to clean our roadway ditches...allows for a level of discretion when appropriate...the main issues to look at when receiving a request to clean a ditch... is the lack of maintenance harmful to the road and does the lack of maintenance cause an objective harm to the public or private interests adjacent to the roadway...also has language on cost participation...the county could participate up to 50% of the costs for that repair...and talks about establishing a maintenance fund...as directed, it is our intention to use outside contractors so there would be discussion with those contractors on estimating those costs so we could tell landowners what that estimated percentage of participation would be...” Byrd clarified that this policy does not preclude the county from identifying issues and addressing them at the county’s cost. He also clarified that the policy states the need for a permit; a damage deposit may also be collected which could be 100% refundable once the work is completed. Peschl/ Heinen unanimous to adopt Resolution 2019-#30, approving the updated Road Ditch Drainage Policy, and authorize the Chair to sign. Byrd reported that the five-year road construction program (2020-2024) has a new funding source in the Local Option Sales Tax for Transportation (expected to generate $1.9 million/year); the Board has provided direction on how these dollars are to be used, i.e. maintenance of CSAH roads, maintenance of county roads, economic development type projects. Byrd indicated that any increase in funding through the five-year program will likely be offset by inflation in construction costs. He noted that the CR 55 reconstruction project (Bend in the River Park to Rice) and CR 62 reconstruction project (TH 95 to TH 23) are “parked” in year five without identified funding. Buerkle referenced the CR 50 project (paving gravel road from TH 23 to CR 62) slated in construction year 2022; noting the traffic volume of 41 vehicles per day, he asked for an updated traffic count on that roadway. Popp noted some concern with the CSAH 5 project (Gilman to Mille Lacs County Line) slated in construction year 2021, noting the proposed mill and overlay on a road after only 13 years (but does have a traffic volume of 1,000 vehicles per day). He also referenced the CSAH 2 project (River to TH 25) slated in construction year 2020, commenting “...I don’t believe there are 5,000 cars per day on CSAH 2...there may be 5,000 cars from the river to Rice and from Rice to West Lake Road, but there’s a stretch in there where there is not 5,000 cars per day...I’d like to see some better counts...” Byrd stated “...we make some assumptions that that count represents a certain segment of roadway...when, in reality, some locations may be less than that...closer to TH 25...I could break this plan up into different segments...but, in reality, it’s all going to be combined as one contract...” Popp added “...I could see a mill and overlay from the river to Rice...maybe we need to reassess from Rice to Highway 25...that’s two different segments...should not be lumped into one project from what I see...” Peschl added “...I don’t know why you want to do eight miles all at one time...” Following further discussion, Heinen noted “...if we do adopt this plan today...we can still change our priorities for roads...we can always modify the plan as long as it is on the list...that would give you plenty of opportunity to look at CSAH 2...” Popp/Heinen unanimous to adopt the five-year
construction program (2020-2024) as presented (with the understanding that the plan can be modified in the future). Byrd provided clarification on his budget item for highway aggregate and sand. Bauerly stated “...it would be nice to know what you spend per mile of gravel road per year over 20 years...including county labor, county trucks, county blade, buying materials, rental trucks, an all-inclusive number...” Byrd stated he will provide this information to Board members via the highway annual report; he also provided updates on the current CR 78 project and CSAH 2 project. The Regular County Board meeting was recessed at 9:49 AM to conduct a Human Services Board meeting. The Regular County Board meeting was reconvened at 9:54 AM. Monty Headley, County Administrator, presented a proposal from Marco for live-streaming of County Board meetings via YouTube. He stated that the proposal (estimated cost of $17,296) includes acquiring and installation of equipment which is broadcast for free via YouTube; meetings can be archived as well. Bauerly asked if a second quote was obtained. Steve Stang, IT Director, explained that a second quote was not obtained as the county already has a relationship with Marco from prior equipment purchases and they are a local provider. Bauerly commented “...in the future, I think for a public entity, it’s nice to have more than one bid...” Headley noted that the formal bidding threshold is $175,000; staff could obtain a second quote if desired by the Board. Popp/Peschl unanimous to approve the installation of a live-streaming solution from Marco for County Board meetings (in the future, at least two quotes be obtained). Headley reported that, at their July 11th meeting, the Park Commission reached a consensus to recommend additional trails at Bend in the River Park. He stated that Property Management obtained an estimate to construct the new trails; since the trail surface would be a recycled concrete product, the county could apply for a SCORE grant to cover 75% of the material cost—the remaining labor would be a county cost. Headley noted that the estimated county cost of both trails would be $43,600; SCORE would cover $6,210 of the materials cost. He referenced possible funding sources would include Park Dedication/ County “25%”, $28,564; and Watab Park Dedication, $11,587, with the balance of $3,449 from the Board Contingency Fund (there has been no conversation with Watab Township at this point). There was consensus of the Board to minimize the use of levy dollars and take the funding from the park dedication fund. Headley clarified that the action he is seeking today is permission to apply for a SCORE grant and commitment of the local match; if the SCORE grant is approved, he will return to the Board for final permission to move forward with the project. He indicated that he would also obtain a second quote for the construction of the trails. Popp/Heinen unanimous to approve applying for a SCORE grant and committing the local match for the remainder of the project cost. Board members reported on recent meetings they attended on behalf of the county. No Commissioner Concerns were noted. Peschl/Buerkle unanimous to set Committees of the Whole: October 18, Highway 23 Coalition General Membership Meeting. Buerkle/Heinen unanimous to adjourn at 10:20 AM. A. Jake Bauerly, Chair Benton County Board of Commissioners ATTEST: Montgomery Headley Benton County Administrator R-38-1B
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: July 22, 2016 MORTGAGOR: Gaylene R Watson, a single person. MORTGAGEE: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. its successors and assigns. DATE AND PLACE OF RECORDING: R e c o r d ed August 4, 2016 Benton County Recorder, Document No. 417438. ASSIGNMENTS OF MORTGAGE: Assigned to: U.S. Bank National Association. Dated October 19, 2018 Recorded October 19, 2018, as Document No.
NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE (6) and lying between the ing Mortgagee/Assignee of Easterly and Westerly lines Mortgagee complied with of said Lot Six (6) extended all notice requirements as Northerly to the North line required by statute; That of said Leech’s Addition, no action or proceeding has which is also the North line been instituted at law or othof Government Lot Three erwise to recover the debt (3) in Section Twenty-six secured by said mortgage, or (26), Township Thirty-six any part thereof; (36) North, Range Thirty- PURSUANT to the power One (31) West, Fourth Prin- of sale contained in said cipal Meridian, according to mortgage, the above dethe plat and survey thereof scribed property will be sold on file and of record in the by the Sheriff of said county office of the Register of as follows: Deeds in and for said Ben- DATE AND TIME OF ton County, Minnesota. SALE: November 14, 2019 COUNTY IN WHICH at 10:00 AM PROPERTY IS LOCATED: PLACE OF SALE: Benton Benton County Sheriff’s OfORIGINAL PRINCIPAL fice, 581 Highway 23 NorthAMOUNT OF MORT- east Foley, MN GAGE: $116,745.00 to pay the debt then secured AMOUNT DUE AND by said Mortgage, and taxes, CLAIMED TO BE DUE if any, on said premises, AS OF DATE OF NO- and the costs and disburseTICE, INCLUDING ments, including attorneys’ TAXES, IF ANY, PAID fees allowed by law subject BY MORTGAGEE: to redemption within six (6) $115,162.02 months from the date of said That prior to the com- sale by the mortgagor(s), mencement of this mort- their personal representagage foreclosure proceed- tives or assigns unless re-
duced to Five (5) weeks under MN Stat. §580.07. TIME AND DATE TO VACATE PROPERTY: If the real estate is an owneroccupied, 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 May 14, 2020, 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. MORTGAGOR(S) RELEASED FROM FINANCIAL OBLIGATION ON MORTGAGE:None “THE TIME ALLOWED BY LAW FOR REDEMPTION BY THE MORTGAGOR, THE MORTGAGOR’S PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES OR
432341. TRANSACTION AGENT: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. T R A N S A C T I O N AGENT’S MORTGAGE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER ON MORTGAGE: 100011300216705169 LENDER OR BROKER AND MORTGAGE ORIGINATOR STATED ON MORTGAGE: Wells Fargo Bank N.A. RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE SERVICER: U.S. Bank National Association MORTGAGED PROPERTY ADDRESS: 909 2nd Ave S, Sauk Rapids, MN 56379 TAX PARCEL I.D. #: 190122700 LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY: See attached Legal Description. Lot Six (6), Block Four (4) in Leech’s Addition to Sauk Rapids, also all of the vacated part of Division Street lying North of said Lot Six
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: September 9, 2019 U.S. 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 19 - 19-007035 FC THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR. R-38-6B
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Inconsistency leads to Storm football loss Team falls to Brainerd 26-3 BY ANNA HINKEMEYER | STAFF WRITER
“Our defensive line and linebackers did a good job of taking away (Brainerd’s) interior run game,” Klaphake said. “They have some pretty talented backs and receivers that made some big plays. Brainerd was very physical and tackled well in space. Overall though, I think we took some positive steps as a defense.” Capitalizing on scoring opportunities was one of the Storm downfalls and Brainerd ran away with the game. The Warriors took a 12-0 lead into halftime before SRR scored. The Storm pushed its way to the 21 yard line, but could not get closer. Durham Welch kicked a field goal to get SRR on the board.
Consistency is key to a good football game and for the Sauk Rapids-Rice Storm, it was not as prominent as it should have been in the road game against the Warriors. The Storm fell 26-3 Sept. 13 in Brainerd. “We struggled to be able to consistently move the ball,” said Phil Klaphake, head coach. “Our kids played hard on both sides of the ball, but I need to Passing – Kobe Lee 120 yds. Rushing – Tayton Philado a better job of preparing our kids for some of the vanh 48 yds, Lee 15 yds, Andrew Wollak 5 yds and Austin adjustments that teams might make against us.” The Storm battled against its Central Lakes Con- Horn 5 yds. Receiving – Christian Rodriguez 65 yds and Wollak 55 yds. ference rival.
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Public Notices 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: July 25, 2018 MORTGAGOR: Katie Elkins, a single woman. MORTGAGEE: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for Geneva Financial, LLC its successors and assigns. DATE AND PLACE OF RECORDING: Recorded July 30, 2018 Benton County Recorder, Document No. 430826. ASSIGNMENTS OF MORTGAGE: Assigned to: U.S. Bank National As-
sociation. Dated March 28, 2019 Recorded March 28, 2019, as Document No. 434831. TRANSACTION AGENT: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. T R A N S A C T I O N AGENT’S MORTGAGE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER ON MORTGAGE: 1009252-0000015478-7 LENDER OR BROKER AND MORTGAGE ORIGINATOR STATED ON MORTGAGE: Geneva Financial, LLC RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE SERVICER: U.S. Bank National Association MORTGAGED PROPERTY ADDRESS: 1219 2nd Avenue S, Sauk Rapids, MN 56379 TAX PARCEL I.D. #: 190141100 LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY: The land referred to herein is situated in the state of
NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Minnesota, Benton County of sale contained in said described as follows: Lot 5 mortgage, the above deBlock 10 SWEET’S ADDI- scribed property will be sold TION TO SAUK RAPIDS by the Sheriff of said county COUNTY IN WHICH as follows: PROPERTY IS LOCATED: DATE AND TIME OF Benton SALE: October 15, 2019 at ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL 10:00 AM AMOUNT OF MORT- PLACE OF SALE: GAGE: $127,546.00 Benton County Sheriff’s OfAMOUNT DUE AND fice, 581 Highway 23 NorthCLAIMED TO BE DUE east Foley, MN AS OF DATE OF NO- to pay the debt then secured TICE, INCLUDING by said Mortgage, and taxes, TAXES, IF ANY, PAID if any, on said premises, BY MORTGAGEE: and the costs and disburse$132,834.35 ments, including attorneys’ That prior to the com- fees allowed by law subject mencement of this mort- to redemption within six (6) gage foreclosure proceed- months from the date of said ing Mortgagee/Assignee of sale by the mortgagor(s), Mortgagee complied with their personal representaall notice requirements as tives or assigns unless rerequired by statute; That no duced to Five (5) weeks unaction or proceeding has der MN Stat. §580.07. been instituted at law or oth- TIME AND DATE TO erwise to recover the debt VACATE PROPERTY: If secured by said mortgage, the real estate is an owneror any part thereof; occupied, single-family PURSUANT to the power dwelling, unless otherwise
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Description of Proposed School Construction Project Sauk Rapids-Rice School District, ISD #0047-01, is proposing a single-question referendum on November 5, 2019, that would authorize $37,125,000 in bonding authority to finance the construction of a new elementary school on the current site of Pleasantview Elementary School. Construction would be scheduled for completion in the 2020-22 calendar years. Cost estimates by project component are as follows: New Elementary School (Replace Pleasantview) Construction $24,151,275 Site Improvements $ 2,550,000 Permits, Fees & Testing $ 6,151,204 FF&E / Technology $ 1,850,000 Contingency $ 1,802,352 Bond Issuance $ 418,917 Capitalized Interest $ 473,000 $37,396,748 The district believes existing revenues will be sufficient to fund any operational cost increases that may be associated with the new elementary school. In addition, the school board believes the proposed projects are in the best long-term interest of the district. If the bond referendum is successful and bonds are sold, the debt service on the bonds will be eligible for debt service equalization under Minnesota Statutes, section 123B.53, subdivision 3, if the bond schedule is approved. The amount of debt service equalization aid, if any, the district receives is determined annually and is dependent upon property wealth, student population, and other statutory requirements. Review and Comment Statement Based on the department’s analysis of the school district’s required documentation and other pertinent information from sources of the Minnesota Department of Education, the Commissioner of Education provides a positive review and comment. Additional Information is Available Persons desiring additional information regarding this proposal should contact the school district superintendent’s office. /s/ Mary Cathryn Ricker, NBCT Commissioner September 10, 2019 R-38-1B
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 April 15, 2020, 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. MORTGAGOR(S) RELEASED FROM FINANCIAL OBLIGATION ON MORTGAGE: None “THE TIME ALLOWED BY LAW FOR REDEMPTION BY THE MORTGAGOR, THE MORTGAGOR’S PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES 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: August 12, 2019 U.S. 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 19 - 19-005407 FC THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR. R-33-6B
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Lumberjacks’ hot second period enough to melt Steel Spetz picks up four points in 7-4 opening win BY EVAN MICHEALSON STAFF WRITER
The Granite City Lumberjacks, coming off of a first-round exit the previous season, were looking to take a hefty step forward in the 201920 season. To do so, they needed to rely on their sparse number of veterans and hope experience was the best teacher. So far, so good. Second-year forward Blake Spetz scored a goal while lending a helping hand on three more scores as the Lumberjacks’ power play caught fire in a 7-4 dismantling of the New Ulm Steel Sept. 14 at Sports Arena East in Sauk Rapids. “We’ve got a young team, but they’ll definitely come through this year,” said Kearby Larson, Lumberjacks defenseman. “In the long run, this is going to be a really good team.” The first period was not an accurate indicator of things to come. The revamped Lumberjacks took a backseat as the visiting Steel, from the opening faceoff, aggressively established zone control and had several early chances against Granite City goalie Matt Fitzgerald. “We came out a little flat,” said D.J Vold, associate head coach of the Lumberjacks. “I thought we got outplayed a little.
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Granite City Lumberjacks forward Bailey Sommers (right) embraces Kearby Larson’s after Larson’s second period goal versus the New Ulm Steel Sept. 14 at Sports Arena East in Sauk Rapids. Larson and Sommers combined for five points in 7-4 Granite City win.
They skated a little more than we did.” However, almost nine minutes into the game, the Lumberjacks lifted the crowd to its feet with the first score of the season. Spetz prevented the Steel from clearing the puck before rifling a slick pass to second-year forward Bailey Sommers, who crashed the net and snuck the puck passed New Ulm goaltender James Royce to break the early scoreless tie. The Steel did not take long to respond with Jacob Halvorson sending a wrist shot passed Fitzgerald at 9:52 to even the score at one. Despite Granite City committing three penal-
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Anthony Bemboom has played in six of the last 17 games for the Los Angeles Angels. He earned one hit in the Sept. 9 game against the Cleveland Indians. Bemboom is a 2008 graduate of Sauk RapidsRice High School. He played college ball for Iowa Western Community College in Council Bluffs, Iowa and Creighton University in Omaha, Neb. before being drafted by the Los Angeles Rays in 2012. Bemboom spent time playing as a member of the Colorado Rockies and Tampa Bay Rays before being traded back to the Angels in July.
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contest with a seeing-eye shot from the point. Forward Carson Simon, not to be outdone, followed up Larson’s shot with a beautiful wrist shot over Royce’s shoulder to give Granite City some muchneeded cushion and a 6-2 lead. The goal was an exclamation point on an impressive Granite City debut for Simon, who placed second on the team with three points and two assists. With a four-goal lead and 14 minutes to play, it seemed the Lumberjacks could simply cruise-control to an opening-game victory. So they thought. New Ulm forwards Jack Parks and Stanislav Danaev made things interesting with goals on back-to-back shots, causing the Lumberjacks to go into defensive mode. “I think we got up by four and then kind of took our foot off the pedal,” Vold said. “We tried to make plays that were cute versus plays that were productive.” Fitzgerald, the clear goaltender favorite to begin the season, snagged 18 saves on 22 Steel shots. Before the season started, Lumberjacks cohead coach and general manager Brad Willner emphasized the need for the defense to prove itself and stressed the importance of locking down opposing skaters. This small sample size proves the team has a ways to go to achieve elite defensive status. “We’ve won some championships driven by defense versus offense,” Vold said. “We understand that defense is the easiest way to win, it’s just getting the kids to understand that.” The defensive con-
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toward New Ulm goalie James Royce Sept. 14 at Sports Arena East in Sauk Rapids. Simon contributed to thew Granite City victory, pitching in three points. Granite City Lumberjacks forward Nicholas Richert keeps the puck away from New Ulm during an opening-night game Sept. 14 at Sports Arena East in Sauk Rapids. The Lumberjacks controlled the puck, outshooting the Steel 33-22.
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SRR holds top spot in south subsection Girls soccer improves record to 6-3-1 BY ANNA HINKEMEYER STAFF WRITER
The top spot in the section is a comfortable fit for the Storm after rolling out a 9-0 win over Apollo Sept. 18 in St. Cloud. Renae van der Hagen was the star of the show. Van der Hagen posted nearly half the Storm goals, tallying four in the first half in breakaway fashion. Chloe Stockinger, senior forward and team co-captain, sent the ball flying in the final minutes of the half to bring a halftime score of 5-0. Defender Adyson Froiland capitalized on a corner kick from senior center midfielder Emma Plemel less than a minute into the second half, continuing the Storm momentum. During the game, Plemel posted one goal and three assists. Sophomore goalkeeper
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Senior forward Alese Paulson sends the ball away from two Detroit Lakes defenders Sept. 16 in Sauk Rapids. The Storm defeated the Lakers 4-0.
Maggie Fernholz added two goals of her own as she played out of the net in the second half. The Storm has improved its season record to 5-3-1 as they prepare to take on the Green Wave at 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 21 in East Grand Forks. The Green Wave are the top team in the north subsection of 8A.
SRR 4, Detroit Lakes 0 Stockinger helped push the Storm girls soccer team to a 4-0 shutout over the Detroit Lakes Lakers Sept. 16 in Sauk Rapids.
Stockinger netted two goals and senior midfielder van der Hagen posted one. SRR came back to the game fierce and eager after the halftime break. Plemel capitalized on a 40 yard shot to add to the shutout and earn the victory. Stockinger leads the team this season, notching 11 goals in 10 games. Plemel trails with seven goals and three assists on the year. Fernholz was in the net, contributing six saves to the shutout win. SRR 0, Alexandria 0 The team traveled to St. John’s University in Collegeville Sept. 13 for a conference game against Alexandria, resulting in a scoreless overtime tie. The game, originally a home field advantage for SRR, was moved to St. John’s due to wet field conditions. Despite outshooting the Cardinals 16-6, the Storm did not convert on any of its shots and pushed the game scoreless through overtime. Fernholz made four saves for the Storm.
Sophomore forward Emily Starr maneuvers the ball around a Detroit Lakes defender Sept. 16 in Sauk Rapids. The Storm earned a 4-0 win over the Lakers, a Section 8A competitor.
Eighth grade f o r w a r d Gabrielle Fe r n h o l z moves the ball downfield and prepares to pass to a teammate Sept. 16 in Sauk Rapids. The Storm improved its record to 5-3-1 on the season.
Senior midfielder Emma Plemel kicks the ball downfield toward the Detroit Lakes’ net Sept. 16 in Sauk Rapids. Plemel scored a goal for SRR in the second half, contributing to the 4-0 win.
Cousins kills Vikings with blunder With just over five minutes left to play in last Sunday’s game against the Green Bay Packers, Kirk Cousins made a mistake that will likely come to define his time as the quarterback of the Minnesota Vikings. With the team trailing 21-16, the Vikings were in the by ANDY THAYER middle of a potential gameSports Columnist winning drive where they had ripped off 47 yards on seven running plays and clearly had the worn-out Packers defense on their heels. The Vikings were in a first-andgoal situation from the Green Bay 8 yard line and it felt almost assured that if the team kept pounding the ball on the ground, they were going to score a touchdown and take the lead. And then, Kirk Cousins happened. Instead of doing the sensible thing and continuing to run the ball with Dalvin Cook and Alexander Mattison, the Vikings dialed up a play-action pass in an attempt to catch the Packers selling out to stop the redhot Dalvin Cook. To Green Bay’s credit, that was not what happened. Packers defensive end Dean Lowry did not buy the run fake and maintained his outside leverage on the edge, and he was instantly in Cousins’s face as he rolled out to the right. Instead of throwing the ball away and living to fight another down, Cousins lofted an abysmally-conceived floater off his back foot toward a double-covered Stefon Diggs in the back corner of the end zone. Packers cornerback Kevin King came away with the interception, and that was that. I have been trying to defend Cousins against his haters since the day he arrived in Minnesota and signed his lucrative deal, but his grace period with me has now expired. That interception was a mistake you simply cannot make in a winnable road game against a division opponent. The Vikings defense, offensive line and running backs all played sensationally well in one of the toughest road venues in the NFL, and Cousins took away his team’s chance to win with a flippant throw that was doomed from the second he released it. It feels like Cousins throws the ball away while under pressure five or six times every game, even when it looks like there are targets running free in the secondary. Why did he choose the least opportune time possible to flip his script and force the ball into coverage? His decision-making process makes no sense to me. Before that play, is he not thinking something like “if Diggs is covered or if a rusher is coming free, throw the ball away. Cook is averaging 7.7 yards per carry today and we’ll be fine with a second-and-goal.” Is that not what a rational human should be thinking there? That throw would have made sense in a fourth down situation, but there is no logical argument that supports Cousins making that throw on first down. I now fully understand why Rick Spielman and Mike Zimmer did everything they possibly could to improve the team’s running game this offseason. Despite having one of the best receiving tandems in the NFL, the Vikings quarterback is completely unreliable. If my job was on the line, I would place my trust in Dalvin Cook over Kirk Cousins, too. The most maddening thing about this situation is there is no better alternative than Cousins. When given a clean pocket and clear reads, Cousins still flashes incredible arm strength and accuracy. His 49 yard touchdown pass to Diggs in the third quarter was a thing of beauty. He just lacks any semblance of improvisational skill when things break down, and his proclivity for turnovers is outright maddening. There simply are not quarterback options on the waiver wire or are available in trades who are going to give the Vikings a better chance to win. Because of his fullyguaranteed contract, the Vikings and their fans are essentially married to Kirk Cousins for the next two seasons. Hopefully the team can find ways to get the ball out of Kirk Cousins’ hands in crunch time. That ill-fated pass play is on the coaching staff, and they better have learned their lesson last Sunday. It’s possible for teams to win with dominant defenses and effective running games, and that is what the Vikings are going to need to do as long as No. 8 is under center. His awful decision making Sunday extinguished the last smoldering embers of hope I had that Kirk Cousins could be the answer for the Vikings at quarterback.
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Storm Singles carry Collision blow to win over Sartell passed team improves Becker Tennis to 4-5 on the season
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The boys soccer team competed in three games this week, bringing home a victory from Becker, but adding losses against Alexandria and Apollo. The Storm improves its record to 6-4 on the season as it prepares to host the Brainerd Warriors at 4 p.m. Monday, Sept. 23 at Sauk RapidsRice High School in Sauk Rapids. “It’s been a great season so far,” said Chris Rothstein, head coach. “Our record is the best it has been in years. Our goal is to keep that momentum and end the season with a .500 record or better.” Apollo 3, SRR 0 The Storm fought in the Sept. 17 game against Apollo High School in St. Cloud. The game was scoreless until the final 15 minutes of play when the Eagles broke through the Storm defense for three goals. Eli Rudnick made 12 saves for the Storm. SRR 5, Becker 0 The Storm earned a shutout win over the Bulldogs in a Sept. 16 road game at Becker. “It was great to get another win,” Rothstein said. “I think it was the most goals we’ve scored in a game in a long time, maybe most ever. We did a good job of capitalizing on offensive opportunities, and we got the shutout with our defense and keeper locking it down.” Keegan Pham earned a hat trick for SRR during the game, with assists from William Dani, Tai Lam and Andrew Markfelder. Eli Moilanen scored two goals as well, with help from Lam on both. SRR held possession for majority of the game and Rudnick helped seal the victory with five saves. Alexandria 1, SRR 0 Two Central Lakes Conference teams met in a Sept. 12 game in Alexandria. SRR and the Cardinals were neck-andneck throughout play, but Alexandria found the net for one shot, ousting the Storm from a win. Rudnick made six saves.
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The Collision girls tennis team split its week on the court with a 4-3 win over Sartell Sept. 12, but fell to the Willmar Cardinals 7-0 in a Sept. 17 match.
The team, a cooperative between Sauk Rapids-Rice and Apollo high schools, was scheduled to compete in a quadrangular on the road Sept. 14 against Roseau, Willmar and Big Lake, but weather canceled the matches. The girls will travel
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Cailey Davidson swings at the ball Sept. 17 in St. Cloud. Davidson lost her match at second doubles 0-6, 0-6.
Elie Weinert takes a swing Sept. 17 in St. Cloud. Weinert plays No. 1 doubles with Morgan Thompson.
slide wins in their sets to earn three points for the Collision. The fourth point came in a first doubles win from Thompson and Weinert. Second and third doubles had close sets and neared a team point in each, but fell short. Singles: No. 1 Kar-
asch 2-6, 3-6; No. 2 Davidson 64, 6-1; No. 3 Le 7-5, 6-3; and No. 4 Roesch 6-1, 6-0. Doubles: No. 1 Thompson-Weinert 2-6, 6-3, 6-3; No. 2 Bemboom-Meyer 4-6, 5-7; and No. 3 Newbanks-Nemeth 3-6, 6-3, 4-6.
Volleyball team earns two conference wins SRR defeats Fergus Falls, Apollo BY ANNA HINKEMEYER STAFF WRITER
A mindset shift was the key to success for the Storm volleyball team this week as the team earned wins over Fergus Falls and Apollo. The wins created leverage within the Central Lakes Conference. The Storm traveled to Fergus Falls Sept. 12, where the Storm earned a four-set win, 25-15, 2522, 25-27, 25-20. SRR continued its luck as the team hosted the Apollo Eagles, earning the victory in five sets, 25-20, 2125, 17-25, 25-16, 15-9. “We are learning grit and working passed our errors,” said Karen Beckmann, head coach. “We not only have been working hard on our serve receive, hitting, strategy and serving, but we are continuously working on pushing passed any error in order to keep our head in the game.” Beckmann has seen an increase in attitude and
positive culture around the team, another factor to the team’s success. SRR will compete in a conference showdown at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 24 against the Sabres in Sartell. “I feel we gave every team we’ve played so far in our conference a good fight,” Beckmann said. “We didn’t just give up a win, those teams we lost to had to earn that W and when we face some of those teams again, we’ll be ready. We have faced some of the best teams in our conference and section in the first few weeks of the season. We will continue to work throughout the rest of the season in hopes of peaking during the postseason.” Five set win over Apollo Cora Weirens and Darci Peterson achieved 100% serving, totaling 30 serves with Peterson posting an ace serve as well. The two combined for 16 kills, nine digs and six blocks. The team struggled
when the pace of the game slowed, but played well at a faster pace. The biggest excitement was the Storm comeback. “I am proud of the girls for pulling a win,” Beckmann said. “It could have been really easy to give up and quit playing as hard after the second set loss, but we worked hard to push passed the loss and take a win in five
sets.” Tara Butkowski contributed 10 digs to the win. Alyssa Blais put up seven digs and one kill. Four set victory over the Otters Weirens and Peterson achieved 100% serving in the match against Fergus Falls, with 27 serves between them. The two combined for 22 kills, four digs and four blocks. “Our team is learning new things about the game every day,” Beckmann said. “We are mak-
ing progress to be the best team we can be and I’m really proud of our athletes for their win against Fergus Falls. It was a true test of grit that shows the girls can finish a match.” SRR had spot on serve receive passes throughout the match, which allowed the setters to mix up the offense and get Fergus Falls out of system. Emma Hanson and Kieryn Hirdler were two setters who moved the ball around most.
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to Brainerd for a match at 4:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 26. Willmar 7, Collision 0 The Collision had a couple bright spots as they fell 7-0 to the Willmar Cardinals Sept. 17 in Sauk Rapids. Grace Roesch battled it out at No. 4 singles, ending her sets 5-7, 6-7. The first doubles team of captains Morgan Thompson and Elie Weinert also had a tight match, taking a tiebreaking third set to determine a winner. Unfortunately, the Cardinals prevailed in the 6-3, 0-6, 6-7 match. Singles: No. 1 Brynn Karasch 1-6, 1-6; No. 2 Cailey Davidson 0-6, 0-6; No. 3 Sylvia Le 2-6, 0-6; and No. 4 Roesch 5-7, 6-7. Doubles: No. 1 Thompson-Weinert 6-3, 0-6, 6-7; No. 2 Addison Bemboom-Alyssa Meyer 3-6, 1-6; and No. 3 Mckinsey Newbanks-Ariana Nemeth 0-6, 0-6. Collision 4, Sartell 3 The weight of strong singles performances carried the Collision to a 4-3 victory over the Sabres Sept. 12 at Sartell. Davidson, Le and Roesch all earned land-
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Sophomore Kendal Stucke starts the varsity 200 yard individual medley during the Storm’s meet Sept. 17 in Sauk Centre. Stucke placed sixth in the event.
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Anna Lucas had a week to remember in the pool as the Storm girls swim and dive team hosted Fergus Falls Sept. 12 in Sauk Rapids and traveled to Sauk Centre Sept. 17. She started the week by breaking her own school record in the 200 yard freestyle event with a time of 1 minute, 54.16 seconds. In Sauk Centre, she broke the pool and varsity records in the 100 yard backstroke, clocking a time of 1:00.42. “Anna continues to work hard in her training and improve the fine details of her races each time she swims them,” said Stephanie Schlangen, head coach. “She seeks feedback and makes adjustments continuously.” The team is making strides in the pool against some of its toughest opponents, but Schlangen said the girls have room for improvement. “Our coaching staff has high expectations for our team, so we haven’t reached our goals yet,” Schlangen said. “We want to keep building a positive team culture, work on our mindsets in high pressure situations and maintain progress goals for each race so we are continuously getting better. The girls are working so hard every day at practice and they will be physically ready. We mostly need to work on the mental side of things and each meet we get stronger in that aspect.” The girls take a splash in a nine-team invitational at 1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 21 in Duluth. Sauk Centre 113, SRR 73 The Storm traveled to take on the Mainstreeters in a road meet Sept. 17, finishing with a 113-73 team loss. “This was our toughest competition so far,” Schlangen said. “We had a lot of good races and season bests across the board, but hats off to Sauk Centre. They are a very strong team. They finished ahead of us at state last year, so we added
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Flores-Bonilla 1:04.26, 3. Zabinski 1:04.68 and 5. Stucke 1:12.39. 100 FS: 3. Tangen 57.49, 5. Ava Hitzler 59.61 and 6. Davis 59.66. 500 FS: 1. Sophia Henkel 5:37.48, 3. Zabinski 5:51.25 and 5. Bittman 6:06.48. 200 FSR: 2. Savannah Henkel, Ziegler, Zabinski and Tangen 1:47.75; 3. Hitzler, Zaske, Zeilenga and Davis 1:49.83; and 5. Stucke, Lily Benoit, MacDonald and Jadeyn Stover 1:55.31. 100 BK: 1. Lucas 1:00.42, 5. Agre 1:12.19 and 6. Zaske 1:13.01. 100 BR: 2. Zeilenga 1:16.10, 3. Savannah Henkel 1:16.39 and 5. Bittman 1:20.12. 400 FSR: 2. Lucas, Sophia Henkel, Flores-Bonilla and Tangen 3:47.38; 4. Hitzler, Stucke, Zaske and Ziegler 4:07.65; and 6. Olivia Tykwinski, Benoit, Bittman and Lauren Klein
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SRR 104, Fergus Falls 68 The Storm splashed its way to a comfortable 104-68 win over the Fergus Falls Otters Sept. 12 at Sauk Rapids-Rice High School in Sauk Rapids. The meet had barely gotten started when Lucas broke her own school record in the 200 yard freestyle event. The Storm earned seven top place finishes across the meet, leaving the Storm in a great position to clinch the win. Results: 200 MR: 1. Sophia Henkel, Lucas, FloresBonilla and Tangen 1:59.33; 2. Zaske, Bittman, Savannah Henkel and Benoit 2:06.98; and 4. Agre, Martin, Tykwinski and Klein 2:12.56. 200 FS: 1. Lucas 1:54.16, 2. Zabinski 2:11.56, 3. Ziegler 2:17.76 and Stucke 2:15.66. 200 IM: 2. Tangen 2:26.45, 3. Zeilenga 2:26.70 and 5.
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Benoit 2:44.69. 50 FS: 1. Savannah Henkel 26.98, 2. Flores-Bonilla 27.05, 3. Haley Davis 27.07 and Zaske 27.77. Diving: 2. Hansen 127.00, 3. Henrickson 118.10 and 4. Markfelder 115.90. 100 FLY: 1. FloresBonilla 1:03.96, 3. Stucke 1:08.99, 4. Benoit 1:13.29 and MacDonald 1:16.79. 100 FS: 1. Davis 58.82, 2. Sophia Henkel 58.85, 3. Zeilenga 59.00 and Ziegler 1:00.81. 500 FS: 1. Tangen 5:42.61, 2. Zabinski 5:54.43 and 3. Bittman 6:09.86. 200 FSR: 1. Zeilenga, Davis, Savannah Henkel and Zabinski 1:47.03; 2. Flores-Bonilla, Hitzler, Bittman and Ziegler 1:51.21; 4. Stucke, Stover, Martin and MacDonald 1:56.07; and Agre, Meinke, Kendal Anderson and Morgan Fiereck 2:10.19. 100 BK: Lucas 1:00.98, Sophia Henkel 1:09.48, Agre 1:10.77 and Zaske 1:13.93. 100 BR: Savannah Henkel 1:16.50, Bittman 1:20.49, Martin 1:25.78 and Lillian Rogholt 1:36.70. 400 FSR:
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Junior Abigail Tangen competes in the 200 yard freestyle during the Sauk Rapids-Rice High School swim and dive meet Sept. 17 in Sauk Centre. Tangen swam the event in 2:06.06.
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The Fitch family – Ava (front, from left),16, and Sophia, 14; (middle) Franklin, 5; (back, from left) Nick and Amy holding Walter, 2 – stand in their yard Sept. 18 at Fitch Ranch in rural Foley. The family has six purebred or crossbred Scottish Highland cattle, about 40 goats, chickens, ducks and kittens.
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being a large area in the deep woods. The herd, which is predominately pastured on grass and supplemented hay, has foraged to clear the forest underbrush. “That’s where they actually prefer to be,” Amy said. “ … When it’s raining or snowing they rarely ever come into the shelter built for them. They stand out in the blizzard or they’ll go under a tree. Because their coat is so long they don’t necessarily need
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GILMAN – More than 30 individuals boarded a charter bus Sept. 10 for a tour of Benton County, stopping by seven locations and discussing even more conservation projects. Benton Soil and Water Conservation District and the Natural Resources Conservation Service work with landowners and farmers within the county to improve soil and water resources. During the tour, Benton SWCD and NRCS staff members accompanied the public to feedlots they have assisted with this year. Mark and Shelley Czech’s farm in Gilman was one stop on the tour. “Mark and Shelley are in the process of installing an ag-waste storage system to reduce feedlot runoff and provide storage so they can avoid winter spreading,” said Joey LeBlanc, NRCS civil engineering technician. “The project consists of a waste storage pond north of the feedlot and a settling basin in the feedlot.” The pond, which is 14 feet deep, 234 feet wide and 398 feet long, holds 6.1 million gallons and is concrete lined on the bottom with a 60 mil HDPE liner on the side slopes. The concrete bottom will allow for
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Climate change affects states differently Climate change is not going to impact all areas of the country equally. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Economic Research Service has developed a computer model that uses historical weather information to predict the future impact on agriculture as a result of climate change. Using agriculture productivity levels and weather information from 2000-10 as a historical base line, the program can predict the future impact of climate changes for 2030-40. After plugging in an average temperature increase of 3.6 degrees and a 1 inch decrease in average yearly precipitation they found states that had changes in temperature and precipitation within the historical range (2000-10) would see the least impact from future changes. However, those regions of the country that experienced unexpected weather shocks such as severe droughts that caused their numbers to fall outside the range of historical weather fluctuations would see a big impact on agriculture production in the 2030-40 period. In the Corn Belt, Minnesota and Wisconsin are among the states with numbers that fell within the historical range, putting us in the category of those states that will experience the least impact from climate change. Missouri was the exception in the Corn Belt with fluctuations outside the historical range, indicating they could see significant changes in farm production. Other states
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