Sauk Rapids Herald - October 20 edition

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SRFD hosts fire prevention open house

PHOTO BY ANNA HINKEMEYER

A crowd gathers around a group of Sauk Rapids firefighters Oct. 13 at the fire hall in Sauk Rapids. The firefighters put on an extrication demonstration, explaining what steps they perform in the event of an accident.

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Marty Dvorak, warehouse manager at Performance Foodservice, explains the company’s expansion Oct. 13 in Rice. The company hosted an open house, complete with tours and a meal.

three-hour event had more than 50 people in attendance when it kicked off at 11 a.m. Attendees had the opportunity to meet ucate the public on its business employees, eat a meal, sample cheese products, win prizes and and facilities.

Performance Foodservice tour.

Larry Cochran, president of hosted an open house Oct. 13, giving tours of the $14 million expansion that was complet- Performance Foodservice page 3 ed Labor Day weekend. The

Performance Foodservice opens doors to showcase company, warehouse

BY NATASHA BARBER STAFF WRITER

RICE — A corporation with nearly 50 years of history in the city of Rice opened its doors last Saturday to ed-

OBITUARIES • William J. Chaika

Man charged in death of Rice infant

FOLEY — A St. Joseph man has been arrested in the death of a 7-month-old Rice boy.

James Wood, 29, was arrested Oct. 16 on charges of third-degree murder in the death of the infant. He is being held at the Benton County Jail.

According to the Benton County Sheriff’s Office, deputies were called to the home in the 1100 block of 108th Street N.W., Rice in Watab Township shortly after 10 a.m. Oct. 13. The mother of the child reported to authorities she believed her son was deceased.

The sheriff’s office, Rice Fire Department and Gold Cross paramedics responded to the scene, and lifesaving efforts were performed; however, the child was pronounced dead at the scene.

The Benton County Sheriff’s Office along with the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension opened an investigation to the homicide.

The Midwest Medical Examiner, through an autopsy, determined the child died from blunt force trauma. Evidence

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PUBLIC NOTICES • Mortgage Foreclosure - Hovey - pg. 9 • Mortgage Foreclosure - Breitbach - pg. 9 • Mortgage Foreclosure - Stein - pg. 8 • Mortgage Foreclosure - Brown - pg. 8 • Probate Notice - Long - pg. 9 • Benton County Meeting Minutes, Oct.2, 2018 - pg. 12

• Assumed Name - Ambercrest Apartments - pg. 12 • City of Sauk Rapids Winter Parking - pg. 12 • City of Sauk Rapids Notice of General Election - pg. 9 • Optical Scan Voting System - pg. 9 • State General Election Ballot - pg. 12

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SRFD hosts open house

BY ANNA HINKEMEYER | STAFF WRITER

SAUK RAPIDS — Fire trucks, police cars, pumpkins and balloons could be seen around the parking lot of the Sauk Rapids Fire Department Oct. 13 as the department held its annual open house. Representatives from the fire department, Sauk Rapids Police Department, Benton County Sheriff’s Office and Gold Cross Ambulance were also present during the event to educate kids during National Fire Prevention Week Oct. 7-13.

The event included an extrication demonstration, food and interaction with emergency personnel.

PHOTOS BY ANNA HINKEMEYER

Sauk Rapids firefighters Bryce Seguin (from left), Ron Molitor and Keagan Gunderson pose for a photo with fire department enthusiast Sophina Lindquist. Lindquist and her mom, Connie, often deliver treats to the firefighters.

Ethan Dentz (from left), Aubrey Simones and Brenna Dentz smile after picking out pumpkins Oct. 13 at the Sauk Rapids Fire Department open house. The pumpkins were free to children who attended the event.

Nate Simones pretends to drive a police car Oct. 13 at the Sauk Rapids Fire Department open house. Kids could participate in activities and interact with police officers, firefighters and other emergency personnel during the event.

County speeds up hire of social worker Hopes to retain temporary employees

BY NATASHA BARBER STAFF WRITER

FOLEY — With hopes of retaining quality employees, the Benton County Board approved posting a child protection social worker position that is slated for next year’s budget. The commissioners approved expediting the hire at the Oct. 16 meeting.

“This is something we have needed for quote some time, this social worker,” said Robert Cornelius, director of human services for Benton County. “... We’ve had the funds since last year. We have the funds in our reserves to fund this position.”

Cornelius said the county added two temporary employees earlier this year when they lost an employee. Those people have been filling the position and covering medical leaves other staff members have taken. One will be hired to fill the vacant position but the county would like to offer the remaining candidate a position as well.

“Both of those temporary people were excellent workers; we’d like to hire them both,” Cornelius said.

“The longer we have them on temporary status, we feel they could be hired by somebody else.”

In other board news: - Approved a second letter of support for a mental health bonding project in St. Cloud. Benton, Sherburne, Stearns and Wright counties, along with other agencies, are hoping for funding to support a 15,000 square foot building that would include nine residential beds and on-site access to services such as assessments, examination rooms and withdrawal management areas, also know as detox.

- The Nov. 6 board meeting will take place at 9 a.m. in the Foley Fire Hall training room at 81 Norman Ave. S., Foley.

The board meetings have been temporarily relocated while the government center undergoes a remodeling project. The board meetings are expected to resume in the board meeting in December.

Michelle and Isaiah Wall interact with the Sauk Rapids Police Department K-9 Officer Thunder Oct. 13 during the Sauk Rapids Fire Department open house. The Sauk Rapids Police Department, Benton County Sheriff’s Office and Gold Cross Ambulance were present at the event.

Sauk Rapids firefighters Brian Otremba (from left), Ron Molitor, Bryce Seguin, Kevin Roesner and Keagan Gunderson demonstrate an extrication Oct. 13 in Sauk Rapids. The demonstration was part of the annual open house at the fire hall.

L S c f t n Bennett Grier takes a police badge sticker from his mom, 1 Jessica, Oct. 13 at the Sauk Rapids Fire Department open f house. The star stickers were handed out by deputies a from the Benton County Sheriff’s Office.

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Rice council approves backyard hens

BY NATASHA BARBER STAFF WRITER

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Jean Weis (from left), Susan Block, Nicole Haehnel and Cindy Adams gather at the Performance Foodservice open house Oct. 13 in Rice. The company completed a 55,000 square foot expansion in September.

the early 1970s, Performance Foodservice has nearly 300 employees.

And, with the expansion and growth of their company, the company plans to hire more.

“The intention is to grow the employee base with the growth of the business,” Cochran said. “… We are a 24/7 operation, running three shifts and offering both part-

Princess Kay Rebekka Paskewitz and Larry Cochran, president of Performance Foodservice-Minnesota, hold cheese Oct. 13 in Rice. The company is a cheese processing and wholseale food distribution facility.

Legislative forum takes place Oct. 23

ton County, and Brockway Township in Stearns County.

Howe and Perske are running to fulll the remaining two years of a four-year term that Sen. Michelle Fischbach resigned in May after taking a seat as Minnesota Lieutenant Governor.

Everett is looking to unseat incumbent O’Driscoll for a two-year term. O’Driscoll is serving his fourth term after being elected in 2010.

“Everything is working systematically,” said Marty Dvorak, a warehouse manager who has worked for the company for a total of 36 years.

“This dock leveler won’t go down if the door isn’t up. The dock light will come on when the door rises, and as soon as the dock door is up, a light on the outside of the building tells the driver not to pull away. … There is a little brain inside here that tells the machine what to do.”

The features will help the company stay profitable and continue its legacy in the Rice community.

“This is our corporation’s investment in us from past growth and space constraints the company recognized,” Cochran said. “They funded us the money to expand our building.”

The warehouse expansion is completed but Cochran said there is still more work to be done before processes are operating at maximum efciency.

Employees will be changing racking types and a portion of the former warehouse will be renovated and absorbed by the cheese processing facility.

A move that will benet Performance Foodservice and the community of Rice for years to come.

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ST. CLOUD — League of Women VotersSt. Cloud Area will host a candidate forum Oct. 23 for voters to hear information from candidates running for districts 13 and 13B. The event takes place from 7-8:30 p.m. Tuesday at Sartell City Hall, 125 Pine Cone Road, Sartell.

House District 13B candidates Heidi Everett and Tim O’Driscoll, along with Senate District 13 candidates Jeff Howe and Joe Perske have been invited to the event.

The candidate forum is free and open to the public. Audience members are invited to submit written questions and the candidates will receive equal time to respond.

Both districts include the cities of Sauk Rapids and Sartell, as well as Minden Township and Sauk Rapids Township in Ben-

time and full-time employment.”

The company broke ground on the warehouse expansion project in October 2017. The 55,000 square-foot expansion includes larger storage and docking space; the freezer alone is 29,000 square feet and the cooler nearly tripled in size. The entire space is equipped with state-of-the-art enhancements to help capture energy savings.

“We anticipate a 2025 percent reduction in energy consumption,” Cochran said.

The company’s refrigeration units, lights and dock area have all been ungraded.

All lighting has been switched to LED and motion detected lights offer additional savings, going dim or off when there is no activity in the area.

High-speed doors made of thick rubber – installed to help control temperatures in coolers and freezers – operate via a motion-detected eye.

As a pallet jack approaches the door it quickly retracts, allowing the material handling equipment through. As the vehicle passes, the door extends, sealing the room once more.

Control panels in the docking area increase safety and help save energy.

RICE — Rice residents are now allowed to have backyard chickens.

The city of Rice approved three new ordinance amendments at the Oct. 15 meeting, one of which addressed the animals.

The approval allows city residents to own up to four hen chickens on residential, rural residential and agriculturally zoned property. Roosters are prohibited, and a permit for the animals must be obtained annually.

Chickens need to be conned at all times in a rear-yard chicken coop or run of which must be 25 feet from structures on adjacent lots. The coops and runs must be screened with a solid fence or landscaped buffer with a minimum height of 4 feet.

More detailed information on compliance and permitting can be obtained through city hall.

The council also approved amendments to the city code in regards to park dedication and weeds.

The updated park dedication ordinance outlines regulation for developers to either set aside land or pay cash contributions in lieu of land for park and recreational facility use.

Noxious weeds and grasses more than 8 inches tall and other abundant vegetation on public and private property that is not zoned agricultural are deemed a public nuisance affecting health. The city raised nes in this ordinance in hopes of keeping lots in compliance.

Those with noxious weeds or grasses taller than 8 inches or with other abundant vegetation will see an increased ne amount to offset the city’s

cost to care for the unkept properties. Going forward, vacant or structureless lots would be ned $500 and those containing structures would be ned $100. The number of nes per year would be based on the growing season.

Minimal correspondence took place during the public hearing. Two residents gave insight before the council’s approval, one of which pointed out that three city-owned lots would need to be remedied to be in compliance with the weed ordinance.

In other council news: - Approved the purchase of an 8-foot straight plow at a cost not to exceed $5,050 for the public works department.

- Keith Hackett, of Helena Agri-Enterprises, LLC., asked the council what the proper channel was to seek approval to use the rail-spur to load and unload liquid nitrogen fertilizer (UAN 28 percent or UAN 32 percent). Hackett said the nitrogen-water solution is non-ammable and nonexplosive.

Hackett said Helena Chemical, 16250 Highway 10 N.W., Royalton, is interested in using the Rice rail spur do the road access other than Highway 10. The company has been using trucks to transport product for a number of years but has decided to utilize rail cars again, if possible.

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“With 30,000 people located 15 miles of our facility and positions to ll, we felt it was important to share what we do and our great opportunities with our neighbors,” Cochran said”.

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Rice Mayor

Meet the candidates:

Erik Bonde

Erik Bonde and Terry Schwanke are running for the two-year term of Rice Mayor. The elected candidate will replace current mayor Dale Rogholt, who has served in the position for the last six years.

Terry Schwanke

Profession or occupation: Proud bluecollar worker.

Education: Studied criminal justice at the Minnesota School of Business and president of the Legal Justice Association for my college.

Political or civic experience: For the past eight years, I have volunteered my time in the political arena. I am a former Cub Scout, essentially, I will always be a Scout at heart.

Why are you running for Rice Mayor, and what traits do you have that you feel make you the best candidate for the position? Unlike my opponent, I am originally from Rice, born and raised. I come from a background of blue-collar workers in my family – my mother a nurse at Country Manor and my father an electrical and refrigeration technician, so we know hard work can pay off and have also seen the struggles in our family. I have successfully managed multi-million dollars in business. Studying criminal justice has made me passionate about the safety and security of our citizens.

If elected, what changes would you like to implement in the city of the course of your term? How do you plan to address those concerns? First off, I am a rm believer in the safety and security of the citizens in Rice. Rice has an amazing team in the police department. During my term, my goal is to switch all street lamps to LED lighting. By replacing the lighting, the LED lighting will give Rice a much-needed enhancement, with the cleaner, brighter light, and the continued safety throughout each neighborhood.

I am not looking to increase prop-

Wood

from front led to James Wood’s arrest.

Wood was in a signicant relationship with the infant’s mother and had arrived at the home the evening of Oct. 12. He was arrested by the Morrison County Sheriff’s Ofce in the early morning hours of Oct. 13 for driving under

erty taxes as the citizens are still paying for the Sauk Rapids High School.

Once the high school is paid in full, we can reassess property taxes as needed.

Ideally, I would be looking at the local sales tax as the avenue for projects I would propose as mayor.

Janski’s Grocery was a staple in Rice. With the local grocer closing, Rice needs a market with fresh produce, such as Teal’s Market. Over the years, I have seen business close that broke my heart, The Archery Barn, Suzanne’s Seasons, D&S Grocery just to name a few. I am a rm believer in bringing more businesses into Rice and looking at the local businesses that need a boost in support to assist them in growth.

Eventually, as mayor, I would like to see road resurfacing throughout the residential neighborhoods, but that is farther down the road. I also would love to see additional social gatherings in Rice. Such as a watermelon festival, or a corn festival, just to name a few of the many ideas I have. Because “Rice is nice.”

How do you plan to engage and involve citizens in the city’s decisionmaking processes? Everyone is invited to meetings when applicable. For me, it is really about asking questions throughout the community, because this is not about me, it is about each and every citizen in Rice. I am always open to ideas, and I am always passionate about implementing ideas that those in the community can be part of. Rice is the heart of small-town America.

What are your favorite places to spend time in our town? The American Legion. I try to show my support to veterans that served our great country.

Bend in the River Regional Park has great walking trails. Autumn is a great time of year to see the fall foliage at the park. “Rice is nice.”

the inuence and fourth Crime Stoppers at 800degree assault. The Ben- 255-1301, www.tricountyton County Sheriff’s ofce crimestoppers.org. arrested Wood following his court appearance in Morrison County.

The Benton County Sheriff’s Ofce and Minnesota BCA are continuing the investigation into this homicide. Anyone with information about this crime or the suspect is asked to contact the Benton County Sheriff’s Ofce at 320968-7201 or Tri-County

Profession or occupation: Reading tutor at Rice Elementary School and the early childhood program, pharmacy technician at Coborn’s and emergency medical technician with the American Red Cross. I formally worked for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, was a combat medic and intel specialist with the Minnesota Army National Guard and a nancial technician for the Department of the Army.

Education: Attended the College of St. Scholastica and University of Minnesota with an Associates of Arts in business management from Central Lakes College. I am also a graduate of the U.S. Army’s Academy of Health Science at Ft. Sam Houston, Texas and Military Intelligence School headquartered at Ft. Huachuca, Ariz.

Family: Wife, Kelly; children, Brigid, 14, Brendan, 4, and Tegan, 3.

Political or civic experience: Vice commander of American Legion Post No. 473 in Rice, past president of the Brainerd Charter Commission and Junior Chamber of Commerce (Jaycees), former commissioner of Brainerd Economic Development Authority, served on the Community Action, transportation and cable advisory committees and the Crow Wing County Human Rights Commission, volunteer rearms, snowmobile and ATV safety instructor with the Minnesota DNR, and am a member of the VFW, Disabled American Veterans, Rice Lions, Bishop Busch Council of the Knights of Columbus in Rice, and the Rice Area Sportsman’s Club.

Why are you running for mayor of Rice, and what traits do you have that you feel make you the best candidate for the position? I am involved in numerous clubs in the city of Rice, so I am always available to listen to people’s concerns. Along with my experience in government and my volunteerism in the Rice area, I also have the opportunity to see how the community gets involved in Rice and the surrounding townships.

If elected, what changes would you like to implement in the city over the course of your term? How do you plan to address those concerns? My rst

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goal would be to once again have active and engaged city committees with citizens to allow the city council the ability to better govern because we would hear more questions, concerns and ideas of our fellow residents. Rice City Council has always had well-attended meetings and lively debates; however, with a diverse Economic Development Committee, a busy Rice Fun Days Committee and by implementing a civil service commission with representatives not only from Rice but of our surrounding three townships that share services of the Rice Fire Department, we would all have a better understanding of the needs of our community and how our city can better assist them. My own personal projects would be working with our school board of Sauk Rapids-Rice Independent School District No. 47 to nd ways our elementary school can better serve and engage the community, by working with the Benton County Commission and Benton Economic Partnership to bring more opportunities for businesses and jobs, and by working with Burlington Northern-Santa Fe to try and have Rice become a quiet zone by upgrading our two railroad crossings.

How do you plan to engage and involve citizens in the city’s decisionmaking processes? First, by asking as many people as possible how they would like to be involved; I will knock on all 497 homes in the city of Rice if I need to. There are many people that have hidden talents that can be put to good use for Rice. Second, by being a part of as many city meetings as possible, so I can be a conduit to my fellow citizens who want to be a part of the process. Lastly, by listening during all three of the surrounding township’s board of supervisors meetings.

What are your favorite places to spend time in our town? As a current vice commander of American Legion Post No. 473, I have a vested interest to listen to the veterans of this area and the community members who frequently visit. I also try to shop and eat locally at businesses, and recently attended my rst meeting of the Rice Chamber of Commerce. When not shopping or eating, I can be found with my kids on the playgrounds at Rice Elementary School or the Rice Lions Club parks.

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Meet the candidate:

OBITUARIES

Sauk Rapids City Council

William “Bill” J.

Jason Ellering and Ellen Thronson are running unopposed as they seek re-election to their current council Chaika seats. The two will serve four-year terms. Thronson did not return a questionnaire to the Sauk Rapids Herald Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Monday, Oct. by the posted deadline.

22 at Williams Dingmann committee, we regularly discuss the city’s infrastruc- Family Funeral Home in Jason Ellering ture needs. Whether it is developing capital plans to Sauk Rapids for William 35 years old Profession or occupation: Sales and replace equipment or working through the design phase “Bill” J. Chaika, 83. of project manager for St. Cloud Refrig- of a major road reconstruction project. Many hours and Sauk Rapids who passed resources will continue to be dedicated to these items. away at the St. Cloud VA eration, Inc. t Education: Degree in sales and mar- Working alongside city staff on development projects Medical Center Oct. 16, is important to me. The city has done a great job in 2018. Rev. Dr. Timothy keting.

Family: Wife, Nicole; daughter, recent years in building relationships with developers, T.J. Rehwaldt will ofciate Evie, 9; sons, Oliver, 7, Isaac, 4, and which has resulted in several successful projects. It is and burial will be at the William “Bill” J. Chaika important we give city staff the tools and resources nec- Minnesota State Veterans Axel, 3.

Political or civic experience: I have served on the essary to make this happen. As a city, we are proud of Cemetery near Little Falls.

Sauk Rapids City Council since March 2016, as well the services we offer. Our re department is among the Friends and relatives may watching the Minnesota as numerous committee assignments including public best volunteer re department in the state, our police call from 4-8 p.m.Oct. 21 Vikings and Twins. He works sub-committee, land use sub-committee, com- department employs 18 fantastic police ofcers, our at Williams Dingmann was an avid reader and a munity education advisory council and the area plan- public works department works diligently to maintain Family Funeral Home in quiet man, except when he our 25-plus parks and miles of trails, and our utility Sauk Rapids and also one was telling one of his long ning organization advisory committee.

Why did you choose to seek election to Sauk Rapids department is constantly monitoring and making sure hour prior to services at the stories.

City Council? First and foremost, it is very important your water is safe. All these services add to the annual funeral home on Monday Survivors include to serve the community you live in. I have planted deep budget but are crucial in attracting potential residents morning. The Sauk Rapids his wife Renate of Sauk American Legion Post No. Rapids; son, Michael roots in this community and want to be sure that Sauk and businesses.

Rapids continues to be a vibrant, destination city for What do you consider as wins for the city from your 254 will pray at 6 p.m. (Bev Mendel) of Sauk last term? It was important to me that our police and on Sunday evening at the Rapids; daughter, Beverly years to come.

What will be your top three priorities while serving re departments were fully staffed, and we have made funeral home in Sauk (Richard) Scharber of St. your next term? How do you plan to address those several hires in the past couple years to make this hap- Rapids.

Cloud; grandson, Austin William Jerome Chaika; concerns? Infrastructure, economic growth and pre- pen. The several development projects we have comgranddaughter, Chaika was born on Jan. 1, Linda Erickson; brothers mium city services. As part of the public works sub- pleted would also be considered successes.

1935 in St. Cloud to Jerome and sister, Gary (Audrey) and Hildegard (Zilmer) of Sauk Rapids, James Sauk Rapids Police Rice Police Department activity Chaika. Bill married Renate (Alyce) of Hooper, Schroeder Oct. 22, 1957 in NE, Joan Edwards of Department activity Oct. 9 2125 hrs: Ofcers dispatched for a male de- Bremerhaven, Germany. Woodland, Calif.; and halfstroying property in the McDonald’s restaurant wom- He served his country in brother, Chuck (Lowen) Oct. 8 0506 hrs: Of cers located a male sleeping unt United States Air Force Smith of St. Cloud. He der the Bridge of Hope. Ofcers requested the male en’s bathroom. Upon arrival, it was discovered the the as a B52 bomber mechanic, was preceded in death by male broke several items, the male was identi ed, move on, which he did. He left his belongings behind. cited for fourth degree criminal damage to property retiring after 22 years of his parents; stepfather, service. Bill lived in the Alfred Smith; brothers, Oct. 12 2255 hrs: Ofcers assisted the Sartell Police and was escorted off the property.

St. Cloud and Sauk Rapids Phillip, Jerry and Thomas; Department with a male they had at gunpoint at the areas for most of his life. and granddaughter, Janette intersection of County Road 1 and 321st Street. Of- Incidents: 10 various calls, 4 trafc stops, 4 assists, 4 He worked as a clerk for Scharber. cers stood by for safety and assisted in getting vehicle thefts and 2 permits. the St. Cloud post ofce for Memorials are occupants into custody.

20 years, retiring in 1995. preferred to the National ST. JOHN’S UNIVERSITY ANNUAL Bill was a member of the Dementia Association Oct. 14 2121 hrs: Of cers received a complaint of Sauk Rapids American (www.nationaldementia. t a male entering the privacy area of their fence on Legion Post No. 254 and org) or the Alzheimers a life member of the Sauk Association (www.alz.org). the 1200 block of First Avenue North. Complainant Rapids VFW Post No. stated male was watching his wife through the sliding Obituary, video 6992. He enjoyed shing, tribute and guest book door before she screamed. Ofcers arrested a suspect bowling and golng. Bill available online at: www. shortly after. loved playing SKIT and williamsdingmann.com.

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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2018 NOTE: THE STANGL’S HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN THE DAIRY INDUSTRY ON THIS FARM FOR THE PAST 29 YEARS AND NOW HAVE DECIDED TO DISCONTINUE THE DAIRY PORTION OF THEIR FARMING OPERATION. VIEW ONLINE AT WWW.MIDAMERICANAUCTIONINC.COM FOR COMPLETE INFORMATION.

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I will sell the following at auction located by exiting Interstate 94 at the Alexandria, MN exit (Exit #103) , then ¾ mile south on MN State Highway #29 to round-about, then 1/10 mile east on County Road #87, then 1/10 mile south on Bullseye Drive. (Located just south of Alexandria Peterbilt.) Follow the Mid-American Auction Co. signs; roads will be plainly marked.

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Empire games As my children have begun the classical style of education and as a history buff myself, I love it. I learn along with them, and it brings great joy that my children are picking up on more things as they hear our pastor teach the Bible on Sundays. Their ears perk up when they hear the ancient empires they have BY MERCY NYGAARD learned of in history and geLife by Faith ography such as, Babylon, Fertile Plain or Egyptians. It is not in hopes they would be young prodigy historians, but rather that when they are older, their brains will recall the rise and fall of such civilizations in our richest, most accurate history book, the Bible.

This led me to my own realization when I began watching a docu-drama named “Empire Games” on Netix. Its premise is the rise and fall of ancient empires. It led me to “Civilizations,” also on Netix. “Civilizations” is by far my favorite because it is centered around the art of these ancient empires and civilizations – and I love art as much as history.

The common theme I walked away with is God gave us so much talent, skill and knowledge to glorify Him. When it was robbed by vanity, self-glory, power and lust, each empire fell. Although I enjoy diving into the past, it is quite depressing and also forewarning to see the fatal patterns.

Today, our nation is faced with similar culture battles threatening our children. Are we just another empire on the brink of falling? I grew up in the 1980s. Magazines were the biggest threat as a trap for vanity before MTV entered homes across America. With the right guidance, looking at fashion could be ltered with conversations on Godly beauty versus seduction. With the right guidance, MTV could be avoided as a conversation piece of how God created music to glorify Him and how even an everyday person from a small town could become a high-haired, Halloween-looking-gure god or idol. I unfortunately did not receive that guidance, and in my most rebellious times wasted much of my youth wandering around without a purpose.

Enter in smart phones and social media. Within the past 10 years, we have an entirely new era of vanity. My daughter was surrounded in fth grade at Sauk Rapids elementary by friends with smart phones. They had Snapchat and Instagram in fth grade.

Fast forward ve years and the teenage brain takes vanity to social acceptance extremes – an identity must.

The national retailer market rejoices. Each teen tries to show off brands on the teen’s social media pictures, and the teen feels important at the potential for new followers (strangers) as the teen’s heart begs for likes. Their identity zzles from Christ and becomes intrenched in the culture, obsessing to check their feeds to comment back to followers and check their stats. As in, “Did I get any new likes on my pic? How many new followers do I have?”

If your teen looks depressed one day, the root cause could be because they did not get a lot of feedback on their social media that day. If this does not worry you as a parent, if it does not send you on your knees in prayer over their longing to nd their purpose, if it does not make you want to delete their social media off their phone, then this is your wake-up call.

What does this have to do with the rise and fall of empires? Our nation has never in its entire history, ever been so obsessed with vanity, self-glory, power and lust.

Not only is your own child’s soul being pulled by the ruler of this world, the father of lies, but our next future generations and leaders are being raised to strive to thrive in this culture of self. Just look at history and you will know the outcome. We ought to get on our knees and begin having conversations with our elementary students today. God’s purpose for us is to glorify Him and Him only. Every nation was blessed that was on its knees. Every soul nds joy through obedience out of the overow of their love for Him and by activating their created divine design.

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EDITORIAL

What should we do with all those leaves?

Even if we do not have trees on our between adjacent raised beds keeping the yards, leaves may blow over from our soil on sides of the beds from too rapid neighbor’s yards so we all have to dewarming and cooling during the winter. cide what we will do with them. If your Tree leaves are about 2 percent leaf cover is light, meaning you can see nitrogen. Nitrogen is the rst number on a lot of grass between each leaf, you can fertilizer containers, so keeping leaves is leave them on your lawn. Mowing the a way of reducing a need for commercial

BY LINDA G. lawn, preferably with a mulching lawn fertilizer. The nitrogen content is also a TENNESON mower, will chop up the leaves so they reason not to let leaves end up in a lake.

Green and can biodegrade and provide food for Nitrogen in lake water creates algae, that Growing in next year’s grass. Most of us, however, green stuff that may coat a lake surface in end up with a lot of leaves on our lawns, Benton County late summer. which must be removed to avoid killing the grass There are differences in tree leaves. Some will next spring. Leaving a thick layer of leaves on the break down faster than others, and wet leaves of lawn will also shade grass from the sun at a time any kind are harder to chop up than dry ones. If when the grass plants are storing carbohydrates for possible, chop leaves into as small pieces as posthe winter. A layer of leaves may also contribute sible whenever you want them to break down and to snow mold diseases which cause dead areas on become new soil. Leaves left in their original conour lawns in the spring. Plus small rodents would dition may not break down by spring, but may be love to inhabit in a thick layer of leaves during the useful in other ways. For example, leaves will perwinter. form the same function as straw placed in between The easiest way to remove leaves from your strawberry plants, keeping the berries from restlawn is to pick them up with a lawn mower and ing on the ground and spoiling before they can be bagging attachment. Hand raking requires more picked. Leaf mulch creates an insulating layer on effort but does provide benecial shoulder ex- top of the soil keeping it warm a little longer in the ercise. Mowing grass and leaves with a bagging fall and helping with water retention all during the mower creates a mini compost collection. There growing season. Eventually the leaves will biodeis brown material (the leaves) mixed with green grade completely adding a layer of fertile soil to material (the chopped off blades of grass). These your planting beds. are the same components recommended for a comSeasonal reminder: It is bulb planting season. post pile. Raked leaves may be contributed to the Remember to place hardware cloth or chicken wire city compost pile or kept in a compost pile on your on top of newly planted bulb beds to keep squirrels property. Leaves that have been collected but have from digging up and eating tulip bulbs, or digging not been chopped up will not biodegrade as fast as up and discarding daffodil bulbs. those that have been reduced into smaller pieces.

Linda G. Tenneson is a University of MinnePlastic bags of leaves may be used as insulation, sota Extension Master Gardener and Tree Care covering tender plants during the winter or placed Advisor.

Letter to the Editor Perske for District 13 Vern Barthel, Sauk Rapids I got to know Joe Perske after a tragic event in my life and while in the Sartell community. We have stayed in touch since. I worked at the Sartell paper mill for more than 35 years when there was an explosion and re May 28, 2012 that would soon thereafter close the mill.

Joe was mayor of Sartell at the time of the explosion. Having served as a union nancial secretary at the paper mill for 22 years, Joe reached out to me and our union president by inviting us to his home to discuss what we thought the future was for the mill, how the city could help, and, most importantly, how he himself could help. He realized what the mill

had meant to its employees and the city of Sartell. He understood the good paying jobs and the tax base the mill had provided.

I do not, and never have, voted along party lines.

I have always voted for the candidate I feel will best represent my beliefs. I believe Joe Perske is the candidate we want to ll the Minnesota Senate seat in District 13. I believe Joe will vote his conscience rst rather than along party lines. As an example, his prolife stance is denitely not what the Democratic party represents. He will stand up for what is right, and that is why he has earned my respect and my vote.

Hopefully you will join me by sending him to the Minnesota Senate seat in District 13.

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CROSSWORD

Make safety a priority on Halloween

Halloween is nearly upon us. Many homes containing candles and perhaps small recrehave pumpkins adorning their front steps and ational res. Ensure the child’s costume is children planning the route that will let them not going to easily catch re if they encounter accumulate as much candy as possible in their these sources of open ame, cause them to fall bags while trick or treating. Most of us grew into xed objects or perhaps make them trip up believing the biggest threat to our Hallowdown a ight of stairs. Make sure the child een safety was dealt with when Mom or Dad can see well to the front and sides so as to be looked through our candy to make sure there safe when crossing streets. Halloween is often were not any needles, razors or poison in them. a busy time with children and vehicles sharing There is nothing wrong with looking over Halthe roadways. According to the organization loween candy for anything that looks out of Safe Kids USA, children are more than twice

BY TROY HECK the ordinary and throwing these outliers away Benton County Sheriff as likely to be killed by a car while walking on to be on the safe side. However, there are real Halloween night than at any other time of the dangers associated with Halloween that paryear. Make sure your children are watching for ents and children need to consider. cars and crossing streets carefully.

According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, Finally, ensure your child has adequate supervision the most common reasons kids visit the hospital on Hal- for their age and maturity. Children need to have someone loween are eye injuries from sharp objects, burns from with them who is alert for potential dangers while they are ammable costumes and injuries from collisions with ve- focused on gathering their goodies. hicles.

Trick-or-treat outings can be a fun and safe time for Children’s costumes have come a long way over the children with a bit of planning and forethought. For those years, but parents should be alert for a few things when it families who would like to celebrate Halloween in a more comes to picking out a costume. Many injuries are caused structured environment, there are many trunk-or-treat or by ill-tting costumes that leave the child vulnerable to organized events happening that provide an alternative to trips and falls. Make sure costumes t well, allow free- neighborhood trick-or-treating. dom of movement and provide adequate vision. Look Whatever choice you make, make sure your child’s over the child’s costume with the understanding they will safety is the rst stop on your route. be walking in the dark by homes with jack-o’-lanterns

Meet the candidates:

Rice City Council

Paula Kampa and Brian Skroch are running unopposed as they seek re-election to their current council seats. The two will serve four-year terms.

Brian Skroch

Profession or occupation: Maintenance worker for group homes.

Political or civic experience: Served 14 years on the city council, six years on the planning commission, four years on the park board and other boards and commissions.

Why did you choose to seek election to Rice City Council? It is important to be active in the community, and over the years I have found city council to be rewarding and challenging. I can make a difference.

Paula Kampa

Profession or occupation: Insurance agent and agency co-owner of Kampa Gerbi and Associates located in Rice and Little Falls.

Family: Married to Mike for 34 years; daughters, Cassie and Kaelynn; sonsin-law, Nick and Tyler; and three grandchildren.

Political or civic experience: Current Rice City Council member since 2015 and member of multiple civic organizations over several years.

Why did you choose to seek election to Rice City Council? I decided to run in the 2014 election to become more involved in the city of Rice. I have decided to seek re-election in 2018 for another four years to continue this service of being a voice for the residents of Rice, to continue to learn and help the citizens and also to continue and monitor the growth of the small home town city.

What will be your top three priorities while serving your next term? How do you plan to address those concerns? I would like to look at ways to bring new business to Rice by making our city a place business would like to be in and possible downtown revitalization to meet demands for the residents of Rice. Road improvements to the city. The city needs to build up funds to improve our road infrastructure, safe routes to school and the railroad tracks, especially. I would like to continue establishing transparency and awareness between the city and residents, including more work sessions with council members and residents to discuss every day issues the residents have or see.

What do you consider as wins for the city from your last term? Watching and being of help in assisting established businesses in Rice continue to grow and expand. Also, helping with expanding city staff due to growth and needs of the community.

Additional comments: I am humbled I was voted to serve these past four years as a council member. I have learned so much and hope to continue to learn in the next term. Serving in this capacity, I have witnessed the immense complexity of running a city. It takes hard

What will be your top three priorities while serving your next term? How do you plan to address those concerns? The roads in the city are in bad shape, and we need to continue to strive to get these xed. I also would like to work with the school to develop safe routes to school, more sidewalks and better crossings at busy roads and to continue upkeep on our city’s infrastructure while maintaining a viable yearly budget.

What do you consider as wins for the city from your last term? During my last term, a park comprehensive plan has been produced, several ordinances have been updated and new ones have been adopted. Our rst road reconstruction has been completed and an overpass has been constructed along with large business expansions. work and dedication from employees and a work-together, team-effort council. I have learned things cannot get done overnight; it takes a team effort and time. I would be honored to hear or share thoughts or comments you might have to make our city the best it can be. Contact me at 320-393-4223.

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LENDER OR BROKER AND MORTGAGE ORIGINATOR STATED ON MORTGAGE: Mortgages Unlimited Inc. RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE SERVICER: U.S. Bank National Association M O RT G A G E D PROPERTY ADDRESS: 805 5th Street Northeast, Rice, MN 56367 TAX PARCEL I.D. #: 150069000 L E G A L DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY: Lot 10, Block 4, Fox Meadows, Benton County, Minnesota COUNTY IN WHICH PROPERTY IS LOCATED: Benton O R I G I N A L PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF MORTGAGE: $178,571.00 AMOUNT DUE AND CLAIMED TO BE DUE AS OF DATE OF NOTICE, INCLUDING TAXES, IF ANY, PAID

BY MORTGAGEE: $181,119.14 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: December 13, 2018 at 10:00 AM PLACE OF SALE: Benton County Sheriff’s Ofce, 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 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 June 13, 2019 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

NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE

RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE SERVICER: Flagstar Bank, FSB M O RT G A G E D PROPERTY ADDRESS: 116 Columbia Avenue Northeast, Saint Cloud, MN 56304 TAX PARCEL I.D. #: 17.00278.01 L E G A L DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY: Lot Four (4), Block Nineteen (19), East St. Cloud, now a part of the City of St. Cloud, according to the plat and survey thereof on File and of record in the ofce of the County Recorder in and for Benton County, Minnesota.

COUNTY IN WHICH PROPERTY IS LOCATED: Benton O R I G I N A L PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF MORTGAGE: $112,400.00 AMOUNT DUE AND CLAIMED TO BE DUE AS OF DATE OF NOTICE, INCLUDING TAXES, IF ANY, PAID

BY MORTGAGEE: $108,851.33 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: November 20, 2018 at 10:00 AM PLACE OF SALE: Benton County Sheriff’s Ofce, 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 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 20, 2019, 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.

582.032.

MORTGAGOR(S) RELEASED FROM FINANCIAL OBLIGATION ON MORTGAGE:None “THE TIME ALLOWED BY LAW FOR REDEMPTION

BY THE MORTGAGOR, THE MORTGAGOR’S P E R S O N A L R E P R E S E N TAT I V E S OR ASSIGNS, MAY BE REDUCED TO FIVE WEEKS IF A JUDICIAL ORDER IS ENTERED UNDER MINNESOTA STATUTES, SECTION 582.032, DETERMINING, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THAT THE MORTGAGED PREMISES ARE IMPROVED WITH A RESIDENTIAL DWELLING OF LESS THAN FIVE UNITS, ARE NOT PROPERTY USED IN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, AND ARE ABANDONED.” Dated: October 5, 2018 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 - 18-005490 FC THIS IS A C O M M U N I C AT I O N FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR. R-41-6B

MORTGAGOR(S) RELEASED FROM FINANCIAL OBLIGATION ON MORTGAGE:None “THE TIME ALLOWED BY LAW FOR REDEMPTION

BY THE MORTGAGOR, THE MORTGAGOR’S P E R S O N A L R E P R E S E N TAT I V E S OR ASSIGNS, MAY BE REDUCED TO FIVE WEEKS IF A JUDICIAL ORDER IS ENTERED UNDER MINNESOTA STATUTES, SECTION 582.032, DETERMINING, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THAT THE MORTGAGED PREMISES ARE IMPROVED WITH A RESIDENTIAL DWELLING OF LESS THAN FIVE UNITS, ARE NOT PROPERTY USED IN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, AND ARE ABANDONED.” Dated: September 20, 2018 Matrix Financial Services Corporation 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 92 - 18-006108 FC THIS IS A C O M M U N I C AT I O N FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR. R-39-6B

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: September 16, 2011 MORTGAGOR: John M. Breitbach, a single man.

MORTGAGEE: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. DATE AND PLACE OF RECORDING: Recorded September 21, 2011 Benton County Recorder, Document No. 383863.

ASSIGNMENTS OF MORTGAGE: Assigned to: JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association. Dated August 9, 2012 Recorded August 27, 2012, as Document No. 390854.

TRANSACTION AGENT: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. TRANSACTION AGENT’S MORTGAGE I D E N T I F I C AT I O N NUMBER ON M O R T G A G E : 100053611091284875 LENDER OR BROKER AND MORTGAGE ORIGINATOR STATED ON MORTGAGE: Primelending, a Plainscapital

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: February 2, 2010 MORTGAGOR: Cheryl A. Hovey, an unmarried woman.

MORTGAGEE: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for PHH Mortgage Corporation.

DATE AND PLACE OF RECORDING: Recorded February 4, 2010 Benton County Recorder, Document No. A372049.

ASSIGNMENTS OF MORTGAGE: Assigned to: PHH Mortgage Corporation.

Dated October 25, 2011 Recorded November 16, 2011, as Document No. 384989.

And thereafter assigned to: Lakeview Loan Servicing, LLC. Dated February 13, 2017 Recorded February 22, 2017, as Document No. A421164.

TRANSACTION AGENT: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. TRANSACTION AGENT’S MORTGAGE I D E N T I F I C AT I O N

NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE

Company RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE SERVICER: JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association M O RT G A G E D PROPERTY ADDRESS: 17021 155th Avenue Northeast, Foley, MN 56329 TAX PARCEL I.D. #: R05.00052.01 L E G A L DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY: The South 250 feet of the East 750 feet of the South Half of the Northeast Quarter (S1/2 of NE 1/4) of Section “Five” 5, Township “Thirty-eight” 38 North, Range “Twenty-eight” 28 West, Fourth Principal Meridian, Benton County, Minnesota.

COUNTY IN WHICH PROPERTY IS LOCATED: Benton O R I G I N A L PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF MORTGAGE: $93,264.00 AMOUNT DUE AND CLAIMED TO BE DUE AS OF DATE OF NOTICE, INCLUDING TAXES, IF ANY, PAID

BY MORTGAGEE: $104,225.21 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: November 13, 2018 at 10:00 AM PLACE OF SALE: Benton County Sheriff’s Ofce, 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 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 13, 2019, 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

NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE

NUMBER ON M O R T G A G E : 100020000602658324 LENDER OR BROKER AND MORTGAGE ORIGINATOR STATED ON MORTGAGE: PHH Mortgage Corporation RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE SERVICER: LoanCare, LLC M O RT G A G E D PROPERTY ADDRESS: 1421 3rd Avenue South, Sauk Rapids, MN 56379 TAX PARCEL I.D. #: R19.01375.00 L E G A L DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY: Lot 6, Block 7, Sweet’s Addition, Benton County, Minnesota COUNTY IN WHICH PROPERTY IS LOCATED: Benton O R I G I N A L PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF MORTGAGE: $71,923.00 AMOUNT DUE AND CLAIMED TO BE DUE AS OF DATE OF NOTICE, INCLUDING TAXES, IF ANY, PAID

BY MORTGAGEE: $69,262.16 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: November 29, 2018 at 10:00 AM PLACE OF SALE: Benton County Sheriff’s Ofce, 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 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 29, 2019, 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.

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STATE OF MINNESOTA COUNTY OF BENTON MN Stat. Secs. 580.07 or DISTRICT COURT 582.032.

SEVENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT M O R T G A G O R ( S ) Court File No.: 05-PR-18-1627 RELEASED FROM FINANCIAL OBLIGATION AMENDED NOTICE OF AND ORDER FOR HEARING ON MORTGAGE:None ON PETITION FOR FORMAL PROBATE OF WILL “THE TIME ALLOWED BY AND APPOINTMENT OF PERSONAL REPRESENTALAW FOR REDEMPTION TIVE AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS

BY THE MORTGAGOR, THE MORTGAGOR’S In Re: Estate of P E R S O N A L Lois Alma Long R E P R E S E N TAT I V E S Decedent.

OR ASSIGNS, MAY BE It is Ordered and Notice is given that on November REDUCED TO FIVE 19, 2018 at 8:00 AM, a hearing will be held in this Court WEEKS IF A JUDICIAL at Benton County Courthouse, East Highway 23, Foley, ORDER IS ENTERED Minnesota, on a petition for the formal probate of an inUNDER MINNESOTA strument purporting to be the Decedent’s Will dated DeSTATUTES, SECTION cember 23, 2016 and for the appointment of Lori J. Long, 582.032, DETERMINING, whose address is 714 13th Ave. S., St. Cloud, MN 56301 AMONG OTHER as personal representative of the Decedent’s estate in an THINGS, THAT THE unsupervised administration.

MORTGAGED PREMISES Any objections ot the petition must be raised at the ARE IMPROVED hearing or led with the Court prior to the hearing. If the WITH A RESIDENTIAL petition is proper and no objections are led or raised, the DWELLING OF LESS personal representative will be appointed with the full THAN FIVE UNITS, ARE power to administer the Decedent’s estate, including the NOT PROPERTY USED power to collect all assets; pay all legal debts, claims, taxIN AGRICULTURAL es, and expenses; sell real and personal property; and do all PRODUCTION, AND ARE necessary acts for the Decedent’s estate.

ABANDONED.” Notice is futher given that, subject to Minn. Stat. § Dated: September 12, 2018 524.3-801, all creditors having claims against the DeceJPMorgan Chase Bank, dent’s estate are required to present the claims to the perNational Association sonal representative or to the Court within four (4) months Mortgagee/Assignee of after the date of this notice or the claims will be barred.

Mortgagee

BY THE COURT USSET, WEINGARDEN Dated: 10-01-2018 AND LIEBO, P.L.L.P. /s/ Robert J. Raupp Attorneys for Mortgagee/ Judge of District Court Assignee of Mortgagee Dated: 10-01-2018 4500 Park Glen Road #300 /s/ Jennifer Siemers Minneapolis, MN 55416 Court Administration - Deputy R-41-2B (952) 925-6888 30 - 18-006466 FC NOTICE OF GENERAL ELECTION THIS IS A CITY OF SAUK RAPIDS C O M M U N I C AT I O N NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a General ElecFROM A DEBT tion for the City of Sauk Rapids will be held on Tuesday, COLLECTOR. R-38-6B November 6, 2018. Sample ballots are available for inspection at the Sauk Rapids Government Center, 250 Summit Avenue North or on the Secretary of State’s website at http://www.sos.state.mn.us/. The polls will be open from 7:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. The following locations are designated as polling places for this election: Location M O R T G A G O R ( S ) Precinct 1 Sauk Rapids Government Center RELEASED FROM 250 Summit Avenue North FINANCIAL OBLIGATION 2 Mississippi Heights Elementary School ON MORTGAGE:None 1003 4th Street South “THE TIME ALLOWED BY 3 Pleasantview Elementary School LAW FOR REDEMPTION 1009 6th Avenue North

BY THE MORTGAGOR, 4 Riverside Church THE MORTGAGOR’S (formerly Bridge Community Church) P E R S O N A L 1702 West Highview Drive R E P R E S E N TAT I V E S 5 Sauk Rapids Government Center OR ASSIGNS, MAY BE 250 Summit Avenue North REDUCED TO FIVE 6 Is A Mail Ballot Precinct WEEKS IF A JUDICIAL Until Further Notice ORDER IS ENTERED R-42-2B UNDER MINNESOTA STATUTES, SECTION Optical Scan Voting System Notice is hereby given that a test and demonstration of 582.032, DETERMINING, the optical scan voting system for precincts in the Cities of AMONG OTHER THINGS, THAT THE Foley, Gilman, Rice and Sauk Rapids and the Townships of MORTGAGED PREMISES Alberta, Gilmanton, Glendorado, Graham, Granite Ledge, Mayhew Lake, Maywood, Minden precinct 1 & 2, ARE IMPROVED Langola, St George, Sauk Rapids and Watab will be held on the dates, WITH A RESIDENTIAL times and places listed below.

DWELLING OF LESS Political Parties, Candidates, Local Election Ofcials and THAN FIVE UNITS, ARE Members of the Public at large are welcome to attend, ask NOT PROPERTY USED questions and/or observe the procedures.

IN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, AND ARE Precinct Date Location Time ABANDONED.” City of Rice Oct 25 Watab Town Hall 10:00am Dated: September 24, 2018 Watab Twp Oct 25 Watab Town Hall 10:00am Lakeview Loan Servicing, Graham Twp Oct 25 Watab Town Hall 10:00am Watab Town Hall 10:00am LLC Sauk Rapids Twp Oct 25 Oct 25 Watab Town Hall 10:00am Mortgagee/Assignee of Langola Twp Mortgagee Oct 29 Foley City Hall 10:00am USSET, WEINGARDEN Gilmanton Twp St George Twp Oct 29 Foley City Hall 10:00am AND LIEBO, P.L.L.P. Foley City Hall 10:00am Attorneys for Mortgagee/ Minden Twp P-1 Oct 29 Minden Twp P-2 Oct 29 Foley City Hall 10:00am Assignee of Mortgagee City of Foley Oct 29 Foley City Hall 10:00am 4500 Park Glen Road #300 Granite Ledge Twp Oct 29 Foley City Hall 10:00am Minneapolis, MN 55416 (952) 925-6888 Alberta Twp Oct 29 Foley City Hall 2:00pm 100 - 18-005144 FC Maywood Twp Oct 29 Foley City Hall 2:00pm THIS IS A Mayhew Lk Twp Oct 29 Foley City Hall 2:00pm C O M M U N I C A T I O N Glendorado Twp Oct 29 Foley City Hall 2:00pm FROM A DEBT City of Gilman Oct 29 Foley City Hall 2:00pm COLLECTOR. R-40-6B Sauk Rapids P-1 Oct 30 Sauk Rapids Gov Ctr 10:00am Sauk Rapids P-2 Sauk Rapids P-3 Sauk Rapids P-4 Sauk Rapids P-5

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WHAT'S HAPPENING

Saturday, Oct. 27, 4:30-7 p.m. — Pancake Supper. Hosted by the Immaculate Mary Knights of Columbus Council No. 9261. Potato or regular pancakes with sausage, hulushki and all the fixings. All you can eat. Free will offering. Sts. Peter and Paul Church, 10495 Golden Spike Road N.E., Gilman.

Saturday, Oct. 20, 11 a.m. — Jim and Michelle Young Benefit Dart Tournament. Modified luck of the draw tournament. Sign up begins at 11 a.m. Tournament starts at noon. Proceeds benefit the Young children.

Benton Station Bar, 303 N. Benton Drive, Sauk Rapids.

ing candidates for Foley City Council at 5:15 p.m., Foley School Board at 5:45 p.m. and Minnesota House of Representatives District 15B at 6:30 p.m. Public welcome to come and go as they please. Foley Intermediate School media center, 840 Norman Ave. N., Foley.

Saturday, Oct. 20, 12:30-3:30 p.m. — Halloween Historia. Halloween scavenger hunt, petting zoo, snack, crafts, hayride, trick or treats, face painting and more.

Stearns County History Museum, 235 33rd Ave. S., St. Cloud.

Tuesday, Oct. 23, 6:30-8:30 p.m. — Family Bingo Fundraiser. Hosted by Foley Mothers of Preschoolers. New Sunday, Oct. 28, 4-6 p.m. — Divorce Care. Divorce Care Life Church, 931 Norman Ave. N., Foley. is a friendly, caring group of people who will walk alongside you through one of life’s most difficult experiences.

Tuesday, Oct. 23, 7-8:30 p.m. — Candidate Forum Sen- Every Sunday through Dec. 9. Harvest Fellowship, 400 ate 13 and House 13B. The League of Women Voters Second Ave. N. Room No. 203, Sauk Rapids. Contact Tim will sponsor a forum featuring House District 13B can- Goodner at 320-290-0504. didates Heidi Everett and Tim O’Driscoll and Senate District 13 candidates Jeff Howe and Joe Perske. Sartell City Monday, Oct. 29, 8 p.m. — College of St. Benedict and Hall, 125 Pine Cone Road, Sartell.

St. John’s University Chamber Choir. Amadeus Chamber Symphony. Tickets can be purchased at http://csbssWednesday, Oct. 24, 4:30-7 p.m. — Gustavus Adolphus ju.edu/fine-arts or by calling 320-363-5777. Great Hall at Fall Festival Dinner. Serving Swedish meatballs, baked St. John’s University, 2850 Abbey Plaza, Collegeville. ham, scalloped potatoes, lefsa, all the trimmings and pies. Henry’s Catering and Event Center, 6774 Highway Wednesday, Oct. 31, 5-7:30 p.m. — Trunk or Treat. Host25 N.E., Foley. ed in parking lot. Warm up inside with hot beverages.

Petra Lutheran Church, 1049 First Ave. N., Sauk Rapids.

Thursday, Oct. 25, 9:30 a.m. — Nordic Walking. Everyone welcome. Poles, fitting, instructions and conversa- Wednesday, Oct. 31, 6:15-8 p.m. — Fall Party. Enjoy a tion provided for free. Lake George, 1101 Seventh Street safe, family-friendly event at no cost. Pizza, dessert, fun S., St. Cloud. Meet at granite fountains. and games begin at 6:15 p.m. Free but please register at http://www.northlandchurch.com/fallparty to help Thursday, Oct. 25, 12:30-1:30 p.m. — Candidate forum with planning. Northland Bible Baptist Church, 3686 for Senate Districts 13, House District 13A and 13B. County Road 8 S.E., St. Cloud.

Hosted by the St. Cloud Area Chamber of Commerce, following its monthly Sauk Rapids meeting. Free and Thursday, Nov. 1, 9:30 a.m. — Nordic Walking. Everyopen to the public, but register at 320-656-3824 or klib- one welcome. Poles, fitting, instructions and conversaert@stcloudarechamber.com. tion provided for free. Lake George, 1101 Seventh Street S., St. Cloud. Meet at granite fountains.

Thursday, Oct. 25, 4:30-5:30 p.m. — Dementia Support Group. Features trained facilitator Anna Harren. Last Thursday, Nov. 1, 1-3:30 p.m. — Alzheimer’s Disease Thursday of every month. Free and open to the public. Education Seminar. Learn specific and targeted care Good Shepherd Community Fellowship Hall, 325 11th approaches to reduce the intensity, frequency or occurStreet N., Sauk Rapids. rence of challenges when supporting someone with Alzheimer’s disease. Also learn about laughter yoga with Thursday, Oct. 25, 4:30-6 p.m. — Rumble Rally: Protest Michele Henifin. Free but pre-register by calling 320privatization of the VA. Staging at Eagles Club No. 622, 255-7425. Waite Park City Hall lower level, 19 13th Ave. 730 41st Ave. N., St. Cloud.

N., Waite Park. Park in north lot.

Saturday, Oct. 20, 5:30 p.m. — Foley High School Class of 1978 Reunion. Classmates and guests are invited to the 40th reunion. Social hour followed by taco bar at 6:30 p.m. Stone Creek Golf Course, 13050 65th Street N.E., Foley. RSVP at 320-355-2164, mspiczka@jetup.net.

Look for Foley MN Class of 1978 Reunion on Facebook.

Saturday, Oct. 20, 11:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. — Community Free Fellowship Meal. First United Methodist Church, 1107 Pine Cone Road S., Sartell.

Saturday, Oct. 20, 8 p.m. — Concert performed by College of St. Benedict and St. John’s University music faculty. Tickets can be purchased at http://csbssju.edu/ fine-arts or by calling 320-363-5777. Stephen B Humphrey Theatre at St. John’s University, 2840 Abbey Plaza, Collegeville.

Sunday, Oct. 21, 8 a.m. to noon — Omelet breakfast.

Hosted by the Waite Park American Legion Auxiliary Post No. 428. Choose from a selection of ingredients.

Omelets made fresh while you wait. American Legion Post No. 428, 17 Second Ave. N., Waite Park.

Sunday, Oct. 21, 4-6 p.m. — Divorce Care. Divorce Care is a friendly, caring group of people who will walk alongside you through one of life’s most difficult experiences.

Every Sunday through Dec. 9. Harvest Fellowship, 400 Second Ave. N. Room No. 203, Sauk Rapids. Contact Tim Goodner at 320-290-0504.

Monday, Oct. 22, 1:30-6:45 p.m. — American Red Cross Blood Drive. Walk-ins welcome or call 320-393-2701 to make an appointment. Shepherd of the Pines Church, Thursday, Oct. 25, 6:30-8:30 p.m. — Blue Line Goes Pink for Breast Cancer. Twenty percent of food pur1950 125th Street N.W., Rice. chases benefit the American Cancer Society Making Tuesday, Oct. 23, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. — Project Connect. Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk. Decorated bras to Connect with governmental, non-profit and agencies be auctioned off. Blue Line Sports Bar and Grill, 1101 offering services such as housing, clothing, veteran ser- Second Street S., Sartell. vices, financial, medical, legal, disability, family support and more. Free lunch at noon. River’s Edge Convention Friday, Oct. 26, 3:30 p.m. — Trick or Treat Main Street.

Sponsored by the Rice Area Chamber of Commerce. All Center, 10 Fourth Ave. S., St. Cloud. businesses will have a featured location on Main Street, Tuesday, Oct. 23, 12:30-6:30 p.m. — American Red Rice.

Cross Blood Drive. Package for a pint, featuring one package of raspberry chipotle brats compliments of Saturday, Oct. 27, 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. — Foley Fall CleanGrand Champion Meats, of Foley. Those who donate up. Advanced Disposal Services offers curbside cleanin October are automatically entered in a drawing for up. Place items out the evening before or no later than 6 one of five $500 gift cards, redeemable at hundreds of a.m. Items not accepted include yard waste, appliances, merchants. First Presbyterian Church, 306 Norway Drive, electronics, tires and hazardous materials. Call 320-2518919 prior to the date with questions.

Foley.

Thursday, Nov. 1, 6:30-8:30 p.m. — Great River Regional Coin Club. Miller Auto Marine Sports Plaza, 2930 Second Street S., St. Cloud.

Friday, Nov. 2, 4-8 p.m. — 12th annual Ladies Night Out. Vendor and craft event. Free admission. Sauk Rapids VFW Post No. 6992, 901 N. Benton Drive, Sauk Rapids.

Friday, Nov. 2, 7 p.m. — Sixth annual Deer Widows Weekend Party. Bingo, raffles, prizes and more. Dress in camouflage or blaze orange. Rice American Legion Post No. 473, 80 N. Division Street, Rice.

Sunday, Nov. 4, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. — Craft and Bake Sale.

Morrill’s St. Joseph’s Parish Hall, 33018 Nature Road, Foley. For more information or to reserve a table contact Lou Brown at 320-355-2333.

Sunday, Nov. 4, 1 p.m. — Turkey Bingo. Sacred Heart Saturday, Oct. 27, 1-3 p.m. — Truck or Treat. Featur- Church, 2875 10th Ave. N.E., Sauk Rapids. ing Sauk Rapids police and fire departments and many more. North Crest Kids Activity Center, 1009 Industrial Sunday, Nov. 4, 4-6 p.m. — Divorce Care. Divorce Care is a friendly, caring group of people who will walk alongDrive S., Sauk Rapids. side you through one of life’s most difficult experiences.

Saturday, Oct. 27, 4 p.m. — Fall Bouja and Bake Sale Every Sunday through Dec. 9. Harvest Fellowship, 400 Fundraiser. St. John’s Lutheran Church (Popple Creek), Second Ave. N. Room No. 203, Sauk Rapids. Contact Tim Goodner at 320-290-0504.

Tuesday, Oct. 23 5:15 p.m. — Candidate Forum. Featur- 6855 Golden Spike Road, Sauk Rapids.

Tuesday, Oct. 23, 4-7 p.m. — CentraCare Eye Clinic Open House. Gift bags for the first 50 attendees, drawings for $200 off on eyecare, tour and refreshments.

New 15,000-square foot facility boasts routine, medical and surgical eye care, as well as retail optical shop. 2000 23rd Street S., Sartell.

OFFICIAL ENTRY FORM GAMES FOR WEEK #8

Weekly Winner of a $25 cash*

Write the winning team next to the business

Due at office by Wed., Oct. 24 at 12 p.m.

Rock Creek Coffee House __________________ Sauk Rapids Liquor _____________________ Hardware Hank _______________________ Gilman Co-op Creamery __________________ Tri-County Insurance ____________________ Murphy Chevrolet ______________________ Lincoln Auto Repair _____________________ Fred’s Heating & AC _____________________

Danny’s Dugout _______________________ Manea’s Meats________________________ Mies Outland ________________________ Sam Lieser/Edina Realty __________________ TWFG Insurance Services _________________ Coborn’s ___________________________ D&B Auto Body _______________________ Foley Lumber ________________________

*Checks will be mailed withing two weeks.

NAME _____________________ ___________________________ ADDRESS _________________ ___________________________ ___________________________ PHONE ___________________ PLEASE FILL OUT FORM COMPLETELY! WRITE CLEARLY, IF WRITTEN ILLEGIBLY, ENTRY WILL BE VOID

Week 6 winner: Dan Schutz Sauk Rapids

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Football Contest CONTEST RULES

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Grand Prize: Game Tickets up to a $300 Value

Anyone can enter except employees of this newspaper Contest judges are the newspaper staff.

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Page 12 | SATURDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2018 | SAUK RAPIDS HERALD BENTON COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS REGULAR MEETING MINUTES OCTOBER 2, 2018 The Benton County Board of Commissioners met in regular session on October 2, 2018 in the Benton County Board Room in Foley, MN with Commissioners Warren Peschl, Jake Bauerly, Jim McMahon, Spencer Buerkle and Ed Popp present. Call to order by Chair Popp was at 9:00 AM followed by the Pledge of Allegiance to the ag.

Peschl/McMahon unanimous to approve the agenda as written.

Robert Lentner (12492 Highway 25 NE, Rice) was present during Open Forum, speaking on behalf of Rob Beauchamp, and his son, Jason, and Jason’s ancée, Emily Novak. Lentner stated his concerns with the county’s involvement with wetland designation, more specically, with a small parcel his son and his ancée wish to purchase.

Lentner commented “…there was never a wetland designation made on that farm in 100 years…now they want to parcel off the homestead (four acres)…all of a sudden there’s a wetland...it doesn’t matter what I say…if I want to contest it, just under $1,000…I don’t know if there’s anything the County Board can do…it’s just wrong...” Chair Popp commented “…the wetland is incidental wetland…I drove by the property…this is a small area…if we are doing this kind of work in the county and we are putting this much effort in this becoming a wetland, our staff needs to have something else to do…incidental means you can do anything you want to it…but they are contesting that it still says wetland in there someplace…” McMahon commented “…Bob has offered to make copies…I suggest we do that and take it up at a later time…and not take the word of one side over the other because there are probably some good reasons why we did what we did too…” Board members were in agreement with this suggestion.

Consent Agenda item #5 was “pulled” for further discussion. Peschl/Buerkle unanimous to approve the remaining Consent Agenda: 1) approve the Regular Meeting Minutes of September 18, 2018 as written; 2) accept and le Management Team Meeting Minutes of July 12, 2018; 3) accept MPCA Subsurface Sewage Treatment System (SSTS) Program Grant Agreement/Payment; Amendment to Benton Soil & Water Conservation District Agreement to administer the SSTS Low-Income Fix Up Grant Program on behalf of Benton County, and authorize the Chair to sign; 4) approve Application for Exempt Permit for Duelm Area Lions Club to conduct a rafe/bingo at Jack & Jim’s Convention Center, 11025 Duelm Road NE, Foley, on November 17, 2018; and 6) approve Mutual Aid Joint Powers Agreement with Minnesota Department of Corrections, and authorize the Chair to sign. Regarding Consent Agenda item #5, Monty Headley, County Administrator, conrmed that there is no cost increase associated with the contract renewal with Anoka County Midwest Medical Examiner’s Ofce. Peschl/Bauerly unanimous to adopt Resolution 2018-#32, appointing Dr. A. Quinn Strobl and Anoka County’s Midwest Medical Examiner’s Ofce to the position of Benton County Medical Examiner for a three-year term, commencing January 1, 2019 and ending December 31, 2021, and authorize the Chair to sign (Consent Agenda item #5).

Doug Host from CliftonLarsonAllen appeared before the Board to provide a summary of the results of Benton County’s 2017 audit; an unmodied or “clean” opinion was issued on the nancial statements. Host commented “…we audit a lot of counties across the state…Medical Assistance and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families are two of the main Federal programs that we have to test…we have seen a real uptick in the number of reportable conditions that would normally be in this report, so the fact that you have just one actually is pretty good in comparison to the other county audits that we do…” He further commented “…in Human Services, you have about a $260,000 decrease in expenditures…we audit a lot of counties… that’s been unusual from what I’ve seen…out-of-home placement costs in many other counties have really skyrocketed…we are seeing the Human Services expenditures increasing a ton…I don’t know if you just might be lagging a little bit behind in this area from some other counties or you just aren’t experiencing it…if that’s the case, take a deep breath…because the costs are astronomical for some counties…or the programs you are using to try to avoid those additional out-of-home placement costs are working…”

Roxanne Achman, Department of Development Director, presented the minor nal plat entitled “Wildower Woods Plat 2”, located in St. George Township, as submitted by Todd Swanson. She stated that the request is to adjust the property lines on an existing plat; the total plat area is two lots that consist of a total of 24.96 acres.

McMahon/Bauerly unanimous to approve the nal plat of “Wildower Woods Plat 2”, as recommended by the Planning Commission, and authorize the Chair to sign the nal plat.

Achman explained that the Department of Development recently contracted with ReCollect to design a web-based and mobile app that allows the public to easily search for ways to dispose of their waste. She noted that part of the contract included building a mobile app that can be used on cell phones and tablets; in order to design and build the mobile app, Benton County needs to sign up with Apple and Google Play so that the app can be created on each platform. Michelle Meyer, Assistant County Attorney, commented “…our biggest concern would be if ReCollect acted as a bad actor and if they used the in-

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formation they had access to improperly in the market… it would be against their self-interest, but that would be the concern with this type of arrangement…we did adequately protect ourselves in the ReCollect agreement…” Buerkle/ Peschl unanimous to enter into agreements with Apple and Google Play, and authorize the IT Department the authority to enroll Benton County in the Apple Developer Program and Google Play Developer Program.

The Regular County Board meeting was recessed at 9:41 AM to conduct a Human Services Board meeting.

The Regular Board meeting was reconvened at 9:49 AM. County Engineer’s Update: 1) CSAH 29 reconstruction project (seeing some delays due to small utility relocations; may be paving the week of October 15th; hope to have roadway open to trafc by the end of the month); 2) CSAH 29 bridge repair project (placing concrete in the expansion joints; could be another week before trafc is switched to the south side; last week started on the concrete surface repair on the substructure underneath the deck); 3) Dewey Street reconstruction project (some delays due to utility relocations; may start paving of Dewey Street next week); 4) CSAH 22 reclaim project (hoping that pavement is reclaimed in the next few days, to be followed by replacement of the centerline pipes—in some cases, the road will be closed down completely for a short time; will remain gravel over the winter); 5) CR 58 reclaim (should begin shortly; by end of the month, pavement should be reclaimed, bladed and compacted; will remain gravel over the winter); 6) Existing railing on south side of CSAH 29 bridge (this railing was intended to be temporary as there are no pedestrian accommodations on the south side; under current bid items, could cost up to $400,000 to make this railing match the north side); and 7) Civil Engineering Technician position (will be a topic of discussion at the October 17th Committee of the Whole).

Board members reported on recent meetings they attended on behalf of the county. Bauerly questioned why Benton County projects were absent from the 2019 Region 7W list for Federal funding. Chris Byrd, County Engineer, commented “…7W puts us up against Wright County, Sherburne County, outside of the APO…so we are competing against cities like St. Michael, Elk River, all the cities outside of St. Cloud, and Stearns County too…it’s coming down to trafc volumes…we are losing out to city streets in St. Michael and Elk River that have twice as much trafc volumes today than what our projected trafc volumes are…it was mentioned at the TAC (Technical Advisory Committee) level once…should we look at some kind of category where it’s rural versus urban…get some more fairly-weighted scores to some of these rural projects…”

Bauerly stated “…we need to gure out how to get on the 2020 list…

Under Commissioner Concerns, Bauerly reported that he had solar panels installed on his farm utilizing nancing through the county’s PACE (Property Assessed Clean Energy) Program; the process worked well and Board members were welcomed to view the site.

Under Commissioner Concerns, Popp commented on the concerns raised by Robert Lentner at today’s Open Forum. Popp stated “…I know it’s an incidental wetland… there’s nothing that restricts you on this…but we have to realize that it still says “wetland” in there…I don’t know if there’s anything we can do or how this is going to play out…we just don’t want the word “wetland” tied to any more than it already is…” Bauerly noted “…it decreases your tax capacity too because wetlands are taxed at a lower base than farmland is…”

Peschl/Buerkle unanimous to set Committees of the Whole: October 3, Regional Transportation Forum; October 22, AMC District 5 Meeting; and October 24, Discuss Jail Intake Remodel Proposal.

Administrator Headley announced that, due to the current Land Services department remodel, the next three regular County Board meetings will be held off-site—October 16, Foley City Council Chambers; November 6, Foley Fire Hall; and November 20, Foley City Council Chambers.

Buerkle/McMahon unanimous to adjourn at 10:18 AM. Edward D. Popp, Chair Benton County Board of Commissioners ATTEST: Montgomery Headley Benton County Administrator R-42-1B

WINTER PARKING Ordinance: Subd.3. Winter Parking A. It shall be unlawful for any vehicle or trailer to be stopped and left unattended, left standing unattended or parked between the hours of 2:00 o’clock a.m. and 7:00 o’clock a.m. of any day between November 1, and March 31 inclusive, on a street, avenue or thoroughfare within the corporate limits of this municipality.

B. Any police ofcer may remove a vehicle from a street to a garage or other place of safety when the vehicle is left unattended and constitutes an obstruction to trafc or hinders snow removal or street improvement or maintenance operations. Such vehicle shall not be released until the fees for towing and storage are paid in addition to any ne imposed for violation of this section.

NEW 2019 C. The Public Works Director, or his designee, is granted the authority to declare a snow emergency due to the presence or prediction of snowfall in excess of 4 inches, freezing rain, sleet or other natural phenomenon which create or are likely to create hazardous road conditions, and impede the free movement of re, health, police, emergency or vehicular trafc.

1. A snow emergency announcement shall be made by local radio. The announcement may also be given by other means as determined in the City’s discretion, but shall not replace the one required to be made by local radio. All snow emergency announcements shall state the time period which the condition shall exist, depending on the circumstances, the time period may be extended through subsequent announcements.

2. During a snow emergency it is unlawful to park or leave standing any vehicle on any public street, avenue, or alley until the roadway has been fully and completely (curb to curb) cleaned. These parking regulations shall not apply to operators of wreckers or authorized emergency vehicles while actually serving mechanical, re, medical or police emergencies.

3. Any vehicle which is left parked or standing on a public street during a snow emergency in violation of this section is hereby declared a nuisance and shall be subject to a monetary ne as afxed by the city council from time to time and may be subject to impounding. The owner of any vehicle impounded as a result of such nuisance shall be responsible for any and all cost related to the impounding of said vehicle. The ne imposed on a vehicle pursuant to this section shall not prevent or preclude the institution and prosecution of preceding for violations of this sections against the vehicle owner.

4. Notice of snow emergency parking provisions shall be published in the ofcial paper prior to November 1st of each year. Notice shall also be posted at City Hall at the time of publication.

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SPORTS

Storm football heads to section playoffs

BY ANNA HINKEMEYER STAFF WRITER

The Sauk Rapids-Rice High School football team had a week of mixed results as they wrapped up regular season play. The team earned a 22-21 win over Alexandria Oct. 12, but lost 48-13 to Hutchinson Oct. 17.

Ending the regular season with a 6-2 record, the Storm have had a triumphant season.

“I think each team is different every year,” said Phil Klaphake, head coach.

“Where we have improved most is those kids who have been in the system for a couple of years and are now condent and comfortable.

Also, our kids don’t think they are ever out of a game because over the past couple of seasons, they have won a number of games people didn’t think they would win.”

The team is seeded second in the section 6AAAAA playoffs, earning a rstround bye and will play Osseo or St. Cloud Tech Oct.

27, depending on the results of the rst round.

“It’s impressive our kids were able to earn a rst-round bye,” Klaphake said. “But I am most excited to see how our kids respond in practice as we prepare for our next game. Motivation will be easy as we start playoffs – win or the season is over.”

Hutchinson 48, SRR 13 SRR fell early in the game, as the Tigers scored three touchdowns in a row at the start of the rst quarter. However, JD Bates was able to break through and score the rst Storm touchdown midway through the quarter on a 6-yard run.

Hutchinson extended its lead throughout the game, bringing the score to 48-6 until the nal 40 seconds, when quarterback Tucker Hendrickson bolted into the end zone on a 1-yard run, followed by an extra point kicked by Durham Welch.

“We had some younger kids step in during the nal minutes of play and it worked out,” Klaphake

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they returned from the game against the Alexandria Cardinals – the North Central Red Division Championship.

“It feels good to bring that title home,” Klaphake said. “It’s a box we have wanted to check off. These kids work really hard at SRR 22, Alexandria 21 knowing their jobs, and The Storm brought home a they play extremely hard. coveted award Oct. 12 as Earning district champion-

said. “They played hard.”

Stats: Passing – Cade Milton-Baumgardner 100 yds 2 Int. Rushing – Bates 91 yds 1 TD, Andrew Wollak 38 yds, Hendrickson 11 yds 1 TD, MiltonBaumgardner 2 yds. Receiving – Christian Rodriguez 53 yds, Bates 23 yds, Josh Schloe 11 yds, Ethan Opsahl 7 yds and Zach Storms 6 yds.

Junior Christian Rodriguez hauls in a 11-yard touchdown Sauk Rapids-Rice senior Tanner Andvik brings down pass from Cade Milton-Baumgardner as time expired in an Alexandria ball carrier during the game Oct. 12 in the Storm game against Alexandria Oct. 12. Sauk Rapids- Alexandria. SSR won 22-21.

Rice went on to add the two-point conversion to win 2221.

Leading the What is your favorite part of swimming? The team. Each year we gain people and lose people, but it does not seem to matter how long you have been on the team, because we all become and remain close. In the end, it is more than a team, it is a family.

Mikayla Zaske

Parents’ names: David and Michelle Zaske Grade: 12

Sport accomplishment: Captain of the girls swim and dive team.

What is your best meet to date? At St. Cloud Tech my eighth grade year. We are always really close with Tech, and that year we beat them by half of a point. Swim meets are rarely ever that close, so the whole meet was very intense, but everyone was swimming their heart out that night.

ship has never happened [at Sauk Rapids-Rice] before.

Districts have only been around for a few years now that we don’t have conferences in football.”

Earning the coveted title happened in the nal seconds of the game.

The Storm were behind 21-14 going into the nal plays when they took hold of the ball.

A pass from MiltonBaumgardner resulted in a fumble, returned by the Cardinals back to the Storm’s 40-yard line, where it was then fumbled again and recovered by the Storm.

“Our guys had huge force and hustle on that play,” Klaphake said. “They knew the game was over if they didn’t get the ball.”

Following the fumble, the Milton-Baumgardner made back-to-back passes to Christian Rodriguez downeld. The second reception, 11 yards downeld, met Rodriguez in the end zone at the nal buzzer of the game.

“It felt pretty great to be in the end zone on that catch,” Rodriguez said. “It was awesome to be able to contribute on a good ball

Storm players (background) celebrate after they converted the two-point conversion and handed Alexandria a crushing defeat Oct. 12 in Alexandria. The Storm scored its final touchdown as time expired when JD Bates ran in the two-point conversion to give them a 22-21 victory.

I was able to make a play on.”

JD Bates followed up with a two-point conversion to earn the Storm’s 22-21 win.

The game started early for the Storm as they took the lead 7-0 in the rst quarter on a 34-yard pass from Milton-Baumgardner to Rodriguez. Alexandria tied it up early in the second, but SRR was able to take the lead a second time, with Bates running 10 yards into the end zone.

The Storm let through two scoring plays by Alexandria in the third and early fourth quarters before coming to those nal minutes.

“It always feels good when you can win,” Klaphake said. “We had a large group of supporters right behind us that made the win even better.”

Stats: Passing – MiltonBaumgardner 150 yds 2 TD 1 Int. Rushing – Bates 168 yds 1 TD, Rodriguez 5 yds, Jake Ackerman 4 yds. Receiving – Rodriguez 87 yds 2 TD, Storms 28 yds, Josh Schloe 23 yds, Kobe Lee 7 yds, Marcus Santillana 3 yds, Bates 2 yds.

Saluting great accomplishments in the Sauk Rapids-Rice High School What are you most looking forward to in your senior year? I am excited to read the letters we wrote to our future selves in eighth and ninth grade, but mostly I am looking forward to doing everything one last time with the best class out there. I want to enjoy every moment because there is no more saying “Oh next year.” This is it.

What is the best advice you have ever received? Always be kind. You cannot pour from an empty cup, so make sure to take care of yourself first. Paralysis by analysis will get you nowhere. There are days you will have good days and days you have bad days, but there will never be days that you do What other activities are you involved in at school? not try your best.

Minnesota Honor Society, student council, principal’s cabinet, prom committee, LINK, Project 4 Teens, choir, Storm What do you like to do in your spare time? Jam to music, watch Netflix, spend time with family and friends, Leadership Council, track and Nordic skiing. travel, read, take Buzzfeed quizzes and go shopping.

What is your favorite high school class to date?

Anatomy with Mr. Lelwica or aquatics with Mrs. Bemboom. What is your favorite meal, movie, social media, and I loved anatomy because I think learning about the body song? Pasta and ice cream, “The Sound of Music” or “Grease,” and its functions is interesting, and dissecting fetal pigs was Instagram or VSCO, “Come on Eileen” by Dexys Midnight super fun. I loved aquatics because I like being in the water, Runners or “Empress” by Morningsiders. and we got to do some insanely fun activities, like kayak What are your plans for the future? College, studying wars. in the medical field or elementary education. I would like to What skill do you possess most people do not know continue to pursue both swimming and track in some way at college. about you? I once did a headstand while yodeling.

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Dar Giess, of Pierz, leaves with his check after bringing in two beef cows to Long Prairie Packing Oct. 3 in Long Prairie. Giess was a part of a trial run of the new cattle buying station before it opened Oct. 4.

Unload times should significantly improve

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LONG PRAIRIE—The wait is over.

The long anticipated new cattle buying station at Long Prairie Packing and American Foods Group opened Oct. 4 in Long Prairie.

Two drive-through lanes for quicker and easier unloading are the highlight for the many farmers who bring their cattle to LPP. “We think the improved unloading design and increased stafng will virtually eliminate wait times,” said Dan Rentschler, vice president of cattle procurement for American Foods Group. “We’re really focusing on improved customer service with drastic improvements in wait time.”

Northern Hollow Winery awarded governor’s cup

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FOLEY — Bushels of green and red grapes dangle from vines at Northern Hollow Winery in Pine City. Jim and Deanna Truehart, of Foley, have owned and operated the winery since 2014. At their 120-acre business they pick, process and age their wine while hosting events for the public to attend.

Northern Hollow Winery was awarded with the Minnesota Governor’s Cup for the second year in a row at the 2018 International Cold Climate

“It feels good to have the recognition,” Jim said. “Each year can vary. Next year, our yield might not turn out as well as years past.”

Deanna agreed.

“It all depends on our yield,” she said. “There are so many variables, but it’s gratifying when we have a successful year.”

Northern Hollow Winery dates back 15 years to when Jim rst tried his hand at winemaking with a small kit.

“I made a raspberry wine and it sucked,” said Jim, a former truck driver. “Driving on the road, I had a lot of time to think, and I wasn’t content with the fact my wine didn’t turn out.”

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Deciding their winemaking talents could sustain itself as a business, the couple began the entrepreneurship in 2014.

“We became licensed in 2014,” Jim said. “We opened our vineyard in 2015 and named it Northern Hollow Winery because we’re located up north and in a low spot.”

The couple also bought 111 acres in Brook Park where they grow a portion of their grapes.

“Between the two locations we have about ve acres of vines which we pick ourselves and with the help from Deanna’s parents, Ray and Barb Dreyer,” Jim said. “We also have harvest volunteers and our children – Scott, Abby, and Levi – help pick our yields.”

The Trueharts’ season starts long before harvest.

“We start pruning before the snow melts,” Deanna said.

“When spring comes, we are busy fertilizing.”

As each season progresses the couple has to look for diseases, insects and weather.

“We really have to watch out for the May frost and increased rainfall,”

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Northern Hollow Winery’s Frontenac Blanc is showcased at the winery in Pine City April 12. The wine is the winery’s driest white with a light, citrus flavor.

Jim said. “Within the last couple of years, we have been struggling with the spotted winged drosophila.”

Problems are detected early as the vines take an ample amount of hands-on labor. “We continuously prune and leaf pick as a ripening technique,” Deanna said. “Vines can get up to 10-14 feet so we have to hedge them.

We start picking grapes in September after Labor Day until the second week of October.”

The vineyard contains Brianna, Frontenac Blanc, Gris, Marquet, Itasca, Prairie Star, La Crescent, St. Pépin and Sabrevois grapes. The Trueharts pick grapes off of the vine trunk and cordons, which contain about 60 buds or two clusters of grapes on

one vine.

“Last year we had an abundance of grapes,” Jim said. “By August of this year, it seemed like all our grapes ripened at the same time. Normally we have time in between each variety. It was madness.

We couldn’t pick fast enough.”

With nine varieties of grapes, the couple can create and process 16 different wines.

“White wines are a lengthier process,” Jim said.

After picking the grapes, they are crushed in a stemmer, which breaks open the skins. The juice and skins, which is called must, goes into a press.

“The juice goes into a 160- to 260-gallon stainless steel tank immediately afterward and ferments for two weeks to a month,” Jim said. “It is chilled slowly ... before being ltered and bottled.”

The process of making red wine is different.

“Our red grapes are crushed in the destemmer,” Jim said. “The juice is then pumped into top open vats

and ferments in 80-90 degrees which enhances the color.”

After nearly two weeks the juice is transferred into barrels for aging. The wine ages for a minimum of one year.

“We process about 5,000 gallons of wine each year,” Jim said. “We make fruit wines by blending and mixing together our varieties of wine. The voyager is a blend of four of our wines.”

The winery has won about 30 medals within the past four years.

“We were given the governor’s cup two years in a row for our La Crescent wine which has also won best of show,” Deanna said. “Our Brianna was awarded best in class at the 2017 Indy International Wine Competition.”

Northern Hollow Winery product is sold at more than 80 venues and retail outlets.

“Our real goal is to have more people try Minnesota wines,” Jim said. “We don’t use any California grapes. Our wines taste nothing like

California wines, they’re fruitier and sweete because of the higher acid and our reds are not high in tannins.”

The Truehart’s winery is one of eight businesses part of the East Central Craf Beverage Trail. The winery which is open to the public at scheduled hours, offers side attractions including peacock and pheasan pens, pottery items, music private classes and parties and art festivals.

“We have an upcoming wine, cheese, chocolate bread and fudge pairing Oct. 27,” Deanna said. “We also have our holiday open house Nov. 17 and 18.”

From picking grapes to bottling wine, the Trueharts are busy year-round operating the winery while sharing their passion with others.

“We are looking forward to next year’s yield,” Jim said. “We enjoy what we do because we ge to provide others with a tasty beverage that we pu so much labor into.”

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Because the ground has yet to freeze, compaction is still going to be a concern moving forward.

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