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Bob Zwick likes sharing his passion and love of softball with his grandchildren Brooklyn (left) and Axel Zwick. Zwicks desire to share the game and to help teach and promote it are reasons he is being inducted into the Minnesota Softball Hall of Fame.
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BY HERMAN LENSING STAFF WRITER
There will be 20 individuals inducted into the Minnesota Softball Hall Fame Saturday, Oct. 21, at the Historic Holmes Theatre in Detroit Lakes. Three of them — Bob Zwick of Sauk Rapids, Gary McCarney of Dayton and Gary Tripp of St. Cloud — are fairly familiar with the elds at Bob Cross Park in Sauk Rapids. It is more than the elds that they have in common, however. All three have played with successful teams and earned reputations of being associated with state championship caliber teams and/or national quali ers. Most importantly, the men all have a passion for softball. The three have played, promoted, organized and taught the game they enjoy being around. “The camaraderie and competition,” said McCarney of his reasons for staying with it for 56 years.
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Mississippi Heights Elementary School kindergarten student Blakely Klaphake gets ready to give firefighter Kaden Cahill a celebratory high-five Oct. 10 during a Fire Prevention Week presentation at the school in Sauk Rapids. Sauk Rapids Fire Department firefighters also visited Pleasantview Elementary School with their fire safety message. See inside this week’s Sauk Rapids Herald for more school visit photos from Fire Prevention Week.
D&B Auto Body concerned about supply chain changes BY TIM HENNAGIR | STAFF WRITER
D&B Auto Body’s Brandon and Nikki Anderson are keeping a watchful eye on a national labor issue. The ongoing United Auto Workers strike involving labor and the three unionized U.S. automakers is having a local impact. The rst trilateral strike in the UAW’s history is affecting the parts supply chain. “We are unable to get most of the parts we need from the ‘Big Three’ automakers PHOTO BY EVAN MICHEALSON — Ford Motor Co., General Motors and D&B Auto Body technician Kenan Anderson adjusts a new bumper reinforcing bar on a 2016 Chevy Impala during repair work Oct. 11 in Sauk Rapids. Shop Stellantis, which covers Dodge, Jeep, owners Brandon and Nikki Anderson are keeping a watchful eye on the Chrysler and Fiat,” Nikki said. continuing United Auto Workers strike, which is affecting the parts supply chain to their business.
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• Mortgage Foreclosures (3) - pg. 15 • Probate Notice - Maleska - pg. 14 • City of Sauk Rapids Summary Ord. No. 2023-813 and 2023-814 - pg. 14 • City of Sauk Rapids Reg. Meeting Minutes, Sept. 25 - pg. 14
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Sauk Rapids, Rice departments educate students BY TIM HENNAGIR STAFF WRITER
PHOTOS BY TIM HENNAGIR
(Above) Rice Assistant Fire Chief Brad Vaillancourt reviews an educational itinerary for a group of Rice Elementary School kindergarten students at the start of their Oct. 11 visit to the Rice Fire Department in Rice. Three different classes made a short morning trek to the nearby community station to learn about more about fire safety. (Left) Rice Fire Department Lt. Ben Phenow dons his firefighting helmet during an Oct. 11 equipment demonstration for visiting Rice Elementary School kindergarten students at the Rice Fire Hall in Rice. Phenow showed students how firefighters don layers of protective gear before entering a home or building to fight a fire.
Fire Prevention Week in Sauk Rapids-Rice District schools featured re ghter high ves, hugs and safety messages when area departments met with excited students. During Fire Prevention Week, children, adults and teachers learn how to stay safe in case of a re. Fire ghters provide lifesaving public education in an effort to drastically decrease re casualties. Sauk Rapids re ghters made in-person visits to Mississippi Heights Elementary School and Pleasantview Elementary School kindergarten and rst grade classes Oct. 10 and Oct. 11. Rice Elementary School students made a short morning trek to the community re station to learn about re safety. Their interaction and education with local re ghters ended with a re truck ride back to school. Students learned
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Firefighter Scott Vadnais (standing, from left) explains to Mississippi Heights first grade and kindergarten students how firefighter Kaden Cahill will enter a smokefilled room during an Oct. 10 Fire Prevention Week classroom visit. The Sauk Rapids Fire Department visited classrooms in the morning and afternoon.
about the importance of home re escape planning and practice , smoke alarms, and how re ghters don their protective gear before entering a home or building to ght a re. Kids also learned what to do if there is a re, and how to let re ghters know they need help or assistance. Fire safety education is not just for school children. Teenagers, adults
Sauk Rapids firefighters Kaden Cahill (from left) and Scott Vadnais wrap up a morning classroom visit with Mississippi Heights Elementary School kindergarten students Oct. 10. Department firefighters visited Sauk Rapids-Rice School District elementary schools to deliver their Fire Prevention Week safety and education message.
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Rice Assistant Fire Chief Brad Vaillancourt (from left), Rice Fire Chief Scott Janski and firefighter Jeremy Traut get ready to show Rice Elementary School kindergarten students the inside of an ambulance during an Oct. 11 visit to the fire station. Kids toured the equipment bay and received a fire truck ride back to school.
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from front “Right now, any parts for domestic vehicles are almost impossible to get from the original equipment manufacturer.” As the strike enters its second month, Nikki said the Sauk Rapids repair shop has not made any changes in service. Nevertheless, Brandon said the big parts houses are sucking up collision repair parts as fast as they PHOTOS BY TIM HENNAGIR can. D&B Auto Body technician Kenan Anderson finishes cleaning a metal bumper reinforcing bar on a 2016 Chevy Impala during shop work Oct. 11 “We primarily order through in Sauk Rapids. D&B Auto Body is a member of the Alliance of Automotive Gilleland and Mills Parts Center,” Service Providers of Minnesota. The trade group focuses on supporting Brandon said. “If parts get hard independently owned shops. to come by, our industry group has talked about whether or not “You might not be able to Now, Wicklund said, shops we should start moving domestic are being forced to buy all necessary nd recycled parts or buy them repairs back.” parts and have everything on hand. as aftermarket,” she said. “Those D&B Auto Body is a member parts are disappearing. Many safety The collision side of the of the Alliance of Automotive systems depend on parts being Service Providers of Minnesota. The industry is inherently different installed to exact dealer OEM than the mechanical repair side, trade group focuses on supporting speci cations.” Wicklund said. independently owned shops. It is Wicklund said AASP-MN “You may need an exact match one of the largest alliances of its teams up monthly with collision on a door handle or bumper for type in the nation. shop owners in the greater St. Cloud a particular make or model. The Linden Wicklund is the supply chain is designed not to have area to provide education regarding alliance’s executive director. She said suppliers are hanging onto parts a lot of inventory,” she said. “Shops key industry issues. Nikki said the alliance has don’t want to be sitting on inventory and selling them at a premium. served as a great resource since the they don’t actually need. It’s very That is having a big effect on questionable if insurance companies strike started. how shops schedule repairs and “It’s likely a good portion of will pay for premium parts. insurance claims. our October meeting will revolve “We are seeing shops schedule Consumers may need to consider around the parts situation and how out domestic repairs further because paying their premium if they want shops are handing things,” Nikki of the strike,” Wicklund said. “They repairs done as soon as possible.” said. “Some of my customers didn’t The complexity of vehicle might be pushing a customer out a few weeks to a month with the hope safety systems also has an effect on think about the strike until I brought it up.” that parts would become available.” parts for domestic vehicles, Nikki Nikki said the UAW strike has said. allowed their enterprise to focus on other aspects of its business, namely some much-needed physical shop improvements. The Andersons installed air conditioning to help their technicians stay a little more comfortable and scheduled paint booth and two-post lift upgrades. “We’ve been advised we should look at swapping our currently scheduled domestic repairs for imports,” Nikki said. “The strike reaching a month means we are possibly looking at a three-month parts backlog.” Wicklund said the pandemic and the UAW strike have changed how parts inventory is handled. “We’ve just come through a period where we had parts shortages D&B Auto Body technician Kenan Anderson removes the parts tracking because of COVID-19,” she said. sticker from a bumper reinforcing bar before installing it on a 2016 Chevy Impala during repair work Oct. 11 in Sauk Rapids. The collision repair shop “Before COVID, you would order parts as you needed them, and bring has not made any changes in service due to the continuing United Auto Workers strike. a vehicle through the shop.”
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Playing at shortstop, Tripp was on the American Softball Association 1991 Class B State Championship team. He was the from front starting shortstop on the state Class B 35-plus championships in 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2006. He played with “And, I enjoyed softball.” two other state championship teams McCarney, who now lives in Dayand earned three MVP awards playing ton, played for some quality teams — in state championships. The 1991 title and he did more for the sport. He started meant a lot. playing in 1966 and before retiring from “The 1991 championship is the big the game in 2022, he had earned respect one,” Tripp said. “With close to 300 teams and admiration as a good player, umpire r and of cial, serving as a district commissionGa competing in Class B, it was a major accomplishment to defeat many good teams to win er and as a Minnesota Sports Federation board state. Plus, those were the hay days of softmember. ball when everyone played.” He transferred his love of playing to More than a defensive artist, he managing and later organizing. His team could hit. Tripp had a .667 average as often nished seasons playing in state leadoff hitter and has hit at least 500 and local league championships. As an home runs. umpire, he of ciated in local, district, Going to tournaments became part state, national and international tournaof the lifestyle of all three inductees. ments. Softball might have been their passion, Among the people he got to know but it was only a part of their lives. were Zwick and Tripp. He nominated both “We live on farm just north of Sauk of them for the Minnesota Softball Hall of r Ga Rapids,” Zwick said. “It was a challenge Fame. to make it work. A lot of times we had to run Zwick came to the game in 1978 as a strong home to do chores. It was fun and worth it.” hitter. He is remembered as a pitcher. All three appreciated the patience and support of “I loved pitching and still love to pitch,” Zwick their families. said. “I’ve been married to Ione for 51 years,” McCarZwick’s passion for the game was supported and ney said. “It’s a miracle she stayed with me if you look shared by his family. Most of the 45 years he played, his wife, Rose, was at his games. They played together at the games we played. In 1983, we were 73-9 and the next year 76-20. That’s a lot of weekend softball.” for a few seasons on a co-rec team. Zwick and Tripp both had the thrill of working with “Our anniversary is in July, so we spent a lot of anniversaries at the ball eld at Gilman Days or a state their children at softball games. Zwick played with his sons, Scott and Adam, for a time, and Scott still plays. tournament,” he said. “That was fun; it was nice to play with them,” This year, Zwick could be found playing and pitching in the Sauk Rapids 50-year-old plus league as well Zwick said. Tripp coached his daughter in the Waite Park fastas pitching for teams in 65-plus qualifying and national pitch program. tournaments. He pitched for Class A Co-Rec State All three are familiar with the diamonds and comChampionship teams in 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992 and 1993. His pitching was factor in most of those wins. To plex at Bob Cross Field. They appreciate the work that hall-of-famer Dennis Kenning has done in organizing date, he has won over 1,000 slow pitch games. the league and maintaining the facility. “His control in throwing strikes and not walking To some degree, being inducted into the hall of batters was his best strength,” wrote his manager Dave fame is award for more than just themselves. Plafcan. “He was an excellent elder and very good “I was lucky to be associated with quality teams,” hitter.” McCarney said. Tripp, like Zwick, started playing in spring 1978. Zwick said he made a lot of friendships along the And similar to Zwick, he has found he can play the way. game at almost any age. He has appeared in 50-plus “I’ve been friends with some of them well over 10 leagues in St. Cloud and Sauk Rapids. He is known outyears,” he said. side the state as well. Tripp summed the award up. “It (softball) has been my passion all the years,” “It is kind of team award,” he said. “I had great Tripp said. “It was something I could do physically and teammates. Without the eight state championship teams, brought a lot pride and joy. I’m playing senior leagues I’m not sure if I’d be in. I am very humbled to be in.” in Mesa, Arizona. I played about 75 games last year.”
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State University in 1981. She was united in marriage to Thomas “Tom” A celebration of Becker Aug. 27, 1987, in life will be 1 p.m. SatSt. Cloud. Barb has lived urday, Oct. 21, at Wilmost of her life in the St. liams Dingmann Family Cloud area and worked Funeral Home in Sauk as a waitress at Perkins. Rapids for Barbara She enjoyed shing, “Barb” Matteson-Becker, playing games, tending age 66, who passed away to her vegetable garden, peacefully Oct. 3, 2023, sewing and sudoku. Barb at Quiet Oaks Hospice Barbara Matteson-Becker was always interested in House in St. Cloud. The genealogy and had a love Rev. Robert Harren will for animals. She was such of ciate and entombment grew up in Brooklyn Center and graduated a fun, trusting and honest will be at Hilltop Maufrom Park Center Senior person, who was a friend soleum in Sauk Rapids. Visitation will be after 11 High School. Barb earned to all. Barb was a wona Bachelor of Science derful wife and mother a.m. Saturday, Oct. 21, and will be missed by all 2023, at the funeral home. degree in biology and health education and a who knew her. Barb was born Jan. Barb is survived 25, 1957, in Robbinsdale minor in physical education. She graduated cum by the love of her life, to Gerald and Shirley Tom of St. Cloud; son, (Murphy) Matteson. She laude from St. Cloud
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ST. CLOUD — Young professionals in the Greater St. Cloud region with leadership aspirations are invited to apply by Nov. 14 for inclusion in a prestigious, multi-day workshop in May 2024 as part of the Harvard Business School’s Young American Leaders Program in Minnesota. This is the fourth time the program has been available for local professionals. In 2019, 2022 and 2023, the Greater St. Cloud Development Corporation partnered with the University of Minnesota, GREATER MSP and the Itasca Project in identifying leaders to participate in the program. Each years’ cohort attended a three-day workshop focusing on Harvard Business School’s research on American competitiveness, shared prosperity and cross-sector collaborations. GSDC is again serving as a 2024 MYALP selection partner to identify leaders in the region to send to MYALP next spring on the University of Minnesota campus. Those selected will join other leaders from across Minnesota to discuss pressing regional issues and strengthen their leadership capacity and organizational intent to deliver positive outcomes in their communities. Nomination forms for the 2024 cohort can be submitted by Oct. 24 at www.greaterstcloud.com/ Helen L. and worked at Coborn’s Lydia, Logan, Hunter and myalp. Nominations should include the individual’s name, professional role, resume and why they should for 27 years, retiring in one on the way. She was Landowski be considered. 2001. She was a member preceded in death by her Mass of Christian If someone would prefer self-nominating, appliof St. Augustine Catholic parents; husband, Ben of Burial will be 11 a.m. cations can be accessed on the same site and must be Church where she was 62 years in 2020; siblings, Saturday, Oct. 21, at formerly active in Chris- Pauline Walker, Marcella received by Nov. 14. St. Augustine Catholic Note that the GSDC is not considering canditian Women and helped Stockrahm, Mary Ellen Church in St. Cloud for dates running for elective of ce. serve funeral lunches. Kampa, Henry, Richard, Helen L. Landowski, age Each participant or nominee should: Helen enjoyed cooking, Albert, Lawrence, Je85, of Sauk Rapids who — Have a track record of civic engagement in baking, canning, garden- rome, John, Jim, Robert died Oct. 7, 2023, at the their city, ideally in cross-sector collaborations. Mere ing, reading, wildlife and and Tom Kardash. St. Cloud Hospital. The bird watching. She was The family would like interest or potential is not enough. Rev. Scott Pogatchnik Helen L. Landowski — Have a minimum of seven years of profesa faithful individual who to say a special thank you will of ciate and burial loved spending time with to the St. Cloud Hospital’s sional experience and an interest in collaborating will be at St. Patrick’s across the for-pro t, government and non-pro t Med 1 unit. There kind14, 1938, in Sauk Rapids her family. Cemetery. Visitation sectors for the good of their city, state or region. Survivors include ness and care for Helen to John and Lucy (Jaswill be one hour prior to This level of professional experience helps to ensure her children, Bill (Kelly) are deeply appreciated. dziewski) Kardash. She the services Saturday at participants can connect each other to a range of orLandowski and Laurie Obituary, guest married Ben Landowski the church in St. Cloud. ganizations and other individuals in their cities and (Brian) Nesius all of Sauk book and video tribute Arrangements have been Feb. 17, 1958, at Sacred available online at www. can — in their future collaborations — call on some Heart Catholic Church in Rapids; grandchildren, entrusted to Williams experience of leadership within as well as across Dingmann Family Funer- Sauk Rapids. Helen lived Jennifer, Anthony, Corey, williamsdingmann.com. R-41-1B their organization, division or community. al Home in Sauk Rapids. in the St. Cloud and Sauk Brandon and Lindsey; — Demonstrated experience working across difHelen was born Feb. 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Frosts, freezes
Decreasing temperatures in fall affect plants in different ways and gardeners are aware of these effects. Weather forecasters predict frosts based on the expected air temperature. However, local conditions and the hardiness of individual plants can predict their GREEN AND GROWING survival. IN BENTON COUNTY Air temperature, BY LINDA G. TENNESON wind speed and plant protection all play a part in plant survival. Pansies will survive a frost while impatiens will show extreme wilting. Tender plants may be protected by covering them with fabric at night that keeps the air immediately around the plant from cooling more than the outside air. Fabric is used because water vapor will not attach to it and freeze, which can happen to plastic covering. Plastic will chill and transfer that cold to any leaves that happen to be touching it which is less likely to occur when a fabric covering is used. Coverings should be removed before the daytime temperature increases to avoid heat buildup which can also harm the plant. Straw, newspapers, paper sacks or similar items may be used to provide cold protection. Placing a fall mulch onto soil is often not recommended until after the ground is frozen. Dark colored or bare soil can absorb heat and radiate it back at night, thus preventing frost for a few more days. While frosts are usually temporary and occur at or near 32 degrees, freezes are predicted when the temperature is expected to be lower and last longer. Temperature readings are taken a few feet above ground. Water vapor that occurs on the ground that is at 32 degrees or colder freezes and becomes frost. Because cold air sinks, the temperature at ground level may be colder than that a few feet higher. Similarly, plants located at the bottom of a hill may suffer frost damage while those located higher may not. Freezing temperatures harm tender plants because the moisture within cells freezes and expands, thus breaking the cell walls. Some plants can survive a single freeze but repeated freezing and thawing is fatal to them. Plants that survive the winter have cell walls adapted to temperature changes. For example, apples will survive in the fall until temperatures go below 28 degrees. The apples’ sugar content keeps damage from occurring until the temperature goes to 28 degrees or lower. A hard freeze is de ned as 28 degrees or lower for four continuous hours or more. A shorter period of this temperature may weaken apples and decrease their shelf life. Plants are often categorized as very hardy, frost tolerant or tender. Lettuce, pea, potato, spinach and others will survive temperatures of less than 28 degrees for a short period. Others such as onion, carrot, cabbage and cauli ower can survive a short period if the temperature remains above 28 degrees. Bean, cucumber, summer squash, sweet corn and other plants are tender and die when subjected to below freezing temperatures. Several websites have additional information. Iowa State University’s hortnews.extension.iastate. edu/cold-and-freeze-damage-garden-plants and University of Nebraska’s lancaster.unl.edu/frost%E2%80%93-cold-temperatures-bring-end-gardening-season contain a lot of detailed information on protecting plants in spring fall. The University of Minnesota’s extension.umn. edu/planting-and-growing-guides/protecting-treesand-shrubs-winter and Pennsylvania State University’s extension.psu.edu/frost-critical-temperatures-and-frost-protection may also be of interest. Linda G. Tenneson is a University of Minnesota Extension Master Gardener and Tree Care Advisor.
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Humanity
Are you stumped as to how to answer man, eliminating any care, concern or the question, “Why would anyone want to interest for human kind. Only the self behead babies?” This question, along with and the progression of horrible hatred many more like it, are going to need to be for anyone other than self is prioritized addressed in every generation until Jesus to advance in this dark evil. My land, my returns. rights, my food, my shelter are all that Here we are in 2023, and Jews are matter at any cost. Chants of solidarity still being persecuted for their very in hate are instantly recanted as one hate existence. Why is there an ever-growing group turns against the other. lack of regard for humanity throughout It’s like a bad movie, where one LIFE BY FAITH the world in an ever-increasing person betrays the next until the ultimate BY MERCY NYGAARD villain is at the top. News ash. The technological age of knowledge? It’s not the barbaric acts of a few that ultimate villain is Satan. This is all written show a disregard for human value. It’s the observers about in the Bible. Israel is God’s chosen people, or onlookers that see nothing wrong with the acts, and this nation will be the epic center of the last days which show the desensitizing and obliteration of any before Jesus returns. One can only do so much, but value for human life. I addressed this when David every little bit counts. So, what can we do? Daleiden leaked videos of Planned Parenthood’s Remember God is still on the throne. Jesus has harvest and sale of aborted baby body parts. Planned already won. The more we focus on our heavenly Parenthood has never been prosecuted, nor held hope as believers in Jesus, and make him Lord of accountable in any way for their actions, and worse, our life while we are still here on earth, the better we people in political of ce who defended Planned can actually do in this world. Jesus is the life inside Parenthood were voted into the vice presidency. us, and Jesus is the light of man. Without Jesus, your If we cannot value human life from its beginning good works are nothing. stages at conception, we will continue to see the Learn about God as much as you can. In light of devaluing of human life outside the womb. In third who God is, you can rightly see who you are. Have world countries, mainly in the middle east, we are conversations with God. He cares about every little not surprised at the mention of beheadings, mass detail in your life, and he hears the petitions of his executions or publicized terror on media platforms. children on other’s behalf. Yet, we’ve never celebrated it in collective groups We do not read in the Bible that humanity wins. like we see in 2023. Slaughter, kidnap, rape, ring We read that Jesus wins despite the dehumanizing squad executions and beheadings are overlooked and depravity of humanity. as chants of, “Free Palestine,” are shouted across Don’t be fooled that the devil does not exist. Europe and even in the United States of America. He’s behind the terror. Those who put their trust in There is an obvious answer to why anyone Jesus have eternal life and heavenly hope. Don’t would want to behead babies that goes much deeper wait another second to make him Lord of your life than defending a border line surrounding land. There today. is a darkness that seeps into the mind and heart of
LETTER TO THE EDITOR Drug crimes need tougher penalties By James A. Hovda, Rice It’s common knowledge we have a serious drug problem. Fentanyl is killing many of our Minnesota citizens. I suggest a course of action that would help. The solution: both judicial and legislative. Those ne’er-do-wells who sell illegal drugs should face serious consequences. If you get caught selling, prison is in your future. Don’t let the good folks with the black robes fall for the tales of woe and despair for those found guilty. The sellers are ruining lives. Will serve no less than __ years.
(A legislative issue.) Give no wiggle room for the judges. The word “probation” should not be in their vocabulary. Amounts of drugs could play a part in sentencing. Fentanyl, a whole separate category, imposing more minimum time. It will encourage law enforcement to work harder when they know what they are doing will have positive results. Double bunk at the reformatory if necessary. Sellers off the streets will save us money and will save lives and families in the long run.
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A river runs through us How many times a week do you drive he was inspired to name the islands after over the Mississippi River? Or alongside it? them? So much to learn. Do you notice how high or low the water is, The river can be a hero or a villain in how quickly that level seems to change? Do our stories. Its mighty power was harnessed you think about its vastness? to mill our by Charles Pillsbury. He Starting from a trickle you can walk couldn’t have imagined there would be a across at Lake Itasca to a wide and powerful squishy dough boy named after him one end at the Gulf of Mexico, the Mighty day, with an adorable giggle and loads of Miss travels an astonishing 2,340 miles. As merchandise. I once saw the actual pair of I started to read about the river, I learned tiny jeans that were worn by the Pillsbury HUMBLE+BOLD Doughboy in a crescent rolls commercial in there’s been disagreement over the origin; is it Lake Itasca or Elk Lake? It is hard to know BY RHONDA SILTMAN the Museum of Broadcast Communications where something so vast truly begins. Just in Chicago. That’s a huge leap from humble like in life. beginnings of a mill on the river. You never know Do you ever ponder the river as you traverse it where the river will take you. Or why the Doughboy in your daily travels? The history, the industry, the sometimes wears pants but mostly does not. literature? I decided it was worth some noodling, a The river’s power can also be devastating, roaring stack of library books and internet rabbit holes. I am no up over its banks and ooding homes, parks, whatever historian, just a collector of thoughts, and I found many is in its wake. Navigation can seem easy when it’s a lazy of interest. stretch of the river. Or darkness can descend without I’ve been on a literary adventure with Harold and a dry spot to camp, which happened to ol’ Harold and Frances (called “Russell” for some curious reason) Russell as they paddled along to Brainerd. The power is Speakman, who traveled the river in 1925, and harnessable, and yet it is not. recorded their adventures in a delightful book, “Mostly Last night, I read of Harold and Russell’s struggles Mississippi: A Very Damp Adventure”, published in to traverse the water past the Watab Paper Mill and 1927. Since I am still early on in the book, they are in a through the roughest patch of the river they’d yet canoe and just passed through Little Falls. There, they encountered: the Sauk Rapids. They weren’t referring happened upon a bronze tablet and mound of stones to our city, but rather the so-named rapids. A few short marking the chimney of a block house built by Zebulon pages later, they came upon the group of islands in St. Pike in October 1805. Just a short 218 years ago, and Cloud, not knowing that they had been christened the already 120 years before Harold and Russell found it Beaver Islands by the same man whose footsteps they without Google Maps. had walked in days earlier. As Pike’s name popped off the page, I was The Majestic Mighty Mississip’! A source of delighted to recall that I had also learned that he navigation, a source of economic opportunity, a source christened our local Beaver Islands with their name on of abundant game ( sh, fowl and fauna, too) and beauty. Oct. 10, 1805. When you cross the University Bridge, Ominous dangers, rapids and ooding. And adventure. do you think of Pike coming upon a group of islands I am writing this on the exact same date that while exploring the river for potential military posts? I Zebulon adventured upon those islands. Learning is can see him looking over the islands, thinking, “Wow, an adventure, too. A little drier and safer, perhaps, but look at all those beavers!” How many were there, that exhilarating just the same.
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A governing board of nine volunteer putting up another hanger, which generates commissioners serves without compenrevenue. sation. Olson, a pilot, has been involved Commissioners have a balance of with the St. Cloud Regional Airport aviation, airport operations and busisince 1990. ness development experience. After receiving a bachelor’s “Former Benton County Comdegree in aeronautical studies from missioner Jake Bauerly suggested I the University of North Dakota, she BY TIM HENNAGIR throw my name into the hat,” Quade attended St. Cloud State University STAFF WRITER said. “I bring a business and operaand earned a master’s in technology St. Cloud area leaders worked for years to move tions perspective.” education and a doctorate in higher airport oversight away from the city to a new regionThe authority structure provides education administration. al authority established by governmental joint resoa better t regarding the airport’s “There was a lot of working inlutions. users and the communities it serves, volved in getting the FAA to approve Three counties — Sherburne, Stearns and Benton Olson said. ng the governance transfer,” Olson said. A — and the city of St. Cloud now appoint volunteer “Community members don’t realize “Our board members have put in a lot of commissioners to an airport authority board of direc- how much aviation touches their personal work since then.” tors. and business lives each day,” she said. “I During the Benton County Board’s John Quade, one of Benton County’s two St. hope the board can create that awareOct. 3 meeting, Commissioner Ed Cloud Regional Airport Authority commissioners, ness.” Popp suggested to fellow commiswas unanimously reappointed Oct. 3 by the county Quade said the St. Cloud Resioners that airport representatives board. gional Airport is a strong area ecoprovide in-person updates. He will serve a second term from Jan. 1, 2024, to nomic driver. Olson said the airport authority June 30, 2027. Commissioners continue to board is planning a town hall tour. County commissioners also reappointed Angela look at revenue-enhancing op“We want to reach out to comOlson as the lone at-large member. portunities, recently implementing a munity members, and not just aviQuade, a Rice resident, was recently named vice long-term parking fee increase. ation, to get them excited about the president of business development for Knife River A 2019 Minnesota Department of airport,” Olson said. “Supporting the Corp. He has 28 years of experience with Knife Riv- Transportation study determined the airport nancially and operationally is er and previously was president of the company’s St. Cloud Regional Airport contributes important.” h North Central Region, a position he held since 2012. approximately $49.2 million in state and St. Cloud will continue to support airJo Olson lives in Clear Lake and works for Bollig local revenue. port operations for the next 10 years through Engineering Inc. as a project coordinator and aviation “We are working hard as a board of directors its existing airport levy. A city local option sales planner. to make sure we are maximizing opportunities for tax will continue through 2038. The Federal Aviation Administration approved a Benton County taxpayers,” Quade said. The new model for airport governance includes new airport governance structure effective Dec. 21, Allegiant Air is continuing to ramp up services, management and operations as well as future authori2021. he said, and one of the authority’s rst initiatives was ty as a special taxing district.
Policing pot mittee consisting of himself, an assistant county attorney, the land State legislators services director and legalized cannabis use, public health of cials possession and cultivamet over several months tion in Minnesota as of since the passage of canAug. 1. nabis legalization to disBenton County com- cuss how the ordinance missioners approved an would look and methods ordinance with the max- for enforcement. imum allowable ne for As opposed to alcothe petty misdemeanor hol and tobacco, Heck of $300 on Oct. 3. said the legislation gives Tasked with enforc- counties the unique ing the new laws, Benauthority to regulate ton County Sheriff Troy cannabis use in public Heck said the substance places. oversight effort is unlike Violating the cananything he has seen. nabis use ordinance “This is unprecquali es as a petty misedented as far as my demeanor, making the experience,” Heck said, lowest level of criminal regarding the legalizaactivity that the sheriff’s tion of cannabis. “It has of ce deals with — simbeen a consistent and ilar to a speeding ticket. relentless effort on (be“When you talk half) of those that have about what kind of enwanted to legalize this forcement effort we are over the last ve or six going to put forward, years.” you need to keep into Heck said a comcontext we have much BY HANS LAMMEMAN STAFF WRITER
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more important and impactful public safety things to enforce,” Heck said. “We are always going to want to focus our resources on the things that are going to most effectively impact public safety here in Benton County.” Heck said cannabis use in public spaces could be considered a nuisance, meaning it is not necessarily a top priority for sheriff’s deputies unless it becomes a signi cantly larger issue. A lot of people will likely use the legal product responsibly as the law allows, Heck said. However, the ordinance gives the sheriff’s of ce a tool to address people not using cannabis responsibly. For example, he said if a group of individuals went to Bend in the River Regional Park to smoke cannabis and harass people, this ordinance gives the county the authority to put a stop to the activity. “The ordinance says you can’t consume cannabis products in public, and it also says that you can’t smoke or vape cannabis products around a minor,” Heck said. “Those are things I think are readily identi able, especially if you are
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talking about ingesting cannabis through some sort of smoking means.” Heck said proximity to children is not de ned in the ordinance or statute, meaning these charges will come down to instance-speci c facts and of cer discretion. “If you are sitting in the car with your children with the windows closed, and you roll down the windows for smoke to billow out like ‘Fast Times at Ridgemont High,’ that is pretty obvious compared to someone in their yard with a group of children 50 feet away,” Heck said. Heck expects of cers will most commonly pursue possible citations through complaints. He said proactive enforcement is possible, but there are plenty of more impactful uses of of cers’ time rather than patrolling around looking for people consuming cannabis. If someone is frequently ticketed for violating the ordinance, they can continue the trend without the risk of a more severe charge as long as they pay the $300 nes on time, Heck said. Concerning enforce-
ment are large public events like concerts, community gatherings and festivals. Heck used this year’s Benton County Fair as an example of how of cers will handle the issue going forward. “We didn’t have our ordinance at the county fair, but we did have a statement from the fair board saying cannabis use was not going to be acceptable on their property,” Heck said. “That was one of the things our staff was watching as they were walking around this gathering of people.” Of cers did not encounter any issues of people using cannabis at the county fair that required enforcement, Heck said. Heck’s primary concern regarding cannabis legalization is youth access and the trend among high schoolers thinking consumption has no adverse health impacts. He said the use of cannabis can lead to dependence and developmental issues for people who begin using it at a young age. “There actually isn’t a criminal penalty for an underage person to possess cannabis, just like there is no longer
a criminal penalty for an underage person to possess tobacco,” Heck said. “It could be con scated (and) there could be sanctions from the schools and other sanctions that are noncriminal in nature that are levied against them, but the days of writing someone a citation for having tobacco or cannabis are simply gone.” The legislation also created a hiccup within the sheriff’s of ce regarding using K-9 units to establish probable cause for controlled substances. “We have K-9 Ragnar, and I believe he is 8 years old,” Heck said. “He was of the generation that was trained to detect and alert on cannabis. This has created an issue. With the legalization of cannabis, we have consulted with our county attorney’s of ce, and they have recommended we not use Ragnar as a means to establish probable cause for a search because of this issue.” The sheriff’s of ce plans to replace Ragnar in the next couple of years with a K-9 of cer that is not trained to alert of cers to the presence of cannabis.
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MEETING INFORMATION Doors Open • Doors will open one hour prior to each meeting. Attendees will have an opportunity to review maps and materials for the project. During this time, comments made by attendees will become a part of the record for Commission consideration only if the attendee submits the comment in writing. Forms will be available for this purpose. • Commission and Department staff, as well as staff from Great River Energy and Minnesota Power, will be available to answer questions about the project and the process. Public Meeting • During the public meeting, Commission and Department staff will make a presentation regarding the state’s environmental review and permitting process. • After the presentations, attendees will have the opportunity to offer oral and/or written comments into the record. • The same information will be presented at each meeting. • Each meeting will last until everyone at the meeting has had an opportunity to speak. • Comments received at the meeting and during the comment period will be used to develop the scope of the environmental assessment for this project.
WRITTEN COMMENT PERIOD Written comments will be accepted through November 21, 2023. Please include the docket numbers in all communications (22-415 and 22-416). Focus your comments on information that will help answer the following questions: • What potential human and environmental impacts of the proposed project should be studied in the environmental assessment? • Are there methods to minimize, mitigate, or avoid these impacts that should be studied in the environmental assessment? • Are there any alternative routes or route segments that should be studied to mitigate potential impacts associated with the proposed project? • Are there any unique characteristics of the proposed route or the project that should be considered? • Are there other ways to meet the stated need for the project, instead of the proposed transmission line, e.g., a different size or type of facility? If so, what alternatives to the project should be studied in the environmental assessment? Comments may be submitted: Email: Jim.Sullivan@state.mn.us Online: https://mn.gov/commerce/energyfacilities/#comment U.S. Mail: Jim Sullivan Minnesota Department of Commerce 85 7th Place East, Suite 280 St. Paul, MN 55101 Important: Comments will be made available to the public via the Commission’s website, except in limited circumstances consistent with the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act. The Commission and the Department do not edit or delete personal identifying information from submissions.
PROJECT DESCRIPTION Minnesota Power and Great River Energy have submitted a certificate of need and route permit application for an approximately 180-mile, double circuit 345 kV transmission line from Itasca County to Benton County, Minnesota (Northland Reliability Project). The project consists of two segments. The first project segment consists of an approximately 140-mile long, double circuit 345 kV transmission line connecting the Iron Range Substation near Grand Rapids, Minnesota to a new Cuyuna Series Compensation Station near Ironton, and to the existing Benton County Substation near St. Cloud, Minnesota. The second project segment replaces an existing 20-mile 230 kV line with a double circuit 345 kV line from the Benton County Substation to a new Xcel Energy Big Oaks Substation near Monticello, Minnesota. Additionally, the second segment will replace an existing 20-mile 345 kV line from the Benton County substation to Xcel Energy’s Sherco Substation in Sherburne County using double circuit 345 kV structures.
Upon completion of the public hearing process, and after receiving the ALJ’s report, the Commission will make final decisions on a certificate of need and route permit for the project, expected in late 2024. If the Commission issues a route permit, Minnesota Power and Great River Energy may exercise the power of eminent domain to acquire land for this project pursuant to Minn. Stat. § 216E.12.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Filing Requirements. Utilities, telecommunications carriers, official parties, and state agencies are required to file documents using the Commission’s electronic filing system (eFiling). All parties, participants, and interested persons are encouraged to use eFiling: mn.gov/puc/ edockets, select Go to eDockets and follow the prompts. Full Case Record. See all documents filed in this matter on the Commission’s website at: mn.gov/puc/edockets, select Go to eDockets, enter the year (22) and the docket numbers (416) for the certificate of need or (415) for the route permit and select Search. Subscribe to the Docket. To receive email notification when new documents are filed in this matter visit: https://www.edockets.state.mn.us/EFiling, select Subscribe to Dockets and follow the prompts. Project Mailing List. Sign up to receive notices about project milestones and opportunities to participate or change your mailing preference. Email docketing.puc@ state.mn.us or call Leesa Norton at 651-201-2246 with the docket numbers (22-415 and 22-416), your name, mailing address, and email address. Department of Commerce Project Website: https://eera.web.commerce.state.mn.us/web/ project/15114
PROJECT CONTACTS Public Utilities Commission Craig Janezich, Energy Facilities Planner, craig.janezich@state.mn.us or 651-201-2203 Department of Commerce Jim Sullivan, Environmental Review Manager, jim.sullivan@state.mn.us or 651-539-1059 Great River Energy Dan Lesher, Manager, Transmission Permitting and Land Rights, dlesher@GREnergy.com, 763-445-5975 Minnesota Power Jim Atkinson, Manager, jbatkinson@mnpower.com, 218-355-3561 If any reasonable accommodation is needed to enable you to fully participate in these meetings, please contact the Commission at 651-296-0406 or 1-800-657-3782 at least one week in advance of the meeting. To request this document in another format such as large print or audio, call 651-296-0406 (voice). Persons with a hearing or speech impairment may call using their preferred Telecommunications Relay Service or email consumer.puc@state.mn.us for assistance.
REVIEW PROCESS The proposed Northland Reliabilty Project requires two approvals from the Commission – a certificate of need and a route permit. Minnesota Power and Great River Energy filed a combined certificate of need and route permit application with the Commission on August 4, 2023. The Commission subsequently determined that the application was complete and initiated an environmental review and hearing process. This process will take about 12 months to complete, culminating in Commission decisions on the CN and RP. Environmental Review. Minnesota Department of Commerce, Energy Environmental Review and Analysis (EERA) staff will prepare an environmental assessment (EA) for the project. The EA will analyze the potential human and environmental impacts of the proposed project and alternatives to the project, as well as methods to mitigate potential impacts. Public Hearing. When the EA is complete and issued, a public hearing will be held in the project area. An Office of Administrative Hearings administrative law judge (ALJ) will preside over the hearing. At the hearing, members of the public will have an opportunity to make an oral presentation, submit comments, and ask questions of the applicant and staff. The ALJ will use the EA, the hearing transcripts, and the entire administrative record to write a report for the Commission, that will include a findings of fact, conclusions of law, and recommendations regarding the project.
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The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (Commission) and the Minnesota Department of Commerce (Department) will hold public information and environmental assessment (EA) scoping meetings on Minnesota Power and Great River Energy’s certificate of need (CN) and route permit (RP) application for the Itasca County to Benton County 345 kilovolt (kV) transmission line project on the following dates:
Docket Numbers: E015, ET2/CN-22-416; E015, ET2/TL-22-415
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PUBLIC NOTICES REGULAR MEETING SAUK RAPIDS CITY COUNCIL SAUK RAPIDS GOVERNMENT CENTER, 250 Summit Ave N. Monday, September 25, 2023 6:00PM MINUTES 1. Call to Order and Pledge of Allegiance Mayor Kurt Hunstiger called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. All members present. 2. Additions or Changes to the Agenda NONE 3. Approve the Agenda Motion: Moved by Councilperson Ellering and seconded by Councilperson Thronson to approve the agenda. Motion carried unanimously. 4. Approve Minutes A. 9-11-2023 Regular City Council Meeting Minutes Motion: Moved by Councilperson Thronson and seconded by Councilperson Seamans to approve the 9-11-2023 Regular City Council Meeting Minutes. Motion carried unanimously. 5. Receive and File NONE 6. Mayor’s Communications • Thank You to Rock the Riverside Sponsors & Volunteers—Mayor Hunstiger listed off all of the 2023 Rock the Riverside sponsors. He thanked the sponsors for their generosity and help in making the event a success. Mayor Hunstiger also thanked Rockin’ 101, The Goat, the sound technician, the sign language interpreters, food vendors, the stage company, and WhiteBox Marketing. He noted that a huge thank you goes out to the event volunteers, Mark Campbell and Danny Long, for all of their help with assisting sponsors and ensuring that the events run smoothly. Mayor Hunstiger thanked Ross Olson for all that he does with securing the bands, the sponsors, and for helping out at each concert event. He also thanked the Public Works Department for all that they do to keep The Clearing always looking great. Mayor Hunstiger stated that he also wanted to thank the Sauk Rapids Police Department for the time that the police of cers and reserve of cers put in providing security at each event. Lastly, Mayor Hunstiger thanked the City Council for all that they did to make the park improvements and this event possible. 7. Audience Items/Visitors Total Time Limit 2 Minutes for Items NOT on the Agenda • Eric Pray, 430 Nanda Knoll, stated that he has been hearing rumors about low-income housing going in near 4th Street and 8th Ave South. Pray asked what the City knew about this. Todd Schultz, Community Development Director, stated that he hasn’t heard anything in regards to any low-income or subsidized housing planned for this location. 8. Public Hearings NONE 9. Consent Agenda A. Approve Purchase of DJI Matrice 30T Drone B. Approve Attendance to the 2023 MN State Fire Chief’s Conference C. Approve 2023 Plumbing and Mechanical Contractor Licenses D. Approve Resolution Accepting Cash Donation E. Approve Change Order No. 3 to the 2022 Second Avenue North Improvement Project F. Authorize SEH to Prepare a Quote Package for Extending Sanitary Sewer to the Old Meat Locker Site G. Approve Renewal of Gas and Electric Franchises with Northern States Power Company H. Approve Appointment of Assistant Police Chief Motion: Moved by Councilperson Thronson and seconded by Councilperson Ellering to approve consent agenda item 9A9H. Motion carried unanimously. 10. Regular Agenda A. 2024 Budget-Preliminary Levy Motion: Moved by Councilperson Sauer and seconded by Councilperson Thronson to approve the Resolution Adopting a Preliminary 2024 Tax Levy. Motion carried unanimously. 11. Other Staff Items A. Next City Council Meeting is Tuesday, October 11th Due to Holiday 12. Other Council Items and Communications NONE 13. Approve List of Bills and Claims Motion: Moved by Councilperson Sauer and seconded by Councilperson Seamans to approve the List of Bills and Claims. Motion carried unanimously. 14. Adjournment Motion: Moved by Councilperson Thronson and seconded by Councilperson Ellering to adjourn the meeting. Motion carried unanimously. Mayor Hunstiger adjourned the meeting at 6:16 PM R-41-1B
CITY OF SAUK RAPIDS SUMMARY OF PUBLICATION ORDINANCE No. 2023-813 and 2023-814 The following is the of cial summary of Ordinance No. 2023-813 and 2023-814 approved by the Sauk Rapids City Council on October 10, 2023: The City Council adopted the electric and gas franchise fee ordinances to implement the collection of franchise fees. A complete, printed copy of the ordinance is available for inspection by any person during regular of ce hours at City Hall or the entire Fee Schedule may be viewed on the City’s website at www.ci.sauk-rapids.mn.us. R-41-1B
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Bigs, Littles benefit from $10,000 grant RDO Equipment Co.’s Henkel nominates mentorship organization ST. CLOUD — Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Minnesota, which pairs adult mentors with youth mentees in one-to-one mentoring relationships, is the recipient of a special Community Builder grant from the Offutt Family Foundation. The Community Builder Program is a unique initiative supported by R.D. Offutt Company, parent company of RDO Equipment Co. of Sauk Rapids, designed to support charitable organizations and nonpro ts in communities across the RDO footprint. All RDO team members are invited to apply for Community Builder grants in the program’s eighth year to support causes they are passionate about and that make a difference in the communities where they work and live. RDO Equipment Co.’s customer service adviser David Henkel nominated the agency for the grant. Henkel is also a Big in BBBS’ community-based mentoring program and has been matched with his Little, Alex, for three years. “My involvement with the Big Brother Big Sister program began in 2019,” Henkel said. “I had a close friend who was involved in the program, and I noticed how fun and rewarding the Big Brother Big Sisters
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Jackie Johnson, executive director of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Minnesota, shakes hands with David Henkel, of RDO Equipment Co., while Henkel and his Little, Alex, present $10,000 to the mentorship organization. BBBS of Central Minnesota received the grant from the Offutt Family Foundation after Henkel nominated the organization through his employer.
have been for them. After meeting with a program coordinator and learning more about the mission: ‘Create and support one-to-one mentoring relationships that ignite the power and promise of youth,’ I was hooked.” As a team member at RDO Equipment Co., Henkel immediately thought of highlighting the work of BBBS of Central Minnesota. The Offutt Family Foundation approved the application and granted the organization $10,000 to continue its efforts. Since 2015, through the Community Builder program, the Offutt Family Foundation has awarded $1.4 million in grants to nonpro ts and causes that RDO team members are passionate about. This year’s
Community Builder Grant program exclusively focused on supporting organizations in healthcare, education and community development. Altogether, a total of $345,500 was awarded to 48 recipients. In addition to funding from the Offutt Family Foundation, R.D. Offutt Company partnered to support each award as a tribute to nominating team members and their passion for causes within their communities. At BBBS of Central Minnesota, the grant will be used to continue to make meaningful, professionally-supported one-to-one relationships between adult mentors and youth mentees. The relationships have proven to help build con dence in lo-
cal youth and improve their educational goals and expectations. “We are so grateful for the work our Bigs do each and every day with their Littles,” said Jackie Johnson, executive director of BBBS of Central Minnesota. “When our mentors nominate us for awards or grants like this generous grant from the Offutt Family Foundation, it means so much to our agency because it goes to show what an impact we are making on the lives of both the mentors and mentees. Grants like these make matches like David and Alex’s possible, and we look forward to making more connections to defend the potential of kids across Central Minnesota.”
PUBLIC NOTICE William M. Maleska, aka William Matthew Maleska, Decedent. It is Ordered and Notice is given that on November 3, 2023, at 8:45 a.m., a hearing will be held in this Court at 725 Courthouse Square, St. Cloud, Minnesota, for the adjudication of intestacy NOTICE AND ORDER OF and determination of heirHEARING ON PETITION ship of the Decedent, and FOR FORMAL ADJUDI- for the appointment of RonCATION OF INTESTACY, ald B. Maleska, whose adDETERMINATION OF dress is 37013 Co. Road #2, HEIRSHIP, APPOINT- St. Joseph, MN 56374 and MENT OF PERSONAL Dorothy Bromenshenkel, REPRESENTATIVE AND whose address is 105 HickNOTICE TO CREDITORS man Drive, Sauk Centre, MN 56378 as Personal RepEstate of resentatives of the Estate PROBATE NOTICE STATE OF MINNESOTA COUNTY OF STEARNS SEVENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT DISTRICT COURT PROBATE DIVISION Court File No: 73-PR-23-7559
of the Decedent in an UNSUPERVISED administration. Any objections to the petition must be led with the Court prior to or raised at the hearing. If proper and if no objections are led or raised, the Personal Representatives will be appointed with full power to administer the Estate, including the power to collect all assets, to pay all legal debts, claims, taxes and expenses, to sell real and personal property, and to do all necessary acts for the Estate. Notice is also given that (subject to Minnesota Statutes section 524.3-801) all creditors having claims
against the Estate are required to present the claims to the Personal Representatives or to the Court Administrator within four months after the date of this Notice or the claims will be barred. BY THE COURT Dated: September 22, 2023 /s/ Shan C. Wang Judge of District Court Attorney for Petitioner Peter Vogel Rosenmeier Law Of ce, LLC 210 Second Street NE Little Falls, MN 56345 Attorney License No: 113037 Telephone: (320) 632-5458 Email: p.vogel@littlefallslaw. com R-40-2B
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PUBLIC NOTICES NOTICE OF VOLUNTARY MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that default has occurred in conditions of the following described mortgage: DATE OF MORTGAGE: November 30, 2020 MORTGAGOR: Home Builder Construction and Consulting, Inc. MORTGAGEE: Alliant Finance, LLC DATE AND PLACE OF RECORDING: Recorded December 4, 2020, in the of ce of the Benton County Recorder, Document No. 447891. ASSIGNMENTS OF MORTGAGE: NONE. TRANSACTION AGENT: NONE. TRANSACTION AGENT’S MORTGAGE I D E N T I F I C AT I O N NUMBER ON MORTGAGE: NONE. LENDER OR BROKER AND MORTGAGE ORIGINATOR STATED ON MORTGAGE: Alliant Finance, LLC RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE SERVICER: N/A M O R T G A G E D PROPERTY ADDRESSES: 3343 Old Stone Way NE; 3173 Old Stone Way NE; 3177 Old Stone Way NE;
3187 Old Stone Way NE; 3189 Old Stone Way NE; 3301 Old Stone Way NE; 3311 Old Stone Way NE, Sauk Rapids, MN 56379. TAX PARCEL I.D.s #: 190453100; 190491100; 190491200; 190491300; 190491400; 190493100; 190493200 LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY: Lot 7, Block 2, Villages of Creek Side, according to the plat and survey thereof on le and of record in the of ce of the County Recorder in and for Benton County, Minnesota; AND Lots 3, 4, 5, and 6, Block 1, Villages of Creek Side Plat 6, according to the plat and survey thereof on le and of record in the of ce of the County Recorder in and for Benton County, Minnesota; AND Lots 2 and 3, Block 3, Villages of Creek Side Plat 6, according to the plat and survey thereof on le and of record in the of ce of the County Recorder in and for Benton County, Minnesota. PARTIAL RELEASE: Lots 5 and 6, Block 1, Villages of Creek Side Plat 2; Lots 1 and 2, Block 1, and Lot 4, Block 3, Villages of Creek Side Plat 6, Benton County, Minnesota
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: March 13, 2013 MORTGAGOR: Eric J Novak single man. M O RT G A G E E : Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as mortgagee, as nominee for American Heritage National Bank, its successors and assigns. DATE AND PLACE OF RECORDING: Recorded March 18, 2013 Benton County Recorder, Document No. 395470. ASSIGNMENTS OF MORTGAGE: Assigned to: Carrington Mortgage Services, LLC. Dated October 2, 2023 Recorded October 4, 2023, as Document No. 468598. 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 MORTGAGE: 100590200000011536 LENDER OR BROKER AND MORTGAGE ORIGINATOR STATED ON MORTGAGE: American Heritage National Bank RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE SERVICER: Carrington Mortgage Services LLC M O R T G A G E D PROPERTY ADDRESS: 10320 Golden Spike Road Northeast, Gilman, MN 56333 TAX PARCEL I.D. #: 140000502 LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY: See attached Legal Description. State of Minnesota Benton County That part of the Northeast
Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, of Section 4, Township 37 North, Range 29; described as follows: Commencing at the Northeast corner of said Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter; thence West on an assumed bearing, along the north line of said Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter a distance of 920.40 feet to a point herinafter referred to as Point “A”, to the intersection with the center line of Benton County Road 3: thence South 49 degrees 54 minutes 00 seconds West, along said center line 166.70 feet; thence South 21 degrees 44 minutes 00 seconds East 217.00 feet; thence South 49 degrees 54 minutes 00 seconds West, parallel with said center line 160.00 feet to the point of beginning of the land to be described; thence North 30 degrees 53 minutes 40 seconds West 212.75 feet to a point in said center line, distant 361.70 feet southwesterly of aforementioned Point “A”; thence South 49 degrees 54 minutes 00 seconds West, along said center line 143.00 feet; thence South 23 degrees 29 minutes 48 seconds East 214.91 feet to the intersection with a line drawn South 49 degrees 54 minutes 00 seconds West, parallel with said center line, from the point of beginning; thence North 49 degrees 54 minutes 00 seconds East to the point of beginning. Subject to the right-of-way of said Benton County Road 3 and easements of record. COUNTY IN WHICH PROPERTY IS LOCATED: Benton ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF MORTGAGE: $115,306.00 AMOUNT DUE AND CLAIMED TO BE DUE AS OF DATE OF NOTICE, INCLUDING TAXES, IF ANY, PAID BY MORTGAGEE: $91,303.03 That prior to the commencement of this mortgage foreclosure proceeding Mortgagee/
were previously released from the above-described mortgage and are not included in this foreclosure sale. COUNTY IN WHICH PROPERTY IS LOCATED: Benton ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF MORTGAGE: $225,000.00 AMOUNT DUE AND CLAIMED TO BE DUE AS OF DATE OF NOTICE, INCLUDING TAXES, IF ANY, PAID BY MORTGAGEE: $174,275.62 That this mortgage foreclosure is being conducted in accordance with the terms and conditions of a Voluntary Mortgage Foreclosure Agreement dated September 21, 2023, by and between Mortgagor and Mortgagee. That prior to the commencement of this mortgage foreclosure proceeding Mortgagee complied with all notice requirements as required by statute and conditions precedent; 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 2, 2023 at 10:00 AM PLACE OF SALE: Benton County Sheriff’s Of ce, 581 Highway 23, Foley, MN 56329 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 two (2) months from the date of said sale by the mortgagor(s) their personal representatives or assigns. Each holder of a junior lien may redeem in the order and manner provided in Minnesota Statutes Section 582.32, Subd. 9, beginning after the expiration of the mortgagor’s redemption period. Dated: September 22, 2023 Alliant Finance, LLC Mortgagee LIEBO, WEINGARDEN, DOBIE & BARBEE P.L.L.P. Attorneys for Mortgagee 4500 Park Glen Road #300 Minneapolis, MN 55416 (952) 925-6888 84-23-005116 FC R-39-4B
NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE 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 7, 2023 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 7, 2024, unless that date falls on a weekend or legal holiday, in which case it is the next weekday, and unless the
redemption period is reduced to 5 weeks under MN Stat. Secs. 580.07 or 582.032. MORTGAGOR(S) RELEASED FROM FINANCIAL OBLIGATION ON MORTGAGE: None “THE TIME ALLOWED BY LAW FOR REDEMPTION BY THE MORTGAGOR, THE MORTGAGOR’S 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, 2023 Carrington Mortgage Services, LLC Mortgagee/Assignee of Mortgagee LIEBO, WEINGARDEN, DOBIE & BARBEE, P.L.L.P. Attorneys for Mortgagee/ Assignee of Mortgagee 4500 Park Glen Road #300 Minneapolis, MN 55416 (952) 925-6888 85 - 23-005343 FC IN THE EVENT REQUIRED BY FEDERAL LAW: THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR. R-41-6B
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PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE THE RIGHT TO VERIFICATION OF THE DEBT AND IDENTITY OF THE ORIGINAL CREDITOR WITHIN THE TIME PROVIDED BY LAW IS NOT AFFECTED BY THIS ACTION. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that default has occurred in conditions of the following described mortgage: DATE OF MORTGAGE: January 5, 2002 MORTGAGOR: Jeffrey Ralph Millner, a single person. M O RT G A G E E : Homeland Mortgage, LLC. DATE AND PLACE OF RECORDING: Recorded January 18, 2002 Benton County Recorder, Document No. 282046. ASSIGNMENTS OF MORTGAGE: Assigned to: First Federal Savings Bank. Dated January 10, 2002 Recorded January 18, 2002, as Document No. 282047. And thereafter assigned to: Washington Mutual Bank, FA. Dated January 10, 2002 Recorded January 18, 2002, as Document No. 282048. And thereafter assigned to: Wells Fargo Bank, NA. Dated April 7, 2007 Recorded April 17, 2007, as Document No. A347525. And thereafter assigned to: Specialized Loan Servicing LLC. Dated January 25, 2019 Recorded January 25, 2019, as Document No. 433959. And thereafter assigned to: Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, as trustee for the bene t of the Freddie Mac Seasoned Loans Structured Transaction Trust, Series 2019-3. Dated March 3, 2020 Recorded March 5, 2020, as Document No. 441612. TRANSACTION AGENT: NONE TRANSACTION AGENT’S MORTGAGE I D E N T I F I C AT I O N NUMBER ON MORTGAGE: NONE LENDER OR BROKER AND MORTGAGE ORIGINATOR STATED ON MORTGAGE: Homeland Mortgage, LLC RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE SERVICER: Select Portfolio Servicing, Inc. M O R T G A G E D PROPERTY ADDRESS: 264 Birch Drive, Foley, MN 56329 TAX PARCEL I.D. #: 13.00648.00 LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY: LOT TWENTY-ONE (21), BLOCK SIX (6), FOLEY DEVELOPMENT PLAT IN THE CITY OF FOLEY; COUNTY OF BENTON, STATE OF MINNESOTA. COUNTY IN WHICH PROPERTY IS LOCATED: Benton O R I G I N A L PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF MORTGAGE: $115,000.00 AMOUNT DUE AND CLAIMED TO BE DUE AS OF DATE OF NOTICE, INCLUDING TAXES, IF ANY, PAID BY MORTGAGEE: $92,702.68 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 16, 2023 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 16, 2024, unless that date falls on a weekend or legal holiday, in which case it is the next weekday, and unless the redemption period is reduced to 5 weeks under MN Stat. Secs. 580.07 or 582.032. MORTGAGOR(S) RELEASED FROM FINANCIAL OBLIGATION ON MORTGAGE: None “THE TIME ALLOWED BY LAW FOR REDEMPTION BY THE MORTGAGOR, THE MORTGAGOR’S 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 11, 2023 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, as trustee Mortgagee/Assignee of Mortgagee LIEBO, WEINGARDEN, DOBIE & BARBEE, P.L.L.P. Attorneys for Mortgagee/ Assignee of Mortgagee 4500 Park Glen Road #300 Minneapolis, MN 55416 (952) 925-6888 38 - 23-005114 FC IN THE EVENT REQUIRED BY FEDERAL LAW: THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR. R-37-6B
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Twins come up short against Astros After winning their rst playoff series since 2002 with a sweep of the Toronto Blue Jays in the wild card round, the Minnesota Twins fell 3-1 to the Houston Astros in a divisional series which showed that the Twins have some improvements to make before they can hang with truly elite teams. Strikeouts were a problem for Twins hitters all season long, and the playoffs were no exception. Twins hitters struck out 52 times in the four-game series against Houston, and while the Astros have a decent starting rotation and strong bullpen, that is an untenable strikeout rate if you’re trying to win ballgames. It’s one thing if hitters are getting blown away by elite pitching, but that wasn’t the case against Houston. The Twins were repeatedly swinging through fastballs in the zone, fouling off hittable pitches and taking close pitches with two strikes. For the most part, the Twins were able to get runners on base, but their inability to put the ball in play consistently doomed them against a playoffhardened Astros team that is almost always going to nd ways to put runs on the scoreboard. While Royce Lewis showed he was ready for the bright lights of the playoffs, Edouard Julien continued to be an onbase machine, and “playoff Correa” appears to still be a thing, the Twins lineup didn’t have guys like Yordan Alvarez
(four homers and six pitches by Astros RBIs in the series) pitchers when guys and Jose Abreu (three like Alvarez and homers and eight Abreu were putting RBIs in the series), similar pitches in who were able to put the bleachers? These the rest of the team on are the types of their backs and carry plays that make the them to wins. Max difference in playoff Kepler, Ryan Jeffers, games, and the SPORTS COLUMNIST Twins simply didn’t Donovan Solano, BY ANDY THAYER Michael Taylor, perform as well as Matt Wallner, Alex the Astros in critical Kirilloff and Willi Castro all situations over the course of failed to make an impact at the their four games. plate, and it’s hard to beat a team The future is bright for the like Houston when over half of Twins. Other than Correa, most your hitters are non-factors. of their lineup is comprised of The defending champion hitters who are either in their Houston Astros have made primes or just got their rst it to the American League taste of postseason baseball. championship series an They can learn from this series astounding seven straight and come back stronger next seasons, and after watching them season. Other than a couple of dispatch the Twins, it’s clear tough outings from Sonny Gray why that’s the case. They play and Bailey Ober, the Twins with composure, don’t make pitched well enough against a mistakes, have pitchers with high-end Astros lineup to win. swing-and-miss stuff, and have The 2023 Twins nally got multiple hitters who are threats past their decades-long playoff to hit the ball out of the yard. losing streak and laid the How many times did the Twins foundation for future success. run themselves out of innings With strong prospects like by either getting doubled-off Brooks Lee, Walker Jenkins, on caught line drives or having Emmanuel Rodriguez and their lead runner caught off base Austin Martin on the way, on a ground ball? I didn’t see the Twins have a chance to the Astros making those types remain in the playoff mix for of rally-killing mistakes. How the foreseeable future. They many times did the Twins have just didn’t have quite enough a runner in scoring position to get it done this year against with no outs or one out and an experienced, defending fail to score because their champion Astros team that has hitters couldn’t put the ball a good chance to make another in play? How many times did World Series run. Twins hitters foul off mistake
Girls swimming and diving
Brainerd dominates Storm SRR’s diving success continues
BY TOM FENTON | STAFF WRITER
cas in the 200 individual medley along with the 200 freestyle relay team of Kate Walz, Ava Erdmann, Madi Miller and Lucas and the 400 freestyle team of Warriors are known to be strong and relentless. Lucas, Grace Thompson, Rhema Knudson and AdaApparently, they can swim too. The Brainerd swimming and diving team proved lyn Godfrey. Wallace said keeping the team fresh will be a that in convincing fashion, claiming the top three key as Central Lakes Conference and section meets places in several events while winning all three relays in an 82-52 victory Oct. 5 over the Sauk Rap- approach. “We are in the toughest part of the season curids-Rice girls swimming and diving team. The Storm rently, and the girls are grinding through our practichad success in diving, placing 1-2-3 but were dominated in the swimming events at Sauk Rapids-Rice es right now,” Wallace said. The Storm faced rival Sartell Oct. 12 at SRRHS High School in Sauk Rapids. The win kept the Warriors unbeaten this season. before traveling to Brainerd for the section true team meet Saturday, Oct. 14. SRR will take on Tech in a “Because we have had so many close battles, CLC dual Tuesday, Oct. 17, at Tech High School in most of our swimmers have been locked into their St. Cloud. typical events, so we took last night as an opportuBrainerd 82, SRR 52 nity to change things up a bit,” said Julia Wallace, SRR (top 5): 200 MR: 3. Erdmann, Walz, Knudson and Sam Haaf Storm head coach. “We had some girls swimming 2:11.71; 4. Madi Miller, Thompson, Mya Miller and Grace Carlson different events, and some who were swimming their 2:25.95; and 5. Daniela Flores-Bonilla, Lily Gregerson, Olivia Schaap and Quinn Washnieski 2:26.44. 200 FS: 3. Erdmann 2:13.42 and 4. typical events to try and earn a spot on our section Madi Miller 2:17.94. 200 IM: 2. Lucas 2:30.18 and 5. Schaap 2:44.81. team.” 50 FS: 4. Thompson 28.76 and 6. Kendra Carlson 29.85. 1M diving: Senior Sophia Markfelder led SRR’s dominance 1. Markfelder 209.15, 2. Grabinski 183.1 and 3. Anderson 135.7. 100 3. Lucas 1:07.8 and 5. Walz 1:10.96. 100 FS: 4. Thompson 1:03.37 on the diving board, winning with a score of 209.15 FLY: and 5. Haaf 1:03.41. 500 FS: 4. Gregerson 6:38.01 and 5. Flores-Bonilla points. Freshman Esme Grabinski and senior Mada- 6:45.69. 200 FSR: 2. Walz, Erdmann, Madi Miller and Lucas 1:50.13; and lyn Anderson placed second and third, respectively. 4. Godfrey, Mya Miller, Reinert and Josie Dubbin 1:59.02. 100 BK: 4. 1:15.29 and 5. Schaap 1:21.36. 100 BR: 3. Walz 1:22.31. 400 FSR: Brainerd won every swimming event. The Storm Haaf 2. Lucas, Thompson, Knudson and Godfrey 4:06.06; and 4. Schaap, received runner-up efforts from sophomore Ally Lu- Haaf, Reinert and Kendra Carlson 4:29.98.
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Foul weather, love of the game more than fair Passion for football fuels performance SRR 7th grade player BY TOM FENTON | STAFF WRITER
Storm resume season in Litchfield BY TOM FENTON | STAFF WRITER
It did not take much for the Sauk Rapids-Rice cross-country teams to outshine the weather Oct. 5 at the Litch eld Invitational, but the Storm did so in impressive fashion. Three runners had personal-record times despite the dreary, windy and wet conditions at Litch eld Golf Course in Litch eld. Mason Foss and Collin Wiebe each broke their personal marks for the SRR boys team. Elka Sowada did so for the girls. Except for their “Run with the Storm” event, which included a short race Sept. 28 at Mayhew Creek Park next to the Sauk Rapids-Rice High School in Sauk Rapids, the Storm had not competed since Sept. 21 at the Rocori Invitational in Cold Spring. “We were ready to run after having a week off from competing,” said Sandie Lahr-Cook, head coach for the Storm. “We had a great week in practice, which was hard, but worked on visualizing our race and pushing ourselves. Plus, for the most part, we are all healthy again.” The Storm boys, led by Alex Ostendorf’s 26-place nish, came in 15th in the 18-team event. Ostendorf has been slowed by an injured ankle in recent weeks but is returning to full health. He nished the 5,000-meter course in 17 minutes, 34.8 seconds. Foss placed 76th, Wiebe 78th, Luke Loidolt 116th and Avery Nathe 125th to complete the team score. Freshman Faith Bogle’s 27-place nish led the Storm girls to a 13th-place nish in 21:09.6. She was followed by Amelia Reker in 75th, Sowada in 79th, Ayla Nygaard in 86th and Kenzie Wagman-Kelley in 87th. “We had 20 (varsity and junior varsity) athletes ‘raise their oor,’” Lahr-Cook said. “The runners did amazing. I’m very proud of all of them.” The Storm ran Oct. 10 at the Princeton Invitational at Princeton Golf Course. The SRR boys placed 22nd, led by Ostendorf’s 48-place nish. The girls came in 14th, led by Bogle in 14th. The post-season begins Tuesday, Oct. 17, as SRR will race in the Central Lakes Conference Championships at Forestview Middle School in Brainerd. Litchfield Invitational Boys team scores (top 3 and SRR): 1. Orono 49, 2. Delano 75, 3. Dassel-Cokato 76 and 15. SRR 414. SRR boys: 26. Ostendorf 17:34.8, 76. Foss 19:06.8, 78. Wiebe 19:10.7, 116. Loidolt 20:29.8 and 125. Nathe 22:11.6. Girls team scores (top 3 and SRR): 1. Delano 56, 2. Orono 85, 3. Annandale 113 and 13. SRR 303. SRR girls: 27. Bogle 21:09.6, 75. Reker 23:09.3, 79. Sowada 23:10.8, 86. Nygaard 23:27.8 and 87. WagmanKelley 23:28.24. Princeton Invitational Boys team scores (top 3 and SRR): 1. Becker 103, 2. Big Lake 104, Monticello 105 and 22. SRR 536. SRR boys: 48. Ostendorf 17:50.6, 95. Kade Lovell 18:45.2, 115. Wiebe 19:19.7, 123. Foss 19:26.5 and 155. Loidolt 20:24.4. Girls team scores (top 3 and SRR): 1. Forest Lake 59, 2. Northwest 127, 3. Annandale 134 and 14. SRR 378. SRR girls: 52. Bogle 21:33.4, 78. Abby Johnson 22:56.2, 90. Nygaard 23:23.4, 91. Reker 23:30.4, 105. Wagman-Kelley 23:46.1, 108. Sowada 23:53 and 128. Bailee Vossburgh 26.10.9.
Other than a long pony tail that sticks out of her helmet and makes its way to the top of the number on the back of her jersey, it is dif cult to tell Layla Brenny is any different that her teammates — which is just the way she prefers it. The seventh-grade Sauk Rapids-Rice Middle School student simply wants to be known as a football player. Not a girl football player. Brenny has played ag football through the district’s community education program since third grade, but reaching seventh grade meant making the transition to tackle football. This fall marks her rst season strapping on the pads and helmet while dishing out and taking hits — almost always with a huge smile visible through her facemask. “I like tackle football way better,” Brenny said before her team faced Apollo in the season’s second game. “There’s more running around and you get the chance to hit people. You also get more called plays instead of just everyone running all over the place like in ag. I’ve just always wanted to play.” The third-youngest of four kids, Brenny grew up watching and playing football with her family and became an instant Vikings fan. Her mother, Melissa Blake, said she knew there was something different with her daughter at a young age. Brenny could not wait to reach third grade so she could play ag football, something her mother never discouraged her from doing. “Layla has always had different interests when she was little,” Blake said. “She was the one who loved Spider-Man and wanted to be a police of cer on the SWAT team for Halloween. It’s actually pretty awesome watching her out there. I’ve always encouraged my
Layla Brenny gestures to family members as the Sauk Rapids-Rice seventh and eighth grade football team goes through warmup drills before facing Apollo in the season’s second game at the Sauk Rapids-Rice Middle School in Sauk Rapids. Brenny has played flag football since the third grade and is in her first year in tackle football.
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Sauk Rapids-Rice seventh grade football player Layla Brenny (left) covers an Apollo receiver Sept. 21 at the Sauk Rapids-Rice Middle School in Sauk Rapids. Brenny plays wide receiver and defensive back for the program.
kids to be themselves, and I support them through all their different endeavors.” Brenny insists she gets no preferential treatment because of her gender., though it happened a few times early in the season when some of the boys did not want to tackle her. The rst time a boy took on that challenge and brought her to the ground, Brenny popped up and immediately and excitedly told him, “Nice job.” “The hitting and tackling are a bit different,” Brenny said. “I’ve gotten hit a few times and it’s not that bad. I kind of like it. The rst couple years, no one really liked that I was out there. Now, everybody understands that I actually want to play the game. They’re treating me good and just like any other football player.” Being accepted by the boys did not come immediately. She occasionally was ignored on a play and received negative comments. Those actions, however, have become non-existent with her teammates. When Brenny told her mother about the comments, her mother questioned why she wanted to continue. Her response Layla was simple: She loves Brenny, a Sauk Rapids-Rice seventh the game. “I just want to grader, is in her first play, and I know year of tackle football my family is realwith the program. She said she has a passion for ly proud of me,” the game and hopes to Brenny said. “My continue playing next mom has inspired year. me and I’ve inspired her to keep moving on no matter what. My whole family loves me and loves to support me. I keep going because I just like it so much.” During the game against Apollo, Brenny saw signi cant action at defensive back while also seeing snaps at wide receiver. She does not shy away from contact, and when the opportunity arises, she will go after the ball aggressively. Though there were signi cant size discrepancies with a few Apollo linemen and her, Brenny remains unintimidated. Though it took some getting used to, one of the team’s coaches, Steve Ruhland, said Brenny is now looked at as “one of the guys,” adding the team would not be the same without her.
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Solid finish sends Storm into playoffs SRR stays close with 11-win Sartell team
but we are proud of the way the boys responded and pushed in the second half. It was much better.” Senior goalkeeper Trace Nelson kept his team close, nishing with BY TOM FENTON eight saves. STAFF WRITER The Storm were The Sauk Rapseeded seventh in the ids-Rice boys soccer Section 8AAA playoffs team did not know their and were scheduled to regular-season nale face second-seeded Saragainst Sartell Oct. 5 tell Oct. 12 at the Sartell would be a rst-round High School in Sartell. playoff preview. But that Results of the match is exactly what it was. were not available at Though the Storm press time. did not emergence vicThe Sabres nished torious against their 11-1-3 and were Cenbiggest rival, the perfor- tral Lakes Conference mance at the Sauk Rap- runner-up to Willmar. In ids-Rice High School other section quarter elds led to some optinals, top-seeded St. Mimism. The Sabres scored chael-Albertville hosted two rst-half goals and eighth-seeded Elk River, kept SRR at bay for the No. 5 Moorhead traveled duration in a 2-0 win in to No. 4 Moorhead and Sauk Rapids. No. 6 Brainerd played at “It was a close game No. 3 Bemidji. against a strong team,” Semi nals are set PHOTOS BY TOM FENTON said Storm head coach for Tuesday, Oct. 17, Storm junior defender Garret Broman boots the ball past Chris Rothstein, whose with the championship a Sartell player as the rivals faced off Oct. 5 at the Sauk team takes a 5-9 record Thursday, Oct. 19. All Rapids-Rice High School fields in Sauk Rapids. The Sabres into the playoffs. “We matches are played at the scored two first-half goals on their way to a 2-0 victory. weren’t super happy high seeded team’s home pre-playoff message to “We are somewhat satiswith the overall perforpitch. his team was pretty sim- ed with our record and mance in the rst half, Rothstein said his ple. the majority of our per“We have been doing formances this year, but well and making some we (went into the playgood passes and smart offs) hungry for more plays, as well as good wins and desire to make a defensive plays, but we deep run.” 2, SRR 0 need to make sure we do SartellSRR goalkeeper: Nelson 8 those things for a full 80 saves of 10 shots on goal. minutes,” Rothstein said.
Storm sophomore defender Mason Meyer-Thovson closes in on a Sartell player Oct. 5 at the Sauk RapidsRice High School fields in Sauk Rapids. Sauk Rapids-Rice faced the Sabres again in the Section 8AAA quarterfinals Oct. 12 in Sartell.
Storm senior midfielder Khang Pham chases a Sartell player Oct. 5 at the Sauk Rapids-Rice High School fields in Sauk Rapids. The Storm held Sartell to 10 shots on goal in the 2-0 loss.
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“The team has been very supportive and welcoming of Layla,” Ruhland said. “They treat her as a football player and not just a girl out for the sport. Layla has a great rapport with the players and the coaches, which speaks to her character. She brings that positive, can-do attitude to each practice and game, always has a smile on her face, is ready to learn the game and is always trying to get better by asking questions to ensure that she is playing her best.” Blake said the constant support of Phillip Klaphake, Storm football’s varsity head coach who helps lead the ag football program, has only increased Brenny’s love for the game. “I like to do what I want to do and don’t let anybody stop me,” Brenny said. Brenny realizes that as she gets older, the boys will continue to get bigger, meaning the size difference is likely to become a factor that mostly is not an issue at the seventh- and eighth-grade level. She said she de nitely wants to play next year and then see where things stand as a freshman. Brenny’s smile resonates from the playing eld to the sidelines as Blake watches with intense pride. “She’s honestly taught me a lot and that’s it’s OK to be different, OK to have different interests and to go for your passion regardless of what anyone else thinks,” Blake said. “More than anything, I’m beaming with excitement for her. I feel like maybe she’s helping pave the way for any other girls who might want to play in something that’s male-dominated. She’s just having a great time. You can really see the sparkle in her eyes.”
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as erce, and the and a .441 hitting perStorm post just Storm came away feeling centage while converting about their perfor- 29 of 29 serves with one 4-1 record strong mance. ace. She also had 21 digs SRR lost its rst and 12 blocks in the tourin three sets to nament. in 32-team match Maple Grove then rallied Senior Jordyn Lee for four straight victories had a huge tournament event to place 17th in the 32at the service line, conteam event. The Storm defeated Rockford, Elk River, River Falls, WisNot just anyone gets consin and Canby. The an invitation to play in Rockford and Canby the Midwest Fall Volley- victories were two-set ball Classic. Programs sweeps while the Elk must have been to a state River and River Falls tournament to eligible, matches went to three and once a team is in, sets, including a 19they earn a permanent 17 win in the nal set spot in the prestigious against the Elks. late-season event. “We played very Sauk Rapids-Rice well for most of the earned its spot in the tournament,” Storm head two-day competition at coach Gail Bialke said. St. Michael-Albertville “Our team is still havHigh School in St. Miing some lows, but we chael with its appearance seem like there are de in the Minnesota State nitely more highs lately.” High School League Senior Ava Athman Class AAA Tournament continues to wreak havoc in 2021. The competition on opposing defenses. at the Oct. 6-7 event is She nished with 60 kills BY TOM FENTON STAFF WRITER
verting 55 of 60 attempts with 10 ace serves. She also had 15 kills and 11 digs. “The keys for us were being resilient and consistent,” Lee said. “You can’t take any breaks throughout the game otherwise the other team will take advantage, which can sometimes cause us to the lose the match. We need to keep learning from our mistakes and not letting them de ne us.” Sophomore Stella Lambaere also had an impressive all-around performance, converting all 53 of her serves with seven aces to go along with 15 kills, 29 digs and three blocks. Aubrey Marketon had a teambest 70 set assists, 23 digs and four ace serves, and Katelyn Anderson added 38 set assists and 15 digs. “Playing these teams has helped our con dence because it proves we can play and compete with the teams that are now in our section,” Lee said. SRR missed out on a chance to sweep Willmar Oct. 10, losing in ve sets at Willmar High School in Willmar. The Storm lost 15-12 in the nal set. They had stopped a long losing streak to the Cardinals with a three-set sweep
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Sept. 7 at Sauk Rapids-Rice High School. Athman had another huge night, nishing with 22 kills and 10 digs. Lauren Schloe continues to work her way back to action after returning from a broken thumb. Schloe had eight kills and three blocks. Marketon had 15 sets assists, and Katelyn Anderson recorded 11. Lambaere had a team-best 10 digs. The Storm earned a four-set win over Tech Oct. 6 at SRRHS, winning 25-13, 25-11, 22-25 and 25-14. The Tigers had no answer for Athman, who nished with 20 kills and three blocks. Marketon had 26 sets assists, and Lambaere had a team-leading 14 digs. The Storm take a 15-7 record into their regular-season nale by hosting Rocori, which is 19-2 overall and unbeaten in the Central Lakes Conference, at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 17, at SRRHS in Sauk Rapids.
Willmar 3, SRR 2 SRR: Marissa Bomstad 1 dig; Lambaere 3 kills and 10 digs; Katelyn Anderson 1 ace serve, 11 set assists and 3 digs; Delia Gustofson 7 digs; Josie Anderson 4 kills, 2 blocks and 3 digs; Athman 22 kills, 2 blocks and 7 digs; Marketon 4 kills, 15 set assists and 8 digs; Claire Rogholt 2 blocks and 4 digs; Lee 3 kills, 2 blocks and 4 digs; Schloe 8 kills and 3 blocks; and Wendi Peterson 1 kill. Midwest Fall Classic Maple Grove defeated SRR 15-25, 25-19, 15-5 SRR defeated Rockford 27-25, 25-17 SRR defeated Elk River 17-25, 25-11, 19-17 SRR defeated River Falls 25-18, 15-25, 15-4 SRR defeated Canby 25-20, 25-18 SRR composite statistics: Bomstad 2 set assists and 21 digs; Lambaere 7 ace serves, 15 kills, 3 blocks, 2 set assists and 29 digs; Katelyn Anderson 38 set assists and 15 digs; Gustofson 7 ace serves, 7 set assists and 26 digs; Josie Anderson 2 ace serves, 17 kills and 14 digs; Athman 60 kills, 12 blocks, 2 set assists and 21 digs; Marketon 4 ace serves, 2 kills, 2 blocks, 70 set assists and 23 digs; Rogholt 5 kills, 3 blocks, 1 set assist and 2 digs; Lee 10 ace serves, 15 kills, 1 block, 1 set assist and 11 digs; Schloe 2 ace serves, 10 kills, 5 blocks and 5 digs; and Peterson 11 kills and 1 block. SRR 3, Tech 1 SRR: Bomstad 3 kills and 5 digs; Lambaere 14 digs; Katelyn Anderson 7 set assists and 8 digs; Gustofson 1 ace serve and 9 digs; Josie Anderson 7 kills, 2 blocks and 5 digs; Athman 20 kills, 3 blocks and 6 digs; Brielle Fiereck 1 dig; Rogholt 1 kill; Lee 9 kills and 1 block; Schloe 1 kill; Peterson 4 kills; Vivian Kusilek 1 kill, 1 block and 1 dig.
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The 2023 Sauk Rapids-Rice tennis season came to an abrupt end Oct. 6. The Storm had two singles players and two doubles teams competing in the South Sub-Section 8AA individuals tournament under the bubble at Sta-Fit in Sartell, though none advanced to the second round. Junior Sydney Enter, who played No. 1 singles for SRR all season, was eliminated 6-1, 6-3 by Charlotte Lau, of Sartell. Senior Erica Poganski, who played No. 4 singles in team competitions, lost 6-2, 6-2 to Autumn Kron, of Rocori. In the doubles bracket, Leah Roesch and Brielle Karasch lost 6-1, 6-0 to Isabelle Anderson and Abby Brown, of St. Cloud. Roesch and Karasch played Nos. 2 and 3 singles, respectively, in the regular season. The Storm No. 1 doubles team of Piper Froiland and CeCe Heneke lost 6-4, 6-3 to Lizzy Hoffman and Katelyn Gerberding, of Willmar. SRR was eliminated from the team tournament in a 7-0 loss to Annandale Oct. 3 in Annandale.
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Storm stomp C-I, improve to 6-0
Sticking to plan working wonders for SRR BY TOM FENTON STAFF WRITER
The formula to defeat the Cambridge-Isanti football team is not necessarily dif cult. Executing it, however, is far from easy. The Bluejackets play a physical brand of football, which is far from fancy but is one that can give opposing coaches ts. That is only the start of why Sauk Rapids-Rice head coach Phillip Klaphake was smiling wide after his team’s 24-12 victory on a chilly Oct. 6 night at the Sauk Rapids-Rice Middle School stadium in Sauk Rapids. The fact Klaphake’s team improved to 6-0 for the second time in three seasons may have contributed to his giddiness. “Getting to 6-and-0 is really hard to do,” said Klaphake, whose team was coming off a 30-28 win over defending Class 5A champion Elk River. “We’re playing a lot of really good teams, so we’re really happy to be in this spot. When you keep winning, it puts pressure on you to keep playing well. That makes it fun.” The win set up an epic matchup Oct. 13 as the fourth-ranked Storm took their unbeaten record to Andover to face the sixth-ranked Huskies. Results were not available when this issue of the Sauk Rapids Herald went to press. Andover is 5-1 after a 43-0 thrashing of St.
Francis Oct. 6, scoring 36 points in the rst quarter. The Huskies lone loss was a 35-21 decision to Mankato West, which was Class 5A runner-up last year. “It’s great because we’re playing a really good team, and it makes those games really big,” Klaphake said. “Our kids have earned the right to play in pressure-packed scenarios.” The Storm remained perfect by getting a pair of rst-quarter touchdowns from senior running back Shaun Walrath, and they used an ef cient defense the rest of the way. Walrath scored on runs of 39 and 2 yards, the latter coming on fourth-and-goal. He nished 168 hard-fought yards on 26 carries and also had six catches for 119 yards. Walrath has 489 rushing yards in four starts. “It’s a very big opportunity for us as we’re a young but tight group,” said Jake Thell, a junior offensive tackle. “We realize we still have lots of building blocks to work off of. Up front, I feel we’re better than we were at the beginning of the year. It takes all of us to get this thing moving. Big shout-out to Shaun. He ran his heart out in this one and against Elk River.” A big key to topping the Bluejackets, a power running team, is getting ahead and forcing them to pass, which is not their strength. That is exactly what SRR did, taking a
tween keeping the team grounded while still enjoying what has been a successful ride. “It’s fun to walk around town and people say ‘Storm football is doing some really good stuff,’” Klaphake said. “It’s cool to have the community excited. It’s crazy how we’ve found a way to do some of these things. Do we have a lot of work to do? No doubt. But if you’re 6-0, that’s something worth being happy about.”
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Senior running back Carter Loesch eludes a would-be tackle from Cambridge-Isanti defensive back Emerson Droubie Oct. 6 at the Sauk Rapids-Rice Middle School stadium in Sauk Rapids. The Storm improved to 6-0 with a 24-12 victory over the Bluejackets.
17-6 lead as Leif Rudnick nailed a 34-yard eld goal on the last play of the rst half. The Storm defense yielded 240 yards rushing but limited C-I to 1-for-8 passing for 10 yards. “We realized that up front on the line when we want to go, we think we can move anybody in the state,” Thell said. “We’re strong on the line, and we want to keep it going.” Sophomore quarterback Spencer Ackerman hooked up with Mason Sabraski for an 18-yard touchdown pass in the third quarter. Sabraski took advantage of the Bluejackets focusing much of their pass defense on Hudson Omoke, nishing with seven
catches for 122 yards. Ackerman has thrown for 1,370 yards with eight touchdowns and three interceptions through six starts. While Omoke was limited to three catches for 31 yards, he has 731 receiving yards, setting a school record previously owned by Scott Massman, who had 718 in 1992. “Hudson is a great player and one of my best friends,” Sabraski said. “When they double-team him the whole game, it opens up a lot of opportunities for a lot of guys. It’s a great feeling right now. “We haven’t played a clean game yet, but I’m excited to see what our team has in (the coming weeks). We have
a lot of potential, and I know we have some great things in us.” Klaphake’s challenge is nding the balance be-
CI 6 0 6 0-12 SRR 14 3 7 0-24 SRR: Walrath 39 run (Rudnick kick). SRR: Walrath 2 run (Rudnick kick). CI: Braylon Davis 5 run (kick failed). SRR: Rudnick 34 FG. SRR: Sabraski 18 pass from Ackerman (Rudnick kick). CI: Levi Maurer 14 run (pass failed). SRR: Rushing: Walrath 26-168, Dillon Miller 5-22. Passing: Ackerman 17-30-0 280. Receiving: Sabraski 7-122, Walrath 6-119, Omoke 3-31, Walker Loesch 1-8. Tackles: Braydn Kost 7-3 (1 TFL), Ben Ellerbusch 7-1, Walrath 3-1, Miller 2-3, Omoke 2-1, Carter Riedeman 2-1, Chris Pepin 2-0, Loesch 1-0, Xavier Thurston 1-1, Ethan Martin 1-0, Lincoln Rushmeyer 1-0, Anthony Camara 0-1 and Adan Valenzuela 0-1.
Sophomore quarterback Spencer Ackerman launches a pass while being chased by Cambridge-Isanti defensive lineman Landon Weinmann Oct. 6 at the Sauk RapidsRice Middle School stadium in Sauk Rapids. Ackerman threw for 280 yards, including an 18-yard touchdown to Mason Sabraski.
Sophomore linebacker Adan Valenzuela brings down Cambridge-Isanti running back Parker Myhr Oct. 6 at the Storm junior linebacker Braydn Kost (42) pursues Cambridge-Isanti running back Jacob Henderson as teammates Sauk Rapids-Rice Middle School stadium in Sauk Rapids. Deagan Gondeck (10) and Chris Pepin move in for support Oct. 6 at the Sauk Rapids-Rice Middle School stadium in The Storm defense held the Bluejackets to 8 yards Sauk Rapids. Kost had a team-leading 10 tackles. passing.
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Close contests take troubling turns for Lumberjacks Granite City falls to 1-4 BY EVAN MICHEALSON | STAFF WRITER
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Storm senior defender Teagan Guggisberg dribbles the ball as Sartell’s Molly Simmons defends Oct. 5 at Riverview Stadium in Sartell. Sauk Rapids-Rice lost the game 6-0 in the regular-season finale.
Injuries add up in pair of setbacks STMA eliminates Storm from 8AAA playoffs BY TOM FENTON STAFF WRITER
The regular-season nale for the Sauk Rapids-Rice girls soccer team was about perspective. A Storm team battling injuries also came together with their opponent pre-kickoff Oct. 5 to support a greater cause. Both teams united at the center circle donning matching T-shirts for “Sophie’s Squad,” a suicide preven-
tion foundation created in honor of former Sartell player Sophie Rieland, who died in 2021. “What we did that night will always be bigger than soccer,” said Tash Neu, SRR head coach. On the eld, a team missing two of their top players in Abby Feddema and Ava Plemel due to injuries, could not keep up with the Sabres, which won the Central Lakes Conference title with a 9-0 record and nished 11-4 overall. Sartell started quickly and took advantage of a fast-tiring SRR team in the 6-0 win at Riverview Stadium in Sartell. Storm goalkeeper Hailey Bischoff stopped
eight shots in the loss. “We played well enough through the rst half, but we ran out of players and steam,” Neu said. “We are just trying to be as healthy as we can. We have great kids, and that’s something I will always look to when things look bleak.” SRR’s season came to a close in the Section 8AAA quarter nals with a 9-0 loss to St. Michael-Albertville Oct. 11 in St. Mi-
chael. The Knights are the top seed in the section and entered the playoffs with a 9-6-1 record while playing a schedule lled with powerful metro teams. The Storm nished their season under Neu’s direction with a 3-10-3 record, earning a win over Fergus Falls and two over Apollo.
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The Granite City Lumberjacks saw a reversal of early-season trends in their second game of a weekend series against the Mason City Toros Oct. 8. Their offense, which stumbled out of the gate to start the 2023-24 NA3HL campaign, found the game’s opening goal 1 minute, 46 seconds in and kept the pressure on, outshooting Mason City 2823 and tying a season high with ve goals. However, the Toros were even more vigilant on the attack, scoring four consecutive goals in 16 minutes of game time in a 7-5 win at Mason City Arena in Mason City, Iowa. TJ Lepisto was Granite City’s rst-goal hero, popping in his rst goal of the season to give the visitors an early advantage. Edan Cho’s second score of the fall broke a 1-1 tie and highlighted the back-and-forth nature of the West Division rivalry. Even after Mason City seized control of the contest with its convincing four-goal run, the Lumberjacks chipped away at the daunting de cit. Down 6-3 entering the third period, Granite City scored the next two goals. TJ Gibson notched a goal at 8:26 before a late surge led to an Ashton Ericksen tally with 15.9 seconds remaining. The Toros put their sixth win of the season on ice with an insurance goal in the nal seconds. Both of Granite City’s goaltenders were barraged in the loss. Three of the ve shots red at Sam Schowalter were goals, while Anyon Bennett made 14 saves against the 18 attempts he faced. It was the fourth defeat in ve games for Granite City, who kickstarted a ve-game homestand against new division rival Rochester Oct. 13 and will battle the Minnesota Loons at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 14, at Sports Arena East in Sauk Rapids. GCL MCT
2 1 2-5 3 3 1-7 First period: 1. Lepisto (Joe Greniuk) 1:46. 3. Cho (Greniuk, Gibson) 11:43. Second period: 8. Carson Strapon (Cho, Sam Brennan) 15:29. Third period: 10. Gibson (Brennan, Carson Van Zuilen) 8:26. 11. Ericksen (Patrick Dunaiski, Strapon) 19:44. Goalie: Schowalter 2 saves of 5 shots on goal and Bennett 14 of 18.
Mason City 5, Granite City 2 The Lumberjacks could not sustain a lead entering the third period as the Toros rallied behind a pair of goals from Fritel Marcus to win another hard-fought divisional bout 5-2 Oct. 7 at Mason City Arena in Mason City. Granite City dominated the pace in the second period, ring 23 shots on goal to Mason City’s four in a dominant 20 minutes. This effort and determination led to results; Strapon continued a red-hot start to the season with his second goal and Hayden Johnson’s goal gave the Lumberjacks their rst lead. Schowalter picked up 18 saves for Granite City, which could not nd any more goals against Mason City netminder Devin Peck and his 35 saves. GCL MCT
0 2 0-2 1 0 4-5 Second period: 2. Strapon (Nolan Widman, Brennan) 11:45. 3. Johnson (Lepisto) 19:00. Goalie: Schowalter 18 of 23.
Storm senior forward Gabby Fernholz looks for running room Oct. 5 at Riverview Stadium in Sartell. Fernholz leads the team in scoring this season with 11 goals.
Eighth grade midfielder Callie Kayser races a Sartell player to the ball near the sideline Oct. 5 at Riverview Stadium in Sartell. The Storm fell behind early and could not recover in a 6-0 loss.
Granite City 5, Minnesota 4 It may have been too close for comfort, but the Lumberjacks received clutch performances down the stretch to knock off the Minnesota Loons Oct. 6 at Sports Arena East in Sauk Rapids. Minnesota collected only 15 shots on the night but turned nearly a third of them into goals, including three in a row to build a 3-1 lead over the home team. But Brennan provided an important spark with 35 seconds left in the second period, cutting the de cit to one.
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