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nual Rock-a-Thon from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. at the center. • Pelican Lake Assoc. of St. Anna Fun-draiser Dinner starting at 5:30 p.m. at the Landing, St. Anna. See ad on page 3.
SUNDAY, APRIL 24 • 45th Annual Swanycake & Sausage Supper from 3-8:30 p.m. at St. Anthony Parish, St. Anthony.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 27 • Grey Eagle Senior Center Potluck/Bingo Party at 12-noon at the center.
SATURDAY, APRIL 30 • Upsala Cooperative Telephone As-sociation Annual Meeting at 10 a.m. at the Upsala Area School Auditorium. • Craft, Bake Sale, & Raffle from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. at St. Stanislaus Kostka Church, Bowlus.
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GREY EAGLE SENIORS • Exercise Classes every Monday, Wednesday, Friday at 9:30 a.m. at the Grey Eagle Senior Center.
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machine, is the son of Bum Phillips – the former head coach of the Houston Oilers and the New Orleans Saints who always wore a cowboy hat. According to Bum: “The only discipline that lasts is self-discipline.”
Whenever I eyeball a résumé to staff a management job, I look for evidence of self-discipline: As candidates have prepared themselves for past jobs, did they identify and master 3-5 key self-disciplines essential to future success?
Did the candidates stick to their routines – even their daily exercise program – after suffering a career setback? Dedicated self-discipliners invariably bounce back the fastest.
Does a prospective manager grasp that the self-disciplines needed by the people around her or him probably differ from the ones that bosses master themselves? Managers shore up their strengths with diverse players, not copycats of the head honcho.
Uncommonly strong self-discipline
The awesome dividend of self discipline -By Harvey MackayD e n v e r
B r o n c o q u a r t e r b a c k P e y t o n M a n n i n g ’ s determination to win Super Bowl 50 against the favored Carolina Panthers was riveting. It reminded me of an earlier quote
from him: “Being there every week for my teammates is really important to me. It’s about accountability.”
That’s discipline, and it’s rooted in little things. Isn’t everything? Little things sow the seeds. The harvest comes when you can discipline yourself to routinely face down life’s toughest complications and frustrations. That’s a crystal clear window on the success of the oldest quarterback in Super Bowl history and the only starting one to win with two different teams.
Denver’s discipline shone in both directions. Wade Phillips, coordinator of the Broncos’ imposing defensive
is a hallmark of success in any era. Elon Musk, who’s worth a comfy $12 billion plus, tops today’s list for innovative business thinkers. This South African-born Canadian American dynamo turns 45 later this year. After co-founding PayPal, Musk masterminded the product architecture of Tesla Motors, founded SpaceX and provided the initial concept and financial capital for Solar City. Tesla Motors’ battery technology has electrified the industry. SpaceX is redefining space travel with reusable launch components and may one day colonize Mars.
A nifty Business Insider piece last year described how Musk forced himself to live on a food budget of $30 a
SATURDAY, APRIL 9 • Schliemann Family Benefit Spaghetti Dinner & Silent Auction Fundraiser from 3-8 p.m. at the American Legion Club, Melrose. See ad on page 3.
SUNDAY, APRIL 10 • St. Rosa Lions Breakfast from 8:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m. at the St. Rose of Lima Church basement, St. Rosa. See ad on page 3. • St. Michael’s Catholic United Spa-ghetti Dinner from 11 a.m. -1 p.m. at St. Michael’s Church basement, Spring Hill. • St. John’s the Baptist Parish Annual Chicken Supper from 3:30-7:30 p.m. at the church basement, Meier Grove. See ad on page 3. • Holdingford K.C. Council 9307 Chicken & Ham Dinner from 3:30-7 p.m. at Pelican Lake Ballroom, St. Anna.
MONDAY, APRIL 11 • St. Joseph Parish Fish Fry from 4:30-8:00 p.m. at The Hub Supper Club, Bur-trum. See ad on page 3. • Stearns Co. Area Horticultural So-ciety Program on Lilies at 7 p.m. at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church, Albany.
TUESDAY, APRIL 12 • Grey Eagle Farmers’ Market meeting at 7 p.m. at the Big Birch Lake Associa-tion building.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13 • Grey Eagle Senior Center Monthly Meeting at 11 a.m. at the center.
APRIL 14-17 • Town & Country Players presents “Country Is...” at the Melrose School. April 14-16: 7:30 p.m. April 17: 2 p.m.
SATURDAY, APRIL 16 • Grey Eagle Senior Center 12th An-
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month as a 17-year-old. Often resorting to hot dogs and pasta, his decision was no ticket to nutritional excellence or gourmet refinement. Still, it proved to Musk that he could do nearly anything ...and he has.
When Michael Bloomberg was mayor of New York, he regularly took the subway to work. The routine kept him in tune with the Big Apple’s pulse. It also let him sniff out Gotham’s problems below the surface as fellow straphangers saw them.
Management guru Peter Drucker once quipped: “There is nothing so useless as doing efficiently that which should not be done at all.” The relevance? Be careful about those self-disciplines you choose to hammer into
habits:• Everyone these days is hot to
develop abs of steel. Fitness training technologies have evolved like every other discipline. It pays to learn them. If you spend valuable time working up a sweat, best practices produce the premier payoff.
• You may bust your buttons with pride about how regularly you stay in touch with your network. But are you using the cutting edge of social media to do so? Or are you still sending pals press clippings when everyone else is routing them links?
• I have readers hooked on audio books: a great habit to make. If you listen on airplanes, do you also use noise-cancelling headphones? A
Harvey Mackay continued from page 2
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Roy Neuberger, who lived to be 107, made several fortunes, and thereby endowed numerous art museums. At 94, he paid a personal trainer $45 three times a week to step him through a 45-minute workout. At a buck a minute, it helped keep Neuberger spry enough to collect his National Medal of the Arts at the White House at age 104.
Be choosy about the number of self-disciplines you adopt. You don’t want to morph into a robot. Focus on doing a
few well. And always remember: The only way up is up to you.
Mackay’s Moral: Long-haul winners listen to their built-in drill sergeant all the way to the finish line.
Reprinted with permission from nationally syndicated columnist Harvey Mackay, author of the New York Times #1 bestseller “Swim With The Sharks Without Being Eaten Alive,” “We Got Fired!...And It’s the Best Thing That Ever Happened to Us,” “The Mackay MBA of Selling in the Real World,” and “Use Your Head To Get Your Foot In The Door.”
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University of Minnesota Extension is offering two courses to help food service establishments meet the educa-tional requirement for Certified Food Managers.
The initial certification course, called ServSafe®, will be offered on Wednesday, May 11, 2016 at the Doug-las County Extension Office in Alexan-dria. The class will run from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. with the test following at 4:30 p.m. Participants must attend all day to be eligible to take the certification exam. This course includes information about safe food preparation, handling, sani-tation and prevention of foodborne ill-nesses. Registration is required by April 27.
Certified food managers need four hours of continuing education credits within three years of becoming certi-
Extension Offers Food Safety Certification & Renewal Courses in Alexandria
fied. University of Minnesota Extension educators and University specialists de-veloped this renewal course that meets these criteria. The Serve It Up Safely™ course will be held at the Douglas Coun-ty Library in Alexandria on Wednesday, May 11, 2016 from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Registration is due by April 27.
Pre-registration is required. For a registration brochure or for more infor-mation call 507-337-2819 or contact Connie Schwartau at [email protected].
The Food Manager Certification Course and Serve It Up Safely renew-al course are also available on-line. To get more information about all of these classes go to extension.umn.edu/food-safety or contact Connie Schwartau at [email protected] or 507-337-2819.
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James B. “J.T.” TerweyJames B.
“J.T.” Terwey, age 69 of Melrose, was called to Heaven quietly in his sleep Friday, April 1, 2016 with the comfort of his wife Joyce, at his side at the CentraCare Health Hospital in Melrose, Minnesota.
A Mass of Christian Burial was held at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, April 5 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Freeport with Rev. Marvin Enneking officiating. Interment was in St. Mary’s Cemetery in Melrose with military honors by the Melrose Veterans Honor Guard.
James Boniface Terwey was born July 26, 1946 in Millwood Township, Stearns County, Minnesota to Henry and Eleanore (Herkenhoff) Terwey. He served in the U.S. Army from 1965-1967 during the Vietnam War and he was medically discharged. J.T. and Joyce Klasen have been together since 1985 and were united in marriage on March 12, 2002. He worked as a Beekeeper in Wisconsin, Spaeth Distributing, and Kraft in Melrose. In 1978 he started his dream job with Starry Construction (now known as Central Specialties in Alexandria) as a truck driver. J.T. retired after the accident in September of 2014, and over the past year he recovered from the accident but continued to battle with ongoing medical and cancer issues that ended in heart failure. J.T. was well known for his great smile, genuine fun-loving character, playing pranks, jack of all trade skills, and his way of just helping out anyone anywhere. He was selfless, patient, loving, gentle, joyful, down-to-earth and deeply loved.
J.T. enjoyed hunting, ice fishing, camping, woodworking, 4-wheeling,
splitting wood, and being a Mr. Fix It.He was a member of St. Mary’s
Catholic Church in Melrose, lifetime member of Schanhaar-Otte VFW Post 7050 and the American Legion Unit 101, and a 50 year member of the Catholic United Financial.
Left to cherish his memory are his wife, Joyce Terwey of Melrose; brothers and sisters, Larry (Delores) Terwey of Sauk Centre, Donna (Vince) Haider of Elrosa, Phyllis (Jerry) Blenker of Melrose, LaVerne (Shirley) Terwey of Apple Valley, Art (Rita) Terwey of Melrose, and MaryAnn (Ray) Fuchs of Albany; 41 nieces and nephews; 49 great-nieces and nephews; and mother-in-law, Alice Klasen of Melrose.
J.T. was preceded in death by his parents, Henry (1974) and Eleanore (1976) Terwey; brother and sister-in-law, Delbert “Del” (2002) and Donna (2014) Terwey; multiple infant nieces and nephews; and father-in-law, Richard Klasen (2011).
Serving as casket bearers were Brian Fuchs, Jason Terwey, Ron Blenker, Keith Haider, Andy Zierden, and Luke Blonigen. Cross bearer was Justin Funk and scripture bearer was Brandon Funk. Pall bearers were Brandon Funk, Justin Funk, Krista Klasen, Kurt Klasen, Denise Langer-Herman, Brian Fuchs, and Andy Zierden. Gift bearers were Erika Westermeyer, Nick LeClaire, Jamie Klasen, and Ryan Stroeing. Eucharistic Ministers were Mary Ann Fuchs, Jean Hemker, and Sheila Hellermann. Mass servers were Ron Butkowski and Wif Finken. Readers were Denise Langer-Herman and Shanna Raash. Eulogy was read by Sheila Hellermann. Honorary bearers were his nieces and nephews. Taps at the cemetery were by Shannon LeClaire and Mathew Doll.
Arrangements were made with Patton-Schad Funeral & Cremation Services of Melrose.
James E. “Jim” WintersJames E.
“Jim” Winters, age 66 of Sauk Centre, died Saturday, April 2, 2016 at Abbott N o r t h w e s t e r n Hospital in M i n n e a p o l i s , Minnesota.
A Mass of Christian Burial was held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, April 6 at Our
Lady of the Angels Catholic Church in Sauk Centre with Rev. Greg Paffel officiating and Rev. Andrew Marthaler concelebrating. Interment was in the parish cemetery with military honors provided by the Sauk Centre United Veterans Honor Guard.
James Edwin Winters was born January 20, 1950 in Alexandria, Minnesota to Verne and Esther (Bromenshenkel) Winters. He graduated from Sauk Centre High School in 1968. After graduation, Jim joined the Minnesota National Guard. He was united in marriage to Mary Smith on May 24, 1983 at St. Paul’s Catholic Church in Sauk Centre. Jim started working at CarQuest in 1968 and retired in 2009. He was a member of Our Lady of the Angels Catholic Church in Sauk Centre and was the Commander of the
American Legion Post 67 in Sauk Centre. Jim enjoyed delivering doughnuts to local businesses, working at the Legion, going to the casino, and loved spending time with his family, friends and neighbors on Walnut Street.
Survivors include his wife, Mary Winters of Sauk Centre; children, Pat Winters of Woodbury and Carrie (Dennis) Russ of Melrose; three grandchildren, Logan Winters, Nathan and Georgiana Russ; brothers and sisters, John (Cathy) Winters of West Union, Ron (Nancy) Winters of Osakis, Rita Winters of Alexandria, Gary Winters of West Union, and Elizabeth (Mike) Melby of Brooklyn Center.
Jim was preceded in death by his parents; sister, Beverly Friedrichs; brother-in-law, Richard Friedrichs; and sister-in-law, Susan Winters.
Serving as casket bearers were Pat Winters, Logan Winters, Matt Winters, Mark Winters, Kevin Winters, and Mark Thompson. Cross bearer was Amy Klein and scripture bearer was Sara Klein. Honorary bearers were members of the American Legion Post 67. Gift bearers were Joe, Sam and Amanda Melby. Mass Servers were Paul, Tom, and Isaac Winters. Serving as Eucharistic Ministers were John and Linda Klein.
Arrangements were made with Patton-Schad Funeral & Cremation Services of Sauk Centre.
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David T. “Dave” RoeringDavid T.
“Dave” Roering, age 60 of Burtrum, died u n e x p e c t e d l y on Friday, April 1, 2016 at the C e n t r a C a r e Health Hospital in Long Prairie, Minnesota.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at
11 a.m. Thursday, April 7 at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Grey Eagle with Rev. Ronald Dockendorf officiating. Interment will be in Lakeview Cemetery in Grey Eagle.
Visitation will be from 10 to 11 a.m. Thursday at the church in Grey Eagle.
David Theodore Roering was born October 17, 1955 in Melrose, Minnesota to Edmund and Martha (Wessel) Roering. Dave started farming in the New Munich area before he was united in marriage to Darla Gomer on May 28, 1977 at St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church in Grey Eagle. The couple then purchased a farm in the Browerville area; retiring in 2008.
Dave enjoyed driving his Ranger around, fishing, playing cards, going to flea markets, and most of all, spending
time with his grandchildren.Survivors include his wife, Darla
Roering of Burtrum; children, Billy (Beth) Roering of Sartell, Joe (Nancy) Roering of Sauk Centre, and Holly (James) Adamek of Grey Eagle; eight grandchildren, Abby and Sam Roering, Melvin, Yarel, and Crystal Roering, and Jacqueline, James, and Johnathan Adamek; sisters, Marie Prodinsky of Franklin and Rosemary Roering of Browerville; and brother, Dennis (Carrie) Roering of Long Prairie.
Dave was preceded in death by his grandparents, Albert and Elizabeth Roering; uncle, Tony Roering; parents, Edmund and Martha Roering; sister, Eileen Roering; brother-in-law, Martin Prodinsky; and father-in-law, Robert Gomer.
Serving as casket bearers will be Frank Roering, Devin Roering, Kurt Koopmeiners, Josh Bohnen, John Bohnen, Kevin Herdering, Billy Koopmeiners, and Jerome Denk. Serving as cross bearer will be Abby Roering and scripture bearer will be Jacqueline Adamek. Gift bearers will be Beth Roering, Abby Roering, and Jacqueline Adamek. Honorary bearers will be James D. Adamek, Johnathan Adamek, Melvin Roering, and Sam Roering.
Arrangements were made with Patton-Schad Funeral & Cremation Services of Grey Eagle.
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Theresia B. HarlanderTheresia B.
Harlander, age 94 of Holdingford, died peacefully surrounded by her family on Monday, April 4, 2016 at the Mother of Mercy Nursing Home in Albany, Minnesota.
A Mass of Christian Burial
will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, April 9 at All Saints - St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Holdingford with Rev. Robert Harren officiating. Interment will be in the parish cemetery.
Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday and from 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday at the All Saints - St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Holdingford. Parish prayers will be held at 5 p.m. followed by the Christian Mothers at 7 p.m. Friday evening at the church.
Theresia Barbara Breth was born September 7, 1921 in Krain Township, Stearns County, Minnesota to Leopold and Anna (Wogdoll) Breth. She left for Michigan as a young woman to work in the bomber plant as a riveter. She was united in marriage to Arthur E. “Art” Harlander on October 22, 1946 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Holdingford. Theresia worked with Art on their farm
her entire married life of 69 years. They shared a common passion and love for horses and have always had a team that they could be proud of.
She was a member of All Saints - St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Holdingford and the Christian Mothers. Theresia was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She loved to fish, dance, watch baseball and western movies. Theresia made the best refrigerator pickles and freezer jam. She was also very lucky with scratch-offs and BINGO. She will be deeply missed by all who knew and loved her.
Survivors include her husband, Art Harlander, Sr. of Holdingford; children, Patty (Jay) Knevel of Waite Park and Art, Jr. (Rene) Harlander of Holdingford; five grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren with one on the way; and sister-in-law, Frances Breth of Albany.
Theresia was preceded in death by her parents; granddaughter, Sandra Rose Rene Harlander; and all of her 13 brothers and sisters.
Serving as casket bearers will be Deb Sackett, Dee Wilking, Donna Knevel, Ryan Harlander, Melissa Swenson, and Duke Lange. Cross bearer will be Dillon Sackett and scripture bearer will be Brooklyn Swenson. Readers will be Deb Sackett and Melissa Swenson and serving as gift bearers will be Patty Knevel and Art Harlander, Jr.
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Cheese has become a food which makes us think about weight reduction. It was not quite the same some years ago. Bodily weight was not a concern in the
past due to several factors. The television did not have every third commercial showing a weight loss program. We didn’t see as many pictures in the magazines showing all of these young, perfect bodies with that totally satisfied smile on their lips, and there were not as many magazines and periodicals to look at. We were also involved in a life style that involved a lot more physical activity, which burned more fat-making calories. We were taught to accept an individual the way they were.
Most of the farmers in the past had cows. They produced milk which was separated into cream and skim milk. Cream was the desired commodity. If we compare today’s table fare to that of the past, I think we would notice that cream was more commonly used. Fruits, berries and puddings were usually topped off with cream, different from today when we use milk or no topping at all. Coffee needed cream. Breakfast cereal was typically topped with cream. It almost created a feeling of affluence or success.
What was left was skim milk, a pale blue liquid which was fed to the pigs, cats, dogs and some was taken to the house, where it probably became cottage cheese. The skim milk was put in a bowl on the back of the cool-stove or maybe on the back of a kitchen counter. A starter was added to the skim milk, which may be some form of
“The Good Old Days” -By Tom Kuehnerennet or a sample of previous cottage cheese. A dish towel was put over the bowl to keep curious insects away and in a couple of days curds began to form in the soured skim milk. The contents of the bowl were than strained through the dish towel and the towel and contents were suspended from a string to allow as much of the liquid to drain. You now have cottage cheese. Add a little salt and refrigerate.
I can remember cottage cheese as a primary part of many meals. It was placed on the plate, sprinkled with cinnamon and brown sugar and eaten as a main dish covered with cream. It was placed in a bowl with cinnamon, brown sugar and topped with any of a number of fruit sauces. It was also placed in a bowl to which a small amount of cream was added along with salt, pepper and chopped onion and put in the refrigerator for a day, so that the flavors married.
My grandmother made cheese-fish each year at Christmas time. It was a pastry crust with a filling of cottage cheese, raisins and prunes. The pastry was folded over and pinched together. It was then dropped in hot lard until done. I always think about this treat during the Christmas Season.
My other grandmother made golf-ball sized balls of cottage cheese, placed them on a board and set them in the basement. After a month they were ready. They smelt absolutely awful, but if you held your breath, they tasted pretty good. My dad would have them in his lunch pail at school and the teacher made him go out into the entry to eat his lunch.
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Nanette (Stuckel) BurgerNanette (Stuckel) Burger, resident of
North Chelmsford, MA and Grey Eagle, MN, passed away Tuesday, March 29, 2016.
Nanette was born May 5, 1947 to the late Art and Clara Stuckel of Grey Eagle, MN.
She is survived by her husband Robert D. Burger; sons, Sean of Nashotah,
WI, David of Boston, MA and daughter, Amy (Jason) Robart of Atkinson, NH; six grandsons and two granddaughters; brothers, John (Darlene) Stuckel of Grey Eagle, MN and Don (JoAnn) of Independence, MO.
A private memorial service will be held at a later date.
The Grey Eagle Senior Center will be hosting their 12th Annual Rock-a-Thon and Ice Cream Social on Satur-day, April 16, 2016, at the Senior Cen-ter from 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. There will be live music and lunch will be available, including hot roast beef sandwiches, po-tato salad, chips, pickles, pie, ice cream, coffee and milk.
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Republicans in Senate District 9 en-dorsed Senator Paul Gazelka and Rep-resentative Ron Kresha House District 9B in their re-election bids. They had no challengers for endorsement.
Representative Mark Anderson had previously announced his decision not to seek re-election for House District 9A. The Delegates of House District 9A endorsed John Poston to run for Repre-sentative Anderson’s seat. Mr. Poston
Republican Endorsements to District 9A and 9B
was challenged by Larry Lunblad for the endorsement.
Todd County is predominantly in House District 9A. The 9 precincts of Bruce Township, Burnhamville Town-ship, Burtrum, Grey Eagle, Grey Eagle Township, Long Prairie, Long Prairie Township, Round Prairie Township and Swanville (Todd County side of town) are in House District 9B. The other counties all or partly in Senate District 9 are Cass, Morrison and Wadena.
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Swanville school staff sponsored a root beer float social on Monday, April 4 for senior citizens and area business people. Photo & video by John Young. For video go to www.youtube.com/hometownnewsmn.
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Performances are April 15-17 at the Upsala High School Auditorium. Show times are 7:30 p.m. on Friday and Satur-day with a 2:00 p.m. matinee on Sunday.
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Outside of school Alex is a member of the Boy Scouts. He also frequently helps out neighbors. When he is not busy with these activities. Alex enjoys sports of all kinds, reading and draw-ing. Future aspirations for Alex include going to West Point to study law and to
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ments, “Alex is a 7th grade science stu-dent of mine this year. Alex takes his studies seriously and is a very compe-tent science student. Besides being a very good student, Alex is a very kind and respectful young man who his peers and classmates look up to. He is very de-serving of this award!”
Sophie Lar-son has been chosen as the grade ten through twelve Student of the Month for March. She is a junior and the daughter of David and Su-san Larson. Her advice for other students is to “Do your best at all
you do because it eventually pays off.”Liza Hasse, Math Instructor says,
“Sophie is a self motivated and deter-mined student. She strives to do her best and always tries to learn from her mis-takes. Throughout the year, Sophie has progressed in her ability to solve prob-lems. She will ask questions when need-ed but works very independently. Sophie is very respectful towards staff and her fellow classmates. She has proven to be a leader on Student Council. Sophie offers ideas and takes time to listen to the ideas of oth-ers. I have enjoyed work-ing with Sophie and look forward to working with her again next year.”
Sophie enjoys play-ing sports with friends. She also enjoys just hanging out with her family. Her future plans are to attend college for a degree in the health sci-ence field.
Sophie has partici-pated in volleyball and basketball in grades sev-en through eleven and played softball in grades seven through ten. She has also been in eight
Swanville Sr. High Student of the Monthplays. She is active in band, participat-ing since fifth grade. Sophie has been a student council member for the past four years. She is a member of the Honor So-ciety and has been on the Healthy Com-munities Collaborative.
Outside of school Sophie is an ac-tive member of the Culdrum Comets 4-H Club. She has been to the state fair five times showing livestock. She volunteers at the Great River Regional Library. She has worked at many Red Cross blood drives and has donated blood.
Sophie was a nominee for the ExCel Award and is always on the honor roll.
Char Bzdok, Science teacher com-ments, “I have had the pleasure of teach-ing and coaching Sophie the past several years. In this time Sophie has shown amazing growth in her academics and takes great pride in her education. Be-sides being a very good student, Sophie is an ethical and caring young woman. Her peers and classmates look up to her. Sophie is very deserving of this award!”
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Notes from the Capitol By State Rep. Paul Anderson
An interest-ing hearing was held last week in the Property Tax Division of the Tax Commit-tee dealing with a long-standing exemption that affects many towns and cities throughout Min-nesota. It has to do with fertil-
izer and chemical containment facili-ties built at local co-ops and other farm supply businesses. Because of concerns about spills into the environment, the EPA along with the Minnesota Dept. of Agriculture, has long required that con-crete berms and other related facilities be constructed so any potential spills could be contained. The Legislature, in the middle 1990s, passed legislation that such additions to fertilizer and chemical storage facilities should be exempted from property tax.
Fast forward to today, and a couple of problems have arisen with the ex-emption. First, it hasn’t been granted uniformly across the state. Some county assessors have been allowing the ex-emption, while others have not. Second-ly, and this is where the situation gets complicated, today everything involved with agriculture has gotten bigger and more expensive. Buildings constructed in recent years containing fertilizer and other farm-related chemicals are huge compared to those built 20 or 30 years ago. And, in an effort to have this ex-emption carried out uniformly, the Dept. of Revenue recently issued guidance spelling out what exactly was included. They ruled that the roof should be in-cluded, along with the walls of a build-ing that held fertilizer or chemicals. So, instead of a tax exemption for a cement floor and berms around liquid chemical tanks, for example, this ruling said that basically the entire structure was part of the containment system.
The bill heard in committee, H.F. 2936, would repeal that long-standing
exemption, and it certainly caught the attention of many. We heard from sev-eral towns where such ag facilities are located and where the exemption was not being granted. They testified that if the Dept. of Revenue clarification was allowed to stand, they would lose thou-sands of dollars in property tax revenue. I also was in communication with of-ficials from the city of Brooten before and after the hearing, and heard how this would affect their city. A chemical com-pany has both fertilizer and chemical storage facilities in their industrial park, and losing that property tax revenue would be a big loss.
We also heard testimony from those representing the interests of ag supply folks. They discussed how and why the exemption on containment facilities was granted in the first place, and that we should proceed cautiously before lifting it. We were told this is one of 90 such exemptions currently in place in our tax code.
We need to reach a compromise here. When the original exemption was granted some 20 years ago, facilities were much smaller. I don’t think that exempting today’s entire multi-million dollar structures was envisioned back then. But, on the other hand, with to-day’s facilities containing tanks with ca-pacities of thousands of gallons and also holding fertilizer measured in thousands of tons, these containment structures are more important than ever. The actual containment structures should remain tax-exempt, while the buildings them-selves could be taxable.
The House last week passed legis-lation that’s the first step in making our state compliant with federal Real ID laws. We have time to finish this work as the Dept. of Homeland Security re-cently announced they would not begin enforcement for passengers boarding airplanes until at least the year 2018 and probably not before 2020.
Rep. Anderson can be contacted by email at [email protected] or by phone at 651-296-4317. To receive email updates sign-up on his webpage at www.house.mn/13a.
Examining Issues Related to Tax Exemptions on Containment Facilities
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Most of us have turned to God recog-nizing His power and strength and desire to help us. That need for Him is normal and natural because He planted it there when He created us. He knew we would search for Him and He also knew that He would respond in love when we call on Him to make us complete in Christ.
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Dave Says -By Dave Ramseywondering if a speeding ticket is a good reason to dip into my emergency fund.
-ArielDear Ariel,
Well, it depends. Certainly you have to pay the ticket. In most states you could lose your driver’s license for not paying a speeding ticket. You’d have a real emergency then, wouldn’t you?
I would advise looking at the situation this way: what is the amount of the ticket in relation to your income and overall financial health? If the ticket is $100 and you make $200,000 a year, then stop worrying and pay the ticket. But if you got slapped with a $300 ticket and you only make $20,000 a year, then that could be an emergency.
If you can cash flow it out of your budget, then leave the emergency fund alone. If not, then dip in for just enough to pay the fine and replace the amount as quickly as possible. I mean, you’ve got to get it paid, right?
That’s an interesting question, Ariel. I’m glad you’re working to get control of your money. Just remember to slow down a little when you’re behind the wheel!
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In most cases, there’s a pretty wide spectrum of
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With the first, I’d be tempted to tell you to keep it unless you’re literally about to lose everything. In it, you have a deep, emotional connection — a personal story about you, your dad and one of the greatest baseball players of all time. It was a sentimental, once-in-a-lifetime kind of thing. In the second case, it’s just a purchase you made as a hobby. That kind of thing can go without a whole lot of thought. If what you own doesn’t have some kind of deep sentimental and emotional connection to family or a major life event, then it’s just stuff.
I hope this helps a little, William. There’s nothing wrong with having some nice things. But there’s a big difference between you having things and your things having you. Never let “stuff” stand between you and your family’s sense of security and financial well-being!
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April 4, 2016: At approximately 4:45 pm, the Sheriff’s Office received a report of a one vehicle rollover accident on Acorn Rd., in Swanville Township, northwest of Upsala.
Levi Volkenant, age 16, of Avon was driving a 2004 Ford F150 and traveling south on Acorn Road when he came upon a sharp curve. As he applied his brakes the back of the pickup slid around on the gravel. Volkenant lost control and rolled the truck. Three of the six occupants sustained minor injuries. 17-year-old Paul Kostreba of Holdingford, 17-year-old Wyatt Johnson of Holdingford, and 16-year-old Levi Volkenant of Avon, were treated on scene and released to their parents.
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Local Municipality MinutesUpsala CityApril 4, 2016
These are unapproved min-utes.
Call to Order/Attendance: The City Council meeting was called to order at Upsala City Hall by Mayor Rollie Johnson at 7:00 p.m. The pledge of allegiance was said.
On roll call members present were: Mayor Rollie Johnson, Joan Olson, Brian Lange, Robert Ma-ciej, and Dennis Westrich. People present: Garrett Doucette, Ma-rybeth Shaffer, Firefighter Steve Hanson, Firefighter Joe Trettel, Morrison County Record Report-er Sheila McCoy, SEH Engineer Scott Hedlund, Public Works Su-perintendent Frank Koopmeiners, and Clerk/Treasurer Michelle Ste-vens.
Minutes: Maciej moved to approve the minutes for March 7, 2016 City Council Meeting, 2nd by Westrich. Motion carried unani-mously.
Added agenda items: Maciej moved to approve the agenda with the additions of potholes, and the replacement of snow ordinance signs to the Maintenance Report, 2nd by Olson. Motion carried unanimously.
Presentations, Citizen Ap-peals:
Tower Road: Garrett Doucette and Marybeth Shaffer discussed the boils on Tower Road and re-quested that they be informed of when the City will be fixing the road; they will fix their driveway at the same time. Johnson will talk to one of the County Commissioners about the issue.
Application for Payment #4: Scott Hedlund reviewed Applica-tion for Payment #4 for the Walnut project. Lange moved to remove ‘Lift station pole and light’ from Application for Payment #4 and submit a payment of $20,615.85 to C&L Excavating, 2nd by Maciej. Motion carried unanimously.
Televising Sewer Lines: Hed-lund will get quotes for televising the sewer lines and will look into the cost of inspecting individual homes to discover how much wa-ter seeping into basements goes into the sewer lines.
Department Reports: Maintenance Repor: Koop-
meiners reported on the water and sewer levels.
Operator Interface Replace-ment: Koopmeiners presented in-formation replacing the Main Lift Station Operator Interface. Lange moved to purchase Option # 2 - a C-More Operator Interface at a cost of $2,050.00, 2nd by Maciej. Motion carried unanimously.
Public Works Storage Shed: The Public Works Storage Shed
location and design were present-ed. Koopmeiners reviewed a map of the potential spot for the Stor-age Shed. Westrich suggested that when the time comes to request quotes for the shed, that the City re-quest 2 options, one being 50’x64’ shed and the other for 60’x80’ shed.
Westrich presented a draw-ing for the storage shed. Westrich moved to have Dan Kremers to cre-ate a complete and detailed draw-ing for the building, 2nd by Maciej. Motion carried unanimously.
Graveling 50th Avenue: Koop-meiners stated Matt Ripplinger re-ported 50th Avenue is due for grav-el. It was estimated that the cost to gravel the City’s portion to be ap-proximately $3,000 and dust con-trol application at an approximate cost of $1,500. The gravel applied should last for at least five years. Koopmeiners was directed to find out when Elmdale Township will receive bids for graveling the rest of 50th Avenue as it extends out-side the City Limits. Maciej moved that the City hire the same contrac-tor the Township of Elmdale will use to gravel 50th Avenue, 2nd by Westrich. Motion carried with four ayes; Johnson abstained.
Winter Parking Signs: The four Winter Parking Signs are in disrepair. Koopmeiners was di-rected to remove the signs. Lange requested Stevens to send a copy of the Winter Parking Sign Ordinance to the Planning Commission for their next meeting.
Spring Potholes: Koopmeiners will report back to the next council meeting on a list of pothole repairs needed.
Fire Department Report: Training: The Upsala Fire Depart-ment will have HAZMAT (Hazard-ous Materials) training this Satur-day.
The New Pumper/Tanker: The new pumper/tanker truck has the new adaptor; it should be ready to go once the firefighters are fully trained which will take place this month.
Training Monitor: Joe Tret-tel requested a 50 inch training monitor to be used in the council chambers. This would be used by the Fire Department, Rescue Squad and at other meetings including the City Council as needed. Lange moved to purchase a Sharp 50 inch monitor at Best Buy,a DVD/Blu-ray player, cable cords, and mount-ing accessories to not exceed $600, 2nd by Westrich. Motion carried unanimously.
Prescribed Burns: Fire Chief Jay Baggenstoss is in the process of scheduling a couple of prescribed burn trainings for this summer; dates are not set yet.
City Office Report: Petty
Cash: Stevens reviewed the petty cash report.
Training: Stevens will be at-tending the MN Municipal Clerks Institute May 2-6. She stated she will be late to the regular City Council Meeting on May 2nd.
Vacation/Comp hours, Auditor request: Auditors from Schlenner Wenner were here last week for the City’s annual audit. They ques-tioned if the council approves the carryover of vacation and/or comp hours from last year to this year. The carryover is approved into 2016.
Newsletter: The Spring News-letter was presented for edit and comment. The Council requested Stevens add an article concerning chickens in town.
Planning Commission: The Commission approved the building permit for Petersens at 402 North Main Street.
Cemetery: The Planning Com-missioners are continuing to work on the Cemetery Ordinance and map.
UCDC: Minutes were submit-ted. Heritage Days was discussed.
Recreation Board: No meeting held .
Unfinished Business: Fire Hall / City Office Roof Repair. The new steel roof has been installed on the Fire Hall. Gutters are over the doors and snow jacks were stra-tegically placed to prevent snow slides over the door and drop box. Westrich suggested adding gutter or snow jacks above the 800 Mhz radio antenna.
Annual Board of Appeals: The Annual Board of Appeals is set for May 3rd at 10:30 a.m. at City Hall in the Council Chambers.
Personnel Policy: Olson and Lange are still working on the per-sonnel policy; they stated they will present their suggestions to the council at the June 6th meeting.
New Business: Water Rates: Stevens was directed to keep the water rates the way they were in December, but still increase sewer base rate by $5.00, and add the State water fee of $0.53 per month.
Antenna Rent on the Water Tower: Discussion was held con-cerning how much the City charges for rent on the water tower to com-munications companies.
Gambling Permit for UBA Raffle: Lange moved to approve the Gambling Permit with no wait-ing period for the Upsala Ballpark Association raffle set for July 9, 2016, 2nd by Westrich. Motion carried unanimously.
Community Asset Profile: The rough draft of the Community Profile was presented. Corrections were added.
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Financial: Olson moved to pay all bills presented including C & L payment #4 and Petty Cash of $20.00, 2nd by Lange. Motion car-ried unanimously.
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Swanville CityMarch 8, 2016
Minutes of the Swanville City Council meeting held in the Swan-ville Center on Tuesday, March 8, 2016. The meeting called to or-der 7:00 p.m. with the following members present: Sandy Lange, Jay Bartkowicz, Jim Molitor, and Norm Carlson. Absent: Tony Ma-ciej. Also present: Bryan Allen, John Lindeman, Alvin Giese, Mark Hallen, Lonny Hutchins and re-porter Sheila McCoy.
Minutes of the Swanville City Council meeting held Tuesday, February 2, 2016 were reviewed. A motion was made by Jay Bart-kowicz to approve the minutes as printed. Norm Carlson seconded the motion. All members voted in favor, motion carried.
The treasures report was given. A motion was made by Jay Bartkowicz and seconded by Jim Molitor to approve the treasurer’s report. All members voted in favor, motion carried.
John Lindeman, coach for the Swanville Swan’s Baseball team, asked for the city’s permission to sell beer during the seven home games. Bryan Allen, from Red’s Irish Pub, stated that he would al-
low the beer to be sold under his liquor license. Allen stated that he would not be selling the beer but he would be monitoring the sell of the beer from time to time during the games. The team has a lease with the school for the field and they use any profit made to do im-provements on the field. After com-ments were heard and questions answered, Jay Bartkowicz made a motion to allow the baseball team to sell beer during home games. Jim Molitor seconded the motion. All members voted in favor, motion carried.
City maintenance man report-ed things are going well at the sew-er plant and water station. He also reported he has been getting many complaints about a certain dog run-ning free around the city. The clerk will write up a letter and send it to the owner saying if this continues the dog will be taken to the dog pound and the owner will have to pay for the charges that incur.
Adding onto and fixing the ceiling on the city park building quotes were looked at once again. Tabled.
The city has received a grant from Morrison County for city recycling and clean-up day. The grant will be $1348.00 for recy-cling and $375.00 for clean-up day. Jim Molitor made a motion to sign the grant agreement from Morrison County. Jay Bartkowicz seconded the motion. All members voted in favor, motion carried. City wide clean-up day is set for May 14 from 9-11 a.m..
The ASTECH street sweeping contract was look at. After discus-sion, Jim Molitor made a motion to have ASTECH do the street sweep-ing for the city. Jay Bartkowicz seconded the motion. All members voted in favor, motion carried. Lonny will call the company and set up a date.
Mayor Lange presented a bid for the new desk in the library. After discussion, it was decided to have the Mayor talk with Great River Regional Library to see how the library is being attended. Tabled.
Reminder of the Local Board of Appeal & Equalization meeting is scheduled for Monday, April 11 at 1:00 p.m.
Mayor Peterson gave a report on the EDA, Economic Develop-ment Association. Peterson report-ed that City Attorney Tim Church-well would write up an outline of duties and to do list that board members of the association would perform. Council was in favor of starting with the outline.
Delinquent utility bills were looked at by council. Letters will be sent to land owners with over-due utility bills.
Council member Jim Molitor suggested that the city should get in contact with the couple that was interested in the lots on Forest Hill Lane and see if they would like to make a counter offer. After discus-sion Molitor stated that he would call the couple and visit with them about the lots.
The following claims were presented for payment. Members of the council were furnished with a listing. Jim Molitor made a mo-tion to approve the claims. Norm Carlson seconded the motion. All members voted in favor, motion carried.
The next monthly meeting will be held Tuesday, April 5, 2016 at 7:00 p.m.
There being no further busi-ness, a motion was made by Jay Bartkowicz and seconded by Jim Molitor to adjourn. All members voted in favor, motion carried. Meeting adjourned 8:00 p.m.
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