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12-4 p.m. at Marcia’s All-Aboard Bar & Grill, Albany.
SATURDAY, JUNE 18 • MunichFest, New Munich.
SUNDAY, JULY 3 • Bowlus Fun Day.
FRI.-SUN., JULY 15-17 • GEM FEST; parade Friday 6 p.m. in Grey Eagle.
ALBANY TOWNSHIP • Meets the fourth Monday of the month at 7:30 p.m. at the Albany City Hall. • Planning Commission meets the second Tuesday of the month at 7:30 p.m. at the Albany City Hall.
BURNHAMVILLE TOWNSHIP • Meets the last Tuesday of the month at 7 p.m. at the Burtrum City Hall.
BURTRUM CITY COUNCIL • Meets the first Monday of the month at 7 p.m.
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FOOD DISTRIBUTION • Ruby’s Pantry Food Distribution first Saturday of the Month from 10-11 a.m. at River of Live Church, Sauk Centre.
FREEPORT CITY COUNCIL • Meets the last Tuesday of the month at 7 p.m.
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SUNSHINE CLUB • Meets every Monday, weigh in at 9 a.m. at the Village View Apartments, Grey Eagle.
ST. CLOUD SINGLES CLUB • Dance & Activities every third Fri-day from 8-12 at the Waite Park Legion.
ST. ROSA CITY COUNCIL • Meets the third Monday of the month at 7 p.m. at the Community Park building.
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the bag,” the man added.This is a classic story about memory,
or what I call that thing I forget with. But memory is no laughing matter. It’s serious stuff and can help you a great deal in business and in life.
If you read this column on a regular basis, you are familiar with one of my important lessons – “Pale ink is better than the most retentive memory.” In other words, write things down.
I have many coaches, including a memory coach. His name is Benjamin Levy. He’s been profiled in “Fortune Magazine” and many other media outlets. He’s one of the best memory experts around. He’s even performed at the White House for President Obama and friends.
I’ve seen Benjamin meet more than 100 people at a dinner party and be able to say goodbye to each person by name. How does he do it? He says we just need to “wake up our brain,” tell it to pay attention and not just let new information slide past. Here are a few of his techniques:
First is by the power of association. For me, if I meet someone named Neil, I immediately think of all the Neils I can recall – Neil Armstrong, Neil Diamond, Neil Young, Neil Patrick Harris and so on.
In Benjamin’s case, he uses the acronym “A NOVEL” to enhance the mental images he makes that help him remember names and other things. “A”
I’ll never forget what’s-his-name -By Harvey MackayA man had
gone to a circus as a small boy and decided to return years later. He was sitting in a cheap seat when an elephant came along, reached up into the stands, wrapped his trunk gently about the man and carried him over to the
best seat. The man turned to his neighbor and
said, “That elephant remembered the last time I was here years ago. I fed him peanuts.” Just then the elephant came back, lifted his trunk, pointed it straight at the man and blew a stream of water in his face. “I forgot I gave them to him still in
stands for active pictures or an action movie. For example, if you meet a woman named Fern, he would imagine throwing ferns at her or her throwing a fern. Things are more memorable with action.
“N” is for new. You want a new image, one you haven’t seen before. You need something exceptional. “O” is for obscene. “The big dirty secret of memory training is a tremendous percentage of it is having obscene and sexual thoughts in your head,” Benjamin said. “The more you make images interesting and memorable, the better you’ll remember them.”
“V” is for violent. The more stuff you have going on the better – a broken window, bleeding and so on. “E” is for
FRIDAY, MAY 13 • The American Legion Auxiliary Unit 350 Poppy Distribution in the Upsala area. • Boy Scout Troop 33 Spaghetti Din-ner & Silent Auction from 4:30-7:30 p.m. at the park building, Swanville.
SATURDAY, MAY 14 • Moses Dane Cemetery Association Annual Meeting at 1:30 p.m. at the Bur-trum Community Center. • Dad’s Belgian Waffles from 4:30-7 p.m. at the Grey Eagle United Methodist Church. See ad on page 3.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 18 • Grey Eagle Senior Center Monthly Meeting at 11 a.m. at the center. • Upsala Ballpark Association Spa-ghetti Supper from 5-7 p.m. at the Upsala Area School cafeteria.
SATURDAY, MAY 21 • 4-H Club E-Waste Recycling Day from 8-11 a.m. at the Freeport Fire Hall. See ad on page 3. • Grey Eagle/Burtrum Lions 8th An-nual Community Appreciation from 4-8 p.m. at the Grey Eagle Fire Hall. See ad on page 3.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 25 • Grey Eagle Senior Center Potluck/Bingo Party at 5 p.m. at the center.
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emotional. “When you make your visual pictures, if people are having emotions or feeling emotions, your images are more memorable,” Benjamin said.
Finally “L” is for ludicrous. Try to make it really ludicrous or funny in some way. Benjamin explains: “So for instance, if I meet a woman named Karen, for me Karen is always carrots. Will I somehow connect a carrot to the woman named Karen? No, I will visualize a giant carrot connected to Karen, or I will picture hundreds or thousands of carrots connected to her. More ludicrous.”
Benjamin adds one other ingredient – color. Make your images as colorful as you can.
He also uses a lot of metaphors. “Memory work is about transformation, transforming one thing into another, to create the most powerful and memorable mental image possible,” Benjamin said. For example, when Benjamin spoke to our group, there were three Bills in the audience. If you transform Bill into something you can see, he turns Bill into ball or bowling ball, which makes for a solid memory.
In memory training you are constantly
associating or linking or connecting one thought with another. This quadruples your retention. As Benjamin says, “You have to give the brain the material the way it wants it.”
If you remember one thing from this column, it should be the title of Benjamin’s book, “Remember Every Name Every Time.” I’ve only scratched the surface of his valuable advice. He shares a variety of practical techniques that have worked for me, such as rhythm and repetition.
We may not all be blessed with Benjamin’s gifts, but he’s given us a remarkable present: memory techniques that we can all use.
Mackay’s Moral: Don’t just make memories – make your memory work for you!
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.”
Harvey Mackay continued from page 2
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Recent Fatalities Mark 100 Deaths on Minnesota Roads
Imagining bright futures and making lasting memories came to an unexpected end for the family and friends of 100 people since Jan. 1 in Minnesota. That’s how many people died in traffic crashes in the first 120 days of 2016, according to preliminary information from the Minne-sota Department of Public Safety Office of Traffic Safety (DPS-OTS).
The numbers represent lives lost and shattered dreams for many families. Re-cent traffic deaths include:
• A 35-year-old Hastings man riding a motorcycle. Alcohol was detected and the rider was not wearing a helmet.
• A 25-year-old Kensington man who was reportedly to be speeding, distracted and under the influence of alcohol.
• A 14-year-old Hillman teen who was riding a dirt bike and rear-ended a tractor.
Of the 100 fatalities reported to date, there were six motorcyclists, 12 pedestri-ans and one bicyclist.
The state reached 100 deaths on April 29 last year.Make Focusing on the Road a Priority
The 411 traffic deaths in 2015 marked the first time in five years that road fatali-ties passed the 400 mark. While Minneso-ta is on pace to reach or surpass that same number in 2016, safe driving behaviors can go a long way in keeping drivers and passengers safe on the road.
Four driving behaviors continue to play a significant role in lives lost on Min-nesota roads. In 2015:
• Distracted driving contributed to 74 deaths.
• Speed contributed to 78 deaths.• Drunk driving resulted in 95 deaths.• Lack of seat belt contributed to 91
deaths. Minnesota Traffic Fatalities
2015 2014 2013 2012 2011411 361 387 395 368
“How many times have you looked down at your phone, went too fast because you were late for an appointment, told yourself you were okay to drive because you only had a few beers or decided not to buckle up because you weren’t going that far,” said Donna Berger, Office of Traf-fic Safety director. “Now ask yourself, is doing any of that worth dying for and leaving your loved ones with a lifetime of grief? By recommitting ourselves to safe driving habits, we can join together
in making our roads safe for everyone.”About the Minnesota Department
Public Safety: The Minnesota Depart-ment of Public Safety (DPS) comprises 11 divisions where 2,100 employees operate programs in the areas of law enforcement, crime victim assistance, traffic safety, al-cohol and gambling, emergency com-munications, fire safety, pipeline safety, driver licensing, vehicle registration and emergency management. DPS activity is anchored by three core principles: educa-tion, enforcement and prevention.
About the Office of Traffic Safety: The Minnesota Department of Public Safety Office of Traffic Safety (DPS-OTS) designs, implements and coor-dinates federally funded traffic safety enforcement and education programs to improve driver behaviors and reduce the deaths and serious injuries that occur on Minnesota roads. DPS-OTS also adminis-ters state funds for the motorcycle safety program and for the child seats for needy families program.
DPS-OTS is an anchoring partner of the state’s Toward Zero Deaths (TZD) traffic safety program. A primary vision of the TZD program is to create a safe driving culture in Minnesota in which motorists support a goal of zero road fa-talities by practicing and promoting safe and smart driving behavior. TZD focuses on the application of four strategic areas to reduce crashes – education, enforce-ment, engineering, and emergency medi-cal and trauma response.
Recent DPS-OTS Activity and Statis-tics
• More than 30 Minnesota organi-zations joined the Department of Public Safety and statewide law enforcement in calling for employees and all drivers to choose safety over texting and to elimi-nate distracted driving.
• “Locked Up: A DWI Booking,” gives you an inside look at the DWI book-ing process. Being arrested for a DWI in-volves more than just getting a ticket.
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ObituariesFrances M. “Fran” Monroe
Frances M. “Fran” Monroe, age 92 of Albany, formerly of Melrose, died p e a c e f u l l y surrounded by her family on Sunday, May 8, 2016 at her daughter’s home in Albany, Minnesota.
A funeral service will be held
at 11a.m. Thursday, May 12 at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Albany with Rev. Steven Olson officiating. Interment will be in Oak Hill Cemetery in Melrose following the lunch.
Visitation will be from from 10 to 11 a.m. Thursday at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Albany.
Frances Marie Arvig was born August 4, 1923 in Pine River, Minnesota to Thomas and Mildred (Oliver) Arvig. She started working at the age of 15 as a switchboard operator for her family’s business, Melrose Telephone Company. Fran graduated from Sauk Centre High School in 1941. She went to California and worked at a telephone company there for a few years following her graduation. She was united in marriage to Charles Monroe at Royal Arvig’s home in Wadena, Minnesota. The couple raised their family in Melrose. Fran continued her work as President of the Melrose Telephone Company until her retirement in 2005 at the age of 82.
She was a member of Our Savior’s
Lutheran Church in Albany, the Schanhaar-Otte VFW Post 7050 Auxiliary, and the Oak Hill Cemetery board. Fran enjoyed community concerts and was on the Centre Area Concert Association. She also enjoyed playing piano and the organ, and loved Rita and Kevin’s dog, Lyla.
Survivors include her children, Carol Gilbert of White Bear Lake, Mark (Mary) Monroe of Melrose, Rita (Kevin) Dorman of Albany, and Maynard (Sue) Monroe of Melrose; grandchildren, Brian (Sarah) Dukek, Sara (Eric) Stanslaski, Krista (LeRoy) Dehnke, Gregory Monroe, Lisa (Christopher) Atkinson, Melissa (Matt) Crea, Majul (Barry) Dagestad, Jessica (Christopher) Engelhart, Josh Monroe, Stacy Monroe, and Carly Monroe; great-grandchildren, Ambrose, Bjorn, and Vera Dukek, Kelsey, Caden, and Noah Stanslaski, Forrest and Zander Dehnke, Natalie Rose Monroe, Miles and Oliver Atkinson, Megan Dagestad, and Ellie Crea.
Fran was preceded in death by her husband, Charles Monroe in 1981; sons-in-law, Gary Dukek and Louie Gilbert; granddaughter-in-law, Betty Monroe; brothers, Leonard Arvig, Royal Arvig, Carroll “Buck” Arvig, and Millard Arvig; and sister, Lorna Clark.
Serving as casket bearers will be Brian Dukek, Gregory Monroe, Josh Monroe, Eric Stanslaski, LeRoy Dehnke, Christopher Atkinson, Barry Dagestad, and Christopher Engelhart.
Arrangements were made with Patton-Schad Funeral & Cremation Services of Melrose.
Jerome L “Jerry” ClayF u n e r a l
services will be at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, May 12, 2016 at the Daniel Funeral Home in St. Cloud, MN for Jerome “Jerry” Lee Clay, age 69 of St. Cloud, MN who died suddenly on Sunday, May 8, 2016 at his home. The Reverend William F. Meier
will officiate. Burial will be at the Minnesota State Veteran’s Cemetery at Little Falls, MN. Visitation will be one hour prior to the services on Thursday all at Daniel Funeral Home in St. Cloud.
Jerry was born on February 4, 1947 in Chicago, IL the son of Zerl and Velma (Johnson) Clay. Jerry’s family traveled and lived in many states while Zerl served in the U.S. Navy. In 1958 they moved to Minnesota, and he graduated from Grey Eagle High School in 1965.
He enlisted into the U.S. Army on January 4, 1966. After basic training he served his country in the Vietnam Conflict for one year. Upon his return from Vietnam,
he was united in marriage to Beverly Meagher at the United Methodist Church in Grey Eagle, MN. They then moved to Fort Bragg, NC, where Jerry became a Green Beret, completed his military commitment and was honorably discharged on February 3, 1969. One daughter Vicki was born to this union in December of 1968.
Jerry and Bev then moved to Burtrum, MN and Jerry worked as a guard at the St. Cloud Reformatory and he attended college full-time at St. Cloud State University. In 1972 they moved to St. Cloud and in 1973 he received his Bachelor of Science Degree in Sociology and History. Jerry then worked for the Minnesota Department of Corrections in many positions for 38 years, retiring in 2009. He has continued to live in St. Cloud since that time. Jerry was an avid outdoorsman, enjoying hunting, fishing and gardening, and playing with his great grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his father Zerl, and one sister Joan Rahn.
Jerry is survived by his wife of 48 years Beverly of St. Cloud, MN, one daughter Vicki Clay of St. Cloud, MN, one grandson Doug Clay of St. Cloud, two great grandchildren, Hunter and Piper Clay, his mother Velma Clay of Melrose, MN, one sister Jodi (Yancy) Yungdahl of Seattle, WA, other relatives and many friends.
Ramona (Wolf) OtisMass of
Christian Burial celebrating the life of Ramona (Wolf) Otis, of Palm Desert, CA and formerly of Willmar and Albany, MN was held Wednesday, May 11, 2016 (her birthday) at Seven Dolors Catholic Church in Albany. Fr. Cletus Connors,
OSB officiated and burial followed in the parish cemetery. Ramona passed away on November 20, 2015 at Rancho Mirage Healthcare in Rancho Mirage, CA.
Ramona had a generous heart, and exceptional sense of humor and a loving spirit. She loved meeting and talking to everyone. This served her well through her lifetime, particularly working as a theatre
popcorn popper/seller at the Albany Theatre during her high school years. It continued during her years as a Psychiatric Aide at Willmar State Hospital, a manager for a medical clinic for approximately 20 years, and as a salesclerk at an exclusive men’s shop in Palm Desert. Her favorites included her dogs, especially Sycee, sweets, mostly ice cream, chocolate, and caramel rolls. She enjoyed going to the casino, being a member of the Red Hat Ladies, and collecting Hummels, ceramic cows, and, but not limited to, depression glass.
Ramona is survived by her sisters Ruth Wolf, Rosemary Garry, Renee (Gerald) Esselman; brothers Ralph (Arlene), Richard, Robert (Beverly), Roger, Rodney (Barbara), Russell (Joyce); brother-in-law Alfred Torborg; and many nieces and nephews.
She is preceded in death by her husband Doug, parents Ed and Veronica, sister Rita Torborg, brother-in-law John Garry, and sisters-in-law Alice and Joyce Wolf.
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Mock Crash to be held in Upsala May 19The Upsala Area School student
council is sponsoring a Mock Crash on Thursday, May 19. With help from com-munity agencies including the volunteer fire department, EMS, and local law en-forcement from Morrison County and the State of Minnesota, the students will be able to see what really happens at the sight of a crash.
The mock crash will begin at the school at 8:30 a.m. and will continue
two blocks south of the school at the bus garage. Sirens from police, ambulance and fire trucks may be heard. Weather permitting there may even be a life link helicopter.
Please be aware that this is just a drill to show students the importance of seat belt use and some of the conse-quences of distracted driving and under-age drinking.
Upsala Upstage Players Hold Auditions For Summer Musical
The Upsala Upsage Players will be holding auditions for “Do Black Pat-ent Leather Shoes Really Reflect Up?”, based on a novel by John R. Powers. The story focuses on eight children dur-ing their Catholic elementary and high
school education in the 1950’s. “It cap-tures the funniest aspects of youthful growing pains and the trying moments of adolescence.” The cast will include students as well as nuns and priests as teachers.
Auditions will be held on Tuesday, May 17 at 7 P.M. in the Upsala High School Auditorium. Performance dates will be July 29, 30, 31, and August 1, 2016. Rehearsals are tentatively planned for Sunday afternoon, Monday and Thursday evenings.
If you are interested in being on stage, or if you would enjoy helping with costumes, backstage managing, or lights, and cannot attend auditions please contact Leonice Prokott at 320-573-2364 or [email protected].
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Are annuities good for long-term retirement?
-QuincyDear Quincy,
The short answer is no. There might be a rare exception when I’d use a variable annuity — which is a mutual fund inside of an annuity — but as a rule I don’t use annuities. And I certainly don’t use fixed annuities for anything, because they’re just crap. Basically, they’re a CD with a huge set of fees. It’s just an insurance agent’s product, really.
The place for variable annuities might be when you’ve got everything else maxed out and your house is paid off. If you’ve reached that point, you can talk to your advisor about some of the possible benefits of a variable annuity. You can leave a beneficiary on it, so that it passes outside of probate, and you’ve got some principle guarantees and return guarantees that are decent. The returns are a little lower, though, because you’ll get hit with both the annuity fee and the mutual fund fee.
So, by and large the answer is no for most people, because they don’t have their house paid off and aren’t maxing out all other retirement options. If you’re doing all that, and you want to do something in this area, then I might think about it.
-Dave* Dave Ramsey is America’s trusted
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Dear Dave,I’ve had a
judgment filed against me for an old, unpaid medical bill. The original amount was $2,500, but now it has increased to $3,200. Can I negotiate this with the lawyer? I’ve asked him for a detailed
statement of the account several times, but all I’ve gotten is a payment booklet.
-BillDear Bill,
When it comes to paying off bills or debt, you should always pay what’s owed if you have the money. There’s a moral, as well as legal, responsibility involved. That being said, if you don’t have $3,200, offer him whatever you’ve got — $2,000 or the original $2,500 as a settlement. Make sure he understands that you’re not offering to pay the amount you have on the debt, but that it’s being offered as settlement in full if the debt is cleared.
The reason you haven’t gotten what you’ve asked for so far is you may have been talking to some low-level staffer or paralegal. If you have been talking directly to the lawyer, then he’s probably running a small debt collections or debt lawsuit machine. That means you’re just one of dozens of widgets coming down the line. To you, this is very personal. But to him, you’re just another account. You might have to do something to get his attention and wake him up.
If this is the case, he probably gets a piece of whatever he collects. So, if he gets a third of $2,000 or $2,500 it might make his house payment this month. You could also talk to the hospital administrator, too, and let them know you’ll bring a couple thousand down there today if they’ll accept it as payment in full. At this point, you’ve just got to do something to get off the conveyor belt!
-Dave
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Swanville April Athletes of the Month
Swanville High School is pleased to announce its April Athletes of the Month: Troy Evans for baseball, Em-ily Beseman for softball, John Muhlen-kamp for boys’ track and Olivia Mettler for girls’ track.
Coaches’ Comments:“Troy Evans is the Athlete of the
Month for baseball. He batted .321 with an on be percentage of .536. He also has given us good innings on the mound. Troy has been a big part of this team so far this season. He does what is asked of him, and with his goofy personality, he is able to keep teammates loose in the dugout throughout games.” - Coach Adam Gerads
“The Athlete of the Month for April for softball is Emily Beseman, the short-stop for the Swanville Bulldogs. The first game against West Central, she was 3 for 4 with 4 RBI’s. The win against Isle, she was 1 for 2 with 2 runs scored and 2 stolen bases. The win against Up-sala, she was 4 for 4 with 2 RBI’s and 3 runs scored. The Swanville Bulldogs are now 3-1, with Osakis as our only loss.” - Coach Paige Beseman
“The Swanville Track Athletes of the Month for April are John Muhlen-kamp and Olivia Mettler. John Muhlen-kamp is a freshman distance runner on the track team who has taken a big leap forward this year in performance. John has consistently won 3200m races this season while also contributing in the
4x800m relay and the 1600m run as well. John is an athlete that shows up everyday, does what he need to do or more, and never complains. We look forward to seeing what he can do for the rest of the season, as well as the seasons to come.
Olivia Mettler is a freshman thrower on the track team who is back after a season off. She is the girls’ team’s most consistent thrower and always shows up to practices and meets with a smile on her face, ready to go. We look forward to seeing if she can crack the 90 foot mark in the discus this year and then seeing what she can do in the future. Congrat-ulations to them both!” - Coach Pete Swisher
Congratulations John Muhlenkamp, Emily Beseman, Olivia Mettler, Troy Evans.
By Amber Kalthoff, Title 1 Intervention-ist
The Upsala Elementary School Title 1 Advisory Council will meet Monday, May 23rd at 3:15 p.m. in Elementary room S105. Any interested parents are encouraged to attend this meeting con-cerning our Title 1 Program.
Come to voice your questions, con-cerns and suggestions.
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Council Meeting
Join us May 20, 2016 for a 2K/5K FUN RUN/WALK hosted by Swanville School District. Check in prior to Run/Walk will be in the west parking lot be-ginning at 1:00 p.m. Start times for the Run/Walk are 5K at 1:30 p.m. and the 2K at 1:45 p.m. There is no fee for entry.
This will be a Swanville Commu-nity gathering open to all. Grab your parents, family, and neighbors.
Swanville School 2K/5K Fun Run/Walk
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Members of the USA Honor Squad, third, fourth, fifth and sixth grade stu-dents in the Swanville and Upsala School Districts, had an opportunity to learn some important life lessons on two consecutive April weekends. On April 17, they spent an afternoon with Senior Chief Petty Officer Eric Lundquist, a U.S. Navy SEAL (Sea-Air-Land) and SEAL instructor, in the pool at the Am-ericInn in Little Falls and the follow-ing weekend, while on dry land, was no less strenuous at Camp Ripley. At a time when kids get a medal for attend-ing or playing a sport and mediocrity is applauded in order to avoid offending anyone, the Honor Squad received some important lessons in why it pays to be a winner.
“Senior Chief Lundquist showed us that it pays to be a winner because the winners get a reward and the losers get punished,” said Shane Lambrecht, the commanding officer of the squad. “And, finishing second just means you are the first loser. Every evolution we did in the pool, the winners got to rest while the rest of the squad did pushups or squats or sit ups. It didn’t matter what punish-ment he assigned for the losers, they all hurt. Then the next weekend at Camp Ripley it was the same. The winners of every evolution got to rest and they
USA Honor Squad Learns Life Lessons from U.S. Navy Seal and at Camp Ripley
got the prizes. The rest of the squad, the losers, had to do things that hurt. It sure made you want to be one of the winners. It was a good lesson and that was for sure. We really learned that it’s not okay to just be average and if any of the squad members needed a reminder, they got it the next morning. Getting out of bed was not fun because while everybody was pretty sore, the losers were the sor-est and maybe the sorriest.”
Elijah Wardlaw, the squad executive officer, said that another thing squad members learned was how important teamwork is especially when you are trying to avoid being a loser. “Senior Chief Lundquist divided us up into four groups that he called ‘boat crews.’ Es-pecially on the ‘log swim,’ which we did with pool noodles, it was really important to work as a team because if we dropped the ‘log’ which meant that one of the swimmers’ hands came off
The LPGE FFA Forestry Team traveled to Grand Rapids for the Region 2 Contest on April 6th. The team placed 8th in the contest. Team members: Eric Pachan, Cody Johnson, Riley Tabatt, Noah Koltes, Tristen Marcyes, and Tori Stepaniak. Submitted by Curt Gjerstad. USA Honor Squad continued to pg 7
Shane Lambrecht, Sam Gunnon, and Luke Holmgren watch Senior Chief Petty Officer Eric Lundquist for the signal to “go” on the log swim while the rest of the squad, in “boat crews” waits their turn.
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the noodle or if we didn’t all have our hands on the log when we climbed out of the pool and got our boat crew in our spot on the pool deck standing at atten-tion, it was a five second penalty and that meant for sure you would be doing something that hurt. He told us that mis-sions won’t be successful unless every-one works as part of the team. When we got to Camp Ripley the next weekend, in every evolution we did during our weekend the post, you won or lost as a team. It was a really good experience al-though it wasn’t fun if you were one of the losers.”
Paige Gerads, assistant squad leader and incoming executive officer for the 2016-17 squad said, “We want to thank Senior Chief Lundquist for being will-ing to spend some time working with a group of kids like us. While it will be a few years before any of us could try to be SEALs, at least we learned something about what it takes to be a SEAL. We also want to thank Major Neal Wilson and Chief Warrant Officer Scott Bjerke from Camp Ripley for all the work they did with the squad this year. They had already taught us that it was important to work as a team which made things a little easier on our weekend at Camp Ri-pley and our time in the pool with Chief Lundquist.”
Braedan Rene, the assistant squad leader who will carry the National Col-ors in 2016-17, added that the unit also thanks Colonel Scott St. Sauver, the post commander. “COL St. Sauver makes it possible for us to have a weekend at Camp Ripley every year and we really appreciate the chance to do this. It’s lots
of fun even though we always wind up really hurting the next day.”
USA Honor Squad continued from pg 6
USA Honor Squad members Mason Eishens, Travis Bellefeuille and Morgan Bellefeuille learn that it takes teamwork to do atomic sit-ups with a log at Camp Ripley.
Did you know that stroke is a lead-ing cause of disability in the United States? Someone in the United States has a stroke every 40 seconds. Every four minutes someone dies of stroke.
St. Cloud Hospital Stroke Center is joining other cities across Minne-sota to increase community awareness and stomp out stroke at the Minnesota Stroke Association Strides for Stroke on Saturday, May 21, at CentraCare Health Plaza.
Join us at 9 a.m. for check-in and a
St. Cloud Hospital to host Strides for Stroke May 21
chance to visit a GoldCross ambulance, get a stroke risk screening and learn about other community resources. There are many opportunities to support loved ones who have been affected by stroke by starting your own team, joining a team, or making a donation. All money raised goes toward Minnesota Stroke Association services and supports com-munity awareness events. For more in-formation and to register, visit strokemn.org or call 763-553-0088.
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Notes from the Capitol By State Rep. Paul Anderson
A confer-ence committee has been chosen to negotiate ma-jor differences in spending bills passed by the House and Sen-ate. Supplemen-tal budget legis-lation was passed in three separate House bills, while the Senate put all
its spending into one bill. After targets are established so conferees know how much they can spend, negotiations will get serious and hopefully produce agree-ments that will allow for a transportation bill and also tax relief legislation. Only two weeks remain before adjournment, which is set by law for May 23.
With the recent death of Minnesota icon, Prince, the topic of opioid medi-cation has been in the news. We passed legislation last week in the House that dealt with tightening up regulations on patients getting prescriptions for the same pain medication from different doctors. We were given information on how the use of these drugs has increased over the years, and it’s startling. The amount of prescribed opioid medication sold in the United States has quadrupled between 1999 and 2011. In the past, opi-oids were prescribed mainly for severe post-surgical pain, but beginning in the 90s, doctors began prescribing them to treat chronic pain. That was after some medical experts claimed they could be used and not cause addiction.
Opioid death rates in Minnesota are highest in rural counties where it can be difficult to seek medical treatment as emergency responders are more spread out. The counties with the highest rates of death from opioid overdose between the years 1999 and 2014 are Anoka, Carlton, Cass, Hennepin, Mille Lacs, and St. Louis.
Another bill we worked on deal-ing with this topic had to do with al-lowing pharmacists to be authorized to prescribe a drug called “Nalozone”
or “Narcan” under certain conditions. These drugs are what’s known as opi-ate antagonists and can counter the ef-fects of an overdose, but they must be administered soon after the drugs have been ingested. Those who favored this legislation felt that, with time being of the essence, more lives could be saved by allowing druggists to dispense the medication without having a doctor’s prescription.
Now that legislation clarifying last year’s buffer bill has been passed and signed by Gov. Mark Dayton, additional funding may be appropriate for those local units of government who agree to take on the duties of supervision and en-forcement of the program. A group of ag legislators met last week to try and come up with a plan to make that funding available, either to the county SWCDs or the local watershed district. The amount being looked at is $10 million per year for several years, or until most of the buffer strips have been installed. The current timeline calls for them to be in place on public waters by next fall and on public ditches by the fall of 2018.
One of the spread sheets we looked at indicated the number of buffer miles in each county. In our district, Stearns has 1,523 miles, Douglas 1,205, and Pope County has 888 miles of what are called buffer miles. One problem with this indicator that includes all public wa-ters is that the county with the most buf-fer miles is St. Louis, which has many streams and creeks but not much crop land. The number of buffer miles in that northern county is 9,414.
As our weather warms up and more motorcycles are on the roads, this head-line on the magazine cover of the organi-zation, A.B.A.T.E., makes a good point. It says, “You see a biker; someone else sees a dad, mom, brother, or a child.” Be careful on the roads and watch for mo-torcycles.
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.
Roundup from the Capitol as End of Session Nears
It began when I bought him his first pair of cowboy boots. He looked at them lovingly and wore them with great pride. Even to bed. After he fell asleep, I would quietly go into his room and remove them gently not wanting to awaken him.
Michael and I “progressed” from the boots to jeans and a plaid shirt. Then a vest. Finally, a cowboy hat. Standing in front of the mirror in his room one day, he declared with pride: “I’m Cow-boy Mike.” At that moment in his young
I live on a one-way street that’s also a dead end. I’m not sure how I got there. -Steven Wright
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life, he decided who he was and what he wanted to be: he discovered his destiny by the clothes he wore and the dreams he had as he watched cowboy movies. It ended when his friends laughed at him.
Each of us, at one time or another, had a dream about who we wanted to become and what we planned to do with the life that God gave us. We wanted to bring the future into the present with carefully detailed plans and goals. We chose classes and programs of study to help us prepare for occupations that fit into our dreams. We looked forward to accomplishments that would bring us joy and happiness, satisfaction and suc-cess. For some life unfolds as planned. For others there were starts and stalls and stops. We worked hard at life.
To make the most of life, however, we must not eliminate God from our plans. He knows what is best for us be-cause He gave us life. Writing from a cave one day David finally said, “I cry out to God Most High Who has a plan for me.” It’s never too late to seek His plan.
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spring fed creek about ½ mile long which enters the lake on the southeast corner. The lake has fish species which are typical of the other lakes in the area, except that it also has herring. It’s shoreline is primarily a gathering of 4 to 7 inch rocks. The water is still quite clear, but is changing due to agricultural runoff.
There is a shallow area toward the southwest side which in normal years is covered with 3 to 4 feet of water, but during the dry years in the early 1930’s, consisted of dry ground which could have been farmed.
Indians frequented the lake going back 500 years. Indian mounds are located near the north shore and some on the west side. The mounds have been considered to be of no historic value, so shoreline development has eliminated most of them.
Several older residents near the lake told a rather interesting story. They both spoke of an extremely large turtle with a “calf’s head” which lived in the lake. One farmer cut a hole in the ice to water the cattle and the creature surfaced, causing the cattle to run away from the area. Another
“The Good Old Days” -By Tom Kuehneold timer said he saw it while fishing from a boat. I never met the monster turtle, but once while I was fishing from the east shore, I scared three 3 foot diameter soft-shelled turtles. When they entered the lake they created a serious wake.
At one time the DNR were considering turning Bass Lake into a trout lake, but through the efforts of a local citizen, the DNR was convinced that it would be wrong to kill a lake that offered any kid the opportunity to fish from shore and actually catch a fair number of fish.
For those of you who have never come in contact with fresh water herring, they are from 12 to 15 inches long and are slightly over an inch in diameter. They won’t bite on a hook, they are usually netted in the winter. One characteristic is that they don’t smell fishy, they stink fishy. I suppose that they are able to be pickled, but the only way I ever tasted them was after being smoked. They are OK, not great.
I spent many hours as a kid fishing Bass Lake. The sunfish were small, but if they were scaled, gutted, back fin and head removed and fried crisp, they were delicious. At that time the bass were easy to catch with frogs, but I didn’t take them home, since our family didn’t eat bass.
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WED., MAY 18: BBQ riblet, O’Brien potatoes, broccoli, dinner roll, coconut pine-apple bar.
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WED., MAY 18: Hamburger macaroni casserole, mixed vegetables, fruited gelatin.
THURS., MAY 19: Turkey, mashed po-tatoes, gravy, green beans, pumpkin bar.
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TUES. NOON, MAY 17: Fish & shrimp, French fries.
THURS. 5 PM, MAY 19: Chicken, mashed potatoes, gravy, vegetable, roll. * Dessert, milk and coffee served with each meal.Call Kim 320-630-4046 a day before your meal!
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Upsala Library • 320-573-4282Between the Covers Book Club:
Monday, May 23 from 7-8 p.m. for adults. The book club meets the fourth Monday of each month. Refreshments are sometimes provided. Stop in for a copy of the book ahead of the date, then enjoy the discus-sion.
Knitty Gritty Craft Group: Friday, May 27 from 6-8 p.m. for adults and teens. Crochet, knit, quilt, paper craft and more with your friends and neighbors. The group meets the fourth Friday of each month.
Community Open Meeting USAMA DakdokThe Central Minnesota Tea Party
Patriots for educational purposes will be holding open meetings called “Reveal-ing the Truth about ISIS”
In this presentation you will see the true face of ISIS by looking at its rela-tionship with Islam and the teaching of the Qur’an. You will hear the truth about ISIS that your leaders and the media are not telling you. Usama will be speaking on different topics each night. Come to one/come to all! Bring a friend or two. There is a small fee and a free will offer-ing for the speaker.
Meetings and locations are: • Tuesday, May 24, 6-9 p.m. at the
Little Falls VFW, 1012 – 3rd Ave NE, Little Falls.
• Wednesday, May 25, 6-9 p.m. at the Hub Supper Club, 30905 County Rd 13, Butrum.
• Thursday, May 26, 6-9 p.m. at The Landing, 18527 County Rd 154, Avon.
• Friday, May 27, 6-9 p.m. at the-Granite City Baptist Church, 1425 County Rd 134, St. Cloud.
Usama has translated the Qur’an from Arabic to the first true and accurate English translation called The Generous Qur’an. A book that must be read by all westerners in order to know the truth about Islam. Books and tapes for sale at events.
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CentraCare Health-Long Prairie Breaks Ground for New Medical Campus
CentraCare Health – Long Prairie hosted a ceremonial groundbreaking event on May 9, 2016, which marked the official start of an innovative model of health care that will soon be deliv-ered in Central Minnesota. CentraCare Health – Long Prairie has started con-struction of a new medical campus, re-placing the existing 60 year old facility, scheduled to open in 2017.
The new model of health care will better serve the nearly 24,000 regional residents with a focus on outpatient care rather than inpatient stays, better access to additional specialists and privacy that meets today’s standards.
The new state-of-the-art facility will include:
• 65,000-square-foot clinic and hos-pital facility
• 26 clinic exam rooms• 3 clinic procedure rooms • 12 private patient rooms for inpa-
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This project is a reality thanks to the over 500 generous donors who contrib-uted over $2,537,000 to the Building a Healthy Community capital campaign in support of the new medical campus building project. Fundraising efforts will continue throughout the construc-tion process to support additional oppor-tunities within the campus.
For information about giving oppor-tunities, contact Nicole Bjerke, Centra-Care Health Foundation – Long Prairie development officer, at [email protected] or 320-732-7337.
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Local Municipality Minutes
Burtrum CityMay 2, 2016
These are unapproved min-utes.
The meeting of the Burtrum City Council was called to order at 7 p.m. on Monday May 2nd, 2016 by Mayor Strassburg. All members answered to roll call and the min-utes from the April 4th, 2016 meet-ing were read and approved by a motion made by Anna Payne and seconded by Kevin Wunderlich, upon vote motion carried.
The finance report was read and approved by a motion made by Deb VanHavermaet and seconded by Anna Payne.
Outstanding bills were dis-cussed, a motion to pay these bills was made by Beau Krueger and seconded by Kevin Wunderlich, upon vote motion carried and the bills were paid.
Old business including local residences, natural gas, and the future potential closers of local allies was discussed. A motioned was made by Deb VanHavermaet to begin the process of potentially closing local unused allies and sec-onded by Anna Payne. Upon vote motion carried.
A motion to accept the old business was made by Beau Krueger and seconded by Kevin Wunderlich.
Next the City Council dis-cussed new business including but not limited to making repairs in town, the Memorial Day Parade, and dust control.
The Memorial Day parade is scheduled for 11 a.m. on Monday, May 30th 2016 with a service to follow at the Mosses Dane Cem-etery. In the event that it rains, the service will be hosted by Brighter Days Family Church.
Grounds man, Seth Strassburg, was at the meeting to request for the City to purchase a weedwhack-er so he could trim the City park and town hall properties better. A motion was made by Beau Krueger to purchase and seconded by Anna Payne. Upon vote, motion carried.
As there was no further discus-sion a motion was made by Beau Krueger to adjourn the meeting and seconded by Anna Payne. Upon vote the meeting was adjourned.
The City Council would like
to remind the City of Burtrum resi-dents of the upcoming City Wide clean up on May 21st, 2016. Resi-dents are encouraged to take advan-tage of the opportunity. Some items do require a small fee for removal.
Kaitlynn Bollig, City Clerk
Grey Eagle TownshipMay 2, 2016
These are unapproved minutes.Call to Order: Ron Frericks
called the meeting to order at 8:00 p.m. The pledge of allegiance was recited.
Members Present: Ron Frer-icks, Ray Bense, Mary Ann Primus & Mike Rohe.
Agenda Approval: A prelimi-nary agenda was presented. Ron asked if there were additions to the agenda. Ray made the motion to ac-cept the agenda. Mike made the sec-ond. All in favor. Motion carried.
Approval of Minutes: The clerk provided copies of the April 4, 2016 minutes to the board. Mike made the motion to accept the min-utes as presented, Ray made the second. Minutes approved.
Town Clerk’s Report: Clerk presented the claims list for April. Claims list included 8 claims 2919-2926 for a total of $22,236.93. Ray made the motion to approve the claims; Mike made the second, Motion carried unanimously. Mail received included election informa-tion, a letter from BBB for infor-mation, ads for Arvig, an asphalt company and a brush trimmer. Also received new policy information from MATIT’s Consolidated Cov-erage and a donation request from Community Corrections, which was denied.
Road and Bridge Report: Ray felt the Board should establish a new tree removal policy, when a tree falls on the roadway, the Town-ship can clear the road but if the tree came from private property, then the owner is responsible for clean-up. The Township has a Resolution on file from 2013 that already states this.
Ray asked that Herdering not blade the roads so often especially when it’s too dry and to put the blade down a bit to cut washboards. When gravel is applied, he asked that Herdering do all the roads in the Township that are scheduled for
gravel, at the same time. Ron stated he had picked up
tires and a mattress and other gar-bage and hauled to Opatz in Hold-ingford.
Ron had a call for a tree on 321st which he removed and one on Arden Dr., where he contacted the property owner.
Request from 116th St. to have a culvert removed that was laying in the road ditch. Ron will take care of this also.
During this years’ road check there was some discussion on ap-plying dust control product at certain intersections. The Board decided to have Herdering apply approximately 200 feet. The Dust control Resolution from April meeting was signed by the Board members.
Some discussion on high wa-ters and beaver trapping, Ron will contact a trapper. Gopher Bounty was revisited. Ron made the motion to pay $1.00 per tail, Mike made the second. Motion carried. Gophers must be trapped in Grey Eagle Township.
A liquor license was signed for the former Shipwrex Bar and Grill. Mike made a motion and Ron made a second to have the clerk sign for the license on existing proper-ties under new management. If a new establishment is considered it would have to be brought before the Board.
Brush cutting was discussed for several roads as was indicated by the road check. Ron will look into getting some bids and Mary Ann will prepare letters to send to affected property owners.
Additional agenda items: Ray reported on the Browerville meet-ing. He stated there was discussion on the buffer zones and that the DNR would have maps out by late summer. He also reported that Bass, Trace and Mary Lakes were due for septic update inspections.
Beach maintenance: Only one bid was received for $1,099 for the 2016 season. Ron made the mo-tion to accept that bid, Mike made the second. Motion carried. Ad for ditch mowing will be put in paper soon.
Public Comment: None. Adjournment: Motion by Mike
to adjourn the meeting. Ray made the second. Meeting adjourned at 9:15 p.m.
Mary Ann Primus, Clerk/Trea-surer
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Grey Eagle Township Grey Eagle Township is looking for someone to mow township road ditches. The board is looking for someone with equipment to cut an 8-10 foot wide swath. The board is looking for quotes by the hour. This project includes approx. 60 miles of road as some areas will not be mowed. Interested applicants can meet with the township road supervisor, Ray Bense or call 285-3501 before presenting a bid for the project. Quotes may be sent to Grey Eagle Township, P.O. Box 202, Grey Eagle, MN 56336 before the July 11, 2016 meeting.
May 9, 2016: Morrison County Sher-iff’s Office reports that at approximately 2:11 am, their office received a report of a one vehicle accident east of North Prai-rie on Great River Road, in Two Rivers Township.
According to the Sheriff’s Office, 44 year old Bradley McClendon of Perham, MN was traveling east on Great River Road in a 1997 Pontiac Bonneville. Mc-Clendon’s vehicle ran off the road, collid-ed with a tree and caught fire. McClendon refused medical treatment and was arrest-ed for outstanding warrants. The vehicle sustained severe damage.
The Morrison County Sheriff’s Office was assisted at the scene by the Bowlus Fire Department, Bowlus First Response Team and Gold Cross Ambulance.
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Spike in State Debt Payments Warrants Re-instituting GuidelineBy Reps. Paul Torkelson and Bob Vogel
First the Governor and now the DFL-controlled Minnesota Senate are advocating for a borrowing bill of at least $1.4 billion this year.
Those large proposals garner most of the attention in discussing bonding, but increased emphasis should be placed on another set of numbers: The state’s payments on debt, which have increased by nearly double over the last several years.
People should know that bonding isn’t free. Nonpartisan reports show our state’s debt service payments soared from $409 million in 2008 to $752 mil-lion in 2015, a trend that started around the time the state’s limit on debt pay-ments was removed.
That is astronomical growth. And now, after Minnesota’s Management and Budget Office (MMB) announced lawmakers could borrow more than $3 billion, Democrats propose the largest capital investment bill ever.
It’s important to remember that we have bonding guidelines in place, but when they do not take into account the amount of payments, as well as how much outstanding debt the state owes, they are measuring only part of what is financially necessary. This makes them ineffective and outdated when it comes to prudent debt management.
A House bill offered this year would reinstitute a debt-service cap at 3.5 per-cent of projected General Fund revenue in order to contain that growth and pro-tect taxpayers. The state included debt-service management in its borrowing guidelines for 30 years until the practice ended in 2009. The threshold for pay-
ments on debt during most of that span was three percent or less of state rev-enue.
It is crucial to remember that bor-rowing simply is spending tomorrow’s money today. With that in mind, we should be taking a closer look at the amount we can reasonably dedicate to debt payments without handcuffing our-selves in the future, especially with the impacts of an aging society yet to be re-alized. Just because we can borrow more doesn’t mean we should.
The bill we in the House propose would help us be more prudent with tax-payer dollars by using a more accurate framework to capture our fiscal picture. To more carefully manage state debt, the House’s proposal clearly states that “debt payable to from non-dedicated state General Fund revenues” is not to exceed 3.5 percent. It will give the leg-islature the information it needs to look out into the future, and the taxpayers the assurance they need that the debt will not become too burdensome for them to sustain.
This 3.5-percent cap on debt service still allows for a reasonable bonding bill to be crafted this year, which is some-thing we both support after we approve our transportation and tax relief propos-als. It is not intended to be a statement on state bonding as a practice in general, rather a way for the state to better man-age its debt payments so future obliga-tions do not overburden taxpayers today and in the future.
In that light, fiscal responsibility never shall become outdated.
St. Cloud Hospital will be host-ing a Veteran’s Recognition Program on Tues., May 24. The program will be from 9-10 a.m. in the Hoppe Auditori-um. In honor of the upcoming Memorial Day holiday, they will be recognizing veterans who attend the event.
The event is free and open to the public, and refreshments will be served.
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RUMMAGE/BAKE SALE: Sat., May 14, 8 am-1 pm. St. John’s Lutheran Church, 203 Cedar St., Grey Eagle. Hot beef sandwiches, goodies, bargains.
GARAGE SALE: May 13th: 8 am-5 pm & May 14th: 8 am-2 pm. Lots of boys & girls size 6-10, jr’s size s-m, kids toys, some household items. 324 State St. W, Grey Eagle, Kerzman’s.
MOVING SALE: May 13-14: 8 am-5 pm, Main Street, Swanville. Bedroom sets, lawn, plants, tools, electric lawn mower, housewares & more.
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MOVING SALE: May 19-20: 9-5; May 21: 9-noon. In the garage on 7th St. SE, Long Prairie across from Locke Circle Park. Items added daily.
UPSALA GARAGE SALES: City Wide: May 20: 8 am-6 pm, May 21: 8 am-12 pm.Maps available: Paul & Kathy’s Grocery Store and Lange Oil.
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GARAGE SALE: Sat., May 21 from 9-5. Variety of things. 108 Rhoda Ave., Swan-ville.
PLANT SALE: Sat., May 21: 8 a.m.-noon at the Albany Legion Park Shelter near City Hall. Stearns County Area Horticultural So-ciety.
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• GARAGE SALE •Fri. & Sat., May 13 & 14
8 AM – 3 PMTools, yard equipment, household,
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During Upsala City Wide Sale Fri. & Sat., May 20-21
Shop Smith with acessories, and a workshop FULL of tools, screws, hinges
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Garage Sale Signs Not Permitted on State Highway Rights of Way
Placement of garage sale signs and other unauthorized objects in state highway rights of way is not allowed under state law, accord-ing to the Minnesota Department of Transpor-tation. In addition, campaign signs may not be placed on private property outside of the right of way limits without landowner consent.
Highway rights of way include the driv-ing lanes, inside and outside shoulders, ditch-es and sight corners at intersections.
MnDOT crews will remove any unlaw-fully placed signs and impound them at one of its local maintenance truck stations or another local site.
Violation of the law (Minn. Stat. 160.27) is a misdemeanor. Civil penalties also may apply if the placement of such material con-tributes to a motor vehicle crash and injures a person or damages a motor vehicle that runs
off the road.In addition, the Minnesota Outdoor Ad-
vertising Control Act (Minn. Stat. 173.15) prohibits placing advertising materials on public utility poles, trees and shrubs, and painting or drawing on rocks or natural fea-tures.
Garage sale signs are treated in the same way as any other signs wrongly placed on state highway property by businesses, church-es, private citizens or charitable groups.
For information regarding the proper placement of campaign signs or where to find signs that have been removed, contact Mn-DOT’s Baxter office at 218-828-5700, or St. Cloud office at 320-223-6500. See also www.mndot.gov/govrel/rw_signs.html.
For real-time travel information any-where in Minnesota, visit www.511mn.org.
Illegal Burning Pollutes StatewideIllegal garbage burning—in open fires
and burn barrels—is a persistent source of pollution in Minnesota, according to a fea-ture story in the May-June Minnesota Con-servation Volunteer magazine.
Burning garbage can release toxins into the surrounding air, soil and water, Henry Fisher of the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) told the magazine. These toxins often include dioxin, a long-lasting carcinogen that can enter fish, wildlife, farm animals and ultimately humans as it works its way up the food chain. “The open burning of household waste … contributes to 50 per-cent of the known dioxins generated in the state,” Fisher said.
Small-scale backyard burning of house-hold trash has a big cumulative impact, ac-cording to the story, “A Burning Problem” by managing editor Keith Goetzman. The modern waste stream contains chemicals, paints, coatings, foils and other compounds that make trash more toxic than it used to be, especially when burned. More than 33 per-cent of rural Minnesota residents said they burn trash in a 2010 MPCA survey.
Garbage fires also start many wildfires every year. Spring is fire season, and spring-cleaning may lead people to throw away and burn unwanted things. In the story, a DNR conservation officer and an MPCA inspec-tor name some of the things they’ve found in illegal fires: plastics, rubber, furniture, mat-tresses, appliances, even a horse carcass.
Burning garbage has been illegal in Min-nesota since the 1980s. Burn barrels built to legal specifications can be used to burn yard waste but never garbage. Minnesotans who suspect a potential burning violation can report it by calling the MPCA at 800-657-3864or the TIP hotline at 800-652-9093.
Minnesota Conservation Volunteer is a reader-supported source of outdoor informa-tion and ideas. To subscribe to the print mag-azine, read it online, and peruse the online ar-chive, go to www.mndnr.gov/mcvmagazine. Or subscribe by calling 888-646-6367.
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FOR SALE: 6’ steel fence T posts, most have insulators on plastic shield, approx. 35 posts. Call 320-492-8032.
FOR SALE: Electric Zareba Bulldozer 4465D fencer, 15 mile range, $35. Call 320-492-8032.
FOR SALE: Case DC narrow front trac-tor, good tires with Farmhand loader, high lift, both in good working condition. Call 320-492-8032.
FOR SALE: Manure pump, vertical to about 12 feet, works good. Call 320-492-8032.
FOR SALE: 24 ft. Ayr way bumper pull, camper, nice condition, looks good and works, $2500. Call 320-492-8032.
FOR SALE: Honda SP hydrostatic lawn-mower with blade brake and catcher; Also air compressor, Grey Eagle area. Call 612-865-5138.
FOR SALE: 4 tires P225/R16. Call 320-630-5694.
FOR SALE: Matchbox “Models of Yes-teryear,” 17 car collection at half 2008 book prices, $275. Call 320-352-3233.
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