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Harvey Mackay Page 2Obituaries: Garry, Winter, Larson Pages 4-5Saralee Perel Page 5Notes from the Capitol Page 8Local Municipality Minutes Page 10 Grey Eagle Township

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Upcoming Events

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MAY 12 • Grey Eagle Senior Center Member-ship Meeting at 12:30 p.m. at the center. • Community Builders Meeting at 2 p.m. at the Village Café, Grey Eagle.

MAY 14 • Annual meeting of the Moses Dane Cemetery Association at 1:30 p.m. at the Burtrum Community Center. • Dad’s Belgian Waffles from 4:30-7 p.m. at the Grey Eagle United Methodist Church. See ad on page 3.

MAY 17 - JUNE 21 • Helping Hands Outreach Powerful Tools for Caregivers Workshop each Tues-day from 9:30 a.m.-12 noon, Holdingford. See ad on page 9.

MAY 18 • Freeport Community Center Chicken Fry from 5-8 p.m. at the Freeport Commu-nity Center. See ad on page 9.

MAY 20 • Grey Eagle/Burtrum Lions Club 3rd Annual Community Appreciation Picnic from 5:00-9:00 p.m. at the Grey Eagle Fire Hall. See ad on page 9.

MAY 21 • Help Whip Cancer Vendor Expo & Fundraising Event from 9 a.m.-12 p.m. at the Freeport Community Center. See ad on page 12.

MAY 25 • Upsala Ballpark Association Spaghetti Dinner from 5-8 p.m. at the Upsala School cafeteria. • Helping Hands Outreach Annual Board meeting at 6 p.m. at the Holdingford City Center.

MAY 29 • The Grey Eagle/Swanville Knights of Columbus Sausage & Egg Breakfast from 8 a.m.-12 p.m. at St. Joseph’s Church Hall, Grey Eagle.

ALCOHOL ANONYMOUS • Meets every Tuesday at 7 p.m. at Grace Alive, Albany.

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.

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FREEPORT CITY COUNCIL • Meets the last Monday of the month at 7 p.m.

GREY EAGLE CITY COUNCIL •Meets the second Tuesday of the month at 7 p.m.

GREY EAGLE TOWNSHIP •Meets the first Monday of the month at 8 p.m.

ST. ROSA CITY COUNCIL • Meets the third Monday of the month at 7 p.m. at the Community Park building.

SWANVILLE CITY COUNCIL • First Tuesday after the first Monday of the month.

SWANVILLE TOWNSHIP • Meets the second Tuesday of the month at 8:30 p.m. at the Swanville Fire Hall.

UPSALA CITY COUNCIL • Meets the second Monday of the month at 7 p.m.

Weekend WeatherSaturday Sunday

Mostly sunny. High: 60 Low: 40

Mostly cloudy. High: 59 Low: 41

Temperatures Date High Low 5/4 63 41 5/5 63 42 5/6 67 38 5/7 67 48 5/8 59 52 5/9 64 53 5/10 84 52

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Press ReleasesPress releases are welcome. They must be emailed to: [email protected].

Baseball and spring go togeth-er. Both seem to create optimism that is contagious.

Not long ago I stopped by a lo-cal playground to watch a Little League baseball game. To get my-self up to speed, I asked one of the youngsters what

the score was.“We’re behind 16 to nothing,” he an-

swered.“I must say you don’t seem discour-

aged,” I said. “Why is that?”“Discouraged?” said the boy, “why

should we be discouraged? We haven’t been up to bat yet.”

What a lesson in optimism! As I thought more about this positive attitude, I realized there are a lot of business les-sons that we can learn from our national pastime.

Invention. Babe Ruth is credited with the invention of the modern baseball bat. He was the first player to order a bat with a knob on the end of the handle, with

which he hit 29 home runs in 1919. The famous name of that bat was Louisville Slugger, which has become synonymous with baseball.

You can overcome faults and be suc-cessful. Can you imagine a major league baseball player leading the league in making the most errors...in striking out the most times...in hitting into the most double plays -- and still being voted Most Valuable Player for that year? In 1942, Joe Gordon did all those things -- yet still won the MVP award that season in the American League.

There is no “I” in team. “It is impor-tant for sales managers to acknowledge what every baseball manager instinctive-ly knows - that every championship team needs good bunters as well as long ball hitters,” said Harry Artinian, former vice president of corporate quality at Colgate-Palmolive Company. “It is the good sac-rifice hitter who can advance the man on base to a position where the long ball hit-ter can drive him home. And you know what -- at the end of a successful World Series, the bunters and the long ball hit-ters all wear the same ring, and they all have the same equal shares in the bonus pool.”

Negotiation. After a poor year pitch-ing for the New York Yankees in the 1930s, legendary pitcher Lefty Gomez was asked to accept a salary cut from $20,000 to $7,500 a year. Reeling, Go-mez asked the Yankees, “How about you keep the salary and pay me the cut.”

Little things mean a lot ... Not true. Little things mean everything. When the famous baseball player Ty Cobb reached first base, he had what seemed to be a ner-

vous habit of kicking the bag. It wasn’t until he retired from baseball that the se-cret came out. By kicking the bag hard several times, Cobb was able to move it a full two inches closer to second base. A terror on the bases, Cobb figured this tiny advantage was enough to improve his chances of stealing second or mak-ing it safely on a hit. Anything to win the game! The mark of a real competitor.

Take pride in your work. Joe DiMag-gio of the New York Yankees had a fierce pride about always doing his best. The Yankees were on the road for a double-header against the St. Louis Browns. The day was not only boiling hot, the Browns were last place in the league. Despite this, DiMaggio made an off-hand comment that he was looking forward to playing that day. “In this heat!” said an amazed sportswriter. “How can you enjoy play-ing a doubleheader in stifling weather like this?” Glancing toward the grandstand, DiMaggio said, “Maybe somebody out there has never seen me play before.”

Keep your focus. People who attain success have learned to forget past fail-ures and concentrate on present goals. Baseball great Babe Ruth was once asked what he thought about after he struck out. “I think about hitting home runs,” the Babe answered.

The importance of attitude. A win-ning attitude is critical in competing for business against all-star competition, said Norman R. Augustine, former chairman of Lockheed Martin Corporation. It’s also very much a part of sports. One baseball manager with an interesting slant on win-ning said, “You only have to bat 1,000 in

We can learn a lot from baseball -By Harvey Mackay

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Harvey Mackay continued from page 2two things, flying and heart transplants. Everything else you can go four for five.” Some teams, like some businesses, have attitudes that inevitably guarantee fail-ure. A Pittsburgh Pirates coach once said, “I managed a team that was so bad, we considered a 2-and-0 count (two balls, no strikes) a rally.”

Mackay’s Moral: In the immortal

words of Yogi Berra, “You can observe a lot by just watching.”

Reprinted with permission from na-tionally syndicated columnist Harvey Mackay, author of the New York Times #1 bestseller “Swim With The Sharks With-out Being Eaten Alive,” and the new book “We Got Fired!...And It’s the Best Thing That Ever Happened to Us.”

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TUE., MAY 17: Hamburger, bun, baked beans, coleslaw, raspberry parfait.

WED., MAY 18: Chicken salad, bun, vegetable dumpling soup, fruit medley, lemon cake.

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By Jean WilleyI didn’t know until last week what

d-CON looked like, but as it happens, I do now.

In a small close neighborhood, someone threw d-CON cubes hilter-skil-ter all over their yard. (d-CON is blue-green and smaller than an egg.)

It would catch the eye of animals and oh, my God, small children!

Death is slow and agonizing as they bleed to death through the stomach and lungs.

Use d-CON with Extreme Care

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No one leaves their cleaning sup-plies where small kids can get a hold of them. Why would you leave poison out in the open? Who or what are you trying to kill?

Two small dogs got a hold of the d-CON and had to be treated by the emer-gency veterinary. Heartbreaking and sp-endy, thank God it wasn’t a child.

There are no laws on the books about this, but common sense should tell you to handle with extreme care.

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Card of ThanksWe, the Otto Friese Family, wish to extend our sincere appreciation and thanks

to family, friends, and neighbors for their support during our time of loss. We want to include everyone who helped make Otto’s funeral so personal, from visitation, to service, to lunch. Thank you & God Bless You All.

The Otto Friese Family


Obituary Margaret A. Garry

M a r g a r e t Ann Garry, 77, of Euclid, Minnesota, died peacefully Thursday evening, May 5, 2011, in the Villa St. Vincent Nursing Home in Crookston. Margaret was born in Grey Eagle, Minnesota on October 8, 1933, and was the

daughter of James and Theresa (Denk) Meagher. She grew up on the family farm, was baptized and confirmed in the Catholic faith, and attended rural schools. On November 8, 1958 Margaret was united in marriage to Gerald D. Garry at the Cathedral in St. Paul, Minnesota. They first lived in St. Paul, and then in nearby Lino Lakes, where Margaret was employed as the local parish cook and worked part-time for Roberson Manufacturing. She also volunteered her time to civil defense efforts in St. Paul. Margaret, Jerry, and their family moved to Euclid in 1967, where they owned the Windy Corner Café for many years. Margaret also helped William Rychart and Bud Michaelson during the potato harvest. She later worked for J.R. Simplot and the Villa St. Vincent, both in Crookston. As Jerry’s health began to fail she remained at home to care for him until his passing on January 13, 1996. Margaret was a devoted member of St. Mary’s parish in Euclid and also held membership

in the Euclid American Legion Auxiliary. She will be very lovingly remembered and sadly missed by all who shared in her life. May God bless Margaret’s memory.

Family members include 4 children, Sue Rotty of Burtrum, MN, Kathy Garry of Euclid, MN, Mary (Steve) Coleman of Elizabeth, CO, and Joe Garry of Euclid; 6 grandchildren, Tiffany Garry of Euclid, Gabby, Sydnie, and Molly Garry of Thief River Falls, MN, and Adam and Austin Coleman of Elizabeth, CO; and a great-grandson and great-granddaughter, Demario and Abby Schroht of Euclid. Margaret also leaves a brother, Frank “Cliff” (Diane) Meagher of Burtrum; 5 sisters, Virginia (Clarence) Maciej of Bowlus, MN, Carol (David) Butkowski of Freeport, MN, Janice (Robert) Larson of Burtrum, Sandy (Al) Johnson of Buckman, MN, and JoAnn Dockett of Burtrum; a sister-in-law, Sarah Meagher of Hill City, MN; a brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Dennis and Mary Garry of Euclid; 2 sisters-in-law, Dorothy Garry of Euclid and Jeannie Wisniewski of Costa Mesa, CA; and several nieces, nephews, and other relatives.

In addition to her beloved husband, Jerry, Margaret was preceded in death by her parents; 3 brothers, Jim, Harvey, and Jerry Meagher; a brother-in-law, Wayne Dockett; 2 brothers-in-law and a sister-in-law, Don and Marie Garry and Terry Garry; and a brother-in-law, Robert Wisniewski.

The Mass of Christian Burial for Margaret Ann Garry was celebrated at 11:00 am, Wednesday, May 11, 2011, in St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Euclid, MN with Fr. Emmanuel, presiding. Interment was in the Prairie View Cemetery, Euclid.

The Stenshoel-Houske Funeral Home, Crookston, MN, assisted with funeral arrangements.

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David L. WinterDavid L.

Winter, age 76 of Sauk Centre, died surrounded by his family after a long battle with cancer on Sunday, May 8, 2011 at St. Michael’s Hospital in Sauk Centre, Minnesota.

Mass of Christian Burial

will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, May 14 at Our Lady of the Angels Catholic Church in Sauk Centre with Rev. Andrew Marthaler officiating and Rev. Sylvester Kleinschmidt and Deacon Lawrence Kaas concelebrating. Interment will follow in Calvary Cemetery.

Visitation will be from 4 to 9 p.m. Friday and 8 to 10 a.m. Saturday at the Patton-Schad Funeral Home in Sauk Centre. Christian Mothers will pray at 4:30 p.m. followed by parish prayers at 5:00 p.m. at the funeral home on Friday evening.

David Leo Winter was born July 12, 1934 in St. Paul, Minnesota to Leander and Agnes (Stalberger) Winter. On June 27, 1961 he married Marie Gill in St. Joseph. After their marriage, the couple lived in St. Joseph. He worked at Fingerhut in St. Cloud until 1977 and then relocated to Fingerhut in Sauk Centre, working a total of 26 ½ years until they closed the doors.

David then worked at Fleet Supply and Pride of Mainstreet Dairy in Sauk Centre. He also cleaned with Marie at Felling Trailers in Sauk Centre for 13 years and retired in July of 1999.

David was a member of Our Lady of the Angels Catholic Church in Sauk Centre and the Catholic United Financial Association. He enjoyed driving tractor, doing yard work, fixing puzzles and watching TV, especially wrestling.

Survivors include his wife, Marie Winter of Sauk Centre; children, Patricia Winter of Freeport, Dianne (Dennis) Muellner of Sauk Centre, Mark (Kelly) Winter of St. Joseph, Rita (Chris) Stoetzel of Osakis, Brenda (Scott) Baum of Sauk Centre and Linda (Brad) Holm of Albany; 16 grandchildren; sisters, Marlene (Alvin) Lieser of Melrose, Carol (Richard) Lieser of St. Cloud and Elaine (Richard) Schleper of Avon; and his dog, Abby.

David was preceded in death by his parents.

Serving as casket bearers will be Adam Muellner, Eric Muellner, Ray, Muellner, Matthew Winter, Luke Baum, and Derek Stoetzel. The cross bearer will be Triston Stoetzel , the scripture bearer will be Darrin Stoetzel, the reader will be Linda Roy and the petitions will be read by his granddaughters. Gift bearers will be John Schleper, James Lieser and Randy Lieser.

Arrangements were made with Patton-Schad Funeral & Cremation Services of Sauk Centre.

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The Grey Eagle United Method-ist Church will sponsor its sixth an-nual waffle supper on Saturday, May 14, 2011, from 4:30-7:00 PM. It will be held at the site of the GE UMC building, 30422 County Road 2, at the intersec-tions of County Roads 2 and 47. This is approximately two miles south of the city of Grey Eagle.

The Waffle Supper menu includes all you can eat 9” Belgian waffles cov-ered with one or more of at least 8 dif-ferent syrups, sausages and a choice of beverages.

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United Methodist Church to hold Waffle Supper able at six different businesses in Grey Eagle or from various members of the GE UMC. If you are interested in buying tickets contact Nancy Kutter 320-285-5114, Janet Roe 320-285-4965, Lois So-renson 320-285-2563, or Suzann Young at the parish office in Long Prairie 320-732-2242 or 285-8013. Take out and de-livery orders will also be available.

If you have never attended a Dad’s Belgian Waffle Feed, now is your chance to take part in the “Sixth Annual Grey Eagle UMC Waffle Feed!” We hope you find it appetizing, enjoyable and fulfill-ing and plan to return next year!


Saralee continued to pg 6

By Saralee Perel“It’s now or

never,” I said to my husband Bob.

“What about Gracie?” he said. (That’s our dog.)

“She’s fine with babies.”

So we took the plunge. Yes!

We’ve been expecting . . . a puppy. The puppy we had chosen was still

nursing, so we couldn’t bring her home yet. I could have nursed her. Heck, I was lactating anyway when we’d visit. “This is now MY baby!” I started saying to my-self.

I had so many symptoms, like mood swings and food cravings, that I found an e-newsletter for expectant moms. It’s whattoexpect.com. I felt funny lying, so I registered under Bob’s name – Roberta.

Man – the final stage is no piece of cake. Well? Actually it is, since that’s all I eat. “Bob, like the newsletter says, I can’t sleep on my stomach!”

“I wonder why,” he said, reaching for my chocolate cake. “If you take that,” I said, “I will have to kill you.”

Roberta, I mean Bob, logged in. “Welcome to the wonderful – and some-times wacky – world of pregnancy hor-mones!” He read that they’re making me weepy – one second elated – the next fu-rious. They advised not to take my fluctu-ating moods personally. I tenderly kissed his neck. He was having a hard time read-ing, with me eating behind him, shouting, “Cake MINE!” while using my other arm to hold his neck in a head lock.

Later, while swirling around in a

Hallelujah! It’s a girl!cleaning frenzy, I showed Bob that it states my “domestic overdrive” is hor-monally induced “nesting.”

“You’re not pregnant!”“What do you call this?” I pointed to

my belly.“A sports dome.”I unscrewed every light bulb in the

nursery to check for swarming wasps in the sockets. I inspected the puppy’s crate for open scissors.

At dinner (cake), I cried. “What if my water breaks in the supermarket?” He kept eating – a salad. Ugh. “Bob, that salad’s smell makes me want to puke.” He ate in the den.

I followed him, grabbed his salad and tasted it. “Delicious.” The crying contin-ued. “Don’t cry, Bob. It won’t be long.” Then I panicked, “What if I deliver in a taxi?”

“You’re not preg -” He stopped be-cause I was standing with his salad, poised to plop it on his head.

Roberta gets daily e-mails. But now I’m overdue. They said worrying is nor-mal, but generations of women have given birth. “Feel better now?” Bob said, patronizingly.

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Lester R. LarsonF u n e r a l

S e r v i c e s were held on Wednesday, May 11, 2011 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Long Prairie for Lester R. Larson, 84 of Burtrum, MN, who passed away Saturday at St. Otto’s Care Center in Little Falls, MN. The

Reverend Noah Wehrspann officiated and burial was at Oakland Cemetery in Little Falls.

Lester Raymond Larson was born on August 1, 1926 in Little Sauk Township, Todd County, MN to Oliver A. and Gertrude A. (Bense) Larson. He was born and raised on the family farm. Lester graduated from Long Prairie High School in 1944. He entered the U.S. Navy during WWII. Following his honorable discharge, Lester was united in marriage to Helen King on May 11, 1947 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Long Prairie. They moved to Little Falls, where Lester worked as a Lineman for Minnesota Power Co. Following his retirement in 1985, they moved to their home on Bass Lake in Burtrum. Together, they loved to go

dancing and playing cards with the Card Club in Long Prairie. Lester enjoyed the outdoors, hunting and fishing, and playing baseball during the summer months. He also enjoyed woodworking and reading at home. Lester self taught himself to play the concertina in his later years.

Lester was baptized and confirmed at Long Bridge Lutheran Church in Osakis. They were former members of Zion Lutheran Church while in Little Falls, and they rejoined Trinity Lutheran Church upon their move to Burtrum.

Lester is survived by his wife, Helen; children, Larry (Karla) Larson of Bloomington, MN, David (Sylvia) Larson of Little Falls, and Bonnie (Robert) Gastecki of Wadena, MN; sister, Elaine (Russell) Fossen of Mankato, MN; daughter-in-law, Barbara (Shawn) Flavin of Little Falls; 11 grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents; son Richard in 1978; and sister, Mildred Kobow.

Honorary casketbearers were his granddaughters, Melissa Anez, Sara English, Jacquelyn Gastecki, Katie Larson, and Michelle Gastecki.

Casketbearers were his grandsons, Michael Flavin, Timothy Larson, Christopher Larson, Jack Flavin, Matthew Gastecki, and Josh Flavin.

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Seven Brides for Seven Brothers auditionsThe Upstage Players community

theatre group in Upsala, will be present-ing the musical Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, based on a book by Lawrence Kasha and David s. Landay, July 29-Au-gust 1, 2011. This musical, set in the 1850s, deals with the oldest of seven mountain brothers who goes to town to find a bride to take care of him and his six brothers. While he quickly finds a bride, he doesn’t count on the influence she has on him and his brothers or the troubles that occur from being married.

Anyone interested in being a part of the show is encouraged to show up at one of two audition days: May 19 or May 20 at 7:00 p.m. at Upsala high school. Be prepared to not only read lines, but also sing. While singing and dancing are a part of the play, all levels of singing are welcome. Rehearsals will usually be three nights a week; smaller parts may not need to be present at all rehearsals.

Those with concerns or questions, please call Pam Schoon at 320-573-2021.

The Upsala Ballpark Association (UBA) will be hosting a Spaghetti Din-ner May 25 from 5-8 p.m. in the Upsala School cafeteria. There will be a program in the auditorium at 6:30 p.m.

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Saralee continued from page 5“Generations of men are just plain

dead! Feel better now?”That night I said, “There’s no kick-

ing! I need an ultrasound.” Screaming this into Bob’s ear resulted in waking him.

“They’ll see a moving cake. You could use liposuction.” It was hard hear-ing him with the pillow I put over his head. “They said sex helps induce labor. Ready?” He didn’t seem ready. “I want this thing out of me!” I started breathing hard. “These are breathing exercises – for labor. If I hyperventilate, get me a paper bag.” He got one and put it over my head.

Well, our new puppy, Becky, is fi-nally home. I hold her to my chest so she hears my heartbeat. And since I’m retain-ing water, my belly makes a perfect seat.

As I look down at her beautiful face, I’m in awe of her innocence. She hasn’t even seen a tulip. Bob and I have “our” song. Her eyes closed while I sang, “I’ll

be loving you . . . always.” She nestled in the safety of my arms. “With a love that’s true . . . always.” I breathed in very slow-ly so I savored her sweet puppy breath. “And if a bee should sting you, remem-ber, ‘Days may not be fair . . . always.’” Her tiny body twitched in dreamland. “That’s when I’ll be there . . . always.’”

“Not for just an hour. Not for just a day. Not for just a year. But . . . always.”

Award-winning columnist/novelist, Saralee Perel, welcomes e-mails at [email protected] or via her website: www.saraleeperel.com. She also wel-comes friends on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/SaraleePerel.

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During the Upsala High School prom ceremonies on April 2nd, Jacob Voss was crowned Prom King and Karlee Korman was crowned Prom Queen. Jacob is the son of Craig and Rosanne Voss. Karlee is the daughter of Ron and Joyce Korman. Photo submitted.

The Knights of Columbus insurance program passed a major milestone today when total insurance in force exceeded $80 billion. The amount of life insurance in force has doubled in just over a de-cade, from $40 billion in 2000.

The organization was established in 1882 as a fraternal benefit society, with one of its primary aims to enable mem-bers to protect their families with life in-surance. Today, the K of C has more than 1.8 million members is the United States, Canada, Mexico and Central America, the Caribbean, Philippines and Poland.

The Knights of Columbus has more than $17 billion in assets and ranks in the Fortune 1000 list of America’s largest companies. It is one of only five insur-ers in North America to receive the high-est possible rating for financial stability from both Standard & Poor’s (AAA) and A.M. Best (A++).

Supreme Knight Carl A. Anderson, who assumed the role of CEO in 2000, cites the record sales growth as resulting from the organization’s philosophy of

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“Despite the difficult economic con-ditions in the United States, the Knights of Columbus has maintained its strength, and has improved its standing relative to the insurance industry as a whole,” An-derson said. “There is no higher rated in-surer than the Knights of Columbus, and we have every confidence in our con-tinued success because we have a fun-damentally solid business model, which continues to serve us well.”

One of the most active charitable groups in the United States, Knights of Columbus members last year set records despite the weak economy by providing nearly 69 million hours of charitable ser-vice and more than $151 million in do-nations to charitable causes. Cumulative figures show that, during the past de-cade, the Knights of Columbus has do-nated more than $1.36 billion to charity, and provided nearly 640 million hours of volunteer service in support of charitable initiatives.


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Notes from the Capitol By State Rep. Paul Anderson

District lines and maps show-ing proposed new boundary lines for legisla-tive districts in Minnesota were made public last week. The new districts were the result of 14 pub-lic meetings by the Re-districting Committee in the

House and a similar group in the Senate. It’s not known if legislative Democrats will produce their own maps, or if Gov. Dayton will also. Whatever plan comes out of the Legislature must be signed into law by the Governor or else the pro-cess will end up being decided by the courts.

Our area, District 13A, needed to

pick up several hundred additional resi-dents to come up to the state average of nearly 40,000. In doing that, several ma-jor changes were made. Two townships in Kandiyohi County, Arctander and Lake Andrew, were moved into District 13B. In addition, three Stearns County townships, Sauk Centre, Melrose, and Millwood were also moved. They went to District 11B to the north.

Under this proposal, six townships in central and eastern Stearns County would be added to District 13A. They include Zion, Munson, Farming, Colle-geville, Avon, and Holding.

In coming up with this new plan, the variation in population between districts could be no more than one percent. For more information regard-ing the redistricting map please visit http://www.gis.leg.mn/redist2010/plans.php?plname=L1101_0.

The Minnesota House, on May 5, passed legislation that calls for voters to have photo ID’s as a requirement to receive an election ballot. The bill was brought forth by Rep. Mary Kiffmeyer, a former Secretary of State, who has worked on this legislation for several years. I think the bill, if signed by the Governor, will safeguard Minnesota’s election system and make it even better.

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The legislation also calls for the elimination of vouching as a mechanism for election-day registration. It also es-tablishes a new system of provisional balloting, to be used for pre-registered voters who are unable to provide suffi-cient photo identification at the polling place, and for voters whose eligibility to vote is challenged.

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By Pete Mikkelson, Todd County SherriffIt looks like Spring has finally made

it’s way to Central Minnesota and the Sheriff’s Office has been busy getting ready for the Boat and Water Season. We have been placing buoys on the area lakes and conducting boat inspections at area resorts. Patrols of the Todd County lakes will begin on fishing opener. Dep-uty Phil Miller will again head up our Boat and Water Division. Deputy Miller has worked for the Sheriff’s Office since 2005. He is very committed to the Water Patrol program and has a close working

Todd County Sheriff’s Office newsrelationship with area DNR Officers. Water recreation is a very enjoyable re-source in Minnesota but it can also be very dangerous. Water Patrol Deputies will actively patrol looking for improper behavior on our waters.

On April 30, 2011, we held Medicine Cabinet Cleanout events in conjunction with Todd County Public Health, the Drug Enforcement Administration, Todd County Citizens Against Drugs, and the Staples and Long Prairie Police Depart-ments. Events were held at Centra Care in Long Prairie, Lakewood in Staples,

May 5, 2011: At 7:55 a.m. the Todd County Sheriff’s Office responded to a one vehicle personal injury accident on County Road 47, just south of the Rock Tavern. Upon arrival, it was determined that a vehicle owned and operated by John Retka of Grey Eagle was traveling north-bound on County Road 47 when it left the roadway striking a driveway approach and became airborne. Retka sustained inju-ries in the accident and was transported to Melrose Hospital via Melrose Ambulance. The vehicle was a total loss.

May 6, 2011: Morrison County Sher-iff Michel Wetzel reported that 9 people are in custody following an investigation by the Central MN Drug and Gang Task Force with the assistance of the Morrison and Todd County Sheriff’s Offices, along with the Little Falls Police Department.

On the early afternoon of May 5, 2011, 26 year old Benjamin Anthony Tschida of Little Falls and 27 year old Jeremy Doug-las Schumann of Little Falls were arrested just north of Little Falls on a traffic stop.

Follow up search warrants were exe-cuted in Todd County near Swanville, and in Browerville. 22 year old James Charles Stache Jr. of Little Falls and 22 year old Daniel Robert Schillinger of Swanville were arrested as a result of the Swanville area search warrant. 24 year old Jennifer Fayanne Gorton of Browerville was ar-rested as a result of the Browerville search warrant.

This led officers to a residence in Scandia Valley Township of Morrison County where 19 year old Colton Michael Burton of Pillager, 27 year old Marie Ann Poole of Pillager, 20 year old Jacob Eric

Pikule of Brainerd and 19 year old Jeremy Jerome Gallati of Cushing were arrested.

All 9 people arrested were held in jail pending various felony level drug charges.

May 6, 2011: At 12:27 p.m. the Todd County Sheriff’s Office responded to the Bruce Kociemba residence in rural Grey Eagle to investigate the report of a theft. Kociemba advised that someone entered onto his property and stole a gas caddy and a Shimano open face reel. Any-one with information is asked to contact the Todd County Sheriff’s Office.

May 8, 2011: Sometime in the eve-ning hours of May 7 and the early morn-ing hours of May 8, multiple mailboxes were damaged on County Road 6, Grey Eagle. Anyone with information regard-ing the incident is asked to contact the Todd County Sheriff’s Office.

May 8, 2011: Sometime in the eve-ning hours of May 7 and the early morn-ing hours of May 8, numerous mailboxes were vandalized on 341st Ave. and 160th St., Burtrum. Anyone with information re-garding the incipient is asked to contact the Todd County Sheriff’s Office.

May 8, 2011: At 7:37 a.m. Ralph Muellner of Grey Eagle reported that someone entered onto his property in rural Grey Eagle an tipped over several round bales that he had on the property. One bale was pushed onto 275th Ave. where it was set on fire. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Todd County Sher-iff’s Office.

May 8, 2011: At 7:56 a.m. Sally Harms of rural Burtrum reported that five cinder blocks were stolen from a decora-tive display at the end of their driveway. Anyone with information is asked to con-tact the Todd County Sheriff’s Office.

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and the Eagle Valley Clinic in Eagle Bend. The medical facilities provided Pharmacists at the sites with the excep-tion of the Eagle Valley Clinic. Seip Drug of Bertha provided a pharmacist at that location. Approximately 42 pounds of non-controlled and 3 pounds of con-trolled drugs were collected through out the County. This was a great opportunity for people to clean out their medicine cabinets and allow for property disposal of expired and unused medications.

This past month the Sheriffs’ Office received two very nice financial dona-tions. RR Donnelley made a donation to the Office that will be used to send a Deputy to Use of Force Training. Depu-ties are required to be trained on the proper use of force once a year and the cost of training can be very expensive. By having our own Training Officer, we can save quite a bit of money and still have quality training for our Depu-ties. The Long Prairie Assembly of God Church also made a donation to assist our Office with the D.A.R.E. (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) Program. With the financial situation the way it is, donations such as this help us to keep programs like this active through in Todd County Schools. The D.A.R.E. program has been taught in Todd Coun-ty Schools since 1989.

The Sheriff’s Office has had recent reports of scams involving the elderly and some residents have fallen victims to this type of scam. We took a report where residents received a phone call

from a caller who identified himself as their grandson. The caller advised the residents that he had been involved in a traffic accident in Mexico and needed money for bail and other damages as a result of the accident. The resident’s did wire money to the caller and later learned that their grandson had not been to Mexico. It is extremely difficult, if not impossible to recover the losses in-curred in incidents such as this. Resi-dents need to be aware that these types of scams are occurring and to verify the information before sending money. If there is any doubt or suspicion at all, residents should contact the Sheriff’s Office.

Please report any suspicious activ-ity or crimes in progress immediately by calling 911. Residents can also contact the Sheriffs’ Office toll free at 800-794-5733 or locally at 320-732-2157.

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Kringen’s Korner - By Jon Kringen, LPGE SuperintendentLegislative Update #3: The Minneso-

ta State Legislature appears to have shifted their attention from fixing the budget defi-cit to social policies, a stadium for the Vi-kings, expanded gambling and “playing chicken” with the Governor; this is the topic of this week’s column.

While social issues such as gay mar-riage and voter identification are certain-ly important and nothing in this column should be construed to support or not sup-port these issues, it is frustrating that the budget issues have been pushed to the back burner and indeed; a Special Session is be-ing openly discussed. The Legislature, in my recollection, indicated that they want-ed to solve the budget issues first and deal with other issues later and finish on time.

This writer certainly understands that the process of solving a budget problem is not simple and that differences in ideol-ogy are a major stumbling block. Do we make major cuts in programs; raise taxes

or a combination of the two? These are not easy decisions but there appears to be little evidence of ongoing discussions/negotia-tions between the Republicans, Democrats and the Governor. Nothing will be worked out unless the leadership of both parties and the Governor make an honest effort to resolve issues rather than issue “line-in-the-sand” type of statements.

Your local school district must ap-prove a preliminary budget in June and it looks (as of today) that we will once again have to make major assumptions on pro-jected revenues. We also have five union contracts to negotiate as the contracts run through June 30, 2011 and the decisions of the legislature have a major impact on those negotiations. Other government en-tities and organizations funded by the state are in the same position and this writer is encouraging our state government leaders to resolve the budget problem in a respon-sible manner by May 23rd.

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fed their daughter, Shawana.In her first year she ate 182 pounds of

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Local Municipality Minutesmade the motion to accept the Tre-as. Report. Ray made the second. Motion carried.

Road and Bridge Report: A township resident had questions as to why the township is involved in maintaining the public beach/access on Big Birch Lake. John stated the township actually owns 3 properties on the north shore of Big Birch Lake. Ray explained that these were at one time roads and became property of the township: just like the one on Mound Lake. Discussion on the liability issues and perhaps the sale of these prop-erties, as they are of no benefit to the township. Why is the township maintaining one on Big Birch and not the one on Mound? Ray said he had talked to the DNR at one time and they could be sold, how-ever they are non- buildable lots. John will check into the liability issues as well as how a possible sale would be handled. Supervi-sors reviewed the E-911 maps and signed them for the County. Mile-age certification was done as well as the sign certification. John pre-sented the bill for sign posts he picked up. Road check was done and John presented a list of projects that need attention. Dust control list was started, supervisors wanted to visit with Erv on a test project. John made a motion to accept Herder-ings’ Gravel and Blading contract for 2011. Ray made the second. Motion carried. John talked to Erv and asked if his drivers had a list of problem areas for tree trim-ming. He also talked to Hoffman’s Tree Service about a price. After checking it out, they thought they could do it for under $10,000. Ray felt Central Applicators didn’t do a very good job, and asked why the township is cutting trees and why spend so much money on stuff that is not necessary. Ron felt it was a public safety issue that the voters asked the board to look into. John made a motion to hire Hoffman Tree Service to do spot cutting up

Grey Eagle TownshipMay 2, 2011

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, John Young, Mary Ann Primus, Bev Eggerth. Mike Kutter was absent.

Agenda Approval: A prelimi-nary agenda was presented. Ron asked if there were additions to the agenda. Additions to the agenda in-cluded tree trimming and spraying, Ascot Rd. sign, Big Birch Lake ac-cess and beach maintenance. John made the motion to accept the agen-da with the additions. Ray made the second. Motion carried.

Approval of Minutes: The clerk provided copies of the April 4, 2011 minutes to the board. John made the motion to approve the minutes as presented. Ray made the second. Minutes approved.

Zoning Report: Bev reported that the ordinances were ready to publish and record at the County. Heard from Bob Z., he stated he would be willing to be a part of the planning and zoning board. Ray had questions about how long a sign could be up. Bev read from the or-dinance book that stated 30 days af-ter discontinued use. Ray also asked about junk collecting and what type of permit would be needed. Bev will check into this and report at the next meeting.

Town Clerk’s Report: Clerk presented the claims list for April. Claims list included 9 claims for a total of $5,035.95.

Treasurer’s Report: Mary Ann Primus presented the treasurer’s re-port as follows: Beginning Balance as of March 31, 2011: $101,081.68; Checks cleared: 22, $25,358.81; Deposits including interest: $759.32; Balance as of April 30, 2011: $76,482.19; Outstanding De-posits: $0.00; Outstanding Checks: $0.00; Cash Available: $76,482.19; CD Balance: $41,367.19. John

to $7,500 and have board members all check out the work before doing more, possibly Boxelder Dr. Ron made the second. Ray opposed. Roll call vote: Ray- No, John-Yes, Ron-Yes, motion carried. Spray-ing for weeds-Central Applicators is doing some county spraying and would do the township’s for $200 mile. The township has never sprayed ditches before and decided not to have it done this year. John made the motion to accept the quote from Central Applicators to spray the areas that were cut last year for $1,800. Ron made the second. Ray opposed. Motion carried.

Property owner is requested a sign for Ascot Road-No littering. It was noted that Mound Lake As-sociation does their own clean-up and that this could be a project for the Big Birch Lake Association. John will check into this. Matthew Young presented a proposal for maintaining the beach on Big Birch Lake for this year for $430.00. Ray said he needs to be 16 to run the mower for the township. This was tabled until more info on the public access and insurance is presented.

Additional agenda items: Af-ter checking with MN Power, we were told the meters were working fine. On the fiber optic request John will check out exactly where they plan on going. Discussion with Erv on the dust control test area-130th W. John made the motion to have him put down soybean oil on the first 500ft, starting at Cty 33, then chloride on the second 500ft. to see which works better. Ray made the second. Motion carried. Erv will also apply chloride to 116th, Ascot Road and Chipmunk Road on the hills.

Public Comment: NoneAdjournment: Motion by John

to adjourn the meeting. Ray made the second. Meeting adjourned at 9:35 p.m. Minutes not approved.

Mary Ann Primus Clerk/Trea-surer.

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On Tuesday May 17th at 9:30 a.m., Helping Hands Outreach will be holding a workshop called “Powerful Tools for Care-givers.” This is a 6 week class for family caregivers of older adults. We will be meet-ing Tuesday mornings at the Holdingford City Hall from 9:30 to noon May 17th - June 21st. Lunch will be served at 12 noon for a fee. Class size is limited, and registra-tion is required. Call 320-746-9960.

“Powerful Tools for Caregivers” is an educational program designed to help fam-ily caregivers take care of themselves while caring for an older relative or friend. You will benefit from this class whether you are helping a parent, spouse, friend or some-one who lives at home, in a nursing home, or across the country. Some of the Topics we discuss are; Identifying and Reducing Personal Stress, Communicating Feelings, Needs and Concerns, Communicating in Challenging Situations, Learning From Our Emotions and Mastering Caregiving Decisions.

“Powerful Tools for Caregivers” WorkshopResearch studies find high rates of

depression and anxiety among caregivers and increased vulnerability to health prob-lems. They often feel they have no control over events, and that feeling of powerless-ness has a significant negative impact on caregivers’ physical and emotional health. Class participants will receive a copy of The Caregiver Help book, developed spe-cifically for the class. This comment from one class participant sums it up nicely. “I was on the verge of depression. By taking this class, I now take care of myself by do-ing for myself.” Another comment was, “Thank you for permission to think about me”.

If you are interested in this class and you need respite care, Helping Hands may be able to set up a volunteer to stay with your loved one so you can come to the class. Call 320-746-9960 to register and ask for respite. There is a suggested dona-tion for registration and if you want to buy the book.

Upsala LibraryMusician Lauren Pelon, Living Roots

of Music: Monday, May 16, 2-3 p.m. for all ages at the Upsala High School Auditorium.

Author Tracie Peterson: Monday, May 16, 6:30-8 p.m. for teens and adults at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Upsala.

Henrietta Musical: May 18 & 19 at the Upsala Area Schools Auditorium. First grad-ers and children ages 6-7 will perform the play, rehearsing during the day on May 18 and 19 with the playwright, Tom Broadbent.

Local Library EventsThe public performance will take place Thursday, May 19 at 7:30 p.m. in the audi-torium.

Wills & Probate Seminar: Wednesday, May 18, 6:30-8 p.m. for teens and adults presented by attorney Bridgid Fitzgerald on behalf of Central Minnesota Legal Services.

For more information visit the Upsala Community Calendar at www.cityofupsala.com or contact the Upsala Public Library at 573-4282.


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RUMMAGE/BAKE SALE: And Si-lent Auction Items Saturday, May 14, 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Hot beef sandwiches. St. John’s Lutheran Church, Grey Eagle.

GARAGE/CRAFT SALE: Friday, May 13-Saturday, May 14, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Books, some plants. 11758 Arctic Dr., Grey Eagle -near Big Birch Public Access.

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Alcohol and tobacco-free family event comes to downtown Little Falls.

There will be plenty to do at LeBourget Park on Friday evening, May 20th starting at 5 p.m., with local band “Big Sweet Life” headlining a showcase of local music talent while the concession stand and grill opens. Also a myriad of activities for the kids in-cluding a bounce house and games and even a Kids Yoga session starting at 5 p.m.

The 10K and 2-mile races start at 6:30 p.m. in addition to the 2-mile walk and stroll-er-push. Prizes are awarded to the top three finishers (male and female) of the 10K and 2-mile (races only) on center stage at 7:30 p.m. Kids 1K race starts at 6 p.m. with prizes awarded to the top finishers in both boys and girls categories (ages 12 and younger).

Featured at this year’s Rock’ n Run are opportunities for the community to explore the Live Better! Live Longer! Project (Eat, Move, and Belong) including: Kids Yoga, Chiropractic care, Reflexology and Mas-sage, Young Living® Essential Oils and the Little Falls Farmer’s Market. Additionally, two hundred seedlings (fruits, vegetables and flowers) cultivated by sciences classes from LFCHS will be given out to the com-munity during the event.

The HCC Rock ‘n Run is a fundraiser for the Healthy Communities Collaborative (HCC) of Morrison County. Silent auction

Healthy Communities Collaborative (HCC) hosts 3rd Annual Rock ‘n Run May 20th

items include gift certificates and merchan-dise from Cragun’s Resort, Chanhassen Dinner Theatre, Fresh Hair Salon, St. Gabri-el’s Hospital, Walgreens, Franciscan Sisters of Little Falls, Reality Roasters Coffee, Pine Ridge Golf Course, Belle Studio Photogra-phy and much more. Silent auction closes at 7:30 p.m.

To register for the races or to learn more about the Rock ‘n Run and other programs of the HCC, visit our website at www.mo-cohcc.org or call Kate Bjorge at the HCC office at 320-631-5675. The HCC is a com-munity outreach program of St. Gabriel’s Hospital serving Morrison County.


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