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

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 5.

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

MAY 25 • Upsala Ballpark Association Spa-ghetti Dinner from 5-8 p.m. at the Upsala School cafeteria. See ad on page 5. • Helping Hands Outreach Annual Board meeting at 6 p.m. at the Holding-ford City Center.

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Talent is God-given, be humble. Fame is man-given, be thankful. Conceit is self-given, be careful.

This anony-mous saying is often attributed to legendary college basketball coach John Wooden. And he surely hit

the nail on the head.I have a different way of talking

about conceit in my speeches. If you think you’re indispensable, I tell my au-diences, stick your finger in a bowl of water and watch the hole it leaves when you pull it out.

This lesson was drilled into my head by my parents, who made sure their brash son knew what they thought about conceited people. Perhaps this is where my fondness for aphorisms comes from! I can still hear them saying: “Don’t hang your hat higher than you can reach.” “Swallow your pride occasionally, it’s non-fattening!” And my dad’s stern ad-vice, “It is far better to have other people say how great you are.”

Like many kids, I was known to be a little cocky. But I stopped short of the ego trip of one of my childhood friends, who used to send congratulatory mes-sages to his parents on his birthday.

Throughout my life, I have observed what happens when heads swell and egos exceed capacity. The “me-first” attitude is met with “not you again” re-sistance. Conceit and success are not compatible. There is no shame is tak-

ing pride in achievements or position. But nobody gets to the top alone. It’s only lonely at the top if you forget all the people you met along the way and fail to acknowledge their contributions to your success.

My son is a film producer and direc-tor in Hollywood, the land of large egos and monumental conceit. He shared a story about a movie actor who had bored the ears off his lunch companion by talk-ing incessantly about his recent movie. Suddenly the actor stopped and said, “But I’m talking all about myself. Let’s talk about you. How did you like my latest movie?”

Ouch! Is that the best he could do?Then there’s the story about the self-

important chief executive officer who arrived at the hotel ballroom where his company’s annual meeting was being held, only to be stopped at the door by a burly uniformed guard.

“Just wait here,” said the guard, “until I check the list.”

“But,” sputtered the CEO, “don’t you know who I am?”

“No, sir,” said the guard, “but I will go and find out and let you know.”

I can tell you right now who the fel-low is -- a person whose universe is very small, because it has no room for others.

“A person completely wrapped up in himself makes a small package,” wrote Harry Emerson Fosdick, an Ameri-can clergyman. “The great day comes when a man begins to get himself off his hands. He has lived, let us say, in a mind like a room surrounded by mirrors.”

“Every way he turned he saw him-self. Now, however, some of the mirrors change to windows. He can see through them to objective outlooks that chal-

lenge his interests. He begins to get out of himself -- no longer the prisoner of self-reflections but a free man in a world where persons, causes, truths, and val-ues exist, worthful for their own sakes. Thus to pass from a mirror-mind to a mind with windows is an essential ele-ment in the development of a real per-sonality. Without that experience no one ever achieves a meaningful life.”

Think of it this way: When business is good, who gets the credit? When the chips are down, whom do you blame?

Start by looking in Fosdick’s mirror! If you see only yourself, keep looking. Look closely, and see if you don’t recog-nize people who shaped you as a young child, throughout your education, and at every step in your career.

My list is very long. I am fortunate that these people cared enough to pro-vide me with a reality check when they saw me getting a little too big for my britches.

The conceited new rookie was pitch-ing his first big league baseball game. He walked the first five men he faced, and the manager took him out of the game. The rookie slammed his glove on the ground as he walked off and yelled: “Can you believe it? The jerk takes me out just when I have a no-hitter going.” Time to look into the mirror!

Mackay’s Moral: Conceit is a strange disease. It makes everyone sick except the person who’s got it.

Reprinted with permission from na-tionally syndicated columnist Harvey Mackay, author of the New York Times #1 bestseller “Swim With The Sharks Without Being Eaten Alive,” and the new book “We Got Fired!...And It’s the Best Thing That Ever Happened to Us.”

Ego trips have a dangerous destination -By Harvey Mackay

Hometown News • Thursday, May 19, 2011 • Page 3

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Polly and Terry Lemon of Rice are proud to announce the birth of their son born May 9, 2011 at the Albany Area Hospital & Medical Center.

Paul and Amanda Wedel of Mankato are proud to an-nounce the birth of their son, Connor Michael Wedel, born May 9, 2011 at 6:04 p.m.

Connor weighed 6 pounds, 4 ounces and measured 19 inches in length.

Grandparents are Carol and Michael Perkins of Wash-ington, MO and Joe and Elaine Wedel of Albany. Great grandmothers are Patsy Schoonover of Washington, MO and Veronica Frie of Albany.

Connor Michael Wedel

Rachel and Dennis Bechtold of Albany are proud to announce the birth of their son born May 11, 2011 at the Albany Area Hospital & Medical Center.

Janice and Kevin Wuebkers of Freeport are proud to announce the birth of their daughter born May 12, 2011 at the Albany Area Hospital & Medical Center.

Thomas and Rita Middendorf

There will be a 50th wedding an-niversary open house on May 29, 2011 12-4 p.m for Thomas and Rita (Blenker) Middendorf. Mass will be at 10:30 A.M. at Sacred Heart Church in Freeport, fol-lowed by a reception and dinner at the Freeport Community Center. Dinner will be served at 12:30 p.m.

Thomas and Rita were married on May 30, 1961 at Seven Dollars Church in Albany, MN.

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Jon and Cristy Ainali are proud to an-nouce the birth of their daughter, Jackie Lynn Ainali, born May 6, 2011 at 7:51 a.m., at the Melrose Hospital.

Jackie weighed 8 pounds, 8 ounces and measured 21 1/2 inches in length.

Jackie is welcomed home by her proud big sister, Rachel Ainali, 7 years old.

Grandparents are Jeff and Vicky Ampe of Paynesville and John and Delores Ai-nali of Freeport. Great grandparents are Joyce Johnson of Belgrade, and Lawer-ence and Maxine Jensen of Belgrade.

Jackie Lynn Ainali

Ben and Jean Sakry of Melrose are proud to announce the birth of their daughter, Beatrice Rose Sakry, born May 5, 2011 at 1:59 a.m. at the CentraCare Health System, Melrose.

Beatrice weighed 7 pounds, 4 ounces and measured 21 inches in length.

Beatrice is welcomed home by her brothers and sister Sam, Max, and Grace.

Grandparents are Duane and Terry Sakry of Clear Lake and Marv and Jan Notch of Melrose. Great grandmother is Emma Popp of Rice.

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Obituary Betty V. Schaeffer

Betty V. Schaeffer, age 71 of Sauk Centre, died Saturday, May 14, 2011 at The Fairview U n i v e r s i t y Medical Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

F u n e r a l services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, May 19

at First Lutheran Church in Sauk Centre. The Rev. Rebecca Thomas will officiate. Interment will follow in Greenwood Cemetery in Sauk Centre.

Visitation will be 1 hour prior to the service at the church on Thursday.

Betty Victoria Eckberg was born February, 17, 1940 in Sauk Centre to Albin and Vera (Neal) Eckberg. She graduated from Sauk Centre High School in 1958. Betty married Richard Schaeffer on September 4, 1965 at First Lutheran Church in Sauk Centre. Betty worked for many years at Northwestern Bell. She also operated an in home day care for 30 years. Betty ran the Sauk Centre hockey concession stand for 23 seasons and she was most recently employed by Holiday

Companies since 2001. In life Betty loved to watch hockey and

games shows. She spent a lot of time with her grandchildren and she loved baking cookies for all her loved ones. She had a heart and compassion for other people. She was a member of First Lutheran Church and The American Legion Post 67 Auxiliary.

Survivors include her husband; Richard of Sauk Centre, children; Terry (Cindy) Schaeffer of Savage, Scott (Claudette) Schaeffer of Sauk Centre, Jane Pagel of Sauk Centre, Cindi (Herb) Trisco of Sauk Centre, and 6 grandchildren; Kyle Schaeffer, Anna Schaeffer, Monique Schaeffer, Mitchell Schaeffer, Kristyna Pagel and Brianna Pagel.

She was preceded in death by her parents; daughter, Penny Schaeffer; brother, Robert Eckberg; sisters, Shirley Sand, Jane Eckberg; and son-in-law John Pagel.

Serving as casket bearers will be Kyle Schaeffer, Anna Schaeffer, Monique Schaeffer, Dickie Eckberg, Mitchell Schaeffer, Kristyna Pagel, Brianna Pagel, and Chris Schaeffer. Honorary bearers will be Bev Wilkens and Herbie Trisco.

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

Theodora A. SadlowskyMass of Christian burial celebrating

the life of Theodora Anna Sadlowsky, age 101 of Albany was held Monday, May 16, 2011 at Seven Dolors Catholic Church in Albany. Father Michael Naughton officiated, and burial took place in the parish cemetery following the service. Theodora passed away peacefully at Mother of Mercy Nursing Home in Albany Wednesday afternoon, May 11, 2011.

Theodora was born January 14, 1910 to George and Ottilia (Haas) Mager in Krain Township. She grew up and lived her entire life in the Albany area. Theodora married Albert John Sadlowsky on February 7, 1928 in St. Anthony. She was a farmer, a home-maker, and a loving

mother. Theodora was a Christian Mother for 50 years, and has been a member of the Seven Dolors Catholic Church since 1928.

Theodora is survived by her children Earl (Josephine) Sadlowsky, Avon; Doris Schleicher, St. Cloud; Jeanette (Larry) Neuman, Avon; 11 grandchildren, 23 great-grandchildren, and 19 great-great grandchildren.

She is preceded by her mother and father Ottilia and George Mager, her husband Albert Sadlowsky, her brothers Mike Klinkner, Norbert Mager, Roman Mager, and her sisters Margaret Hutter, Bertha Erickson, Theresa Sedor, Cecilia Klinkner, Mary Klinkner, Erma Sadlowsky, and Alma Onahsark.

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Cards of ThanksThe family of Regina Dobmeier would like to thank family, friends and neigh-

bors who sent cards, gave gifts of flowers, money, food and mass offerings. Thanks to all who attended the wake and funeral services.

Special thanks to Fr. Mike for the beautiful funeral mass. Also thanks to Josie Roering and the St. Francis Choir for the wonderful music and the ladies who pre-pared and served the lunch. Thanks also to the Pine Villa Care Center and staff for taking great care of our mother the past four years. Also thanks to the Patton-Schad Funeral Home for all of their kind and caring help.

Thank you for your thoughts and prayers. God bless you all!Regina Dobmeier Family

Family and friends - Thank you so much for the beautiful flowers and cards, vis-its and phone calls to the hospital while I was there. I especially thank you for your prayers. I know your prayers helped my surgery and healing go so well.

God bless each one of you.Delores Soltis

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By Saralee PerelTwo things

are not allowed to be said in our house. One is for me to ask my hus-band Bob, “Have I gained weight?” The other is for him to say to me, “You sound just

like your mother.”It wasn’t until recent years, though,

that I learned that we tend to unfairly find fault with our mothers. I think it’s be-cause dads of my generation were rarely around, so who else was there to blame?

Now as I look back, I am reminded of my mother’s kindness. When I turned 15, she surprised me with a Princess Phone with my very own phone number. She had pre-arranged that our neighbor would call while we were having dinner. When I heard ringing coming from my bedroom, she laughed as I ran to find the pink phone under my bed. Her happiness matched mine.

Four times a year I’d fly home to Bal-timore from Syracuse University, usually with my dungaree jacket in my lap. I al-ways threw up, but I was too embarrassed to use the airsick bags because everyone would then know what I was doing. In-stead, I’d bend over and loudly vomit into my jacket. As I’d walk off the plane, Mom would quietly take my balled up jacket. She’d launder it for me later.

“I hate you!” I screamed at her, af-ter my first year of college. She held up the Dean’s letter that stated I had flunked out. It was the sixties. “Nobody goes to classes,” I yelled. “Classes are part of the establishment!” I stomped my foot. “Like you and your middle class friends!”

“We paid thousands of dollars for you to go to Syracuse,” she said quietly.

“So it’s all about money, you imperi-alistic, materialistic . . . um . . . person.” I stomped my other foot. She sent me to a psychiatrist. I sat in his office crying. “I never thought I’d flunk out.”

“Can you make it better?” he asked. And between the two of us, we figured out a plan that included summer school so I could get re-instated. Thank God my mother made me see that shrink.

Years later, I had to tell her I was go-ing to marry Bob. The problem was that

A Love Letter to my Momhe wasn’t Jewish, like we were. I shoved the phone at Bob after my 2nd sip of wine. “You tell her,” I said. He handed it back. I picked up the bottle and swigged. Bob took it away. “Mom?” I said. “I, um . . . ”

“You and Bob are getting married.”“How did you guess?” I said and she

laughed knowingly. We were welcomed that weekend in Baltimore with a family party complete with presents and potato latkes the way I like them – with sour cream and apple sauce.

And so, I wish that she was still around. I would say, “Thank you for ev-erything you taught me, Mom. I’m sorry that I worried you so much. I’m sorry that I didn’t appreciate how hard you both worked to put me through college. I’m sorry for all the times I disappointed you.”

And you know what she’d probably say? “I love you. I always have. When-ever something bad happened to you, I would rather it had happened to me. No matter what you did wrong, I always had faith that you would make it right. When you made decisions that I hated, I knew you were just being a kid and you weren’t trying to make me unhappy. I’ve never doubted that you loved me. You are . . . the light of my life.”

And I, of course, wish I could tell her that I have always felt exactly the same way. And to this very day, so many years after her passing, with sweet sadness, I still do.

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The Little Falls Senior Lifestyles Event takes place at the Great River Arts Center, 122 SE 1st St., Little Falls, from 8:30-11:30 am Friday, June 3. The event is open to the public and free of charge.

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The Upsala 4th graders visited the State Capitol last Wednesday as part of their field trip. Pictured is State Representative Mike LeMieur and the 4th grade class. Photo submitted.

Pictured (front, from left) Katie Nelson, Hayley Peterson, Jacob Voss; (middle) Carolyn Kokett, Matthew Abeler, Ethan Schultz; (back) Rebecca Scepaniak, Josiah Lojovich, Nate Schumer and Zac Piasecki.

The Upsala High School Drama Awards were presented in the Upsala Auditorium on Tuesday evening, May 17.

Drama Advisor Dan Cheney handed out letters and other awards to many deserving young actors and actresses.

Receiving their third letter were Carolyn Kokett, Hayley Peterson and Josiah Lojovich. Four year letter winners were Katie Prokott and Zac Piasecki. Letting for the fifth time were Nate Schumer, Jacob Voss and Ethan Schultz.

Best Supporting Actor and Actress were Matthew Abeler and Katie Nelson

for their performances in “Back to the 80s.” Best Performance in a Leading Role went to Josiah Lojovich for his role in “Get Smart.”

Senior Plaques were given to Carolyn Kokett, Zac Piasecki, Ethan Schultz and Jacob Voss. The Director’s Award went to Rebecca Scepaniak. Most Improved was awarded to Hayley Peterson. Nate Schumer was the recipient of the Most Valuable Thespian.

Upsala had 65 students in grades 7-12 participate in the drama program during the 2010-11 school year.

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Notes from the Capitol By State Rep. Paul Anderson

The last few weeks of ses-sion are very busy, with con-ference commit-tees meeting in between floor sessions of both chambers of the Legislature. As of this writing, final spending targets have been given to the con-

ference committees that deal with the state’s finances. When their work is finished, bills will be sent back to both chambers for approval and then deliv-ered to the Governor’s office for either his signature or a veto.

Much work remains to be done, and it will be difficult to finish by adjourn-ment day, which is midnight on May 23rd. In talking with veterans around the Capital, there have been other years

when the task seemed nearly insur-mountable, but it somehow got done on time. I certainly hope that’s the case again this year.

Nearly five hours were spent May 12 on the House floor debating the om-nibus environment policy bill. After the addition of several amendments that ad-dressed particular concerns in the bill, it was passed on a vote of 95-37. One of the main components of the bill dealt with aquatic invasive species (AIS) and how the DNR is going to gear up in the fight to keep them from spreading to any more of Minnesota’s lakes. One, the zebra mussel, has been confirmed in three of our busiest lakes, Minnetonka, Gull, and Mille Lacs, in addition to be-ing found in at least one of the Chain of Lakes north of Alexandria.

Another contentious part of the bill dealt with an item I carried having to do with the regulation of spraying of agri-cultural crops. A court ruling two years ago required the federal EPA to imple-ment permitting for the application of chemical pesticides directly to, over, or near “waters of the United States”. This aquatic application was limited to four distinct areas, which are mosquito con-trol, forest canopy pest control, aquatic nuisance pest control, and vegetative pest and algae control.

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After several days of negotiating with both the PCA and the Department of Agriculture, compromise language was worked out that took “waters of the U.S.” out of my provision but specifical-ly spelled out what aquatic applications would be in need of this new federal NP-DES permit. It’s my hope this language will work for all those concerned with this issue.

The conference committee dealing with the K-12 education finance bill has finished its work. The spending level was adjusted down somewhat, but it still treats education fairly well. New num-

bers for individual school districts still show modest increases in state funding over the next two years on a per pupil basis.

Rep. Anderson encourages constitu-ents to contact his new office with input regarding any state legislative issue. He can be reached on the web at www.house.mn/13A and via email at [email protected]. To contact An-derson by phone, call (651) 296-4317. Mail can be sent to Rep. Paul Anderson, 445 State Office Building, 100 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., St. Paul, Minnesota 55155.

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Local Municipality Minutesolution to call a public hearing on June 1st at 7:00 p.m. addressing the creation of the TIF District, second by Maciej; unanimously carried. Mr. Drown discussed his fees for assisting the city in the creation and implementation of the district. This is a small project by comparison of others and his fee is less than usual due to that factor. Motion by John-son to hire David Drown at $3,500 second by Olson, unanimously car-ried.

, Community Center update, Bill Krivanek: Progress on the HVAX plans was reviewed. Motion by Johnson to approve the lease from May 1 2011-April 30 2013, with electric, heating fuel, and pro-pane are included as the city liabil-ity, and leasehold improvements the Community Center responsibil-ity, second by Olson; unanimously carried.

Jeremy Carlson: Addressed the council regarding the use of golf carts in town. We have an or-dinance that addresses this use. The clerk agreed that one place it states Minnesota Drivers license and an-other valid driver’s license. Jeremy asked the Minnesota requirement be removed. He was also question-ing the use of a large slow mov-ing vehicle sign. Lange suggested reflectors are more important than slow moving vehicle signs. The golf cart ordinance will be revis-ited at the May meeting after the clerk researches reflectors, permit and fee and Rollie will call Avon regarding the general use in town.

Maintenance Report: Water down and Sewer up by one hour at 4.32 hrs per day. Infiltration of water into lines creates an increase in sewer. Thien Well submitted the cost of refurbishing well number three at $7,000-$9,000. Accord-ing to our records the last service to the wells was several years ago. Motion by Johnson to approve re-habilitation of well number three with Thien Well Company, second by Lange, unanimously carried.

• Consumer Confidence Drink-ing Water Report: Is posted on the website under April Council Min-utes, attached to copies at the Com-munity Center and Library, and a full version will be posted in the city hall window once the current posting comes down. Hard copies are available from the clerk’s office by request. Our drinking water is safe to drink, and the details are in the report.

• Items in the Park: Depa presented pictures of grills that are rusted out and appear to not be used. Frank will remove them. Canopy on playground needs to be removed. Lange suggested the city pay for materials for a possible Boy Scouts project to build a roof over that area. The canopy does not last long once it is replaced.

• Borgstrom Street Parking: The no parking on the area by the school became an issue several council members heard about. The discussion was whether or not it should be year round or just in the

Burtrum CityMay 2, 2011

The meeting of the Burtrum City Council was called to order on May 2, 2011 at 7 p.m. by Mayor Al-len. All members answered roll call.

Minutes of the last meeting were read and accepted on a motion by Jenny Ahrendt and seconded by Clara Taft. Upon vote motion car-ried.

Finance report was given and accepted on a motion by Ron Stras-sburg and seconded by Anna Payne. Upon vote motion carried. Checks number 6845 thru 6855 were ap-proved for payment on a motion by Clara Taft and seconded by Ron Strassburg. Upon vote motion car-ried.

The problem of dogs running at large was discussed. Sheriff will be contacted. Several other ordi-nance violations were discussed. Letters will be sent.

After some discussion a mo-tion was made by Jenny Ahrendt and seconded by Anna Payne to have dust control on the streets.

A contract from the County At-torney was presented to the council. After looking it over, a motion was made by Ron Strassburg and sec-onded by Clara Taft to accept the contract. Upon vote motion carried.

Being no further business, a motion to adjourn the meeting was made by Ron Strassburg and sec-onded by Anna Payne. Upon vote motion carried.

These are unapproved minutes.*Residents are reminded of a

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Upsala CityApril 11 2011

Pursuant to due call and notice thereof; the city council of the city of Upsala met in regular session on April 11 2011 at 7:00 p.m. at the Upsala City Hall. Present: Mayor Rollie Johnson, Council Robert Maciej, Joan Olson, Lynn Depa, Brian Lange. Staff Michele Caron, Clerk and Frank Koopmeiners, Maintenance.

Agenda, Reviewed: Motion made by Lange to accept agenda as presented, second by Maciej; unani-mously carried.

Minutes, Reviewed: Motion made by Lange to accept minutes as presented, second by Maciej; unani-mously carried.

Visitors, Requests, Petitions: David Drown from Drown and Associates financial services for municipalities attended to speak re-garding the Tax Increment Financ-ing possibility for the café’ prop-erty. The TIF district allows the city to collect the difference between what the average taxes were on the property and the new taxes and use it for a set amount of years to pay back expenses for their investment into making the property a viable space. There is a 30 day review pe-riod for the school and the county. Motion by Johnson to adopt the res-

winter. Motion by Lange to amend the no parking to “from November 1st through March 31st to allow for plowing, and no parking between signs placed near the driveway to allow for good visibility, second by Maciej; unanimously carried.

• Minnesota Department of Health: Annual inspection report recommends protective posts or other barriers to protect against ac-cidental damage by vehicles.

• Flags: Frank will be taking down decorations and putting up flags. He will let Rollie know what numbers of flags need replacing.

• Training: Frank at certifica-tion training on April 20th.

• Vacation: Frank on vacation June 12th-21st. Julian will cover for him.

• Upsala Signs: Signs attached to Upsala population signs are fad-ing. Slow children at play need two. St Mary’s no parking along street three.

• Fire Department Report, Lange and Koopmeiners: Kubota all terrain vehicle purchase tabled as the department is discussing op-tions.

• First Responders ordered items from City Budget.

• Burning Ban begins Friday the 15th of April.

• Train the Trainer classes on radio changes. Jay and Brian will be taking them and training for fire department members will follow.

Planning Commission, Lange and Johnson: Minutes April 6th meeting discussed café and a resi-dent requested use of a commercial rented storage bin when moving into town. The clerk spoke to him and confirmed it is o.k. as long as setbacks are adhered to. It is tem-porary to hold personal items when moving into town.

Upsala Community Develop-ment Commission: Planning meet-ing needs to be held to review the mission of the group.

• Heritage Festival discussion. • Basketball court locations in

the park with a simple hoop and backboard area and probably full court.

• Next meeting May 2nd. • Informational meeting May

11th 7:00 p.m. at City Hall on Heri-tage Festival.

Recreation Building Board, Johnson: Minutes-Review from April 5th.

• Toning Plus putting in secu-rity camera by bathroom area and wondering if the city would be will-ing to pay for the cost of the cam-era and/or installation. Discussion. The council appreciates the idea of security but at this time will not be able to help the group fund the cam-era system.

• Lean area: Lions will be constructing it with a new concrete pad for everyone’s use by the con-cession stand. Motion by Lange to approve the project, second by Ma-ciej; unanimously carried.

• Painting and lighting of horseshoe and archery area dis-cussed. The current wall coverings may be hard to cover with paint.

There may be a covering that could go up that is less maintenance and costs the same.

• Animal Ordinance: Tabled. • Uptown Café: List of tasks

to be handled. Waiting for State to award the county that the city may purchase it. Need to claim the TIF District. Waiting for Title to clear. Minor amount of asbestos abate-ment before demolition. Liquor license amendments public hear-ing to amend ordinance to allow a change in distance from church. Public Hearing to be held same day as TIF District June 1st at 7:00 p.m. items inside of Café to be offered to Ms. Haux once we own it and then the remaining sold.

New Business: Lawn and Leaf Day May 6th leaves bagged and sticks tied in bunches at curb 8:00 a.m.

• Spring Clean Up Day June 4th general rubbish, appliances, tires, etc. Reminders will be on utility bills and Recreation Build-ing Sign.

Miscellaneous: Clerk’s office hours, staffing, wages discussed. The issue will need to be reviewed in the future by the council.

Meeting adjourned 11:30 p.m.Sheri Johnson, Interim Clerk,

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Upsala CityMay 9 2011

Pursuant to due call and notice thereof; the city council of the city of Upsala met in regular session on May 9 2011 at 7:00 p.m. at the Upsala City Hall. Present: Mayor Rollie Johnson, Council Robert Maciej, Joan Olson, Lynn Depa, Brian Lange. Staff Sheri Johnson, Interim Clerk and Frank Koopmei-ners, Maintenance.

Agenda: Reviewed. Motion made by Lange to accept agenda as presented, second by Maciej; unanimously carried.

Minutes: Reviewed. Motion made by Lange to accept minutes as presented, second by Maciej; unani-mously carried.

Visitors, Requests, Petitions: Don Anderson from WSN came for his quarterly visit. Discussion was held on Oak Street. Discus-sion held regarding a resident’s concern over water run over. West-side of Oak Street needs additional work and corner needs adjustments. Community Covenant Church parking lot needs repairs. Don and Frank will create a punch list for the contractor listing all repairs within 2-3 weeks. Any other problems or concerns regarding Oak Street need to be brought to Don Anderson as soon as possible. Discussion was also held regarding the condition of Tower Road near Roger Nilson’s home.

Maintenance Report: Water pumping to the pond is full. Cur-rently discharging 6 inches per day to relieve system. Frank will con-tact Don Anderson about the paint-ing of the interior of the water plant.

Fire Department Report: Lange and Koopmeiners. Lange stated the fire department will not be purchas-ing the Kubota.

• Vacation: Frank on vacation June 12th-21st. Julian will cover for him.

• Upsala Signs: Morrison County is buying signs at a bulk rate. Upsala will piggyback with county to buy signs at a discounted rate. Frank will inventory the needs of our city.

• Park: Frank will remove grills before Memorial Day.

Planning Commission, Lange and Johnson: Reviewed permits of Recreation Center and Community Center. Motion made by Maciej and seconded by Olson to approve Roger & Diane Roerick’s building permit pending septic system de-sign approval.

Upsala Community Develop-ment Commission: Group is in need of more members.

• Next meeting June 6th• Informational meeting May

11th 7:00 p.m. at City Hall on Heri-tage Festival.

Recreation Building Board, Johnson: Recreation Board did not meet in May.

New Business: Clerk posi-tion: Motion made by Johnson to contract with Anna Gruber for reor-ganization, second by Depa; unani-mously carried.

MMCI July 11-15, 2011: Mo-tion made by Johnson to send Sheri Johnson to the MMCI conference, second by Olson. Motion carried.

Safety & Loss Workshop: Maciej attended the workshop and mentioned OSHA has a grant that should be investigated.

Old Business: Animal Ordi-nance, tabled.

• Uptown Café’: Ms. Haux belongings were discussed and she will be given a designated day to remove all personal items. The re-maining items will be sold.

• Basketball Court: Discussion held regarding basketball court in City Park. City is looking for part-ners to help fund this project.

• Golf Cart Usage: Lange will investigate options and bring to the June meeting.

• BerkleyRisk Audit for May 16 will be rescheduled.

• Spring Clean Up Day: June 4th general rubbish, appliances, tires, etc. Reminders will be on util-ity bills, Recreation Building Sign, and Flyers around town, which are made free of charge from Morrison County.

• TIF meeting is on June 1 at 7:00 p.m., which coincides with public hearing.

Meeting adjourned 9:23 p.m. These are unofficial minutes.

Sheri Johnson, Interim Clerk

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sota Legislature has passed a K-12 Edu-cation Bill that will now be negotiated with the Governor; this week’s column will address some of the more pertinent points of this legislation.

• Funding Changes: There are slight increases in per pupil funding ($20 in FY 12 and $21 in FY13), however the growth factors for special education funding are reduced, which will have a negative impact on your local school district. Aid payment shifts will contin-ue on a 70/30 basis.

• Grading of Schools: Schools will be assigned a grade on an A-F system based on student test scores.

• Collective Bargaining: Significant changes include removing the right to strike over economic issues if a school district makes an over equal to percent-age increase it receives in state funding; implements binding arbitration and re-peals the Jan. 15th deadline.

• Teacher Tenure: Significant chang-es include a change to a five-year renew-al of tenure based on the evaluation of the teacher.

This is not a done deal and the fi-nal bill may change after negotiations between the Governor and the majority party; it is also possible that the Gover-nor may veto the bill and send it back to the legislature. Will we see a special session? Most likely.

England’s National Lifeboat Ser-vice, which rescues seamen in distress, advertised, “Hazardous work. No pay. On call all hours. Must be willing to go in all weather. Safe return never guaran-teed. Sole purpose to save others.” Many volunteered.

One year they logged 2,500 mis-sions and saved more than 2,000 lives.

Our Lord calls for volunteers. He doesn’t offer an easy life, but an exciting life; not high salaries, but hard sacrific-es; not a pension, but persecution.

He says, “Follow Me, and I will make you fishers of men.”

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day, May 23, 7-7:45 p.m. for adults, teens and children over 10 with a parent, and is appropriate to family, friends and com-munity members of war veterans. CLIMB Theatre will present a 40-minute play about the reintegration into civilian life of combat veterans. CLIMB Theatre is an award-winning non-profit company that has provided programming to K-12 schools for 35 years. Its mission is to cre-ate and perform plays, classes, and other creative works that inspire and propel people, especially young people, toward actions that benefit themselves, each other, and the community.

Arsenic and Old Lace trip: Tuesday, May 24, 5-11:00 p.m. for adults and teens 15 and older at the Guthrie Theatre in Min-neapolis. The attendance limit is 55, and there is no charge for ticket and transporta-tion. Preregistration is required. A bus will begin boarding at the Melrose Public Li-brary to take people to the Guthrie at 4:45 p.m. After the performance, the bus will return at approximately 11:00 p.m.

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May 13, 2011: The Todd County Sheriff’s Office recovered a stolen fish house at a rural farm residence just south of Burtrum. The fish house was stolen from a residence in Morrison County near Swanville December 2010. The fish house was valued at approximately $700 and criminal charges are pending at the County Attorney’s Office on a juvenile male from Burtrum.

May 13, 2011: After 10:30 p.m. and in between the early morning hours of May 14, 2011 unknown individuals van-dalized a sign and mailbox located on Ar-bor Drive, Grey Eagle. Anyone with in-formation regarding this incident is asked to contact the Todd County Sheriff’s Of-fice.

May 14, 2011: At 5:59 p.m. the Todd County Sheriff’s Office received a call re-garding some damage that had occurred to a house on Cottontail Drive in Todd County. A shotgun round with bird shot pellets had been shot at the house which damaged the siding and a window. The in-cident is under investigation. If you have information about this incident, please call the Todd County Sheriff’s Office.

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Ben Gerth, son of Phil & Jan Gerth of Upsala, and his wife Jeannette will be sharing about their call to join Wycliffe Bible Translators in the African coun-try of Tanzania. Ben, a 1996 graduate of Upsala High School, and Jeannette and their four children will be moving to Tanzania in the summer of 2012. They are currently raising monthly support, both prayer and financial, for this mis-sions career. Come to hear more about this translation project on Tuesday, May 24, from 7-10 p.m., at the home of Phil & Jan Gerth, 4201 Shady Oak Lane. You can call 320-573-4125 for more information.

Rep. LeMieur says this piece of common sense legislation signed by the Governor will prevent further accidents in the future and will protect hard working Minnesotans.

Late Friday evening, May 13th, Governor Dayton signed into law House File 529. This bill changes the State Building Code to contain a requirement that skylight panels used on pole barns and similar structures must be able to bear the same weight as the surrounding roof.

The legislation was introduced in March in response to a fatality due to weak skylight panel that was constructed in a pole barn. A man from rural Little Falls fell through his skylight while working to remove heavy snow from the roof of his pole barn.

“Firefighters, construction workers, farmers and all Minnesotans should be able to work on roofs with skylights without the fear of falling through them, and this piece of legislation does just that,” Said Rep. LeMieur. “We do not need one more tragedy like this to befall us before we act and make sure other lives can be saved and accidents are avoided. I thank the Governor for signing this common sense piece of legislation.”

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By Pat Garofalo, State Representative, District 36B, Chair, House Education Fi-nance Committee

The guiding principle for the Min-nesota House Education Finance Com-mittee this year was simple: Kids first, no exceptions, no excuses. And if we’re go-ing to put kids first, we have to recognize that every student should be treated fairly by our funding system no matter where they live. For too many years, education leaders have not supported this basic fact of education. Those years are over.

This year, the Minnesota House passed an education funding bill that puts new money into the basic per-student formula, meaning it benefits every stu-dent equally. This is a sea change from recent years when money went into for-mulas specially designed to benefit some

Reform and fairness the focus of House K-12 finance plandistricts more than others. Unfortunately for rural Minnesota, those districts were confined to the cities. But with a new crop of education leaders, rural Minneso-ta finally has the voices it needs for fair, equitable education funding.

Although he has been here only a few months, Representative Mike LeMieur has become a “go-to guy” for many of us committee chairs. I know I can always trust Mike to give me honest input on the issues and challenges facing our schools. Rep. LeMieur constantly reminds me that schools in Morrison and Crow Wing counties are just as important as schools in the Twin Cities, and they should be treated that way. Mike always talks about the dedicated teachers he knows and he is more than willing to offer ideas on to make our schools better.

By State Representative Greg DavidsAs I reflect on the 2011 Legislative

Session, I’m amazed by the leadership displayed by State Representative Mike LeMieur.

Not only did he solve the Green Acres problem that burdened rural land-owners over the past few years, but Rep. LeMieur also stepped up to protect our veterans from budget reductions. Knowing how critical it is to prioritize those who fought for our freedoms, Rep. LeMieur went to bat for those who’ve served our country. And in reviewing

our final veterans’ legislation, there’s no doubt his voice was heard loud and clear.

Sitting next to Rep. LeMieur on the House floor, I have learned a lot about his values and about what’s important to Morrison County. Every day he fights for more job opportunities, rural schools and nursing homes, and your pocket-book.

It has truly been a pleasure to watch Rep. LeMieur in action at the State Cap-itol this year, as it’s clear he has made rural Minnesota his top priority.


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