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Choir 9-12 SpringConcert: page7

Track & Field: page 6

* Buff Up Maple Lakeis May 26-30

* Senior Awards Night is May 27 at 7:30 p.m.

* Last Day of School,Graduation is May 29

* Hwy. 55 Beautification is May 30

DNRasks to reportseeing endangered mudpuppysalamanders

The Minnesota Departmentof Natural Resources is askinglakeshore owners and citizens toreport any mudpuppy salaman-ders they see, especially die-offson rivers and lakes. A die-off isdefined as five or more deadsalamanders in a lake at thesame place at the same time.

We have had several deadmudpuppy reports by lake resi-dents these past few years onBig Cormorant and Melissalakes in Becker County, saidKrista Larson, DNR nongameresearch biologist. We havecollected salamanders to try todetermine what has been killingthem, but so far, the results havebeen inconclusive.

Any mudpuppies caught orfound dead should be pho-tographed and reported tokrista.larson@state.mn.us, or bycalling the report line at 651-259-5076.

In 2013, mudpuppies wereadded to the states list of endan-gered and threatened species asa species of special concern dueto habitat loss, stream siltationand pollution, and over-harvestfor bait or by biological supplycompanies.

Many people mistakenly calltiger salamanders mudpuppiesor waterdogs. In fact, mud-puppies are a separate speciesand the largest salamander inMinnesota. While tiger salaman-ders spend their early lives inwater and adult lives on land,mudpuppies are Minnesotasonly fully aquatic salamander,meaning they spend their entirelives in water.

Salamanderscontinued on page 4

by Tyler JacobsonCorrespondent

Rainy weather preventedMaple Lakes 2015 MemorialDay program from being heldin the city park, but residentsstill came out for the program,held indoors at Maple Lake Le-gion Post #131. The LegionPost proved to be an intimateenvironment for a somber andsober event, on a day of reflec-tion and remembrance.

Reflection and remem-brance could be said to havebeen the theme of the day;while over a hundred peoplecrowded into the Legion build-ing, there was nary a sound.People had come to witness,and to listen.

The festivities began with a

performance of the Star Span-gled Banner by the MapleLake High School band, afterwhich American Legion Com-mander Gary Jude told thosegathered that the day was dedi-cated to honoring the memoryof those who gave their lives.Local Pastor Culynn Curtis pro-vided the opening prayer.

Readings of the poemsMemorial Day by T.W. John-son and Freedom is not Freeby Kelly Strong followed,along with a performance ofGod Bless America by thehigh school band.

The key speaker for thisyears Memorial Day ceremonywas Mike Yanish, of WatkinsVFW Post 5460. Yanish chosethe Marines after being drafted,

and shipped out to Vietnam onFebruary 1st, 1967, in time totake part in the TET offensive.

Yanish thanked all presentfor being here for the right rea-sons, rather than simply seeingMemorial Day as a three-dayweekend or an excuse to takeadvantage of one of the bigsales trumpeted in televisionads. Those attending turned outto honor and pay tribute to ourfallen warriors.

Yanish spoke of the experi-ences of soldiers who hadwatched comrades in arms fallon the battlefield, saying thatany soldier could still remem-ber the minute, the hour, the daythat it happened. He paid trib-ute to those who went off to afar away landto liberate and

give people freedom, andcalled attention to the fact thatsince World War II at least82,000 men and women havebeen reported missing in action.Those are the ones that are for-gotten, said Yanisch. Theresno tombstone with their nameon it. Theres no roll call.

Fought and Died for the Love of Freedom

Left: Pictured in front from left is Chris Christenson, Les Paumen, Mike Jude and Kevin Gist. Pictured in back is Tom Mooney, Adrian Jude - Boys

Stater and Speaker Mike Yanish. Top Right: Speaker Mike Yanish of Watkins VFWPost 5460. Bottom Right: Maple Lake Boy Scouts Senior Patrol

Leader, Jacob Loch, accepting flag tributes. (Photos by Mollie Graham)

By Brenda ErdahlSports Writer

The Maple Lake boys golfteam won their first CentralMinnesota Championship since2001 last week.

Aidan Jude shot the lowscore of the day, Tuesday, May19, at Annandales WhisperingPines Golf Course during theCMC finale for meet medalisthonors.

His teammates were close be-hind his 38. Brandon Borell andPeyton Beehler both shot 39s onthe nine-hole course and JeremyMills chipped in with a 41 to puttogether a season-best teamscore of 157.

The Irishs No. five and sixshooters, Jordan Mills and CodyWelch, shot a 43 and 53, respec-tively.

It was great to see the boysplay as well as they did as theycontinue to improve and areplaying well at the right time of

the season heading into sec-tions, coach Aaron Hegle said.

Maple Lake topped runner-up Osakis by 13 strokes to claimits first CMC title in 14 years.Eden Valley-Watkins was thirdwith 177 and Rockford shot a179 for fourth place.

Jude was also the overallconference winner, averaging 39strokes per round.

Thats a great average andhe put in a lot of work during thesummer to get there. All my kidsdid, and that's why I'm so proudof the way they golfed through-out the year, Hegle said.

Four other Irish golfers madethe CMCs top 10 and two morewere in the top five.

Jeremy Mills, Beehler, Borelland Jude all received all-confer-ence awards after the meet.

These guys deserve every-thing they got and I'm veryproud of how they played andhow many of them put in time

over the summer to get better.We were able to check that boxnext to a conference champi-onship, but these guys wantmore as we head into sectionsnext Thursday, Hegle said.

The Irish head into post-sea-son play on Thursday, May 28,at Pebble Creek in Becker forthe two-day Section 5-2A Tour-nament. From there they canqualify for the state golf tourna-ment June 9-10, at Ridges atSand Creek in Jordan.

It would be great to continueto play well and advance as ateam to the second day, Heglesaid. It will be tough, but if wecontinue to put in the work itsdo-able.

It was a great conferenceseason and it's been fun coach-ing such a great group of guys,he added.

Boys golf cruises to CMC title

Irish golfers won their first Central Minnesota Conference championship in 14 years

last week. Front Row: Jeremy Mills, Jordan Mills, John Treadwell and Cody Welch. Back

Row: Coach Aaron Hegle, Peyton Beehler, Aidan Jude, Brandon Borell; and Andrew

Nowak. (Photo submitted)

Boys Golfcontinued on page 9

Memorial Daycontinued on page 12

Baseball: page 8

Avenues to industrialpark explored

By Katie FriedmanCorrespondent

Members of Maple Lakesbusiness community, city coun-cil and school administrationgathered Thursday, May 21, atMaple Lake High School to ex-amine, shape and continue aprocess of creating a new indus-trial park that is planned to en-hance and expand local businessand employment opportunities.

Scott Millner, chairman ofthe Maple Lake DevelopmentGroup, greeted the assembly,saying, Theres work to bedone, and our city officials havealready taken great strides fordeveloping a new industrialpark. With this new park, MapleLake can bring more jobs meaning more people to MapleLake, more students in ourschools and a larger tax base.

Millner introduced theevenings three guest speakers,Lee Hansen and Bill Kemp ofthe Greater St. Cloud Develop-ment Corporation, and DuaneNorthagen of the Wright CountyDevelopment Partnership.

Northagen offered his serv-ices in assisting with financingand technical resources, andspoke of a local skilled work-

force as one of the communitysgreatest assets.

We have almost 15,000 peo-ple who leave Wright Countyevery day to go to work, hesaid. So, somebody in the ad-joining counties believes wevegot a skilled workforce, whoswilling to pay enough moneythat theyll spend half an hour toan hour traveling one way to goto work. Id like to find someway where we utilize that re-source our skilled people andbring businesses into the com-munity.

The biggest benefit fromdoing so, he said, is the tax base,as businesses and industries paya much larger tax share than in-dividual homes.

So, the more businesses youhave, the more you have oppor-tunities to do things in yourcommunity, especially from atax base perspective, he ex-plained. So, the stronger basewe have for industrial busi-nesses, the stronger our tax base,the more jobs we can create, themore people we keep in ourcommunity. Its just a snowballeffect.

Guest speaker Duane Northagen of the Wright County De-

velopment Partnership (right) and Scot Chantland.

(Photo by Katie Friedman)

Industrial Parkcontinued on page 12

Question: How many cars cansomeone try to sell at the end ofthe driveway without having adealer license?

Answer: The law pertaining to

a dealer license talks about thelimit of vehicles a person can sellwithout needing that license. Min-nesota State Statute 168.27 sub. 8says; A person is limited to the

sale, purchase, or lease of notmore than five motor vehicles ina 12-month period.

As far as where a person isselling them, much of this will de-pend on the local zoning ordi-nances. I advise you to check withyour local city, county or town-ship about how many vehiclesyou can sell on your property. Ve-hicles are not allowed to be soldfrom rest areas, park and rides,and within the highway right of

way.A portion of state statutes was

used with permission from the Of-fice of the Revisor of Statutes. Ifyou have any questions concerningtraffic related laws or issues inMinnesota, send your questions toTrp. Jesse Grabow MinnesotaState Patrol at 1000 Highway 10West, Detroit Lakes, MN 56501-2205. (You can follow him on Twit-ter @MSPPIO_NW or reach himat, jesse.grabow@state.mn.us).

The Memorial Day weekend was the first three-day holiday ofthe year and if Friday nights traffic going west on Hwy. 55 was anyindication of whats to come this summer, the traffic will be jammingthat highway. I suspect the lower price of gasoline plays a part in theincreased travel and Ive noticed there seem to be more cars on theroad even during the week. Most everyone seems to be in more ofa hurry and if a person doesnt hit the gas immediately when thelight turns green youre liable to get honked at for not paying atten-tion. When it comes to traffic, my pet peeve are those drivers whoneglect to signal when making a turn.

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Parting shot: If Jack in the Pulpit wild flowers were Morel mush-rooms, Id be starting on my second bushel basket!

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I spent a couple hours on Lake Mary last Thursday looking forspawning beds and didnt see any. I was in my boat and had the flyrod along to test the shallow water. Lots of little fish which I felt wasa good sign. I had five keepers in the live-well which I pawned offon a group of Mexicans fishing off the dock when I decided to callit a day. They were pleased to get them and I was pleased I wouldnthave to fillet them, so it was a win-win situation. Our Lake of theWoods group lost a couple of anglers when Mark, an electrician, hadto bow out because of work pressure; and Jake, a student at ND Uni-versity in Grand Forks, had to cancel, too. We still have seven leftand thats a house full, most of whom share in the cooking, and thosethat dont get dish washing or KP as it was referred to in the Army.. . Daryl Hennen and I decided to test the Rock Lake watersSaturday evening about 6 p.m. when we put our fly rods and spin-ning rods in his boat, along with some worms, artificial bait andsome extra flies. It seemed like a good plan, but when we arrived atthe Rock Lake access and were undoing the tie downs, Hennen askedme where I put my fly rod. I was dumbfounded when it wasnt inthe boat where I had put the reel end against the boats transom and

the tip of the 9 footer toward the front, or bow, if youre Navy savvy.The obvious answer was that it flew out of the boat as we were head-ing south on County Road 8 even though he was driving the speedlimit. Anyway, we decided to run back to Maple Lake and see if thefly rod was on the road. It wasnt on the road or shoulders and I as-sumed someone stopped and picked it up or it flew into the ditch. Ilooked again Sunday morning driving slow (there was little traffic)and concentrated on the ditches, but to no avail. The fly rod is stillmissing and if anyone comes across it, Id like to have it back. It wasthe first one Ive ever owned and while the monetary value is small,it does have some great sentimental value. My phone number is 612-836-3576. I might even muster up a reward! . . . It wasstill early enough for us to try angling, so we picked up a spare flyrod that has been gathering dust in my garage for eons, but this timewe went to Maple Lake. We tried some shallow water on the southend of the lake and found out the sunfish havent moved in yet, butthey seem to have started. We both were in a catch-and-release modeand Id guess we released about 10 keepers as well as quite a fewsmall ones. On Sunday I put on the waders in the afternoon andfished on the same end of the lake. I couldnt find any spawningbeds, but managed to move around enough and quit after I had 12males in the basket. They didnt seem to be in the same spot as theprevious night, which seemed strange, but it was raining and thenorth wind was getting stronger which could have played into theequation. My guess is it will take a few sunny days for the shallowsto warm up to spawning temps (68 degrees). Hennens thermometerread 62 Saturday night. Hennens sporting a new electric trollingmotor which is out of this world. He controls it with a hand-held re-mote that has an anchor feature on it as well as speed and direction.Press the anchor button and the GPS keeps the bow of the boat onthe spot without manually tossing out a cast iron anchor. If I soundimpressed, I was! Besides, there was no anchor to pull in when wedecided to move.

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Maple Lakes Memorial Day program, which was at the LegionHall because of threatening rain, attracted a nice crowd of peoplewhom I suspect were pleased it was indoors. Mike Yanish, a Vietnamveteran, gave a moving talk on some of his experiences in that war,and how important it is to remember the veterans of all of the warsfor the freedoms provided by their sacrifices. He also explained thevarious symbols on the black POW-MIA flag and noted the flag hadbeen designed by World War II veterans.

Work Zone ViolatorsFace Hefty Fines

The traditional saying is thatMinnesota has two seasons:winter and road construction.Major construction projectshave begun throughout the eightcounties of the Tenth JudicialDistrict, as well as numeroussmaller projects. These projectsnow display a large and clearsign warning of $300 fines forviolations of the posted workzone speed limit. Why is that?

Over the past few years therehave been numerous traffic con-struction zone accidents inwhich construction workershave been killed or seriously in-jured. I recall that two highwayworkers were killed by aspeeder in Burnsville in 2011.Minnesota had nine work zonefatalities in 2013 and there were579 nationwide. The MinnesotaLegislature in 2014 passed Min-nesota Statute section 169.14,subdivision 6a, which provides

a $75 surcharge in addition tothe scheduled fine for viola-tions. The total fine for speed-ing in a work zone is $385. Bylaw, the $300 fine is mandatory.

You would think this wouldbe an incentive for drivers tocomply with the posted speedlimit, even if they are not com-pelled to slow down in the inter-est of the safety of theconstruction workers. But manydo not as you probably have ob-served. I have driven severaltimes recently through the I-94construction zone in Rogerswhere it crosses the CrowRiver. It is posted 60 mph forthe most part and 45 mphthrough two short S curves.There is basically no shoulderand with the cranes and trucksit is clearly a live constructionzone. (Some drivers seem toconclude that the posted speedlimit does not apply if they seeno workers.) Several times Ihave been passed by cars and

large semi-trucks traveling 10-15 mph over the posted workzone speed limit, endangeringeveryone else and risking ahefty fine.

As an example, if you aredriving 11-14 mph over thespeed limit not in a work zone,the fine and surcharges total$135. If 20-25 mph over thelimit, the total is $225, due to anadditional $70 surcharge. If in awork zone, for any speeding itsa whopping $385. Good lucktrying to argue to the judge thatyou cant afford such a heftyfine.

So, please, fellow citizensand drivers: SLOW DOWN.OBEY THE POSTED WORKZONE SPEED LIMIT.

Submitted by Judge SteveHalsey, Wright County DistrictCourt, chambered in Buffalo.Judge Halsey is the host ofThe District Court Show onlocal cable TV public accesschannels throughout the TenthJudicial District. Excerpts canbe viewed at WWW.QCTV.org.Go to Community and clickThe District Court Show.Judge Halsey may also beheard on Legal Happeningson KRWC 1360 AM (Buffalo)on Saturdays at 12:30 p.m.

Grandma Anna Hoem wasborn in 1884 and died in 1976.She came to America around1904, a young girl, and somehowfound her way to Minneapolis.For a time she was a housekeeperfor John B. Hoem after his wifedied, and later married him. Dadwas one of seven children fromthat marriage.

This particular story covers amuch later time, after Grandpadied at age 86 in 1963, and be-fore Grandma moved in withAunt Muriel. We were visitingher. She spent a lot of time in thekitchen. That room was bigenough for a table that was com-fortable for four. A stairway bythe entry door led to the backyard and the basement. On theother side of the west wall was apantry. Across from it on the eastwall was a gas refrigerator whichshe never really trusted. Next toit was a roller towel by the sink.A stove, where she often had apot of really bad coffee, sat

against the dining room wall. Tothe north there was always a redwooden basket hanging betweentwo windows. It was unique toGrandma's house, and containeda Wandering Jew plantwhat-ever that was. I never asked ifthat was the real name of thething, or if it was just called that.

Grandma never lost her Nor-wegian accent. Instead of Jerry, Iwas always Yerry, and one of mycousins was Yack.

I always just walked in onGrandma. I never knocked orrang a doorbell. I'd be surprisedif anyone in the extended familyever did. So one day, Wife and Iwalked in on her and found herin the kitchen, where she offeredus a cup of coffee.

We quickly found an excuseto skip that, and sat down withher at the table. The roller towelwas in its place. The old refriger-ator was still working. Then I no-ticed something different. TheWandering Jew was gone.

Grandma, where's the Wan-dering Jew? I asked. It's alwaysbeen there above the windows.

Oh, that t'ing, she said. Iyust got tired of it and t'rew itout.

Got tired of it? Threw it out?It's been there ever since I can re-member. How long did you haveit hanging there, anyway? I canremember it for as long as I'vebeen around.

Ya, let's see. It vas, vell . . .she pondered for a minute. Let'ssee. Ya, I put it dere forty yearsago.

Biblically, the Jews wanderedin the desert forty years beforethey finally crossed into thePromised Land. Coincidence?Grandma attended church asoften as she could, and was cer-tainly familiar with the wander-ing Jews. Was there somethingmore to it than yust got tired ofit?

She kept the framed picture ofthe Statue of Liberty, and the oldNorwegian flag. The pictures ofthe kids had been hanging in thecorners of the living room sincethey were taken.

I suppose one does have tomake some changes now andthen, to keep up with trends indecorating.

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Its in your courtby Judge Steve Halsey

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24-hour on-call veterinarian.Located on Highway 55 next to H&H Sport shop.

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Maple Lake 5th Season - Free Admission!Every Sunday* - 7AM - 2PMOpen: April 12 - October 25110 Birch Avenue South Maple Lake(Maple Lake Museum grassy area/parking lot/sidewalk)

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Fundraiser to help support the Maple Lake Museum!* New Day! Monticello Market is now closed.

Contact John Haack at 612-819-4225

CARD OF THANKS:We would like to thank every-

one who helped with our May20, 2015 Bloodmobile. We wereable to send 93 units to theAmerican Red Cross. Thank youto all the volunteers and organi-zations for their time and dona-tions, the callers who scheduledthe appointments and volunteerswho either worked at the blood-mobile or donated. To Monica,and staff and Legion Post 131who provided the hall and paidfor all the food for the workersand donors, Toni Paumen andthe Legion Auxiliary who bakedbars, the Maple Lake RecoveryCenter who helped with the ta-

bles and chairs, CelesteDahlstrom and the Irish Mentorsfor promoting the bloodmobileand putting up posters in thebusinesses.

A special thank you to RuthieRigenhagen who helped prepareand serve lunch to the donors andworkers. You are always therewhen we need you and your tal-ents are greatly appreciated.

Maple Lake is so fortunate tohave so many people who willvolunteer their time and talentsfor such a good cause. Our nextbloodmobile will be at the Le-gion Club on Saturday, Novem-ber 14, 2015.

Toni Mills & Cathy Elfstrand

Thank You

CARD OF THANKS:I would like to thank everyone

who made my 100th birthdaysuch a special occasion - every-one at the Maple Manor whocame to my birthday luncheon

and all my friends and relativeswho attended my open house atthe Legion Club. I so appreciateall the cards, presents and goodwishes. It's a day I'll never forget.

Ethel Fobbe

Maple Lake Messenger Page 3May 27, 2015

May 25 Wright CountySheriffs report

by John HollerCorrespondent

Ever since Wright Countyjoined the Tri-County ForensicsLaboratory cooperative withAnoka and Sherburne counties,there have been questions as towhether the funding mechanismwas fair. For the amount of usageWright County has receivedfrom the collaborative effort toprocess evidence in criminalcases, it has proved that the cur-rent funding formula isnt spreadevenly between the three coun-ties.

At the May 19 meeting of theWright County Board of Com-missioners, the board left littledoubt that the funding formulachange or the county will bail outof the crime lab.

County Coordinator LeeKelly told the commissionersthat, if needed, the county can setup a tour of the Bureau of Crim-inal Apprehension laboratory,which, a few years ago, took fartoo long to process materialsneeded for trial. Most counties inMinnesota process evidencethrough the BCA, but WrightCounty joined with Anoka andSherburne counties to do theirown work to speed up theprocess and provide a cleanerchain of evidence.

Kelly said he received a re-sponse to the county boards re-quest from earlier this month tolet the other counties know thatthey are serious about fundingchanges, which currently arebased on population, not usage ofthe facility. The Wright County

proposal is to base funding on a60 percent population/40 percentusage basis, which would pro-vide more equity.

Kelly told the board thatAnoka County Sheriff JamesStuart responded to Kellys emailoutlining the countys concernsand its willingness to pull out ofthe partnership, but he wasnt onboard completely. In the memo,Wright County said it would ex-ercise its out clause if somethingwasnt done by June. Kelly saidStuarts response was one moreof concern than conciliation in anemail response.

He is expressing a little bit offrustration, however, at the endof it, he states he is willing to ex-plore whether the other countiesare willing to revisit the fundingformula, Kelly said. If theAnoka and Sherburne boards areinterested, he will determine ifthey desire to discuss the fundingformula at the Aug. 11 regionalforensics lab meeting or set up alarger Tri-County Forensics Labmeeting.

Commissioner Pat Sawatzkemade it clear that, while the sher-iff in Anoka County thinks hessetting the timetable, its not hisdecision to make as to whetherWright Country stays or goes.

The funding formula is partof the joint powers agreement,Sawatzke said. This isnt the tri-regional board that should beworried about it. They dont ap-prove the joint powers agree-ment. The county boards do. Itshouldnt be the sheriff even re-sponding to us from Anoka. It

should be the Anoka CountyBoard of Commissioners. Weshouldnt be waiting until Aug.11 for a committee that doesnthave the authority to change thejoint powers agreement anyhow.It seems to me if he wants to waituntil Aug. 11, hes going to bewaiting six weeks after wevegiven him notice to withdraw.

The board authorized Kelly tocontact the other county admin-istrators to assure that the com-missioners from Anoka andSherburne counties are aware ofWright Countys intent to leavethe tri-county lab agreement ifthe funding formula isntchanged.

In other items on the May 19agenda, the board:

* Approved the firm ofSpringsted Associates to serve asthe county bond advisor for thenew Public Works Building proj-ect and potentially the new im-pound lot building.

* Scheduled a closed sessionof the security committee for 11a.m. Wednesday, May 27. At thefirst meeting of the security com-mittee May 13, it was deter-mined that the first priorityshould be to see short-term andlong-term goals for security atthe county courthouse and thatall future security meetings beheld in closed sessions becauseof the sensitive nature of some ofthe discussions.

* Authorized definitionchanges to the countys person-nel policy. The changes will de-fine the probationary period ofemployment as one year for all

county employees, with the re-moval of language referencingsteps in terms of employeepay.

* Scheduled a committee ofthe whole meeting to discuss theFEMA Floodplain Map Modern-ization Project. The meeting willinclude representatives fromFEMA and the Minnesota De-partment of Natural Resources.The board selected two alternatedates 2 p.m. Monday, June 15,and 1 p.m. Wednesday, June 17.

* Authorized the county tak-ing over fiscal ownership of thestates Agricultural Best Man-agement Practices program. Inthe past, the Wright Soil andWater Conservation District ad-ministered the program. The pro-gram would provide low-interestloans to rural landowners to par-ticipate in practices that promoteincreasing and preserving waterquality.

* Acknowledged receipt of aGovernors Safety Award.Wright County was one of theemployers both public and pri-vate that was presented with theaward for its high record of em-ployee safety at a ceremony inSt. Paul earlier this month.

* Approved the hiring of afull-time deputy in the sheriffsdepartment. The board approvedthe request because it wasdemonstrated that an additionaldeputy was needed because of anincrease in contract hours re-quested by the City of Albertvilleeffective July 1.

County Boardcontinued on page 7

Buhmann, Alexander Jordan, age20, of Howard Lake, sentenced on05/19/15 for Attempted Burglary inthe Third Degree to 365 days jail,$50 fine; 355 days stayed for twoyears on conditions of probation,serve 10 days jail, pay $50 fine plussurcharges, pay restitution, have nouse or possession of alcohol or non-prescription drugs, submit to randomtesting, have no same or similar vio-lations. Sentenced by JudgeMcPherson.

Cabrera, Hipolito, age 23, ofMonticello, sentenced on 05/20/15for Probation Violations for GrossMisdemeanor Violation of No Con-tact Order to 365 days jail. Sen-tenced by Judge McPherson.

Carlson, Nicholas Ryan, age 28,of Big Lake, sentenced on 05/21/15for Probation Violations for FelonyControlled Substance Crime in theFifth Degree to one year and one dayprison. Sentenced by Judge Davis.

Carlton, Brandon Jeremy, age36, of Hastings, sentenced on05/18/15 for Probation Violations forFelony Controlled Substance Crimein the Second Degree to 119 daysjail. Sentenced by Judge Halsey.

Chrast, Randy Louis, age 57, ofCokato, sentenced on 05/15/15 forMisdemeanor Domestic Assault to90 days jail, $100 fine; 86 daysstayed for two years on conditions ofprobation, serve 4 days jail, pay$100 fine plus law library fee, com-plete Wright County DomesticAbuse Batterers Intervention Pro-gram and follow all recommenda-tions, have no use or possession ofalcohol or non-prescription drugs,submit to random testing, have nouse or possession of firearms or dan-gerous weapons, have no same orsimilar violations. Sentenced byJudge Davis.

Elletson, John Craig, age 38, ofRockford, sentenced on 05/19/15 forFelony Controlled Substance Crimein the Fifth Degree to a stay of exe-cution for ten years on conditions ofprobation, serve 180 days jail, pay$50 fine plus surcharges, provideDNA sample, have no use or posses-sion of firearms or dangerousweapons, do not register to vote orvote until discharged from proba-tion, undergo a chemical depend-ency assessment and follow allrecommendations, undergo a psy-chological assessment and follow allrecommendations, complete cogni-tive skill training, have no same orsimilar violations. Sentenced byJudge McPherson.

Handt, Jonathan Eugene, age 28,of Cokato, sentenced on 05/18/15 forMisdemeanor Disorderly Conduct to90 days jail, $1,000 fine; 87 days,$700 stayed for one year on condi-tions of probation, serve 3 days jail,pay $300 fine plus surcharges, pro-vide DNA sample, have no use or

possession of alcohol or non-pre-scription drugs, submit to randomtesting, pay restitution, stay out ofIron Horse Bar, have no same orsimilar violations. Sentenced byJudge Halsey.

Johnson, Anthony Steven, age29, of St. Michael, sentenced on05/18/15 for Felony Violation of NoContact Order to a stay of impositionfor five years on conditions of pro-bation, serve 90 days jail, pay $30fine plus surcharges, provide DNAsample, have no use or possession offirearms or dangerous weapons, donot register to vote or vote until dis-charged from probation, completeWright County Domestic Abuse Bat-terers Intervention Program and fol-low all recommendations, abide byany outstanding order for protec-tion/harassment order/no contactorder, have no same or similar vio-lations. Sentenced for Probation Vi-olations for Gross MisdemeanorDomestic Assault to 90 days jail,concurrent. Sentenced by JudgeHalsey.

Johnson, Eric Rossiter, age 43,of Annandale, sentenced on05/20/15 for Felony Aid and AbetReceiving Stolen Property to 21months prison. Sentenced by JudgeHalsey.

Kramer, Alexander John, age 23,of Monticello, sentenced on05/18/15 for Gross MisdemeanorCriminal Vehicular Operation to 365days jail, $400 fine; 335 days stayedfor two years on conditions of pro-bation, serve 30 days jail, pay $400fine plus surcharges, have no use orpossession of alcohol or non-pre-scription drugs, submit to randomtesting, have no same or similar vio-lations. Sentenced by JudgeMcPherson.

Lensegrav, Ricky Nelson, age29, of Buffalo, sentenced on05/20/15 for Felony ObstructingLegal Process to a stay of impositionfor three years on conditions of pro-bation, serve 30 days jail, pay $100fine plus surcharges, pay $75 publicdefender co-payment, undergo achemical dependency assessmentand follow all recommendations,have no use or possession of alcoholor non-prescription drugs, submit torandom testing, provide DNA sam-ple, have no use or possession offirearms or dangerous weapons, donot register to vote or vote until dis-charged from probation, do not leavethe state without permission, have nosame or similar violations. Sen-tenced by Judge McPherson.

Porter, Kendall Joseph, age 33,address unknown, sentenced on05/21/15 for Probation Violations forControlled Substance Crime in theFifth Degree to 30 days jail. Sen-tenced by Judge Davis.

On May 18, Laura KayNowak, 26, of Montrose, was ar-rested in Buffalo, on the chargeof aggravated forgery and a Hen-nepin County warrant for theft.

On May 19, Joe Allen Bicon-dova, 19, of Cokato, was ar-rested in Cokato on a WrightCounty warrant for 2nd degreeassault.

On May 21, Stephen JeanThibodeaux, 21, of Buffalo, wasarrested in Buffalo on the chargeof fleeing a police officer.

On May 21, Kyle KeithPlakke, 20, no permanent ad-dress, was arrested in Waverlyon a Blue Earth County appre-hension and detention order for5th degree controlled substanceviolation.

On May 21, Kelly Lee AnneKotzer, 54, of Clearwater, wasarrested in Annandale on thecharge of 5th degree possessionof a controlled substance.

On May 21, Ladonna ElsieKimes, 56, of Delano, was ar-rested in Buffalo on the chargeof contempt of court.

On May 21, James ThomasMcEachern, 51, of Monticello,was arrested in Monticello onthe charge of domestic assault.

On May 21, Chase HowardHerman Swenson, 26, ofCokato, was arrested in Cokatoon the charge of interfere with a911 call.

On May 21, Darrian Lee Ed-wards, 22, of Buffalo, was ar-rested in Buffalo on a WrightCounty warrant for 1st degreesale of a controlled substance.

On May 21, Jessica MarieGustafson, 34, of Montrose, wasarrested in Montrose on a Wright

County apprehension and deten-tion order for domestic assault.

On May 21, Michael KevinJohnson, 29, of Maple Lake, wasarrested in Buffalo Township onthe charge of domestic assaultand a Sherburne County warrantfor domestic assault.

On May 22, Donovan DeanTaylor, 35, of Rockford, was ar-rested in Rockford on thecharges of reckless discharge ofa firearm and disorderly conduct.

On May 22, Travis ChristPaul Padgett, 27, of Monticello,was arrested in Monticello onthe charge of disorderly conduct.

On May 22, Preston AlanBredow, 18, of Monticello, wasarrested in Clearwater on thecharge of 5th degree sale of acontrolled substance and aWright County warrant for 3rddegree burglary.

On May 23, Cory JamesAgre, 34, of Monticello, was ar-rested in Monticello on thecharge of disorderly conduct.

On May 24, Joellyn LynnHafften, 33, of Buffalo, was ar-rested in Delano on a WrightCounty warrant for theft.

On May 25, Sara Jo AnnGehrke, 21, of Montrose, was ar-rested in Buffalo on a WrightCounty warrant for simple rob-bery.

There were 17 property dam-age accidents, 3 personal injuryaccidents, 1 hit and run accidentand 2 car-deer accidents.

There were 1 arrest for DWI,1 underage consumption arrest,2 school bus stop arm violationsand 53 tickets for miscellaneoustraffic violations reported thisweek.

May 18 Wright CountyAttorneys report

County continues looking at alternate crime lab plans

Maple Lakes Volunteer FireDepartment and AmbulanceService responded to the follow-ing emergencies during the pastweek: May 25, 10:55 p.m.: Med-ical, No ambulance transporta-tion. May 23, 00:38 a.m.: Med-ical. Patient transported by

Maple Lake Ambulance to theCentraCare ER, Monticello. May 21, 2:04 a.m.: Medical.Patient transported by MapleLake Ambulance to the Centra-Care ER, Monticello. May 20, 10:10 p.m.: Med-ical. Patient transported byMaple Lake Ambulance to theBuffalo Hospital ER.

May 20, 2:38 p.m.: Medical.Patient transported by AllinaAmbulance. May 19, 3:48 p.m.: Medical.Patient transported by AllinaAmbulance. Maple Lakes Volunteer FireDepartment responded to thefollowing emergencies: May 20, 3:03 p.m.: Fire

alarm at 4329 County Road 7NW, Maple Lake Twp. Can-celled while enroute. Fifteenfirefighters responded. May 25, 6:42 a.m.: Treebranches on power line at LakeMaria State Park, Silver CreekTwp. Wright-Hennepin Co-opElectric notified. Sixteen fire-fighters responded.

May 25 Maple Lake Fire Department report

Electric cooperative employ-ees from around the nation de-scended on Wright-HennepinCooperative Electric Association(WH) last week to learn about theRockford-based electric sup-pliers leadership in providingsolar power to its customers.

Cooperative employees fromaround the country were in Min-nesota last week for TouchstoneEnergy Cooperatives CON-NECT 15 national conference the annual national conferencefor communications, marketingand member services profession-als in the cooperative world. Aspart of pre-conference activities,a bus load of participants traveledto WH to learn the best practices

in providing solar power to elec-tric cooperative members.

The tour showcased WHscommunity solar gardens andhow the cooperative demon-strates its role as a trusted energypartner by offering renewable en-ergy options.

Visitors learned that the initialsolar community project at WHsheadquarters was the first onebuilt in the state. It was also de-scribed as the first one in the na-tion using battery back-up.Participants also toured the sec-ond solar array to see how theprojects and technology haveevolved, and were informed thatthe cooperative is currently tak-ing subscriptions for its third

solar community. In addition,WH is currently seeking requestsfor proposal for a local utilitygrade solar project for exclusiveuse by WHs members.

Our members like the idea ofsolar and battery storage. Thatcombination is what is ultimatelygoing to bring solar into themainstream, WH President andCEO Mark Vogt said. WH iscommitted to being a leader inthe electric industry to make thathappen. We are an energyprovider and we provide solar en-ergy.

Vice President of Renewableand Alternative Energy KellyFrankenfeld, and Vice Presidentof External Relations and Power

Solutions Steve Nisbet led thetour, which canvassed the entirebuilding for a peek at the cooper-ative and its subsidiaries on loca-tion.

WH is a member-owned, non-profit electric utility that provideselectric power to Wright Countyand the western part of HennepinCounty. The cooperative hasbeen a corporate citizen in thisarea since 1937 and currentlyserves more than 46,000 electricaccounts. The utility started itssecurity division in 1989 and pro-vides local home security solu-tions as well as monitors alarmsystems for almost 60,000 cus-tomers in 32 states and threeCanadian provinces.

Wright-Hennepin seen as national leader in solar

Sentencingcontinued on page 5

by Katie FriedmanCorrespondent

Maple Lake City Councilmembers were informed by aprofessional dissection of thecitys financial state Tuesday,May 19, as John Archer ofSchlenner Wenner & Co. pre-sented the citys 2014 audit.

In the process of arriving in anopinion, Archer told the council,We test your different transac-tions and try to get comfortablewith your numbers, to get to apoint where we can give an opin-ion on whether we think yournumbers are right or not. Stan-dards applied, he added, ex-ceeded government requirementsand included more detail.

Governmental fundsBeginning with the newest of

the citys three Capital ProjectFunds, the 2014 Street Improve-ments Fund, Archer pointed outthat miscellaneous revenues of$9,565 were dwarfed by capitaloutlay of $1.2 million. At the endof 2014, Archer said he believedabout $300,000 remained on thatcommitment. Other financingsources, including bond proceedsof $1.4 million, minus operatingtransfers, brought the fund bal-ance to $150,000, which Archer

said he expects will be spentdown by the end of 2015.

Non-major GovernmentalFunds which include PublicSafety, Public Works and Eco-nomic Development ended theyear in a $30,000 deficit. As rec-ommended in the 2013 audit, theJude Industrial Sixth AdditionFund had been closed. Turning toNon-major Special Revenuefunds, which include mainly FireDepartment and Ambulance butalso Community Development,Revolving Loan and Park Dedi-cation, Archer said total revenueswere $427,000 and expenditureswere $350,000, for a year-endingfund balance of $931,000, withall funds showing a positive bal-ance.

In terms of debt, non-majordebt service funds had a year-endbalance of about $1.2 million.The city has a number of long-term bonds outstanding, totalingto a long-term debt of just under$7 million. Resources, or in-flows, exceeded budget by$173,000, for a year-end actualamount of $1.2 million. Total ex-penditures came in at $1,131,000 about $35,000 more than bud-geted; however, lower than ex-pected costs in other areas led to

a positive variance of $137,000and a year-end fund balance of$1.2 million. While that numberreflects a healthy balance, Archersaid, its important to rememberthat about nine-tenths of it hasbeen set aside for specific uses.Archer noted that the city has apolicy of targeting that amount toequal 35 percent of the nextyears expenditures and, at 14percent, has fallen short of thattarget.

It would be nice to see thatfund balance increase a little bit,he said. Id be maybe a littlehesitant in taking on any reallybig projects unless you do someassessments to go along withthem.

Enterprise fundsThe citys business funds,

Archer said, include water, sewer,liquor and airport accounts, andare supposed to be profitable.Archer told the council that al-though he was pleased to see thecity had increased its premiumsas he had suggested last year, thecity was still seeing some losses.

While the Water Funds oper-ating revenues were about$300,000, its expenses were$369,000, for a net operating in-come loss of $69,000 and a year-

end net position at $2,747,000.However, adding back deprecia-tion resulted in a positive cashflow for the fund. But not so forthe Sewer Fund. With $444,000in revenues and $743,000 in op-erating expenses, the Sewer Fundshowed a net operating incomeloss of $303,000 much worse,Archer noted, than 2013s loss of$182,000. Revenues were upabout $40,000 from the previousyear, but joint sewer flowcharges, paid to the wastewatertreatment plant and amounting tonearly $476,000, had increasedby nearly $130,000.

While sales for the liquorstore came in at about $1.3 mil-lion, costs were just over $1 mil-lion, for a gross profit of justunder $344,000. Operating ex-penses, such as wages and sup-plies, came to a total of about$258,000, bringing the stores netoperating income to $86,000 (upfrom last years $49,000) and itsend-of-year net position to justunder $760,000. The AirportFund showed an operating loss of$80,000 for the year, but Archersaid operating losses at municipalairports are not uncommon.

City expenses, budget continue to grow

City Councilcontinued on page 10

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May 28: Knights of Colum-bus, St. Timothy's Church,Maple Lake, 7 p.m.

May 28: AA & Al-Anon,7:30 p.m., Buffalo EvangelicalFree Church, 2051 50th St. NE,County Rds. 25 & 113.

May 30: AA, 7:30 p.m., Buf-falo Evangelical Free Church,2051 50th St. NE, County Rds.25 & 113.

June 1: S.A.M. quiltinggroup, 8 a.m., St. Timothy'sChurch basement.

June 1: Al-Anon and Men's12 Step Group, 7:30 p.m., Buf-falo Evangelical Free Church,2051 50th St. NE, County Rds.25 & 113.

June 2: Annandale LakersAA & Al-Anon, 8 p.m., UnitedMethodist Church of Annan-dale, 250 Oak Ave. N.; 320-274-3380.

June 2: Celebrate Recovery(non-denominational Christian-based recovery program), 7p.m., Monticello CovenantChurch; 763-295-2112.

June 2: Gamblers Anony-mous & AA, 7:30 p.m., BuffaloEvangelical Free Church, 205150th St. NE, County Rds. 25 &113.

June 3: Maple Lake Cham-ber of Commerce, noon, atMaple Lake Bowl. New mem-bers welcome.

Upcoming Red Cross blood drivesDonors of all types are encouraged to help save lives by giving

blood. Appointments can be made by calling 1-800-RED-CROSS orvisiting redcrossblood.org. Upcoming blood donation opportunitiesin Wright County: May 30, 8:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m., Community Center,505 Walnut St., Monticello; June 8, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., Keller WilliamsRealty Integrity NW, 1100 Highway 25 N, Suite 4, Buffalo; June 8,1 - 7 p.m., Community Center, 505 Walnut St., Monticello; June 8, 1- 7 p.m., American Legion, 200 Babcock Boulevard W., Delano; June13, 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., Albertville Fire Department, 11350 57th St. NE,Albertville; June 15, 12:30 - 6:30 p.m., St. John's Lutheran Church,302 NE 2nd St., Buffalo.

Buff Up Maple Lake May 26-30Help make the city shine May 26-30. Maple Lake is looking for

volunteers to "Buff Up" their own properties or city properties. Pleaseclean up your properties by mowing grass, trimming or sprayingweeds, cutting brush, edging sidewalks, etc. Free yard waste pick up(brush, leaves, grass) starting at 9 a.m. on Saturday, May 30. Placebrush, leaves, grass clippings on the curb. If interested in volunteeringin the group clean-up, contact Scott at 963-2060.

Unitarian Universalist Fellowship meeting May 27Buffalo Unitarian Universalist Fellowship's annual meeting will

be May 27; president Marie Smith will preside. The next regular meet-ing will be Sept. 9. There will be three summer socials. For furtherinformation, call Luke Markve at 763-682-4616. Everyone is wel-come. Visit the updated multi-page web site: buuf.org.

Highway 55 Beautification Project is May 30Join us for the first in a series of planting projects that will help

beautify the Highway 55 corridor through Maple Lake. Volunteers areneeded for the Highway 55 Beautification Project. Meet Saturday,May 30, 9 a.m., at the Maple Lake Elementary School front parkinglot. We will be planting shrubs and spreading mulch from the schoolsign to the East toward the vet clinic. Trees should be planted a fewdays beforehand. Folks are needed there for an hour or two but thattime will be based on the number of volunteers. Please bring shovelsand be prepared to get dirty. Rain or shine - though we will seek analternate date if weather is severe.

Maple Lakes 125th Anniversary CelebrationMaple Lakes 125th Anniversary Celebration is Saturday, June 6.

The day will begin with an All School Reunion open house from 10:30a.m. to 1:30 p.m. (full schedule on the school page). An Irish Scramble9 hole golf tournament will start at 9 a.m. at Whispering Pines. Takea walking historical tour of Maple Lake from 12 to 6 p.m. Maps willbe available at local businesses. City Hall will also have a historicaldisplay and video playing throughout the day. Family bowling from1 to 4 p.m. at Maple Lake Bowl for just the cost of shoes. Don Bursellwill be presenting a family entertainment show with juggling, unicy-cles and illusions at the Fire Hall with shows at 2 and 3:15 p.m. Thecraft Brewfest will be held from 2 to 5 p.m. Sample over 50 differentkinds of craft beer while listening to Mitch Gordon and The UnleadedBand and cast your vote for the Tasters Choice award. Maple LakeLions will be serving burgers, brats and more on Division near Birchthroughout the day. From 6:30 to 10:30 p.m. Outside Recess will beperforming at the Street Dance. Fireworks sponsored by the MapleLake Lions will conclude the night beginning at 10:30 p.m.

13th Annual Purple Martin Fest & Nature ExpoThe Cedar Lake Conservation Club is hosting their 13th Annual

Purple Martin Festival and Nature Expo on Saturday, June 6, atSchroeder Regional Park and Camping on Cedar Lake, 9201 IrelandAve. NW, Annandale. Registration at 8 a.m. with the program at 9a.m. to 4 p.m. The expo will feature speakers Jim Gilbert, Kelly Ap-plegate, Carrol Johnson and Jake Janski. Learning and fun for thewhole family, door prizes, lunch and more. Questions contact PaulSchutte at 612-968-3034.

Buffalo Municipal Airport Fly-In Breakfast ShowThe Buffalo Municipal Airport will be having a fly-in pancake

breakfast and car show with helicopter rides on Sunday, June 7, from7:30 a.m. to noon located at West Metro Aviation. Sponsored by EAAChapter 878, Maple Lake, MN. www.westmetroaviation.com

Christian Womens Club brunch is June 11June is the time of year for "Birds, Blossoms and Beauty", and the

theme for the Christian Women's Club brunch held June 11, 9:30 a.m.,at St. John's Lutheran Church in Annandale. You'll hear from JillBishop and Rosemary Nelson what the Improvement Club does tomake beauty abound in Annandale. You'll tap your toes to the amazingmusic of yodeler Joy Berg of Annandale. You also go home thankfulfor your blessings after having listened to Lynn Ross of Sun Prairie,Wisc. tell how she was able to get out of her wheelchair. Her talk is"Finding the Fragrance of Joy when Life is Quite the Contrary. Inviteyour friends and make your $8 reservations by calling Dawn at 612-723-3905, Eleanor at 320-274-5460 or email atlilred.schramm@gmail.com.

Nunsense II: The Second Coming showingsJoin SOAR Regional Arts as they find the sisters six weeks after

their last performance presenting a thank-you show for all the peo-ple who supported them, but now, theyre a bit slicker, having beenbitten by the theater bug. Things get off to a rousing start, but beforelong chaos erupts. Sister Mary Amnesia (who has won the Publish-ers Clearing House Sweepstakes) might be kidnapped. At the sametime the nuns hear that a talent scout is in the audience to see themstrut their stuff. This hilarious show will have you rolling in the aisleswith laughter. Performance will be held on two weekends in two lo-cations.

Showing at the Maple Lake High School (200 Hwy. 55) June 18th - 7:30 p.m. June 19th - 7:30 p.m. June 20th - 7:30 p.m. June 21th - 2 p.m.Showing at the STMA Middle School West(11343 50th St. NE, Albertville) June 25th - 7:30 p.m. June 26th - 7:30 p.m. June 27th - 7:30 p.m.* June 28th - 2 p.m.**Special dinner theater performances set for June 27 and 28 with

catering from Broaster Catering.Please visit athttp://l.facebook.com/l/DAQG9kukvAQFLFkn-

fIh2H8LNXDpmz8HyAkEzuUBhFbRTQOQ/www.soararts.com orby phone at 612-568-7627 for tickets.

The lights at Bolduan Parkwere shining on May 21 as atribute to two local women anda generation of volunteers whoworked to make the softballpark a reality. ... Brenda Fobbewon $1,000 in a scratch gameticket that she purchased atRogers BP Amoco in MapleLake. ... The decision on whereto locate a new municipal liquorstore was in the process for thecity council. ... The Maple Lakesoftball team earned the confer-ence title with a win against theEden Valley-Watkins Eagles....And Thats The Way It WasFIve Years Ago This Week.

The Wright County Sher-riffs Department was a part ofthe community-sponsoredsaftey program for the fourthgrade students at Maple LakeElementary School. ... TheMaple Lake contribution to themilitary services was the annualMemorial Day ceremonies atthe community park. ... MapleLake band director Peter Haber-man accepted a job post at Con-

cordia College. ...And ThatsThe Way It Was 15 Years AgoThis Week.

The Maple Lake band stu-dents received superiors and ex-cellent ratings at the state musicfestivals for solo emsembles atSt. Bens University. ... Seven 4-H clubs performed at the Share-the-Fun Finals in Maple Lake....St. Timothys School thankedKay Callahan for her 15 years ofservice to the community. ...AndThats The Way It Was 25 YearsAgo This Week.

The Maple Lake HighSchool held a Schools Out TeenDance, featuring The Demin-sions with the top 40s hits. ...Andys Red Owl sold watermel-ons for just .99 cents each. ...Best Dressed honors for the1965 June Dairy Month wasclinched by Princess Kay of theMilky Way who modeled herall-state butter carton gown....And Thats The Way It Was50 Years Ago This Week.

And thats theway it was . . .

Programs & Eventscontinued on page 5

Wright County Public Health

offers cholesterol testing in the

Wellness on Wheels van. The

WOW Van schedule is available

at www.co.wright.mn.us and

www.facebook.com/WrightCty-

PublicHealth or by calling our

new phone number, 763-682-

7516 (toll-free 1-800-362-3667

ext 7516). Please use this num-

ber for more information or to

make an appointment.

Wellness on Wheels Services

include: Adult and Child Immu-

nizations; Health Screening:

Blood Pressure, Diabetes, Cho-

lesterol (by appointment), Preg-

nancy, Health and Wellness;

Child Car Seat Check (by ap-

pointment); Information about:

Healthy Lifestyle - Exercise,

Nutrition, Recommendations for

Routine Medical Care, Safety -

Individual, Home, Car Seat,

Pregnancy, Childbirth, Parent-

ing, Child Health, Growth &

Development, Reproductive

Health & Family Planning, In-

fectious Diseases, Chronic Ill-

ness, Unhealthy Lifestyle Be-

haviors, such as Smoking, Drug

and Alcohol Abuse, Unsafe Sex;

Information and Assistance in

Accessing Resources.

For immunizations, bring

past immunization records to the

van, if available. * Van hours

Monday through Thursday are

from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. and on

Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Upcoming dates:

Thursday, May 21: Market-place, Cokato

Tuesday, May 26: RogersBP Amoco, Maple Lake

Thursday, May 28: BankWest, Rockford

The complete WOW van

schedule is available online at:

http://www.co.wright.mn.us/de-

partment/humanservices/wow

Wright County Public Health

offers cholesterol testing in the

Wellness on Wheels (WOW)

Van. The entire test takes about

30 minutes. We have two differ-

ent test options. A 12 hour fast

is required for a lipid profile in-

cluding blood sugar screening.

The cost is $35. A non-fasting

test is also available. This test

gives your total cholesterol and

HDL. The cost is $25.

WOWWellness on Wheels

55+ Driver Improvement Program

The Minnesota HighwaySafety Center will be offering55+ Driver Improvement Pro-gram courses on the followingdays:

June 12th & 13th (8Hr. FirstTime Course) June 12th 5 to 9p.m., June 13th 10 a.m. to 2p.m., Cabelas, 20200 RogersDr., Rogers

June 13th (4Hr. RefresherCourse) 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Rock-ford Com. Center, 7600 RebeccaPark Trl., Rockford

The driver improvementcourse is open to the public; pre-registration is required. A MNHighway Safety & ResearchCenter certified instructorteaches this class. By utilizingthe most up-to-date research in

the field, participants will beprovided the latest informationin regards to driver safety, newlaws, and vehicle technology.The fee for the four-hour re-fresher course is $20 and theeight-hour course is $24. Formore information or to register,visit www.mnsafetycenter.org orcall TOLL FREE 1-(888)-234-1294.

Persons age 55 and older whocomplete the course qualify fora 10% discount on their auto in-surance premiums for threeyears, according to Minnesotalaw. First-time participants mustcomplete the initial eight hoursof training and a four-hour re-fresher class every three years tomaintain the 10% discount.

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Community

Offering a nutritious meal ina warm, caring atmosphere withfriendship and fun. Everyonewelcome. The Senior DiningCenter is located at MapleManor West, 555 2nd St. W. Formore information, call 320-963-5771.

MONDAY, June 1Swedish Meatballs, Parslied

Potatoes, Country Trio Vegeta-bles, Wheat Bread, Pineapple

TUESDAY, June 2Lasagna, Green Beans, Let-

tuce Salad, Garlic Breadstick,Grapes

WEDNESDAY, June 3Parmesan Chicken Breast,

Wild-Rice Pilaf, Steamed Car-rots, Italian Lettuce Salad, ApplePie

THURSDAY, June 4Liver & Onions or Ham-

burger Patty w/Gravy, WhippedPotatoes w/Gravy, Mixed Veg-etables, Wheat Bread, OatmealCake

FRIDAY, June 5Chicken-Rice Casserole, Sea-

soned Corn, Cucumber/OnionSalad, Wheat Dinner Roll, PeachSlices

Senior Dining Menu June 1-5

The 60+ and Healthy Clinics,provided by Wright County Pub-lic Health, provides foot care forthe senior citizens of WrightCounty. Toenail trimming is of-fered to meet the needs of thoseseniors who have a health con-dition such as diabetes or are un-able to trim toenails themselves.

The 60+ and Healthy Clinicswill be charging a $15 fee forfoot care services. This fee isnecessary because the clinics areno longer being funded by grantmoney. However, if you are un-

able to pay the fee, you will notbe turned away. The clinics arehosted from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m.

If you have any questions,please ask clinic staff or call WCPublic Health at 1-800-362-3667 or 763-682-7456. Upcom-ing dates:

Tuesday, June 2: RockfordWalnut Place Apartments, 8830Walnut Place

For the full schedule, visit:www.co.wright.mn.us/forms/hu-manservices/60%20Plus%20and%20Healthy%20Schedule.pdf

60+ and Healthy Clinics

Meetings Programs & Events

Mudpuppies are about 13to16 inches long, brown or gray-ish in color, have spots pepperedalong their back and sides, and alight gray or buff underside.They have small eyes, a paddle-like tail for swimming, and ex-ternal gills that look like featheryprojections near their head.

Tiger salamanders are 7 to 13inches long and are black withyellow markings. They are easyto separate from mudpuppies ifthey are adults (lacking externalgills), but the young (larval) re-semble small mudpuppies.

Mudpuppies have four toeson their back feet and tiger sala-manders have five toes. Addi-tionally, mudpuppies have a back(dorsal) fin only on their tail,whereas larval tiger salamandershave a dorsal fin that goes fromtheir tail and nearly reaches theirhead.

Theyre found in large tomedium rivers throughout Min-

nesota, and also in lakes aroundthe Alexandria and Detroit Lakesarea. They can be found in swiftgravel-bottom streams or slowmuddy rivers. They lay eggs onthe undersides of rocks, sunkenlogs, or other underwater struc-tures.

Research on mudpuppies andother nongame wildlife is fundedby donations to the NongameWildlife Program and theNongame Wildlife Checkoff onMinnesota income tax forms.

To donate to the DNRNongame Wildlife Program orfor more information about it,v i s i twww.dnr.state.mn.us/nongame/donate.

To read more about mudpup-pies in the DNRs ConservationVolunteer magazine, visithttp://files.dnr.state.mn.us/eco/mcbs/publications/mcv_maga-zine_mudpuppy_necturus_mac-ulosus.pdf

Salamanderscontinued from page 1

Please join us for

Syvonna TrettelsGraduation Party

Open HouseSaturday, June 6 1-5PM

Municipal Park PavilionLower Level

Annandale, MN

HOLY CROSS LUTHERANCHURCH5460 63rd St. NW, Box 462, MapleLakePh.: 763-463-9447www.holycrossmaplelake.orgPastors: Culynn CurtisVisitors Are Always Welcome!SUN.: 8:30 a.m., Faith Formation;9:30 a.m., Summer Service.MON.: 11 a.m., First of All Prayer;1 p.m., Quilters.TUES.: 6 p.m., Life Around theTable.WED.: 6 p.m., Worship on Wednes-day.

BETHLEHEM UNITEDCHURCH OF CHRIST 400 County Rd. 37 NE, Maple LakePh.: 320-963-3118www.bethuccml@gmail.commfritz@ants.eduInterim Pastor: Michael FritzTHURS.: 1 p.m., Bible Study.SUN.: 9:30 a.m., Worship Service;10:30 a.m., Fellowship; 10:45 a.m.,Sunday School; 11 a.m., Women'sGuild.WED.: 6:30 p.m., Choir.

CHURCH OF SAINT TIMOTHY8 Oak Ave. N., Maple LakePh.: 320-963-3726www.churchofsttimothy.orgPastor: Father John MeyerInterim School Principal: DawnKincsSAT.: 3:30-4:15 p.m., Confessions;4:30 p.m., Mass.SUN.: 8 & 10 a.m., Mass.

IMMANUEL LUTHERANCHURCH IN SILVER CREEK(LCMS)11390 Elliott Ave. N.W., M.L.Ph.: 763-878-2820, 320-333-8636Pastor: Rev. George W. Sagissor IIISUN.: 10 a.m., Worship Service;11:15 a.m., Sunday School, BibleStudy.

SILVER CREEK COMMUNITY CHURCH4282 114th St. NW, Maple Lake,MN 553583 miles so. of I-94 on Co. Rd. 143,just off Hwy. 8; Ph.: 320-963-3957;605-553-5240www.silvercreekcommunity-church.comPastor: Luke BaehrSUN.: 9 a.m., Worship; 10:30 a.m.,Sunday School, Bible Study.

ANNANDALE EVAN. FREECHURCH10252 St. Hwy. 55 N.W., AnnandalePh.: 320-274-8951Pastor: Dennis L. JohnsonTHURS.: 7 p.m., CryOut Practice.SUN.: 8:15 a.m., Prayer; 8:30 & 11a.m., Worship Service; 9:45 a.m.,Sunday School.MON.: 9 a.m., Grandmas in Prayer;7 p.m., Men's Bible Study.TUES.: 7 p.m., Celebrate Recovery.WED.: 2 p.m., Young at Heart; 5:30p.m., Wednesday Night Supper;6:30 p.m., Wednesday Night Con-nection.

ANNANDALE UNITEDMETHODIST CHURCH250 Oak Ave. N., Box 329, Annan.Ph.: 320-274-5127www.mumac.org/~annandaleumcPastor: Ruth HograbeFRI.: 7:30 p.m., Narcotics Anony-mous.

SAT.: 7:30 a.m., Bible Doctrine; 8a.m., Church Garage Sale.SUN.: 9 a.m., Worship Service;10:15 a.m., Coffee Fellowship, Sun-day School.TUES.: 8 p.m., AA/Al-Anon.

BETHLEHEM LUTHERANCHURCH7809 Co. Rd. 35 W., AnnandalePh.: 320-963-3592Pastor: Lynn MachulaSUN.: 9:30 a.m., Worship Service;10:30 a.m., Sunday School & BibleStudy.

EAGLES GROVE CHURCHPO Box 1020, AnnandaleLocation: Hwy. 55, next to TheMarketplacePh.: 320-248-6024www.eaglesgrove.org & FacebookSUN.: 10:30 a.m., Worship Service;Energized Music and Quality Chil-dren's Programs Provided.

MT. HERMON LUTHERANCHURCH1284 Keats Ave. N.W., AnnandalePh.: 320-963-3284Pastor: Marianne Zitzewitz

SUN.: 9:30 a.m., Worship.

ST. JOHN'S LUTHERANCHURCH331 W. Harrison St., AnnandalePh.: 320-274-8827www.stjohns-annandale.orgPastor: Dave E. Nelson and TomHeyd SUN.: 8:30 Traditional Worship; 10a.m., Contemporary Worship.

BUFFALO SEVENTH-DAYADVENTIST CHURCH200 2nd Ave. NE, BuffaloPh.: 763-682-3582Pastor: Devin LocatiSAT.: 9:45 a.m., Bible Study; 11a.m., Church Service.

HOSANNA LUTHERANCHURCH1705 Hwy. 25 N., Buffalo, Mo. Syn.Pastor: Rob JarvisPh.: 763-682-3278; www.hosannal-cms.orgSUN.: 9 a.m., Worship Service;10:30 a.m., Bible Study and SundaySchool.TUES.: 8 p.m., Young AdultsGroup.WED.: 10 a.m., Bible Study; 7 p.m.,Confirmation Class.

BUFFALO UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST FELLOWSHIPWED.: Discussion Group Meets the2nd & 4th Wednesday, Sept. thruMay, 7:30 p.m., at Buffalo Commu-nity Center, Across the Street fromthe Post Office at 206 Central Ave.(Hwy. 25). For More Information,Call Luke at 763-682-4616 or Visitwww.buuf.us. Everyone is wel-come.

BUFFALO EVANGELICALFREE CHURCH2051 50th Street NE, Buffalo, MN(corner of Hwy. 25 N. & CountyRd. 113)Ph. 763-682-6846; www.buf-falofree.orginfo@buffalofree.orgSenior Pastor: Brian ThorstadTHURS.: 7 p.m., Small Groups;7:30 a.m., AA & Al-Anon.FRI.: 6 a.m., Men's Small Group; 7p.m., Small Groups.SUN.: 9:30 a.m., Worship Service,Coffee Fellowship, Children'sChurch; 11 a.m., Sunday School forAll Ages; 6 p.m., Youth Groups; 7p.m., Small Group. MON.: 7 p.m., Women's BibleStudy; 7:30 p.m., Al-Anon.TUES.: 7 p.m., Knitting Ministry;7:30 p.m., Men's Small Group, AA,GA.WED.: 6:30 p.m., Awana, ChoirPractice.

BUFFALO COVENANTCHURCH1601 Hwy. 25 N., BuffaloPh.: 763-682-1470www.buffalocov.orgLead Pastor: Max FrazierSUN.: 8 a.m., Traditional Worship;9:30 & 11 a.m., Contemporary Wor-ship.MON.: Noon, Prayer Group.TUES.: 3 p.m., Prayer & Care; 6:30p.m., Chronic lllness Small Group.THURS.: 6:45 p.m., Choir Re-hearsal.

FAITH LUTHERAN CHURCHLCMC12449 Clementa Ave. NW, Monti-celloPastor: Jim Tetlie, 763-878-2092www.lutheran-faith.orgSecretary's office hours are: 9 a.m.to 3 p.m., Mon., Wed., Thurs.Tuesdays, Wednesday & ThursdayMAUNDY THURSDAY.: 7 p.m.,Worship.GOOD FRIDAY.: 7 p.m., Worshipat Silver Creek Community Church.SUN.: Easter Sunday--7 a.m., Sun-rise Worship; 8:30 a.m., TraditionalWorship; 11 a.m., Celebration Wor-ship.

CELEBRATION COMMUNITYCHURCHAffiliated with Evangelical Free Ch.Box 171, Montrose; 763-675-3003Interim Pastor: Dawson Grover;763-675-3003SUN.: 10 a.m., Worship at MontroseElementary School Gymnasium.

TRI-COUNTY ALLIANCECHURCH8464 160th St. N.W.Clearwater, MN; 320-558-2750Pastor: Dave Fogal SUN.: 10:30 a.m., Worship Service.www.tcachurch,com

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N a n c y J a c q i e Johnson, age66, of Buf-falo, went tobe with herLord onT u e s d a y ,

May 19, 2015. Memorial service was held

Tuesday, May 26, at 1:00 p.m.with visitation one hour prior tothe service, all at St. Johns Ev.Lutheran Church in Buffalo. Of-ficiating was Pastor NormHanan. Reception followed at thechurch.

She was loved and will bedearly missed by her son, SladeJohnson (Kerri Johnson); grand-sons, Daymin and Riley Johnson,Sam Beach, Vance Martin, Brit-tnee (Trevor) Jares; great-grand-children, Isaiah, Matthew and

Tempi Jares; siblings, Doris(Allen) Karie, Joyce (Ronald)Uecker, Jane Ziedler and ArthurTodd (Monica Miller) Goerke;also many nieces, nephews, otherrelatives and friends. She waspreceded in death by her parents,Arthur and Alice (Marohn) Go-erke; and brother-in-law, RonaldZiedler

Jacqie was born July 24, 1948,in St. Cloud, the daughter ofArthur and Alice (nee Marohn)Goerke. She was baptized on Au-gust 15, 1948, at BethlehemLutheran Church MiddlevilleTownship, by Pastor HermanBentrup. Her baptismal sponsorswere Mr. and Mrs. Otto Kanningand Mrs. Hubert Mistelske.Jacqie was also confirmed atBethlehem Lutheran on May 7,1961, by Pastor W. Barlaw. Sheattended the one-room school

house at Middleville school inHoward Lake and graduatedfrom Brooklyn Center HighSchool.

Jacqie worked at LutheranBrotherhood in Minneapolis for19 years before moving to Mora.After Slade graduated from highschool in 1994 she moved backto Buffalo. Jacqie was veryhappy to come home again 31years after she and her family hadmoved away from the area.

Jacqie was diagnosed as hav-ing MS in 1983. Every year shelooked forward to attending theMS camp at Camp Courage nearMaple Lake (until she wasbanned from coming back).

Jacqie loved to spend timecrocheting, reading and collect-ing silk flowers. She also spentmany years volunteering as aclown at the hospital. Her great-

est love, though, was found in thetime she could spend with hergrandsons, Daymin and Riley,and her son, Slade. Even in deathshe was protecting them all andlooking out for them.

In lieu of flowers memorialsare preferred to Camp Courage inMaple Lake.

Online condolences for thefamily can be directed towww.thepetersonchapel.com .Serving the family was The Pe-terson Chapel in Buffalo, MN.

NANCY JACQIE JOHNSON, BuffaloChurch

Stern, Cami Marie, age 46, ofMonticello, sentenced on 05/19/15for Felony Fleeing a Peace Officer toa stay of imposition for three yearson conditions of probation, serve 81days jail, do not register to vote orvote until discharged from probation,undergo a chemical dependency as-sessment and follow all recommen-dations, undergo a mental healthassessment and follow all recom-mendations, provide DNA sample,have no use or possession offirearms or dangerous weapons,

complete an anger management pro-gram and follow all recommenda-tions, have no same or similarviolations. Sentenced by JudgeMcPherson.

Vanorny, Phillip Lawrence, age42, of Monticello, sentenced on05/21/15 for Felony Failure to Reg-ister as a Sex Offender to a stay ofexecution for five years on condi-tions of probation, serve 54 days jail,provide DNA sample, have no sameor similar violations. Sentenced byJudge Davis.

Sentencingcontinued from page 3

Programs & Eventscontinued from page 4First-time home buyers seminar is June 20

Wright County residents thinking about buying a home are invitedto attend a one day FREE informative workshop designed to help themlearn the basics of home ownership. Wright County Community Ac-tion (WCCA) offers a first-time home buyers seminar (Home Stretch)which will cover a variety of topics related to the home buying process.Area lenders, real estate agents, and other housing professionals willinstruct the workshop.

Home Stretch will be offered on Saturday, June 20, from 8 a.m. to5 p.m. at Citizens State Bank, 145 Nelson Boulevard, Montrose, MN55363. To register, call Wright County Community Action (WCCA)at (320) 963-6500, ext 238.

Christopher Schneider foundation silent auctionThe Christopher Schneider foundation will be having a silent auc-

tion on July 17 from 5 to 8 p.m. at The V by HH. Money is being raised

for scholarships for the Maple Lake High School senior class. Silentauction items are being accepted. If interested in donating items pleasecall Barb Schneider at 763-478-1076. Thank you for your support overthe years.

Check out ancestry.com, free at ML LibraryPatrons of the Maple Lake Library are encouraged to stop in and

check out your family history on ancestry.com for free. If you are nota patron of the library, you only need to fill out an application. So comejoin us at the library, take advantage of this opportunity, and discoveryour roots. Library hours are Monday and Friday from 12 to 6 p.m.,Wednesday from 12 to 8 p.m. and Saturday 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Submit community programs and events to news@maplelakemessenger.com

Fournier received B.A.degree and named toDeans List

Morgan Fournier, daughter ofRicci and Diane Fournier ofMaple Lake, received a bachelorof arts degree from Saint MarysUniversity of Minnesota on May9 in Winona. Saint Marys con-ferred 224 bachelor degrees at its90th commencement exercises.

Fournier was also named tothe second semester, 2014-15Dean's List at Saint Mary's Uni-versity of Minnesota. The list in-

cludes 322 undergraduate stu-dents who earned a grade pointaverage of 3.60 or better on a 4.0scale.

Barnes graduatesfrom University ofWisconsin-Stout

Ryan Barnes (B.F.A. art)graduated in May from Univer-sity of Wisconsin-Stout inMenomonie, Wis.

UW-Stout, Wisconsin's Poly-technic University, has 45 under-graduate majors and 23 graduate

programs, including one doctoraldegree. UW-Stout, established in1891, prides itself on the successof its students in the workplace,with an employment rate at orabove 97 percent for recent grad-uates. The university wasawarded the Malcolm BaldrigeNational Quality award in 2001.

All School Reunionduring 125thCelebration, June 6

The city of Maple Lake is cel-ebrating its 125th anniversary

this year. Take the opportunity toalso celebrate the Maple Lakeschool and all the awesome peo-ple that have had a part in mak-ing it remarkable. Everyone isinvited to the All School Re-union activities and the commu-nitys many events. Find theirposted schedule on the MLswebpage listed below.

Join your old friends, pastco-workers and graduates ofMLHS and walk the halls andreminisce of the days gone by.And, of course, catch up on thepresent.

Schedule: 10:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.

Guided Tours - Check out theschool buildings updates with atour. Meet in the high schoolcommons area.

9 a.m. - Irish ReunionScramble at Whispering Pines.Price includes green fees and 2carts.

9 a.m. - 3 p.m. - MLHS boysbasketball tournament in thegyms.

11 a.m. -1 p.m. - Meet forlunch at the MLHS cafeteria.Chicken dinner: baked chicken,

O'Brien potatoes, vegetable,coleslaw, roll, coffee and dessertserved by HH Catering.

You must pre-order the mealtickets. You can buy them at cityhall, at the Star Bank or on thewebsite at www.ci.maple-lake.mn.us/125th and they willbe mailed to you.

*A limited number of ticketswill be available at the door.

1 p.m. - POETS meeting atThe V by HH.

Questions? Contact Vicki.deckerv@maplelake.k12.mn.us

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School

School News

Tanya Malwitz had her 2ndand 3rd grade students writewhat theyd include to do in their"to do" bucket wish list.

Skyler Marschel (grade 2)My bucket list is to write a book,see the president, learn how toswim, make a song and becomea gymnast.

Addison Gorres (grade 3) Ilist going to Florida and riding adolphin. Go to a football gameand Twins game. Go over to myfriends house. And go sky div-ing and snorkeling.

Cameron Wagner (grade 2)In my bucket Id like to includeseeing Mount Rushmore be aminer and find sandstone, a Sap-phire and a rube.

Riley Jude (grade 3) wouldinclude going on a cruise, goingscuba diving, and sky diving. Idlike to go to California, andChina. Get a new ATV and anew dirt bike. Id also like newshoes, buy a house and a car andget a new sweatshirt.

Avery Larson (grade 2) Inmy Bucket Id include going on

a cruise and riding a dolphin,visiting Disney World and Dis-ney land and living in a mansion.Id get the autograph of MagenTrainer and write childrensbooks.

Rachel Knott (grade 2) Inmy bucket list Id have my ownhouse, go to Lady Liberty. ClimbMount Rushmore and skydive.Id play baseball and be a greatartist. Id also write a book forkids.

Joe Neutz (grade 2) In mybucket list Id like to go to seethe Eiffel Tower, the Statue ofLiberty, and Mount Rushmore.Id like to become a millionaire,become a surfer and go to themoon. Finally Id become thepresident.

Colton Kolb (grade 3) Mybucket list would include ridinga dolphin, going on a cruise and

surfing. Going to Disney Landand riding a whale.

Joanna Hall (grade 3) In mybucket Id list going to Paris,Spain, Italy, Texas, and DisneyWorld. Id also become a gym-nast.

Molly Wurm (grade 2) Mybucket list would be becoming asurfer, going to the North Pole,riding a dolphin, living in a man-sion, buying a TV, and winningthe lottery.

Dylan Hennen (grade 3) Inmy bucket Id list going on acruise, buy something, goingcamping in another state, andbeing proud.

Ben Holland (grade 2) Mybucket would include going tothe Superbowl, going sky div-ing, getting Tom Bradys auto-graph, and going to theOlympics.

Kash Wurm (grade 2) Mybucket list: Getting a signedbaseball by Joe Mayner. Go on ajet with my brother. Win the lot-tery 10 times. Make a jet packand buy a Camaro.

Drake Strzyzewski (grade2) My bucket list would be goingto the Bahamas and DisneyWorld. Also going scuba diving,on a cruise and snorkeling.

Page Sanders (grade 3) Mybucket list would be to get mar-ried, have one kid, go to Texas,go snorkeling, and go to SouthDakota for the 10th time.

Kurt Raymond (grade 3) Inmy bucket I list going to Hawaii,and to Florida, Brazil, and Indiaand to go sky diving.

Gabe Jurgens (grade 3) Mybucket list: To go sky diving, goover to Jane and Ashtons house.Play football and baseball.

Lexi Lange (grade 3) Mybucket list: My bucket list wouldbe to go to Disney World, ride anairplane, go to Hawaii, ride ahorse and eat new foods.

Lydia Jostock (grade 2) Inmy bucket Id list climbingMount Rushmore, going on aDisney Cruise, Meeting a clownmime and meet more baseballplayers. Id also include sky div-ing.

Dane Woolridge (grade 3)In my bucket the list would in-clude is going to a water park,seeing Gabes and playing atGabes house, buying a newhouse and getting married.

Kassandra Fynboh (grade3) My Bucket List: My listwould include going to Hawaii,meeting the president, going toParis, riding a dolphin, andgoing to California.

Fine weather for 2015 Track & Field Day

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St. Timothys Parish SchoolMaple Lake Elementary

Eddy Neu, Zach Pribyl, and Ben Kunkel during the Leaky Water Pipe Relay.

Brandon Jude put all his strength into the Water Balloon Launch.

Left: Noah Elsenpeter hopping his way thru the Sack Race Medley. Right: Audrey Elsen-

peter having a blast during the Balloon Bust. (Photos by Bob Zimmerman)

Third grade boys hand off the baton to their partners during the 400 meter relay.

First grade girls running the 100 meter dash.

Left: A fifth grade student takes her shot at the long jump competition. Right: A fifth

grade student cleared the pole during his high jump. (Photos by Tyler Jacobson)

1st grade - Mrs. Kolehmainens class2nd grade - Ms. Hoffmans class3rd grade - Ms. Carlsons class

4th grade - Ms. Luckemeyers class5th grade - Mr. Browns class6th grade - Mr. Fuchss class

First place Traveling Trophy winners

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Grades 9-12 spring choir concert

Left: Kora Fuller, Sienna Ortiz, Caitlyn Weege, Kaitlyn Murphy and Maggie Miller are part of the soprano section of

the 9th grade choir. Right: Taylor Carlson and Jordyn Trager singing during the song Shambala with the 10-12th

grade choir.

Left: Michael Scherber, Nick Paumen and Dylan Schlueter preparing for Shambala with the 10-12th grade choir.

Right: Ms. Nelson congratulating Anna Becker for receiving a superior rating at the state-level contest during the

award presentation.

Left: Ms. Nelson receiving a hug from Jackson Willard for receiving a superior rating at the state-level contest and

for the many years singing in choir. Right: Alainna Bryant, Syvonna Trettel, Jordyn Trager and Lexy Medley presenting

Ms. Nelson with flowers, a senior picture and a blanket from the seniors in choir.

(Photos by Bob Zimmerman)

County Boardcontinued from page 3

* Authorized staff to preparethe annual Capital ImprovementPlan to present to the financecommittee. When the county hasexcess money at the end of a cal-endar year, projects get nomi-nated to be done without usingbonding dollars to fund them.The approved CIP requests willbe submitted to the next budgetcommittee of the whole meeting.

* Approved a modification tothe Health & Human ServicesBuilding remodeling project toinstall a wall with a windoweddoor between the reception areaand the work space behind thereception desk.

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Sports

By Brenda ErdahlSports Writer

The Maple Lake softballteam continued its winningways last week, winning theirthird game in the Section 5-2Atournament with the hopes ofearning a State Tournamentberth.

On Tuesday, May 19, theIrish snagged an 8-0 win overNo. 5 seed Dassel-Cokato, thenon Thursday, May 21, theyslipped by Annandale 2-1.

The Irishs defense playedwell and kept the Chargers fromscoring, but D-Cs pitcher alsokept Maple Lake off the boarduntil the bottom of the seventhand final inning when the Irishput up all eight of their runs.

Amber Klug and ChloeCallahan each had two hits.

Offensively we struggled abit, coach Tim Knudsen said.(D-C) has a very tough pitcherwho changes speeds well.

Kennedy Haney was thewinning pitcher for the Irish.She threw a shut-out in seveninnings, giving up no hits andstriking out seven.

Good pitching and defenseare the keys to play-off victo-ries, Knudsen said. However,we must relax at the plate andlook for pitches we can hit.

On Thursday, May 21, theIrish met one of the best pitch-ers they have seen all season inAnnandales Sarah Johnson.Johnson, who Knudsen called atough pitcher who changesspeeds well, had a perfectgame going through four in-nings. In the bottom of the fifth,Maple Lakes Summer Knudsenfinally broke up her no-hitterwith a base hit up the middle.

Amber Klug got thingsrolling in the bottom of the sixthwith a single up the middle andLinsey Rachel delivered a bigblow with a triple down the left-field line to tie the game at one.

Callahan hit a Texas lea-guer over the Cardinal short-stops head to deliver thegame-winning hit.

Annandale is well-coached,up-and-down they're lined up,Knudsen said. Besides BriaMajeski of Rockford, SarahJohnson's one of the best pitch-ers we will ever face.

Defensively, the Irish could-nt do much better, but offen-sively, they struck out ninetimes. Thats nine times toomany, Knudsen said. Goodpitching and defense are thekeys to championship victories.However, plain and simple, wemust be better at the plate and

look for pitches we can hit, hesaid.

The win advances MapleLake to the next round of thetournament where they were tomeet Rockford on Tuesday,May 26, at Rockford. The win-ner will advance to the champi-onship round on Thursday, May28, at Rockford. If its MapleLake, the Irish would have to bebeaten twice to be knocked outof the tournament.

The Irish split with Rockfordearlier this season.

Maple Lake vs. Dassel-CokatoRun Hit RBI

A. Klug 2 2 -L. Rachel 1 1 -C.