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Upcoming Events
If you have an upcoming event or meeting, please let us know by email: [email protected] or call 320-285-2323.
NOVEMBER 21 • Freeport Community Center Chicken Fry from 4:30-7 p.m. at the Freeport Com-munity Center.
NOVEMBER 28 • Grey Eagle Senior Center Pot Luck Supper at 5 p.m.
DECEMBER 1 • Christmas Cookie Care-O-Sell from 8:30 a.m.-noon at the Community Cov-enant Church, Upsala. See ad on page 3. • Holy Family School Bar Bingo at 2 p.m., at Albany American Legion.
DECEMBER 2 • Craft & Gift Sale from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. at the Landing, St. Anna. See ad on page 3. • CUF Matching Grant Breakfast from 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at Seven Dolors Church, Albany.
DECEMBER 9 • Grey Eagle Community Chorus An-nual Christmas Concert at 7 p.m. at the Grey Eagle United Methodist Church.
DECEMBER 14 • Grey Eagle Senior Center Monthly Membership Meeting at 10:30 a.m.
DECEMBER 14 • Grey Eagle Senior Center Annual Christmas Party at 1 p.m.
DECEMBER 18 • Holy Family School Christmas Pro-gram at 1:45 p.m. & 6:30 p.m., Albany.
JULY 19-21 • Grey Eagle GEM Fest - Note: Change in Weekend.
ALBANY TOWNSHIP • Meets the fourth Monday of the month at 7:30 p.m. at the Albany City Hall. • Planning Commission meets the second Tuesday of the month at 7:30 p.m. at the Albany City Hall.
BURNHAMVILLE TOWNSHIP • Meets the last Tuesday of the month at 7 p.m. at the Burtrum City Hall.
BURTRUM CITY COUNCIL • Meets the first Monday of the month at 7 p.m.
FREEPORT CITY COUNCIL • Meets the last Tuesday of the month at 7 p.m.
GREY EAGLE CITY COUNCIL • Meets the second Tuesday of the month at 7 p.m.
GREY EAGLE TOWNSHIP • Meets the first Monday of the month at 8 p.m.
ST. ROSA CITY COUNCIL • Meets the third Monday of the month at 7 p.m. at the Community Park building.
SWANVILLE CITY COUNCIL • First Tuesday after the first Monday of the month.
SWANVILLE TOWNSHIP • Meets the second Tuesday of the month at 8:30 p.m. at the Swanville Fire Hall.
UPSALA CITY COUNCIL • Meets the first Monday of the month at 7 p.m.
Weekend WeatherSaturday Sunday
Partly sunny. High: 28 Low: 14
Partly sunny. High: 32 Low: 20
Temperatures Date High Low 11/14 46 26 11/15 40 22 11/16 40 17 11/17 51 34 11/18 54 36 11/19 54 30
Friday
Partly sunny. High: 28 Low: 12
You learn how to be book smart in school, but you better not forget that you need to also be street smart. There’s an old saying about how the “A” students in school end up working for the “B and C” stu-dents in life. I’ve
always been amused by that notion. I succeeded because I have street
smarts. Here are some street-smart ideas that have worked for me over the years. If one or two of them work for you that’s terrific.
Idea #1: Take time - whenever pos-sible - to think about important situa-tions that arise before taking any action.
Unexpected problems come up in life. No matter what you are hit with without warning, memorize these six words - I want to think about it. All my life I’ve seen people react instantly to events that took them by surprise, and they opened their mouths and really hurt themselves. So practice: I want to sleep on it! I want to think about it! You won’t be sorry.
Idea #2: Agreements prevent dis-
agreements. Whenever you have a meet-ing of real importance, summarize your understanding with a brief note back to the other party. I guarantee this will save you from a lot of “he said /she said” ... “I thought you meant” ... or “We never talked about that.” Nail it down before it nails you.
Idea #3: Leaks don’t just come from faucets. Just remember that the walls have ears, or as I now say, the world has ears. Don’t discuss private important business or personal matters where it can be overheard by other parties. Many deals have gone down in elevators. Smart phones and recording devices are everywhere.
Idea #4: Always let someone else set the table for you. Let other people talk you up. It will carry a lot more weight. The sound carries further when someone else blows your horn.
Idea #5: Dial up your telephone skills. Never, never just leave your name when you call someone. Always leave the exact timeframe you can be reached to avoid playing telephone tag.
Also, whenever you do reach a cus-tomer, client, VIP or key person in your network, immediately ask them, “Is this a good time to talk?” Don’t blow a deal just because of inconsideration. I’ve re-ceived calls all my life where I was pre-occupied, and the caller had no chance to be successful.
If you have an assistant who takes your calls, you will always make a solid impression if your assistant says that you are expecting their call.
Lastly, and this is a tough one, but try to only take phone calls at a specific time of day. This is a huge time saver. Of course, there will always be VIP excep-tions.
Idea #6: Don’t be boring. Don’t be predictable. Don’t be dull. Put some cre-ativity into your life and business. For example, I have various types of letters that I use on a regular basis. I have unique and creative letters of Congratulations and Thank You, and then I always add a personal message to them. I do a report card letter where I list ten or so items and rank each item A+, assuming they deserve it. I’m a big proponent of put-ting a smile on people’s faces, whether it’s with creative gifts or personal notes.
Idea #7: Check out who is attend-ing events to which I’m invited. I often call the person in charge of an event to try and get a list of attendees and where they will be seated. The cocktail hour is usually not long enough to greet more than 25 percent of the crowd. However, if you have the seating chart, you know the exact table number, plus who’s at-tending. Then you can zero in on the contacts you want to make. If you can’t get a list in advance, arrive early and check the name tags to see who will be
Harvey Mackay continued to pg 3
Street smarts put you on the road to success -By Harvey Mackay
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Hometown News • Thursday, November 22, 2012 • Page 3
there.Idea #8: Many times in life when
you are faced with a difficult situation, you should try and apply this philoso-phy: If you can afford to buy your way out of a problem, you don’t have a prob-lem.
Idea #9: Call people who have ex-perienced a setback, demotion or per-sonal tragedy. Everyone calls people on the way up, but not so often on the way down. You will always be remembered for your kindness.
Harvey Mackay continued from page 2Mackay’s Moral: A student of life
considers the world a classroom. 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,” “We Got Fired!...And It’s the Best Thing That Ever Happened to Us,” “The Mackay MBA of Selling in the Real World,” and “Use Your Head To Get Your Foot In The Door.”
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Sunday, Dec. 211 AM-3:00 PM
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Saturday, Dec. 1 • 8:30 a.m.-NoonCommunity Covenant Church
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Sold by the PoundCookies $8.00/Pound or 50¢ Each
Wrapped Gift Trays Available
Enjoy Coffee & a Warm Fresh-Baked Caramel Roll for $2.00!
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Stove Top Stuffing Chicken 6 oz. $1.99 Canoe Canned Wild Rice 15 oz. $2.69 Creamette Egg Noodles 16 oz. $2.39
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Senior Dining Menus: Nov. 26 - 30Albany
Grey Eagle & Upsala
MON., NOV. 26: Lasagna, green beans, lettuce salad, garlic breadstick, pears.
TUE., NOV. 27: Hamburger, bun, baked beans, coleslaw, raspberry parfait.
WED., NOV. 28: Roast pork, sweet potatoes, steamed cabbage, chocolate mousse.
THUR., NOV. 29: Swedish meat-balls, parsley potatoes, trio vegetables, mandarin orange cake.
FRI., NOV 30: Roast chicken, whipped potatoes, gravy, peas, dinner roll, sherbet.
~ The Lighter Side Menu ~MON., NOV. 26: Chicken spinach
salad, breadstick, pears.TUE., NOV. 27: Sweet/sour pork,
rice, mandarin oranges, raspberry par-fait.
WED., NOV. 28: Stuffed green pep-per, fruit, dinner roll, chocolate mousse.
THUR., NOV. 29: Ham/cheese sub, vegetable soup, fruit sauce, mandarin orange cake.
MON., NOV. 26: Pepper steak, po-tatoes, corn medley, pudding/topping.
TUE., NOV. 27: BBQ pork, bun, potatoes, 3 bean salad, sherbet.
WED., NOV. 28: Scalloped ham, steamed broccoli, fruited gelatin, ba-nana cake.
THUR., NOV. 29: Spaghetti, meat sauce, garden salad, breadstick, manda-rin orange.
FRI., NOV 30: Cook’s choice.* Bread and skim milk served with each meal.Grey Eagle Dining Site: 320-285-4481
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FRI., NOV 30: Cheese seafood penne pasta, broccoli Normandy, sher-bet.* Bread and skim milk served with each meal.
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Slow down and meditate on the true meaning of this holiday season. Look-ing for an opportunity to slow down and focus on the deeper meaning of this holi-day season? Here’s your chance!
You are cordially invited to attend “The Lights of Christmas,” an Advent Festival that will help you draw closer to the true light of the world, Jesus Christ. The festival will include a self-guided meditative journey through rooms dec-orated according to the theme of light. Various musicians will provide live mu-sic throughout the event. Children and adults will have the opportunity to take pictures with animals in a live Nativity Scene, as well as make crafts to bring home and share with family and friends. Come talk with shepherds who recount how angels announced the birth of our Lord. See the Three Wise Men as they follow the light of the Star. And before you depart, be sure to enjoy a variety of delicious refreshments!
The event will take place from
“The Lights of Christmas” Advent Festival 4-8:00 p.m. on Dec. 1 and from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. on Dec. 2 at Holy Cross Catholic Church in North Prairie, Minn. Admission is free (donations ac-cepted).
This is a multi-community effort, and one the whole family will enjoy. If you are looking for that chance to es-cape the hustle and bustle of the season, please join us for, “The Lights of Christ-mas!”
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Page 4 • Hometown News • Thursday, November 22, 2012
Obituaries Victoria A. “Vicki” Middendorf
V i c t o r i a A. “Vicki” Middendorf, age 68 of Melrose, died peacefully s u r r o u n d e d by her loving family, after a six year illness on Wednesday, November 14, 2012 at her home in Melrose, Minnesota.
Mass of Christian Burial was held at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, November 17 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Melrose with Rev. Marvin Enneking officiating and Deacon Stephen Arnold assisting. Interment was in the parish cemetery.
Victoria Ann Wilbur was born March 26, 1944 in Mankato, Minnesota to David and Virginia (Martinson) Wilbur. She married Dan Schmidt on July 18, 1964 in Mankato. She worked at Jennie-O Foods, Melrose Beacon and Schmidt Printing in Melrose; retiring at the age of 62. After retirement, she continued working part-time at Schmidt Printing. On July 10, 1990 she married Edward Middendorf in Melrose. She enjoyed painting, drawing, quilting, crocheting, knitting, gardening, camping, biking, making rosaries, playing piano and watching the Sci-Fi Channel.
Vicki was a member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Melrose where she served as a Eucharistic Minister and taught religion classes. In earlier years,
she was a member of the Fireman Auxiliary and worked as an EMT. She was also a member of the Legion of Mary and the Red Hats.
Survivors include her husband, Edward “Eddie” Middendorf of Melrose; children, Jackie (Joe) Tschida of Melrose, Patty (Tim) Welle of Maple Grove, Joan (Rich) Serafin of Northeast Minneapolis, and John Schmidt (Rick Long) of Minneapolis; step-children, Deb (Keith) Miner of Circle Pines, Terry Middendorf of Rosemount, and Sheila (Robin) Handy of Medina; grandchildren, Blake, Drew and Michaela Welle, Brandon, Eric and Haley Tschida, and Coltrane and Oliver Jack Serafin; first great-grandchild due in April; step-grandchildren, Brooke and Nikki Middendorf, and Kelly and Samantha Miner; brother, Jimmy (Bobi) Wilbur of Mankato; sister, Susie Goodell of Cleveland, MN; and nieces and nephews.
Vicki was preceded in death by her parents, David and Virginia Wilbur.
Serving as casket bearers were Blake Welle, Brandon Tschida, Drew Welle, Eric Tschida, Michaela Welle, and Haley Tschida. Cross bearer was Morgan Tschida. Lectors were Morghan Ronning and Michaela Welle. Honorary bearers were her Red Hat friends, Judy Evans, Donna Dufner, Marcie Welle, Pat Loxtercamp, Gloria Schneider and Hortense Walz.
Arrangements were made with Patton-Schad Funeral & Cremation Services of Melrose.
George W. KramerGeorge W.
Kramer, age 87 of Melrose, died Thursday, N o v e m b e r 15, 2012 at the Albany Area Hospital in Albany, Minnesota.
Mass of Christian burial will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday,
November 21 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Melrose with Rev. Marvin Enneking officiating. Interment will be in the parish cemetery.
Friends may call from 8 to 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the Patton-Schad Funeral Home in Melrose.
George William Kramer was born June 18, 1925 in Melrose Township, Stearns County, Minnesota to John and Bernadine (Ahrens) Kramer. On June 2, 1953 he married Loretta Schneider at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Meire Grove. The couple farmed west of Melrose. George retired in 1987 and continued helping his son on the family farm.
He was a member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Melrose and the Knights of Columbus Council #1633. He enjoyed playing cards, listening to music, dancing, and traveling.
Survivors include his children, Patricia (Tim) Flanigan of New York Mills, Joan (Wayne) Stich of Albany, Mark Kramer of Rosemount, Donna (Dave) Goebel of St. Rosa, Ruth Kramer of St. Cloud, Kathy (John) Wirtz of Detroit Lakes, Robert (Edna) Kramer of Melrose and Dan (Lesa) Kramer of Sartell; daughter-in-law, Kathy Kramer of Albany; 26 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
George was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Loretta Kramer on Sept. 18, 1978; sons, William and Joe Kramer; and sisters, Irene Kramer and Marie Marthaler.
Serving as casket bearers will be Todd Stich, Derek Kramer, Drew Kramer, Collin Kramer, Kurt Goebel and Brandon Kramer. Cross bearer will be Karen Toenies and scripture bearer will be Tyler Wirtz.
Arrangements were made with Patton-Schad Funeral & Cremation Services of Melrose.
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320-573-FOOD
Thanksgiving Day Brunch Serving 9 AM-2 PM
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Tuesday: Cafe 4-9 PM/Bar 4-10 PMWing Night - 1 Pound for $4.99
Wednesday: Cafe 4-9 PM/Bar 4-10 PMBroasted Chicken - All You Can Eat
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Wednesday, Nov. 21: Broasted Chicken Buffet $7.00
Thursday - Thanksgiving Day Closed
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Happy Hour: Mon. - Fri.: 5 - 7 pmWednesday’s: “Happy Hour Pulltabs”Thursday’s: Happy Hour Free Prize Drawing
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Live Music 9 PM - 1 AM Nov. 21: Soundstorm
Nov. 23: All Around Sound DJNov. 24: Whiskey Tango
Dec. 1: Switch
Happy ThanksgivingOpen Thanksgiving Day at 3 PM
Grey Eagle Senior Center November Pot Luck Bingo Party
The Grey Eagle Senior Center is planning a “November Pot Luck/Bingo Party” for Wednesday evening, November 28th, at 5:00 p.m. Everyone who is 55 years of age or older are invited to attend. Please bring a “dish to share”.
Following the meal, we will play “Buck a Card” bingo. Please come, bring a friend, and join in the fun and fellowship.
Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony: Friday, November 30 at 6:30 p.m. in the Triangle Park, Main Street. Goodies and hot chocolate. Sponsored by the Garden Club.
Holdingford Area Holiday Home Tour: Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 1 and Dec. 2, 1-4:00 p.m. Tour four homes in the Holdingford/Opole area decorated for Christmas by their owners. Enjoy the different styles of homes, decorations and holiday refreshments. Also visit El-mer’s Barber Shop, a part of Main Street Holdingford’s history.
Holdingford Holiday EventsHoliday Bake Sale, Nativity Set
Display, Decorated Christmas Trees Silent Auction: Saturday, Dec. 1 from 1- 4:00 p.m. and Sunday, Dec. 2 from Noon-4 p.m. at the Community Country Church, (across from the Holdingford School).
Holdingford Santa Breakfast: Sun-day, Dec. 2, 9:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. for all ages at Holdingford City Hall. Come meet Santa!
Holiday Craft Sale: Sunday, Dec. 2, 11:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m., at “The Landing” on County Road 154, near St. Anna.
Dingmann’s LockerCustom Processing
On the Farm ButcheringUpsala, MN: 320-573-2162
Hometown News • Thursday, November 22, 2012 • Page 5
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Revela t ion 7: 9-10 gives us a glimpse of the heavenly throne room, a quick peek at some key realities concern-ing God. This glance into heav-en reveals to us that there was a great multitude
that no one could number, from every tribe and nation, gathered around God and the Lamb.
Growing up in central Minnesota you didn’t have to be on the A honor roll to figure out that we did not have much ethnic diversity. In college I had room-mates from Africa and had classmates from all over the country. In St. Louis, MO I learned even more what it was like to live in a different part of the country with different kinds of people.
In all my studies and travels I have become aware that even in America we have different tribes and nations. We may speak the same language but we are divided along ethnic, age, political, and even religious lines. Our natural tenden-cy is to divide into homogeneous groups. In a sort of self-selected segregation we find ourselves among people just like us. The sad thing is that Churches cater to this attitude and have contemporary ser-vices for the young people, traditional services for the older people, cat servic-es for the cat people and dog services for the dog people and they emphasize that if you don’t fit in here you are free to find a church with people just like you.
In heaven this is not the picture we get. In heaven we see people from ev-ery tribe and nation gathering together to worship God and the Lamb. Under God’s reign our differences don’t mat-ter. God has sent His saving grace to all nations and those who believe in Jesus
Bitz and Piecez -By Pastor Micheal Bitzwill be saved. God draws people from every different area of life into His pres-ence. Yet our sinful nature tends to draw people together who are just like us.
In our romantic relationships we think having the same interests and hobbies makes a perfect couple but it doesn’t. It is the differences between men and women and each individual in a marriage that actually makes two peo-ple stronger together than two people on their own.
The same idea applies to the church. Our sinful nature would like it more if everyone else was just like us because working together with like-minded peo-ple is actually easier than working with people who are different than us. Yet it is those differences that make the people of God stronger and better able to ac-complish the difficult task we have been given of bringing the Gospel to all peo-ple. It takes work on our part to coop-erate and figure out plans with someone who thinks differently than us or even to agree on what needs to be done.
The reality is that Jesus came to die for all people. His disciples carried the news of his resurrection to all the nations and we do the same when we refuse to give into our natural desires and refuse to surround ourselves with only people who are just like us. Jesus is the Savior of a multi-national church and that is the picture we get from the heavenly throne room today. All different types of peo-ple calling out with a load voice saying, “Salvation belongs to our God who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb!” Amen.
This is a summary of the sermon delivered on November 4th, 2012 at Immanuel Lutheran Church (LCMS) in Walker by Pastor Bitz who grew up in Grey Eagle and graduated from Long Prairie/Grey Eagle High School. A vid-eo recording of the whole sermon can be requested by Calling Immanuel at 218-547-1330.
By Sheila RipplingerAmerica was founded on godly
principles; the Holy Bible was the sure foundation of our forefathers as they searched for freedom. Many of us have a ‘faith heritage’ rooted deep within our families. We may even have a cherished family Bible put away somewhere for safe keeping. We live in a country where we still have the freedom to read it without persecution, thanks to those forefathers that fought for that very right.
Thanksgiving is a perfect time to open up that Good Book and search for the treasures that are on each page. Although our faith heritage can be helpful, we can not and should not rely on our denomination or religious titles to be a ticket into true eternal freedom.
What does it really mean that ‘God Shed His Grace On Thee’? ‘Grace’ is unmerited favor toward mankind. It is a gift from God.
Jesus spoke boldly when He ad-dressed the religious leaders of His day
‘God Shed His Grace On Thee’in John 8, “If you hold on to my teach-ing, you are really my disciples. Then you will know the Truth, and the Truth will set you free. If the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed.” They, of all people, should have recognized Jesus as the Son of God, but instead were determined to kill Him.
Do you recognize Jesus and the ‘Saving Grace’ He offers? Or do you stand among the many unbelievers and mockers of this world who deny Him?
America, “O Beautiful For Spa-cious Skies,” is becoming increasingly evil, just as the Bible said that it would in Matthew 24. The recent hurricanes, wars, earthquakes, floods, etc. that we continue to witness around the world as the worst in recorded history, can be taken as warnings and signs to draw us closer to God’s amazing Grace that sets us free. We can choose to listen or choose to ignore; the choice is ours.
We do not know if we have tomor-row; but we do with certainty have to-day. We are living in a Beautiful Land- and God’s Grace is still being Shed on Thee!
Jonah 2: 8&9: Those who cling to worthless idols forfeit the Grace that could be theirs. But I, with a song of Thanksgiving, will sacrifice to you. Salvation comes from the LORD!
Abby Morris - baby brotherZachariah Johnson - kitty and my
DadZach Gapinski - state trooperNicholas Graves - Mom and catMalachi Landowski - DadEthan Wimmer - train and kittyAlex Thoma - cat and MomLillyAnn Gutzkow - dogCaden Beseman - fishDylan Rahn - sisterHunter Moore - dog and pet birdEmma Kurowski - duck and rabbitBrandon Winbauer - DadKaleb Hollermann - DadJosie Larum - sisterChloe Tepley - LydiaKaylie Blake - mom, dad, grandma,
great-grandma.
The Swanville Kindergartners are Thankful for:
Niki Cichon - family.Britton Glessing - grandpa, mom,
dad, and the good day I am having.Trevor Hanson - movie theaters and
going to birthday parties.Lakiesha Kuhl - teacher and the vet
that takes care of cats.Eric Landowski -cat and cows.Jeremiah Monson - everybody.Sahara Muellner - Barbies.Wesly Pearcy - mom and dad.Lily Peterson - helping people when
they are sick.Aliceona Rocheleau - teacher, Mrs.
Waltman.Trent Roden. - baby cat.Kacie Wunderlich - helping people.
Submitted by Diane Schlecher
Upsala District 487 Senior
Citizens SocialThe Upsala Teachers would like to
invite Senior Citizens ages 62 and up for free pizza, pop & bars on Friday, De-cember 7, 2012 from 5:30-6:30 p.m. in the Upsala School Commons Area.
Plan to stay and enjoy free admis-sion to the boys’ basketball games when the Upsala Cardinals host Long Prairie at 6:15 p.m.
Being ThankfulBy Jan Klug
Today we are so thankful that our special home is warm. That there’s food on our table, That our body’s kept from harm. That our kids were given life, That our grand kids are here, too.
That our friends keep on smiling. That good fortune befalls you.
That we’ve elected leaders, That they strive to do what’s right. That we have brave soldiers, That they guard us day and night. That we can salute our flag, That America is free.
That someone we know loves us, That no better can that be!
That welcome rain did come. That the grass is again green. That the field-work nearing done, That abundant crops were seen.
That darkness comes each evening, That sunshine brightens the day.
That good health envelopes us, That deep sleep paves the way. That we’re blessed as family, That we all can gather here.
That we can in our own heart, Thank Him for all that is dear.
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Congra tu la t ions to Aimee Pelzer (left) and Matt Abler (right) for being selected as Upsala’s AAA award winners. AAA stands for Art, Athletics and Academics. These two individuals were select-ed by the staff at Upsala Area School. They will compete in the Region 5A banquet in January held at the St. Cloud convention center.
Upsala AAA award winnersSwanville Junior/Senior High School is proud to
announce Grant Allen as the November Student of the Month for 10-12th grades. Grant is the son of Kelly and Bryan Allen.
Grant has played football since seventh grade, is currently a member of the Super Mileage Team and also participated in this class last year. He was on the yearbook staff as a junior. Grant enjoys football, hunting and fishing, and spending time with fam-ily and friends. His advice for fellow classmates is “Work hard and have fun, the four years go by quick.” Grant’s future plans to attend college focusing on a business major.
Gerry Bahe, Industrial Arts teacher states, “Hav-ing Grant in a number of my classes over the last two years he has shown me his leadership qualities from the classroom setting to public speaking representing class projects. Grant has taken a lead roll in bringing our Super Mileage team together in the design phase on CAD, contacting donors and writing documents. I can designate an assignment with complete confi-
dence that it will be completed on time and with detail. With that said, I would like to say that Grant is a good representative for student of the month.”
Tom Bzdok, Social Studies teacher adds, “Grant has been a student in my class-es many times over the years. During that time he has always displayed a friendly personality and a positive attitude. He is very personable with fellow students as well as adults. Grant has always been a very respectful and mature student who adds a lot of positive energy to the classroom. He has always displayed an interest in his-tory and contributes his thoughts and is respectful of classmate’s opinions. Grant is the type of person who always puts a smile on everyone’s face. Congratulations on this award Grant, you deserve it!”
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Swanville Jr. High Student of the MonthSwanville Junior/Senior High School is proud
to announce Freshman Ethan Och as the November Student of the Month for 7-9th grades. Stephanie and James Och are his parents.
Ethan has been a band participant since fifth grade, joined speech as an eighth grade student and plans to participate this winter again. He also was part of the Summer Marching band program this past summer. Ethan has helped design the model for the Super Mileage Car Project for the school’s Industrial Tech Program. Outside of school Ethan enjoys video games, 3D Modeling, computer programming and making cards. Ethan is no stranger to high achieve-ment. He was the sixth grade Morrison County Essay winner in 2010, a previous Student of the Month as a seventh grader, the English Student of the year in sev-enth grade and the Art, Math and Technology Student of the year as an eighth grader. His future plans are to go to college to major in computer science. His advice for other students is to “Be sure to finish homework assigned to you soon after you receive it, because then
you have more time to do what you want to do.” Margaret Peterson, Math teacher comments, “I am extremely excited to have
Ethan Och representing our school as student of the month. He is always in a good mood and brightens up my day when he enters my classroom. His work ethic cannot be surpassed by anybody. As a math teacher, I try to get everyone to show all of his or her work and he always gets it right. His math ability and problem solving skills are ahead of his age. I am excited to see how much I can teach Ethan in the coming school year. Ethan has worked hard to be an active member of band and has worked hard to be a active member of our student body.”
“Ethan is a wonderful student to have in class,” adds Tom Bzdok Social Stud-ies teacher. “He always has a smile on his face no matter what the situation. He always has a positive attitude no matter what difficulties he faces. He makes it a point to greet you in a friendly manner as he comes into class. Academically Ethan always puts his best effort forward on every assignment or activity. He sets very high standards for himself, and works hard to achieve them. Ethan will enjoy suc-cess in whatever he pursues in life because of his tremendous study habits and high expectations. Congratulations Ethan!”
Upsala High School 2012-2013 First Quarter Honor RollA Honor Roll
Grade 12: Matthew Abeler, Brock Cichon, Nick Frieler, Rachel Kulla, Andrew Nelson, Kaylin Osberg, Aimee Pelzer, Rebecca Scepaniak, Avery Smie-ja, Meredith Swanson, Sadie Welinski, Nathaniel Wuebkers, Alissa Zehrer.
Grade 11: Ruthie Flaa, Alison Gerads, Savanna Johnson, Mitch-ell Lange, Josiah Lojovich, Shawn Pohlmann, Katie Ripplinger, Rachel Schlumpberger, Jennifer Wuebkers, Dylan Zimmerman.
Grade 10: Shanna Brenhaug, Lacey Brezinka, Danica Cheney, Tara Chris-tian, Margaux Douvier, Jeffrey Halver-son, Jeremy Halverson, Alyssa Kulla, Abby Maciej, Aaron Peterson, Aaron Ripplinger, Audrey Schleper, Brooke Westrich.
Grade 9: McKenzie Barth, Kendra Lange, Kyle Lange, Kiley Smieja, Justin Wensmann.
Grade 8: Parker Barth, Ben Bloni-
gen, Samantha Blonigen, Dylan Graves, Noelle Kedrowski, Eric Koetter, Jolene Kremers, Rachel Prom, Mia Roerick, Joshua Schlumpberger, Lane Soltis, Cody Stoermann, Darius Westrich.
Grade 7: Ashley Biniek, Cheslee McDermond, Stefani Pohlmann, Adam Ripplinger, Erika Stenvik, Bennett Westrich, Danica Westrich.
B Honor Roll Grade 12: Ashley Clear, Eric Friel-
er, Alec Griffith, Brianna Lange, Raina Lojovich, Rayann Loken, Kimberly Mayer, MaKenna Peterson, Cory Wens-mann, Garrett Wolf.
Grade 11: Nathan Ehrenberg, Erik Kiley, Christian Pekarek, Isaiah Pund-sack, Leo Serna, Kaelin Smieja, Adam Swanson.
Grade 10: Derek Bartkowitz, Marie Blonigen, Jessie Evoniuk, Christopher George, Aidan Guthrie, Renee Hebig, Sara Herzog, Mariah Prokott, Paul Rip-
plinger, Kyle Soltis, Anne Vos, Dylan Wudinich, Kristin Wuebkers, Matthew Young, Elaina Youngbauer.
Grade 9: Justin Cichon, Michael DeZurik, Chase Douvier, Kailee Jans-sen, Andrew Kulla, Ethan McCoy, Nata-lie Strassburg, Samantha VanWienen, Dunkin Westrich.
Grade 8: Bethany Boeckermann, Anna Bruder, Mathew Cavegn, Ni-cole Edin, Alexandra Kludt, Kasandra Kuhl, Natalie Payne, Armando Perales, Cody Rahn, Andrew Ripplinger, Mariah Schumer, Bethany Snedker, Katlin We-linski, Michael Welinski.
Grade 7: Gabriel Douvier, Matt Herzog, Ester Rica Jerez, Rhiana Mayer, Samantha Thieschafer, Hayley Townsend, Lori Vornbrock, Anna Woi-dyla.
1. Load your plate up high, then take it to the kitchen, toss it all in the blender, and take your “shake” back to the table. Announce that it’s the new Thanksgiv-ing Weight Loss Shake.
2. When everyone goes around to say what they are thankful for, say, “I’m
Things to do to liven up Thanksgiving Dinnerthankful I didn’t get caught,” and refuse to say anything more
3. Bring along old recorded foot-ball games, pop them in the VCR when Dad’s not looking. Make sure it is set to the last two minutes of the game. When he comes into the room, turn off the VCR and turn on the regular TV.
4. Bring a date that only talks about the tragic and abusive conditions known to exist at turkey farms.
5. During mid-meal turn to mom and say, “See mom, I told you they wouldn’t notice that the turkey was past the expiration date. You were worried for nothing.”
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Thanksgiving is a time when the world gets to see just how blessed and how workable the Christian system is. The emphasis is not on giving or buying, but on being thankful and expressing that appreciation to God and to one another. -John Clayton
Thought for the week:
Notes from the Capitol By State Rep. Paul Anderson
Gov. Day-ton certainly cre-ated a great deal of publicity last week with his letter to the Min-nesota Vikings concerning the possibility of sta-dium licenses for individual seats in the new sta-dium.
What was most interesting about the letter was the governor’s apparent surprise about the team possibly using the licenses to gener-ate revenue to help cover their portion of construction costs. I was part of the work-ing group that put the framework of the stadium bill together, and those stadium licenses were part of the discussion from the start and shouldn’t come as a surprise to anyone. Dollar amounts were not men-tioned in those negotiations, and it’s cer-tainly my hope that if the team chooses to issue those licenses, which amount to a one-time surcharge on premium seat lo-
cations, they would be much more mod-estly priced than the figures being tossed around in the media.
One of the conferences I try to at-tend each year is the annual meeting of the Minnesota Agri-Growth Council. This year’s confab was held at the Min-neapolis Convention Center Nov. 13 and the speakers on the agenda were once again outstanding. Dr. Michael Swanson, chief economist for Wells Fargo, gave his annual assessment of the nation’s econo-my from an agricultural perspective. He told those in attendance that when one is contemplating a purchase of high-priced land, the number of bushels that can be produced on that ground should be the prime driver in the decision. He said that certain improvements, such as irriga-tion or tile drainage, have not increased in price as much as land itself, and that a farmer may be better off spending money to improve the land he already owns rath-er than purchasing additional land. It all comes down to producing the most bush-els of a commodity at the lowest possible cost.
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ity of American becoming self-sufficient in energy production. We are now pro-ducing 6.5 million barrels of oil a day, mainly because of a 15 percent increase in North Dakota. He talked about the price relationship between oil and natu-ral gas, which should be at a ratio of 6:1 because a barrel of oil contains about six times more BTU’s than one unit of natu-ral gas. Today, however, with a glut of natural gas on the market, that price ratio is not in balance.
In conclusion, Dr. Swanson said that high commodity prices incent produc-tion, especially in other countries that have more potential to improve farming practices and bring new land into produc-tion. There is a global response, he said, that will lead to increased production. He does see a brighter future for livestock producers, who have lately seen their margins compressed by the high price of corn.
Another speaker discussed the re-cently-defeated proposition in California, known as Prop 37, which would have re-quired the labeling of genetically modi-fied foods. Brandon Castillo, who works for a public relation firm that lobbied against the proposal, said his group fo-cused on flaws in the legislation, which he said was “poorly drafted and written.” The bill contained numerous exemptions, such as food eaten away from home, and it would have made California an island in terms of packaging and labeling. Ap-proximately 160 organizations were unit-ed in their opposition to the bill, and more than $40 million was spent to defeat it.
Proponents of the California food la-beling bill tried to frame it as “your right to know.” However, according to Castil-lo, their real intent is an outright ban on genetically engineered food.
Rep. Anderson can be contacted by email at [email protected] or by phone at 651-296-4317. To receive email updates sign-up on his webpage at www.house.mn/13a.
When four-year-old Sammy awoke after surgery, the nurse explained that it would be necessary for him to be fed in-travenously for the next few days.
After assuring him that everything would be fine, she began the process to administer the glucose. Always in the habit of giving thanks before each meal, Sammy asked in a brave and cheer-ful voice, “Aren’t you going to give thanks?”
It is not easy to give thanks in pain-ful situations. Nor is it natural to see God’s goodness in all of life’s trials and troubles. But the Apostle Paul reminds us to “Be joyful always, pray continu-ally, give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.”
When we give thanks, we acknowl-edge our confidence in the Lord, know-ing that He cares for us. When we give thanks, we express our closeness to God, realizing that He is with us in every situ-ation. When we give thanks, we declare that we are willing to accept the counsel of God knowing that His will is being done.
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Local Municipality Minutesthe Police Department as a way to balance the budget. Dr. Heglin was also concerned about the City’s abil-ity to retain Police Officers and the affect it would have on their family life if there were to be a reduction in Police Officer staffing.
Bunker Hill, former Police Chief of Melrose and current resi-dent, commented that every resident benefits from having five Police Officers in the City and the safety they provide. Mr. Hill said where he works (Stearns County), they are seeing an upward trend in crime.
Andrew Wirtz, recently moved to Melrose, noticed less Police pres-ence and believes that if residents notice less presence, so will the criminals. Mr. Wirtz stated that we need to keep our Police Officers as they are vital to the community.
Dave Rodahl, resident of Mel-rose, expressed his concerns about the revolving door effect, officer turnover will increase.
Sharon Blaskowski, resident of Melrose, noted that the City is growing and the need of police staffing due to increase in popula-tion, businesses and healthcare. Safety and continuity is important, law and order is most necessary oth-erwise chaos prevails. They are here to protect and serve.
Pat Brannan, moved to Mel-rose last September, and noted pub-lic safety is very important to their family and is concerned in staff reduction. Mr. Brannan believes it is important for long term growth – public safety was one of the reasons his family moved to Melrose.
The following items were con-sidered for approval under the Con-sent Agenda:
a. The minutes from Council’s August 30 Special Meeting, the September 13 Special Joint Meet-ing with the Melrose Public Utili-ties Commission and the September 13 Regular Meeting.
b. list of bills in the amount of $202,747.16.
c. list of investments for the month of September.
d. Tri-County Action Program 2013 Transportation Contract. There is no change to the language of the contract, the only change be-ing the dates. This is a renewal of the existing contract.
e. Donation Resolution No. 2012-50, donation from Freeport State Bank, Bueckers Recycling Services/Erv & Bertha Bueckers, Montessori School of Melrose, Melrose VFW Auxiliary, and Wif Finken & Bernette Petermeier Fink-en towards the Tri-Cap bus service.
f. Resolution No. 2012-51, Resolution Calling Hearing on De-linquent Accounts.
g. The Council to give consid-eration to approving the City Ad-ministrator to enter into a contract with the St. Cloud Technical Col-lege for the EMT Refresher Course. The training will be taken by mem-bers of the Melrose Ambulance De-partment. The cost of the program is $4,425 for the first 15 members with an additional $295 per per-son. The total cost of the course is $5,310. It is anticipated the City will receive approximately $5,000 from the EMSRB for reimburse-ment of this training.
h. Resolution No. 2012-52, Resolution Approving Gambling License to Midwest Outdoors Un-limited Wobegon Partners for an exemption from lawful gambling license to hold a raffle and to sell pulltabs on December 1, 2012 at the Melrose Legion Club, 265 County Road 173 SE.
i. Past Ambulance Department Member Tina Schmidt has request-ed to be reappointed to serve as an
Burnhamville TownshipOctober 30, 2012
The regular meeting of the Town Board of Burnhamville Township was held October 30, 2012 at the Burtrum Community Center. The meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m. by chair Mike Berscheit. Members present in-clude Supervisors: Mike Berscheit, Bruce Johnson, and Louis Thomp-son; Clerk Shirley Hulinsky; and Treasurer Pam Throener. Others present: Julie Lambrecht, Nathan Lambrecht and Erv Herdering.
Sup. Johnson made a motion to approve the minutes of the regular meeting September 25, 2012. Mo-tion seconded by Sup. Thompson. Motion passed.
Correspondence included noti-fication of a fire call in our town-ship, a hearing on the Swanville City land annexation, planning and zoning notices and a request from a group to view old township records. The planning and zoning notice in-cluded a few items that affected our township. A board member should attend to show support for items beneficial to our residents.
Motion was made by Sup. Berscheit to pay all bills numbered 4707 through 4714: Rev. $635.49, R&B $9,500.40. Sup. Johnson sec-onded the motion. Motion passed.
In the road report the patch mix is unavailable from the county. They are waiting on the supplier from Wadena. When mix is avail-able 184th St will be patched. Explorer Drive spray seems to be working fine. Contractor will trim ditch by Lady Lake soon. The snow plowing contract bid from Herder-ing, Inc. was accepted on a motion by Sup. Berscheit and a second by Sup. Thompson. Motion passed.
Treasurer’s report showed a balance of $142,311.82 before to-night’s bills. Treasurer’s report ac-cepted on a motion by Sup. Johnson and seconded by Sup. Berscheit. Motion passed.
Motion was made by Sup. Thompson to adjourn the meeting which was seconded by Sup. Ber-scheit. Motion passed. The meeting adjourned at 7:43 p.m. Next regular meeting will be on November 27, 2012 at 7 p.m. in the Burtrum Com-munity Center.
These are unofficial minutes.Shirley Hulinsky, Clerk
Melrose CityOctober 18, 2012
The Melrose City Council met in a Regular Meeting on Thursday, October 18, 2012 at 6:50 p.m. at the Melrose City Center pursuant to due notice being given thereof. Present were Council Members Joe Finken, Jenny Mayers, Tony Klasen, Dick Christenson, Mayor Tim Vogel, City Administrator/Treasurer Michael Brethorst, and City Clerk Patti Haase. Mayor Vogel presided thereat. Also in at-tendance were several American Government students from the Mel-rose Area Public High School. The Council then recited the Pledge of Allegiance.
A motion was made by Ms. Mayers, seconded by Mr. Klasen and unanimously carried to approve the agenda as amended.
Jonathan Neitfeld, Manager of Meadowlark Country Club, stated that he has three areas of concern regarding the issue of the Melrose Police Department reverting back to a four-officer force: • Safety of Employees; • Safety of Property; • Personal Safety.
Dr. Ernie Hedglin, a former City Council Member and current business owner, noted that he was concerned that the Council is using
EMT for the Melrose Ambulance Department. Ms. Schmidt served on the Department from December 14, 2006 – April 21, 2011. Her EMT license is still current; however, ex-pires in January. She would need to take the EMT Refresher course in January along with the rest of the Department Members. Cost of the course is $295 per person. Accord-ing to membership requirements as spelled out in the Ambulance De-partment Policies and Procedures, the City shall pay for the cost of the EMT Refresher course every two years only if members take a mini-mum 36 hours of standby, or run time, or a combination of both, per month each year for the two-year time period preceding the course.
Because Ms. Schmidt has not served on the Department for over a year and has not met the mini-mum requirements but does has five years prior service, staff is recommending that the cost of the course be split 50/50 between the City and Ms. Schmidt. Cost of the course is $295. After serving on the Department for one year and meet-ing all the requirements as spelled out in policy, Ms. Schmidt would be reimbursed for her half of the initial payment. Ms. Schmidt will supply a copy of her physical and immunization records through her current employer; therefore, there would be no cost to the City for these services.
The Council to take action approving Ms. Schmidt’s re-ap-pointment to the Department and to approve partial payment of the costs of the EMT Refresher now in the amount of $147.50 and to reimburse Ms. Schmidt the other half in the amount of $147.50 after one year of service and meeting all policy requirements.
The following Ambulance Department uncollectible accounts have been submitted to collec-tions or Revenue Recapture (RR): Darlene Bussmann, Charged Off, $15.00; Irene Czech, Charged Off, $948.00; Jesse Lovelace, Charged Off, $1,332.00; Adam Klink-hammer, RR, $748.80; Dorothy O’Roark, RR,; Michael Brooks, RR, $2,005.20; Leopoldo Martinez, RR, $150.00; Patrick Cebulla, Col-lection, $816.00; Edwin Scherp-ing, Charged Off, $19.57; David Northwest, RR, $185.15; Shirley Peterson, RR, $100.00; Jessie Borst, RR, $729.60; Joseph Ode-gard, Collections, $622.80; Kylee Williams, Collections, $1,309.20; Amanda Stafford, RR, $622.80. To-tal: $11,069.32.
The following is a list of Fire Department accounts that have been submitted to Revenue Recap-ture or collections and are recom-mended to be charged off: Steven Vross, RR, $125.00; Philip Brin-egar, RR, $400.00; Amanda Staf-ford, RR, $400.00; Denise Burgau, RR, $125.00; Hersi Aden, RR, $400.00; Javier Acevedo, Col-lections, $125.00; Nathan Kla-phake, Collections, $200.00. Total: $1,775.00.
A motion was made by Mr. Christenson, seconded by Mr. Fink-en to approve the consent agenda as submitted.
Police Chief John Jensen pre-sented the Police Department’s September report. He noted that a total of 14 citations were issued in the month of September. There were 67 verbal warnings and two written warnings. Chief Jensen stat-ed there were 231 calls for service during this month compared to 216 for September of 2012. The year-to-date number of calls is 2,077 com-pared to 2,443 in 2011.
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ported that during the period from September 6 through October 11, he has spent time reviewing plead-ings and title examiners report filed in Rose Park Torren’s action, confirmed that the Torren’s action will not adversely affect Melrose’s property interests, advised the City Administrator that it was not neces-sary for Melrose to appear in the Torren’s action, advised attorney for Rose Park that Melrose was not opposing the Torren’s action, re-viewed title work for Lions/Jaycee Park property, and advised the City Administrator that Melrose’s title to the park was not subject to use restrictions.
Director Walz reported on the Planning and Zoning Commission’s October 11 meeting. He noted that a significant amount of time was spent reviewing the preliminary draft of the Zoning Ordinance Up-date project. Accessory building standards, swimming pool fencing or covers, and signage are areas that are still being worked through.
At the Melrose Public Utili-ties Commission request, Director Harren presented the utility rate comparisons. The Melrose’s rates include funding of anticipated capital improvement projects. Mel-rose’s rates are in the bottom 30% of those surveyed. The Commission and staff should be commended for their successful and fiscally respon-sible operations. If Melrose contin-ues to plan appropriately for capital improvement projects, along with maintaining their conservative ap-proach to the overall management of the utilities, the rates are antici-pated to remain in the bottom 30%.
1) The 2012 water and waste-water rate comparisons have been obtained from AE2S. The 2012 rates are from communities primar-ily under 5000 population and rates applied to 6000 gallons of water used each month. Wastewater: The range of charges is $14.15 to $88.50 with Melrose at $31.40; Water: The range of charges is $12.03 to $65.03 with Melrose at $18.15.
2) Electric: The electrical rate data has been obtained from MRES and APPA. MRES data is obtained from a small sample of various utilities based on 2012 rates with Melrose having the second low-est rate at $.0855/KWH or $94.01 for 1100 KWH. APPA’s most cur-rent rate survey information is for 2010. The average rate for Minne-sota residential customer in 2010 is $.102 which is $.0165 higher than Melrose’s 2012 rate.
Consideration was given to
requesting WSB & Associates to submit a proposal for preliminary engineering reports regarding the 2013 street projects. A motion was made by Mr. Finken, seconded by Mr. Klasen and unanimously car-ried authorizing WSB & Associates to submit a proposal for preliminary engineering reports for the 2013 street projects.
City Administrator Brethorst noted that the City is able to offer to employees who voluntarily choose to participate in wellness programs pursuant to a pilot program that is made available through RTS Well-ness Alliance. The pilot program is intended to be temporary and will have a sunset date. Participation in the pilot program by employ-ees is completely voluntary and is limited to employees enrolled in employer-sponsored group health plans made available through RTS. Incentives apply first to reduce the employEE’s share of health insur-ance premiums. If any incentives remain, they are then contributed to an employee’s HSA, VEBA, or HRA account. The incentive for 2013 for completing a health risk assessment in the fall of 2012 is $200 and for 2014 for completing a bio-metric screening during fall of 2013 is $240.
Because this is a pilot program, it may not be permanent. Therefore,
MOUs would be necessary with the union groups that the program will sunset after a specific period of time. RTS has sample documents for the City to use and will aid in this process. If the program con-tinues, further incentives would be determined at that time. A motion was made by Mr. Klasen, seconded by Ms. Mayers and unanimously carried authorizing participation in the Wellness Program, authorizing City staff to enter the agreement with RTS, and to work with the LELS and AFSCME union groups on MOUs.
Mayor Vogel noted that the Council, at its August 30 Special Meeting, accepted the resignation of Police Officer Chris Swanson. At that time, the Council continued discussions on the Police Depart-ment staffing levels and whether or not to replace Mr. Swanson at its September 13 meeting. The action item was tabled to allow for further review and public comment.
Staff has prepared a revised 2013 Budget which does not in-clude funding for five licensed full-time Police Officers. If the Council were to adopt the revised budget as presented, it would see an estimated budget savings of ($36,721).
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calls from several residents both opposing and supporting the Police staffing level; however, many of those on fixed incomes do not want more taxes.
Council Member Klasen stated that he has given a lot of consider-ation on this subject as this has been one of the more difficult issues. He too received numerous phone calls, 60% against, 40% in support. This is not the last time we will address a cut. Mr. Klasen noted that public safety is a major concern.
Council Member Mayers re-ceived a lot of phone calls on this subject and staff is looking at ways to manage this issue and perhaps it would worth giving a four Police Officer force a try. Ms. Mayers also stated the magnitude of difficulty on making a decision on this issue.
Council Member Finken stat-ed his concern in the reduction of Police staff. Mr. Finken has rode along with Police Officers on sev-eral occasions and stressed the im-portance of services they provide such as police back-up, emergency response assistance and having greater visibility in the community. Council Member Finken noted the negative impact that Police Offi-cers have on bars and Mr. Finken does feel bad for the bar owners, however, not for the drunk driver. Mr. Finken noted that other cuts can be made, other positions, how-ever does not believe safety should be the place to cut. Jeopardizing public safety should not be an op-tion, the cuts should not come on the back of public safety, it’s the wrong place to cut. Melrose will become training ground for Alex-andria Tech.
Mayor Vogel stated the he and all Council Members have the utmost respect for public safety, police department, fire and rescue. The question becomes cut services or increase taxes. Mayor Vogel not-ed he also had received more com-ments against hiring a fifth Police Officer. Mayor Vogel stated that once the officer is hired, we cannot undo the action, while the option always remains open to revisit the hiring in the future. Mayor Vogel
Continued from Pg 9 then asked Police Chief Jensen to present the contingency plan for coverage and additional resources that he, along with staff, has for-mulated.
Chief Jensen stated that if the Department has to drop down to a four-man force, he believes the time is now. That would give him, Sergeant Maus, and Officers Nechanicky and Swanson time to make it work. He noted that with four Officers there would not be 24-hour coverage; however, it would take six officers to obtain this amount of coverage. He also noted that it is recommended that each Police Officer would be as-signed a vehicle. This would reduce the response time. In addition, the Department would hire an addition-al part-time Officer. Chief Jensen stated that if the Department were to get the additional resources, he believes a four-Officer force would work and provide the City with ad-equate coverage.
Mayor Vogel then called for a motion. A motion was made by Mr. Finken to authorize staff to move forward with the posting of the va-cancy of the licensed Police Officer position. The motion was seconded by Ms. Mayers with a roll call vote recorded as follows: For: Coun-cil Members Finken and Mayers; Against: Council Members Klasen and Christenson, and Mayor Vogel. The motion failed.
After further discussion, a mo-tion was made by Mr. Klasen to adopt the revised budget and au-thorizing the hiring of a flex part-time Police Officer. The motion was seconded by Mr. Christenson with a roll call vote recorded as follows: For: Council Members Klasen and Christenson, and Mayor Vogel; Against: Council Members Finken and Mayers. The motion passed.
City Administrator Brethorst reported that at the Council’s first meeting in January 2013, consid-eration will be given to making appointments to the various boards and commissions. Interested in seeking appointment should submit their application to the City Clerk by no later than Friday, November 16. Applications are available on
the website at www.cityofmelrose.com under City Information or at the Melrose City Center. Terms are expiring on the following boards and commissions:
• Housing and Redevelopment Authority, one member (five-year term). Term expiring: Joe Finken.
• Planning and Zoning Com-mission, one member (four-year term). Term expiring: Randy Duf-ner.
• Public Utilities Commission, one member (three-year term). Term expiring: Lyle Olmscheid.
Mayor Vogel next reported that the Melrose Area Women of Today are sponsoring a “Meet the Candi-dates Night” which will be held on Thursday, October 25 at 7:00 p.m. at the Melrose City Center.
Mayor Vogel noted that Stea-rns County has retained WSB & Associates to complete the design of Bridge #7163 crossing the Sauk River at CSAH 13. Michael Nielson with WSB & Associates presented the three options for bridge replace-ment. Michael Nielson with WSB & Associates presented the three options for bridge replacement. Mr. Nielson noted that the cost to the City for Option I would be minimal as a majority of the cost would be covered by Stearns County. Option II would provide a four-legged in-tersection; however, would require the acquisition of two properties on Main Street to accommodate the bridge shift. In addition, the con-nection of 1st Street NE to CSAH 13 would be eliminated with a cul-de-sac being constructed. This alternative would have significant impact to the park property due to the relocation of the bridge. The ad-ditional estimated cost to the City to complete Option II would be approximately $775,000 over the base cost without retaining walls and $850,000 with retaining walls to reduce the parkland impacts. In addition to the street and property acquisition costs, the cost to relo-cate the City utilities onto the new bridge would be the City’s respon-sibility. These estimates only in-clude the fair market value of the properties to be acquired and do not include any demolition or reloca-
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Planning and Development Di-rector Walz noted that following an application submission by the Hous-ing and Redevelopment Authority (HRA), the City recently received Housing and Urban Development (HUD) funding for the construction of five new onsite parking stalls at Rose View Manor under Phase One of a two-phase project. As the local government with zoning authority over the Rose View Manor prop-erty, the City is required to serve as the Responsible Entity for any im-provements, renovations and new construction. Because Rose View Manor will be developing on vacant land, 24 CFR 941.304(I) requires that an environmental review be completed to assess potential im-pacts to the land prior to the release of funding. As the Responsible Entity, the City must complete this review and allow for public com-ment on it. WSB & Associates was retained by the HRA to complete this review and it is being presented here for the Council’s review and approval. Following approval, the document will be made available to the public for a 15-day comment period. After the comment period is complete, comments will be ad-dressed and a request for the release
of the funding will be sent to HUD.Proposed schedule: Thursday, October 18 - Council reviews and signs
Environmental Assessment document.Friday, October 19: Notice Of Finding Of No Significant Impact And
Notice Of Intent To Request Release Of Funds. Copies of the Environmen-tal Assessment document sent to City Center, Rose View Manor and Library for public viewing.
Wednesday, October 24: 15-day comment period begins.Thursday, November 9 - 15-day comment period ends. Assuming no
comments are received, the Request for Release of Funds is signed by the Responsible Entity and sent to HUD.
A motion was made by Mr. Finken, seconded by Mr. Klasen and unani-mously carried approving the Environmental Assessment document and authorizing its signing by the Mayor and also signing by the Mayor of the Request for Release of Funds upon the expiration of the comment period with any comments and objections having been addressed.
The following informational items were discussed:a. The following are schools and/or conferences where registrations
were made: 1) Minnesota State Fire Chiefs Association 2012 Annual Con-ference - October 18-20 in Duluth. Registration: $210 per person. Attend-ing: Fire Chief Jeremy Kraemer, Second Assistant Chief Tom Budde and Training Officer Joe Woeste; 2) LMC Healthcare Reform Webinar on October 11. Registration fee: N/A Attending: Human Resource Technician Diane Gruber.
b. Utilities Commission’s September 10 Regular Meeting minutes.c. The City has submitted approximately three years of sales tax reim-
bursement for the Electric Department. The reimbursement equals approxi-mately $9,500. Historically, the City has contracted with our Auditor to sub-mit the three years’ worth of data. The quote for this service was $4,500. As the anticipated reimbursement amount is $9,500, we elected to complete the paperwork in-house. Our last reimbursement was approximately $25,000. This was primarily due to construction costs. As there have not been as many construction costs over the past few years, we have seen a less amount of eligible reimbursements for sales tax.
d. Correspondence from Sister Cities International outlining member benefits.
e. Building Permit Summary Log for Third Quarter 2012. The total number/value of building permits issued in the third quarter for each of the past five years were:2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 43 54 29 52 51 $1,440,607 $866,650 $697,878 $532,240 $986,000The total number/value of building permits issued year-to-date for the first three quarters for each of the past five years were:2012 2011 2010 2009 2008118 125 81 110 124 $3,165,967 $2,066,523 $9,051,559 $10,207,712 $10,533,546
• Note: Prior to 2009, building permit totals included permits issued for demolition, moving, zoning and signs. These are no longer included be-cause these activities are not subject to the Building Code nor does Building Official Dan Marthaler generally get involved in them.
f. Director Harren provided an update on the time requirements, obli-gation and the benefits of holding a seat on the MRES Board of Directors. The Public Utilities Commission, at their October 8 meeting, felt that it was invaluable to have representation on the MRES Board. It is the consensus of the Commission that the Public Works Director attends the MRES Board meetings which will average two days per month, but encouraged other representation for other non-MRES Board related meetings. City Adminis-trator Brethorst and Director Harren will work out the attendance of other staff when appropriate.
g. City Administrator Brethorst updated the Council on the LMC Re-gional Meeting he attended in Sauk Rapids on Thursday, October 10.
A motion was made by Mr. Finken, seconded by Mr. Christenson and unanimously carried that the meeting be adjourned at 9:45 p.m.
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With unusually warm weather this month, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is warning boaters and waterfowl hunters to not to let their guard down.
So far this fall, four people have died during the late boating season.
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Quality Grown Nursery Stock • Licensed Grower • State Inspected
Neil & Peggy Frieler, Owners
Fresh Cut Christmas Trees
320-573-TREE (8733)Cell: 320-232-0533
4037 Dove Rd, Bowlus (4 Miles East of Upsala on Hwy 238)
•Scotch Pine•White Pine•Norway Pine
•Wreaths•Garland•Tree Stands
Hours:Mon.-Thur.
3-8 pm Fri. - Sun. 9 am-8 pm
Opening Friday, Nov. 23rd
FREE Tree Shaking & Baling
with Each Tree
Freeport . New Munich . Melrose
www.freeportstatebank.com
Joe FuechtmannLoan Offi cer
FARM LENDING.
WE KNOW IT. WE LIVE IT.
Need a loan for equipment, land, livestock or peaceof mind?
Contact our ag lending team at 320-256-7208.
Opatz Metals, Inc.Gary & Jordy Opatz, Owners
120 Washington West PO Box 151 Holdingford, MN 56340
Phone: 320-746-2819Toll Free: 800-510-2819 www.opatzmetalsinc.com
Recycle Today for a Better Tomorrow
~ Buyers of All Scrap Metal ~• Aluminum Cans • Copper • Brass• Stainless • Batteries • Autos
Call for Price Quote
We will be closed Nov. 22 in Observance of Thanksgiving
Have A HappyThanksgiving
