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Upcoming Events
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OCTOBER 6 • Caramel Apple Ride, 8-10 a.m. registra-tion at Melrose Trailhead, Lake Wobegon Trail. • Freeport Chamber Oktoberfest. • St. John’s Catholic Church 28th Annual Craft Fair from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. at the Swanville School. See ad on page 3. • Burtrum Bean Bake from 4:30-8 p.m. at the Burtrum Community Center.
OCTOBER 7 • Matching Fund Breakfast from 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at the Immaculate Conception Church basement, New Munich. • Holdingford Church of All Saints Wom-en’s Group Pancake/Sausage/Egg Breakfast & Quilt/Cash Raffle from 9:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. at St. Mary’s Hall on River St.
OCTOBER 8 • Speaker Brad Brandon with Minnesota For Marriage at 7:00 p.m. at Brighter Days Family Church, Burtrum.
OCTOBER 10 • Grey Eagle Senior Center Monthly Mem-bership Meeting at 10:30 a.m. at the center.
OCTOBER 13 • Our Lady of Fatima Public Square Ro-sary Rally at 12-noon, 1 block north of Seven Dolors Church, Albany. • 39th Annual Meatball Supper from 4-8 p.m. at St. John’s Lutheran Church, Grey Ea-gle. • Annual 4-H Achievement Program at 8:00 p.m. at the Long Prairie-Grey Eagle High School Auditorium.
OCTOBER 14 • Holdingford Area Knights of Columbus Chicken & Ham Dinner from 3:30-7 p.m. at the Pelican Lake Ballroom, St. Anna. • Sacred Heart Catholic United Financial Matching Grant Breakfast from 8:30 a.m.-12 p.m. at the Sacred Heart Church basement, Free-port. See ad on page 4. • St. Columbkille Christian Women Annual Turkey Bingo Party starting at 1 p.m. at St. Co-lumbkille Catholic Church, St. Wendel. See ad on page 5. • 5th Annual Spud Fest from 5-7:30 p.m. at Gethsemane Lutheran Church, Upsala. See ad on page 3.
OCTOBER 17 • Freeport Community Center Chicken Fry from 4:30-7 p.m. at the Freeport Community Center.
OCTOBER 21 • St. Rosa Lions Breakfast from 8:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m. at the St. Rose of Lima Church base-ment, St. Rosa. • St. John’s United Financial Potato Pancake & Sausage Supper from 3-7:30 p.m. at St. John’s Church basement, Meire Grove.
OCTOBER 28 • Bingo starting at 7:30 p.m. at St. Mary’s Church basement, Melrose.
OCTOBER 30 • Halloween Pot Luck Party at 5 p.m. at the Grey Eagle Senior Center.
ALBANY TOWNSHIP • Meets the fourth Monday of the month at 7:30 p.m. at the Albany City Hall. • Planning Commission meets the second Tuesday of the month at 7:30 p.m. at the Albany City Hall.
BURNHAMVILLE TOWNSHIP • Meets the last Tuesday of the month at 7 p.m. at the Burtrum City Hall.
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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.
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I hate to lose.That said, I
am proud to ad-mit that compe-tition has made me a better busi-nessman, a better golfer and a bet-ter person. And when there isn’t another company or business to compete with, I try to outdo my-
self. If that sounds simple, well, it is. I always want to be at my best and show my best side.
People can exceed expectations when motivated properly. This story, told by Andrew S. Grove, former CEO of the Intel Corporation, the California manufacturer of semiconductors, is a perfect illustration.
For years the performance of the In-tel facilities maintenance group, which is responsible for keeping their build-ings clean and in good shape, was sub-standard. No amount of pressure or in-ducement seemed to do any good.
Then Intel initiated a program in which each building’s upkeep was peri-odically given a score by a resident se-nior manager. The score was then com-pared with those given the other build-ings. Result: The condition of all of the buildings improved dramatically - al-
most immediately. Nothing else had been done. People did not get more money or other re-wards. What they did get was the stimulus of compe-tition.
C o m p e t i t i o n drives performance. It drives people to work harder and dig down deeper to deliver more than they ever thought they could.
Among the many benefits of in-creased market competition according to the tutor2u website are:
• Lower prices for consumers.• A greater discipline on producers/
suppliers to keep their costs down.• Improvements in technology with
positive effects on production methods and costs.
• A greater variety of products from which to choose.
• A faster pace of invention and in-novation.
• Improvements to the quality of ser-vice for consumers.
• Better information for consumers, allowing people to make more informed choices.
There’s nothing like a little competi-
tion to boost productivity. Look at indus-try studies and you will consistently see that competition helped improve results.
I am and have always been very competitive. I understand that some peo-ple don’t like competition, but you have to accept that competition is unavoid-able in life. That’s the way our society works. And it’s my firm belief that our society improves with competition.
Some parents don’t want to engage their young children in competition. I understand their reluctance in situations where unrealistic expectations are set. But friendly competition is good. It is critical to prepare children and teenag-ers to compete in the real world. As they grow older, they will face competition in schools, getting a job, even buying a
Harvey Mackay continued to pg 3
Winners thrive on competition -By Harvey Mackay
Hometown News • Thursday, October 4, 2012 • Page 3
house.A University of Florida study found
that participating in sports is a healthy way to teach kids about the positive aspects of competition. Playing sports helps kids understand how competition works in a friendly environment and that if you try your hardest, you have a bet-ter chance at succeeding, not to mention improving your health and self-esteem.
When I was in London at the Olym-pics, I heard an interviewer ask an ath-lete to predict the outcome of his race.
He said, “I’ll come in fifth.”Sure enough, that’s exactly where
he finished, even though he could eas-ily have placed third, or even second, since two other major competitors fared poorly.
Contrast this with Manteo Mitchell who broke his leg midway through the 4x400 meter relay, but kept running to allow the U.S. team to reach the final.
I cannot emphasize enough that all
Harvey Mackay continued from page 2my business life I have faced competi-tion, and I believe it has made both me and my company better. When competi-tors improve their products, we improve ours more. When a sales prospect men-tions service, I ask what the other com-pany promised them and then exceed it. We know our customers better here at MackayMitchell Envelope Company. It’s our real leg up on the competition. We hate to lose a customer. We take tre-mendous pride in beating the competi-tion, because that means we are serving our customers better.
There is an old saying in Africa that goes like this: Every morning a gazelle gets up and knows that it must out-run the fastest lion or it will get eaten. And every morning, a lion gets up and knows that it must out-run the slowest gazelle or it will starve to death.
So, whether you are a gazelle or a lion, every morning when you get up, you’d better be running.
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Mackay’s Moral: If you go the ex-tra mile, you will almost always beat the competition.
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.”
Darrell and Carissa Bitz of Grey Eagle are proud to an-nounce the birth of their son, Eddison Jerald John Bitz, born Wednesday, September 26, 2012 at 12:54 p.m. at the Centra-Care Health System-Melrose.
Eddison weighed 7 pounds, 14 ounces and measured 21 ¼ inches in length.
Welcoming Eddison home is his big sister Annika. Grandparents are Kevin and Nancy Bitz of Grey Eagle
and Jack & Sam DuDash of Grey Eagle. Great grandparents are Janet Sufka of Grey Eagle and Jeni Tollensdorf of Long Prairie.
Eddison Jerald John BitzUW-River Falls has some 6,383
students enrolled for fall semester. Area students include:
Shawn Anderson of Albany, is ma-joring in History.
Jennifer Groetsch of Albany, is majoring in Dairy Science.
Lisa Keppers of Avon, is majoring in Agricultural Business.
Vanessa Richter of Albany, is ma-joring in Marketing Communications.
Marjorie Schleper of Holdingford, is majoring in Agricultural Education.
Jill Smith of Avon, is majoring in
Area students enrolled at UW-River FallsElementary Education.
Leland Spohn of Albany, is major-ing in Broad Field Social Studies.
The University of Wisconsin-River Falls is located on 226 acres 30 miles from downtown St. Paul, Minn. UWRF is a leader in exemplary teaching, un-dergraduate research and sustainability efforts.
St. John's Catholic Church
28th Annual Craft Fair
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Obituaries
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Isabella M. “Issy” MurphyIsabella M.
“Issy” Murphy, age 88 of Melrose, died Wednesday, September 26, 2012 at the Pine Villa Care Center in Melrose, Minnesota after two years of battling cancer.
M e m o r i a l services were held at 11 a.m.
Monday, October 1, 2012 at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Melrose with Rev. Kevin Mann officiating. Inurnment was at St. John’s Cemetery in Albany following the lunch.
Isabella Mary Gangl was born June 2, 1924 in Millwood Township, Stearns County, Minnesota to Michael and Hilda (Eiynck) Gangl. She married Gordon Teske on August 20, 1949 in Albany and was a homemaker all her life. After
Gordon passed away, she married George Murphy on December 18, 1982 in St. Cloud. Issy enjoyed her flower garden, traveling, going to the casino and knitting afghans, mittens and other pieces.
She was a member of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Melrose, American Legion Auxiliary Unit 101, past president of St. Paul’s Lutheran Women’s Missionary League and member and past president of Schanharr-Otte VFW Post 7050 Auxiliary.
Survivors include her siblings, Louella (Jim) Noren of St. Paul, Sally Rolfes of Minneapolis, Ida Finken of Melrose, Marti (Roger) Doetkott of Melrose, Al (Lorraine) Gangl of Melrose and Elmer Gangl of Melrose.
Issy was preceded in death by her parents; first husband, Gordon Teske on May 15, 1980; second husband, George Murphy on September 27, 1993; four brothers and four sisters.
Arrangements were made with Patton-Schad Funeral & Cremation Services of Melrose.
Victor A. “Vic” McConnellVictor A.
“Vic” McConnell, age 77 of Melrose, died Wednesday, S e p t e m b e r 26, 2012 at the Melrose Area Hospital in Melrose, Minnesota.
M e m o r i a l Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m.
Saturday, October 6 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Melrose with Rev. Marvin Enneking officiating. Inurnment will be in the parish cemetery.
Visitation will be one hour prior to services at the church in Melrose.
Victor Anthony McConnell was born November 14, 1934 in St. Cloud, Minnesota to Harry and Mary (Schmitt) McConnell. After graduating from high school, Vic attended Dunwoody Industrial
Institute in Minneapolis. He married Claire Gilbert on June 13, 1956 at St. Mary’s Cathedral in St. Cloud, Minnesota. Vic worked for MN DOT as a technician for 39 years before retiring in 1990. He enjoyed hunting, fishing and golfing.
Vic was a member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Melrose and the St. Cloud Knights of Columbus Council #961.
Survivors include his wife, Claire McConnell of Melrose; brothers, Jim McConnell of Pasco, WA and Bill (Barb) McConnell of St. Cloud; brother-in-law, Richard Hall of Cottage Grove; and 16 nieces and nephews.
Vic was preceded in death by his parents; brother, Al McConnell; sisters, Rita Hall and Marie McConnell; sisters-in-law, Jean McConnell and Peg McConnell.
Memorials can be made to the McConnell Scholarship Fund at Cathedral High School in St. Cloud.
Arrangements are made by Patton-Schad Funeral & Cremation Services of Melrose.
Harley R. AndersonA Celebration of Life for Harley R.
Anderson of Buffalo was held at 11:00 AM, Wednesday, October 3, 2012 at the Miller-Carlin Funeral Home in Holdingford. Burial took place at the Gethsemane Cemetery in Upsala following the service. Harley passed away Thursday afternoon in Waconia after a long battle with a nerve disorder.
Harley was born to Florence (Peka) and Donald Anderson in Little Falls. Harley grew up in the Holdingford area and later moved to Buffalo where he lived the rest of his life. He married Carol Otten
June 1, 2000 in Little Falls. Before his illness, Harley worked in manufacturing, most recently for Buhler Inc.
Harley is survived by his loving wife Carol Anderson, Buffalo; his sister Phyllis (Bruce) Anderson, Litchfield; his brother-in-law Rich Baker, Kirkwood, MO; and many family members and friends.
He is preceded by his mother and father Florence and Donald Anderson, and his sister Donna Baker.
Arrangements were made by the Miller-Carlin Funeral Home of Holdingford.
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Loren A. LehnerLoren A.
Lehner, age 66 of Albany, died peacefully surrounded by his family on Tuesday, October 2, 2012 at the Albany Area Hospital in Albany, Minnesota.
F u n e r a l services will be 6 p.m. Friday, October 5 at Our
Savior’s Lutheran Church in Albany. Private family interment will be at Our Savior’s Lutheran Cemetery on Saturday in Albany.
Visitation will be from 3 to 6 p.m. Friday at the church in Albany.
Loren Alois Lehner was born February 13, 1946 in Albany, Minnesota to Alois and Dorthea (Klug) Lehner. He was united in marriage to Sharon Klein on June 18, 1966 at Ebenezer Evangelical Lutheran Church in Albany. They made their home in Winsted for three years and then began farming on the family farm north of Albany in 1971. After retiring from the farm, Loren worked at the Albany Elementary School as a custodian for ten years. He enjoyed his job at the school, especially the children.
Loren was a very creative man and loved building bird houses. He also enjoyed doing yard work and anything outdoors, including fishing with his family. He was a member of Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Albany where he served on the church council. Loren was also a lifetime member of the Friday Night Coffee Klatsch.
Survivors include his wife, Sharon Lehner of Albany; children, Wendy (Craig) Hoffman of South St. Paul, Amy (Tim) Schmitt of Albany and Molly (Dwight) Kohout of Albany; grandchildren, Jack Hoffman, Alex, Jeremiah, Hannah, Billy and TJ Schmitt, Maddy, Emma and Natalie Kohout; mother, Dorothy Lehner of Albany; brothers, Ken (Lue) Lehner of Winsted, Greg (Gail) Lehner of Sauk Centre and James (Margie) Lehner of Albany; sisters, Diane (Ron) Nelson of Spicer and Lois Thul of Savage.
Loren was preceded in death by his father, Alois Lehner in 2003.
Serving as casket bearers will be Alex Schmitt, Luke Lehner, Jeff Lehner, Wade Rodenwald, Andrew Thul and Gail Hoffmann. Honorary bearer will be Nancy Rahn.
Arrangements are made with Patton-Schad Funeral & Cremation Services of Melrose.
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Ervin B. WiechmannErvin B.
Wiechmann, age 90 of Melrose, died Monday, October 1, 2012 at the Melrose Area Hospital in Melrose, Minnesota.
M e m o r i a l Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. Friday,
October 5 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Melrose with Rev. Marvin Enneking officiating and Rev. Vincent Lieser and Rev. Ken Thielman concelebrating. Inurnment will be in the parish cemetery.
Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the Patton-Schad Funeral Home in Melrose and from 10 to 11 a.m. Friday at the church. Sts. Bernard & Elizabeth Council will pray at 5 p.m. followed by parish prayers at 7 p.m. Thursday evening at the funeral home.
Ervin Bernard Wiechmann was born August 25, 1922 in Millwood Township, Stearns County, Minnesota to William and Rose (Austing) Wiechmann. He was united in marriage to Viola Korf on April 27, 1948 at St. John’s Catholic Church in Meire Grove. Ervin farmed his entire life, farming east of Melrose until his retirement in 1986. He was member of St. Mary’s Catholic
Church in Melrose and the Sts. Bernard & Elizabeth Council. Ervin enjoyed fishing, playing cards, and dancing.
Survivors include his wife, Viola Wiechmann of Melrose; children, Marilyn (Paul) Schanhaar of Deer River, Eugene (Karen) Wiechmann of Freeport, Donald (Tammy) Wiechmann of Melrose, Allan (Lisa) Wiechmann of Melrose, Joseph (Sharon) Wiechmann of Melrose, Richard (Shelly) Wiechmann of Melrose, Lynn (Randy) Gieske of Sauk Centre, and Jerry Wiechmann of New Munich; 18 grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren and three step-grandchildren; brother and sisters, Lorraine (Al) Schaefer of New Munich, Carol Pohlmann of Melrose, Claris (Julius) Massmann of Osakis, Lawrence (Mae) Wiechmann of Melrose, and Margie (Vernon) Stroeing of Freeport; and son-in-law, Bob Doll of Florida.
Ervin was preceded in death by his parents; daughter, Lois Doll in 1999; and sister, Florentine Korf.
Serving as urn bearer will be Marilyn Schanhaar. Cross bearer will be Chris Wiechmann and scripture bearer will be Beth Gieske. Honorary bearers will be Tony Niehaus, Donnie Van Drehle, Elmer Kettler and Sts. Bernard & Elizabeth Council. Readers will be Shannah Field and April Prchal.
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Recording artist Kent Dudley and the musical group Bended Knee will present a concert at the Commu-nity Country Church in Holdingford at 3:00 p.m. on October 7. They perform a mix-ture of country, jazz and blues as well as Dudley’s original in-spirational country songs affirming hope, family and country.
Band founder Dud-ley is a singer/song-writer whose most recent CD has been released by Tate Music Group of Oklahoma. The seven member band has performed not only in Minnesota and North Dakota but in the southern states as well, and includes rhythm, bass, and lead guitar, along with keyboards, drums and two female vocalists.
A former pastor and chaplain in the Bemidji area, Kent Dudley says, I felt a call to tell others the promise of hope and healing. The focus of our ministry is towards family. Families are under attack right now, and our family has been no exception. We have seen heal-ing, restoration, joy and hope, in the
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midst of our trials. We desire to bring that message of forgiveness, grace and hope through the Lord, to all families.” Kent and his wife Shantel have worked to blend two families and have added to their already large family through the adoption of four special needs children. One of them, 8 year old Victoria, will sing with the band.
Everyone is welcome to attend this free will event. More information re-garding the band may be found at kent-dudley.com.
Upsala Elementary Title I Meeting
By Mr. Vern Capelle, Dean of StudentsThe Upsala Elementary School
Title I Advisory Council will meet on Wednesday, October 10th at 3:15 p.m. in the Office Conference room.
Any interested parents are encour-aged to attend a meeting concerning our Title I Program. Come to voice your questions, concerns, and suggestions.
Uniting together for the Sanctity of MarriageEveryone is invited to join us for
one evening on Monday, October 8, at 7:00 p.m., to hear a very important mes-sage and to answer questions about the upcoming Marriage Amendment here in Minnesota. We will discuss the impor-tance of why it is crucial to our society and culture to vote “YES” this coming November! Below are some very impor-tant things which will be covered during this evening’s session.
• Find out what is at stake and why voting “NO” or not voting at all is risk-ing the future of your family and the fu-
ture of what is truly moral.• Why we should vote “YES” on the
Marriage Protection Amendment this November.
• Why Marriage Between One Man and One Woman should be held in hon-or and respect.
Speaker Brad Brandon, with Min-nesota For Marriage will be presenting at Brighter Days Family Church, 126 E. Lincoln St., in Burtrum. For more infor-mation, call 320-285-7262.
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On October 12th, students of the LPGE FFA chapter will be conducting their annual FFA Corn Drive. If you would like to donate, please call FFA members you know, or call Mr. Gjerstad at the High School 320-732-2194, ext. 1705, to schedule a pick up time. (Feel free to do so prior to the pickup date of October 12th.) Your donation is tax deductible, and will be helping many rural and urban children and adults work through many of their disabilities to find independence and stability in their lives.
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I love au-tumn county fairs. My hus-band, Bob and I have been going every year since I was just a tad younger than I am now.
Twenty-three years old
“Could I have extra sugar on that?” I asked the lady who was serving fried dough. I kept cinching the belt on my size 5 shorts. By the time I finished the cotton candy, I was ready to start on a corn dog, but not until I had the fried clams.
The guy running the “Guess Your Weight” booth figured me correctly at 105.
I had never heard of any of the peo-ple slated to sing on the entertainment stage. They were from my parents’ gen-eration when nobody knew good music.
Twenty-five years old“Wheeeeee!!!!” You could hear me
scream as I fearlessly flew on the Tilt-A-Whirl. I think my head, at times, was where my feet were supposed to be.
I was having a great time other than the pain I felt whenever I touched my sunburned arms. I rolled my sleeves up higher so my shoulders would burn. By tomorrow, the red would be a dark tan.
My boyfriend, Bob, and I walked to the place where you can show off your strength by banging a sledgehammer hard enough so the ball hits the bell at the top.
He swaggered over to the sledge-hammer, turned his head and gave me his no-problemo smug glance during which he twisted a muscle in his lower back.
I heard him mutter “Ow,” as he hoisted the hammer.
“You don’t have to prove anything to me,” I called out. A bunch of other girls were waiting in line with their boy-friends.
“I know that,” he laughed as he called over his shoulder. He quickly lift-ed the sledgehammer in a wide arch over his head and fell over backwards.
We took a ride on the giant Ferris
Aging at the County Fair -By Saralee Perelwheel. What is it with we humans that we pay good money to do such a thing? Why do we have to scare ourselves to death? I posed this question about the human psyche to my esteemed uncle, Dr. Schlaymie Freud who knew nothing since he’s a proctologist.
I watched the people on the ground grow smaller as the Ferris wheel took us way up in the air. Then, when we were at the very top, it stopped. I grabbed Bob’s arm in a panic.
“I stole a bracelet when I was 11 years old!” I confessed.
He looked at me like I was nuts, a look I’d see all too frequently in the years ahead, a look that now makes me want to bonk him on the head with a corn dog.
“There, there,” he said, patting my hand.
“There, there? That’s it? Nobody says ‘there, there’! What the hell is that supposed to do? PUT ME IN A STATE OF TRANQUILITY?”
The wheel didn’t move. I looked up at the heavens.
“Death be not proud,” I chanted. I put my hands to my face and started to cry. “For whom the bell tolls. It tolls for . . . oh no, I forgot,” I sobbed.
“What is the matter with you?” Bob asked, eating popcorn.
“I have this habit,” I said gulping for air between sobs, “of cliché-ing when I’m scared.” The wheel creaked. “Death and taxes!” I screamed. “If this is living, I’d rather be dead!” The couple in the car in front of us turned around which made the cars sway. My anxiety soared. I looked at them and blurted out, “The wheel is turn-ing but the hamster is dead!” They hadn’t looked scared before but now they did.
I reached a state of hysteria. I stood up in the car. Bob held on to my waist and tried to pull me back down. I opened my arms and shouted, “I’d rather be dead than red!”
Thirty years old“Um, . . . I think I’ll pass,” I said to
my husband Bob, as he bought tickets to the twirling cable car ride.
“Not me. I’m not scared of nothin’,” he said, trying to hide the trembling in his hand as he gave the attendant his ticket. I watched him go round and round
in the little car. Soon his cheek skin was flapping back with the G forces, but he was smiling his fake “I-love-this” macho smile. The ride lasted a long four minutes. He pretended not to wobble as he jumped out of the cable car. He ran to the trashcan and threw up.
We went to the area of the fairgrounds where people shout at you in a challenging way to get you to play their games. They always intimidate me. I pretend I don’t hear them and keep walking, but they’ve all taken tele-marketing courses and they’re really hip to keep-ing you hooked.
“Win a prize!” a wom-an called out. I kept walk-ing. “Hey! I know you heard me!”
“Thanks anyway,” I called back.
She directed her spiel to Bob. “Win a prize for your girl!”
“Keep walking,” I whispered. “I heard that!” she said.The guy at the “Guess Your Weight”
booth figured I was 110. I pretended he was right.
Thirty-five years old“I don’t do carbohydrates,” I said. I
threw away the hot dog roll, but stuffed
myself with the hot dog. I followed this with a hamburger, a foot-long sausage and steak topped with cheese. “This is one of those funny mirrors. Right?” I said to Bob as I looked at my reflection and saw two chins. He knew enough to lie. “Sure.”
Saralee continued to pg 8
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Saralee continued from page 5Forty years old
“Did you bring the sun block?” I asked Bob. We slathered half the bottle of SPF 300 grease on our skins.
We walked to the sledgehammer thing. Then we walked past it.
The guy at the “Guess Your Weight” booth figured I was 135. I dumped a cup of soft-serve ice cream on his head.
One of the groups on the entertain-ment stage was singing a song from my generation, when music finally started to get good. They were singing the elo-quent and deeply moving melody Wooly Bully, written by the legendary prophet in his own time, Sam the Sham.
Forty-three years old“What’s the matter?” I asked Bob, as
he suggested we look at the baked goods exhibits rather than take one of the rides.
“It’s all too risky. I’m selling my
motorcycle next week and taking up bread baking. Have I told you?”
“Yes, you told me.”Forty-five years old
I went to the fair with my friend, Kate. We swarmed like locusts over the various food booths, sampling every-thing in sight. Kate is very skinny. I hate people like this, but I do love Kate.
We walked near the Guess Your Weight booth. Kate started to get in line. I grabbed her arm. “If you get in this line, I will make dirty phone calls and say I’m you.”
We headed to the petting zoo. I spent an hour feeding things. A llama appeared to fall in love with me. This isn’t as sweet as it sounds. And let me tell you, it’s even less sweet with monkeys.
Forty-seven years old“Where’s the life insurance ma-
chine?” I wondered as Bob, having a mid life shtick, insisted on riding some sort of cockamamie pirate ship thing that went a million feet into the air.
When he got off the ride, he was holding his chest. I ran to him. “Honey! What is it?” I screamed, panicking.
He felt all around his shirt pocket. “I thought I brought the Mylanta. You must have it in your purse.”
Fifty-five years old“Did I tell you I’m hungry?” Bob
said.“Yes, Bob. This is the third time
you’ve said that. What is wrong with your memory?” I rubbed my sore knee. “Oh look, there’s . . . there’s . . . what’s-his-name.”
Bob looked where I pointed. “That’s your brother.”
“I know that,” I said defensively. “My mother named him Michael. Right?”
We went to the exhibit hall. Bob had won a blue ribbon for his bread.
“Oh!” he said in a state of rapture.
“This is the most excited and stimulated I’ve felt in – I don’t know how long!”
“I know exactly how long – 3 weeks and 2 days.”
And so, whatever your age you can have a ball at a fair. Let me give you a few tips if you decide to go.
1. If you take the tilt-a-whirl, don’t look too closely at the person who’s run-ning it that you’ve entrusted your life to.
2. Life is too short to diet at a county fair.
And finally: 3. Don’t test Bob’s target practice by
standing under the giant Ferris wheel if he’s on it.
Saralee Perel is an award-winning nationally syndicated columnist. Her new book is “Cracked Nuts & Senti-mental Journeys: Stories From a Life Out of Balance.” To read about her book, including how to receive a signed copy, please visit her homepage: www.saraleeperel.com/ She can be reached at [email protected].
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Local Municipality Minutessent a letter stating that the city is in the IUP fundable range. The pre-pared plans and specifications of the Rhoda Avenue project are next to be discussed and sent in to PFA. Mark would like to have a walk through with the council on what would be on the plan. Council decided that David Drown would be asked to be present at the next council meeting to discuss the money feasibility of the project.
The well house old mercury switch was discussed. The bids were looked at for this project. Jim Molitor made a motion to go with the bid from Preferred Controls Corp. in the amount of $10,975.00. This would include a new pressure switch w/timer and related control panel. Jim Piekarski seconded the motion. All members voted in fa-vor, motion carried.
The following claims were presented for payment. Members of the Council were furnished with a listing. AJ Johnson made a motion to approve the claims. Jim Molitor seconded the motion. All members voted in favor, motion carried.
The next monthly meeting will be held October 2, 2012, at 7:30 p.m.
There being no further busi-ness, a motion was made by Jim Piekarski and seconded by AJ John-son to adjourn. All members voted in favor, motion carried. Meeting adjourned 8:50 p.m.
Julie Hollermann, City Clerk/Treasurer
Grey Eagle CitySeptember 11, 2012
The regular meeting of the Grey Eagle City Council was called to order by Mayor Jim Gohman at 7:00 p.m., on the 11th day of Sep-tember, 2012 in council chambers. Council members present were An-drea Kraska, Dennis Barrett, and Thom Muellner, and Joe Arnzen. Also in attendance were Matt Zin-niel, Andy Bartkowicz, Lori Hell-mann and guests Duane Karls and Deputy Levin from the Todd Coun-ty Sheriff’s Department.
A motion was made by Andrea Kraska to approve the agenda as submitted. A second was made by Dennis Barrett and upon vote, with all members voting in favor, motion carried.
A motion was made by Thom Muellner to approve the minutes of the August 21, 2012 meeting as written. A second was made by Dennis Barrett and upon vote, with all members voting in favor, motion
Swanville CitySeptember 4, 2012
Minutes of the Swanville City Council meeting held in the Swan-ville Senior Center on Tuesday, September 4, 2012. The meeting was called to order at 7:30p.m.with the following members present: Sandy Peterson, Jim Molitor, Jim Piekarski, AJ Johnson, and Tim Grittner. Also Present: Mark Hal-len, Reporter Liz Verley, and Brian Zapzalka.
Minutes of the Swanville City Council meeting held August 7, 2012 and the special meeting held August 28, 2012 were read. Jim Molitor made a motion to accept the minutes as read. Tim Grittner seconded the motion. All members voted in favor, motion carried.
The treasures report was given. A motion was made by AJ Johnson and seconded by Tim Grittner to approve the treasurer’s report. All members voted in favor, motion carried.
The two proposals were looked at to redo the tarring of Spring-brook Drive. After discussion Jim Molitor made a motion to have Tri-City Paving do the tarring work on Springbrook Drive for the bid of $64,400.00. Jim Piekarski seconded the motion. All members voted in favor, motion carried.
The Swanville Rural Fire As-sociation assessment for 2012-2013 is $2,765.50. A check in that amount will be issued to the Fire Association.
The levy certification for 2013 was looked at and discussed. Tim Grittner made a motion to levy upon the taxable property in the City of Swanville for the year 2012 and payable in 2013 the fol-lowing: $70,000.00General Fund and $11,236.16 in the Debt Service Fund, for a total of $81,236.16. Jim Piekarski seconded the motion. All members voted in favor, motion carried.
The Mayor informed the council that the planning and zon-ing committee set a public hear-ing meeting for September 25 at 6:00pm for a variance for Duane Johnson to build a privacy fence which is taller than 48” and on the right of way of the city.
New water meters on resident houses were discussed. Brian stated that most of the meters are 15 to 20 years old. It was decided to budget for these meters in the next three years.
Mark Hallen was present to inform the council that the PFA
carried.The following water/wastewa-
ter items were discussed:1. Matt and Andy have been
working with Preferred Controls from Albany, Minnesota to obtain estimates to update the water and wastewater plants with SCADA monitoring equipment.
2. Matt and Andy will work on a fall discharge possibly in late October.
The following maintenance items were discussed:
1. The Bass Lake boat ramp repair project was completed by Herdering, Inc.
2. A float on the pier at the Bass Lake access needs to be re-placed. The City does not have suf-ficient equipment to do the needed repairs. The DNR will make the re-pairs this fall if they can make time to get it in.
There were no building permit applications for council consider-ation.
The Council discussed the leasing of Old City Hall. It was consensus of the Council that the rent charged would need to be suf-ficient enough to cover the cost of the property taxes and insurance. The tenant would be responsible for day to day repairs along with all utilities.
A motion was made by Thom Muellner to charge $200 per month for rent of the Old City Hall to any potential tenant along with a $500 security deposit. A second was made by Andrea Kraska and upon vote, with all members voting in favor, motion carried.
Council member Joe Arnzen joined the meeting.
Andy discussed the informa-tion he obtained from the City of Swanville regarding the snow plow wing. Andy will contact the com-pany that did the snow plow to get specific information for the next meeting.
Duane Karls addressed the council regarding the culvert and water issues on his property. The survey pins were located and the landscaping that is located on the east end of the fire hall addition was found to be placed on the inside of property line so that any water com-ing from the fire hall would filter through the landscaping and slow down what may go onto Duane’s property. Research will be done to determine who is responsible for the culvert and will work with Loren Fellbaum from Todd County Public Works to see what could be
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A motion was made by Andrea Kraska to spend up to $1,000 on two laptop computers and an inex-pensive wireless printer for the Fire Department and water/wastewater departments. A second was made by Dennis Barrett and upon vote, with all members voting in favor, motion carried.
A motion was made by Thom Muellner to approve Resolution No. 2012-15: A Resolution accept-ing a $5,500 donation from the Grey Eagle Burtrum Lions Club for Park projects. A second was made by Joe Arnzen and upon vote, with all members voting in favor, motion carried. The above stated resolution may be read in its entirety in the Clerk’s office.
The Council discussed the pro-posed 2013 Budget and Levy. Due
to the loss of the homestead credit on property taxes, the council made the decision to remove the levy for water and sewer. The levy for water and sewer was for the cost of the water and sewer portion of the bond payment for the Street Improvement project. By removing the water and sewer levy, the council will reduce the total levy by approximately 13.2%. The council felt that it would be more fiscally responsible during tougher economic times to instead increase water and sewer rates to help cover these costs. A rate study will be done with Minnesota Rural Water to help determine where our rates should be compared to what they are currently.
A motion was made by Joe Arnzen to approve Resolution No. 2012-16: A Resolution adopting proposed Levy payable in 2013. A second was made by Thom Muellner and upon vote, with all members voting in favor, motion carried. The resolution is as follows:
Resolution No. 2012-16: A Resolution Adoption Proposed Levy Pay-able in 2013. Therefore, Be It Resolved,that the following proposed budget for 2013 was approved and adopted by the Grey Eagle City Council on this 11th day of September, 2012.FUND LEVY AMOUNT % OF TOTALGENERAL $60,392.00 62FIRE $13,462.00 16ST IMP PROJECT $19,411.00 22TOTAL $93,265.00 100
The Council tabled water and sewer rate increases until a rate study can be done through Minnesota Rural Water.
The council received a letter from the Todd County Development Cor-poration regarding the economic development portion of the Todd County Comprehensive Plan. A meeting will be held on Monday, September 24, 2012 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., at the Browerville Community Center. Jim Gohman and Dennis Barrett will attend this meeting.
The Clerk was instructed to proceed with delinquent utilities as al-lowed by ordinance.
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A motion was made by Joe Arnzen to approve the various fund transfers as follows: $768.36 from the Fire Fund to the Fire Hall Debt Service Fund, $77.60 from the Sewer Fund to the Sewer Rehab Fund and $71.28 from the General Fund of which $16.28 goes to the Water Fund and $55 goes to the Sewer Fund for Fire Hall and Li-brary utilities. A second was made by Dennis Barrett and upon vote,
Continued from Pg 9 with all members voting in favor, motion carried.
A motion was made by Joe Arnzen to approve payment of the bills as listed. A second was made by Dennis Barrett and upon vote, with all members voting in favor, motion carried.
Mayor Jim Gohman report-ed that a Park Board meeting is scheduled for Thursday, September 20, 2012 at 10:00 a.m., in council chambers.
A motion was made by Thom Muellner to adjourn at 8:55 p.m. A second was made by Andrea Kraska and upon vote, with all members voting in favor, motion carried.
The next regular meeting of the Grey Eagle City Council will be held on Tuesday, October 9, 2012 in council chambers.
These are unapproved minutes.Lori Hellmann, Clerk
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The Minnesota Department of Natu-ral Resources (DNR) and the Minnesota Incident Command System (MNICS) needs the help and cooperation of the general public statewide to help prevent and minimize fire danger, which is at a seasonal all-time high in much of Min-nesota since automated local records have been kept.
“We have a unique and dangerous combination of fires that are not yet well contained up north, and a serious fire risk in the south that will continue to chal-lenge local emergency response resourc-es if additional fires should start,” said DNR Commissioner Tom Landwehr.
The two large fires and several smaller ones centered in the Karls-tad and Baudette areas have consumed more than 40,000 acres so far, resulting in evacuations, lost homes and burned structures. Fortunately, there are no known injuries at this time. The ex-tremely high winds on Tuesday intensi-fied widespread drought conditions, dry
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• Exercise caution in all agricultural operations and avoid operations in fields and roadsides until fire danger improves – particularly the mowing of dry fields and lawns. Sparks from mowers can eas-ily ignite dry grass. Monitor weather conditions and conduct fall operations during periods of higher humidity and low winds.
• Avoid target shooting, particularly the use of the popular new “exploding targets.” Firing guns and hitting explod-ing targets present a high risk for wild-fires.
• If possible, do not run motor ve-hicles or other heavy equipment in dry fields. The heat of the engine and ex-haust system can cause fires especially in tall grass.
• Follow all burning restrictions. Campfires and other open burning are pro-hibited in several areas of the state. Check the DNR website for current infor-mation.
• Carry a fire extin-guisher when operating machinery in dry areas.
• Have a family and business emergency re-sponse plan ready in case fire threatens an area near you.
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World War II: What you didn’t learn in textbooks
The Stearns History Museum and Research Center invite you to come and learn things about WWII that you did not know or may have forgotten on Wednesday, October 10, from 9-10:00 a.m. at the Stearns History Museum and Research Center, 235 S. 33rd Avenue, St. Cloud.
Dr. Lloyd Peterson, professor Emer-itus of Southwest Minnesota State Uni-versity, will address many of the ques-tions you may have regarding World War II. Dr. Peterson received his Master’s degree in World War II history and has done extensive research regarding wom-en’s experiences in this war. He will dis-cuss his research project titled “Women in World War II; Putting Together the Pieces.” Also during his presentation, you will see many artifacts from that time period, participate in problem solv-ing, and sing a song or two.
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Senator Paul Gazelka (R, Cass County), Ron Kresha (R, Little Falls, SD 9B House Candidate) will hold a town hall meeting on Saturday, Octo-ber 13, at 1:00 p.m. at Long Prairie City Hall, 615 Lake Street S. Long Prairie.
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or students, the Staples Area Men’s Chorus books the facility, hires a guest conductor and a voice teacher, buys the music, and pro-vides an evening meal. The festivals have been a resounding success with both partici-pants and audience members. This will be the tenth year for the festival, which provides young men in high school choirs throughout the central Minnesota area the opportunity to work under some of the very best choral di-rectors in the state. Participating schools are not limited to bringing only their “best” stu-dents; but instead are encouraged to bring all of their male singers to the festival.
Rehearsals and workshops are held dur-ing the morning and afternoon, prior to the concert. Since 2003, Real Men Sing! has featured over 2500 participants. The event has gained notoriety throughout the state of Minnesota and has even been respectfully copied by Lee Nelson at Wartburg College in Iowa. “After serving as the festival clini-cian in 2009, I decided we needed something like this in Iowa, so we started a festival called...what else... Real Men Sing!” snick-ers Lee Nelson. “We are quite proud of our traditions,” said long-time chorus member Ron Denning. “These kinds of events and traditions aren’t pulled off by organizations
that aren’t highly organized with many dedi-cated and talented members.” echoed Don Hoffmann, a singer in the chorus and one of the group’s gifted grant writers. 3rd year director of the chorus Steve Hoemberg said enthusiastically, “If you enjoy the thunder-ous sounds of Real Men Singing, you need to be at this concert!” This “Massive Masculine Concert” is scheduled for Saturday, Octo-ber 13, 7:00 PM at the Staples Motley High School Gym. The Guest Conductor will be Dr. Axel Theimer of Saint John’s University, and the guest college choir will be his own Saint John’s University Men’s Chorus.
The 300-plus voice Festival Chorus will include young men from the following high schools: Albany, Bertha-Hewitt, Brainerd, Browerville, Crosby-Ironton, Little Falls, Long Prairie-Grey Eagle, Osakis, Pequot Lakes, Pillager, Pine River-Backus, Sauk Centre, Sebeka, Staples Motley, West Cen-tral Area and Yellow Medicine East. Every school within a 60-mile radius of Staples was invited to attend at no charge.
For more information about Real Men Sing!, as well as information about other events of the Staples Area Men’s Chorus, go to www.staplesmen.org or visit them on Facebook under “staples area men’s chorus.” Tickets are also available online at www.sta-plesmen.org, at Nelson Insurance Agency on 2nd Avenue in Staples, and at the door.
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Preferred Landmark Living: On Pristine Pine Lake near Upsala. This 3008 square feet custom built home has it all, gas fireplace, oak custom cabinets, spacious, large deck, 5 bedrooms, 3 baths, 4 place garage with 22x32 pole building, dock & boatlift included. Attractive value at $245,000 lo-cated at 4991 Acorn Road, on the West side of Pine Lake! MLS # 4180970. Jim Waltman, Host.
Private Landmark Living: Just exquisite 3 to 4 bedroom home with split stone fireplace living room, open staircase entry, breakfast nook leading to sunrise decks, fabulous “Cabin design” family and office room, large craft/shop room, warm cabi-nets, spacious decks and walkout for entertaining, 2+car garage, beautiful mature landscaped lawns and gardens. Family Amenities for a life time of liv-ing on10 acres nestled in the hills near Pine & Ce-dar Lakes W of Upsala just boyon Camp Lebanon at 4325 Acorn Road. $338,500, MLS # 4144265. Jan Schultz, Host,
What a Glorius Home/Setting! Half mile west of Lange’s Shell Station in Upsala at 219, 1st Avenue West, Upsala. Charming 2,300 plus sq ft, 2 story 4 bedroom custom built home in mature pines on a private setting. You enjoy the open floor plan, den with bay window and many amenities. This is the 1st time available since it was built! Take a moment and Come take a look! $183,900. MLS 4180533
Avon, New on the Market: At 308 Barracuda Ave, NE, Avon. Lovely Rambler with 3 main floor bedrooms, 3 baths, spacious open floor plan, fire-place in family room, large foyer, Rhino decking off of dining room to back yard, new roof in 2012, steel siding, insulated garage. $183,900, MLS 4188284. Mike Schultz, Host
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