Hometown News Oct. 6, 2011

October 6, 2011Grey Eagle, Burtrum, St. Rosa, Freeport, Upsala, Albany,

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OCTOBER 8 • 38th Annual Meatball Supper from 4-8 p.m. at St. John’s Lutheran Church, Grey Eagle. See ad on page 5.

OCTOBER 9 • St. Rosa Lions Breakfast from 8:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m. at the St. Rose of Lima Church basement, St. Rosa. See ad on page 5. • 4th Annual Spud Fest from 5-7:30 p.m. at Gethsemane Lutheran Church, Up-sala. See ad on page 5.

OCTOBER 15 • Public Square Rosary at 12-noon on Main Street, Albany, near Seven Dolors.

OCTOBER 16 • Holdingford Area Knights of Colum-bus Chicken & Ham Dinner from 3:30-7 p.m. at the Pelican Lake Ballroom, St. Anna. • St. Columbkille Christian Women Annual Turkey Bingo Party starting at 1 p.m. at St. Columbkille Catholic Church, St. Wendel. See ad on page 9. • Catholic United Financial Match-ing Grant Breakfast from 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at the Sacred Heart Church basement, Freeport. See ad on page 9.

• Catholic United Financial Potato Pan-cake Supper from 3-8 p.m. at St. John’s Church, Meire Grove.

OCTOBER 19 • Freeport Community Center Chicken Fry from 5-8 p.m. at the Freeport Commu-nity Center.

OCTOBER 20 • Grey Eagle Senior Center Member-ship Meeting at 12:45 p.m.

OCTOBER 22 • Craft & Bake Sale from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. at St. Mary’s Church, Upsala.

OCTOBER 23 • Holy Family Catholic United Finan-cial Breakfast from 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at St. Rose of Lima Church basement, St. Rosa.

ALCOHOL ANONYMOUS • Meets every Tuesday at 6 p.m. at Grace Alive, Albany.

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

Perhaps my all-time favorite business book is Napoleon Hill’sThink and Grow Rich. I rec-ommend reading and re-reading it, perhaps even an-nually, to keep your focus laser-sharp.

Now, I have an addition for

your reading list. It’s Outwitting the Devil, written by Hill in 1938 (yes -- 1938!) but never before released. Sha-ron Lechter, co-author of Rich Dad, Poor Dad has annotated this complex and compelling work, interpreting it for our times.

The history of the book itself is fas-cinating. Hill wrote it more than seven decades ago, but his family and advi-sors considered it too controversial for release. This book will no doubt make some readers squirm, but I’ll bet the farm it will make even more readers sit up and take action.

The topic couldn’t be more timely -- breaking through inhibitions and living a life free from fear, doubt and dependen-cy. Staring down those devils is an on-going struggle. Life is constantly throw-ing challenges and fanning the flames of fear. Hill identifies the seven principles of good that lead to success.

As Lechter explains, “Hill’s other works were published (although not this book) during the Great Depression, and indeed helped millions of people find

hope and courage to live in faith that they would find their own paths to success. I believe we can find many parallels between his time and our own.

“It is during periods of great stress that we find our will and our inner strength. With the current economic uncertainties, people are choosing -- or being forced -- to find new paths to provide for themselves and their families, and many will find great success,” she says.

Perhaps you are familiar with the expression, “It’s always dark-est before dawn.” Most of us can identify times when we were so sure we would fail, we nearly gave up trying ... doubted our ability to improve our situation ... gave in to fear and ignored opportunities.

There are remarkable stories of enor-mous business success that arose during some of the darkest economic times. For example, of the 30 companies that make up the Dow Jones Industrial Average, 16 were started during a recession or de-pression. You might recognize some of them: Procter & Gamble, Disney, Alcoa, McDonald’s, General Electric and John-son & Johnson.

Other brainchildren of recessions in-clude Intuit, Whole Foods, J.Crew, Cost-co, and Applebee’s. Success stories span all industries and occupations.

Are you reading this with Micro-soft software? Bill Gates and Paul Allen founded Microsoft during the recession of 1975.

One hundred years before that, Gen-eral Electric was established in 1876 by Harvey Mackay continued to pg 3

Thomas Edison. He created one of the best-known inventions of all time -- the incandescent light bulb -- in the middle of the Panic of 1873, a six-year reces-sion. GE is now the third largest com-pany in the world.

And perhaps my favorite story of staring down your fears is the success of my dear friend and mentor, the late Curt Carlson. In 1938 with an idea and a $55 loan, Curt founded the Gold Bond Stamp Company in Minneapolis, MN. His company allowed grocery stores, drug stores, gas stations and other inde-pendent merchants to use his collectible “Gold Bond Stamps” to drive customer loyalty and to distinguish themselves from their competitors. The surviving company, Carlson, is now the global leader in travel and hospitality.

Do you think all these companies opened their doors with absolute cer-tainty that success was just around the corner?

How to outwit your devilish fears -By Harvey Mackay

Hometown News • Thursday, October 6, 2011 • Page 3

No, what differentiated them were the fearless leaps of faith, that they had something that no one else had, that con-sumers would use, and their opportuni-ties were staring straight at them. The en-trepreneurial spirit would not surrender to demons.

It doesn’t matter if you are a one-person shop or a worldwide operation. Allowing fear to rule your thinking lim-its your potential. Assess risks and do your homework, but don’t be your own worst enemy.

Perhaps the reason I remain so in-spired by the work of Napoleon Hill is that I have practiced his philosophy. My regular readers are familiar with my own story: the 26-year-old would-be entre-preneur who buys a near-bankrupt en-velope company, decides to go after the biggest accounts in town -- and eventu-ally sells to all of them. I know that my fears of failure were real, but I had no

Harvey Mackay continued from page 2fear of hard work or success.

As Napoleon Hill said: “Your only limitation is the one which you set up in your own mind!”

Mackay’s Moral: You are stronger than your worst fears. Show them who’s the boss.

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

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Card of Thanks The family of Marie Rademacher would like to thank all who cared for her while a resident of Pine Villa Care Center, Father Ken Thielman for his words of comfort, doctors and nurses of CentraCare Health System-Melrose, Patton-Schad Funeral Home for their professional care and concern for our family, Deacon Stephen Arnold who led us in prayer, Christian Mother’s Society, family and friends for your words of sympathy, for the foods brought to the house, cards, flowers, plants and gifts, Father Marvin Enneking and Father Thielman for officiating the mass, Gail Ostendorf and The Resurrection Choir of St. Mary’s Church, funeral group for serving the meal, and for those who helped our families in any way, thank you.

Doris and Jim Wenning and FamilyDennis and Sheri Rademacher and Family

Dan and Kristin Stafki of Grey Eagle are proud to an-nounce the birth of their daughter, Marynna Jayn Stafki, born September 15, 2011 at 8:12 a.m. at St Michael’s Hos-pital, Sauk Centre.

Marynna weighed 7 pounds, 8 1/4 ounces and measured 21 inches in length.

Marynna is welcomed home by her brothers and sis-ter: Damian, 9, Katelyn, 7, Garrett, 5, and Bennett, 17 months.

Grandparents are Larry and Laureen Feldt of Long Prai-rie, Dan and Elaine Stafki of Browerville and Mary Lucht of Shoreview.

Marynna Jayn Stafki

Karl and Amanda Rademacher of Albany are proud to announce the birth of their daughter, Brooke Ann Radem-acher, born October 2, 2011 at 4:29 a.m. at the CentraCare Health System-Melrose.

Brooke weighed 8 pounds, 13 ounces and measured 21 1/2 inches in length.

Brooke is welcomed home by her big sister, Molly. Grandparents are Rich and Karen Rademacher of New

Munich and Steve and Brenda Douvier of Albany. Great-grandparents are Ralph and Marge Budde of Avon, MaryAnn (Douvier) Schonher and Carell Schonher of West Salem, WI.

Brooke Ann Rademacher

Please join us in praying for our na-tion on Saturday, Oct. 15 at 12-noon.

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Obituaries

Hildegard E. Steinhofer-LochMass of

Christian burial celebrating the life of Hildegard E. Steinhofer-Loch, age 83, of Albany will be 11 AM, Friday, October 7, 2011 at Seven Dolors Catholic Church in Albany. Father Michael Naughton will officiate,

and burial will take place in St. Anthony’s Catholic Cemetery in Watkins following the service. Hildegard passed away late Monday evening surrounded by her family at Mother of Mercy Nursing Home in Albany. Friends may call from 4-8 PM, Thursday, October 6, 2011 at Seven Dolors Catholic Church and again from 10 AM until the time of the

service on Friday at the church. Hildegard was born March 18, 1928

in Freeport to George and Rosa (Fabeck) Linn. She married Leander Steinhofer on September 15, 1945. The couple lived in the Albany area. After Leander’s death in 1981, she married Eugene Loch on October 30, 1982. Hilda and Eugene lived in Watkins until Eugene’s death in 2000. Hilda owned and managed 2 bars, the Dugout of Albany, and Hilda’s Liquor of Watkins. Hilda was also a sewer for Fingerhut and Litchfield Garment before retiring in 1999. She was most recently a member of Seven Dolors Catholic Church of Albany, and was also a lifetime member of the Watkins and Seven Dolors Christian Mothers.

Hildegard is survived by her children, Joyce (Valerian “Larry”) Gerads, Albany; June (Richard) Hughes, Jefferson, TX; Chuck (Karelle) Steinhofer, Paynesville; her sister Martha (Urban) Grausam, Fridley; her son-in-law Elmer Rakotz, Sartell; her 7 grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren, and 1 great-great-grandchild.

She is preceded in death by her parents George and Rosa Linn, her husbands Leander Steinhofer, and Eugene Loch, her daughter Jane Rakotz, her 8 brothers and 1 sister, and her infant great-grandchildren Connor and Tyler Abraham.

James A. RakotzMass of

Christian burial celebrating the life of James Alois Rakotz, age 58, of St. Anthony was held at 11 AM, Monday, October 3, 2011 at St. Anthony Catholic Church in St. Anthony. Father Michael Naughton officiated. James died peacefully

in his home surrounded by his family Wednesday morning.

James was born November 30, 1952 in Little Falls to Louis and Eleanore (Linn)

Rakotz. He grew up in St. Francis but after his marriage to Helen Woitalla on August 17, 1974 the couple moved to St. Anthony where he lived the rest of his life. Jim worked his entire life as a farmer. He was a member of St. Anthony’s Catholic Church in St. Anthony.

James is survived by his wife Helen Rakotz, St. Anthony; his children Michael (Lea Boom) Rakotz, Albany; Gary (Holly) Rakotz, Albany; Dennis Rakotz, Melrose; Rachael (Dustin) Gould, Ramsey; Ryan (Angie) Rakotz, Zimmerman; his 8 grandchildren; and his brother John (Marsha) Rakotz, St. Francis.

He is preceded in death by his mother and his father Louis and Eleanore Rakotz.

Arrangements were with the Miller-Carlin Brenny Funeral Home of Albany.

Rueben J. ZenzenRueben J.

Zenzen, age 62 of Melrose, died peacefully on Sunday, October 2, 2011 at his home in Melrose, Minnesota. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, Oct. 7, 2011 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Melrose. Interment will follow the

lunch at Saints Peter and Paul Cemetery in Elrosa.

Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday and from 9 to 10:30 a.m. Friday at the Patton-Schad Funeral Home in Melrose. Parish prayers will be held at 5 p.m. Thursday evening at the funeral home.

Rueben Joseph Zenzen was born June 24, 1949 in Melrose, Minnesota to George and Ernestine (Ritter) Zenzen. On September 14, 1973 he married Jean Schmidt at Saints

Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Elrosa. Rueben retired on July 29, 2011 after 35 years working as an electrical lineman at Stearns Electric Association. He was a member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Melrose and the United Steel Workers Union #8392. Rueben enjoyed outdoor activities including, hunting, fishing, driving four-wheeler, and spending time at the new cabin. He was a people person who loved being around others, especially playing with his grandchildren. Rueben also enjoyed his morning cup of coffee.

Survivors include his wife, Jean Zenzen of Melrose; children, Jamey Zenzen of Barnesville and Briana (Carl) Worms of Melrose; grandchildren, Taylor Swenson, Hunter Zenzen, Kaden Zenzen, Carsyn Worms, and Kendra Worms; brothers and sister, Donna (Paul) Jenc of Long Prairie, Harold (Carol) Zenzen of Elrosa, and Donald (Judy) Zenzen of Elrosa.

Rueben was preceded in death by his parents; infant daughter, Lindsey Marie Zenzen on August 5, 1982; and infant sisters, Dorothy Zenzen and Doreen Zenzen.

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Elmer SchleperMass of

Christian Burial was held Saturday, October 1, 2011 at St. Martin Catholic Church in St. Martin for Elmer Schleper, 87, who died of cancer Sunday evening, September 25, 2011 at his home surrounded by family. Burial

followed at the St. Catherine Cemetery in Farming.

Elmer was born in Farming on November 10, 1923 to Herman and Mary (Dingmann) Schleper. He graduated from Albany High School in 1943 and played baseball, football, basketball, and also boxed in high school. He served as baseball player/coach his senior year at Albany. He was an avid supporter of Albany High School athletics until his death. On September 17, 1951, Elmer married Marcelline Weidner in St. Anthony’s Catholic Church, Regal. Elmer was a farmer his entire life; he and Marcelline took over the family farm west of Farming. He was a member of St. Catherine’s Catholic Church all his life until the church closed in May, 2011. He sang in the St. Catherine’s choir for over 50 years, had been a lector at St. Catherine’s, and was a member and past officer of St. Catherine Catholic Aid Society. Elmer was a charter member and past Grand Knight of the Fr. Pierz Council of the Knights of Columbus. He had been a member of the Stearns Electric Assn. Trust Board, and was a member of the St. Martin Lions and Farming Sportsmen’s Clubs.

Elmer was actively involved in central Minnesota baseball and was one of the original members of the Farming amateur baseball team, which was founded in 1938. He was the manager of the team for 23 years and played amateur baseball for 45 years. In 1982 Elmer was inducted into the Minnesota Amateur Baseball Hall of Fame. He was also a member of the Farming Baseball Hall of Fame and the Albany High School Huskies

Hall of Fame. He served as a baseball and softball umpire for the Minnesota State High School League for 37 years.

Survivors include Elmer’s children: Ramona (Jim) Myott, Minneapolis; Anna Marie (Ron) Jonas, Jacobs Prairie; Janice (Don) Lokken, Ramsey; Theresa Gillespie, Fort Worth, Texas; Patricia (Bruce) Bechtold, St. Joseph; Michael (Assia), Farming; Stephen (Barb), Colorado Springs, Colorado; Beverly, Champlin; Suzanne, St. Cloud; Peter (Heide), Avon; Jacquelyn (Tom) Humphrey, Elk River; sister, Hildegard Mehr, Farming, and 22 grandchildren.

Elmer was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Marcelline; son-in-law, Bob Gillespie; sister, Leona Schaefer, and brothers, Raymond, Albert, Urban, Paul, Edmund, and Joseph.

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The follow-ing emotional chronology took place 10 years ago, just 4 days before my 50th birthday.

(You can imagine how well I took turn-ing 60 this year.

Perhaps the picture I included will give you an idea.)

The chronology:I’m OK about it. Really. Really I

am. My husband, Bob, is planning a sur-prise. I’m excited.

“How does it feel to be almost 50?” Bob asked.

“Great! I don’t go for the hype. It’s only a number.”

Three days before my birthday. I’m crying.

“It’s just a state of mind,” Bob said, patting my shoulders.

“Yeah. Like a heart attack.”“Life begins at 50,” he said.I pointed to my droopy chest. “Tell

that to these. They died last week.”Two days before my birthday.“I’m staying in bed.”“Come on,” he coaxed. “You look

terrific for . . . ”“For what, Bob? For fifty? How

about I look good for a forgetful, sleep-less, loose skinned, low slung, night vision-less person who spends three quarters of the day yelling, ‘It’s HOT in here!’?”

“That’s not exactly what I meant.”One day before my birthday.I can’t stop singing. “Nooooo - body

knooows . . . the troubles I’ve seen.”

A Star on the Silver Screen at Age Fifty -By Saralee PerelI haven’t showered. I’m wearing a ratty old bathrobe that used to be yellow. And the cat won’t come near me.

“You have to stop this!” Bob shook my shoulders.

I slowly looked up at him, saw the love in his eyes, knew the concern in his heart, felt his gentle strong arms holding me up by my shoulders and sluggishly belted out, “Fifteen tons . . . and what do you get? Another day older and deep-er in debt.”

He dropped me. So the birthday arrived. We had

planned a quiet day at the movies . . . I thought.

Bob lugged me out of bed. “Please shower,” he said. “The dog’s rolling around on your bathrobe.”

After my shower, I felt better. That was because I opened a huge present.

“Oooooh! Fortune cookies! I love them!”

Bob had found a company that makes, with a minimum order of 200, individually wrapped fortune cookies with personalized messages. One mes-sage was, “Nobody doesn’t like Sara-lee.” I’d love to tell you the others, but even Bob, as sweet as he is, can have re-ally bad taste.

And then, I knew something else was in the works because Bob was be-having like a maniac.

“Hurry up!” He grabbed another present out of my hands, tossed it on the couch and pushed me out the door.

“Hey!” I said. “If we’re late, we’ll just miss the previews.”

When we got to the theater, there was a ticket line with over 40 people. A red flush rose from Bob’s neck and he started shaking.

“I’d rather you not drop dead on my birthday, Bob.”

“Get popcorn!” he yelled, pushing me away.

“You see?” I said when we got to our seats. “It’s still pre-views.”

Then I heard a loud and unusual murmuring in the audi-ence. I looked around, expect-ing perhaps a surprise party. But nobody was looking at me. They were staring at the screen.

I looked up to see what the ruckus was about. They weren’t showing previews anymore. In-stead, in beautiful cinematic col-or and filling the whole screen was, HAPPY 50TH BIRTH-DAY, SARALEE! LOVE, BOB.

There were no ads for the theater company at the movies that day. And the previews were cut short. And that was so Bob could make my day spectacular, and along with that, my life of course.

And so I learned 3 things.1. Bob knows hi-tech folks at a film

production company who, with 3 won-derfully open-minded people who work at the theater, figured out how to make this happen.

2. With age, windows close. With age, windows open. Much of the closing and opening is our own doing.

3. The people at the fortune cookie company should have had Bob arrested.

Award-winning columnist, Saralee Perel, can be reached at [email protected]/ Please “Like” her new Facebook Community Page: Saralee Perel Presents Gracie, My 4-Footed Coach.

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Upsala Area Schools held their coronation last Sunday afternoon. The 2011 Homecoming royalty is Queen Brianna Westrich and King Kevin Ripplinger. Photo submitted by Curtis Robertson.

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Cub Scouts from Pack 24 of Upsala spent a day having fun and learning at the castle at Parker Scout Reservation last weekend. They tried out levers and pulleys while learning about the career of engineering, baked cookies in a box oven, learned to tie square knots and clove hitches, and tried their hand at archery. Submitted by Linda Piasecki.

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Marv and Carol Johnson treated a group of Senior Citizens to a pontoon ride on beautiful Mound Lake. The weather was perfect and the tour was much appreciated by those who took part. This is an annual event provided by the Johnsons. Photo submitted by Harry Grammond.

By John YoungTodd County Sheriff Pete

Mikkelson along with Mark Bliven from the Department of Corrections led a community notification meeting last Thursday evening in Grey Eagle. The meeting was to notify the community that a level 3 sex offender was moving into the city of Grey Eagle on October 6, 2011. About 100 area residents attended

the meeting in the old Grey Eagle Village Hall.

Dustin Gene Ayres, DOB 5/3/1982, was convicted in 2005 with fondling of an 8 year old girl and he was once again charged in 2006 after a similar contact with a 16 year old female. In both cases, he was known by the victims and he took advantage of their sleeping state to gain access. Ayres plead guilty in the

second offense to the charge of burglary and received a 39 month sentence.

In 2010 and 2011 he violated some of the stipulations of his probation while he was residing in Sauk Centre. Each time he returned to jail for some additional time. His current incarceration was the result of his March 2011 violation.

Ayres is being released with many stipulations. He must complete a sex offender program, he must not have contact with minors, he must comply with electronic surveillance as

directed, he must submit to a polygraph Community Notification Meeting Held in Grey Eagle Meeting continued to pg 8


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Meeting continued from page 7as directed, he can not use alcohol or illegal drugs, he can not own or operate any device that can access the internet, and he must spend 40 hours a week engaged in productive activities: including treatment, work, or some form of education.

While serving his probation period, he has the right to work, attend training, seek education, receive treatment, and shop in local stores that don’t sell ‘on sale’ liquor. He can also use community services such as the laundry mat and

he can attend church services. In any situation, he is not allowed to have contact with or engage minors.

Mark Bliven of the Department of Corrections wanted to remind residents that having a level 3 offender in the community shouldn’t change life as residents know it. “There are many people out there that you just don’t know about.” Officer Bliven was referring to many others that live in the surrounding communities that have been released for various crimes that do not have to be reported as a level 3 sex offender does. He suggested that as a smaller community, residents are in a unique position to watch out for unusual activity and report those to the Sheriff’s office. “The community members are our eyes and ears,” commented Sheriff Mikkelson.

Ayres will be under the observation of three Intensive Release Agents. These agents will have the responsibility to monitor Ayres activities and randomly check to make sure he isn’t violating his probation. These officers will be in close contact with the Todd County Sheriff’s

Department as they monitor Ayres’ progress in the community. “If you see anything suspicious, call the Todd County Sheriff’s Department. We would rather have you call as soon as you see something rather than wait two days to tell us,” stated Sheriff Mikkelson.

Mark Bliven continued, “If you see something suspicious, call the Sheriff’s office. We would rather you call and have them sort that [the suspicious activity] out. We can’t be everywhere and see everything.”

Ayres will be residing on Minnesota Street in Grey Eagle. He has family in the area for support and he will be staying with a friend in Grey Eagle. While in Grey Eagle, he will be under surveillance with a GPS ankle monitoring system and his time away from home will be limited to day time hours with his curfew at 10:00 pm.

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By Jon Kringen, LPGE SuperintendentDemographic Data: Last week’s

column discussed enrollment data for the Long Prairie-Grey Eagle School District, this week’s column will high-light some demographical data from the 2010-11 school year; source document for this information is the Minnesota Department of Education website: http://education.state.mn.us/ReportCard2005/demographics.

EthnicityWhite 65%Hispanic 32%Other 3%

Student-related DataLimited English Proficiency 23%Special Education 13%Poverty 55%

Trend Data: A review of information for current students indicates that our percentage of Hispanic students overall is increasing, especially at the elemen-tary level where one class is just over 50%.

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Notes from the Capitol By State Rep. Paul Anderson

R e p u b l i -can legislators launched a pro-gram called “Re-form 2.0” Sept. 27 at a meeting in Willmar. In all, four members of the House, in-cluding major-ity leader Matt Dean, were on hand, in addition to senators Joe

Gimse and majority leader Amy Koch. A good-sized crowd of approximately 40 offered suggestions and asked questions about state and federal policies. Dean opened the meeting by saying that we were on hand to listen. He added that “change” can sometimes be difficult to achieve, but several reform ideas were enacted during the last session and more are being looked at for the upcoming session, slated to begin January 28th of next year.

Unfunded mandates were one of the first topics of discussion, with several of

those in attendance asking that no new mandates be enacted during the upcom-ing session, especially if funding was not available. One example brought up by Kandiyohi County officials was the mandate that all operating elevators in the state be brought up to current code levels. (We’re not talking grain eleva-tors here, but the ones that transport people from floor to floor in buildings). The original deadline has passed, but an extension was granted to allow more time to get the work done. In Kandiyohi County alone, the cost of compliance with this mandate could be several hun-dred thousand dollars.

The duplication of state and federal rules was brought up as another example of how time-consuming it can be to ob-tain the necessary permits from multiple levels of government. The general feel-ing seemed to be one of reducing regula-tion and letting businesses do what they do best. Items such as matching state de-preciation schedules with the IRS were mentioned as examples of how the entire process could be made easier.

One school official in attendance commented on how the state’s open enrollment program adds to schools’ transportation expense. Residents in her district have reported two or three buses from neighboring schools traveling past the same location, on their way to pick up open-enrolling students.

A city official told of her town’s at-tempt to comply with new regulations for waste-water treatment plants. “We can hardly afford the upgrades under current guidelines,” she said, “and new regulations being proposed by the EPA and Pollution Control Agency will add a million dollars to the cost of our proj-ect.”

This is a busy time of year. Church breakfasts and dinners are in full swing, in addition to many organizations hav-ing annual meetings around this time. The Sauk River Watershed recently cel-

ebrated 25 years of doing good things in the area all the way from Lake Osakis down through the chain of lakes in the Richmond area and beyond. The Sibley State Park Improvement Association held its annual meeting Sept. 28 and heard a report from new manager Jack Nelson. A contingent of horse-riding enthusiasts was on hand to lobby for more trails in the park. With less private land to ride on, one person said, trails on public land are becoming more im-portant. With additional trails to ride on, it was pointed out, visitors would stay longer than just an afternoon and utilize more of the park’s services. A new “Park Plan” for Sibley will be initiated in the near future, with a public input meeting scheduled for Oct. 18th at the park.

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

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The Upsala Swanville Area Patriots traveled to Long Praire/Grey Eagle last Friday night for a conference matchup. USA scored first with a 9 yard pass from Derek Pfeiffer to Garret Wolf (pictured) to take a first quarter 8-0 lead with the two point conversion. LPGE came back to score and take the game into half time down by 2. Both teams scored in the 4th quarter and USA held on for the 15-12 win. Mitch Lange led the USA rushing attack with 83 yards on 15 carries. The Patriots have 3 wins and 2 losses on the season. Photo by Nate Knudtson.

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Local Municipality Minutestion to have the maintenance men take down the tin shed and the high fence that surrounds the pond and leave up and repair the shorter fence. The cable fence along the grass on the north side of the ac-cess should be taken down also. Tim Grittner seconded the motion. All members voted in favor, motion carried.

Josh Larum is asking for a land use permit to put up a deck on the SE side of his house. The planning and zoning states the plans meet all the city requirements. Tim Grittner made a motion to give Larum the land use permit to build the deck. AJ Johnson seconded the motion. All members voted in favor, motion carried. The permit fee of $50.00 has already been received.

The Swanville Rural Fire Association assessment for 2011-2012 is $3,187.89. A check in that amount will be issued to the Fire Association.

The levy certification for 2012 was looked at and discussed. Tim Grittner made a motion to levy upon the taxable property in the City of Swanville for the year 2011 and payable in 2012 the fol-lowing: $67,500.00 General Fund and $11,233.05 in the Debt Service Fund, for a total of $78,733.05. AJ Johnson seconded the motion. All members voted in favor, motion carried.

The city park building rental was discussed. It was decided that because of maintenance of the building and the raising propane and electricity costs the rent has to be raised. Jim Molitor made a mo-tion to raise the rental $25.00 start-ing January 1, 2012. He also added that a $200.00 refundable damage deposit must be made to hold the date. Tim Grittner seconded the mo-tion. All members voted in favor, motion carried. The park building

Swanville CitySeptember 6, 2011

Minutes of the Swanville City Council meeting held in the Swan-ville Community Center on Tues-day, September 6, 2011. The meet-ing was called to order at 7:30 p.m. with the following members pres-ent: Sandy Peterson, Jim Molitor, Jim Piekarski, AJ Johnson, and Tim Grittner. Also present: Mark Hal-len, Reporter Tina Snell and Brain Zapzalka.

Minutes of the Swanville City Council meeting held August 2, 2011 were read. Jim Piekarski made a motion to accept the minutes as read. Jim Molitor seconded the mo-tion. All members voted in favor, motion carried.

The treasures report was given. A motion was made by Jim Moli-tor and seconded by AJ Johnson to approve the treasurer’s report. All members voted in favor, motion carried.

Mayor Peterson read to the council an agreement that was writ-ten up for the electronic welcome to Swanville sign with the First State Bank and the City of Swan-ville. After discussion, Jim Molitor made a motion to accept and sign this agreement with the First State Bank. Tim Grittner seconded the motion. All members voted in fa-vor, motion carried.

The abandon house on 107 Berkey Avenue was discussed. The price for the demolition of the house went up because of the shed behind the house and appliances in the house that was not figured in the first bid. After discussion, Jim Molitor made a motion to give the Lundeen’s the new bid figure with the payment plan. AJ Johnson sec-onded the motion. All members voted in favor, motion carried.

Lake Pepin access was dis-cussed. Jim Piekarski made a mo-

rental prices are as follows: $100.00 family reunions; $125.00 gradua-tion & anniversaries; $150.00 wed-dings.

Copies of the city appraisal was looked at and discussed. This request appraisal was conducted because of the PFA water and road project loan.

Mayor Peterson gave a re-port on the library project. She had received a bid to remodel the Waltman Appraisal building for $31,000.00. There was discussion from the council. The Mayor stated she would check into funding and grants and report back.

The Mayor and Clerk would like to attend the League of MN Cities conference in Royalton on September 21. The cost is $40.00 a person. Jim Piekarski made a motion to send the Mayor and the Clerk to the conference. Jim Moli-tor seconded the motion. All mem-bers voted in favor, motion carried.

It was reported to the council that there is a resident collecting junk in the back yard for recycling. This is not allowed in a residential district. A letter will be sent with a 15 day notice to clean this up.

The following claims were presented for payment. Members of the Council were furnished with a listing. Tim Grittner 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 4, 2011, 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 9:15 p.m.

Julie Hollermann, City Clerk/Treasurer

Senior Dining Menus: October 10 - 14Albany

Grey Eagle & Upsala

MON., OCT. 10: Sloppy Joe, bun, sea-soned potato sticks, corn, applesauce.

TUE., OCT. 11: Liver/onions or ham-burger patty, whipped potatoes, gravy, mixed vegetables, peanut butter bar.

WED., OCT. 12: Mushroom/onion pork chop, baked potato/sour cream, vegetable medley, dinner roll, sugar cookie.

THUR., OCT. 13: Roast beef, whipped potatoes, gravy, green beans, pineapple tid-bits.

FRI., OCT. 14: Oriental chow mein/rice, Oriental vegetables, mandarin oranges, fortune cookie.

~ The Lighter Side Menu ~MON., OCT. 10: Oriental chicken sal-

ad, fruit, dinner roll, applesauce.TUE., OCT. 11: Ham/broccoli pasta

toss, garden salad, peanut butter bar.WED., OCT. 12: Baked potato w/chili/

cheese, Italian lettuce salad, dinner roll, sug-ar cookie.

THUR., OCT. 13: Beef enchilada w/

MON., OCT. 10: Salisbury steak, boiled potatoes, green beans, cookie.

TUE., OCT. 11: Pork roast, mashed po-tatoes, gravy, beets, cake.

WED., OCT. 12: Pizza casserole, Calif. blend vegetables, garlic toast, banana.

THUR., EVENING OCT. 13: Sweet/sour chicken, rice, fruited gelatin, bread pudding.

FRI., OCT. 14: Meatloaf, baked potato, squash, pudding/topping.* Bread and skim milk served with each meal.

Grey Eagle Dining Site: 320-285-4481Upsala Dining Site: 320-573-4435

rice/lettuce/tomato/onions/refried beans, pineapple tidbits.

FRI., OCT. 14: Broccoli cheese quiche, fruit, breadstick, mandarin oranges. * Bread and skim milk served with each meal.

Albany: 320-845-4070


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October 1, 2011: At 7:38 p.m., a car versus horse and horse rider collision was reported on 315th Street near Chokecher-ry Road in rural Burtrum. The Todd Coun-ty Sheriff’s Department, Grey Eagle Fire and Rescue and Long Prairie Ambulance responded to the scene.

A group of horse riders were north-bound on 315th Ave. when a riderless horse broke free from the group and gal-loped ahead on the road. A few of the rid-ers attempted to catch the stray horse and were met by Jessica Muellner who was northbound, driving a 97 Ford Escort. Jessica didn’t see the horses until it was too late and collided with one of them, totaling the car, and severely injuring the horse, owned by Stephanie Dirkes of Grey Eagle. The horse rider, a 13 year old fe-male from Grey Eagle, was transported to the Long Prairie Hospital and was treated and released with minor injuries. Jessica was taken by private vehicle to the Sauk Centre Hospital for abrasions on her hand. Due to the extent of injury to the horse, a local veterinarian euthanized it at the scene. The contributing factors of the col-lision were the dusk/dark light conditions and the horse being black in color.

October 3, 2011: At 2:30 p.m. the Todd County Sheriff’s Office received a call from a Todd County resident re-garding a possible mail scam complaint.

The reporting party is a self employed business owner. He received a bill from Platinum C Solutions from Montreal QC Canada. It was an invoice stating that the company had some advertising done and the payment was due. Upon receiving the payment of $650, the account was to be closed per the client’s request. The report-ing party reports that he has never been in contact with any advertising agency for his self operated business. All residents are asked to be cautious before sending any money or payments to companies that you are not familiar with.

October 3, 2011: At 3:08 p.m. the Todd County Sheriff’s Office received a call from Marion Nohner on County Road 2 in rural Grey Eagle. Marion was calling to report that her mailbox had been dam-aged between 11 p.m. on Sept. 30, 2011 and the early hours of Oct. 1, 2011. If you have information on this incident, please call the Todd County Sheriff’s Office at 800-794-5733.


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