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Friday, May 20, Diane

ortenberry, 51, was killed in

ordon Township,

ear Lake Osakis, in

hat officials said

ppears to be a bur-

ary gone wrong.

She was found dead

n her home around

40 pm when her son

ame home from work.

odd County Sheriff 

ete Mikkelson said itppeared that she

ame home after hav-

ng lunch with co-

orkers to a burglary

n process and was

illed.

Fortenberry was

ansported to the

ong Prairie Hospital,

here she was pro-

ounced dead. An

utopsy was per-

rmed by the Anoka

ounty medical exam-

ner. The Preliminary reports

eveal that she died as a result of 

lunt force trauma.The Bureau of Criminal

pprehension is investigating

several leads along with the

Todd County Sheriff ’s Office.

Sheriff Mikkelson reported

the following items were missing

from the residence:

• Large amount of collectorcoins and currency, including

rolls of Susan B Anthony or

Eisenhower silver dollars; buffa-

lo nickels; wheat pennies; Indian

Head coins; $5 silver coins; $2

bills; silver C notes

$100 bills

• 32” Westing-

house flat screen TV

• Vexilar depth

finder

• DVD player with

surround sound

• HP Pavilion lap-

top• Jewelry box con-

taining a sapphire

ring, ruby ring, Black

Hills gold jewelry,

Montana silver jewel-

ry items

• X box

Sheriff Mikkelson

is urging people to

contact them if any-

thing unusual or out

of the ordinary was

noticed in the Osakis

area recently. Contact

the Todd County Sheriff’s Office

at 800-794-5733 or 320-732-

2157.

A community newspaper serving Browerville, MN and surrounding areas. USPS 067-560

Thursday, May 26, 2011

 Volume 94; Number 50

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Wed. May 25 

 Partly Cloudy

67°/40° 

Thur. May 26 

 Partly Cloudy

62°/41° 

Fri. May 27 

Showers

60°/45° 

Sat, May 28

T-Showers

67°/50° 

Sun. May 29

T-Storms

66°/53° 

 Mon. May 30

Few Showers

71°/53° 

Tue. May 31

Showers

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Burglary gone wrong results indeath of Osakis woman

Lions Club makes many community donationsRunaway SUV damages

chiropractic building

 Browerville Lions Club President Bob Schaefer presented a check for $5,000 to Mike Aksamit

who accepted the donation on behalf of the Heritage Days Committee. Club Gambling Manager,

Tad Hoefs, left, says the club has also made donations of $550.00 to the Special Olympics,

$600.00 to Vacation Bible School, $650.00 for flowers for the City of Browerville, $1,000.00 to

 Relay for Life, and nearly $3,000.00 to the Browerville Ambulance Squad. The Lions Club will

also be the main sponsors for an upgrade and renovation project planned for Motzko Field.

On May 16, at 4:19 pm, the

heriff’s office received a call of 

n accident in the City of 

rowerville. Belinda Prather,

ural Clarissa, had parked her

Chevrolet

S-10 Blazer

on Main St.

in front of 

city hall.

She left the

SUV run-

ning and

when she

returned to

her vehicle

approx. five

m i n u t e s

later, she

saw it had

rolled one

block in

reverse and

struck the

Browerville

Chiroprac-

tic Clinic.

The vehicle

was not

d a ma g e d ;

the build-

ing sus-

tained moderate damage. No

other vehicles, buildings, or

pedestrians were injured.

Todd County Sheriff Pete Mikkelson addressed

the media during a press conference held at 10:00

a.m. May 21st.

Memorial Day Program 2011Monday, May 30

Master of Ceremonies Tom Oven

National Anthem BHS Band

Invocation Pastor Nate Loer

Pledge of Allegiance Public

Selection BHS Band

Meaning of Memorial Day

Tribute Over Graves Commanders & Presidents

 American Legion 293

 Veterans of Foreign Wars 8391

Flag Folding Ceremony

Benediction Pastor Nate Loer

Salute to the Dead Firing Squad

 Veterans of Foreign Wars 8391

 American Legion 293

Taps

Parade begins at 10 am

at the Browerville High School

ending at Evergreen Cemetery.

In case of inclement weather

program will be held at the high school.