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By Rin Porter

At their August 8 meeting, the Eagle

Valley School Board decided the school

district will ask voters only to renew the

existing school levies in November, not to

increase any levies. The two existing

excess school levies have been in effect

for the past eight and ten years.

There had been discussion at past

meetings about increasing the levies or

asking for additional levies, but the board

chose not to do that, out of consideration

for the current economic situation that

many people find themselves in.

Also at the August 8 meeting, the

board heard reports from the districts

head custodians about the progress of

cleaning, updating, and remodeling going

on in both the Clarissa and Eagle Bend

buildings in preparation for the start of

school in September. At the Clarissa

building, where all K-12 students will

attend school for the first time this fall, the

remodeling projects and cleaning have

been completed. The only remaining work

to be done is install several new fire doors

that have been ordered, but have not

arrived, install the student lockers moved

over from Eagle Bend, and clean and buff

the halls. Sentenced To Service (STS)

crews did a lot of the heavy work for the

school district during the summer, and the

board thanked Charlie Turilla and Todd-

Wadena Community Corrections for their

assistance.

At the Eagle Bend building, extensive

cleaning is almost completed, and the

Freshwater Education office move into the

building is underway. The district office is

being cleaned, and the boiler readied for

start-up.

The school board approved contracts

for milk and dairy products with Kemps,

and bread and bakery products from Pan-

o-Gold. These companies were the low

bidders, but even so their bids included

price increases across the board for milk,

dairy products, bread, and bakery prod-

ucts. Because of this, the school board

also voted to increase the cost of hot

meals by five cents.

After discussion during the past sever-

al meetings, the board voted to switch to

the SMART finance software for the

schools business office. Superintendent

Jim Madsen told the board the pros and

cons of the SMART system compared to

the current Skyward system. Board mem-

bers agreed it would be better to change

to the SMART system. The change will

be completed in August.

The district is currently searching to fill

a position in the business office due to the

retirement of long-time employee Pam

Pontius. Mr. Madsen said this was a good

time to change software since a new

employee would have to learn the system,

no matter what it was. Interviews took

place recently, and Mr. Madsen recom-

mended the position be offered to a high-

ly qualified applicant. The new position

would be four days per week. The board

voted to offer the position to the applicant

Mr. Madsen and Principal Barry Johnson

recommended. Before the new employee

starts work and while she is learning the

software system, the district will most like-

ly contract out payroll and bill-paying to

the city of Eagle Bend.

The board made two other personnel

decisions at the meeting. The board

accepted the resignation of Sue Nelson, a

long-serving paraprofessional employee,

with thanks for her service to the district,

and approved the appointment of new

teacher Kay Kaluza as junior high volley-

ball coach.

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WEEKLY WEATHER REPORT

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The Edward Host Family of Todd County

Area lake levels are unusually high

EV SchoolDistrict will ask

voters only forrenewal of levies

George and Catherine Host

Thunder Lake near Browerville is one of many lakes tha

have higher than normal water levels due to heavy rain

received in the past couple of weeks. Submitted photos.

By Rin Porter

The Hosts are a large family

who have been in Todd County

for over 100 years. Our research

shows they all are descended

from one man who came to

America from Hessen-

Darmstadt in the early

1830s.mHere is the story, as

best we can determine, of

Edward Hosts ancestors and

descendants.

Sometime in the early 1830s,

Joseph Michael Host came to

America from Hessen-Darmstadt, a Grandduchy

located in Europe on the left

side of the Rhine River, and

part of Germany today. When

Joseph Michael Host was born

in 1807, there was no nation of

Germany. Josephs father was

also named Joseph Michael

Host, according to the Bugbee

Family Tree on Ancestry.com.

The Bugbee Family Tree

states that Joseph Michael Host

married Anna M. Westrich, who

was born in Bavaria in 1816.

They were married in New York

in 1836.

A Naturalization Petition on Ancestry.com shows that on

April 13, 1840, Joseph Host

applied for U.S. Citizenship and

was naturalized in New York

City.

Sometime between 1840 and

1842, Joseph and Anna Host

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Paws to ReadChildren of all ages are invit-

d to the Long Prairie Library

or Paws to Read, a special read-

ng experience, Sat., Aug. 27,

0:30 a.m. to 12 noon. Bring your

avorite book (or find one at the

brary) and enjoy a good read

with Sugar and her person

Barbara. Sugar is a mixed breed

og who loves to listen to a good

ook. Reading with Sugar helps

hildren gain confidence in their

eading skills. Barbara and

ugar are trained and certified

y Therapy Dogs International.aws to Read will be repeated on

he last Saturday of each month.

For more information, please

isit or call the library at 320-

32-2332.

Long Prairie Public Library

Hours: Mon. 2-8, Tue. 10-6, Wed. 2-

, Thurs. 10-6, Fri. 2-6, Sat. 10-1

Cushing/Big LakeSportsmans ClubAnnual Picnic

The Cushing/Big Lake Sports-

mans Club will hold its annual

icnic Saturday, August 20, 2011

eginning at noon. The club willrovide meat, corn and refresh-

ments, please bring a dish or

esert to share. The gun raffle

rawing will be held at 4 pm.

here will be silent auction,

ames and prizes throughout the

fternoon. Mem-bership regis-

ration will be available. If there

re questions, call Jeff Myrum

20-760-5379 or Joe Wippler

20-749-2212.

Learn about MedicareIf you or someone you know is

n Medicare or soon to be on

Medicare and under age 65,

earn more about programs that

an help cut your Medicare costs

t a free presentation at

Lakewood Health System, 3-4

m, Aug. 30, Sept. 27, or Oct. 25.

Benefit for Robert

Bob Gamache A spaghetti dinner and silent

auction will be held from 4-7 pm,

September 30, at the AmericanLegion, Long Prairie, for Bob

Gamache, of Clarissa, to help

defray medical expenses. Bob

was diagnosed with pneumonia

in February 2011, and then

developed a bacterial infection,

leading to surgeries, and dialy-

sis. He is now undergoing physi-

cal rehab.

Bob is the husband of Barb,

daughter of Frank and Betty

Pesta, and stepfather of Cheryl

(David) Holmquist, Clarissa, and

Missy Lewis, Sacramento, CA.

Treava Lundberg closesout Music in the Park

Treava Lundberg will present

the final concert in the Staples

Music in the Park series,

Sunday, August 21, at 7 PM. The

concert will be held in the

Northern Pacific (NP) Park

located at 625 6th St. NE.

Treava Lundberg is an enter-

tainer, composer, singer and

piano player whose repertoire

includes contemporary, gospel,

country, pop hits, and originals.

Youth football meetingBrowerville Area Youth

Football Meeting/Skills Nightwill be held Tuesday Aug. 23 at 6

PM in the High School Commons

Reminder:Keep educationreceipts for tax creditsand subtractions

With the new school year just

days away, the Minnesota

Department of Revenue is

reminding parents to save their

receipts from school supply pur-

chases. Doing so could qualify

them for tax credits or subtrac-

tions on their 2011 state income

tax returns.

There are two tax provisions

that help Minnesota families pay

expenses related to their childs

education: the refundable K-12

education credit and the K-12

education subtraction. Both pro-

grams reduce the tax parents

must pay and could provide a

larger refund when filing a 2011

Minnesota Individual Income

Tax Return. To qualify, parents

must have purchased education-

al services or required materials

during 2011 to assist with their

childs education. The child also

must be attending kindergarten

through 12th grade at a public,

private or home school.

School supplies can add up

quickly, said Revenue

Commissioner Myron Frans.

Holding onto receipts can saveparents money, making a big dif-

ference on a family budget at a

time when it matters most.

Generally, most expenses paid

for educational instruction or

materials qualify, including

paper, pens and notebooks; text-

books; rental or purchases of

educational equipment such as

musical instruments; computer

hardware and educational soft-

ware; after-school tutoring and

educational summer camps.

There are no income restrictions

to qualify for the education sub-

traction; income restrictions only

apply to the education credit.

Qualifying Income for

Education Credit:

Number of qualifying children

in K-12: Your household income

must be less than:

1-2......$37,5003............ $39,500

4...$41,5005...$43,5006 or more$43,500plus $2,000 for each additional qualifying

child

Even taxpayers who are not

required to file an income tax

return should do so in order to

claim a refund for the education

credit.

For more information, visit

the departments website at

www.taxes.state.mn.us or call

(651) 296-3781 or 1-800-652-

9094.

FIRST DAY

OF SCHOOLIS TUESDAY,

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HAPPENINGSThe Browerville Blade, Page 2 Thursday, August 18, 2011

What's the average amount spent by parents for back to school clothes every year? $7.4 bil-

lion on back to school clothing, and $2.2 billion in sales at bookstores

The estimated number of school enrollments for students throughout the nation is 55.5

million from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade.

14.2 million - Number of computers available for classroom use in the nation's 114,700 ele-

mentary and secondary schools; that comes down to 1 computer for every 4 students.100 percent of public schools have Internet access. In 1995 the proportion was 50 percent.

The Rewards of Staying in School - $83,144 average annual earnings of workers age 18 and older with an

advanced degree. This compares with $58,613 a year for those with bachelors degrees, $31,283 for those with

a high school diploma only and $21,023 for those without a high school diploma.

Where do you find the highest paid teachers in the USA? California - average annual salary, $63,640; low-

est paid teachers, South Dakota - average annual salary, $35,378. The national average is $50,758

Federal law mandates that school buses be painted yellow. In 1939 that color was created specifically for

use on school buses because black lettering would be seen easiest on it in early morning light when school

buses are picking up kids for school.

.You can teach a student a lesson for a day; but if you can teach him to learn by creating

curiosity, he will continue the learning process as long as he lives..........Clay P. Bedford

Peggys Potpourri

Browerville City Council meets

the second Thursday of the

month at 7 pm in the

Browerville City Hall

Lemon Zucchini Bread1 1/2 c. shredded zucchini 3/4 c. sugar1 egg 1/2 c. vegetable oil

1 1/2 c. flour 1/2 t. salt

1/2 t. baking soda 1/4 t. baking powder

1 t. cinnamon 2 t. lemon zest

Preheat oven to 325. Grease 8x4 inch loaf pan.

In a bowl, beat together the zucchini, sugar, egg, and oil. In a sepa-

rate bowl, sift together flour, salt, baking soda, and baking powder; stir

in cinnamon and lemon zest. Stir flour mixture into zucchini mixture

just until blended. Pour the batter into the prepared pan.

Bake 45 minutes, until a knife inserted in the center comes out

clean. Remove from heat, and cool about 10 minutes before turning out

onto a wire rack to cool completely.

Todd County Drop-In CenterFri. Aug. 19: 10 am - 1 pm,

Pine Grove Park, snack day &

yard games

Sat. Aug. 20: 2 - 5 pm, Party/

potluck at Bentzs

Tue. Aug. 23: 3:30 - 6 pm,

Game day

Tis zucchini season--so be sure and lock your car doors if you dont

want zucchini gifts! On the other hand, if you dont have a garden, and

want to bake some yummy zucchini bread, Im sure you could find a

friend or neighbor that would be willing to share a nice zucchini with

you.

A baby shower/open house for

Ashley Berg and Tanner Line

will be held Sunday, August 21,

1 pm, at St. Josephs Catholic

Church basement, Clarissa.

They are registered at Target.


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PEOPLE PAGEhe Browerville Blade, Page 3 Thursday, August 18, 2011

Greg Goligowski

Greg Goligowski, 44, Brower-

lle, passed away surrounded by

is family on Tuesday, August 9,

011 at his residence. Funeral serv-

es for Greg were held Friday,

ugust 12, 2011, at Christ the King

atholic Church, Browerville with

r. Peter VanderWeyst officiating.

Greg was born November 4,

966, in Browerville to Edward and

oris (Travis) Goligowski. He mar-ed Janet Kellen October 16, 1999

t Christ the King Catholic

hurch. He was a member of

hrist the King Catholic Church,

nights of Columbus, Big Lake

portsman's Club and Duck Camp.

Greg liked hunting, ice fishing,

unting, snowmobiling, hunting

nd, yes, more hunting. He also

ad an intense interest in WWII

military strategy and air power. He

specially enjoyed building com-

lex, very detailed, replicas of fight-

r planes and tanks. He was a phe-

omenal mathematician and

njoyed his machining job. Mostly

hough, Greg adored his familye was genuinely devoted to his

ife, Janet; fiercely proud of his

on, Max; and truly tickled pink

ith his daughter, Gia. He was

ved.

Greg is survived by his wife

anet and children Max and Gia of

rowerville; parents, Edward and

oris Goligowski, Browerville, sib-

ngs: Debbie (Jim) Wieshalla,

rowerville, Valerie Goligowski,

rooklyn Center, Sandy (Mike)

ausch, Randall, Kristie (Mike)

eeve, Spanaway, Washington and

many nieces, nephews and friends.

He was preceded in death by his

randparents. Arrangements by Iten Funeral

ome, Browerville.

Lester A. Zellgert

Lester A. Zellgert, 81, Grey

agle, passed away peacefully

August 10, 2011, at Lakewood

ealth System Care Center,

taples. Funeral services for Lester

ere held Saturday, August 13,

011, at St. John's Lutheran

hurch, Grey Eagle. Interment

as at the Minnesota State

Veterans Cemetery, Little Falls.

Lester was born April 3, 1930 in

Long Prairie to the late Albert and

Mable (Sandrock) Zellgert. He

graduated from high school in

1948. Lester enlisted in the Navy

in 1952, and served in the Korean

War as a 1st Class Yeoman on the

USS Rochester in Japan and

Guam. He was honorably dis-

charged in 1956.

On December 11, 1954, Lester

was united in marriage to Mavis

Rosenow at Trinity LutheranChurch, Long Prairie. They lived in

San Diego, California for two years

before settling on the family farm

where they raised four children. In

2005 Lester and Mavis moved to

Grey Eagle.

Lester held various jobs over his

lifetime. He farmed for many years,

worked for Hillig Implement as a

parts man, volunteer driver for 13

years, delivered papers for 17 years

and worked at Minnesota National

Bank as a custodian for 14 years.

Lester enjoyed visiting, playing

cards, going to auction sales, doing

crosswords, driving his John Deere

tractors, pitching for fast pitch soft-ball, and especially spending time

with his family. He was a member

of the VFW, American Legion and

St. John's Lutheran Church.

Religion was very important part of

Lester's life.

Lester is survived by his wife of

57 years, Mavis, Grey Eagle; chil-

dren: Loyde (Theresa) Zellgert,

Browerville, Cindy (Rick) Lemke,

Browerville, Kyle (friend Sharon)

Zellgert, Long Prairie, LeAnn

(Brooks) Johnson, Monticello;

grandchildren: Sarah, Danelle,

Jacob, Arcus, Josie, Bricker, Carl

and Marissa; four great grandsons

and one great granddaughter.He was preceded in death by his

parents; and brother Victor.

Lester will be missed by his fam-

ily, friends and relatives.

Arrangements by Iten Funeral

Home, Browerville.

Roy Buhl

Roy Buhl, 81, Browerville,

passed away August 10, 2011 at

Lakewood Health System, Staples.

Funeral services for Roy were held

Monday, August 15, 2011, at Christ

the King Catholic Church, Brower-

ville, with Fr. Peter VanderWeyst

officiating. Interment was at Christ

the King Catholic Cemetery,

Browerville.Roy was born February 5, 1930

in Iona Township to Frank and

Bertha (Mikel) Buhl. On June 2,

1955, he married Eva Dirkes at St.

Peter's Catholic Church, Brower-

ville. Roy worked for Land O Lakes

for 40 years until his retirement.

He was a member of Christ the

King Catholic Church, Knights of

Columbus and the American

Legion. Roy was a small engine

pilot for many years. He enjoyed

playing cards, visiting, riding

motorcycle, fishing, hunting and

especially spending time with his

children, grandchildren and dog

Buddy.

Roy is survived by his wife Eva,

Browerville, children: Theresa

(Loyde) Zellgert, Browerville, Babe

(Stan) Spychalla, Browerville, Bill

(Renae) Buhl, Browerville, Roy

(fianc Karen) Buhl Jr., Long

Prairie; siblings: Lloyd (Judy)

Buhl, Browerville, Irene McTighe,

San Antonio, Texas, Lucille (Tom)

Feela, Maple Lake; 11 grandchil-dren and seven great grandchil-

dren.

He was preceded in death by his

parents and sister Jeanette Burks.

Arrangements by Iten Funeral

Home, Browerville.

Marriagelicenses

Brian D. Kuelbs, Grey Eagle,

and Courtney AZimmer, Clarissa

Carlos M. Garcia Gonzalaz,

Long Prairie and Toni M.

Determan, Long Prairie

BirthsLakewoodHealth System

Joslyn and Kyle Keskitalo,

Henning, girl, Ariana Joy, 5 lbs 6

oz, August 4, 2011

Lisa and Charles Anderson,

Motley, boy, Waylen Axel, 6 lbs 7 oz,

August 5, 2011

Katherine and Shawn Jacobson,

Randall, boy, Shael Patrick, 7 lbs

15 oz, August 5, 2011

Ashley Yliniemi and Anthony

Prendiz, Park Rapids, girl, Cali Jo,7 lbs, August 6, 2011

Angela and Thomas Brodersen,

Motley, boy, Kody Thomas, 6 lbs 12

oz, August 8, 2011

Marsha and Jeremiah McMillen,

Backus, girl, Ava Marie, 10 lbs,

August 11, 2011

Jonathan KingJonathan King, son of Jerry and

Venus King, Cushing, has been

named to the Spring Semester

Deans List at Bemidji State

University. Students must ear a

minimum GPA of 3.25 for the

semester to be on the Deans List.

Homes for low- andvery-low income

MinnesotansCommunities in Greater

Minnesota will receive a much

needed boost from the Greater

Minnesota Housing Fund thanks

to $1.5 million in new funding

secured from the U.S. Department

of Treasury which will be invested

in the preservation of existing

affordable rental housing.

Greater Minnesota Housing

Fund, which has provided

Minnesota with over $130 millionin loans, grants and technical assis-

tance for affordable housing over

the past fifteen years, received a

$1.5 million grant from the U.S.

Department of the Treasury's

Community Development

Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI

Fund). GMHF will provide these

funds to affordable housing devel-

opers and organizations that are

acquiring and rehabilitating aging

affordable rental housing proper-

ties.

"Community developersthroughout Minnesota are increas-

ing their efforts to preserve and

improve the state's limited supply

of affordable rental housing", says

Warren Hanson, President and

CEO of the Housing Fund. "Much

of Minnesota's federally subsidized

housing, especially in rural areas,

was constructed more than 30

years ago and is now at-risk due to

declining conditions and expiring

rental assistance contracts", stated

Hanson. "These existing develop-

ments are home to more than

270,000 families, seniors, and dis-

abled, many who earn less than

$15,000 per year and cannot afford

market-rate housing if these

affordable homes are lost".

"Other federal resources for

housing have declined, and tradi-

tional lenders are unable to offer

the flexible financing the Housing

Fund can provide to restore these

rental apartments for some of the

state's most vulnerable residents,"

said Hanson.

GMHF will invest the $1.5 mil-

lion CDFI award in Greater

Minnesota communities over the

next two years. This is the third

funding award GMHF has secured

from the CDFI in the past three

years and was one of the largest

grants awarded nationally.

Looking Back50 years ago - Aug. 17, 1961

The FFA corn plot, located 1

1/2 mile north of Browerville on

Mr. Wil Meierhofers farm, was

doing fine. It measured well over

10, had a dark green color and

the ears were filling out very

well. Pictured viewing the corn

were FFA officers, Joe Sutton,

president, Ray Benning, vice

president, Pat Buhl, secretary,

Lyle Tesch, reporter, and Dale

Noska, sentinel.25 years ago - Aug. 21, 1986

The Commercial Clubs annu-

al free corn feed was a popular

event. About 200 people were

served all the corn they could

eat, dipped in butter donated by

Land O Lakes. The corn was

purchased from Bill Zigan and

cooked at Konetzkos.

Farmers Co-op Feed Store

attended the Browerville City

Council meeting and discussed

their request for railroad proper-

ty. The feed store wants to buil

a warehouse and fertilizer plan

The fire department would als

like to build a fire hall east o

Iten and Heids warehouse.

MilestonesHappy Birthday this wee

to: Aug. 17: Bruce John, Alic

Johnson, Julia Tepley, Jordan

Twardowski; Aug. 18: Lois

Johnson, Lloyd Hoelscher,

Daniel Drong, Amanda

Carpenter, Jerry King; Aug. 19:

Dawn Steinmetz, Florenc

Carlson, Sharon Host, Orry

Ziegler; Aug. 20: Mike Jeziorski,

Roger Benning, Dave Parteka,

Frank Kunerth; Aug. 21: Harol

Iten, Michael Nelson, Sta

Abrahamson, Dale Katterhagen,

Autumn Pechan, Nata

Noland; Aug. 22: Joe Jambor,

Cody Aksamit; Aug. 23: Greg

Ziegler, Toni Grotenhuis, Rya

Spindler, Elsie Dreher

Happy Anniversary thi

week to: Aug. 17: Mr. and Mrs.Keith Spandl, Lee and Mary

Matrinek; Aug. 19: Robert an

Dolly Sadlo, Jim and DeLores

Arrigoni; Aug. 22: Tom and Sand

Senske; Aug. 23: Tony an

Debbie Bednarz

It took Joe Jambor95 years

to get this old

Happy Birthday Joe

8-22-11

Shelly (Olmschenk) Trantina benefit

Shelly was diagnosed with vaginal cancer in July 2010. This

is a rare form of cancer (The University of MN Hospital sees

only two cases a year.) She has undergone and continues with

chemo and radiation treatments. Shelly must spend a lot of

time traveling to and from Minneapolis for treatments and is

currently unable to return to her job at Staples-Motley School.

A pig roast, silent auction, raffle, homemade items, and live

music benefit will be held Saturday, Sept. 3, from 12 noon to 4

pm, at the Grace and Cory Jyrkas farm, 37432 County 17,

Cushing. For more information call Grace, 320-594-6364 or

320-630-2968 or email: [email protected]

Donations may be sent to: Benefit for Shelly Trantina, Unity

Bank, 602 NE 4th St, Staples, MN 56479.

Obituaries


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OPINIONShe Browerville Blade, Page 4 Thursday,August 18, 2011

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Office Manager: Peggy Freyholtz

Ad Sales: Stacey Rushmeyer

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Dear friends,

Hello everyone. Lots going on again as the new school year approaches.

First, I would like to extend my sincere sympathy to the family of Greg

Goligowski. Although I did not know Greg well, I know many people who did,

and I have never heard one bad thing said about him. He was looked up to and

a respected member of the community, and father, husband and son. It is

always tragic when a family member is lost early in life, and more so when it

is to something as horrible as cancer. Anytime a young person succumbs to can-cer, it makes me take a deep look at myself, Greg was only a couple of years

older than I. And that could have just as easily been myself or someone else I

know.

Again, my sympathy goes out to his entire family.

Ok, on a more humorous note: I made a trip to Mille Lacs Lake on Saturday

with a friend of mine and his two teenage sons. This was the first time on the

big lake for me, and I was looking forward to the chance to fish some new

waters.

The day started out a little rough, literally. There were big waves the first

few hours we were on the lake, and it took all my trolling motor could do to keep

us on course. We caught a few fish right away, including a nice walleye, and

then things began to slow down a bit.

At this point we decided to try a different area of the lake. This proved to be

a good idea, and we soon landed another walleye and a few really nice small

mouth bass.

That was the end of our fishing for the day. Having run the trolling motor

hard for several hours, we had depleted the battery. No big deal, we figured wewould fire up the big motor and find a location to drift fish for a while. No go.

When I went to start the motor, it made a couple of pathetic cranks, and died.

The starting battery was dead, and we were dead in the water. Now, anyone

familiar with Mille Lacs knows this is not a lake you want to be stuck on. We

tried everything we could think of, even using my small vexilar battery to

power the trolling motor. This only lasted about 100 yards. The boys even tried

using my little paddle to get us near shore, but because they were fighting the

wind we made little headway.

Our only chance was to get the attention of a passing boat and hope they

would be kind enough to tow us back to the landing, luckily not too far away.

After a while a couple came near us on a jet ski, and they offered to give us a

hand getting off the lake.

The jet ski had two people on it, and my boat is not small or light Especially

with four people and all of their gear aboard. It took a while for them to pull us

in, but we made it back with no further incident.

I offered to pay the couple for their time and gas, but they refused, and told

us to have a great day. It is good to know that there is still people out there likethat. It was, however, a bit embarrassing getting a tow back to the landing from

a jet ski.

Ok. Its Monday morning and I again have a lot to do so I am going to cut

this off for now.

Ill write again later.

Aaron

A letter from

the country

Our morning routine starts

with drinking coffee on the

eck, and watching the wildlife.

Being so close to the lake and

he timber, weve been able to

njoy watching everything from

pair of indigo buntings hop-

ing around eating the weed

eeds that will eventually be our

awn to seeing does and fawns

walk down to the lake to get a

rink. Its a pleasant way totart the day.

Monday was typical. I was up

rst, made the coffee, and was

n my second cup when my wife

ame to join me. With the

weather being so extremely hot

uring most of the day, all the

wildlife in the area take advan-

age of the cooler early morning

ours. We had a good show from

he turkeys, deer, and song

irds before I had to leave for

work. My phone rang when I

was almost to the office. My wife

alled to tell me the horses had

somehow gotten into the lake

pasture and seemed scared. I

told her not to worry about

them; Id put them back when I

got home.

A half hour or so later, she

called again. She had continued

to drink coffee, enjoying the cool

morning, and watching nature

around her. The horses, that

had been standing together atthe top of the hill across the

lake, suddenly took off at a dead

run toward the cabin. Two

Percherons and two fat quarter

horses do not run unless they

think its absolutely necessary.

The deer standing near the

horses also took off like their

lives depended on it. Something

had definitely spooked them.

Several minutes later, she

thought she saw a deer walking

up the face of the dam. Since

she was then on one of her

extended conversations with

her sister, she was only half

paying attention. She firstnoticed the color was a little

lighter than most deer. She then

saw it moved a bit differently

than the rest of the deer. When

it broke out of the weeds to the

mowed path across the dam,

there was no doubt, it was a

mountain lion.

To some of my readers, see-

ing a mountain lion is not all

that unusual. In Iowa, we do not

have mountain lions. The Iowa

Department of Natural

Resources has assured the pub-

lic, they have never introduced

mountain lions into the state to

control the deer population and

there is only a remote possibili-

ty one would roam this far from

its natural range. Im glad the

DNR is confident, but their con-

fidence does not negate the fact

we are blessed with a large car-

nivorous cat living somewhere

near our lake.

As my regular readers know,I am as much of a nature lover

as anybody, but there are limits.

I have cattle, horses, and grand-

kids to worry about. If the Iowa

Department of Natural

Resources is bringing mountain

lions into the state, perhaps

they should release them in

their own backyards instead of

mine. If they are just happening

to show up here after roaming

nearly eight hundred miles

from their native territory, just

tell me. We will deal with the

problem if we are made aware

there is a problem. It has been

impossible to move the horsesacross the dam to where they

are supposed to be. The deer

that come out at the top corner

have not shown up since

Monday.

I am well aware the deer pop-

ulation needs to be controlled,

but I also know hunters can con-

trol the numbers much more

efficiently and discriminately

than can mountain lions. There

are too many other things that

can be threatened in the

process. I do not want them in

my back yard

By Walter Scott

Not in my back yard

VA National Center for Health wants

veterans and thier families to MOVEOf the 5 million American veterans who receive health care from the VA,

about 77 percent are overweight or obese. The VA National Center for Health

Promotion and Disease Prevention has designed a free weight management pro-

gram called MOVE! (Managing Overweight/Obesity in Veterans Everywhere)

to help veterans lose weight, keep it off, and improve their health.

The goal of MOVE! is to emphasize health and wellness through nutrition,

physical activity, and behavior change. This is mainly achieved by focusing on

lifestyle changes that concentrate on personal responsibility and personal

empowerment to improve health. The MOVE! program also aims to decrease or

delay the onset and/or occurrence of weight-related chronic diseases.

MOVE! is free to any person enrolled in the VA healthcare system and

includes access to YMCAs, VA facilities, and VA pools. Spouses and family mem-

bers are encouraged to work the program along with their veteran loved one,

which means many Auxiliary members can benefit from the program as well. To

enroll in the MOVE! program, patients complete a questionnaire and begin set-

ting personalized goals with their primary care provider or nurse. The patient

may choose to complete the program using self-management support or attend

interactive group sessions on nutrition, physical activity, and behavior and

lifestyle changes. For more information on MOVE!, visit www.move.med.va.gov

or call toll-free 877)222-8387.

Pete Berscheit, Veteran Service Officer

347 Central Ave Suite 3,

Long Prairie, MN 56347

[email protected]

320-732-4419

Letter to the editor

Law enforcement or reverse profiling?o the editor:

As our County Law Enforcement chief officer is elected and the chief deputy is hand picked, how is it that they and they alone decide

hich laws they will enforce and which ones will be ignored? Our county law enforcement representative openly informed the public

afety committee, in front of the commissioners assigned to the committee, that law enforcement would NOT waste their resources

oing after animal drawn vehicles for lighting, littering and slow moving vehicle sign violations. Now here is the good question, isnt

cking and choosing which laws to enforce and who to stop and ticket or not also known as profiling and isnt profiling wrong? Maybe

have this all wrong, when you pick and choose which laws you are NOT going to enforce and pick a group of people you are NOT

oing to enforce those laws on, isnt that reverse profiling? Come on now, this is Todd County, so doing everything backwards must

e the norm not the exception. Lets see, having proper lighting on a vehicle on the road is the law including animal drawn vehicles,

ut our law enforcement agencies target those people and make sure they DONT get ticketed for not complying with the laws. Yes,

believe that does qualify as reverse profiling! Heres another one for the books, littering is wrong whether it is on the roads or on the

dewalks including dogs and cats and those pooping chickens that Tony Towle is concerned about, but our law enforcement agen-

es will not ticket those animal drawn vehicles that drop horse poop on the roads, in parking lots, on the streets and where ever they

re found. Another classic case of reverse profiling with a touch of special treatment for the profiled group! Maybe there is an answero all of this after all; it must be the fresh baked donuts. I have to wonder though, how the Todd County Court System can justify charg-

g and sentencing those that do get tickets for violations, while others are overlooked by our law enforcement agencies in their prac-

ce of reverse profiling. I would think the judges in Todd County would have a hard time rendering a guilty verdict on someone for lit-

ering or for a lighting violation when some have NO lighting on their vehicles and our law enforcement just look the other way and let

em get by with it. So maybe the donuts are really good! Reverse justice, reverse equality and reverse profiling, - what a county!

ven our county commissioners dont seem to care that law enforcement is practicing reverse profiling and allowing a group of peo-

e to violate state laws including some permits, health inspection and sales tax issues. Maybe the commissioners enjoy the donuts

oo and that makes it all better to keep practicing reverse profiling and moving backwards. Maybe Tonys chicken poop on the lawn

OK after all, remember, this is Todd County by the way, and we have to keep reminding ourselves that in this county people are not

eated equally and doing things backwards here works for our elected officials. Its just too bad nobody ever explained to Todd County

fficials the correct or right way to do things but keep those donuts coming! Next year, maybe we can get them to eat apples since

e have so many littered on our roads, streets and parking lots already and hey, since everything tastes like chicken they might be

etter than Tonys chicken poop! Apples that might taste like chicken, dont you just love Todd County equality?

STRAIGHT TALK: This letter is NOT about picking on people who drive animal drawn vehicles. This is about Todd County law

nforcement agencies that do not and will not enforce state public safety laws equally on all vehicles and county commissioners who

ave been informed of this practice and dont seem to care because like law enforcement, its ONLY tax payer money-who cares?

Well, I and most people in Todd County DO care because it IS tax payer money and we, the tax payers, deserve equal justice for all!Dan Schilling

Long Prairie, MN


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nd directed to cause a sample

allot to be posted at the admin-

trative offices of the school dis-

ict at least four (4) days before

he date of said special election

nd to cause two (2) sample bal-

ts to be posted in each polling

ace on election day. The sample

allot shall not be printed on the

ame color paper as the official

allot.

The clerk is hereby authorized

nd directed to cause notice of

aid special election to be pub-shed in the official newspaper

the district, for two (2) consec-

tive weeks with the last publi-

ation being at least one (1) week

efore the date of the election.

The notice of election so post-

d and published shall state the

uestion to be submitted to the

oters as set forth in the form of

allot below, and shall include

formation concerning each

tablished precinct and polling

ace.

The clerk is hereby authorized

nd directed to cause a notice of

he election to be mailed by first

ass mail to each taxpayer in thestrict at least fifteen (15) but

o more than thirty (30) days

rior to the date of the special

ection. The notice shall contain

he required projections and the

quired statement specified in

innesota Statutes, Section

26C.17, Subdivision 9, para-

raph (b). The clerk is also

rected to cause a copy of this

otice to be submitted to the

ommissioner of Education and

the county auditor of each

unty in which the school dis-

ict is located in whole or in part

least fifteen (15) days prior to

he day of the election.The clerk is authorized and

rected to acquire and distrib-

te such election materials and

take such other actions as may

e necessary for the proper con-

uct of this special election and

enerally to cooperate with elec-

on authorities conducting the

ate general and other elections

n that date. The clerk and

embers of the administration

re authorized and directed to

ke such actions as may be nec-

sary to coordinate this election

ith those other elections,

cluding entering into agree-

ents with appropriate munici-al and county officials regard-

g preparation and distribution

ballots, election administra-

on, and cost sharing.

5. The clerk is further author-

ed and directed to cooperate

ith the proper election officials

cause ballots to be prepared

r use at said election in sub-

antially the following form,

ith such changes in form and

structions as may be necessary

accommodate the use of an

ptical scan voting system:

SPECIAL ELECTION BAL-

OT

INDEPENDENT SCHOOLISTRICT NO. 787

BROWERVILLE PUBLIC

CHOOL

NOVEMBER 8, 2011

To vote, completely fill in the

val(s) next to your choice(s), like

his:

To vote for a question, fill in

he oval next to the word YES

r that question.

To vote against a question, fill

the oval next to the word NO

r that question.

SCHOOL DISTRICT BALLOT

QUESTION #1

APPROVAL OF SCHOOL

DISTRICT

REFERENDUM REVENUE

AUTHORIZATION

The board of Independent

School District No. 787,

Browerville Public School has

proposed to increase its general

education revenue by $ 126.18

per pupil. The proposed referen-

dum revenue authorization

would be applicable for 10 years

unless otherwise revoked or

reduced as provided by law.

YES

Shall the increase in the rev-

enue proposed by the board of

Independent School District No.

787, Browerville Public School be

approved?

NO

BY VOTING "YES" ON THIS

BALLOT QUESTION, YOU ARE

VOTING TO EXTEND AN

EXISTING PROPERTY TAX

REFERENDUM THAT IS

SCHEDULED TO EXPIRE

In precincts using an optical

scan voting system, the ballots

must be printed in black ink on

white colored material, except

that marks to be read by the

automatic tabulating equipment

may be printed on another color

ink. The name of the precinct

and machine-readable identifica-

tion must be printed on each bal-

lot. Voting instructions must be

printed at the top of the ballot on

each side that includes ballot

information. The instructions

must include an illustration of

the proper mark to be used to

indicate a vote. Lines for initials

of at least two election judges

must be printed on one side of

the ballot so that the judges ini-

tials are visible when the ballots

are enclosed in a secrecy sleeve.6. If the school district will be

contracting to print the ballots

for this special election, the clerk

is hereby authorized and direct-

ed to prepare instructions to the

printer for layout of the ballot.

Before a contract exceeding

$1,000 is awarded for printing

ballots, the printer shall, if

requested by the election official,

furnish, in accordance with

Minnesota Statutes, Section

204D.04, a sufficient bond, letter

of credit, or certified check

acceptable to the clerk in an

amount not less than $1,000 con-

ditioned on printing the ballotsin conformity with the

Minnesota election law and the

instructions delivered. The clerk

shall set the amount of the bond,

letter of credit, or certified check

in an amount equal to the value

of the purchase.

7. The individuals designated

as judges for the state general

election shall act as election

judges for this special election at

the various polling places and

shall conduct said election in the

manner described by law. The

election judges shall act as clerks

of election, count the ballots cast

and submit the results to theschool board for canvass in the

manner provided for other school

district elections. The election

must be canvassed between the

third and tenth day following the

election.

The motion for the adoption of

the foregoing resolution was duly

seconded by Iten, and upon vote

being taken thereon the follow-

ing voted in favor thereof:

Duncan, Irsefld, Iten, Jeziorski,

Byniarski, Brever.

and the following voted

against the same: None.

Absent: Heid

whereupon said resolution

was declared duly passed and

adopted.

New Business

Motion by Iten, second by

Jeziorski and carried to approve

the contract with I.S.D. #2170

Staples/Motley Public School for

Vocational Rehabilitation

Services for the 2011-12 school

year as presented.

Motion by Duncan, second by

Bryniarski and carried to renew

the preventative maintenance

contract with Climate Makers for

the 2011-12 school year.

Motion by Irsfeld, second by

Duncan and carried to approve

the Health & Safety Attachment

10 for the 2011-12 school year.

Motion by Bryniarski, second

by Irsfeld and carried to approve

the 2011-12 College in the

Schools/Concurrent Enrollment

Agreement with Central Lakes

College for the 2011-12 school

year.

Motion by Duncan, second by

Iten and carried to reschedule

the regular August 8, 2011,

school board meeting to Monday,

August 15, 2011, at 7:30 P.M. in

the board conference room.

Adjournment

Motion by Jeziorski, second by

Bryniarski and carried to

adjourn the meeting at 8:07 P.M.

Denis Irsfeld, Clerk I.S.D. #

787 Browerville Public School

Health officials investi-

gate case of inhalation-

al anthrax from sus-

pected natural environ-

mental exposure

The Minnesota Department ofHealth (MDH) is working with the

Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention (CDC) to investigate an

apparent case of inhalational

anthrax in an individual who offi-

cials believe acquired the infection

from the natural environment. The

individual was hospitalized in

Minnesota after traveling through

western states, including North

Dakota, Montana, Wyoming, and

South Dakota. Laboratory analysis

in Minnesota confirmed the diagno-

sis of anthrax.

"All evidence points to this case

of anthrax being caused by exposure

to naturally occurring anthrax in

the environment," said Minnesota

State Epidemiologist Ruth Lynfield.

The individual had exposure to soil

and animal remains. Cases of

anthrax in hooved animals occur

yearly in parts of the country includ-

ing the Midwest and West as far

south as Texas, and up to the

Canadian border.

Because anthrax can be used as a

bioterrorism agent, the Federal

Bureau of Investigation (FBI) inves-

tigated this matter jointly with

MDH, but no evidence suggesting it

was a criminal or terrorist act was

obtained. As such, the FBI is no

longer actively investigating the

incident.Health officials stressed that the

case does not represent an increased

risk of anthrax to the public.

"Anthrax is not spread from person

to person, and it is extremely rare

for humans to become sickened with

anthrax, especially through inhala-

tion," Lynfield said. In rare cases,

individuals can become sickened by

anthrax if they handle infected ani-

mal carcasses or ingest contaminat-

ed soil or meat from infected ani-

mals. People can also become infect-

ed by handling contaminated wool

or hides or other products from

infected animals. In years past,

anthrax was known as "woolsorter's

disease".

Because these cases are so rare,

health officials are not discouraging

people from traveling to areas

where anthrax can be found natu-

rally in the environment. The indi-

vidual is being treated at a

Minnesota hospital.

More information on anthrax,

symptoms and treatment, can be

found on the MDH website at

http://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/

idepc/diseases/anthrax/anthrax.html.

Statewide speed

enforcement campaign

cites 21 motorists in

excess of 100 mphThe Minnesota Department of

Public Safety (DPS) Office of Traffic

Safety announced 21 motorists were

ticketed for speeding in excess of

100 mph, and 72 drivers were cited

for going more than 90 mph during

a statewide speed enforcement cam-

paign in July.

Enhanced speed patrols, coordi-

nated by the DPS Office of Traffic

Safety, State Patrol and theMinnesota Department of

Transportation will continue in

select traffic areas through

September.

Many motorists fail to see the

dangers in speeding and dont

understand its deadly conse-

quences, says State Patrol Lt. Eric

Roeske. This campaign focuses on

educating drivers that when your

speed increases, so does your risk of

crashing.

DPS reports illegal and unsafe

speeding factored in at least 86

deaths in 2010 65 percent

occurred in rural areas.

The highest speeds recorded thatresulted in a ticket during the July

enforcement were: 135 mph (Benson

Police); 118 mph (Swift County

Sheriffs Office); 110 mph (Fridley

Police); 107 mph (St. Louis County

Sheriffs Office); 106 mph (Blaine

Police and Kandiyohi County

Sheriffs Office); 105 mph (Anoka,

Marshall, Norman and Washington

county sheriffs offices).

The average cost of a speeding

ticket in Minnesota is around $120

for 10 miles over the limit. Motorists

stopped at 20 mph over the speed

limit face double the fine, and those

ticketed traveling more than 100

mph can lose their license for six

months.The 12-month speed campaign

targets specific problem corridors

in many parts of the state that have

high numbers of deaths, serious

injuries, DWI arrests, and speed

and distracted driving-related

crashes. The speed enforcement

includes a focus on aggressive driv-

ing behavior, such as tailgating,

abrupt lane changes and red light

running. Roeske also cautions

motorists to pass carefully, especial-

ly on two-lane rural roads on which

most of the states fatal crashes

occur.

DPS reports the dangers of

speeding include greater potentialfor loss of vehicle control; increased

stopping distance; less time avail-

able for driver response for crash

avoidance; and increased crash

severity. Motorists should keep at

least a three-second following dis-

tance, as it takes more than the

length of a football field to stop

when traveling at 60 miles per hour.

Aug. 1-7 among states

deadliest periods of the

year on the roadMinnesota Department of Public

Safety (DPS) officials say Aug. 17

was the third deadliest week of 2011

on Minnesota roads. Since August 1,

13 people were killed on state roads,

according to preliminary reports

from the DPS Office of Traffic

Safety.

Other deadly seven-day periods

on the road in 2011 include:

July 410 21 deaths. (The 27

deaths during June 30July 14 wasthe deadliest two-week period of the

year.)

May 1925 14 deaths. (There

were 18 deaths during the two-week

period, May 1326).

Feb. 17; Feb. 1723; June

1218 11 deaths for each period.

DPS officials say the traffic

deaths spiked in July, the deadliest

month of the year so far (43 deaths),

followed by June (30) and May (28).

To-date, there have been 194 traffic

deaths in Minnesota, compared to

229 at this time in 2010. The states

total fatality number for 2010 was

411, the lowest since 1944.

This last week sadly highlightedhow driver error leads to road

tragedy, says Minnesota State

Patrol Lt. Eric Roeske. Its not sur-

prising to see an increase in deaths

when seat belts arent worn, when

drivers speed and when they dont

pay attention. Summertime can be

deadly on the road, but it doesnt

have to be if motorists make safe

decisions.

Of the 13 deaths during the last

week, five were in the metro (all

Hennepin County), and eight were

in the greater Minnesota counties of

Becker, Blue Earth (two deaths),

Brown, Carlton, Isanti, Rock, and

Redwood. Six of 13 people killed

were ages 30 and younger.Driving Minnesota Toward Zero

Deaths.

What should you do

with your gas hogThe economy continues to strug-

gle and gas prices remain high. The

cost to fill up the gas tank in an aver-

age car is over $60. If that is break-

ing your budget, there are two

things you can do about it. You can

either try to improve your gas

mileage or replace you car with a

fuel efficient one.

To improve your cars gas mileage,

make sure your tires are properly

inflated. Under inflated tires can

cost you up to 2 mpg. Then, replace

your air filter regularly and put in

new spark plugs every 30,000 miles.

The smoother your car runs, the bet-

ter its gas mileage. Remove any-

thing from your car you do not real-

ly need. The more weight in your

car, the more gas it will use. Also,

remove your roof rack when you are

not using it and put a bed cover on

your pickup truck. This will reduce

drag and give you 2 or 3 more mpg.

Of course, the ultimate gas saver is

to slow down. The faster you drive,

the more gas your car will use.

If you get a fuel efficient car, you

have to figure out what to do withthe gas guzzler. The dealership wont

want it because there is no demand

for them. It will be difficult to sell

privately for the same reason. You

can sell it for parts at a junk yard, or

you can donate your car to charity.

Cars4Charities will gladly take your

gas guzzler. In return, you will get a

tax deduction of the amount they

sell it for or $500 whichever is more.

There are hundreds of charities that

can be helped by your car donation.

For details, go to

http://www.cars4charities.org/ or call

866-448-3487.

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Deer licenses on sale;regulation changesannounced

Minnesota hunters were able to pur-

hase 2011 deer licenses starting Monday,

Aug. 1, the same day the states hunting

egulation booklet was available online at

www.mndnr.gov/buyalicense. Booklets are

ow available.This years archery season opens

Saturday, Sept. 17. The general firearms

eason opens Saturday, Nov. 5. The dead-

ne for lottery permit applications is

Thursday, Sept. 8.

Were looking forward to another good

eason, said Lou Cornicelli, big game pro-

ram coordinator for the Minnesota

Department of Natural Resources (DNR).

Deer populations are at or near goals

hroughout much of the state.

Cornicelli said hunters will discover sev-

ral new regulations for the upcoming deer

eason. The changes, he said, reflect the

gencys interest in regulation simplification

nd the protection of the states deer from

Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD).

Significant changes for 2011:

A new CWD management area, called

Deer Area 602, has been established in

outheastern Minnesota surrounding the

rea where a CWD positive deer was

etected last fall. The new CWD manage-

ment area will feature a 23-day firearm sea-

on. Submission of samples for CWD test-

ng will be mandatory for deer harvested in

his area, and there will be carcass

mport/export restrictions. Detailed informa-

on can be found in the regulations book

nd on the DNR website at

www.mndnr.gov/cwd.

A new hunter choice deer manage-

ment designation has been establishedhat will allow hunters in certain areas to

ake one either-sex deer per year in one of

hese areas. These areas function like lot-

ery areas, with the difference being

unters do not need to make a lottery appli-

ation or possess an either sex permit to

ake an antlerless deer. In hunter choice

reas, the license is automatically valid for

n either-sex deer.

Bonus permits are not allowed. If a

eer is taken in one hunter choice area, a

unter cannot take another deer in another

unter choice or lottery deer area. The des-

ignation was created because the majority

of deer permit areas are within their estab-

lished goal ranges, and DNR managers

believe one either-sex deer without a lottery

would allow those areas to stay within goal

without going back and forth between lot-

tery and managed areas. Hunter choice

was not created to increase antlerless har-

vest rates, but rather to make it simpler to

take one either-sex deer in the area.Overall, 30 percent of Minnesotas 127

deer permit areas are designated hunter

choice this year.

The DNR still uses the lottery in areas

where antlerless deer harvest is restricted

and managed and intensive harvest desig-

nations when additional antlerless deer

harvest is needed. This year, 27 percent

are managed and 17 percent are intensive

areas.

FIREARM AND MUZZLELOADER

LOTTERY EITHER-SEX PERMITS

Hunters may once again apply for

either-sex or special hunt permits in both

the firearm and muzzleloader seasons. In a

change from previous years, hunters suc-cessful in the lottery can use their permit in

either the firearm or muzzleloader season,

provided they have a valid license for that

season. The deadline for lottery and special

hunt applications is Thursday, Sept. 8.

Although a hunter can be selected for

both licenses, successful applicants still

can only take one deer. In the case of spe-

cial hunts, a person may draw both a

firearm and muzzleloader permit, in which

case they must adhere to the bag limits

established by each special hunt.

This years lottery deer areas are: 103,

108, 119, 234, 235, 237, 238, 250, 251,

252, 253, 274, 275, 276, 277, 278, 279,

280, 281, 282, 283, 284, 285, 286, 288,

289, 290, 291, 294, 295, 296 and 299.OTHER CHANGES

Because deer herds are largely within

goals, there will be no early antlerless deer

season this year, and no youth-only antler-

less areas available this year. The DNR will

continue to monitor harvest and population

size, and may use these designations in

the future. Also, the 16-foot height restric-

tion for permanent deer stands has been

eliminated.

Cornicelli urged hunters to familiarize

themselves with 2011 regulations before

the hunting season begins. Due to delays

created by the state shutdown, the hunting

regulations booklet will not be available

until mid-August wherever hunting and fish-

ing licenses are sold, but hunters may

access an online version of the regulations

at www.mndnr.gov/regulations/hunting.

Deer hunters are also encouraged to

review new deer hunting regulations, per-

mit area designations and boundary

changes before the Thursday, Sept. 8

application deadline for either-sex deer per-

mits in lottery areas, and for all special

hunts.

Additional information about the 2011

deer season can be found at

www.mndnr.gov/deer


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AROUND THE COUNTYhe Browerville Blade,

age 10

Thursday,

August 18, 2011

Traffic CitationsTodd County Sheriff

Aaron S. Barlow, W St. Paul,

5/55-$125.00

Donald G. Brown, Cushing, fail

o affix valid registration sticker-

105.00

Vianey Cervantes-Martinez,

ong Prairie, 70/60-$125.00David J. Clairmont, Motley,

eceive stolen property-$135.00;

21.96 restitution, 90 days, stayed

0 days, 1 yr

Richard K. Hinman, Osakis, flee

eace officer-$385.00, 90 days,

tayed 88 days, 1 yr

Cary W. Jasmer, Verndale,

omestic assault-$100.00

James M. Peters, Motley, litter-

185.00

Brady J. Russ, Alexandria,

nderage consumption-$185.00

Long Prairie Police

Adam M. Eischens, Long

rairie, no insurance-$285.00

Staples PoliceMarilyn J. Baker, Verndale, fail

o stop-$135.00

Michael G. Johnson, Staples, no

nsurance-$285.00

Paige K. Kropuenske, Staples,

ail to stop-$135.00; no proof insur-

nce-$200.00

Bobby S. Roberts, Wadena, vio-

ate restraining order-$100.00

Lanena C. West, Staples, shop-

fting-$385.00, restitution reserv-

d 30 days

Eagle Bend Police

Ryan J. Lamusga, St. Paul, dis-

rderly conduct-$300.00

DNR

Travis C. Grabinski, Northranch, no navigation lights-

115.00

Jeffrey D. Shaw, White Bear

ake, operate personal watercraft

etween sunset and 9:30 am

MN State Patrol

Bradley A. Allen, Lincolnshire,

L, 95/70-$225.00

James M. Benson, Delano, no

eat belt used-$110.00

Cortney J. Conover, St. Cloud,

0/70-$125.00

Pedro Hernandez-Martinez,

ong Prairie, no valid license-

185.00

Paul N. Kinzel, Belgrade, no

muffler-$135.00Christopher G. Merten, Alex-

ndria, no seat belt used-$110.00

Sarah E. Miller, Mandan, ND,

0/70-$125.00

Bradley J. Milliren, Hastings, no

eat belt used-$110.00

Nicholas M. Petrie, Long

rairie, 65/55-$125.00

Tomi K. Phillips, Fort Yates, ND,

0/70-$125.00

Jessie O. Riley, Fridley, drive

fter suspension-$285.00

Ross B. Rittgers, Melrose, no

muffler-$135.00

Property TransfersWTY-JT Louis John Czarnowski

etal to Edward M Cavello Jr etux 7-

15-11 Lot 13 and pt Lot 14 Blk 1

Sandy Beach rec 7-19-11

WTY-JT Larry D Rising etux to

Mahlon C Miller SE4SW4 Sec 23

and E2NW4 26-130-35 rec 7-19-11

WTY Sonja A Estwick fka SonjaA Olson etal to Shawn Olson 7-4-11

SW4NE4 33-128-33 Rec 7-19-11

WTY John Dagostino etux to

Jeff Bergstrom etal 6-28-11 pt GL 3

35-129-35 rec 7-10-11

WTY-JT Anthony G Pangal sin-

gle to Bonnie J Donovan etal 7-15-

11 Lot 3 Blk 2 Bonds 5th Add to

Eagle Bend rec 7-20-11

QCD Richard Bruce etux to Lori

Dodd 7-15-11 pt of Lot 2 Blk 14 OT

Long Prairie rec 7-21-11

QCD-JT Irving Scott Gaudette

etal to Irvin Scott Gaudette etal7-

12-11 pt of NE4SE4 3-132-35 Rec 7-

21-11

Sheriffs ReportOn August 6, at 1:09 pm, the sheriffs office received a report of the bur-

lary of a cabin in Iona Township. Paul Becker reported that person(s)

nknown entered a cabin on the property and took items. The incident is

elieved to have occurred between July 30 and Aug. 6.

Anyone with information concerning any of these cases is urged to con-

act the Todd County Sheriffs Department at 320-732-2157 or 1-800-794-

733.

Court ReportCourt appearances are First Appearance, RU8 (second

ppearance), and Omnibus (third appearance)

August 8:

David W. Larson, Long Prairie, appeared for a probation violation

earing. The hearing was continued to August 15.

Ira L. Lyon, Grey Eagle, made his first court appearance on

harges of terroristic threats and domestic assault. An August 15

U8 hearing was scheduled.

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By Tarissa Host

The Browerville Public School

has been a branch of the

Freshwater Education District

Targeted Services/Credit

Recovery program for many

years. This program is a all-

around program that focuses on

a student's individual education-

al needs, while teaching them to

work in a group and doing

hands-on learning activities. The

program was designed to reduce

a students "summer slide" ten-

dencies by working through the

summer to improve in the area

the student may struggle with.

"Students tend to lose aca-

demics during the summer

months," explained Mr. Sutlief,

Dean of Students at Browerville

High School. "The Targeted

Services/Credit Recovery pro-

grams are sort of a cure to what

is called the summer slide

which is term for the proven fact

that many students, especially

ones that struggle in school, for-

get some of what they've previ-

ously learned over the summer

months."

The programs curriculum is

based on individualized work,

group assignments, and learning

activities. The individualized

work is the specific work a single

student may be struggling in

such as math, reading, or writ-

ing. There are a few group

assignments, and also learning

activities. The learning activities

are a variety of subjects such as

math and science, or reading and

writing.

Each Thursday all of the sum-mer school students, along with

their teachers, have a fun day.

This years theme is based on

summer fun. Last Thursday they

had a grilling day where they

went outside to have a picnic,

grill kebabs, and make sun dials.

Next Thursday the group will go

to the Browerville pool to swim

and play pool games.

One major problem the

Browerville Public School branch

of the Targeted Services/Credit

Recovery program has is trans-

portation. Without enough

funds, the school cannot provide

transportation to summer school

students. "I believe if the school

had a proper form of transporta-

tion for summer school students,

then a lot more students would

participate in the Targeted

Services program. It has been

something we've been looking

into each year, but haven't found

a way to incorporate it into the

budget." said Mr. Sutlief.

The summer program, called

Targeted Services in the elemen-

tary, and Targeted

Services/Credit Recover in the

High School, begins in July and

runs through August. Each ses-

sion runs for four weeks from 9

a.m. to 11:45 a.m. Monday

through Thursday. The elemen-

tary teachers are Mary Irsfeld

and Sue Michael. In the High

School Nathan Meissner and

Craig Johnson teach the summer

school classes.

Browerville Summer School Program


9/10

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Anniversary WeddingReunion Birthday

Holidays

Property TransfersWTY-JT Aaron M Rondeau etux

to Theresa A Harris etal 7-15-11

Lot 11 Blk 2 Hedins Add to Long

Prairie rec 7-21-11

WTY John H Williams etux to

City of Staples 7-20-11 Lot 6 Blk 3

Drake & Bartraws Add To Staples

rec 7-22-11

QCD Faye J Legare single to

William C Legare 4-4-11 Lot 2 Blk

1 Gerlachs Subd of Gl 7 34-129-35

rec 7-22-11

QCD Township of Grey Eagle to

Barbara Richie Roy etal 7-6-11 pt

of SE4SW4 17-127-32 Rec 7-22-11

QCD Township of Grey Eagle to

Julie L Beekhuizen & Steven R

Beekhuizen as Trustees of the

Julie L Beekhuizen Trust dated

Dec 30,1999, deed dated 7-6-11 pt

of SE4SW5 17-127-32 rec 7-22-11

WTY-JT Greystone Golf Club

Inc to Mark W Kranz etux 07-20-11

Lot 9 Blk 1 Greystone Addition rec

07-25-11

WTY-JT William M Kremers

etux to Carlene K Ledin etux o7-

25-11 Lots 3 & 4 & pt of Lot 2

Differts Subdivision rec 07-25-11

WTY- Danny R Smith etux to

Jeremiah James Korfe 07-22-11

SW4SW4 8-131-34 & pt of the

E2SW4 8-131-34 rec 07-25-11

QCD- Ronald J Johnson etux to

David G Shonka 06-28-11

SW4SW4 17-128-34 rec 07-25-11

QCD Raymond F Timmer etux

to Mary Kraus 4-25-03 pt Lot 4 Blk

3 Taubert Woodland Add To Long

Prairie rec 7-26-11 Reserving a life

estate.

PR DEED-JT Tami Sue Lippert

PR est of Nancy Lee Hanson to

Patrick J Ahlfs etal 7-22-11 Lot 10

Blk 1 Hedins Add to Long Prairie

rec 7-26-11

QCD Roger Host etux to Ronnie

Lee Host 7-19-11 pt of Lot 1 Blk 6

OT Clarissa rec 7-26-11

QCD- Dorothy May Huebner

fka Dorothy May Hirschey etux to

Joseph Curtis Hirschey etux 06-10-

11 Lots 9 & 10 Blk 3 Shellabargers

First Addition to Staples rec 07-27-

11

QCD- Dorothy M Huebner fka

Dorothy M Hirschey etux to Joseph

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11,12,13,14 & Blk 3 Shellabargers

First Addition to Staples rec 07-27-

11

WTY- Joseph C Hirschey etux to

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Shellabargers First Addition to

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WTY- Mid Minnesota Federal

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single 07-25-11 Lots 11 & 12 Blk 5

New Hampton Addition to Staples

rec 07-27-11

SPECIAL WTY-Deutsche Bank

National Trust Co to Lawrence

Seaman 07-13-11 Lot 1 Blk 21

Original Town of Staples rec 07-27-

11

WTY-JT Kris W Koegel, single

to Jacob & Terry J Powers 07-22-11

pt of SW4SE4 29-130-35 rec 07-27-

11

QCD-BAC Home Loans

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10/10

y Tarissa Host

This years growing season has been

ugh. Farmers were late getting their

ops in the fields because of the rain in

pril and May. June and July brought hot

nd muggy weather, ideal for growing

orn and soybeans but terrible for small

ains. Then came more rain in August.

ow is this growing season looking so

r? According to local farmer, Larry

ohnson, the answer is hectic.

In April and May, the ideal planting

me, fields were too muddy for a tractor

nd planting was almost impossible. It

as very hectic this year to get the crops said Johnson. Some fields we had to

o in two or three times, planting where

e could. It was a lot of extra work. It

as a late planting season for many

innesota farmers.

In June and July, hot and humid

eather brought wonderful growth in corn

nd soybeans but damaged the small

ains, which prefer cooler weather. The

orn got a late start but the warm weath-

in July really helped. The corn this year

close to normal development, said

cal farmer, Terry Rickbeil.

A report from the USDA news room

ated, As U.S. farmers are on track to

oduce the third largest corn crop in his-

ry, this summers extremely hot andumid conditions across much of the

ountry are hindering soybean, cotton,

nd all wheat production.

The August rain showers have sur-

isingly posed only a small amount of

amage to area crops. For fields located

n higher ground the rain was actually

ery beneficial. As for fields in the low

ounds, some remain standing in inches

water. If the water remains standing in

e fields for too long, harvest will be dif-

ult.

On August 6th, our area received

arying amounts of rainfall, putting a

amper on an early harvest this year. It

nged from three and a half inches in

arissa to five to six inches north ofrowerville.

A Minnesota Ag News report from the

e United States Department of

Agriculture (USDA), and the National

Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS)

ated, Some southern Minnesota areas

ported the need for rain, while north-

estern and central Minnesota areas

mained wet with some crop damage

om heavy winds, standing water, and

sease reported.

Minnesota, said University of Minnesota

corn agronomist Jeff Coulter. Most of the

planting was at least two weeks later then

people would have liked. However, we

continued to get the rains and on top of

that weve had these warm temperatures

recently which has really pushed that late

crop along.

A crop weather report from the USDA

and NASS, for the week ending August

7th, determined small grain development

was catching up to an average pace, but

precipitation limited harvest progress. A

statewide survey reveals that only 23

percent of oats, six percent of springwheat, and about seven percent of barley

has been harvested so far this year.

Compared to the five-year average oats

were 55 percent, spring wheat was 27

percent, and barley was 40 percent har-

vested by this time.

How has the weather affected local

crops?

Despite all of the rain in the first week

of August, and the hot humid weather in

June and July most farmers are still on

track to harvest on a normal schedule.

Although small grains, which grow better

in cooler conditions, are suffering, corn

and soybeans, which grow great in heat

and humidity, are prospering.

Marcus Meiners, an agronomist withCentral Ag Services, said This year

small grains are below average on yield

and quality due to high temperatures and

humidity in July. I believe farmers will be

disappointed. He reported that only

small amounts have been combined this

harvest season so far.

Corn and soybeans are flourishing

this yeark, thanks to the humidity and

heat. A majority of the soybeans are

looking good. They are doing excellent

this year said Meiners.

One effect of the recent rainfall was

spraying soybean aphids. Because of the

rain it was difficult to get a field sprayer

across the field without getting stuck.

Spray planes or helicopters are too diffi-

cult to use on the smaller fields so the

spray cannot be distributed that way.

Some of our crop hasnt been

sprayed. The field just isnt big enough to

justify using a spray plane or helicopter.

We have been checking the fields con-

stantly, but we just may not get them

sprayed, said Johnson.

On the positive side, agronomists

have not seen any white mold on soy-

beans. White mold is a plant disease

White mold will usually infect a plant

when the temperature is at a steady 55 to

60 degrees. The heat and humidity in

June and July has kept white mold off of

soybeans in the area.

A Minnesota agriculture blog from the

Mille Lacs County area said Beans are

looking good considering the ones that

were drowned out and having 22 of rain

since the 1st of April. Havent seen this

much water for 25 years.

The small amount of kidney beans in

the area are also doing very well. White

mold has not been found on any of the

kidney beans either.The corn is also doing very well. The

high heat and humidity has helped corn

grow tremendously. The recent rainfall

had no effect on most of the corn crop,

which is standing fairly tall this year. On

the positive side, the rain has made irri-

gating the fields pretty easy, said

Rickbeil.

Of course the fields are wet and

some are drowned out, but the crops as a

whole look very good. When it comes

down to it, its either good or its nothing.

Who knows how they will turn out, said

Johnson.

One minor problem the corn crop is

facing with the recent rain is potential

stalk rot. Stalk rot is created when a plantstands in water too long. Ins

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