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WEEKLY WEATHER REPORT

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

Thursday, December 19, 2013

Volume 98; Number 26

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Main Street Government Centerdamaged by water

Pat and Jody Lunemann,

along with sons Jake and

Barrett were on hand December

3rd at a luncheon held during

the annu-

al con-

v e n t i o n

of the

M i n n -

e s o t a

A s s o c -

iation of

Soil and

W a t e r

C o n s e r -

v a t i o n

Districts

(MASW-

CD) in

Bloom-ing-

ton, Minn.

T h e

Lunemanns

received the

Outstanding

C o n s e r v -

a t i o n i s t

Award for Region 2 from the

Minnesota Association of Soil

and Water Conservation

Districts. Twin Eagle Dairy was

selected by Todd SWCD to

receive recognition for the Todd

County Outstanding

Conservationist for 2013 and

therefore was considered for a

regional award. Eight county

winners were selected as region-

al winners including Twin Eagle

Dairy. MASWCD sponsors the

Outstanding Conservationist

Award, with support from The

Farmer magazine.

The Lunemanns received the

award for the numerous conser-

vation practices installed on

their Twin Eagle Dairy of

Clarissa. They operate the 715

cow dairy and farm 1200 acres of

primary forage crops. Pat and

Jody have farmed for 30 years

and much of the current opera-

tion has been in the family since

1932. The Lunemanns, have

completed many conservation

practices on their farm to

improve livestock health and

dairy efficiency while protecting

and improving the natural

resources of the area. Pat and

Jody still find time for involve-

ment in several civic organiza-

tions, and Pat serves as presi-

dent of the Minnesota MilkProducers Association.

Were proud of the

Lunemanns for what theyve

done in conserving our natural

resources in our area, said Dale

Katterhagen, supervisor and

Chair of Todd Soil and Water

Conservation District, which

nominated Pat and Jody for the

award. Its great to be able to

recognize

the work

t h e y v e

d o n e

loca l ly .

They ve

provided

a won-

d e r f u l

example

for us by

s t e a d -

f a s t l y

working

t o

i m p r o v e

production

p r a c t i c e s

and reduce

e n v i r o n -

m e n t a l

i m p a c t s

over a peri-

od of many years. Conservation

practices installed are many:

manure storages - concrete and

earthen, roof gutters, compost

bedding storage, infiltration

ponds for silage and leachate

runoff, earthen and concrete

diversions, feedlot abandon-

ment, pond closures, nutrient

management practices, and a

fencing and seeding project to

exclude livestock from a ditch

system. The family also hosted

the 2013 Todd County

Breakfast on The Farm which

is a popular event to teach all

ages about modern farming

practices. They also hosted an

Extension dairy tour in 2012

and Pat gave a presentation on

dairy facility energy efficiency in

Wadena that same year. Pat

participated in the MACFO

Feedlot Conference in 2013 as

part of a panel discussion to

improve permitting processes

for feedlots.

Animal agriculture is the

backbone of Todd Countys econ-

omy and we are lucky to have

operations like Twin Eagle

Dairy here to provide jobs and a

market for forage crops, added

Katterhagen. There are close to

1000 registered feedlots in Todd

County producing dairy, beef,

turkey, swine, and chickensmaking it one of the top counties

in Minnesota.

y Rin Porter

A break in the buildings sprinkler system dur-

ng the night of Dec. 11-12 caused thousands of gal-

ns of water to spread through the countys Main

Street Government Center in Long

Prairie. Water pouring out of the

buildings front door was reportedly

observed by a Long Prairie Police

Department employee who called

Long Prairie Public Works.

Long Prairie Public Works

Director Dan Spieker said in a tele-

phone interview that after he was

contacted, he went to the Main

Street Government Center to

determine the cause of the water

leak, and found it to be the result of

a malfunction in the sprinkler sys-

tem. He located the pipe that sup-

plied water to the sprinkler system

and turned off the valve. This

stopped any further water from

spreading through the building.

Todd County Auditor/ Treasurer

Karen Busch said in a telephone

interview that County

Maintenance Supervisor Pete

Bleess was contacted next. He

inspected the building to see what

damage had occurred. Bleess told county officials

that he had observed about three inches of water

in some of the offices in the building.

Commissioner Rod Erickson toured the building to

Lions/Commercial Club donateto Browerville Area Food Shelf

The Browerville Lions Club and the Browerville Commercial Club donated $1,193.00 to the

rea food shelf. The money was was raised by the organizations, and donations to the Old

ashioned Christmas.

Pictured are: Al Hoelscher, Browerville Lions, Sev Blenkush, Browerville Food Shelf, and

teve Pearson, Browerville Commercial Club.

Pictured are Pat and Jody

Lunemann receiving Outstanding

Conservation Award at the 2013

Minnesota Association of Soil and

Water Conservation District annual

meeting in Bloomington, MN.

Twin Eagle Dairy ReceivesRegional Conservation Award

Photo represents what it may have looked like inside the

enter.


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BirthsBreana and Dale Kircher, Long

rairie, boy, Jaxson Eliot John, 6

. 5 oz., December 10, 2013

Natasha Wenzel and Derek

leveland, Staples, boy, Brantley

aine, 5 lbs 9 oz, December 8, 2013

Lisa Henry and John Morales,

rainerd, girl, Ivy Dawn, 5 lbs 9 oz,

ecember 10, 2013

Jason and Margaret Dukowiz,

Motley, girl, Charlee Marie, 7 lbs,ecember 11, 2013

JacyRea and Daniel Almquist,

ertha, boy, Owen Joseph, 7 lbs 8

z, December 11, 2013

Jamie and Michael Zauhar,

axter, agirl, Josephine Lee, 7 lbs 6

z, December 12, 2013

Connie (Sarff) Nelsono be at Our Neck of

he Woods Dec. 21Connie (Sarff) Nelson will be at

ur Neck of the Woods in

rowerville, on Saturday,

ecember 21, from 10 am - 1 pm togn her book Stolen Years. The

ook tells her story of domestic

buse and survival. She lived in

agle Bend and now lives near

ong Prairie. Stop by for coffee and

sit with Connie.

olunteers needed

o give books for

World Book Night,

April 23, 2014Would you like to be a World

ook Night giver on April 23,

014, in support of literacy and

ommunity?

April 23 is Shakespearesirthday, The UNESCO

nternational Day of the Book,

nd the date chosen by World

ook Night U.S. (WBN) organiz-

rs to give away a half-million

pecially printed paperbacks

cross the United States. (World

ook Night is also celebrated in

eland and the U.K.)

The application deadline for

eing a book giver is Jan. 5,

014. Application is done online

t www.us.worldbooknight.org

here you can find the guide-

nes and rules. Applicants must

e 16 years of age or older, and

ay not resell the books, norve them to friends, family or

ook groups. Applicants are

sked to describe where they

ntend to give out the books, to

hom they intend to give books,

nd why they want to partici-

ate. They also have to choose

hree book titles to give away

om a list of more than 30 titles

rovided by WBN to satisfy a

ariety of interests.

The point of WBN is to start

on-readers or light readers on

heir own journey to becoming

ook lovers. WBN provides books

hrough agreements with

uthors and publishers, andnancial support from a long list

f organizations and companies.

Great River Regional Library

ill provide book package pick-

p services for volunteer book

vers at each of its 32 locations.

ach volunteer will receive 20

opies of one book to give away.

roviding people with materials

nd services to support lifelong

arning and personal enrich-

ent is a goal within the

brarys strategic plan. In 2013,

cal book givers gave away

books outside grocery stores, city

parks, bus terminals and other

locations.

The free WBN editions are not

available elsewhere, but stan-

dard editions of the selected

books are available through all

GRRL locations.

The World Book Night U.S.

titles for 2014, alphabetical by

author, are:

The Zookeepers Wife by

Diane Ackerman

Me and Earl and the Dying

Girl by Jesse Andrews

Zora and Me by Victoria

Bond & T.R. Simon

Kitchen Confidential by

Anthony Bourdain

The Weird Sisters by

Eleanor Brown

The Perks of Being a

Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky

After the Funeral by Agatha

Christie

The Ruins of Gorlan: The

Ranger's Apprentice, Book 1 by

John Flanagan

Hotel on the Corner of Bitter

and Sweet by Jamie Ford

Hotel on the Corner of Bitter

and Sweet (Large Print edition)

by Jamie Ford

The Lighthouse Road by

Peter Geye

The Tipping Point by

Malcolm Gladwell

Wait Till Next Year by Doris

Kearns Goodwin

Catch-22 by Joseph Heller

The Dog Stars by Peter

Heller

Hoot by Carl Hiaasen

Pontoon by Garrison Keillor

Same Difference by Derek

Kirk Kim

Enchanted by Alethea

Kontis

Miss Darcy Falls in Love by

Sharon Lathan

Bobcat and Other Stories by

Rebecca Lee

Young Men and Fire by

Norman Maclean

Tales of the City by

Armistead Maupin

Waiting to Exhale by Terry

McMillan

Sunrise Over Fallujah by

Walter Dean Myers

Bridge to Terabithia by

Katherine Paterson

The Botany of Desire by

Michael Pollan

The Ravens Warrior by

Vincent Pratchett

Miss Peregrines Home for

Peculiar Children by Ransom

Riggs

When I was Puerto Rican by

Esmeralda Santiago

Cuando Era Puertorriquea

by Esmeralda Santiago

Whered You Go, Bernadette

by Maria Semple

Whered You Go, Bernadette

(Large Print edition) by Maria

Semple

Wild: From lost to found on

the Pacific Crest trail by Cheryl

Strayed

Presumed Innocent by ScottTurow

Code Name Verity by

Elizabeth Wein

This Boys Life by Tobias

Wolff

100 Best-Loved Poems edit-

ed by Philip Smith

For more information about

World Book Night, visit

www.worldbooknight.org.

Looking Back50 years ago - Dec. 19, 1963

Miss Cynthia Joan Buysse

became the bride of Gary H. Feist

on Thanksgiving Day, November

28, 1963.

The Browerville Chapter of the

FHA held its annual Christmas

party on Dec. 11. The festive event

began in the Home Ec. department

with a candlelight meal, which

included many Christmas dishesand delicacies.

25 years ago - Dec. 22, 1988

Bobbi Jo and Kimberly Hynnek

visited with Santa Claus at

Browervilles Old Fashioned

Christmas.

Dear Santa, I want a Star

Stage and a Barbie Bed. Say hi

to your reindeer and wish your rein-

deer good luck. I wish you good luck

and a Merry Christmas. Oh Yah!

bring me anything you want.

Thank you. Robin Beck

MilestonesHappy Birthday this week

to: Dec. 18: Scott Noska, Andy

Drayna; Dec. 19: Michael Thorson,

Gary Johnson, Sue Hein, Brian

Twardowski, Lloyd Bromeling,

Brad Spindler, Jim Arrigoni; Dec.

20: Bob Bryniarski, Nick Santer,

Aaron Quirt, Dale Allen; Dec. 21:

Steve Zetah, Katie Buhl, Kevin

Marstein; Dec. 22: Mary Geraets

Zigan, Sean Callahan; Dec. 23:

Adeline Dorosh, Ann Sadlo; Dec.

24: Suzanne Espree, Jay Brisson,

Austin Host

Happy Anniversary this

week to: Dec. 18: Terry and Sue

Miller

Minnesota state parks

and trails to host

winter candlelight

events for all agesThirty candlelight ski, snowshoe and hik-

ing events are scheduled to take place atMinnesota state parks and trails this winter,according to the Department of NaturalResources.

Among the highlights are the annual NewYears Eve candlelight walk at Fort SnellingState Park in St. Paul, which has drawn1,500 or more participants in past years; anall-new candlelight walk on Jan. 3 along the

Luce Line State Trail in Plymouth; and sever-al events on Valentines Weekend, includinga Feb. 15 candlelight ski/snowshoe/walk atWild River State Park, about an hour north ofthe Twin Cities.

The dates and times of the events are list-ed below. Additional information can be foundat www.mndnr.gov/candlelight. The family-friendly events are typically held on short,easy trails that are suitable for all ages andabilities. After participants explore trails linedwith lanterns or luminaries, they can enjoyrefreshments and warm up by a fire.

Our candlelight events are a great way toget out and make some memories withfriends and family, said Courtland Nelson,director of the Parks and Trails Division. The

candles and luminaries add a touch of magicto the great outdoors.

People can rent or check out equipmentat some parks (rental cost is typically $6/per-son/day for snowshoes or $10/person/day forcross-country skis, boots and poles). TheDNR advises calling in advance to confirmavailability and to reserve equipment.

Skiers age 16 and older also need theGreat Minnesota Ski Pass to participate inthe candle-lit ski events. The GreatMinnesota Ski Pass ($6/one-day pass,$20/single-season pass, and $55/three-sea-son pass) allows access to hundreds of miles

of trails in state parks and forests(www.mndnr.gov/skiing). Skiers age 15 oryounger can access trails for free.

2013-14 candlelight events at Minnesotastate park and trails

Saturday, Dec. 28Zippel Bay State Park (Williams), can-

dlelight ski, 5-8 p.m.Tuesday, Dec. 31Fort Snelling State Park (St. Paul), New

Years Eve candlelight walk, 4-8 p.m.Saturday, Jan. 3Luce Line State Trail (Plymouth), candle-

light walk, 5-8 p.m.Saturday, Jan. 11

St. Croix State Park (Hinckley), candle-light ski, 5-8 p.m.

Lake Carlos State Park (Carlos), candle-light ski and snowshoe, 6-9 p.m.

Saturday, Jan. 18Zippel Bay State Park (Williams), candle-

light ski, 5-8 p.m.Minneopa State Park (Mankato), candle-

light ski, snowshoe and walk, 5-9 p.m.Itasca State Park (Park Rapids), lantern-

lit snowshoe hike, 5-7:30 p.m.Lake Bronson State Park (Lake

Bronson), candlelight ski, 5:30-8:30 p.m.Harmony-Preston Valley State Trail

(Preston) candlelight ski and chili cook-off(507-765-2153),

5:30-7:30 p.m.

Saturday, Jan. 25Buffalo River State Park (Glyndon), can-

dlelight ski, 6-9 p.m.Saturday, Feb. 1Buffalo River State Park (Glyndon), can-

dlelight ski, 6-9 p.m.Afton State Park (Hastings), candlelight

walk and snowshoe, 6-9 p.m.Nerstrand Big Woods State Park

(Nerstrand), candlelight ski/walk, 5:30-8:30p.m.

Root River State Trail (Whalan), candle-light ski (507-467-2696, candlelightski.org),5-8 p.m.

Saturday, Feb. 8Lake Maria State Park (Monticello), can-

dlelight snowshoe, 6-9 p.m.

Gateway State Trail (Maplewood), can-dlelight walk, 5-8 p.m.

Lake Carlos State Park (Carlos), candle-light ski and snowshoe, 6-9 p.m.

Mille Lacs Kathio State Park (Onamia),candlelight ski, 6-9:30 p.m.

Rice Lake State Park (Owatonna), can-dlelight ski, snowshoe and hike, 6-9 p.m.

Friday, Feb. 14Old Mill State Park (Argyle), candlelight

ski, 5:30-8:30 p.m.

Saturday, Feb. 15Wild River State Park (Center City), 22nd

annual candlelight ski/snowshoe/walk, 6-9p.m.

Zippel Bay State Park (Williams), candle-light ski, 5-8 p.m.

Glendalough State Park (Battle Lake),candlelight ski, 6:30-9 p.m.

Gooseberry Falls State Park (TwoHarbors), candlelight ski, 6-8:30 p.m.

Glacial Lakes State Park (Starbuck),

candlelight ski and snowshoe, 6-9 p.m.

Hayes Lake State Park (Roseau), can-

dlelight ski, 5:30-8:30 p.m.

Saturday, Feb. 22

Lake Bemidji State Park (Bemidji),candlelight ski /snowshoe walk, 6-9 p.m.

Maplewood State Park (Pelican

Rapids), candlelight ski, 6-8:30 p.m.

Split Rock Lighthouse State Park (Two

Harbors), candlelight snowshoe/hike, 6-

8:30 p.m.

Note that events may be changed or

canceled due to weather. For more infor-

mation, including weather updates, direc-

tions to parks and where to get a ski pass,

visit www.mndnr.gov, email

[email protected] or call the DNR

Information Center at 651-296-6157 or

toll-free 888-646-6367, between 8 a.m.

and 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.

MN State Patrol inSt. Cloud announces

enforcement/visibility

saturations to address

fatal crashesOn Tuesday, December 17th, every

State Patrol Trooper, Supervisor and

Investigator in the St. Cloud district which

covers a large portion of central and west

central Minnesota will be out working the

road for increased visibility and will be tak-

ing enforcement action on offenses most

likely to kill people: Seatbelt, speed, fail-

ure to yield, and inattentive driving (tex-

ting, rolling stops, etc.)

Highways designated for increasedefforts are MN Hwy 25 in Wright,

Sherburne and Benton Countys, MN Hwy

29 in Swift and Pole Counties, and US

Hwy 71 in Todd, Stearns and Kandiyohi

Counties, MN Hwy95 in Benton County

and MN Hwy55 in Pope, Stearns,

Kandiyohi, Meeker and Wright Counties.

The State Patrol reminds motorists to

pay attention when driving, obey the

speed limit, dont drink and drive, and

wear their seat belts.

PEOPLE PAGEhe Browerville Blade, Page 2 Thursday, December 19, 2013

Five Generations

A five generation picture was taken Thanksgiving weekend.

Pictured are: Great great grandmother, Marcella Barta, age

98, Browerville; Great grandmother, Iren Parpart, Monticellp,

Grandmother Kim Franek, Cass Lake, Mother Brianna Kern,

of Browerville, and Kira Kern, age 4, Browerville.


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HAPPENINGShe Browerville Blade, Page 3 Thursday, December 19, 2013

Peggys Potpourri

Winter WonderlandCelebration atEagle Bend Library

Children, teens and adults are

nvited to the Annual Winter

Wonderland Celebration at the

Eagle Bend Public Library on

hursday, Dec. 26, 4 to 7 p.m.

Refreshments will be served and

raft stations will be set up for chil-

ren of all ages. Children can also

egister for door prizes.

For more information, contact

he Eagle Bend library at 218-738-

590.

Eagle Bend Library Hours:

Mon. 10-5, Tue. 10-5, Thur. 4-7,at. 9-12

Todd County HistoricalSociety meeting

The Todd County Historical

ociety met Monday, December 5

t the museum with 16 members

resent.

President Gary Stracek called

he meeting to order. The Pledge of

Allegiance was recited.

The November minutes and

reasurers report were read and

pproved.

Shirley Lunceford reported on

appenings at the museum in

November. The micro-film has

rrived and carpeting in the meet-

ng room and adjacent room have

een cleaned.

Rita Stracek said she knew of a

abinet that could house the micro-

lm. It was agreed to purchase the

abinet.

Bi-laws were discussed and a

ommittee will begin working on

hem.

Shirley will decide if the muse-

m should open or close early due

o bad weather. A note will be post-

d on the door.

January, February and March

meeting will be at 1 pm.

The Belgian Waffle Feed ischeduled for September 14.

Gary and Rita Stracek reported

n the recent Region 5 meeting.

The meeting adjourned and an

pen house was held in observance

of the 85th anniversary of the

Historical Society. The museum

was decorated for Christmas and

tours were available. Thirty-seven

people came to enjoy Christmas

music and humor by Mikko

Cowdery. Cake and coffee were

served.

Elaine John, secretary

Having a plan can keepyour family alive in ahouse fire

FIRE MARSHAL URGES

FAMILIES TO PREPARE IN

LIGHT OF 7 RECENTRESIDENTIAL FIRE

FATALITIES

With several weeks left in the

historically fire-heavy holiday sea-

son, the state fire marshal reminds

Minnesotans to learn and practice

fire safety so they can survive a

residential fire.

November and December are

historically dangerous months for

residential fires in Minnesota. This

year has been no exception. There

have been seven fire fatalities since

Thanksgiving Eve, according to the

Minnesota Department of Public

Safety State Fire Marshal

Division.Escape options, planning and

practice keep people alive in a

building fire, State Fire Marshal

Bruce West said. Children as

young as 3 years old can be taught

to get out and stay out if parents

plan and practice with them often.

To prepare your family for fast

escape from a fire:

Draw a diagram of your home.

Be sure to mark windows and

doors.

Plan two ways out of each

room.

Teach your kids to crawl low to

protect themselves if they see

smoke. Plan an outside meeting place

for everyone in your home.

Practice your escape plan with

every family member.

Make sure your kids know the

sound of a smoke alarm and what

steps to take when it goes off.

If youre staying

somewhere away from home, knowhow to escape there, too.

Keep matches and lighters out

of reach of children.

Working smoke alarms are

critical to surviving a house fire.

Smoke alarms need to be checked

often and batteries changed atleast once a year. Alarms should be

replaced after 10 years.

State Fire Marshal Division

2012 statistics

One structure fire was reported

in Minnesota every 1.4 hours.

4,863 of a total 6,436 structurefires in Minnesota occurred in resi-

dential property.

58 percent of fire deaths

occurred where people generally

feel safest at home.

Browerville City Council meets

the second Wednesday of the

month at 7 pm in the

Browerville City Hall

Browerville AA

and Al-Anon

meet every Wednesday at

8 pm at the Todd County

DAC Building

What is Figgy Pudding? Before you sing, "Now bring us some figgy pudding," it

might be helpful to know exactly what you are requesting. Figgy pudding is an English

dish similar to bread pudding. Made from figs, bread crumbs, cinnamon, nutmeg, and

milk, the pudding is baked, then topped with a scrumptious brandied hard sauce, cus-

tard icing, powdered sugar, or whipped cream. The dish was immortalized in the song

We Wish You a Merry Christmas and was served by Mrs. Cratchit in the Charles

Dickens classic A Christmas Carol."....while visions of sugarplums danced in their head." Those famous sugarplums which fill chil-

dren's dreams at Christmas were originally sugar coated coriander seeds, a treat that offered a sweet

start and then a spicy burst of flavor. Later the recipe included small bits of fruit and became the con-

fection we know today.

Animal Cracker's were introduced at Christmastime in 1902. The carrying string on the box was

designed so it could be hung on a Christmas Tree.

The candy cane supposedly originated in 1670 when the choirmaster of Cologne Cathedral had

candies made in the shape of a shepherd's crook. He distributed them to childred attending the

church's creche scene to encourage them to silence. Today more than 1.75 million candy canes are

made each year for the Christmas season.

I once bought my kids a set of batteries for Christmas with a note on it saying, toys not

included..........Bernard Manning

Pecan Pie Cookies

Cookie:

1 c. brown sugar 3/4 c. butter, softened

1 egg 1 t. vanilla

2 c. flour 1 t. baking powder

Filling:

1 c. chopped pecans 1/2 c. brown sugar1/4 c. whipping cream 1 t. vanilla

Heat oven to 350. Combine all cookies ingredients exceptflour and

baking powder. Beat at medium speed until creamy. Reduce speed to

low; add flour and baking powder. Beat until well mixed.

Shape dough into 1 1/4 balls. Place 2 apart on ungreased cookie

sheets. Make indentation in each cookie with thumb; rotate thumb to

hollow out slightly.

Combine all filling ingredients in small bowl; fill each cookie with 1

rounded teaspoon of filling. Bake 8 - 12 minutes. Cool 1 minute; remove

from cookie sheet.

Makes 3 dozen cookies

Browerville Area Food Shelf

Holiday ScheduleThe Browerville Area Food Shelf will have an adjusted

food distribution schedule for December 2013 and January

2014. It will only be open December 18th. In January 2014,

it will be open the last four (4) Wednesdays: 8th, 15th, 22nd

and 29th. The hours of distribution will remain the same:

10:00 - 12:00 and 1:00 - 3:00. This adjustment allows the

volunteers to have Christmas and New Years with family.

B-Safe winners

The November winners in the B-Safe Prairie Buck drawingat the Farmers Union Industries Long Prairie complex. Bruce

Peterson, Matt Sanoski, and Aaron Kunerth. Congratulations

DUANES REPAIR

417 Main St. So. Browerville

594-6189

Well keep your vehicle running smooth

this winter

THE GALLERYMain Street, Browerville

594-6466The biggest little craft shop in Central

Minnesota

Stop in for last minute gifts!

M-Sat 8-5

BEST WISHES

For The Coming YearThanks to all our friends and neighbors,

our favorite time of year is also our busiest.

Merry Christmas andHappy New Year too!


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A strong breeze was blowing in our faces as Zane and I stood

at the corner post between the cedar pasture and the hay field.

Deer hunting has traditions, and on the first drive of the first

season this is the traditional place to start. We have started

three seasons together in the same spot, with success every year.

This morning after standing there for an hour, it seemed like we

had been standing there three years.

It was two below zero when the group met at my house. My

son, Damon, his son, Zane, Zanes uncle, Jason, and I made up

the hunting party. We decided to drink coffee for a while and see

if it might warm up a bit before venturing out. By the time we

had procrastinated as much as possible and had all the coffee we

could stand, it had warmed up to four degrees. It was not a heat

wave, but just knowing the temperature was above zero helped

some.

Our type of deer hunting entails drivers, who walk through

he woods pushing deer ahead of them, and blockers, who hopefully stand where the deer run

ut and are able to get a shot. At ten years old, Zane is not yet allowed to hunt alone. He has to

e a blocker. Since I am old, have bad knees, and own the property, I get to be the other block-

r. Thats how Zane and I happened to be standing in the pasture, facing the wind, while we dis-

ussed our sanity in hushed tones.

As a beginning hunter, Zane has done extremely well. For his first two years, it was one shot,

ne deer. Both of them were taken in this very corner on the farm. This is why he was not will-

ng to wait until the temperature got up to freezing before starting the first drive. As time wore

n and the skin on our faces felt like it was turning solid, even he was beginning to doubt our

wisdom or the sanctity of maintaining this tradition. When the deer finally broke out of the

edars and ran down the hill toward us, we were both relieved and startled. We were startled,

not really expecting deer to run out of the timber and relieved the drivers were not far away and

we could go back to the house to get warm. We both pulled up in line like a firing squad and

mptied our guns in the general direction on the approaching deer. We re-loaded, and fired

nother salvo toward them. They all ran safely away with not so much as a hair out of place.

When Damon and Jason came out of the timber panting hard and dripping sweat, we had to

xplain why somewhere between fifteen and twenty rounds were fired and there was not a pile

f dead deer to pick up. At a young age, Zane has learned to make up excuses with the best of

us.

The second drive was the south end of the farm. I have blocked the same fence line for about

hirty years. When the deer come out, they come in large numbers, but never the same place. If

we block high, they come out low. If we block Strawberry hill, they come out by the creek. This

ear, we blocked low and all the deer in the world ran out near the top of the hill. Shell casings

iled up around our ankles but we still had no meat for the table. Fortunately, there was always

omorrow. Tomorrow had to be a better day.

Tomorrow will be a better day

By Walter Scott

Hi,

Count down to Christmas! Some of the holiday festivities are

now over. As far as I know all the area schools Christmas pro-

grams are done, and our church program was Sunday. The little

ones are always cute, no matter what they do or dont do. We had

many grandchildren in the program this year--nine I think. Some

take their responsibilities VERY seriously and others--not so

much. My mom came to the program too, and she had 11 great

grandkids performing. There was a nice meal and time to visit

afterwards. And of course lots and lots of home baked goodies for

dessert.

After the program and meal my family all headed to our farm

for a family Christmas get together. We will be getting together

with Sonnys kids on Christmas eve. We had planned a hayride,

but our Minnesota weather didnt cooperate and we decided to

scratch it as it was just too cold. A few people were disappointed,

but most were thankful not to have to bundle up and go out in the

frigid weather and pretend to be having fun.

We got the tree set up, and only two of the grandsons (the

youngest two) wanted to decorate it. Everyone else was busy with

other pursuits. Anyway, it was apparent Mason (7) loves gold

ornaments and Conal (6) loves red. Each decorated half the tree-

-and you can certainly tell who decorated each half. I am leaving

it exactly as they did it--who could improve on a red and gold

tree, evenly divided by color.

Then we got out the giant gingerbread boys and and all the

frosting and candies and that was a big hit. Nine gingerbread

men, and each one unique. Orry made complete frosting pants on

his, he just didnt think it was right for him to not have on pants.

Oh, speaking of Orry, he was a shepherd and told his mom on

Saturday that he hoped he didnt get sick and have to miss the

program because then he couldnt wear his costume with the vest

that feels like a dog. He cracks me up!

We finished the day with a potluck supper and lots of laughs

as when my kids all get together it is hilarious. Sometime a little

over the top, but always funny.

On another note, we are all of course busy with Christmas

baking. And with baking comes a few flops--at least in our fami-

ly it does. I made a cake for Sonnys moms birthday, and it didnt

raise. I threw it out and started over--and believe me, I wasnt

happy to have to stay up and bake another cake, but I did. Andthe second one didnt raise either--what the...? I dont know what

happened, but we ended up buying a cake. Not as good as home

baked, but better than flat!

Mom also had a baking disaster. She had a pot luck party com-

ing up and wanted my apple dumpling recipe, the one with cres-

cent rolls and Mountain Dew. She had my sister pick up a couple

tubes of crescent rolls for her and I supplied the Mountain Dew.

But, apparently my sister didnt look too carefully at the crescent

roll packages, because it turned out they were garlic flavored.

And Mom didnt notice it when she made the dumplings. So, she

had apples wrapped in garlic flavored rolls, topped with sugar,

cinnamon and Mountain Dew. Who knows, maybe she invented a

whole new taste experience.

Well, thats about it for the adventures of the week. Better get

the paper finished as its snowing and cold and I want to go home

and do NOTHING!

Happy Holidays to you all,

Peggy

Letter from

the Country

We Wish You a

Merry Christmas

and a Happy

New Year


5/16

NOTICE OF MORTGAGE

FORECLOSURE SALE

THE RIGHT TO VERIFICA-

ION OF THE DEBT AND

DENTITY OF THE ORIGINAL

REDITOR WITHIN THE

IME PROVIDED BY LAW IS

OT AFFECTED BY THIS

CTION.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN,

hat default has occurred in the

nditions of the following

escribed mortgage:DATE OF MORTGAGE:

eptember 11, 2008

MORTGAGOR(S): Tracy L.

owman, a single person and

obert A. Cline, a single person

MORTGAGEE: Bremer Bank,

ational Association

DATE AND PLACE OF

ECORDING: Filed for record

eptember 15, 2008, as

ocument No. 459111 in the

fice of the County Recorder in

odd County, Minnesota

ASSIGNMENT(S) OF MORT-

AGE: Assignment dated

eptember 11, 2008 to Minnesota

ousing Finance Agency filed forcord September 15, 2008 as

ocument No. 459112 in the

fice of the County Recorder in

odd County, Minnesota.

Said mortgage is not

egistered Land.

TRANSACTION AGENT:

one

TRANSACTION AGENT S

ORTGAGE IDENTIFICATION

UMBER ON MORTGAGE:

one

LENDER OR BROKER AND

ORTGAGE ORIGINATOR

TATED ON MORTGAGE:

remer Bank, National

ssociationRESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE

ERVICER: U.S. Bank Home

ortgage, a division of U. S.

ank Association

MORTGAGED PROPERTY

DDRESS: 220 NW 4th Street,

ertha, MN 56437

TAX PARCEL ID NUMBER:

9-0015500

LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF

ROPERTY: LOTS 1 , 2 AND 3,

XCEPT THE EAST 16 2/3

EET OF LOT 3, BLOCK 1, KIL-

URN S THIRD ADDITION TO

HE TOWNSITE OF BERTHA,

ODD COUNTY, MINNESOTA,

CCORDING TO THEECORDED PLAT ON FILE

ND OF RECORD IN THE

FFICE OF THE COUNTY

ECORDER, TODD COUNTY,

INNESOTA

COUNTY IN WHICH PROP-

RTY IS LOCATED: Todd

ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL

MOUNT OF MORTGAGE:

86,700.00

AMOUNT DUE AND

LAIMED TO BE DUE AS OF

ATE OF NOTICE, INCLUD-

NG TAXES, IF ANY, PAID BY

SSIGNEE OF MORTGAGEE:

82,320.52

That prior to the commence-

ent of this mortgage foreclo-

ure proceeding Mortgagee/

ssignee of Mortgagee complied

ith all notice requirements as

quired by statute; That no

ction or proceeding has been

stituted at law or otherwise to

cover the debt secured by said

ortgage, or any part thereof.

PURSUANT to the power of

ale contained in said mortgage,

he above described property will

e sold by the Sheriff of said

unty as follows:

DATE AND TIME OF SALE:

July 18, 2013 at 10:00 a.m.

PLACE OF SALE: Todd

County Sheriff s Office, the East

Entrance to the Todd County

Detention Center, City of Long

Prairie to pay the debt then

secured by said Mortgage, and

taxes, if any, on said premises,

and the costs and disbursements,

including attorneys fees allowed

by law subject to redemption

within six (6) months from the

date of said sale by the mort-

gagor(s), their personal represen-

tatives or assigns unless reduced

to five (5) weeks under MN Stat.

580.07.

TIME AND DATE TO

VACATE PROPERTY: If the real

estate is an owner-occupied, sin-

gle-family dwelling, unless oth-

erwise provided by law, the date

on or before which the mort-

gagor(s) must vacate the proper-

ty if the mortgage is not reinstat-

ed under section 580.30 or the

property is not redeemed under

section 580.23 is 11:59 p.m. on

January 18, 2014. If the forego-

ing date is a Saturday, Sunday or

legal holiday, then the date to

vacate is the next business day

at 11:59 p.m.

M O R T G A G O R ( S )

RELEASED FROM FINANCIAL

OBLIGATION ON MORTGAGE:

None

THE TIME ALLOWED BY

LAW FOR REDEMPTION BY

THE MORTGAGOR, THE

MORTGAGOR S PERSONAL

REPRESENTATIVES OR

ASSIGNS, MAY BE REDUCED

TO FIVE WEEKS IF A JUDI-

CIAL ORDER IS ENTERED

UNDER MINNESOTA

STATUTES, SECTION 582.032,

DETERMINING, AMONG

OTHER THINGS, THAT THE

MORTGAGED PREMISES ARE

IMPROVED WITH A RESIDEN-

TIAL DWELLING OF LESS

THAN FIVE UNITS, ARE NOT

PROPERTY USED IN AGRI-

CULTURAL PRODUCTION,

AND ARE ABANDONED.

Dated: May 21, 2013.

MINNESOTA HOUSING

FINANCE AGENCY

Mortgagee/Assignee of

Mortgagee

Marinus W. Van Putten, Jr.,

Reg. No. 11232XBEST & FLANAGAN LLP

225 South Sixth Street,

Suite 4000

Minneapolis, MN 55402

(612) 339-7121

Attorney for Assignee of

Mortgagee

THIS IS A COMMUNICA-

TION FROM A DEBT COLLEC-

TOR.

NOTICE OF

POSTPONEMENT

The sale scheduled for July 18,

2013, postponed at the request of

the Mortgagor to December 18,

2013 is, at the request of theAssignee of Mortgagee, post-

poned to February 6, 2014, at

10:00 a.m., at the Todd County

Sheriff Office at the East

Entrance to the Todd County

Detention Center, City of Long

Prairie.

TIME AND DATE TO







ty if the mortgage is not reinstat-

ed under section 580.30 or the

property is not redeemed under

section 580.23 is 11:59 p.m. on

August 6, 2014. If the foregoing

date is a Saturday, Sunday or

legal holiday, then the date to

vacate is the next business day

at 11:59 p.m.

PROPERTY ADDRESS: 220

NW 4th Street, Bertha, MN

56437

TAX PARCEL ID NUMBER:

29-0015500

Dated: December 17, 2013

MINNESOTA HOUSING

FINANCE AGENCY

Assignee of Mortgagee

Barbara M. Ross,

Reg. No. 182941

BEST & FLANAGAN LLP

225 South Sixth Street,

Suite 4000

Minneapolis, MN 55402

Attorney for Assignee of

Mortgagee



TOR.d19c

13-093699

NOTICE OF MORTGAGE

FORECLOSURE SALE


TION OF THE DEBT AND

IDENTITY OF THE ORIGINAL

CREDITOR WITHIN THE

TIME PROVIDED BY LAW IS

NOT AFFECTED BY THIS

ACTION.


that default has occurred in the

conditions of the following

described mortgage:

DATE OF MORTGAGE: April27, 2006

ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL

AMOUNT OF MORTGAGE:

$79,500.00

MORTGAGOR(S): Fabiola

Botello Becerra a/k/a Fabiola

Botello and Miguel Carrillo, Wife

and Husband

MORTGAGEE: JPMorgan

Chase Bank, N.A.


MORTGAGE ORIGINATOR

STATED ON THE MORTGAGE:

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.

SERVICER: JPMorgan Chase

Bank, N.A.

DATE AND PLACE OF FIL-ING: Filed May 3, 2006, Todd

County Recorder, as Document

Number 441719


PROPERTY:

Lot 7, Block 13, Tweed's

Fourth Addition to the Village of

Long Prairie.

PROPERTY ADDRESS: 120-

2nd Ave SW, Long Prairie, MN

56347

PROPERTY IDENTIFICA-

TION NUMBER: 36-0048800

COUNTY IN WHICH PROP-

ERTY IS LOCATED: Todd

THE AMOUNT CLAIMED TO

BE DUE ON THE MORTGAGEON THE DATE OF THE

NOTICE: $74,885.22

THAT all pre-foreclosure

requirements have been com-

plied with; that no action or pro-

ceeding has been instituted at

law or otherwise to recover the

debt secured by said mortgage,

or any part thereof;

PURSUANT, to the power of

sale contained in said mortgage,

the above described property will

be sold by the Sheriff of said

county as follows:


January 30, 2014, 10:00am

PLACE OF SALE: Sheriff's

Main Office, 115 Third Street

South, Long Prairie, MN 56347

to pay the debt secured by said

mortgage and taxes, if any, on

said premises and the costs and

disbursements, including attor-

neys fees allowed by law, subject

to redemption within 6 months

from the date of said sale by the

mortgagor(s) the personal repre-

sentatives or assigns.

TIME AND DATE TO







ty, if the mortgage is not rein-

stated under section 580.30 or

the property is not redeemed

under section 580.23, is 11:59

p.m. on July 30, 2014, or the next

business day if July 30, 2014

falls on a Saturday, Sunday or

legal holiday.

"THE TIME ALLOWED BY


THE MORTGAGOR, THE

MORTGAGOR'S PERSONAL

REPRESENTATIVES OR

ASSIGNS, MAY BE REDUCED

TO FIVE WEEKS IF A JUDI-

CIAL ORDER IS ENTERED

UNDER MINNESOTA

STATUTES SECTION 582.032

DETERMINING, AMONG





THAN 5 UNITS, ARE NOT

PROPERTY USED FOR AGRI-

CULTURAL PRODUCTION,

AND ARE ABANDONED.

Dated: December 10, 2013

JPMorgan Chase Bank,

National Association

Mortgagee

SHAPIRO & ZIELKE, LLP

BY

Lawrence P. Zielke - 152559

Diane F. Mach - 273788

Melissa L. B. Porter - 0337778

Randolph W. Dawdy - 2160X

Ronald W. Spencer - 0104061

Stephanie O. Nelson -

0388918

Gary J. Evers - 0134764

Attorneys for Mortgagee

12550 West Frontage Road,Ste. 200

Burnsville, MN 55337

(952) 831-4060



TORd19-j23c

13-093814

NOTICE OF MORTGAGE

FORECLOSURE SALE


TION OF THE DEBT AND IDEN-

TITY OF THE ORIGINALCREDI-

TOR WITHIN THE TIME PRO-

VIDED BY LAW IS NOT AFFECT-ED BY THIS ACTION.




described mortgage:

DATE OF MORTGAGE: June

30, 2009

ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL

AMOUNT OF MORTGAGE:

$87,500.00

MORTGAGOR(S): Jonathon W.

Deitering, as a single man and Tina

M. Abrahamson, as a single woman

MORTGAGEE: JPMorgan

Chase Bank, N.A.


MORTGAGE ORIGINATOR


JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.


Bank, N.A.

DATE AND PLACE OF FIL-

ING: Filed July 1, 2009, Todd


Number 463413


PROPERTY:

Lot 13, Block 6 in the Original

Townsite of the Village of

Browerville (now City), Except the

South 85 feet thereof


East 3Rd St, Browerville, MN

56438

PROPERTY IDENTIFICATION

NUMBER: 30-0014000

COUNTY IN WHICH PROPER-

TY IS LOCATED: Todd


BE DUE ON THE MORTGAGE

ON THE DATE OF THE NOTICE:

$84,936.66


requirements have been complied

with; that no action or proceeding

has been instituted at law or other-

wise to recover the debt secured by

said mortgage, or any part thereof;




be sold by the Sheriff of said county

as follows:


January 23, 2014, 10:00am





mortgage and taxes, if any, on said

premises and the costs and dis-

bursements, including attorneys

fees allowed by law, subject to

redemption within 6 months from

the date of said sale by the mort-

gagor(s) the personal representa-

tives or assigns.

TIME AND DATE TO VACATE

PROPERTY: If the real estate is an

owner-occupied, single-family

dwelling, unless otherwise provid-

ed by law, the date on or before

which the mortgagor(s) must

vacate the property, if the mortgage

is not reinstated under section

580.30 or the property is not

redeemed under section 580.23, is

11:59 p.m. on July 23, 2014.

"THE TIME ALLOWED BY


THE MORTGAGOR, THE MORT-

GAGOR'S PERSONAL REPRE-

SENTATIVES OR ASSIGNS, MAY

BE REDUCED TO FIVE WEEKS

IF A JUDICIAL ORDER IS

ENTERED UNDER MINNESOTA

STATUTES SECTION 582.032

DETERMINING, AMONG





THAN 5 UNITS, ARE NOT PROP-

ERTY USED FOR AGRICULTUR-

AL PRODUCTION, AND ARE

ABANDONED.

Dated: November 20, 2013



Mortgagee


BY






LEGAL NOTICEShe Browerville Blade, Page 5 Thursday, December 19, 2013

cont. on page 6


6/16

Stephanie O. Nelson - 0388918



12550 West Frontage Road,

Ste. 200


(952) 831-4060

THIS IS A COMMUNICATION

ROM A DEBT COLLECTORd5-j9c

13-093302

NOTICE OF MORTGAGE

FORECLOSURE SALE


ION OF THE DEBT AND IDEN-

ITY OF THE ORIGINAL CREDI-

OR WITHIN THE TIME PRO-

IDED BY LAW IS NOT AFFECT-

D BY THIS ACTION.


at default has occurred in the

nditions of the following

escribed mortgage:

DATE OF MORTGAGE: March

2005

ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL

MOUNT OF MORTGAGE:

165,000.00

MORTGAGOR(S): Lesa M.

ettstein and Scott J. Wettstein,ife and husband

MORTGAGEE: Mortgage

lectronic Registration Systems,

nc.

TRANSACTION AGENT:

ortgage Electronic Registration

ystems, Inc.

MIN#: 100122200001481321


ORTGAGE ORIGINATOR

TATED ON THE MORTGAGE:

NC Mortgage, Inc.

SERVICER: America's

ervicing Company


NG: Filed March 10, 2005, Todd

ounty Recorder, as Document

umber 432902, Thereafter modi-

ed by LOAN MODIFICATION

GREEMENT dated May 26, 2009

nd recorded December 14, 2009 as

ocument number 466017

ASSIGNMENTS OF MORT-

AGE: Assigned to: U.S. Bank

ational Association, as Trustee for

e Structured Asset Investment

oan Trust, Series 2005-5; there-

ter corrected to U.S. Bank

ational Association, as Trustee for

the Structured Asset Investment

Loan Trust, Mortgage Pass-

Through Certificates, Series 2005-5

by CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT

OF MORTGAGE.


PROPERTY:

The North Half of the Southeast

Quarter of Section 11 Township 129

North, Range 34 West


County Rd 86, Long Prairie, MN

56347


NUMBER: 20.0011300

COUNTY IN WHICH PROPER-TY IS LOCATED: Todd




$239,490.02











as follows:

DATE AND TIME OF SALE:January 16, 2014, 10:00am












tives or assigns.


PROPERTY: If the real estate is an

owner-occupied, single-family

dwelling, unless otherwise provid-ed by law, the date on or before






11:59 p.m. on January 16, 2015.


U.S. Bank NationalAssociation,

as Trustee for the Structured

Asset Investment Loan Trust,

Mortgage Pass-Through

Certificates, Series 2005-5



BY










Ste. 200

Burnsville, MN 55337(952) 831-4060


FROM A DEBT COLLECTORn28-j2c

13-093647

NOTICE OF MORTGAGE

FORECLOSURE SALE


TION OF THE DEBT AND IDEN-

TITY OF THE ORIGINALCREDI-

TOR WITHIN THE TIME PRO-

VIDED BY LAW IS NOT AFFECT-

ED BY THIS ACTION.




described mortgage:

DATE OF MORTGAGE:

February 25, 2008

ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL

AMOUNT OF MORTGAGE:

$83,000.00

MORTGAGOR(S): John J.

Barton, an unmarried man

MORTGAGEE: Mortgage

Electronic Registration Systems,

Inc.

TRANSACTION AGENT:

Mortgage Electronic Registration

Systems, Inc.

MIN#: 1001310-2270433785-0


MORTGAGE ORIGINATOR


American Mortgage Network, Inc.


Bank, N.A.


ING: Filed March 10, 2008, Todd


Number 455954

ASSIGNMENTS OF MORT-

GAGE: Assigned to: JPMorgan

Chase Bank, National Association;

Dated: August 20, 2013 filed:

September 3, 2013, recorded as

document number A486071


PROPERTY:

The Southeast Quarter of the

Southeast Quarter of the Southeast

Quarter ( SE 1/4 SE 1/4 SE 1/4) of

Section 15, Township 129, Range

32, Todd County, Minnesota less

that part thereof deeded to the

State of Minnesota recorded as

Document N. 239998


325Th Ave, Long Prairie, MN

56347


NUMBER: 04-0014501

COUNTY IN WHICH PROPER-

TY IS LOCATED: Todd




$77,815.04











as follows:


January 9, 2014, 10:00am












tives or assigns.


PROPERTY: If the real estate is anowner-occupied, single-family

dwelling, unless otherwise provid-

ed by law, the date on or before






11:59 p.m. on July 9, 2014.






BY

Lawrence P. Zielke - 152559Diane F. Mach - 273788








Ste. 200


(952) 831-4060


FROM A DEBT COLLECTORn14-d19c

City of Browerville

Official Minutes of theBrowerville City Council

December 4, 2013The monthly Browerville City

Council Meeting for December met

at City Hall on December 4, 2013

and was called to order at 7:00 p.m.

Members Aksamit, Iten, Wieshalla,

Santer and Heid were present. The

meeting opened with the Pledge of

Allegiance.

Consent Agenda:

A) Approval of Minutes of the

June 12, 2013 meeting

B) Payment of Claims

C) Building Permits: None

Motion by Wieshalla second by

Iten to approve the Consent Agenda

as presented. CU

Department Reports:

Liquor Store: Angie Benning,

Liquor Store Manager, was present

to update the Council on the Liquor

Store. November sales were out-

standing. The Big Buck Contest and

Wine Tasting improved sales at the

end of deer hunting and helped cre-

ate a nice profit for the month.

Benning is planning a New Year's

Eve party with DJ, prizes and more

for December.

Public Works: Chuck Buhl was

absent due to the pressing need to

clear the City's streets. Council

heard the Public Works staff had

received a compliment for the greatjob they do for the City.

Motion by Heid second by

Wieshalla to approve Department

Reports. CU

Other Business:

Club Liquor License for Vet's

Club - motion by Iten to approve the

license, second by Wieshalla. CU

Sunday Liquor License for Vet's

Club - motion by Wieshalla to

approve, second by Santer. CU

Cigarette Licenses - motion by

Wieshalla to approve the cigarette

licenses for the Browerville Liquor

Store, Steve's Country Foods, and

Total Express, second by Heid. CU

Resolution 12042013A- after not-

ing that no one came to discuss the

2014 Levy during the Truth and

Taxation Hearing, motion by Heid,

second by Santer to approve the

2014 Levy at $189,779.11. CU

Resolution 12042013 Setting

Wages for Ambulance Department -

motion by Iten, second by Heid to

approve the resolution. CU

Dialogue Items:

Council heard that approximate-

ly 10 properties would have a spe-

cial levy imposed on their taxes

payable 2014 due to not paying

either their utility bills or their

ambulance bills. The total of special

levy assessments is $5,970.64.

Council discussed the fire that

damaged Land O' Lakes facility.

Council all agreed that the City

would assist LOLin any way in can

in order to ensure the plant does not

close since the City does not want to

see the jobs LOL provides leaving

the community and area.

Local Purchase: 99.4%

Adjournment: Motion by

Wieshalla second by Iten to adjourn

the meeting at 7:42 p.m.

Lynn Fabro Mike Aksamit

City Administrator Mayord19c

Proceedings of the

Board of Education

Regular Meeting #11

Independent School

District #787

December 9, 2013

Browerville, Minnesota

7:30 P.M.Members Present: Denis

Irsfeld, Bob Bryniarski, Mike

Jeziorski, Joe Duncan, Heidi

Iten, and Denise Gaida, and

Corey Heid

Member(s) Absent:

Others Present: Scott

Vedbraaten - Superintendent,

Patrick Sutlief - K-12 Principal,

Darla Schaefer-Business

Manager, Wayne Petermeier -

Activities Director, Venus King -

Browerville Blade and Robert

Schueller.

The meeting was called to

order by Board Chairman Irsfeld

at 7:30 P.M.

The Pledge of Allegiance was

recited.

Superintendent Vedbraaten

presented the hearing on budget

and proposed property tax levy.

There was no concern brought to

the attention of the school board.

Motion by Duncan second by

Bryniarski and carried to

approve the agenda with the

addition of the Personnel 7.0,

Resignation of Darwin Beach,

and 9.0 Resource Solutions vote.

Motion by Jeziorski, second by

Heid and carried to approve the

minutes of the Regular Meeting

#10, November 4, 2013, as

reviewed and published.

Reports

Mr. Sutlief reported on the fol-

lowing: The high school gym is

set up for the Christmas concerts

this week, so the gym is shut

down. The physical educationclasses are bowling this week.

Jump Rope for Heart was a huge

success, and eight lucky children

were able to hit teachers and one

administrator with a pie. We

continue to have our 10th

graders take the PLAN ACT test,

the eighth graders the Explore

test, and the juniors the ASVAB.

Each of these tests prepares stu-

dents for the ACT or the

Accuplacer. Browerville will be


ont. from page 5

he Browerville Blade, Page 6

cont. on page 7

NOTICE OF FILING FOR THE 2014 TODD

COUNTY SPECIAL GENERAL ELECTION

Notice is hereby given that a Special General Electionwill be held in Todd County on Monday, May 19, 2014 for the

urpose of electing candidates for the office listed below.

The filing period for these offices begins at 8:00 a.m.,

Monday, December 23, 2013, and ends at 5:00 p.m., Friday,

anuary 3, 2014.

If necessary, a Special Primary Election will be held in

Todd County on Tuesday, March 18, 2014 for the purpose of

nominating candidates for the office listed below.

Note: Filing offices will be closed at Noon on December

4th and all of December 25th.

Filing offices will also be closed at Noon on December 31st

nd all of January 1st.

The filing place for county offices is with the County

Auditor located in the Historic Courthouse at 215 1st

Avenue S, Suite #201, Long Prairie, MN.Candidates may file in person or by mail. Candidates who

will be absent from the state during the filing period may

rrange to file, in person, prior to departure.

This notice is provided pursuant to Minnesota Statutes

ection 204B.33 subd b.

COUNTY OFFICES

One County Commissioner for District 1 (for term expir-

ng December 2016)

Todd County Auditor/Treasurer

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articipating in the PCN

Positive Community Norms)

urvey in late February. It is

art of the Alcohol grant.eniors were fitted for caps and

owns last week. The penny

rive brought in $742.68 and

ver 500 pounds of food. The dis-

ict Facebook page has been uti-

zed quite a bit, for there are

ver 310 likes at this time.

Mr. Vedbraaten reported on

he following: The October

reakfast and Lunch Food

ervice Report, The November

reakfast and Lunch Food

ervice Report, information

bout an attempt to fund the golf

rogram by patrons, and the

nch meeting initiated by

rowerville with Eagle Valley superintendent in an attempt to

fer assistance with program-

ing and needs that are arising

ith their district.

Mr. Petermeier reported on

he following: The early success

the winter sports teams, con-

ssion stand status, and the

rocedures necessary if the dis-

ict were to consider golf.

Personnel

Motion by Heid, second by

uncan and carried to approve

he resignation of Darwin Beach

s custodian and post for the

osition until filled.

New BusinessMotion by Bryniarski, second

y Gaida and carried to approve

he 2013 pay 2014 levy at

425,536.35.


en and carried to approve the

river s training behind the

heel instructor s salary at

22.50/ hour for 2014.

Motion by Bryniarski, second

y Iten and carried to approve

he following behind the wheel

rivers training prices:

esident/students attending full-

time Browerville High School

$200.00, Extra hours - $45 per

hour, non-resident students (on a

space available basis) - $260, and

extra non-resident hours - $50

per hour.

Motion by Iten, second by

Gaida and carried to approve the

special education overnight

camping trip to Camp

Confidence on February 5-7,

2014.Motion by Duncan, second by


approve the Resolution Directing

Administration to Make

Recommendations for Reduction

in Programs and Positions

and/or Cost Saving Efficiencies

and Reasons Therefore: The fol-

lowing voted in favor: Heid,

Duncan, Gaida, Iten, Jeziorski,

Bryniarski, and Irsfeld. There

were no members who voted

against the motion. The resolu-

tion was approved.

Motion by Duncan, second by


approve to set the 2014 organiza-

tional meeting for January 13,

2014 at 7:30 P.M.

Motion by Duncan, second by

Gaida and carried to approve the

vendor claims in the following

accounts.

General Fund $269,312.59

Food Service $24,389.61

Transportation $39,954.60Capital Expend $23,872.70

Community Service $3,856.29

Trust and Agency $4,473.64

TOTAL $367,989.94

Adjournment



adjourn the meeting at 8:22 P.M.

Heidi Iten, Clerkd19c

Iona Township

Filing NoticeIona Township will hold filings

for candidacy for two positions on

the township board. The supervi-sor position is for a three year

term. The office of Clerk is open

for a two year term. Persons

wishing to file for office may do

so with Iris Hegseth (218-756-

2107) from Tuesday, December

31, 2013 until Tuesday, January

14, 2014 at 5:00 p.m. Filing fee is

$2.00.

Iona Township

Iris Hegseth, Clerkd19c

Notice of Filing for

Turtle Creek Township

Notice is hereby given the fil-

ings for elections of Turtle Creek

Township offices will open on

December 31, 2013 and cease at

5:00 p.m. January 14, 2014.

Officers to be elected are:

1 Supervisor for a 3 year term

1 Clerk for a 2 year term

Residents wishing to file for

office may contact Turtle Creek

Township Clerk.

Roxanne Japp, Turtle Creek

Township Clerkd12-19c

Thursday, December 19, 2013he Browerville Blade, Page 7

ont. from page 6

COUNTY PRINTING

TODD COUNTY, MINNESOTA

Designation of Extra PrintingNotice is hereby given that the Board of Commissioners of

Todd County, Minnesota will receive sealed bids for the extra

publication of the Financial Statement for the year 2013 as

required by law until Four oclock p.m., Friday December 27,

2013. Bids will be open at 9:05 on December 30, 2013 in the

County Board Room.

This requires the extra publication for distribution of the

Financial Statement to the remaining parts of the county not

covered by the distribution of the official paper.

The successful bidder will be required to furnish a per-

formance bond in such an amount as may be determined by

the County Board.

The County Board reserves the right to reject any or all

bids if in its judgment of the public interest so require pur-

suant to M.S 279.07, and it waives any informalities therein.

Karen Busch


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COUNTY PRINTING

TODD COUNTY, MINNESOTA

Notice is hereby given that the Board of CountyCommissioners of Todd County will receive sealed bids until

Four oclock P.M., Friday, December 27, 2013 at the County

Auditor-Treasurers Office. Bids will be opened at the County

Board meeting on Monday, December 30, 2013 at 9:05 a.m.

in the County Board Room, for publication for the year 2014

as may be required by the County of Todd, a municipal cor-

poration, as follows:

Designation of the

Official Newspaper

This requires the publishing of official proceedings by the

Todd County Board, and other legal and public notices

required by all Todd County Departments, publication of the

financial statement and publication of the list of lands in

Todd County, delinquent in taxes for the year 2013, whichhave not been attached to prior judgment.

The successful bidder will be required to furnish a perfor

ance bond in such an amount as may be determined by the

County Board. The County Board reserves the right to reject

any or all bids if in its judgment of the public interest so

require pursuant to M.S. 279.07, and to waive any informal-

ities therein.

Karen Busch


d19-26c

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he Browerville Blade, Page 8

By Venus King

The December City Council

meeting was held Wednesday

December 4. All council mem-

bers were present.

After the agenda was

approved, Department Reportswere given.

Liquor Store Report Angie

Benning, Liquor Store Manager

was present to update the coun-

cil on the liquor store and stated

that in November the sales were

outstanding. The Big Buck

Contest and Wine Tasting

improved sales at the end of

deer hunting that helped create

a nice profit for the month.

Angie is planning a New Year's

Eve party with a DJ, prizes and

more.

December. Public Works

Chuck Buhl was absent due tothe pressing need to clear the

city's streets. Council members

were informed of a compliment

for the public works staff on the

great job they do for the city.

Council members approved

the Liquor License and the

Sunday Liquor License for the

Vets Club. Also approved was

the Cigarette Licenses for the

Browerville Liquor Store,

Steves Country Foods and Total

Express.

No member of the public came

to discuss the 2014 Levy during

the Truth and Taxation Hearingand council members approved

to set the 2014 Levy at

$189,779.11.

Council members heard that

approximately 10 properties

would have a special levy

imposed on their taxes payable

in 2014 due to not paying either

their utilities or their ambu-

lance bills. The total special levy

assessment is $5,970.64.

The staff of the ambulance

crew will receive a 3% wage

increase. Their last increase was

in 2008.

Council Members discussedthe fire damage at the Land O'

Lakes facility. All council mem-

bers agreed that the city would

assist Land O' Lakes in any way

it can in order to ensure the

plant does not close. The city

does not want to see the jobs

Land O' Lakes provides leaving

the community and area.

Council meeting was then

adjourned.

y Venus King

All Browerville School

oard members were presentt the December School Board

eeting. At the beginning of

he meeting the Public

earing on the Budget and

roposed Tax Levy was held.

his was an opportunity for

onstituents to ask questions

nd discuss the current pro-

osed tax levy for taxes

ayable in 2014. No one from

he public were present. School

oard members approved the

ertified total levy amount of

425,536.35.

Principal Sutlief reminded

embers that Wednesday

ecember 11 at 7:30 pm is the

igh School Winter Concert

nd the Elementary Concert is

hursday December 12 at 1:30.

uring practice time for the

oncert, the high school gym is

et up for the concert allowing

he Phy Ed classes to go bowl-

g at Long Prairie.

The 10th grade students

ave taken the PLAN ACT test

prep for the ACT test), 8th

rade students have taken the

EXPLORE test and 11th grade

students will be taking the

ASVAB test on December 17.All of these assessment tests

are tools for the students to

prepare for placement exams

like the ACT or the Accuplacer

test. Browerville students will

also be participating in the

PCN (Positive Community

Norms) survey in late

February or early March of

2014. This is part of the alcohol

grant.

National Honor Society's

penny drive was a success,

raising $742.68 in change and

bills and over 500 pounds of

food for the Food Shelf. The

seniors were fitted for their

caps and gowns last week.

Browerville has their own

Facebook page with 310 likes

which surpasses the goal of

150.

Mr. Petermeier, Athletic

Director, stated the concession

stand will no longer be serving

Junction Pizza due to a recall

by the Federal Government.

Some money was missing

Friday night, and he reminds

all students to make sure per-

sonal items are locked at all

times, not left in pockets inlocker rooms or on the bus.

Tech update Mr. Irsfeld

has been working with the per-

son who supplies computers for

the school has a price to $250

per computer. The students are

using the Learn Pads every

day and really enjoy them.

Food Service report A total

of 6,874 lunches were served in

November. Breakfast served

5,719 meals. Approximately

79% of students have breakfast

at school and approximately

95% of students have lunch at

school.

Superintendent Vedbraaten

informed the board members

that he initiated a meeting

with the Superintendent of

Eagle Valley Schools to discuss

education opportunities.

Browerville has offered oppor-

tunities to students from Eagle

Valley. In addition the districts

discussed pairing and sharing

as we are only a few miles

apart making Ag classes,

Welding, Industrial

Technology Courses and

Languages available to Eagle

Valley students. The districts

could look at additional ways

to share assets and save

resources and dollars. Mr.

Vedbraaten stated the meeting

went well.

Board members approved

accepting the resignation ofDarwin Beach as part time

custodian. Darwin has accept-

ed a position in Brainerd.

It was approved to set the

Driver Training and behind

the wheel Driver Education

Instructor salary at $22.50 per

hour for 2014. Also approved

are the fees for 2014;

Resident/students attending

BHS full time is $200. (Fee

includes six hours behind the

wheel training, Extra hours -

$45 per hour. Non resident stu-

dents (on space available

basis) - $260 per six hour ses-sion and extra hour's $50.

Approval was given for the

Special Education Overnight

Camping Trip to Camp

Confidence February 5-7,

2014. The Special Ed class has

attended Camp Confidence

many times in the past and

have found it to be a very

rewarding field trip.

After the bills were

approved the meeting was

adjourned.

City council

imposes

special levy on

ten properties

Browerville Superintendent meets with

Eagle Vally Superintendent to discuss

educational options for both districts

Have asafe and

Merry

Christmas


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STUDENT NEWSBrowerville Lions

Student Of The Month

Trent Johnson is Browerville Lions Student of the

Month for November. Trent is always helpful and

participates in many activities. Trent is a member

of the football, basketball, and baseball teams. He

is also in band and choir, participating in jazz band

and pop singers. Other activities include FFA, and

a National Honor Society member. Trent is a very

good role model for the younger students at

Browerville High School. When asked for assis-

tance he is always a willing candidate and goes

about the task at hand in an upbeat manner. When

Trent needs help he shows appreciation to those

aiding him. Trent demonstrates the true colors and

pride of being a Browerville Tiger.

Lady Tigerspick up third winBy Coach Middendorf

Browerville 74 Upsala 33Browerville picked up a key Section 5A win Friday night in

Upsala with a 74-33 victory over the Cardinals. All five Tiger

starters scored in double figures in a balanced scoring attack

highlighted by 8 three point goals. Browerville jumped out to

an early lead and never looked back as they cruised to a 44-14

lead at halftime. Paige Callahan led all scorers with a seasonhigh 17 point performance. Quinn Kircher and Kendra Buchta

each poured in 12 points. Crystal Pearson knocked down 13

points while Kale Knutson chipped in 11 points including 3

long range three-pointers. The Tigers owned the boards all

evening which allowed the team to push the ball eventually

leading to some easy lay ups. Browerville shot 14 of 19 at the

free throw line. Katie Ripplinger led the Cardinals in scoring

with 10 points.

Browerville currently sits with an overall record of 3-0. The

orange and black will be back in action Thursday night when

they travel to Long Prairie for a conference matchup with the

Thunder. The Tigers will travel to the Wood City Classic in

Cloquet on Dec. 27th and 28th for a holiday tournament.

Friday night the orange and black will be tested by 3A oppo-

nent Cloquet and then will turn around and battle 4A opponent

Bemidji on Saturday afternoon.

Results of Litchfield

invitationalThe Browerville wrestling team got an early start Saturday as they headed to Litchfield for aVarsity/JV Individual tournament with a number of quality teams. It proved to be a difficult, but

necessary, test. The Tigers came away with four top six finishers on the varsity side and one cham-

pion in the JV tournament, with a group of wrestlers earning their first victories at any level.

At the varsity level Noah Becker was the highest placer with a second place finish. He won two

challenging decisions on his way to the 113 pound final 6-0 over Logan Nelson of Litchfield and 3-

2 over Brenan Holien of ACGC. In an exciting final Becker lost a 7-5 overtime decision to Sam

Tibbets of Litchfield. Seniors Jake Gaida and Jackson Wollenburg placed sixth at 195 and 145

respectively. Both wrestlers picked up a single victory on their way to the podium and wrestled com-

petitively against quality opponents in defeat. Rounding out the place winners for the Tigers was

Austin Chyba who placed 5th at Heavyweight.

On the JV level it was an opportunity to wrestle for the first time for many of the new Tiger

wrestlers. Those wrestlers who competed were Nic Becker, Austin Twardowski, Russell Parteka,

Eric Sticha, Bo Olson, James Gaida, Devin Lange, Tony Gosmire, Kellen Pulliam and John

Statema. Bo Olson came away with two victories against no defeats and a championship for his

efforts. Winning their first matches on the day were Austin Twardowski, James Gaida and EricSticha.

The Tigers full squad will be in action next Saturday, December 7th in Litchfield at the Dragon

Varsity/JV Invitational.Tiger Sports

Thur. Dec. 26:

GH @ Windom,

7:00; BH @ Minne-

haha

Fri. Dec. 27: GBB @ Cloquet

Holiday Tourney; GH @ Prince-

ton, 1:00; BH @ Minehaha

Sat. Dec. 28: GBB @ Cloquet

Holiday Tourney

Watch For Our Holiday StudentsPages In Next Weeks Blade

The Browerville Blade, Page 9, Thursday, December 19, 2013


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and January3rd

Holiday Open House - Dec. 16th - 20th

Enjoy: Meat & Cheese / Coffee & Cider

Holiday Hours:Closed At Noon On Dec. 24th, And Closed

Christmas Day, New Years Eve And Day

Farmers Co-op Feed StoreWe Are More Than Just A Feed Store

320-594-2711Open Monday - Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday to 12 p.m.

Its Christmas On the FarmGreetings from the staff atFarmers Co-op Feed Store

MERRY CHRISTMASClosing December 28th Until Further Notice

STOP IN FOR STOREWIDE SALES!

Come In And Check Out Our Handmade Furniture

Connie (Sarff) Nelson Book Signing - December 21st 10am - 1 pmHer Book Stolen Years Is Her True Story On Domestic Abuse & Survival.

521 Main St, So. Browerville 320-761-6572Doug & Patti Johnson email: [email protected]

Our Neck Of The Woods

The Joys of

AnticipationHeres hoping that the

seasons joys are many

and the sorrows few.

Happy holidaysto you and yours

From everyone at

LONG PRAIRIEPACKING

Land OLakes, Inc.Browerville Plant

Happy HolidaysFrom The Browerville

Liquor Store Staff

Browerville, MN

320-594- 6445

May The Joy Of The ChristmasSeason Last All Year Long!

Merry Christmas!

The Browerville Blade, Page 10,Thursday, December 19, 2013


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Remember to order your:Meat & Cheese Trays or Beer Stix Platters

For your New Years Eve PartiesMerry Christmas To All Our

Readers & Advertisers.We Look Forward To

Working With You In 2014!

The Browerville

Blade Staff

Aaron, Peggy,

Stacey, Rin

& Brandon

he Browerville Blade, Page 11, Thursday, December 19, 2013

Christmas Food Trivia

What is fruitcake?

Fruitcake frt-kak n (1848) 1: a

rich cake containing nuts, dried or

candied fruits, and spices; 2: a fool-

ish, eccentric, or crazy person.

What is Christmas without

fruitcake? Indeed, this chewy, rich

confection is a staple of the holi-

days, but what, exactly, is it? It is

called a cake, but because it is

chock-full of nuts and candied

fruits, it resembles a candy bar.

When sliced, pieces can be passed

off as cookies.

In ancient times, fruitcake was

made with raisins, pomegranate

seeds, and pine nuts mixed togeth-

er with barley mash. Later, honey,

spices, and candied fruits were

added. Because of fruitcake's con-

sistency and longevity, early war-

riors and hunters carried it with

them on long journeys.

This rich fruitcake is a staple of

the holidays.

In the 1700s, Europeans baked

ceremonial fruitcakes at the end of

the nut harvest, saved them, and

then ate them at the beginning of

the next year's harvest. This was

done with the hope that it would

bring another successful harvest.

Also, throughout Europe during

this time, the consumption of fruit-

cake (also called plum cake) was

restricted to special occasions

because of its "sinfully rich" taste.

Those laws were later rescinded,

and fruitcake became an essential

of the Victorian tea era.

In 18th-century England, it wasbelieved that unmarried wedding

guests who put a slice of fruitcake

under their pillow at night would

dream of the person they were des-

tined to marry.

George I of England tasted his

first Christmas pudding in 1714. It

included 5 pounds of suet and 1

pound of plums.

Good luck or an extra present

goes to the first one to find a glass

pickle ornament hidden on a

Christmas tree. This German cus-

tom originated in an ornament

making district, and has spread to

the United States.

Berrien Springs, Michigan calls

itself the Christmas Pickle Capital

of the World. There is an annual

Christmas Pickle Celebration in

early December with a Pickle

Parade lead by the Grand

Dillmeister

Mince pies date back to

medieval times and possibly long

before. They are descended from a

huge pie baked on Christmas Evecontaining chopped beef, suet,

nuts, spices and fruit of which

whole dried plums were an impor-

tant constituent. The pie was origi-

nally baked open but as time wore

on a crust was added, on top of

which a pastry effigy of the infant

Jesus was laid to represent him

lying in his cradle.


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Argentina: After attending

idnight mass on Christmas

ve, a traditional meal would

clude roast pig, turkey and pan

ulce (a sweet Christmas bread).

hristmas occurs during the sum-

ertime and many families bar-

ecue Christmas dinner or spend

he day at the beach.

Australia: On Christmas Eve

nacks are left out for Father

hristmas (cookies and milk, or

aybe some beer?) and water forhe kangaroos that pull his sleigh

hile in Australian airspace.

Canada: In Newfoundland on

t. Stephen's Day (December 26)

atholic families would have a

sh made with dried, salted cod

amed 'Christmas Fish.'

Germany: According to

erman tradition, partaking in a

ast of pork dinner on Christmas

ve will prevent evil and promote

rosperity in the New Year.

Germany: The Germans tend

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