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Millions of children around the
world are familiar with plump and
jolly Santa Claus, much loved of
North America, with his red suit,
black boots and twinkling eyes. He
arrives Christmas Eve bearing
gifts from the North Pole in a
sleigh pulled by reindeer. Other
countries have their own native
gift bearers of the holiday season
as well.
CHRISTMAS CUSTOMS
In Italy, children receive gifts
from the good witch La Befana,
old, bent and dressed in black. La
Befana was a widowed, childless
woman when the Three Kings
passed on their way to see the
Christ child. When they asked her
the way to Bethlehem she was
b u s ycleaning
a n d
s e n t
t h e m
a w a y .
R e a l -
i z i n g
her mis-
t a k e ,
she left
t o
s e a r c h
for the
B a b y
J e s u s .
To this
day sheis still
search-
ing going from house to house on
Epiphany, January 6, leaving a
gift for good children.
Russian children await gifts
from Babouska, a farmer's wife
who offered food and shelter to the
Three Wise men on their journey
to Bethlehem, Baboushka declined
their offer of travelling with them
to visit the Christ child. Realizing
her error on the eve of Epiphany,
she tried unsuccessfully to find
them, but handed the presents she
had intended for the infant Jesus
to children she passed along theway.
In Spain, Mexico, Puerto Rico
and South America, the Three
Kings or Wise Men bring
Christmas gifts to children, while
in France children eagerly await
the coming of Father Christmas or
Pere Noel who brings their gifts.
In some cultures, Saint
Nicholas travels with an assistant.
The old bishop Sinterklass arrives
in Holland on December 6 in his
red bishop's costume astride a
white horse. In many port towns,
he is said to have sailed in on a
ship from Spain. Beside him walks
Black Peter with a black sack anda book recording each Dutch
child's behavior through the year.
Good children receive a gift from
the bishop while bad children may
be carried away in Black Peter's
sack.
In Germany Saint Nicholas also
travels with a helper, known as
Knecht Ruprecht, Krampus, or
P e l z -
ebock,
a n d
comes
with a
sack on
h i s
b a c k
and a
rod or
switch-
es in
h i s
h a n d .
S a i n t
N i c h -
o l a s
g i v e s
gifts to
g o o d
children, while those who have
been bad are punished by the
assistant with a few hits of a
switch.
Swedish children wait for the
gnome Jultomten, also called
Julemanden or Julenisse, who
dresses in red and carries a sack of
gifts on his back. He flies in his
sleigh pulled by the Julbocker, the
goats of Thor, the god of thunder.
Elves, called the Juul Nisse, hide
in the attics of families throughout
the year, eagerly waiting to help
him. Children leave bowls of milk
or rice pudding in the attic for the
elves, hoping they will be empty in
the morning.
In Austria and Switzerland it is
Christkindl or the Christ Child
who arrives bearing gifts. In some
towns children await the Holy
Child and in others Christkindl is
a beautiful girl-angel who comes
down from heaven bearing gifts.
And in England a thinner ver-
sion of Santa Claus known as
Father Christmas, wearing long
red robes with sprigs of holly in his
hair, delivers gifts to children.
ServingServing TTodd Countyodd County, MN, MN
VOLUME 21; NUMBER 4 - FRIDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2011 CIRCULATION 10,000 - FREE
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Long Prairie Packing Co. plans to construct an industrial anaerobic digester near the
plant that will reduce the amount and toxicity of pollutants entering area waters, and sig-
nificantly reduce the land application of industrial byproducts
The industrial anaerobic digester will produce biogas, which will significantly reduce the
plants dependency on coal-powered energy.
y Rin Porter
Three new projects underway
ear Long Prairie are greening
he county.
First, Jennie-O Turkey Store,
nc., is building a wood shaving
mill and office on U.S. 71 a few
miles south of Long Prairie in
ection 32 of Long Prairie
ownship. There will be a stor-
ge yard in back of the 8000 sq ft
mill for logs. The mill will pro-
uce pine shavings for use as
edding in turkey-growing facili-
es owned and/or operated by
ennie-O.
Construction of the mill begann October and is well underway.
To produce its product,
ennie-O will load wet logs into
he building at one end and pro-
eed through the manufacturing
rocess until dry wood shavings
ome out the other side of the
uilding, according to Jennie-O
aff member Scott Bjornson.
A grass buffer has been
nstalled between the log storage
rea and the ditch east of the
roperty, to protect water quali-
y. The ditch leads to Lake
harlotte.
When completed, the mill is
xpected to employ about fiveeople plus a manager.
Second, the city of Long
Prairie is working with Long
Prairie Packing to expand the
citys wastewater treatment
plant. The expansion was neces-
sary because Long Prairie
Packing asked the city to take
over treatment of its wastewater
after finding that the companys
pond system was no longer meet-
ing water quality standards of
the Minnesota Pollution Control
Agency.
Long Prairie Packing has
been discharging its wastewater
into the Long Prairie River after
treating it in ponds. LongPrairie City Clerk Dave
Venekamp said in a telephone
interview, The City has a
mechanical wastewater treat-
ment facility (that will properly
treat LPPs wastewater), so the
plants wastewater will be piped
from the ponds to the treatment
facility (when the expansion is
complete.)
The city of Long Prairies
wastewater treatment facility
includes sludge storage tanks
and rooms, mixing equipment,
etc., that are needed to treat ade-
quately the type of waste gener-
ated by the City, LPP, andCentral Bi-Products, Inc., before
discharging the treated water
into the Long Prairie River. The
MPCA is charged with monitor-
ing all treatment plants in the
state. The Long Prairie River
has been on the list of rivers that
the DNR is concerned about for
several years.
The city requested bids for the
treatment plant expansion last
spring. On June 23, the bid was
awarded to DiMar Construction
of Excelsior, Minnesota, after six
bids were received, opened, and
tabulated. Other bidders were
Eagle Construction, Magney
Construction, GridorConstruction, Robert L Carr
Company, and John T Jones
Construction. DiMar was the
low bidder on the project.
In August, the city sold
$4,821,000 worth of taxable
Public Facility Authority
General Obligation Bonds to pay
for the expansion project. Long
Prairie Packing signed an agree-
ment with the city in July to
repay that loan.
Venekamp said the construc-
tion of the expanded facility is
ahead of schedule. The workers
have done all they can outside
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odd County Country Courier, Page 2 Friday, December 9, 2011
DECEMBER IS...Hi Neighbor Month, National Stress Free Family
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December 15 . . . . National Lemon Cupcake Day
December 16 . . . . National Chocolate Covered Anything Day
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light Day, National French Fried Shrimp Day,
and Hamburger Day
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December 28 . . . . Card Playing Day and National Chocolate Day
December 29 . . . . Pepper Pot Day
December 30 . . . . Festival Of Enormous Changes At The Last
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Todd County Country Courier, Page 3 Friday, December 9, 2011
Some of us like to decorate
ur homes the same way every
ear.
Some use
any of the
ame decorations
very year, but like
change things
p and use them
n differenta y s .
v e r y
ear each
oom is decorated,
ut not quite the same as
st year. If youre looking for
ome fresh ideas, I hope youll
nd these ideas helpful.
FESTIVE HOLIDAY
DECORATING
Most people and
families of the world
consider the
Christmas tree as the
holiday centerpiece of
the living room
during the
C h r i s t m a s
season. But a
Christmas tree
without attrac-
tive Christmas decora-
tions would not make the
entire living room vibrant and
full of the festive Christmas
spirit, Christmas bells
and balls are
amongst the top
Christmas decorations
of a Christmas tree.
There are Victorian
Christmas balls and bells that
are embedded with beads,
while there are other types of
these popular Christmas
decor embellishments that are
laced with ribbons and flower
designs. But there are lots of
other ways to decorate your
home.
1. Create a charming dis-
play of teddy bears dressed for
the season. Gather together
three or more teddy bears and
arrange them on a table or on
the floor in a corner. Dress the
bears with touques, scarves
and mittens. Place candy
canes in their hands or tiebows around their necks. You
can even wrap up some small,
empty boxes with Christmas
wrapping paper to place in the
bears' hands.
2. Display a collection of
nativity scenes from different
cultures.
3. Make simple bows from
Christmas print ribbon and
pin them to your curtains.
4. Hang a collection of
Christmas stockings on your
mantle, a shelf or the wall
(even if you don't stuff them).
The more the merrier when itcomes to nice christmas deco-
rations.
5. Revisit your childhood.
Cut snowflakes from white
paper and hang them in all of
your windows.
6. Buy a clear plastic show-
er curtain. Use a hot glue gun
to attach Christmas decora-
tions to the outside of the cur-
tain. Don't use breakable
ornaments - instead, try
small wooden or plastic
ornaments (remove any
hooks), bows, garland,
etc.
7. Use red
and green 3-
d imen s ion al
fabric paints to
trace simple
Christmas patterns
(like stars, bells,
Santas, stockings,
etc.) on a white
tablecloth.
8. Dress up your
house plants -
hang small
C h r i s t m a s
ornaments on them.
9. Tie a red ribbon
around a tall, slim drink-
ing glass. Fill the glass with
candy canes and display on a
shelf or side table.
10. Purchase plain
green or red place
mats and attach
Christmas rib-
bons, bows or small
wooden ornaments
with a hot glue
gun.
11. Fill a small glass
bowl or decorative
Christmas bowl with
small cones and display on
end tables, shelves, buffet
tables, etc.
12. For quick ornaments,hang Christmas cookie cutters
with ribbon. Hang them on
your tree or in a window so
other people can enjoy your
christmas decorations.
13. Create a cookie wreath
centerpiece for your table.
Just arrange Christmas cook-
ies in a wreath shape right on
the table cloth. No need to
attach them to anything
'cause everyone will want to
nibble at them. If you like,
place a pillar candle on a
small plate in the center of the
wreath.14. Decorate plain red,
white, green or gold candles
with 3-dimensional fabric
paint. Draw stars, bells,
angels, snowmen, etc. If you
make a mistake, let the paint
dry and peal it off, then start
again.
15. Pile a collection of
Christmas books on a side
table.
16. Purchase an inexpen-
sive mail box. Spray paint it
red or green. Use craft paints
to add simple Christmas
shapes (use our patterns), or
attach store-bought orna-
ments with a hot glue gun
(make sure your ornaments
will be able to stand up to the
elements).
17. If you have a large, bare
outside wall, try this simple
idea. Cut a Christmas silhou-
ette from a piece of plywood (a
silhouette of Santa, a snow-
man, etc works well).
Using screws, attach
your silhouette to a
short post that you
can drive into theground. You'll
want the sil-
houette to
stand right a
ground level
several feet away
from the wall.
Position a spot light
on the other side of
the silhouette so
that it will shine on
the silhouette and
project a large
shadow on the
wall. We've
seen this
done with a
s i l h o u -
e t t e
o f
J o s e p h
l e a d -
ing Mary who
is sitting on a donkey. It's
beautiful.
18. Wrap indoor Christmas
lights around a railing or ban-
ister. Secure periodically with
tape. Be careful to tape down
the electrical cord so that noone trips over it.
19. Add color to a room with
vases of red and white flowers.
Use roses, carnations, mums,
daisies, etc. Or, float the flow-
ers in large crystal or glass
bowls.
20. Wrap an assortment of
medium to large sized boxes
with Christmas wrap. Attach
ribbons and/or bows. Pile the
boxes in a corner from floor to
ceiling.
21. Sew scraps of Christmas
print fabric into a patchwork
tablecloth. Simply cut yourfabric into square pieces and
stitch together. Hem the
entire cloth. Sew ribbon the
edges, if you like. Make small-
er cloths to cover end tables,
night tables, TV trays, shelv-
ing, etc.
22. Cover an end table or a
shelf with white paper.
Arrange cut evergreen boughs
on to cover the table top. Place
tall tapered candles in glass
candleholders here and there
on the table top. Before light-
ing candles, be sure that the
greenery is not close enough to
catch fire.
23. Use pliers to bend coat
hangers into a simple wire-
frame tree shape. Wrap a
string of outdoor Christmas
light around the frame,
attaching with electrical tape
or duct tape. Stick the decora-
tion in a flower bed or on your
front lawn.
24. Hang mistletoe every-
where. Use false or fresh
mistletoe. This is classic
christmas decorations.
25. Wrap your doors inChristmas wrapping paper
and attach large bows make
from fabric or purchased at
your local craft store.
Christmas decorating ideas
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odd County Country Courier, Page 4 Friday, December 9, 2011
26. String a ribbon from
ne end of a wall to another.
ttach the ribbon to the wall
at each corner) with thumb-
acks. Clip Christmas cards
o the ribbon with clothes
ins. If the ribbon is too long,
he weight of the cards will
ull it off the wall, so tack it
ere and there with more
humbtacks.
27. Make basic sugar cook-
s or gingerbread cookies.efore baking, make a hole
ward the top of each cookie
sing a straw. Bake and cool.
tring a ribbon through each
ookie and hang them on your
hristmas tree.
28. Purchase a large glass
late. Paint the underside of
he plate with gold craft
aint. Dry. Place the plate on
table and fill with several
hite or off-white pillar can-
les of varying sizes.
29. String popcorn, cran-
erries, cereal, beads, etc.nd hang the garlands every-
here.
30. Make some old-fash-ioned tree decorations. Wrap
nuts with aluminum foil; use
a needle and thread to stitch
a thread through the foil for
hanging. Glue ribbon to pine
cones for hanging. String
popcorn streamers. Make
paper chains. Cut snowflakes
from white paper.
31. Add a few drops of food
coloring to white glue. Put
the glue into a squeeze bottle
or icing piping bag. Draw
simple Christmas star out-
lines on waxed paper. Pipeglue onto the paper, following
your drawn outlines. Dry.
Peel glue ornaments off of the
waxed paper and hang in
windows with thread or rib-
bon.
32. Wrap a lampshade with
translucent Christmas tissue
paper. Put the paper on the
outside of the lamp shape,
overlapping the edges just a
little and tape the edges
down on the inside. Be care-
ful that the tissue paper
doesn't come too close to the
light bulb or it may catch fire.33. Cut pictures out of old
Christmas cards and create a
collage by gluing them onto a
piece of poster board. You can
frame the poster board if you
like or simply hang it on the
wall.
34. Replace your fish tank
background mural with a
piece of Christmas wrapping
paper or a collage made out of
pictures cut from Christmas
cards.
35. Twist garland or pop-
corn strings around rail-
ings or banisters and
secure here and there
with tape.
36. Using a glue
gun, glue candy
canes, side-by-
side (standing
on end with
their hooks
at the top)
to the out-
side of
a terra
c o t t a
pot. Tie a red rib-
bon around the pot.
Place a small poinsettia
inside the pot or fill the pot
with wrapped candy.
37. Tape a doily to the out-
side of a glass canister or
clean glass mayonnaise jar.
Spray the outside of the con-
tainer with artificial snow.
Dry. Remove the doily. Fill
the container with cookies,
candy, ornaments, etc.
38. Use scraps of
Christmas print fabric to cre-
ate quick sachets. Place two
pieces of fabric right sides
together. Pin a paper pattern
of a Christmas shape to the
fabric (use our basic pat-
terns). Cut the shape out of
both layers of fabric. Stitch
the fabric layers together all
along the edge, leaving a one
inch gap. Turn the sachet
right side out. Fill the sachetwith potpourri. Hand stitch
the gap closed. Place your
sachets in a basket by the
front door so you can hand
them to departing guests
(meanwhile, they'll fill your
entryway with wonderful
scent).
39. Remove your favorite
pictures from their frames.
Wrap the frames with
Christmas wrap and replace
the pictures.
40. Make a gingerbread
house. They make wonder-
ful centerpieces or christ-
mas decorations for any
table top.
41. Use a child's
Christmas pop-up
book as a center-
piece. Just open
the book up to
a desir-
able pic-
t u r e
a n d
place
th e
open
book in the
center of your table.
42. Hang a large
December wall calendar on
your wall. Count down the
days to Christmas by gluing
a brightly-colored bow on
each passing day.
43. Tie five or six cinnamon
sticks into a bundle using red
ribbon. Create a bunch of
these bundles and display
them in a bowl or on a plate.
Or, tuck bundles into nooks
and crannies on shelves and
table. They add a nice scent
to your room.
44. Pull out your old toy
trains. Run the track around
the perimeter of the
Christmas tree.
45. Paint the inside of a
glass white to simulate milk.
Display the glass along with
a plate full of cookies and a
hand-written Santa's wish
list. It looks great if you takea bite or two out of one cook-
ies.
46. For easy Christmas
tableware, tie red, green, or
gold ribbons to the stems of
wine glasses or the handles of
cutlery.
47. Cut pictures from
Christmas cards and
Christmas wrap for christ-
mas decorations. Decoupage
the pictures to the inside of a
serving tray. Be sure to cover
the entire surface of the tray.
Once all the pictures are in
place, cover the entire inside
surface of the tray with one
or two more layers of
decoupage medium.
48. To make a decorative
cookie plate, glue cinnamon
sticks and whole cloves to the
edges of a large plate.
49. Screw small hooks into
the ceiling and hang indoor
Christmas lights from them.
50. Print your favorite
cookie recipe on Christmas
stationary (or print it on a
white piece of paper and have
it photo copied ontoChristmas stationary). Roll
each recipe up like a scroll.
Tie the scroll with ribbon.
Place the scrolls in a basked
by your front door so you can
give them to departing
guests. You could also bake
up a batch of cookies. Wrap
each cookie separately in
plastic wrap and attach one
cookie to each scroll with rib-
bon (string the ribbon
through a hole in the plastic
wrap).
ontinued from page 3
FROM ALL OF US TOALL OF YOU
HAPPY HOLIDAYS
AARONPEGGY &STACEY
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Todd County Country Courier, Page 5 Friday, December 9, 2011
There are lots of Christmas tradi-
ons that are practiced by a number
countries all over the world during
e holiday season. These traditions
n be as diverse as the culture and
ligious practices of each and every
untry in the world.
ORIGINS OF CHRISTMASFrom the Old English 'Cristes
sse' ~ meaning the 'mass of
hrist' ~ the story of Christmas
gins with the birth of a the Christ
hild in Bethlehem.
It is believed that Christ was born
n the 25th, although the exact
onth is unknown. December was
kely chosen so the Catholic Church
uld compete with rival pagan ritu-
s held at that time of year and
cause of its closeness with the
inter solstice in the Northern
emisphere, a traditional time of cel-
ration among many ancient cul-
res.
SANTA CLAUS
The origin of Santa Claus begins
in the 4th century with Saint
Nicholas, Bishop of Myra, an area in
present day Turkey. By all accounts
St. Nicholas was a generous man,
particularly devoted to children.
After his death around 340 A.D. he
was buried in Myra, but in 1087
Italian sailors purportedly stole his
remains and removed them to Bari,Italy, greatly increasing St. Nicholas'
popularity throughout Europe.
His kindness and reputation for
generosity gave rise to claims he
that he could perform miracles and
devotion to him increased. St.
Nicholas became the patron saint of
Russia, where he was known by his
red cape, flowing white beard, and
bishop's mitre.
In Greece, he is the patron saint
of sailors, in France he was the
patron of lawyers, and in Belgium
the patron of children and travellers.
Thousands of churches across
Europe were dedicated to him and
some time around the 12th century
an official church holiday was creat-
ed in his honor. The Feast of St.
Nicholas was celebrated December 6
and the day was marked by gift-giv-
ing and charity.
After the Reformation, European
followers of St. Nicholas dwindled,
but the legend was kept alive in
Holland where the Dutch spelling of
his name Sint Nikolaas was eventu-
ally transformed to Sinterklaas.
Dutch children would leave theirwooden shoes by the fireplace, and
Sinterklaas would reward good chil-
dren by placing treats in their shoes.
Dutch colonists brought brought this
tradition with them to America in
the 17th century and here the
Anglican name of Santa Claus
emerged.
In 1822 Clement C. Moore com-
posed the poem A Visit From Saint
Nicholas, published as The Night
Before Christmas as a gift for his
children. In it, he portrays Santa
Claus:
He had a broad face and a little
round belly,
That shook when he laughed,
like a bowl full of jelly,He was chubby and plump, a right jolly
old elf,
And I laughed when I saw him, in spite
of myself;
A wink of his eye and a twist of his head
Soon gave me to know I had nothing to
dread.
Other countries feature different
gift-bearers for the Christmas or
Advent season: La Befana in Italy ~
The Three Kings in Spain, Puerto
Rico, and Mexico ~ Christkindl or theChrist Child in Switzerland and
Austria ~ Father Christmas in
England ~ and Pere Nol, Father
Christmas or the Christ Child in
France. Still, the figure of Santa
Claus as a jolly, benevolent, plump
man in a red suit described in
Moore's poem remains with us today
and is recognized by children and
adults alike around the world.
CHRISTMAS TREES
In 16th-century Germany fir
trees were decorated, both indoors
and out, with apples, roses, gild-
ed candies, and colored paper.
In the Middle Ages, a popular
religous play depicted the
story of Adam and Eve's expulsionfrom the Garden of Eden.
A fir tree hung with apples was
used to symbolize the Garden of
Eden -- the Paradise Tree. The play
ended with the prophecy of a saviour
coming, and so was often performed
during the Advent season.
It is held that Protestant reformer
Martin Luther first adorned trees
with light. While coming home one
December evening, the beauty of the
stars shining through the branchesof a fir inspired him to recreate the
effect by placing candles on the
branches of a small fir tree inside his
home
The Christmas Tree was brought
to England by Queen Victoria's hus-
band, Prince Albert from his native
Germany. The famous Illustrated
News etching in 1848, featuring the
Royal Family of Victoria, Albert and
their children gathered around a
Christmas tree in Windsor Castle,
popularized the tree throughout
Victorian England. Brought t
America by the Pennsylvani
Germans, the Christmas tree
became by the late 19th century.
Christmas Traditions
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CHRISTMAS TRADITIONS
IN THE U.S.
The variations of the Christmas traditions
of USA equal the number active cultures that
have settled in the land. These cultural contri-
butions were given a new lease of life by cre-
ative artists, authors, poets and songwriters,
and it was melded together by the power of
secular and commercialized media in record
companies, radio stations, television, cinemas
and now the internet. The unwritten law of
media is the presentation of a seemingly uni-
form celebration of the Christmas traditions of
USA. This is responsible for the world wide
acceptance of a universal Christmas image
which they get from the media. Nevertheless,the celebrations are peculiar to each region.
CHRISTMAS STOCKINGS
According to legend, a kindly nobleman
grew despondent over the death of his
beloved wife and foolishly squandered his for-
tune. This left his three young daughters with-
out dowries and thus facing a life of spinster-
hood.
The generous St. Nicholas, hearing of the
girls' plight, set forth to help. Wishing to
remain anonymous, he rode his white horse
by the nobleman's house and threw three
small pouches of gold coins down the chim-
ney where they were fortuitously captured by
the stockings the young women had hung by
the fireplace to dry. Read more about christ-
mas stockings
MISTLETOEMistletoe was used by Druid priests 200
years before the birth of Christ in their winter
celebrations. They revered the plant since it
had no roots yet remained green during the
cold months of winter.
The ancient Celtics believed mistletoe to
have magical healing powers and used it as
an antidote for poison, infertility, and to ward
of evil spirits. The plant was also seen as a
symbol of peace, and it is said that among
Romans, enemies who met under mistletoe
would lay down their weapons and embrace.
Scandanavians associated the plant with
Frigga, their goddess of love, and it may be
from this that we derive the custom of kissing
under the mistletoe. Those who kissed under
the mistletoe had the promise of happinessand good luck in the following year.
HOLLY, IVY AND GREENERY
I n
No r t he rn
E u r o p e
Christmas occurred during the middle of win-
ter, when ghosts and demons could be heard
howling in the winter winds. Boughs of holly,believed to have magical powers since they
remained green through the harsh winter,
were often placed over the doors of homes to
drive evil away. Greenery was also brought
indoors to freshen the air and brighten the
mood during the long, dreary winter.
Legend also has it that holly sprang from
the footsteps of Christ as he walked the earth.
The pointed leaves were said to represent the
crown of thorns Christ wore while on the cross
and the red berries symbolized the blood he
shed.
POINSETTIAS
A native Mexican plant, poinsettias were
named after Joel R. Poinsett, U.S. ambassa-
dor to Mexico who brought the plant to
America in 1828. Poinsettias were likely usedby Mexican Franciscans in their 17th century
Christmas celebrations. One legend has it
that a young Mexican boy, on his way to visit
the village Nativity scene, realized he had no
gift for the Christ child. He gathered pretty
green branches from along the road and
brought them to the church. Though the other
children mocked him, when the leaves were
laid at the manger, a beautiful star-shaped
flower appeared on each branch. The bright
red petals, often mistaken for flowers, are
actually the upper leaves of the plant.
THE CANDY CANE
It was not long after Europeans
began using Christmas trees that
special decorations were used to
adorn them. Food items, such as candies
and cookies, were used predominately
and straight white candy sticks were one
of the confections used as ornamentation.
Legend has it that during the 17th century,
craftsmen created the white sticks of candy in
the shape of shephreds' crooks at the sug-
gestion of the choirmaster at the Cologne
Cathedral in Germany.
The candy treats were given to children to
keep them quiet during ceremonies at the liv-
ing creche, or Nativity scene, and the custom
of passing out the candy crooks at such cere-
monies soon spread throughout Europe. According to the National Confectioner's
Association, in 1847 German immigrant
August Imgard used the candy cane to deco-
rate a Christmas tree in Wooster, Ohio. More
than 50 years later, Bob McCormack of
Albany, Georgia supposedly made candy
canes as treats for family, friends and local
shopkeepers. McCormack's brother-in-law,
Catholic priest Gregory Keller, invented a
machine in the 1950s that automated the pro-
duction of candy canes, thus eliminating the
usual laborious process of creating the treats
and the popularity of the candy cane grew.
More recent explanations of the candy
cane's symbolism hold that the color white
represents Christ's purity, the red the blood he
shed, and the presence of three red stripesthe Holy Trinity. While factual evidence for
these notions does not exist, they have
become increasingly common and at times
are even represented as fact. Regardless, the
candy cane remains a favorite holiday treat
and decoration.
CHRISTMAS CARDS
A form of Christmas card began in
England first when young boys practiced their
writing skills by creating Christmas greetings
for their parents, but it is Sir Henry Cole who
is credited with creating the first real
Christmas card. The first director of London's
Victoria and Albert Museum, Sir Henry found
himself too busy in the Christmas season of
1843 to compose individual Christmas greet-
ings for his friends.
He commissioned artist John CalcottHorsley for the illustration. The card featured
three panels, with the center panel depicting a
family enjoying Christmas festivities and the
card was inscribed with the message "AMerry
Christmas and a Happy New Year to You."
RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER
The Chicago-based Montgomery Ward
company, department store operators, had
been purchasing and distributing children's
coloring books as Christmas gifts for their cus-
tomers for several years. In 1939,
Montgomery Ward tapped one of their own
employees to create a book for them, thus
saving money. 34-year old copywriter Robert
L. May wrote the story of Rudolph the Red-
nosed Reindeer in 1939, and 2.4 million
copies were handed out that year. Despite thewartime paper shortage, over 6 million copies
had been distributed by 1946.
May drew in part on the story "The Ugly
Duckling" and in part from his own experi-
ences as an often taunted, small, frail youth to
create the story of the misfit reindeer. Though
Rollo and Reginald were considered, May
settled on Rudolph as his reindeer's name.
Writing in verse as a series of rhyming
couplets, May tested the story as he went
along on his 4-year old daughter Barbara,
who loved the story
Sadly, Robert Mays wife died around the
time he was creating Rudolph, leaving Mays
deeply in debt due to medical bills. However,
he was able to persuade Sewell Avery,
Montgomery Ward's corporate president, to
turn the copyright over to him in January1947, thus ensuring May's financial security.
May's story "Rudolph the Red-Nosed
Reindeer" was printed commercially in 1947
and in 1948 a nine-minute cartoon of the story
was shown in theaters. When May's brother-
in-law, songwriter Johnny Marks, wrote the
lyrics and melody for the song "Rudolph the
Red-Nosed Reindeer", the Rudolph phenom-
enon was born. Turned down by many musi-
cal artists afraid to contend with the legend of
Santa Claus, the song was recorded by Gene
Autry in 1949 at the urging of Autry's wife. The
song sold two million copies that year, going
on to become one of the best-selling songs of
all time, second only to Bing
Crosby's "White Christmas".
The 1964 television special
about Rudolph, narrated by
Burl Ives, remains a holiday
favorite to this day and Rudolph
himself has become a much-loved
Christmas icon.
HANUKKAH
Commencing on the 25th day of the
Hebrew month Kislev, Hanukkah is a Jewish
holiday commemorating the rededication of
the Holy Temple in Jerusalem after its dese-
cration by the Syrians.
In 168 BC, members of the Jewish family
Maccabee led a revolt against the Greek
Syrians due to the policies of Syrian King
Antiochus IV which were aimed at nullifyingthe Jewish faith. Part of this strategem includ-
ed changing the Beit HaMikdash - the Holy
Temple in Jerusalem - to a Greek temple com-
plete with idolatry. Led by Judah Maccabee,
the Jews won victory over the Syrians in 165
BC and reclaimed their temple.
After cleansing the temple and preparing
for its rededication, it was found there was not
enough oil to light the N'er Tamid, an oil lamp
present in Jewish houses of worship which
represents eternal light. Once lit, the lamp
should never be extinguished.
A search of the temple produced a small
vial of undefiled oil -- enough for only one day.
Miraculously, the Temple lights burned for
eight days until a new supply of oil was
brought. In remembrance of this miracle, onecandle of the Menorah - an eight branched
candelabra - is lit each of the eight days of
Hanukkah. Hanukkah, which means dedica-
tion, is a Hebrew word when translated is
commonly spelled Hanukah, Chanukah, and
Hannukah due to different translations and
customs.
The tradition of receiving gifts on each of
the eight days of Hanukkah is relatively new
and due in part to the celebration's proximity
to the Christmas season.
KWANZAA
Doctor Maulana Karenga, a Professor at
California State University in Long Beach,
California, created Kwanzaa in 1966. It is a
holiday celebrated by millions of African-
Americans around the world, encouraging
them to remember their African heritage and
consider their current place in America today.
Kwanzaa is celebrated fom December 26 to
January 1 and involves seven principles
called Nguzo Saba: Umoja (Unity),Kujichagulia (Self-determination), Ujima
(Collective Work and Responsibility), Ujamaa
(Cooperative Economics), Nia (Purpose),
Kuumba (Creativity), and Imani (Faith).
In the Kwanzaa ritual, seven candles
called Mishumaa Saba are placed in a Kinara,
or candleholder, which is then set upon the
Mikeka, a mat usually made of straw.
Three green candles are placed on the
left, three red candles on the right and a black
candle in the center, each candle representing
one of the seven principles of the celebration.
One candle is lit each day of the Kwanzaa cel-
ebration, beginning from left to right The col-
ors of Kwanzaa ~ black, red and green ~ also
have a special significance. Black symbolizes
the faces of the African people, Red symbol-
izes the blood they have shed, and Greenrepresents hope and the color of the mother-
land. The name
itself - Kwanzaa -
is a Swahili
word mean-
ing "fruits of
the harvest."
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Need a fun, inexpensive activity
that the whole family can get involved
in? How about making your own
Christmas gifts for the family pets?
Even if youve never made home-
made treats for Fido before, here are
some recipes to try. Just remember,
no matter how delicious they might
look, these tasty treats are for dogs
only, so be prepared with a few
Christmas cookies just for the kids.
Chicken Liver Treats
A great chicken flavoured snack
for your dog full of the goodness andchicken livers.
Ingredients:
1 lb. chicken liver
2 eggs
2 tablespoons molasses
1 1/2 cups cornmeal
1/2 cup dried milk
Instructions:
Combine all ingredients in a
blender and blend until smooth. Pour
onto a baking tray and bake at 400
until the sides start to come away
from the pan or a knife comes out
clean.
Let it cool, cut into pieces and
store in fridge!
Bacon Dog Biscuits
A simple recipe for dog biscuits.
Can be made with or without meat for
those that prefer veggie diets!
Ingredients
5 cups Whole wheat flour
1 cup Milk
2 Eggs
10 tablespoon bacon fat
1 pinch Onion or garlic powder
1 teaspoon Salt
1/2 cup Cold water
1 tablespoon oil to grease pan
Makes about 40 dog biscuits
Instructions
Preheat your oven to 350
degrees. Grease cookie sheets. Mixall ingredients well. Pinch off pieces
of the dough and roll them into two-
inch balls. Bake biscuits at 350
degrees for 35 to 40 minutes. Let
them cool, then store in an airtight
container.
Munchy Crunchy Meat Treats
This recipe makes great crunchy
biscuit treats that keep really well.
Ingredients
1/2 cup non-fat powdered milk
1 egg, beaten
1 1/2 cups rice flour
1/2 tsp. garlic powder
1 tsp. honey
1/2 cup water
5 tsp. chicken or beef broth1 jar baby food meat (any
flavour)
Instructions
Combine all ingredients well.
Form into a ball. Roll dough out on a
floured surface. Cut out desired
shapes. Bake in a 350 degree oven
for 25-30 minutes. Let cool. The
treats should be hard and crunchy.
Chicken and Kibble
Great way to break up your dogs
meals and give less kibble!
Ingredients
3 to 4 chicken breasts (no bone,
no skin)
1 1/2 cups non-sticky rice (we use
basmati)fat free cottage cheese
Instructions
Microwave the chicken breasts
until fully cooked. Cut into tip of the
finger size pieces. Reserve the juice
for the first meal. Steam the rice until
fully cooked. Combine the chicken
and rice. Add a pinch of salt if you
didnt already salt the rice. Add any
other seasoning your dog likes.
When ready to feed the dogs,
combine half their recommended kib-
ble with sufficient chicken/rice mix-
ture to make up about 1/3 their ration.
Make up the rest with fat free cottage
cheese.
This makes a very low fat diet, typ-
ically less than 10%. You can add
vegetable fats or fish oil to improve
vitamin absorption, but do be spar-
ing. In the first batch of food, add the
cooking juices from the chicken to
the kibble.
This recipe makes enough food
for several feedings, so dont put the
chicken drippings in the storage con-
tainer: it will only hasten spoilage.
Also, dont leave the mix down: it willspoil very fast.
Barley Beef Biscuits
These biscuits are easy to make
and keep and freeze very well. We
always have a selection on hand!
Ingredients
1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
1 tablespoon garlic granules
4 tablespoons parsley
2 cups beef broth
2 cups barley flour
3-4 cups rye flour
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 F.
In a large bowl, combine olive oil
(extra-virgin olive oil is more expen-
sive, but lower grade olive oils are
blended with other vegetable oils that
may contain corn or soy), garlic and
parsley. Heat the beef broth (its best
to make your own, canned or con-
densed broths have added salt, sug-
ars, and preservatives) or water until
steaming and add to the olive oil mix-
ture . Stir in barley flour and let cool
until lukewarm or cool enough to
work with. Gradually blend in rye
flour, adding enough to form a stiff
dough.
Transfer to a floured (rye flour)
surface and knead until smooth
(about 3-5 minutes). Shape the
dough into a ball, and roll to 1/4-inch
(6 mm) thick. Use the cookie cutter ofyour choice (we prefer to make small
bones) or cut into small squares.
Transfer to ungreased baking sheets,
spacing them about 1/4 inch (6 mm)
apart. Gather up the scraps, roll out
again, and cut additional biscuits.
Bake for 30 minutes. Remove
from oven and turn over. Bake for an
additional 30 minutes, or until golden
brown on both sides. After you finish
baking all batches of biscuits, turn off
the oven, spread all the biscuits in
one baking pan and set them in the
oven to cool for a few hours or
overnight. The extra time in the oven
as it cools off helps make the treats
crunchier.Makes several dozen small treats
that keep and freeze well.
Cheese Bone Dog Cookies
Our dogs love cheese and these
cheese biscuits are a treat!
Ingredients
2 cups Unsifted all-purpose flour
1 1/4 cups Shredded cheddar
cheese
2 cloves Garlic, finely chopped
1/2 cup Vegetable oil
4 1/2 tbsp Water (up to 5 tbsp.)
Instructions
Preheat oven to 400F. Make a
cardboard pattern of a dog bone, 4
inches long or use a dog-bone cook-
ie cutter. Combine flour, cheese, gar-lic and vegetable oil in container of
food processor. Cover, whirl until mix-
ture is consistency of coarse meal.
With machine running, slowly add
water until mixture forms a ball.
Divide dough into 12 equal pieces.
Roll out each piece to 1/2 thickness.
Cut out bones. Transfer to ungreased
cookie sheet. Bake in preheated hot
oven for 10 to 15 minutes or until bot-
tom of cookies are lightly browned.
Carefully transfer bones to wire rack
to cool completely. Refrigerate in air-
tight container.
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Q. What did the Gingerbread
Man put on his bed?
A. A cookie sheet!
Q. What do you get when you
cross a snowman with a shark?
A. Frost bite!
Q. What do you call an
Eskimo cow?
A. An Eskimoo.
Q. How is the Christmas
alphabet different from the
ordinary alphabet? A. The Christmas alphabet
has NO EL.
Q. What do the elves sing to
Santa Claus on his birthday?
A. Freeze a jolly good fellow .
. .
Q. What do you call a cat on
the beach at Christmastime?
A. Sandy Claws!
Q. Why are Christmas trees
such bad knitters?
A. They are always dropping
their needles.
Q. What did the bald man say
when he got a comb for
Christmas?
A. Thanks, I'll never part
with it!
Q. Why did they let the
turkey join the band?
A. Because he had the drum
sticks.
Q. What do you when if you
cross an apple with a Christmas
tree?
A. A pineapple.
Q. What did the big candle
say to the little candle?
A. I'm going out tonight.
Q. Why wasn't the turkey
hungry at Christmas time?
A. He was stuffed!
Q. Why does Santa Claus go
down the chimney on Christmas
Eve?
A. Because it soots him.
Q. What kind of ball doesn't
bounce?
A. A snowball!
Q. What's the best thing to
put into Christmas pie?
A. Your teeth!
Q. What do you get when you
eat the Christmas decorations?
A. Tinsel-itus.
Q. Why does Scrooge love
Rudolph the Red-Nosed
Reindeer?
A. Because every buck is dear
to him.
Q. If athletes get athletes
foot, what do astronauts get?
A. Missletoe!
Q. What do you call people
who are afraid of Santa Claus?
A. Claustrophobic.
Q. What does Santa like to
eat?
A. A jolly roll.
Q. How does Santa take pic-
tures?
A. With his North Pole-aroid.
Q. What kind of bird can
rite?
A. A pen-guin
Q. What do you get if you
oss Santa with a detective ?
A. Santa Clues!
Q. What did Adam say on the
ay before Christmas?
A. It's Christmas, Eve.
Q. Why does Santa Claus like
to work in the garden?
A. Because he likes to hoe,
hoe, hoe!
Q. What happened when the
snowwoman got angry at the
snowman?
A. She gave him the cold
shoulder.
Q. What do snowmen wear on
their heads?
A. Ice caps.
Q. How do sheep say Merry
Christmas in Mexico?
A. Fleece Navidad!
Q. What is a snowman's
favorite lunch?
A. An Iceberger!
Q. What do vampires put on
their Christmas turkey?A. Grave-y.
Q. What did the ghost say to
Santa Claus?
A. I'll have a boo Christmas
without you.
Q. What do you call a snow-
man party?
A. A Snowball!
Christmas Jokes and Riddles
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Confirmed cougar sightings
are becoming more frequent in
Minnesota, but evidence sug-
gests the large cats are most
likely rare visitors to the state,
according to the Minnesota
Department of Natural
Resources (DNR).
The recent shooting of a
cougar in southwestern
Minnesota, along with verified
observations of the big cats in
the state, are raising aware-
ness of cougars in the public
and media.
Within the past several
years, we have been able to
verify observations of individ-
ual cougars within our state,
said Dan Stark, DNR large car-
nivore specialist. Although
rare, we have verifiable evi-
dence such as trail camera pho-
tos, tracks and scat, and on
occasion, dead cougars.
Since 2007, the DNR has
confirmed 14 cougar sightings.Eleven have been from trail
cameras or video. One was
road killed, one was found dead
and one was shot. Dozens of
other, unconfirmed sightings
have also been reported.
Prior to European settle-
ment, cougars, also known as
mountain lions or pumas,
ranged across all lower 48
states. Their present-day range
is significantly smaller.
Confirmed breeding popula-
tions are recognized by state
game departments in 14 west-
ern states. The closest popula-tions are in the western
Dakotas, and the only popula-
tion east of the Mississippi
River is in Florida..
Why might cougars show up
in Minnesota? Cougars are
solitary, roaming animals, and
as young males reach maturity,
they begin to look for new ter-
ritory and will travel consider-
able distances. The timing of
many of Minnesotas verified
cougar sightings (mid- 2000s
and forward) is not unexpected
given the somewhat rapid
increase in the cougar popula-tion in the western Dakotas
that began in the mid-1990s.
Extensive research in the
Black Hills has documented
the changing cougar dynamics
that typically lead to increased
dispersal of young males.
DNA analysis from cougars
in Minnesota and other
Midwestern states, along with
cougar scat and hair found
here, indicates most of the ani-
mals are male likely coming
from the Black Hills popula-
tion in South Dakota and west-
ern North Dakota. However,given their long dispersal capa-
bilities, animals could show up
from numerous other locations
in the western U.S. as well.
In some cases, cougars
roaming through Minnesota
are leaving a remarkable
record. Scientists were recently
able to document and track a
male cougar via its DNA,
through the Twin Cities and
three different places in
Wisconsin before the same cat
was hit by a car and killed ear-
lier this year in Connecticut.
The cat was killed18 months
after it was detected in
Minnesota.
The cougar recently shot in
Jackson County was a 125-
pound male, estimated to be
one to three years old. The
DNR will send DNA samples
from the cat to a lab in
Montana so more can be
learned about it
Stark said there have been
no wild females cougars docu-
mented in Minnesota, and that
annual carnivore tracking
surveys by the DNR, which
includes scent-post and winter
tracking surveys, have record-
ed no evidence to suggest the
possibility of a resident popula-
tion of cougars in the state.
Although verifications have
increased, evidence of cougars
remains extremely rare. Incontrast, in Florida, where an
estimated cougar population of
only 100-150 animals reside,
an average of 23 cougar deaths
(14 car-kills) are documented
each year.
Although some cougar sight-
ings in Minnesota are accu-
rately identified, many obser-
vations from trail cameras and
tracks turn out to be cases of
mistaken identity. Bobcats,
house cats, coyotes, wolves,
fishers and light colored dogs
have all been mistaken as
cougars.A cougar will range in length
from four to six feet, with a
head that appears small in
relation to the body. The body
is tan except for dark face
markings and tail tip. The tail
will be nearly as long as the
body.
Human encounters with
cougars are extremely rare.
Even in California, which has a
population of more than 5,000
of the big cats, a person is
1,000 times more likely to be
struck by lightning than
attacked by a cougar. If anencounter does take place, stay
calm, face the animal, make
yourself appear large by open-
ing your coat or putting your
hands above your head, and
speak in a loud voice. Most
cougars will avoid confronta-
tion.
Cougars are protected ani-
mals in Minnesota. State
statute makes it illegal for a
citizen to kill a cougar in most
circumstances. Public safety
officials are authorized to kill a
cougar to protect public safety.
If a cougar poses an immediatethreat to public safety, contact
a DNR conservation office or
local law enforcement person
as soon as possible.
The DNR has recently
updated its cougar information
on its website. Visit
www.dnr.state.mn.us/ mam-
mals/cougar/index.html.
Cougars are rare but confirmed
visitors to Minnesota
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r now, and will be concentrat-
g on inside work through the
inter. The expanded plant is
xpected to be online in the fall
2012. Progress payments
ade to DiMar Construction
ave totaled about $1.8 million
far.
The third major project under-
ay in the county also involves
ong Prairie Packing. Last
onth, the company reached an
greement with MPCA relating
water quality violations made
om fall 2009 to spring 2010.According to an MPCA news
lease, the company improper-
stockpiled and land applied
dustrial byproducts, and failed
maintain a required 600-foot
nd application setback from
urface waters at seven sites.
ome of the land applications
curred within farmed wet-
nds. The company also failed to
otify the MPCA or immediately
cover blood-contaminated
achate which spilled out of a
umpster and a large storage
te; improperly stored more
han 500 gallons of used oil; and
perated parts of the facilityithout a required federal and
ate industrial stormwater per-
it.
Of the $52,000 civil penalty,
alf will be paid to the MPCA,
nd half will be spent on com-
eting a supplemental environ-
ental project. Long Prairie
acking Co. plans to construct
n industrial anaerobic digester
ear the plant that will reduce
he amount and toxicity of pollu-
nts entering area waters, and
gnificantly reduce the land
pplication of industrial byprod-
cts (MPCA News Release, pub-
shed on their website inovember 2011).
The industrial anaerobic
gester will produce biogas,
hich will significantly reduce
he plants dependency on coal-
owered energy. According to
he Long Prairie City Council
inutes of Aug. 15, 2011, The
ogas can be used directly as
fuel or may be used to run a bio-
gas engine to produce electricity.
The estimated cost of the project
is $6 to $8 million. The tax incre-
ment generated by the develop-
ment in the (Tax Increment
Financing) district will fund eli-
gible costs such as site improve-
ments. The city has recently
annexed the property into the
city limits as requested by the
industry.
The city of Long Prairie
approved a Tax Increment
Financing (TIF) district toenable the industrial anaerobic
digester project and the waste-
water treatment expansion proj-
ect to go forward.
Long Prairie Packing is a part
of the Rosen Meat Group, one of
the leading meat processors in
the U.S. Rosen Meat Group oper-
ates four harvest and fabricating
beef plants along with three fur-
ther processing plants and a pet
treat plant. Rosen Meat Group
is a division of Rosens
Diversified, a family-owned agri-
cultural based business begin in
Fairmont, Minnesota, in 1946,
according to the company web-site. Today, Rosens Diversified
consists of a barge terminal,
Winona River & Rail, on the
Mississippi Rover in Winona; a
large crop protection sales and
distribution business called
Rosens Inc., headquartered in
Liberty, Missouri; and the Rosen
Meat Group headquartered in
Alexandria, Minnesota.
The meat groups harvesting
and fabricating plants are locat-
ed in Long Prairie and South St
Paul, Minnesota; Yankton, South
Dakota; and Gibbon, Nebraska.
The further processing plants
are located in Omana andBellevue, Nebraska and
Martinsville, Virginia. The pet
treat plant is in Minneapolis.
Construction on the new
industrial anaerobic digester
began in early December. It is
expected to employ about five
people when completed.
Construction of the Jennie-O wood shaving mill began and October and is will underway.
MERRY CHRISTMAS AROUND
THE WORLD
Afrikaner (Afrikaans) ~
Gesende Kersfees"Argentine ~ "Felices Pascuas"
Bohemian ~ "Vesele Vanoce"
Brazilian ~ "Boas Festas"
Chinese (Cantonese) ~ "Saint
an Fai Lok"
Danish ~ "Gldelig Jul"
Dutch ~ "Vrolijk Kerstfeest"
English ~ "Merry Christmas"
Filipino ~ "Maligayang Pasko"
Finnish ~ "Hyvaa Joulua"
French ~ "Joyeux Nol"
German ~ "Froehliche
Weihnachten"
Greek ~ "Kala Christouyenna"
Hawaiian ~ "Mele Kalikimaka"
Hebrew ~ "Mo'adim Lesimkha"
Icelandic ~ "Gledileg Jol"Indonesian ~ "Selamat Hari
atal"
Irish ~ "Nollaig Shona Dhuit"
Italian ~ "Buone Feste
Natalizie" - Natale italiano
Japanese ~ "KurisumasuOmedeto"
Korean ~ "Sung Tan Chuk Ha"
Lithuanian ~ "Linksmu
Kaledu"
Malay ~ "Selamat Hari Natal"
Maori ~ "Meri Kirihimete"
Norwegian ~ "God Jul" - Jul i
Norge
Romanian ~ "Craciun Fericit"
Peruvian ~ "Felices Fiestas"
Portugese ~ "Boas Festas"
Slovakian ~ "Vesele Vianoce"
Spanish ~ "Feliz Navidad" -
Cyber Navidad
Swedish ~ "God Jul" - Jul i
Sverige
Welsh ~ "Nadolig Llawen"
Projects, continued
Christmas, continued
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Demolition(as defined in Minnesota State Statutes)
(Price at Transfer Station)
Lg. quantity (10 yds or more/landfill) per yard $8.00Demolition (Transfer Station) per yard $10.00
Concrete (separate load/landfill) per yard $4.00Concrete (Transfer Station) per yard $8.00Demolition landfill gate fee $5.00
Demolition Containers
- REMODELING, NEW CONSTRUCTION OR JUST CLEANING UP -TODD COUNTY TRANSFER STATION
HAS THE RIGHT SIZE DEMOLITION CONTAINER TO FIT YOUR NEEDS.* WE DROP OFF AND PICK UP *
Free Items - Brush, leaves, grass clippings,
auto batteries & scrap iron
May - SeptemberHHW - BY APPOINTMENT ONLY!
Rent per day $5.00Mileage per mile $2.50Todd Co. min. charge per trip $50.00Todd Co. max. charge per trip $150.00
HHW-Household Hazardous Waste
Garbage (Assorted material that is not specifically identified on this list)Minimum charge one bag or less $5.00
33 gallon can/bag $3.00Large quantity (must be weighed beforeunloading) price per ton $84 + 17% tax*Garbage price per lb. .05
Furniture( Including couches, chairs, mattress, box springs) $5.00
Brown Goods (VCRs, Stereos, etc.....) $5.00Computer monitor/TVs $10.00Ballast $5.00Fluorescent bulbs (over & under 4 ft) $1.00Mercury Vapor $5.00
White Goods(Large appliances including microwaves) $7.00
Tires (Prices double if tires are on the rim)Passenger $2.00Pickup (large 4 ply) $3.00Truck (20 or larger diameter) $5.00Large quantity (car, pickup) per ton $150.00Large quantity (tractor & industrial) per ton $250.00
*17% State Solid Waste
Todd County Transfer Station 2010 Product Price List
Todd County Transfer Station * 320-594-22101 mile South of Browerville on Hwy. 71
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TRANSFER THANKS THE PUBLIC
FOR THEIR SUPPORT
IN HELPING KEEP
TODD COUNTY CLEAN
AND OUR OPERATION
RUNNING SMOOTHLYSooner or later
it all comes to us
Todd County Country Courier, Page 11 Friday, December 9, 2011
The Minnesota state parks
servation system is being
pgraded and will be temporari-
unavailable Dec. 27-Feb. 29,
he Minnesota Department of
atural Resources (DNR) said.
This will create a short-term
convenience, explainedourtland Nelson, director of the
NRs Division of Parks and
rails, but we know our cus-
mers will really enjoy the ben-
its of our new state-of-the-art
servation system.
The DNR is encouraging peo-
e to plan ahead and, if possible,
make their state park camping
servations for 2012, before the
urrent system temporarily
huts down at 8 p.m. Dec. 26.
Starting March 1, when the
ew system from US eDirect is
xpected to be fully operational,
will be easier to plan overnight
utings to Minnesota state parks
nd recreation areas. The new
ystem will feature interactive
aps and show where to find
vailable overnight lodging at a
ance.
We look forward to working
osely with US eDirect to launch
ur new reservation system in
arch and thank our customers
r their patience during the
ansition, said Nelson.
The existing state park reser-
vation system has been fully
user-paid through a state con-
tract since 2007, meaning no
state tax dollars are used to pro-
vide this government service.
The DNRs contract with its cur-
rent reservation-system vendor, Active Network (doing business
as Infospherix), will expire Dec.
31. The contract is rebid every
three to five years.
After carefully evaluating the
responses to its official request
for proposals (RFP), the DNR
awarded a three-year contract to
US eDirect, whose product,
Recreation Dynamics, best met
the criteria for cost effectiveness,
flexibility and user-friendly func-
tionality. No Minnesota compa-
nies responded to the DNRs
RFP, but as part of its agreement
with the DNR, US eDirect, which
is based in Roslyn Heights, N.Y.,
has agreed to operate a call cen-
ter in Minnesota.
Overnight stays at Minnesota
state parks and recreation areas
totaled 985,374 in 2010, up from
942,381 in 2009 and 863,075 in
2008.
Answers to frequently asked
questions about the new system
can be found at
www.mndnr.gov/reserve-faq.
The Minnesota Pollution
Control Agency is hosting a pub-
lic information meeting in
Perham to discuss the environ-
mental review of a proposed
expansion to the municipal solid
waste incinerator. The meeting
will be Dec. 14, from 6:30 to 9
p.m. in Perham City Hall, 125Second Ave. N.E. At this stage,
the MPCA is seeking comments
on the scope of the environmen-
tal review. Comments are being
accepted through Jan. 5, 2012.
The Perham Resource
Recovery Facility is operated by
the Prairie Lakes Municipal
Solid Waste Authority through a
joint powers agreement between
Becker, Otter Tail, Todd and
Wadena counties. The authority
proposes adding an additional
waste heat boiler as well as a
facility to help separate out recy-
clable items. The expansion
would increase the facility ssolid-waste-processing capacity
from 116 to 200 tons per day. The
facility generates steam that is
used by nearby businesses.
Earlier, the MPCA distributed
an Environmental Assessment
Worksheet as the initial step in
the environmental review
process. The authority has volun-
tarily agreed to continue the
environmental-review process
with a more detailed review
called an Environmental Impact
Statement (EIS). The purpose of
the scoping process that is cur-
rently underway is to define the
issues, impacts and alternatives
to be addressed by the EIS; the
expected schedule of completion;
and any studies that will berequired. The scoping process is
intended to focus the EIS by car-
rying forward only those issues
that are significant and require
additional information.
The purpose of the environ-
mental review process is to eval-
uate and disclose information
about the significant environ-
mental effects of a proposed proj-
ect. It is not intended to justify a
project; rather, the information
will be used by the MPCA as a
guide in issuing permits for the
project and in identifying meas-
ures necessary to minimize
adverse environmental effects.Comments on the EIS scoping
process for the Perham expan-
sion project will be accepted
through Jan. 5, 2012. Comments
should be sent to Kevin Kain,
MPCA, 520 Lafayette Road N.,
Saint Paul, MN 55155, or by
email to Kain at
DNR QUESTIONOF THE WEEK
Q: Theres not much snow on the
ground in Minnesota yet. Are we
destined for a brown Christmas?
A: The chances of Minnesotans
enjoying a white Christmas vary
from place to place. A white
Christmas is loosely defined as
having one inch of snow on the
ground on Christmas Day.
The best chances of having a
white Christmas is almost guaran-
teed in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area and most of the Arrowhead
region. The odds decrease the far-
ther south and west you go, and tip
more in favor of a brown
Christmas. For example, in far
southwestern Minnesota the
chances of a white Christmas are a
little better than 60 percent. In 106
years of snow depth measurements
in the Twin Cities, a white
Christmas happens about 72 per-
cent of the time. From 1905 to 2010
there were 30 years with either
"zero" or a "trace" of snow. The last
time the Twin Cities saw a brown
Christmas was in 2006. The deep-
est snow cover on Dec. 25 was in1983 with a hefty 20 inches in the
Twin Cities, 21 inches in
International Falls and 28 inches
in Duluth.
To find out the probability of a
white Christmas in your area, log
on to
http://climate.umn.edu/doc/jour-
nal/white_christmas.htm
- Pete Boulay, DNR climatol-
ogist
DNR to upgrade statepark reservation service
SYSTEM WILL BE DOWN FOR TWO MONTHS
DURING TRANSITION
MPCA will host Dec. 14public meeting onPerham incinerator expansion
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FOR SALEElectric oven, range tops, gas
dryers, tables, chairs, baskets,
purses, bedding, tools, fishing flys.
Lovens Browerville, 320-594-2464
tf
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CARD OF THANKSOur families would like to thank
all of you for your prayers, cards,
gifts, and acts of kindness at the
time of Genes recent death. A spe-
cial thank you to 911, Clarissa
Fire Department, Browerville
ambulance, Long Prairie Hospital
staff, Fr. Rich Walz, Fr. Peter
Vanderweyst, as well as St.
Josephs choir, funeral lunch com-
mittee. We would also like to
thank Charlene Klimek, organist,
Lloyd and Judy Buhl, for helping
after the funeral, Iten Funeral
Home, and our neighbors. Caring
families make a difference. Thank
you.Gina Motzko family
Mike Motzko family
_____________________________
FOR SALE96 Subaru Outback, runs ok,
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Kris WinkelmanRecipes
Don't put the grill away! I
know its getting cold but being
hardy outdoor people we can
handle it. This recipe is a fami-
ly affair. Fill bowls with all the
familys favorite vegetables or
follow the recipe to the T. Hand
each member a skewer or two
and alternate your vegetables
with your venison cubes. Grab
a hot beverage head outside
and grill until done.
Margarita Whitetail Kabobs
1 cup margarita liquid mix
1/2 tsp salt
1 tbsp sugar
3 cloves garlic (minced)
1/4 cup olive oil
1 pound white tail steaks
(cubed)
Mushrooms
Onions
Red and green bell peppers
(cut in to 1 to 2" pieces)Cherry Tomatoes
1 gallon ZipVac bag
Combine margarita mix,
salt, sugar, garlic and olive oil
and white tail cubes in zipper
bag . Let marinade for 30-45
minutes . Preheat grill to medi-
um. Assemble kabobs by alter-
nating meat and vegetable,
brush w marinade and grill to
perfection. (10 minute max)
If you have never tried
Capers well today is the day.
We have been using them for
years in our family dishes.
Some people say they give a
tangy lemon flavor and I tend
to agree. We also use them in
salads. They are actually small
green buds from an herb. Theyare dried in the sun and pickled
in a brine or wine. Try them-its
something new and will add
new flavor to your dishes.
Sauted Walleye with Capers
4 walleye filets
1/4 tsp salt & pepper
cooking spray
4 tbsp butter
1 med minced shallot
2 tsp minced garlic
1 tbsp drained capers
2 tsp lemon juice
Sprinkle fish with salt and
pepper. Spray non stick skillet
with cooking oil, heat add fish
cook 2 minutes until brownedturn fish and repeat on other
side or until fish flakes. Remove
from skillet place on serving
platter. (Keep warm) Add but-
ter to pan cook until browned
add garlic, shallots stirring con-
stantly. Remove from heat add
pepper, capers and lemon juice
pour over fish and serve.
Merry Christmasfrom
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odd County Country Courier, Page 14 Friday, December 9, 2011
Christmas time is here! Enjoy
he festivities while Santa's
elpers craft these fun kid-made
ifts.
Charming Magnet
Necklace
A sweet and special hand-
made gift for a lucky someone on
our child's list
This funky accessory features
ottle-cap charms that pop on
nd off a magnetic base. Use theaps to frame bits of artwork or,
or a fresh tw