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Harvey Mackay Page 2Obituaries: Ludwig, Welters, Hinnenkamp Page 4John C. Maxwell Page 5Saralee Perel Page 7Notes from the Capitol Page 8Local Municipality Minutes Page 9 Swanville City

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JANUARY 13 • Grey Eagle Senior Center Monthly Membership Meeting at 12:45 p.m.

JANUARY 16 • St. Rosa Youth Group Lasagna Supper from 4-8 p.m. at St. Rose of Lima Church, St. Rosa.

FEBRUARY 6 • Albany Legion Smorgasbord Break-fast 8:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

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ALCOHOL ANONYMOUS • Meets every Tuesday at 7 p.m. at Grace Alive, Albany.

BURNHAMVILLE TOWNSHIP • Meets the last Tuesday of the month at 7 p.m. at the Burtrum City Hall.

BURTRUM CITY COUNCIL • Meets the first Monday of the month at 7 p.m.

COMMUNITY BUILDERS • Meets the second Thursday of the month at 5:30 p.m. at Eagle’s Crossings.

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Weekend WeatherSaturday Sunday

Mostly cloudy. High: 13 Low: -4

Partly sunny. High: 9 Low: -14

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Throughout the holidays, a lot of emphasis fre-quently falls on children. Why? Because children bring such a mar-velous perspec-tive to events that many of us take for granted.

Kids get ex-cited about life in general. They

see everything with fresh eyes, knowing they will find something new and differ-ent every time they look. Adults, on the other hand, look for things they know and expect. Imagine what we grownups are missing!

My friend, the late Jim Rohn, was a master speaker and motivator. He en-couraged folks to “practice being like a child.” This time of year, when the won-derment of the holidays shines through, reminds me of his fine advice. Jim said there are four ways to be more like a child, no matter how old you are.

First, he suggests that we become curious. “Learn to be curious like a child ... Kids can ask a million questions. You think they’re through. They’ve got another million ... Kids use their curios-ity to learn. Have you ever noticed that while adults are stepping on ants, chil-dren are studying them? A child’s curi-osity is what helps them to reach, learn and grow,” he said.

Truer words were never spoken. Have you ever heard a little kid look at

a challenge and say “but we’ve always done it this way?” Of course not. They let their imaginations run wild and aren’t afraid to try unconventional ideas. Chil-dren don’t have to be taught to “think outside the box.” Most kids I know hate being confined. They are experts at pushing the envelope!

Jim next recommended that we “learn to get excited like a child ... so excited you hate to go to bed at night. Can’t wait to get up in the morning. So excited that you’re about to explode.” Then he takes it a step further: “If you’re too old to get excited, you’re too old.”

That reminds me of a story about a friend’s mother, a sweet Irish grand-mother who loved the holidays because she looked so forward to shopping for toys. She would get so excited playing with the grandkids and their new toys that even she didn’t like to stop long enough for the holiday dinners. “Put me at the ‘kids’ table,” she would say, so that she could eat fast and get back to the fun and games. “Kids are so much more interesting than adults,” she would say.

Faith is Jim’s third childlike quality. Faith is childish, he said. “Adults too often have a tendency to be overly skep-tical. Some adults even have a tendency to be cynical.” He said that adults need proof that something is good before they will believe it. Kids aren’t that way, ac-cording to Jim. “Kids think you can get anything. They are really funny. You notice the difference?”

I’m afraid I fall into the adult cat-egory all too often. Sure, I take plenty of risks, generally guided by past expe-rience and gut instincts. I’m sort of a “show-me” guy.

Finally, Jim cited trust as a childish virtue that many adults have forgotten. “Have you heard the term ‘sleep like a baby?’ That’s it. Childish trust. After you have gotten an A+ for the day, leave it in somebody else’s hands,” he said.

Trust is in short supply in the busi-ness world. Can you trust that your cus-tomers will pay for their orders? Can you trust your vendors to come through on time? Can you trust your employees to show up ready to work every day? Those are big questions that any respon-sible manager must be able to answer, yet we know deep down that most peo-ple want to do what’s right. They will do what they have to do in order to stay in business.

I’m not suggesting for a moment that we all become gullible and naïve. But I am encouraging adults to take a closer look at their world and take in the details that they have been missing.

How does this relate to business? Every successful operation can find ways to be better. Want to take a really big risk? Ask your staff to join you for a brainstorming session, but only if they agree to embrace their inner child. Es-cape from the familiar and see what else is out there.

“Curiosity, excitement, faith and trust,” Jim Rohn said. “What a power-ful combination to bring back into our lives.”

Mackay’s Moral: Grow up and think like a kid again.

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

Celebrate The Child In You -By Harvey Mackay

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Birth Announcement

Doug and Jennifer Thomes of Paynesville are proud to announce the birth of their daughter, Megan Alexis Thomes, born December 27, 2010 at CentraCare Health System, Mel-rose.

Megan weighed 7 pounds, 14 ounces and measured 21 inches in length.

Welcoming Megan home are her sisters Emily, Grace and Christina.

Grandparents are Donald and Helen Thomes of Paynes-ville and Albert and Brenda Mueller of Melrose. Great grand-parents are Wilfred and Dorothy Middendorf of Melrose, Loretta Thomes of Paynesville, Leona Willenbring of Rich-mond and Marrietta Mueller of Upsala.

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TUE., JAN. 11: BBQ turkey, bun, potato salad, corn, gelatin.

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Basketball Free Throw CompetitionAll boys and girls ages 10-14 are

invited to participate in the local level of competition for the Knights of Co-lumbus Free Throw Championship. The local competition will be held Sunday, January 16th at the Swanville High School gymnasium. Registrations starts at 12-noon with the competition starting at 1:00 p.m.

The Knights of Columbus Free Throw Championship is sponsored an-nually with winners progressing through local, district and state competitions. International champions are announced by the K of C international headquar-ters based on scores from the state-level competitions. All boys and girls 10-14 years old are eligible to participate and will compete in their respective age di-visions. Last year, more than 151,000 sharpshooters participated in over 3,100 local competitions.

All contestants on the local level are recognized for their participation in the event. Participants are required to fur-nish proof of age and written parental

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The Knights of Columbus is an in-ternational Catholic family fraternal ser-vice organization with nearly 1.7 million members in over 13,000 local councils. Last year, Knights donated 68 million volunteer hours and $150 million to charitable and benevolent causes, spon-soring projects to benefit their church, councils, communities, families and youth.

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Obituaries Vincent P. Ludwig

Mass of Christian Burial for Vincent P. Ludwig, age 87 of Avon, will be 11:00 AM Thurs-day, January 6, 2011 at St. Bene-dict’s Catholic Church in Avon. The Rev. Blane Wasnie, OSB and Rev. Ron-ald Weyrens will

officiate and burial will be in the par-ish cemetery. Vincent died January 2, 2011.

Friends may call 1 hour prior to ser-vice Thursday at the church in Avon.

Vincent was born in Albany to Henry & Stella (Keppers) Ludwig on August 11, 1923. He worked as a farm laborer for mos of his life as well as for the Avon Elevator and Avon Lumber Yard for many years. He moved to

Sauk Rapids in 2003. He is a mem-ber of St. Benedict’s Catholic Church in Avon, and was also a member of the Catholic Aid/ St. Joseph’s Society. Vince enjoyed old time music and danc-ing as well as attending area church ba-zaars and playing bingo.

Survivors include his sisters and brother, Lucy (Fendell) Carlson of Marshall; Rita Gottwald Lenzmeier of Paynesville; Theresa Evens of Albany; Mary (Ron) Sadlowsky of Avon; Dan (Mary) of Red Wing; nephew, Jerry (Jeanette) Hansen of Sauk Rapids who gave very special care and attention to Vince. He is also survived by many oth-er nieces and nephews.

He is preceded in death by his par-ents, stepmother, Marie, sister, Marga-ret Hansen, brothers, Francis, George, and John.

Arrangements were with the Wil-liams Dingmann Family Funeral Home in Avon.

Bernadette M. WeltersBernadet te

M. “Boo” Wel-ters, age 83 of Melrose, died u n e x p e c t e d l y Saturday, Janu-ary 1, 2011 at Pine Villa Care Center in Mel-rose, Minnesota.

Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, Jan-

uary 7 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Melrose. Interment will be in the parish cemetery.

Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday and from 8 to 10:30 a.m. Fri-day at the Patton-Schad Funeral Home in Melrose. Parish prayers will be at 5:30 p.m. followed by the Christian Mothers and Sts. Bernard & Elizabeth Council at 6 p.m. Thursday evening.

Bernadette Marie Springer was born March 23, 1927 in Melrose Town-ship, Stearns County, Minnesota to John and Marie (Kunkel) Springer. Ber-nadette was born and raised on the fam-ily farm north of Melrose. On October 1, 1946 she married Albert Welters at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Melrose. The couple took over the family farm where they resided for many years. Boo enjoyed gardening, canning, playing

cards, watching the birds, helping Al-bert on the farm, and spending time at the lake cabin.

Bernadette was a member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Melrose, Christian Mothers, and the Sts. Bernard & Elizabeth Council.

Survivors include her husband, Al-bert Welters of Melrose; children, Joni Eiden of Bellingham, WA, Kay Welters of Sauk Rapids, Marcus (Rita) Welters of Bellingham, WA, and Janet (Ron) Zitzow of St. Cloud; 14 grandchildren and 22 great-grandchildren; sister, Vi-ola (Dick) Hammond of San Marcus, TX; brother, Edward (Yvonne) Spring-er of Avon; and sister-in-law, Dorothy Springer of Sauk Rapids.

Bernadette was preceded in death by her parents; sisters, Irene Roden, Evelyn Grundy, Ann Springer and Alice Hasselbring; brother, Albert Springer; great-grandchildren, Angelo and Mi-chael Kapsner.

Serving as casket bearers will be Roger Gregory, John Gregory, Troy Knafla, Tom Eiden, Brad Kapsner, and Joe Schmidt. Cross bearer will be Mi-chelle Hinnenkamp and scripture bearer will be Naomi Knafla. Honorary bearers will be Tamara Zitzow, Angela Zitzow, Cortney Thyen, Brianna Hinnenkamp, Tyler Hinnenkamp, Daniel Kapsner, and Amber Schmidt.

Ernest B. HinnenkampE r n e s t

B. “Ernie” H i n n e n k a m p , age 85 of Melrose, died u n e x p e c t e d l y on Monday, January 3, 2011 at the Melrose Area Hospital in Melrose, Minnesota.

Mass of Christian Burial

will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, January 6 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Melrose. Interment will be in the parish cemetery.

Visitation will be from 8 to 10:30 a.m. Thursday at the Patton-Schad Funeral Home in Melrose.

Ernest Bernard Hinnenkamp was born April 26, 1925 in Melrose, Minnesota to Frank and Elizabeth (Schmeising) Hinnenkamp. Ernie attended the Hellermann School which was located 4 miles north of Melrose on County Road 13 thru the 8th grade. He was united in marriage to Marcella Ann Gruber on September 27, 1948 at St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church in Belgrade. He was a dairy farmer for many years. He was a true to heart John Deere farmer. Ernie retired to their lake home on Lake Sylvia in 1984 and truly enjoyed the serenity that it provided.

Ernie was a member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Melrose and St. Bernard’s Society. Ernie enjoyed playing cards and spending time at the

local businesses with his card playing buddies. Ernie loved spending time with his family and he was a great story and joke teller. He also enjoyed watching the Minnesota Twins, old time dancing, barn dances and traveling. Ernie was a talented musician playing the accordion, concertina, harmonica and drums. He was an avid fisherman who loved fishing for pan fish, walleyes, and northerns.

Survivors include his wife, Marcella Ann Hinnenkamp of Melrose; children, Marc (Annette) Hinnenkamp of Sauk Centre, Ken Hinnenkamp of Melrose, Tom (Deb) Hinnenkamp of White Bear Lake, Sharon Uphoff of Melrose, Fran (Patsy) Hinnenkamp of Melrose, Steve (Margie) Hinnenkamp of Melrose, and Melissa (Ray) Herrington of St. Cloud; 19 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren; sisters, Leona Blenker of Melrose, Lydia Beuning of Melrose, Mary Ann Tooley of Prineville, Oregon, Ida (Frank) Pung of Alamo, Texas and Jeanette Zehrer of Melrose.

Ernie was preceded in death by his father, Frank Hinnenkamp on November 21, 1980; mother, Elizabeth Hinnenkamp on January 22, 1975; brothers and sisters, Lillian, Sylvester, Monica, Hubert, Fred, Jim, and Irene; and son-in-law, Gary Uphoff.

Serving as casket bearers will be Jon Hinnenkamp, Ben Hinnenkamp, Adam Hinnenkamp, Josh Uphoff, Skylar Uphoff, and Justin Hinnenkamp. Cross bearer will be Jacob Hinnenkamp and scripture bearer will be Shelby Uphoff.

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Minnesota Wolves: Friday, Jan. 21, from 2:30-3:30 p.m. for ages 3-12. Staff from the St. John’s Arboretum will ex-plain how wolves and dogs are similar and different, and describe the history of wolves in Minnesota. Hands-on activi-

Local Library Events ties and materials are included. The at-tendance limit is 60 and preregistration is required.

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As any farmer knows, the growth of a crop only happens when the right i n g r e d i e n t s are present. To harvest plentiful fields, the farmer has to begin by planting the right seed in rich

topsoil where sunlight and water can help the seed to sprout, mature, and bear fruit. If any of the ingredients (seeds, topsoil, sunlight, or water) are missing, the crop won’t grow.

Growing as a leader also requires the proper ingredients. Unless the right attitudes and actions are cultivated an aspiring leader will sputter and fail rather than growing in influence. Let’s look at five basic qualities essential for growth in leadership.

1) TeachabilityArrogance crowds out room for

improvement. That’s why humility is the starting point for personal growth. As Erwin G. Hall said, “An open mind is the beginning of self-discovery and growth. We can’t learn anything new until we can admit that we don’t already know everything.”

Adopting a beginner’s mindset helps you to be teachable. Beginners are aware that they don’t know it all, and they proceed accordingly. As a general rule, they’re open and humble, noticeably lacking in the rigidity that often accompanies experience and achievement. It’s easy enough to have a beginner’s mind when you’re actually a beginner, but maintaining teachability gets trickier in the long term especially when you’ve already achieved some degree of success.

2) SacrificeGrowth as a leader involves

temporary loss. It may mean giving up

familiar but limiting patterns, safe but unrewarding work, values no longer believed in, or relationships that have lost their meaning. Whatever the case, everything we gain in life comes as a result of sacrificing something else. We must give up to go up.

3) SecurityTo keep learning throughout life,

you have to be willing, no matter what your position is, to say, “I don’t know.” It can be hard for executives to admit lacking knowledge because they feel as if everyone is looking to them for direction, and they don’t want to let people down their people. However, followers aren’t searching for perfection in their leaders. They’re looking for an honest, authentic, and courageous leader who, regardless of the obstacles facing the organization, won’t rest until the problem is solved.

It took me seven years to hit my stride as a communicator. During those seven years I gave some boring speeches, and I felt discouraged at times. However, I was secure enough to keep taking the stage and honing my communication skills until I could connect with an audience. Had I been insecure, then the negative evaluations of others would have sealed my fate and I never would have excelled in my career.

4) ListeningListen, learn, and ask questions

from somebody successful who has gone on before you. Borrow from their experiences so that you can avoid their mistakes and emulate their triumphs. Solicit feedback and take to heart what you’re told. The criticism of friends may seem bitter in the short-term but, when heeded, it can save you from falling victim to your blind spots.

5) ApplicationKnowledge has a limited shelf life.

Unless used immediately or carefully preserved, it spoils and becomes worthless. Put the lessons you learn

Five Ingredients of Personal Growth -By Dr. John C. Maxwellinto practice so that your insights mature into understanding.

Dr. John C. Maxwell has authored over 30 books, including such New

York Times best-sellers as “Failing Forward” and “The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership.”

Senator Bill Ingebrigtsen (R-11) was sworn in Tuesday as Minnesota’s 87th legislative session began. Joined by 36 fellow Republican senators, Republi-cans are now in the Senate majority for the first time in over thirty years.

“I am truly honored to serve the res-idents of District 11 for another term,” remarked Senator Ingebrigtsen. “I look forward to working for the constituents of my district and using common-sense goals that all Minnesotans want and ex-pect: an improved business climate, a balanced budget and a government that is more efficient and more effective.” Previously the Senate’s ranking minori-ty member on the Finance-Public Safety Budget Division, Senator Ingebrigtsen will serve as Chair of the Environmen-tal and Natural Resources Budget and Policy Committee in the new majority.

Senator Ingebrigtsen looks forward to working aggressively and immedi-

Senator Bill G. Ingebrigtsen sworn in as member of Republican-led legislature

ately on environmental policies and initiatives. He and fellow legislators seek to streamline regulatory and per-mitting processes in order to create a more business-friendly climate. Sena-tor Ingebrigtsen will meet with newly appointed Minnesota Pollution Control Agency Commissioner Paul Aasen later this week to begin preliminary discus-sions on this and other topics.

Upsala Girls BasketballBy Coach Paul Pelzer

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Upsala 73 Bertha Hewitt 54Halftime Score U-41 BH- 29Upsala Stats: Aimee Pelzer: 25 pts ,

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As we set-tle cozily into our homes, we spend this blessed time contemplating the most mean-ingful part of winter: bacteria.

We’re past the endless holiday debate - do we cook the microbe-laden stuffing inside or outside the turkey? Mention giblets and I have a slight problem with pro-jectile vomiting. At least they’re called “giblets.” That’s more appetizing than their technical names: big red icky things.

This year, bacteria has a fresh meaning to me. One morning my hus-band, Bob, was terribly sick. The doc-tor said he had a bacterial infection of non-specific origin.

“NON-SPECIFIC ORIGIN?” I screamed at Bob.

“Yes.” He took antibiotics and fell asleep. I straddled his back and slammed his shoulders repeatedly into the pillow. “WHAT IS THIS BACTE-RIA FROM?” He didn’t know.

I trashed everything in the fridge that was blue or yellow, including cheese. “That’s blue cheese,” Bob said.

“The blue in blue cheese is mold, as in bacteria. Besides, it was ched-dar.” I ran my finger around the lip of the spaghetti sauce jar to remove the blue ring of moldy fur. Then I put the jar back. “Red is fine.”

“What’s wrong with yellow?” he asked, as I smelled the butter.

“Hellooo?” I said, incredulously. “Picture something rancid. Old bacon, infected skin - what color is it?” He ran to the bathroom.

I had our moldy heating ducts cleaned and found an unfortunate an-swer to my question, “Where did the frogs go that lived in our fish tank?”

Thankfully the antibiotics worked. But the infection caused Bob to lose his ability to smell and taste.

We tested his senses daily. We (I couldn’t let the poor guy go it alone) ate all the leftover holiday choco-

The Festering Wonders Of Winter-By Saralee Perel

late. We had pizza with the “works” - a lovely generic term coined by the guys in the kitchen for, “Who knows what these chunks are? If they’re red, they’re good to go.”

I held strong-smelling things (don’t ask) under his nose. While he was sleeping, I held up a bottle of maple syrup. Startled, he woke up and knocked it on the floor. Our cats licked the syrup.

To prevent further syrup lapping, OK, I’m referring to myself at this point, Bob got the Lysol. He sniffed it. “I can smell!” he cried.

I shared his profound joy and said, “Now you can cook!”

“Why can’t you cook?”“I have seasonal affective disor-

der.”“What about spring, summer and

fall?”“That’s why it’s called seasonal!”Now, Bob has phantom smells. He

smells things that aren’t there. “Did you light a match?” he’ll ask all day. Or, “Is the oven on?” This makes my “something’s burning” phobia sky-rocket. “Bob,” I finally said after smell-ing the cold oven for the millionth time. “Please get a different smell.”

“Did something die?” he now asks, looking behind furniture for decom-posing mice or escapee angel fish.

And so, in winter, germs become cryogenically dormant, only to awak-en one fine spring day when crocuses rise and all species fall madly in love. Itsy bitsy bacteria open their sleepy eyes, yawn and stretch their tiny hands while looking around for the nearest human body orifice to crawl into with their loved ones in order to procreate.

Just remember my motto: Never eat anything yellow or blue. But any color of ice cream, since it’s frozen and the bacteria is dead, is A-OK.

Award-winning columnist/novel-ist, Saralee Perel, welcomes e-mails at [email protected] or via her website: www.saraleeperel.com. She also welcomes friends on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/SaraleePer-el.

Challenges for 2011: The New Year always brings a renewed sense of hope for a better year than the last one. I believe that 2010 will be remembered as a difficult one for most people and yet some very positive things happened. As I look forward to 2011, there are sev-eral challenges that will face the LPGE School District this year; this week’s column will address what I perceive to be the top three challenges facing the District.

1. Need to Increase Student Achievement: Your school district has been and will continue to work on new approaches in several areas in an effort to improve student achievement; there is no “magic bullet” and improvement takes time. A team effort between the school, our students and their parents is needed to improve our test scores.

2. Financial Issues: The financial is-sues facing the State of Minnesota and your local school district have been well documented and readers of this column understand the difficulties facing the district. The Board has been studying the issues, asking questions, reviewing information and listening to students, staff, and parents on topics such as three

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sections, reconfiguration and opportuni-ties for students. We will have to make decisions in the next couple of months that will have a dramatic impact on the school, the lives of those we serve and our employees.

3. Declining Enrollment: We will continue to experience declining enroll-ment, as is almost every district across the state. We have been looking at ways to restructure our school district and will continue to examine all academic and extra-curricular programs for their vi-ability in the future. Ultimately, as our school gets smaller, we will be unable to continue to support the same level of academic and extra-curricular program-ming that we did five or ten years ago.

While the challenges are difficult, we will do our best to develop solutions that balance the needs of students, par-ents, employees and taxpayers.

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Notes from the Capitol By State Rep. Paul Anderson

R e a l i z i n g that we are talk-ing about big numbers that may be hard to fully compre-hend, let’s take this time at year-end to discuss some of the less-er-known details of Minnesota’s budget. Most have heard the

big-picture number, namely the $6 bil-lion deficit facing the state as we look ahead to the new two-year biennium starting July 1, 2011. If we first study the current numbers, we can see where these new projections come from.

Minnesota is projected to take in $30.5 billion in revenue during the cur-rent two-year budget cycle. That figure is .1 percent less than was forecast just a few months ago, with the largest de-crease coming from individual income taxes (down 2.2 percent). That number

was partially offset by larger-than-ex-pected figures in corporate income tax and sales-tax collections.

State spending for the current bi-ennium is expected to come in some $255 million less than earlier estimates. Somewhat lower costs for Medical As-sistance and the close-out of the Gen-eral Assistance Medical Care (GAMC) program, along with lower interest rates from a bond refinancing program and this summer’s bond sale, were the main components that allowed the state to lower its overall spending.

When everything is added up, Min-nesota is expected to end the current bi-ennium June 30 with a surplus of nearly $400 million. That money will be car-ried directly forward to partially offset the nearly $6.6 billion deficit projected for the coming two-year period.

The recently released November forecast illustrates why our projected deficit is so large. State revenue for the Fiscal Year 2012-13 budget cycle is ex-pected to grow by about 5 percent and total $32 billion. The problem comes on

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the spending side where expenditures, under current law, are forecast to grow by 27.5 percent and total $38.6 billion. The two largest components of the in-crease in spending are the nearly $2 bil-lion K-12 education shift and the one-time infusion of $2.3 billion in federal stimulus money last year, which allowed the state to substitute federal money for state dollars.

The education shift, where the state withheld a portion of local schools’ state aid funding, is scheduled to be paid back this coming year. However, I don’t see how that’s going to be possible. When shifting was done in previous years, it has always been paid back to the schools, but it took several years to do it. I would expect the same this time.

Education funding makes up the largest portion of the state budget. After the next forecast comes out at the end of February, spending targets will be set and finance bills crafted. It’s usually late in the session before these huge bills make it onto the House floor for debate and eventual passage. It’s my hope that

the education funding bill can be fin-ished earlier to allow our schools more time to make their own budget deci-sions. The Education Finance Commit-tee, of which

I’m a member, has an aggressive schedule and hopes to get an early start on bill passage. You can look for some major education reform ideas to come out of the Legislature this session.

Here’s hoping that you enjoy (or have enjoyed) a safe and happy New Year. We all hope for an improved econ-omy in the coming months and that we work our way out of the recession.

Rep. Anderson encourages constitu-ents to contact his new office with input regarding any state legislative issue. He can be reached on the web at www.house.mn/13A and via email at [email protected]. To contact Anderson by phone, call (651) 296-4317. Mail can be sent to Rep. Paul Anderson, 239 State Of-fice Building, 100 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., St. Paul, Minnesota 55155.

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Local Municipality Minutesfront of vacant businesses in Swanville. Council de-cided to first contact the owners of the buildings and inform them of the problem. If no action is taken the city will have the snow removed and bill the owners for the service.

The Swanville Lions would like to build a 6’ high x 3’ wide showcase in the park building. Council did not have a problem with it.

Election results from the November 2, 2010 gen-eral election were received from the Morrison County Auditor for City Offices. Total number of persons vot-ing in the City: 125; Registered voters: 178.

For Mayor: Sandy Peterson: 108 votes; Write-ins 8. Sandy Peterson was declared Mayor for 2 years

For Council Member: Tim Grittner: 106 votes; Jim Molitor : 73 votes; Write-ins: 25. Tim Grittner and Jim Molitor were declared Council Members for a 4 year term each.

Council Member Diane Cornell is retiring after serving 16 years on the Council. Council thanked Diane for her many years of service and hopes she enjoys her “extra time” she will now have.

There was a complaint about the grain bin fans run-ning late into the night. In the agreement when the bin was built it stated the fans would only run from 8:00 a.m.-8:00 p.m. Council will monitor how late the fans run.

The following claims were presented for payment. Members of the Council were furnished with a listing. Jim Piekarski made a motion to approve the claims. AJ Johnson seconded the motion. All members voted in fa-vor, motion carried.

The next monthly meeting will be held January 4, 2011 following the public hearing meeting taking place at 7:15 p.m.

There being no further business, a motion was made by Jim Piekarski and seconded by Diane Cornell to adjourn. All members voted in favor, motion carried. Meeting adjourned 8:30 p.m.

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Swanville CityDecember 7, 2010

Minutes of the Swanville City Council meeting held in the Swanville Community Center on Tuesday, December 7, 2010. The meeting called to order 7:30 p.m. with the following members present: Sandy Pe-terson, AJ Johnson, Diane Cornell, and Jim Piekarski. Absent: Tim Grittner. Also present: Mark Hallen, Jim Molitor, Brian Zapzalka and reporter Tina Snell.

Minutes of the Swanville City Council meeting held November 3, 2010 were read. Diane Cornell made a motion to accept the minutes as read. AJ Johnson sec-onded the motion. All members voted in favor, motion carried.

The treasures report was given. A motion was made by Jim Piekarski and seconded by Diane Cornell to approve the treasurer’s report. All members voted in favor, motion carried.

Mark Hallen, City Engineer, reported that Rhoda Avenue will continue to be on the Project Priority List for the water line repair. The sewer plant could be in need of repairs because of the phosphorus levels. The city will find out what will need to be done at the time of the wastewater permit renewal. Mark feels the City should go on a Project Priority List with the PFA to help with the modification of the sewer plant. Mayor Peter-son made a motion to have WSN write up a letter for the City to go on the PPL with the Public Finance Author-ity. Diane Cornell seconded the motion. All members voted in favor, motion carried.

Mayor Peterson made a motion to have a street light installed in front of 507 DeGraff Avenue. AJ John-son seconded the motion. All members voted in favor, motion carried.

Small Cities Development Program full applica-tion has been approved. A public meeting is set for January 4, 2011 at 7:15pm before the regular monthly meeting at the Community Center. This hearing is to inform residents of the grant program.

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We lost our beloved black & white kitty when the pet carrier broke while moving him home Oct. 5. He was lost by 227th Ave. just north of Cty Rd. 2 near Diamond Point.

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Along with a diagnosis of a serious illness for children, comes time away from school. Whether it is just a few days, weeks or months at a time, this can be hard for the child and their classmates to understand. To help children stay con-nected with school, St. Cloud Hospital Children’s Center is providing “There’s a Monkey in My Chair” kit to young pa-tients.

Each child is provided with a “mon-key kit” to help them and classmates cope with lost time. Kits contain a big stuffed monkey that sits in the child’s place in school while the child is un-able to attend. Also included is a smaller monkey with a backpack that stays with the child, a journal and book, as well as a disposable camera that classmates or the child can use to take pictures of what is happening in and out of the classroom.

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The Todd County Emergency Man-agement Department was recently awarded a grant from FEMA to update its Hazard mitigation plan. Region Five Development Commission has been contracted to assist in the planning pro-cess. Region Five has completed Hazard Mitigation Plans for Cass, Crow Wing, Wadena, and Morrison Counties.

Public input and participation is an important part of the planning process. In the coming weeks and months Todd County residents will have several op-portunities to participate in the planning process. The first opportunity will be a public informational open house on Hazard Mitigaton held on Monday Feb-ruary 7, 2011 at the Todd County Board Room at 6:00 p.m.

If you are unable to attend the infor-mational open house, county residents will have the opportunitie to participate throughout the planning process through surveys and other planning meetings.

Development of a hazard mitigation plan update for Todd County

Purpose: The purpose of a Hazard Mitigation Plan is to protect the health, safety, and economic interests of resi-dents by reducing the impacts of natural, technological and human-related haz-ards through hazard planning, aware-ness and implementation. Plans serve as the foundation for hazard mitigation activities within a jurisdiction, and pro-vide a path toward continuous, proactive reduction of vulnerability to the most frequent hazards that result in repetitive and often severe social, economic, and physical damage.

If you would like more information or have any questions or concerns please feel free to contact: Region Five Devel-opment Commission Tad Erickson at 218-894-3233 or, Todd County Emer-gency Management Director Michael Wisniewski at 320-533-4697.

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St. Paul – Minnesota’s 2011 Legislative Ses-sion officially began January 4 with Mike LeMieur (R-Lit-tle Falls) and 133 other state repre-sentatives being sworn into office during a ceremo-ny at the State Capitol.

“It is an hon-or to be elected

by the people of District 12B,” LeMieur said. “We have a lot of work ahead of us in the Legislature to make Minnesota a place where businesses will want to cre-ate jobs.”

Most of Rep. LeMieur’s work dur-ing the first months of session will take place in House Committees. LeMieur said he was pleased with his recent com-mittee assignments, as he will serve on the Jobs and Economic Development

and Agriculture and Rural Development Policy committees.

“Serving on these committees will be a great opportunity to promote job growth in our area by bringing our per-mitting fees in line with surrounding states and by getting rid of job-killing regulations,” LeMieur said.

LeMieur will also serve on the Property and Local Taxes and Veterans Services committees.

LeMieur has moved into his new legislative office, which is Room 567 of the State Office Building adjacent to the Capitol. All state representatives are housed in this building.

“I hope my constituents will feel free to stop by my new office if they are visiting the area,” LeMieur said. “I also encourage anyone to contact me if they have questions or concerns.”

LeMieur can be reached by phone at (651) 296-4247. He can also be con-tacted via e-mail at [email protected], or via U.S. Mail at 567 State Office Building, St. Paul, MN 55155.

Hugo man charged with poaching trophy buck

The story and evidence just didn’t add up for a Hugo man who is facing $10,000 in fines and restitution - and loss of his hunting privileges - for alleg-edly poaching a 10-point trophy buck in early November.

After receiving a Turn-In-Poacher (TIP) call, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) conserva-tion officer Robert Haberman of Little Falls recovered a deer from a central Minnesota taxidermist. The deer tag had not been validated, nor had the deer been registered. The buck scored 146 2/8 inches under Boone and Crockett, which records trophy animals.

Christopher C. Mogren, 43, said he had legally taken the buck by archery. However, an inspection of the carcass revealed a clean arrow wound behind the left shoulder and a large wound on the right shoulder consistent with fire-arm trauma. A forensics analysis found multiple metal fragments similar to those from a bullet fired from a high-powered rifle.

Mogren eventually admitted using a firearm to shoot a “severely injured” deer that had wandered onto his prop-erty. Using a skid loader, he transported the deer to his home where he later ar-rowed the deer. He purchased an archery tag, waited a couple of days, and tried to claim the deer was taken by archery.

Mogren said a family member sub-sequently dropped the deer off at the taxidermist.

State conservation officers seized the skid loader, a Remington model 700 rifle with scope, and 21 packages of deer venison. They also collected pho-tos of Mogren posing with the deer and the arrow used.

Mogren has been charged with a gross misdemeanor for taking big game out of season ($3,000 fine), taking a big game animal without a license ($1,000 fine), gross misdemeanor transport-ing an illegally taken big game animal ($3,000 fine), failure to validate a deer tag ($1,000 fine), and failure to register a big game animal ($1,000 fine). Resti-tution for a trophy buck is $1,000.

A trial date has not been set in Washington County. If convicted, Mo-gren could also lose his hunting privi-leges for three years.

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Sandra felt as low as the heels of her shoes as she pushed against a November gust and the florist shop door. Her life had been easy, like a spring breeze. Then in the fourth month of her second pregnancy, a minor automobile ac-cident stole her ease.

During this Thanksgiving week she would have delivered a son. She grieved over her loss. As if that weren’t enough, her husband’s company threatened a transfer. Then her sister, whose annual holiday visit she coveted, called saying she could not come.

What’s worse, Sandra’s friend infuriated her by suggesting her grief was a God-given path to maturity that would allow her to em-pathize with others who suffer. “She has no idea what I’m feeling,” thought Sandra with a shudder.

“Thanksgiving? Thankful for what?” she wondered aloud. For a careless driver whose truck was hardly scratched when he rear-ended her? For an airbag that saved her life but took that of her child?

“Good afternoon, can I help you?” The shop clerk’s approach startled her.

“I...I need an arrangement,” stammered Sandra, “for Thanksgiving?”

“Do you want beautiful but ordinary, or would you like to challenge the day with a customer favorite I call the Thanksgiving Spe-cial?” asked the shop clerk. “I’m convinced that flowers tell stories,” she continued. “Are you looking for something that conveys grati-tude this Thanksgiving?

“Not exactly!” Sandra blurted out. “In the last five months, everything that could go wrong has gone wrong. “ Sandra regretted her outburst, and was surprised when the shop clerk said, “I have the perfect arrangement for you.”

Then the door’s small bell rang, and the shop clerk said, “Hi Barbara...let me get your order.” She politely excused herself and walked toward a small workroom, then quickly reap-peared, carrying an arrangement of greenery, bows, and long-stemmed thorny roses.

Except the ends of the rose stems were neatly snipped...there were no flowers.

“Want this in a box?” asked the clerk. Sandra watched for the customer’s re-

sponse. Was this a joke? Who would want rose stems with no flowers!?! She waited for laugh-ter, but neither woman laughed.

“Yes, please.” Barbara replied with an ap-preciative smile.

“You’d think after three years of getting the special, I wouldn’t be so moved by its sig-nificance, but I can feel it right here, all over again,” she said as she gently tapped her chest.

“Uh,” stammered Sandra, “that lady just left with, uh... she just left with no flowers!”

“Right...I cut off the flowers. That’s the Special... I call it the Thanksgiving Thorns Bouquet.

“Oh, come on, you can’t tell me someone is willing to pay for that?” exclaimed Sandra.

“Barbara came into the shop three years ago feeling very much like you feel today,” ex-plained the clerk. “She thought she had very little to be thankful for. She had lost her father to cancer, the family business was failing, her son was into drugs, and she was facing major surgery.”

“That same year I had lost my husband, “continued the clerk,” and for the first time in my life, I had to spend the holidays alone. I had no children, no husband, no family nearby, and too great a debt to allow any travel.

“So what did you do?” asked Sandra. “I learned to be thankful for thorns,” an-

swered the clerk quietly. “I’ve always thanked God for good things in life and never thought to ask Him why those good things happened to me, but when bad stuff hit, did I ever ask! It took time for me to learn that dark times are important. I always enjoyed the ‘flowers’ of life, but it took thorns to show me the beauty of God’s comfort. You know, the Bible says that God comforts us when we’re afflicted, and from His consolation we learn to comfort oth-ers.”

Sandra sucked in her breath as she thought about the very thing her friend had tried to tell her. “I guess the truth is I don’t want comfort. I’ve lost a baby and I’m angry with God.”

Just then someone else walked in the shop. “Hey, Phil!” shouted the clerk to the bald-

ing, rotund man. “My wife sent me in to get our usual

Thanksgiving arrangement... twelve thorny, long-stemmed stems!” laughed Phil as the clerk handed him a tissue-wrapped arrange-ment from the refrigerator.

“Those are for your wife?” asked Sandra incredulously. “Do you mind me asking why she wants something that looks like that?

“No...I’m glad you asked,” Phil replied. “Four years ago my wife and I nearly di-vorced. After forty years, we were in a real mess, but with the Lord’s grace and guidance, we slogged through problem after problem. He rescued our marriage. Jenny here (the clerk) told me she kept a vase of rose stems to re-mind her of what she learned from “thorny” times, and that was good enough for me. I took home some of those stems. My wife and I de-cided to label each one for a specific “problem” and give thanks to Him for what that problem taught us.”

As Phil paid the clerk, he said to Sandra, “I highly recommend the Special!”

“I don’t know if I can be thankful for the thorns in my life.” Sandra said to the clerk. “It’s all too... fresh.”

“Well,” the clerk replied carefully, “my experience has shown me that thorns make ros-es more precious. We treasure God’s providen-tial care more during trouble than at any other time. Remember, it was a crown of thorns that Jesus wore so we might know His love. Don’t resent the thorns.”

Tears rolled down Sandra’s cheeks. For the first time since the accident, she loosened her grip on resentment. “I’ll take those twelve long-stemmed thorns, please,” she managed to choke out.

“I hoped you would,” said the clerk gen-tly. “I’ll have them ready in a minute.”

“Thank you. What do I owe you?” asked Sandra.

“Nothing.” said the clerk. “Nothing but a promise to allow God to heal your heart. The first year’s arrangement is always on me.” The clerk smiled and handed a card to Sandra. “I’ll attach this card to your arrangement, but may-be you’d like to read it first.”

It read: “Dear God, I have never thanked you for my thorns. I have thanked you a thou-sand times for my roses, but never once for my thorns. Teach me the glory of the cross I bear; teach me the value of my thorns. Show me that I have climbed closer to you along the path of pain. Show me that, through my tears, the col-ors of your rainbow look much more brilliant.”

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