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Knowledge Bowl
teams do well
at Dawson-Boyd
GSL girls win two straight
Panthers in midst of long homestand  
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The McLeod County
Glencoe, Minnesota Vol. 120, No. 4
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January 25, 2017
Planning commission
appointment brought
up again at meeting
Council holds hearing on storm project
Chronicle photos by Lori Copler
Glencoe-Silver Lake High School students are
busy rehearsing for the one act play competition. This year’s selection is “Typecast.” The
play will be presented to the public Thursday,
Jan. 26, at 7 p.m., in the GSL High School Audi-
torium, prior to the sub-section competition
Saturday. Pictured, from left, are cast members
Dini Schweikert, Marissa Kirchoff, Katie Doolittle, Emmi Jerabek and Marisa Luchsinger, as
they practice a scene during rehearsal.
GSL preparing for one act play competition
The dates and times for GlencoeSilver Lake High School’s one act
play have been set.
Director Patrick Hiltner and his
cast and crew will present the play
“Typecast” (abridged version) by
Amanda Murray Cutalo at a public
performance on Thursday, Jan. 26,
at 7 p.m., at the GSL High School
Auditorium. The cost for attending
the performance is $6 for adults or
$4 for students. On Saturday, Jan.
28, Rockford High School will host
the subsection one act play competition.
The one act play is part of the
Minnesota State High School
League activities and includes a
number of rules for competing
schools. A production must be under
35 minutes in length with a maximum set-up time of 10 minutes.
There also are limits to how much
and what types of scenery are allowed for each school. Each play is
judged by a panel of three judges.
There will be seven schools competing with the top two schools
from the sub-section competition
advancing to compete at the section
competition at St. Paul Academy
and Summit School on Saturday,
Feb. 4.
As stated on the website Theatrefolk.com regarding “Typecast,”
“The auditions for an upcoming
production of Cinder White are
under way and Mr. Thespis, the
drama teacher, is greeted by a small
group of students, each with a particular ‘look’ and personality – the
‘diva,’ the ‘quiet girl,’ the ‘nice
girl,’ to name a few. To Mr. Thespis,
casting this show seems like a nobrainer. However, when he comes
down with a case of appendicitis,
Ms. Ball, the gym teacher, needs to
step in and direct the show. The
other snag is that the students have
all mysteriously been cast in the
‘wrong roles’ — the ‘nice girl’ is
now the villain, the diva only has
Public hearing
Over 50 people attended a public
hearing at the meeting in regard to
Pictured above Myra (played by Bryanna Paul) squares off with
Ms. Ball (Marisa Luchsinger), during a rehearsal of “Cinder
White,” a school play. Ms. Ball, a physical education teacher, is a
replacement director for the regular director, who had to vacate
his duties because of illness.
two minutes onstage, and the quiet,
almost inaudible, ‘ensemble’ girl is
now playing a leading role with actual lines! As these characters awkwardly venture into unknown territory, they are forced to see themselves as more than their ‘type’ and
learn to, in the words of Ms. Ball,
‘play the roles they’re all totally
wrong for.’”
The cast includes: Anthony La-
area of Unit Avenue and Highway
212, east of Stewart.
Upon arrival, deputies discovered
Doering deceased from his injuries,
caused when he hit a fence.
Stewart Fire and Rescue and the
Buffalo Lake Ambulance had been
dispatched, but were cancelled after
deputies arrived on the scene.
Weather
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the proposed $4.678 million central
storm water project slated for 2018.
Those in attendance were both
residents of the city and area townships.
Chris Knutson and John Rodeberg with Short Elliot Hendrickson,
Inc., (SEH) presented the proposed
project at the hearing.
The proposed project would include full street and utility reconstruction of 12th Street from Hennepin Avenue to the City Center
parking lot, 15th Street from Judd
to Knight avenues, Judd Avenue
from 13th to 16th streets, Knight
Avenue from 15th to 16th streets;
pavement reclamation and drain tile
on 12th Street from the City Center
parking lot to Knight Avenue; pavement reclamation, drain tile and
strom sewer on 16th Street from
Judd to Louden avenues; pavement,
curb and gutter removal, and turf
restoration on Ives Avenue from
12th Street to the railroad; and
storm sewer realignment from
Ninth to 13th streets.
With the project, the plan would
be to replace the current 30- or 36inch storm sewer pipes with 48- or
60-inch pipe.
SEH analyzed the use of a 72inch pipe, but the modeling didn’t
support the benefits versus the
costs.
Knutson said that increasing a
pipe from 36 inches to 48 inches
doubles the capacity.
City Council
Turn to page 3
County Board updated
on jail project, court
administration changes
Plante as Mr. Thespis, Emmi Jerabek as Jane, Izzy Elias as Audrey,
Katie Doolittle as Heidi, Marissa
Kirchoff as Debra, Bryanna Paul as
Myra, Dini Schweikert as Juliet,
Grace Witte as Willow and Marisa
Luchsinger as Ms. Ball. Molly
Green and Lily Kirchoff are understudies and crew members and
Rachael Meyer and Brandi Pikal are
crew members.
Snowmobile accident claims Brownton man
Alexander “Alex” Keith Doering,
29, of rural Brownton, died in a
snowmobile accident over the
weekend, according to the McLeod
County Sheriff’s Office.
According to a news release from
the sheriff’s office, it received a 91-1 call Sunday at 8:35 a.m. reporting a snowmobile accident in the
By Karin Ramige
Publisher
The Glencoe City Council meeting got off to a bit of a rough start
Tuesday, Jan. 17.
After a motion and second to approve the consent agenda, which
consisted of the approval of seven
building permits, the Jan. 3 meeting
minutes and a tobacco license renewal for Family Dollar, Council
Member Allen Robeck said he had
a problem with the appointment of
former council member Kevin Dietz
to the City’s planning commission.
Dietz was appointed to the planning commission on a 4-1 vote at
the Jan. 3 meeting based on a unanimous recommendation by the planning commission. He was the only
applicant for the position, which
had been open for a year.
Robeck said that the motions
were confusing and he still feels
that the appointment goes against
the city’s charter.
Section 2.14 of the charter states
that a former council member or
mayor must wait a year to hold a
paid position within the city, but
specifies that the above provision
doesn’t apply to the city’s boards or
commissions, such as the planning
commission.
Robeck made a motion to remove
Dietz from the planning commission, which died for lack of a second.
Fri., 1-27
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Sun., 1-29
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Assisting were the Minnesota
State Patrol and Hutchinson Police
Services.
The Midwest Medical Examiner’s
Office, a sheriff’s department chaplain and the Hughes Funeral Home
were summoned to the accident site.
Looking back: Above-average temperatures, but plenty of
clouds and a trace of moisture.
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By Lori Copler
Editor
The McLeod County Jail expansion project and courthouse security upgrades are moving along, and
people should see some significant
changes at the site this week.
Sam Lauer of Contegrity, the
construction management company, gave the County Board an update at its Tuesday, Jan. 17, meeting.
According to Lauer, work this
week should shift to the new lobby
entrance and handicapped-accessible entry on the southeast side of
the courthouse.
“We’re going to try to get the
high steel set by midweek,” said
Lauer. “It will look really different
within the next couple of weeks.”
Lauer said the contractors have
been fortunate that the exterior is
roughed in enough that crews can
focus on interior work when the
weather is unfavorable.
Most of the interior of the lower
level is roughed in, he said, and
work will begin soon on the main
level.
In related business, Court Administrator Karen Messner asked
the County Board to release
$125,000 it has been holding in reserve to remodel Courtroom 3 on
the upper level.
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Temperatures and precipitation compiled by Robert Thurn, Chronicle
weather observer.
Messner said the courtroom
needs to be remodeled to accommodate the new, secured hallway
access from the jail to the courtroom.
She added that progress on the
jail project, which also includes security measures for the courthouse
itself, had progressed to a point
where it is time to seek bids on the
remodeling of the courtroom.
Messner also gave updates on the
court administration department,
noting that:
• In 2016, filings increased by
682 over 2015. There was a total of
6,165 court filings in 2016.
• That electronic filings (e-filings) became mandatory for attorneys and justice partners as of July
1, 2016. However, individuals who
represent themselves can still file
paper documents.
• New, portable work stations
were installed in 2016, which allow
staff to either stand or sit at their
stations to provide more comfort.
• That county administration is
applying for grant funds to help
with further security measures for
the courthouse.
• That Judge Terrence Conkel has
submitted his retirement notice to
the governor’s office. He plans to
retire on Aug. 4.
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Happenings
Deuces Wild to appear Feb. 4
The Glencoe-Silver Lake Panther Association is sponsoring Deuces Wild (dueling pianos) Saturday, Feb. 4, at
7:30 p.m., at the Glencoe City Center. Advance tickets
are available at the Glencoe City Offices and Glencoe
Wine & Spirits, or that evening at the door.
Lions Club’s bar bingo set
The Glencoe Lions will sponsor Bar Bingo at the Glencoe Country Club Saturday, Jan. 28, at 2 p.m. Everyone
age 18 and over is welcome to play for cash prizes. The
Progressive Game 16 pay-out amount is $1,199 if you
have Bingo within 57 called numbers. Meat raffles also
will be held. Food, beverages and pull-tabs are available.
The proceeds from the January Bar Bingo and meat raffle
events will support the McLeod County Sheriff Office’s
K-9 Unit.
Wylie Gustafson to perform
Singer, songwriter, rancher, horseman and world-famous Yahoo! Yodeler Wylie Gustafson will perform
Thursday, Feb. 9, at 7 p.m., at the Glencoe City Center
Auditorium under the auspices of the Glencoe Concert
Association. Wylie and the Wild West have delighted audiences of all ages around the world with their unique
brand of good-time cowboy music. Among thousands of
appearances, Wylie and his band have performed at the
Kennedy Center, Lincoln Center, on A Prairie Home
Companion, the Grand Ole Opry and Late Night with
Conan O’Brien. Gustafson is a real-life cowboy from a
ranching family in northern Montana. He and his family
were featured in the 2013 Super Bowl commercial “God
Made a Farmer.” A limited number of single tickets are
available at the door. For further information about this
show, call Darlene Dammann at 320-864-3424.
Abundant Table meal Feb. 1
Christ Lutheran Church, 1820 Knight Ave. N, Glencoe,
will host its Abundant Table community meal Wednesday, Feb. 1, in the church basement fellowship hall. The
doors open at 4:30 p.m. for fellowship; the meal is served
at 5 p.m. The menu includes hotdish, fresh vegetables
and dip, apples and grapes salad, Abundant Table bread
and cherry dessert. The meal is free and open to everyone, including families and children, the elderly, and anyone seeking fellowship or in need of a helping hand.
Please call the church at 320-864-4549 so that it can plan
for your presence.
Emanuel School night set
Emanuel Lutheran School, Hamburg, will host a
school preview night Wednesday, Feb. 8, for new or currently enrolled families who would like to visit classrooms, review curriculum and meet teachers. A short informational session will be held in the primary room at
5:45 p.m., with a preschool meeting at 6 p.m. All classrooms, from preschool through eighth grade, will be
open from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Legion, Auxiliary council
The McLeod County Council of the American Legion
and Auxiliary will meet Tuesday, Jan. 31, at 7:30 p.m., at
the Lester Prairie City Hall. Lester Prairie Post 463 will
serve as the host.
Submitted photo
Glencoe-Silver Lake Knowledge Bowl members who
competed in the recent Dawson-Boyd meet include,
front row from left, Aaron Ward, Kobe Boozikee, Paul
Sievert, Rachel Trebesch, Abby Gronlund, Summer
Hayes, Austin Brewton, Allie Gronlund and Emma
Gepson; second row, Coach Vicky Harris, Elida
Roskamp, Katelyn Lemke, Kayla Reichow, Nathan
Fehrenbach, Cade Herrmann, Zach Reichow and Eli
Kuehn; third row, Devin Forcier, Devin Everding, Dan
Cross, Emma Petersen, Jared Lokensgard, Lexi
Fronk, Carlee Oberlin and Haley Lukes; and, back
row, Jon Ramige, Nathan Warner, Cole Janke, Brett
Baumgarten, Jake Vasek, Jack Gepson, Charles
Urban, Jacob Reichow and Laura Popelka.
GSL Knowledge Bowl teams fare well
at Dawson-Boyd Invitational Saturday
Saturday, Jan. 21, was a
foggy, gray day across southern Minnesota, but GlencoeSilver Lake’s Knowledge
Bowlers had no trouble getting to Dawson-Boyd High
School for its invitational.
Fourteen schools were represented, including ACGC,
Benson, Hutchinson, Lac qui
Parle Valley, Lester Prairie,
MACCRAY, Montevideo,
New London-Spicer, Ortonville, Renville County
West, Willmar and Willmar
Community Christian, as well
as Dawson-Boyd and GSL.
GSL had one team in the
14-team varsity division.
(GSL often has two teams,
but many students were at the
Business and Professional
Association competition).
The written round was
shorter than normal, with
only 30 questions. GSL’s
score of 25 was good enough
to let it start the meet in second place, and it competed
for the first three rounds in
Room One. GSL was never
able to win the room against
Willmar (which was in Room
One for the whole meet).
GSL continued to accumulate
points, but finally fell to
Room Two for the fourth
round. In that final round,
GSL got 22 points and moved
back up to second place to
earn the silver medals with
78.5 points. Willmar won the
meet with 94 points, and
Hutchinson earned third place
with 74.5 points. The GSL
team members were Jack
Gepson, Laura Popelka,
Jacob Reichow and Jake
Vasek.
There were 12 teams in the
junior varsity division, including two from GSL.
GSL’s Nebula started the
meet in third place with 19
points, while GSL’s Quasar
had 16 for fourth place
(Room Two). After the first
round, Quasar moved up to
Room One, and for the rest of
the meet the two GSL teams
battled over points — in the
next three rounds, the third
team in the room never got
above seven points. At the
end of the meet, Quasar had
earned 69.5 points for first
place, while Nebula had 65
points for second place. New
London-Spicer finished in
third place with 63. Quasar’s
members were Brett Baumgarten, Nathan Fehrenbach,
Abby Gronlund, Jared Lokensgard and Charles Urban.
Nebula included Dan Cross,
Lexi Fronk, Cole Janke,
Haley Lukes and Carlee
Oberlin.
The junior high division
was the largest with 23 teams.
GSL’s Griffindor competed
the entire meet in Room One.
With excellent oral rounds of
14, 13, 16, and 16 points, it
won the meet with 87 points.
The team included Devin
Forcier, Emma Gepson, Eli
Kuehn and Zach Reichow.
Willmar finished second with
81.5, while New LondonSpicer earned third place with
75.5.
Meanwhile, GSL’s other
three teams were competing
consistently in high rooms.
Slytherin finished fifth with
73.5, after competing twice in
Room One. The team members were Cade Herrmann,
Emma Petersen, Jon Ramige,
Kayla Reichow and Paul
Sievert.
Teams Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff tied for sixth place
with scores of 70 (giving
GSL four teams in the top
seven out of 23 teams). Both
did well in Rooms Two,
Three, Four and Five. Hufflepuff included Austin Brewton, Devin Everding, Allie
Gronlund, Summer Hayes
and Elida Roskamp. Ravenclaw members were Kobe
Boozikee, Katelyn Lemke,
Rachel Trebesch, Aaron Ward
and Nathan Warner.
Overall it was an excellent
day, said Coach Vicky Harris.
“The teams were really concentrating on the questions
and working well together,
and the results were excellent!” she said.
Next weekend, the varsity
and junior varsity will be
going to a meet in Elk River,
and the junior high has the
weekend off. The following
weekend, on Feb. 4, GSL will
host its home meet, starting at
9 a.m. The meet is open to
the public.
38th Annual Hamburg Hunting & Fishing Club
SL Sportsmen’s Club
FISH FRY
The Silver Lake Sportsmen’s Club will meet Thursday,
Jan. 26, at 7 p.m., at the sanctuary.
“The Best Fish Fry in Minnesota”
SAT., Feb. 4, 2017
Glencoe seniors meetings
Hamburg Community Hall
The Glencoe Senior Citizens meet on Tuesdays and
Thursdays at 12:30 p.m. in the seniors room at the Glencoe City Center. Sheephead is played on Tuesdays, and
both sheephead and 500 are played on Thursdays. All
seniors over 55 are invited. For more information, call
320-510-1551 and leave a message.
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though it is our plan and fervent hope that it will.”
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The Chronicle incorrectly
reported in the McLeod
County District Court news
last week that Andrew Arthur
Hoeft of Lester Prairie had
pleaded guilty to a felony
county of possession of a
controlled substance. Hoeft
had, in fact, pleaded guilty to
a gross misdemeanor count
of driving while impaired.
The Chronicle apologizes for
the error.
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Sandy Tibbits family and the
upcoming Blizzard Blast, a
fundraiser for the Allina Hospice program, included a
brief paragraph stating that
Allina would be re-opening a
thrift store in Glencoe. According to Tim Burke of Allina Health, the announcement
may have been a bit premature. In an email to the
Chronicle, Burke said, “Allina Health is very hopeful that
it will soon be able to re-open
the Glencoe Care Connection
Thrift Store in a new location; however, various details
and approvals are yet to be finalized. Pending those steps,
at this time, it is not known
with 100 percent certainty
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City Council Continued from page 1
The project also proposes
additional ponds or dry surge
basins that could potentially
be located around Ninth
Street and Knight Avenue,
13th Street and Ives Avenue
and/or 18th Street between
Knight and Louden avenues.
Members of the public expressed concerns over additional ponds and surge basins
being added, especially next
to schools or churches.
Rodeberg and Knutson explained that the proposed
ponds near First Lutheran and
Christ Lutheran churches
were dry surge basins that
would be dry most of the
time; they would only have
water during a large rain
event.
Members of the First
Lutheran Church Council expressed concern about the
large potential assessment the
church could face.
Others felt strongly that
larger pipes and fewer curves
and turns in the pipes were a
better idea, and also had concerns about assessments.
The engineers explained
that the cost versus the potential benefits of fewer curves
or larger pipes would not be
realistic.
Residents from north of the
city expressed concern about
the water north of town. The
council agreed that the issue
needed to be addressed, but
the city lacks the authority
and jurisdiction of anything
outside of the city limits.
However, the city is working
with the Buffalo Creek Watershed District to address the issues.
Nine percent of the overall
proposed project would be
funded by local assessments,
20 percent by the general obligation bonds. A storm water
bond, sanitary and water utility funds as well as general tax
levy dollars would be used to
fund the project.
If the council decides to
move forward, the permitting
and property acquisition
could begin in the spring.
At the meeting, the council
also:
• Voted to refinance around
$1.5 million in general obligation Build America Bonds
which could potentially save
the city over $65,000.
The bonds were originally
issued in 2010 to finance the
City Center and library construction projects.
• Approved two letters supplemental letter agreements
with SEH for two portions of
the proposed Baxter Avenue
project.
The first was for $21,900
for a Phase II environmental
site assessment for the project
route. A Phase I assessment
has been completed. The
studies are done to determine
if there are any areas that
need to be taken care of
ahead of time to not delay the
project.
The second letter was for a
proposal of $10,653 to have
Braun Intertech complete 14
soil borings in the area of the
proposed Baxter Avenue project.
• Approved a letter of support for the community outreach director position with
the McLeod Historic Partnership.
The McLeod County Board
had approved funding for the
position earlier that day.
One of the projects the
partnership has worked on is
funding the restoration of the
original Henry Hill sign.
• Held a first reading for a
minor subdivision ordinance,
annexation of property owned
by GRHS and an ordinance
on predatory offenders.
The predatory offender ordinance lays out guidelines
for where registered predatory offender can live. It states
that a predatory offender cannot live within 1,000 feet of a
school, park, day care, church
or other place where children
are known to congregate.
It also states that an offender cannot participate in holiday events involving children
under 18, such as handing out
candy on Halloween, dressing
as Santa around Christmas or
the Easter Bunny around
Easter.
There was some question
about an exception about living with a family member if it
is near a prohibited area such
as a school. Policy Chief Jim
Raiter will look at that and report back to the council.
• Approved two police department policy revisions for
the Use of Force-Tasers and
Use of Force - Firearms and
Ammunition as recommended by the personnel committee.
• Released a portion of the
retainage fee being held in the
Lincoln Park project.
The city is still not satisfied
with some of the reseeding
and the contractor has agreed
to come back in the spring
and redo it. The city held
back enough to cover the expense should reseeding needs
to be done.
contact with the children and
“they were advised of their poor
choices and advised to go home.”
9:11 p.m. — A citation for driving after revocation was issued at
a traffic stop in the area of Highway 212 and Chandler Avenue.
10:54 p.m. — Officers responded to a burglary on 14th
Street E.
SATURDAY, JAN. 21
2:03 a.m. — An officer
checked on kids on the sledding
hill in the area of Hennepin Avenue N and Ninth Street E. They
were given a verbal warning for a
curfew violation, and the officer
made sure they got home safely.
2:24 a.m. — Officers responded to a report of suspicious incident on Ninth Street E. A person
was issued citations for driving
after revocation and the possession of metal knuckles.
3:34 a.m. — Officers responded to a domestic on Baxter Avenue N. A female was arrested
on charges of second-degree assault, terroristic threats and domestic assault.
11:29 a.m. — An officer assisted the ambulance with a medical
on Abby Lane.
7:46 p.m. — Officers assisted
the ambulance with a medical on
16th Street.
9:33 p.m. — A citation for no
proof of insurance and a verbal
warning for unsafe equipment
were issued at a traffic stop in the
area of 13th Street E and DeSoto
Avenue.
9:54 p.m. — Smoke was observed at a construction area on
10th Street E. An electrical fire
was found underground, and the
fire department and Glencoe
Light & Power responded.
SUNDAY, JAN. 22
Five citations were issued for
violations of the winter parking or-
dinance.
2:58 a.m. — A driver was arrested for third-degree driving
while intoxicated in the area of
16th Street E and Owen Avenue
N.
10:36 a.m. — An officer responded to a domestic situation
on 14th Street E.
6:39 p.m. — A citation for driving after revocation was issued at
a traffic stop in the area of Highway 212 and 95th Street.
9:07 p.m. — A driver was arrested for fourth-degree driving
while intoxicated, speeding and
possession of drug paraphernalia
at a traffic stop on Highway 212
near Dover Avenue.
MONDAY, JAN. 23
Five citations were issued for
violations of the winter parking ordinance.
8:01 a.m. — Officers responded to a domestic situtation on
15th Street E. A juvenile was
taken to the juvenile detention
center in Chaska.
Record
Glencoe Police
TUESDAY, JAN. 17
Two citations were issued for
violations of the winter parking ordinance.
4:13 p.m. — Officers assisted
with a medical on Newton Avenue.
6:55 p.m. — Officers assisted
with a medical on Chandler Avenue N. A person who had fallen
on the ice was taken by ambulance to the hospital in Waconia.
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 18
Two citations were issued for
violations of the winter parking ordinance.
1:55 p.m. — An officer responded to a complaint regarding
a loose dog on 15th Street E.
THURSDAY, JAN. 19
7:22 a.m. — An officer responded to a juvenile issue on
15th Street W.
4:10 p.m. — Officers responded to a report of property damage
on Owen Avenue N. Graffiti had
been sprayed on a garage.
5:14 p.m. — A person was reported missing from an address
on 12th Street E. The individual
was found at the high school and
was returned home.
FRIDAY, JAN. 20
One citation was issued for a
violation of the winter parking ordinance.
5:32 a.m. — Officers assisted
at a medical on 18th Street E. A
person was taken by ambulance
to the emergency room.
8:08 a.m. — An officer responded to a reported theft on
13th Street E.
6:46 p.m. — Officers responded to a report of children running
across Highway 22 near Dogwood Avenue N. Officers made
Gardening knowledge workshop
Source: Karen Johnson,
Extension educator, McLeod
and Meeker Counties.
Got spring fever because of
the recent warm weather?
Come join the McLeod
County Extension Master
Gardeners at the upcoming
Gardening Knowledge for
Free Workshop Thursday,
Feb. 16, at the McLeod
County Fairgrounds Commercial Building meeting
room in Hutchinson. This is
an outstanding opportunity to
learn more about gardening
for bees.
This Gardening Knowledge for Free Workshop will
feature Harmony Schlueter as
she shares her 11 years of experience in beekeeping. Harmony’s talk will include information about the importance of beekeeping today
and the problems facing bees.
Don’t miss out on this opportunity to learn more about
how we can help bees and
other pollinators. No pre-registration is required. Light refreshments will be served.
For more information, please
contact the McLeod County
Extension office at 320-4844303 or 800-587-0770. To
view event flyer, please visit
http://z.umn.edu/gardenknowledge2017.
Leadership
Source: Betty Berning, Extension educator, agricultural
business management.
“Leadership for Successful
By Karen Johnson
Employee Management,” a
labor management workshop,
will be taught at the Melrose
City Center in Melrose in
February and March 2017.
Betty Berning, Extension educator, and Bob Milligan,
professor emeritus, will teach
the four-session course.
The workshop will feature
a wide variety employee
management topics. Leadership, supervising, recruitment
and culture are just a few of
the subjects that will be covered. Through hands-on activities, tool development and
class discussions, participants
will learn how to become a
preferred employer.
Berning explained, “When
I ask dairy farmers about the
struggles they face, labor
management is one of the top
two concerns they mention. It
is hard to find and keep good
employees. There is no perfect solution to this problem,
unfortunately. Our goal in the
class is to equip students with
the right skills and tools to set
themselves up for success.”
Classes will meet Feb. 2,
Feb. 17, March 2 and March
16. Each class meets from 10
a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Three webinars will be held in between
classes to discuss implementation of course tools and foster further learning.
Minnesota Dairy Initiatives
is a collaborator on this project.
For more information on
the workshop, please call or
email Berning, 320-2036104 or bberning@umn.edu.
Coming up.
Jan. 27, 9:30 a.m. to 12:30
p.m. — Cow/Calf Day,
LeSueur County Fairgrounds,
LeCenter.
Jan. 27, 10:30 a.m. to 2:30
p.m. — private pesticide applicator training, Morrison
County Government Center,
Little Falls. Pack a lunch or
bring $5 for pizza.
Jan. 30, 9 a.m. to 12:30
p.m. — private pesticide applicator training, health and
Human Services Building,
Willmar.
Karen Johnson is the
agriculture and horticulture Extension educator for
McLeod and Meeker counties.
Buffalo Lake man arrested after pursuit
Joshua Stark, 34, of Buffalo Lake, was arrested Sunday
after leading law enforcement
officials on a six-mile chase
in Renville County.
According to the Renville
County Sheriff ’s Office, a
deputy had attempted to stop
a 2004 Pontiac Grand Prix for
speeding and failure to signal
a turn. Stark allegedly led
deputies on a pursuit through
Martinsburg Township, and
eventually stopped. However,
he had to be physically removed from the car. He is believed to have been impaired,
according to the sheriff’s office.
Stark was taken into custody without further incident
and booked into the Renville
County Jail on probable cause
charges of fleeing in a motor
vehicle, first-degree driving
while impaired, driving with
a cancelled driver’s license
inimical to public safety, and
obstructing legal process.
Assisting with the incident
were the Minnesota State Patrol and Fairfax Police Department.
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NOTICE
Charter Commission Openings
Building Permits
The following building permits
were approved by the Glencoe
City Council Tuesday, Jan. 17:
• TC&W, mechanical, sprinkler
system.
• Midwest Porcine, mechanical.
• Rice Building Systems, sign.
• Hortencia Flores, 1327 10th
St. E, interior drain tile.
• Richard Somerville, 2006
10th St. E, mechanical.
• Ryan Freitag, 1326 DeSoto
Ave. N, entry door.
• Matt Roberts, 407 18th St. W,
addition.
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Saturday, January 28th
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The McLeod County Chronicle, Wednesday, January 25, 2017, page 4
The rush to fix
Obamacare
Our view: It’s unfortunate it took
this long to address health care issue
N
ow that the Obama administration is out of
office, public officials
at both the federal and state levels are rushing to fix what is
commonly referred to as Obamacare, which has a formal title
of the Affordable Care Act.
The highly touted Affordable
Care Act (ACA), passed in a flurry of confusion by the federal
government in 2010, has not delivered on its promise of providing affordable health care.
There were some favorable
stipulations in the act, such as the
ability of parents to keep their
adult children on their healthcare plans until the children were
in their 20s, and the provision
that no one could be denied
health insurance because of existing medical conditions.
And, while we are loathe to
have the government tell us that
we need to buy insurance (or
anything, for that matter), requiring people to have health insurance isn’t entirely a bad thing, either.
Unfortunately, we pay for the
uninsured one way or another —
either through government programs or increased medical costs
for ourselves as medical care
providers seek to cover the cost
of “free” care for the uninsured.
At least this way, if people are
required to have health insurance, they have to put some
money in the pot, even if their
premiums are subsidized in part
by the government.
However, the biggest promise
of the ACA — to make care affordable — went unfulfilled, not
just in the MNSure and the federal exchange, but for all of us.
Each of us who carries health insurance has seen substantial premium increases in the past
decade — or even longer — and
we can no longer afford to take
the yearly hits. People are postponing retirements and taking
part-time jobs to pay for their
health care. That just isn’t right.
And you know something isn’t
working when Gov. Mark Dayton says it isn’t working. Dayton,
who typically espouses the Democratic Party’s ideals with passion, said toward the end of 2016
that Obamacare, and the state’s
program, MNSure, just aren’t
cutting it.
The governor was leading up
to some proposed fixes when he
collapsed during his State of the
State address Monday night. Our
local legislators, state Rep. Glenn
Gruenhagen and state Sen. Scott
Newman, assure us that are steps
are being taken to reform the system. Reform, or even elimination, of the Affordable Care Act
is an early target of new President Donald Trump.
Evidently, people on both sides
of the aisle realize that our
health-care system needs healing.
Let’s hope they can come together to accomplish that.
— L.C.
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Question of the week
Politicians at both the federal and state levels are
taking aim at the Affordable Care Act. Do you think:
1) The act should be repealed and legislators should start over.
2) The act should be amended.
3) The act is just fine.
Guest Column:
The media and political accountability
By Lee H. Hamilton
If you watched Donald Trump’s
recent press conference, you may
have overlooked a telling and worrisome moment. A CNN reporter tried
to ask the president-elect about the
extent of his ties to Russian officials.
“No! Not you. No! Your organization is terrible,” responded Mr.
Trump, and moved on to the next
question.
The fact that a politician would
seek to sidestep an uncomfortable
question isn’t unusual. What should
cause concern is what happened
next: Nothing. The press corps
moved on, without protesting or taking up CNN’s line of questioning
and pushing for an answer.
Why do I find this disquieting?
Because journalists play a crucial
role in our representative democracy’s health. Though power may
seem to rest in Washington, state
capitols, and city halls around the
country, in the end it is wielded by
citizens who have the ability to seat
and unseat elected officials, to organize around issues, and through
concerted action to affect the policy
agenda.
But citizens cannot act responsibly if they’re kept in the dark. And
it’s the media’s role to make sure
that does not happen.
Its performance in recent years,
however, has not been reassuring.
Before the election, how much were
you reading or seeing about the
depth and intensity of the frustrations in large swaths of the country
that enabled Mr. Trump’s victory?
How much coverage do you see
about climate change, or poverty, or
the impact on our communities and
individuals of the income inequality
that has become a hallmark of this
era?
Sure, there’s plenty of news coverage of politics. But it’s just that —
coverage of politics, polls, personalities, and campaigns, and much less
on the substance of policy issues or
what’s at stake for the country as
they’re debated. Last year, early in
the primary season, the chief executive officer of CBS said of Mr.
Trump’s presidential run, “It may
not be good for America, but it’s
damn good for CBS.” He later contended he’d been joking — but
somehow, I don’t find myself reassured that media corporations today
are as committed to serving the public good as they ought to be.
At the same time, politicians have
become adept at manipulating the
media. The president-elect’s news
conference, for instance, was held
on the same day that Republicans in
the Senate were holding multiple
confirmation hearings on his cabinet
nominees and were releasing their
budget plans. This was divide and
conquer at its most effective: they
essentially overwhelmed the circuits
and avoided the sort of in-depth, extended public scrutiny Americans
deserved.
This is unlikely to change, especially in the White House. As Pete
Vernon noted recently in the Columbia Journalism Review, with “unabashed boosters in the studios of
certain Fox News hosts, the morning
hours of MSNBC, and the pages of
Breitbart, as [well as] direct access
to 17 million followers through his
own Twitter feed, Trump has a
greater ability than any previous
president to push his message unchallenged.”
President Obama, Hillary Clinton
and Mr. Trump have held very few
open news conferences. We are losing important ways and means of
holding politicians accountable.
Nor are citizens helping. In the
modern media universe, they get
along with only the information they
want to believe, look at sources that
tell them only what they want to
Hamilton
Turn to page 5
Results for most recent question:
Do you agree with the County Board’s
decision to fund a historical society outreach position?
1) Yes, it’s important to preserve history and records — 45%
2) No, it’s not a priority for taxpayers — 51%
3) I don’t know —4%
Health insurance relief, taxes and buffers strips
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Letters to the Editor
To the Editor:
The second week of the legislative
session has come to a close. I want
to keep you updated on a few items
of note from the Capitol.
I wrote in last week’s update
about the passage of health insurance premium relief (see the bill at
http://bit.ly/premiumrelief) in the
Senate. The health insurance relief
package, intended for Minnesotans
who buy from the individual market
and whose premiums have dramatically risen, passed the House. Since
the House and Senate versions are
slightly different, a joint conference
committee will meet to work out the
differences before being voted on
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again by each body.
I also wrote about tax conformity
in the previous letter. The tax relief
package (see the bill at http://bit.
ly/taxconformity), which includes
$21 million in new income tax deductions and other relief, was signed
into law by Gov. Dayton — just in
time for the 2016 tax filing period.
Many of you have commented on
the change in buffer strip requirements enacted last year; the change
requires a 50-foot grassy buffer
along most bodies of water. This
change in law has resulted in a
largely negative effect on farmers’
gross incomes. It also raises the legitimate question of whether the
Ethics
The editorial staff of the McLeod
County Chronicle strives to present the news in a fair and accurate manner. We appreciate errors being brought to our attention. Please bring any grievances
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government should be allowed to effectively take the use of a person’s
land through the regulatory process
without paying the property owner
for the value of the land. I believe
this requirement is an unreasonable
mandate that metro-area environmental lobbies pushed through without consideration of the many
Greater Minnesota farmers faced
with giving up the use of valuable
real estate without compensation. I
am optimistic that we will be able to
find a workable solution.
State Sen. Scott Newman
R-Hutchinson
Press Freedom
Freedom of the press is guaranteed under the First Amendment to
the U.S. Constitution:
“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or the press…”
Ben Franklin wrote in the Pennsylvania Gazette in 1731: “If printers
were determined not to print anything till they were sure it would
offend nobody there would be very
little printed.”
Deadline for The McLeod County
Chronicle news is 5 p.m., and advertising is noon, Monday. Deadline for Glencoe Advertiser advertising is noon, Wednesday. Deadline for The Galaxy advertising is
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The McLeod County Chronicle, www.glencoenews.com, Wednesday, January 25, 2017, page 5
From the Stewart Tribune archives
History
100 Years Ago
From the Brownton Bulletin archives
100 Years Ago
Jan. 25, 1917
O.C. Conrad, Editor
Section foreman Herman
Radke was a busy man Sunday,
going over his section several
times Sunday during the blizzard. Mr. Radke is a mighty
faithful man, and although he
suffered much from the stinging
cold and fierce wind and snow,
he did not shirk from his duty for
one single minute.
Mr. and Mrs. E.J. Kruse of
Collins are mourning over the
loss of their little daughter, 10
days old, who passed away Sunday. Funeral services were held
Tuesday at the home and the remains were conveyed to Glencoe, where they were laid to rest.
75 Years Ago
Jan. 22, 1942
Milton D. Hakel, Editor
Martin Gaulke of Brownton
was among the list of McLeod
County men called to report to
Glencoe for induction into the
military service today.
Paul Tadsen’s Oldsmobile
sedan, which was stolen on Dec.
13, was recovered on the streets
of Minneapolis last week. Mr.
Tadsen went to the city to drive
it home and found it none the
worse for wear.
A baby girl was born to Mr.
and Mrs. Melvin Rickert Tuesday, Jan. 20, at the Hutchinson
Community Hospital.
The report is that the soldier next
to Arden was killed in the incident.
50 Years Ago
20 Years Ago
Jan. 26, 1967
Charles H. Warner, Editor
Kathy Tongen, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Tongen of
Brownton, was named Teen
Queen at a contest conducted
Sunday afternoon at Glencoe by
the Cloverleaf affiliate of the
Minnesota Hairdressers Association. She will advance to the
state contest, which will be held
Sunday, Jan. 29, in Minneapolis.
At their annual meeting Sunday morning, members of Grace
Lutheran Church gave approval
to plans to remodel the chancel
area. The plans call for a new
communion rail, altar, lectern,
baptismal font, clergy bench,
hymn board and flag holders.
At a recent meeting of the
board of directors of The First
State Bank of Brownton, cashier
Ray Lindeman was promoted to
vice president and assistant
cashier Charles F. “Chuck”
Draeger was promoted to
cashier.
Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Alsleben
received a message from their
son, Sp4 Arden Alsleben, that he
had been slightly wounded and
was in a hospital in Vietnam.
Jan. 22, 1997
Lori Copler, Editor
The Stewart Fire Department
averted a major fire at a residence on the Art Kasal farm on
Unit Avenue at about midnight
Friday. The home is rented by
Robert and Jan Schmidt, and the
fire apparently started with a
candle in an upstairs bedroom.
The department contained the
damage to that room, according
to Fire Chief Brad Woller. Damage was estimated at $10,000.
The Brownton Police Department interrupted an attempted
break-in at The Brothers Tavern
in Brownton Thursday. Police
Chief Mark Mathwig was patrolling the area about 3:38 a.m.
when he noticed two males trying to break into the front door.
The two fled on foot, and were
pursued by Mathwig, who also
contacted the county for a K-9
unit. However, because of road
and weather conditions, the two
escaped. It is suspected that the
two are also those who tried to
break into the Plato, Hector and
Buffalo Lake liquor stores in the
early morning hours of Wednesday, Jan. 15.
From the Chronicle archives
30 Years Ago
Jan. 28, 1987
Bill Ramige, Editor
At a special Glencoe City
Council meeting Monday, council members approved the development contract between the city
and G&W Pizza, Inc., that allows Gene Moske, restaurant
owner, to begin construction of a
new restaurant in the vacant
Glencoe Motors building.
Minnie Frauendienst, New
Auburn, will mark her 100th
birthday Feb. 2. Minnie, who
was born in Hamburg, Germany,
came to the United States when
she was 5 years old and has been
a longtime resident of the New
Auburn area.
Marlys Buckentin of Glencoe
has been selected as a semi-finalist in the Mrs. Minnesota Pageant from among 104 contestants. Buckentin will compete
against 24 other semi-finalists
from across the state for the title
of Mrs. Minnesota
20 Years Ago
Jan. 22, 1997
Rich Glennie, Editor
Ron and Sue Schuth of Plato
had a problem that most dream
about. They recently won a new
home with furnishings and appliances valued at $400,000 in a
drawing in a Mall of America
contest. They were faced with a
decision of whether to accept the
prize or not, They decided to
split the difference and accept
the furnishings, appliances and a
lot of other items, but to sell the
home to pay off the tax liabilities.
The creation of the McLeod
County Sheriff ’s Posse was
prompted by the 1975 tornado
disaster. The posse celebrated its
20-year anniversary in December.
Winners of the first National
Geography Bee held at GSL
School District were Katie
Mahon, Christine Doidge,
Tammy Hoese, Brea Ettel, Joe
Hlavka, Seth Helberg, Joe Brennan, Brian Lemke, Scott Mathews, Josh Risner and Matt
Godel.
includes stretching the building
across Ives Avenue and constructing the new jail where the
current parking lot is located. A
new parking lot will be added to
the north, which now includes
the Glencoe Oil property, and a
new entrance will be on the
north side of the new construction. The current jail will be used
for the sheriff’s office administration. The plan also adds a
street on the east end of the
property for access from 10th
Street to 11th Street.
Tanner Mackenthun and
Megan Mickolichek are the
Glencoe-Silver Lake High
School seniors chosen this year
to receive the Triple “A” award.
The Glencoe-Silver Lake
One-Act play troupe hosted and
won the Sub-Section 17A competition held at the GSL high
school. The actors performed
“The Amazing Adventures of
the Marvelous Monkey King.”
Jan. 26, 1917
Lester Koeppen, Editor
Monday of this week, Mr. and
Mrs. C.H. Richards celebrated
their golden wedding anniversary. Mr. and Mrs. Richards are
pioneer residents of Stewart and
are well liked and highly spoken
of by their many friends of this
community. Charlie says that although they are old in age, they
are still young in spirit and could
dance an old-time two-step if the
wife were well.
The people of this village
learned of the death of one of its
prominent citizens Tuesday
morning, that of Nick Ludowese,
aged 65. He leaves to mourn his
wife, Mary; and three sons, N.B.,
D.A. and John.
The infant child of Mr. and
Mrs. Kruse of Collins died Sunday. The body was taken to
Glencoe Wednesday for burial.
man Schiro and Raymond
“Tommy” Lenz, both well
known in this community. Included in the Renville County
quota are George Forcier and
Philip Forcier, both of Preston
Lake.
Nearly 50 members of the
Stewart Rod and Gun Club were
present for the annual meeting
Thursday evening, and elected
Erbin Piehl as president for the
coming year. Harold Johnson
will be the new secretary and
Otto Doerr was re-elected treasurer. Directors include Charles
Reimer, Elmer Trettin, Tom
Goetz and P.L. Schmitz.
Richard John was the name
given the infant son of Mr. and
Mrs. Dick Ewert at baptism rites
at St. Boniface Catholic Church
Sunday morning. Sponsors are
Dorothy Doerr and Jack Krippner.
month-old son of Mr. and Mrs.
Donald Wieweck of Stewart,
died Sunday, Jan. 22, due to a
birth defect. Surviving are his
parents; two brothers and a sister, David, Karen and James; and
his grandparents, Mrs. Alfred
Wieweck of Stewart and Mr. and
Mrs. Edward Rewerts of
Hutchinson.
Ole’s Café reopened its doors
for business on Wednesday
morning after closing several
months ago. The counter and
booths have been refinished and
other painting has been done to
give it a fine appearance. Residents are delighted to know that
the LaPlantes decided to reopen
their business.
Jake Schledewitz caught a 1pound crappie on Stewart Lake
Sunday.
50 Years Ago
Jan. 28, 1982
Douglas G. Seitz, Editor
Stewart firemen were called to
the Joseph Pichotta farm for a
chimney fire Friday at 5:30 a.m.
There was no damage, reported
Fire Chief Harry Slipka. The
firemen also were called to the
Martin Duesterhoeft farm Sunday for a tractor fire. The fire
was extinguished before they arrived.
Jan. 26, 1967
Kermit T. Hubin, Editor
Miss Irene Haman, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. William F.
Haman of Bluffton, and James
Kasal, son of Mrs. Emily Kasal
and the late Mike Kasal, were
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1966.
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to leave Glencoe today (Thursday), probably to Fort Snelling,
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Silver Lake looking at storm water utility
By Karin Ramige
Publisher
The city of Silver Lake has
been looking at establishing a
storm water utility over the
last several months.
The money collected from
the utility would create a
storm water fund that would
be used for repairs and future
improvements on the city’s
storm water system.
Currently, the storm water
system maintenance is paid
for out of the general fund
through the tax levy. However, some of the largest users
of the system, including the
school, churches and city facilities are tax exempt, and
therefore not contributing to
the general fund.
By establishing the utility,
all users would contribute.
The City Council, at its
Jan. 17 meeting, considered a
basic system rate of $2 and
each property will be given a
residential equivalent factor
(REF).
A single family residential
property would be given a
REF of one, which would be
a $2 monthly charge. Apartment buildings will have a
REF of .25 per unit and a
four-plex will have a REF of
.5 per unit.
The REF of non-residential
lots will be determined by the
square footage of the buildings and hard surfaces. Properties with buildings or hard
surfaces of up to 7,000 square
feet would be assigned a REF
of two, going up to over
174,241 square feet would be
assigned a REF of 16.
Public street right of way,
public parks, and vacant
unimproved land with ground
cover (grass or crops) would
be exempt from storm water
utility fees.
The storm water fee would
appear on the monthly utility
bill from the city and would
face the same penalties for
nonpayment.
A property or parcel of land
may be credited a portion of
the utility amount if an engineer can show that enough
storm water is being diverted.
The city will send out informational letters to residents and non-residential
properties and hold a public
forum on Tuesday, Feb. 21, to
address any concerns the public might have.
In other business, the council:
• Approved the demolition
loan application with the
Minnesota Department of
Employment and Economic
Development (DEED). The
application will be submitted
to DEED by the February
deadline for the demolition of
the four buildings on Main
Street.
• Heard that City Clerk
Kerry Venier has been in contact with the property owners
for the two properties that are
on either side of the two cityowned buildings. Venier said
one indicated that they would
be willing to sell to the city
and he is waiting to hear from
the other.
• Heard that the city will be
replacing the street lights
with LED lights beginning in
March. The LED lights are
expected to save 4,236 kilowatts of energy and over $70
per month.
• Heard that the new squad
car is expected to arrive in
mid February.
• The next Silver Lake City
Council meeting will be held
on Tuesday, Feb. 21.
Submitted photo
ECFE open house
Glencoe-Silver Lake’s Early Childhood Family Education (ECFE) program had a pizza and play open
house Friday to introduce the program to parents
and their children. Above, Missy Hardel assists her
daughter, Avery, and son, Hunter, on the balance
beam at the open house.
Weather Corner
By Jake Yurek
Chronicle photo by Lori Copler
Berggren to retire
Roger Berggren, McLeod County enviromentalist, will
retire Jan. 31. He began working for McLeod County
on Oct. 1, 1995. Berggren was presented a plaque in
recognition of his over 21 years of employment at the
McLeod County Board of Commissioners meeting
Jan. 17. Pictured above, from left to right, are county
commissioners Roger Shimanski, Paul Wright and
Doug Krueger; Berggren; McLeod County Administrator Pat Melvin; and commissioners Joe Nagel and
Rich Pohlmeier. Melvin called the past few summers
“challenging” with flooding issues, and thanked
Berggren for helping educate him about the issues.
Berggren said he only planned to stay at McLeod
County four or five years, but stayed much longer.
“It’s been a good experience for me,” said Berggren,
who thanked his co-workers, Melvin and the board for
their support.
18 Brownton
seniors met
on Monday
Eighteen Brownton senior
citizens met Monday afternoon at the Brownton Community Center.
Winning at cards were
Norma Albrecht, first, and
Gladys Rickert, second, 500;
Ordella Schmidt, first, and
Leone Kujas, second,
pinochle; and Lil Lindeman,
first, and Lowell Brelje, second, sheephead.
Verona Katzenmeyer won
the door prize. Lil Lindeman
served refreshments.
The next meeting is Monday, Jan. 30, at 1 p.m. All
area seniors are welcome.
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Junior, senior students of the month
Among the December junior and senior
students of the month at Glencoe-Silver Lake High School were, front row
from left, Abby Schmieg, Kylie Ness
and Mackenzie Davis; and, back row,
Miranda Grack and Jacob Fehrenbach.
The McLeod
County
Chronicle
Well, by the time you read this we should have received a fresh blanket of snow; I’m guessing a few inches for most areas. The snow was associated with the most
recent Pacific storm to slam the west coast with more
rain, flooding and snow.
Behind the storm we’ll be fairly quiet with no real
threat of snow again until early next week. The big difference from last week to this week will be the slightly
cooler temperatures. Average highs for this time of year
should be around 25 degrees, so we’ll stay pretty close to
that mark all week. We’ll stay below 32 degrees for the
duration of the week, which is quite a ways off from the
extremely warm weather we had late last week into the
weekend. A good chunk of our snowpack had disappeared so it’s nice to see a little snow come back in to
freshen things up.
The other good news is that this week won’t be as
foggy and dreary as the cold air should filter out the dirty
air we were stuck with. For those who like the sun, sorry
about this, but we’ll still be dealing with plenty of clouds
this week. We should see some breaks here or there,
though, late in the week.
Taking a peek at the extended shows a high-pressure
ridge building over the west coast which will help dry it
out a bit and keep our supply of Canadian air flowing. It
also should keep temperatures down and give us a couple
chances for clipper systems and some more snow.
Have a great end to January, everyone!
Ma dobry weekendem
Mit dobry vikend
Wednesday night — Lows 20-26; cloudy.
Thursday — Highs 23-29, lows 12-18, cloudy.
Friday — Highs 21-27, lows 12-18; partly cloudy.
Saturday — Highs 23-39, lows 12-18; clouds.
Sunday — Highs 24-30, partly cloudy.
Weather Quiz: What are some of February’s weather
extremes?
Answer to last week’s question (What are the longrange forecasts saying about our weather coming up?):
There are some hints that we’ll start to see a slightly different pattern to end the winter with a colder flow. I’m
hesitant to go with this, though, as it’s hard to change a
zebra’s stripes and so far this winter we’ve been pretty
lucky with warm weather. One thing is certain, April and
May aren’t that far away!
Remember: I make the forecast, not the weather!
Centershot Archery
to begin new session
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Students of the month
Two of the junior-senior December students of the
month at Glencoe-Silver Lake High School are Taryn
Reichow, left, and Faith Rakow, right.
Members and friends of
Grace Bible Church in Silver
Lake will be starting their
next session of an archery
ministry called Centershot.
Centershot is a Bible-based
archery ministry that consists
of a 45-minute Bible study
and 45 minutes of archery instruction one day a week for
eight weeks. The church provides the bows and arrows
which are used during the
training sessions in the
church basement shooting
range (ages 7 through adult).
Participants pay a nominal
fee to help cover the cost of
the study book.
The next session of Centershot will begin Sunday, Feb.
12, from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
(although this first session
may run a little longer).
Those interested in finding
out more are encouraged to
contact the church office at
320-327-2352. Grace Bible
Church (www.silverlake
church.org) is located in Silver Lake at 300 Cleveland
St., next to the city water
tower.
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Mon., Jan. 30 — Tops Weigh-In mtg., 5-5:30 p.m.;
Brownton Senior Citizens Club, Brownton Community
Center, 1 p.m.
Thurs., Feb. 2 — AA Group mtg. next to Post Office in Stewart, 8 p.m., call 320-212-5290 for info.
Mon., Feb. 6 — Tops Weigh-In mtg., 5-5:30 p.m.;
Brownton Senior Citizens Club, Brownton Community
Center, 1 p.m.
Tues., Feb. 7 — Brownton City Council, 7 p.m.
Thurs., Feb. 9 — AA Group mtg. next to Post Office in Stewart, 8 p.m., call 320-212-5290 for info.
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Obituaries
Gladys Lillian Bartels, 87, of Glencoe
Gladys Lillian (Gruer) Bartels, 87, of Glencoe, died Friday, Jan. 13, 2017, at Glencoe
Regional Health Services
Long Term Care.
Funeral
services
were held
T h u r s d a y,
Jan. 19, at
First Evangelical
Lutheran
Church in
Glencoe
with
the Gladys
R e v . Bartels
Ronald Mathison officiating.
Dawn Wolter was the organist. Soloist Christian Nielsen
sang “Softly and Tenderly”
and “The Old Rugged Cross.”
Congregational hymns were
“Amazing Grace” and “I
Know That My Redeemer
Lives.”
Casket bearers were Joseph
Callahan, Jason Callahan,
Nathan Hutton, Chris Anderson, James Bettcher and Jon
Ortloff.
Interment was in the
church cemetery.
Gladys Lillian (Gruer) Bartels was born March 29,
1929, in New Auburn, the
daughter of Ernest and Lillie
(Wolff) Gruer. She was baptized as an infant on April 28,
1929, by the Rev. E. Kolbe at
First Evangelical Lutheran
Church in Glencoe, and was
confirmed in her faith as a
youth on April 9, 1944, by
the Rev. W.F. Mueller at Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran
Church in New Auburn. She
received her education in
Glencoe, graduating with the
Stevens Seminary class of
1948.
On Sept. 10, 1950, she was
united in marriage to Leslie
Bartels by the Rev. William
Mueller at Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church in
New Auburn. They made
their home in St. Paul after
Mr. Bartels returned from
military service. In 1955,
they bought a farm in northern Sibley County. Their marriage was blessed with three
children, Gary, Gloria and
Debra. The couple shared
over 60 years of marriage before Mr. Bartels’ death on
Jan. 5, 2011.
In addition to being a loving wife, mother and homemaker, Mrs. Bartels worked
alongside her husband on the
family farm. She also worked
at Lindy’s Café in Glencoe.
She was a member of First
Evangelical Lutheran Church
in Glencoe. She also was a
member of and served in various leadership positions in
First Lutheran Ladies Aid and
the New Auburn VFW Auxiliary. As a hog producer along
with her husband, she was active in the Sibley County
Pork Producers and was a
leader in the Weeping Willows 4-H Club. She was honored as a Gold Star Mother
following the loss of her son
in the Vietnam War.
She enjoyed fishing, vegetable and flower gardening,
and dancing to old-time
music. She had a special
fondness for her chickens and
geese. She and her husband
loved spending winters in
Naples, Florida, for 17 years,
where they acquired a woodcarving hobby. Mr. Bartels
carved hundreds of animals
and Mrs. Bartels helped with
the design and finish work.
Two highlight trips of her life
were a 50th wedding anniversary visit to Washington,
D.C., and a six-month stay in
Thailand with her daughter
and son-in-law where, at age
82, she rode an elephant. Her
great family meals, quick offers to help those in need,
warm smile, and deep-held
values will be remembered
by family and friends.
She is survived by her
daughters and their husbands,
Gloria and David Callahan of
Chiang Mai, Thailand, and
Debra and Algene Gilberts of
Hutchinson; grandchildren,
Joseph (Julie) Callahan of
Kensington, Jason (Esther)
Callahan of New Hope and
Hanna (Nathan) Hutton of
New Prague; step-grandchildren, Christine (Matt)
Hartwig of Cannon Falls and
Kimberly Aronson of Northfield; great-grandchildren,
Brittany Dean and Brody
Hutton; step-great-grandchildren, Steven Aronson, Caitlin
Callahan, Christian Callahan,
Alissa (Darrin) Steffins,
Mitchell Maanum and Jamie
Hartwig; step-great-greatgrandchild, Vera Steffens; sister, Pearl (Kenneth) Ortloff of
Glencoe; brothers-in-law and
sisters-in-law, Verda (Ed)
Scheele of Marshall, Marvin
(Pat) Bartels of North Platte,
Nebraska, and Lewis Bettcher of Lester Prairie; many
nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
She was preceded in death
by her parents, Ernest and
Lillie Gruer; husband, Leslie
Bartels; son, Gary Bartels;
sisters, Marlys Anderson and
Elizabeth Bettcher; brothersin-law and sisters-in-law,
Rosa and Leonard Gebhardt
Mildred and Albin Stenzel,
Mabel Tabaka and her husbands Stan and Clarence
LaMott, Karl and Helen Bartels, and Ramona and John
Oxborough.
Arrangements were with
the Johnson-McBride Funeral
Chapel in Glencoe. Online
obituaries and guest book are
available at www.hantge.
com.
Raymond Juncewski, 86, Howard Lake
Raymond “Ray” Harry
Juncewski, 86, of Howard
Lake, died Monday, Jan. 16,
2017.
A time of gathering was
held Thursday, Jan. 19, at the
Maresh Funeral Home in Silver Lake. A private family interment will be at a later date
at St. Adalbert’s Cemetery in
Silver Lake.
Raymond Juncewski was
born May 15, 1930, in Silver
Lake, the son of Steven and
Irene (Bugnon) Juncewski.
Mr. Juncewski started
farming in 1951 and continued until the time of his
death. He loved driving truck,
transporting many things including corn silage, garbage,
milk and beer.
On Jan. 17, 1951, Raymond
Juncewski
and
Josephine Kaczmarek were
united in holy marriage at St.
Adalbert’s Catholic Church in
Silver Lake. They were
blessed with three children.
Mr. Juncewski was a lifelong member of the Catholic
church in Silver Lake and
was a past member of the
Knights of Columbus. He enjoyed farming and driving
truck, playing Polish poker,
polka dancing and he was a
sales barn junkie.
He was a kind-hearted, caring husband, father and
grandfather. He was loved by
many people.
He is survived by his wife
of 66 years, Josephine
Juncewski; children, Kathy
(Jim) Ramthun, LuAnn
(Larry) Williamson and
Roger (Donna) Juncewski;
grandchildren, Carrie (John)
LePage, Amy (Wyatt) Shaw,
Paul Campbell, Jenny
(Matthew) Jerome, Michele
Juncewski, Ashley (Chad)
Gapinski, and Michael
(Kristina) Juncewski; 13
great-grandchildren; siblings,
Clarence (Anne) Juncewski
and Aggie (Louie) Wawrzyniak; and many nieces,
nephews, family and friends.
He was preceded in death
by his parents, Steven and
Irene Juncewski; sons-in-law,
Phillip Reimer and John
Campbell; and siblings, Lucinda Pilarski and Felix
Juncewski.
Arrangements were with
the Maresh Funeral Home in
Silver Lake, www.mareshfu
neralhome.com.
Deaths
Michael Callais,
61, of L.P.
Michael Callais, 61, of
Lester Prairie, died Saturday,
Jan. 14, 2017, at his home.
A Mass of Christian Burial
will be held Friday, Jan. 27,
at 11 a.m., at Holy Trinity
Catholic Church in Winsted.
A gathering of family and
friends will be Friday, Jan.
27, from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.,
one hour prior to the service
at the church.
Arrangements are with the
Paul-McBride
Funeral
Chapel in Lester Prairie.
An online guest book is
available at www.hantge.
com.
Erven Lorence,
89, of Glencoe
Erven Lorence, 89, of
Glencoe, died Wednesday,
Jan. 18, 2017, at his home.
A Mass of Christian Burial
will be held Friday, Jan. 27,
at 11 a.m., at Church of St.
Pius X in Glencoe, with interment following in the
Catholic Cemetery in Glencoe.
Visitation will be Thursday,
Jan. 26, from 4 p.m. to 8
p.m., at the Johnson-McBride
Funeral Chapel in Glencoe,
with a Knights of Columbus
rosary at 5 p.m. and parish
prayers at 6 p.m. Visitation
will continue Friday, Jan. 27,
from 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m.,
prior to the service at the
church.
Arrangements are with the
Johnson-McBride Funeral
Chapel in Glencoe.
An online guest book is
available at www.hantge.
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of Glencoe
Robert Hatlestad, 88, of
Glencoe, died Sunday, Jan.
22, 2017, at Glencoe Regional Health Services Long Term
Care.
Funeral services will be
held Thursday, Jan. 26, at 11
a.m., at First Congregational
United Church of Christ in
Glencoe, with interment following in the Glencoe City
Cemetery in Glencoe.
Visitation will be Thursday,
Jan. 26, from 10 a.m. to 11
a.m., one hour prior to the
service at the church.
Arrangements are with the
Johnson-McBride Funeral
Chapel in Glencoe. An online
guest book is available at
www.hantge.com.
Kathleen Ruth (Biermann)
Kearney, 67, of Prior Lake,
died Thursday, Jan. 19, 2017,
at St. Francis Medical Center
in Shakopee.
Funeral
services
were held
M o n d a y,
Jan. 23, at
St. John’s
Lutheran
Church in
Norwood
Y o u n g
A m e r i c a Kathleen
with
the Kearney
Rev. Eric Hutchison officiating. Rita Luecke was the organist. Rev. Hutchison sang
“The Lord’s Prayer.” Special
music was Vince Gill’s “Go
Rest High on That Mountain.” Congregational hymns
were “Amazing Grace,” “The
Lord is My Shepherd” and
“How Great Thou Art.”
Casket bearers were Adam
McDonald, Christopher Biermann, Jonathan Biermann,
Aron Teppo, Justin Schuster,
Quintin Biermann, Spencer
Biermann and Lincoln Biermann.
Kathleen Ruth (Biermann)
Kearney was born Oct. 15,
1949, in Glencoe, the daughter of Lawrence and Ruth
(Horrmann) Biermann. She
was baptized Oct. 30, 1949,
by the Rev. Schaller, and was
confirmed in her faith as a
youth on May 4, 1963, by the
Rev. Plocher, both at St.
John’s Evangelical Lutheran
Church in Helen Township,
Glencoe.
She grew up on the family
farm in rural Glencoe and
was active in 4-H. She received her education at District 53 from first to third
grade, St. John’s Evangelical
Parochial School from fourth
to eighth grade, and Glencoe
High School from ninth
through 12th grade, graduating with the class of 1967.
She was united in marriage
to John Kearney on Nov. 21,
1986, by the Rev. Henry Fry
at St. John’s Lutheran Church
in Young America. They
made their home in Prior
Lake, where they shared over
30 years of marriage.
Throughout her years of
employment, Mrs. Kearney
always worked in the helping
profession, where she was a
wonderful care giver. She
worked at several nursing
homes and hospitals, including Glenhaven Nursing Home
in Glencoe, Glen Lake Hospital in Chanhassen, Rice Hospital in Willmar and Fairview
Hospital in Edina. After leaving Fairview, she went to
work at the Minnesota Correctional Facility in Shakopee
as a correctional counselor
until she retired in 1992.
Mrs. Kearney loved maintaining her flower gardens,
watching the many birds that
landed on their deck, and
watching all the wildlife that
frequented the pond across
the road. It was not uncommon for her to get out her
binoculars to watch (and
count) the many ducks,
geese, deer or the occasional
slow-moving turtle that
moved around the pond or
crossed the road to wander on
their yard.
She always had a smile on
her face, she loved to laugh,
and she loved to make others
laugh. Family was the most
important to Mrs. Kearney,
and always came first for her.
As families grew, she became
the beloved “Auntie” to many
nieces and nephews, all of
whom loved their special
times with Auntie and Uncle
John. She never forgot anyone’s special day, whether a
birthday, wedding, anniversary, or a new job, and was
always sure to get just the
“right” card. (The Hallmark
Company will miss her as
well!) Throughout her life,
she always demonstrated her
love and concern for all her
family through her many
calls and visits, offering her
care and support to everyone
when they needed it. She oftentimes said that she would
“plug into another hotline”
when she felt that some extra
prayers were needed. She was
strong in her faith in the Lord
and was a firm believer in the
power of prayer.
She is survived by her husband, John Kearney of Prior
Lake; mother, Ruth Biermann
of Norwood Young America;
siblings, Bruce Biermann of
Hopkins, Bradford (Sara)
Biermann of Mound, Patrice
Thomas of Litchfield and
Brian (Karin) Biermann of
Hamburg; father-in-law and
mother-in-law, Frank and
Rosemary Kearney of Prior
Lake; brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, Steve Kearney of
Seattle, Washington, Mary
Jane (Gerry) Ryan of Panama
City, Florida, Judy Kearney
(husband Rick Redetzke) of
Bloomington, David Kearney
(girlfriend Lori Broen) of
Hopkins and Mike Kearney
of Bloomington; nieces and
nephews, Jessica (Adam)
McDonald of Shakopee,
Christopher Biermann (fiancée Sehaj Sethi) of Astoria,
New York, Jonathan (Laura)
Biermann of Hopkins, Valerie
(Aron) Teppo of Petersburg,
North Dakota, Stephanie
(Justin) Schuster of Buffalo,
Quintin Biermann (fiancée
Meghan Dohman) of Roslyn,
South Dakota, Spencer Biermann of Fort Bliss, Texas,
Lincoln Biermann of Roslyn,
South Dakota, Meagan Kearney of Eden Prairie; and
Courtney (Shenal) of St.
Michael; great-nieces and
great-nephews, Duncan McDonald, Jaemon McDonald,
Ewan McDonald, Caroline
McDonald, Jasper Biermann,
Angelo Kearney, Anita Kearney, Anglia Kearney, Patrick
Kearney and Hayden Algamo; aunts, Rose Kroeger of
Lake Crystal and Harriett
Bergs of Glencoe; other relatives and many friends.
She was preceded in death
by her father, Lawrence Biermann; brothers-in-law, Lane
Thomas and John Fritts, and
sister-in-law, Heidi Kearney.
Arrangements were with
the Paul-McBride Funeral
Chapel in Norwood Young
America.
Online obituaries and guest
book are available at
www.hantge.com.
Lora Hatlestad, 36, of Cottage Grove
Lora
L.
(Clarkin)
Hatlestad, 36, of Cottage
Grove, died Jan. 18, 2017, at
her home.
A memorial service was
held Monday, Jan. 23, at the
Croatian Hall in South St.
Paul.
She was born Feb. 9, 1980,
in Iowa City, Iowa.
She is survived by her husband, Todd Hatlestad of Cot-
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Bethany (Shandon) Mathews
and Marisa Dunham; many
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Hatlestad; and sister-in-law
and brother-in-law, Tara and
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The Family of Judy Martineau would like to express their
sincere thanks for all the love and prayers.
Thank you to the Hutchinson Hospital and Abbott
Northwestern Hospital for all of the care provided for
Judy and the family.
A special thank you to Pastor Russell Reed for the heartfelt
pastoral care given, to the organist Dawn Wolter and the
Dobratz-Hantge Chapel Staff for all their help and guidance.
A heartfelt thank you to the Concordia Ladies Aid for the
luncheon Provided at Immanuel Lutheran Church. God Bless
Mark, Holly and Tyler Pollmann, Collin and Ashley Gibis,
Brandon and Nichole Kepler
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The Family of Herb Hennessey would like to express our sincere
thanks for the out pouring of support, love, and kindness.
Special thanks to pastor, Katherine Rood for her support, comforting
words and beautiful service. Thanks to the organist, Adline Kottke,
soloist and guitarist, Molly Markgraf, duet, Allyson and Lance
Dallmann, Tribute to Herb by Al Schochenmaier, casket bearers,
ushers, the ladies of Christ Lutheran for serving a delicious lunch and
the tied blanket that we received, funeral chapel staff,
Mackenzie Alberts, Sherri Stamps, and Gail Rolf at
Johnson- McBride Funeral Chapel.
Thanks to all who sent cards, Memorials, flowers, plants and brought
food to the church and our home. Special thanks to Everett, Eldon,
Norene, and LeaEtte for their services.
We would also like to thank the Glencoe American Legion Post #95
for the military honors and respect shown to my husband, dad, and
grandpa. Also thank you to Jim Lauer at
McLeod County Veteran Services.
Last but not least, thank you to the staff at the VA Home in Luverne for
providing a welcoming and caring home for Herb since May 5, 2014.
May God Bless You!
The family of Herb Hennessey
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Menus
Glencoe-Silver Lake
Helen Baker Lunch
Monday — Sloppy joe, seasoned waffle fries, baby carrots,
apple half, chilled pears.
Tuesday — Seasoned taco
beef, soft flour tortilla, Mexicanstyle refried beans, lettuce and
tomato side salad, banana, chilled
applesauce.
Wednesday — Macaroni and
cheese, whole-grain bread stick,
peas, broccoli florets, red seedless grapes, chilled peaches.
Thursday — Popcorn chicken,
whole-grain dinner roll, mashed
potatoes, chicken gravy, carrots,
pear, chilled mandarin oranges.
Friday — Cheese pizza, seasoned corn, sliced cucumbers,
apple half, pineapple tidbits.
Glencoe-Silver Lake
Lakeside Breakfast
Monday — Breakfast sausage
pizza, Cinnamon Toast Crunch,
whole-grain apple cinnamon muffin, applesauce, orange juice.
Tuesday — Skewered turkey
sausage pancake, Cocoa Puffs
cereal, low-fat mozzarella string
cheese, chilled mandarin oranges, apple juice.
Wednesday — Whole-grain
pancakes, pork sausage patty,
whole-grain blueberry muffin,
strawberry banana yogurt, frozen
strawberries, grape juice.
Thursday — Whole-grain
french toast sticks, low-fat mozzarella string cheese, Golden
Grahams, whole-grain blueberry
muffin, sliced apples, orange
juice.
Friday — Breakfast sausage
pizza, Trix cereal bar, chilled
pears, apple juice.
Glencoe-Silver Lake
Lakeside Lunch
Monday — Sloppy joe, ham
and American cheese sandwich,
seasoned potato wedges, baby
carrots, apple half, chilled pears.
Tuesday — Fajita-style chicken, soft flour tortilla, shredded lettuce, diced tomatoes, egg and
cheddar chef salad, whole-grain
dinner roll, whole-grain seasoned
croutons, Mexican-style refried
beans, jicama sticks, banana,
chilled applesauce.
Wednesday — Macaroni and
cheese, whole-grain bread stick,
blueberry muffin and Goldfish fun
lunch, seasoned peas, broccoli
florets, green grapes, chilled
peaches.
Thursday — Popcorn chicken,
whole-grain dinner roll, chicken
gravy, ham and cheese chef
salad, whole-grain seasoned
croutons, mashed potatoes, baby
carrots, pear, chilled mandarin oranges.
Friday — Cheese pizza, ham
and American cheese sandwich,
seasoned corn, sliced cucumbers,
apple half, pineapple tidbits.
rots, apple, chilled pears, seasoned corn.
Tuesday — Fajita-style chicken, soft flour tortillas, steamed
brown rice, Mexican-style refried
beans, sauteed bell peppers and
onions, cheese pizza, garlic chicken pizza, roma herb blend, deli
selections, Asian pinto bean
salad, jicama sticks, banana,
chilled applesauce, apple.
Wednesday — Diced chicken,
whole-grain lo mein noodles, stirfried vegetables, whole-grain herb
bread stick, orange sauce,
cheese pizza, Italian sausage
pizza, roma herb blend, deli selections, buttermilk coleslaw, red
bell pepper strips, green grapes,
chilled peaches, apple.
Thursday — Whole-grain
french toast sticks, pork sausage
patty, tator tots, scrambled eggs,
cheese pizza, Aloha pizza, roma
herb blend, deli selections, broccoli ranch salad with carrots,
sliced cucumbers, chilled mandarin oranges, broccoli florets,
apple.
Friday — Crispy chicken sandwich, baked crinkle fries, seasoned corn, spicy chicken and
cheese sandwich, cheese pizza,
pepperoni pizza, roma herb blend,
deli selections, caesar salad,
baby carrots, apple, pineapple tidbits.
Glencoe-Silver Lake
Junior, Senior High Breakfast
Monday — Whole-grain french
toast sticks, hard-boiled egg,
whole-grain peanut butter and
grape jelly uncrustable, chilled applesauce, apple juice.
Tuesday — Breakfast sausage
pizza, whole-grain blueberry muffin, cream cheese, chilled pears,
sliced apples.
Wednesday — Not available.
Thursday — Not available.
Friday — Not available.
St. Pius X School
Monday — Barbecued riblet
sandwich, seasoned waffle fries,
seasoned carrots, marinated
tomato and cucumber salad,
apple, chilled pears.
Tuesday — Chicken fajitas with
peppers and onions, steamed
brown rice, Mexican-style refried
beans, Asian pinto bean salad, jicama sticks, banana, chilled applesauce.
Wednesday — Not available.
Thursday — Not available.
Friday — Not available.
Glencoe-Silver Lake
Junior, Senior High Lunch
Monday — Barbecued Rib-B-Q
sandwich, seasoned waffle fries,
seasoned carrots, cheese pizza,
pepperoni pizza, roma herb blend,
deli selections, marinated tomato
and cucumber salad, baby car-
First Lutheran School
Monday — Foot-long hot dog,
baked beans, fruit.
Tuesday — Sloppy joe, wholegrain bun, tator tots, fruit.
Wednesday — Not available.
Thursday — Not available.
Friday — Not available.
Chronicle Photos by Karin Ramige
GSL Lakeside
hosts concert
The Glencoe-Silver Lake
Lakeside Elementary
bands and choir performed their first concert
of the school year
Thursday, Jan. 19.
Above, the 82 students
in the fifth- and sixthgrade choir performed a
number of selections, including “Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious.”
Pictured at left, members of the fifth-grade
band percussion section
kept the beat as the
band performed in their
first-ever band concert.
Submitted Photo
Boy Scouts learn winter survival
Members of Glencoe Boy Scout Troop
352 learned to build Quinzees, or winter
survival snow shelters. Quinzees are
built by piling snow and leaving it for a
number of hours before building the
shelter. Pictured are Mason Husted,
Michael Dietz, Earl Janke, Ben
Pevestorf, Adam Garoutte, Isaac Swift,
and Owen Peterson. Not pictured are
Cole Janke and Logan Clouse.
People
Locals graduate from NDSU
Lucas Beneke and Daniel Eckhoff both graduated from
North Dakota State University (NDSU) after the fall semester. Beneke earned a Bachelor of Science degree in
management information systems, and Eckhoff earned a
Bachelor of Science in food science.
Named to UWRF dean’s list
Daniel Raiter and Mary Schmitt, both of Glencoe,
were named to the University of Wisconsin-River Falls
(UWRF) fall semester dean’s list. Students who earn a
grade point average of 3.5 or higher on a 4.0 scale are
named to the list. Raiter is majoring in chemistry and
Schmitt is majoring in elementary education.
Lilienthal named to dean’s list
Payton Lilienthal, daughter of Darren and Teri Lilienthal of Plato, was named to the fall semester dean’s list at
Crown College, St. Bonifacius.
Kuehn named to Luther list
Madeline Kuehn of Plato, a first-year student at Luther
College in Decorah, Iowa, has been named to the 2016
fall semester dean’s list. Students must earn a grade point
average of 3.5 or better on a 4.0 scale to be named to the
dean’s list.
N.A. VFW
Auxiliary
meets
The January meeting of the
New Auburn VFW Post 7266
Auxiliary was called to order
by
President
Phyllis
Schwanke.
The opening prayer was
read. The secretary’s report
was read and accepted. The
treasurer’s report was read
and accepted. All general orders were read by the members of the New Auburn Auxiliary.
Donations were made to:
Green Shower, $25; Minnesota Scholarship, $25;
Legislative Day, $5.
The MIA and POW candle
was lit and a moment of silence was observed.
The next meeting will be
Tuesday, Feb. 7, at 7 p.m., at
the New Auburn City Hall.
Please note the change of
date.
The closing prayer was
read, and the meeting was
adjourned by the president.
Submitted photo
Freshman, sophomore students of the month
Named as the December freshman and
sophomore students of the month at
Glencoe-Silver Lake High School were,
front row from left, Ethan Bernstein,
Taylor Kaczmarek, Riley Ruzicka and
Lydia Schmieg; and, back row, Madison
Ahlbrecht, Spencer Lilienthal, Maddy
Brown and Dane Schwirtz.
Henderson teen injured
in 1-vehicle accident
A Henderson teen was
taken by ambulance to
Ridgeview Sibley Medical
Center in Arlington following
a one-vehicle accident
Wednesday, Jan. 18.
According to the Sibley
County Sheriff’s Office, Sydnie Dorothy Castor, 17, of
Henderson, called 9-1-1 at
about 7:44 p.m. to report that
she had been involved in an
accident, which occurred at
the intersection of 481st Avenue and 280th Street, about
1 mile southwest of the city
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Glencoe - Silver Lake
Winter Sports
2016-17
Gymnastics
2016-17 GSL girls’ gymnastics team. Members, from
left, are: Row 1: Head Coach Kim Hahn, Student Manager Madison Tschimperle, Asst. Coach Lisa Tschimperle. Row 2: Kelsey Rae, Makayla Wigern, Marissa
Greeley. Row 3: Spotter Cole Plieseis,
Breanna Templin, Sierra Trebesch, Ellie Schmidt,
Marina Balboa, Gia Venier, Alexis Bergstrom, Amber
Orr, Mikayla Beneke, Spotter Logan Artmann
Row 4: Erica Hecksel, Shawna Goettl
Girls’ Basketball
Meet the 2016-17 GSL girls’ basketball
team. Row 1: Molli Cacka, Samantha Voigt,
Maddie Monahan, Kendra Ziebarth, Miranda
Grack. Row 2: Asst. Coach Mary Lemke, Alison Kettner, McKenna Monahan,
Miah Monahan, Morgan Stoeckman, Head
Wrestling
Coach Jeff Monahan, Student Manager Taylor Hatlestad. Row 3: Asst. Coach Dave
Wendlandt, Emily Thalmann, Kaitlyn Uecker,
Kasidy Cacka, Mickalyn Frahm, Jaelynn
Pinske, Olivia Lemke
Dance Team
Meet the 2016-17 Glencoe-Silver Lake/Lester
Prairie wrestling team. Front Row: Colbie Koras,
Wyatt Berry, Zach Voelz, Tanner Chmielewski,
Sawyer Varpness, Garrett Berry. Middle Row:
Maddy Posusta, Jay Ackerson, Michael Meyer, Paul
Lemke, Peyton Sell, Cody Rae, Brandon Holmers,
Audrey Forcier. Back Row: Jakob Rusten, Eric
Williams, Kole Polzin, Dalton Kosek, Jayden Ackerson, Aaron Castillo, Derek Ramirez
Meet the 2016-17 GSL competitive dance
team. Row 1: Catherine Holtz, Jenaya
Posusta. Row 2: Breann Goff, Morgan
Dahlke, Gracie Dreier-Schultz, Reagan
Merrill.
Row 3: Asst. Coach Samantha Cornell,
Mackenzie Kantack, Julia Ramige, Kayla
Salmela, Katrina Dummer,
Katilynn Herout, Head Coach Bertina
Miller
Team photos courtesy of Creek View Images.
Boys’ Basketball
Presenting the 2016-17 Glencoe-Silver Lake boys’ basketball team. Row 1: Alexis
Sanchez, Ben Donnay, Gabe Roepke, Jordan Kaczmarek, Tyler Ehrke, Dane Schwirtz
Row 2: Asst. Coach David Frasier, Head Coach Robb DeCorsey, Matt Sanchez,
Mitchell Boesche, Jacob Litzau, Connor Kantack, Kyle Christensen, Asst. Coach Mike
Haefs, Asst. Coach Scott Tschimperle
Row 3: Korey Johnson, Luke Frahm, Gage Alsleben, Grayson Maresh, Nick Schmidt
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