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The McLeod County
Glencoe, Minnesota Vol. 118, No. 45
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November 11, 2015
Scale-back jail project cost still higher than hoped
By Lori Copler
Editor
Contegrity Group Construction
Management and Wold Architects
have managed to trim McLeod
County’s proposed jail expansion
project, but maybe not enough.
At a workshop session following
its regular meeting Tuesday, Nov. 3,
the County Board heard that a reduction in square footage, changes in
the concrete and the elimination of a
drive-through sallyport resulted in a
new estimate of about $7.99 million.
However, that is still considerably
higher than the $7.4 million original
budget.
The county had bid the original
project in April 2009, and was
stunned when bids came in about $2
million higher than projected. Part of
that may have been bid timing, as
the county competed against schools
which are adding on or building new
buildings, and part was attributed to
a general increase in construction
costs.
The higher-than-expected bids led
to the hiring of a construction manager in hopes of paring costs.
At its Nov. 3 workshop, the County Board heard that a new proposal
will shave about 300 square feet
from the project, primarily by making a new lobby smaller. The concrete work will be reinforced hollow
core rather than poured, and a drivethrough sally port will be eliminated.
Instead, there will be a driveway that
will allow squad cars to back out
and turn around before entering 10th
Street.
In essence, said John McNamara
of Wold, the whole addition has
GSL’s ‘Alice in Wonderland’ opens Friday night
By Rebecca Mariscal
Staff Writer
Glencoe-Silver Lake High School
takes a trip down the rabbit hole
Friday with the opening of its fall
musical “Alice in Wonderland” Friday at 7 p.m. in the GSL High
School Auditorium. A second performance will be Saturday, also at 7
p.m.
The performance, familiar to
many from Disney’s adaption and
the book by Lewis Carroll, follows
Alice, a young daydreamer who dislikes books and craves adventure.
She finds it when a very late White
Rabbit rushes past her.
Alice follows the White Rabbit
down the rabbit hole and into Wonderland. Her adventures there introduce her to a variety of strange
characters, from the Cheshire cat(s)
to the Queen of Hearts. Wonderland, however, is nothing like she
imagined it, and before long Alice
only wants to return home, if she
could only find her way.
Musical numbers are “Alice in
Wonderland/In a World of My
Own,” “I’m Late,” “Very Good Advice,” “The Caucus Race,” “How
D’ye You Do and Shake Hand,”
“The Golden Afternoon,” “Zip-ADee-Doo-Dah,” “The Unbirthday
Song,” “Painting the Roses Red,”
“Whooooo are Youuuuu,” and
“Alice in Wonderland - Finale.”
“Alice in Wonderland” is directed
by Catherine Miller.
The musical will be performed at
the GSL High School Auditorium
on Nov. 13-14 and Nov. 20-21 at 7
p.m. Tickets are available at the
door. Adult tickets are $6 and students are $4.
The cast for the production is as
follows:
Rachel Bonderman, Alice;
Stephanie Welch, Alice’s sister
Mathilda; Katie Twiss, White Rabbit;
Jacob Reichow, doorknob; Isabel
Peterson, Small Alice; Amanda
Husted, Tall Alice; Marissa Kirchoff, Dodo Bird;
Brandi Pikal, Anna Salgado,
Summer Hayes, Rachael Meyer,
Molly Green, Makayla Ronngren,
Lily Kirchoff and Stephanie Welch,
rock lobsters;
Chronicle photos by Rebecca Mariscal
Rachel Bonderman, as Alice, sleeps and
dreams of adventure. Bonderman plays the
title role in the Glencoe-Silver Lake High
Emma Petersen, Mackenzie Kantack, Trevor Cardinal, Jonah
Tankersley, Megan Jochum, Leah
Bettcher, Grace Witte, Ben Siers
and Haley Lukes, talking fish;
Emmi Jerabek, Tweedle Dee;
Kendra Klobe, Tweedle Dum;
Marisa Luchsinger, Rose; Morgan
Dahlke, Petunia; Bryanna Paul,
Lily; Leah Peterson, Violet; Izzy
Elias, Daisy;
Summer Hayes, Rachael Meyer,
Emma Petersen and Mackenzie
Kantack, flowers;
Elise Petersen, Caterpillar;
Anna Salgado, Molly Green,
Makayla Ronngren, Jacob Reichow,
Stephanie Welch, Trevor Cardinal,
Megan Jochum and Haley Lukes,
garden critters;
Travis Uecker, Mad Hatter; Alex
Endres, March Hare;
Jonah Tankersley, Megan
Jochum, Trevor Cardinal, Haley
Lukes, Summer Hayes, Rachael
Meyer, Mackenzie Kantack, Emma
Petersen and Stephanie Welch, unbirthday partiers;
Brandi Pikal, Ace of Spades; Lily
Kirchoff, Two of Clubs; Leah
Bettcher, Three of Diamonds; Grace
Witte, Four of Hearts;
Tina Bonillo, Queen of Hearts;
Ben Siers, King of Hearts;
School’s production of “Alice in Wonderland,”
which premieres Friday night.
Kendra Klobe as Tweedle Dum and Emmi Jerabek as Tweedle
Dee dance and sing on stage.
Anna Salgado, Molly Green,
Makayla Ronngren and Jacob
Riechow, royal cardsmen.
The crew consists of Mason
Husted, McKenna Amberg, Allie
Harpel and Quinten Proehl.
Musical captains are Travis Uecker, Tina Bonillo, Leah Peterson and
Jordan Doolittle.
been pushed to the north because a
hallway behind additional jail cells
has been eliminated. That allows for
an extended driveway facing 10th
Street, which will provide for a turnaround apron.
In addition, planned ceramic tile
in the lobby will be replaced with a
Jail project
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Depressed
commodity
prices impact
solid waste
Lori Copler
Editor
Depressed commodity prices
have led to a current operating loss
of over $250,000 for McLeod
County Solid Waste. Add in the
Material Recovery Facility (MRF)
retrofit payment, and that loss is
pushing $600,000 for the first eight
months of 2015.
The Solid Waste Advisory Committee, which consists of the five
McLeod County commissioners,
heard those figures Friday, Oct. 30,
as it considered a business plan for
the facility.
Commissioner Sheldon Nies was
quick to point out that the figures
applied to the whole solid waste department, and not just to the recycling program.
And Don Hopp, MRF operator,
noted that the switch to single-sort
recycling from five-sort couldn’t be
blamed, either.
“Remember, we just got that
going in April,” said Hopp.
The biggest issue is depressed
prices for commodities the MRF recycles. The prices have dipped by
double-digit percentages in nearly
all categories — plastic is down 19
percent; aluminum, 9 percent;
mixed paper, 19 percent; corrugated
cardboard, 15 percent; ferrous metals, 54 percent; and glass, 70 percent.
Nies said that this isn’t the first
time the facility has been the victim
of falling prices, and that the losses
are typically covered by the solid
waste abatement fund, which is
funded through tipping fees at the
Spruce Ridge Landfill.
Hopp said prices are starting to
rebound already.
Bob Craggs, a consultant with
Burns McDonnell, which came up
with the business plan, said that
over the years, the county has had
an average income of $85 per ton.
Solid Waste
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GSL Board takes care of glitch in land sale to Brownton
By Rebecca Mariscal
Staff Writer
The Glencoe-Silver Lake (GSL)
School Board tied up loose ends
from the sale of the district’s school
property in Brownton at the regular
meeting last night.
The GSL District obtained the
land when the former McLeod West
School District dissolved and the
former Brownton district, which was
a partner with Stewart in the
McLeod West district, became part
of GSL.
The sale of the school property to
the city of Brownton was originally
approved in 2009. The resolution
from the board, however, lacked
necessary descriptions for the sale.
With the missing descriptions, the
district only sold a part of the land,
the baseball field, to the city.
The issue was discovered by the
McLeod County assessor. Business
Manager Michelle Sander explained
the board needs to approve a new
resolution to sell in order to make
the sale official.
“So it’s just something that we’ve
already done but now we’re going to
put a period behind the sentence,”
Board Member Kevin Kuester said.
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Board Member Donna VonBerge
asked if the district had been paying
property taxes on the land, but
Sander explained both the district
and the city are tax-exempt.
The board approved the resolution.
In other business, the School
Board:
• Heard an update on the construction project from Business Manager
Michelle Sander. She said the architects and Donlar Construction Company met to discuss the basic plan
for the building.
• Heard the final audit will be
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available for the board in December.
The statements are still going
through quality review.
• Approved the Education Minnesota GSL seniority list.
• Approved the Service Employees International Union Local 384
seniority list.
• Approved the World’s Best
Workforce Report for 2014 that was
heard at the last board meeting. The
report will be submitted to the Minnesota Department of Education and
posted online.
Board Member Jamie Alsleben
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plan that listed a gifted and talented
program under programs to be implemented. As the idea of providing
some sort of extra curriculum or
program for gifted and talented students is not yet complete, Alsleben
wondered if the district was making
promises. Superintendent Chris
Sonju said the district is moving forward and working on the idea for
next year.
• Heard a first reading of policies
and approved a motion to bring the
Land sale
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Blood drives set in county
There are three upcoming Red Cross blood drives in
McLeod County: Wednesday, Nov. 18, 1 p.m. to 7 p.m.,
Glencoe City Center; Wednesday, Nov. 18, 1 p.m to 7
p.m., Lester Prairie City Hall; and Friday, Nov. 27, noon
to 6 p.m., at Neisen’s Bar & Grill in Biscay. The Red
Cross urges eligible donors to give before the holiday
season begins.
Community meal at church
The Brownton Congregational Church will host a community meal Wednesday, Nov. 11, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Freewill donations will be accepted; veterans may eat for
free. Children are welcome.
Lions bar bingo, meat raffle
The Glencoe Lions will sponsor bar bingo and a meat
raffle Saturday, Nov. 14, starting at 2 p.m. Everyone age
18 and over is welcome to play for cash prizes. The Progressive Game 16 payout is $899 if you have bingo within 59 called numbers. Food, beverages and pulltabs are
available.
Lions Club tip night Nov. 16
On Monday, Nov. 16, from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m., members
of the Glencoe Lions Club will be the buffet hosts at Unhinged! Pizza. The club will receive all tips, as well as a
portion of food and beverage sales.
Lions informational night
The Glencoe Lions Club has set an informational night
for those who wish to learn more about the club. The
event has been set for Tuesday, Nov. 17, at 6 p.m., at
Dubbs Grill & Bar. Please RSVP to 320-864-5237 if you
are interested in attending.
No community bingo Nov. 15
There will not be community bingo at Grand Meadows
Senior Living on Sunday, Nov. 15. The next community
bingo session will be Sunday, Jan. 10, 2016, from 1:30
p.m. to 3 p.m. Anyone with questions is welcome to call
320-864-5577.
Community Thanksgiving
All are welcome to the annual community Thanksgiving dinner Thursday, Nov. 26, at noon, at First Congregational, 1400 Elliott Ave. N, Glencoe. The event is sponsored by Glencoe area churches and there is no charge. A
freewill donation will be collected for the McLeod Emergency Food Shelf. An RSVP is requested, but not required, by calling the church at 320-864-3855, by
Wednesday, Nov. 18.
Harvest supper set at Faith
Faith Presbyterian Church in Silver Lake will host a
Harvest Soup and Sandwich Supper Saturday, Nov. 14,
from 4:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. The menu includes various
soup, sandwich and dessert selections. Tickets are available at the door for a cost.
Glencoe Legion Auxiliary
The Glencoe American Legion Ladies Auxiliary will
meet Monday, Nov. 16, at 7 p.m., at the Glencoe Fire
Hall. Lunch will be served. All members are encouraged
to attend.
SL American Legion Auxiliary
The Silver Lake American Legion Auxiliary Unit 141
will meet Monday, Nov. 16. Lunch will be served at 6:30
p.m., followed by the meeting at 7 p.m. This month is the
birthday anniversary of the American Legion Auxiliary.
Pola-Czesky Committee
The final Pola-Czesky Committee meeting for 2015
will be Thursday, Nov. 12, at 7 p.m., in the Silver Lake
Auditorium.
GHPS set to meet Nov. 18
The Glencoe Historic Preservation Society (GHPS)
will have its regular meeting Wednesday, Nov. 18, at 6:30
p.m., in the Glencoe Historic Room at the Glencoe City
Center. Anyone interested is welcome to attend. Refreshments will be served. Anyone with questions is welcome
to call Gloria Hilgers at 320-864-4174.
Stewart Legion, Auxiliary
The Stewart American Legion Post and Auxiliary will
meet Monday, Nov. 16, at 7 p.m., at the Stewart Community Center. Please bring an item for the food shelf.
Speaking will be two Legionville students, Hayden VanderVoort and Cory Gee. The 96th birthday of the auxiliary will be observed. Hostesses are Mardette Trettin and
Georgia Forcier.
Movie premier at museum
A movie premier of the documentary, “Little Crow and
the 1862 Dakota War,” will be held Saturday, Nov. 14, at
7 p.m., at the McLeod County Historical Museum, 380
School Road NW, Hutchinson.
Glencoe Study Club to meet
The Glencoe Study Club will meet Monday, Nov. 16,
at 7:30 p.m., at the home of Ramona Nagel, 230 Edgewood Drive, Glencoe.
Holiday boutique set Nov. 14
The third-annual Silver Lake holiday boutique will be
held Saturday, Nov. 14, from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., at
the Silver Lake Municipal Liquor Store (auditorium).
Proceeds benefit the Heart of Minnesota Animal Shelter
and the McLeod Emergency Food Shelf.
House Speaker
Kurt Daudt
Senate Minority
Leader David Hann
DFL controlled the Senate
and governorship.
Hann spoke a little on the
history of the Republican
party, noting that its roots
were founded in the anti-slavery movement in the 1860s.
Republicans’ staunch position
on the slavery issue led to the
Civil War, but ended with the
abolition of slavery.
The Republican Party was
“founded on very high principles and very high ideals, and
they are still important
today,” said Hann.
The Democratic Party, on
the other hand, was formed
with one purpose in mind —
to put Andrew Jackson into
power.
“It was founded as a way to
elect this man,” said Hann.
“It was all about the personality of Andrew Jackson — no
high ideals, no principles.”
The Republican Party
needs to continue standing by
its ideals, Hann said, and reclaim a position of power.
“Now is our time to win it
back,” Hann said.
Urdahl also spoke a little
on the history of the Republican Party, saying that Republicans were actually the impetus of the 1960s civil rights
movement.
“The Democrats got the
credit for it (civil rights), but
they didn’t do it — the Republicans did it,” said Urdahl.
The Democrats got the credit,
he said, because it was a Democrat president who signed
the legislation.
Urdahl also vowed to not
raise taxes, not spend beyond
the state’s means, to support
bonding that is “heavy on infrastructure” and to support
education.
Gruenhagen spoke on the
increasing cost of health care,
and noted that if it continues
to spiral out of control, there
will be no money for higher
education, roads and bridges
or K-12 education.
And simply printing more
money is not the answer,
Gruenhagen said.
“Printing up monies and
giving it to your buddies and
cronies doesn’t work,” said
Gruenhagen, who added that
government spending on
health care and other social
service programs is actually
decreasing income for already low-income people,
GRHS long-term care
gets top Medicare rating
Long Term Care at Glencoe Regional Health Services
(GRHS) received the top rating for overall quality — five
stars — in a new set of ratings published Oct. 22 by the
Centers for Medicare and
Medicaid
Services’
(Medicare) Nursing Home
Compare program.
Nursing Home Compare is
designed to help families and
care givers compare skilled
nursing facilities on objective
measures including health inspections, staffing and 11
physical and clinical measures of quality that show how
well a nursing home cares for
its residents’ needs. Medicare
awards each nursing home an
overall quality rating between
one and five stars based on its
scores in these areas. Glencoe
Regional Health Services, as
a nursing home with five
stars, is considered by
Medicare to be “much above
average” in terms of its quality.
“The five-star rating reflects the personal care and
attention our staff provide to
our residents each and every
day. We are very proud of the
work they do to create an environment that not only protects the safety and wellbeing of our residents, but
honors their dignity as well,”
said Julie Schmidt, vice president of long term care and
ancillary services at GRHS.
The ratings awarded on
Oct. 22 are based on data collected between July 2014 and
June 2015. Community members can view the ratings by
entering “Glencoe, MN” or
the 55336 zip code at
medicare.gov/nursinghome
compare. The website also
includes resources such as a
guide to choosing a nursing
home and information on
Medicare coverage for skilled
nursing care and transitional
care services in rural areas.
Attorney Nokes publicly
reprimanded by Court
Glencoe attorney Scott Lee
Nokes has been publicly reprimanded by the Minnesota
Supreme Court and will pay
$900 in costs, according to a
news release issued by the
Office of Lawyers Professional Responsibility.
According to a court order
issued by the Supreme Court,
the Office of Lawyers Professional Responsibility filed a
petition for disciplinary action alleging that Nokes
“committed professional misconduct warranting public
discipline.”
The matter was referred to
a court referee, who “found
that respondent (Nokes)
charged and attempted to col-
lect an unreasonable, contingent fee to recover non-probate assets on behalf of a
client, in violation of Minn.
R. Prof. Conduct 1.5(a) and
recommended that respondent be publicly reprimanded.”
Nokes and the director of
the Office of Lawyers Professional Responsibility “entered into a stipulation for
discipline in which they stipulated that the referee’s findings and conclusions were
conclusive and waived their
rights … The parties jointly
recommend that the appropriate discipline is a public reprimand,” the court document
continued.
rather than truly helping.
“It’s pushing people into a
poverty that is hard to get out
of, and shrinking of our
workforce,” said Gruenhagen.
Newman strongly encouraged his fellow Republicans
to not only urge their party
members to get out and vote,
but to challenge non-Republicans to look at changing their
stances.
“Challenge your neighbors,” said Newman. “Ask
them what they truly believe.”
And if they believe in trying to preserve the country
for their children and grandchildren, Newman said, their
ideals will align with those of
the Republican Party.
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By Lori Copler
Editor
McLeod and Sibley county
Republicans talked a bit
about the upcoming 2016 legislative session at a rally at
the Crow River Winery
Wednesday, Nov. 4, but mostly focused on how to regain
the majority in the Minnesota
Senate, as well as capture the
governorship.
And the local Republicans
had some high-ranking compatriots from whom to draw
inspiration — Senate Minority Leader David Hann and
Speaker of the House Kurt
Daudt. Also speaking were
local legislators, state Reps.
Glenn Gruenhagen and Dean
Urdahl, and state Sen. Scott
Newman.
Daudt said that the DFL is
opening the way to a Republican sweep in 2016. Daudt
asserted that Republicans are
better grounded in the issues
facing Minnesota today.
“On the issues, we win,”
said Daudt.
And, he said, the DFL in
Minnesota is becoming more
and more divided against itself. In particular, he said,
Democrats clashed on the
governor’s unilateral decision
to give his commissioners
raises.
“Frankly, I expected them
to team up and roll over us,”
said Daudt.
That didn’t happen. Instead, Democrats became divided among themselves.
“I never in a million years
would have thought they
would be so divided, and so
early (in the session),” said
Daudt.
That division — primarily
between outstate and metroarea Democrats — gave the
Republicans a chance to
shine.
“It gave us the opportunity
to step up and show leadership.”
Despite the fact in the recent session the Republicans
“only had one leg of the three
legs on the stool, we accomplished way more than we
should have,” Daudt said, referring to the fact that the Republicans were only the majority in the House, while the
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City discusses end of no-cost
recycling, ordinance on utilities
By Rebecca Mariscal
Staff Writer
Glencoe city officials gathered Wednesday, Nov. 4, for a
personnel and legislative
committee meeting. The
committee discussed policy
updates and potential new ordinances.
No-cost recycling
Submitted photos
Operation Nice
impact felt
Operation Nice, which
provides care packages
to soldiers, has already
been hearing about the
impact of its most recent
campaign. Above is a deployment photo for the
1st Battalion, 265th Air
Defense Artillery Unit of
the Florida National
Guard. “Thank you very
much for your support
and please know that it
is appreciated,” wrote
Sgt. Jason Moak in an email to one of Operation
Nice’s organizers, Linda
Krueger. At left is a soldier with the Wolverine,
1-89 CAV of Fort Drum,
New York, currently deployed in Afghanistan,
happily displaying the
candy she received
through Operation Nice.
“We received our two
care packages yesterday,” wrote Chaplain
Ron Terrado. “The two
packages made a big difference in the day-to-day
mission of our soldiers.
In a way, it is your ministry to our soldiers.” As
of last week, Operation
Nice had sent out 46
packages and was beginning work on its holiday packages.
City Administrator Mark
Larson informed the committee that at the end of the year,
the county will no longer
offer no-cost recycling to the
city.
The cost to the city will
now be $4,904.40 annually if
the city continues to separate
recycling and have it picked
up by the county.
Larson said another option
is to have refuse picked up by
Waste Management (WM)
and taken to the landfill,
which would be free. He
hopes to work something out
with WM by the end of the
year and bring it to the City
Council.
Right of way
The city is also looking
into a right-of-way ordinance
to address troubles with utility companies that have come
up in the last year.
Larson said the city specifically has had issues with
CenturyLink and finding
ways to work together with
the business. For example,
Larson stated that during the
Lincoln Avenue project, work
was delayed by the company’s work on fiber optic cables.
The ordinance would apply
to all utility companies, including Telecom, CenterPoint
Energy and more, and address any potential right-ofway issues.
The city hopes an underground ordinance would help
the working relationship with
utility companies. It would
allow the city to set conditions for location and maintenance of underground utilities.
Mayor Randy Wilson
asked if the ordinance will
change anything. Larson explained penalties will be assessed for not following it
and simply having an ordinance will compel the companies to approve projects.
The committee looked at
two sample ordinances, one
that was four pages and one
that was about 30 pages long.
Larson said he’d prefer to
keep the city’s model simple.
The city was not yet ready
to pick a model, but will need
something in place by February or March.
In other business, the committee:
• Heard Glencoe Police
Department policy updates
from Chief Jim Raiter. All
updates were made to coincide with the state models
that must be followed. Final
acceptance will be from the
City Council.
Updates were made to four
policies: complaints against
officers and the department,
operation of motor vehicles
without lights, conduct unbecoming a Glencoe police employee and domestic abuse.
Additional definitions were
added to the complaints policy as well as an additional
step to both additional investigation and disclosure of
data.
Two conditions were added
to the operation of motor vehicles without lights policy.
The new policy states a peace
officer many not operate a
vehicle without lights on an
interstate highway or faster
than the posted speed limit.
The conduct policy was
updated to include a rule that
states officers will not allow
a person who is not an officer
to represent himself or herself
as one.
Most of the updates were
in the domestic abuse policy.
Five new definitions were
added to the policy, including
harassment and stalking. Additional requirements were
added to the evidence officers
should take from a scene, including photos of the scene
and the demeanor of the involved parties. Time limits
for violations were extended.
The stalking violations were
expanded to include technological means. Enhancement
tables were added showing
offense, victim, time limit,
prior conviction and offense
level.
• Discussed a potential
solar ordinance as the city
has nothing right now to regulate solar panels except setback requirements. The city
currently has two solar entities in the limits and one in
construction.
Wilson said regulations are
important because the panels
are not always attractive. The
city will look at a model ordinance from Minnesota Municipal Utilities Association.
The city will gather more information and then the topic
will go to the planning commission.
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Saturday, Nov. 21
9 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Jail project Continued from page 1
But he agreed that the
Board won’t know for sure
until it calls for bids.
“I’m just real skeptical, but
we need to get to the final
numbers to make a decision,”
said Krueger.
Solid Waste Continued from page 1
In 2014, the county’s average
income per ton was $114 per
ton, but that has dropped
below $75 per ton in 2015.
Craggs had several suggestions to ensure that the facility makes a profit or at least
breaks even in the future:
• MRF needs to create a
mix of long-term contracts as
well as spot markets for its
commodities, Craggs said.
Hopp said that currently, the
county markets all of its recycled material in spot markets.
In particular, Craggs suggested developing a longterm agreement for cardboard, which is one of the
best markets right now. Hopp
agreed, saying there is currently a high demand for the
product.
• Eliminating a lease on an
auxiliary building and moving all the operations to the
current facility.
Currently, the county rents
a building for its mattress and
infant and child car seat recycling programs. Although
moving those programs to the
MRF would be a tight fit,
dropping the lease would
save $70,000 annually on
rent, plus an undetermined
cost in utilities and other
items.
Nies suggested ending the
lease at the end of the year to
give the building’s owner
time to find a new tenant, as
well as figure out a way to
move the programs to the
MRF.
• Continue to ramp up the
one-sort recycling program to
take in up to 20,000 tons per
year by 2020. Hopp said the
2015 tonnage has already exceeded expectations, and he
expects the program to continue growing.
Craggs said one option is
accept more recycling from
out-of-county sources, but to
charge those sources a tipping
fee to bring the material to
McLeod County as an additional source of revenue. It’s
hoped to increase the out-ofcounty influx to 5,000 tons
per year by 2020.
• Other possible revenue
sources are a countywide assessment per parcel for recycling; increasing tip fees at
the landfill and evaluate the
fees charged for accepting
such items as mattresses, ag
bags, and electronics.
Asked about bringing the
mattress and car seat programs to the MRF, Acting
Solid Waste Director Sarah
Young said the county is applying for grant funding that
will hopefully allow it to add
on to its facility to provide
additional space for those
programs. In addition, the
MRF needs space to deal with
“ag bags.”
“Our biggest problem is
that we’re trying to put 10
gallons into a five-gallon
pail,” said Commissioner
Paul Wright.
Young said the county has
applied for $6.2 million in
grant funding, which would
require a 50 percent match by
the county.
The SWAC also noted that
it would have to keep an eye
on glass recycling, which currently is attracting the lowest
commodity prices of the recycling that is collected by the
county. Because the market is
so poor, glass is being stockpiled at the MRF.
Hopp said the glass would
attract a better price if it was
clean, but the county would
need to invest in a glass
scrubber to make the product
cleaner.
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hoped.
Commissioner
Doug
Krueger said he was “very
skeptical” of the project as a
whole, saying that he is not
sure that the savings of not
having to board inmates out
of the county would offset the
cost of adding onto the jail.
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felt it ought to at least call for
bids.
“We owe it to this project,”
said Wright.
Commissioner Sheldon
Nies agreed, saying that the
“need for the jail does not
change” because the estimates came in higher than
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vinyl tile, and there are several other areas that may be
trimmed.
Commissioner Paul Wright
noted that the new estimate
“is higher than we were hoping for.” But, he added, the
county has come far enough
in pursuing the project that he
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policies back for adoption at
the next board meeting. The
policies were: Development,
Adoption and Implementation
of Policies; Family and Medical Leave Policy; Harassment and Violence; Mandated
Reporting of Child Neglect or
Physical or Sexual Abuse;
Mandated Reporting of Maltreatment of Vulnerable
Adults; Tobacco-Free Environment; Workload Limits for
Certain Special Education
Teachers; Student Discipline;
Enrollment of Nonresident
Students; Bully Prohibition
Policy; Student Sex Nondis-
crimination; Internet Acceptable Use and Safety Policy;
and Hazing Prohibition.
• Adopted a resolution accepting donations, with appreciation, from: Glencoe
American Legion Post 95,
$400, Close-Up; New Auburn
VFW Post 7266, $100, CloseUp; Silver Lake Knights of
Columbus, $50, Close-Up;
Plato American Legion Post
641, $1500, Close-Up; Plato
American Legion Post 641,
$500, military history trip;
GSL Panther Association,
$15,000, tennis court lighting.
2nd half of ag property
tax payments due Nov. 15
McLeod County AuditorTreasurer Cindy Schultz Ford
reminds taxpayers that the
second half of property tax
for agricultural properties is
due Nov. 15. With Nov. 15
falling on a Sunday, tax payments will be accepted Monday, Nov. 16, without penalty.
Payments are accepted by
mail or in person at the
McLeod County North Complex building, 2391 Hennepin
Ave. N, from 8 a.m. to 4:30
p.m., or there is a convenient
payment drop box located
just outside of the building.
Those interested in paying
by credit card or e-check may
visit the county website at
www.co.mcleod.mn.us. There
is a fee involved for paying
property taxes by this
method.
If mailing, please return
your statement stub with your
payment to insure proper
credit.
Postmarks are due on or
before Nov. 16. Postmarks
after Nov. 16 will be assessed
a penalty. Note: most Post
Offices now use a servicing
center. Mail can be postmarked two or three days
after pick up; please plan accordingly.
Questions? Call 320-8641271 or 320-864-1273.
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‘Green Lighting’ veterans
a new, great concept
Our view: Movement lets
veterans know we back them
V
eterans Day was celebrated this week.
Although only federal, state and some county offices are closed on Nov. 11,
we feel it is a day that should
have the same status as Memorial Day or the Fourth of
July. After all, our country
should not be the great nation
it is without the sacrifices
made by our military veterans.
Unfortunately, that status has
not been awarded to our veterans. In fact, although government employees — whether
they have served in the Armed
Forces nor not — have the day
off, not many of our veterans
do.
That should be rectified.
Every veteran should have a
paid day off on Veterans Day,
regardless if they work for the
government or not.
There have been some great
strides in making sure the sacrifices made by our veterans
are remembered and honored.
Schools, at least in Minnesota,
are required to have Veterans
Day programs. Some are simple, some elaborate, but they
all teach children just how important veterans are to the
freedoms we enjoy in America.
This year, a new movement
came to the forefront — the
idea of “green lighting” veterans to let them know we are
thinking of them. It involves
turning on green bulbs on
porches and other areas on
Veterans Day as a display of
our support.
Here’s the concept: as veterans return from service, they
blend back into the community. The person sitting next to
us on a bus or a church pew
may or may not be a veteran.
We may not recognize one
when he or she is sitting right
next to us.
(Although, we’re not convinced that veterans are not
recognizable in civilian
clothes. Even when not in uniform, veterans seem to have a
certain bearing — they stand a
little taller, a little straighter).
However, a veteran can spot
the green lights turned on in
his or her neighborhood, city,
or village, and know that his
fellow countrymen hold him
in their hearts with the love,
respect and appreciation that
he deserves.
And that’s what he or she really deserves.
We hope the “green light”
movement becomes an annual
tradition and, eventually, every
light in America will gleam
green on Veterans Day.
— L.C.
You can
vote
online at w w w . g l e n c o e n e w s . c o m
Question of the week
A quick course on Open Meeting Law
A Glencoe City Council member
stopped by Friday to ask us to check
into whether a morning meeting between county and city officials had
violated the Minnesota Open Meeting Law.
Unfortunately, I was gone for the
afternoon, but the short answer is:
no, it did not violate the law.
In essence, the Open Meeting Law
states that any government meeting
of a body that has a quorum of its
members must be open to the public.
That includes not only boards and
councils, but committees and subcommittees of those boards and
councils.
Friday’s meeting included two
county commissioners, two city
council members and administrative
staff from the county and city. Because there was no quorum of either
the county board or the council, the
meeting was legal. And, because
there was no quorum, no official action could be taken.
The topic was a discussion of
Morningside Drive, and it was a
strategic planning session so that
plans regarding Morningside could
Lori Copler
be pitched at a Senate bonding bill
tour that is coming to McLeod
County on Nov. 19.
The council member who stopped
in our office had tried to attend the
meeting at the invitation of a county
commissioner. He was asked to
leave, because his presence would
have created a quorum of the city
council, which would have put the
meeting in violation of the Open
Meeting Law.
Personally, I feel that all government meetings should be open, regardless of whether there is a quorum in attendance or not, because
public business is being discussed,
even if those present cannot take action on those discussions. I’m a firm
believer in a transparent, open government at all levels, from townships on up to the state Legislature.
However, idealism and realism
don’t always mesh. Sometimes, with
the goal of expediency, meetings
such as the one that took place Friday occur.
The good news is, that the Senate
bonding tour should be open to the
public, and we will eventually know
the outcome of Friday’s discussion.
But sometimes, the process is as
important as the outcome, and that’s
why we have an Open Meeting Law
— so that the public can know and
understand how our government officials arrive at the decisions that
impact our lives.
And while we acknowledge that
sometimes discussions will take
place behind closed doors — legally
— we will always push for an open
and transparent government. That’s
the ideal our country was founded
upon, and we should alway support
it.
Veterans Day was Wednesday, Nov. 11.
Did you:
Letters to the Editor
1) Attend a Veterans Day program.
2) Buy lunch for a veteran.
3) Personally thank a veteran
4) Turn on a green light to honor veterans.
5) All of the above.
6) None of the above.
Planned Parenthood selling fetus parts to bidders
Results for most recent question:
Daylight Saving Time ended this past weekend.
What do you think?
1) Love it. It’s light out when I wake up — 9%
2) Hate it. It’s dark at 5 p.m., for Pete’s sake — 53%
3) Quit complaining and deal with it — 38%
64 votes. New question runs Nov. 11-17
of your aborted baby (fetus)? The
garbage can or the incinerator? Do
you really know what they do with
it? Maybe it could be used for research (to save lives)?
The truth is, many are sold to the
highest bidder, part by part. A lot of
money can be made from your babies’ parts, especially if the tissue is
in good condition. Your unborn
child, who once had a beating heart
and human soul, is harvested, part
by part, and sold to the highest bid-
der.
I challenge you to watch the
videos, narrated by Planned Parenthood. I watched it on Channel 16.4.
It is enough to break your heart.
Be very careful who you vote for.
These elected officials decide who
gets taxpayer money. Right now,
Planned Parenthood gets a huge
amount of money from the American taxpayer. That is you and I.
Kathy Brose
Waconia
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American Legion Auxiliary Unit
141 would like to express our sincere appreciation for the men and
women who served in the United
States Armed Forces.
Thank you for serving this great
country. Thank you for protecting
Please include your name, address and
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The McLeod County
To the Editor:
For many people, parenthood is
not planned. It just happens.
For many it is a blessing. For
some, it is an unfortunate mistake.
What do you do? Accept it and do
what is right for the child? Or decide
to end the pregnancy? How do you
do that? Where do you go?
For far too many people, Planned
Parenthood is an easy option; for
some, it may be the only one. What
happens next? How do they dispose
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June Bussler, Business Manager; Sue Keenan, Sales Representative; Brenda Fogarty,
Sales Representative; Rebecca Mariscal, Staff Writer; Tom
Carothers, Sports Editor;
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however, must be signed. Private
thanks, solicitations and potentially
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us. Thank you for the security we
have and feel here at home. We
know you sacrificed much for your
country and all of us. And though
you may no longer wear the uniform, we know you’re always on
call to serve and protect the freedom
and security of the United States of
America.
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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 against the
Chronicle to the attention of the editor, Lori Copler, at 320-864-5518, or
loric@glencoenews.com.
We invite everyone to pause today
to remember those who have fought
for our freedoms. Thank you to all
who have so bravely protected us.
Silver Lake American
Legion Auxiliary Unit 141
Genny Lhotka, president
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brary is down slightly, but
said that more people are
bringing their own laptops or
other devices and taking advantage of the library’s free
Wi-Fi system.
Goals for 2016 include
keeping collections up to
date, expanding the library
space into the hallway of the
Brownton Area Civic Center,
increasing technology services and updating the library
with a new table and chair set
for book clubs.
The Glencoe Library,
which is open 48 hours per
week and has 2,514 cardholders, had nearly 46,000 visits
in 2014, as compared to just
over 44,000 in 2014. The library offers 15 public computers, three laptops and three
iPads, and had 200 children’s
programs, nine young adult
programs and 38 adult programs in 2014 with a total attendance of 2,537.
Goals for 2016 are to increase technology services,
keep collections up to date,
continue the teen programs
and expand outreach programs in the community.
The Hutchinson Library is
open 58 hours per week and
has 5,451 cardholders. There
were over 70,140 visits in
2014, as compared to just
over 70,000 the previous
year.
The Hutchinson Library
has 15 public computers,
three laptops and three iPads,
and in 2014 hosted 95 children’s programs, 27 young
adult programs and 36 adult
programs for a total attendance of 5,480.
The Winsted Library,
which is open 21 hours a
week and has 1,354 cardholders, has two public computers, a laptop and an iPad.
Winsted experienced over
10,000 visits in 2014, as compared to over 9,500 in 2013.
It offered 50 children’s programs, no young adult programs and two adult programs with a total attendance
of 1,608.
History
From the Brownton Bulletin archives
100 Years Ago
Nov. 12, 1915
O.C. Conrad, Editor
A couple of gentlemen from
Winthrop, David Tuthill and F.L.
Tuthill were arrested by game
wardens last Sunday forenoon.
The two men had been camping
at Baker’s Lake, south of Brownton, for the presumed purpose of
duck hunting. However, neighbors felt the two were up to
something else, and the wardens
were summoned. Upon search of
the camp, the wardens found 21
muskrat skins under the bedding,
nicely stretched and salted, and
the two men admitted they had
shot the ’rats in direct violation
of the law.
On Tuesday of this week, a
quiet wedding took place at the
home of William Wendland,
three miles south of Brownton,
when his daughter, Miss Martha,
became the bride of Mr. Frank
Harry. They will reside at the
home of the bride’s father.
The little son of Mr. and Mrs.
A.S. Holmes, who was severely
bitten by a hog some months
ago, had the misfortune to fall
into a pail of hot water Tuesday
evening, burning his hands and
arms quite badly. He was
brought to the office of Dr. E.L.
Maurer, who dressed the
wounds.
75 Years Ago
Nov. 7, 1940
Milton D. Hakel, Editor
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Kreie of
Brownton and Miss Mabel Kreie
of St. Paul returned home Tuesday from a motor tip to Oklahoma, which took them through
five southern states. Mr. Kreie
brought back a 1-year-old cotton
plant, which is now on display in
the Bulletin window.
50 Years Ago
Nov. 11, 1965
Charles H. Warner, Editor
Three Brownton Bears were
named the 212 Conference allconference football team —
Allen Schwarze, defensive tackle; Stanford Hahn, offensive
guard; and Buster West, who was
named to both the offensive and
defensive teams.
Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Urban
(Janice Troska) announce the
birth of a daughter, Christine
Ann.
20 Years Ago
Nov. 8, 1995
Lori Copler, Editor
Guardian Lodge 149 of
Brownton presented its first
Hiram awards since 1988 to
Erwin Peik and Leonard Pikal at
a banquet Wednesday, Nov. 1.
The Hiram award is the Masons’
highest.
Randy and Shelly Lange of
Stewart announce the birth of a
son, Tate Logan, born Nov. 2,
1995. He joins a brother, Drew,
5. Grandparents are Quentin and
Ordell Klucas of Stewart and
Arvid and Dorothy Lange of
Hector.
10 Years Ago
Nov. 9, 2005
Lori Copler, Editor
Elected to the McLeod West
School Board in Tuesday’s election were Brenda Miller and
Robin Sikkila of Brownton and
Kelly Sifferath of Stewart.
From the Silver Lake Leader archives
75 Years Ago
50 Years Ago
Nov. 9, 1940
Delbert Merrill, Publisher
Born, to Mr. and Mrs. John
Horejsi of Silver Lake, on Nov.
7, a boy.
Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Leo
Kulinski on Oct. 21, a daughter,
Marcella Clara.
Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Jos. E.
Zeleny at the Hutchinson Community Hospital, on Oct. 17, a
daughter, Dorothy Jane, weight 7
pounds, 14 ounces.
Frank Trnka Sr., familiarly
know as Grandpa Trnka, died at
his home in Hale Township Nov.
3. Services were held Tuesday
afternoon from the home and the
Presbyterian church.
Silver Lake did not cast a
record vote Tuesday but added to
President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s sweeping victory over
the nation in his fight for re-election for a third term.
Nov. 11, 1965
Wilbert Merrill, Publisher
Born, to Mr. and Mrs. David
Mickolichek of Hale Township,
on Oct. 27, 1965, at Glencoe
Municipal hospital, a boy.
Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Yurek of Hale Township,
on Oct. 28 at the Hutchinson
Community hospital, a boy,
Robert Allan.
Eleven McLeod County men
were inducted into the United
States Armed Forces on Nov. 9.
The members of the Silver
Lake Fire Department and their
wives enjoyed their annual banquet last Saturday evening at Silver Hi Cafe.
25 Years Ago
Nov. 8, 1990
Ken and Dorothy Merrill,
Publishers
The Buffalo Creek Players’
cast of “The Gift of the Magi” is
now in rehearsal at the Gould
Theatre.
340 city voters in Silver Lake
turned out to elect city officials
for council and mayor. Duane
Yurek won the mayor seat over
challenger Dale Nowak.
The public is invited to attend
the wedding dance of Janelle
Mallak and Steven Weber on
Nov. 10.
Nov. 12, 1915
Koeppen Brothers, Editors
A baby boy made its arrival at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ed
Forcier of Grafton Thursday,
Nov. 4. Ed is wearing a broad
smile every day as a result of
this event.
75 Years Ago
Nov. 8, 1940
Harry Koeppen, Editor
A pretty fall wedding took
place at the Moltke Lutheran
Church Wednesday, Oct. 23,
when Miss Helen Grewe, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Otto Grewe
of Moltke, became the bride of
Raymond Schwartz, son of Mr.
and Mrs. William Schwartz of
Grafton.
A cerebral hemorrhage was directly responsible for the death
Sunday morning of John Kalenberg, 61, prominent and highly
respected farmer of this community. He is survived by his wife,
Anna (Geschwind); six children,
Stephen, Charles, Adeline,
Marie, John and Herbert, all at
home.
Mrs. Wilhelmina Knaak
passed away at the home of her
son, Otto, in Grafton Township
Sunday evening. She had attained the age of 71 years. She
also is survived by a daughter,
Mrs. R.G. Grams, as well as four
grandchildren. She was preceded
in death by her husband, Frank,
and a son, William.
Christening services were held
on Sunday at the O.W. Bethke
home for their son, Brice Frederick, with Mrs. Eugene Gunter,
Mrs. Hazel Tesch and Clifford
Barney serving as sponsors.
50 Years Ago
Nov. 11, 1965
Kermit T. Hubin, Editor
Elmer H. Schiro of Buffalo
Lake, driving a Chevrolet, struck
a Ford driven by Mrs. Alpha
Rosenow of Brownton just west
of the Stewart Elevator Monday
afternoon. Police Chief Oscar
TUESDAY, NOV. 3
8:23 a.m. — Officers served a
Department of Corrections warrant on Andrew Drive.
9:45 a.m. — A semi reportedly
had its back doors open and lost
a few totes on Highway between
Airport Road and Glencoe. An officer contacted the driver and informed him of the lost totes.
3:33 p.m. — A female on 13th
Street W reported receiving texts
and phone calls that she felt
could lead to an incident. An officer spoke to the sending parties
and told them to stop making
contact.
8:58 p.m. — A driver was cited
for driving after suspension at a
traffic stop on 13th Street E.
WEDNESDAY, NOV. 4
4:15 a.m. — An officer assisted
an elderly person who “slipped
out of bed” at a residence on
Ford Avenue N.
9:55 a.m. — An officer responded to a school on 16th
Street E for two boys involved in
a conflict.
2:58 p.m. — A driver was cited
for a stop sign violation and expired registration at a traffic stop
at Highway 212 and Morningside
Drive.
3:41 p.m. — Officers responded to a report of an injured rabbit
in the roadway on Ninth Street E.
THURSDAY, NOV. 5
2:31 a.m. — A woman who
was wanted on a warrant from
Dakota County was arrested at a
traffic stop in the area of Highway
212 and Boone Road near Plato.
8:40 a.m. — An officer responded to a juvenile issue on
16th Street E.
9:51 a.m. — Officers responded to a domestic situation on
Chandler Avenue N.
11:55 p.m. — Officers responded to a report of a male too
intoxicated to stand on Queen
Avenue N. He was taken to the
Nov. 10, 2005
Ken and Dorothy Merrill,
Publishers
Mass of Christian Burial for
Lawrence “Larry” Wendolek
was held on Nov. 1 at Holy Family Catholic Church in Silver
Lake.
Samantha Rudy, a sixth-grader
from GSL Lakeside, and Kristen
Bieganek, a sixth-grader from
Holy Family Catholic School,
have won local competitions
sponsored by the Silver Lake
Lions Club.
Blum investigated the accident.
There were no injuries.
Miss Arlis Husfeldt was honored at a bridal shower Sunday,
Oct. 31, at St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church in Fernando. She is to
be married to Henning O. Anderson on Nov. 26.
35 Years Ago
Nov. 20, 1980
Douglas G. Seitz, Editor
Reuben Zieman of Stewart
won the door prize of a turkey at
the Stewart Legion’s annual
duck party Saturday evening.
Other winners were Arthur
Bentz, first prize; Wendell Buer,
second prize; Ethel Hardel, third
prize; and Gary Zipf, fourth
prize.
David Moritz and Karol Sorrell were married Oct. 18 in San
Antonio, Texas. The groom’s
parents are Mr. and Mrs. Albert
Moritz. He graduated from
Stewart High School in 1970.
Both the bride and groom are in
the Armed Services.
hospital for evaluation.
FRIDAY, NOV. 6
1:29 a.m. — The police and
fire departments provided a lift
assist for a person on Ford Avenue N.
9:11 a.m. — Officers responded to a report of damage to property in an apartment on Newton
Avenue.
4:05 p.m. — A downed sign
was removed from the roadway
in the area of 10th Street E and
Morningside Drive, and the county highway department was contacted to replace it.
5:45 p.m. — Officers responded to a requested welfare check
on an individual on 20th Street W,
and learned from a neighbor that
the person had been taken to the
hospital the previous day.
9:20 p.m. — An officer advised
some people burning leaves in a
recreational fire of the burning ordinance.
8:03 p.m. — Officers responded to a disturbance on 14th
Street E.
SATURDAY, NOV. 7
7:52 a.m. — Damage to a
money box on a vacuum at a car
wash on Chandler Avenue N was
reported.
8:15 a.m. — Officers and the
Glencoe Ambulance responded
to a medical on McLeod Avenue
N for an elderly male who had
fallen and could not get up. He
was taken by ambulance to the
hospital.
12:20 p.m. — Officers responded to a noise disturbance
on Newton Avenue.
1:02 p.m. — An elderly woman
was taken by ambulance to the
hospital after slipping from her
chair at an apartment on Ford Avenue.
6 p.m. — Officers responded
to a trespassing complaint on
Newton Avenue.
8:12 p.m. — Citations were issued for driving after revocation
and no current proof of insurance
and a verbal warning given for
Red Cross launches new
RapidPass for blood donors
The American Red Cross is
launching RapidPass, a way
for blood donors to complete
their pre-reading and donation questions online from the
privacy of their home or office.
RapidPass is only used to
complete the reading and predonation questionnaire in advance of donors’ appointments at the Wednesday, Nov.
18, blood drive at the Glencoe City Center; it does not
take the place of scheduling
an appointment. The online
process will hopefully reduce
the time RapidPass donors
spend at the blood drive by
up to 15 minutes.
Some important things to
know:
• RapidPass cannot be
completed before the date of
the blood drive.
• Donors must complete all
steps to redeem their pass on
the date they donate, Nov. 18.
• Donors who do not bring
the printed pass with them to
their donation or cannot show
it on their mobile device will
be asked to complete the
questions again.
To use RapidPass:
• Visit redcrossblood.org/
rapidpass.
• Read the information.
• Answer the questions.
• Print the RapidPass or email to yourself.
If you have not scheduled
an appointment and wish to
do so, please contact scheduling coordinator Nelda
Klaustermeier at 320-8643475.
expired registration at a traffic
stop on Chandler Avenue.
SUNDAY, NOV. 8
8:31 a.m. — Officers assisted
the McLeod County Sheriff’s Office with a single-vehicle accident
in the area of Nickel Avenue and
120th Street, northeast of Brownton.
MONDAY, NOV. 9
The police department began
enforcing the winter parking ordinance, issuing 13 citations.
12:20 a.m. — A death was reported at residence on Hennepin
Avenue N.
5:05 a.m. — A minor accident
was reported on 13th Street W
when a pickup rolled into another
vehicle after the driver had gotten
out. There was no damage to either vehicle.
7:10 a.m. — Citations for expired registration and no proof of
insurance were issued at a traffic
stop on Highway 22 near 115th
Street.
7:19 a.m. — An officer responded to suspicious activity on
10th Street E.
1:35 p.m. — An officer
checked on an unoccupied trailer
in a trailer park as a possible
blight issue on Pryor Avenue N.
The trailer did not appear to be
livable and would require an inspection prior to someone moving in.
2:59 p.m. — An officer asked a
person on Ford Avenue N to extinguish a fire in their backyard.
4:14 p.m. — An officer responded to a minor accident on
11th Street E in which a vehicle
backed out of a parking spot and
hit a parked vehicle. There was
minor damage to each vehicle.
Involved were a 1997 Dodge
Dakota, owned and driven by Andrew Woodall of Lester Prairie,
and 2010 Ford Fusion, owned by
Barbara Hite of Glencoe and driven by Gregory Hite, also of Glencoe.
Corrections
The Chronicle misspelled
probation officer Andy
Ypma’s surname in an Oct.
28 article concerning an
award he received for his efforts in helping victims of domestic violence. The Chronicle apologizes for the error.
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updated the McLeod County
Board of Commissioners on
library activities at its Nov. 3
meeting.
The Brownton Library,
which has 145 cardholders,
had over 5,100 visits in 2014,
as compared to just under
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open 20 hours a week, has
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expecting to offer a laptop
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offered 60 children’s programs in 2014, 12 young
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Brownton City Council looks over sample
assessments for 2016 street utility project
By Lori Copler
Editor
The Brownton City Council reviewed sample assessments for its proposed 201617 street and utility project at
its Tuesday, Nov. 3, meeting.
The city is proposing up to
$8 million in improvements
to its streets, water, storm
sewer and sanitary sewer systems.
Justin Black of Short Elliott Hendrickson (SEH), the
city’s engineering consulting
firm, said that the construction costs of the project are
about twice that of a comprehensive project that was done
by the city in 2000-2001. And
the estimated assessments reflect that, Black said.
Black said that SEH was
able to use assessment figures
from the city of Glencoe’s recent Lincoln Park improvement project to help determine estimated assessments
for Brownton. Glencoe,
Black said, hired an appraiser
to make sure that assessments
were appropriate.
Black said that according
to state statute, a minimum of
20 percent of a project’s costs
must be assessed to benefitting properties. Another state
statute stipulates that assessments to a property cannot
exceed anticipated increases
in the property value of the
assessed property.
Those two statutes sometimes conflict, Black acknowledged, especially since
residential property values
have declined dramatically
since the recession that set in
2007-08.
Assessments will vary both
by lot size and by the work
that is done. For example, a
residence with 100 feet of
just street construction — no
underground utility work —
would have an estimated as-
sessment of $5,600. However, a 1211⁄2-foot frontage with
water service, water main,
and street construction could
have an assessment of an estimated $13,675.
Assessments would likely
be spread out over a 20-year
period, which would be the
probable length of any general obligation bonds the city
would issue to help finance
the project.
A more definite estimated
assessment roll will be developed so that each affected
property owner will know
their specific assessments.
Council Member Doug
Block noted that a number of
homes were for sale, and
many were in the process of
being purchased. He asked
whose responsibility it was to
inform potential home buyers
that the city was looking at a
large project that could significantly impact both their
property taxes and their utility rates.
Typically, Block was told,
real estate agents should be
providing buyers that information.
“My office probably gets a
half dozen calls or more each
year from realtors,” said
Black, “asking if cities are
planning any big projects.”
In other business, the City
Council:
• Approved the purchase of
a newer, but used, snowplow
truck at a cost of $81,000.
• Approved a one-day beer
license for the Brownton
American Legion for its Nov.
21 poultry party.
• Set its December meeting
for Tuesday, Dec. 8, as Block
will not be available on Dec.
1, the usual meeting night.
Block said he would like to
be present as the city sets its
final 2016 budget and levy.
WCI to close Hutch thrift store at year end
By Lori Copler
Editor
West Central Industries’
Hutchinson thrift shop will be
closing at the end of the year,
McLeod County Commissioners heard Tuesday, Nov.
3.
Renee Nolting, West Central Industries (WCI) executive director, said that WCI
opened the store in 2009 in
the former Coca-Cola bottling plant in Hutchinson with
the goal of training and employing disabled adults. Unfortunately, she said, WCI has
not been able to turn a profit
and, in fact, has had a loss
each year.
“It has not even been
break-even,” said Nolting.
Nolting said WCI is, however, excited by the possibility that McLeod County will
be able to employ more of its
clients at the Materials Recovery Facility (MRF) to
help sort recycling materials.
The county recently retrofitted the MRF to one-sort recycling from five-sort. It already hires personnel from
WCI, and will need more as
the tonnage in recycling increases.
Nolting said that while the
decision to close the thrift
store was hard, and will impact many clients, WCI is
having to rethink all areas of
its operation.
She said WCI will be impacted in its delivery of services to disabled clients because of recent new legislation. Everything from the increase in the minimum wage
to the Affordable Care Act,
training requirements to new
overtime exempt standards
will impact WCI.
Despite that, Nolting said,
WCI is looking at overcoming new challenges and continuing to offer quality service to its clients.
In other business Nov. 3,
the County Board:
• Hired Neubarth Lawn
Care & Landscaping of Glencoe to remove snow from
county parking lots and sidewalks at a cost of $915 per
snow event. Hometown
Landscape & Design, also of
Glencoe, had submitted a
quote of $910 per snow
event, but the quote was received late.
• Purchased a used scrubber from Hillyard of Hutchinson at a cost of $13,800 for
the fairgrounds.
• Purchased a lawn mower
at a cost of $5,450 from L&P
Supply of Hutchinson for the
parks department.
Submitted photos
were, from left, Alice Carol Totusek, 65
years; Marjorie Stritesky, 70 years;
Deann Fiecke, 60 years; Carol Navratil,
55 years; and Genny Lhotka, 25 years.
Silver Lake American Legion
hosts Veterans Day banquet
Silver Lake American Legion Post 141 had its annual
Veterans Day banquet Saturday, Nov. 7.
The guest speaker was Sgt.
1st Class Christopher Yurek,
who entertained with his stories of growing up and always wanting to serve his
country, his adventures as a
Blackhawk helicopter crew
chief, duty in Iraq with the
unmanned drone program,
and then his current position
as a National Guard recruiter
in Hutchinson.
Also
speaking
was
McLeod County Veterans
Services Officer Jim Lauer,
who was a Blackhawk helicopter pilot during his time of
active millitary service.
Awards for continuous
years of service also were
given out at the banquet, for
both Legion and Auxiliary
members.
Legion member service
awards were given to:
Stephen Wanous, five years;
Edwin “Eddy” LaMott
was honored for 65
years of membership in
the American Legion. He
also is one of two living
World War II veterans
who are members in the
Silver Lake Post.
Thomas Holsapple and
Robert Vacek, 10 years; Kenneth Baumann, Lester Eastling, Micki Jagodzinski,
Robert Paulson, John Smith,
Gary VonBerge and David
Wanous, 15 years; Ralph
Guenningsmann and Francis
Zanoth, 20 years; Gerald
Brooks, Rodney Heuer,
David Humlicek, Brian Ortloff, Willard Straub and
Joseph Vacek, 25 years; Larry
Lhotka, 30 years; Clarence
Mikolichek, Alan Navratil
and Roger Schueter, 35 years;
Raymond Lhotka and
Leonard Stifter, 40 years;
Steve Jensen, Marvin Kuras,
George Lhotka, Ronald
Miskosky and Dennis Worshek, 45 years; Clarence
Pulkrabek, 55 years; Floyd
Lhotka and William Polchow,
60 years; and Edwin LaMott,
65 years.
Auxiliary service awards
went to: Genny Lhotka and
Judy Penas, 25 years; Betty
Polchow and Lavonne
Schrupp Riebe, 30 years;
Shirley Nowak and Susie
Horejsi, 40 years; Carol
Navratil, 55 years; Deann
Fiecke, 60 years; Alice Carol
Totusek, 65 years; and Marjorie Stritesky, 70 years.
Twenty-six Brownton senior citizens met Monday,
Nov. 9, at the Brownton
Community Center.
Cards were played after the
business meeting with the
following winners — 500,
Gladys Rickert, first, and
Archie Diehn, second;
pinochle, Ruby Streich, first,
and Bernetta Alsleben, second; and sheephead, Norma
Albrecht, first, and Lil Lindeman, second.
Leone Kujas won the door
prize. Gladys Rickert served
refreshments.
The next meeting will be
Monday, Nov. 16, at 1 p.m.
All area seniors are welcome.
at the fairgrounds.
“Most of our events are on
weekends and in the
evening,” said Koglin. Contracting with NU-Telecom
will ensure that a technician
would be available to restore
service if it was interrupted
during the evening or on the
weekend. Otherwise, Koglin
said, the county would have
to make sure it had its own
information technology personnel on call to respond.
The initial cost to establish
service is $2,400, said
Koglin, with a monthly fee of
$198. That will provide free
Wi-Fi throughout the fairgrounds buildings and parking lots.
Vendors or others could
also opt for a secure Wi-Fi
connection through NU-Telecom at an additional fee,
which will be handled directly by NU-Telecom. Secure
connections are especially
A powerful midweek storm will bring an end to our
November heat wave.
A strong storm will exit the Rockies and move across
the Upper Midwest Wednesday, bringing plenty of rain
and wind. The storm itself is very similar to a storm that
hit the exact same days last year, the only difference
being that one had more cold to tap into and dropped
over a foot of snow in some locations. Luckily, we’ll stay
just warm enough this time to keep things all rain.
Rain should end late Wednesday; a secondary system
will slide through late Thursday bringing a few rain or
snow showers.
The wind will pick up late-week behind the storm and
make things feel pretty chilly (at least a lot more so than
we’re used to lately). Highs Thursday-Friday will stay in
the lower 40s with slight improvement for the weekend.
No big storms or precipitation again for the weekend,
so it should be another great chance to get all your fall
chores done (or deer hunting). The extended shows a
cooling trend by the middle of next week. Have a great
week, everyone!
Ma dobry weekendem
Mit dobry vikend
Wednesday night — Lows 34-40; rain.
Thursday — Highs 40-46, lows 28-34; partly cloudy
and breezy, with a chance of a night shower.
Friday — Highs 38-45, lows 24-30; sunny and breezy.
Saturday — Highs 47-53, lows 33-39; clear.
Sunday — Highs 45-53; clear.
Weather Quiz: What is the worst snowstorm Minnesota
has ever seen?
Answer to last week’s question (Why does it snow
sometimes when temperatures are above 32 degrees?):
Sometimes the air near the ground, where temperatures
are taken, is slightly warmer with a cool layer above it. If
snow is created in a freezing environment, it needs
enough time to thaw to change over to rain; if the layer at
the ground is thin enough, it can stay snow.
Remember: I make the forecast, not the weather!
Regular Meeting
Monday, Nov. 16, 2015, 6:30 p.m.
Agenda
** A quorum of the members of the City Council will
be attending a ribbon cutting ceremony at Swarzrock
Motors, 200 Main St. E, at 6 p.m.**
Call to order:
Approve agenda
Consent Agenda:
• Approve minutes of the Oct. 19, 2015, regular meeting.
• Approve payroll 22, 23, and October Ambulance.
• Claims to be paid.
Old business:
• Update on police chief start date.
• Review 2016 proposed budget and levy.
New business:
• American Legion Club license application
• Municipal Liquor Store on/off-sale license application.
• Contract for city assessor services.
• Receive petition for annexation and set public hearing.
Department reports:
• Community Development.
• Administration.
• Municipal Liquor Store.
• Public Safety.
• Public Works.
12th-annual SL Thanksgiving meal set
The Silver Lake Auditorium with be the site for the
12th-annual Silver Lake
Thanksgiving Dinner. This
free dinner, hosted by the city
and friends, will be open to
anyone in the Silver Lake
area who would like to enjoy
a delicious, home-cooked
meal and spend some time
with others on this holiday.
The meal, provided completely through donations,
will include turkey, ham,
dressing and all the fixings.
Of course, there will be a
dessert or two. As always, no
money will be accepted the
day of the meal.
The meal is intended for,
but not limited to those who
are alone, elderly, shut-ins,
unable to afford a good meal,
or maybe those that just want
to spend the day making others feel good. People of all
ages are encouraged to attend.
Fairgrounds to offer Wi-Fi in buildings, lots
By Lori Copler
Editor
The McLeod County Board
of Commissioners approved a
preliminary contract with
NU-Telecom to provide WiFi Internet service on the fairgrounds in Hutchinson.
Al Koglin of the parks department told the County
Board at its Nov. 3 meeting
that while the county could
provide Wi-Fi on its own, it
would be difficult to maintain
By Jake Yurek
Silver Lake City Council
26 Brownton
seniors met
on Monday
Some of the Silver Lake American Legion Auxiliary Unit members who were
honored for their years of service at
Saturday night’s Veterans Day banquet
Weather Corner
important for vendors during
the annual gun show, said
Koglin.
Because customers would
be buying the secure connection directly through NUTelecom, the county would
not be liable for any breaches, Koglin added.
The County Board voted
unanimously to approve the
agreement.
According to Silver Lake
Mayor Bruce Bebo: “I guarantee everyone who attends
this event that they will leave
with three things: a full stomach, a smile on their face and
lastly, but most important, a
warm fuzzy feeling inside
knowing that they helped
make someone’s Thanksgiving a day to remember. For a
lot of people, the Silver Lake
area is their only family. Let’s
show them how much we
care. Again this year we will
be making a special effort to
thank all of our veterans as
well as those that are current-
ly in the military. It is because of them that we have so
much to be thankful for.”
Food will be served
promptly at noon on Thursday, Nov. 26. Organizers are
trying to get an idea of how
many people to serve, so
please call 320-327-2412 or
320-327-3157, or stop by the
City Hall if you are interested
in joining the meal.
Those who are in need of
transportation, please call
Bebo at 320-327-3157 by
Nov. 24 to make arrangements to be picked up.
Wed., Nov. 11 — VETERANS DAY; Community
Meal, Brownton Congregational Church, 5-7 p.m.
Thurs., Nov. 12 — AA Group mtg. next to Post Office
in Stewart, 8 p.m., call 320-212-5290 for info.
Mon., Nov. 16 — Tops Weigh-In mtg., 5-5:30 p.m.;
Brownton Senior Citizens Club, Brownton Community
Center, 1 p.m.; Stewart American Legion Post & Auxiliary, Stewart Community Center, 7 p.m.; Brownton
Lions.
Wed., Nov. 18 — Red Cross blood drives, Glencoe
City Center, 1-7 p.m.; Lester Prairie City Hall, 1-7 p.m.
Thurs., Nov. 19 — AA Group mtg. next to Post Office
in Stewart, 8 p.m., call 320-212-5290 for info.; Stewart
Lions.
Fri., Nov. 27 — Red Cross blood drive, Neisen’s Bar
& Grill, Biscay, 12-6 p.m.
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Submitted photo
High School students of the month
Submitted photo
Five Glencoe-Silver Lake band members
were selected to attend the Gustavus
Adolphus Honor Band Festival. The stu-
dents are, from left, Maggie Petersen,
Dini Schweikert, Amanda Husted, Lili Mallak and Leah Bettcher.
Glencoe-Silver Lake High School recently announced the October students of the month. Front row, from
left, are Lilly Nikkel, Sierra Trebesch,
Lexi Hansch and Alex Parker; and,
back, Jenna Lokensgard and Brittney
Medina. Not pictured are Mitchell Rothstein and Jessica Alsleben.
GSL students on Gustavus honor bands
In early November, five
members of the Glencoe-Silver Lake High School bands
attended the 26th-annual
Gustavus Honor Band Festival.
The festival was held Nov.
1 and Nov. 2 in St. Peter on
the Gustavus Adolphus College campus.
Maggie Petersen, Dini
Schweikert, Amanda Husted,
Lili Mallak and Leah Bettcher were all named to a Gustavus Adolphus honor band.
Mallak and Husted were
members of the “Frederic Hilary Honor Winds,” while
Schweikert, Peterson and
Bettcher were members of
the “Doublas Nimmo Honor
Winds.” Both ensembles
were named for former Gustavus band conductors.
The Hilary Winds and
Nimmo Winders were conducted by James Patrick
Miller, director of wind orchestras at Gustavus while
the Honor Jazz Band was led
by Dave Stamps.
The honor band festival
culminated with a final concert held at Gustavus Christ
Chapel and featured the Gustavus Wind Orchestra as well
as the high school honor
bands.
Over 250 students from
about 60 high schools in
Minnesota, Iowa and Wisconsin comprised the membership of the honor bands.
Submitted photo
GSL character students
Glencoe-Silver Lake High School announced the October character students. Front row, from left, are Ellie
Schmidt, responsibility; Erika Mielke,
responsibility; Kyle Christensen, citi-
zenship; and Marlaina Chelman, caring; and, back, Nick Schmidt, responsibility; Blake Hawes, responsibility; and
Bethany Ide, citizenship.
Submitted photo
‘Chad’s Locker’ unveiled in Hutchinson
Minnesota Viking Chad Greenway
brought his “Chad's Locker” program to
Hutchinson Health Oct. 20, helping to
make hospital visits happier for patients.
The locker includes kid-friendly electronics and games, including an array of
notebook computers, iPads, movies,
toys, and games. Greenway, 32, is the
founder of the Lead the Way Foundation,
which provides support to Minnesota
children with serious illnesses and physical challenges. He launched the first
“Chad's Locker” in 2012. “This is an
honor,” Greenway said in a Vikings Territory article after the locker installment at
Hutchinson Health. “Clearly this is something that Hutchinson was ready for.
There’s definitely a need, and we’re so
excited to be here.” The program was
brought to Hutchinson Health, in part,
thanks to local youth advocate Chad Harlander, who runs the REACH program at
the Hutchinson High School. Plenty of
purple and gold fans were on hand for
the Oct. 20 ribbon cutting ceremony, as
Hutchinson Health staff, families, and
community members gathered to celebrate the addition of “Chad’s Locker” and
express their gratitude to Greenway.
Submitted photo
Lakeside creates bullying awareness poster
Farm Notes
By Nathan Winter
the season. With a clean,
sharp tool cut down flowers
stalks and heads, and the vegetation to approximately three
inches. Desirable seed heads
for both birds and aesthetics
can be left up such as sedum,
coneflower, or some of the
many different species of ornamental grasses. However,
diseased material caused by
powdery mildew, leaf spots,
or other diseases should be
discarded; do not include this
material in your compost pile.
Healthy plant material can
be left for the winter to help
catch snow, which will provide better insulation. Personal preference or time commitment sometimes dictates
whether a gardener takes care
of most cleanup in the fall or
prefers to wait until spring.
However, if there was disease
or pests, it is best to take care
of it now so they don’t overwinter and cause problems
again next year.
Conflicting predictions
about the upcoming winter
leave gardeners wondering if
it will be a mild winter or one
that causes damage or even
death to our plants. Therefore, it is best to be cautious
and prep your gardens. Even
mild, brown winters can
leave our plants unprotected.
If Mother Nature doesn’t provide us with a nice snow insulation layer, gardeners need
to do it instead with mulch.
Mulch can consist of straw,
hay, whole or shredded
leaves, evergreen boughs, or
pine needles. This helps regulate the soil temperature to
not fluctuate so much
throughout mild winters or in
spring which can cause damage to plants.
One more task you can
take care of this fall is to have
your soil tested. If you
haven’t had a soil test completed in the last few years,
you will find it beneficial.
The test will indicate what
your nutrient levels are at and
give you recommendations
for application rates. Soil
testing can be done through
the University of Minnesota;
contact your local Extension
office
or
visit
http://soiltest.cfans.umn.edu/
for more information.
grade was selected for the creativity of
their message. From left, are Isabelle McCrea, fourth-grade; Angelica Duvall, fifthgrade; Elleanore Littlejohn, sixth grade;
and Madison
CMMA sets breakfast,
tour of The Landing
Central Minnesota Manufacturers
Association
(CMMA) will host a breakfast meeting and industry tour
on Thursday, Nov. 19, at The
Landing in Avon.
An apprenticeship panel
discussion will present a
shared vision for increasing
opportunity, innovation, and
competitiveness for workers
and manufacturers. The meal,
meeting, and presentation
will get under way at 7:30
a.m. at The Landing.
Galaxy Precision staff will
lead a guided tour of their
manufacturing facility immediately following the meeting. The company believes a
continuous commitment to
CNC technology makes manufacturing more efficient, reduces cost, and saves the customer money.
CMMA is a membership
organization serving manufacturers and related industries in central Minnesota.
CMMA’s 140 members benefit from peer networking,
plant tours, benefit programs,
a legislative voice, increased
industry awareness, promotional opportunities, work-
force development efforts,
and more.
For more information
about Central Minnesota
Manufacturers Association or
the upcoming meeting, contact Sandy Kashmark at 800654-5773 or at midwest@run
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The Parkview
Apartment residents
would like to thank
those who brought
in apples and
garden produce.
It is greatly appreciated.
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It may be November already and most of us have
seen snowflakes, but there is
still some time to get your
gardens ready for winter.
Minnesota winters can be unpredictable — from a lot of
cold temperatures and snow
to more mild temperatures
and very little snow — but it
is best to prepare your gardens regardless of the predictions.
If you haven’t already done
so, it is time to clean out your
vegetable gardens. As you
harvest the last of the root
crops, removing vegetation
and actually raking the soil
can be beneficial. Raking can
expose unwanted grubs and
pupae to the sun, birds, and
freezing temperatures. In addition, removing vegetation
can help reduce both weeds
and disease.
Composting your plant material is always recommended
unless that plant material was
diseased or it is weeds that
may have already set seed. In
that case, it is best to destroy
the material. Most home gardeners compost piles do not
reach temperatures necessary
to kill off disease or seeds.
Once your perennials have
been killed off by a hard frost
or freezing temperatures, gardeners can cut them down for
During the month of October, Lakeside
Elementary celebrated Bullying Awareness month. Students created posters
representing what bullying awareness
meant to them. One student from each
Thank You
Thank you
to Silver Lake
and Winsted Fire
Departments,
Barney Nowak, and
Donnie Nowak for
assistance in getting
our recent fire out.
Gene & Carolyn
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Thank You
We would like to thank all
our family and friends for their
cards, flowers, memorials,
food, support, thoughts and
prayers during our time of loss.
We would also like to give a
special thank you to Father
Tony, Father Paul, and Father
Cornelius for the celebration of
mass. The Minneapolis VA
Medical Center, Silver Lake
American Legion, Knights of
Columbus, Bobbi Ludwig,
CCW, and Maresh Funeral
Home.
May God bless you all with
the deepest gratitude.
The James Lawrence Family
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The McLeod County Chronicle, www.glencoenews.com, Wednesday, November 11, 2015, page 8
Gordon Gilbert Wroge, 95, of NYA
Jerry Martin, 79, of Glencoe
Jerry Martin, 79, of Glencoe, died Friday, Nov. 6,
2015, at his home.
Family
memorial
services
were held
Tu e s d a y,
Nov. 10, at
the Johns o n McBride
Funeral
Chapel in
Jerry Martin
Glencoe,
with the Rev. Robert Taylor
officiating. Mary Huebert
was the pianist. Soloist
Wanda Litzau sang “Just as I
Am.”
Interment was in the First
Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery in Glencoe.
Jerry Martin was born
Sept. 26, 1936, in Glencoe,
the son of Clem and Hilda
(Pinske) Martin. He was baptized as an infant on Oct. 18,
1936, at St. Paul’s Evangelical Church in Plato, was confirmed in his faith as a youth
on May 7, 1950, at First
Evangelical Lutheran Church
in Glencoe. He received his
education in Glencoe, and
was a graduate of the Glen-
coe High School class of
1954.
On Sept. 26, 1954, he was
united in marriage to Myra
Graupmann in Hamburg.
They made their home in the
Glencoe area. Their marriage
was blessed with four children, Lisa, David, Doug and
Nancy. The Martins shared
over 61 years of marriage.
Mr. Martin farmed in rural
Biscay, but always had the
idea to start a hunting club. In
1991, he made his vision a reality and opened Major Avenue Hunt Club, where
hunters could come to practice shooting, meet for a meal
and, of course, hunt.
He enjoyed fishing and
playing cards. He was a jokester and loved to visit with
anyone he’d meet.
He is survived by his wife,
Myra Martin of Glencoe;
children, Lisa (Jeff) Howen
of Pierre, South Dakota,
David (Pam) Martin of Glencoe, Doug (Mary-Lien) Martin of El Dorado, California,
and Nancy (Tom) Ische of
Glencoe; grandchildren,
Tracy (Brian) Hanson of Las
Vegas, Nevada, Sharelle (Jeremy) Leal of Salinas, Cali-
fornia, Jeremy (Hannah) Martin of Eagan, Tyler (Aria)
Martin of Coon Rapids and
Brianna Ische of Glencoe;
stepgrandson, Dylan Howen
of Milbank, South Dakota;
great-grandchildren, Colton,
Ashton and Triston Hanson
and Harrison Martin; brother,
Robert (Sharron) Martin of
Des Moines, Iowa; brotherin-law, Roland (Luella)
Graupmann of Mason City,
Iowa; sisters-in-law, LaVern
Graupmann of Hamburg and
AnnaMarie
Finke
of
Richville; nephews, nieces,
other relatives and many
friends.
He was preceded in death
by his parents, Clem and
Hilda Martin; father-in-law
and mother-in-law, Reinhold
and Dora Graupmann; grandson, Kyle Tessmer and Bryon
Ische; sister and her husband,
Marilyn and Bill Doran; and
brothers-in-law, Bernell
Graupmann, Earlin Graupmann and Loran Graupmann.
Arrangements were with
the Johnson-McBride Funeral
Chapel in Glencoe. Online
obituaries and guest book are
available at www.hantge.
com.
Eileen Erna Moehring, 90, of Biscay
Eileen Erna (Rannow)
Moehring, 90, of Biscay,
went to join Glen and the
Lord on Saturday, Oct. 31,
2015, at the Elim Nursing
Home in Watertown.
Funeral
services
were held
S a t u r d a y,
Nov. 7, at
St. John’s
Church in
Hassan Valley Township, Biscay, with Eileen
the
Rev. Moehring
Robert Taylor officiating. Mary Huebert
was the organist. Soloist
David Sanken sang “Amazing Grace.”
Casket bearers were Marvin Moehring, Hillard Pollmann, Brian Holtberg, Gerald
Harbarth, Michael Schuette
and Lee Winkelman.
Interment was in the St.
John’s Church Cemetery.
Eileen Erna (Rannow)
Moehring was born Feb. 23,
1925, in Glencoe, the daughter of George and Freida
(Jungclaus) Rannow. She was
baptized as an infant and confirmed in her faith as a youth,
both at St. John’s Church in
Biscay. She grew up on a
farm just outside of Biscay
with her sisters, Doris, Donna
and Marlys, and her brother,
Maynard. She really enjoyed
the farm life and spoke about
it with joy throughout her
life. She received her education in Hutchinson, graduating from Hutchinson High
School.
On May 19, 1946, she was
united in marriage to Glen
Moehring at St. John’s
Church. The couple made
their home in Biscay for over
50 years. Their marriage was
blessed with a son, Larry.
They shared over 57 years of
marriage
before
Mr.
Moehring died on Dec. 24,
2003. In 2009, Mrs.
Moehring became a resident
at the Elim Nursing Home in
Watertown.
Mrs. Moehring was a loving wife, mother and homemaker. She was a lifelong
member of St. John’s Church,
a member of the Country
Dutchmen fan club and an
avid polka fan. She did commercial baking for any and all
occasions and was a cook for
the Head Start program in
McLeod County. She very
much enjoyed the children
and the activity with that job.
Mrs. Moehring developed a
talent for art consisting of
coloring and painting many,
many beautiful pictures and
other craft pieces that she
freely gave away to any and
all visitors. She also was the
resident day brightener there
and her cheerful attitude
touched many people. She
was feisty and active right up
until the time she suffered a
stroke on Oct. 21. Her family
would like to thank the wonderful staff at Elim and Dr.
Scott Jensen of Watertown
and the Rev. Robert Taylor
for the excellent care given
and compassion and respect
shown to her in her final
days.
She is survived by her son,
Larry (Arlene) Moehring of
Inver Grove Heights; grandson, Chad Moehring and his
friend, Heather; stepgrandchildren, Michael (Tammy)
Schuette and their daughter,
Rebecca, and Brenda (Bob)
Wolf and Brenda’s son, Brian
Holtberg; brother, Maynard
Rannow of Glencoe; sisters,
Marlys Vinkemeier of Watertown and Donna Baumann of
Edina; nephews, nieces, other
relatives and many friends.
She was preceded in death
by her parents, George and
Freida Rannow; husband,
Glen Moehring; and sister,
Doris Bren.
Arrangements were with
the Johnson-McBride Funeral
Chapel in Glencoe. Online
obituaries and guest book are
available at www.hantge.
com.
Velda Quandt, 83, of Buffalo Lake
Velda Quandt, 83, of Buffalo Lake, died Wednesday,
Nov. 4, 2015, at Glencoe Regional Health Services in
Glencoe.
Funeral
services
were held
Tu e s d a y,
Nov. 10, at
S
t
.
Matthew’s
Lutheran
Church in
Fernando
with
the Velda
Rev. Aaron Quandt
Albrecht
officiating. Burial will be in
the church cemetery.
Velda May Renner was
born April 28, 1932, in Buffalo Lake, to Hugo and Elsie
(Gatzke) Renner. On Feb. 27,
1960, she was united in marriage to Roman Quandt at
Zion Lutheran Church in
Buffalo Lake. After their
marriage, they farmed in
Grafton Township, Sibley
County, until 2008, when
they moved to Buffalo Lake.
Mrs. Quandt was a registered nurse and worked at the
Winthrop Good Samaritan
Society in Winthrop.
She enjoyed cooking, baking, quilting, gardening, playing cards, attending her
granddaughters’ sporting
events and socializing. She
was very involved in church
activities and was a member
of St. Matthew’s Lutheran
Church in Fernando.
She is survived by her
daughter, Susan Quandt and
her special friend, Dirk
Gustafson, both of Minneapolis; son and daughterin-law, Richard and Tammy
Quandt of Stewart; grandchildren, Savannah, Jessica, Julie
and Christopher; great-grandchildren, Emily Jo, Joseph,
Jared, Riley, Hailey, Emily
Hope and Joel; and a brother
and sister-in-law, Lohart and
Charlotte Renner of Prior
Lake.
She was preceded in death
by her parents; husband,
Roman Quandt; son, David
Quandt; sister, Lucille Steingraber; and a brother, Norman Renner.
Arrangements were with
the Minnesota Valley Funeral
Home in Gibbon. Online condolences and a guest book are
available at www.mvfh.org.
Gordon G. Wroge, 95, of
Norwood Young America,
died Saturday, Nov. 7, 2015,
at his residence.
Funeral
services
were held
Wednesday,
Nov. 11, at
Emanuel
Lutheran
Church in
Hamburg.
Casket
bearers
Gordon
were John
Wroge
Gramith,
Warren Tester, Jim Klancke,
Clint Hatlestad, Randy
Wroge and Ron Oelfke.
Interment was in the
church cemetery.
Gordon Gilbert Wroge was
born Dec. 16, 1919, in Young
America Township, Carver
County, to Otto and Martha
(Schrupp) Wroge. He was
baptized on Jan. 4, 1920, at
Emanuel Lutheran Church in
Hamburg. He attended District 59 country school and
St. John’s Lutheran School in
Young America.
In April 1933, he confirmed his faith at St. John’s
Lutheran Church with the
Rev. Abraham officiating. His
confirmation verse was Acts
4:12: “Salvation is found in
no one else, for there is no
other name under heaven
given to mankind by which
we must be saved.”
After graduating from Cental High School, Mr. Wroge
farmed in Young America
Township. On Aug. 23, 1947,
he was united in marriage
with Valeria Klancke at St.
Paul’s Lutheran Church in
Green Isle by the Rev. Arndt.
Their union was blessed by
children Lois, William and
David. Gordon and Valeria
moved to Young America in
1991, and four years later, in
1995, Mr. Wroge suffered the
loss of his wife Valeria.
Since 2011, Mr. Wroge has
spent his final years of his
life in the loving care of The
Harbor in Norwood Young
America. His interaction with
the staff and residents was a
blessing to all.
Mr. Wroge was a lifelong
member of Emanuel Lutheran
Church, and had served as an
elder and as a school board
member. He was a director
for the Young America Mutual Insurance Company for 33
years, and had served as its
agent. He was the secretary
of the board of directors of
the Plato Creamery and later
a director of Bongards
Creamery for six years. When
he retired, he volunteered for
Meals On Wheels and as a
driver for the disabled. He
enjoyed playing cards, hunting, fishing and was a loyal
fan of the Minnesota Twins.
He
enjoyed
traveling
throughout the United States,
and especially his trips to
Hawaii, the Panama Canal
and Europe.
He is survived by his children, Lois Wroge of Hastings, Bill Wroge of St. Cloud
and Dave Wroge of Norwood
Young America; special
friend, Fran Downer of Glencoe; as well as other relatives
and many dear friends.
He was preceded in death
by his parents, Otto and
Martha Wroge; wife, Valeria
Wroge; and brothers-in-law
and sisters-in-law.
Arrangements were with
the Johnson Funeral Home in
Waconia, www.johnsonfh.
com.
Delores
Exstedt, 90,
of Watertown
Lillian
Dammann, 95,
of Glencoe
Evelyn
Schrupp, 91,
of Glencoe
Delores Exstedt, 90, of Watertown, formerly of Norwood Young America, died
Saturday, Nov. 7, 2015, at
Elim Nursing Home in Watertown.
Memorial services will be
held Friday, Nov. 13, at 11
a.m., at Paul-McBride Funeral Chapel in Norwood Young
America, with interment following in St. John’s Lutheran
Cemetery in Norwood Young
America.
A gathering of family and
friends will be held Friday,
Nov. 13, from 10 a.m. to 11
a.m., one hour prior to the
service at the chapel.
Arrangements are with the
Paul-McBride
Funeral
Chapel in Norwood Young
America. An online guest
book is available at
www.hantge.com.
Lillian Dammann, 95, of
Glencoe, died Monday, Nov.
9, 2015, at Glencoe Regional
Health Services Long Term
Care.
Funeral services will be
held Thursday, Nov. 12, at 2
p.m., at First Evangelical
Lutheran Church in Glencoe
with interment following in
the church cemetery.
Visitation will be Thursday,
Nov. 12, from 1 p.m. to 2
p.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.
Evelyn Wigand Klancke
Schrupp, 91, of Glencoe, formerly of Norwood Young
America, died Saturday, Nov.
7, 2015, at Glencoe Regional
Health Services Long Term
Care.
Funeral services will be
held Saturday, Nov. 14, at 11
a.m., at St. John’s Lutheran
Church in Norwood Young
America, with interment following in the church cemetery.
Visitation will be Saturday,
Nov. 14, from 9:30 a.m. to 11
a.m., 1 1⁄2 hours prior to the
service at the church.
Arrangements are with the
Paul-McBride
Funeral
Chapel in Norwood Young
America.
An online guest book is
available at www.hantge.
com.
Deaths
HB students team up for story
Glencoe-Silver Lake Helen
Baker Elementary students
teamed up on Oct. 30 to write
their fall progressive story.
During the fall party, the students were provided with an
opening paragraph and then
each class took turns adding
their own piece to the story.
Principal Bill Butler than
read the entire story to the
students on Nov. 2:
‘Spelling’ Test
A mysterious object was
floating in the air above our
playground. The object was a
medium sized, white oval. It
was making a WOOOOO
sound. It was a ghost named
Windy. She wanted a friend
to play. Suddenly, out of the
trees came a skeleton riding a
panther! Together, they
played on the swings, the
slide, and the monkey bars.
Then, they played with
blocks and shared some hot
dogs. They had “Boo” berry
pie for dessert. But, then they
dropped the pie! They were
sad, so they decided to make
another pie. They were making a big mess. Suddenly,
of her death, she was the vice
president of Individual Giving and Membership at the
Indiana State Museum in Indianapolis, Indiana.
She is survived by her son,
Jack Diedrich; brothers, Peter
(Barbara) Smyth and Michael
(Marilyn) Smyth; and sisters,
Kathleen (Timothy Roufs),
Kristine Smyth and Molly
Smyth.
She was preceded in death
by her parents, Dr. John and
Dorothy Smyth; and a brother, Anthony Smyth.
She was a woman of deep
faith who loved her son, family, friends and life. She will
be missed by all she touched.
A Mass of Christian Burial
was held Oct. 28 at St.
Thomas Aquinas Catholic
Church in Indianapolis, Indiana.
In lieu of flowers, please
make contributions to Boy
Scouts of America (BSA)
Troop 174, attn: David
Diedrich, 12343 Pebblepointe
Pass, Carmel, IN 46033.
She turned Mr. Butler into Elf
on the Shelf. Mr. Butler was a
crazy elf. He started taking
people’s things to use as presents! Everyone thought it was
funny until nobody had anything left. He took everything! He even took their
beds. There was one thing all
of the people had left. They
had each other.
Back at the Glencoe jail,
the witch was up to no good.
She convinced the panther to
use his sharp claws to unlock
her jail cell. Then, she flew
back to Helen Baker. She cast
a spell on the food and it flew
all over Helen Baker. The
witch busters (Miss Miller’s
Class) took away her wand
and turned her into a nice
witch.
And some say she’s still
teaching at Helen Baker!
THE END.
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Colleen Mary Smyth, 57,
of Indianapolis, Indiana, died
Oct. 21, 2015.
She was born Sept. 8,
1958, and grew up in the
Lester Prairie area. She graduated from Holy Trinity High
School in Winsted, then the
University of Minnesota.
She spent her career in the
nonprofit sector, working at
the Walker Art Center in
Minnesota, The Lincoln Park
Zoo in Chicago and other
public museums as she advanced her career. At the time
they saw a witch flying in the
air. The witch sprayed magic
on everyone (the skeleton,
ghost, and panther). The
magic made everyone fly
around. They were so tired
from flying they fell asleep.
As the skeleton, ghost, and
panther fell asleep, the witch
put them in her witch’s stew.
The cops and Mr. Butler then
arrived and were very angry.
They took the witch’s
broom away and then challenged her to a “spelling”
duel! She agreed to the challenge! Mr. Butler and the
cops won the challenge. The
witch got mad and turned Mr.
Butler into a frog. The cops
went to get help. They found
the Baker students, who had
the witch’s spell book. Everyone yelled, “Whoosh, poof,
kazam!” The witch was
poofed away into a witch jail.
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GRHS Foundation tree lighting set Nov. 29
The GRHS (Glencoe Regional Health Services) Foundation will again have its
Trees of Lights display this
holiday season.
On Sunday, Nov. 29, at 5
p.m., the foundation will flip
the switch on the display at
its annual lighting ceremony.
The public is welcome to
come to the GRHS Long
Term Care parking lot, 705
18th Street E, for the ceremony, which will include cookies and hot chocolate. More
than 67,000 LED lights will
dance and twinkle to favorite
holiday tunes. Santa’s reindeer also will be stopping by,
and families are encouraged
to bring their cameras for
photographs.
Those who can’t attend the
ceremony can still enjoy the
display, as the light show will
run every evening from 5
p.m. to 10 p.m. through Jan.
2. Park in the long-term care
parking lot and tune the radio
to the posted FM station to
listen to the music, which is
choreographed with the light
show.
The Trees of Lights also is
a fundrasier for the foundation, and those who wish to
sponsor lights may do so as a
tribute to special people in
their lives, past and present.
Donations from the trees of
lights help the foundation
provide health care career
scholarships, as well as support various community
health initiatives and projects
in the region.
To sponsor lights or give a
gift, one may donate online at
grhsonline.org/trees-of-lights,
or pick up a a tribute form at
the light show. Gifts to the
GRHS Foundation are tax deductible to the extent of the
law.
The GRHS Foundation is a
nonprofit corporation. Its
mission is to provide opportunities for community-based
health-care support and promotion of Glencoe Regional
Health Services, its mission
and the communities it
serves. To support this mission, the foundation annually
awards educational scholarships to students pursuing
health-care careers. It also
awards grants to support
People
Glencoe student is admin
Kevin Riemenschneider of Glencoe was named the administrative assistant for the History Club at Southwest
Minnesota State University for the 2015-2016 academic
year. Riemenschneider is the son of Terry and Marian
Riemenschneider. He is a senior history major at SMSU.
Schuft named VP, president
Jordan Schuft of Glencoe was named the Vice President for the Society for Leadership and Success Club
(Sigma Alpha Pi) at Southwest Minnesota State University for the 2015-2016 academic year. He was also named
the President of the Student Activity Fee Allocation
Committee. Schuft is a senior accounting and finance
major with concentrations in corporate finance financial
planning and investments.
Ross is SA coordinator
Christopher Ross of Glencoe is the Judicial Council
Coordinator of the Student Association at Southwest
Minnesota State University for the 2015-2016 academic
year. Ross is a sophmore political science major.
Submitted photo
Pictured above is a photograph from the 2014 Trees
of Lights lighting ceremony. This year’s ceremony is
set for Sunday, Nov. 29, at 5 p.m.
community-based health-care
initiatives. Over the years, its
contributions to students and
area communities have totaled more than $350,000.
Area News
Menus
Nov. 16 - 20
Glencoe-Silver Lake
Helen Baker Breakfast
Monday — Breakfast sausage
pizza, mandarin oranges, apple
juice.
Tuesday — Cocoa Puffs cereal, whole-grain blueberry muffin,
applesauce, orange juice.
Wednesday — Skewered
turkey sausage pancake, orange
wedges, apple juice.
Thursday — Breakfast sausage
pizza, raisins, orange juice.
Friday — Whole-grain french
toast sticks, strawberry banana
yogurt, pears, grape juice.
Glencoe-Silver Lake
Helen Baker Lunch
Monday — Mini chicken corn
dogs, vegetarian baked beans,
baby carrots, Red Delicious apple
half, pineapple tidbits.
Tuesday — Macaroni and
cheese, whole-grain bread stick,
peas, red bell pepper strips, banana, applesauce.
Wednesday — Sloppy joe,
baked crinkle fries, broccoli florets, pear, peaches.
Thursday — Chicken and
gravy, whole-grain dinner roll,
cranberry sauce, mashed potatoes, cucumbers, orange wedges,
pears, peach and pear crisp.
Friday — Cheese-stuffed bread
sticks, marinara sauce, corn, baby
carrots, Red Delicious apple half,
mandarin oranges.
Glencoe-Silver Lake
Lakeside Breakfast
Monday — Breakfast sausage
School bond issue passes
pizza, Cinnamon Toast Crunch,
whole-grain apple cinnamon muffin, applesauce, orange juice.
Tuesday — Skewered turkey
sausage pancake, Cocoa Puffs,
low-fat mozzarella string cheese,
mandarin oranges, apple juice.
Wednesday — Egg and
cheese sandwich, whole-grain
blueberry muffin, strawberry banana yogurt, orange wedges,
grape juice.
Thursday — Breakfast sausage
pizza, Golden Grahams, wholegrain blueberry muffin, raisins,
apple juice.
Friday — Whole-grain french
toast sticks, low-fat mozzarella
string cheese, Trix cereal bar,
pears, orange juice.
Glencoe-Silver Lake
Lakeside Lunch
Monday — Mini turkey corn
dogs, turkey and cheese sandwich, vegetarian baked beans,
baby carrots, Red Delicious apple
half, pineapple tidbits.
Tuesday — Macaroni and
cheese, whole-grain dinner roll,
ham and turkey chef salad,
whole-grain seasoned croutons,
whole-grain dinner roll, peas, red
bell pepper strips, banana, applesauce.
Wednesday — Sloppy joe, sun
butter and grape jelly sandwich,
cole slaw, broccoli florets, pear,
peaches.
Thursday — Chicken and
gravy, whole-grain dinner roll,
cranberry sauce, double-cheese
chef salad, whole-grain seasoned
croutons, mashed potatoes, cu-
cumbers, green grapes, pears,
peach and pear crisp.
Friday — Cheese-stuffed bread
sticks, marinara sauce, mini bagel
fun lunch, corn, baby carrots, Red
Delicious apple half, mandarin oranges.
Glencoe-Silver Lake
Junior, Senior High Breakfast
Monday — Skewered turkey
sausage pancake, peanut butter
and jelly Uncrustable, chilled
pears, apple juice.
Tuesday — Bacon, egg and
cheese bagel, Cocoa Puffs,
whole-grain blueberry muffin, applesauce, grape juice.
Wednesday — Breakfast
sausage pizza, organic strawberry
yogurt, homemade granola,
strawberries, sliced banana, vanilla yogurt, peaches, apple juice.
Thursday — Ham, egg and
cheese on an English muffin,
peanut butter and grape jelly Uncrustable, fruit cocktail, grape
juice.
Friday — Whole-grain pancakes, pork sausage patty, Cinnamon Toast Crunch, whole-grain
apple cinnamon muffin, mandarin
oranges, apple juice.
Glencoe-Silver Lake
Junior, Senior High Lunch
Monday
—
Hamburger,
cheeseburger, baked crinkle fries,
vegetarian baked beans, pepperoni pizza, cheese pizza, deli selections, carrot stick, citrus kidney
and northern bean salad, Red Delicious apple, chilled pears.
Tuesday — Whole-grain chick-
HUTCHINSON — Hutchinson School District voters
on Tuesday, Nov. 3, passed a $45 million building bond
by a 4-1 margin, according to the Hutchinson Leader.
There were 2,807 votes in favor, 662 against. The bond
will be used to add onto and renovate the high school,
and provide security upgrades in the district’s other three
buildings.
en nuggets, mashed potatoes,
chicken gravy, corn, whole-grain
dinner roll, Italian sausage pizza,
deli selections, cherry tomatoes,
cole slaw, banana, applesauce.
Wednesday — Meatballs in
marinara sauce, green beans,
whole-grain rotini, whole-grain
bread stick, chicken alfredo and
broccoli pizza, cheese pizza, deli
selections, cherry tomatoes, caesar salad, green grapes, peaches.
Thursday — Chicken and
gravy, mashed potatoes, wholegrain bread stuffing, carrots,
whole-grain dinner roll, cranberry
sauce, beef taco pizza, cheese
pizza, deli selections, broccoli florets, marinated tomato and cucumber salad, Red Delicious
apple, mandarin oranges.
Friday — Whole-grain french
toast sticks, fried potatoes, baked
apple slices, pork sausage patty,
scrambled eggs, pepperoni pizza,
cheese pizza, deli selections, carrot sticks, sweet-corn salad with
ranch dressing, orange wedges,
pineapple tidbits.
First Lutheran School
Monday
—
Hamburger,
cheese, french fries, mixed fruit,
whole-grain bun, milk.
Tuesday — Waffles, ham, tritator, applesauce, milk.
Wednesday — Chicken gravy
mashed potatoes, mixed fruit,
bread, milk.
Thursday — Pizza sticks, marinara sauce, peaches, milk.
Friday — Hot dog on a wholewheat bun, baked beans, apple,
milk.
Shop Local
this holiday
season!
TDK to buy Hutch Technology
HUTCHINSON — Tokyo-based electronics firm TDK
Corporation is buying Hutchinson Technology, Inc.,
based in Hutchinson. The purchase is expected to be
completed by March 2016. The purchase price was reported to be $126 million, according to the Hutchinson
Leader.
City adopts drone ordinance
ARLINGTON — The Arlington City Council recently
adopted an ordinance regulating the use of drone aerial
vehicles, according to the Arlington Enterprise. The ordinance will require permits and fees to operate drones in
the airspace over the city, and operators must comply
with FAA regulations. Drones will not be allowed to be
flown higher than a 200-foot ceiling above the city, and
must be kept within the sight of the operator.
Winthrop man airlifted
after farming accident
Daniel Fenske, 24, of rural
Winthrop, was airlifted from
a farm in Alfsborg Township,
Sibley County, after getting
his hand caught in an ear corn
picker on Tuesday, Nov. 3.
The Sibley County Sheriff’s Office said the accident
was reported at about 12:20
p.m., and occurred about four
miles south of Winthrop.
Responding to the accident
were the sheriff ’s office,
Lafayette Fire and Rescue,
Lafayette
Ambulance,
Winthrop Fire and Rescue
and Mayo Health Air Helicopter.
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Hayley Bolland, Emily
Thalmann, Tyler Siewert,
Will Mickolichek, Kole
Polzin, Kyle Wanous and
Blake Ortloff showed the
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Don’t forget to pick
up your Bridal
Packet from the
McLeod County
Chronicle! This
packet contains a
copy of the wedding
section along with
engagement and
wedding
announcement
forms.
AND
You can register for
a chance to win a
pair of tickets to the
Chanhassen
Dinner Theatre,
courtesy of:
The McLeod
County Chronicle
716 E. 10th St., Glencoe
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The McLeod County Chronicle, www.glencoenews.com, Wednesday, November 11, 2015, page 10
A special thanks to these local veterans for their
courage, sacrifice and service.
MSgt. Gloria
Washington
MSgt. Antoine
Washington
Air Force
Serving at Kirtland AFB,
Albuquerque, N.M.
Daughter of Elmer Rettig &
Amy Rettig; granddaughter
of Frances Loncorich
Stewart
Air Force
Serving at Kirtland AFB,
Albuquerque, N.M.
Son-in-law of Elmer Rettig
& Amy Rettig
Stewart
Staff Sgt.
Jeremy Schuch
Jillian Schuch
Navy
Serving in Portsmouth, Va.
Marines
Daughter of Julie Schuch
Serving at Camp Lejeune, N.C.
(Brownton) and Kim Schuch
Husband of Leah Schuch; son (Gaylord)
of Julie Schuch (Brownton)
Glencoe
and Kim Schuch (Gaylord)
Glencoe
Austin Kelm
US Army Infantry
Serving at Fort Carson,
Colorado Springs, Colo.
Son of Ron Kelm & Tara
Kelm; grandson of Ron
Kelm Sr., Alice Kelm, and
Craig & Deb Schafer
Brownton
MM3 Charles Rettig
Lt. Megan Smith
U.S. Navy
Serving in NPTU Ballston
Spa, N.Y.
Son of Elmer Rettig & Amy
Rettig; grandson of Frances
Loncorich
Stewart
U.S. Navy
Serving in a naval hospital in
Bremerton, Wash.
Wife of Cody Smith;
daughter of Frank & Lori
Kaczmarek
Silver Lake
Spc. Christpher
Templin
U.S. Army Reserves
Serving in Alaska
Son of Shari Templin
Glencoe
U.S. Army
Served in 1945 in Germany
as a Med. T-4 Sergeant
Glencoe
MSgt. John H.
Klaustermeier
Capt. Wade S.
Matuska
Army National Guard
Serving at Fort McClellan,
Ala.; previously served in
Korea, Iraq & Afghanistan
Son of Hillard & Marlys
Klaustermeier
Lester Prairie
Air Force
Serving as Chaplain at
Keesler AFB, Miss.
Husband of Karen Matuska;
son of Darlene & the late
Dennis Matuska
Glencoe
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