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The McLeod County
Glencoe, Minnesota Vol. 117, No. 45
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hronicle
www.glencoenews.com
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Wednesday, November 12, 2014
County board
to have 2 new
commissioners
Chronicle photo by Alyssa Schauer
Winter comes in like a lion
Early Monday morning brought with it the first bout of snow and ice
for the 2014-15 winter season. Schools in the Glencoe-Silver Lake
District were closed, and Monday evening, Highway 7 west of Silver
Lake was closed due to an accident. A semi truck slid and jackknifed into the snowy ditch. Responding to the scene were the Sil-
ver Lake Fire Department, Silver Lake Ambulance, McLeod County
Sheriff’s Office and Minnesota State Patrol. There were no injuries,
but the highway was closed for a lengthy amount of time to tow the
truck.
County Board talks e-cigs again
By Lori Copler
Editor
The McLeod County Board of
Commissioners will hopefully see a
revised proposal for amendments to
its tobacco ordinance, to include ecigarettes and other “tobacco-delivery” devices, at its Nov. 17 meeting.
The County Board had originally
heard proposed changes to its ordinance in October from its public
health staff, but postponed making a
decision until its Nov. 17 meeting,
hoping to get more public input.
At its Tuesday, Nov. 4, meeting,
Kathy Nowak, public health director, said that proposed changes will
be expanded to include suggestions
made by the American Lung Association.
Erin Simmons of the American
Lung Association presented the
County Board with some information about e-cigarettes and “e-juice”
at its Nov. 4 meeting.
“Five years ago, I would have
said, ‘don’t worry about e-cigarettes,’” said Simmons. An e-cigarette, a device that is filled with a
nicotine-content liquid that creates a
vapor, cost about $150 five years
ago, Simmons said. Now, they are
readily available for moderate prices
in stores, convenience stores, gas
stations and other places.
And although the e-cigarettes are
not “directly marketed for young
people,” they are “manufactured for
appeal,” said Simmons, with themes
such as “Hello, Kitty,” and flavors
such as bubble gum.
Some cigarettes also have USB
ports so that they can be recharged
on computers. “You see it plugged
into a computer and it looks like a
jump drive,” said Simmons.
Simmons said the e-cigarettes are
attractive to youth who see them as
a halfway point between no cigarettes and regular tobacco cigarettes.
“Youth use doubled in one school
year and doubled again the next
year,” Simmons said.
Commissioner Ron Shimanski
asked about the health effects on
lungs by e-cigarettes.
“We know they contain some of
the same carcinogens as regular cigarettes, but it will be years and years
before we have solid data on the effects,” said Simmons.
Another issue, Simmons said, is
that other drugs — such as meth and
marijuana — can also be used in ecigarette devices.
“If you can smoke it, you can do
it in here,” said Simmons, holding
up an e-cigarette.
“That’s what’s really alarming to
me,” said Commissioner Jon Christensen. “How do you really know
what’s in it? What if someone has
meth in there or something else?”
Commissioner Sheldon Nies
asked if e-cigarettes create secondhand smoke like traditional cigarettes.
While e-cigarettes don’t produce
actual smoke, the liquid in them is
turned into a vapor that may also be
harmful, said Simmons.
E-Cigarettes
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By Lori Copler
Editor
The McLeod County Board of
Commissioners will have two new
faces as of Jan. 1, as challengers
upset the two incumbents.
The closest
race was in District 5, where
challenger Joe
Nagel,
a
Hutchinson police officer,
earned 1,209
votes to incumbent Jon Christensen’s 1,175,
a 34-vote differDoug Krueger
ence. Christensen is a
Hutchinson
Township
farmer.
District 5 includes one of
the city of
H u t c h i n s o n ’s
three precincts
and all of
Acoma
and
H u t c h i n s o n Joe Nagel
townships.
In District 2, Doug Krueger garnered 1,290 votes to incumbent
Kermit Terlinden’s 997 to be elected to the County Board. Terlinden
is retired from the Glencoe Light &
Power plant, and Krueger works
for Michaels Foods and is self-employed as a trucker and hobby
farmer.
District 2 includes the cities of
Glencoe and Plato and Glencoe and
Helen townships.
Four elected county officials also
were on the Nov. 4, all four incumbents ran unopposed and were reelected to four-year terms.
County Auditor-Treasurer Cindy
Schultz was elected with 10,574
votes, with 48 write-ins for the position.
Recorder Lynn Ette Schrupp was
re-elected with 10,304 votes; there
County Vote
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‘Shrek’ opens Thursday night
GSL musical to be performed in H.S. Auditorium
By Alyssa Schauer
Staff Writer
Glencoe-Silver Lake High School
opens its fall musical production of
“Shrek” this Thursday, Nov. 13, at 7
p.m. at the GSL High School Auditorium.
The musical, based on the 2001
DreamWorks Animation motion picture and the book by William Steig,
is centered around Shrek, an irritable
green ogre, who loves the solitude in
his swamp and finds his life interrupted when an abundance of fairytale characters are exiled there by
Lord Farquaad.
He embarks on a journey with
Donkey to find Lord Farquaad and
ask him to send the fairytale characters back, but ends up meeting interesting characters along the way, including Princess Fiona, with whom
he falls in love and “rescues.”
This year’s fall musical is directed
by Kay Wilson, with help from
Dawn Peterson as assistant director,
and features a number of songs and
dance numbers choregraphed by Ali-
cia Beste.
“Shrek” will be performed at the
GSL High School Auditorium on
Nov. 13-15 and Nov. 20-22, at 7
p.m. Tickets are available at the
door.
The cast for the production is as
follows:
Tina Bonillo, Shrek; Rachel Bonderman, Princess Fiona; Travis
Uecker, Donkey; Richard Wilson,
Lord Farquaad; Julia Gomez, Dragon; Elise Petersen, Mama Ogre;
Noah Tankersley, Papa Ogre;
Jacob Reichow, Little Shrek;
Mark Broderius, King Harold, Pied
Piper, and Bishop; Marissa Kirchoff,
Queen Lillian; Lily Kirchoff, Young
Fiona; Morgan Dahlke, Teen Fiona;
Quinten Proehl, Captain Thelonius;
Sadie Paumen, Bluebird; Jenna
Jochum, Duloc Greeter and Daddy
Dwarf;
Mark Broderius, Noah Tankersley,
Jacob Reichow, Jenna Jochum,
Megan Jochum and Brandi Pikal,
guards;
Quinten Proehl, Mark Broderius,
Weather
Wed., 11-12
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Thur., 11-13
H: 21º, L: 4º
Fri., 11-14
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Sat., 11-15
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Maria Guldemann-Chiarello, Jacob
Reichow and Alex Endres, knights;
Morgan Dahlke, Jordan Doolittle,
Julia Gomez, Emmi Jerabek, Marissa Kirchoff, Lili Mallak, Sadie Paumen, Leah Peterson and Katie Twiss,
rats;
Sadie Paumen, Jordan Doolittle
and Marissa Kirchoff, three blind
mice; Leah Peterson, Lili Mallak
and Elise Peterson, three little pigs;
Alex Endres, Ellie Forcier and
Rachael Meyer, three bears;
Katy Kunkel, Gingy; Katie Twiss,
Pinocchio; Noah Tankersley, Big
Bad Wolf; Emmi Jerabek, White
Rabbit; Sadie Paumen, Fairy Godmother; Jonah Tankersley, Peter Pan;
Mariah Guldemann-Chiarello,
Wicked Witch; Jordan Doolittle,
Sugar Plum Fairy; Stephanie Welch,
Ugly Duckling; Autumn Lindback,
Mad Hatter; Mark Broderius, Humpty Dumpty; JJ Ingeman, Tweedledum; Ben Siers, Tweedledee;
‘Shrek’
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Looking Back: The brunt of
the first winter storm of the season stayed north of the area, but
colder temperatures rolled in.
Date
Hi
Lo
Rain
Nov. 4
52 ........29 ........0.00
Nov. 5
48 ........27 ........0.02
Nov. 6
40 ........28 ........0.00
Nov. 7
Nov. 8
Nov. 9
Nov. 10
Submitted photo
Glencoe-Silver Lake High School opens its fall musical, “Shrek: The
Musical,” this Thursday, Nov. 13, at 7 p.m., at the GSL High School
Auditorium. The musical continues Friday and Saturday, Nov. 14-15,
at 7 p.m., and will be held Thursday through Saturday, Nov. 20-22,
also at 7 p.m., in the auditorium. Above are Sadie Paumen as Fairy
Godmother, Katie Twiss as Pinocchio and Jordan Doolittle as Sugar
Plum Fairy. The show is directed by Kay Wilson, with the help of
Dawn Peterson as assistant director, and is choreographed by Alicia
Beste.
49 ........27 ........0.00
41 ........31 ........0.00
37 ........30 ........0.00
30 ........21 ......Trace/
1.2 inches of snow
Temperatures and precipitation compiled by Robert Thurn, Chronicle
weather observer.
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that deadline will be published as space allows.
The McLeod County Chronicle, www.glencoenews.com, Wednesday, November 12, 2014, page 2
Schrupp, Ziemer,
Robeck elected
to Council terms
Happenings
Good Shepherd fall luncheon
Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Glencoe will have
its fall luncheon and bake sale Thursday, Nov. 13, from
11 a.m. to 1 p.m. The menu includes hot turkey sandwiches, potato salad, relishes, chips, dessert and beverages. Take-outs and deliveries are available. The church
is located at 1407 Cedar Ave., Glencoe.
By Alyssa Schauer
Staff Writer
In a five-minute canvassing
board meeting Monday, the
Glencoe City Council approved the results of the Nov.
4 election, and in January,
John Schrupp, Gary Ziemer
and Allen Robeck will begin
their four-year terms to Council.
There was a total of 1,703
votes cast in Glencoe. For
precinct two, Schrupp received 344 votes and 14
write-in votes were collected.
The write-ins for precinct
two included Jon Boesche,
Carmen Kienenberger, Jeff
Scharpe, Jeanette Miller,
Thanksgiving dinner Nov. 27
The annual Glencoe community Thanksgiving dinner
will be held Thursday, Nov. 27, at noon, at First Congregational Church, 1400 N Elliott Ave., Glencoe. This
event is sponsored by area churches. There is no charge;
a free-will offering will support the local food shelf.
RSVP is requested but not required at 320-864-3855 by
Monday, Nov. 24. All are welcome, including families,
seniors and singles.
Auxiliary to meet Nov. 17
The Glencoe American Legion Ladies Auxiliary will
meet Monday, Nov. 17, at 7 p.m., at the Glencoe Fire
Hall. Lunch will be served.
Corrections & Clarifications
Historical program on rail set
The McLeod County Historical Museum will host
“McLeod’s Goods & People Moved by Rail,” presented
by Terry Davis, on Monday, Nov. 17, at 7 p.m., in the
museum’s Educational Media Center. The museum is located at 300 School Road NW, Hutchinson.
Study group to meet Monday
The Glencoe Study Group will meet Monday, Nov. 17,
at 7:30 p.m., at the home of Gloria Kaytor. The program
will be on monarch butterflies and will be presented by
Alexandra Woodmansee.
GHPS meeting set Nov. 18
The Glencoe Historic Preservation Society (GHPS)
will meet Tuesday, Nov. 18, at 6:30 p.m. The board meeting will be at 5:30 p.m. The meetings will be in the Glencoe Historic Room at the Glencoe City Center. Refreshments will be served. Guests are welcome. For more information, call Gloria Hilgers at 320-864-4174.
Bingo to resume in February
Community Bingo at Grand Meadows Senior Living,
1420 Prairie Ave., Glencoe, will resume in February
2015. If you have questions, please call 320-864-5577.
Stewart Legion meetings set
The Stewart American Legion Post 125 and its Auxiliary Unit will meet Monday, Nov. 17, at 7 p.m., at the
Stewart Community Center. Nissy Langenbau will give a
legislative update. The Legion Auxiliary’s 95th birthday
will be celebrated. Please bring items for the food shelf.
Hostesses are Mardette Trettin and Georgia Forcier.
Submitted photo
Tina Bonillo plays the ogre, “Shrek,” in GSL’s fall musical, which opens Thursday evening in the high
school auditorium.
‘Shrek’ Continued from page 1
Marisa Luchsinger, Sierra
Trebesch, Brandi Pikal, Leah
Bettcher and Autumn Lindback, elves;
Megan Jochum, Mackenzie
Kantack, Grace Witte, Ben
Siers, Makayla Ronngrenn,
Molly Green, Haley Lukes
and Bryanna Paul, dwarves;
Marissa Kirchoff, Katie
Twiss, Julia Gomez, Sadie
Paumen, Jordan Doolittle,
Morgan Dahlke, Lili Mallak,
Leah Peterson, Emmi Jerabek, Elise Petersen and Lily
Kirchoff, Duloc dancers.
Members of the ensemble
include: Katy Kunkel, Leah
Peterson, Lili Mallak, Ellie
Forcier,
Emmi Jerabek,
Stephanie Welch, Jenna
Jochum, Autumn Lindback,
Marisa Luchsinger, Brandi
Pikal, Leach Bettcher, Sierra
Trebesch, Quinten Proehl,
Mark Broderius, Noah
Tankersley, Alex Endres and
Jonah Tankersley.
The pit band includes: Kay
Wilson, accompanist; Chandler Swift, keyboard; Holly
Corrick, flute; Alyson Wynn,
clarinet; Becky Peterson,
clarinet and bass clarinet;
Amanda Husted, percussion;
Allie Eischens, perscussion;
Robin Swift, baritone; Taryn
Reichow, saxophone; Brian
Brosz, bass guitar and Noah
Tankersley, electric guitar.
The creative team and crew
include: Alicia Beste, choregrapher; Kyle Beck, light
board operator; Allie Harpel,
sound board operator; Darrin
Emery, Thalia
Otero,
McKenna Amberg and Morgyn Robinson, stage crew;
Kay
Wilson,
set
design/painting; Randy Wilson and Phil Kirchoff, set
construction; Valerie Bonderman, costume tailoring; and
Randy Johnson and Tanya
Reichow, set/costume assistance.
The captains for this year’s
fall musical are Mark
Broderius, Mariah Guldemann-Chiariello and Sadie
Paumen.
The obituary for Betty
Smith in the Nov. 5 edition of
The Chronicle incorrectly
identified one of the pallbearers as Richard Gebhardt. The
pallbearer was, in fact, Russell Gebhardt. The Chronicle
apologizes for the error.
Christmas Project
Every year McLeod County works together with the businesses, churches and other community members, in an effort
to fulfill the wishes of the children in our county who may not
otherwise have the opportunity of receiving Christmas gifts.
If you wish to donate new toys, donations will be accepted
on December 8th, 10th, 12th and 15th from 8 until noon and
December 9th and 11th from 10am until 3pm. The drop off
site this year will be the Trailblazer Transit Building which is
located at 207 West 11th St, Glencoe. If those dates/times
do not work for you please call/e-mail to make other arrangements. We will post a sign with a number to call for someone
to meet you at the drop off location. All monetary donations
should be mailed to: McLeod County Christmas Project, 1805
Ford Ave N, Suite 100, Glencoe, MN 55336.
If you or anyone you know would like to volunteer their
time to help at the site we are in dire need of volunteers.
Volunteer dates and times are listed above.
If you would like to participate or you would like more information contact the Christmas Project Coordinator, Veronica
Coates at (320)864-1316 or veronica.coates@co.mcleod.mn.us.
SL Auxiliary to meet Nov. 17
The Silver Lake American Legion Auxiliary Unit 141
will meet Monday, Nov. 17. Lunch will be served by the
Legion at 6:30 p.m. for the Auxiliary’s 95th birthday,
which is in November.
Stewart Lions fundraisers
The Stewart Lions Club hosts bingo and a meat raffle
each Sunday at Cactus Jack’s II in Stewart. The meat raffle starts at 2 p.m. and bingo starts at 3 p.m.
Seniors club to meet Nov. 13
The Glencoe Senior Citizens Club will meet Thursday,
Nov. 13, at 12:30 p.m., in the Glencoe City Center Senior
Room for socializing and games. The senior citizens club
also will meet Tuesday, Nov. 18, at 12:30 p.m. All senior
citizens are invited to attend. More information can be
obtained by calling 320-864-3799 or 320-510-1551.
Senior dining birthday party
The Silver Lake senior dining site is celebrating November birthdays on Friday, Nov. 14, at the Silver Lake
Auditorium. The menu includes salisbury steak, parslied
whole potatoes, squash, bread, margarine, blushing pears
and low-fat milk. There will be bingo. To order a meal,
call Pearl Branden, site manager, at 320-327-2621 or
320-327-2536.
Ladies salad luncheon set
The women of Grace Bible Church in Silver Lake invite area ladies to the annual fall salad luncheon Saturday, Nov. 15, at 10:30 a.m. The event is free and includes
a variety of delicious salads and a talk by Karen Mitchell,
who will be speaking on her faith story, “Adventure in
Moving,” as well as on how to plan a quiet time and tips
on hospitality. Grace Bible Church is located in Silver
Lake at 300 Cleveland St., next to the city water tower.
Reservations are not required, but are appreciated for
planning purposes. RSVP at 320-327-2352 with name
and message of number attending.
To be included in this column, items for Happenings
must be received in the Chronicle office no later than
5 p.m. on Monday of the week they are to be published. Items received after that will be published elsewhere in the newspaper as space permits. Happenings
in Glencoe, Brownton, Stewart, Plato, New Auburn,
Biscay and Silver Lake take priority over happenings
elsewhere.
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County vote Continued from page 1
were 30 write-in votes.
Sheriff Scott Rehmann was
elected to a third term with
10,776 votes. There were 133
write-ins.
County Attorney Mike
Junge also was re-elected,
earning 10,076 votes. There
were 143 write-ins.
Also on the ballot were two
Soil and Water Conservation
District supervisor seats.
Incumbents ran unopposed.
In District 1, Charles W.
Mathews was re-elected with
10,071 votes. There were 36
write-ins. And District 2 incumbent Roger Schultz was
re-elected with 10,035 votes.
There were 33 write-ins.
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Leader. Forcier defeated fiveterm incumbent Mayor Steve
Cook with 2,197 votes to
Cook’s 1,898, according to
unofficial results.
Building referendum passes
SIBLEY COUNTY — Sibley East Schools’ $43 million
building bond passed 1,6341,538, according to unofficial
election results from Nov. 4.
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Sheriff’s office issues
missing person bulletin
The McLeod County Sheriff's Office has issued a missing person bulletin for Troy
Anthony Hallstrom, 52, who
has been missing since Oct.
4.
His vehicle was found in
Belle Plaine between Oct. 16
and 18, parked in the area of
Walnut Street (Highway 25)
and Forrest Street. A person
matching Hallstrom's description was seen leaving the
vehicle and riding off on a bicycle. Hallstrom often wears
camouflage and hunts in the
river bottom around the Belle
Plaine Area.
Hallstrom may be depressed and suicidal. He is
described as 5-11, 220
pounds, with blue eyes,
brown/gray hair and a medium build.
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The McLeod County
Chronicle strives for accuracy in its reports. If you
find an error, bring it to our
attention. Call 320-8645518 and ask for Lori
Copler, editor.
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Caregiver group to meet
The Glencoe Caregiver Discussion Group will meet
Tuesday, Nov. 25, at 5:45 p.m., at Grand Meadows, 1420
Prairie Ave., Glencoe. The topic is “Giving Thanks in
Everything.” It also is National Caregiver Month. For
more information, contact Jan Novotny, 320-894-0479.
Charles Shamla, Grover, Anthony Butterfield, John
Ehlers, Ryan Lemke, Arnie
Brinkman and Travis Beste.
For precinct three, Gary
Ziemer won with 284 votes;
Marie Thurn received 164
votes and there was one
write-in vote for Gary Ballard.
Allen Robeck won the election for council member atlarge, receiving 237 votes,
while Lori Adamietz received
166. There were a total of
seven write-in votes, including Tom Schatz, Harold Zimbrick, Marie Thurn, Alicia
Beste and John Kratzke.
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build a new elementary
school in Gaylord and add
onto and renovate the high
school in Arlington.
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Glencoe High School class of ’64
treasurer with 198 votes of
200 cast; there were two
write-ins. Bargmann also ran
unopposed.
• Helen Township — A supervisor seat was the only
open position on the ballot,
and incumbent Mark Johnson, running unchallenged,
was re-elected with 303 votes
of 306 votes that were cast.
There were three write-ins.
• Rich Valley Township —
There were two candidates
for the supervisor seat, and
incumbent Donald Lhotka
was re-elected with 180
votes, while challenger Paul
E. Nikkel received 80 votes.
There were no write-ins, and
a total of 268 votes cast for
supervisor.
• Sumter Township — Incumbent Gary Waller, running unopposed, was re-elected supervisor with 160 votes.
There were five write-ins for
a total of 165 votes. Incumbent clerk Janel Zimmerman,
also running unopposed, received all 173 votes cast for
re-election.
• Winsted Township —
Incumbent Supervisor Dale
Guenigsman, running unopposed received 291 votes of
294 cast to be re-elected to
another term. There were
three write-ins. No one filed
for the open town clerk position. There were 46 write-ins.
Gruenhagen, Urdahl
re-elected to House
Both District 18 state representatives were re-elected
to another two-year term in
the Nov. 4 general election.
Glenn Gruenhagen, RGlencoe, the District 18B
representative, was elected to
another term with 8,801
votes, 63.94 percent, over
DFL challenger John Lipke,
Stewart, who earned 4,939
votes, or 35.88 percent.
Dean Urdahl, R-Grove
City, was re-elected with
9,965 votes, 67.72 percent,
over Steven Schiroo, DFLCokato, who garnered 4,808
votes, or 32.43 percent.
District 18B includes all of
Sibley County and most of
Mcleod County, except the
city of Hutchinson west of
Highway 15 and Acoma,
Hutchinson and Lynn townships.
District 18A includes the
city of Hutchinson west of
Highway 15 and Acoma,
Hutchinson and Lynn townships in McLeod County, all
of Meeker County and the
city of Cokato and Cokato
Township in Wright County.
GSL incumbents
are all re-elected
The Glencoe-Silver Lake
School Board’s three incumbents emerged from a field of
five candidates to retain their
seats for another four years.
According to the Minnesota Secretary of State website,
incumbent Jason Lindeman
of Brownton earned the most
votes with 2,319, followed by
Clark J. Christianson of
Glencoe with 2,208 votes and
Anne Twiss, also of Glencoe,
with 1,909.
Pat Fogarty of Silver Lake,
currently a Silver Lake City
Council member, finished in
a close fourth with 1,895
votes, 14 votes behind Twiss.
Former School Board member Gary Schreifels of Glencoe earned 1,298 votes.
There were 55 write-in
votes cast.
Glencoe Police
TUESDAY, NOV. 4
10:55 a.m. — Officers responded to an accident on Hennepin Avenue N.
12:06 p.m. — A vehicle hit a
tire while after crossing the railroad tracks on Greeley Avenue.
There was minor damage to a
plastic piece under the front
bumper.
12:24 p.m. — A blue Terra
Runner bike was found on 13th
Street E.
1:34 p.m. — Officers and the
Glencoe Fire Department responded to a gas leak on 14th
Street W.
11:57 p.m. — Officers and the
fire department responded to a
car wash on 11th Street E. There
was an issue with a boiler.
WEDNESDAY, NOV. 5
1:57 a.m. — An officer moved
items from the roadway onto the
shoulder in the area of Highway
212 and Morningside Dr.
9:26 a.m. — Blight issues on
Ninth Street E were documented.
11:21 p.m. — A driver was
cited for speed at a traffic stop on
Highway 212 between Morningside Drive and Chandler Avenue.
THURSDAY, NOV. 6
8:25 a.m. — An officer investigated a possible fire on Ninth
Street E. It turned out to be
smoke from a blacktop plant.
6:01 p.m. — A medical emergency was reported on Prairie Avenue. A woman was taken by ambulance to the hospital.
6:44 p.m. — An officer assisted
at the Law Enforcement Center
with a person who wanted to turn
himself in on a warrant.
9:16 p.m. — An officer dispatched an injured deer and issued a seizure tag.
FRIDAY, NOV. 7
3:39 p.m. — A gas line was hit
at the Glencoe City Center. The
fire department took care of the
leak.
4:58 p.m. — Drug activity was
reported on Desoto Avenue N.
5:54 p.m. — A minor fenderbender accident was reported in
a parking lot on 10th Street E.
SATURDAY, NOV. 8
1:03 a.m. — Glencoe police officers and McLeod County sheriff’s deputies, as well as the Glencoe Ambulance, responded to an
assault at the Happy Hour on
11th Street E.
4:40 a.m. — A dumpster fire
was reported on the north side of
some apartments in the area of
10th Street E and Russell Avenue
N. The fire department put the fire
out.
8:56 a.m. — An officer took a
harassment report on Newton Avenue N.
5:11 p.m. — A theft was reported on Chandler Avenue N.
6:32 p.m. — A minor fenderbender was reported in the Family Dollar parking lot on 10th
Street E.
9:44 p.m. — A driver was arrested for fourth-degree DWI in
the area of Ford Avenue N and
10th Street E.
SUNDAY, NOV. 9
Officers began issuing winter
parking violation citations. Eighteen were issued on Sunday.
10:04 a.m. — A medical emergency was reported on 16th
Street. A female was taken to the
hospital by ambulance after
falling and injuring her leg.
2:29 p.m. — A female was
checking her radiator when hot
antifreeze came out and burned
her. Also responding was the
Glencoe Ambulance. The incident
occurred on 10th Street.
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By Lori Copler
Editor
Seven of McLeod County’s
14 townships held their annual elections in conjunction
with the Nov. 4 general election. All had open supervisor
seats on the ballots, while
others also had either treasurer or clerk positions open.
Results included:
• Acoma Township —
Four candidates vied for the
open supervisor seat, and incumbent Lynn Splittgerber
was re-elected with 215 votes
of the 476 that were cast. Dan
Murphy garnered 119 votes;
Tom S, 83; and Robert Cole,
54. There were five write-ins.
Gary Graham was re-elected
treasurer with 461 votes of
463 that were cast. There
were two write-ins.
• Bergen Township — Incumbent Francis Burch was
re-elected to his supervisor
seat with 165 votes, while
challenger Harlan Mathews
earned 146 votes. There was
one write-in, and a total of
312 votes cast. Angela Leverich was re-elected treasurer
with 260 votes of 262 cast.
There were two write-ins.
• Glencoe Township — Incumbent Supervisor Duane
Haag ran unopposed and was
re-elected with 190 votes.
There were three write-ins for
a total of 193 votes. Bruce
Bargmann was re-elected
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She also was asked if the
county would be duplicating
state statutes regarding e-cigarettes by incorporating them
into its tobacco ordinance.
Simmons said that while
state statutes regarding e-cigarettes are the same as for
regular cigarettes, there are
some holes.
For example, the use of ecigarettes is not banned in
most public places.
“Right now, they are
banned in government buildings, K-12 schools, MNSCU
buildings (the state college
system), hospitals and clinics,” said Simmons. Unlike
regular cigarettes, they are
not banned in restaurants,
bars and workplaces.
State statute requires e-cigarettes, like regular cigarettes,
to be kept behind the counter
by vendors.
Other ways to strengthen
local ordinances are to ban
flavored e-cigarettes (regular
cigarettes cannot have flavors), increase the age of sellers to 18, just like alcohol,
and establish setbacks from
youth facilities, such as
schools, for vendors, Simmons said.
Nowak also said the
planned revision to the ordinance will address a concern
that Shimanski had raised in
October: if regulating nicotine devices would apply to
cessation devices, such as
nicotine gum and patches.
The County Board plans to
consider some of the proposed changes at its Nov. 17
meeting. It will then need to
have another public hearing
before it adopts the changes.
City has administrator candidate
HUTCHINSON — Current
Sibley County Administrator
Matt Jaunich has been offered
the position of city administrator for Hutchinson, according to the Hutchinson Leader.
Jaunich was an intern for the
Hutchinson Economic Devel-
opment Authority 12 years
ago. Jaunich also served as
the city administrator in Hector for five years, and then at
Arlington for five years before accepting the Sibley
County position.
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1209 6th St., Howard Lake
Legion Post 145
Come & Meet the NEW
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Every SUNDAY Join us for BRUNCH, 10 am-1 pm
Much to choose from – breakfast & lunch items
$12.75 adults; $7.95 age 5-12 yrs.; 4 & Under FREE
Build-Your-Own Bloody Mary Bar, 10 am-1 pm
Stay for the Football Game at Noon
BINGO starting at 1:30 pm
Boneless Wings .50¢ each
during the Football Games
Fri., Nov. 14 – Swinging Country
w/Phyllis Hummel, 7-11 pm
Sat., Nov. 15 – Platinum Entertainment
DJ/Karaoke, 8 pm-12 am
Fri., Nov. 21 – Kevin Lang &
Mississippi Drifters, 7-11 pm
Sat., Nov. 22 – Comedian Scott Hanson,
“As Seen on HBO – Showtime – A&E”
7:30 pm, Tickets $20
Please bring unwrapped toys for troops.
Wed., Nov. 26 – Day before Thanksgiving Bash
Total Country Band, 9 pm-1 am
Fri., Nov. 28 –The Scene
DJ/Karaoke, 8 pm-12 am
Sat., Nov. 29 – Knight Moves with Chris
DJ/Karaoke, 8 pm-12 am
Tues., Nov. 11 – FREE Spaghetti Meal for Veterans, 5-9 pm
Show your military I.D. for FREE Spaghetti w/Salad Bar.
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township offices
~ CREDIT CARDS ACCEPTED ~
mann Fahey, Mary Kay Harpel Engelmann, Sue Rannow
Schiefert, Roger Schuetz, Steve Grenke, Gerry Block,
Bernie Bullert, Dale McNellis, Sarah Truesdale Hartmann
and Janice Chastek Byrd; third row, Mavis Steinborn
Grussing, Arnold Brelje, Ruth Gores Smoldt, Louie
Graupmann, Bob Kaytor, Gerry Graupmann, Francis
Rowe, Ted Schugg, Ed Schugg, Sandy Stuewe Warford,
Jan Metag Kroeger and Judy Neubarth Haag; fourth row,
Charlie Czycalla, Jim Roth, Leon Pessina, Alan Mielke,
Tim Pinske, Duane Flemming, Tom Rannow, Rich Larson, Larry Litzau, Sharon Sell Czycalla and Larry Ortloff;
and, back row, Mike Detroy, Rich Cohrs, Ron VonBerge,
Don Schmidt, Gale Kottke, Randall Thalmann, Dennis
Christensen, Duane Flemming, Dennis Dummer, Roger
Handrich, Lon Roach, Jim Lilienthal, Russ Schmidt and
Gerry Boesche.
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The 1964 class of Glencoe High School held its 50-year
class reunion Sunday, Sept. 21, at the Glencoe City Center (old high school). The attendees enjoyed the music of
“10th Street Jazz,” a tour of the old high school, and a
buffet dinner. There were 63 class members present of
the 111 graduates; 25 members are deceased. The reunion committee consisted of Sharon and Charlie Cyzcalla, Norma Domras, Ardeen and Louie Graupmann,
Sue Hansen, Lon Roach, Kathy Schuetz, Marlys Thomas
and Randall Thalmann. Pictured are, front row from left,
Lloyd Graupmann, Geraldine Bergs Pomplun, Barb Voss
Lieberg, LaRoyce Howe Kranz, Barb Boltmann Ekstrand,
Phyllis Augustine Leonard, Norma Bullert Domras, Kathy
Ruschmeier Schuetz, Marlys Oelfke Thomas, Lois Belter
Teply, Sue Droege Hansen, Judy McCoy Krohn, Kathy
Knacke Ringo and Betty Schroeder; second row, Marlys
Donnay Pinske, Ardeen Mehlop Graupmann, Lois Graup-
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The McLeod County Chronicle, Wednesday, November 12, 2014, page 4
Veterans Day:
Time to honor our finest
Our view: Our service people should
be thanked every day of the year
T
uesday — Veterans Day —
arrived on the blustery
heels of winter’s first major
storm.
Most of us woke up more focused
on clearing our driveways, late
school starts and navigating treacherous roads on our morning commutes than on taking time to honor
and thank our nation’s veterans.
It is far easier to think of veterans’
service when we see American flags
snapping in a brisk, cool breeze with
a blazing blue autumn sky as a backdrop.
But perhaps Tuesday’s blustery,
cold weather is appropriate for Veterans Day, that day when we remember those who endured the worst of
weather conditions — sleeping in
rain-drenched trenches, slogging
through snowy forests, enduring the
heat, humidity and insects of jungles
— all the while trying to stay alive
as they defended our country and its
freedom.
We set aside two days a year to
honor our service people: Memorial
Day, when we honor those who gave
the ultimate sacrifice, their lives; and
Veterans Day, when we honor those
who returned home from service.
Some returned home wounded,
physically, emotionally and psychologically, and their experiences will
mark them for the remainders of
their lives. They, too, have sacrificed
much for our country.
These are the people who left behind families, friends, communities
— all that was most precious to
them — in defense of our country,
with no guarantee that they would
someday return to their everyday
lives.
As we attended Veterans Day programs, we were heartened as we saw
children high-five veterans and others shake veterans’ hands as we honored them for their service. It is a far
different world than the Vietnam era,
when soldiers were looked upon by
many with scorn and were detested
for their participation in an unpopular war. Fortunately, we no longer
hold our soldiers and sailors responsible for what may be the misguided
intentions of our politicians.
Some will say The Chronicle is a
day late in lauding our service people. It’s true; while this editorial was
written on Veterans Day, many will
not read it until the day after, or even
several days after.
But that’s OK. Really, we should
not reserve our esteem, respect and
pride for our service people to just
one or two days a year. It should be
every day.
Many will say that the veterans of
World War II were our “greatest
generation.” And considering the
scope and impact of that war, that is
very true. But every veteran is the
greatest of his or her generation, and
should be honored accordingly.
So, the next time you encounter a
veteran, a reservist or an active military person, please express your
gratitude. Nobody deserves it more.
— L.C.
Letter to the Editor
Politics as usual, not as designed
To the Editor:
This year’s political nonsense is
another wake-up call for citizens.
We all shake our heads in disgust as
all we hear is how bad “the other
guy” is for us. No one even bothers
to run on a “platform” anymore.
None of them even claim to be a
representative for “we the people.”
Am I the only one who wonders
how we lost control of our own government? How and when did this
happen — that it has gone so far and
gotten so far out of control? We the
people talk to each other and can see
the majority is all on the same track,
but nothing comes of it because we
are no longer represented.
Once elected, it seems these
politicians feel they are on their own
and are only concerned about their
own opinions and welfare, and their
party’s welfare.
Their personal opinions and ambitions are not what we put them in of-
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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
Should the NFL reinstate Minnesota Vikings’ running back
Adrian Peterson now that the legal process is complete?
1) Yes.
2) Yes, but he should still be punished by the league.
3) No, he should never play again.
Results for most recent question:
Some groups are pressuring the Washington Redskins
to change their name. Should they?
1) Yes, “Redskins” is derogative — 26%
2) No, it’s a time-honored team and tradition — 59%
3) It’s immaterial to me — 14%
76 votes. New question runs Nov. 12-18.
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Here’s to my veteran hero — my Dad
I remember looking over my
mother’s shoulder one evening —
this was way back in the early 1970s
— as she was writing a letter.
“My Darling,” it started. She was
writing to my dad, and it was the
first time I had any indication that
my parents had a relationship that
didn’t include their children.
That was as far as I read. I felt like
I was prying into something private
that I had no business being involved in.
My father was a Navy careerist.
He spent over 20 years in the Navy,
retiring in 1973. He served during
the Korean and Vietnam wars on aircraft carriers. In times of peace, he
also served on ships and on military
bases in the Supply Corps.
When he was away at sea —
which could be for as short of time
as a couple of weeks to as long as a
year — my mother wrote to him
faithfully every night after supper,
and he wrote to her faithfully every
day.
This was in the days before Skype
and e-mail and when a domestic
long distance phone call, much less
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an overseas call, cost a king’s ransom. Overseas mail service was
slow, and sometimes days or even
weeks would go by before we got
mail, and his letters would arrive in
a bundle of airmail envelopes.
Most of my perspective of military life comes from being the child
of a Navy officer.
My father rarely talked of his experiences in the service. In fact, the
only story he ever related to me was
about when he heard about my birth.
He was on an aircraft carrier in the
Mediterranean at the time, and my
small-town, shy mother was preg-
nant back in Virginia. Her own
mother came to stay with her to help
with my older sister and household
chores during the final couple of
weeks of Mom’s pregnancy.
In September of that year, Hurricane Rebecca hit the east coast, and
my mother claims that the change in
atmospheric pressure sent every
pregnant woman on the eastern
seaboard into labor. For a time, there
was speculation that I would be born
in the hallway of an overcrowded
maternity ward.
My father, upon receiving the
telegram announcing my birth,
danced around the flight deck and
“whooped and hollered” until his
shipmates thought he had lost his
mind. They shared in his joy, however, as he began passing around cigars and sharing the news.
My mother never talked about
Dad’s service much, either, although
several years ago, she did tell us
about a day on that Virginia naval
base when sirens sounded, and every
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Garth Brooks: childhood dream fulfilled
Over the weekend, I lost my
voice, strained nearly every muscle
in my body, and overall felt exhausted, like I had been hit by a large
dump truck filled with one ton of
snow.
But it was my own fault as I
stayed out much too late Thursday
night in Minneapolis, fulfilling my
’90s childhood dream and seeing
GARTH.
Yes, I was one of the very lucky
thousands who got tickets to see
Garth Brooks live in concert at the
Target Center, and Thursday afternoon, my friends, Brittany and
Jason, and I, headed east to see our
country idol.
I’m not a huge fan of country
music, but anything generated in the
1990s is in my music library. Martina McBride, Brooks and Dunn, Alabama, Deana Carter, George Strait,
and especially Garth.
’90s country is what I grew up
with and on Thursday night during
Garth’s concert, it was as if I spent
three hours of my life down memory
lane, riding the school bus with Dad,
singing along with Mom in the car,
and dancing with my brothers in the
living room to “Standing Outside the
Fire.”
My parents loved Garth. They
owned all of his albums, which were
always in rotation in our five-disc
CD player at home. While he
worked in his shop, my Dad would
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Letters
The McLeod County Chronicle welcomes letters from readers expressing their opinions. All letters,
however, must be signed. Private
thanks, solicitations and potentially
libelous letters will not be published. We reserve the right to edit
any letter.
A guest column is also available to
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sing “Papa Loved Mama” or “Two
of a Kind, Workin’ on a Full House.”
And I can still hear his voice
wafting down the hallway as he sang
his rendition of “The Dance” in the
shower.
I remember when Mom and Dad
went to see Trisha Yearwood and
Garth in concert in 1998. Mom’s
hair was as big as Trisha’s and Dad
wore his suede black cowboy hat
and black button up shirt. He looked
exactly like Garth and ever since,
I’ve associated Garth with my Dad.
On our way to Garth’s opening
concert Thursday, I told my friend
Brittany Garth was like a dad to me,
and she said, “I’m pretty sure if
Garth was your dad, we’d have front
row tickets.”
Nonetheless, our tickets in Section
230 paid off. We were in the second
row of the section, and lucky for us,
Ethics
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the news in a fair and accurate manner. We appreciate errors being
brought to our attention. Please
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the first row in front of us decided to
sit for the entire show, so we could
see the speck that was Garth run
around the stage and rev up the
crowd.
Brittany and I danced and loudly
(obnoxiously) sang along to every
one of Garth’s songs. It was like I
was a kid again, screaming, “Woo
Garth!” and dancing to “Rodeo” and
“That Summer.”
We swayed to “Unanswered
Prayers” and “The River,” and lost
our voices screaming and cheering
like little girls.
I was in heaven, and countless
times looked over at Brittany in disbelief and said, “OH MY GOSH
IT’S GARTH.”
At the end of the show, after
singing “Friends in Low Places” and
“The Dance,” Garth looked around
the Target Center and thanked the
18,000 fans in attendance.
He turned behind the stage and
said “Thank you” to the group of
people under the lights. He pointed
to the fans on the side dancing
throughout the show and thanked
them for their love.
Then he turned in our direction
and said, “And to the two girls in
Section 230 who have not stopped
dancing this entire show. I see you!
Thank you!”
Press Freedom
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the U.S. Constitution:
“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or the press…”
Ben Franklin wrote in the Pennsylvania Gazette in 1731: “If printers
were determined not to print anything till they were sure it would
offend nobody there would be very
little printed.”
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Concerns raised about county’s
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Helen Baker book fair fun
fair was open to the public. Students
also had the opportunity to attend book
readings and “clown around” in picture
booths. Above is Guillermo Avila, a first
grader in Becky Schwartz’s class.
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seaman grabbed a pre-packed
duffel bag and waited outside
quarters until they were
picked up by troop-bearing
trucks.
Their wives and children,
meanwhile, watched in frightened silence from front steps
and yards as their husbands
and fathers were spirited
away.
It wasn’t until days later
that the families learned that
the men had been summoned
for the Bay of Pigs invasion
in Cuba, ordered by President
John F. Kennedy.
My dad was careful to separate his military life from his
family life. When he was stationed on bases, he would
come home in the evening,
shed his uniform for casual
pants and a T-shirt or sweatshirt, and sit down to dinner.
After supper, he’d wrestle
with his kids on the living
floor, play ping pong with us
or help us with homework
until bedtime.
But I did have glimpses of
his Navy life. I remember
well how proud I was when
he donned his dress whites,
complete with braids, medals,
insignia and a sword, for inspection. Or how enlisted
men would pause and salute
my father as we walked
around the base.
And I can remember how
we paused and stood at attention each evening as “Taps”
was played over the base’s
public address, signaling the
end of the day.
And I remember well
standing on navy piers, either
waving my father off on another cruise, or scanning
crowds of returning sailors
and officers for his familiar
face.
My father retired from the
Navy in 1973 at the age of
42, and my parents moved to
Minnesota to be closer to
family. He began work in the
private sector, and our lives
became that of most people
with permanent homes, 8 to 5
jobs and evening activities.
In 1979, he was diagnosed
with leukemia, and spent
most of the next several
months as a patient at St.
Mary’s Hospital in Rochester.
He lost his hair to chemo
and his once-athletic body became wasted and withered.
As the end neared, he spent
more and more time staring at
the ceiling or the walls, and
less time focused on his family.
One day, I stood in the hallway as a nurse changed his
bedding. On her way out, she
stopped near me and offered
me some insight:
“I know you’re losing your
dad, and that’s really hard,”
she said. “But he is losing
everything he loves, and he is
grieving, too.”
And I’m sure that as he lay
there, he was thinking that
once again, he was leaving
my mother behind with three
children to raise. And this
time, he wouldn’t be able to
offer her encouragement and
love in daily letters. This
time, he wouldn’t be coming
home.
He died a week after Veterans Day that year, and a
snowstorm followed shortly
after, very similar to the one
that hit Minnesota on Monday.
Memories of his funeral
have blurred in the years
since, but one moment stands
out crisp and clear: a military
honor guard folding the flag
that covered his coffin and
handing it to my mother. To
this day, I cannot look at any
flag-draped coffin without
tears coming to my eyes.
For those of us who believe
in an afterlife, we know that
my Dad’s final voyage really
wasn’t final. Thirty-five years
after his death, he still appears in my dreams, not in the
wasted body that marked the
end of his days, but in a crisp,
summer-tan uniform, his blue
eyes sparkling in his suntanned face.
So thanks, Dad, for your
dedicated years to the Navy
and for your dedication to
your family. You will always
be my hero.
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cheering and dancing.
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my vocal chords feel as if
they have been shredded and
my knees haven’t quite recovered from jumping up and
down, it was an incredible
moment that I’ll never forget.
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the opinion of the majority of
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scanned the crowd around me
to make sure he wasn’t talking about somebody else.
I looked to my right and
saw a family seated next to us
and behind me, I spotted a
big group of guys and girls
year when the county replaced its sign truck.
• Approved a quote of
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tuck point the Health and
Human Services Building.
The ACME quote was the
lowest of three received.
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McLeod County’s first try
at a prime-and-seal road project may need some fixing up,
the County Board heard at its
Nov. 4 meeting.
The county used funds
generated by its wheelage tax
to use the prime-and-seal
method to provide a blacktop-like surface on Tagus Avenue, west of Lake Marion.
Pete Maiers, chairman of
the Collins Township Board
of Supervisors, said residents
were disappointed with the
results.
Maiers said he rode with
the construction crew during
the application, and the result
was an inconsistent surface
with ruts.
Maiers said one problem
was that trucks would park
on the shoulder and the
packed surface “would just
sink away.”
He also said that he felt
that the surface prep work
compacted the dirt and gravel
too much, so that the oil didn’t penetrate deeply enough.
Highway Engineer John
Brunkhorst said it was the
county’s first attempt at the
process, and it also was the
contractor’s first experience
with it.
Commissioner Sheldon
Nies said the county definitely needs to look at the product and try to provide a fix in
the spring.
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County Board:
• Sold the highway department’s old sign trailer to the
city of Hutchinson for $800.
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Brownton City Council orders
preliminary report on improvements
By Lori Copler
Editor
The Brownton City Council agreed to spend up to
$48,000 with Short Elliot
Hendrickson (SEH) Inc., its
engineering firm, to develop
a preliminary engineering report on proposed infrastructure improvements.
Dan Ehrke of SEH told the
City Council at its Nov. 5
meeting that the preliminary
engineering report is needed
as the city begins applications
for funding from the United
States Department of Agriculture’s Rural Development
program.
Ehrke said the Rural Development program could
provide up to 40 percent in
grant funding for needed improvements. The rest of the
improvements will be paid
for with low-interest loans
that will be repaid with general obligation bonds, assessments and other funding
sources.
The City Council has not
determined to what extent it
will make infrastructure re-
pairs, but hopes to have a
program in place by 2016,
when some of its current
bond issues will be paid off.
Ehrke said the preliminary
engineering report will provide the City Council with information from which it can
determine the final scope of
the project.
Ehrke also said the engineering costs will be reimbursable expenses through financing received from the
Rural Development program.
In other business, the City
Council:
• Adopted a new protocol
for when and how people
may address the City Council
at its meetings.
City Clerk Ella Kruse said
the new policy will hopefully
eliminate side conversations
between attendees and city
employees, as well as keep
conversations civil when attendees address the City
Council.
• Officially accepted the
resignation of Public Works
Director Mark Streich, whose
last on-duty day will be Nov.
Brownton City Council
amends snowbird rules
By Lori Copler
Editor
The Brownton City
Council voted to change
its snowbird ordinance at
its Wednesday, Nov. 5,
meeting.
The changes to the ordinance will create a noparking period on city
streets from 2 a.m. to 6
a.m. between Nov. 1 and
April 1.
The current ordinance
prohibits parking on city
streets during snow removal events, with a
plowable snowfall defined
as two or more inches of
snow. If a snowplow has
to go around a vehicle
parked on a city street,
that vehicle is photographed and given a
ticket, said Police Chief
Ken Bauer.
Council Member Norm
Schwarze said that changing the ordinance will
eliminate questions as to
what is a plowable snow-
fall.
“This way, everyone
knows what the rule is,”
said Schwarze.
There was some question as to whether everyone has off-street parking
available. Council Member Brian Dressel said that
those who have more vehicles than will fit in a
driveway or garage can
clear a space on their yard
to park.
“It won’t hurt the lawn
any,” said Dressel.
Dressel also said that he
doesn’t like the idea of not
being able to park on the
street when there is no
snow removal, but agreed
that the proposed change
would make the ordinance
clearer.
“Sometimes, you have
to use a little common
sense,” said Council
Member Chuck Warner
about ticketing cars when
there is no snow emergency.
12. Streich will use accrued
compensation time and unused vacation time to stay in
the city’s employment until
Dec. 17, during which time
he also will help in the transition to a new employee and
assist with required water and
wastewater reports.
• Tabled a lease agreement
with Lutheran Social Services
for the community center as a
senior nutrition site. Lutheran
Social Services has indicated
that it would like a reduced
rent on the building, lower
than what it has paid in the
past.
• Tabled until its Nov. 20
special meeting a discussion
on possibly increasing wages
for public works employee
Chad Draeger during the
transition between Streich’s
leaving and hiring a new employee. The City Council also
will review applications for
Streich’s replacement at the
special meeting.
• Approved a one-day beer
license for the Brownton
American Legion for its poultry party on Nov. 21.
7th-grade students of the month
The October students of the month in
seventh grade at Glencoe-Silver Lake
Lincoln Junior High School include, in
the front, from left, Rylan Rosenlund,
English; Maddie Emery, agricultural/in-
dustrial technology; and Katie Nowak,
geography. In the back are Will Higgins, science; Riley Ruzicka, pre-algebra; Mason Husted, music; and Morgan
Verdeck, physical education.
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Shopko Hometown of
Glencoe is unveiling some
changes, including a renovation and expansion of its grocery department, with the addition of fresh produce, to
better meet the needs of its
customers.
“These changes are in reseponse to feedback from our
customers as part of our effort to ensure we are listening to them so we can best
serve their grocery needs,”
said Tom Abbott, senior vice
president of the Hometown
stores.
Shopko Hometown now
offers 850 additional grocery
items including dairy, snacks,
cookies, baking products,
canned goods, frozen foods
and beverages. The expanded
Hometown pantry will also
offer fresh produce, bread,
milk, eggs and Hispanic offerings.
For more information, visit
www.shopko.com.
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5th-grade Panther Paws
During the October all-school meeting
last Thursday morning at Glencoe-Silver Lake Lakeside Elementary School,
Panther Paw award winners were announced for each grade. Recipients for
fifth grade include, in the front, from
left to right, Malayna Graf, Riley Butch-
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er, Brent Lipke, Jackson Stifter, Carter
Ruschmeier and Maddy Manteuffel. In
the back are Nathan Stoltenburg, Tatjanna Pedersen, Malayh Metcalf, Porter
Mikolichek, Moses Medina, Alberto
Otero and Jasmine Chavarria.
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8th-grade students of the month
The October eighth-grade students of
the month at Glencoe-Silver Lake Lincoln Junior High School include, in the
front, from left, Haley Lukes, English;
John Ingeman, choir; Nathan Litzau, al-
Gerry’s Vision
Shoppe
renovating its
building
Gerry’s Vision Shoppe, located at 1234 Greeley Ave.,
Glencoe, is upgrading with
new “Visions” for the future.
The first visible sign of the
Greeley block upgrade is
near completion with the historical restoration of Gerry’s
south-facing wall.
“When the building next to
us was torn down to make
room for the patio area of the
adjacent new Main Street
Sports Bar Restaurant, we
discovered that this crumbling structure had done
some serious damage to our
building and roof,” said
Heidi Klockmann, owner of
Gerry’s.
“Chaplin Masonry scoured
the countryside to find just
the right recycled brick to
match the historical era of
the building. They have done
an incredible job bringing
this old building to life
again,” Klockmann said.
“Now that the outside is
completed,” said Klockmann,
“we can do a little update on
the inside. Stop on in and see
the before, so you can appreciate the after.”
Gerry’s Vision Shoppe,
Inc., is locally owned by
Marty and Heidi Klockmann.
Heidi Klockmann and Jane
Duesterhoeft are in the office
every day to meet the community’s needs.
gebra; and Caleb Correll, history. In the
back are Adrian Trevino, physical education; Chelsea Bandas, science;
Maren Warner, band; and Troy Lueck,
math.
Thurs., Nov. 13 — AA Group mtg. next to Post Office in Stewart, 8 p.m., call 320-212-5290 for info.
Sun., Nov. 16 — Stewart Lions Club meat raffle at
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Mon., Nov. 17 — Tops Weigh-In mtg., 5-5:30 p.m.;
Brownton Senior Citizens Club, Brownton Community Center, 1 p.m.; Brownton Lions; Stewart American
Legion Post 125 & Auxiliary mtg., Stewart Community Center, 7 p.m.; McLeod County Historial Museum
hosting “McLeod’s Goods & People Moved by Rail,”
300 School Road NW, Hutchinson, 7 p.m.
Tues., Nov. 18— Narcotics Anonymous, Brownton
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The McLeod County Chronicle, www.glencoenews.com, Wednesday, November 12, 2014, page 7
By Alyssa Schauer
Staff Writer
The Silver Lake City Council met in a brief, five-minute
meeting Monday night to
canvass the votes from the
Nov. 4 election.
Of the 450 voters registered
in Silver Lake, 243 ballots
were cast.
Bruce Bebo received 202
votes for mayor and there
were 13 write-in votes, including Mercedes Nowak,
Ken Merrill, Josh Mason,
Keri Mills, Tim Grenke,
Barry Kratzke, Eric Nelson,
Jen
Venier,
James
Lewandowski and Daryl
Luthens.
No one filed for either of
the two open four-year councilor terms, but a total of 127
write-ins were cast.
Josh Mason and Ken Merrill topped the write-ins for
councilor. Mason had 16
votes and Merrill had 12.
The Council will approach
Mason and Merrill about filling the open council seats. If
neither are interested, Bebo
will have to appoint individuals in January.
Silver Lake City Council
Regular Meeting
Monday, Oct. 20, 2014
6:30 p.m.
Agenda
**In accordance with Minnesota law, a portion of this
meeting will be closed to conduct an employee performance appraisal**
Call to order:
Approve agenda.
Consent agenda:
1. Approve minutes of the Oct. 20 regular meeting.
2. Approve payroll Nos. 22, 23, October ambulance and
annual fire department payroll.
3. Approve claims for payment.
Old business:
1. Continuation of public hearing regarding a petition to
vacate the alley located between Nome and Oliver avenues north of Center Street.
2. Review compensation plan for 2015.
3. Proposed rental ordinance.
New business:
1. Application to renew club license for American Legion
Post 141.
2. Application to renew wine on-sale and strong beer license for BFK management (Molly’s Cafe).
3. Application for Municipal Liquor Store (MLS) on/offsale liquor license.
4. Contract with Lutheran Social Service to provide a
senior dining site at the Silver Lake Auditorium.
Department business:
1. Liquor Store.
2. Public Safety.
3. Public Works.
4. Community Development.
5. Administration: annual performance review for city
clerk/treasurer.
Open discussion:
Weather Corner
By Jake Yurek
I’ve got good news and bad news this week.
The good news is most of McLeod County escaped the
brunt of Monday’s snowstorm, keeping the highest totals
just to our north, as close as the Dassel-Cokato area. The
storm is just getting fired up as I write this, so it’s looking like the winners of the snow contest should fall
somewhere between Dassel and Little Falls and east toward Wisconsin.
The bad news, however, is that a very strong surge of
cold air will dominate through the weekend, keeping
highs as much as 20 degrees below normal. Average
highs this time of year should be in the 40-degree neighborhood, and toward the end of the week we might have
a tough time seeing 20 degrees. This early push of winter
is being forced on us by a huge storm near Alaska, which
is pumping the coldest air in Canada towards us.
After the early-week excitement we should calm down
and see little in the form of snow with only passing flurries forecast here and there. Highs Saturday might climb
into the 20s, but another reinforcing shot of cold air will
slide through Sunday into early next week again, knocking highs down into the teens. The cold air looks to linger
through a decent chunk of next week, so hopefully the
pattern can break and we can get some more normal temperatures back in here after that.
Have a great week, all; bundle up!
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Wednesday night — Lows 8-14; flurries.
Thursday — Highs 18-24, lows -2 to 4; partly
cloudy/flurries.
Friday — Highs 15-21, lows 0-6; mostly clear.
Saturday — Highs 19-26, lows -3 to 3; partly cloudy.
Sunday — Highs 14-20; mostly clear.
Weather Quiz: How much snow do we see on average
per month during the winter months?
Answer to last week’s question (What’s the difference
between me saying showers or just rain/snow in forecasts; what’s the difference between partly cloudy and
cloudy?): In my forecasts, showers — whether it be rain
or snow — means there’s a slight chance of passing
showers (typically trace to a tenth of an inch). Rain or
snow alone would be a good chance of a decent amount
of rain or snow. Monday, I would have forecasted snow.
Partly cloudy means intermittent clouds, but not all day;
cloudy typically means cloud cover will win out for most
of the day. The only difference between mostly clear and
clear is mostly clear means we might have a few clouds
here and there.
Posusta family
welcomes son
Molly and Brent Posusta of
Silver Lake announce the
birth of their son, Max Anthony, on Tuesday, Oct. 28,
2014, at Glencoe Regional
Health Services. Max
weighed 8 pounds, 10 ounces,
and was 201⁄2 inches in length.
He is welcomed home by big
sister Kinley. Grandparents
are Ron and Brenda Posusta
of Silver Lake and Barb and
Larry Hansen of Jackson.
Daughter born
to Miller family 3rd-grade Panther Paws
Tom and Ashley Miller of
Silver Lake announce the
birth of their daughter, Avery
Sue, on Monday, Oct. 27,
2014, at Hutchinson Health.
Avery weighed 8 pounds, 9
ounces, and was 19 inches
long. She is welcomed home
by big brother Zachary.
Grandparents are Lester and
Zana Miller of Hutchinson,
Scott and Kari Graupmann of
Plato, and Ed and Cindy Patnaude of Glencoe.
During the October all-school meeting
last Thursday morning at Glencoe-Silver Lake Lakeside Elementary School,
Panther Paw award winners were announced for each grade. Recipients for
third grade include, in the front, from
left to right, Grace Schiroo, Marissa
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Brinkmann, Daylee Platt, Caden Neid,
Jaeleigh Fern, Addison Graupmann
and Tanner Rosenlund. In the back are
Joe Mattson, Zach Templin, Sisaro
Stately, Claire Cerdec, Luis Villareal,
Blake Kaczmarek and Natalie Davis.
Missing was Wyatt Follestad.
Schuft named
committee
president
Jordan Schuft, a junior accounting and finance major
from Glencoe, is the president
of the Student Activity Fee
Allocation
Committee
(SAFAC) at Southwest Minnesota State University for
the 2014-15 academic year.
Schuft is the son of Gaylen
and Shari Schuft of Glencoe.
SAFAC is nine voting SMSU
student members as appointed
by the student association
senate, with up to three alternates.
SAFAC is charged with reporting student activity fee allocations to the student senate
anually and then submitting
the recommendations of
SAFAC and student association senate to the university
president, as well as submitting its allocation report to the
student senate by May 1 of
the fiscal year.
Agricultural
property
taxes due
by Nov. 17
McLeod County AuditorTreasurer Cindy Schultz reminds taxpayers that the second half of property tax for
agricultural properties is due
Nov. 15. With Nov. 15 falling
on a Saturday, tax payments
will be accepted Monday,
Nov. 17, without penalty.
Payments are accepted by
mail, in person at the
McLeod County North Complex building 2391 Hennepin
Ave. N, Glencoe, from 8 a.m.
to 4:30 p.m., or there is a
convenient payment drop
box located just outside of
the building.
If you are interested in
paying by credit card or echeck, visit the county website: www.co.mcleod.mn.us.
There is a fee involved for
paying your property tax by
this method.
If mailing, please return
your statement stub with
your payment to insure proper credit.
Postmarks are due on or
before Nov. 17. Postmarks
after Nov. 17 will be assessed a penalty. Minnesota
statutes direct that the auditor-treasurer must go by the
postmark for 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.
Chronicle photo by Alyssa Schauer
4th-grade Panther Paws
Last Thursday morning at Glencoe-Silver Lake Lakeside Elementary, October
Panther Paw awards were announced.
Fourth-grade recipients include, in the
front, from left to right, Courtney
Hatlestad, Alan Salazar, Ayden Tobias,
Roxanna Palacios, Eliot Montes, Jaxin
Anderson and Aaron Higgins. In the
back are Isabelle George, Mitchell
Penaz, Mason Itel, Holden Meyer, Genesis Saldana, Noah Dressen and Yajaira
Villarreal.
11th-annual citywide Thanksgiving dinner
in Silver Lake set Thursday, Nov. 27
The Silver Lake Auditorium will be the site for the
11th-annual Silver Lake
Thanksgiving dinner on
Thursday, Nov. 27.
This free dinner, hosted by
the city of Silver Lake 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 wonderful 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 served, also.
As always, no money will
be accepted the day of the
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meal. It is free and open to
the public.
The meal is intended for,
but not limited to, those who
are either alone, elderly, shutins, unable to afford a good
meal or those who just want
to spend the day making others feel good.
Organizers are encouraging
people of all ages to attend
and they guarantee all in attendance will leave with full
stomachs, smiles on their
faces and a warm, fuzzy feeling inside knowing they
made someone’s Thanksgiving a day to remember.
For a lot of people, the Silver Lake area is their only
family, and organizers of the
dinner want to show how
much the community cares.
Again this year, there will
be a special effort to thank all
of the veterans as well as
those who are currently serving in the military.
It is because of them we
have so much for which to be
thankful.
Food will be served
promptly at noon on Thursday, Nov. 27. Please RSVP at
320-327-2412, 320-327-3157
or stop by the Silver Lake
City Hall to sign up.
Those in need of transportation can call Mayor
Bruce Bebo at 320-327-3157
by Nov. 25 to make arrangements.
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The McLeod County Chronicle, www.glencoenews.com, Wednesday, November 12, 2014, page 8
Tracing Roots
Obituaries
By Ron Pulkrabek
Roger L. Mallak, 73, of Silver Lake
Checking S.D. Czechs, ’20, ’07
son, Blake; sisters and a
brother, Shirley Fiecke of
Winsted, Glenn (Judy) Mallak and Sandy Heuer, all of
Hutchinson; a brother-in-law,
Bernie Zejdlik of Hutchinson; sisters-in-law, Bea (Don)
Ranzau and Joan (Jim)
Lawrence, all of Hutchinson;
close family friend, Jim Zeik
of Hutchinson; nieces,
nephews, other relatives and
friends.
He was preceded in death
by a son, Rich Mallak; his
parents; a sister, Audrey Zejdlik; brothers-in-law, Marvin
Fiecke, Gary Heuer and Bob
Urban; and father-in-law and
mother-in-law, Charles and
Ruby Urban.
The Maresh Funeral Home
in Silver Lake served the
family. Online condolences
may
be
made
at
www.mareshfuneralhome.com.
In 1868, in a tavern in
Chicago, a group of Czechs
formed the Czech Agriculture
Society for the purpose of
finding land further west for
Czech settlements.
They sent four men to
check the land in Nebraska.
They wrote back stating they
found nice land but, indeed,
only looked over some sand
dunes on the edge of town,
afraid because Indians were
lurking around.
Encouraged by the news,
20 Czechs started out for Nebraska. Along the way one
man ate poison berries and
almost died, surviving only
by drinking whiskey and
throwing up. The next day
another man accidently shot
himself in the leg while getting on his horse.
They didn’t like the land
and sent two men to scout
ahead. Out on the prairie, the
two men stopped for a supper
of pancakes. Two Indians
showed up demanding pancakes; soon more Indians
showed up. Soon all the batter was gone and the men
went to bed hungry. They
were caught in a thunderstorm and took refuge in a
gully which soon filled with
rushing water. They stood all
night and the wolves howled!
Back at base camp, one
person was shot (wounded)
by an Indian. The whole
group pushed on and found
good land, but an Indian told
them this was Indian land.
Soon an Indian government
agent arrived telling them the
same thing.
They headed for Yankton,
S.D., but had to cross the
Missouri River. The ferry
boat operator wouldn’t take
their oxen on board. They finally made it across on a flat
boat on July 4, 1869. They
found a small brewery, “fortified” themselves with liquid
Irene F. Cantin, 96, of Winsted
Irene F. Cantin, 96, of Winsted, died Nov. 8, 2014, at
The Garden House in Winsted.
A Mass
of Christian
Burial was
held Tuesday, Nov.
11, at Holy
Trinity
Catholic
C h u r c h
with
the Irene Cantin
Rev. Paul
Schumacher as celebrant.
Alice Nowak was the organist.
Pallbearers were Lee
Penas-Olson, Steve Olson,
Ron
Phillips,
Tracy
Jaskowiak and Melvin and
Jason Bayerl.
Irene Cantin was born Jan.
30, 1918, in Howard Lake,
the daughter of Albert and
Lucy (Lueck) Aritt.
She was a member of Holy
Family Catholic Church in
Winsted, and belonged to the
C.C.W. and St. Anne’s Society.
On Sept. 30, 1941, she
married Melvin Cantin and
their marriage was blessed
with three children, Judy,
Doug and Mary.
Irene and Melvin Cantin
farmed south of Winsted.
Mrs. Cantin loved farming,
animals, gardening and canning; and spending time with
her children, grandchildren
and great-grandchildren.
She is survived by her
daughters, Judy (LeRoy)
Penas and Mary (Jim Isenor)
Cantin; a sister, Bernice Aritt;
grandchildren, Lee (Steve)
Penas-Olson, Jodi (Ron)
Phillips, B.J. (Tracy)
Jaskowiak, Matt (Ricki) Cantin and Nicki (Sean) Lutsch;
great-grandchildren, Sydney,
Alex and Anna Phillips, Erin
and Mitchel Jaskowiak, and
Brendan, Noah and Abbie
Lutsch.
She was preceded in death
by her husband, Melvin; her
son, Doug; her parents; her
brother and sister, Wilbur and
Delphine Aritt; and by a
great-grandson, Ben Jaskowiak.
The Chilson Funeral Home
in Winsted is serving the
family. Online condolences
may
be
made
at
www.chilsonfuneralhome.com.
Deaths
friends will be held Wednesday, Nov. 12, from 4 p.m. to 7
p.m., at the Johnson-McBride
Funeral Chapel in Glencoe,
and will continue for one hour
prior to the service at the
church on Thursday.
Arrangements are with the
Johnson-McBride Funeral
Chapel in Glencoe. An online
guest book is available at
www.hantge.com
Gladys Ortloff, 91, of Glencoe
Gladys Ortloff, 91, of Glencoe, died Monday, Nov. 10,
2014, at Mayo Clinic Hospital, St. Mary’s Campus, in
Rochester.
A funeral service will be
held Thursday, Nov. 13, at 11
a.m., at First Lutheran Church
in Glencoe. Interment will follow at the church cemetery.
Visitation will be held
Thursday, Nov. 13, from 10
a.m.-11 a.m., one hour prior to
the service.
Arrangements are with the
Johnson-McBride Funeral
Chapel in Glencoe. An online
guest book is available at
www.hantge.com.
We would like to give a special Thank You to all of the family and friends who supported
us during the recent passing of
our
mother,
Darlaine
Dammann. The many prayers,
phone calls, visits, memorials,
flowers, food and kindness
helped us greatly to get
through this difficult time.
We also want to thank the
staffs of the Arlington Good
Samaritan Fairview and Arlington Good Samaritan Home for
the wonderful care and support they have given our parents. And a thank you to the
staffs of the Arlington Ambulance Service, Arlington
Ridgeview Hospital, Abbot
Northwestern Hospital and
the Kolden Funeral Home.
A special thanks to Pastor
Bruce Hannemann for the
wonderful service, and to Lesley Kasermann for the beautiful music. And thank you to all
of Darlaine’s close friends from
the St. Paul’s Mission Society
who served a wonderful meal.
The many nice words of
kindness about her, and sympathy we received, let us know
that she will not only be
missed by family but also by
her many friends in the community. Your thoughtfulness
and support will always be remembered.
Sue and Doug Rouzer family
Warren and Brenda
Dammann family
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my heart.
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The family of Irene
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thank the staff at The
Garden House for the
exceptional care, kindness, concern and comfort you provided to our
mother. Also, thank you
to our family and
friends for your support.
~ Judy Penas &
Mary Cantin
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lation 350; Anton Urban,
Frank Kucera, Joseph and
Mike Pokorny lived here;
many Czech businesses here
(similar to Silver Lake), also
CZBJ Lodge 111. 2007 population is 157. Only the Cenex
Farm Center remains. Father
Puthenkidsthil “Father Joe” is
the priest at the very neat St.
John’s Catholic Church
which looks very much like
the Holy Family Church in
Silver Lake. An adjoining
cemetery has many familiar
Czech names.
Utica — 1920: population
160; Fred Kasper and Charles
Skorpik lived here. The future president of Czechoslovakia, Tomas Masaryk, spoke
here in 1907. ZCBJ Lodge 71
has 102 members. The Utica
Czech Reading and Writing
Club was established. Amateur plays were performed.
The Utica World War 1 Relief
Fund collected $2,224.20 for
the National Czech Organization. Many Czech businesses,
similar to Silver Lake, were
established. A stone Presbyterian church was built. 2007
population is 85.
Janousek — 1920: population 20. Had a small store;
post office, shipping yard and
the town died (not on the map
in 2007.)
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Ardell Miller, 90, of Glencoe, died Monday, Nov. 10,
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Memorial services will be
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a.m., at St. John’s Lutheran
Church in Plato. Interment
will follow in the church
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A gathering of family and
refreshments called “Personal
Freedom,” and eventually
gathered up enough courage
to explore further.
At this time the government was buying land from
the Indians and selling it to
pioneer farmers for about
$200 for 160 acres. They had
to build a cabin and bring
five acres into production
each year. It was not easy,
breaking the sod with “cowpower,” smoothing the lumps
and planting wheat. The alkali well water was undrinkable, the hay roofs on sod
houses leaked, it was dry, it
was hot, it was cold, it was
windy, crop prices were low,
shade was scarce, and
grasshoppers and locusts ate
the crops every third year.
Many Czechs wanted to
give up and go back to the
Czech Lands but they were
broke. Somehow they survived by building thriving
towns, starting with (in no
particular order) taverns,
churches, religious organizations, schools, business
places, blacksmiths, butcher
shops, breweries, dance halls
and, of course, there was always music with many good
times, even during bad times.
The following information
is 1920 compared to 2007,
when we traveled to some of
these Czech towns stretching
from Yankton, S.D., to the
Badlands, to see how things
have changed.
Yankton — 1920: population 4,471; was the capital of
the Dakota area in 1861.
Oscar Pulkrabek, formerly a
farmer and a Dodge dealer at
Glencoe, owned and operated
a Rest Home in Yankton in
the 1950s. He is buried in
Glencoe. 2007 population is
13,500.
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On Oct. 20, 1964, Roger L.
Mallak and Joyce J. Urban
were joined in holy marriage
in Silver Lake. God blessed
their marriage with three children.
He owned and operated
Roger Mallak Excavating for
many years. He loved the
work he did and took pride in
it. He enjoyed visiting with
people and friends he met on
the way; he always had time
to visit. He also loved working on projects at his shop.
He formerly had a milk route
and a sewer truck. He also
currently did snow removal
and opened graves.
Mr. Mallak enjoyed going
to auctions. He loved his
family, especially his grandson Blake.
He is survived by his wife,
Joyce J. Mallak; daughters,
Lynn Mallak (Scott Olsen) of
Embarrass and Shelly (Matt)
Hahn of Silver Lake; a grand-
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Roger Leonard Mallak, 73,
of Silver Lake, died Friday,
Nov. 7, 2014.
A concelebrated
Mass
of
Christian
Burial will
be
held
Wednesday,
Nov.
12
(today) at 1
p.m.,
at Roger Mallak
Holy Family Catholic Church in Silver
Lake. The Revs. Tony Stubeda and Paul Schumacher will
be the concelebrants. Readers
will be Glenn Mallak and Jeff
Mallak. Gift bearers will be
Matt and Blake Hahn. Special music will be by Bobbi
Ludewig.
Roger Mallak was born
April 14, 1941, in Hale
Township, McLeod County,
the son of Dominic and Lucy
E. (Mallak) Mallak.
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The McLeod County Chronicle, www.glencoenews.com, Wednesday, November 12, 2014, page 9
GSL students collect steel
to fund Kansas City field trip
By Alyssa Schauer
Staff Writer
On Saturday, Nov. 1, Glencoe-Silver Lake high school
students in Mike Sundblad’s
engineering class and on the
Supermileage team spent the
cold morning amongst scrap
metal, iron and other junked
machinery, collecting scrap
as a service project to help
clean unwanted clutter from
local farms, homes and businesses, and to recycle usable
materials.
Thirteen students worked
for four hours and filled two
large trailers with material,
making enough money to
cover 5 percent of their
spring trip to Kansas.
The students are selling the
steel, aluminum, copper and
brass they collected not only
to help pay for their trip to
Kansas City in May, but they
are also using the salvageable
materials for use in the build
of their next Supermileage
vehicle.
According to Sundblad, an
engineering and industrial
tech teacher at GSL, the students are part of YES! (Youth
Energy Summit).
“One of the goals for our
team is to reduce energy consummation in our country —
building a vehicle that attains
high mileage. Last year’s car
attained 425 miles per gallon.
If we can build a new car that
gets supermileage from repurposed materials, we are
doubling our effort,” Sundblad said.
Students collected salvageable materials from locations
in Brownton, Biscay and
Glencoe, and they will continue to collect metal until the
ground is covered with snow.
If any other GSL families
or businesses would like to
have their scrap steel piles
cleaned up, contact Sundblad
at 320-864-2488 or e-mail
him at msundblad@gsl.k12
.mn.us.
*****
The engineering field trip
to Kansas City is set for May
2015, and students from the
engineering classes at GSL
and on the Supermileage
team have the opportunity to
tour the Kansas City Harley
Davidson factory.
According to Sundblad, in
the “Introduction to Engineering Design” class, students examine the process of
creating a new product from
the ground up, and the Harley
Davidson V-Rod is the focus
of one of the projects.
Students will also have the
opportunity to visit the
Kansas City Speedway to attend practice and qualifying
sessions. The Supermileage
team will display their vehicle in the fan walk area and
members get to meet with
fans.
Engineering students will
meet with the truck team
owner, engineers, mechanics,
and drivers from the Camping World Truck Race and
will have the chance to attend
the truck race.
Students on the trip will
also attend the Sprint Cup car
races in Kansas City.
75 Years Ago
From the Brownton Bulletin archives
100 Years Ago
50 Years Ago
Nov. 13, 1914
O.C. Conrad, Editor
George Griebie, who is confined to his home near Lake
Whitney suffering from an attack
of typhoid fever, is improving
slowly.
The New Auburn Lutheran
Church was the scene of a pretty
wedding Tuesday forenoon when
the Rev. George Diemer performed the ceremony that united
in marriage Miss Helen Helle to
Mr. John Albrecht. The groom is
the son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry
Albrecht of Penn, on whose farm
the newlyweds will make their
home for the present.
While shredding corn on the
Kochsiek farm south of town on
Wednesday, Gus Bullert got his
hand caught in the husking
rollers of the shredder. Dr. E.L.
Maurer was hurriedly called and
at once took the unfortunate man
to the Glencoe hospital. The first
two fingers of the hand were amputated and crushed bone was removed from the thumb. The doctor tells us he is making an effort
to save the third and little fingers, but the chances are pretty
doubtful.
A pretty wedding took place at
the local M.E. church yesterday
when Miss Lorrie Piehl was united in marriage with Mr. Herbert
Fleisch. They will reside on the
William Fleisch farm, six miles
southwest of Brownton.
Nov. 12, 1964
Charles H. Warner, Editor
Mr. and Mrs. Larry Husfeldt
(Doreen Bussler) announce the
birth of a daughter, Vicki Lynn,
Nov. 5.
The Brownton High School
football squad met this week and
elected Stan Hahn and Bob
Raeth as co-captains for the 1965
season. Hahn is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. Granville Hahn and
Raeth is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
Ervin Raeth.
Edwin Maass was nearly finished with his fall plowing
Thursday afternoon when his
tractor burst into flames. Edwin
raced the half-mile or so to his
house and told his wife to call
the fire department, but the party
line was busy and apparently
those in conversation did not believe there was a true emergency,
so Edwin hopped in his pickup
and raced to the village to summon the department. Fire Chief
Barney Tadsen noted that while
the damage was minor, it could
have been a serious fire and
asked people to get off the line
for emergency calls.
Everett Hantge, mortician-funeral director, is now an associate at Quast Funeral Home in
Hutchinson and the Brownton
Funeral Home. A native of
Brownton, he is a 1952 graduate
of Brownton High School and
most recently worked at the
Albin Chapel in Minneapolis before returning to McLeod County.
Nov. 9, 1939
Milton D. Hakel, Editor
Issue not available.
Students in the GlencoeSilver Lake engineering
classes spent their Saturday morning on Nov. 1
scrapping and cleaning
up steel and other metal
to help raise funds for
their engineering trip to
Kansas this spring. Above
are Austin Mathwig,
Michael Richards and
Chandler Swift collecting
iron. To the left, Brandon
Hernandez and Brent
Duenow tag-team heavy
metal lifting.
From the Silver Lake Leader archives
History
75 Years Ago
Chronicle photos
by Alyssa Schauer
20 Years Ago
Lori Copler, Editor
Marge Scholla was re-elected
mayor of Stewart and Marge
Streich and Bob Finnell will be
new council members. There
was a three-way race for two
council seats in the election, with
Finnell getting 132 votes, Streich, 119; and Kevin Klucas, 107.
Neither of the incumbents, Mike
Richards and Randy Zieman,
filed for re-election.
In Brownton, Chuck Warner
ran unopposed for mayor and
won that seat. Incumbent Mayor
Carl Wachter did not seek reelection. Incumbent council
members Curt Carrigan and Ed
Martineau were re-elected to
their seats.
An excavating crew was in
Stewart Monday to begin digging in new water and sewer
lines to the building site of the
new community building. City
Clerk Laurel Jones said ground
breaking for the building should
be sometime this week.
Nov. 11, 1939
Delbert Merrill, Publisher
The good wishes of a host of
friends mingle with the congratulations that are extended to two
of its best-known families as Mr.
and Mrs. Jos. R. Hager and Mr.
and Mrs. Alois Fridrich celebrated their golden wedding anniversaries.
Silver Lake’s new fire truck
dashed out to South Silver Lake
Wednesday afternoon to check a
grass fire which had spread out
of control at the Alfred Nuwash
farm.
50 Years Ago
Nov. 5, 1964
Wilbert Merrill, Publisher
Frank A. Bandas of Silver
Lake was presented with a cer-
tificate from the University of
Minnesota in recognition of his
attending the farm income tax
course, his 20th consecutive
course, an outstanding achievement.
Larry Hlavka and DuWayne
Paul finished one-two in the
“Cro-Hawk” conference scoring.
Gary Navratil tied for eighth.
Jerry Shimanski was the only
freshman to score a point in the
conference.
Jerome Ruzicka Jr., 7, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Ruzicka, is
undergoing a tonsilectomy at the
Glencoe Hospital Thursday
morning.
Chief of Police Jim Jurek Jr.,
assisted by Edwin Dolezal, collared four juveniles in Silver
Lake last Friday night when they
broke into two business firms.
The youths first broke into
Charley Ardolf ’s station by
breaking a window with a plow
share and took three cases of
pop. They next took 16 dozen
eggs from the Silver Lake
Hatchery.
25 Years Ago
Nov. 2, 1989
Ken and Dorothy Merrill,
Publishers
Winners of the Halloween
Auxiliary costume were: 5 and
under: Jesse Jurek, first; Paul
Cacka, second; Kyle Schultz,
third. First through third grade:
Stephanie Zanoth, first; Christine
Nowak, second; Matt Klima,
third. Fourth through sixth
grade: Jeremy Blazinski, first;
Julie Stoltmann, second; Angela
Stoltmann, third.
A girl, Danielle Elizabeth, was
born to Ken and Colleen (Pokornowski) Emme of Hopkins.
10 Years Ago
Nov. 10, 2004
Lori Copler, Editor
James Lauer has been named
the new Veterans Services office
for McLeod County. He started
his duties Nov. 1.
Amanda and Gilbert Trevino
of Brownton announce the birth
of their daughter, Emma Hezarae
Lea, born Oct. 26.
Lorraine Margaret Lindeman,
75, of Glencoe, longtime
McLeod County treasurer, died
Oct. 27. She was the county
treasurer from 1961 until 1987,
when she retired.
Nov. 9, 1994
From the Stewart Tribune archives
100 Years Ago
Nov. 13, 1914
Koeppen Brothers, Editors
Work commenced this morning on the Pacific Elevator Co.’s
new corn crib. The building will
be 60 feet by 10 feet.
H.J. Hanson last Friday purchased the John Franke residence in the northeast part of
town and is now a full-fledged
property owner.
Last Saturday afternoon while
cleaning windows from a
stepladder, Mrs. Alvina Koeppen
became overbalanced in such a
way as to fall and break the
upper bone of her right arm
above the wrist. The bone was
promptly set and Mrs. K is now
getting along as well as can be
expected.
75 Years Ago
Nov. 10, 1939
Harry Koeppen, Editor
Jerome, 14-year-old son of
Mr. and Mrs. John Kisling of
this village, went through an experience Sunday afternoon
which he doesn’t care to repeat.
Like any active youngster, with
time hanging rather heavily on
his hands on a nice fall afternoon, Jerome walked out to
Round Grove Lake to look
around. He found a boat and
thought a boat ride would be
mighty fine, despite about an
inch of ice on the lake’s surface.
After poling around for some
time and using the pole to break
the ice, the pole broke and the
youngster had no way of getting
back to shore. He then tried wading through the cattails and fell a
couple times, getting wet from
head to foot. After a while he
waded to a muskrat pile and
climbed onto it, and started
yelling for help. This was about
3:30 p.m. At nearly dusk, Mike
Lenz finally heard his calls and
hurried to the Oluf Thompson
farm where phone calls were
made to town, summoning the
fire department and others. The
fire truck’s spotlight was used to
guide two boats — one with
Francis Buhr and Warren
Richards and Ray Buhr and Lenz
in the other — to the muskrat
house, where the boy was finally
rescued, and in a short time he
was back on shore, in a car and
in bed. He was thoroughly
chilled from several hours of exposure, but felt fine on Monday.
It will be some time before
Jerome tries another boat ride
alone.
50 Years Ago
Mr. and Mrs. Delvin Ziemann
(Darlene Dahlke) are the happy
parents of a baby girl, Darla Rae,
born Nov. 5.
A baby girl, Laurie Ann, was
born to Mr. and Mrs. Mark
Kisling (Colleen Markquardt)
Nov. 4.
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Fenske
(Marion Rath) announce the
birth of a baby boy, Bruce Alan,
born Nov. 6.
Stewart folks selected to serve
as petit jurors during the November term of District Court are
Francis Klover, Mrs. Jake Lamp
and Nick Pichotta. They report
on Monday, Nov. 30.
35 Years Ago
Nov. 15, 1979
Anthony G. Blum, Editor
Jim Scholla shot a 12-point
buck north of Stewart this past
Saturday.
Hillside Chemical announced
this week that it will be closing
its Stewart office and will move
all of its operation to its Lakeside plant.
Ken and Eileen Krzmarzick
are proud to announce the arrival
of a baby boy, Brian Anthony,
born Nov. 5. He joins two sisters, Amy and Sara, and a brother, Nathan.
Nov. 12, 1964
Kermit T. Hubin, Editor
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Local Lions clubs distribute 180
dictionaries to area third graders
On Nov. 6, Lions members
from the clubs of Brownton,
Glencoe, New Auburn, Plato
and Silver Lake distributed a
total of 180 copies of “A Student’s Dictionary” to the
third-grade students and
third-grade teachers of Glencoe-Silver Lake Lakeside
School, St. Pius X School,
First Lutheran School and
home-schooled third graders
in the GSL district.
This marks the 10th year
that third grade students in
the GSL school district have
received these dictionaries
free of charge, with almost
1,750 distributed thus far.
The Lions Clubs of Brownton, Glencoe, New Auburn,
Plato and Silver Lake presented each third-grade student with “A Student’s Dictionary,” which is the student’s personal property and
can be kept by the student for
use in third-, fourth- and
fifth-grade and grades beyond.
This dictionary was approved by the schools’ administrators and is planned to
be used in the third-grade
classrooms throughout this
school year.
The Lions Clubs of Brownton, Glencoe, New Auburn,
Plato, Silver Lake and the
“Dictionary Project,” the dictionary’s publisher, provide
this dictionary to aid thirdgrade teachers in their goals
to see all their students end
the school year as good writers, active readers and creative thinkers.
The objective of this program is to provide school
children with their very own
dictionaries for use in school
and at home, starting at the
age when their education
switches from “learning to
read” to “reading to learn,”
which typically occurs in the
third grade of elementary
school.
A dictionary is perhaps the
first and most powerful reference tool a child can own.
This particular edition’s usefulness goes beyond the usual
spellings, pronunciations and
definitions as it also contains
maps and facts of the countries of the world; facts of the
fifty United States; the Declaration of Independence; the
Constitution of the United
States; biographies of the U.S
Presidents; weights and
measures for both English
and Metric systems; the Periodic Table of the Elements;
sign language; Braille; facts
of the planets in our solar
system and more.
It is a companion for solving problems that arise as a
child develops his or her
reading, writing and creative
thinking abilities. Students
benefit from an increased
self-reliance and resourcefulness inspired by the maxim
“look it up.”
Teachers benefit by knowing that their students have
consistent access to a tool for
homework and in-class explorations. This project is an
opportunity for children to
expand their vocabulary, and
for many, the first opportunity to actually own their own
dictionary.
Lions Clubs International
is the world’s largest service
club organization with nearly
1.35 million members in
more than 46,000 clubs in
207 countries and geographical areas around the world.
Since 1917, Lions clubs
have aided the blind and visually impaired and made a
strong commitment to community service and serving
youth throughout the world.
For more information, visit
the Web site at www.lion
sclubs.org.
Chronicle photos by Alyssa Schauer
Gaylord teen
injured in car
rollover Nov. 8
Submitted photo
The Glencoe Regional Health Services (GRHS) Foundation will again host its annual Tree of Lights display near the long-term care unit. The tree will be lit
for the first time for the season on Sunday, Nov. 30, at
5 p.m. The public is invited to the tree-lighting celebration.
GRHS Foundation’s
Tree of Lights will
be lit on Nov. 30
Color, sparkle and chasing
lights will keep the northwest
corner of Glencoe glowing
with warmth and radiance
this holiday season. That’s
because the GRHS Foundation will once again have its
LED work of art — the Trees
of Lights — shining brightly
for all to see.
On Sunday, Nov. 30, at 5
p.m., the foundation will flip
the switch on this year ’s
show at its annual lighting
ceremony. Join the foundation in the Glencoe Regional
Health Services’ Long Term
Care parking lot at 705 18th
St. E for cookies and hot
chocolate. Be sure to bring
your camera. Santa’s reindeer
will be stopping by to help
with the countdown.
Can’t attend the lighting
ceremony? The light show
will run every night from
5p.m. to 10 p.m. through Jan.
2. Just park in the long term
care parking lot and tune
your FM radio to the station
listed on site and enjoy the
show.
You can help make the season bright when you sponsor
lights on the annual Trees of
Lights display. A tribute to
special people in your life, a
memorial to the ones you
miss, a thank you for service
or kindness — all great reasons to be part of the cheer.
Donations raised 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 give the gift of light,
donate online at grhsonline
.org/trees-of-lights. You can
also stop by GRHS and pick
up a tribute form at the show.
Gifts to the GRHS Foundation are tax deductible to the
extent of the law.
The GRHS Foundation is a
not-for-profit corporation organized under Section
501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. 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 community-based
health care initiatives. Over
the past years, its contributions to students and area
communities have totaled
more than $300,000.
A Gaylord teen was injured
in a one-vehicle rollover at
about 11:35 p.m. Saturday on
250th Street, about two miles
north of Gaylord, according
to the Sibley County Sheriff’s
Office.
Sierra Suedbeck, 16, of
Gaylord, was identified as the
driver of the vehicle, a 2000
Pontiac Vibe. A passenger in
the vehicle, Alex Frauendienst, 14, of Gaylord, had
minor injuries and was taken
to the Glencoe hospital by the
Gaylord Ambulance. Suedbeck was not injured. Both
teens were wearing their seat
belts.
The vehicle was considered
a total loss.
Also responding were the
Gaylord police and fire departments.
Earlier in the day, about
7:40 a.m., the sheriff’s office
received a report of an unoccupied vehicle on County
Road 10, about four miles
northwest of Winthrop, which
had moderate front-end damage and was found disabled
on the side of the road.
The driver apparently left
the scene, and was later identified as Elliot Braulick, 21,
of Brownton. He was not injured.
According to the sheriff’s
office, the vehicle, a 2000
Cadillac sedan, had apparently left the roadway and struck
and directional sign.
Photography
showcase set
The Hutchinson Photography Club will host its seventh-annual photography
showcase on Tuesday, Nov.
18, from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m., at
the Hutchinson Center for the
Arts.
About 20 local artists will
display nearly 120 photographs in several categories.
Due to requests from showcase visitors last year, the
showcase will feature an extended time frame, starting 30
minutes earlier. Once again,
many photos in the showcase
will remain on display beyond
the showcase event, this year
through Nov. 26, during the
center’s regular hours.
Also new this year will be a
brief awards ceremony to kick
off the event at 5:30. The ceremony will recognize photographers and their works for
those photos earning ribbons
from the judging professional
photographers.
One of the showcase features that helps give it a metro
art gallery atmosphere is the
inclusion of music. This year,
Gaelic harpist Ann Heymann,
Winthrop, and a few potential
guests will perform as people
browse the visual arts.
Last Thursday, Lions clubs from the
McLeod County area distributed and donated 180 copies of “A Student’s Dictionary” to third-grade students at GlencoeSilver Lake Lakeside Elementary, First
Lutheran School, St. Pius X School and
home-schooled students in the district.
Above, enjoying her new dictionary, is
Rachel Anderson. At bottom left is Erica
Goette diving right into her new book and
at bottom right are Owen Schmieg and
Ashton LaPlante with their new dictionaries. Lions members from Glencoe, Silver
Lake, Plato, Brownton and New Auburn
were present to distribute the books.
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County board
to have 2 new
commissioners
Chronicle photo by Alyssa Schauer
Winter comes in like a lion
Early Monday morning brought with it the first bout of snow and ice
for the 2014-15 winter season. Schools in the Glencoe-Silver Lake
District were closed, and Monday evening, Highway 7 west of Silver
Lake was closed due to an accident. A semi truck slid and jackknifed into the snowy ditch. Responding to the scene were the Sil-
ver Lake Fire Department, Silver Lake Ambulance, McLeod County
Sheriff’s Office and Minnesota State Patrol. There were no injuries,
but the highway was closed for a lengthy amount of time to tow the
truck.
County Board talks e-cigs again
By Lori Copler
Editor
The McLeod County Board of
Commissioners will hopefully see a
revised proposal for amendments to
its tobacco ordinance, to include ecigarettes and other “tobacco-delivery” devices, at its Nov. 17 meeting.
The County Board had originally
heard proposed changes to its ordinance in October from its public
health staff, but postponed making a
decision until its Nov. 17 meeting,
hoping to get more public input.
At its Tuesday, Nov. 4, meeting,
Kathy Nowak, public health director, said that proposed changes will
be expanded to include suggestions
made by the American Lung Association.
Erin Simmons of the American
Lung Association presented the
County Board with some information about e-cigarettes and “e-juice”
at its Nov. 4 meeting.
“Five years ago, I would have
said, ‘don’t worry about e-cigarettes,’” said Simmons. An e-cigarette, a device that is filled with a
nicotine-content liquid that creates a
vapor, cost about $150 five years
ago, Simmons said. Now, they are
readily available for moderate prices
in stores, convenience stores, gas
stations and other places.
And although the e-cigarettes are
not “directly marketed for young
people,” they are “manufactured for
appeal,” said Simmons, with themes
such as “Hello, Kitty,” and flavors
such as bubble gum.
Some cigarettes also have USB
ports so that they can be recharged
on computers. “You see it plugged
into a computer and it looks like a
jump drive,” said Simmons.
Simmons said the e-cigarettes are
attractive to youth who see them as
a halfway point between no cigarettes and regular tobacco cigarettes.
“Youth use doubled in one school
year and doubled again the next
year,” Simmons said.
Commissioner Ron Shimanski
asked about the health effects on
lungs by e-cigarettes.
“We know they contain some of
the same carcinogens as regular cigarettes, but it will be years and years
before we have solid data on the effects,” said Simmons.
Another issue, Simmons said, is
that other drugs — such as meth and
marijuana — can also be used in ecigarette devices.
“If you can smoke it, you can do
it in here,” said Simmons, holding
up an e-cigarette.
“That’s what’s really alarming to
me,” said Commissioner Jon Christensen. “How do you really know
what’s in it? What if someone has
meth in there or something else?”
Commissioner Sheldon Nies
asked if e-cigarettes create secondhand smoke like traditional cigarettes.
While e-cigarettes don’t produce
actual smoke, the liquid in them is
turned into a vapor that may also be
harmful, said Simmons.
E-Cigarettes
Turn to page 3
By Lori Copler
Editor
The McLeod County Board of
Commissioners will have two new
faces as of Jan. 1, as challengers
upset the two incumbents.
The closest
race was in District 5, where
challenger Joe
Nagel,
a
Hutchinson police officer,
earned 1,209
votes to incumbent Jon Christensen’s 1,175,
a 34-vote differDoug Krueger
ence. Christensen is a
Hutchinson
Township
farmer.
District 5 includes one of
the city of
H u t c h i n s o n ’s
three precincts
and all of
Acoma
and
H u t c h i n s o n Joe Nagel
townships.
In District 2, Doug Krueger garnered 1,290 votes to incumbent
Kermit Terlinden’s 997 to be elected to the County Board. Terlinden
is retired from the Glencoe Light &
Power plant, and Krueger works
for Michaels Foods and is self-employed as a trucker and hobby
farmer.
District 2 includes the cities of
Glencoe and Plato and Glencoe and
Helen townships.
Four elected county officials also
were on the Nov. 4, all four incumbents ran unopposed and were reelected to four-year terms.
County Auditor-Treasurer Cindy
Schultz was elected with 10,574
votes, with 48 write-ins for the position.
Recorder Lynn Ette Schrupp was
re-elected with 10,304 votes; there
County Vote
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‘Shrek’ opens Thursday night
GSL musical to be performed in H.S. Auditorium
By Alyssa Schauer
Staff Writer
Glencoe-Silver Lake High School
opens its fall musical production of
“Shrek” this Thursday, Nov. 13, at 7
p.m. at the GSL High School Auditorium.
The musical, based on the 2001
DreamWorks Animation motion picture and the book by William Steig,
is centered around Shrek, an irritable
green ogre, who loves the solitude in
his swamp and finds his life interrupted when an abundance of fairytale characters are exiled there by
Lord Farquaad.
He embarks on a journey with
Donkey to find Lord Farquaad and
ask him to send the fairytale characters back, but ends up meeting interesting characters along the way, including Princess Fiona, with whom
he falls in love and “rescues.”
This year’s fall musical is directed
by Kay Wilson, with help from
Dawn Peterson as assistant director,
and features a number of songs and
dance numbers choregraphed by Ali-
cia Beste.
“Shrek” will be performed at the
GSL High School Auditorium on
Nov. 13-15 and Nov. 20-22, at 7
p.m. Tickets are available at the
door.
The cast for the production is as
follows:
Tina Bonillo, Shrek; Rachel Bonderman, Princess Fiona; Travis
Uecker, Donkey; Richard Wilson,
Lord Farquaad; Julia Gomez, Dragon; Elise Petersen, Mama Ogre;
Noah Tankersley, Papa Ogre;
Jacob Reichow, Little Shrek;
Mark Broderius, King Harold, Pied
Piper, and Bishop; Marissa Kirchoff,
Queen Lillian; Lily Kirchoff, Young
Fiona; Morgan Dahlke, Teen Fiona;
Quinten Proehl, Captain Thelonius;
Sadie Paumen, Bluebird; Jenna
Jochum, Duloc Greeter and Daddy
Dwarf;
Mark Broderius, Noah Tankersley,
Jacob Reichow, Jenna Jochum,
Megan Jochum and Brandi Pikal,
guards;
Quinten Proehl, Mark Broderius,
Weather
Wed., 11-12
H: 27º, L: 13º
Thur., 11-13
H: 21º, L: 4º
Fri., 11-14
H: 20º, L: 10º
Sat., 11-15
H: 36º, L: 24º
Sun., 11-16
H: 20º, L: 2º
Maria Guldemann-Chiarello, Jacob
Reichow and Alex Endres, knights;
Morgan Dahlke, Jordan Doolittle,
Julia Gomez, Emmi Jerabek, Marissa Kirchoff, Lili Mallak, Sadie Paumen, Leah Peterson and Katie Twiss,
rats;
Sadie Paumen, Jordan Doolittle
and Marissa Kirchoff, three blind
mice; Leah Peterson, Lili Mallak
and Elise Peterson, three little pigs;
Alex Endres, Ellie Forcier and
Rachael Meyer, three bears;
Katy Kunkel, Gingy; Katie Twiss,
Pinocchio; Noah Tankersley, Big
Bad Wolf; Emmi Jerabek, White
Rabbit; Sadie Paumen, Fairy Godmother; Jonah Tankersley, Peter Pan;
Mariah Guldemann-Chiarello,
Wicked Witch; Jordan Doolittle,
Sugar Plum Fairy; Stephanie Welch,
Ugly Duckling; Autumn Lindback,
Mad Hatter; Mark Broderius, Humpty Dumpty; JJ Ingeman, Tweedledum; Ben Siers, Tweedledee;
‘Shrek’
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Looking Back: The brunt of
the first winter storm of the season stayed north of the area, but
colder temperatures rolled in.
Date
Hi
Lo
Rain
Nov. 4
52 ........29 ........0.00
Nov. 5
48 ........27 ........0.02
Nov. 6
40 ........28 ........0.00
Nov. 7
Nov. 8
Nov. 9
Nov. 10
Submitted photo
Glencoe-Silver Lake High School opens its fall musical, “Shrek: The
Musical,” this Thursday, Nov. 13, at 7 p.m., at the GSL High School
Auditorium. The musical continues Friday and Saturday, Nov. 14-15,
at 7 p.m., and will be held Thursday through Saturday, Nov. 20-22,
also at 7 p.m., in the auditorium. Above are Sadie Paumen as Fairy
Godmother, Katie Twiss as Pinocchio and Jordan Doolittle as Sugar
Plum Fairy. The show is directed by Kay Wilson, with the help of
Dawn Peterson as assistant director, and is choreographed by Alicia
Beste.
49 ........27 ........0.00
41 ........31 ........0.00
37 ........30 ........0.00
30 ........21 ......Trace/
1.2 inches of snow
Temperatures and precipitation compiled by Robert Thurn, Chronicle
weather observer.
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Schrupp, Ziemer,
Robeck elected
to Council terms
Happenings
Good Shepherd fall luncheon
Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Glencoe will have
its fall luncheon and bake sale Thursday, Nov. 13, from
11 a.m. to 1 p.m. The menu includes hot turkey sandwiches, potato salad, relishes, chips, dessert and beverages. Take-outs and deliveries are available. The church
is located at 1407 Cedar Ave., Glencoe.
By Alyssa Schauer
Staff Writer
In a five-minute canvassing
board meeting Monday, the
Glencoe City Council approved the results of the Nov.
4 election, and in January,
John Schrupp, Gary Ziemer
and Allen Robeck will begin
their four-year terms to Council.
There was a total of 1,703
votes cast in Glencoe. For
precinct two, Schrupp received 344 votes and 14
write-in votes were collected.
The write-ins for precinct
two included Jon Boesche,
Carmen Kienenberger, Jeff
Scharpe, Jeanette Miller,
Thanksgiving dinner Nov. 27
The annual Glencoe community Thanksgiving dinner
will be held Thursday, Nov. 27, at noon, at First Congregational Church, 1400 N Elliott Ave., Glencoe. This
event is sponsored by area churches. There is no charge;
a free-will offering will support the local food shelf.
RSVP is requested but not required at 320-864-3855 by
Monday, Nov. 24. All are welcome, including families,
seniors and singles.
Auxiliary to meet Nov. 17
The Glencoe American Legion Ladies Auxiliary will
meet Monday, Nov. 17, at 7 p.m., at the Glencoe Fire
Hall. Lunch will be served.
Corrections & Clarifications
Historical program on rail set
The McLeod County Historical Museum will host
“McLeod’s Goods & People Moved by Rail,” presented
by Terry Davis, on Monday, Nov. 17, at 7 p.m., in the
museum’s Educational Media Center. The museum is located at 300 School Road NW, Hutchinson.
Study group to meet Monday
The Glencoe Study Group will meet Monday, Nov. 17,
at 7:30 p.m., at the home of Gloria Kaytor. The program
will be on monarch butterflies and will be presented by
Alexandra Woodmansee.
GHPS meeting set Nov. 18
The Glencoe Historic Preservation Society (GHPS)
will meet Tuesday, Nov. 18, at 6:30 p.m. The board meeting will be at 5:30 p.m. The meetings will be in the Glencoe Historic Room at the Glencoe City Center. Refreshments will be served. Guests are welcome. For more information, call Gloria Hilgers at 320-864-4174.
Bingo to resume in February
Community Bingo at Grand Meadows Senior Living,
1420 Prairie Ave., Glencoe, will resume in February
2015. If you have questions, please call 320-864-5577.
Stewart Legion meetings set
The Stewart American Legion Post 125 and its Auxiliary Unit will meet Monday, Nov. 17, at 7 p.m., at the
Stewart Community Center. Nissy Langenbau will give a
legislative update. The Legion Auxiliary’s 95th birthday
will be celebrated. Please bring items for the food shelf.
Hostesses are Mardette Trettin and Georgia Forcier.
Submitted photo
Tina Bonillo plays the ogre, “Shrek,” in GSL’s fall musical, which opens Thursday evening in the high
school auditorium.
‘Shrek’ Continued from page 1
Marisa Luchsinger, Sierra
Trebesch, Brandi Pikal, Leah
Bettcher and Autumn Lindback, elves;
Megan Jochum, Mackenzie
Kantack, Grace Witte, Ben
Siers, Makayla Ronngrenn,
Molly Green, Haley Lukes
and Bryanna Paul, dwarves;
Marissa Kirchoff, Katie
Twiss, Julia Gomez, Sadie
Paumen, Jordan Doolittle,
Morgan Dahlke, Lili Mallak,
Leah Peterson, Emmi Jerabek, Elise Petersen and Lily
Kirchoff, Duloc dancers.
Members of the ensemble
include: Katy Kunkel, Leah
Peterson, Lili Mallak, Ellie
Forcier,
Emmi Jerabek,
Stephanie Welch, Jenna
Jochum, Autumn Lindback,
Marisa Luchsinger, Brandi
Pikal, Leach Bettcher, Sierra
Trebesch, Quinten Proehl,
Mark Broderius, Noah
Tankersley, Alex Endres and
Jonah Tankersley.
The pit band includes: Kay
Wilson, accompanist; Chandler Swift, keyboard; Holly
Corrick, flute; Alyson Wynn,
clarinet; Becky Peterson,
clarinet and bass clarinet;
Amanda Husted, percussion;
Allie Eischens, perscussion;
Robin Swift, baritone; Taryn
Reichow, saxophone; Brian
Brosz, bass guitar and Noah
Tankersley, electric guitar.
The creative team and crew
include: Alicia Beste, choregrapher; Kyle Beck, light
board operator; Allie Harpel,
sound board operator; Darrin
Emery, Thalia
Otero,
McKenna Amberg and Morgyn Robinson, stage crew;
Kay
Wilson,
set
design/painting; Randy Wilson and Phil Kirchoff, set
construction; Valerie Bonderman, costume tailoring; and
Randy Johnson and Tanya
Reichow, set/costume assistance.
The captains for this year’s
fall musical are Mark
Broderius, Mariah Guldemann-Chiariello and Sadie
Paumen.
The obituary for Betty
Smith in the Nov. 5 edition of
The Chronicle incorrectly
identified one of the pallbearers as Richard Gebhardt. The
pallbearer was, in fact, Russell Gebhardt. The Chronicle
apologizes for the error.
Christmas Project
Every year McLeod County works together with the businesses, churches and other community members, in an effort
to fulfill the wishes of the children in our county who may not
otherwise have the opportunity of receiving Christmas gifts.
If you wish to donate new toys, donations will be accepted
on December 8th, 10th, 12th and 15th from 8 until noon and
December 9th and 11th from 10am until 3pm. The drop off
site this year will be the Trailblazer Transit Building which is
located at 207 West 11th St, Glencoe. If those dates/times
do not work for you please call/e-mail to make other arrangements. We will post a sign with a number to call for someone
to meet you at the drop off location. All monetary donations
should be mailed to: McLeod County Christmas Project, 1805
Ford Ave N, Suite 100, Glencoe, MN 55336.
If you or anyone you know would like to volunteer their
time to help at the site we are in dire need of volunteers.
Volunteer dates and times are listed above.
If you would like to participate or you would like more information contact the Christmas Project Coordinator, Veronica
Coates at (320)864-1316 or veronica.coates@co.mcleod.mn.us.
SL Auxiliary to meet Nov. 17
The Silver Lake American Legion Auxiliary Unit 141
will meet Monday, Nov. 17. Lunch will be served by the
Legion at 6:30 p.m. for the Auxiliary’s 95th birthday,
which is in November.
Stewart Lions fundraisers
The Stewart Lions Club hosts bingo and a meat raffle
each Sunday at Cactus Jack’s II in Stewart. The meat raffle starts at 2 p.m. and bingo starts at 3 p.m.
Seniors club to meet Nov. 13
The Glencoe Senior Citizens Club will meet Thursday,
Nov. 13, at 12:30 p.m., in the Glencoe City Center Senior
Room for socializing and games. The senior citizens club
also will meet Tuesday, Nov. 18, at 12:30 p.m. All senior
citizens are invited to attend. More information can be
obtained by calling 320-864-3799 or 320-510-1551.
Senior dining birthday party
The Silver Lake senior dining site is celebrating November birthdays on Friday, Nov. 14, at the Silver Lake
Auditorium. The menu includes salisbury steak, parslied
whole potatoes, squash, bread, margarine, blushing pears
and low-fat milk. There will be bingo. To order a meal,
call Pearl Branden, site manager, at 320-327-2621 or
320-327-2536.
Ladies salad luncheon set
The women of Grace Bible Church in Silver Lake invite area ladies to the annual fall salad luncheon Saturday, Nov. 15, at 10:30 a.m. The event is free and includes
a variety of delicious salads and a talk by Karen Mitchell,
who will be speaking on her faith story, “Adventure in
Moving,” as well as on how to plan a quiet time and tips
on hospitality. Grace Bible Church is located in Silver
Lake at 300 Cleveland St., next to the city water tower.
Reservations are not required, but are appreciated for
planning purposes. RSVP at 320-327-2352 with name
and message of number attending.
To be included in this column, items for Happenings
must be received in the Chronicle office no later than
5 p.m. on Monday of the week they are to be published. Items received after that will be published elsewhere in the newspaper as space permits. Happenings
in Glencoe, Brownton, Stewart, Plato, New Auburn,
Biscay and Silver Lake take priority over happenings
elsewhere.
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were 30 write-in votes.
Sheriff Scott Rehmann was
elected to a third term with
10,776 votes. There were 133
write-ins.
County Attorney Mike
Junge also was re-elected,
earning 10,076 votes. There
were 143 write-ins.
Also on the ballot were two
Soil and Water Conservation
District supervisor seats.
Incumbents ran unopposed.
In District 1, Charles W.
Mathews was re-elected with
10,071 votes. There were 36
write-ins. And District 2 incumbent Roger Schultz was
re-elected with 10,035 votes.
There were 33 write-ins.
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Cook with 2,197 votes to
Cook’s 1,898, according to
unofficial results.
Building referendum passes
SIBLEY COUNTY — Sibley East Schools’ $43 million
building bond passed 1,6341,538, according to unofficial
election results from Nov. 4.
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Sheriff’s office issues
missing person bulletin
The McLeod County Sheriff's Office has issued a missing person bulletin for Troy
Anthony Hallstrom, 52, who
has been missing since Oct.
4.
His vehicle was found in
Belle Plaine between Oct. 16
and 18, parked in the area of
Walnut Street (Highway 25)
and Forrest Street. A person
matching Hallstrom's description was seen leaving the
vehicle and riding off on a bicycle. Hallstrom often wears
camouflage and hunts in the
river bottom around the Belle
Plaine Area.
Hallstrom may be depressed and suicidal. He is
described as 5-11, 220
pounds, with blue eyes,
brown/gray hair and a medium build.
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Chronicle strives for accuracy in its reports. If you
find an error, bring it to our
attention. Call 320-8645518 and ask for Lori
Copler, editor.
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Caregiver group to meet
The Glencoe Caregiver Discussion Group will meet
Tuesday, Nov. 25, at 5:45 p.m., at Grand Meadows, 1420
Prairie Ave., Glencoe. The topic is “Giving Thanks in
Everything.” It also is National Caregiver Month. For
more information, contact Jan Novotny, 320-894-0479.
Charles Shamla, Grover, Anthony Butterfield, John
Ehlers, Ryan Lemke, Arnie
Brinkman and Travis Beste.
For precinct three, Gary
Ziemer won with 284 votes;
Marie Thurn received 164
votes and there was one
write-in vote for Gary Ballard.
Allen Robeck won the election for council member atlarge, receiving 237 votes,
while Lori Adamietz received
166. There were a total of
seven write-in votes, including Tom Schatz, Harold Zimbrick, Marie Thurn, Alicia
Beste and John Kratzke.
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school in Gaylord and add
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Glencoe High School class of ’64
treasurer with 198 votes of
200 cast; there were two
write-ins. Bargmann also ran
unopposed.
• Helen Township — A supervisor seat was the only
open position on the ballot,
and incumbent Mark Johnson, running unchallenged,
was re-elected with 303 votes
of 306 votes that were cast.
There were three write-ins.
• Rich Valley Township —
There were two candidates
for the supervisor seat, and
incumbent Donald Lhotka
was re-elected with 180
votes, while challenger Paul
E. Nikkel received 80 votes.
There were no write-ins, and
a total of 268 votes cast for
supervisor.
• Sumter Township — Incumbent Gary Waller, running unopposed, was re-elected supervisor with 160 votes.
There were five write-ins for
a total of 165 votes. Incumbent clerk Janel Zimmerman,
also running unopposed, received all 173 votes cast for
re-election.
• Winsted Township —
Incumbent Supervisor Dale
Guenigsman, running unopposed received 291 votes of
294 cast to be re-elected to
another term. There were
three write-ins. No one filed
for the open town clerk position. There were 46 write-ins.
Gruenhagen, Urdahl
re-elected to House
Both District 18 state representatives were re-elected
to another two-year term in
the Nov. 4 general election.
Glenn Gruenhagen, RGlencoe, the District 18B
representative, was elected to
another term with 8,801
votes, 63.94 percent, over
DFL challenger John Lipke,
Stewart, who earned 4,939
votes, or 35.88 percent.
Dean Urdahl, R-Grove
City, was re-elected with
9,965 votes, 67.72 percent,
over Steven Schiroo, DFLCokato, who garnered 4,808
votes, or 32.43 percent.
District 18B includes all of
Sibley County and most of
Mcleod County, except the
city of Hutchinson west of
Highway 15 and Acoma,
Hutchinson and Lynn townships.
District 18A includes the
city of Hutchinson west of
Highway 15 and Acoma,
Hutchinson and Lynn townships in McLeod County, all
of Meeker County and the
city of Cokato and Cokato
Township in Wright County.
GSL incumbents
are all re-elected
The Glencoe-Silver Lake
School Board’s three incumbents emerged from a field of
five candidates to retain their
seats for another four years.
According to the Minnesota Secretary of State website,
incumbent Jason Lindeman
of Brownton earned the most
votes with 2,319, followed by
Clark J. Christianson of
Glencoe with 2,208 votes and
Anne Twiss, also of Glencoe,
with 1,909.
Pat Fogarty of Silver Lake,
currently a Silver Lake City
Council member, finished in
a close fourth with 1,895
votes, 14 votes behind Twiss.
Former School Board member Gary Schreifels of Glencoe earned 1,298 votes.
There were 55 write-in
votes cast.
Glencoe Police
TUESDAY, NOV. 4
10:55 a.m. — Officers responded to an accident on Hennepin Avenue N.
12:06 p.m. — A vehicle hit a
tire while after crossing the railroad tracks on Greeley Avenue.
There was minor damage to a
plastic piece under the front
bumper.
12:24 p.m. — A blue Terra
Runner bike was found on 13th
Street E.
1:34 p.m. — Officers and the
Glencoe Fire Department responded to a gas leak on 14th
Street W.
11:57 p.m. — Officers and the
fire department responded to a
car wash on 11th Street E. There
was an issue with a boiler.
WEDNESDAY, NOV. 5
1:57 a.m. — An officer moved
items from the roadway onto the
shoulder in the area of Highway
212 and Morningside Dr.
9:26 a.m. — Blight issues on
Ninth Street E were documented.
11:21 p.m. — A driver was
cited for speed at a traffic stop on
Highway 212 between Morningside Drive and Chandler Avenue.
THURSDAY, NOV. 6
8:25 a.m. — An officer investigated a possible fire on Ninth
Street E. It turned out to be
smoke from a blacktop plant.
6:01 p.m. — A medical emergency was reported on Prairie Avenue. A woman was taken by ambulance to the hospital.
6:44 p.m. — An officer assisted
at the Law Enforcement Center
with a person who wanted to turn
himself in on a warrant.
9:16 p.m. — An officer dispatched an injured deer and issued a seizure tag.
FRIDAY, NOV. 7
3:39 p.m. — A gas line was hit
at the Glencoe City Center. The
fire department took care of the
leak.
4:58 p.m. — Drug activity was
reported on Desoto Avenue N.
5:54 p.m. — A minor fenderbender accident was reported in
a parking lot on 10th Street E.
SATURDAY, NOV. 8
1:03 a.m. — Glencoe police officers and McLeod County sheriff’s deputies, as well as the Glencoe Ambulance, responded to an
assault at the Happy Hour on
11th Street E.
4:40 a.m. — A dumpster fire
was reported on the north side of
some apartments in the area of
10th Street E and Russell Avenue
N. The fire department put the fire
out.
8:56 a.m. — An officer took a
harassment report on Newton Avenue N.
5:11 p.m. — A theft was reported on Chandler Avenue N.
6:32 p.m. — A minor fenderbender was reported in the Family Dollar parking lot on 10th
Street E.
9:44 p.m. — A driver was arrested for fourth-degree DWI in
the area of Ford Avenue N and
10th Street E.
SUNDAY, NOV. 9
Officers began issuing winter
parking violation citations. Eighteen were issued on Sunday.
10:04 a.m. — A medical emergency was reported on 16th
Street. A female was taken to the
hospital by ambulance after
falling and injuring her leg.
2:29 p.m. — A female was
checking her radiator when hot
antifreeze came out and burned
her. Also responding was the
Glencoe Ambulance. The incident
occurred on 10th Street.
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By Lori Copler
Editor
Seven of McLeod County’s
14 townships held their annual elections in conjunction
with the Nov. 4 general election. All had open supervisor
seats on the ballots, while
others also had either treasurer or clerk positions open.
Results included:
• Acoma Township —
Four candidates vied for the
open supervisor seat, and incumbent Lynn Splittgerber
was re-elected with 215 votes
of the 476 that were cast. Dan
Murphy garnered 119 votes;
Tom S, 83; and Robert Cole,
54. There were five write-ins.
Gary Graham was re-elected
treasurer with 461 votes of
463 that were cast. There
were two write-ins.
• Bergen Township — Incumbent Francis Burch was
re-elected to his supervisor
seat with 165 votes, while
challenger Harlan Mathews
earned 146 votes. There was
one write-in, and a total of
312 votes cast. Angela Leverich was re-elected treasurer
with 260 votes of 262 cast.
There were two write-ins.
• Glencoe Township — Incumbent Supervisor Duane
Haag ran unopposed and was
re-elected with 190 votes.
There were three write-ins for
a total of 193 votes. Bruce
Bargmann was re-elected
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She also was asked if the
county would be duplicating
state statutes regarding e-cigarettes by incorporating them
into its tobacco ordinance.
Simmons said that while
state statutes regarding e-cigarettes are the same as for
regular cigarettes, there are
some holes.
For example, the use of ecigarettes is not banned in
most public places.
“Right now, they are
banned in government buildings, K-12 schools, MNSCU
buildings (the state college
system), hospitals and clinics,” said Simmons. Unlike
regular cigarettes, they are
not banned in restaurants,
bars and workplaces.
State statute requires e-cigarettes, like regular cigarettes,
to be kept behind the counter
by vendors.
Other ways to strengthen
local ordinances are to ban
flavored e-cigarettes (regular
cigarettes cannot have flavors), increase the age of sellers to 18, just like alcohol,
and establish setbacks from
youth facilities, such as
schools, for vendors, Simmons said.
Nowak also said the
planned revision to the ordinance will address a concern
that Shimanski had raised in
October: if regulating nicotine devices would apply to
cessation devices, such as
nicotine gum and patches.
The County Board plans to
consider some of the proposed changes at its Nov. 17
meeting. It will then need to
have another public hearing
before it adopts the changes.
City has administrator candidate
HUTCHINSON — Current
Sibley County Administrator
Matt Jaunich has been offered
the position of city administrator for Hutchinson, according to the Hutchinson Leader.
Jaunich was an intern for the
Hutchinson Economic Devel-
opment Authority 12 years
ago. Jaunich also served as
the city administrator in Hector for five years, and then at
Arlington for five years before accepting the Sibley
County position.
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Fri., Nov. 21 – Kevin Lang &
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Sat., Nov. 22 – Comedian Scott Hanson,
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Total Country Band, 9 pm-1 am
Fri., Nov. 28 –The Scene
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Sat., Nov. 29 – Knight Moves with Chris
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The 1964 class of Glencoe High School held its 50-year
class reunion Sunday, Sept. 21, at the Glencoe City Center (old high school). The attendees enjoyed the music of
“10th Street Jazz,” a tour of the old high school, and a
buffet dinner. There were 63 class members present of
the 111 graduates; 25 members are deceased. The reunion committee consisted of Sharon and Charlie Cyzcalla, Norma Domras, Ardeen and Louie Graupmann,
Sue Hansen, Lon Roach, Kathy Schuetz, Marlys Thomas
and Randall Thalmann. Pictured are, front row from left,
Lloyd Graupmann, Geraldine Bergs Pomplun, Barb Voss
Lieberg, LaRoyce Howe Kranz, Barb Boltmann Ekstrand,
Phyllis Augustine Leonard, Norma Bullert Domras, Kathy
Ruschmeier Schuetz, Marlys Oelfke Thomas, Lois Belter
Teply, Sue Droege Hansen, Judy McCoy Krohn, Kathy
Knacke Ringo and Betty Schroeder; second row, Marlys
Donnay Pinske, Ardeen Mehlop Graupmann, Lois Graup-
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The McLeod County Chronicle, Wednesday, November 12, 2014, page 4
Veterans Day:
Time to honor our finest
Our view: Our service people should
be thanked every day of the year
T
uesday — Veterans Day —
arrived on the blustery
heels of winter’s first major
storm.
Most of us woke up more focused
on clearing our driveways, late
school starts and navigating treacherous roads on our morning commutes than on taking time to honor
and thank our nation’s veterans.
It is far easier to think of veterans’
service when we see American flags
snapping in a brisk, cool breeze with
a blazing blue autumn sky as a backdrop.
But perhaps Tuesday’s blustery,
cold weather is appropriate for Veterans Day, that day when we remember those who endured the worst of
weather conditions — sleeping in
rain-drenched trenches, slogging
through snowy forests, enduring the
heat, humidity and insects of jungles
— all the while trying to stay alive
as they defended our country and its
freedom.
We set aside two days a year to
honor our service people: Memorial
Day, when we honor those who gave
the ultimate sacrifice, their lives; and
Veterans Day, when we honor those
who returned home from service.
Some returned home wounded,
physically, emotionally and psychologically, and their experiences will
mark them for the remainders of
their lives. They, too, have sacrificed
much for our country.
These are the people who left behind families, friends, communities
— all that was most precious to
them — in defense of our country,
with no guarantee that they would
someday return to their everyday
lives.
As we attended Veterans Day programs, we were heartened as we saw
children high-five veterans and others shake veterans’ hands as we honored them for their service. It is a far
different world than the Vietnam era,
when soldiers were looked upon by
many with scorn and were detested
for their participation in an unpopular war. Fortunately, we no longer
hold our soldiers and sailors responsible for what may be the misguided
intentions of our politicians.
Some will say The Chronicle is a
day late in lauding our service people. It’s true; while this editorial was
written on Veterans Day, many will
not read it until the day after, or even
several days after.
But that’s OK. Really, we should
not reserve our esteem, respect and
pride for our service people to just
one or two days a year. It should be
every day.
Many will say that the veterans of
World War II were our “greatest
generation.” And considering the
scope and impact of that war, that is
very true. But every veteran is the
greatest of his or her generation, and
should be honored accordingly.
So, the next time you encounter a
veteran, a reservist or an active military person, please express your
gratitude. Nobody deserves it more.
— L.C.
Letter to the Editor
Politics as usual, not as designed
To the Editor:
This year’s political nonsense is
another wake-up call for citizens.
We all shake our heads in disgust as
all we hear is how bad “the other
guy” is for us. No one even bothers
to run on a “platform” anymore.
None of them even claim to be a
representative for “we the people.”
Am I the only one who wonders
how we lost control of our own government? How and when did this
happen — that it has gone so far and
gotten so far out of control? We the
people talk to each other and can see
the majority is all on the same track,
but nothing comes of it because we
are no longer represented.
Once elected, it seems these
politicians feel they are on their own
and are only concerned about their
own opinions and welfare, and their
party’s welfare.
Their personal opinions and ambitions are not what we put them in of-
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Question of the week
Should the NFL reinstate Minnesota Vikings’ running back
Adrian Peterson now that the legal process is complete?
1) Yes.
2) Yes, but he should still be punished by the league.
3) No, he should never play again.
Results for most recent question:
Some groups are pressuring the Washington Redskins
to change their name. Should they?
1) Yes, “Redskins” is derogative — 26%
2) No, it’s a time-honored team and tradition — 59%
3) It’s immaterial to me — 14%
76 votes. New question runs Nov. 12-18.
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Here’s to my veteran hero — my Dad
I remember looking over my
mother’s shoulder one evening —
this was way back in the early 1970s
— as she was writing a letter.
“My Darling,” it started. She was
writing to my dad, and it was the
first time I had any indication that
my parents had a relationship that
didn’t include their children.
That was as far as I read. I felt like
I was prying into something private
that I had no business being involved in.
My father was a Navy careerist.
He spent over 20 years in the Navy,
retiring in 1973. He served during
the Korean and Vietnam wars on aircraft carriers. In times of peace, he
also served on ships and on military
bases in the Supply Corps.
When he was away at sea —
which could be for as short of time
as a couple of weeks to as long as a
year — my mother wrote to him
faithfully every night after supper,
and he wrote to her faithfully every
day.
This was in the days before Skype
and e-mail and when a domestic
long distance phone call, much less
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an overseas call, cost a king’s ransom. Overseas mail service was
slow, and sometimes days or even
weeks would go by before we got
mail, and his letters would arrive in
a bundle of airmail envelopes.
Most of my perspective of military life comes from being the child
of a Navy officer.
My father rarely talked of his experiences in the service. In fact, the
only story he ever related to me was
about when he heard about my birth.
He was on an aircraft carrier in the
Mediterranean at the time, and my
small-town, shy mother was preg-
nant back in Virginia. Her own
mother came to stay with her to help
with my older sister and household
chores during the final couple of
weeks of Mom’s pregnancy.
In September of that year, Hurricane Rebecca hit the east coast, and
my mother claims that the change in
atmospheric pressure sent every
pregnant woman on the eastern
seaboard into labor. For a time, there
was speculation that I would be born
in the hallway of an overcrowded
maternity ward.
My father, upon receiving the
telegram announcing my birth,
danced around the flight deck and
“whooped and hollered” until his
shipmates thought he had lost his
mind. They shared in his joy, however, as he began passing around cigars and sharing the news.
My mother never talked about
Dad’s service much, either, although
several years ago, she did tell us
about a day on that Virginia naval
base when sirens sounded, and every
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Garth Brooks: childhood dream fulfilled
Over the weekend, I lost my
voice, strained nearly every muscle
in my body, and overall felt exhausted, like I had been hit by a large
dump truck filled with one ton of
snow.
But it was my own fault as I
stayed out much too late Thursday
night in Minneapolis, fulfilling my
’90s childhood dream and seeing
GARTH.
Yes, I was one of the very lucky
thousands who got tickets to see
Garth Brooks live in concert at the
Target Center, and Thursday afternoon, my friends, Brittany and
Jason, and I, headed east to see our
country idol.
I’m not a huge fan of country
music, but anything generated in the
1990s is in my music library. Martina McBride, Brooks and Dunn, Alabama, Deana Carter, George Strait,
and especially Garth.
’90s country is what I grew up
with and on Thursday night during
Garth’s concert, it was as if I spent
three hours of my life down memory
lane, riding the school bus with Dad,
singing along with Mom in the car,
and dancing with my brothers in the
living room to “Standing Outside the
Fire.”
My parents loved Garth. They
owned all of his albums, which were
always in rotation in our five-disc
CD player at home. While he
worked in his shop, my Dad would
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sing “Papa Loved Mama” or “Two
of a Kind, Workin’ on a Full House.”
And I can still hear his voice
wafting down the hallway as he sang
his rendition of “The Dance” in the
shower.
I remember when Mom and Dad
went to see Trisha Yearwood and
Garth in concert in 1998. Mom’s
hair was as big as Trisha’s and Dad
wore his suede black cowboy hat
and black button up shirt. He looked
exactly like Garth and ever since,
I’ve associated Garth with my Dad.
On our way to Garth’s opening
concert Thursday, I told my friend
Brittany Garth was like a dad to me,
and she said, “I’m pretty sure if
Garth was your dad, we’d have front
row tickets.”
Nonetheless, our tickets in Section
230 paid off. We were in the second
row of the section, and lucky for us,
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the first row in front of us decided to
sit for the entire show, so we could
see the speck that was Garth run
around the stage and rev up the
crowd.
Brittany and I danced and loudly
(obnoxiously) sang along to every
one of Garth’s songs. It was like I
was a kid again, screaming, “Woo
Garth!” and dancing to “Rodeo” and
“That Summer.”
We swayed to “Unanswered
Prayers” and “The River,” and lost
our voices screaming and cheering
like little girls.
I was in heaven, and countless
times looked over at Brittany in disbelief and said, “OH MY GOSH
IT’S GARTH.”
At the end of the show, after
singing “Friends in Low Places” and
“The Dance,” Garth looked around
the Target Center and thanked the
18,000 fans in attendance.
He turned behind the stage and
said “Thank you” to the group of
people under the lights. He pointed
to the fans on the side dancing
throughout the show and thanked
them for their love.
Then he turned in our direction
and said, “And to the two girls in
Section 230 who have not stopped
dancing this entire show. I see you!
Thank you!”
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Concerns raised about county’s
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Helen Baker book fair fun
fair was open to the public. Students
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seaman grabbed a pre-packed
duffel bag and waited outside
quarters until they were
picked up by troop-bearing
trucks.
Their wives and children,
meanwhile, watched in frightened silence from front steps
and yards as their husbands
and fathers were spirited
away.
It wasn’t until days later
that the families learned that
the men had been summoned
for the Bay of Pigs invasion
in Cuba, ordered by President
John F. Kennedy.
My dad was careful to separate his military life from his
family life. When he was stationed on bases, he would
come home in the evening,
shed his uniform for casual
pants and a T-shirt or sweatshirt, and sit down to dinner.
After supper, he’d wrestle
with his kids on the living
floor, play ping pong with us
or help us with homework
until bedtime.
But I did have glimpses of
his Navy life. I remember
well how proud I was when
he donned his dress whites,
complete with braids, medals,
insignia and a sword, for inspection. Or how enlisted
men would pause and salute
my father as we walked
around the base.
And I can remember how
we paused and stood at attention each evening as “Taps”
was played over the base’s
public address, signaling the
end of the day.
And I remember well
standing on navy piers, either
waving my father off on another cruise, or scanning
crowds of returning sailors
and officers for his familiar
face.
My father retired from the
Navy in 1973 at the age of
42, and my parents moved to
Minnesota to be closer to
family. He began work in the
private sector, and our lives
became that of most people
with permanent homes, 8 to 5
jobs and evening activities.
In 1979, he was diagnosed
with leukemia, and spent
most of the next several
months as a patient at St.
Mary’s Hospital in Rochester.
He lost his hair to chemo
and his once-athletic body became wasted and withered.
As the end neared, he spent
more and more time staring at
the ceiling or the walls, and
less time focused on his family.
One day, I stood in the hallway as a nurse changed his
bedding. On her way out, she
stopped near me and offered
me some insight:
“I know you’re losing your
dad, and that’s really hard,”
she said. “But he is losing
everything he loves, and he is
grieving, too.”
And I’m sure that as he lay
there, he was thinking that
once again, he was leaving
my mother behind with three
children to raise. And this
time, he wouldn’t be able to
offer her encouragement and
love in daily letters. This
time, he wouldn’t be coming
home.
He died a week after Veterans Day that year, and a
snowstorm followed shortly
after, very similar to the one
that hit Minnesota on Monday.
Memories of his funeral
have blurred in the years
since, but one moment stands
out crisp and clear: a military
honor guard folding the flag
that covered his coffin and
handing it to my mother. To
this day, I cannot look at any
flag-draped coffin without
tears coming to my eyes.
For those of us who believe
in an afterlife, we know that
my Dad’s final voyage really
wasn’t final. Thirty-five years
after his death, he still appears in my dreams, not in the
wasted body that marked the
end of his days, but in a crisp,
summer-tan uniform, his blue
eyes sparkling in his suntanned face.
So thanks, Dad, for your
dedicated years to the Navy
and for your dedication to
your family. You will always
be my hero.
standing and looking back at
Brittany and me.
Wide-eyed, I looked over at
Brittany in disbelief that
Garth pointed us out and I
nearly fell over. It was so, so,
so exciting, and I just kept
shouting and singing and
cheering and dancing.
It was amazing and though
my vocal chords feel as if
they have been shredded and
my knees haven’t quite recovered from jumping up and
down, it was an incredible
moment that I’ll never forget.
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fice to convey and follow.
They are supposed to be there
to represent us and our opinions.
I wish just once someone
would run on the idea that
he/she has an opinion, but it
only counts as a single opinion and he/she will convey
the opinion of the majority of
the people represented, even
when he/she may be of the
same opinion. The majority
of his/her time is spent gathering information on the
opinions of the people he/she
is representing. Not just the
influential and powerful, but
the common person who also
pays the bills in this country.
How hard would it be in
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I gasped and quickly
scanned the crowd around me
to make sure he wasn’t talking about somebody else.
I looked to my right and
saw a family seated next to us
and behind me, I spotted a
big group of guys and girls
year when the county replaced its sign truck.
• Approved a quote of
$26,930 from ACME Tuckpointing and Restoration to
tuck point the Health and
Human Services Building.
The ACME quote was the
lowest of three received.
Work will take place in
spring 2015, according to
the two-party system is detrimental to this country. Many
are more loyal to their party
than they are to the country. It
is a detriment to everyone
pulling and working together.
I personally resent being classified as a member of any
party. We need to be all
Americans first and work together. We need to stand together to regain what this nation once was. We need to
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little pieces by those who
don’t understand the price of
freedom and prosperity.
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McLeod County’s first try
at a prime-and-seal road project may need some fixing up,
the County Board heard at its
Nov. 4 meeting.
The county used funds
generated by its wheelage tax
to use the prime-and-seal
method to provide a blacktop-like surface on Tagus Avenue, west of Lake Marion.
Pete Maiers, chairman of
the Collins Township Board
of Supervisors, said residents
were disappointed with the
results.
Maiers said he rode with
the construction crew during
the application, and the result
was an inconsistent surface
with ruts.
Maiers said one problem
was that trucks would park
on the shoulder and the
packed surface “would just
sink away.”
He also said that he felt
that the surface prep work
compacted the dirt and gravel
too much, so that the oil didn’t penetrate deeply enough.
Highway Engineer John
Brunkhorst said it was the
county’s first attempt at the
process, and it also was the
contractor’s first experience
with it.
Commissioner Sheldon
Nies said the county definitely needs to look at the product and try to provide a fix in
the spring.
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city of Hutchinson for $800.
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Brownton City Council orders
preliminary report on improvements
By Lori Copler
Editor
The Brownton City Council agreed to spend up to
$48,000 with Short Elliot
Hendrickson (SEH) Inc., its
engineering firm, to develop
a preliminary engineering report on proposed infrastructure improvements.
Dan Ehrke of SEH told the
City Council at its Nov. 5
meeting that the preliminary
engineering report is needed
as the city begins applications
for funding from the United
States Department of Agriculture’s Rural Development
program.
Ehrke said the Rural Development program could
provide up to 40 percent in
grant funding for needed improvements. The rest of the
improvements will be paid
for with low-interest loans
that will be repaid with general obligation bonds, assessments and other funding
sources.
The City Council has not
determined to what extent it
will make infrastructure re-
pairs, but hopes to have a
program in place by 2016,
when some of its current
bond issues will be paid off.
Ehrke said the preliminary
engineering report will provide the City Council with information from which it can
determine the final scope of
the project.
Ehrke also said the engineering costs will be reimbursable expenses through financing received from the
Rural Development program.
In other business, the City
Council:
• Adopted a new protocol
for when and how people
may address the City Council
at its meetings.
City Clerk Ella Kruse said
the new policy will hopefully
eliminate side conversations
between attendees and city
employees, as well as keep
conversations civil when attendees address the City
Council.
• Officially accepted the
resignation of Public Works
Director Mark Streich, whose
last on-duty day will be Nov.
Brownton City Council
amends snowbird rules
By Lori Copler
Editor
The Brownton City
Council voted to change
its snowbird ordinance at
its Wednesday, Nov. 5,
meeting.
The changes to the ordinance will create a noparking period on city
streets from 2 a.m. to 6
a.m. between Nov. 1 and
April 1.
The current ordinance
prohibits parking on city
streets during snow removal events, with a
plowable snowfall defined
as two or more inches of
snow. If a snowplow has
to go around a vehicle
parked on a city street,
that vehicle is photographed and given a
ticket, said Police Chief
Ken Bauer.
Council Member Norm
Schwarze said that changing the ordinance will
eliminate questions as to
what is a plowable snow-
fall.
“This way, everyone
knows what the rule is,”
said Schwarze.
There was some question as to whether everyone has off-street parking
available. Council Member Brian Dressel said that
those who have more vehicles than will fit in a
driveway or garage can
clear a space on their yard
to park.
“It won’t hurt the lawn
any,” said Dressel.
Dressel also said that he
doesn’t like the idea of not
being able to park on the
street when there is no
snow removal, but agreed
that the proposed change
would make the ordinance
clearer.
“Sometimes, you have
to use a little common
sense,” said Council
Member Chuck Warner
about ticketing cars when
there is no snow emergency.
12. Streich will use accrued
compensation time and unused vacation time to stay in
the city’s employment until
Dec. 17, during which time
he also will help in the transition to a new employee and
assist with required water and
wastewater reports.
• Tabled a lease agreement
with Lutheran Social Services
for the community center as a
senior nutrition site. Lutheran
Social Services has indicated
that it would like a reduced
rent on the building, lower
than what it has paid in the
past.
• Tabled until its Nov. 20
special meeting a discussion
on possibly increasing wages
for public works employee
Chad Draeger during the
transition between Streich’s
leaving and hiring a new employee. The City Council also
will review applications for
Streich’s replacement at the
special meeting.
• Approved a one-day beer
license for the Brownton
American Legion for its poultry party on Nov. 21.
7th-grade students of the month
The October students of the month in
seventh grade at Glencoe-Silver Lake
Lincoln Junior High School include, in
the front, from left, Rylan Rosenlund,
English; Maddie Emery, agricultural/in-
dustrial technology; and Katie Nowak,
geography. In the back are Will Higgins, science; Riley Ruzicka, pre-algebra; Mason Husted, music; and Morgan
Verdeck, physical education.
Shopko
Hometown
expands
grocery area
Shopko Hometown of
Glencoe is unveiling some
changes, including a renovation and expansion of its grocery department, with the addition of fresh produce, to
better meet the needs of its
customers.
“These changes are in reseponse to feedback from our
customers as part of our effort to ensure we are listening to them so we can best
serve their grocery needs,”
said Tom Abbott, senior vice
president of the Hometown
stores.
Shopko Hometown now
offers 850 additional grocery
items including dairy, snacks,
cookies, baking products,
canned goods, frozen foods
and beverages. The expanded
Hometown pantry will also
offer fresh produce, bread,
milk, eggs and Hispanic offerings.
For more information, visit
www.shopko.com.
Chronicle photo by Alyssa Schauer
5th-grade Panther Paws
During the October all-school meeting
last Thursday morning at Glencoe-Silver Lake Lakeside Elementary School,
Panther Paw award winners were announced for each grade. Recipients for
fifth grade include, in the front, from
left to right, Malayna Graf, Riley Butch-
Chronicle photo by Alyssa Schauer
er, Brent Lipke, Jackson Stifter, Carter
Ruschmeier and Maddy Manteuffel. In
the back are Nathan Stoltenburg, Tatjanna Pedersen, Malayh Metcalf, Porter
Mikolichek, Moses Medina, Alberto
Otero and Jasmine Chavarria.
Chronicle photo by Alyssa Schauer
8th-grade students of the month
The October eighth-grade students of
the month at Glencoe-Silver Lake Lincoln Junior High School include, in the
front, from left, Haley Lukes, English;
John Ingeman, choir; Nathan Litzau, al-
Gerry’s Vision
Shoppe
renovating its
building
Gerry’s Vision Shoppe, located at 1234 Greeley Ave.,
Glencoe, is upgrading with
new “Visions” for the future.
The first visible sign of the
Greeley block upgrade is
near completion with the historical restoration of Gerry’s
south-facing wall.
“When the building next to
us was torn down to make
room for the patio area of the
adjacent new Main Street
Sports Bar Restaurant, we
discovered that this crumbling structure had done
some serious damage to our
building and roof,” said
Heidi Klockmann, owner of
Gerry’s.
“Chaplin Masonry scoured
the countryside to find just
the right recycled brick to
match the historical era of
the building. They have done
an incredible job bringing
this old building to life
again,” Klockmann said.
“Now that the outside is
completed,” said Klockmann,
“we can do a little update on
the inside. Stop on in and see
the before, so you can appreciate the after.”
Gerry’s Vision Shoppe,
Inc., is locally owned by
Marty and Heidi Klockmann.
Heidi Klockmann and Jane
Duesterhoeft are in the office
every day to meet the community’s needs.
gebra; and Caleb Correll, history. In the
back are Adrian Trevino, physical education; Chelsea Bandas, science;
Maren Warner, band; and Troy Lueck,
math.
Thurs., Nov. 13 — AA Group mtg. next to Post Office in Stewart, 8 p.m., call 320-212-5290 for info.
Sun., Nov. 16 — Stewart Lions Club meat raffle at
2 p.m. & bingo at 3 p.m., Cactus Jack’s II, Stewart.
Mon., Nov. 17 — Tops Weigh-In mtg., 5-5:30 p.m.;
Brownton Senior Citizens Club, Brownton Community Center, 1 p.m.; Brownton Lions; Stewart American
Legion Post 125 & Auxiliary mtg., Stewart Community Center, 7 p.m.; McLeod County Historial Museum
hosting “McLeod’s Goods & People Moved by Rail,”
300 School Road NW, Hutchinson, 7 p.m.
Tues., Nov. 18— Narcotics Anonymous, Brownton
Community Center, 7 p.m.; Brownton Legion.
Thurs., Nov. 20 — AA Group mtg. next to Post Office in Stewart, 8 p.m., call 320-212-5290 for info.;
Stewart Lions.
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Stewart
320-562-2553
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Last Thursday morning at Glencoe-Silver Lake Lakeside Elementary, October
Panther Paw awards were announced.
Sixth-grade recipients include, in the
front, from left to right, Jordan Pacheo,
Corey Schmidt, Jacob Paul, Caleb
Schmieg and Abby Rae. In the back are
Paola Pena, Jordon Grack, Gabriella
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The McLeod County Chronicle, www.glencoenews.com, Wednesday, November 12, 2014, page 7
By Alyssa Schauer
Staff Writer
The Silver Lake City Council met in a brief, five-minute
meeting Monday night to
canvass the votes from the
Nov. 4 election.
Of the 450 voters registered
in Silver Lake, 243 ballots
were cast.
Bruce Bebo received 202
votes for mayor and there
were 13 write-in votes, including Mercedes Nowak,
Ken Merrill, Josh Mason,
Keri Mills, Tim Grenke,
Barry Kratzke, Eric Nelson,
Jen
Venier,
James
Lewandowski and Daryl
Luthens.
No one filed for either of
the two open four-year councilor terms, but a total of 127
write-ins were cast.
Josh Mason and Ken Merrill topped the write-ins for
councilor. Mason had 16
votes and Merrill had 12.
The Council will approach
Mason and Merrill about filling the open council seats. If
neither are interested, Bebo
will have to appoint individuals in January.
Silver Lake City Council
Regular Meeting
Monday, Oct. 20, 2014
6:30 p.m.
Agenda
**In accordance with Minnesota law, a portion of this
meeting will be closed to conduct an employee performance appraisal**
Call to order:
Approve agenda.
Consent agenda:
1. Approve minutes of the Oct. 20 regular meeting.
2. Approve payroll Nos. 22, 23, October ambulance and
annual fire department payroll.
3. Approve claims for payment.
Old business:
1. Continuation of public hearing regarding a petition to
vacate the alley located between Nome and Oliver avenues north of Center Street.
2. Review compensation plan for 2015.
3. Proposed rental ordinance.
New business:
1. Application to renew club license for American Legion
Post 141.
2. Application to renew wine on-sale and strong beer license for BFK management (Molly’s Cafe).
3. Application for Municipal Liquor Store (MLS) on/offsale liquor license.
4. Contract with Lutheran Social Service to provide a
senior dining site at the Silver Lake Auditorium.
Department business:
1. Liquor Store.
2. Public Safety.
3. Public Works.
4. Community Development.
5. Administration: annual performance review for city
clerk/treasurer.
Open discussion:
Weather Corner
By Jake Yurek
I’ve got good news and bad news this week.
The good news is most of McLeod County escaped the
brunt of Monday’s snowstorm, keeping the highest totals
just to our north, as close as the Dassel-Cokato area. The
storm is just getting fired up as I write this, so it’s looking like the winners of the snow contest should fall
somewhere between Dassel and Little Falls and east toward Wisconsin.
The bad news, however, is that a very strong surge of
cold air will dominate through the weekend, keeping
highs as much as 20 degrees below normal. Average
highs this time of year should be in the 40-degree neighborhood, and toward the end of the week we might have
a tough time seeing 20 degrees. This early push of winter
is being forced on us by a huge storm near Alaska, which
is pumping the coldest air in Canada towards us.
After the early-week excitement we should calm down
and see little in the form of snow with only passing flurries forecast here and there. Highs Saturday might climb
into the 20s, but another reinforcing shot of cold air will
slide through Sunday into early next week again, knocking highs down into the teens. The cold air looks to linger
through a decent chunk of next week, so hopefully the
pattern can break and we can get some more normal temperatures back in here after that.
Have a great week, all; bundle up!
Ma dobry weekendem
Mit dobry vikend
Wednesday night — Lows 8-14; flurries.
Thursday — Highs 18-24, lows -2 to 4; partly
cloudy/flurries.
Friday — Highs 15-21, lows 0-6; mostly clear.
Saturday — Highs 19-26, lows -3 to 3; partly cloudy.
Sunday — Highs 14-20; mostly clear.
Weather Quiz: How much snow do we see on average
per month during the winter months?
Answer to last week’s question (What’s the difference
between me saying showers or just rain/snow in forecasts; what’s the difference between partly cloudy and
cloudy?): In my forecasts, showers — whether it be rain
or snow — means there’s a slight chance of passing
showers (typically trace to a tenth of an inch). Rain or
snow alone would be a good chance of a decent amount
of rain or snow. Monday, I would have forecasted snow.
Partly cloudy means intermittent clouds, but not all day;
cloudy typically means cloud cover will win out for most
of the day. The only difference between mostly clear and
clear is mostly clear means we might have a few clouds
here and there.
Posusta family
welcomes son
Molly and Brent Posusta of
Silver Lake announce the
birth of their son, Max Anthony, on Tuesday, Oct. 28,
2014, at Glencoe Regional
Health Services. Max
weighed 8 pounds, 10 ounces,
and was 201⁄2 inches in length.
He is welcomed home by big
sister Kinley. Grandparents
are Ron and Brenda Posusta
of Silver Lake and Barb and
Larry Hansen of Jackson.
Daughter born
to Miller family 3rd-grade Panther Paws
Tom and Ashley Miller of
Silver Lake announce the
birth of their daughter, Avery
Sue, on Monday, Oct. 27,
2014, at Hutchinson Health.
Avery weighed 8 pounds, 9
ounces, and was 19 inches
long. She is welcomed home
by big brother Zachary.
Grandparents are Lester and
Zana Miller of Hutchinson,
Scott and Kari Graupmann of
Plato, and Ed and Cindy Patnaude of Glencoe.
During the October all-school meeting
last Thursday morning at Glencoe-Silver Lake Lakeside Elementary School,
Panther Paw award winners were announced for each grade. Recipients for
third grade include, in the front, from
left to right, Grace Schiroo, Marissa
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Brinkmann, Daylee Platt, Caden Neid,
Jaeleigh Fern, Addison Graupmann
and Tanner Rosenlund. In the back are
Joe Mattson, Zach Templin, Sisaro
Stately, Claire Cerdec, Luis Villareal,
Blake Kaczmarek and Natalie Davis.
Missing was Wyatt Follestad.
Schuft named
committee
president
Jordan Schuft, a junior accounting and finance major
from Glencoe, is the president
of the Student Activity Fee
Allocation
Committee
(SAFAC) at Southwest Minnesota State University for
the 2014-15 academic year.
Schuft is the son of Gaylen
and Shari Schuft of Glencoe.
SAFAC is nine voting SMSU
student members as appointed
by the student association
senate, with up to three alternates.
SAFAC is charged with reporting student activity fee allocations to the student senate
anually and then submitting
the recommendations of
SAFAC and student association senate to the university
president, as well as submitting its allocation report to the
student senate by May 1 of
the fiscal year.
Agricultural
property
taxes due
by Nov. 17
McLeod County AuditorTreasurer Cindy Schultz reminds taxpayers that the second half of property tax for
agricultural properties is due
Nov. 15. With Nov. 15 falling
on a Saturday, tax payments
will be accepted Monday,
Nov. 17, without penalty.
Payments are accepted by
mail, in person at the
McLeod County North Complex building 2391 Hennepin
Ave. N, Glencoe, from 8 a.m.
to 4:30 p.m., or there is a
convenient payment drop
box located just outside of
the building.
If you are interested in
paying by credit card or echeck, visit the county website: www.co.mcleod.mn.us.
There is a fee involved for
paying your property tax by
this method.
If mailing, please return
your statement stub with
your payment to insure proper credit.
Postmarks are due on or
before Nov. 17. Postmarks
after Nov. 17 will be assessed a penalty. Minnesota
statutes direct that the auditor-treasurer must go by the
postmark for 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.
Chronicle photo by Alyssa Schauer
4th-grade Panther Paws
Last Thursday morning at Glencoe-Silver Lake Lakeside Elementary, October
Panther Paw awards were announced.
Fourth-grade recipients include, in the
front, from left to right, Courtney
Hatlestad, Alan Salazar, Ayden Tobias,
Roxanna Palacios, Eliot Montes, Jaxin
Anderson and Aaron Higgins. In the
back are Isabelle George, Mitchell
Penaz, Mason Itel, Holden Meyer, Genesis Saldana, Noah Dressen and Yajaira
Villarreal.
11th-annual citywide Thanksgiving dinner
in Silver Lake set Thursday, Nov. 27
The Silver Lake Auditorium will be the site for the
11th-annual Silver Lake
Thanksgiving dinner on
Thursday, Nov. 27.
This free dinner, hosted by
the city of Silver Lake 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 wonderful 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 served, also.
As always, no money will
be accepted the day of the
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meal. It is free and open to
the public.
The meal is intended for,
but not limited to, those who
are either alone, elderly, shutins, unable to afford a good
meal or those who just want
to spend the day making others feel good.
Organizers are encouraging
people of all ages to attend
and they guarantee all in attendance will leave with full
stomachs, smiles on their
faces and a warm, fuzzy feeling inside knowing they
made someone’s Thanksgiving a day to remember.
For a lot of people, the Silver Lake area is their only
family, and organizers of the
dinner want to show how
much the community cares.
Again this year, there will
be a special effort to thank all
of the veterans as well as
those who are currently serving in the military.
It is because of them we
have so much for which to be
thankful.
Food will be served
promptly at noon on Thursday, Nov. 27. Please RSVP at
320-327-2412, 320-327-3157
or stop by the Silver Lake
City Hall to sign up.
Those in need of transportation can call Mayor
Bruce Bebo at 320-327-3157
by Nov. 25 to make arrangements.
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birthday,
on Nov. 13!
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The McLeod County Chronicle, www.glencoenews.com, Wednesday, November 12, 2014, page 8
Tracing Roots
Obituaries
By Ron Pulkrabek
Roger L. Mallak, 73, of Silver Lake
Checking S.D. Czechs, ’20, ’07
son, Blake; sisters and a
brother, Shirley Fiecke of
Winsted, Glenn (Judy) Mallak and Sandy Heuer, all of
Hutchinson; a brother-in-law,
Bernie Zejdlik of Hutchinson; sisters-in-law, Bea (Don)
Ranzau and Joan (Jim)
Lawrence, all of Hutchinson;
close family friend, Jim Zeik
of Hutchinson; nieces,
nephews, other relatives and
friends.
He was preceded in death
by a son, Rich Mallak; his
parents; a sister, Audrey Zejdlik; brothers-in-law, Marvin
Fiecke, Gary Heuer and Bob
Urban; and father-in-law and
mother-in-law, Charles and
Ruby Urban.
The Maresh Funeral Home
in Silver Lake served the
family. Online condolences
may
be
made
at
www.mareshfuneralhome.com.
In 1868, in a tavern in
Chicago, a group of Czechs
formed the Czech Agriculture
Society for the purpose of
finding land further west for
Czech settlements.
They sent four men to
check the land in Nebraska.
They wrote back stating they
found nice land but, indeed,
only looked over some sand
dunes on the edge of town,
afraid because Indians were
lurking around.
Encouraged by the news,
20 Czechs started out for Nebraska. Along the way one
man ate poison berries and
almost died, surviving only
by drinking whiskey and
throwing up. The next day
another man accidently shot
himself in the leg while getting on his horse.
They didn’t like the land
and sent two men to scout
ahead. Out on the prairie, the
two men stopped for a supper
of pancakes. Two Indians
showed up demanding pancakes; soon more Indians
showed up. Soon all the batter was gone and the men
went to bed hungry. They
were caught in a thunderstorm and took refuge in a
gully which soon filled with
rushing water. They stood all
night and the wolves howled!
Back at base camp, one
person was shot (wounded)
by an Indian. The whole
group pushed on and found
good land, but an Indian told
them this was Indian land.
Soon an Indian government
agent arrived telling them the
same thing.
They headed for Yankton,
S.D., but had to cross the
Missouri River. The ferry
boat operator wouldn’t take
their oxen on board. They finally made it across on a flat
boat on July 4, 1869. They
found a small brewery, “fortified” themselves with liquid
Irene F. Cantin, 96, of Winsted
Irene F. Cantin, 96, of Winsted, died Nov. 8, 2014, at
The Garden House in Winsted.
A Mass
of Christian
Burial was
held Tuesday, Nov.
11, at Holy
Trinity
Catholic
C h u r c h
with
the Irene Cantin
Rev. Paul
Schumacher as celebrant.
Alice Nowak was the organist.
Pallbearers were Lee
Penas-Olson, Steve Olson,
Ron
Phillips,
Tracy
Jaskowiak and Melvin and
Jason Bayerl.
Irene Cantin was born Jan.
30, 1918, in Howard Lake,
the daughter of Albert and
Lucy (Lueck) Aritt.
She was a member of Holy
Family Catholic Church in
Winsted, and belonged to the
C.C.W. and St. Anne’s Society.
On Sept. 30, 1941, she
married Melvin Cantin and
their marriage was blessed
with three children, Judy,
Doug and Mary.
Irene and Melvin Cantin
farmed south of Winsted.
Mrs. Cantin loved farming,
animals, gardening and canning; and spending time with
her children, grandchildren
and great-grandchildren.
She is survived by her
daughters, Judy (LeRoy)
Penas and Mary (Jim Isenor)
Cantin; a sister, Bernice Aritt;
grandchildren, Lee (Steve)
Penas-Olson, Jodi (Ron)
Phillips, B.J. (Tracy)
Jaskowiak, Matt (Ricki) Cantin and Nicki (Sean) Lutsch;
great-grandchildren, Sydney,
Alex and Anna Phillips, Erin
and Mitchel Jaskowiak, and
Brendan, Noah and Abbie
Lutsch.
She was preceded in death
by her husband, Melvin; her
son, Doug; her parents; her
brother and sister, Wilbur and
Delphine Aritt; and by a
great-grandson, Ben Jaskowiak.
The Chilson Funeral Home
in Winsted is serving the
family. Online condolences
may
be
made
at
www.chilsonfuneralhome.com.
Deaths
friends will be held Wednesday, Nov. 12, from 4 p.m. to 7
p.m., at the Johnson-McBride
Funeral Chapel in Glencoe,
and will continue for one hour
prior to the service at the
church on Thursday.
Arrangements are with the
Johnson-McBride Funeral
Chapel in Glencoe. An online
guest book is available at
www.hantge.com
Gladys Ortloff, 91, of Glencoe
Gladys Ortloff, 91, of Glencoe, died Monday, Nov. 10,
2014, at Mayo Clinic Hospital, St. Mary’s Campus, in
Rochester.
A funeral service will be
held Thursday, Nov. 13, at 11
a.m., at First Lutheran Church
in Glencoe. Interment will follow at the church cemetery.
Visitation will be held
Thursday, Nov. 13, from 10
a.m.-11 a.m., one hour prior to
the service.
Arrangements are with the
Johnson-McBride Funeral
Chapel in Glencoe. An online
guest book is available at
www.hantge.com.
We would like to give a special Thank You to all of the family and friends who supported
us during the recent passing of
our
mother,
Darlaine
Dammann. The many prayers,
phone calls, visits, memorials,
flowers, food and kindness
helped us greatly to get
through this difficult time.
We also want to thank the
staffs of the Arlington Good
Samaritan Fairview and Arlington Good Samaritan Home for
the wonderful care and support they have given our parents. And a thank you to the
staffs of the Arlington Ambulance Service, Arlington
Ridgeview Hospital, Abbot
Northwestern Hospital and
the Kolden Funeral Home.
A special thanks to Pastor
Bruce Hannemann for the
wonderful service, and to Lesley Kasermann for the beautiful music. And thank you to all
of Darlaine’s close friends from
the St. Paul’s Mission Society
who served a wonderful meal.
The many nice words of
kindness about her, and sympathy we received, let us know
that she will not only be
missed by family but also by
her many friends in the community. Your thoughtfulness
and support will always be remembered.
Sue and Doug Rouzer family
Warren and Brenda
Dammann family
Thinking of You
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11-8-11
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Three years ago
you left my side, many
days and nights with
tears in my eyes.
God has you in his
keeping. I have you in
my heart.
Love, Doris
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The family of Irene
Cantin would like to
thank the staff at The
Garden House for the
exceptional care, kindness, concern and comfort you provided to our
mother. Also, thank you
to our family and
friends for your support.
~ Judy Penas &
Mary Cantin
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lation 350; Anton Urban,
Frank Kucera, Joseph and
Mike Pokorny lived here;
many Czech businesses here
(similar to Silver Lake), also
CZBJ Lodge 111. 2007 population is 157. Only the Cenex
Farm Center remains. Father
Puthenkidsthil “Father Joe” is
the priest at the very neat St.
John’s Catholic Church
which looks very much like
the Holy Family Church in
Silver Lake. An adjoining
cemetery has many familiar
Czech names.
Utica — 1920: population
160; Fred Kasper and Charles
Skorpik lived here. The future president of Czechoslovakia, Tomas Masaryk, spoke
here in 1907. ZCBJ Lodge 71
has 102 members. The Utica
Czech Reading and Writing
Club was established. Amateur plays were performed.
The Utica World War 1 Relief
Fund collected $2,224.20 for
the National Czech Organization. Many Czech businesses,
similar to Silver Lake, were
established. A stone Presbyterian church was built. 2007
population is 85.
Janousek — 1920: population 20. Had a small store;
post office, shipping yard and
the town died (not on the map
in 2007.)
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Ardell Miller, 90, of Glencoe.
Ardell Miller, 90, of Glencoe, died Monday, Nov. 10,
2014, at Glencoe Regional
Health Services Long-Term
Care.
Memorial services will be
held Thursday, Nov. 13, at 11
a.m., at St. John’s Lutheran
Church in Plato. Interment
will follow in the church
cemetery.
A gathering of family and
refreshments called “Personal
Freedom,” and eventually
gathered up enough courage
to explore further.
At this time the government was buying land from
the Indians and selling it to
pioneer farmers for about
$200 for 160 acres. They had
to build a cabin and bring
five acres into production
each year. It was not easy,
breaking the sod with “cowpower,” smoothing the lumps
and planting wheat. The alkali well water was undrinkable, the hay roofs on sod
houses leaked, it was dry, it
was hot, it was cold, it was
windy, crop prices were low,
shade was scarce, and
grasshoppers and locusts ate
the crops every third year.
Many Czechs wanted to
give up and go back to the
Czech Lands but they were
broke. Somehow they survived by building thriving
towns, starting with (in no
particular order) taverns,
churches, religious organizations, schools, business
places, blacksmiths, butcher
shops, breweries, dance halls
and, of course, there was always music with many good
times, even during bad times.
The following information
is 1920 compared to 2007,
when we traveled to some of
these Czech towns stretching
from Yankton, S.D., to the
Badlands, to see how things
have changed.
Yankton — 1920: population 4,471; was the capital of
the Dakota area in 1861.
Oscar Pulkrabek, formerly a
farmer and a Dodge dealer at
Glencoe, owned and operated
a Rest Home in Yankton in
the 1950s. He is buried in
Glencoe. 2007 population is
13,500.
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The McLeod County Chronicle, www.glencoenews.com, Wednesday, November 12, 2014, page 9
GSL students collect steel
to fund Kansas City field trip
By Alyssa Schauer
Staff Writer
On Saturday, Nov. 1, Glencoe-Silver Lake high school
students in Mike Sundblad’s
engineering class and on the
Supermileage team spent the
cold morning amongst scrap
metal, iron and other junked
machinery, collecting scrap
as a service project to help
clean unwanted clutter from
local farms, homes and businesses, and to recycle usable
materials.
Thirteen students worked
for four hours and filled two
large trailers with material,
making enough money to
cover 5 percent of their
spring trip to Kansas.
The students are selling the
steel, aluminum, copper and
brass they collected not only
to help pay for their trip to
Kansas City in May, but they
are also using the salvageable
materials for use in the build
of their next Supermileage
vehicle.
According to Sundblad, an
engineering and industrial
tech teacher at GSL, the students are part of YES! (Youth
Energy Summit).
“One of the goals for our
team is to reduce energy consummation in our country —
building a vehicle that attains
high mileage. Last year’s car
attained 425 miles per gallon.
If we can build a new car that
gets supermileage from repurposed materials, we are
doubling our effort,” Sundblad said.
Students collected salvageable materials from locations
in Brownton, Biscay and
Glencoe, and they will continue to collect metal until the
ground is covered with snow.
If any other GSL families
or businesses would like to
have their scrap steel piles
cleaned up, contact Sundblad
at 320-864-2488 or e-mail
him at msundblad@gsl.k12
.mn.us.
*****
The engineering field trip
to Kansas City is set for May
2015, and students from the
engineering classes at GSL
and on the Supermileage
team have the opportunity to
tour the Kansas City Harley
Davidson factory.
According to Sundblad, in
the “Introduction to Engineering Design” class, students examine the process of
creating a new product from
the ground up, and the Harley
Davidson V-Rod is the focus
of one of the projects.
Students will also have the
opportunity to visit the
Kansas City Speedway to attend practice and qualifying
sessions. The Supermileage
team will display their vehicle in the fan walk area and
members get to meet with
fans.
Engineering students will
meet with the truck team
owner, engineers, mechanics,
and drivers from the Camping World Truck Race and
will have the chance to attend
the truck race.
Students on the trip will
also attend the Sprint Cup car
races in Kansas City.
75 Years Ago
From the Brownton Bulletin archives
100 Years Ago
50 Years Ago
Nov. 13, 1914
O.C. Conrad, Editor
George Griebie, who is confined to his home near Lake
Whitney suffering from an attack
of typhoid fever, is improving
slowly.
The New Auburn Lutheran
Church was the scene of a pretty
wedding Tuesday forenoon when
the Rev. George Diemer performed the ceremony that united
in marriage Miss Helen Helle to
Mr. John Albrecht. The groom is
the son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry
Albrecht of Penn, on whose farm
the newlyweds will make their
home for the present.
While shredding corn on the
Kochsiek farm south of town on
Wednesday, Gus Bullert got his
hand caught in the husking
rollers of the shredder. Dr. E.L.
Maurer was hurriedly called and
at once took the unfortunate man
to the Glencoe hospital. The first
two fingers of the hand were amputated and crushed bone was removed from the thumb. The doctor tells us he is making an effort
to save the third and little fingers, but the chances are pretty
doubtful.
A pretty wedding took place at
the local M.E. church yesterday
when Miss Lorrie Piehl was united in marriage with Mr. Herbert
Fleisch. They will reside on the
William Fleisch farm, six miles
southwest of Brownton.
Nov. 12, 1964
Charles H. Warner, Editor
Mr. and Mrs. Larry Husfeldt
(Doreen Bussler) announce the
birth of a daughter, Vicki Lynn,
Nov. 5.
The Brownton High School
football squad met this week and
elected Stan Hahn and Bob
Raeth as co-captains for the 1965
season. Hahn is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. Granville Hahn and
Raeth is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
Ervin Raeth.
Edwin Maass was nearly finished with his fall plowing
Thursday afternoon when his
tractor burst into flames. Edwin
raced the half-mile or so to his
house and told his wife to call
the fire department, but the party
line was busy and apparently
those in conversation did not believe there was a true emergency,
so Edwin hopped in his pickup
and raced to the village to summon the department. Fire Chief
Barney Tadsen noted that while
the damage was minor, it could
have been a serious fire and
asked people to get off the line
for emergency calls.
Everett Hantge, mortician-funeral director, is now an associate at Quast Funeral Home in
Hutchinson and the Brownton
Funeral Home. A native of
Brownton, he is a 1952 graduate
of Brownton High School and
most recently worked at the
Albin Chapel in Minneapolis before returning to McLeod County.
Nov. 9, 1939
Milton D. Hakel, Editor
Issue not available.
Students in the GlencoeSilver Lake engineering
classes spent their Saturday morning on Nov. 1
scrapping and cleaning
up steel and other metal
to help raise funds for
their engineering trip to
Kansas this spring. Above
are Austin Mathwig,
Michael Richards and
Chandler Swift collecting
iron. To the left, Brandon
Hernandez and Brent
Duenow tag-team heavy
metal lifting.
From the Silver Lake Leader archives
History
75 Years Ago
Chronicle photos
by Alyssa Schauer
20 Years Ago
Lori Copler, Editor
Marge Scholla was re-elected
mayor of Stewart and Marge
Streich and Bob Finnell will be
new council members. There
was a three-way race for two
council seats in the election, with
Finnell getting 132 votes, Streich, 119; and Kevin Klucas, 107.
Neither of the incumbents, Mike
Richards and Randy Zieman,
filed for re-election.
In Brownton, Chuck Warner
ran unopposed for mayor and
won that seat. Incumbent Mayor
Carl Wachter did not seek reelection. Incumbent council
members Curt Carrigan and Ed
Martineau were re-elected to
their seats.
An excavating crew was in
Stewart Monday to begin digging in new water and sewer
lines to the building site of the
new community building. City
Clerk Laurel Jones said ground
breaking for the building should
be sometime this week.
Nov. 11, 1939
Delbert Merrill, Publisher
The good wishes of a host of
friends mingle with the congratulations that are extended to two
of its best-known families as Mr.
and Mrs. Jos. R. Hager and Mr.
and Mrs. Alois Fridrich celebrated their golden wedding anniversaries.
Silver Lake’s new fire truck
dashed out to South Silver Lake
Wednesday afternoon to check a
grass fire which had spread out
of control at the Alfred Nuwash
farm.
50 Years Ago
Nov. 5, 1964
Wilbert Merrill, Publisher
Frank A. Bandas of Silver
Lake was presented with a cer-
tificate from the University of
Minnesota in recognition of his
attending the farm income tax
course, his 20th consecutive
course, an outstanding achievement.
Larry Hlavka and DuWayne
Paul finished one-two in the
“Cro-Hawk” conference scoring.
Gary Navratil tied for eighth.
Jerry Shimanski was the only
freshman to score a point in the
conference.
Jerome Ruzicka Jr., 7, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Ruzicka, is
undergoing a tonsilectomy at the
Glencoe Hospital Thursday
morning.
Chief of Police Jim Jurek Jr.,
assisted by Edwin Dolezal, collared four juveniles in Silver
Lake last Friday night when they
broke into two business firms.
The youths first broke into
Charley Ardolf ’s station by
breaking a window with a plow
share and took three cases of
pop. They next took 16 dozen
eggs from the Silver Lake
Hatchery.
25 Years Ago
Nov. 2, 1989
Ken and Dorothy Merrill,
Publishers
Winners of the Halloween
Auxiliary costume were: 5 and
under: Jesse Jurek, first; Paul
Cacka, second; Kyle Schultz,
third. First through third grade:
Stephanie Zanoth, first; Christine
Nowak, second; Matt Klima,
third. Fourth through sixth
grade: Jeremy Blazinski, first;
Julie Stoltmann, second; Angela
Stoltmann, third.
A girl, Danielle Elizabeth, was
born to Ken and Colleen (Pokornowski) Emme of Hopkins.
10 Years Ago
Nov. 10, 2004
Lori Copler, Editor
James Lauer has been named
the new Veterans Services office
for McLeod County. He started
his duties Nov. 1.
Amanda and Gilbert Trevino
of Brownton announce the birth
of their daughter, Emma Hezarae
Lea, born Oct. 26.
Lorraine Margaret Lindeman,
75, of Glencoe, longtime
McLeod County treasurer, died
Oct. 27. She was the county
treasurer from 1961 until 1987,
when she retired.
Nov. 9, 1994
From the Stewart Tribune archives
100 Years Ago
Nov. 13, 1914
Koeppen Brothers, Editors
Work commenced this morning on the Pacific Elevator Co.’s
new corn crib. The building will
be 60 feet by 10 feet.
H.J. Hanson last Friday purchased the John Franke residence in the northeast part of
town and is now a full-fledged
property owner.
Last Saturday afternoon while
cleaning windows from a
stepladder, Mrs. Alvina Koeppen
became overbalanced in such a
way as to fall and break the
upper bone of her right arm
above the wrist. The bone was
promptly set and Mrs. K is now
getting along as well as can be
expected.
75 Years Ago
Nov. 10, 1939
Harry Koeppen, Editor
Jerome, 14-year-old son of
Mr. and Mrs. John Kisling of
this village, went through an experience Sunday afternoon
which he doesn’t care to repeat.
Like any active youngster, with
time hanging rather heavily on
his hands on a nice fall afternoon, Jerome walked out to
Round Grove Lake to look
around. He found a boat and
thought a boat ride would be
mighty fine, despite about an
inch of ice on the lake’s surface.
After poling around for some
time and using the pole to break
the ice, the pole broke and the
youngster had no way of getting
back to shore. He then tried wading through the cattails and fell a
couple times, getting wet from
head to foot. After a while he
waded to a muskrat pile and
climbed onto it, and started
yelling for help. This was about
3:30 p.m. At nearly dusk, Mike
Lenz finally heard his calls and
hurried to the Oluf Thompson
farm where phone calls were
made to town, summoning the
fire department and others. The
fire truck’s spotlight was used to
guide two boats — one with
Francis Buhr and Warren
Richards and Ray Buhr and Lenz
in the other — to the muskrat
house, where the boy was finally
rescued, and in a short time he
was back on shore, in a car and
in bed. He was thoroughly
chilled from several hours of exposure, but felt fine on Monday.
It will be some time before
Jerome tries another boat ride
alone.
50 Years Ago
Mr. and Mrs. Delvin Ziemann
(Darlene Dahlke) are the happy
parents of a baby girl, Darla Rae,
born Nov. 5.
A baby girl, Laurie Ann, was
born to Mr. and Mrs. Mark
Kisling (Colleen Markquardt)
Nov. 4.
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Fenske
(Marion Rath) announce the
birth of a baby boy, Bruce Alan,
born Nov. 6.
Stewart folks selected to serve
as petit jurors during the November term of District Court are
Francis Klover, Mrs. Jake Lamp
and Nick Pichotta. They report
on Monday, Nov. 30.
35 Years Ago
Nov. 15, 1979
Anthony G. Blum, Editor
Jim Scholla shot a 12-point
buck north of Stewart this past
Saturday.
Hillside Chemical announced
this week that it will be closing
its Stewart office and will move
all of its operation to its Lakeside plant.
Ken and Eileen Krzmarzick
are proud to announce the arrival
of a baby boy, Brian Anthony,
born Nov. 5. He joins two sisters, Amy and Sara, and a brother, Nathan.
Nov. 12, 1964
Kermit T. Hubin, Editor
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Local Lions clubs distribute 180
dictionaries to area third graders
On Nov. 6, Lions members
from the clubs of Brownton,
Glencoe, New Auburn, Plato
and Silver Lake distributed a
total of 180 copies of “A Student’s Dictionary” to the
third-grade students and
third-grade teachers of Glencoe-Silver Lake Lakeside
School, St. Pius X School,
First Lutheran School and
home-schooled third graders
in the GSL district.
This marks the 10th year
that third grade students in
the GSL school district have
received these dictionaries
free of charge, with almost
1,750 distributed thus far.
The Lions Clubs of Brownton, Glencoe, New Auburn,
Plato and Silver Lake presented each third-grade student with “A Student’s Dictionary,” which is the student’s personal property and
can be kept by the student for
use in third-, fourth- and
fifth-grade and grades beyond.
This dictionary was approved by the schools’ administrators and is planned to
be used in the third-grade
classrooms throughout this
school year.
The Lions Clubs of Brownton, Glencoe, New Auburn,
Plato, Silver Lake and the
“Dictionary Project,” the dictionary’s publisher, provide
this dictionary to aid thirdgrade teachers in their goals
to see all their students end
the school year as good writers, active readers and creative thinkers.
The objective of this program is to provide school
children with their very own
dictionaries for use in school
and at home, starting at the
age when their education
switches from “learning to
read” to “reading to learn,”
which typically occurs in the
third grade of elementary
school.
A dictionary is perhaps the
first and most powerful reference tool a child can own.
This particular edition’s usefulness goes beyond the usual
spellings, pronunciations and
definitions as it also contains
maps and facts of the countries of the world; facts of the
fifty United States; the Declaration of Independence; the
Constitution of the United
States; biographies of the U.S
Presidents; weights and
measures for both English
and Metric systems; the Periodic Table of the Elements;
sign language; Braille; facts
of the planets in our solar
system and more.
It is a companion for solving problems that arise as a
child develops his or her
reading, writing and creative
thinking abilities. Students
benefit from an increased
self-reliance and resourcefulness inspired by the maxim
“look it up.”
Teachers benefit by knowing that their students have
consistent access to a tool for
homework and in-class explorations. This project is an
opportunity for children to
expand their vocabulary, and
for many, the first opportunity to actually own their own
dictionary.
Lions Clubs International
is the world’s largest service
club organization with nearly
1.35 million members in
more than 46,000 clubs in
207 countries and geographical areas around the world.
Since 1917, Lions clubs
have aided the blind and visually impaired and made a
strong commitment to community service and serving
youth throughout the world.
For more information, visit
the Web site at www.lion
sclubs.org.
Chronicle photos by Alyssa Schauer
Gaylord teen
injured in car
rollover Nov. 8
Submitted photo
The Glencoe Regional Health Services (GRHS) Foundation will again host its annual Tree of Lights display near the long-term care unit. The tree will be lit
for the first time for the season on Sunday, Nov. 30, at
5 p.m. The public is invited to the tree-lighting celebration.
GRHS Foundation’s
Tree of Lights will
be lit on Nov. 30
Color, sparkle and chasing
lights will keep the northwest
corner of Glencoe glowing
with warmth and radiance
this holiday season. That’s
because the GRHS Foundation will once again have its
LED work of art — the Trees
of Lights — shining brightly
for all to see.
On Sunday, Nov. 30, at 5
p.m., the foundation will flip
the switch on this year ’s
show at its annual lighting
ceremony. Join the foundation in the Glencoe Regional
Health Services’ Long Term
Care parking lot at 705 18th
St. E for cookies and hot
chocolate. Be sure to bring
your camera. Santa’s reindeer
will be stopping by to help
with the countdown.
Can’t attend the lighting
ceremony? The light show
will run every night from
5p.m. to 10 p.m. through Jan.
2. Just park in the long term
care parking lot and tune
your FM radio to the station
listed on site and enjoy the
show.
You can help make the season bright when you sponsor
lights on the annual Trees of
Lights display. A tribute to
special people in your life, a
memorial to the ones you
miss, a thank you for service
or kindness — all great reasons to be part of the cheer.
Donations raised 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 give the gift of light,
donate online at grhsonline
.org/trees-of-lights. You can
also stop by GRHS and pick
up a tribute form at the show.
Gifts to the GRHS Foundation are tax deductible to the
extent of the law.
The GRHS Foundation is a
not-for-profit corporation organized under Section
501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. 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 community-based
health care initiatives. Over
the past years, its contributions to students and area
communities have totaled
more than $300,000.
A Gaylord teen was injured
in a one-vehicle rollover at
about 11:35 p.m. Saturday on
250th Street, about two miles
north of Gaylord, according
to the Sibley County Sheriff’s
Office.
Sierra Suedbeck, 16, of
Gaylord, was identified as the
driver of the vehicle, a 2000
Pontiac Vibe. A passenger in
the vehicle, Alex Frauendienst, 14, of Gaylord, had
minor injuries and was taken
to the Glencoe hospital by the
Gaylord Ambulance. Suedbeck was not injured. Both
teens were wearing their seat
belts.
The vehicle was considered
a total loss.
Also responding were the
Gaylord police and fire departments.
Earlier in the day, about
7:40 a.m., the sheriff’s office
received a report of an unoccupied vehicle on County
Road 10, about four miles
northwest of Winthrop, which
had moderate front-end damage and was found disabled
on the side of the road.
The driver apparently left
the scene, and was later identified as Elliot Braulick, 21,
of Brownton. He was not injured.
According to the sheriff’s
office, the vehicle, a 2000
Cadillac sedan, had apparently left the roadway and struck
and directional sign.
Photography
showcase set
The Hutchinson Photography Club will host its seventh-annual photography
showcase on Tuesday, Nov.
18, from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m., at
the Hutchinson Center for the
Arts.
About 20 local artists will
display nearly 120 photographs in several categories.
Due to requests from showcase visitors last year, the
showcase will feature an extended time frame, starting 30
minutes earlier. Once again,
many photos in the showcase
will remain on display beyond
the showcase event, this year
through Nov. 26, during the
center’s regular hours.
Also new this year will be a
brief awards ceremony to kick
off the event at 5:30. The ceremony will recognize photographers and their works for
those photos earning ribbons
from the judging professional
photographers.
One of the showcase features that helps give it a metro
art gallery atmosphere is the
inclusion of music. This year,
Gaelic harpist Ann Heymann,
Winthrop, and a few potential
guests will perform as people
browse the visual arts.
Last Thursday, Lions clubs from the
McLeod County area distributed and donated 180 copies of “A Student’s Dictionary” to third-grade students at GlencoeSilver Lake Lakeside Elementary, First
Lutheran School, St. Pius X School and
home-schooled students in the district.
Above, enjoying her new dictionary, is
Rachel Anderson. At bottom left is Erica
Goette diving right into her new book and
at bottom right are Owen Schmieg and
Ashton LaPlante with their new dictionaries. Lions members from Glencoe, Silver
Lake, Plato, Brownton and New Auburn
were present to distribute the books.
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