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City orders
Gymnasts win home opener plans,
specs for Baxter
GSL downs Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted   Avenue project
— Sports Page 1B
The McLeod County
Glencoe, Minnesota Vol. 119, No. 51
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Trailblazer board tables
WCAT withdrawal plans
until January meeting
By Lori Copler
Editor
The Trailblazer Transit Joint
Powers Board on Thursday tabled
action on a possible withdrawal by
WCAT (Wright County Area
Transportation) until January, hoping that a change in board membership will bring “fresh eyes” to the
situation.
In November, WCAT announced
its intention to withdraw from the
Trailblazer Transit joint powers
agreement because of lingering issues surrounding a workplace enviromental study and a letter of reprimand that had been issued to Trailblazer Executive Director Gary
Ludwig.
Thursday’s meeting was the last
for McLeod County Commissioner
Sheldon Nies and WCAT member
Jack Russek, a member of the Delano City Council, both of whom
chose not to seek re-election this
year.
That means there will be at least
two new faces on the board in January, as new delegates will be chosen at reorganizational meetings
for McLeod County and WCAT in
January.
Sibley County Commissioner
Jim Swanson reported that the Sibley County Board voted to accept
the WCAT letter announcing its in-
tent to withdraw from Trailblazer
Transit.
Swanson, who said he still feels
that issues regarding the workplace
study and letter of reprimand need
to be addressed, noted that the
board makeup may change significantly in January.
“Maybe with a fresh set of eyes
… some of these issues will go
away,” said Swanson. “I just don’t
know.”
McLeod County Commissioner
Doug Krueger said he feels much
the same way as Swanson.
“We should work hard to keep
something intact, but maybe we
need to leave that to the next
board,” said Krueger.
McLeod County Commissioner
Ron Shimanski, who chairs the
Trailblazer board, said he was uncomfortable with leaving the issue
open-ended to the restructured
board to contend with.
He suggested the board come up
with two or three ideas for the new
board to consider to address
WCAT’s issues.
“The clock is ticking,” said Shimanski, noting that WCAT had
proposed a one-year time frame to
withdraw from Trailblazer and put
Chronicle photos by Lori Copler
Silver Lake Winter Festival
Frigid weather Saturday and snow the previous night didn’t prevent a good turnout for Silver Lake’s annual Winter Festival Saturday,
which included food, kids’ activities, a visit
from Santa and Mrs. Claus, live holiday music,
and horse-drawn wagon rides (below). Above,
Trailblazer Transit
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members of the Silver Lake Pola-Czesky Days
Royalty visited with Santa and Mrs. Claus at
the Legion. From left to right are Dini Schweikert, Abby Dressen, Faith Rekow, Marissa
Luchsinger and Jazmine Hankins.
House fire displaces
rural Glencoe family
By Lori Copler
Editor
Charlie and Linda Becker were
displaced from their rural Glencoe
home as the result of a fire Wednesday, Dec. 14.
Glencoe Fire Chief Ron Grack
said his department, as well as the
New Auburn Fire Department, were
dispatched to the home at 41670
170th Street, Sibley County, in the
early morning hours Wednesday.
Grack said the fire appeared to
have started near the stove in the
kitchen.
“I thought we had a pretty good
knockdown on it,” said Grack, and
the fire departments left the scene
within a couple of hours.
However, the fire had apparently
spread to the ceiling, and subsequently to the roof of the rambler-
style home.
“Apparently, it had been smoldering up there,” said Grack.
The departments were called
back out at about 10:30 a.m.
Wednesday, and remained on the
scene until about 4:30 p.m. Grack
said the wind picked up as the fire
spread to the roof, and that contributed to the spread.
The departments also had to contend with below-zero temperatures.
Between fire, smoke and water
damage, the house and its contents
are considered a total loss, said
Grack.
Grack said the departments
poured about 10,000 gallons of
water on the fire.
The Red Cross is assisting the
family with housing and other
needs, Grack added.
Council hears report on central storm water improvements
By Karin Ramige
Publisher
The Glencoe City Council heard
the initial feasibility report on the
central storm 2018 proposed sewer
project at its meeting on Monday,
Dec. 19.
The council had ordered the reported in August to look at addressing localized flooding issues within
the city.
Chris Knutson and John Rodeberg
with Short Elliot Hendrickson, Inc.,
(SEH) presented the feasibility report.
The proposed project would include full street and utility recon-
struction of 12th Street from Hennepin Avenue to the City Center
parking lot, 15th Street from Judd to
Knight avenues, Judd Avenue from
13th to 16th streets, Knight Avenue
from 15th to 16th streets; pavement
reclamation and drain tile on 12th
Street from the City Center parking
lot to Knight Avenue; pavement
reclamation, drain tile and storm
sewer on 16th Street from Judd to
Louden avenues; pavement, curb
and gutter removal, and turf restoration on Ives Avenue from 12th Street
to the railroad; and storm sewer realignment from Ninth to 13th
streets.
Weather
Wed., 12-21
H: 33°, L: -17°
Thur., 12-22
H: 30°, L: 21°
Fri., 12-23
H: 30°, L: 14°
Sat., 12-24
H: 25° L: 21°
Sun., 12-25
H: 33°, L: 24°
With the project, the plan would
be to increase the current 30- or 36inch storm sewer pipes with 48- or
60-inch pipes.
SEH analyzed the use of 72-inch
pipe, but the modeling didn’t support the benefits versus the costs.
Knutson informed the council that
increasing a pipe from 36 inches to
48 inches doubles the capacity.
The project also proposes additional ponds that could potentially
be located around Ninth Street and
Knight Avenue, 13th Street and Ives
Avenue and/or 18th Street between
Knight and Louden avenues.
Council Member Alan Robeck
Looking back: Sub-zero
temps and another blast of
snow lingered into the weekend.
Date
Hi Lo
Snow
Dec. 13
8
-14
0.00
Dec. 14
5 ........-6 ......Trace
Dec. 15
Dec. 16
Dec. 17
Dec. 18
Dec. 19
asked if the city should wait until it
receives the results of the petition
submitted to the Buffalo Creek Watershed District (BCWS).
Rodeberg explained that SEH is
working with BCWS on the project,
but the petition is to address the
water that comes into the city from
the north; this project addresses
water issues within the city limits.
Robeck also asked if the ponds at
the north end of the city could be enlarged, about the addition of pumps
near the creamery and potential Federal Emergency Management
Agency (FEMA) funding.
Rodeberg and Knutson explained
1 ......-16 ........0.20
12 ........1 ........3.00
7 ......-20 ........ 3.00
-5 ....-26 .........0.00
24 ......-8 ........0.00
Temperatures and precipitation compiled by Robert Thurn, Chronicle
weather observer.
that the ponds are usually high at the
north end of town and capture the
water coming into the city; larger
ponds there wouldn’t necessarily
provide the benefit needed further
down the system, a pump system
could be a possibility but is very
costly for the benefit, and that it
would be unlikely that FEMA funding would be available.
The city did not qualify for any
FEMA funding in the last flooding.
SEH noted that it is impossible to
eliminate all street flooding.
Storm water
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Happenings
Living Nativity rescheduled
Glencoe’s Living Nativity, originally set for Dec. 17,
was postponed because of the weather to Friday, Dec. 23,
from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. This is a drive-through production featuring six scenes depicting Jesus’ birth. Live
animals, crafted scenery, biblical characters, and music
will provide a memorable Christmas experience for the
entire family. Enter Oak Leaf Park from the south road
and turn left at Vollmer Field. Admission is free; however, feel free to bring a food or monetary donation for the
McLeod Emergency Food Shelf.
Blood drives set around area
Plato Lions to host dinner
The Plato Lions Club is hosting a pork chop dinner
Sunday, Jan. 1, serving from 11 a.m. until the pork chops
are gone. The menu includes pork chops, potatoes, green
beans, rolls and dessert. A kids’ meal also will be offered,
with macaroni and cheese, hot dog and a cookie. There is
a cost for the meal. Music by Doug Stuedemann will start
at 2 p.m.
Glencoe seniors meetings
The Glencoe Senior Citizens meet on Tuesdays and
Thursdays at 12:30 p.m. in the seniors room at the Glencoe City Center. Sheephead is played on Tuesdays, and
both sheephead and 500 are played on Thursdays. All
seniors over 55 are invited. For more information, call
320-510-1551 and leave a message.
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.
Tim Orth Foundation
seeks applications for
19th annual Jamboree
The Tim Orth Memorial
Foundation is a nonprofit organization designed to help
children who are ill and need
assistance in paying for their
medical treatment.
The foundation has a board
made of non-paid volunteers
who examine the applications
from area families. The foundation also has many volunteers who invest countless
hours organizing, preparing,
soliciting and conducting
fundraisers for these youth
and their families.
On Saturday, April 1, 2017,
the Foundation will stage its
19th annual benefit to raise
funds for children with medical needs.
Applications for the fundraiser will be accepted until
Jan. 2, 2017.
Persons in the area who
know of a child with medical
needs can obtain an application by calling Ralph Johnson
at 320-587-6733 or Don Tangen at 320-864-6010.
Submitted photo
Students donate to McLeod County Christmas Project
Glencoe-Silver Lake (GSL) Elementary Schools held a
toy drive for the McLeod County Christmas Project.
They were very proud to deliver 241 toys and $152.52
to the Trailblazer Transit drop-off site on Dec. 13. Students and staff pictured are, front row from left, Emily
Zerwas, Jenna Trippel, Hailey Thoele, Landon Gilson,
Lydia Freitag, Keegan Sauter and Bradlee Nordby;
second row, Alicia Hernandez, Jaileen Alvarado, Natalie Davis, Marissa Brinkmann, Brayden Gildea, Ean
Trailblazer Transit Continued from page 1
a new plan in place.
“We’re going to have new
members that need to be
brought up to speed,” said
Shimanski. “That could take
months. We should at least
give some direction going
into the future.”
Swanson asked Tom Gottfried of the Minnesota Department of Transportation’s
transit division for input.
“It’s a local call,” said Gottfried.
A motion to defer the matter to January was passed on
a split vote.
Nies urged the board to
work on reconciliation.
“We could have something
here that would be the envy
of any of the transit systems
in the state,” said Nies. “It’s
working great … outside of
in the area when one of the
boys threw a hat belonging to
another boy on top of the
shed. A 16-year-old had
climbed over a fence and
onto the roof to retrieve the
hat when the shots were
heard.
Jensen said he was home
with family when he became
aware of strangers climbing
on the shed roof on his property. He was concerned that
his home was being burglarized, got his hand gun and
came outside, called out to
the strangers, and fired three
shots into the ground.
No one was injured and
Jensen was subsequently arrested. He made his first
court appearance on Dec. 15.
The cost of the project is
estimated at $4.678 million.
Financing options could include the issuance of bonds,
utility funds and neighborhood assessments.
The council adopted a resolution to receive the report
and order a public hearing to
be held Tuesday, Jan. 17, at
7:15 p.m.
The council also heard the
report on the next phase of its
capital improvement and
pavement management plan
(CIP) that was ordered in
September.
The area SEH looked at
was the north central part of
the city from Hennepin Avenue west to Pryor Avenue
and Highway 212 north to the
northern city limits.
Within the report, SEH
be attending a post-secondary
school during the 2017-18
school year.
Scholarship information
and applications can be found
under the “High School” section of the school website,
www.gsl.k12.mn.us.
Seniors are asked to give
these applications the time
they deserve.
The deadline is Tuesday,
Feb. 14, at 7:50 a.m. No exceptions.
identified seven potential
projects from seal coating to
total street and utility reconstruction. The total cost of the
seven projects is estimated at
nearly $25 million.
The proposed central storm
water project is included in
the seven projects, and was
given the top priority. The remaining six projects were not
prioritized as part of the re-
port.
The council will use the
CIP plan as it plans improvements over the coming years.
The first phase of the CIP
plan identified the 2014 street
improvement project, 2015
Lincoln Park project and the
2016 Baxter Avenue project.
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On Monday, Jan. 2, local
scholarship applications will
become available to GlencoeSilver Lake High School seniors.
More than $125,000 was
awarded to the class of 2016.
The 2017 scholarships will be
awarded at the senior banquet
Sunday, May 7. Monies for
these scholarships come from
local organizations, businesses and families, and are
awarded to seniors who will
withdrawing from Trailblazer
Transit; that governance of
Trailblazer is transferred entirely to WCAT; that the existing board is restructured to
give more weight to WCAT;
or that WCAT and Trailblazer
both find different partners.
All of those were tabled to
January. The next meeting
will be Thursday, Jan. 26, at 9
a.m.
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these meetings.”
Scott Enter, a representative of WCAT, said he doesn’t
feel that issues will be resolved.
“Let’s just call it what it is
… a divorce,” said Enter.
“WCAT is going to move on
this.”
WCAT had proposed some
options, including that WCAT
starts its own operation after
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Carver man charged with
firing gun within city limits
A Carver man has been
charged with disorderly conduct and unlawful discharge
of a firearm in city limits
without justification.
According to a news release from the Carver County
Sheriff ’s Office, deputies
were called Wednesday, Dec.
14, at 12:30 a.m., to a residential area in the city of
Carver on a report of shots
being fired. At the scene, the
deputies learned that a male,
later identified as Kyle Arthur
Jensen, 34, of Carver, had
fired three pistol shots outdoors at about 11:30 p.m.,
when he saw strangers climbing on the roof of his shed.
Deputies learned that a
group of juvenile males, ages
15 to 16, had been sledding
Yurek, Lucia Beste Zehnder and Gracey Templin;
third row, Allison Willcox, Ella Kornilova, Grace
Lipke, Hannah Graf, Claire Verdeck, Mike Schrupp,
Wyatt Greiner, Courtney Hatlestad, Eli Ehrke, Logan
Christensen and Mrs. Carrie Chap; and, back row,
Jaxin Anderson, Ross Jerabek, Madison Witte, Ellie
Sonju, Finley Sturges, Aaron Higgins, Jesse Dahlke,
Mrs. Lisa Thomsen, Mrs. Kelly Johnson and Bus Driver Ron Posusta.
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The American Red Cross has set several blood drives
in McLeod County in the late part of December and early
January. There will be two blood drives in Hutchinson
Wednesday, Dec. 28, both from noon to 6 p.m. They will
be at Vineyard United Methodist Church, 1395 South
Grade Road, and Hutchinson Health, 3 Century Ave. SE.
The bloodmobile will be at the Silver Lake American Legion Tuesday, Jan. 3, from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m., and at Cactus
Jack’s II, Stewart, on Tuesday, Jan. 3, from noon to 6
p.m. There will be a drive on Tuesday, Jan. 10, from
noon to 6 p.m., at Peace Lutheran Church, 400 Franklin
St. SW, Hutchinson.
Dec. 29 thru Jan. 13
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Glencoe Police
TUESDAY, DEC. 13
1:03 a.m. — An officer responded to an animal complaint
on Judd Avenue N.
5:43 a.m. — An officer responded to the City Center parking lot on 11th Street E on a report of a vehicle that was hit by a
front-end loader.
1:10 p.m. — An administrative
citation was issued for school disorderly conduct on 16th Street E.
1:56 p.m. — Keys were found
in a door at a building on 13th
Street E. The owner was contacted.
10:56 p.m. — Officers assisted
McLeod County Jail personnel
with an inmate.
11:20 p.m. — Officers responded to a verbal disagreement on 13th Street E.
WEDNESDAY, DEC. 14
Two citations were issued for
violations of the winter parking ordinance.
1:15 a.m. — Officers assisted
at the McLeod County Jail with
transporting an inmate.
4:57 a.m. — An officer and the
ambulance responded to Sumac
Lane for a person who fell.
10:54 a.m. — Officers responded to 15th Street W for a
possible domestic; it was a verbal
dispute.
11:34 a.m. — An officer responded to a child protection
issue on 15th Street E.
10:29 p.m. — An officer responded to a report of possible
threats on Ford Avenue N, and
determined it was a civil issue.
The officer spoke to both parties
and advised them of their options.
11:25 p.m. — An officer assisted in finding an adult on 10th
Street E.
THURSDAY, DEC. 15
8:09 a.m. — Officers checked
on a motorist in the area of Highway 212 and Chandler Avenue.
The vehicle had a flat tire, which
was changed.
11:06 a.m. — Officers assisted
the ambulance with a medical on
15th Street E for a person who
was disoriented.
2:38 p.m. — An officer responded to a report of a theft on
13th Street E.
8:14 p.m. — Officers served a
warrant at a residence on Russell
Avenue. Some drug paraphernalia was seized.
FRIDAY, DEC. 16
2:41 a.m. — Officers responded to a vehicle in a ditch in the
area of Union Avenue N and 16th
Street E.
5:19 a.m. — A citation for not
having a Minnesota driver’s license was issued at a traffic stop
in the area of 13th Street W and
Glen Knoll Avenue.
7:58 a.m. — An unknown vehicle hit a power pole on Eighth
Street W. There was about
$3,000 damage to the pole.
12:46 p.m. — A two-vehicle accident, with no injuries, was reported on Armstrong Avenue N.
Involved were a 1997 GMC Sierra driven by Jennifer Mae Wise of
Glencoe and a 2015 Hyundai
Tucson, driven by Ane Marie
Paumen, also of Glencoe.
3:13 p.m. — An officer responded to suspicious activity on
Ninth Street E.
9:38 p.m. — An administrative
citation for a dog at large was issued on 16th Street E.
SATURDAY, DEC. 17
1:32 a.m. — Officers assisted
an intoxicated male in the area of
Hennepin Avenue N and 13th
Street E. He was taken home.
Five citations for violations of
the winter parking ordinance
were issued between 6:04 a.m.
and 6:15 a.m.
7:49 a.m. — A parking ticket
was issued and a vehicle towed
from the city lot behind the police
department on Greeley Avenue
N.
8:42 a.m. — A vehicle got
stuck in a snow bank at the intersection of First Street E and
Edgewood Drive. The police chief
happened to be passing by and
assisted in getting the vehicle
out.
10:08 a.m. — An officer assisted a corrections officer with a
person at the hospital.
12:15 p.m. — An officer assisted the ambulance with a medical
on Newton Avenue N.
2:20 p.m. — An officer
checked on a dog on Greeley Avenue N after a person expressed
concern about it.
3:41 p.m. — An officer responded to a property damage
report on Ninth Street E.
7:42 p.m. — Officers conducted a welfare check on 15th Street
W. Everything was fine.
9:57 p.m. — An officer
checked on an occupied vehicle
on DeSoto Avenue S. The driver
was sleeping and everything was
fine.
11:39 p.m. — An officer
checked on activity behind Unhinged! Pizza on Ninth Street E.
Some employees were helping
get a stuck vehicle out.
SUNDAY, DEC. 18
Three citations were issued for
violations of the winter parking ordinance.
2:19 p.m. — An officer assisted
the ambulance with a medical on
Morningside Drive.
4:14 p.m. — A water main
burst on Baxter Avenue N. Officers stood by until city utility employees arrived.
11:33 p.m. — Officers provided
a lift assist for a person who had
fallen out of a chair on 20th
Street W.
MONDAY, DEC. 19
2:39 a.m. — An officer assisted
the ambulance with a medical on
Newton Avenue. The patient was
taken by ambulance to the hospital.
8:45 a.m. — Officers assisted
the ambulance with a medical on
18th Street W.
5:30 p.m. — Officers responded to a two-vehicle accident in
the area of 16th Street W and
Cedar Avenue N. No one was
hurt, and the parties exchanged
insurance information.
8:18 p.m. — A citation for driving after suspension was issued
at a traffic stop in the area of
Hennepin Avenue N and 12th
Street. E.
Chronicle photos by Tom Carothers
‘Sounds of the Season’ at GSL
The Glencoe-Silver Lake High School
choirs regaled concert-goers in the
“Sounds of the Season” on Monday,
Dec. 19. Pictured above, the Madrigal
Singers performed “Ding-A Ding-A
Ding.” Pictured below, Lily Kirchoff
jingled the bells as the SA Singers
performed “Sleigh Ride.”
Building Permits
The following building permits
were approved by the Glencoe
City Council Monday, Dec. 19:
• Glencoe Regional Health
Services, fire sprinklers.
•  TC&W Railroad, storage
tank.
• Ron Donnay, 1523 McLeod
Ave. N, radon mitigation.
• Park Place Apartments, reroof.
• Scott Rae, 1427 Greeley Ave.
N, re-roof, re-side.
• Dan Hansen, 1107 Abbott
Ave. N, window replacement.
• Christine Davis, 210 Pleasant
Ave. N,, window and entry door
replacement.
• Jen Dahlke, 1519 Knight Ave.
N, mechanical.
• Oscar Rivera, 707 15th St.
W, mechanical.
• Cary Behrendt, 1614 Hennepin Ave. N, re-roof.
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The McLeod County Chronicle, Wednesday, December 21, 2016, page 4
Trailblazer looking
for fresh start
Our view: Maybe it’s OK to kick
the can down the road once more
E
xcept for a few moments, Thursday’s Trailblazer Transit Joint Powers Board meeting was a much
calmer, more productive and
much friendlier meeting than the
prior two meetings.
There were still problems, including an overly long discussion
regarding previous meeting minutes and a series of split votes.
But, aside from being stuck on
the problems that has plagued it
the past several months, the
board managed to accomplish
quite a bit: it adopted its 2017
service plan, came to a compromise on wage increases and took
care of the routine business of
running a transit system with
professionalism and common
sense.
But the issue of Wright County
Area Transit (WCAT) proposing
to leave the local Trailblazer system remained unresolved. In fact,
board members, on a split vote,
decided to push the issue to its
January agenda.
The board has been accused in
the past of kicking the can down
the road, but this time it may be
justified.
If board members have not
been able to address the issues it
differs on in the past several
meetings — most notably the
workplace environment study
and a letter of reprimand issued
to its executive director — it
most likely will not be able to resolve them in the future. Since
the board members cannot even
agree if these issues are legitimate or not, there will never be
any resolution to them.
The membership of the board
will change in January, and perhaps it is time for “fresh eyes” to
bring a new perspective to the
table.
As departing McLeod County
Commissioner Sheldon Nies
pointed out, Thursday’s meeting
went quite well for the most part,
except when it came to discussion of the workplace study and
letter of reprimand.
“We won’t get that resolution,
and that’s too bad,” Nies told his
fellow board members.
And, he said, Trailblazer “is
working quite well outside of
these meetings.”
He’s right. For the most part, it
is working pretty well, although
it still has problems as it tries to
accommodate growth into Wright
County.
Here’s hoping that a new year,
new faces and “fresh eyes” bring
a new perspective to the Trailblazer board, and that it can reconcile its membership and move
on with a focus on providing
quality transportation to its
clients.
— L.C.
You can
vote
online at www.glencoenews.com
Question of the week
How do you feel about President-Elect Donald Trump’s
choices for his cabinet members?
1) He is making good, solid picks.
2) Some are good, some not so good.
3) His choices are terrible.
4) I’m not sure.
Things to puzzle about on winter walks
When I was a young parent, many
times I would dress the kids and
then we’d all go frolic in the snow
and cold of northern Minnesota.
It was a time-consuming ritual involving snow pants, boots, sweaters,
jackets, stocking caps and finally a
scarf. About the only thing left exposed was a patch for the eyes.
And then I would hear from the
muffled little face. “I’ve got to pee.”
Argh!
It was frustrating at the time. Now
I chuckle at it.
Fast forward to now and not much
has changed. Except I’m the one
bundling up ready for the cold outdoors only to be stopped in my
tracks by an overactive bladder. It is
that same area of the brain that also
whispers: “Did I lock the door when
I left?” when you’re 50 miles down
the road.
My mother, bless her heart, was
the master of the “whispers” and
nearly drove me crazy. Now I’m just
like my mother.
So before I head out on my morning walks, I run through the mental
check list: keys, hat, mitts, boots,
fluorescent orange vest and, finally,
one more trip to the bathroom.
Properly prepared, I’m on my
way. The point of this column is
Rich Glennie
what I see on my daily trips around
town, like:
— Is there not a sump pump ordinance in this town? Some people did
not shut off or redirect their sump
hoses this fall and the results are
predictable … icy sidewalks, curbs,
roadways and yards. Slippery in
other words.
— And what is with all these
roofing jobs being done in December? Don’t those asphalt shingles
need heat to properly bond to each
other? Isn’t that why they are done
in the heat of summer? Not much
warmth when the temperatures are
below freezing with howling winds.
— And who was the genius who
invented the rubber mats used at the
handicapped ramps on local side-
walks. You might as well have
sprayed them with water and frozen
them. They are slippery and dangerous, as are the rubber mats used
along the railroad crossings. Walkers beware.
— Another puzzling sight is all
vehicles driving without headlights
before dawn and at dusk. I see it
every morning as the dawn starts to
lighten the sky, but it is still dark. I
was walking along 14th Street near
Pryor Avenue when I saw a blinking
light at Union Avenue. It was so
dark I couldn’t make out what it
was, but I soon realized it was a car
blinker but no headlights. I wanted
to shout “Turn on your lights!”
The same thing happens at dusk.
Not sure how these drivers can see
without lights, but I know oncoming
traffic has a tough time seeing them.
— Finally, I pass by the “Street to
Nowhere” (Judd Avenue between
10th and 11th streets) each morning
to check on progress. It remains the
street to nowhere … now snow covered.
Maybe it will open up next spring.
Rich Glennie was the editor of
The Chronicle for 23 years. He retired Aug. 1, 2014, but still plans
to submit an occasional column.
Results for most recent question:
Do you agree with the decision to award the Nobel Prize for literature to
Bob Dylan, the only musician ever to win the prize?
1) Yes — 32%
2) No — 49%
3) I don’t know — 19%
Letters to the Editor
Christmas spirit is alive and well in Glencoe
47 votes. New question runs Dec. 21-Dec. 27
Feel strongly about an issue?
To the Editor:
The Christmas spirit was alive last
Sunday, Dec. 11, in Glencoe.
I had gone to church after it had
snowed six inches or more the night
before. When I came home, I tried to
drive into my driveway and became
stuck at the base of my driveway.
Forgetting my age, I thought I could
shovel my way out of my difficulties. I could not and fell on my back.
As I floundered on top of the snow,
someone from Good Shepherd
Lutheran Church stopped to pull me
out of the snow. As I was standing
on the roadway, two police cars
pulled up. Someone had called 9-11. After I had gotten out of the am-
bulance, I saw six people shoveling
out my driveway.
I have many people to thank for
their kindness that Sunday. Thank
you from the bottom of my heart.
Carol Carver
Glencoe
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thank you for a wonderful 2016. We
The McLeod County Chronicle readers ToHappy
Holidays to all of you from
all the new learning spaces, we are
are very fortunate to have the high
all of us at Glencoe-Silver Lake
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time with family and friends.
It’s hard to believe that we are
about to start a new year. While we
say goodbye and reflect on what a
great year 2016 was, we can’t be
more excited about what will come
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here’s to a great 2017!
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The McLeod County Chronicle, www.glencoenews.com, Wednesday, December 21, 2016, page 5
Council orders improvements, Horse team to offer online courses
plans for Baxter Avenue project
By Karin Ramige
Publisher
The Glencoe City Council
passed a resolution ordering
improvement and preparation
of plans for the Baxter Avenue improvement project
slated for 2017.
The project is to include
full street and utility reconstruction on Eighth and Ninth
Streets from Armstrong to
Chandler avenues, 10th Street
from Baxter to Chandler avenues, 11th Street from Armstrong to Chandler avenues,
12th Street from Baxter to
Ford avenues, Baxter Avenue
from Seventh to 12th streets,
Chandler Avenue from 10th
Street to the railroad tracks,
and Elliott Avenue from 10th
to 12th streets.
It also will include storm
sewer replacement on 12th
Street from Ford to Greeley
avenues, and pavement replacement on Fairway Drive
and Fairway Circle and Sixth
Street from Baxter to Chandler avenues.
The council held a public
hearing after making a
change to the project at the
Nov. 21 council meeting. The
change removed 11th Street
from Elliot to Ford avenues,
and Elliot Avenue from 11th
to 12th streets, and adding
11th Street from Armstrong
to Chandler avenues to replace a four-inch water main.
The change reduces the
cost of the project nearly
$100,000, bringing the total
cost to $5.48 million.
Council Member Alan
Robeck asked if he and
Council Member Kevin Dietz
could vote on the project
since both own property
within the project area.
Mayor Randy Wilson said
that since there is not a personal financial benefit to the
council members, they could
vote.
Both Dietz and Robeck
could be assessed as part of
the project.
Robeck voted against the
resolution.
In other business, the council:
• Approved the 2017 budget and tax levy. The budget
reflects $11.07 million in revenues and $11.79 million in
expenses.
Larson explained the difference in revenue and expenses come from nearly $1
million that will still be paid
to finish the 2015 Lincoln
Avenue and 2016 Armstrong
Avenue projects. The revenue
for those expenses was captured in prior years.
The 2017 tax levy was approved at $2.27 million as
presented in the truth-in-taxation hearing on Dec. 5. There
was no change in the levy
amount from 2016.
• Decertified the tax increment district created in 2008
for the development of Grand
Meadows Senior Living.
The district was scheduled
to be decertified in 2034, but
the $382,000 tax increment
financing bond has been paid,
allowing the city to decertify
the district 18 years early.
• Approved a quote from
Industrial Hygiene Services
for $3,600 to conduct a predemolition inspection of 1128
Hennepin Ave., contingent
upon a judge’s order for repair.
Robeck said he felt the city
should get more than one
quote. Larson informed the
council that this is the company that the city has used for
many projects, including the
Economart, Denny’s Barber
Shop and creamery buildings.
Robeck voted against the
motion.
The University of Minnesota Extension Horse Team
will be offering two online
certificate courses starting in
January 2017. The first
course focuses on pasture establishment and management,
while the second course focuses on growing and feeding
horse hay.
The pasture establishment
and management course will
cover the following topics:
pasture layout and design,
pasture establishment, pasture management, estimating
pasture intake, managing diseased horses on pasture, and
pasture research updates and
available resources. The
growing and feeding horse
hay course will cover the following topics: hay field establishment and management,
harvesting and storing high
quality hay, submitting and
interpreting an equine hay
analysis, hay options for diseased horses, hay feeding and
estimating hay needs, and
tips on buying and selling
hay.
Both courses are semi selfpaced and are six weeks in
duration. To earn a certificate, participants must earn at
least 70 percent on three 10point multiple choice quizzes
and participate in three online
discussions per course.
The course is recommended for adult learners, but is
open to everyone. The courses will not result in college
credit. There is a cost for
each course, and registration
is required by Jan. 8.
For more information and
to register, please visit www.
extension.umn.edu/horse.
Please direct questions related to course content to Krishona
Martinson
at
612-625-6776 or krishona@umn.edu.
Farm Notes
By Karen Johnson
road.
A component of ventilation
that is sometimes overlooked
is the stocking density of
your calf pens. Just like
cows, calves of all ages have
space requirements that need
to be met in order to keep
them comfortable and
healthy. Simply measure your
pens and calculate total
square footage, then divide
by the number of animals in
the pen. Do your numbers
match up with the following
suggestions?
According to the Dairy
Housing and Equipment
Handbook, baby calves aged
0-2 months need a minimum
of 30 square feet per animal.
Weaned calves aged 2-4
month also need about 30
square feet. Heifers aged 4-8
months require 40 square feet
of space per head, and heifers
aged 8-12 months require 50
square feet. These square
footage measurements are for
a bedded pen or pack area,
and do not include a feeding
area. For weaned calves,
feeding area requirements are
18 inches with slant bar dividers. For 4-8-month-old
heifers, it’s 15 inches per animal and for 8-12-month-old
heifers it is 17 inches per animal.
Another important component of ventilation and the
one we probably think of the
most often is ventilating
rates. Ventilating rates vary
based on the age of the animal and the current weather
conditions. The following
rates are given in CFMs,
which is cubic feet per
minute, and measures the velocity of air flow. This information can also be found in
the Dairy Housing and
Equipment Handbook.
For baby calves aged 0-2
months, the CFM requirements are 15 in cold weather,
30 in mild weather, 65 in
warm weather, and 100 in hot
weather. Note that these requirements are per calf, so if
you have 15 calves in your
barn at this age during cold
weather, they would require
225 CFM all together. For
calves and heifers aged 2-12
months, CFM requirements
are 20 in cold weather, 40 in
Barn ventilation
Chronicle photos by Tom Carothers
‘The Names of Our Savior’ at St. Pius X
Students at St. Pius X Catholic School
performed the Christmas Concert, “The
Names of Our Savior,” on Monday, Dec.
19. Pictured above, actors and singers
perform “Let’s Go, Let’s Go,” during
the concert’s third scene. Pictured
below, members of the Angel Choir
sang songs throughout the evening’s
performance.
Source: Dan Martens, Extension educator, Stearns,
Benton and Morrison counties.
Let’s start today with information provided by Extension educator Emily Wilmes,
working in Stearns, Benton
and Morrison counties with a
focus on Livestock Production. Emily’s desk is at the
Stearns County Extension
Office.
Having good and adequate
ventilation for your calves is
crucial for overall health and
prevention of respiratory disease. With fall turning to winter, it’s a good idea to review
your ventilation now so you
can avoid problems down the
mild weather, 90 in warm
weather, and 130 in hot
weather. So if you have 15
older calves in hot weather,
their CFM requirement is
1,950 CFM.
Calf ventilation plays an
important role in keeping
your calves healthy, and
knowing what your calves’
space and ventilation requirements are, are the first steps
in making sure ventilation is
adequate.
Ventilation and space needs
are equally important for
older animals, too. Aim for
uniform distribution of air to
reduce drafts or pockets of
stale air. Condensation in
livestock facilities and a noticeable ammonia smell can
indicate that ventilation is not
adequate. This also points to
the need to maintain adequate
and dry bedding. This helps
to keep animals dry, warm
and comfortable as well as
reducing moisture and ammonia in the air. Getting wet
bedding out of pens when the
weather allows also gets
moisture out of buildings.
As the weather turns cold,
it’s also important to remember that livestock of all ages
and sizes need more energy.
Young calves need 1 percent
more energy for every degree
colder than 50 degrees in
their hutch or shed. For
calves primarily on milk or
milk replacer, that means 30
percent more when they are
in an environment at 20 degrees compared to 50 degrees. Calves use 25 to 35
percent of their energy for
immune system function –
their defense mechanism
against health issues.
Pen space also means having room at the feed bunk.
Cattle that are shy or smaller
and crowded at the bunk will
start to drop behind the
bunch, especially with colder
weather. Hunched-up cattle
with rough hair coats can be
headed for more serious
problems, and not growing
efficiently. Check waterers
frequently.
Karen Johnson is the
agriculture and horticulture Extension educator for
McLeod and Meeker counties.
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GSL High School announces
first-trimester honor roll
Glencoe-Silver Lake High
School has announced its
first-trimester honor roll.
“A” Honor Roll
Ninth grade — Alexa Alberts, Ethan Bernstein, Kalie
Butcher, Daniel Cross, Dylan
Dahlke, Madelynn Emery,
Alexis
Fronk,
Grace
Garoutte, Abby Gronlund,
Taylor Hatlestad, William
Higgins, Race Hutchins, Taylor Kaczmarek, Anthony LaPlante, Mia LaPlante, Bennett
Lepel, Sydney Lepel,
Zachary Mohr, Kathryn
Nowak, Kaitlyn Popp, Courtney Richer, Brittney Richter,
Riley Ruzicka, Adam
Schauer, Derek Trippel, Gia
Venier, Morgan Verdeck,
Alexis Winfrey and Claire
Witte.
10th grade — Madison
Ahlbrecht, Gage Alsleben,
Brett Baumgarten, Leah
Bettcher, Hayley Bolland,
Madelynn Brown, Bethany
Cross, Morgan Dahlke, Hattie
Dreier-Schultz, Destiney
Exsted, Annamarie Falcon,
Megan Fehrenbach, Justine
Helmbrecht, Rhyan Herrmann, Haley Kirchoff, Ethan
Knudten, Grace Kosek,
Joshua Kuehn, Madalyn
Lemke, Olivia Lemke,
Spencer Lilienthal, Jared Lokensgard, Haley Lukes, Kristine Major, Abigial Maunu,
Luke Ness, Lillian Nikkel,
Carlee Oberlin, Elise Petersen, Jaelynn Pinske, Jacob
Reichow, Isaac Swift, Emily
Thalmann, Kaitlyn Uecker,
Charles Urban, Jordan
Wildey, Sacha Willhite, Andrew Wraspir and Brianna
Wraspir.
11th grade — Jessica Alsleben, Morgan Bernstein,
Ariel Brelje, Aaron Castillo,
Kyle Christensen, Zoe Christensen, Mackenzie Davis,
Mickalyn Frahm, Peter Gepson, Aubrey Giesen, Alexandra Hansch, Allie Harpel,
Karsen Howard, Madelynn
Kjenstad, Mariah Koester,
Paul Lemke, Paige Litzau,
Miltiza Medina, Regina
Moosbrugger, Austin Pinske,
Laura
Popelka,
Cody
Raduenz, Taryn Reichow,
Jakob Rusten, Ellie Schmidt,
Carsen Streich, Ashley Teubert, Sierra Trebesch and
Mackenzie Wendolek.
12th grade — Paige Ackerson, Tyler Ehrke, Jacob
Fehrenbach, Miranda Grack,
Jordan Kaczmarek, Austin
Keck, Dalton Kosek, Hannah
Kunkel, Ashley Lawrence, isabell Mallak, Brittney Medina, Madison Monahan, Maggie Petersen, Kole Polzin,
Rachael Popp, Faith Rakow,
Rachel Reichow, Nicholas
Schmidt, Dini Schweikert,
Ashlyn Stuewe, Robin Swift,
Joseph Torgerson, Katherine
Twiss and Kendra Ziebarth.
“B” Honor Roll
Ninth grade — Holly Bandemer, Mikayla Beneke,
Hannah Boesche, Tess Chap,
Kaitlyn Decker, Jadon
Dreier-Schultz, Cole Ehrke,
Isabelle Elias, Nathan
Fehrenbach, Junior Flores
Romero, Ashanthy Guardado,
Ashley Jasken, Mackenzie
Kantack, Lily Kirchoff, Katelyn Ober, Jennifer Ramos,
Rylan Rosenlund, Kayla
Salmela, Lydia Schmieg, Lily
Schmitt, Alec Schrupp, Reece
Schwirtz, Megan Siewert,
Preston Sturges, Breana Templin, Kaleb Templin, Lexis
Werner and Mckenzie
Wuethrich.
10th grade — Rebecca
Ackerson, Madilynn Anderson, Savannah Ardolf,
Chelsea Bandas, Austin Barrett, Kasidy Cacka, Ty Christensen, Kayla Deyonge, Rebecca Forcier, Kaitlyn Doolittle, Di Fieck, Madison
Franck, Adam Garoutte,
Emily Graupmann, Molly
Green, Sarah Huitt, Erin
Jaskowiak, Joseph Knudten,
Wyatt Konen, Kimberley
Kuenzel, Jackson Lemke,
Nathan Litzau, Katila Lopez,
Troy Lueck, Kira Mattson,
Amanda Overman, Bryanna
Paul, Cody Rae, Alysse
Rhode, Jaret Rodriguez, Gabe
Roepke, Kenady Rosckes,
Kaleigh Rumrill, Samantha
Sanchez, Dane Schwirtz,
Jacob Siewert, Mackenzie
McLeod County
Stradtmann, Olivia Streich,
Yekaterina Tkachenko, Adrian Trevino, Maren Warner,
Dusty Wendinger, Eric
Wheeler and Grace Witte.
11th grade — Abisai Anderson Sanchez, Brooke
Chastek, Katelyn Dammann,
Grace Draeger, Dallas
Durbin, Alyssa Ebert, Tony
Fischer, Jaecub Fondurulia,
Zackary Herout, Alex Ide,
Emmi Jerabek, Connor Kantack, Jamie Koski, Isaac
Krueger, Colbie Kuras,
Spencer
Lepel,
Tarin
Michaelis, Will Mickolichek,
Mckenna Monahan, Kylie
Ness, Blake Ortloff, Cassondra Perschau, Dylan Richter,
Alexis Sanchez, Rylie
Schafer, Taylor Schauer, Abigail Schmieg, Theresa Siers,
Tyler Siewert, Morgan
Stoeckman, Kambri Tessmer,
Adam Thalmann, Veronika
Tkachenko and Nathan
Welch.
12th grade — Sarah Bandas, Ashley Bandemer,
Mitchell Boesche, Deanna
Bondhus, Jordan Breidenbach, Molli Cacka, Cameron
Chap, Tanner Chmielewski,
Blake Dahlke, Luis Duenas,
Tatum Engelke, Darla Fegley,
Luke Frahm, Hunter Glaeser,
Shawna Goettl, Elsie Graupmann, Erica Hecksel,
Matthew Heineman, Bobbi
Hernandez, Christian Higgins, Catherine Holtz, Abril
Iracheta, Marissa Kirchoff,
Jayden Lachermeier, Aryana
Lasley-Winkelman, Jacob
Litzau, Leah Litzau, Marisa
Luchsinger, Morgan Mathews, Cassandra Medina,
Michael Meyer, Jacob Mohr,
Michaela Neyers, Chelsea
Petersen, Brandi Pikal, Madison Posusta, Roxanna
Sanchez, Sarah Schmieg,
Austin Schroepfer, Axel
Schulz, Jacob Simons, Destiny Talbot-Senn, Mason
Trippel, Alexander Troska,
Jacob Vasek, Eric Villnow,
Ashley Voelz, Samantha
Voigt, Kyle Wanous and
Alexis Wildey.
Freshman, sophomore students of the month
Named as the November freshman and
sophomore students of the month at
Glencoe-Silver Lake High School were,
front row from left, Madelynn Emery,
Courtney Richer, Derek Trippel and
Grace Garoutte; and, back row, Elise
Petersen, Megan Ferhenbach and Abigail Maunu. Not pictured: Dusty
Wendinger.
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Junior, senior students of the month
Named as the November junior and
senior students of the month at Glencoe-Silver Lake High School were, front
row from left, Paige Litzau, Lexi Han-
sch, Cody Raduenz and Emmi Jerabek;
and, back row, Maggie Petersen, Bobbi
Jo Hernandez, Cassandra Medina, Dini
Schweikert and Madison Monahan.
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The McLeod County Chronicle, www.glencoenews.com, Wednesday, December 21, 2016, page 7
Weather Corner
By Jake Yurek
Enough of that cold junk; this week we will warm up
to normal and even above-normal temperatures again.
Temperatures Sunday morning bottomed out in the 20s with -30 in a couple locations near by. Add in the
wind and some wind chills were well into the -40s, so I
think I speak for everyone in saying, good riddance!
This week, highs will be in the 20s to lower 30s if
everything pans out like it should. Along with the cold,
we added another 4-6 inches of snow to the snowpack
Friday into Saturday. This week, we’ll have a weak
chance of snow showers Wednesday, but it won’t amount
to much here (dusting); best chance of accumulating
snow will be up north.
The big story will be a potential Christmas Day winter
storm rolling through the upper Midwest. As I write this,
we’re almost a week out, so the forecast is likely to
change a lot … keep posted to more up-to-date forecasts!
Right now, the track of the storm looks a little farther
north than the last two, so that would drape the highest
snowfall totals across northern Minnesota (whoever gets
the heavy snow band could easily see a foot). This storm
also will have more moisture and warm weather to play
with, so on the south side of the storm people may have
to deal with a mix (and all rain as you continue south into
Iowa). Storm track will be the key to this one; if it moves
south, we’ll see more snow, if it moves north we’ll get
less snow and more mix. It’s about the worst timing possible with people traveling, so please watch forecasts as
we get closer. As always be safe when traveling!
I won’t venture a guess at the extended seeing as the
models are all over the place with this storm, but indications point to another batch of cold air, but not as bad as
we just had.
Have a great week, everyone; Merry Christmas!
Ma dobry weekendem
Mit dobry vikend
Wednesday night — Lows 15-21; flurries.
Thursday — Highs 23-29, lows 15-21, mostly clear.
Friday — Highs 26-32, lows 13-19; partly cloudy.
Saturday — Highs 19-25, lows 4-10; cloudy.
Sunday — Highs 20-30, snow or mix.
Weather Quiz: What are some of January’s weather extremes? (Yep, it’s almost 2017!)
Answer to last week’s question (How fast does the ice
get thicker on lakes in winter?): There’s a pretty good
chart out there that shows this, but early on if you get
cold fast ice will form very quickly. In general you’ll get
1-2 inches of ice per day when temperatures are around 0
degrees. The thicker the ice, the slower the growth,
though, so once ice gets to 16+ inches the growth rate
slows quite a bit. Thick snow cover on the lake can also
slow growth a tad.
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Community caroling
Carolers from First Evangelical Lutheran and Good
Shepherd churches in Glencoe delivered Christmas
cheer on Sunday, Dec. 18. They visited Millie Beneke
Red Cross blood drive set for Jan. 3
The Red Cross Bloodmobile Blood Drive will be in
Silver Lake Tuesday, Jan. 3,
from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m., at the
Legion club.
All blood types are needed
to ensure a reliable supply for
patients. Individuals who are
17 and older, weigh at least
110 pounds, and are in good
health are eligible to donate.
Blood donors can save time
at their donation by using
RapidPass to complete their
pre-donation reading and
health history questionnaire
The Silver Lake Senior Citizens Club met Monday, Dec.
12, at 1 p.m., at the Silver
Lake Auditorium. There were
32 members present.
Celebrating December
birthdays are Joanne Victorian, Betty Vejrosta, Dallas
Ehrke, Tina Dolezal, Yvonne
Nowak and Mercedes
Nowak.
Card games were scheduled at Cedar Crest for
Wednesday, Dec. 14, at 1 :30
p.m.
Dues for 2017 will remain
the same as for 2016.
Prizes were donated by
Joanne Victorian, Tina
Dolezal, Mercedes Nowak,
The 2017 Swan Lake
Aeration system is
set to begin soon,
weather permitting.
Troy and Alexis Klassen of St. Charles announce the
birth of a daughter, Jorie Cecelia, born Dec. 12, 2016, at
Olmsted Medical Center in Rochester. Jorie weighed 8
pounds, 12 ounces, and was 20 inches long. She joins
siblings Avery, Chase and Ellie. Grandparents are Duran
and Annette Koester of Glencoe and Toby and Gail
Klassen of St. Charles. Great-grandparents are Loretta
Ide of Glencoe and Enid Sande of Thief River Falls.
shirt.
Volunteers will be calling
you to set up an appointment,
or call Margaret Benz at 320327-2249 for an appointment.
Location:
Swan Lake,
McLeod County,
117 township,
Range 28, Sec. 28-31
Stay clear of marked
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Cards were played after the
meeting. 500 winners were
Gary Kaczmarek, Joanne Victorian, Yvonne Nowak, Hubert Schermann, Leroy Penas,
Gerry Mickolichek, Margaret
Schermann, Mary Jaskowiak
and Roger Lhotka; 31 win-
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Luanne Mickolichek.
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Daughter born to Klassens
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blood drive. Visit redcrossblood.org/RapidPass and follow the instructions on the
site.
All presenting donors will
receive a free, long-sleeve T-
32 Silver Lake senior citizens met on Dec. 12
Remember: I make the forecast, not the weather!
People
Manor, Orchard Estates, long-term care, Grand Meadows and area shut-ins.
to say,
With Tidings of
Comfort & Joy
Wishing you and the ones you love,
the blessings of peace, love, and
contentment at this special time of
year. We’ve enjoyed the time we’ve
spent with you, and look forward to
your continued friendship!
Thanks!
–And wish you all
the trimmings of
a very merry and
festive season.
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Thank you for the gift of your generous support.
We’re carrying a message of gratitude to all of the people who have
helped make this past year a joyful one for us, and hope the coming
holiday season brings lots of glad tidings your way. Merry Christmas!
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Thurs., Dec. 22 — AA Group mtg. next to Post Office in
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Sun., Dec. 25 —
Hope Your Holiday
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May your days be merry, bright and magical
at this fabulous time of year!
Thanks for making us feel so at home here. We hope our appreciation
for customers like you shines through in everything we do.
Best Wishes to You & Yours!
Mon., Dec. 26 — Tops Weigh-In mtg., 5-5:30 p.m.;
Brownton Senior Citizens Club, Brownton Community
Center, 1 p.m.
Wed., Dec. 28 — Two blood drives in Hutchinson both
from noon to 6 p.m. They will be at Vineyard United
Methodist Church, 1395 South Grade Road, and
Hutchinson Health, 3 Century Ave. SE.
Thurs., Dec. 29 — AA Group mtg. next to Post Office in
Stewart, 8 p.m., call 320-212-5290 for info.
Sat., Dec. 31 — New Year’s Eve
Sun., Jan. 1 — New Year’s Day
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History
From the Brownton Bulletin archives
100 Years Ago
Dec. 21, 1916
O.C. Conrad, Editor
A son was born to Mr. and
Mrs. Fred Hoffman on Sunday,
Dec. 16.
The Leap Year Dance given
by the ladies of Brownton Friday
evening was one of the most
pleasant functions held in this
village for some time. The musical program was supplied by the
six-piece Crystal Orchestra of
Glencoe.
A son was born to the Rev.
and Mrs. Henry Weerts on Tuesday, Dec. 19.
75 Years Ago
Dec. 18, 1941
Milton D. Hakel, Editor
A 1942 Oldsmobile owned by
Paul Tadsen was stolen from
main street in Brownton sometime between 9 p.m. and 11:30
p.m. Saturday evening. Although
an alarm was quickly broadcast
over the police radio, no trace of
the car has been found.
Lowell Peik, Sumter Township farmer, has been notified of
his appointment by the Civil
Service Commission to the division of Animal Husbandry, and
has gone to Albert Lea, where he
will go on duty today as a government meat inspector. Mrs.
Peik will join him after Jan. 1
after living quarters are secured.
Funeral services were held
Tuesday afternoon in Biscay for
Mrs. Reuben (Marie Dascher)
Mielke, 35, who died of heart
failure while enroute to the
Hutchinson hospital Saturday at
1 a.m. Her illness had lasted only
12 hours. She is survived by her
husband, Reuben; two foster
daughters, Alice and Ruth
Mielke, who had been living
with them since the death of
their own mother, her father and
a brother.
50 Years Ago
Dec. 22, 1966
Charles H. Warner, Editor
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Hedtke
announce the birth of a daughter,
Deborah Kay, Dec. 10, at the
Glencoe hospital.
Mr. and Mrs. James Duehn announce the birth of Amy Jo, born
Dec. 1 at the Glencoe hospital.
Clem Mackenthun of Brownton was elected president of the
McLeod County Holstein Association at the group’s annual
meeting Tuesday, Dec. 13.
20 Years Ago
Dec. 18, 1996
Lori Copler, Editor
Nathan Bipes, 189-pound
wrestler for Buffalo Lake-Hector/McLeod West, may well have
set a state record for fastest pin
his weight class as he pinned
Josh Hugg’s shoulder to the mat
in 4 seconds in a triangular meet
Thursday night.
Altha M. Roepke, 89, of Stewart, died Friday, Dec. 13, 1996,
at Hutchinson Community Hospital. She had held employment
in the Home Bakery in Stewart
for about 20 years.
From the Stewart Tribune archives
100 Years Ago
Dec. 22, 1916
Lester Koeppen, Editor
The Royal Neighbors held
their election of officers last
week and officers elect are as
follows: Mrs. Carrie Donaldson,
oracle; Mrs. Carrie Swan, vice
oracle; Mrs. Minnie Dunlap,
chancellor; Miss Etta Dunlap,
recorder; Mrs. Edith Sugden, receiver; Mrs. Nellie Schmitt, marshal; Mrs. Mary Magnold, inner
sentinel, Mrs. Sarah Headley,
outer sentinel; and Dr. Tinker,
camp physician.
Alcott Gilhousen on Tuesday
of this week, while working on a
telephone pole in Hutchinson,
was caught by a wire that
snapped and which pulled him
down off the pole in such a way
as to fracture his wrist and hurt
his hip. The fracture was set and
at present he is doing nicely.
75 Years Ago
Dec. 18, 1941
Harry Koeppen, Editor
Ervin Dettmann is the top rabbit hunter for 1941 among 22
members who competed from
the Stewart Rod and Gun Club.
Dettmann had 12 jackrabbits for
a total of 120 points. Lenhart
Dettmann was second and Ervin
Piehl was third.
A quiet, simple wedding cere-
mony was performed Monday
evening at the Louis Larson residence when Ralph Larson of
Stewart and Miss Grace Cox of
Hutchinson were united in marriage. Mr. and Mrs. Louis Larson
was the only attendants.
A radiogram received here
Sunday allayed fears that Major
Oscar Kowalske might have
been among those hit in air raids
over the Philippine Islands. His
message was necessarily brief
and merely said, “I am safe.” He
has been stationed at Nichols
Field, just south of Manila, and
the field has been subject to
some heavy bombing.
50 Years Ago
Dec. 22, 1966
Kermit T. Hubin, Editor
A good crowd was on hand for
the annual Christmas drawing of
15 turkeys, given by the Stewart
Improvement Association, at the
Community Hall last Saturday
afternoon. Winners were Mrs.
Alden Blixrud, Mrs. Marion
Stuppy, Art Gennrich, Amos
Lipke, Mrs. Mattie Headley,
Gerald Hahn, Donald Trettin,
Mrs. Norman Kottke, Myrtle
Wagner, Ray Ewert, Al Klitzke,
Frank Navara, Arnold Brede,
Emil Husfeldt and Mrs. Vernon
Forcier.
Engagements that were announced: Linda Herrmann,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harold
Herrmann of Lester Prairie, to
Gary Dettman, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Eugene Dettman of Stewart; Joan Klammer, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. A.W. Klammer of
Stewart to Mark McGraw, son of
Mrs. Henry Burich of Brownton
and the late Ray McGraw; and
Rose mary Maiers, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Maiers of
Stewart, to James Sievert of Las
Cruses, New Mexico.
35 Years Ago
Dec. 17, 1981
Douglas G. Seitz, Editor
Over 1,500 patrons of the
Farmers Cooperative Elevator
and Mill attended the 20th annual Christmas party and dinner
Saturday
evening.
Over
$240,000 in dividends checks
were handed out at the event.
Former Stewart Gopher
Randy Sullivan was named the
most value freshman on the
Moorhead State University junior varsity football team recently.
He rushed for 480 yards in six
junior varsity games this season.
Corey, 7, and Stacy, 4, are
proud to announce the arrival of
a baby brother, Todd David Husfeldt, born to Dave and Carolyn
(Brede) Husfeldt of Stewart on
Dec. 9.
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75 Years Ago
great-grandchildren.
Dec. 20, 1941
Delbert Merrill, Publisher
Last Sunday was a day to be
remembered by Silver Lake and
neighboring communities as it
was the golden wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. George
Kasper of Silver Lake. All of the
children with the exception of
Lt. Raymond Kasper, who is at
Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri,
and all the grandchildren, were
there. Over 100 people came
from Silver Lake, Hutchinson,
Glencoe, Winsted, Bird Island,
Mankato, Minneapolis and St.
Paul to wish the golden couple
health and happiness throughout
the sunset of their lives.
The funeral of Michael Waldoch, 94, was held Thursday
morning, Dec. 11, at the Church
of St. Adalbert. A native of
Poland, he came to the United
States in 1876 and was wed to
Victoria Kielpinski. They settled
on the farm now operated by
Adolph Klima near Pleasant
Hill. They had 12 children, three
of whom are deceased and two
of whom died in infancy. Besides the children, he is survived
by 46 grandchildren and 50
50 Years Ago
25 Years Ago
Dec. 19, 1991
Ken and Dorothy Merrill,
Publishers
Greg Koktan, 34, of Silver
10 Years Ago
Dec. 21, 2006
Ken and Dorothy Merrill,
Publishers
Thursday, Dec. 14, Pat’s
Homestyle Cafe & Pub closed
for the last time as Pat and Tom
“TC” Chalupsky, owners of the
downtown business, have sold
the building and business to
Barb Dolezal. Currently closed,
the business will reopen after remodeling as Books & Beans.
From the Chronicle archives
30 Years Ago
20 Years Ago
Dec. 24, 1986
Bill Ramige, Editor
The board of directors of
Glencoe Mills, Inc., rejected an
offer from International Multifoods of Minneapolis to purchase assets of the Glencoebased feed manufacturer.
The Glencoe and Brownton
fire departments and the county
sheriff’s department responded
to a shed fire at Don Brelje’s residence in rural Glencoe Thursday at 2:10 a.m. Approximately
$30,000 of hay bales, straw and
various pieces of farm equipment were damaged.
Virgil Dahlke, formerly of
Glencoe, received an Exceptional Contributions Award and
check for $1,000 from PillsburyGreen Giant. The award recognizes employees who go beyond
the normal scope of their job duties to accelerate the company’s
progress. Dahlke developed a
computer program that constantly monitors temperature and automatically adjusts the speed of
corn moving through the freezer
tunnels.
Dec. 25, 1996
Rich Glennie, Editor
Many in Glencoe were shoveling as another half foot or more
of the white stuff that dropped
on the area to add to the over
five inches we had last week.
Snowplows struggled to keep the
roads clean. Roads around the
area became plugged when
plows were pulled because
workers had already been plowing much of the night. Both the
city of Glencoe and McLeod
County only have one shift to do
the plowing.
Lou Iacona of Brainerd and
Pete Jones and Dave Clusian,
owners of Hibbing Chrysler
Center, bought Glencoe FordMercury from Haukos Bros.
They took over the dealership on
Dec.15.
10 Years Ago
Dec. 27, 2006
Rich Glennie, Editor
The McLeod County Board of
Commissioners recognized Sheriff Wayne Vinkemeier for his
nearly 28 years of working for
In loving memory of
OMER LENTSCH
Loving Memory of
Melvin Miller
who passed in
Dec. 2008.
I thought of you today.
I thought about you
yesterday and days
before that too.
I think of you in silence
I often speak your name.
All I have are
memories of you.
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Dec. 15, 1966
Wilbert Merrill, Publisher
A Hector woman, 56-year-old
Mrs. Robert Melberg, was killed
in an accident on Highway 7
Tuesday night, in which three
cars and six semis were involved. The crash occurred on
the fog-shrouded highway, with
a peat fire contributing to the
poor visibility. All of the vehicles were westbound, and a
chain-reaction crash occurred
when an auto slowed for a truck
in front of it. Two other people
were hospitalized, and another
five were treated for injuries and
released.
Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Gerald
Shamla (Barbara Moody) of Silver Lake, a girl Geri Lynn, on
Dec. 12, at St. Mary’s Hospital,
Winsted.
Lake, was pronounced dead at
the scene of a car-truck accident,
which was reported at 1:26 a.m.
Friday morning on Highway 7
and Grove Street, Silver Lake.
Koktan’s southbound 1980
Chevrolet was struck by an International semi-truck driven by
a Marshal, Wisconsin, man.
Koktan is survived by his wife,
Sandy, and two children, Amy, 7,
and Aaron, 4.
Kevin Johnson, Silver Lake
patrol officer, has been promoted
to police chief by the Silver Lake
City Council. A patrol officer
will be hired to fill Johnson’s
previous position.
The Families of
Melvin Miller
who passed away 6 years ago
on Dec. 25, 2010
We think of you in silence,
And often speak your name.
But all we have are memories,
And pictures in a frame.
We found the strength to face this,
And courage to bear the blow.
But what it meant to lose you,
No one will ever know.
They say time heals all sorrows,
And helps one to forget.
So far, time has only proved,
How much we miss you yet.
To some you may be forgotten,
To others a part of the past.
But to us who loved and lost you,
Your memory will always last.
Your memory is our keepsake,
With that we will never part.
God has you in His keeping,
And we have you in our hearts.
Sadly missed by
Lillian Lentsch & family
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the county, eight as sheriff.
Vinkemeier will retire from office at the end of the month.
Glencoe Lions Club members
were honored with various Lions
International Awards. Jean
Dahlke was named a Melvin
Jones Fellow. Roger Bernard,
Marjorie Landkammer and Jon
Vandamme were honored with
earning Foundation Fellow
Awards, while Penny Entinger
received the 5M Hearing Foundation award.
Kindergartners at Helen Baker
Elementary School and their parents, grandparents and special
adult friends, constructed gingerbread houses.
In Loving Memory of
Troy Sullivan
December 25, 2006
God looked around his
garden and found an
empty place. He then
looked down upon this
earth and saw your
tired face. He put his
arms around you and
lifted you to rest.
God’s garden must be
beautiful He always
takes the best. He
knew that you were
suffering. He knew
you where in pain. He
knew that you would
never get well on earth
again. He saw that the
road was getting tough
and the hills were hard
to climb. So he closed
your weary eyelids
and whispered “Peace
be thine”. It broke our
hearts to lose you. But
you didn’t go alone.
For part of us went
with you. The day God
called you home
“You’re forever in our
hearts”
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Deaths
Mary
Monahan,
97, Hutchinson
Obituaries
Jill Elizabeth Knick, 61, of Brownton
the technical college in Granite Falls.
On June 22, 1974, she was
united in marriage to Ronald
Knick at Immanuel Lutheran
Church in Brownton. Their
marriage was blessed with
three children, Jacob,
Melanie and Kaitlyn. The
couple lived in Brownton,
where they shared 42 years of
marriage.
Mrs. Knick was a loving
day-care provider. She loved
and cared for many children
over the years. She also held
employment at the First State
Bank of Brownton (now Security Bank and Trust Co.),
Plato Woodwork, Inc., and,
most recently, at 3M in
Hutchinson. She was a member of Immanuel Lutheran
Church in Brownton. She was
a committed volunteer, serving on various Brownton
planning committees, including Cabin Fever Days. She
also was involved with many
McLeod West school activities.
She enjoyed camping, biking and, as much as it may
have seemed a chore at times,
she enjoyed gardening and
canning. She was a devoted
wife, mother and grandmother. Most importantly, she had
an unconditional love for her
children and grandchildren.
She tried to make to every
event that her children, and
now grandchildren, may have
had. She enjoyed spending
time with her children, grandchildren, family and friends.
She is survived by her husband, Ronald Knick of
Brownton; children and their
spouses, Jacob and Jennifer
Knick, Melanie and Jason
Lindeman, and Kaitlyn
Knick, all of Brownton;
grandchildren,
Jasmine
Knick, Cadance Knick, Caleb
Lindeman, Aubrey Lindeman
and Josie Lindeman; sisters,
AnnMarie (Dale) Smith of
Fort Worth, Texas, Karen
Page of Hutchinson, Lynn
(John) Otteson of Silver Lake
and Judy Berke of Hugo;
brother and sister-in-law, Tim
and Julie Olson of Brownton;
sisters-in-law, brothers-inlaw, nieces, nephews, many
other relatives and friends.
She was preceded in death
by her parents, Vern and Ann
Olson; father-in-law and
mother-in-law, Ellsworth and
Mildred Knick; and brother,
Mike Olson.
Arrangements were with
the Hantge Funeral Chapel in
Hutchinson. Online obituaries
and guest book are available
at www.hantge.com.
Duane E. Rognli, 64, of Silver Lake
Duane E. Rognli, 64, of
Silver Lake, died Monday,
Dec. 12, 2016, at the Glencoe
hospital.
A memorial service
was held
T h u r s d a y,
Dec. 15, at
Holy Family Catholic
Church in
Silver Lake,
with interment in the Holy Family
Cemetery in Silver Lake.
Duane Rognli was born
Dec. 27, 1951, in Moorhead,
to Erling and Iris (Bowers)
Rognli. He graduated from
Silver Lake High School in
1970. He worked for Lester’s
Builders and Orin Thompson
in construction. He married
Margaret Novak on Aug. 2,
1975, at St. Joseph’s Church.
He worked at 3M for 30
years as a mechanic, retiring
in February 2012. He enjoyed
watching sports and spending
time with family and friends
at the lake. He and his wife
enjoyed traveling together
throughout the United States.
He is survived by his wife,
Marge Rognli; mother, Iris
Rognli; children, Brian
(friend Maureen Flynn)
Rognli, Amanda (friend Todd
Orduno) Rognli and Angie
(DJ) Karnik; grandchildren,
Lucas Rognli, Cassie
Zumhofe, Hannah Stuewe,
Brooke Karnik, Kellen
Zumhofe
and
Payton
Zumhofe; brother, Roger
(Jacquie) Rognli; and sisters,
Ann (Jim) Andre and Judy
(Mike Hoyt) Rognli.
He was preceded in death
by his father, Erling Rognli,
in 2012.
Arrangements were with
the Maresh Funeral Home in
Silver Lake.
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Mary Monahan, 97, of
Hutchinson, died Tuesday,
Dec. 13, 2016, at Harmony
River Living Center in
Hutchinson.
Mass of Christian Burial
will be Wednesday, Dec. 21,
at 11 a.m., at St. Anastasia
Catholic Church in Hutchinson with interment following
in the church cemetery.
Visitation was held Tuesday, Dec. 20, and continues
today (Wednesday) for one
hour prior to the service at
the church.
Arrangements are with the
Dobratz-Hantge Chapel in
Hutchinson.
Submitted photo
Renville County Deputy Jeff Nelson, right, was
named the Minnesota deputy sheriff of the year by
the Minnesota Sheriffs’ Association. At left is Renville
County Sheriff Scott Hable.
Renville deputy named
state deputy of the year
A Renville County deputy
sheriff has received the Minnesota Sheriffs’ Association’s
“Deputy Sheriff of the Year”
award.
Renville County Sheriff
Scott Hable announced that
Deputy Jeff Nelson received
the prestigious award for
2016. Nelson, Renville County deputy sheriff since 2012,
received the commendation
Dec. 12 during an awards
banquet at Arrowwood Conference Center in Alexandria.
The Minnesota Sheriffs’
Association’s “Deputy Sheriff of the Year” award is presented to the Minnesota
deputy sheriff who has been
nominated by his sheriff for
actions and/or performance
over a sustained period of
time that is significantly
above the average expected
performance and contributes
to the betterment of the sheriff’s office and community.
Deputy Nelson, who resides in Olivia, was nominated based on his exceptional
work and high achievements
in multiple areas, including
community-oriented policing
efforts, traffic law enforcement and criminal investigative work. Nelson also has interest in and has exceptional
skills in specialized areas,
such as cell phone forensics
and other technologies and is
a certified drug recognition
evaluator (to identify drivers
impaired by drugs).
“Jeff is not only a great
deputy, but he’s also a genuinely good person,” said
Sheriff Scott Hable. “He absolutely deserves this award
and I couldn’t be more proud
to have him on our team.”
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Jill Elizabeth Knick, 61, of
Brownton, died Saturday,
Dec. 10, 2016, at her home.
Funeral
services
were held
Friday,
Dec. 16, at
Immanuel
Lutheran
Church in
Brownton,
with
the
Rev.
R. Jill Knick
Allan Reed officiating. Dawn
Wolter was the organist. Congregational hymns were
“Borning Cry,” “On Eagle’s
Wings” and “How Great
Thou Art.” The prelude music
was “Daisy a Day” by Jud
Strunk.
Casket bearers were Keith
Larson, Justin Olson, Jon Posusta, Greg Keiser, Paul Keiser and John Keiser.
Jill Elizabeth Knick was
born Feb. 13, 1955, in Minneapolis, the daughter of Vern
and Ann (Power) Olson. She
was baptized as an infant in
Minneapolis, and was re-baptized in Glencoe when she
was in the sixth grade. She
received her education in
Brownton and was a graduate
of the Brownton High School
class of 1973. She furthered
her education by attending
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The McLeod County Chronicle, www.glencoenews.com, Wednesday, December 21, 2016, page 10
Trailblazer Transit Board approves
wage increases, health insurance
By Lori Copler
Editor
The Trailblazer Transit
Joint Powers Board approved
a 2 percent step increase and
a 2 percent cost of living adjustment for its employees at
its Thursday, Dec. 15, meeting.
The board tabled a proposal to add holiday pay until it
surveyed other transit systems to find out how they
handle the issue.
Julie Latzig, Trailblazer’s
human resources director, had
proposed a 3 percent step increase and a 3 percent cost of
living increase for the employees.
“I think that would send a
message to our employees
that we appreciate them,”
said Latzig. She also said that
it would help provide a wage
separation between the more
senior employees and the
new ones.
McLeod County Commissioner Sheldon Nies said he
would have a hard time selling that type of increase to
the county board. Nies said
that most increases for other
governmental employees
have averaged about 2 percent.
It was noted that the salary
scale had not been adjusted
for about 18 months.
In light of the 18-month
time period, Nies said he
could support a 2 percent step
increase and a 2 percent cost
of living increase, although
“it’s still higher than what I
expected,” he said.
Latzig said she appreciated
Nies’ input regarding other
entities.
Also on the table was employee health insurance.
Latzig said that premiums
had increased 12 percent, and
suggested that Trailblazer
split the cost of the increase
with employees, rather than
Trailblazer funding the entire
increase.
The board agreed to a 2
percent step increase, 2 percent cost of living increase,
and splitting the health insurance premium 50-50 with the
employees.
Latzig also noted that the
transit service runs on some
holidays that other government employees have off, and
suggested offering holiday
pay to the employees who
have to work on those holidays.
Bev Herfindahl of the Minnesota Department of Transportation’s transit division
said she is currently gathering
information on wages and
benefits from other transit
systems, and said she will
have information by the January meeting so that the board
could make comparisons with
other transit systems.
The board agreed to take
the issue up again in January.
In other business, the
board:
• Approved its 2017 transit
plan, which is the same as the
2016 plan. Executive Director Gary Ludwig said the
Trailblazer system is still
working to put its full 29 bus
schedules on the road. Currently, 23 schedules are on
the road.
• Had a long discussion regarding its grievance procedure. Attorney Frank Madden
said the current policy needs
to be revamped to make the
procedure clearer, in particular to what role the board
plays in it.
• Spent nearly a half hour
reviewing minutes from the
previous two meetings, with
McLeod County Commissioner Doug Krueger and
Sibley County Commissioner
Bill Swanson questioning
several items. Approval of the
minutes was tabled until January on a split vote.
• Renewed its contract with
Adult Training and Habilitation Center (ATHC) to provide rides for clients. Ludwig
said ATHC will be charged
$3.85 per ride, an increase of
10 cents per ride from the
previous rate of $3.75 per
ride.
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