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The McLeod County
Glencoe, Minnesota Vol. 117, No. 51
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Wednesday, December 24, 2014
Trailblazer expansion saves money for counties
By Lori Copler
Editor
Trailblazer Transit’s expansion of
service into Wright County has
turned out to be good news for residents in McLeod and Sibley counties — the local bill is going to be
much less.
The “local share” of the cost of
running Trailblazer — the cost that
is above and beyond what is reimbursed by the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) —
will be much less in 2015 for two
reasons: first, it will be split among
three entities instead of two; and,
second, increasing ridership in
Wright County means increased revenue in the fare box and through
contracted services.
The 2015 local share will be split
three ways, with McLeod County
bearing 50 percent of the local
share, a projected $38,675, and Sibley County and Wright County Area
Transit (WCAT, a coalition of
Wright County cities and townships)
will each pay 25 percent, or about
$19,338 each.
“Sibley and McLeod counties
were used to sharing up to $650,000
a year,” said Gary Ludwig, exeutive
director. “So that is great news for
them.”
For 2014, the local share for
McLeod County had been projected
to be nearly $300,000, while Sibley’s was projected at about
$150,000.
With WCAT coming in mid-year,
the final estimated 2014 local share
will be McLeod County, $245,944;
Sibley County, $122,971; and
WCAT, $78,885.
Ludwig also said that MnDOT approved Trailblazer’s requested budget of $3.549 million.
MnDOT will pay 85 percent of
the approved budget, and Trailblazer
must pay for the remainder through
its fare box and service contract revenues, and contributions from Sibley
and McLeod counties and WCAT.
MnDOT also has approved four
new buses for 2015, of which it pays
80 percent.
With the addition of service in
Wright County, Trailblazer is anticipating providing about 270,000
rides in 2015, Ludwig said.
“In Trailblazer’s first year, it did
15,000 rides,” said Ludwig. “This is
phenomenal.” Trailblazer started
about 10 years ago.
Ludwig said that so far, “Trailblazer has at least matched the service that River Rider had done, if not
more.”
River Rider provided service in
Wright and Sherburne counties, but
dissolved last July, which is when
MnDOT asked Trailblazer to step in
and provide service.
But while Trailblazer has been
making progress in its expansion
into Wright County, the road has not
always been smooth, said Ludwig.
“We’ve had some stress fractures,” he said. “In fact, our dispatch
manager resigned within the past
week.”
Ludwig said the dispatchers and
office personnel get the brunt of any
complaints about the transition into
service into Wright County. Trailblazer is struggling to maintain office and dispatch staff, he said, but
hopes that will smooth out as Trailblazer is able to put more service on
the road in Wright County to meet
the demands.
School Board,
architect talk
building options
No action taken at workshop
By Jessica Grams
Staff Writer
What does a 21st century classroom look like? School districts
across Minnesota are evolving. Is
Glencoe-Silver Lake next on the
list?
The School Board met for a work
session with architect Paul
Youngquist on Tuesday night, Dec.
16, to discuss these questions, as
well as the future of Helen Baker
School.
Youngquist gave a long list of examples of schools he had remodeled or built for surrounding Minnesota districts, explaining the
trends that were showing great results with those students.
“What kinds of tools do teachers
need in their classrooms?”
Youngquist asked. “What are teachers trying to do with kids in a given
week?”
Throughout his research in those
other districts, teachers were asked
what kinds of classroom features
would benefit their students the
most — and they had plenty of answers.
Teachers said that they wished
there was more of an open space to
do art or science projects, for example. They also said they’d love if
there were a quiet reading area for
their students.
Chronicle photos by Jessica Grams
Living Nativity
draws good crowd
Churches in the Glencoe area
combined efforts to present a
“living nativity” display at Oak
Leaf Park Saturday evening.
Pictured above is Julie (Hanson) Becker as Mary, riding a
donkey to Bethlehem. At the
right are shepherds guiding
their sheep, as portrayed by
Phillip Kramer and Connor
Johnson. Along with the display, donations were collected
for the McLeod Emergency
Food Shelf. Nearly 700 pounds
of food were collected.
A school Youngquist is working
on now is in Stewartville, and has
these features. It has an oversized
project room, a space for lectures
and a reading area, as well as study
areas with tables and computers.
Youngquist presented two potential plans to bring the K-2 students
over to the Lincoln Junior
High/High School campus, showing
modifications to accommodate the
needs of the curriculum, enrollment
and conditions of the learning environment with an estimated cost of
roughly $22 million.
The Board agreed that the likelihood of keeping a student in the
school system and begin their lifelong love of learning has to be established in the earliest years of
their education.
Board Member Donna VonBerge
said, “When you catch the kids
early and get them motivated and
energized about school, you basically have them hooked.”
In the upcoming weeks, Superintendent Chris Sonju will be reaching out to the teachers in the GSL
district to see what their wishes
would be for their classrooms.
Their feedback will help the board
when they begin planning for the
future of its kindergarten through
second-grade students.
County to reschedule ditch redetermination hearing
By Lori Copler
Editor
McLeod County will hold a new
hearing on the redetermination of
benefits for County Ditch 20 and
County Ditch 22, both of which are
in the county’s 5th District.
Fifth District Commissioner Jon
Christensen raised the issue at the
County Board’s Dec. 16 meeting,
saying that some notices sent to
property owners for the original
hearing, held Nov. 20, had a start
time of 9 p.m. rather than 9 a.m.
“Apparently, there were a few
people standing around outside the
North Complex at 9 p.m.,” said
Christensen.
Although the Nov. 20 hearing was
well attended (held at 9 a.m.), Christensen said he was afraid there may
be repercussions because of the
wrong start time on the notices.
“I just don’t have a good feeling
about this,” said Christensen.
County Attorney Mike Junge said
that if Christensen was uncomfortable, the hearing should be held
again with proper notice.
Junge said the new meeting date
and time will have to be coordinated
with the county auditor and the
county’s ditch redetermination consultant.
In other business, the County
Board:
• Heard that the county will receive $41,512.31 reimbursement
Weather
Wed., 12-24
H: 34°, L: 26°
Thur., 12-25
H: 36° L: 27°
Fri., 12-26
H: 30°, L: 12°
Sat., 12-27
H: 16°, L: 8°
Sun., 12-28
H: 19°, L: 15°
from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for pumping water from 86th Circle near
Glencoe and Baldwin Court near
Lester Prairie during last summer’s
flooding.
“We are very, very fortunate,” said
Commissioner Sheldon Nies about
the reimbursement.
County Environmentalist Roger
Berggren said the county also submitted repairs to 30 ditches — either
for culverts washing out or ditch
banks sluffing off — to FEMA for
reimbursement on repairs.
Berggren said not all of the damaged ditches have been repaired, but
the county has 18 months to make
the repairs.
Looking Back: Dreary and
damp with traces of rain.
Date
Hi
Lo Precip
Dec. 16 24 ..........5 ........0.00
Dec. 17 22 ........10 ........0.00
Dec. 18 21 ........10 ........0.00
Dec. 19
Dec. 20
Dec. 21
Dec. 22
“A couple were done this year,
and the rest will be done next year,”
said Berggren.
Berggren said that the county had
a very short period of time to identify damage to ditches.
“I’m sure that there were some out
there that weren’t ID’d, but I think
we got most of them,” said
Berggren.
• Heard from Nies that the solid
waste department is trying to put together an informational campaign to
educate the public on how one-sort
recycling works. The county is currently retrofitting its materials recovery facility (MRF) to accommodate a switch to one-sort recycling
from the current five-sort method.
29 ........18 ........0.00
30 ........28 ......Trace
34 ........31 ......Trace
37 ........32 ..0.21/rain
Temperatures and precipitation compiled by Robert Thurn, Chronicle
weather observer.
• Heard that fiber-optic contractors “have been pulling fiber into the
buildings” and should be done Dec.
19, according to information technology director Vince Traver.
The project is providing fiberoptic service that will connect with a
“ring” in Carver County, and will
supply fiber-optic Internet service to
the courthouse and other buildings
in Glencoe, and county facilities in
Hutchinson.
The fiber-optic also will connect
court services with St. Paul, and
Traver said the agreement with the
state for its participation in costs
Ditch hearing
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Santa Claus visits Coborn’s
Santa Claus was at Coborn’s in Glencoe on Thursday,
Dec. 11, as part of Glencoe’s Holly Days celebration.
In the left photo, sisters Yocelin and Lindsey Juarez
hold their twin brothers, Sayuri and Salvador, as they
pile on to Santa’s lap. At top right, Katheryn Amaya
sits perfectly still as she gets her face painted.
County Planning Commission attaches
conditions to meat-processing CUP
By Lori Copler
Editor
A proposed custom-processing business on a goat
farm in Hale Township got
the approval of the McLeod
County Planning Advisory
Commission on Wednesday,
Dec. 17 — but with a long
list of conditions designed to
address concerns of neighbors.
Mohamed Gaabane, an immigrant, approached the planning commission at its November meeting seeking a
conditional use permit to
allow him to custom butcher
goats raised on his farm.
Gaabane is proposing a direct-to-customer business in
which customers pick out
their goats, and either have
Gaabane butcher them, or
take the goats home to butcher themselves.
Because the commission
had questions about how the
business would be regulated
— it is licensed and permitted
by the Minnesota Department
of Agriculture — the commission tabled the request
until December, inviting staff
from the Department of Agriculture to its meeting.
Also at the November
meeting, neighbors had raised
concerns about the existing
goats not being adequately
penned, the potential that a
compost pile for the carcasses
would attract coyotes and rodents, potential smell and an
increase in traffic in the area.
At Wednesday’s meeting,
Jennifer Stephes, meat inspection supervisor for the
Minnesota Department of
Agriculture, explained that
Gaabane’s business would be
direct sales to customers, not
to wholesalers or stores.
“It’s kind of like your oldfashioned meat shops where
you brought in your cow to
be slaughtered,” said Stephes.
Customers can either bring in
their own animal, or pick out
one of Gaabane’s.
The butchering area would
be inspected four times a year
Happenings
Blood drive in Hutch Dec. 30
There will be a Red Cross blood drive Tuesday, Dec.
30, from noon to 6 p.m., at Vineyard United Methodist
Church, 1395 S Grade Rd., Hutchinson.
Medallion hunt continues
The Glencoe Area Chamber of Commerce and SnoPros’ Holly Days medallion hunt is still under way. Clues
are released each Friday at 3 p.m. (until the medallion is
found) at www.glencoeMN.org. The first clue was “cars
drive by me.” The second clue was “we’ll leave the light
on for you,” and the third clue was “people come here for
help.” The fourth clue will be released Friday, Dec. 26.
Sportsmen Club to meet
The Glencoe Sportsmen Club will meet Monday, Jan.
5, at 7:30 p.m., at the VFW meeting room.
County HHW facility closed
The McLeod County Household Hazardous Waste
(HHW) Facility will be closed from now through Jan. 2.
The HHW Facility will reopen Monday, Jan. 5, to start
off the new year. Certified technicians will not be available to accept hazardous waste during this closure.
Therefore, no exceptions will be made during this time
frame to maintain program safety. The McLeod County
Solid Waste Department apologizes for any inconveniences this may cause.
Scouts ‘thank you’ breakfast
The local Boy Scouts troop will host a “thank you”
breakfast on Saturday, Jan. 3, from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m., at
First Lutheran Church in Glencoe.
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.
Ditch hearing Continued from page 1
will be considered at the
County Board’s Dec. 30
meeting.
• Purchased a 2015 Caterpillar loader for the solid
waste facility for $113,317,
the state bid cost. The loader
will be paid for from the solid
waste abatement fund.
by the state, Stephes said. She
said the county should add
hours of operation as one of
its conditions on the permit,
because the state will make
its inspections during regular
operating hours.
“These are surprise inspections,” said Stephes. “We
don’t call up and make an appointment.”
Residents had concerns that
Gaabane’s current herd of
goats is getting out and wandering onto neighbors’ properties, even into their sheds.
Stephes said those kinds of
complaints would have to be
handled through the sheriff’s
office.
“The state oversees and enforces the slaughter area, and
that’s where our authority
ends,” she said.
Commission
Member
Larry Phillips asked about the
composting of animal remains, and was told if it was
done properly, there should
be no smell to attract coyotes
or other pests. The state officials indicated that they will
work with Gaabane on proper
composting procedures.
Stephes also said that along
with the Department of Agriculture, the State Board of
Animal Health and the Department of Health also may
get involved in monitoring
both the health of the goats
and the sanitation of the processing area and monitoring
of wells.
Bill Hard, chair of the planning commission, said he
wanted to “grant a permit, because I believe in farming,
but how do we address these
concerns?”
County Zoning Administrator Larry Gasow said that is
why conditions are placed on
conditional use permits — to
try to prevent future problems.
He suggested that one condition be that Gaabane has to
install adequate fencing to
keep his goats home, “and set
a date as to when it has to be
done.”
The commission agreed to
add that the fence must be upgraded by the end of June,
that Gaabane must have a
waste-hauling contract or a
state-approved compost site
for the offal, and that business hours will be Wednesday
through Saturday, 9 a.m. to 4
p.m. Another condition is that
if Gaabane does not obtain
and maintain his state licenses and permits, the conditional use permit will come back
to the planning commission
for possible revocation.
The planning commission
will visit Gaabane’s farm before its June meeting to see
the progress at the farm.
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Aeration system is
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in January 2015,
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Knock on
Your Door
This Holiday.
Legion Auxiliary
makes donations
The Glencoe American Legion Auxiliary Unit 95 recently approved the following
contributions,
totaling
$1,050, to the the following
veterans’ programs: Veterans
Rehabilitiation, Brain Science
Foundation, Minnesota Fisher
Houses, ALA Hospital programs, Armed Forces Service
Center, $5 Bill Shower, Forgotten Children and Operation Military Kids.
A $300 donation also was
given to the McLeod County
Veterans Emergency Fund.
Members meet the third
Monday of each month at the
Glencoe Fire Hall. The next
meeting is Monday, Jan. 19,
at 7 p.m.
Call
Team Results
Best wishes to you and your family, as you
welcome the peace and joy of the Christmas
season into your home. We hope your
holiday is filled with comfort and joy and
the warmth of good friends.
Though it’s cold outside,
it’s cozy in here,
We look forward to serving you
in the new year.
As we gather with friends
from far and near.
Brian & Jan
No matter where you may travel
or what people may say,
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Wee Friends
enjoy holidays
New Year’s Eve
Specials
Wee Friends Preschool,
hosted at First Congregational Church of Christ in
Glencoe, had a couple of
programs this past week
to allow its children to
enjoy a visit with Santa
Claus and participate in
holiday activities and
crafts with their parents,
grandparents and special
friends. Above, Brody
Wendolek shared his
Christmas wishes with
Santa Claus. At the right,
Jed Keenan decorated a
Christmas cookie with
some assistance from his
dad, Brad Keenan. The
children also performed a
few holiday songs for
their visitors.
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Record
TUESDAY, DEC. 16
7:11 a.m. — A vehicle went
into a ditch near Al’s Auto on
Highway 22, west of Glencoe.
There were no injuries. The Minnesota State Patrol handled the
incident.
5:32 p.m. — An officer assisted
with a child custody issue on 16th
Street W.
7:43 p.m. — A minor two-vehicle accident was reported in the
area of Pryor Avenue N and 14th
Street E. There was damage to
one vehicle, and the owner said
they would fix it themselves.
8:26 p.m. — A driver was cited
for driving after suspension and
no current proof of insurance at a
traffic stop in the area of Highway
212 and Diamond Avenue.
WEDNESDAY, DEC. 17
7:26 a.m. — An officer and the
Glencoe Ambulance responded
to a medical emergency on Ford
Avenue.
7:54 p.m. — The Glencoe Ambulance and an officer responded
to a possible stroke on Ninth
Street E. The patient was taken
by ambulance to the hospital.
THURSDAY, DEC. 18
2:28 a.m. — An officer assisted
a woman in finding the hospital
as she had a sick child in her vehicle.
8:47 a.m. — An officer assisted
the Glencoe Ambulance with a
medical emergency on Ninth
Street E.
1:22 p.m. — A person wanted
to report harassment that occurred in Prior Lake. The person
was advised to report the incident
to the Prior Lake Police Department and to get a restraining
order.
3:15 p.m. — Officers responded to a verbal argument between
siblings on 16th Street E.
4:36 p.m. — A resident reported a phone scam in which some-
Howard Lake Legion
one claiming to be from the IRS
wanted the resident to get a
green card from Family Dollar.
The resident was advised that
this is a scam, and to call the police department again if there
were future calls.
8:33 p.m. — A vehicle was
stopped for littering and expired
plates on Highway 212, and a
passenger was arrested on a
Scott County warrant.
8:55 p.m. — An officer and the
Glencoe Ambulance responded
to a medical on Prairie Avenue. A
woman was taken by ambulance
to the hospital.
9:44 p.m. — A driver was cited
for not having a valid Minnesota
license and given a verbal warning for failing to stop at a stop
sign.
9:58 p.m. — A driver was arrested for driving after revocation
and fifth-degree drugs, and a
passenger was cited for possession of drug paraphernalia, at a
traffic stop on Highway 212 near
Dairy Avenue.
FRIDAY, DEC. 19
12:31 a.m. — Officers responded to a verbal domestic on
Baldwin Avenue.
12:37 a.m. — Another verbal
domestic was reported on Newton Avenue. The situation was
mediated, but there was a citation
issued for possession of drug
paraphernalia.
5:23 a.m. — A driver received
an administrative citation for
speeding in the area of Highway
212 and Morningside Drive.
3:35 p.m. — A gas drive-off
was reported from a station on
13th Street E, but there was no
vehicle description nor license
plate, so officers were unable to
pursue the matter.
6:02 p.m. — A business owner
on 11th Street asked for extra patrol in the area because of comments a customer was making to
an employee.
6:13 p.m. — A report of a pos-
sible fight turned out to be some
Christmas carolers meeting to go
into Millie Beneke manor.
8:58 p.m. — Three citations
were issued for minor consumption at a school dance on 16th
Street E.
11:37 p.m. — A suspicious vehicle was reported in the area of
Morningside Drive. The person
was waiting for a friend.
SATURDAY, DEC. 20
3:35 a.m. — Possible drug activity was reported on 13th Street
E; baggies were found outside an
entrance by a garbage can.
9 a.m. — Officers responded
to a report of an out-of-control
youth on Chestnut Avenue W.
The youth had calmed down before officers arrived.
9:17 a.m. — A person on 17th
Street W found a dead deer in
the bed of his pickup, which had
a bow and a Christmas wreath on
it. The person had no idea who
would have done it. The deer appeared to have been dead a day
or two, and the reporting party
said he would dispose of it on his
farm.
2:34 p.m. — An officer assisted
the Glencoe Ambulance with a
medical emergency on Prairie Avenue.
SUNDAY, DEC. 21
Several winter parking citations
were issued.
MONDAY, DEC. 22
2:30 p.m. — A driver was cited
for no Minnesota driver’s license
and no insurance at a traffic stop
in the area of Highway 212 and
Chandler Avenue. The driver and
a child were taken to a motel, and
the vehicle was towed there as
well. The driver was informed she
could get the vehicle back after
she provided proof of insurance
and had a valid driver.
5:54 p.m. — Someone reported the loss of an envelope with
cash in the area of Bumps within
the past couple of days.
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Park shelter reservations to open Jan. 2
All McLeod County park
shelters will be available on a
reservation basis for 2015.
McLeod County Parks will
begin taking 2015 reservations on Jan. 2 at 8 a.m. To
guarantee a shelter for a certain date and time, call the
McLeod County Park Office
at 320-484-4334 or 1-800587-0770. The parks office is
located on the McLeod County Fairgrounds, 840 Century
Ave., Hutchinson. A $35 fee is
required to guarantee a reservation.
The picnic shelters are located at the following parks:
Buffalo Creek Park, Glencoe;
Swan Lake Park, Silver Lake;
William May Park, Winsted;
Stahl’s Lake Park, Hutchinson; two shelters at Lake Marion Park, Brownton; and two
shelters at Piepenburg Park,
Belle Lake, Hutchinson.
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Those interested in camping
at Lake Marion or Piepenburg
county parks are encouraged
to make reservations. The
caretakers will begin taking
reservation on Wed., April 1,
2015. To make reservations at
Lake Marion Park call 320328-4479; at Piepenburg Park
call 320-587-2082.
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The University of Minnesota Extension Service, in
conjunction with the Natural
Resources Conservation
Service, is presenting a workshop on managing phosphorus in livestock manure. This
workshop will be held in the
Sibley Room of the Sibley
County Service Center on
Friday, Jan. 9.
Rising commercial fertilizer prices have made livestock
manure an increasingly valuable asset. Livestock manure
contributes nitrogen, phosphorous, potassium, trace
minerals, and organic matter,
all for the crop’s benefit.
However, repeated application of manure at a rate that
supplies all of the nitrogen
needs of corn has created
some soils with elevated
phosphorus levels. This has
made the creation and implementation of manure management plans for many livestock farms very challenging.
At this workshop, Extension Educator Randy Pepin
will present management
strategies available to landlimited Minnesota dairy
farms and beef feedlots to
prevent excessive build-up of
soil phosphorus while still
maintaining a profitable livestock enterprise. Examples in
the discussion will be dairy
farms and beef feedlots; however, any livestock enterprise
or person working with livestock farmers would benefit
from this workshop.
Following Pepin’s presentation, District Conservationist April Sullivan with the
NRCS will discuss programs
and options the NRCS can
offer to help livestock farmers in the area deal with manure management or storage
issues.
The schedule for the day
includes: 9:30 a.m., registration; 10, a.m., Randy Pepin,
Strategies to Manage Phosphorus; noon, lunch; 12:30
p.m., April Sullivan, NRCS
programs and opportunities.
Pre-registration is requested to help with meal count,
but not required. For registration or further information,
please call the Sibley County
Extension Office at 507-2374100, or e-mail bentz002@
umn.edu.
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State Rep. Glenn Gruenhagen, R-Glencoe, recently
announced his committee assignments for the 2015-2016
legislative session.
Gruenhagen, who will
begin his third term in January, will serve on four House
committees: Agriculture Finance, Health and Human
Services Finance, Higher Education policy and Finance,
and the Civil Law and Data
Practices Committee. Committee assignments were chosen by Speaker-designate
Kurt Daudt, R-Crown.
“I’m looking forward to
bringing my years of experience in health care and other
areas to the committees I will
serve on next session,” Gruenhagen said. “Greater Minnesota will have a strong
voice at the Capitol next
year, and I plan to do my part
to ensure equal focus on all
parts of the state, not just
Minneapolis and St. Paul.”
Gruenhagen is a small
business owner and insurance agent, and a veteran of
the U.S. Marine Corps. He
also served for 16 years on
the Glencoe-Silver Lake
School Board. District 18B
includes Sibley County and
most of McLeod County.
Gruenhagen lives in Glencoe
with is wife, Emily. They
have three daughters and five
grandchildren.
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pinions
The McLeod County Chronicle, Wednesday, December 24, 2014, page 4
Violence disturbing
during season of peace
Our view: Our country seems
to be on cusp of violent decade
C
rime, sex and money.
Those three news topics,
poll after poll and survey
after survey tell us, are what people
want to read about in the print
media, see on TV and hear about on
the radio.
Unfortunately, that seems to be all
too true. Just look at the recent coverage of the shooting of a black man
by a white police officer, the subsequent looting and riots, and demonstrations that have turned ugly —
even one right next door at the Mall
of America in Bloomington.
It is starting to feel like we are on
the cusp of another decade like the
mid-’60s to early ’70s, the decade of
civil rights demonstrations and antiwar protests, many of which turned
violent.
Those hoping to attract media attention to their civil and social issues
often turn to violence, because that’s
what brings the news teams to town.
The media know that a confrontation
between helmeted police officers
and demonstrators will draw more
viewers and readers than a peaceful
sit-in or parade.
There is no doubt that the media
helped fuel the civil unrest of the
’60s and early ’70s. That was the era
when television was a relatively new
media. The live coverage that is the
rule today was the exception then,
the first time that viewers could
watch events on their TVs as they
actually unfolded across the country
or even across the world.
In our current decade, social
media has furthered the immediacy
of news, often at the expense of accuracy and fairness. One cannot
open Facebook or Twitter without
encountering commentary on the recent events involving the protests
and the recent slayings of police officers in New York and Florida.
We, of course, do not feel that violence is a solution to any issue, nor
should it be used to draw attention to
deeper social and civil issues.
And we find it particularly troubling that these violent episodes are
erupting during a season that traditionally promotes the concept of
peace for all mankind.
We don’t know how to stop the violence, but here’s a thought: on
Christmas day, the day of the birth
of the man who brought about the
radical concept of peace and forgiveness over that of “an eye for an eye,
a tooth for a tooth,” let’s shut off social media, the television and close
up the newspapers and magazines,
and concentrate on the real reason
for the season. Maybe we’ll find a
little peace for ourselves.
— L.C.
Letter to the Editor
Winterfest was a huge success
To the Editor:
On behalf of the city of Silver
Lake and the GFWC Women’s Club
of Silver Lake, I would like to express my appreciation to everyone
who came and made our Winterfest
a great day for all. Santa was there
with his reindeer, the horse-drawn
rides made their annual appearance
and the food was excellent as usual.
We would like to recognize and
express our gratitude to all the businesses and organizations, as well as
the individuals, that donated all the
prizes for the drawings. We especially want to recognize those who donated the funds that are used for
paying for the reindeer and the
horse-drawn rides.
Without everyone’s help and generosity, this fun day would not be
possible for kids. To see the smiles
and feel the excitement from all the
kid’s made the day all worthwhile!
And it was amazing to see what kids
as young as 4 years old can do in a
coloring contest. Unbelievable!
Also, the winners this year for the
lighting contest were — first place:
Gary and Joyce Jerabek, second
place: Craig and Emily Zoulek, and
third place: Keith and Stacy Anderson. Please stop by the City Offices
and pick up your winnings.
Again, thank you to all and Happy
Holidays!
Mayor Bruce Bebo
Silver Lake
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
What is your favorite holiday movie?
1) “It’s a Wonderful Life”
3) “A Christmas Story”
4) “Elf”
5) “A White Christmas”
6) Other
Results for most recent question:
Some citizens at the McLeod County’s tax hearing
asked the board to repeal its wheelage tax.
Should it repeal the tax?
1) Yes — 68%
2) No — 32%
44 votes. New question runs Dec. 24-30
The McLeod County
Chronicle
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Operation Minnesota Nice is appreciated
When I was a kid — actually,
even until I was well into my 40s —
my mother would intersperse necessities into our “fun” gifts each
Christmas. I could usually count on
opening a box to find underwear and
socks.
And, of course, we all had to display our gifts to the rest of the family. I learned not to open the package
of underwear the Christmas I pulled
out a pair of panties and my brother
commented, “Oh, you got pillow
cases?”
Most of us receive these gifts with
something less than enthusiasm, bordering on disappointment.
But not everybody is as unappreciative as I am.
Linda Krueger, organizer of the
local Operation Minnesota Nice effort, stopped in Friday to let me
know that her group of volunteers
has shipped off over 160 packages to
overseas military personnel.
And she recently got an overseas
phone call from one soldier who expressed great appreciation for, of all
things, white socks.
Apparently, the soldier had been
using the same pair of socks for a
couple of months. Linda said the
soldier is in a remote location, and
has very little access to the necessities of life.
Lori Copler
“He told me, ‘you ladies hit the
nail on the head with your package,’” Linda related. The items we
take for granted — socks, toothpaste, etc. — are scarce for many of
our service people.
Linda asked him if he had also received the Christmas items packed
in the box. And, indeed, he had. He
had his lights and other items on display.
But what he really, really appreciated were the white socks.
Linda also forwarded me a letter
from another soldier, which says, in
part:
“Most of the people in my unit
have received packages from the
Minnesota Nice Foundation, and we
are all extremely happy when one
comes in. When each person opens
one, we all watch like it’s Christmas
morning.”
Those kinds of responses to the
gift boxes assure us that the items
Linda and her crew collect are greatly appreciated by those who receive
them.
And Linda is quick to point out
that it isn’t her effort alone. Recently, the Waconia Lions Club paid the
postage for a shipment of boxes.
And, of course, her volunteers —
Colleen and LaDonna and more —
greatly appreciate the gifts of items
and cash from individuals and organizations that make Operation
Minnesota Nice happen.
Linda said her group is taking a
short hiatus for Christmas, but will
be back at work soon packaging up
more boxes to send off to service
men and women.
Kudos to Minnesota Operation
Nice and all its volunteers.
The letter writer summed it up
nicely:
“It means a lot that you would
take time out of your busy schedule
to help someone you barely know. It
gives me hope that there are still
people out there who are selfless;
that there are people out there who
support us.”
School’s needs the same, but cost rises
I have a real strong urge to say “I
told you so!” But I will refrain.
However, after sitting in (as a private citizen) on the last Glencoe-Silver Lake (GSL) School Board meeting and last week’s four-hour workshop session, I wondered why are
we even going through this again?
Why should we even have to run another building bond referendum?
If either of the 2011 bond referendums had passed, we would now
have a new addition onto the Lincoln Junior High, which would be
nicely tied into the high school complex. Helen Baker would be closed,
and most of GSL’s space needs
would have been addressed for the
next 20 years.
Instead, we now have seen the
bond for a smaller project skyrocket
to nearly $24 million from the $18.6
million three years ago. We now see
the GSL School Board, its administration and architect looking for
ways to trim the size of the project
further, yet still try to meet most of
its needs in order to take a third run
at passing a building bond. Why are
we making this so difficult?
So what’s changed as far as GSL
space needs? Nothing.
Staff
Karin Ramige Cornwell, Publisher; Lori Copler, Editor;
June Bussler, Business Manager; Sue Keenan, Sales Representative; Brenda Fogarty,
Sales Representative; Jessica
Grams, Staff Writer; Josh
Randt, Sports Writer; Jessica
Bolland and Alissa Hanson,
Creative Department; and Trisha Karels, Office Assistant.
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
any writer who would like to present an opinion in a more expanded
format. If interested, contact the
editor.
loric@glencoenews.com
Rich Glennie
First off, the Helen Baker Elementary School, opened in 1953, is
crammed to capacity and now is experiencing expensive maintenance
issues as reported in The Chronicle
recently. In 2011, estimates to bring
the Helen Baker school up to snuff
was about $4 million (windows, utilities, boiler system, etc.). Today that
estimate is $6 million.
Even if the School Board sinks $6
million into that school building, it
still has not gained an extra inch of
space. Folks, space, overcrowding
and makeshift classrooms are the
big issues with Helen Baker. If you
don’t believe me, go see for your-
Ethics
The editorial staff of the McLeod
County Chronicle strives to present
the news in a fair and accurate manner. We appreciate errors being
brought to our attention. Please
bring any grievances against the
Chronicle to the attention of the editor. Should differences continue,
readers are encouraged to take their
grievances to the Minnesota News
Council, an organization dedicated to
protecting the public from press inaccuracy and unfairness. The News
Council can be contacted at 12 South
Sixth St., Suite 940, Minneapolis,
MN 55402, or (612) 341-9357.
self. I have seen the space problems.
Elementary Principal Bill Butler will
gladly show you around.
School referendums are different
and difficult. The city and county do
not have to run the gauntlet that the
school district must when spending
for operations and capital improvements. Why should school districts
be different?
While we think referendums, especially on major capital projects,
are fine, we must remind ourselves
that we are a republican form of
government, not a democracy. We
elect people to represent us; we do
not operate by plebiscite, except for
the school district.
There is another major disadvantage involving school referendums:
A building bond requires the district
to tax farmers or land owners on
their entire property, unlike an operating levy referendum, which takes
the house, garage and one acre of ag
land. That is established by state
statute. It is unfair. And there is
nothing that will change that except
another legislative bill.
Press Freedom
Freedom of the press is guaranteed under the First Amendment to
the U.S. Constitution:
“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or the press…”
Ben Franklin wrote in the Pennsylvania Gazette in 1731: “If printers
were determined not to print anything till they were sure it would
offend nobody there would be very
little printed.”
Glennie
Turn to page 5
Deadline for The McLeod County
Chronicle news is 5 p.m., and advertising is noon, Monday. Deadline for Glencoe Advertiser advertising is noon, Wednesday. Deadline for The Galaxy advertising is
noon Wednesday.
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Glennie Continued from page 4
But the local debate really
boils down to how voters feel
about educating their children, grandchildren and
neighbors’ children. As a
voter, ask yourself: Is education important?
Our great-grandparents,
grandparents and parents
thought that education was so
important that the Henry Hill
school was built during the
depths of the Great Depression in the 1930s. Helen
Baker was built as the Korean
War was raging and Ameri-
Chronicle photo by Jessica Grams
Voice of Democracy essay winner
ship. She will be attending Southwest
Minnesota State University next fall
and hopes to move East to attend Villanova or Temple University for graduate school. Pictured here with Guldeman Chiariello, center, are Sharon
Gutknecht, Glencoe VFW Ladies Auxiliary, and Will Freberg, VFW Post 5102
commander.
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Mix the cream cheese and mayo together.
Mix the pickles and meat into the cream
cheese/mayo mixture. Chill (tastes best when
cold, but can be eaten at room temperature if
you just can’t wait). Serve with crackers.
We have always used corned beef, but any
deli meat would work.
We had our annual office holiday potluck
last week. There is never a shortage of very
good food and there are always some new
good dips. Someday, I may have to have a dip
party, referring to the food, not the attendees.
One of my co-workers brought a brownie
batter dip. I forget about dessert dips, but there
are many good ones out there.
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1/2 cup butter, softened
2-1/2 cups powdered sugar
5 tablespoons all-purpose flour
5 tablespoons cocoa powder
3 tablespoons brown sugar
2-3 tablespoons milk
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 teaspoon sea salt
1 cup mini chocolate chips
Beat together the cream cheese and the butter until smooth.
Add the brown sugar, cocoa powder, flour,
vanilla, salt, and 1 tablespoon milk. Mix until
mostly smooth.
Add the powdered sugar and another tablespoon of milk. Beat until smooth. Add another
tablespoon of milk if the dip is too thick for
your liking, but I usually stop at 2 tablespoons.
Mix in the chocolate chips. Serve with dippers. Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator until serving.
Serve with graham crackers, pretzels, strawberries or marshmallows.
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district’s $43 million building bond referendum. According to the Arlington Enterprise, the judge ruled that while
the district did not follow the requirements exactly, that
the lawsuit did not prove that voters were “confused by
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Pickle Roll-Up Dip
3 packs of deli meat, chopped
1 cup chopped pickles
8 ounces cream cheese, softened
3/4 cup mayo
Crackers
Thurs., Dec. 25 — AA Group mtg. next to Post
Office in Stewart, 8 p.m., call 320-212-5290 for
info.
Mon., Dec. 29 — Tops Weigh-In mtg., 5-5:30
p.m.; Brownton Senior Citizens Club, Brownton
Community Center, 1 p.m.
Tues., Dec. 30 — Narcotics Anonymous, Brownton Community Center, 7 p.m.
Thurs., Jan. 1 — AA Group mtg. next to Post
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Maren Warner, eighth grade. Pictured
with Warner are Sharon Gutknecht,
VFW Ladies Auxiliary and Will Freberg,
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Take a quick dip (to the party)
Like mine, every family
has holiday traditions. As
time goes on, those traditions
change.
One thing that has always
been present at our family
gatherings is pickle roll-ups.
At one time, they were nicely
sliced, but later we just left
the whole pickle. My sister
made the tradition a bit easier by making it
into a dip. It was fantastic. The dish was
cleaned out pretty quickly.
Rich Glennie was the editor of The Chronicle for 23
years. He retired Aug. 1,
but still plans to submit an
occasional column.
hired Drew Carlson, who is
Sibley County 4-H Ambassadors will be hosting a 4-H
Day Camp on Tuesday, Dec.
30 from 9 a.m. until noon.
The theme for this event
will be “Do You Want to
Build a Snowman?” It will be
held in the Sibley County
Service Center in Gaylord.
Come and enjoy a morning of
fun educational activities.
Participants do not have to
be a 4-H’er to attend. Register by calling the Sibley
County Extension Service at
507-237-4100 or e-mail
rettm001@umn.edu. Register
early —space will be limited.
Chronicle photo by Jessica Grams
The Patriot’s Pen is the VFW’s essay
competition for students in sixth
through eighth grades. This year ’s
theme is, “Why I appreciate America’s
Veterans.” This year ’s recipient is
the years to come? That we
refused to pass a school bond
referendum because it costs
too much? I suspect that same
argument raged prior to our
current school buildings
being constructed. But they
built them anyway.
Sibley 4-H New clerk for Cokato
COKATO — The city of currently the deputy clerk at
day camp Cokato
has a new clerk-trea- Dassel. He is expected to
surer, according to the Enterhis new position in
set Dec. 30 prise-Dispatch. The city has start
Cokato in early January.
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The Veterans of Foreign War’s (VFW)
“Voice of Democracy” scholarship contest is an annual nationwide audio
essay competition designed to give
students in ninth through 12th grades
the opportunity to voice their opinion
on their responsibility to their country.
Mariah Guldemann Chiariello is this
year’s local recipient of the scholar-
cans were finally emerging
from the deperession years
after World War II. Lincoln
Junior High was built in 1963
to handle the crush of Baby
Boomers, and so was the high
school in 1969-70, at the
height of the Vietnam War
and its tumultuous anti-war
protests.
Our forebearers felt educating their young was a duty of
being Americans; it was a
basic foundation for the rest
of their children’s lives.
What will our legacy be in
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The McLeod County Chronicle, www.glencoenews.com, Wednesday, December 24, 2014, page 6
MERRY
Weather Corner
CHRISTMAS
By Jake Yurek
Another very warm late December start to the week
will give way to much cooler air as we head into the
weekend.
I can’t believe it’s already Christmas and the last full
week of 2014! We actually started the week out with rain,
which I’m guessing changed over to a little snow (as I
write this it hasn’t happened yet). This was a part of a
very large storm system that really snarled up travel in
the central part of the country and points east, which
needless to say came at a very poor time for Christmas
travelers. Roads may still be tricky around the area depending on when and how much liquid precipitation
froze on them after the thaw, so be careful when traveling!
Christmas Day weather should be relatively nice with
clouds and a high right around freezing. Snow showers
will try to push in ahead of a surge of cold air late Thursday into early Friday with little in the way of accumulations expected (but once again any amount could make
roads tricky).
Friday, the cold front will make its way through, dropping temperatures throughout the day. Saturday and Sunday we shouldn’t have to worry about any storms, but
highs will only make it to the teens, so bundle up.
Looking at next week the cold push will continue early
in the week with perhaps a couple clipper-type systems.
The models are having a tough time with anything past
about five days now, so I can only say cold should hang
on with a couple chances of light snow. Have a great holiday week, everyone; be safe and Merry Christmas!
Ma dobry weekendem
Mit dobry vikend
Wednesday night — Lows 18 to 24; clouds.
Christmas Day — Highs 28 to 34, lows 18 to 24; night
snow shower.
Friday — Highs 22 to 28, falling temperatures with
lows 2 to 8; snow shower early/clouds.
Saturday — Highs 13 to 19, lows 0 to 6; partly cloudy.
Sunday — Highs 13 to 19; partly cloudy.
Weather Quiz: What are some of January’s weather extremes?
Answer to last week’s question (What weather feature
gives us the high temperatures and fog we recently encountered?): Our recent above-normal temperatures,
clouds and fog are all associated with a temperature inversion. This happens when a warm layer of air gets
trapped over a certain area. Normally the atmosphere
cools as you go higher, but in these instances there’s a
warmer layer above us. This warm layer is thin and fairly
close to the ground, but it pretty much doesn’t let anything out, trapping warm air and pollutants and bringing
air quality down.
18 Brownton seniors met Monday
Eighteen Brownton senior
citizens met Monday at the
Brownton Community Center.
Cards were played in the
afternoon with the following
winners: 500, Jerome Ewert,
first, and Gladys Rickert, second; pinochle, Ordella
Schmidt, first, and Phyllis
Mahnke, second; and sheephead, Lowell Brelje, first, and
Elmer Maass, second.
Harriett Bergs won the
door prize, and Ordella
Schmidt served refreshments.
The next meeting will be
Monday, Dec. 29, at 1 p.m.
All area seniors are welcome.
We’re really grateful
to have friends and
neighbors like you!
327-2506
Gene & Burnett Wawrzyniak
Submitted photo
Knowledge Bowlers win meet
One team of Glencoe-Silver Lake (GSL) seventh- to
ninth-grade students won the 33-team Region 6 “Junior High” meet in Marshall with 126.5 points on Friday, Dec. 19. (They were 21.5 points ahead of the second-place team from Hutchinson.) GSL’s other teams
placed 10th, 12th and 16th, so all four teams move on
to the Region 6 and 8 meet on Friday, Jan. 9. The winning team members are, left to right, Jack Gepson,
Kalie Butcher, Isaac Swift, Jacob Reichow and Adrian
Trevino.
Greetings,
Friends!
Just a note of thanks for your
loyal patronage this past year!
Chris Brecht
320-510-1567
Rhonda
Kaczmarek
320-327-0144
New Location:
112 Lake Ave. S., Silver Lake
People
Graf family announces birth
A son, Leo Wayne Graf, was born Friday, Dec. 12,
2014, to Matt and Jackie Graff of Glencoe, at Glencoe
Regional Health Services. Leo weighed 6 pounds, 14
ounces, and was 19 inches long. His sibling is Ruby.
Grandparents are Michael and Nancy Cox and Wendy
Graf, all of Glencoe, and the late David Graf.
Girl for Glencoe couple
Xavier Strong and Adam Rindal of Glencoe announce
the arrival of a daughter, Calliope LaRae, who was born
Friday, Dec. 5, 2014, at Hutchinson Health. Calliope
weighed 8 pounds, 14 ounces, and was 20 inches long.
She joins siblings Brighton, Hayden, Tavia and Lillian.
Grandparents are Wayne and Kim Strong of Glencoe and
Ken and Linda Rindal of Eleva, Wis.
‘TIS THE
SEASON
to say,
Thanks!
–And wish you all
the trimmings of
a very merry and
festive season.
K & K Storage
,LLC
Hwy 7, Silver Lake• 320-327-0123
Daughter born to Koseks
Gary and Larisa Kosek of Silver Lake announce the arrival of a daughter, Greta Clare, born Tuesday, Dec. 2,
2014, at Hutchinson Health. Greta weighed 6 pounds, 91⁄2
ounces, and was 19 inches long. She is welcomed home
by siblings Avril and Mavrik. Grandparents are Clarence
and Doris Kosek of Silver Lake and Alan and Lori
Dahlman of Stewart.
Gerald & Shirley Kasella
Frank & Lori Kaczmarek
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Greetings of
the Season
For your kind
patronage, we are
sincerely thankful.
Proudly serving the
Silver Lake
Community.
The McLeod
County Chronicle
Silver Lake Liquor
On and Off Sale
200 W. Main St. • 320-327-2777
MEAT RAFFLES every 1st & 3rd
Saturday of the month at 5:30 p.m.
Joy To The World
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!
Stritesky Trucking
Silver Lake
Kyle, JoAnna & family
320-212-9265
Celebrate the
magic!
We DO believe in
Christmas – and in the goodness
of people like you!
Merry
Christmas
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Thank you for the gift of your generous support.
Swartzer Sewer Service
320-327-2753
Pete, Alice, Jeff, Brenda, Kim & Michael (Fritz),
Brooklyn & Olivia Fritzloff
A Christmas wish
designed especially
for our friends &
neighbors…
Thank you for brightening
our year with your visits;
your faith in us is
a gift we value beyond
measure.
We hope your holiday is
beautiful in every way;
filled with friendship, love
and the people you
treasure.
JILEK INSURANCE
AGENCY INC.
Lester Prairie/Silver Lake
(320) 395-2587 • (800) 723-0181
www.jilekinsurance.com
Dean L. Aldrich
Agency Manager
Merry Christmas & many thanks
from your friends at the legion.
Thanks for your support.
Silver Lake
American Legion
Post 141
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We look forward to seeing and serving you next year!
Laurie Mickolichek Ins.
RAM Mutual Insurance
19176 Falcon Ave. • 320-327-3173
&
Doreen Vacek
CSR
The McLeod County Chronicle, www.glencoenews.com, Wednesday, December 24, 2014, page 7
David Mickolichek
who passed away Dec. 27, 2009
Our lives go on without you
and nothing is the same.
We have to hide our heartaches
When someone speaks your name.
Sad are the hearts that love you.
Silent are the tears that fall.
Living our lives without you
Is the hardest part of all.
You did so many things for us
Your heart was kind and true.
And when we needed someone
We could always count on you.
You left us beautiful memories,
Your love is still our guide,
And though we cannot see you
You are always by out side.
Our family chain is broken,
But as God calls us one by one
The chain will link again.
MERRY
CHRISTMAS
from our entire team
With best wishes for a Merry Christmas and a
Happy New Year to one and all.
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In Loving Memory of
Silver Lake Sportsmen’s Club
Deeply missed by his family,
Gerry, John & Colleen & family
Mary & John & family
Mike & Brenda & family
Jean & Rob
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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!
Chronicle photos by Lori Copler
Silver Lake
Winterfest
Silver Lake’s 13th-annual
WAGGIN’ TAILS
Professional Dog Grooming
When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy. And
when they were come into the house, they saw the child with Mary
his mother, and fell down, and worshiped him… –Matthew 2:10-11
At Christmas and always, may your heart and faith in God lead you down
the road to peace, joy and contentment. We feel blessed to be a part of this
community, and we thank you for your friendship and support.
Merry Christmas!
Schauer & Sons Construction
320-327-3170
Steve, Patsy, Bill, Joe & Jason
217 Summit Ave., Silver Lake
327-3157
Deb & Bruce Bebo
Winterfest celebration
had a little something for
everyone Saturday afternoon. Above, Aleisha,
Brenden and Garrett
Teubert of Glencoe
checked out the live reindeer. At right, Aaliyah
Hofmeister, daughter of
Silver Lake Police Officer
Robert “RJ” Cripps, was
thrilled to get a chance
to visit with Santa Claus
at the American Legion.
Below,
horse-drawn
wagon rides around
town were offered to old
and young alike. And
there was more to participate in: the GFWC
Women’s Club of Silver
Lake served lunch in the
auditorium, where children also had the opportunity to participate in a
coloring contest.
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Thinking
of You at
Christmas
SILVER LAKE
RESIDENTS:
To submit information for publication
in The Chronicle,
there is a drop box
located at the Silver
Lake city office, call
320-864-5518,
or email loric@
glencoenews.com.
At this special time of year,
We wish you contentment,
joy and cheer;
Trimmed with a
measure of gratitude, too
For good friends and
neighbors just like you!
Shimanski Orchard
Ron & Mitzi Shimanski, Jane & Genny
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The McLeod County Chronicle, www.glencoenews.com, Wednesday, December 24, 2014, page 8
History
Tracing Roots
From the Brownton Bulletin archives
By Ron Pulkrabek
100 Years Ago
Where is Koniska? (Part 2)
75 Years Ago
Dec. 21, 1939
Milton D. Hakel, Editor
Bonnie Bartels, infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Bartels, was baptized last Sunday.
“Every penny counts,” was the
slogan of Walter Koester, who
came into the Bulletin office and
plunked 200 pennies down on
the counter to pay for his subscription.
50 Years Ago
Dec. 24, 1964
Charles H. Warner, Editor
Adolph W. Radke, 80, died of
a heart attack last Wednesday as
30 Years Ago
Dec. 26, 1984
Bill Ramige, Editor
Gasoline prices in Glencoe,
for self-serve, ranged from
$1.139 per gallon for regular to
$1.159. The price of unleaded
gas was consistent at $1.199 per
gallon. Diesel fuel prices in
Glencoe ranged from $1.209 to
$1.249. The full-service price
was $1.329 to $1.389 for regular
and unleaded respectively, and
includes a car wash.
Zephyr Lines will discontinue
bus service on Jan. 2 to and from
Franklin, Fairfax, Gibbon,
Winthrop, Waconia, Victoria and
Hutchinson. The decision was
based on a lack of ridership.
20 Years Ago
Dec. 28, 1994
Rich Glennie, Editor
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Lori Copler, Editor
The Brownton Co-op Ag Center showed a net operating marging of $161,253 for its 1993-94
fiscal year, which ended Sept 30,
patrons heard at the annual meeting Thursday.
The DeLoyd Dreier home won
first prize in the holiday lighting
contest sponsored by the Stewart
Improvement Association. Sec-
Dec. 22, 2004
Lori Copler, Editor
Kary Opitz of Brownton has
been in the recycling business
for years, but something always
seemed to be missing — the
ability to clean up scrap metal
from tight spaces. Opitz therefore invented the Kwik-Mag
Magnet, which can be attached
to a skid loader, to use magnetic
power to draw scrap metal out of
hard-to-reach places. Opitz had
his invention patented.
Elizabeth Driessen was the
first-place winner of the Voice of
Democracy essay contest, sponsored each year at McLeod West
High School by the New Auburn
VFW and its Auxiliary.
basketball starting center Robyn
Ruschmeier was named the Star
Tribune’s Metro Athlete of the
Week. Ruschmeier, a third-year
starter for the Panthers, scored a
school record of 34 points
against Norwood Young America.
Henry Hill Intermediate
School December students of the
month were Devon Buckley,
Helen Koktan, Jennifer Neid,
Rory
Hansch,
Marshall
Dammann, Matthew Godel, Neal
Locy, Nathan Schimelpfenig,
Amanda Schade, Daniel Busse,
Jamie
Storms,
Jennifer
Schrempp, Robert Glieden,
Nathan Wilkens, Tiffany
Schwanke and Amber Ramige.
Glencoe’s Dennis Rosium was
named to the Minnesota Amateur
Baseball Hall of Fame this summer. Rosium has been the head
coach of the Glencoe Eagles’
baseball team for 12 years and
has been coaching at the high
school level for 25 years.
10 Years Ago
Dec. 29, 2004
Rich Glennie, Editor
Raymond and Norma Albrecht
of McLeod County received the
honorary life membership award
at the Minnesota Farm Bureau
Federation’s annual meeting
awards banquet.
Ronald Maresh was the recipient of this year’s community
service award sponsored by the
Holy Family Catholic Aid Council.
Born at the Glencoe Hospital
to Matt and Amy Varpness a son,
Dawson Fynn, on Dec. 12. To
Matthew and Angela Nelson a
daughter, Ashley Veronica, on
Dec. 15, and to Todd and Jennifer Sturges a daughter, Finley
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ond place went to the Brad
Woller home, and tying for third
were Kevin Maiers, Leonard
Krulikosky and Virgil Moritz.
McLeod West’s Angie Klockmann drained 43 points against
Minnesota Valley Lutheran, and
is on the verge of tallying her
1,000th rebound, just nine shy of
the mark as the Falcons go into a
tilt with Buffalo Lake-Hector.
Klockmann, the Falcons’ senior
center, scored her 1,000th career
point during last season’s sub-regional tournament.
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nately, the wooden floor has
been burned in several places
by vandals with little success.
This state-of-the-art bridge
covering a 100-foot span
must have been built very
strong to carry heavy, gigantic steam and gas threshing
tractors. I’m sure the tractor
driver held his breath while
crossing; it vibrated a bit but
never gave an inch. Two cars
could meet with two inches
of clearance.
It is on the McLeod County
Historical Site list. The
Koniska Bridge was a general
meeting place for many
years. The old timers say
many a romance started on
— or under — this bridge. If
you look closely, you may
still find some love notes
from years ago.
Eventually, the railroad
came through Glencoe and
also Silver Lake, leaving
Koniska stranded. Its biggest
business was a creamery (a
skimming station), in which
the cream was taken out of
the milk and shipped to Glencoe. The farmers would take
the skim milk back home and
feed it to hogs and calves.
The creamery closed in 1941.
Only one house remains
and the creamery building
burned down in 1974. It had
been used as a chicken house,
a pallet factory and a car repair business. Families who
lived in the house since 1930
were Hanson, Karsten,
Pulkrabek, Reimer, and Posusta. There are reports of
other businesses and houses
which I cannot confirm. The
only real lasting part of
Koniska is the Koniska
Cemetery where 87 Czech
souls lay resting peacefully
on the hill. That will be another story.
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was away enjoying himself
with the locals, the crew
found a cache of good food
Mr. Johnson had hidden.
They helped themselves and
threw the rest overboard and
hiked back to Hutchinson
where they could get decent
work for 25 cents a day.
Mr. Johnson did make it to
Minneapolis; sold his boat,
took the cash, took off for
Ohio, never to return, leaving
everybody “high and dry!”
That was the first and last
steamboat on the Crow
River!
The dam can still be seen
from the new bridge on
County Road 11, although
somewhat covered by small
trees. It is truly amazing that
this 10-foot high by 20-foot
wide by 200-foot long earthen dam could be constructed
using only horses and onefourth yard walk behind
scrappers. It created a threeacre mill pond with a sluiceway box affair for the water
wheel.
After the mill was abandoned, the 300-pound, 5-inch
diameter by 10-foot long
water wheel shaft was used
for a granary step at a nearby
farm for 100 years. It is now
at the McLeod County Museum.
The picturesque Old
Koniska Bridge, built in
1900, was bypassed by the
new bridge in 1969. It stands
tough and strong in the background like a silent sentinel
over the trickle stream in the
summer and flooded conditions in the spring.
During the flood in 1965,
the road was closed briefly
and the bridge was completely surrounded by water. The
100-year-old concrete abutments are as strong as the day
they were put in. Unfortu-
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May 19, 1879: “Dam
Gone” states the headlines.
Due to high water during
the spring, swirling water destroyed the apron and dug a
deep hole under the dam. It
appeared OK in the evening
but the following morning
much destruction had taken
place. A temporary dam will
be put in place. The old dam
cost over $2,000 three years
ago.
Sept. 23, 1880: Fred Ludwig of Koniska has his new
grist mill in first-rate working
order and is turning out a fine
grade of flour. Fred has a
pretty good knowledge of the
milling business, and solemnly avows that no man shall go
away from his mill dissatisfied.
Spring 1881: After another
“Dam Bust” the mill is beyond repair and will be torn
down, never to be rebuilt
again.
“The First Steamboat on
the Crow River:” In 1859, a
Mr. Johnson, a somewhat dubious character, convinced
several Hutchinson citizens
to invest in a steamboat that
would transport supplies and
passengers from Hutchinson
to Minneapolis and back
again. The 10 by 40 foot boat
was launched and after two
days (10 miles by land, 20 by
river) reached Koniska and
got hung up. They spent two
days chopping trees and
stumps and were on their way
again. The only food the crew
had was cornmeal mush and
they were getting sick of it.
One day they killed several
pigeons and had a real feast.
They were leaving the
prairie and entering the
woodland area and many log
jams had to be cleared. They
reached Lester Prairie in a
few days. While Mr. Johnson
Dec. 25, 1914
O.C. Conrad, Editor
At a special meeting of the
village council Monday, Gottlieb
Gorr was again elected to act as
the village marshal. Mr. G. has
been off duty for nearly a year,
and our citizns generally approve
of the council’s actions in this
matter.
On Tuesday afternoon, T.C.
Arnold died at his home in this
village afer being confimed to
his house for about two weeks,
although he had been failing
gradually the past six months.
he stopped to go into the Post
Office. Mr. Radke was born in
Mayville, Wis., and moved with
his family to Amboy as a child,
and later to Crookston, where he
married Carla Doerr. The family
moved to the Brownton community in 1912, where Mr. Radke
was engaged in farming four
miles southeast of the village. He
is survived by his son, Walter
Radke of Brownton, and daughter, Mrs. Edwin Ponath of Glencoe.
A young deer jumped in front
of a car Tuesday afternoon on
Highway 15 near the Wes
Katzenmeyer farm. The car hit
the deer, and the hood flew up,
blocking the vision of the driver.
The car then clipped an Oldsmobile driven by Mrs. A.M. Jensen
of Brownton. There were no injuries to the drivers.
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Gregory Stimpert, 74, of Hutchinson
Obituaries
Evan Denney, 82, of Glencoe
Evan Denney, 82, of Glencoe, formerly of Missoula,
Mont., died Sunday, Dec. 21,
2014, at the Birchwood
House in Hutchinson.
A memorial service
with military honors
will be held
S a t u r d a y,
Dec. 27, at
10:30 a.m.,
at JohnsonMcBride
Funeral
Evan
Chapel in
Denney
Glencoe.
Evan Denney was born
Jan. 9, 1932, in Tacoma,
Wash., to Evangelos Pangis
and Margaret Still O’Connor.
He attended elementary
schools in Sumner, Wash.,
and Seward Grade School in
Seattle, Wash., and Lincoln
High School in Seattle.
In 1951, he enlisted in the
U.S. Army and attended U.S.
Army signal school, and was
active duty from 1950 to
1952; he was discharged in
August 1953. He received his
bachelor of arts, master of
arts and doctor of philosophy
degrees from the University
of Washington in Seattle, majoring in geography with specialities in Latin America and
China. He served in the U.S.
Merchant Marines from 1953
to 1956. During his merchant
marine and university days,
he traveled extensively in
Latin America (Amazon
Basin and Orinoco Region),
Japan, Korea, Australia and
New Zealand.
On March 24, 1961, he
married Terri Pike in Seattle,
Wash., and they made their
home there until fall 1969,
when they moved to Missoula, Mont. Their daughter,
Krista Kelly, was born in
1966 in Seattle, and their son,
Jason Scott, was born in 1970
in Montana.
Mr. Denney began his
teaching career in geography
at the University of Montana
in 1969. In addition to teaching courses in China, he initiated a master of science program in rural, town and regional planning. During his
tenure there, he also served as
the chairman of the geography department, faculty representative to the NCAA, exchange scholar to Hangzhou
University and Shanghai International Studies University, People’s Republic of
China; served as chairman of
the Missoula Planning Board;
president of the Five Valleys
River Park Association, and
was a director of the University of Montana Federal
Credit Union.
Mr. Denney authored and
co-authored many publications dealing with land use
and resource planning. He retired as professor emeritus
from the University of Montana in June 2000. He was an
avid supporter of University
of Montana Grizzly athletics
— an attachment that never
left despite the miles between
Minnesota and Montana.
In 2011, Mr. Denney and
his wife moved to Glencoe to
be near family. He attended
Living Rock church in Norwood and was an avid supporter of youth sports in the
Glencoe area, where he especially enjoyed watching the
participation of his grandchildren in baseball, softball, basketball and football.
He is survived by his wife,
Terri Denney of Glencoe;
children, Krista (Bryan) Petersen and grandchildren,
Morgan, Teddy, Elise and Audrey of Young America, and
Jason (Sarah) Denney and
grandchildren, Randol and
Rachel of Anchorage, Alaska;
sister, Stella Loveless of California; stepbrother, Bill Brennan of Washington; and
nieces and nephews in Washington and California.
He was preceded in death
by his parents and a sister,
Helen Pangis Law.
Arrangements were with
the Johnson-McBride Funeral
Chapel of Glencoe. Online
obituaries and guest book are
available at www.hantge.
com.
Roger ‘Fuzz’ Luehrs, Harlingen, Texas
Roger “Fuzz” Luehrs was
born on April Fool’s Day,
1940, and kept the world
laughing for 74 years. All
who met and knew him loved
him.
He left us
on Friday,
Dec. 19,
2014, in
hospice
care at Ret a m a
M a n o r
Nursing
Home in Roger
Harlingen, Luehrs
Texas. He
joins his son Jay, sister Betty,
his parents, in-laws, family
and many friends who were
waiting for him.
Missing him greatly will be
his wife of 50 years, Sue;
daughter Christina and her
five children; brothers, Tom
and Virgil; brother-in-law
Lee, sister-in-law Jane, fishing buddy Mike and wife
Lana, and all the guys he
served with as a volunteer
fireman for 20 years, colleagues in his 33 years at 3M,
neighbors up north, nieces,
nephews, cousins and all the
great people in his condo
complex. He has moved on to
do his mischief elsewhere.
We know angels have a sense
of humor.
Many thanks to all the
neighbors at Golf Crest, the
care givers at Retama Manor
and all our friends and rela-
tives for your support,
prayers and love.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations are preferred.
Suggestions are the Salvation
Army, 119 E Monroe Ave.,
Harlingen, TX 78550; Ely
Relay For Life in Ely, Minn.,
(American Cancer Society),
or any medical research.
Please, no memorials to the
family.
No service is planned at
this time. Mr. Luehrs will be
cremated and his ashes will
join his son in White Iron
Lake in Ely.
A guest book is available at
w w w. b u c k a s h c r a f t . c o m .
Arrangements are with the
Buck Ashcraft Funeral Home
in Harlingen, Texas.
Gregory Stimpert, 74, of
Hutchinson, died Saturday,
Dec. 13, 2014, at Hutchinson
Health.
A Mass of Christian Burial
was held Wednesday, Dec.
17, at St. Anastasia Catholic
Church in Hutchinson with
the Rev. Jerry Meidl officiating. Bev Wangerin was the
organist. The song leader was
Lucy Newcomb. Congregational hymns were “St. Francis Prayer,” “Here I Am,
Lord,” “The Old Rugged
Cross” and “Little Brown
Church.”
Gared Stimpert was the urn
bearer. Honorary urn bearers
were Mr. Stimpert’s grandchildren, Gared Stimpert, Jordan Stimpert, Jerica Stimpert,
Vanessa Stimpert, LeeAnn
Stimpert, Melissa Matter,
Michael Matter, Rhonda Rasmussen, Andrew Matter and
Amber Matter.
Gregory Paul Stimpert was
born March 2, 1940, in
Sleepy Eye, the son of
Charles and Bertha (Kyar)
Stimpert. He was baptized as
an infant and later confirmed
in his faith as an adult, both
at St. Mary’s Catholic Church
in New Ulm. He received his
GED at Mankato East High
School.
Omar Lowell Peterson, 84,
of rural Hutchinson, died
Thursday, Dec. 11, 2014, at
Cedar Crest Estate in
Hutchinson.
Funeral
services
were held
M o n d a y,
Dec. 15, at
F a i t h
Lutheran
Church in
Hutchinson
with the
Rev. Paulus Omar
Pilgrim and
Peterson
the Rev.
Dave Wollan officiating.
Sharon Barton was the organist. Congregational hymns
were “Joy to the World,” “A
Mighty Fortress is Our God”
and “Silent Night.” Special
music was “The Old Rugged
Cross.”
Pallbearers were Loree
Winstanley, GR Winstanley,
Barry Holst, Tiffany McGlocklin, Cayla Konicek,
Tony Konicek, Travis Peterson, Reba Peterson, Levi
Greenwalt and Kelsie Nord.
Honorary pallbearers were
Dustin Hoffman, Jerry VonBerge and Jon Phinney. Interment was in the Oakland
Cemetery in Hutchinson.
Omar Lowell Peterson was
born Jan. 6, 1930, in rural
Hutchinson, Lynn Township,
McLeod County. He was the
son of Elmer and Agnes (Jan-
Melvin Miller
who passed away
in December 2008
ECFE holiday program
On Thursday, the students at GlencoeSilver Lake’s ECFE program presented
some very animated holiday songs.
Pictured are, from left, Rayna Gatson,
Ben Conklin, Cora Theimann, Sergio
Vasquez, Noah Seemann and McKenna
Lindahl.
If we could have a lifetime
wish and one dream
that could come true,
we would pray to God
with all our hearts,
just to see and speak to you.
A thousand words won’t
bring you back, we know
because we tried; and
neither will a million tears,
we know because we’ve cried.
Sadly missed by the families of
Melvin Miller
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Oda “Odie” Comnick, 94,
of Glencoe, died Saturday,
Dec. 20, 2014, at Glencoe
Regional Health Services.
The funeral service will be
Friday, Dec. 26, at 11 a.m., at
First Evangelical Lutheran
Church in Glencoe, with interment following in the
church cemetery.
Visitation will be Friday,
Dec. 26, from 9 a.m. to 11
a.m., two hours prior to the
service at the church.
Arrangements are with the
Johnson-McBride Funeral
Chapel in Glencoe. An online
guest book is available at
www.hantge.com.
In Memory of
Omer Lentsch
who passed away 4 years ago Christmas Day
FOR ALL
DEATH
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❥ ❥ Memories of the Heart ❥ ❥
Feel no guilt in laughter,
He knows how much you care.
Feel no sorrow in a smile
That he’s not there to share.
You cannot grieve forever,
He would not want you to.
He’d hope that you would carry
on the way you always do.
So talk about the good times
And the ways you showed you cared.
The days you spent together,
All the happiness you shared.
Let the memories surround you,
A word someone may say
Will suddenly recapture
A time, an hour, a day.
That brings him back as clearly
As though he were still here,
And fills you with the feelings
That he is always near.
For if you keep those memories
You will never be apart
And he will live forever
Locked safe within your heart.
by Author Unknown
Sadly missed by Lillian Lentsch & family
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Deaths
Oda ‘Odie’
Comnick, 94,
of Glencoe
of Garden City, Paul (Rose)
Stimpert of Oklahoma and
Patrick (Lynda) Stimpert of
Illinois; daughter, Ann (Vernon) Matter of Hector; grandchildren, Gared Stimpert and
Maxine Johnson, Jordan
Stimpert, Jerica Stimpert,
Vanessa Stimpert, LeeAnn
Stimpert, Michael Matter,
Rhonda Rasmussen (significant other Sebastian) and Andrew (Amber) Matter; greatgrandchildren, Evelyn Stimpert, David Rasmussen and
Joseph Bautista; siblings,
James (Rose) Stimpert of
Sleepy Eye, John (Ruth)
Stimpert of North Dakota, Judith (Dennis) Holweger of
North Dakota, and Phyllis
Stimpert (significant other
Deborah Wall) of Wyoming;
nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
He was preceded in death
by his parents, Charles and
Bertha Stimpert, granddaughter, Melissa Matter; sister and
brother-in-law, Betty and
John Garland; and brother,
Terry Stimpert.
Arrangements were with
the Dobratz-Hantge Chapel
in Hutchinson. Online obituaries and guest book are
available at www.hantge.
com.
Omar Peterson, 84, rural Hutchinson
In Memory of
Chronicle photo by Jessica Grams
On May 17, 1960, he was
united in marriage to Jean
Kapolczynski at the Queen of
Peace Church in Mesa, Ariz.
After their marriage, the couple resided in New Ulm,
where Mr. Stimpert was the
assistant department supervisor in the electrical department for the city of New
Ulm. He retired in April
1998. In 1998, they moved to
Arizona and, in 2009, they
moved to Hutchinson. The
couple was blessed with four
children and shared 54 years
of marriage.
Mr. Stimpert was a member of St. Anastasia Catholic
Church in Hutchinson. He
also was a member of the
Camping Club, president of
the Senior Center, Cub Master and Boy Scout leader.
He enjoyed playing and
calling Bingo, golfing, football, camping, traveling,
gambling, history and cruises. He loved the Grand
Tetons, working at the state
fair, watching the South Pacific plays and John Wayne
movies. He especially loved
spending time with his family.
He is survived by his wife,
Jean, of Hutchinson; sons,
Douglas (Marnette) Stimpert
neke) Peterson. He was baptized as an infant on Jan. 26,
1930, in Lynn Township, and
was confirmed in his faith as
a youth on April 2, 1944, at
Main Street Lutheran Church
(known today as Faith
Lutheran Church) in Hutchinson. He received his education in Hutchinson and was a
graduate of the Hutchinson
High School class of 1948.
On April 28, 1956, Mr. Peterson was united in marriage
to Edith Holm at Evangelical
Lutheran Church in Cokato.
Their marriage was blessed
with five children, Kathryn,
Connie, Pamela, Susan and
Naomi. Omar and Edith Peterson resided in the rural
Hutchinson area and later
moved to rural Biscay. They
shared 55 years of marriage
before Mrs. Peterson’s death
on Sept. 21, 2011.
Mr. Peterson was a dairy
farmer all his life. He retired
in 1995. He was a member of
Faith Lutheran Church in
Hutchinson, where he was
active on the church council.
He also was a member of the
McLeod County Holstein Association and the Minnesota
Holstein Association.
Mr. Peterson enjoyed farming, cow shows, bird watching and playing checkers. He
was an avid fan of the Minnesota Twins, Vikings, North
Stars and the Wild hockey
team. He especially enjoyed
spending time with his family, grandchildren, greatgrandchildren and friends.
He is survived by his children, Kathryn (James) Stueber of Cosmos, Pamela
(Steven) Greenwalt of Glencoe, Susan Peterson of
Hutchinson and Naomi (Erik)
Nord of Mayer; grandchildren, Loree (GR) Winstanley
of Minneapolis, Barry Holst
of Mankato, Tiffany McGlocklin of Cosmos, Cayla
(Tony) Konicek of Mankato,
Travis Peterson of Gaylord,
Reba Peterson of Hutchinson,
Levi Greenwalt of Glencoe
and Kelsie Nord of Mayer;
great-grandchildren; brothers,
Duane (Marcella) Peterson of
Cokato and Lowell (Barb)
Peterson of Hutchinson; sisters, LaVonne Kaufmann of
Hutchinson, Muriel (Harold)
VonBerge of Plato and Lois
(Gary) Hoffman of Hutchinson; nieces, nephews, many
other relatives and friends.
He was preceded in death
by his parents, Elmer and
Agnes Peterson; wife, Edith
(Holm) Peterson; daughter,
Connie Holst; and brother,
Lloyd Peterson.
Arrangements were with
the Dobratz-Hantge Chapel
in Hutchinson. Online obituaries and guest book are
available at www.hantge.
com.
In Memory of our loved one, Dale ‘Buford’ Mackenthun,
whom our Lord took home a year ago on Dec. 28, 2013.
Time cannot steal the treasures that we carry in our hearts.
Nor ever di the shining thoughts our cherished past imparts.
For the memories that you’ve left us still cast a gentle glow, to
grace out days and light our paths, wherever we may go.
Day by day we cherish the special place in our hearts that
will always be reserved for you. We miss you smile and your
laughter, but we thank God for your love that we feel in our
hearts and the gift your living brought to each of us.
With unending love until we meet again... your family.
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The McLeod County Chronicle, www.glencoenews.com, Wednesday, December 24, 2014, page 10
Car stolen, crashed
in rural Gaylord area
On Saturday, Dec. 20, at
6:53 a.m., the Sibley County’s Sheriff’s Office received
a report of a one-vehicle
rollover four miles southeast
of Gaylord on 320th Street,
near 431st Avenue.
The driver had fled the
scene before first responders
arrived. Involved was a 1996
Toyota Camry, which had
been reported stolen by its
owner to the LeSueur Police
Department.
The crash and vehicle theft
are under investigation. Anyone with any information is
asked to contact the Sibley
County Sheriff ’s Office at
507-237-4330.
3 people, including Stewart
woman, hurt in accident
Three people were injured
in a two-vehicle head-on accident west of Olivia on
Highway 71 Monday. The accident was reported at about
2:30 p.m.
According to the Minnesota State Patrol, Dee Lothert
58, of Renville, was westbound on Highway 71 in a
1998 Dodge Ram pickup
when the pickup crossed over
the center line and hit a 2001
Toyoto Sienna driven by
Samoane Wagner, 25, of
Stewart.
Lothert was unconscious at
the accident scene and taken
to Renville County Hospital
in Olivia with serious injuries. She was not wearing a
seat belt.
Wagner and her passenger,
Arland C. Johnson, 82, of
Hector, were both taken to
Renville County Hospital
with minor injuries. Both
were wearing seat belts, and
the air bags were deployed.
Road conditions were wet
at the time of the accident.
Responding to the accident
were the Renville County
Sheriff’s Office, Olivia Police
Department, North Memorial
Ambulance Service, Olivia
Ambulance and Olivia Fire
and rescue. The incident was
investigated by the Minnesota
State Patrol.
Another accident occurred
Monday on Highway 71, this
one in Kandiyohi County
near 37th Avenue, just after
10 p.m.
According to the State Patrol, both vehicles were
northbound when the accident occurred.
A 2009 Chrysler Sebring,
drivng by Jayme Harnlander,
19, of Hutchinson, was northbound when it attempted to
make a left-hand turn in front
of a 2005 Pontiac Grand Prix,
driving by Savannah Miller,
19, of Willmar, which was
northbound in the left lane.
The resulting sideswipe accident injured both drivers
and two passengers in the
Harnlander vehicle, Shanel
M. Goranowski 18, and
Madeline E. Squier, 18, both
of Hutchinson. All four people had non-life-threatening
injuries and were taken to
Rice Hospital in Willmar for
treatment. All were belted,
according to the State Patrol.
FILL IT UP WITH CHEER!
We thank you for
choosing us and
wish you a very
Merry Christmas
and a Happy
New Year.
1320 Pryor Ave. N.,
Glencoe
320-864-6222
Chronicle photos by Lori Copler
Parade winners announced
The Glencoe Area Chamber of Commerce last week
announced the winning participants of its Holly Days
parade, which was held Saturday, Dec. 13. The winning float, shown above, was “Pop-A-Top” by the
Goff family. The second-place entry, below left, was
“A Christmas Story,” entered by Unhinged! Pizza; and
the third-place entry was by the Glencoe Woodworking Club, below right. Bump’s Family Restaurant received honorable mention. Prizes were $250 in Glencoe Bucks for first place, $150 in Glencoe Bucks for
second place, $100 in Glencoe Bucks for third place,
and $50 in Glencoe Bucks for honorable mention.
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29, ads for the Jan. 4 Glencoe Advertiser, Sibley
Shopper & the Jan. 7 Golden Galaxy are needed
by Noon on TUESDAY, DEC. 30.
The GLENCOE office will be closing at 2:00 p.m.
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