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‘Jam the Gym’ this Saturday
Annual charity event returning to GSL
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The McLeod County
Glencoe, Minnesota Vol. 119, No. 12
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County Board
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for road work
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March 30, 2016
Glencoe man charged
with lying to FBI, making
threats at Walgreens store
Chronicle photos by Rebecca Mariscal
Kids hunt eggs,
visit Easter bunny
at Oak Leaf Park
Franklin Printing, Inc., hosted
an Easter egg hunt on Saturday at 10 a.m. at Oak Leaf
Park. The hunt was open to
children up to 10 years.
Goodie bags were given to all
who participated and special
prizes were awarded as well.
Above, parents and children
rush out onto the field to find
the eggs. At left, Piper Gonzalez gets a hand from Cynthia Gonzalez with her overflowing basket. Below, Brady
Goff high-fives the Easter
bunny with sister Gemma
and mom Missy.
Abdul Raheem Habil Ali-Skelton, 23, of Glencoe, is facing a
felony charge of making a false
statement to the Federal Bureau of
Investigation (FBI), according to
documents filed in U.S. District
Court in St. Paul.
Ali-Skelton is accused of having
communications with terrorists in
Syria, and then lying to the FBI
about when those communications
took place.
The charge against Ali-Skelton
alleges:
“On or about July 16, 2015, in
the state and district of Minnesota,
in a matter within the jurisdiction of
the Federal Bureau of Investigation
(“FBI”), an agency of the United
States, and in an offense involving
international terrorism, Abdul Raheem Habil Ali-Skelton, did knowingly and willfully make a false,
fraudulent, and fictitious material
statement and representation to
agents of the FBI, in violation of
Title 18, United States Code, Section 1001(a)(2), that is, the defendant stated that his last contact with
Syria-based members of the designated foreign terrorist organization
the Islamic State of Iraq and the
Levant (“ISIL”) was in May or
early June 2015, when in fact the
defendant well knew that he had
been communicating with such individuals as recently as July 4,
2015.”
The complaint was dated March
22.
Ali-Skelton is being represented
by attorney Robert Richman. AliSkelton is slated to appear before
Judge Donovan W. Frank in U.S.
District Court in St. Paul on April
27 at 10:30 a.m.
Olmsted County booking photo
Abdul Ali-Skelton
Ali-Skelton also was arrested
Sunday by the Brooklyn Park Police Department for allegedly
threatening to “kill everyone” in a
Brooklyn Park Walgreens. the incident happened about 2:50 a.m.
The police department said AliSkelton could be heard over the
phone making the threats in a
phone call by employees to the police dispatch center.
Ali-Skelton is being held in the
Hennepin County Jail on charges of
threats. Bail has been set at
$30,000.
According to court records, AliSkelton has five traffic-related convictions, and was convicted on
petty misdemeanor drug charges in
Olmsted County. In a couple of
those traffic charges, his address
was listed as Eagan.
City considers options
for filling city center job
By Rebecca Mariscal
Staff Writer
The city of Glencoe’s finance and
strategic planning committee met
Wednesday, March 23, to discuss
the city center event coordinator
position.
Hannah Huttner-Hallahan resigned from the position and the
resignation was accepted at the City
Council meeting on March 21.
City Administrator Mark Larson
said the city can look at combining
the coordinator opening with economic development responsibilities.
Currently, the city contracts with
the Glencoe Chamber of Commerce for about 12 hours a week of
economic development service, but
Larson said the city hasn’t been
getting its money’s worth in the
past. With the opening at the Chamber, Larson said now is a good time
to end the contract and merge the
responsibilities into the coordinator
position.
This new position would be an
assistant city administrator or assistant to the city administrator, Larson said. The responsibilities will
include development, communications, marketing and managing the
city center.
Currently, the coordinator position has a salary of about $48,000.
The city pays $25,520 to the cham-
Coordinator
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County to launch pilot rural residential recycling program
By Lori Copler
Editor
McLeod County is planning a
pilot program of curbside collection
of recycling in three rural residential
areas.
The topic was on the agenda of
the Solid Waste Advisory Committee (SWAC) Monday morning.
SWAC currently consists of members of the county board.
Sarah Young, acting solid waste
director, said the three areas were se-
lected by West Central Sanitation,
which provides recycling collection
for the county.
“The areas were determined by
the space left on trucks after the regular route was finished,” said Young.
That way, West Central would not
have to provide additional trucks or
drivers during the pilot timeframe,
which will be until April of 2017.
Two rural residential areas are located in Acoma and Hutchinson
townships near Hutchinson. The
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other is north of Highway 212 between County Road 1 and Cable Avenue, east of Glencoe and west of
Plato.
The cost of participation to residents would be $3 per month, said
Young.
Commissioner Joe Nagel, who
lives in one of the target areas near
Hutchinson, noted that other companies already offer recycling pickup,
at a cost of about $5.70.
Nagel said his concern is that resi-
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dents would not switch handlers for
just a year, even if they can save on
the monthly charge.
“It’s just a concern I have,” said
Nagel.
The committee unanimously approved going ahead with the project.
About 227 households could potentially participate in the pilot project.
In other rural recycling business,
Young brought forth a proposal to
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rather than contracting with a hauler.
Young presented a spreadsheet
that showed that the purchase of a
used truck with a front-end bin holder and dumper, as well as side arms
for the dumping of residential bins,
would cost about $240,000. Young
said the cost was estimated “on the
high end” for a truck that was six to
seven years old.
SWAC
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Coordinator
Child Print program
set for April 11-14
Happenings
Abundant Table meal set
The Abundant Table community meal is set for
Wednesday, April 6, in Christ Lutheran Church basement
fellowship hall, 1820 Knight Ave., Glencoe. Doors open
at 4:30 p.m. for fellowship; the meal will be served at 5
p.m. The meal is open to anyone, including families and
children, the elderly and anyone seeking fellowship or in
need of a helping hand. The menu includes ham, scalloped potatoes, vegetables, coleslaw, fruit, Abundant
Table bread and cupcakes. Please call the church at 320864-4549 so that it can prepare for your presence.
Depression support groups
The Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance of Mid
Minnesota is hosting two depression support groups, one
located in Hutchinson and one in Glencoe. The Hutchinson group meets Tuesdays from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. and
Wednesdays from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Hutchinson Library. The Glencoe group meets Wednesdays from 5 p.m.
to 6 p.m. at Glencoe Regional Health Services, Conference Room F.
New Auburn spring fling
The New Auburn Lions Club is sponsoring a Spring
Fling Brunch Sunday, April 3, from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30
p.m., at the New Auburn City Hall. The menu includes
scrambled eggs with ham and cheese, hashbrowns,
homemade muffins, coffee, juice and milk. There is a
charge for the meal; proceeds go to community projects.
Please bring a food item for Sibley County FoodShare.
MMS health services board
Meeker-McLeod-Sibley Community Health Services
will hold its quarterly community health board meeting
Thursday, April 14, from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Please
note the time change for this meeting. It will be held in
the large meeting room at the McLeod County Household Hazardous Waste/Solid Waste Management, 1065
Fifth Ave. SE, Hutchinson. The meeting is open to the
public.
Chronicle photos by
Rebecca Mariscal
GSL Jazz Band
hosts SMSU,
pro drummer
The Glencoe-Silver Lake
Jazz Band held its concert Tuesday, March 22,
with guest appearances
by the Southwest MInnesota State University
ensemble and acclaimed
drummer Mike Clark.
The GSL jazz band took
the stage first to play
several of their songs.
The SMSU ensemble
showcased a few of
their pieces before
bringing Clark up to join
them. Above, Clark
plays with the SMSU ensemble. At right, GSL
student Brandi Pikal
plays the baritone saxophone during GSL’s portion of the performance.
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She said there already is an
existing truck driver position
that could be utilized to run
the truck, so there would be
no additional cost for labor.
Over a 10-year period,
Young said the county could
realize an estimated savings
of $1.33 million.
Young also said that collections could also be more efficient, because the county
could set its own schedule for
emptying the bins, rather than
relying on the availability of a
contractor.
County Commissioner
Doug Krueger suggested
Blood drives set in county
Area blood donors will have five opportunities to give
blood in McLeod County in April, according to the Red
Cross. The first blood drive is set for Thursday, April 7,
from 12:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., at River of Life Church,
170 Main St., Winsted. There are three opportunities in
Hutchinson: on Monday, April 11, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.,
at Hutchinson High School, 1200 Roberts Rd.; on Tuesday, April 12, from noon to 6 p.m., at Peace Lutheran
Church, 400 Franklin St.; and Thursday, April 14, 9 a.m.2 p.m., at Ridgewater College, 2 Century Ave. On
Wednesday, April 13, from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m., the bloodmobile will be at the Brownton Community Center, 310
Second St. N.
PORK CHOP SUPPER
SL Sportsmen’s Board meet
The Silver Lake Sportsmen’s Club will hold its annual
Board of Directors Meeting on Saturday, April 2 at 7
p.m. at the Silver Lake Legion.
Thurs., April 7
Glencoe City Center Ballroom, Serving 5:30-7:30 p.m.
Tickets: $8 advance, $10 at door, 5 & under: Free
Tickets available from FFA members, Glencoe Vet Clinic, Starry’s Embroidery,
PureLife Chiropractic or email the FFA advisor at rhaddad@gsl.k12.mn.us
Come support the future of local agriculture! Proceeds used
for FFA scholarships & leadership programs.
Free Entertainment provided at 6:30 p.m. by the GSL Jazz Bands
New Auburn Lions
Brunch
Sunday, April 3
9:30 am – 12:30 pm • New Auburn City Hall
Serving Scrambled eggs with ham & cheese,
hashbrowns, homemade muffins, coffee, juice & milk
Adults $7.00; Children ages 6-10 $4.00; 5 & Under FREE
All Proceeds Go To Community Projects.
Bring a food item to donate to Sibley County FoodShare.
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.
The lease allows McLeod
County to process recycled
material with employees provided by ATHC. Young said
ATHC is working to get single-sort material from the
west metro area.
Wright said the contract
started in January for a threemonth period.
“The partnership is working very, very well,” he said.
The program will be reviewed again in October or
November. The current contract is for six months.
Anger is a feeling we all have experienced at one time or another-some of us more frequently than others. However anger is actually not the primary emotion; behind
anger are the true feelings of hurt or fear. We use
anger as a sword and shield because we do not want
to appear or feel vulnerable by expressing the feelings
of hurt or fear. Anger also accomplishes secondary
goals such as keeping people away from us or getting
our way. It disrupts the relationship we have with others
and eventually, with frequent use of anger, it destroys these relationships. In some cases, there are legal consequences to the use of anger. One
can look on anger as a habit we form in reacting to certain events, situations
or people and it is a matter of changing that habit to form a better way of
responding. I have facilitated anger groups for over thirty years and have
seen the majority of group members accomplish these changes with support and effort on their part. Every one of us is capable of changing our
habits and the way we react if we choose to do so.
Michael Gormley is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker, Licensed Psychologist who has worked with Anger/Domestic
Violence groups for over 30 years. Mr. Gormley has worked with
probation agents in counties such as Carver, Litchfield and
Stearns. Mr. Gormley provides individual, marriage, family and
group therapeutic services at Journey Mental Health Services in
Glencoe, Minnesota. If you are interested in scheduling an appointment with our office, please contact (320)864-4109.
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Plato citywide garage sales
The Plato citywide garage sales will be held Friday,
April 15, and Saturday, April 16, starting at 8 a.m. Balloons will mark participating locations.
gested that the committee
take the matter under advisement.
“We don’t have to make a
decision today,” said Wright.
The committee also approved the construction of an
enclosure of its glass chutes
to prevent paper from blowing around. The cost is
$12,390.
The committee also approved an extension of its
contract with the Adult Training and Habilitation Center
(ATHC) to lease 10,000
square feet of a building in
Watertown.
JOURNEY MENTAL
HEALTH SERVICES PLC
presented by the GSL Ag Promoters FFA Alumni
Pizza, preplanning event
There will be a free community workshop, Pizza and
Preplanning, Thursday, March 31, at 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.,
at Unhinged! Pizza, 2408 Ninth St. E, Glencoe. Presenters include Brenda Hornick, funeral preplanning; Joel
Rimstad, Medical Assistance; Scott Nokes and Mark
Ostlund, attorneys; and Jim Fahey of Fahey Sales. Advanced registration is required by calling 320-864-3737.
looking at smaller, local
haulers.
“I’d like to see a comparison with smaller vendors,”
said Krueger. “It seems like
more and more truckers are
getting into the roll-off business.”
Young said that the county
has not sent out a request for
proposals (RFP) since 2010,
so that it could also follow
Krueger’s suggestion and see
if it could get the service at a
more economical rate.
Commissioner Paul Wright
said the purchase of a truck
was a major issue, and sug-
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kindergarten and sixth grade,
1 p.m.
• Tuesday, April 12 —
Lester Prairie Elementary,
kindergarten and sixth grade,
8:30 a.m.; New Discoveries
Montessori, Hutchinson,
kindergarten and sixth grade,
10:15 a.m.; Over Savior’s
Lutheran,
Hutchinson,
kindergarten, 11:20 a.m.
• Wednesday, April 13 —
Holy Trinity, Winsted,
kindergarten and sixth grade,
9:45 a.m.; Immanuel Lutheran, Hutchinson, kindergarten
and sixth grade, 11:30 a.m.;
Park Elementary, Hutchinson,
fifth grade, 1:30 p.m.
• Thursday, April 14, West
Elementary, Hutchinson,
kindergarten, 9 a.m.
Letters have been sent
home to parents with appropriate forms.
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The McLeod County Sheriff’s Office will conduct its
annual “Child Print” program
April 11-14.
The department will collect
finger prints from children in
kindergarten and sixth grade,
as well as fifth graders at
Park Elementary School in
Hutchinson.
Parents can keep the prints
on file for use in identifying
children should they be abducted or have another emergency that would require
identification.
The schedule for finger
printing is:
• Monday, April 11 —
Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted kindergarten, 8:30 a.m.;
Glencoe-Silver Lake Lakeside sixth grade, 9:40 a.m.;
Northwoods Elementary,
Hutchinson, kindergarten and
sixth grade, 11:30 a.m.; St.
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ber for its economic development services. With these
numbers, Larson suggested a
salary of between $50,000
and the lower end of $60,000.
With this salary, Larson
said the city would still have
money left over for a parttime employee to take on
some of the smaller tasks of
the coordinator that will not
fit with an assistant administrator job, like setting up for
events.
Mayor Randy Wilson said
the city needs to make sure
the position emphasizes the
importance of the economic
development aspect and the
idea that the position would
need to be proactive in that
development. Larson said the
candidate would be expected
to become certified in economic development after
being hired.
Council Member Dan Perschau said it’s important that
the position does not neglect
the promotion of the event
center and other details, as
the main idea of the center is
that it generates revenue.
Larson said the hope is a
candidate might be in the
community now, or originally
from the community, as it
often takes a year or two to
become familiar with it. The
position will hopefully attract
someone with the education
that is from Glencoe.
The committee discussed
giving the necessary 30-day
notice to cancel the contract
with the chamber. Larson said
that would likely have to be
done by the Council, but he
would check to see if he had
the authority to do so on his
own.
The contract and the position will be discussed at the
next City Council meeting on
April 4 at 7 p.m.
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Avenue. That project is combined with the rehabilitation
of CSAH 11, also 155th
Street, between Highway 22
and CSAH 2.
The total cost of that will
be $1.947 million, which
Brunkhorst said is 30 percent
under the engineer’s estimate.
The County Board also approved a bid of $18,500 from
Luedtke Contracting of
Hutchinson for driveway culvert installation on the 155th
Street project.
In other highway department business, the County
Board approved the purchase
of a single-axle chassis, a box
and a cross conveyor with a
sand bag attachment to be
used as a patching truck. the
total cost came to $141,387
for all three components.
Brunkhorst said the truck
will replace a 1991 truck with
84,350 miles and 5,900
hours.
He added that the county
had been offered a $12,000
trade-in for the truck, but that
he would prefer to sell it on
the Minn Bid online auction
site.
“We think we can get a little more for it than what we
were offered for the trade-in,”
said Brunkhorst.
In other business, the
County Board:
• Finalized two bids for its
jail expansion and courthouse
security project.
The board approved a bid
of $177,833.94 for temperature controls for the heating,
ventilation and air conditioning system from NAC Mechanical & Electrical Services of Vadnais Heights.
Building Maintenance Supervisor Scott Grivna said the
original bid was $190,000,
but the construction managers
were able to remove some
items from the original specifications, and then added in
controls for the kitchen area.
The board also approved
the fire protection bid, for the
sprinkling system, for a total
cost of $163,972. Commissioner Paul Wright said a
change order allowed the
county to deduct $25,475
from the original bid.
• Approved a conditional
use permit for Brent Reiner to
continue a gravel mining operation in Lynn Township.
The item was originally on
the March 8 agenda, but was
tabled because of issues with
a proposed haul route.
• Set a tentative 2017 meeting schedule. Administrative
Assistant Donna Rickeman
said she was trying to schedule meetings on the Glencoe
City Center schedule. Most
board meetings will now be
held at the City Center while
the jail construction project is
going on.
The next meeting, April 5,
will be held at Hutchinson
High School to accommodate
the Boys and Girls County
day. The April 19 meeting
will most likely be at the
Trailblazer Transit facility because of a conflict with the
City Center.
• Agreed to enter into an
agreement with CGI Communications — at no cost to the
county — that will allow the
company to develop a video
promoting the county.
County Administrator Pat
Melvin said the company will
sell advertising to finance the
video, which will be included
as a link on the county website.
Sibley Co.
Senior Expo
set April 19
Chronicle photo by Tom Carothers
‘Summer Nights’ at the start of spring
Soloists Taylor Kaczmarek and Gabe
Christensen played the roles of Sandy
and Danny as the Glencoe-Silver Lake
eighth-grade choir performed “Summer
Nights” as part of its three-song set at
the GSL seventh- through 12th-grade
choir concert Monday, March 21, in the
high school auditorium. Concertgoers
were treated to a night of 17 total
songs performed by five different GSL
choirs.
The Sibley County Senior
Expo is set for Tuesday, April
19, at the Arlington Community Center.
The day will begin with
coffee cake, coffee, and juice
being served at 9 a.m. Local
providers will have informational booths on display.
Local crafters will have their
wares available throughout
the day. Anyone interested in
setting up a hobby or crafts
sales booth can contact the
Sibley County Extension Office at 507-237-4100. There
is no charge to have a craft
booth.
The Slew Foot Family
Band will be the featured afternoon entertainment. There
also will be a presentation on
navigating round-abouts,
Dental Goodness by Dr. Jared
Gustafson, and Looking for
the Good Life by a motivational speaker, Kris Langworthy. A meal will be served at
noon, and the day’s events
will conclude at 2:15 p.m.
The event is made possible
through co-sponsorship by
the Ridgeview Sibley Medical Center and Sibley County
Veterans Services. For more
information, contact the Sibley County Extension Office
at 507-237-4100, your local
community education office,
or your local senior citizens
center.
The Legion State photograph listed one of the Auxiliary members as Darlene
Haag. The member is actually Leone Kujas.
*****
In an article about the
100th anniversary of the
Brownton Coop Ag Center,
United Farmers Cooperative
Board of Directors President
Jeff Franta was incorrectly
identified as Jeff Manderscheid.
The Chronicle regrets the
errors.
*****
The McLeod County
Chronicle strives for accuracy in its reports. If you
find an error, bring it to our
attention. Call 320-8645518 and ask for Lori
Copler, editor.
Swinging Country Band
with Phyllis
Hummel
appearing at
NEISEN’S
BISCAY
Sun., April 3
3-6:30 p.m.
7th Anniversary of the
Swinging Country Band!
Complimentary Cake!
Music by Artists: Kitty Wells, Loretta,
Tammy, Patsy, George Jones, George Strait,
Conway Twitty, Johnny Cash, Waylon, Willie,
Merle, Charlie Pride, Don Williams, Chuck
Berry, Elvis, Buddy Holly and MORE!
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By Lori Copler
Editor
Lower costs for fuel and
hot mix resulted in lowerthan-expected bids on
McLeod County highway
projects.
The County Board, at its
March 22 meeting, approved
bids for two of its major projects slated for this summer.
William Mueller & Sons of
Hamburg was the low bidder
on both of the projects.
One project is the bituminous reclamation and paving
of County State Aid Highway
(CSAH) 4, more commonly
known as Melody and Major
avenues, between CSAH 3, or
110th Street, and State Highway 7.
Mueller & Sons submitted
a bid of just over $1.61 million for the project, the lowest
of four received. County
Highway Engineer John
Brunkhorst said the bid was
22 percent below the engineer’s estimated cost for the
project.
Mueller & Sons also was
the low bidder on the rehabilitation and paving of County
Road 55 (155th Street) between CSAH 2 and Falcon
Corrections & Clarifications
NOTICE
The Glencoe Water Department will be flushing hydrants
beginning April 4th and ending approximately June 30th, 2016.
This maintenance program is designed to check operations
and flows of hydrants, provide maintenance on the hydrants,
and flush out any high iron content in the distribution system.
If you experience any rusty water problems during this time,
please call 864-5586 so the problem can be corrected as soon
as possible. It is possible at the time of flushing to experience
a temporary loss of pressure. This is a normal occurrence and
the pressure will be restored in a short period of time.
Sorry for any inconvenience you may encounter during this
maintenance period.
Thank you, Glencoe Water Department
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Glencoe Volunteer Fire Department
FIREFIGHTER
The Glencoe Volunteer Fire Department is now accepting applications
for volunteer firefighters. If you have always thought about being a
firefighter and are interested in being part of a great organization
serving your community, this is the opportunity for you. Qualifications
include: Must be at least 18 years of age, possess a valid Minnesota
driver’s license, live within a 5-minute response time of the Glencoe
Fire Station, and compliance of the City of Glencoe hiring practices.
Applications may be picked up, completed and returned to:
City Administrator’s Office • 1107 11th St. E, Glencoe, MN
or online at www.glencoemn.org. Applications must be received by
Friday, April 8, 2016. Notification will then be sent to applicants for the
time and date for the testing procedures that will include physical agility,
written examination and oral interview.
For any questions that you may have, contact:
Ron Grack at 864-6866 or 510-1138
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County planners consider permit for salvage business
By Lori Copler
Editor
The McLeod County Planning Commission approved a
conditional use permit for the
operation of a small salvage
yard near Lester Prairie, but
attached several conditions
after hearing concerns of residents in the area.
The applicant is Calvin
Dolezal, who would like to
salvage and recycle vehicles,
white goods and other products on a Klaustermeier farm
just off County Road 23.
Neighbors and residents
noted that the property is bordered by property within the
city limits, and near neighbors include the new Glencoe
Regional Health Services
medical clinic and a new
Casey’s convenience store.
Dolezal said he is aware of
the aesthetic concerns of
neighbors, and is already trying to put up a fence.
“We’re stepping up, getting
ahead of it,” said Dolezal. He
also said the business tries to
move its vehicles and appliances through as quickly as
possible, so that there was little or no stockpiling.
Resident Mary Ann Teubert
said she was concerned about
the impact on the city.
“I just don’t think this is
the place to have it,” Teubert
said. She added later that the
city had “worked hard” to
combat blight and unlicensed
vehicles.
And Ed Mlynar said that
while he also would prefer
that the business not be located there, compromise would
be best. He suggested a threesided structure to hide the
business site, which includes
a small area of land and the
use of part of a hog shed to
store parts.
The city of Lester Prairie
also weighed in, suggesting a
barrier to prevent ground contamination, spot inspections,
proper enclosure and fencing
and that all reclamation and
storage should be done inside
the designated, enclosed area.
Dolezal said he had “no
problem with a nicer fence”
to screen the operation.
In the end, the commission
will recommend approval to
the County Board, with several conditions:
• That Dolezal acquire a
Minnesota Pollution Control
Agency (MPCA) permit, and
provide a copy to the city of
Lester Prairie. He also is to
check into whether an Environmental Pollution Agency
(EPA) permit also is required.
• That he erect an 8-foot,
uniformed colored steel fence
to enclose the area on three
sides (the back side is a
wooded area).
• Put a lockable gate on the
west end.
• Have the area checked by
the highway department,
since it is on a Safe Schools
route.
• Provide a bond or letter of
credit in the amount of
$50,000 in case of clean-up
of a spill or to clean up the
area if the business closes.
• All material must be kept
within the fenced area.
All of the requirements
must be met by Oct. 1.
The County Board will
consider final approval of the
permit at its April 19 meeting
at 10 a.m. Because there were
concerns raised, the item will
be on the regular agenda,
rather than the consent agenda.
In other business, the commission recommended approval of two kennel permits
and a conditional use permit
for the construction of a shed.
Brian Roushar of West
Country Kennels requested a
kennel permit to board, train
an breed up to 70 dogs in
Bergen Township on property
along Bush Prairie Road.
Roushar said the kennel
will have 15 of its own dogs
for breeding, and the rest of
the permit is for boarding and
training dogs.
Roushar said there will be a
sound-proofed building, and
the dogs will only be allowed
out when he is on the property.
There were no concerns
raised by neighbors, and the
commission voted to recommend approval to the County
Board.
Woodland Beagles, owned
by Jerry and Stacy Stibal,
asked to have their kennel
permit amended to allow up
to 30 dogs at their kennel on
Babcock Avenue, rural Lester
Prairie. They are currently
permitted for 20 dogs.
Again, no concerns were
raised and the commission is
recommending approval by
the County Board.
Also approved was a conditional use permit for Jan
Meske to construct a detached garage on his property
on County Road 7 in
Hutchinson Township.
The commission found no
issues with the garage and
will recommend approval to
the County Board.
Both kennel permits and
the garage permit will be on
the County Board’s consent
agenda on Tuesday, April 5.
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The McLeod County Chronicle, Wednesday, March 30, 2016, page 4
Ties with terrorism
hits close to home
Our view: Glencoe man’s situation
reminds us that terrorism is global issue
I
t is not unusual to hear of
Minnesotans with ties to
terrorists in the Mideast.
For whatever reason, Minnesota leads the nation in the
number of youth that are being
recruited by ISIL and other
terrorist cells.
But we were all stunned last
week when it was announced
that a Glencoe man, Abdul
Ali-Skelton, was being
charged in federal court with
lying to the FBI about his alleged communications with
terrorists in Syria.
And we were even more
stunned when Ali-Skelton was
arrested Sunday for allegedly
making threats to kill people
in a Brooklyn Park Walgreens.
Other than his previous police record, which contains
minor traffic, parking and
drug charges, we cannot find
out much about Ali-Skelton.
Nor is there any indication
on how, if charges are true, he
came into contact with terrorists in Syria.
As stories about terrorist
connections with Minnesota
unfold, we are learning a lot
about those who are “recruited” into ISIL and other cells.
Like so many youths who
join gangs, are recruited by
sex traffickers and are lured
by drug dealers, these are
young adults who have a sense
of disconnectedness. They
have weak family ties, and are
struggling to find their place
in their communities. They are
looking for a surrogate family
and a community that will
give them a sense of belonging, a purpose to their lives.
That is typically what we do
quite well in America. This
land of opportunity is particularly opportunistic for our
youth. There is a myriad of
programs — from 4-H to
sports to a huge host of clubs
and extracurricular activities
— that can help our young
people grow, learn and find
their places in the world.
Unfortunately, most of the
programs end with high
school graduation or shortly
thereafter. Research tells that
the human brain — particularly for young men — doesn’t
reach its full maturity until the
mid to late 20s. Many young
people make poor choices in
that gap between high school
and the time they finally “settle down” and become productive members of society.
So how do we prevent these
young people from being recruited — whether it be by
gangs, terrorists, sex traffickers or drug dealers?
We need to work at the issue
from both sides. One side is to
eliminate gangs, sex trafficking, terrorists, etc.
The other is to take a hard
look at ourselves and our society, and try to figure out how
to make our youth feel they
belong, feel they are connected to their families, feel they
are part of their communities,
during that gap between high
school and that time in their
20s when they finally mature.
The solutions are not easily
come by, the battle not easily
won. But for the sake of our
young adults, we must continue seeking the solution, we
must continue to fight the battle.
— L.C.
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tions about the newspaper business,
and I tried to answer those questions. There was no shouting, no finger-pointing, no conspiracy accusations, just questions about newspapers.
Like, who writes the editorials?
Why do you have to run the court
news, and how much does it cost? Is
there any topic the newspaper would
not touch?
Tough questions, and the answers
were never simply yes and no, but
more complicated.
In the end, it was a pleasant
evening of discourse, the way it was
meant. Polite, calm and thoroughly
enjoyable.
I thank the women for their attentiveness and their interest in their
local newspaper. After all, it is their
newspaper, and it needs their sup-
port, not only financially, but in exchanging information with other
readers, including sharing opinions
with one another.
Which gets us back to the current
state of discourse in this state and
country. The one thing I learned in
the newspaper business is you cannot talk and listen at the same time.
When your mouth is open, your ears
are closed. And when you are shouting and screaming at other people,
their ears are closed, too.
Perhaps we need to all go back to
old school where it was pounded
into us that we do not interrupt others when they are speaking. It is
simply bad manners. When the person is done speaking, then you may
speak.
Shouting over another voice simply adds to the air pollution and does
nothing to solve problems. Perhaps
the teaching of manners in school
needs to be added to the current curriculum since many younger adults
have no clue on how to properly behave in public.
Check any gathering for cell
phone use, and you’ll see what I
mean.
Rich Glennie was the editor of
The Chronicle for 23 years. He retired Aug. 1, 2014, but still plans
to submit an occasional column.
Try to understand before you reject it
Question of the week
The McLeod County
What seems to pass for discourse
nowadays is … volume. Those who
can outshout their opponents seem
to think they are the winners.
Recent incidents involving metro
school district meetings as well as
Minnesota House committee meetings have been disrupted by loudmouthed protesters, who seem to
think their views are the only ones
that need to be heard … and loudly.
Or the Black Lives Matters
screamers who think they can browbeat political and civic leaders into
seeing their point of view by shouting down anyone who disagrees, or
who does not immediately agree to
their views. Not sure when they
were anointed the judge and jury in
the Jamar Clark investigation.
Wow! And is this going to be the
way we conduct public business,
and establish public policy going
forward?
One quick look at the current political campaign may indicate these
might be the methods of choice in
disrupting speeches and squelching
discussions of today’s real issues.
Recently, I was invited to a gathering of the Glencoe Study Club, a
group of women interested in a wide
variety of topics. I happened to have
the topic of the night … newspapers.
The women posed some very
thoughtful, and at times, tough ques-
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Time to return good manners to politics
By Lee H. Hamilton
If there’s a theme that sets this political season apart, it’s the voters’
utter disdain for most of the people
who practice politics. They’re fed
up with politicians, they’ve lost faith
and confidence in the political elite,
and they don’t believe that the realm
where politicians ply their craft —
government — works.
The two presidential contenders
who have most channeled this frustration, Donald Trump and Bernie
Sanders, have electrified many voters who want to get this message
across. They’ve mobilized new voters, people more mainstream politicians haven’t reached. The involvement of more Americans in the political system, though it unsettles the
old order, is bracing.
There are many legitimate reasons
for these people to be turned off by
the political system today. But I’d
argue that if you’re hell-bent on
shaking up the system, you also
need to understand it — and under-
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stand that certain features are likely
to persist no matter how hard you
try to change them.
The first is that it is very hard to
make our representative democracy
work. We make progress incrementally, over years if not generations.
The first president to press hard for
affordable, accessible health care
was Harry Truman. It’s taken us that
long even to get close — and no one
would argue that the work is done.
So you have to approach politics
with great patience. Our system discourages the rush to judgment — it
puts a premium on including as
many voices as possible, which
takes time in a complicated country.
The process is inevitably slow, noisy
and messy, the results fully satisfy
no one, and more often than not the
best we can do is to muddle through.
Which is why in our system,
there’s rarely a sense of completion.
The work — on health care, taxes,
the environment, you name it — is
never done. Nothing is ever finally
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settled. There is no ultimate solution.
Many people are also turned off
by what lies at the center of our system: deal-making. This involves a
clash of ideas in the public arena,
compromise, and negotiation, which
make a lot of Americans uneasy. Yet
it’s how we resolve our differences
— and has been since the first day
of the United States’ existence.
So politicians who insist on purity
impede solutions. There ought to be
a healthy tension between idealism
and realism, but we have to find a
pragmatic way to combine them. We
have to consider different points of
view, the intense involvement of
special interest groups, and in many
cases the robust interest shown by
ordinary citizens. This makes it
challenging to come to an agreement
on complicated issues, but it’s necessary to keep the country from
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.”
Hamilton
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Hamilton Continued from page 4
History
From the Brownton Bulletin archives
March 30, 1916
O.C. Conrad, Editor
Buffalo Creek has been on a
rampage all week and on Tuesday a huge mass of ice blocked
the west side of the town bridge.
After an hour’s work by a crew
of men, the blockage was released and the huge chunks of
ice went down the stream pell
mell. The creek is just outside its
banks, and the adjacent low land
is under water.
Mrs. Henry Gehrke, residing
two miles west of Brownton,
was operated upon for an abscess
on her head last Friday at the
Herman Schimmelpfennig home
in this village. She is getting
along as well as can be expected.
Dr. E.L. Mauer of this village,
assisted by Dr. W.M. Wheeler of
Glencoe, performed the surgery.
William Griebie has purchased a lot near the Lutheran
church on the north side of town
on which he will erect a modern
residence during the spring and
summer. Mr. Griebie has rented
his farm to Henry Hagen, who
will occupy the same this fall.
Mr. Griebie and his mother will
occupy the residence in the village sometime this fall.
75 Years Ago
March 27, 1941
Milton D. Hakel, Editor
Mr. and Mrs. Theodore
Damask are the proud parents of
a son, Phillip George, born to
them on Tuesday, March 18.
Friends and relatives gathered
at the Julius Quast home Friday
evening and helped twins Elda
and Zelda celebrate their birthday anniversary.
50 Years Ago
March 31, 1966
Charles H. Warner, Editor
Warren “Buster” West and
Kathy Tongen were recently
named delegates to the American
Legion and Auxiliary Boys and
Girls State to be held this summer.
Eight Brownton students —
Dale Borchardt, Lonnie Lindeman, Craig Madsen, Robert
Paulson, Judy Henke, Betty Lindeman, Nyla Schwarzrock and
Rhonda Spiering — attended the
annual Boys and Girls County at
the courthouse in Glencoe Tuesday.
20 Years Ago
March 27, 1996
Lori Copler, Editor
Snow throwers and snow
plows were a common sight
Monday as the area tried to dig
out from under 10 inches of
snow dumped by a storm system
Sunday afternoon and night.
March 29, 2006
Lori Copler, Editor
Residents likely wondered
why a virtual fleet of police cars
was parked near McLeod West
High School Wednesday, March
22. Superintendent Tom Hiebert
said the officers conducted a
search with a K-9 unit and assisted staff and students with a lockdown drill.
From the Chronicle archives
30 Years Ago
April 2, 1986
Bill Ramige, Editor
The Country Kitchen restaurant in Glencoe has been given
the Eagle Award for quality,
service and cleanliness for 1985
in competition among Country
Kitchen restaurants throughout
the United States and Canada.
James Mathews, son of Anna
Mathews of Glencoe, won a cabinet-making and millwork contest at North Hennepin Technical
School in Brooklyn Center. He
received a first-place plaque for
his project and will participate in
the national contest in June in
Phoenix, Arizona.
20 Years Ago
April 3, 1996
Rich Glennie, Editor
The Minnesota Departemnt of
Transportation (MnDOT) updated upcoming state highway projects for McLeod County for the
county commissioners at their
meeting. For 1996, a $1.5 million mill and overlay is planned
for Highway 15 from Brownton
to Winthrop with additional by-
pass and turn lanes. Also for
1996, Highway 15 from
Hutchinson to Dassel will receive a seal coat, and Highway
212 near Glencoe will get some
surface preservation.
Glencoe police are investigating two burglaries at the Henry
Hill Intermediate School over
the weekend and think a third
burglary at Glencoe Oil may be
related. The first burglary was
reported at Henry Hill on Saturday. The building was broken
into a second time on Monday. It
is difficult to determine what, if
anything, was stolen because of
no classes because of the spring
break. Glencoe Oil was burglarized Sunday and a handful of
change was taken from the till.
Glencoe-Silver Lake juniors
Tiffany Martin and Josh Engelmann qualified to participate in
the National Business Professionals of America competition
in Phoenix on May 1. Martin
place second in the desktop publishing contest at the state contest. Engelmann was first in the
information processing specialist
contest.
10 Years Ago
April 5, 2006
Rich Glennie, Editor
Terry Shaw, retired former
Glencoe teacher, was informed
by letter this week that he, his
brother Mike Shaw of Hutchinson, and Jim Allen of Naples,
Florida, will be inducted into the
Minnesota Rock & Country Hall
of Fame on May 27 as the band
“Shaw-Allen-Shaw.”
Dain Haukos and Tanner
Mackenthun of the Glencoe-Silver Lake boys’ basketball team
have been named to the 2005-06
All-Wright County Conference
squad. Teammates Matt Eckhoff,
Nick Fisher and Eric Rose each
received honorable mention.
Six Glencoe-Silver Lake
youth wrestlers in kindergarten
through sixth grade, plus two
others in seventh and eighth
grades are headed to the Northland Youth Wrestling Association state tournament. They are:
Michael Donney, Jordan Rolf,
Nicholas Brelje, Triston Weber,
Dalton Clouse, Teddy Petersen,
Alex Jenson and Kyle Melchert.
Each qualified by placing first,
second or third at a regional
tournament.
From the Silver Lake Leader archives
75 Years Ago
March 29, 1941
Delbert Merrill, Publisher
Eighty-two McLeod County
families have turned fluffy cotton into fine new mattresses during the past two weeks as a part
of the mattress-making program
sponsored by the county Extension office and AAA.
John J. Schultz was elected
chairman of the board of supervisors of Hale Township at the
organization meeting held March
18. All officers elected at township election qualified according
to law and assumed their offices.
The cornerstone of Silver
Lake’s new Community Building was laid Tuesday afternoon
with simple but impressive and
highly important ceremonies.
Laying of the corner stone
marked the first official public
gesture in the erection of the
building.
Marlene O’Hagan, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Clayton O’Hagan,
celebrated her third birthday Friday.
50 Years Ago
March 24, 1966
Wilbert Merrill, Publisher
Mr. and Mrs. James F.
Navratil of Silver Lake observed
their golden wedding anniversary on Sunday, Feb. 20, at the
Hi Drive-In. Their seven children were hosts.
Mrs. Frank Tlustosh passed
away Sunday, March 20, at the
Glencoe Hospital. She was 77
years old. Funeral services are to
be held Thursday afternoon from
the Maresh Funeral Chapel.
A late winter blizzard whirled
into the area Tuesday evening
and dumped varying amounts of
snow over the area all accompanied by very high winds. The
Twin Cities received over 13
inches while locally about 4
inches was received.
25 Years Ago
March 28, 1991
Ken and Dorothy Merrill,
Publishers
Mass of Christian Burial was
held for Henry Ruzicka on
March 19 at St. Joseph Church
in Silver Lake with Father Douglas Schleisman officiating.
Miss Melanie Wosmek, age
13, daughter of Marj (Wosmek)
and Nic Frieler, has been accepted as a finalist in the Teen Division of the Miss Minnesota
American Coed Pageant to be
held March 29 and 30 in St.
Paul.
March 31, 1916
Koeppen Brothers, Editors
John Lewin has been a pretty
sick man this past week, due to
blood poisoning in his thumb.
He is much better as of this writing, however.
The Stewart Garage has installed a Torit 6300 welding machine and is now in a position to
weld anything that has nerve
enough to break in this part of
the country.
The infant daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Rudoph Mittlestadt
died last week after a very brief
illness. Interment was made in
the Lutheran cemetery Sunday,
the Rev. C.H. Kowalske officiating.
75 Years Ago
March 28, 1941
Harry Koeppen, Editor
Stewart School Superintend-
ent G.A. Lippert has officially
announced that Miss Laurel
Klima will be the valedictorian
of the graduating class of 1941
of Stewart High School and
Miss Dorothy Ahlers will be the
salutatorian.
Dennis Roger was the name
given to the infant son of Mr.
and Mrs. Arthur Miller at christening services Sunday. Mrs.
William Miller, Albert Sell and
John Luehring served as sponsors.
A son was born Sunday,
March 28, at the Loretto Hospital in New Ulm to Mr. and Mrs.
Henry Maiers.
50 Years Ago
March 31, 1966
Kermit T. Hubin, Editor
The Stewart Fire Department
burned the old Mangold house
Monday afternoon. The Bernard
Kuttners plan to erect a new
home on the site.
was killed at a rail crossing
with no signals. Or of my
neighbor, who helped build a
movement to press for accurate labeling of food ingredients, because he was diabetic
and had no way to know the
sugar content of goods. Our
communities and lives are
better because of citizen action. Indeed, unless citizens
boost their involvement and
contributions, many of our
problems will not be solved.
Lee Hamilton is director
of the Center on Congress
at Indiana University. He
was a member of the U.S.
House of Representatives
for 34 years.
complaint was received on Seventh Street E. A responding officer did not hear any dogs barking
in the area.
FRIDAY, MARCH 25
9:06 a.m. — An officer and Allina Ambulance responded to a
medical on 16th Street E. A person was taken by ambulance to
the Glencoe hospital.
6:19 p.m. — Officers responded to a medical on 10th Street E.
8:15 p.m. — Officers responded to a property-damage accident
on 13th Street E.
11:10 p.m. — Two juveniles
were discovered walking in a
ditch off Highway 212 near Morningside Drive. An officer took
them home.
SATURDAY, MARCH 26
12:02 a.m. — Verbal warnings
were issued for curfew violations,
driving without headlights and a
provisional license violation at a
traffic stop in the area of Hennepin Avenue and Reeds Lane.
The parents of the juveniles were
notified and asked to pick their
children up.
1:14 a.m. — A driver was cited
for driving after revocation and
arrested on a warrant at a traffic
stop at 16th Street E and Union
Avenue. A verbal warning was
given for no muffler.
5:09 p.m. — A citation was issued for driving after revocation
and verbal warnings given for
stopping, standing or parking in
an alley at a traffic stop on 15th
Street E near Pryor Avenue N.
6:59 p.m. — A citation for
speeding was issued at a traffic
stop in the area of 11th Street E
and Chandler Avenue.
11:10 p.m. — Officers responded to an argument between
two brothers on 16th Street E. A
citation was issued for minor consumption.
SUNDAY, MARCH 27
6:52 p.m. — A loose dog
charged a couple walking their
dog on 11th Street E. The owner
of the dog that charged was cited
for having too many dogs at the
residence.
MONDAY, MARCH 28
9 a.m. — An officer answered
questions from a resident on First
Street E regarding a possible
fraud.
1:04 p.m. — An officer responded to a possible mental
health issue on 16th Street.
2:29 p.m. — An officer responded to a barking dog complaint on 14th Street E, and found
the complaint to be unfounded.
The dog barked once in a 10minute time span.
2:50 p.m. — An officer responded to a blight complaint regarding a vehicle with expired
tabs and flat tires on Judd Avenue N. The owner was advised
to get updated tabs.
3:14 p.m. — The police and
fire departments responded to a
fire alarm on Knight Avenue.
There was no fire.
3:33 p.m. — Officers responded to a physical domestic on
Pryor Avenue N.
3:59 p.m. — The theft of 2017
tabs from a vehicle was reported
on Newton Avenue.
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Glencoe Police
TUESDAY, MARCH 22
5:07 a.m. — Officers assisted
the ambulance with a medical on
12th Street E.
5:15 a.m. — An officer answered questions regarding a
possible phone scam on 10th
Street E.
1:40 p.m. — Officers conducted a welfare check on a person
on Ford Avenue N who had not
showed up for work the past two
days.
1:58 p.m. — An officer responded to a blight issue on 13th
Street E involving trash in the
backyard and behind the house.
5:28 p.m. — A theft, possibly a
civil issue, was reported on Hennepin Avenue N.
9:12 p.m. — An officer responded to a reported theft on
14th Street E.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 23
8:47 a.m. — An officer took a
fraud report on 10th Street E.
8:53 a.m. — Officers stopped a
suspicious vehicle in the area of
Oak Leaf Road and DeSoto Avenue S.
THURSDAY, MARCH 24
5:49 p.m. — A sandbag was
discovered in the middle of the
road on 13th Street E near Greeley Avenue N.
6:25 p.m. — The Tyler Police
Department asked for assistance
in checking on a vehicle that may
have been involved in a hit-andrun accident in Tyler.
10:45 p.m. — A barking dog
Sibley GOP convention set April 2
The Sibley County Republican Party will be holding its
2016 convention Saturday,
April 2, at 9 a.m., in the Sibley County Courthouse
Annex Basement, 400 Court
Ave., Gaylord.
The delegates and alternates who were elected at the
recent caucuses will gather to
adopt resolutions to amend
the Republican Party platform and to elect delegates
and alternates to represent
them at the upcoming 7th
District convention and the
state convention.
Attendees also will hear a
legislative update from state
Sen. Scott Newman and state
Rep. Glenn Gruenhagen, who
are both seeking re-election
in November.
Registration begins at 8:30
a.m. Guests are welcome to
attend as observers. For more
information, call 320-8643911.
10 Years Ago
March 30, 2006
Ken and Dorothy Merrill,
Publishers
Michael and Kim (Laxen)
Schauer of Lester Prairie announce the birth of their son,
Trevor Michael, on Thursday,
March 16, 2006, at Hutchinson
Hospital. He weighed 10 pounds,
5 ounces, and was 22 inches
long. Grandparents are Tim and
Mary Laxen of Winsted and
Steve and Patsy Schauer of Silver Lake.
Ken and Sheronda Moore of
Hutchinson announce the birth
of their son, Jayden Thomas, on
Wednesday, March 22, 2006, at
the Hutchinson Hospital. He
weighed 7 pounds, 15 ounces,
and was 20 inches long. Grandparents are Linda Klima of Silver Lake and Tom and Cheryl
Moore of Dothan, Alabama.
From the Stewart Tribune archives
100 Years Ago
faces more and more problems it cannot effectively deal
with. Increasingly, citizens
have to step forward and fill
the void that government
leaves. The relevance of the
citizen increases every day as
power is more diffused, technology empowers individuals,
and social media allows more
citizens to express their
views, vent their frustrations,
and to mobilize organizations.
We may well be moving
into the century of the citizen.
I think of the woman who got
rail-crossing signals fitted out
at dangerous intersections in
Indiana after her daughter
10 Years Ago
Tom Sunde, son of Mr. and
Mrs. William Sunde, has been
accepted at the University of
Minnesota, St. Paul, where he
will attend the School of AgForestry.
35 Years Ago
March 26, 1981
Douglas G. Seitz, Editor
For the second straight year,
Ginny Penk, Stewart High
School, was a unanimous pick
for the Circle 8 All-Conference
basketball team.
A recent grass fire on the
Melvin Victorian farm, rural
Stewart, burned a large area, including an abandoned manure
spreader. Stewart Fire Chief
Harry Slipka strongly urges
everyone to stop all outside
burning until after it rains because of a recent rash of grass
fires.
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Wait before rushing to do spring lawn chores
Spring temperatures have
been above normal and
perennial plants are breaking
dormancy earlier than a typical spring. One of the common questions is when
should we pull the mulch off
of our perennial plants?
Based on the recent weather,
it is probably a good time to
pull much off of your plants.
Plants will yellow or rot if
they are under mulch with
warmer conditions and moisture. We are seeing a lot of
temperature swings, so just
keep checking on your perennial landscape plants and be
prepared to mulch them again
if we get into a cold stretch
with freezing temperatures.
The average spring frostfree date for south-central
Minnesota is between May 8
and May 14. There is only a
10 percent chance for temperatures of 32 degrees F or less
on or after these dates. Any-
Farm Notes
By Nathan Winter
thing before those dates will
increase the likelihood of a
killing spring frost and after
those dates would lessen the
likelihood. It is probably best
to pull mulch off, but be prepared if spring weather conditions go back to normal or
below. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources’ State Climatology
Office has a map available to
see your spring frost-free
dates: http://z.umn.edu/14hr.
Taking this information
into consideration, it is also
important to look at temperature swings. Typically, once
we get into warmer weather,
it is more likely that we will
stay over that 32 degrees F,
but that is not always the
case.
Another factor is where
those plants are in your
ecosystem. If the perennial
plants are near the house,
they are more likely to handle
the colder temperatures than
if they are out in a lower area
in the yard.
Another consideration is
weighing out the health of the
plants under the mulch. If
they are yellowing, they are
probably in need of sun and
oxygen. You may need to remove the mulch carefully
from the plants and then put
it back on if the weather outlook turns colder than 32 degrees F. Don’t get too hasty
removing mulches over the
perennials.
On lawns, be sure to stay
off of the lawn until it is firm.
Walking and driving on lawns
will create compaction issues
while they are soggy and wet.
Walking and driving not only
create issues with the soils,
but it also creates problems
with lawn health because you
are walking on tender crowns
that are not strong this time
of year. Wait until the lawn
has firmed up and there is
some spring growth. Although you think it would be
helpful, raking too early
could set your lawn back.
Glencoe
girl to
compete in
Little Miss
pageant
Chronicle photos by
Rebecca Mariscal
Wee Friends’
Easter visit
Wee Friends Preschool
visited Grand Meadows
Senior Living in Glencoe
on Tuesday, March 22,
for Easter activities. The
group read a story, made
an Easter necklace and
sang songs. Above, the
students listen attentively to the story. At left,
Verone Witthus and Bria
Pierson work on their
necklaces.
America’s Little Miss Organization announces that
Olivia Gonzalez has been selected to represent Glencoe
in the state
competition
for the title
“America’s
Mini Miss
Minnesota.” America’s Little
Miss Organization
is a “nonglitz” pageant that
encourages
y o u n g Olivia
ladies to Gonzalez
showcase
their personalities from within.
In April 2016, Olivia will
join other contestants from
across the state in the city of
Bloomington. Contestants
participate in on-stage questions and introductions, as
well as evening gown and
sportswear competitions.
Olivia is the daughter of
Jorge and Sarah Gonzalez.
Olivia is an energetic 4-yearold. She attends the ECFE afternoon class and loves going
to learn new things and meet
friends. She loves reading,
riding her bike and loves
wearing princess dresses
every day. She is honored to
represent Glencoe in the
America’s Little Miss Minnesota State Pageant.
The winner of the America’s Little Miss-Minnesota
State Pageant will receive
many prizes, including many
opportunities for a full year
as a role model and
spokesperson, and will represent Minnesota at America’s
Little Miss national competition which will be held the
first week of August in Orlando, Florida.
Weather Corner
By Jake Yurek
If only Monday and Tuesday were the weekend this
week. Our highs early this week climbed well into the
50s and even 60s in some locations in association with a
warm push of air ahead of a large mid-week storm. Rain
and possibly even thunderstorms should have pushed into
the area late Tuesday and will linger all day Wednesday
and even into Thursday. Highs will keep the precipitation
mostly in the form of rain, with perhaps a light coating
Wednesday night into early Thursday. The rain showers
should wrap up Thursday, leaving fairly decent rainfall
amount (an inch isn’t out of the question).
Behind the storm things will cool off just in time for
the weekend, unfortunately, with highs struggling to get
out of the 30s or low 40s. Saturday could be a tad breezy
as well, so it will feel even colder. The only good news
for the weekend is we should have mostly clear skies …
so at least it will look decent out.
Have a great week, everyone; happy April!
Ma dobry weekendem
Mit dobry vikend
Wednesday night — Lows 34-40; rain.
Thursday — Highs 38-45, lows 27-33; morning snow,
with rain showers ending.
Friday — Highs 38-45, lows 26-32; partly cloudy.
Saturday — Highs 38-45, lows 20-26; mostly clear and
breezy.
Sunday — Highs 36-44; mostly clear.
Weather Quiz: Do we have to worry about severe
weather in April?
Answer to last week’s question (What are some of
April’s weather extremes?): Highest temperature, 95 degrees, April 21, 1980; lowest temperature, 2 degrees,
April 13, 1962; most precipitation, 2.58 inches, April 6,
2006; most snowfall, 13.6 inches, April 14, 1983. The average high goes from 50 at the start of the month to 65 by
month’s end.
Remember: I make the forecast, not the weather!
People
Twin girls born to Thorsons
Jon and Breanna Thorson of Cokato announce the birth
of their daughters, Karis Lynn and Almara Kristine, born
March 26, 2016. Karis weighed 6 pounds and was 17
inches long and Almara wieghed 6 pounds, 7 ounces and
was 18 inches long. They join sibling Lydia. Grandparents are Jon and Kristine Birkholz of Cokato. Greatgrandparents are Larry and Jeanette Tongen, Harriet
Bergs and Audrey Tongen.
Hydrant Flushing
The City of Silver Lake will be
flushing fire hydrants on
Tuesday, April 5 starting at 9 a.m.
weather permitting
Please refrain from doing laundry
on April 5, 2016. Any questions,
call 320-327-2412.
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Lutheran School
Gibbon, MN
WHAT:
Kindergarten Round-Up &
Open House for Grades 1-8
WHERE: St. Peter’s Lutheran School
63872 240th Street, Gibbon
WHEN: Tuesday, April 12
4-7 p.m.
“Offering a quality Christian education and environment at an affordable price.”
For more information, please call: 507-834-6676
Nondiscrimination statement: SPLS admits students of any race, color, national & ethnic origin to all the
rights and privileges, programs and activities generally accorded or made available to students enrolled
at our school. SPLS does not discriminate in the administration of its educational policies, admission
policies, and other administered programs.
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Youth serve church breakfast
Youth from First Evangelical Lutheran
Church in Glencoe served Easter
Breakfast. Funds raised support the
Lutheran Church Missouri Synod National Youth Gathering coming up this
summer in New Orleans. Pictured are,
from left to right, Stephanie Welch,
Paul Lemke, Katy Kunkel, Jacob
Schuch, Morgan Dahlke, Jill Schmidt,
Haley Lukes and Blake Dahlke.
Rachel Kurtz to perform
at Gaylord church April 3
As a newly added part of
its annual Uplifting Celebration, nationally known perf o r m e r
R a c h e l
Kurtz will
give a concert at St.
P a u l ’ s
Lutheran
Church in
Gaylord
S u n d a y , Rachel Kurtz
April 3, at 1
p.m. In addition to a turkey
dinner being served from 10
a.m. to 1 p.m., Kurtz also will
lead worship service at St.
Paul’s that morning at 9 a.m.
The service is open to everyone.
Kurtz is a Minneapolisbased songwriter, performer
and recording artist.
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
is located at 513 Main Ave. at
the intersection of Highways
5, 22 and 19 in the center of
Gaylord. Concert tickets are
available now and are limited. To purchase tickets or for
more information, call 507237-5146, or visit St. Paul’s
website: stpaulsandtrinityluth
eran.org.
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Thurs., March 31 — AA Group mtg. next to
Post Office in Stewart, 8 p.m., call 320-2125290 for info.
Mon., April 4 — Tops Weigh-In mtg., 5-5:30
p.m.; Brownton Senior Citizens Club, Brownton Community Center, 1 p.m.
Tues., April 5 — Brownton City Council, 7
p.m.
Thurs., April 7 — AA Group mtg. next to
Post Office in Stewart, 8 p.m., call 320-2125290 for info.; Red Cross Blood Drive, River
of Life Church, 170 Main St., Winsted, 12:306:30 p.m.
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This may affect your 2017 property taxes
The Board of Appeal and Equalization for Hale Township will
meet on April 13, 2016, 7 p.m. at Hale Township Hall, Silver
Lake, MN 55381. The purpose of this meeting is to determine
whether property in the jurisdiction has been property valued and
classified by the assessor.
If you believe the value or classification of your property is incorrect, please contact your assessor’s office to discuss your concerns. If you disagree with the valuation or classification after
discussing it with your assessor, you may appear before the local
board of appeal and equalization. The board will review your assessments and may make corrections as needed. Generally, you
must appeal to the local board before appealing to the county
board of appeal and equalization.
Tammy Stifter, Clerk, Hale Township
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3rd-grade March Panther Paws
March Panther Paw awards at GlencoeSilver Lake Lakeside Elementary were
recently announced. Third-grade honorees included, front row, from left,
Preston Forar, David Zerwas and
Mason Breitkreutz; middle row, Mariah
Gutknecht, Caroline Dostal, Mackenzie
Helmbrecht and Madison Bieganek;
and back row, Sawyer Lindeman,
Nevaeh Khout, Blake Goettl, Andrew
Saldana and Alexis Kube.
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High School students of the month
Glencoe-Silver Lake High School recently announced the February students of the month. Front row, from
left, are Cassie Perschau, Kylie Ness,
Leah Bettcher and Allie Harpel; and,
back, Marvin Losa, Ben Donnay and
Trevor Posusta. Not pictured: Spencer
Lilienthal and Elsie Graupmann.
Submitted photo
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March 4th-grade Panther Paws
March Panther Paw awards were announced last week at Glencoe-Silver
Lake Lakeside Elementary. Fourthgrade recipients include, in the front,
from left, Wyatt Greiner, Sisaro Stately,
Mary Roberts and Luis Villarreal; middle row, Ben Southerland, Callie
Klabunde, Cavin Streufert and Mike
Schrupp; and, back row, Joaquin Orozco-Anderson, Josh Fiecke, Jose Alvarado, Profidio Gonzalez and McKenna Hallaway. Not pictured is Kayleen
Montes.
GSL Pillars of Character
Glencoe-Silver Lake High School recently announced the February Pillars
of Character students. Front row, from
left, are, Emily Graupman, responsibility; Ashley Teubert, caring; Abigail
Schmieg, caring; Deanna Bondhus, citizenship; Emmi Jerabek, trustworthi-
Burglar steals
shotgun
from sheriff’s
storage shed
Submitted photo
5th-grade March Panther Paws
Fifth-grade March Panther Paw honorees, announced at Glencoe-Silver
Lake Lakeside Elementary, are, front
row, from left, Hannah Hanson, Geneva
Foley, Angelina Tkachenko and Emily
Joy Busch; middle row, Angelica Duvall, Makenna Eiden, Emma Dostal and
Kayden Nagan; and, back row, Alex
Martin, Logan Christensen, Dominic
Steinborn and Sabas Rangel.
Submitted photo
March 6th-grade Panther Paws
March Panther Paw awards were announced at Glencoe-Silver Lake Lakeside Elementary last week. Sixth-grade
recipients include, front row, from left,
Carly Eischens, Alyssa Zellman, Angel
De Los Santos and Erik Duvall; middle
row, Karlee Karg, Linette Munoz, Drew
Storms and Stephanie Torres; and,
back row, Abey Boetel, Porter
Mikolichek, Riley Butcher and Andrew
Kettner.
SIBLEY COUNTY — The
Sibley County Sheriff’s Office reports that its storage
shed was broken into March
20 and a Remington 12gauge shotgun and shells
were stolen.
According to the sheriff’s
office, law enforcement encountered a suspicious person on a bicycle Sunday,
March 20, at about 11:20
a.m., on Highway 19 near the
Prairie House in Gaylord.
The person on the bicycle
fled south through the Sibley
County Highway Department
lot, where several items were
found, including burglary
tools, a fold-up stool and a
box of shotgun shells.
A short time later, deputies
checked the sheriff’s office
storage garage, located
across Highway 19 from the
highway department, and discovered that the garage had
been broken into. Access was
made by climbing an 8-foot
barbwire security fence, and
then breaking an overhead
garage door window.
The shotgun and some
boxes of 12-gauge shells
were recovered Monday,
March 21, in a wooded area
on the edge of Gaylord.
The investigation is ongoing.
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Obituaries
Gale Mickolichek, 54, of Phoenix, Ariz.
Gale Francis Mickolichek,
54, of Phoenix, Ariz., formerly of Silver Lake, died
Wednesday, March 23, 2016
at the Scottsdale Medical
Center.
A Mass of Christian Burial
will be held on Monday,
March 4 at 11 a.m. at Holy
Family Catholic Church in
Silver Lake.
The Rev. Paul Schumacher
will officiate. Special music
will be by Bobbi Ludewig.
Gift bearers will be Alan
Mickolichek and Russel
Mickolichek. Readers for the
Mass will be Megan Mickolichek, Lindsay Popelka and
Carmen Brincefield.
Urn bearer will be Larry
Mickolichek.
A time of gathering will be
held on Monday, April 4 from
8:30 a.m. until Mass at the
church.
Private interment will be at
St. Joseph Cemetery.
Gale Francis Mickolichek
was born on July 26, 1961 in
Glencoe to Floyd and Margaret (Rozeske) Mickolichek.
He enjoyed the Superstition Mountains in Arizona,
hunting, fishing, volleyball
(sand volleyball during the
summer) and was a huge
Vikings fan. He was also
fond of country music, especially Johnny Cash.
He is survived by his mother Margaret Mickolichek
(Harvey Klossner); brothers
Alan (Deann) Mickolichek,
Russ (Corrine) Mickolichek
and Larry (Jeanette) Mickolichek; sister Laurie (Ron)
Vorlicek; children Tim
(Kelly) Mickolichek and Jennifer (Josh) Buckholt; grand-
sons Jaylen and Rylan Mickolichek; special friend Pam;
aunts Agnes Fiecke, Gerry
Mickolichek and Karen
Mickolichek; nephews Chris
(Kara) Mickolichek and
Bryan (Brittany) Mickolichek; nieces Lindsay
(Cory) Popelka, Carmen (Leland) Brincefield, Megan
(Adam) Mickolichek, Jamie
(Adam) Mickolichek and
Tiffany Vorlicek; many
cousins and great nieces and
nephews.
He was preceded in death
by his father Floyd Mickolichek.
The Maresh Funeral Home
in Silver Lake is serving the
family. Online condolences
may be made to www.maresh
funeralhome.com.
Chronicle photo by Rebecca Mariscal
Kindergarten March spotlight students
March Spotlight Awards were announced last week at Glencoe-Silver
Lake’s Helen Baker Elementary School.
The students were selected for continuously modeling classroom expectations. Kindergarten winners are, front
row, from left, Jackson Zellman, Emma
Gildea, Makenzie Jochum, Judith Montanye, Tessa Alsleben and Yasleen
Ignacio-Manzanares; and back row,
Chloe Zalac, Ethan McCrea, Abbi Reed,
Kendra Marti, Dom Neumann, MacKenzie Sturges Schlueter and Blake Evenson
Dianna Stanton, 76, of Hutchinson
Dianna Lee Stanton, 76, of
Hutchinson, formerly of Silver Lake, died at Hennepin
County Medical Center.
A private family ceremony
was held in Hutchinson on
Saturday, March 26.
Dianna Lee Stanton was
born to Delbert and Irene
Begstrom on Nov. 26, 1939
in Minneapolis.
On April 28, 1956 she was
united in marriage to Vincent
(Mike) Stanton. Their marriage was blessed with five
children: Jody, Kathy, Teri,
Mike and Bill.
She will be remembered
for her unyielding committment to her husband of 59
years. She enjoyed cooking
meals for her family. She
loved her beautiful flower
gardens and quilting. She had
many creative talents.
She is survived by her five
children Jody Stanton of Aberdeen, South Dakota, Kathy
(Bob) Maresh of Silver Lake,
Teri (Dean) of St. Charles,
Mike (Julie) Stanton of Minnetrista and Bill Stanton of
Cokato;
grandchildren
Michael, Maxx and Sam
Stanton, Debbie Richards,
Sarah (Tom) Convoy, Katie
(Tim) Stodola, Joe(Tyff)
Maresh, Luke (Amanda)
Maresh and Chip Maresh;
great-grandchildren Fionia,
Layla, Victoria nad Joe
Stodola, Tommy Conboy,
Kade and Kallan Maresh, and
Cooper and Camden Maresh;
sisters Bev (Mike) Hanney
and Delrene (Harry) Ritchie;
brother
Bill
(Judy)
Bengstrom; sister-in-law Joy
(Kenny) Johnson; and brother-in-law Jim (Hazel) Johnson.
Beverly Ann Svanda, 84, Silver Lake
Beverly Ann Svanda, 84, of
Silver Lake, died at her home
on March 25, 2016.
Funeral
services
were held
Tu e s d a y,
March 29,
at
Faith
Presbyterian Church
in Silver
Lake.
Honorary Beverly Ann
casket bear- Svanda
ers were
Marisa Johnson, Ryan Ruzicka and Kelly Vasek. Casket
bearers were Erin Keith,
Mike Johnson, Joelle Renko,
Gary Schmeig, Jeremy Vasek
and Donna Mae Schmidt.
Interment was in the Bohemian National Cemetery in
Silver Lake.
Beverly Ann Svanda was
born Aug. 16, 1931, to Joseph
and Alice (Johnson) Bjork in
Stockholm Township, Wright
County. She was baptized and
confirmed at Stockholm
Lutheran Church and attended Dahl Country School and
Cokato High School.
She married Ernest Svanda
on Aug. 21, 1949. She and
her husband enjoyed traveling in their motor home to
Arizona and to threshing
shows in the area. Their fondest trip was to the Czech Republic in 1979. Together they
drove their Farmall tractors in
parades in neighboring
towns. Mrs. Svanda enjoyed
being a farmer’s wife. She
helped with the field work,
milking and painting the outbuildings on the farm. She
was a guardian ad litem and a
strong advocate for children.
She also was McLeod County’s first home health aide.
She was a loving caretaker to
her family and to others. She
played the accordion, organ
and piano, all by ear. She was
an active member of Faith
Presbyterian Church.
She is survived by her loving husband of 66 years,
Ernie Svanda of Silver Lake;
children, Bruce Svanda of
Silver Lake, Bonnie (Gary)
Hahn of Dassel and Barb
(Larry) Ruzicka of Dassel;
grandchildren, Erin (Torrey)
Keith, Joelle (CJ) Renko,
Kelly (Jeremy) Vasek, Marisa
Johnson and Ryan (Angella)
Ruzicka; great-grandchildren,
Jennah, Larissa and Karlie
Keith, Raelie and Jace
Renko, Chyler Vasek and
soon-to-be-born baby boy
Vasek, Aiden Johnson and
Biella and Bjorn Ruzicka.
She was preceded in death
by her parents; sister, Arlene
Evenski; and brothers, Rodney and Francis Bjork.
Arrangements were with
The Maresh Funeral Home in
Silver Lake. Online condolences may be made at
www.mareshfuneralhome.
com.
Chronicle photo by Rebecca Mariscal
March 1st-grade Spotlight winners
March Spotlight Awards were announced last week at Glencoe-Silver
Lake’s Helen Baker Elementary. The
students were selected for continuously modeling classroom expectations.
First-grade winners are, front row, from
left Aubrie Hoachin, Ethan Hoops
Brown, Mailyn Diaz Escamilla and
Bradlee Nordby; and back row, Candace Ryan, Katelyn Grenke, Danika
Farmer, Braydon Berghufs, Tiffany
Contreras and Leo Soto.
Chronicle photo by Rebecca Mariscal
movies, camping, gardening,
woodworking, hunting and
working with his gun collections, listening to country
music, and going to family
functions. He had a good wit
and would always make others smile. He was always
willing to help others.
He is survived by his wife,
Rita Worshek; daughter, Jan
Worshek; son, Mark Worshek; brother, Lynn Worshek;
sister, Marilyn Behr; sisterin-law, Marietta Worshek;
siblings-in-law, MaryJo
(Abbie) Ardolf, Tom (Ruth)
Zanoth and Lois (Ron)
Miskosky; and many nieces,
nephews, great-nieces, greatnephews, family and friends.
He was preceded in death
by his parents, Orville and
Juanita Worshek; brother,
Donnie Worshek; parents-inlaw, Thomas and Gladys Zanoth; and brother-in-law,
Michael Zanoth.
The Maresh Funeral Home
in Silver Lake served the
family.
Sevareid’s book tells classic canoeing story
Eric Sevareid’s classic
travel account, “Canoeing
with the Cree,” tells about his
2,250 mile canoe trip from
Minneapolis to Hudson Bay
taken with his friend in 1930
the summer after their high
school graduation. On Sunday, April 3, at 2 p.m., Natalie Warren will come to the
Hutchinson Event Center,
1005 State Hwy. 15 S, to
share her adventures taking
up the challenge of recreating
that trip. In 2011, Natalie and
her friend Ann Raiho were
the first two women to paddle
Sevareid’s route. The skills
they acquired from planning
and executing this trip prepared Warren to start Wild
River Academy and give pre-
sentations through the United
States about her expedition.
This event is sponsored by
the Heart of Hutch’s One
Book, One Community book
read and the Pioneerland Library System’s Legacy Grant.
The event is free and open
to the public. Light refreshments will be served.
March Spotlight Awards were announced last week at Glencoe-Silver
Lake’s Helen Baker Elementary School.
The students were selected for continuously modeling classroom expectations. Second-grade winners are, front
row, from left, Destiny Zavala, Madisen
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seniors meet
on Monday
Seventeen Brownton senior citizens met Monday afternoon at the Brownton
Community Center.
Winning at cards were Bernetta Alsleben, first, and
Gladys Rickert, second, 500;
Ruby Streich, first, and Ordell
Klucas,
second,
pinochle; and Lowell Brelje,
first, and Lil Lindeman, second, sheephead.
Audrey Tongen won the
door prize. Gladys Rickert
served refreshments.
The next meeting will be
Monday, April 4, at 1 p.m.
All area seniors are welcome.
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faith in May 1972 at St.
Joseph’s Catholic Church in
Silver Lake.
On Nov. 4, 1972, Dennis
Dee Worshek and Rita Ann
Zanoth were united in holy
marriage at St. Joseph’s
Catholic Church in Silver
Lake by the Rev. Michael
Skoblik. They were blessed
with a daughter and a son.
Mr. Worshek served in the
U.S. Navy from 1963 to
1967, and worked as a ship
fitter. He was a member of
the Silver Lake American Legion Post 141 in Silver Lake
for 45 years, and a member of
the Disabled American Veterans (DAV). He also was a
member of the Sportsman’s
Club. He worked as a welder
for Char-Lynn in Eden
Prairie, Portable Elevator in
Glencoe and Hutchinson
Manufacturing in Hutchinson
until his retirement in 2006.
The past couple of years, Mr.
Worshek was a volunteer at
Glencoe Regional Health
Services (GRHS).
Mr. Worshek enjoyed
INC.
Dennis Dee Worshek, 72,
of Silver Lake, died Saturday,
March 5, 2016, at Hutchinson
Health Hospital.
A Mass
of Christian
Burial was
held Monday, March
14, at Holy
F a m i l y
Catholic
Church in
Silver Lake
with
the Dennis
Revs. Tony Worshek
Stubeda and
Paul Schumacher as celebrants.
Urn bearers were Mr. Worshek’s godchildren, Angie
Dostal, Steve Zanoth and
Kristin Luetgers. Interment
with military rites was in the
St. Joseph’s Catholic Cemetery in Silver Lake.
Dennis “Denny” Dee Worshek was born Nov. 29, 1943,
in Panora, Iowa, to Orville
and Juanita (Willey) Worshek.
He was confirmed in his
2nd-grade March Spotlight winners
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GSL seventh graders who participated
in the Festival Honor Band at the
Madelia festival included, front row
from left, Eli Kuehn, Travis Blomer,
Lydia Rakow and Dawnalee Shemanek;
and, back row, Kennedy Wraspir, Reagan Spears, Emma Malz and Emma Petersen.
Submitted photos
Glencoe-Silver Lake eighth graders
who participated in the honor band at
the Madelia Junior High Band Festival
were, front row from left, Dan Cross,
Cole Janke and Anthony LaPlante; and,
back, Tyler Mueller and Mia LaPlante.
GSL musicians play in junior high festival
On Thursday, March 17,
the Glencoe-Silver Lake Lincoln Junior High seventh- and
eighth-grade band performed
at the Madelia Junior High
Band Festival. The festival,
held at Madelia High School,
is an opportunity for middle
school and junior high bands
in the region to perform for
an audience of their peers and
receive comments and feedback from a clinician. The
clinician for the 2016 festival
was James Siewert, retired director of bands from St. Peter
High School.
The combined seventh and
eighth-grade band from GSL
Lincoln Junior High per-
formed three selections: “Afterburn” by Randall Standridge, “Portrait of a Clown”
by Frank Ticheli, and “Age of
Empires” by Rob Grice.
Many positive comments
were received such as, “great
balance — I can hear all parts
making a contribution to the
band” and “you played some
very exciting and advanced
music!”
After the daytime festival,
13 GSL band students remained to participate in the
Festival Honor Band. They
were: Mia LaPlante (flute),
Kennedy Wraspir (flute),
Emma Petersen (clarinet).
Reagan Spears (flute), Lydia
Rakow (bass clarinet), Travis
Blomer (bass clarinet), Dawnalee Shemanek (trumpet),
Eli Kuehn (trombone), Emma
Malz (trombone), Tyler
Mueller (euphonium), Dan
Cross (percussion), Cole
Janke (percussion) and Anthony LaPlante (percussion).
Other schools participating
in the festival were Martin
County West, Mountain Lake,
Madelia, Granada-HuntleyEast Chain, Lake CrystalWelcome Memorial, and
Maple River.
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GSL musical groups do well
at large group contest March 16
Chronicle photos by Lori Copler
Easter fun
in Brownton
The Brownton Women’s
Club hosted its annual
Easter egg hunt Saturday afternoon. Along
with hunting for eggs,
children participated in
other activities, including visiting with the
Easter Bunny, doing
crafts and petting and
holding live rabbits.
Above, Riley, Leyton and
Kyrin Yerks, sons of
Brandon and Sarah
Yerks, visited with the
Easter Bunny. At left,
Raelyn Hansch is helped
in finding eggs by her
mother, Blair.
On Wednesday, March 16,
four music ensembles from
Glencoe-Silver Lake (GSL)
High School participated in
the State-Section Large
Group Contest at GFW High
School. These ensembles are
under the direction of Peter
Gepson, band, and Kay Wilson, choir.
Performing first for the
GSL choirs was the SA
Singers Choir, (Soprano/Alto
Choir). It performed “Bonny
Portmore” and a Category I
piece entitled “Oh, Dear!
What can the Matter Be?”
The SA Singers received a
superior rating. They sang
with excellent diction, good
musicianship, and were commended for being a balanced,
blended ensemble. Comments
from the judges included:
“Lovely sound, warm, nice
spin, good-looking choir,
lovely solos, nice-looking
choir!”
The GSL Concert Choir
performed at 10:30 a.m. to a
packed church. It performed
two Category I pieces (this is
the most difficult level
music), “All That Hath Life
and Breath, Praise Ye the
Lord” and “Lamentations of
Jeremiah.” Rachel Bonderman was featured as the
soloist on the first piece; she
also was selected to do this
solo when the Wright County
Conference Honor Choir performed “All That Hath Life
and Breath” at its concert
back in January. Leah Bettcher accompanied the choir on
the second piece. The choir
received an excellent rating.
It sang two extremely difficult, intense songs, and performed with class and grace.
The choir worked extremely
hard and it showed. Its attention to detail did not go unnoticed. The crowd loved them.
Comments from the judges
included: “Nice-looking
choir, great music, lovely
solo, great piano accompaniment, beautiful blend on
some very difficult music.”
The Symphonic Band performed “Zia, Zia! (March)”
by Claude T. Smith and “The
Bonsai Tree” by Julie Giroux.
The panel of three judges
awarded scores of 35, 34, and
31 and the band was present-
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Victor N. Augustin, 75, of
Austin, died Sunday, March
27, in a single-vehicle
rollover in Renville County.
According to the Renville
County Sheriff’s Office, the
accident was reported at 1:22
p.m., and occurred on
Renville County Road 4,
about one-half mile east of
Renville County Road 3,
which is about seven miles
southwest of Hector.
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girl escaped injury when her
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power pole 3 miles south of
Green Isle on Monday,
March 21.
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County Sheriff’s Office, the
accident was reported at
about 8:55 p.m. Katrina Lindorff, 16, of rural Henderson
was driving a 2000 Jeep
Cherokee that hit a power
pole on 210th Street, near
351st Avenue in Washington
Lake Township.
There was moderate damage to the vehicle.
gustin was driving a Chevrolet Trailblazer east on County
Road 4, when it entered the
north ditch, hit a field approach, and overturned. Augustin was pronounced dead
at the scene. He was the only
occupant of the vehicle.
The sheriff’s office was assisted at the scene by the
Hector Ambulance, Hector
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ed an overall rating of “excellent.” Judges’ comments included: “Good ensemble
sound. Very good control of
ranges and excellent mallet
work.”
The Concert Band performed “Flieger-Marsch” by
Herman Dostal and “Symphonic Suite” by Clifton
Williams. It was rewarded for
its performance with scores
of 38, 38, and 36 from the
three judges for a unanimous
superior rating. Their comments included, “great-looking and sounding group —
great job today! Good attention to all details — with a
good, controlled sound! and
Great to hear the double reeds
— oboe solo — yes!” (Oboe
soloist was Morgan Stoeckman).
The next performances of
the GSL High School Music
Department are the April 2
solo/ensemble contest at Minnesota State UniversityMankato, the April 7 Jazz
Concert/FFA Pork Chop Dinner and the April 17 Jazz I
performance at Famous
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