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GSL spring
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April 27, 2016
Trailblazer board hears workplace study preliminary report
By Lori Copler
Editor
Susan Herreid, a consultant with
Sand Stone Group, outlined the general results of a workplace environment study commissioned by the
Trailblazer Transit Joint Powers
Board at its Thursday, April 25,
meeting.
Herreid prefaced her remarks by
noting that not all of the information
she collected could be discussed at a
public meeting because of data practice laws regarding private employee
information.
Herreid said she had consulted
with an attorney from the Minnesota
Counties Intergovernmental Trust
(MCIT) about what she could and
could not discuss publicly.
Herreid said could talk about the
general themes she collected through
interviews with current and former
employees, board members and customers, but items dealing with specific employees would have to be
dealt with in a closed session with
the employee present.
Nor could she, Herreid said, provide the board with the full report
until the MCIT attorney had reviewed it and redacted any information that would not be considered
public.
“So, we spent all this money and
now we can’t talk about it,” said
McLeod County Commissioner
Doug Krueger.
Herreid stressed that she could still
talk about general results, but that the
board would need to find a procedure
to deal with the private data.
Herreid said she had both positive
and not-so-positive feedback.
Overall, she said, there is a percep-
tion that Trailblazer’s management
team “is doing a geat job of budgeting, planning and marketing Trailblazer.”
In addition, there is a perception of
a “strong and ongoing relationship
with customers, and a lot of excitement about growth and expansion,”
Herreid said.
But there were also issues, Herreid
said, within the workplace regarding
communications, consulting and follow up, training, conflicts and resolutions, professional trust and accountability, and the interview process for
hiring new employees and retention
of current employees.
“There were concerns around the
workplace environment,” said Herreid. In particular, she said, about
“rigidity regarding polices and procedures wasn’t conducive to teamwork
and collaboration.”
In addition, she said, there was a
concern that those policies were not
always made available to staff when
there were questions.
Study
Turn to page 2
County Board
tables decision
on employee
health insurance
Chronicle photo by Rebecca Mariscal
GSL prom walks the red carpet
Glencoe-Silver Lake students walked the red carpet Saturday
night during the 2016 Prom Grand March. The theme for the
night was “Hollywood,” with couples stopping at various
movie-related spaces to pose for pictures. After a formal grand
march, students took back to the stage for some fun photo ops.
Above, Praparsi Thanphet, Maggie Petersen, Dini Schweikert,
Marisa Luchsinger and Madeline Kuehn, in front, pose during
the fun march. For more photos see page 10.
By Lori Copler
Editor
The McLeod County Board of
Commissioners had a lengthy discussion on whether to switch employee health insurance to another
provider, and ended up tabling the
issue until its May 17 meeting.
County Administrator Pat Melvin
brought the matter forward at the
board’s April 19 meeting, saying he
wanted some direction before pursuing it more thoroughly with employees.
For the past several years,
McLeod County has partnered with
Sibley County to provide health insurance for employees in both
counties.
Now, Prime West, which manages health care programs for a
multi-county consortium, is considering expanding its service to include employee health insurance.
The problem, said Shelly Lange,
a McLeod County employee, is that
insurance premiums will be significantly higher for employees under
the proposed Prime West (which
will be called Prime Health for the
insurance portion) plan.
Melvin said that while premiums
are higher to start with, the hope is
County Board
Turn to page 3
Fogarty kids come together to help out mom
Brenda Fogarty benefit set Sunday
By Rebecca Mariscal
Staff Writer
he traditional family roles
have switched slightly for
the Fogarty family, with the
three children coming together to
help take care of mom Brenda.
In 2014, Brenda Fogarty was diagnosed with uterine cancer. Though
she has made it through the brunt of
her treatment, Brenda is still going
in for scans and, now, dealing with
the bills.
Jessica, Felicia and Colin, Brenda’s three children, have stepped in
to try to alleviate some of the financial costs. The three put together a
benefit for Brenda, complete with a
pancake breakfast and silent auction,
that will be held on Sunday, May 1,
at 8 a.m., in the Silver Lake Auditorium. All are invited.
The three have seen first-hand
how fighting uterine cancer has affected Brenda and her husband Pat,
both physically and financially.
Brenda was first diagnosed in June
2014, the day before her birthday.
T
Though they knew something was
going on, all three children were
shocked to find out it was cancer.
“I didn’t think she was serious,”
Jessica said. “It was pretty startling
because it doesn’t run in the family.”
“It was not something that we expected,” Colin added. “I don’t know
if you ever do.”
After being diagnosed, Brenda
underwent a hysterectomy, three
rounds of chemotherapy and three
rounds of radiation. She developed
complications from the first round
of chemotherapy and had to go back
and do it all again.
“It was a real whirlwind,” Jessica
said.
Now Brenda goes in once every
three months to undergo scanning
that requires a Barium mixture. With
the previous treatments and current
appointments, Jessica said the bills
began to add up.
After seeing just how often Pat
and Brenda got bills sent to the
house, Jessica approached her siblings about doing something to help.
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“I constantly saw it and I knew
that is was becoming a struggle so I
said we should probably do something to help pay those bills a little
bit,” Jessica said.
Brenda’s children said they could
tell Brenda stresses over the bills.
“You could see in her face and the
way she was acting, it was starting
to get way too stressful for them,”
Colin said. “We needed to do something.”
With the already heavy stress over
her health, the three kids said they
didn’t want their mom to have to
add financial stress to her burden as
well.
“I don’t want her to worry about
how are we going to pay this bill to
go see the doctor,” Jessica said. “Or
even at that, if they’re paying for the
doctor bill, how are we going to pay
for our house?”
Seeing this stress first-hand, Jessica, Felicia and Colin all wanted to
do whatever they could to help.
They decided to host this benefit because they felt it would allow them
Benefit
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Looking back: Dampness
and cooler temperatures prevailed last week, with the same
on tap for this week.
Date
Hi Lo
Precip
April 19 57 ......44 .........0.01
April 20 62 ......51 ........0.24
April 21
April 22
April 23
April 24
April 25
Submitted photo
The Fogarty family is hosting a benefit for mom Brenda, right, on
Sunday, May 1, to raise money to help her pay for the costs of
treatment after she was diagnosed with uterine cancer last year.
Pictured above, back row, from left to right, are Colin, Pat and
Brenda; and front row, Cadence, Jessica, Junior and Felicia.
69 ......51 ........0.69
61 ......41 ........0.00
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63 ......52 ........1.48
60 ......44 ........0.52
Temperatures and precipitation compiled by Robert Thurn, Chronicle
weather observer.
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Happenings
Glencoe blood drive April 27
There will be a Glencoe Community Blood Drive
Wednesday, April 27, from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m., in the Glencoe City Center Ballroom. To make an appointment or
for more information, call Nelda Klaustermeier at 320864-3475.
Food packaging in Plato
The Plato Lions Club is sponsoring a food packaging
event for Food For Kidz on Wednesday, April 27. Volunteers are needed for each of two shifts, from 2 p.m. to 4
p.m., and 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. The packaging will take place
in the back room of the King Pin Pub. Please call 763647-9884 or 612-501-7064. Charitable donations are tax
deductible.
Concert board to bus tables
The Glencoe Concert Association Board will bus tables
for tips on Monday, May 2, from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m., at Unhinged! Pizza. The Glencoe Concert Association brings
high quality entertainment to the Glencoe area. Memberships for the 2016-17 season, which includes three concerts in Glencoe and three in Hutchinson, are still available. Contact Darlene Dammann at 320-864-3424 for
more information.
Salad luncheon at St. Paul’s
St. Paul’s United Church of Christ, 308 First St. NE,
Plato, will host a salad luncheon Friday, April 29, from
11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Take-out orders are available, as are
cookbooks. The luncheon is hosted by the St. Paul’s
UCC Women’s Guild.
Day of Prayer at Berean
Berean Baptist Church in Glencoe will host National
Day of Prayer Thursday, May 5, at 6:30 p.m., with the
theme, “Wake Up America.” The public is invited to join
in prayer for the nation and the community.
Glencoe Sportsman’s Club
The Glencoe Sportsman’s Club will meet Monday,
May 2, at 7:30 p.m., at the VFW Club.
St. Pius X spring luncheon
St. Pius X Council of Catholic Women will host a
spring salad luncheon Thursday, May 5, from 11 a.m. to
1 p.m., in the St. Pius School gym and cafeteria. The
event will feature a variety of salads and desserts and
party favors for visitors to take home. Advanced tickets
are available at Hite Hardware and the St. Pius X church
office. Take-outs are available. For delivery call 320-8645162.
SL bean bag tournament
The Silver Lake Civic Association will sponsor a bean
bag tournament at the Silver Lake Auditorium on Saturday, April 30. Registration starts at 10:30 a.m. with the
tournament beginning at 11 a.m. Two brackets will compete, regular doubles and coed doubles. For more information, call 320-583-6899.
Bohemian cemetery meeting
The annual meeting of the board, family lot owners
and interested persons in the Bohemian National Cemetery, located three miles west of Silver Lake on Highway
7 in Rich Valley Township, are invited to the cemetery
association’s annual meeting Saturday, April 30, at 9:30
a.m., at the Komensky School, 19981 Major Ave. Refreshments will be provided. Anyone with questions is
welcome to call 320-587-8728.
Pillow cleaning set May 6
The Glencoe VFW Auxiliary is sponsoring its spring
pillow cleaning event Friday, May 6, from 7 a.m. to 3
p.m., at the Glencoe VFW Club. Pillows will be cleaned,
deodorized, sanitized and fluffed.
Teddy Bear Band concert
The Teddy Bear Band will perform Thursday, April 28,
at 6:30 p.m., in the Glencoe City Center South Ballroom.
The concert is part of the 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten event, sponsored in part by the Glencoe Library.
The concert is free and open to the public.
Chronicle photos by Lori Copler
A successful first Just Drive! 5K
Rain, thunder and cool temperatures failed to dampen the spirits of the over 540 runners and walkers
who signed in for the first Just Drive! 5K held Sunday
in Glencoe. The run/walk was designed to honor the
memory of Glencoe resident Penny Verdeck, who
died a year ago after being struck on her bicycle
while on a training ride, and to bring awareness to the
issue of distracted driving. Above, participants lined
up in Oak Leaf Park to await the start of the race.
Below left, organizer Mike Meyer and his parents, Sue
and Dennis Meyer addressed the crowd before the
race’s start, as did Penny Verdeck’s husband, Ryan,
at right. Area legislators Scott Newman and Glenn
Gruenhagen also spoke. The family plans to make
this an annual event.
Stewart man injured Study
in two-vehicle crash
Arlen Alvin Bielke, 69, of
Stewart, was injured in a twovehicle accident in the area of
Yacht Avenue and 30th
Street, south of Stewart, Saturday. The accident was reported at 6:06 p.m.
According to the McLeod
County Sheriff’s Office, the
involved vehicles were a
1996 Chrysler Concorde
driven by Bielke and a 2000
Dodge Ram, owned by Buffalo Lake Welding and driven
by Clete William Fischer, 41,
also of Stewart.
Bielke was taken by ambulance to the Glencoe hospital
for non-life-threatening injuries.
Each vehicle had over
$1,000 damage.
Responding to the accident
were the sheriff ’s office,
Minnesota State Patrol, Stewart Fire Department and Buffalo Lake Ambulance.
GSL counselor hospitalized
Glencoe-Silver Lake junior
high and high school counselor Sue Magnuson was hospitalized after a fall Friday,
according to a districtwide
email sent to parents Monday.
Magnuson suffered a fractured skull and is hospitalized
at Hennepin County Medical
Center in Minneapolis.
She will not return to
school the remainder of this
year, according to the email.
A CaringBridge page has
been set up for Magnuson,
and can be accessed at
www.caringbridge.org/visit
/suemagnuson.
Continued from page 1
“I strongly urge you to start
revising polices and procedures and offer them to all the
staff,” said Herreid.
Herreid suggested the
board start implementing
some training, professional
development, coaching and
support, and evaluate
progress in six months “to see
what the changes may look
like.”
She said the training should
not be just for employees and
management, but for the
board as well.
“I’d suggest a staff work
session on how to move forward with some new strategies,” said Herreid, who said
it was important to allow the
staff a voice in making
changes.
“Hopefully, the end result
will be a more open and positive atmosphere,” she added.
Krueger asked if board
members could sit in on the
meetings.
“I’d like to know firsthand
what’s going on,” he said.
Jack Russek, who represents the Wright County Area
Transportation (WCAT) consortium on the Trailblazer
board, said he is concerned
with board members trying to
micro-manage.
Sibley County Commissioner Jim Swanson said he
has been on the board for
eight years, and there have
been issues “for every one of
those eight years.”
And, Swanson added, he
felt part of the problem was
that the board had not followed up on some of the issues.
“That’s not micro-managing, that’s following up on
what you say you’re going to
do,” said Swanson. “I think
our board has failed in some
of these areas … and that’s on
us, that’s not on management;
that’s on us.”
The board agreed that the
next step was to have the
MCIT attorney review the
study, then begin implementing suggested practices.
Cedar Crest fashion show
Scholastic book fair at HB
Helen Baker Elementary School will be hosting a
Scholastic “Buy One, Get One Free” book fair on Tuesday, May 3, from 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m., in the gymnasium.
The selection will include titles appropriate for children
in preschool through eighth grade. All merchandise will
be “buy one, get one free.” The public is invited and can
sign up to win door prizes from Scholastic. For more information visit http://bookfairs.scholastic.com/home
page/helenbaker.
Salad luncheon at Faith
The Presbyterian Women will host a salad luncheon at
Faith Presbyterian Church in Silver Lake on Saturday,
May 7, at 11:30 a.m. The menu will include assorted salads and desserts.
SL Sportsmen’s Club
The Silver Lake Sportsmen’s Club will meet Thursday,
April 28, at 7 p.m., at the sanctuary.
Dakota Trail plan open house
McLeod County Parks will have an open house for
public input on the Dakota Trail master plan Monday,
May 9, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., at The Depot in Hutchinson. The plan will help get regional trail designation by
the Greater Minnesota Parks and Trails Commission.
Glencoe CountryClub
1st YearTrial Memberships
Individual $437.00 +tax
Glencoe
Family (more than 2) $658.00 +tax
K-12 Juniors 150
$
.00
COUNTRY CLUB
+tax
Gift Certificates Available
by calling 320-864-3023
Colin Kerslake – Golf Pro
www.GlencoeCountryClub.com
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show with the opportunity to buy items at a discount on
Wednesday, May 4, at 2 p.m., in the dining room. The
event is open to the public, and refreshments will be
served after the style show.
Plumbing & Heating
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Trailblazer hires human resources
director after contentious discussion Record
By Lori Copler
Editor
The Trailblazer Transit
Joint Board of Commissioners has offered its human resources position to a candidate, but the decision came
after a long, sometimes tense
and contentious discussion
over the hiring procedure.
The board met Thursday
morning at the Trailblazer facility.
Trailblazer Executive Director Gary Ludwig announced that the executive
committee, which consists of
the board’s chair and vice
chair, had made an offer to a
candidate for the position,
and the person was expected
to start in two weeks.
And while most board
members felt the candidate
was qualified, based on Ludwig’s description, some felt
outlined procedure had not
been followed in making the
offer.
McLeod County Commissioner Doug Krueger said his
understanding was that the
board would be able to vet
candidates before a final decision was made. Krueger
said he had not even seen the
candidate’s resumé.
“I thought we made it clear
that we wanted this to be a
board decision,” said
Krueger.
Ludwig said the candidate
had 30 years of human resources experience, most recently a long-time stint with a
law firm.
McLeod County Commissioner Sheldon Nies agreed
with Krueger that there was
not enough information to
make a decision on a highlevel position.
“How can we make a decision, just based on the information we have here?” Nies
asked.
“I want to make sure this is
our choice,” added Krueger,
noting that the previous
human resources director had
only lasted a few weeks.
Sibley County Commissioner Jim Swanson said he
felt the executive committee
had “overstepped” its bounds.
Despite questions about
procedure, McLeod County
Commissioner Ron Shimanski, the board’s chair and a
member of the executive
committee, urged the board to
approve the contract and
move forward.
“This candidate may be the
best one to ever cross this
threshold,” said Shimanski.
“I’m very reluctant to delay
the hiring of this position.”
Jack Russek of WCAT, the
vice chair and the other member of the executive committee, agreed with Shimanski,
saying Trailblazer really
needs to fill the position
“with everything we’ve got
going on.”
After a motion passed to
not fill the position and reconsider it at a future meeting, maybe even the next
week, further extensive discussion ensued. That discussion ended with a suggestion
that the board call a 15minute recess to allow board
members to review the resumé and then vote on the
hiring, which it did.
In related business, the
board decided to hire a
human resources firm on an
on-call basis to assist the new
human resources director, if
needed, during the transition
period.
Trailblazer has profitable year 2015
By Lori Copler
Editor
Trailblazer Transit had a financially sound fiscal year
2015, the joint powers board
heard Thursday morning.
Executive Director Gary
Ludwig reviewed the 2015
fourth-quarter report, noting
that for the first time in its
history, “we have excess operating revenue.”
Ludwig did note that part
of the reason for the success
was that Trailblazer did not
run the full schedule it had
expected as it launched service within Wright County.
Trailblazer had a total
budget of $4.17 million for
2015, and only expended 79.9
percent of that, or $3.33 million.
That means that the localshare partners — McLeod
and Sibley counties and the
Wright County Area Transportation (WCAT) coalition
— actually put in more
money than was needed, with
$116,192 left over after expenses were paid. That surplus will be put into a reserve
fund.
In other business, the
board:
• Reviewed an area transportation study provided by
the Adult Training and Habilitation Center (ATHC), which
showed where ATHC vans
and Trailblazer buses overlap
service. ATHC is hoping to
work out a plan to utilize both
its own vans and Trailblazer
to provide transportation to
its clients. The board took the
plan under advisement.
Ludwig said that other
groups also are looking to
contract service with Trailblazer, including the Green
Isle Community School,
some parents in Montrose to
transport students, Functional
Industries, and early childhood and preschool programs
in Wright County.
McLeod County Commissioner Sheldon Nies said that
while Trailblazer should talk
to those groups, “we need to
remember what we’re here
for, and that’s public transportation, not school buses.
We need to make sure that
(public transportation) is our
priority.”
• Met Mark Lauer, who
will be an operations manager
along with existing operations
manager Tonia Persons.
Lauer said he grew up
south of Bird Island and has
lived in the Buffalo area the
past 16 years. He started 21⁄2
weeks ago.
Lauer said he feels Trailblazer “runs a very tight ship”
and added that he’s “very
grateful for the opportunity to
be a part of Trailblazer. You
run a very safe and efficient
operation.”
• Heard that the new Buffalo facility has been put into
use, although currently just
the bus garage is being used.
The office space has yet to be
occupied.
• Heard that two more
buses have been deployed,
four drivers hired and that
seven decommissioned buses
were sold through an auction
site for a total of $31,875.
• Confirmed that its next
meeting will be Thursday,
May 19, at 9 a.m.
Glencoe Police
TUESDAY, APRIL 19
1:37 a.m. — An officer assisted
the Brownton Police Department
with an individual at the McLeod
County Jail.
8:58 a.m. — An officer responded to a child protection
issue on Hennepin Avenue N.
10:53 a.m. — An officer
stopped a vehicle with a malfunctioning tail light on 16th Street E
near Greeley Avenue N. A citation
was issued for driving after revocation.
6:10 p.m. — A citation was issued for failing to yield for an
emergency vehicle and a verbal
warning was given for driving conduct at a traffic stop on Highway
212 near Highway 22.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 20
12:35 p.m. — A resident wanted to know why trucks were hauling on Edgewood Drive S. An officer advised the person that they
were doing work in the area.
6:22 p.m. — An officer and the
ambulance responded to a medical on 16th Street.
9:55 p.m. — An officer discovered lights on in the warming
house on Greeley Avenue N. All
the doors were locked, and the officer checked the area.
THURSDAY, APRIL 21
6:09 p.m. — A Black Lab with
one blue eye was reported loose
in the area of 11th Street E and
Armstrong Avenue.
7:08 p.m. — Officers responded to a verbal domestic on Newton Avenue. A female was arrest-
ed on a Scott County warrant.
7:32 p.m. — A driver was arrested on a probable cause
charge of third-degree driving
while intoxicated at a traffic stop
on 10th Street E.
11:47 p.m. — Officers and the
ambulance responded to Greeley
Avenue for a person who fell. The
person was taken to the hospital.
FRIDAY, APRIL 22
8:24 a.m. — Officers responded to a minor two-vehicle accident
with no injuries at the intersection
of 16th Street E and Ford Avenue
N.
3:58 p.m. — A male was arrested on 11th Street E.
5:56 p.m. — A person who fell
at an address on Prairie Avenue
was taken by ambulance to the
hospital in Waconia.
6:05 p.m. — A woman fainted
and hit the back of her head at an
address on 16th Street E. She
was taken by ambulance to the
hospital.
10 p.m. — A citation for speeding was issued in the area of
Chandler Avenue N and Sixth
Street E.
SATURDAY, APRIL 23
12:12 a.m. — An officer
checked on suspicious activity in
a dealership parking lot in the
area of Dairy Avenue and 120th
Street. Everything was fine.
4:07 a.m. — Officers assisted
the sheriff’s office at the emergency room.
8:39 a.m. — Officers responded to a business on Ninth Street
E for a customer who was upset
about the car wash and was making a scene in the store.
8:33 p.m. — A gas drive-off
was reported on 13th Street E.
The person was found and said
the drive-off was accidental, and
went back to pay for the fuel.
SUNDAY, APRIL 24
8:38 a.m. — Officers assisted
with the Just Drive! 5K.
8:58 a.m. — A person on 13th
Street E with a medical issue was
taken by ambulance to the emergency room.
11:36 a.m. — A foot-powered
scooter was found on Eighth
Street E.
5:18 p.m. — An officer responded to a tenant issue on 16th
Street E. An officer advised the
tenant to contact court administration to see what paperwork is
needed to have the individuals removed.
MONDAY, APRIL 25
12:47 a.m. — A report was received of a suspicious male
standing outside the Main Street
Sports Bar on Greeley Avenue.
The male was intoxicated and
taken to detox.
4:10 p.m. — An officer responded to a vulnerable adult
issue on Hennepin Avenue N.
6:02 p.m. — A male was arrested for driving after revocation in
the area of McLeod Avenue and
13th Street.
8:26 p.m. — Officers assisted
the sheriff’s office with a vehicle in
a ditch in the area of Boone Road
and Highway 212 near Plato.
11:25 p.m. — Officers assisted
the sheriff’s office with a domestic
in Plato.
County Board Continued from page 1
that the Prime Health plan
will create a large enough
consortium that, in the long
run, counties will save
money, as will employees.
Commissioner Sheldon
Nies said the big issue is who
will pay for the difference in
premiums if the county
chooses the Prime Health
plan. If the county covers the
increase for the employees, it
could cost up to $190,000 for
the county. Otherwise, the
employees will be expected
to pay the increased cost.
With the exception of
Commissioner Ron Shimanski, McLeod County’s representative to Prime West, most
board members seem to feel
that the county should not
change plans at this time.
After a motion was made
and seconded to stay with the
current plan, Shimanski
moved to table the issue to
allow more time to investi-
gate the differences in plans,
and to talk to employees.
Commissioner
Doug
Krueger said that tabling the
issue also will “allow Prime
West a chance to respond to
our concerns.”
Melvin said a decision
needs to be made by the end
of May.
In other business, the
County Board:
• Approved a contract with
William Mueller & Sons of
Hamburg in the amount of
$168,897 for the rehabilitation of five to six blocks of
County State Aid Highway
(CSAH) 103 in the city of
Biscay.
• Heard that an open house
will be held Monday, May 9,
from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. at
The Depot in Hutchinson on
the Dakota Trail master plan.
Parks Director Al Koglin said
the plan is a step into getting
the trail designated as a re-
gional trail, which would
qualify it for grants from the
Legacy Fund.
• Approved a conditional
use permit for Calvin Dolezal
to salvage and recycle white
goods and vehicles in Bergen
Township. The permit was
approved with the seven conditions as recommended by
the county planning commission, plus two more: that not
more than 500 gallons of
motor oil or antifreeze could
be stored on the premises,
and that items could not be
stacked higher than the height
of a required fence.
• Approved the annual
ditch spraying contract.
County environmentalist
Roger Berggren said that 18
to 20 miles of ditches will be
sprayed on both sides this
year.
• Appointed Dr. Randy Jurgenson to the McLeod County Extension Committee.
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Trail plan hearing
likely to be feisty
Our view: Issue of funding trails
seems to have polarized residents
M
cLeod County will
be hosting a public
hearing Tuesday,
May 3, at 9:30 a.m., on its
proposed trail plan. The meeting will be at the Glencoe City
Center.
We expect there will be a lot
of debate at the hearing, and
we hope people present their
views respectfully and civilly.
The County Board’s 2012
decision to put $500,000 toward the paving of the Luce
Line sparked a lot of backlash
by many in the public, and it
divided the board.
In 2012, the county was still
struggling with a flagging
economy, and many thought
the board should be putting
money toward other priorities.
On the other hand, there
were those who argued that
the county’s financial commitment was vital to leverage
funding from other sources,
most notably the state of Minnesota. And proponents felt
that a paved trail would help
boost the county’s economy
for the communities along the
trail, including Hutchinson,
Silver Lake, Lester Prairie and
Winsted.
There is no doubt the 2012
decision left a sour taste in the
mouths of many, and lately
trail funding has become a
focal point for many. In fact,
10 of McLeod County’s 14
townships have passed resolutions asking the board to table
the adoption of the plan and to
do a cost-benefit analysis on
the impact of the paving of the
Luce Line.
The County Board commissioned the plan in 2015 at the
request of the park and highway departments. The original
goal of the plan was to make
sure that any trail improvements — or new trails, for that
matter — would be coordinated amongst the various entities so there would be no duplications of effort.
A trail committee was
formed to work with the MidMinnesota Development
Commission, and the make-up
of that committee also has
been called into question.
There are assertions that the
committee is “stacked” with
Hutchinson and pro-trail
members.
The real crux of the argument, though, is who pays for
what. That isn’t outlined in the
plan, because it’s a moving
target. But without a plan, the
county cannot leverage for
state legacy or bonding funds.
The plan is a tool, not a setin-stone blueprint for what the
county is going to commit to
over the next 20 years.
We believe the county does
need a trail plan, but it must
— as critics have suggested —
stringently weigh the costs vs.
the benefits each time it considers a trail improvement,
just as it does with any other
project it undertakes.
— L.C.
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Guest Column:
‘Kari’s Law’ could help save lives
By U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar
D-Minnesota
Kari Hunt of Marshall, Texas, was
going through a tough time. She was
separating from her husband of 10
years. And she had three children
under the age of 10 to take care of.
On a winter day a few years back,
Kari agreed to meet her then-husband in a Texas hotel in the neighborhood where they once lived. She
wanted to give her kids an opportunity to see their father. But that day
her husband turned violent. He
pulled out a knife. She called out for
her kids to dial 9-1-1.
Kari’s oldest daughter dialed for
help. Four times. She never reached
an operator. The first responders
weren’t alerted in time. And Kari’s
life came to a tragic end.
Why weren’t those calls for help
answered?
Well, the hotel’s telephone system
required that she dial a “9” to reach
an outside line. Kari’s young daughter didn’t know this. What 9-yearold would?
The first phone number most kids
learn is 9-1-1. Reaching people who
can help when emergencies arise
should always be that simple — for
the college freshman with a new
landline, the worker at a big office
building, and the family staying in a
hotel. Dialing 9-1-1 should always
connect us with people who can
help.
Kari’s Law, which I introduced
earlier this year with Republican
Sen. Deb Fischer of Nebraska,
would enact a national standard, and
make sure that any new multi-line
phone system put into place across
the country would allow a person
who dials 9-1-1 to reach an emergency operator without dialing a
prefix first. This bipartisan bill recognizes that 9-1-1 is a universal first
step in the case of an emergency by
making the steps to reach 9-1-1 call
centers as easy and common sense
as possible. Our bill, which we are
working to build support for, also
has a bipartisan counterpart in the
House of Representatives.
While our bill would create a national standard, many businesses
across the country have begun voluntarily implementing these directdial systems and the effort has widespread support across the hospitality
and hotel industry, including the
American Hotel and Lodging Asso-
ciation. Minnesota is leading in this
area — the major Minnesota-based
hotel company Carlson has made
great strides in increasing the number of its hotels that permit direct 91-1 dialing.
Our bill would also require multiline phone systems to be configured
to notify a central location, like a reception desk, when a 9-1-1 call is
placed in order to help emergency
personnel pinpoint where in the
building a 9-1-1 call was placed
from. While this provision is limited
to buildings where no additional
hardware is required to configure the
system, it will help paramedics, firefighters, and police officers know
exactly where to locate a person
needing help in many large hotels
and office buildings.
The first responsibility of government is to protect its citizens — not
only from foreign and domestic
threats to national security, but also
from unsafe products and unsafe
practices. A dark day for a Texas
family drew this problem to the
light. Congress should pass my bipartisan bill to make sure that no
family’s calls for help go unanswered. We can save lives.
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Question of the week
Letter to the Editor
Minnesota music icon Prince died
last week at the age of 57. What was your
favorite Prince song?
Where’s the proof of economic, health benefits?
1) “When Doves Cry.”
2) “Purple Rain.”
3) “Little Red Corvette.”
4) “Let’s Go Crazy.”
5) “1999.”
6) Other.
Results for most recent question:
Spring has finally sprung. What is your favorite
thing about the season?
1) Seeing everything green up — 46%
2) The return of robins and other birds — 15%
3) Major league baseball starts — 15%
4) Getting the garden and fields planted — 17%
5) Nothing. My allergies are killing me — 7%
46 votes. New question runs April 27-May 3.
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To the Editor:
The recently released McLeod
Trails plan makes claims about the
benefit of paving more bike trails
that are unsupported by the factual
data provided to date. No bank that I
know of would continue to shell out
dollars based only on vague projections of benefits. The McLeod
County commissioners should not
either.
First is the claim of economic
benefit? Continuing the now familiar claim that paving the Luce Line
Trail will cause jobs and economic
vitality will flow into the county.
May the taxpayers respectfully ask:
please prove it.
After creating 53 miles of trails
within Hutchinson, and an additional 20 paved Luce Line miles, paying
artists to display their work along
the trails, $50,000 in unnecessary
signs to show riders where to ride on
streets, and obtaining a bike-friendly
award for the city of Hutchinson,
Staff
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Copler, Editor; June Bussler,
Business Manager; Sue
Keenan, Sales Representative;
Brenda Fogarty, Sales Representative; Rebecca Mariscal,
Staff Writer; Tom Carothers,
Sports Editor; Jessica Bolland and Alissa Hanson, Creative Department; and Trisha
Karels, Office Assistant.
Letters
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however, must be signed. Private
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editor. loric@glencoenews.com.
exactly what is the benefit realized?
Can you name one company that
moved here because of the trails? Is
the industrial park expanding? At a
minimum, has there at least been an
increase in bike sales, the most logical business to increase because of
more trails? Can Hutchinson City
Councilor Chad Czmowski update
us all on how business is at his Outdoor Motion Bike Shop in downtown Hutchinson is growing?
Frankly, if his bicycle business, on
Main Street in the heart of Hutchinson, isn’t booming by now, please
name the other Hutchinson businesses who are seeing a payback from
these millions of taxpayer dollars already spent for trails to date.
In particular, the McLeod Trails
plan claims that “Consumer spending at Minnesota Trails (2008)” and
equipment expenditures was an incredible $3.26 billion dollars (Page
I-4)! Can the source of this incredible figure tell us how much actual
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, Lori Copler, at 320-864-5518, or
loric@glencoenews.com.
consumer spending was spent for
trails in McLeod County for any period of time? It’s been eight years
since 2008. This should be readily
available.
Second, a claim of improved
health has been made from more
paved trails. After considering the
above spending for Hutchinson and
Luce Line, can someone present
measurable improvements in health
for the residents of Hutchinson who
already have the use of the exercise
benefits of these trails as compared
to either Hutchinson before the trailbuilding began or as compared to
the areas of McLeod County without
paved trails?
Can the designated committee
leader of the McLeod Trails Committee please address these questions?
Jim Bobier
Hutchinson
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Library News
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Bonding, trails, Real ID, budget
all topics at town hall gathering
By Lori Copler
Editor
Trails. Bonding. Real ID.
Tax relief. The buffer law.
All were topics of conversation Saturday morning as
state Sen. Scott Newman, RHutchinson, and state Rep.
Glenn Gruenhagen, R-Glencoe, hosted a town hall meeting at Unhinged! Pizza in
Glencoe.
Each legislator gave a brief
recap of what was happening
in their respective chambers
at the capitol, then opened the
discussion to the 15 attendees
to hear questions and concerns.
Newman noted that the
buffer law had been revised
and was on its way to the
governor (he has since signed
it).
Newman said new language clarifies that the law
does not apply to private waterways and made other
changes.
“I don’t think it’s over,”
Newman said of changes to
the buffer law, “but what the
bill that was passed was better than what was passed last
year.”
Gruenhagen said he was
disappointed with the law because he felt the government
was “taking private property
and telling owners what to do
with it without compensation.”
Gruenhagen also reported
on efforts on tax reform, from
reducing or eliminating taxes
on Social Security and veterans benefits to commercial
property tax relief.
“We’re only one of a few
states that tax Social Security
benefits,” said Gruenhagen.
Also included in the tax
bill is a provision to reform
the property tax farmers pay
on school building bonds, by
reducing the tax by 50 percent per acre.
Trails
Jim Bobier of Hutchinson
raised the issue of trails, particularly in light of the newly
drafted McLeod County
Trails Plan that will be the
subject of a public hearing at
next Tuesday’s McLeod
County Board meeting.
Bobier had a chart that he
said showed that the make-up
of the trail committee was
“stacked” toward trail proponents.
He noted that 10 of 14
McLeod County townships
had passed resolutions asking
the county to table the adoption of the plan until a costbenefit analysis could be
done on the paving of the
Luce Line Trail, which was
recently completed. Bobier
said residents want to know if
traffic on the trails and the
economy increased enough to
justify the cost of paving the
trail.
Bobier also said he appreciated the efforts of the legislators to create a fee for the
use of trails to help raise revenue.
“A user fee is appropriate,”
said Bobier. “Snowmobilers
and horse riders already have
to pay, so should people who
walk or ride.”
Earl Dammann of Glencoe
said he agreed with Bobier on
the user fee issue.
“Everyone wants everything for free,” said
Dammann. “Well, somebody
has to pay.”
Real ID
Newman and Gruenhagen
reported on efforts to comply
with the federal Real ID mandate, which requires a special
ID to access federal buildings
and for flying.
Real ID, also known as an
enhanced driver’s license,
does have some advantages,
Newman said. The ID contains a computer chip to better identify the holder.
For example, he said, Real
ID or an enhanced driver’s license will allow holders to
cross borders into Canada,
Mexico and some Caribbean
countries without a passport,
expediting that process.
But both legislators were
concerned about requiring
everyone to have Real ID, especially if they don’t travel or
have no intention of going to
a federal building.
“If you don’t want to, you
shouldn’t have to,” said Gruenhagen.
Both also were concerned
about the personal information that would be collected
on the chips, and if that information would be secure.
Newman said the Senate is
looking at up to three options
— non-compliant, which is a
basic driver ’s license, enhanced ID, and then the fullblown Real ID.
Gruenhagen said the House
is tending toward a one-track
approach, that everyone gets
a Real ID.
Bonding
This is a bonding session,
and Plato City Councilor
LeeAnn Wood asked about
the status of a Plato application for funding to make its
community hall handicapped
accessible.
Newman said the bonding
bill will probably provide
funding of about $800,000 to
$1 billion; unfortunately,
there are requests that total
over $4.5 billion.
Both Newman and Gruenhagen said that one of the
Legislature’s toughest jobs is
sorting out the requests and
prioritizing them for funding.
Newman said many requests were received from
municipalities asking for
funding to help them retool
wastewater treatment systems
to comply with new Minnesota Pollution Control
Agency (MPCA) mandates
regarding phosphorous and
nitrogen levels.
Newman said a longtime
goal of some legislators is to
create legislation that would
require a cost-benefit analysis
before new mandates were
imposed.
Norman Schwarze, mayor
of Brownton, said that was
his concern and why he attended the town hall meeting.
“These small towns can’t
afford it,” Schwarze said.
First Lutheran to conduct online child care survey
First Evangelical Lutheran
Church has partnered with
Perspectives Consulting
Group, Inc., to conduct a
child care feasibility study to
determine the need for quality
child care in the Glencoe
area.
Because of changes in state
laws regulating home day
cares, First Evangelical
Lutheran Church is concerned
about the availability of quality child care in the Glencoe
area. First Evangelical
Lutheran Church currently
has a successful preschool
and kindergarten through
eighth-grade school, and is
exploring the possibility of
opening a child development
center.
The child care feasibility
study will help First Evangelical Lutheran Church understand the current need for
quality child care and how
that need is being met. As
part of this study, parents of
children under age 6 in the
Glencoe area are being asked
to participate in a short, simple, online survey about the
need for quality child care in
the Glencoe area. The link to
the online survey is available
on First Evangelical Lutheran
Church’s website at www.
firstglencoe.org from Monday, May 2, through Tuesday,
May 17. Parents are encouraged to participate even if
they do not currently use
child care, as their opinions
will be important to this
study.
Residents with questions
about the survey should contact Bruce Donnay at 320864-4159.
First Evangelical Lutheran
Church is located at Ives Avenue and 13th Street, one
block east of the Hennepin
Avenue and 13th Street corner of State Highway 22 in
Glencoe, Minnesota. First
Lutheran Preschool offers a
warm and loving environment
for children ages 3 and 4.
First Lutheran School serves
children in kindergarten
through eighth grade in the
Glencoe and surrounding
communities by providing a
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fund vital programs, services
and cutting-edge research.
Participants will meet Sunday, May 1, at Masonic West
River Park and will walk a
multi-mile scenic route. The
society will provide walkers
with snacks, refreshments
and a finish line celebration.
Registration for Walk MS:
Hutchinson starts at 10 a.m.
with the walk officially beginning at 11 a.m. Visit
WalkMS.org for additional
information, or contact the
Walk MS Team at 855-3721331.
Woman hurt
in accident
An Arlington woman suffered minor injuries in a onevehicle accident early Saturday morning.
According to the Sibley
County Sheriff ’s Office,
Tamara Kaye Robinson, 51,
of Arlington, was driving a
2012 GMC Terrain on 441st
Avenue in Kelso Township,
about 5 miles southeast of
Gaylord, when her vehicle hit
a mailbox.
Robinson was taken by the
Arlington Ambulance to the
Ridgeview Sibley Medical
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712 E. 13th St., Glencoe
Income Tax Preparation
Business, Farm, Personal, Estate &
Gift Returns
Monthly Accounting, Payroll
& Financial Statements
Jerry Scharpe, CPA
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320-286-5695 or 888-286-5695
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The National Multiple
Sclerosis (MS) Society,
Upper Midwest Chapter Walk
MS: Christopher & Banks
Hutchinson Walk 2016 is this
Sunday, May 1. Nearly 200
people will come together to
raise nearly $22,000 for people affected by MS that will
The monthly Abundant
Table community meal is set
for Wednesday, May 4, in the
Christ Lutheran Church
Basement Fellowship Hall,
1820 Knight Ave., Glencoe.
Doors open at 4:30 p.m.
for fellowship, followed by
the meal at 5 p.m.
This month’s menu includes ham salad and chicken
salad croissant sandwiches,
potato chips, glazed fruit
salad, vegetables and dip and
chocolate cake.
The meal is free and open
to all, including families and
children, the elderly and anyone seeking fellowship or a
helping hand.
Please call Christ Lutheran
Church at 320-864-4549 so
that it can prepare for your
presence.
Trust Your Hearing
to a “Doctor of Audiology!”
Chiropractic Center
Walk MS event May 1 in Hutch
use at the library.
The Friends of the Glencoe
Library geranium sales continue into May. To order the
4-inch planted geraniums for
a nominal cost, talk to a
member of the Friends of the
Library or stop in the library
and see a librarian. Geranium
plant pick-up, just in time for
Mother’s Day, is Friday, May
6, from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m., and
Saturday, May 7, from 9 a.m.
to 11 a.m., in the library parking lot. Proceeds from the
geranium sales will fund children’s audio book collection
additions and special holiday
programming and new travel
books for the adult collection.
What a wonderful gift for
Mom!
Parents, now is the time to
update your children’s library
cards before their summer
reading trips to the Glencoe
Library. Bring in your driver’s license and library cards
to be updated. What a wonderful summer activity to
help your child stay at grade
level by reading during the
summer months away from
school. More information
will follow for the Summer
Reading Program Activity
Days beginning in June.
Library information is
found on the Glencoe Library
website: www.glencoe.lib.mn
.us.
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Gruenhagen, left, and state Sen. Scott
Newman hosted one in Glencoe Saturday morning.
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Chronicle photo by Lori Copler
Local state legislators held a series of
town hall meetings throughout the area
Friday and Saturday. State Rep. Glenn
The Glencoe Public Library will be celebrating National Children’s Book Week
during May 2-7. Activities include:
Monday, May 2, is Movie
Monday at 3 p.m. A G or PG
movie will be showing. No
registration is needed; just
come and enjoy a movie after
school.
Tuesday, May 3, is toddler
storytime at 10:30 a.m. and
Lego League at 6 p.m. for
ages 6 years and older.
Wednesday, May 4, is the
“May the 4th Party,” celebrated by Star Wars fans at
the Brownton Library at 4
p.m. Please talk with Miss
Gabby for registering by Friday, April 29. A Trailblazer
bus is available and donated
by the Friends of the Glencoe
Library for transportation.
Thursday, May 5, is Craft
Day from 3 p.m to 6 p.m.,
and Friday, May 6, is Craft
Day from 3 p.m to 4:30 p.m.
The Glencoe Library will
have materials and directions
and samples to make a takehome craft or card for Mother’s Day.
Saturday, May 7, is toddler
storytime at 10:30 a.m.
Guessing jars and sign-ups
for free books are going on
all week. Parents, bring your
children or students to the
Glencoe Library and find out
new things to do and see and
Abundant
Table meal
set May 4
Experience the
Difference
OPTOMETRISTS
*Paul G. Eklof, O.D.
*Katie N. Tancabel, O.D.
Chiropractor
Dr. Scott Gauer
Dr. Randy Johnson
Effective, caring doctors
Friendly, helpful staff
Convenient scheduling
320-864-3196
800-653-4140
1706 10th St. E, Glencoe
www.gauerchiropractic.com
Kid’s Glasses $98.00
Dr. Julie
Schmidt D.C.
Evening and Saturday
appts. available
The Professional Directory is provided each week for quick reference to professionals in the Glencoe
area — their locations, phone numbers and office hours. Call the McLeod County Chronicle office
for details on how you can be included in this directory, 320-864-5518.
The McLeod County Chronicle, www.glencoenews.com, Wednesday, April 27, 2016, page 6
Brownton
bike-a-thon
set for
Sunday,
May 1
Brownton
summer
rec open to
register
Registration for the city of
Brownton’s youth summer
recreation program is now
open.
Registration forms can be
picked up at the Post Office,
Security Bank & Trust and
the Brownton City Offices
and online at cityofbrownton.com.
Activities available for
boys include coach-pitch
baseball (second and third
grade), Peanuts and PeeWees
baseball (grades four through
seven), T-ball baseball (prekindergarten and first grade),
basketball (pre-kindergarten
through third grade and
fourth through seventh
grade), tennis (grades four
through seven), kickball (prekindergarten through third
grade), recreational games
(pre-kindergarten through
third grade), golf (grades
four through seven), and volleyball (grades four through
seven).
Girls’ activities include
coach-pitch softball (second
and third grades), softball
(fourth through seven
grades), T-ball softball (prekindergarten and first grade),
basketball (pre-kindergarten
through third grade), tennis
(grades four through seven),
kickball (pre-kindergarten
through third grade), basketball (fourth through seventh
grades), recreational games
(pre-kindergarten through
third grade), golf (grades
four through seven) and volleyball (fourth through seventh grade).
There is an activity fee,
which includes a T-shirt for
new participants only. Registration is due to the city
clerk’s office by Friday, May
27. The program starts Monday, June 6, and runs through
July 14. The time will be
from 9 a.m. to noon.
By Jake Yurek
Submitted photo
Girl Scouts clean up road, collect paper
Girl Scouts from Glencoe and Stewart
participated in Earth Day activities by
hosting a newspaper drive in Stewart
and doing their section of Highway 212
road ditch clean up. Pictured, sitting
from left, are Bailey Skala, Cierra Bullock, Brooklyn Fitzloff and Dakota Bul-
lock; standing in the middle row, Robin
Lueck, Hailey Hanson and Crystal
Wise; and, adults standing in the back,
Tammy Weck, Tosana Hanson and
Tammy Bullock. Also participating, but
not pictured, were Kim Fitzloff, Gerri
Fitzloff and Breanna Benner.
A very active weather pattern has set up over the Midwest, bringing plenty of rain to just about everyone. Over
the weekend most areas saw anywhere from one-half
inch to 2 inches plus.
We’ll add to that total this week as a couple potent
storms pass to our south. The first will hit to our south
late Tuesday, bringing a large chance of very severe
weather, so hopefully it missed populated areas (also 5plus inches of rain to some areas). This will spread a precipitation shield over the upper Midwest into Wednesday,
so that’s when we could see rains enter the picture.
The second will again pass to our south and some indications point to it staying from the Minnesota-Iowa border south, but I think we may clip this one as well. Unfortunately, the second will happen on Saturday, so you
may have to dodge raindrops if you have weekend plans.
Sunday we should dry out a little bit with only scattered morning showers. The rainy pattern may linger into
next week as well, but it’s hard to say for sure with the
computer models changing from day to day. Highs for
the week will be held in check by all the rain and clouds,
typically staying in the 50s with lows in the upper 30s
and 40s. The gold star day of the week will be Friday as
we may actually get to see some sun (Thursday may be
OK as well).
Have a great final week of April; hello, May!
Ma dobry weekendem
Mit dobry vikend
Wednesday night — Lows 37-44; rain.
Thursday — Highs 47-53, lows 37-44; morning sprinkle, then mostly to partly cloudy.
Friday — Highs 55-61, lows 40-45; partly cloudy.
Saturday — Highs 52-58, lows 40-45; clouds and
showers.
Sunday — Highs 54-60; scattered morning showers
and clouds.
Weather Quiz: What are some of May’s weather extremes?
Answer to last week’s question (Why did it seem hazy
a few days last week?): Haze in Minnesota is typically
associated with higher levels of moisture in the air (typically summer or foggy days) or from leftover smoke getting blown in the upper elevations of the atmosphere toward us. That was the case last week as our air was coming in from the southwest, where there just happened to
be wildfires in Kansas. We also saw it last summer with
the Canadian wildfires.
Submitted photo
Remember: I make the forecast, not the weather!
First Lutheran students confirmed
Nineteen students were confirmed
Sunday, April 24, at First Evangelical
Lutheran Church in Glencoe. The Revs.
Dan Welch and Ronald Mathison officiated. Front row, from left, are Addisyn
Stuewe, Megan Siewert, Joellen
Dammann, Breana Templin and Adam
Schauer; second row, Hannah
Boesche, Michael Waibel, Derek Trippel
and Katelyn Ober; third row, Cullen
Lukes, Claire Witte, Courtney Richer
and Dani Tessmer; fourth row, Alexander Cohrs, Mikayla Beneke, Ethan
Bernstein and Maxwell Edwards; and,
back row, Welch, Jacob Schuch, Emily
Schuch and Mathison.
Brownton
seniors meet
on Monday
The Brownton senior citizens met Monday afternoon
at the Brownton Community
Center.
Winning at cards were Audrey Tongen, first, and Carol
Brelje, second, 500; Leone
Kujas, first, and Verona
Katzenmeyer,
second,
pinochle; and Norma Albrecht, first, and Lil Lindeman, second, sheephead.
Theola Fors won the door
prize.
The next meeting will be
Monday, May 2, at 1 p.m. All
area seniors are welcome.
Submitted photo
Honored for efforts
On April 21, Lucas Morang was presented with a plaque
from the Minnesota Lions Multiple District 5M Hearing
Foundation for his fundraising efforts over the years for
the Starkey Hearing Foundation. The Lions Multiple District covers all of Minnesota, Manitoba and western Ontario. The Silver Lake Lions Club submitted his name for
and made the presentation recognizing his efforts over
the past 10 years raising some $50,000 that was and will
be used for research and development to help the hearing
impaired. Morang is a junior at Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted High School. He is the son of Donna Morang and Joe
Morang and grandson of the Marietta and the late Marvin
Neumann. Pictured is Morang receiving the plaque from
the Silver Lake Lions Club President Joyce Zajicek.
Silver Lake City Council
Special Meeting
Monday, May 2, 6:30 p.m.
Agenda
Agenda:
• Review bids for tanker truck construction for Silver
Lake Fire Department.
Thurs., April 28 — AA Group mtg. next to
Post Office in Stewart, 8 p.m., call 320-2125290 for info.; Ridgewater College Concert
Choirs present annual free spring concert,
Christ the King Lutheran Church, 1040 South
Grade Road SW, Hutchinson, 7 p.m.
Mon., May 2 — Tops Weigh-In mtg., 5-5:30
p.m.; Brownton Senior Citizens Club, Brownton Community Center, 1 p.m.
Tues., May 3 — Brownton City Council, 7
p.m.
Thurs., May 5 — CINCO DE MAYO; AA
Group mtg. next to Post Office in Stewart, 8
p.m., call 320-212-5290 for info.
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Register to win!
Moms: register to win a
basket full of goodies for
Mother’s Day.
Must register by May 4th!
34th Annual
Stewart Firemen’s
Chicken Dinner
Sunday, May 1
At The Fire Station
10:00 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
9 for 1⁄2 Chicken
$8.00 for 1⁄4 Chicken
$ .00
Menu: Chicken, Potato, Corn,
Dinner Roll, Coffee/Milk, Dessert
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The Brownton Women’s
Club is hosting the Brownton
bike-a-thon Sunday, May 1,
with alternate rain date of
Saturday, May 7.
Children in kindergarten
through sixth grade may participate. Friends, relatives
and neighbors can sponsor
the riders either with a flat
donation or a per-mile
pledge. Children have from
now to May 1 to ask for
pledges or donations.
The pledges are recorded
on a sponsor/pledge form.
Packets containing registration, parental consent and
pledge forms can be picked
up at the Brownton City Office and Security Bank &
Trust Co.
Participants are asked to
meet at the Brownton City
Park at the Lions Shelter by 1
p.m. on Sunday, May 1, and
are asked to bring their completed forms.
The bike-a-thon starts at 1
p.m. and ends at 4 p.m. At
the end of the ride, hot dogs,
chips, cookies and beverages
will be served to all who attended, including participants
and their families and supporters.
The child with the most
pledges from each of the
three age groups will receive
a new bicycle, and the second-place participant in each
group will receive a $50 gift
card. The age groups are
kindergarten and first grade,
second and third grades, and
fourth through sixth grades.
Every child who rides will
receive a participation prize.
The Brownton Lions Club
is providing the bicycles for
the winners, and Thrivent Financial has contributed a
$250 Community Impact
Card toward the event.
Proceeds from the bike-athon will be used toward
Brownton community projects and events.
Weather Corner
Take-out orders available
Register online at
www.glencoenews.com/
content/
mothers-day-drawing
or stop by our office
716 E. 10th St., Glencoe
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Mcleod County Chronicle
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Dr. Burkart joins GRHS general surgical staff
Nora Burkart, medical doctor (M.D.), has joined the
general surgery department at
Glencoe Regional Health
Services (GRHS), where she
consults with patients at the
Glencoe clinic and performs
surgery five days a week. Dr.
Burkart’s colleagues on the
general surgery staff are Drs.
John Bergseng and Chad
Robbins.
Dr. Burkart performs a
wide range of procedures in
the operating room. Many are
abdominal surgeries, such as
repairing a hernia or removing an appendix, bowel obstruction or gallstones. She
also performs colonoscopies,
procedures to diagnose and
treat benign disease and cancer including colon, breast,
skin and thyroid, as well as
many other types of surgery
across age groups and conditions. Dr. Burkart uses laparoscopic approaches whenever possible.
“I like doing all types of
Dr. Nora Burkart
surgery,” Dr. Burkart says,
“but I have a special interest
in procedures related to
breast cancer treatment.”
Dr. Burkart started on her
path to becoming a surgeon at
19 when she began working
as a surgical assistant while
attending medical school at
the National University of
San Marcos in her hometown
of Lima, Peru.
“I was drawn to medicine
at a young age and was very
interested in learning about
surgeries,” she says. “It just
felt natural to me. Both of my
parents were educators, and
in my own way, I followed
their example of learning and
service to others.”
After moving to Minnesota, Dr. Burkart started her residency in general surgery at
the University of Minnesota
and completed it at the Medical College of Georgia in
Augusta, Georgia. While
doing research, Dr. Burkart
also earned a master’s degree
in health informatics at the
Institute for Health Informatics, University of Minnesota,
Minneapolis.
Dr. Burkart is a native
Spanish speaker but is also
fluent in English, French and
Portuguese. She spends a
week or two every year on
medical mission trips to perform cleft lip and cleft palate
repairs and other surgical pro-
cedures for underprivileged
children in Peru.
Dr. Burkart and her husband, Brian, live in Prior
Lake, but she feels at home at
GRHS.
“The hospital staff and the
people in the community
seem like a good fit for me,”
she says. “I really enjoy the
broad types of surgical cases
here. A surgeon doesn’t experience this much variety at a
larger hospital.”
To schedule an appointment with Dr. Burkart, patients may call GRHS at 320864-7750 or toll free 1-888526-4242, extension 7750.
Glencoe Regional Health
Services was founded in
1941. It includes a primarycare clinic, 25-bed critical access hospital, a 110-bed nursing home and a 40-unit independent senior housing complex in Glencoe, and outpatient clinics in Lester Prairie
and Stewart.
County
parks will
open
April 29
Submitted photos
GSL ECFE,
preschool take
field trips
The Glencoe-Silver Lake
Preschool and Early
Childhood Family Education program has kept
busy. The GSL preschool visited Helen
Baker Elementary to prepare for kindergarten.
Preschools partnered
with kindergarteners for
a full experience. Above,
kindergartener McKenna
Lindhal reads to preschooler
Savannah
Schultz. ECFE visited
the Mohr dairy farm. At
left, Madison Picha says
hello to a friendly cow.
Below, Raylan Sonnenberg, Valorie Worm,
Daphne Worm and Iris
Nicholson spend time
with a newborn calf.
McLeod County parks will
officially open Friday, April
29. Park hours are from 8
a.m. to one hour past sunset.
All six parks open at that
time. They are: Buffalo
Creek, Glencoe; Swan Lake,
Silver Lake; William May
Park, Winsted; Stahl’s Lake,
Hutchinson; Lake Marion,
Brownton; and Piepenburg,
Hutchinson.
Camping is available at
Lake Marion and Piepenburg. The Lake Marion caretaker’s number is 320-3284479, and the Piepenburg
caretaker’s number is 320587-2082.
Park shelters will be available by reservation. To guarantee a park shelter for a certain date and time, call the
McLeod County Park Office
at 320-484-4334. There is a
fee.
The picnic shelters are located at Buffalo Creek, Glencoe; Swan Lake, Silver Lake;
William May Park, Winsted;
Stahl’s Lake, Hutchinson;
two shelters at Lake Marion,
Brownton; and two at
Piepenburg, Hutchinson.
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People
Rolf plays with Barry Manilow
Shelby Rolf, a junior at Augsburg College in Minneapolis, was one of 30 members of the Augsburg Choir
who performed with Grammy award-winning singersongwriter Barry Manilow on April 7 when he stopped at
the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul on his farewell “One
Last Time!” tour. Rolf, the daughter of Dan and Jill Rolf
of Glencoe, is a music business major who sings alto in
the choir.
Son born to Fredericksens
Jamie and Andrew Fredericksen of Lester Prairie announce the birth of their son, Isaac James Fredericksen,
born April 11, 2016 at Glencoe Regional Health Services.
Isaac weighed 9 pounds, 12 ounces and was 21 inches
long. He joins sister Penelope Fredericksen. Grandparents are Jim and Bev Givens of Grand Ronde, Oregon;
Mark and Deb Fredericksen of Waconia and Jon and Janice Fredericksen and John Roth of Lake Crystal.
Daughter to Fasching family
Sarah and Max Fasching of Winsted announce the
birth of their daughter, Laura Ann Fasching, born April
16, 2016 at Glencoe Regional Health Services. Laura
weighed 7 pounds, 7 ounces and was 20 inches long. She
joins brother Leo, 5. Grandparents are Carol and Gerry
Bisping of Winsted and the late Stan and Jeanne
Fasching of Winsted.
Baby boy to Gomez, Cruz
Alma Alicia Gomez and Alfonso Cruz of Hutchinson
announce the birth of their son, Isaac Isaiah Cruz, born
April 12, 2016 at Glencoe Regional Health Services.
Isaac weighed 5 pounds, 6.8 ounces and was 12.75 inches long. Grandparents are Leonor Gomez, Alfonso Garcia
and Imelda Moemi Cruz of of Matammoros, Tamaulipas
and Aurelio Gomez of Brownsville, Texas.
Baby girl to Chance family
Amy Lynn and John Chance of Litchfield announce
the birth of their daughter, Lacey Anne Chance, born
April 13, 2016 at Glencoe Regional Health Services.
Lacey weighed 7 pounds, 13 ounces and was 20 inches
long. She is welcomed by sibling Angelyn Chance.
Grandparents are John and Kim Chance of Cold Spring
and Linda and Randy Ahrndt of Litchfield.
Submitted photo
Recognized for excellence
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) recently recognized 288 Minnesota wastewater treatment facilities, including the city of New Auburn’s, for maintaining
a perfect record of permit compliance during 2015.
MPCA Assistant Commissioner Rebecca Flood, pictured
above with New Auburn operator Robert Kloeckl, had
high praise for the award recipients. To be eligible for
this recognition, facilities were required to submit all
monitoring reports to the MPCA correctly and on time,
demonstrate consistent compliance through monitoring
or surveys and employ staff certified by the MPCA in
wastewater operations. The awards were presented at
the 79th annual Wastewater Operations Conference in
Brooklyn Park. The annual conference brings together
wastewater operators from Minnesota for training and
professional education. This is the 14th time New
Auburn has been recognized for excellence in operating
its wastewater system, according to City Clerk Wendy
Becker.
for
Brenda Fogarty
Sunday, May 1
Silver Lake Auditorium
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Obituaries
Menus
Albert Ardolf Jr., 90, of Silver Lake
Albert “Abbie” Ardolf Jr.,
90, of Silver Lake, died
Wednesday, April 20, 2016,
at his home, surrounded by
his family.
A Christian Mass
celebrating
his life was
held Tuesday, April
26, at Holy
F a m i l y
Catholic
Church in
Silver Lake.
The Rev. Albert
Paul Schu- Ardolf Jr.
macher was the celebrant.
Glenn Mallak was the reader.
Gift bearers were Jessica
Dressel, Ashley Boyer and
Savannah Ardolf.
Casket bearers were Jeffery
Mallak, Michael Boyer, Jeff
Kranz, Jacob Mallak, Jordan
Mallak, Grant Boyer, Nick
Kranz and Josh Hallquist.
Honorary casket bearers were
Sawyer Ardolf and Sydney
Ardolf.
Interment was in the Holy
Family Cemetery. Military
honors at the cemetery were
provided by Silver Lake
American Legion Post 141.
Abbie Ardolf was born
Aug. 19, 1925, in Rich Valley
Township, the son of Albert
Sr. and Josephine (Posusta)
Ardolf.
He was baptized and confirmed in the Catholic faith.
He received his education up
to the eighth grade.
Mr. Ardolf entered the U.S.
Army in 1953 and served his
country during the Korean
War until 1955. He was honorably discharged as a corporal from the Army.
On Aug. 27, 1957, he was
united in marriage to Mary Jo
Makousky at St. Joseph
Catholic Church. Their marriage was blessed with five
children.
The couple resided and
farmed in Rich Valley Township and shared 58 years of
marriage. Mr. Ardolf was a
lifelong farmer. He retired in
1993, but continued to help
his family and friends farm
until moving into town in
2008.
He was a member of Holy
Family Catholic Church in
Silver Lake. He also belonged to Silver Lake American Legion Post 143 and the
Sportsmen’s Club.
He enjoyed spending time
with his family, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
He also enjoyed dancing to
polka music, going to the
casino, camping, fishing,
playing cards and visiting
with friends and neighbors.
He is survived by his loving wife of 58 years, Mary Jo
Ardolf; children, Karen (Jeff)
Kranz, Julie (Jeffery) Mallak,
Ann (Michael) Boyer, Bruce
Ardolf and Scott (Shauna)
Ardolf; grandchildren, Nick
(RaeAnn) Kranz,
Jacob
(Kristen) Mallak, Jessica
Dressel, Jordan Mallak, Ashley Boyer and friend Josh
Hallquist, Grant Boyer and
friend Carissa Parpart, and
Savannah, Sawyer and Sydney Ardolf; great-grandchildren, Peyton Knisley Raiber,
Kadence and Brandtly Kranz,
Carter Mallak and Jase, and
Ezra Dressel.
He was preceded in death
by his parents, Albert Sr. and
Josephine Ardolf; brother and
sister-in-law, Francis and
Evelyn Ardolf; sisters and
brothers-in-law, Magdalen
and Marvin Miller, Alice and
George Humlichek, Myrtle
and Rudolph Urban and
Helen and Doc Annis; grandson, Jess Kranz; great-granddaughter, Talon Jade Dressel;
father-in-law and mother-inlaw, Thomas and Gladys Zanoth; and brothers-in-law,
Michael Zanoth and Denny
Worshek.
Arrangements were with
the Maresh Funeral Home in
Silver Lake.
Mabel L. Ehrenberg, 104, of Glencoe
Mabel Louise Ehrenberg,
104, of Glencoe, died Friday,
April 22, 2016, at Glencoe
Regional Health Services
Long Term Care.
Funeral
services
were held
Tu e s d a y,
April 26, at
First Evangelical
Lutheran
Church in
Glencoe
with
the
R e v . Mabel
R o n a l d Ehrenberg
Mathison officiating. Dawn
Wolter was the organist.
Soloist Dennis Wolter sang
“Amazing Grace.” Congregational hymns were “Abide
With Me” and “What a
Friend We Have in Jesus.”
Casket bearers were Randy
Ehrenberg, Steve Ehrenberg,
Mark Storms, Jarred Ehrenberg, Andy Storms, Mark
Steffens, Chad Kohlmeyer
and Kim Anderson.
Interment was in the
church cemetery.
Mabel Louise Ehrenberg
was born March 27, 1912, in
Hamburg, the daughter of
John and Maria (Klanche)
Dreier. She was baptized as
an infant on April 7, 1912, by
the Rev. H.J. Bouman at
Emanuel Lutheran Church in
Hamburg, and was confirmed
in her faith as a youth on May
21, 1925, by the Rev. Dysterheft, at St. John’s Evangelical
Lutheran Church in Helen
Township. She received her
education at the Helen Township parochial school.
On Dec. 20, 1931, she was
united in marriage to Ervin
Ehrenberg by the Rev. Dysterheft at St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church in Helen
Township. They made their
home on the Ehrenberg family farm near Schilling Lake
until the late 1960s, when
they moved to Glencoe. Their
marriage was blessed with
two children, Duane and
Diane. The couple shared 51
years of marriage before Mr.
Ehrenberg’s death on June 1,
1983.
In addition to being a loving wife, mother and homemaker, Mrs. Ehrenberg
helped on the farm. After
moving to Glencoe, she also
worked at Tonka Toys, Bongards Creamery and did
house cleaning. She was an
active member of First Evangelical Lutheran Church in
Glencoe.
Mrs. Ehrenberg enjoyed
gardening, fishing, playing
cards and her trips to the
cabin. She treasured the time
spent with her friends and
family, especially her grandchildren.
She is survived by her children, Duane (Romane)
Ehrenberg of Norwood
Young America and Diane
Sellnow of Grand Rapids;
grandchildren, Randy (Bobbie) Ehrenberg of Norwood
Young America, Steve Ehrenberg of Norwood Young
America, Patt (Mark) Storms
of Norwood Young America
and Kim Anderson of Ironton; great-grandchildren,
Aleisha (Chad) Kohlmeyer,
Jarred Ehrenberg, Andy
(Tyra) Storms, Jessica (Mark)
Steffens, Ashley Anderson,
Anna Loehrs and Betsy
Loehrs; great-great-grandchildren, Holden, Eaven and
Sullivan Kohlmeyer, Lydia
and Claire Storms, and Anthony Steffens; nieces,
nephews, other relatives and
many friends.
She was preceded in death
by her parents, John and
Maria Dreier; husband, Ervin
Ehrenberg; grandson, Shawn
Loehrs; and brothers, John
Dreier and Alvin Dreier.
Arrangements were with
the Johnson-McBride Funeral
Chapel in Glencoe. Online
obituaries and guest book are
available at www.hantge.
com.
May 2-6
Glencoe-Silver Lake
Helen Baker Breakfast
Monday — Breakfast sausage
pizza, mandarin oranges, apple
juice.
Tuesday — Cinnamon Toast
Crunch cereal, apple cinnamon
muffin, applesauce, orange juice.
Wednesday — Skewered
turkey sausage pancake, orange
wedges, apple juice.
Thursday — Cocoa Puffs cereal, blueberry muffin, fruit cocktail,
orange juice.
Friday — Whole-grain French
toast sticks, strawberry banana
yogurt, pears, grape juice.
Glencoe-Silver Lake
Helen Baker Lunch
Monday — Chicken nuggets,
whole-grain dinner roll, mashed
potatoes, chicken gravy, baby carrots, Red Delicious apple half,
pineapple tidbits.
Tuesday — Hamburger, potato
wedges, jicama sticks, banana,
applesauce.
Wednesday — Italian dunkers
with sauce, vegetarian baked
beans, jicama stick, green grapes,
peaches.
Thursday — Taco beef, flour
tortilla, brown rice, romaine, tomato, cheddar garnish, refried
beans, cucumbers, Red Delicious
apple half, pears.
Friday — Cheese pizza, caesar
salad, baby carrots, Red Delicious
apple half, mandarin oranges.
Glencoe-Silver Lake
Lakeside Breakfast
Monday — Breakfast sausage
pizza, Cinnamon Toast Crunch,
apple cinnamon muffin, applesauce, orange juice.
Tuesday — Skewered turkey
sausage pancake, Cocoa Puffs
cereal, low-fat mozzarella string
cheese, mandarin oranges, apple
juice.
Wednesday — Egg and
cheese sandwich, blueberry muffin, strawberry banana yogurt, orange wedges, grape juice.
Thursday — Breakfast sausage
pizza, Golden Grahams cereal,
blueberry muffin, raisins, apple
juice.
Friday — Whole-grain French
toast sticks, low-fat mozzarella
string cheese, Trix cereal bar,
pears, orange juice.
Church.
Interment will be in St.
Joseph’s Cemetery in Silver
Lake.
Bernice Mary Gehlen was
born Dec. 10, 1922, to Henry
W. and Mary A. (Matousek)
Podrasky.
She was baptized and confirmed in the Catholic faith at
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
in Silver Lake. On June 15,
1948, she married the love of
her life, Joseph W. Gehlen, at
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
in Silver Lake. The two built
their business, Gehlen Farm
Service, together in Silver
Lake. They were blessed with
five children, Joseph, Mark,
Mary, Paul and Jon.
Mrs. Gehlen was a loving
wife, mother and grandmother who was a faithful servant
of her church and community.
She was a hard worker who
enjoyed gardening, canning,
connecting with friends and
family on Facebook, and was
an individual who had endless energy. She was very
precise on how she cooked
and did her canning, having a
motto of: “quality ingredients
result in a quality product.”
She enjoyed living at The
Pines in Hutchinson and was
involved in many activities
while living there, including
the bell choir and Wii bowling. She started the welcoming club and the book club.
She also made sure everyone
had a friend, finding ways to
energize people through exercise class, bingo and keeping
running averages for Wii
bowling. She loved to keep
things organized.
Mrs. Gehlen was active in
the Legion Ladies Auxiliary,
Lions Club, Rosary Socialty,
St. Joe’s (Holy Family) quilting and the Holy Family
CCW.
She is survived by her children, Joseph (Pam) Gehlen,
Mark (Paula) Gehlen, Mary
(Tom) Quiring, Paul (Dianne)
Gehlen and Jon (Jennifer)
Gehlen; grandchildren, Joe
(Leanne) Gehlen, Lindsay
(Matt) Wegge, Sean (Angie)
Gehlen, Megan (Eric)
Skarnes, Jacque Gehlen,
Keith Quiring, Eric Quiring,
Grant Gehlen, John Quiring,
Kate Gehlen and Brooke
Gehlen; great-grandchildren,
Joey, Natalie, Mae, Elise,
Olivia, Ella, Audrey and
Jacob “JW;” and other relatives and friends.
She was preceded in death
by her husband, Joe Gehlen;
parents, Henry and Mary Podrasky; infant brother, Henry
Podrasky; and twin greatgrandsons, Willem and
Thomas Gehlen.
Arrangements were with
the Maresh Funeral Home in
Silver Lake.
Glencoe-Silver Lake
Junior, Senior High Breakfast
Monday — Breakfast sausage
pizza, peanut butter and grape
jelly Uncrustable, pears, apple
juice.
Tuesday — Bacon, egg and
cheese bagel, breakfast round,
strawberry banana yogurt, applesauce, grape juice.
Wednesday — Skewered
turkey sausage pancake, organic
strawberry yogurt, granola, strawberries, sliced banana, vanilla yogurt, peaches, apple juice.
Thursday — Ham, egg and
cheese on an English muffin,
peanut butter and grape jelly Uncrustable, fruit cocktail, grape
juice.
Friday — Pancakes, pork
sausage patty, Cinnamon Toast
Crunch, apple cinnamon muffin,
mandarin oranges, apple juice.
Glencoe-Silver Lake
Junior, Senior High Lunch
Monday — Chicken patty sandwich, crinkle fries, vegetarian
baked beans, pepperoni pizza,
cheese pizza, deli selections, carrot sticks, sweet corn and pepper
salad, Red Delicious apple, pears.
Tuesday — Hamburger,
cheeseburger, corn, bacon, lettuce, tomatoes, red onions, Italian
sausage pizza, cheese pizza, deli
selections, jicama sticks, cole
slaw, banana, applesauce.
Wednesday — Fajita chicken,
orange sauce, brown rice, vegetable stir fry, chicken alfredo and
broccoli pizza, cheese pizza, deli
selections, red bell pepper strips,
marinated tomato and cucumber
salad, apple salad, peaches.
Thursday — Taco beef, chicken
taco meat, flour tortilla, hard taco
shells, refried beans, guacamole,
diced tomatoes, romaine lettuce,
Italian sausage pizza, cheese
pizza, deli selections, sliced cucumbers, chickpea citrus salad,
pear, mandarin oranges.
Friday — Italian dunkers with
sauce, meat sauce, green beans,
pepperoni pizza, cheese pizza,
deli selections, carrot sticks, caesar salad, orange wedges,
pineapple tidbits, blueberry crisp.
St. Pius X School
Monday — Chicken patty sandwich, crinkle fries, vegetarian
baked beans, carrot sticks, sweet
corn and pepper salad, Red Delicious apple, pears.
Tuesday — Hamburger,
cheeseburger, corn, bacon, lettuce, tomatoes, red onions, jicama sticks, cole slaw, banana, applesauce.
Wednesday — Fajita chicken,
orange sauce, brown rice, vegetable stir fry, red bell pepper
strips, marinated tomato and cucumber salad, apple salad,
peaches.
Thursday — Taco beef, chicken
taco meat, flour tortilla, hard taco
shells, re-fried beans, guacamole,
diced tomatoes, romaine lettuce,
sliced cucumbers, chickpea citrus
salad, pear, mandarin oranges.
Friday — Italian dunkers with
sauce, meat sauce, green beans,
carrot sticks, caesar salad, orange wedges, pineapple tidbits,
blueberry crisp.
First Lutheran School
Monday — Hot dog on whole
wheat bun, baked beans, apple.
Tuesday — Spaghetti with
meat sauce, breadstick, romaine
lettuce, apples.
Wednesday — Chicken fajita
with cook’s choice.
Thursday — Hot ham and
cheese with cook’s choice.
Friday — Corn dog, potato
chips, fruit.
Intersection sign replacement
project under way in county
The McLeod County intersection sign replacement
project began Monday, April
18.
The project will not include
any road closures, but stationary construction vehicles may
be present along various
state, county and township
roads throughout the project.
ID Sign Solutions of Glencoe
was awarded the project.
The intersection sign replacement project includes
the removal and replacement
of approximately 430 intersection identification signs
(street name signs) throughout McLeod County. Existing
Intersection ID signs that
warrant replacement will be
removed and replaced with
Bernice M. Gehlen, 93, of Hutchinson
Bernice Mary Gehlen, 93,
of Hutchinson, formerly of
Silver Lake, died Sunday,
April 24, 2016.
Visitation
will
be
Wednesday,
April 27,
from 4 p.m.
to 8 p.m.,
with
a
rosary and
Council of
Catholic
Wo m e n
( C C W ) Bernice
prayers at 5 Gehlen
p.m., and parish prayers at
7:30 p.m., at the Maresh Funeral Home in Silver Lake.
A Mass of Christian Burial
will be held Thursday, April
28, at 10:30 a.m., at Holy
Family Catholic Church in
Silver Lake with the Rev.
Paul Schumacher as celebrant. Gift bearers will be her
granddaughters, Lindsay
Wegge, Megan Skarnes,
Jacque Gehlen, Kate Gehlen
and Brooke Gehlen.
Casket bearers will be her
grandchildren, Joe R. Gehlen,
Sean P. Gehlen, Keith T.
Quiring, Eric M. Quiring,
John R. Quiring, Grant P.
Gehlen, Lindsay K. Wegge,
Megan E. Skarnes, Jacque L.
Gehlen, Kate E. Gehlen and
Brooke A. Gehlen. Honorary
casket bearers are the quilters
of Holy Family Catholic
Glencoe-Silver Lake
Lakeside Lunch
Monday — Chicken nuggets,
whole-grain dinner roll, turkey and
cheese sandwich, mashed potatoes, chicken gravy, baby carrots,
Red Delicious apple half, pineapple tidbits.
Tuesday — Hamburger, ham
and turkey chef salad, croutons,
whole-grain dinner roll, potato
wedges, jicama sticks, banana,
applesauce.
Wednesday — Italian dunkers
with sauce, sun butter and grape
jelly sandwich, vegetarian baked
beans, jicama stick, green grapes,
peaches.
Thursday — Taco beef, flour
tortilla, brown rice, romaine, tomato, cheddar garnish, doublecheese chef salad, croutons,
whole-grain dinner roll, refried
beans, cucumbers, Red Delicious
apple half, pears.
Friday — Cheese pizza, mini
bagel fun lunch, caesar salad,
baby carrots, Red Delicious apple
half, mandarin oranges.
new posts, sign panels, and
hardware.
The project is expected to
be completed in late May.
The sign installation contract cost approximately
$19,000. Materials for the
project were previously purchased at an approximate cost
of $40,000. The project is
funded by a combination of
wheelage tax and county
funds.
Any questions regarding
the project should be directed
to Phil Schmalz, assistant
county engineer, at 320-4844362 or email at phillip.
schmalz@co.mcleod.mn.us.
For other county construction information, please visit
the construction page on the
county website at www.co.
mcleod.mn.us/highway/con
struction.
Up-to-date project-specific
information also will be posted on the highway department’s Facebook and Twitter
pages; username is “McLeod
CoHwy.”
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McLeod County Historical Museum hosts panel of current
firefighters, covers history of county fire departments
T
Plato
Though Pickell-Stangel
said there’s not a ton of information on the founding of the
Plato Fire Department, the
first Plato fire chief was appointed in 1898. Up until that
point, the city had equipment
but no department.
“It was all hands on deck if
something happened and the
citizens just chipped in,”
Pickell-Stangel said.
Shortly after the formation
of the fire department, the
city of Plato experienced a
huge fire that took out a block
of the business district and
caused $35,000 in damage.
Today, Fire Chief Jay
Wood said the city has 22
volunteers on the fire department. The reponders are unpaid and they go out to any
Chronicle photo by Rebecca Mariscal
Representatives from the local fire dement, Assistant Fire Chief Brian Lanpartments spoke about what firefight- genfeld of the Winsted Fire Departing is like now. Pictured above, from
ment, Silver Lake Fire Chief Dale
left to right, are retired fire fighter Ron Kosek, Hutchinson Fire Chief Mike
Knick and Assistant Fire Chief Lori Schumann and Plato Fire Chief Jay
Copler of the Brownton Fire DepartWood.
museum actually still has the
The Silver Lake Fire Deservice needed.
original bylaws of the Winstpartment is as old as the city,
The department protects
ed department, one of the
Pickell-Stangel said, with the
about 1500 people and has its
few. The museum also has
earliest records from 1898.
busiest days in March and
some of the original uniforms
The department started with a
July.
of the department, which
The department has two dozen members, a few ladwere highly decorative.
tankers, two engines, a rescue ders and an assortment of
Today, Assistant Fire Chief
pails. Records from 1900
truck and a grass fire truck.
Brian Langenfeld said the deshowed $11.65 in the treasHutchinson
partment has 22 fire fighters
ury.
The Hutchinson Fire DeToday, Fire Chief Dale
who answer 196 calls a year.
partment formed in June
Kosek said the Silver Lake
The department features
1884. The first fire the deDepartment has 28 members,
two fundraisers, both a
partment responded to was a
including one female memspaghetti dinner at Winstock
straw fire that Pickell-Stangel
ber. He said over half of the
and a pancake feed at the fire
said had been set purposefuldepartment has over 20 years
house.
ly by the chief and the mayor
on the force. They answer
The department has a boat,
to test the department’s skills.
about 150 calls.
a pickup, two pumpers, two
The two were fined 50 cents
The city does mail-out dotankers and a ladder truck.
for the lost straw.
nations every year and is able
Brownton
Now, Fire Chief Mike
to get more than the $11 in its
The Brownton Fire DepartSchumann said the Hutchinbudget.
ment
was formed in 1891.
son Fire Department has 32
The department has two
“It
was
first class in every
members that are paid on-call
pumpers, two tankers, a resrespect
and
its membership
for their services. The departcue van, a grass fire truck and
included Brownton’s best
ment answers about 450 calls
a pickup truck.
young men,” Pickell-Stangel
a year and covers 180 square
said was reported.
Winsted
miles.
Now, Assistant Fire Chief
The Winsted Fire DepartThe department has two
Lori Copler, the first and only
ment was formed in 1887,
engines, a ladder truck, two
woman in the department,
shortly after a large fire
tankers, a grass fire truck and
said Brownton has about 28
caused great loss in the busian off-road vehicle.
fire fighters who answer
ness district in 1886.
Silver Lake
about 75 calls a year. She said
Pickell-Stangel said the
70 percent of those calls are
medicals.
The department has six
trucks: two engines, two
tankers a rescue truck and a
truck for grass fires.
For fundraising, the department sells calendars and
sends out letters asking for
donations. The letters bring in
over $9,000 from the community, more than any other
fundraiser the Brownton department has done.
Between all the fire departments present, one common
problem was recruitment and
retention of new members.
“That’s probably still the
number one problem we all
have,” Schumann said.
The fire departments are
funded by property taxes and
individual efforts such as
grants and fundraisers.
The departments all respond to a variety of calls and
often rely on different resources at the county and
state level to answer calls.
“When you come up to an
accident scene you never
know what you’ve got,”
Kosek said.
In response to a question,
Wood said the departments in
the county talk regularly and
meet quarterly. Wood is the
president of the McLeod
County Fire Chiefs Association.
In the many years of service by all the departments,
Brownton Fire Department
lost one member in the line of
duty. Carl Hardel died from a
heart attack within 24 hours
after a call.
“It was his last and my first
call,” former Brownton fire
fighter Ron Knick said.
Hardel is recognized on the
Minneosta Fire Figthers Memorial at the capitol.
GSL presents ‘Rosie the Riveter’ Thursday
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By Rebecca Mariscal
Staff Writer
he homefront of
World War II will
take the stage Thursday night with Glencoe-Silver Lake High School’s premiere of “Rosie the Riveter.”
Opening night is Thursday,
April 28 at 7:30 p.m. in the
GSL High School Auditorium
will other performances on
Friday and Saturday at 7:30
p.m. and a Sunday performance at 2 p.m.
Audiences will experience
the story of a well-known
icon from World War II,
Rosie the Riveter and her
“We Can Do It” slogan.
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Chronicle photos by Rebecca Mariscal
At left, Rachel Bonderman, as Rosie O’Connell, keeps
order in the shop. Above, workers listen to news of DDay, when Allied troops stormed the beaches of Normandy, France. Pictured from left to right are, Madeline Kuehn, Stephanie Welch, Kate Kunkel, Leah
Bettcher, Molly Green and Grace Witte.
Hartley, Lili Mallak;
Margaret Miller, Marisa
Luchsinger, Marjoire Stinson,
Autumn Lindback; Tommy,
Alex Endres; Jasper, Jacob
Reichow;
Mary Jane Hilton, Leah Petersen; Lucy, Molly Green;
Martha, Madeline Kuehn;
Ida, Bryanna Paul;
Nancy Prior, Emmi Jerabek; Evelyn Richardson,
Grace Witte; Edna Clifton,
Leah Bettcher;
Bonnie, Kate Kunkel; Valerie, Stephanie Welch;
Linda, Haley Lukes;
Colonel Cole, Austin
Pinske; Henry, Jonah Tankersley; Mary, Marissa Kirchoff,
Melinda, Tina Bonillo.
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Jordan Doolittle, Darrin
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O’Connell working as a secretary at the closing Eddie’s
Auto Parts Factory in the
midst of World War II. Wanting to help the cause, Rosie
convinces Eddie to keep the
shop open under government
contract, promising she will
find the (wo)manpower.
Rosie herself rolls up her
sleeves and recruits her fellow women to do all they can
to support their boys fighting
overseas.
“Rosie the Riveter” is directed by Patrick Hiltner.
Tickets are $6 for adults and
$4 for students.
The cast for the production
is as follows:
Rosie O’Connell, Rachel
Bonderman; Helen Henley,
Katie Twiss; Eddie Kendrick,
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The Glencoe Lions have
scheduled their 2016 Music
in the Park series. There will
be five Wednesday evening
concerts, beginning Wednesday, June 29.
Five businesses have
stepped forward to sponsor
the entertainment, which will
be held at Oak Leaf Park’s
Shelter 2.
The schedule is:
• Wednesday, June 29 —
State Farm Insurance-Larry
Anderson will sponsor Carver Creek, a family band comprised of five siblings. They
provide a variety of bluegrass, old-time, Irish and
country music, always keeping on the cheerful side of
the spectrum. Each member
adds their own unique flavor.
• Wednesday, July 6 — Security Bank & Trust will
sponsor Allen and Matt Carlson from Hamburg, a father
and son duo who share a passion for music, especially
classic country, gospel and
hymns that entertain audiences with a positive, uplifting message.
• Wednesday, July 13 —
First Minnesota Bank will
sponsor The Flemming Fold,
which is an exciting and versatile family musical group.
This father, mother and two
young daughters perform a
wide variety of high-energy,
toe-tapping music blending
bluegrass, country, old-time,
gospel and Alpine folk music
with yodeling.
• Wednesday, July 20 —
McBride Chapel will sponsor
the duo of Jim and Mike
Wendolek featuring old-time
favorites. They are returning
for a fifth season.
Wednesday, July 27 —
McLeod Publishing, Inc., is
sponsoring Chuck and Jason
Thiel with music that is
pleasing to all old-time and
modern listeners, also returning for a fifth year.
The Glencoe Lions will
serve a hot sandwich meal at
a nominal charge at each
event. Proceeds will be used
to fund community projects.
The free musical entertainment will begin at 6:30 p.m.
If businesses or individuals
would like to donate door
prizes or cash for any of the
events, please contact Jean or
Ron Dahlke at 320-8645237. All donations will be
acknowledged at each event,
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By Rebecca Mariscal
Staff Writer
he fire departments
of McLeod County
have a history as
long and varied as the cities
they service. To honor this
history, the McLeod County
Historical Society and Museum has made the history of
fire fighting in the county its
theme for this year.
On Sunday, April 24, the
museum hosted a panel of
representatives from current
fire departments from around
the county for a “then and
now” look at fire fighting.
“We are trying to dig deeper into our history,” Executive Director Lori PickellStangel said. “History is happening as we speak.”
Representatives from Plato,
Hutchinson, Silver Lake,
Winsted and Brownton were
present. Pickell-Stangel provided the history of each
town before turning it over to
the panelists for a current
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ideas and photo submissions,
please email information to
Lori Copler at
loric@glencoenews.com;
call the Chronicle office at
320-864-5518;
or mail to
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or 716 E 10th St.,
Glencoe, MN 55336.
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Hollywood: GSL PROM 2016
Above, junior class officers Sarah Bandas, Katie Twiss, Amanda Husted and Jake
Fehrenbach take advantage of the second fun grand march to pose on the red
carpet. At right, Emily Muetzel accompanied by Mitchell Pinske on the Titanic display.
Circular, from left: Lili Mallak accompanied by Blake
Jurek, Leah Peterson accompanied by Giovanni
Ramirez, Mieko Folks accompanied by Jordan Tessmer and Kambri Tessmer accompanied by Alfredo
Pena.
Isabell Mallak accompanied by Cole Willock.
Jiana Posusta accompanied by Luis Duenas.
Students take another lap for fun! At right, Matt
Sanchez and Joey Torgenson horse around during
the encore march. Below, Ashley Bandemer, Molli
Cacka and Ashlyn Stuewe pose in the dates’ jackets.
Chronicle photos by Rebecca Mariscal
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