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April 6, 2016
GSL awards first rounds of construction bids
By Rebecca Mariscal
Staff Writer
The Glencoe-Silver Lake School
Board accepted the bids for packages one and three for its upcoming
construction project at a special
meeting Thursday night, with both
coming in under the expected cost.
“All in all, we are confident with
the numbers we got,” Donlar Construction Senior Project Manager
Josh Lester said.
Bid package one came in at a total
of $2,268,370, under the expected
cost of $3,064,374. This package includes the primary needs related to
ground work and the new gymnasium.
This bid package included eight
separate work scopes that were
awarded to different companies,
Lester said.
One of those scopes, the steel
package, did not receive any bids.
The board voted to rebid for that
piece of the project. Another scope,
structural steel erection work, had a
low bid that was much lower than
the others. J&H Erectors gave a bid
of $42,300 compared to the $71,400
bid from Maxx Steel Erectors.
Lester said Donlar would make calls
to double-check everything was correct before awarding this bid.
Cast-in place concrete work for
the gym was awarded to Evenson
Concrete Systems, Inc., for a total
bid of $48,790. Structural precast
panel work was awarded to Wells
Concrete for a total of $619,400.
The earthwork scope was awarded
to Veit and Company, Inc., for a total
of $1,242,520. Asphalt paving work
was awarded to Minnesota Roadways Co. for $114,790. Site concrete
work was awarded to Ebert Construction for $193,200. Fencing and
gates work was awarded to Stonebrook Fence, Inc., for $49,670.
The bid from Stonebrook Fence
did have a bid irregularity. The company submitted a single copy when a
duplicate copy was specified by the
bid call. Lester said this was a clerical error and recommended awarding the bid anyway.
The bids were accepted as recommended by Lester on 5-0 vote, with
Board Member Donna VonBerge absent.
Bid package three came in at a
total of $318,500 from Ryan Com-
Bids
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City Council hears
from residents at
assessment hearing
Chronicle photo by Tom Carothers
Orth Jamboree benefits 13 area families
Six-year old Paisley Lindemann, along with
parents Mark and Rebecca Lindemann were
among 13 area families that were honored as
part of the Tim Orth Memorial Foundation
“Jam the Gym” Jamboree at Glencoe-Silver
Lake High School on Saturday, April 2. Lindemann, a Glencoe resident, is contending with a
relapse of leukemia. All proceeds from the
“Jam the Gym” event are going to help defray
medical bills and other associated costs for
the Lindemanns, as well as the other 12 families. Saturday’s event was the third and final of
this year’s “Jam the Gym” Jamborees.
By Rebecca Mariscal
Staff Writer
The Glencoe City Council held a
public hearing Monday night on the
proposed assessment for the Armstrong Avenue project and voted to
adopt the assessments.
The Armstrong Avenue project is
a street and utility improvement
project that will cover about 10
blocks on and around Armstrong
Avenue.
Short Elliot Hendrickson (SEH)
Engineer Justin Black presented the
proposed assessments of the project
to the council. He said the assessments are required by state statute
in this project.
The total cost of the project is
$4,694,268 and $971,319 of that
will come from assessments. This is
about 20.7 percent of the total cost.
Black said state statute requires at
least 20 percent of the project to be
from assessments, so the project is
on the lower end of that requirement. Black said the assessments
are also lower than expected because the city received favorable
bids.
Payments for the assessments
will be interest free until Oct. 31,
2016. After that interest will be 3.5
percent. Black said partial payments are allowed and any unpaid
portion will be certified to property
taxes.
After Black’s presentation, the
meeting was opened to comments
and questions from the public.
Sandra Olson said property taxes
already went up around 21 percent
and now residents in the area will
have to pay for assessments as well.
She asked why the cost can’t be
split between the whole town, since
everyone will use the streets.
Mayor Randy Wilson explained
the city property taxes went up only
about 1.2 percent, and the rest of
the increase was in other areas, like
the school. He said the state requires the city to assess 20 percent
of the project, but the other 80 percent will come from grants, state
funding and general tax levies that
include the entirety of the community.
Dean Tucker asked about the
costs for street and utility work to
make sure Armstrong Avenue can
support Seneca Food Company’s
truck traffic in the area.
Black explained the cost of doing
so is coming from state aid dollars
and Seneca is being assessed for a
total of $473,318.
Council Member Allen Robeck
expressed his continued dislike
with the project, and said it could
be done another way. He questioned the 3.5 percent interest on
the assessments, saying the city
isn’t supposed to make money on
the project. Black explained the city
did bonding for the project, meaning it borrowed money with an interest rate, which it has to pay back.
The interest rate of the assessments
Hearing
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5K to honor Verdeck, advocate against distracted driving
By Lori Copler
Editor
ike Meyer thinks his
family has found a way
to both honor his sister
Penny Verdeck, and to find some
meaning in her death.
Verdeck died on April 26, 2015,
when she was struck by a vehicle
while riding her bicycle.
Distracted driving may have been
a factor in Penny’s death, and her
family wants to get the word out
about just how dangerous distracted
driving can be.
Meyer came up with the idea of a
5K run to honor Penny and spread
the message about the dangers of
distracted driving. It is set for Sunday, April 24, at Oak Leaf Park in
Glencoe. The theme is “Just Drive.”
“Penny loved to run,” said Meyer.
“She got me into it. I just had this
vision of a way to rally to the cause
… to share memories of Penny, and
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get the word out on distractive driving.
“I was trying to figure out a way
to make something good come out
of something really bad. If we can
save one person from what happened to Penny, if we can save one
person from suffering what we have
… it just gives it some meaning,”
said Meyer.
Meyer described his sister as “full
of energy. She was constantly on the
go. She was a runner, a biker and a
swimmer.” She competed in
triathlons, marathons and other athletic competitions.
Which was why he decided a 5K
would be an appropriate way to
honor her memory. Meyer said a 5K
is a fairly short event that walkers
and runners, old and young, can participate in.
Meyer said that while Penny was
a dedicated athlete, she was “even
far more than that. Until her funeral,
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even I didn’t realize just how involved she was in the community.
She just didn’t talk about it, because
it wasn’t about recognition. It was
about the community.”
Verdeck was a Sunday school
teacher, a member of the Glencoe
Library Board, a Girl Scout leader,
FFA ambassador and more.
“And above all, she was dedicated to her family,” Meyer said. “She
wasn’t one to just send her girls off
to do something, she was with them
every step of the way.”
Penny is survived by her husband,
Ryan Verdeck, and their daughters,
Morgan and Claire. The family resides in Glencoe.
Her parents, Dennis and Susan
Meyer, still live in Glencoe. Her siblings are still fairly close by. Meyer
lives in Hutchinson, as does sister
Verdeck
An April 24 5K will honor the memory of Penny Verdeck, who died
in April 2015.
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Looking highlights: Total
rain, 1.71 inches; total snow,
3.1 inches; high temp: 71 on
March 12; low temp: 10 on
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Happenings
Abundant Table meal set
MMS health services board
Meeker-McLeod-Sibley Community Health Services
will hold its quarterly community health board meeting
Thursday, April 14, from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Please
note the time change for this meeting. It will be held in
the large meeting room at the McLeod County Household Hazardous Waste/Solid Waste Management, 1065
Fifth Ave. SE, Hutchinson. The meeting is open to the
public.
Brownton Lions sandbox fill
The Brownton Lions Club will have a sandbox fill in
the Brownton area Monday, April 18. The sand is provided free of charge. To arrange a delivery, call Julie Olson
at 320-510-1426, or Joe Griebie at 320-779-1101.
Western Fraternal Life Lodge
Western Fraternal Life Lodge 34 will host the District
2 meeting at the Komensky School on Sunday, April 10.
A noon lunch will be served. The business meeting will
be called to order by District President Jeff Micka at 1
p.m. All members and interested persons are invited. For
more information, call 320-587-8728.
500 card party at Cedar Crest
The community is invited to play 500 at Cedar Crest in
Silver Lake on Wednesday, April 13, at 1:30 p.m., in the
dining room. The assisted living is located at 1401 Main
St. W. Refreshments will be served.
Republican Women to meet
The Greater Minnesota Republican Women will meet
Tuesday, April 12, at 6:30 p.m., at Harmony River Living
Center, 1555 Sherwood St. SE, Hutchinson, in the community room (down the elevator and across the hall).
There will be a brief meeting to discuss upcoming events
and speakers. Lesa Hueser will display the quilt to be
used as a group fundraiser, and the group will organize
the public political forum to be held at the Glencoe City
Center in September. Anyone with questions is welcome
to call Ginny Newman at 320-587-5965.
Sportsman’s Club shrimp fry
The Glencoe Sportsman’s Club is hosting a shrimp fry
Wednesday, April 13, from 5 p.m. until the shrimp is
gone, at the Glencoe VFW. Call the VFW for reservations.
Glencoe Lions Bar Bingo
The Glencoe Lions will sponsor Bar Bingo at the Glencoe Country Club on Saturday, April 9, at 2 p.m. Everyone age 18 and over is welcome to play for cash prizes.
The Progressive Game 16 pay-out amount is $1,199 if
you have Bingo within 63 called numbers. Food, beverages and pull-tabs are available.
GSL jazz concert set April 7
On Thursday, April 7, at 6:30 p.m., the Glencoe-Silver
Lake High School Music Department will present an
evening of contemporary jazz music featuring two ensembles, GSL Jazz I and GSL Jazz II. The concert is free,
and will be presented at the Glencoe City Center. Prior to
the concert, there is a pork chop dinner by the GSL Ag
Promoters FFA Alumni. The dinner starts at 5:30 p.m.,
and there is a charge.
Severe weather training set
McLeod County Emergency Management is hosting
severe weather training Tuesday, April 12, from 7 p.m. to
9 p.m., in the Glencoe City Center South Ballroom. The
training will be presented by personnel from the National
Weather Service’s Chanhassen office. No RSVP is needed. For more information, contact Kevin Mathews,
McLeod County Emergency Management director, at
320-864-1339.
Blood drives set in county
Area blood donors will have five opportunities to give
blood in McLeod County in April, according to the Red
Cross. The first blood drive is set for Thursday, April 7,
from 12:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., at River of Life Church,
170 Main St., Winsted. There are three opportunities in
Hutchinson: on Monday, April 11, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.,
at Hutchinson High School, 1200 Roberts Rd.; on Tuesday, April 12, from noon to 6 p.m., at Peace Lutheran
Church, 400 Franklin St.; and Thursday, April 14, 9 a.m.2 p.m., at Ridgewater College, 2 Century Ave. On
Wednesday, April 13, from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m., the bloodmobile will be at the Brownton Community Center, 310
Second St. N.
Plato citywide garage sales
The Plato citywide garage sales will be held Friday,
April 15, and Saturday, April 16, starting at 8 a.m. Balloons will mark participating locations.
Dennis Becker
Robert Clark
Douglas Schleisman
Joseph Heitzer
7 of 16 accused priests served in area
Diocese of New Ulm names ‘credibly accused’ priests
The Diocese of New Ulm
and Jeff Anderson & Associates law firm on Tuesday,
March 29, released the names
of 16 men who have been
“credibly accused of sexual
abuse of a minor while they
were
assigned
as
priests.”Thirteen of the 16 are
deceased, according to the
news release issued by the
diocese.
In a separate news release
issued by Jeff Anderson &
Associates, it was noted that
seven of those 16 priests
served parishes in McLeod
County, including parishes in
Glencoe, Silver Lake, Stewart, Winsted and Hutchinson.
Those who have been accused and who have served
parishes in McLeod County
include: Michael Skoblik, St.
Joseph in Silver Lake, 19651988; Douglas Schleisman,
St. Adalbert and St. Joseph of
Silver Lake, 1984-1993;
Rudolph Henrich, 1937-38,
Louis Heitzer, 1942-44,
Charles Stark, 1945-46, Dennis Becker, 1963-66, Douglas
Schleisman, 1981-84 and
Robert Clark, 1984-39, all
Michael Skoblik
serving at Holy Trinity in
Winsted; Dennis Becker,
serving at St. Boniface in
Stewart from 1990-1991 and
1995-1998 and at St. Anastasia, Hutchinson, 1987-98;
Rudolph Henrich, St. Boniface, Stewart, 1954-1957; and
Michael Skoblik, St. George,
Glencoe, 1952-1965.
Others who were credibly
accused of child sexual abuse
are Cletus Altermatt, Gordon
Buckley, J. Vincent Fitzgerald, John Gleason, Harry Majerus, Francis Markey,
Charles Stark
William Marks, John Murphy
and David Roney.
Four of the 16 — Fitzgerald, Heitzer, Henrich and Majerus — were not accused
while serving in the New Ulm
Diocese, which includes the
McLeod County parishes.
However, they have been accused in other dioceses.
“It is important that we recognize the credible accusations made against these men
and acknowledge the terrible
harm done by abuse in church
ministry,” said Bishop John
Rudolph Henrich
LeVoir of the Diocese of New
Ulm in the joint news release.
“On behalf of the Church, I
apologize for the grave offense committed against the
vulnerable by those who were
ordained to serve our communities. We are grateful to the
survivors who have come forward already and encourage
those who have not come forward to do so.”
Anyone who has suffered
sexual abuse by a priest or another person in church ministry is encouraged to report
such misconduct to local law
enforcement.
Crow River Habitat seeking volunteers
Crow River Habitat for Humanity of McLeod County is
seeking volunteers to serve as
focus team members.
An informational meeting
for potential volunteers is set
for Thursday, April 7, from
5:30 p.m to 7 p.m., at Main
Street Sports Bar in Hutchinson.
People who serve as focus
teams will be directly involved in the organization’s
work, including building,
family services, public relations and development and
faith relations. Each focus
team fulfills a specific need
within Crow River Habitat.
Habitat for Humanity is
dedicated to increasing safe
and affordable housing. As a
nonprofit, ecumenical Christian organization, Habitat for
Humanity is dedicated to
eliminating substandard housing and welcomes people of
all races, religions and nationalities to partner in its mission. Since its founding in
1994, Crow River Habitat for
Humanity has built 23 safe,
decent and affordable homes
in McLeod County.
For more information on
how to get involved, please
call Crow River Habitat for
Humanity at 320-587-8868 or
visit www.crhfh.org.
Bids Continued from page 1
pany, Inc. Architects Rego
and Youngquist Project Designer Luke Papillon said the
bids were under the architect’s projections.
This package is an equipment package for the project
and included new boilers at
the request of the district.
The installation of the
equipment from bid package
three will be a part of bid
package two.
Bid package two will encompass the rest of the construction project. Papillon
said a call for bids will be issued on April 15 and received
a month later. He said this bid
package will include 20 to 30
individual scopes and will be
the largest package.
The school board also accepted a bid for the window
and door replacement project
at Lakeside Elementary and
GSL High School. The board
accepted a bid of $11,600
from WL Hall of Hopkins.
At the last regular board
meeting, the board voted to
rebid the project after several
incomplete bids were received. The low bid this time
around came in $25,000 less.
The completion date remains
the same for the project and is
set at Aug. 1.
Verdeck Continued from page 1
Christine Carrigan. Another
sister, Veronica Linngren,
lives in Milbank, South
Dakota.
Meyer has set up a Facebook page for the Just Drive!
Family 5K. As of Sunday, the
event had attracted over 100
entrants in the 12 days that
registration was open.
Pre-registrations can be
made online at
https://www.raceen
try.com/race-reviews/justdrive-5K. Registration is free,
but free-will donations will
be accepted. Those who donate $20 or more will receive
a T-shirt and goodie bag.
Water and refreshments will
be provided.
Sign-ins on the day of the
race, Sunday April 24, start at
7:30 a.m., and the run/walk
starts at 9 a.m.
Any excess proceeds will
go toward local programs that
educate young people on the
dangers of distracted driving,
Meyer said.
For more information, visit
the event’s Facebook page,
call Meyer at 320-296-3703,
or email him at meyermike
71@gmail.com.
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Legion Post 95 meets April 7
The Glencoe American Legion Post 95 will meet
Thursday, April 7, at 7 p.m., in the VFW basement.
Degree of Honor 182 meeting
Silver Lake Degree of Honor 182 will have it business
meeting Tuesday, April 12, at 1 p.m., in the Silver Lake
Auditorium.
SL seniors to meet Monday
The Silver Lake Senior Citizens will meet Monday,
April 11, at 1 p.m., at the Silver Lake Auditorium.
Wild game feed at Grace Bible
Members and friends of the
Grace Bible Church in Silver
Lake will host a special game
dinner Sunday, April 10, beginning at 5 p.m. with the
meal served at 5:30 p.m. The
evening is for people of all
ages and includes domesticated buffalo, as well as some
samplings of wild game, a
“Bird Dog Parade” and guest
speaker Phil Driver. Driver is
a farmer who has been involved for many years as a
volunteer with Special Youth
Challenge Ministries of Iowa,
which takes young people
who are disabled or terminally ill hunting. Tickets can be
reserved by calling the church
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McLeod County hosts forums on ag-related issues
Ryan Freitag of the
McLeod Soil and Water Conservation District presented
information on the new buffer
strip law, enacted in 2015.
Freitag said local officials
are still trying to wade
through the legislation.
“We’re just getting into
this,” said Freitag. “It hasn’t
even been a year” since the
legislation has passed. It was
signed by the governor in
June 2015.
And the new legislation has
sparked enough controversy
that it may well be amended
in the 2016 session, which is
currently under way, said Freitag.
In essence, the new law
calls for a buffer strip of grass
or other plants along public
normal water level,” said Freitag.
Another common question
is the responsibility for maintenance, since it is a statemandated program.
“Maintenance is the responsibility of the property
owner,” said Freitag.
There also was a question
about whether the property
set aside for buffer strips
would still be taxed.
Freitag said owners would
still need to pay taxes on the
property. Sue Schulz, the
county assessor, said the
property taxes on the buffer
strips could be reduced because they will no longer be
used as cropland.
Exemptions to the buffer
strip law include adjoining
property that is already enrolled in a conservation program; public or private water
accesses, such as docks,
beaches and watercraft access
areas; and existing conditions, such as roads, trails,
buildings or other structures.
Freitag said there may also
be alternative practice options
to the buffer strips, “but much
of this is still being developed, and it will need to be
approved by the soil and
water district.”
Freitag said there are some
funding sources, such as
Reinvest in Minnesota (RIM)
buffer easements, Conservation Reserve Program (CRP),
and other conservation programs.
Freitag said his office will
provide more information as
it becomes available.
CPI
County Assessor Sue
Schulz presented information
on the switch to the Crop Production Index (CPI) from the
ABC system of rating farm
land.
The ABC system rated ag
land with “A” being prime
cropland while “C” would be
the least productive land.
Schulz said the ABC system wasn’t necessarily the
most accurate.
“It was pretty much someone looking across a field and
saying, ‘yeah, there’s 20 acres
of A property there,’” said
Schulz.
CPI is based on soil borings. Field examiners did soil
borings in the late 1980s and
early 1990s, Schulz said. The
assessor’s office was able to
utilize that information by integrating it with geographic
information technology to
create crop production indexes on each parcel used for
crop production. Schulz said
CPI is not used for building
sites or “wastelands,” such as
groves and sloughs.
The crop production is
based on a 1 to 100 scale,
with 100 being the most productive property.
Schulz said CPI is very
useful to realtors and to
landowners who are selling
property. It also is helpful to
GSL teacher Haddad surprised with WEM
Outstanding Educator Award, $15,000 prize
By Rebecca Mariscal
Staff Writer
lencoe-Silver Lake
agriculture teacher
Rebekah Haddad
was surprised the morning of
March 29 with the WEM
Outstanding Educator Award.
Haddad was honored as an
Academic Challenge Coach
by the WEM Foundation and
Synergy and Leadership Exchange and awarded an unrestricted $15,000 and a crystal
apple.
“Shock,” Haddad said.
“Total shock. I’m still kind of
overwhelmed. I wasn’t really
expecting it at all.”
The Outstanding Educator
award recognizes outstanding
accomplishments and contributions to student learning
while the Academic Challenge Coach honors teachers
who are also exemplary
coaches of student teams.
Haddad was nominated
anonymously by a coworker
for her work as the middle
school and high school agriculture teacher and the FFA
adviser.
“To have your peers recognize what you’re doing is
huge,” Haddad said.
As adviser to FFA, Haddad
has helped build the program
to the 75-student membership
it has today. One of her FFA
teams placed in the top five in
state competitions last year.
She also started an FFA
Alumni Chapter to bring to-
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Right of way
McLeod County Highway
Engineer John Brunkhorst
talked about highway and
road right of ways, and why it
so important to abide them.
A right of way, Brunkhorst
said, provides government
with the property needed to
build roads and highways.
The right of ways are typically wider than the actual road
surface to provide ditch embankments, drainage and
easements for utilities, such
as electrical and telephone
services.
Some activities, other than
utilities, are allowed in right
of ways, such as driveways
and field entrances. Those activities require permits, however, Brunkhorst said. He
added that his office is receiving many requests for widening field approaches and
driveways to accommodate
today’s larger farm equip-
ment.
Brunkhorst said that private
parties also ask about mowing the grass in the ditches for
hay. That’s an allowable activity, but Brunkhorst asks
that those mowing for hay
contact the county highway
department. That way, he
said, the county won’t accidentally mow it or spray it for
weeds.
Technically, signs are not
allowed in the right of way,
Brunkhorst said.
“MnDOT is a big stickler
on signs in the right of way,”
said Brunkhorst. “The county
doesn’t get as excited, unless
it’s going to be a safety problem by blocking the line of
sight or some other issue.”
Brunkhorst asked that
farmers try not to farm into
the right of way, for several
reasons.
One issue is safety. Crops
that are planted close to the
road edge, especially corn,
can block the vision of drivers, particularly near intersections.
The other is that utilities
are often buried in the right of
way, and can be torn up by
plows or disks.
And plowing into the right
of way can also create erosion and cause drainage issues, Brunkhorst said.
Brunkhorst said that anyone with questions about
right of ways is welcome to
call his office.
Corrections & Clarifications
The Chronicle incorrectly
identified a Silver Lake PolaCzesky Days junior princess
as Eva Nowak in a photo
caption of the Silver Lake St.
Patrick’s Day parade. Her
correct name is Ella Nowak.
The Chronicle apologizes for
the error, which occurred in
the March 16 edition.
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LAKE LEGION
Thank You
Sat., April 9
7:30-11:30 p.m.
Chronicle photo by Rebecca Mariscal
Glencoe-Silver Lake agriculture
teacher Rebekah Haddad, center, is a
recipient of the WEM Outstanding Educator Award for Academic Challenge
Coach. Synergy and Leadership Exgether former members.
After receiving her nomination, Haddad compiled a
10-page application for the
final selection, but said she
was only able to share a small
piece of what happens with
the program.
“There’s so many more
things that go into that award
and so many more things that
have gone into that program,”
she said. “It can’t really be
summarized on an application
how much help we get from
change Program Administrator Mary
Hillman, left, surprised Haddad with
the award on March 29, with Haddad’s
husband Yusef and daughter Anara
there to celebrate.
the community and how
much time these kids put in
and how much work they
do.”
Haddad said she was humbled by the award, but said
the successes of FFA are not
hers alone. The community
supports the work, and the
students themselves put an
immense amount of work into
the program.
“It’s no solo effort,” she
said. “I’m incredibly privileged to have the chance to be
here and to be working with
the kids and their parents, and
have the support that we have
from the community and
from the staff.”
Moving forward, Haddad
said she will continue to
teach and work to be worthy
of the award.
“Now I’ve got a lot to live
up to and a lot to work towards as far as having earned
it is concerned,” she said.
“Keep teaching, keep doing
what we do.”
sessment portion was 20.7
percent, when it only needs to
be 20 percent. Black explained Seneca’s portion,
some of which is 100 percent
for certain costs, raised the
overall percentage.
Schafer said he heard a lot
of opposition to the assessments during the public hearing, and that the council
should look at another way to
deal with the costs.
Wilson said the council
needs to look at how the project serves the community as a
whole. He explained this
form of assessment is used
statewide. Council Member
Dan Perschau said this is how
surrounding cities, like Silver
Lake, Stewart, Winsted, Norwood Young America and
others, are financing major
reconstruction projects.
“The council needs to make
a decision for the greater
good of the community,” Wilson said.
The resolution to adopt the
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is to pay for the interest rate
to the city.
Allan Schafer, who said he
recently moved to the area
from Minneapolis, said he
read state statute 429 and it
reads the city “may” assess
20 percent of costs. Wilson
explained with the bonding
path the city is taking, assessments are required.
Wilson said he understood
the financial burden and concern to residents, but he said
the project is a needed improvement.
“I know it’s frustrating,” he
said. “There does reach a
point where we have to take
care of our roads.”
Lori Damann said she
agrees that the roads need attention, but is still concerned
about the financial burden to
her and her husband. City Administrator Mark Larson explained the assesments can be
financed over time and be
added onto property taxes.
Tucker asked why the as-
landowners who are developing best management practices.
While CPI provides a more
accurate land classification,
the three factors that most influence a property’s assessed,
or taxable, value are comparable land sales, construction
of buildings or demolition of
buildings, Schulz said.
She said landowners, realtors and others can access the
CPI information on a variety
of websites, including www.
acrevalue.com/map/MN.
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Buffer strips
water systems — such as
rivers and lakes — and on
public drainage systems.
Public waters must have established strips of an average
of 50 feet by Nov. 1, 2017,
and drainage systems must
have strips of an average 161⁄2
feet, by Nov. 1, 2018.
Buffer protection maps
showing designated public
waterways, with information
provided by local authorities,
need to be submitted to the
Minnesota Department of
Natural Resources (DNR).
Once those maps are received, the public will have
an opportunity to offer comment.
“This will be your only opportunity for comment,” Freitag said.
The maps must be approved by July 1, 2016. As of
last week, McLeod County
had submitted its information
to the DNR, which will then
develop the map.
Freitag said his office will
be sure to let the public know
when the maps have been developed. Those maps will be
displayed on the DNR website, he said.
Freitag said there have
been a lot of questions about
buffer strips.
One of the most common is
how a landowner determines
how to measure for the buffer
strip.
“They are to be measured
from the top crown of the
bank, or from the edge of the
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Editor
From a new buffer strip
law to land values, there have
been enough questions regarding agricultural issues
that the McLeod County
Board of Commissioners put
together several forums to try
and provide some answers.
The county hosted four forums over a two-day span in
Hutchinson, Glencoe and
Winsted to present information regarding those issues
and, hopefully, answer questions.
A Tuesday, March 29, a
forum in Glencoe drew about
60 people.
assessments passed 4-1, with
Robeck voting no.
In other business, the
Council:
• Accepted the retirement
of Public Works Director
Mike Drew, effective Sept.
29, 2016. “He’s done a really
wonderful job for our staff,”
Wilson said. “It will be big
shoes to fill.”
• Approved the job description for assistant city administrator - marketing and community development which
will combine the responsibilities of the event city coordinator position previously held
by Hannah Huttner-Hallahan
and economic development
responsibilities that the city
previously contracted out to
the Glencoe Chamber of
Commerce.
The council heard from the
chamber board that it would
waive the 30-day required notice to leave the contract and
supports the city’s pursuit of
this position.
The position will be full
time and have a pay range of
$26.50 to $33 an hour.
The council also approved
the appointment of Dan
Ehrke, who has previously
worked with SEH and the
Glencoe Chamber of Commerce, to the position.
Ehrke will earn $33 an
hour and is set to begin on
April 25.
Both the position and the
appointment were approved
5-0.
• Heard the city will have a
pre-construction meeting for
the Armstrong Avenue project
on Tuesday, April 5, at 1 p.m.
• Heard from Black that the
city will submit a formal permit to the Buffalo Creek Watershed for the Northeast
Drainage project. Black said
the city decided to submit a
permit for a 30-inch pipe,
rather than the 15-inch suggested by the watershed.
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Evening includes: Domesticated buffalo, samplings of
wild game (and not-so-wild game), deserts, door prizes
and a “Bird Dog Parade.” Guest speaker: Phil Driver with
Special youth Challenge Ministries of Iowa
(www.syciowa.org). This is a unique ministry that takes
handicapped and terminally ill young people hunting.
Tickets are only $5 and can be ordered by calling the
church at (320)327-2352 or Shawn at (320)234-9425.
Limited tickets available at the door.
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Freeman made
right choice
Our view: But not pressing charges
does not mean there are no problems
H
eadlines last week
declared that two
Minneapolis police
officers involved in the fatal
shooting of Jamar Clark had
been cleared.
That’s not entirely accurate.
What Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman announced
is that no criminal charges
would be filed against the two
officers. He ruled that they
acted within statutory authority in the death of Clark, who
was shot in the head during a
confrontation following an alleged assault.
Freeman laid out his findings concisely, thoughtfully
and logically, backed by thousands of pages of documents,
and we agree with him that no
other prosecuting attorney
would have come to a different conclusion based on the
evidence, particularly the
DNA evidence.
Freeman has been vilified
for some for his decision, but
those who disagree with his
findings need to acknowledge
that he also raised serious
questions about the incident.
Freeman said he has the
same questions that the public
has. In particular, could this
incident ended with some
other outcome than the death
of a young man?
Freeman was startled to discover that not all Minneapolis
police officers carry Tasers.
So were we. We have assumed
that Tasers are a standard part
of an officer’s equipment belt,
along with flashlights, handcuffs, radios and handguns.
Freeman also questioned the
technique used by one of the
officers to “take down” Clark,
noting that it was not a technique endorsed by the Minneapolis Police Department.
These are valid concerns.
While Tasers don’t always
work on combative people,
they are another option to try
before firing a bullet at someone. Neither of the officers involved in the incident had a
Taser.
The Minneapolis Police Department says that cost is a
factor as to why not every officer carries a Taser. The Minneapolis City Council needs to
rectify that lack of funding.
And while the officer who
took down Clark did not use
an endorsed technique, he did
what he had been trained to do
(by another department) in the
heat of the moment. Remember, all of this took place in a
span of just over a minute.
The Minneapolis Police Department claims that it is already training officers in new
de-escalation techniques for
emotionally charged incidents.
(Perhaps we could all benefit
from such training — it’s
needed by everyone from
playground bullies to presidential candidates).
And we need to remember
that Freeman’s consideration
of charges is just one of many
investigations revolving
around this incident. The Minneapolis police chief is still
waiting an internal investigation before deciding the fates
of the officers, who currently
are on desk duty. The FBI is
also investigating.
We have come to a fork in
the road: either we can move
forward with some improvements in how we relate to
each other, or we can regress
into anger, bittneress and even
more hatred.
Let’s move forward.
— L.C.
You can
vote
Guest Column:
Too much secrecy in government
By Lee H. Hamilton
We have a secrecy problem. This
may seem odd to say during an era
in which the most intimate details of
individuals’ lives are on display. Yet
government is moving behind closed
doors, and this is definitely the
wrong direction.
In fact, I’m dismayed by how
often public officials fight not to do
the public’s business in public. And
I’m not just talking about the federal
government.
City and town councils regularly
go into executive session to discuss
“personnel issues” that might or
might not truly need to be carried on
outside public view. And let’s not
even talk about what can go on behind closed doors when it comes to
contracting.
At the state level, lawmakers exempt themselves from public
records laws, underfund public
watchdogs, and exempt lobbying expenditures from sunshine laws.
“While every state in the nation has
open records and meetings laws,
they’re typically shot through with
holes and exemptions,” the Center
for Public Integrity reported last
year. “In most states, at least one entire branch of government or agency
claims exemptions from the laws.”
In case you’re wondering whether
this has an impact on real people’s
lives, it’s worth remembering that
thousands of emails released in the
wake of the Flint, Michigan, water
crisis revealed “what appears to be
an active effort by state employees
to avoid disclosure of public records
under (freedom of information
laws),” according to Governing
magazine.
Meanwhile, there’s no shortage of
efforts to keep the public from learning all sorts of details about how the
federal government conducts business.
Campaign contributors increasingly manage to avoid disclosure of
their political activities. Government
contractors are not subject to most
of the transparency rules that affect
federal agencies — even as more
and more business is being done
through contractors.
The 72 federal inspectors general
who are appointed to ensure the efficiency and accountability of the
agencies they oversee face constant
efforts to limit their access to
records. Routine information is classified and kept secret; members of
Congress joke that what they’ve just
read in a top-secret document was
taken from the front page of the
New York Times. Yet they themselves increasingly rely on omnibus
spending bills — which are put together behind closed doors by a
handful of leaders and congressional
staff with no public scrutiny.
Most notably, of course, secrecy
extends to national security issues.
There are some government secrets
that are necessary to protect, and a
balance has to be struck between
protecting national security and
openness. But the presumption
should be in favor of openness.
Those who favor secrecy should
make their case in public and not
rely on the old adage, “Trust me.”
Take the question of the U.S.
drone program. The overall program
may be necessary, and technical
means, operational details, intelligence methods are all rightfully
classified. But that should not be an
excuse for hiding information from
the American people about what
we’re doing with drones. Do we
want our resources spent on targeted
killing programs? Who determines
who gets killed? What’s the evidence on which we base who gets
killed? How many innocent people
have been killed? The American
people have a right to know what’s
going on. But we’re being kept in
the dark.
Openness is not a panacea, but it
makes good government more likely. Representative democracy depends on our ability to know what’s
being done in our name. We cannot
exercise the discriminating judgment required of citizens about politics, policies and politicians if we do
not know what they’re doing. Nor is
it possible to maintain the checks
and balances required under our
Constitution without openness and
transparency. We have to shine a
bright light on the actions of public
officials so that it’s more likely
they’ll act with integrity. Justice
Louis Brandeis gave perhaps the
most famous formulation of this requirement in his 1913 statement,
“(S)unlight is said to be the best disinfectant.”
But Judge Damon Keith of the
Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals put
an exclamation point on the idea in a
2002 ruling that the government
could not carry out secret deportation hearings without proving the
need for secrecy. “Democracies,” he
wrote, “die behind closed doors.”
Lee Hamilton is director of the
Center on Congress at Indiana
University. He was a member of
the U.S. House of Representatives
for 34 years.
online at www.glencoenews.com
Question of the week
Should Minneapolis police officers have
faced charges in the shooting death of Jamar Clark?
1) No, they were acting within the law.
2) Yes, they need to be held accountable for Clark’s death.
3) I don’t know.
Results for most recent question:
Should smartphone companies provide law
enforcement “backdoor” access to phone data?
1) Yes, it’s an important tool for law enforcement — 34%
2) No, it’s a violation of personal privacy — 57%
3) I don’t know — 8%
61 votes. New question runs April 6-12.
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County DFL convention had lively discussions
To the Editor:
The Democratic Convention for
McLeod County was held at Days
Inn in Hutchinson on March 13.
There were some logistical issues
that diminished attendance, but the
participants were energetic and very
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immigration reform that includes a
path to citizenship, along with a recommendation to reverse Citizens
United and its negative impact on
our elections by declaring corporations are like people. I have a shirt
that says “I’ll believe corporations
are people when Texas executes
one.” It hasn’t happened as yet.
There was much concern about
the planet, the presence of greenhouse gases, pollution of our lakes
and water sources and continued reliance on fossil fuels. Many new job
opportunities will be added with the
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County Chronicle strives to present
the news in a fair and accurate manner. We appreciate errors being
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promotion of green energy and renewable resources. Replenishment
of our forests should be an aim as
part of the global climate issues. Of
course, there was the ongoing issue
of repairs to the infrastructure which
is grossly underfunded because tax
breaks to corporations take precedent. There was concern about
health care for an aging population
and discussion about death with dignity for persons with illnesses where
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From the Stewart Tribune archives
100 Years Ago
From the Brownton Bulletin archives
100 Years Ago
April 6, 1916
O.C. Conrad, Editor
R.J. Podratz, the furniture
man, tells us he has plans and
specifications completed for a
large new store to be erected on
his two lots just south of the Odd
Fellows block. The new structure
will be solid brick, 48 feet by 80
feet in size, and a full two stories
high. Work will commence at
once.
Art Brandt has taken the position of assistant at the local
depot, where he will take up the
art of telegraphy.
Louis and Paul Tadsen had an
adventure Saturday morning that
they would not care to repeat
very soon. The kids got up bright
and early and started in pursuit
of muskrats along the Buffalo
Creek. They were hunting from a
boat, and as they passed under
the railroad trestle their boat hit
an obstruction, causing them to
lose control, and a little further
downstream the boat hit a tree,
which turned it up sideways,
lodging it against the trees. The
boys managed to crawl out and
get on top of it and then proceeded to use their lungs to holler for
help. Because of the early hour,
it took nearly an hour for anyone
to hear their cries. Lee Arnold
was the first to hear them, and
rounded up help. By the use of
long ropes, the men managed to
land the boys safely, but it was
thought for a time that the
younger boy, Paul, would drown
before he could be rescued. He
perhaps would have met this fate
had not Edward Mann waded
into the stream up to his arm
pits, and used a long fishing pole
to drag the boy to shore. Owing
to the fact that the creek is currently a raging river, it was
thought to be nothing short of
miraculous that the boys were
saved.
75 Years Ago
April 3, 1941
Milton D. Hakel, Editor
Four men from McLeod
County have been selected for
the April quota of the selected
service. They include Richard
Kucera, Arthur S. Pokorney,
Bronislaus J. Witucki and Raymond E. Howe.
Men are busy wrecking the
Beatty residence in the east part
of town. Art Hanke will build a
new home there as soon as work
can be started.
Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Richard
Grochow at the Hutchinson hospital, a son, on Thursday, March
27.
50 Years Ago
April 7, 1966
Charles H. Warner, Editor
A special election on proposed
building additions to the Brownton Public School will be held
Tuesday evening, April 12, from
5 p.m. to 9 p.m. The school district is seeking authorization to
issue $250,000 in general obligation bonds to add onto the elementary wing, add girls and boys
locker rooms, a music department room and a physical education room that could also be used
for wrestling practice.
All incumbent officers of the
Brownton Fire Department were
re-elected Monday evening.
They include Chief Elmer Podratz, Assistant Chief William
Pinske, Secretary Lester Al-
sleben and Treasurer C.D. West.
The resignations of two members, Marvin Spaude and Bruce
Hakes, were accepted. One new
member, Donovan Fischer, was
added to the department.
Chuck Peik, former third baseman from the Brownton High
School team, has been named the
captain of the Mankato State
College baseball team. He is a
junior at the college.
20 Years Ago
April 3, 1996
Lori Copler, Editor
Peter Maiers of Lake Marion
was one of two recipients of the
1995 state ethical deer hunter
award, given by the Minnesota
Department of Natural Resources. He was nominated by
Julie Olson of Stewart, who said
that Maiers took her son, Jeremy
Gettel, under his wing after Gettel’s father was seriously injured
in a motorcycle accident. Maiers
arranged for Gettel’s first deer
hunting experience.
10 Years Ago
April 5, 2006
Lori Copler, Editor
Form-A-Feed in Stewart will
use the state of Minnesota’s
JOBZ program for an expansion
project that will add 15 to 20
jobs at the animal feed and nutrition company. Marty Nelson Jr.
of Form-A-Feed said the expansion will include a new, state-ofthe-art manufacturing facility
that will reduce waste.
Nathan and Stacy Zellmann of
Brownton announce the birth of
their daughter, Taryn Ann, on
March 23, 2006. She joins an
older sister, Alyssa Kaylynn.
From the Chronicle archives
30 Years Ago
April 9, 1986
Bill Ramige, Editor
The Glencoe Municipal
Liquor Store will close its onsale business at midnight
Wednesday, April 16. The time
coincides with the expiration of
the store’s liability insurance.
The City Council voted to close
the on-sale rather than pay a 264
percent increase in the cost of
the store’s insurance premium.
The city will continue its off-sale
operation.
The intersection of Highway
212 and Morningside Avenue
soon will become a four-way
stop. The transportation department was asked to improve the
intersection after a series of accidents last summer that included
three fatalities.
State Rep. Gary Schafer, I-R,
Gibbon, posed with Gov. Rudy
Perpich and state Sen. Bill
Diessner when Perpich signed
the bill making 21 the legal
drinking age. The law becomes
effective on Sept. 1, 1986.
Carrie Weber, Marc Kuehl,
Michelle Krcil and Tom
Schmidt, all members of the Eagles 1 bowling team, placed second in the state Special
Olympics April 4 and 5 in St.
Cloud.
First Congregational Church
of Glencoe is embarking on a
$200,000 building project. Con-
struction is expected to begin
shortly on a 2,840-square-foot
addition between the sanctuary
and the education building. Work
will be completed by October.
20 Years Ago
April 10, 1996
Rich Glennie, Editor
Glencoe Country Club’s manager and golf pro are looking to
change the image of the club as
being an elitist organization.
They will be offering programs
that will cater to all types of people in an effort to boost the popularity of the sport.
The joint Glencoe-Silver Lake
School Board agreed to experiment with the schedule at GSL
Lakeside next school year by
going to a five-period schedule
for seventh and eighth graders.
The new schedule will allow the
school to better deal with the
number of students it will have
next year. It will meet the needs
of the students more efficiently
in the core subjects and in specialty classes like phy ed and industrial arts.
Handguns will be allowed for
deer hunting in all of the state
this year for the first time, under
a Department of Natural Resources (DNR) rule change.
Rich Glennie, Editor
The original inductees into the
Glencoe-Silver Lake High
School Hall of Fame were saluted last Saturday evening during
a banquet at the Panther Field
House. Inductees are Rick Witthus, Buz Rumrill, Dan Tschimperle, Jan Willand and Jerry
Style. The GSL Panther Association plans to add four or five
new inductees annually, choosing from names nominated by
patrons of the school district.
Luke’s Custom Framing,
owned by Luke Grachek of
Plato, opened for business this
week. It is located inside through
the Open Gate on Hennepin Avenue, which is owned by
Grachek’s sisters, Amanda Ortloff and Anne Grachek, and his
mother, LeAnn Grachek.
Ninth-grader Tate Haukos is
the lone Glencoe-Silver Lake
gymnast on this year ’s AllWright County Conference team.
Haukos placed 10th on floor exercise at the 2006 State Class A
championships, and gained allstate honorable mention in three
areas (floor exercise, uneven
parallel bars and all-around).
Brian Franklin is the new head
coach for softball at GSL, following nine years as junior varsity head coach and varsity assistant.
10 Years Ago
April 12, 2006
From the Silver Lake Leader archives
75 Years Ago
April 5, 1941
Delbert Merrill, Publisher
Joseph Lopour, 48, Hale town
farmer, died at Hutchinson Community Hospital on April 2. Funeral services were set for April
4 at the Nuwash Funeral Home
and the Presbyterian church.
Silver Lake community furnishes three boys and Glencoe
one, of the quota for the April 3
call for army service. The young
men reported April 3. They are
Richard Kucera, Arthur Pokorny,
Bronislaus Witucki and Raymond Howe.
Funeral services Thursday
morning followed the death of
Joseph Wozniak on April 1 at his
home in Silver Lake.
Word has been received that
the seeds donated by the people
in McLeod County and sent in
by the home demonstration
agaent have been received in
England.
50 Years Ago
March 31, 1966
Wilbert Merrill, Publisher
Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Cliff
Clasen (Theresa Navratil) of
New Germany, on Friday, March
25, 1966, at the Waconia Hospital, a boy, weight 9 pounds, 11
ounces.
Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Glen
Smida (Lois Marie Snaza) of
Winsted, on Thursday, March
10, 1966, a girl, Deborah Ann.
Saturday night, shortly before
10 p.m., the Silver Lake Fire Department made a run to the John
Kucera farm in Rich Valley to
quell a chimney fire. Late
Wednesday afternoon, it was
called to a fire in the LaSalle
Cleaners truck in front of Phil
Pilarski’s.
Thieves again broke into Mallak’s Elevator sometime during
the night Monday. Cigarettes and
candy were taken.
25 Years Ago
April 4, 1991
Ken and Dorothy Merrill,
Publishers
Shari Miskosky and Matt
Jaskowiak were named to girls
and boys state, respectively, by
the Silver Lake Legion and Silver Lake Legion Auxiliary.
The McLeod County Chronicle
Mr. and Mrs. Don Mielke of
Silver Lake and Mr. and Mrs.
William Kolling of Chatfield are
proud to announce the engagement of their children, Darlene
and Brian. An Aug. 3, 1991,
wedding is planned.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Haggenmiller of Henderson are pleased
to announce the engagement of
their daughter, Lori, to Michael
Penas, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Ronald Penas of Glencoe.
10 Years Ago
April 6, 2006
Ken and Dorothy Merrill,
Publishers
Joseph Dostal, 78, of Winsted,
formerly of Silver Lake, died on
March 22 at St. Mary’s Care
Center.
Jared and Julie Costephens of
Foristell, Missouri, are proud to
announce the birth of their son,
Caleb Jared, born on Sunday,
March 19, 2006, at St. Joseph
Hospital. Grandparents are Terry
and Linda Vacek and Jerry and
Faye Costephens of Missouri.
Great-grandparent is Mary
Jaskowiak of Silver Lake.
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April 7, 1916
Koeppen Brothers, Editors
Eddie Bethke last Saturday
morning “April fooled” so many
people that a couple of them got
busy formulating plans to get
even. Wayne Dunlap happened
to know Eddie was expecting an
incubator by freight, and enlisted
friends to find a suitable dry
goods box, which they filled
with scraps of lumber, etc., until
it passed for an incubator crate.
Eddie was then notified by the
depot that his incubator had arrived. After unloading the crate
from a freight car, Eddie carefully wheeled it to the house, where
he started to unpack, realizing
very shortly that it was April 1
and he had been the subject of a
prank.
Gust Bethke, who recently
bought out John Buhr’s farming
equipment, this week moved out
to the Dols farm just north of
town, which has been occupied
by the Buhr family for the past
few years, and will farm this
summer.
Albert Bethke now wears the
badge of marshal, having been
appointed by the village council
at Wednesday evening’s meeting. He replaces Gust Bethke,
who is going into farming.
75 Years Ago
April 4, 1941
Harry Koeppen, Editor
Saturday is to be an eventful
day in the history of the First
State Bank of Stewart, for it is to
be the day of the official opening
of that new and modern banking
institution. That magnificent new
structure, 28 feet by 50 feet, has
been completed and all fixtures
installed. Coffee and donuts will
be served to all who visit the
building between 1 and 4 p.m.
Saturday.
A crew of six men, four of
whom are local, have been at
work this week erecting a new
bulk oil plant for the SoconyVacuum Company of New York.
The four tanks, which will hold a
total of 52,000 gallons, were unloaded here Monday, along with
a vast quantity of sheet metal.
The entire plant will be located
in the railroad right of way just
diagonally across from the
depot.
Fred Wagner, oldest resident
of the village of Stewart, passed
away at his home Tuesday night
following an illness of about
three weeks. Deceased was 92
years of age and had been in
good health up to a few weeks
ago. Funeral services will be
held Saturday afternoon.
Nineteen children will be confirmed at St. Paul’s Lutheran
Church on Palm Sunday. Class
members include Gladys Winterfeldt, Eloise Rettmann, May Podratz, Zella Woller, Alpha
Gehrke, Delores Blum, Shirley
Wangerin, LeAnn Penk, Elaine
Witte, Lillian Lipke, Doris Scott,
Delbert Podratz, Leroy Gehrke,
Wesley Wagner, Melvin Blum,
Wallace Quandt, Jay Warmdahl,
Dale Bethke and Clarence Patzold.
50 Years Ago
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Wayne
Bulau (Shirley Koebnick), a son,
Robert Allan, at the Renville
County Hospital on Friday, April
1. He joins three sisters and one
brother.
Effective April 6, Superintendent S.W. Clasen of the Stewart Public Schools accepted a position with the Minnesota Department of Education in the
Adult Education Division. He
tendered his resignation at the
school board meeting Monday
evening. He has served as the
Stewart superintendent for nearly 11 years.
Confirmation services were
conducted at St. Matthew’s
Lutheran Church in Fernando
Sunday. Those confirmed were
Lois Proehl, Charles Rettig,
LaMae Schiroo and Eileen Zieman.
35 Years Ago
April 2, 1981
Douglas G. Seitz, Editor
A fund drive to raise $80,000
in pledges to develop a medical
clinic in Stewart will begin
shortly. The fund drive is the
outcome of a community meeting held Thursday, March 26.
Stewart’s population dropped
by 50 people between 1970 and
1980, according to preliminary
census reports. The 1980 population is 616, down from the 1970
figure of 666.
Russell Korson, 12, won first
place in the 76-pound weight
class of the Jaycees state
wrestling tournament held last
Saturday in Parkers Prairie.
April 7, 1966
Kermit T. Hubin, Editor
Conner Continued from page 4
imminent death is the outcome. Oregon has a law that
allows people to make choices about this issue, and it is
not abused.
When the conversation got
especially lively was when
the topic of pre-kindergarten
classes for 4-year-old children. There were educators in
the group and the advantages
of this were discussed at
length. The long-range benefits could include getting the
children engaged in education
at an early age to get them
started on the “same page” as
their peers who had advantages that parental wealth
could provide. Once the child
is “left behind,” it is extremely difficult to catch up. Societal integration at this age is
much easier because children
don’t see differences, they see
playmates and friends. Longrange benefits are an educat-
ed work force, giving children a fair shake at the
“American Dream,” and trying to level the playing field.
Statistics from “Head Start”
program were for every dollar
invested, there was an $8
payback. Where can you get
that kind of ROI — business
talk for return on investment.
Follow-up discussion on
this issue was held at my
Thursday morning group of
diverse people, where one of
our members is also on the
School Board. He indicated
there was much more to consider other than just wanting
it to happen. There are physical plants, facilitator training,
curriculum, etc., so this is a
definite long-range plan to
bring this about. Would this
be worth it in the long run?
Yes – the benefits to society,
the work place, law enforcement, judicial issues, even in-
carcerations would decrease.
These are complex issues, but
I think it would be a start in
the right direction.
All in all, I was encouraged
by the young people who
were at the convention by
their concern for not only the
immediate future, but their
far-reaching concern for the
planet, society, jobs, health
care, and political implications of elections. These are
the people who have to live in
the world that we (of a certain
age) have created. We need to
be there to help them shape
the world in which they want
to live by helping them realize some of the ideas that
were discussed at this gathering.
Not once was there mention of bathrooms for transgender persons.
Jan Conner
Hutchinson
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Holy
Trinity
releases
honor roll
Holy Trinity School released its 2015-16 honor roll
for the third quarter for students in fifth through 12th
grade.
“A” honor roll
Fifth grade: Elizabeth
Lachermeier, Sarah Mendiola, Hallie Millerbernd, Allison Pokornowski and Carly
Wolter.
Sixth grade: Aaron Bebo,
Rebecca Fasching, Lucy
Hertel, Paul Heuer, Evelyn
Lachermeier, Jennifer Luhman and Joey Swartzer.
Seventh grade: Jayden
Gray and Warren Wolter.
Eighth grade: Zoe Edlund
and Andrew Merz.
Ninth grade: Katlyn Pokornowski and Emily Swartzer.
10th grade: Grace Dietrich,
Jenna Dolezal and Sally Yin.
11th grade: Emily Darsow,
Carrie Ogram and Julia
Pelzel.
12th Grade: Nicole
Entinger, Shelby Fasching,
Paige Hausladen, Sunny
Huynh, Alicia Swartzer, Caydin Wolter and Katie Yang.
“B” honor roll
Fifth grade: Thomas
Fasching and Crystal Gunderson.
Sixth grade: Sophie
Dolezal, Isaiah Essen, Isabella Geislinger, Matthew Mendiola, Andrew Mendoza,
Elizabeth Mochinski, Hannah Siepker and Tiffany Vorlicek.
Seventh grade: Elizabeth
Anderson, John Mendiola
and Matthew Wood.
Eighth grade: Jack Luhman, Simon Mendoza,
Zachary Siepker.
Ninth grade: Michael
Dietz, Elijah Essen and
Nathaniel Hausladen.
10th grade: Amanda Hoff.
11th grade: Stephanie
Hoffman and Evelyn Penas.
12th grade: Nichole Felder,
and Silvia Krzmarzick.
Weather Corner
By Jake Yurek
An active middle portion of the week will give way to
a pleasant weekend as we continue to transition into
spring.
We’ll have to deal with a couple low pressure systems
through the middle part of the week with Tuesday being
our best chance of rain or mix showers. A second low
will move through the area early Thursday, bringing another chance of mostly rain showers. At this point if we
see any snow from either system it would be very light.
Once we push out the Thursday system things should
clear out Friday into the weekend. Friday we’ll have to
deal with cooler temperatures with highs struggling to
make it out of the 30s. Saturday and Sunday we should
warm up nicely into the 50s and maybe even lower 60s
for some on Sunday if everything pans out. We may have
to deal with a scattered shower or two Sunday, but I’m
not really worried about it much at this point.
Taking a look at the extended shows a slight cooldown early in the week pushing highs back down into the
40s; no big storms on the horizon.
Have a great April week, everyone!
Submitted photos
Dairy association honors
The McLeod County Dairy Association
hosted its 63rd spring banquet and
princess coronation Saturday, April 2.
The 2016-17 dairy princesses, pictured
above, are, from left, Cheyenne
Schmidt, daughter of Ron and Denise
Schmidt of Hutchinson; Ashle Lukes,
daughter of Michael and Reada Lukes
of Lester Prairie; and Sierra Swanson,
daughter of David and Kari Swanson of
Hutchinson. Cheyenne Schmidt also
was named Miss Congeniality.
Ma dobry weekendem
Wednesday night — Lows 30-36; clouds and mixed
showers.
Thursday — Highs 41-47, lows 24-30; early showers
and clouds.
Friday — Highs 36-42, lows 24-30; mostly clear.
Saturday — Highs 48-56, lows 31-37; mostly clear.
Sunday — Highs 50-58; partly cloudy, possible shower.
Weather Quiz: Why does it seem to be more windy this
time of year?
Answer to last week’s question (Do we have to worry
about severe weather in April?): Although rare, we do
have to worry about severe weather in April. There have
been a few instances where tornadoes and strong tornadoes have shown their ugly heads in Minnesota in April.
A couple that stand out were the Sauk Rapids tornado on
April 14, 1886, and an eight-tornado outbreak on April
30, 1967, near Waseca, a few of those being very strong
at F4. And don’t forget in 1998 the St Peter/Comfrey tornado outbreak actually hit in March March 29, 1998,
with 13 confirmed tornadoes.
Mindy Jeurissen, left, of Lester Prairie,
pictured with Blake Klaustermeier, was
named the farm woman of the year.
Shari and Paul Schultz of Silver Lake
received the Friend of Dairy award at
the banquet. The Butter Knife Award
was given to Below Zero Frozen Yogurt
of Hutchinson (not pictured).
Remember: I make the forecast, not the weather!
Silver Lake City Council
Regular Meeting
Monday, April 11, 6:30 p.m.
Agenda
Call to order.
Approve Agenda.
Consent Agenda:
• Approve minutes of the March 21, 2016, regular meeting.
• Approve payroll 6 and March ambulance.
• Claims to be paid.
Old Business:
• Review engineering proposals for storm sewer comprehensive study and sanitary sewer main replacement on
Cleveland Street from East Avenue to Grove Avenue.
• Review results of televising along Main Street East.
• Review proposed storm water utility ordinance.
• Discuss economic development ideas.
New Business
• Building inspector’s quarterly report.
• Budget review for 2016.
Glencoe girl
to compete
in baby
pageant
Announced as 2016-17 McLeod County
Dairy Ambassadors are, from left,
Emma Friauf, daughter of Wayne and
Teri Friauf of Glencoe; Mckenzie Swanson, daughter of David and Kari Swanson of Hutchinson; Alexis Kubista,
daughter of Tabatha and Raymond Kubista of Lester Prairie; Julia Ramige,
daughter of Jenny and Jon Ramige of
Silver Lake; Kiley Lickfelt, daughter of
Trudy and Ryan Lickfelt of Hutchinson;
Elizabeth Krienke, daughter of Kraig
and Rachelle Krienke of Lester Prairie;
and Breanna and Allison Wright,
daughters of Paul and Heather Wright
of Hutchinson. Breanna Wright was
named a STAR ambassador.
17 Brownton seniors meet
Seventeen Brownton senior
citizens met Monday afternoon at the Brownton Community Center.
Winning at cards were
Gladys Rickert, first, and Audrey Tongen, second, 500; Ordell Klucas, first, and Phyllis
Mahnke, second, pinochle;
and Lil Lindeman, first, and
Norma Albrecht, second,
sheephead.
Verona Katzenmeyer won
the door prize. Rita Plendl
served refreshments.
The next meeting will be
Monday, April 11, at 1 p.m.
All area seniors are welcome.
Shimanski, Chaffee attend annual NAWB
conference to hear workforce discussions OPENING FOR THE SEASON
Commissioner Ron Shi- labor market intelligence, job training programs meet
manski, McLeod County,
member of the Central Minnesota Joint Powers Board,
and Barbara Chaffee, chief
executive officer of the Minnesota Jobs and Training
Services and executive director to the Central Minnesota
Workforce Development
Board, attended the National
Association of Workforce
Boards (NAWB) annual conference, Forum 2016, Technology Community Transformation, in Washington, D.C.,
March 12-15. Members of the
Central Minnesota Delegation
also visited the Hill and met
with U.S. Sen. Al Franken and
Congressmen Rick Nolan and
Tom Emmer.
Forum 2016 themes centered on embracing technology, community, and transformation in addressing the
needs of businesses, career
seekers, and local economies
to build competitive capacity.
Attendees considered current
industry workforce needs,
reinventing training and education systems, overcoming
complex social challenges,
and elevating board and staff
performance.
U.S. Deputy Secretary of
Labor Christopher Lu welcomed the attendees. Keynote
speaker Vivek Wadhwa, academic, researcher, writer and
entrepreneur, challenged the
audience to think about using
technologies to solve global
challenges in education and
basic needs. “What impact do
new abilities in robotics, artificial intelligence, 3D printing, synthetic biology, and
computing have on our lives
as citizens and contributors to
the economy?”
NAWB represents businessled Workforce Development
Boards that coordinate and
leverage workforce strategies
with education and economic
development stakeholders
within local communities to
ensure that state and local
workforce development and
the needs of employers, and
that the Workforce Innovation
and Opportunity Act is successfully implemented.
Also representing the Central Minnesota Workforce Development Board and Joint
Powers Board at the NAWB
2016 Forum were Commissioner Richard Greene, Chisago County; Commissioner
Steve Hallan, Pine County;
Commissioner Christine
Husom, Wright County; and
Commissioner Randy Kramer,
Renville County. Central Minnesota WDB business representatives to NAWB were
Trish Taylor, board chair and
co-owner of Taylor Land Surveyors, Monticello; Loren
Nelson, board vice chair and
president of Aurelius Manufacturing Co., Braham; and
Spencer Bjerga, board director, of Riverwood Bank, Monticello.
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Friday, April 22
APRIL 22:
Mon.-Fri. 9 am-7 pm
Sat. 9 am-5 pm
Sun. Noon-5 pm
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America’s Little Miss Organization announces that
Piper Gonzalez has been selected to represent Glencoe
in the state competition for
the title “America’s Baby
Miss Minnesota.”
Piper is the daughter of
Gerardo and Stephanie Gonzalez, and
is
the
youngest of
five children — an
older sister,
an
older
brother and
twin brothers. She is
very curious,
fun Olivia
and spunky. Gonzalez
She loves to
play with her baby dolls,
look at books, help Mom in
the kitchen and enjoys outside activities. She attends
the ECFE parent and child
classes and loves to interact
with other children and activities.
America’s Little Miss Organization is a “non-glitz”
pageant that encourages
young ladies to showcase
their personalities from within.
In April, Piper will join
other contestants from across
the state in the city of
Bloomington. Contestants
participate in on-stage questions and introductions, as
well as evening gown and
sportswear competitions.
The winner of the America’s Little Miss-Minnesota
State Pageant will receive
many prizes, including many
opportunities for a full year
as a role model and
spokesperson, and will represent Minnesota at America’s
Little Miss national competition which will be held the
first week of August in Orlando, Florida.
Mit dobry vikend
Get ready for a great growing season!
Gift certificates available year-round.
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7 mi. No. of Hector or 7 mi. So. of Cosmos on St. Hwy. 4
Thurs., April 7 — AA Group mtg. next to Post Office in Stewart, 8 p.m., call 320-212-5290 for info.
Mon., April 11 — Tops Weigh-In mtg., 5-5:30 p.m.; Brownton
Senior Citizens Club, Brownton Community Center, 1 p.m.;
Stewart City Council, 7 p.m., Edward Ewald Post 143 of Brownton & Auxiliary, Brownton Community Center, 7:30 p.m.; Brownton Legion; Blood Drive, Hutchinson High School, 1200 Roberts
Rd., Hutchinson, 9 a.m.-2 p.m.
Tues., April 12 — Great MN Republican Women, Harmony
River Living Center, 1555 Sherwood St. SE, Hutchinson, 6:30
p.m.; Blood Drive, Peace Lutheran Church, 400 Franklin St.,
Hutchinson, 12-6 p.m.
Thurs., April 14 — AA Group mtg. next to Post Office in Stewart, 8 p.m., call 320-212-5290 for info.; Meeker-McLeod-Sibley
Community Health Services community health board mtg.,
McLeod County HHW/Solid Waste, 1065 Fifth Ave. SE, Hutchinson, 9:30-10:30 a.m.; Blood Drive, Ridgewater College, 2 Century Ave., Hutchinson, 9 a.m.- 2p.m.; Blood Drive, Brownton
Community Center, 310 Second St. N., Brownton, 1-7 p.m.
737 Hall St.,
Stewart
320-562-2553
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GSL High School band, choir students compete in state
People
Hutch man on a lucky streak
Kent Erickson of Hutchinson is on a lucky streak, according to the Minnesota State Lottery. Erickson recently
won $50,000 playing the $13 million Cash Explosion
game and $5,000 playing the Quest for Cash game. Erickson claimed the prizes on March 26. Both tickets were
sold at Hutchinson Outpost, Inc., 1201 N Main St.,
Hutchinson.
Baby boy to Rendon family
Nicole and Mario Rendon of Winthrop announce the
birth of their son, Yzreyel Juan-Francisco Rendon, born
March 27, 2016, at Glencoe Regional Health Services.
Yzreyel weighed 10 pounds, 11 ounces, and was 211⁄2
inches long. He is welcomed home by four brothers and
two sisters. Grandparents are Brian and Lori Buckentin
of Green Isle, Tim and Marie Drake of Mankato and Antonia Cabral-Rendon of Twin Falls Idaho. Great-grandma
is Ramona Buckentin of Arlington and great-aunt is
Melanee Buckentin of Green Isle.
Son born to Glencoe couple
Ashley Rae and Parker Fritts announce the birth of
their son, Brantley Parker Fritts, born March 28, 2016, at
Hutchinson Health. Brantley weighed 8 pounds, 13
ounces, and was 21 inches long. Grandparents are Scott
and Rayne Rae of Glencoe and Dave and Kathy Biron of
Henderson.
Kruschke attends U law
Kaylee Kruschke, a 2012 Glencoe-Silver Lake high
school graduate, has been accepted at and has committed
to the University of Minnesota Law School’s class of
2019. Kruschke is the daughter of Chris and Lynette Kruschke of Glencoe.
Grant received Ph.D.
Stephanie Grant of Urbana, Illinois received her Ph.D.
in accounting at the University of Illinois. Grant has accepted a position as an assistant professor of accounting
at the University of Washington in Seattle. She is the
daughter of Jeff and Katehrine Grant of Glencoe.
On April 2, 87 members of
the Glencoe-Silver Lake High
School bands and choirs participated in the state section
solo/ensemble contest at Minnesota State University
Mankato. This contest is
sponsored by the Minnesota
State High School League
and allows students to perform instrumental and vocal
solos and small ensembles
before a certified adjudicator.
The following received the
highest rating of “superior.”
Band Solos
Lili Mallak and Laura
Popelka, clarinet solos; Lilly
Nikkel and Maggie Petersen,
flute solos; Paul Lemke and
Josh Kuehn, snare drum
solos; Leah Bettcher, bassoon
solo; Robin Swift, euphonium solo; Jack Gepson, trumpet solo.
Band Ensembles
Jazz I: Taryn Reichow,
Emily Thalmann, Grace
Garoutte, Lili Mallak, Brandi
Pikal, Maddie Kuehn, Jacob
Reichow, Jack Gepson,
Morgyn Robinson, Robin
Swift, Jessica Alsleben, Jake
Vasek, Isaac Swift, Kyle
Wanous, Amanda Husted,
Josh Kuehn, Leah Bettcher,
Laura Popelka and Dallas
Durbin.
Concert flute: Maggie Petersen, Daria Fegly, Marissa
Kirchoff, Erica Hecksel, Grei
Butterfield, Morgyn Robinson, Taryn Reichow and Leah
Bettcher.
Concert clarinet: Laura
Popelka, Lili Mallak, Rachel
Reichow, Mariah Koester,
Dini Schweikert, Cora Kuras,
Morgan Stoeckman, Sierra
Trebesch, Darrin Emery and
Leah Bettcher.
Concert saxophone: Taryn
Reichow, Micki Frahm,
Oscar Pena, Lili Mallak,
Brandi Pikal and Thomas Villarreal.
Concert brass: Jack Gepson, Dallas Durbin, Michaela
Neyers, Jessica Alsleben,
Robin Swift and Kyle
Wanous.
Concert percussion (small):
Josh Kuehn, Maggie Petersen, Tina Bonillo, Dini
Schweikert, Paul Lemke,
Adam Garoutte, Katie Twiss
and Amanda Husted.
Concert percussion (large):
Maggie Petersen, Grei Butterfield, Rachel Reichow, Dini
Schweikert, Cora Kuras, Darrin Emery, Taryn Reichow,
Thomas Villarreal, Jack Gepson, Dallas Durbin, Macy
Rhodes, Michaela Neyers,
Jessica Alsleben, Adam
Garoutte, Paul Lemke, Tina
Bonillo and Amanda Husted.
Symphonic flute duet: Lilly
Nikkel and Haley Lukes.
Symphonic woodwind:
Rachel Reichow, Veronica
Tkachencko, Megan Fehrenbach, Kaleigh Rumrill, Annamaria Falcon, Cadi Brooks,
Carlee Oberlin, Hayley Bolland and Brianna Wraspir.
Symphonic saxophone:
Emily Thalmann, Hayley
Bolland, Katrina Tkachencko
and Brianna Wraspir.
Symphonic mixed: Lilly
Nikkel,
Veronica
Tkachencko, Kaleigh Rumrill, Annamaria Falcon, Hayley
Bolland,
Katrina
Tkachencko,
Brianna
Wraspir, Will Mickolichek,
Emily Ward, Kimberley
Kuenzel, Destiney Exsted,
Kaitlyn Uecker, Nathan
Welch, Bethany Cross, Cole
Novack and Maren Warner.
Symphonic percussion:
Charles Urban, Ben Olson,
Grace Draeger, Hayley Bolland, Veronica Tkachencko,
Kaleigh Rumrill, Nathan
Welch, Emily Ward and Brianna Wraspir.
Vocal Solos
Maren Warner and Marisa
Luchsinger, contralto; Emmi
Jerabek, Faith Havlik, Elise
Petersen and Rachel Bonderman, soprano; Haley Kirchoff, violin; Paige Ackerson,
Madelin Kuehn and Brooke
Noeldner, mezzo soprano;
Jake Fehrenbach, baritone.
Vocal Ensembles
“Three Coral Settings”:
Rachel Bonderman, Lili Mallak and Leah Peterson.
“Ave Verum”: Rachel Bonderman, Elise Petersen,
Madison Posusta, Maren
Warner, Robin Swift, Madeline Kuehn, Brooke Noeldner,
Marissa Kirchoff, Marisa
Luchsinger, Jordan Wildey,
Kyle Wanous, Isaac Swift,
Jake Fehrenbach and Jake
Vasek.
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GSL 4th-graders learn about energy
The hands of fourth-graders from Lakeside Elementary School in the GlencoeSilver Lake district shot up, eager to
show what they had learned about electricity. The excitement was generated at
a special presentation on March 23
about energy sponsored by the Minnesota Municipal Power Agency
(MMPA), wholesale power supplier to
the city of Brownton electric utility.
MMPA’s Energy Education Program will
line Kuehn and Layne Herrmann.
“Sentimental Journey”:
Elise Petersen, Madeline
Kuehn, Layne Herrmann, and
Marisa Luchsinger.
“Beside Still Waters”:
Marissa Kirchoff and Jake
Fehrenbach.
“Skye Boat Song”: Emmi
Jerabek
and
Marisa
Luchsinger
“Somewhere Above the
Clouds”: Emmi Jerabek,
Layne Herrmann and Brooke
Noeldner
“Just as I am, I Come”:
Elise Petersen and Brooke
Noeldner.
Several vocal performances
also received an “excellent”
rating.
Vocal Solos
Alex Endres, baritone; Payton Lillienthal, mezzo soprano; Haley Lukes, contralto.
Vocal Ensembles
“Poor Wayfaring Stranger”:
Paige Ackerson and Becca
Ackerson.
“In Christ Alone”: Payton
Lillienthal and Stephanie
Welch
“Johnny Has Gone for a
Soldier”: Emily Orocio, Jessica Brusven, Sierra Trebesch
and Morgan Stockman.
“Come in from the Firefly
Darkness”: Faith Havlik,
Paige Anderson and Jordan
Dolittle.
“In the Bleak Midwinter”:
Bryanna Paul and Leah
Bettcher.
celebrate a key milestone this year –
serving more than 10,000 fourth
graders during a five-year period. The
program, specifically designed to integrate into Minnesota’s fourth-grade science standards, uses interactive activities to teach students how electricity is
generated from multiple sources – fossil fuels, wind, solar, bio-fuels and
water – as well as how it is transmitted
and used.
Silver Lake Faith Preschool students learned mini
lawn care last month with their containers of grass.
Each student planted, watered and cut their own
plant. They added a cross as well for the Easter holiday. Pictured above from left, are back row, Matthew
Madson, Clayton Marvan, Summer Blazinski and
Jack Schauer; middle row, Lucas Schauer and Karlson Buboltz; and front row, Kinsley Morris.
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The Glencoe-Silver Lake Chapter of
Business Professionals of America
(BPA) participated in state individual
and team events from March 10
through March 12 in Minneapolis. Several students advanced to the second
level of competition and will compete at
the National Leadership Conference in
Boston May 5 through May 9. These
students include Alexander Romano,
Mark Lueders, Moriah Maunu, Taylor
Novak, Faith Rakow, Elli Schmidt, Maggie Petersen, Dini Schweikert, Austin
Pinske, Lindsay Wedin, Mitchell
Beneke, Jacob Fehrenbach, Madeline
Kuehn, Katherine Twiss, Amanda
Husted and Michael Schaefer. Pictured
above are all GSL BPA competitors,
from left, front row, Rachel Reichow,
Hattie Dreier-Schultz, Schweikert,
Schmidt and Madison Posusta; middle
row, Advisor Tom Kenney, Fehrenbach,
Rakow, Hannah Kunkel, Cora Kunas,
Madilynn Anderson, Cortney Konen,
Erika Ribar, Shawna Goettl, Arissa
Waibel, Novak, Maunu, Husted, Twiss
and Wedin; back row, Pinske, Kade
Haflund, Romano, Mithcell Rothstein,
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Davis, Dylan Schith, Schaefer and
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will move on to the regional science fair at the University of Minnesota, Mankato on April 30. Holy Trinity fourth-graders Haily Lacina, Owen Niesen and Leo
Hertel also won purple ribbons and will advance to
the regional fair as well.
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Lake, MN 55381. The purpose of this meeting is to determine
whether property in the jurisdiction has been property valued and
classified by the assessor.
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Obituaries
John William Droege, 99, of Plato
John William Droege, 99,
of rural Plato, died Tuesday,
March 29, 2016, at Glencoe
Regional Health Services
Long Term Care in Glencoe.
Funeral
services
were held
Tu e s d a y,
April 5, at
Emanuel
Lutheran
Church in
Hamburg
with
the
Rev. Don- John Droege
ald Andrix
officiating. Cheryl Andrix
was the organist. Soloist Dan
Sprengeler sang “The Lord’s
Prayer.” Congregational
hymns were “Amazing
Grace,” “How Great Thou
Art” and “I Know That My
Redeemer Lives.”
Casket bearers were
Matthew Johnson, Nicholas
Johnson, Brian Thalmann,
John Sprengeler, Jim Sprengeler and Alan Engelmann.
Interment was in the
church cemetery.
John William Droege was
born March 21, 1917, at
home in McLeod County, the
son of Ernst and Dorothea
(Mehlhop) Droege. He was
baptized as an infant on April
8, 1917, by the Rev. H.J.
Boumann, and was confirmed
in his faith as a youth on
March 29, 1931, both at
Emanuel Lutheran Church in
Hamburg. He received his education in Glencoe, graduating from Stevens Seminary in
1934.
On Oct. 26, 1979, he was
united in marriage to Elizabeth “Betty” (Christopherson) Johnson by the Rev. L.
Meyer at Emanuel Lutheran
Church in Hamburg. The
couple made their home on
the family farm in rural Plato,
and their marriage was
blessed with Betty’s children
and grandchildren, whom Mr.
Droege loved as his own. the
couple shared over 36 years
of marriage.
Mr. Droege farmed in
Helen Township with his
brother Otto and his stepson
Mark Johnson. He was a lifelong active member of
Emanuel Lutheran Church in
Hamburg. He also was a
member of the local ditch
committee and served as an
election judge for Helen
Township.
Mr. Droege was an honest
and hardworking man, taking
great pride in giving his best
and doing it right. He enjoyed
deer hunting, fishing, trapping, traveling and watching
sport, which he loved to attend and cheer on his grand-
sons. He cherished the time
spent with his family and
friends.
When he needed assistance
with his daily care, he became a resident of Glencoe
Regional Health Services
Long Term Care in March
2015.
He is survived by his wife,
Elizabeth “Betty” Droege of
Glencoe; stepson, Mark
(Joan) Johnson of Plato;
grandchildren, Matthew
(Ashley) Johnson and
Nicholas (Amanda) Johnson;
great-grandchildren, Brenden
Johnson, Jordan Johnson and
Tyson Johnson; nieces,
nephews, other relatives and
many friends.
He was preceded in death
by his parents, Ernst and
Dorothea Droege; stepdaughter, Denise Johnson; brothers,
Otto Droege and Albert (and
wife Evangeline) Droege; and
sisters and their husbands,
Bertha and Art Tiefel, Alice
and George Cunningham and
Dorothy
and
Herbert
Schwartz.
Arrangements were with
the Johnson-McBride Funeral
Chapel of Glencoe. Online
obituaries and guest book are
available at www.hantge.
com.
Bernard L. Mansager, 73, of Glencoe
Bernard “Bernie” LeRoy
Mansager, 73, of Glencoe,
died Tuesday, March 29,
2016, at Glencoe Regional
Health Services.
Memorial
services
were held
S a t u r d a y,
April 2, at
C h r i s t
Lutheran
Church in
Glencoe
with
the
R e v .
Bernie
Katherine
Mansager
Rood officiating. Twyla Kirkeby was the
organist. Soloist Marcia
Miller sang “Amazing Grace”
and “The Lord’s Prayer.”
Congregational hymns were
“In the Garden,” “How Great
Thou Art” and “What a
Friend We Have in Jesus.”
Honorary urn bearers were
Louis Anderson, David
Olson, Rodney Pierson, Louis
Graupmann, Janet Meyer,
Roger Meyer, Roger Line,
Dennis Preble, Jim Stepien
and Wayne Ebeling. Urn
bearer was Jeff Mansager.
Interment will be at a later
date in the Elm Creek Cemetery in Trimont.
Bernard “Bernie” LeRoy
Mansager was born March 4,
1943, in Fairmont, the son of
Bernard O. and Faye (McLellan) Mansager. He was baptized on Sept. 17, 1950, by
the Rev. Ralph Sandberg, and
was later confirmed in his
faith on May 25, 1958, by the
Rev. Oliver Berglund, both at
First Lutheran Church in Trimont. He received his education at a country school in
rural Trimont and was a graduate of the Trimont High
School class of 1961. He furthered his education by attending Minnesota West
Community & Technical College in Jackson, receiving a
degree in 1970. He entered
active military service in the
U.S. Army on Jan. 22, 1962,
and served his country as a
private first class. He received an honorable discharge on Dec. 18, 1963.
On June 29, 1968, he was
united in marriage to Judith
“Judy” Kay Ask by the Rev.
Jim Schatz at St. Paul’s United Church of Christ in Welcome. The couple made their
home in Fairmont and
Howard Lake, and moved to
Glencoe in 1971. Their marriage was blessed with two
sons, Jeff and Alan. They
shared over 47 years of marriage.
Mr. Mansager worked at
3M in Fairmont in the late
1960s. He held various positions at United Telephone
System (Sprint) from 1970
until his retirement in 2000.
He was a member of Christ
Lutheran Church in Glencoe.
Mr. Mansager enjoyed
spectator sports, including all
Minnesota teams, and as a
youth played football, basketball, baseball and ran track.
He loved history, refinishing
antique furniture and collecting coins. He treasured the
time spent with his family
and friends.
He is survived by his wife,
Judith “Judy” Mansager of
Glencoe; sons, Jeff Mansager
of Glencoe and Alan (Sarah)
Mansager of Waconia; grandchildren, Theodore Mansager,
Ryan Mansager, Kristina
Mansager, Alex Mansager
and Jake Mansager; brothers,
Dick Mansager of St. Paul
and
James
(Marilyn)
Mansager of Shoreview; sisters, Linda Schultz of Sherburn and Cheryl McGowen
of Fairmont; brothers-in-law
and sisters-in-law, Frances
Mansager of Norwalk, Connecticut; Joan (Jerry) Engstrom of St. James, Alan
(Juanita) Ask of Dunnell and
John (Bonnie) Ask of Oakdale; nieces, nephews, other
relatives and many friends.
He was preceded in death
by his parents, Bernard O.
and Faye Mansager; infant
son,
Thomas
James
Mansager; stepfather, Harold
Hoelmer; father-in-law and
mother-in-law, Ted and Hulda
Ask; brother, John Mansager;
and sister-in-law, Lila
Mansager.
Arrangements were with
the Johnson-McBride Funeral
Chapel in Glencoe. Online
obituaries and guest book are
available at www.hantge
.com.
James Reed, 75, formerly of Glencoe
James W. Reed, 75, died of
pancreatic cancer on Wednesday, March 30, 2016, at his
daughter’s home in Byron.
A memorial service
and visitation were
held Saturday, April
2, at Macken Funeral
Home in
Rochester.
Jim Reed James Reed
was born
Oct. 2, 1940, in Minneapolis,
to an unwed mother, and was
adopted by Clarence and
Marian Reed of Glencoe. He
graduated from Glencoe High
School, where he met and
married his high school
sweetheart, Dana Schultz, on
April 29, 1961, at Good
Shepherd Lutheran Church in
Glencoe.
The couple lived in Glencoe until 1987, when they
moved to a home on Lake
Minnie Belle near Litchfield.
Mr. Reed worked as a mechanic at Harpel Brothers
Chevrolet in Glencoe for
seven years and 3M in
Hutchinson for 30 years, until
taking early retirement in
1996. He and his wife then
bought and managed the St.
Cloud Campground & RV
Park for seven years. After
selling the campground, they
became “full timers,” living
in their motor home, traveling
to 43 states. Most years, they
wintered in Florida and spent
summers in Minnesota near
Lake Mille Lacs. The past
two summers they spent in
Wabasha.
Mr. Reed enjoyed being
outdoors and fixing things.
They owned a cabin in the
Park Rapids area for 17
years, enjoying time with
family and friends, fishing,
water skiing and snowmobiling. He also enjoyed racing
stock cars in St. Peter, watching NASCAR, riding motor-
cycle, boating on the Mississippi River and playing cards.
He is survived by his wife
of almost 55 years, Dana;
daughter, Shelly (Dale) O’Groske of Byron; grandchildren, Reed and Ryan O’Groske of Byron; half brother, Charles (Kathy) Gardner
of Pinellas Park, Fla.; half
sister, Carol (Steve) Geisler
of Port Orchard, Wash.; and
his AFS exchange student
daughter, Astrid Amaya de
Pindeda of Tegucigalpa, Honduras, who visited in March
2016.
He was preceded in death
by his adoptive parents,
Clarence and Marian Reed;
birth parents, Marion Lorenzen and Henry Gardner; and
half brother, Albury Gardner.
Arrangements were with
the Macken Funeral Home in
Rochester. Online condolences can be made at www.
mackenfuneralhome.com.
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County Chronicle
Bruce Wolff, 69, of Arlington, died Wednesday, March
30, 2016, at North Memorial
Medical Center in Robbinsdale.
A memorial service will be
held Friday, April 8, at 11
a.m., at St. Paul’s Evangelical
Lutheran Church in Arlington. A time for family and
friends to gather will take
place from 9 a.m. until service time Friday at the church.
Interment will be in the
church cemetery. Kolden Fu-
neral Home of Arlington is
assisting the family with
arrangements.
Bruce Stanley Wolff was
born on June 20, 1946, in
Glencoe, to Lloyd and Ruth
(Streich) Wolff. He farmed
with his father as well as
working for the railroad and
digging graves with Herbert
Nickel. He also worked at the
LeSueur Foundry for almost
30 years. Mr. Wolff loved to
watch and feed the birds. He
was an avid flower gardener
and
an
excellent
groundskeeper of his farm
yard. He was a lifelong member of St. Paul’s Evangelical
Lutheran Church in Arlington.
He is survived by a sister
Charlene and her husband
Bill Lidberg of Silver Lake.
He was preceded in death
by his parents, sister Diane
Grack and nephew Darris
Grack.
held Monday, April 11, at 11
a.m., at St. Mark’s Lutheran
Church in New Germany,
within interment in the
church cemetery in rural New
Germany.
Visitaiton will be Saturday,
April 10, from 3 p.m. to 7
p.m., with a prayer service at
7 p.m., at St. Mark’s Lutheran Church in New Germany.
Visitation will continue one
hour prior to the service at
the church on Monday.
Arrangements are with the
Paul-McBride
Funeral
Chapel in Norwood Young
America. An online guest
book is available at
www.hantge.com.
Death
Marion
Templin, 87,
of Waconia
Marion Templin, 87, of
Waconia, formerly of New
Germany, died Monday, April
4, 2016, at Good Samaritan
Society in Waconia.
Funeral services will be
Planting dates can affect decisions
Source: Dave Nicolai, Extension educator, crops, University of Minnesota Extension.
Few decisions for corn production are as important as
those related to planting. Hybrid selection, row width,
planting date, and planting
rate can influence corn yield
and net return. Decisions related to planting rate are especially important, since seed
represents around 15 percent
of the total cost of corn production. Dr. Jeff Coulter,
University of Minnesota Extension Corn Specialist provides the following guidelines for consideration about
corn planting dates and planting populations:
Maximum corn yield is
generally obtained when
planting occurs in late April
or early May. In years when
spring arrives early, a midApril planting date also will
produce similar yield if
young plants are not damaged
by a freeze in May. In years
when there are few growing
degree days during late April
and the first half of May,
maximum corn yield also can
be obtained when planting
occurs in mid-May.
Typically there is a rapid
decline in corn yield as planting is delayed beyond midMay. However, advantages
from timely planting according to the calendar can be
Farm Notes
By Nathan Winter
negated if planting occurs
when soils are too wet. When
corn planting is delayed beyond the third week in May,
switching late-maturity hybrids to earlier-maturity hybrids reduces the risk of corn
freezing in the fall before it
has reached maturity. Research from Illinois and Minnesota indicates that the optimum final plant population
for corn is not affected by
planting date.
Planting rates of 34,000 to
36,000 seeds per acre maximize net return in most fields.
Optimum planting rates tend
to be near or above the high
end of this range for early
maturity hybrids (96-day relative maturity or earlier, and
especially for hybrids less
than 90-day relative maturity). While optimum planting
rate differs somewhat among
hybrids, hybrid selection generally impacts yield more
than fine tuning planting rate
by hybrid.
The economic optimum
planting rate for corn is related to yield level. Research in
the U.S. Corn Belt has shown
that the optimum planting
rate increases by about 800 to
1,000 seeds per acre for each
10 bushels per acre increase
in yield level. Too high of a
planting rate generally does
not reduce corn yield, but
does reduce net return. In recent trials in northwestern
Minnesota where growing
season rainfall was just 10 to
15 inches, grain yield ranged
from 100 to 130 bushels per
acre and was not reduced
with final stands up to 44,000
plants per acre.
High corn yields can still
be obtained if planting is delayed until mid-May. Consider earlier maturity hybrids
when planting is delayed beyond the third week of May.
When corn is planted into
good soil conditions, optimum planting rates generally
do not differ with planting
date.
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GSL school board GSL high schoolers learn Internet safety tips
discusses K-12
C
STEM program
By Rebecca Mariscal
Staff Writer
The Glencoe-Silver Lake
school board held a work session Thursday night to discuss the implementation of a
science, technology, engineering and math (STEM)
program.
The district already has a
STEM program implemented
at the high school level, but is
looking to expand through all
grades. The program would
be through Project Lead the
Way, which is what the high
school currently uses.
The district is looking at
hiring two new full-time
teachers to be lead teachers
of the program.
The topic will come to the
School Board officially in
April, but Principals Joy Freitag and Bill Butler and
teachers Scott Picha and
Michael Sunblad were present to discuss the topic at the
work session.
Freitag explained the elementary programs will be set
as modules while the sixththrough eighth-grade programs will be individual
classes.
Picha said the program
gives kids a hands-on and interdisciplinary approach to
learning, as well as preparing
them for future jobs.
“It’s just a part of your
day,” he said. “Not, ‘Oh
we’re going to start STEM
now.’”
Sunblad explained the
school already receives several thousands of dollars in
grants for the high school
program, and will apply for
more with the expansion.
Board Member Jamie Alsleben asked if it would be
possible to do the program
without the two full-time additions. Freitag explained the
district has looked at several
different options and feels
this is the best for the students and staff.
Board Member Jason Lindeman said he was excited
about the program.
“As a parent, I’m saying
why don’t we have it,” he
said. “It’s good to spend
money on the right things.”
Both Superintendent Chris
Sonju and Business Manager
Michelle Sander said though
the budget is always a big
question, they would not propose this idea if the district
couldn’t afford it.
“I wouldn’t be throwing it
out there if I was worried it
was going to kill us,” Sander
said.
Board Member Clark
Christianson said he liked
that the program connected
all the way through kindergarteners to seniors.
Board Member Anne Twiss
said it’s important to ensure
students are thinking creatively and that the district is
continuing to advance its curriculum.
“This would be a smart investment in our students,”
she said. “If we’re going to
have new construction for our
small students we should also
have a new way for them to
think about things that will
make them great workers,
great scholars, great people.”
In other business, the
School Board:
• Discussed the boys’ soccer team. Sonju said the team
does not have enough players
to have a varsity and it is difficult to find teams to play a
school that only has a junior
varsity team. The district is
looking at teaming up with
Hutchinson’s boys’ soccer
team to create a full team.
The Glencoe players would
go to Hutchinson and play as
the Hutchinson-GSL Tigers.
The girls’ soccer team has
enough players for varsity.
• Heard an update on
drainage. Sonju said the
school does have a permit
from the Buffalo Creek Watershed. Sander said the state
also has to approve a permit
for the district.
Library News
By Jackee Fountain
It’s National Library Week
The Glencoe Public Library continues to spring into
action for local patrons.
April 3-9 is National Library Week. Using the theme
“Libraries Transform,” the
Glencoe Library will have
displays showing how the library has progressed and
changed while still holding
the integrity of the mission of
the public library and improved the library services to
the Glencoe community.
There will be activities,
guessing games, trivia questions, prizes and cookies for
patrons to help celebrate National Library Week. The
public is invited to browse
the beautiful Glencoe Library
on the second floor of the
Glencoe City Center to see
what’s new and visit with a
librarian about the library
services available.
April 28 is the annual celebration of milestones for the
children participating in the
1,000 Books Before Kindergarten. Certificates will be
given at 5 p.m., followed by
the Teddy Bear Band performing. Parents who have
children reading in this program should complete this
year’s milestones and bring
to them to the Glencoe Library by April 10. The library
will email parents with more
information. This program is
a collaboration among the
Glencoe ECFE, Glencoe-Silver Lake School District and
the Brownton and Glencoe
public libraries.
Saturday, April 30, is the
Little Girls Tea from 10:30
a.m. to 11:30 a.m. This is a
special event for girls ages 3
and older to attend a formal
tea party and learn about the
formal tea time, do activities,
and enjoy visiting with other
girls. The tea party is sponsored by the Friends of the
Glencoe Library. There is no
cost for this library event but
registration is needed. Parents
may sign up the girls with a
librarian at the front desk by
Wednesday, April 27.
The Friends of the Glencoe
Library is selling geraniums
again this spring! The plants,
available with red or hot pink
blossoms are in 4-inch pots,
and originate from Holasek’s
Nursery in Lester Prairie,
Plants may be purchased at
the library or from a Friend
of the Library member. Plant
pick-up is on Friday, May 6,
and Saturday, May 7, just in
time for mother’s Day. Proceeds from this sale will purchase children’s books on
CD’s.
Please find more information on the Glencoe Library
website: www.glencoe.lib.mn
.us.
By Rebecca Mariscal
Staff Writer
yber safety was once
again the focus of
discussion at Glencoe-Silver Lake (GSL) High
School, this time in a presentation directed specifically towards students.
Dave Eisenmann, director
of instructional technology
and media services at Minnetonka schools, spoke to all
GSL high school students
about how to safely and responsibly use the Internet.
He said students need to
“be safe, think first and do
the right thing.”
One of the big issues for
teenagers online is cyberbullying, Eisenmann said. A poll
taken during the presentation
by the upperclassmen students present showed that 19
percent had experienced cyberbullying at least once. The
same poll with underclassmen had nearly 40 percent
who experienced cyberbullying.
Eisenmann said it is important to think ahead to how
this behavior will affect the
person experiencing it, and to
realize that it can’t be taken
back.
“Once you put something
online you lose control of it,”
Chronicle photo by Rebecca Mariscal
Dave Eisenmann spoke to GSL students about the
importance of cyber safety on March 29. Eisenmann
previously spoke to parents on the same topic.
Eisenmann said.
An important guideline,
Eisenmann said, is if you
wouldn’t say it in person,
don’t say it online. More importantly, whether it’s online
or in person, always remember the golden rule: treat others the way you want to be
treated.
“There is no asterisk or
footnote for technology,” said
Eisenmann.
Even posting such things
anonymously can lead to
problems.
“There is no anonymity on
the Internet,” Eisenmann
said.
A key piece to remember is
T.H.I.N.K., which asks is the
post true, helpful, inspiring,
necessary or kind.
Another issue teenagers
Tuesday — Skewered turkey
sausage pancake, Cocoa Puffs
cereal, low-fat mozzarella string
cheese, mandarin oranges, apple
juice.
Wednesday — Egg and cheese
sandwich, whole-grain blueberry
muffin, strawberry organic yogurt,
orange wedges, grape juice.
Thursday — Breakfast sausage
pizza, Golden Grahams cereal,
whole-grain blueberry muffin,
raisins, apple juice.
Friday — Whole-grain French
toast sticks, low-fat mozzarella
string cheese, Trix cereal bar,
pears, orange juice.
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.
face online is inappropriate
material. Eisenmann said that
about 20 percent of teens
have sent or received an inappropriate text.
The best way to ensure
posts and texts are appropriate is the “grandma test.”
Eisenmann said this means if
you wouldn’t want your
grandma to see it, don’t post
it.
The final issue Eisenmann
addressed was privacy. Online, privacy is basically nonexistent.
“Even things that are private can become public,”
Eisenmann said. Screen shots
and hackers can reveal information no matter the privacy
settings.
This is especially important
for high school students, who
will be applying for colleges
and jobs soon. Eisenmann
said its important to keep inappropriate content off your
sites, no matter the privacy
settings, and instead market
yourself in a way that’s appealing to admission counselors and employers.
Rather than staying away
from the Internet all together,
students should ensure their
Internet lives show a positive
picture.
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April 11-15
Glencoe-Silver Lake
Helen Baker Breakfast
Monday — Breakfast sausage
pizza, mandarin oranges, apple
juice.
Tuesday — Cinnamon Toast
Crunch cereal, whole-grain apple
cinnamon muffin, applesauce, orange juice.
Wednesday — Skewered
turkey sausage pancake, wholegrain blueberry muffin, orange
wedges, apple juice.
Thursday — Cocoa Puffs cereal, whole-grain 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 — Beef hot dog on a
whole-wheat bun, crinkle fries,
baked beans, sliced apples,
pineapple tidbits.
Tuesday — Macaroni and
cheese, whole-grain bread stick,
peas, red bell pepper strips, banana, applesauce.
Wednesday — Sloppy Joe,
crinkle fries, broccoli florets, pear,
peaches.
Thursday — Taco beef, soft
flour tortilla, brown rice, refried
beans, cucumbers, green grapes,
pears.
Friday — Cheese-stuffed bread
sticks, marinara sauce, corn, baby
carrots, Red Delicious apple half,
mandarin oranges.
Glencoe-Silver Lake
Lakeside Breakfast
Monday — Breakfast sausage
pizza, Cinnamon Toast Crunch,
whole-grain apple cinnamon muffin, applesauce, orange juice.
Glencoe-Silver Lake
Lakeside Lunch
Monday — Beef hot dog on a
whole-wheat bun, turkey and
cheese sandwich, baked beans,
crinkle fries, apple slices, pineapple tidbits, sugar cookie.
Tuesday — Macaroni and
cheese, whole-grain dinner roll,
ham and turkey chef salad, croutons, peas, red bell pepper strips,
banana, applesauce.
Wednesday — Sloppy Joe, sun
butter and grape jelly sandwich,
crinkle fries, broccoli florets, pear,
peaches.
Thursday — Hot ham and
cheese sandwich, chicken noodle
soup, double-cheese chef salad,
croutons, whole-grain dinner roll,
green beans, cucumbers, green
grapes, pears.
Friday — Cheese-stuffed bread
sticks, marinara sauce, mini bagel
fun lunch, corn, baby carrots, Red
Delicious apple half, mandarin oranges.
Glencoe-Silver Lake
Junior, Senior High Breakfast
Monday — Breakfast sausage
Glencoe-Silver Lake
Junior, Senior High Lunch
Monday — Beef hot dog on a
whole-wheat bun, beef and bean
chili, crinkle fries, baked beans,
pepperoni pizza, cheese pizza,
deli selections, carrot sticks, cole
slaw sliced apples, pears.
Tuesday — Sloppy Joe, waffle
fries, carrots, Italian sausage
pizza, cheese pizza, deli selections, jicama sticks, citrus kidney
and northern bean salad, banana,
applesauce.
Wednesday — Chicken
nuggets, mashed potatoes, chicken gravy, corn, whole-grain dinner
roll, chicken alfredo and broccoli
pizza, cheese pizza, deli selections, red bell pepper strips, marinated tomato and cucumber
salad, green grapes, peaches.
Thursday — Sweet-and-sour
chicken, lo mein noodles, stir-fried
vegetables, beef taco pizza,
cheese pizza, deli selections, jicama sticks, caesar salad, Red Deli-
cious apple, mandarin oranges.
Friday — Toasty cheese sandwich, tomato soup, peas, pepperoni pizza, cheese pizza, deli selections, carrot sticks, corn salad
with ranch dressing, orange
wedges, pineapple tidbits.
St. Pius X School
Monday — Beef hot dog on a
whole-wheat bun, beef and bean
chili, crinkle fries, baked beans,
carrot sticks, cole slaw, sliced apples, pears.
Tuesday — Sloppy Joe, waffle
fries, carrots, jicama sticks, citrus
kidney and northern bean salad,
banana, applesauce.
Wednesday — Chicken
nuggets, mashed potatoes, chicken gravy, corn, whole-grain dinner
roll, red bell pepper strips, marinated tomato and cucumber
salad, green grapes, peaches.
Thursday — Sweet-and-sour
chicken, lo mein noodles, stir-fried
vegetables, jicama sticks, caesar
salad, Red Delicious apple, mandarin oranges.
Friday — Toasty cheese sandwich, tomato soup, peas, carrot
sticks, corn salad with ranch
dressing, orange wedges, pineapple tidbits.
First Lutheran School
Monday — Chicken teriyaki rice
bowl, broccoli, pears.
Tuesday — Chicken, vegetables and gravy over rice, fruit.
Wednesday — Hamburger,
cheese, french fries, mixed fruit,
whole-grain bun.
Thursday — Pizza burger,
whole-grain bun, peas, mandarin
oranges
Friday — Hot dog on a wholewheat bun, bakes beans, apple.
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The McLeod County Chronicle, www.glencoenews.com, Wednesday, April 6, 2016, page 10
Huttner-Hallahan reflects
on 4 years at City Center
Coordinator moving on to new position
Chronicle photo by Lori Copler
A firefighter walks past the shell of a garage that
burned Monday afternoon at a residence on 80th
Street, south of Plato. Two smaller sheds also were
burned, but the house and a large barn were saved.
The garage was fully engulfed when firefighters arrived.
Fire destroys garage south of Plato
By Lori Copler
Editor
A garage and two smaller
outbuildings were leveled by
fire at a residence on 80th
Street, south of Plato, on
Monday afternoon.
The Plato Fire Department
was paged out at about 2:15
p.m., and automatic mutual
aid was provided by the Glencoe Fire Department.
Plato Fire Chief Jay Wood
said that when the Plato department arrived, there were a
couple of explosions as an LP
tank and another small tank
blew up.
Because of the explosions,
Wood set up his pumper en-
gine at the end of the driveway, well away from the
garage.
The garage was fully engulfed when firefighters arrived, and flames were threatening a house and a large
barn.
“I was very concerned
about the house,” said Wood,
who then called for more help
from the Hamburg and Norwood Young America fire departments. Neither the barn
nor the house was damaged.
Wood said the fire was reported by employees at nearby Thalmann Seeds and another neighbor.
Because of the destruction,
a cause was undetermined,
said Wood, who added that a
state fire marshal also investigated.
“However, there is nothing
suspicious about it,” said
Wood of the fire’s origin.
Wood said residents should
be especially mindful of
using their garages as storage
spaces.
“We all store stuff in our
garages,” said Wood, “and it
can be one of the dangerous
buildings we have. We need
to be cautious.”
And, he said, it’s important
for residents to document
with video or photographs an
inventory of their belongings
for insurance purposes.
“I suggest you do a really
good inventory of what you
have,” said Wood.
Wood said he was especially appreciative of the help
Plato received from its neighboring departments and Allina Ambulance.
“And the sheriff’s deputies
were a big help in closing the
road immediately as we had
to set up at the end of the
driveway and haul water to
the engine,” Wood added.
Wood said a total dollar
loss has yet to be determined.
Firefighters were on the
scene until about 5 p.m., he
said.
By Rebecca Mariscal
Staff Writer
After over four years at the
Glencoe City Center, Events
Coordinator Hannah HuttnerHallahan will be leaving the
position.
Huttner-Hallahan is one of
only two people who held the
position full time since the
city center board began. The
position involved scheduling
and running a variety of
events at the center.
“They were fun to work
with,” Huttner-Hallahan said.
“Seeing how different everything could be for the same
thing.”
City Administrator Mark
Larson said Huttner-Hallahan
has had a positive impact on
the city center during her
time in the position.
“She was very self-motivated,” he said. “She didn’t
need a lot of direction.”
Her work with the community was positive as well.
“We never had a single
complaint,” Larson said.
Huttner-Hallahan will be
moving on to a manager position at the new Chaska Curling and Event Center.
“It’s tough to see her go
but it’s an opportunity she
can’t turn down,” Larson
said. “She’s going to be
missed.”
Though she will still be
doing similar work at her
new job, Huttner-Hallahan
said she will miss the Glencoe community.
“I enjoyed learning something new about the people
you knew,” she said. “Inter-
Hannah
Huttner-Hallahan
acting with the community.”
She will be taking what she
learned from this job with her
to Chaska. The variety of
work she did in Glencoe has
helped her transition to her
new position.
“With a new facility, they
look to me for input,” she
said. “It’s really helped out
the last week.”
She will continue to help
the city center as it works to
replace her.
With Huttner-Hallahan’s
departure, Larson and the city
took the opportunity to review the position. The city
will restructure the position
into an assistant city administrator position that will combine both Huttner-Hallahan’s
responsibilities and economic
development work. At Monday night’s city council meeting, former Glencoe Chamber
of Commerce and Short Elliot Hendrickson employee
Dan Ehrke was appointed to
the position.
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Glencoe Police
TUESDAY, MARCH 29
12:53 a.m. — A driver was
cited for speeding at a traffic stop
on Highway 212. Officers also
searched the vehicle.
1:20 a.m. — Officers and Allina
Ambulance responded to a medical on 16th Street. A person with
back pain was taken to the hospital.
3:21 p.m. — A report was received of a person asking for
food or money on 11th Street E.
The person was gone when an
officer arrived.
5:36 p.m. — Officers responded to a domestic on 12th Street
E.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 30
7:31 a.m. — The police department assisted the Minnesota
State Patrol with a vehicle in a
ditch and a possible fire on Highway 212 near Chandler Avenue.
8:36 a.m. — An officer and Allina Ambulance responded to a
medical on Dogwood Avenue N.
12:34 p.m. — An officer took a
theft report on Hennepin Avenue
N.
9:26 p.m. — A woman came to
the department to report her lost
Chihuahua.
11:57 — An officer took care of
a giant plastic bag on the roadway that was considered a traffic
hazard in the area of 10th Street
E and Louden Avenue N.
THURSDAY, MARCH 31
8:16 a.m. — The police and
fire departments responded to a
possible electrical fire on 10th
Street E.
12:56 p.m. — An administrative citation for three counts of
truancy was issued to a student
on 16th Street E.
1:34 p.m. — Officers and the
ambulance responded to a medical on Newton Avenue.
2:52 p.m. — An officer and the
ambulance responded to a medical on 16th Street E.
4:03 p.m. — A resident on 16th
Street reported that a robin was
continuously flying into a window.
5:45 p.m. — Officers assisted
on an attempt to locate an individual request.
7:10 p.m. — Officers conducted a welfare check of a person in
the area of Highway 212 and
Chandler Avenue.
8:46 p.m. — A driver was cited
for driving after suspension at a
traffic stop in the area of Highway
212 and Chandler Avenue.
FRIDAY, APRIL 1
7:26 a.m. — An officer re-
sponded to an accident at Fir Avenue N and 13th Street W. One
driver was cited for inattentive
driving.
8:06 a.m. — An officer responded to a harassment complaint on Elliott Avenue N.
10:24 a.m. — An officer conducted a requested welfare check
on a person on Louden Avenue
N. Everything was fine, and the
person said she would contact
the concerned relative.
10:40 a.m. — An officer responded to an issue involving juveniles on 16th Street E.
11:28 a.m. — The police and
fire departments responded to a
false fire alarm on Knight Avenue
N.
5:24 p.m. — Officers conducted a traffic stop on Highway 212
near Chandler Avenue. A citation
was issued for possession of
drug paraphernalia, and a verbal
warning was given for not displaying current registration.
9:16 p.m. — An officer came
across a vehicle parked in the
area of Newton Avenue N and
16th Street E with the driver’s
side door open and no one
around. The officer contacted the
driver, he said he must have forgotten to close the door. The driver checked the vehicle over and
nothing appeared out of place.
10:58 p.m. — A driver was
cited for allowing an open bottle
and a passenger cited for possession of drug paraphernalia
and underage consumption at a
traffic stop at Chandler Avenue
and Highway 212.
SATURDAY, APRIL 2
12 a.m. — An officer assisted a
county deputy with a traffic stop
at 11th Street E and Morningside
Drive. An adult female was arrested.
1:22 a.m. — Officers responded to suspicious activity on 15th
Street W.
10:34 a.m. — An officer and
the Allina Ambulance responded
to a medical at Grand Meadows
for a possible stroke.
12:28 p.m. — An officer responded to suspicious activity on
Ninth Street E.
8:17 p.m. — Suspicious people
were reported on 18th Street W.
The individuals were selling vacuum cleaners, and were advised to
stop for the evening and to go to
the city office Monday to get a
permit.
10:26 p.m. — An officer responded to a loud music complaint on Greeley Avenue N. The
officer did not hear any music
while he was there, but spoke to
the reporting party and advised
them to contact the apartment
manager if it continues to be an
issue.
SUNDAY, APRIL 3
12:34 a.m. — Officers responded to a report of an underage drinking party on 16th Street
E.
6:04 a.m. — Officers responded to a suspicious person report
on 13th Street E. The individual
was advised to move along.
2:57 p.m. — A person flagged
down an officer in the area of
13th Street E and Hennepin Avenue N to report a property-damage vehicle accident.
6:55 p.m. — A drive was cited
for driving after revocation and
given a verbal warning for a
cracked windshield at a traffic
stop on Chandler Avenue N.
8:33 p.m. — An officer responded to suspicious activity on
13th Street W.
MONDAY, APRIL 4
12:58 a.m. — An open door
was discovered at the rear of a
building on 11th Street E. Officers
searched the building, then secured the door.
10:26 a.m. — Officers and the
ambulance responded to a medical on Newton Avenue.
10:40 a.m. — A resident of
Grand Meadows on Prairie Avenue was transferred by ambulance to the hospital.
5:26 p.m. — An officer responded to a barking dog complaint in the area of Armstrong
Avenue and 13th Street E.
10:33 p.m. — A driver received
a citation for no Minnesota driver’s license at a traffic stop in the
area of Chandler Avenue N and
Seventh Street E.
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