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The McLeod County
Glencoe, Minnesota Vol. 119, No. 21
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June 1, 2016
County Board tables request for historical partnership job
By Lori Copler
Editor
The McLeod County Board of
Commissioners on Tuesday tabled a
request to fund a McLeod County
Historic Partnership community outreach coordinator.
Lori Pickell-Stangel, director of
the McLeod County Historical Society, said that the society had received a Legacy fund grant to help it
form a collaborative partnership between the county historical society
and similar community groups in the
county, most notably Historic
Hutchinson and the Glencoe Historic Preservation Society.
Pickell-Stangel said those community groups often need help with
grant writing and preservation projects and, as “an army of one,” Pickell-Stangel doesn’t always have the
time to provide that help.
Pickell-Stangel said the original
grant was for one year only, and to
help fund the position to get the ball
rolling on collaborative efforts between the groups.
But the goal was to have the position an ongoing one, especially as
many communities would like to
start their own historic groups or
have other help with preservation or
grant writing.
At the time, it was hoped that interested communities would help
fund the position on an ongoing
basis.
“But we found out that, legally,
they can’t do that,” said PickellStangel said. Although she had several letters of support from seven of
the nine county communities (two
have yet to be approached), ongoing
financing would have to come
through the county, she said. Legacy
grants will not fund ongoing positions, she added.
Commissioner Doug Krueger said
he was somewhat confused about
the purpose of the position, and
asked the County Board to table it
until June 21.
Board Chair Paul Wright said the
issue was that the County Board had
recently given a directive to most of
its departments to submit budgets
with no increases and, in some of
the larger departments, to find ways
to trim 5 percent of their budgets.
“We need to treat everyone the
same,” said Wright. Because this
was a request for a new position,
“we need to review this above and
beyond what we normally would
consider.”
Krueger said he “didn’t want to
stand in the way (of the request), but
I’ve got pages and pages of things
our constituents want that need to be
considered.”
The board voted unanimously to
table the issue until its June 17 meeting.
Schedule set
for this year’s
Glencoe Days
Chronicle photo by Rebecca Mariscal
Local communities honor Memorial Day
Several communities throughout the area held services to
honor Memorial Day on Monday, May 30. Above, the New
Auburn VFW Post #7266 rifle squad conducted the military tribute during its memorial service at High Island park.
The Glencoe Days committee has
announced the line-up for this
year’s celebration.
On Thursday, June 23, there will
be carnival night midway amusement rides starting at 5 p.m.
The event officially kicks off Friday, June 24, with most events at
Oak Leaf Park. Amusement rides
and the food stands will open at 5
p.m., along with the annual corn
feed sponsored by Seneca Foods.
Bingo will be played in Shelter 1
starting at 5:30 p.m. The Cutting
Edge will sponsor a “People Peepers” craft event, also at 5:30 p.m.
Events at 6 p.m. include GaGa
Ball, sponsored by Subway, and
Hammerschlagen, sponsored by the
Glencoe Woodworking Club, which
will continue until 9 p.m. The
Glencoe Brewers will take on the
Plato Blue Jays at 7 p.m. Buffalo
Creek BMX will host Olympic Day
at Sterner Park, with registration
starting at 6 p.m. and the event following at 7 p.m. A men’s slowpitch softball tournament, sponsored by Unhinged! Pizza starts at
7 p.m. Live music by Ladies of the
80s will be offered from 8 p.m. to
midnight.
Saturday, June 26, has a full
day’s worth of activities. Glencoe
Regional Health Services will again
sponsor a two-mile fun run and
walk. Registration will be at Shelter
4. The run starts at 9 a.m., and the
walk starts at 9:30 a.m. Free Tshirts will be given.
Glencoe Days
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2015 audit: city finances looking fairly healthy
By Rebecca Mariscal
Staff Writer
The Glencoe City Finance and
Strategic Planning Committee heard
the audit review for 2015 on
Wednesday, May 25.
Kim Hillberg of CliftonLarsonAllen presented the report. She said
the city had a clean or unmodified
audit for 2015, the same that it has
received in the past.
The city’s general unassigned
fund balance was $2,032,165 for
2015, up from 2014’s $1,756,937.
Hillberg explained the fund ballance
is the best measure of overall financial health.
The percentage of the unassigned
balance assigned to expenditures,
which measures the health of the
general fund, was 53 percent. Hillberg said the ideal number is 50 per-
cent, so the city was in a good place.
Hillberg reviewed the city’s
deficit fund balances and said the
city only has three left. One is for
the 2016 street improvement project,
which City Administrator Mark Larson said the city just sold bonds for,
so that deficit should be wiped out
soon.
Larson said a second deficit for
tax increment No. 17 with Miller
Manufacturing should soon be paid
for as well. The third deficit is from
the County State Aid Highway
(CSAH) 3 bond.
“Overall the city continues to look
healthy,” Hillberg said.
In other business, the committee:
• Discussed the municipal delegation agreement for building inspection with the city’s inspector Scott
Qualle of MNSpect. In the past, the
Weather
Wed., 6-1
H: 68°, L: 50°
Thur., 6-2
H: 77°, L: 57°
Fri., 6-3
H: 80°, L: 58°
Sat., 6-4
H: 75°, L: 53°
Sun., 6-5
H: 78°, L: 57°
city has had permission to inspect
specific state-run facilities that require special authorization to inspect. Qualle said the city has reapplied for this permit and will have a
visit from the state soon to modify
the application so it is suitable.
Qualle said he thought the process
to attain a permit was arbitrary and
is not sure why the city lost approval
in the past. Larson said Hutchinson
suggested that the city of Glencoe
contact the League of Minnesota
Cities about the issue.
• Heard proposed changes to the
city center fees from Assistant City
Administrator Dan Ehrke. The
changes would increase the usage
fees for the ballroom and other
meeting rooms. He also proposed
changes to the time block for event
set ups to better correspond with
Looking back: A little rain
fell nearly every day last week,
but temperatures were seasonable.
Date
Hi Lo
Rain
May 24
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May 25
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May 26
May 27
May 28
May 29
May 23
staffing.
Ehrke said the city has not increased the city center fees since the
building was opened. He consulted
current staff members as well as former City Center Event Coordinator
Hannah Huttner-Hallahan on the
changes.
• Heard from Mayor Randy Wilson that he would like Larson to attend the transportation alliance flyin in Washington, D.C., June 7
through June 9.
• Heard that the Buffalo Creek
Watershed Board denied the city’s
permit request for the Northeast
Drainage Project. Larson said the
city would like to meet with the
Glencoe-Silver Lake School District’s engineers to further discuss
the problem in the area. He said the
district is re-establishing a broken
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68 ......60 .........0.15
67 ......61 ........0.38
79 ......58 ........0.00
86 ......54 ........0.00
Temperatures and precipitation compiled by Robert Thurn, Chronicle
weather observer.
tile line in the area.
Larson said the city will start to
look at the center corridor drainage
area to see what can be done there.
Modeling will be presented at the
June 6 City Council meeting.
City Council Member John
Schrupp asked if Buffalo Creek gave
any suggestions or if the city had
steps to take for the Northeast project. Larson said the city could appeal the process at the state level to
the Minnesota Board of Water and
Soil Resources.
Larson said the Buffalo Creek
Watershed Board stated allowing the
city to drain more water to the East
Ditch would be against the watershed’s rules. Larson expressed frustration that the fact had not been
communicated before the city began
the process for a permit.
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Happenings
American Legion Post 95
The Glencoe American Legion Post 95 will meet
Thursday, June 2, at 7 p.m., in the basement of the Glencoe VFW Club.
Abundant Table meal June 1
Bus planned to Graham rally
Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Glencoe is sponsoring a bus to the Franklin Graham Decision America
rally, set for June 16 at noon on the capitol steps in St.
Paul. The bus will leave Good Shepherd at 10 a.m. that
day. There is a cost of $10. Registrations for seats on the
bus are due by June 6, and can be made by calling the
church at 320-864-6157, or Virginia Pavelek at 320-8642923.
Depression support groups
The Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance of Mid
Minnesota is hosting two depression support groups, one
located in Hutchinson and one in Glencoe. The Hutchinson group meets Tuesdays from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. and
Wednesdays from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Hutchinson Library. The Glencoe group meets Wednesdays from 5 p.m.
to 6 p.m. at Glencoe Regional Health Services, Conference Room F. There also is a family support group that
meets on Thursdays from 7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in the
Glencoe City Center West Conference Room. For more
information, call 763-479-9356.
Glencoe seniors meetings
The Glencoe Senior Citizens meet on Tuesdays and
Thursdays at 12:30 p.m. in the seniors room at the Glencoe City Center. Sheephead is played on Tuesdays, and
both sheephead and 500 are played on Thursdays. All
seniors over 55 are invited. For more information, call
320-510-1551 and leave a message.
To be included in this column, items for Happenings
must be received in the Chronicle office no later than
5 p.m. on Monday of the week they are to be published. Items received after that will be published elsewhere in the newspaper as space permits. Happenings
in Glencoe, Brownton, Stewart, Plato, New Auburn,
Biscay and Silver Lake take priority over happenings
elsewhere.
Tree falls, kills
Arlington man
Marvin Ziesmer, 62, of
rural Arlington, was killed by
a falling tree Tuesday, May
24, according to the Sibley
County Sheriff’s Office. The
accident was reported at 6:39
p.m.
According to the sheriff’s
office, Ziesmer was on a
four-wheeler, rounding up
cattle from pasture because of
stormy conditions, when the
tree fell on him. Rescue
workers found him under the
tree, and he was pronounced
dead at the scene. The accident happened about four
miles north of Arlington.
Assisting at the scene were
the Arlington Fire Department and Arlington Ambulance.
Chronicle Photo by Karin Ramige
McLeod For Tomorrow graduation
The McLeod For Tommorow Leadership program celebrated its eighth graduating class on Thursday, May
26, at the Crow River Winery in Hutchinson. Pictured
from left to right are: Tasha Schiedel, Russell Fellbaum, Beth Jerabek, Rebecca Mariscal, Sonja Ewald,
Terri Healy, Kristin Graham, Mae Fors, Dawn Hammond, Don Johnson, Jeff Shurtleff, Sharon Hoese,
GSL high names third trimester honors
The Glencoe-Silver Lake
High school named the thirdtrimester honor roll students.
“A” Honor Roll
Ninth grade — Madison
Ahlbrecht, Chelsea Bandas,
Brett Baumgarten, Leah
Bettcher, Hayley Bolland,
Madelynn Brown, Bethany
Cross, Morgan Dahlke, Destiney Exsted, Megan Fehrenbach, Justine Helmbrecht,
Rhyan Herrmann, Ethan
Knudten, Joseph Knudten,
Grace Kosek, Joshua Kuehn,
Madalyn Lemke, Olivia
Lemke, Spencer Lilienthal,
Jared Lokensgard, Haley
Lukes, Kristine Major, Abigail Maunu, Lillian Nikkel,
Carlee Oberlin, Elise Petersen, Jaelynn Pinske, Jacob
Reichow, Olivia Streich,
Isaac Swift, Emily Thalmann,
Charles Urban, Dusty
Wendinger, Jordan Wildey,
Sacha Willhite, Andrew
Wraspir and Brianna Wraspir.
10th grade — Jessica Alsleben, Abisai Anderson
Sanchez, Ariel Brelje, Kyle
Christensen, Zoe Christensen,
Mackenzie Davis, Mickalyn
Frahm, Peter Gepson, Aubrey
Giesen, Alexandra Hansch,
Allie
Harpel,
Karsen
Howard, Emmi Jerabek,
Mariah Koester, Paul Lemke,
Paige Litzau, Militza Medina,
Tarin Michaelis, Austin
Pinske, Laura Popelka, Cody
Raduenz, Taryn Reichow,
Jakob Rusten, Alexis
Sanchez, Ellie Schmidt, Abigail Schmieg, Nicole Seev-
Mon.-Fri. 9 am-7 pm;
Sat. 9 am-5 pm;
Sun. Noon-5 pm
F22Ca
to Sept. 30, at the Tri Valley
Glencoe Head Start Center,
1821 Knight Ave. N, Glencoe.
Breakfast will be served
from 7:30 a.m. to 9 a.m.;
lunch from 10:30 a.m. to
12:30 p.m., and a snack will
be served between 1:30 p.m.
and 2 p.m.
ers, Carsen Streich, Ashley
Teubert and Sierra Trebesch.
11th grade — Paige Ackerson, Marlaina Chelman, Tyler
Ehrke, Jacob Fehrenbach,
Miranda Grack, Amanda
Husted, Jordan Kaczmarek,
Austin Keck, Dalton Kosek,
Hannah Kunkel, Cora Kuras,
Isabell Mallak, Brittney Medina, Madison Monahan, Maggie Petersen, Rachael Popp,
Jenaya Posusta, Faith Rakow,
Rachel Reichow, Nicholas
Schmidt, Sarah Schmieg,
Dini Schweikert, Ashlyn
Stuewe, Katherine Twiss and
Teanna Vorlicek.
12th grade — Paige Anderson, Shelby Clouse, Bodee
Ewald, Layne Herrmann,
Madison Kalenberg, Cortney
Konen, Madeline Kuehn,
Katelynn Kunkel, Payton
Lilienthal, Mark Lueders,
Moriah Maunu, Erika
Mielke, Emily Muetzel, Taylor Novak, Emily Oberlin,
Caroline Okholm, Ryley
Oliver, Theodore Petersen,
Mitchell Pinske, Erika Ribar,
Alexander Romano, Mitchell
Rothstein, Lindsay Wedin,
Ethan Wolff and Sherry
Wuetherich.
“B” Honor Roll
Ninth grade — Gage Alsleben, Madilynn Anderson,
Austin Barrett, Kasidy
Cacka, Ty Christensen, Kaitlyn Doolittle, Hattie DreierSchultz, Annamaria Falcon,
Madison Franck, Emily
Graupmann, Erin Jaskowiak,
Haley Kirchoff, Wyatt
Offering annual
plants, perennials,
shrubs, unique
baskets and
containers,
vegetable plants,
seeds and more.
Tri Valley Head Start
to offer summer meals
Tri Valley Opportunity
Council, Inc., is participating
in the summer food service
program. Meals will be provided to all children without
charge and will meet the nutritional standards set by the
U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Meals will be served Monday through Friday, June 20
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May 23 – June 3
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July 11 – July 22
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Glencoe Days Continued from page 1
Also at 9 a.m., the mud
volleyball tournament starts
(teams can register by calling
320-864-5490 by June 20);
the food stands open; and the
slowpitch tournament resumes. There are two 10 a.m.
events — a free fit club
(group workout) sponsored
by Panther Point Nutrition,
and a hula hoop contest sponsored by Snap Fitness. The
amusement rides also open at
10 a.m.
The kiddie tractor pull
starts at 11 a.m., with registration opening at 9 a.m.
Bingo resumes in Shelter 1 at
11 a.m.
The annual Glencoe Days
parade is set for 3 p.m. The
route is on 14th Street from
Pryor Avenue to Ives Avenue,
then north to 16th Street and
then back to Pryor Avenue.
Pie in the park will be offered by the Glencoe Preser-
vation Society at 4:30 p.m.
The Emmanuel Lutheran rib
feed starts at 5:30 p.m. Also
at 5:30 p.m. are bingo in
Shelter 1 and a kids’ beach
party. The firemen’s challenge, hosted by the Glencoe
Fire Department, starts at 6
p.m. Live music from 8 p.m.
to midnight will be by the
The Farmer’s Daughter, as
well as the K102 Pre-Heat
Party, part of the Glencoe
Fire Department’s Heat in the
Street celebration.
Fireworks will begin at 10
p.m.
On Sunday, June 26, at 1
p.m., the Minnesota Miller
BEEP baseball competition
will return to the field near
Coborn’s. It is sponsored by
the Plato Lions Club.
Updates and a complete
listing of activities can be
found at www.glencoemn.
org.
Diana Klabunde, Sandy Johnson, Jeff Streich, Catherine Rasmussen, Eric Levine and Tim Gratke. The goal
of the McLeod For Tomorrow leadership program is to
bridge communication, education and networking
among individuals living and working in McLeod
County.
Location: GSL High School, Glencoe, MN
Classroom Cost: $75 • Behind the Wheel: $285
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Konen, Kimberley Kuenzel,
Nathan Litzau, Katita Lopez,
Troy Lueck, Kira Mattson,
Luke Ness, Amanda Overman, Bryanna Paul, Peyton
Proehl, Cody Rae, Kenady
Rosckes, Kaleigh Rumrill,
Samantha Sanchez, Dane
Schwirtz, Mackenzie Stradtmann, Yekaterina Tkachenko,
Adrian Trevino, Kaitlyn
Uecker, Maren Warner, Eric
Wheeler and Grace Witte.
10th grade — Morgan
Bernstein, Jacob Blahowski,
Jessica Brelje, Aaron Castillo, Grace Draeger, Dallas
Durbin, Alyssa Ebert, Jaecub
Fondurulia, Audrey Forcier,
Zackary Herout, Alex Ide,
Connor Kantack, Jamie
Koski, Colbie Kuras,
Nicholas Lange, Spencer
Lepel, Mckenna Monahan,
Regina Moosbrugger, Cassondra Perschau, Dylan
Richter, Kambri Tessmer,
Adam Thalmann and Nathan
Welch.
11th grade — Kelli Bailey,
Sarah Bandas, Ashley Bandemer, Mitchell Boesche, Deanna Bondhus, Jordan Breidenbach, Molli Cacka, Daria Fegley, Luke Frahm, Brandon
Fronk, Hunter Glaeser, Shawna Goettl, Elsie Graupmann,
Erica Hecksel, Catherine
Holtz, Marissa Kirchoff, Jayden Lachermeier, Aryana
Lasley-Winkelman, Ashley
Lawrence,
Marisa
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Celebratin
Luchsinger, Grayson Maresh,
Morgan Mathews, Cassandra
Medina, Michaela Neyers,
Brandi Pikal, Kole Polzin,
Madison Posusta, Mitchell
Rolf, Axel Schulz, Hannah
Stifter, Robin Swift, Destiny
Talbot-Senn, Joseph Torgerson, Mason Trippel, Alexander Troska, Jacob Vasek and
Ashley Voelz.
12th grade — Mason
Ahlbrecht, Kirsten Barott,
Austin Bernstein, Sarah Bolf,
Rachel Bonderman, Krista
Boraas, Camille Borchardt,
Shelby Brelje, Grei Butterfield, Arelly De Los Santos,
Jordan Doolittle, Shane
Ehrke, Darrin Emery,
Alexander Endres, Faith Havlik, Hannah Heuer, Mitchell
Kettner, Autumn Lindback,
Jenna Lokensgard, Lilianna
Mallak, Martin Mallak,
Allyssa McCain, Fabian
Medina, Dylan Melchert,
Brooke Noeldner, Garret
Novak, Thalia Otero, Alfredo
Pena, Leah Peterson, Trevor
Posusta, Trevor Potter, Quinten Proehl, Samantha
Rogney, Jordan Rolf, Dylan
Schuth, Gabe Schweikert,
Alexis Stradtmann, Jordan
Tessmer, Michaela Tichy,
Travis Uecker, Jacob VonBerge, Tristan Weber,
Stephanie Welch, Dannielle
Wemhoff and Matthew
Wente.
9 Year Anniversary
Stop in during the month of June
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Be sure to stop in and
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STARTING
FRIDAY,
JUNE 10
8-9 a.m.
9-10 a.m.
10-11 a.m.
10-13 yrs. old
8-9 yrs. old
5-7 yrs. old
What about equipment? Your kids can use
Colin’s equipment at no cost or bring your own.
What will it cost? The cost is $40.00 per child
for the series of lessons.
What is included in the cost?
Lessons, prizes, party for kids on last day.
Lesson 1: June 10 - Putting
Lesson 2: June 17 - Pitching & Chipping
Lesson 3: June 24 - Grip, Stance, Beginning Swing
Lesson 4: July 8 - Full Swing Irons & Woods
Lesson 5: July 15 - Rules & Procedures of Play
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Christ Lutheran Church will host its monthly Abundant
Table community meal Wednesday, June 1, in the church
basement fellowship hall. Doors open at 4:30 p.m., and
the meal is served at 5 p.m. The meal is free and open to
anyone, including families and children, the elderly and
anyone seeking fellowship or in need of a helping hand.
The menu includes spaghetti and meat sauce, caesar lettuce salad, fruit, Abundant Table bread, cake and berries.
Please let the church know to prepare for your presence
by calling 320-864-4549.
The McLeod County Chronicle, www.glencoenews.com, Wednesday, June 1, 2016, page 3
Lincoln Junior High releases
2016 third trimester honor roll
ADM donates
to Sportsmans
sanctuary
Archer Daniels Midland
(ADM) Company recently
donated $1,000 to The Glencoe Sportsmans Club. The
donation will go toward educating young kids on
wildlife, maintenance at The
Sanctuary and veterinary
bills incurred by the animals.
Sportsmans Club President
Terry Buska said the group
tries to keep improving
things each year to make better surroundings for the animals and to keep the public
interested.
The Glencoe Sportsmans
Club started out in the 1930s
as the Isaak Walton League
and later switched to its current name. In 1985, land was
donated by the Kenny Wacker family to start the Sportsmans Santuary. With declining memberships the group
relies on donations to keep
The Sancuary going.
The donation was given
through ADM Cares and it is
greatly appreciated. ADM
Cares is a social investment
program that directs funds to
intitiatives and organizations
that drive meaningful social,
economic and environmental
progress worldwide. The program comprises three distinct
focus areas: supporting the
responsible development of
agriculture, improving the
quality of life in ADM communities and fostering employee giving and volunteer
activities.
County begins
spraying of
noxious weeds
McLeod County began
spraying for noxious weeds
and brush along county roads
on Tuesday, May 31. The majority of the weeds are thistle
and wild parsnip.
Landowners who do not
want adjacent right of way
sprayed because of organic
farming or other special reasons should contact the
McLeod County Highway
Department with the requested locations. Landowners are
expected to maintain the noxious weeds and brush in the
no-spray areas.
Those who wish to report
locations of noxious or
weeds, or who have questions
regarding the spraying,
should contact Maintenance
Superintendent Elvis Voigt at
320-484-4321.
Kennedy Wraspir and Carter
Ziegler.
Eighth grade — Alexa Alberts, Holly Bandemer, Hannah Boesche, Kalie Butcher,
Tess Chap, Gabriel Christensen, Daniel Cross, Dylan
Dahlke, Isabelle Elias, Madelynn Emery, Nathan Fehrenbach, Alexis Fronk, Grace
Garoutte, Abby Gronlund,
Taylor Hatlestad, William
Higgins, Race Hutchins, Taylor Kaczmarek, Mackenzie
Kantack, Lily Kirchoff, Anthony Laplante, Mia Laplante, Bennett Lepel, Sydney Lepel, Zachary Mohr,
Kathryn Nowak, Kaitlyn
Popp, Jennifer Ramos, Courtney Richer, Brittney Richter,
Makayla Ronngren, Riley
Ruzicka, Lily Schmitt, Alec
Schrupp, Reece Schwirtz,
Derek Trippel, Sawyer Varpness, Gia Venier, Morgan
Verdeck and Claire Witte.
“B” Honor Roll
Seventh grade — Joseph
Barrett, Keara Baumgarten,
David Bettcher, Travis Blomer, Meleny Colin, Brianna
Duffy, Rhissa Eiden, Abby
Feltmann, Sarai Garcia, Kaitlyn Grack, Jacob Haag, Jessica Headlee, William Hecksel,
Jaden Hedin, Isabella Hussong, Adreanna Johnson,
Mitchel Klockmann, Jasmine
Knick, Alayna Knowles,
Dylan Kucera, Cole Kuehl,
Luke Mattson, Bailey
Mueller, Julia Nelson, Chase
Noeldner, JoAnna Nowak,
Hailey Overman, Jacob Paul,
Paola Pena, Isabel Petersen,
Brittin Posusta, Abigail Rae,
Jon Ramige, Ashley Ribar,
Maren Roepke, Haley
Schultz, Riley Schuth, Dawnalee Shemanek, Norique
Stuewe, Gabriella Trevino,
Jaden Uecker, Zachary Voelz,
and Zachary Wanous.
Eighth grade — Guadalupe
Acevedo, Marina Balboa,
Jack Becker, Mikayla
Beneke, Jonathan Bolland,
Kaitlyn Decker, Gracie
Dreier-Schultz, Jadon DreierSchultz, Keaton Goettl,
Ashanthy Guardado, Kaitlynn
Herout, Carl Horrmann,
Mason Husted, Cole Janke,
Earl Janke, Ashley Jasken,
Kaylee Lemke, Brandon
Medina, Tyler Mueller,
Jonathon Norling, Natalia
Orocio, Julia Ramige, Rylan
Rosenlund, Rylen Rosenlund,
Kayla Salmela, Montana
Sanchez, Lydia Schmieg,
Benjamin Siers, Megan Siewert, Isaiah Streich, Preston
Sturges, Breana Templin,
Kaleb Templin, Michael
Waibel, Lexis Werner and
Mckenzie Wuethrich.
Library News
By Jackee Fountain
Reading Olympics set
The Glencoe Reading
Olympics will be held at the
Glencoe Library during the
2016 summer reading program, “Read: For the Win.”
The Wednesday activity days
— June 8, 15, 22 and 29, and
July 6, 13, 20 and 27 — will
challenge students ages 5-12
with sessions at 9 a.m. to 10
a.m. or 10:15 a.m. to 11:15
a.m. The Teen Summer Reading Program, ages 12 and
over, will meet at 2 p.m. on
the same dates as the regular
summer reading program sessions. All summer kids and
teens will be challenged with
Olympic facts, activities,
games, book talks, crafts,
reading goals, and surprises
by Gabby. Children learn so
many concepts and reading
skills during the school year,
the summer reading program
will help the students retain
those important reading
skills. Sign up at the Glencoe
Library for the first activity
days. These are free programs that are sponsored by
the Friends of the Glencoe
Library and local businesses.
The Glencoe Library wants
to welcome students to visit
during the summer. Remember to bring your current Pioneerland Library card to
check out any book or to use
the Wii. If a student’s library
card needs updating, a parent
must visit the library with a
current Minnesota driver’s license or ID to provide current information.
Kids activities schedule:
Movie Monday at 3 p.m.,
showing a G or PG rated
movie. Titles are displayed at
the library, the website, and
Facebook page. Tuesday and
Saturday is Toddler Storytime
at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday is
summer reading program activity day with two sessions
to choose from, 9 a.m. to 10
a.m. (will be crowded with
groups) and 10:15 a.m. to
11:15 a.m. Friday is Fun Friday with games available and
calm coloring and tunes from
1 p.m. to 4 p.m. These activities are free and sponsored by
the Friends of the Glencoe
Library.
Lego League meets on
Tuesday, June 7, at 6 p.m.
Mystery Book Club meets on
Thursday, June 2, at 6 p.m.,
to discuss “Heart of the
World” by Linda Barnes and
the Bookies will discuss “Girl
on the Train” by Paula
Hawkins on Tuesday, June
14. The Luncheon Book club
will get together and talk
about “Neverhome” by Laird
Hunt. If you are interested in
attending and participating,
please see a librarian who is
happy to request the book for
you. Calm Coloring is available for adults on Wednesdays from 1:30 p.m. to 7:30
p.m. Pictures and supplies are
available to use at the library.
For Glencoe Library hours
and more information visit
the website: www.glencoe.
lib.mn.us. Also like us on
Facebook.
Glencoe Police
TUESDAY, MAY 24
12:39 a.m. — Officers responded to a loud noise complaint in parking lot.
8:46 a.m. — An officer served
a trespass notice at an unspecified location.
1:37 p.m. — A gas drive-off
was reported on 13th Street E,
but the person came back and
paid before an officer arrived.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 25
11 a.m. — Two blight issues involving expired vehicle tabs were
addressed on Greeley Avenue N.
3:39 p.m. — Officers conducted a welfare check on 10th
Street.
4:29 p.m. — An officer assisted
county deputies with an out-ofcontrol male on Dairy Avenue,
rural Plato.
4:34 p.m. — Officers responded to a two-vehicle accident, no
injuries, on 11th Street E.
6:35 p.m. — An officer assisted
the ambulance on Newton Avenue for a person with chest
pain. The individual was taken to
the hospital.
THURSDAY, MAY 26
12:47 a.m. — Officers assisted
the ambulance with a medical on
Prairie Avenue.
1:07 a.m. — Officers and the
ambulance responded to a medical on 10th Street E. The person
declined to be transported to the
hospital.
8 a.m. — A report was received of a dog that was abandoned by its owner in a townhouse on Baldwin Avenue N.
When the reporting party was
called back, she was told that she
was given bad information by her
informant. The reporting party
had requested help on Facebook,
“which turned into major drama.”
She was asked to delete the
Facebook post, which she did.
9:33 a.m. — An officer
checked on a person walking in
the area of Highway 212 and
Chandler Avenue. Everything
was fine; he was walking to Gaylord.
6:54 p.m. — An officer responded to an animal complaint
on Ninth Street E.
FRIDAY, MAY 27
12:25 a.m. — Officers responded to a report of a suicide
threat made on Facebook. The
party was transported to the
emergency room for evaluation.
1:21 a.m. — Officers responded to a disturbance at an address
on Greeley Avenue. An adult female was upset because the bartender kicked her out of the bar.
9:39 a.m. — Officers responded to a call for extra patrol on
Taylor Avenue.
10 a.m. — Officers assisted a
woman who was locked out of
her house on 13th Street.
12:11 p.m. — Officers responded to a report of a suicidal
person on Newton Avenue.
12:34 p.m. — A citation was issued for driving after revocation
and possession of drug paraphernalia at a traffic stop on Highway
212 and 95th Street.
1:12 p.m. — A citation was issued for driving after revocation
and no insurance during a traffic
stop on Highway 212 and Chandler Avenue.
1:24 p.m. — A report of fraud
was made at an address on 13th
Street.
1:47 p.m. — An officer issued
a citation for not wearing a seatbelt at a traffic stop at Highway
212 and Chandler Avenue.
2:53 p.m. —An officer issued a
citation for no insurance and a
verbal warning for brake lights,
incorrect address on driver’s license and an unsafe tire at a traffic stop on Highway 22.
5:55 p.m. — A small amount of
marijuana was found during a
traffic stop at Highway 212 and
Dairy Avenue and a citation was
issued.
6:06 p.m. — The Glencoe Police assisted the county and state
patrol with a two-vehicle crash at
Highway 212 and Dairy Avenue.
7:12 p.m. — A driver was cited
for failing to drive with due care at
120th Street and Garden Avenue.
8:20 p.m. — An animal complaint was made at an address
on Chandler Avenue. The dog
was in its own yard and everything was fine.
10:03 p.m. —Officers responded to a loud music at an address
on 16th Street and advised the
party to keep it down.
SATURDAY, MAY 28
12:31 a.m. — Skateboarders
riding down the middle of the
road on 10th Street and Hennepin Avenue were advised.
1:08 a.m. — Officers responded to a medical for a panic attack
on Taylor Avenue.
2:16 a.m. — A Glencoe officer
assisted Hutchinson Police with a
runaway. Two addresses were
checked but they were unable to
locate the runaway.
8:02 a.m. — A possible stroke
was reported at an address on
Birch Avenue.
4:39 p.m. — An officer issued
a citation for driving after suspension at Ninth Street.
9:56 p.m. — An open overhead
door was found at an address on
Elliot Avenue. Officers secured
the door and the building appeared to be clear.
10:48 p.m. — A report of a suspicious vehicle parked outside a
building with lights on was made
on 11th Street. The service manager was inside changing a tire
and everything was OK.
SUNDAY, MAY 29
12:26 a.m. — Officers responded to a report of a suspicious vehicle on Union Avenue.
11:30 a.m. — Officers responded to a medical at an address on Greeley Avenue.
7:32 p.m. — A report of harassing texts was made on Newton Avenue. The reporting party
was advised to block the number
and discontinue the conversation.
9:05 p.m. — Officers responded to a child custody issue on
Newton Avenue.
9:48 p.m. — Officers assisted
with a young child who ran away
from parents on Eighth Street.
The child was returned.
MONDAY, MAY 30
12:06 a.m. — Officer responded to a report of a suspicious vehicle. The party was just moving
things into a storage unit and
everything was OK.
3:45 p.m. — A medical of a
man unable to walk was reported
at 18th Street. The party was
transported.
5:53 p.m. — A citation for possession of drug paraphernalia
was issued at a traffic stop on
Highway 212 and Morningside
Avenue.
5:58 p.m. — An officer responded to a 911 hang up and a
female who was throwing up was
transported.
6:31 p.m. — Officers responded to an incident on 12th Street.
7:27 p.m. — A driving complaint was made on 18th Street
for a vehicle moving around the
driveway and bumping into a
chair that someone was using. An
officer spoke to both parties.
9:07 p.m. — A report of a person digging through the dumpster
was made on 18th Street. An officer did not locate anyone in the
area.
10:34 p.m. — Officers responded to a report of suspicious
activity on 13th Street. The parties were just early for work and
talking.
10:58 p.m. — An officer responded to a vehicle that hit a
deer on Highway 212 and Morningside Avenue. The deer was removed from the roadway.
11:13 p.m. — Officers responded to an upset juvenile sitting on the Hennepin bridge.
Commission hears plans for rural event venue
By Lori Copler
Editor
The McLeod County Planning Advisory Commission
held public hearings on two
conditional use permit applications Wednesday, May 25
— one for mining and one for
a home occupation in which a
barn would be converted into
a wedding venue.
Lois Ernst of Bergen
Township, near Lester
Prairie, applied for the conditional use permit for a home
occupation regarding an
events center to host weddings and other events.
Ernst said plans were to
convert a barn on her husband’s family’s home place
into a venue for weddings, receptions and other events.
Ernst said she will be removing some buildings on
the north edge of the site, and
is consulting with an architectural engineer on renovating the barn.
“I don’t want it to be a
hodge podge,” Ernst said of
her plans. “I want it to be
done safe and right and for
the benefit of the people who
will use it.”
Ernst added that she plans
to confine music to the barn
to reduce noise to the neighbors, and to have an 11 p.m.
deadline for the end of any
events.
Ernst said she will require
licensed caterers to serve
food and beverage, and will
use portable bathrooms.
The planning commission
voted to recommend approval
to the County Board, with
conditions of having proof of
insurance, an 11 p.m. closing
time, and to have any waste
removed by a licensed hauler.
The commission also recommended that Ernst contact
the sheriff ’s department to
see if there are requirements
for security at events.
The property is located at
3557 190th Street.
The item will be on the
County Board’s June 7 consent agenda.
Also approved were conditional use permit for gravel
mining in Rich Valley Township.
Zoning Administrator
Larry Gasow said the permit
was a renewal for an existing
pit.
The commission also recommended approval on that
application, which also will
be on the County Board’s
June 7 consent agenda.
Glencoe’s EAA Chapter 92
is again sponsoring
free airplane rides for youth
ages 8-17 as part of the
EAA’s Young Eagles program.
The airplane rides will take place at
the Glencoe Municipal airport on
Saturday, June 11 from
8:30 am to 12:30 pm.
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Emma Petersen, Kelsey Rae,
Kayla Reichow, Dylan
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Damien Silus, Austin Simons,
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The McLeod County Chronicle, Wednesday, June 1, 2016, page 4
A renewed interest
in Memorial Day
Our view: More people attend
in the wake of 9-11
T
he Chronicle divvied
up coverage of Memorial Day services
among the three people of its
editorial staff, with each taking in two communities —
Glencoe, Plato, New Auburn,
Silver Lake, Stewart and
Brownton all had a photographer present.
There were no complaints
about the assignments, even
though it is technically a holiday for our staff. We all, it
seems, feel it’s important to
honor our country’s fallen and
to document the observances
in our area communities.
Unfortunately, trying to get
to six communities meant that
we were not always able to
stay for the full service at
each. But we were still able to
take away a little something
from each.
It is obvious that people
have taken more interest in
Memorial Day since the 9-112001 terroristic attacks on
American soil. Those attacks
brought the battles being
fought in the Middle East to
our doorsteps. They no longer
seemed half a world away.
And we began to appreciate
anew the bravery of our men
and women in military service
and the fact that they are willing to lay down their lives for
their countries.
In Stewart, we heard
McLeod County Veterans
Services Officer Cassandra
Carrigan talk about her firsthand experience with the loss
of one of her comrades to a
roadside bomb in 2006.
We heard similar stories at
other services.
We also heard a plea from
one speaker to try to return
Memorial Day to its original
intent — to honor those who
gave up their lives in battle for
the service of their country.
Memorial Day has its roots
in the post-Civil War era,
when General John Logan of
the Grand Army of the Republic ordered May 30, 1868, as a
day for the “strewing with
flowers, or otherwise decorating the graves of comrades
who died in defense of their
country during the late rebellion, and whose bodies now
lie in almost every city, village, hamlet churchyard in the
land.”
Over the years, people have
broadened the meaning of the
day to include veterans who
have died since their military
service, and even loved ones
who have never served their
country in the Armed Forces.
The speaker also noted that
people seem to be confusing
Memorial Day with Veterans
Day. Veterans Day is the day
in which we thank the living
veterans for their service to
their country.
We agree that Memorial Day
should be reserved for those
who offered up the ultimate
sacrifice for their country. On
the other hand, there is never a
bad time to thank a veteran for
his or service. They may not
have made the ultimate sacrifice, but they were willing to
make it if called upon to do
so.
Regardless, we salute all
those who have served. But
especially those who gave
their lives.
— L.C.
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Question of the week
Did you attend a Memorial Day
service on Monday?
Guest Column:
The case for limited government
By Lee H. Hamilton
It has been 35 years since Ronald
Reagan’s first inaugural speech as
president — the one in which he
said, “In this present crisis, government is not the solution to our problem; government is the problem.”
Over that time, hostility toward government seems only to have grown,
led by politicians and embraced by
millions of Americans. In this most
recent presidential campaign, Republican candidates outdid one another in calling to abolish the agencies they were running to lead, including the Internal Revenue Service, the Department of Education,
the Environmental Protection
Agency, and the Department of Energy.
I find all this troubling. Not because I think those agencies — or
the government as a whole — are
faultless, but because I don’t see
how a democratic society and market economy can function without
an effective government. Capitalism
and a representative democracy may
need to function separately for this
nation to be strong, prosperous, and
free, but they also need to work together.
In fact, I’d argue that limited government is more often part of the solution than it is a problem. It funds
core functions — infrastructure,
basic research, the court system, education, anti-crime efforts, national
security — that allow private markets and the private sector as a
whole to flourish. It sustains national parks, interstate highways, libraries, medical research, the air
traffic control system and other
services that make this a vibrant society.
It strives to protect Americans
from hazardous food and drugs, unsafe workplaces, discriminatory employers, and toxic polluters. It has
played a key role in asserting fairness for minorities, women and the
most vulnerable people in our society.
This is not to say that government
does not overreach, or that it always
performs as it should. On occasion,
its leaders make poor and misguided
decisions; its legislators, however
well intentioned, create wasteful and
unneeded programs. And every time
something like this happens, there
are many of us waiting to bash government.
When it performs as it should, on
the other hand, few people notice
and even fewer of us stand up to defend it.
But let’s get real here. What’s the
alternative? We’re not going to do
away with government, give unfettered free rein to the market, and
hope that someone decides to try to
make a go of delivering core services. Nor are we going to go all out
and establish government ownership
of the means of production. Instead,
we have to make the sometimes
comfortable, sometimes uneasy coexistence of the market and the government work.
So it’s crucial for our political
leaders to hit a pragmatic note and
strive constantly to find the right
balance between the two. To debate
and then establish in clear terms
where government should and
should not be active. To test what
works and what does not and then
pursue the former and shut down the
latter. To work hard to wring duplication out of the bureaucracy and
rigorously pursue efficient, effective, and accountable government.
To make sure that enforcement of
the law is both tough and fair. And
to recognize that their focus on policy needs to be balanced by a focus
on effective management and implementation of programs.
The fact is, government has not
changed much in size over the
decades. For the last 50 years, federal net outlays have fluctuated between about 16 and 20 percent of
gross domestic product (GDP), with
the occasional dip below or spike
above. The total federal workforce
stood at 5 million in 1964 and 4.2
million 50 years later. Whether it’s a
Republican or a Democrat in office,
government doesn’t seem to be
going away.
Nor, really, do most people seem
to want it to. As a politician, you can
always get applause for quoting the
old Thoreau line (which he in turn
paraphrased), “That government is
best which governs least.” But start
listing what government does that
affects people’s everyday lives, and
you’ll see members of that same audience nod their heads in agreement.
It’s the balance between limited
government and the private sector
that it’s our job constantly to assess,
debate, and get right.
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.
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History
From the Brownton Bulletin archives
From the Stewart Tribune archives
100 Years Ago
100 Years Ago
June 8, 1916
O.C. Conrad, Editor
The annual commencement
exercises of the Brownton Graded Schools were conducted in
the City Hall last Friday evening.
A class of seven — three girls
and four boys — received their
diplomas. Class members are
Lois Crandall, Viola Kochsiek,
Christine Zinne, William Heintz,
Reuben Schulz, Oscar Knoerr
and Walter Klitzke.
A son was born to Mr. and
Mrs. Oscar Grunewald of Sumter
on Friday, May 26.
On Thursday of last week,
F.M. Hickman sold his drugstore, stock and fixtures to Theo.
F. Damask of Alexandria, possession being given at once.
We understand that on Thursday, June 15, bids will be received for the new creamery
building.
75 Years Ago
May 29, 1941
Milton D. Hakel, Editor
Commencement exercises for
the 12 members of the Brownton
High School class of 1941 were
held Wednesday evening. Members of the class are Margery
Burich, Eleanora Doerr, Henry
Loncorich, Arlie Hall, Constance
Gehrke, Leonard Pikal, Howard
Streseman, Evangeline Spiering,
Norma Schumacher, Elda
Spaude, Harlan Englestad and
Dorothy Kujas.
Funeral services for Melva
Mae Rennecke, infant daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Irvin Rennecke,
were held last Wednesday afternoon at the home and the Lutheran cemetery in Stewart. The
baby was born May 18. She suffered a hemorrhage disease of
the newborn and died May 20.
50 Years Ago
June 2, 1966
Charles H. Warner, Editor
Members of the Brownton
Fire Department had an opportunity to practice their run to the
fire hall twice this past week.
Late Sunday afternoon, a grass
fire near the railroad tracks
brought the boys out. It was
quickly brought under control.
Tuesday evening, the boys made
a run to the Alma Waller farm,
where a large stack of bales was
on fire. Luckily the breeze was
light, and while the bales went
up in a brilliant blaze, no buildings were threatened.
Commencement exercises
were held at Brownton High
School Thursday evening. Karen
Koepp, Adah Sanken and Marian
Frauendienst were announced as
the honor students for the class
of 1966.
Grant Griebie, M.D., started
work at Hutchinson Tuesday. For
the past 14 years, Dr. Griebie
had been associated with Dr.
A.M. Jensen at the Brownton
Clinic.
20 Years Ago
May 29, 1996
Lori Copler, Editor
Joshua Vinkemeier is the valedictorian of the McLeod West
High School class of 1996, while
Mandi Redmann is the salutatorian. Commencement exercises
will be held Sunday afternoon
for 35 graduating seniors.
Annual Memorial Day services were held in Brownton and
Stewart on Monday.
10 Years Ago
May 31, 2006
Lori Copler, Editor
Twenty-seven students will
graduate Sunday from McLeod
West High School. Miranda Pudwill is the class valedictorian and
Nathan Zimmerman is the salutatorian.
Memorial Day services were
conducted Monday in Stewart
and Brownton.
May 31, 1941
Delbert Merrill, Publisher
Funeral services were held
Wednesday morning from the
church of St. Joseph for Joseph
Portele, who died Sunday afternoon.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Albin
Trutna of Richa Valley Township
at Hutchinson Community Hospital, on May 28, 1941, a boy,
Lyman Anthony. Weight 9
pounds, 2 ounces.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Leonard
Stibal of Rich Valley, on May
24, 1941, a girl. Weight 7 1⁄2
pounds.
Miroslav Totusek, who lived
in Silver Lake until he was 11,
returned to his place of birth
with his family recently. He
moved west with his parents in
1901.
St. Paul Cathedral was the
scene of the marriage on May 24
between Miss Ethel Tew, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Christian
Tew of St. Paul, and Frank
Pawlicki, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Nick Pawlicki of Silver Lake.
50 Years Ago
May 26, 1966
Wilbert Merrill, Publisher
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Francis
Meyer (Janet Jilek) of Bloomington at Abbot Hospital, Minneapolis, on May 20, 1966, a
girl, Sheri Lynn.
Mr. Joseph Buska, 92, died at
the Glencoe Municipal Hospital
on Tuesday morning.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bandas of
Silver Lake will observe their
Golden Wedding Anniversary on
Sunday, June 5, 1966, at the Silver Hi Drive Inn.
The Silver Lake track team
won the Cro-Hawk Conference
track meet.
25 Years Ago
May 30, 1991
Ken and Dorothy Merrill,
Publishers
Jamison Yurek is the valedic-
75 Years Ago
May 30, 1941
Harry Koeppen, Editor
Otto Kietzman and son Ernie,
Mrs. A.H. Ruschmeyer and John
Sell spent Thursday in Minneapolis. The former two stayed
at the University hospital with
Mrs. Kietzman, whose arm for
which was being treated was amputated that day. Mr. Kietzman
visited with her again on Saturday.
torian of the class of 1991 and
will speak at commencement.
A 16-foot by 78-foot addition
is now under construction at the
American Selected Products
Hatchery in Silver Lake.
Sisters Peetran, Delores and
Rosalyn ended their nine years
of teaching together in Silver
Lake and will now be moving to
new locations this fall. With their
departure, this will end the era of
nuns at the Silver Lake Catholic
School.
10 Years Ago
June 1, 2006
Ken and Dorothy Merrill,
Publishers
Mass of Christian Burial for
Joanne Klima was held on Friday, May 26, at Holy Family
Catholic Church.
Stephanie Hopkins, daughter
of Alan and Naomi Hopkins, has
been awarded a four-year renewable $6,000 scholarship from St.
Xavier University of Chicago.
50 Years Ago
June 2, 1966
Kermit T. Hubin, Editor
Marriage vows were taken by
Miss Marie Blanche Navara of
New Ulm and Gilbert Owen
Gilbertson of Salinas, Kansas,
May 14 at St. Mary’s Catholic
Church, New Ulm. Parents of
the couple are Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Navara of Stewart and Mr.
and Mrs. Walter Gilbertson of
Lakeville.
John C. Krebsbach, 90, of
Stewart, died Wednesday, May
25, of natural causes. Funeral
services were held Saturday,
May 28. All 12 of Mr. Krebsbach’s children, their wives and
husbands, were able to attend the
service.
Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Weber
(Jennifer Koebnick) are the
proud parents of twin girls born
Monday, May 31. They are
named Jane Rae and Jill Rae.
35 Years Ago
May 28, 1981
Douglas G. Seitz, Editor
A 21-year-old Stewart man,
Reed Burgstahler, is hospitalized
at Methodist Hospital in
Rochester following a one-vehicle accident at 3:30 a.m. Saturday. The driver of the vehicle,
Kevin Maiers, 21, also of Stewart, was treated and released at
the Hutchinson hospital.
Burgstahler has surgery to replace a severed artery in a knee.
The Stewart High School class
of 1981 will gather for the final
time as a class Friday at commencement exercises. Twentyfive seniors will receive their
diplomas. Lori Witt is the valedictorian and Mary Streich is the
salutatorian.
John Gehrke, 89, died Tuesday, May 19, at the Lakeview
Nursing Home in Gaylord. John
and his wife, Minnie, farmed in
Round Grove Township, Collins
Township and the Buffalo Lake
area before retiring in 1944.
Since then, they have lived in
Buffalo Lake, Brownton and
Stewart.
From the Chronicle archives
30 Years Ago
From the Silver Lake Leader archives
75 Years Ago
June 2, 1916
Lester Koeppen, Editor
William Dettman will commence next week to build a twostory brick building on the south
side of the track, next to the
Weis harness shop. It is to be
used for a photograph gallery
and dwelling rooms.
William Gatzke of Bismarck
Township died at his home Sunday morning. He is an old settler
of Bismarck and friends will regret his loss. Funeral services
were held at 1 o’clock and interment was made in the Fernando
cemetery.
Peder Sondergaard and sons
saw a deer in their pasture early
last week, and later in the week
the Ferdinand Woller family saw
the animal on their farm.
June 4, 1986
Bill Ramige, Editor
Scholarships awarded to
members of the Glencoe High
School Class of 1986 during
commencement ceremonies totaled $14,000. During the 102nd
annual commencement, Pat
Pautz was announced as valedictorian and Kent Krienke as salutatorian of the graduating class.
Of the 115 graduates, 29 were
honor students or graduated with
honors and distinction.
Scott Engelmann was named
to the all-conference baseball
team by Suburban West Conference coaches. Engelmann batted
.358 and scored 13 runs and
drove in 15 to lead the Eagles offensively. He also had a team
high 49 strikeouts as one of
Glencoe’s top pitchers.
Mark Carrigan, Terrence
Conkel, Paul Adelmann, Tim
Austad and Mike Gavin joined
the Knights of Columbus in the
First Degree.
Jesse and Mildred Martin will
celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on Sunday, June 15 at
the Plato Hall.
Five Glencoe Boy Scouts will
receive Eagle Awards, the highest rank in scouting on Friday
night at the Eagle Court of
Honor. Mike Henning, Tracy
Koebnick, Chris Larson, Eddie
Mielke and Jerry Traver will be
honored in the ceremonies at the
Glencoe High School Auditorium.
20 Years Ago
June 5, 1996
Rich Glennie, Editor
The preliminary results of a
special census in Glencoe indicated there are 5,145 people in
the community. The preliminary
census showed an increase of
600 since 1990.
A total of 133 seniors graduated during commencement ceremonies at the GSL High School
on Sunday. This was the second
year of the pairing agreement in
which students from both Glencoe and Silver Lake school districts graduated together.
McLeod County officials are
looking to have the courthouse
west site at 804 E 11th St.
cleared by Oct. 1 of this year.
The decision to put the building
up for demolition bids was decided at a recent McLeod Coun-
ty long-range planning committee meeting.
Carolyn Busse will be making
her second trip to the Class A
state track meet on Saturday in
the 1600–meter run. Nate Foss
also advanced to the state in the
3200-meter run.
10 Years Ago
June 7, 2006
Rich Glennie, Editor
Glencoe businessman Mike
Popelka died on Saturday night
as the result of a hit-and-run accident north of Glencoe.
Wes Olson, a former Glencoe
Police officer, announced his intention to run for McLeod County sheriff. He is the third to announce his candidacy for sheriff
after Mark Taylor, McLeod
County chief deputy, and Scott
Rehmann, Glencoe police officer.
The Glencoe-Silver Lake
boys’ track team captured the
team title of MSHSL Section 5,
Class A.
Scott Corrick and April
Dammann were GSL’s qualifiers
to the State Class A Golf Tournament.
Corrections & Clarifications
Crops growth on track this spring
Weed growth
Recent warm temperatures
have greatly accelerated early
season weed growth in crop
fields. Dr. Jeff Gunsolus, Extension weed scientist at the
University of Minnesota, indicates that weeds that
emerge with corn must be
controlled within two to fiveweeks after weed emergence
to prevent a yield loss due to
weed competition. Soybeans
can tolerate four to six weeks
of weed vs. crop competition.
In Minnesota, we would
recommend that initial weed
control be accomplished by
boys’ Region 4A track meet
in 1986.
*****
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Chronicle strives for accu-
racy in its reports. If you
find an error, bring it to our
attention. Call 320-864-5518
and ask for Lori Copler, editor.
Farm Notes
By Nathan Winter
the V4 growth stage of soybeans and by the four-leaf
stage in field corn. The University of Minnesota Extension Crops web page at
http://z.umn.edu/weeds has
links to weed seedling identification descriptions and photos to help when scouting for
early season weeds.
Cutworm scouting
Cutworms are nocturnal.
During the day, they hide
under soil clods, crop residue
and loose soil, typically at the
boundary between dry and
moist soil. Cutworms will
likely be deeper when soils
are dry. Carefully look under
pieces of residue and soil
clods close to cut or injured
plants. If you don’t find a
cutworm near the base of an
injured plant, look near a
couple plants on either side in
the row. Do stand counts in
areas of the field with damage and note the percentage
of plants with leaf feeding
and those cut. To help with
your decision, you can flag
areas of row within the field
and return the next day to determine if damage is ongoing.
Bruce Potter, University of
Minnesota Extension educator, indicates that cutworm’s
infestations in small corn
(three-leaf or less) require
more aggressive management
than large corn. Don’t give
up on scouting too early. Late
instar black cutworms can
kill up to six-leaf corn by
burrowing into the growing
point.
Cutworms reduce corn
yield by decreasing final
stand or plant population.
The generic economic threshold for black cutworm in corn
is 2 to 3 percent of the plants
cut or wilted when the larvae
are less are than three-fourths
inch long. The threshold increases to 5 percent cut plants
when larvae are larger.
Late soybeans
Since early May soybean
plantings usually result in
maximum yields, lower
yields should be expected for
later plantings. Planting soybeans in Minnesota on May
10 results in only a 2 percent
yield loss; on May 15 a 3 percent yield loss, and on May
25 a 9 percent yield loss (or
91 percent of normal yield).
Soybean maturities should be
adjusted when planting after
about June 10. At this point,
plant a soybean variety with a
relative maturity rating of 0.5
units shorter than your original soybeans. Prior to June
10, plan to stay with your
normal soybean maturity varieties.
Nathan Winter is the
farm Extension agent for
McLeod and Meeker counties.
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poor, 32 percent fair, 55 percent good, and 10 percent excellent. Soybean planting was
86 percent complete, 16 days
ahead of average and just
ahead of last year. Thirtythree percent of the soybean
crop had emerged, a week
ahead of average, but two
days behind last year. Spring
wheat was 90 percent
emerged, 17 days ahead of
average, but five days behind
last year. The first cutting of
alfalfa hay was 24 percent
complete, two weeks ahead
of average and 15 days ahead
of last year. All hay condition
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Midwest Machinery, National FFA present local scholarship
The National FFA Organization awarded a $2,000
scholarship from Midwest
Machinery Co., the local
John Deere dealer, to Gregor
Fraser of the Hutchinson
High School FFA.
This scholarship is from
Midwest Machinery Company through a special project
of the National FFA Foundation.
Fraser plans to use the
funds to pursue an Ag Engineering degree at South
Dakota State University.
“I feel scholarships can
make a big difference to any
college experience and situation. Any award large or
small of financial help is a
great help for any student and
I can make sure it goes a long
way. These dollars I would
use for textbooks, school supplies or tuition.” Fraser explains. With his degree, Gregor’s future plan is to become
a farmer.
This scholarship is one of
1,791 awarded through the
National FFA Organization’s
scholarship program this
year. Currently, 116 sponsors
contribute more than $2.6
million to support scholarships for students. For more
than 30 years, scholarships
have been made available
through funding secured by
the National FFA Foundation.
This generous funding comes
from individuals, businesses
and corporate sponsors like
Midwest Machinery Co. to
encourage excellence and enable students to pursue their
educational goals. Midwest
Machinery Co. is an advocate
of sponsoring academic opportunities with the FFA to
create greater possibilities of
successful ag-oriented career
paths for local high school
graduates.
Scholarship recipients were
selected from 8,383 applicants from across the country.
Selections were based on the
applicant’s leadership, academic record, FFA and other
school and community activities, supervised agricultural
or work experience in agricultural education and future
goals.
Weather Corner
By Jake Yurek
Submitted photo
Blake Kaping, left, location manager at Midwest Machinery’s Glencoe dealership, presents Gregor Fraser, right, with a National FFA Organization scholarship from Midwest Machinery.
The National FFA Organi- seven through twelve who
zation provides leadership, belong to one of 7,757 local
personal growth and career chapters throughout the U.S.,
success training through agri- Puerto Rico and the Virgin Iscultural education to 629,367 lands.
student members in grades
Final call
for Music
in the Park
donations
Submitted photo
St. Pius X Hispanic first communion
St. Pius X Catholic Church in Glencoe
hosted first communion for its Hispanic parishioners on Sunday, May 10.
Front row, from left, are, Marisol Mendoza, Bianey Ibarra, Camila Montaño,
Kimberly S. Moreno and Vivian E.
Segoviano; middle row, Kayleen E.
Montes, Eliot Montes, Mauro Soto,
Cesar I. Garcia and German Gallardo;
and, back row, Dulce Palomares, Blanca Ramos, Elvia Peña, and the Rev. Anthony Stubeda.
Silver Lake Music in the
Park chairpersons DeNeil
and Lisa Thompson and Ray
and Sharon Bandas are asking that anyone donating
prizes or cash for the musicians to please have them to
the committee by June 10 so
a listing may be compiled.
The Thursday night Music
in the Park series starts June
30 and continues through
Aug. 4.
Donors are encouraged to
put their names on the prizes
if they wish to be acknowledged. Anonymous donations
also are accpeted. Call 320327-3155 for more information.
Once we get past a bumpy start to the week, things
should calm down nicely as we look toward the weekend. The rain that hit Monday night into Tuesday dumped
heavy amounts for some areas, but the good news is the
system has moved by and we should remain dry until Friday. The next system will be a quick mover, potentially
giving us rain early Friday and perhaps again later in the
day (if timing works out there could be a severe thunderstorm or two, but no large outbreaks).
Behind the Friday rain things should begin to clear out
Saturday into Sunday leaving chances for a very nice
weekend. High pressure will begin to build out west and
rain chances will linger to our east. I’m hoping the high
pressure ridge wins out … if it does, highs should be in
the 70s with only a very weak chance of a sprinkle.
Looking at the extended shows the high pressure ridge
inching closer, which would mean increasing temperatures and continued dry into early next week.
Have a great first week of June!
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Mit dobry vikend
Wednesday night — Lows 46-52; partly cloudy.
Thursday — Highs 70-76, lows 52-58; clear.
Friday — Highs 76-82, lows 55-61; partly cloudy with
possible rain showers or thunderstorms.
Saturday — Highs 72-79, lows 53-59; mostly clear.
Sunday — Highs 72-79; mostly clear.
Weather Quiz: Why did some areas receive over 4
inches of rain last week when other spots close by only
saw a half-inch or less?
Answer to last week’s question (What are some of
June’s weather extremes?): Highest temperature: 104 degrees on June 27, 1934; lowest temperature: 34 degrees
on June 3, 1945; most precipitation: 3.48 inches on June
29, 1877.
Remember: I make the forecast, not the weather!
People
Locals named to dean’s list
Several area students were named to the spring semester dean’s list at St. Cloud State University, including
Taylor Breidenbach, school of health and human services, community psychology, Tate Lilienthal, college of
liberal arts, English, and Courtney Schroepfer, school of
education, early childhood education, all of Glencoe;
Jake Nelson, Herberger Business School, accounting, of
Plato; and Raechell Bayerl, college of liberal arts, sociology, Silver Lake.
Welch on honors list
Samantha Welch from Glencoe was named to Concordia University’s honors list for the Nebraska school’s
spring 2016 semester. The honors list recognizes the top
25 percent of all undergraduate students.
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Jo Buckley, Rylee Magnuson, Isabelle
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Sophia Vazquez; and, back row, Mr. Simons, Mrs. Karen Thalman, Mrs. Kathy
Urban and the Rev. Anthony Stubeda.
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Raymond A. Posusta, 93, of Dassel
Obituaries
Ruth L.A. Goodridge, 90, of Glencoe
Ruth Lydia Anna (Schmidt)
Goodridge, 90, of Glencoe,
died Saturday, May 21, 2016,
at Glencoe Regional Health
Services Long Term Care.
Funeral
services
were held
Wednesday,
May 25, at
Good Sheph e r d
Lutheran
Church in
Glencoe
with
the
Rev. Robert Ruth
Nowak offi- Goodridge
ciating. Marjorie Hemmann
was the organist. Congregational hymns were “Amazing
Grace,” “On Eagle’s Wings”
and “I Know That My Redeemer Lives.”
Linus Groenke was an honorary casket bearer. Casket
bearers were Gary Rehmann,
Jeff Rehmann, Bill Schrupp,
Ron Schmidt, Tony Stockman
and Loren Mueller.
Interment was in the Mau
Cemetery in Norwood Young
America.
Ruth Lydia Anna (Schmidt)
Goodridge was born Nov. 25,
1925, in Carver County, rural
Norwood, the daughter of
Otto and Emma (Hedtke)
Schmidt. She was baptized as
an infant by the Rev. Abraham and confirmed in her
faith on April 2, 1939, by the
Rev. W.P. Kramer, both at St.
John’s Lutheran Church in
Norwood Young America.
She received her education at
St. John’s Lutheran School
and Central High School in
Norwood Young America,
graduating in June 1943 as
the salutatorian. She furthered her education by attending Glencoe Teacher
Training from 1943 to 1944.
She earned a Master of Arts
degree in education and a
Master’s degree in special education. She was a member
of the honor societies, Phi
Beta Kappa, Kappa Delta Pi
and Delta Kappa Gamma.
On Oct. 19, 1946, she was
united in marriage to Marvin
Goodridge by the Rev. W.P.
Kramer at St. John’s Lutheran
Church in Norwood Young
America. She made her home
in Norwood Young America,
Lake Forest, Illinois, and
Glencoe.
After graduation from
Glencoe Teacher Training,
Mrs. Goodridge taught country school in Districts 47 and
50 in Carver County. In July
1951, she moved to Lake
Forest, Illinois, and taught
school there from 1955 to
1973. She joined the Glencoe
Public School system in
1974. She received the superintendent’s recognition award
in 1989, and retired in 1990
with a total of 41 years in education.
Mrs. Goodridge enjoyed
writing poetry, writing poems
based on personal experiences and for special occasions. One of her favorites
was “Morning.” The poem
was included in the collection
of “Great Poets of the Western World.”
Because of an injury, Mrs.
Goodridge became a resident
of Glencoe Regional Health
Services Long Term Care.
She is survived by her
niece, Marie Anderson and
her daughter Nicole of Eden
Prairie; close friends, Linus
and Joan Groenke of Glencoe
and Gary and Linda
Rehmann of Lester Prairie;
several godchildren; other
relatives and friends.
She was preceded in death
by her parents, Otto and
Emma Schmidt; and brother,
Roy Schmidt.
Arrangements were with
the Johnson-McBride Funeral
Chapel of Glencoe. Online
obituaries and guest book are
available at www.hantge.
com.
Raymond Alfred Posusta,
93, of Dassel, died Thursday,
May 26, 2016, at the Dassel
Lakeside Community Home.
A Mass
of Christian
Burial will
be
held
T h u r s d a y,
June 2, at
10:30 a.m.,
at
Holy
F a m i l y
Catholic
Church in Raymond
Silver Lake. Posusta
The Rev.
Paul Schumacher will be the
celebrant. Megan Posusta
will be the reader. Gift bearers will be his grandchildren,
Anna Schillewaert, Luis Larios and Validia Larios. Alice
Nowak will be the organist.
Visitation will be held
Wednesday, June 1, from 4
p.m to 8 p.m., at the Maresh
Funeral Home in Silver Lake,
with a rosary at 5 p.m and a
prayer service at 7:30 p.m.
Visitation will continue
Thursday morning, June 2,
from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m., also at
the funeral home.
Honorary casket bearers
are Mr. Posusta’s granddaughters, Gina (Posusta)
Schillewaert, Tressa (Kotila)
Gadea, Kala (Posusta) Larios,
Kelsi Posusta, Emily (Posusta) Swindall and Megan Posusta.
Casket bearers will be his
grandsons, Troy Kotila, Ryan
Posusta, Kyle Posusta, Tyler
Posusta, Cody Posusta and
Daniel Barlau (Posusta).
Interment will follow the
funeral Mass at St. Joseph’s
Cemetery in Silver Lake.
Raymond Alfred Posusta
was born Dec. 30, 1922, in
Bergen Township, McLeod
County, the son of Joseph and
Mathilda (Emme) Posusta.
On Aug. 23, 1948, Raymond A. Posusta and Rose
M. Kremer were joined in
holy marriage at St. Joseph’s
Catholic Church in Silver
Lake. God blessed their marriage with five children. Mr.
Posusta engaged in farming
in Victor Township, south of
Howard Lake, from 1950 to
1968. They sold the farm in
1969 and built a new house
on County Road 30. They
moved to Cokato in 1995. He
also was a truck driver for
Howard Lake Ready Mix for
25 years.
He liked desserts, fishing,
gardening, playing cards, tinkering in his garage and
keeping things neat.
He is survived by his wife
of 67 years, Rose M. Posusta;
children, Gloria (Larry) Kotila of Dassel, Glen (Lois) Posusta of Monticello, Randy
Posusta of Phoenix, Arizona,
and Joseph (Michelle) Posusta of Lakeville; daughter-inlaw, Helen Posusta of Dassel;
12 grandchildren, 11 greatgrandchildren; and other relatives and friends.
He was preceded in death
by his son, Gale Posusta on
March 18, 2016; a grandchild, Jacob Posusta in 1988;
his parents, Joseph and
Mathilda Posusta; and six
siblings, Wilfred, Lenora,
Dorothy, Myrtle, Ivan and
Evelyn.
The Maresh Funeral Home
in Silver Lake is handling the
arrangements. Online condolences may be made at
w w w. t h e m a r e s h f u n e r a l
home.com.
Martha Stoeckmann, 89, of Glencoe
Martha “Moxie” Stoeckmann, 89, of Glencoe, died
Saturday, May 21, 2016, at
Glencoe Regional Health
Services Long Term Care.
Memorial
services
were held
Friday, May
27, at Good
Shepherd
Lutheran
Church in
Glencoe
with
the
Rev. Robert
Nowak offi- Martha
c i a t i n g . Stoeckmann
Marjorie Hemmann was the
organist. Congregational
hymns were “Take My Hand
and Lead Me,” “I Know That
My Redeemer Lives” and
“Amazing Grace.”
Urn bearers were Chris
Donnay, Ryan Donnay,
Michael Schlauderaff, Ben
Schlauderaff, Adam Maass,
Ethan Maass and Erick
Stoeckmann.
Interment was in the Fort
Snelling National Cemetery
in Minneapolis.
Martha “Moxie” Marie
Emma Stoeckmann was born
Sept. 29, 1926, in Plato, the
daughter of Henry and
Dorthea (Ritter) Schmidt. She
was baptized as an infant on
Oct. 17, 1926, by the Rev. R.
Zwintscher at St. John’s
Evangelical Lutheran Church
in Helen Township, Glencoe,
and was confirmed in her
faith as a youth on March 17,
1940, by the Rev. Alfred
Streufert at First Evangelical
Lutheran Church in Glencoe.
On Dec. 1, 1945, she was
united in marriage to Ernie
Stoeckmann at Emanuel
Lutheran Church in Hamburg. The couple made their
first home in Alexandria for a
few years before settling in
Glencoe. Their marriage was
blessed with five children,
Gary, Patricia, Beth, Barbara
and Greg.
After returning to Glencoe,
the Stoeckmanns opened
Ernie’s Grocery and Café,
where she became well
known for her hamburgers
and chili. In 1969, the couple
acquired the Glencoe Dairy
Queen. After Mr. Stoeckmann
passed away in 1985, Mrs.
Stoeckmann continued running the Dairy Queen until
she retired in 1987. Her faith
was a very important part of
her life, and she was a member of Good Shepherd
Lutheran Church in Glencoe.
Mrs. Stoeckmann had a
smile for everyone she met.
She loved to cook, bake, take
walks and read. She worked
hard, but always put her family first. Even though she
worked long days, she had a
meal prepared for her family
each night. She truly cared
for others and took time to
show kindness and love to
family, friends and strangers.
She is survived by her children and their spouses, Gary
and Linnel Stoeckmann of
Cokato, Pat and Roger Donnay of Elk River, Beth and
John Schlauderaff of Litchfield, Barb and Dick Maass
of Glencoe and Greg and
Patti Stoeckmann of Farmington; grandchildren, Kelly
(Todd) Stauffer,
Chris
(Ranea) Donnay, Ryan (Sara)
Donnay, Martha (Kelly) Duclos, Michael (Jennifer)
Schlauderaff, Ben (Maggie)
Schlauderaff, Adam Maass
and special friend Jamie
Mickolichek, Abby Maass
and special friend Darren
O’Donnell, Ashley (Quentin)
Grochow, Ethan Maass,
Emily Stoeckmann and her
fiancé Ben Theis, and Erick
Stoeckmann; many greatgrandchildren; brothers and
sisters-in-law, John and
Wilma Schmidt of Glencoe
and Victor and Harriet
Schmidt of Hutchinson; sister, Anna Ulrich of Hutchinson; sisters-in-law, Ruth Kruschke of Lester Prairie,
Adela Lucht of Glencoe,
Marie Hebiesen of Glencoe
and Erna Panning of Norwood Young America; nieces,
nephews, other relatives and
many friends.
She was preceded in death
by her parents, Henry and
Dorthea Schmidt; husband,
Ernie Stoeckmann; and siblings, Henry Schmidt, Fred
Schmidt, Carl Schmidt,
Emily Bergman, Dorothy
Vollmer, Herman Schmidt
and Wally Schmidt.
Arrangements were with
the Johnson-McBride Funeral
Chapel of Glencoe. Online
obituaries and guest book are
available
at
www.hantge.com.
Marlys Barfnecht, 71, of
Glencoe, died Friday, May
27, 2016, at Glencoe Regional Health Services Long Term
Care.
Memorial services will be
Thursday, June 2, at 2 p.m.,
at First Evangelical Lutheran
Church in Glencoe, with interment following in the
church cemetery.
A gathering of family and
friends will be held Thursday,
June 2, from noon to 2 p.m.,
two hours prior to the service
at the church.
Arrangements are with the
Johnson-McBride Funeral
Chapel in Glencoe. An online
guest book is available at
www.hantge.com.
Carl
Klaustermeier,
Lester Prairie
Carl Klaustermeier, 87, of
Lester Prairie, died Sunday,
May 29, 2016, at the Garden
House in Winsted.
Grand Meadows memorial service
A Memorial Service was held on Monday, May 30 at Grand Meadows Senior
Living. Kathleen Neubarth, pictured
above, was the keynote speaker. Pas“Pets are Braggin’ and
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The funeral service will be
Tuesday, June 7, at 11 a.m., at
St. Peter’s Lutheran Church
in Lester Prairie, with interment following in the St. Paul
Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery in Lester Prairie.
Visitation will be Monday,
June 6, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.,
at the Paul-McBride Funeral
Chapel in Lester Prairie, and
will continue one hour prior
to the service at the church on
Tuesday. A prayer service
will also be held at 7 p.m., on
Monday, June 6.
Arrangements are with the
Paul-McBride
Funeral
Chapel in Lester Prairie. An
online guest book is available
at www.hantge.com.
Adela Lucht,
101, of Glencoe
Adela Lucht, 101, of Glencoe, died Sunday, May 29,
2016, at Grand Meadows in
Glencoe.
Funeral services will be
Friday, June 3, at 11 a.m., at
Shepherd Lutheran Church in
Glencoe, with interment following in the First Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery in
Glencoe.
Visitation will be held Friday, June 3, from 10 a.m. to
11 a.m., before the service at
the church.
Arrangements are with the
Johnson-McBride Funeral
Chapel in Glencoe. An online
guest book is available at
www.hantge.com.
tor Tyson Mastin led the invocation
and benediction. The Grand Meadows
“Meadow Larks” also performed.
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The McLeod County Chronicle, www.glencoenews.com, Wednesday, June 1, 2016, page 8
Memorial Day 2016 observed in area communities
Representatvies from the Glencoe VFW
Auxiliary Post 5102 and American Le-
gion Auxiliary hang wreaths during the
Glencoe Memorial Day ceremony.
The Silver Lake Memorial Day service
began with a parade involving members of the American Legion Post 141,
sons of Legion members, the Legion
Auxillary and the Silver Lake Fire Department.
The Rev. Harold Storm was the guest speaker during
the New Auburn memorial service.
Bruce Bartels, a Brownton native and Vietnam War
veteran, was the guest speaker at the Brownton
American Legion’s Memorial Day observance.
Franklin Burke, right, was honored by the Stewart
American Legion for 60 years of continuous membership at Monday’s ceremony. Burke is a World War II
veteran. At left is Terry Maiers, emcee.
Chronicle photos
by Tom Carothers,
Lori Copler and
Rebecca Mariscal
Rev. Brian Brosz of St. Paul's United Church of Christ
in Plato, himself a Vietnam Veteran, gave the keynote
address as part of the Memorial Day service at Plato
Hall.
Members of the Plato community performed “Song of Peace as part of the
town’s Memorial Day service at Plato
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