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Silver Lake
seeks options
for decrepit
buildings
Plato remains on a roll
Blue Jays win High Life Tournament
— Sports Page 1B
The McLeod County
Glencoe, Minnesota Vol. 119, No. 25
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June 22, 2016
County Board OKs historical coordinator on split vote
By Lori Copler
Editor
The McLeod County Board on
Tuesday — and on a 3-2 vote — approved $12,945 to fund a new position for the McLeod County Historical Society. The new position will
coordinate a collaboration between
the county and other historic organizations in the county, such as Historic Hutchinson and the Glencoe
Historic Preservation Society.
The County Board had originally
considered a request for funding for
the position in May, and had tabled
the request until Tuesday’s meeting.
The request had originally been
for $20,267, but McLeod County
Historical Society Executive Director Lori Pickell-Stangel said her
group was able to pare that figure to
$12,945 by reducing the proposed
wage to $15 per hour from $20 per
hour. That will fund through the po-
sition through February 2017, at
which time the county could consider whether it wants to continue the
position.
“We’re confident that we can still
achieve the goals we’ve set — write
grants, do research and manage programs,” said Pickell-Stangel.
But even a reduced wage didn’t
sway Commissioner Doug Krueger,
who said the county’s contribution
to the historical society has in-
creased each year since 2013. In
2013, the county budgeted $39,000
for the historical society, an amount
that grew to $49,000 in 2014,
$50,000 in 2015 and reached over
$57,000 in 2016, according to
Krueger.
Krueger said the county has asked
many of its departments to cut
spending by 5 percent for 2017.
Pickell-Stangel said that while the
historical society has increased its
budget, it also is pulling in money
into the county by landing grants for
projects. She suggested the county
look at the proposed position, which
began last year with a one-year
grant, as an investment.
Pickell-Stangel also said that
Commissioner Paul Wright had
asked for a “punch list” of proposed
County Board
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Glencoe Days get
under way Friday
Glencoe Days unofficially get
under way Thursday when the midway rolls into town, and starts officially on Friday, June 24.
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 slow-pitch
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 25, 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.
Also at 9 a.m., the mud volleyball
tournament starts (teams can regis-
ter 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 ot Ives
Avenue, then north to 16th Street
and then back to Pryor Avenue.
Pie in the park will be offered by
the Glencoe Preservation 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.
Chronicle photos by Lori Copler
Dairy Day
brings fun,
lots of treats
Glencoe hosted Dairy Day activities Thursday, June 16, in
the downtown area. Above
Aria Norman, daughter of Brittney Norman, enjoyed meeting the animals at the FFA
petting zoo, including this 2day-old Holstein calf. At left,
McLeod
County
Dairy
Princess Cheyenne Schmidt
and Ambassador Allison
Wright served up root beer
floats downtown. Many local
business also offered free
dairy treats and specials
throughout the day.
Weather
Wed., 6-22
H: 82°, L: 57°
Thur., 6-23
H: 77°, L: 59°
Fri., 6-24
H: 77°, L: 59°
Sat., 6-25
H: 89°, L: 64°
Sun., 6-26
H: 85°, L: 60°
Looking back: A heavy rain
Tuesday, June 14, gave way to
warmer and drier weather to
finish out the week.
Date
Hi Lo
Rain
June 14
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June 15
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June 17
June 18
June 19
June 20
City hires James Voigt
as street, parks director
By Rebecca Mariscal
Staff Writer
James Voigt will be the new public works director for streets and
parks for the city of Glencoe. The
City Council approved his hire at its
regular meeting Monday night.
Voigt was a volunteer with the
city’s fire department for 18 years.
He will replace current director
Mike Drew when he retires in September.
City Administrator Mark Larson
said there were three internal applicants for the position and he felt
Voigt would be the best fit.
Council Member Allen Robeck
asked if both Voigt and Drew would
be paid top wages until Drew retires. Larson said Voigt will make
91 percent of top wage and that will
continue for about two years.
Robeck asked if the city could
separate the street and parks department. Mayor Randy Wilson said the
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86 ......63 .........0.29
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78 ......60 ........0.00
Temperatures and precipitation compiled by Robert Thurn, Chronicle
weather observer.
departments had been separated before, but having them together has
worked very well.
In other business, the Council:
• Heard from Robeck on
stormwater issues. He said he’d like
to see the department fill out maintenance sheets and ensure debris
from clearing out storm drains
doesn’t end up in the street. Robeck
said he’d also like to see something
done with the central stormwater
system, saying the city has not done
anything since it filmed the area last
month.
Larson said the council saw a
presentation on modeling for the
central corridor at the previous
meeting and is waiting on more
numbers to move forward. He also
asked if Robeck had ever asked to
see a maintenance sheet from city
City Council
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Chronicle News and
Advertising Deadlines
All news is due by 5 p.m., Monday, and all advertising is due by noon, Monday. News received after
that deadline will be published as space allows.
The McLeod County Chronicle, www.glencoenews.com, Wednesday, June 22, 2016, page 2
Happenings
GHS class of 1947 to reunite
The Glencoe High School class of 1947 will have its
69-year reunion Thursday, June 23, at 11:30 a.m., at Unhinged! Pizza in Glencoe.
St. John’s to host picnic
St. John’s Lutheran Church, Helen Township, invites
all in the community to a picnic in the park and become a
friend with someone with a disability. The event includes
a free picnic meal, activities and a sing-along. The picnic
will take place Wednesday, June 22, at Oscar Olson Park
in Glencoe (corner of Union Avenue and 14th Street E).
The meal is served at 5:30 p.m. Call the church office at
320-864-3093, or Judy Schwartz at 507-236-3621 to
RSVP or get more information.
The Minnesota All-State Lutheran Choir, making its
48th annual tour, will present a concert Friday, June 24,
at 7:30 p.m., at Christ Lutheran Church in Glencoe.
About 40 Lutheran young people, chosen through auditions from all over the state of Minnesota, will be performing a variety of music from classics to gospel. The
conductor is Dr. Thomas Rossin. The concert is free and
open to the public.
Chronicle photo by Lori Copler
Storm dumps on Brownton
A storm cell stalled over Brownton Friday night,
dumping from 33⁄4 to 5 inches of rain in a very short
amount of time. High winds complicated the situation
by causing a tree branch to fall on the main electrical
feeder lines into the city, causing a two-hour power
outage that put many sump pumps out of commis-
Glencoe Music in the Park
County Board
The Glencoe Lions Club’s Music in the Park series begins Wednesday, June 29, at Oak Leaf Park Shelter 2,
Glencoe. Music will be provided by Carver Creek, a
group of five siblings which offers vocal bluegrass,
gospel, Irish, old and new music with a smattering of
early country and other favorites. The group is sponsored
by Larry Anderson – State Farm Insurance. A meal of
shredded beef sandwhich, chips, pickles, dessert and beverage will be available ffrom 6 p.m. to 7 p.m., with a free
performance from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Proceeds go toward community projects. Bring used eyeglasses and
hearing aids. For more information, call 320-864-5237.
Degree of Honor 182 to meet
The Silver Lake Degree of Honor 182 will have a social meeting Tuesday, June 28, at 1 p.m., in the Silver
Lake Auditorium. A catered meal will be served at 4 p.m.
There will be no meetings in July.
SL hosts Music in the Park
First Congregational United Church of Christ, 1400 Elliott Ave. N, Glencoe, will host vacation Bible school
June 26, 27 and 28, from 6:15 p.m. to 8 p.m. Call Kari
Warner at 320-864-3009 with any questions or to register.
Blood drive set in Plato
The Plato Lions will host a Red Cross blood drive
Thursday, June 30, from noon to 6 p.m., at Lighthouse
Church on Highway 212. For an appointment or for more
information, call Ken or Myra Franke at 320-238-2370.
SL Sportsmen’s Club to meet
The Silver Lake Sportsmen’s Club will meet Thursday,
June 23, at 7 p.m., at the club sanctuary.
First Lutheran honors teacher
First Lutheran Church in Glencoe will honor retiring
teacher Mary Husberg for her 42 years of service at its
Sunday, June 26, 10:30 a.m. service. There will be a reception with a card box following the service.
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.
The McLeod County Chronicle
E-mail us at:
loric@glencoenews.com
Johnson takes oath of office
Glencoe Police Officer Patrick Johnson, pictured at
left, took the oath of office Monday night at the City
Council meeting. Mayor Randy Wilson, right, administered the oath.
City Council Continued from page 1
staff and Robeck said no.
Robeck said he was also
called down to First Street
and Andrew Drive for water
running down the street. He
said the city could do something in-house to fix the area.
Larson said the city has put a
swale in that area, but a lot of
the properties are in the 5year flood zone.
Robeck said if the city
worked harder on the issue it
could get the support of the
county and Buffalo Creek
Watershed and do something
for the good of the city.
• Heard Officer Patrick
Johnson take the oath of office.
• Approved the third reading of the solar ordinance.
• Approved a variance permit request for 1415 Pryor
Avenue N.
• Set the first July council
meeting for Tuesday, July 5,
due to the Independence Day
holiday.
• Appointed election judges
and designated polling places
for the 2016 primary and general elections.
• Approved a resolution for
a special assessment on the
property at 1329 13th Street
E for a total of $13,997.50.
• Heard paving is complete
on the Lincoln Park project
and reseeding will be done on
Tuesday, June 21.
• Heard the Armstrong Avenue project is waiting for the
soil on Seventh Street to dry
and will put on the granular
material once it is. The project will not continue to the
next phase until Seventh
Street is complete.
• Heard from Robeck that
the damaged fence by the fire
hall should be looked at by
the city staff.
projects that would be accomplished if the position was
hired.
She said she hoped the position would bring enough
funds back into the county to
make it worthwhile.
Krueger said he felt the
county was already doing
plenty to support the historical society, and suggested
finding “creative ways” to obtain funding.
He said he was concerned
about the “rate of growth” of
the historical society’s budget,
while Pickell-Stangel argued
that the commissioners need
to look at the “rate of growth
of the dollars we’re bringing
in.”
Krueger said he is concerned about the county’s
spending rate as a whole.
“We have to take a leadership role and stop the spending,” Krueger said.
Commissioner Ron Shimanski said he appreciates the
work the historical society
does — and that it pared
down its original proposal.
But he said he couldn’t support the request.
“Now probably is not the
right time,” said Shimanski.
Continued from page 1
Commissioner Joe Nagel
said he had received many
phone calls about the request.
“Many very good people
told me not to approve it,”
said Nagel, “but I want to
give you a shot.”
Commissioner Paul Wright
echoed Nagel’s sentiments.
He said he would support the
funding, but only for the current request. Wright said the
board would need to review
the punch list after the current
funding runs out, and determine if the position was accomplishing what it set out to
do.
Wright said that many
grants come from the state
Legacy fund, which has
changed rules about applications.
“Unfortunately, you have to
hire grant writers all over the
place in order to get any
money out of it,” said Wright
of the Legacy Fund.
The County Board approved the position, with the
stipulation that it review it in
January.
Commissioners Wright,
Nagel and Sheldon Nies voted
in favor, while Krueger and
Shimanski voted against it.
Corrections & Clarifications
Captions under photographs of Girls State and Boy
States representatives reported that they were sponsored
by the Glencoe American Legion Post 95. The photographs were of all the representatives from Glencoe-Sil-
ver Lake High School. The
girls were sponsored by the
Legion posts and auxiliaries
in Brownton and Glencoe,
and the boys representatives
were sponsored by the
Brownton, Silver Lake and
Glencoe posts.
Final Days of Food Shelf Sale!
Bring in 5 non-perishable food/household items or a
5 donation and we’ll give you 50 % off your total purchase of
plants and supplies. Collected items will be donated to the Renville
$
County Food Shelf. Sale excludes custom potting and gift certificates.
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GSL 2016 AFTER PROM PARTY!
We appreciate ALL you do for our kids!
Sincerely, 2016 GSL After Prom Party Committee
Anderson Ins. & Fin. Svcs., Inc.
Bonnie Mohr Studio
Brownton Lions Club
Brownton Women’s Club
Bump’s Family Restaurant
Burger King
Casey’s General Stores
Cenex Hutchinson Co-op
Charlotte’s Beauty Shoppe
Coborns
Contemporary Dental, PLLC
Crow River SnoPro’s Inc.
Dobrava Brothers
Duran Photography
Fashion Interiors
First Minnesota Bank
Form-A-Feed Inc
Gavin, Winters & Long, LTD
Glencoe Co-op A’ssn.
Glencoe Regional Health Services
Glencoe VFW Post #5102
Glencoe Wine & Spirits
Goettl Construction
Gutter Helmet of Mn
Harpel Brothers
Hotwire Electric
Inglis Orthodontics
Integrative Massage Techniques
Jerry Scharpe, CPA
Kwik Trip
L & P Supply
Little Friends Daycare
McBride-Hantge Funeral Chapels
McLeod Cooperative Power A’ssn.
Menards
Midwest Machinery Co.
New Auburn Fire & Rescue
New Auburn Lions
New Auburn VFW
NU-Telecom
Panther Field House
Papa Murphy’s
Paumen & Associates
Plato Legion
Plato Lions
Plato Woodwork
Powder Ridge
Priority 1 – Metrowest Realty
Professional Insurance Providers
Rich Valley Township
Ridgewater College
Ryan Voss Constuction
Schad, Lindstrand & Schuth, LTD.
Security Bank & Trust
Shari’s Hair Design
Silver Lake Lions
Southwest Eye Center
Subway
Taqueria Del Buen Pastor
The Stylists
Thomas Schoeneberger, DDS
Thrivent Finanancial
Wolff Construction
Young America Mutual Ins. Co
Thank you, also, to all family and friends
that helped support the activities!
GREAT LAST-DAY
BLOW-OUT SALE!
Astounding values on plants & supplies!
Hours through July 1: Mon.-Fri. 9 am-7 pm;
Sat. 9 am-5 pm; Sun. Noon-5 pm
Gift Certificates Available Year-Round.
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VBS at First Congregational
Chronicle Photo by Rebecca Mariscal
7 mi. No. of Hector or 7 mi. So. of Cosmos on St. Hwy. 4
Babe’s Blossoms 320-848-6566 • www.babesblossoms.com
920 10th St. E., Glencoe
320-864-6249
www.purelifeglencoe.com
“It is our mission to work WITH the people of Glencoe and
surrounding areas to improve their health, and in turn lives,
through the use of chiropractic, nutrition, and lifestyle care all
with the goal of achieving optimal health in EVERY patient.”
We couldn’t be more excited
to welcome
Dr. Arthur Niemela, D.C.
to our practice!
Dr. Arthur joins us after graduating from
Northwestern Health Sciences University –
College of Chiropractic.
Pure Life Chiropractic & Wellness Center Hours:
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The first Silver Lake Music in the Park of the summer
is set for Thursday, June 30, with Blake Klaustermeier
performing. Lunch consisting of barbecues, chips, pickle,
dessert and beverage will be served by the Pola-Czesky
ambassadors and candidates. There also will be a bake
sale including kolaches. Lunch will be served starting at
6 p.m., with mustic starting at 7 p.m. Please bring a lawn
chair. The event will be held in the park on Main Street.
Prizes will be awarded throughout the evening. In the
event of inclement weather, activities will be moved to
the Silver Lake Auditorium on Main Street. The Music in
the Park series is a prelude to the Pola-Czesky Days celebration Aug. 5 through Aug. 7.
sion. City crews pumped water from lift stations and
manholes until power could be restored. Several
large tree branches also fell around town. Water from
Lake Addie overflowed onto Division Street on the
west of town, and the road was closed.
Monday & Wednesday: 7:30 am – 6:00 pm
Tuesday: 7:30 am – 4:00 pm
Thursday: 7:30 am – 7:00 pm
Friday: 7:30 am – 12:30 pm
Dr. Nicholas Johnson, D.C. • Dr. Arthur Niemela, D.C.
Acupuncture Services with Ian Lowther, L. Ac.
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All-State Lutheran Choir
The McLeod County Chronicle, www.glencoenews.com, Wednesday, June 22, 2016, page 3
Record
Glencoe Police
SL Council to seek legal action for
hazardous Main Street buildings
By Karin Ramige
Publisher
Main Street redevelopment
has been a top priority for the
city of Silver Lake’s planning
commission and council.
The Council will now have
to act as two buildings have
been deemed hazardous.
The adjoining buildings of
121 and 125 Main Street
were declared unsafe for occupancy or entry on May 19.
The building inspector has
posted notices on both building.
The roofs have collapsed
into the center of the two
buildings, along with the
common wall between the
two buildings. The flooring
on the first and second levels
have also both collapsed. The
power lines have been removed to prevent fire and
power outages, according to
court documents.
Staff members at Sumter
Mutual Insurance, next door,
reported hearing crashing in
the building next door.
The insurance office has
relocated because it is not
sure if its building is safe.
The two affected buildings
have separate owners.
Terry Bakke of Hutchinson
owns 125 Main Street W,
which was formerly Silver
Lake Pizza and Sub. The
building was last occupied in
1998 and water and electrici-
ty were shut off in 2000.
The second property at 121
Main Street W is a property
tax forfeiture, currently
owned by McLeod County.
Both property owners have
been notified by mail, but
have not formely responded.
The county said it had passed
the information to the appropriate parties.
The City Council unanimously voted to file orders
for repair with the district
court.
Once filed and served, the
property owners have 30 days
to resolve the issues. After
that, the city has the authority
to demolish the buildings.
Moving forward, the city
will need to look at the best
options.
The two buildings are in
the middle of a four-building
complex, making demolition
of just the two very difficult.
It may be easier and more
cost effective to tear down all
four, but currently the city
doesn’t own any of the buildings.
The council also discussed
redevelopment of the property, with the possibility of the
city Economic Development
Authority building commercial space and renting it out.
As the process moves forward, the planning commission and City Council will
look at all options.
In other business, the council:
• Accepted two donations
from the Knights of Columbus totalling $714.08 from
their last paper drive. The
summer recreation program
and the pool will receive
$357.08 each.
Since 2004, the KCs have
donated more than $30,000
from their paper drives, according to KC member Ray
Bandas, who presented the
checks to the council.
• Heard a presentation from
Keystone Compensation
Group regarding the compensation program analysis that
the city had done. The council will review the findings at
its July 5 quarterly council
meeting.
• Discussed a contract extension for garbage services
with Waste Management. The
current three-year contract
ends on Dec. 31.
City Clerk Kerry Venier
had proposed a three-year extention with no increase.
Waste Management countered with a four-year contract with 2.5 percent increase
in years two and three or a
five-year contract with 2.5
percent increases in years two
and four.
The council asked Venier
to ask for a five-year contract
with a 2 percent increase at
years two and four.
Lokensgard to participate in
Aquatennial scholarship program
ian. She has traveled the
country with her family but
also toured Europe for two
weeks with a group of students, visiting cities in Italy,
as well as Monaco, Paris, and
London. In addition to that, a
mission trip to San Lucas,
Guatemala, last year has
sparked her passion for language and culture. She loves
learning languages, has been
studying Spanish for three
years, and recently began
French.
Ranked in the top 15 percent of her graduating class,
Lokensgard twice received
Academic All Conference,
was in National Honor Society, Student Activities, and
Business Professionals of
America, advancing to state
competition twice, played
varsity golf, and served as a
class officer her junior and
senior years. She enjoys organizing and participating in
a number of food and clothing drives and has been very
involved with activities at
Holy Family Catholic
Church, including the trip to
Guatemala, which she hopes
to repeat for a longer period
of time, serving as a longterm volunteer at the mission.
Lokensgard is a self-proclaimed artist and loves to
paint, sketch or just doodle.
It has been a fun-filled year
for Lokensgard. Her favorite
part of her time as Silver
Lake Ambassador has been
www.glencoenews.com
traveling the state, establishing connections with other
communities and meeting
new friends. Her role as Silver Lake Ambassador will
come to a close as she participates in the Minneapolis
Aquatennial celebration and
participates in the Aquatennial Ambassador Scholarship
Program.
Building Permits
The following building permits
were approved by the Glencoe
City Council Monday, June 20:
• Seneca Foods, 101 Eighth St.
W, mechanical support.
• Glencoe Vet Clinic, 605 13th
St. W, remodel, mechanical,
plumbing.
• Kermit Luehrs, 531 Ninth
Street E, addition.
• George Essen, 1909 11th St.
E, interior drain tile, wall anchors.
• Peter Gepson, 805 Glenmoor
Lane, deck.
• Chris Williamson, 207 11th
St. E, re-roof.
• Lori Thom, 1419 Greeley
Ave., re-roof.
• Leah Moll, 1724 Greeley Ave.
N, re-roof, re-side.
• Loren Mueller, 2107 Ninth St.
E, window replacement.
• Mike Morris, 104 Interwood
Dr., garage addition.
• Dave Hay, 1205 Elliott Ave. N,
re-roof.
• Brody Edwards, 1806 Judd
Ave. N, re-roof.
• Kyle Carrigan, 118 Seventh
St. E, re-roof.
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Music
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Featuring FREE Live Music!
Food available from 6 to 7 p.m.
Music begins at 6:30 p.m.
WEDNESDAYS
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Next month, Silver Lake
Ambassador Jenna Lokensgard will travel to Minneapolis to participate in the Minneapolis Aquatennial Ambassador Scholarship Program.
Lokensgard will spend busy
days capped by the coronation of the 2017 Aquatennial
Ambassadors on Saturday,
July 23, at 4 p.m., at the Ted
Mann Concert Hall on the
University of Minnesota campus.
During her stay in Minneapolis, some of the activities Lokensgard will experience include leadership seminars at the Woman’s Club of
Minneapolis, private events, a
Segway tour of historic Minneapolis, a ride in the
Aquatennial Torchlight Parade, boat rides on Lake Minnetonka, private viewing of
the legendary Target fireworks and “Meet the Candidates” scheduled from noon
until 2 p.m. on Wednesday,
July 22, at City Center. Candidates will also participate in
several judged interviews
throughout the week. The
2017 ambassadors will be selected based on a number of
qualities including communication skills, volunteerism
and leadership.
Lokensgard would like a
career in translating, and to
that end will be attending the
University of Minnesota,
Twin Cities, eventually studying Spanish, French and Ital-
by Jungclaus Equipment.
10:46 a.m. — Officers assisted
the ambulance with a medical on
15th Street E. A person had fallen
down some steps in a garage,
and was taken by ambulance to
the hospital.
10:47 a.m. — A complaint was
received regarding a dog in a car
with the window open on 10th
Street E. The vehicle was gone
upon an officer’s arrival.
2:58 p.m. — Officers responded to a medical on Cedar Avenue
N. The person declined transport
by ambulance and was taken by
family to the hospital.
6:19 p.m. — A concern regarding a dog in a vehicle on Morningside Drive was received. A county
deputy made contact with the
owner, who opened the windows
more.
8:01 p.m. — A person on 18th
Street E wanted to report harassment. An officer suggested that
she contact her local police department.
MONDAY, JUNE 20
3:20 a.m. — An officer checked
on a semi parked on the side of
Highway 212 near Morningside
Drive with no lights on. The driver
had stopped to take a nap. The
officer asked the driver to put his
four-way flashers on.
10:25 a.m. — Officers responded to a medical on 10th Street E.
A person had fallen, but was not
injured and was not transported.
3:05 p.m. — A report was received of a truck backing into a
car on 10th Street E. The drivers
exchanged information.
4:19 p.m. — The department
assisted the Upper Sioux Police
Department in trying to find a car
in Glencoe that may have been
involved in a hit-and-run accident
in the Upper Sioux jurisdiction.
4:37 p.m. — An officer responded to a report of children
playing in the road on Judd Avenue N. They were gone before
the officer arrived.
4:59 p.m. — An officer responded to a report of fraud on
Chandler Avenue N. It turned out
to be a civil issue.
June 29 – Carver Creek Sponsored by State Farm Ins., Larry Anderson
July 6 – Allen & Matt Carlson Sponsored by Security Bank & Trust
July 13 – The Flemming Fold Sponsored by First MN Bank
July 20 – Jim & Mike Wendolek Sponsored by McBride Chapel
July 27 – Chuck & Jason Thiel Sponsored by McLeod Publishing, Inc.
Thanks for your support of the Glencoe Lions Club
WE SERVE – All Proceeds go to local Community Projects
Bring a chair and bring a friend or two!
Questions??? Call 320-864-5237
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and burgers in the park Thursday afternoon, June 16. Above, McLeod County
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Chronicle photo by Lori Copler
TUESDAY, June 14
7:38 a.m. — A suspicious vehicle was reported on 10th Street.
8 a.m. — A theft of fishing gear
was reported from the caller’s vehicle on 14th Street.
2:29 p.m. — A report of suspicious activity was made on First
Street E and Wacker Drive.
2:39 P.M. — Local officers and
fire departments responded to a
weather alarm.
2:57 p.m. — An alarm was
going off in a house on 14th
Street. The home owner could not
be contacted. Officers did not see
anything to require forcing entry
into the house.
5:09 p.m. — A medical was reported on Prairie Avenue. An
adult female was taken to the
hospital.
5:42 p.m. — Offices arrested
an adult male on two felony warrants on 14th Street.
10:59 p.m. — Officers and the
fire department responded to a
fire alarm on Ninth Street. It was
a false alarm.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 15
1:09 a.m. — A medical alarm
was received from an address on
Newton Avenue. A woman was
taken by ambulance to the hospital.
1:51 a.m. — A resident on 15th
Street E reported suspicious
noise outside his home. Officers
checked the area but were unable to find anything amiss.
2:22 a.m. — Parents brought in
a young girl who had been drinking at a friend’s house.
4:33 a.m. — An officer and the
Glencoe fire chief responded to a
home on Ninth Street E for a
baseboard heater that had turned
on by itself. The power was shut
off to the heater and the resident
was advised to contact her landlord.
9:26 a.m. — Officers and an
ambulance responded to Hennepin Avenue N for a possible
stroke.
11:01 a.m. — A minor hit-andrun accident was reported in the
Coborn’s parking lot.
11:23 a.m. — Officers responded to an issue on Greeley Avenue
N. A person was subsequently
put on a mental health hold.
12:20 p.m. — A possible
shoplifter was reported at a business on 13th Street E. The suspect left before an officer arrived.
The item reported stolen was
found stashed in another part of
the store. The officer found the
suspect and advised her not to go
into the store anymore.
2:23 p.m. — Officers responded to Baxter Avenue N, and a
person was placed on a mental
health hold.
5:41 p.m. — Officers responded to an issue involving a juvenile
on 16th Street E.
6:11 p.m. — An officer assisted
with a child custody issue on 10th
Street E.
10:11 p.m. — An officer answered questions regarding child
custody issues on 10th Street E.
THURSDAY, JUNE 16
4:31 a.m. — Officers and the
fire department responded to
Miller Manufacturing for a fire
alarm. It was a false alarm; the
company was testing its system.
9:27 a.m. — Officers assisted
the ambulance with a medical on
20th Street W.
11:27 a.m. — Officers respond-
ed to suspicious activity on Edgewood Drive.
12:48 p.m. — Officers assisted
the ambulance with a medical on
Stevens Avenue N.
12:57 p.m. — Officers responded to a medical on Knight Avenue
N for a 5-year-old who swallowed
a penny.
FRIDAY, JUNE 17
2:03 a.m. — An officer conducted a warrant arrest at the jail.
8:09 a.m. — Officers responded to a report of an unwanted
person on Greeley Avenue N.
8:58 a.m. — A car was reported “egged” on Interwood Drive.
The reporting person believed it
happened after 10 p.m. the previous evening.
1:47 p.m. — An officer performed a check on 10th Street E,
and everything was fine.
3:06 p.m. — An officer performed an alcohol compliance
check on Knight Avenue N.
3:26 p.m. — Officers responded to a report of an uncooperative
person on 18th Street E.
11:45 p.m. — An officer
checked on a motorist in the area
of 10th Street E and Falcon Avenue. The person’s vehicle had
broken down and the individual
was waiting for a friend to come
pick them up.
SATURDAY, JUNE 18
10:22 a.m. — A report was received of a suspicious tan van
parked in the weeds in the 1100
block of Gruenhagen Drive. The
vehicle was gone when an officer
arrived.
10:26 a.m. — Officers assisted
the Winsted Police Department
with a uncooperative person coming into the jail.
3:59 p.m. — An officer assisted
with a vehicle repossession on
Ninth Street E.
5:49 p.m. — A person reported
an oven sitting on the side of the
street in the area of 13th Street E
and Ives Avenue, and was concerned because it still had the
door on it, and was afraid a child
might crawl inside and get stuck.
The door was removed.
6:02 p.m. — An officer assisted
the ambulance with a medical on
Newton Avenue.
6:07 p.m. — Officers assisted a
deputy with an uncooperative
person at the jail.
7:12 p.m. — An officer assisted
the ambulance with a medical on
Prairie Avenue.
8:17 p.m. — A two-vehicle accident was reported in a parking
lot on 16th Street E. Involved
were a 2010 Ford Fusion owned
and driven by Wesley Abrams of
Glencoe, and a 2011 Ford Fusion
owned by Pearl Kloempken and
driven by Carolyn Burri, also of
Glencoe. There were no injuries.
9:09 p.m. — Officers assisted
the sheriff’s office with a vehicle
fleeing deputies. The vehicle was
stopped at Highway 22 and Pine,
and one person was arrested.
9:59 p.m. — Officers assisted
the ambulance with a medical on
Newton Avenue.
10:39 p.m. — Officers responded to a trespassing issue on Park
Street W.
SUNDAY, JUNE 19
1:03 a.m. — Several officers
and deputies responded to a fight
on 11th Street E.
8:11 a.m. — A report was received of a buck and doe by the
new ADM animal nutrition warehouse on 10th Street near Chandler Avenue. The deer fled south,
and the officer lost sight of them
O
pinions
The McLeod County Chronicle, Wednesday, June 22, 2016, page 4
Number of foster
parents dwindling
Our view: Measure to help children
ends up hurting even more
T
he number of children
who need foster care is
far outpacing the number
of available beds in foster homes,
according to a report from the
Minnesota Department of Human
Services.
The Star Tribune’s Brandon
Stahl took a hard look at why
there are more foster children
than available homes, and part of
the answer was startling: the
Minnesota Legislature in 2015,
passed some sweeping reforms
after it was discovered that many
children “fell through the cracks”
when it came to protecting them
from abusers.
Those reforms included funding more investigators for child
protection cases, and that resulted in a 50 percent increase in the
number of child protection cases
taken on by agencies.
But where do those children go
when they are taken from their
homes?
According to Stahl’s report, the
number of foster homes have increased by 10 percent since 2014,
but that increase has not nearly
kept pace with the number of
children who need foster care.
And some foster care people
are leaving the field, despite enjoying caring for children and
knowing the great need there is
for foster parents.
One such foster parent in
Anoka County said she is quitting, because she is spending up
to $400 out of her own pocket to
cover costs not reimbursed by
agencies.
Another foster parent is both-
ered by the lack of information
that is given to foster parents.
She claims an 8-month-old child
was placed in her home without
instructions regarding a serious
medical condition. Five days
after taking the infant in, she discovered medical equipment
dropped off at her door. She said
she had no idea that the child was
supposed to be on oxygen 24
hours a day, and that it took her
“a month to figure out his medical picture.”
Elsewhere in the article, it is
reported that children are being
left in hospitals because social
workers simply cannot find
placement for them.
It’s wonderful that the state of
Minnesota realized that there was
a dire lack of intervention in
child protection in many areas,
but it seemed to have forgotten
that the situation doesn’t end
when a child is removed from a
traumatic or abusive situation.
And while the Department of
Health would like to explore
ways to recruit more foster parents, it is so busy trying to find
homes for the children who need
them that it doesn’t have the
time.
Obviously, the issue needs
more resources — not just at the
time of intervention in an unsafe
situation, but for the after care
that is needed.
Let’s hope the 2017 Legislature
finds the resources it needs to
finish the reforms it started in
2015.
— L.C.
Letter to the Editor
Site needs to be open more often
To the Editor:
Another person has stopped me on
the street commenting about the elm
site hours or lack thereof. That
makes only two people this week.
Earlier in the year it was approximately three people a day, sometimes more.
It amazes me that the Council
spends millions of dollars a year
telling people what they need and
can afford. One example is the airport; there are more. The last two
years we spent well over $200,000
in improvements. This year we will
spend another $12,165 to complete a
master plan. I heard that “Lucky
Lindbergh” preferred grass runways.
The airport does affect quite a few
people, at least 10 in Glencoe that
use it, and some sheep get hay from
it. It’s open 24 hours a day.
In contrast almost everyone uses
the elm site. We pay taxes for it and
also an additional $1 on our monthly
utility bill, for its use. Let’s get the
gate open and give taxpayers in this
town a simple convenience that they
are already paying for.
Call your council person or mayor
and tell them to open the gates. If
that doesn’t work, elections are coming.
Don’t call city hall. Management
is busy congratulating each other
celebrating the restrictive hours.
They forgot their jobs, which is serving the public.
By the way, I sure enjoy standing
in water and mud unloading yard
waste. I wonder what that big pile of
gravel is doing out there. I’m sure
that would take another $30,000 feasibility study to correct that condition.
Allen Robeck
Glencoe City Council Member
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At the local level: storm water, precedents
While the political charades continue on the national level, local politics are at work, too. Two items
come to mind: storm water and setting precedent.
At the June 6 Glencoe City Council meeting, council members heard
that the city may try to prevent
water from the eastern watershed
from flowing west into the central
watershed as a reaction to recent decisions by the Glencoe-Silver Lake
(GSL) School District and the Buffalo Creek Watershed District Board
(BCWD).
The GSL administration refused
to participate in the city-proposed
east-ditch diversion project, while
the BCWD refused to allow the city
to build what it wants.
In the school’s case, the district
opted not to join the city in helping
fund a 30-inch storm sewer from the
school’s wetlands east of the high
school eastward to the east-ditch
system. The district administration
felt repairing a non-functioning
eight-inch line on school property
will address its storm water needs.
The BCWD, meanwhile, refused
to allow the city’s 30-inch line, partly due to pressure from farmers to
the north. A 15-inch storm sewer
line was more acceptable to the
BCWD.
The city planned to appeal
BCWD’s ruling, but decided not to
due to political reality. It needs the
BCWD’s help in the future, so don’t
bite the hand that can help.
Instead, the city plans to make a
point to the GSL administration and
prevent water from the eastern watershed (within which school property lies) from getting into the central
watershed (city retention ponds) by
closing a gate to prevent water from
“backing up” and into the north central holding ponds. The city claims it
happens during Glencoe’s all-toopredictable rain events.
If the gate is closed, the water
flowing from the north and currently
through the center of the community, may be redirected east through
school property. Flooding on school
property may result.
The city’s point to the school
board? Flooding is your problem,
too.
A word of caution: The city needs
to be careful not to cause damage to
school district property in making its
point. After all, we pay taxes to the
school district, too.
In the other matter, the Glencoe
City Council, which in the past has
been adverse to setting any new
Rich Glennie
precedents, may have done just that
at its June 6 meeting. It allowed two
residents outside the city limits to
hook into city utilities without being
annexed into the city.
I sat in on enough meetings in my
career, including many City Council
and planning commission meetings,
to know the city has required property owners to be within the city
limits in order to receive city services. That requires annexation into the
city limits. There are countless examples of this over the past 25
years, including the county’s North
Complex and Miller Manufacturing’s property, but the current City
Council opted to blaze a new trail.
It is allowing two properties,
across Highway 22 from Miller
Manufacturing, to tap into the city
service lines. While the city will
charge the two property owners
more for the services, it will not require the properties be within the
city limits. In order words, the township property owners get the benefit
of the city services without paying
the higher city of Glencoe property
taxes.
Good deal if you can get it.
I can almost hear other residential
or commercial property owners outside the city limits licking their
chops in seeking the same treatment.
Also, the two properties will be
sharing one line from the city’s main
line and then split for separate services to each property.
Currently, the city is requiring
similar situations within the community, most done many years ago, to
be disconnected, at a cost of hundreds or thousands of dollars to
property owners. A double standard,
perhaps?
As with any precedent, once the
genie is out of the bottle, it’s hard to
get it back in.
Rich Glennie was the editor of
The Chronicle for 23 years. He retired Aug. 1, 2014, but still plans
to submit an occasional column.
You can
vote
online at www.glencoenews.com
Question of the week
A Glencoe City Council member contends that there
is a need for more hours at the yard waste site. What do you think?
1) The hours are fine the way the are.
2) It needs to be open more than three days a week.
3) Three days are fine, but for more hours each day.
4) I don’t care.
Results for most recent question:
What should be done to help
prevent mass shootings?
1) Better background checks on gun buyers — 12%
2) Don’t allow the sales of assault-type weapons — 31%
3) More security at schools, universities and other venues — 1%
4) It doesn’t matter; if people want to take lives,
they will find a way — 55%
67 votes. New question runs June 22-28 .
email to: loric@glencoenews.com
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History
From the Brownton Bulletin archives
From the Chronicle archives
100 Years Ago
30 Years Ago
20 Years Ago
June 25, 1986
Bill Ramige, Editor
The 6 to 9 inches of rain that
fell in McLeod County last week
has left much of the corn and
soybeans standing in water.
Glencoe received about 7 inches
of rain. Marble size to 1½-inch
hail left a path of destroyed soybean fields and damaged cornfields in the Gibbon, Fairfax and
Lafayette areas.
Fred and Verna Schmidt and
Arnold and Minnie Wendt were
honored in separate celebrations
celebrating their 50th wedding
anniversaries.
McLeod County Sheriff
Duane Kopesky announced that
he will seek re-election to a third
term as county sheriff.
June 26, 1996
Rich Glennie, Editor
The Big Bear store in Glencoe
is closing its doors, and the new
owners, Central Tractor Farm &
Country, is in the process of liquidating merchandise. The decision to close the Glencoe store
had more to do with the lack of
outdoor display space and the
small size of the Glencoe facility.
A June 19 fire at the Kevin
Peterson residence, north of
Sumter, gutted the interior of a
metal shed and caused an estimated $18,000-$20,000 in damage to the shed and its contents.
GSL social studies teacher
Lowell Ueland and fourth-grade
teacher Alice Jahnke announced
their retirements effective the
75 Years Ago
June 19, 1941
Milton D. Hakel, Editor
Ebert Schuch, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Joseph Schuch of Brownton, and Gerhardt Wendlandt,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward
Wendlandt, are among the most
recent draftees from McLeod
and Sibley counties.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Peik observed their 60th wedding anniversary at their home in
Brownton on Monday of this
week. Mr. Peik, 85, and Mrs.
Peik, 81, were united in the
bonds of matrimony in a ceremony in Sumter Township on June
16, 1881.
Miss Norma Dahlke of Arlington and Mr. Raymond Albrecht
of Brownton spoke their nuptial
50 Years Ago
June 23, 1966
Charles H. Warner, Editor
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Redmann
Jr. announce the birth of Douglas
Peter, born June 11, at the Glencoe hospital.
Mr. and Mrs. Randall Zieman
(Mary Wacker) announce the
birth of a daughter on Monday,
June 20.
Funeral services were held
Monday, June 20, at the Congregational Church in Brownton for
Edward “Barney” Tadsen, 72,
who passed away at his home
Thursday afternoon. Mr. Tadsen
was in business with his brother,
Paul, and later worked at the
City Meat Market. He was a
World War I veteran and a long-
time member of the Brownton
Fire Department, serving as the
chief from 1942 to 1965.
20 Years Ago
June 19, 1996
Lori Copler, Editor
Kevin Klucas, Joe Aretz and
Steve Aretz will man the new
Stewart Sales and Service, located in the former Ron’s Service
Station — and before that Lean’s
Service Station — on Highway
212 in Stewart.
The city of Brownton was notified recently that it has received
a $300,400 Small Cities grant for
housing rehabilitation.
The Brownton Lions Club
conferred special awards on two
of its members at its annual picnic Monday night. Reuben Kujas
and Duane Becker received the
Melvin Jones Fellowship award.
10 Years Ago
June 21, 2006
Lori Copler, Editor
Voters in the McLeod West
School District rejected a proposed $17.02 million bond issue
Tuesday that, if passed, would
have funded a new K-12 school
building. A total of 1,535 votes
were cast, with 866 votes against
the proposal and 674 in favor.
Michael Aydt and Jessica
Schlueter of Stewart announce
the birth of Ashlyn Katrina Aydt,
born June 6, 2006, at AbbottNorthwestern Hospital. Ashlyn
weighed 1 pound, 7 ounces, and
was 12 inches long at birth.
From the Silver Lake Leader archives
75 Years Ago
June 21, 1941
Delbert Merrill, Publisher
Wednesday morning, Miss
Bernice Radtke, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Ben Radtke, became
the bride of Mr. Frank Robison,
son of Mr. and Mrs. George Robison, at a ceremony solemnized
by the Rev. S. Julkowski at the
Church of St. Adalbert in Silver
Lake.
Special anniversary services
in Czech and English will be
held Sunday, June 22, at the First
Congregational Church of Silver
Lake in observing its 50th year
of service since its organization
in June 1891.
Lyman Mifek, son of Mr. and
Mrs. John Mifek, was found
dead near a wheat field Wednesday afternoon. It is presumed
that his death occurred from poison self administered.
With lighted tapers in tall candelabra and baskets of white,
blue and pink flowers forming a
background, a very pretty twilight wedding was solemnized,
Saturday evening, June 14, at
seven o’clock, at the Methodist
Church at Lester Prairie when
Miss Goldy Mae Buska, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J.J. Buska,
became the bride of Mr. Curtis
Halvorson, son of Edw. Halvorson of Plato.
50 Years Ago
June 16, 1966
Wilbert Merrill, Publisher
Mr. and Mrs. Felix Kegler,
Lester Prairie, announce the engagement of their daughter,
Marlys, to Ronald Ernhart, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Ernhart,
Lake George, Minn.
Mr. and Mrs. Adrian Jerabek
of 115 Sherwood St., Hutchinson, announce the engagement
of their daughter, Beverly Jean,
to Dennis Voight, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Henry Voight of Arlington.
Thomas William, James Wendolek and Thomas Rannow were
inducted into the Army on June
8.
Orrin Y. Hager, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Orrin Hager of Silver Lake,
graduated as an honor student at
Winona State College on June
10.
25 Years Ago
June 20, 1991
Ken and Dorothy Merrill,
Publishers
Henry Dostal was called home
to the Lord Jesus, whom he
loved so many years, on Tuesday
morning, June 11.
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A 50th Wedding Anniversary
open house for Clifford and
Pauline Hedlund is set for June
30.
100 Years Ago
Kissner and Maurice Krebsbach,
the Rev. W.A. Neudecker officiating. The newlyweds will make
their home on a farm northwest
of Stewart with the groom’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Krebsbach.
June 23, 1916
Lester Koeppen, Editor
Stewart hosted the G.A.R.
(Grand Army of the Republic)
Civil War Encampment June 1617, honoring area Civil War veterans. The encampment included
music by the Morgan Drum
Corps of Minneapolis, several
addresses, patriotic songs, a
campfire, baseball, and reminiscing.
The William Rettman team of
horses was frightened by the
train yesterday and ran away,
and one of the horses kicked up
and hit Charles Dettman, who
had hold of the lines, sending
him up against a pile of lumber
and rendering him unconscious.
He is better at the present writing.
50 Years Ago
June 23, 1966
Kermit T. Hubin, Editor
The community was shocked
to learn of the death of Rolland
LaPlante, 19-year-old son of Mr.
and Mrs. Oliver LaPlante, early
last Thursday morning as the result of an automobile accident.
LaPlante died of a broken neck
when the car he was driving slid
onto the shoulder of the road and
struck the farm driveway approach at the Elmer Tietz farm
southeast of Stewart about 1:30
a.m. He was returning to Stewart
from Gaylord, where he was
working at Wiman Manufacturing Company.
Funeral services were held
Tuesday afternoon, June 21, for
Otto J. Lewin, 74, who passed
away at his home in Stewart Friday as the result of a heart attack. Mr. Lewin owned a dray
75 Years Ago
June 20, 1941
Harry Koeppen, Editor
A large group of friends and
relatives of the contracting parties were present Monday morning at the St. Boniface Church
for the wedding of Miss Alvina
June 28, 2006
Rich Glennie, Editor
A groundbreaking ceremony
was held at the corner of County
Road 9 and Central Avenue in
Lester Prairie for the Glencoe
Regional Health Services new
medical clinic. It is expected to
be completed in January or February 2007.
line in Stewart and later farmed
southwest of town. He is survived by his wife, Ella (Patzold)
and eight children.
Mr. and Mrs. Randy Zieman
(Mary Wacker) announce the arrival of a daughter, Victoria
Marie, born June 20.
35 Years Ago
June 18, 1981
Douglas G. Seitz, Editor
An 18-month-old Stewart boy
had a close call Friday afternoon
when he slipped and cut his neck
on a piece of window glass.
Shawn VanDuynhoven, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Willie VanDuynhoven, was climbing onto a
bench when he apparently
slipped and fell against a window, cutting his neck down to
the windpipe, his mother said.
He was taken by ambulance to
the Hutchinson hospital, where
he received 11 stitches.
Wiring was believed to have
been the cause of a barn fire at
the David Pichotta farm June 10.
Fire Chief Harry Slipka said the
fire burned some insulation in
the ceiling and a wall and weakened one rafter.
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Andy and Sarah Kasella of
Glencoe announce the birth of
their daughter, Brooklyn Ann, on
Tuesday, June 13, 2006, at Glencoe Regional Health Services.
Mary Mickolichek and John
Maire are the parents of a son,
Jason Lewis Maire, born on
Thursday, June 15, 2006.
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ing stages, disease and pests
in small grains. Lunch is provided through support from
the MAWG grant.
There are two other small
grain field days along with
the one in Marty. One is on
Tuesday, June 21, in LeCenter, MN starting at 11 a.m.
The final southern Minnesota
field day will be held on
Monday, June 27, in Benson,
starting at 7 p.m.
Questions regarding the
site near Kimball can be directed to 320-980-2915 or to
the Meeker County Extension
Office at 320-693-5275.
Questions regarding any of
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218-281-8629.
Nathan Winter is the
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grain entomology. The program agenda for the day will
include small grain production on the growth stage,
agronomic practices, and pest
identification and management. There will also be a review of the variety trials of
spring and winter wheat, winter rye, barley, and/or oats.
Growers are asked to bring
“show-and-tell” samples
from their own fields for
analysis and diagnosis. University of Minnesota Extension personnel will also be
available to help with weed
control questions.
The local research plots are
funded through a grant from
the Minnesota Association of
Wheat Growers cooperating
with University of Minnesota
Extension. Data is currently
being collected weekly by
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University of Minnesota
Small Grains Field Days will
be held in late June throughout the state. Locally, the
field day will be hosted at the
University of Minnesota Extension Research Plot on the
Dave Lochen farm north of
Kimball. This year’s research
plot includes both spring and
winter wheat, and additional
small grain varieties. Following is a link to the three
southern Minnesota locations: http://z.umn.edu/south
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The local event will be
held on Monday, June 27, beginning at 1 p.m. The field
day event is located at 9625
County Road 8, Marty.
One of the presenters at the
event will be Jochum Wiersma, University of Minnesota
Extension small grains specialist. He focuses on improving small grain productivity. The second presenter is
Phil Glogoza, who is the
crops educator for the Extension. He specializes in small
end of this past school year.
The Lake Marion Improvement Association just completed
a desilting pond, its first major
project, and is now turning its
sights ahead to the future, including the possibility of another
desilting pond to the north of the
lake.
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The officers and directors of
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Thursday afternoon and opened
bids for the new creamery about
to be erected. Five contractors
bid on the project, the bid was
awarded to Dassel Engineering
Co., Dassel, for $8,295. The
building will be erected across
the street, directly north, of the
city hall, and will be 50 feet by
52 feet in size.
Contractor Gaulke is rushing
the work on Podratz’s new furniture store and at the present clip
will have the new structure completed within another few weeks.
vows before the Rev. J. Bradtke
at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in
Arlington Sunday afternoon.
In a pretty ceremony at the
Congregational Church in
Brownton Sunday, Miss Carol
Mae Holmes became the bride of
Mr. Victor M. Dahlke. Parents of
the couple are Mrs. Albert S.
Holmes of Brownton and Mr.
and Mrs. August Dahlke of New
Auburn.
Miss Henrietta Raske and Mr.
Oliver Schwarze were united in
marriage Sunday afternoon at St.
John’s Reformed Church near
Biscay. Miss Raske is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Raske
of Corvuso, formerly of Biscay,
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SL unsure of street improvement priorities
Weather Corner
By Jake Yurek
Happy Summer! Summer is officially here as of Monday, and things will certainly remain summer-like this
week with some warm weather moving in for the weekend and a couple chances of thunderstorms.
Our first and best chance of rain will move into the
area late in the day Wednesday as a system slides by. At
this stage, the best lift and moisture will be to our north,
but I still think we’ll get some rain out of it. Severe
weather can’t be ruled out just to our south, either, so if
things slide north we may have to keep an eye on things
as well.
The next chances of rain would move in late Friday
into Saturday morning and again late Saturday into Sunday morning. Neither chance will be an all-day soaker,
and by the way things look right now, most of the day
should be fine for both weekend days. If you have plans,
though, keep an eye on more up-to-date forecasts as a lot
can change from the time I write this. Highs will ramp up
Saturday as well, back close to 90 if we get enough sunshine. We’ll cool a bit Sunday and slide back close to
normal to start next week. All in all, a pretty decent start
to summer forecast.
Have a great week, everyone!
Ma dobry weekendem
Mit dobry vikend
Wednesday night — Lows 58-64; clouds, possible
thunder.
Thursday — Highs 74-80, lows 58-64; mostly clear.
Friday — Highs 80-86, lows 66-72; mostly clear with
night showers.
Saturday — Highs 83-89, lows 60-66; partly cloudy,
night thunder.
Sunday — Highs 77-84; partly cloudy, early shower?.
Weather Quiz: Why did the hail that struck Nisswa and
Pequot Lakes get so big (hail from 3 to 4 inches was reported — up to softball size!)?
Answer to last week’s question (Will the southern heat
wave take hold over the summer?): So far we’ve dodged
the extended heat waves and have only had to deal with a
day here or there. Long-term forecasts keep this trend in
place with the heat building in and enough cool air being
close by to push back. The problem with this is it would
create more severe weather chances as the air masses battle it out. One long-range forecast does hint at a high
pressure ridge (warmer air) building in late July-August,
but in a world where it’s hard to forecast five days out
why would I ever believe that?J.
Remember: I make the forecast, not the weather!
By Karin Ramige
Publisher
The Cleveland Avenue underground utility improvements from East Avenue to
the lift station have been Silver Lake’s priority for some
time.
The sanitary sewer line is
bad and has caused sewage to
back up into homes.
The original estimate for
the complete project was
$850,000, with assesments on
some properties for the road
reconstruction
nearing
$30,000.
The city then decided to
look into replacing only the
sanitary sewer, leaving the
water main and individual
services to residential properties for an estimated cost of
around $100,000.
At the meeting on Monday,
June 20, engineer John Rodeberg from Short Elliott Hendrickson (SEH), recommended that the city wait to do any
repairs until the entire project
can be done.
Replacing only the sanitary
sewer line is risky, having to
work under the water main
and possibly creating weaknesses with the existing services to the homes along the
street.
The property that has been
affected the most has made
some improvements on its
own, reducing the risk of further backup into its basement.
Public Works Supervisor
Dale Kosek thought that the
money could be used to con-
tinue to televise the utility
lines to further investigate the
inflow and infiltration.
City Clerk Kerry Venier
asked why the Cleveland
project is now not an issue
after the council has been told
that it is the main priority for
a number of years.
Rodeberg said that the line
is “in bad shape,” but the
most cost-effective and feasible option is the most risky.
He looked at options to
possibly replace part of the
line and do spot patches on
other affected parts of the line
and come back to the council
with options.
Venier suggest that the
public works department and
council come up with a definite list of what the priorities
are with the understanding
that emergency situations
arise.
The council also:
• Heard the public works
department has been dealing
with water issues due to rain
over the last weeks.
• Approved the replacement of 300 feet of PVC sanity sewer main along Highway 7. There have been three
blockages in the last five
weeks. The area has been televised with Justin Black from
SEH present.
• Heard that there has been
a pump issue at the water
tower. Someone was coming
to look at it on Tuesday. Residents may have experienced a
drop in water pressure.
Stewartfest celebration
set for June 24-26
Stewartfest 2016 is set for
Friday, June 24, through Sunday, June 26, in Stewart.
The schedule of activities
is as follows:
Friday, June 24 — Baseball
state qualifier tournament, 6
p.m. and 8 p.m.; start of the
medallion hunt, 5 p.m.; free
sweet corn sponsored by the
Stewart Fire Department, 5
p.m.; music in the park with
Redneck Crazy Entertainment (DJ Cory Carr), 5:30
p.m.-8 p.m.; waterball tournament, registration, 6 p.m.,
tournament, 6:30 p.m.; fire
department street dance featuring Backroads Band, 8:30
p.m. to 12:30 p.m.; 50/50 raffle drawing, 10 p.m.
Saturday, June 25 —
Garage sales, 8 a.m.; baseball
tournament, 8 a.m.; medallion hunt, 10 a.m.; antique
tractor pull, 10 a.m. (weigh-
ins at 8 a.m.); Grand Day parade, 1 p.m.; music in the
park with Redneck Crazy Entertainment, 1 p.m. to 6 p.m.;
kids inflatable rides, 1 p.m. to
8 p.m.; Xtremeball, 1 p.m. to
8 p.m.; clowns and balloons,
2 p.m. to 5 p.m.; beer pong
tournament, 2:30 p.m., registration at 2 p.m.; Minn-E-Rod
pull, sponsored by the Stewart Lions Club, 5 p.m.; fire
department street dance featuring Rock Godz, 9 p.m. to 1
a.m.; fireworks, sponsored by
the city of Stewart and community members, 10 p.m.;
50/50 raffle drawing, 10 p.m.
Sunday, June 26 — Baseball tournament, 8 a.m.; community worship at the community center, 9 a.m.; pancake breakfast at the fire hall,
9 a.m. to noon; kids pedal
pull, 10 a.m.
31 SL seniors met June 13
People
Chronicle Photo by Rebecca Mariscal
Silver Lake celebrates Dairy Day
Popelka named to dean’s list
Emily Popelka of Glencoe was named to the spring
2016 dean’s list at the College of St. Scholastica in Duluth. The list requires a grade point average of 3.75.
Evening storms sent the Silver Lake Dairy Day celebration indoors at the Silver Lake Auditorium but did
not stop any of the events Friday night. Above,
Skyler Askerud takes part in the milk drinking contest.
Th Silver Lake Senior Citizens Club met Monday, June
13, with 31 members present.
June anniversaries were
Tony and Joanne Victorian
and Ron and Luanne Mickolichek. The Degree of
Honor club gave a check of
$100 to the club.
Locals named to Bethel list
Victoria Burr, a senior and daughter of Bryan and Stacie Burr of Glencoe, and Payton Maiers, a senior and
daughter of Mark and Cindy Maiers of Stewart, were
both named to the spring semester dean’s list at Bethel
University in St. Paul. Students must attain a grade point
average of 3.6 or higher on a 4.0 scale to be named to the
list.
Locals graduate from NDSU
Logan Leigh Miller of Brownton and Erika A. Meyer
of Glencoe were among 1,722 graduates of North Dakota
State University (NDSU) in Fargo. Miller earned a Bachelor of Science degree in agricultural systems management and graduated with honors. Meyer earned a Bachelor of Science in Nursing.
Locals on Gustavus list
Gustavus Adolphus College has announced the spring
dean’s list for 2016. Morgan Sanken of Brownton, Oakley Clark and Alyson Winn of Glencoe, and Rachel
Schuth of Plato were named to the list. To qualify students had to earn a grade point average of 3.7 or better on
a 4.0 scale.
Bemidji names dean’s list
Lindsey Becker and Brandon Vacek of Glencoe,
Shauntel Stahlke of Plato and Breanna Wagner of Stewart earned dean’s list honors from Bemidji State University for the spring 2016 semester. To earn a spot students
must have a grade point average of 3.5 or higher.
Son born to
Nesse family
Whitney and Karl Nesse of
Brownton announce the birth
of their son, Jordy Samuel
Nesse, born June 10, 2016, at
Glencoe Regional Health
Services. Jordy weighed 6
pounds, 6 ounces and was
19 1⁄2 inches long. He joins
siblings Abby, Easton, Cora
and Jonathon. Grandparents
are Mark and Cheryl Sanken
of Brownton and Ted and
Mona Nesse of Stillwater.
SL citywide
garage sales
Dates have been set for the
Silver Lake citywide garage
sales.
The garage sales will be
Aug. 18, 19, and 20. Times
Thursday and Friday will be
8 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Saturday will be 8 a.m. until noon,
the same as previous years.
Obituaries
David J. Mallak, 60, of rural Glencoe
David Joseph Mallak, 60,
of rural Glencoe, died Saturday, June 18, 2016, at
Hutchinson Health Hospital.
Visitation
will
be
Wednesday,
June 22,
from 4 p.m.
to 8 p.m., at
The Maresh
Funeral
Home in
Silver Lake,
with
a
prayer serv- David Mallak
ice at 8 p.m., officiated by the
Rev. Paul Schumacher. Further visitation will be Thursday from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. at
the funeral home. Private interment will follow the
Thursday visitation at St.
Adalbert Cemetery.
Casket bearers will be Kirk
Toltzman, Mike Cacka, Dan
Gesinger, Tom Seiberlich,
Travis Mallak and Colin McDougal.
David Mallak was born in
Hutchinson on Jan. 19, 1956,
the son of Leo J. and Marietta
J. (Kieser) Mallak.
On May 18, 1985, David J.
Mallak and Christina M. Anderson were joined in holy
marriage in Mankato. God
blessed their marriage with
three children, Michael,
Melissa and Dawn.
Mr. Mallak was engaged in
farming since 1983 and lived
in Rich Valley Township,
McLeod County, since 1996.
He also worked for the Ford
Motor Company for more
than 20 years.
He enjoyed spending time
with family, friends and playing in the local Thursday Nite
Pool League for many years.
He is survived by his wife,
Chris; children, Michael (Natalie) and Melissa and Dawn;
siblings, Gary (Pam) Mallak,
Ron (Jeanette) Mallak, Kathy
(Tom) Urban, Duane (Cheryl)
Mallak and Carolyn (Jack)
Getz; brother-in-law, Gary
Hennessey; many nieces and
nephews, other relatives and
friends.
EARLY DEADLINES 4th of July
Due to the July 4th Holiday, our deadlines
for the following papers will be:
NOON, Thurs., June 30
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He was preceded in death
by his parents and a sister,
Susan Hennessey.
Arrangements are with The
Maresh Funeral Home in Silver Lake. Online condolences
may be made at www.maresh
funeralhome.com.
The next meeting will be
held on July 11. Cards were
scheduled for June 15 at
Cedar Crest.
The lunch committee for
the July meeting is Clarence
and Anne Juncewski and
Aggie Fiecke.
Cards were played after the
business meeting with the
following winners:
31 — Mercedes Nowak
and Anne Juncewski.
500 — Hubie Schermann,
Delores Golde, Joanne Victorian, Tony Victorian, Mary
Jaskowiak, Margaret Schermann, Genny Lhotka, Judy
Penas and Ron Mickolichek.
After the meeting and
cards, a potluck meal was
served.
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Sat., June 25th:
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Mon., June 27 — Tops Weigh-In mtg., 55:30 p.m.; Brownton Senior Citizens Club,
Brownton Community Center, 1 p.m.; Brownton Rod & Gun Club, 7 p.m.
Thurs., June 30 — AA Group mtg. next to
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Mon., July 4 — INDEPENDENCE DAY;
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Helen A.A. Hausladen, 95, of Glencoe
Obituaries
Earl Fred Ayer, 96, of Elk River
Ayer. He was baptized as an
infant on May 9, 1920, by the
Rev. Ed Schlachtenhaufer at
Evangelical Lutheran Church
in Sibley County, and confirmed in his faith as a youth.
He received his education
through the eighth grade at
Henry Hill School in Glencoe.
On Feb. 28, 1953, he was
united in marriage to Tena
Rannow at Church of Peace
in Glencoe. He moved to
Glencoe when he was 9 years
old and farmed with his parents. The couple made their
home on that farm near Glencoe. Their marriage was
blessed with two children,
David and Debra. The couple
shared over 44 year of marriage before Mrs. Ayer ’s
death on Jan. 7, 1998.
Mr. Ayer was a farmer who
continued to maintain his
dairy farm and was committed to its success. He was active in his faith community.
He was a member of Church
of Peace and, later, First Congregational United Church of
Christ, both in Glencoe.
He was a devoted and loving father. He enjoyed fish-
ing, watching baseball games,
attending threshing shows
and playing cards. In his later
years, Mr. Ayer loved to bake
bread and make desserts. He
treasured the time spent with
friends and family, especially
his grandchildren and greatgrandchildren.
He is survived by his son,
David Ayer of New Ulm;
daughter and son-in-law,
Debra “Deb” and Jim Kopperud of Zimmerman; grandchildren, Erik (Nikki) Kopperud, Kelly (Dan) Planton,
Rachel Ayer, Angie (Ryan)
Goebel and Brita DeLaet;
great-grandchildren, Madelyn
and Eliot Planton; nieces,
nephews, cousins, other relatives and many friends.
He was preceded in death
by his parents, Edgar and
Amelia Ayer; wife, Tena
Ayer; many other relatives
and friends.
Arrangements were with
the Johnson-McBride Funeral
Chapel in Glencoe. Online
obituaries and guest book are
available at www.hantge.
com.
Conrad W. Blomker, 82, Eden Valley
Conrad W. Blomker, 82, of
Eden Valley, died Tuesday,
June 14, 2016, at his home.
Funeral
services
were held
S a t u r d a y,
June 18, at
St. Paul’s
Lutheran
Church in
Eden Valley, with the
Rev. Bryan
Conrad
HopfenBlomker
sperger officiating. Interment was in
Eden Lake Cemetery in Eden
Valley.
Conrad Blomker was born
Jan. 14, 1934, to Bernard and
Lorraine (Haag) Blomker in
Manannah Township. He
proudly served his country in
the U.S. Air Force. He married Donna Mae Johnson on
April 18, 1953, at St. Paul’s
Lutheran Church in Eden
Valley. He was the owner-operator for Central Pacific Express until his retirement. He
also was a member of the
Eden Valley American Legion Post 381 and 40&8, was
the gambling manager for the
Legion and was the former
mayor of Eden Valley.
Mr. Blomker enjoyed being
outdoors, splitting wood,
doing yard work and crafting
bird houses. He was a big
supporter of local sports, especially basketball, baseball
and was an avid Twins fan.
He also liked spending time
playing cards, and completing suduku puzzles. He was
strong-willed, humble and always willing to help others.
Most of all, he enjoyed
spending time with his children and grandchildren.
He is survived by his children, Douglas (Susan) of
Eagan, James (Kathy) of Paynesville, and Sherri (Derek)
Larson of Buffalo; siblings,
Arnedlia Danielson of Waconia, Myra Arnold of Eden
Valley, Joan (Sonny) Thielen
of Eden Valley, Wallace
(Jean) Blomker of Gilbert,
Arizona, and Allen Blomker
of Fridley; eight grandchildren; one stepgranddaughter;
and 12 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death
by his parents; wife, Donna;
sons, Jeffrey and daniel;
brothers-in-law, Dale Danielson and Isadore Arnold; infant brother, Bernard; and
great-granddaughter, Madilyn
Utsch.
The Williams Dingmann
Family Funeral Home in
Sauk Rapids handled the
arrangements.
Loretta E. Dohmeier, 82, of Alexandria
Loretta Edna Dohmeier,
82, of Alexandria, died and
went to heaven on Saturday,
June 11, 2016, at the Knute
N e l s o n
Home.
A funeral
service was
held Thursday, June
16,
at
Bethesda
Lutheran
Church in
Alexandria
with
the Loretta
Rev. Jerry Dohmeier
Lanes officiating.
Interment was in the Grace
East Cemetery in Belgrade.
Loretta Edna Lillich was
born Oct. 11, 1933, on a farm
southwest of Bird City,
Kansas, to Edna Marie
(Stutheit) and August Christian Lillich. She was baptized
Nov. 5, 1933, at St. John’s
Lutheran Church in Bird City,
and confirmed in 1948.
She attended rural schools
until the consolidation of the
school district when she was
in eighth grade. She then at-
tended eighth grade through
her senior year at Bird City
High School, graduating in
1951. She attended Wartburg
College in Waverly, Iowa, for
two years, graduating with a
teaching degree. She taught
in Kennard, Nebraska, for
two years in the elementary
school.
She
married
Ervin
Dohmeier on Aug. 1, 1954, at
St. John’s Lutheran Church in
Bird City. To this union four
children were born, Catherine, Mark, Debra and Daniel.
Their first parish was at
Fredricksburg Lutheran in
Minden, Nebraska. In the following years, they served
multiple parishes in Minnesota. Because of failing health,
Ervin Dohmeier took early
retirement and they moved to
Belgrade. He died in November 1998. In 2001, Mrs.
Dohmeier moved to Alexandria to be near family.
In her earlier years, she
was a substitute teacher in the
public school in Brownton.
She was involved in Sunday
school, vacation Bible school,
church choirs and women’s
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groups. She enjoyed sewing,
quilting and crocheting, sharing these talents with family
and friends. Sewing and tying
quilts were her passion. She
used this passion to help
make quilts for Lutheran
World Relief.
She is survived by her children, Cathy (Byron) Bruce,
Mark (Jan) Dohmeier, Deb
(James) Sater and Dan
(Sandy) Dohmeier; 10 grandchildren, Shannon and John
Bruce, Jacob and Matthew
Dohmeier, Sarah, Miranda
and Abigail Sater, and Olivia,
Benjamin
and
Simon
Dohmeier; sisters, Elaine
Kortenhof, Delores (Stan)
Dorsch and Janice DeLozier;
many brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law; nieces and
nephews.
She was preceded in death
by her husband, Ervin;
nephew, James DeLozier; and
brother-in-law, David Kortenhof.
Arrangements were with
the Anderson Funeral Home
in Alexandria.
30, 1921, by the Rev. W.
Baumhoefener at St. Peter’s
Lutheran Church in Lester
Prairie, and was confirmed in
her faith as a youth on March
25, 1934, by the Rev. E.
Kolbe, at First Evangelical
Lutheran Church in Glencoe.
On June 22, 1939, she was
united in marriage to Reginald Hausladen by the
Catholic priest in Winsted.
The couple made their home
in Lester Prairie. Their marriage was blessed with a
daughter, Jean. The couple
shared over 51 years of marriage before Mr. Hausladen’s
death on Sept. 26, 1990.
In addition to being a loving wife, mother and homemaker, Mrs. Hausladen
worked at the Federated
Store, Thiel’s Meat Market,
and was a bookkeeper for her
husband, Reginald, at their
business, Hausladen Implement in Lester Prairie. She
was an active member of St.
Paul Evangelical Lutheran
Church in Lester Prairie,
where she belonged to the
Lutheran Women’s Missionary League (LWML).
She was very creative. She
enjoyed gardening, sewing,
cooking, tailoring, decorating
and reading. She also loved
the holidays. She cherished
the time spent with her family
and friends.
She is survived by her
daughter and son-in-law, Jean
and Richard Lange of Sun
City West, Arizona; granddaughter, Penny (Rick)
Schroeder of Ramsey; greatgrandchildren,
Megan
Schroeder and Liesl (Noel)
Paulson; great-great-grandchildren, Everly Grace Paulson and Harlow Faith Paulson; nieces, Marlene (Vernon) Zabell and Marlys
Mackedanz; nephew, Kenneth (Pearl) Ortloff; other relatives and many friends.
She was preceded in death
by her parents, Albert and
Wilhelmine Werth; husband,
Reginald Hausladen; sister
and brother-in-law, Viola and
Hilbert Ortloff; brother and
sister-in-law, Walter and
Marie Werth; and brother-inlaw, Leroy Hausladen.
Arrangements were with
the Paul-McBride Funeral
Chapel in Lester Prairie. Online obituaries and guest book
are available at www.hantge.
com.
Delores Mae Jochum, 86, of Glencoe
Delores Mae (Kistner)
Jochum, 86, of Glencoe, died
Saturday, June 11, 2016, at
her daughter’s home in Glencoe.
A Mass
of Christian
Burial was
h e l d
Wednesday,
June 15, at
the Church
of St. Pius
X in Glencoe with the
Rev. Antho- Delores
ny Stubeda Jochum
officiating.
Sue Mielke was the pianist
and Shari Templin was the
song leader. Musical selections included “Here I Am,
Lord,” “You Are Mine,” “On
Eagle’s Wings,” “Be Not
Afraid,” “Song of Farewell”
and “How Great Thou Art.”
Honorary casket bearers
were Mrs. Jochum’s grandchildren. Casket bearers were
Greg Bemboom, Tracy Christensen, Chad Karg, Kristal
Ehrke, Peter Wagman and
Josh Karg.
Interment was in the Glencoe Catholic Cemetery.
Delores Mae (Kistner)
Jochum was born Dec. 14,
1929, in Arlington, the
daughter of Fredrick and Wilhelmine “Minnie” (Laabs)
Kistner. She was baptized as
an infant on Dec. 26, 1929,
by the Rev. Robert Heidmann, and was confirmed in
her faith as a youth on April
Death
Carol Ann
Bipes, 72, of
Malmo
2, 1944, by the Rev. John
Bradtke, both at St. Paul’s
Lutheran Church in Arlington. She was educated in Arlington, graduating with the
Arlington High School class
of 1948.
On Nov. 24, 1949, she was
united in marriage to John
Edward Jochum by the Rev.
Albert A. Slechta at the reverend’s home in Glencoe. The
couple made their home on a
farm south of Glencoe. In
1987, after her husband’s
death, Mrs. Jochum moved to
Glencoe. Their marriage was
blessed with five children,
Barbara, Mary Ann, Bonnie,
Betty and Marilyn. The couple shared over 34 years of
marriage
before
Mr.
Jochum’s death on Sept. 13,
1984.
In addition to being a loving wife, mother and homemaker, Mrs. Jochum helped
her husband on their dairy
farm, worked at Green Giant
in Glencoe and at Hutchinson
Technology, Inc., in Hutchinson. She was a member of the
Church of St. Pius X in Glencoe, where she also was a
member of the Council of
Catholic Women and enjoyed
quilting at the church. She
belonged to the Senior Citizens Club and various card
clubs.
She was a hard worker,
very social and always made
others feel welcome. She enjoyed baking, decorating for
every holiday, loved flowers,
and made sure she had
dessert on hand for anyone
who stopped in. She loved to
play cards, especially 500.
She cherished the time spent
with family and friends.
She is survived by her
daughters and their husbands,
Barbara and John Bemboom
of Sauk Rapids, Mary Ann
and Paul Christensen of
Glencoe, Bonnie and Alan
McLain of Hutchinson, Betty
and David Witthus of Glencoe and Marilyn and Greg
Wagman of Chaska; 22
grandchildren; 37 greatgrandchildren; sister and
brother-in-law, Cordella and
Maynard Husfeldt of Gaylord; brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, Leo Jochum of
Glencoe, Kitty Jochum of
Glencoe, Teresa and Carl
Esslinger of Mendota Heights
and Jarlath Datt of Orange,
California; nieces, nephews,
other relatives and many
friends.
She was preceded in death
by her parents, Fredrick and
Wilhelmine “Minnie” Kistner; husband, John Jochum;
brother and sister-in-law,
Orville and Luella Kistner;
infant brother, Merle Kistner;
parents-in-law, Anthony and
Nellie Jochum; and brothersin-law and sisters-in-law.
Arrangements were with
the Johnson-McBride Funeral
Chapel in Glencoe. Online
obituaries and guest book are
available at www.hantge.
com.
20 Brownton seniors meet
Carol Ann Bipes of
Malmo, wife of Myron
Bipes, died April 3, 2016, at
Riverwood Healthcare Center in Aitkin.
A graveside service will be
held Saturday, June 25, at 1
p.m., in the Immanuel
Lutheran Church Cemetery
in Brownton.
Twenty Brownton senior
citizens met Monday afternoon at the Brownton Community Center.
Winning at cards were
Gladys Rickert, first, and
Theola Fors, second, 500;
Ruby Streich, first, and Ordell
Klucas, second, pinochle; and
Allan Kellerman, first, and
Pearl Streu, second, sheep-
head.
Archie Diehn won the door
prize. John Burgstahler served
refreshments.
The next meeting will be
Monday, June 27, at 1 p.m.
All area seniors are welcome.
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Earl Fred Ayer, 96, of Elk
River, formerly of Glencoe,
died Saturday, June 11, 2016,
at Guardian Angels Care
Center in
Elk River.
Funeral
services
will be held
S a t u r d a y,
June 25, at
First Congregational
U n i t e d
Church of
Christ in Earl Ayer
Glencoe
with the Rev. Ronald Ziemer
officiating. Lon Roach will
be the organist. Congregational hymns will be “Praise
to the Lord, the Almighty”
and “What a Friend We Have
in Jesus.”
Casket bearers will be Erik
Kopperud, Kelly Planton,
Dan Planton, Rachel Ayer,
Gary Ziemer and Tom Rannow.
Interment will be in the
Glencoe City Cemetery.
Earl Fred Ayer was born
March 31, 1920, at home in
Rush River, the only child of
Edgar and Amelia (Bach)
Helen Anna Alma (Werth)
Hausladen, 95, of Glencoe,
formerly of Lester Prairie,
died peacefully on Tuesday,
June 7, 2016, at Glencoe Regional Health Services Long
Term Care.
Memorial
services
were held
Friday, June
17, at PaulMcBride
Funeral
Chapel in
L e s t e r
Prairie with
the
Rev.
Helen
Eric Nelson
Hausladen
officiating.
Rachel Clausen was the organist. Congregational hymns
were “Just as I Am,” “Softly
and Tenderly” and “How
Great Thou Art.”
Penny Marie Schroeder
was the urn bearer. Interment
was in the St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery in
Lester Prairie.
Helen Anna Alma (Werth)
Hausladen was born Jan. 9,
1921, in Bergen Township,
McLeod County, the daughter
of Albert and Wilhelmine
(Kunkel) Werth. She was
baptized as an infant on Jan.
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May the winds of Heaven
blow softly
And whisper in your ear
How much we love and miss you
And wish that you were here.
You were a very loving Wife,
Mother and Grandmother.
We love you!
Sadly missed by
Daniel Tschimperle;
Scott & Brenda Tschimperle
& family;
Sandy & Roger Posusta
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and passing. Special thanks to the staff at Glencoe Regional
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and Todd Petersen. Your love and support helped comfort us
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