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The McLeod County
Glencoe, Minnesota Vol. 119, No. 28
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July 13, 2016
School sees $800,000 savings with package rebid
By Karin Ramige
Publisher
The Glencoe-Silver Lake (GSL)
School Board on Monday night
awarded bids from a package that it
had rebid after the package came in
higher than budgeted.
The package was related to construction of the building expansion
at the junior high and senior high
school campus.
The Board awarded four bids totaling $4.26 million, with a savings
of about $800,000 over the original
bids.
The bids in this package were for
masonry work, awarded to Rice
Lake Construction for an amount of
$2.9 million; metal panels, awarded
to GAG Sheetmetal for an amount
of $235,600; aluminum, awarded to
Ford Metro for an amount of
$531.380; and Drywall, awarded to
RTL for an amount of $582,969.
The district did not receive any
bids for the final cleaning, but Business Manager Michelle Sander reported that it is fairly common to not
receive a final cleaning bid so early
in the project. The final cleaning is
estimated to be around $30,000.
As of Monday’s meeting, it was
reported that the district is looking
to cut another $800,000 in costs
from the project.
Sander and Superintendent Chris
Sonju said looking at small things
like tile instead of terrazzo flooring
in a closet, or a different brand of
appliance in the kitchen has resulted
in big savings, without jeopardizing
the ultimate design and goal of the
project.
In related business, Sander reported that a lot of progress is being
made on the project, which is still
hard to see since most of it has been
underground with water, electric and
other utilities.
The pre-fabricated walls are
scheduled to arrive in late August.
Sander also reported that besides
the major building project, many
other summer projects are under
way. Flooring has been replaced in a
number of hallways, cleaning is
being done in all buildings, and window and door replacements in the
high school and at Lakeside Elementary are scheduled to take place in
mid to late August.
In other business, the Board:
• Accepted a bid for gas and diesel
from Super America- SA Fleet for
cost plus $.01 plus freight and applicable taxes per gallon for gas and
diesel from July 1, 2016 through
June 30, 2017.
Three bids were received. The
other two were from Cenex - Glencoe Co-op Association for a $.06
discount of the pump price per gallon of gas and diesel and from
Coborn’s, Inc., for $.10 discount of
the pump price per gallon of gas and
$.08 for diesel plus one car wash per
week for any district vehicle.
Bid package
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Extension Educator
Nathan Winter moving
on to next dream job
By Lori Copler
Editor
athan Winter moved last
week from his dream job
to his next dream job.
Winter, who has been the Extension educator for McLeod and
Meeker counties the past 111⁄2 years,
is now a program leader — providing assistance and guidance to
about 10 other Extension educators
in the area.
Winter started as the Extension
agent in McLeod and Meeker counties in January 2005.
“I told people when I accepted
the position that it would be my
dream job, and it really has been,”
said Winter. “It was a great fit for
my skill set, and I was able to do
some good things for the McLeodMeeker area.”
Winter was an intern for the University of Minnesota Extension
Service in Cottonwood County
while he was attending college. He
hoped to land an Extension job after
graduating, but there were no openings. He spent three years with
Minnesota Crop Improvement, a
job he also enjoyed, but when an
opening for an Extension educator
came up, he jumped at the chance.
Now, Winter said, he has a
chance at “another kind of dream
job. I’ll be helping 10 or 11 people
with their dream jobs — my job is
to try and help them be successful.”
Winter said he will technically be
assigned to the St. Cloud Regional
Extension Office, but will mostly
be on the road visiting agents. And
most of his office work can be done
at home, a blessing as he and his
wife are raising two small children.
While he’s looking forward to expanding his skills in the new job,
Winter said he will definitely miss
some aspects of being a local edu-
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Chronicle photo by Lori Copler
The Plato Fire Department hosted a training
burn at a vacant farm house Friday afternoon.
The burn allowed firefighters and state legislators to see the impact that residential fire sprinklers can have on a fire, allowed firefighters to
practice their fire suppression skills, and al-
lowed fire investigators to practice determining
the origins of fires. Pictured above, from left,
are state Rep. Glenn Gruenhagen, state Sen.
Scott Newman, Plato Fire Chief Jay Wood and
Jamie Novak, a fire investigator with the St.
Paul Fire Department.
Training burn educates firefighters,
legislators, fire marshal investigators
By Lori Copler
Editor
irefighters, legislators and
arson investigators all benefited from a training fire
conducted by the Plato Fire Department at an abandoned farm home
Friday afternoon.
And the general public also will
benefit. As part of the training, a
cameraman from KMSP-TV in
Minneapolis was there to film the
impact of residential sprinklers on
safety and protection of property.
The training was conducted by
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Jamie Novak, a fire investigator for
the St. Paul Fire Department, with
assistance from Casey Stotts, an investigator for the Minnesota State
Fire Marshal.
Novak and KMSP-TV are working on a piece regarding residential
sprinkling systems. As of now,
sprinkling systems are not required
in Minnesota homes, but fire officials would like to see legislation
requiring sprinkling in newly constructed homes.
To that end, Plato Fire Chief Jay
Wood, also a member of the Min-
nesota State Fire Chiefs Association, invited local legislators to the
training. Both State Sen. Scott
Newman and State Rep. Glenn
Gruenhagen were on hand.
Wood said the Plato Fire Department got involved with the training
after members attended a similar
training offered in Norwood Young
America.
“The guys absolutely loved it,”
Wood said of the training.
Training
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Nathan Winter
cator.
In particular, Winter said, he’ll
miss one-on-one contact with many
of the farmers and residents in
McLeod and Meeker counties.
“I’ll miss that — being able to
get out in front of people,” said
Winter. “I’ve met so many people
and made so many connections.
I’ve found lifelong mentors, lifelong friends.
“I’ll miss the radio interviews,
working with corn and soybean
growers, the Master Gardeners —
all of that,” he continued. “That’s
what makes this so bittersweet. In
my new role, I’ll be much more behind the scenes.”
Winter said that in his time with
the two counties, he has found
“great support for the Extension
Service. There are a lot of people
Winter
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County attorney: financial straits doesn’t drive crime rates
By Lori Copler
Editor
Financial hardship doesn’t drive
crime, at least not in McLeod County, according to County Attorney
Mike Junge.
Junge presented his 2015 annual
report to the County Board at its
Tuesday, July 5, meeting.
“We tend to think of acts of crime
as being done by people who are in
financial straits,” Junge said. “That’s
just not true.”
Most crimes seem to center on
drugs, booze, alcohol and gambling,
Junge said. “And it takes money to
do those things.”
In fact, he said, when the great recession hit in 2008-09, crime rates
in those areas dropped quite a bit.
There does seem to be a trend toward more gross misdemeanors and
felony crimes, Junge said, but that is
due in large part to the fact that the
Legislature has stiffened the penalties for many crimes, particularly
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driving while intoxicated. In 2001,
DWI was not considered a felony.
Now there is a felony level for drivers convicted of multiple infractions,
or whose actions result in death or
serious injury.
“It seems like more people are
doing bad things, but now the bad
things are really bad things, according to statute,” said Junge. He calls
that trend “crimeflation” or crime inflation.
The other area that has seen
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changes in the levels of offenses is
“non-person sex offenses.” In 2001,
the Legislature required people who
were convicted of a sex crime to
register their address, place of employment, secondary addresses and
vehicles. Failure to do so is a felony,
and in 2014, 507 were convicted of
failure to register in the state of
Minnesota.
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cases in the state, Junge said. “I’m
not sure if it deters crime, I’m not
sure if it solves crime, I’m not sure
it makes anyone safer, and it’s costing us an awful lot of money.”
The state has 16 to 20 employees
who work solely with the registry
issue, said Junge.
Junge said it costs about $30,000
to $35,000 per year to incarcerate
Crime
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City personnel committee talks about safety shoes
Happenings
Senior citizens potluck picnic
The McLeod County Senior Citizens potluck picnic is
set for Wednesday, July 20, at the Lester Prairie Community Center. Everyone is asked to bring a dish to share;
the meal will be served at noon. A meeting and cards will
follow the meal.
Wedding dress revue July 14
The Grace Lutheran Church Women of the ELCA are
hosting a wedding dress revue Thursday, July 14, at 6:30
p.m., at Grace Lutheran Church, 8638 Plum Ave.,
Brownton. Dresses from different eras will be modeled,
including bridal, bridesmaids, flower girls, mother of the
bride, and more. Coffee and dessert will follow the program. A free-will offering will be accepted.
Outdoor worship, pie social
Immanuel Lutheran Church of Brownton will host an
outdoor worship service and pie social on Wednesday,
July 13, at 6:30 p.m., in the Brownton City Park. Everyone is welcome.
Music by the Pond July 14
Grand Meadows Senior Living, 1420 Prairie Ave.,
Glencoe, will host Music by the Pond, featuring special
music by 10th Street Jazz, on Thursday, July 14, at 6:30
p.m. Bring lawn chairs and blankets. There will be
music, ice cream treats and door prizes. In the event of
inclement weather, the music will be performed in the
lounge. Anyone with questions is welcome to call 320864-5577.
Class of 1946 reunion
The Glencoe High School class of 1946 will hold its
70-year class reunion on July 15, at noon, at Dubbs Grill
and Bar with special time and dinner.
Rod & Gun to host softball
The Brownton Rod and Gun Club will host a softball
fun night Thursday, July 14, with a pork chop and hot
dog dinner at 6 p.m., followed by a game between Otto
& Emma’s vs. New Ulm at 7 p.m. The event is a prelude
to the club’s softball tournament July 16 and 17. Teams
are still needed. More details can be found on the club’s
Facebook page.
First Lutheran VBS dates set
Children finishing 3 years old to fourth grade are invited to Barnyard Roundup vacation Bible school at First
Evangelical Lutheran Church in Glencoe. Vacation Bible
school runs July 31 through Aug. 4 from 5:45 p.m. to
8:15 p.m. The week will be filled with Jesus, barnyard
fun, crafts, games and treats. For more information or to
register, visit www.firstglencoe.org or call 320-864-5522.
District 421 staff get-together
The yearly get-together of the former Brownton School
District 421 staff will be Wednesday, July 20, at 11 a.m.,
at the Brownton Bar & Grill. All District 421 staff are invited for a time of reminiscing. For more information,
call Anita Crosby at 320-587-8073.
Polka services at First Lutheran
On Sunday, July 17, polka services will be held at First
Evangelical Lutheran Church, 925 13th St. E, Glencoe, at
both the 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. services. The services will
feature familiar hymns and polka tunes with worshipful
lyrics, all led by Chuck Thiel and the Jolly Ramblers.
The Men’s Club also will host a free-will offering breakfast from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.
Health board to meet July 14
Meeker-McLeod-Sibley Community Health Services
will hold its quarterly Community Health Board meeting
Thursday, July 14, from 9 a.m to 11 a.m., in the large
meeting room at the Mcleod County Household Hazardous Waste/Solid Waste building, 1065 Fifth Ave. SE,
Hutchinson. The meeting is open to the public.
Glencoe Legion Auxiliary
The Glencoe American Legion Ladies Auxiliary will
meet Monday, July 18, at 7 p.m., at the Glencoe Fire
Hall. Lunch will be served.
SL American Legion potluck
By Rebecca Mariscal
Staff Writer
The city of Glencoe’s personnel and legislative committee met Wednesday to discuss employee safety shoes
reimbursement.
Public Works Director
Gary Schreifels explained the
city requires employees to
have steel-toed boots as part
of their safety equipment. The
city currently reimburses employees a maximum of $135
for the purchase of safety
shoes.
Schreifels said shoes actu-
ally range between $170 and
$200, so employees are paying out of pocket for something the city requires. He
recommended removing the
dollar amount and reimbursing employees for one pair of
shoes per year.
Council Member Allen
Robeck said he’d like to see a
$250 cap. Council Member
John Schrupp agreed, and the
committee voted in favor of
the new amount.
Schrupp also asked about
the lifeguard uniform required at the Glencoe Aquatic
Superintendent Sonju
receives great review
By Karin Ramige
Publisher
The Glencoe-Silver Lake
(GSL) School Board conducted a formal performance evaluation of Superintendent
C h r i s
Sonju.
The Personnel
Committee
met with
S o n j u
prior to the
July
11
b o a r d Chris Sonju
meeting.
Board Member Anne
Twiss, who also is on the
Personnel Committee, presented the following statement at the School Board
meeting:
“Mr. Sonju continues to
demonstrate very good overall job performance as the
superintendent of District
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“We are pleased with his
progress in leading the district toward achieving its
goals. Highlights include
groundbreaking this spring
with our building project
that will improve our student-centered culture and
expand additional opportunities for our students and
staff.
“We are eager to begin a
comprehensive science,
technology, engineering and
mathematics (STEM) program this fall with the goal
of better preparing our students for a successful future
upon graduation.
“We look forward to partnering with Superintendent
Sonju in accomplishing our
student achievement goals
in the upcoming year. His
dedication to promoting
good community relationships is admirable. He is an
excellent advocate for education at GSL. We appreciate his dedication and value
working with him in the upcoming years.”
In other staffing business,
the Board:
• Transfered Amber Alsleben from a 6.5-hour-aday paraprofessional in the
special education program at
Helen Baker Elementary to
a 40-hour-per-week paraprofessional in the media center
at the high school, replacing
Sharon Gutknecht, who retired.
• Hired Amanda Kottke as
a full-time science teacher at
Lincoln Junior High, Sharon
Iverson as a full-time English teacher at the high
school, Cierra Bartol-Byers
as a full-time fourth-grade
teacher at Lakeside, Ingrid
Wangaard-Tjornehoj as a
full-time Title I math interventionist/technology
teacher at GSL, Nichol
Roskamp as a full-time
Emotional and Behavioral
Disorders (EBD) special education teacher at the high
school, Josh Otto-Fisher as
the eighth-grade girls’ basketball coach and David
Frasier as the junior varsity
boys’ soccer coach.
• Accepted the resignations of Dane Warming, Lincoln Junior High science
teacher; Ahmi Alvarez,
Early Childhood Special Education teacher; and Matt
Foss, special education
teacher at the high school.
Glencoe gets grant for
airport master plan
The city of Glencoe was
awarded a grant of $221,895
from the U.S. Department of
Transportation for the Glencoe Municipal Airport.
City Administrator Mark
Larson said the grant will go
toward the airport’s master
plan, which the Federal Aviation Administration requires to be updated every
10 years.
In May, the city entered
into an agreement with Short
Elliot Hendrickson for the
master planning. The total
cost will be $243,330, with
the grant covering most of
the expense.
The city has been working
on improvements to the airport for the past two years,
including a new taxiway that
was completed last year.
Center. City Administrator
Mark Larson said he’d look
into it.
The committee also reviewed a resolution to petition Buffalo Creek Watershed
District to assist with
stormwater improvements in
north central and northeast
Glencoe. Larson said the petition would be discussed at the
July 18 City Council meeting,
since the July 5 meeting was
cancelled.
City Council Member Gary
Ziemer asked if the petition
would stall the city from
Bid package Continued from page 1
The Super America bid
was the low bid.
• Approved a 10-year
long-term facilities management plan to be submitted to
the Minnesota Department of
Education and included with
the preliminary levy information.
• Designated The McLeod
County Chronicle as the district’s official newspaper
from July 1, 2016, through
June 30, 2017.
The district will pay $5
per column inch for legal notices and $7.50 per column
inch for non-legal business.
• Added a Title I teacher
for the 2016-17 school year.
The position would be half
time at Helen Baker Elementary and half time at Lincoln
Junior High.
The extra available dollars
are a result of extra funding
from the state and changes in
the application process,
which will now allow for
services in the junior high.
• Added a junior high girls
soccer coach. The numbers
in girls soccer have increased and there will now
be three teams.
Boys soccer will continue
to have one team.
• Renewed membership in
the Minnesota School
Boards Association for a
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.
Open House
Bridal Shower
who appreciate the educational opportunities Extension provides.”
Winter added that he has
been pleased that the local
Extension office is able to
provide so many educational
opportunities for local residents. He is most proud of
the crop input seminars that
have been started, work with
the Master Gardener program and partnering with
other agencies for opportunities. The crop input seminar,
he said, draws over 100
farmers and agribusinessmen at each session.
And he is particularly
90th
Birthday
bride-to-be of John Wolter
Immanuel Lutheran Church
700 Division St., Brownton
Open House
Sat., July 23
1-5 p.m.
July 23 • 11 am
Registered at
Target & Fleet Farm
Bring your favorite recipe!
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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.
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in Glencoe, Brownton, Stewart, Plato, New Auburn,
Biscay and Silver Lake take priority over happenings
elsewhere.
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W. Broadway & 10th St. NW
in Little Falls
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FILINGS OPEN FOR THREE CITY OFFICES
Notice is hereby given that filing for city offices in the City of Glencoe, Minnesota will be open on August 2, 2016 and close August 16,
2016 at 5:00 p.m. for the following offices:
One Councilor, Precinct One
One Councilor, Precinct Four
Mayor
Positions are four year terms. Terms expiring December 31, 2016
are the following: Council members Dan Perschau, Kevin Dietz and
Mayor Randy Wilson. Affidavits of Candidacy for the above offices
may be filed with City Clerk at 1107 11th Street East. Office hours
are Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and no later than
5:00 p.m. on August 16, 2016.
Election is to be held on November 8, 2016.
Mark D. Larson
City Administrator
Dated: July 13, 2016
proud that he was nominated
for, and received, the Minnesota Farm Bureau Extension Educator of the Year
award.
“It proves that we do a
good job of providing education to our citizens,” Winter said of the award. “From
tree questions to crop production, we try to find answers.”
Winter said his current position as the Extension educator for McLeod and Meeker counties has been posted,
and will likely be filled this
month.
Emmaline
(Rannow) Ehoff
for
Maria Pieper
total cost of $6,024.
• Increased the pay rates
for Community Education
staff for the 2016-17 school
year.
• Approved the 2016-17
employee handbook. No
major changes were made.
• Approved the post-secondary enrollment options
agreement with Ridegwater
College for the 2016-17
school year.
• Approved an interagency
agreement with Heartland
Community Action Agency,
Inc. Early Head Start/Head
Start. The agreement establishes working procedures
between the programs to
provide services to children
ages birth through 5 years
old.
• Accepted the following
donations with appreciation:
Plato American Legion Post
641, $100 for Minnesota All
State Band; Silver Lake
Lions’ Club, $100 for Minnesota All State Band;
Stevens Seminary Foundation, $10,000, College in the
Classroom; Central Minnesota Manufacturers Association, $500, SuperMileage;
Silver Lake American Legion Post 141, $100, bandMemorial Day; and Glencoe
VFW Post 5102, $200, bandMemorial Day.
Winter Continued from page 1
The Silver Lake American Legion Post 141 will have
its annual potluck Sunday, July 17, at noon. For more information, call 320-282-8895.
Depression support groups
working on areas within the
city. Larson said it would not
and the city is moving forward with Short Elliot Hendrickson on the central corridor. The next council meeting
will have a presentation on
costs for work on that
drainage area.
The meeting was closed so
the committee could meet
with attorney Daniel Marx to
discuss pending litigation
with the city of Glencoe and
the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA).
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Filings for candidacy for school
board, city seats open Aug. 2
Chronicle photo by Rebecca Mariscal
Glencoe Lions host Music in the Park
The Glencoe Lions Club hosted the
second of its Music in the Park concert
series on Wednesday, July 6, at Oak
Leaf Park. The father and son duo
Allen and Matt Carlson, shown above,
provided the music for the evening.
The duo played songs like “Country
Roads” and “Tennessee Waltz.”
Record
Glencoe Police
TUESDAY, JULY 5
10:07 a.m. — An officer assisted sheriff’s deputies with a minor
accident in the area of McLeod
County Road 2 and 90th Street,
just south of Glencoe.
11:07 a.m. — A bicycle was
found on 13th Street E.
5:41 p.m. — An officer assisted
with a medical on Queen Avenue
N.
6:46 p.m. — Officers responded to a dog complaint on Greeley
Avenue.
7:01 p.m. — Heavy rain
caused street flooding. An officer
blocked traffic in the area of 18th
Street E and Louden Avenue N
until the water went down.
10:14 p.m. — Officers responded to a vehicle stuck in a
ditch on Chandler Avenue N. The
vehicle was towed out.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 6
2:01 a.m. — An officer assisted
county deputies with suspicious
activity in the area of Hennepin
Avenue N and 15th Street E. A citation was issued.
6:02 p.m. — An officer responded to an animal complaint
in the area of 12th Street E and
Newton Avenue.
6:37 p.m. — An officer responded to a child custody issue
on Greeley Avenue N. The reporting person was not sure if her exboyfriend had a car seat for their
2-year-old daughter that he had
picked up.
10:55 a.m. — Officers responded to a noise complaint on
16th Street. They listened in a
downstairs hallway and heard no
noise.
THURSDAY, JULY 7
12:59 a.m. — An officer conducted a requested welfare check
on Judd Avenue N. There were
no vehicles at the residence and
no answer at the door.
9:26 a.m. — An officer responded to suspicious activity on
Greeley Avenue N.
9:33 a.m. — An animal complaint was received regarding a
squirrel that fell out of a tree on
11th Street E.
11:54 a.m. — A kids’ bike was
found by a dumpster on Chandler
Avenue N.
12:08 p.m. — An officer
checked on a male going door to
door on Judd Avenue N.
1:20 p.m. — A person came to
the police department to report
that her son’s identity had been
stolen.
1:43 p.m. — A contractor was
reportedly going from door to
door on Greeley Avenue. An officer contacted the company and
informed it that a permit was
needed from the city.
2:27 p.m. — An officer responded to a neighbor dispute on
Baldwin Avenue.
5:11 p.m. — An officer checked
on another door-to-door salesperson on Ives Avenue N, advising
him and his supervisor that he
needed a permit.
5:38 p.m. — An officer and the
fire department responded to
16th Street E. A worker was soldering and that tripped an alarm.
Everything was fine.
6:20 p.m. — An officer spoke
with a person on Armstrong Avenue N about peddlers.
6:29 p.m. — An officer spoke
with a salesperson about needing
a permit in the area of 11th Street
E and Greeley Avenue.
10:33 p.m. — A driver was
cited for speeding at a traffic stop
in the area of County Road 2 and
80th Street.
FRIDAY, JULY 8
12:07 a.m. — An officer
checked on a couple on Ford Avenue N. They were looking for
lost keys for their apartment, and
the officer assisted in finding
them.
1:47 a.m. — Officers assisted
the ambulance with a medical on
Baxter Avenue N. A person was
having difficulty breathing.
5:52 a.m. — A driver was cited
for not having a Minnesota driver’s license at a traffic stop in the
area of Highway 22 and 120th
street.
9:06 a.m. — A gas drive-off
was reported at a station on 13th
Street E.
10:14 a.m. — Officers responded to an assault on Eighth
Street W.
1:05 p.m. — A report was received of roofing contractors
going door to door.
3:35 p.m. — Officers spoke
with a person from Legacy Roofing in the Edgewood Drive S and
Sumac Lane area, and informed
them that if they did not get a permit, they will be cited with the
next complaint received from residents.
6:35 p.m. — An officer advised
a person in the area of 13th
Street W and Cedar Avenue N
that he needed a permit from the
city.
9:50 p.m. — A lock on a pop
machine on Newton Avenue N
was broken, and the change
holder was removed. An unknown amount of money was
taken.
10:32 p.m. — An officer responded to a noise complaint in
the area of Eighth Street E and
Ford Avenue N. The group was
advised to turn down the music
for the night.
SATURDAY, JULY 9
12:04 a.m. — Officers responded to a report of possible
drug activity at a building on
Morningside Drive. They were
able to detect the odor of marijuana, but were unable to determine
which room it was coming from.
12:05 p.m. — A complaint was
received regarding a door-to-door
roof repair business. The officer
spoke to the people going door to
door and told them they needed
to get a permit.
7:44 p.m. — An officer responded to an animal complaint
on 12th Street E. The dog’s
owner was not home, but a
neighbor assisted in putting the
dog into the residence.
8:50 p.m. — A 20-inch box fan
was reported stolen on 14th
Street.
9:16 p.m. — An officer assisted
the sheriff’s office with a car-deer
accident in the area of Highway
212 and Diamond Avenue, east
of Glencoe.
SUNDAY, JULY 10
1:18 a.m. — Officers responded to a verbal argument on 13th
Street E. The people were separated for the night.
2:43 a.m. — A vehicle with its
lights on was reported sitting in a
parking lot on 14th Street E. It
was gone when the officer arrived.
4:09 a.m. — An officer assisted
the sheriff’s office with a one-vehicle accident in the area of Highway 212 and Dairy Avenue, east
of Glencoe.
11:31 a.m. — An officer responded to a disturbance on
Edgewood Drive S.
1:04 p.m. — Officers responded to an assault on Basswood
Street W.
4:22 p.m. — An officer and the
fire chief responded to a residence on 14th Street E for an activated carbon monoxide detector. The batteries were replaced
and the alarm was reset.
9:22 p.m. — Officers assisted
the ambulance with a fallen individual on Prairie Avenue. The
person was taken by ambulance
to the hospital.
MONDAY, JULY 11
2:13 a.m. — A fight was reported at the Casey’s on 13th Street
E. All of the people were gone
when officers arrived.
2:05 p.m. — Officers responded to a trespassing issue on
Edgewood Drive.
2:46 p.m. — A speeding citation was issued at a traffic stop
on Highway 212 between Morningside Drive and Diamond Avenue.
3:20 p.m. — A seat belt violation citation was issued at a traffic
stop on 13th Street W near Hennepin Avenue N.
3:38 p.m. — A driver was cited
for driving after revocation at a
traffic stop on Highway 212 near
Chandler Avenue.
6:55 p.m. — An officer made
contact with a driver who was
supposedly involved in a gas
drive-off at Little Duke’s. The officer called Little Duke’s to let them
know they had reported the
wrong vehicle for the drive-off.
7:42 p.m. — A phone scam
was reported by a person on
Eighth Stree E.
10 p.m. — A report was received of a male on a skateboard
who was almost hit by traffic in
the area of First Street E and
Hennepin Avenue N. The male
was playing “Pokemon Go” and
was staring at his phone. Officers
spoke to him about safety.
10:26 p.m. — An officer assisted at a medical on Newton Avenue.
By Lori Copler
Editor
Those who would like to
serve on the Glencoe-Silver
Lake School Board or on a
city council have a couple of
weeks to think about it — filings for candidacy open
Monday, Aug. 2, and close
Tuesday, Aug. 16.
There are three GlencoeSilver Lake School Board
terms up for election in November. Currently, those seats
are held by incumbents Jamie
Alsleben, Kevin Kuester and
Donna VonBerge.
In order to serve on the
school board, a candidate
must be an eligible voter, 21
years of age or more, be a
resident of the school district
for 30 days before the general
election, and must not have
filed for any other office.
School board terms are for
four years, and start Jan. 2,
2017.
Candidates need to file an
affidavit of candidacy with
the GSL District Office at
Lincoln Junior High School,
1621 E 16th St., Glencoe.
There is a $2 filing fee.
In the city of Glencoe, the
two-year mayor term will be
open for election, as well as
the Precincts 1 and 4 council
seats. Randy Wilson is the incumbent mayor, Daniel Perschau is the incumbent in
Precinct 1 and Kevin Dietz is
the incumbent for Precinct 4.
In the city of Brownton, the
mayor position, currently
held by Norm Schwarze, and
the city council seats currently held by Tim Olson and
Brian Dressel are on the ballot.
All five seats on the Biscay
City Council are open for
election this year. To be elected are the mayor — which is
currently Tom Urban, two
four-year council seats and
two two-year council seats.
Incumbent council members
are Gary Koch, Leroy Knoll,
Dennis Schwanke and Dono-
van Dose.
Seats up for election in Silver Lake are those held by incumbent Mayor Bruce Bebo
and incumbent council members Nolan Johnson and
Brenda Fogarty.
In Stewart, Mayor Jason
Peirce’s seat will be voted
upon, as will council seats
held by Jim Eitel and Kevin
Klucas, both four-year terms,
and the two-year seat currently held by appointee Carol
Altrichter.
In New Auburn, the terms
of Mayor Doug Munsch and
council members Dennis
Kuehl and Becky Brockoff
will be up for election.
And, in Plato, the terms of
Mayor Bob Becker and council members Robert Pflipsen
and Dennis Oltmann are up
for election.
Those wishing to file for
city seats may do so with
their respective city clerks.
The $2 filing fee also applies
to city candidates.
Fall school activities meeting July 25
Students wishing to participate in fall sports and the fall
musical at Glencoe-Silver
Lake Schools are required to
attend an information and eligibility meeting Monday,
July 25, at 6 p.m., in the high
school cafeteria.
This is an opportunity to
meet coaches and receive
schedules and policies.
Activity fees will be collected starting at 4 p.m. on
that day in the cafeteria. To
avoid congestion, participants
are encouraged to sign up online and pay fees on the GSL
school website under the link
Online Payments. Another
option is to print off the Minnesota State High School
League (MSHSL) eligibility
statement and health information form from the website
under Activities > Activity
Forms. They are also found
on the GSL website under
Activities > Athletics > Fall
Sports.
Students may not begin
practice until all the forms
are filled out and activity fees
are paid.
Those who need financial
assistance or wish to make
payment arrangements for the
fees should contact Rebecca
Dahl in the GSL District Office at 320-864-2494, or by
email at bdahl@gsl.k12.mn
.us.
There also will be neurocognitive baseline testing.
The test establishes a baseline
for comparison in the event
an athlete suffers a concussion.
All testing will be conducted in the high school computer labs 121 and 122. The test-
ing schedule includes:
• Ninth- and 11th-grade
football players, Monday,
Aug. 15, 11:45 a.m.
• Ninth- and 11th-grade
volleyball, Monday, Aug. 15,
2:45 p.m.
• Ninth- and 11th-grade
boys and girls soccer, Tuesday, Aug. 16, 12:15 p.m.
• Ninth- and 11th-grade
cheerleaders, Tuesday, Aug.
16, 12:45 p.m.
• Ninth- and 11th-grade
tennis, Tuesday, Aug. 16,
12:45 p.m.
• Seventh-grade football,
Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2 p.m.
The testing is conducted by
Ridgeview Rehab Specialties.
For more information, contact Marielle Gatenby at
marielle.gatenby@ridgeview
medical.org.
Kay, Randy Wilson cast in ‘Fiddler’
Longtime
performer,
teacher and Glencoe resident
Kay Wilson was cast as
Golde in Dassel-Cokato
Community Theatre’s production of “Fiddler On The
Roof,” opening July 22.
Glencoe resident and Mayor
Randy Wilson is the vocal director, and playing in the orchestra pit is Cara Halvorson.
In the little village of Anatevka, a poor dairyman,
Tevye, tries to instill in his
five daughters the traditions
of his tightknit Jewish community in the face of changing social mores and the
growing anti-Semitism of
Czarist Russia. Its universal
theme of tradition cuts across
barriers of race, class, nationality and religion, leaving audiences crying tears of sadness, laughter, and joy.
Minnesota award-winning
director David Metcalf is the
creative director for this production, which has grown to
include 90 local and surrounding community members.
Six performances are
scheduled over two weekends: Friday, July 22, at 7
p.m.; Saturday, July 23, at 7
p.m.; and Sunday, July 24, at
2 p.m.; Friday, July 29, at 7
p.m.; Saturday, July 30, at 7
p.m.; and Sunday, July 31, at
2 p.m.
Performances will be held
in the air-conditioned, 800seat, Dassel-Cokato Performing Arts Center located at the
D-C High School.
Tickets may be purchased
online at http://pac.dc.k12.
mn.us/ or in person or by
phone through the DasselCokato Community Education office at 320-286-4120.
Tickets will also be available
at the door, beginning one
hour prior to each performance.
Dassel-Cokato Community
Theatre is sponsored by D-C
Community Education. For
more information please call
Abbey Lang, program coordinator, at the Dassel-Cokato
Community Education Office, 320-286-4120.
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those who don’t register.
“We have to start doing
things smarter,” said Junge.
He added that the county attorneys association has asked
the legislative auditor to audit
the program. There has not
been an answer yet.
In other statistics, Junge
noted:
• That in 1982, when he
was first elected county attorney, about 90 percent of
crimes were committed by
males, and 10 percent by females. Now the ratio is 75
percent male, 25 percent female.
• Forty percent of the cases
his office prosecutes originate
in Hutchinson, 24 percent
from the sheriff’s office and
15 percent from Glencoe,
with the remainder coming
from the other communities
in the county.
• Besides prosecuting
crime, the attorney’s office
works with Social Services on
areas such as child support
collections and the termination of parental rights.
Junge said the ultimate goal
is to keep families intact, but
there are times “when kids
cannot afford to wait until
their parents grow up to be
good parents.”
About 75 percent of
parental termination cases involve drug-related activity in
the home, and some children
are removed from “garbage
homes” or who have parents
with chemical dependency or
mental health issues.
• A good statistic: crimes
committed by juveniles is
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are committed by 16- and 17year-olds.
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pinions
The McLeod County Chronicle, Wednesday, July 13, 2016, page 4
The ongoing debate
over fire sprinklers
Our view: Sprinkling systems save
lives, prevent extensive damage
P
eople, particularly in this
area, have a strong aversion to government mandates. And with good reason —
many times they ended up costing us more than the benefits
they provide.
But sometimes, we don’t mind
so much when the government
steps into our lives, especially if
it involves protecting our lives
and those of our loved ones.
On Friday, the Plato Fire Department and St. Paul Fire Inspector Jamie Novak provided us
with the opportunity to see firsthand how residential sprinkling
systems can save lives and minimize damage to property in the
case of fire.
The past several years, fire officals in the state have been pushing legislators to enact a law that
requires the installation of fire
sprinklers in new homes.
Friday afternoon’s demonstration showed us that, indeed, fire
sprinklers can save lives of both
residents and firefighters, and
help protect property from major
damage.
The fire department and Novak
started a cigarette fire on beds in
two rooms, one that contained a
sprinkler head, and one that did
not. The difference in the amount
of damage between the two
rooms was startling. In the sprinkled room, damaged was pretty
much contained to one corner of
a mattress, plus some smoke and
water damage. The other room,
in a span of just six minutes, was
virtually destroyed.
As Novak pointed out, the repairs in the first instance would
be far cheaper than repairs required in the second.
Novak also cited a real-life
event in making his case for requiring sprinklers in homes. In
St. Paul, a man confined to a
wheelchair and using an oxygen
tank was spared — unhurt —
when a sprinkler extinguished an
accidental fire in his apartment.
The fire was out well before fire-
fighters arrived at the scene.
Of course, there are arguments
against requiring sprinklers.
First, it isn’t cheap to sprinkle a
home. It adds to the building
cost. And most people live
through their lives without ever
having a fire occur in their own
home or those they visit.
Second, there is the issue of
personal choice. Many will argue
that people should have the right
to risk their own lives and property if that is their desire.
For most part, we tend to argue
on the side of personal freedom
as opposed to governmental intervention.
But in this situation, it is not
only the homeowner and his or
her family that are put at risk.
Also at risk are potential rescuers, including law enforcment,
fire personnel, neighbors and
passersby.
As Novak pointed out Friday,
our homes are not like our grandparents’ homes. The recent trend
in lightweight construction can
cause floors to collapse earlier in
a fire event than in previous generations, putting firefighters at
risk.
And the stuff we fill our homes
with isn’t like that of our grandparents’ generation, either.
Today’s furniture and electronics
have a lot of polyurethane, synthetic material and tons of plastic. Most of that is created from
petroleum-based products. As we
all know, petroleum is a fuel.
A home’s contents burn faster
and hotter than in past generations, and create far more toxic
fumes — again, risk factors for
potential rescuers.
So, we would like legislators to
consider residential sprinkling requirements for new homes.
And while we’d hate to see
added expense make housing
more costly for home owners, we
also want everyone to be safe. In
the long run, that’s what really
matters.
— L.C.
Glencoe City Council meeting cancelled
I scrambled outside, dodging the
heavy rain, to get to my car on the
street only to find out I had the
wrong car key. Back I went as the
heavy rains soaked through my light
jacket.
I managed to make it back to the
car, a bit more soaked than before,
and headed to last week’s Glencoe
City Council meeting.
When I arrived, I was greeted by
Mayor Randy Wilson, who promptly
said the meeting had been canceled.
Canceled?
It seems one council member was
out of town, and two others decided
not to leave their houses in such
heavy rains. I thought the council
meeting was indoors.
Perhaps the two council members
were a bit skittish with our track
record for flooding this time of the
year.
That left two voting council members and the non-voting mayor,
which by my math does not constitute a quorum. No quorum, no meeting.
It has been many years since that
has happened. In fact, I can only remember one other time in 25 years
I’ve been attending Glencoe City
Council meetings that the Council
could not muster a quorum. That
time had nothing to do with getting
wet.
But I do remember one City
Council meeting in the old council
chambers years ago that continued
Rich Glennie
despite the tornado sirens blaring a
few yards away. Must have made
council members differently back
then.
So here’s what you didn’t hear at
the July 5 meeting. There was no
discussion about:
• Fire department space needs.
• A resolution to petition a report
on improving Hennepin Avenue. It
may have involved the sidewalks on
the street, but since the meeting
never happened, we don’t know.
• NPDES permit public comment
period. What? Not sure either because (same as above).
• Resolution to petition Buffalo
Creek Watershed District for storm
water improvements.
• A Lions Club donation.
• Updates on the Armstrong Avenue and Lincoln Park projects.
• The 2017 public improvements.
So we will have to wait until the
July 18 City Council meeting to find
out. I assume this one will be held
on a dry day.
*****
Recently, The Chronicle reported
that the major bid package for the
Glencoe-Silver Lake school construction project came in $3 million
too high.
First question may be why bids
were not awarded in March and
April rather than June, or now July?
No wonder bids came in higher.
Construction companies are already
locked into jobs by this time of the
year.
Apparently, the GSL Board does
not have the option to wait until next
year like the county courthouse project. Why? Because there is a gaping
hole where the old tennis court once
stood, and the connecting link between the high school and Panther
Field House is gone.
So, cuts to the project are expected to make up the bid difference. So,
just what are we getting for our $26
million?
******
Speaking of the county projects,
what happened to the new Judd Avenue? No work at that site has been
seen in weeks. Did the contractor
forget to come back?
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
Letters to the Editor
online at www.glencoenews.com
Question of the week
Promises of our local state representatives
Would you install a fire sprinkling system
if you were building a new home?
1) Yes, it’s a safety issue.
2) No, it costs too much as compared to the risk.
3) Yes, if my insurance company would give me a discount.
To the Editor:
I thought our local state representatives would fix the total transportation needs of the state with a
bonding and transportation bill, but
all I hear is cutting taxes and gridlock! By the way, no special session.
Weren’t our representatives sup-
posed to help us?
Jerry Belcher
Glencoe
Robeck was not being disrespectful to anyone
Results for most recent question:
Do you donate to the McLeod Emergency Food Shelf?
1) Yes, every time there is a food drive — 19%
2) Yes, at least once a month — 6%
3) Once in a great while — 35%
4) No, I don’t — 39%
31 votes. New question runs July 13-19.
To the Editor:
In response to Mr. (Paul) Lemke’s
letter to the editor, I respectively disagree that Mr. (Allen) Robeck was
being disrespectful to anyone. I felt
that Mr. Robeck was using humor
and facts to enlighten the interested
people of Glencoe on the discrepancies of how their money is being
used on a few pet projects that do
not benefit many Glencoe residents.
Yes, we are restricted to limited
use of the elm site, and I believe that
there are people other than city employees who have keys to the elm
site for their own private business or
use.
By the way, Mr. Lemke, when did
U.S. citizens, including council
members, lose their right to freedom
of speech?
Quote from Will Rogers: “Everyone is ignorant, only on different
subjects.”
Mark Walford
Glencoe
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Letters to the Editor
From the Brownton Bulletin archives
100 Years Ago
July 20, 1916
O.C. Conrad, Editor
A son was born to Mr. and
Mrs. Otto Rennecke on Saturday,
July 15.
Citizens of the village were
somewhat shocked last Thursday
when the report was spread
about town possibly connecting
Rudolph Klitzke with a murder
in Minneapolis that took place
the previous Sunday evening.
Mr. Klitzke had been seen in the
company of the girl, Miss Bertha
Dirks, that evening and it is positively known that she either
leaped or was pushed from a
bridge crossing the Mississippi
River. Mr. Klitzke does not deny
being with the girl, but says he
left her company about 10 p.m.,
and had no idea of her death
until he read about it in the Tribune. After learning the police
were looking for him, he immediately went down and gave his
version of the deal. The matter is
still under police investigation.
75 Years Ago
July 10, 1941
Milton D. Hakel, Editor
Eight young people were con-
firmed at St. Matthew’s Lutheran
Church in Penn Township. They
were Lawrence Schuett, Loren
Gaulke, Verlyn Rickheim, Raymond Harbarth, Rosie Becker,
Linda Becker, Ella Osterman and
Ruby Bussler.
50 Years Ago
July 14, 1966
Charles H. Warner, Editor
Brownton High School Principal Vinton Zabel and high school
instructor Terry Frazee were
granted releases from their contracts by the Brownton School
Board July 7. Zabel will be moving to Winthrop to be the high
school principal, and Frazee will
be the high school principal in
Lamberton.
Luebbert Construction Company of New Ulm was awarded
the general construction contract
for the additions to the Brownton
school. The overall bid was
$244,236.
20 Years Ago
July 10, 1996
Lori Copler, Editor
A four-vehicle accident Friday
at about 4:10 p.m., eight miles
west of Glencoe on Highway
212, claimed the lives of a
Lakeville woman and her 14year-old daughter. The accident
also closed the highway for
seven hours. An eastbound semi
lost two tires and a westbound
semi swerved to avoid the tires,
but lost control, crossed the center line and rolled on top of a vehicle driven by Sharon Gulbrandson, 46, of Lakeville. A
passenger was 14-year-old Jana
Gulbrandson. One of the loose
tires also struck another car.
10 Years Ago
July 12, 2006
Lori Copler, Editor
The Stewart Fire Department
was called to a shed fire at the
Chuck Vacek farm site on 60th
Street at about 1 p.m. Friday.
Fire Chief Jeff Erkenbrack said a
grass fire, possibly started by a
lawn mower, spread to the shed.
Damage was minimal.
Tony Samuel of Ramsey recently bought Joe’s Amoco, located on Highway 212 in Stewart.
From the Stewart Tribune archives
100 Years Ago
July 14, 1916
Lester Koeppen, Editor
A business change took place
here last Tuesday when Floyd
Houck disposed of his barber
shop fixtures to Frank O’Neil of
Minneapolis. Mr. Houck’s health
has compelled him to withdraw
from this business. Mr. and Mrs.
O’Neil will arrive next week to
make their home in our little
city.
Construction of the Charley
Theim residence is well under
way and will be completed in a
short time.
75 Years Ago
July 11, 1941
Harry Koeppen, Editor
A.E. Ahlers was named the
president of the local board of
education at the July meeting
last week. He succeeds Dr. C.F.
Traholt, who has held the position for many years and who refuses to serve another term.
A quiet wedding took place at
the Lutheran parsonage in Stewart last Wednesday afternoon
when the Rev. C.H. Kowalske
officiated at the ceremony which
made Oliver Penk of Stewart and
Miss Martha Dreyer of Gibbon
man and wife. Following a wedding trip to northern Minnesota,
the couple will make their home
at the farm of the groom’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Penk.
50 Years Ago
July 14, 1966
Kermit T. Hubin, Editor
Two Gibbon men were rushed
to the Glencoe hospital Monday
evening after they were involved
in a one-car accident on County
Road 7, one mile north of Stewart. Carl Monson was the driver
of a 1962 Chevrolet hardtop. He
was accompanied by Frank Fischer. Sheriff Leon Odegaard said
the car traveled about 180 feet
on the west shoulder of the ditch,
hit the driveway approach to the
George Gehrke farm, and came
to rest 34 feet east of the driveway. The top was crushed level
with the top of the seats, indicating that it had rolled over.
Winners in the Friday night
cash drawings were Mrs. Ruben
Beich, $5; Ed Vollmer, Brownton, $10, and Loretta Holtz, $10.
The $20 prize was not claimed
and will be held over to next Friday.
35 Years Ago
July 9, 1981
Douglas G. Seitz, Editor
Corn was a much higher than
knee high on the Fourth of July
— much higher. Farmer Tom
Maiers was pictured standing in
a field of corn that was head
high, and tasseled.
A refrigerator at Goodpaster’s
Café malfunctioned over the
weekend, causing the loss of a
large amount of food. The café
was closed Saturday and Sunday
for the holiday, so it is unknown
when the malfunction occurred.
From the Silver Lake Leader archives
75 Years Ago
50 Years Ago
July 12, 1941
Delbert Merrill, Publisher
Palms, ferns, hydrangeas and
candelabra decorated the Presbyterian Church with a green and
white motif carried out for the
wedding of Miss Marjorie
Chalupsky, daughter of Mrs.
Blanche Chalupsky, and Mr.
Robert Norman, son of Mr. and
Mrs. J.L. Norman.
Out and around again and
that’s good news to the many
friends of Frank Ondracek, who
for over nine long months has
been confined to the house and
much of that time to his bed with
an aggravating and painful attack
of rheumatism.
Funeral services for Mrs. John
Rozeski, 50, were set for July 11
at St. Adalbert’s church in Silver
Lake.
In a pretty ceremony performed by her uncle, the Rev.
Jan Yarkovsky, Miss Oldriska
Yarkovska became the bride of
the Rev. J. Paul Tatter.
July 7, 1966
Wilbert Merrill, Publisher
Friday night visitors at the
Robert Syvertson home were
there to celebrate his child
Tammy’s first birthday.
New Sioux Trails Dairy
Princess is pretty Linda Kottke,
18, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Louis Kottke of Glencoe.
A.M. “Bud” Beihoffer of
Glencoe has filed for the office
of sheriff of McLeod County. He
graduated from Glencoe High
School.
Miss Conradine Mallak, the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J.J.
Mallak of Winsted, was united in
the Holy Sacrament of Matrimony with Mr. Satoru Yagi, son of
Mrs. Tsuyuki Yagi of Japan, on
Saturday, June 25, at St.
Stephen’s Catholic Church in
Minneapolis.
25 Years Ago
July 11, 1991
Ken and Dorothy Merrill,
Publishers
Pietsje v.d. Veen of Niebert,
Netherlands, is spending five
weeks at the Milton Totusek
home as part of the Lions Clubs
International Youth Exchange
program.
A 25th wedding anniversary
open house honoring Irvan and
Margaret Posusta will be held on
July 14.
10 Years Ago
July 13, 2006
Ken and Dorothy Merrill,
Publishers
Brenda Jaskowiak, daughter
of Duane and Penny Jaskowiak
of Silver Lake, graduated from
the College of St. Scholastica in
Duluth on May 14 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in nursing.
Gene and Lynne Stritesky of
Ogilvie announce the engagement of their daughter, Meghan,
the granddaughter of Marjorie
Stritesky of Silver Lake and the
late Guy Stritesky, to Randy
Baruth, son of Roger and Tena
Baruth of Alpena, South Dakota.
An Aug. 5, 2006, wedding is
planned.
Letter to the Editor
GSL Schools toward start of the new year
To the Editor:
It’s hard to believe that we
are in the middle of July and
school will be starting up
next month. With that said,
we still have lots of the summer left and many days before we get back into the routine of school.
As a reminder, our first day
of school is Aug. 29. Our annual open house in all of our
schools will be Aug. 24 from
3 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Presently, we are working
hard on preparing for the next
school year and getting things
ready for our first day. It will
be an exciting year with all of
the changes that are taking
place. One area that is expanding for this upcoming
year is our emphasis on
STEM (Science, Technology,
Engineering, and Math).
Starting this fall, GlencoeSilver Lake (GSL) will be a
fully accredited PLTW (Project Lead the Way) K-12
school. This program will
give students more STEM
learning opportunities and it
also integrates nicely into our
other subject areas. Research
shows that these skills are
needed for our students’ futures and the GSL Schools
will be a leader in this field.
For more information on
PLTW go to PLTW.org.
Things are also changing in
the physical appearance of
the school. Things are moving along with the building
project and you should start
to see the building come into
shape a little bit next month.
The ground work continues,
along with all of the plans
and coordination that occur
behind the scenes. It’s amazing how much work goes into
the project before you actually get to see the work happening. Our widow project
for Lakeside and the High
School will be starting soon
and will be finished before
the start of school.
I want to thank all of our
stakeholders once again for
your support of these projects
and also thank you for your
patience. We have had some
To the Editor:
At the time you read this
letter to the editor, the Glencoe Community Blood Drive
is two weeks away: Wednesday, July 27, from 1 p.m. to 7
p.m., at the Glencoe City
Center Ballroom. The American Red Cross has set our
goal for this drive at 131
units.
There is no fancy way to
say it. I received a direct
email from the St. Paul Red
Cross division with the message: “Emergency request for
blood donors! The Red Cross
has a significant blood shortage and is issuing an emergency request for eligible
blood and platelet donors.
Every donation matters, as
blood is being distributed to
hospitals faster than donations are coming in. As a valued American Red Cross
partner and donor, your support is needed more than
ever.”
The Red Cross notice continues: “Eligible donors with
types O, B negative or A negative blood are especially
needed (and encouraged to
give double red cells, if available). Type O negative
donors are an important part
of the Red Cross trauma
team, because it is the universal blood type and can be
transfused to patients of any
blood type. Eligible donors
with type AB blood are especially needed to donate
platelets or plasma, where
available, or whole blood.”
If you are called by one of
our volunteer callers, please
consider making an appointment. If you have been called
by one of our callers and
made an appointment (or already have a July appointment made at the April blood
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great nation now down on its
knee. Where justice is served
to a select chosen few. And
God is no longer spoken,
when you sit in the pew.
America, America, is thy end
near? From the events of this
month this is what I do fear.
We have to ask ourselves,
what kind of country are we
giving to our children? What
have we allowed America to
become? It has been said that
God gives us the government
we deserve. As we reject God
in our everyday lives, we
elect corruption into leadership. Our president, governor,
Minneapolis mayor, Minneapolis police chief, Twin
Cities media, and select pas-
sinful actions? Is it any wonder that we have a small
group of people allowed to illegally detain others on a federal highway as city, state,
and public safety leadership
encourages it to happen? Is it
any wonder that people have
no faith in the judicial system
when Hillary Clinton, the
presumptive presidential
nominee for the Democrat
Party, skates by free for doing
the same things that others
have gone to jail for?
These are trying times and
if we don’t elect men and
women who have based their
lives on God’s word then I
am afraid that this is indeed
the end of a once great nation
called America.
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double red donors for this
July drive (those who can
give a “double dose”), so if
you are able to give a double
red, please call Nelda and
make an appointment.
Each unit that we collect
can help up to three patients
who need this gift of life.
Your donation can give hope
to hospital patients in your
community, including accident victims, heart surgery
patients and those receiving
treatment for cancer or sickle
cell disease. Summer is a
slow time for donations, and
blood drives typically come
up far short of their goals.
The need this summer is urgent — please consider donating. Thank you.
P.S. reminder: Appointments always have priority
over walk-ins.
Charleen Engelmann,
Coordinator
Glencoe Community
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Professional Directory
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tors are actively trying to create and deepen a divide in
this country along racial, sexual, and economic lines. We
have a local pastor who basks
in the glory of living a
lifestyle which God declared
sinful in the Old Testament
and reiterated in the New
Testament. We have removed
or are trying to remove the
presence of God and Jesus in
all aspects of public life by
falsely claiming that the federal constitution claims “separation of Church and State,”
a statement which is not in
the federal constitution.
Therefore, when we allow
these actions to take place, is
it any wonder that we have
forgotten who our neighbors
are or that loving them does
not equate to condoning their
inconveniences so far —
most notably to our field
house — and expect that
there will be more as we go
through the school year. With
a building project of this
magnitude, it’s hard to not
have some. We will continue
to work hard to make these
inconveniences as limited as
possible.
I also want to continue to
remind people to use caution
when around the school. We
still have lots of trucks going
in and out on a daily basis.
This not only increases traffic
around school, but also
around town as the trucks are
coming and going. As always, safety first and taking
extra time is advised.
Once again, thank you for
your patience and support.
Continue to enjoy your summer and we will continue to
work hard in preparing for
another great school year at
GSL. Take care.
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Superintendent
of GSL Schools
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People
Girl born to Zimmermans
Nathan and Marie Zimmerman of Plato announce the
arrival of a daughter, Madeline Marie Zimmerman, born
Monday, June 27, 2016, at Glencoe Regional Health
Services. Madeline weighed 7 pounds, 8 ounces, and was
20 inches in length. She joins a brother, Brock. Grandparents are Neal and Sue DeMars of Winsted and Dean
and Janel Zimmerman of Brownton.
Daughter born to Ortloffs
Mitchell and Amanda Ortloff of Glencoe announce the
birth of a daughter, Mackenzie Claire Ortloff, born
Wednesday, June 29, 2016, at Glencoe Regional Health
Services. Mackenzie joins a brother, Mason. Grandparents are Duane and Lori Schade of Gaylord, Randy and
Sheila Mielke of Glencoe and Dave and Joni Ortloff of
Dassel. Great-grandparents are Don and Donna Schade,
Dale and Sharel Hoops, Al and Sharon Mielke and Del
and Karen Ortloff.
Daughter for Neumann family
Joseph and Amy Neumann of Glencoe announce the
arrival of a daughter, Alaina Kaelynn Neumann, born
Thursday, June 30, 2016, at Glencoe Regional Health
Services. Alaina weighed 5 pounds, 9 ounces, and was
181⁄2 inches in length. She joins siblings Dominic and
Damian. Grandparents are Curtis and Cheryl Lueck of
Silver Lake and Ted and Wanda Neumann of Glencoe.
Schuettes announce birth
Mike and Jenny Schuette of Vero Beach, Florida, announce the birth of a daughter, Harper Jade, born Saturday, July 2, 2016, at the Indian River Medical Center.
Harper weighed 8 pounds, 1 ounce, and was 201⁄2 inches
in length. Grandparents are Brian and Elaine Schuette of
Glencoe, Gerald and Sue Vasek of Silver Lake and
Donna and Mike Engelen of Silver Lake. David and Darlene Ondracek of Hutchinson are great-grandparents.
Rose named to honors list
Julie Rose of Glencoe was named to the South Central
College, Faribault and North Mankato, spring semester
president’s list. To be named to the list, a student must
achieve a grade point average of 3.5 or higher on a 4.0
scale.
Locals on Normandale list
Yuliya Tkachenko of Glencoe and Mariah Dalos of
Plato have been named to the Normandale Community
College spring semester dean’s list. Students must
achieve a grade point average of 3.5 or better on a 4.0
scale to be named to the list.
Stewart woman graduates
Kimberly Ann Bird of Stewart graduated with an Associate of Arts in Liberal Education from Normandale
Community College on May 16. She graduated with high
honors.
Locals named to U of M list
Area students named to the University of Minnesota
Twin Cities spring semester dean’s list include Stephany
Beaulieu, Plato, a sophomore enrolled in the college of
liberal arts; Zachery Jones, Silver Lake, a junior enrolled
in the Carlson School of Management; Mathew Mickolichek, Silver Lake, a junior enrolled in the college of
science and engineering; and Lauren Schulze, Stewart, a
sophomore enrolled in the college of liberal arts.
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Glencoe High School Class of 1947 reunites
On May 27, 1947, 69 seniors completed the academic
course of study prescribed by the Board of Trustees
of Stevens Seminary and the Board of Education of
the Glencoe High School. Recently, 13 members of
the class, plus two guest spouses, gathered together
at Unhinged! Pizza for their 69-year reunion. There are
31 classmates known to have passed away. Those in
attendance came from St. Cloud, Minneapolis, Chaska, Hutchinson, Norwood Young America and Glencoe. Classmates enjoyed reminiscing and made plans
to celebrate their 70th at the same time and place in
2017. Picture above in the front row, from left, are
William Harjes, Lorraine (Gaulke) Rudloff, Muriel
(Oelfke) Panning and Dorthy (Aul) Granke; and back,
Donald Exsted, Elaine (Stuedemann) Reynolds, LaJune (Huser) Dibb, Etheline (Ahlbrecht) Classen, Gloria (Kroeger) Ruzicka, Carlene (Mayer) Tester, Elaine
(Bandemer) Griesmann, Dolores (Klobe) Donnay and
Ramona (Huepenbecker) Pieper.
Pola-Czesky Days fireworks will go on
despite unanticipated increase in cost
By Karin Ramige
Publisher
It’s hard to believe that Silver Lake’s annual PolaCzesky Days celebration is
less than a month away.
The fireworks show is always a big highlight of the
event, but came close to not
happening.
First Community Bank and
the city of Silver Lake have
always sponsored the Saturday night fireworks.
The City Council had budgeted and approved spending
$1,500 towards the show at
its May meeting. The bank
has pledged $1,000, for a
total of $2,500. Each contributed $1,500 last year.
City Clerk Kerry Venier informed the Council at its July
5 meeting that the vendor
would not do a show for less
than $5,000.
The Council decided since
the fireworks show has been
advertised as part of the 2016
event, the city must do what it
has to raise the $5,000.
Mayor Bruce Bebo, Venier
and the Council have been
reaching out to a number of
organizations for additional
donations.
One option would be to use
some of the funds that were
given to the city from the disbanded Business Association.
The Council approved
using up to $1,000 from the
Business Association funds
and spending $5,000 (with all
of the donations) for the fireworks show.
In other business, the
Council:
• Heard that the city has
served notice for repairs for
121 and 125 Main St., where
the building roof and common wall have collapsed.
McLeod County owns 121
Main St. W, which is a tax
forfeiture. Terry Bakke of
Hutchinson owns 125 Main
St. W.
The owners have 30 days to
respond to the notice before
further legal action is taken.
The 30 days will be before
the next Council meeting on
July 18.
• Approved a five-year extension of the sanitary service
agreement with Waste Management with a 2 percent increase in years two and four.
The agreement includes
garbage collection at the cityowned facilities and parks,
Pola-Czesky days and fall
and spring clean up at no
charge to the city.
Waste Management had
proposed a five-year extension with 2.5 percent increases in years two and four.
The Council had asked Venier to ask for a 5-year extension with a 2 percent increase
in the same years.
• Approved paying Rock
Hard Concrete 30 percent of
the cost of the sidewalk replacement project.
The request for 30 percent
down was included in the bid,
but not something that the
city has had to do in the past.
The Council heard that not
much progress has been to the
project with concern that it
will not be completed by the
promised completion date of
July 15. There was no penalty
in writing for not completing
by that date.
Bebo suggested that signed
agreements for all projects
would be a good idea.
The total cost of the project
is estimated at $9,900.
• Appointed election judges
for the Aug. 9 primary election and the Nov. 8 general
election.
Judges are Venier, Kristy
Mesenbrink, Joann Ardolf,
Laurel Peterson, Mary Butler,
Gary Jerabek and Donald
Benz.
This year, the city will also
have three student judges.
They are Faith Rakow, Madison Posusta and Marisa
Luchsinger.
• Approved the purchase of
a 2017 Ford Explorer squad
car for the police department
for a total price of $44,480.
The cost of the special
order squad is $37,361 from
Nelson Auto Center of Fergus
Falls.
The vehicle will come
equipped with many of the
extras the police department
will need, but an extra approximately $7,000 will be
spent for the transfer of some
of the equipment from the
current squad car and some
other things needed.
The Explorer will be ordered now for delivery after
Jan. 1, 2017.
Silver Lake City Council
Regular Meeting
Monday, July 18, 2016, 6:30 p.m.
Agenda
Submitted photo
Yuccas by the dozen
Kathy Villnow of Glencoe has 12 yucca plants growing in her garden. She said they took two to three
years to bloom but will bloom every year now.
Engagement
Ballard —
Johnson
Jeff and Lori Ballard of
Litchfield wish to announce
the engagement and forthcoming wedding of their son,
Kyle Ballard, to Sierra Johnson, daughter of Mike and
Carolyn Oswald Johnson of
Black River Falls, Wisconsin.
Kyle Ballard is a 2010
graduate of Litchfield High
School, a 2014 graduate of
the Unversity of Wisconsin –
River Falls, and is currently
in the doctorate of physical
therapy program at the University of Minnesota.
Sierra Johnson is a 2010
graduate of Black River Falls
High School, a 2013 graduate
of the University of Wisconsin – River Falls, and a 2014
graduate of St. Thomas. She
Call to order.
Approve Agenda.
Consent Agenda:
• Approve minutes of the June 20, 2016, regular meeting.
• Approve minutes of July 5, 2016, quarterly meeting.
• Approve payroll 14, second-quarter and June ambulance.
• Claims to be paid.
Old Business:
• Review compensation plan.
• Cleveland Avenue sanitary main replacement project.
• Proposal to extend sanitary service agreement with
Waste Management.
• Discuss order for repair correspondence for Main Street
buildings.
• Sidewalk project update.
• Storm sewer study update.
• Storm water utility ordinance update.
New Business:
Department Reports:
• Public Works
• Community Development
• Administration
• Municipal Liquor Store
• Public Safety
21 Brownton seniors meet
Kyle Ballard
and Sierra Johnson
is a certified public accountant at Grant Thornton in Minneapolis.
The couple is planning a
July 15 wedding. They reside
in St. Louis Park.
Twenty-one Brownton senior citizens met Monday afternoon at the Brownton
Community Center.
Winning at cards were
Gladys Rickert, first, and Bernetta Alsleben, second, 500;
Delores Rennecke, first, and
Ordella Schmidt, second,
pinochle; and Lowell Brelje,
first, and Pearl Streu, second,
sheephead.
Norma Albrecht won the
door prize, and also served
refreshments.
The next meeting will be
Monday, July 18, at 1 p.m.
All area seniors are welcome.
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for details.
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July 16 & 17
Wed., July 13 — Outdoor Worship Service and pie social,
hosted by Immanuel Lutheran Church at Brownton City Park,
6:30 p.m.
Thurs., July 14 — AA Group mtg. next to Post Office in
Stewart, 8 p.m., call 320-212-5290 for info.; Wedding Dress
Revue, hosted by Grace Lutheran Church Women of the
ELCA, Grace Lutheran Church 8638 Plum Ave., Brownton,
6:30 p.m.; Softball Fun Night, Brownton Rod & Gun Club,
dinner @ 6 p.m., game @ 7 p.m., visit the club’s Facebook
page for more info.
Mon., July 18 — Tops Weigh-In mtg., 5-5:30 p.m.; Brownton Senior Citizens Club, Brownton Community Center, 1
p.m.; Brownton Lions; Stewart American Legion Post 125 &
Auxiliary mtg., Stewart Community Center, 7 p.m.
Wed., July 20 — Yearly get-together of former Brownton
School District 421 staff, Brownton Bar & Grill, 11 a.m.
Thurs., July 21 — AA Group mtg. next to Post Office in
Stewart, 8 p.m., call 320-212-5290 for info.; Stewart Lions.
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City of Stewart’s improvement
project on hold after state snags
Weather Corner
By Jake Yurek
After a very humid and rainy start to the week, things
should calm and cool down as we head toward the second half of the week.
Canadian air has been allowed to filter in behind an
early week system that brought flooding rains, severe
hail and wind and plenty of humidity (at one point Monday I saw a dew point in Glencoe of 77 degrees!). Highs
to end the week should stay in the 70s to around 80 with
a slight ramp up Sunday. Humidity levels will come
down as well, so it should feel much better than it did
Monday.
Our next weather maker is a weak one, bringing only
scattered showers Friday night into Saturday. A stronger
system will push through late Saturday into early Sunday,
so that would be our next best chance of rain and thunder.
It’s looking like we might stay in the 80s into early
next week as more normal July air finally builds in (average high should be around 83 degrees).
Have a great week, everyone; I can’t believe it’s already the middle of July!
Ma dobry weekendem
Mit dobry vikend
Wednesday night — Lows 58-64; partly cloudy.
Thursday — Highs 72-78, lows 54-60; partly cloudy.
Friday — Highs 73-79, lows 57-63; mostly clear, possible night shower?.
Saturday — Highs 75-81, lows 61-67; partly cloudy,
late thunder.
Sunday — Highs 78-84; partly cloudy, scattered thunder.
Weather Quiz: How high does the dew point get in
Minnesota?
Answer to last week’s question (What is a bow echo?:
A bow echo (or derecho) is a line of storms that forms
over very unstable air and lasts an extended amount of
time (much more than normal thunderstorms). They typically form along the boundary of cool air north and very
hot/sticky air south. They’ll travel right along the boundary as long as there is a supply of energy. The main one
that comes to mind for Minnesotans is the Boundary Waters blow-down that occurred in 1999. Some areas saw
winds up to 100 mph and the storm made it all the way to
the Atlantic ocean! The normal shape of this storm resembles a bow, hence the name.
Remember: I make the forecast, not the weather!
Rain doesn’t dampen
Music in the Park event
The Silver Lake Music in
the Park series drew over 174
people to the Silver Lake Auditorium on Thursday, July 7.
Because of the rain, the event
was held indoors rather than
in the park.
Lowell Schubert and
Nancy Buckentine will provide music Thursday, July 14,
at 7 p.m., with the Silver
Lake Women’s Club providing lunch consisting of barbecues, chips, pickle, dessert
and beverage.
The following week,
Thursday, July 21, Cindy’s
Concertina Band will provide
music and the Silver Lake
American Legion Auxiliary
Unit 141 will provide a lunch
of hot turkey sandwiches,
chips, pickle, dessert and
beverage.
There are prizes awarded
throughout the evening.
Please bring your own
lawn chair and join the festivities in the park on Main
Street. In the event of inclement weather, activities
will be moved to the Silver
Lake Auditorium on Main
Street and it will be announced on KARP radio after
5 p.m.
The Music in the Park series is a prelude to the PolaCzesky Days celebration
Aug. 5-7.
up.
Later in the meeting, the
City Council approved depositing $100,485 as earnest
money toward the land purchase for the purchase of 32.2
acres to be used for the bypass road. The property will
be purchased in two phases.
In other business, the City
Council:
• Approved a $250 donation to the McLeod County
Historical Society for use for
a records preservation project.
• Approved a final pay request for the 2013-14 street
improvement project but, at
the suggestion of Council
Member Curt Glaeser, withheld $4,000. Glaeser suggested reimbursing eight homeowners along the project
$500 each so that they could
seed grass on ground disturbed by the project. Glaeser
said that attempts by the contractor to reestablish the grass
had failed.
• Approved a special liquor
license and the leasing of the
city softball field to Cactus
Jack’s II for a tournament
Aug. 27 and 28.
• Approved the reservation
of the city park and associated equipment for the National
Night Out celebration on
Aug. 2.
Chronicle photos by Lori Copler
Faith Presbyterian celebrates 140 years
Faith Presbyterian Church in Silver
Lake celebrated its 140th anniversary
Sunday morning. Above, several people took advantage of fellowship time
to view memorabilia and old photographs from the church’s history.
Below, the church’s bell choir opened a
celebration program with several
songs. Bell ringers are, from left, Laura
Pieper, Barb Wawrzyniak, Michaela
Sylvester, Bonnie Sustacek, Deb
Jensen, Jacki Rossi, Brittany Jensen
and Ivy Nunvar. The program also included a history of the church, reports
from various committees, a representative from the Presbytery, and some
good old Czech music.
McLeod For
Tomorrow sets
Glow Run date
The McLeod For Tomorrow Leadership Program has
set its second annual Glow
Run 5K for Saturday, Sept.
10.
Event organizers are looking for sponsorships from organizations and businesses
for the run. The suggested donation is $300; however, any
amount will be gratefully accepted. A July 18 deadline
has been set for sponsors who
wish to be listed on the
event’s posters, McLeod For
Tomorrow website, Facebook
page and the 2016 run Tshirts.
Additionally, as another donation opportunity, McLeod
For Tomorrow is seeking donations of small “swag bag”
items such as coupons, pens
and pencils, mini-flashlights,
lip balm, etc., which have
business advertising on them.
The organization is planning
to fill 300 bags.
Those interested in sponsoring the run or donating
items are encouraged to visit
www.mcleodfortomorrow.
com, or its Facebook page at
https://www.facebook.com/M
FT5K.
The Glow Run event is designed to be family friendly,
geared for running or walking, and hopes to encourage
people to be outdoors and active. Participants are invited
to dress in their best glow apparel, and costume prizes will
be awarded after the run,
which will be held Sept. 10 at
8 p.m. in Hutchinson.
McLeod For Tomorrow
originated in 2008, with a
goal of professional development, communication, education and networking. Students
of each year ’s graduating
class then continue to be active in McLeod For Tomorrow by volunteering to help
host family and communityinclusive events, including
the Glow Run.
VFW Post 5102
donates $4,500
to area causes
The Glencoe VFW Post
5102 recently made the following donations:
• Glencoe Fire Department, $100;
• Swing for a Cure, $200;
• BMX team, $200;
• Flags for the city of
Glencoe, $800;
• VFW softball team,
$500;
• VFW youth baseball,
$2,000;
• Glencoe-Silver Lake
High School Band, $200; and
• Two scholarships of $500
each.
Brownton loses one part-time officer,
hires a replacement at council meeting
By Lori Copler
Editor
The Brownton City Council
accepted the resignation of a
part-time police officer and
hired another part timer at its
July 5 meeting.
Part-time officer Brandon
Traxler has resigned, and the
City Council voted to hire
Kenny Peterson as a new
part-time officer.
Peterson will complement
the police department’s parttime police chief, Ken Bauer,
and full-time officer, Logan
Anderson.
In other police business,
Bauer reported that security
cameras have been purchased
for the Brownton Community
Center. The City Council
hopes that installation of the
cameras will help deter some
of the damage and vandalsim
that have been occurring during events at the center.
Also discussed was a continuing blight issue on First
Avenue S. The city has been
prosecuting the resident for
blight, and Bauer said that
new photos of the blight issue
have been sent to the judge
and city attorney. The city is
still waiting to hear about its
options, Bauer said.
The City Council also
briefly discussed limiting or
banning parking on some of
the city’s narrow streets, but
no decision was made.
In other business, the City
Council:
• Set a fee of $150 per variance request to cover the
costs of meeting notices,
meetings, inspections and
other items. The Council also
is hoping that a fee per variance will help deter people
from requesting multiple variances for a project.
• Reviewed its fence ordinance and made some
changes. In particular, the city
will now allow solid fences in
the back and side yards, but
front yard fences still will
have to meet limitations regarding height and open
space.
• Tabled a discussion on
purchasing trash pumps for
the maintenance department.
Supervisor Chad Draeger was
not at the meeting because he
was cleaning catch basins
after the heavy downpour of
the evening.
• Waived the liquor ordinance prohibiting consumption on public property for the
BARK day activities Aug. 13
and the street dance downtown that evening.
• Appointed election judges
for the primary and general
elections. Judges are Ella
Kruse, Cindy Lindeman,
Diana Klabunde, Olive Evanson, Leone Kujas, Lorna
Kaufmann, Delores Rennecke, Audrey Tongen and
Jeannie VonBerge. The City
Council also raised wages for
the judges to $9 per hour
from $8, and will pay the
head judge $10 per hour.
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approach the successful bidder and see if the firm will
honor the bid when funding
becomes available. Otherwise, the city may need to rebid the project again next
year.
Asked if the city would
need to go through the assessment hearing process again,
Kehren said he didn’t think
so if the assessments were at
the same level as currently
proposed, or if they were
lower. However, if the city
were to propose higher assessments, it would need to
hold the hearings again.
In other construction news,
McLeod County Commissioner Paul Wright commended the city for landing a
$500,000 grant to help it construct a bypass road from
County Road 7 to Form-AFeed, located in the northwest
part of the city.
The City Council asked
Wright to look into whether
the county would consider
constructing a turn lane off
County Road 7 onto the new
bypass road, and if lighting
could be installed at the new
intersection.
Mayor Jason Peirce also reported that the city had successfully negotiated the purchase of most of the land for
the project, but some will
need to be purchased later
after title issues are cleared
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By Lori Copler
Editor
A couple of snags at the
state level have put the city of
Stewart’s $3.7 million utility
and street improvement project on hold, probably until
next year.
The Stewart City Council
discussed options for proceeding Monday night after
learning that it would not receive grant funding because
the state Legislature did not
pass a bonding bill, nor will it
receive Public Facilities Authority (PFA) funding for the
sewer (wastewater) portion of
the project because the Minnesota Pollution Control
Agency (MPCA) did not give
its approval before the required June 30 deadline.
However, the PFA did approve funding for the water
portion of the project, because the Minnesota Department of Health did meet the
June 30 deadline for its approval.
City Clerk Ronda Huls said
that even if the city does not
do the project this year, it is
still on the PFA’s priority list.
“We can go for funding
again next year,” said Huls.
Andy Kehren of Bolton &
Menk, the city’s engineering
consultant, said the bids received for the project expired
Tuesday.
Kehren said the city could
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Food shelf, Open Your Heart
announce summer campaign
Obituaries
Iven A. Alsleben, 83, of Silver Lake
Iven August Alsleben, 83,
of Silver Lake, died Saturday,
July 2, 2016, at his home.
Funeral
services
were held
Friday, July
8, at Peace
Lutheran
Church in
Hutchinson
with
the
Rev. Gerhard Bode Iven Alsleben
officiating.
Dr. Joan DeVee Dixon was
the pianist. Congregational
hymns were “Amazing
Grace,” “What a Friend We
Have in Jesus” and “In the
Garden.”
Casket bearers were Mason
Nemitz, Mitchell Melberg,
Benjamin Bethke, William
Sandman, Josiah Schmidt and
Ron Schmidt. Honorary bearers were his grandchildren
and great-grandchildren. Military honors were by the
Hutchinson Memorial Rifle
Squad. Interment was in the
church cemetery.
Iven August Alsleben was
born March 2, 1933, at his
family’s farm near Green Isle,
the son of Charles and Ella
(Winter) Alsleben. He was
baptized as an infant on April
7, 1933, at Zion Lutheran
Church in Arlington. At the
age of 5, he moved to the
farm five miles south of
Hutchinson. He was confirmed in his faith as a youth
on March 30, 1947, at Peace
Lutheran Church in Hutchinson. He received his education at country School District 73 in rural Hutchinson.
He entered active military
service in the U.S. Army on
May 1, 1953, in Minneapolis,
and served his country during
the Korean War. On Oct. 16,
1953, he enrolled in parachute school and became a
qualified parachutist. He received an honorable discharge on April 25, 1955, at
Transfer Station Fort Lewis,
Washington. He achieved the
rank of corporal (CPL T). He
was honored with the Parachutist’s Badge, National Defense Service Medal, United
Nations Service Medal and
Korean Service Medal.
On July 27, 1960, Mr. Alsleben was united in marriage
to Dorothy Schmidt (Ulrich)
in Mason City, Iowa. Their
marriage was blessed with
two stepchildren, Teresa and
Warren. The family resided in
rural Silver Lake, and the
couple shared almost 56
years of marriage.
Before entering the service,
Mr. Alsleben was employed
at Torrey’s Direct Service
Station (later became Hoel’s
Direct Service Station) in
Hutchinson at the age of 15
years. He then worked at
BBB Manufacturing in Plato,
Green Giant in Glencoe,
Kraft Foods in Hutchinson
and Minneapolis Moline in
Hopkins. After returning
home from the service, he
went back to work for Minneapolis Moline until he
started working for 3M in
Hutchinson on May 22, 1956,
and where he remained for
nearly 35 years. He retired on
June 1, 1990. He was a member of Peace Lutheran Church
in Hutchinson.
Mr. Alsleben enjoyed
spending time with his wife
Dorothy. They worked together on the farm by Silver
Lake and at 3M. He also enjoyed hunting, traveling and
fishing with Dorothy. He
cherished spending time together at their lake home by
Detroit Lakes. He especially
enjoyed spending time with
his family, grandchildren,
great-grandchildren and
many friends.
He is survived by his wife,
Dorothy Alsleben of Silver
Lake; daughter, Teresa (Gary)
Olson of Cornville, Arizona;
grandchildren, Jessica Henke
and her fiancé, Corey Carpenter, and Justin Olson;
great-grandchildren, Mason
Nemitz, Kaylee Hable, Jada
Henke, Donovan Olson and
Anthony Olson; sister and
brother-in-law, Shirley and
Melvin Burmeister of
Hutchinson; sisters-in-law,
Mary Alsleben, Elsie Alsleben and Beverly Alsleben,
all of Hutchinson; many other
family members, nieces,
nephews, cousins and friends.
He was preceded in death
by his parents, Charles and
Ella Alsleben; son, Warren
Ulrich; grandson, Travis
Olson; brothers, Melvin Alsleben, Roy Alsleben and
Earl Alsleben; sister, Rosella
Hanson; and brothers-in-law,
Vernon Hanson and William
Sandman.
Arrangements were with
the Dobratz-Hantge Chapel in
Hutchinson. Online obituaries
and guest book are available
at www.hantge.com.
Margaret Mary Maiers, 95, of Stewart
Margaret Mary Maiers of
Stewart died Wednesday, July
6, 2016, at St. Mary’s Care
Center in Winsted, having
lived and loved for 95 wonderful years.
A Mass
of Christian
Burial was
held Monday, July
11, at St.
Boniface
Catholic
Church in
Stewart,
Margaret
with
the
Maiers
Rev. Gerald
S. Meidl officiating. Music
was provided by Bev Wangerin as the organist, Bobbi
Ludewig as the song leader,
and Mrs. Maiers’ granddaughter, Kimberly Maiers,
singing “Watch Over Me.”
Casket bearers were Angela Solemsaas, Stephanie
Conroy-Maxson, Paul Conroy, Jonathan Maiers, Jennifer Alberts and Ginger Zieman. Honorary casket bearers
were Kevin Funk, Jeffrey
Funk, Kimberly Maiers,
Nathan Maiers, Matthew
Maiers, Kelly Krueger,
Melinda Hortsch, Maria
Wessman-Conroy, Brian
Conroy, Daniel Kottke and
Brandon Kottke. Interment
was in the church cemetery.
Margaret Mary Maiers was
born Feb. 10, 1921, in the
city of Stewart, Collins
Township, McLeod County,
the daughter of Peter and
Nora (Lambert) Forcier. She
was baptized Feb. 20, 1921,
at St. Boniface Catholic
Church in Stewart, and was
confirmed there on Nov. 4,
1936. She grew up in Stewart, and later moved with her
family to Preston Lake Township in Renville County. She
received her education at St.
Boniface Catholic School,
and graduated with the class
of 1939 from Stewart High
School.
On Feb. 27, 1946, she was
united in marriage to Paul
Maiers at St. Boniface
Catholic Church in Stewart.
They made their home in
Round Grove Township,
where they raised their family. The couple managed a
busy life of farming and a
dairy operation, and Mrs.
Maiers loved her roles as a
homemaker and a mother.
They shared 62 years of marriage before Mr. Maiers died
on June 22, 2008. Mrs.
Maiers continued living independently on their farm until
April of this year, when she
moved into St. Mary’s Care
Center in Winsted.
Mrs. Maiers was an active
member of St. Boniface
Catholic Church in Stewart
throughout her life, and was
involved with the Christian
Mothers organization. She
also was a member of the
American Legion Auxiliary
in Stewart for 21 years.
She and her husband enjoyed traveling in their later
years, visiting various states,
with an especially fun trip to
Hawaii. She enjoyed embroidery, gardening and also
loved watching her birds. She
was a great cook and baker,
and was known for her apple
pie and cinnamon rolls. Until
this past year, she loved making rhubarb jam. Mrs. Maiers
was well known for her Ole
and Lena jokes, which were
especially entertaining for her
grandchildren. Her number
one love and favorite pastime
was spending time with her
family. She will be dearly
missed by her family.
She is survived by her children and their spouses, Mary
and Bernard Funk of Cokato,
Thomas and LaMae Maiers
of Stewart, Peter and Brenda
Maiers of Hutchinson,
Paulette and Steve Conroy of
Monticello and Nancy and
Dwight Kottke of Stewart; 18
grandchildren, 38 greatgrandchildren; four greatgreat-grandchildren; nieces,
nephews, other relatives and
friends.
She was preceded in death
by her parents; husband,
Paul; infant son, Kevin John;
sister, Rosella Schuelke; and
brothers, Francis Forcier and
Phillip Forcier.
Arrangements were with
the Hughes-Hantge Funeral
Chapel in Stewart.
McLeod Emergency Food
Shelf (MEFS) and Open Your
Heart to the Hungry and
Homeless announce the seventh annual Food Shelf Challenge Grant – Summer Cash
Campaign.
Open Your Heart to the
Hungry and Homeless will
proportionally match donations to MEFS during the
month of July, up to $5,000.
The more funds MEFS raises
in July, the larger the matching grant from Open Your
Heart to the Hungry and
Homeless will be. In 2015,
Minnesota food shelves
raised over $1.57 million
with this grant and hope to
raise even more this year.
Minnesota summers were
made for trips to the cabin,
boat rides on the lake, and
farmers market outings, not
food shelf visits. But that is
the reality for thousands of
Minnesotans. Children are
home from school and the
family budget is tight.
McLeod Emergency Food
Shelf helps provide nutritious
meals and fruits and vegetables to these families and
needs your help this summer.
Donations given in July will
be proportionally matched by
Open Your Heart to the Hungry and Homeless to help end
hunger throughout McLeod
County.
Funds raised during July
provide a necessary boost at a
time when usage increases
(up to 40 percent increase in
the month of July compared
to the rest of the year) and
donations are traditionally
low. Over the last four years,
MEFS summer campaign donations averaged $16,400.
July 2015 totaled just over
$9,100 and generated an additional $871 in grant funds.
Thinking of attaching a can
to your cash?
Just about any food, toi-
letry or laundry care item is
accepted. Drop donations on
Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays, 8 a.m. to 1
p.m., and Thursdays, 3 p.m.
to 8 p.m., at either distribution site: Glencoe, 808 E 12th
St., 320-864-2088; or
Hutchinson, 498 Highway 7
E, 320-587-4796.
Since 1986, Open Your
Heart to the Hungry and
Homeless has targeted millions of dollars to strategically fight hunger in Minnesota.
Open Your Heart funds the
purchase and transfer of more
than 1 million pounds of
fresh produce, meat and dairy
products to Minnesota food
shelves every year.
Food shelves in Minnesota
help individuals, families,
and seniors get the nutritious
food they need but cannot afford to purchase on their
own.
Summer is especially
stressful for both families
with children and the food
shelves that serve them. In
2015, there were 319,626
summer food shelf visits by
children — a 2.1 percent increase over 2014. When kids
are home for the summer,
they are missing out on
school meals and food
shelves help fill that gap.
MEFS distributed nearly
150,000 pounds June through
August 2015, which allowed
at least 113,000 meals to be
prepared. MEFS’s grocery
distribution, along with area
summer feeding programs,
Market Bucks and community meals, ensure that individuals of every age have access
to quality food options all
around McLeod County.
MEFS is a nonprofit
501c(3) agency which seeks
to provide meal security to all
residents of McLeod County
through partnerships which
maximize sharing of food, re-
sources and systems support.
MEFS promotes quality standards in all areas of its distribution process, from food
rescue collection to financial
transparency and good governance of the organization.
MEFS has obtained the
“Smart Givers Seal of Approval” by the Charities Review Council and is listed as
a Blue Ribbon Food Shelf by
Hunger Solutions. Continued
efforts to educate and advocate for the eradication of
hunger are at the forefront of
the board of directors’ agenda
as well.
Open Your Heart to the
Hungry and Homeless has 30
years of experience as the
only grant provider in Minnesota focused solely on alleviating hunger and homelessness. Open Your Heart helps
food and shelter providers of
all sizes get the resources
they need to serve more people, including mattresses,
freezers, fresh produce and
roof repairs. It also supports
homeless students by providing school supplies, activity
fees, gym shoes, tutoring materials and other essentials
that help them engage fully in
school. For more information,
visit
http://www.oyh.org/.
Hunger Solutions Minnesota works to end hunger in our
state. It takes action to assure
food security for all Minnesotans by supporting programs and agencies that provide food to those in need,
advancing sound public policy, and guiding grassroots advocacy. Hunger Solutions
connects food shelves with
funding and technical assistance to support the 9,000
daily food shelf visits. For
more information visit
hungersolutions.org or follow
@hungersolutions on Twitter.
Chronicle photos by Lori Copler
Silver Lake
music in the
auditorium
Rainy weather drove Silver Lake’s music indoors last week. Music
was provided by Alice
Nowak and the Ol’ Boys,
above. At left, junior ambassadors Ella Nowak
and Avril Kosek, and
helper Chelsea Bandas,
help Sharon Bandas distribute prizes. This
Thursday’s event will
feature Lowell Schubert
and Nancy Buckentine.
Deaths
James W.
Reed, Glencoe
James W. Reed, Glencoe,
died March 30, 2016.
An interment service will
be held Sunday, July 17, at 1
p.m., in the Glencoe City
Cemetery.
Following the interment, a
celebration of life will be held
at Dubbs Grill & Bar in Glencoe. A light lunch will be
served. Please RSVP to
jdreed1961@aol.com or call
Dana at 352-989-7966.
it’s like those old slippers
you just can’t
throw away.
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ear and worry, these two seem to go hand in hand. What is on your mind today? What keeps you awake at
night? What do you find yourself thinking about as you drive along Highway 212? What occupies your
mind to such an extent that you can’t eat?
Each of us has our own list of worries and fear – the crop will be ruined, the medical tests will come back positive, my job will be phased out or the company will close this location, the car won’t make it ‘til winter, the children
are going to get hurt or sick! Of course worry doesn’t change or eliminate the problem. It remains. What shall I do?
The Psalmist gives an answer, “...call upon me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you and you will honor me”
(Psalm 50:15).
The question is “Have You?” Have you called upon Him? My guess is you have. But what then? Have you let go,
have you taken Him at His word, that He will deliver you? Do you believe and trust that He will? Trust seems to be
the hardest part doesn’t it, but trust is so important. Trust is saying, “It’s yours, Lord. I can’t handle this on my own.
Worry hasn’t changed anything, but You can, and often in ways I cannot even imagine.”
I currently have power of attorney for my 95-year-old aunt in California. She is in hospice care in a nursing home.
I think of her every day and often get calls from the nursing home asking for permission to administer this or that
drug. I sometimes worry that I have made the right decision. I wonder what I can do to make her last days here on
earth more comfortable. I worry, what if her money runs out before she is called home? What then? In the end all
my worrying has accomplished nothing. I have taken a major step in all of this, I have put it all in God’s hands, asking Him what to do what is best for her, and to bless all the decisions I have made on her behalf. It is a wonderful
thing that has happened. I have stopped worrying. I am trusting God to take care of her, and it is all because of His
promise, “...call upon me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you and you will honor me.” This gracious promise is
meant for you too. It is a way to end worry, as well as fear.
BEREAN BAPTIST
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Jonathan Pixler, pastor
320-864-6113
Wed., July 13 — Women’s Bible
study, 9 a.m.
Fri., July 15 — Men’s Bible study,
9 a.m.
Sun., July 17 — Adult Sunday
school, 8 a.m.; worship, 9:30 a.m.
Tues., July 19 — Men’s Bible
study, 8 a.m.
Wed., July 20 — Women’s Bible
study, 9 a.m.
CHRIST LUTHERAN
1820 N. Knight Ave., Glencoe
Katherine Rood, pastor
320-864-4549
www.christluth.com
Wed., July 13 — Televised worship on Channel 10, 2 p.m.
Thurs., July 14 — Rachel Circle
meets for project; care giver support
group, 10:30 a.m.
Sun., July 17 — Worship with the
Rev. Dan Buendorf preaching, 9
a.m.; fellowship meeting after worship.
Mon., July 18 — Televised worship on Channel 10, 3 p.m.
Tues., July 19 — Ladies fellowship at Gert & Erma’s, 10 a.m.;
splash party at Gaylord pool, leave at
12:30 p.m.
Wed., July 20 — Televised worship on Channel 10, 2 p.m.
CHURCH OF PEACE
520 11th St. E., Glencoe
Joseph Clay, pastor
Sun., July 17 — Worship at
Friedens, 10 a.m.
ST. PIUS X CHURCH
1014 Knight Ave., Glencoe
Anthony Stubeda, pastor
Wed., July 13— No Mass; area
faith community year of mercy pilgrimage to New Ulm.
Thursday, July 14 — Glencoe Regional Health Services Long Term
Care Mass, 10:30 a.m.
Fri., July 15 — Morning prayer, 8
a.m.; Mass, 8:20 a.m.; Mass in Spanish, 5:30 p.m.
Sat., July 16 — Council of
Catholic Women (CCW) rummage
sale drop off, 9 a.m.-noon; presentation of Ariana Medina, 10 a.m.;
sacrament of reconciliation, noon;
Jennifer Campos Quinceañera, 2
p.m.; Mass, 6 p.m.
Sun., July 17 — CCW rummage
sale drop off, 9 a.m.-noon; Mass, 10
a.m.; Mass in Spanish, 11:30 a.m.;
Mass at Holy Family, 8 p.m.
Mon., July 18— No Mass; Region
VI CCW summer board meeting at
St. Anastasia in Hutchinson.
Tues., July 19 — CCW rummage
sale drop off, 5 p.m.-8 p.m.; evening
prayer, 5:10 p.m.; Mass, 5:30 p.m.;
Knights of Columbus meeting, 7
p.m.
Wed., July 20— No Mass; CCW
rummage sale drop off, 9 a.m.-noon;
rummage sale set-up; evening prayer,
5:10 p.m.; Mass, 5:30 p.m.
FIRST CONGREGATIONAL
CHURCH UCC
1400 Elliott Ave., Glencoe
Michael Fritz, interim pastor
E-mail: firstcongochurch.org
Facebook: First Congregational
Church, Glencoe
320-864-3855
Wed., July 13 — Praise group,
6:30 p.m.
Sun., July 17 — Worship, 9:15
a.m.
Tues., July 19 — Bible study, 10
a.m.; trustees meeting, 6 p.m.
Wed., July 20 — Praise group,
6:30 p.m.
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320-864-3161
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1429 11th St., Glencoe
320-864-6199
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320-864-5522
www.firstglencoe.org
E-mail: office@firstglencoe.org
Wed., July 13 — Office staff
meeting, 9 a.m.; E.C. finance committee, 6 p.m.; worship with communion, 7 p.m.
Thurs., July 14 — Church finance
committee, 6:30 p.m.; cemetery
board, 7 p.m.
Sun., July 17 — Polka worship
with communion, 8 a.m.; polka service breakfast, 9 a.m. - 11 a.m.; polka
worship, 10:30 a.m.
Mon., July 18 — Newsletter deadline.
Tues., July 19 — No morning
Bible study.
Wed., July 20 — Office staff
meeting, 9 a.m.; worship with communion, 7 p.m.
GOOD SHEPHERD LUTHERAN
Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod
1407 Cedar Ave. N., Glencoe
www.gslcglencoe.org
Robert Nowak, vacancy pastor
Ted Stroming, DCE
E-mail: office@gslcglencoe.org
Wed., July 13 — Women’s Bible
study, 5:30 p.m.; worship with communion, 7 p.m.; campfire, council
meeting, 7:30 p.m.
Sat., July 16 — National Youth
Gathering team leaves.
Sun., July 17 — Worship, 9 a.m.
Tues., July 19 — Bible study, 9:30
a.m.; prayer ministry, 6:30 p.m.
Wed., July 20 — Women’s Bible
study, 5:30 p.m.; worship, 7 p.m.
ST. JOHN’S
EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN
4505 80th St., Helen Township
Glencoe
Dennis Reichow, pastor
Sun., July 17 — Worship, 9 a.m.
GRACE LUTHERAN
8638 Plum Ave., Brownton
Andrew Hermodson-Olsen, pastor
E-mail:
Pastor@GraceBrownton.org
Sun., July 17 — Worship, 8:45
a.m.
Mon., July 18 — Local broadcast,
6:30 p.m.
IMMANUEL LUTHERAN
700 Division St., Brownton
R. Allan Reed, pastor
Wed., July 13 — Brownton City
Park service, 6:30 p.m.; no communion; pie and ice cream social.
Sun., July 17 — Worship, 9 a.m.;
quarterly voters meeting after worship; Channel 7 or 8 worship video.
Wed., July 20 — Chapel worship
with communion, 6:30 p.m.
CONGREGATIONAL
Division St., Brownton
Merline Duering, pastor
browntoncongregational.org
Wed., July 13 — Bingo, 2:30
p.m.; community fellowship dinner,
5 p.m.-7 p.m.
Sun., July 17 — Worship, 9 a.m.
ST. PAUL’S LUTHERAN
300 Croyden St., Stewart
Thurs., July 14 — Dorcas Circle
at church, 7 p.m.
Sat., July 16 — Worship, 5 p.m.
Sun., July 17 — Worship, 9:30
a.m.
Wed., July 20 — Quilting, 9:30
a.m.-3 p.m.; council meeting, 7 p.m.;
newsletter deadline.
ST. BONIFACE CATHOLIC
Stewart
Thurs., July 14 — Mass, 9 a.m.
Sun., July 17— Mass, 8:30 a.m.
ST. MATTHEW’S LUTHERAN
Fernando
Aaron Albrecht, pastor
Wed., July 13 — Bible study, 4
p.m.
Sun., July 17 — Adult forum, 9
a.m.; worship, 10 a.m.
Wed., July 20 — Women’s group,
9 a.m.; Bible study, 4 p.m.
ST. JOHN’S CHURCH
13372 Nature Ave. (rural Biscay)
Robert Taylor, pastor
612-644-0628 (cell)
320-587-5104 (church)
E-mail: rlt721@hotmail.com
Sun., July 17 — Worship, 9:30
a.m.
ST. JOHN’S LUTHERAN
216 McLeod Ave. N., Plato
Tyson Mastin, pastor
320-238-2550
E-mail: secretary@christ-4-u.org
Sun., July 17 — Worship, 9 a.m.
ST. PAUL’S UNITED CHURCH
OF CHRIST
308 First St. N.E., Plato
Brian Brosz, pastor
www.platocucc@gmail.com
Sun., July 17 — Worship, 9 a.m.;
Bible study, 10:10 a.m.
LIGHTHOUSE CHURCH
10478 Bell Ave, Plato
Dale Baker, pastor
320-238-2877
Email: pastordale@firstlove.one
Sun., July 17 — Worship, 10 a.m.
IMMANUEL EVANGELICAL
LUTHERAN
New Auburn
Bradley Danielson, pastor
E-mail: immanuellc@yahoo.com
Sun., July 17 — Worship with
communion, 9 a.m.; fellowship, 10
a.m.
Wed., July 20 — Midweek worship with communion, 7 p.m.
GRACE BIBLE CHURCH
300 Cleveland St., Silver Lake
Dr. Tom Rakow, pastor
320-327-2352
www.silverlakechurch.org
Thursday, July 14 through Friday,
July 15 — Vacation Bible school,
6:30 p.m.-9:10 p.m.
Sat., July 16 — Men’s Bible
study, 7 a.m.; women’s Bible study, 9
a.m.
Sun., July 17 — “First Light”
broadcast on KARP 106.9 FM, 7:30
p.m.; prayer time, 9:15 a.m.; worship, 9:30 a.m.; Sunday school time,
10:35 a.m.
Mon., July 18 — Church board
meeting, 7 p.m.
Dial-A-Bible Story, 320-3272843.
FAITH PRESBYTERIAN
108 W. Main St., Silver Lake
Carol Chmielewski, pastor
320-327-2452 / Fax 320-327-6562
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Sun., July 17 — Worship with fellowship after, 9 a.m.
Mon., July 18 — Session meeting,
6:30 p.m.
613 E. 10th St.
Glencoe
320-864-5581
HOLY FAMILY CATHOLIC
CHURCH
712 W. Main St., Silver Lake
Rev. Anthony J. Stubeda, pastor
Fr. Paul Schumacher, Associate
www.holyfamilysilverlake.org
E-mail:
office@holyfamilysilverlake.org
Wed., July 13 — Mass, 8 a.m.;
year of mercy pilgrimage to New
Ulm.
Thurs., July 14 — Rosary at Cedar
Crest, 10:10 a.m.; Mass at Cedar
Crest, 10:30 a.m.
Fri., July 15 — Mass, 8 a.m.
Sat., July 16 — Reconciliation,
noon; Mass, 4 p.m.
Sun., July 17 — Mass, 8 a.m.;
Council of Catholic Women (CCW)
coffee and rolls; Mass, 8 p.m.
Mon., July 18 — No Mass; Region VI CCW summer board meeting
at St. Anastasia in Hutchinson.
Tues., July 19 — Mass, 8 a.m.;
eucharistic adoration, 8:30 a.m.-8
p.m.; Knights of Columbus (KC)
meeting, 7 p.m.
Wed., July 20 — Mass, 8 a.m.
E. 10th St.,
864-6870 1930Glencoe
FRIEDENS COUNTY LINE
11325 Zebra Ave., Norwood
Joseph Clay, pastor
Sun., July 17 — Worship at
Friedens, 10 a.m.
13093 110th St.
Glencoe
PRAIRIE COMMUNITY
CHURCH
700 First Ave. N., Lester Prairie
Al Fiene, pastor
320-395-2320
E-mail: prairielp@gmail.com
www.prairielp.org
Wed., July 13 — Adult choir practice, 7:30 p.m.
Sun., July 17 — Worship, 8:30
a.m.; Sunday school for all ages,
9:30 a.m.
Tues., July 19 — Church council,
7 p.m.
Wed., July 20 — Adult choir practice, 7:30 p.m.
ST. PETER
LUTHERAN CHURCH
Corner C.R. 1 and Second St. S.
77 Second Ave. S., Lester Prairie
Travis Loeslie, pastor
Wed., July 13 — Office hours,
9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
Thurs., July 14 — Office hours,
9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
Sat., July 16 — Prayer group, 9
a.m.
Sun., July 17 — Divine service, 9
a.m.; Bible study, 10:15 a.m.
Mon., July 18 — Office hours,
9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
Wed., July 20 — Office hours,
9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
BETHEL LUTHERAN
77 Lincoln Ave., Lester Prairie
320-395-2125
Sat., July 16 — Worldwide Mission Movement, 5:30 p.m.
Sun., July 17 — Outside worship,
9 a.m.; confirmation of Victor Mertz
and Cameron Bolf.
Mon., July 18 — Prairie Arts
Council book club, 7 p.m.
FIRST EVANGELICAL
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925 13th St. E., Glencoe
Daniel Welch, senior pastor
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The McLeod County Chronicle, www.glencoenews.com, Wednesday, July 13, 2016, page 10
Twiss serves as justice at state
By Rebecca Mariscal
Staff Writer
atharine Twiss of
Glencoe-Silver
Lake High School
served as an associate
supreme court justice during
the Girls Legion State Meet
June 12 through June 18.
Several participants were
elected to local, county and
state offices at the meet, designed to show how government works. Almost 400 girls
attended the meet from
around the state.
Twiss was initially going to
run for a local or county position, but was encouraged by
her experience in mock trial
and Business Professionals of
America (BPA), as well as
her roommate, to run for the
justice position.
“I thought that being part
of the judicial system would
be a good fit for me,” Twiss
said.
To be elected, Twiss had to
win both a primary and general election.
As a justice, Twiss presided
over mock trials that were
held on the group’s trip to the
state capitol. Trials were held
in the same courtrooms that
official Minnesota Supreme
Court cases are held.
“I got to sit on the same
K
Chronicle photos by Lori Copler
Fire investigator Jamie Novak is filmed
by a Channel 9 camerman as he talks
about the damage done in a room that
was not protected by sprinklers.
Training Continued from page 1
Friday’s training started
first with a comparison of fire
spread in a room that has a
sprinkler head, and a room
that does not.
Both rooms were bedrooms
and contained a bed, chair
and other typical bedroom
furniture.
Novak installed a sprinkler
head in one bedroom, which
was fed water from a Plato
fire truck. He then lit the mattress on the bed on fire.
Once the room temperature
reached about 140 degrees,
Stotts explained, a glass tube
in the sprinkler head gave
way, allowing water to flow
into the room.
Once the fire was extinguished by the sprinkler, the
only damage was to about a
quarter of the mattress, water
on the floor and some smoke
damage.
“You could theoretically
throw out the mattress, clean
up the water and begin using
this room again tonight,” said
Novak.
Novak then lit a fire on a
mattress in a neighboring
room that was not sprinkled.
The fire was allowed to burn
about six minutes before firefighters put it out with traditional fire suppression.
In that short six minutes,
the fire flashed over, and the
room and its contents were
virtually destroyed.
Novak said the flashover
happened so quickly because
of the construction of the furniture.
“This isn’t your grandparents’ furniture, with cotton
batting and wood,” said
Novak. Instead, he said, most
furniture is made of manmade
materials, mostly plastic composites. And most of those
products are petroleum-based.
“They burn faster and they
burn hotter,” said Novak.
And that six-minute time
frame isn’t much time for a
fire department to respond.
“Once you get people to the
fire hall, trucks on the road
and equipment set up at a fire,
a house could be half gone,”
said Novak.
Novak said that there has
been a battle over requiring
Local Hail
Damage
Experts
from
Waconia
Submitted photo
Katharine Twiss, left, attended Girls American Legion
State with fellow Glencoe-Silver Lake representatives
Dini Schweikert and Brandi Pikal. Twiss was nominated as an associate supreme court justice during the
meet, which ran June 12 through June 18.
bench they (Minnesota justices) did, which was neat,”
Twiss said.
She also had the opportunity to meet and speak with a
Minnesota Supreme Court
representative.
“We had opportunities at
the capitol that other girls
didn’t,” she said.
Twiss said the opportunities the meet gave her were
great and she hopes the program continues in the future.
“I want to encourage anyone who is interested to look
into it,” Twiss said.
Overall, Twiss said the
meet and her justice position
were a great experience.
“It was a fantastic experience that can’t really be compared to anything else,” she
said.
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Fire investigator Jamie Novak shows the minimal
damage done to a bed that was set on fire with a
burning cigarette. The fire was extinguished by a
sprinkler.
fire sprinklers in the Legislature. Part of the concern is the
cost, and part is a misperception that sprinklers can cause
as much water damage as a
fire department using hoses.
Novak said the cost to
sprinkle a house is about $2
per square foot, which can
add significantly to building
costs.
On the other hand, he said,
“people don’t seem to mind
spending thousands on sprinkling systems for their yards,
but they don’t want to spend
it on their homes.”
And sprinkling systems can
save both lives and repair
costs.
Novak said that contrary to
popular belief, an activated
sprinkler system does not
mean that every sprinkler
head in a building will go off.
In fact, it will only be one or
two in the immediate area of
the fire. Once the fire is extinguished, the sprinkling sys-
tem can be shut off by a home
owner or the fire department
to avoid further water damage.
Novak said that the room
that was sprinkled could
probably be rehabilitated and
liveable within a week. The
other room, which was not
sprinkled, could probably displace a family for up to six
months while smoke, water
and room damage were repaired.
After the sprinkled vs. nonsprinkled demonstration was
complete, firefighters lit more
training fires in other upstairs
rooms. On Sunday, fire investigators from across the state
visited the house and trained
on determining fire origins.
In a couple of weeks, the
department will continue
training in the house for other
tactics before it is finally
burned down.
City of Glencoe ♦ 1107 11th Street East, Suite 107 ♦ Glencoe, Minnesota 55336
Phone: (320) 864-5586
On Tuesday, July 5th, the City of Glencoe experienced a very
short period of hail in the community due to severe storms. Some
areas of the Community were hit harder than others. Since the
July 5th Hail Event, roofing and siding contractors from outside
the area have invaded the City of Glencoe and have been
going door-to-door asking to do roof and siding inspections.
• None of these contractors have received a solicitor’s permit from the City of Glencoe.
• Do not sign a contract until you have talked to your
insurance agent as you may not actually have hail
damage to your property.
• Wait until your insurance company’s adjuster confirms
damage.
• There are quality contractors in the local community that
can do the work for you if you do have hail damage.
• If you are solicited, please ask the contractor for his City
permit.
• If the contractor cannot provide a permit, ask them to
leave and contact the Glencoe Police department at 320864-5171.
The City of Glencoe wants to protect its citizens from potential
fraud and deception.
Thank you
Mayor: Randy Wilson City Administrator: Mark D. Larson
Council Members: Allen Robeck – Gary Ziemer – Kevin Dietz – John Schrupp – Dan Perschau
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Plato Fire Chief Jay Wood and state
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