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Larsen brings home gold
Glencoe resident wins national triathlon
Returning vets
to be honored
at county fair
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The McLeod County
Glencoe, Minnesota Vol. 118, No. 27
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July 8, 2015
Council denies extension for Lincoln Park construction
By Rebecca Mariscal
Staff Writer
The Glencoe City Council heard
updates on the Lincoln Park construction project and considered an
extension request from Duininck
Brothers, the main contractor for the
project.
The contractors have requested an
extension to the interim completion
date of Nov. 16. The project is already behind on phase one of construction, which was supposed to be
completed this week. City Engineer
John Rodeberg recommended that
the council deny the extension. He
said he did not think the company
had a good reason for the extension
and was not properly prioritizing the
project.
“They are still not making the effort we thought they should,” Rodeberg said.
If the project goes past its planned
completion date, it would cost the
city $250 a day and provide further
inconvenience to residents in the
area. The city could enforce penalties on the company if this occurs.
Rodeberg said denying the request
will provide motivation for the contractors to work more efficiently and
bring more workers into the area.
The Council agreed and denied
the request. Rodeberg said the city
will continue trying to lessen the in-
convenience on residents in the area.
In other business, the Council:
• Approved a quote for electrical
work at the Oak Leaf Park campground. The quote was from Brust
Electric for $14,352.
• Approved a supplemental agreement with Short Elliot Hendrickson
(SEH) for the design of the Armstrong Avenue project, which will
encompass an area from Highway
22 to 13th Street and from Seventh
Street to Chandler Avenue. The estimated fee in the agreement is
$275,500. This is a not-to-exceed
fee, meaning if the project goes over
the city does not have to pay the
extra. Rodeberg said the project will
need state aid approval, which will
be sent for in the fall. The motion
carried with a 4 to 1 vote.
• Approved an order for repair for
1329 13th St. E. The owner is deceased and property taxes have not
been paid, but the house will not be
forfeited until 2018. Though the
house is not likely to be repaired,
City Attorney Jody Winters said the
city is required to give the heirs time
to repair. If they do not do so within
30 days of the call for repair, the city
can go to court in order to repair or
take down the house on its own.
• Heard an update on the Glencoe
Municipal Airport taxiway project.
A grant application has been sent to
the Federal Aviation Administration
(FAA) for the project. City Administrator Mark Larson said the city will
likely receive the grant and be able
to begin construction by the end of
July.
• Heard an update that Archer
Daniels Midland has received a permit from the Minnesota Department
of Transportation for a storm sewer
connection.
• Heard an update on the economic development with AmericInn. The
company is close to having a purchase agreement and could start construction later this year. AmericInn
is a franchise that would be looking
for local investors.
County Board to seek
construction manager
for proposed jail work
By Lori Copler
Editor
McLeod County will be seeking
a construction manager for its proposal jail expansion and courthouse
security project.
The Board of Commissioners
voted unanimously Tuesday to send
out a request for bids on proposals
for construction management services.
County Administrator Pat Melvin
said he was directed to prepare a request for proposals after a County
Board workshop on the afternoon
of Tuesday, June 30. The board had
heard about the benefits of a construction manager at a previous
workshop on June 23.
Melvin said that John McNamara
of Wold Architects had indicated
that if the county desired to hire a
construction manager, it would be
best to do it soon.
Melvin presented the proposed
request for bids to the County
Board at its Tuesday meeting, and
pointed out a few changes he felt
were necessary. He asked the County Board to approve the document
contingent upon its review by
County Attorney Mike Junge.
Junge said he should be able to review the document by Thursday.
Melvin suggested a deadline of
July 24 to receive proposals, and to
then have the County Board schedule interviews with prospective
construction management firms.
The goal is to have a construction
management firm on board by September, which will then work with
Wold to tweak final plans.
In other business, the County
Board:
• Approved the appointment of
Sarah Young, currently the county’s
solid waste coordinator, as the acting solid waste director. The current
director, Ed Homan, is on medical
Chronicle photos by Lori Copler
New Auburn
4th of July
New Auburn hosted a Fourth
of July celebration, starting
with a dinner Friday, July 3,
and continuing Saturday with
an antique car and motorcycle show, a bat house building activity, more food, a softball tournament and fireworks to cap the evening on
the Fourth. Above, several
people tour the car show before voting on their favorites.
At right, Kassima Pedersen
took advantage of one of the
ladderball sets constructed
by Fred Grack, who also provided bean-bag boards for
the event. The celebration
was the result of the combined efforts of the New
Auburn Fire Department Relief Association, High Island
Lake Conservation Club, Immanuel Lutheran Church, the
New Auburn Lions Club and
New Auburn VFW Post 7226.
leave.
• Approved an addendum to the
Minnesota Public Employees Association union contract to establish
the compensation of the new K9
dog handler.
According to Tim Langenfeld,
chief deputy, the sheriff’s office reviewed compensations with other
counties and cities to determine
compensation for time spent in care
of the K9 dog and for being called
out on specific incidents.
• Appointed Commissioner Doug
Krueger as a voting alternate to the
Joint Ditch 11 Authority, which includes representatives from
Renville, McLeod and Sibley counties. That will allow Krueger to act
on behalf of the county in the event
that Commissioner Paul Wright, the
appointed delegate, cannot attend a
meeting.
• Approved a proposed design to
reroute County Ditch 20 to the edge
of the St. Anastasia Catholic Cemetery, north of Hutchinson, when repairs are made to the ditch. County
Attorney Mike Junge told the
County Board it should consider
charging the cemetery for a portion
of the work, since moving the ditch
will free up space within the cemetery boundaries. There also will
need to be a public hearing once estimated costs for the repairs are received.
• Approved a conditional use permit for Justin Hertzog of Midwestern Storage Solutions to provide
outdoor storage of campers, boats,
recreational vehicles, trailers, etc.,
on 203rd Street, rural Hutchinson.
• Accepted a petition for requested repairs to County Ditch 22. The
petition was made by Gene Freed
and JML Farms. The petition was
referred to the environmental services department.
Plato woman’s songwriting published on compact disc
By Rebecca Mariscal
Staff Writer
When she lost her stepfather in
2010, Diane Kohn of Plato turned to
writing as a way to grieve. Just a
few years later, what started as therapy has transformed into published
songwriting.
Kohn’s song, “If Only I Had One
More Chance,” was recently published on HillTop Record’s album
“The Best of HillTop.” This is the
fifth song that Kohn has had pub-
lished. Her other songs are “Jesus is
the Answer You’re Looking For”
and “Mustard Seed Faith” on the
album “Heaven is My Home” and
“Lord, I Will Rest in You” and “Precious Savior, Will You Take My
Hand” on the album “Glory.”
The recent album is a compilation
of music that represents HillTop
Records, located in Hollywood, including country, contemporary, jazz
and Spanish songs. Kohn’s contribution is a funeral song.
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“It’s really a goodbye song to the
love of your life,” she said.
The lyrics were inspired by tragic
events in Kohn’s life both past and
present, including the recent death
of her mother-in-law and the death
of her own mother in 2006.
“I typically feel the events of life
probably deeper than most people,”
she said. “I just wrote the words I
felt led to write.”
For Kohn, writing is a process
that happens over time. Songs often
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develop in pieces, with words coming to her as she moves through her
daily life.
“Through the process you start
piecing it all together,” Kohn said.
“Then something will happen in life
and you’ll get the rest of the words.”
Though she’s been writing poetry
since 2010, Kohn didn’t begin writing songs until 2011 when she was
first contacted by HillTop Records.
Songwriting was not something
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but she said she had nothing to lose.
“Some questioned the integrity of
the company and thought I was
being scammed, but sometimes in
life you just want to take the risk,”
Kohn said.
She reworded some of her current
poems and submitted her new lyrics
to the company to be considered for
publication. She was not disappoint-
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SL City Council considers 5-year plans
Happenings
Glencoe class of ’46 reunion
The Glencoe High School class of 1946 will gather for
its 69-year reunion Friday, July 17, at noon, at Dubbs
Grill & Bar for lunch. All are encouraged to attend; if
you don’t want to come alone, bring a friend. Questions:
call 320-864-6562.
Glencoe Music in the Park
The Glencoe Lions Club’s Music in the Park series begins today (Wednesday) at Oak Leaf Park Shelter 2 in
Glencoe. The music will be by Carver Creek, a five-person family group, sponsored by Larry Anderson-State
Farm Insurance. The group offers instrumental and bluegrass, gospel, Irish, old-time, new music and early country, A meal of a shredded beef sandwich or hot dog,
chips, dessert and a beverage will available from 6 p.m.
to 7 p.m., with the music from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. On
Wednesday, July 15, the music will be by Jim and Mike
Wendolek and is sponsored by First Minnesota Bank.
Bring a lawn chair. Proceeds go to community projects.
Bring used eyeglasses and hearing aids. Call 320-8645237 with questions.
Brownton staff get-together
The yearly get-together and lunch for all former
Brownton School District 421 staff will be Wednesday,
July 15, at the Brownton Bar & Grill. Gather at 11 a.m.
and order from a special menu at 11:30 a.m. For questions or additional information, contact Anita Crosby at
320-587-8073, or e-mail abcrosby@hutchtel.net.
First Lutheran polka services
First Evangelical Lutheran Church in Glencoe will
hold polka services on Sunday, July 19, at 8 a.m. and
10:30 a.m. Music will be led by Chuck Thiel and the
Jolly Ramblers. Songs will include both familiar hymns
and polka tunes. The Men’s Club will host a breakfast
from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. All are welcome to attend.
Republican women set picnic
The Greater Minnesota Republican Women will host
their annual picnic Tuesday, July 14, at 5:30 p.m., at the
Northwoods Park, 885 Elm St. NE, Hutchinson. Everyone is welcome to attend. Please bring a dish to pass,
along with plates and utensils. Beverages will be provided. A legislative update will be given from state Sen.
Scott Newman and state Reps. Dean Urdahl and Glenn
Gruenhagen, as well as other local representatives. For
more information, call Ginny at 320-587-5965.
Shady Lane Sportsmen
By Karin Ramige Cornwell
Publisher
It is not often an employee
is asked at work for a wish
list, but the department heads
of the city of Silver Lake
were asked just that.
At its quarterly meeting
Monday, July 6, the City
Council was presented with a
2016-2021 capital improvement plan from each department.
The purpose of the fiveyear capital improvement
plan is to look at what each
department might need in the
next five years and plan for
funding sources to complete
the projects, if possible.
Police department
Police Chief Forrest Henriksen told the council that
the biggest need for the department is a new squad car.
The current squad is due for
replacement.
He suggested that the city
purchase a sport utility vehicle (SUV) for the next squad
car, which is what other area
communities and the sheriff’s
department uses.
The new squad would be
outfitted the same as the current car with radio, radar,
emergency lights, computer
docking station and a half
cage in the back for prisoner
transports.
The last couple of squad
cars have not been outfitted
with dash cameras, but it
could be something to install
in the new squad. The cost of
the new squad is estimated to
be $30,000 to $35,000.
Henriksen also recommended keeping the old
squad car for transportation to
training and additional patrol
if needed.
He also mentioned that the
department’s taser guns are
outdated and need to be replaced sooner rather than
later. Two of the three tasers
owned by the city have failed.
Henriksen will bring estimated costs for replacement taser
to the Council at its next
meeting later this month.
Council Member Ken Merrill asked if there was any
equipment or technology that
would make the job of the police department easier.
Henriksen couldn’t think of
anything offhand. Council
members asked about body
cameras and drones.
He said that might be
something to look at in the
future, but there is still too
much controversy over both
items right now.
It was also noted that applications for the police chief
position have been slow in
coming. Henriksen has submitted his resignation because
he plans to relocate. His last
day will be in early August.
Public works
The needs of the public
works and utilities departments include not only the replacement of vehicles and
equipment, but upgrades to
the streets, water lines, sanitary sewer lines, and sidewalks.
A street and utility repair
and replacement project is
slated for 2016 on Cleveland
Avenue, with others on the
horizon over the next five
years.
A water treatment plant
was added to the plan as a
possibility in the next five
years. The city’s water quality
was a hot topic on the recent
citywide survey.
Before a water treatment
plant can be discussed, many
of the water line issues will
need to be addressed.
Ambulance
Ambulance Chief Duane
Wawrzyniak informed the
Council that the biggest need
for the ambulance service is
Shady Lane Sportsmen’s Club will have its monthly
meeting Tuesday, July 14, at 7:30 p.m., at the clubhouse.
personnel. He said it is harder
and harder to find people
willing to volunteer. The
service will be looking at a
citywide mailing to find interested individuals.
He also told the Council
that the state is recommending all ambulances use a 12lead monitored EKG and defibrillator.
The 12-lead EKG can be
monitored via cell phone, allowing a hospital or cardiac
lab to read the scans before
the patient arrives. Reports
show that the survival rate
has increased and heart damage decreased with the use of
these machines. The cost for
such a device can run about
$25,000. There is a possibility of grant funding.
Wawrzyniak also said that
the ambulance service will be
receiving an automated CPR
machine through outside
funding. The machine performs the compressions needed in CPR, allowing the
EMTs to perform other needed services to the patient.
He added the ambulance is
in good shape and the ambulance service will continue to
perform routine maintenance.
He also added that motorized cots would be nice. They
run in the $10,000 to $25,000
range with a power lift into
the ambulance.
Fire department
The fire department is in
the process of purchasing a
new tanker truck, which will
run in the $100,000 range.
The purchase could happen
yet in 2015.
The department will continue to work on its needs for
the next five years.
Liquor store
Liquor Store Manager John
Jerabek reported that offsale
liquor sales have increased
greatly while onsale sales
have been sluggish.
In an effort to attract customers to stay at the bar, comestic updates such as paint,
carpet and updated bathroom
fixtures are in order in the immediate future.
Replacing the doors and
painting the exterior would be
a bit further down the road.
A trial of an offsale liquor
store on Highway 7 is in the
plan for 2017. The plan
would be to rent for a couple
of years to see how it goes,
then look at a more permanent location if it went well
around 2020.
City buildings
A remodel or relocation of
city hall and the police department is being slated for
2017. There is additional
space available that could be
used better.
The Council discussed a
number of possibilities, including relocating the city offices to the auditorium or new
construction. The Council
will continue to look at all viable options.
Council Member
The Silver Lake City Council is looking for an individual interested in serving as a member of the City Council.
Responsibilities include formulating the City Budget and other
City policies, overseeing City Staff and attending regular and special meetings of the City Council.
Requirements: Must be a resident of Silver Lake for at least 30
days and have a desire to get involved in the community.
Anyone interested in learning more should contact City Hall at
(320) 327-2412.
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SL seniors to meet July 13
The Silver Lake Senior Citizens Club will meet Monday, July 13, at 1 p.m., in the Silver Lake Auditorium.
Plato Lions burger night
Happy 50th
The Plato Lions Club will host a pork burger night
Thursday, July 9, from 4 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., at the Plato
Park.
Anniversary
SL to spray for mosquitos
The city of Silver Lake will spray for mosquitos Tuesday, July 14, shortly after sundown. In case of rain, the
spraying will be postponed one day. For more information, contact Clarke Environmental Services at 800-7152159.
Blood drive set in Stewart
There will be a blood drive Tuesday, July 21, from 1
p.m. to 6 p.m., at Cactus Jack’s II on Highway 212 in
Stewart.
VBS at First Congregational
First Congregational Church in Glencoe will host vacation Bible school July 12-14, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Questions can be directed to Kari at 320-864-3009.
County seniors potluck set
The McLeod County Senior Citizens meeting and
potluck have been set for Wednesday, July 15, at noon, at
the Silver Lake Auditorium. The meal will be served before the meeting. Anyone with questions is welcome to
contact Genny Lhotka at 320-583-9222.
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
320-864-3799 and leave a message.
Pastors to assist at church
First Congregational Church, 1400 Elliot Ave. North,
of Glencoe announces that the Rev. Keith Weber will
serve the church at the pulpit on the following Sundays:
July 12, 16 and 26, and Aug. 9, 16, 23 and 30. The Rev.
Justin Gromoll will be at the pulpit Aug. 2. Rev. Weber
and his wife Sandy, currently living in New Haven,
served this congregation as interim minister 2008-2010.
All are invited to a welcome coffee this Sunday, July 12,
following the 9:15 a.m. service.
Grace Bible Church VBS
Grace Bible Church in Silver Lake will host Everest
Vacation Bible School for kids ages 3 and up July 13-17
from 6:30 p.m.-9:10 p.m. Everest will include Bible
learning, crafts, team-building, games, cool Bible songs
and tasty treats. The theme this year focuses on conquering challenges with God’s mighty power and missions.
There is a charge to participate. An adult class also is
available. The church is located at 300 Cleveland St.,
next to the city water tower. For more information call
Beth at 320-327-2266 or the church at 320-327-2352.
Submitted photo
July 10
A long way from home
The Chronicle received several photos, including the
one above, of a 1948 Chrysler Windsor sedan that is currently undergoing repairs and service at Older Car Repairs in Melbourne, Australia. According to John Fleming of Older Car Repairs, the vehicle has a service tag
from “Born & Steinbrecher, 730 W 10th St, Glencoe.”
Fleming said he would like to know more about the car’s
original owners, as well as more about Born & Steinbrecher. The odometer reads 77,000 miles, according to
Fleming, and the car is still in original condition. Anyone
with any information is welcome to bring it to the Chronicle, or e-mail it to Fleming at oldercarrepairs@big
pond.com.
NYA couple dies in accident
A Norwood Young America
couple died Wednesday night,
July 1, as the result of a motorcycle accident, according
to the Carver County Sheriff's
Office. Heidi Gongoll, 40, a
passenger on the motorcycle,
was pronounced dead at the
scene. The driver, Patrick
Gongoll, also 40, was taken
by ambulance to the 212
Medical Center, where he
died as a result of his injuries.
According to the sheriff's
office, the motorcycle was
traveling south on Carver
County Road 11, north of
Carver County Road 140 in
Dahlgren Township, just after
10 p.m., when the driver lost
control, drove off the roadway and struck a field approach. The riders were
thrown from the cycle.
Personnel from the sheriff's
office, Chaska Police Department, Minnesota State Patrol,
Carver Fire Department,
Chaska Fire Department,
Ridgeview Ambulance and
the Midwest Medical Examiner's Office all assisted with
the crash, which remains
under investigation by the
sheriff's office and the state
patrol.
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Glencoe Police
with two co-workers on 10th
Street E.
11:09 a.m. — Officers responded to a two-vehicle accident at the intersection of Hennepin Avenue N and 18th Street
E. One driver was cited for failing
to yield.
3:12 p.m. — Officers and the
Glencoe Fire Department responded to an alarm at an apartment building on Newton Avenue
N. No fire was found.
3:45 p.m. — A complaint was
received about a dog sitting in a
car. A responding officer reported
that the windows were down,
there was a good breeze and the
dog was fine.
4:09 p.m. — A theft was reported at a business on Ninth Street
E.
5:06 p.m. — A suspicious person was reported on 11th Street
E. He was taken home after it
was discovered he was intoxicated.
6:10 p.m. — A truck was found
partially blocking an alley on
Chandler Avenue N. The driver
agreed to move it.
7:58 p.m. — A report was received of a black car with a male
driver following girls in the neighborhood of Glenmoor Lane and
Church Hill Lane. The responding
officer was unable to find the vehicle.
8:40 p.m. — Officers and the
Glencoe Ambulance responded
to a medical on 15th Street E. A
female with chest pain was taken
to the hospital.
9:40 p.m. — A driver was cited
for driving after revocation and
given a verbal warning for parking in the lane of traffic at a traffic
stop on Chandler Avenue near
12th Street E.
TUESDAY, JUNE 30
12:48 a.m. — Officers and the
Glencoe Fire Department responded to a fire alarm on 11th
Street E. The building was
searched and everything was
fine.
12:49 p.m. — An officer
checked on a dog on Knight Avenue N after a person called in
concerned about its welfare.
4:01 p.m. — Officers and the
Glencoe Ambulance responded
to a medical on Pryor Avenue N
in which a female was having difficulty breathing. She was taken
by ambulance to the emergency
room.
5:03 p.m. — A complaint was
received from 13th Street about
people dropping off tires on the
property.
6:29 p.m. — A minor accident
was reported on 11th Street E. A
truck hit a parked car by turning
too short.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 1
8:28 a.m. — Complaints were
received of vehicles parking in a
handicapped spot and in a loading zone on 12th Street. A business owner will advise the violators on where to park.
10:31 a.m. — A damaged
transformer was reported on
Ninth Street E. It is unknown
when the damage occurred.
6:59 p.m. — An officer responded to a dog bite on 18th
Street E.
7:26 p.m. — A juvenile or juveniles were reported to be on a
roof on 16th Street E. County
deputies checked the area and
didn’t see anyone on the roof.
7:31 p.m. — A complaint was
received of excessive noise from
a blue trailer on 15th Street W. An
officer drove through the area a
couple of times and didn’t hear
any noise.
9:50 p.m. — A complaint was
received of a vehicle parked in
front of a residence on 15th
Street E. The reporting party
“wanted to know why the driver
keeps parking it there at random
days and times.” The officer explained the parking ordinance to
the reporting party regarding
parking vehicles on the street.
THURSDAY, JULY 2
1:38 a.m. — A complaint was
received of a male standing outside a residence and yelling on
14th Street W. He was arrested
for disorderly conduct.
7:38 a.m. — TC&W reported a
suspicious person near a warehouse on 12th street, which is
being used by Miller Manufacturing for storage. The person in
question was a manager for the
company from Shakopee, who
was checking over the building
before starting to move equipment into it.
3:50 p.m. — Blight was documented in the area of Morningside Drive and First Street E.
7:42 p.m. — A person at an
apartment complex complained
that a male in an upstairs apartment was using bad words with
the person’s kids. The kids were
allegedly jumping on rain gutters.
10:31 p.m. — A citation for
driving after revocation was issued at a traffic stop in the area
of 13th Street W and Glen Knoll
Avenue N.
FRIDAY, JULY 3
2:10 a.m. — A citation was issued for driving after suspension
Building Permits
The following building permits
were approved by the Glencoe
City Council Monday, July 6:
• Glencoe Co-op Association,
330 10th St. E, remodel.
• Scott Forar, 1317 20th St. E,
deck.
• Glencoe Regional Health
Services, 1805 Hennepin Ave. N,
remodel, plumbing and mechanical.
• Joel Herrmann, 1616 Hennepin Ave. N, re-roof.
• Dennis Wendlandt, 110
Woodcrest Dr., re-roof.
• John Kunkel, 2258 Hennepin
Ave. N, deck.
• Ryan Elias, 305 17th St. W,
re-roof.
• Joshua Schilling, 1910 12th
St. E, remodel.
• Christ Lutheran, 1820 Knight
Ave. N, re-roof.
• Fred Vollbrecht, 1205 Baxter
Ave. N, plumbing.
• Michelle Moody, 116 12th St.
E, re-roof.
• Kevin Carrigan, 332 Hennepin Ave. N, re-roof.
• Lawson Cline, 1320 Owen
Ave. N, window replacement.
• Earl Harff, 115 Woodcrest
Dr., remodel.
• Jerry Scharpe, 1519 Hennepin Ave. N, re-roof, re-side.
• Don Petrich, 1407 Birch Ave.
N, patio door replacement.
• Amy Gomulak, 612 Baxter
Ave. N, re-roof.
• Kevin Dietz, 1803 Fairway
Dr., deck.
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By Nathan Winter
plants grown in the garden.
Typically, they need water
every day, but some can last a
few days to an entire week.
There are a lot of variables,
but a lot depends on the
plant, amount of soil, water
holding capacity of soil, location (sun/shade), and how
much the plant was watered.
If the soil surface is dry to the
touch an inch or two inches
deep, it may need additional
watering.
One of the biggest issues
for gardeners is that they all
too often do not water their
gardens enough at one time
to soak the soil with moisture. Many homeowners
water just enough to wet the
top inch, but the water does
not infiltrate any deeper.
Consider where your root
systems are at and be sure to
soak the flower and vegetable
gardens thoroughly. A good
soaking should allow for less
watering time needed because the water should last
for half of the week or even a
full week.
Frequent, shallow watering
causes plants to produce shallow roots that cannot survive
heat and dry conditions that
we experience commonly in
the summer months. Watering deeply and infrequently
causes plant roots to grow
deeply into the soil in search
of water, resulting in deeply
rooted more drought tolerant
plants.
Over-watering can also be
an issue to plants and it can
cause root systems to rot. Be
sure to have drainage holes
for containers or you will
have to be really careful with
watering these plants. Typically, vegetable/flower gardens, lawns, and trees that receive 1 inch of rain per week
should have sufficient
amounts of water. The type of
soil and the water holding capacity may require more rain
per week if the soil does not
retain water well.
Inspect the top 6 to 8 inches of soil to determine the
depth that the soil has adequate moisture in the soil. A
majority of the roots from
plants are going to be located
in the top 6 to 8 inches. This
inspection may give you a
better idea of how much
moisture is available for your
plants. The use of mulches
around plants can help to retain soil moisture and suppress weeds that are after the
moisture and nutrients in the
soil.
Please join us for a
Bridal Shower honoring
Blair Lindeman
bride-to-be of Ryan Hansch
Sat., July 18 • 10 am
Brownton Area Civic Center
(old school buiding)
335 3rd St. S., Brownton
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and a verbal warning given for
failure to change an address on a
driver’s license at a traffic stop on
13th Street E near Chandler Avenue.
5:56 a.m. — Officers were
called to assist in lifting a patient
for the Glencoe Ambulance on
Greeley Avenue N. The person
was taken to the emergency
room.
10:03 a.m. — A driver was
cited for speeding on Highway
212 near Hilton Avenue.
10:25 a.m. — Another speeding citation was issued on Highway 212 near Hamlet Avenue.
10:56 a.m. — A speeding citation was issued on Highway 212
near Ideal Avenue.
11:25 a.m. — Officers mediated a child custody issue on
Chandler Avenue N.
1:37 p.m. — Some items were
found in a yard on Hennepin Avenue N. The owner was notified
that the items were found.
2:49 p.m. — An injured deer
was reported at Oak Leaf Park on
DeSoto Avenue S. The caretakers of the sanctuary were notified.
8:04 p.m. — A traffic stop on
Highway 212 netted citations for
driving after revocation and possession of drug paraphernalia for
the driver, and a passenger was
arrested on a Hennepin County
warrant.
9:51 p.m. — Officers assisted
the McLeod County Sheriff’s Office with a male who wanted to
turn himself in for violations of
conditions.
SATURDAY, JULY 4
4:06 a.m. — A passenger in a
vehicle was arrested on a Hennepin County warrant at a traffic
stop on Baxter Avenue near
Eighth Street E.
9:05 a.m. — An officer assisted
the Glencoe Ambulance by securing the heli-pad for an air
transport of a patient.
11:25 a.m. — A person reported losing some cash somewhere
along the 1100 block of Hennepin
Avenue.
2:32 p.m. — A complaint was
received regarding a fish house
that was parked in the area of
14th Street E and Pryor Avenue
N. The owner was contacted and
said he would move it when he
returned to town.
10:34 p.m. — A driver was
cited for driving after revocation
and given a verbal warning for no
tail lights at a traffic stop in the
area of Highway 212 and Falcon
Avenue.
SUNDAY, JULY 5
6:02 a.m. — An officer
checked on a dog on Knight Avenue N, and reported the dog appeared to be in good health and
was inside a kennel with shade.
6:22 p.m. — A complaint was
received of a dog without water
on Knight Avenue N. An officer
spoke to the dog’s caretakers,
who said it kept tipping the water
dish.
7:13 p.m. — Officers and the
Glencoe Ambulance responded
to a medical alarm on 15th Street
E. A female was taken to the hospital by ambulance.
7:18 p.m. — Concerns were
raised about a possibly suicidal
female per Facebook comments.
The issue was referred to the
Lester Prairie Police Department.
MONDAY, JULY 6
7:20 a.m. — The police department received a complaint of a
worker trying to cause problems
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will be participating in the
welcome-home recognition.
The local Beyond the Yellow Ribbon chapter also hosted two other outreach projects, Carrigan said.
In September 2014, it combined efforts with McLeod
County Public Health to provide flu shots to veterans and
their families.
In March 2015, the program staged a de-escalation
seminar for law enforcement
to help focus on “the unique
aspects of interacting with
service members and military
families.”
The program also has connected with the McLeod For
Tomorrow leadership program, in particular with its
youth program. Carrigan said
Glencoe-Silver Lake Superintendent Chris Sonju is working with the youth of the program to compile and grow a
resource list for veterans.
Carrigan is currently the
chair of the steering committee for the local Beyond the
Yellow Ribbon program.
Those who wish to learn
more or volunteer are welcome to contact her at the
McLeod County Veterans
Services Office.
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“We’ve had offers to include gas cards or restaurant
gift certificates,” said Carrigan. She added that donations
are still welcome.
Commissioner Ron Shimanski asked how many returning veterans are being
honored, and Carrigan said
between 10 and 20 “that we
are tracking.”
Commissioner
Doug
Krueger asked if there was
some way to reach out to returning veterans who may be
new to the county.
Carrigan said that because
veterans’ service records are
secure, the local veterans
services office doesn’t know
about some veterans unless
those veterans make a point
to contact the office.
She said the Beyond the
Yellow Ribbon program has
put up posters and developed
a website, phone number and
mail and e-mail addresses in
an effort to reach out to veterans.
“But word of mouth is
great, too,” said Carrigan. “If
you know of someone, send
them our way.”
Carrigan said the office
needs to be notified by the
end of July about any additional service veterans who
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By Lori Copler
Editor
Military personnel returning from deployment will receive special recognition at
the 2015 McLeod County
Fair.
Cassandra Carrigan, assistant McLeod County Veterans
Services officer, gave the
County Board an update on
the Beyond the Yellow Ribbon program at its meeting
Tuesday morning.
Carrigan reviewed the program’s activities since it was
inaugurated by official
proclamation at the 2014
county fair. The program is
designed to provide veterans
with access to services after
they return from active service.
Carrigan said that returning
service members will be honored at the McLeod County
Fair Sunday, Aug. 23, in the
grandstand before the demolition derby that day. The veterans will receive free admission to the fair, courtesy of
the fair board, and also will
receive gift bags “as a ‘thank
you’ and a welcome home.”
Carrigan said many businesses and individuals have
already donated items to be
included in the gift bags.
According to the United
States Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service June 22
report, topsoil moisture supplies in Minnesota were rated
at 86 percent adequate and 12
percent surplus. Subsoil
moisture supplies were rated
at 89 percent adequate. Locally, recent rainfall has been
variable around the region.
Although variable, there has
been a sufficient amount of
rain received by most in the
region. Minnesota’s corn condition rated 80 percent good
to excellent and the soybean
crop was rated 76 percent
good to excellent. Locally,
crops look very good in the
region and there is potential
for a great production year in
2015.
One thing to consider this
time of year is controlling
perennial and annual weeds
along the field edges and
ditches. Canadian thistle will
spread through their roots and
through seed. The best way to
control it is through the use
of herbicides and cutting. In
recent years, wild parsnip has
started to become a major
problem in ditches and in
areas that are not in crop production. This weed is most
prevalent in Meeker County
and to a lesser extent in
McLeod County. Wild
parsnip is a biennial that reproduces through seed. The
best time to control this plant
is in the first year when it is a
small plant. Herbicides applied to the plant during this
stage can be beneficial. Be
especially careful to not
touch this weed because it
can cause skin irritation.
Many of the field borders
have high populations of annual weeds. These weeds can
be controlled through herbicides and mowing to prevent
seed production. Taller weeds
are going to be difficult to
control through herbicide applications.
It is important to think
about watering landscape
plants once the summer heat
starts to bear down in Minnesota. Watering correctly
can be important to ensure
that plants can remain healthy
and survive the hot questions.
A common question received in the Extension office
is: “How often and how
much should I be watering
my plants?” There are many
variables when it comes to
watering your yard, gardens,
and crops. These variables include the weather, the amount
of sun the area receives,
using a sprinkler vs. soaker
hose, humidity level and,
most importantly, the soil and
plant material you are watering.
Containers with flowers
and vegetables and raised
beds are going to need special attention because they
tend to dry out faster than
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PHONE
864-5518
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$
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Pulled pork sandwiches, salads, fruit, veggies and sweets.
Silent Auction and a jam session with Swingin’ Country Band.
Sheila was diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer in January 2015, which spread to
other locations. She has undergone chemotherapy for 3 months and is awaiting
surgery. All proceeds will go to help with medical bills and expenses.
Benefit is being put on by family and friends.
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The McLeod County Chronicle, Wednesday, July 8, 2015, page 4
Confederate flag
controversy
Our view: Reaction to S.C.
Legislature’s decision is getting ridiculous
T
he South Carolina
State Legislature recently voted to not fly
the Confederate flag on its
statehouse or government
buildings.
Those of us in the cool, blue
north have some difficulty understanding that decision. To
many of us, who have not
been immersed in the South’s
complicated history and culture, it seems a futile, symbolic gesture, and a possible
flaunting of freedom of speech
to boot. But, perhaps, to the
Legislature, flying that flag is
the equivalent of shouting
“fire” in a crowded theater —
a standard by which our court
system sometimes draws the
line between freedom of
speech and harmful behavior.
The Legislature’s decision is
its perogative and within its
purview. What disturbs us has
been the reaction to that decision. From the decision to
drop the old 1970s television
series, “The Dukes of Hazzards,” from the rerun schedule to the censoring of a firefighter who displayed the
Confederate flag on a fire
truck at a parade, the reaction
has started to border the
ridiculous.
Those of us who grew up on
1970s television know that
“Dukes” was a parody of the
Southern culture. It was
fraught with stereotypes —
from good-ol’-boy cousins to
inept law enforcement to the
infamous Daisy Duke, who
wore the now cliched “Daisy
Duke” cut-offs to divert attention from her otherwise sound
mind, to the naming of the
Dukes’ car as the General
Robert E. Lee with a Confederate flag painted on its roof.
That flag was probably the
least offensive thing in that
television series.
As to punishing a firefighter
for putting the Confederate
flag on a fire truck at a parade
— it was probably a tasteless
gesture, but here in Minnesota, a relatively harmless one.
And, tasteless thought it may
be, it should be a gesture protected by the freedom of
speech amendment in our
Constitution.
What we really, really wish
though, is that the people who
are so stirred to rebellion by
the Confederate flag issue
would redirect their attention
to bigger issues.
If that passion were directed
in the right directions, we
would have fewer hungry people, better educated children, a
more robust economy, better
roads and highways, and an
overall better nation.
— L.C.
You can
vote
online at w w w . g l e n c o e n e w s . c o m
I’m turning into my Mom, in a good way
As we begin to hit middle age, we
start to realize that we are more like
our parents than we ever would have
dreamed when we were teenagers.
I suspect that is true of those who
have become parents themselves —
who find themselves using the same
admonishing phrases with their own
children that they heard from their
parents a generation ago.
As for me, I noticed I was starting
to become more and more like
mother when I began the transition
from a slob to a neat freak.
My mother kept a pristine house.
Laundry was folded and put away as
soon as it came out of the dryer. She
prepared meals with one hand and
cleaned up with the other, wiping
counters even as she put ingredients
into a casserole dish or a stockpot.
I can remember lying on the
couch under a blanket and watching
TV. I would go to the bathroom only
to return and find the blanket folded
and the throw pillows returned to
their respective corners.
Beds were made with precision
corners and every dish sparkled before it was put away after being
washed.
After I moved away and was on
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my own, I rebelled in every way.
I hid dirty dishes in the oven,
never made my bed, and used the
“de-wrinkle” cycle on the dryer frequently because I never folded my
clothes and put them away. I just left
them in the dryer until I needed
them. I vacuumed infrequently and
dusted even less often. If a room
was too messy, I just closed the door
so I wouldn’t have to look at it.
But at some point in the last few
years, I tired of the clutter and began
to clean up my messes.
There are no dirty dishes left in
my sink. I have a tendency to pull
out the vacuum as soon as I see a
stray dog hair on the carpet. I’ve
swept the floor in my garage more
times in the past two months than I
have in the past 10 years. I make my
bed every morning.
But I knew the transformation to
becoming my mother was nearly
complete the day I washed sheets
and decided that I needed to learn
how to fold the fitted sheet. Usually,
I fold the top sheet and pillow cases
neatly, then just wad the fitted sheet
up in a ball, stick in the closet and
close the door.
But Mom’s fitted sheets were always as neatly folded as her pillow
cases and top sheets (which I suspected she also ironed). So I knew it
could be done.
Since Mom isn’t around anymore,
I went to the next best source:
YouTube. Sure enough, I found several videos on how to fold fitted
sheets. I propped my laptop on a pillow and went to work and, lo and
behold, I ended up with a neatly
folded fitted sheet. I left the closet
door open so I could admire my
handiwork.
So, Mom, even though you’re not
with me here, you will always be a
part of me. The apple really didn’t
fall that far from the tree.
Question of the week
Letters to the Editor
What can be done to improve attendance
at the Glencoe Days celebration?
1) Move all events downtown.
2) Change to a different weekend.
3) Combine it with Heat in the Street.
4) Make people more aware of the activities.
5) I don’t know.
Good news recently from the U.S. Supreme Court
Results for most recent question:
There has been much debate about whether the Confederate flag
should be displayed at government buildings.
Should it be allowed to fly?
1) Yes. That’s freedom of speech — 63%
2) No. It’s an offensive symbol — 37%
71 votes. New question runs July 8 - July 14.
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Share your opinion with
The McLeod County Chronicle readers
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To the Editor:
Which way is the crowd running?
For I am their leader and I must
lead! Some good things happened a
couple of weeks ago that points to
hope about the way the crowd is
running. People of the same sex who
have been denied the dignity and security of marriage now have been
given equality. Their commitment to
each other is recognized by the law
of the land. As always, there will be
those who protest, but the crowd has
said this is a right that should exist
and the Supreme Court of the United
States has agreed.
Affordable Care Act was granted a
victory by the Supreme Court by allowing federal subsidies to people
whose income was such that they
couldn’t afford to buy health insurance in all states. To me, this said
that kindness and the law won over
the persistent talk of repeal. Certainly, there will be improvements and
refinements in how the law is interpreted and enforced. Again, there
will be the protesters, but the crowd
has said it is a good thing – people
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Letters
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however, must be signed. Private
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who weren’t able to get health insurance because of pre-existing conditions are able to now have it. Just a
reminder that one of the major causes of personal bankruptcy is the
medical bills of a family member.
Sometimes a horrible event will
somehow have a good outcome. The
killing of nine people in Charleston,
S.C., was a shocking reminder of the
prejudice and acting out on innocent
victims — in a church, during Bible
study — a place of comfort and
sanctuary. The crowd was shocked,
angry and lashed out at the symbol
of prejudice and injustice, the confederate flag. There were demands
that the flag be removed from where
it flew in South Carolina and placed
in a museum rather than by the statue in the main thoroughfare. Businesses stopped selling the replicas of
the flag and, suddenly, there was a
change. This flag represented man’s
injustice to his fellow man and people wanted it gone. Again, there was
talk of getting guns out of the hands
of irresponsible people, and somehow controlling their access.
Ethics
The editorial staff of the McLeod
County Chronicle strives to present
the news in a fair and accurate manner. We appreciate errors being
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Society changes slowly and
change is hard for everyone, but
adaptation to changes is necessary
for growth. When your job changed
and you had to have retraining, it
was difficult, but you overcame and
felt good about learning new things.
Ideas change, shifts in populations,
ethnicity, culture, beliefs — change
is hard. But slowly, through communication (yes, those handy little
gadgets we all carry) the crowd begins to change. Talking with and understanding the view point of others
causes a change in thinking. The
Supreme Court articulated the
changes, but the crowd caused the
changes to occur.
So I remain optimistic and hopeful
as I see the crowd ever so slowly
changing until some catalyst causes
real change to occur. This past week
was momentous with change, most
of which was for the betterment of
society.
Jan Conner
Hutchinson
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Wednesday, July 8, 2015, page 5
Tracing Roots
We’ve lost our collective marbles
By Ron Pulkrabek
A hike around Glencoe, part V
Back on Greeley and 13th
Street corner, I stop at Preiss’
Mercantile packed full with
mostly clothes, shoes and
various other useful items.
My godmother, Agnes Peters,
worked here when she was in
her 20s. I stop to put my feet
into the new X-ray machine
invented to show how your
foot fits inside a shoe. It is interesting to see all the bones
in my foot and toes. Next
door is Krueger’s Sport Shop
with a lot of fishing gear in it.
I really don’t need that fancy
equipment to catch bullheads
in the Crow River.
I continue south on Greeley and check out the used
cars in Harpel Bros. “OK”
used car lot. In a few years
I’ll have $40 to buy a used
1939 Chevy. On the corner is
an impressive solid brick
building that once was the
McLeod Bank, but now is
Sieferts furniture store.
I continue around the corner heading west on 12th
street. I peek into Pokies
Brass Rail Saloon and see a
few locals having fun and
laughing while locking their
heels into the brass foot rail,
raising their behinds up two
inches off their stools and
pulling themselves up on
their elbows to lean over the
bar to watch a buxom barmaid bent over washing and
shaking beer glasses right in
front of them. Harold
Pulkrabek, the owner, is at
the back bar grill frying hot
liver wurst. It is delicious
placed between two slices of
bread. Harpel Bros. Chevrolet is next. My grandfather
bought his brand-new 1941
Chevy coupe there for $585
and still drives it.
The Commercial Hotel is
next. Bruckschen’s John
Deere Implement next door
has a nice, high-powered 28horsepower, John Deere “B”
setting on the wooden show
room floor. It may be a nice
tractor, but not one a wife or
little kid can drive and that
“putt, putt” would drive a
person deaf. They won’t be in
business long! Nothing beats
a little 8 N Ford!
Across the street is the gigantic, three-story, Walkeracres Hotel, complete with a
100-foot-long open porch. It
is across the street from the
busy train depot, and I imagine many customers often sat
on the open porch in rocking
chairs and watched the trains
come and go and see all the
busy activity. I climb the
creaky inside stairs to look at
the now-empty rooms. Walkeracres now sells seeds, feeds
and grain bins. Schlauderaff’s
Minneapolis Moline, located
just to the north, has a nice
powerful Prairie Gold “U”
tractor with red wheels on the
showroom floor.
Just west of Walkeracres is
the huge, former Congregational Church, which is made
into eight apartments. My
uncle and aunt, Lester and
Ethel Howe, live in one of
them on the second floor. The
apartments are nice and the
stairs are not creaky.
Then back east on Greeley
and south on Hennepin,
across the railroad tracks and
past a lumberyard. Next is the
Post Office where my godfather Henry “Hap” Peters has
been the postmaster for the
last 13 years. Then I peek
into the big window of
Vopatek’s Jewelry Store.
I swing over to Johnson’s
Dodge/Chrysler dealers on
Highway 212 and see what is
new for 1950. I think they
should put fins on the rear
fenders for looks and speed
stabilization. I don’t know
about you, but I am getting
tired and stop for a malt at
Dibb’s Cafe, then cross the
street to watch the sweating
men stacking hot cement tiles
in 100-degree heat at Jungclaus Drain and Tile for $1 an
hour. I cross the street and
peek into Charlie’s Restaurant.
Wow! What a day! I am
Pooped! I’m too tired to hike
to Green Giant. Ho! Ho! Ho!
I’m sorry if I made a few
mistakes; after all, it was way
over half a century ago.
Not sure when we lost our
collective marbles as a country, but it has accelerated
greatly in the past several
years as the social engineers
have gained the upper hand.
The latest mind-shaping
has come in the form of historical amnesia, the reinterpretation of marriage and the
constant attempts to change
the faces on the paper money
in this country. Oh, by the
way, you can’t have any
transfat in your food anymore, either.
So, where to start.
How about revising history.
The banning of the Confederate flag from the statehouses,
on clothing and on bumpers
in the Deep South and the
“Dukes of Hazzard” from TV
is suppose to erase racism.
Hate to say it, but it might not
work. Racism is alive and
well in this country, and I suspect it always will be whether
the Confederate flag is
around or not.
The next thing may be the
erasing of the Civil War from
our history books so as not to
offend those who don’t want
to remember that conflict.
Jumping onto the revisionist bandwagon is a call in the
Twin Cities to rename Lake
Calhoun because it was
named for a Southern politician who spoke eloquently
and vigorously for states
rights prior to the Civil War.
The lake was named for Sen.
John C. Calhoun of South
Carolina, who was a strident
states rights advocate, which
included maintaining slavery
as well as other states rights
of importance in that era.
Folks, the Civil War was
Rich Glennie
more about states rights than
slavery at the start, and Sen.
Calhoun was a states-right
advocate, and a very good
one at that.
So to penalize Sen. Calhoun and South Carolina,
Minnesota do-gooders want
to rename Lake Calhoun. I’m
sure Sen. Calhoun doesn’t really care, but serious historians should. We should not
cave into historical revisionists who think this is a great
time to forget that sordid part
of our history.
As to the Supreme Court’s
decision to legalize same-sex
marriage throughout the
country, we knew it was inevitable. I have nothing
against same-sex families, but
I do object to calling it a marriage like traditional heterosexual marriage. They are not
the same, biologically. So,
call it something else.
As to putting a woman on
the face of U.S. paper money,
fine. But to now eye Alexander Hamilton for replacement
is like replacing President
George Washington on the
one dollar bill or Abe Lincoln
on the five. Hamilton, the
main proponent of a strong
central government and the
federal banking system in this
country, was as important as
Washington as our first president or Lincoln for keeping
the country together during
the Civil War.
While Hamilton was never
president and happened to be
shot dead in a duel with Vice
President Aaron Burr, that
does not denigrate him to the
historical junk pile in the
name of political correctness.
Maybe the country should
create new paper denominations, like the three-dollar or
seven-dollar bill. Then we
can include more women on
our currency and not eliminate the important men who
helped shape our country.
As long as I’m on my high
horse, transfat in our food is
the latest target of social engineers who are hell-bent on
making us look like Barbie
and Ken dolls. Hate to break
it to you, but that transformation “ain’t gonna happen.”
I like my transfat. I’m not
alone, just ask anyone who
had a hamburger or cheeseburger at Oak Leaf Park during the recent Glencoe Days
celebration or a brat or hot
dog over the Fourth of July.
But thanks for thinking of
my health. Apparently I’m incapable of making those eating choices on my own.
Wonder who was around to
protect the cavemen from eating those artery-clogging
mastodons?
Rich Glennie was the editor of The Chronicle for 23
years. He retired Aug. 1,
2014, but still plans to submit an occasional column.
Letter to the Editor
2015 Pola-Czesky
Days Special:
Goal of 130 units set for next blood drive
To the Editor:
It’s that time of year —
those “hazy, lazy, crazy days
of summer,” as penned by
Nat King Cole in 1963.
School is out and students are
enjoying vacations, as are the
rest of us. Going to the
beach, the lake, the pool,
ballgames, picnics, outdoor
concerts, parades, fairs, reunions, vacation destinations
… the choices in Minnesota
are endless in the summer!
There is a group that doesn’t take a vacation during the
summer. Every two seconds,
someone in the U.S. needs a
blood transfusion. The Red
Cross is the nation’s largest
blood supplier. Each day, the
Red Cross must collect about
15,000 units of blood nationwide to serve patients at approximately 2600 hospitals
across the country. North
Central Blood Services of St.
Paul (of which Glencoe is a
part) must collect over 1,000
units each day to fill the demand at 108 hospitals in the
North Central Region.
The second Glencoe Community Blood Drive for 2015
is set for Wednesday, July 29,
from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the
air-conditioned Glencoe City
Center ballroom. The American Red Cross has set our
goal for this drive at 130
units. Many slots on the July
donor schedule have already
been pre-reserved at our last
blood drive in April. The volunteer callers are in the
process of filling the appointment slots still open for the
day. If you have not been
contacted or did not pre-set
an appointment at our April
blood drive and wish to donate, please contact our
Scheduling Coordinator
Nelda Klaustermeier at 320864-3475. Appointments are
encouraged.
Walk-ins are welcome but
we have a completely full
donor schedule until 4 p.m.
(the maximum is 24 donors
per hour). Your walk-in donation will go quicker if you arrive after 3:30 p.m.
Help us meet the goal set
for us again at this July drive.
Your commitment is appreciated and your donation is important. Your one unit of
blood could change up to
three lives. Don’t take a vacation from donating blood
— the cost to someone’s life
is too high.
Charleen Engelmann,
Coordinator
Glencoe Community
Blood Drive
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I spend a fair amount of
time talking to students and
other young people about
Congress and politics in general, and I’ve noticed something. It used to be that I’d
regularly get asked how one
runs for office. Nowadays, I
rarely do.
This is a young generation
that is famously leery of politics. Every year, the Harvard
Institute of Politics surveys
young Americans about their
attitudes. In its most recent
survey, only 21 percent of respondents considered themselves politically engaged.
Last year, only a third counted running for office “an honorable thing to do” — compared to 70 percent who considered community service
honorable.
A lot of young people are
repelled by politics; they’ve
lost faith in the system just as
many other Americans have.
But look. If you don’t have
people who are willing to run
for office, you don’t have a
representative democracy. As
the leading edge of the millennial generation reaches the
age where running for office
is a realistic possibility, I
hope they’ll consider a few
things.
First, it’s hard to find a
more challenging job. The
number, complexity, and diversity of the problems we
face are astounding. As a
politician, your work is never
done; your to-do list is always full. It’s intellectually as
challenging an occupation as
anything I can imagine. It’s
the chief way we resolve, or
at least manage, the problems
we face. In a country as diverse as ours, building a consensus behind a solution —
which is what accomplished
politicians try to do — is difficult work. It can also be immensely satisfying.
Second, I don’t know of
another profession that puts
you in touch with more people of more different types,
ages, and views. You meet —
and, if you’re serious, really
engage with — liberals and
conservatives, voters rich and
poor, religious believers and
secular humanists alike.
Finally, and perhaps most
important, the work can be
immensely satisfying. Whatever level you’re running at,
whether it’s for the school
board or for president, you’re
doing it to try to make things
work.
My first year in Congress,
in 1965, I voted for Medicare.
I’d had no role in drafting it. I
played no substantive part in
its passage. Yet I still remember that vote, and I still derive
deep satisfaction from it. Because I know that I voted for
legislation that has helped
millions of people, and will
continue to do so into the future. That’s the thing about
holding public office: you
have a chance to contribute to
the direction and success of a
free society.
I know a lot of people
who’ve worked mainly in the
private sector but spent some
time in public office, and
they almost invariably speak
of their time in the public
sector as among the most rewarding and satisfying times
of their professional lives.
That’s because I think they
understand a simple formula:
there’s no America without
democracy, no democracy
without politics, and no politics without elected politicians. There are a lot of exciting, challenging and satisfying professions out there, but
here’s what I tell young people: I consider politics chief
among them.
Lee Hamilton is director
of the Center on Congress
at Indiana University. He
was a member of the U.S.
House of Representatives
for 34 years.
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Obituaries
Elva Ann Kraemer, 91, of Glencoe
Elva Ann (Witthus) Kraemer, 91, of Glencoe, died
Sunday, June 28, 2015, at
Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis.
Memorial
services
were held
Wednesday,
July 1, at
First Evangelical
Lutheran
Church in
Glencoe
with
the Elva Kraemer
Rev. Ronald
Mathison officiating. Dawn
Wolter was the organist. Congregational hymns were
“How Great Thou Art,”
“Amazing Grace” and “I
Know That My Redeemer
Lives.”
Interment was in the First
Evangelical Lutheran Church
Cemetery in Glencoe.
Elva Ann (Witthus) Kraemer was born April 3, 1924,
in Glencoe, the daughter of
Arthur and Lydia (VonBerge)
Witthus. She was baptized as
an infant on May 4, 1924, by
the Rev. Dyesterheft at St.
John’s Lutheran Church in
Helen Township, rural Glencoe, and was confirmed in
her faith as a youth on March
21, 1937, by the Rev. Alf.
Streufert at First Evangelical
Lutheran Church in Glencoe.
She received her education in
Glencoe and graduated from
Glencoe High School.
On April 22, 1945, she was
united in marriage to Charles
“Chuck” Kraemer by the
Rev. Alf. Streufert at First
Evangelical Lutheran Church
in Glencoe. They made their
home in rural Glencoe, and
their marriage was blessed
with four children, Ron,
Judy, Tom and Jim. They
shared over 62 years of marriage before Mr. Kraemer’s
death on March 16, 2008.
In addition to being a loving wife, mother and homemaker, Mrs. Kraemer worked
alongside her husband on the
farm and later enjoyed working in retail stores in the area.
She was a member of First
Evangelical Lutheran Church
in Glencoe and belonged to
the local Home Extension
group.
Her talents included
sewing, crafts, baking and
making wedding flowers.
She cherished the time spent
with her family and friends.
She is survived by her children, Judy Pioske of Waconia, Tom (Sandy) Kraemer of
Dassel and Jim (Ginger)
Kraemer of Glencoe; 14
grandchildren; 24 greatgrandchildren; three greatgreat-grandchildren; sisters,
Loretta Templin of Hutchinson and Eldora Damlow of
Norwood Young America;
nieces, nephews, other relatives and many friends.
She was preceded in death
by her parents, Arthur and
Lydia Witthus; husband,
Charles Kraemer; son, Ron
Kraemer; brother, Elroy Witthus; sister, Delores Unglaub;
and son-in-law, Paul Pioske.
Arrangements were with
the Johnson-McBride Funeral Chapel in Glencoe. Online
obituaries and guest book are
available at www.hantge.
com.
Chronicle photos by Lori Copler
Silver Lake’s second
Music in the Park concert was held Thursday,
July 2, with George’s
Concertina Band, left,
providing the music.
Above, members of the
Silver Lake American Legion Auxiliary Unit 141
provided the meal. Members who assisted were,
front from left, Genny
Lhotka, Carol Navratil,
Cindy Tews and Sharon
Grivna and, back, Janet
Picha, Sandy Kautz,
Cindy Fouquette, Judy
Penas and Joann Ardolf.
Lawrence A. Norton, 56, of Glencoe
Lawrence A. Norton, 56, of
Glencoe, formerly of Sauk
Centre, died Friday, July 3,
2015, at Abbott Northwestern
Hospital in Minneapolis.
A funeral
service was
held Tuesday, July 7,
at
Zion
Lutheran
Church in
Sauk Centre
with
the
Rev. Marty
Porter officiating.
Lawrence
C a s k e t Norton
bearers
were Scott Baird, Ron Anderson, Nathan Toenies, Isaac
Toenies, Ben Toenies and
Sam Toenies.
Interment was in Greenwood Cemetery.
Lawrence Alfred Norton
was born Sept. 15, 1958, in
Paynesville, to Dale and
Ruby (Gehlhar) Norton. He
graduated from Sauk Centre
High School and then completed his degree at Alexandria Technical College. For
the past 23 years, he has
worked at Excelsior Appliance in Excelsior.
Mr. Norton was a member
of Zion Lutheran Church in
Sauk Centre. His favorite
pastime was spending time
with his family, especially his
nieces and nephews. He enjoyed outdoor activities such
as camping, fishing, enjoying
a nice campfire, and playing
volleyball with his nieces and
nephews. He enjoyed watching “The Andy Griffith
Show” and “Bonanza” with
his family.
Survivors include his
brothers and sisters, Floyd
Norton of Buffalo, Dave Norton of Bloomington, Karen
Norton of Sierra Madre,
Calif., Brenda Baird of Grand
Rapids, Janice (Rick) Smith
of St. Cloud, Sherry Anderson of Temple Hills, Maryland, William Norton of Sauk
Centre, Ruby (Ken) Toenies
of Randall and Daniel
(Emily) Norton of Woodbridge, Va.; and many nieces
and nephews.
He was preceded in death
by his parents; sister, Joyce
Utne; brothers, Robert Norton and Ralph Norton;
nephews, Eric Baird, Ryan
Baird and Caleb Toenies; and
niece, Nicolette Norton.
Arrangements were with
Patton-Schad Funeral and
Cremation Services of Sauk
Centre.
Martha C. Schultz, 95, of Waconia
Martha C. Schultz, 95, of
Waconia, died Saturday, July
4, 2015, at the Good Samaritan Center in Waconia.
The funeral service will be
T h u r s d a y,
July 9, at
2:30 p.m.,
at Westview
A c r e s
Chapel, 433
W Fifth St.,
Wa c o n i a ,
with
the
Rev. Helmar Heckel Martha C.
officiating. Schultz
A gathering
of family and friends will be
held a half-hour prior to the
service. Interment will be in
Trinity Lutheran Cemetery.
Martha C. Schultz was
born on March 1, 1920, in
Willsbach, Germany, the
daughter of Karl and Wilhelmine (Vollert) Mahler. She
was baptized on April 11,
1920, at the Evangeline Reformed Lutheran Church by
the Rev. Schnitzer and confirmed on April 2, 1933, at
St. George Church by the
Rev. Balz. On Aug. 21, 1955,
she was united in marriage to
Leonard G. Schultz at Immanuel Lutheran Church in
New Auburn.
Martha lived a life through
world wars that most of us
could just imagine. She was
very proud of participating in
the 1936 Olympics. After surviving World War II, she
made the decision to move to
the United States, where she
married Leonard in 1955.
The two of them wrote to
each other for five years prior
to their engagement. Mrs.
Schultz has always been
known for her German heritage and sharing stories of
her past. Her faith has always
been her compass through
life and now she is in heaven
with her Lord.
She was preceded in death
by her husband Leonard; her
parents, Karl and Wilhelmine
Mahler; and sister, Lena
Straub.
She is survived by her loving family: son and daughterin-law Norman and Karen
Schultz of Fridley; daughter
and son-in-law, Shirley and
Todd Reid of Waconia;
grandchildren, Karl Schultz,
Marcus Schultz, Kelly Reid
and Kristy Reid; sister, Hilde
Knapp of Germany; sistersin-law, Adeline Litzau of
Glencoe, Inez Alsleben of
Glencoe, Della Schultz of
Glencoe and Bernice Bierstadt of Gaylord; nieces;
nephews; other relatives; and
friends.
Funeral arrangements are
with the Johnson Funeral
Home in Waconia, www.john
sonfh.com.
Rev. John R. Harpel, 97, Techny, Ill.
The Rev.
John
R.
Harpel, 97,
SVD, died
July
3,
2015.
He was
the beloved
son of the
l a t e
William
and Mary
Harpel; and Rev. J. Harpel
the loving
brother of Frances, William,
Regina, Lucy, Raymond and
Delores; fond uncle of many.
The funeral mass will be
Thursday, July 9, at 10:30
a.m., Divine Wood Residence, 1901 Waukegan Rd.,
Techny, Ill. Interment will be
in St. Mary Cemetery, Techny.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made in the Rev.
Harpel’s name for the retirement of missionaries at Divine Word residence, 1901
Waukegan Rd., Techny, Ill.,
60082.
Arrangements are with the
N.H. Scott & Hanekamp Fu-
neral Home in Glenview, Ill.
Thurs., July 9 — AA Group mtg. next to Post Office
in Stewart, 8 p.m., call 320-212-5290 for info.
Mon., July 13 — Tops Weigh-In mtg., 5-5:30 p.m.;
Brownton Senior Citizens Club, Brownton Community
Center, 1 p.m.; Stewart City Council, 7 p.m.; Edward
Ewald Post 143 of Brownton & Auxiliary, Brownton
Community Center, 7:30 p.m.
Tues., July 14 — Greater Minnesota Republican
Women annual picnic, Northwoods Park, 885 Elm St.
NE, Hutchinson, 5:30 p.m.
Wed., July 15 — Yearly get-together and lunch for all
former Brownton School District 421 staff, Brownton
Bar & Grill, 11 a.m. For questions or more info., call
Anita Crosby at 320-587-8073 or e-mail
abcrosby@hutchtel.net.
Thurs., July 16 — AA Group mtg. next to Post Office
in Stewart, 8 p.m., call 320-212-5290 for info.; Stewart
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Silver Lake’s Music in the
Park series continued Thursday, July 2, with over 280
people attending. The
evening began with everyone
reciting the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag in honor of
Independence Day.
The George Palma Band
provided music and the Silver
Lake American Legion Auxiliary Unit 141 served lunch.
On Thursday, July 9, Blake
Klaustermeier and friends
21 Brownton
seniors met
on Monday
Twenty-one Brownton
senior citizens met Monday,
July 6, at the Brownton
Community Center.
Cards were played after
the meeting with the following winners — 500, Theola
Fors, first, and Gladys Rickert, second; pinochle, Phyllis
Mahnke, first, and Ruby
Streich, second; and sheephead, Norma Albrecht, first,
and Lil Lindeman, second.
Pearl Streu won the door
prize. Harriett Bergs served
refreshments.
The next meeting will be
Monday, July 13, at 1 p.m.
All area seniors are welcome.
will provide music which
starts at 7 p.m. A lunch of Mr.
Rib sandwiches, chips, pickles, desserts and beverages
served by Grace Bible
Church will be available
starting at 6 p.m. At approximately 6:45 p.m., there will
be a children’s dance group
performing. As usual, drawings for prizes will be held
throughout the evening.
Please bring your own
lawn chair. In case of adverse
weather, the event will be in
the Silver Lake Auditorium
and an announcement will be
made on KARP radio.
Lowell Schubert and
friends will provide music on
Thursday, July 16, with the
Silver Lake Women's Club
serving barbecues, chips,
pickles, dessert and beverage.
All Red Hat members are invited to attend.
People
Rudy named to dean’s list
Samantha Rudy of Glencoe earned a place on the
spring 2015 semester dean’s list at the University of Central Missouri. Rudy is a part of the 3.5 to 3.99 section of
the list.
UW River Falls dean’s list
Mary Arnold of Glencoe, and Hayley Konen and
Mathew Mickolichek of Silver Lake were named to the
University of Wisconsin River Falls dean’s list for the
spring semester.
Son born to Schauer family
Joel and Sarah Schauer of Hillsboro, Oregon, announce the arrival of a son, Tanner Zachary Schauer, who
was born May 29, 2015, at Providence Newberg Medical
Center. Tanner weighed 8 pounds, 14 ounces, and was
201⁄2 inches long at birth. He joins a sibling, Lexi. Grandparents are Gary and Sharon Schauer of Glencoe and
Terry and Marydee Boley of Beaverton, Oregon.
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and other prohibited invasive species
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portable bait containers before leaving
a water access. Remove drain plugs
and keep out while transporting
boat.
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minnows, leeches, and worms in the
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Library News
By Jackee Fountain
“Moo!” Traveling Show
The Glencoe Public Library is excited to announce
the “Moo! Traveling Trunk
Show” to be presented on
Thursday, July 30, at 10 a.m.,
in the Glencoe City Center
South Ballroom.
Dave LaRochelle, author,
and Mike Wohnoutka, illustrator of “Moo!” will present
a program with a puppet
show, music, drawing, audience participation and a
question-and-answer time.
This event is free and open to
young children, day cares,
children’s groups, and families.
“Moo! Traveling Trunk
Show” is sponsored by the
Once Upon a Reader Organization of Minnesota, Council
of Regional Public Library
System Administrators, Pioneerland Library System, and
funded from the Minnesota
Arts and Cultural Heritage
Fund. More information is on
the Glencoe Library website
and at the library. Children
may sign up for a free book
by July 18.
McLeod County 4-H group
will present a “Garden Gone
Wild” program on Friday,
July 10, at 10:30 a.m. at the
Glencoe Library. A second
program, “Agriculture Gone
Wild,” will be on Friday,
Aug. 7, at 10:30 a.m. Registration can be found at the
Glencoe Library and with the
McLeod County 4-H. This is
a free program for children
who completed kindergarten
through fifth grade. Contact
the Glencoe Library for more
information.
Continue celebrating Shark
Week by visiting the Glencoe
Library and having your picture taken inside a shark’s
mouth. Pictures available
through Saturday, July 11,
and shark books available
forever.
Movie Monday will be on
Monday, July 13, at 3:30
p.m., in the Glencoe Library
Activity Room. The movie
presented will be a G-rated
Disney movie. This is a free
library event and children
may bring snacks for the
movie.
Preschool Storytimes continue throughout the summer
on Tuesdays and Saturdays at
10:30 a.m. There will be no
session on Saturday, July 18.
Come and enjoy a story or
two, songs, games and an
age-appropriate craft or picture to take home.
Friends of the Glencoe Library will meet for a short
meeting Thursday, July 23, at
7 p.m..
New books by authors
David Baldacci, James Patterson, Mary Higgins Clark,
Debbie Macomber and
Daniel Silva are now available.
Further information can be
found on the Glencoe Library
website: www.glencoe.lib.mn
.us.
Ground broken on RS Fiber Cooperative project
The RS Fiber Cooperative
fiber optic broadband initiative will officially break
ground on the project today
(Wednesday, July 8) in Sibley
County. A ground-breaking
ceremony will be held at 9
a.m. along Sibley County
Road 8 between County
Road 17 and County Road 9.
RS Fiber Cooperative General Manager Toby Brummer
said, “We couldn’t be more
excited that the project is
under way. It has taken a lot
of work, time and effort by
many individuals to make it
to this point, but all of that
work has finally paid off.
This is a significant achievement that will benefit the
Renville and Sibley county
residents in so many ways. It
is very satisfying to see fiber
optic cable being installed.”
The service also will be offered to the communities of
Brownton and Stewart in
McLeod County.
The RS Fiber Cooperative
and Hiawatha Broadband
Communications,
Inc.
(HBC), anticipate offering
services with fiber to approximately 1,600 homes and
businesses and cover 90 percent of the service area with
high-speed wireless services
in late 2015. By the end of
2016, the number of homes
and businesses that can be
served with fiber will climb
to 4,200. Upon final completion, the RS Fiber Cooperative will operate a fiber optic
network for most of Sibley
County and portions of
Renville, Nicollet and
McLeod Counties.
Over 6,200 potential customers will be able to use this
high-speed fiber optic network, which will provide
data speeds that can be over
ten times faster than speeds
offered by current service
providers. Construction will
be completed in two phases
over the next five to six years
with Phase One now under
way. The initial network construction phase is projected to
cost $15 million.
The original project began
in 2012 and was restructured
by the joint-powers board as
a private cooperative, making
it easier to finance and greatly lowering financial risk. As
the project was refined, and
the engineering and financial
models revised, the total project cost was reduced by over
30 percent. The RS Fiber
project is funded through issued bonds and commercial
loans.
The project is moving forward under the management
of Hiawatha Broadband
Communications. HBC is
overseeing the design, development and construction of
the fiber optic network, as
well as day-to-day management duties. HBC is an experienced operator of similarly
designed, rural fiber optic
networks in 17 communities
throughout southeastern Minnesota including Red Wing,
Wabasha, Lewiston, Lake
City, Plainview, Dover, Eyota
and Elgin.
HBC’s experience in developing rural fiber networks
has helped the RS Fiber
Broadband initiative gain
momentum and successfully
reach the groundbreaking
stage. HBC’s expertise has
also helped create the most
efficient project possible.
Formed in 1997, the Winona,
Minnesota-based HBC helps
foster economic advancement
in communities throughout
Minnesota with fiber optic
technology for television, Internet and telephone services.
Weather Corner
By Jake Yurek
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Reinitz recognized as Driver of the Year
A warm weekend and plenty of rain were the highlights to the end of our 2015 Fourth of July weekend.
A cold front moved through Monday, bringing with it
very pleasant, dry air. We’ll stay dry and cooler than normal through Friday, when things warm back up. The
main ridge of high pressure dominating weather over the
western United States will inch our way, increasing temperatures to near 90 by Saturday and Sunday.
Our only chances of rain will be passing showers or
thunder late Friday and again late Saturday into Sunday.
Neither look to be a big washout, but they’ll be something to watch as we get closer to the weekend. The extended shows the warm weather staying closer to us, so I
imagine we’ll stay at above our normal, which for this
time of year is 83 degrees. Have a great July week,
everyone!
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and owners Jeff Wines and Bob Schmidt on June 29.
Reinitz was one of three Wiseway drivers honored for
safe driving, strong job performance and high professionalism. Reinitz has been a driver for Wiseway since
2006.
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Thursday — Highs 75-81, lows 57-63; mostly clear.
Friday — Highs 78-84, lows 63-69; partly cloudy, possible late showers.
Saturday — Highs 82-89, lows 63-70; partly cloudy,
late thunder.
Sunday — Highs 82-89; partly cloudy.
Weather Quiz: Why were skies so hazy last week?
Answer to last week’s question (When do our days
start getting shorter and when do we see our highest average temperatures?): Days get shorter after the summer
solstice, which typically occurs around June 21. There is
a lag to the hottest days of the year of about two weeks
with July 4 to July 13 typically being the hottest … it just
takes the earth a few days to soak up the hottest sun and
give us the warmest temperatures.
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New Auburn auto show winners announced
The High Island Conservation Club, Inc., and Immanuel
Lutheran Church of New
Auburn co-sponsored the
fifth-annual New Auburn Car
Show on the Fourth of July,
with High Island Lake as a
backdrop to the display of vehicles.
There were eight classes of
Verne Schlueter’s 1941 Chevy 1-ton Express won the
truck class at the New Auburn auto show Saturday.
Winner of the best classic at Saturday’s auto show
was Jerry Strauss of Winsted with his 1954 Chevy
210.
competition: truck, people’s
choice, best classic, best latemodel, best pre-’50s, muscle
car, rat rod and motorcycle.
Trophies were presented to
the winners of each class.
Each winner is pictured
below. Photographs are courtesy of Jennifer Rostad.
Carol Polzin, Gaylord, won the people’s choice award
with her 1965 Ford Mustang.
Kohn Continued from page 1
ed by the results.
“They totally captured
what I was feeling in my
heart as I was writing it,”
Kohn said. “It’s very special.”
The fee to get published
has been between $425 and
$465 for Kohn and she receives revenue based on
album sales. She said though
the revenue is minimal, for
her it’s just exciting to get an
album featuring her songs.
“It’d be really great if I
could capture back just the
cost of the contract,” she said.
“But it’s more for the joy of
writing and it’s fun to be able
to pass CDs off to friends and
family that I feel might benefit from it.”
Kohn hopes that all who
listen can benefit from her
songs in some way.
“I just hope and pray that it
will minister to people with
whatever they’re going
through in their life,” she
said.
Kohn attributed her success
in songwriting to the blessing
of God.
“I believe He has opened
all the doors for me and that
He gives me the words to
write,” she said.
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Moving forward, Kohn
plans to continue writing
songs and publishing with
HillTop.
“It’s been really exciting
and fulfilling for me to be
able to be part of it,” she said.
“I feel really privileged to
have that opportunity.”
Her songs can be purchased
online at hilltoprecords.com
or by emailing Kohn at
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