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The McLeod County
Glencoe, Minnesota Vol. 119, No. 35
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August 31, 2016
County Board approves applying
for Dakota Trail grant on 3-2 vote
By Lori Copler
Editor
The McLeod County Board of
Commissioners voted 3-2 Tuesday
to proceed with an application for
$3.6 million in Legacy funding for
improvements to the Dakota Trail.
The issue had been tabled from
its Aug. 16 meeting, when concerns
were raised about a 20-year commitment to maintain the trail.
Commissioners Doug Krueger
and Ron Shimanski both voted
against the resolution for the application for funding, while commissioners Sheldon Nies, Joe Nagel
and Paul Wright voted in favor.
Krueger reiterated his position
from the last meeting — that while
he is not opposed to applying for
grant funding, he did have trouble
with committing the county to fund-
ing for 20 years of maintenance.
Shimanski indicated that he had
concern about maintaining the trail
after that 20-year period as well as
during that period. He noted that
Legacy funding will expire in 2034.
Part of the application is for funding
to pave the trail.
“Eventually, that surface will
need some rehabilitation, and may
need to be repaved,” said Shimanski. And there may not be money
available at that point.
Shimanski said he also is concerned about unanticipated costs,
and asked about liability insurance.
McLeod County Parks Director Al
Koglin said the trail would be covered under the county’s insurance
with the Minnesota Counties Intergovernmental Trust (MCIT).
“My concern here is that there are
still some undisclosed costs that
may come up,” said Shimanski.
As for the maintenance, Koglin
said the cities of Hutchinson and
Lester Prairie had indicated that
they would take care of maintenance of the portions of the trail
within their city limits. That would
pare down the county’s miles of
trail to maintain to 14 from 18.
Koglin admitted that it was difficult to get a handle on actual maintenance costs because most trails
are owned and maintained by the
DNR, not by the county. Based on
costs experienced by Carver County, Koglin had estimated at the last
meeting that maintenance could
cost between $14,000 to $18,000
Dakota Trail
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Submitted photo
Paul and Danny Eckhoff were fishing for catfish and searching
for mushrooms in Buffalo Creek Park near Glencoe Saturday
night, but found this huge snake instead. The find has drawn
statewide news coverage.
Eckhoffs find massive snake
on quest for catfish, ’shrooms
By Lori Copler
Editor
aul and Danny Eckhoff,
home visiting their parents
Scott and Mary Eckhoff,
went to Buffalo Creek Park southeast of Glencoe Saturday night hoping to snag some catfish from the
creek, and maybe hunt up a few edible mushrooms.
They didn’t catch any fish and
abandoned their mushroom hunt
after stumbling across something
that has made statewide news — a
10-foot long redtail boa constrictor.
Paul Eckhoff said he and his twin
have been fishing the creek for catfish since they were young boys,
and it is somewhat of a tradition to
head out when they’re visiting their
parents.
“When we first pulled up and
were getting out our fishing gear,
we heard something fall out of a
tree,” said Paul. “We thought it was
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Chronicle photo by Lori Copler
Back to school
It’s back-to-school week for Glencoe-Silver
Lake and area parochial schools. School
opened Monday, Aug. 29, for most students,
while Helen Baker Elementary had its first day
Tuesday. Above, students at Helen Baker board
a bus bound for Lakeside Elementary in Silver
Lake.
a turkey or something like that.”
After an unsuccessful attempt at
fishing, the two decided to use their
headlamps and try to hunt up some
mushrooms.
Paul didn’t get very far when he
heard something rustling in the
weeds.
“It sounded like a small dog or
something,” said Paul.
It wasn’t.
It was a giant snake.
“I stopped in my tracks,” said
Paul. “I really had that fight or
flight thing going on for a while
there.”
The brothers took some pictures
of the snake, which seemed fairly
docile, Paul said.
“Right away, we thought it must
be a corn snake or a gopher snake,”
he said. “But when we saw how big
Snake
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N.A. school remembered
on anniversary of dedication
By Lori Copler
Editor
n Aug. 25, 1946, the community of New Auburn
dedicated its new school
building, erected just off Highway
22 on the north side of town.
On Aug. 25, 2016, some of the
original members of the kindergarten
class of 1946 gathered at the New
Auburn City Hall for a time of remembrance of the school’s dedication.
The event was organized by the
New Auburn Historical Society, a
small group of dedicated historians,
and featured lunch, a short program
and a display of memorabilia from
both the school and the community
in general.
Kathy Ringo, a member of the historical group, said the event was inspired by an email she received from
John Rivers, one of those original
kindergartners.
There were six members of the
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first kindergarten class to attend the
school. (The building now houses
The High Island Hideaway). All six
are still alive, and three were able to
attend Thursday’s program. There
also were six first graders, and three
joined the class later. One of those
original first graders also attended.
Those alumni who attended were
Rivers, Bruce Brinkman and Ardelle
(Hahn) Hornemann of the 1946
kindergarten class, and Lottie (Kottke) Schultz of the first grade class.
The cornerstone for the school
was laid in April 1946, just northeast
of the former school building,
known as the Metcalf School.
The school was built at a cost of
about $25,000, and was 30 feet by
22 feet, with a library, two modern
classrooms, and a gym, auditorium
with a stage and a kitchen in the subbasement.
Dedication
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Weather
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Submitted photo
Pictured above are the six members of the
kindergarten class that started in New Auburn’s
new school building in fall 1946. From left to
right are Bruce Brinkman, John Rivers, James
Borchert, Judy (Frauendienst) McGannon,
Looking back: The unseasonably wet weather continued
with some rain on four of the
seven days of last week.
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weather observer.
Ardelle (Hahn) Hornemann and La Von (Svoboda) Squier. All six are still alive, and three
helped celebrate the 70th anniversary of the
school’s dedication on Thursday, Aug. 25.
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Dakota Trail Continued from page 1
Happenings
Abundant Table Meal Sept. 7
Christ Lutheran Church, 1820 Knight Ave. N, Glencoe,
will host its monthly Abundant Table meal Wednesday,
Sept. 7, in the church basement fellowship hall. Doors
open at 4:30 p.m. for fellowship, and the meal is served
at 5 p.m. The menu includes barbecued chicken, chips,
calico beans, fresh fruit and apple crisp dessert. The meal
is free and open to anyone, including families and children, the elderly, those seeking fellowship and anyone in
need of a helping hand. Please call the church at 320864-4549 so that it can prepare for your presence.
Grace Lutheran fall festival
Grace Lutheran Church, Brownton, will have its fall
festival Sunday, Sept. 11, from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.,
at the church, 8638 Plum Ave., Brownton. The menu includes smoked pork chops, hot dogs, scalloped potatoes,
glazed carrots, corn, dinner rolls, pies and desserts, milk
and coffee. There is a cost. Take-out meals are available;
call the church at 320-328-5533 after 9:30 a.m. to order.
There also will be a basket raffle and a country store with
crafts and baked goods.
Woodworking orientation
The Glencoe Woodworking Club has set its next orientation and safety class. The two-part orientation course is
set for Tuesday, Sept. 6, for classroom, and Tuesday,
Sept. 13, for machining, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. both
nights. Completion of the two-part course will certify
participants to use all that the woodworking club has to
offer. Safety glasses are available for sale. There is a
small charge for project materials. To enroll or ask questions, please call Richard Corrick at 320-266-4060.
Blue Mass set in Silver Lake
The Knights of Columbus Cabrini Council 1841 of Silver Lake will host its annual Blue Mass honoring area
service personnel on Monday, Sept. 12, at 7 p.m., at the
Church of the Holy Family, 700 Main St. W, Silver Lake.
Ambulance, fire and rescue, military and auxiliary, and
police personnel are invited to attend in uniform and
march in as a group, gathering about 6:45 p.m. in the
main (south) entrance to the church. Refreshments will
be served in the church’s lower level following the Mass.
September blood drives set
The American Red Cross has set four blood drives in
McLeod County in September. On Wednesday, Sept. 7,
from 12:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., the bloodmobile will be at
the River of Life Church in at 170 Main St., Winsted. On
Friday, Sept. 9, from noon to 6 p.m., it will be at Good
Shepherd Lutheran Church, 1407 Cedar Ave. N, Glencoe.
On Tuesday, Sept. 13, from noon to 6 p.m. it will be at
Peace Lutheran Church, 400 Franklin St. SW, Hutchinson; and on Thursday, Sept. 15, from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m., it
will be at the Brownton Community Center, 310 Second
St. N, Brownton.
Brownton Legion, Auxiliary
Edward Ewald American Legion Post 143 of Brownton
and its auxiliary unit will meet Monday, Sept. 12, at 7:30
p.m., at the Brownton Community Center. Hosts are
Leone Kujas, Corlan Kleinschmidt and Todd Sudheimer.
Memberships are due. The auxiliary will be having a
guest speaker, book author Delorus Gustavson.
Oktoberfest in September
The Brownton Lions Club will host its annual Oktoberfest in September celebration Wednesday, Sept. 14,
starting at 5:30 p.m., in the Brownton Community Center. Food available includes brats and kraut, German potato salad, beer, pop, hot dogs and kraut, and dessert by
the Brownton Women’s Club. George’s Concertina Band
will perform from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
per year. That cost would be
cut down if Hutchinson and
Lester Prairie take over four
miles of maintenance.
And he now estimates that
the cost will be about $452
mile per year, down from the
$750 to $1,000 per mile estimated at the last meeting. But
Koglin said that getting a firm
number on maintenance “is
really hard to do.”
Krueger said that the unknown cost for maintenance
is one of his concerns.
“Nobody has convinced me
to sign an open-ended contract,” said Krueger. “We still
have 20 years of unknown. I
wouldn’t be representing my
constituency well if I signed
on to something when I don’t
know what’s going to happen.”
Commissioner Paul Wright
said the main issue for him
was trying to capture dollars
that were generated in the
county and bring them back
to the county. The Legacy
fund is funded through a portion of the state sales tax.
Wright said the county provides maintenance for its
other property, whether it’s
fixing roads or replacing air
conditioners at the fairgrounds.
“I’m not a trail user at all,
but I do recognize the issue of
trails and how they do help
the state,” said Wright. His
interest, he said, was “pulling
our money back here” for the
benefit of McLeod County. If
McLeod County doesn’t take
advantage of the grant opportunity, he said, the money will
go elsewhere.
Shimanski advocated submitting a scaled-back version
of the grant proposal that
does not include paving the
trail.
“Let’s get the bridges fixed
and the road bed up to grade,
and open it up to multi-use,”
said Shimanski.
Earlier in the meeting,
Koglin said the Legacy board
had urged applying for the
full amount, although it probably would not be funded.
The funding board would
then know the county’s longterm plan for the project, and
that it may need future funding.
Wright agreed that the project probably will not get full
funding, and that it would
probably be many years before the trail is paved. It most
likely will be improved in
phases, Wright added.
“We might as well put our
name in the hat and see if we
can pull some of those dollars
back here,” Wright said.
Krueger said he doesn’t understand “the urgency” in
submitting an application.
Nies said the urgency was
placed by the state of Minnesota with its deadlines. He
added that funding for the
Dakota has been worked on
for three to four years.
“This is nothing new,” said
Nies.
Nagel noted this round of
applications does not require
a matching amount from the
county. That has not always
been the case in the past, he
said.
The board voted 3-2 to submit the application.
Public comment
The County Board did open
the meeting to public comment, most of which echoed
similar concerns raised about
paving the Luce Line Trail.
The debate as to whether
trails provide economic benefit was again one of the issues.
Krueger said he has not
seen specific numbers as to
the economic benefit to the
county.
“But I do have specific
numbers for people on fixed
incomes,” he said. “And they
don’t have money for anything else.”
Miles Seppelt, economic
development director in
Hutchinson, said that amenities draw workers to communities. And Adam Birkholz of
Lester Prairie said the Luce
Line and Dakota trails both
have drawn business to that
community.
And, of course, there was
the debate as to whether a
paved trail provides access to
more people, or fewer.
Horse riders in attendance
said that plans to bar horses
from the Dakota Trail “marginalized” a group of people
who already spend significant
money in McLeod County,
and who also pay a state fee
for a trail pass.
There also was concern that
snowmobiles would not be
welcome if they use studs,
and that ATVs would not be
allowed.
On the other hand, said
Koglin, a paved trail provides
access to more bicyclists than
just those who ride mountain
bikes or “fat tire” bikes,
rollerbladers, and parents
with strollers.
Also again debated was
who benefits from the trails.
Don Albrecht, who lives in
Penn Township in the southwestern part of the county,
said that trails don’t benefit
him. The people who want
trails should be the ones to
pay for them, he said.
Joe Patiño of Glencoe cited
DNR statistics that he said
shows trails don’t benefit
“millennials,” who don’t pursue outdoor activities as
much as the previous generation.
Trails are mostly used by
higher income caucasians,
“not the 97 percent Hispanic
whites and non-whites who
make up most of the population growth.”
He added that trail use is
“down overall,” particularly
for cycling and skating.
Steve Cook, a former
Hutchinson mayor who was
on the trails committee, said
that people should contact the
committee with their concerns, and the trail plan could
be modified in future years to
try to address those concerns.
Dedication
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And the community must
have been very proud of its
new school — the Aug. 25,
1946 celebration lasted eight
hours, with bands, speakers,
food, a home talent play and
more.
The main speaker was then
judge Luther W. Youngdahl,
who also was a candidate for
governor, a post to which he
was elected.
Rivers said he remembers
well the school’s construction, watching it be erected
daily from the alley behind
his dad’s shop.
Rivers said he recalls the
city of New Auburn’s fire
truck being used to water the
sod a week before the dedication. He later acquired that
truck and has it on display at
his home in Maple Lake,
along with other memorabilia
from his hometown.
He also recalls well the celebration 70 years ago.
“I had my picture taken
with Youngdahl and Everett
(L. Young) by the door,” said
Rivers. Young was a Sibley
Chronicle photo by Lori Copler
New Auburn School alumni who attended Thursday’s 70-year anniversary of
the school’s dedication were, from left,
County attorney.
Rivers also had his photo
taken in the same spot on the
Ardelle (Hahn) Hornemann, Lottie (Kottke) Schultz, Bruce Brinkman and John
Rivers.
50-year and 60-year anniversaries of the dedication.
“And today, on the 70-year
anniversary, I’ll have it take
again,” said Rivers.
Glencoe Legion Post 95
GHS class of 1949 to reunite
The Glencoe High School class of 1949 will have a reunion on Thursday, Sept. 8, at 3 p.m., at Unhinged! Pizza
in Glencoe.
Glencoe seniors meetings
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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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who had filed for Rich Valley
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being challenged by John
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being challenged by Tom
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Glencoe Chapter 92 of the Experimental Aircraft Association, known as the
South Central Minnesota Flyers, will have its annual Sweet Corn and Bratwurst
Feed and Fly In at the Glencoe Municipal Airport (Vernon Perschau Field).
Adults $7.00 advance, $8.00 at door; Children ages 3-11 $5.00; Under 3 FREE
Young Eagle (children from 8 to 17 years of age) Free Rides from 8:00 to 10:00 am.
There will be a drawing for free plane rides. This is a great opportunity to see many
colorful, exotic, experimental, military and working type aircraft. Anyone interested
in aviation will find this especially interesting. There will be ample opportunities for
close examination of many aircraft. Many of these aircraft and helicopters have
been built from kits or just from plans. Attendees can talk to and ask questions of
the owner - pilots, many of whom have built their own airplanes and flown them to
the Fly In. There will be aircraft from the new Federal Aviation Administration
category, Light Sport Aircraft as well as ultralight aircraft (no pilots license
required) and helicopters. World War II military aircraft will be in attendance.
Vintage cars and tractors will be on display.
The Glencoe Municipal Airport is located 2 miles East of Glencoe and one mile
south of State Hwy. 212 on Dairy Avenue (McLeod County Highway 1).
If you have any questions about this you may contact the Chapter Representative,
Stuart Selchow at the following numbers: Residence phone 320-238-2376,
Cell phone 320-583-8367, or e-mail stuart.selchow@gmail.com.
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Glencoe man in high-speed chase IRS warns against telephone scam
Gaylord. The deputy attempted to stop the vehicle, but it
fled northbound.
According to the sheriff’s
office, speeds were clocked at
up to 125 mph. After a threemile pursuit, the vehicle went
into a ditch and rolled. The
crash took place about onehalf mile south of New
Auburn on Highway 22.
Fillbrandt was found in the
vehicle and was wearing his
seat belt. He was taken by
ambulance to the Glencoe
hospital, where he was treated for non-life-threatening injuries and released. He was
later brought to the Sibley
County Jail on pending
charges.
Assisting the Sibley County Sheriff’s Office were the
Gaylord Police Department,
Minnesota State Patrol, New
Auburn Fire and Rescue and
Allina Ambulance.
was taken by ambulance to the
emergency room.
THURSDAY, AUG. 25
7:28 a.m. — A citation for a
railroad crossing violation was issued on Union Avenue near 14th
Street.
11:46 a.m. — An officer responded to a dog complaint on
Ninth Street E.
12:22 p.m. — A loose dog was
reported at Casey’s on 13th
Street E. The owner got the dog.
3:16 p.m. — A bike was reported missing on Ninth Street. It was
found.
4:38 p.m. — A gazing ball and
stand were reported stolen from a
front yard within the past week
from a residence on Hennepin
Avenue N. The gazing ball is red
and clear-striped like a marble,
and the stand is black and has a
shelf on the bottom with some
marigolds on it.
6:07 p.m. — An officer responded to a dog complaint on
Ford Avenue N. The owner put
the dog in the house.
6:21 p.m. — An officer responded to a dog complaint on
13th Street E. The owner was advised of the complaint, and said
they will put the dogs in the
house.
7:55 p.m. — An officer responded to a report of possible illegal burning on 11th Street E.
The officer spoke to the owner of
the residence.
FRIDAY, AUG. 26
12:45 a.m. — Officers responded to a “pushing match” on
Greeley Avenue.
1:51 a.m. — Officers responded to suspicious activity on Park
Street W.
4:20 a.m. — Officers responded to suspicious activity on 10th
Street E.
10:42 a.m. — An officer responded to a child custody issue
on 15th Street E.
11:59 p.m. — An officer responded to a child custody issue
on 14th Street E.
11:42 p.m. — A citation was issued at a traffic stop in the area
of Ninth Street E and McLeod Avenue N.
SATURDAY, AUG. 27
5:31 a.m. — A citation for
speeding was issued at a traffic
stop in the area of Highway and
Falcon Avenue.
2:52 p.m. — A citation for expired license plates was issued at
a traffic stop on Highway 212
near Chandler Avenue.
6:43 p.m. — Officers respond-
ed to a disturbance on 15th
Street E.
9:35 p.m. — An officer responded to a neighbor dispute regarding driving conduct on Eighth
Street E. A person was warned
about driving fast through the
neighborhood.
9:57 p.m. — Officers assisted
the sheriff’s office with a python
snake that was found in the county park on 100th Street. The
snake was captured.
11:29 p.m. — Officers responded to a possible juvenile
issue at an undisclosed location.
Everything was fine.
SUNDAY, AUG. 28
12:14 a.m. — An officer responded to people arguing in a
parking lot on Ninth Street E.
They were asked to leave.
3:01 a.m. — A report was received of a person “hunched over
on the sidewalk in front of the
bank” on 11th Street E near Hennepin Avenue N. The person was
fine, just resting after skating.
10:21 a.m. — An officer assisted the ambulance with a medical
on Morningside Drive.
10:37 a.m. — An officer responded to a barking dog complaint on Judd Avenue N.
8:16 p.m. — An accident was
reported in the area of 13th
Street E and Hennepin Avenue
N. A state trooper witnessed the
accident and wrote the report.
9:42 p.m. — Officers assisted
the Minnesota State Patrol, which
stopped a vehicle in the area of
Highway 22 and 125th Street,
and arrested the driver for driving
under the influence.
MONDAY, AUG. 29
7:53 a.m. — A citation was issued for speeding and a verbal
warning given for a stop sign violation at a traffic stop in the area
of Russell Avenue N and 16th
Street.
8:09 a.m. — Officers assisted
the ambulance with a medical on
Newton Avenue.
8:13 a.m. — Officers provided
assistance to a person retrieving
items on 11th Street W.
3:47 p.m. — Officers responded to a report of a missing person
on Basswood St. W.
8:52 p.m. — A wallet was reported lost on 10th Street E.
9:04 p.m. — Officers assisted
the sheriff’s office in trying to find
a suspicious person who was reported to be in the area of Dairy
Avenue and Highway 212. They
were unable to locate the individual.
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Glencoe Police
TUESDAY, AUG. 23
4:14 a.m. — An officer
checked on a vehicle parked at
Oscar Olson Park on Union Avenue, and advised the occupant
of park hours.
8:03 a.m. — Officers responded to a minor accident on 11th
Street W.
9:04 a.m. — Officers assisted
the ambulance with a medical on
McLeod Avenue N.
1:54 p.m. — An officer responded to a report of harassment on 20th Street E.
2:07 p.m. — Officers assisted
at a medical on Newton Avenue.
4:23 p.m. — A person on Pryer
Avenue reported that someone
had stolen six gallons of gas from
a vehicle the previous week, and
asked for extra patrol in the area.
WEDNESDAY, AUG. 24
1:11 a.m. — An officer checked
on a vehicle parked at Oscar
Olson Park, and advised the driver of the park hours.
8:01 a.m. — A person had a
truck with expired tabs parked on
city property on Glenmoor Lane.
The owners were asked to move
the truck.
9:19 a.m. — Officers responded to a disturbance on 15th
Street W.
11:19 a.m. — An officer responded to a harassment complaint on 16th Street E.
12:13 p.m. — An officer responded to Baxter Avenue N,
where one child was reported to
be on the roof of a garage and
another on the roof of a fish
house. The children admitted
they should not have been up
there, and the officer explained
the dangers of climbing on roofs.
1:22 p.m. — An officer responded to a complaint of a barking dog with poor living conditions
on Seventh Street E.
2:14 p.m. — A black-and-white
Husky was reported running
loose on 14th Street E. The dog
returned home on its own.
8:53 p.m. — A CH-47 Chinook
helicopter was grounded in the
grassy area north of the runway
at the east end of the Glencoe
Airport. When officers spotlighted
the helicopter, it took off. It was
later found that it was a military
helicopter on an exercise.
10:01 p.m. — Officers and Allina Ambulance responded to
Chandler Avenue N for an adult
male lying in a parking lot. He
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Other characteristics of
these scams include:
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They generally use common
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• Scammers may be able to
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victim’s Social Security number.
• Scammers spoof the IRS
toll-free number on caller ID
to make it appear that it’s the
IRS calling.
• Scammers sometimes
send bogus IRS emails to
some victims to support their
bogus calls.
• Victims hear background
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conducted to mimic a call
site.
• After threatening victims
with jail time or driver’s license revocation, scammers
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back pretending to be from
the local police or DMV, and
the caller ID supports their
claim.
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from someone claiming to be
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with a payment issue, if there
really is such an issue.
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taxes or have no reason to
think that you owe any taxes
(for example, you’ve never
received a bill or the caller
made some bogus threats as
described above), then call
and report the incident to
TIGTA at 1-800-366-4484.
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using the FTC Complaint Assistant; choose “Other” and
then “Imposter Scams.” If the
complaint involves someone
impersonating the IRS, include the words “IRS Telephone Scam” in the notes.
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that there are other unrelated
scams (such as a lottery
sweepstakes) and solicitations (such as debt relief) that
fraudulently claim to be from
the IRS.
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phone and email scams that
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type of electronic communication, such as text messages
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other financial accounts. Recipients should not open any
attachments or click on any
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it was, we though it must be
either a python or a boa constrictor.”
The boys headed home and
showed their pictures to their
dad, Scott, who verified that
it was indeed not a corn or
gopher snake.
Scott returned to the park
with Paul and Danny to look
at the snake himself.
Then they called the sheriff’s office, and a couple of
deputies came out.
“At first, they were kind of
joking about who was going
to have pick it up,” said Paul.
“No one wanted to touch it.”
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The Internal Revenue Service and the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration continue to hear from
taxpayers who have received
unsolicited calls from individuals demanding payment
while fraudulently claiming
to be from the IRS.
Based on the 90,000 complaints that TIGTA has received through its telephone
hotline, to date, TIGTA has
identified approximately
1,100 victims who have lost
an estimated $5 million from
these scams.
“There are clear warning
signs about these scams,
which continue at high levels
throughout the nation,” said
IRS Commissioner John
Koskinen. “Taxpayers should
remember their first contact
with the IRS will not be a call
from out of the blue, but
through official correspondence sent through the mail.
A big red flag for these scams
are angry, threatening calls
from people who say they are
from the IRS and urging immediate payment. This is not
how we operate. People
should hang up immediately
and contact TIGTA or the
IRS.”
Additionally, it is important
for taxpayers to know that the
IRS:
• Never asks for credit
card, debit card or prepaid
card information over the
telephone.
• Never insists that taxpayers use a specific payment
method to pay tax obligations
• Never requests immediate
payment over the telephone
and will not take enforcement
action immediately following
a phone conversation. Taxpayers usually receive prior
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Then, the officers started
“Googling” how to capture a
snake.
“They ended up getting a
blanket from one of the squad
cars, and someone else ran
back to town and got a dog
cage,” said Paul. “They ended
up throwing the snake and the
blanket into the cage.”
Paul said it is believed that
the snake was a tame pet that
either had gotten loose or had
been abandoned.
A few days earlier, Paul
said, there had been a report
of a large snake in a tree near
Highway 212. They believe
the snake made its way across
the creek into the park.
The sheriff’s office turned
the snake over to the Minnesota Herpetological Society. If the owner doesn’t claim
it, it will be put up for adoption.
Paul Eckhoff was probably
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County Board moves
ahead with grant app
Our view: Grant money is preferred
over local dollars, but issues remain
R
esidents in McLeod
County seem to be pretty well split on whether
developing trails should be a priority for our commissioners and
our taxpayers.
If McLeod County is going to
pursue trail development, we
would all much rather see it done
with grant dollars rather than out
of our own pockets, which is
why we appreciate the fact that
the County Board is seeking a
Legacy Fund grant for improving
the Dakota Trail.
As one resident at Tuesday’s
meeting pointed out, if those
grant dollars were not available,
our commissioners would not
even be talking about whether or
not we should improve the trail.
Once again, much of the debate revolved around wether or
not the trail should be paved.
Paving was a hingepin issue with
the Luce Line Trail a few years
ago, and bitterness over the
$500,000 the county committed
to that project has lingered into
the current proposal.
We need to remember that only
a small part of the improvements
planned for the Dakota involves
paving. There also is a signficant
amount of bridge, road-bed
preparation and drainage work to
be done, as well as some screening in sensitive areas. Of the $3.6
million expected costs to improve the trail, about $900,000 is
estimated for the actual paving.
Of course, nearly a million dollars is nothing to sneeze at. But it
was made quite clear Tuesday
that the state will unlikely fund
the full request, although the
state asked for a comprehensive
application to prepare for future
needs.
But there were some legitimate
questions raised at the meeting
that need to be addressed. If the
county is awarded a grant, there
needs to be contingency plans in
place to address those. And those
plans need to start now, not when
the state announces whether or
not it is awarding a grant for the
trail.
First, we agree that those who
use the trails need to contribute
to maintenance costs. If the plan
is to get donations, assess a user
fee or require a permit, those
funding mechanisms for maintenance need to be put into place.
Second, although the Dakota
Trail plan was recently adopted,
the committee needs to take into
consideration the concerns raised
by the equestrians at Tuesday’s
meeting, either by adapting the
plan or finding other areas in the
county to meet their need to be
able to ride their horses safely.
Third, if the grant is not fully
funded — and there seems to be
little confidence that it will be —
the plan needs to be adapted for a
phase-in of planned improvements.
The county should have until
next summer to address the issues raised at the meeting.
We do believe that recreational
trails are of a benefit to many citizens, but they ought not take
budgetary priority over such
items as roads and bridges.
Which is why we appreciate
that grant funds are being sought
for trail improvements, rather
than plucking dollars out of local
pockets.
And we believe that the issues
raised can be adequately addressed so that the planned improvements — if funded by a
grant — can move forward in an
orderly, economical manner.
— L.C.
You can
vote
online at www.glencoenews.com
Question of the week
Neighboring cities are hearing requests for dog parks.
Does the Glencoe area need one?
1) Yes.
2) No.
3) I don’t know.
Pelted by nuts; and a school update
I was standing there admiring our
newest acquisition — a Weber grill
from Hite Hardware. It was nice and
shiny and replaces an older one that
was blown over and broken in a recent wind storm.
As I was admiring the new shiny
toy, it happened. A nut bounced off
my head and onto the grill. My son
Andrew was in stitches.
It wasn’t that funny!
Where’s my helmet?
It’s not the first time it has happened, and it wasn’t the last … that
day.
A bit later, we were testing the
grill with hamburgers. Without my
helmet, I opted to grill one-handed.
One hand on the spatula, and the
other covering my noggin. Sure
enough, a nut from about 20 feet up
fell right onto the back of my covering hand. It stung a bit, but it was
better than the one that bounced off
my head.
All the while I was grilling, squirrels in the overhead branches were
peeling and eating the nuts off the
trees, shucking the shells in my direction. The nuts and shells were
everywhere, and I had just cleaned
the same area.
I always vow to get even, but I
know it is a false threat. The dang
buck-toothed vermin have more
ammo in their arsenal than I do.
Back to the drawing board, with a
more urgent need to find that helmet.
*****
Changing topics, one question I
hear a lot is what’s going on at the
school construction site? Folks, I’m
retired, remember?
But curiosity got the better of me,
Rich Glennie
so I called Michelle Sander, GSL
business manager. I told her people
have asked me, so I called her.
“Why don’t they call me?” she
replied. I had no good answer to
that.
In a nutshell, the $25 million to
$26 million addition-remodeling
project at GSL has been hampered
by state permits, or lack of permits,
extensive infrastructure work and
the rains.
Sander said the state approvals
have been running about six weeks
behind on all the school projects
around the state, and not just GSL’s
project. Why? Not enough state personnel to cover them all, Sander
said.
Often the GSL project gets partial
permits for some of the work, and
then halts until the final approval.
“It’s frustrating,” she added.
While the public only sees
mounds of dirt being moved back
and forth, Sander said a lot of infrastructure work is being done, including the replacement of the boilers in
both the Lincoln Junior High and
high school buildings. The new boilers should be up and running by mid
October.
Another issue is connecting the
buildings, which have different elevations, she said.
Foundation block laying was supposed to start last week and the precast walls were scheduled to go up
this week, but that, too, may be delayed. Sander said when the 165foot crane is on site, the walls will
be going up shortly thereafter.
Asked about staying in the Helen
Baker Elementary School longer
than this school year, Sander admitted that may happen. “At least we
have a place to stay,” she added, because the building has not been sold.
As to the replaced eight-inch
sewer line north and east of the high
school property needed to address
drainage issues, Sander said that has
not been completed yet, but all the
permits finally have been obtained.
Now the area is too wet.
As to the city’s plans to shut off
the back flow of water between the
city and school holding ponds near
Pryor Avenue, Sander said the city’s
plan is not helpful.
Nor is the city’s plans to charge
the school district hefty water access
(WAC) and sewer access (SAC) fees
for the project.
WAC/SAC are generally charged
for new developments. Apparently,
the “spitting war” between the city
and school district continues. Last I
heard, both sides are dealing with
our tax dollars.
Rich Glennie was the editor of
The Chronicle for 23 years. He retired Aug. 1, 2014, but still plans
to submit an occasional column.
Guest Column:
Results for most recent question:
The real cost of the EpiPen price hike
If McLeod County is awarded a grant
and paves the Dakota Trail,
how should maintenance costs be paid?
1) Through general levy dollars — 12%
2) With user fees or permits — 19%
3) Donations from organizations — 7%
4) A combination of all of the above — 12%
5) Don’t pave it — 50%
68 votes. New question runs Aug. 31-Sept. 6.
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By U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar
There’s a cost that comes with the
450 percent increase in the price of
EpiPens.
Parents worry that they won’t be
able to afford their child’s medication. They drive to pharmacies miles
away from their homes just to get
the best deal on EpiPens. School
nurses watch as families weigh the
risk of sending their child to school
without this life-saving medication
because they cannot afford it.
I heard from one family whose
child’s allergy is so severe that it
takes two EpiPens to treat an allergic reaction. That means the family
has to pay for two EpiPens for
school, two more to have at home,
and an additional two for the grandparents’ home. Sure, it’s expensive.
But they do it because the alternative is terrifying. I experienced that
firsthand.
My daughter Abigail is one of
millions of Americans who suffer
from a life-threatening allergy. I’ll
never forget the scary day we discovered Abigail’s nut allergy. She
had eaten a cashew and suddenly
started to swell up. We were worried
her throat would close as we rushed
her to the emergency room. She now
carries an EpiPen with her everywhere.
The EpiPen saves lives and pro-
vides peace of mind for patients and
parents. However, an alarming and
unjustified rise in the price of this
medication has put lifesaving treatment out of reach for many of the
consumers who need it most.
In 2009, two EpiPens cost $100.
Now, Mylan Pharmaceuticals is
charging as much as $600. And as
anyone who relies on an EpiPen
knows, that $600 isn’t a one-time
expense. EpiPens must be replaced
every year whether they are used or
not, because the medication in the
device expires.
Klobuchar
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New educator introduces herself
Guest Column:
Media has a role in democracy
I don’t want to be a fogey
here. Yes, I grew up in the
days of Edward R. Murrow
and Walter Cronkite, and I
still think they were solid
journalists, but what I miss is
not the voice-of-authorityfrom-on-high that’s so often
associated with them. Instead, what I too often find
lacking now is the spirit that
drove the profession in those
days. I think the news media
had a sense of responsibility
to make representative
democracy function. Journalists imbued their work with a
palpable sense that they were
involved in a public service.
There are still really excellent journalists out there who
are doing their best to serve
both their profession and the
country. Every day they
struggle to make sense of
enormously complex events.
What they understand — and
what I wish more of their colleagues believed — is that
democracy demands journalism that improves its workings. Properly done, journalism can bridge differences,
help consensus emerge, improve the knowledge and
judgment of voters, and
sharpen the performance of
public officials and government as a whole.
In the end, the democratic
process is about overcoming
disagreement. This is virtually impossible without a solid
base of information and
analysis.
Governing well is immensely difficult, and good
journalism can keep government open and honest —
which serves not just the voters, but politicians who are
trying to resolve the problems facing the country. Journalists can and should be
watchdogs, keeping a watchful eye on politicians — what
they do, what they say … and
what they don’t do or say.
They should serve not just
the elites, but the underdogs
and have-nots in society.
The independence of our
press was hard to win, and
it’s vital that we sustain it.
People must have sources
they can rely on in order to
make our system work. Our
democracy needs well-informed citizens making decisions based on facts about
both policies and politicians.
This means that the model
of the journalist that seems to
be going out of fashion — reporters who were reasonably
objective, independent of
outside groups, and even independent of their company’s
owners — is actually crucial
to representative government.
Curious, skeptical journalists
who point out inconsistencies, draw attention to mistakes, call out misleading
statements, and identify outright lies serve a larger purpose: they provide citizens
what they need to know in
order to be a good citizen,
and public officials what they
need in order to do their work
well.
This is quite an ideal, especially in this age of economic
turmoil within the media universe. But I don’t think it’s
too much to hope that as the
profession sorts out its future,
it takes seriously its leadership role in advancing the
public good, and doesn’t sacrifice its part in making representative democracy work
properly.
Lee Hamilton is a senior
adviser for the Indiana University Center on Representative Government. He was
a member of the U.S. House
of Representatives for 34
years.
root of the problem.
The burden of the EpiPen
price increases and other prescription drug increases – including vital medications like
insulin and Naxolone – persists for American families,
taxpayers, and employers. We
cannot rely on public outcry
as the only solution to high
prescription drug prices. And
I’ve introduced multiple
pieces of legislation that
would help protect American
consumers from the rising
prices of prescription drugs.
EpiPen packs cost hundreds of dollars less in Canada; Sen. John McCain and I
have introduced legislation
that would help Minnesota
families save money. The
Safe and Affordable Drugs
from Canada Act would require the Food and Drug Administration to establish a
personal importation program
that would allow people to
import a 90-day supply of
prescription drugs from an
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Other bills I’ve introduced
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It’s this simple: If you have
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The 1961 graduating class of Glencoe
High School met Saturday, Aug. 13, at
Dubbs Grill and Bar to celebrate their
55-year class reunion. Those attending
were, front row from left, Barb (Drew)
Oelfke, Rosalyn (Wagener) Bailey,
Marge (Proehl) Schmidt, Bob Schuetz,
Pete Stibal, Betty (Winter) Haubner,
Carol (Stuedemann) Heldt and Mary
Family Safe. Our focus of the
day will be farm safety and
we will discuss creating a
culture of safety on your
farm, how to balance priorities, and will provide the opportunity to tour the West
Central Research and Outreach Center to get new ideas
for farming practices. The
day will give attendees the
opportunity to learn and network with other women in
agriculture from the region.
Registration begins at 8:30
a.m., with the seminar convening from 9 a.m. to 3:30
p.m.
Registration is required by
Sept. 9 for this event. Please
RSVP at: z.umn.edu/Safety
Reg or contact Mary Jo Fox
at 320-235-0726, extension
2001,
or
foxxx055@umn.edu. Cost
for the program is $20. Payment can be made the day of
the event via cash, check, or
credit card.
For more information regarding the seminar feel free
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McLeod and Meeker counties.
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Politicians spend a good bit
of their time complaining
about the media. But why
should they have all the fun?
I’m going to join in,
though I tend to get upset
about different things than
most sitting politicians do.
You see, I don’t actually
mind when journalists —
whether in print, on television or online — treat what
politicians say with skepticism. That means they’re
doing their jobs.
But this doesn’t happen
nearly as much these days as
it should. The media today
are less objective, more ideological, and much showier
than it once was. What you
see can be eye-catching —
both the graphics and the personalities — but it is also
brash and relentlessly selfpromoting. A lot of journalists don’t just want to report
the news, they want to be
players and affect policy.
They see politics as a blood
sport, often exaggerating the
differences among players.
As one observer said, the
media are drawn to “superficiality, sensationalism, scandal, and sleaze.” They’re all
too happy to seize on small
points of contention and fan
them into major points of discord. They make building a
consensus — the key task of
the democratic process —
much harder.
The field has been moving
in this direction over
decades, and there’s a reason
for it: all these changes have
been well received by the
public. They draw viewers,
readers and clicks. And
they’ve encouraged consumers to pay attention only
to the sources that reflect and
broadcast their own viewpoint.
It is with great honor and
excitement that I get the opportunity to serve as the Extension educator in agriculture and horticulture for
McLeod and Meeker counties! For those of you who I
have not met yet, my name is
Karen Johnson, more commonly known in this area by
my maiden name of Anderson.
Strongly rooted in agriculture, I was born and raised on
my family’s dairy farm in
Lester Prairie. We currently
milk 50 registered Guernsey
cows and raise approximately
160 acres of cropland.
Through this foundation, I
gained a strong appreciation
for agriculture which led me
to get heavily involved in the
McLeod County 4-H program. I continued my education by attending the University of Minnesota - Twin
Cities to pursue a degree in
animal science. After college,
I worked for other dairy
farmers both in Minnesota
and Wisconsin before finding
my place with Extension as
the Agricultural Extension
educator for Rice and Steele
counties in February 2014.
Now, I am excited to move
back to my home area to
serve the communities of
McLeod and Meeker counties.
I’m truly looking forward
to the challenge of creating
Extension programming to
best fit the needs of the various crop, livestock and horticulture industries within the
counties. I hope I get the opportunity to meet many of
you to discuss the role of Ex-
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Weather Corner
People
By Jake Yurek
Son born to Glencoe family
It seems like the weather gods have had their timing
off lately as the work weeks have been great with the
weekends being slightly suspect. That trend will unfortunately continue for this extended holiday weekend as rain
chances increase late Saturday into Sunday and Monday.
Let me touch on the good part of the forecast first.
Highs from Tuesday through Friday should stay in the
70s to 80, with plenty of sun and lower humidity than we
saw over this past weekend.
Then, as we move into the weekend, our high-pressure
ridge will move off and allow for more moisture to filter
back into the area. Late Saturday through early next
week could be an active period, but it will all depend on
timing of individual systems and what time of day they
come through. Some models are hinting at 1 to 2 inches
of rain from Saturday night through Monday, so I’m hoping that can push a little further south like models are
trending to do. A good chunk of Saturday is looking
AOK, though, so hopefully we can salvage that day and
maybe get lucky with a pattern change from the time I’m
writing this to the weekend.
Sorry for the not-so-pleasant news on this Labor Day
weekend, you just can’t win ’em all, I guess. Have a
great week, everyone; enjoy the long weekend. Area
schools are sort of all over the place with when they start
so I’ll just say this week … welcome back to school!
Lizzet and Guadalupe Hernandez of Glencoe announce
the arrival of a son, Ismael E. Hernandez, born Aug. 19,
2016, at Hutchinson Health. Ismael weighed 8 pounds, 4
ounces, and was 191⁄2 inches long at birth. He is welcomed home by siblings Laysha, Franky and Brandon.
Grandparents are Maria and Ruben Arandia of Glencoe
and Juana and Juan Hernandez of Brownsville, Texas.
Konen wins $5,000 in lottery
Shannon Konen of Silver Lake won $5,000 playing the
Big Money game in the Minnesota State Lottery. Konen
claimed the prize on Aug. 24. The winning ticket was
purchased at Watertown Fuel & Food.
Daughter born to Ortloffs
Son born to Vollmer family
Darren and Joelynn Vollmer of Buffalo Lake announce
the arrival of a son, Liam John Vollmer, born Tuesday,
Aug. 23, 2016, at Glencoe Regional Health Services.
Liam weighed 9 pounds, 7 ounces, and was 201⁄2 inches
long at birth. He joins siblings Blayke and Jesse Vollmer.
Grandparents are Darrol and Karmel Vollmer of Brownton and John and Mary Betker of Stewart.
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19 Brownton
seniors met
on Monday
Nineteen Brownton senior
citizens met Monday afternoon at the Brownton Community Center.
Winning at cards were Bernetta Alsleben, first, and
Gladys Rickert, second, 500;
Leone Kujas, first, and Ruby
Streich, second, pinochle;
and Lowell Brelje, first, and
Harriett Bergs, second,
sheephead.
Verona Katzenmeyer won
the door prize. Ordell
Schmidt served refreshments.
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and values.”
Catholic United Financial
(CUF) had a good year despite low interest rates. Membership in CUF gives access
to insurance and a variety of
financial products.
Members volunteer in a variety of ways, fundraising for
Catholic churches and
schools, packaging personal
care products for those affected by natural disasters and
the homeless, and cleaning
up after natural disasters and
floods. Members also are eligible for scholarships and
seminarians can receive
grants.
The afternoon included interesting workshops and the
election of three people to the
board: Jean Hart of Cold
Spring, Robert Krattenmaker
of New London and Marty
Seifert of Marshall.
Greg Krenz, president of
MidCountry Mortgage, announces the newest member
of the MidCountry Bank
Mortgage team, Ryan
Dammann.
As
a
mortgage
sales representative,
Dammann
will concentrate on
providing
hands-on
guidance
for
customers to Dammann
make their
experience like no other. His
expertise with a wide range
of mortgage options from
first-time home buyer programs to portfolio products
positions him to find just the
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Karen Post, Pam Schmidt, Dr. Birendra
Kumar, Chemo nurses, Dr. Scantlin,
Teresa Haaskin, the Glencoe Regional
Health Care and staff for their care
during Leona’s Stay. The Waconia
Wound Clinic personnel.
Also, thanks to the CCW ladies tak‐
ing care of the funeral lunch and hold‐
ing the rosary service. Thanks to the
Maresh Funeral Home for arranging
and serving us during this time of
loss, Jean’s Floral service, and Celia
Knoll for her ministeries of home‐
bound care visits.
Thank you to all our relatives,
friends, and anyone we may have
missed, for thier cards, flowers, mem‐
ories, food, support, thoughts and
prayers during our time of loss.
With sincere and deepest gratitude,
God’s blessing to you all.
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Mon., Sept. 5 — LABOR DAY; Tops
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Brandon Randt, 29, of
Garfield, formerly of
Hutchinson, son of Darryl
Randt of Madison Lake and
Christine and Jon Carrigan of
Hutchinson, died Saturday,
Aug. 27, 2016.
The funeral service will be
Thursday, Sept. 1, at 1 p.m.,
at Zion Lutheran Church in
Alexandria, with interment in
Evergreen Cemetery in
Alexandria.
Visitation will be Wednesday, Aug. 31, from 4 p.m. to
8 p.m., at the Anderson Funeral Home in Alexandria,
and one hour prior to the
service at the church on
Thursday.
Loretta Ide and Sam Shimanski, back row, past
queen and king of the McLeod County Senior Citizens, crowned Alice Olson and Archie Diehn, seated,
the 2016 king and queen at the annual summer
potluck and meeting July 20 at Lester Prairie. Seniors
from the Brownton, Silver Lake, Lester Prairie and
Glencoe senior clubs were represented at the event.
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Samantha H. Rudy of Glencoe graduated from the University of Central Missouri in May. More than 1,000 students met their graduation requirements and were eligible
to participate in the ceremonies. Rudy graduated with a
Bachelor of Fine Arts degree.
Death
Brandon
Randt, 29,
of Garfield
Senior queen and king
Business
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Carmen Popelka and
Joanne Jaques represented
the Holy Family Catholic
United Council of St. Pius X
Church in Glencoe at the
133rd convention of Catholic
United Financial (formerly
Catholic Aid Association)
Aug. 6. The convention was
held at the University of St.
Thomas in St. Paul, and there
were 260 delegates present.
Bishop John LeVoir of
New Ulm opened the convention with Mass, followed by
reports from Harold Borrmann, president and chair of
the board.
The keynote speaker was
Joe Schmit, sportscaster for
KSTP-TV, Channel 5, who
spoke about his new book,
“Silent Impact,” saying, “we
make our biggest impact
when we’re not trying. We
must live a life of integrity
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Tyler and Kaitlyn Ortloff of Glencoe announce the
birth of a daughter, Brooklynn Elizabeth Ortloff, born
Monday, Aug. 22, 2016, at Glencoe Regional Health
Services. Brooklyn weighed 6 pounds, 6 ounces, and was
18 inches long at birth. She joins a sister, Josephine.
Grandparents are Jim and Kelly Majchrzak of Litchfield,
Jackie and Jamie Hicks of Litchfield, and Kimberly and
Thomas Wilson of Rapid City, South Dakota.
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Obituaries
Darvin D. Zieman, 77, of Hutchinson
Darvin Dale Zieman, 77, of
Hutchinson, died Saturday,
Aug. 20, 2016, at Glencoe
Regional Health Services
Long Term
Care.
Funeral
services
were held
T h u r s d a y,
Aug. 25, at
P e a c e
Lutheran
Church in
Hutchinson
with
the Darvin
Rev. Ger- Zieman
hard Bode officiating. Dr.
Joan DeVee Dixen was the
organist. Soloist Bobbi
Ludewig sang “What a Wonderful World.” Congregational hymns were “Here I Am,
Lord” and “On Eagle’s
Wings.”
Casket bearers were Rick
Karl, Bob Barka, Ryan Zieman, Jake Zieman, Norain
Peterson and Arlan Riebe.
Honorary bearers were the
Hutchinson Fire Department.
Interment was in Oakland
Cemetery in Hutchinson.
Darvin Dale Zieman was
born Sept. 14, 1938, in
Hutchinson, the son of Martin
and Mabel (Kottke) Zieman.
He was baptized as an infant
and was confirmed in his
faith as a youth at St. Paul’s
Lutheran Church in Stewart.
He received his education in
Stewart.
On July 15, 1961, he was
united in marriage to Carol
Ann Malchow at the St.
Anastasia Catholic Church
Library in Hutchinson. Their
marriage was blessed with
three children, Dale, Debra
and Rick. The couple resided
in Hutchinson, and shared 55
years of marriage.
Mr. Zieman was employed
as an outside plant employee
for Hutchinson Telephone
Company in Hutchinson for
38 years. He retired in 2003.
He was a member of Peace
Lutheran Church in Hutchinson. He also was a member of
the McLeod County Fair
Board for 42 years, a volunteer member of the Hutchinson Fire Department for 23
years, a lifetime member of
the Gopher Campfire Club in
Hutchinson, and a lifetime
member of the Harley Owners Group.
He loved being outdoors
and took pride in their
“Sunny Acres Game Farm” in
rural Hutchinson, where he
raised deer and game birds
and farmed for years. He also
took time out to enjoy his
hunting, fishing, camping and
bowling trips. He also enjoyed playing cards, motorcycling and classic cars. He was
a member of the Saturday
Night Cruisers and Gas Holes
Car Club. He especially enjoyed the time spent with his
wife, children, grandchildren
and great-granddaughter.
He is survived by his wife,
Carol Ann Ziemann of
Hutchinson; children, Dale
(Shari) Zieman of Hutchinson, Debra (Brett) Guthmiller
of Maple Grove and Rick
Zieman and his significant
other, Sarah Gray Johnson, of
Chaska;
grandchildren,
Bradley Zieman, Jessica Zieman, Breanna Guthmiller,
Chantle Guthmiller, Derek
Guthmiller, Kassandra Zieman and Benjamin Zieman;
great-granddaughter, Keola
Guthmiller-Burns; stepmother, Marilyn Zieman of
Hutchinson; sisters and brothers-in-law, Janice and Delbert
Klabunde of Spring Park and
Patricia and Charles Schmidt
of Hutchinson; brother and
sister-in-law, Curtis and
Pamela Zieman of Florida;
sister-in-law, Sharon Zieman
of Hutchinson; stepsisters and
their husbands, Debra and
Kevin Klima, Catherine and
Robert Boettcher, Sandra and
Troy Fregine, Tammy and
Mark Fisher, Lynn and Kevin
Lewis and Susan and Bruce
Olsen; nieces, nephews, other
relatives and friends.
He was preceded in death
by his father, Martin Zieman;
mother, Mabel Zieman; and
brother, Gary Zieman.
Arrangements were with
the Dobratz-Hantge Chapel in
Hutchinson. Online obituaries
and guest book are available
at www.hantge.com.
John Vernon Fontilla, 85, of Ham Lake
John Vernon Fontilla, 85,
of Ham Lake, died peacefully
Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2016.
Funeral services were held
Tuesday, Aug. 30, at Glen
Cary Lutheran Church in
Ham Lake with the Rev. Gary
Guptill officiating. Interment
with military rites was held at
the Presbyterian Cemetery in
Silver Lake.
John Fontilla was born
Sept. 7, 1930, in Byesville,
Ohio, the son of Joseph and
Mary (Sulin) Fontilla.
He is survived by his wife,
Phyllis Storlie-Fontilla; children, Deborah L. (Daniel)
Creelman, Julayne G.
(Patrick) Jin and Dwight D.
(Michiko) Fontilla; stepchildren, Jody (David) Higgins,
Mark (Cindy) Storlie and
Craig (Paula) Storlie; eight
grandchildren; seven stepgrandchildren; one stepgreatgrandchild; sister, Pauline
Parry; and many nieces,
nephews, family and friends.
He was preceded in death
by his first wife, Gladys G.
Fontilla (neé Jerabek); son,
Jonathan J. Fontilla; parents,
Joseph and Mary Fontilla; infant sister, Helen Fontilla;
sisters, Anna Mickelson, Julia
Gardner and Mary Kostelnik;
and brothers, Joseph L.
Fontilla and Michael Fontilla.
In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred to Glen Cary
Lutheran Church.
Arrangements were with
the Maresh Funeral Home in
Silver Lake.
Lawrence Albert Biermann, 88, of Norwood Young
America, died Tuesday, Aug.
23, 2016, at his home at The
Harbor in Norwood Young
America.
Funeral
services
were held
Friday,
Aug. 26, at
St. John’s
Lutheran
Church in
Norwood
Y o u n g
A m e r i c a Lawrence
with
the Biermann
Rev. Eric
Hutchison officiating. Rita
Luecke was the organist.
Soloist Todd Bentz sang “The
Lord’s My Shepherd” and
“The Lord’s Prayer.” Special
music was “How Great Thou
Art” with Doug Stuedeman
playing the saxophone and
Linda Stuedeman playing the
piano. Congregational hymns
were “Softly and Tenderly”
and “Amazing Grace.”
Casket bearers were Adam
McDonald, Christopher Biermann, Jonathan Biermann,
Aron Teppo, Justin Schuster,
Quintin Biermann, Spencer
Biermann and Lincoln Biermann.
Interment was in the St.
John’s Evangelical Lutheran
Cemetery in Helen Township,
Glencoe.
Lawrence Albert Biermann
was born July 13, 1928, in
Glencoe, the son of Albert
and Minnie (Templin) Biermann. He was baptized Aug.
5, 1928, and confirmed in his
faith March 29, 1942, both by
the Rev. Dysterheft at St.
John’s Evangelical Lutheran
Church in Helen Township.
He grew up on the family
farm and attended school in
District 39.
He was united in marriage
to Ruth Horrmann on Nov.
21, 1946. They made their
home on Mr. Biermann’s
family farm in Helen Township, where he engaged in
farming with his father and
also served as the township
constable. The couple was
blessed with five children,
Bruce, Kathleen, Bradford,
Patrice and Brian, and enjoyed nearly 70 years of marriage.
From 1958 to 1963, the
couple owned and operated
Lawrence’s Bar in Glencoe,
where they had countless
good times with friends and
family, the stories of which
he told for decades to come.
In 1963, Mr. Biermann began
work as a boiler man and engineer for Bongards Creamery, where he worked until
retirement. The family moved
to their home in Norwood in
1967, and the couple moved
to The Harbor at Peace Village in 2014.
Mr. Biermann loved to
hunt and fish, and eagerly
looked forward to deer hunting in Cook, a trip that took
place every year for over 50
years. As a youth, he was actively involved in 4-H, and
continued to serve as a leader
as an adult. As a proud father
and grandfather, he attended
countless numbers of band
and choir concerts, theater
productions and sporting
events. His pride in his children and grandchildren was
made evident by his loud
cheering, his laughing smile
and his teary eyes. He enjoyed going dancing with his
wife, spending time at the
family cabin on Lake Koronis, having morning coffee at
Midtown Café, and visiting
with everyone he met,
whether it was at the post office, the grocery store or,
most frequently, on the front
porch of his home.
More than anything, Mr.
Biermann was a servant of
the church. He was blessed
with a magnificent singing
voice, which he shared as a
soloist for over 1,000 funerals
and 850 weddings. He served
two terms as the chairman of
the congregation at St. John’s
Lutheran Church in Young
America, where he also was
chairman of the building
committee and chairman of
the stewardship committee.
He also served as chairman
for the Crusader Crusade, and
faithfully supported Mayer
Lutheran High School.
He is survived by his wife,
Ruth Biermann of Norwood
Young America; children,
Bruce Biermann of Hopkins,
Kathleen (John) Kearney of
Prior Lake, Bradford (Sara)
Biermann of Mound, Patrice
Thomas of Litchfield and
Brian (Kari) Biermann of
Hamburg; eight grandchildren, Jessica (Adam) McDonald of Shakopee, Christopher Biermann (fianceé Sehaj
Sethi) of Astoria, New York,
Jonathan (Laura) Biermann
of Hopkins, Valerie (Aron)
Teppo of Petersburg, North
Dakota, Stephanie (Justin)
Schuster of Buffalo, Quintin
Biermann (fianceé Meghan
Dohman) of Roslyn, South
Dakota, Spencer Biermann of
Fort Bliss, Texas, and Lincoln
Biermann of Roslyn, South
Dakota; great-grandchildren,
Duncan McDonald, Jaemon
McDonald, Ewan McDonald,
Caroline McDonald and
Jasper Biermann; sister, Rose
Kroeger of Lake Crystal; sister-in-law, Harriett Bergs of
Glencoe; nieces, nephews,
other relatives and many
friends.
He was preceded in death
by his parents, Albert and
Minnie Biermann; father-inlaw and mother-in-law, Paul
and Lila Horrmann; son-inlaw, Lane Thomas; siblings
and their spouses, Helen and
Otto Lindeman, Luverna and
Arnold Thiesfeld, Marie and
Hillard Boltmann and Allen
and Corrine Biermann; and
brothers-in-law, Martin
Kroeger and Maynard Bergs.
Arrangements were with
the Paul-McBride Funeral
Chapel in Norwood Young
America. Online obituaries
and guest book are available
at www.hantge.com.
Outdoor Club meeting set for Sept. 11
Grace Bible Church of Silver Lake will host a special
Outdoor Club meeting Sunday, Sept. 11, at 1 p.m., at the
church.
This free informal get-together, titled Bow Hunting
101, will include the sharing
of bow hunting tips by Jim
Richardson and Dr. Tom
Rakow. Neither would claim
to be experts, but have spent
a considerable amount of
time in the field. Richards is
a level two archery instructor
who has been hunting with a
compound for over 25 years,
and Rakow with either a recurve or longbow for about
45 years.
Bow Hunting 101 is especially designed for the person
who wants to know how to
get started bow hunting, or
pick up some helpful hunting
tips with regard to scouting,
stalking, stand placement,
and more. In addition,
Richard McConnell will give
a brief introduction to hunt-
ing with a crossbow.
The seminar will last about
11⁄2 hours and includes a brief
devotional time, presentation
on the topic, a time for input,
questions, and door prizes.
Anyone any age is invited to
attend, and there is no charge.
The church is located in Silver Lake at 300 Cleveland
St., next to the city water
tower. The website is www.
silverlakechurch.org.
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