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Hoopla Train
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The McLeod County
Glencoe, Minnesota Vol. 118, No. 31
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August 5, 2015
County kicks in additional $38,820 for museum parking lot
By Lori Copler
Editor
The McLeod County Historical
Society had two funding requests
approved at Tuesday’s meeting of
the McLeod County Board.
The County Board agreed to
spend $38,820 to cover overage
costs in the replacement of the parking lot at the historical society’s museum in Hutchinson.
The county had originally contributed $100,000 for the project
from its capital fund.
However, once the original concrete was removed and the project
was under way, numerous subsurface issues were discovered.
Dave Horrmann of Hutchinson,
who sits on the historical society’s
board of directors, said the subsurface of the parking lot was wet,
black dirt, rather than Class 5 material. In addition, there were drainage
issues and there was no reinforcing
rod in the original concrete.
Horrmann said the contractor had
to excavate the parking lot from two
to four feet deep to pull out all the
poor base material, which then had
to be replaced. Drainage line also
was installed to address the water
issue.
“Of course, we didn’t know about
this until we dug into it,” Lori Pickell-Stangel, the society’s director,
told the County Board.
The total overrun was $46,323.
The museum applied for, and received, a $7,500 grant from Knife
River, which cut the overrun costs to
$38,823. The County Board agreed
Tuesday to contribute that amount,
again taking the money from its capital fund.
In another topic, the historical society is seeking an additional contribution of $6,725 from the county to
help fund a partnership director position. The society also will seek donations from the cities of Hutchinson and Glencoe.
Pickell-Stangel said the McLeod
County Historical Society, the Glencoe Historic Preservation Society
and Historic Hutchinson had formed
a partnership organization, McLeod
County Historical Partners, in order
to capture more grant funding on a
regional basis.
“It opens up another way to apply
for grants,” said Pickell-Stangel.
The newly formed partnership received a grant of $50,000 to start up
the partnership. Part of that grant
will fund the new partnership director position.
Pickell-Stangel said the county
historical society doesn’t have the
staffing necessary to both manage
the museum’s grants and those of
other historical groups in the county.
The new position will help not only
the county, Glencoe and Hutchinson
groups individually, but can also
apply for joint grants that could ben-
efit all of them.
The Heritage Partner Program
grant will only fund the position for
one year, said Pickell-Stangel, but
the hope is that the new position will
capture enough additional grant
funding in the future to keep the position going.
The County Board agreed to the
funding request on a one-year only
basis.
“There’s no guarantee that you’ll
have it (the additional funding) the
next year,” said Commissioner Sheldon Nies. “All we can do legally is
look at 2016.”
Historical
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Glencoe Fire Relief
Association pension
fund is fully funded
Report presented to City Council
Chronicle photos by Rebecca Mariscal
Pola-Czesky
Days another
great success
The crowning of the Silver
Lake Ambassadors (above) is
always a highight of the annual Pola-Czesky Days celebration. From left to right are
Arissa Nowak, Stephanie
Hoffman and Sarah Bandas.
At left, Ron Pulkrabek was a
member of the Color Guard
that led off Sunday’s parade.
More photographs from the
three-day celebration can be
found on page 8.
By Karin Ramige Cornwell
Publisher
Glencoe Firefighters Steve Millard and James Voigt presented the
recent actuarial study done by the
Fire Relief Association to the City
Council on Monday, Aug. 3.
The study, done every two years,
shows the Fire Relief Association
fund is over 100 percent funded at
over $1.1 million.
The Fire Relief Association provides retirement benefits to members of Glencoe’s volunteer fire department. Benefits are currently
$2,300 per year of service. A member is fully vested after 10 years of
service, and eligible for benefits
after 20 years of service.
Through changes in investments
and increased city contributions, the
association has been able to increase its fund over $200,000 over
the last couple of years.
The association made a request of
the city council to continue its contribution of $68,795 annually. A request was also made to increase the
individual amount to $2,500 per
year of service.
City Administrator Mark Larson
said the city had increased its contribution about 10 years ago to help
the association become fully funding with the hopes that, at some
point, a city contribution would not
be needed.
Council Member Kevin Dietz
asked if the numbers included proceeds from the association’s annual
fund raiser Heat in the Street.
Millard reported that so far any
proceeds have been put back into
the next Heat in the Street. He also
said that based on the promoters’ estimates with the bands that performed on July 25, 5,000 people
were projected to attend, but only
3,600 tickets were sold. The association hopes to break even on the
event this year.
The council approved the annual
contribution of $68,795 and the
$200 annual increase.
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The Council also:
• Discussed council and mayoral
compensation. City Attorney Jody
Winters advised the Council that
there have been no increases in the
Council’s compensation since 2003.
The mayor’s compensation hasn’t
been increased since 2005.
Currently, the mayor receives
$425 per month and council members receive $350 per month.
Larson said the city has discussed
going back to a per diem amount as
many council members have to take
time off from work to complete
council responsibilities.
Council Member John Schrupp
made a motion to have the finance
committee review the compensation
and make a recommendation to the
council.
Any increase or change would not
take place until after the next regular election, in this case Jan. 1,
2017.
• Approved a motion, based on a
Council
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Ray Wilkens family raises $11,000 for veterans
Golf tournament
honors memory
of Plato veteran
A
husband, father, grandfather and proud veteran,
Ray Wilkens’ legacy lives
on through his family.
After his death in November of
last year, Ray’s family, consisting of
his wife, three children and their
spouses and six grandchildren, host-
ed a memorial golf tournament in
his honor on June 26.
In past years the family has held
similar events to raise money for
Relay for Life, but this time around
things were more personal.
“This year we wanted to do something the same for his remembrance,” son Bryan Wilkens said.
“But I think this being for our dad,
being more personal, we went above
and beyond.”
The event brought in $11,000,
more than doubling what daughter
Jen Heuer hoped to raise.
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“That was above and beyond my
expectations,” she said.
The money was donated to the
McLeod County Veterans Association Assistance Fund. The family
chose this organization specifically
because of Ray’s military service.
“He was proud to be a veteran so
if we can help out them in any way
we can, we’re more than happy to,”
Bryan said.
Ray himself was always willing to
help out in the community and was
an active member of the Plato American Legion Post 641.
July highlights: High temp:
92 on July 17; low temp: 50 on
July 8; total rain: 4.19 inches.
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“He was always there to help anyone,” Heuer said. “With a smile on
his face.”
This time it was others who came
out to show their support for Ray.
They shared the joyful energy he always had when helping others, smiling throughout the day.
“Everyone was laughing,” Heuer
said. “It was more of a proud and
happy day because everyone was
just having fun.”
It was this laughter and energy
that made the day a success for
Ray’s family.
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Temperatures and precipitation compiled by Robert Thurn, Chronicle
weather observer.
“To have that many people come
to support us and him and to share
his love with everyone, it was awesome,” Heuer said.
The memorial was planned almost
solely by family, echoing the values
Ray and his wife Bonnie instilled in
their children and grandchildren during their 43-year marriage.
“Together they taught us what
family’s about,” Heuer said. “No
matter what you don’t turn your
Wilkens
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Mankato
man injured
in 2-vehicle
accident
Happenings
Health board workshop set
The Meeker-McLeod-Sibley Community Health Services Board will hold a work session Monday, Aug. 10,
from 9 a.m. to noon, in the large meeting room at the
Southwest Initiative Foundation Building, 15 Third Ave.
NW, Hutchinson. The workshop is open to the public.
Brownton corn feed Friday
The Brownton Lions Club is sponsoring its annual
sweet-corn feed Friday, Aug. 7, at the Brownton Community Center. Serving is from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. or until the
corn is gone. The corn feed will be followed by a kids
pedal-tractor pull with registration at 6:30 p.m. and the
pull at 7 p.m. Volunteers are needed to help husk corn at
the Brownton City Park Friday at 1 p.m.
Abundant Table meal today
GHS class of 1959 to reunite
The Glencoe High School class of 1959 will meet for
its 56-year reunion at the Glencoe Country Club on Tuesday, Aug. 25, at 2 p.m. Please let your friends know.
GHS class of 1948 reunion
The Glencoe High School class of 1948 is planning a
reunion for Saturday, Aug. 15, at noon, at Dubbs Grill &
Bar in Glencoe. Call Dubbs at 320-864-3062 for a reservation.
Submitted photo
Ray Wilkens’ family presented a check
for $11,000 to the McLeod County Veterans Association Assistance Fund
during a meeting on July 27. Pictured
in front row, from left are Willow
Wilkens, James Wilkens, Katelyn
Heuer, Johnathan Wilkens and RaeAnn
Heuer; middle row from left are Janelle
Wilkens, Bonnie Wilkens, Natalie
Wilkens and Jen Heuer and back row
are Bryan Wilkens, Ben Heuer, Chad
Wilkens and Paul Heuer.
Wilkens Continued from page 1
back on family and you’re always supporting each other.”
Though the planning was a
family affair, the community
showed its support. The tournament featured 33 teams
with 4 players each. More
than 35 different businesses
and people donated to be hole
sponsors, which required a
donation of at least $100.
Many more people and busi-
nesses donated items
for raffle
and door
prizes.
The family said they
are “more
than grateful” for all
the support. Ray Wilkens
“We can’t really say thank
you enough to everyone who
helped out to make it such a
huge success,” Heuer said.
All in all, the day was a
success for both the fundraising campaign and for the
memory of Ray.
“Definitely he was proud
up in heaven,” Bryan said.
“No doubt.”
Caregiver group to meet
VBS set at Good Shepherd
Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 1407 Cedar Ave. N,
Glencoe, has set its vacation Bible school program for
Sunday, Aug. 9, through Tuesday, Aug. 11, from 6 p.m.
to 8 p.m. For more information, call 320-864-6157, or
register online at www.gslcglencoe.org.
FLS registration dates set
First Lutheran School in Glencoe has set the following
registration dates and times for the 2015-16 school year:
preschool through third-grade registration, Tuesday, Aug.
25, 6:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m.; fourth- through eighth-grade
registration, supply drop-off and school pictures, Thursday, Aug. 27, 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Legion Post 95 set to meet
The Glencoe American Legion Post 95 will meet
Thursday, Aug. 6, at 7 p.m., in the basement meeting
room of the Glencoe VFW.
Plato Lions golf tournament
The Plato Lions Club is having its annual golf tournament Monday, Aug. 10, with an 11 a.m. registration and a
1 p.m. shotgun start, at the Glencoe Country Club. The
registration fee includes a cart, dinner and prizes. To register, call Ron Templin at 320-238-2285, or e-mail Ken
Franke at kmfranke@embarqmail.com.
Food packaging set Aug. 5
Food For Kidz will have a food packaging event
Wednesday, Aug. 5, from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m., at Cactus
Jack’s II, Highway 212, Stewart. Volunteers are welcome. Food packaging events are held the first Wednesday of each month.
Blood drive in Hutchinson
There will be an American Red Cross blood drive at
Peace Lutheran Church, 400 Franklin St. SW, Hutchinson, on Tuesday, Aug. 11, from noon to 6 p.m.
SL to spray for mosquitoes
The city of Silver Lake will spray for mosquitoes Tuesday, Aug. 11, after sundown. In the event of rain, spraying will be postponed one day. For more information,
contact Clark Environmental Services at 800-715-2159.
Degree of Honor 182 to meet
Degree of Honor 182 will have its regular business
meeting Tuesday, Aug. 11, at 1 p.m., in the Silver Lake
Auditorium. A catered meal will be served at 4 p.m.
Historical Continued from page 1
Commissioner
Doug
Krueger voted in favor of the
parking lot request, but voted
no in regard to the new posi-
tion.
During the meeting,
Krueger said he was struggling with why a new group
had to be formed, rather than
just putting all of the groups
under the county historical
society’s umbrella.
Council Continued from page 1
recommendation from Larson, to become the exclusive
bar provider through Glencoe
Wine and Spirits.
The city provides the bar
services for the majority of
the events at the City Center.
There are one to two staff
members in addition to the
bartenders on staff at larger
events, but they are finding at
larger events, they are short
staffed.
With the move, bartenders,
who are city employees,
would assist the City Center
staff when needed.
Council Mmember Gary
Ziemer reported that the City
Board is in favor of the move
with the feeling that events
run more smoothly when the
city staff runs the bar.
• Approved a motion to
adopt the first reading of a
perpetual ordinance stating
that the city ordinance follows the most current state
building code instead of
adopting a new ordinance
every time a there is a code
change.
Winters said many communities are approving perpetual
ordinances.
Council Member Al
Robeck said he feels like the
city gives up some administrative authority by adopting
the code and giving the authority to MnSpect and Scott
Qualle, the city’s designated
building inspector.
In Robeck’s opinion, the
council should maintain more
control and loses some of the
checks and balances, adding
that there are unique things
that the city does, or did when
Robeck worked for the city’s
public works department, that
weren’t breaking the code just
not inspected, citing only the
plumbing code.
Qualle explained that the
ordinance remains the same
just is to ensure that the ordinance is always current.
Robeck continued to explain that he didn’t agree with
the codes. Schrupp suggested
that the Council meeting was
not the place to discuss
specifics of the code or state
regulations and that Robeck
take it up with the state if he
disagrees.
Robeck voted against the
motion.
Glencoe-Silver Lake (GSL)
activity passes for the coming
school year are now available.
The passes are good for all
GSL home regular season activities, including concerts,
plays and games. The only
exceptions are the Band-ORama and section games.
The passes are available in
the Lincoln Junior High
School office at any time —
see Lori Harms. They also
will be available at the first
couple of home events: volleyball on Sept. 1 and 14,
football on Sept. 4 and 11,
and soccer on Sept. 1 and 8.
A student pass costs $35;
senior citizen, $30; and adult,
$75.
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the hole sponsors, donors,
participants and volunteers for
their generosity in support of
the Ray Wilkens Memorial Golf
Tournament.
The event was a huge success and would have not
been possible without your support.
All the proceeds were donated to the McLeod
Veterans Association Assistance Fund, making a
difference in the lives of many local veterans and
active military members.
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Thank you for your
support and generosity.
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The Glencoe Caregiver & Discussion Group will meet
Thursday, Aug. 13, at 10:30 a.m., at Christ Lutheran
Church in Glencoe. Please note the new date and time.
The topic will be caregiver guilt.
GSL activity
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The monthly Abundant Table meal at Christ Lutheran
Church in Glencoe is set for today (Wednesday, Aug. 5)
in the church basement fellowship hall, 1820 Knight Ave.
The meal is free and open to everyone, including families
and children, the elderly, and anyone seeking fellowship
or a helping hand. The menu includes a taco bar with all
the fixings, fruit and Abundant Table bread and dessert.
Doors open at 4:30 p.m. for fellowship; the meal will be
served at 5 p.m. Please let the church know to prepare for
you by calling 320-864-4549.
A Mankato man was injured in a two-vehicle crash at
the intersection of Highway
22 and Highway 212, just
west of Glencoe, on Tuesday,
July 28, at about 10:20 a.m.
According to the Minnesota
State Patrol, Richard R.
Sheely, 68, of Mankato, was
northbound on Highway 22 in
a 1998 GMC Sonoma, had
stopped at the stop sign, and
then pulled out on Highway
212 in front of an eastbound
1995 Oldsmobile Ciera driven by Megan R. Hahn, 18, of
Brownton.
Sheely was taken by ambulance to the Glencoe hospital
with non-life-threatening injuries. Hahn was not injured.
Both drivers were wearing
their seatbelts.
Both vehicles sustained
moderate damage and were
taken to Kevin’s Auto in
Glencoe.
Responding were the Minnesota State Patrol, Glencoe
Fire Department, Glencoe
Ambulance and the McLeod
County Sheriff’s Office.
Hours: 10-5 Tues.–Sun.
Lunch served 11-4
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North from Silver Lake on County Road 2, follow blue signs
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.
Gun safety classes to begin
Minnesota Firearms Safety and Hunter Education
classes will start Wednesday, Aug. 19, at 7 p.m., at the
Stewart Community Center in Stewart. Call Kevin Klucas at 320-583-2047 to register. Students must be at least
11 years old or older.
To be included in this column, items for Happenings
must be received in the Chronicle office no later than
5 p.m. on Monday of the week they are to be published. Items received after that will be published elsewhere in the newspaper as space permits. Happenings
in Glencoe, Brownton, Stewart, Plato, New Auburn,
Biscay and Silver Lake take priority over happenings
elsewhere.
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City Council discusses blight issues
ing, but say they are too old
to maintain it anymore.
The state treats the area as
a ditch and mows it once or
twice a year. Robeck asked
the city to “get after the
state,” suggesting a blight letter be sent stating it will be
billed.
Robeck said that there are
noxious weeds, such as thistles.
He said there are other
areas that are technically state
land that are maintained by
the city. Park and Street Department Superintendent
Mike Drew said the areas that
are maintained by the city are
by prior arrangements with
the state.
After a little more discussion, Council Member John
Schrupp made a motion to
have the city start mowing
this ditch in question. The
motion was seconded by
Robeck.
Council Member Gary
Ziemer asked to have the area
clarified “from where to
where?”
Schrupp ammended the
motion to say the ditch will
be cut from Fir to Armstrong
and the motion was passed.
Schrupp also thanked the
residents who have mowed
the area for many years.
The second issue Robeck
brought up was furniture left
on curbs. Robeck asked if the
police could take note of what
was laying around and have it
taken care of, citing a couch
that was on 13th Street all
winter.
Police Chief Jim Raiter
said while officers try to
watch for these things, it isn’t
a blight issue until someone
complains.
Once a complaint is received, the police department
attempts to make contact with
the residents. A blight letter is
then sent giving the owner 10
days to remove the items.
McLeod County Commissioner Doug Krueger asked
during the public comment
time if items could be
marked, adding that a lot of
discarded furniture and electronics end up in the county’s
ditches and removal costs the
county a lot since it doesn’t
know where the items come
from.
Council members asked if a
time frame could be added to
the blight ordinance. They
also asked City Attorney Jody
Winters to check to see if furniture is specific in the blight
ordinance.
Ashley Eiden
future bride of
Jesse Messner
Sunday, Aug. 9
1:30 p.m.
Grace Lutheran Church
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Brownton
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By Karin Ramige Cornwell
Publisher
Unmowed property and
discarded furniture were
points of discussion for the
Glencoe City Council at the
Monday, Aug. 3, meeting.
Council Member Allen
Robeck brought up a couple
of blight issues in the city.
The first issue was the unmowed property between
13th Street West and Highway 22 on the west end of
town. The land is considered
a state highway access way
and has some trees on it.
Part of the land is cut and
baled by a farmer, but the
area in question is not due to
the trees. The city has asked
MnDOT. Other parts are
maintained by the homeowners. The area in question had
been maintained by residents
who were present at the meet-
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actors and directors from the
Twin Cities will be in Glencoe Thursday, Aug. 6, and
Friday, Aug. 7, to perform
The Hoopla Train with Yard
Master Yip and his Polkastra
at The Pla-Mor Ballroom.
Show time is 7 p.m. both
evenings.
Randy Wilson, mayor of
Glencoe, will be a guest
member of the cast.
This
family-friendly
Vaudeville-style variety show
is on a 14-city tour, performing in historic ballrooms
across the state. The show includes a live talent contest for
audience members and an opportunity to dance to upbeat
polkas and waltzes that made
ballrooms famous, accompanied by The Chmielewski
Funtime Band.
The Hoopla Train cast of
actors has performed on the
stages across the country, including the Guthrie Theater,
The Children’s Theater Company, Ten Thousand Things
Theater, Berkeley Repertory
Theater, The Shakespeare
Theater in Washington D.C.,
and Off-Broadway. The project is produced by Sod House
Theater and is spearheaded
by actor/director Luverne
Seifert, a senior teaching specialist at the University of
Minnesota, and actor/director
Darcey Engen, chair of the
Theater Arts Department at
Augsburg College in Minneapolis.
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in love.”
Purchase tickets at Brown
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door. Seating is limited. Call
612-414-2032 for more information.
The production is made
possible in part by a grant
provided by the Minnesota
State Arts Board through an
appropriation by the Minnesota State Legislature from
the state’s arts and cultural
heritage fund with money
from the vote of the people of
Minnesota on Nov. 4, 2008.
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All Requests Welcome!
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Submitted photo
Cast members of the Hoopla Train, who
will be at the Pla-Mor Ballroom Thursday and Friday evening, are, from left,
Luverne Seifert, Elise Langer, Nathan
Keepers, Kimberly Richardson, Darcey
Engen and Jim Lichtscheidl, front. Not
pictured: Andrea Wollenberg. Glencoe
Mayor Randy Wilson will be a guest
member of the cast.
• Burgers • Sandwiches • Wraps
• Broasted Chicken • Shrimp
• Prime Rib • Steak • BBQ Ribs
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Record
Glencoe Police
TUESDAY, JULY 28
1:37 p.m. — A person came to
the police department to file a report regarding identity theft.
4:11 p.m. — An officer responded to a residence on DeSoto Avenue for an animal complaint. The resident admitted to
having three dogs and three cats,
and said she would get rid of the
cats and one of the dogs. Blight
issues also were discussed.
8 p.m. — A citation for driving
after suspension was issued at a
traffic stop in the area of Highway
212 and Chandler Avenue.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 29
11:31 a.m. — A male wanted
charges pressed against his
court-appointed attorney. “He was
advised that there was little that
can be done and to contact the
courts,” according to the police
report.
12:46 p.m. — A male who was
having difficulty breathing was
taken by ambulance to the hospital from an address on Eighth
Street W.
1:37 p.m. — A minor two-vehicle accident was reported on 10th
Street. There were no injuries.
1:52 p.m. — A female who was
not feeling well was taken by ambulance to the hospital from an
address on Cedar Avenue N.
THURSDAY, JULY 30
9:13 a.m. — A witness reported
seeing a vehicle hit another while
pulling into a parking stall at the
Glencoe medical clinic. The
owner of the car that was hit was
not concerned about a scuff mark
on the bumper, and the officer
was unable to make contact with
the owner of the other car because they were at a medical appointment.
8:36 p.m. — A person on 12th
Street E reported receiving unwanted phone calls, possibly
threatening.
11:07 p.m. — A verbal warning
was given for improper registration and a citation issued for no
insurance at a traffic stop in the
area of 13th Street W and Cedar
Avenue N.
FRIDAY, JULY 31
2:02 a.m. — A loose dog was
brought to the police department.
A voice mail was left for the
owner.
2:15 a.m. — Officers assisted
the Brownton Police Department
and McLeod County Sheriff’s Office with a burglary alarm and
stolen vehicle in Brownton.
1:47 p.m. — Officers and the
Glencoe Fire Department responded to the first of three false
fire alarms at a business on 11th
Street E.
4:29 p.m. — A vehicle was reported stolen from the parking lot
at Fleet Supply, but it turned out
to be an issue of mistaken identity. The person who took the vehicle had one very similar in appearance, and drove off in the
wrong vehicle. Both vehicles were
left with the keys in the ignition.
The person who took the wrong
vehicle returned. Both drivers
were advised not to leave their
keys in unattended vehicles.
6:03 p.m. — An officer assisted
with a child custody exchange on
16th Street W.
9:03 p.m. — An officer responded to a report of people on
the construction equipment on
Seventh Street E, but they were
gone before he arrived.
9:41 p.m. — An officer and the
Glencoe Ambulance responded to
a request for a lift assist on
Ranger Drive. The person declined transportation to the emergency room.
SATURDAY, AUG. 1
6:48 a.m. — A hit-and-run accident was reported on Ford Avenue N. It appeared a semi possibly entered the city limits and
then struck two vehicles that were
legally parked on the road. A
neighbor reported hearing something between 2 a.m. and 3 a.m.
8:05 p.m. — A citation was issued for driving after suspension
and given a verbal warning for illegal window tint at a traffic stop
on Highway 212 between Morningside Drive and Hamlet Avenue.
8:19 p.m. — An officer responded to a requested welfare
check of a person on 15th Street
E. The person voluntarily went to
the emergency room to be evaluated.
10:38 p.m. — Citations were
issued for no Minnesota driver’s
license and no insurance, and a
verbal warning given for unsafe
tires, at a traffic stop in the area
of Hennepin Avenue N and
Reeds Lane. The vehicle was
towed to the city impound lot.
11:11 p.m. — An officer responded to a request for a welfare check of a person on Elliott
Avenue N, who was fine.
SUNDAY, AUG. 2
6:45 a.m. — An officer came
upon a vehicle parked on 11th
Street E with no license plates or
temporary permit. The resident of
the house said they had just
bought the vehicle, and agreed to
move it off the street.
6:57 a.m. — An officer put a
24-hour notice on a van with flat
tires and expired tabs that had
been parked on 15th Street E for
several days.
9:11 a.m. — A driver was cited
for no proof of insurance and
given a verbal warning for failing
to move over at a traffic stop at
Highway 212 and Morningside
Driver.
11:43 a.m. — A caller reported
a dog in a truck on Cedar Avenue
N. The responding officer found
that two windows were open on
the truck, it was parked in the
shade and there was a breeze.
The dog was not in distress.
12:09 p.m. — A person on 20th
Street W reported that a ball may
have been stolen from his trailer
hitch during the night.
1:59 p.m. — The Glencoe Ambulance and an officer responded
to a medical on 10th Street E for
a pregnant female who said her
water had broken.
5:02 p.m. — An officer stood by
during a child custody exchange
on 10th Street E.
5:18 p.m. — A person with arm
numbness and shortness of
breath was taken by ambulance
to the emergency room from
Newton Avenue.
8:34 p.m. — A citation was
given for no trailer registration
and verbal warnings issued for no
trailer lights, no trailer breakaway
cable and trailer brakes not in
working order at a traffic stop on
Highway 212 east of town.
8:53 p.m. — A citation was issued for failing to move over for
an emergency vehicle and a verbal warning given for no proof of
insurance in the area of Highway
212 and Diamond Avenue.
9:23 p.m. — Officers responded to a verbal domestic on Greeley Avenue N.
MONDAY, AUG. 3
4:21 a.m. — Officers responded to a report of a runaway juvenile on 14th Street E.
11:31 a.m. — Officers responded to a minor two-vehicle accident in the hospital parking lot.
The owners exchanged insurance
information.
12:15 p.m. — Officers spoke to
a resident at a home which had a
couch sitting out by the curb. The
home owner said the couch
would be moved into the garage
by the end of the day.
6:01 p.m. — An officer mediated a child custody issue on Judd
Avenue N.
7:13 p.m. — Another child custody issue was addressed on Ash
Street.
7:49 p.m. — A theft was reported on Chandler Avenue N.
The 4th Annual
Troy Grack Golf Classic
will be held
September 20th, 2015
at the Glencoe Country Club
so mark your calendars!
Watch for registration
forms coming this summer.
2015
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Building Permits
The following building permits
were approved by the Glencoe
City Council Monday, Aug. 3:
• Bill Gould, 1702 Judd Ave. N,
foundation wall anchors.
• Devin Nicholson, 1810 Hennepin Ave. N, foundation wall anchors.
• Chad Sauter, 200 Interwood
Dr., shed.
• Robert Scheidt, 420 Ninth
Street E, mechanical permit.
• Paul Adelmann, 220 12th St.
E, re-roof.
• Ken Polifka, 2103 Judd Ave.
N, fence.
• Fred Werth, 104 Interwood
Dr., re-roof.
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pinions
The McLeod County Chronicle, Wednesday, August 5, 2015, page 4
State funding for
roads in small cities
Our view: Legislative appropriation
should be a start to a long-term plan
T
he latest state legislative session included
an appropriation of
$12.5 million as state aid for
roads in small cities.“This is
no substitute for a long-term
transportation plan, but a good
first step, and a way to help
our small cities who are too
often left behind in favor of
road fixes in larger areas,”
said state Rep. Glenn Gruenhagen, R-Glencoe.
Gruenhagen is right in calling it a “first step.” This is the
first time that smaller cities,
such as Silver Lake, Brownton, Stewart, Plato, New
Auburn and Biscay, are receiving a share of state transportation funding for local
roads. Larger cities, including
Hutchinson and Glencoe, have
already been receiving some
funding.
The amounts received by
each city may seem small. The
amounts allotted to area cities
include: Biscay, $7,489;
Brownton, $14,816; Lester
Prairie, $22,048; Plato,
$10,465; Silver Lake,
$15,054; Stewart, $13,710;
Winsted, $28,595; and New
Auburn, $13,255.
We assume the disparate
amounts awarded each city is
based either on population,
square acreage or lineal feet of
road.
And while we agree with
Gruenhagen that this a good
first step, more needs to be
done.
A street is a street, regardless of whether it is in Biscay
or Minneapolis. One would
assume that the fixed costs of
excavation, subsurface work
and a top coat would be comparable for a street in either
city.
There are those who contend
that state aid for schools
should be based on both student population and the fixed
costs that come with each
school district, regardless of
enrollment. It costs the same
to heat, cool, light and maintain a classroom of comparable size in every district, regardless of the number of students in the room.
The same could be same of
our city roads and bridges.
Should the aid be based in part
upon population? Of course: a
greater population equates to
greater usage of the roads.
Should it also be based on
fixed construction and maintenance costs. Again, of course:
those costs will be similar for
similar streets, regardless of
the community in which they
are located.
Hopefully, in 2016, the state
Legislature will continue to
build on its “first step.” All of
the cities in Minnesota have
needs, and they all deserve
help, regardless of population.
— L.C.
Jumping on Cecil’s media band wagon
You’ve probably heard more than
enough about Cecil the lion. I know
I have. And yet I can’t seem to just
ignore it.
Just in case you were on Mars or
in the African plains and haven’t
heard, a wealthy Minnesota dentist
shot and killed a beloved icon of
Zimbabwe, a lion named Cecil who
lived on a wildlife preserve.
Apparently, the hunter’s guides
lured the lion out of the preserve by
dragging meat behind their vehicle.
This isn’t intended to be a commentary on big-game hunting and
whether or not it’s a legitimate sport.
What bothers me is the media
feeding frenzy over the issue. I don’t
think I’ve seen this much coverage
of an event since Princess Di was
killed in a car accident.
In these days of Facebook, Twitter
and other social media, it’s sometimes surprising what issues capture
the public’s attention. The Cecil incident has, as they say nowadays,
Lori Copler
“gone viral.”
The coverage has spun out of control.
That’s one thing, but what bothers
me is our public official’s knee-jerk
reaction to the incident which, in
case it isn’t obvious, occurred on a
different continent.
Federal officials are calling for the
Fish & Wildlife Service to take action. At least one state legislator has
asked the Minnesota Department of
Natural Resources (DNR) to investigate.
Really? The DNR doesn’t have
enough to contend with at home? It
needs to delve into issues in Africa?
I don’t want the DNR to investigate this unfortunate event. I want it
to address poor lake water quality,
invasive species, the decline of the
fish population, a lack of deer to be
shot in the upcoming season.
I feel bad about Cecil, just as I
would feel bad about an American
Eagle that had been shot. A national
icon is a national icon, and its demise should be mourned and, perhaps, even spark some outrage.
But it shouldn’t create the national
— even international — media
storm that the Cecil incident has created. This is just way overboard.
Rest in peace, Cecil, if you can
with all the clatter and chatter your
unfortunate death has generated.
You can
vote
online at w w w . g l e n c o e n e w s . c o m
Question of the week
Drive collects 114 units; volunteers appreciated
After a decade of no increases, the Glencoe
City Council is considering a pay hike for
council members and the mayor.
What do you think?
1) Give them a raise; they put in a lot of work.
2) Don’t raise wages; it saves the city money.
3) I don’t care.
Results for most recent question:
Do you believe sports teams, including the Vikings,
should have the right to sell the naming rights
to the stadiums in which they play?
1) Yes, it helps with their share of the funding — 27%
2) No, the names should be chosen by the public — 35%
3) I don’t care — 38%
55 votes. New question runs Aug. 5-11.
Letter to the Editor
To the Editor:
Thank you to all of the donors
who took time out of their day on
Wednesday, July 29, to donate at the
Glencoe Community Blood Drive.
The American Red Cross set our
goal for this summer drive at 130
units; we collected 114 units. Fifteen double-red donors were able to
give 29 units and 85 donors gave
single units. Blood donations decline during the summer when vacations may cause some donors to be
less available to give. Many schools
where blood drives are held are out
of session during the summer
months, which makes the summer
an especially difficult time to collect
enough blood to meet the needs of
hospital patients.
Blood is needed for a variety of
reasons: accident and burn victims,
heart surgery patients, organ transplant patients, and those receiving
treatment for leukemia, cancer and
sickle cell disease all need blood.
Volunteer blood donors are the only
source of blood and platelets for
those in need of lifesaving transfusions. The 114 units you donated
may support up to 342 people who
truly need this gift of life.
Very many volunteers give behind-the-scenes and up-front support for the community blood
drives, including community support from Coborn’s, Security Bank
& Trust, The McLeod County
Chronicle and Glencoe City Center.
We thank all of you for your efforts;
without you we couldn’t fulfill our
lifesaving mission to the American
Red Cross. We also thank Thrivent
Financial Action Team for financial
support for the drive. I especially
want to thank Noreen Schuette for
her day-long assistance to my cochair Nelda Klaustermeier during
my absence at this drive. It was so
very much appreciated!
The next scheduled Glencoe
Community Blood Drive is set for
Wednesday, Nov. 18, from 1 p.m. to
7 p.m., at the Glencoe City Center.
Mark your calendars. Make (and
keep) an appointment. The life you
save may belong to someone you
love. Thank you for your continued
support.
Charleen Engelmann,
Coordinator
Glencoe Community
Blood Drive
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June Bussler, Business Manager; Sue Keenan, Sales Representative; Brenda Fogarty,
Sales Representative; Rebecca Mariscal, Staff Writer; Tom
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From the Brownton Bulletin archives
History
100 Years Ago
From the Stewart Tribune archives
100 Years Ago
Aug. 6, 1915
Koeppen Brothers, Editors
Matt Tanata, 12-year-old son
of Mr. and Mrs. John Tanata of
Preston Lake, this morning suffered the loss of the first finger
of his right hand when it became
caught in a pulley in the loft of
his father’s barn.
Work commenced yesterday
on the construction of the new
village power house, which will
be built just west of the old
house and will be of concrete
and brick. When completed, the
new place will add greatly to the
appearance near the water tower
and will also be up to snuff in
every particular. A new electric
motor will be purchased for
pumping purposes, although the
old gas engine will be kept for
emergencies.
Two more dogs suffered from
the dog poisoner’s work the first
of this week. Henry Dols’ white
one died, but by careful attention, Charley Gunther saved the
life of his pointer. Needless to
say, both men would like to get
hold of this blot upon the face of
the earth who is laying this poison.
75 Years Ago
Aug. 2, 1940
Harry Koeppen, Editor
Herb Fleisch, well-known and
prominent Round Grove farmer,
last Monday journeyed to Glencoe and there deposited the regular filing fee required by law to
run this fall for the office of state
representative from McLeod
County. He will be opposed in
the primary election by Herman
Dammann of Plato, the incumbent, and Art Polak of Glencoe.
ceremony June 26, 1965, at St.
Matthew’s Lutheran Church,
Fernando.
Miss Nancy Lee Doerr,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jerome
Doerr of Stewart, was united in
marriage to Mr. Dale Redetzke
on Friday evening, July 30, at St.
Matthew’s Lutheran Church in
Fernando.
50 Years Ago
35 Years Ago
Aug. 5, 1965
Kermit T. Hubin, Editor
With the sale of 200 shares of
stock last week, the Oakdale
Country Club near Lake Allie
was organized, and given the goahead on the construction of a
nine-hole golf course. A grounds
committee to work with the architect includes Leo “Buzz” Nelson as the chairperson, with
Lester Green of Hector, Bob Ludowese of Stewart, and Robert
Putzier, Max Meehan and Robert
Jakobitz working with them. Appointed to the clubhouse committee were Clayton Barnes,
chairman; and Howard Evenson,
Hector, and Viggo Sorenson,
Gordon Williams, Henry Krant
and Adrid Hagberg of Buffalo
Lake.
Miss Eldonna Alsleben,
daughter of Mrs. and Mrs.
Arthur Alsleben of Brownton,
and Walter Roepke, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Ervin Roepke, spoke
marriage vows at a double-ring
Aug. 7, 1980
Douglas G. Seitz, Editor
The Stewart Fire Department
was called to the Stan Maiers
farm to extinguish a tractor fire
Friday afternoon, but the fire had
been put out before the department arrived. Mark Maiers, 14,
was spreading manure when he
noticed fire coming from around
the engine area of the tractor. He
ran home to get help, and he and
his father put the fire out with
fire extinguishers. A call was put
in to the fire department to make
sure the fire would not reignite.
Mr. and Mrs. James Burke
wish to announce the birth of a
baby girl, Jean Paula, born July
24. She has one brother, David.
Funeral services were held
Wednesday for Darryl Katzenmeyer, 23, formerly of Stewart,
who was killed in a motorcycle
accident July 26 near Virginia.
of 78. She is survived by her
husband and one daughter, Mrs.
Charles (Nina) Zimmerman.
Funeral services are being
held today (Thursday) for LeRoy
E. Newcomb, Sumter Township
farmer who passed Monday afternoon at his home near Lake
Marion. He had reached the age
of 66 years.
Aug. 6, 1915
O.C. Conrad, Editor
Dr. and Mrs. E.L. Maurer left
Sunday for the big fair at Frisco,
where they will remain for several weeks. Dr. D.W. Bolles came
up from Minneapolis Saturday
and will look after the doctor’s
practice in his absence.
At the expiration of its present
license, the Biscay saloon will
go out of business. The Supreme
Court has handed down a decision that the roadhouse law
passed in the recent legislative
session is valid.
A son was born to Mr. and
Mrs. Louis Ewald of Sumter on
Tuesday of this week.
The local garage now has its
building completely finished on
the interior and it presents a decided improvement. The walls
and ceiling are covered with galvanized steel, making it practically fireproof. The full shipment
of shop tools has not arrived, but
the shop is in shape to handle almost any kind of repair job.
On Monday of this week a
daughter was born to Mr. and
Mrs. Ernest Bartels of Round
Grove.
50 Years Ago
Aug. 5, 1965
Charles H. Warner, Editor
Edward “Barney” Tadsen sustained an extremely painful injury Friday afternoon when he
fell from a ladder at the home of
his brother-in-law, Clarence
Reimers. Barney was climbing
up to the hay mow when the
mishap occurred. He was taken
first to the Brownton Clinic, then
to the Glencoe hospital for treatment of a badly broken elbow.
Eldonna Alsleben and Walter
Roepke were united in marriage
Saturday, June 26, at 2 p.m., in a
double-ring ceremony. Mr. and
Mrs. Arthur Alsleben of Brownton and Mr. and Mrs. Erwin
Roepke of Stewart are the parents.
Around 6:10 p.m. Sunday, the
fire siren blasted, summoning the
fire department to the junction of
U.S. Highway 212 and State
Highway 15, where a truck trailer carrying a large barrel of fuel
oil was on fire. The fire was
quickly extinguished with damage confined to the trailer and
the hose connections. The back
of the truck rack was slightly
scorched.
75 Years Ago
Aug. 1, 1940
Milton D. Hakel, Editor
The memory of one of Brownton’s pioneer women will be
honored Friday when funeral
rites are held for Mrs. Albert E.
(Isabel) Smith. She suffered a
heart attack Sunday morning and
passed away Tuesday at the age
20 Years Ago
Aug. 2, 1995
Lori Copler, Editor
Immanuel Lutheran Church’s
centennial celebration drew
standing-room only crowds as
parishioners, former members
and guests paced the sanctuary,
chapel and basement for worship
services Sunday.
On Sunday, at about 4:55
p.m., the Renville County Sheriff’s Department received a call
about a possible drowning on
Lake Preston, Rescue workers
from Buffalo Lake, Hector,
Brownton, Stewart and Hutchinson spent that evening and all
day Monday searching for the
body of Romeo Picazo Jr., 18, of
Buffalo Lake. His body was finally found at about 6:20 p.m.
Monday.
Ellan “Bud” Kottke, 77, former mayor of Stewart, died July
22, 1995.
10 Years Ago
Aug. 3, 2005
Lori Copler, Editor
The Shade Tree Retirement
Center in Brownton celebrated
its 15th anniversary Saturday
night with food, music and
clowns.
Jacob and Jennifer Knick of
Brownton announce the birth of
their daughter, Cadance Cathleen, on July 10, 2005, at the
Hutchinson Community Hospital. Her older sister is Jasmine.
Grandparents are Ron and Jill
Knick of Brownton, Kathy Brede
of St. Louis Park and Henry
Brede of Hutchinson.
From the Chronicle archives
From the Silver Lake Leader archives
30 Years Ago
tences.
75 Years Ago
50 Years Ago
10 Years Ago
August 3, 1940
Delbert Merrill, Publisher
Albin Ruzicka of Glencoe,
former Silver Lake businessman
and resident of this community,
was killed in an auto collision
Wednesday. Funeral arrangements have been set for Saturday
morning, Aug. 3, at the Church
of St. Joseph in Silver Lake.
Joe P. O’Hara of Glencoe filed
for the Republican nomination
for Congress from the Second
Congregational District.
Mr. and Mrs. J.H. Jerabek of
Silver Lake announce the engagement of their daughter, Lucille Lillian, to Frank Lacey of
Alameda, California. Miss Jerabek is on the nursing staff at
Fort Miley hospital.
Joe Lowy’s Quality Store has
a birthday this week; may not
seem so but it’s 20 years since
Joe Lowy and his father bought
the general store.
August 5, 1965
Wilbert Merrill, Publisher
Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Harold
Stibal of Silver Lake, at St.
Mary’s Hospital in Winsted on
Tuesday, July 13, a boy, Brian
Harold, weight 5 pounds, 13 1⁄2
ounces.
Born, to Mr. and Mrs.
Clarence Kosek of Silver Lake,
on Wednesday, July 28, a boy,
weight 8 pounds, 1 ounce.
Sister Mary Robert Ann
SSND, made her first vows of
poverty, chastity and obedience
as a member of the Congregation
of the School Sisters of Notre
Dame in Mankato on July 17.
Aug. 7, 1985
Bill Ramige, Editor
The Copper Still bar in Plato,
owned by Duane Mathews of
rural Glencoe, was gutted by fire
early Monday morning. Damage
from an explosion and fire was
estimated by McLeod County investigator Dan Murphy to be in
excess of $100,000. Plato firefighters were called to the scene
on Main Street in Plato at about
4 a.m. The building was engulfed in smoke and flames
when they arrived.
The Glencoe Brewers earned a
berth in the region tournament
by beating the St. Peter Saints in
a 5-4 victory. The win put Glencoe into the Ara Wilson League
championship series.
20 Years Ago
Aug. 9, 1995
Rich Glennie, Editor
A lightning strike Sunday
evening may have set back the
Pamida construction project another two weeks. Lightning
struck a corner of the partially
completed wall, causing about
$25,000-$30,000 damage. At
least 50 feet of the cement block
wall and about 25 feet of footing
block will have to be demolished. The demolition will involve about 2,000 blocks.
After more than a year and a
half in the study stage, the proposed $3.6 million community
center was jolted to the next
stage when the Glencoe City
Council, on a 4-1 vote, approved
a motion for the site near Oak
Leaf Park.
Drugs, sex and booze are a
vast majority of the cases that
McLeod County Attorney Mike
Junge sees during the year. Junge
told this to the county board, and
said that those three areas make
up 75 to 80 percent of his caseload. While the county has a
smaller population than Carver
County, McLeod County has a
higher number of felony sen-
Aug. 10, 2005
Rich Glennie, Editor
The Glencoe-Silver Lake
Board of Education selected
Rozeboom Miller Architects of
Minneapolis as its architectural
firm for the proposed new elementary school.
For nearly two decades, The
Guillotine has been edited, published and circulated by
Besheys. Jim and Jeri purchased
the specialty publication in 1987,
and with help from their nowgrown children, Mark, Jeff and
Dawn, have been presenting
Minnesota’s amateur wrestling
community news stories, advertisements and columns on their
favorite topic once a month each
school year ever since. But now,
it is time to hand off The Guillotine to a younger Beshey. On
July 1, son Jeff became sole
owner and publisher of the Minnesota wrestling publication.
25 Years Ago
August 2, 1990
Ken and Dorothy Merrill,
Publishers
Leanne Lhotka, daughter of
10 Years Ago
August 4, 2005
Ken and Dorothy Merrill,
Publishers
Brian and Janelle Webb of
Cokato are proud to announce
the birth of their daughter, Leah
Aspen, born on Friday, July 22.
Candidates for Pola-Czesky
Queen are Amy Lueck, Rose
Weiers, Tina Mickolichek, Brittany Rannow, Stephine Hopkins,
and Karmen Dostal.
Australian Darwin mayor visits Darwin, Minn.
DARWIN — Lord Mayor
Katrina Fong Lim of Darwin,
Australia, recently visited
Darwin, Minnesota, according to the Dassel-Cokato En-
Tracing Roots
Ray and Joyce Lhotka of Silver
Lake, graduated from Bemidji
State University with an associate in arts degree in liberal education.
The marriage ceremony of
Jodi Penas and Ron Phillips took
place at St. Joseph’s Catholic
Church in Silver Lake on June
30, 1990, at 1 p.m., with Father
Douglas Schleisman officiating.
terprise-Dispatch. The visit
came several months after the
Minnesota Darwin mayor,
Josh Johnson, was featured
on a Darwin, Australia, radio
talk show. The two mayors
met and chatted during that
show, culminating in Lim’s
visit to Minnesota.
By Ron Pulkrabek
I attended District #6
Riverside Country School
near Koniska, six miles north
of Glencoe, in the first and
second grades in 1943 and
1944. As the crow flies the
school was only three-fourths
of a mile away, but due to the
Crow River wandering
through the neighborhood I
had to walk one-half mile
south on our driveway, onehalf mile west across the
Koniska bridge, and one mile
south.
A ride to school? Never!
One time my dad came to
pick me up with horses and a
manure sleigh. A few of the
other kids going in that direction preferred to walk. I wonder why?
Another time during a
snowy winter, I took a shortcut behind the barn, through a
wooded pasture, through
open pasture, across thin ice
on the Crow River and while
crossing through a barbed
wire fence the snaps on my
lunch bucket got caught on
the barbed wire and opened.
Digging my sandwiches out
of the snow and heating them
on the old school stove didn’t
help much.
It seems strange but my
parents never seemed to
worry about my taking a
short cut, even in winter by
myself and only 6 and 7 years
old years old. Or course, our
clothes were not like they are
now; overshoes, not insulated
boots. Hand-me down coats;
some too big, some too small.
A neck scarf was a must but
it soon became wet when
pulled up to cover our nose
and frozen ice crystals
formed on it and onto our eye
lashes. Only our eyes were
exposed to the cold and wind.
One time in the first grade
the teacher caught me throwing spitballs. Miss Esther
Steinhilber made me come up
front and sit on her lap while
she taught the other kids. I
was embarrassed and never
threw spitballs again. During
recess we played “king on the
hill” on a six-foot high
mound of wood ashes. One
spring we played on halfmelted spongy ice in one of
the nearby sloughs and slid
on the nearby Crow River.
It seems there were never
enough balls and bats so another sport was shooting at
each other with sling shots
using acorns for ammunition.
Wow! Did that ever sting!
Lenny Noga was the best
shooter. No one lost an eye,
but may have ended up with a
swollen lump on the forehead.
In the spring the snakes
came out. One brave brother
would tease his older brother
who was deathly afraid of
snakes. One time he secretly
put several small snakes inside the handle bars of his
brother’s bike. As his brother
was pedaling full speed, they
started to come out. He landed in the ditch, tipped over
and then started chasing and
swearing at his brother while
we all had a good laugh.
By 1948, there was only
one kid left. Mrs. Trick, the
teacher who lived nearby,
could usually get all the lessons done in a few hours and
she and the single student
sometimes came to school
only two days a week. The
last year for District #6 was
1948.
Non-school-related incidence in about 1949 at age
13: Our rented farm didn’t
have electricity at that time.
Our driveway was a half-mile
long and often drifted in by
snow. At various times we
parked the car by the main
road and our family of five
walked over the snow drifts
to the farm yard. My dad carried the car battery to the
house and placed it behind
the stove. When we were
ready to take a trip to town
my dad would put the car battery into the little 8N Ford
tractor (we only had one battery) and we would all pile
onto it. My dad driving, my
mother standing on the little
tractor running board, my little sister and brother sitting
on the fenders and I with my
brand-new zipper overshoes
stood on the back drawbar.
Unfortunately the exhaust
pipe came out near my overshoe and soon we all started
to smell burned rubber. It
blistered a hole in the overshoe toe. Thereafter I walked
around with a one-inch
square inner tube patch on
my toe. I was very embarrassed to wear my, new, once
proud, zipper overshoes.
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Obituaries
Audrey Lorraine Lipke, 88, of Glencoe
Audrey Lorraine (Rose)
Lipke, 88, of Glencoe, died
Saturday, July 25, 2015.
Funeral
services
were held
S a t u r d a y,
Aug. 1, at
First Evangelical
Lutheran
Church in
Glencoe
with the Audrey Lipke
Rev. Daniel
Welch officiating. Peggy
Hatlestad was the organist.
Soloist RaNaye Odegaard
sang “Bless the Lord, O My
Soul.” Congregational hymns
were “The Lord is My Shepherd” and “Lord, Take My
Hand and Lead Me.”
Casket bearers were Mrs.
Lipke’s
grandchildren,
Christopher Susag, Peter
Susag, Lisa Rolf, Beth Rehfuss, Mike Tschida, Becky
Niznik, Megan Brandt and
Geoff Schatz.
Interment was in the Glencoe City Cemetery.
Audrey Lorraine (Rose)
Lipke was born Feb. 25,
1927, in Winthrop, the
daughter of William and
Bertha (Buboltz) Rose. She
was baptized as an infant on
March 20, 1927, by the Rev.
J. Weise in Winthrop, and
was confirmed in her faith as
a youth on March 17, 1941,
by the Rev. H. Winter at Immanuel Lutheran Church in
Gaylord. She attended country school in Penn Township.
On March 16, 1947, she
was united in marriage to
Lloyd Lipke by the Rev. E.
Stahlke at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Gaylord. The
couple made their home in
Glencoe, Pequot Lakes and
Pine River before moving
back to Glencoe in 2004.
Their marriage was blessed
with four daughters, Sandra,
Patricia, Lila and Julene. Audrey and Lloyd Lipke shared
68 years of marriage.
Mrs. Lipke was a hardworking woman who always
put faith and family first. She
worked at various places over
the years, including Plieseis
Store in New Auburn, Busch
Brothers in Gaylord, Northwestern Bell and then at
Lee’s Super Valu in Glencoe.
She was a member of First
Evangelical Lutheran Church
in Glencoe.
She loved being outdoors
fishing and gardening. She
enjoyed golfing, bowling,
dancing, playing cards and
traveling, especially to Texas.
She especially cherished
spending time with her family, grandchildren and greatgrandchildren.
She is survived by her hus-
band, Lloyd Lipke of Glencoe; children, Sandra
(Richard) Susag of Alexandria, Patricia (Michael) Gavin
of Glencoe, Lila (Paul) Tschida of Pierz and Julene (Tom)
Schatz of Glencoe; grandchildren, Christopher (Kirsi)
Susag, Peter (Noreen) Susag,
Lisa (Clifford) Rolf, Beth
(Bill) Rehfuss, Mike (Cara)
Tschida, Becky (Brent)
Niznik, Megan (Eric) Brandt
and Geoff Schatz; greatgrandchildren, Noortaj Susag,
Will Rehfuss, Ryan Tschida,
Luke Tschida, Ellianna Tschida, Daniel Niznik, Lydia
Niznik, David Niznik,
Nicholas Brandt and Hannah
Brandt; stepgrandchildren,
Casey Gavin, Michael
(Tracy) Gavin and Katharine
Hanold; nephews, nieces,
other relatives and many
friends.
She was preceded in death
by her parents, William and
Bertha Rose, grandson, Mark
Tschida; infant granddaughter
Susag; infant great-grandson,
Jacob Brandt; and sister and
brother-in-law, Rubie and
Orville Uecker.
Arrangements were with
the Johnson-McBride Funeral
Chapel in Glencoe. Online
obituaries and guest book
area available at www.hantge
.com.
Rodney Curtis Horton, 61, of Plato
Rodney Curtis Horton, 61,
of Plato, died Saturday, July
25, 2015, at his home.
Memorial services were
held Friday, July 31, at First
Evangelical Lutheran Church
in Glencoe with the Rev.
Ronald Mathison officiating.
Luke Dahl was the organist.
Congregational hymns were
“How Great Thou Art,”
“Abide With Me” and “Rock
of Ages.” Military honors
were by the Glencoe American Legion Post 95.
Rodney Curtis Horton was
born Jan. 23, 1954, in Glencoe, the son of Warren and
Elouise (Rettmann) Horton.
He was baptized as an infant
on Aug. 15, 1954, by the Rev.
A.H. Fellwock, and was confirmed in his faith as a youth
on May 25, 1969, by the Rev.
M.S. Pohl, both at First Evangelical Lutheran Church in
Glencoe. He received his education in Glencoe and was a
graduate of the Glencoe High
School class of 1973. He fur-
thered his education by attending Hutchinson Vo-Tech
in Hutchinson and received
welding and auto mechanics
degrees.
On Aug. 24, 2012, he was
united in marriage to Stacey
Schuette at the McLeod
County Courthouse in Glencoe. They made their home in
Plato.
Mr. Horton had previously
worked for Meyer Transport
and Plato Woodwork, Inc., in
Plato. He was a member of
First Evangelical Lutheran
Church in Glencoe. He
served in the National Guard
for 20 years and was able to
travel to Norway, Alaska and
numerous states as part of the
National Guard, often as an
instructor. He also was an instructor for winter survival in
the National Guard and
trained all branches of the
military at Camp Ripley in
Little Falls.
The Hortons also hosted
foreign exchange students
from Brazil, South Korea,
Kazakhstan and Sweden.
Mr. Horton enjoyed snowmobiling, riding motor bike,
traveling, working on his old
truck and projects around the
house and yard. He loved
spending time with his family
and friends.
He is survived by his wife,
Stacey Horton of Plato;
mother, Elouise Horton of
Glencoe; sisters, Debbie
Green of Sauk Rapids and
Connie (DJ) Wilson of
Apache Junction, Arizona;
brother, Keith (Eileen) Horton of Glencoe; nieces,
nephews, other relatives and
friends.
He was preceded in death
by his father, Warren Horton;
and brother, Douglas Horton.
Arrangements were with
the Johnson-McBride Funeral
Chapel of Glencoe. Online
obituaries and guest book are
available at www.hantge.
com.
Alice M. Moritz, 87, of Severn, Md.
Moritz was born Nov. 17,
1927, in Bird Island. She attended high school at St.
Mary’s High School in South
St. Paul. She was employed
at Telex for 20 years, then the
American Legion Post 34 for
seven years, and later with
Post 276 for 17 years. She
was also a member of the
Women’s Auxiliary Post 276.
She enjoyed baking, gardening and mysteries.
She was preceded in death
by her husband of 50 years,
Albert O. Moritz.
She is survived by her son,
David A. (Alma) Moritz of
Severn, Maryland; two
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will be held
Tu e s d a y,
Aug. 11, at
11 a.m., at
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C e m e t e r y Alice Moritz
in Stewart
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(Caleb) Payne of Verona, Virginia, and Angela Moritz of
Baltimore, Maryland; two
great-grandchildren, Benjamin Toro and Natalie
Payne; and three siblings,
Virgil, Larry and Alvina
Molitor, all of Coon Rapids.
The family requests memorial contributions in her name
to the American Legion Post
276, 8068 Quarterfield Road,
Severn, Md., 21144.
Arrangements are with the
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The Rev. Norman A. Sifferath, 81, of Hutchinson,
died Tuesday, July 28, 2015,
at the Hutchinson Health
Hospital.
The funeral service was
held Saturday, Aug. 1, at St.
Paul’s Lutheran Church in
Stewart with the Rev. Mahlon
Bekedam officiating. Adline
Kottke was the organist.
Casket bearers were Tanner
Sifferath, Jack Grimm, Leeland Sifferath, Quentin
Schmierer, Paul Grimm and
Karly Sifferath.
Interment was in the
church cemetery.
The Rev. Norman A. Sifferath was born Nov. 1, 1933,
in Round Grove Township,
McLeod County, to William
and Emilie (Bartels) Sifferath. He was baptized Nov.
26, 1933, and confirmed in
his faith on July 6, 1947, both
at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
in Stewart. He grew up in
rural Winthrop and attended
country school in District 52
until the sixth grade. He was
a graduate of the Buffalo
Lake High School class of
1951. He furthered his education at Wartburg College in
Waverly, Iowa. He then attended Wartburg Seminary in
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verting his music into a digital format, as was evidenced
by his massive music files. At
his residence at Prince of
Peace Retirement Living, he
enjoyed competing in the Wii
bowling league (he even
scored a perfect 300 game!)
He also enjoyed puzzles, but
most of all, he enjoyed the
time he spent with his family.
He is survived by his
brother, Gary (Nancy) Sifferath
of
Burnsville;
nephews, Tim Sifferath (fianceé Tammy Ronning) of
Hutchinson, Gordy Sifferath
of Eagan, and Guy (Sheila)
Sifferath of Grand Marais;
niece, Mary (Ken) Coy of
Inver Grove Heights; sisterin-law, LaVon Sifferath of
Stewart; many great-nieces
and great-nephews, other relatives and friends.
He was preceded in death
by his parents, William and
Emilie Sifferath; stepmother,
Irene Sifferath; and brother,
Lloyd Sifferath.
Arrangements were with
the Hughes-Hantge Funeral
Chapel in Hector. An online
guest book is available at
www.hantge.com.
Maurice A. Pokorny, 82, of Merrifield
Maurice “Morrie” A. Pokorny, 82, of Merrifield, died
Monday, July 27, 2015, at
Crosby Care Center in Crosby.
A memorial service will be
held Tuesday, Aug. 18, at 1
p.m., at Huber Funeral Home,
520 Second St., Excelsior.
Family and friends are invited to gather one hour prior to
the services and to enjoy a
lunch at the American Legion
following the service.
Mr. Pokorny was born Dec.
11, 1932, in Silver Lake, to
Albin and Eleanor (Posusta)
Pokorny. He worked for Red
Owl as a mechanical engineer
for 32 years, while also operating his auto salvage business and helping his father on
the farm.
He was united in marriage
to Mary Henning on Sept. 4,
1964, in Mitchell, S.D. He
enjoyed hunting, fishing,
watching wrestling and fixing
cars. Mr. Pokorny also loved
his dogs. He loved spending
time with his family and was
especially proud when he and
his wife built their home on
Horseshoe Lake in Merrifield
and moved there permanently
in 2004.
22 Brownton
seniors met
on Monday
BARK Day Saturday
at Brownton ball field
Twenty-two Brownton senior citizens met Monday,
Aug. 3, at the Brownton
Community Center.
Cards were played after the
meeting with the following
winners — 500, Audrey Tongen, first, and Gladys Rickert, second; pinochle, Ordell
Klucas, first, and Ruby Streich, second; and sheephead,
Elva Wendlandt, first, and
Lowell Brelje, second.
Eleanora Lamp won the
door prize. Marie Dols
served refreshments.
The next meeting will be
Monday, Aug. 10, at 1 p.m.
All area seniors are welcome.
Thank You
to the Pola-Czesky Committee for choosing us as the
2015 Pola-Czesky Days
Grand Marshals. We would
also like to thank the Silver
Lake Fire Dept., the Knights
of Columbus #1841, and the
Silver Lake Women’s Club
GFWC for nominating us. It
was an honor and we really
enjoyed the weekend!
Also a big “thank you” to
all the organizations in Silver Lake for making a great
Pola-Czesky weekend!
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Dubuque, Iowa; he graduated
and was ordained in 1959.
His first call was to a twopoint parish in Wisconsin —
Cicero Lutheran in rural
Black Creek and St. Mark’s
Lutheran in Navarino. St.
Mark’s was eventually realigned and the second congregation was Our Savior’s
Lutheran in rural Pulaski.
Rev. Sifferath next served at
Our Savior ’s Lutheran in
Stanley, Wisconsin. He was
called to a two-point parish in
Montevideo — Jevnaker
Lutheran and Mandt Lutheran
— and served there until his
retirement. Upon retirement,
he joined St. Paul’s Lutheran
Church in Stewart, where he
remained a member until his
death.
During his lifetime, he had
a number of interests. He was
an avid stamp and coin collector, enjoyed photography
and making wine. He enjoyed
flying and was a licensed
pilot. As an accomplished
woodworker, he created
many beautiful pieces for
family members. He enjoyed
listening to music and playing the organ. He also loved
technology and spent many
hours on his computer con-
Brownton Area Resources
for Kids (BARK) has set its
seventh-annual human foosball and bean bag tournament
for Saturday, Aug. 8, at the
softball field near the Brownton Area Civic Center.
The day will begin with a
5K fun run/walk starting at 8
a.m., with a kids’ dash to follow.
The day will again feature
a human foosball tournament,
which was a new activity last
year.
Registration for the bean
bag tournament starts at 9
Mr. Pokorny is survived by
his wife, Mary, of Merrifield;
sons, Rick Pokorny (fiancée
Laura Higgins) of Excelsior,
Jim Pokorny of Emily and
Michael Pokorny of Princeton; daughter, Patricia; two
grandsons, Jason and Ian; sisters, Elaine and Rita; and
brother, Roger.
He was preceded in death
by his parents; daughter,
Wendy; grandson, Shane; and
brothers, Milo and Wayne.
In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred to the American Lung Association.
a.m., with competition starting at 10:30 a.m.
Other activities include a
buffalo chip toss throughout
the day; inflatable bounce
houes, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.;
Clown Town, 11 a.m. to 2
p.m.; pony rides, 2 p.m.; 4
p.m.; paint ball, 1 p.m. to 4
p.m.; and an exhibition foosball game for kids 14 and
under at noon.
The day will be capped
with a street dance in front of
the Brownton Bar & Grill
from 8 a.m. to midnight, featuring Zeew Factor.
Wed., Aug. 5 — Food for Kidz packaging event, Cactus Jack’s II, Hwy. 212, Stewart, 4-8 p.m.
Thurs., Aug. 6 — AA Group mtg. next to Post Office
in Stewart, 8 p.m., call 320-212-5290 for info.
Fri., Aug. 7 — Brownton Lions Club Sweet-Corn
Feed, Brownton Community Center, 5-7 p.m.
Mon., Aug. 10 — 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., Aug. 11 — American Red Cross Blood Drive,
Peace Lutheran Church, 400 Franklin St. SW, Hutchinson, 12-6 p.m.
Thurs., Aug. 13 — AA Group mtg. next to Post Office
in Stewart, 8 p.m., call 320-212-5290 for info.
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In Loving Memory of
Weather Corner
Thank
People
I would like to say thank you to
the nurses and doctors at the
Ridgeview and Abbott hospitals for
their wonderful care. Thank you to
my husband and my entire family
for all their visits.
All the trips to and from the hospital to visit. All the cards, phone
calls, flowers, gifts, visits and food.
Also, a big thank you for helping
me when I came home. I am very
grateful for all your help.
By Jake Yurek
Thank you, Canada! We saw another blast of cool
Canadian air to start the week, giving air conditioners another break. Temperatures won’t go up a whole lot this
week, but moisture will be on the increase. Highs should
stay in the 70s with lows in the 50s to lower 60s.
A frontal system that marks the barrier between hot
and cold will inch toward the area Wednesday, touching
off showers and thunderstorms Thursday. It will take its
sweet time moving on, so I’m thinking we won’t clear
out until Friday at the earliest.
As we move towards the weekend, we’ll have a lingering chance of scattered showers or thunder but there
won’t be anything organized. A couple computer models
are hinting at a chunk of warmer air making it up to our
neck of the woods next week, but so far this year we’ve
escaped the bulk of the heat as areas to our south have
been in a constant oven. Have a great first week of August, everyone!
Ma dobry weekendem
Mit dobry vikend
Wednesday night — Lows 54-60; showers.
Thursday — Highs 70-78, lows 58-64; showers and
thunder.
Friday — Highs 72-78, lows 54-60; partly cloudy with
a chance of scattered showers.
Saturday — Highs 74-80, lows 57-63; partly cloudy.
Sunday — Highs 78-84; partly cloudy.
Weather Quiz: How many days in a typical summer
will we see highs at or above 90 degrees?
Answer to last week’s question (What are some of August’s weather extremes?): Highest temperature, 103 degrees on Aug. 15, 1936; lowest temperature, 39 degrees
on Aug. 19, 1967; most precipitation, 7.28 inches on
Aug. 30, 1977. August is the last month I won’t have to
mention snowfall … it’s coming!
Remember: I make the forecast, not the weather!
St. Thomas announces grads
Kyler Anderson and Danielle Bielke of Glencoe and
William Kasal of Stewart graduated from the University
of St. Thomas in spring 2015. Anderson earned a bachelor of science in biochemistry; Bielke, a bachelor of arts
in financial management; and Kasal, a bachelor of arts in
operations management.
Thanks again,
Marlene Schermann
Daughter to Henderson family
Dean and Brickael Henderson of Brownton announce
the birth of their daughter, Brooklyn Grace Henderson,
born July 14 at Hutchinson Health. Brooklyn weighed 6
pounds and was 19 inches long. She is welcomed home
by big brother Landon. Grandparents are Ron and Dawn
Henderson of Ramsey and Ron Hale of Red Lodge,
Montana.
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Some may know that you are
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no matter how long.
Sadly missed by Larry & JoAnn Ardolf,
Kay & Gary Nowak, and families
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Football registration
Registration for the 2015
Silver Lake Lions fifth- and
sixth-grade football program
began Monday, Aug. 3, at the
Hutchinson Recreation Center. Sign up ends Aug. 19.
The Hutchinson Recreation
Center hours are Monday
through Thursday, 9 a.m. to 4
p.m.
The team will play in either the lightweight or heavyweight division. When registering, please indicate that
you are a Silver Lake Lions
player. The Silver Lake Lions
will sponsor one-half of the
registration fee per player.
Equipment pickup (hel-
Deloris Ardolf
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mets and pads) is scheduled
for Aug. 20 at 7 p.m. at the
Hutchinson Recreation Center. Players are to provide
their own football pants
(black pants as there are new
uniforms) and shoes (tennis
or soccer). Pants and mouth
guards will be available on
equipment night. Practice is
tentatively scheduled to start
Aug. 24, with the first games
on Thursday, Sept. 10.
Coaches are Brian Mickolichek and Gary Kosek.
Lions member contact is
Sandy Posusta, 320-5101937.
July 29 blood drive
Submitted photo
Senior king and queen for day
The McLeod County Senior Citizens held their potluck
picnic and meeting on Wednesday, July 15, at the Silver
Lake Auditorium. Crowned King and Queen for the day
were Bernie Kaczmarek of Silver Lake and Pearl Streu of
Brownton. Cards were played after the meeting.
The American Red Cross
blood drive in Glencoe on
Wednesday, July 29, resulted
in 114 units of blood being
donated. The goal for the
drive was 130 units. These
donors met new goals:
1 gallon: William Husted,
Scott Becker, Lloyd Thurn.
2 gallons: Michael Bergs,
Nicholas Sohns.
3 gallons: Janet Giese,
Randall Carrigan, Gail Rach,
Ronald Lewendowski.
4 gallons: Francis Chapman, Phyllis Christenson,
William Ziegler.
5 gallons: Virgil Richter,
Roger Krueger.
6 gallons: Sandy Olson,
Lee Carrigan.
7 gallons: Marne Long,
Cherrie Grack, Colleen Benjamin.
9 gallons: Mary Ann Thalman, Shirley Nowak, Arnold
Brinkman.
11 gallons: Bruce Donnay.
12 gallons: Connie Jutz,
Norbert Hemmann.
13 gallons: Leslie Engelmann.
14 gallons: Gary Vogt.
The next Glencoe blood
drive is Wednesday, Nov. 18.
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to $1 per Bushel Back!
In the past 24 months China rejected more than 5 million
tons of U.S. Corn due to MIR-162 unapproved trait
marketed by Syngenta.
Chronicle photo by Rebecca Mariscal
Lions host final Music in the Park this year
Glencoe’s Music in the Park series
came to an end Wednesday, July 29
with a performance by Jason and
Chuck Thiel of the Jolly Ramblers, pictured above. About 120 people were
entertained by the duo’s polka-centered performance. The Glencoe Lions
Club served dinner and held a raffle.
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‘Moo! Trunk Show’ at Glencoe library
The “Moo! Trunk Show” made a stop in
Glencoe at the city center’s ballroom
Thursday, July 30. Based on the chil-
dren’s book “Moo!” the show featured
illustrator Mike Wohnoutka and author
David LaRochelle, pictured above.
SL held final music in the park
The Silver Lake music in
the park series concluded
Thursday, July 30, with over
380 people enjoying the
weather as well as the music
of Jim’s Brewers. Jim Wen-
dolek was joined by fellow
musicians Jerome Kadlec,
August Makovsky, and Mike
Wendolek.
Lunch was served by the
Holy Family Council of
Catholic Women. Numerous
prizes donated by individuals,
organizations and businesses
were awarded to attendees
young and old.
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Pola-Czesky Days
July 31 – Aug. 2, 2015
The 5K Run and Walk participants were
up bright and early Saturday morning
for the beginning of the race at 8 a.m.
Pictured above, the pack of runners
Friday night’s toilet bowl races proved
to once again be a popular event at
Pola-Czesky Days. Members from a variety of community organizations com-
and walkers take off at the sound of the
horn. Isiah Herout, in blue, finished
first in under 12 minutes.
peted, including John Marvan and Eric
Inselmann of the Silver Lake Fire Department.
Kyler and Ayla Pokornowski dressed as
surgeons and pulled their patients behind
them in a wagon during the kiddie parade
Saturday afternoon.
The kiddie pedal pull drew quite the crowd of children of all ages Saturday afternoon. Pictured above,
Noah Popelka, 5, focuses on going the distance.
Dane Westom winds up for the shoe toss on Saturday.
The heat didn’t keep crowds from lining Main Street for
the parade Sunday afternoon. Shown above, Silver Lake
Aquatennial Ambassador Becca Green waves to the
crowd as she rides through the parade.
Sawyer Kaczmarek has his hands full on his
leg of his team’s pizza race on Saturday afternoon.
Chronicle photos
by
Rebecca Mariscal and
Lori Copler
Oliver Peterson rode in to save the day
during the kiddie parade Saturday.
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