Inside . . . Coming up *Movie on Birch is Friday *Gear-Head Get Together, EAA fly-in events are Saturday The Maple Lake Volume 119, Number 46 • Wednesday, August 13, 2014 • Maple Lake, MN 55358 • maplelakemessenger.com $1 Wright County Sheriff’s Office issues 224 speeding tickets in July With July came a statewide focus on speeders and individu- als not wearing their seatbelts. The Wright County Sheriff’s Office issued 224 speeding tick- ets during the 18-day stretch, the second most speeding tickets of any county outside the metro area, with only Olmsted County issuing 20 more. Enhanced speed enforcement coupled with educational pro- gramming was the focus of the Minnesota Department of Public Safety Office of Traffic Safety’s July speed enforcement cam- paign. Between 2011 and 2013, ille- gal and unsafe speeding con- tributed to 235 deaths and 666 serious injuries, according to DPS/OTS. In almost one in four fatal crashes throughout the state over the past 10 years, speed has been a factor. So far, there have been 187 traffic deaths, 19 fewer than were reported this time a year ago. The agency also notes that summer is the deadliest season on Minnesota roads, largely due to motorists traveling at faster speeds with clear roads giving drivers a false sense of security. In Wright County, the fastest speeder was clocked at 84 mph, far slower than the fastest speeder in the state, who was clocked at 125 mph by the Min- nesota State Patrol. The Wright County Sheriff’s Office also led all county agen- cies outside the metro area with 38 seat belt violations. According to DPS/OTS, a total of 16,926 drivers were cited during the campaign by 310 law enforcement agencies throughout the state. The organization used the campaign to communicate the dangers of speeding. “The pain of a speeding ticket does not compare to the physical and emotional pain you can experience from a speed-re- lated crash,” said Donna Berger, OTS director. “Law enforcement hears all kinds of excuses, but there is no excuse to put you and others in harm's way by speed- ing.” Lakers clinch No. 1 seed: page 6 Library programs: page 8 by Gabe Licht Editor For seven Maple Lake High School students, summer vaca- tion has been more than just a break from school. It’s been a time to earn on-the-job training. Katherine Borgert, Josh Chambliss, Elijah Lark, Brandon Latzig, Hailee Malachek, Wesley Roehlke and Brady Tongen have been working at True Friends’ Camp Courage near Maple Lake three days each week. “The student workers are gaining valuable work-readiness skills to help them be successful, self-sufficient workers in the fu- ture,” said Jennifer Carl, a youth employment specialist with Cen- tral Minnesota Jobs and Training Services, which provided a grant for the program. MLHS teacher Tana Fobbe wrote CMJTS requesting the grant and nominated the students to be a part of the program. That grant provides transportation for the students to Camp Courage three days a week and pays wages for the students and their supervisor. Chad Stenson, the physical plant director for True Friends, believes the program is a win- win for everyone involved. “In my mind, it’s helping the community,” Stenson said. “The community helps us all the time, so it’s a nice way to pay them back. The collaboration between us and CMJTS gives kids a way to give back in the summer and get paid a bit for it, too.” Gear-heads getting together with airplane enthusiasts Legislation allows for slight levy increase by Gabe Licht Editor Taxpayers in the Maple Lake school district will see a slight increase in the operating levy, due in part to legislation passed during the legislative session. The increase comes out to $27.75 per pupil unit, or about a 4 percent increase over the cur- rent operating levy amount of $696.25. Superintendent Mark Re- demske explained the situation before the board approved the increase by a 5-1 vote, with Ben Elsenpeter dissenting and Shelly Liljequist absent, during Mon- day evening’s board meeting. “Every district, starting in 2015, will have local operating revenue of $424 that will be right on top of the levy sheet coming from the Minnesota De- partment of Education,” Re- demske said. “If we want to take less than that, we need to under- levy. The legislature has also al- lowed school boards to remove or add a levy of up to $300 for up to five years without going to the voters.” The $424 from the state is added to the $300 amount that the board has the authority to impose for a total of $724, or $27.75 more than the current amount of $696.25. According to Redemske, an MDE representative had sug- gested the district increase the levy to the $300 mark for two years. “They said to do it for a cou- ple years and then, after two years, re-authorize the full $300,” Redemske said. He also clarified that the levy is increasing per pupil unit not per household. The amount per household will vary based on their tax assessment. by Gabe Licht Editor For the past 27 years, the Ex- perimental Aircraft Association Chapter 878 has hosted its an- nual pork chop dinner and fly-in on Labor Day weekend. For the past three years, the Maple Lake Chamber of Commerce has hosted the Gear-Head Get To- gether in downtown Maple Lake on the third Saturday in August. Saturday, for the first time ever, the two events will take place on the same day. “These two events are very complementary as both cele- brate creativity and freedom of expression in motorized vehi- cles, whether they operate on land or in the air,” said Wayne Flury, the secretary of EAA Chapter 878. A free shuttle bus will trans- port guests between the airport and downtown. Both events will have plenty to offer. Starting around 8 a.m., the swap meet will begin and vehi- cles will begin rolling into downtown for the Get Together. “Last year, we had some- where around 500 vehicles come and go throughout the day,” Get Together committee co-chair Scott Chantland said. “…We put our emphasis on no plaques, no trophies. It doesn’t have to be a specific year. If you like your car, bring it. It doesn’t have to be a true show vehicle.” Between 75 to 80 swap meet vendors sold gear-head-related items a year ago. Swap meet spots will be on a first-come-first-served basis, but Chantland doesn’t believe any- one will be turned away. “We definitely have room to grow,” he said. While vehicles, swap meet vendors and crowds gather, Bondo Bob will be spinning vin- tage vinyl records. In the meantime, the fly-in will begin at 10 a.m. with a ju- ried craft show in the hangars, meaning a committee selects vendors rather than allowing them on a first-come-first-served basis. At least 30 vendors are ex- pected. The pork chop dinner will take place from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Pizza, salads and other op- tions have been added for vari- ety. And, of course, plenty of air- craft will be on display. Get Together continued on page 12 Levy increase continued on page 3 Katherine Borgert, Wesley Roehlke, Elijah Lark, Brandon Latzig, Josh Chambliss, Hailee Malachek and Brady Tongen have been working at Camp Courage as part of a program through Central Minnesota Jobs and Training Services. (Photo submitted) OJT continued on page 3 Members of the Gear-Head Get Together committee have been working to coordinate Saturday’s event in downtown Maple Lake. Members include (front) John Rivers and Scott Chantland; (back) Tom Hanson, Roger James, Mary James, David Rivers, Pete Miessen, Larry Greene, Hans Melgaard, Vickie Zieska and Linda Rasset; and (not pictured) Dan Albrecht and Mike Zieska. For the first year, they are collaborating with Experimental Aircraft Association Chapter 878, which will be hosting a fly-in, pork chop dinner and craft show. A shuttle will run between the two events throughout the day. (Photo submitted) A summer of OJT New tax for county road projects a possibility by John Holler Correspondent Nobody likes new taxes, but, at times, they’re the only way to get local projects completed. At the Aug. 6 meeting of the Wright County Board of Com- missioners, Highway Engineer Virgil Hawkins came before the board to discuss future county road projects and the potential funding gap. Hawkins explained that the issue had been discussed at the July 21 transportation commit- tee of the whole meeting and that, over the past 20 years, costs for transportation projects have increased about 300 per- cent while available funding has not kept pace. The result has been a deterioration of the con- dition of the county’s highway system. As a result of this fund- ing gap, much-needed recon- struction projects have been delayed. As things currently stand, the funding gap will result in the delay or reduction of several projects scheduled for 2015 and beyond. “The projects identified in our five-year plan will have to be delayed due to current fund- ing levels,” Hawkins said. “These are all reconstruction projects, but our current level of funding only allows for pave- ment-preservation projects. One of our new options is a local op- tion sales tax that could be im- plemented in Wright County so we can do reconstruction proj- ects.” The commissioners dis- cussed a pair of options. One would be the imposition of a wheelage tax to generate up to $1.2 million a year. A local op- tion sales tax would generate $5 million to $6 million annually with about 20 percent of those costs coming from Wright County residents. Currently, state aid, federal aid and local levy dollars cover about $7.2 million on average, while the needs are close to $12 million or more a year to keep the highway system from fur- ther deterioration. New tax continued on page 3
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Coming up*Movie on Birch is Friday
*Gear-Head Get Together, EAA fly-inevents are Saturday
The Maple Lake
Volume 119, Number 46 • Wednesday, August 13, 2014 • Maple Lake, MN 55358 • maplelakemessenger.com $1
Wright County Sheriff’s Office issues 224 speedingtickets in July
With July came a statewidefocus on speeders and individu-als not wearing their seatbelts.
The Wright County Sheriff’sOffice issued 224 speeding tick-ets during the 18-day stretch, thesecond most speeding tickets ofany county outside the metroarea, with only Olmsted Countyissuing 20 more.
Enhanced speed enforcementcoupled with educational pro-gramming was the focus of theMinnesota Department of PublicSafety Office of Traffic Safety’sJuly speed enforcement cam-paign.
Between 2011 and 2013, ille-gal and unsafe speeding con-tributed to 235 deaths and 666serious injuries, according toDPS/OTS. In almost one in fourfatal crashes throughout the stateover the past 10 years, speed hasbeen a factor.
So far, there have been 187traffic deaths, 19 fewer thanwere reported this time a yearago.
The agency also notes thatsummer is the deadliest seasonon Minnesota roads, largely dueto motorists traveling at fasterspeeds with clear roads givingdrivers a false sense of security.
In Wright County, the fastestspeeder was clocked at 84 mph,far slower than the fastestspeeder in the state, who wasclocked at 125 mph by the Min-nesota State Patrol.
The Wright County Sheriff’sOffice also led all county agen-cies outside the metro area with38 seat belt violations.
According to DPS/OTS, atotal of 16,926 drivers werecited during the campaign by310 law enforcement agenciesthroughout the state.
The organization used thecampaign to communicate thedangers of speeding.
“The pain of a speedingticket does not compare to thephysical and emotional pain youcan experience from a speed-re-lated crash,” said Donna Berger,OTS director. “Law enforcementhears all kinds of excuses, butthere is no excuse to put you andothers in harm's way by speed-ing.”
Lakers clinch No. 1seed: page 6
Library programs:page 8
by Gabe Licht
EditorFor seven Maple Lake High
School students, summer vaca-tion has been more than just abreak from school. It’s been atime to earn on-the-job training.
Katherine Borgert, JoshChambliss, Elijah Lark, BrandonLatzig, Hailee Malachek, WesleyRoehlke and Brady Tongen havebeen working at True Friends’Camp Courage near Maple Lakethree days each week.
“The student workers aregaining valuable work-readinessskills to help them be successful,self-sufficient workers in the fu-ture,” said Jennifer Carl, a youthemployment specialist with Cen-tral Minnesota Jobs and TrainingServices, which provided a grantfor the program.
MLHS teacher Tana Fobbewrote CMJTS requesting thegrant and nominated the studentsto be a part of the program. Thatgrant provides transportation forthe students to Camp Couragethree days a week and payswages for the students and theirsupervisor.
Chad Stenson, the physicalplant director for True Friends,believes the program is a win-win for everyone involved.
“In my mind, it’s helping thecommunity,” Stenson said. “Thecommunity helps us all the time,so it’s a nice way to pay themback. The collaboration betweenus and CMJTS gives kids a wayto give back in the summer andget paid a bit for it, too.”
Taxpayers in the Maple Lakeschool district will see a slightincrease in the operating levy,due in part to legislation passedduring the legislative session.
The increase comes out to$27.75 per pupil unit, or about a4 percent increase over the cur-rent operating levy amount of$696.25.
Superintendent Mark Re-demske explained the situationbefore the board approved theincrease by a 5-1 vote, with BenElsenpeter dissenting and ShellyLiljequist absent, during Mon-day evening’s board meeting.
“Every district, starting in2015, will have local operatingrevenue of $424 that will beright on top of the levy sheetcoming from the Minnesota De-partment of Education,” Re-demske said. “If we want to takeless than that, we need to under-levy. The legislature has also al-lowed school boards to removeor add a levy of up to $300 forup to five years without going tothe voters.”
The $424 from the state isadded to the $300 amount thatthe board has the authority toimpose for a total of $724, or$27.75 more than the currentamount of $696.25.
According to Redemske, anMDE representative had sug-gested the district increase thelevy to the $300 mark for twoyears.
“They said to do it for a cou-ple years and then, after twoyears, re-authorize the full$300,” Redemske said.
He also clarified that the levyis increasing per pupil unit notper household. The amount perhousehold will vary based ontheir tax assessment.
by Gabe Licht
Editor
For the past 27 years, the Ex-perimental Aircraft AssociationChapter 878 has hosted its an-nual pork chop dinner and fly-inon Labor Day weekend. For thepast three years, the Maple LakeChamber of Commerce hashosted the Gear-Head Get To-gether in downtown Maple Lakeon the third Saturday in August.Saturday, for the first time ever,the two events will take place onthe same day.
“These two events are verycomplementary as both cele-brate creativity and freedom of
expression in motorized vehi-cles, whether they operate onland or in the air,” said WayneFlury, the secretary of EAAChapter 878.
A free shuttle bus will trans-port guests between the airportand downtown.
Both events will have plentyto offer.
Starting around 8 a.m., theswap meet will begin and vehi-cles will begin rolling intodowntown for the Get Together.
“Last year, we had some-where around 500 vehicles comeand go throughout the day,” GetTogether committee co-chair
Scott Chantland said. “…We putour emphasis on no plaques, notrophies. It doesn’t have to be aspecific year. If you like yourcar, bring it. It doesn’t have to bea true show vehicle.”
Between 75 to 80 swap meetvendors sold gear-head-relateditems a year ago.
Swap meet spots will be on afirst-come-first-served basis, butChantland doesn’t believe any-one will be turned away.
“We definitely have room togrow,” he said.
While vehicles, swap meetvendors and crowds gather,Bondo Bob will be spinning vin-
tage vinyl records.In the meantime, the fly-in
will begin at 10 a.m. with a ju-ried craft show in the hangars,meaning a committee selectsvendors rather than allowingthem on a first-come-first-servedbasis. At least 30 vendors are ex-pected.
The pork chop dinner willtake place from 11:30 a.m. to 2p.m. Pizza, salads and other op-tions have been added for vari-ety.
And, of course, plenty of air-craft will be on display.
Malachek and Brady Tongen have been working at Camp Courage as part of a program
through Central Minnesota Jobs and Training Services. (Photo submitted)OJT
continued on page 3
Members of the Gear-Head Get Together committee have been working to coordinate Saturday’s event in downtown Maple
Lake. Members include (front) John Rivers and Scott Chantland; (back) Tom Hanson, Roger James, Mary James, David
Rivers, Pete Miessen, Larry Greene, Hans Melgaard, Vickie Zieska and Linda Rasset; and (not pictured) Dan Albrecht and
Mike Zieska. For the first year, they are collaborating with Experimental Aircraft Association Chapter 878, which will be hosting
a fly-in, pork chop dinner and craft show. A shuttle will run between the two events throughout the day. (Photo submitted)
A summer of OJT
New tax for county road projects a possibilityby John Holler
Correspondent
Nobody likes new taxes, but,at times, they’re the only way toget local projects completed. Atthe Aug. 6 meeting of theWright County Board of Com-missioners, Highway EngineerVirgil Hawkins came before theboard to discuss future countyroad projects and the potentialfunding gap.
Hawkins explained that the
issue had been discussed at theJuly 21 transportation commit-tee of the whole meeting andthat, over the past 20 years,costs for transportation projectshave increased about 300 per-cent while available funding hasnot kept pace. The result hasbeen a deterioration of the con-dition of the county’s highwaysystem. As a result of this fund-ing gap, much-needed recon-struction projects have been
delayed.As things currently stand, the
funding gap will result in thedelay or reduction of severalprojects scheduled for 2015 andbeyond.
“The projects identified inour five-year plan will have tobe delayed due to current fund-ing levels,” Hawkins said.“These are all reconstructionprojects, but our current level offunding only allows for pave-
ment-preservation projects. Oneof our new options is a local op-tion sales tax that could be im-plemented in Wright County sowe can do reconstruction proj-ects.”
The commissioners dis-cussed a pair of options. Onewould be the imposition of awheelage tax to generate up to$1.2 million a year. A local op-tion sales tax would generate $5million to $6 million annually
with about 20 percent of thosecosts coming from WrightCounty residents.
Currently, state aid, federalaid and local levy dollars coverabout $7.2 million on average,while the needs are close to $12million or more a year to keepthe highway system from fur-ther deterioration.
New taxcontinued on page 3
A week ago Tuesday it was a matter of moving around trying tofind a school of feeding sunfish, kind of like hunting and looking forgame. George Palmer and I didn’t find them in spots where there werefish previously, but other spots seemed to hold fish. It took a lot ofsorting and we felt fortunate to put 28 sunfish in the live well. It wasa warm day and we got off the lake before it turned hot on a day withlittle breeze. We were fishing in 13-14 ft. On Friday I paired up withJim Lemieux, again in the early morning. It was a day when the sunfishdidn’t cooperate at all even though we tried different spots. We strug-gled to find Lemieux a meal of sunfish, but it’s still fun to be out there.Listening to his experiences while fishing Maple Lake with former lo-cals, most of whom are doing their angling in the hereafter, was inter-esting to say the least. It’s fair to say Lemieux and his buddies haveboated a lot of fish. Besides the sunfish I had some fun Northern action.I boated a four-pounder, lost another one when I neglected to retie mysunfish hook which apparently was nicked. We were continuing tofish sunfish when another fish (apparently a Northern) bit and strippedmy sunfish jig off, an example of poor knot-tieing. I had another smallNorthern on, but not large enough for the frying pan. We called it aday around 11:00 when the heat was starting to get to Vanna, and usas well. Vanna’s not a dog that does much barking, but she tuned upwhen the Northern was flopping around in the boat. Lemieux com-mented on Sunday that filleting the Northern told him he was rusty inthat department and it took him some extra time to get the job done.I’m inclined to try a different lake the next time out. We spotted a doe and two fawns next to Ney Park’s south boundaryoff County Road 8 Friday afternoon while northbound. The fawns stillhad their spots and apparently were feeding on grass on the Goelzproperty. It’s also neat to see wildlife that close and I was surprized
the fawns were still sporting spots. On Sunday two sand hill craneswere feeding in a meadow just south of the Hank Potter farm when Iwas taking Vanna out for a walk. I’m still hoping to see a covey ofpheasants, but it hasn’t happened yet!
* * * Sunday’s final baseball game in Region 12C was between MapleLake and Loretto which the Lakers won 7-4. The Lakers defeatedLoretto 4 zip on Friday to remain the only team undefeated in Region12. Fans saw a great pitching effort by Jeremy Schmidt in that shut-out. Laker first baseman and manager Chad Raiche drove in the firstLaker run and Todd Fuller had two rbis on his double later in the game.Schmidt was awesome in the final two innings when he apparentlycould smell a shut-out win. Loretto defeated Howard Lake 8-4 on Sat-urday to match them again with the Lakers for seeding rights. Playingthree games in three days took a toll on the Loretto pitching staff andwalks pretty much determined the Sunday outcome. Pitcher MitchWurm gave up only four hits if memory serves me right. Luke Fobbe,at short, was kept busy with six or seven assists. Besides the MapleLake wins, the fans also set a record in attendance with over 2,300 at-tending the Region 12C games. The next step for the Lakers, who have a first-round bye in the statetournament, will be at Jordan on Friday, Aug. 22, in a 7:30 p.m. gamewith the winner of the Hanska-Sobieski game. Other North StarLeague teams have games as following the first week of the tourna-ment: Friday 8/15 at 7:30 in Belle Plaine (C) Howard Lake vs. (9B)Montevideo; Saturday 8/16 at 5:00 in Jordan (12B) Loretto vs. (3C)St. Benedict; and on Sunday 8/17 at noon in Jordan (12D) Delano vs.(13B) Luverne.
* * * On Monday morning the noise of road construction equipmentjarred me out of bed when Annandale’s Hot Mix started delivering bi-tuminous to my end of Linden Ave. North. The plan is to lay down thefirst coat of blacktop this year and put on the final wear coat next yearand I suspect all of the blacktopping will be done in the city beforeSaturday’s Gear Head Day.
* * * A local shopper commented Monday that Walmart has already putout some of their Halloween products. Where will it all end?
ViewpointBrute’sBleatby Harold Brutlag
New LawsHello Neighbors,A number of new laws went
into effect on August 1, 2014. TheHouse of Representatives has ahandy tool to help you sortthrough this list athttp://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/hinfo/newlaws2014-0.asp
While the list of new laws istoo comprehensive to detail here,I wanted to share with you somebigger changes that took effectAugust 1, 2014.
MINIMUM WAGE INCREASE
Effective August 1, the state’sminimum hourly wage will in-crease from $6.15 to $8.00. Thisbegins the process of increasesthat will eventually take Min-nesota to a wage of $9.50 in 2016.Beginning in 2018, the minimumwage will increase each year tomatch inflation. The law is tieredas follows:
For businesses exceeding$500,000 in gross annual sales: $8minimum wage beginning Au-gust 1, 2014; $9 in August 2015;and $9.50 in August 2016
For businesses not exceeding$500,000 in gross annual sales:$6.50 minimum wage beginningAugust 1, 2014; $7.25 in August2015; and $7.75 in August 2016
I strongly support Minnesota’sworking families, and believethey have a right to earn a fair,
reasonable wage. This is why Isupported raising the minimumwage to meet federal standards.However, the increase passed bythe Democrats is excessive. Itputs us out of step with surround-ing states, and the automatic in-creases adjusted to inflation aregoing to tie businesses’ handseven further. Local businesses arealready being harmed by tax in-creases passed both at the stateand federal level and by the bur-densome mandates of Oba-macare; this extreme increase istoo much for them to bear. Unfor-tunately, Minnesota families aregoing to be the ones to pay theprice for these policies.
FIREARMS RESTRICTIONS FOR DOMESTIC ABUSERSA new law will require people
who are subject to court orderedrestraining orders to surrendertheir firearms for the length of theorder. No firearm would have tobe surrendered without dueprocess or a court conviction; thelaw does not allow illegalsearches and seizures. Thefirearm would have to be trans-ferred to a government authorityafter the court action; any personthat accepts a firearm from an of-fender will be guilty of a grossmisdemeanor.
Sign colorsQuestion: With the new law of
$300 fines in construction zones Ihave a question. I know the whitespeed limit sign is the legal speedlimit. Are orange signs supposedto be advisory or warning signs?
Can you get a ticket for going thespeed of the white sign whenthere is also some orange signsposted? I’ve seen some construc-tion zones with white and orangesigns posted 55mph and thensome orange signs with 35mph
speed signs. What is the legalspeed limit?
Answer: You are correct; mo-torists who speed through a workzone will be fined $300 (effectiveAugust 1, 2014) thanks to a newlaw passed during the 2014 statelegislative session.
The white speed limit signs arethe official regulatory sign. Theorange signs serve as a warning;even though they are not regula-tory they are intended to provideclear instructions to help youdrive safely. So if the postedspeed limit is 55 mph, and yousee an orange sign indicating 35mph, I would recommend slow-ing to the indicated speed. Min-nesota signs, signals, andpavement markings conform tothe national standards. SignColor Meanings:
Regulatory – Red: Prohibits and commandsWhite: Regulates
Warning – Yellow: WarnsYellow-green: Warns and con-
trols pedestrian and bicycle cross-ings and school areas
Orange: Warns and controls inconstruction zones
Informational – Green: Guides and informsBlue: Describes services for
motoristsBrown: Indicates historic, cul-
tural, or recreational sitesA portion of state statutes were
used with permission from the Of-fice of the Revisor of Statutes. Ifyou have any questions concern-ing traffic related laws or issuesin Minnesota, send your questionsto Trp. Jesse Grabow – Min-nesota State Patrol at 1000 High-way 10 West, Detroit Lakes, MN56501-2205. (You can follow himon Twitter @MSPPIO_NW orreach him via email at,[email protected]).
Jail house lawyers and legal myths
Jailhouse Lawyer is a termthat is applied to people who havenot had formal legal educationbut who have amassed consider-able on-the-job training as the re-sult of their negative experienceswith the law. Unfortunately, theyusually know just enough to getthemselves—and others—intotrouble. Here are a number oflegal myths that you can oftenhear being given as advice bythese jailhouse lawyers.
MYTH No. 1—“The publicdefenders work for the govern-ment, not you, so you’re betteroff hiring a ‘real attorney,’” i.e. aprivate attorney.
TRUTH—Public defendersare the most competent attorneysthat appear in court. They special-ize in the criminal law and usu-ally know more about criminallaw and the criminal process thanall but a very few lawyers in thestate. The local public defendersalso know the prosecutors, knowthe judges, and are familiar withthe makeup of the juries in thevarious counties. While public
defenders do get paid by the state,they work for their clients andthey take their jobs very seri-ously. Many defendants (or theirfamilies) have shelled out bigbucks for private attorneys, onlyto have the same result (or worse)than a public defender could haveobtained. The best recommenda-tion for public defenders comesfrom law enforcement. I haveheard a number of police officerssay the same thing about publicdefenders: “I hate ‘em—but if Iwas ever in trouble, I would wantthem to represent me.”
MYTH No. 2—“Don’t worry,they can’t use your confession‘cause they didn’t read you noMiranda rights.”
TRUTH—A Miranda warn-ing advises a person that theyhave a right to remain silent andthat anything they say can beused against them. They have aright to talk to an attorney andone will be furnished if they can’tafford one. However, a Mirandawarning only is required whendefendants are “in custody.” Nor-mally, a police officer will per-form an investigation before a
defendant is placed under arrestor placed in custody. Anythingsaid to the officer during this in-vestigation stage is usually goingto be admissible at trial. Exam-ple: Responding to a house fire,police found a marijuana growingoperation and also a safe. Beforearresting the owner of the house,they asked him what was in thesafe. The owner stated that it con-tained money from his marijuanagrowing operation and also his“magic mushrooms.” His state-ments were used to obtain asearch warrant and will be admis-sible if the case comes to trial. AMiranda warning wasn’t neces-sary. Once he was arrested, hisMiranda rights were read to him.Then he—decided to remainsilent—too late.
MYTH No. 3—“The state’sgot a weak case. All they got iscircumstantial evidence.”
TRUTH—A common myth isthat circumstantial evidence issomehow inherently weak andthat the state can’t get a convic-tion based on circumstantial evi-dence alone. In fact, theinstruction that is read to a jury is“a fact can be proved by directevidence, circumstantial evidenceor by both” and “the law does notprefer one type of evidence overthe other.”
EXAMPLE: In a case in Red-wood County, a defendant tried tointimidate a witness in a murder
case. He decided to burn downthe witness’s house. Not beingthe sharpest knife in the drawer,he burned down the wrong house.While no one saw him burn downthe house, police were able to fol-low the defendant’s footprints inthe snow back to the defendant’shouse. Oh yes, the defendantwore size 16 shoes. It may havebeen circumstantial evidence, butit was very good circumstantialevidence. This fellow is presentlyserving a very long prison sen-tence.
Judges are not supposed togive legal advice to people. Ithink it’s fair, however, to pass onthis suggestion: Never rely on ad-vice given by someone sitting inthe cell next to yours.
Authored by Judge GeorgeHarrelson (now retired), Fifth Ju-dicial District. Reprinted withpermission of Marshall Inde-pendent. Submitted by JudgeSteve Halsey, Wright County Dis-trict Court, chambered in Buf-falo. Judge Halsey is the host of“The District Court Show” onlocal cable TV public accesschannels throughout the TenthJudicial District. Excerpts canbe viewed at WWW.QCTV.org.Go to Community and click “TheDistrict Court Show.” JudgeHalsey may also be heard on“Legal Happenings” on KRWC1360 AM (Buffalo) on Saturdaysat 12:30 p.m.
It’s in your courtby Judge Steve Halsey
Maple Lake Messenger Page 2August 13, 2014
News from the Capitolby Sen. Bruce Anderson
Ask aTrooper by Sgt. Jesse Grabow
AgricultureColumnby U.S. Ag. Secretary Tom Vilsack
Making the business case for rural America
These days, it seems like it’seasier than ever to turn a goodidea into reality. This is the era ofKickstarter, where entrepreneurscan connect with potential in-vestors at the click of a button.
Of course, it takes more thanmoney to grow an idea. It takesan atmosphere that fosters cre-ativity and rewards innovation.And at a deeper, less obviouslevel, it requires strong, secure in-frastructure—roads and bridges,but also internet access and com-munity facilities like hospitalsand schools—that improves con-nectivity and access to informa-tion, moves products to market,and makes communities compet-itive and attractive to new busi-nesses and investments.
Part of the challenge we facein rural America is that in toomany places, infrastructure is
outdated and cannot support thesame kinds of opportunities thatare easily found in cities andlarger towns.
USDA itself has a strongrecord of supporting rural infra-structure upgrades. Our RuralDevelopment program has a loanportfolio of over $200 billion di-rect and guaranteed loans. Yet,there continues to be significantunmet demand for investment inrural America that exceeds ourcapacity.
We can’t address this disparityalone, which is why this week,USDA, as part of the WhiteHouse Rural Council, hosted thefirst-ever Rural Opportunity In-vestment Conference. This con-ference brought together keypeople from the investment com-munity, rural areas and govern-
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All seven of the Twin Citiesmetro counties have imposed alocal option sales tax to cover suchprojects, as has the city of St.Cloud.
The commissioners weighedthe pros and cons of implementingeither of the tax options, butHawkins said that, if the county isto maintain its road system, morefunding than is currently availableis needed.
“Several other counties haveused this option because the costsof road reconstruction have risenso much,” Hawkins said. “At thecurrent level funding, withoutsuch a tax, we won’t be able to dothe projects we have in our five-year plan as reconstruction proj-ects. This is an option we shouldlook into during the budget hear-ings.”
The board authorized Hawkinsto research whether adjacent
counties have implemented thelocal option sales tax and/or whee-lage tax and share that informationwith the commissioners at the up-coming budget meetings for fur-ther discussion.
In other business, the board:• By a 4-1 vote, approved send-
ing out requests for proposal to getprices for the design and construc-tion of a new Public Works Build-ing. Commissioner Pat Sawatzkesaid he couldn’t support the pro-posal because the proposed cost of$18.5 million includes $7.5 mil-lion for a warm storage facility.Sawatzke said that cost would bemuch too high if it includes thewarm storage building and ques-tioned whether such a building isactually required, since many gov-ernment units and large businessesdon’t have such facilities and thatthe cost of building one for part-time winter use is prohibitive.
• Agreed to take a longer lookat replacing the veteranservice/nuclear position. It hasbeen years since the job descrip-tion has been updated and manyof the duties are similar to thosedone by the emergency manage-ment department. Former Com-missioner Karla Heeter spoke tothe commissioners, suggestingthey should look creatively at howto deal with the position – poten-tially eliminating it since the emer-gency management department ishandling many of the duties any-way.
• Approved meeting with thecity of Monticello to reach a com-promise solution for the configu-ration of County State AidHighway 75 at the intersection ofMinnesota Highway 25 in Monti-cello that would keep twothrough-lanes of traffic on CSAH75 as well as retaining street park-
ing.• Authorized steps to be taken
during this year to repair damagecaused by erosion from water flowin the right of way on CSAH 75 inthe Clearwater Watershed District.The county highway departmentwill provide a design plan formaking the repairs. As part of therepair project, the Clearwater Wa-tershed District will contribute$10,000 and the city of Clearwaterwill adopt a resolution of supportand provide equipment and man-power to aid in the project.
• Approved the Junerevenue/expenditure guidelines.Through the first half of thebudget year, both the revenues andexpenditures are in line with initialprojections.
• Scheduled a closed session todiscuss labor negotiations strategyfor 10:30 a.m. following the Sept.9 board meeting.
On Aug. 4, Frederick Van-schaieck Taylor, 41, of Annandale,was arrested in Hennepin Countyon a Wright County warrant forthird-degree DWI.
On Aug. 5, Jerrid AndersonRoushar, 25, of Monticello, was ar-rested in Buffalo on a WrightCounty warrant for third-degreeDWI.
On Aug. 5, Jared Dean Ander-son, 20, of Buffalo, was arrested inHennepin County on a WrightCounty warrant for fifth-degreecontrolled substance violation.
On Aug. 6, Nathaniel StevenBrower, 27, of Buffalo, was ar-rested in Buffalo on the charges ofdomestic assault and fifth-degreeassault.
On Aug. 7, William Menday,no permanent address, was arrestedin Hennepin County on a WrightCounty third-degree criminal sex-ual conduct warrant.
On Aug. 7, John Edward Klin-gelhoets, 30, of Delano, was ar-rested in Faribault County onfourth-degree assault-relatedcharges.
On Aug. 7, Nathan ThomasFath, 38, of Montrose, was arrestedin Montrose on a Wright Countydrug warrant.
On Aug. 7, Carol Ann Buck-endahl, 56, of Albertville, was ar-rested in Hasty on Wright Countyfifth-degree controlled substancecharges and a Wright County pro-bation violation warrant.
On Aug. 7, Adam Dale Fos-dick, 30, of St. Michael, was ar-rested in Buffalo on a WrightCounty flee a peace officer chargeand a Wright County first-degreedrug warrant.
On August 7, Bryce James Rus-sell, 35, of Montrose, was arrestedin Buffalo on a Wright CountySheriff’s Office DWI warrant.
On Aug. 7, Jesse Allen Boben-drier, 32, of St. Michael, was ar-rested in Buffalo on a Wright
County flee police in a motor ve-hicle warrant.
On August 7, Daniel LeeShank, 37, of Howard Lake, wasarrested in Montrose on a WrightCounty third-degree DWI and B-Card violation charges.
On Aug. 7, Mark Steven Wal-lace, 52, of Buffalo, was arrested inRogers on a Wright County fifth-degree drug warrant.
On Aug. 7, Benjamin MichaelOgren, 24, of Buffalo, was arrestedin Delano on Wright County fifth-degree controlled substance andthird-degree DWI charges.
On Aug. 8, Amy Beth Well-man, 45, of Buffalo, was arrestedin Buffalo on a Wright Countyfraud warrant.
On Aug. 8, Randy Allen Gor-don, 50, of Maple Lake, was ar-rested in Maple Lake on an IsantiCounty controlled substance-re-lated warrant.
On Aug. 8, Daniel Lee Banyai,24, of Monticello, was arrested inMonticello on probable causeWright County fifth-degree con-trolled substance charges.
On Aug. 9, Joseph DonaldSmith, 66, of Buffalo, was arrestedin Buffalo on contempt of court-re-lated charges.
On Aug. 9, Dallas RaymondEvenstad, 26, of St. Michael, wasarrested in St. Michael on a fifth-degree assault charge.
On Aug. 10, Nathan ThomasHatzenbeller, 27, of Otsego, wasarrested in Monticello on a WrightCounty probable cause third de-gree DWI charge.
There were 24 property-dam-age accidents, two personal-injuryaccidents, two hit-and-run acci-dents and one car-deer accident.
There were four arrests forDWI, six underage-consumptionarrests, no school bus stop arm vi-olations and 58 tickets for miscel-laneous traffic violations reportedthis week.
Aug. 11 Wright CountySheriff’s report
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Maple Lake’s Volunteer FireDepartment and Ambulance Serv-ice responded to the followingemergencies during the past week:
Aug. 7, 9:13 a.m.: Medical. Pa-tient transported by Maple Lakeambulance to the Buffalo HospitalER. Aug. 6,7:52 a.m.: Medical. Noambulance transportation. Aug. 4, 8:16 p.m.: Medical. Noambulance transportation. Maple Lake Fire Departmentrescue people provided lift assistson three days, Aug. 4, 5, and 6th,
at the same location. Maple Lake’s Volunteer FireDepartment responded to emer-gency calls as follows: Aug. 7, 3:20 a.m., Bernatellos’sPizza, 320 Congress St. in MapleLake for a sprinkler head brokenoff by employees. The system wasshut down. Ten firefighters re-sponded to the incident. Aug. 7, 2:14 p.m.: Tom Obrien,1338 County Road 37 NW, MapleLake Twp., brush fire. Nine fire-fighters responded and wet downthe area.
Aug. 11 Maple Lake Fire Department Report
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Baynes, Joseph Harrison, 26, ofBuffalo, sentenced July 31 forFelony Failure to Register as a SexOffender to stay of execution forfive years on conditions of proba-tion, serve 365 days jail, pay $75public defender co-payment, un-dergo a mental health evaluationand follow all recommendations,have no use or possession of alco-hol or non-prescription drugs, sub-mit to random testing, provideDNA sample, comply with regis-tration requirements, have no sameor similar violations. Sentenced byJudge Davis.
Brower, Brady James, 40, ofSouth Haven, sentenced July 31 forGross Misdemeanor Theft to 365days jail, $250 fine; 365 daysstayed for two years on conditionsof probation, pay $250 fine pluslaw library fee, undergo mentalhealth counseling and follow allrecommendations, have no contactwith victim, complete cognitiveskill training, pay restitution, haveno same or similar violations. Sen-tenced by Judge Davis.
Cabrera, Hipolito, 22, of Mon-ticello, sentenced Aug. 8 for Pro-bation Violations for GrossMisdemeanor Domestic Assault to60 days jail. Sentenced for Proba-tion Violations for Gross Misde-meanor Assault in the Fifth Degreeand Gross Misdemeanor Violationof No Contact Order to 60 daysjail, concurrent. Sentenced byJudge Tenney.
Dorn, Jay William, 52, ofRockford, sentenced July 25 forMisdemeanor Assault in the FifthDegree to 90 days jail, $1,000 fine;80 days, $950 stayed for two yearson conditions of probation, serve10 days jail, pay $50 fine plus sur-charges, undergo chemical de-pendency treatment and follow allrecommendations, completeWright County Domestic AbuseBatterer's Intervention Programand follow all recommendations,have no use or possession of alco-hol or non-prescription drugs, sub-mit to random testing, have nosame or similar violations. Sen-tenced by Judge Mottl.
Evenstad, Dallas Raymond, 26,of St. Michael, sentenced on08/06/14 for Misdemeanor Assaultin the Fifth Degree to 90 days jail,$200 fine; 86 days stayed for twoyears on conditions of probation,serve four days jail, pay $200 fineplus surcharges, pay restitution, un-dergo chemical dependency treat-ment and follow allrecommendations, complete Do-mestic Abuse Batterer's Interven-tion Program and follow allrecommendations, have no use orpossession of alcohol or non-pre-scription drugs, submit to randomtesting, have no contact with victimor victim's residence, have no sameor similar violations. Sentenced byJudge McPherson.
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Looking at the amount of in-crease at 4 percent, board memberJoe Paumen said, “It seems likeour operating levy has been theright amount.”
Redemske confirmed that as-sessment.
“I hear people complain thattaxes are too high for the schooldistrict,” board member ShelleyMcAlpine said.
“I don’t think we can turn
down $27 per pupil,” Board ChairArnie Michalicek said. “We’vealways had a policy of levying themaximum so we can offer thehighest quality of education. Thisis doing the same thing in myopinion. Most years, taxes staythe same or go down. This isn’tasking for it back, but gettingback some that we’re losing. Ithink we need to do it.”
Michalicek calculated that the
benefit to the district would beabout $24,300, using an estima-tion of 900 pupil units, a numberthat is changing constantly.
“Let’s say there were 1,000property owners and it was spreadevenly,” Paumen said. “It wouldbe about $25 each.”
“Nobody wants to pay moretaxes, but this makes sense tome,” board member Ed Trageradded.
McAlpine compared the in-crease to the decision to up activ-ity fees with little or no resistancefrom parents.
Following the vote, Redemskethanked the board for the timethey invested in the decision.
“I understand it’s one of thosedecisions that’s not easy,” he said.
For more information from themeeting, see the minutes in theAug. 20 issue of The Messenger.
If past experiences are any in-dication, the students involved geta lot out of the program.
“It’s wonderful because we’vehad so many kids come throughand they come back and thankus,” Stenson said. “It’s a greatfeeling to help kids out and we’regetting help, too.”
One example of success was a
student who went through theprogram and is now a departmentmanager with True Friends. An-other example was a student whowas interested in being a me-chanic, so he changed oil and didother mechanical tasks at a camp.He has since moved on to becomea mechanic.
Work opportunities vary by
the day.“They do anything under the
sun as far as maintenance goes,”Stenson said. “They may plungetoilets one day and clean up stormdamage the next. Working at acamp in the maintenance depart-ment is like working in 50 differ-ent homes. Anything you’d dowith a home, you have to do in
maintenance.”Stenson said he has worked
with CMJTS for the past sixyears.
CMJTS works specifically toprovide employment and trainingservices to help disadvantagedyouth achieve their potential tobecome productive and self-suffi-cient.
It is important that we do whatwe can to protect families and in-dividuals who have been the vic-tims of stalking or domesticassault, but there are already anumber of legal protections inplace relating to offenders own-ing firearms. This legislation wasredundant, and I have concernsthat it will eventually be used torollback the rights of gun owners.As a strong Second Amendmentsupporter, I believe we have a re-sponsibility to protect both law-abiding citizens and victims ofabuse equally.
CELL PHONE PRIVACYOn August 1, the government
must either get a warrant or showprobable cause before accessingthe location of an individual’scell phone. Such a warrant wouldbe valid for up to 60 days, withextensions possible. The only cir-cumstances in which a warrantwould not be necessary is to re-cover a lost or stolen device; torespond to calls for emergencyservices; or with documentedconsent from the owner or legalguardian of the owner; or whenthere is an emergency situationinvolving immediate danger of
death or severe injury to the per-son in possession of the device.
I know you value your right toprivacy and your personal prop-erty, and I am concerned thatthose rights are being eroded. Astechnology evolves, it is our re-sponsibility to update privacylaws so everyone is playing bythe same rules. While we trustlaw enforcement officials to dothe right thing, we should makesure the law is clear for everyoneto follow. For many of us, ourcell phones contain a largeamount of personal, private infor-mation; this bill is critical to
strengthening our privacy lawsand keeping your data private.This bill passed with strong bi-partisan support.
Keep in TouchI believe strongly in con-
stituent services so please contactme with questions or commentsor if you need any assistance ona state government issue.
ment to make the business casefor investing in rural America.
In conjunction with the con-ference, we also announced anew $10 billion Rural Infrastruc-ture Opportunity Fund. Sup-ported entirely by private sectordollars with an initial investmentfrom CoBank, a national cooper-ative bank and member of theFarm Credit System, and man-aged by Capitol Peak Asset Man-agement, the Fund offers asustainable platform for newkinds of investors to inject bil-lions into rural infrastructureprojects.
Up until now, we have faced amajor hurdle when it comes tomaking the connection betweenthe demand for investment inrural areas and the financial com-munity. The new Fund serves asa proof point that rural Americais a promising investment. The fi-nancial community should lookat investing in rural America notjust as a good thing to do—thereis a huge opportunity for them tosee a return on their investmentin rural America as well.
The Fund represents a newapproach to USDA’s support forjob-creating projects across thecountry. It allows us to act as amatchmaker between strong proj-ects and potential private in-vestors and expands our capacity
to facilitate rural investment be-yond what we can do alone.
Rural America needs strong,stable infrastructure in order tomeet the current demand for foodand farm products, as well as thegrowing demand in areas such asrenewable energy, local and re-gional food, and the bioeconomy.To attract young people to ruralAmerica, prevent rural “braindrain," and ensure a stable ruralworkforce, we have to make surethat rural areas offer the samebreadth of opportunity that citiescan offer and that starts withstrong, modern infrastructure.
These are high-potential areasthat will create jobs and stimulategrowth, which makes rural infra-structure not just a rural issue—it’s a national economic issue,too.
We believe that this Fund andthe communities brought to-gether for the first time at thisweek’s conference are a key partof addressing the unmet demandfor rural investment. If we can in-ject even a small portion of theenormous amount of available in-vestment capital in the UnitedStates into rural projects, we canhelp to foster an environment thatspurs rural innovation and en-sures that rural America remainsopen for business.
To see how USDA has in-
vested in your state, visit www.usda.gov/opportunity.
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CommunityPrograms & EventsMeetings
Aug. 14: Friends of theMaple Lake Library, 4:30p.m., at the library.
Aug. 14: Maple Lake Lions,7 p.m., American Legion Club.
Aug. 14: Sons of AmericanLegion, 8 p.m., American Le-gion Club.
Aug. 14: AA & Al-Anon,7:30 p.m., Buffalo EvangelicalFree Church, 2051 50th St. NE,County Rds. 25 & 113.
Aug. 16: AA, 7:30 p.m., Buf-falo Evangelical Free Church,2051 50th St. NE, County Rds.25 & 113.
Aug. 18: Al-Anon andMen's 12 Step Group, 7:30p.m., Buffalo Evangelical FreeChurch, 2015 50th St. NE,County Rds. 25 & 113.
Aug. 18: Multiple Sclerosissupport group, noon-1:30 p.m.,
Buffalo United MethodistChurch. Cathy, 320-274-8408 orMary Jo, 612-353-1460.
Aug. 19: Maple Lake CityCouncil, 7 p.m., city hall.
Aug. 19: Annandale LakersAA & Al-Anon, 8 p.m., UnitedMethodist Church of Annandale,250 Oak Ave. N.; 320-274-3380
Aug. 19: Gamblers Anony-mous & AA, 7:30 p.m., BuffaloEvangelical Free Church, 205150th St. NE, County Rds. 25 &113.
Aug. 20: Maple Lake VFW7664 Post & Auxiliary, 7 p.m.,at The V by HH. New memberswelcome.
Upcoming Red Cross blood drivesDonors of all types are encouraged to help save lives. Appointments
to give blood can be made by calling 1-800-RED-CROSS or visitingredcrossblood.org. Upcoming blood donation opportunities in WrightCounty: August 19 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at T.O. Plastics, 830 CountyRoad 75 in Clearwater; August 21 from 1 - 7 p.m. at Classic Hall &Event Center, 220 S. Poplar Lane in Annandale; August 22 from 10 a.m.to 4 p.m. at First Minnesota Bank, 555 W. Highway 55 in Buffalo; Au-gust 25 from 1 - 7 p.m. at Cub Foods, 1008 Highway 55 in Buffalo; Au-gust 27 from 12 - 6 p.m. at Presbyterian Church, 507 County Road 134in Buffalo; August 28 from 1 - 6 p.m. at First American Bank, 1272543rd. St. NE in Saint Michael; August 30 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. atHoward Lake Municipal Building, 733 6th St. in Howard Lake.
Thomes Insurance 80th birthday celebration Join Thomes Insurance Group Thursday, August 14, at Sturges Park
in Buffalo to celebrate 80 years of service. Burgers will be sizzling onthe grill from 5:30-7 p.m. Bring your family and friends. Don’t forget achair so that you can relax and listen to music by Alan Godage & Sun-down starting at 7 p.m. (If inclement weather, event will be moved toBuffalo Civic Center.)
'Dog Days of Summer' brunch is ThursdayIt's the "Dog Days of Summer" in more ways than one. Not only is
it the theme for a great brunch that ladies won't want to miss, at 9:30a.m. August 14, at Reichel's Event Center in Annandale, it's also thefocus of the feature. Wright County deputy Josh Tester with his K-9 part-ner, Vader, will talk about how they keep the community safe. To roundout the morning, there will be special music by Bev Sorensen, of An-nandale, and encouragement by speaker Ellen Bergmann of Flandreau,SD, whose theme is "Help in the Midst of Crisis." Make your reserva-tions by calling Dawn at 612-723-3905, Betsy at 320-274-5419 or emailat [email protected]. This event is sponsored by StonecroftMinistries.
Spaghetti Dinner and Silent Auction FridaySpaghetti Dinner and Silent Auction to benefit Faith Hope Love Min-
istries will be held at Corinna Township Hall in Annandale on Friday,August 15, from 5:00pm to 8:00pm. Dinner will include homemadespaghetti with meat, fresh garlic bread and Caesar salad. Assortment ofdesserts, milk, coffee and water will also be provided. Call 320-492-1377 or go to faithhopeloveministries.org for more information. CorinaTownship Hall, 9801 Ireland Avenue NW, Annandale, MN 55302.
Gear-Head Get Together is SaturdayThe Gear-Head Get Together show and swap meet located downtown
Maple Lake is Saturday, August 16. The Gear-Head swap meet starts at8 a.m. and goes until 6 p.m. DJ Bondo Bob will be entertaining from 8a.m. to noon with The White Sidewalls performing from noon to 4 p.m.The Squid Wheelies motorcycle stunt team will also be there. Bring yourcars, trucks, rods, motorcycles, scooters, tractors, snow-machines, lawnmowers, chainsaws, commercial vehicles, motors and other mechanicaldevices. No trophies, no plaques, just great Gear-Head fun. For moredetails visit www.gear-headgettogether.com
Fiddlers & Bluegrass Festival is SundayOn Sunday, August 17, Minnesota Pioneer Park will host its 37th an-
nual Fiddlers & Bluegrass Festival fundraiser with a pork chop dinnerand concessions available. This year Nashville recording artists "TheHigh 48's" Bluegrass Band will be the featured performers and will behosting workshops starting at 10 a.m. Their concert begins at noon withthe fiddle contest at about 2 p.m. See www.pioneerpark.org, call 320-274-8489 or email [email protected] for more information anddetails. The park is located at 725 Pioneer Park Trail, Annandale, MN,55302. It is a 501c3 which receives no governmental support or fund-ing.
St. Ignatius Parish Festival is SundaySt. Ignatius, 35 Birch St. E, Annandale, invites everyone to join their
annual parish festival Sunday, August 17, from 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thefestival will start with a 10:30 a.m. polka mass. A chicken dinner willbe served by Red’s Cafe with homemade pie from 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.The day will continue with a silent auction, bingo, beer garden, cakewalk, hamburgers, and games for all ages. Polka Beats will be playingpolka music throughout the day. There will also be a big ticket cash raf-fle.
Community garden event is MondayThe public is invited to learn about community gardens around Buf-
falo and visit the home gardens of neighbors on the east side of LakePulaski on Monday, August 18. The event will begin at 6:30 p.m. atWest Pulaski Park on the west shore of the lake on Minnesota Highway25 from the Highway 55 stoplights. There, guests will tour a plot andlearn the workings of a community garden. From there, the tour willtravel to other home gardens, concluding the evening with a social withtreats brought by all involved. The public is also invited to go early todowntown Buffalo to enjoy the flower gardens around the library, somemaintained by the Wright Horticultural Society, and the water park over-looking the lake.
Home Stretch education Aug. 19 & 21A home buyer training session is planned August 19 & 21 from 4-8
p.m., at Trinity Lutheran Church, 449 W. Broadway, Monticello. To reg-ister, call Wright County Community Action (WCCA), 320-963-6500,ext. 231. Sponsored by WCCA, offered by the Minnesota Homeowner-ship Center.
Fundraiser for Kidville ECFE playground Aug. 23On Saturday, August 23, the MAML Youth Hockey Association is
hosting an ECFE Fundraiser at Madigan’s to raise money for a play-ground at Kidville. There will be a silent auction, meat raffle, DJ, and$2 tap beer specials from 6-8 p.m. followed by a live outdoor concert($5 cover) by the HoneyBadgers from 8 p.m. to midnight.
Wright County Public Health
offers cholesterol testing in the
Wellness on Wheels (WOW)
van. For WOW van sites, ap-
pointments or questions, call
Rosemary at 682-7717 or toll
free, 1-800-362-3667, Ext.
7717.
Wellness on Wheels Services
include: Adult and Child Immu-
nizations; Health Screening:
Blood Pressure, Diabetes, Cho-
lesterol (by appointment), Preg-
nancy, Health and Wellness;
Child Car Seat Check (by ap-
pointment); Information about:
Healthy Lifestyle - Exercise,
Nutrition, Recommendations for
Routine Medical Care, Safety -
Individual, Home, Car Seat,
Pregnancy, Childbirth, Parent-
ing, Child Health, Growth &
Development, Reproductive
Health & Family Planning, In-
fectious Diseases, Chronic Ill-
ness, Unhealthy Lifestyle
Behaviors, such as Smoking,
Drug and Alcohol Abuse, Un-
safe Sex; Information and Assis-
tance in Accessing Resources.
For appointments or ques-
tions, call 763-682-7717, or toll-
free at 1-800-362-3667, ext.
7717. For immunizations, bring
past immunization records to the
van, if available. * Van hours
Monday through Thursday are
from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. and on
Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Upcoming dates:
Thursday, August 14: Mar-ketplace, Annandale
Monday, August 18: Wal-mart, Monticello
Tuesday, August 19: ClarkStation, Montrose
Wednesday, August 20:
Martketplace, St. MichaelThursday, August 21: Mar-
ketplace, CokatoSaturday, August 23: Cub
Foods, BuffaloThe complete WOW van
schedule is available online at:
http://www.co.wright.mn.us/de-
partment/humanservices/wow
Wright County Public Health
offers cholesterol testing in the
Wellness on Wheels (WOW)
Van. The entire test takes about
30 minutes. We have two differ-
ent test options. A 12 hour fast
is required for a lipid profile in-
cluding blood sugar screening.
The cost is $35. A non-fasting
test is also available. This test
gives your total cholesterol and
HDL. The cost is $25.
WOWWellness on Wheels
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And that’s theway it was . . .
The $580,000 in federal fund-ing that had gone to renovationof the Maple Lake Manor Apart-ments was complete after oneyear of construction. ... A newgym floor at Maple Lake HighSchool was a part of the sum-mer’s remodeling and schoolconstruction project that tookone week to resurface. ... CarinaHeald, owner of Precious Play-days Childcare, was set to openher daycare business locatednorth of Maple Lake during themonth of August. ... And That’sThe Way It Was Five Years AgoThis Week.
The Summer Fun Fest bedraces drew five contestants in-cluding the defending championMaple Lake Volunteer Fire De-partment who took first place tohold their title. ... Jeff Riverswelcomed the audience to theMooseburger All-Star ClownShow as the honorary ringmas-ter at the Maple Lake HighSchool football stadium. ... TheYouth Advisory Board had afundraising car wash sponsoredby Lake Region Co-op. Pro-ceeds from the event were to beused for the remodeling ex-penses of the new youth centerlocated in the back of the Cos-tume Shoppe. ... And That’s TheWay It Was 15 Years Ago ThisWeek.
Reuben and Pauline (Toots)Larson were celebrating their50th wedding anniversary onAugust 27 at the Maple LakeLegion Club ... Maple Lake Lak-ers baseball team won the region3B Sectional Tournament Sun-day when they defeated Jordanin the second game of a double-elimination tournament in IrishStadium 6-2. ... There was a parkplayground party scheduled totake place in the communitypark when the Maple Lake Le-gion Club and the Maple LakeJaycees joined forces for theconstruction of the city’s newplayground equipment. ... AndThat’s The Way It Was 25 YearsAgo This Week.
A picnic was held on a Sundayat the Silver Creek park for Mr.and Mrs. Jack Davis, formerly ofSilver Creek. ... A class of 33were to start in the kindergartenclasses when sessions of thepublic school opened on Mon-day, August 31. ... About 3,000Minnesota 4- H’ers were to takepart in various State Fair activi-ties, all of them having woncounty honors. ... Andy’s RedOwl was selling turkey at $0.39per pound and ground beef at$0.49 per pound. ... And That’sThe Way It Was 50 Years AgoThis Week.
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55+ Driver Improvement Program
The Minnesota HighwaySafety Center will be offering55+ Driver Improvement Pro-gram courses on the followingdays:
August 19th (4Hr. RefresherCourse) 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., City ofRogers Community Room,21201 Memorial Dr., Rogers
August 20th (4Hr. RefresherCourse) 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.,Buffalo Community Center, 206Central Ave., Buffalo
August 21st (4Hr. RefresherCourse) 5:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.,Buffalo Presbyterian Church,507 Co. Rd. 134, Buffalo
The Driver Improvementcourse is open to the public; pre-registration is required. A MNHighway Safety & ResearchCenter certified instructorteaches this class. By utilizing
the most up-to-date research inthe field, participants will beprovided the latest informationin regards to driver safety, newlaws, and vehicle technology.The fee for the four-hour re-fresher course is $20 and theeight-hour course is $24. Formore information or to register,visit www.mnsafetycenter.orgor call TOLL FREE 1-(888)-234-1294.
Persons age 55 and olderwho complete the course qualifyfor a 10% discount on their autoinsurance premiums for threeyears, according to Minnesotalaw. First-time participantsmust complete the initial eighthours of training and a four-hour refresher class every threeyears to maintain the 10% dis-count.
Offering a nutritious meal in awarm, caring atmosphere withfriendship and fun. Everyonewelcome. The Senior DiningCenter is located at Maple ManorWest, 555 2nd St. W. For moreinformation, call 320-963-5771.
MONDAY, Aug. 18BBQ Riblet, O'Brien Potatoes,
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New veterinary clinic in Maple Lake!Full service care for your animals with
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The Friends of Bertram Chainof Lakes announces its first annualphoto contest. All amateur pho-tographers ages 14 and older areinvited to capture the ideal imagesof this beautiful regional park andenter the online photography con-test. Photos must be taken withinthe Bertram Chain of Lakes Re-gional Park in Wright County be-tween August 1 and September30. The deadline for online entriesis October 3, by 4 p.m. Winnerswill be announced on October23rd at a reception at the Monti-cello Community Center from 6-8 p.m.
Images are to be submitted in adigital format as per guidelinesfound on the Friends of Bertramwebsite. Each contestant maysubmit a total of five photos, lim-ited to one photo in each category.
Categories include Landscapes,Plant-Wildlife, Recreation, Peo-ple, and Open.
Images will be judged by apanel of Friends of Bertram boardmembers, volunteers, and staff.Judges will base their decisions onthe qualities of composition, im-pact, creativity, natural beauty andstorytelling. As the contest spon-sor, the Friends of Bertram will beawarding cash prizes for firstthrough third places in each of thefive categories and one Best inShow cash award. The MonticelloCommunity Center will sponsorhonorable mention awards.
Complete contest rules and alink to the online entry form maybe found on the Friends ofBertram website,http://www.friendsofbertram-lakes.org.
1st Annual Friends ofBertram photo contest
Q: I hear a lot about invasiveinsects like emerald ash borerand gypsy moths, but what aresome of the good bugs that helpkeep our forests healthy?
A: There are many morebeneficial insects than insectpests; we just don’t hear aboutthem as often. One beneficialinsect, the friendly fly, is namedfor its habit of repeatedly land-ing on people without biting.The larvae of this fly feed onforest tent caterpillars insidetheir cocoons. During the thirdor fourth year of a caterpillaroutbreak in Minnesota, thefriendly fly can kill nearly 90percent of the cocoons.
Parasitic wasps also keep in-sect populations in check. Mostparasitic wasps are extremely
small, which is why we don’tusually see them at work. Thereare thousands of differentspecies, none of which stingpeople, but nearly every insectspecies is attacked by parasiticwasps during at least one lifestage. Beneficial wasps feed onpests such as spruce budworm,gypsy moth, fall webworm andemerald ash borer.
Many types of beetles, thelargest and most diverse groupof insects, are predacious andfeed on aphids, scale insects,caterpillars, other beetles andmore. The larvae of one beetlefamily called checkered beetlesfeed on harmful wood-boringinsects such as bark beetles, po-tentially preventing an out-break.
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BETHLEHEM UNITEDCHURCH OF CHRIST 400 County Rd. 37 NE, Maple LakePh.: [email protected]@ants.eduInterim Pastor: Michael FritzSUN.: 9:30 a.m., Worship; 10:30a.m., Fellowship; Parish Nurse.WED.: 6:30 p.m., NA.
HOLY CROSS LUTHERANCHURCH5460 63rd St. NW, Box 462, MapleLakePh.: 763-463-9447www.holycrossmaplelake.comPastors: Culynn CurtisVisitors Are Always Welcome!FRI.: 6 p.m., Sisters of Holy Cross.SUNDAY: 8:30 a.m., Bring YourOwn Bible & Refreshments; 9:30a.m., Worship; 11 a.m., CouncilMeeting.MON.: 1 p.m., Quilters, First of AllPrayer Group; 7 p.m., GalatiansStudy.WED.: 6 p.m., Worship on Wednes-day; 7 p.m., Bring Your Own Bible .
CHURCH OF SAINT TIMOTHY8 Oak Ave. N., Maple LakePh.: 320-963-3726www.churchofsttimothy.orgPastor: Father John MeyerInterim School Principal: DawnKincsSAT.: 3:30-4:15 p.m., Confessions;4:30 p.m., Mass.SUN.: 8 & 10 a.m., Mass.
IMMANUEL LUTHERANCHURCH IN SILVER CREEK(LCMS)11390 Elliott Ave. N.W., M.L.Ph.: 763-878-2820, 320-333-8636Pastor: Rev. George W. Sagissor IIISUN.: 10 a.m., Worship Service;11:15 a.m., Sunday School, BibleStudy.
SILVER CREEK COMMUNITY CHURCH4282 114th St. NW, Maple Lake,MN 553583 miles so. of I-94 on Co. Rd. 143,just off Hwy. 8; Ph.: 320-963-3957;605-553-5240www.silvercreekcommunitychurch.comPastor: Luke BaehrSUN.: 9 a.m., Worship; 10:30 a.m.,Sunday School, Bible Study.
ANNANDALE EVAN. FREECHURCH10252 St. Hwy. 55 N.W., AnnandalePh.: 320-274-8951Pastor: Dennis L. JohnsonTHURS.: 7 p.m., CryOut Practice.FRI.: 10 a.m., Women’s Bible Study.SAT.: 7:30 a.m., Bible Doctrine. SUN.: 8:15 a.m., Prayer; 8:30 &10:30 a.m., Worship; 9:45 a.m., Fel-lowship; 6 p.m., Gospel Life.MON.: 9 a.m., Grandmas in Prayer;7 p.m., Men's Bible Study.TUES.: 7 p.m., Celebrate Recovery.WED.: 2 p.m., Young at Heart.
EAGLES GROVE CHURCHPO Box 1020, AnnandaleLocation: Hwy. 55, next to The Mar-ketplacePh.: 320-248-6024Lead Pastor: Jason Pencewww.eaglesgrove.org & FacebookSUN.: 10:30 a.m., Worship Service;Energized Music and Quality Chil-dren's Programs Provided.
ST. JOHN'S LUTHERANCHURCH331 W. Harrison St., AnnandalePh.: 320-274-8827www.stjohns-annandale.orgPastor: Dave E. Nelson and TomHeyd SUN.: 8:30 Traditional Worship; 10a.m., Contemporary Worship.
HOSANNA LUTHERANCHURCH1705 Hwy. 25 N., Buffalo, Mo. Syn.Pastor: Rob JarvisPh.: 763-682-3278; www.hosannal-cms.orgSUN.: 9 a.m., Worship Service;10:30 a.m., Bible Study and SundaySchool.TUES.: 8 p.m., Young Adults Group.WED.: 10 a.m., Bible Study; 7 p.m.,Confirmation Class.
BUFFALO UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST FELLOWSHIPWED.: Discussion Group Meets the2nd & 4th Wednesday, Sept. thruMay, 7:30 p.m., at Buffalo Commu-nity Center, Across the Street fromthe Post Office at 206 Central Ave.(Hwy. 25). For More Information,Call Luke at 763-682-4616 or Visitwww.buuf.us. Everyone is welcome.
BUFFALO EVANGELICALFREE CHURCH2051 50th Street NE, Buffalo, MN(corner of Hwy. 25 N. & County Rd.113)Ph. 763-682-6846; [email protected] Pastor: Brian ThorstadTHURS.: 7 p.m., Small Groups; 7:30a.m., AA & Al-Anon.FRI.: 6 a.m., Men's Small Group; 7p.m., Small Groups.SUN.: 9:30 a.m., Worship Service,Coffee Fellowship, Children'sChurch; 11 a.m., Sunday School forAll Ages; 6 p.m., Youth Groups; 7p.m., Small Group. MON.: 7 p.m., Women's Bible Study;7:30 p.m., Al-Anon.TUES.: 7 p.m., Knitting Ministry;7:30 p.m., Men's Small Group, AA,GA.WED.: 6:30 p.m., Awana, ChoirPractice.
CELEBRATION COMMUNITYCHURCHAffiliated with Evangelical Free Ch.Box 171, Montrose; 763-675-3003Interim Pastor: Dawson Grover; 763-675-3003SUN.: 10 a.m., Worship at MontroseElementary School Gymnasium.
TRI-COUNTY ALLIANCECHURCH8464 160th St. N.W.Clearwater, MN; 320-558-2750Pastor: Dave Fogal SUN.: 10:30 a.m., Worship Service.www.tcachurch,com
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R o s eMae Dircks,age 73, ofBuffalo andCape Coral,Fla., for-merly ofM a p l eL a k e ,p a s s e d
away suddenly at her home on
Aug. 6, 2014. Visitation was 1-5p.m. Monday, August 11, with aprayer service at 4:30 p.m. at ThePeterson Chapel in Buffalo.
Rose was born on June 20,1941, to Guy and Eva (Bailey)Planer in Monticello. Rose grad-uated valedictorian of the classof 1959 at Monticello HighSchool. Rose retired after 30years from The Prudential and
has enjoyed her retirement since1996. She especially enjoyedspending time with her beloveddog, Molly, and reading.
Preceded in death by her par-ents, Guy and Eva Planer; firsthusband, Robert Dircks; secondhusband, Kenneth Dircks; andson, Scott Dircks.
She is survived by daughters,Julie Reid and Kathy (Jim)
Hulet; son, Jason Dircks; ninegrandchildren, Nicole (Chris)Wells, Jolene, Abbie and EricEggersgluss; Angela Reid; Trey-ton and Tyler Dircks; Jesse andShayna Hulet; and one great-granddaughter, Penny Wells.
Serving the family was ThePeterson Chapel of Buffalo, 763-682-1363, and www.thepeter-sonchapel.com.
Rose Mae Dircks, Buffalo
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M a r yLou Bruns,age 49, ofM a p l eLake, diedWednesday,Aug. 6,2014, at herhome.
Mass ofChristian Burial was at 10:30a.m. Monday, Aug. 11, at St.Timothy Catholic Church, MapleLake, with Fr. Martin Shallbetteras the Celebrant. Burial followedat St. Timothy’s Catholic Ceme-tery, Maple Lake. Visitation was4-7 p.m. Sunday at DingmannFuneral Care Chapel and from 9-10 a.m. on Monday at the funeralhome. A prayer service was at
6:30 p.m. Sunday.Mary Lou Bruns was born
Oct. 10, 1964, in Buffalo toCollin and Betty (Ordorff) Lan-ganki. Mary was raised in MapleLake and attended school there.She graduated with the MapleLake High School class of 1983.Mary began working at variousjobs throughout Maple Lake, in-cluding, Knaus Grocery Store,H&H and Roger’s Amoco. Shewas united in marriage toWilliam Donald Bruns on May6, 1989, at St. Timothy’sCatholic Church in Maple Lake.Mary continued to work and tocare for Bill. Most recently, shewas employed by EdgewoodGables in Cokato as a homehealth aide. In her spare time,
Mary enjoyed sewing, quilting,her pets and playing cards. Shehad a deep love for children andalways treasured the time shespent with them.
She is survived by specialchildren, Alexis and HannahCollier, of Maple Lake; parents,Collin and Betty Langanki, ofMaple Lake; siblings, KarenSundean (special friend, FrancisBarbeau), of Finlayson; Gary(Paula) Ergen, of Maple Lake;Dale Langanki, of Maple Lake;and Patty (Loren) Yurek, of Sil-ver Lake; as well as numerousnieces, nephews, and other fam-ily and friends. Mary is precededin death by her husband, Bill.
John Woitalla, Al Bruns,Tyler Bruns, Nathan Yurek,
Joshua Yurek, and Ron Borellserved as pallbearers. MargePavlik and St. Timothy’s Resur-rection Choir provided music forthe service. Arrangements areentrusted to Dingmann FuneralCare Burial & Cremation Serv-ices of Maple Lake.
Obituary and guestbook areavailable online at www.ding-mannfuneral.com.
Mary Lou Bruns, Maple LakeThe 60+ and Healthy Clinics,provided by Wright County Pub-lic Health, provides foot care forthe senior citizens of WrightCounty. Toenail trimming is of-fered to meet the needs of thoseseniors who have a health con-dition such as diabetes or are un-able to trim toenails themselves.
The 60+ and Healthy Clinicswill be charging a $15 fee forfoot care services. This fee isnecessary because the clinics areno longer being funded by grantmoney. However, if you are un-able to pay the fee, you will notbe turned away. The clinics arehosted from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m.
If you have any questions,please ask clinic staff or call WCPublic Health at 1-800-362-3667 or 763-682-7456. Upcom-ing dates:
Tuesday, August 19: MapleLake Maple Manor East, 3332nd Street West, Maple Lake
Tuesday, August 26: Monti-cello Senior Center, 505 WalnutStreet, Suite 3, Monticello
Tuesday, September 2: Buf-falo Community Center, 206Central Avenue, Buffalo
For the full schedule, visit:www.co.wright.mn.us/forms/hu-manservices/60%20Plus%20and%20Healthy%20Schedule.pdf
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SportsMaple Lake Messenger Page 6
August 13, 2014
by Matt Brown
Sports Writer
The Maple Lake Lakers se-cured the No. 1 seed from Region12C over the weekend with twowins over the Loretto Larks.
The No. 1 seed grants the Lak-ers a first-round bye and the firstpick in the 12C pitchers draft,which occurred Sunday after thechampionship game. Maple Lakechose Ben Hendrickson from theMaple Plain Diamond Devils andTyler Zweibohmer and KyleKaczmarek from the Dassel-Cokato Saints.
The other seeds for Region 12Cwere also determined as Lorettotook the No. 2 seed, Howard Laketook the No. 3 seed, and Delanotook the No. 4 seed over the courseof the weekend. Those seeds willstart the tournament next weekendin Jordan and Belle Plaine whilethe Lakers must wait until the fol-lowing weekend for their firstgame.
Loretto Larks 0Maple Lake Lakers 4Friday night’s game featured
the two remaining undefeatedteams in the 12C playoffs battlingfor an easy road to the champi-onship on Sunday.
Jeremy Schmidt got the startfor the home-team Lakers andSchmidt came to work, quicklyturning the game over to the of-
fense. Maple Lake put the pressure on
immediately when a Chad Raichedouble drove in Graham Brownfor what would be the winning runin the bottom of the first.
The offense tacked on a run inthe fourth thanks to Riley Deckerand two more in the fifth off aTodd Fuller double.
Schmidt was a force of natureon the mound, giving up four hits
and a walk against nine strikeoutsfor his second-straight complete-game shutout in the post-seasonand his second complete-gameshutout against Loretto this season.
The defense behind Schmidtwas stout, committing only oneerror while playing like a team thatwants to play on Labor Day.
Loretto Larks 2Maple Lake Lakers 7Loretto beat Howard Lake in
the late game Saturday, setting upa rematch with the Lakers on Sun-day.
Mitch Wurm got the nod butgot off to a slow start, in part dueto a pair of Maple Lake errors anda few timely hits to put the Larksup 2-0 after two innings.
Trailing early for the first timein the playoffs, Maple Lake had toturn the game around. The offensestarted rolling in the fourth, scoringtwo, before opening up the gamewith a four-run fifth. Most of theruns were thanks to patience at theplate, as the Lakers drew a total of11 walks over the course of thegame to go with their three hits.
Lakers clinch No. 1 seed for State
Lakerscontinued on page 7
Graham Brown beats the tag sliding back to second base in the Lakers’ 7-2 win over
the Loretto Lark, their second in three days, which secured the No. 1 seed for the State
Tournament. (Photos by Charlene Wurm)
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Lakerscontinued from page 6
The Maple Lake 12U Tier 1 softball team finished third at the state tournament in Buffalo
on July 26. The team consists of: (front) Peyton Tongen and Megan Carlson; (second
Paumen and Ellie Jude; and (back) coach Dan Tongen, Megan Lind, Lucy Greenhagen,
coach Mike Koss and head coach Joe Paumen. (Photo submitted by Lois Carlson)
Maple Lake Irish football players go through a drill with one of their coaches on Monday
afternoon, when practices began. Volleyball and cross country practices also began.
(Photo by Miranda VanLith)
The defense turned the gamearound thanks in part to somegreat plays by Luke Fobbe atshortstop. Wurm got in on theturnaround, too, shutting Lorettodown the last seven innings of thegame, giving up five hits and nowalks against four strikeouts forthe win.
Maple Lake will have theirfirst game of the State Tourna-ment at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Aug.22, at in Jordan against the win-ner of Hanska vs. Sobieski. TheLakers hope to schedule a gamefor this weekend but no detailswere available as of deadlinetime.
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(Left) Preschool Storytime focused on pets on Thursday, Aug. 7, as 19 children brought in and shared pictures of their
pets, or gave the names of their pets, which were put up on a pet chart. They counted how many pets were listed and
which row had the most pictures or names. Dogs won. They also learned some funny pet songs and fingerplays. Marie
read “If You Give a Mouse a Cookie” and “If You a Give Dog a Donut,” written by Laura Numeroff, and then gave each
child a paper scavenger hunt to find all the things that the dog wanted in the story, in the right order. These children at-
tended: Clark and Oliver Hawkinson, Sophia Norberg, Elena Castro, Aubrey Jude, Allie and Carter Ertel, Ben and Ellie
Ogram, Elijah Dorse, Ryder Dettwiler, Colton Klatt, Michael and Andrew Boe, Abigail and Isabelle Forsman, George
Sylvester, Larson and Isabelle Melgaard. There are only two Preschool Storytime classes left. Preschoolers are asked
to bring a picture of a fish or a toy fish for Aug. 14, and their birthdates on a piece of paper for Aug. 21. (Right) After lis-
tening to the book on Tuesday, “Rocket Writes a Story,” Ben Ogram, Danica Hageman and Ellie Ogram write their own
stories with a little inspiration from Boone. The Summertime Books with Boone end-of-the-season social will be from
9:30 to 11 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 19, at Four Sticks Farm (1111 80th St. NW, Buffalo). (Photos submitted)
Maple Lake Messenger Page 8August 13, 2014
SchoolMarching Irish update
4-H’ers shine at county fair
by Nathan MitchellBand Director
The Maple Lake MarchingIrish was pretty busy this sum-mer. The show music was takenfrom the movie "Pirates of theCaribbean." Due to the addedschool days, the Marching Irishonly had three camp days to pre-pare the show. Learning to puteverything together in that shortamount of time proved to be achallenge, but the studentsworked hard and made it happen.
Over the course of the sum-mer, the Marching Irish per-formed at Princeton, Waite Park,Hutchinson, Foley, St. Cloud,and Alexandria, scoring as highas third in Class A in some pa-rades. Two days after the Alexan-dria parade, most of the membersand some parents traveled toDenver, Colo. for some site see-ing and also to represent Min-nesota in parades for the cities ofGreeley and Park Hill. The groupstopped at places like RedrocksAmphitheater, Estes Park, RockyMountain National Park, Civic
Center Park for July 4th fire-works with the Denver Sym-phony Orchestra, Mile High Stepat the capital, white-water raftingalong the Arkansas River, MountPrinceton Hot Springs and evenMount Rushmore on the wayback to Minnesota. The trip wasa great success and everyone hada blast.
The group this past seasonmarked the first year the march-ing band was under the directionof band director Nathan Mitchelland his staff. "We wanted to giveeveryone a show that was consis-tent, made sense, and was fun. Ashow that we as staff would wantto march. We didn't want to dotoo much in our first year so wecould get a handle on this styleof parade competitions. After westarted to get the hang of it, westarted working on next year’sschedule and show right after theAlexandria parade and haveworked since then to prepare fornext season. We're definitely ex-cited to work off of last year'ssuccesses."
Area 4-H Club memberssparkled at the 2014 WrightCounty Fair, July 30-Aug. 3,earning blue ribbons, awards ofmerit and numerous grand andreserve championship honors,including the following:
The Albion Aces Club wasnamed Grand Champion forClub Banner, and also tooksmall club horse herdsmanshiphonors. The Chatham Climberstook beef herdsmanship honors,and Katie Treadwell of theRockin’ Riders was namedChampion English Junior Show-man in the English horse divi-sion.
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Maple Lake Messenger Page 10August 13, 2014
Legal Notices
Sentencingscontinued from page 3
NOTICE OF MORTGAGE
FORECLOSURE SALE
THE RIGHT TO VERIFICATION
OF THE DEBT AND IDENTITY OF
THE ORIGINAL CREDITOR
WITHIN THE TIME PROVIDED BY
LAW IS NOT AFFECTED BY THIS
ACTION.NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN,
that default has occurred in condi-tions of the following described mort-gage:
DATE OF MORTGAGE: January15, 2009
MORTGAGOR: Jared Floding,an Unmarried Man.
MORTGAGEE: Mortgage Elec-tronic Registration Systems, Inc.
DATE AND PLACE OFRECORDING: Recorded January27, 2009 Wright County Recorder,Document No. A1107477.
ASSIGNMENTS OF MORT-GAGE: Assigned to: BAC HomeLoans Servicing, LP f/k/a Country-wide Home Loans Servicing, LP.Dated July 26, 2011 Recorded Au-gust 11, 2011, as Document No.A1181375. And thereafter assignedto: Nationstar Mortgage, LLC.Dated June 20, 2013 Recorded July5, 2013, as Document No.A1241455.
TRANSACTION AGENT: Mort-gage Electronic Registration Sys-tems, Inc.
TRANSACTION AGENT'SMORTGAGE IDENTIFICATIONNUMBER ON MORTGAGE:100020000451120004
LENDER OR BROKER ANDMORTGAGE ORIGINATORSTATED ON MORTGAGE: PHHHome Loans, LLC
LEGAL DESCRIPTION OFPROPERTY: Lot 5, Block 3, Paumen2nd Addition, according to therecorded plat thereof on file and ofrecord in the office of the CountyRecorder, Wright County, Minnesota.
COUNTY IN WHICH PROP-ERTY IS LOCATED: Wright
ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL AMOUNTOF MORTGAGE: $156,122.00
AMOUNT DUE AND CLAIMEDTO BE DUE AS OF DATE OF NO-TICE, INCLUDING TAXES, IF ANY,PAID BY MORTGAGEE:$192,523.29
That prior to the commencementof this mortgage foreclosure pro-ceeding Mortgagee/Assignee ofMortgagee complied with all noticerequirements as required by statute;That no action or proceeding hasbeen instituted at law or otherwise torecover the debt secured by saidmortgage, or any part thereof;
PURSUANT to the power of salecontained in said mortgage, theabove described property will be soldby the Sheriff of said county as fol-lows:
DATE AND TIME OF SALE: Sep-tember 17, 2014 at 10:00 AM
PLACE OF SALE: Sheriff's Of-fice, Wright County Law Enforce-ment Center, 3800 Braddock AvenueN.E., Buffalo, MN to pay the debtthen secured by said Mortgage, and
taxes, if any, on said premises, andthe costs and disbursements, includ-ing attorneys' fees allowed by lawsubject to redemption within six (6)months from the date of said sale bythe mortgagor(s), their personal rep-resentatives or assigns unless re-duced to Five (5) weeks under MNStat. §580.07.
TIME AND DATE TO VACATEPROPERTY: If the real estate is anowner-occupied, single-familydwelling, unless otherwise providedby law, the date on or before whichthe mortgagor(s) must vacate theproperty if the mortgage is not rein-stated under section 580.30 or theproperty is not redeemed under sec-tion 580.23 is 11:59 p.m. on March17, 2015, unless that date falls on aweekend or legal holiday, in whichcase it is the next weekday, and un-less the redemption period is re-duced to 5 weeks under MN Stat.Secs. 580.07 or 582.032.
"THE TIME ALLOWED BY LAWFOR REDEMPTION BY THEMORTGAGOR, THE MORT-GAGOR'S PERSONAL REPRE-SENTATIVES OR ASSIGNS, MAYBE REDUCED TO FIVE WEEKS IFA JUDICIAL ORDER IS ENTEREDUNDER MINNESOTA STATUTES,SECTION 582.032, DETERMINING,AMONG OTHER THINGS, THATTHE MORTGAGED PREMISES
ARE IMPROVED WITH A RESIDEN-TIAL DWELLING OF LESS THANFIVE UNITS, ARE NOT PROPERTYUSED IN AGRICULTURAL PRO-DUCTION, AND ARE ABAN-DONED."
Dated: July 21, 2014Nationstar Mortgage LLCMortgagee/Assignee of Mortgagee
USSET, WEINGARDEN AND LIEBO, P.L.L.P.Attorneys for Mortgagee/As-
signee of Mortgagee4500 Park Glen Road #300Minneapolis, MN 55416(952) 925-688821-14-003769 FCTHIS IS A COMMUNICATION
FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR.
Document version 1.1 December11, 2013 (44-49)
LEGAL NOTICE
MAPLE LAKE TOWNSHIP
July 22, 2014 MinutesRescheduled July 15th regular
meeting.The regular meeting of the Maple
Lake Township Board was called toorder by Chairman Gerry Giebenhainat 7 p.m. Supervisor Ronald Wolff,Treasurer Judy Neumann and ClerkDick Hogan were present.
The minutes of the June 17 meet-ing were read by Chairman Gieben-hain. As no additions or correctionswere noted, a motion was offered byWolff, seconded by Giebenhain, to
accept as read. Carried 2-0.Jim Latour, 10596 Montgomery
Ave. NW, South Haven, requested aconditional use permit to constructtwo additional storage units on prop-erty located at 4824 Hwy. 55, MapleLake Township. Units to have a 150'set-back. A motion was offered byGiebenhain, seconded by Wolff, toapprove the request to WrightCounty Planning & Zoning for con-sideration. Carried 2-0.
Jay Robinson, 1780 DonnellyDrive NW, Lot 6, requested a vari-ance to allow enclosure of10.4'x30.6' portion of a deck into a 3season porch that exists 69' from thehigh water mark of the lake. Motionby Giebenhain, seconded by Wolff,to approve to Wright County Plan-ning & Zoning for their approval. Car-ried 2-0.
Terry Lagerquist, 59th St. NW,expressed complaints about a boatand other personal items hinderingmovement of vehicles at the end of aTown road which does not have aturn-around. Town maintenance can-not maintain the road because of thetight situation. Possibility of obtainingadditional land for a turn-around wasdiscussed. The township will havepersonal items removed from theright-of-way.
Judy Potter, 4849 73rd St., re-quested approval from the Board tosplit a parcel of property across theroad from her residence. After dis-cussion, a motion was offered by
Giebenhain, seconded by Wolff, toapprove the request to WrightCounty Planning & Zoning. Carried2-0.
Management personnel from Ad-vanced Disposal were present to dis-cuss the expansion of the facility ona 72-acre site. A permit for expansionhas not been issued, but hearingswill begin in the near future. They dis-cussed many aspects of the new ex-pansion. At present they do notaccept household waste, but the ex-pansion plan does include that serv-ice. The landfill is located inMonticello Township, which receivesany tax benefit derived from its oper-ation. Management expressed thatthe business is important to thegrowth and expansion of the regionand is important for public interestand government input to move for-ward with their plan.
The Board reviewed a list of elec-tion judges available for the primaryand general elections to be heldAug. 12 and Nov. 4, 2014. Motion byGiebenhain, seconded by Wolff, toapprove the listed judges. Carried 2-0.
All warrants were paid as pre-sented.
As no additional business wasbrought before the Board, ChairmanGiebenhain adjourned the meeting at8:35 p.m.
Dick Hogan, Clerk
Gundersen, Daniel John, 22, ofOtsego, sentenced Aug. 1 for Pro-bation Violations for Felony As-sault in the Second Degree to 30days jail. Sentenced by JudgeHalsey.
Heaver, Adam Robert, 24, ofHoward Lake, sentenced July 23for Felony Violation of an Orderfor Protection to a stay of executionfor five years on conditions of pro-bation, serve 90 days jail, pay $50fine plus surcharges, pay $75 pub-lic defender co-payment, obtainpermission before leaving the state,undergo a psychological evaluationand follow all recommendations,have no contact with victim or vic-tim's residence, provide DNA sam-ple, have no use or possession offirearms or dangerous weapons,abide by any outstanding order forprotection/harassment order/nocontact order, undergo a chemicaldependency evaluation and followall recommendations, have no useor possession of alcohol or non-prescription drugs, submit to ran-dom testing, have no same orsimilar violations. Sentenced byJudge Strand.
Heiny, Thomas James, 49, ofBuffalo, sentencedAug. 1 for GrossMisdemeanor Third Degree DWIto 365 days jail, $200 fine; 335days stayed for two years on con-ditions of probation, serve 30 daysjail, pay $200 fine plus surcharges,attend Awareness Panel for Im-paired Drivers, complete a Level Idriving program and follow all rec-ommendations, have no use or pos-session of alcohol ornon-prescription drugs, submit torandom testing, have no same orsimilar violations. Sentenced byJudge Strand.
Krautkremer, Joy Kristin, 37, ofClearwater, sentenced Aug. 6 forFelony Store MethamphetamineParaphernalia in the Presence of aChild to a stay of imposition forfive years on conditions of proba-tion, serve 15 days jail, pay $300fine plus surcharges, pay $75 pub-lic defender co-payment, obtainpermission before leaving the state,have no use or possession offirearms or dangerous weapons,have no use or possession of alco-hol or non-prescription drugs, sub-mit to random testing, comply withrecommendations from HumanServices Agency, undergo chemi-cal dependency treatment and fol-low all recommendations, have nosame or similar violations. Sen-tenced by Judge Tenney.
McClure, Cami Jo, 32, ofMaple Lake, sentenced Aug. 6 forGross Misdemeanor Second De-gree DWI to 365 days jail, pay$3,000 fine; 345 days, $2,850stayed for four years on conditionsof probation, serve 20 days jail, pay$150 fine plus surcharges, pay $75public defender co-payment, un-dergo chemical dependency treat-ment and follow allrecommendations, have no use orpossession of alcohol or non-pre-scription drugs, submit to randomtesting, undergo therapy and followall recommendations, serve 70days on electronic home monitor-
ing, attend support group, have nosame or similar violations. Sen-tenced by Judge Mottl.
McGinnis, Samantha Meriah,31, of Otsego, sentenced Aug. 5 forGross Misdemeanor Third DegreeDWI to 365 days jail, $3,000 fine;359 days, $2,800 stayed for fouryears on conditions of probation,serve six days jail, pay $200 fineplus surcharges, complete a LevelII driving program, have no use orpossession of alcohol or non-pre-scription drugs, submit to randomtesting, attend MADD Panel, serve24 days on electronic home moni-toring, have no same or similar vi-olations. Sentenced by JudgeMottl.
Phoenix, Brian Dean, 48, ofMonticello, sentenced July 21 forGross Misdemeanor Interfere withPrivacy to 365 days jail, $25 fine;360 days jail stayed for one year onconditions or probation, serve 5days jail, pay $25 plus law libraryfee, pay $75 public defender co-payment, continue with counselingand verify attendance, stay awayfrom Bluff Apartments, have nocontact with victim, have no sameor similar violations. Sentenced byJudge Davis.
Ramthun, Bryce Edward, 35, ofMontrose, sentenced Aug. 4 forGross Misdemeanor Second De-gree DWI to 365 days jail, $3,000fine; 335 days, $2,400 stayed forfour years on conditions of proba-tion, serve 30 days jail, pay $600fine plus surcharges, complete in-tensive supervision program, at-tend Awareness Panel for ImpairedDrivers, have no use or possessionof alcohol or non-prescriptiondrugs, submit to random testing,stay out of establishments wherealcohol is primary means of busi-ness, undergo chemical depend-ency treatment and follow allrecommendations, serve 60 dayson electronic home monitoring,have no same or similar violations.Sentenced by Judge Mottl.
Stcyr, Brian Paul, 39, of Rock-ford, sentenced Aug. 1 for Misde-meanor Fourth Degree DWI to 90days jail, $200 fine; 90 days stayedfor one year on conditions of pro-bation, pay $200 fine plus sur-charges, complete a Level I drivingprogram and follow all recommen-dations, attend Awareness Panel forImpaired Drivers, have no use orpossession of alcohol or non-pre-scription drugs, submit to randomtesting, complete 32 hours of com-munity service, have no same orsimilar violations. Sentenced byJudge Strand.
Whipple, Diana Marie, 39, ofBuffalo, sentenced July 31 for Mis-demeanor Driving After Revoca-tion to 90 days jail, $50 fine; 80days stayed for one year on condi-tions of probation, serve 10 daysjail, pay $50 fine plus surcharges,have no same or similar violations.Sentenced by Judge Strand.
Worden, Ronald Roy, 51, ofAnnandale, sentenced Aug. 1 forProbation Violations for FelonyControlled Substance Crime in theFifth Degree to 90 days jail. Sen-tenced by Judge Halsey.
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Patrons will also have thechance to take to the skies inaircraft and helicopter rides.Members of EAA Chapter 878will be on hand to educateguests about the organization.The Maple Lake ClownArounds will also entertainchildren of all ages throughoutthe event.
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Providing new entertain-ment this year, the squidwheelies will be performing infront of the fire department at1 p.m., 2:30 p.m. and 4 p.m.
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