Arlington ENTERPRISE Serving the Communities of Arlington and Green Isle, Minnesota www.arlingtonmnnews.com Volume 132 • Number 31 • Thursday, February 11, 2016 • Arlington, MN 55307 Single copy $1.00 By Amy Newsom Correspondent The Sibley County Board, at its regular monthly meet- ing on Tuesday, Feb. 9 ap- proved Chad Wendinger’s re- quest for a conditional use permit for the construction of a 720-unit hog barn on five acres in New Auburn Town- ship. The Planning and Zoning Commission approved the barn on Monday, Feb. 1. Buy 2 Trucks The County Board ap- proved the purchase of two new Chevy 1500 4WD trucks from Brau Motors, Arlington, in the amount of $33,075.16 each. The current pickups are 18- year-old ¾ ton trucks and will be replaced with ½ ton trucks. The trucks are located in Gaylord and Gibbon. The new trucks will be used by maintenance management and the old trucks will be moved to the shops. Public Works Director Tim Becker estimates a fuel sav- ings of 3,000 gallons of fuel per 100,000 miles. Sibley County received quotes from Brau Motors in Arlington and Wolf Motors in Le Sueur. Health & Human Services The County Board ap- proved a request from Public Health and Human Services to write off debts in the amounts of $7.95 and $46.35 related to Medical Assistance co-pays. Public Health and Human Services Director Vicki Stock stated that they are required to bill the cost back to the clients, but clients are not mandated to pay. Stock said that these bills are over two years old and it is no longer cost effective to continue collection. The County Board also ap- proved Public Health and Human Services to purchase and implement the Applica- tionXtender Document Man- agement System for $61,039, which is under the budgeted amount of $65,000. The Ap- plicationXtender Manage- ment System scans, stores, retrieves, preserves informa- tion, and provides access from almost any device or web browser. Stock stated that Public Health and Human Services numbers have increased, and the work “has become more cumber- some.” Stock said that “it is a time saver for staff.” The County Board also ap- proved Stock to hire Doherty Staff to fill a position left va- cant by an employee on ex- tended medical leave. The position to be filled is a cleri- cal staff position. PHHS will train the temp worker to do basic clerical/receptionist du- ties and to answer questions specific to public health, child support, and social serv- ices. The current employee earns $17.39 per hour with an additional 25 percent for ben- efits totaling approximately $21.74 per hour. The cost for the temp will be $22 per hour. The temp is expected to be needed for 24 weeks. Seal Coating The County Board ap- proved plans and set the bid opening date for bituminous seal coating at 10 a.m. Thurs- day, March 24. Bituminous seal coating is an economical way to main- tain roads with low average daily traffic. Public Works Director Tim Becker will advertise the 2016 bituminous seal coat project on the Sibley County website and the Minnesota Department of Transportation eAdvertising website. $903,837 has been budgeted for seal coating. Becker stat- ed that the engineer’s esti- mate is below that at $820,000. Other Business In other news, Sibley County Board approved the contract between Sibley County and Sibley East Schools for the upcoming special election on Tuesday, April 19. The Sibley County Com- missioners will hold their next regular meeting in Gay- lord at 9 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 23. County approves 720-unit hog barn Enterprise photo by Kurt Menk Sweetheart and Hunk Ella Lundstrom and Leighton Rose were crowned as the Junior Sweetheart and Hunk during a coronation ceremony at the Sib- ley East Senior High School in Arlington on Monday afternoon, Feb. 8. Ella is the daughter of Mark and Bekah Lundstrom, Ar- lington. Leighton is the son of Justen and Kari Rose, Gaylord. By Amy Newsom Correspondent The Sibley County Board, during its regular monthly meeting on Tues- day, Feb. 9, authorized Court Administrator Karen Messner to sign the con- tract with the Minnesota State Law Library for the County Law Library pro- gram. The law library is fund- ed with three percent of the county law library’s annual civil fees and crim- inal fine revenue, or $3,000, whichever is lower. The contract with the state law library pro- vides the county with print copies of the Min- nesota Statues, Minnesota Rules, and Laws of Min- nesota; an annual site visit by the state law librarian; an evaluation of the coun- ty’s print and electronic resource contracts; advice on setting up and main- taining a legal clinic; ad- vice on law library budg- ets; a resource list of free, trustworthy internet legal research sources for Min- nesotans including munic- ipalities; an updating of the social and legal service providers; a toll-free num- ber to the state law library reference desk; and assis- tance collaborating with the local public library. County Commissioners Bobbie Harder and Jim Swanson questioned how often the law library and print materials were actu- ally used and if the funds could be used to pay for something else like online access to legal documents. Grant Money The Sibley County Board approved resolution #2016-7 which allows the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) to act as the county’s agent to accept general ob- ligation funds for project repairs made due to the 2014 flood. The agreement allows MnDOT to give a 20 per- cent grant to cover the state aid portion of the re- pairs. The 20 percent cov- ers eight projects and equals $198,107.58. In other business, Hard- er requested the list of au- dited claims be made available to the public. County Administrator Roxy Traxler will include the claims with the Board packets on the Sibley County website. County signs a contract with Minnesota State Law Library By Kurt Menk Editor The Green Isle City Coun- cil, during a regular meeting last May, unanimously ap- proved a motion for the City of Green Isle to make a one- time $50,000 pledge to assist with the financial operation of the Green Isle Community School (GICS). The City Council, at a reg- ular meeting last month, learned that it is far more dif- ficult than originally believed to legally find a way or ways to fulfill that pledge. Green Isle City Attorney Ross Arne- son was authorized to re- search the matter and report his findings back to the City Council. Arneson, during a regular meeting on Tuesday night, Feb. 9, reported that the City of Green Isle can contribute money toward the GICS Youth Center which operates the before school and after school daycare program. Ac- cording to Arneson, there is a state statute which allows for that. Arneson said the City of Green Isle can also contribute money toward the mainte- nance and treatment of the boiler system in the school building. In addition, the City of Green Isle can contribute money toward the inspection and maintenance of the fire sprinkler service. However, Arneson said the City of Green Isle cannot contribute money toward lawn service, snow removal service, rent or utilities be- cause GICS would lose state aid. The City Council, after some discussion, will act upon a new invoice from GICS at its next regular meeting on Tuesday night, Feb. 23. Ambulance The City Council voted 4-0 and approved a motion to pay $14,889.70 without interest in one lump sum as its share for the new ambulance pur- chased by the Arlington Am- bulance Service. The City Council did have the option to make eight-year installment payments at a three percent interest. Mayor Dale ZumBerge and City Council members Shawn Harms, John Schauer and Mark Wentzlaff all voted in favor of the motion. City Council member Brian Oelfke was not present at the meeting. The Arlington City Council recently approved the ambu- lance service’s request to sign a purchase agreement for a 2016 Demers MX170 Ambu- lance. The 2000 rig will be traded in and the 2007 ambu- lance will then become the backup unit. The cost of the new ambu- lance is $199,850 less the trade-in price of $20,000 for a delivered final total of $179,850. Resolution The City Council voted 4-0 and adopted a resolution to support The Minnesota Broadband Vision created by conference attendees at the Border to Border Broadband Conference. The vision is “Everyone in Minnesota will be able to use convenient, affordable, world class broadband networks that enable us to survive and thrive in our communities and across the globe.” The resolution encourages the Minnesota Legislature and Governor Mark Dayton to provide sufficient leader- ship, resources and legal framework to ensure that the State of Minnesota achieves this vision by 2020. The City Council will hold its next regular meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 23. Green Isle City Council finds ways to fulfill its pledge to charter school
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ArlingtonENTERPRISE
Serving the Communities of Arlington and Green Isle, Minnesotawww.arlingtonmnnews.com Volume 132 • Number 31 • Thursday, February 11, 2016 • Arlington, MN 55307
Single copy $1.00
By Amy NewsomCorrespondent
The Sibley County Board,at its regular monthly meet-ing on Tuesday, Feb. 9 ap-proved Chad Wendinger’s re-quest for a conditional usepermit for the construction ofa 720-unit hog barn on fiveacres in New Auburn Town-ship.
The Planning and ZoningCommission approved thebarn on Monday, Feb. 1.
Buy 2 TrucksThe County Board ap-
proved the purchase of twonew Chevy 1500 4WD trucksfrom Brau Motors, Arlington,in the amount of $33,075.16each.
The current pickups are 18-year-old ¾ ton trucks and willbe replaced with ½ tontrucks. The trucks are locatedin Gaylord and Gibbon. Thenew trucks will be used bymaintenance managementand the old trucks will bemoved to the shops.
Public Works Director TimBecker estimates a fuel sav-ings of 3,000 gallons of fuel
per 100,000 miles. Sibley County received
quotes from Brau Motors inArlington and Wolf Motors inLe Sueur.
Health &Human Services
The County Board ap-proved a request from PublicHealth and Human Servicesto write off debts in theamounts of $7.95 and $46.35related to Medical Assistanceco-pays. Public Health andHuman Services DirectorVicki Stock stated that theyare required to bill the costback to the clients, but clientsare not mandated to pay.Stock said that these bills areover two years old and it isno longer cost effective tocontinue collection.
The County Board also ap-proved Public Health andHuman Services to purchaseand implement the Applica-tionXtender Document Man-agement System for $61,039,which is under the budgetedamount of $65,000. The Ap-plicationXtender Manage-ment System scans, stores,
retrieves, preserves informa-tion, and provides accessfrom almost any device orweb browser. Stock statedthat Public Health andHuman Services numbershave increased, and the work“has become more cumber-some.” Stock said that “it isa time saver for staff.”
The County Board also ap-proved Stock to hire DohertyStaff to fill a position left va-cant by an employee on ex-tended medical leave. Theposition to be filled is a cleri-cal staff position. PHHS willtrain the temp worker to dobasic clerical/receptionist du-ties and to answer questionsspecific to public health,child support, and social serv-ices. The current employeeearns $17.39 per hour with anadditional 25 percent for ben-efits totaling approximately$21.74 per hour. The cost forthe temp will be $22 per hour.The temp is expected to beneeded for 24 weeks.
Seal CoatingThe County Board ap-
proved plans and set the bid
opening date for bituminousseal coating at 10 a.m. Thurs-day, March 24.
Bituminous seal coating isan economical way to main-tain roads with low averagedaily traffic.
Public Works Director TimBecker will advertise the2016 bituminous seal coatproject on the Sibley Countywebsite and the MinnesotaDepartment of TransportationeAdvertising website.$903,837 has been budgetedfor seal coating. Becker stat-ed that the engineer’s esti-mate is below that at$820,000.
Other BusinessIn other news, Sibley
County Board approved thecontract between SibleyCounty and Sibley EastSchools for the upcomingspecial election on Tuesday,April 19.
The Sibley County Com-missioners will hold theirnext regular meeting in Gay-lord at 9 a.m. Tuesday, Feb.23.
County approves 720-unit hog barn
Enterprise photo by Kurt Menk
Sweetheart and HunkElla Lundstrom and Leighton Rose were crowned as the JuniorSweetheart and Hunk during a coronation ceremony at the Sib-ley East Senior High School in Arlington on Monday afternoon,
Feb. 8. Ella is the daughter of Mark and Bekah Lundstrom, Ar-lington. Leighton is the son of Justen and Kari Rose, Gaylord.
By Amy NewsomCorrespondent
The Sibley CountyBoard, during its regularmonthly meeting on Tues-day, Feb. 9, authorizedCourt Administrator KarenMessner to sign the con-tract with the MinnesotaState Law Library for theCounty Law Library pro-gram.
The law library is fund-ed with three percent ofthe county law library’sannual civil fees and crim-inal fine revenue, or$3,000, whichever islower. The contract withthe state law library pro-vides the county withprint copies of the Min-nesota Statues, MinnesotaRules, and Laws of Min-nesota; an annual site visitby the state law librarian;an evaluation of the coun-ty’s print and electronicresource contracts; adviceon setting up and main-taining a legal clinic; ad-vice on law library budg-ets; a resource list of free,trustworthy internet legalresearch sources for Min-nesotans including munic-ipalities; an updating ofthe social and legal serviceproviders; a toll-free num-ber to the state law library
reference desk; and assis-tance collaborating withthe local public library.
County CommissionersBobbie Harder and JimSwanson questioned howoften the law library andprint materials were actu-ally used and if the fundscould be used to pay forsomething else like onlineaccess to legal documents.
Grant MoneyThe Sibley County
Board approved resolution#2016-7 which allows theMinnesota Department ofTransportation (MnDOT)to act as the county’sagent to accept general ob-ligation funds for projectrepairs made due to the2014 flood.
The agreement allowsMnDOT to give a 20 per-cent grant to cover thestate aid portion of the re-pairs. The 20 percent cov-ers eight projects andequals $198,107.58.
In other business, Hard-er requested the list of au-dited claims be madeavailable to the public.County AdministratorRoxy Traxler will includethe claims with the Boardpackets on the SibleyCounty website.
County signs a contract with Minnesota State Law Library
By Kurt MenkEditor
The Green Isle City Coun-cil, during a regular meetinglast May, unanimously ap-proved a motion for the Cityof Green Isle to make a one-time $50,000 pledge to assistwith the financial operationof the Green Isle CommunitySchool (GICS).
The City Council, at a reg-ular meeting last month,learned that it is far more dif-ficult than originally believedto legally find a way or waysto fulfill that pledge. GreenIsle City Attorney Ross Arne-son was authorized to re-search the matter and reporthis findings back to the CityCouncil.
Arneson, during a regularmeeting on Tuesday night,Feb. 9, reported that the Cityof Green Isle can contributemoney toward the GICSYouth Center which operatesthe before school and afterschool daycare program. Ac-cording to Arneson, there is astate statute which allows forthat.
Arneson said the City ofGreen Isle can also contributemoney toward the mainte-nance and treatment of theboiler system in the schoolbuilding.
In addition, the City ofGreen Isle can contributemoney toward the inspectionand maintenance of the firesprinkler service.
However, Arneson said theCity of Green Isle cannotcontribute money towardlawn service, snow removalservice, rent or utilities be-cause GICS would lose stateaid.
The City Council, aftersome discussion, will actupon a new invoice fromGICS at its next regularmeeting on Tuesday night,Feb. 23.
AmbulanceThe City Council voted 4-0
and approved a motion to pay$14,889.70 without interestin one lump sum as its sharefor the new ambulance pur-chased by the Arlington Am-bulance Service.
The City Council did havethe option to make eight-yearinstallment payments at athree percent interest.
Mayor Dale ZumBerge andCity Council membersShawn Harms, John Schauerand Mark Wentzlaff all votedin favor of the motion.
City Council memberBrian Oelfke was not presentat the meeting.
The Arlington City Councilrecently approved the ambu-lance service’s request to signa purchase agreement for a2016 Demers MX170 Ambu-lance. The 2000 rig will betraded in and the 2007 ambu-lance will then become thebackup unit.
The cost of the new ambu-lance is $199,850 less thetrade-in price of $20,000 fora delivered final total of$179,850.
ResolutionThe City Council voted 4-0
and adopted a resolution tosupport The MinnesotaBroadband Vision created byconference attendees at theBorder to Border BroadbandConference.
The vision is “Everyone inMinnesota will be able to useconvenient, affordable, worldclass broadband networksthat enable us to survive andthrive in our communitiesand across the globe.”
The resolution encouragesthe Minnesota Legislatureand Governor Mark Daytonto provide sufficient leader-ship, resources and legalframework to ensure that theState of Minnesota achievesthis vision by 2020.
The City Council will holdits next regular meeting at 7p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 23.
Green Isle City Councilfinds ways to fulfill itspledge to charter school
News BriefsAccident south of Arlington
A one-vehicle accident reportedly occurred alongCounty Road 17 south of Arlington at 8:43 p.m. Satur-day, Feb. 6, according to the Sibley County Sheriff’sDepartment.
Kayle Seeman, 20, Arlington, was driving a vehiclesouth on County Road 17, according to the report. See-man lost control of the vehicle on the snow and ice cov-ered roadway. The vehicle entered the south ditch justwest of 387th Avenue, rolled and came to a stop on thepassenger side door.
Seeman was transported by the Arlington Ambulanceto the Ridgeview Sibley Medical Center, Arlington,where she was treated for possible injuries.
Accident near WinthropA one-vehicle accident without injuries reportedly oc-
curred along 561st Avenue about five miles northeast ofWinthrop at 10:28 a.m. Sunday, according to the SibleyCounty Sheriff’s Department.
Dylan K. Skorczewski, 20, Gibbon, was driving aFord Ranger north on 5621st Avenue, according to thereport. The vehicle entered the west ditch, hit an em-bankment went airborne for approximately 20 yards,landed and rolled a couple of times. The truck was to-taled.
The Winthrop Ambulance, Winthrop Fire Departmentand Minnesota State Patrol also assisted at the scene.
Boreen named to Dean’s ListArlington resident Lindsey Boreen, a senior, was re-
cently named to the Dean’s List at Bethel University inSt. Paul.
The Dean’s List honors students who achieve an out-standing scholastic record during a semester with agrade point average of 3.6 or greater.
She is the daughter of Randy and Ellen Boreen, Ar-lington.
Kroells named to Honors ListSeth Kroells, a graduate of the Minnesota Valley
Lutheran High School, was recently named to the Hon-ors List at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point.
To qualify for this honor, a student must achieve agrade point average between 3.5 and 3.74.
He is the son of Keith and Peggy Kroells, Arlington.
Nelson named to Dean’s ListBlake Nelson, a 2012 graduate of the Sibley East Sen-
ior High School, was recently named to the Dean’s Listat the University of St. Thomas.
Students must post grade point averages of at least 3.5on a 4.0 scale to be named to the Dean’s List.
He is the son of Ken and Teresa Nelson, Arlington.
Twin boys are bornTwin boys were born to Nathan and Nicole
Kachelmyer, Apple Valley, at Fairview Ridges Hospitalin Burnsville on Wednesday, Feb. 3.
They are named James Henry and Joshua Thomas andwill join siblings Claire, Grace, and Matthew.
Nathan is the son of Kathy (Henke) and JohnKachelmyer, Mankato.
Ballalatak on Dean’s ListArlington resident Kathryn Ballalatak was recently
named to the Dean’s List at the University of St.Thomas.
Students must post grade point averages of at least 3.5on a 4.0 scale to be named to the Dean’s List.
Employee turns himself inJoshua Campbell, a Casey’s General Store employee
charged with theft, recently made his first appearancein Sibley County District Court, according to an articlein The Gaylord Hub.
Last month, a warrant was issued for Campbell, whostole approximately $2,500 from the store in the form ofcash, gift cards and a lottery ticket, when he worked atthe Gaylord store on Sunday, Jan. 3.
Campbell turned himself in to law enforcementWednesday, Jan. 27.
At the court hearing, Campbell was released on hisown recognizance. He is to keep the court/attorney in-formed of current address, no alcohol/controlled sub-stance use, no possession of alcohol or drugs, randomtesting, and submit to chemical testing. An omnibushearing has been scheduled for Thursday, March 17.
The maximum sentence for the felony theft charge isfive years imprisonment, a $10,000 fine or both.
Blood drive on Feb. 12 The American Red Cross will hold a blood drive at
the Altona Colony from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 12.The colony is located at 35227 290th Street.
City Council to meet Feb. 16Due to the upcoming President’s Day holiday, the Ar-
lington City Council will hold its next regular meetingat 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 16.
Submitted Photo
Polar PlungeThe Club New Yorker in Green Isle participated in the PolarPlunge at Hallett’s Pond in St. Peter on Saturday, Feb. 6. Theevent was organized by the Nicollet County Sheriff’s Depart-ment. The Club New Yorker plungers included Kris Stoeckman,Dennis Stoeckman, Nate Morriem, Reed Vos, Sandy Her-
rmann, Jaime Ide, Joe Lempke, Janie Glover and Beth Olson.Their outfits this year were Richard Simmons and his workoutfollowers. Even though they were missing some plungers, theteam still raised $1,290 for the Minnesota Special Olympics.
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Special thanks to Chef Craig foragain serving a delicious meal atthe event.
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With his senior year at theSibley East High Schooldrawing to a close, DevanTupa, Green Isle, stayed mo-tivated to finish off his scout-ing experience by earning hisEagle Scout.
Tupa, 18, earned the honor,which is the highest rankingin scouting, at his Board ofReview held by The NorthernStar Council in Lonsdale.Only two out of 100 Scoutsearn this honor in Scouting.Requirements for the rankinginclude earning at least 21Merit Badges as well as plan-ning, organizing and leadinga community project.
In addition to completing24 Merit Badges, Tupa raisedmoney to build 15 wood duckhouses for the Green IsleConservation Club. The ideacame about after a member of
the CPA was explaining thatno one donates or has theextra time to make the hous-es. Tupa has been hunting formany years and wanted tocontribute to wildlife locally.The wood duck houses havebeen hung all around SibleyCounty. To complete the proj-ect, which included over 82volunteer hours, Tupa gath-ered friends, family andscouts to assist in making thehouses.
Devan started his scoutingexperience in Arlington withTroop 140 in 2005 and joinedthe Belle Plaine Troop 324 in2009. He has held various po-sitions including Chaplain’sAide in 2010 and 2011 andthen Assistant Patrol Leaderin 2015, as well as taking partin summer and winter camps.Tupa said there were plenty
of highlights over the years inhis time scouting. The tough-est part for him was his soph-omore year when he was infootball, golf, student counciland started working part-time. He credits his mom,Angela Mackenthun, for en-couraging him to stick withit.
“There’s so much time andeffort that goes into scout-ing,” said Tupa. “I am veryhappy and proud of myselffor completing my EagleScout. I know I can do any-thing I put my mind to.”
Tupa is graduating thisspring and will be attendingRidgewater College inHutchinson. He is the son ofAngela Mackenthun andMike Tupa.
Tupa earns Eagle Scout Award
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Sibley East senior Devan Tupa, right, recentlyearned his Eagle Scout Award. His mother,
Angela Mackenthun, is pictured on the left.
With the Renville-SibleyCounty Humane Society inthe process of disbanding,folks may have questions asto what to do if they need tosurrender a dog or cat or whatto do with stray or abandonedpets in the two-county areas.
Renville and Sibley coun-ties have some humane soci-eties that surround the areaincluding the Redwood AreaAnimal Shelter (located inRedwood Falls), the BrownCounty Humane Society (lo-
cated in New Ulm) and HawkCreek (located in Willmar).While the primary responsi-bility of these humane soci-eties is to adopt out aban-doned pets in their designatedservice area, they often haveroom for additional animals.
In the immediate future,cities and individuals whohave stray or abandoned petsor a pet that needs to be sur-rendered should attempt tocontact one of the surround-ing humane societies to see if
space is available.The surrounding humane
societies rely on the kindnessof donors to help care for theanimals under their care.Their contact information isas follows:
• Brown County Humane,New Ulm, 507-359-2312
• Redwood Area AnimalShelter, Redwood Falls, 507-644-3853
• Hawk Creek, Willmar,320-235-7612
Renville-Sibley County Humane Societycurrently in the process of disbanding
By Kurt MenkEditor
Some members of the Ar-lington Area Chamber ofCommerce will meet with theArli-Dazzle Committee at theEmergency Services Buildingat 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 15.
The purpose of the meetingis to secure an individual to
lead the Arli-Dazzle Commit-tee in 2016 and kick off theplanning for the annual cele-bration.
The committee is seekingan individual to replace KimSchneider who recently re-signed as committee chairper-son after eight years.
Interested community
members who would like tolead this committee or helpwith the annual celebrationare encouraged to attend thismeeting.
People who are unable toattend the meeting or haveany questions can contactChamber President DerekHahn.
Chamber to meet with Arli-Dazzle Committee
By Kurt MenkEditor
The supervised recyclingprogram is now being held inthe Arlington MunicipalParking Lot from 8 a.m. to 11a.m. on the second and fourthSaturdays of the month.
The Municipal Parking Lotis located along Main Streetacross from Kick’s Bakery.
It is open to both local and
county residents, according toArlington City AdministratorLiza Donabauer.
Residents are still encour-aged to fully utilize theirweekly individual curbsiderecycling service.
According to Donabauer,the City of Arlington decidedto piggy back its recyclingprogram on the oppositeweekends as Gaylord in order
to provide greater flexibilityto city and county residents.The new managed recycledrop-off sites not only is acost savings to the taxpayersin the City of Arlington, butalso provides better service toarea communities.
The supervised recyclingprogram is held in the City ofGaylord on the first and thirdSaturdays of every month.
Recycling program is open to both local and county residents
By Kurt MenkEditor
The Arlington City Coun-cil, as required by law, re-cently held a public hearingon the closing of the Arling-ton Mobile Home Park. Over25 people were in attendancefor the public hearing whichlasted about two hours.
The law firm Messerli &Kramer, Minneapolis, provid-ed a closure statement andnotified the City Councilabout the closing through aletter of correspondenceabout three months ago.
The purpose of the publichearing was to review the
closure statement and deter-mine the impact of the parkclosing.
Mobile Home Park resi-dents were given an opportu-nity to ask questions andvoice their concerns about theclosing and how it will affectthem.
Kevin Wright, who repre-sented the park owner, saidthe park was being closed toeliminate expenses. In addi-tion, he pointed out that aproject to repair the waterproblem would cost approxi-mately $200,000.
It was stressed that the Cityof Arlington had nothing to
do with the closing of thepark. Its only responsibilitiesare to hold a public hearingand appoint a third party toadminister funds for demoli-tion or relocation expenses.
The City Council laterunanimously approved a mo-tion to appoint the MinnesotaValley Action Council(MVAC) to act as the pay-master regarding any contri-butions or disbursements toand from the Minnesota Man-ufactured Home RelocationTrust Fund.
The Arlington MobileHome Park is scheduled toclose on Sept. 1.
Public hearing held on closing of trailer park
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OpinionsDonald Trump wins theNew Hampshire Primary
Our View: The Republican establishment is getting very nervous about his popularity
Letters To The Editor
Guest Columns
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump garnered 34percent of the votes and ran away with a win in the NewHampshire Primary on Tuesday night, Feb. 9. Trump doubledup Ohio Governor John Kasich who placed second with 16 per-cent.
It was the best case scenario for Trump who is now well posi-tioned to charge full steam ahead in the South Carolina pri-mary and other races in the future.
It was also the worst case scenario for the Republican estab-lishment. Since Trump’s unfavorable ratings are at 62 percent,it believes he would be vulnerable in a two-person race. Theproblem is the field is still full of several candidates. This is ter-rible news for the Republican Party which would like to unifyaround one candidate to beat the New York businessman andmedia personality.
The New Hampshire Primary was supposed to trim somecandidates from the field. Although New Jersey GovernorChris Christie has suspended his presidential campaign, thefield still includes Kasich, Texas Senator Ted Cruz, FloridaSenator Marco Rubio and former Florida Governor Jeb Bush.Candidates Carly Fiorina and Ben Carson placed sixth and sev-enth respectively in the New Hampshire Primary, but havepledged to stay in the race.
Kasich, who has the experience and a proven record, does nothave the money and organization for a nationwide campaign.
Cruz, who won the Iowa caucus, might have the best chanceto beat Trump, but the Republican establishment hates him.
Rubio, who has been the favorite of the Republican establish-ment to date, suffered an embarrassing gaffe during the last de-bate which has hurt his standing.
Bush, who has already spent millions of dollars, still has ahefty war chest, but has been unable to gain any traction.
Fiorina and Carson are irrelevant candidates after poor show-ings in the New Hampshire Primary.
The longer it takes to whittle down the field to one anti-Trump candidate the harder it will be catch the man who haspromised to “Make America Great Again.”
-K.M.
Too Tall’s TidbitsHappy Birthday and Happy An-
niversary to the following local andarea residents compliments of theArlington Lions Club CommunityCalendar.February 12Ron Laabs and Jason Lenertz.February 13Erin Quast.February 14Kaili Diehn, Katie Evenson and SaraPost.February 15Molly Brau, Stacy Brockoff, A.J.Overson and Dave Wendinger.February 16Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Dorweiler.February 17In Memory Of Schmitty, RileyDrexler, Oliver Gustafson, WayneKlitzke, John Maki and JeanSchmidt.February 18Michael Bullert, Kayleigh Dietel,Nolan Fisher, Jayden Melsha, GrantPichelmann and James Von Eschen.
*****An airplane was about to crash.
There were five passengers onboard, but only four parachutes.
The first passenger, Holly Madi-son, said, “I have my own realityshow and I am the smartest and pret-tiest woman at Playboy, so Ameri-cans don’t want me to die.” She tookthe first pack and jumped out of theplane.
The second passenger, John Mc-Cain, said, “I’m a senator and a dec-orated war hero from an elite Navyunit from the United States of Amer-ica.” So he grabbed the second packand jumped.
The third passenger, DonaldTrump, said, “I am going to be thenext president of the United States. Iam the smartest man in our countryand I will make America greatagain.” So he grabbed the pack nextto him and jumped out.
The fourth passenger, Billy Gra-ham, said to the fifth passenger, a10-year-old school girl, “I have liveda full life and served my God thebest I could. I will sacrifice my life
and let you have the last parachute.”The little girl said, “That’s okay,
Mr. Graham. There’s a parachute leftfor you. The smartest man in Ameri-ca took my schoolbag.”
*****A preacher dies, and when he gets
to heaven, he sees a New York cabdriver who has more crowns. Hesays to an angel, “I don’t get it. I de-voted my whole life to my congrega-tion.”
The angel says, “We reward re-sults. Did your congregation alwayspay attention when you gave a ser-mon?”
The preacher says, “Once in awhile someone fell asleep.”
The angel says, “Right. Andwhen people rode in this guy'staxi, they not only stayed awake,but they usually prayed!”
*****At a high school, a group of stu-
dents played a prank: they let threegoats loose inside the school.
But before turning them loose,they painted numbers on the sides ofthe goats: 1, 2, and 4.
School administrators spentmost of the day looking for num-ber 3.
*****A minister announced that admis-
sion to a church social event wouldbe six dollars per person. “However,if you’re over 65,” he said, “theprice will be only $5.50.”
From the back of the congrega-tion, a woman's voice rang out,“Do you really think I’d give youthat information for only 50cents?”
*****The owner of a priceless antiques
collection allowed a museum to ex-hibit his treasures. The moverspacked the vases while the collectorhovered over them.
“Do be careful,” he cautioned oneburly mover. “That vase is nearlytwo thousand years old.”
“Don't worry," the guy replied."I'll treat it like it was brandnew.”
To The Editor,As you may have heard, earlier
this month Governor Dayton an-nounced his bonding proposal forthe upcoming session. As expected,the Governor’s bonding bill shows aprofound favoritism toward the twincities, and not even $1 was proposedto repair roads and bridges in subur-ban or rural Minnesota. With a $1.4billion dollar price tag, this is simplyunconscionable. Governor Daytonfound it reasonable not to bond anyfunding at all for transportation in-frastructure in greater Minnesota,but did find it a good use of ourstate’s bond rating to purchase asnow-making machine in Saint Pauland ski lifts for Giants Ridge SkiResort.
Bonding dollars should be usedvery sparingly, so as not to put ourstate's bond rating at risk. Of all theprojects bonding dollars could beused for, it seems like commonsense that a snow-making machineand ski lifts are not responsible
choices, and benefit very few in ourstate. It’s disappointing, but not inthe least surprising, that the Gover-nor would choose to fund such friv-olous projects, yet allocate no bond-ing dollars to transportation infra-structure in greater Minnesota.
Legislative Auditor James Noblesfound substantial errors in the eligi-bility of those who were enrolled inthe public insurance options, Med-ical Assistance and MinnesotaCare.In studying a sample of 157 peoplewho enrolled between January –May 2015, the State Auditor foundthat 59 people were not qualified forthe public program they were en-rolled in. Applying the “rate of fail-ure” from this sample group (38%)to all MNSure enrollments duringthe same time, Mr. Nobles estimatesthat there is anywhere from 80,902-132,140 people who were enrolledin the wrong program, or are not eli-gible for the coverage they received.The Auditor concluded that the pro-cedures used to verify eligibility
when enrolling people in the MAand MinnesotaCare were inade-quate, and have resulted in an over-payment by the state of Minnesotain the neighborhood of $115 mil-lion-$271 million between Januaryto May of last year.
According to the report issued bythe Office of the Legislative Audi-tor, “This is a repeat finding.” Whiledemocrats keep insisting that these“kinks” will get worked out in time,our state is losing huge amounts ofmoney due to MNSure officials’ in-competence. The refusal of the Gov-ernor or other democratic officials tohold anyone accountable is truly as-tounding when these huge failuresare being found at such a depress-ingly regular rate.
I will continue to keep you updat-ed on this issue as we approach ses-sion, which begins March 8.
Glenn GruenhagenState Representative
R-Glencoe
Gruenhagen comments on 2 topics
To The Editor,Once again we come to that time
of year when our Sibley Eastwrestlers show us their heart deter-mination in representing our com-munity in the tournaments ahead ofthem.
This team which includes theircoaches and volunteers never ceasesto amaze me. As an appreciative fanof all their efforts, I wish them muchsuccess.
I thank you for all the enjoymentsof another fine season. May you
continue to show us all that “SibleyEast wrestles with heart.”
In appreciation. Janet Tollefson
Mankato
Sibley East wrestles with heart
By Glenn MolletteDuring the campaign trails of
Trump, Clinton, Cruse, Rubio,Sanders and the others we hear a lotof talk and see a lot of shaking ofhands. Talking and shaking hands isgood if it leads to saving our coun-try. We could use some talking toAmerica's businesses.
Federal and state leaders must askour businesses to stay here. Cut theircorporate taxes to 15%. Ask thecities and states to work in unison increating work friendly states andcommunities. Simply waving good-
bye to our businesses has to stop. It'stime to grab hold of real laborersand keep them here.
Ask our businesses to come home.They have fled everywhere. Is any-body talking to these people? A 15%corporate tax rate would help.Unions must work in cooperation. Afactory will not come back if theyhave to face a union demanding $35an hour plus defined benefit retire-ment packages and Obamacarealong with our current tax rate.Many corporations are going bank-rupt now for various reasons includ-
ing paying their executives toomuch. However, one reason ispromising future packages to em-ployees that they will never be ableto pay.
State and federal governments canonly tax citizens so much to coverwages and pension promises. Manygovernment employees have nevercontributed a dime to their retire-ment but yet are promised generousretirement packages that they collect
MolletteContinued on page 5
Presidential candidates, talking and shaking hands
By Lee H. HamiltonThere have been encouraging
signs that the Republican leadershipon Capitol Hill wants to make Con-gress function again. They’ve talkedabout using conference committeesmore, allowing a more open processfor rank-and-file members, enactingseparate appropriation bills ratherthan using omnibus bills, and lettingcommittees lead on legislationrather than hoarding all power in theleadership offices. Perhaps most im-portant, they’ve acknowledged that
Congress has many bad habits, andinsist that they want to restore ahealthy legislative process.
This has to be heartening to anyAmerican concerned about the levelof dysfunction to which Congresshad sunk. The question is, how canwe tell if Congress is actually fixingitself? For as promising as the rheto-ric might be, there’s a long way togo before words and reality meet onCapitol Hill. Here’s what you shouldkeep your eye on:
First, differences in emphasis sep-
arate the leaders of the two houses,Senate Majority Leader Mitch Mc-Connell and House Speaker PaulRyan. Ryan is intent on pressing for-ward with key policy proposals thatwould anchor a bold Republicanlegislative agenda. But that’s be-cause the Republican majority in theHouse is not generally believed tobe at risk. Over in the Senate, thingsare different: control of that body
HamiltonContinued on page 5
How to tell if Congress is working again
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By Jim AmsdenSE Superintendent
The filing period for theApril 19 Special SchoolBoard Election closed withsix candidates running for theposition expiring Dec. 31.The district is fortunate tohave this level of interest inserving in this very importantposition. School Board serv-ice is extremely important toour district. School Boardmembers take on a job thatcan be challenging and re-warding at the same time.The decisions of board mem-bers provide the foundationfrom which our students willbuild the educational, co-cur-ricular, and life experiencesthat enable them to succeedand lead productive adultlives.
As the election nears, dis-trict residents will undoubted-ly learn more about each ofthe candidates through theirindividual campaigns, localnewspapers, and personalcontacts. Hopefully a com-munity organization will alsocome forward and sponsor aforum for all the candidates.(Note- The Minnesota SchoolBoards Association recom-mends that while school dis-tricts and existing boards cansupport the idea of communi-ty forums they should nottake the role of sponsor or
moderator to avoid any im-propriety.)
Combined Polling PlacesThe Board ratified three
combined polling places toserve all of the precincts orparts of precincts locatedwithin the boundaries of theschool district. The combinedpolling places as ratified are:
COMBINED POLLINGPLACE- Green Isle City Of-fice Building, 310 McGrannStreet, Green Isle, MN55338:
This combined pollingplace serves all territory inIndependent School DistrictNo. 2310 located in the CityGreen Isle; Green Isle andWashington Lake Townshipsin Sibley County, Minnesota.
COMBINED POLLINGPLACE – Arlington City Of-fices, 204 Shamrock Drive,Arlington, MN 55307:
This combined pollingplace serves all territory inIndependent School DistrictNo. 2310 located in the Cityof Arlington; New Auburn,Arlington, Kelso, Jessenland,and Dryden Townships inSibley County, Minnesota.
COMBINED POLLINGPLACE - Sibley East JuniorHigh School, 500 Court Av-enue, Gaylord, MN 55334:
This combined pollingplace serves all territory in
Independent School DistrictNo. 2310 located in the Cityof Gaylord; Alfsborg, Sibley,and Transit Townships in Sib-ley County, Minnesota;Bernadotte, Lake Prairie, andNew Sweden Townships inNicollet County, Minnesota.
• The voting hours at thesecombined polling places shallbe the hours between 12:00p.m. and 8:00 p.m.
Absentee BallotsAbsentee Ballots will be
available from the CountyAuditor’s Office beginningMarch 4. Eligible voters whoreasonably expect to be un-able to go to their pollingplace on election day to votemay obtain ballots by mailinga completed absentee ballotapplication form to the Coun-ty Auditor’s Office or by ap-plying in person. Office ofthe Sibley County Auditor,400 Court Avenue, P.O. Box171, Gaylord, MN 55334Phone: 507-237-4070Fax:507-237-4073 Email:[email protected].
If you have questions, con-cerns, or comments regardingSibley East Schools pleasefeel free to contact me at thedistrict office 507-964-8224or email [email protected]
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Choral FestivalSibley East choir students Trevor Diehn, ToryKnacke, Ella Lundstrom, Tim Otto, and RachelSorenson participated in the Concordia Col-lege High School Choral Festival on the Con-cordia campus in Moorhead on Friday, Jan.29 and Saturday, Jan. 30. The event consistedof singers from 45 high schools as well as TheConcordia Choir rehearsing throughout theweekend and concluded with a public per-formance conducted by Concordia choir direc-
tors Rene Cluasen and Michael Culloton onSaturday afternoon, Jan. 30. Attendees alsohad the opportunity to hear performances byVocal Essence and Concordia choirs Manner-chor and Cantabile. Sibley East graduate,Sam Bullert, also performed as a member ofthe Concordia Choir. Front Row: (left to right)Tory Knacke, Rachel Sorenson and Ella Lund-strom. Back Row: (l to r) Tim Otto, SamBullert and Trevor Diehn. next year is up for grabs, and
McConnell seems to be fo-cused on maintaining hisparty’s majority. For his mem-bers, boldness is a risk. Thisdifference could lead to slimproduction.
So look to see how manyand which issues the twoleaders really push forward.Will they advance the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade dealin some version, or let it slideuntil the elections are past?Will they tackle tax reform?How about authorizing sup-port for the war against ISIS?Ryan has already removedone key matter — immigra-tion reform — from the table.Will other pressing issues alsobite the dust?
The second big indicator iswhether Congress has the po-litical will to fix itself. Mostmembers say publicly thatthey don’t want gridlock andare dedicated to making theinstitution function smoothly.The key measure of whetherthey really mean it is the atti-tude they take toward theirpolitical adversaries. If whatyou hear on Capitol Hill isnothing but distrust, thenthey’re not serious. If they’rewilling to negotiate and com-
promise with one another —as happened at the end of lastyear, with the passage of anomnibus spending package —then there’s hope.
Third is what you mightthink of as the rolled-up-sleeves test. How hard aremembers of Congress willingto work at addressing the keyissues facing the country? Sofar, the evidence is disap-pointing. The legislativeschedule put out by the con-gressional leadership is, to beblunt, lax. On average, mem-bers of Congress will beworking about nine days amonth. They’ve given them-selves four stretches of tendays off at a time. They’ll beoff for 52 straight days inJuly, August and September,and then another 39 days in arow in October and Novem-ber. Yes, it’s an election yearand they want to campaign.But you cannot run a govern-ment that is not in session.The best we can hope for is anobvious sense of urgencywhen members of Congressare in Washington. Look forit. If you don’t see it, littlewill get done on Capitol Hill.
I should say that not all theresponsibility for restoring
Congress rests at the federallevel. The states, too, have akey role to play. Will they getserious about how they drawcongressional districts, so thatpoliticians no longer have theluxury of picking their votersrather than the other wayaround? Will some states con-tinue to pursue efforts to makevoting harder — which, likegerrymandering, has the effectof shoring up the extremes inCongress? Will states makethe effort to modernize theirvoting systems, so that thedemocratic process has achance of working with mini-mal friction?
In the end, good intentionsand fine rhetoric don’t accom-plish much. I hope you’ll keepan eye on Congress and cheerfor its members to act in ac-cord with their own advice. Ifthey do, Congress will take agiant stride toward improvedperformance.
Lee Hamilton is a Distin-guished Scholar, Indiana Uni-versity School of Global andInternational Studies; and aProfessor of Practice, IUSchool of Public and Environ-mental Affairs. He was amember of the U.S. House ofRepresentatives for 34 years.
Hamilton Continued from page 4
for twenty to thirty years ormore. These generous pack-ages are funded by the gov-ernment borrowing more withthe hopes of collecting moretaxes to pay for their promis-es. The future for more andmore government promises toemployees is bleak. Changehas to occur if our country hasany future of recuperating.
Jobs must be moved tohard-pressed areas. For exam-ple coal mining is doomed incentral Appalachia. Federalgovernment and state leader-ship must create incentivepackages for real jobs to lo-cate to depressed areas. Facto-ries willing to locate in theseareas must be given a pass oncorporate and state taxes forat least ten years or maybemore. The people who are putto work would at least be pay-ing taxes instead of collectingwelfare. This would be a win-
win for everybody.We are desperate to make
stuff in this country again.There are lots of propertiessitting idle in this country thatcould be bought by the stateand sold or given to job creat-ing entities that promised tostay and hire people for atleast 25 years.
Medical crises continue tobankrupt families acrossAmerica. We are way past thepoint of taking serious action.The Affordable Care Act hasfailed. We must create a four-fold medical plan. 1. Put thepoor and truly disabled onMedicaid. 2. Allow those withpre-existing conditions to buyinto Medicare. 3. Make insur-ance shopping availableacross state lines. 4. Makehospitals and doctors accessi-ble across state lines. Peoplein California should be able togo to a doctor in Minnesota if
they determine that it is bestfor them. The insurance com-pany or government shouldnot make that determination.
Gaining control of our bor-ders, spending billions on for-eign aid and foreign wars andthe continued decline of themorale of our military andVeterans are big problems.This all contributes to theoverall morale of the entireAmerican people. Somebodyrunning for President has abig job ahead of him or her. Ihope they will do more thantalk and shake hands. On theother hand, maybe that wouldbe a start in turning this coun-try around.
Glenn Mollette is an Ameri-can Syndicated Columnist andAuthor. He is the author ofeleven books and read in all50 states.
Mollette Continued from page 4
Gene Ray Farber, age 72,of New Germany, and for-merly of Green Isle, passedaway at the Marie SteinerKelting Hospice Home inChaska on Monday, Feb. 8.
Memorial services will beheld at St. John’s LutheranChurch in Hollywood at 11a.m. Friday, Feb. 12. PastorDean Mahlum will officiate.
There will be a gatheringof family and friends at thechurch from 9:30 a.m. to 11a.m. Friday, Feb. 12.
Gene Ray Farber was bornin Hollywood Township onSept. 12, 1943. He was theson of Roland and Viola(Oelfke) Farber. Gene wasbaptized as an infant on Sep-tember 26, 1943, at St. John’sLutheran Church in Holly-wood, Minnesota, and laterwas confirmed in his faith asa youth on April 14, 1957, atEmanuel Lutheran Church inHamburg, Minnesota. He re-ceived his education atEmanuel Lutheran parochialschool in Hamburg.
On Jan. 30, 1987, Genewas united in marriage to
Phyllis Margaret Kerr at theCarver County Courthouse inChaska. Gene and Phyllismade their home in New Ger-many. Gene and Phyllisshared over 29 years of mar-riage.
Gene worked on the farm.He also worked at HoneywellAdvance Circuits and Medal-lion in Waconia, Minnesota,retiring seven years ago. Hewas a member of St. John’sLutheran Church in New Ger-many. Gene also served onthe Carver County FairBoard.
Gene enjoyed hunting andhorses, especially trail riding.He enjoyed his Schnauzersand growing tomatoes. Hecherished the time spent visit-ing with his friends and fami-ly, especially his grandchil-dren.
Gene is survived by hiswife, Phyllis Farber of NewGermany; children, James(Kris) Farber of Arlington,Jodi (Todd) Seemann of Nor-wood Young America, Jef-frey Farber (fiancée DawnStearns) of Winthrop, and
Joel Farber of Winthrop;grandchildren, Brent Farber(significant other Rachel Lee)of Bloomington, Eric(Rachael) Seemann Rachael,of Plato, Tyler Seemann (sig-nificant other Lacy) of Willis-ton, N.D., Nathan Farber ofArlington, Carson Farber ofWinthrop, and Elliana Farberof Winthrop; brother, Wayne(Marlys) Farber of GreenIsle; brother-in-law, Mark(Cheryl) Kerr of St. LouisPark; nieces, nephews, otherrelatives and many friends.
Gene is preceded in deathby his parents, Roland andViola Farber.
The family invites every-one to the luncheon in thechurch basement immediatelyfollowing the committal serv-ice.
Arrangements by the Paul-McBride Funeral Chapel ofNorwood Young America,MN. Online Obituaries andGuest Book available atwww.hantge.com. Pleaseclick on Obituaries/GuestBook.
Gene Ray Farber, 72, New Germany
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History90 Years AgoFebruary 11, 1926Louis Kill, Editor
What promises to be one ofthe biggest and most interestingbasketball games of the seasonis scheduled for the CommunityHall next Sunday afternoon be-tween the Gaylord and ArlingtonLegion quints. The contest willstart at 3 o’clock sharp. Theseteams are bitter rivals, each hav-ing won a contest from theother, and the third and decidinggame will no doubt be a hum-mer. Arlington defeated Gaylordon the Gaylord floor early in theseason by a score of 27 to 25.The following Sunday Gaylorddefeated Arlington on the localfloor by a score of 20 to 18.
Employees of the Farmers &Merchants State Bank wereamazed Sunday morning to findthat the basement of their build-ing had been converted into aminiature swimming pool overnight, being filled with water toa height of about 12 inches. In-vestigation revealed the fact thata water pipe in the basement ofthe Enterprise building had beenfrozen and sprung a leak, thewater seeping through into thebank basement adjoining. A suc-tion pump was used to drain thebasement and the water was allout in a few hours. No seriousdamage resulted.
Dr. J. C. Farrell has had adouble set of rear wheels placedon his Ford recently in order tomore easily traverse the driftedroads in making his countrycalls. Instead of the usual onewheel he has two on each rearaxle. This gives the car moretraction and prevents the carfrom breaking thru the deepsnow. He says it is giving verysatisfactory service.
70 Years AgoFebruary 7, 1946Louis Kill, Editor
As this article was typedWednesday afternoon this sec-tion, and the entire Northwest aswell, was in the grip of a ragingblizzard. Roads are blocked andtraffic is at a virtual standstill.According to reports, trains onmost lines are being held untilthe storm blows itself out. De-spite the heavy wind and snowthe temperature has remainedwell up above zero.
As a forerunner to the bliz-zard on Tuesday, the day openedwith a genuine thunderstorm ac-companied by a heavy rain,which turned to sleet occasional-ly. It was a warm day for winterand the sun broke through theheavy fog at times, and walksand streets were covered withwater and slush. Before night acold wind swept down from thewest, accompanied by snow.
A business deal was closed
here last week through whichthe equipment and goodwill ofthe Community Theatre wassold by Mr. Wickstrom to Unit-ed Theatres, Inc. Edward P.Stein of Minneapolis came hereto make the transaction. Mr.Wickstrom will continue to op-erate the theatre for the newowners until February 20th,when Mr. Stein will take over.
50 Years AgoFebruary 10, 1966Val Kill, Editor
Creameries and milk plants inthe 25 states that the NationalFarmers Organization has organ-ized in have formed a marketingagency in common. This agencyis made up of creameries andplants that have joined in thebattle for better milk prices forfarmers. Farmers will now beable to price milk in relative bal-ance with other farm products asa result of the efforts of theseplants.
The possibility of remodelingthe liquor store was discussed atthe regular meeting of the Ar-lington City Council. It waspointed out that remodeling andredesigning the interior couldcost as high as $20,000 and inthat case it might be better tobuild a new building somewhereelse.
20 Years Ago February 15, 1996Kurt Menk, Editor
Strong winds caused damageat the construction site of thenew Early childhood Family Ed-ucation addition in Gaylord lastSaturday afternoon. Scaffoldingwas apparently blown into thenew northeast wall which, inturn, fell against the existingwall of the building. Two class-rooms, which house ECFE andpre-school classes, were affectedby the mishap.
Sibley County is amongseven Minnesota counties thatwill be taking part in a new pro-gram to help first time welfarerecipients move quickly to theworkforce. The WorkFIRSTprogram, part of the 1995 wel-fare Reform bill signed into lawby Gov. Arne Carlson, will re-quire welfare applicants to workto receive vouchers for rent andutilities, rather than cash hand-outs.
The Arlington Fish Fry, ac-cording to Lions Club represen-tative Dick Thomes, attractedapproximately 1,100 people lastFriday. It was the highestturnout in the past three years.
Travis Quast, a senior on theSibley East Varsity Boys’ Bas-ketball team, hit the 1,000-pointmilestone against visiting CedarMountain on Monday night.Quast hit his 1,000th point on afree throw with 13 seconds leftin the contest.
By Kurt MenkEditor
The Sibley East varsitywrestling team toppled visit-ing Howard Lake-Waverly64-14 during the openinground of the Section 4AWrestling Tournament in Ar-lington on Tuesday night,Feb. 9.
The Wolverines, 28-8 over-all, will now wrestle EdenValley-Watkins in the semi-final round at the TrinityHigh School in Eagan at 6p.m. Friday, Feb. 12.
The championship matchwill follow at 7 p.m.
Results106-pounds: Dayne Morton
(SE) won by a forfeit.113-pounds: Lincoln Car-
penter (SE) won by a forfeit.120-pounds: Kelvin Melger
(SE) won by a forfeit.
126-pounds: Tanner Pasvo-gel (SE) won by a forfeit.
132-pounds: Colton Harens(SE) pinned Liam Eberhard(HLW) 0:18.
138-pounds: Mason Voight(SE) won by a forfeit.
145-pounds: Beauen Har-barth (SE) lost by a technicalfall to Skyler Dacus (HLW)18-3.
152-pounds: Jose Felipe(HLW) was pinned by HarryShannon (HLW) 1:32.
160-pounds: ThomasBattcher (SE) won by a majordecision over Jacob McDon-ald (HLW) 10-0.
170-pounds: Jake Went-zlaff (SE) won by a forfeit.
182-pounds: Paul Glisczin-ski (SE) was decisioned byElijah Riemer (HWL) 5-1.
195-pounds: Cody Voight(SE) won by a forfeit.
220-pounds: Christian
Figueroa (SE) won by a for-feit.
285-pounds: TannerKurtzweg (SE) won by a for-feit.
Regular SeasonThe Sibley East varsity
wrestling team closed out itsregular season with a 35-29win over visiting JacksonCounty Central on Thursdaynight, Feb. 4.
106-pounds: Dayne Morton(SE) won by a technical fallover Matt Mohning (JCC)19-4.
113-pounds: Lincoln Car-penter (SE) pinned JustinHeckard (JCC) 5:56.
120-pounds: Tanner Pasvo-gel (SE) won by a forfeit.
126-pounds: Tommy Went-zlaff (SE) pinned GrantSchlager (JCC) 1:06.
132-pounds: Colton Harens
(SE) was pinned by AaronMunoz (JCC) 3:02.
138-pounds: Mason Voight(SE) was decisioned by JacobTvinnereim (JCC) 4-2.
145-pounds: Beauen Har-barth (SE) lost by a technicalfall to Logan Preuss (JCC)18-3.
152-pounds: Logan Tesch(SE) was pinned by DaltonWagner (JCC) 4:53.
160-pounds: Quinlan Riff-enburg (SE) was decisionedby Luke Pygman (JCC) 3-2.
170-pounds: Jake Went-zlaff (SE) won by a forfeit.
182-pounds: Paul Glisczin-ski (SE) won by a forfeit.
195-pounds: Cody Voight(SE) was pinned by KeeganMoore (JCC) 1:14.
220-pounds: Both teamsforfeited this match.
285-pounds: Both teamsforfeited this match.
SE wrestlers beat HL-W in first round of section team tourney
By Kurt MenkEditor
The Sibley East varsitygirls basketball team capturedone win in three games dur-ing the past week.
The Lady Wolverines, 4-5and 5-14, will host St. Peterin non-conference action at7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 12.Sibley East will also hostMayer Lutheran in MinnesotaRiver Conference action at7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 16.
Sibley East 61Belle Plaine 33
The visiting Sibley Eastvarsity girls basketball teamtoppled Belle Plaine 61-33 inMinnesota River Conferenceaction on Monday night, Feb.1.
Junior Hannah Wentzlaffpoured in 21 points for thewinners. Sophomore MorganStearns also hit double digitswith 11 points. SeniorsAlyssa Weber and McKaylaStumm and sophomore Tay-lor Brinkman scored sixpoints apiece. FreshmanRachel Rettmann netted threepoints while senior KatieTuchtenhagen, junior AlliHarter and sophomores AliStock and Taylor Perschauhad two points each.
“Tonight was a well bal-anced game which everyonewas able to contribute,” saidSibley East head coach JimDeSart. “We kept our gameplan intact and went out andexecuted as I had expectedthe team to do, much likeevery game. Games whereyou minimize turnovers andexecute the game plan, youhave a much better chance tocome out ahead. These kidsneeded this game to get their
confidence back with all ofthe heart breaking losses inthe final minutes.”
Nicollet 55Sibley East 52
The Sibley East varsitygirls basketball team surren-dered a six-point halftimelead and lost to visitingNicollet 55-52 in non-confer-ence play on Thursday night,Feb. 4.
Junior Hannah Wentzlaffand sophomore TaylorBrinkman tossed in 18 and 17points respectively in theloss. Sophomore MorganStearns scored seven pointswhile senior Katie Tuchten-hagen had six points. SeniorAlyssa Weber added fourpoints.
“We didn’t have muchscouting background on whatto expect from Nicollet,” saidSibley East head coach JimDeSart. “Throughout thecourse of the first half, weplayed one of our best halvesof the season. Good ballmovement, passing, defense,all of it. We made it extreme-ly difficult for them with ourdefense. I felt pretty goodabout our first half and ouroverall play.”
DeSart continued, “For thesecond half, we came out alittle flat and Nicollet gotback into the game with somevery strong play in their in-side game. We countered witha change defensively to helpstop the inside game, but theystill had success. We workedhard, but had some turnoversin the second half that shouldnot be happening at this pointof the season.”
DeSart added, “The trendfor the season is the girls
need to play a full 36 minutesof consistent play in gameslike this and keep the foot onthe gas. Closing out gameshas been a problem for us andthat can get very frustrating.We get rattled in intense closegames. The girls workedhard, but we need to finishoff what we started. There ismore psychology to the gamethan what happens on thecourt.”
Norwood Young America 49Sibley East 30
The Sibley East varsitygirls basketball team fell be-hind early and lost to visitingNorwood Young America 49-30 in Minnesota River Con-ference action on Fridaynight, Feb. 5.
Sophomore Taylor Brink-man paced the Lady Wolver-ines with 11 points. JuniorHannah Wentzlaff dropped infive points while senior KatieTuchtenhagen and sophomoreMorgan Stearns scored threepoints each. Senior AlyssaWeber, sophomore AlyssaStoeckman and freshmanRachel Rettmann hooped twopoints apiece while juniorAlli Harter and sophomoreTaylor Perschau added onepoint each.
“Norwood Young Americais a very solid team in allareas,” said Sibley East headcoach Jim DeSart. “I wouldnot be surprised if they findthemselves back in the statetournament.”
B-squadThe Sibley East B-squad
girls basketball team capturedone in three games during thepast week.
The visiting Lady Wolver-ines first lost to Belle Plaine41-31 on Monday evening,Feb. 1.
Rachel Rettmann pumpedin 10 points during the loss.Ali Stock hooped sevenpoints while Morgan Stearnsand Sydney Schott had fiveand four points respectively.Taylor Perchau scored threepoints while Emily Tuchten-hagen added two points.
Rettmann also collectedfour rebounds, two steals andone blocked shot. Stearns andSchott snared five caromseach.
Sibley East rebounded witha 37-33 win over visitingNicollet on Thursday night,Feb. 4.
Stock tossed in 10 pointswhile Perschau and Rettmannscored eight and seven pointsrespectively. Stearns nettedfive points while Schott hadthree points. Abby Widmerand Tuchtenhagen added twopoints apiece.
Rettmann also contributedsix boards and two theftswhile Stock had three re-bounds, three steals and twoassists.
The Lady Wolverines thenlost to visiting NorwoodYoung America 39-25 on Fri-day night, Feb. 5.
Stearns scored eight pointswhile Stock hooped sixpoints. Rettmann and Schotthad four points each whileWidmer recorded two points.Morgan Mathews added onepoint.
Stearns also collected sixrebounds, two assists, twoblocked shots and one steal.Rettmann added five boardsand three thefts.
Sibley East girls topple Belle Plaine 61-33
Enterprise photo by Kurt Menk
Sibley East 138-pounder Mason Voight, top, lost to JacksonCounty Central wrestler Jacob Tvinnereim in a close 4-2 deci-
sion on Thursday night, Feb. 4.
By Kurt MenkEditor
The visiting Sibley Eastvarsity boys basketball teamsurrendered a late lead in reg-ulation and lost to NorwoodYoung America 78-75 inovertime during a MinnesotaRiver Conference game onThursday night. Feb. 4.
Sophomore Gavin Batespumped in 24 points duringthe overtime game. SeniorsCollin Pautsch and DylanPauly also hit double figureswith 15 and 10 points respec-tively. Sophomore AustinWeckwerth netted nine pointswhile juniors ScottHolmquist and DevonSchultz scored six pointseach. Junior Connor Kranzadded five points.
The Wolverines hit 25 of42 shots from two-pointrange for 52 percent and four
of eight long bombs for 50percent. Sibley East alsocanned 13 of 19 free throwattempts for 68 percent.
Sibley East collected 35 re-bounds in the setback. Batespulled down eight boardswhile Pauly and Schultzsnared seven caroms apiece.Pautsch and Holmquist hadfour rebounds each.
Bates also recorded threesteals while Kranz added twothefts.
The Wolverines, 2-9 in theMRC and 6-15 overall, willtravel to Howard Lake-Wa-verly in non-conference playat 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb.11. Sibley East will also trav-el to Nicollet at 7:30 p.m. Fri-day, Feb. 12. In addition, theWolverines will travel toMayer Lutheran in MRC ac-tion at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday,Feb. 16.
Sibley East boys fall toNYA 78-75 in overtime
LegalsGreen Isle
Township ResidentsEligible voters in Green Isle
Township may cast an absenteeballot for the annual Town Elec-tion that will be held on March 8,2016.
Absentee voting will take placeat the Sibley County Auditor’s Of-fice, located on the main floor ofthe Sibley County Courthouse inGaylord, beginning on February5, 2016. You may contact theGreen Isle Township Clerk or theSibley County Auditor’s Officewith questions.
Norman W. SchauerGreen Isle Township ClerkPublish: February 4 and 11, 2016
STATE OF MINNESOTABOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
COUNTY OF SIBLEYSIBLEY COUNTY
DITCH AUTHORITYIn the matter of County Ditch #13Petitioners Donald & ConnieHaas herebyRequest for approval of partialabandonmentof County Ditch No.13 Drainagesystem
NOTICE OF HEARING ONTHE PETITION FOR
PARTIAL ABANDONMENTOF COUNTY DITCH NO. 13
DRAINAGE SYSTEMWHEREAS, on the 30th day
of December, 2015, a Petition forthe partial abandonment of prop-erty from the Sibley County DitchNo. 13 was filed in the office ofthe County Auditor of SibleyCounty, Minnesota, and
WHEREAS, the Sibley CountyAttorney has reviewed the Peti-tion and finds that it is proper andpursuant to the provisions con-tained in Minnesota State Statute103E.
NOW, THEREFORE, TAKENOTICE, That the hearing to dis-cuss the Petitioner’s request willbe held before the Sibley CountyDitch Authority on Tuesday, Feb-ruary 23, 2016 at 10:15 a.m. inthe Commissioners Room of theCourthouse in the City of Gay-lord, Minnesota. All interestedpersons are invited to attend andbe heard in this matter. Items tobe discussed and considered in-clude:
1. Receive the Petition for thePartial Abandonment of CountyDitch.
2. Consider accepting the Peti-tion for the Partial Abandonmentof County Ditch
3. Consider appointment of En-gineer
4. Consider appointment ofviewers
5. Other items of business asdeemed necessary.
If you have any questions,please contact the Sibley CountyAuditor’s Office at 507-237-4070or [email protected].
Dated: January 19, 2016/s/ Marilee PetersonSibley County AuditorPublish: February 4, 11 and 18,
2016
County of SibleyRegular County
Board ProceedingsTuesday, January 26, 2016
The Sibley County Board ofCommissioners convened in theCommissioner ’s Room in theCourthouse in the City of Gay-lord, MN on Tuesday, January 26,2016 at 9:00 a.m. pursuant to no-tice given as required by law.Members of the Board present:Commissioners Joy Cohrs, Bob-bie Harder, Gary Kruggel, BillPinske and Jim Swanson. Alsopresent were Roxy Traxler, Coun-ty Administrator and David E.Schauer, County Attorney.
The meeting was called toorder by Commissioner Harderand began with the Pledge of Al-legiance.
A motion was made by Com-missioner Pinske, seconded byCommissioner Cohrs and carriedto approve the revised agenda:adding Item 8.A. Revolving LoanFund Request and moving Item4.J. Approve February 2016 CUPRenewals to 8.B.
A motion was made by Com-
missioner Cohrs, seconded byCommissioner Kruggel and car-ried to approve the consent agen-da.
A. Approve Board Proceedingsof January 5, 2016
B. Approval of Tobacco Li-cense for UFC United Express,New Auburn, MN effective March1, 2016
C. Approval of Gambling Per-mit for Raffle for Shady LaneSportsman’s Club for December10, 2016
D. Approval of CLIMB TheatreContract for AIS Education in theamount not to exceed $3,520.00
E. Approve Resolution #2016-02 to Re-Establish Sibley CountyChange Funds & Petty CashFunds
F. Approve the High IslandCreek and Rush River TMDLProject Contract and authorizeWatershed Grants Coordinator toElectronically Sign the GrantContract.
G. Appoint Darrel Mosel to theSibley County Planning & ZoningCommission and Board of Adjust-ment (January 2016 – December2018)
H. Accept the 2015 ZoningPermit & Fee Report
I. Approve the State of Min-nesota, Office of the State AuditorLetter of Understanding for the2015 Sibley County Audit
J. Approve Job Descriptions assubmitted
K. Accept Blandin FoundationBroadband Grants for Website &Social Media Development($5,000); Marketing in a DigitalWorld ($3,000) and Business &Resident Computer Training($3,750)
A motion was made by Com-missioner Pinske, seconded byCommissioner Cohrs and carriedto approve the audited claims aspresented.
Deputy Auditor Danielle Amirapresented the following reports tothe County Board:
A. 2015 Monthly Fund CashBalances through December 31,2015
B. Budget Report through De-cember 31, 2015
County Treasurer Mary Fisherpresented the following reports tothe County Board:
A. Taxes Collected through De-cember 31, 2015
B. Delinquent Taxes as of Jan-uary 2016
C. Investments through De-cember 31, 2015
D. License Center Transac-tions & Sales through December31, 2015
A motion was made by Com-missioner Kruggel, seconded byCommissioner Swanson and car-ried to accept the recommenda-tion from the Revolving LoanFund Committee and approve arevolving loan in the amount of$20,000 for 4th Street Pub andPizza, Gaylord, MN (Tim andWendy Goldsmith) for 10 years at5.25% interest with propertyknown as the Nemo Property ascollateral.
A motion was made by Com-missioner Cohrs, seconded byCommissioner Kruggel and car-ried to approve the February2016 CUP (Conditional Use Per-mit) renewals for CUP #’s: 599,711, 855, 1031 and 1105.
Commissioners provided re-ports on their board activitiessince the last meeting.
Clearing Commissioner Calen-dars:
• Breakfast with the Board –February 23
• Soup Luncheon – February24
• Joint Ditch meeting – Febru-ary 25
A motion was made by Com-missioner Swanson, seconded byCommissioner Pinske and carriedto adjourn the meeting at 10:20a.m.
Attest://Roxy Traxler//Roxy Traxler, County Administrator//Bobbie Harder//Bobbie Harder, Board Chair
Photo courtesy of Angela Archer Photography
Grades 3-6 WrestlersThe following wrestlers in grades 3-6 are participants in theSibley East Youth Wrestling Program. First Row: (left to right)Bryce Stainbrook, Kelsi Maurer, Damon Almich, Benito Diaz II,Tommy Ziegler and Axel Weber. Second Row: (l to r) LoganSteele, Nick TenEyck, Riley Drexler, Bryce Klancke, NathanColling, Will Feterl and Cole Lovaas. Third Row: (l to r) Owen
Utendorfer, William Schulte, Drayden Morton, TuckerHendrycks, Kylin Goosen, Devon Almich, Zachary Zuehn andAbigail Kuehn. Fourth Row: (l to r) Coaches Sean Drexler,Donovan Steele and Dan Morton, Jr. Missing from the photoare Zachary Pazdernik and Jaden Melsha.
Photo courtesy of Angela Archer Photography
PreK-2 WrestlersThe following wrestlers in grades PreK-2 are participants inthe Sibley East Youth Wrestling Program. Front Row: (left toright) Frank Carney, Zach Fralick, Zach VonEschen, LucasSchulte, Julio Alejandro II, Landon Fisher, Gabriel Hennen,Connor Brinkman and Brayden Miller. Middle Row: (l to r)Brody Stinson, Atley Strack, Tanner Johnson, Trent Wisch,Collin Hacker, Nathan Schauer, Ashton McCue, Kyle Danner,
Alexander Dietrich, Brayden Linsmeier, Gage Horstman andCamden Honl. Back Row: (l to r) Austin McCue, Jameson Per-schau, Oliver Rechtzigel, Lydia Rechtzigel, Aidan McCue,Carter Honl, Kyan Kube, Dawson Wibstad, Caleb Hacker, OwenHilgers and Callen Petty. Missing from the photo is JacobKramer. The coaches are Dave Strack, Brent Johnson, TravisLinsmeier and Donovan Steele.
A new research project onfree-ranging, wild elk ofnorthwestern Minnesotaaims to improve under-standing of elk movementsand habitat use.
“This research project isthe first of its kind in Min-nesota,” said Dr. GinoD’Angelo, deer projectleader with the MinnesotaDepartment of Natural Re-sources. “We know very lit-tle about elk in Minnesota.Our goal is to improve un-derstanding of the speciesand ultimately developmanagement programs thatbenefit elk and their habitat,while also minimizing con-flicts with landowners.”
The study is being con-ducted by researchers fromthe DNR and MinnesotaState University-Mankatoand will run through June2018.
Funding for this project
was provided by the Min-nesota Environment andNatural Resources TrustFund as recommended bythe Legislative-CitizenCommission on MinnesotaResources (LCCMR) andapproved by the state Legis-lature. The DNR and theRocky Mountain Elk Foun-dation are also providingfunding.
As part of the study, be-ginning Feb. 15 and weatherpermitting, the DNR willcollar approximately 20adult female elk in north-western Minnesota, fromthree herds in Kittson,Roseau and Marshall coun-ties.
Elk will be temporarilyrestrained and fitted with aGPS collar and identifyingear tags; body measure-ments and other biologicaldata will also be collected.The elk will be released at
the site of capture.The GPS collars will col-
lect locations of the elkevery 4 to 6 hours duringmost of the study. Duringkey biological periods, suchas when calves are born, lo-cations of the elk will betaken every hour. The loca-tions will be uploaded tosatellites, and the re-searchers will receive emailmessages with elk locationsdaily.
“The information collect-ed will aid researchers intracking elk movements anddetermining habitat use dur-ing different seasons,”D’Angelo said. “The pri-mary objective of the re-search is to develop a basicunderstanding of elk move-ments and habitat use bycombining the collar datawith field surveys that iden-tify the primary types ofvegetation that elk use.”
Elk are managed to main-tain a free-ranging, wildpopulation in northwesternMinnesota. Three herds to-taling an estimated 130 ani-mals roam portions of farnorthwestern Minnesota andcomprise the state’s entireelk population, according tothe DNR’s most recent pop-ulation survey.
The DNR’s draft StrategicManagement Plan for Elk inMinnesota for 2016 to 2020has a long-term vision ofenhancing the size andrange extent of Minnesota’selk population and to pro-vide increased recreationalopportunities, while main-taining positive coexistencewith private landowners.More information on elkmanagement in Minnesotais available on the elk man-agement page.
DNR to begin elk research project in northwestern MN
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BIDS FOR SNOW/ICE REMOVALFOR THE CITY OF ARLINGTON
The City of Arlington is seeking Contractors to assist theCity’s Maintenance Department with snow/ice removal for the2016-2017 snow season. The following area are needed:
Street BladingDump Truck HaulingSkid Loader WorkNuisance properties/sidewalks - Per Ord. 178 (non-shoveled
public sidewalks) – The City will have discretion to call as need-ed. Contractor must provide own equipment (shovel, snowblower,ice chopper, etc.). Quotes are to be bid as an hourly rate and in-clude cost of equipment and operator. Certificate of Insurance duewith bid.
All bids must be received by 4:00 pm THURSDAY, FEBRU-ARY 25th. The City Council will review all bids at their March 7th
meeting. For more information and/or an application, please con-tact the Arlington City Office at 204 Shamrock Drive, or call 507-964-2378. Applications also available on the city’s website:www.arlingtonmn.com.
By Order of theTony Voigt, Maintenance SupervisorCity of Arlington
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FSA Matters
Sibley County CourtThe Sibley County 4-H
Federation Meeting was heldon Monday, Jan. 25. Thereare many exciting eventscoming up.
Sibley County 4-H will beholding a Family Fun Fest atthe Sibley East Senior HighSchool from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.Sunday, Feb. 28. There willbe a supper provided. The
Family Fun Fest is open tothe public and is also free.
Share the Fun and Pre-forming Arts will be held atthe G-F-W High School inWinthrop on Sunday, March6. The entertainment beginsat 2 p.m.
The next Federation meet-ing will be held Monday,March 28.
Sibley County 4-H Federationto meet on Monday, March 28
The following misdemeanors,petty misdemeanors and grossmisdemeanors were heard in Dis-trict Court January 22-29, 2016:Minnesota State Patrol (MSP);Sheriff’s Office (SO); Departmentof Natural Resources (DNR); MNDepartment of Transportation(MNDOT):
Patricia J. Exsted, 54, Arling-ton, license required, $185, Ar-lington PD; David J. Foley, 44,Green Isle, expired registration,$115, Arlington PD.
Joni J. Clark, 45, Arlington, noproof of insurance (driver), dis-missed, Gaylord PD; Jason M.Damour, 38, New Auburn, noproof insurance (driver), dis-missed; Rachel M. Eyton, 36,Hampton, expired registration ex-pired tabs, $115, Gaylord PD;Grace A. Fisher, 85, New Ulm,expired registration expired tabs,dismissed, Gaylord PD; Megan C.Geary, 22, Lakeville, no proof in-surance (driver), dismissed, Gay-lord PD; Andrew J. Hengel, 35,Gaylord, expired registration ex-pired tabs, $115, Gaylord PD;Camerae L. Kellermann, 18, Ar-lington, no proof of insurance MV(owner-not driver) dismissed,Gaylord PD; Vanessa M. Kizer,36, Winthrop, 5th degree assaultinflict or attempt harm, stay of im-position, supervised probation oneyear, contact with probation, signall releases of information, signprobation agreement, follow allinstructions of probation, angermanagement, complete booking,remain law-abiding, follow rec-ommendations of evaluation, nosame or similar, $310, disorderlyconduct fight, dismissed, GaylordPD; Jesse L. Korson 32, Gaylord,speed, $125, no proof insurance(driver), dismissed, Gaylord PD;Zachary D. Krueger, 25, Gaylord,no MN driver’s license, $190,Gaylord PD; Robert L. Landgraff,76, Franklin, speed, $145, GaylordPD; Ruben Maldonado, 39, SaintPaul, failure to obtain new driver’slicense after changing name or ad-dress, continued, unsupervisedprobation one year, pay costs, nosame or similar, keep court/attor-ney informed of current address,$105, Gaylord PD; Ross W.Miller, 50, Buffalo, speed, $125,no proof insurance (driver), dis-missed, Gaylord PD; Alberto J.Palacios Jr., 25, Gaylord, 5th de-gree assault cause fear or harm,dismissed, disorderly conductfight, $300, Gaylord PD; MariahA. Preston, 18, Apple Valley,under 21 alcohol(minor) con-sumption, continued, unsupervisedprobation one year, pay costs, re-main law-abiding, no same or sim-ilar, keep court/attorney informedof current address, $185, GaylordPD; Pavel Rebarciuc, 25, Sacra-mento, Calif., fail to obey trafficcontrol device, continued, unsu-pervised probation one year, paycosts, no same or similar, keepcourt/attorney informed of currentaddress, $135, Gaylord PD; JallahM. Saygbay, 40, Brooklyn Center,speed, $145, no proof insurance(driver), dismissed, Gaylord PD;Horacio Vela Jr., 28, Sleepy Eye,speed, $135, no proof insurance(driver), dismissed, Gaylord PD;Christie L. Voelz-dexter, 42,Shakopee, speed, $145, GaylordPD; James P. Washington, 50, Or-mond Beach, Fla., fail to obeytraffic control device, continued,unsupervised probation one year,pay costs, no same or similar,
keep court/attorney informed ofcurrent address, $135, GaylordPD.
Florita P. Valadez, 27, Le Sueur,no insurance, $285, HendersonPD.
Donald C. Duffy, 49, LesterPrairie, deer hunting-may not huntwith aid or use of bait, $385,DNR.
Michael R. Wentzlaff, 25, Hen-derson, speed, $225, no proof MVinsurance, dismissed, MSP; ShaneD. Zehnder, 38, Belle Plaine, frontand rear license plates required,dismissed, MSP; Gaynen S.Agwa, 21, Nemo, S.D., speed,$125, MSP; Patrick R. Cody, 42,Brownton, speed, continued, unsu-pervised probation one year, paycosts, keep court/attorney in-formed of current address, nosame or similar, $135, MSP; BrianD. Davis, 37, Victoria, speed,$145, MSP; Joseph N. Duwen-hoegger, 45, Northome, seatbeltrequired, $110, MSP; Mathew L.Engfer, 23, Gibbon, speed, $135,MSP; Rigoberto Mendez, 36, LeSueur, speed, $135, MSP; James J.Murry, 83, Glencoe, speed, $135,MSP; Lynette M. Nelson, 55,Caledonia, N.Y., speed, $125,MSP; Kevin N. Otto, 51, Madi-son, S.D., speed, $135, MSP;Austin L. Price, 21, Northfield,speed, $125, MSP; Samuel G.Steffel, 25, Northfield, speed,$135, MSP.
Bo D. Acevedo, 22, Gaylord,speed, driving after revocation,dismissed, SO; Rene Alba, 24,Winthrop, instruction permit-noadult present, $135, SO; Joshua T.Anderson, 25, New Auburn, 2nddegree DWI, concurrent 1, drivingafter revocation, dismissed, SO;David S. Burandt, 59, Glencoe,4th degree DWI, DWI-operatemotor vehicle-body contains anyamount schedule I/II drugs-notmarijuana-concurrent other case,driver must carry proof of insur-ance when operating vehicle-con-current other case, stay if imposi-tion, supervised probation oneyear, contact with probation, fol-low all instructions of probation,sign probation agreement, chemi-cal dependency evaluation/treat-ment, attend chemical awarenessclass, sign all releases of informa-tion, follow recommendations ofevaluation, victim impact panel,no alcohol/controlled substanceuse, no possession of alcohol ordrugs, random testing, remainlaw-abiding, $860, driving with-out a valid license, DWI-operatemotor vehicle under influence ofcontrolled substance, fail to signalfor turn, seatbelt required, dis-missed, SO; Marcos Domingez-Jimenez, 39, Le Sueur, driverwithout valid DL, $185, SO;Devan N. Foley, 16, Glencoe,speed, continued, unsupervisedprobation one year, pay costs,keep court/attorney informed ofcurrent address, no same or simi-lar, no speeding, $145, SO; TylerJ. Klehr, 19, Arlington, minor con-sumption, $185, SO; David M.Kroehler, 54, Henderson, expiredregistration, $115, SO; Emily R.Miller, 19, NYA, speed, $145, SO;Eric Rodriguez, 27, Gaylord,speed, $145, SO; Armando R.Soria Jr., 32, Mapleton, wrongful-ly obtaining assistance-theft-byfalse statements, concealment, im-personation, wrongfully obtainingassistance-theft-by false state-ments, concealment, imperson-ation, dismissed, SO; Brandon J.
Stolt, 27, St. Peter, publish con-tents letter/telegram/package-noconsent, dismissed, mental defi-ciency, SO.
The following felonies wereheard in District Court DecemberJanuary 22-29, 2016:
Aimee L. Donahue, 38, NewPrague, 5th degree possession of acontrolled substance--subsequentoffense, stay of imposition, super-vised probation five years, localconfinement 180 days, credit fortime served 36 days, comment: re-port within 30 days, sentence toservice 40 hours for indetermi-nate, follow all state and federalcriminal laws, contact your proba-tion officer as directed, tell yourprobation officer within 72 hoursif you have contact with law en-forcement, tell your probation of-ficer within 72 hours if you arecharged with any new crime, tellyour probation officer within 72hours if you change your address,employment or telephone number,cooperate with the search of yourperson, residence, vehicle, work-place, property, and things as di-rected by your probation officer,sign releases of information as di-rected, give a DNA sample whendirected, do not possess firearms,ammunition or explosives, do notregister to vote or vote until dis-charged from probation and yourcivil rights are fully restored, con-tact with probation, sign probationagreement, follow all instructionsof probation, chemical dependen-cy evaluation/treatment, followrecommendations of evaluation,random testing, no alcohol/con-trolled substance use, sign all re-leases of information, no posses-sion of alcohol or drugs, completediagnostic assessment, no same orsimilar, remain law-abiding, $85,Arlington PD.
Jennifer D. Endersbe, 34, Mont-gomery, 5th degree possession ofa controlled substance--first of-fense, supervised probation threeyears, follow all state and federalcriminal laws, contact your proba-tion officer as directed, tell yourprobation officer within 72 hoursif you have contact with law en-forcement, tell your probation of-ficer within 72 hours if you arecharged with any new crime, tellyour probation officer within 72hours if you change your address,employment or telephone number,cooperate with the search of yourperson, residence, vehicle, work-place, property, and things as di-rected by your probation officer,sign releases of information as di-rected, give a DNA sample whendirected, do not use or possessfirearms, ammunition or explo-sives, contact with probation, fol-low all instructions of probation,sign probation agreement, no alco-hol/controlled substance use, nopossession of alcohol or drugs,random testing, remain law-abid-ing, complete treatment, residen-tial CD treatment, aftercare, signall releases of information, $150,Gaylord PD.
Joshua T. Anderson, 25, NewAuburn, 5th degree possession ofa controlled substance--subse-quent offense, commit to commis-sioner of corrections-adult(MNcorrectional facility-St. Cloud 15months, stay for three years), su-pervised probation three years,local confinement 180 days, stay138 days for 3 years, credit fortime served 42 days, commentmay apply after treatment for
waiver of the remaining jail sen-tence if treatment is successfullycompleted, defendant must imme-diately return to jail to serve theremaining jail sentence, follow allstate and federal criminal laws,contact your probation officer asdirected, tell your probation offi-cer within 72 hours if you havecontact with law enforcement, tellyour probation officer within 72hours if you are charged with anynew crime, tell your probation of-ficer within 72 hours if youchange your address, employmentor telephone number, cooperatewith the search of your person,residence, vehicle, workplace,property, and things as directed byyour probation officer, sign releas-es of information as directed, givea DNA sample when directed, donot possess firearms, ammunitionor explosives, do not register tovote or vote until discharged fromprobation and your civil rights arefully restored, contact with proba-tion, sign probation agreement,follow all instructions of proba-tion, cognitive skill training, signall releasers of information, victimimpact panel, remain law-abiding,no alcohol/ controlled substanceuse, no possession of alcohol ordrugs, random testing, follow alltreatment directions, aftercare,complete treatment, report totreatment at Project Turnaboutwithin 72 hours and successfullycomplete, $760, fleeing a peaceofficer in a motor vehicle, dis-missed, SO; Anton S. Bartelmehs,20, Green Isle, criminal sex con-duct-3rd degree-victim 13-15actor>24m older, commit to com-missioner of corrections-adult(MNcorrectional facility St. Cloud 30months), criminal sex conduct-3rddegree-victim 13-15 actor>24molder, dismissed, SO; David S.Burandt, 59, Glencoe, 3rd degreepossession of a controlled sub-stance, dismissed, SO; ArmandoR. Soria Jr., 32, Mapleton, wrong-fully obtaining assistance-theft,stay of imposition, supervised pro-bation three years, local confine-ment nine days, comment: threeconsecutive weekends-Friday 7p.m.-Sunday 7 p.m. to begin with-in 30 days, sentence to service 10days for indeterminate, follow allstate and federal criminal laws,contact your probation officer asdirected, tell your probation offi-cer within 72 hours if you havecontact with law enforcement, tellyour probation officer within 72hours if you are charged with anynew crime, tell your probation of-ficer within 72 hours if youchange your address, employmentor telephone number, cooperatewith the search of your person,residence, vehicle, workplace,property, and things as directed byyour probation officer, sign releas-es of information as directed, givea DNA sample when directed, donot possess firearms, ammunitionor explosives, do not register tovote or vote until discharged fromprobation and your civil rights arefully restored, contact with proba-tion, sign probation agreement,follow all instructions of proba-tion, pay restitution before fines,fees and surcharges, remain law-abiding, counseling, participate infinancial counseling services(Lutheran Social Services-Manka-to), $1,303.00, SO.
Enterprise photo by Kurt Menk
Groundhog’s Day CeremonyRegular morning customers at Stu’s Rainbow Inn in downtownArlington held their version of a belated Groundhog’s Day cere-mony on Tuesday morning, Feb. 2. Magnum, a dog owned byPhyllis Kroehler, did not see his own shadow prior to the pic-ture which means spring will arrive early this year. First Row:(left to right) Christie Johnson, Magnum, and Brian Narr. Sec-
ond Row: (l to r) Bruce Dahlke, Joe Luskey, Kenny Weber andPhyllis Kroehler. Third Row: (l to r) Denny Overson, JodiWeber, Carol Renneke, Charlie Haus, Jerry Ebersviller andCurt Boeder. Fourth Row: (l to r) Roger Dietel, Ken Renneke,John Paulmann, Kenny Narr and Jim Heiland.
By Cassie Buck, CEDSibley County FSA
Farm Record Changes - Affect ARC/PLC and
CRP ContractsProducers should report
any changes to their farmingoperations for 2016 to our of-fice before enrolling inARC/PLC and long beforeannual payments are issuedon CRP contracts. Recordchanges should be reported assoon as possible after thetransaction. All reports ofland sales should be accom-panied by a copy of therecorded deed. Some exam-ples of farm record changesthat should be reported in-clude:
• Sale or purchase of land• Transfer of land to a trust,
LLC, LLP, or other entity.• Death of an owner, estate
information, and/or transferof ownership to the heirs
• New operator on land• Reorganization of the
farming operation. This in-cludes transfer of stock inter-ests or member shares withinentities or an entirely newfarming entity.
ARC/PLC Annual Enrollment
Once all record changesare completed for your farm,you will be able to completethe annual enrollment in theAgricultural Risk
Coverage/Price Loss Cover-age (ARC/PLC) program.Though you have until Au-gust 1, 2016 to complete en-rollment, we encourage allproducers to get this done be-fore they get busy in the fieldthis spring. All producerswho wish to be eligible forARC/PLC payments for 2016must sign the annual contractto participate and report themost current operator andowner shares. If there hasbeen no change in either theoperator or the owner fromlast year, new cash rentalagreements will not be re-quired.
Please call our office at507-237-2948 so that we canprepare your contracts anddiscuss any needed farm op-erating plan updates. Thenyou may follow up with avisit to the office to sign allARC/PLC contracts and pay-ment eligibility forms.
USDA is an equal opportu-nity provider, employer andlender. To file a complaint ofdiscrimination, write: USDA,Office of the Assistant Secre-tary for Civil Rights, Officeof Adjudication, 1400 Inde-pendence Ave., SW, Wash-ington, DC 20250-9410 orcall (866) 632-9992 (Toll-free Customer Service), (800)877-8339 (Local or Federalrelay), (866) 377-8642 (Relayvoice users).
Recent dairy farmtrends in the United Statesinclude fewer, but larger,operations and an increasein the share of milk pro-duction from very largefarms. Cost advantages oflarger farms appear to bedriving the consolidationwithin the dairy industry.However,large operationsare thought of by some asa place that is not good forcows.
Marcia Endres, Univer-sity of Minnesota Exten-sion dairy scientist, want-ed to investigate: What isanimal care really like inthese large dairies? Arethese dairies economicallydifferent from smallerdairies?
Endres and Universityof Minnesota graduate stu-dent Tyler Evink conduct-ed a cross-sectional studyof 15 dairies with morethan 2,500 cows in Min-nesota, Wisconsin, SouthDakota and Iowa. Theyfound many economic ad-vantages of larger dairies
and showed that cow wel-fare was not compro-mised.
“We wanted to learnmore about these opera-tions first hand by collect-ing on-farm data,” saysEndres. “We learned thatthese dairies are well man-aged, with specializedlabor, which helps achievegood animal welfare. Theyhave strict policies aboutanimal abuse, which is notat all tolerated. There is alot of employee training,and the farm family is anactive participant too.”
Evink, the graduate stu-dent and an alum of Ex-tension's 4-H program, isplanning on large dairymanagement for his ca-reer, and this project dou-bled as part of his training.
Read more about Largedairies in the Upper Mid-west: Animal welfare,management and econom-ics on Extension's dairywebsite, and a related arti-cle from Dairy Herd Man-agement.
New U of M Extension study oflarge dairies finds good news
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Zion Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod)
Green Isle Township • 507-326-3451Pastor Eric W. Rapp
Sunday Worship: 10:30 a.m.
Commercial and Industrial BuildersGreen Isle, MN 55338
ph. 507.326.7901 fax: 507.326.3551www.vosconstruction.com
Arlington State BankServing the Community Since 1895
BANKING SERVICES964-2256Arlington
A & N Radiator RepairAllen & Nicki Scharn, Owners23228 401 Ave., Arlington
877-964-2281 or 507-964-2281 Bus.
Certified ASE Technician on StaffAlso distributor for Poxy Coat IIIndustrial Grade Coatings/Paint
MID-COUNTYCO-OP
700 W. Lake St., Box 177Cologne, MN 55322
(952) 466-3700or TOLL FREE: 1-888-466-3700
HUTCHINSON CO-OPAGRONOMY
LEON DOSE, Arlington Branch Manager
411 7th Ave. NW • (507) 964-2251
ArlingtonENTERPRISE402 W. Alden, Arlington
507-964-5547
Online atwww.Arlington
MNnew.com
Arlington HausYour Hometown Pub & Eatery
1986-2009
Arlington • 1-507-964-2473
STATE BANK OF
HAMBURG
100 Years. 100 Reasons.Phone 952-467-2992statebankofhamburg.com
CONVENIENCESTORE
Hwy. 5 N., Arlington507-964-2920
Homestyle PizzaReal or Soft Serve Ice CreamGas – Diesel – Deli – Videos
(507)964-2212
www.chefcraigs
.com
23180 401 Ave., Arlington Phone 507-964-2264
EQUALHOUSINGLENDER
CRAIG BULLERTARLINGTON, MN
23189 Hwy. 5 North, Arlington, MN [email protected]
Office (507) 964-2283Cell (320) 583-4324
FUNERAL SERVICE
P.O. Box 314Arlington, MN 55307Phone (507) 964-2201
Member FDIC
On Palm Sunday, March20, a Holy Week cantata willbe held at the Arlington Com-munity Center.
The title is “Song of theShadows” by Joseph Martin.Singers of all ages from ourlocal communities are invitedto join the choir in this pres-
entation. The first practice will be
held at the Arlington UnitedMethodist Church at 7 p.m.Sunday, Feb. 14. LinneaBullert (507-964-2534) willbe the director and Jan Mey-ers is the accompanist. Theyinvite people to join them in
sharing this Passion message.Various scenes will be de-
picted by costumed actors.People interested in actingshould contact Mary Seemanat 507-964-2813.
This event is being spon-sored by the Christian Ecu-menical Task Force.
Cantata to be held on Palm SundayThe Good Samaritan Soci-
ety - Fairview, part of theGood Samaritan Society - Ar-lington campus, announcesthe appointment of DeniseHarris as its new senior livingmanager of the assisted livingfacility.
Harris has been a crucialpart of the care team atFairview since opening theassisted living community inArlington. Harris calls the Ar-lington-Green Isle communi-ty her hometown, and is ex-cited to take over leadershipof the assisted living opera-tions.
“I want to make sure thatmy (our) community contin-ues to have a great place tolive as we age and need morecare or services,” said Harris.“The community of Arlingtonis a vibrant small town, withaccess to a hospital, clinic,and beautiful parks. Fairviewassisted living is also key tothis community’s healthcarelandscape,”
“I am so proud that Denisehas stepped forward to leadour assisted living opera-tions,” said Crystal FrazerCampus Administrator forGood Samaritan Society-Ar-
lington. “Her commitment tothe elders, their families andour care team is remarkable.”
Good Samaritan Society-Fairview is owned and oper-ated by The EvangelicalLutheran Good Samaritan So-ciety. The Good Samaritan
Society’s mission is to shareGod’s love in word and deedby providing shelter and sup-portive services to older per-sons and others in need, be-lieving that “In Christ’s Love,Everyone Is Someone.”
Denise Harris is new senior living manager
Enterprise photo by Kurt Menk
Denise Harris
Church News
MenusSENIOR DINING
Call 326-3401 for a mealSuggested Donation $4.00Meals are served at Highland
Commons dining roomMonday-Friday
Monday: Cranberry glazedchicken, baked potato, sourcream, broccoli, bread, margarine,fruit cocktail, low fat milk.
Tuesday: Hamburger tomatocasserole, green beans, fruit cup,bread, margarine, cookie, low fatmilk.
Wednesday: Vegetable beefsoup, meat salad sandwich,pineapple, crackers, margarine,bar, low fat milk.
Thursday: Sloppy Joe, potatosalad, country blend vegetables,bun, margarine, fresh orange, lowfat milk.
Friday: Lemon pepper fish, ricepilaf, cole slaw, mixed vegetables,dinner roll, margarine, fruit cob-bler, low fat milk.
SIBLEY EAST ELEMENTARYBREAKFAST MENU
Arlington and Gaylord February 15-19
Breakfast is served at 8:00 a.m.daily. A 1/2 pint of milk is servedwith each meal daily. Menu is sub-ject to change.
Monday: No School.Tuesday: Bug bites, cheese
stick, fruit, juice, milk.Wednesday: Waffle,fruit, juice,
milk.Thursday: Cereal, seeds, fruit,
juice, milk. Friday: Breakfast bread, fruit,
juice, milk.
SIBLEY EAST SCHOOLMENU
Arlington CampusFebruary 15-19
A 1/2 pint of milk and an en-riched grain product is served witheach meal. Additional milk is avail-able for 40 cents each. Menu issubject to change.
Monday: No School. Tuesday: Chicken nuggets,
oven potatoes, dipping sauces,vegetable, fruit, milk.
Wednesday: Chili, cheese, cornbread, veggie sticks, fruit, milk.
Thursday: California burger, let-tuce, tomato, pickles, onions,
oven potatoes, fruit, milk. Friday: Cheese pizza, cole
slaw, glazed carrots, fruit, milk.
SIBLEY EAST SCHOOLMENU
Gaylord CampusFebruary 15-19
A 1/2 pint of milk and an en-riched grain product is served witheach meal. Additional milk is avail-able for 40 cents each. Menu issubject to change.
Monday: No School. Alternate: Tuesday: Chicken nuggets,
oven potatoes, glazed carrots,fruit, milk.
Alternate: Soup & sandwich. Wednesday: Chili, cheese, que-
sadillas, veggie sticks, fruit, milk.Alternate: Salad bar.Thursday: California hamburger
on whole grain bun, oven pota-toes, corn, fruit, milk.
Alternate: California hamburger.Friday: Cheese pizza, romaine
salad, green beans, fruit, milk.Alternate: Cheese omelet.
TRINITY LUTHERAN32234 431st Ave., Gaylord
Scott Richards, PastorSunday, February 14: 9:15
a.m. Sunday school. 10:15 a.m.Worship.
Wednesday, February 17: 6:00p.m. Soup supper. 7:00 p.m. Wor-ship at St. Paul’s, Gaylord.
ST. JOHN’S LUTHERAN(Missouri Synod)
Arlington507-964-2400
Gary L. Ruckman, PastorSunday, February 14: 9:00 a.m.
Bible class. 10:00 a.m. Worshipwith Holy Communion.
Wednesday, February 17: 6:00p.m. Supper. 7:00 p.m. Worship.
Thursday, February 18: 5:30p.m. Deadline for bulletin andcalendar information.
EVANGELICALCOVENANT CHURCH
107 W. Third St., Winthrop507-647- 5777
Parsonage 507-647-3739Kyle Kachelmeier, Pastor
www.wincov.orgSaturday, February 13: 6:00
a.m. Men’s Bible study at Hahn’sDining.
Sunday, February 14: 9:30 a.m.Worship with guest speaker ToddHarris. 10:45 a.m. SundaySchool.
Wednesday, February 17: 9:00a.m. Prayer coffee at Eunice’s.7:00 p.m. Sr. High youth group.
Thursday, February 18: 9:30a.m. Women’s Bible study. 6:30p.m. Men’s Bible study at Bruell-mans’.
ST. PAUL’S LUTHERAN(Missouri Synod)
Green Isle507-326-3451
Eric W. Rapp, PastorFriday, February 12: 10:00
a.m. deadline for Sunday bulletin.Sunday, February 14: 8:00 a.m.
Bible class. 9:00 a.m. Worshipwith Communion. 10:00 a.m.Sunday School.
Monday, February 15: 5:00p.m. Community Connect dinner.
Tuesday, February 16: 9:00 -11:00 a.m. Pastor at Zion. 7:00p.m. LWML meeting. 8:00 p.m.Joint Elders meeting.
Wednesday, February 17: 5:00p.m. Lenten service. 6:00 p.m.Potluck supper. 6:30 p.m. Confir-mation and Wednesday nightschool.
Thursday, February 18: 7:30p.m. Choir practice.
PEACE LUTHERAN(Missouri Synod)
Arlington507-964-2959
Kurt Lehmkuhl, [email protected]
www.peacelutheranarlington.orgSunday, February 14: 8:15
a.m. Sunday school. 8:30 a.m.Bible study. 9:30 a.m. Worshipservice with Holy Communion.10:30 a.m. Fellowship.
Monday, February 15: 11:30a.m. Feeding of the 500 club.
Tuesday, February 16: 7:00p.m. Adult Inquirer’s class.
Wednesday, February 17: 3:45p.m. Catechism. 6:00 p.m. Lentensupper. 7:00 p.m. Lenten service.
Thursday, February 18: 7:30p.m. Church council meeting.
ZION LUTHERAN(Missouri Synod)
Green Isle Township507-326-3451
Eric W. Rapp, PastorFriday, February 12: 10:00
a.m. deadline for Sunday bulletin.Sunday, February 14: 10:30
a.m. Worship.Monday, February 15: 5:00
p.m. Community Connect dinner
at St. Paul’s.Tuesday, February 16: 9:00-
11:00 a.m. Pastor at Zion. 7:00p.m. LWML meeting at St.Paul’s. 8:00 p.m. Joint Eldersmeeting at St. Paul’s.
Wednesday, February 17: 6:00p.m. Potluck supper. 6:30 p.m.Confirmation and Wednesdaynight school. 8:00 p.m. Lentenservice.
Thursday, February 18: 7:30p.m. Choir practice at St. Paul’s.
ZION LUTHERAN814 W. Brooks St., Arlington
507-964-5454Deborah Dawson, Pastor
Sunday, February 14: 9:00a.m. Worship with Holy Com-munion. 10:00 a.m. Sundayschool and fellowship.
Tuesday, February 16: 6:00-7:00 p.m. TOPS in church base-ment.
Wednesday, February 17: 4:00-6:15 p.m. Confirmation (7th, 8th& 9th graders). 6:00-7:00 p.m.Lenten supper. 7:00 p.m. Lentenservice.
Thursday, February18: 9:00a.m. and 1:00 p.m. Zion serviceon cable.
CREEKSIDECommunity Church
Christian & MissionaryAlliance
114 Shamrock Dr., Arlington507-964-2872
John Cherico, Pastorwww.creekside-church.com
email: [email protected], February 14: 9:30-
10:15 a.m. Adult and children’sSunday school. 10:30 a.m. Wor-ship service. (Children’s Churchand Nursery provided for ages upto 4).
Tuesday, February 16: 7:00p.m. Ladies Bible study atchurch.
Wednesday, February 17: KidsClubs for children pre-school to5th grade at the church. 6:30 p.m.R.E.A.C.H. youth group atCreekside.
SEVENTH DAYADVENTIST
7th Ave. N.W., Arlington507-304-3410
Robert Brauer, Pastor507-234-6770
Saturday: Church services at9:30 a.m. Bible study at 11:00a.m. Fellowship dinner at 12:00p.m. All are welcome.
UNITED METHODISTArlington
Rodney J. Stemme, Pastorwww.arlingtonunited
methodist.orgSaturday, February 13: 10:00
a.m. and 6:00 p.m. Worship onchannel 8. 10:00 a.m. Women’sBible study at Bette Nelson’s.
Sunday, February 14: 9:00a.m. Worship. 10:15 a.m. Fellow-ship & Sunday school. 10:00a.m. and 6:00 p.m. worship onchannel 8.
Tuesday, February 16: 7:00p.m. Ad Council.
Wednesday, February 17: 6:00p.m. Lenten supper. 7:00 p.m.Lenten worship. 8:00 p.m. Choir.
Thursday, February 18: 10:00a.m. and 2:00 p.m. Worship onchannel 8. 1:00 p.m. Women’sBible study at Jean Olson’s.
ST. PAUL LUTHERAN(WELS)
ArlingtonPeter J. Naumann, Pastor
Pastor Emeritus, Vacancy PastorCell: 952-807-3424
email:[email protected], February 12: No
School.Saturday, February 13: Basket-
ball @ Redwood Falls 9:00 a.m.B-girls. 10:00 a.m. B-boys. 11:00a.m. A Co-ed.
Sunday, February 14: 8:45 a.m.Sunday School. 9:00 a.m. FamilyBible study. 10:00 a.m. Worship.CES Bingo & potluck.
Monday, February 15: NoSchool.
Tuesday, February 16: 10:00a.m. Good Samaritan service.3:45 p.m. Confirmation class.6:30 p.m. Grief Support meeting.
Wednesday, February 17: 2:45p.m. Bible study. 3:45 p.m.Lenten service. 5:00 p.m. Supper.7:00 p.m. Lenten service. 8:00p.m. Choir practice.
Thursday, February 18: 10:00a.m. Bulletin information due.10:30 a.m. Bible study at High-land Commons. 11:00 a.m. and3:00 p.m. Services on cable TVchannel 8.
GAYLORD ASSEMBLY OF GOD
GaylordBob Holmbeck, Pastor
Friday, February 12: 9:30 a.m.Le Sueur Bible study.
Sunday, February 14: 9:15 a.m.Sunday school. 10:00 a.m. Wor-ship service.
Wednesday, February 17: 6:30p.m. Wednesday evening Bibleclasses and youth focused. Sup-per-Welcome!
ST. PAUL’S UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST
Henderson507-248-3594 (Office)
Deb Meyer, PastorFind us on Facebook:
St. Paul’s UCC HendersonSunday, February 14: 10:00
a.m. Worship service.Wednesday, February 17: 7:00
p.m. Lenten worship service.
ST. PAUL’S EV.REFORMED CHURCH
15470 Co. Rd. 31, Hamburg952-467-3878
Dan Schnabel, Pastorwww.stpaulsrcus.org
Sunday, February 14: 8:30 a.m.Sunday school and adult Biblestudy. 9:30 a.m. Worship service.
Tuesday, February 16: 7:30p.m. Men’s Brotherhood.
Wednesday, February 17: 6:30-8:00 p.m. Catechism class.
ST. MARY, MICHAELAND BRENDAN AREAFAITH COMMUNITY
Fr. Keith Salisbury, PastorFriday, February 12: 8:30 a.m.
Mass (Mar).Saturday, February 13: 5:00
p.m. Mass (Mar). Sunday, February 14: 7:30
a.m. Mass (Bre). 9:00 a.m. Mass(Mic). 9:15-10:15 a.m. Sts. Maryand Brendan Elementary Reli-gious Education (Pre-5). 10:30a.m. Mass (Mar).
Monday, February 15: 8:30a.m. Mass (Bre). 8:30 a.m. Wordand Communion (Mar). 8:00p.m. AA and Al Anon (Mar).
Tuesday, February 16: 8:30a.m. Mass (Bre and Mar). 3:45p.m. Word and Communion (Ar-lington Good Samaritan). 5:00-8:00 p.m. Jump for Joy. (Mar).
Wednesday, February 17: 9:00a.m. Word and Communion (OakTerrace). 9:30 a.m. Bible study(DeWitte’s, Gaylord) 3:15-4:30p.m. St. Michael Elementary Re-ligious education (K-5) 5:00 p.m.Mass (Mar). 7:00-8:00 p.m. Jr.and Sr. High religious education(6-10).
Thursday, February 18: 8:30a.m. Mass (Bre and Mic). 5:00-8:00 p.m. Jump for Joy. (Mic).7:30 p.m. Narcotics Anonymous(Mic).
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LIESKE TRACTORWanted: Your OLD TRACTORS,any condition, make or model. Wealso specialize in new and usedTRACTOR PARTS AND REPAIR.Call Kyle. Located west of Hender-son. (612) 203-9256.
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Help Wanted
500 Cow dairy seeking to fill amaintenance position Will be re-sponsible for performing preventa-tive and general maintenance onfarm equipment and buildings. Willalso help with field work, manurehauling and feeding. prior work ex-perience required. Must be able tooperate pay loaders, skid steers,tractors and semis. CDL a plus.Call (320) 238-2341, EngelmannDairy, Plato, MN.
Nursery production manager for a12,000hd hog livestock facility lo-cated in Bird Island, MN. Wagebased on experience, vacationpay, 401k. Contact J&D Livestockat (320) 579-0238. John an DanGass.
Time For Your Life, a local clean-ing company is looking for parttime help! Must pay attention todetail and enjoy working as ateam! Daytime hours and noweekends! No experience neces-sary! 20-30 hours per week. Hiredas employee able to earn a weekpaid vacation in first year. Startingpay $12.50/hour. Please call ortext (952) 564-5716.
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Campers
2004 Palomino Stampede Camper.Hard sided with slide, tent ends andbathroom with shower. $8,000/BO.(507) 276-1046.
Heating/Air Conditioning
Special-96.1% Goodman gas fur-nace and programmable thermo-stat, $2,200 installed or AC unit,$1,900 installed. J&R PlumbingHeating AC, Lester Prairie (320)510-5035.
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SAVE THIS ADFor sale. Good used farrowing tofinish hog equipment and nurseryto gestation pig equipment. Call(605) 251-1133 or email [email protected].
RENTAL
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2BR Apartment with garage,water/sewer/garbage included.No pets. Available Immediately.New Auburn (320) 327-2928.
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Office/retail space on Main Streetin Arlington. Contact Dave at (507)964-2256.
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WANTED: Land for 2016 and be-yond. Will pay top dollar for largeacreage of patterned, tiled or evi-dence of well drained land withhigh yielding history. Contact RichElbert (320) 365-4342.
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Young farmer looking for land to rentfor 2015 and beyond. Competitiverates and reference available. CallAustin Blad (320) 221-3517.
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20% OFF early orders of bare rootfruits, shade and fruit trees, pottedperennials, shrubs, fruits and treeswith prepay. Stop by our gift shopfor 20 percent off NEW gardengifts. THIS OLD HOUSE “Gardenand Gifts”, Highway 5 SW, Arling-ton. Hours call (507) 964-5990.
What’s old is new again... Two OldGoats are having a sale Wednes-day, Feb. 17 and Thursday Feb18, 11 a.m.- 7 p.m. each day. Lotsof vintage Easter, chickens, furni-ture and more. Located at 317Main Street, Arlington, MN
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CUSTOM LOG SAWING- Cut atyour place or ours. White oak lum-ber decking and buy logs. GiveVirgil a call. (320) 864-4453.
HANDYMAN: Will do remodelingof kitchens, bathrooms, hangingdoors and windows, painting,sheet rocking, texturizing or anyminor repairs inside or outside.Will also do cleaning of base-ments/garages. Call (320) 848-2722 or (320) 583-1278.
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HELP WANTEDSibley East School District #2310 has a Para Profession-al Position working with a special education studentavailable at the Gaylord Campus.
Applications are available on-line atwww.sibleyeast.org or at either school office
and will be accepted until the position is filled.
Submit completed applications to either campus:Mari Lu Martens, Principal
Sibley East SchoolsPO Box 1000, Arlington, MN 55307
or PO Box 356, Gaylord, MN 55334
Or via e-mail to [email protected],7Sa
Notice: Sibley East Schools are currently accepting applications for the following position:
District Technology CoordinatorClosing Date: Open until filled, Accepting immediate applications
Qualifications:Required: Bachelor’s degree in technology, business management /administration, education related field, or previous supervisory experi-ence in an educational or technology focused environment; a provenability to lead and develop projects; experience in building and manag-ing budgets; knowledge of technology systems used in education; out-standing customer service and communication skills.Preferred: Previous experience in technology planning in an educa-tional setting; previous experience with student information sys-tems (Infinite Campus).
Job Duties:Supervise technology department staff; coordinate the implemen-tation and integration of technology across the school district.Work with site leaders to ensure that educational technologyneeds are met, and assist with site and district technology plan-ning. Coordinate the development and implementation of initia-tives to meet educational goals with site leaders. Develop andmanage the technology department budget, Review all technologyhardware and software purchases to ensure that items purchasedwill work with existing technology. Coordinate the day-to-day oper-ation of the district’s infrastructure.
Salary Range:Salary and benefit package of $80,000-$95,000, dependent on qual-ifications and experience.
Sibley East Schools:The communities of Arlington, Gaylord, and Green Isle make up ISD2310. District residents recently passed a $43 million bond referen-dum to build a new Prek-5 elementary school in Gaylord and newadditions/remodeling at the Arlington site housing grades 6-12.New buildings and additions will open in the fall of 2017.
Please send resume, cover letter, and letters of recommendation to:
Jim Amsden, SuperintendentSibley East School
PO Box 1000, Arlington, MN 55307Email: [email protected]
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Creative SnowmanThe snow packed together well as MorganHaggenmiller made this snowman in front ofher house located along the 500 block of WestBrooks Street in Arlington last week. A snow-
man kit added to the creativity. Morgan is athird grade student at the Sibley East Elemen-tary School in Arlington. She is the daughterof Tim and Stacy Haggenmiller, Arlington.
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The Boy Scouts of America is one of the nation's largest and most prominent values-based youth developmentorganizations. The BSA provides a program for young people that builds character, trains them in the responsi-bilities of participating citizenship, and develops personal fitness. For nearly a century, the BSA has helpedbuild the future leaders of this country by combining educational activities and lifelong values with fun. TheBoy Scouts of America believes — and, through nearly a century of experience, knows — that helping youth isa key to building a more conscientious, responsible, and productive society.
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A Scout is trustworthy,loyal, friendly, courteous,
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UPCOMING EVENTS:Scout Sunday:
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MONTHLY MEETINGS:Full Troop Meeting
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