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Upcoming Events

If you have an upcoming event or meeting, please let us know by email: [email protected] or call 320-285-2323.

MARCH 2 • Central MN Heritage Club Win-ter Fun Day starting at 11 a.m., Heritage Grounds, Burtrum. See ad on page 3.

MARCH 3 • New Munich Lions Pancake & Sau-sage Breakfast from 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at Immaculate Conception Church base-ment.

MARCH 8 • Upsala Area Schools Kindergarten Roundup begins at 8:15 a.m.

MARCH 9 • Spiritual Retreat for Catholic Wom-en (& men) of the St. Cloud Diocese from 8:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. at St. Edward’s Church, Henning, MN.

MARCH 10 • Holdingford Firefighters Relief As-soc. Breakfast from 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at the Holdingford Civic Center. See ad on page 5. • Freeport Lions Breakfast from 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at the Sacred Heart Church basement, Freeport.

MARCH 13 • Swanville Kindergarten Round-Up.

MARCH 15 • Sharon Prokott Family Benefit from

5 p.m.-12 midnight at the Pelican Lake Ballroom, St. Anna.

MARCH 16 • St. Martin’s Annual Spring Craft, Rummage & Bake Sale from 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m. at St. Martin Parish Hall.

MARCH 22 • Boy Scout Troop 68 Dad’s Belgian Waffle Supper from 4:30-7:30 p.m. at St. Mary’s Church basement, Melrose.

MARCH 24 • Bingo at 7:30 p.m. at St. Mary’s Church basement, Melrose. • Catholic United Financial & St. Jo-seph Council Matching Grant Breakfast Fundraiser from 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at St. Mary’s hall, Holdingford.

APRIL 6 • Business Expo/Craft Fair at the Hold-ingford High School.

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JULY 19-21 • Grey Eagle GEM Fest - Note: Change in Weekend.

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BURNHAMVILLE TOWNSHIP • Meets the last Tuesday of the month at 7 p.m. at the Burtrum City Hall.

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GREY EAGLE CITY COUNCIL • Meets the second Tuesday of the month at 7 p.m.

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ST. ROSA CITY COUNCIL • Meets the third Monday of the month at 7 p.m. at the Community Park building.

SWANVILLE CITY COUNCIL • First Tuesday after the first Monday of the month.

SWANVILLE TOWNSHIP • Meets the second Tuesday of the month at 8:30 p.m. at the Swanville Fire Hall.

UPSALA CITY COUNCIL • Meets the first Monday of the month at 7 p.m.

Weekend WeatherSaturday Sunday

Partly cloudy. High: 24 Low: 11

Partly sunny. High: 23 Low: -1

Temperatures Date High Low 2/20 9 -19 2/21 19 3 2/22 23 12 2/23 27 6 2/24 26 0 2/25 26 8 2/26 29 12

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Partly cloudy. High: 25 Low: 2

By Harvey Mackay

During the Civil War, Presi-dent Lincoln was urged by a friend to give up Forts Sumter and Pick-ens and all gov-ernment property in the Southern states. In reply, Lincoln said, “Do you remember

the fable of the lion and the woodsman’s daughter?”

“Aesop writes that a lion was very much in love with a woodsman’s daugh-ter. The fair maid referred him to her fa-ther. And the lion went to the father and asked for her hand.

“The father replied: ‘Your teeth are too long.’”

The lion went to a dentist and had them extracted. Returning, he asked again for his bride.

“No,” said the woodsman. “Your claws are too long.”

Going to the doctor, he had the claws removed. Then he returned to claim his bride, and the woodsman, seeing that he was unarmed, beat out his brains.

“May it not be so with me,” con-cluded Lincoln, “if I give up all that is asked?”

I learned a long time ago that you can’t give anything away in negotiations without receiving something in return. I also know that the most important term in any contract isn’t the contract. It’s

dealing with people who are honest.Before you start any negotiation,

look beyond the title and make sure that the person you’re dealing with is in a position of authority to sign off on the agreement.

No matter what industry you’re in, or how far you go in your career, the ability to effectively negotiate can make the difference between success and me-diocrity. It doesn’t matter whether it’s a multimillion-dollar contract, a job offer or a house sale. The rules of good nego-tiating are the same.

• Know what you want. Don’t go to the table without a clear, realistic idea of what you want to achieve. It will help you negotiate with confidence.

• Ask for what you want. Don’t be afraid to make the first offer. You’ll set the tone for the discussion, and studies suggest that the negotiator who goes first usually comes closer to getting what he or she wants. While I often counsel people to let the other person go first, someone has to start the process. I have found that either way, I need to be clear about my expectations or I will be disappointed.

• Understand what your adversary wants. A successful negotiation should satisfy both sides. Instead of trying to crush your competition, find out what he or she hopes to get, and try to work together toward a solution that works for you both.

• Don’t concede unilaterally. Usual-ly one side or the other has to give some-thing up. If you offer something, be sure to get a comparable concession from the

other person. Giving away something for nothing will be taken as a weakness to be exploited. The playing field needs to be level. You don’t have to accept be-ing bullied.

• Don’t rush. Time can be your friend if you’re willing to wait for the right deal. If the other side senses a deadline, he or she may be motivated to hold out until the last minute, or try to force you into accepting unreasonable terms. Be patient and let the time pres-sure work against the other side.

• Be ready to walk away. This can take a certain amount of courage, but it’s necessary to avoid being backed into an agreement you don’t want. If possible, keep an ally in reserve - someone with the power to approve or reject the deal. This can give you an out if you need to turn down a deal, or motivate the other side to make the best offer possible.

• Listen. Sometimes what the other side says is not the same as what they want. They say the price is too high, but their most important demand is quality, which almost always costs a little (or a lot) more. Pay attention for cues that

Harvey Mackay continued to pg 3

Everything’s negotiable - and here’s how to do it

Hometown News • Thursday, February 28, 2013 • Page 3

Birth Announcement

will help you direct your response to a better outcome for all.

Financier J. P. Morgan once wanted to buy a large Minnesota ore mine from John D. Rockefeller. So Rockefeller sent his son, John D. Jr. to talk to Morgan.

Morgan asked, “Well, what’s your price?”

He was unprepared for the response. Junior said, “Mr. Morgan, I think there must be some mistake. I did not come here to sell; I understood you wanted to buy.”

Mackay’s Moral: There is no such thing as a final offer.

Reprinted with permission from na-tionally syndicated columnist Harvey Mackay, author of the New York Times #1 bestseller “Swim With The Sharks Without Being Eaten Alive,” “We Got Fired!...And It’s the Best Thing That Ever Happened to Us,” “The Mackay

Harvey Mackay continued from page 2MBA of Selling in the Real World,” and “Use Your Head To Get Your Foot In The Door.”

Prices good Feb. 28-March 9

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Hellmann’s Tartar Sauce 9 oz. $2.29Kraft Cocktail Sauce 12 oz. $2.39

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Dole Crushed or Sliced Pineapple 20 oz. $1.79

Kory and Sandy Wieber of Farming are proud to an-nounce the birth of their son, Emerson Ray Wieber, born Nov. 7, 2012 at 12:24 a.m.

Emerson weighed 8 pounds and measured 21 inches in length.

Emerson was welcomed home by his siblings: Oliver, Avery, and Massey.

Grandparents are Dwight and Nancy Tschida of Grey Eagle and Leon and Diane Wieber of Richmond. Great grandparents are Ray and Mildred Pohlmann of Grey Eagle and Florence Tschida of Grey Eagle.

Emerson Ray Wieber

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Card of Thanks The family of Genevieve Marty would like to thank our relatives, friends, and neighbors for the kind expression of sympathy shown to each of us. The cards, food, prayers, phone calls and personal visits have been greatly appreciated. To Rev. Ronald Dockendart for the beautiful funeral mass, to the choir members, eucharistic minister, readers, gift bearers, pall bearers, Christian Mothers and those who cooked and served the delicious meal following the mass. A special thanks to the CentraCare Health System-Long Prairie for the great care given to our mother. To Patton-Schad Funeral Home, your compassionate care eased our grief. Genevieve will be greatly missed but loved forever.

The Genevieve Marty family

High School and Elementary Con-ferences will be held in their teachers’ classroom on Monday, March 4 from 3:30-7:30 p.m. and also Monday, March 11 from 3:30-7:30 p.m.

For Elementary conferencing pe-riod, we have assigned parents, kinder-garten-grade 4 students, to a 15 minute conference period for each of their el-ementary school students.

Upsala Parent Teacher Conferences

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Obituaries Paul Raymond BirrF u n e r a l

s e r v i c e s celebrating the life of Paul R a y m o n d Birr, age 64 of Minnesota will be 7 PM, Friday, March 1st 2013 at the Miller-Carlin Funeral Chapel in Albany. Pastor Frederick

Kutter will officiate and internment will take place at a later date. Paul passed peacefully after suffering a stroke and then a courageous battle with cancer surrounded by his family and friends at the Assumption Community Care Center in Cold Spring. There will be a gathering time prior to the service Friday afternoon from 4-7 PM.

Paul was born August 11th, 1948 to Gustav and Marcella (Kelm) Birr in St. Cloud. He lived his entire life in the central Minnesota area where he worked as an over the road truck driver. Most

recently he operated Birr Express Inc. He was a 27 year member of OOIDA, and a member of Reynolds Baptist Church in Gutches Grove, MN.

He is survived by his children Deborah (James) Vedral, Alexandria; Scott (Courtney Niemann) Birr, Brandon, MN; his grandchildren Dustin Vedral, Rebecca Vedral, Jessica Vedral, Austin Scott, David Scott, Taylor Birr, and numerous extended grandchildren, nieces, and nephews; his siblings Warren Birr, Cold Spring; Duane Birr, Albany; Kenn (Shirley) Burr, Albany; Ron Birr, Spartanburg, SC; Joyce (Dave) Wielenberg, Albany; his brother-in-law Roger Notch Sr., Albany; and his special friend Kathleen Bisig.

He is preceded in death by his parents Gustav and Marcy Birr, his infant daughter Brenda Rae Birr, his sister Lois Notch, and his sister in law Leona Birr.

Arrangements are being made with the Miller-Carlin Funeral Home of Albany.

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Hubert H. SundermanHubert H.

Sunderman, age 89 of Melrose, died Thursday, February 21, 2013 at the Pine Villa Care Center in Melrose, Minnesota.

A Mass of Christian Burial

will be held at 11:30 a.m. Thursday, February 28 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Melrose with Rev. Marvin Enneking officiating and Rev. Ken Thielman concelebrating. Interment will be in the parish cemetery.

Friends may call from 8 to 11 a.m. Thursday at the Patton-Schad Funeral Home in Melrose.

Hubert Herman Sunderman was born May 24, 1923 in Daysland, Alberta, Canada to Anthony and Anna (Volbert) Sunderman. He married Delores Gruber on August 26, 1947 in Lake Henry, Minnesota. He farmed north of Melrose all his life with his wife. Hubert resided at Park View Apartments for the last five years until moving into Pine Villa in January. He was a member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Melrose.

Hubert enjoyed anything having to do with farming including auctions, farm machinery, crops and cattle, and he loved spending time with his family.

Survivors include his daughters, Sharon (DeWayne) Mareck of St. Cloud, Beverly (Dale) Radermacher of Monango, North Dakota, and Debra (Charles) Uphoff of Melrose; eight grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren; brothers and sister, Roman (Aurelia) Sunderman of Melrose, Delores Bromen of Elk River, Bernard “Bernie” (Mary Lou) Sunderman of St. Cloud, Harold Sunderman of Elk River, and Victor (Dorine) Sunderman of Melrose.

Hubert was preceded in death by his wife, Delores Sunderman on June 28, 2010; parents; and granddaughter, Wendy Radermacher.

Serving as casket bearers will be Scott Mareck, Kurt Mareck, Brent Mareck, Eric Mareck, Ross Uphoff, and Troy Radermacher. Serving as cross bearer will be Jody Kirchner and scripture bearer will be Chantel Beuning. Gift bearers will be DeWayne Mareck, Dale Radermacher, and Chuck Uphoff.

Thomas A. AdamsThomas A.

Adams 59 year-old resident of Swanville, MN passed away February 20, 2013 at his home in Swanville, MN. Funeral services were held Wednesday, February 27, 2013 at the

Shelley Funeral Chapel in Little Falls, MN with Brother Robin Pierzina officiating. Burial followed in St. Mary’s Catholic Cemetery in Little Falls, MN.

Thomas was born on June 12, 1953 in Little Falls, Minnesota to the late James and Angeline (Zilka) Adams. He graduated from Little Falls High School in 1971 and then attended Central Lakes College for Landscaping. Thomas was employed at the turkey barns for several years before going to

work for RR Donnelley in Long Prairie. After 14 years of employment with RR Donnelley Thomas retired in January of 2013. He had the pleasure of living in the family cabin on Pillsbury Lake for many years. Thomas loved hunting, fishing, trapping, and snowmobiling. He loved his Harley Davidson Motorcycle more than anything and Thomas attended many Sturgis bike rallies in South Dakota.

Thomas is survived by his brothers, Ronald Adams of Long Prairie, MN, John (Cheryl) Adams of Grand Rapids, MN, Tony (Geri) Adams of Rice, MN, & Jim (Lynn) Adams of Bertha, MN; sister, Mary (Tim) Kummet of Little Falls, MN; and many nieces & nephews.

Thomas was preceded in death by his parents, Jake and Angie.

Casketbearers were Dustin Adams, Dave Adams, Alan Kummet, Gerald Schleif, Butch Loxterkamp, and Randy Golombecki.

Frances MinnerathM a s s

of Christian Burial was held Tuesday, F e b r u a r y 26, 2013 at St. Benedict Catholic Church in Avon, MN for Frances M i n n e r a t h , age 92, who died Thursday,

February 21, 2013 at the St. Cloud Hospital. Burial was in the St. Benedict Parish Cemetery.

Frances was born in Rockville to Joseph and Ann (Strack) Bellmont. She married Roman S. Minnerath on May 8, 1952 in Mary of the Immaculate

Conception Church in Rockville. Frances enjoyed sewing, fishing, gardening, and playing Bingo and Kings Corner. Frances especially loved being with her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. She was a member of St. Benedicts Parish and Cold Spring Legion Auxiliary.

Survivors include her daughter, Gail; son, Dean; sister, Caroline Zumwalde; grandchildren, Isaac, Elizabeth, Adam, and Justin Minnerath, and Jason and Missy VanScoik; great-grandchildren, Justin, Jonathan, and Gavin Minnerath, and Alivia, Lilly, and Payton VanScoik.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Roman; granddaughter, Amanda VanScoik; sisters, Carola, Emma, and Bernice; brothers, Aloys, Lawrence, and Leo.

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Catholic Church in Swanville with Father Ronald Dockendorf officiating. Burial followed at Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery in Flensburg, MN. Military Rites were conducted by the Swanville American Legion Post #313 and VFW Post #6037.

James M. “Ski” Piekarski was born in Little Falls, MN on August 31st, 1951 to Richard and Theresa (Ludwig) Piekarski. He graduated from Little Falls Senior High School in 1969 and went onto St. Cloud Vocational School for Carpentry. He joined the Military in October 1970 and had an Honorable Discharge in April 1972. He was married earlier in life and later divorced. He

operated a thriving construction business which later led to the acquisition of his own lumber business, Ski’s Lumber. He then married Diane (Brady) Piekarski on August 24th, 1991. He was a pillar of the Swanville Community first as a carpenter for many building projects; member of the City Council, Swanville American Legion Post #313 and VFW Post #6037; involved in the formation of Granny’s Café and many other community activities.

He is survived by his wife, Diane; daughter, Gwen (Mike) Adelmann; sons, Michael and Brian (Deb) Piekarski; step-daughters, Karen (Chris) Brooks, Janet (Kent) Holmberg, Jean Gwost; step-son, Ken (Deb) Czech; 4 grandchildren; 9 step-grandchildren; 2 sisters and 5 brothers.

James was preceded in death by his parents, Richard & Therese Piekarski; brother, Carl Piekarski, and in-laws, James and Irene Brady.

Honorary Pallbearers were Bob Koetter and Jim Waltman. Active Pallbearers were Brian Snyder, Gary Loxterkamp, Jim Rocheleau, Mike Adelmann, Mike Piekarski and Paul Lange.

Marcella “Marcy” Anna BirrFuneral Services celebrating the life

of Marcella “Marcy” Anna Birr, age 90 of Albany was held at 11 AM Monday, February 25, 2013 at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Farming Township. Pastor Frederick Kutter officiated and burial took place in the parish cemetery following the service. Marcy died peacefully in her home surrounded by her family Thursday morning.

Marcy was born on May 7th, 1922 in Paynesville, MN to Emil and Lydia (Haag) Kelm. She was baptized at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Eden Valley. Marcy married Gustav W. Birr on September 26th, 1947 in Paynesville. After marriage, the couple made their home on a farm near Albany. To their union there were seven children born. Marcy was a devout member of Immanuel Lutheran Church in Farming Township. She was the past president of the Ladies Aid serving from 1974-2006. Some of her favorite things in life included working at church, gardening, dancing with Dad, playing cards, spending time with her sisters, and performing skits with her “girls” at church. Her greatest joy though was her family, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and great-great-grandchildren. The greatest blessing she bestowed on all who entered under her roof was her love and faith in Christ that she shared.

Marcy is survived by her loving children Paul Birr, Cold Spring; Warren Birr, Cold Spring; Duane Birr, Albany; Kenn (Shirley) Burr, Albany;

Ron Birr, Spartanburg, SC; Joyce (Dave) Wielenberg, Albany; her 18 grandchildren, 35 great-grandchildren, and 2 great-great-grandchildren; her sisters Caroline (Delroy) Schoenleben, Waite Park; Marlene (Clarence) Birr, St. Joseph; and her son-in-law Roger Notch Sr.

She is preceded in death by her parents Emil and Lydia Kelm, her husband Gustav Birr who passed in 1990, her daughter Lois Notch who passed in 2003, her daughter-in-law Leona Birr, her grandchildren Brenda Birr and Dustin Birr, her great-great-grandson Ilijah Hoell, her sister Adeline Snyder, and her brother-in-law Harry Snyder.

Arrangements were made with the Miller-Carlin Funeral Home of Albany.

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The Grey Eagle-Swanville, Knights of Columbus Council #14616, recently hosted a Central Minnesota Recruiting Seminar at St. John the Baptist Church Hall in Swanville.

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The Knights of Columbus are proud to announce that Emily Beseman from Swanville advanced through the Council competition in Swanville, the District competition in Osakis and the Regional competition in Sauk Centre. She will compete in the State Free Throw Contest on April 6th at St. Cloud Cathedral High School. Congratulations and good luck at the State Competition. Submitted by Ken Sinclair.

Jim Sinclair talking about recruiting and new members. To his left: Craig Larson, State Deputy, Joe Bertram, State Membership Director and Chuck Haselkamp, Central Region Membership Director. Submitted by Ken Sinclair.

District 14, were also in attendance. One District Deputy was unable to attend. Scott Radtke, the Insurance Rep. for this area gave the keynote address, that centered on new members and insurance.

Presentations were also given by Joe Bertram, Chuck Haselkamp and Jim Sinclair on membership and recruitment efforts. State Deputy, Craig Larson summarized the meeting stressing the importance of new members and for all members to be pro-active.

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Starting on Wednesday, March 6th there will be weekly meetings using the “Celebrate Recovery” material from Rick Warren’s Saddleback Church in Califor-nia.

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experience change, allow God’s grace to help you solve life’s problems, and allow him to release you from your addictive, compulsive, and dysfunctional behaviors that have been holding you back from au-thentic joy in your life.”

Every Wednesday we host a free Fam-ily Meal at 6 PM, followed by children and youth programming at 6:30 PM. The Celebrate Recovery meetings will begin at 6:45 PM. Community Covenant Church is located at 122 Main Street in Upsala.

For more information, please call the church office at 320-573-2672.

The 9th annual Rock-A-Thon to raise funds for the Grey Eagle Senior Center will be held on Saturday, April 13, 2013 and the Center is in need of two kinds of assistance.

We need a few more people who are willing to sign up sponsors and secondly, we need more people who are willing to be sponsors. If you are willing to step forward and help with one or both of these needs, contact Harry Grammond or any member of the Senior Center.

Assistance needed for the Rock-A-ThonThis is the only fundraiser that the

Center conducts and the proceeds from it are used to pay all of the expenses of the Center such as heat, maintenance, insur-ance, utilities etc. Your support will be greatly appreciated.

Hold yourself responsible for a higher standard than anybody expects of you. Never excuse yourself. -Henry Ward Beecher

Thought for the week:

Notes from the Capitol By State Rep. Paul Anderson

According to testimony heard in the Housing Committee last week, more peo-ple in the United States die each year from lung cancer caused by exposure to radon gas than are killed in car crashes. And Minnesota has

one of the highest rates in the nation. It’s estimated that 40 percent of Minnesota homes have elevated levels of radon.

For those reasons and because a beautiful lady from Glenwood died this past year from lung cancer caused by exposure to radon, I have introduced a bill in the Legislature to make sure all homes in our state are tested for the deadly gas when they are sold. Janet Thompson lived and worked in the area for many years before being diagnosed with the deadly disease. She passed away last summer.

The bill is HF 816 and is known as “Janet’s Law.” It simply says that when the ownership of a residential home is transferred, it must be tested for the pres-ence of radon. The gas itself is caused by the natural breakdown of uranium in the soil, and its level varies in different

parts of the state. When uranium breaks down, radon gas is a byproduct and can seep into homes through cracks or other openings in the foundation. Again, from testimony given by officials from the Department of Health, approximately one in seven homes in the state has al-ready been tested for the gas, and of those, one in three has elevated levels. The test, estimated to cost less than $10, is easy to do. The measuring device is hung in the home for three to five days, and then it’s sent to a lab for analysis. A number higher than four “picocuries” indicates the level is high.

I want to work with all parties in-volved in real estate to make this testing procedure work. The bill will start the committee process with its first hearing either this week or next.

Wolf-hunt issues resurfaceA bill was introduced in the state

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It surprised me that three of the bill’s authors reside in the metropolitan area and the other is from Rochester.

Local town hall meetingsSenator Torrey Westrom and I have

planned a series of town hall meetings for the second Saturday in March. We will be stopping in Glenwood, Melrose, Freeport, and Albany, beginning at the Lakeside Ballroom in Glenwood at 9 a.m. on March 9. We’ll head east to Mel-rose later that morning, and then finish up after lunch at Freeport and Albany. Residents are encouraged to meet with us and share their concerns. The Sena-tor and I will give a review of what’s happening in St. Paul, as well. We will also be meeting the afternoon before, on March 8, in Sauk Centre at a gathering hosted by the Chamber of Commerce. Additional information will be in next week’s column.

Rep. Anderson can be contacted by email at [email protected] or by phone at 651-296-4317. To receive email updates sign-up on his webpage at www.house.mn/13a.

When he was in the eighth grade, “Sparky” failed every subject. When he got to high school, he also did poorly. He was not good at sports and did not fit in with the other students. Everyone considered him a “loser.”

However, he enjoyed drawing. And even though no one else was proud of his art work he was. He submitted his cartoons to many editors. Unfortunately, every one of them turned him down. So he decided to write his autobiography in cartoons. He presented himself as a childhood “loser” - alone and left out, always looking for a friend. His comic strip, Peanuts has become famous and today nearly everyone knows and loves “Charlie Brown.”

There are days when all of us feel lonely and left out, friendless and afraid. Every now and then we all need to know that we are loved, wanted and impor-tant. Charles Schultz, with Peanuts, put his faith in God and never gave up and God honored him. God will do the same for us if we trust Him and look to Him to be our friend forever.

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Local Municipality Minuteson a motion by Kevin Wunderlich and seconded by Anna Payne. Upon vote motion carried.

Members of the Central MN Tractor Club were at the meeting to request permission to sell raffle tickets at their Heritage Days. Per-mission granted on a motion by Clara Taft and seconded by Ron Strassburg. Upon vote motion car-ried.

A member of the Sheriff’s Of-fice was at the meeting to request a donation for training equipment that the State does not provide. After some discussion a motion was made by Clara Taft and seconded by Kev-in Wunderlich to donate $100.00

Burtrum CityFebruary 4, 2013

The meeting of the Burtrum City Council was called to order on Monday, February, 4, 2013 at 7 p.m. by Mayor Allen. All members answered roll call.

Minutes of the Jan. 7th meet-ing were read and approved on a motion by Ron Strassburg and sec-onded by Clara Taft. Upon vote mo-tion carried.

Finance report was given and accepted on a motion by Anna Payne and seconded by Kevin Wunderlich. Upon vote motion carried. Checks number 7082 thru 7090 were approved for payment

to the Sheriff’s Department. Upon vote motion carried.

Clerk/Treas. presented the yearly financial reports to the Council. After reviewing them a motion was made by Anna Payne and seconded by Kevin Wunderlich to accept the reports. Upon vote motion carried.

Being no further business a motion to adjourn the meeting was made by Anna Payne and seconded by Clara Taft. Upon vote motion carried.

These are unapproved min-utes.

Dorothy Strassburg, City Clerk

Notice is hereby given to qualified voters of Burnhamville Township, County of Todd, and State of Minnesota, that the Election of Officers and Annual Town Meeting will be held on Tuesday, March 12, 2013 at the Burtrum Community Center. The election hours will be from 5 p.m. until 8 p.m. Offices to be voted on include:

one supervisor for a three year term andone treasurer for a two year term.

The Annual Meeting will begin at 8:20 p.m. to conduct all necessary business. The Board of Canvas will be held after the meeting. In case of inclement weather the election and meeting will be held March 19, 2013.

Shirley Hulinsky, Clerk

Burnhamville Township ResidentsNotice of Annual Meeting and

Election of Officers - March 12, 2013

Notice is given to residents of Grey Eagle Township, Todd County, that the Annual Meeting will be held on Tuesday, March 12, 2013. In case of inclement weather, the meeting will be postponed to the third Tuesday, March 19, 2013. The Annual Meeting will be held at 8:00 PM to conduct any necessary business prescribed by law. The Annual Meeting will be held at The Grey Eagle Town Hall, 212 East State Street, Grey Eagle, Minnesota.

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By Saralee PerelLike death,

it was bound to happen. I was the guest on the TV show, “Books & the World.”

Am I glad I stepped out of my comfort zone? We’ll see.

In pre-show terror, I emailed my pal, Bill, for support. He thinks highly of me so I didn’t tell him my real thoughts.

“Your dream has come true,” he wrote. “Someone wants to interview you. It’s a GOOD thing.”

“So is Metamucil,” I thought. “But you know what they say about too much of a good thing.”

“What’s the worst that can happen?”“My dress could get stuck in the

waistband of my pantyhose so viewers will see a wide shot of my fanny.”

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The older I get, the longer it takes to get that natural look.

My heart was beating so fast, I used up 4 years on its warranty!

Lights, Camera, Lunacy!Flinging blouses from my closet,

resulting in a giant mound of clothing, I found the answer to our daily 2-hour search topic: where’s the cat?

At the studio, I met the interviewer, Bob Silverberg, a stunning fellow with warm and welcoming eyes. When the cameras were on, we simply spoke with each other – from the heart. It was be-cause of this brilliant gentleman’s tender manner that I loved the experience.

If you’d like to see my interview, just go to www.youtube.com and type my name. I went blank 17 times – seri-ously.

And so, I learned about stepping out of my comfort zone. Instead of shying away from the next opportunity, I’m go-ing to calmly and courageously take a deep breath, think about the value of at-tempting a new scary thing – and then throttle the person who asks me.

To my friend, Bill, whose caring support was a reason I didn’t back out, “Hey pal, I’ve got 2 words for you. Trust me; they’re not elegant.”

Those words I’d like to say to him and everyone else who believes in me?

Thank you. I cherish the encouragement from

friends near and far – not just old friends like Bill but new ones, many of whom are readers who’ve contacted me, but whom I’ve never met in person, which matters not one bit when it comes to the

loving connections I’m blessed to re-ceive. To all of my dear ones: you were right there with me.

You represent the legs on which I stand.

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Upsala Area Schools Kindergarten Roundup planned for March 8

Upsala Elementary School will be holding its annual Kindergarten Round-up on Friday, March 8, 2013. Registra-tion for the class of 2026 will begin at 8:15 a.m., for all children who are inter-ested in attending kindergarten at Upsala Elementary School starting in the fall of 2013. Parents should bring their child’s birth certificate and immunization re-cord when they come on this day.

Kindergarten Roundup is for both parents and children and will run from

8:30-11:00 a.m. Parents and children are also invited to stay for school lunch, which will be served at 11:00.

Area families interested in learning more about the kindergarten program-ming offered at UES are invited to at-tend. Parents who would like their child to attend the Upsala Elementary School and have not received an informational letter, may call Rita at 573-2175. Upsala School accepts open enrollment stu-dents.

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Upsala Girls BasketballThursday, February 21Upsala 66 • Royalton 37

Halftime score: Upsala 44 • Royalton 15Stats: Pts Rebs Blocks Steals Assists Aimee Pelzer 15 6 0 8 13Danica Cheney 0 0 0 0 0Tracy Herzog 19 5 1 2 3Kristin Wuebkers 0 1 0 0 0Sara Herzog 5 0 0 1 0Sadie Welinski 6 2 1 0 0Katie Ripplinger 0 1 0 0 1Alissa Zehrer 11 9 0 2 0Kaelin Smieja 4 1 0 0 1Brooke Westrich 6 1 0 3 1Katlin Welinski 0 0 0 0 0Coaches Notes: Tracey Herzog needed 16 pts to score her 1000th pt. She ended the game with 19 which she scored in the 2nd half. - Co-conference champs with Osakis. 4 consecutive years conference champions. Go cardinals!

Monday, February 25Upsala 56 • Parkers Prairie 59

Halftime score: 21 • Parkers Prairie 27Stats: Pts Rebs Blocks Steals Assists Aimee Pelzer 23 9 2 2 9Danica Cheney 0 2 0 0 0Tracy Herzog 19 7 0 2 3Kristin Wuebkers 0 0 0 0 0Sara Herzog 0 0 0 0 0Sadie Welinski 2 1 0 0 0Katie Ripplinger 2 4 0 0 0Alissa Zehrer 3 5 1 1 0Kaelin Smieja 5 4 0 1 0Brooke Westrich 2 3 0 0 2Katlin Welinski 0 0 0 0 0

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The Todd County American Dairy Associa-tion held its 2013 Dairy Princess Banquet and Cor-onation on Saturday eve-ning February 23, 2013 at the Browerville Com-munity Center. Crowned as 2013 Todd County Dairy Princesses were Sarah Paskewitz; daugh-ter of Bruce and Sandy Paskewitz of Browerville, and Deandra Lunemann; daughter of Pat and Jody Lunemann of Clarissa. These two ladies are now eligible to compete for Princess Kay finalists at the statewide competition in May.

Also crowned were five 2013 Todd County Dairy Ambassadors: Eliz-abeth Mellgren, daughter of Larry and Janice Mell-gren of Long Prairie; Erin Rausch, daughter of Tom and the late Deb Rausch of Randall; Karina Perish, daughter of Roy and Teresa Perish of Long Prairie; Re-bekka Paskewitz, daughter of Alan and Vicki Paske-witz of Browerville; and Megan Hollermann, daughter of Shawn and Debbie Hollermann of Burtrum.

The judge for the day was Becky Iken of Wadena, a former Wadena Dairy Princess and Princess Kay fi-

Todd County Dairy Princess Banquet and Coronation

nalist. The emcee for the banquet was Katie Becker, a former Todd County Dairy Princess herself.

Together the 2013 Todd County Dairy Princesses and Dairy Ambassadors will cover Todd County to promote the goodness of dairy products and the dairy industry to all the public.

Sen. Torrey Westrom, R-Elbow Lake, and Rep. Paul Anderson, R-Starbuck, will host a series of town hall meetings in a number of District 12B locations March 8 and 9.

The events are open to the public and will take place in Sauk Centre, Glenwood, Melrose, Freeport and Alba-ny. The meetings are free to attend and will take place in an informal setting. Attendees will have an opportunity to discuss a wide variety of legislative issues, from the state budget to health care, taxes and more.

March 8 schedule:Sauk Centre: 1-2 p.m., Jitters Java Café, 403 Main St. S.

March 9 schedule:Glenwood: 9-10 a.m., Lakeside Ballroom, 180 S. Lakeshore Dr.Melrose: 10:45-11:30 a.m., City Center, 225 1st. St. N.E.Freeport: 1-1:45 p.m., Charlie’s Café, 115 Main St. E.Albany: 2:15-3 p.m., Hillcrest Family Restaurant, 1004, Shamrock Ln.

For more information, contact the offices of Sen. Westrom at 651-296-0556 or Rep. Anderson at 651-296-9895.

Westrom, Anderson to host town hall meetings Please join us for our 11th annual Upsala High

School Book Fair beginning Monday, March 4, during Parent Teacher Conferences. The Fair will run from Monday, March 4 through Monday, March 11 and will be open weekdays after school until 8:00 p.m. in the Upsala School Commons. The event raises funds to purchase books for the Cardinal Media Center at Up-sala High School.

In celebration of Kindergarten roundup we will be carrying a supply of early readers and be open for par-ents from 11:15-12:30 on March 8.

The fair will feature popular titles for kids as well as parents. We carry a large variety of cookbooks too! The fair will participate in the All for Books, a Scholas-tic program that allows all funds donated to stay at Up-sala while giving the corresponding amount in books to national literacy initiatives.

If you can’t make it to the fair or would like more selection, please consider buying from our online fair at http://bookfairs.scholastic.com/homepage/uas. The

online fair is open 24/7 from February 27-March 19. Online fair purchases are delivered to the school and sent home with your child.

The Book Fair will get everyone ex-cited about reading. Unleash the power of reading!

Upsala High School 11th Annual Book Fair

Deadline for Next Thursday’s Paper is Monday, March 4.

Hometown News • Thursday, February 28, 2013 • Page 11

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FOR SALE: Firewood, cut, split, dry, also boiler wood, $100 cord. Call 320-845-2043, leave message. tfn

FOR SALE: Big square & round bales of hay. Call Josh, 320-761-0778. tfn

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FOR RENT: 2 bedroom in Upsala, in quiet 4-plex, $485/month. Call 320-241-0586. GS-tfnB

FOR SALE: 1980 Arctic Mobile Home, 3 br, 1 ba, newly remodeled w/2 sheds located in Shamrock Park, Albany, $9500. Call 320-260-6977. 2/28

UPSALA SALE: 107 Main Street, Mar. 8, 9; 8 am. Furniture, spring décor.

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WANTED TO BUY: Slaughter cows, also lumpjaw cattle, foundered steers, etc. (Pay with green.) Henry Kasper, 320-547-9913, cell 320-360-9913. 5/2P

WANTED: Baum’s Custom Logging wanted to buy standing timber. White Oak, Red Oak, Basswood, Maple, and Poplar. Office 320-285-3565 or Steve’s Cell: 320-815-1863. SBtfnB

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Park PlaceTown Homes

Snowtrack Radar Gun Division Sleds 1st: Don Hayes at 97 mph2nd: Super Dave (Borchert) at 94

mph3rd: Mike Shabel at 88 mph

Motorcycle Division1st: Keith Nohner at 92.36 mph2nd: Rudy Jensen at 79.87 mph

Kitty Kat Division 1st: Skyer Rosenow at 21.74 mph2nd: Marcus Hayes Jr. at 9.69 mph3rd: Andrew Hayes at 9.53 mph4th: Trenton Hilmerson at 8.44 mph

Top Speed of the Day Super Dave Borchert at 145.91 mph

2nd: Jeremy Gulke at 116.18 mphModified 701-800

1st: Brent Kollman at 132.23 mph2nd: Paul Hinnenkamp at 128.53

mphModified 801-900

1st: Greg Rottinghaus at 116.88 mph2nd: Wayne Rymer at 69.98 mph

Modified 900-Up1st: Super Dave (Borchert) at

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4 Wheeler Division 1st: Matthew Stump at 74.26 mph2nd: Dick Dobrava at 72.60 mph

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The Grey Eagle-Burtrum Lions Race on Trace was held February 16, 2013. Below is the list of the class win-ners 1st & 2nd places:Vintage 0-340

1st: Beth Domeir at 91.11 mph, Yamaha SRX 340

2nd: Lisa Domeir at 90.36 mph, Yamaha SRX 340Vintage 440-500

1st: Richard Delong at 102.29 mph2nd: Aaron Johnson at 95.07 mph

Vintage 501-Up1st: Brent Kollman at 122.74 mph;

1984 Polaris Indy2nd: Aaron Johnson at 101.53 mph

Stock 0-5001st: Holly Bray at 92.51 mph, Ski-

Doo 440 MXZX2nd: Lauren Hayes at 89.02 mph

Stock 501-7001st: Eric Kulus at 103.73 mph, Po-

laris 7002nd: Jason Mullenix at 100.51 mph

Stock 701-8001st: Bob Squires at 106.08 mph,

Ski-Doo Mach Z 8002nd: Jim Anderson at 104.91 mph,

Yamaha VMax 800Stock 801-900

1st: Bob Squires at 107.44 mph, Ski-Doo Mach Z 800

2nd: Ernie Anderson at 101.19 mph, Ski-Doo MXZ 800Stock 901-Up

1st: Alex Hayes at 102.04 mph, Z1 Arctic Cat

Race on Trace Racing Results2nd: Holly Bray at 98.14 mph, Ski-

Doo MXZ 600Improved Stock 0-500

1st: Holly Bray at 99.16 mph, Stock Polaris 500

2nd: Lee Imdieke at 92.80 mph, Arctic Cat 440 ZImproved Stock 501-700

1st: Jerry Kulus (Dragon Racing) at 120.12 mph, Polaris

2nd: Jason Kielty at 118.70 mphImproved Stock 701-800

1st: Rich Anderson at 119.20 mph2nd: Jay Hanson at 114.67 mph

Improved Stock 801-9001st: Adam Becker at 96.96 mph2nd: Rick Rymer at 74.77 mph

Improved Stock 901-Up1st: Vern Engstrom at 135.21 mph

Modified 0-5001st: Ed Engstrom at 117.46 mph2nd: Gene Bushman at 96.03 mph

Modified 501-6001st: Steve (Get er Done) Alter at

127.47 mph2nd: Daren Myren at 126.12 mph

Modified 601-7001st: Jenny Stevens (Dragon Racing)

at 133.57 mph

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