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Upcoming Events

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MARCH 30-APRIL 1 • Journey With Jesus to Calvary: Fri-day at 7:30 p.m.; Saturday at 7:30 p.m.; and Sunday at 1 p.m., at St. Francis Church, St. Francis.

MARCH 31 • Community Builders Annual Easter Egg Hunt at 1 p.m. at the Grey Eagle ball park. Inclement weather location will be at the Grey Eagle Fire Hall.

APRIL 1 • Holdingford All Saints Church Matching Grant Breakfast from 9 a.m. -12:30 p.m. at St. Mary’s Hall, Holding-ford.

APRIL 2 • St. Joseph Parish Fish Fry from 4:30-9 p.m. at Bruno’s Hub Supper Club, Bur-trum. See ad on page 9.

APRIL 14 • 8th Annual Rock-A-Thon from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. at the Grey Eagle Senior Cen-ter.

APRIL 15 • Holdingford Area Knights of Colum-bus Chicken & Ham Dinner from 3:30-7 p.m. at the Pelican Lake Ballroom, St. Anna. • St. Rosa Lions Breakfast from 8:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m. at the St. Rosa Church basement, St. Rosa.

APRIL 22 • St. John’s Parish Annual Chicken Sup-per from 3:30-8:30 p.m. in the church base-ment, Meire Grove.

ALBANY TOWNSHIP • Meets the fourth Monday of the month at 7:30 p.m. at the Albany City Hall. • Planning Commission meets the second Tuesday of the month at 7:30 p.m. at the Albany City Hall.

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

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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

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Partly cloudy. High: 72 Low: 51

Temperatures Date High Low 3/21 65 45 3/22 61 49 3/23 69 48 3/24 71 36 3/25 53 29 3/26 45 33 3/27 59 41

Friday

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Press ReleasesPress releases are welcome. They must be emailed to: [email protected].

It’s been a while since I’ve offered up a com-pilation of my favorite column-ending morals -- arguably among my readers’ most requested articles. Besides review-ing all the topics we’ve covered, these morals re-

mind me that a few words can have a big impact.

I will admit right now that no matter how hard I work on the two pages that pre-cede it, I take extra pains to get the morals just right. If a reader remembers nothing else, the moral will serve as a quick les-son that usually applies to much more than business.

Here are some of the nuggets mined from the last three and a half years.

• Change your thinking, change your life.

• It’s not enough to know how to do things -- you must know why you do them.

• The best way to sound like you know what you’re talking about is to know what you’re talking about.

• If you hit enough singles, sooner or later you are going to win big.

• Instead of giving myself reasons why I can’t, I give myself reasons why I can.

• Doing the right thing is never the wrong thing to do.

• An attitude of gratitude should have wide latitude.

• When a person’s temper gets the best of him, it brings out the worst in him.

• It’s never too late to become what you could have been.

• If you’re looking for a big oppor-

tunity, look for a big chal-lenge.

• If you want to be heard, you must know how to listen.

• If you want to be suc-cessful, you must practice reciprocity without keeping score.

• We do what we have to do so we can do what we want to do.

• If you live in the past, you won’t have much of a future.

• What could you accomplish if no one told you it was impossible?

• You don’t have to know everything as long as you know the people who do.

• It’s okay to ruffle a few feathers from time to time. Show some pluck!

• The team you build will determine the business you build.

• To get what you’ve never had, you must do what you’ve never done.

• Be prepared, or be prepared to fail.• Even the turtle knows you have to

stick your neck out to get ahead.• Don’t be afraid to take the plunge

-- just test the water before you dive in!• Finding a reason to celebrate isn’t

hard work -- hard work is a reason to cel-ebrate!

• Giving someone a piece of your mind rarely gives you peace of mind,

• The person who asks may feel like a fool for five minutes, but the person who does not ask remains a fool forever.

• If you want to outsmart the competi-tion, you have to out-think the competi-tion.

• Good luck usually depends on good judgment.

• Don’t be afraid to make a decision. Be afraid not to make a decision.

• When you can’t afford to make a mistake, good advice is priceless.

• What you learn on your first job will last through your last job.

• Don’t let hard times turn into end times. Let them lead to your best times.

• Thank U is a college from which we should never graduate.

• Minds are like parachutes -- not much good unless they are open.

• My goal is to be as good a person as my dog thinks I am.

• If you can’t be an expert, hire an ex-pert.

• Some people dream about success, and others wake up and do something about it.

• People have a way of becoming what you encourage them to be.

• A person without knowledge is like a house without a foundation.

• The world’s work is done every day by people who could have stayed in bed, but didn’t.

• It only takes a little spark to ignite a great fire.

• Although no one can go back and make a brand new start, anyone can start from now and make a brand new end.

Mackay’s Moral: As Ben Franklin said, “A word to the wise is sufficient.”

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,” and the new book “The Mackay MBA of Selling in the Real World.”

And the moral of the story is... -By Harvey Mackay

Hometown News • Thursday, March 29, 2012 • Page 3

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Card of ThanksFor all the prayers, cards and visits Lloyd received during his battle with cancer

we thank you.Thank you to Pastor Craig Johnson, Pastor Jon Benson, Cheryl Warga organist,

Knudtson family singers, Lar Johnson scripture reader, ladies who brought cake and sandwiches, the ladies who served lunch and anyone who helped at the funeral.

Thank you for all the flowers, gifts of money and memorials that was received. All the money was used for memorials.

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4th Annual First Pitch Baseball BanquetBy John Grein

The Fourth Annual First Pitch Base-ball banquet will be on Friday, March 30, 2012 in the Long Prairie High School commons beginning at 6:00 p.m. A meat-less spaghetti dinner will be served.

Our guest speaker, Jim Langer, a former Royalton High School Gradu-ate, though well-known as a member of the National Football League’s Hall of Fame, was also a baseball player at South Dakota State. He wasn’t just a run-of-the-mill baseball player, but an All-American. He was a .317 career hit-ter for the Jackrabbits and, as a pitcher, led the North Central Conference in

earned run average in 1969. Though Jim will probably make a few comments about his football career, he has been asked to speak about his experiences in baseball.

As a football teammate of Jim’s at SDSU, I will have the privilege of in-troducing Jim at the banquet. I have contacted other football teammates from SDSU for comments about Jim and his college career. I’ve received a few re-sponses, all of which have been very complimentary. Because of the nature of those responses, Jim will be a terrific individual for our area athletes to hear and emulate.


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Robert G. “Bob” McClintickR o b e r t

G. “Bob” McClintick, age 64 of Deaver, W y o m i n g , died suddenly Monday, March 19, 2012 in his home in Deaver, Wyoming.

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December 18, 1947 to Robert F. and Delores (Dolence) McClintick. Robert was a loving husband to wife Patty and an outstanding father to daughters Heather and Renee. He loved being a grandfather to Amaris and Conner McCue. He was a step-father to Janae, Shane, and Desirae.

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loving man who could make anyone laugh. He loved building furniture, going on pack trips, and spending time with his wife, kids, grandkids and friends. He had many hobbies, such as playing darts, doing cowboy shoots, fishing, and hunting with his best friend, Ken Siggins. He was loved by everyone he knew and will be sorely missed.

Survivors include wife Patty McClintick of Deaver, WY, daughters Heather McCue of Cody, WY and Renee (Eric) Johnson of Omaha, NE, grandchildren Amaris and Conner McCue, mother Delores Roering of Grey Eagle, MN, sister Beverly (Lanae) McDermond of Grey Eagle, MN, 3 step-children, 5 step-grandchildren, nieces and nephews and many friends.

Bob was preceded in death by father Robert F. McClintick, sister Lisa McClintick, and step-granddaughter Miranda Meins.

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Donna M. BernardDonna M.

Bernard, age 88, of Melrose, formerly of Blaine, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Wednesday, March 21, 2012 at the Pine Villa Care Center in Melrose.

A service celebrating Donna’s life was held at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 24 at Tri-City Christian Center in Freeport with Rev. Robert P. Bernard, III, Rev. Donna Flavo, and Rev. Lindsay Hellermann officiating. Interment was at Oak Hill Cemetery in Melrose.

Donna Mae Masters was born February 23, 1924 in Braddock, PA to Clyde Sr. and Edith (Fritz) Masters. Donna’s early life was difficult. Her mother, Edith, died when she was thirteen and she had to quit school after the seventh grade to raise her siblings. On June 27, 1942 she married Rev. Robert P. Bernard, Sr. in North Braddock, PA. The couple was longtime residents of Blaine, Minnesota until moving to Melrose in 2004. Donna enjoyed crocheting, word scrambles, puzzles, and reading. She was a gifted baker starting a Christmas-time

tradition of baking poppy seed and nut rolls, a special technique that she passed down to her daughter and daughter-in-law. Along with spending time with her family, Donna loved and doted on her grandchildren.

She was a member of Tri-City Christian Center in Freeport where her son, Bob Jr., pastored until 2011.

Survivors include her daughter, Elizabeth Bernard of Blaine; son, Rev. Robert P. (Cathy Jo) Bernard, Jr. of Eagle Bend; two grandchildren, Rev. Donna (Rev. Joshua) Falvo of Washington, PA and Rev. Robert P. (Rev. Rachelle) Bernard, III of Rochester; five great-grandchildren, Dominic, Dylan, and Derek Falvo, and Robert P. “Pauley”, IV and Payton Bernard; and brother, Clyde (Marge) Masters of Ligionier, PA.

Donna was preceded in death by her husband of 66 years, Robert P. Bernard, Sr. on July 25, 2008; her parents, Clyde Sr. and Edith Masters; brother, Jack Masters; sister, Norma Schissler; brother-in-law, Ralph Schissler; and sister-in-law, Lois Bernard Henriksen.

Serving as casket bearers were Robert Payne, Rick Hellermann, Steve Danzl, Gary Ertz, Steve Peterson, and Shawn Asbaugh.

Arrangements were made with Patton-Schad Funeral & Cremation Services of Freeport.

Lois V. DonatLois V.

Donat, 90, a resident of Upsala, passed away March 21, 2012, at Harmony House in Little Falls.

Lois Donat was born March 3, 1922 to

Geoffrey and Olga (Jacobson) Hanson in Elmdale Township, Morrison County, Minnesota. She was baptized and confirmed in the Elmdale Lutheran Church. On May 29, 1948 she married Leslie Donat and they farmed southwest of Upsala until Leslie’s death in 1982. Lois continued living on the farm until 1987, when she moved to an apartment in Upsala. Lois taught several years in rural schools, and the schools of Upsala and Albany. She retired from teaching

in 1985. She was a member of the Gethsemane Lutheran Church from the time of her marriage until her death. Lois was active in her church and civic affairs in the Upsala area. She was a member of many groups and committees working to better the church and community and hold reunions to bring people together. In her spare time, Lois liked to travel, sew, play card games, doing jigsaw puzzles and crossword puzzles.

Survivors include her four children, Neil (Teri) of Castro Valley, CA; Alan of Castro Valley, CA, Arlys (Gene) Zepper of Perham, MN and Myles (Cathy) of Gardnerville, NV: 7 grandchildren, Amber Zepper, Nicole Zepper, Brenda Donat, Marsha Donat, Justin Donat, Nicholas Donat and Mitchell Donat; and her sister Jean (Hanson) Martinson of Upsala MN.

Lois was preceded in death by her parents and her husband, Leslie.

Joseph W. “Joe” LeachJoseph W.

“Joe” Leach, age 78 of Melrose, died peacefully surrounded by his family on Friday, March 23, 2012 at his home in Melrose, Minnesota.

Mass of Christian Burial

was held Wednesday, March 28 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Melrose with Rev. Marvin Enneking officiating. Military honors were provided by the Melrose Veterans Honor Guard. Private inurnment will be at Oak Hill Cemetery in Melrose at a later date.

Joseph W. Leach was born October 17, 1933 in Sauk Centre. He was raised by Nathan and Hannah (Tolson) Leach and later by his step-father, Charlie Dempewolf. He served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean Conflict. On December 27, 1955 he married Alverna Bruns in Worthington, MN. He graduated from Mankato State University and Worthington Junior College. The couple moved to Melrose where Joe began teaching art at the Melrose High School in 1959. He retired in 1991 and started his business Dunghanrach Pottery. He sold his pottery at various art shows including the Renaissance Art Fair for 30 years. Joe was an avid collector and

carver of spearing decoys; one is on permanent display at the Smithsonian Institute in Washington, D.C.

He was a member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Melrose, Schanhaar-Otte VFW Post 7050, American Legion Post 101, and the Minnesota Darkhouse and Angling Association.

Survivors include his children, Rick (Teresa) Leach of St. Cloud, Ron (Lori) Leach of Sauk Centre, Rob (Mindy) Leach of Sauk Centre, Suki (Mike) Mills of Freeport, and Joe (Barb) Leach of St. Cloud; 12 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren; brother, Chuck (Candice) Dempewolf of Alexandria; and sister, Joanne Mueller of Corvalis, Oregon.

Joe was preceded in death by his wife, Alverna Leach on March 3, 2006; step-parents, Nathan Leach, Charlie and Hannah Dempewolf.

Serving as casket bearers were Marshall Johnson, Charlie Dempewolf, Dave Anderson, Jeff Lovelace, Dennis Bertram, and Ron Kettler. Cross bearer was Ernie Bergeron and scripture bearer was Irish Bergeron. Gift bearers were Danelle Reiter and Kenzie Mills. Petitions were read by Ellen Leach. Readers were Mary Schad and Kate Fahrner Westermeyer.

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Beth A. JohnsonBeth A.

Johnson, 51 year old resident of rural Upsala, MN passed away Sunday, March 25, 2012 at the St. Cloud Hospital. A Celebration of Life will be held at 4:00 P.M. on

Friday, March 30, 2012 at Westwood Community Church in St. Cloud, MN with Rev. Steve Schoepf officiating. Burial will be at Word of Life Cemetery in Upsala, MN. Visitation will be from 1 to 4 PM on Friday at the church in St. Cloud.

Beth A. Johnson was born on June 28, 1960 in Alexandria, Minnesota to Wayne and Delores (Triebenbach) Olson. She grew up in Osakis and as a girl she loved riding her bike, spending time with her grandma, and going up north to grandpa’s lake place. Beth learned how to garden, cook, and play the flute. She attended Osakis Public Schools grades K-12. During those early years she knew she would grow up to be a teacher. Beth also loved participating in musical activities such as Concert Band, Flute Trio’s and Concert Choir. She also attended Osakis Lutheran Church, where she often played her flute for special music on Sunday mornings. Upon graduating high school in 1978, Beth attended Fergus Falls Community College and graduated with an Associates of Art degree in 1980, while there she participated in Jazz Band and Concert Choir. In fall of 1980, Beth transferred to St. Cloud State University to complete her degree of Bachelor Science in Elementary Education. She graduated with honors in November 1982. In 1988, Beth returned to her home town of Osakis to work at

the High School as an aid. In 1989, she began teaching as a 5th grade teacher. She loved teaching 5th grade, especially Math and American History. Beth continued to teach until 1994.

Beth was married to David Johnson on August 15, 1992 in Alexandria, MN. Beth and David made their home just outside of Upsala for the past 19 1/2 years. The couple enjoyed restoring their old home together as well as spending time together tending to their gardens and yard. Beth enjoyed cooking, baking, sewing, and being a homemaker. In 2001, Beth and Dave were blessed with the arrival of Maggie Ann Roopa Johnson, who they had the privilege of adopting from Hyderabad, India. In 2005, Zoe Linne Lucrecia Johnson joined the Johnson family from Ixtapa, Guatemala. Beth enjoyed many hours reading to and teaching their brown eyed beauties. She was a member of Word of Life Free Lutheran Church in Upsala, MN, Lake Community Church of Alexandria and she was currently attending Westwood Community Church of St. Cloud, MN. She also loved worship music and listening to Praise FM.

Beth is survived by her husband, David Johnson; daughters, Maggie and Zoe Johnson of Upsala, MN; parents, Wayne & Delores Olson of Osakis, MN; sister, Tracy (Marc) Rosenow of Grey Eagle, MN; in-laws, Ralph & Ginny Johnson of Upsala, MN; sister in-law, Sandra (James) Carlson of Staples, MN, Karen (Fran) Koshenina of Upsala, MN, Ingrid (Stu) Johnson of Upsala, MN, Gretchen (Jon) Schaumann of Champlin, MN; brother in-laws, Paul (Nancy) Johnson of Staples, MN, Steven (Brenda) Johnson in Upsala, MN; 7 nieces and 8 nephews.

Beth was preceded in death by her grandparents, Gerald & Flavia Olson of Osakis, MN; Fred (Martha) Triebenbach of Osakis, MN, and mother-in-law, Margaret Johnson of Upsala, MN.

Casketbearers will be Leif Johnson, Tim Peterson, John Johnson, Bruce Johnson, Dan Swanson, Paul Brenhaug, and Brian Johnson.

March 22, 2012: At approximately 3:21 p.m. Thomas Ahrens of rural Sauk Centre reported that his residence off of County Road 2 had been broken into. Two photographs and some assorted change were noticed missing from the residence. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Todd County Sher-iff’s Office.

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Rep. Paul Anderson, (R) Starbuck, was endorsed Saturday, March 17, as the Republican candidate for Minnesota House of Representatives in the new District 12B. This endorsing conven-tion took place in Starbuck along with the conventions for House District 12A and Senate District 12. Several hundred delegates, alternates and interested indi-viduals attended the day’s events.

Bud Heidgerken, Freeport, placed Anderson’s name in nomination and Ey-mard Orth of Melrose seconded the mo-tion. Neil Nelson and Herbert Peterson, both of Glenwood spoke in favor of An-derson, and the motion to endorse him passed unanimously.

The newly defined House District 12B includes 36 townships and a num-ber of municipalities in Pope, Stearns and Douglas Counties. Anderson has represented most of the new district dur-ing the past four years.

“I was pleased to be endorsed by the party and I promise to work hard for all the people of 12B if I am elected in No-vember,” said Anderson. “I plan to take in as many events as I can and will be traveling throughout the district to meet and visit with the residents.”

Anderson is a fourth generation family farmer and a lifetime resident of Pope County. He’s a graduate of the University of Minnesota and has been a school board member, township official and a county commissioner prior to his election to the House of Representatives in 2008. Anderson currently serves on the Minnesota House Education Finance Committee; Environment, Energy and Natural Resources Policy and Finance

Anderson endorsed at GOP Convention

Committee; and as Vice Chair of the Agriculture and Rural Development Policy and Finance Committee.

Install your car seat for infants and young children and then have our cer-tified technicians check the safety and fit of the seat in your car from 3-6 p.m. at Gold Cross Ambulance, 2800 7th St. N., St. Cloud. Additional staff will be on site to help with car seat checks.

The next Car Seat Checkup Events are April 18, May 16, June 20 and July 18. This is a free event. Call the St. Cloud Hospital Women & Children’s Center at 320-229-5139 to schedule an appointment.

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The Long Prairie/ Grey Eagle FFA Dairy Team competed in the Region Dairy contest in Eagle Valley this week. The team took 4th place in a very tough contest, qualifying them for state competition April 23rd at the University of Minnesota, St. Paul. Pictured is (from left) Nick Pesta, Alex Hulinsky and Houston Berscheit. The LPGE FFA has had another outstanding year, with General Livestock, Soils, Crops, Ag Mechanics, and Dairy Teams advancing to state competition! Submitted by Curt Gjerstad.

The Upsala FFA Dairy Judging team recently competed with 10 other teams and qualified fo state competition. Pictured (from left) Renee Hebig FFA Sentinel, Brooke Westrich FFA Secretary, Abby Maciej FFA Officer At Large, Sara Herzog, and Sara Roerick FFA President. We are extremely proud of our Dairy Judging team and wish them the best of luck at state competition with our Creed Speaker Audrey Schleper.

Todd County American Dairy Association held its Princess Banquet on Saturday, March 24 at the Browerville Community Center. During the day the contestants were judged on their speaking abilities and their knowledge of the dairy industry. In the evening they crowned Sarah Paskewitz, Rachel Perish and Rachel Stoterau as the 2012 Dairy Princesses. Deandra Lunemann, Elizabeth Mellgren, Karina Perish and Erin Rausch were crowned as 2012 Dairy Ambassadors. These ladies will cover Todd County talking about the goodness of dairy and sharing dairy products such as milk, cheese, yogurt and ice cream. They will speak to all third grade classrooms, many nursing homes and town festivals or where ever they are asked to come. Submitted by Shirley Hulinsky.

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By Coach Paul PelzerThe Upsala Girls Basketball awards

banquet was held Tuesday, March 27th at the high school. The seniors will be sadly missed next year, they had the best season ever. From their sophomore year on they had an amazing record of 72-9 and never lost a conference game in that time. What a great crew to coach!

MVP: Aimee Pelzer: Scoring 20.67, Assists 7.8, Steals 4.

Leadership Award: Kaitlyn Wuebkers.

Most Improved: Donna Ripplinger.6th Man Award: Sadie Welinski.Hustle Award: Kimmy Mrozek.Cardinal Award: Tracy Herzog and

Brianna Westrich.

Upsala GBB Award winnersMost Dedicated: Melissa George,

Dawn Evoniuk and Alissa Zehrer.Best Practice Player: Donna

Ripplinger.Rebound Leader: Tracy Herzog.Blocking Beast: Tracy Herzog.1000 Point Club: Kimmy Mrozek,

career total 1035.Voted on by the Prairie Conference

coaches: Aimee Pelzer was selected as the MVP of the Prairie Conference.

All Conference players: Seniors: Kimmy Mrozek, Kaitlyn Wuebkers, Donna Ripplinger; Junior: Tracy Herzog.

Letter Winners: Seniors: Kimmy Mrozek, Kaitlyn Wuebkers, Donna Ripplinger, Brianna Westrich, Melissa George and Dawn Evoniuk; Juniors: Aimee Pelzer, Tracy Herzog, Sadie Welinski and Alissa Zehrer.


Minnesota Through The Lens: Submitted by Rick Gruber

To submit a nature photo for Minnesota Through The Lens, email it in it’s original (large) size to [email protected].

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For one hour on March 15th, the Swanville Elementary, the High School National Honor Society and Healthy Communities groups hosted a special reading event to honor Dr. Seuss and Read Across America.

Using many of Dr. Seuss’ famous books for ideas, some teachers put together games and activities for the children in the Swanville area and all the staff showed up to help the students have a great night! Children, newborn to grade 6 in the Swanville area were invited to attend.

As they came through the doors they were able to select a book of their choice

Making a Cat in the Hat hat. Pictured (from left) Chris Kircher, Brody Kircher, Torri Kircher, Samantha Kuhlmann, Leah Kuhlmann and Katie Kruzel (NHS helper). Submitted by Ms. Theresa Bisek.

Swanville Lions supports Read Across America at Swanville Elementary. Pictured (from left) Lion Duane Johnson, Lion President Tim Churchwell, Swanville School Superintendent Gene Harthan and RAA Coordinator Theresa Bisek.

and register for door prizes. The books were purchased with funds donated by the Swanville Lions. Students enjoyed games such as turtle stacking from the story “Yertle the Turtle,” fish pond from “One Fish Two Fish,” darts with stars from “The Sneetches,” ball toss “Cat in the Hat,” pocket rhymes for “There’s a Wocket in my Pocket,” and so much more! With the support of area businesses, several students went home with extra door prize items, too! The night went fast and was a huge success judging by the smiles on the kids and parents alike!

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Upsala LibraryUncle Mike’s Polka Variety Show:

Wednesday, April 4, 3:30-4:30 p.m. for children in grades K-5, together with their families. Uncle Mike combines enjoyable polka music with educational elements to make learning fun. The au-dience is encouraged to take part in a ge-ography quiz about major states or coun-tries with polka roots. They are asked to volunteer to wear various hats and guess the corresponding occupations. They dance, sing, and enjoy themselves. Ac-cordionist Mike Schneider first fell in love with polka music when he was just five years old. Now he shares his pas-sion for the music to showcase its cul-tural heritage.

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Notes from the Capitol By State Rep. Paul Anderson

I’ve received several inquiries about a bill I’m sponsoring that pertains to Min-nesota moving to a 20 percent blend of etha-nol and gasoline. Although that remains a goal for our state, we can’t increase our ethanol blend

without the approval of the federal Envi-ronmental Protection Agency. Currently, most gasoline sold in Minnesota con-tains a 10 percent blend of the renewable fuel. The bill I’m carrying simply says that our state will blend the maximum amount allowed by federal law, up to 20 percent.

Some may wonder about our etha-nol mandate and whether it makes our gasoline more expensive. To my way of thinking, just the opposite is true. To prove my point, we can take a look at the prices for both ethanol and unleaded

gasoline on the futures market at the Chicago Board of Trade. Over the past four months, the price of ethanol has actually decreased by 42 cents and has fallen to $2.25 per gallon. In that same time span, the price of gasoline has gone up by 60 cents to a high of $3.31 per gal-lon. What that means is blending ethanol with gasoline should actually lower the final price of the product! Proof of that comes from neighboring South Dakota, where gas is sold as regular unleaded or with a 10 percent blend. The ethanol-blend usually sells for about ten cents per gallon less than straight gasoline.

Gas prices currently are at all-time highs for this time of year. They tradi-tionally increase during the springtime season as refineries make the switch from winter to summer-blends, and as consumers begin driving more. Some analysts predict $4 per gallon prices by Memorial Day as vacation driving gets into full swing.

Nationally, our ethanol plants were planning to produce about 13 billion gal-lons this year. Currently, that’s more than is being consumed. Inventory levels are at record highs even though production is 2 percent below a year ago. Demand is down for ethanol as well as gasoline.

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A recent report I read said that gasoline demand in this country has declined for 47 consecutive weeks.

None of us likes to pay these high prices for gas. But it’s my opinion that, were it not for ethanol, prices would be even higher. A recent study published at Iowa State University showed that, na-tionally, ethanol has reduced the average price consumers pay for gasoline by up to 89 cents per gallon.

A tax bill passed in the House last week would give owners of commercial and industrial property in Minnesota a break on the taxes they pay directly to the state. The measure, sponsored by Tax Committee Chair Greg Davids, (R-Preston), would reduce by 70 percent commercial properties’ first $150,000 in taxable value. This reduction would ap-ply only to the statewide commercial/in-dustrial tax paid to the state. To partially finance this tax reduction, the renters’ credit would be reduced from 17 percent to 15 percent.

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

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Local Municipality MinutesPayne. Upon vote motion carried. Checks number 6954 thru 6961 were approved for payment on a motion by Clara Taft and seconded by Ron Strassburg. Upon vote mo-tion carried.

Dogs running at large was dis-cussed. Please keep your dogs on your property.

Hall rental problems were dis-cussed. A new rental policy will be written.

A resolution to re-establish precincts and polling places was sent in motion by Anna Payne and seconded by Clara Taft. Upon vote

Burtrum CityMarch 5, 2012

The meeting of the Burtrum City Council was called to order on Monday, March 5, 2012 at 7 p.m. by Mayor Allen. All members answered roll call except Jenny Ahrendt.

Minutes of the last meeting were read and approved on a mo-tion by Anna Payne and seconded by Clara Taft. Upon vote motion carried.

Finance report was read and accepted on a motion by Ron Strassburg and seconded by Anna

motion carried.Burtrum Liquor requested

a renewal of their Off Sale, On Sale, Sunday Liquor and Cigarette licenses. A motion was made by Clara Taft and seconded by Ron Strassburg to renew the licenses at the same rate as last year. 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 minutes.Dorothy Strassburg, Clerk

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The Grey Eagle Planning Commission will be holding a Public Hearing on April 17, 2012 at 7:00 p.m. at the Grey Eagle Townhall to hear an application for a Conditional Use from Scott Arvig, Section 24 of Grey Eagle Township. Mr. Arvig is requesting a conditional use permit to manufacture firearms and ammunition from an existing shop located on his property. A Conditional Use Permit is required to have a home based business on property zoned AF-1. All persons are invited to attend this hearing and express their comments. If you can not attend this hearing and would like to send a letter with your comments (all letters must be signed or will not be accepted) to have read at the hearing, please send to:

Beverly Eggerth , Grey Eagle Zoning Administrator, 26234 285th Ave., Long Prairie, MN 56347.

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Word of Life Church to host The Association Free Lutheran Bible School Concert Choir

The Association Free Lutheran Bible School Concert Choir will be presenting a concert of sacred music entitled, “Hal-lelujah! What A Savior” at Word of Life Church of Upsala on Thursday, April 5th at 7:00 p.m.

The forty-six member mixed choir from Minneapolis, MN is conducting a spring tour of the Upper Midwest and Pacific Northwest. Caleb Benson, a 2010 graduate of Upsala Area High School is a member of this choir. The repertoire of

the choir is eclectic in style, is primarily a cappella, and includes sacred classics, hymn arrangements and energetic spiri-tuals.

A free-will offering will be received during the concert. The entire family is welcome to attend, and refreshments will be served following the concert. Word of Life Church is located one mile west of Upsala on County Highway 19. For more information, contact the church office at 320-573-4450.

Krishona Martinson and Craig Sheaffer offer the following discussion about check-ing alfalfa fields this spring. Krishona is a forage crops educator and an equine special-ist with U of M Extension. Craig Sheaffer is a U of M professor in Agronomy and Plant Genetics.

Fields may look fine from the road for a while, but winter may have done some dam-age to your alfalfa stands. You will want to get a close-up look at any plant injury, so you can make good decisions going forward into the growing season. Alfalfa will likely break dormancy in the next week to 10 days with forecasted temperatures 10 to 20 de-grees warmer than normal, according to U of M Extension climatologist Mark Seeley.

A number of factors affect the likeli-hood of winter injury in alfalfa stands, in-cluding stand age, variety, soil pH, soil fer-tility and cutting management. Snow is an excellent insulator and temperature fluctua-tions are much less under snow cover. The lack of snow this winter is concerning, but, the relatively mild temperatures have helped reduce injury potential.

Alfalfa has more potential for winter in-jury if the temperature near the crowns falls below 15 degrees. Spring-like temperatures in January and February followed by brief cold spells increased the injury potential. Current soil temperatures range from 20 to 30 degrees and will increase quickly. Winter injury is difficult to predict and is usually a re-sult of a combination of sev-eral environmental and plant stress factors, including cold soil temperatures, lack of snow cover, and alternating warm and freezing tempera-tures. Newer alfalfa stands that are well-fertilized, and varieties with superior win-ter-hardiness, are less sus-ceptible.

Diagnose winter in-jury by digging up plants and examining roots after the spring thaw. Healthy roots are firm and white in color. Roots with winter injury are gray and appear water-soaked. If 50 percent or more of the root appears injured, the plant will most likely die during spring green-up or later in the year. To estimate yield potential in injured stands, count the number of stems in a square-foot area. If more than 55 stems are found, yield is not

Evaluate winter injury in Alfalfa standslikely to be affected; however, if fewer than 40 steams are found, yield will likely be se-verely limited.

Winter-injured stands require differ-ent management than healthy stands. If you decide to keep an injured stand, allow al-falfa plants to mature longer before cutting, increase cutting height, ensure fertility is adequate, control weeds, and do not take a late-fall cutting. More educational informa-tion for on forage crops, including Minne-sota Agricultural Experiment Station variety trial results for alfalfa can be found at www.extension.umn.edu/forages.

Additional Comments by Randy Pepin: Winter alfalfa kill is a potential threat this year, the stress of last fall’s drought, the open winter, and now the likelihood of early spring dormancy break with the potential of freezing later this spring. The looming management decisions will vary from farm to farm and field to field. If there is winter-kill, the big question will be how do I get adequate quantity and quality forage for this year’s feeding program?

There are many questions to answer. How much damage is there? If there is some damage in a field, do I leave the field or plow it down? Due to rotations and herbi-

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The Stearns History Museum and Research Center’s 75th anniversary fund-raiser will be held Wednesday, April 18th, at the College of St. Benedict’s Gorecki Dining and Conference Center, St. Jo-seph.

Don Shelby will provide the eve-ning’s entertainment. Shelby is a Peabody and Emmy award winning investigative journalist. His years as a news anchor on WCCO-TV and his charitable work in Minnesota have taken his status to a be-loved personality, celebrity and environ-mental champion. The Stearns History

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For tickets or information regarding this event or the Museum, please call 320-253-8424. The American Association of Museums accredits the Stearns History Museum and Research Center. It is locat-ed at 235 33rd Avenue South in St. Cloud.

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cides, do I have fields that I can seed alfalfa into this spring? If I want the new-seeded alfalfa as forage this year, it probably re-quires a system other than planting small grains for grain harvest. So do I use a cover crop or direct seed? If I direct seed, do I ac-cept the weeds, use a preplant herbicide, or

Alfalfa continued from pg 9use a roundup ready variety? Do I a need a cover crop to protect the soil from wind or water erosion? If I utilize a cover crop, do I spray off the cover crop at 6-8” height or chop oatlage in mid-June weather permit-ting? Will oatlage provide the quality forage I desire? Can I plant more acres with corn

silage varieties and increase corn silage in my ration this year? What other alternative crops are available and what are the yield and forage qual-ity trade-offs; many farmers find it difficult to replace corn silage and alfalfa hay/haylage in dairy rations?

For now, all we can re-ally do is form contingency plans and just wait and see what the alfalfa does. It may take until May 1 to know for sure what has happened to some of the alfalfa fields. Remember, if you are slic-ing roots open, it is normal to find some brown color in the core of the crown or cen-ter of some roots in 2-3 year old stands. For questions about this or other agricul-ture topics, call Randy Pepin at 320-732-4435 or e-mail [email protected].

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On April 14, 2012, over 1200 volunteers from churches, schools, businesses, and oth-er community organizations will gather at the Albany High School, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., to package 231,120 meals, 1320 boxes, of food to fill a full container during the Al-bany Area Hunger Challenge. The food and the needed donations will be sent to help people in the Dominican Republic.

Volunteers of all ages are needed to package food in two-hour shifts throughout the day on Saturday. Individuals, families, friends, church groups, school groups, orga-nizations, clubs - anyone is invited to volun-teer. Volunteers can sign up and choose their shift online at www.albanyhungerchallenge.com.

The immediate need is financial dona-tions to pay for the fortified food and ship-ping. One box of food costs $54.00 and will feed a family of six for one month. Any amount is appreciated. A total of $71,280 is needed to fill the goal and ship 1320 boxes. Additional funds will also be able to provide education, medical outreach, and construc-

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”I grew up in Avon, graduated from Al-bany High School and College of St. Bene-dict,” said Kristin Wolford, missionary to the Dominican Republic. “I worked as a high school math teacher and volleyball coach in the St. Michael–Albertville School District. In the summers, I went on mission trips to the Dominican Republic and Haiti. Over and over again, I found people living in desper-ate conditions that I simply could not ignore. I left my teaching position and am now serv-ing the people of the Dominican Republic full time.”

“Over the years, we’ve done construc-tion projects and medical outreach, and start-ed several library/after school homework clubs. However, the most basic and over-whelming need for people living in poverty is food. This is why we are asking for your help,” said Kristin. “Also, your donation of time and money will create long-term trans-formations of impoverished communities.”

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Swanville Ju-nior High School is proud to an-nounce Connor Poland as the March Student of the Month for 7-9th grades. Connor is a ninth grade student. He is the son of Tim and Jennifer Po-

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seventh grade, was in Marching Band in seventh and eighth grade, drum line in seventh and eighth grade. Connor was in Speech last year and is currently a mem-ber of the Healthy Communities Collab-orative. Connor has also participated in a number of sports, including track as an eighth grader, and basketball and base-ball in seventh grade. Connor enjoys reading and writing, listening to music and hanging out with friends.

Outside of school Connor attends a youth church group on a weekly basis. He has previously been student of the year for Physical Education and Music. Connor’s future plans include going to college. His advice for other students is “Be respectful to each other, work hard at what’s important, and be grateful for what you have.”

Swanville Jr. High Student of the MonthChar Bzdok, Science teacher states,

“This is the first year I have taught Con-nor. He is in my physical science class fifth hour. In this short amount of time knowing him, I can definitely tell that he cares about his grades and is a very bright young man! Besides being aca-demically sound, Connor is the type of person who is very inquisitive and al-ways thinks deeply into whatever we are studying at the time. His peers and classmates look up to him because he is always willing to help out. Connor is very deserving of this award!”

“Connor shows great respect to-wards staff and fellow students” adds Marvin Poegel, Physical Education teacher. “Connor is starting his high school years on the right track. Connor is self-disciplined and is prepared to do well in school. He is always willing to help in Physical Education class by put-ting equipment away at the end of the hour. Many times he shows initiative by just doing what he knows needs to be done without me even asking. Connor has tried many different extra-curricular activities. He is well-rounded and show-ing strength in music and acting. He has good manners along with a solid work ethic. I really enjoy his humble and posi-tive approach to life. Connor is very de-serving of this award.”


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S w a n v i l l e Senior High School is proud to announce Amanda Rieffer as the March Stu-dent of the Month for 10-12th grades. She is the daughter of Gail and Joel Rieffer and is currently a

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Amanda is very busy with school activities. She participated in Volleyball in grades 7-10 and is currently in JO Vol-leyball. She also currently participating in track and has since eighth grade. She was a member of the Swanville Stardust Dance team in grades seven through 9 and this year joined the Long Prairie Just for Kix Team. She is currently serving on Student Council and has since sev-enth grade. She has participated in the-ater since seventh grade and is currently gearing up for the Spring Theater Pro-duction. She has been in band since fifth grade and was a member of the Speech team in eighth and ninth grade.

Outside of school Amanda sings in the church choir and makes blan-kets with her confirmation class for the church auction and also as donations to St. Gabriel’s Hospital. Amanda has many honors that she has been awarded including first and second place in recent dance competitions and the Presidential Fitness Award in ninth grade.

Amanda is a previous student of the month, winning the award in seventh and ninth grades. She has also previ-ously been athlete of the month three times. Her advice for other students is ”Never procrastinate! It will kick you in

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