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Arlington ENTERPRISE Serving the Communities of Arlington and Green Isle, Minnesota www.arlingtonmnnews.com Volume 134 • Number 39 • Thursday, April 19, 2018 • Arlington, MN 55307 Single copy $1.25 Arlington City Council approves scope of work for housing study By Kurt Menk Editor The Arlington City Council, during its regular meeting on Monday night, April 16, voted 4-0 and adopted a resolution to approve the scope of work for a housing study conducted by Streetar Consulting, Min- neapolis, at a cost of $4,734.80. City Council members Michelle Battcher, Adam Cowell, Tom Hatlestad and James Jaszewski all voted in favor of the motion. City Council member Jim Heiland was unable to attend the meeting. The City Council made the move based on a recommen- dation from the Arlington Economic Development Au- thority (EDA). The housing study will start immediately and be complet- ed by June 1. Lot Acquisition Program The City Council voted 4-0 and adopted a resolution to discontinue the Lot Acquisi- tion Program. The City Council, about six or seven years ago, used a majority of the money in the fund to purchase 20-plus acres of land for the Industrial Park on the south end of Arlington. There was only $2,834 left in the Lot Acquisition Fund. The remaining money will be re- tained in the Special EDA Fund. The City Council made the move based on a recommen- dation from the Arlington Economic Development Au- thority (EDA). Revolving Loan Fund The City Council voted 4-0 and adopted a resolution to set the maximum amount for the Revolving Loan Fund. The amount will range from $15,000 to $40,000. The max- imum amount was set due to conflicting figures in past documents. The City Council made the move based on a recommen- dation from the Arlington Economic Development Au- thority (EDA). Child Care Loan Program The City Council voted 4-0 and adopted a resolution to approve the terms of a forgiv- able $1,000 loan for Jenny’s Daycare from the Arlington EDA Child Care Loan Pro- gram. The owner of the day- care is Jennifer Otto. The purpose of the loan is to help new daycare providers by covering the costs of vari- ous startup expenses. The City Council made the move based on a recommen- dation from the Arlington Economic Development Au- thority (EDA). The Arlington City Council will hold its next regular meeting at 6:30 p.m. Monday, May 7. Arlington City Council votes to add an administrative assistant By Kurt Menk Editor The Arlington City Council, during its regular meeting on Monday night, April 16, voted 4-0 and approved a motion to authorize administration to re- cruit and hire a 32-hour per week administrative assistant to assist with the increasing workload of administration. City Council members Michelle Battcher, Adam Cowell, Tom Hatlestad and James Jaszewski all voted in favor of the motion. City Council member Jim Heiland was unable to attend the meeting. The starting wage will be $14 per hour. In a related matter, the City Council voted 4-0 and ap- proved a motion to revise the job description of Police Ad- ministrative Assistant Vicki Pomplun. After the hiring of a new administrative assistant at 32 hours per week. Pomplun will then spend 75 percent of her time with the police depart- ment and 25 percent with ad- ministration. Her current job allocation is 50 percent with the police department and 50 percent with administration. The ultimate goal is for Pomplun to spend 100 percent of her time with the police de- partment. Paving Lot The City Council voted 4-0 and adopted a resolution to ac- cept a bid of $13,036.50 from OMG Midwest, Inc., Belle Plaine, to pave the gravel parking lot located east of the Arlington Fire Hall. The low bid came in almost half of the original projected cost. The City Council had budgeted $25,000 for this project. There were two bids re- ceived overall. Permit The City Council voted 4-0 and adopted a resolution to approve a conditional use per- mit for a used passenger auto- mobile sales business at 23228 401st Avenue. The applicant was Jim Hei- land. The owner of the proper- ty is Allen Scharn. Concerned Resident In a letter included in the City Council packet, local res- ident John Paulmann voiced his concern about narrow West Chandler Street which is being used as a bus route for the new Sibley East Middle/High School in Ar- lington. Paulmann was frustrated that Sibley East Superintend- ent Jim Amsden and Arlington Mayor Rich Nagel have not addressed his previous con- cerns. Paulmann, later in his letter, suggested new bus routes for buses coming from the south and west, and from the north and east. Other Business • The City Council voted 4- 0 and approved a motion to authorize Attorney Mickelson to close the file on Johnson Controls due to the City of Ar- lington having exhausted all means to recoup expenses as- sociated with faulty street lighting. The City Council voted 4- 0 and approved a motion to authorize up to $15,000 to be spent toward one third of the cost of a bi-directional anten- na for improving 800 MHz radio communications within the Sibley East Middle School/High School in Arling- ton. • The third annual Sibley County Community and Busi- ness Expo will be held at the Arlington Community Center from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Thurs- day, April 19. • A Household Hazardous Waste Collection will be held at the Sibley County Highway Shop from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday, April 19. • The Sibley County ACT on Alzheimer’s Lunch and Learn will be held at the Ar- lington Community Center from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Thursday, April 26. Katie Roberg, a therapeutic recre- ation specialist, will be the guest speaker. • The City of Arlington Clean Up Day will be held at the Sibley County Fairgrounds in Arlington from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday, May 24. By Amy Newsom Correspondent The Sibley East School Board, during its regular monthly meeting on Monday night, April 16, voted 5-0 and approved a motion to approve the 2017-2019 teachers’ mas- ter agreement. Language changes are effective for the 2018-2019 school year. School Board members Avery Grochow, Laura Reid, Missy Weber, Dan Woehler and Sarah Ziegler all voted in favor of the motion. School Board member Brian Brandt abstained from the vote. A summary of the changes provided by Sibley East Su- perintendent Jim Amsden in- clude: Memorandum of Under- standing added back in for special education teachers al- lowing days for paperwork; district will cap insurance in- creases at 10 percent each year, anything over 10 per- cent will be paid by the indi- vidual; entered into a new memorandum of understand- ing to look at the new licens- ing laws with Tiers 1 through 4 licenses and craft language for the contract prior to July 1, 2019; increase extra-cur- ricular schedule 2 percent in 2017-2018 and 1 percent in 2018-2019; rebuilt salary schedule to make all steps even, add step 17+ for indi- viduals who were on Step 17 last year only, increase step 17+ of 1.9 percent for 2017- 2018, increase salary 2 per- cent for 2018-2019 and elimi- nate step 1; the reported con- tract package salary and ben- efit increase over 2 years will be 6.99 percent, (with current staffing, district teaching staff cost for salary and benefits will increase approximately 4 percent). Changes to Days Out Of District (DOOD) include in- dividuals receive 12 days down from 15; remaining days put into an individual’s bank up to a maximum of 135; when using DOOD for medical, family medical, or bereavement days 1 and 2 come out of this year’s DOOD, additional days come from the individual’s bank; for non-illness or bereave- ment individuals may only take 5 consecutive days of leave once in a three year pe- riod; only 10 percent of indi- viduals per building may take pre-approved days; people with an excess of 135 DOOD days at the end of the year may sell back up to 8 days at a rate of $100 per day. Woehler asked if the changes were something Sib- ley East could afford. Super- intendent Amsden replied yes and said the changes were re- quired to fill spots that would become available because of teacher retirements. He also felt the salary schedule and DOOD were right in line. School Board approves the teachers’ master agreement Enterprise photo by Kurt Menk Will It Ever End? Heavy snow and strong winds caused blizzard like conditions in the Arlington and Green Isle area last weekend. Twelve-plus inches of snow fell during the storm which started Sat- urday morning, April 14 and finally ended Sunday night, April 15. Many activities, in- cluding some church services, were cancelled during the snowstorm. Schools had a two- hour late start on Monday morning, April 16. Rich Roepke took to his snowblower along the 200 block of First Avenue Northwest in Arling- ton on Sunday morning, April 15. Additional snow was in the forecast for Wednesday, April 18. Emergency meeting held By Kurt Menk Editor The Arlington City Council held an emergency meeting at the Arlington Community Center at 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 17. The Arlington Enterprise received notification about the emergency meeting via an e- mail at 2:40 p.m. Tuesday, April 17. The emergency meeting was called to discuss and re- view the requirements for the recently created Monday – Friday, 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. emer- gency medical technician and existing Monday – Friday, 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. paramedic posi- tion. It was the first emergency meeting called by the Arling- ton City Council in recent memory. A summary of the emer- gency meeting will be pub- lished in next week’s edition of the Arlington Enterprise.

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  • ArlingtonENTERPRISE

    Serving the Communities of Arlington and Green Isle, Minnesotawww.arlingtonmnnews.com Volume 134 • Number 39 • Thursday, April 19, 2018 • Arlington, MN 55307

    Single copy $1.25

    Arlington City Council approvesscope of work for housing studyBy Kurt MenkEditor

    The Arlington City Council,during its regular meeting onMonday night, April 16, voted4-0 and adopted a resolutionto approve the scope of workfor a housing study conductedby Streetar Consulting, Min-neapolis, at a cost of$4,734.80.

    City Council membersMichelle Battcher, AdamCowell, Tom Hatlestad andJames Jaszewski all voted infavor of the motion.

    City Council member JimHeiland was unable to attendthe meeting.

    The City Council made themove based on a recommen-dation from the ArlingtonEconomic Development Au-thority (EDA).

    The housing study will startimmediately and be complet-ed by June 1.

    Lot AcquisitionProgram

    The City Council voted 4-0

    and adopted a resolution todiscontinue the Lot Acquisi-tion Program.

    The City Council, about sixor seven years ago, used amajority of the money in thefund to purchase 20-plus acresof land for the Industrial Parkon the south end of Arlington.There was only $2,834 left inthe Lot Acquisition Fund. Theremaining money will be re-tained in the Special EDAFund.

    The City Council made themove based on a recommen-dation from the ArlingtonEconomic Development Au-thority (EDA).

    RevolvingLoan Fund

    The City Council voted 4-0and adopted a resolution to setthe maximum amount for theRevolving Loan Fund.

    The amount will range from$15,000 to $40,000. The max-imum amount was set due toconflicting figures in pastdocuments.

    The City Council made themove based on a recommen-dation from the ArlingtonEconomic Development Au-thority (EDA).

    Child CareLoan Program

    The City Council voted 4-0and adopted a resolution toapprove the terms of a forgiv-able $1,000 loan for Jenny’sDaycare from the ArlingtonEDA Child Care Loan Pro-gram. The owner of the day-care is Jennifer Otto.

    The purpose of the loan isto help new daycare providersby covering the costs of vari-ous startup expenses.

    The City Council made themove based on a recommen-dation from the ArlingtonEconomic Development Au-thority (EDA).

    The Arlington City Councilwill hold its next regularmeeting at 6:30 p.m. Monday,May 7.

    Arlington City Council votes to add an administrative assistantBy Kurt MenkEditor

    The Arlington City Council,during its regular meeting onMonday night, April 16, voted4-0 and approved a motion toauthorize administration to re-cruit and hire a 32-hour perweek administrative assistantto assist with the increasingworkload of administration.

    City Council membersMichelle Battcher, AdamCowell, Tom Hatlestad andJames Jaszewski all voted infavor of the motion.

    City Council member JimHeiland was unable to attendthe meeting.

    The starting wage will be$14 per hour.

    In a related matter, the CityCouncil voted 4-0 and ap-

    proved a motion to revise thejob description of Police Ad-ministrative Assistant VickiPomplun.

    After the hiring of a newadministrative assistant at 32hours per week. Pomplun willthen spend 75 percent of hertime with the police depart-ment and 25 percent with ad-ministration. Her current joballocation is 50 percent withthe police department and 50percent with administration.

    The ultimate goal is forPomplun to spend 100 percentof her time with the police de-partment.

    Paving LotThe City Council voted 4-0

    and adopted a resolution to ac-cept a bid of $13,036.50 from

    OMG Midwest, Inc., BellePlaine, to pave the gravelparking lot located east of theArlington Fire Hall.

    The low bid came in almosthalf of the original projectedcost. The City Council hadbudgeted $25,000 for thisproject.

    There were two bids re-ceived overall.

    PermitThe City Council voted 4-0

    and adopted a resolution toapprove a conditional use per-mit for a used passenger auto-mobile sales business at23228 401st Avenue.

    The applicant was Jim Hei-land. The owner of the proper-ty is Allen Scharn.

    Concerned Resident

    In a letter included in theCity Council packet, local res-ident John Paulmann voicedhis concern about narrowWest Chandler Street which isbeing used as a bus route forthe new Sibley EastMiddle/High School in Ar-lington.

    Paulmann was frustratedthat Sibley East Superintend-ent Jim Amsden and ArlingtonMayor Rich Nagel have notaddressed his previous con-cerns.

    Paulmann, later in his letter,suggested new bus routes forbuses coming from the southand west, and from the northand east.

    Other Business• The City Council voted 4-

    0 and approved a motion toauthorize Attorney Mickelsonto close the file on JohnsonControls due to the City of Ar-lington having exhausted allmeans to recoup expenses as-sociated with faulty streetlighting.

    • The City Council voted 4-0 and approved a motion toauthorize up to $15,000 to bespent toward one third of thecost of a bi-directional anten-na for improving 800 MHzradio communications withinthe Sibley East MiddleSchool/High School in Arling-ton.

    • The third annual SibleyCounty Community and Busi-ness Expo will be held at the

    Arlington Community Centerfrom 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Thurs-day, April 19.

    • A Household HazardousWaste Collection will be heldat the Sibley County HighwayShop from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.Thursday, April 19.

    • The Sibley County ACTon Alzheimer’s Lunch andLearn will be held at the Ar-lington Community Centerfrom 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.Thursday, April 26. KatieRoberg, a therapeutic recre-ation specialist, will be theguest speaker.

    • The City of ArlingtonClean Up Day will be held atthe Sibley County Fairgroundsin Arlington from 9 a.m. to 4p.m. Thursday, May 24.

    By Amy Newsom Correspondent

    The Sibley East SchoolBoard, during its regularmonthly meeting on Mondaynight, April 16, voted 5-0 andapproved a motion to approvethe 2017-2019 teachers’ mas-ter agreement. Languagechanges are effective for the2018-2019 school year.

    School Board membersAvery Grochow, Laura Reid,Missy Weber, Dan Woehlerand Sarah Ziegler all voted infavor of the motion.

    School Board memberBrian Brandt abstained fromthe vote.

    A summary of the changesprovided by Sibley East Su-perintendent Jim Amsden in-clude:

    Memorandum of Under-standing added back in forspecial education teachers al-lowing days for paperwork;district will cap insurance in-creases at 10 percent eachyear, anything over 10 per-

    cent will be paid by the indi-vidual; entered into a newmemorandum of understand-ing to look at the new licens-ing laws with Tiers 1 through4 licenses and craft languagefor the contract prior to July1, 2019; increase extra-cur-ricular schedule 2 percent in2017-2018 and 1 percent in2018-2019; rebuilt salaryschedule to make all stepseven, add step 17+ for indi-viduals who were on Step 17last year only, increase step17+ of 1.9 percent for 2017-2018, increase salary 2 per-cent for 2018-2019 and elimi-nate step 1; the reported con-tract package salary and ben-efit increase over 2 years willbe 6.99 percent, (with currentstaffing, district teaching staffcost for salary and benefitswill increase approximately 4percent).

    Changes to Days Out OfDistrict (DOOD) include in-dividuals receive 12 daysdown from 15; remaining

    days put into an individual’sbank up to a maximum of135; when using DOOD formedical, family medical, orbereavement days 1 and 2come out of this year ’sDOOD, additional days comefrom the individual’s bank;for non-illness or bereave-ment individuals may onlytake 5 consecutive days ofleave once in a three year pe-riod; only 10 percent of indi-viduals per building may takepre-approved days; peoplewith an excess of 135 DOODdays at the end of the yearmay sell back up to 8 days ata rate of $100 per day.

    Woehler asked if thechanges were something Sib-ley East could afford. Super-intendent Amsden replied yesand said the changes were re-quired to fill spots that wouldbecome available because ofteacher retirements. He alsofelt the salary schedule andDOOD were right in line.

    School Board approves theteachers’ master agreement

    Enterprise photo by Kurt Menk

    Will It Ever End?Heavy snow and strong winds caused blizzardlike conditions in the Arlington and Green Islearea last weekend. Twelve-plus inches ofsnow fell during the storm which started Sat-urday morning, April 14 and finally endedSunday night, April 15. Many activities, in-cluding some church services, were cancelled

    during the snowstorm. Schools had a two-hour late start on Monday morning, April 16.Rich Roepke took to his snowblower along the200 block of First Avenue Northwest in Arling-ton on Sunday morning, April 15. Additionalsnow was in the forecast for Wednesday, April18.

    Emergency meeting heldBy Kurt MenkEditor

    The Arlington City Councilheld an emergency meeting atthe Arlington CommunityCenter at 7 p.m. Tuesday,April 17.

    The Arlington Enterprisereceived notification about theemergency meeting via an e-

    mail at 2:40 p.m. Tuesday,April 17.

    The emergency meetingwas called to discuss and re-view the requirements for therecently created Monday –Friday, 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. emer-gency medical technician andexisting Monday – Friday, 6a.m. to 6 p.m. paramedic posi-

    tion.It was the first emergency

    meeting called by the Arling-ton City Council in recentmemory.

    A summary of the emer-gency meeting will be pub-lished in next week’s editionof the Arlington Enterprise.

  • Sibley East Community Education is seeking reliable and enthusiastic youth baseball coaches for the 2018 Summer Rec season. Season begins June 11th and runs through July 19th, Mondaythrough Thursday. To apply, please fill out an application and return toSibley East Community Education. Applications can be picked up atthe school offices, or by emailing [email protected]. Appli-cations will be accepted until April 27th or until positions are filled. Call Community Education with any questions - 507-964-8235.

    Sibley East Community Education is seeking soccer officials for thespring hosting dates in Gaylord. If you are interested in officiating ayouth soccer game (k-1, 2/3, or 4-6 grade), contact Jen Strack at 507-964-8235 or email [email protected]. Officials are paid pergame officiated.

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    Friday, April 20th – Arlington VeteransOrganizations Steak Fry Canceled forFriday, April 20 to support theRidgeview Sibley Medical FoundationBenefit. See you on May 4th.

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    Mick & Jan Sellman Will Celebrate Their

    60th Wedding Anniversaryon Thursday, April 26th.

    A card shower is requested in their honor.Cards and greetings may be sent to them at7041 40th Ave. S.W. Montevideo, MN 56265.

    Janice Lange and Milton Sellman were married April 26, 1958 at Slayton LutheranChurch in Slayton, MN. Their children include Wendy Cook of Prior Lake, MN andKim (Mike) Vener of Watertown, SD. Theyhave two grandchildren.

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    News BriefsVehicle strikes building

    A vehicle reportedly struck a building in the City ofGibbon at 5:09 p.m. Tuesday, April 10, according to theSibley County Sheriff’s Department.

    Roger Holm 60, rural Winthrop, was driving a 2017Buick Essence southbound on First Avenue, accordingto the report. The vehicle left the roadway to the left andstruck a building head on.

    Holm was the sole occupant in the vehicle and suf-fered moderate injuries, according to the report. He wastransported by the Winthrop Ambulance to a nearbyhospital.

    The Winthrop Police Department, Gibbon Police De-partment and Gibbon Fire Department assisted at thescene.

    One-vehicle accidentA one-vehicle accident reportedly occurred at the in-

    tersection of County Road 8 and 431st Avenue at 10:15p.m. Friday, April 13, according to the Sibley CountySheriff’s Department.

    Jose A. Inguanzo-Medina, 35, Hammond. Ind., wasdriving a 2013 Toyota Tacoma when the vehicle veeredoff of a curve and struck a road sign, according to thereport. There was minor damage to the vehicle.

    Inguanzo-Medina was not injured, the report said.

    Seasonal mowers are hiredThe Arlington City Council, during its regular meet-

    ing on Monday night, April 16, voted 4-0 and approveda motion to hire Kenneth Perschau and William Rauh asseasonal mowers for the City of Arlington.

    Council accepts resignationThe Arlington City Council, during its regular meet-

    ing on Monday night, April 16, voted 4-0 and approveda motion to accept the resignation from Neal Wisch asan emergency medical technician for the Arlington AreaAmbulance Service.

    Wisch, who was present at the meeting, has served onthe ambulance service for 20 years.

    SE Board accepts donationsThe Sibley East School Board, during its regular

    monthly meeting on Monday, April 16, unanimously ap-proved a motion to accept several donations.

    The donations included $63.65 from Ridgeview Med-ical Center Foundation for health science NA pins,miniature diplomas from the Arlington State Bank, $250from Pheasants Forever for the Sibley East trap team,$955 from Sertoma for an audiometer, and $5,700 fromthe Gaylord Game Protective League for the Sibley Easttrap team.

    Darwin Mathwig ScholarshipThe Arlington Lions Club is again offering the Dar-

    win Mathwig Memorial Scholarship to an area highschool senior living in the Sibley East School District.Each year, the Arlington Lions Club selection commit-tee hopes to choose an area senior who shows exempla-ry involvement in school and community activities.

    Applications are available online at www.sibleyeastunder the scholarship tab in quick lines. The scholarshipis in the amount of $500.

    A complete application form must be submitted byMay 1. Information will be considered confidential andwill be used only in the selection of a candidate.

    Blood drive in GaylordThe American Red Cross will hold a blood drive at

    the American Lutheran Church in Gaylord from 1 p.m.to 7 p.m. Thursday, April 26.

    Personnel changes at SEThe Sibley East School Board, at its regular monthly

    meeting on Monday evening, April 16, approved a mo-tion to hire Elizabeth Willet as a paraprofessional inGaylord at $10.60 per hour.

    The School Board also accepted the resignations ofKristine Callahan, ECFE; Amanda Feterl, ElementaryArt; and Richie Kammer, Gaylord Technology Assis-tant.

    The School Board also approved several coaches.They included Christine Templin, Soccer (K1), DanielleDuley, Soccer (K1), Troy Lehmann, Soccer (2-3), DavidHalquist, Soccer (2-3), Roberto Mendez, Soccer (4-6),and Benito Diaz, Soccer (4-6).

    In addition, the School Board approved child careleave for Tara Henke on or before May 8.

    News about grandchildrenDo you have exciting news about your grandchildren

    who live outside of the Sibley East area?Submit your news/photos to Editor Kurt Menk at

    [email protected].

    Enterprise photo by Kurt Menk

    Certificate of CommendationA Certification of Commendation was awarded to theArlington Wastewater Treatment Plant and its waste-water facility staff. The certificate recognized the ex-emplary effort in the year 2017 to comply with theMinnesota Pollution Control Agency’s NPDES/SDS

    wastewater permit program and help protect and pre-serve the waters of Minnesota. Left to right: ArlingtonMayor Rich Nagel, People Service representativeGreg Stang and wastewater treatment plant operatorLee Ortloff.

    By Amy NewsomCorrespondent

    Sibley East ElementaryPrincipal Mari Lu Martensand Sibley Soil and WaterConservation District(SWCD) approached the Sib-ley East School Board andasked for some landscapingplans for the Sibley East Ele-mentary School in .

    Martens is working withSWCD on a possible pollina-tor garden at the school.SWCD would also like to do-

    nate one to two trees per yearso the students can see thetrees grow as they grow.

    Martens said there werealso some people who wantedto donate memorial trees andshe did not want to plant themsomewhere they would needto be moved in a few years.

    She asked if a landscapercould be hired to draw a planfor free. School Board mem-bers felt that they may drawthe plans for free, but wouldexpect Sibley East to buy

    plants. School Board member

    Avery Grochow said thewoman who designed theplanters in Gaylord would beback in town this summer andshe may be able to put some-thing together. Grochow stat-ed that if it costs a few hun-dred dollars he would pay her.

    SWCD plans to have a pres-entation at the school nextmonth and to hand out lilacbushes to all of the fifthgraders. They will also plant

    prairie plugs or pollinatorplugs for a bee garden if aspace has been established.

    SWCD said the only cost toSibley East would be to waterthe plants if it is a dry sum-mer.

    The Sibley East SchoolBoard will hold its next regu-lar monthly meeting in Gay-lord at 6:30 p.m. Monday,May 21.

    Landscaping at the SE Elementary School in Gaylord

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    By Amy NewsomCorrespondent

    Three parents, Vicki Pom-plun, Lisa Otto, and NicoleVoight, attended the SibleyEast School Board meetingon Monday night, April 16,to speak out against strug-gles with a certain teacher atthe Sibley East MiddleSchool/-High School in Ar-lington.

    While the parents wouldnot name the teacher, Ottostated they wanted to go toHigh School Principal SteveHarter, but lots of parentssaid “good luck” and that itwas “a waste of time.” Shequestioned the Sibley Eastpolicy to evaluate teachers.

    Superintendent Jim Ams-den stated that non-tenuredteachers are evaluated threetimes per year, and tenuredteachers once every threeyears. He reported that theyrely heavily on peer evalua-

    tions with other teachers,setting goals for the teacher,and then progressive disci-pline which ranges from aletter in the teacher’s file toloss of position.

    Sibley East District Attor-ney Tony Nerud recom-mended that parents keep alog of their concerns.

    Pomplun questioned if anentire class is getting sub-standard grades is that a rea-son to look at the teacher?Nerud replied yes that itwould be a reason to look atthe teacher.

    School Board memberLaura Reid asked Superin-tendent Amsden if there wasa complaint form on thewebsite.

    Superintendent Amsdenreported that there was acomplaint form, but hewould have to check if itwas still online.

    School Board member

    Missy Weber stated that itall comes down to commu-nication. Even if other par-ents say it is a “waste oftime” to contact someone,the school needs to be con-tacted to correct the prob-lem.

    School Board Chairper-son Brian Brandt stated tofollow the chain of com-mand. If parents are notgetting any support at thebuilding level, then theirnext call should be to Su-perintendent Amsden. Ifthat does not work, parentsshould call the SchoolBoard.

    School Board memberAvery Grochow stated thatif parents feel discriminatedagainst they should talk toAttorney Nerud. Nerudstated that his office was onMain Street and parents arewelcome to stop by.

    Parents voice concerns over teacherBorgmann is Senior of the QuarterBy Kurt MenkEditor

    Harley Jo Borgmann, a sen-ior at the Sibley East SeniorHigh School, was recentlychosen by her classmates asthe Outstanding Senior of theQuarter.

    Seniors at Sibley East votefor the outstanding member ofthe senior class each quarter.The names of those studentsare then submitted to the Gay-lord Rotary Club to considerfor a scholarship sponsored bythe club. The scholarship willbe presented to the outstand-ing senior of the year duringthe annual awards ceremonythis spring.

    Borgmann is currently en-rolled in Lifetime Sports,British Literature, CreativeFood, Housing & Interior De-sign, Choir, Economics,Anatomy/Physiology and Col-lege Now Spanish III.

    Borgmann, a member of the“B” Honor Roll, has been amember of the Show Choirfor four years. She also partic-ipated in football for the pastthree years. In addition, shewas a basketball cheerleaderfor five years. Borgmann hasbeen a member of the trapteam for the past four years.She shot a perfect 25 at thestate meet last year.

    Outside of school,Borgmann is a member of theSibley County Choral Society.

    Borgmann is undecidedabout her plans after gradua-tion from high school.

    She is the daughter of Nicand Sara Borgmann, ruralWinthrop.

    Enterprise photo by Kurt Menk

    Harley Jo Borgmann

    By Amy NewsomCorrespondent

    The Sibley East SchoolBoard, during its regularmonthly meeting on Mondaynight, April 16, unanimouslyapproved a motion to approvethe nine-month employeework agreement. Paraprofes-sionals and food service em-ployees are considered nine-month employees.

    The health insurance singleplan deductible will increasefrom $2,600 to $2,700 due to

    changes in IRS regulations. Paraprofessionals and cooks

    may submit a personal leaveday or sick day to receive adaily wage when school clos-es on a scheduled student con-tact day.

    Paraprofessionals and cookswho accrue 50 sick days maysubmit up to two sick days toreceive two paid holidays.Paraprofessionals and cookswho accrue 90 sick days maysubmit up to five sick days toreceive five paid holidays.

    Paraprofessional startingsalary increased from $10.60to $10.80 per hour in 2017-2018 and to $11 per hour in2018-2019. Paraprofessionalstep ranges from step 1 at $11per hour to step 10 at $12.55per hour.

    Food service wages for2018-2019 will range fromstep 4 at $11.20 per hour tostep 10 at $12.05 per hour.Paras and food service work-ers over ten years earn a 2percent increase.

    SE Board approves 9-month work agreement

    By Amy NewsomCorrespondent

    Sibley East Principal SteveHarter reported to the SibleyEast School Board that he wasin the process of researchingand probably implementing anew type of schedule for nextyear.

    He stated that the currentA/B schedule has a lot of pos-itives; however, there aresome negative aspects of theschedule that really need to beimproved. He said the prior

    eight-period schedule also hada lot of pros and cons, so he islooking at a hybrid of the two.

    Harter is proposing aneight-period schedule onMondays, Tuesdays, and Fri-days, and a four-period sched-ule on Wednesdays andThursdays. Harter said four-hour periods were good forclasses like science labs, buteight-hour periods were alsogood to build student/teacherrapport.

    School Board member

    Sarah Ziegler was concernedabout the large amounts ofhomework during an eight-hour period, especially onMondays and Tuesdays.

    School Board memberLaura Reid suggested six-hour periods, but Harter statedit would be difficult to fit inelective classes.

    Harter felt that the hybridschedule was the best of bothworlds.

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    Too Tall’s TidbitsHappy Birthday and Happy An-

    niversary to the following local andarea residents compliments of theArlington Lions Club CommunityCalendar.April 20Julie Meyer, Jeritt Piotter, Mr. andMrs. Jeff Schmidt, Mr. and Mrs.Robert Thomes, Mr. and Mrs. KirbyWeckworth, and Mr. and Mrs. Fran-cis Bigaouette, Jr.April 21Wade Quast, Kerigan Brau, TyPasek, Ellerd Mathwig, RachelGieseke, JC DeWitte, Mr. and Mrs.Josh Scheel, Mr. and Mrs. BrianBade, and Mr. and Mrs. MiguelCampa. April 22In Memory Of Manley Mathwig,Brandon Brinkman, Elissa Lovaas,Sam Shimota, Mr. and Mrs. NateWatson, and Mr. and Mrs. ScottSchultz.April 23Zac Kroells, Diana Frauendienst,Seth Anderson, Andy Gieseke,Dylan Pauly and James Schuetz.April 24Deb Brinkman, Dan Hislop and JaneKrohn.April 25Howard Brinkman, Lisa Vos, AidenEckert, James Gieseke, Tyler Le-Brun, Claire Pioske, Keegan Effertzand Janet Schwartz.April 26Shaena Godwin, Mary Hennies,Tony Overson, Sue Morrisette andAmanda Rischmiller.

    *****A man named John was 32 years

    old and still single. One day a friendasked, “Why aren’t you married?Can’t you find a woman who wouldmake a good wife?”

    “Actually,” John replied, “I’vefound women I wanted to marry, butwhen I bring them home to meet myparents, my mother doesn’t likethem.”

    His friend thought for a momentand said, “You should find a girlwho is just like your mother.”

    A few months later John and hisfriend met again, and his friendasked, “Did you find the perfectgirl? Did your mother like her?”

    With a frown on his face, John an-swered, “Yes, I found the perfectgirl. She was just like my mother.You were right. My mother liked her

    very much.”“Then what’s the problem?” asked

    the friend.John replied, “My father

    doesn’t like her.”*****

    A Sunday School teacher was dis-cussing the Ten Commandmentswith her class of five and six-year-olds. After explaining the command-ment to “honor thy father and thymother,” she asked. “Is there a com-mandment that teaches us how totreat our brothers and sisters?”

    Without missing a beat, one lit-tle boy answered, “Thou shall notkill.”

    *****An insurance agent’s wife was

    learning to drive when the brakesgave out. “What should I do?” shecried out.

    “Brace yourself,” he yelled,“and try to hit something cheap.”

    *****“The reason grandparents and

    children get along so well is thatthey have a common enemy.” - SamLevenson

    *****A man’s car stalled in the middle

    of a busy street, and the woman be-hind him honked continuously as hetried to restart it. Finally, the mangot out and walked to her car. “Ican’t seem to get my car started,”he said. “If you’ll go and start itfor me, I’ll stay here and lean onyour horn.”

    *****A woman called the doctor and

    asked if anything could be doneabout her husband’s snoring.

    “Well, there is an operation, butit’s expensive,” the doctor answered.“It will cost $2,000 up front andpayments of $450 for 60 months.”

    “My goodness!” the woman ex-claimed. “That’s like leasing a newluxury car.”

    “Hmm,” the doctor murmured.“Too obvious?”

    *****An older woman knocked on the

    door of her daughter’s house, andher grandson answered the door.

    “Hi, Grandma!” the boy said.“Daddy saw you coming and saidyou’re all he needs!”

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    There is about onemonth left in the

    legislative sessionOur View: Now is the time to contactyour state representative and senator

    It does not seem like it with all the snow on the ground,but spring is already one month old and that means there isone month left of the 2018 Minnesota legislative session atthe State Capitol in St. Paul. The legislative session offi-cially ends on Monday, May 21.

    The last four weeks will be very interesting. GovernorMark Dayton and state lawmakers from both major politi-cal parties will need to budge and compromise on theirway to a final budget and votes on other key issues.

    Now is a good time for elected officials to hear fromtheir constituents again. This is especially important sinceState Representative Glenn Gruenhagen (R-Glencoe) andState Senator Scott Newman (R-Hutchinson) did not holdtown hall meetings in Arlington and Green Isle thisspring.

    Telephone calls and e-mails from many citizens in thisarea can help influence Gruenhagen and Newman or swaytheir opinion as they define their priorities on the finalbudget and other important issues.

    Gruenhagen can be contacted by phone at 320-864-6713or by e-mail at [email protected].

    Newman can be contacted by phone at 651-296-4131 orby e-mail at [email protected].

    Again, now is the time for constituents to contact theirelected officials and let their voices be heard.

    -K.M.

    Guest Column

    Letter To The EditorCounty Commissioner clarifies some issuesTo The Editor,

    This letter is to clarify some issuespresented in some recent letters tothe editor. Although many factswere presented, missing details don’treflect the entire story.

    The county board has tried tomaintain a fund balance (cash onhand) of approximately 50% of thebudget as recommended by the stateauditor. The county basically getspaid twice a year during the tax sea-son. With this in mind, more moneyis on hand until some projects arecompleted such as in the case of roadreconstruction. This money is re-served for budgeted items but sits inthe account until the bills come in.In other words, there is a lot ofmoney in the account, but this isn’textra money available for other ex-penditures.

    The board and administration alsoestablished a capital expendituresfund a couple years ago. Its purposeis to set aside money for future pur-chases whether it is for equipment,supplies, or for road improvements.

    It is similar to individuals who putmoney aside for a future purchase ofcar or furniture. Once the money issaved up, the item can be purchasedwithout getting a loan. The board re-views the items on the capital listeach year to decide if priorities havechanged. We are in that reviewprocess now. We are not just lookingto see what we can spend somemoney on as letters to the editor sug-gest. Could we spend this funddown to zero to help pay for thecourthouse renovations? Yes wecould, but that would defeat the pur-pose of the capital fund and whatmost people do to save up for futureneeds. Letters have indicated that asa board, we are not looking out forsaving taxpayer dollars. They seemto forget that we are also taxpayersand certainly aren’t going to try tospend this money foolishly. We havemaintained the tax levy at an averageof under four percent for the past tenyears while neighboring counties areregularly at a five to seven per centincrease.

    Another issue is that thesound/recording system used atcounty board meetings is wearingout. The video has not been workingcorrectly for quite some time. Theinsurance carrier for all counties inthe state has recommended that wedo not tape our meetings other thanwhat is required for the open meet-ing law. Reasons they gave are thatwe may need to also provide lan-guage transcription among other is-sues to be ADA compliant. There hasbeen an average of 2 requests permeeting to listen to the tapes. Onenewspaper asked us to continue tap-ing and the board decided to keep itrunning until the system wears out.

    I would ask that anyone who hasquestions about county board actionsto please contact us so we can giveyou the correct information as wellas the entire background for our ac-tions.

    Jim Swanson Chairman

    Sibley County Board of Commissioners

    By Ken Martin DFL Chairman

    As Minnesotans anxiously awaittheir tax returns, the State Legisla-ture faces its own looming tax dead-line. Legislators have until the end ofthis session to respond to the federalRepublican tax law. Their decisionwill determine whether our state hasa tax system that unfairly favors thewealthy, or one that puts everydayMinnesotans first.

    Any way you slice it, the tax lawpassed by President Trump and Re-publicans in Congress is a bad dealfor Minnesotans. It unfairly favorsbig corporations at the expense ofworking families. In fact, nearly 50percent of new individual federal taxcuts go to the richest few Americans,and corporations will see their taxescut by 40 percent. Meanwhile, many

    middle class families will see fewbenefits, or watch their taxes rise.

    The stakes are high here in Min-nesota. If state legislators fail to takeaction, over 300,000 families willsee a steep tax increase. Fully con-forming to the federal Republicanlaw would be even worse. If the leg-islature does that, over 870,000 fam-ilies will see a tax increase of nearly$500 on average.

    Luckily, Governor Mark Daytonhas put forward a third and better op-tion. His plan separates our state in-come tax system from the federalgovernment, giving us control overthe fairness of our own taxes and thestability of our revenues. It wouldprotect Minnesotans from state taxincreases caused by the Republicantax law and cut taxes for over twomillion Minnesotans.

    Governor Dayton’s proposalwould repeal unaffordable tax breaksenacted last year by Republicans inthe Minnesota Legislature thatthreaten our state’s fiscal stability. Itwould roll back tax breaks for tobac-co companies, huge property tax cutsfor corporations, and estate tax cutsfor the wealthiest Minnesotans -while protecting estate tax benefitsfor farmers and small businesses.

    While no one is ever particularlyexcited for tax season, Minnesotahas the opportunity to make it muchless painful for hard-working fami-lies. But we need your voice. Con-tact your local legislators and letthem know that you support Gover-nor Dayton’s tax plan to put every-day families first.

    Put everyday Minnesota families first

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    History

    An Eagle Scout Project byCaden Frauendienst is to col-lect, package, and send careboxes to our military person-nel currently serving over-seas.

    The project is being calledOperation Military Apprecia-tion.

    Frauendienst, who current-ly has his Life rank, has beena member of Boy ScoutTroop #140 for the past 10years. He is currently work-ing toward his Eagle. Inorder to achieve Eagle Scout,which is the highest rank inBoy Scouting, a scout mustearn his Life Rank, be activein his troop, demonstrate inhis daily life that he lives bythe principles of the ScoutOath and Law, complete acommunity service project,and earn a total of 21 meritbadges. Among these meritbadges are Citizenship in theNation, Lifesaving, Personal

    Management, EnvironmentalScience, and Communication.

    Frauendienst chose Opera-tion Military Appreciation ashis service project. “I don’tfeel that our troops receivethe appreciation they de-serve.” he said. “The items onmy wishlist are everydayitems for us, but they are notreadily available to our ser-vicemen and women servingoverseas.”

    Help show appreciation toour military men and womenby donating today.

    The collection drive willrun from Sunday, April 22,through Sunday, May 13.

    A complete wish lists of re-quested items are available atdrop box locations.

    The drop boxes will be lo-cated at Jerry’s Home QualityFoods in Arlington, Corner-stone State Bank of GreenIsle, and Peace LutheranChurch in Arlington.

    Military peroneal most re-quested items include gum,lifesavers, mints, throatlozenges, granola bars, powerbars, beef jerky, sunflowerseeds, crystal light flavorpackets, medicated food pow-der, sunblock, chapstick, deckof cards, wordsearches/crosswords, and sin-gle serve bags of crackers,trail mix and nuts.

    Travel size toiletries in-clude toothpaste, dental floss,body wash, shampoo, bodywipes, toothbrushes, lotion,hand sanitizer, conditionerand cottom swabs.

    Personal thank you lettersor cards will also be a wel-come addition to the list.

    People can also mail a cashdonation to Eagle Scout Proj-ect, P.O. Box 6, Arlington,MN 55307.

    Caden Frauendienst will collect, packageand send care boxes to military personnel

    Submitted Photo

    Caden Frauendienst

    100 Years AgoApril 18, 1918Paul. A. King, Editor

    All airplanes manufactured inthe United States for the Armyand Navy will bear a red, whiteand blue bull’s-eye of three con-centric circles similar to the in-signia of allied planes on thewings and vertical red, white andblue stripes on the rudders.

    An automobile, which is at-tracting considerable attention, isbeing displayed by MuellerBros., local Ford dealers. It is aFord Sedan, or enclosed touringcar. It is elaborately upholsteredand the body is constructed ofsteel and plate glass windows.

    The people of Green Isle expe-rienced another bad fire scare lastThursday afternoon, which re-sulted in the total destruction ofan old barn which stood acrossthe street from St. Brendan’schurch. The barn was an oldframe structure and caused a seri-ous blaze, which was fanned byan east wind. The steeple of thechurch also caught on fire andwas extinguished with difficulty.

    85 Years AgoApril 20, 1933Louis Kill, Editor

    At a meeting held in GlencoeTuesday evening the Arlingtonbaseball team transferred its af-fections and allegiance from theTomahawk to the Midwest leagueand became a recognized mem-ber of the latter organization forthe 1933 season.

    A clogged sewer main on thesouth side of the village kept thevillage authorities on the jumpfor several days the past weekand also caused considerable in-convenience to some of the resi-dents of that neighborhood. Thesewer ceased to function verysuddenly and the sewage backedup into the basements of some ofthe homes. After the clog was lo-cated workmen had to dig down a

    distance of 25 feet to the main,discovering several broken tilewhich had to be replaced. The tilehad apparently been broken whenthe sewer was put in four yearsago and this part of the systemnever did function properly as aresult.

    Arlington’s two banking institu-tions, the Farmers & MerchantsState Bank and the First StateBank, which have been operatingunder restrictions of the statebanking department since thepresidential holiday was pro-claimed on March 5, have calleda meeting of depositors at theCommunity Hall tonight (Thurs-day). The object of the meeting,we understand, is to present aplan outlined by the state bankingdepartment by which the bankswill again be permitted to operateon a more liberal basis or, inother words, to accept deposits,make loans and handle checkingaccounts. Consolidation of thetwo banks is also a matter whichis being considered, according toreports.

    65 Years AgoApril 16, 1953Louis Kill, Editor

    NOTICEBecause of numerous com-

    plaints from both farmers andbusiness firms about the parkingsituation, the City Council re-quests that all persons employedor in business on Main street,park their cars on a side street.This will leave Main street forprospective customers.

    Harriet S. Matzke,City Clerk

    A snow storm which had ear-marks of a blizzard sweptthrough this area Wednesday.Several inches of wet snow camedown and was churned by a briskwind from the northwest. Fortu-nately, the temperature remainedabove freezing and most of thesnow melted as it fell. The storm

    abated later in the afternoon.Announcement was made at

    St. Mary’s church last Sunday ofthe approaching marriage of MissHelen Thomes and Norbert Brau,two well known young people ofthis community.

    40 Years Ago April 19, 1978Val C. Kill, Editor

    Phyllis Wisch presided at agrand opening of her new beautyshop Saturday. The shop, whichis called “Reflections” is locatedin the Kruger building and spe-cializes in hair care and design.

    Fred and Frieda Pautsch, whohave operated a cafe on MainStreet in Arlington for the pastseven years, sold their businessthis past week. They plan to re-tire. The new owners are BevMeyers and Carol Southam, bothof Bloomington. They plan toname the business the GinghamHaystack. They own anotherrestaurant in Minneapolis withthe same name. They said theywill feature home style cooking.The new owners will not takeover actively until sometime inJune.

    The top ten women in bowlingaverages on local lanes areDorothy Brockhoff, Pat Battcher,Rita Melsha, Shirley Lindemeier,Jean Von Eschen, Ruth Spannaus,Jean Soeffker, Althea Albers, JanSchatz, and Lillie Ann Voight.Pat Battcher and Ruth Spannaushave hit 600 series this year.

    The top ten men in the localleague this year are: Duane Mef-fert, Herb Olson, Bruce Pinske,Gene Schultz, Ken Seeman, GaryHartmann, Randy Pederson, Har-lan Voight, Stan Panning and DonStien. Men who have gotten morethan two 600 series are: BrucePinske (7), Duane Meffert (5),Herb Olson (5), Gene Schultz (5),Randy Pederson (3), HarveyLueck (2), Ken Seeman (2) andDave Henke (2).

    In health care settings, fam-ilies may feel conflicted asthey struggle to make difficulthealth care decisions for aloved one. When patients areincapable of making their ownchoices, family members arecalled upon to make decisionswhich can cause stress, uncer-tainty and guilt if conversa-tions do not happen in ad-vance.

    Along with other Minnesotahospitals, Ridgeview SibleyMedical Center participates inHonoring Choices Minnesota,an initiative focused on creat-ing awareness and providingresources for advance careplanning.

    Advance care planning is aprocess which helps you thinkabout, talk about, and docu-ment your choices for futurehealth care decisions. Whileit's not an easy topic of con-versation, it is important for

    every adult to have a HealthCare Directive – a writtenplan for loved ones and healthcare providers to follow – sothat your wishes are known ifyou cannot speak for yourself.

    Honoring Choices Min-nesota is focused on helpingevery adult understand ad-vance care planning, andworking with health careproviders to make sure theyoffer assistance to all patients,and will honor your choices.

    Ridgeview is hosting a freeinformation session in Confer-ence Room A at theRidgeview Sibley MedicalCenter in Arlington from 5p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Tuesday,May 8.

    For additional dates and lo-cations for programs offeredby Ridgeview, or to registeronline, visitwww.ridgeviewmedical.org/events. People can also register

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    Principal’s Note PadBy Steve HarterSibley East Middle School/High School Principal

    Up until seven years agothe Sibley East student sched-ule (or matrix) had been thesame for many years. TheSibley East Junior High andSenior High had always usedthe eight-period day to man-age the school day. The eight-period day meant that the stu-dents would attend eight (ormaybe only seven) classeseach day. The length of theclass period was approximate-ly forty-two minutes longwith a four minute passingtime between the periods.One of the beneficial aspectsof this schedule was that thestudents and teachers wereable to meet with each otherevery day. This was especial-ly important for those studentswho missed a day because ofsickness, etc.; they could meetwith their teachers the nextday to discuss what theymissed. This student/teacherinteraction is one of the rea-sons that we are considering

    changing our current scheduleto one that incorporates someof the aspects of the eight-pe-riod day.

    For the last seven years wehave been using an A/Bschedule. In this schedule,classes meet four times perday for approximately eighty-three minutes. The A/B indi-cates that four classes meet in“A” days and four differentclasses meet on “B” days.One of the reasons weswitched to this type of sched-ule was so that teachers wouldhave greater amount of timefor labs, demonstrations, etc..This worked just as we ex-pected that it would. The sci-ence and vocational staff havereally been able to take ad-vantage of the “hands-ontime” that the A/B schedulehas allowed. However, wehave realized that with theA/B there is also a decrease inthe frequency of contact be-tween the students and staff.

    Both schedules (8-periodand A/B) have pros and cons.Consequently, we are current-

    ly in the planning stages formaking a change in the typeof schedule that we use at theSibley East MiddleSchool/High School. We arelooking at using a hybrid ofthe two previously mentionedschedules. The tentativeschedule would look some-thing like this: On Monday,Tuesday and Friday have aneight-period day and onWednesday and Thursdayhave a four-period “A/B”schedule.

    One of the aspects of thechange that I think has stu-dents somewhat skeptical isthe increased frequency ofhome work on the eight-peri-od schedule; this is an issuethat we will need to be awareof in our discussions regard-ing this change. Both sched-ules have their own inherentadvantages and disadvan-tages. It is our hope that a hy-brid of the two schedules willproduce the “best of bothworlds.”

    I will discuss this more inthe future.

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    Enterprise photo by Kurt Menk

    The Sibley East varsity boys baseball team returns 11 seniorsthis spring. Front Row: (left to right) Brennen St. John, HoldenLindquist, Paul Schmidt, Kevin Durham and Kristian Schow.

    Back Row: (l to r) Sam Kistner, Josh Sorenson, Austin Weckw-erth, Gavin Bates and Connor Deis. Missing from the photo isAlex Borjas.

    SE baseball team returns 11 seniors this springBy Kurt MenkEditor

    The Sibley East varsityboys baseball team, under thedirection of head coach DanTackmann, returns 11 seniorsthis spring.

    The 11 seniors includeGavin Bates, Alex Borjas,Connor Deis, Kevin Durham,Sam Kistner, Holden Lind-quist, Paul Schmidt, KristianSchow, Josh Sorenson, Bren-nen St. John and AustinWeckwerth.

    The juniors are Max Bar-tels, Adan Cardenas, Aaron

    Deis, Brandon Donaldson,Colton Harens, Carter Kistner,Ty Knacke, Austin Schwartzand Ryan Wolverton.

    The sophomores consist ofJustin Allison, JaBez Bates,Tony Bullert, Lincoln Carpen-ter, Nathan Devries, LucasDose, Tom Mayer and MattMessner.

    “The guys are still eager toplay baseball even thoughpractices have been inside forover a month,” said Tack-mann. “It’s been monotonouswithout even being able to getoutside to catch fly balls. But,

    the guys are staying positiveand know that everyone in thewhole state is in the sameboat.”

    Tackmann said the Wolver-ines return a lot of experienceboth defensively and offen-sively.

    “Many of the seniors playedmany innings last year,” saidTackmann. “But, we alsoknow that pitching is the keyto any team. If we can throwstrikes we should be able toplay defense with our return-ing experience.”

    Tackmann added, “Even

    though the season is going tobe condensed because of theweather, we still want to showcontinual improvement as theseason progresses. The Min-nesota River Conference isvery competitive and we needto be ready for every game.”

    Due to the recent heavysnowfall, it is uncertain whenthe season will start.

    Tackmann is assisted by B-squad coach Paul Pichelmannand C-squad coach CollinGrams.

    Sibley East softball team returns 10 letterwinnersBy Kurt MenkEditor

    The Sibley East varsity girlssoftball team returns 10 letter-winners this spring, accordingto head coach StephanieSchultz.

    The returning letterwinnersinclude seniors Jada Jirasek,Kiana Montes, Taylor Per-schau, Morgan Stearns, JaciTourtellott and Faith Young;juniors Morgan Mathews,Sydney Schott and Abby Wid-mer; and sophomore ArayahSt. John.

    The remaining senior isYadira Mendez while the re-maining junior is MadiKrentz.

    The sophomores consist ofShelby Anderson, HannahEbert, Kaylee Eccles, McKen-na Kranz, Hannah Langwor-thy, Bianca Mendez and Mer-cedes Suedbeck.

    The freshmen are LibbyBartels, Shanise Bates, Som-mer Brockhoff, Ellie Harens,Emily Holmquist, OlviaKloempken, Maia Louwagie,Lexi Petzel, Alivia Strack,Madison Tuchtenhagen andRachel Widmer.

    The eighth graders includeTaylor Bachman, Abby Bode,Alaina DeVlaeminck, KatrinaDiaz, Brooke Gardiner, Clau-dia Gronholz, Molly Krentz,Adrianna Krueger, TaylorKube, Keyuana Mosley,Mariah Scott, Sophia Srauband Jacquelyn Wibstad.

    “When the spring decides tobring warmer weather, we willbe ready to get outside andstart,” said Schultz. “I trulythink that this team is going tobe fun to come and watch thisseason. We return a lot of ourposition players who havesome varsity experience. Wehave some senior leadership

    that should guide us along theway. The overall depth of tal-ent in our program continuesto grow. “With the work thegirls are putting in during theoff season and during the sea-son, we should see improve-ment come out on the field.”

    Schultz said hitting is keyfor the Lady Wolverines and apart of the game the teamneeds to improve upon.

    “We have made it one ofour top goals as we get readyfor our first games,” Schultzsaid.

    She said Sibley East islooking to be over .500 thisseason and a top contender inthe Minnesota River Confer-ence. Schultz predicted thatJordan and Belle Plaine arethe preseason MRC favorites.

    Due to the recent heavy

    snowfall, it is uncertain whenthe season will start.

    Schultz is assisted by juniorvarsity coach Dave Strack.Chad Bachman is the eighthgrade coach while KelseySunvold is the seventh gradecoach.

    Enterprise photo by Kurt Menk

    The Sibley East varsity girls softball team re-turns 10 letterwinners this season. Front Row:(left to right) Abby Widmer, Jada Jirasek,Morgan Mathews and Jaci Tourtellott. Back

    Row: (l to r) Morgan Stearns, Sydney Schott,Faith Young and Kiana Montes. Missing fromthe photo are Taylor Perschau and Arayah St.John.

    Steve Kloempken places 3rdin bowling tourney on ESPNBy Kurt MenkEditor

    Steve Kloempken, who hasties to Arlington, placed thirdin the 2018 USBC Masters atthe On center ConventionCenter in Syracuse, N.Y. , onSunday, April 15.

    Kloempken, a resident ofPleasant View, Utah, rolled athree-game series of 629 andreceived $15,000. He bowled39 that week to advance tothe finals. One of those games

    was a perfect 300 game.The final day of the tourna-

    ment was featured on ESPNon Sunday, April 15.

    Kloempken is a member ofthe USBC Hall of Fame. Heis the son of Ron and AnnKloempken, Arlington, andDonna Hall, Las Vegas. He isthe nephew of MarleneMoskop, Arlington, and thegrandson of the late ViolaKloempken, Arlington.

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    FOR QUOTESNOTICE TO CONTRACTORS:

    Quotes for gravel will be receiveduntil 8 p.m. April 25, 2018, byMaynard Rucks, Clerk of Jessen-land Township, Sibley County onbehalf of the Supervisors of saidTownship for the following: 2,500yards of class 5 gravel more orless delivered to anyplace in theTownship by July 1, 2018.

    Township is also asking forquotes for road grading and weedcutting this season, snowplowingand sanding this next season.

    Township reserves the right toreject any and all quotes.

    Maynard RucksClerkJessenland Township35493 226th St.Henderson, MN. 56044507-964-2733Publish: April 12 and 19, 2018

    CITY OF ARLINGTONPLANNING & ZONING

    COMMITTEEPUBLIC HEARING

    The Arlington Planning & Zon-ing Committee will meet and con-duct a public hearing on Thursday,May 3, 2018 at 7:03 p.m. or assoon thereafter, in the City HallCouncil Chambers, 204 ShamrockDrive to consider amendments toChapters 27.07(M) and Chapter31, Section 2, Subd. 2 of the CityCode pertaining to definitions forthe term ‘outlot’.

    The proposed code amend-ments will clarify existing defini-tions of the term and remedy in-consistencies in terminology. Addi-tional information relating to theproposed amendments is avail-able at City Hall. Copies of theproposed code amendment will beposted on the City’s website priorto the hearing.

    Any person desiring to com-ment on these matters is invited todo so in writing or orally at thetime of the public hearing. Writtencomments should be directed toCynthia Smith Strack, Zoning Ad-ministrator, 204 Shamrock Drive,Arlington MN 55307. A completecopy of the proposed codeamendment is available for reviewat Arlington City Hall during nor-mal business hours.

    /S/Cynthia Smith Strack, Zoning AdministratorPublish: April 19, 2018

    Name of Group: Sibley EastSchool District 2310

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    Publish: April 19 and 26, 2018

    SIBLEY EAST PUBLIC SCHOOLS

    REGULAR SCHOOL BOARD MEET-ING MINUTES

    INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 2310

    ARLINGTON-GAYLORD-GREENISLE

    ARLINGTON CAMPUS-MEDIA CEN-TER

    MONDAY, MARCH 19, 2018 @ 6:30 P.M.

    CALL TO ORDER: The meetingwas called to order at 6:30p.m.Members: Brian Brandt, LauraReid, Missy Weber, DannyWoehler, Sarah Ziegler, AveryGrochow were present.

    APPROVAL OF AGENDA: Motionby Member Grochow, second byMember Woehler, to approve theagenda. The motion was ap-proved by unanimous vote.

    VISITOR COMMENTS: NoneCONSENT AGENDA: Approval of

    Minutes-Recommend approval ofRegular February 20, 2018 BoardMeeting Minutes; Personnel: Hir-ing: None Resignation- MollieHaggenmiller-Para, Gaylord Vol-unteer Coach Approval: EugeneSchultz-Softball, Kenneth Mueller-Trap, Jonathan Latzke-Trap,Dawn Latzke-Trap, NicholasBorgmann-Trap, Gregory DeVries-Trap, Paul Uecker-Trap, KeithStearns-Trap, James Jensen-Trap, Terry Deno-Trap, Clint Wib-stad-Trap, Lester Lorenz-MathTutor, Julio Alejandro-TrackFundraiser Requests: Sibley EastVolleyball-Cheese Cake CookieDough Adrenaline Fundraising(new), Jill Warzecka- Travel ex-penses for NYC and WashingtonDC trip; Approval of ConsentAgenda: Motion by MemberZiegler, second by Member Reidto approve consent agenda items.The motion was approved byunanimous vote.

    OLD/ UNFINISHED BUSINESS:None

    NEW BUSINESS:Application for dissolution of

    Cooperative Sponsorship of GirlsGolf and Boys Golf between Cen-tral-Norwood Young AmericaSchools and Sibley East Schools.Motion by Member Grochow, sec-ond by Member Weber, to ap-prove the Dissolution of Coopera-tive Sponsorship of Girls Golf andBoys Golf between Central-Nor-wood Young America Schools andSibley East Schools. The motionwas approved by unanimous vote.

    Approve Application for Coop-erative Sponsorship of Girls Golfwith LeSueur-Henderson SchoolDistrict. Motion by Member Gro-chow, second by Member Reid, toapprove the Application for Coop-erative Sponsorship of Girls Golfwith LeSueur-Henderson SchoolDistrict. The motion was approvedby unanimous vote.

    Discussion and approval of sitelocations for practice and gamesfor baseball and softball grades 7-12. Motion by Member Grochow,second by Member Ziegler to holdbaseball and softball practicesand games (7-12) at the followingsites:7/8 softball: Arlington 9-12softball: Gaylord 7-9 baseball: Ar-lington 10-12 baseball: GaylordThe motion was approved byunanimous vote.

    Bills and Payments: Recommendapproval of March 2018 bills total-ing: $1,796,347.33 Motion byMember Grochow second byMember Woehler to approve billsand payments totaling$1,796,347.33. The motion wasapproved by unanimous vote.

    Accept donations: $500 GreenIsle Lions Club-Trap team, $600Gaylord Game Protective League-Fitness Center, $2,000 MarkLundstrom-Scoreboard Sponsor-ship, $1,000 Patrick Klaers/SandyKlaers Memorial-FFA, $100 SibleySurveyors, $150 HaggenmillerLumber Inc, $100 Brau Motors-Rally Towel Donation, $500 Arling-

    ton Lions Club-Trap Team, $675Gaylord Fire Department ReliefAssociation-Rally Towels, $100Jerry’s Home Quality Foods-RallyTowels. Motion by MemberWoehler, second by MemberWeber to accept the above dona-tions with gratitude. The motionwas approved by unanimous vote.

    PRINCIPAL and SUPERINTENDENTREPORTS: Principal MariLuMartens updated the board ondates for Kindergarten Round-up,Science Fair, and engineering pre-sentations done by the ScienceMuseum. Superintendent JimAmsden updated the board onstatus of MS/HS plastering proj-ect, floor grinding, and buildingcontingency funds. Informationwas gathered for an upcomingboard works session on April 9th,2018 at 5:30 p.m.

    OTHER INFORMATION: SchoolBoard Work Session, April 9th,2018 @5:30pm Arlington Cam-pus-Media Center. Next RegularSchool Board Meeting is sched-uled for April 16, 2018 @6:30 PM,Arlington Campus-Media Center.

    ADJOURNMENT: Motion byMember Grochow, second byMember Woehler to adjourn themeeting. The motion was ap-proved by unanimous vote. Themeeting was adjourned at 7:21p.m.

    Brian Brandt-ChairMichelle Weber-Clerk

    SIBLEY EAST PUBLIC SCHOOLS

    SCHOOL BOARD WORK SESSION MINUTES

    INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 2310

    ARLINGTON-GAYLORD-GREENISLE

    ARLINGTON CAMPUS-MEDIA CEN-TER

    MONDAY, APRIL 9, 2018 @ 5:30 P.M.

    A. SALUTE TO THE FLAG:B. CALL TO ORDER: The meet-

    ing was called to order at 5:30p.m.

    Members: Brian Brandt, LauraReid, Sarah Ziegler, DannyWoehler and Avery Grochowwere present. Missy Weber ar-rived at 5:35 p.m.

    C.APPROVAL OF AGENDA: Mem-ber Grochow moved, second bymember Woehler, to approve theagenda. The motion was ap-proved by unanimous vote

    (5-0).D. WORK SESSION TOPICS:1. Review of District Restricted

    Fund Budgets including LongTerm Facilities Maintenance/De-ferred Maintenance, OperatingCapital, Contingency Funds, andFFE.

    2. Identify projects and estab-lish priorities for fiscal year 19 foreach budget category

    3. Review Strategic Plan Goalsin the areas of; Academic Pro-gramming, Student Support/Inter-vention, Teaching and Learning

    4. Prioritize goals and empha-sis for 2018-2019 academic year.

    E. OTHER INFORMATION:Next Regular School Board

    Meeting is scheduled for April 16,2018 beginning at 6:30 p.m.Media Center, Arlington Campus.

    Motion by Member Reid, sec-ond by Member Woehler, to ad-journ the meeting. Motion waspassed by unanimous vote andthe meeting was adjourned at8:30 p.m.

    Brian Brandt-ChairMichelle Weber-Clerk

    Submitted Photo

    Lets Go Wild!Morgan Haggenmiller took advantage of therecent snow and her love of the MinnesotaWild hockey team to make this snowman.Morgan is a fifth grader at the Sibley East Ele-

    mentary School in Gaylord. She is the daugh-ter of Tim and Stacy Haggenmiller, Arlington.

    The Prairie Lakes RegionalArts Council is pleased to an-nounce that grants of $110,590from the Arts and Culture Her-itage Fund have been awardedto eighteen arts organizations,community groups and schoolsin the region. This fund wascreated by the people of Min-nesota to support the arts andpreserve our heritage. TheClean Water, Land and LegacyAmendment, passed by thevoters in 2008, created new re-sources for land conservation,water conservation, parks andthe Arts.

    In Region Nine these grantswere awarded to organizationsto increase their artistic offer-ings and to provide a variety ofactivities including: arts festi-vals, instrumental and vocalmusic concerts, theater anddance performances, visual artexhibitions, art classes, artistresidencies, public art, etc. Artsand Cultural Heritage Grantswere awarded to each of theseeighteen non-profit organiza-

    tions ranging from $1,000 to$8,000 for a total of $110,590.

    Two Sibley County organi-zations received arts grants to-taling $8,190.

    The Gaylord Area Chamberof Commerce received $5,000and will sponsor “Music onMain” with twelve weeklyconcerts by Minnesota musi-cians in downtown Gaylord,June through August 2018.The funds will be used for theperformer’s artist fees and pub-licity.

    The Green Isle CommunitySchool received $3,190 andwill sponsor an Artist in Resi-dency where students inter-view an elder from the com-munity and work with localartists to create a play andmusic based on the elder’s life.Public performance of thework will be May 24, 2018.The funds will be used forartist fees and travel, publicityand rental fees.

    Other grantees in the regioninclude: Blue Earth County–

    $56,400: City Center Partner-ship, Mankato $8,000; DanceConservatory of Southern Min-nesota $8,000; Mankato Area77 Lancers Marching Band$8,000; Mankato Area Com-munity Band $4,400; MankatoBallet Company $8,000;Mankato Public Schools$4,000; Minnesota State Uni-versity, Mankato Music Per-formance Series $8,000; andTwin Rivers Council for theArts $8,000. Brown County–$16,000: Grand Center forArts & Culture, New Ulm$8,000 and New Ulm SuzukiSchool of Music $8,000.Nicollet County-$24,000:Govenaires Drum & BugleCorps $8,000; Minnesota“Over-60” Band $8,000; RockBend Folk Festival, St. Peter$5,000; and South Central Col-lege $3,000. Watonwan Coun-ty–$6,000: Madelia AreaChamber of Commerce $5,000and Madelia Public Schools$1,000.

    Gaylord and Green Isle receive grants

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    Sibley County Senior ExpoThe Arlington Community Center was packedfor the Sibley County Senior Expo on Tuesdaymorning and afternoon, April 17. The event,sponsored by Sibley County Veteran Services,featured exhibits, guest speakers, musical

    entertainment, dinner, door prizes and evalu-ations. Gail Schuch is the drummer forGeorge’s Concertina Band which provided mu-sical entertainment at the event.

    ST. PAUL’S LUTHERAN (WELS)

    Arlington Pastor Matthew C. Rauh,

    507-964-2109e-mail: [email protected]

    e-mail: [email protected]

    Sunday, April 22: 8:45 a.mSunday school. 9:00 a.m. Biblestudy. 10:00 a.m. Worship withCommunion.

    Monday, April 23: 10:00 a.m.Calendar info due.

    Tuesday, April 24: 9:00 a.m.counting Committee.

    Wednesday, April 25: 2:00p.m. Bible study. 3:45 p.m. Con-firmation class. No Choir prac-tice.

    Thursday, April 26: 10:00 a.m.Bulletin info due. 11:00 a.m. and3:00 p.m. Services on cable TVchannel 8. 1:30 & 6:30 p.m.School Musical.

    GAYLORD ASSEMBLY OF GOD

    GaylordBob Holmbeck, Pastor

    Sunday, April 22: 9:15 a.m.Sunday school. 10:00 a.m. Wor-ship service.

    Wednesday, April 25: 6:30p.m. Wednesday evening supper,Bible classes and Youth Focused.

    ST. PAUL’S EV.REFORMED CHURCH

    15470 Co. Rd. 31,Hamburg

    Dan Schnabel, Pastor952-467-3878

    www.stpaulsrcus.orgSunday, April 22: 8:30 a.m.

    Sunday school and adult Biblestudy. 9:30 a.m. Worship service.

    Wednesday, April 25: 6:30-8:00 p.m. Catechism.

    ST. MARY, MICHAELAND BRENDAN AREAFAITH COMMUNITYFr. Aaron Johanneck,

    Parochial AdministratorFriday, April 20: 8:30 a.m.

    Mass (Mar). 5:00 p.m. Mass(Bre).

    Saturday, April 21: 3:30-4:15p.m. Confessions (Mar). 5:00p.m. Mass (Bre).

    Sunday, April 22: 8:00 a.m.Mass (Mic). 10:00 a.m. Mass(Mar). 11:00 a.m. Coffee anddonuts (Mar).

    Monday, April 23: No Morn-ing Mass (Bre). 8:00 p.m. AA andAl Anon (Mar).

    Tuesday, April 24: No Morn-ing Mass (Mar). 8:30 a.m. Mass(Bre). 3:30 p.m. Word and Com-munion (Arlington Good Samari-tan).

    Wednesday, April 25: NoMorning Mass (Mar). 9:30 a.m.Word and Communion (Oak Ter-race). 6:30-7:30 p.m. AFC reli-gious education classes (Mar).

    Thursday, April 26: No Morn-ing Mass (Mic). 8:30 a.m. Mass(Bre). 7:30 p.m. NarcoticsAnonymous (Mic).

    TRINITY LUTHERAN32234 431st Ave., Gaylord

    Pastor Scott Richards Sunday, April 22: 9:30 a.m.

    Sunday School. 10:30 a.m. Wor-ship.

    ST. JOHN’SLUTHERAN

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    Pastor Gary L. RuckmanPhone 507-964-2400

    stjohnsarlingtonmn.orgSunday, April 22: 9:00 a.m.

    Sunday school & Bible class.10:00 a.m. Worship with HolyCommunion. Pot luck dinner.2:00 p.m. Fashion Show & Tea.Lutheran Hour broadcasted onKDUZ 1260 AM every Sunday atnoon.

    Monday, April 23: 7:00 p.m.First quarter voters meeting.

    Wednesday, April 25: 6:30p.m. Confirmation.

    Thursday, April 26: 5:30 p.m.Deadline for bulletin informa-tion.

    EVANGELICALCOVENANT CHURCH

    107 W. Third St.,Winthrop

    (507) 647- 5777Parsonage (507) 647-3739

    Gary Gilkinson, Pastorwww.wincov.org

    Saturday, April 21: 6:00 a.m.Men’s Bible study at Hahn’s Din-ing. 9:00 a.m. Clothes Closet.10:00 a.m. Food Cupboard.

    Sunday, April 22: 8:00 a.m.Give Ourselves to Prayer. 9:30a.m. Worship service. 11:00 a.m.Sunday School.

    Wednesday, April 25: 9:30a.m. Prayer coffee at the Lodge inWinthrop. 6:00 p.m. Awana.

    Thursday, April 26: 9:30 a.m.Women’s Bible study. 6:30 p.m.Men’s Bible study at Peik’s.

    ORATORY OF ST. THOMAS

    THE APOSTLEJessenland

    507-248-3550Fr. Samuel Perez

    Thursday: Weekly Mass at5:00 p.m.

    ST. PAUL’S LUTHERAN(Missouri Synod)

    Green Isle507-326-3451

    Pastor Eric W. RappFriday, April 20: 10:00 a.m.

    Deadline for Sunday bulletin andmonthly newsletter.

    Saturday, April 21: 9:00 a.m.Church cleaning.

    Sunday, April 22: 8:00 a.m.Bible study. 9:00 a.m. Worshipwith Communion. 10:00 a.m.Sunday school.

    Monday, April 23: 6:30 p.m.Choir.

    Tuesday, April 24: 8:45-9:15a.m. Pastor reading at G.I.school. 10:00 a.m.-noon, Pastorat Zion.

    Wednesday, April 25: 6:30p.m. Confirmation.

    Thursday, April 26: PastorLearning Group.

    ZION LUTHERAN(Missouri Synod)

    Green Isle Township507-326-3451

    Pastor Eric W. RappFriday, April 20: 10:00 a.m.

    Deadline for Sunday bulletin andmonthly newsletter.

    Sunday, April 22: 10:30 a.m.Worship.

    Monday, April 23: 6:30 p.m.Choir practice.

    Tuesday, April 24: 8:45-9:15a.m. Pastor reading at G.I.school. 10:00 a.m.-noon, Pastorat Zion.

    Wednesday, April 25: 6:30p.m. Confirmation.

    Thursday, April 26: PastorLearning Group.

    PEACE LUTHERAN(Missouri Synod)

    Arlington507-964-2959

    Kurt Lehmkuhl, [email protected], April 22: 8:15 a.m.

    Sunday school. 9:30 a.m. Wor-ship service. 10:30 a.m. SilentAuction, Bake Sale & SpaghettiDinner.

    Monday, April, 23: 7:00 p.m.Guild meeting & Bible study.

    Wednesday, April 25: 3:45p.m. Catechism.

    ZION LUTHERAN(ELCA)

    814 W. Brooks St.Arlington (507) 964-5454Deborah Dawson, Pastor

    Sunday, April 22: 9:00 a.m.Worship. 10:00 a.m. Fellowshipand Sunday school.

    Tuesday, April 24: 6:00 p.m.TOPS in church basement. 6:00p.m. Board of Worship.

    Thursday, April 26: 9:00 a.m.and 1:00 p.m. Zion on Cable.2:00 p.m. Newsletter deadline.

    CREEKSIDECommunity Church

    Christian & MissionaryAlliance

    Pastor John Cherico114 Shamrock DriveArlington – 507-964-2872

    email:[email protected]

    Saturday, April 21: 10:00 a.m.Women’s Fellowship Breakfast.

    Sunday, April 22: 9:30 a.m.Adult Bible study. 10:30 a.m.Worship service and nursery,ages 0-4, and Children’s Churchages 5 through 5th grade. 6:30p.m. Youth Group.

    SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST

    7th Ave. N.W., Arlington(507) 304-3410

    Pastor Robert Brauer507-234-6770

    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, Pastorwwwarlingtonunited

    methodist.orgSaturday, April 21: 10:00 a.m.

    Women’s Bible study.Sunday, April 22: 9:00 a.m.

    Sunday school. 9:45 a.m. Coffee.10:00 a.m. Worship.

    Monday, April 23: Deadlinefor May newsletter items.

    Tuesday April 24: 7:00 p.m.SPRC.

    Wednesday, April 25: 3:45p.m. Confirmation. 7:00 p.m.Choir.

    SENIOR DINING Call 326-3401 for a meal

    Suggested Donation $4.00Meals are served at Highland

    Commons dining roomMonday-Friday

    Monday: Sweet & Sour pork,rice, Oriental vegetables, pineap-ple, gelatin with topping, low fatmilk.

    Tuesday: Lemon pepper fish,baked potato, sour cream,creamed peas, bread, margarine,pie slice, low fat milk.

    Wednesday: Chicken alfredohotdish, California blend vegeta-bles, tropical fruit, bread, mar-garine, cake, low fat milk.

    Thursday: Pork chop, wholepotato, spinach, dinner roll, mar-garine, peaches, low fat milk.

    Friday: Mandarin chickensalad, fruit, tomato cucumbersalad, muffin, margarine, brown-ie, low fat milk.

    SIBLEY EAST BREAKFAST MENU

    Elementary & MS/HSApril 23-27

    Breakfast is served daily. A 1/2pint of milk is served with eachmeal daily.

    Menu is subject to change.

    Monday: Breakfast turkeysausage pizza or Cinnamon ToastCrunch cereal, apple cinnamonmuffin, fruit, juice, milk.

    Tuesday: Skewered turkeysausage pancake, Cocoa Puffs ce-real, string cheese, fruit, juice,milk.

    Wednesday: Pancakes, pork

    sausage patty or Blueberry muf-fin, Strawberry banana tripyoplait, fruit, juice, milk.

    Thursday: French toast sticks,string cheese, or Golden Gra-hams cereal, Blueberry muffin,fruit, juice, milk.

    Friday: Breakfast turkeysausage pizza, or Trix bar, fruit,juice, milk.

    SIBLEY EAST SCHOOLElementary MENU

    April 23-27A 1/2 pint of milk and an en-

    riched grain product is servedwith each meal. Additional milk

    is available for additionalcharge. Menu is subject to

    change.

    Monday: BBQ Rib-B-Q sand-wich, WG hamburger bun, hashbrown patty or Ham & turkeychef salad, WG dinner roll; corn,fresh carrots, fruit and milk.

    Tuesday: Chicken nuggets,mashed potatoes, chicken gravy,dinner roll or Ham & Americancheese sandwich; steamed broc-coli, celery sticks, fruit, milk.

    Wednesday: Classic pepperonipizza or Strawberry parfait withgranola; Caesar salad, fresh car-rots, red bell pepper strips, fruit,milk.

    Thursday: Crispy chicken pattysandwich; baked beans, red bellpepper slices, fruit, milk.

    Friday: Macaroni & cheese,dinner roll, seasoned peas or Na-chos Fun Lunch; sliced carrots,celery sticks, fruit, milk.

    SIBLEY EAST SCHOOLMS/HS

    Lunch MenuApril 23-27

    A 1/2 pint of milk and anenriched grain product is

    served with each meal. Addition-al milk is available for additional

    charge. Menu is subject to change.

    Monday: Barbecued beef ri-blet, WG hamburger bun orCheese or Classic Pepperonipizza or Grill station or Deli sta-tion; baked beans, fresh carrots,romaine lettuce, fruit, milk.

    Tuesday: Chicken nuggets,oven baked fries, dinner roll orCheese or Italian sausage pizza orGrill station or Deli station; corn,sliced cucumbers, romaine let-tuce, fruit, milk.

    Wednesday: Sweet & Sourchicken, brown rice, steamedbroccoli, dinner roll or Cheese orChicken alfredo & broccoli pizza,or Grill station or Deli station;seasoned carrots, fresh broccoliflorets, red bell pepper strips, ro-maine lettuce, fruit, milk.

    Thursday: Italian meatball sub,WG hoagie or Cheese or Italiansausage pizza or Grill station orDeli station; savory green beans,celery sticks, romaine lettuce,fruit, milk.

    Friday: Macaroni and Cheese,dinner roll, seasoned peas orCheese or Pepperoni pizza orGrill station or Deli station; con-fetti coleslaw, fresh carrots, ro-maine lettuce, fruit, milk.

    A free sacred concert by theSouthwest MN Area LutheranChorale will be held at St.Paul’s Lutheran Church, Ar-lington at 3 p.m. Sunday,

    April 22.This concert was originally

    scheduled for Sunday, April 8.The concert will be centeredon the theme of “Beautiful

    Savior.” The chorale has 60members who hail from all ofsouthwest Minnesota.

    Everyone is invited to at-tend.

    Free concert in Arlington on Sunday, April 22

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