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By Sheriff Pete Mikkelson.

Dispatch Supervisor Bob

uchna announced his retire-

ent from the Todd County

heriffs Office effective August

1, 2013.

Bob officially started with the

heriffs Office in November of

994 as a Jailer/Dispatcher.

rior to that position, he was an

ssistant Water Patrol Deputy.

ob has always had an interest

Public Safety and continues to

rve as a Volunteer Fireman

ith the Clarissa Fire

epartment. He has been withhe Fire Department for 35

ears.

Bob is very well known and

spected by Emergency Service

ersonnel throughout the coun-

, and the state. Bob has served

n numerous committees for

ublic Safety Answering Points,

nd different radio boards for the

ew ARMER radio system. Bobs

otto at the end of his e-mails

ways says, 911 Dispatch, its

ot just a job, its a calling.

Dispatching for Bob, definitely

as always been a calling. The

tached photo shows Bob receiv-

g a plaque from the Micahyers who is with the Central

N Regional Advisory

ommittee. Bob also received a

plaque from the Todd County

Board of Commissioners for his

years of service to Todd County.

Dispatcher Johnny Saarela

will take over as Dispatch

Supervisor, effective September

1, 2013. Johnny has been with

the Sheriffs Office since 2008.

He is also a member of the Long

Prairie Fire Department and has

the same commitment to Public

Safety as Bob.

Throughout the summer, as

we do every summer, we like to

warn the public about the possi-

bility of Paving Companies

scamming people in the area.

These individuals tend to go door

to door offering good deals on a

paving job only to end up over-

charging their customers for sub-

standard work.

If anyone is approached by

any of these companies, prior to

making an agreement with

them, it is best to check out the

validity of the company. Many

times this can be done quite eas-

ily on the internet by entering

the company name. If possible,

obtain the name of another cus-

tomer in the area where the com-

pany has worked and call that

residence to see what type of

work they performed. Prior to

having any work done, its

extremely important to have a

signed, written agreement stat-

ing the price that has been

agreed upon.

If anyone sees a crime in

progress or something appears

suspicious, dont hesitate to call

911. For any other incidents, you

can contact the Todd County

Sheriffs Office at (320) 732-2157

or toll free at (800) 794-5733.

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Chuchna bids farewell toTodd County Sheriffs Department

By Rin Porter

At the Aug. 27 meeting of the

Health and Human Services

Board, Todd County

Commissioners heard a variety

of topics presented by HHS

Director Cheryl Schneider and

several staff members.

One of the updates commis-

sioners heard concerned the

Affordable Care Act (ACA), also

known as Obamacare. Several

parts of the ACA go into effect onOctober 1. Schneider told the

board that staff training

through an internet-based pro-

gram has begun. All Social

Services staff will be trained.

The training lasts about four

weeks, with a new part of the

training given each week. The

training requires about 4 to 6

hours per person. It is free.

Commissioners also heard an

appeal from Katherine

Mackadanz for the board to

approve the hiring of a part-time

Local Foods Educator, through

University Extension.

Commissioners heard about this

proposed staff member to be

shared with Morrison County

aat a previous meeting. The

person, if the position is

approved, would work three

days per week, shared between

the two counties. He or she

would train local food producers

in marketing their products,

extending their growing season,

and reaching elderly and low

income residents with good localfood. The issue will be added to

the Sept. 3 board agenda.

Beth Shell reported that child

support collection has risen to

78% of funds due. She said this

is an excellent result, and is in

line with other efforts by other

counties. The last time she

reported to the board, collection

was at 76%. The caseload is

stable at 1150 cases.

Shell and Schneider said that

the Fathers Program, formerly

called Wings, will now be admin-

istered by Mahube-Otwa

Todd Board learns staff training has

begun for Affordable Care Act (ACA)

Right: The tiger girls kicked off the 2013 Tiger sports sea-

on hosting Bertha/Hewitt on August 27th. Story inside.

Continued on page 12.Bob Cuchna, right, officially started with the

Sheriffs Office in November, 1994.

Volleyball kicks off season

of Tiger sports

School is open:Stop for busesand children!