December 4, 2013

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KindergartenThanksgiving lesson: page 7

Wurm in NDSU Hall ofFame: page 8

Inside . . .

Coming up*Action for Children-Zambia gala is Friday

*Christmas in MapleLake, Tree of Hope areon Saturday

*School of ExcellenceCelebration, 7th gradeconcert are Tuesday

*Planning Commission open house is Tuesday

Wright Countysteers clear ofMet Council

by John HollerCorrespondent

For more than 20 years,Wright County has foughtagainst being absorbed intothe Metropolitan Council, apowerful group that handlestransportation issues for theseven-county Twin Citiesmetro area. At the Nov. 26meeting of the WrightCounty Board, the commis-sioners approved a Memo-randum of Understandingthat would keep them out ofMet Council jurisdiction.

Over the years, WrightCounty officials have let it beknown in no uncertain termsthat Wright County has no in-terest in being part of the MetCouncil and has fought its in-clusion consistently the lasttwo decades. This timearound, however, it was thefederal government that cre-ated the issue. Following theofficial results of the 2010census, the area around theCities of St. Michael, Al-bertville and Otsego were de-termined to be urban areas –the first time the census wentbeyond the seven-countyboundary of determining themetropolitan area of the TwinCities and its suburbs.

A regatta ina raingutter

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Annandalemurder:Sixth suspectturns self in

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by Gabe Licht

EditorThe final

of six sus-pects soughtin connec-tion with theSept. 28murder ofK y l eGreene, 42,of Annan-dale, has

turned himself in to authorities,according to the Wright CountySheriff’s Office.

Capt. Greg Howell reportedthat Preston Jordan Saengchan-thalath, 18, of Dresser Wis.,turned himself in at the WrightCounty Jail on Friday, after twomonths of being at large.

Saengchanthalath is facingcharges of aiding and abettingsecond-degree murder and aid-ing and abetting first-degree ag-gravated robbery.

Court documents accuse himof breaking into Greene’s garageearly on Sept. 28, with GrayDavid Soltis, 22, and OsayameEmanuel Igho-Osagie, 21.Saengchanthalath allegedly hitGreene “a few times whenGreene rushed them,” and themedical examiner observed evi-dence of trauma present onGreene’s face. Soltis allegedlyshot Greene with a shotgun dur-ing the apparent drug-deal-turned-homicide.

Samara Leigh Juhl, 19, is ac-cused of setting up a drug dealwith Greene, while Tyler Fisher,19, is accused of being the get-away driver and supplying theshotgun. The sixth suspect in thecase, Thomas Kevin Saengchan-thalath, was arrested for investi-gation of aiding and abettingaggravated robbery and re-leased.

Soltis is charged with twocounts of second-degree murder,one count of first-degree aggra-vated robbery and fleeing policein a motor vehicle, after an earlyOctober chase with sheriff’s of-ficials that reached speeds of100 mph and ended on Interstate94 north of Albertville when hisvehicle hit stop sticks.

Saengchanthalathcontinued on page 3

Thanksgiving dance draws a crowd

Messenger uglyChristmas sweatercontest continues

The Maple Lake Messengeris asking readers to submit pho-tos of themselves wearingChristmas sweaters for an uglysweater contest. Email photos tonews@maplelakemessenger ordrop them off at 218 DivisionSt. W. or tag the Messenger inyour sweater photos on Face-book. The deadline is Monday,Dec. 16, and winners will befeatured in the Dec. 18 issue.Prizes are $75 Business Bucksfor first place and $50 BusinessBucks for second place.

Hundreds of public and parochial school students attended the annual Thanksgivingdance sponsored by St. Timothy’s Parish School on Wednesday, Nov. 27, at the MapleLake American Legion Club. (Above) David Heimkes, Ellie Jude, Kate LaTour, KatieGoelz, Grace Heying and St. Timothy’s physical education teacher Cari Senger danceto Michael Jackson’s “Thriller,” which was among the dance moves Senger taught herstudents leading up to the event. More photos from the dance appear on page 7. (Photos by Gabe Licht)

The trees in downtown Maple Lake now bear new Christ-mas lights, with more new lights being considered for thefuture. (Photo by Gabe Licht)

New Christmas lightsbrighten downtown

Saengchanthalath

Maple Lake Cub Scouts put their boat-building and blow-ing skills to the test during the Raingutter Regatta on Tues-day, Nov. 26, at Jude Hall. Each Scout took turns blowing intothe sales of their homemade boats as they raced down araingutter filled with water.

(Above) Matthew Pribyl (left) and William Soley competein the semifinal round. Ultimately, Pribyl’s boat crossed thefinish line first.

(Right) Wesley Zuelke was among the Scouts who wentstraight from the concert at Maple Lake Elementary to theRaingutter Regatta and competed in dress clothes.

(Bottom, right) Samuel Marquette (left) took third place,with Pribyl taking second and Joseph Warner earning thefirst-place trophy.

(Bottom, left) Pack 219 Cubmaster Peter Jude presents theSummit Achievement Award to Isaac Loch. Pictured withthem is Isaac’s dad, Al. The Summit Achievement Award isan award of the Northern Star Council of Minnesota and Wis-consin and is presented to a Webelos Scout who earns threeadditional activity pins beyond Arrow of Light, participates introop activities and service projects while still a member ofthe Cub Scout Pack and after joining Boy Scouts earns therank of Tenderfoot within six months. Isaac is the first BoyScout from Troop 219 to earn this award.

(Photos submitted by John Northenscold Jr.)

Maple Lake Messenger December 4, 2013

America can’t affordinaction on farm bill

by U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar

Anglers and spear fishing enthusiasts have the opportunity to pur-sue their sports after most of the area lakes froze over late last week.That includes Cedar which is a perennial late-ice lake. I haven’t ven-tured out on any of them yet, but the word is about 4-5 inches on EastMaple. There were a couple of houses out from the swimming beachon Maple Lake Friday. Buffalo Lake attracted lots of anglers usingportable fish houses on Sunday. I’d urge some discretion until we getmore colder weather which should be coming this weekend. I’m stillin the hunting mode but after the past weekend that could change toangling. The pheasant roosters are becoming difficult to find and threeof us, Daryl Hennen, Mike Muller, and myself, hunted west of Milanon Sunday and didn’t raise a rooster feather all day, despite an earlystart. Our dogs put up some hens, mostly in the cattails, but they wereeven few and far between. We saw two roosters alongside Hwy. 75 inthe afternoon but they were smart enough to look for gravel wherethere wasn’t much cover, so we didn’t bother them. Some muzzleloaders were hunting deer and one party bumped two large does outof a wood lot which ran across the gravel road ahead of us. We visitedwith a pheasant hunter from Madison Sunday morning who said thereare some pheasants in the areas we were about to hunt. He was goingto hunt an adjoining 40-acre piece of grass, but we didn’t hear himshoot and all we put up was one hen. I made a trip to Montevideo withAnna over the Thanksgiving Day weekend which I figured had to bea rooster. I was wrong, but a small flock of about eight Hungarianssuddenly busted out of the grass. I hadn’t seen a flock of them in Min-nesota for a number of years, although they used to be fairly familiarin Wright County. Anyway, they surprized me to the point all I could

do was watch them fly away. It was probably just as well as they nodoubt need to maintain some numbers if they are to build up their pop-ulation. My analysis of the pheasant situation in Minnesota after a life-time of hunting them comes down to several problems. I feel weatheris the biggest factor they face during their short lives (2-3 years). It’snot only a matter of surviving Minnesota’s brutally cold and snowywinters when it’s difficult for them to find adequate food and shelter,a favorable nesting time is equally important. We need about threeyears of warm springs so pheasant chicks can find the bugs they needfor food to survive and build up their numbers. Unlike song birds whoare fed by their mothers, they’re on their own when they hatch. Afterseeing the vast acres of grass and swamp land in the western andsouthwestern parts of the state as well as some CRP land, I’m not en-tirely convinced there is a lack of habitat. It’s true that CRP acres aregreat for the birds, but we haven’t had a good nesting season for sev-eral years with the cold, wet springs. Considering pheasants aren’t na-tive to the United States they probably aren’t capable of adapting tothe climate changes of Minnesota. Pheasants had it much easier in the‘40s when farming practices were actually quite primitive comparedto today’s standards. I think we’re in a transitional time for pheasantsand we’ll need to to get some breaks from Mother Nature before thefall roadside counts get better. In the meantime, keep going out andexercising your dog and yourself. Watching a pointer lock up on a birdor birds can still be the most satisfying part of a day’s hunt even thoughchances are it will be a hen. That happened to Vana Sunday and twohens busted out of the cattails as the sun was hanging on the horizonwhen I moved in. Had they been roosters I’d have had a chance for adouble, but the way I’ve been shooting that’s only wishful thinking .. . I like the blue lights on the Birch Ave. South trees in downtownMaple Lake. Many of the residences have their Christmas decorationsup and lighted for the festive season, a task which is still on my to-dolist. I’m in the process of deciding which of my ugly sweaters to usein the Messenger’s contest! I’ve never been among the Black Fridayshoppers that inundate the big box stores before they’ve digested theirturkey dinners. That just isn’t my cup of tea, but it’s a good thingthere’s lots of diversification in the United States where everyone cando their own thing.

Brute’s

Bleatby Harold Brutlag

I hope everyone had a greatThanksgiving. It may not havebeen as warm as last year, but atleast the weather cooperatedaround here, as opposed to thesnow that fell on Thanksgivingnight a year ago.

We have a lot to be thankfulfor. Marrying Sarah is obviouslyat the top of my list. I’m thank-ful for all the friends and familymembers who celebrated ourspecial day with us. Their partic-ipation made everything thatmuch sweeter to celebrate. I’malso thankful to officially be apart of Sarah’s family.

Professionally, I’m thankfulfor all my coworkers and every-one I’ve gotten to know over thepast year in this position. Icouldn’t do this job withoutthose kind people, as evidencedby the paper that was publishedwhile I was on my honeymoon.Also on a professional note, I re-cently learned that one of myphoto stories of a Boy Scout flagretirement ceremony has won anaward in the Minnesota News-paper Association Better News-paper Contest. In three years ofentering submissions in theIowa Newspaper AssociationBNC, I had never won anythingso this award – even if it is thirdplace – is particularly sweet forme.

This community gives me alot of things to be thankful for.There are so many great peopleand organizations that make thisplace great. Specifically, I’mglad that you’ve allowed a newguy to come in and be a part ofthe newspaper and communityat large. I know we may not al-ways agree, but I appreciate theopportunity to be a part of im-portant conversations.

On another note, I’m gratefulto be a part of the Maple LakeChamber of Commerce. I wasrecently voted in as vice presi-dent and will hold the post forthe next year. I look forward tobeing active with the Chamberand helping to grow business inMaple Lake.

This Saturday marks theChamber’s Christmas in MapleLake event at The V by HHfrom 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. I hope tosee a lot of kids and parentsthere, as well as at the Tree ofHope event from 9 a.m. to 1p.m. at the Maple Lake Airport.

• • •Following Thanksgiving

with Sarah’s family, many of usdecided to continue our familybonding by venturing into thecold to look for “Black Friday”deals.

After an unfortunate pajamaincident at one big box retailerlast year, I opted to avoid the

craziness there this year.Instead, I found myself wait-

ing in line at another retailer. Ishowed up about a half-hourearly and already had hundredsof people in front of me.

“That’s OK,” I thought, “atleast we have a plan.”

That plan consisted of mebee-lining it for the small-appli-ance section for a deeply-dis-counted floor steamer, whileSarah looked for DVDs and afew other things on the list.

When I got to where Ithought the steamers would be,I was told they were in their“home location” and there wereonly three of them.

I figured with all the peoplein front of me that they weregone for sure. When I got there,I couldn’t find what I was look-ing for and assumed the worst.

Nonetheless, I kept shop-ping, hoping to find enough bar-gains to make up for missing outon our primary target.

While continuing our quest,Sarah spotted two people scan-ning the price of two floorsteamers. I just had to ask wherethey found them and learnedthat they were where they weresupposed to be. My instinct wasto freak out that I had somehowmissed them, but I composedmyself and started walkingaway.

Then something unexpectedhappened. They started flaggingme back. As it turns out, theydidn’t need two steamers; theywere just making sure both werethe same price since they werein different boxes. The pricechecked out and they offered methe steamer they didn’t need.

Like Ed said in his columnthe other day, it’s better to belucky than good.

The same night, I decided totry a decaf pumpkin spike latte.When I asked where I could putmy tip, they informed me theycould not receive tips.

This really bothered me. I’ve listened to several de-

bates about raising the minimumwage and have always heard theargument that raising the mini-mum wage would raise the costof everything and cause employ-ers to actually cut employees. Ithink there could be some meritto that argument, so I’ve been aproponent of tipping minimum-wage employees who do a goodjob, regardless of their industry.

That moment opened myeyes that even some in serviceindustries cannot receive tips,while also not making a livingwage. I plan to look into thisissue more and I may even starta petition regarding the issue.

Stay tuned.

Minnesotanin trainingby Gabe Licht

Question: What are the dif-ferences in the new youthdriver’s license laws: 15-year-old farm permit user, provisional16-year-old driver’s licensethrough age 18? Please includehow many non-related passen-gers they can have and whattimes of the day they can drive.This is a good refresher to theparents with teens this age.

Answer: This is what Min-nesota law says in reference tofarm permits: “the commis-sioner may issue a restrictedfarm work license to operate amotor vehicle to a person whohas attained the age of 15 yearsand who, except for age, is qual-ified to hold a driver's license.”

• The restricted license shallbe issued solely for the purposeof authorizing the person towhom the restricted license is is-sued to assist the person's par-ents or guardians with farmwork.

• A person holding this re-stricted license may operate amotor vehicle only during day-light hours and only within a ra-dius of 20 miles of the parent'sor guardian's farmhouse; how-ever, in no case may a personholding the restricted license op-erate a motor vehicle in a city ofthe first class (population over100,000.)

• A copy of a property taxstatement showing that the ap-plicant's parent or guardianowns land that is classified asagricultural land or a copy of arental statement or agreementshowing that the applicant's par-ent or guardian rents land classi-fied as agricultural land. Also, a

written verified statement by theapplicant's parent or guardiansetting forth the necessity for thelicense.

As for new drivers with aprovisional driver’s license (16-18 years of age), for the first sixmonths of licensure, driving isprohibited midnight – 5 a.m. Thenighttime limitation is liftedafter the first six months of li-censure. Exemptions:

• Driving when accompaniedby a licensed driver age 25 orolder.

• Driving between home andplace of employment.

• Driving to/from home and aschool event for which theschool has not provided trans-portation.

• Driving for employmentpurposes.

Passenger limitations: For thefirst six months of licensure,only one passenger under theage of 20 is permitted, unless ac-companied by a parent orguardian. For the second sixmonths of licensure, no morethan three passengers under theage of 20 are permitted, unlessaccompanied by a parent orguardian. Exemption:

• Passengers under age 20who are members of the driver'simmediate family are permitted.

If you have any questionsconcerning traffic related lawsor issues in Minnesota, sendyour questions to Trp. JesseGrabow – Minnesota State Pa-trol at 1000 Highway 10 West,Detroit Lakes, MN 56501-2205.(You can follow him on Twitter@MSPPIO_NW or reach himat, [email protected]).

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The White House recently re-leased a new report showing thecritical need for Congressionalpassage of a new Food, Farm andJobs Bill. This comprehensive re-port highlights how the thrivingbusiness of agriculture is a corner-stone of America’s economy, cre-ating jobs and boostingopportunity.

Agricultural production and itsrelated sectors contributed $743billion to U.S. GDP in 2011, ac-counting for nearly 5 percent ofeconomic output. Today about oneout of every 12 jobs in the UnitedStates are connected in some wayto agriculture.

Meanwhile, driven by the pro-ductivity of our farmers and ranch-ers, agricultural exports reachedtheir highest mark ever in 2013 atmore than $140 billion. Due in partto trade promotion programs in theFarm Bill, the five-year periodfrom 2009-2013 is the strongest inhistory for agricultural exports.Compared to the previous five-year period, the U.S. is exportingan average of four million tonsmore bulk commodities each year.These exports alone support morethan a million jobs.

A new Farm Bill would give

producers the tools they need tocontinue fueling agriculture to newheights, while promoting qualityU.S. products abroad. Ultimately,as shown in this week’s report,those efforts have a positive im-pact across our entire economy.

At the same time, the WhiteHouse report notes continuingeconomic challenges in rural areasthat would be addressed, in part,by investments in the new FarmBill. Eighty-five percent of per-sistent poverty counties in Amer-ica—counties where poverty hasbeen high for decades—are inrural areas. And between 2010 and2012, rural America actually lostpopulation.

A new Farm Bill would pro-vide needed investment in rural in-frastructure that would create jobsand boost quality of life in ruralAmerica.

It would invest in the growingbiobased economy that holds apromising future for our smalltowns – both through the creationof clean, renewable energy and themanufacture of advanced biobasedproducts.

A new White House report highlights theneed for a farm billby U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack

Vilsackcontinued on page 10

On the more than 80,000farms across our state, Min-nesota farmers worked aroundthe clock to bring in a successfulharvest. Going from the wetspring that delayed planting, thedry summer that stressed cropsand the wet October that hashampered the harvest, this yearhas not dealt them a perfecthand, but our farmers don't makeexcuses. They just roll up theirsleeves and get the job done.

Congress could learn a lessonor two from our farmers as wework to pass a strong, long-termFarm Bill. As a member of theFarm Bill Conference Commit-tee responsible for crafting thefinal version of the legislation, Iam committed to finding com-mon ground and reaching anagreement that best serves Min-nesota and the country.

Klobucharcontinued on page 10


On Nov. 25, Joshua JamesSavickus, 34, of Monticello,was arrested in Monticello onthe charges of domestic assaultby strangulation and domesticassault.

On Nov. 25, Brad MichaelCargill, 34, of Maple Lake,was arrested in Buffalo on aWright County warrant formethamphetamine parapherna-lia in the presence of a child.

On Nov. 25, David JeffreyScherr, 26, of Clearwater, wascharged with misdemeanor as-sault.

On Nov. 25, Vanessa RuthValentine, 27, of Delano, wascharged with misdemeanor as-sault.

On Nov. 25, Garrett GeorgeVerootis, 19, of Clearwater,was charged with gross misde-meanor theft.

On Nov. 26, Bethany Kath-leen Froslie, 29, of Monticello,was arrested in Monticello onthe charges of third-degreeDWI, second-degree refusaland obstructing legal processwith force.

On Nov. 26, TimothyMichael Roden, 24, of Rock-ford, was arrested in Delano ona Wright County warrant forthird-degree DWI.

On Nov. 26, Riley EugeneMcCoy, 20, of Rockford, wasarrested in Buffalo on a WrightCounty warrant for violationof conditions of release.

On Nov. 26, Nichole MarieOld Bear, 25, of Monticello,was arrested in Monticello onthe charge of theft.

On Nov. 26, Loretta AnnLaroche, 47, of Monticello,was arrested in Monticello onthe charge of aid and abettheft.

On Nov. 26, Mallory LynnNeumann, 24, of St. Michael,was arrested in Buffalo on aBenton County warrant forfalse information to police.

On Nov. 26, Justin MichaelWolney, 25, of Maple Lake,was arrested in Corinna Town-ship on a Minnesota Depart-ment of Corrections warrantfor parole violation and on thecharges of obstruction of thelegal process and flee policeon foot.

On Nov. 27, Arlan JamesVliem, 56 of Buffalo, was ar-rested in Buffalo on the chargeof driving after cancellation in-imical to public safety.

On Nov. 27, John Craig El-letson, 36, of Rockford, wasarrested in Buffalo on a Min-nesota Department of Correc-tions warrant for paroleviolation.

On Nov. 27, Christopher

Allen Rasset, 43, of Annan-dale, was arrested in Annan-dale on the charge of drivingafter cancellation inimical topublic safety.

On Nov. 27, Shawn KingDeJean, 58, of Rockford, wasarrested in Rockford on aDakota County warrant forsecond-degree assault.

On Nov. 27, Leon HaroldGilder, 48, of Delano, wascharged with felony obscenitydissemination.

On Nov. 28, Ryan DavidSkinner, 28, of Montrose, wasarrested in Buffalo on thecharges of third-degree DWIand second-degree refusal.

On Nov. 28, Johnny RayCumpian, 43, of Otsego, wasarrested in Albertville on thecharge of third-degree DWI.

On Nov. 28, Shane MichaelStoffels, 26, of Delano, was ar-rested in Rockford on thecharge of second-degree DWI.

On Nov. 30, Tony Ray Wat-son, 52, of Waverly, was ar-rested in Marysville Townshipon a Wright County warrantfor domestic assault.

On Dec. 1, Troy Elliott Bye,19, of Hanover, was arrested inHanover on the charge of do-mestic assault.

On Dec. 1, Casey HaroldLambert, 22, of Maple Lake,was arrested in Waverly on thecharge of disorderly conduct.

On Dec. 1, Nicholas Timo-thy Atzl, 19, of Monticello,was arrested in Monticello onan Anoka County warrant forunderage consumption.

On December 1, TimothyMark Haberman, 19, of De-lano, was arrested in Buffaloon a Wright County warrantfor financial transaction cardfraud.

On Dec. 1, Kristofer AllynSlaughter, 35, of Buffalo, wasarrested in Buffalo on Hen-nepin County warrant for falseinformation to police.

On Dec. 2, John CharlesBenik, 27, of St. Michael, wasarrested in St. Michael on thecharges of domestic assault,fourth-degree assault, obstruct-ing legal process with forceand knowingly transferring acommunicable disease.

There were 29 property-damage accidents, five per-sonal-injury accidents, fourhit-and-run accidents and 22car-deer accidents.

There were 13 arrests forDWI, two underage-consump-tion arrests, no school bus stoparm violations and 65 ticketsfor miscellaneous traffic viola-tions reported this week.

Albrecht, Matthew Duane,age 22, of Howard Lake, sen-tenced on 11/25/13 for FelonyBurglary in the Third Degreeto a stay of execution for fiveyears on conditions of proba-tion, serve 120 days jail, pay$100 fine plus surcharges, un-dergo a chemical dependencyassessment and follow all rec-ommendations, have no use orpossession of alcohol or non-prescription drugs, submit torandom testing, pay restitu-tion, obtain permission beforeleaving the state, have no useor possession of firearms ordangerous weapons, completea cognitive behavior program,submit to random searches,have no same or similar viola-tions. Sentenced by JudgeMcPherson.

Ogren, Dylan James, age19, of Hanover, sentenced on11/26/13 for Gross Misde-meanor Aid and Abet StolenProperty to 365 days jail, $200fine; 320 days stayed for twoyears on conditions of proba-tion, serve 45 days jail, pay$200 fine plus surcharges, un-dergo chemical dependency

evaluation and follow all rec-ommendations, includingtreatment, have no use or pos-session of alcohol or non-pre-scription drugs, submit torandom testing, provide DNAsample, have no same or simi-lar violations. Sentenced byJudge McPherson.

Olaez, Jissel Juaraz, age20, of Buffalo, sentenced on11/25/13 for Criminal Damageto Property to 6 days jail.Sentenced by Judge McPher-son.

Peterson, Daniel Lee, age24, of Buffalo, sentenced on11/13/13 for Gross Misde-meanor Giving Peace OfficerFalse Name to 365 days jail,$100 fine; 360 days stayed fortwo years on conditions ofprobation, serve 5 days jail,pay $100 fine plus surcharges,have no same or similar viola-tions. Sentenced by JudgeStrand.

Wehr, Brett Michael, age24, of Delano, sentenced on11/26/13 for Probation Viola-tions for Felony Theft to 75days jail. Sentenced by JudgeMcPherson.

DEC. 2 REPORT OF THEWRIGHT COUNTY SHERIFF

NOV. 25 REPORT OF THEWRIGHT COUNTY ATTORNEY

County boardcontinued from page 1

Since that 2012 announce-ment, Wright County has donewhat it can to prevent beingabsorbed into the Met Council.

“It was made crystal clearearly on after the announce-ment that we had no interest inbeing part of the Met Council,”County Highway Engineer Vir-gil Hawkins said. “It was fromthat framework that thisprocess went on.”

The Memo of Understand-ing would keep Wright County

as part of the Region 7WTransportation Policy Board,which represents counties inCentral Minnesota, essentiallyalong the Interstate 94 andHighway 10 corridors. Com-missioner Mark Daleidenstated the lack of county inter-est in being part of the MetCouncil was mutual.

“The Met Council has nointerest in adding us to itsgroup either,” Daleiden said.“The only reason this came upwas because of federal regula-tions. This formalizes that wewill maintain jurisdiction overprojects planned in WrightCounty.”

The commissioners unani-mously voted to approve theMemo of Understanding andkeep themselves separate fromthe Met Council, whichbrought a sigh of relief forthose who have feared WrightCounty would be the forgottencomponent of the metro area ifabsorbed into the Met Council.

“From those of us whowant to keep our distance fromthe Met Council, this allows usto do that and stay in Region7W,” Commissioner CharlieBorrell said. “That’s a goodthing.”

In other business, the board:• Conducted its annual

Truth In Local Taxationevening meeting. There were atotal of 12 members of thepublic who attended the meet-ing, all of them asking ques-tions specific to the propertytaxes on their land parcel oraddress specific line items ofthe county’s 2014 draft budgetand levy. The meeting lastedabout 90 minutes.

• Adopted a resolution toadvance state aid highwayfunds for 2013 in the amountof $1.08 million. Last year, thecounty advance-encumbered$3.1 million, a figure the newcounty board wanted reduced.

• Transferred $1 millionfrom the general fund into theTechnology Special ProjectsFund for upgrades to be madeto the county’s infrastructureand technology upgrades in2014.

• Accepted a grant in theamount of $282,000 for the2014-15 Radiological Emer-gency Preparedness Grant. Thefunds help the county preparein case of an emergency at thenuclear power plant in Monti-cello. In a related item, theboard authorized signatures onthe annual update of thecounty’s radiological emer-gency preparedness plan.

• Approved a policy that

will allow employees to usetheir personal phones as workphones and receive a stipendfor doing so. Under thecounty’s current policy, busi-ness is conducted on county-owned phones andredundancies and high costshave come into play. The pro-gram will start as a pilot proj-ect using the highway, parksand surveyor departments asthe test group for the programin 2014. The program will paya stipend of $15 a month foremployees to use their owncell phones and $50 a monthfor those who need a smartphone to conduct business.The program takes effect Jan.1, 2014, and will be reviewedafter one year.

• Authorized a not-to-ex-ceed amount of $29,500 tohave the firm of Hagen, Chris-tenson & McIlwain Architectsto be the consultant for a spacestudy/needs assessment for thePublic Works Building.

• Approved contracting withthe University of Minnesota-Duluth to update the county’sHazard Mitigation Plan. Notonly was the UMD proposalcheaper, the university has astrong track record of complet-ing such plan updates for othercounties in the state.

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Maple Lake’s Volunteer FireDept. and Ambulance Service re-sponded to the following emer-gencies during the past week: Nov. 29, 6:54 a.m.: Medical.Patient transported by MapleLake Ambulance to the BuffaloHospital ER.

Nov. 27, 10:27 p.m.: Medical.Patient transported by Allina Am-bulance.

Nov. 26, 2:41 p.m.: Medical.Patient transported by MapleLake Ambulance to the St. CloudHospital ER.

Nov. 26, 2:12 p.m.: Medical.Patient transported by MapleLake Ambulance to the BuffaloHospital ER.

Nov. 26, 10:28 a.m.: Medical.Patient transported by MapleLake Ambulance to the BuffaloHospital ER.

Maple Lake’s Volunteer FireDepartment responded to a firealarm at 220 Seventh St. in MapleLake on Nov. 26 at 8:12 a.m. Thecall was cancelled by a WrightCounty Deputy while the fire-fighters were enroute.

Maple Lake Rescue re-sponded to a report of two peoplelost in Ney Park, 5212 73rd St.NW, Maple Lake Township, onNov. 30 at 3:58 p.m. Both werelocated prior to the start of asearch.

Maple Lake Rescue re-sponded to a medical on Nov. 26,4:41 p.m., at 555 2nd St. W.,Maple Lake. They provided pa-tient care until an ambulance ar-rived.

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Igho-Osagie has beencharged with two counts ofaiding and abetting second-de-gree murder and one count ofaiding and abetting first-de-gree aggravated robbery.

Fisher has been chargedwith two counts of aiding andabetting second-degree mur-der, aiding and abetting first-degree aggravated robbery andaiding an offender as an ac-complice after the fact.

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lath’s arrest, the family ofKyle Greene released a state-ment thanking officers and de-tectives of the AnnandalePolice Department and WrightCounty Sheriff’s Office “fortheir prompt, thorough and on-going investigation, which ledto the arrest of several individ-uals connected to this sense-less tragedy.”

“We remain confident thatjustice will be served,” thestatement continued.

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The Maple Lake Messenger reserves the right to edit entries and does not guarantee publication of community events. Space limits the size and numberof articles. Programs and Events deadline is 4 p.m.Monday. If your information must be published,please consider placing an ad.

Dec. 5: AA & Al-Anon, 7:30p.m., Buffalo Evangelical FreeChurch, 2051 50th St. NE,County Rds. 25 & 113.

Dec. 7: AA, 7:30 p.m., Buf-falo Evangelical Free Church,2051 50th St. NE, County Rds.25 & 113.

Dec. 8: Chatham Climbers4-H Club, 6 p.m., ChathamTownship Hall, 1695 EldridgeAve. NW, Maple Lake. Newmembers always welcome. Forupdated information, contactPribyl’s, 320-963-3812.

Dec. 9: S.A.M. quiltinggroup, 7 a.m., St. Timothy’sChurch basement.

Dec. 9: Maple Lake SchoolBoard, 7 p.m., board room.

Dec. 9: Al-Anon and Men’s12 Step Group, 7:30 p.m., Buf-falo Evangelical Free Church,

2051 50th St. NE, County Rds.25 & 113.

Dec. 10: American LegionPost 131, 7:30 p.m., Maple LakeLegion Club.

Dec. 10: Annandale LakersAA & Al-Anon, 8 p.m., UnitedMethodist Church of Annandale,250 Oak Ave. N.; 320-274-3380.

Dec. 10: Gamblers Anony-mous & AA, 7:30 p.m., BuffaloEvangelical Free Church, 205150th St. NE, County Rds. 25 &113.

Dec. 10: Celebrate Recov-ery (non-denominationalChristian-based recovery pro-gram), 7 p.m., MonticelloCovenant Church; 763-295-2112.

Dec. 11: Friends of theMaple Lake Library, 4:30 p.m.,city hall.

Thirty years after its 1978 ded-ication, Maple Manor received a$580,000 renovation. … MapleLake High School teacher, GordyPeterson, died after an accident re-sulting in a fall in his brother’shome for Thanksgiving. … Volun-teers helped move the Friends ofthe Maple Lake Library into itscurrent downtown home. …Maple Lake Elementary secondgrade teacher Andrew Neumannwas selected to be the new Light-ning wrestling team’s head coach.... And that’s the way it was fiveyears ago this week.

George Palmer, president ofSecurity State Bank of MapleLake, announced the appointmentof Doyle Van Dyne to the positionof executive vice president/seniorcommercial loan officer. … Attor-ney Daniel E. Fobbe joined thepersonal injury law firm Meyer &Associates P.A. of Minneapolis. …Terence L. Remer and StephenStein were killed in a two-vehicle,head-on crash in Stearns County.... And that’s the way it was 15years ago this week.

The Maple Lake High SchoolFoods I Class sponsored an openhouse in which the public was in-vited to meet the students in theclass as well as sample their holi-day treats. … Maple Lake’s Wel-come Wagon got into action byextending their official welcome tonew resident, Angela Martin. Shereceived a package containingnearly $100.00 in redeemablecoupons and gifts from local mer-chants. … Reverend Mark Juettnerwas installed as pastor at theChurch of St. Timothy. ... Andthat’s the way it was 25 years agothis week.

Clarence L. Rassat purchasedthe Cities Service Oil businessfrom Walt Sykora and WindyMcLane. The newly-purchasedcompany was renamed C. L. Ras-sat Oil Co.. … “HillbillyCourtship” was the junior classplay starring Tom Burchett asLuke and Jean Pribyl as Lulu. …Customers at Dircks Fairwaycould purchase a three-pound bagof winesap apples for just $0.39. ...And that’s the way it was 50 yearsago this week.

Wright County Public Health

offers cholesterol testing in the

Wellness on Wheels (WOW) van.

For WOW van sites, appointments

or questions, call Rosemary at

682-7717 or toll free, 1-800-362-

3667, Ext. 7717.

Wellness on Wheels Services

include: Adult and Child Immu-

nizations; Health Screening:

Blood Pressure, Diabetes, Choles-

terol (by appointment), Pregnancy,

Health and Wellness; Child Car

Seat Check (by appointment); In-

formation about: Healthy Lifestyle

- Exercise, Nutrition, Recommen-

dations for Routine Medical Care,

Safety - Individual, Home, Car

Seat, Pregnancy, Childbirth, Par-

enting, Child Health, Growth &

Development, Reproductive

Health & Family Planning, Infec-

tious Diseases, Chronic Illness,

Unhealthy Lifestyle Behaviors,

such as Smoking, Drug and Alco-

hol Abuse, Unsafe Sex; Informa-

tion and Assistance in Accessing

Resources.

For appointments or questions,

call 763-682-7717, or toll-free at

1-800-362-3667, ext. 7717. For

immunizations, bring past immu-

nization records to the van, if

available. * Van hours Monday

through Thursday are from 2 p.m.

to 6 p.m. and on Saturday from 9

a.m. to 1 p.m.

Upcoming dates:

Tuesday, Dec. 10: Coborn’s,

Delano

Wednesday, Dec. 11: Bank

West, Hanover

Thursday, Dec. 12: Market-

place, Annandale

Monday, Dec. 16: Walmart,

Monticello

Tuesday, Dec. 17: Clark Sta-

tion, Montrose

Wednesday, Dec. 18: Market-

place, St. Michael

Thursday, Dec. 19: Market-

place, Cokato

The complete WOW van

schedule is available online at:

http://www.co.wright.mn.us/de-

partment/humanservices/wow

WOWWellness on Wheels

Offering a nutritious meal in awarm, caring atmosphere withfriendship and fun. Everyonewelcome. The Senior DiningCenter is located at Maple ManorWest, 555 2nd St. W. For more in-formation, call 320-963-5771.

MONDAY, Dec. 9BBQ Riblet, O’Brien Pota-

toes, Steamed Cabbage, WheatBread, Ice Cream

TUESDAY, Dec. 10Lasagna, Green Beans, Let-

tuce Salad, Garlic Breadstick,Raspberry Parfait

WEDNESDAY, Dec. 11Chicken Marinara, Egg Noo-

dles, Italian Lettuce Salad, Scan-dinavian Blend Vegetables, SugarCookie

THURSDAY, Dec. 12Country-Fried Steak,

Whipped Potatoes w/Gravy, Cin-namon Carrots, Wheat Bread,Gelatin

FRIDAY, Dec. 13Breaded Fish, Rosemary

Roasted Potatoes, Broccoli Nor-mandy, Wheat Bread, Peanut-Butter Bar

Senior Dining menu Dec. 9 - 13

55+ Driver Improvement Program

The Minnesota HighwaySafety Center will be offering 55+Driver Improvement Programcourses on the following days:

December 11 (4 Hr. RefresherCourse) 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.,Waverly Knights of Columbus,301 5th St. N., Waverly

December 12 (4 Hr. RefresherCourse) 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.,Buffalo Community Center, 206Central Ave., Buffalo

December 14 (4 Hr. RefresherCourse) 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.,Cabela’s, 20200 Rogers Drive,Rogers

The Driver Improvementcourse is open to the public; pre-registration is required. A MNHighway Safety & Research Cen-ter certified instructor teaches thisclass. By utilizing the most up-

to-date research in the field, par-ticipants will be provided the lat-est information in regards todriver safety, new laws, and vehi-cle technology. This class hassomething for everyone. The feefor the four hour refresher courseis $20.00 and the eight-hourcourse is $24.00. For more infor-mation or to register, visitwww.mnsafetycenter.org or callTOLL FREE 1-(888)-234-1294.

Persons age 55 and older whocomplete the course qualify for a10% discount on their auto insur-ance premiums for three years,according to Minnesota law.First-time participants must com-plete the initial eight hours oftraining and a four-hour refresherclass every three years to main-tain the 10% discount.

The Department of Natural Re-sources said the thin layers of icethat are forming on Minnesota wa-ters right now are not always safe.

“The bottom line is it's crucialthat people do not let their guarddown,” said Kara Owens, DNRboat and water safety specialist,“because ice is never 100 percentsafe. A few days of cold tempera-tures don’t create ice strongenough to hold a person.”

According to Owens, six peopledied last winter after fallingthrough the ice.

The DNR recommends anyone

heading out on the ice to: carry aset of ice picks, check with a localbait shop or resort— ask about iceconditions— and measure the ice.

DNR clear ice thickness rec-ommendations are:

4 inches for walking.5 inches for a snowmobile or

ATV.8-12 inches for a car.

12-15 inches for a medium-sizedtruck.

For more information, visitwww.dnr.state.mn.us/safety/ice/thickness.html.

DNR reminder: Not all ice is safe

Camp Courage & Friendship Holiday Party FridayThe Camps of Courage & Friendship Auxiliary will host their annual

Holiday Fundraising Party at 6 p.m. Friday, at the Camp Friendship Din-ing Hall, 10509 108th St. NW, Annandale. The evening features hors d’o-evures and a dessert buffet, wine and beer sampling by Coburn’s, 50-50drawing event (last year $1000 was given back in prizes), more than 100silent auction baskets and door prizes. All proceeds benefit programs forindividuals with disabilities. Advance tickets are recommended, as ticketsmay be limited at the door. Call 320-274-2085 for tickets and information.

St. Ignatius CCW Christ Child Luncheon is FridayThe St. Ignatius CCW annual Christ Child Luncheon will be from

10:45 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Friday, at St. Ignatius Catholic Church, 35 BirchSt. E., Annandale. Cookies and candy will be available at Santa’s SweetShoppe. Proceeds will go to Birthline of St. Cloud, Birthright of Monti-cello, Dakota Woodlands and MCCL. Tickets will be available at the door.

Action for Children-Zambia gala is Friday"Mama Carol" McBrady will host a dinner and dance gala for Action

For Children-Zambia starting with a social hour at 6 p.m. Friday, Dec. 6,at Reichel's Event Center in Annandale. The event will include dinner at7 p.m., followed by a live auction, program and music by The Jupes. Formore information or reservations, contact Betty Thomes at 320-963-3940or Sarah Thomes at 763-670-3940 or check out www.afczambia.org.

‘Holiday Mail for Heroes’ mailbox ends FridayThe American Red Cross Northern Minnesota Region invites Ameri-

cans to show gratitude and best wishes to those who have served our coun-try. Through Friday, Americans can create and send cards to servicemembers, veterans and their families who will receive cards across thecountry and around the world by mailing them to: Holiday Mail for He-roes, P.O. Box 5456, Capitol Heights, MD 20791-5456. To ensure thatcards are delivered in time for the holidays, they must be postmarked nolater than Dec. 6. Individuals are asked to refrain from sending letters,monetary donations or any other kinds of inserts with the cards. Pleasealso refrain from using glitter. More information can be found athttp://www.redcross.org/holidaymail redcross.org/holidaymail.

Girl Scouts ‘Kids Only Sale’ on Saturday Bring your children to the Kids Only Sale from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday,

Dec. 7, at the Buffalo Community Middle School Mall. To prepare yourchild/ren for the sale, please do the following; bring small bills, put moneyin an envelope with a list of people to buy for and how much per person,put your child’s name or your name and phone number on the envelope.Paper bags are available for shopping but having a cloth bag with themwill really help carry the items being purchased. The sale is a combinedeffort between all the troops from Buffalo/Maple Lake/Montrose. ContactSheri Nichols at 763-286-7756 or [email protected] with questions.

Chamber hosting Christmas in ML on SaturdayThe Chamber will be hosting Christmas in Maple Lake on Saturday,

Dec. 7, from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at The "V" by HH. The Fire Dept.will bring Santa, while Mrs. Claus waits at The "V". There is a great needfor volunteers to help from 9 a.m. to approximately 2 p.m. Anyone whowould like to donate toward the balloon artist or Santa and Mrs. Clauscostume rentals, please email Cathy at [email protected].

Tree of Hope at ML Airport on SaturdayThe Holiday Tree of Hope will once again be based at the Maple Lake

Airport from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday. Desired gifts include items forchildren, birth to 18 years old, that could include stuffed animals, books,puzzles, dolls, trucks, books, videos, CDs, cameras, electronic hand-heldgames, jewelry, cosmetics, cards, clothes and small radios. Checks madepayable to Tree of Hope will also be accepted. Donations may also bemade online via credit card. Bring donations to the Maple Lake Airportno later than Dec. 7. For more information or to arrange for toys to bepicked up, contact Elaine Morrow of Minnesota Chapter 99s at 952-955-2802, or e-mail [email protected], or Howie and Deb Klier of ZuhrahShriner Flyers at 952-898-5735, or e-mail [email protected].

St. John’s Lutheran Church Holiday Fair SaturdaySt. John’s Lutheran Church, 331 West Harrison St., Annandale, will be

hosting their holiday fair from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. There willbe bakery items, fresh lefse made and sold on site, crafts, collectibles andmuch more. Sloppy joes, sweet rolls, pie, coffee, and milk will be servedfor lunch. All proceeds go to charity.

St. Timothy Church events begin this SaturdayThe 18th Annual Craft and Bake Sale sponsored by the St. Timothy’s

Council of Catholic Women is Saturday. Cookies, candies, breads, foodsand crafts will be for sale in the basement of St. Timothy Catholic Church.Sale runs 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and 8 a.m. to noon Sunday. Proceedsare to be used to fund parish projects. St. Timothy's Church will also becollecting boys’ and men’s shoes after each Mass on Saturday and Sunday.The shoes will be sent to Action For Children-Zambia.

Buffalo Community Orchestra concert is SaturdayThe Buffalo Community Orchestra, led by Conductor Erik Rohhde,

will host their annual concert, “The Nutcracker and Other Sweets” at 7:30p.m. Saturday at the Buffalo High School Performing Arts Center. Theevent is in its 13th year and draws attendance from a four-county area. Itfeatures the Wright County Chamber Chorus with members of the BuffaloHigh School Choir, led by Director Michael Walsh, and the wRight RingersCommunight Handbell Ensemble, led by directors Sherilyn Burgdorf andJill Starr. The North Ballet Youth Company, of Rogers, directed by BreannaDvorak, will bring Tchaikovsky’s “The Nutcracker” to life.

National Children’s Memorial Day is SundayThe National Children’s Memorial Day is Dec. 8. Candles will be lit

by families and friends in homes around the world in memory of childrenwho have died. Candle lighting will begin in New Zealand and end onthe West Coast of the United States. Compassionate Friends of Rock-ford, Peterson Chapell and Buffalo Hospital Foundation are sponsoringthe event.

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John E.Raiche, age80, of MapleLake, diedT h u r s d a y,Nov. 28,2013, at hisresidence.

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Burial was at 10 a.m. Wednes-day, Dec. 4, 2013, at St. Timo-thy’s Catholic Church, MapleLake, with Fr. John Meyer offi-ciating. Interment services wereat 2:00 p.m. Wednesday meetingin Assembly Area #4 at FortSnelling National Cemetery,Minneapolis. Visitation wasfrom 4-8 p.m. Tuesday and 8:30-9:30 a.m. Wednesday at theDingmann Funeral Care Chapel,Maple Lake. There was a prayerservice 7 p.m. Tuesday.

John E. Raiche was born July2, 1933, in Maple Lake to Zeband Clara (Courchane) Raiche.He served his country as a mem-ber of the U.S. Navy during theKorean War. He married Mar-lene Ann Figge on Sept. 15,1956, in Annandale and she pre-ceded him in death on Sept. 9,2011. John worked for GoodinCompany in Minneapolis andthen for 17 years in security atthe Monticello Nuclear PowerPlant. He was a member of St.Timothy’s Catholic Church andMaple Lake American LegionPost 131. John enjoyed hunting,fishing and trapping.

He is survived by his son,Ken, and his wife, Janeice, ofFredericksburg, Va.; threegrandchildren: Erin (Andy) Ben-der, Jennifer (Landy) Dove andAnthony Raiche; three great-grandchildren: Katarina Dove,Ethan Dove and Dominic Ben-der; and two sisters: CatherineMorrisay, of Monticello, andBetty (Cliff) McAlpine, of Day-ton. He was preceded in deathby his wife, Marlene; brothers,Duane and Roland; and sisters,Annabelle Schaufler and MaryHelen Raiche.

The pallbearers were ErinBender, Jennifer Dove, AnthonyRaiche, Dennis Raiche, CharlesSchaufler and MichaelMcAlpine. The music for theservice was provided by SarahGoelz and Krista Elsenpeter Tar-box.

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Parents of children who have died are invited to attend a candle lightingceremony from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at King’s House, 621 1st Ave. S., Buffalo.For more information, email to [email protected].

Planning Commission open house is TuesdayThe Maple Lake Planning Commission is hosting an open house from

6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at City Hall Council Chambers to gather publicopinion about future business parks. It should be noted that this is partof a long-range planning activity and this open house is an early stagepublic input phase of that process. No city representatives, property own-ers, developers or others are engaged in negotiations, property purchases,rezoning or other development activities. Questions should be directedto City Hall at 320-963-3611 or [email protected]

‘Ring the Bells' brunch is Dec. 12Get into the Christmas spirit by attending the "Ring the Bells" brunch

at 9:30 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 12, at Reichel's Event Center. You'll enjoygreat food, awesome music by Diane Sorenson, of Maple Lake; a helpfulfeature by chiropractor, Dr. Mitch Uecker, of Annandale; and an inspi-rational message by speaker Nancy Brydges, of White Bear Lake. Makereservations by calling Sheree before 8 p.m. at 320-963-6625, Dawn at612-723-3905, or email [email protected]. This event is spon-sored by Stonecroft Ministries.

Blizzard Ball starts sign-upDiamonds and Dreams will host the third annual Irish Diamonds Bliz-

zard Ball Tournament on Saturday, Jan. 18, 2014, at Bolduan Park. Signup today by calling Shelley at 320-260-7237.

Wright County CommunityAction (WCCA) offers MNsurenavigation assistance if you needhelp finding health insurance cov-erage for you, your family, or foryour small business. WrightCounty Community Action’sHealth Insurance Navigators arededicated to guiding you throughthe process of obtaining afford-able health coverage throughMinnesota’s health insurance ex-change. MNsure is an online mar-

ketplace created under the Afford-able Care Act to bring togetherpublic and private insurance pro-grams with payment assistanceand tax credits to make themmore affordable. Open enrollmentthrough MNsure began October1, 2013, and runs through March31, 2014.

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Blood donations could be thegift of life. This holiday season,the American Red Cross encour-ages eligible donors to givesomething that means something— a blood donation.

Upcoming blood donationsavailable in Wright County:

Dec. 16 from 1-7 p.m. atAmerican Legion, 200 BabcockBlvd. West in Delano

Dec. 19 from 10 a.m. to 4p.m. at T.O. Plastics, 830 CountyRoad 75 in Clearwater

Dec. 21 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.at Fitness Evolution, 101 14thSt. NE in Buffalo

How to donate bloodSimply call 1-800-RED

CROSS (1-800-733-2767) orvisit http://www.redcross-blood.org to make an appoint-ment or for more information.All blood types are needed to en-sure a reliable supply for pa-tients. A blood donor card ordriver’s license or two otherforms of identification are re-quired at check-in. Individualswho are 17 years of age (16 withparental consent in some states),weigh at least 110 pounds andare in generally good health maybe eligible to donate blood. Highschool students and other donors18 years of age and younger alsohave to meet certain height andweight requirements.

Give the gift of bloodthis holiday seasonCHURCH OF ST. TIMOTHY

8 Oak Ave. N., Maple LakePh.: 320-963-3726www.churchofsttimothy.orgPastor: John MeyerSchool Principal: Deacon Mike MedleySAT.: 3:30-4:15 p.m., Confessions; 4:30p.m., Mass.SUN.: 8 & 10 a.m., Mass.

BETHLEHEM UNITEDCHURCH OF CHRIST Ph.: 320-963-3118www.uccml.orgPastor: Dr. Jeffrey Palmermail to:[email protected].: 9:30 a.m., Worship; 10:30 a.m., Fel-lowship; 10:45 a.m., G.I.F.T.; 11 a.m.,Confirmation.TUES.: 10 a.m., Bible Study at Irish Bless-ings; 7 p.m., Bible Study.

HOLY CROSS LUTHERANCHURCH5460 63rd St. NW, Box 462, Maple LakePh.: 320-963-3536www.holycrossmaplelake.comPastors: Steven King and Culynn CurtisVisitors Are Always Welcome!SUN.: 8 a.m., Traditional Service; 9:15a.m., Education Hour; 10:30 a.m., Con-temporary Service.MON.: 11 a.m., Staff Meeting; 1 p.m.,First of All Prayer Group, Quilters.

IMMANUEL LUTHERAN CHURCHIN SILVER CREEK (LCMS)11390 Elliott Ave. N.W., M.L.Ph.: 763-878-2820Pastor: Rev. George W. Sagissor IIISUN.: 10 a.m., Worship Service; 11:15a.m., Sunday School, Bible Study.

SILVER CREEK COMMUNITY CHURCH4282 114th St. NW, Maple Lake3 miles so. of I-94 on Co. Rd. 143,just off Hwy. 8; Ph.: 320-963-3957; 605-553-5240www.silvercreekcommunitychurch.orgPastor: Luke BaehrSUN.: 9 a.m., Worship; 10:30 a.m., Sun-day School, Bible Study.

ANNANDALE EVAN. FREECHURCH10252 St. Hwy. 55 N.W., AnnandalePh.: 320-274-8951Pastor: Dennis L. JohnsonTHURS: 1:30 p.m., Moms in Prayer; 7p.m., Cry Out Practice.FRI.: 6 p.m., Scrapbooking/Crafting; 6:30p.m., Ladies Christmas Party.SAT.: 9:30 a.m., Program Practice.SUN.: 8:15 a.m., Prayer; 8:30 & 11 a.m.,Worship; 9:45 a.m., Sunday School; 12:15p.m., Potluck and Annual Meeting.MON.: 9 a.m., Grandmas in Touch; 7 p.m.,Men’s Bible Study.TUES.: 3:30 p.m., Friends of Faith; 5:45p.m., Evangelism; 6 p.m., Celebrate Re-covery Dinner; 7 p.m., Celebrate Recov-ery.WED.: 2 p.m., Young at Heart; 6 p.m.,Awana; 7 p.m., Solid Rock, Women’sBible Study.

ANNANDALE UNITEDMETHODIST CHURCH250 Oak Ave. N., Box 329, Annan.Ph.: 320-274-5127www.mumac.org/~annandaleumcPastor: Marilee BensonFRI.: 7:30 p.m., Narcotics Anonymous. SUN.: 9 a.m., Worship Service; 10:15a.m., Coffee Fellowship, Sunday School.TUES.: 8 p.m., AA/Al-Anon.

BETHLEHEM LUTHERANCHURCH7809 Co. Rd. 35 W., AnnandalePh.: 320-963-3592Pastor: Lynn MachulaSUN.: 9:30 a.m., Worship Service w/Com-munion; 10:30 a.m., Sunday School &Bible Study.WED.: 4:30 p.m., Bible Study.

EAGLES GROVE CHURCHPO Box 1020, AnnandaleLocation: Hwy. 55, next to The Market-placePh.: 320-248-6024Lead Pastor: Jason Pencewww.eaglesgrove.org & FacebookSUN.: 10:30 a.m., Worship Service; Ener-gized Music and Quality Children’s Pro-grams Provided.

MT. HERMON LUTHERANCHURCH1284 Keats Ave. N.W., AnnandalePh.: 320-963-3284Pastor: Marianne Zitzewitz

SUN.: 9:30 a.m., Worship Service w/Com-munion; Family Night.WED.: Women of the ELCA. Call 320-963-3284 for Time.

ST. JOHN’S LUTHERAN CHURCH331 W. Harrison St., AnnandalePh.: 320-274-8827www.stjohns-annandale.orgPastor: Dave E. Nelson SUN.: 8:30 Traditional Worship; 10 a.m.,Contemporary Worship.

BUFFALO SEVENTH-DAYADVENTIST CHURCH200 2nd Ave. NE, BuffaloPh.: 763-682-3582Pastor: Devin LocatiSAT.: 9:45 a.m., Bible Study; 11 a.m.,Church Service.

HOSANNA LUTHERAN CHURCH1705 Hwy. 25 N., Buffalo, Mo. Syn.Pastor: Rob JarvisPh.: 763-682-3278; www.hosannalcms.orgSUN.: 9 a.m., Worship Service; 10:30a.m., Bible Study and Sunday School.TUES.: 8 p.m., Young Adults Group.WED.: 10 a.m., Bible Study; 7 p.m., Con-firmation Class.

BUFFALO UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST FELLOWSHIPWED.: Discussion Group Meets the 2nd &4th Wednesday, Sept. thru May, 7:30 p.m.,at Buffalo Community Center, Across theStreet from the Post Office at 206 CentralAve. (Hwy. 25). For More Information,Call Luke at 763-682-4616 or Visitwww.buuf.us. Everyone is welcome.

BUFFALO EVANGELICALFREE CHURCH2051 50th Street NE, Buffalo (corner ofHwy. 25 N. & County Rd. 113)Ph. 763-682-6846; [email protected] Pastor: Brian ThorstadTHURS.: 7 p.m., Small Groups; 7:30 a.m.,AA & Al-Anon.FRI.: 6 a.m., Men’s Small Group; 7 p.m.,Small Groups.SUN.: 9:30 a.m., Worship Service, CoffeeFellowship, Children’s Church; 11 a.m.,Sunday School for All Ages; 6 p.m., YouthGroups; 7 p.m., Small Group. MON.: 7 p.m., Women’s Bible Study; 7:30p.m., Al-Anon.TUES.: 7 p.m., Knitting Ministry; 7:30p.m., Men’s Small Group, AA, GA.WED.: 6:30 p.m., Awana, Choir Practice.

BUFFALO COVENANT CHURCH1601 Hwy. 25 N., BuffaloPh.: 763-682-1470www.buffalocov.orgLead Pastor: Max FrazierFRI.: 7 p.m., Christmas at Home Women’sMinistry; Christmas Party.SAT.: 8 a.m., Men’s Breakfast; 9 a.m.,Children’s Program Practice; 9:30 a.m.,Women’s Daniel Bible Study.SUN.: 9:30 & 11 a.m., Children’s Christ-mas Program Worship; 11 a.m., Confirma-tion; 6:30 p.m., Chill Out.MON.: Noon, Prayer Group; 1 p.m.,Women’s Bible Study; 7 p.m., Commis-sions Meetings; 8:15 p.m., Council Meet-ing. TUES.: 9 a.m., MOPS Steering; 6 p.m.,Grief Share; 6:30 p.m., Divorce.WED.: 6 a.m., Purity Platoon; 9 a.m.,Shuffleboard; 5 p.m., Awana Supper; 6p.m., Awana, Hang Time Christmas Partyat Huikko’s; 6:30 p.m., ConfirmationClass.THURS.: 6:30 p.m., Purity Platoon, Wor-ship Team Practice; 6:45 p.m., Choir Re-hearsal.

FAITH LUTHERAN CHURCHLCMC12449 Clementa Ave. NW, MonticelloPastor: Jim Tetlie, 763-878-2092www.lutheran-faith.orgSecretary’s office hours are: 9 a.m. to 3p.m.,Tuesdays, Wednesday & ThursdaySUN.: 10 a.m., Worship Service.

CELEBRATION COMMUNITYCHURCHAffiliated with Evangelical Free Ch.Box 171, Montrose; 763-675-3003Interim Pastor: Dawson Grover; 612-978-2766SUN.: 10 a.m., Worship at Montrose Ele-mentary School Gymnasium.

TRI-COUNTY ALLIANCE CHURCH8464 160th St. N.W.Clearwater, MN; 320-558-2750Interim Pastor: Bob Morton SUN.: 10:30 a.m., Worship Service.

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Mrs. Mitzi Shaughnessy (above) taught her kindergarten students at St. Timothy’sSchool about the first Thanksgiving. Students baked corn muffins and shook creamto make butter to celebrate the feast. (Above, left) Aleigha Pawelk and Jacob Englandmix up batter for corn muffins. (Above, right) Shaughnessy fills muffin tins with cornmuffin mix, while Noah Elsenpeter and Sean Riviere look on. (Photos submitted by Sharon Latour)


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The Thanksgiving Dance on Wednesday, Nov. 26, offeredplenty of fun activities for local students. (Above) JosieNiemiec takes her turn doing the limbo, while AnahiBlahut waits in line. (Right) Nikki Wilson and MikaylaKoss take some time off from dancing to pose for a pic-ture. (Bottom) Kate LaTour, Hannah Warner, Grace Hey-ing, Brock Goelz and Olivia Paumen keep up with AnnaKendrick’s song “Cups” along with St. Timothy’s physicaleducation teacher Cari Senger (not pictured). (Photos by Gabe Licht)

Fifth-grade teachers AmyKosloski, Marty Kiebel andAndrew Brown asked their stu-dents to describe what makesMaple Lake Elementary a“School of Excellence.”

Jeremy Como Maple LakeElementary is a “School of Ex-cellence because we have anice staff who make learningfun, and we aren’t just handeda worksheet to work on for anhour. We also use Irish Pridewhich is to be ready, responsi-ble, and respectful. We have agood school nurse so if we gethurt we can go to her and getbetter. We also have “Rachel’sChallenge where every kidsigns a huge piece of papermeaning that they have to fol-low the rule of No Bullying.We have Irish Connectionswhich is where we all have

groups in all the grades whomeet new people by getting to-gether. We have green, yellow,and red slips that we get so weknow when we are bad, andknow then not to do it again.

Destiny McColloughMaple Lake Elementary is a“School of Excellence becausewe have a good technologyteacher and good computers.We have an awesome play-ground with nice equipment. Alot of kids like to play on theplayground. The school is avery good size school with niceteachers and where studentslike to be. Our school is goodbecause we have Irish Prideslips that help make us want toshow our Irish Pride. The otherthings we have are bullyingslips. Bully cards help so thatkids don’t bully so much. We

have very good cooks at ourschool who make good food.Out school has nice teachersthat let student teachers comeand help in their classrooms.

Jessica Preusser MapleLake Elementary is a “Schoolof Excellence because we getfour choices and seconds atlunch which most schoolsdon’t do. There is a nice bigplayground that has enoughstuff to occupy us the whole re-cess time. We have a good se-curity system because thesecond doors are alwayslocked during the day and wehave a buzzer at the door so weknow when someone is comingin. You can always invite yourparents to come and eat lunchwith you and don’t have to askyour teachers. There is also anice big library with lots ofbooks for us to choose from.We have a big gym withbleachers for our celebrationsand practice times. We havegood grades because our teach-ers are very good at stuffingeverything we need to know inour heads. We also have the

D.A.RE. Program whichteaches us not to smoke, dodrugs, and always ask a trustedadult for help.

Jessica Kramer MapleLake Elementary is a “Schoolof Excellence because we havea wonderful staff. When we arehaving trouble with somethingthey offer to help us. They alsopush us hard and make us beconfident about ourselves. Wehave access to a school library,different kinds of technology,and lots of other resources.These things come in handywhen we need to look up facts.We get to also use the I Pads toplay educational games. Wehave resources like a diction-ary to look up words that wedon’t understand, and a libraryto check out books to read athome. The teachers teach uswell and make us work harderhelping us get good test scores.They always make sure we tryour hardest and do our best.There is also a Not Bullyingpolicy. If there ever is a bullywe get bully cards to writeabout what’s happening.

Eleventh-grade students inBen Youngs’ English class wereasked to make comments onthis year’s Veterans’ Day pro-gram.

Jillian Goelz I did like thisVeterans’ Day program. It wasinteresting listening to morethan one Veteran because ofthe variety of their war experi-ences. I also enjoyed the videobecause it showed people thata lot of us knew or were relatedto. I thought it was cool seeing

fellow classmates’ familymembers that have served ourCountry. I also learned thatwhen you are sent into the Warzone you aren’t always the onefighting. You may be in thebackground supporting thepeople that are in arms way.We have been studying in ourclass about the same things inthis program and reading aboutdifferent wars and what serv-ing during them can do to aperson. It was interesting to

hear from ones who haveserved on the same subjects wehave been studying.

McRae Haney I really en-joyed this year’s Veterans Dayprogram. It was interestingmore this year because weheard straight from the Veter-ans and what they personallywent through. Hearing fromthese amazing Veterans made iteasier to relate to, and the emo-tions shown was felt. The menall showed such compassionfor the missing or lost soldiersin their companies. So manyother things I found interestingas well. Such things as the howdense the forest was, and theheat and other weather they

dealt with. We had talked aboutsome of this in our class andalso about the enemies theycame against. Hearing how itwas from the speakers made iteven easier to understand.

Maya Ortiz The Veterans’Day program this year was dif-ferent than ones we’ve had inpast years. I liked how the vet-erans answered student ques-tions. Also interesting was howthe speakers expressed theirown War experiences insteadof one speaker giving his un-derstanding. It pleased me howall the students were respectfuland took the program seriously.Too often some of the youngerstudents are distracted or whis-

pering to each other. The Viet-nam Veterans were perfectsince that’s what we’ve beenlearning about in class. OverallI thought it was a really goodand an educational VeteransDay Program.

Heather Blahut Dear Vet-erans, Thank You for steppingforward when others havestepped back and for your will-ingness to leave the comfortsof your own homes to fight ina different country away beingfrom your family and friends.Also for those nights you went

through without food or sleepand being so brave while fight-ing for the freedoms and rightsof other countries. Thank youfor fighting on holidays, thesacrifices you’ve made, andsome even losing limbs. I don’tknow how our soldiers do it,but I am so grateful that theydo. I couldn’t imagine lifewithout our Veterans; withoutyou, we wouldn’t have all thefreedoms and luxuries that wehave today. Thank You forbeing a hero and serving ourcountry.

Teen SpotlightTeen Spotlight will feature writings from Maple Lake High School

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Eighth-grade winter choir concert is ThursdayThe eighth-grade winter choir concert will be at 7:30 p.m. Thurs-

day, Dec. 5 in the Maple Lake High School auditorium. Students willbe performing selections titled “Rhythm of Life,” “Peace On Earth... and Lots of Little Crickets,” “I’s the B’ye,” “A Trilogy of Knight-hood” and “A Festive Holiday!” among others. The concert is freeand open to the public.

School of Excellence Celebration is Dec. 10Parents, guardians and community members are invited to attend

School of Excellence Celebration Festivities on Tuesday, Dec. 10.The festivities begin with lunch from 11:05 a.m. to 12:40 p.m. Themenu includes a chicken patty, tater tots, green beans, raw fruits andvegetables and a celebration cookie for $3.35. Coffee will be availablein the media center between lunch and the celebration program, whichwill begin at 1:15 p.m. in the high school gym.

Seventh-grade winter choir concert is Dec. 10The seventh-grade winter choir concert will be at 7:30 p.m. Tues-

day, Dec. 10, in the MLHS auditorium. Students will be performingselections titled “A Joyous Gloria,” “To Music,” “Charlotte-town,”“Pat-a pan” and “Jinglin’ Bells” among others. The concert is freeand open to the public.

Senior high mixed choir concert is Dec. 16The senior high mixed choir winter concert will be 8 p.m. Monday,

Dec. 16, in the MLHS auditorium. The choir will be performing hol-iday songs titled “Fum, Fum, Fum,” “Wassail, Wassail” and “Cele-brate the Newborn King,” just to name a few. The public is invitedto join the fun at the free concert.

Middle school band concert is Dec. 17The fifth- and sixth-grade band will present a concert at 6:30 p.m.

Tuesday, Dec. 17, in the Maple Lake High School auditorium. Songsare yet to be determined.

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Music around the world: MLE students celebrate holidays

First-, second- and third-grade students at Maple Lake Elementary presented a holiday program, with the theme of “Music Around the World!” on Tuesday, Nov. 26. (Clockwise,from top left) Students raise their hands as they’re asked to quiet down before the concert begins and some adults wave back. First graders motion during one of their songs,which included “Bonjour, Mes Amis,” “Mi Cuerpo” and “Jingle Bells.” Second graders are all smiles while they sing “Ach, Du Lieber Augustin” and “Christmas in Killarney.”Third graders sing “Eh Soom Boo Kawaya” and “Feliz Navidad.” All grades then joined together to sing “Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer” before asking the audience to singalong with “Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!” (Photos by Gabe Licht)

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December 4, 2013

by Tara HolmgrenSports Writer

“Our first period and half ofthe second period we were not onour game,” Buffalo Bison headcoach Ray Dahlof said. “The(South St. Paul) Packers came outwith their feet moving.”

In the first period, the Bisons’passes wouldn’t connect. Theyalso needed to stay out of thepenalty box. Having three penal-ties in a row hurt them quite a bit.The Packers capitalized on their

oppurtunity and scored on apower play. Toward the end of thefirst, Buffalo picked it up andsophomore Abby Halluska scoredto tie up the game, leaving the icewith a score of 1-1. Shots on goal:Bison- 8 shots, Packers-9 shots.

During the second period, theBison seemed to lose focus. ThePackers picked up on that and hadreally good passes and cycledvery well down in the Bisons’ de-fensive zone and scored their sec-ond goal of the game. The SOG of

the second period: Bison-9 Pack-ers-6. At the end of the second pe-riod, the Packers held a 2-1 lead.

When they hit the ice for thethird period, Buffalo finally hadthe right mindset for the game.They played as a team and weredown in the Packers’ defensivezone almost the entire period.Even though they played theirhearts out and left everything onthe ice, they just couldn’t scoreanother goal. Ashley Effertz, thejunior captain from Delano High

School, had a fantastic third pe-riod. Out of the 15 shots the Bisontook on the Packers goalie she hadseven shots. She was so closeevery time but just couldn’t finishwith the puck in the back of thenet. The Packers ended up takingthe win with the score being 2-1,SOG: Buffalo-15 shots, Packers-1 shot.

Overall, the Buffalo Bison hada decent game against the Pack-ers, who just outworked theBison.

by Gabe Licht

EditorAs the wrestlers from the An-

nandale-Maple Lake Lightning

Wrestling Team prepare to begintheir wrestling season, they canlook to a former Maple Lakewrestler for inspiration.

Lloyd Wurm was inducted intothe North Dakota State Universityon Oct. 10.

“I’d like to thank the committeeand everyone else,” Wurm said. “Iwouldn’t be here today without alot of help, family, my team andcoaches.”

At Maple Lake High School,Wurm was a five-time state tour-nament place winner, winning astate title in 1986. Overall, he won171 matches while at MLHS andwas a two-time Greco-RomanJunior Nationals All American.

He went on to be a three-yearstarter for the NDSU Bison.

In his sophomore year, he went23-6 and finished fourth in the na-tion.

Wurm admitted NDSU wasinitially the last college on his list.

“We made the drive up and, assoon as we entered campus, Ithought, ‘This is it,” Wurm said.“It felt like home right away.”

While Wurm was recognizedfor his successes, he shared a story

about how he almost gave.“After my sophomore year, I

decided maybe I didn’t want to bea part of college anymore,” Wurmsaid. “Wrestling was fun, but therewere other avenues than college.”

Wurm joined a union andbegan working 13-hour days at theMonticello Nuclear Plant, scrub-bing tanks for 13 days in a row be-fore a day off.

“My supervisor said, ‘You havea full ride to wrestle and youwalked away to do this?’” Wurmrecalled. “... He was a silly guy andfun to work for but he said, ‘If youdon’t call that coach back up, I’mgoing to.’”

Wurm did just that and hiscoach, Bucky Maughan, allowedhim to rejoin the team.

And it’s a good thing he did.The nightlight of his career was

his junior season, when he went21-1 and was the North CentralConference and NCAA nationalchampion at 134 pounds in 1992.

“The individual success I have,

I owe to my team and my team-mates sticking it out with me,wrestling and teaching me how towrestle,” Wurm said. “I thank Godfor the ability he gave me and I’dlike to thank my wife, Jill. Shestuck with me.”

Wurm graduated from NDSU

in 1993 with a bachelor’s degree inphysical education, earned a mas-ter’s degree in education from St.Mary’s University in 1998 and hisadministrative licensure from St.Mary’s in 2000. He teaches andcoaches in the Stillwater SchoolDistrict.

Lloyd Wurm joins North Dakota State Hall of Fame

Girls, boys hockey teams come up short

Lloyd Wurm poses for a picture with his coach BuckyMaughan after being inducted into the North Dakota StateUniversity Hall of Fame. Wurm got his start on thewrestling mats in Maple Lake. (Photo submitted)

by Ashley BeckerIntern

On Saturday, Nov. 30, theMonticello-Annandale-MapleLake Moose faced off at Ber-nick’s Ice Arena in Sartellagainst the Sartell Sabres fortheir first game of the 2013-14hockey season. The arena waspacked with parents, studentsand alumni from all of theschools involved to cheer on theMoose. The drop of the puckwas delayed due to sophomoreNick Johnson of Monticelloshattering the glass behind thenet with a slap shot duringwarm-ups.

The MAML Moose cameout strong and held the Sabresscoreless until halfway through

the first period. Penalties beganto plague the Moose as they hadfour minor penalties and theSabres capitalized on thosepenalties, ending the first pe-riod ahead by two goals, one ofwhich was scored on a Sabrepower play.

The Moose came out skatinghard in the second period. Theyled with shots on goal, butcouldn’t seem to get anythingpast the Sabres’ goalie. Penal-ties continued to impact theMoose and, by the end of thesecond period, they were down6-0.

By the third period, theMoose came out strong againand continued to put pucks onthe net; however, none of the 14

shots that were put on theSabers’ goal made it past theSartell goalie. Within the finalperiod, the Sabres scored theirseventh and final goal of thegame.

Although it was a tough loss,the Moose put forth a good ef-fort with a total of 35 shots ongoal for the game with Sartellonly having 26. All-in-all,penalties definitely hindered theMoose as Sartell scored two oftheir seven goals on a powerplay.

The MAML Moose werenext scheduled to face offagainst the St. Francis FightingSaints in the Moose homeopener on Tuesday, Dec. 3, at 7p.m.

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Frozen 3D (PG)2:20, 7:10

Delivery Man (PG-13)11:50am, 2:10, 4:30, 6:45, 9:05

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire(PG-13) 11:15am, 11:45am, 2:05,

3:00, 6:00, 6:30, 9:00, 9:20

Thor: The Dark World (PG-13)11:30am, 2:00, 4:20, 6:55, 9:15

Free Birds (PG)11:35am, 2:15, 4:35

Last Vegas (PG-13)7:05, 9:30

12 Years a Slave (R)11:15am, 1:50, 4:25, 7:00, 9:35

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18th AnnualChristmas Craft & Bake Sale

Saturday, December 7 • 9 a.m. - 6 p.m.Sunday, December 8 • 8 a.m. - Noon

St. Timothy’s Catholic Church Basement8 Oak Avenue North, Maple Lake

Handmade Quilts, Gifts & CraftsHomemade Baked Goods, Candies & Much More!

St. Timothy’s Council of Catholic Women (CCW)Proceeds support parish related projects

Thursday, Dec 5: 4:15pm Basketball:Boys

7th Grade Game vs. Saint John`s Prep @

Maple Lake High School; 5:15pm Basket-

ball:Boys 8th Grade Game vs. Saint John`s

Prep @ Maple Lake High School; 5:15pm

Hockey:Boys JV Game Monticello/Annan-

dale/Maple Lake vs. Buffalo @ Buffalo Civic

Center; 6:30pm Wrestling: Varsity Meet An-

nandale/Maple Lake vs. Kimball Area @ Kim-

ball Area High School; 7:00pm Hockey:Boys

Varsity Game Monticello/Annandale/Maple

Lake vs. Buffalo @ Buffalo Civic Center.

Friday, Dec 6: 4:30pm Basketball:Girls C Game Lester Prairie/Holy Trinity @ Winsted

Holy Trinity HS; 6:00pm Basketball:Boys JV Game vs. Rockford Area Schools District

@ Maple Lake High School; 6:00pm Basketball:Boys C Game vs. Rockford

Area Schools District @ Maple Lake High School 6:00pm Basketball:Girls JV Game

Lester Prairie/Holy Trinity @ Winsted Holy Trinity HS; 7:00pm Hockey:Girls Varsity

Game Buffalo (coop) vs. Chisago Lakes @ Chisago Lakes Arena; 7:30pm

Basketball:Boys Varsity Game vs. Rockford Area Schools District @ Maple Lake High

School; 7:30pm Basketball:Girls Varsity Game Lester Prairie/Holy Trinity @ Winsted

Holy Trinity HS.

Saturday, Dec 7: 9:00am Basketball:Boys 7th Grade Tournament Pierz Healy @ Pierz

High School; 9:00am Basketball:Boys 8th Grade Tournament Pierz Healy @ Pierz High

School; 9:00am Wrestling: Varsity Invitational Annandale/Maple Lake vs. Maple Grove

Sr. @ Maple Grove High School; 11:00am Gymnastics: JV JV Invitational vs. Big Lake,

Delano, New London-Spicer ., Saint Louis Park H.S. @ Maple Lake High School;

7:00pm Hockey:Girls Varsity Game Buffalo (coop) vs. Maple Grove Sr. @ Maple Grove

Community Center.

Monday, Dec 9: 4:00pm Basketball:Boys 7th Grade Game Lester Prairie/Holy Trinity

@ Lester Prairie High School

Game times 4:00 pm & 5:00 pm; 4:00pm Basketball:Boys 8th Grade Game Lester

Prairie/Holy Trinity @ Lester Prairie High School.

Tuesday, Dec 10: 5:15pm Hockey:Boys JV Game St. Michael-Albertville vs. Monti-

cello/Annandale/Maple Lake @ Moose Sheritt Arena; 6:00pm Basketball:Girls JV Game

Dassel-Cokato @ Dassel-Cokato High School; 6:00pm Basketball:Girls C Game Das-

sel-Cokato @ Dassel-Cokato High School; 6:00pm Basketball:Boys JV Game Howard

Lake-Waverly-Winsted @ Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted High School; 6:00pm Bas-

ketball:Boys C Game Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted @ Howard Lake-Waverly-Win-

sted High School; 6:30pm Wrestling: Varsity Meet Foley vs. Annandale/Maple Lake @

Maple Lake High School Gym; 7:00pm Hockey:Girls Varsity Game Princeton vs. Buffalo

(coop) @ Buffalo Civic Center; 7:00pm Hockey: Boys Varsity Game St. Michael-Al-

bertville vs. Monticello/Annandale/Maple Lake @ Moose Sheritt Arena; 7:30pm Bas-

ketball:Girls Varsity Game Dassel-Cokato @ Dassel-Cokato High School; 7:30pm

Basketball:Boys Varsity Game Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted @ Howard Lake-Wa-

verly-Winsted High School.

Thursday, Dec 12: 4:00pm Basketball:Boys 7th Grade Game vs. Kimball Area @

Maple Lake High School; 4:00pm Basketball:Boys 8th Grade Game vs. Kimball Area

@ Maple Lake High School; 6:00pm Basketball:Boys C Game vs. Holdingford @ Maple

Lake High School; 6:00pm Basketball:Boys JV Game vs. Holdingford @ Maple Lake

High School; 6:00pm Gymnastics: Varsity Game vs. Becker @ Maple Lake High

School; 6:00pm Gymnastics: JV Game vs. Becker @ Maple Lake High School - MS

Gym (North); 6:00pm Wrestling: Varsity Double Dual Annandale/Maple Lake vs. Wa-

conia @ Waconia High School; 7:30pm Basketball:Boys Varsity Game vs. Holdingford

@ Maple Lake High School.

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

To Whom It May Concern:

Notice is hereby given that a pub-

lic hearing will be held by the City

Council of the City of Maple Lake, at

City Hall, at 7:00 p.m., Tuesday, De-

cember 17, 2013 to amend the Zon-

ing Ordinance, Section 80: Fee

Schedule. A copy of the proposed

fees is available for inspection at City

Hall.

Such persons as desire to be

heard with reference to this Zoning

change will be heard at this meeting.

Linda Hruby

City Clerk/Treasurer

Anderson, Mary "Pat" age91, of Robbinsdale, passedaway Nov. 26, 2013 at St.Therese of New Hope. She waspreceded in death by her hus-band of 50 years, Leonard Al-bert Anderson, originally ofHoward Lake; her parents,Cyrus and Mary Jude, of MapleLake; her brothers, James Jer-ald (Irma) Jude and Gregory(Annabelle) Jude, both ofMaple Lake. Survived by son,Glen (Barbara) Anderson;daughter, Jacqueline (Simon)Leung; son, Timothy (Anita)

Anderson; and daughter, Mary(John) Heidelberger.

Visitations were Sunday,Dec. 1, at Gearty-DelmoreChapel, 3888 W. Broadway,Robbinsdale, and the followingday for one hour prior to Massat the Church. Mass of Chris-tian Burial was at 10 a.m. Dec.2, at the Church of the SacredHeart, 41st and Hubbard Av-enue N., Robbinsdale, with re-ception following at theChurch. Interment was at GlenHaven Memorial Gardens,5125 West Broadway, Crystal.

Mary “Pat” Anderson, Robbinsdale

I firmly believe that out ofthe chaos of the recent gov-ernment shutdown comes realopportunity for progress onthe Farm Bill. The Americanpeople are sick and tired ofpeople standing in oppositecorners of the boxing ring,swinging punches.

They expect more and aredemanding Congress work to-gether for the good of ourcountry.

The bipartisan, Senate-passed farm bill includes pro-visions that every Americancan rally behind. We can re-duce our debt by $24 billion,secure the safety net for farm-ers by strengthening crop in-surance programs, maintainour nutrition programs andstreamline and improve criti-cal conservation programs thatprotect our environment.

While the call to pass afarm bill is nothing new, thistime inaction is unacceptable.The one-year farm bill exten-

sion passed by Congress in2012 expired Sept. 30, creat-ing harmful uncertainty forfarmers and ranchers acrossthe country.

Worse yet, if a new farmbill is not passed by the end ofthis year, we would go back tothe agriculture policy of 1949.Milk prices could double,farmers would lose importantsafety-net programs and fund-ing for critical conservationprograms that keep our air andwater clean would be elimi-nated.

In the Senate, we passed acomprehensive, long-termfarm bill that represents bothcompromise and reform. As amember of the AgricultureCommittee, I was proud tohelp craft a bill that receivedstrong bipartisan support, with66 senators voting for it.

The Senate bill strengthensthe crop-insurance program,which is the most importantrisk-management tool for

many farmers in Minnesota,and we funded the livestockdisaster programs. We put inplace a new safety net fordairy producers to address thewild volatility in the dairymarket and continued the suc-cessful sugar program.

The Senate bill includesfunding for the energy titleprograms to expand home-grown renewable energy pro-duction while streamliningconservation programs from23 down to 13. There are newinitiatives for beginning farm-ers and ranchers including twoof my provisions to reduce thecost of crop insurance for be-ginning farmers by 10 percentand making sure we help be-ginning ranchers access landfor grazing.

We also preserve the essen-tial nutrition programs thatmillions of families and chil-dren rely on every day. Whilethe Senate bill makes $4 bil-lion in reductions, our focus is

on reforms that involve clos-ing loopholes that do not af-fect Minnesota families andstill ensure hardworking fam-ilies and seniors can continueto buy the groceries they need.

Most importantly, the Sen-ate farm bill cuts $24 billionfrom the nation's debt and rep-resents a genuine opportunityfor common ground as wecontinue to work toward along-term budget deal.

Every American has a di-rect stake in the success of ourfarms and food businessesthrough the food we eat, thewater we drink, the fuel weput in our cars and the air webreathe. It is time for Con-gress to put aside the partisangridlock and brinksmanship,work together and pass a bi-partisan farm bill that movesour country forward.

Amy Klobuchar, a Democ-rat, is Minnesota's senior U.S.senator.

Vilsackcontinued from page 2

It would strengthen conserva-tion activities on America’s farmsand ranches that expand opportu-nity for outdoor recreation andhelp to boost income in rural com-munities. All of these activities

would help to revitalize ruralareas.

And a new Farm Bill wouldprovide critical nutrition assistancefor American families who areworking hard but struggling tomake ends meet.

For more than two years, theObama Administration has advo-cated for passage of a comprehen-sive, multiyear Food, Farm andJobs Bill. This week’s report isjust another reminder: Americanscan’t be left without a Farm Billany longer. The stakes for our na-tional economy, our agriculturalproduction, and our rural commu-nities are simply too high for inac-tion – and Congress should finishits work on the Farm Bill withoutdelay.

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Saturday, Dec. 7, 2013: HolidayFair at St. John’s LutheranChurch, 331 Harrison Street W.,Annandale, MN, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.

Bake sale, crafts, andtreasures/antiques/collectibles;lunch served.

Fresh lefse made and sold on site.All proceeds go to charity.

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American Legion Club

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Customer Appreciation DaySaturday, December 28

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Maple Lake

320-963-3414

Appointments preferred

Exclusively SmallAnimal Vet

Meat Raffles • Pull Tabs$2 Burger Thursdays • Fish Fry Every Friday

Corner of Hwy. 55 & Maple Ave. • Maple Lake • 320.963.3405

40 Chestnut Street West • Annandale • 320-274-821610 Birch Avenue South • Maple Lake • 320-963-3163700 State Hwy. 24 NW • Clearwater • 320-558-2271

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Paul Manuel, Agency Manager • www.mylakecentral.comFacebook: Lake Central • [email protected]

Providing Insurance For: Home • Auto • Life • Health • Farm • Business • Long Term Care

Happy Holidays!Hwy. 55 East • Annandale

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The Maple Lake Chamber of Commerce presents . . .

Christmas in Maple LakeSaturday, December 7 • 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.Come join us at The V by HH for:• Visit with Santa • Photos taken by Zahler Photography• Free hotdog lunch & gift bag for the kids (Ages 1-12)

Santa will be escorted to The V by HH by the Maple Lake

Fire Department at 11 a.m.For more information on Chamber of Commerce activities and events,

visit our website at www.maplelakechamber.com

$50.00 OffAny Mattress Set

$449 or moreExpires - 1/31/2014

Free Bowling WithGift Certificate Purchase

Daily Specials!20 Maple Ave. N • Maple Lake

963-5555

7144 Gowan Ave NWMaple Lake

612-245-71042nd Annual Holiday Open House

Saturday, December 71:00 - 5:00 p.m.

Greenfield-Farm.com

50 Elm Street EastAnnandale

320-274-2556Happy Holidays!

PRO TIRE& AUTO

Annandale • 320-274-3986AndysProTire.com

Buy a $100 Gift Certificate for $80!Offer good thru 12-25-13

December 4, 2013

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