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Glencoe, Minnesota Vol. 120, No. 16 www.glencoenews.com April 19, 2017

CThe McLeod County hronicle

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Looking back: Warmer tem-peratures also brought somemoisture as spring continues tomake itself felt in the area.Date Hi Lo RainApril 11 54......32..........0.00April 12 57 ......36 ........0.23

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City Council adoptsassessment rollsfor Baxter Ave. projectBy Karin RamigePublisher

The Glencoe City Council tookaction on two construction projectsat its Monday meeting.

The council passed a resolution,by a 4-1 vote, to adopt the asses-ment rolls for the Baxter Avenueproject after a public hearing washeld. Council Member AllenRobeck voted against the resolu-tion.

The council heard from a fewmembers of the public regardingthe project.

One resident asked about sumppump hook-ups and another aboutreplacing sanitary sewer connec-tions.

John Rodeberg from Short ElliotHendrickson (SEH) said that a linewill be included where residentscould hook up their sump pumps,but it is not included in the cost ofthe project.

Public Works Director GarySchreifels said that residents caninstall a new sanitary sewer linefrom their homes that could qualifyfor the city’s inflow and infiltrationprogram, in which the city covershalf the cost (up to $1,000) for thereplacement.

Rodeberg also informed thecouncil that the city received fund-ing from the Minnesota PollutionControl Agency’s (MPCA) PetroFund for the remediation of severe-ly contaminated soil at the formerGlencoe Oil site along 12th Street.

The fund will cover up to 90 per-cent ($72,000) of the estimated

$80,000 cost to clean up the area.The funds will not cover any of

the $77,000 water line pipe andgasket upgrades that was requiredin the area to prevent contamina-tion from the site to the water sys-tem.

The city has the option to pursuethe property owner for the remain-ing funds.

City Administrator Mark Larsontold the council work on EighthStreet has begun.

The council also approved theplans and specifications for theHennepin Avenue sidewalk andutility replacement project.

The bid opening will be heldMay 22.

The project will replace the side-walks on the east side of HennepinAvenue from 11th to 13th streets,making them Americans with Dis-ability Act (ADA) compliant andadding a push-button crossing sig-nal at 11th and Hennepin.

The project also will includewater main and service improve-ments, sanitary service improve-ments, storm sewer improvementsand street improvements.

The street will remain open dur-ing construction with the exceptionof up to five days when Twin Citiesand Western Railroad will be re-placing the railroad crossing. Traf-fic will be detoured to Greeley Av-enue.

In other business, the council:

By Lori CoplerEditor

Work on the interior of McLeodCounty’s jail project is just aboutdone, the County Board heard at itsmeeting Tuesday morning.

Sam Lauer of Contegrity, the con-struction management firm, said that“fire-stopping” walls are being in-stalled and, once they are finishedand inspected, contractors can beginpainting the interior.

Lauer also reported that one oftwo elevators is currently being in-stalled.

The new atrium entrance on thesoutheast corner of the courthouse,near the court administration count-er, also has seen significant

progress, Lauer said.“We’re starting to do the

Sheetrock,” said Lauer. “Within aweek, that area will be looking pret-ty white. We’ll be taping theSheetrock soon.

The new bathrooms in the atriumarea are being roughed in.

In other business, the CountyBoard:

• Agreed to spend just over$44,000 to clean out McLeod Coun-ty Judicial Ditch 9. The lowest bidwas received from Rickert Excavat-ing of Brownton. Four bids were re-ceived, with the highest topping outat about $93,000. The engineer’s es-timate for the clean-out was over$94,000.

The County Board also approveda not-to-exceed cost of $6,800 forShort Elliott Hendrickson (SEH) toprovide inspections of the work.Plans are to inspect the work threedays a week, up to four hours perday.

The board also discussed withKeith Osmonson his concerns abouta lateral off the ditch, which he saidis causing water to back up onto hisproperty. The board suggested thatOsmonson work with Ryan Frietagof the Soil and Water ConservationDistrict to see if they can figure outa solution.

• Agreed to allow the highway de-partment to sell a 1991 Chevroletpickup, a portable generator, an air

compressor and a car lift throughminnbid.org.

• Voted 4-1 on a recommendationby County Attorney Mike Junge “in-dicating no claim” to the county’sshare of ownership of a brush andlimb grinder to the city of Hutchin-son.

The city and county had originallyjointly purchased a grinder, whichwas later replaced by the city’s in-surance coverage.

Commissioner Doug Krueger,who voted against the motion, saidthat although the city had coveredthe replacement through its insur-ance, the machine was still jointlyowned.

He agreed, however, that the

county had not had a formal lease oragreement on the equipment.

• Heard from Commissioner JoeNagel that Wright County AreaTransportation (WCAT) was meet-ing that afternoon to discuss whetherit will continue to pursue its letter ofintent to withdraw from the Trail-blazer Transit public transit system.A Trailblazer Joint Powers Boardmeeting is set for Thursday morningin Buffalo.

• Heard from Commissioner PaulWright that a final vendor has beenchosen for possible management ofthe county’s material recovery facili-ty. Wright asked that the topic beadded to a May 2 workshop agenda.

McLeod County Board updated on jail project progress

Chronicle photo by Lori Copler

Damp day for egg huntGlencoe’s annual Easter egg hunt, sponsoredby Franklin Printing, had to move indoors Sat-urday after heavy rain fell overnight into themorning. Kids and their parents headed toFranklin Printing’s shop on 13th Street E,

where they were still able to collect goodiesand visit with the Easter Bunny. Among thosewho visited with him was Winnie Beste Zehn-der, 6, daughter of Jason Zehnder and AliciaBeste.

The 2017 Glencoe BusinessExpo is set for Sunday, April 23,from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., at the Glen-coe City Center, a new locationfrom previous years.

Along with displays and infor-mation from Glencoe area busi-nesses, the Expo will include spe-cial activities throughout the day,starting with story time with MissGabby in the Glencoe Library at10:30 a.m., followed by large rep-tiles and a boa constrictor at 11

a.m.; gardening tips form the aUniversity of Minnesota MasterGardener at noon, a presentation bythe McLeod County Historical So-ciety on Native American legendsand beliefs at 1 p.m., and a per-formance by the ChestertonWomen’s Ensemble at 2 p.m.

In addition, there will be displaysby the Glencoe fire and police de-partments in the east parking lotfrom 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Glencoe BusinessExpo set for Sunday

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Happenings

Silver Lake garage salesThe Silver Lake citywide garage sales are set for

Thursday through Saturday, April 27, 28 and 29. HoursThursday and Friday are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., and hours Sat-urday will be 8 a.m. to noon.

GSL prom set for SaturdayThe Glencoe-Silver Lake prom is set for Saturday,

April 22. Participants will begin lining up for the grandmarch at 3:30 p.m. in the high school gym, with thegrand march itself starting at 4 p.m. Prom goers will de-part for Waconia at 5:30 p.m., have dinner at 6:30 p.m.,followed by the dance from 7:30 p.m. to 11 p.m., and theafter-prom party from 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

St. Paul’s UCC luncheonSt. Paul’s United Church of Christ, Plato, will host a

salad luncheon Friday, April 21, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.,at the church. Take-out orders are available. The lunch-eon is sponsored by the women’s guild.

Girl Scouts set paper driveThe McLeod South Girl Scouts will have their semi-

annual paper drive Saturday and Sunday, April 22-23.Drop off paper and cardboard at the truck parked at Cac-tus Jack’s II in Stewart. There will be someone there Sat-urday from 9 a.m. to noon. If no one is there, open thedoors and put paper inside. Please sort cardboard frompaper. For more information, contact Gerri or Mike Fit-zloff at 320-562-2369.

VFW Auxiliary pillow cleaningThe Glencoe VFW Auxiliary is sponsoring its spring

pillow cleaning event Friday, April 21, from 7 a.m. to 3p.m., at the Glencoe VFW Club. Pillows will be cleaned,deodorized, sanitized and fluffed.

Polka worship at First LutheranFirst Evangelical Lutheran Church in Glencoe will host

a polka worship with Chuck Thiel and the Jolly Ramblerson Sunday, April 30, at 9 a.m. The public is welcome toattend.

Pola-Czesky Days committeeThe Silver Lake Pola-Czesky Days Committee will

meet Monday, April 24, at 7 p.m., in the Silver LakeAmerican Legion. A member from each committee andorganization is encouraged to attend.

St. Pius X salad luncheonThe St. Pius X Council of Catholic Women will host a

spring salad luncheon Thursday, May 4, from 11 a.m. to1 p.m., in the St. Pius X School gym and cafeteria. Ad-vance discount tickets are available at the church officeand State Farm office in Glencoe. Full-price tickets areavailable at the door. Take-out orders are available. Fordelivery, call 320-864-5162.

County Legion, AuxiliaryThe McLeod County Council of the American Legion

and Auxiliary will meet at the Silver Lake Post 141 onTuesday, April 25, at 7:30 p.m., with Silver Lake Post141 serving as the host.

Polka worship, German mealSt. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Stewart will host a polka

worship featuring the Wendinger Band and a Germandinner Sunday, April 30. Worship is at 10:30 a.m., fol-lowed by the meal from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. The menuincludes German potato salad or scalloped potatoes, bratsand meatballs, glazed carrots, sauerkraut, bread, bars,coffee, milk and water. Advance tickets are availablethrough April 28 before or after worship or from anychurch council member.

Gospel quartet to performStillwater, a southern gospel quartet from Hop-

kinsville, Kentucky, will present a free concert at Creek-side Community Church, 114 Shamrock Drive, Arling-ton, on Thursday, April 27, at 7 p.m. Everyone is wel-come. A free-will offering will be taken.

Glencoe seniors meetingsThe Glencoe Senior Citizens meet on Tuesdays and

Thursdays at 12:30 p.m. in the seniors room at the Glen-coe City Center. Sheephead is played on Tuesdays, andboth sheephead and 500 are played on Thursdays. Allseniors over 55 are invited. For more information, call320-510-1551 and leave a message.

To be included in this column, items for Happeningsmust be received in the Chronicle office no later than5 p.m. on Monday of the week they are to be pub-lished. Items received after that will be published else-where in the newspaper as space permits. Happeningsin Glencoe, Brownton, Stewart, Plato, New Auburn,Biscay and Silver Lake take priority over happeningselsewhere.

Glencoe Regional HealthServices (GRHS) hasstrengthened its services forpatients with blood disordersand cancer by adding hema-tology and oncology physi-cians to its medical staff andopening new facilities wherepatients can receivechemotherapy and other infu-sion services.

“Fighting cancer is hardwork. It’s physically andemotionally exhausting forpatients,” said Jon D. Bra-band, president and chief ex-ecutive officer of GRHS.“When medical specialistsand infusion services areavailable close to home, pa-tients don’t have to travel asmuch to get the care theyneed. It’s one less thing toworry about.”

GRHS’ new Infusion Serv-ices department is located onthe third floor of the hospital.It serves patients who needchemotherapy for cancer orother treatments that are de-livered into the bloodstreamby a needle or catheter, suchas blood transfusions, intra-venous (IV) hydration thera-py and IV antibiotics.

The department is open toany area patients who needinfusion services, regardlessof whether they are receivingtheir specialty care at GRHSor the Mayo Clinic, Universi-ty of Minnesota or other fa-cility.

“Because treatment can goon for many months, mostproviders will encourage theirpatients to get theirchemotherapy or other infu-sion services as close to homeas possible, which means lesstime away from work andfamily,” said KristineKnudten, medical doctor, vicepresident of medical affairs atGRHS.

The new Infusion Servicesdepartment, which openedFeb. 27, was designed to en-hance the comfort and priva-cy of patients.

“We have five treatment

bays, abun-dant naturallight fromlarge win-dows, and as o o t h i n gdécor thatcreates aquiet, calm-ing atmos-phere forreceiving an infusion,” saidMandy Sturges, nurse, emer-gency and infusion servicesmanager at GRHS.

GRHS’ new specialtyphysicians are doctors NicoleHartung and Steven Rousey.They began seeing patients atthe Glencoe Clinic in January2017. Dr. Hartung sees pa-tients every Thursday. Dr.Rousey sees patients two Fri-days per month.

Both physicians are med-ical oncologists. As such,they are specialists in treatingmany different types of can-cer in adults with chemother-apy and other medications.They oversee the patient’scare from the cancer diagno-sis throughout the course oftheir disease. Oncologists areoften the main health careprovider for someone whohas cancer. They explain thepatient’s cancer diagnosis,discuss and recommend treat-ment options, provide sup-portive care, coordinate treat-ment by other specialists suchas surgeons and radiation on-cologists, and help the patientmanage cancer-related painand other symptoms or treat-ment side effects.

Dr. Rousey also is a hema-tologist, which means he hasadvanced training that en-ables him to diagnose andtreat cancer and other disor-ders of the blood, bone mar-row and lymph nodes, includ-ing anemia, deep vein throm-bosis and other blood clots,hemophilia and other bleed-ing disorders, and the bloodcancers leukemia, lymphomaand myeloma.

Dr. Hartung received her

medical de-gree fromthe Univer-sity of Mis-souri inK a n s a sCity. Shecompleted aresidency ini n t e r n a lmedicine at

the University of Missouriand a fellowship in medicaloncology at Scripps Clinic,La Jolla, California. She isboard-certified in both inter-nal medicine and medical on-cology, and serves on theboard of the Susan G. KomenRace for the Cure. Many ofher patients have breast,colon or lung cancer.

“Oncology is an emotional-ly charged field,” she says.“I’ve found that patients areless afraid when they learnmore about their disease andtreatment options.” Thatdrives Dr. Hartung to use dis-cussion and visual aides tohelp patients understand theircancer and how it can affectall aspects of their lives.

“Science and technologyhave given us advanced treat-ment options, but providersneed to apply what’s best forindividual patients,” she says.“We need to balance the sci-ence with compassion, andget to know a patient’s lifesituation and wishes.”

When she’s not working,Dr. Hartung enjoys skating,snowshoeing and cross-coun-try skiing in winter andswimming, kayaking andpaddleboarding in summerwith her three young sons.She also is a devoted flowergardener and knitter.

Dr. Rousey received hismedical degree from the Uni-versity of Kansas in KansasCity. He completed an intern-ship and residency in internalmedicine, as well as a fellow-ship in hematology and med-ical oncology, at the MedicalCollege of Wisconsin in Mil-waukee. He is board-certified

in internal medicine, hematol-ogy and medical oncology.Dr. Rousey is a fellow of theAmerican College of Physi-cians and a past president ofthe Minnesota Society ofClinical Oncology.

Dr. Rousey treats a broadspectrum of cancers, but has aspecial interest in leukemia,lymphoma and urinary tractcancers affecting the bladder,kidneys and prostate.

“Talking about cancer ispretty intimidating for the av-erage person, so I do my bestto explain medical terms assimply and clearly as possi-ble,” he says. “Being a goodlistener really matters to pa-tients, so I listen carefully andmake sure patients never feelrushed at visits. I love hearingpatients’ life stories. It’s thebest part of my job.”

Dr. Rousey is married tohis high school sweetheart,Diane. They have two adultchildren. Away from work,Dr. Rousey enjoys spendingtime with his family, readingabout history, and listening toand playing bluegrass music.He also is actively involvedwith the Foundation for Can-cer Care in Tanzania, a TwinCities-based consortium ofoncology groups, includingserving on the foundation’sboard of directors.

Patients are typically re-ferred to Dr. Hartung or Dr.Rousey by a primary careprovider or surgeon. Toschedule an appointment witheither physician, patientsshould call GRHS at 320-864-7080 or toll free 1-888-526-4242, ext. 7080.

GRHS was founded in1941. It includes a primary-care clinic, 25-bed critical ac-cess hospital, a 110-bed nurs-ing home and a 40-unit inde-pendent senior housing com-plex in Glencoe, and outpa-tient clinics in Lester Prairieand Stewart. Visit grhsonline.org.

GRHS offering more for patientswith blood disorders, cancer

Dr. Hartung Dr. Rousey

• Voted to move forward onthe purchase of 1230 IvesAve. N from Security Bankand Trust for $77,000 as partof the 2018 storm sewer up-grade project.

The council had previouslyasked the bank to pay the firsthalf of the property taxes andhalf of any environmental is-sues such as asbestos. Thebank has agreed to pay thetaxes and up to $1,000 to-ward the abatement of anyenvironmental issues.

• Requested a second quotefor soil borings for upcomingprojects.

The bid from Braun In-tertec was $42,773 for bor-ings at four sites, includingthe proposed site for a newlift station, which would en-tail a 90-foot boring.

• Approved a contract for acampground host at Oak LeafPark campground. The hostwill be given a campsite at nocharge for the summer. Du-

ties would include cleaningof the bathrooms, campsitesand provide services tocampers.

• Heard that work hasbegun on the last phase of theArmstrong Avenue project.Highway 22 has been closedand detoured for the nextcouple of weeks.

• Set a public hearing onthe wellhead protection planthat is required by the De-partment of Health. The hear-ing will be held May 15 at7:15 p.m.

• Passed a resolution toprovide support to the Coali-tion of Greater MinnesotaCities to seek increased localgovernment aid funding fromthe Legislature.

• Heard there will be aworkshop Thursday, April 20,at 5:30 p.m., in the HistoricRoom at the City Center toreview the results of the re-cent housing study.

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The Cokato Historical So-ciety presents MinnesotaTwins Memories, featuringClyde Doepner, team curatorfor the Minnesota Twinsbaseball team, on Tuesday,April 25, at 7 p.m., at CokatoCity Hall.

Since he was a teenager,during the inaugural seasonof the Twins in 1961, Doepn-er has collected Twins memo-rabilia. What began as a teenhobby has grown into one ofthe most extensive collec-tions of team memorabilia inmajor league baseball. Doep-ner’s presentation will in-clude many stories and exam-ples of Twins items he hascollected over decades. He

also will bring copies of his2014 book, Minnesota TwinsThrough Memorabilia. Ashort documentary aboutDoepner and his work can befound on Youtube under “TheCurator.”

This program is free andopen to the public. A briefbusiness meeting of theCokato Historical Societywill precede Doepner’s pres-entation.

For more information, con-tact the Cokato Museum,320-286-2427; by email atcoka [email protected]; visit www.cokatomuseum.org; or on Facebookat Cokato Museum & Aker-lund Photo Studio.

Minnesota Twins Memoriesto be presented in Cokato

Corrections & Clarifications

The photograph of Glen-coe-Silver Lake’s state cham-pionship Knowledge Bowlteam had one incorrect name:Jacob Fehrenbach was incor-rectly identified as JakeVasek. The Chronicle regretsthe error.

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The McLeod CountyChronicle strives for accu-racy in its reports. If youfind an error, bring it to ourattention. Call 320-864-5518 and ask for LoriCopler, editor.

United Way of McLeodCounty (UWMC) BoardPresident Ron Johnson an-nounced last week that the re-gional nonprofit will collabo-rate with 32 agencies andprograms in 2017. The organ-ization recently completed itscommunity investment re-view for the 2017 fundingcycle.

2017 United Way ofMcLeod County partneragencies and programs in-clude:

EducationCivil Air Patrol – Cadet

Program.• Glencoe-Silver Lake

Schools — Early ChildhoodFamily Education.

• Hutchinson Schools —Early Childhood Family Edu-cation.

• Lester Prairie School Dis-trict — D.A.R.E. andREACH programs.

• McLeod County 4-H —youth activities program.

• Methamphetamine Edu-cation and Drug Awareness(MEADA) of McLeod Coun-ty

• Northern Star Council –Boy Scouts of America.

• Parent Connection.• Parks, Recreation and

Community Education —McLeod Senior Program-ming.

• United Way of McLeodCounty – Dolly Parton’sImagination Library.

• West Central MinnesotaYouth for Christ – campuslife program.

Income• Adult Training and Habil-

itation Center.• Common Cup – school

supply distribution program.• Crow River Habitat for

Humanity – homebuyer pro-gram.

• United Community Ac-tion Partnership – emergencyhousing program.

• Parks, Recreation andCommunity Education —McLeod County youth serv-ices.

• The Salvation Army-Northern — McLeod Countyemergency needs.

• United Way of McLeodCounty – activities scholar-ship program.

• United Way of McLeodCounty – 2-1-1 communityhelp line.

• West Central Industries –employment services pro-gram.

Health• Compassionate Friends –

McLeod County area pro-gramming.

• Inclusive play area at ElksPark.

• Lutheran Social Servicesof Minnesota – caregiver-Respite program.

• Lutheran Social Servicesof Minnesota – senior nutri-tion program.

• McLeod Public HealthNursing – universal contactprogram.

• McLeod Treatment Pro-grams – visitation exchangeprogram.

• McLeod Alliance for Vic-

tims of Domestic Violence. • Minnesota Brain Injury

Force – brain-boosting work-shops program.

• Parks, Recreation andCommunity Education –McLeod County adaptiverecreation.

• Safe Avenues – Sexual as-sault victim services.

• Safe Avenues – emer-gency safe shelter.

• True Friends.

On April 1, a beautifulsunny Saturday, 35 peoplechose to stay indoors at theGlencoe City Center to par-ticipate in a four-hour work-shop on Soil Regenerationand Restoring Health to Ani-mals, Bee Colonies and theHuman Gut.

The workshop presenter,Dr. Wil Spencer, raised on aBrainard farm, spoke elo-quently about the need for abroad spectrum of mineralsand beneficial microbes insoil, animals, bee hives andhuman nutrition.

Audience interaction washigh throughout the meeting.Many people raised questionsabout allergens, diet, disease,growing conditions, viruses,super viruses and the solu-tions for these problems. Dr.Spencer took many questionsand explained the importanceof microbes in sustaininghealth in all life. He and otherleaders of the event com-mented on how much moreadvanced this audience wasthan what would be expectedat a community workshopsuch as this.

The attendance on Satur-day was higher than expectedand the meeting was a greatsuccess in terms of group

learning and awareness ofsoil, plant, animal and humanhealth. The turnout was threetimes larger than workshopsheld in southern Minnesota.

Dr. Spencer is an interna-tionally recognized authorityon soil microbes and their usein regenerating soil andrestoring the human gut. Heimports microbes now extinctin the U.S. into his West Vir-ginia laboratory and producesproducts there for human, an-imal, bee and soil usage.

Local resident of Glencoe,Terry Morse, doctor of natu-ral medicine, organized theevent as part of her missionto bring 21st century tech-nologies and advanced healthinformation into Minnesotarural communities. A nativeof Minnesota, she returned tothe state in 2012 after retiringfrom her Louisiana practice.

Workshop follow-up dis-cussions on Dr. Spencer’sbook and video are plannedto help farmers and local resi-dents understand and inte-grate these effective methodsinto their lives and farmingpractices.

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Submitted photoDelanne Walts, Dr. Wil Spencer of West Virginia andTerry Morse, doctor of natural medicine of Glencoepresented the workshop on Soil, Bee Colony, Animaland Human Microbes at the Glencoe City Center onApril 1.

35 attend local workshopon soil, bee colony issues

Planning panel recommends denial of permitBy Karin RamigePublisher

The city of Glencoe Plan-ning Commission made a rec-ommendation to the CityCouncil to deny a special usepermit (SUP) request after apublic hearing Thursday,April 13.

The permit was requestedby Glencoe Progressive Part-ners and its owners, SamScholl and Willard Exsted, tobuild two sets of custom twinhomes, a total of four homes,along the 400 block of 20thStreet West in Glencoe.

The twin homes, to be builtby Tuchtenhagen Construc-tion of Arlington, were to becustom built as they are soldand expected to be in the$200,000 range.

They would be 1,500 to1,600 square feet, built with-out a basement, but with theoption of a crawl space utility

room.The proposed site is cur-

rently three lots platted forsingle family homes. The de-velopers would need to movethe existing utilities and add afourth at their expense to ac-commodate the proposal.

An association is notplanned and each homeownerwould own and maintain thelot.

Around 10 people, includ-ing Exsted, Scholl and Tucht-enhagen attended the publichearing.

Neighbors expressed con-cern that the twin homeswould “upset the look of theneighborhood” and wouldlower the values of theirhomes.

There are currently eighttwin homes one lot down thestreet from the proposed site.

The residents in the areaalso expressed concern for

the moving of the utilities,which would require digginginto the street.

One commented that theneighborhood has become a55-plus neighborhood whichthey like.

Exsted, who is a realtor,said there is a need for thistype of housing and he has re-cently seen buyers purchasetwin homes in neighboringcommunities because of thelow availability in Glencoe.

Planning CommissionChair Ron Knopp, who livesacross the street from the pro-posed site, said he didn’tthink it was fair to the currentsingle-family homeowners.

He added that he had talkedto a lot of people in the neigh-borhood who were against it.

He agreed there is a needfor this type of housing, butsaid this was “maybe not theplace.”

Tuchtenhagen said thatthere is the possibility tobuild four detached patiohomes on the space.

Exsted and Tuchtenhagensaid they wanted to buildwhat buyers want to help thecity grow.

The Planning Commissionunanimously passed a motionto recommend to the CityCouncil that the permit be de-nied.

The matter was on Mon-day’s council agenda, but wastabled at the request of thedevelopers as they look formore information.

The planning commissionmembers are Knopp, LynnExsted, Wes Olson, KevinDietz and David Stark. GaryZiemer is the non-voting CityCouncil liaison.

Glencoe Police

TUESDAY, APRIL 112:03 a.m. — A passenger was

arrested for fifth-degree posses-sion of drugs at a traffic stop inthe area of 13th Street E andChandler Avenue N. The driverwas given a verbal warning for amalfunctioning headlight.

8:20 a.m. — Officers respond-ed to an incident on 16th StreetE. A person was placed on a 72-hour hold.

11:50 a.m. — An officer docu-mented blight issues on NinthStreet E, Cardinal Avenue, 12thStreet, Union Avenue N and PryorAvenue N.

2:58 p.m. — An off icer re-sponded to a loose-dog complaintin the area of Interwood Drive andReeds Lane. The dog’s owner re-turned the dog back to his ownyard.

3:46 p.m. — An adult wastaken to the hospital after a wel-fare check on Greeley Avenue.

5:04 p.m. — Extra patrol wasprovided in the area of NinthStreet E and Queen Avenue Nafter a resident reported a con-cern about an unwanted personcoming to their residence.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 124:42 a.m. — A driver was ar-

rested on a McLeod County war-rant at a traffic stop in the area ofFalcon Avenue and 120th Street.

7:26 a.m. — An off icer re-sponded to a juvenile issue onSixth Street E.

9:44 a.m. — A theft was report-ed on 20th Street E.

10:46 a.m. — An officer assist-ed the ambulance with a medicalon Greeley Avenue. A female wastaken to the hospital.

5:14 p.m. — Officers respond-ed to a gas drive-off on NinthStreet E.

9:41 p.m. — Citations for driv-ing after suspension, no proof ofinsurance and a child restraint vi-olation were issued at a trafficstop on Highway 212 near 95thStreet.

9:41 p.m. — A theft of BK

Scholars coupons was reportedon 10th Street E.

THURSDAY, APRIL 1412:14 a.m. — A driver was ar-

rested for fourth-degree drivingwhile impaired and a license re-striction violation at a traffic stopin the area of Hennepin Avenue Nand First Street E.

11:20 a.m. — An officer re-sponded to a request for a docu-mentation of threats on 11thStreet E.

4:13 p.m. — An off icer re-sponded to a complaint of harass-ment on 11th Street E.

11:14 p.m. — A citation for aninstructional permit violation anda verbal warning for driving with-out headlights on were given at atraffic stop in the area of 15thStreet E and Hennepin Avenue N.

11:31 p.m. — Officers discov-ered unlocked doors on 16thStreet E and searched the build-ings. Everything was fine.

FRIDAY, APRIL 1412:31 a.m. — A citation for

drug paraphernalia and a verbalwarning for loud exhaust weregiven at a traffic stop in the areaof Union Avenue N and 15thStreet E.

11:37 a.m. — A man on Sev-enth Street E reported that hiswife had been missing since theprevious day. An officer managedto reach the wife by phone andtold her to “communicate with herhusband.” The officer also spoketo the husband to let him knowthat his wife was OK.

1:08 p.m. — A driver was citedfor texting and driving on 13thStreet E between Ell iott andGreeley avenues.

4:28 p.m. — Officers respond-ed to a residential alarm on 15thStreet E. Everything appeared tobe fine.

5:16 p.m. — Officers respond-ed to a report of property damageon 11th Street E.

8:09 p.m. — Officers respond-ed to a report of threats on 15thStreet W, and advised the report-ing person to block the numberon their phone.

9:32 p.m. — A person on 20th

Street E reported that a dog hadgone after her dogs in her yard.Officers were unable to find theoffending dog.

10:53 p.m. — Officers assistedthe jail with an inmate. Everythingwas fine.

SATURDAY, APRIL 154:25 a.m. — An officer checked

on a vehicle on Chandler AvenueN. The vehicle had a flat tire andthe spare wasn’t usable. The driv-er got permission to leave the ve-hicle at a gas station until it couldbe fixed.

5:44 a.m. — Officers assistedthe ambulance with a medical onJudd Avenue N. A person washaving a panic attack and wastaken to the emergency room.

11:42 a.m. — Officers assistedthe ambulance with a medical onElm Avenue N.

3:28 p.m. — Officers respond-ed to an accident in the area ofHighway 212 and MorningsideDrive.

6:03 p.m. — Officers spokewith kids who were peeking intowindows, running on property andyelling at a person on Baxter Av-enue N. Officers also spoke withthe parents of the kids.

7:45 p.m. — A person on Hen-nepin Avenue S reported that alarge amount of change had beenstolen from their residence.

SUNDAY, APRIL 16No notable incidents were re-

ported.MONDAY, APRIL 17

10:15 a.m. — Officers arresteda person for violation of a domes-tic abuse no-contact order and ona warrant, and issued a verbalwarning for driving around barri-cades, at a traffic stop in the areaof Ell iott Avenue N and 12thStreet E.

11:04 a.m. — Blight issueswere documented on Pryor Av-enue N and Morningside Avenue.

1:15 p.m. — A theft was report-ed on Abby Lane.

1:16 p.m. — An off icer re-sponded to an accident on NinthStreet E.

2:14 p.m. — An officer provid-ed lights while a tire was changed

in the area of Ford Avenue N and18th Street E.

5:38 p.m. — An off icer re-sponded to 10th Street E for aperson who wanted to turn them-selves in on a warrant.

7:11 p.m. — A citation forspeeding and a verbal warning forcrossing the center line were is-sued at a traffic stop on Highway212 near Hilton Avenue.

7:37 p.m. — Citations were is-sued for driving after revocation,no ignition interlock and no proofof insurance, and written warn-ings were given for several otherviolations, at a traffic stop onHighway 212 near the HennepinAvenue bridge.

9:33 p.m. — A white and greyhigh chair was found on CardinalAvenue.

Building Permits

The following building permitswere approved by the GlencoeCity Council Monday, April 17:

• Glencoe Regional HealthServices, mechanical, MS-4.

• Matt Roberts, 407 18th St. W,mechanical.

• Rick Schuette, 1218 11th St.E, mechanical.

• James Ford, 1226 11th St. E,re-roof.

• Kirk Miller, 2106 Judd AvenueN, re-roof.

• Michael Afflerbach, 1607 11thStreet E, fence.

• Brad Karg, 1603 Knight Ave.N, re-side.

• Dan Rolf, 408 17th St. W, re-side.

• Scott Schrupp, 1416 Fir Ave.N, re-side, windows and doors.

• Joe Paumen, 214 20th St. W,deck.

• Don Havelka, 1706 Birch Ave.N, re-roof.

• Paul Mayer, 1418 10th St. E,re-roof, re-side.

• Gene Becker, 1405 Elm Ave.N, re-side.

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LettersThe McLeod County Chroniclewelcomes letters from readersexpressing their opinions. All let-ters, however, must be signed.Private thanks, solicitations andpotentially libelous letters will notbe published. We reserve theright to edit any letter.A guest column is also availableto any writer who would like topresent an opinion in a more ex-panded format. If interested, con-tact the editor. [email protected].

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Letters to the Editor

Police departments in 16cities have taken a newapproach to encouraging

drivers to make sure their vehi-cles are safe to drive — theyhave formed a partnership with arepair company, and are offeringvouchers to get repaired, for free,such items as broken taillightsand headlights and turn signals.

Not too long ago, there alsowas a television news story on apolice chief who took a uniqueperspective on dealing with drugusers in his community — if theywere willing to come and talk tohim, he would get them help, noquestions asked. And, more no-tably, he would not charge themwith buying illegal drugs.

Some may see this as reward-ing what is typically consideredillegal activity. But these officersand their departments see this asa way of trying to help peopleovercome a bad situation, with-out penalizing them as they try todo so.

One would hope, of course,that officers are not constantlyfixing someone’s car, nor send-ing someone to rehab every threemonths as they try to avoid pros-ecution. At some point, a helpinghand becomes an enabling one.We assume that these officers aresavvy enough to know when a

helping hand is appreciated, andwhen it is being overly taken ad-vantage of.

Regardless, we have to appre-ciate these law officers efforts. Inthese days when officers arebeing shot at by civilians andcivilians are accusing officers ofexcessive force, any effort tobridge the gap is needed andshould have our backing.

Because of the animosity thathas built up over the generationsbetween law enforcement and thepublic, we no longer have the“neighborhood” cop who walkedthe beat and got to know every-one, good and bad, in the area.

Law enforcement and the pub-lic it serves have become moreand more disengaged. Maybeprograms like these — fromsomething as simple as handingout ice cream coupons or base-ball cards to kids to vouchers forrepairs to something as farfetch-ing as offering rehabilitation —will help dispel the distrust thathas become the norm.

And, hopefully, the public willrespond in kind, and offer offi-cers the help and support theyneed to keep us safe from harm.

Here’s to bridging the gulf —one voucher and one coupon at atime.

— L.C.

Repair vouchersinstead of tickets

Our view: Measure may helppromote good citizen-cop relationships

Question of the weekPresident Trump ordered an attack on Syria

in retaliation for chemical attacks on civilians. What do think?

1) It was a warranted action.2) It was a big mistake.

3) I don’t know.

Results for most recent question:

Are you concerned about the administration’salleged ties to Russian operatives?

1) Very concerned — 31%2) Somewhat concerned — 9%3) Not concerned at all — 60%

58 votes. New question runs April 19-April 25.

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It’s not often that the metromedia, in particular the Star Trib-une, venture into McLeod County,unless it involves something nega-tive.

So when the April 9 Sunday edi-tion, front page no less, zeroed in onour county’s evangelical tendencies,it came as a surprise. “‘God’s Coun-try’ Still Steadfast” read the head-line, and the article indicated thatMcLeod County is one of the mostconservative in the state. It is firmlylodged in the Republican campwhen it comes to elections and hasfor generations.

Well, no kidding.I always heard that Democrats

held their McLeod County conven-tion in a phone booth.

And I always claimed that youcould prop up a dead raccoon, call ita Republican and it would get elect-ed in McLeod County. Toss in Sib-ley and Meeker counties as well.

Donald Trump, the article stated,won every McLeod County precinctin the last election, which provesmy point.

But the article seemed to implythat we McLeod County-ites are allevangelicals. Really? The people in-terviewed for the article arestrangers to me. Not that I palaround with a ton of evangelicals,but I know a few. The people I seemost often seems to be more un-

zealot-like. Like my coffee buddies,the Norwegian, who gets upset atthe sight or mention of a minister, orthe Swede, who seems unflappable.Republican politics and religiouszealotry are not utmost in theirminds.

So what was the point of the arti-cle? “Pray For Our Nation” seemsto be the theme, because the countryis falling apart at the seams. Ameri-ca is heading to hell in a hand bas-ket. Of course, people have beensaying the world is going to end formillennia. So far, the big orb calledEarth is still rotating. The sun stillrises each morning and sets eachevening. Probably will long afterwe’re all gone, too.

Predictions of the apocalypseseem to grow each day as TV evan-gelists preach the end is near, unlessyou send another check to keep their

ministry on the air and the preacherin nice clothing, with a great hair-cut.

The Star Tribune article claimsthat 48 percent of McLeod Countyresidents identify themselves asevangelical, the highest in Minneso-ta. I’m not sure where they all are.

Me, well I’m just a regularchurchgoer who struggles with myfaith, like most people.

State Rep. Dean Urdahl, R-GroveCity, may have stated it best in theStar Tribune article: “They’re hard-working, conservative people. Theyhave general distrust of large gov-ernment and government programs.They believe in God, and they’re asself-reliant as they can be in today’sage.”

That seems to sum up my impres-sion of the people I meet and talk toin Glencoe and McLeod County. Irarely sense they are zealots aboutanything other than that their prop-erty taxes are too high.

Perhaps the Star Tribune shouldhave talked to some of the rest of usto get a more balanced article. Butthen it might not have confirmed itspoint as clearly, whatever that pointmight be.

Rich Glennie was the editor ofThe Chronicle for 23 years. He re-tired Aug. 1, 2014, but still plansto submit an occasional column.

Strib portrays county as full of zealots

Rich Glennie

To the Editor:Cheers and thank you to all who

supported the Minnesota FoodShareMarch Campaign!

McLeod Emergency Food Shelfreceived a combination of food and

funds totaling over 89,000.The “Town Challenge” per capita

tally allows Plato, Lester Prairie andSilver Lake to boast the top threespots for 2017! With donations cred-ited to every city in the county, it is

no doubt McLeod County is a won-derful example of “giving where youlive!”

Lennie Albers,Executive Director

McLeod Emergency Food Shelf

FoodShare March campaign successful in county


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Wilson to perform in ‘Hot Flashes’Kay Wilson of Glencoe, left with a gui-tar, is one of the cast members of Buf-falo Community Theater’s productionof “Hot Flashes,” a collection of heart-felt and humorous sketches aboutmenopause. The play will be presentedat Discovery Auditorium April 21, 22,28, 29 at 7:30 p.m., and April 23 and 30

at 2 p.m. More information and ticketsare available at www.bctmn.org. Theproduction is recommended for ages13 and up. Along with Wilson, castmembers include MariBeth Schulke(Maple Lake), Michelle Thompson (BigLake) and Peg Janisch (Delano).


Kindergarten Panther PrideGlencoe-Silver Lake’s Helen Baker Ele-mentary School had its February all-school meeting Tuesday, March 28, andhanded out the March Panther Prideawards. The theme was trustworthi-ness. The kindergarten awards went to,front row from left, Ezekial Rangel,

Zachary Alsleben, Aubree Leier, AngelJones, Chloe Walters and Layla Nord-by; and, back row, Noah Stroebel,Owen Conklin, Jaxsen Mueller, LoganThoele, Wyatt Butcher and ChloeButcher.


1st-grade Panther PrideMarch first-grade Panther Prideawards, given at Glencoe-Silver LakeHelen Baker Elementary School onTuesday, March 28, went to, front rowfrom left, Colton Hahn, Jackson Ratike,Alejandro Medina, Ivan Acevedo Medi-

na and Makenze Jochum; and, backrow, Tessa Alsleben, Colton Geib, TonyLozano, Sammie St. Martin, Noah Millerand Hailey Thoele. The month’s themewas trustworthiness.


2nd-grade Panther PrideMarch second-grade Panther Prideawards, given at Glencoe-Silver LakeHelen Baker Elementary School onTuesday, March 28, went to, front rowfrom left, Hannah Fillbrandt, Leo Soto,

Noah Williams, Cayli Ayers and AlexTrevino; and, back, Abby Dressen,Addy Eggersgluess, Prescott Wingate,Sofia Amaya and Makenzie Mealey. Thetheme was trustworthiness.

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5th-grade Panther Pride awardsGlencoe-Silver Lake’s Lakeside Ele-mentary presented its March PantherPride awards at a recent all-schoolmeeting. Fifth-grade recipients include,front row from left, Adrian Flores andStevieona Pigue; middle row, MorgynLamberger, Erica Pullums, Skyler

Askerud, Miguel Anderson, KadenceGildea, Nubia Medina and BreannaTessmer; and, back row, Haylee Zaske,Omar Martinez, Tanner Rosenlund,Kody Leske, Zachary Templin, GildardoPacheco, Sisaro Stately, Karla Ro-driguez and Joshua Fiecke.

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6th-grade Panther Pride awardsGlencoe-Silver Lake’s Lakeside Ele-mentary presented its March PantherPride awards at a recent all-schoolmeeting. Sixth-grade recipients in-clude, front row from left, Daniel Smith,Angelina Tkachenko, Eliot Montes,

Samantha Swanlund, Alan Salazar andDarrion Lachelt; and, back row, JoseBecerra, Holden Meyer, Tyler Reich,Mason Ittel, Jason Arguijo-Amaya, An-gelica Duvall, Trevor Arredondo andEmil Kornilov.

County’s human resources director resignsMcLeod County Human

Resources Director Mary JoWieseler has resigned her po-sition.

At Tuesday’s County Boardmeeting, during the adminis-

trative report, County Admin-istrator Pat Melvin reportedthat his department had beenexceptionally busy sinceWieseler’s resignation.

It was not disclosed when

she resigned, nor the reasonbehind the resignation.

The County Board plannedto discuss the vacancy at aworkshop session later Tues-day afternoon.


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Sat., Apr. 22 —The McLeod South Girl Scouts semi-an-nual paper drive Saturday and Sunday, April 22-23.Drop off paper and cardboard at the truck parked atCactus Jack’s II in Stewart.

Mon., Apr. 24 — Tops Weigh-In mtg., 5-5:30 p.m.;Brownton Senior Citizens Club, Brownton CommunityCenter, 1 p.m.; Brownton Rod & Gun Club, 7 p.m.

Thurs., Apr. 27 — AA Group mtg. next to Post Office inStewart, 8 p.m., call 320-212-5290 for info.

Sun., Apr. 30— St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Stewartwill host a polka worship featuring the Wendinger Bandand a German dinner. Worship is at 10:30 a.m., fol-lowed by the meal from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

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Son born to Brownton familyBrandon and Sarah Yerks of Brownton announce the

arrival of a son, Corbyn Jay Yerks, born Tuesday, April11, 2017, at Glencoe Regional Health Services. Corbynweighed 8 pounds, 1 ounce, and was 21 inches long atbirth. He joins brothers Riley, Leyton and Kyrin. Grand-parents are Joyce Peterson of Brownton and Mike andLuAnn Yerks of Hutchinson. Great-grandparents areChuck and Irene Yerks of Silver Lake and Irma Wendorffof Hutchinson.

Son for Jeff, Amy McKayJeff and Amy McKay of Hutchinson announce the ar-

rival of a son, Jayce Jeffrey McKay, born Saturday, April15, 2017, at Glencoe Regional Health Services. Jayceweighed 7 pounds, 2 ounces, and was 19 inches long atbirth. Grandparents are Barb Hartl of Glencoe and Jimand Karen McKay of Hutchinson. Great-grandparents areTom and Delores Stafford of Hutchinson.

Daughter for Mrkvicka familyTom and Miranda Mrkvicka of Glencoe announce the

arrival of a daughter, Adilynn Pamela Mrkvicka, bornSaturday, April 15, 2017, at Glencoe Regional HealthServices. Adilynn weighed 6 pounds, 10 ounces, and was191⁄2 inches long. She joins sibling Brayden Linsmeier.Grandparents are Mike and Linda Matousek of Glencoeand Jim and Tammy Mrkvicka of Brownton.

Named to Concordia listConcordia University, St. Paul, has announced its

dean’s list for fall semester 2016. Local students whowere named to the dean’s list are Matthew Brelje, junior,and Kamaldeep Rattenpal, senior, of Glencoe; and DarrinEmery, sophomore, of Silver Lake.

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In state FFA bandKyle Wanous (tuba), left, and Daria Fegley (flute),right, have been selected to participate in the 2017Minnesota State FFA Band. Band rehearsals will takeplace during the Minnesota State FFA Conventionand a culminating performance of the state band andchorus will take place prior to the final session of theevent. The performances will take place at MariucciArena on the campus of the University of Minnesota.Both students are senior members of the Glencoe-Silver Lake Concert Band.

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Little pizza makerGSL Early Childhood Family Education (ECFE) Ad-venture Club recently visited UnHinged! Pizza inGlencoe. Pictured is Scott Conklin assisting EllieHeldt in making her own personal pizza.

A wet start to the week will give way to a pleasantweekend as temperatures hang right around where theyshould be for this time of year. Average highs for thisweek should be around 60 degrees, and we’ll be rightthere, give or take a few degrees here and there.

There were two rain makers early this week thatmoved through the upper Midwest. The first put the bulkof rain to our north and the second put it slightly to oursouth. We should have seen some from both events,though, so it’ll add to our total from over the weekend.

Behind the second storm, which should exit the area byWednesday night, we’ll see a drier pattern at leastthrough the weekend. The only thing I’m worried aboutis a storm forecast to hit Iowa on Saturday. If that shoulddecide to take a more northerly track, we’ll be in line forsome showers. I’m crossing my fingers that it doesn’thappen, and I’ll only keep some clouds in the Saturdayforecast. Sunday looks great with highs in the 60s andplenty of sunshine.

The extended is kind of jumbled with forecast modelsjumping all over the place, but that can be expected thistime of year, so I won’t venture a guess as to what willactually happen.

Have a great week, everyone!

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Wednesday night — Lows 37-43, rain.Thursday — Highs 51-57, lows, 34-40; partly to most-

ly cloudy.Friday — Highs 57-63, lows 37-43; mostly clear.Saturday — Highs 57-65, lows 37-43; partly cloudy.Sunday — Highs 58-66; mostly Sunday.

Weather Quiz: Does topography play any role in severethunderstorm and tornado development? Answer to lastweek’s question (When are we mostly likely to see a tor-nado [what month] and around what time of day?): Junehas the best chance of seeing tornadoes, followed by Julyand then May and August. Tornadoes can strike at anytime of day but late afternoon and early evening are thebest times, typically 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. Morning hours areleast likely to see tornadoes. Tornadoes need a lot of en-ergy, which means that daytime heating is a big factor inwhen they occur.

Remember: I make the forecast, not the weather!

Weather CornerBy Jake Yurek

Silver Lake Women’s clubGFWC had its meeting onApril 3.

The evening started with avisit to Levandowski Potteryin Dassel, which showed allthe beautiful pottery it makesand sells. Ladies also pur-chased some pottery.

The meeting was openedby Co-President DorothyMerrill. There were 15 mem-bers present.

The scholarship was wonby a Winthrop girl.

Dairy Days plans are beingmade for June 15 in the Sil-ver Lake park.

Citywide garage sales willbe April 27-29 with the clubhaving a bake sale and serv-ing a barbecue luncheon.

Operation Smile items are

packed up and ready to besent. Three big boxes areready to go.

Members are asked tobring an item to the nextmeeting for Minnesota Nice.

The district convention isApril 22 in Winthrop. Nineladies plan on attending. Thestate convention is May 5-7in Bloomington.

There will only be fourweeks of Music in Park be-cause it is hard to find musi-cians.

Next month, members areasked to bring birthday bagsfor the food shelf.

Members are asked to tryand recruit new members.

The next meeting will beMay 1.

SL Women’s Club meets,seeking new members

The Silver Lake SeniorCitizens Club met Monday,April 10, at the Silver LakeAuditorium with 30 memberspresent.

President Joanne Victoriancalled the meeting to order.

Celebrating April birthdayswere Ed Goede, MargaretShermann and Glen Wraspir.

The McLeod County Sen-ior Citizens Club wll meet inSilver Lake on April 19 at 1p.m. at the Silver Lake Audi-torium.

Cards were set at Cedar

Crest for Wednesday, April12.

Prizes were donated by EdGoede.

The next meeting will beMay 8.

Winning at cards were: 31— Doris Wraspir and Mer-cedes Novak; and at 500 —Don Benz, Joanne Victorian,Mary Jaskowiak, LeroyPenas, Hubert Schermann,Delores Goede, CarolNavratil, Margaret Benz,Aggie Fiecke and JudyPenas.

30 Silver Lake seniorcitizens met on April 10

The regular monthly meet-ing of the Glencoe VFW Post5102 Auxiliary was called toorder on April 10 by Presi-dent Angela Johnson with 20members present. Openingceremony was held and rollcall was taken. Initiation ofnew members Curt Templin,Jeff Templin and Scott Ran-now was held. Secretary’sminutes were read and ap-proved and the treasurer’s re-port was approved and filedsubject to audit. Bills wereapproved.

General orders and com-munications were read.Chairman reports were given.

A moment of silence andprayer was held for thePOWs/MIAs.

Loyalty Days will be heldin South St. Paul on April 29.

Unfinished business – pil-low cleaning will be held atthe VFW on Friday, April 21.Poppy luncheon, May 18,was discussed with concern

about parking for workersand attendees with the streetreconstruction.

The poppy cards were as-sembled after the meeting.

New Business – Electionof officers was held with thefollowing results: president,Angela Johnson; senior vicepresident, Judy Schuch; jun-ior vice president, SharonKnop; treasurer, Barb Buska;chaplain, Nancy Rannow;conductress, MargaretKoester; guard, Joan Wan-drei; and three-year trustee,Joan Wandrei. Installation ofofficers will be held May 15at 7 p.m. The audit was givenand accepted. Discussion washeld to hire Julie Winkler toclean the club.

Lunch committee for May8 will be Deb Stenzel, ArleneGilster, Helen Becker andSandy Herrmann.

The meeting was adjourneduntil May 8.

Glencoe VFW Auxiliary met

The Hutchinson Branch ofthe Church of Jesus Christ ofLatter-Day Saints (LDSChurch) will present “Find-ing your way: how to suc-cessfully set, plan, and ac-complish your dreams” onApril 28 with guest trainerDavid Bryant Mitchell.

Mitchell will be sharing onhow to create a blueprint forsetting realistic, attainablegoals, as well as foolproofmethods for accomplishingthem.

Mitchell has worked withindividuals and businessleaders for eight years on set-ting and developing their per-sonal plans for success. Healso has been the keynotespeaker and trainer for busi-ness forums, professional as-sociations, and seminars. Hisbook, Building Your Boom-

ing Business, guides businessleaders and entrepreneursthrough developing theirleadership, business process-es, and personal achievement.

“We have noticed thatmany that we minister to feelstuck,” says Thad Larson,president of the HutchinsonBranch. “We all have aspira-tions and dreams, but manyof us can’t quite seem tochange our personal situation.This seminar will help any-one move forward and be-come a better person.”

The short seminar will beheld at the LDS Church at770 School Road NW inHutchinson. Registration willopen at 5:30 p.m. with thetraining running from 6 p.m.to 8 p.m.

Anyone with questions cancall 360-204-9247.

Goal-setting seminarset at LDS in Hutch

The 27th annual “BeyondSorrow” seminar will be heldThursday, April 20, at 7 p.m.,at Peace Lutheran Church,400 Franklin St. SW,Hutchinson.

The guest speaker will beKelly Grosklags, who willpresent “Grief, Our Contin-ued Bond.” Grosklags is afellow with the AmericanAcademy of Grief Counsel-ing. For nearly 25 years,Grosklags has dedicated herpractice to minimizing suffer-

ing through her work in on-cology, palliative care andhospice. An experienced ther-apist and speaker, she created“Conversations with Kelly”as a public hearing forum.

There is no charge to at-tend. The seminar is spon-sored by Grief RecoveryFriends, Dobratz-HantgeChapel in Hutchinson andHutchinson Health. For moreinformation, call 1-320-587-2128 or 1-800-937-1728.

Beyond Sorrow seminarset for April 20 in Hutch

The second annual JustDrive Family 5K is set forSunday, April 30, at 9 a.m., atOak Leaf Park in Glencoe.

The fun run was estab-lished in memory of PennyVerdeck of Glencoe, whodied in April 2015 when herbicycle was struck by a vehi-

cle.The run’s goal is to bring

attention to the issue of dis-tracted driving.

There is no charge to par-ticipate, but those who donate$20 will receive a T-shirt. Toregister, visit www.justdrive5K.com.

Just Drive Family 5Kset Sunday, April 30

MarciaRipperger, 57,of Gaylord

Marcia Ripperger, 57, ofGaylord, died Wednesday,March 8, 2017, at MarieSteiner Kelting HospiceHome in Chaska.

A Mass of Christian Burialwill be held Friday, April 21,at 1 p.m., at Church of St.Pius X in Glencoe, with inter-ment in IOOF Cemetery inIndianola, Iowa, at a laterdate.

A gathering of family andfriends will be held Friday,April 21, from 11:30 a.m. to1 p.m., 11⁄2 hours prior to theservice at the church. Inhonor of her wishes, pleasewear bright colors.

Arrangements are with theJohnson-McBride FuneralChapel in Glencoe. An onlineguest book is available atwww.mcbridechapel.com.

PearlKloempken, 90,of Glencoe

Pearl Kloempken, 90, ofGlencoe, died Friday, April14, 2017, at Glencoe Region-al Health Services Long TermCare.

A Mass of Christian Burialwill be held Monday, April24, at 11 a.m., at Church ofSt. Pius X in Glencoe, withinterment at a later date atFort Snelling National Ceme-tery in Minneapolis.

A gathering of family andfriends will be held Sunday,April 23, from 3 p.m. to 6p.m., at Johnson-McBrideFuneral Chapel in Glencoe,

with parish prayers at 5:30p.m. Visitation will continueone hour prior to the serviceat the church on Monday.

Arrangements are with theJohnson-McBride FuneralChapel in Glencoe. An onlineguest book is available atwww.mcbridechapel.com.

Obituaries

Consuelo (Vazquez)Gomez, 65, of Winthrop, diedFriday, April 14, 2017, at herhome.

A Massof ChristianBurial washeld Tues-day, April18, at St.Pius XC a t h o l i cChurch inG l e n c o e ,with theRev. TonyStubeda officiating. SueMielke was the organist. TheSpanish Choir was the songleader. A solo was “AmorEterno.” Musical selectionswere “Entre Tus Manos,”“Cien Ovejas,” “AlegresTomamos” and “Adios, OVirgen de Guadalupe.”

Casket bearers were JorgeRuiz, Miguel Arturo, VictorRuiz, Jamie A. Colin Jr.,Alexandro Jimenez, JessieJimenez, Antonio Jimenez,Rodrigo Vasquez, EdmundoVazquez, Marcelo Lopez,Tim Hoppe, Jamie Colin,Jorge Jimenez and JorgeJimenez Jr.

Interment was in the Glen-coe Catholic Cemetery.

Consuelo (Vasquez)Gomez was born Oct. 2,

1951, in La Mesa, Texas, thedaughter of Esteban andJuanita (Tepezano) Vazquez.She was baptized in 1951 inLa Mesa, Texas. She wasconfirmed in May 1998 inGlencoe. She attended schoolat CD Juarez Chihuaha, Mex-ico.

In December 1973, she wasunited in marriage to JorgeRuiz Barraza in El Paso,Texas. The couple made theirhome in CD Juarez Chi-huahua, Mexico; El Paso,Texas; and Winthrop. Theirmarriage was blessed with sixchildren.

In addition to being a lov-ing wife and mother, she wasa hard-working woman. At ayoung age, she had to helpraise her family. She lovedgoing to church. She was amember of St. Pius XCatholic Church in Glencoe.

She enjoyed watching herfavorite game shows on TV,collecting angel statues andfigurines, and listening tomusic from her generation.She loved traveling to Mexi-co and spending time withher family there. She cher-ished the time spent with herfriends and family, especiallyher children, grandchildrenand great-grandchildren.

She is survived by her chil-

dren, Jorge Ruiz, Martha(Tim) Hoppe, Miguel Arturo(Heather Drew) Vasquez,Teresa Yolanda (Jamie A.)Colin, Margarita Lluvia Ruizand Marisela Consuelo(Jorge) Jimenez; grandchil-dren, Elizabeth (Marcelo)Lopez, Victor Ruiz, Jamie A.Colin Jr., Angelica Vasquez,Alexandro Jimenez, SamHoppe, Jessie Jimenez, Anto-nio Jimenez, Rebecka Hoppe,Josh Vazquez, April Jimenez,Ashley Jimenez, AliceJimenez, Tomas Ruiz, Me-lenyk Colin, Jorge Jimenezand Logan Ruiz; great-grand-children, Adam Lopez, Daris-sa Lopez, Benjamin Lopez,Sullivan Ruiz and AnahiLopez; siblings, TeresaVasquez, Julia Lopez, AliciaVazquez, Estefana Vazquez,Rodrigo Vazquez, MariselaVazquez, Arturo Vazquez,Edmundo Vazquez and Alfre-do Vazquez.

She was preceded in deathby her parents, Esteban andJuanita Vazquez; husband,Jorge Ruiz Barraza; andbrother, Alfredo Vazquez.

Arrangements were withthe Johnson-McBride FuneralChapel in Glencoe. Onlineobituaries and guest book areavailable at www.mcbridechapel.com.

Consuelo Gomez, 65, of Winthrop

ConsueloGomez

Conrad Marvin Helgemo,68, of Brownton, died Thurs-day, April 13, 2017, at hishome.

A gather-ing of fami-ly andfriends willbe heldThur sday,April 20,from 4 p.m.to 8 p.m., atthe John-s o n -M c B r i d eFuneral Chapel in Glencoe,with a prayer service at 7p.m., with Chaplain JoelSund officiating. Intermentwill be at a later date at Min-nesota State Veterans Ceme-tery in Little Falls. Urn bear-ers will be Dale Schneiderand Gary Degn.

Conrad Marvin Helgemowas born March 26, 1949, inCanby, the son of MarvinOliver and Ann Louise(Orton) Helgemo. He wasbaptized as an infant on May1, 1949, in Minneota, andwas confirmed in his faith asa youth on June 9, 1963, atZion Lutheran Church inBuffalo Lake. He received his

education in Buffalo Lake,graduating with the BuffaloLake High School Class of1967. He entered active mili-tary service in the U.S. Navyon July 26, 1967, and servedhis country during the Viet-nam era. He was honorablydischarged on April 19, 1971.

On April 3, 1968, he wasunited in marriage to JudithAnn Ulrich in Sioux Falls,South Dakota. The couplemade their home in SanDiego, California, Hutchin-son and Brownton. Theirmarriage was blessed withtwo children, Michael andMichele, and their stepdaugh-ter, Anna Chmielewska. Thecouple shared over 49 yearsof marriage.

Mr. Helgemo worked for3M for 20 years, HutchinsonTechnology, Inc., Seagate,Pillsbury and Dura Supreme.He was a chemical techni-cian, massage therapist, didauto restoration and ownedConnie’s Custom Paint. Hewas a member of theHutchinson Fire DepartmentRescue Squad for 14 years,Hutchinson VFW Post 906,Hutchinson American Legion96, Patriot Guard and the

DAV.He enjoyed watching

movies and the History chan-nel, eating popcorn, wood-working, do-it-yourself proj-ects, autobody car restoration,riding his motorcycle andtaking trips. He also lovedspending time with his familyand friends.

He is survived by his wife,Judith Ann Helgemo ofBrownton; children, MichaelHelgemo of Hector andMichele Helgemo and herspecial friend Ronald Theisof Prior Lake; stepdaughter,Anna (Przmek) Chmielewskaof Poland; granddaughter,Ada Chmielewski; stepgreat-grandson, Payton Duzan;pets, Kaisa and Cinnamon;sister, Lona HelgemoKnacke; other relatives andfriends.

He was preceded in deathby his parents, Marvin andAnn Helgemo; and belovedpets, Ilse and Budweiser.


Conrad M. Helgemo, 68, of Brownton

ConradHelgemo

Mildred D. Henke, 89, ofArlington, died Thursday,April 13, 2017, at the BellePlaine Lutheran Home.

F u n e r a ls e r v i c e swere heldT u e s d a y ,April 18, atP e a c eL u t h e r a nChurch inA r l i n g t o nwith theRev. KurtLehmkuhlofficiating. Interment was inthe Arlington Public Ceme-tery.

Mildred D. Henke wasborn July 6, 1927, in PennTownship, McLeod County,to Robert Sr. and Martha(Mielke) Abram. She wasgiven the name Mildred DenaAlma Abram at her baptismon July 24, 1927, at St.Matthew’s Lutheran Churchin Penn Township by the Rev.W. Ehrhardt Diemer. She was

confirmed April 10, 1938, atSt. Matthew’s LutheranChurch by the Rev. C.H.Kowalske. She attended ruralcountry school and gradautedfrom Brownton High Schoolin 1944.

She married Melvin A.Henke on Oct. 30, 1949, atSt. Matthew’s LutheranChurch in Fernando. Thecouple lived in Glencoe until1959, and then relocated toArlington.

Over the years, Mrs. Henkeworked as a waitress but en-joyed her time as a door-to-door Avon representativesince 1958, sales representa-tive for Stanley Home Prod-ucts and 20 years as a groupmanager. She was a memberof the American Legion Aux-iliary, home Bible study and acharter member of PeaceLutheran Church. She espe-cially enjoyed her family andmaking afghans for hergrandchildren.

She is survived by her

daughters, Shirley (Duane)Weckwerth of Arlington andKathleen (John) Kachelmyerof Mankato; six grandchil-dren, Lonnie (Dana) Weckw-erth, Leon (Jennifer) Weckw-erth, Landon (Johanna)Weckwerth, Nathan (Nicole)Kachelmyer, Kristin (Brady)Krusemark and Kallie (Tyler)Stroh; 14 great-grandchil-dren, Andrew, Melinda,Zachary, Charlotte and ParkerWeckwerth, Claire, Grace,Matthew, James and JoshuaKachelmeyer, Benjamin andAnna Krusemark and theirexpected sibling, and Jacksonand Aaron Stroh; and sister,Karen Schrader of Hutchin-son.

She was preceded in deathby her parents; husbandMelvin in 2003; brother,Robert Abram Jr.; sister, Lor-Jean Hauser; and grandson,Lance Weckwerth.

Arrangements were withthe Kolden Funeral Home inArlington.

Mildred D. Henke, 89, of Arlington

MildredHenke

Vanna Gene (Klitzke)Wolff, 74, of Glencoe, diedThursday, April 13, 2017, ather home.

F u n e r a ls e r v i c e swere heldT u e s d a y ,April 18, atFirst Evan-g e l i c a lL u t h e r a nChurch inG l e n c o e ,with theRev. Ronald Mathison offici-ating. Paul Otte was the or-ganist. Soloist Dennis Woltersang “Borning Cry.” Congre-gational hymns were “OnEagle’s Wings” and “I AmBut a Stranger Here.”

Honorary casket bearer wasHendric Wolf. Casket bearerswere her grandchildren,Hanna Miller, Nicholas Schi-roo, Miranda Michaletz, Eli-jah Michaletz, MitchellWolff, Zachary Ross, Court-ney Wolff, Ethan Wolff andBrittney Wolff.

Interment was in thechurch cemetery.

Vanna Gene (Klitzke)Wolff was born Jan. 29, 1943,in Seattle, Washington, toHarold and Martha (Frauen-dienst) Klitzke. She was bap-

tized as an infant on Feb. 28,1943, by the Rev. Hugo Gur-ney, at her parents’ home inSeattle, and was confirmed inher faith as a youth June 9,1957, by the Rev. HugoSchwartz, at Grace AmericanLutheran Church in Brown-ton. She received her educa-tion in Brownton, graduatingfrom Brownton High School.

On June 2, 1962, she wasunited in marriage to DonaldWolff by the Rev. Roesler atImmanuel Lutheran Churchin New Auburn. The couplemade their home in Glencoe,and their life was blessedwith four children, Pam, Tim,David and Dawn. Theyshared over 55 years of mar-riage.

In addition to being a lov-ing wife, mother and home-maker, Mrs. Wolff worked atGlencoe Regional HealthServices as a dietary aide andcertified nursing assistant for30 years. She was a memberof First Evangelical LutheranChurch in Glencoe, whereshe attended Bible study. Shealso volunteered with Com-mon Cup Ministry.

Mrs. Wolff enjoyed garden-ing, scrapbooking, crafts andsquare dancing. She loved herdogs, Chloe and Muffin. She

cherished the time spent withher family and friends.

She is survived by her hus-band, Donald Wolff of Glen-coe; children, Pam (Larry)Schiroo of Gaylord, Tim(Jennifer) Wolff of Lonsdale,David (Dawn) Wolff of Glen-coe and Dawn (Joel)Michaletz of Litchfield; ninegrandchildren, Hanna Miller(special friend Tim Thomas),Nicholas Schiroo, Zachary(Cathryn) Ross, Mitchell(Nichole) Wolff, CourtneyWolff (special friend ColePolzin), Ethan Wolff, BrittneyWolff, Miranda Michaletz(special friend NicholasHirsch) and Elijah Michaletz;five great-grandchildren, Jo-celynn Miller, Isaac Miller,Paityn Wolff, Broghan Wolffand Nash Wolff; sister, Rox-anne (Doug) Borkhoff ofWells; nieces, nephews, otherrelatives and many friends.

She was preceded in deathby her parents, Harold andMartha Klitzke; grandpar-ents; and brother-in-law,Stewart Behr.


Vanna Gene Wolff, 74, of Glencoe

Vanna Wolff

Glen Arthur Zdrazil, 81, ofAnnandale, formerly of Win-sted, died peacefully follow-ing a battle with cancer onApril 12, 2017, at the GoodSamaritan Home in HowardLake.

A Massof ChristianBurial washeld Tues-day, April18, at HolyT r i n i t yC a t h o l i cChurch inW i n s t e dwith theRev. Paul Schumacher as thecelebrant.

Casket bearers were JohnZdrazil, Julie Schlueter, ChrisSchlueter, Brad Schlueter andJoe Schlueter. Interment wasin the Holy Trinity CatholicCemetery in Winsted.

Glen Zdrazil was born Feb.17, 1936, the son of Josephand Florence (Meinke)Zdrazil, in Glen Lake, Min-nesota.

He served his country inthe U.S. Army during the Ko-rean Conflict.

He was united in marriageto Marion Fasching on June16, 1956. The couple madetheir living as farmers nearWinsted. Mr. Zdrazil alsoworked for Mid AmericaDairymen in Winsted, forawhile doing both at the sametime. In 1995, he sold thefarm and moved to FrenchLake in Annandale.

He was a member of theKnights of Columbus and theAmerican Legion, both inWinsted.

For the past 10 years, Mr.Zdrazil has made his homewith Juanita Butterfass on thesouth side of French Lake.He also worked seasonallyfor Dahlco Seed in Cokato.He enjoyed sight-seeing, tak-ing pictures of his ventures,going to polka dances, andlistening to the music.

He enjoyed gatherings withfamily and friends and al-ways enjoyed a good laugh.

He is survived by his spe-cial friend, Juanita Butterfass;children, Julie (John)Schlueter of Winsted andJohn (Daryce) Zdrazil ofCornville, Maine; grandchil-

dren, Chris (Jennifer Kragen-bring) Schlueter, Brad (Chari-ty Sturges) Schlueter, and An-drew, Phillip and MathewZdrazil; great-grandchildren,Joseph Schlueter, MackenzieSturges-Schlueter, JaxonSchlueter and Kaylee andElizabeth Constenius; inlaws,LeRoy Fasching of Brainerd,Melvin (Jeane) Fasching ofGlencoe, Harold (Doris)Fasching of Hutchinson,Louis Fasching of Braham,Marcel (Bonnie) Fasching ofGlencoe, Alberta Fiecke ofCold Spring, Elaine (Arnold)Marshall of Winsted and Car-olyn Fasching of Excelsior;and many nieces, nephews,other relatives and friends.

He was preceded in deathby his parents, Joseph andFlorence Zdrazil; wife, Mari-on; granddaughter, Melissa;half-brothers, Milan andCalvin Zdrazil; and inlaws,Virgil Fasching, Lucille Mey-ers and Geraldine Mueller.

The Chilson Funeral Homein Winsted served the family.Online condolences may bemade at www.chilsonfuneralhome.com.

Glen Arthur Zdrazil, 81, of Annandale

Glen Zdrazil

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Registration is now openfor the city of Brownton’ssummer recreation program.Forms are available at theBrownton City Offices, Secu-rity Bank & Trust in Brown-ton and the Brownton PostOffice.

Registration and paymentare due in the city clerk’s of-fice by Friday, May 26.

There is a variety of activi-ties and sports available forchildren aged 5 as of June 1through seventh grade. Theschedule of activities is avail-

able with the registrationforms.

Summer recreation beginsMonday, June 12, and willrun through July 20. Activi-ties run from 9 a.m. to noon.

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Reaching down for an itemthat fell on the floor, turningaround to settle the kidsdown, and picking up the cellphone for an incoming call.They all seem harmless untila driver with their eyes offthe road leads to a crash.

Too many people are dyingon Minnesota roads becausedrivers are not 100 percentcommitted to keeping theireyes on the road. In 2015,distracted driving contributedto 7,666 injuries and 74deaths in the state.

For the first time, law en-forcement across the state isextending the extra enforce-ment period to two weeks toconduct overtime patrols fordistractive driving. StartingApril 10, the McLeod CountySheriff’s Office, Glencoe Po-lice Department, Silver LakePolice Department, WinstedPolice Department, BrowntonPolice Department and Min-nesota State Patrol will takepart in the extra enforcementalong with more than 300 lawenforcement agencies acrossMinnesota. The distracteddriving campaign that runsthrough April 23 is coordinat-ed by the Minnesota Depart-ment of Public Safety Officeof Traffic Safety (DPS-OTS).

“Would you run down themiddle of the highway withyour head down? Are youokay with others around youbasically driving with theireyes closed?” said OfficerAndrew Fiebelkorn of theGlencoe Police Department.“Now is the time to changethe culture, put down thephone, tune out the distrac-tions and speak up if you seeothers on the road risking thelives of other motorists. To-gether we can do this. We canstop distracted driving beforeit’s your loved one you aresaying goodbye to as I recent-ly had to do.”

Too many lives lostToo many people are not

making driving the numberone priority behind the wheel.

• More than 86,000 crasheswere distracted driving-relat-

ed from 2011 to 2015, con-tributing to one in four crash-es in Minnesota.

• Distracted driving con-tributes to an average of 65deaths and 215 life-changinginjuries a year (2011 to2015).

• During the 2015 distract-ed driving extra enforcementcampaign, law enforcementcited 909 drivers for textingand driving, an 80 percent in-crease over the previous year.

Distracted driving Posting on Facebook,

checking that box score orGoogling information on adevice while driving are allagainst the law under Min-nesota’s “Use of WirelessCommunications Device”statute, which is commonlyreferred to as the texting anddriving law.

Distractions that could leadto a crash also include fid-dling with controls for music,eating and drinking, childrenfighting or an adult passen-ger’s behavior.

Consequences• With Minnesota’s “No

Texting” law, it’s illegal fordrivers to read, send texts andemails, and access the webwhile the vehicle is in motionor a part of traffic. That in-cludes sitting at a stoplight orstop sign.

— $50 plus court fees for afirst offense.

— $275 plus court fees fora second and/or subsequentoffense.

• If you injure or kill some-one because of texting anddriving, you can face a felony

charge of criminal vehicularoperation or homicide.

Do your part• Cell phones — Put the

phone down, turn it off orplace it out of reach.

• Music and other controls— Pre-program radio stationsand arrange music in an easy-to-access spot. Adjust mirrorsand ventilation before travel-ing.

• Navigation — Map outthe destination and enter theGPS route in advance.

• Eating and drinking —Avoid messy foods and se-cure drinks.

• Children — Teach chil-dren the importance of goodbehavior in a vehicle andmodel proper driving behav-ior.

• Passengers — Speak upto stop drivers from distract-ed driving behavior and offerto help with anything thattakes the driver’s attention offthe road.

Distracted driving educa-tion is a component of Min-nesota’s core traffic safety ef-fort, Toward Zero Deaths(TZD). A primary vision ofthe TZD program is to createa safe driving culture in Min-nesota in which motoristssupport a goal of zero roadfatalities by practicing andpromoting safe and smartdriving behavior. TZD focus-es on the application of fourstrategic areas to reducecrashes — education, en-forcement, engineering, andemergency medical and trau-ma response.

Law enforcement campaignto focus on distracted driving

The members of McLeodCooperative Power Associa-tion gathered for the 82nd an-nual meeting of the coopera-tive on Tuesday, April 11, atthe Hutchinson Event Center.About 390 members andguests attended the meetingand were served a roast beefdinner.

Three directors were elect-ed for a three-year term each:Oria Brinkmeier of LesterPrairie, Joe Griebie ofBrownton, and David Reschof Glencoe were elected toserve Districts 1, 2 and 3, re-spectively.

Reports were given by Fi-nance Manager Susan Noyes,

General Manager Carrie L.Buckley, and OperationRoundUp Board MemberCheryl Beilke. David Saggau,president and chief executiveofficer of Great River Energy,was the guest speaker. 2016Washington, D.C., Youthwinner Elli Gifferson thankedthe members for sending herto the youth gathering andshared the significant impactthe trip had on her life.

Attendance prizes alsowere awarded. The grandprize was a $300 electric billcredit. It was won by RogerVenske of Winsted.

Following the annual meet-ing, the board of directors

elected their officers for thecoming year. Keith Petersonwas selected as board presi-dent, Joe Griebie as vicepresident, Doug Kirtz as sec-retary-treasurer and GeraldRoepke as assistant secretary-treasurer. Randy Hlavka willbe the cooperative’s represen-tative to Great River Energy.

McLeod CooperativePower is a rural electric coop-erative providing electricservice to approximately6,700 accounts in McLeod,Carver, Sibley, Renville,Wright, Kandiyohi andMeeker counties.

Submitted photo

Elected to the McLeod CooperativePower Association board of directorsat its annual meeting April 11 were,

from left, Oria Brinkmeier of LesterPrairie, Joe Griebie of Brownton andDavid Resch of Glencoe.

MCPA hosts annual meeting


First Easter fun in Silver LakeLucille Barth, 6 months, daughter ofTony and Annie Barth, celebrated herfirst Easter at Silver Lake’s Eggstrava-ganza Saturday morning. A large crowd

gathered at the Silver Lake Auditoriumto search for eggs, do crafts and playgames.

Chronicle photo by Trisha Karels

Bunny cuddlesSavannah Sweely, daughter of Daveand Nancy Sweely, cuddled with a livebunny Saturday morning at the Brown-ton Women’s Club’s annual Easter egg

hunt. Along with searching for eggs,children got treats, created crafts andvisited with the Easter Bunny.

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