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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 14 • Valentine Mass & Meal starting at 7 p.m. at St. Mary’s Church, Upsala.

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 15 • Pelican Lake Association of St. Anna Annual Fundraiser, Dinner, Silent Auc-tion, Meat Raffle starting at 5 p.m. at The Landing, St. Anna. See ad on page 4. • Grey Eagle/Burtrum Lions Race on Trace, Grey Eagle. See ad on page 12.

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 16 • Quilt Bingo at 1 p.m. at St. Mary’s Church, Upsala.

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 19 • Freeport Community Center Chicken Fry from 4:30-7 p.m. at the Freeport Com-munity Center. See ad on page 9.

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 22 • Sobieski & Swanville Lions Clubs 21st Annual Fishing Contest & Raffle starting at noon on Long Lake, Swanville. See ad on page 12.

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 23 • Catholic United Financial Matching Grant Fundraiser Breakfast from 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at St. Francis of Assisi Church basement, St. Francis. See ad on page 9.

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27 • Upsala FFA Chapter Donkey Basket-

ball at 8:30 p.m. in the Upsala School Small Gym. See ad on page 9.

SUNDAY, MARCH 2 • New Munich Lions Pancake & Sau-sage Breakfast from 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at Immaculate Conception Church base-ment, New Munich.

FRIDAY, MARCH 7 • Upsala Area Schools Kindergarten Roundup at 8:15 a.m.

SUNDAY, MARCH 9 • Holdingford Firefighters Relief Assoc. Breakfast from 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at the Holdingford Civic Center. • Freeport Lions Club Breakfast from 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at Sacred Heart Church basement, Freeport.

THURSDAY, MARCH 27 • Albany Area Schools’ Kindergarten Registration Night at 6:30 p.m. at the Avon Elementary cafeteria.

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

BURNHAMVILLE TOWNSHIP • Meets the last Tuesday of the month at

7 p.m. at the Burtrum City Hall.BURTRUM CITY COUNCIL

• Meets the first Monday of the month at 7 p.m.

FREEPORT CITY COUNCIL • Meets the last Tuesday of the month at 7 p.m.

GREY EAGLE CITY COUNCIL • Meets the second Tuesday of the month at 7 p.m.

GREY EAGLE SENIORS • Exercise Classes every Monday, Wednesday, Friday at 9:30 a.m. at the Grey Eagle Senior Center.

GREY EAGLE TOWNSHIP • Meets the first Monday of the month at 8 p.m.

ST. ROSA CITY COUNCIL • Meets the third Monday of the month at 7 p.m. at the Community Park building.

SWANVILLE CITY COUNCIL • First Tuesday after the first Monday of the month.

SWANVILLE TOWNSHIP • Meets the second Tuesday of the month at 8:30 p.m. at the Swanville Fire Hall.

UPSALA CITY COUNCIL • Meets the first Monday of the month at 7 p.m.

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I went for a jog with two good friends the other day. A very long jog. A half-marathon, in fact.

Mark Paper, a friend since c h i l d h o o d , and Bobby Eldridge, both very successful b u s i n e s s m e n , joined me for

the second straight year of P.F. Chang’s Rock ‘n’ Roll Half Marathon in Phoenix, in late January. These are two guys who know about going the distance. They push me when I need it, and I am grateful.

You’ve probably heard me repeat one of my favorite aphorisms: They don’t pay off on effort, they pay off on results. Of course, there is no result without effort. A 13-mile jog takes plenty of effort. Finishing it is an awesome result.

And if I ever need more motivation, I think back to my first New York marathon, which I ran in 1986. Of the 20,000 runners who started, the most amazing was a Viet Nam veteran, who finished last – in 4 days, 2 hours and 47 minutes. He covered the 26.2 miles with no legs. He ran on his hands. When my daughter Mimi and I saw him in the early part of the race, his example convinced us that we could finish that grueling race.

Marathons, half-marathons, even 5K races are all great tests of accomplishing your goals. Who says you aren’t tougher, smarter, and harder working than your competition? If you believe you can do it, and prepare yourself properly, you will have results you can be proud of.

I am committed to taking care of my physical health because I believe that it has a positive effect on every other facet of my life. I don’t compete for money or medals. I participate because I win rewards that no outside organization can offer. I want to achieve my personal best.

I have been running for more than 40 years, and have completed 10 marathons including the 100th Boston. Two hip replacements have meant a change to my regimen, but I can’t give up trying. I even get a rush out of watching other runners compete. I’ve been attending the summer Olympic Games nearly as long as I have been running, and I always watch the marathon. Enviously. Harvey Mackay continued to pg 3

I know I will never match these athletes’ super-human times, but I admire their determination and dedication. They inspire me to keep pushing myself.

What does any of this have to do with business advice? Plenty.

There are obvious parallels to perseverance in tough business cycles, dedication to going the extra mile for customers, determination to seeing a job through to the end. Setting goals and doing what is necessary to achieve them, always trying to improve your performance, and a commitment to be your absolute best are always on the mind of top performers in business and marathons. And then with the accomplishment of the goal, celebrating success.

Around this time every year, all those New Year’s resolutions about getting more exercise and taking better care of our bodies start to fade. Too often, we fall back into bad habits and decide it’s just too hard to stay with a new routine.

It’s time to refocus and recommit.

Exercise your body to exercise your brain -By Harvey Mackay

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A study by the National Academy of Sports Medicine finds that “Maintaining an active healthy lifestyle helps increase productivity and diminishes health care costs. Employees involved in a corporate wellness program tend to miss fewer days and have fewer doctor visits. Exercise has many positive benefits including reduced risk of heart disease, cancer and Type 2 diabetes. In addition, exercise improves cognitive function, reduces stress, and improves your mood.”

I can’t argue with any of that. I know that not everyone has access to a corporate wellness program. How about starting a walking club during lunch hour or after work? Exercising with friends provides great motivation to continue.

Start with a reasonable goal of 15 minutes, and work from there. If you break exercise into manageable segments you are more likely to stick with it. You realize that you can

make time to take care of your body without compromising your other responsibilities. But really, shouldn’t one of your greatest responsibilities be taking care of yourself?

One of my favorite pleasures is hearing from readers about their successes in business after they have found some helpful advice in my columns or books. I would be thrilled to hear how exercise has improved your career progress and business ventures.

Mackay’s Moral: Stop running around in circles – take care of your health.

Reprinted with permission from na-tionally syndicated columnist Harvey Mackay, author of the New York Times #1 bestseller “Swim With The Sharks Without Being Eaten Alive,” “We Got Fired!...And It’s the Best Thing That Ever Happened to Us,” “The Mackay MBA of Selling in the Real World,” and “Use Your Head To Get Your Foot In The Door.”

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Dining Menus: February 17-21Albany Senior Upsala - All Ages

MON., FEB. 17: Swedish meat-balls, potatoes, steamed broccoli w/cheese sauce, pears.

TUE., FEB. 18: Shepherd’s pie, ro-maine salad, cinnamon glazed apples, corn bread w/honey.

WED., FEB. 19: Roast turkey, whipped potatoes, gravy, trio vegeta-bles, carrot cake.

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FRI., FEB. 21: Vegetable soup, ham salad sandwich, fruit, dessert bar.* Bread and skim milk served with each meal.

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free educational workshops on estate planning. Called “Estate Planning Ba-sics,” these one hour workshops will be held at the Little Falls Senior Center at 510 7th St. NE, Little Falls, MN. The two workshops will take place on Tues-day, February 18, 2014, from 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm, and again, from 5:00 pm to 6:00 pm. The workshops are being pre-sented by Carlyle Olsen, Financial As-sociate with Thrivent Financial.

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ObituariesDoraine M. Ritter

Doraine M. Ritter, age 79 of Grey Eagle, died Friday, February 7, 2014 at the Mother of Mercy Nursing Home in Albany, Minnesota.

A Mass of Christian Burial was held at 11 a.m. Monday, February 10 at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in

Grey Eagle with Rev. Ronald Dockendorf officiating. Interment was in St. Bernard’s cemetery in Ward Springs.

Doraine Mary Douvier was born May 14, 1934 in Melrose, Minnesota to John and Katy (Wolbeck) Douvier. She was united in marriage to Donald “Don” Ritter on October 23, 1954 at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Melrose. Doraine was a member of St. Joseph’s Catholic Church

in Grey Eagle. She enjoyed riding around the countryside looking for deer with Don, collecting butterflies, and playing scratch off lottery tickets.

Survivors include her sons, Lonnie (Nancy) Ritter of Grey Eagle and Mike Ritter of Grey Eagle; 14 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren; and sisters, Monica Stiever of Cedarburg, Wisconsin and Regina Pirkl of St. Joseph.

Doraine was preceded in death by her husband, Don Ritter on January 20, 2011; parents; daughter, Pamela Smith; daughter-in-law, Bonnie Ritter; and brothers, Harold Douvier, Gilbert “Gib” Douvier, Tony Douvier, and Hubert Douvier.

Serving as casket bearers were Tim Ritter, Travis Ritter, Tyler Ritter, Josh Ritter, Andy Ritter, and Cody Ritter. Cross bearer was Chris Ritter and scripture bearer was Tiffany Ritter.

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

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Steven L. OstendorfSteven L.

Ostendorf, age 55 of Grey Eagle, died Monday, February 10, 2014 after a courageous battle with cancer at the CentraCare Nursing Home in Sauk Centre, Minnesota.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be 11 a.m. Saturday,

February 15 at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Grey Eagle with Rev. Ronald Dockendorf officiating. Interment will be in the parish cemetery. Military Honors provided by the Melrose Veterans Honor Guard.

Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday and from 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Grey Eagle. Parish prayers will be held at 7 p.m. Friday evening at the church.

Steven Lee Ostendorf was born March 15, 1958 in Tacoma, Washington to Joanne Ostendorf. He graduated from Grey Eagle High School in 1977. Steve enlisted in the Army National Guard in 1979 and retired in 2005. In September of 1982 he married Marise Janorschke in Buckman,

Minnesota. After seven years of marriage, the couple divorced. Steve also worked at Gold’n Plump in Cold Spring for 26 years, retiring in 2009.

He was a member of St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Grey Eagle. Steve was mechanically inclined and enjoyed working on vehicles, plumbing, and electrical wiring. He loved spending time with his family, especially his grandchildren.

Survivors include his children, Heather Ostendorf (friend, Eric Douglas) of St. Cloud and Nathan Ostendorf (fiancé, Lorena Barrera) of Sauk Centre; grandchildren, Bailey, Annica, and Sophia; mother and step-father, Joanne Heffron and Richard Heffron of Grey Eagle; and many loving relatives and friends.

Steve was preceded in death by his grandparents, Bernard and Matilda Ostendorf; Godparents, Wilfred and Juletta Ostendorf; and numerous aunts, uncles and cousins.

Serving as casket bearers will be Arthur Lyon, Lloyd Lyon, Brad Folta, Eric Douglas, Richard Roerick, and Nathan Ostendorf. Cross bearer will be Bailey Ostendorf and scripture bearer will be Annica Ostendorf.

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

Eleanore Irene MillerF u n e r a l

S e r v i c e s celebrating the life of Eleanore Irene Miller, 82, of Avon were held Tuesday February 11, 2014 at the R e s u r r e c t i o n Lutheran Church in St. Joseph. Eleanore passed away Friday, February 7, 2014.

Eleanore was born on October 12, 1931 in rural Albany to Theodore and Grace (Christian) Lemke. She attended country school in Albany and later received her GED. She married Bill Miller on October 17, 1951 in International Falls. After marriage the couple lived in rural Avon. Eleanore took great pride in raising her three sons. Eleanore enjoyed flowers and gardening, fishing, and watching professional bull riding. She was proud of

her lemon tree that she grew in her house. She also was an avid hunter; she went hunting while 7 months pregnant with her second son. Eleanore was a loving mother and grandmother to so many as she took in 6 nephews/nieces after their parent’s death.

She was a member of the Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church in Albany. She was always active in church as a Sunday school teacher, and in the ladies aide groups.

She is survived by her husband Bill; children, Alan (Cathy) Miller, Rice; Bryan (Andrea Wolbeck), Avon and Kim (Tara Petron), Avon; 9 grandchildren; 5 greatgrandchilren; Elmer “Wid” (Florence) Lemke, Sturgeon Lake; Verna Durband, St. Paul and Gracie Solarz, Albany.

She was preceded in death by her parents Theodore and Grace Lemke; grandchildren, Robert and Elizabeth; and brother, Howard Lemke.

Kindergarten Registration date change for Albany Area Schools to March 27

The registration night has been re-scheduled for Thursday, March 27 at 6:30 p.m. in the Avon Elementary caf-eteria, located at 410 Avon Ave. North in Avon. The meeting is for parents of Kin-dergarten-aged children for the 2014-15 school year.

On Wednesday, February 5th, the Albany Areas School Board voted to introduce all day every day Kindergar-ten for every child in the District for the 2014-2015 school year.

Registration forms will be avail-able and collected for enrollment for the 2014-2015 school year. Kindergar-ten teachers will give a presentation on curriculum, student expectations and how to know if your child is ready for Kindergarten. School Nurse, Kay Han-

son, will discuss Kindergarten immu-nizations, physicals and other student health concerns. Avon Elementary Prin-cipal, Jean Weis-Clough, and Albany Elementary Principal, Ann Schultz, will be present to welcome and meet parents and address any questions or concerns. Lynn Jenc, Community Education Di-rector, will speak about Kid’s Company, before and after school child care that is available in the district as well.

Contact Brenda Levinski with any questions about Kindergarten registra-tion, at Avon Elementary (320-356-7346 x 7100) or contact Kelly Neu at the Albany District Office (320-845-2171 x 5060) to confirm that your family is on the Albany Census List and will be sent Kindergarten information.

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Dear Dave,How can I

get credit card companies to stop sending us preapproved offers? My wife continues to sign up for these, and now we have $40,000 in credit card debt.

-DanDear Dan,

Chances are you’ll never get credit card companies to stop sending stuff, but there a few things you can do that might help slow things down. Access your credit bureau report, and opt out of marketing offers. You can also freeze your credit report, and send direct requests to the credit card companies to take you off their mailing lists.

I’ve been telling people not to use credit cards for 20 years and, believe it or not, even I get offers in the mail. The more mailing lists you get on, the more your mailbox will fill up with junk mail. If you have magazine subscriptions and things like that, your contact information is circulating all over the place.

The next thing I’m going to say may sound cruel, but I really don’t mean it that way. You don’t have a junk mail problem, Dan. You have a relationship problem. You two are not on the same page about money. Either she doesn’t feel like you two have enough money, and she’s resorting to credit cards for this reason, or she does this because she’s a spoiled brat who thinks she should always have what she wants when she wants it. Her behavior is destroying your financial lives and driving a wedge between you.

My advice would be to sit down and have a gentle, loving talk with her about all this. Try to find out why she feels the need to have all these credit cards, and explain that you’re worried about what it’s doing to your marriage and

your finances. That may mean having to spend some time with a marriage counselor, but that’s okay, too. There’s no reason to be ashamed of something like that. The truth is, most of us who have been married more than 20 minutes could use a little help in that area of our lives!

-DaveDear Dave,

I’m trying to pay off my credit card and get out of debt. Do you think I should transfer the balance to one with a lower interest rate while I do this?

-KelseyDear Kelsey,

I’m not against this idea, as long as you understand that you’re not really accomplishing much. All you’re doing is moving money around, and maybe saving a tiny bit on interest. If you were planning on keeping the debt around for 30 years it would become a big deal. But if you’re talking about a few months, just until you get it paid off, it’s not that much money.

The problem with balance transfers is that you feel like you took a big step forward when you really didn’t. Lots of times this causes people to lose focus on other things they can do to get out of debt, like picking up an extra job or selling a bunch a crap they don’t want or need. That kind of stuff, along with living on rice and beans and a strict written budget, is 98 percent of the battle when it comes to getting out of debt!

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Friday, Feb. 14

By Mike Austreng Butch Sprenger, a 1975 graduate of

Grey Eagle High School, is coming back to the area with his girls varsity basket-ball team that he coaches from South-west Christian High School in Chaska, MN. Southwest Christian will play the Melrose girls in Melrose on February 28th at 7:30 p.m. – JV will start at 6:00 p.m.

(The team will also be in the area on February 25th when they play at St. Johns Prep at 7:00 p.m.)

Butch moved from this area to the Twin Cities about 30 years ago and has been operating Destiny Homes, his re-modeling and home building business, in the metropolitan area.

Grey Eagle Alumni coming back to area as Southwest Christian Coach

Butch became the girls varsity head coach and started to rebuild the girls’ basketball program at Chaska’s South-west Christian four years ago, taking over the program in 2010-2011 when 11 of the 15 girls on the team were Fresh-men. The first year with Butch as head coach the team struggled, going 6-20. The second year the team went 16-12 and 19-10 last year when they drew the Second Seed in the Section.

This year Butch has a mixed group of veterans and newcomers with his first 6’0” player in four years. Starting for the team this year are two Seniors, two Sophomores and one Freshman. The team has compiled a record of 15-5 so far and hopes to make a run at a Section title this year.

Come on out and catch up with Butch and meet his assistant, former Minnesota Vikings great, Milt Sunde, and watch some fun girls basketball.

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Upsala Sr. High Student of the MonthThe Upsala

School staff is proud to honor Tara Christian as Upsala School’s January Senior High Student of the Month. Tara is the 11th grade daughter of Sheila and Duane Christian Jr.

Tara is an ac-tive member of the dance team and FFA. She is

a valuable member of the dance team as a student coach. She has also made the A honor roll throughout high school and has been an FFA officer for the past two years. Her favorite high school class is art because she likes to be able to express herself through her artwork. She believes that math class is the most valuable class in high school because it teaches the fundamentals that get used

Upsala Jr. High Student of the MonthThe faculty

of Upsala Area Schools is proud to honor Nako-mis Becker as the January student of the month. She is the seventh grade daughter of Glen-don and Dawn Becker and Kayla Wike. Nakomis has three sisters and three broth-ers.

N a k o m i s loves to go sledding, read books, ride bike and play with her siblings Nakomis’ favorite hobbies are drawing, coloring

on an everyday basis. Outside of school, Tara is involved

assisting the Royalton Sportsman’s club as well as working at a gas station in Albany. Jessica Hovland, Tara’s college algebra teacher says about her, “Tara Christian is a wonderful student to have in class. She is always hard working and will always do whatever is assigned without complaint. She has really come out of her shell this year to be a good leader and positive influence to those around her.”

When Tara isn’t busy with school and community activities, she finds many other things to occupy her time. She enjoys listening to music, reading, camping, and spending time with her family and friends. Her future plans include attending Alexandria Techni-cal College for paralegal studies and to raise a family in the country. Her advice for classmates is “No matter how hard things seem to become, remember that with support, you can make it through anything.”

and baking cookies with her dad. Nakomis’ future plans are to finish

school, and go to college to become a veterinarian. She loves animals!

Nakomis reports that her favorite class is Life Science with Ms. Heinen. She likes science because she loves learning about all the animals.

Nakomis’ science teacher, Ms. Heinen, reports, “Nakomis is a very hard worker in class. She is great about setting goals, and works hard to meet them. She is curious and asks questions when necessary and often goes above and beyond what is asked of her.”

When asked what advice she has for her classmates, Nakomis said, “Do your homework and stay on top of your work, so school is more fun!”

Rochester Community and Technical College is pleased to announce its Fall Semester 2013 graduates.

Derek Scott, of Holdingford, re-cently graduated from Rochester Com-munity and Technical College (RCTC) at the end of Fall Semester 2013. Scott received a certificate for Welding Tech-nology. Fall Semester 2013 candidates will be recognized at the College’s 97th Commencement Ceremony to be held on May 15, 2014 in the UCR Regional Sports Center.

Nicole Berscheid of Holdingford graduated from Bethel University, St. Paul, following the fall 2013 semester. Berscheid earned a BS in Biokinetics.

She is the daughter of Tim and Sharon Berscheid from Holdingford, MN.

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By Bill Abeler The Upsala High School Athletic

Hall of Fame welcomed four new in-ductees, Kristi Pangrac, Neal Swan-son, Bob Soltis, and the 1957 Football Team, at the Second Annual Induction Ceremony held during half time of the boys’ varsity basketball game on Friday, February 7.

A star volleyball player on the first Upsala team to reach a high school tour-nament, Pangrac (2003) finished as a career leader in kills (1011) and blocks. Named to the All State Volleyball team in 2002, Pangrac was part of a Cardinal dynasty that won all 36 Prairie Confer-

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ence games in her three years as a start-er. She earned a scholarship to St. Cloud State where she was a three-year starter and in 2006 was selected to the North

Central All Conference and All North Central Region teams.

Swanson (1955) was a two-sport athlete starring in baseball and bas-ketball. In baseball, he was a five-year starter and all-conference shortstop and later was the leader in steals and hitting for the Upsala town team. In basket-ball, Swanson started four seasons and earned all-conference honors as a senior. Not only was he the first to introduce the jump shot in Upsala, he was also the first to lead the team onto their new gym floor in 1955.

Pictured are a few players from the 1957 football team.

1957 football team.

Soltis (1958) is described as a once-in-a-generation type of athlete, a four-year, four sport letter-winner in base-ball, football, basketball, and track. He earned multiple all-conference honors in each sport and was one of the first Upsala athletes to be chosen to the All State Football Team. Bob quarterbacked the Upsala football dynasty team whose winning streak reached 27 games in 1957, Bob’s senior year.

The 1957 football team, coached by Don Brever (pictured left bottom), dominated its opposition on both sides of the ball, finishing its season unde-feated and unscored upon. The 8-0 Car-

dinals outscored their opponents 276-0. The team had it all, including quick re-ceivers with great hands, a fleet-footed quarterback, a strong offensive line, and a nasty defense. Present for induction (pictured left top) were John Atkinson, John Heisick, John Soltis, Art Ohotto, Ralph Nelson, Ken Welle, Gary Osberg, David Chuba, James Goebel, and Coach Brever’s son, Tom.

The inductees were selected from a number of candidates nominated by past graduates and members of the Upsala community. To be eligible, candidates must be graduates from Upsala High School and have been out of school for at least ten years. The inaugural class of 2013 included Dave Holmen, Paula Lange, Stanley Nordin, and Ralph Solt-is.

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STRANGE BREED by Steve Langille

Notes from the Capitol By State Rep. Paul Anderson

An econo-mist at a meeting of the Rural Fi-nance Authority last week in St. Paul was fairly blunt when he said that times are changing in agriculture. Cash grain farm-ing, which has been quite prof-itable the past

few years, will be hard pressed to show positive numbers in the next few years, while livestock producers should see strong profits in the immediate future. The reason for the switch is falling grain prices that are lowering production costs for those who milk cows or feed live-stock or poultry.

Statewide, 2012 was a record high year for farm income. Pushed up by the price of corn and soybeans, net farm profits soared for those who made their living by selling those commodities. Last year, with strong yields in the main part of the Corn Belt, supplies of corn and beans recovered and prices fell dra-matically. From a high of nearly $8 per bushel, the price of corn has dropped to between $4 and $5, with shipping costs (basis) lowering that price to around $4 at the elevator.

“We are going back to narrow, or in some cases, negative margins for crop farming,” said University of Minnesota extension economist Dale Nordquist. “Smaller farms, especially those that no longer have any livestock, could have a difficult time competing in this environ-ment.”

Plugging in numbers for an average crop farming operation show little mar-gin for error. As an example, if a farmer produced 175 bushels of corn per acre and was able to sell that corn for $4.75 per bushel (about 75 cents above current new-crop prices), he would still be be-neath the cost of production. The same is true of soybeans as a 46-bushel per acre yield, if it were sold for $12 a bushel, re-sults in a negative return of $9 per acre, according to Nordquist’s figures.

“The coming year looks to be a cor-rection year for crop farming,” he added, “and it may be difficult for some to ad-just to more lean times.”

It appears that prices for propane gas may have peaked, at least for the time being. With the new month, supplies of LP increased and they seem to be hold-ing in most locations. The wild card in all this is, of course, the weather because if it stays cold and demand continues to be high we may have supply issues to-ward the end of the month again. Fore-casts are calling for a much-anticipated warm-up later this week, with highs in the 20’s being cause for celebration!

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On one occasion, while he was con-ducting an experiment with his students, it turned into a disaster. Looking at each of them he said, “Gentlemen, when you are face to face with a difficulty, you are up against a discovery.”

This is not only true in learning, it is true in living. When David was face to face with a major difficulty, he made a discovery that lasted throughout his entire life. Faced with a dilemma he cried to God, “Give me relief from my distress, be merciful to me and hear my prayer, O God.”

If it had not been for the pain he ex-perienced, we would not have his Psalms of praise. If he had not been tested and tried through his trials, we would not un-derstand the triumphs he enjoyed. If he had not struggled to survive, we would not understand the strength he received from God.

Joseph began his path to a palace from a prison. He became the prime minister of Egypt after he served a sen-tence as a prisoner. And remember Job’s boils? Ultimately, they became a bless-ing to him.

Whatever God brings into our lives is not to destroy or defeat us, but to de-velop our faith and to enable us to dis-cover His goodness and grace.

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As a result, the company has used much more propane this winter than in past seasons. Jerke estimated the in-creased cost of using propane instead of natural gas during January alone was around $1 million.

An economist from Kansas State University, Dr. Art Barnaby, was the guest speaker at the CVAC annual meet-ing. He gave a presentation on the new farm bill, which was passed by Congress and signed into law this past week by President Obama. He called it “as good as we could expect” in these times of fis-cal restraint in Washington.

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Local Municipality Minutes$222,284.62; Outstanding Depos-its: 0.00; Outstanding Checks: 0.00; Cash Available: $222,284.62; CD Balance: $203,365.02.

Ray made the motion to accept the treasurer’s report. Second by Mike. All in favor, Motion carried.

Road and Bridge Report: Erv H. reported that he had to push back snow piles on Angler Trl. and Arc-tic Drive. Ray asked that he not ap-ply sand and salt until the weather warmed up a bit.

Additional agenda items: Some discussion on the No Net Gain resolution, Ray will check to see if the County is updating theirs and would include the township. The resolution presented by the MN Association of Township to support transportation funding that would include increased, sustain-able and dedicated revenues to lo-cal authorities including townships was discussed and then passed on a 3-0 vote.

Public Comment: None. Adjournment: Motion by Ray

to adjourn the meeting. Mike made the second. Meeting adjourned at 8:55 p.m.

Mary Ann Primus, Clerk/Trea-surer

Upsala CityFebruary 3, 2014

These are unapproved min-utes.

Members present: Mayor Rol-lie Johnson, Robert Maciej, Brian Lange, Dennis Westrich. Interim Clerk/Treasurer Reva Mische.

The City Council meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m. at Upsala City Hall by Mayor Rollie Johnson.

Motion made by Council Member Brian Lange and seconded by Council Member Robert Maciej to accept the minutes as revised from the January 6th, 2014 Regular Council Meeting. Motion carried unanimously.

Motion made by Council Member Robert Maciej and sec-onded by Council Member Brian Lange to accept the minutes from the January 15th, 2014 Special Council Meeting. Motion carried

Grey Eagle TownshipFebruary 3, 2014

These are unapproved minutes.Call to Order: Ron Frericks

called the meeting to order at 8:00 p.m. The pledge of allegiance was recited.

Members Present: Ron Frer-icks, Ray Bense, Mary Ann Primus & Mike Rohe.

Agenda Approval: A prelimi-nary agenda was presented. Ron asked if there were additions to the agenda. Ron asked to include Trygg Hansen. Ray made the motion to accept the agenda with that addi-tion. Mike made the second. All in favor. Motion carried.

Approval of Minutes: The clerk provided copies of the Janu-ary 6, 2014 minutes to the board. Ray made the motion to approve the minutes as written. Mike made the second, all in favor. Minutes ap-proved.

Trygg Hansen spoke about the Mound Lake access road. He asked that the township consider a joint powers agreement rather than an easement. In the joint powers agreement the state would retain ownership of the road and allow the township ingress and egress access. This would be less costly, and the state would still have to make im-provements to the road, including correcting the property line issues. Trygg will draw up a rough draft and send it to the township for the board to review.

Town Clerk’s Report: Clerk presented the claims list for Janu-ary. Claims list included 6 claims for a total of $12,434.52. Mike made the motion to approve the claims; Ray made the second, Mo-tion carried unanimously. Clerk shared mail received this month including the Township Associa-tion bus trip to the Capital and a reminder of the Audit meeting set for Feb. 10.

Treasurer’s Report: Mary Ann Primus presented the treasurer’s re-port as follows: Beginning Balance as of January 1, 2014: $226,797.38; Checks cleared: 13, $8534.07; De-posits including interest: $4021.31; Balance as of January 31, 2014:

unanimously. Motion made by Council

Member Robert Maciej and sec-onded by Council Member Brian Lange to accept the agenda. Motion carried unanimously.

Guests and Presentations: Wendy Rene and Annette Lange were present to discuss snow re-moval on and along main street sidewalks.

• Proposed ideas and solutions were discussed.

• The Interim City Clerk will research other cities’ procedures for snow removal on and along busi-ness sidewalks.

Fire Chief, Jay Baggenstoss, was present for announcements during the Fire Department Report.

Department Reports: Mainte-nance Report, Frank Koopmeiners: Water and Sewer Usage was down for the month.

• The baseboard heater in the Clerk’s office has been replaced and is now working more efficiently.

• The Holiday decorations have been turned off for the season.

Fire Department Report, Lange: Roger Roerick’s letter of resignation was presented to the council. Fire Chief Jay Baggenstoss and the City Council expressed their gratitude for his years of ser-vice.

• Elections were held and all current Officers have stayed.

• The FEMA grant has been submitted for a new water truck.

Planning Commission, Lange: No Minutes to Report.

UCDC, Olson: No Minutes to Report.

Recreation Board, Johnson: No Minutes to Report.

• All Commissions are to meet by mid-March.

Unfinished Business: The Greater MN Gas Franchise Agree-ment was reviewed and will be up for approval after the February 26th, 2014 Public Hearing.

Unpaid Utility Bills for 104 South Main Street and 106 South Main Street were discussed. The Council will follow up at the Regu-larly Scheduled Council Meeting in May.

New Business: City Cellular Phones are due for an upgrade and will be replaced.

The Interim City Clerk will continue to look into the ongoing Flood Zone Designation/Flood In-surance Program issue.

Financial Report: Treasurers Report with a January 31st bank balance of $126, 749.06 as pre-sented by Interim Treasurer Reva Mische. Motion made by Council Member Robert Maciej and sec-onded by Council Member Dennis Westrich to approve the Treasur-ers Report. Motion carried unani-mously.

Motion made by Mayor Rollie Johnson and seconded by Robert Maciej to approve the bills in the amount of $51,674.58 as presented by Interim Treasurer Reva Mische. Motion carried unanimously.

Updates/FYI: The 2014 Wal-nut Avenue and Hillcrest Improve-ments Informational Meeting for Property Owners will be held on Wednesday, February 5th, 7:00 p.m. in City Hall.

• The Greater MN Gas Infor-mational Meeting will be held on Wednesday, February 12th, p.m. at the Community Center.

• The 2014 Walnut Avenue and Hillcrest Improvements Public Hearing will be held on Wednes-day, February 19th, 7 p.m. in City Hall.

• The Greater MN Gas Public Hearing will be held Wednesday, February 26th, 7 p.m. at the Com-munity Center.

Reminder to residents and council that the next regularly scheduled Council Meeting will be Monday, March 4th, 2014, 7 p.m. in City Hall.

Motion made by Mayor Rollie Johnson and seconded by Council Member Robert Maciej to adjourn the City Council Meeting at 8:59 p.m.

Reva Mische, Interim Clerk/Treasurer

Swanville CityJanuary 7, 2014

Minutes of the Swanville City Council meeting held in the Swan-ville Center on Tuesday, January 7, 2014. The meeting called to order 7:30 p.m. with the following mem-bers present: Sandy Peterson, Jay Bartkowicz, AJ Johnson and Jim Molitor. Absent: Tim Grittner.

Also present: Mike Rude and Tony Maciej.

Minutes of the Swanville City Council meeting held December 3, 2013 and an emergency meeting held November 27, 2013 were read. A motion was made by Jim Moli-tor to approve the minutes as read. AJ Johnson seconded the motion. All members voted in favor, motion carried.

The treasures report was given. A motion was made by AJ Johnson and seconded by Jay Bart-kowicz to approve the treasurer’s report. All members voted in favor, motion carried.

Tony Maciej was present to discuss with council if any license are needed if he were to purchase the laundromat & apartment build-ing. Council agreed no licenses would need to be obtained for this business.

Mike Rude, city engineer, was present to go over the Rhoda Av-enue Project. Mike stated that there is a change order in Disbursement Order #4 to add two safety aprons and make one man hole a size big-ger. Jim Molitor made a motion to accept the change order, Jay Bart-kowicz seconded the motion. All members voted in favor, motion carried. Mike then presented coun-cil with Disbursement #6 and Lar-son Excavating partial payment for $16,671.46. After discussion, Jay Bartkowicz made a motion to ap-prove Disbursement #6, Jim Moli-tor seconded the motion. All mem-bers voted in favor, motion carried.

Council welcomed Lonny Hutchins as the City full time maintenance person. Mayor Pe-terson asked Lonny for a monthly update of work that is being done in the City. Lonny was given the

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At the regular meeting of the Burnhamville Township Board at 7 p.m. on February 25, 2014 in the Burtrum Community Center the board will audit the financial books of the clerk and treasurer.

Shirley Hulinsky, Burnhamville Township clerk

Residents of Burnhamville TownshipNotice of Board of Audit

Notice is hereby given that the city council of Upsala, Minnesota will meet in the council chambers of the city hall at 7:00 p.m. on February 19, 2014, to consider the making of the 2014 Walnut Avenue and Hillcrest Street Improvements, the improvement of Walnut Avenue from Main Street to Hillcrest Street, and Hillcrest Street between Oak Avenue and Walnut Avenue by the installation of streets, sanitary sewer, water main, services, and drainage facilities, pursuant to Minn. Stat. 429.011 to 429.111.

The area proposed to be assessed for such improvement is property abutting Walnut Avenue from Main Street to Hillcrest Street, and Hillcrest Street between Oak Avenue and Walnut Avenue. The estimated cost of the improvement is $973,745. A reasonable estimate of the impact of the assessment will be available at the hearing.

Such persons as desire to be heard with reference to the proposed improvement will be heard at this meeting.

Notice of Hearing on Improvement

That the Council of the City of Upsala will be holding a Public Hearing concerning a Franchise Agreement between Greater MN Gas and the City of Upsala. The Hearing will take place on Wednesday, February 26th at 7 pm in the Upsala City Hall.

Written comments can be submitted to the Clerk’s office or at the drop box located alongside City Hall. Other comments and questions may be directed to the Clerk at (320) 573-4950.

NOTICE TO THE RESIDENTS OF THE CITY OF UPSALA

DONKEY BASKETBALLThursday, February 27

8:30 PM

For more info., contact Mrs. Schleper at 320-573-2176 ext. 142 or email: [email protected]

Upsala FFA Chapter Will Be Hosting

Fun for the Whole

Family!

At the Upsala Area School’s Small GymAdvance tickets $6.00

At the door $8.00

Catholic United Financial Matching Grant Fundraiser Breakfast

Annual Catholic Schools Raffle sponsored by Catholic United Financial will also be here!Sponsored by St. Francis Catholic United Council #296, St. Francis, MN

St. Francis will receive a matching grant up to $1000 from Catholic United Financial. Proceeds to St. Francis CCD

Sunday, Feb. 23, 2014Serving 9:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

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Continued from Pg 9employee policies and procedures booklet and job description hand out, which he then signed.

Council told Lonny any pur-chasing of parts, tools, supplies, things of that nature, does not need approval by council if under $1000.00. Lonny stated he would like to go to the Rural Water Con-ference held in St Cloud. Council approved.

CR Peterson turned in 62.5 hours for plowing snow in Decem-ber. Council agreed to pay Peterson $15.00 an hour for plowing.

Council discussed giving city substitute maintenance man vehicle compensation and a bonus for ex-tra work done in November and December. After discussion, it was decided to pay $200.00 a month vehicle compensation and an extra $5.00 an hour for hours put in No-vember and December, 2013.

Council talked with city engi-neer about obtaining maps with the

terson.2. The First State Bank of

Swanville will be the designated depository of the City.

The Morrison County Record will be the designated official news-paper of the City.

3. The regular meeting date for the City Council meeting is the first Tuesday after the first Monday of each month. Special meeting only after proper notification and publi-cation.

4. The Bond of the City Clerk/Treasurer will be set at $12,000.00.

5. Assigned duties to the fol-lowing Council Members and Citi-zens of the Community: Commu-nity Center- Julie Hollermann, City Park-Duane Johnson and Sandy Peterson, Streets and Sidewalks- AJ Johnson and Jay Bartkowicz, Springbrook Cemetery-Julie Holl-ermann and AJ Johnson. City Weed Inspector-Jim Molitor and Lonny Hutchins, Rural Fire Assoc. Rep-Sandy Peterson and AJ Johnson, Police Service-Sandy Peterson and Jim Molitor

7. City Attorney-The law of-fice of Peters & Churchwell

8. City Engineer-Widseth, Smith & Nolting

9. Representative on the Senior Center board-Sandy Peterson

A motion was made by AJ Johnson to accept these actions as stated. Jim Molitor seconded the motion. All members voted in fa-vor, motion carried.

Salaries for Employees and Council Members for 2014

1. Mayor’s salary-$1800.00 annually+$15.00 per hour for spe-cial meetings.

2. Council Members sala-ries-$900.00 annually+$15.00 per hour for special meetings.

3. Clerk/Treasurer sal-ary-$900.00 monthly+$15.00 per hour for special meeting.

4. Cleaning Community Cen-ter-$125.00 monthly

5. Maintenance Man Salary-new $32,000.00 annually + 60% Health care+Disability Ins.+2 weeks paid vacation

6. Substitute Maintenance Man Salary-new $15.00 per hour

7. Park Helper/Center Clean-er-$9.00 per hour

A motion was made by Jay Bartkowicz and seconded by Jim Molitor to accept the above salaries. All members voted in favor, motion carried.

The following claims were presented for payment. Members of the council were furnished with a listing. Jim Molitor made a motion to approve the claims. Jay Bartkow-icz seconded the motion. All mem-bers voted in favor, motion carried.

The next monthly meeting will be held February 4, 2014 at 7:30 pm. Greater MN Gas Company meeting 6:15 pm.

There being no further busi-ness, a motion was made by AJ Johnson and seconded by Jim Moli-tor to adjourn. All members voted in favor, motion carried. Meeting adjourned 9:15 pm.

Julie Hollermann, City Clerk/Treasurer

2009 and 2013 water/road projects. The maps will have water curb stops for each resident and busi-ness.

Greater MN Gas would like to meet with Swanville residents to discuss putting in the gas line that will be coming into the city. Coun-cil agreed to have the meeting at 6:15 pm before the regular council meeting on February 4, 2014. No-tices will be put up around the City and in the paper to inform residents.

The Mayor passed out estimate costs for new furnaces in the Com-munity Center and in the Swanville Center. Council will look over and discuss at the next regular meeting.

Water meter fee for future re-placement meters was tabled.

JennieO water and waste water charge tabled until next meeting.

This being the first meeting of the year, the following organiza-tional actions are made:

1. AJ Johnson will be acting Mayor in the absence of Mayor Pe-

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Area students named to Dean’s ListThe North Dakota State College of

Science has named 368 students to its fall semester 2013 President’s Honor List. The Honor List recognizes students who have achieved grade point averages of 3.5 or higher while taking at least 12 credit hours. The honorees include: Em-ily Harren, Freeport: Occupational Therapy Assistant; Kayla Roering, Grey Eagle: Occupational Therapy As-sistant.

About North Dakota State Col-lege of Science: NDSCS is a two-year, comprehensive college with a residen-tial campus located in Wahpeton, N.D., and a commuter location, referred to as NDSCS-Fargo, located in north Fargo, N.D. NDSCS offers degrees, certificates and diplomas in more than 80 academic options in traditional career and techni-cal studies as well as liberal arts. The College also offers a variety of distance education and online courses. Approxi-mately 98 percent of graduates are em-ployed or pursuing additional educa-tion. Unlike most two-year colleges, NDSCS in Wahpeton boasts a university atmosphere with more than 20 affiliated student clubs and organizations, music groups, theater productions, intercolle-giate athletics, intramural athletics and numerous social activities. For more information, visit ndscs.edu. Follow NDSCS on Facebook at facebook.com/ndscs and Twitter at twitter.com/ndsc-swildcats.

Gregg Raisanen, dean of academic affairs at Alexandria Technical & Com-munity College recognizes individual students for academic excellence during fall 2013.

Renee Hommerding of Albany; Madison Toughill of Avon; Alexander Hulinsky, Burtrum; Amanda Notch and Christine Wiechman, Freeport; Debbie Bullock and Louis Bullock of Grey Eagle; Tannia Becerra, Jeremy Becker, Jordyn Hetland, Kaitlyn Hill-ig, Hannah Kroll and Jonathan Wen-zel of Long Prairie; Santina Lovelace, Marisa Primus and Jennifer Van Drehle of Melrose; Amy Engelmeyer of New Munich; Aimee Harren and Kathy Koetter of Upsala.

At the University of Minnesota, Morris, teacher education students work with experienced faculty in rigorous, comprehensive, and collaborative pro-grams that are accredited by Minneso-ta’s Board of Teaching and the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education. Multiple field experiences in a variety of settings provide students the opportunity to refine their skills as they work with child and adolescent learners.

Kayla Barthel, of Swanville, will be student teaching social studies at Long Prairie-Grey Eagle under the su-pervision of Paul Urman.

Evan Reller, of Melrose, will be student teaching social studies at Morris Area High School under the supervision of Caleb Greene.

For more information, please con-tact the University of Minnesota, Morris Division of Education at 320-589-6400.

The following area students have been named to the University of Minne-sota, Morris Dean’s List for the Fall 2013 semester. To be eligible for the Dean’s List students must achieve a grade point average of 3.66 or higher while taking 12 or more credits, two-thirds of these credits on the A-F grading system.

Kayla Barthel, of Swanville, Mat-thew Ebaugh, of Avon, Sarah Han-son, of Avon, Kari Haynes, of Albany, Nathan Hulinsky, of Burtrum, Alex Kleinfehn, of Melrose, Victoria Noe, of Holdingford, Brooke Olmscheid, of Freeport and Evan Reller, of Melrose.

Morris is the University of Minne-sota’s public liberal arts college, a resi-dential campus located in west central Minnesota.

Through personal and academic discovery, the University of Minnesota, Morris provides opportunities for stu-dents to grow intellectually, engage in community, experience environmental stewardship and celebrate diversity. A renewable and sustainable educational experience, Morris prepares graduates for careers, for advanced degrees, for lifelong learning, for work world flex-ibility in the future, and for global citi-zenship. Learn more about Morris at morris.umn.edu or call 888-866-3382.


Classified AdsUPSALA SALE: 107 Main St., Feb. 14, 15; 8 am -4 pm. Furniture and more.

WANTED TO BUY: Good slaughter cows, also lumpjaw cattle, foundered steers, etc. (Pay with green.) Henry Kasper, 320-547-9913, cell 320-360-9913. 4/17P

WANTED TO BUY: Standing Tim-ber: White Oak, Red Oak, Basswood & Poplar. Minimum of 3 acres. For more info, contact Steve Baum Cus-tom Logging & Firewood Sales, Bur-trum, MN. 320-815-1863. SB-tfnB

WANTED: Wood water skis. Please call 320-763-6580 if you have some to sell.FOR SALE: Firewood, cut, split, dry, also boiler wood, $100 cord. Call 320-845-2043, leave message. tfn

WANTED: Any caliber lever action ri-fle; used riding lawn mower, reasonable. Call 320-296-8239.

FOR SALE: 2004 50CC Honda Metro-politan scooter, 1600 miles, $950. Call 320-352-2664.

FOR SALE: Maltese pups, little sweet-hearts, M/F, vac./vet. checked. Call 320-492-8032. FOR SALE: Shih Tzu pups, M/F, cute and cuddly, vac./vet. checked. Call 320-492-8032. FOR SALE: Cavelier King Charles male puppy, very smart and cute. Call 612-730-9453. FOR SALE: Chihuahua Toy puppy, 1F, loves to snuggle. Call 612-730-9453.

FOR SALE: 6x8 fish house on wheels v front, can drive 4 wheeler in. Call 320-249-5454.

FOR SALE: 20’ car trailer, $1,600. Call 320-296-8239.

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Local Library EventsMelrose Library • 320-256-3885Historical Quilt Program: Tuesday,

Feb. 18, 2-4:00 p.m. for adults. This pro-gram is part history lesson and part craft class. It will cover the important role quilts played in the Civil War, women’s roles, and Minnesota’s connection to the war. Participants will learn about fabric types and colors and patterns that can be used in a Civil War reproduction quilt project, and also create a miniature Civil War quilt block during the program. A pattern, instructions, needle and materi-als for the miniature quilt block will be provided. The attendance limit is 12 and preregistration is required.

Upsala Library • 320-573-4282Author Mary Casanova – Feb. 24 &

25 for children and young adults, at the Upsala Area Schools and Holdingford Public Schools. Casanova writes books that stem from her life on the Minneso-ta-Canada border. She has received two Minnesota Books Awards, an American Library Association “Notable,” a Book-list Editor Choice and other awards.

On Monday, Feb. 24, Casanova will be at Upsala Elementary School where she will speak to third grade students from 9-10:00 a.m., and to grades 5-6 from 10:30-11:30 a.m.

On Tuesday, Feb. 25, Casanova will be at Holdingford Public School. She will speak to first and second grade stu-dents from 8:30-9:30 a.m., grades 3-4 from 10-11:00 a.m., and to grades 5-6 from 12:30-1:30 p.m.

Knitty Gritty Craft Group: Friday, Feb. 28, 6-8:00 p.m. for adults and teens who enjoy creative crafts such as cro-chet, knitting, quilting and cross stitch-ing.

Providing Second Chances Rescue Shelter Annual Meeting

Providing Second Chances rescue and shelter will be holding its annual meeting on Wednesday, February 19, 2014, at 6:00 p.m. in the Banquet Room of the American Legion Post in Long Prairie.

This meeting is for all members, fosters, volunteers and anyone inter-ested in this animal rescue organization. Members in good standing, that have paid their $20 annual membership dues

by February 15, 2014, will be electing new Directors to the Board.

Please join us to learn of our hopes and dreams for the future, and then help us decide if there will be a future.

Join the St. Cloud Area Genealogists on Tuesday, February 18th, at 7:00 p.m. to hear a presentation by local genealo-gist Dan Schroeder. He will discuss two case studies on familial relations and how to use evidence and proof to un-derstand your family tree. A family tree, also known as a pedigree or ancestry chart, represents family relationships in a conventional tree structure and is vital to understanding genealogy. St. Cloud Area Genealogists’ Meetings are free and open to the public.

The St. Cloud Area Genealogists, Inc. was organized in October 1973 to promote genealogical interest and re-search, compile records for organiza-tional and public use, and encourage public interest in genealogy by provid-ing educational activities and opportuni-ties. The organization meets the third Tuesday of the month January through May and September through November.

Andrew and Frederick: Are They Cousins?

DNR QuestionBy Capt. Greg Salo, DNR Region 3 En-forcement Manager

Q: Do I need to put my name on my fish house if I’m not leaving it on the lake?

A: All shelters, except for occupied portable shelters, placed on the ice must have one of the following: complete name and address; driver’s license num-ber; 9-digit DNR number. A person us-ing a portable shelter on the ice that does not display identification must remain within 200 feet of the shelter. A shelter may not be left unoccupied or unattend-ed anytime between midnight and one hour prior to sunrise unless the shelter is licensed.


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Sobieski & Swanville Lions Clubs 21st ANNUALFISHING CONTEST

and RAFFLE License No. 02126

Saturday, February 22, 2014on Long Lake, Swanville, MN

Raffle Drawing at Red’s in Swanville at 6:00 p.m. on February 22nd

TICKETS: $5.00 12 Noon to 3 p.m.RAFFLE PRIZES: (Need Not Be Present To Win!)

RULES & REGULATIONS 1. $5.00 entry fee per contestant. $2.00 Raffl e - $3.00 Fishing. 2. Must fi sh in designated area, and have ticket in possession. 3. All fi sh entered must be brought to judges stand immediately. Only live and unfrozen fi sh are eligible. 4. All holes provided. No power augers in fi shing area. Entrant is to maintain holes. 5. Must have a current Minnesota fi shing license and abide by state laws. 6. Coolers or large containers are not allowed. 7. No fi sh houses or vehicles allowed inside of fi shing area. All personal articles will be subject to search for illegal fi sh. 8. Parking will be provided. Security will be provided. 9. Decisions of judges will be binding and fi nal. 10. All ticket sales are fi nal. No refunds. 11. All prizes are guaranteed. 12. Food and beverages will be available for purchase. 13. Tickets must be purchased from Club Members or their authorized ticket vendors. 14. This is a non-profi t contest. Profi ts will be used for charitable needs in Morrison County and Todd County. 15. All winners are responsible for their own taxes. 16. Failure to comply with these rules may lead to a contestants disqualifi cation and cancellation of participation in this contest. 17. Site of contest will be on Long Lake. Hours will be from noon to 3:00 p.m. 18. Live bait will be available on the ice. 19. Always be weary of ice conditions. We are not liable for any injury or loss of life or property. 20. Any alcoholic beverages won have to be claimed by persons of legal age. 21. Restroom facilities will be available on the lake. 22. Participants must act and behave in an orderly manner and be responsible for their actions. No debris is to be left in your fi shing

area after the contest! Spectrum Marketing Services

Fish Prizes:$200 for Largest Fish

Each Species of Fish:$50 for Largest - $25 for 2nd Largest - $10 for 3rd Largest

1st 100 kids under 12 entered on lake will receive a FREE JIGGLE STICK

WALLEYE

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1. $2500.00 Cash - Sobieski and Swanville Lions

2. $1000.00 Cash - Sobieski and Swanville Lions

3. Jiffy Model 30 Ice Auger with 9” Drill - Swanville Insurance, Kremers Construction, and Mid American Auction Company

4. $200.00 Gift Card - Scheels Sporting Goods, St. Cloud

5. Stainless Steel Spear- $140.00 Value - Opatz Metals

6. $150.00 Cash - Peters & Churchwell 7. $100.00 Gift Card - Nilson’s Hardware 8. $100 Cash - Mielke Oil 9. $100.00 Cash - First State Bank of

Swanville 10. $100.00 in Trade - Herbie’s Bar 11. $100.00 Gift Card - Loven’s Service 12. $100.00 Shopping Spree - Bob &

Fran’s Grocery

13. $100.00 Cash - Badger Creek Farm 14. $100.00 Cash - Water Stop Corp. 15. $100.00 in Trade to Kamp’s Korner -

Red’s Irish Pub 16. $100.00 Cash - Duane Chock

Construction 17. $100.00 Cash - Cans-R-Us 18. $100.00 Cash - Tony Noterman Law

Office 19. $100.00 Cash - Maciej Construction 20. $100.00 Cash - Edward Jones, Long

Prairie: Jeff Barth, Financial Advisor, 320-732-3108

21. $100.00 Cash - Riverside Meats 22. $100.00 Cash - Swanville Redi-Mix 23. $100.00 Cash - Last Year’s Winner 24. $100.00 in Trade to Red’s Irish Pub -

Kamp’s Korner

25. $100.00 Cash - Johnson Stump Removal

26. $75.00 Visa Gift Card - Central MN Credit Union, Grey Eagle

27. $75.00 Visa Gift Card - Central MN Credit Union, Grey Eagle

28. $75.00 Cash - Art Johnson Construction 29. $75.00 Cash - Sonny Peterson Trucking 30. $75.00 Cash - Nelson Insurance Agency 31. $75.00 in Trade - 12 Mile Tavern 32. $75.00 Cash - Petersen Body Shop 33. $75.00 in Trade - Polish Palace 34. $75.00 in Trade - West Side Liquor 35. $75.00 Cash - Jerry’s Tractor Repair 36. $75.00 Gift Card - Ski’s Lumber 37. $75.00 Cash - Yard Barbers 38. $75.00 Cash - D & B Auto, Sobieski 39. $75.00 in Trade - Flensburg Liquor

40. $75.00 Cash - MT Repair

• Food and Refreshments on Lake • • Lions Will Sell Bait and Drill Holes •

Drawing on Lake for Kids 12 & under

2 - $100.00 Kid’s Packages

Donated by Mark & Mary Kedrowski and Jim & Sally Waltman

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Grey Eagle • Burtrum Lions

Saturday, February 15, 2014

RACE on TRACEThe Races will be held on Trace Lake,

1/2 mile West of Grey Eagle

RADAR RUNS REGISTRATION STARTS AT 9:00Gate Fee $10, Kids 12 & Under FREE • 3 Runs for $10 • Races Start at 10:00, End at 4:00Porta Potties on Site • Food, Snacks & Pop Available • Mini 120’s Participation Trophies

ICE TRACK2500 Foot Shaved Track1st & 2nd Place Trophies27 Classes$300 Top Speed on Ice Track$150 2nd Place on Ice Track

SNOW TRACK1st, 2nd & 3rd Place TrophiesNo Classes$100 Top Speed on Snow Track

CLASSES:Stock0-5000-600 fan501-600601-700701-800801-900901 & Up

Improved Stock0-5000-600 fan501-600601-700701-800801-900901 & Up

Modified0-500501-600601-700701-800801-900901 & Up

Vintage(1985 & Older)0-340440-500 Liquid0-500 fan501-600601 & Up

MotorcyclesOpen

4 WheelersOpen

For more information call Dave Borchert at 320-249-2018.

NEW EVENT: CROSS COUNTRY RACE (Approx. 5 Mile Course)Registration 9-11 • Race Starts at Noon

$25 Entry Trophies for 1st & 2nd in the Following Classes:Leaf Spring 0-500cc0-500 liquid or 0-600 fanOpen ClassSemi Pro 0-600 $50 Entry 100% PaybackClassic IFS 0-440 (1997 & Older)0-600 liquidLong Track (136 or Longer. No Studs)

For more information call Bob Pallansch at 320-493-8485.

Awards Banquet

Immediately Following the Races at the

Double RBar & Grill, Grey Eagle

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