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Volume 120, Number 26 • Wednesday, March 25, 2015 • Maple Lake, MN 55358 • maplelakemessenger.com $1

Home Improvement:pages 7-9

Brute’s Bleat: page 2

* Lions Annual PalmSunday Pancake Break-fast and Easter CandyScramble is March 29

* Spring Break isMarch 30 - April 3

* Easter Sunday isApril 5

City Council debateslandfill expansion

by Katie Friedman

CorrespondentMaple Lake’s City Council

members found themselves inthe vortex of a countywide con-troversy Tuesday, March 17, assupporters and opponents of aproposed landfill expansion con-verged on their most recentmeeting.

Advanced Disposal, parentcompany of Rolling Hills Land-fill, is seeking a 72-acre expan-sion, and is also looking toaccept household waste in addi-tion to the industrial and demo-lition waste the companycurrently accepts. Located eastof the Wright County CompostFacility, the site has existedsince 1965, owned by a numberof corporate entities. AdvancedDisposal’s current facility isabout 78 acres. The companyhas set the third quarter of 2015as a target date to begin accept-ing waste at the expansion area.

Jeff Young and Mark Rise,neighbors of the Rolling HillsLandfill on County Road 37 inMonticello Township, addressedthe Maple Lake City Councilwith concerns regarding thelandfill’s proposed expansion.

Young, whose family haslived in the area since the mid-1800s, said, “We’ve been herefor a long time, and we’re veryconcerned about what they’retrying to do. We’ve lived withthe current landfill, with thesmell and the odor, and every-thing has been really tough oneverybody, and now we’re get-ting to the point where it’s con-taminating water levels.”

The existing landfill, he said,is currently leaking vinyl chlo-ride, a known carcinogen.

Rise listed the usual com-plaints of those who live nearlandfills: odor, noise, traffic anda decrease in property values.According to an EnvironmentalImpact Study (EIS) on the pro-posal, he said, traffic on CountyRoad 37 would double at thevery least. Characterizing thoseissues as “parochial,” he went onto list “more important” issuesthat he said will impact all thecitizens of Wright County.

Highlighting portions of ahandout he and Young had pre-pared for the council, Rise saidthat landfilling garbage, like in-creasing the national debt, is aprocess of cost-shifting expenseto our descendants. He charac-terized the lifespan of a landfillas “a classic example of the pri-vatization of profit and the so-cialization of loss,” as citizens ofstates and counties must main-tain and be responsible for thesafety of a garbage pile longafter it ceases to collect revenue.

The idea behind the modern“dry tomb” landfill, he said, is tostockpile garbage in what essen-tially amounts to a very largegarbage bag, and to keep it dryforever. Long-term safety of theengineered system requires on-going maintenance of the in-tegrity of the liner, leachate andgas drainage systems. In theory,Rise said, this maintenance mustcontinue forever; however, thesystem, being man-made, mustultimately eventually fail.

Under Minnesota law, hecontinued, the garbage is viewedas belonging to Minnesota resi-dents and remains their respon-sibility. Advanced Disposal isresponsible for maintaining thelandfill for 20 years followingclosure, after which it becomesthe responsibility of the state andcounty in perpetuity. Modernlandfills have been in existencefor only 20 to 30 years, Risesaid, and how long they willcontinue to function as designedis not known. Engineering pre-dictions of longevity range fromdecades to centuries, dependingon correct installation, propermaintenance and ongoing re-moval of leachate. The warrantyon the liner material is around 30years. Physical laws of thermo-dynamics, Rise warned, dictatethat the liners must eventuallyfail. When the landfill fails, thestate and county will experiencecosts to mitigate the environ-mental effects. Taxes collectedon garbage entering the landfillare used to create a trust fund tomitigate the future cost; how-ever, whether those funds are ad-equate is not known. The fundproposed for mitigation of prob-lems with the proposed landfillis still to be determined, Risesaid, “But it begs the question:how do you set aside sufficientfunds to maintain the landfilland to address potential prob-lems that may occur – forever?”

The Minnesota PollutionControl Agency (MPCA) hasconcluded that the landfill ca-pacity is already adequate tohandle trash generated for thesource area through the operat-ing period of the proposed land-fill, he said, and adding morelandfill capacity now will onlymake it less likely that our gen-eration will engage in responsi-ble management of the waste itproduces.

In closing, Rise said he be-lieves everyone in WrightCounty has a stake in this matter,and encouraged members of thecouncil to weigh in against theproposal with county commis-sioners, who are scheduled tovote on the proposal at the endof this month.

Mayor Lynn Kissock thankedRise and Young for the informa-tion they had provided and saidthe council would take the issueunder advisement after membershad had an opportunity to readtheir handout in its entirety.

Michael Goodale, a haulingcontractor and resident of Buf-falo, was also in attendance andaddressed the council in favor ofthe expansion.

“There is a need for landfillin Wright County,” Goodalesaid.

Having used the Rolling Hillssite since the mid-1990s, he saidthrough the years, each newmanager has been more strictand stringent about regulations,and that before entering thelandfill, waste is tested for pHand metal content. Increasedtraffic, he said, is just a naturalbyproduct of “doing business.”

City Councilcontinued on page 3

Magic Moments:page 10

ChristopherRossingupdate

Christopher Rossing, 25, waslast seen at Troubles Bar inHoward Lake the night of Au-gust 22, 2014. His car wasfound a few blocks away withthe keys inside. Investigatorsfound that Rossing had gotteninto an argument with RobertNuttall, 28, over a woman at theHoward Lake American Legion.Rossing left and walked back toTroubles where Nuttall and girl-friend, Gwen Butcher, 33,caught up to him and continuedtheir argument along Hwy. 12west of town. Later, Butchertold police that Nuttall had se-verely beaten Rossing alongHwy. 12 and then put him in theback seat of their Ford Expedi-tion. On their way homeButcher noticed that Rossinghad stopped moving. Nuttallthen dropped Butcher off attheir home in Hutchinson andclaimed to bring Rossing backto Howard Lake.

Photo courtesy of “Hand-in-

Hand search for Christopher

Rossing” facebook page.

Rossing Updatecontinued on page 12

by Vicki Grimmer

CorrespondentMad scientists were defi-

nitely welcome to MLE’s Fam-ily Engineering Night.

The event, held on March17th, actually got its start in Feb-ruary of 2014 when Kris Harlan,MLE principal, attended theWinter Institute for ElementaryPrincipals. With grade-level re-quirements in math and sciencescheduled for revision in2015/2016, she was especiallyinterested in an engineeringpresentation by the Science Mu-

seum of Minnesota. Combinethat with the $1,000 MLE re-ceives each year from ResourceTraining & Solutions, a Min-nesota Service Cooperative, anda great idea was born.

“We purchased some new en-gineering kits for our differentgrade levels, 3,4,5 and 6,” saidHarlan. “We were also able toinvite Jessica Holm from theScience Museum of Minnesotato come to our school for theprogram.”

Harlan, planner and coordi-nator of the event, was able, with

the help of staff volunteers, towelcome a sizable crowd to theTuesday evening program. “Wehad about 270 in attendance, itwas fabulous,” said Harlan. “Butit wouldn't have happened with-out the help of all the great staffvolunteers."

There were five stations thatstudents and their families ro-tated to, each offering a chal-lenge rooted in engineering, allencouraging hands-on participa-tion.

Mad scientists welcome

Engineering Nightcontinued on page 6

Left: Mad scientist siblings, Kierra and Ethan Grommesch. Right: Sixth-grader, Mary

Miller, aimed her plank creation skyward. (Photos submitted by Kris Harlan)

Denim and Diamondssparkled for St. Timothy’s

by Lynda Zimmerman

CorrespondentThe American Legion

sparkled with diamonds andrhinestones at the St. Timothy’sAnnual Spring Auction and Din-ner, Saturday night, March 21.Auction Chairperson, MarianneGalles, noted, “It was a steadynight of auction bidding, rafflesand raising funds for the schoolin a casual blue jeans atmos-phere.” Galles thanked the com-munity, businesses, individuals,

parents and kids for their contin-ued support, stating, “You makethe fundraiser!”

Auctioneer Frank Sullivanand his crew, who are mostlyalums of St. Timothy’s, auc-tioned off 58 items and gener-ously-donated cash prizes in thelive auction, as well as raisingover $16,000 in the bidding forthe Fund-a-Need program,which will support technology,science, music, math and buyneeded serving tables for the

school lunchroom. Eighty-five silent auction

items, including three handmadequilts by the church women ofthe Social Action Ministry(S.A.M.), multiple gift basketson a wide variety of themes, andmany items for family fun, homeand garden, food and drink, Hisand Hers, kids, and communityactivity categories, were sold tothe highest bidders.

Jeff Young (left) and Mark Rise, neighbors of Rolling Hills

Landfill, addressed health and maintenance questions at

Tuesday night’s city council meeting. (Photos courtesy

of City Council meeting footage available at www.ci.maple-

lake.mn.us/)St. Tim’s Auction

continued on page 14

Above: Lacey Wurm,

winner of the 2015 Ford

Fiesta, was at a wed-

ding reception when

friends started calling

to tell her she won the

car. "I thought every-

one was joking,” said

Wurm. Her parents

were with her to pick up

the car, her Dad bought

a book of tickets as

gifts for Lacey and her

brother and " it turned

out to be a pretty good

investment." The tick-

ets were purchased

from Steve Jude. (Pho-

tos by Bob Zimmerman)

Father Meyer (right) gives Seminarian Bobby Gonnella the op-

portunity to pick the winner of the cash/car.

Question: Can a new driverwith a permit start a vehiclewithout supervision? Or is thisact considered operating a vehi-cle?

Answer: In almost 18 yearsof law enforcement, 17 of thosewith the Minnesota State Patrol,that is the first time I’ve beenasked that question. Researchingthe laws in the Minnesota StateStatutes (M.S.S.), here is what Ifound:

M.S.S. defines “driver” as“every person, who drives or isin actual physical control of amotor vehicle.” Obviously inMinnesota, a driver’s license isrequired to operate the type of

vehicle that your license classapplies to. Due to incidentswhere people have been arrestedfor “driving under the influenceof alcohol or drugs,” there iscase law talking about “driving,operating and physical control.”

Physical control is definedas: “Being in a position to exer-cise dominion or control overthe vehicle. Thus a person is inphysical control of a vehicle ifthey have the means to initiateany movement of that vehicleand they are in close proximityto the operating controls of thevehicle…”

Based on that, a person withan instruction permit would not

be legally able to start a vehicle,unless under the supervision ofa parent, guardian or other li-censed driver 21 or older occu-pying the front passenger seat.

Question: I’m getting springfever and I have a question. CanI run a gas-powered bicycle thatonly goes 20 miles per hourwithout a license?

Answer: Motorized bicyclesare registered as mopeds. A mo-torized bicycle must meet thefollowing requirements:

• Electric motor or a liquid-fueled engine with piston dis-placement of 50 cubiccentimeters or less.

• Maximum of two brakehorsepower.

• Maximum speed of 30 mphon a flat surface.

Any person who has a validdriver’s license may operate amoped without taking a mopedtest. Anyone without a driver’slicense, regardless of age, mustobtain a moped operator’s per-mit to legally operate a moped.You must carry your license orpermit with you when you ride.

To obtain a moped operator’s in-struction permit you must:

• Be at least 15 years old.• Present proper identifica-

tion.• Present a certificate of com-

pletion issued by a state-ap-proved moped safety course.

• Pass a vision screening.• Pass a knowledge test.If you are under 18 years old,

you must meet these require-ments and present a certified ap-proval slip from your parent orlegal guardian before taking theknowledge test and skills test.Approval forms are available atlicense exam stations.

A portion of state statuteswas used with permission fromthe Office of the Revisor ofStatutes. If you have any ques-tions concerning traffic relatedlaws or issues in Minnesota,send your questions to Trp. JesseGrabow – Minnesota State Pa-trol at 1000 Highway 10 West,Detroit Lakes, MN 56501-2205.(You can follow him on Twitter@MSPPIO_NW or reach himat, [email protected]).

Ask aTrooper by Sgt. Jesse Grabow

I received what I’d say was a harassing phone call Monday morn-ing wishing me a Merry Christmas. Naturally it was from MikeMuller who was enjoying another 80-degree day in Florida whileneedling me about our snowy morning. I think he was disappointedwe only got about 2 inches while the southern portion of the statewas hit harder. . . Last Thursday George Palmer and I madea late ice run into Ottertail County to fish sunfish on one of thatcounty’s 1,000 lakes. It was kind of a windy day, but we took alongtwo portables which kept the wind off our backs. We were sight fish-ing in about six feet of water on a lake introduced to me by Tom Neuand Joe Rassat a year ago. It took a fair amount of sorting, but by 4p.m. we each had 10 dandy sunfish in our pails and we called it aday. The large sunnies weren’t on a feeding binge and often theywould take a look at our bait and then back off, much like on MapleLake. I gave Muller a call about 2:30 p.m. to let him know how wewere doing in the honey hole. He had just come off Lake Okee-chobee with 57 Shell Crackers (a fish similar to sunfish) with hisguide, Jesse, which one-upped George and myself. I had to put Mikeon hold during our conversation while I got a bite and pulled in an-other keeper. Palmer had a similar situation, except his bite was alarge mouth bass. We noticed an abundance of Canada geese, butsaw only two deer and we spotted one pheasant rooster near Evans-ville, a town which brags about being a pheasant capital . . OnSaturday it was back to reality for me when I tried Maple Lake. Anangler had just come off the lake’s south end and said all he had toshow for the morning was one 7-inch sunfish. I almost turned aroundand went home, but mulled the situation over and headed for Don-nelly Drive and got on the lake south of Rich Erdahl’s residence. Iused some available holes, probably drilled by Don Heimbecker, thathad a skim of ice from the night before. I caught a couple of catch-and-release sunfish and managed to pull the wax worm away fromtwo Northerns that were swimming side-by-side. Not a whole lot

of sunfish action, but maybe it will get better when the snow meltsand runs down the holes.

Ann Heberling, who has been fishing with her dad, Rick, for thepast five years up north, landed this 42-inch, 22 pounds. GrandChampion Northern while fishing Lake of the Woods during ourwarm spell two weeks ago. It was the largest Northern for the six-person group who fished three days out of Warroad. Two years agoAnn was group champion with a 41-inch lunker. This year the Northern Pike fishing group was composed of Ann,Kate and Rick Heberling, Bill Ecceles, Terry Scheiber and TomLauer. Ecceles largest was 41 inches and 21 pounds, Scheiber hadthe third-place fish at 40.5 inches and 19 pounds, 12 oz.; and Katelanding one that weighed 14 1/2 pounds. Rick felt this was one of their better years and would have beeneven better, but a pressure ridge and open water kept them from get-ting back to their hot spot in Muskeg Bay. While neither he nor Tomcaught any huge fish, his 30th year of fishing Lake of the Woods,Rick said they provided plenty of eaters for the fish-hungry groupthat stayed in a cabin and enjoyed the luxury of hot and cold runningwater.

* * * The State Girls Basketball tournament left me with the impressionmost of the girls know how to shoot free throws with an uncannyaccuracy as well as play the game, regardless of what Class wasplaying. Good entertainment, but none of my favorites won!

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The end is near!Let’s not forget why we cel-

ebrate this time of year. Jesusdied on a cross as a blood sac-rifice for the sins of everyoneon this earth. He is a gift ofgrace! But you have to acceptthis gift of grace. You have toask Him to come into your lifeand have a relationship withHim. Talk to Him every daythrough prayer, read and study

His Word in the Bible, the Liv-ing Word of God, and find agood Bible believing church.The only way to the Father isthrough his Son, Jesus Christ.So at this time of year let’sfocus on what’s important.Let’s ask Jesus into our livesand let Him work through us!

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Letter to the Editor:Mark Rise, PhD, Jeff Young.

March 24, 2015A private, for-profit company,

headquartered in Florida, is pro-posing a new household garbagelandfill for Wright County. TheWright County Board of Com-missioners will consider the re-quest to rezone the land on whichit would be located from Agri-cultural to Industrial on March31st. This request should be de-nied because it is not in the pub-lic interest and only for thebenefit of this private company.The Northeast Quadrant (NEQ)Land Use Plan requires such spotzoning to “….only be made inthe public interest, and not tobenefit an individual or smallgroup….”

It is obvious and undeniablethat neighbors within two milesof the proposed new landfill willsuffer loss of property value, andendure health and safety effectsdue to increased traffic, odor,noise, as well as a despoiled vi-

sual esthetic. The existing land-fill is leaking Vinyl Chloride, acarcinogen. This zoning changewill not benefit these citizens ofWright County. It will harmthem.

Equally important, approvingthis new landfill will not benefitthe rest of the citizens of WrightCounty, particularly future gen-erations of citizens. It will harmthem. Stockpiling garbage in alandfill is an example of genera-tional cost shifting no differentthan increasing the NationalDebt. Not only do we pass on theexpense, but we pass along theenvironmental risk. To keep theenvironment safe from thisstockpile of garbage, it must bemaintained FOREVER. WrightCounty citizens will be the ac-countable party of last resorteven though they will contributeless than 6% of the garbage.

Please call or write yourCounty Commissioner and askthem not to approve this rezon-ing change.

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City Councilcontinued from page 1

The new state-of-the-art land-fills are much different andmuch better these days than theyused to be, he continued, with re-fuse covered on a daily basis toreduce odors, and liners that arebuilt to last forever. Though headmitted such a claim is impos-sible to guarantee, he said thatany leakage is pumped throughthe wastewater treatment plantbefore being released into therivers.

“The landfill is trying to be agood neighbor,” he said, addingthat in coming decades, whetherby private ownership or thestate, the site would be cared for.In the meantime, lower trans-portation costs would translateinto savings for local residents.

In response to a request byMayor Kissock at the council’sprevious meeting, Rolling HillsGeneral Manager Mike Niewindhas written a letter to the MapleLake Messenger, which wasshared with council members,addressing each of the points inRise and Young’s earlier letter toarea newspapers.

He began with a statementthat additional landfill capacityis needed in order to keep wastecosts down and reduce the bur-den caused by longer traveltimes, saying that most of thewaste currently generated inMaple Lake is hauled to otherfacilities across the metro area,with added fuel costs contribut-ing to increased disposal prices.Maple Lake residents, he added,as part of Wright County, wouldbenefit from more than $31 mil-lion in taxes and fees collectedon waste that would be disposedof at the site over the next 11years.

Niewind went on to note thatan EIS approved by the MPCArecognized that not only wouldthere be no significant impact onnatural resources, but that Ad-vanced Disposal’s offer to pur-chase the Wright CountyCompost Facility would actuallyhave a beneficial impact on nat-ural resources, as the company

intends to use the facility forwaste management and recy-cling purposes. While opponentsto the proposal have expressedconcern about increased trafficon County Road 37, Niewandmaintained the EIS stated thatnoise and odor emissions fromtraffic and construction would bebelow state standards for resi-dential areas during daytime op-eration. Advanced Disposal, headded, is committed to workingwith the local community tomake sure traffic is controlledand that haulers are responsiveto noise concerns.

Turning to questions aboutgroundwater quality near thelandfill, Niewind stressed theimportance of distinguishing be-tween an “old unlined” landfill –which has since been closed –and the current Rolling Hillssite, which he described as a“new state-of-the-art facility.”Advanced Disposal, with the co-operation of the MPCA, contin-ues to closely monitor andinvestigate environmental condi-tions associated with the oldlandfill, and Niewind noted thatsince the late 1980s routinegroundwater sampling has de-tected only low-level contami-nants in wells on the landfillproperty. While the level of con-taminants detected is below anyhealth risk levels, Niewind saidAdvanced Disposal has submit-ted a groundwater investigationwork plan to the MPCA, and hastaken additional measures tosample private wells in the land-fill’s vicinity, which he said sofar have shown no presence ofcontaminants from the old land-fill.

In closing, Niewind invitedcouncilmembers and concernedresidents to contact him at 320-963-3158 with any further ques-tions.

In other business, the council:• Received a feasibility report

for the proposed 2015 sewer re-pairs project and called for apublic improvement hearingTuesday, April 21. The project

will include some sewer seg-ments that were not able to belined as part of the city’s 2013sewer lining project. The areasin need of repair include seg-ments of pipe in the backyardarea north of Sunset Street be-tween Rose Avenue and Elm Av-enue, and also a short segmenton Ash Street north of Division.The sewer segments in theseareas consist of six-inch diame-ter clay pipe that have severalmisaligned joints, cracks andsags. The project also includesreplacement of a two-inch diam-eter water main with a four-inchmain. The total estimated projectcost is $166,100. Though themajority of the project costs willbe covered through the sewerand water funds, assessments as-sociated with the improvementswill be needed to cover a smallportion of those costs. It is antic-ipated that the sanitary sewerportion of the project will be el-igible for participation in thecurrent Public Facilities Author-ity loan program.

• Approved signing a $4,000grant agreement with the Initia-tive Foundation for an industrialpark feasibility study. Agstaralso awarded the city $5,000 inFebruary, which brings the totalto $9,000 in grants for this proj-ect.

• Discussed improving thecity’s approach to potential filmdeals. Councilmember DebGeyen forwarded a local in-vestor’s concerns over a moviedeal that has not come tofruition. Kissock said she hadbeen in contact with the directorand producers of the film, whoin turn had reached out to a localbusiness owner hoping to getsome return on an investment –a prospect they say is unlikely atthis time. “As stated in the con-tract,” Kissock said, “of coursethere’s no guarantee in this kindof funding; however, I do wantto also state again, the movie isgoing to be made. They have at-tempted to pursue a community-funded model, which really was

not realistic.” The filmmakers,she said, are now pursuing pri-vate investors for their fundingand she maintains contact withexecutive producer BridgetCronin. “The intent is that themovie will be made in MapleLake,” she said. “It’s just a mat-ter of them securing funding.”

• Adopted a resolution enter-ing into a cooperative landscapeagreement with the State of Min-nesota for the Highway 55 Beau-tification Project, stating that thecity will perform landscapingalong Highway 55 from Divi-sion Street to Donnelly DriveNorthwest and requests the stateparticipate in the acquisitioncosts of landscape materials atan estimated cost of $3,000, notto exceed $5,000.

• Authorized the purchase of10 poles from Steve Peterson tosupport Christmas lighting at acost of $3,030 and approvedsigning of a seasonal pole usagelicense agreement with Xcel En-ergy.

• Agreed to enter into a land-lord’s consent to assignment,which would assign hangar own-ership to Citizens Alliance Bankin the event of default by hangarowner Roland Keranen.

• Approved an on-sale 3.2malt liquor license for the MapleLake Amateur Baseball Associ-ation, running May 1-November1, contingent upon meeting allstate requirements.

• Approved a consent agendathat included payment number10 of $40,162.17 to SAK Con-struction for the Inflow and In-filtration (I&I) ImprovementProject; payment number eightof $28,865.87 to LaTour Con-struction for the 2014 Street Im-provement Project; contributionsof $180 to the Maple Lake Am-bassadors by the Maple LakeLions; $750 for the St. Patrick’sDay celebration from the Cham-ber of Commerce; and $1,500from the American Legion forChristmas decorations.

The council’s next meeting isTuesday, April 21, at 7 p.m.


On March 16, Mallory LynnNeumann, 25, of Monticello,was arrested in Monticello onthe charges of 2nd degree as-sault and domestic assault.

On March 16, Mark DuaneAnderson, 25, of Delano, wasarrested in Delano on a WrightCounty warrant for theft and aHennepin County warrant fortheft.

On March 16, Kimberly SueDurand, 29, of Buffalo, was ar-rested in Buffalo on a WrightCounty warrant for 3rd degreeDWI.

On March 16, Evan EugeneKincaid, 21, of Buffalo, was ar-rested in Buffalo on a WrightCounty warrant for aggravatedrobbery.

On March 16, Angela JeanLaBelle, 33, of Monticello, wasarrested in Stearns County on aWright County apprehensionand detention order for 5th de-gree possession of a controlledsubstance.

On March 16, Lucas AllenZitzloff, 20, of Montrose, wasarrested in Buffalo on a WrightCounty warrant for underageconsumption.

On March 18, DustinMichael Sullivan, 38, of Annan-dale, was arrested in Annandaleon a Wright County apprehen-sion and detention order forcriminal damage to property.

On March 18, Daniel PatrickNichols, 28, of Buffalo, was ar-rested in Maple Lake Townshipon the charge of possession ofstolen property.

On March 18, NicholasJames Jackson, 35, of Buffalo,was arrested in Dakota Countyon Wright County warrants forcounterfeiting currency andtheft.

On March 18, Donna Lyn Al-lison, 65, of St. Michael, was ar-rested in St. Michael on thecharge of 3rd degree DWI.

On March 19, Matthew Bar-rett Martin, 37, of Buffalo, wasarrested in St. Michael onWright County warrants for 3rddegree DWI and driving aftercancellation inimical to publicsafety.

On March 19, Zachary Vin-cent Wolf, 18, of Annandale,was arrested in Buffalo on aWright County apprehensionand detention order for 5th de-gree controlled substance viola-tion.

On March 19, Ryan MichaelHolland, 28, of Monticello, wasarrested in Monticello on thecharge of 2nd degree DWI.

On March 19, Anna Mae Ki-phuth, 35, of Buffalo, was ar-rested in Buffalo on the chargeof domestic assault and 5th de-gree assault.

On March 19, AnthonyWilliam Osberg, 39, of Annan-dale, was arrested in Annandaleon the charge of disorderly con-duct.

On March 20, Cody LeeClements, 22, of Monticello,was arrested in Monticello on aWright County warrant for pos-session of a dangerous weapon.

On March 20, Scott EdwinHenning, 30, of Cokato, was ar-rested in Buffalo on a WrightCounty warrant for 3rd degreeDWI.

On March 21, Justin BlakeKlug, 20, of Howard Lake, wasarrested in Howard Lake on thecharge of 5th degree assault.

On March 22, John Craig El-letson, 37, of Rockford, was ar-rested in Buffalo on a WrightCounty warrant for 5th degreecontrolled substance violation.

On March 22, Bryan EdwardHunter, 54, of Delano, was ar-rested in Delano on the chargeof 3rd degree DWI.

On March 22, Joshua RyanErgen, 25, of Annandale, wasarrested in Annandale onStearns and Hennepin Countywarrants for 5th degree con-trolled substance violations.

There were 20 property dam-age accidents, 5 personal injuryaccidents, 2 hit and run acci-dents and 6 car-deer accidents.

There were 6 arrests forDWI, 1 underage consumptionarrest, no school bus stop armviolations and 55 tickets formiscellaneous traffic violationsreported this week.

March 23 Wright CountySheriff’s report by John Holler

CorrespondentWright County has a long

history of turning money backfrom its annual budgets, as thecounty board and departmentheads close out at calendar yearwith their respective budgets. Atthe March 17 meeting of theWright County Board, that trendcontinued.

Auditor-Treasurer Bob Hi-ivala presented the board withthe final budget numbers, whichshowed a surplus of almost $4million. The revenues came in at99 percent of the 2014 budget($96,342,790 of the $94.58 mil-lion budget), while expenditurescame in at 95 percent($92,437,162).

Hiivala said the countyworks hard during the process totry to establish a budget de-signed to be close to 100 per-cent, but several factors cameinto play that contributed to the$3,905,629 that was turned backto the county coffers.

“I was surprised that weturned back as much money aswe did in personnel costs,” Hi-ivala said. “That was the biggestpart of the turnback – not fillingpositions immediately, havingkey personnel retire during the

year, those types of things. Wehad department head turnoversand some vacant positions thatresulted in having more moneythan normal turned back.”

Hiivala credited the countydepartment heads with keepingtheir individual budgets in lineand not spending up to the limitsjust because the money is avail-able to them. It is that teamworkthat has resulted in money beingturned back, although even hewas a little stunned that it addedup to almost $4 million thisyear.

“It’s always surprising thatwe turn back as much money aswe do,” Hiivala said. “When wego into the budget process, wedo a good amount of looking atthe actual numbers from the pre-vious year to determine thebudget for the following year.Department heads also comeinto the process not asking formore than they need. We’ve hadthe policy for some time nowand our department heads are ofthat and don’t ask for items thatthey don’t need or have todemonstrate to the commission-ers why a request is needed. Ithink it’s that working togetherthat kept the county’s financesstrong enough that we turn

money back at the end of theyear.”

In other items on the March17 agenda, the board:

* Approved the establish-ment of a security committee todiscuss issues pertaining to em-ployee safety, especially in thecourts area of the county court-house. The board voted tophaveCommissioners CharlieBorrell and Christine Husomrepresent the county board onthe committee.

* Authorized increasing thecounty’s contribution to con-struction that will be takingplace at the intersection of Hwy.25 and Co. Rd. 75 in the City ofMonticello. The county agreedto pay $90,000 for the project,which will increase the size ofthe turn lanes -- 18-wheel truckshave difficulty navigating turns,often leading to traffic tie-ups atthe intersection. The project isexpected to begin around July15.

* Approved the minutes ofthe tax forfeit committee. Sev-eral properties that haven’t soldat auction had their pricesgreatly reduced in hopes of get-ting them sold and returned tothe tax rolls.

* Referred discussion con-

cerning a feasibility proposal toadd a hot water boiler at theLaw Enforcement Center.

* Scheduled the annualBoy/Girl Day for Tuesday, April21. Each year high school jun-iors from throughout WrightCounty spend a day at thecounty courthouse with activi-ties designed to educate themabout the role of county govern-ment and how it operates.

* Referred to the personnelcommittee a request from Inter-national Union of Operating En-gineers Local 49 to work four10-hour workdays in the sum-mer, as well as authorizing themto work at the Wright CountyFair.

* Approved having thecounty’s planning and zoningdepartment and the Wright Soiland Water Conservation Districtproceed with securing grantfunds for a program to inventorywaterways that will fall underthe state’s requirement for abuffer zone to prevent farm run-off from getting into rivers,lakes and streams.

* Referred discussion of hir-ing a full-time temporary signmaintenance worker for thehighway department to the per-sonnel committee.

County turns back almost $4 million in surplus

Hipp, Isaac Martin, age 20, ofMonticello, sentenced on03/18/15 for Probation Viola-tions for Felony Simple Robberyto 180 days jail. Sentenced byJudge McPherson.

Iverson, Travis Matthew, age30, of Monticello, sentenced on03/13/15 for Misdemeanor Ob-structing Legal Process to 90days jail, $200 fine; 60 days jailstayed for one year on conditionsof probation, serve 30 days jail,pay $200 fine plus surcharges,have no same or similar viola-tions. Sentenced by JudgeStrand.

Jones, Darren James, age 29,of Cokato, sentenced on03/16/15 for Gross MisdemeanorDomestic Assault to 365 daysjail, $3,000 fine; 322 days,$3,000 stayed for two years onconditions of probation, serve 43days jail, pay $85 surcharges, re-main medically compliant, haveno use or possession of alcoholor non-prescription drugs, submitto random testing, undergo coun-seling and follow all recommen-dations, have no same or similarviolations. Sentenced by JudgeTenney.

Laway, Troy Anthony, age33, of Howard Lake, sentencedon 03/16/15 for Felony First De-gree DWI to a stay of executionfor seven years on conditions ofprobation, serve 60 days jail, pay$300 fine plus surcharges, serve120 days on electronic homemonitoring, complete intensivesupervision program and followall recommendations, attend asupport group and verify atten-dance, have no use or possessionof alcohol or non-prescriptiondrugs, submit to random testing,stay out of establishments wherealcohol is primary means of busi-ness, provide DNA sample, ob-tain permission before leavingthe state, have no same or similar

violations. Sentenced by JudgeTenney.

Linder, Joshua Robert, age28, of Clearwater, sentenced on03/13/15 for Gross MisdemeanorThird Degree DWI to 365 daysjail, $300 fine; 355 days stayedfor two years on conditions ofprobation, serve 10 days jail, pay$300 fine plus surcharges, com-plete a Level II driving programand follow all recommendations,attend Awareness Panel for Im-paired Drivers, have no use orpossession of alcohol or non-pre-scription drugs, submit to ran-dom testing, serve 20 days onelectronic home monitoring,have no same or similar viola-tions. Sentenced by JudgeStrand.

Wasik, Eric Lee, age 45, ofMonticello, sentenced on03/13/15 for Probation Viola-tions for Gross MisdemeanorSecond Degree DWI to 90 daysjail. Sentenced by Judge Strand.

Woodrich, Stephen Freder-ick, age 45, of Rockford, sen-tenced on 03/13/15 for GrossMisdemeanor Refusal to Submitto Chemical Testing to 365 daysjail, $300 fine; 355 days stayedfor four years on conditions ofprobation, serve 10 days jail, pay$300 fine plus surcharges, attenda support group and verify atten-dance, have no use or possessionof alcohol or non-prescriptiondrugs, submit to random testing,remain medically compliant, fol-low all treatment recommenda-tions, serve 20 days on electronichome monitoring, have no sameor similar violations. Sentencedby Judge Strand.

Zins, Natasha Christine, age29, of Annandale, sentenced on03/13/15 for Probation Viola-tions for Felony Controlled Sub-stance Crime in the Fifth Degreeto 60 days jail. Sentenced byJudge Strand.

March 16 Wright CountyAttorney’s report

Maple Lake’s Volunteer FireDepartment and AmbulanceService responded to the follow-ing emergencies during the pastweek: Mar. 22, 7:43 a.m.: Medical.No ambulance transportation. Mar. 21 11:47 a.m.: Medical.No ambulance transportation. Mar. 19, 6:06 p.m.: Medical.Patient transported by MapleLake Ambulance to the BuffaloHospital ER. Mar. 19, 11:47 p.m.: Medical.Patient transported by MapleLake Ambulance to the Buffalo

Hospital ER. Mar. 19, 11:46 a.m.: Medical.Patient transported by MapleLake Ambulance to the BuffaloHospital ER. Mar. 19: 5:55 a.m.: Medical.No ambulance transportation. Mar. 18: 3:00 p.m.: Medical.No ambulance transportation. Mar. 18, 7:04 a.m.: Medical.Patient transported by MapleLake Ambulance to the Monti-cello CentraCare ER. Mar. 18, 2:25 p.m.: Medical.No ambulance transportation. Mar. 16, 6:27 p.m.: Medical.

Patient transported by MapleLake Ambulance to the BuffaloHospital ER. Maple Lake’s Volunteer FireDepartment responded to the fol-lowing pages: Mar. 15, 4:03 p.m.: Grass fire,County Roads 7 and 132, GordyUecker property, Albion Twp. Fire was extinguished withwater and brooms by the 18 fire-fighters who responded to thepage. Mar. 17, 10:34 a.m.: Firealarm at 3573 Hendricks Dr. NW,Albion Twp. Cancelled while 14

firefighters were enroute. Mar. 20, 8:25 a.m.: Structurefire at 4254 County Road 35 NW,Chatham Twp., Jerry Larson res-idence. Cancelled while 17 fire-fighters were enroute. Smokewas coming from a stove behindthe barn and reported by some-one passing by. Mar. 20, 8:27 a.m.: Airplanefire at Maple Lake Airport,Maple Lake Twp. The fire in the1979 Cessna 152 was extin-guished by the owner, Jason Er-ickson. Seventeen firefightersresponded to the page.

March 22 Maple Lake Fire Department Report

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March 26: Knights ofColumbus, 7 p.m., St. Timo-thy's Church.

March 26: AA & Al-Anon,7:30 p.m., Buffalo EvangelicalFree Church, 2051 50th St. NE,County Rds. 25 & 113.

March 28: AA, 7:30 p.m.,Buffalo Evangelical FreeChurch, 2015 50th St. NE,County Rds. 25 & 113.

March 30: S.A.M. quiltinggroup, St. Timothy's Churchbasement, 8 a.m.

March 30: Al-Anon andMen's 12 Step Group, 7:30p.m., Buffalo Evangelical Free

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

March 31: Annandale Lak-ers AA & Al-Anon, 8 p.m.,United Methodist Church of An-nandale, 20 Oak Ave. N. 320-274-3380

March 31: GamblersAnonymous & AA, 7:30 p.m.,Buffalo Evangelical FreeChurch, 2051 50th St. NE,County Rds. 25 & 113.

March 31: Celebrate Recov-ery (non-denominational Chris-tian-based recovery program), 7p.m., Monticello CovenantChurch; 763-295-2112.

Special Lenten service at Bethlehem UCCOn Wednesday, March 25, at 7 p.m. Bethlehem United Church

of Christ invites you to a special Lenten service. The preacher willbe Rev. Leah Benemerito, a UCC minister from the Phillipines whois visiting Minnesota as a scholar and preacher. Rev. Benemeritowill share a message of real partnership in a global world. Pleasetake advantage of this unique opportunity. The church is locatedbehind the high school at 400 County Road 37, Maple Lake.

Home Stretch first-time home buyer seminarWright County residents thinking about buying a home are in-

vited to attend a one day informative workshop designed to helpthem learn the basics of home ownership. Wright County Commu-nity Action (WCCA) offers a first-time home buyer’s seminar(Home Stretch) which will cover a variety of topics related to thehome buying process. Home Stretch will be offered on March 28from 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. at the Lions Park Pavilion, 1100 County Road75, Clearwater. To register, call Wright County Community Action(WCCA) at (320) 963-6500, ext 238.

Pancake breakfast with the Easter BunnyLake Ridge Care Center, 310 Lake Blvd. S., Buffalo, is having

a pancake breakfast with the Easter Bunny on Saturday, March 28,from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. Free will donation for breakfast. Come haveyour picture taken with the Easter Bunny.

“At the Ninth Hour” cantata at SCCC is SundayOn March 29, Palm Sunday, choir members of Silver Creek

Community Church and surrounding churches will present a can-tata at 5 p.m. It is a Lent and Easter musical journey entitled, "Atthe Ninth Hour". The director is Linda Veches, organist Don De-Boer and pianist OrmaLou Jacobsma. The church is located in Sil-ver Creek at the intersection of Co. Roads 8 and 143 at 4282 114thSt. NW. Refreshments will be served following the cantata. Allare invited to attend.

ML Lions Pancake Breakfast & Candy ScrambleThe Maple Lake Lions is hosting their annual Palm Sunday Pan-

cake Breakfast and Easter Candy Scramble on Sunday, March 29.The breakfast is in the Maple Lake High School Ccfeteria from 8a.m. to 12 p.m. (free will offering). The free Candy Scramble startsat 11:45 a.m. sharp for kids 12 and under in the Maple Lake HighSchool Gymnasium. Bring your pail!

Upcoming Red Cross blood drivesDonors of all types are encouraged to help save lives by giving

blood. Appointments can be made by calling 1-800-RED-CROSSor visiting redcrossblood.org. Upcoming blood donation opportu-nities in Wright County: March 30, 12 - 6 p.m., PresbyterianChurch, 507 County Road 134, Buffalo; April 7, 1 - 6 p.m., Cold-well Banker Burnet, 700 Highway 55 E., Buffalo; April 11, 9 a.m.- 3 p.m., Buffalo Civic Center, 1306 County Road 134, Buffalo.

Volunteer Appreciation Celebration is April 1The public is welcome to attend a Volunteer Appreciation Cel-

ebration on Wednesday, April 1, honoring Meals on Wheels driversand other Senior Connections and Dining volunteers. The eventtakes place at the Maple Manor Dining site at 555 2nd Street W.Enjoy a honey glazed ham lunch at 11:45. Please call in a reserva-tion for lunch by March 30th at 320-963-5771. The award cere-mony and Jack-Pot Bingo begin at 12:30 and are free for all. Theevent is sponsored by Maple Lake Senior Connections, Wright-Hennepin Round-Up Trust, and Catholic Charities.

Fishing Klinic For Kids fundraiserFishing Klinic For Kids is having a spaghetti dinner fundraiser

on Saturday, April 4, from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. at the Buffalo Amer-ican Legion. There will be drawings for over 100 prizes. You’llalso have a chance to meet legendary fishing guide and FreshwaterFishing Hall of Famer, Chris Kuduk. All proceeds go to FishingKlinic For Kids. Tickets are available at Buffalo Super America.RSVP for the dinner by March 30, 2015 by calling LeAnn at SA,763-682-5541.

Environmental Services Seminar is April 9Do you know where your waste is going? Wright County is

home to two very successful waste collection companies, Randy’sSanitation and Advanced Disposal. Both offer waste hauling, re-cycling and state of the art services. Yet one company is a local,family-owned regional business and the other is the fourth largestenviromental services company in the U.S. Wright County Eco-nomic Development Partnership is offering a presentation from JimWollschlager of Randy’s Sanitation and Mike Niewind and ChrisRooney of Advanced Disposal on Thursday, April 9, from 11:30a.m. to 1 p.m. at Tavern at Wild March Golf Course, 1710 Mon-trose Blvd., Buffalo. RSVP to Jeanene Strum by calling 763-477-3035 or email [email protected].

Pioneer Park’s 38th Annual Pancake BreakfastNow that spring is here, Minnesota Pioneer Park is geared up

for another wonderful season. Its 38th Annual Maple Syrup Pan-cake Breakfast is Sunday, April 19, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Meal in-cludes: scrambled eggs, sausage, juice, coffee or milk and all youcan eat pancakes with freshly-bottled real maple syrup. MinnesotaPioneer Park is located right off Hwy. 55 in Annandale, MN at 725Pioneer Park Trail.

Crisis Nursery Spring fundraiser is April 24The 17th Annual Spring Fundraiser for Crisis Nursery serving

Wright County is being held on Friday, April 24, from 6:00 to ap-proximately 10 p.m. at the Buffalo Civic Center. Enjoy a deliciousBBQ buffet from 6 to 7:30 p.m. that is catered by Red’s of Mon-trose, music, a raffle for dollars, silent auction and the live auctiontakes place at 7:30 p.m. where they will be auctioning off some“interesting” items and having fun with the audience. To order tick-ets, donate an auction item, or for more information, contact JillGatzke at the Crisis Nursery Office at 763-271-1674. This specialevent is helping to raise awareness of April as Child Abuse andNeglect Prevention Month.


Civil Air Patrol membersNik Dahlgren and Charlie Ste-jskal served as volunteers in theFargo-Moorhead flood relief ef-fort. ... Elizabeth Yager had thechance to meet and take a pic-ture with former Supreme CourtJustice Sandra Day O’Connorat the National Association ofSecretaries of State conference....Maple Lake Girl Scout Troop11892 collected roughly500,000 seeds for Haiti’s 2010growing season. The MapleLake Elementary fifth gradepresented “We Haz Jazz” ...AndThat’s The Way It Was FIveYears Ago This Week.

The Maple Lake HighSchool band, directed by PeterHaberman, departed on March25 for their trip to Europe. ...Sixth grader Sarah O’Loughlinwas crowned the cribbagechampion of Mr. Fuch’s firstannual cribbage tournament. ...Maple Lake High School juniorCharley Norell served as a stu-dent page for the MinnesotaHouse of Representatives....And That’s The Way It Was

15 Years Ago This Week.

The second grade students ofMaple Lake Elementary Schooltraveled to the Minnesota StateCapitol to welcome home thesix Trans-Antarctic explorers.... Rehearsals continued for theMaple Lake High School’s pro-duction of “You Can’t Take ItWith You.” ... Students partici-pated in Jump Rope for Heartweek. ... Four wild turkeys werespotted in town near MargaretLeahy’s house. ...And That’sThe Way It Was 25 Years AgoThis Week.

Margaret Pribyl, daughter ofMr. and Mrs. Jack Pribyl,placed third at the WrightCounty spelling contest. ...Wright County’s crime rate in-creased 38% according to Sher-iff Darrell Wolff’s report. ... Leesold overalls for just $3.98. TheLake Region Cooperative OilAssociation enjoyed their bestyear in history and the net sav-ings increased by a margin of12.27%. ...And That’s The WayIt Was 50 Years Ago This Week.

And that’s theway it was . . .

Submit communityprograms and events to

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Offering a nutritious meal ina warm, caring atmosphere withfriendship and fun. Everyonewelcome. The Senior DiningCenter is located at MapleManor West, 555 2nd St. W. Formore information, call 320-963-5771.

MONDAY, March 30Beef Tips in Gravy, Egg

Noodles, French-Cut GreenBeans, Lettuce Salad, BakedSliced Apples

TUESDAY, March 31Chicken Wild-Rice Casse-

role, Candied Sweet Potatoes,Zucchini Sticks w/Ranch Dip,Wheat Dinner Roll, SlicedPears

WEDNESDAY, April 1Easter Dinner--Honey

Glazed Ham, Creamy PotatoBake, Baked Beans, DinnerRoll, Key Lime Pie

THURSDAY, April 2BBQ Pork on Bun, O'Brien

Potatoes, Broccoli-RaisinSalad, Brownie

FRIDAY, April 3Closed, Good Friday

Senior Dining Menu March 30 - April 3

Homeowners who are in default or facing foreclosure have op-tions to prevent the loss of their homes. The sooner action is taken,the more options are available. Wright County Community Action(WCCA), a non-profit organization, offers confidential, professionalforeclosure counseling at no charge. WCCA counselors educatehomeowners on available options, and, if applicable, will work withthe lender to come to a reasonable solution to prevent foreclosure.For more information, call Wright County Community Action at320-963-6500, ext. 238.

Prevent ForeclosureNo cost counseling available to homeowners

Wright County Public Health

offers cholesterol testing in the

Wellness on Wheels van. The

WOW Van schedule is available

at www.co.wright.mn.us and

www.facebook.com/WrightCty-

PublicHealth or by calling our

new phone number, 763-682-

7516 (toll-free 1-800-362-3667

ext 7516). Please use this num-

ber for more information or to

make an appointment.

Wellness on Wheels Services

include: Adult and Child Immu-

nizations; Health Screening:

Blood Pressure, Diabetes, Cho-

lesterol (by appointment), Preg-

nancy, Health and Wellness;

Child Car Seat Check (by ap-

pointment); Information about:

Healthy Lifestyle - Exercise,

Nutrition, Recommendations for

Routine Medical Care, Safety -

Individual, Home, Car Seat,

Pregnancy, Childbirth, Parent-

ing, Child Health, Growth &

Development, Reproductive

Health & Family Planning, In-

fectious Diseases, Chronic Ill-

ness, Unhealthy Lifestyle Be-

haviors, such as Smoking, Drug

and Alcohol Abuse, Unsafe Sex;

Information and Assistance in

Accessing Resources.

For immunizations, bring

past immunization records to the

van, if available. * Van hours

Monday through Thursday are

from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. and on

Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Upcoming dates:

Thursday, March 26: BankWest, Rockford

Tuesday, April 7: DJ’sHardware, Albertville

Wednesday, April 8: ZionLutheran Church, Buffalo

Thursday, April 9: CubFoods, Monticello

The complete WOW van

schedule is available online at:

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

partment/humanservices/wow

Wright County Public Health

offers cholesterol testing in the

Wellness on Wheels (WOW)

Van. The entire test takes about

30 minutes. We have two differ-

ent test options. A 12 hour fast

is required for a lipid profile in-

cluding blood sugar screening.

The cost is $35. A non-fasting

test is also available. This test

gives your total cholesterol and

HDL. The cost is $25.

WOWWellness on Wheels

PeopleBirth Announcements

Birth:Ray and Heather Reinhart, of

St. Michael, would like to an-

nounce the birth of their son,Carter Thomas Reinhart, bornon March 6th, 2015, at 6:14 p.m.Carter was welcomed by his bigsister, Olivia (4), and bigbrother, Bryan (17). He weighed8 pounds, 13 ounces and was 21inches long.

Grandparents are Tom andKathy Douglas of Hanover andRichard and Nancy Reinhart ofWarroad.

Carter Thomas Reinhart

Birth:Nora Lila Smith was born to

Brady and Andrea Smith of

Maple Lake on Monday, March9th, 2015, at 6:01 a.m. weighing8 pounds, 7.6 ounces and meas-uring 20 inches long. Proudgrandparents are Doug andMichelle Smith and Don andJulie Rachel of Maple Lake,Great-grandparents are Ken andEmily Rachel of Maple Lake,Gary Hartmann of LeSueur andDon and Betty Petty of St. Au-gusta, and great-great grandma,Bernice Rachel of Maple Lake.

Nora Lila Smith

Nora is the

first great-grand-

child of Bernice

Rachel, making a

great photo op-

portunity for a

5th generation

family picture.

Back Row:

Don Rachel and

Ken Rachel.

Front Row: An-

drea Smith, Ber-

nice Rachel and

Nora Smith, all of

Maple Lake. (Photo submitted)

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Community Calendar

HOLY CROSS LUTHERANCHURCH5460 63rd St. NW, Box 462, MapleLakePh.: 763-463-9447www.holycrossmaplelake.orgPastors: Culynn CurtisVisitors Are Always Welcome!THURS.: 7 p.m., Bible Study.SUNDAY: Palm Sunday--8 a.m.,Traditional Worship; 9:15 a.m., FaithFormation; 10:30 a.m., Contempo-rary Worship.MON.: 11 a.m., First of All PrayerGroup; 1 p.m., Quilters.WED.: 2 p.m., Service of Word &Prayer; 7 p.m., Worship on Wednes-day.

BETHLEHEM UNITEDCHURCH OF CHRIST 400 County Rd. 37 NE, Maple LakePh.: [email protected]@ants.eduInterim Pastor: Michael FritzSAT.: 6 p.m., Youth Lock-in MovieNight.SUN.: Palm Sunday--9:30 a.m., Wor-ship; 10:30 a.m., Fellowship; Pan-cake Breakfast.WED.: 6:30 p.m., Choir.

CHURCH OF SAINT TIMOTHY8 Oak Ave. N., Maple LakePh.: 320-963-3726www.churchofsttimothy.orgPastor: Father John MeyerInterim School Principal: DawnKincsSAT.: 3:30-4:15 p.m., Confessions;4:30 p.m., Mass.SUN.: 8 & 10 a.m., Mass.

IMMANUEL LUTHERANCHURCH IN SILVER CREEK(LCMS)11390 Elliott Ave. N.W., M.L.Ph.: 763-878-2820, 320-333-8636Pastor: Rev. George W. Sagissor IIISUN.: 10 a.m., Worship Service;11:15 a.m., Sunday School, BibleStudy.

SILVER CREEK COMMUNITY CHURCH4282 114th St. NW, Maple Lake,MN 553583 miles so. of I-94 on Co. Rd. 143,just off Hwy. 8; Ph.: 320-963-3957;605-553-5240www.silvercreekcommunitychurch.comPastor: Luke BaehrSUN.: 9 a.m., Worship; 10:30 a.m.,Sunday School, Bible Study.

ANNANDALE EVAN. FREECHURCH10252 St. Hwy. 55 N.W., AnnandalePh.: 320-274-8951Pastor: Dennis L. JohnsonTHURS.: CryOut Practice.SAT.: 7:30 a.m., Bible Doctrine; 9a.m., Canvassing.SUN.: 8:15 a.m., Prayer; 8:30 & 11a.m., Worship Service; 9:45 a.m.,Sunday School; 6 p.m., DiscoveryClass.MON.: 9 a.m., Grandmas in Prayer;7 p.m., Men's Bible Study.TUES.: 7 p.m., Celebrate Recovery.WED.: 2 p.m., Young at Heart; 5:30p.m., Wednesday Night Supper; 6:30p.m., Wednesday Night Connection.

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

BETHLEHEM LUTHERANCHURCH7809 Co. Rd. 35 W., AnnandalePh.: 320-963-3592Pastor: Lynn MachulaTHURS.: 1 p.m.,SUN.: 9:30 a.m., Worship Service;10:30 a.m., Sunday School & BibleStudy.

EAGLES GROVE CHURCHPO Box 1020, AnnandaleLocation: Hwy. 55, next to The Mar-ketplacePh.: 320-248-6024Lead Pastor: Jason Pencewww.eaglesgrove.org & FacebookSUN.: 10:30 a.m., Worship Service;Energized Music and Quality Chil-dren's Programs Provided.

MT. HERMON LUTHERANCHURCH1284 Keats Ave. N.W., AnnandalePh.: 320-963-3284Pastor: Marianne ZitzewitzSUN.: 9:30 a.m., Worship.

ST. JOHN'S LUTHERANCHURCH331 W. Harrison St., AnnandalePh.: 320-274-8827www.stjohns-annandale.orgPastor: Dave E. Nelson and TomHeyd SUN.: 8:30 Traditional Worship; 10a.m., Contemporary Worship.

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

HOSANNA LUTHERANCHURCH1705 Hwy. 25 N., Buffalo, Mo. Syn.Pastor: Rob JarvisPh.: 763-682-3278; www.hosannal-cms.orgSUN.: 9 a.m., Worship Service;10:30 a.m., Bible Study and SundaySchool.TUES.: 8 p.m., Young Adults Group.WED.: 10 a.m., Bible Study; 7 p.m.,Confirmation Class.

BUFFALO UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST FELLOWSHIPWED.: Discussion Group Meets the2nd & 4th Wednesday, Sept. thruMay, 7:30 p.m., at Buffalo Commu-nity Center, Across the Street fromthe Post Office at 206 Central Ave.(Hwy. 25). For More Information,Call Luke at 763-682-4616 or Visitwww.buuf.us. Everyone is welcome.

BUFFALO EVANGELICALFREE CHURCH2051 50th Street NE, Buffalo, MN(corner of Hwy. 25 N. & County Rd.113)Ph. 763-682-6846; [email protected] Pastor: Brian ThorstadTHURS.: 7 p.m., Small Groups; 7:30a.m., AA & Al-Anon.FRI.: 6 a.m., Men's Small Group; 7p.m., Small Groups.SUN.: 9:30 a.m., Worship Service,Coffee Fellowship, Children'sChurch; 11 a.m., Sunday School forAll Ages; 6 p.m., Youth Groups; 7p.m., Small Group. MON.: 7 p.m., Women's Bible Study;7:30 p.m., Al-Anon.TUES.: 7 p.m., Knitting Ministry;7:30 p.m., Men's Small Group, AA,GA.WED.: 6:30 p.m., Awana, ChoirPractice.

BUFFALO COVENANTCHURCH1601 Hwy. 25 N., BuffaloPh.: 763-682-1470www.buffalocov.orgLead Pastor: Max FrazierSAT.: 9 a.m., AWANA Games Prac-tice, Rehearsal for Maundy Thurs-day.SUN.: 8 a.m., Traditional Worship;9:30 & 11 a.m., Contemporary Wor-ship, Sunday School; 9:30 a.m., 2ndGrade Milestone; 12:15 p.m., Soup& Prayer; 12:45 p.m., AWANAGames Practice.MON.: Noon, Prayer Group,VictoryBand Rehearsal; 1 p.m., Women'sBible Study; 7 p.m., Messianic Ex-pectations in Isaiah.TUES.: 6 a.m., Deep Waters; 6 p.m.,Grief Share; 7 p.m., Men's Disciple-ship Group, Ladies' Marriage Study.WED.: 6 p.m., Maundy ThursdayRehearsal; No Evening Activities.THURS.: 5:30 p.m., Maundy Thurs-day Rehearsal; 6:30 p.m., DivorceCare; 7 p.m., Maundy ThursdayCommunion Service.

FAITH LUTHERAN CHURCHLCMC12449 Clementa Ave. NW, Monti-celloPastor: Jim Tetlie, 763-878-2092www.lutheran-faith.orgSecretary's office hours are: 9 a.m. to3 p.m., Mon., Wed., Thurs.Tuesdays, Wednesday & ThursdaySUN.: 8:30 a.m., Traditional Wor-ship; 9:45 a.m., Sunday School; 11a.m., Celebration Worship.

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

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Obituaries

Richa rd“ D i c k ”Klatt, age82, of MapleL a k e , d i e dT u e s d a y ,March 17,2015, at theSt. Cloud

Hospital.Memorial Services will be

held 5:00 p.m. Thursday, March26, at Dingmann Funeral CareChapel, Maple Lake, with PastorCulynn Curtis officiating. Visi-tation will be from 3-5 p.m.Thursday at the funeral chapel.

Richard Grant Klatt was born

August 12, 1932, in Buffalo toFred and Mayme (Link) Klatt.He grew up in Buffalo and grad-uated from Buffalo High School.He served his country in the U.S.Air Force. Dick lived in Mon-tana and Monticello, MN untilmoving to Maple Lake in 1991.On February 11, 1991, he wasunited in marriage to the love ofhis life, Alice Koepsell, in LasVegas, NV. Dick was a memberof the Maple Lake American Le-gion Post 131. He enjoyed fish-ing, hunting and gardening.

Dick is survived by his wife,Alice; children, Michelle Klattof Champlin, Penny (Mark)

Leadens of Anoka, Jackie (Tim)Winterfield of Duluth and JohnGay of Maple Lake; daughter-in-law, Debbie Klatt; step-chil-dren, Curt (Patti) Larson, Mike(T.J.) Larson, Marsha (Pat)Chaplin and Mark Larson; sister,Maxine Jensen of Buffalo; fivegrandchildren, Ben, Brianna,Jesse, Briggs and Tammy; twogreat-grandchildren; eight step-grandchildren and six step-great-grandchildren. He is precededin death by his parents; son, CurtKlatt; brothers, Les, Jim andDonald “Buck” Klatt; and sis-ters, Shirley Klatt, Bernice Mar-tin, Ruby Moody and Evelyn

Feser.The Maple Lake American

Legion will provide MilitaryHonors at the service. Arrange-ments are entrusted with Ding-mann Funeral Care Burial &Cremation Services of MapleLake.

Richard “Dick” Klatt, Maple Lake

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“At the Ninth Hour, A Lent & Easter Musical Journey”

2015 Easter Choir Cantataat Silver Creek Community Church

Sunday, March 295 p.m.

Silver Creek Community Church(Corner of CR 8 & Elliot Avenue)

55+ Driver Improvement Program

The Minnesota HighwaySafety Center will be offering55+ Driver Improvement Pro-gram courses on the followingdays:

March 26th (4Hr. RefresherCourse) 5:30 to 9:30 p.m.,Handke Center, 1170 Main St.,Elk River

April 7th & 8th (4Hr. Re-fresher Course) 5 to 9 p.m., FirstNational Bank of Elk River, 812Main St., Elk River

April 9th (4Hr. RefresherCourse) 5 to 9 p.m., Cabela’s,20200 Rogers Dr., Rogers

The driver improvementcourse is open to the public; pre-registration is required. A MNHighway Safety & ResearchCenter certified instructorteaches this class. By utilizing

the most up-to-date research inthe field, participants will beprovided the latest informationin regards to driver safety, newlaws, and vehicle technology.The fee for the four-hour re-fresher course is $20 and theeight-hour course is $24. Formore information or to register,visit www.mnsafetycenter.org orcall TOLL FREE 1-(888)-234-1294.

Persons age 55 and older whocomplete the course qualify fora 10% discount on their auto in-surance premiums for threeyears, according to Minnesotalaw. First-time participants mustcomplete the initial eight hoursof training and a four-hour re-fresher class every three years tomaintain the 10% discount.

The 60+ and Healthy Clinics,provided by Wright County Pub-lic Health, provides foot care forthe senior citizens of WrightCounty. Toenail trimming is of-fered to meet the needs of thoseseniors who have a health con-dition such as diabetes or are un-able to trim toenails themselves.

The 60+ and Healthy Clinicswill be charging a $15 fee forfoot care services. This fee isnecessary because the clinics areno longer being funded by grantmoney. However, if you are un-

able to pay the fee, you will notbe turned away. The clinics arehosted from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m.

If you have any questions,please ask clinic staff or call WCPublic Health at 1-800-362-3667 or 763-682-7456. Upcom-ing dates:

Tuesday, April 7: RockfordWalnut Place Apartments, 8830Walnut Place

For the full schedule, visit:www.co.wright.mn.us/forms/hu-manservices/60%20Plus%20and%20Healthy%20Schedule.pdf

60+ and Healthy Clinics

Spring breakSpring break is March 30 -

April 3. Classes resume on April 6.

ML speech team enjoyedsuccess last weekend

At the Central Minnesota Con-ference on Thursday, March 19th,in Kimball, two speakers werenamed conference champions:Tyler Russell in Great Speeches,and Charlie Stejskal in Extempora-neous Speaking. At the Melrose In-vitational on Saturday, March 21st,seven team members placed: SamNeutz, 8th in Discussion; CharlieStejskal, champion, Extemporane-ous Speaking; Victoria Rollings,7th in Great Speeches; Tyler Rus-sell, 2nd in Great Speeches; KatieGoelz, 6th in Original Oratory;Catie Medley, 8th in Poetry; andLexy Medley, 3rd in Storytelling.

Kyle Pilger received an honorablemention nod in Original Oratory aswell.

Post Prom dinnersThe Post Prom committee in-

vites the public to attend theirWednesday dinners at The V from5-7 p.m. Kids meals are also avail-able. All proceeds support the PostProm party. You can enter yourname to win one of the two doorprizes at no additional cost. For togo orders, please call 320-963-3405.

Serving choice of: 21 Shrimp,Chicken Strips, Roasted Pork Loin,Bacon Cheeseburger. Meals comewith dinner roll (except the burger),salad or coleslaw, hot vegetable,choice of potato, dessert, beverage.

The next Post Prom Dinner isApril 8.

School News

SchoolMaple Lake Messenger

March 25, 2015

Diane Hertwig assigned her4th grade students to write whathappiness is to them.

Madi Clapp - Happiness iswhen I find out that my brothersare staying at a friend’s house.Then I get the house to myself.It is when I finally hit the vol-leyball over the net on a servein practice. Happiness is whenthe family dog, Saber used tosnuggle by my side and tackleus in the snow. It is when youget to be with your whole fam-ily at dinner because your dador mom are always working.Happiness is when you getcandy and you haven’t had anyfor a long time. Happiness isone thing to one person and an-other thing to another person.

Skylar Hayes - Happiness isfinally getting to eat steak andpotatoes with my family. It isactually being able to get a newshirt for soccer. Happiness isgoing to a friend’s house andplaying “Call of Duty, Zom-bies.” It is also capturing an an-imal when going hunting and

trying to find someone in agame of “A Hundred CountHide and Seek.” Happiness isone thing to one person and an-other thing to another person.

Erin Uecker - Happiness iswhen you find out that you havea new kitten that you can playand snuggle with. It is whenyou wake up and go to schooland have fun with your awe-some teacher. Happiness iswhen our team goes to festivalsand gets Grand Champion inCheerleading. It is also whenwe go shopping on “Girl Day,”and riding our horses withGrandma on a sunny day. Hap-piness is one thing to one per-son and another thing to anotherperson.

Carter Scanlon - Happinessis when I wake up on a Satur-day and realize that there is noschool. It is when my sportsteam wins a game. Happiness iswhen my favorite hockey team,the Minnesota Wild, wins theirhockey games and makes it tothe play-offs. It is also when my

brother plays sports with me be-cause I like someone to havesomeone to play sports with,and when my family’s dogcomes up to our house becausewe don’t get to see him a lot.Happiness is one thing to oneperson and another thing to an-other person.

Bria McClanahan - Happi-ness is when I see a CharlieBrown & Snoopy saying thatmakes me feel refreshed andhappy. It is when you are hav-ing a great day and you get thathappy feeling inside. Happinessis if you get told somethinggood and then you finally go tothe Green Zone. It is also whenyou get a phone call from a per-son you miss. When you heartheir voice you feel like they areright next to you. It is a gift thatmakes you feel cared about andloved. Happiness is one thing toone person and another thing toanother person.

Sydney Staloch - Happinessis biking because you can goplaces. It is summer because thewater is warm and you canswim in the lakes. Happiness isplaying basketball because it’sa fun thing to do and you aregetting exercise while you do it.It is also reading because if youhave nothing to do you can finda cozy spot and read. Happinessis baking because I get to make

whatever you want. Happinessif one thing to one person andanother thing to another person.

Riley Hall - Happiness isplaying with friends at recessbecause it is fun. It is getting atouchdown in football and win-ning. Happiness is getting an Ain math because then I know Iam doing well in school. It isalso spending time with myfamily and when I know mydad is home and we can playvideo games together. Happi-ness is one thing to one personand another thing to anotherperson.

Hunter Dalum - Happinessis playing in a hockey game andwinning it. It is waking up andhaving no school on a Fridayand making it a three day week-end. Happiness is hearing thatmy sisters are going to myGrandma’s house for the week-end and having the whole houseto myself. It is also going on va-cation without my sisters andgoing to Duluth. Happiness ishaving my dog come homefrom training camp because Imiss him so much and he hasbeen there for a long time. It isgoing hunting with my dad andshooting a deer. My dad and Ilove the venison. Happiness isone thing to one person and an-other thing to another person.

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Engineering Nightcontinued from page 1

The five stations and theirdescriptions were:

Wind Tubes: Think aboutthings that float in the air. Imag-ine different shapes that you canmake with pipe cleaners. Planhow to use one, two, or threepipe cleaners to make a shapethat can float in a wind tube.Create your design and test it inthe wind tube.

Design a Belt: Think aboutwhat you already know aboutfasteners and belts. Imagineways to design a belt with these

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Creative Building withPlanks: Think about what youalready know about puttingblocks or bricks together. Imag-ine structures you can build withwood planks. Plan a design andcreate it.

Water Race Track: Imaginedifferent race track designs andthink about how water mightmove down those tracks. Createa design for a race track on apiece of paper. Slide the paperinto a clear plastic sleeve andrun a drop of water along yourtrack to see how it works.

Pile up Water: Use a waterdropper to put drops of water ona penny, one drop at a time.Count the drops. Which sideworks better-heads or tails?

In addition to the five engi-

neering stations, each gradelevel had a guessing jar. Every-one was encouraged to make aneducated guess on everythingfrom how many minnows werein a jar to which weighs more, alarge container of cotton balls ora small container of marbles.The top two winners in eachgrade received a science kit.

Described as laid-back andfun, science and engineering hasdefinitely earned a place in thehearts of students and staffalike.

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ence Museum tickets and Omni theatre passes. Top Right: Alexx Skreen counts min-

nows as volunteer, Amy Kosloski, offers encouragement. Bottom Left: Staff volunteers,

Andrew Brown and Vicki Decker. Bottom Right: Jessica Holm from the Science Museum

and three volunteers, Paige Paumen, Blake Jarman, and Noah Beffel.

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By finishing your basement,you can gain more living spacewhile reducing the amount ofenergy loss from downstairs.Basements that are not fully fin-ished typically do not have in-sulated walls or coveredflooring. This can result in heatloss and cause your furnace towork overtime.

A remodeled basement of-fers more than additional stor-age space. It can provide a lotof extra room for a growingfamily, such as space for a gym,home theatre, office, guestsuite, or a playroom for thekids.

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Many homeowners recognizethat improving and maintaining aproperty makes a home more liv-able for its inhabitants and moreattractive to prospective buyerswhen the time comes to erect a"For Sale" sign in the front yard.

But a well-maintained homealso provides additional benefits.According to the United StatesDepartment of Housing andUrban Development, home im-provements not only raise thevalues of individual homes, butthey tend to raise neighborhoodstandards as well. Home im-provements can create jobs andhelp local communities flourisheconomically.

Maintaining a home can be acostly undertaking. Home im-provement projects can be ex-pensive whether homeownershire professionals or tackle reno-vation projects on their own. Thefollowing are a handful of op-tions homeowners can consider

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• Paying outright: Paying forthe renovations upfront and infull is perhaps the simplest wayto finance a project. Homeown-ers who have the cash to pay forrenovations outright won't haveto worry about interest rates orballoon payments.

• Mortgage refinancing: Somehomeowners tap into their homeequity to cover home remodelingprojects. Refinancing a mortgagemeans paying off the debt owedand starting over with a com-pletely new loan. Refinancingcomes with various fees and cancost between 3 and 6 percent ofthe loan's principal.

• Home equity loans and linesof credit: Both of these optionsare commonly referred to as sec-ond mortgages. When homeown-ers apply for home equity loansor lines of credit, they are bor-rowing against the equity value

in their homes. A home equityloan is a term, or closed-end,loan. It is a one-time sum thatwill be paid off over a set amountof time with a fixed interest rateand the same payment eachmonth. This is a one-time loanfrom which a person cannot bor-row further. A home equity lineof credit, or HELOC, is like hav-ing a credit card. It's possible toborrow a certain amount for thelife of the loan, which is a settime specified by the lender. Dur-ing this time, homeowners canwithdraw money as it is neededup to the value of the line ofcredit.

• Borrow against retirementfunds: Some people opt to bor-row against a 401(k) plan, IRA oranother retirement fund. If the re-tirement plan allows a loan with-out penalty, it can be another wayto secure funds. Because it is thehomeowner's money, there willbe no credit check required and

less delay in getting the funds.Borrowers should keep in mindthat taking a loan against a retire-ment account will usually resultin a lower retirement balancethan it would have been had theynot borrowed money from theaccount - even after the fundshave been repaid.

• Credit cards: Credit cardsare an option when improve-ments are not expensive. Individ-uals with excellent credit ratingsmay qualify for cards with a no-interest introductory period ofseveral months or more. Thesecards can be a good way to payoff moderate improvements in ashort amount of time.

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Home renovations are typi-cally exciting, as homeownersget to see the visions of theirdream homes come to light rightbefore their very eyes. Turningan outdated bathroom into amodern oasis or an empty base-ment into the ultimate man cavestrengthens the sense of attach-ment homeowners have withtheir homes.

But few home renovationprojects go from start to finishwithout experiencing a fewbumps in the road along the way.Such bumps can be difficult tohandle for homeowners workingon their first renovation projects,but there are many ways fornovices to navigate the some-times murky waters of home im-provement projects and comeout relatively unscathed on theother end, where a newly-reno-vated home awaits.

Plan well and know what toexpect. When working with con-tractors, get all agreements inwriting and spell out exactlywhat you desire in a home reno-

vation. Photo references canhelp guide contractors and archi-tects. Ask for the full picture ofwhat can be expected with thework, from demolition to thepunch list. Knowing what liesahead can keep you groundedthroughout the project.

Discuss work each day andset payment schedules. Makepayments contingent on workcompleted. This can help keepcontractors on schedule. Payingfor all work upfront leaveshomeowners at a disadvantage,as it does not provide incentivefor workers to be timely and ef-ficient. Check in with workers toget daily progress reports.

Have reasonable expecta-tions. A renovation project mayexceed its budget and takelonger than initially expected.Understanding that these poten-tial setbacks might be part of theprocess will make it easier tohandle them when the foremanspeaks to you about any issuesthat arise.

Accept the mess. Construc-

tion work is messy. There's noway to maintain a pristine housewhen contractors are enteringand exiting all day. Dust isbound to be generated, and toolscan fill up rooms. A home in dis-array can be stressful, but con-tinue to visualize the end resultand the mess won't bother youso much.

Establish a contingency plan.Bathrooms and kitchen renova-tions are typically the most dis-ruptive home improvementprojects. Going without akitchen can make it difficult toenjoy meals at home, while abathroom remodel may requireyou to navigate water shutoffs.If your project is scheduled totake several months, establish acontingency plan to deal withthe consequences of your reno-vation project. Speak with fam-ily members about using someof their home amenities, andprepare and freeze meals in ad-vance so you can reheat themlater on when you don't have ac-cess to your stove.

Tips for homeowners ontheir first renovation project

As the heart of the home, thekitchen is the room with all theaction. It's not just the place toprepare and cook food — it'salso used for entertaining guests,storing gadgets and eating fam-ily meals. Your design needs toaccommodate all these activi-ties, which is why kitchen re-models are more popular thanever. Today, islands, farmhousesinks and stainless steel appli-ances are common additions,while custom cabinets and coun-tertops are key components ofany inspirational dream kitchen.

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Couples in the midst of plan-ning a wedding often find them-selves overwhelmed by the costof such a meaningful yet expen-sive undertaking. The averagewedding is as expensive as anew car or a down payment ona new house, so it's no surprisemany couples experience stickershock when they first begin tonegotiate with vendors.

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GuestsMany couples save the most

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Prom season is approaching,leaving teenagers in a rush tofind the perfect prom looks.Prom may be the first time manyteens are required to wear for-mal attire, so the process ofchoosing what to wear come thebig night can take time.

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By Brenda Erdahl

Sports Writer

The Irish softball team hashigh expectations this year withthe return of six all-conferenceplayers who last year led theteam to a Central MinnesotaConference Championship and a20-5 overall record.

Among them is senior shortstop Emily Webb; senior secondbaseman Summer Knudsen; sen-ior left-fielder Chloe Callahan;senior right-fielder JennyBrings; senior first basemanTaylor Pilger; and senior pitcherKennedy Haney.

Speed, power, a sound de-fense and a veteran in the circlewill make the Irish a contenderfor the CMC title again this yearand a worthy opponent in theplayoffs. Last year the Irish wontheir seventh conference title in10 years, coach Tim Knudsensaid.

They also got as far as the

section semi-finals where theylost to Watertown-Mayer.

This year, they hope to go allthe way, winning the sectionchampionship and earning a tripto state.

To do that, they are going tohave to work on being aggres-sive on the base paths and notleaving players stranded on thebases, Knudsen said.

They will have to get past atough Rockford and Eden Val-ley-Watkins team in the CMC toreclaim their title, and as for thesection, “they are all tough in thesection,” Knudsen said.

The Irish started practice onMonday, March 9, and their firstgame is scheduled for Tuesday,April 7, at Litchfield at 4:30 p.m.

Softball schedule• Tuesday, April 7, at Litch-

field, 4:30 p.m.• Thursday, April 9, at Annan-

dale, 4 p.m.

• Sunday, April 12, Kimballat Maple Lake, 4:30 p.m.

• Monday, April 13, Rockfordat Maple Lake, 4:30 p.m.

• Monday, April 20, Brow-erville at Maple Lake, 5 p.m.

• Tuesday, April 21, atHoward Lake-Waverly-Winsted,4:30 p.m.

• Thursday, April 23, at Pierz,4 p.m.

• Thursday, April 23, at Pierz,5:30 p.m.

• Friday, April 24, New LifeAcademy of Woodbury at MapleLake, 4 p.m.

• Saturday, April 25, at St.Cloud Cathedral, 11 a.m.

• Monday, April 27, at Rock-ford, 4:30 p.m.

• Saturday, May 2, at Alexan-dria, 11 a.m.

• Saturday, May 2, at Alexan-dria, 1 p.m.

• Monday, May 4, at Kimball,4:30 p.m.

• Thursday, May 7, Eden Val-ley-Watkins at Maple Lake, 4p.m.

• Thursday, May 7, Eden Val-ley-Watkins at Maple Lake, 5:30p.m.

• Friday, May 8, Dassel-Cokato at Maple Lake, 4:30 p.m.

• Monday, May 11, Howard

Lake-Waverly-Winsted at MapleLake, 4:30 p.m.

• Tuesday, May 12, at Hold-ingford, 4:30 p.m.

• Tuesday, May 12, at Hold-ingford, 4:30 p.m.

Softball rosterSeniors - Emily Webb, Sum-

mer Knudsen, Chloe Callahan,Kennedy Haney, Taylor Pilger,Jenny Brings, Emily Rose. Jun-iors - Brooke Ankerfelt. Sopho-mores - Olivia Marquette, EllieHaney, Morgan Scheiber. Fresh-men - Mollie Scheiber, LinseyRachel, Amber Klug.

Irish softball has high hopes

The Irish softball team will be led by veteran seniors, from left, Jenny Brings, Taylor

Pilger, Kennedy Haney, Summer Knudsen, Emily Rose, Emily Webb and Chloe Callahan. (Photo by Brenda Erdahl)

By Brenda Erdahl

Sports Writer

The Maple Lake High Schoolbaseball team returns to the fieldthis year with a solid nucleus in-cluding six returning starters thatlast year led the Irish to a 10-9record and an 8-6 finish in theCentral Minnesota Conference.

Among them are five seniors:Greg Giebenhain returns a “greatwork ethic” to the outfield andthe pitching mound. He is“solid” in the outfield and willprovide pitching depth, coachBrooks Marquardt said.

Tony Goelz is “our work-horse on the mound,” Marquardtsaid. Last year he went 2-3,pitched 38.2 innings, had 2.75ERAs and 30 strikeouts.

McRae Haney returns as a“solid all-around player.”Coaches expect him to hit a highaverage this season and stealsome bases. Last year he posteda .361 batting average with 13runs and 13 RBI.

Cal Redemske is anotherplayer with a great work ethicwho is also a solid hitter andgood base runner. He will see alot of time in the outfield, Mar-quardt said. His stats last yearwere: .318 BA, 13 R, 13 RBIand 11 SB.

Dusty Strub returns as a sen-ior infielder and pitcher for theIrish. He is “very strong offen-sively and one of our better basestealers,” Marquardt said. Healso has a good glove and astrong arm in the field. Last yearhe posted a .439 batting averageand had 11 runs.

Lucas Fobbe is a returningjunior for the Irish. The infielderis currently battling injury, butcoaches expect him to return tothe field toward the middle ofthe season.

Damian Kaley, another jun-ior, is a hard throwing righty, isvery sound defensively in theoutfield and has good speed,Marquardt said. He hit .500 lastyear in 12 at bats.

Coaches expect junior NickPreisinger to be one of the Irish’stop starters on the mound. He isalso very solid offensively. Hehit .339 with eight RBIs as asophomore.

Jack Seibert, also a junior, isa fundamentally sound catcherand will provide some “pop” inthe middle of the line-up, Mar-quardt said. Last year he had a.276 BA with 10 runs and 9 RBI.

New to the team this year willbe senior infielder David Goos,junior Nate Maas who coachesdescribed as a very versatile in-fielder who can play many posi-tions and provide a solid batfrom the left side; junior catcherTim Vogel; junior outfielder BenElfmann; sophomore outfielderand pitcher Hunter Malachekwho coaches expect to be a con-sistent lefty for the Irish on themound; Brandon Lyons, a juniorfirst baseman; and Riley Scad-den, a junior outfielder.

The team coaches expecttheir strengths to lie in their con-sistent pitching and strong de-fense this season.

“We will hit for a decent av-erage and steal some bases,”

Marquardt predicted.That being said, the Irish will

still have their work cut out forthem to fill holes left by gradu-ated seniors Landon Caughey,Nick Gapinski, Sullivan Grahamand Justin Wilson. Consistencyand bringing the same intensityto every game are skills they willcontinue to work on as the sea-son progresses as well, Mar-quardt said.

Last year the team made it asfar as the first round of the sec-tion 5-2A playoffs where theylost 10-0 in five innings to Pay-nesville.

This year they hope to com-pete for a conference title, a sec-tion championship and even aberth in the state tournament. Todo that they need to grow as ateam and get better every day,Marquardt said.

Teams to beat in the CMCthis year will be Howard Lakeand Pierz. In the section, Delano,Dassel-Cokato, ProvidenceAcademy and Litchfield will betough.

The Irish started practice onMonday, March 16, and will hostthe first game of the season onTuesday, April 7, when they takeon Litchfield. The game beginsat 4:30 p.m. at Irish Stadium.

Baseball schedule• Tuesday, April 7, Litchfield

at Maple Lake, 4:30 p.m.• Friday, April 10, Spectrum

at Maple Lake, 4:30 p.m.• Monday, April 13, Rockford

at Maple Lake, 4:30 p.m.• Friday, April 17, Zimmer-

man at Maple Lake, 4:30 p.m.• Tuesday, April 21, Howard

Lake-Waverly-Winsted at MapleLake, 4:30 p.m.

• Thursday, April 23, Pierz atMaple Lake, 4 p.m.

• Thursday, April 23, Pierz atMaple Lake, 5:30 p.m.

• Friday, April 24, Annandaleat Maple Lake, 4:30 p.m.

• Monday, April 27, Rockford

at Maple Lake, 4:30 p.m.• Thursday, April 30, at Bel-

grade-Brooten-Elrosa, 4 p.m.• Thursday, April 30, at B-B-

E, 5:30 p.m.• Monday, May 4, Kimball at

Maple Lake, 4:30 p.m.• Thursday, May 7, Eden Val-

ley-Watkins at Maple Lake, 4p.m.

• Thursday, May 7, Eden Val-ley-Watkins at Maple Lake, 6p.m.

• Friday, May 8, Paynesvilleat Maple Lake, 7 p.m.

• Monday, May 11, HowardLake-Waverly-Winsted at Win-sted Park, 4:30 p.m.

• Thursday, May 14, Hold-

ing,ford at Maple Lake, 4 p.m.• Thursday, May 14, Holding-

ford at Maple Lake, 5:30 p.m.• Monday, May 18, at Kim-

ball, 4:30 p.m.• Tuesday, May 19, Dassel-

Cokato at Maple Lake, 7 p.m.

Baseball rosterSeniors - Greg Giebenhain,

Tony Goelz, McRae Haney, CalRedemske, Dusty Strub, DavidGoos. Juniors - Lucas Fobbe,Damian Kaley, Nick Preisinger,Jack Seibert, Nate Maas, TimVogel, Ben Elfmann, BrandonLyons, Riley Scadden. Sopho-more - Hunter Malachek.

Baseball returns solid nucleus

The Maple Lake High School baseball team has high expectations this season thanks

in part to the return of seniors, from left, Dustin Strub, Tony Goelz, McRae Haney, Cal

Redemske and Greg Giebenhain. New to the varsity team this year is senior David Goos.(Photo by Brenda Erdahl)

By Brenda Erdahl

Sports Writer

Maple Lake senior basketballplayer David Stokman has beenselected to play in the 33rd an-nual Minnesota High School All-Star Basketball Series.

Stokman will join 40 of thestate’s most outstanding seniorboys basketball players at Halen-beck Hall on the St. Cloud StateUniversity Campus on Friday,March 27th. The event will con-tinue on Saturday, March 28, atthe Leonard Center on theMacalester College campus in St.Paul.

Friday's event will be tippedoff by a contest between the Goldand Maroon teams at 7:00 p.m.The Blue and Green teams willculminate the evening's activitieswith an 8:45 p.m. contest. Satur-day's schedule will includegames at 2:15 p.m. and 4:00 p.m.A dunking exhibition will pre-cede each of the games and ahalf-time, three-point shootingcontest will take place on bothdates.

Stokman will be part of theMaroon team, coached by SkipDolan and Dave Greve of Annan-

dale. His teammates will includeplayers from Robbinsdale Arm-strong, Bloomington Jefferson,Cretin-Derham Hall, ChamplinPark, Mounds View, Brecken-ridge, Edina, Concordia Acad-emy and St. Cloud Cathedral.

Stokman helped lead the Irishto a 26-2 season this year and aCentral Minnesota ConferenceChampionship. He also broke theall-time school record of 1,534points set by Mitch Wurm in2011.

Stokman to play in All-Star Basketball Series

David Stokman’s outstand-

ing basketball season has

led him to the MNHS All-

Star Basketball Series.(Photo by Charlene Wurm)

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I, Steve Simon, Secretary ofState of Minnesota, do certify that:The following business entity hasduly complied with the relevant pro-visions of Minnesota Statutes listedbelow, and is formed or authorizedto do business in Minnesota on andafter this date with all the powers,rights and privileges, and subject tothe limitations, duties and restric-tions, set forth in that chapter.

The business entity is nowlegally registered under the laws ofMinnesota.

Name: LMC Photography, LLCFile Number: 814875500066Minnesota Statutes, Chapter:

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN,That the Local Board of Appeal andEqualization of the TOWNSHIP OFCORINNA of Wright County, Min-nesota, will meet at the Office of theClerk in said Township, at 3:00 P.M.,on Thursday, the 16th day of April,2015, for the purpose of reviewingand correcting the assessment ofsaid Township for the year, 2015. Allpersons considering themselves ag-grieved by said assessment, or whowish to complain that the property ofanother is assessed too low, arehereby notified to appear at saidmeeting, and show cause of havingsuch assessment corrected.

No complaint that another per-son is assessed too low will be actedupon until the person so assessed,or his agent, shall have been notifiedof such complaint.

Given under my hand this 16thday of March, 2015

/s/ Mary B. BrownMary B. BrownClerk of the Town of Corinna

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MAPLE LAKE CITY COUNCIL

January 6, 2015 Minutes

Summary

A motion was m/s/p, Northen-scold/Lauer, to approve the agendawith adding approving snow plowingroutes. All present voted in favor.

A motion was m/s/p,Geyen/Kissock, to approve the con-sent agenda. All present voted infavor.

A motion was m/s/p,Kissock/Geyen to adopt ResolutionR-2015-01 approving the 2015 FeeSchedule. All present voted in favor.

A motion was m/s/p, Northen-scold/Kissock, to adopt ResolutionR-2014-02 amending Chapter 40 ofthe City Code setting Council Com-pensation. All present voted in favor.

A motion was m/s/p,Kissock/Northenscold, to adopt Res-olution R2015-03 approving theplans for State Project No. 086-070-011 for intersection lighting at thecorner of CSAH 7 and Spruce Av-enue N, and that lighting would be atno cost to the City.

A motion was m/s/p,Kissock/Geyen, to approve theChamber Agreement subject tohousekeeping items. All presentvoted in favor.

A motion was m/s/p,Kissock/Lauer to approve the 2015Committee Appointments. All pres-ent voted in favor

A motion was m/s/p,Lauer/Geyen to approve the 2015Miscellaneous Appointments. Allpresent voted in favor.

A motion was m/s/p,Kissock/Geyen to approve the Mem-orandum of Understanding betweenWright County First Responders andPublic Works to provide emergencysnow plowing for emergency callsfor service, acknowledging that thisis not a joint powers agreement,rather a sharing of resources. Allpresent voted in favor.

A motion was m/s/p,Kissock/Lauer, to approve the snowplowing routes for this snow season.All present voted in favor.

A motion was m/s/p,Kissock/Lauer for a 1 step increasefor Otto beginning with the January11, 2015 payroll. All present voted infavor.

A motion was m/s/p,Kissock/Lauer to Rescind Resolu-tion R2014-43 and adopt ResolutionR2015-04 retroactive to December31, 2014. All present voted in favor.

A motion was m/s/p,Kissock/Northenscold to rescind theCity’s approval on the lease agree-ment with AT&T due to their placingthe project on hold. All present votedin favor.

A motion was m/s/p,Geyen/Northenscold, to adjourn themeeting at 8:44 pm. All presentvoted in favor.

Attest,City Clerk/Treasurer

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MAPLE LAKE CITY COUNCIL

January 20, 2015 Minutes

Summary

A motion was m/s/p,Kissock/Geyen, to approve theagenda with the addition of IndustrialPark Feasibility Study. All presentvoted in favor.

A motion was m/s/p,Geyen/Lauer, to approve the con-sent agenda. All present voted infavor.

A motion was m/s/p,Kissock/Geyen to adopt Resolution#R2015-05 approving the 2015Maintenance Agreement with WrightCounty. All present voted in favor.

A motion was m/s/p,

Kissock/Northenscold, to approvestaff to attend the 2015 MN AirportsConference. All present voted infavor.

A motion was m/s/p,Kissock/Geyen, to approve pur-chase of 18 flower baskets w/swivelhooks, including delivery from Carl-son’s Wholesale Greenhouses, LLCin the amount of $674.00. All pres-ent voted in favor.

A motion was m/s/p,Kissock/Geyen to adopt Resolution#R2015-06 to transfer Daniel Neu-man’s Hangar Lease for hangar D-3to Roland Keranen with same leaseterms except with the reduced Letterof Credit in the amount of $4,000.00contingent on a favorable recom-mendation from the Airport Commis-sion. All voted in favor.

A motion was m/s/p,Geyen/Kissock, to adjourn the meet-ing at 8:16 p.m. All present voted infavor.

Attest,Deputy Clerk

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Spring burning restrictionstake effect this week in muchof Minnesota. The Departmentof Natural Resources will re-strict debris burning in manynorthwestern, southern and cen-tral Minnesota counties thisweek, beginning Wednesday,March 25, and in other parts ofthe state beginning in April.

Burning restrictions mean thestate will not allow the openburning of brush or yard waste.Debris burning is especially dan-gerous during April and Maywhen most wildfires occur inMinnesota.

Spring burning restrictionscoincide with increasing fire po-tential throughout much of the

state due to the early snow meltand dry fuels like grass andleaves. With the snow gone, ex-posed dead grass and brush canlight easily and fires can spreadquickly. Restrictions last untilsufficient green vegetationforms, normally from four to sixweeks.

“The spring fire restrictionshave resulted in a dramatic de-crease in both the number andsize of accidental fires,” saidRon Stoffel, DNR wildfire sup-pression supervisor.

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aged to visitwww.dnr.state.mn.us/forestry/fire/firerating_restrictions.html orcall their local forestry office toobtain up-to-date information onfire danger and burning restric-tions.

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Rossing Updatecontinued from page 1

Almost 2 months later on Oc-tober 11th, Butcher, while out onbond, called the police aboutvolunteer searchers getting tooclose to her farmhouse property.Those searchers came acrossbone fragments in a cornfieldsouth of Butcher’s property.Wright County investigators col-lected multiple bone fragmentsspread out across 100 yards ofthe field and ditch. On October13th, officers executed a searchwarrant at the Hutchinson prop-erty shared by Butcher and Nut-tall and found crucial evidencein the fire pit. Evidence found inthe firepit include: a knife insideof a garbage bag, several keyson a keychain, multiple bonefragments, teeth, axe, ice chip-per, shovel, cell phone SIMcard, soil sample and debris.

Nuttall was originallycharged with second-degree

murder and kidnapping. OnMarch 11th a grand jury heardfrom 23 witnesses in deciding toindict him with first-degree mur-der. Rossing was still alive whenhe was kidnapped and there wasno effort to help him or call 911.Nuttall is facing life in prisonwithout parole.

Butcher was taken into cus-tody on the night of March 17thand charged with second-degreemurder, aiding and abetting kid-napping and obstructing an in-vestigation. Butcher changedher story to investigators multi-ple times, leading them to be-lieve she was more involved inRossing’s death than she let on.Bail was set for Butcher at$150,000. Her next court ap-pearance is scheduled for March23rd. Nuttall is set to make hisnext court appearance is March27th.

Suspects Robert Nuttall and Gwen Butcher’s mugshots

from Wright County Jail.


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Volunteers and studentsserved a delicious prime rib andgrilled jumbo shrimp dinner pre-pared by parents with assistancefrom Harnie Heeralall of The Vby HH to over 300 attendees.Galles noted, “Special thanks tofour families for providing themeat: Tony and Jaime Heying,Jake and Lois Carlson, Joe andKristi LaTour and Tom and JudyNeumann, all from Maple Lake.Thanks also to Adam and Sara

Goelz for making and servingthe desserts.”

School Principal, DawnKincs, and Father Meyer talkedabout the history and back-ground of the school. Seminar-ian, Bobby Gonnella, assistedMeyer with pulling the cash andcar raffle tickets at the end of thenight. Five cash prizes were wonby: Nathan Elam ($500 donatedby American Legion), JeanneThieshafer ($200 donated by St.

Tim’s), Steve Thieshafer (two$100 prizes) and Pat Rollings($100). Fr. Meyer announcedLacey Wurm as the very luckywinner of the 2015 Ford Fiesta,sponsored by Lundeen Ford ofAnnandale.

Galles has chaired the auctioncommittee seven of the past eightyears and thanked the five othercommittee chairs and all themembers. “Everyone knew theirpart. It’s a good working group,

and everything ran smoothly. It’samazing how much our commu-nity pulls together for whateverevent or cause. This event raisedover $70,000 for the school. Thework has begun on next year’sevent already.” This year’s occa-sion was three weeks earlier thanusual due to the timing of springbreak and the auctioneer’s avail-ability, but “we hope the snow-birds will be able to join us againnext year.”

St. Tim’s Auctioncontinued from page 1

Left: Volunteers served guests at the St. Timothy’s 18th Annual Spring Dinner & Auction. Right: Brandon Goelz (left)

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