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Volume 120, Number 4 Wednesday, October 22, 2014 Maple Lake, MN 55358 maplelakemessenger.com
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Dollar General to
celebrate grand
opening on
Saturday
Dollar General will celebrate
the opening of its new location at
800 State Hwy. 55 W. in Maple
Lake on Saturday, October 25, at
8 a.m. with free prizes and special
deals. Dollar General will offer
Maple Lake residents a conven-
ient new place to shop for every-
day essentials at low prices.
Additionally, the first 50 adult
shoppers at the store will receive
a $10 Dollar General gift card and
the first 200 shoppers will receive
a Dollar General tote bag, among
other giveaways.
Dollar General stores offer
convenience and value to cus-
tomers by providing a focused se-
lection of national name brands
and private brands of food, house-
wares, seasonal items, cleaning
supplies, basic apparel and
health/beauty products. The
stores fresh layout is designed to
make shopping simple for cus-
tomers. Seasonal products are dis-
played in the center of the store,
departments are easily recogniza-
ble with visible signage, and cool-
ers are conveniently located at the
front of the store.
Dollar General gives its cus-
tomers more than everyday low
prices on basic merchandise.
Dollar General is deeply involved
in the communities it serves and
is an ardent supporter of literacy
and education. At the cash register
of every Dollar General store,
customers interested in learning
how to read, speak English or get
their General Education Diploma
(GED) can pick up a brochure
with a postage-paid reply card
that can be mailed in for a referral
to a local organization that offers
free literacy services. Since its in-
ception in 1993, the Dollar Gen-
eral Literacy Foundation has
awarded more than $97 million in
grants to nonprofit organizations,
helping more than 5.8 million in-
dividuals take their first steps to-
ward literacy or continued
education. For more information
about the Dollar General Literacy
Foundation and its grant pro-
grams, visit www.dgliteracy.com.
Diamonds complex
updates: page 9
Election 2014
As the General Election on November 4 approaches, the Messenger will be featuring candidate answers to a
questionnaire regarding background, reasons for seeking office and opinions on the chief issues facing local residents.
Three candidates run for School Board
Shelly Liljequist (incumbent), Rick Thomas and Joe Mavencamp run for 2
postitions on the Maple Lake School Board.
Rick Thomas
My family and I have lived in
Maple Lake since 1991. My wife,
Lori, is a retired teacher. My
three children, Allison, Abby, and
Michael, graduated from Maple
Lake Public Schools. Allison is
married and working in a hospital
in Devils Lake, ND; Abby is in
her second year as a medical stu-
dent at the University of New
England College of Osteopathic
Medicine; and Michael is a junior
at Stout State University in Wis-
consin majoring in bio-technol-
ogy. I have been a teacher for the
last 39 years34 in Minneapolis
from where I retired this past
June after 34 years of service. I
am currently a Maple Lake
School Board Member.
I have chosen to run for this
office because of my commit-
ment to education. At a certain
level, it defines who I am. I have
four years of experience on the
school board, and I am outspoken
on issues that need a voice.
Jude Hall preview:
page 3
Shelly Liljequist
My name is Shelly Liljequist
and I am running for a second
term for the Maple Lake school
board. I have lived in Albion
Township for the past nine years
with my husband, Eric, and 10th
grade son, Jake. I am a book-
keeper/office manager for a small
specialty contractor. I also own a
garden/landscape design com-
pany. I choose to run for a second
term on the school board as I
know there is still much to be
done. I have spent the last four
years getting a full understanding
of the complexities of public ed-
ucation. I would like to continue
that work making the Maple
Lake School District a strong and
stable district for all kids now
and in the future.
My decision to run for re-
election is based on my commit-
ment to public education. Our
board works diligently to im-
prove the quality of education for
ALL students.
-continued on page 7
Two candidates run for
District 1 Commissioner
Christine Husom (incumbent) and Tom McGregor run
for District 1 County Commissioner. District 1 includes
the cities of Annandale, Buffalo (precincts 1, 2, 3 and
4), South Haven, and the townships of Albion, Buffalo,
Chatham, and Corinna. The District 2 seat, which
includes the City of Maple Lake and Maple Lake
Township is not open for reelection until 2016.
Tom McGregor
My wife and I have lived in
Albion Township for over 25
years and have 3 grown daugh-
ters who are out on their own.
For the past 30 years Ive
worked in Information Technol-
ogy, the last 16 years as an inde-
pendent consultant. While I have
no public sector experience, Ive
been interacting with Wright
County government (WCG) for
over 3 years and have docu-
mented that during the last
decade (2005-2014) WCG has
grown enormously.
I am concerned about the
growth of WCG. During the last
10 years, spending in the levy
increased 77% (population grew
an estimated 16% during the
same time), county land hold-
ings increased 207%, and the
Reserve Fund Balance increased
84%, standing today somewhere
around $45Million.
Christine Husom
Ive been married to Dan
Husom for 42 years. We have
four adult children and seven
grandchildren who all live in
Wright County. I have a degree
in Organizational Management
and Communication from Con-
cordia University, St. Paul, and
a Law Enforcement Certificate
from Metropolitan University.
Im a former member of the
Wright County Sheriffs Depart-
ment, an author, small business
owner, and licensed peace offi-
cer.
I believe the basic qualifica-
tion for any elected official is
having a clear understanding of
our system of government, and a
high level of commitment.
As District One Commis-
sioner, Ive gained valuable ex-
perience in my term in office,
especially serving as board chair
this year.
Joe Mavencamp
I have lived in Maple Lake
most of my life. I graduated
from Maple Lake and have had
three of my sons graduate from
Maple Lake, with one still in
school. I grew up and worked on
a large dairy farm. I worked as a
construction operator for several
years before embarking on a ca-
reer in aviation.
In the aviation field I was the
chief pilot for one of the largest
aircraft charter companies in the
Upper Midwest, managing over
forty pilots and twenty aircraft
before being employed at Min-
nesota Jet. I am the safety officer
at Minnesota Jet and the liaison
officer to the Federal Aviation
Administration. I insure that our
company complies with all the
rules and regulations of the
FAA. I feel that my work history
gives me a good background to
run for this school board posi-
tion.
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Rev. Luke Baehr
Guest Writer
This weekend Silver Creek
Community Church is counting
on country music and good cook-
ing to help its team raise the roof
at a school in La Concordia,
Ecuador. The church hosts its
Fall Harvest Festival with a series
of events from 3-8 p.m. on Satur-
day, October 25, in order to raise
support for a mission venture that
is breaking new ground for the
congregation.
For the first time in its 120-
year history, Silver Creek Com-
munity Church is sending a team
out of the country to partner with
a Christian community in another
part of the world. Nearly two
years ago the church began build-
ing a relationship with the native
Ecuadorian organization Mision
Evangelica del Ecuador (MEDE)
through the work of Kevin
Mason, full-time missionary and
Silver Creek area native. Both
Kevin and his wife, Veronica,
currently serve as English teach-
ers at Luz del Evangelico (Light
of the Gospel) in La Concordia, a
Christian school designed to offer
affordable education to low-in-
come families. As the ministry
grows so does the need for more
building space, and that is where
the congregation at Silver Creek
has found a new opportunity in
missions.
A team of 13 people from the
church is responding to Kevin's
proposal to travel to Ecuador in
mid-January to help raise a new
roof over a section of the school's
inner courtyard. A new roof
would expand much-needed use-
able space for classes and activi-
ties especially through the long
rainy season. The Silver Creek
team is made up of everyone
from high schoolers to retirees,
many of whom are traveling out
of the country for mission work
for the first time.
Silver Creek Community Church
plans to raise the roof in Ecuador
Ecuador
continued on page 2
Mayor Lynn Kissock re-
cently proclaimed October 19-
25, 2014, as Minnesota
Manufacturers Week in the City
of Maple Lake. The manufac-
turing industry is a dynamic part
of Minnesotas and the City of
Maple Lakes economy. Manu-
facturing provides high skill and
wage jobs which significantly
contribute to Minnesotas high
standard of living and economic
vitality. In 2014, manufac-
turering companies in Maple
Lake provided 591 local jobs. In
honor of Minnesota Manufac-
turers Week, the City visited
manufacturing companies and
thanked them by bringing some
treats for them to enjoy.
Manufacturers Week
Top: Mayor Lynn Kissock greeting Chris Paumen, the
chief operating officer at Cedar Lake Engineering Inc.,
while he grabs some donuts. (Photo by Sam Zuehl) Bot-
tom: Dale Corey and Phyllis Corey-Hackbarth of CW Spin-
ning posing with Lynn Kissock and their certificate.
(Photo by Lee Ann Yager)
City Council Candidate Forum to air live and
replayed on Government Access Channel
The public is welcome to the City Council Candidate Forum to be held October 22nd at City Hall
beginning at 5:30 p.m. Former Maple Lake mayor, Mike Messina, will act as moderator. The forum
will air live October 22nd at 5:30 p.m. and will be replayed on Maple Lakes Government Access Chan-
nel 180 Monday through Friday at 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. through October 31st.
See More
on Page 6
Its been a while since I last
wrote a column so since its Oc-
tober and since there are a couple
of monumental things going on
this month, I thought it would be
nice to honor a very special lady
in my life
As many of you know, Octo-
ber has been named Breast Can-
cer Awareness Month. Breast
cancer is the second most com-
mon cancer among women, sec-
ond only to lung cancer. One in
eight women is expected to de-
velop breast cancer in her life-
time and, unfortunatelythe very
special lady in my life, or what
Ive also referred to as the hero
in my life, was diagnosed with
breast cancer in April, 2011. That
special lady or hero Im referring
to is my mom. Back in 2011, we
got the news that my moms
mammography showed a lump
and that it was probably nothing
to worry about, however, being
that my grandmother was diag-
nosed with breast cancer in her
60s, it was a bit alarming to all
of us and, of course, we all wor-
ried. After other testing, it was
determined that my mom did in-
deed have breast cancer and
some decisions had to be made.
I made the decision right then
and there that I wanted to be with
both my mom and my dad at
every doctors visit to get all the
information and options my
mom had. I think when someone
is given scary news like this, you
dont always hear everything the
doctors or specialists are saying
because you are so scared or
nervous, and just thinking the
worst. Im glad I went with my
folks because I later had to inter-
pret everything the doctors had
said to them. It wasnt easy lis-
tening to all of the scary things
the specialist said to all of us, but
it was the least I could do to help
my mom get through this scary
time in her life.
It was determined that my
mom would have a lumpectomy
(lum-PEK-tuh-me) which is sur-
gery to remove cancer or other
abnormal tissue from your
breast. A lumpectomy is also
called breast-conserving or
breast-sparing surgery because,
unlike a mastectomy, only a por-
tion of the breast is removed.
During lumpectomy, a small
amount of normal tissue around
the lump is also taken to help en-
sure that all the cancer or other
abnormal tissue is removed. My
mom told the specialist to take
anything else he had to in order
to get everything removed that
was bad and thats exactly what
he did. After hours of surgery,
the surgeon came out and told
my dad and me that he had to
take more than what was origi-
nally planned, but she was doing
great and her prognosis looked
good. After the surgery is where
I really began looking at this
woman and determined that she
is and will forever be my hero
When she woke up from the sur-
gery, she was joking with the
doctors and nurses and she was
more worried about us and how
we were doing with everything
than what she just had endured
and would still have to endure
when radiation treatments began.
Following her surgery, my
mom did radiation for quite
some time and got through it like
a champ. She felt like she was
one of the lucky onesWhen
she would go for her radiation
treatments, she saw cases that
were much worse than hers and
tried being a friend to everyone
in the place. I went with her a
couple of times for her treat-
ments and it was obvious the
staff thought the world of her
and enjoyed her company (once
again she was thinking about
everyone else but herself).
By now youve probably fig-
ured out that one of the monu-
mental things happening in
October for me is that my mom
has been cancer free for three
and a half years and Octobers
Breast Cancer Awareness month
is more important and meaning-
ful now than ever... Another sit-
uation that has once again
proven to me that my mom is my
hero is that shes not only a can-
cer survivor but she has survived
taking care of my dad this past
month. My dad recently had hip
replacement surgery and my
mom has been taking care of
him. My dad is one of those
feisty Italians that doesnt like to
sit still and has to be busy. And
you know how men get that bad
rap of being difficult to take care
of even when they have a little
cold? Well, that may be a little
true in his case. Hes been home
with my mom 24/7 these past
weeks and shes taking care of
him as he recovers from hip sur-
gery (not the common cold).
That in itself proves once again
that shes one tough lady! And
lastly, October 23rd is my moms
birthday, so Id like to wish her a
very happy birthday. Thank you,
mom, for showing me your
strength and your love. You are,
and always will be, my hero and
I love you more than youll ever
know!
Fridays strong winds werent ideal weather to hunt pheasants, but
that seemed the best day for Brad and Adam Hennen, two sons, Evan
and Logan, respectively, myself and three dogs, Bella, Brad and
Evans springer spaniel pup; Adam and Logans Grayer, a German
Shorthair; and Vanna, my English Setter. Brad was very punctual and
was in our driveway at 5:30 a.m. with the rest of the troops. Had his
dad, Daryl, been driving, I would have had another 10-15 minutes to
get ready, but he had to mind the store (Maple Lake Lumber) and
wasnt able to hunt that day. We enjoyed a hot breakfast in Willmar
knowing it would be sandwiches and other treats that afternoon. I
wished I could still eat like those two kids!
We chose a familiar WMA (Wildlife Management Area) first
which seemed to always hold birds to hunt. Another pair of hunters
pulled into the parking lot just minutes before us which was kind of
a disappointment, but it was large with one standing corn field which
they planned to hunt. That left us with a harvested bean crop next to
some low land which looked good to us. We spread out in some grass
working our way toward the low land at the end of the bean field. We
flushed five hens out of the grass, but we were working with the wind
and they jumped well ahead of the dogs. The cattails didnt hold any
roosters either, but there hadnt been much corn harvested in the area
yet and we figured that was probably where they were early in the
morning. Our next choice was a three-cornered piece with a railroad
track and a grove of evergreens on one corner and cattails along one
side. As good as it looked we didnt find any birds in it until I worked
my way around a low spot of cattails just across the road, but still in
the WMA. Brad, Adam, Evan and Logan got back to the vehicle first
and came down the township road to pick me up. Vanna got hot just
as we approached the road and was working her way along the road.
Not having seen any birds in the larger part of the WMA, I figured it
might be a skunk or some other critter. Anyway, she stayed right on
the scent as it crossed the road into the main part of the WMA and
the cattails. Moments later the bird flushed and Brad hollered rooster,
I shot twice and nothing fell, although Adam said later he was about
to dig out $4 and let them flutter to the ground for first bird rights.
We tried hunting farther south in the afternoon in spots we found fa-
miliar, but either didnt find any birds or only hens, three in one area.
Both Grayer and Vanna had points at different times but the birds
seemed to have vanished. We found out there were a fair number of
hunters out and tried to pick something we felt may not have been
hunted yet. We worked our way back to Milan and Adam zeroed in
on some grass that looked good. It would be our last opportunity for
the day. With the wind still blowing we worked our way downwind
planning to come back against the wind on the opposite side. Bella
found a scent which she stayed on while going downwind. We turned
at the end of the field and apparently stopped the bird from running.
Vanna pointed it before the hen flushed. It was fun to see Bella has a
good hunting instinct and she behaved well for a pup. Against the
wind all three of the dogs got birdie in a low spot and Vanna had a
point between me and Evan. That one was a rooster which I again
shot at twice, but it didnt fall. So I had my chance to shoot a limit,
but that didnt happen and I suspect the Hennen boys would have
liked to have sent me to the woodshed! I checked with Ed Trager who
was hunting closer to Louisburg with his son, Cole. He said they put
up three hens and one rooster which is still flying. They were there
primarily to hunt deer, but didnt come home with any venison either,
although Cole nicked a small buck with his arrow. Adam kept count
of the hens we saw (9) and the two roosters I missed. We were im-
pressed with the number of hens because theyre necessary for next
springs hatch. All in all we figured hunting should get better when
some or all of the corn is harvested. It wont be a great fall for pheas-
ant hunting with the bird population down, but I had my chances so
Im not complaining. The farmers were in the fields so we suspect
they will have that wrapped up in two weeks time unless the weather
turns sour on them. I headed out to North Dakota Monday night with
Mike Muller, Daryl Hennen and Jody Paumen (who works there with
Ken Muller) for three days of pheasant hunting in the oil patch coun-
try. I made a promise to myself if I dont shoot any better out there it
may be time for me to hang it up!
Viewpoint
Brutes
Bleat
by Harold Brutlag
October is Domestic Violence
Awareness Month
October is Domestic Violence
Awareness Month. Domestic vi-
olence has been much in focus in
the past month because of the
Ray Rice and Adrian Peterson in-
cidents. Every day in every dis-
trict court in Minnesota, judges
hear cases involving domestic vi-
olence. It could be a hearing for
an order for protection against a
spouse or significant other, or a
criminal charge of domestic as-
sault, or even a juvenile delin-
quency petition against a minor
for assaulting a household mem-
ber. Domestic violence touches
thousands of homes in Minnesota
every day, including where you
live.
It happens frequently in court:
the victim of a domestic abuser
refuses to cooperate with the
prosecution of her assailant, or
requests that the court dismiss a
no-contact order, or asks the
court to dismiss an order for pro-
tection. I have had domestic
abuse victim advocates and attor-
neys appear on my cable TV
show to describe the complex
psychology involved when vic-
tims recant and choose not to
protect themselves. I recall that
it takes on average about 8 trips
to court seeking protection before
a victim will remain strong
enough to accept the no-contact
order. A New York Times article,
published September 10, 2014,
on the Ray Rice matter discusses
the financial dependency on the
assailant as being a factor. Crit-
ics of the courts would be well-
served to consider the
psychology described in this ar-
ticle.
Victims of domestic violence
have the remedy of filing in court
a petition for an order for protec-
tion. The forms are available on
the state court website at
www.mncourts.gov/forms. The
petition is filed with the court
with no filing fee or service of
process fees required. The Peti-
tioner and Respondent must have
a relationship which includes one
of the following: Husband/Wife;
Former husband/wife; Living to-
gether currently; Lived together;
Have a child together; Have an
unborn child together;
Parent/child relationship; Related
by blood; Significant romantic or
sexual relationship.
The judge may issue an emer-
gency order against the Respon-
dent without any prior notice,
which order can include the fol-
lowing if there is the imminent
danger of further domestic vio-
lence to the victim: no contact
with Petitioner; no contact with
child(ren) of the parties or in Pe-
titioners care; exclusion from
Petitioners residence and place
of work; child visitation, with or
without restrictions; respondent
to attend domestic abuse coun-
seling; and temporary custody of
children.
The Respondent is then per-
sonally served with the Order and
Petition by a deputy sheriff. A
hearing is either held within 7
days, or the Respondent may re-
quest a hearing if none is initially
ordered. Pending a hearing the
Respondent is generally ordered
to have no contact of any kind
with the Petitioner, including
phone, email or text message
communications. If domestic vi-
olence has occurred against a
child, the court will appoint a
guardian ad litem to advocate for
the child and advise the court as
to what is in the best interests of
the child.
At the hearing the Respondent
may (a) admit the facts alleged
by Petitioner; or (b) agree to a re-
straining order without any find-
ings of fact that domestic abuse
occurred; or (c) deny the allega-
tions and have a hearing. If the
matter is contested, witnesses
give sworn testimony and the
judge decides if the Petitioner has
proven that domestic abuse has
occurred. Domestic abuse is de-
fined by statute as: (a) physical
harm, bodily injury or assault; or
(b) infliction of fear of imminent
physical harm, bodily injury or
assault; or (c) terroristic threat; or
criminal sexual conduct; or (d)
interference with emergency
(911) call.
Its in
your court
by Judge Steve Halsey
Maple Lake Messenger Page 2
October 22, 2014
Thank You
This column is not intended for items of personal thanks, promotion or editorial comments. Its
purpose is to simply give recognition to local residents for their contributions to our community.
Its in your court
continued on page 6
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Love Inc. ( In the Name of
Christ ) wishes to thank all the
businesses and caring people
who donated sponsorships,
money, silent auction baskets,
gift certificates and all the won-
derful volunteers that worked so
hard to make our Love Inc. Gala
a success. Also a special thank-
you to Kings House for sharing
their retreat home with us, the
musicians, and the 18 commu-
nity churches from Annandale,
Maple Lake, Buffalo and
Hanover that work together in
representing Love Inc. Last but
not least, we could not have
done this without your support
and all your prayers and bless-
ings. Also with Jesus guiding us
every step of the way, our goal
of having transitional housing
will soon be a reality, thanks to
all of you!
In Jesus Christ,
Love Inc. Committee
One the biggest reasons the
team at Silver Creek has decided
to step out in this new way is the
opportunity for real partnership
with Christians in Ecuador.
Kevin tells the team that any
time an American group comes
to work on a project at MEDE
his preferred ratio of workers is
2:1, two Ecuadorians for every
one American. Ratios like this
remind teams that mission is
more than just working "for"
people in another part of the
world. Mission also means
working "with" members of the
community as well.
The team plans on spending
plenty of time with the local
community in La Concorida by
staying in family homes, eating
at the school cafeteria, and learn-
ing what it means to build "the
Ecuadorian way." For instance,
Kevin smiles as he points out
that in Ecuador sometimes a
group of people with shovels is
more practical than a backhoe
miles down a muddy road. He
also assures the team that even
with the language barrier of
Spanish and English, "point and
grunt" does work in construc-
tion.
All the funds raised at this
Saturday's Harvest Festival in
Silver Creek will go toward rais-
ing the roof at the MEDE school
in January. The church is hoping
to see the local community turn
out for a great turkey dinner,
games for the kids, a country
store, live country music, and
most importantly, a chance to
share this exciting opportunity
with friends and neighbors.
Ecuador
continued from page 1
County plans to include texting enforcement in grant
by John Holler
Correspondent
For several years, Wright
County has been involved with
the Minnesota Department of
Public Safetys Toward Zero
Deaths campaign (formerly
known as Safe and Sober).
While the name has changed,
there is a new emphasis being
added to the program the dan-
gers of texting and driving.
At the Oct. 14 meeting of the
Wright County Board of Com-
missioners, a grant from the De-
partment of Public Safety in the
amount of $51,340 was approved
by the county to pay for addi-
tional patrols for the sheriffs de-
partment, which will include
citing drivers who are caught tex-
ting and driving.
Its getting to be a bigger
problem all the time, Sheriff Joe
Hagerty said. There has been re-
search that claims accidents that
are the result of texting are more
common than alcohol-related
crashes. We did a study in St.
Michael and Monticello where
we had a uniformed officer stand-
ing on the corner at an intersec-
tion and we were surprised not
only how many people we saw
texting, but how many of them
had no idea the officer was there.
Texting takes a drivers eyes off
the road. It used to be when you
saw a car veer toward the shoul-
der, the assumption was that the
driver was drunk. Now were as-
suming the driver is texting.
The Toward Zero Death pro-
gram is designed to educate driv-
ers as well as ticket violators. The
program tends to saturate officers
throughout the state for enforce-
ment of specific issues, such as
drunk driving and seat belt com-
pliance. Wright County began
with the program in 2001, but
was out of it for several years
after they butted heads with the
state over how enforcement
would be handled.
There were some problems
with how the state wanted the
program to be run, Hagerty said.
There was a time when the goal
was to give out citations and we
told them we werent going to
holding fundraisers with Wright
County drivers. They also wanted
to tell us where to put patrols and
we felt we knew better where the
dangers were in Wright County
and should be able to determine
for ourselves where the grant
money could best be used. For
those reasons, we got out of the
Safe and Sober program. But, we
got back into it two years ago be-
cause the rules changed and now
there is a more uniform way that
the program is administered
throughout the state.
The program will pay over-
time costs for deputies who work
the additional shifts and the next
wave of enforcement emphasis
will take place in November. For
those who think its a good idea
to text while driving, they may
not when they see police lights in
their rear view mirrors.
In other items on the Oct. 14
County Board
continued on page 12
Maple Lake Messenger Page 3
October 22, 2014
Oct. 13 Wright County
Attorneys report
On October 14, Michael
Robert Odegaard, 25, of Rock-
ford, was arrested in Monticello
on a Wright County warrant for
3rd degree assault.
On October 14, Jenniffer
Louise Stevenson, 19, of Buf-
falo, was arrested in Buffalo on
a Wright County warrant for
theft.
On October 15th, Anthony
Michael Grigsby, 26, no perma-
nent address, was arrested in An-
nandale on a MN Department of
Corrections warrant for parole
violations.
On October 15, Marz, Jesse
Allen, 24, of Buffalo, was ar-
rested in Buffalo on the charges
of 5th degree assault, domestic
assault and a Hennepin County
warrant for disorderly conduct.
On October 15, Jessica Marie
Benton, 25, of Howard Lake,
was arrested on a Wright County
warrant for animal maltreatment.
On October 16, Daran Allan
Strommen, 30, of Monticello,
was arrested in Monticello on
Wright County warrants for
stalking and dangerous weapon
violations.
On October 16, Christopher
Britten Moceri, 24, of Monti-
cello, was arrested in Buffalo on
a Wright County warrant for 5th
degree controlled substance vio-
lation.
On October 17, Nicole Marie
Birkholtz, 21, of Buffalo, was ar-
rested in Buffalo on the charges
of 5th degree assault and domes-
tic assault.
On October 17, Keonta Ay-
onna Williams, 22, of Buffalo,
was arrested in Buffalo on a
Wright County warrant for disor-
derly conduct.
On October 17, Maia Rae
Emery, 33, of Annandale, was ar-
rested in Annandale on the
charge of 5th degree possession
of a controlled substance.
On October 17, Bryant Joe
Erickson, 33, of Annandale, was
arrested in Annandale on 5th de-
gree controlled substance viola-
tions and methamphetamine
related charges.
On October 18, Kera Serenity
Thibodeau, 40, of Buffalo, was
arrested in Buffalo on a Wright
County warrant for theft.
On October 18, Matthew
David Bettridge, 23, of Buffalo,
was arrested in Maple Lake on
the charge of false information to
law enforcement and a Wright
County warrant for theft.
On October 19, Jonathan Eu-
gene Handt, 28, of Cokato, was
arrested in Cokato on a Wright
County warrant for 3rd degree
assault.
On October 19, Nicole Brit-
tany Imgrund, 23, of Monticello,
was arrested in Buffalo Town-
ship on a Hennepin County war-
rant for theft.
On October 19, Phillip An-
thony Nelms, 36, of Howard
Lake, was arrested in Howard
Lake on a Wright County war-
rant for false information to law
enforcement.
On October 19, Victoria Lee
Boos, 24, of Howard Lake, was
arrested in Howard Lake on the
charge of domestic assault and a
McLeod County warrant for 5th
degree controlled substance vio-
lation.
There were 18 property dam-
age incidents, personal injury
accidents, 2 hit and run accidents
and 14 car-deer accidents.
There were 4 arrests for DWI,
3 underage consumption arrests,
bus stop arm violations and 67
tickets for miscellaneous traffic
violations reported this week.
Oct. 19 Wright County
Sheriffs report
Altrichter, Jeffrey Robert, 45,
of Buffalo, sentenced on
10/10/14 for Felony Violation of
No Contact Order to a stay of im-
position for five years on condi-
tions of probation, serve 24 days
jail, pay $300 fine plus sur-
charges, obtain permission before
leaving the state, have no use or
possession of alcohol or non-pre-
scription drugs, submit to random
testing, undergo counseling and
follow all recommendations, pro-
vide DNA sample, abide by any
outstanding order for
protection/harassment order/no
contact order, have no same or
similar violations. Sentenced by
Judge Strand.
Anderson, Lori Natalie, age
52, of Kimball, sentenced on
10/10/14 for Probation Violations
for Gross Misdemeanor Third
Degree DWI to 10 days jail. Sen-
tenced by Judge Tenney.
Bentley, Joseph Allen, age 31,
of Monticello, sentenced on
10/09/14 for Probation Violations
for Gross Misdemeanor Second
Degree DWI to 365 days jail.
Sentenced by Judge Halsey.
Czech, Isaac Joseph, age 29,
of Delano, sentenced on 10/13/14
for Gross Misdemeanor Driving
After Cancellation to 365 days
jail, $200 fine; 335 days stayed
for two years on conditions of
probation, serve 30 days jail, pay
$200 fine plus surcharges, pay
$75 public defender co-payment,
have no same or similar viola-
tions. Sentenced by Judge
Halsey.
Matten, Nicholas Martin, age
21, of Maple Lake, sentenced on
10/10/14 for Probation Violations
for Misdemeanor Domestic As-
sault to 75 days jail. Sentenced
by Judge Strand.
Mendez-Salinas, Carlos I, age
24, of Monticello, sentenced on
10/16/14 for Gross Misdemeanor
Third Degree DWI to 365 days
jail, $500 fine; 350 days stayed
for three years on conditions of
probation, serve 15 days jail, pay
$500 fine plus surcharges, attend
Awareness Panel for Impaired
Drivers, complete a Level II driv-
ing program, have no use or pos-
session of alcohol or
non-prescription drugs, submit to
random testing, serve 30 days on
electronic home monitoring, have
no same or similar violations.
Sentenced by Judge Halsey.
Sandstrom, Kathleen Eliza-
beth, age 31, of Maple Lake, sen-
tenced on 10/13/14 for
Misdemeanor Domestic Assault
to 90 days jail. Sentenced by
Judge Halsey.
Stucky, Bryant Patrick Rus-
sell, age 20, of Maple Lake, sen-
tenced on 10/10/14 for Probation
Violations for Felony Controlled
Substance Crime in the Fifth De-
gree to 45 days jail. Sentenced
for Probation Violations for
Felony Controlled Substance
Crime in the Fifth Degree to 45
days jail, concurrent. Sentenced
by Judge Strand.
Wichman, Douglas Glenn,
age 44, of Monticello, sentenced
on 10/13/14 for Misdemeanor Vi-
olation of No Contact Order to 90
days jail, $200 fine; 79 days
stayed for two years on condi-
tions of probation, serve 11 days
jail, pay $200 fine plus sur-
charges, pay $75 public defender
co-payment, undergo chemical
dependency treatment and follow
all recommendations, complete a
diagnostic assessment and follow
all recommendations, complete
the Domestic Abuse Batterer's In-
tervention Program and follow all
recommendations, have no use or
possession of alcohol or non-pre-
scription drugs, submit to random
testing, have no use or possession
of firearms or dangerous
weapons, have no same or similar
violations. Sentenced by Judge
Halsey.
Williams, Christopher Robert,
age 32, of Monticello, sentenced
on 10/13/14 for Gross Misde-
meanor Assault in the Fifth De-
gree to 365 days jail, $3,000 fine;
365 days, $2,900 stayed for two
years on conditions of probation,
pay $100 fine plus surcharges,
pay restitution, have no same or
similar violations. Sentenced for
Gross Misdemeanor Issuance of
Worthless Checks to 365 days
jail, $3,000 fine; 365 days,
$2,900 stayed for two years on
conditions of probation, pay $100
fine plus surcharges, pay restitu-
tion, have no same or similar vi-
olations. Sentenced by Judge
Mottl.
Maple Lakes Volunteer Fire
Department and Ambulance Serv-
ice responded to the following
emergencies during the past week:
Oct. 17, 2:47 p.m.: Medical.
Patient transported by Maple
Lake Ambulance to the Buffalo
Hospital ER.
Oct. 16, 11:47 a.m.: Med-
ical. Patient transported by
Maple Lake Ambulance to the
St. Cloud Hospital ER.
Oct. 16, 10:14 a.m.: Medical.
Patient transported by Maple
Lake Ambulance to the St.
Cloud Hospital ER.
Oct. 16, 4:33 a.m.: Medical.
Patient transported by the Allina
Ambulance Service.
Maple Lakes Volunteer Fire
Department responded to the
following fire emergencies:
Oct. 12, 11:55 a.m.: 683
County Road 8 NW, Maple Lake
Twp., for a tree on fire. Ten fire-
fighters responded to the page.
Oct. 14, 7:08 p.m.: Rod
Heabrik, 984 Endicott Ave. NW,
Silver Creek Twp. Nineteen fire-
fighters responded to the page
which turned out to be a con-
trolled burn.
Oct. 17 Maple Lake
Fire Department Report
Maple Lake Boy Scouts prepare for Jude Hall dedication
Left: Boy Scouts replacing installation and sheetrock on walls. Pictured are Jacob Loch, Luke Taliffon, Isaac Loch,
Kenny Nyquist and Nick Borgert Right: Boy Scouts preparing the floor for seal coating. Pictured are Jacob Loch,
Isaac Loch, Thomas Jude, Devin Deringer and Jacob Jude. Scouts and parents have volunteered over the last two
years with 140 hours of repair at Jude Hall. (Photos submitted)
The public is cordially invited to attend the reopening dedication of Jude Hall to Maple Lake citizens on Oct. 23 at 7 p.m.. Maple Lake
Troop 219 Boy Scouts have completed all repairs to Jude Hall as requested by the city. At this celebration the Boy Scouts will be presenting
the mayor with the ceremonial key to the Jude Hall building. Refreshments will be provided by the Boy Scout parents.
Kimball to join Irish gymnastics
by Brenda Erdahl
Correspondent
Instead of competing against
each other this winter, the Maple
Lake Irish and Kimball Cubs will
be working together, in one sport
at least.
After a lengthy discussion,
Tuesday, Oct. 14, at their regular
meeting, Maple Lake School
Board members approved 5-2 to
allow Kimball High School gym-
nasts to join the Maple Lake
gymnastics team for the next two
seasons.
Kimball officials approached
Maple Lake High School Activi-
ties Director Dave Schroeder ear-
lier this fall looking for a home
for two gymnasts since Kimball
hasnt had a program for the last
eight years.
Annandale is geographically
closer, but they dont have room
on their team, Schroeder said.
As part of the agreement,
Kimball athletes would find their
own transportation to Maple
Lake for practice and to catch the
bus for away meets, and Kimball
would pay 10 percent of what it
costs to run the Maple Lake pro-
gram, Superintendent Mark Re-
demske said.
This is just to be a good
neighbor more than anything.
There is no cost to us, Schroeder
said, noting that Maple Lake cur-
rently enjoys sporting coopera-
tives in hockey, wrestling and
skiing.
Other districts take us in.
They are nice to us so we should
be nice to others, he said.
Board members, however,
were concerned about students
from another school district com-
ing in and taking starting posi-
tions from Maple Lake kids.
Say there is someone on the
bubble, pushing hard for that var-
sity spot and someone new comes
in and takes it. That doesnt seem
fair, board member Ben Elsen-
peter said.
Earlier he had sought the ad-
vice of local coaches and their
consensus, he said, was if the
team doesnt need extra kids,
dont take them.
We dont have a huge facility.
If we say two kids can come,
there is no stopping anyone who
signs up from Kimball later to
join if this is approved, he said.
He also expressed concerns
about the need to hire additional
spotters if the number of athletes
increase.
Currently Maple Lake has 16
students signed up for gymnas-
tics. Last year there were 20 on
the team. According to a conver-
sation Redemske had with head
gymnastics coach Katelyn Helm-
brecht, there are a few spots open
on the team for new members,
and she wasnt opposed to com-
petition to push the athletes into
becoming better gymnasts.
As for spotters, Finance Man-
ager Kristi Anderson said the 10
percent Kimball would pay
would be enough to hire addi-
tional help if needed.
This is a hard decision,
board member Joe Paumen said.
I hate to think of another kid tak-
ing a Maple Lake students spot,
but we do it to other schools.
School Board
continued on page 7
Council, planners focus on industrial park
by Katie Friedman
Correspondent
A joint meeting of Maple
Lakes City Council and Plan-
ning Commission Tuesday, Oc-
tober 14, brought plans for a
future industrial park into
sharper focus, as a road map was
drawn for further steps in that di-
rection.
Representing both the city
and the planning commission
were Councilmember John
Northenscold and City Attorney
Rhonda Pagel. Mayor Lynn
Kissock was present, along with
Councilmembers Bart Lauer and
Deb Geyen. Planning Commis-
sioners Don Grant, John Rivers,
Charles Webb and Todd Borell
were also in attendance, as was
the citys economic development
director, Joanne Foust.
Rivers introduced Duane
Northagan, director of the
Wright County Economic Devel-
opment Partnership, and Lee
Hanson, a St. Cloud attorney ex-
perienced in assembling indus-
trial parks, expressing hopes that
the Council and city planners
would be able to draw on the vis-
itors expertise and align them-
selves in the right direction for
moving forward in creating the
groundwork for a future indus-
trial park.
Hanson spoke of a longstand-
ing, mutually beneficial agree-
ment between the city of Becker,
Becker Township and Northern
States Power, characterizing it as
one example of how things are
done.
He then shared handouts de-
picting three industrial parks
near St. Cloud, which he said are
all governed today by one small
organization, the Greater St.
Cloud Development Corpora-
tion. The organizations guiding
light, he said, is that it is run en-
tirely by private enterprise. An
annual membership cost of
$7,500, paid by 100 businesses,
contributes to a war chest used
for staffing costs, materials and
outreach to other businesses, as
well as to area high schools and
colleges, which, he stressed, is
necessary to close a widening
gap between the practical needs
of modern businesses and the
skill sets of local workforces.
Critical mass
Hanson said it was important
to note that all the land for the
three industrial parks had been
bought by municipalities, with
utilities, sewer, water, curb and
gutter installed, as well as plat-
ting, environmental studies and
title work completed, in order to
meet Minnesotas Department
of Employment and Economic
Development or DEEDs
threshold for being shovel
ready.
Upon learning buildable land
close to municipal utilities had
already been identified, his ad-
vice to city planners was to bite
the bullet and do a study with
the citys financial advisors to
determine how much the general
levy would have to be raised to
acquire land and begin installing
utilities.
You put in what you need to
get it started, he said. You
dont have to spend a lot of
money, or maybe any, until
youve got a user for it.
Kissock questioned how long
it might take to acquire any prop-
erty the city ultimately selects,
saying that eminent domain
would not be exercised, and that
the city would instead approach
property owners in hopes of
working out an option for first
refusal.
Rivers asked how much land
the city should acquire, and Han-
son suggested they look to buy
around 160 acres in two steps,
buying 80 at first, with an option
for a second 80 to be purchased
at a later time, saying, You have
to have at least some critical
mass to make it worthwhile.
Foust informed the group that
DEED will pay up to 50 percent
for running utilities to a new in-
dustrial park site, but only if the
city has already named an anchor
tenant. A towns size, she said,
was not as much a factor as pro-
jected tax impact, number of jobs
created and the wages attached
to those jobs. As supplemental
resources, she mentioned the
Minnesota Investment Fund,
which also requires a pre-exist-
ing anchor tenant.
Hanson suggested another
joint meeting be scheduled and a
DEED representative be invited
to attend.
Timing, order
Pagel requested specifics as
to the timing and order of the
next steps the city should take.
Industrial Park
continued on page 11
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Oct. 23: AA & Al-Anon,
7:30 p.m., Buffalo Evangelical
Free Church, 2051 50th St. NE,
County Rds. 25 & 113.
Oct. 25: AA, 7:30 p.m., Buf-
falo Evangelical Free Church,
2051 50th St. NE, County Rds.
25 & 113.
Oct. 27: S.A.M. quilting
group, St. Timothy's Church
basement, 8 a.m.
Oct. 27: Al-Anon and
Men's 12 Step Group, 7:30
p.m., Buffalo Evangelical Free
Church, 2051 50th St. NE,
County Rds. 25 & 113.
Oct. 28: Annandale Lakers
AA & Al-Anon, 8 p.m., United
Methodist Church of Annandale,
20 Oak Ave. N. 320-274-3380
Oct. 28: Gamblers Anony-
mous & AA, 7:30 p.m., Buffalo
Evangelical Free Church, 2051
50th St. NE, County Rds. 25 &
113.
Oct. 28: Celebrate Recov-
ery (non-denominational Chris-
tian-based recovery program), 7
p.m., Monticello Covenant
Church; 763-295-2112.
Upcoming Red Cross blood drives
Donors of all types are encouraged to help save lives by giving
blood. Appointments can be made by calling 1-800-RED-CROSS or
visiting redcrossblood.org. Upcoming blood donation opportunities
in Wright County: Oct. 27 from 1 p.m. - 7 p.m., First Baptist Church,
395 Broadway Ave. N, Cokato; Nov. 13 from 1 p.m. - 7 p.m., St Al-
bert's Parish Center, 11400 57th St. NE, Albertville; Nov. 15 from
8:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m., Maple Lake Legion Club, 220 1st St. W, Maple
Lake
Maple Lake Wine & Spirits Food Shelf Drive
During the month of October, Maple Lake Wine & Spirits will be
collecting dry food, canned goods, and cash for donation to the An-
nandale Food Shelf which serves Maple Lake, Annandale, South
Haven and Fair Haven. Drop off your donation at Maple Lake Wine
& Spirits store on Highway 55.
Dedication of Jude Hall is Thursday
The public is cordially invited to attend the reopening dedication
of Jude Hall to Maple Lake citizens on Oct. 23 at 7 p.m. Maple Lake
Troop 219 Boy Scouts have completed all repairs to Jude Hall as re-
quested by the city. At this celebration the Boy Scouts will be pre-
senting the mayor with the ceremonial key to the Jude Hall building.
Refreshments will be provided by the Boy Scout parents.
MLHSClass of 1964 50th reunion is Friday
All classmates, faculty, staff and guests are invited to the Maple
Lake High School Class of 1964 50th class reunion on Friday, Oct.
24, at The V by HH (former VFW), 66 Maple Ave. N, Maple Lake.
The night will begin with social hour at 4:30 p.m. with a fish, steak
or chicken with salad bar dinner at 6 p.m. The night will wrap up with
a dance at 7 p.m. with music by Home Before Dark (Ken Wurms
band - open to the public). What is your favorite song of our time
(1964 and before)? Email favorite song/s to Ken Wurm at ken-
wurm@lakedalelink.net. Bring baked goods, annuals and memora-
bilia to share and stories for open mic. Requesting $10 per classmate
to cover miscellaneous expenses.
Silver Creek Church Harvest Festival is Saturday
Silver Creek Community Church is partnering with Mission Evan-
gelica Del Ecuador in La Concordia, Ecuador. Join them for a great
turkey dinner, outdoor games, country store and the Maple Lake
Country Band at 7 p.m. to help raise the roof in Ecuador. The Har-
vest Festival will be on Saturday, Oct. 25, located at 4282 114th St.
NW, Maple Lake. Games and the country store will start at 3 p.m.
with the turkey dinner from 4:30-6:30 p.m. ($10 at the door) and the
band to follow at 7 p.m.
Superhero Run for kids is Saturday
Children ages 12 and under are encouraged to take part in a short
run and dress as their favorite superhero on race day. Parents can also
dress up and join their child for the run on Saturday, Oct. 25, at 10
a.m. Meet in the commons of the Annandale Elementary School. Fee
is $5 per child and the proceeds benefit the AES Activity Fund. Reg-
ister online at www.annml.com or call Community Education at 274-
3058, activity code 2900. Bring your camera. Race is on rain or shine.
Centra Sota Customer Appreciation is Saturday
Centra Sota is announcing their 2014 Purina HOW Meeting and
Customer Appreciation Event. Stop by Centra Sota located at 101 8th
St. NE Buffalo on Thursday, Oct. 25, from 5-7 p.m. to enjoy exclusive
feed deals and receive valuable information for your horses with top-
ics including preparing your horse for winter, feeds that can help your
horse through winter and supplements. The first 20 customers will
receive a FREE feed scoop and throughout the night earn Purina
Bucks to can be used to bid on gift baskets. Complimentary brats and
beverages will be available as well.
Business Trick-or-Treat is Oct. 31
The 10th annual Maple Lake Chamber of Commerce sponsored
event, Business Trick-or-Treat, will be held Friday, Oct. 31, from 3-
5 p.m. This is a safe and secure way to let the area children enjoy the
day. All participants will have a colorful window poster to display
that day so all the little ghosts and goblins know to stop in.
Halloween Food Drive at MPNexlevel Oct. 31
Bring in any unexpired, canned goods or non-perishable food item
and receive an extra Halloween treat. Donations can be dropped off
at MP Nexlevel, 500 County Road 37 East, Maple Lake. All dona-
tions are welcome. Proceeds will benefit the Annandale Food Shelf.
Maple Lake Community Theatre seeking help
Maple Lake Community Theater is seeking enthusiastic people for
its 2015 production of the screwball comedy Arsenic and Old Lace.
Actors are needed, as well as crew to help out behind the scenes. Find
out more at the general meeting at 7 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 3, at The
V located at 66 Maple Avenue North in Maple Lake. Auditions are
at 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 10 and 11 at the Maple Lake High School on
Hwy 55. Call director Nancy Dingwall for more information at 320-
274-6135. Find Maple Lake Community Theater on Facebook for
updates.
True Friends Holiday Fundraiser is Dec. 5
The Camp Friendship Auxiliary invites you to attend their Annual
Holiday Fundraising Party. The party is Friday, Dec. 5, from 6-9 p.m.
at the Camp Friendship Dining Hall, 10509 -108th St. NW, Annan-
dale. The evening features an hors doeuvres and dessert buffet, wine
and beer sampling from Coburns, a 50-50 raffle drawing event (half
the raffle money taken in is given back as prizes), silent auction bas-
kets and door prizes. All proceeds benefit programs that provide life-
changing experiences that enhance independence and self-esteem for
children and adults with disabilities. Tickets: $20 in advance or at
the door. For tickets and information call Julie at 320-274-7427.
Medicare open enrollment is Oct. 15 - Dec. 7.
Free counseling is available to seniors with the Senior LinkAge
Line at 1-800-333-2433. Reasons for assistance with comparing
Medicare plans for 2015: New plans may be available; some existing
plans may not be available; plan premiums may change; plan formu-
laries may change; you may qualify for extra help with prescription
drug costs. Funded in part by the MN Board on Aging and the local
United Way.
Wright County Public Health
offers cholesterol testing in the
Wellness on Wheels (WOW)
van. For WOW van sites, ap-
pointments or questions, call
Rosemary at 682-7717 or toll
free, 1-800-362-3667, Ext.
7717.
Wellness on Wheels Services
include: Adult and Child Immu-
nizations; Health Screening:
Blood Pressure, Diabetes, 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,
Parenting, Child Health, Growth
& Development, Reproductive
Health & Family Planning, In-
fectious Diseases, Chronic Ill-
ness, Unhealthy Lifestyle
Behaviors, such as Smoking,
Drug and Alcohol Abuse, Un-
safe Sex; Information and Assis-
tance in Accessing Resources.
For appointments or ques-
tions, call 763-682-7717, or toll-
free at 1-800-362-3667, ext.
7717. For immunizations, bring
past immunization records to
the van, if available. * Van
hours Monday through Thurs-
day are from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.
and on Saturday from 9 a.m. to
1 p.m.
Upcoming dates:
Thursday, October 23:
Marketplace, Cokato
Saturday, October 25: Cub
Foods, Buffalo, 9 a.m. - 11 p.m.
Monday, October 27: Rock-
woods Grill, Otsego
Tuesday, October 28:
Rogers BP Amoco, Maple Lake
Wednesday, October 29: St.
Johns Lutheran, Howard Lake
Thursday, October 30:
Bank West, Rockford
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 dif-
ferent test options. A 12 hour
fast is required for a lipid profile
including blood sugar screen-
ing. The cost is $35. A non-fast-
ing test is also available. This
test gives your total cholesterol
and HDL. The cost is $25.
WOW
Wellness on Wheels
Maple Lake Messenger Page 4
October 22, 2014
The last pumpkins and
squash were to be soon leaving
the patch at Stumpfs Pumpkins
as Dave and Linda Stumpf were
retiring from the pumpkin busi-
ness. ... Siblings Mollie and Sul-
livan Graham captured first
place in the junior high girls and
boys races at the Central MIn-
nesota Conference Meet at Ney
Park. ... The Annandale-Maple
Lake-Howard Lake Wastewater
Treatment Plant was up and run-
ning after a long-awaited
process. ... And Thats The Way
It Was Five Years Ago This
Week.
Peace Corps worker Aaron
Mooney helped a project to pro-
vide emergency patients in Hon-
duras with a late 80s Ford
ambulance from Hoglund
Transportation in Monticello. ...
Local students were awarded
scholarships at St. Bens, in-
cluding Tracey Dearing, Angela
Benson, Jessica A. Manthie, and
Sommer Ferry. ... Laura Dom-
brovski took the gold medal in
the punt, pass and kick sectional
competition in Delano. ... And
Thats The Way It Was 15 Years
Ago This Week.
Students at Maple Lake Ele-
mentary celebrated popcorn
month by studying its history in
Mary Lou Nygaards second
grade class. ... Dick and Mary
Malachek fulfilled their four-
year long project of building a
log house. ... Red Owls Annual
Halloween Spectacular was sell-
ing Farmstead Lean n Meaty,
medium pork spare ribs at
$1.39/lb. ... And Thats The
Way It Was 25 Years Ago This
Week.
Mr. and Mrs. John Bruns and
girls visited at the Pete Maven-
camp home Friday evening and
helped Mrs. Mavencamp cele-
brate her birthday. ... Mary Jane
Pribyl, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
James Pribyl of Maple Lake,
had been doubly honored for her
4-H activities and was awarded
a trip to Michigan. ... Dave
Manuel became owner of the
Jude building that was then
housing Lauers Cafe and the
Coast-to-Coast store. ... And
Thats The Way It Was 50 Years
Ago This Week.
And thats the
way it was . . .
The 60+ and Healthy Clinics,
provided by Wright County
Public Health, provides foot
care for the senior citizens of
Wright County. Toenail trim-
ming is offered to meet the
needs of those seniors who have
a health condition such as dia-
betes or are unable to trim toe-
nails themselves.
The 60+ and Healthy Clinics
will be charging a $15 fee for
foot care services. This fee is
necessary because the clinics are
no longer being funded by grant
money. However, if you are un-
able to pay the fee, you will not
be turned away. The clinics are
hosted from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m.
If you have any questions,
please ask clinic staff or call WC
Public Health at 1-800-362-
3667 or 763-682-7456. Upcom-
ing dates:
Tuesday, October 28: Mon-
ticello Senior Center, 505 Wal-
nut Street, Suite 3, Monticello
Tuesday, November 4: Buf-
falo Community Center, 206
Central Ave., Buffalo
For the full schedule, visit:
www.co.wright.mn.us/forms/hu
manservices/60%20Plus%20an
d%20Healthy%20Schedule.pdf
60+ and Healthy Clinics
Submit community programs and events to
news@maplelakemessenger.com
Offering a nutritious meal in
a warm, caring atmosphere with
friendship and fun. Everyone
welcome. The Senior Dining
Center is located at Maple Manor
West, 555 2nd St. W. For more
information, call 320-963-5771.
MONDAY, Oct. 27
Country-Fied Steak, Whipped
Potatoes w/Gravy, Cinnamon
Carrots, Wheat Bread, Sliced
Pears
TUESDAY, Oct. 28
Swiss Steak, Onion-Roasted
Potatoes, Beets, Wheat Bread,
Butterscotch-Chip Cookie
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 29
BBQ Chicken, Scalloped Po-
tatoes, Green Beans, Wheat
Bread, Peaches
THURSDAY, Oct. 30
Hot Roast Pork Sandwich,
Whipped Potatoes w/Gravy, But-
ternut Squash, Fluffy Lime Gel-
atin
FRIDAY, Oct. 31
Lemon-Pepper Fish, Creamy
Potato Bake, Broccoli w/Cheese
Sauce, Wheat Bread, Pumpkin
Bar
Senior Dining Menu October 27-31
And Then There Were None,
a mystery play by Agatha
Christie, being produced this fall
by Buffalo Community Theater,
goes on stage at the Discovery
Auditorium beginning October
31 through November 9. Make
sure you are in the audience for
this exciting mystery thriller
guaranteed to keep you on the
edge of your seat.
Eight people, all strangers to
each other, are invited to Soldier
Island, off the English coast.
Vera Claythorne, a former gov-
erness, thinks she has been hired
as a secretary; Philip Lombard,
an adventurer, and William
Blore, an ex-detective, think
they have been hired to look out
for trouble over the weekend;
Dr. Armstrong thinks she has
been hired to look after the wife
of the islands owner. Emily
Brent, General MacKenzie, An-
thony Marston and Judge War-
grave think they are going to
visit old friends.
When they arrive on the is-
land, the guests are greeted by
Mr. and Mrs. Rogers, the butler
and housekeeper, who report
that the host, someone they call
Mr. Owen, will not arrive until
the next day. That evening, as
all the guests gather in the draw-
ing room after dinner, they hear
a recorded voice accusing each
of them of a specific murder
committed in the past and never
uncovered. They have been
brought to the island to pay for
their actions. They are the only
people on the island and cannot
escape due to the distance from
the mainland and the inclement
weather. As they compare notes,
they realize that none of them,
including the servants, knows
Mr. Owen, which suggests that
they were brought here accord-
ing to someones strange plan.
One by one they are accused
of having gotten away with mur-
der and then one drops dead
poisoned. One down and nine to
go. All the elements of betrayal,
death and love make this a must
see, appropriate for all audi-
ences. The excitement never lets
up in this classic Christie drama
with a surprise twist at the end.
As always, audience mem-
bers can expect top notch acting,
set design, costumes, lighting
and sound in this highly rated
play, widely considered to be
Agatha Christies masterpiece.
Performances are October 31,
November 1, 7 & 8 at 7:30 p.m.
and November 2 & 9 at 2 p.m. in
the Discovery School Audito-
rium, 301 2ND Avenue NE,
Buffalo. Reserved Seat Tickets
are available to purchase online
at bctmn.org.
This activity is made possi-
ble by the voters of Minnesota
through grants from the Min-
nesota State Arts Board and the
Central MN Arts Board, thanks
to a legislative appropriation
from the arts and cultural her-
itage fund.
Classic mystery on stage in
Buffalo opening this month
And Then There Were None cast Greg Bestland, Rick
Wayman, Courtney Young, Sam Haglund, Ginny Eby,
Maggie Awe and John Hage (Photo submitted)
Maple Lake Messenger Page 5
October 22, 2014
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HOLY CROSS LUTHERAN
CHURCH
5460 63rd St. NW, Box 462, Maple
Lake
Ph.: 763-463-9447
www.holycrossmaplelake.com
Pastors: Culynn Curtis
Visitors Are Always Welcome!
THURS.: 7 p.m., Bible Study.
SUNDAY: Reformation--8 a.m., Tradi-
tional Worship; 9:15 a.m., Faith For-
mation; 10:30 a.m., Contemporary
Worship.
MON.: 11 a.m., First of All Prayer
Group; 1 p.m., Quilters.
WED.: 6 p.m., Worship on Wednes-
day; 7 p.m., Confirmation, Choir,
The112; Back Pack Buddy, Trick-or-
Treat.
CHURCH OF SAINT TIMOTHY
8 Oak Ave. N., Maple Lake
Ph.: 320-963-3726
www.churchofsttimothy.org
Pastor: Father John Meyer
Interim School Principal: Dawn Kincs
SAT.: 3:30-4:15 p.m., Confessions;
4:30 p.m., Mass.
SUN.: 8 & 10 a.m., Mass.
BETHLEHEM UNITED
CHURCH OF CHRIST
400 County Rd. 37 NE, Maple Lake
Ph.: 320-963-3118
www.bethuccml@gmail.com
mfritz@ants.edu
Interim Pastor: Michael Fritz
SUN.: 9:30 a.m., Worship; 10:30 a.m.,
Fellowship; 10:45 a.m., Sunday
School, Confirmation.
WED.: 7 p.m., Choir.
IMMANUEL LUTHERAN
CHURCH IN SILVER CREEK
(LCMS)
11390 Elliott Ave. N.W., M.L.
Ph.: 763-878-2820, 320-333-8636
Pastor: Rev. George W. Sagissor III
SUN.: 10 a.m., Worship Service; 11:15
a.m., Sunday School, Bible Study.
SILVER CREEK
COMMUNITY CHURCH
4282 114th St. NW, Maple Lake, MN
55358
3 miles so. of I-94 on Co. Rd. 143,
just off Hwy. 8; Ph.: 320-963-3957;
605-553-5240
www.silvercreekcommunitychurch.co
m
Pastor: Luke Baehr
SUN.: 9 a.m., Worship; 10:30 a.m.,
Sunday School, Bible Study.
ANNANDALE EVAN. FREE
CHURCH
10252 St. Hwy. 55 N.W., Annandale
Ph.: 320-274-8951
Pastor: Dennis L. Johnson
THURS.: 7 p.m., CryOut Practice.
FRI.: 10 a.m., Womens Bible Study.
SAT.: 7 p.m., Bible Doctrine.
SUN.: 8:15 a.m., Prayer; 8:30 & 11
a.m., Worship Service; 6 p.m., Gospel
Life, Discovery Class.
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; 6:30
p.m., Wednesday Night Connection.
ANNANDALE UNITED
METHODIST CHURCH
250 Oak Ave. N., Box 329, Annan.
Ph.: 320-274-5127
www.mumac.org/~annandaleumc
Pastor: Ruth Hograbe
FRI.: 7:30 p.m., Narcotics Anony-
mous.
SUN.: 9 a.m., Worship Service; 10:15
a.m., Coffee Fellowship, Sunday
School.
TUES.: 8 p.m., AA/Al-Anon.
BETHLEHEM LUTHERAN
CHURCH
7809 Co. Rd. 35 W., Annandale
Ph.: 320-963-3592
Pastor: Lynn Machula
SUN.: 9:30 a.m., Worship Service;
10:30 a.m., Sunday School & Bible
Study.
WED.: 4:30 p.m., Bible Study.
EAGLES GROVE CHURCH
PO Box 1020, Annandale
Location: Hwy. 55, next to The Mar-
ketplace
Ph.: 320-248-6024
Lead Pastor: Jason Pence
www.eaglesgrove.org & Facebook
SUN.: 10:30 a.m., Worship Service;
Energized Music and Quality Chil-
dren's Programs Provided.
MT. HERMON LUTHERAN
CHURCH
1284 Keats Ave. N.W., Annandale
Ph.: 320-963-3284
Pastor: Marianne Zitzewitz
SUN.: 9:30 a.m., Worship.
ST. JOHN'S LUTHERAN
CHURCH
331 W. Harrison St., Annandale
Ph.: 320-274-8827
www.stjohns-annandale.org
Pastor: Dave E. Nelson and Tom Heyd
SUN.: 8:30 Traditional Worship; 10
a.m., Contemporary Worship.
BUFFALO SEVENTH-DAY
ADVENTIST CHURCH
200 2nd Ave. NE, Buffalo
Ph.: 763-682-3582
Pastor: Devin Locati
SAT.: 9:45 a.m., Bible Study; 11 a.m.,
Church Service.
HOSANNA LUTHERAN
CHURCH
1705 Hwy. 25 N., Buffalo, Mo. Syn.
Pastor: Rob Jarvis
Ph.: 763-682-3278; www.hosannal-
cms.org
SUN.: 9 a.m., Worship Service; 10:30
a.m., Bible Study and Sunday School.
TUES.: 8 p.m., Young Adults Group.
WED.: 10 a.m., Bible Study; 7 p.m.,
Confirmation Class.
BUFFALO UNITARIAN
UNIVERSALIST FELLOWSHIP
WED.: Discussion Group Meets the
2nd & 4th Wednesday, Sept. thru May,
7:30 p.m., at Buffalo Community Cen-
ter, Across the Street from the Post Of-
fice at 206 Central Ave. (Hwy. 25). For
More Information, Call Luke at 763-
682-4616 or Visit www.buuf.us.
Everyone is welcome.
BUFFALO EVANGELICAL
FREE CHURCH
2051 50th Street NE, Buffalo, MN
(corner of Hwy. 25 N. & County Rd.
113)
Ph. 763-682-6846;
www.buffalofree.org
info@buffalofree.org
Senior Pastor: Brian Thorstad
THURS.: 7 p.m., Small Groups; 7:30
a.m., AA & Al-Anon.
FRI.: 6 a.m., Men's Small Group; 7
p.m., Small Groups.
SUN.: 9:30 a.m., Worship Service,
Coffee Fellowship, Children's Church;
11 a.m., Sunday School for All Ages; 6
p.m., Youth Groups; 7 p.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, Choir Prac-
tice.
BUFFALO COVENANT CHURCH
1601 Hwy. 25 N., Buffalo
Ph.: 763-682-1470
www.buffalocov.org
Lead Pastor: Max Frazier
SUN.: 8 a.m., Traditional Worship;
9:30 & 11 a.m., Contemporary Wor-
ship; 9:30 & 11 a.m., Sunday School
Classes; 9:30 & 11 a.m., Small Group
Leaders Training; 6 p.m., Concert of
Prayer; 6:30 p.m., Chill Out.
MON.: 9 a.m., Prayer Group; 1 p.m.,
Women's Bible Study; 7 p.m., Church
History, Israel's History.
TUES.: 6 a.m., Deep Waters; 9 a.m.,
MOPS New Moms Brunch, MOPS
Steering; 6 p.m., Grief Share; 6:30
p.m., Divorce Care; 8 p.m., Women's
Volleyball.
WED.: 6 p.m., Awana, Hang Time;
6:30 p.m., 9th Grade Confirmation; 8
p.m., Small Group.
THURS.: 9 a.m., Ladies' Mission Con-
nection; 6:30 p.m., Financial Peace,
Worship Team Rehearsal; 6:45 p.m.,
Choir Rehearsal; 7 p.m., Marriage
Class.
FAITH LUTHERAN CHURCH
LCMC
12449 Clementa Ave. NW, Monticello
Pastor: Jim Tetlie, 763-878-2092
www.lutheran-faith.org
Secretary's office hours are: 9 a.m. to 3
p.m., Mon., Wed., Thurs.
Tuesdays, Wednesday & Thursday
SUN.: 8:30 a.m., Traditional Worship;
9:45 a.m., Sunday School; 11 a.m.,
Celebration Worship.
CELEBRATION COMMUNITY
CHURCH
Affiliated with Evangelical Free Ch.
Box 171, Montrose; 763-675-3003
Interim Pastor: Dawson Grover; 763-
675-3003
SUN.: 10 a.m., Worship at Montrose
Elementary School Gymnasium.
TRI-COUNTY ALLIANCE
CHURCH
8464 160th St. N.W.
Clearwater, MN; 320-558-2750
Pastor: Dave Fogal
SUN.: 10:30 a.m., Worship Service.
www.tcachurch.com
www.MapleLakeMessenger.com
14 month old son
of Jared & Melanie
of Woodbury.
Proud Grandparents
are Don & Sherry
Olean of Annandale
and Leonard & Peggy
Frederick of Waseca.
Great Grandma is
Mildred Feine of
St. Charles.
Braxton Joseph Frederick
If you are single, never been
married between the ages of 13 to
18 years, applications are being
accepted for the title of 2015 Miss
Teen Wright County. Miss Teen
Wright County will represent her
county at the Miss Teen Min-
nesota pageant, which will be
held at the Ritsche Auditorium
in St. Cloud on March 14, 2015.
The young lady chosen as
Miss Teen Wright County will
become an ambassador from the
Wright County Area and will re-
ceive an official title and sash.
The young lady chosen as
Miss Teen Minnesota will receive
a prize package and scholarship
totaling $10,000 and the chance
to represent Minnesota at the
2015 Miss Teen International
pageant in Jacksonville, Florida.
The American Heart Associa-
tions Go for Red for Women is
the official Charity of the Miss
Teen Minnesota Pageant.
The current reigning 2014
Miss Teen Minnesota is Rachel
Flynn of Savage. As Miss Teen
Minnesota, Flynn speaks out on
ending America's hunger crisis
for Feeding America. For more
information visit www.2Har-
vest.org.
Teens will compete in personal
interview, fitness wear, fun fash-
ion wear and evening gown.
(There is no talent or swimsuit
competition)
Young teen ladies living in
Wright County that are interested
in applying should write for bio-
form to:
Miss Teen Minnesota
International Pageant
P.O. Box 240537
Apple Valley, Mn
55124-0537
Call: (952) 432-6758
Fax: (952) 953-3896
Email: mnpageants@frontier-
net.net
Search for Miss Teen
Wright County announced
Wright County is looking for
photos to spruce up the new
website, especially of recogniz-
able features within the county.
Requirements are: Image size
needs to be 2048x409 or larger;
higher resolution is preferred
with a maximum file size of 10
MB. Photos selected will in-
clude an acknowledgment of the
photographer. Please include a
caption for each uploaded photo
describing the subject and loca-
tion of the photo. Go to
http://www.co.wright.mn.us/Civ
icAlerts.aspx?AID=94. Then
use the Submit a Photograph
link.
Wright County seeking
area photos for website
Wright County 4-H had an excellent showing at the Minnesota
State 4-H Horse Show held September 12-15. 4-H youth from across
the state gathered at the Coliseum at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds
in St. Paul to compete in horse showmanship, games, western pleas-
ure, English pleasure, western heritage and more.
Maple Lake 4-Hers excel
at state horse show
Left: Mason Paumen won 1st place in barrels, 2nd place
in jumping figure 8, 3rd place in key race and 9th place in
poles. Right: Courtney Pribyl won 1st place in barrels,
2nd place in jumping figure 8 and 4th place in key race.
(Photos submitted)
This month marks
Kaylas tenth year
with the Messenger.
Thank you for your
enduring loyalty
and enthusiasm
for your job!
We wish you
continued success for
many years to come!
CONGRATULATIONS
Kayla Erickson!
Maple Lake Messenger Page 6
October 22, 2014
Al Franken has dished out
personal attacks, false claims
and dirty politics.
Thats more than he has done
his entire six years in ofce.
Al Franken has been busy attacking me the last few months,
and its simply given me more resolve. We can do better for the
people of Minnesota and better in Washington. Unlike Senator
Franken who has voted 97% of the time with President Obama,
I wont be a rubber stamp for anybody. Thats why I have written
my Contract with Minnesota. Check out exactly what I will do
when I am your U.S.Senator from Minnesota.
Check out the upcoming debates on Sunday, October 26 at 10 a.m.,
live on WCCO-TV, and Sunday, November 2 at 7 p.m., live on MPR.
View our previous debate at http://www.mikemcfadden.com. Then you
can make a more informed decision on the best direction for Minnesota.
Mike McFadden for Senate PO Box 4039 St. Paul, MN 55104
Paid for by McFadden for Senate
Obituary
A l l a n
LeRoy Orson,
age 80, of
Anna nda l e
passed away
Tuesday, Oc-
tober 14,
2014, at Lake
Ridge Oasis,
Buffalo.
Memorial Services will be
held 11:00 a.m. Thursday, Octo-
ber 23, at St. Johns Lutheran
Church in Annandale with Rev.
Dave Nelson officiating. Visita-
tion will be held one hour prior
to the service on Thursday at the
church. Graveside services will
be held at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday,
October 25, at the Benson City
Cemetery with military honors.
Allan was born October 5,
1934, in Kandiyohi County to
Henry and Laura (Hanson)
Orson. He attended kindergarten
through 11th grade in Pay-
nesville, graduating in 1952
from New London. He enlisted
in the United States Army in
1953, serving 2 1/2 years in Ger-
many. He was honorably dis-
charged in 1956. Allan married
Beverly Sather on Nov. 23,
1957, at Our Redeemer's
Lutheran Church in Benson. To
this union, two children were
born. Al was an electrician
working in Tyler, Grove City,
Litchfield, Paynesville and
Monticello. He retired in 1996
and moved to the Twin Cities
where they managed condos. In
2008 they moved to Annandale
to the Cottages, where they were
caretakers and Al did all the
maintenance. He also was custo-
dian for four years at St. John's
Lutheran Church in Annandale.
On July 31st he suffered a mas-
sive stroke which eventually
took his life. Al enjoyed wood-
working, jigsaw puzzles, danc-
ing and listening to music,
attending Thursday burger
nights with friends, and travel-
ing to Branson. Nothing was
treasured more than the time he
spent with his family, especially
his grandchildren and great-
grandchildren.
He is survived by his wife,
Bev of Annandale; son, Russ
(Carla) of Maple Lake; daughter,
Bobbi (Roger) Mackedanz of
Ham Lake; four grandchildren,
Kate (Paul) Monnens, Steve
(Brittany) Orson, Tyler and
Adam Mackedanz; three great-
grandchildren, Natalie, Nolan
and Leo Monnens; brother, Glen
of Florida; sister, Beverly
(Bruce) Whiting of Utah; and
many nieces, nephews, and
other family and friends. Allan
was preceded in death by his
parents, Henry and Laura Orson,
and his father-in-law and
mother-in-law, Selmer and
Leone Sather.
Doug Sather and Kris Jones
will serve as urnbearers. Hon-
orary urnbearers will be Bev
Chollett, Dan and Sue Nelson,
Lonnie and Pat Baack, Gary and
Beryl Geisinger, Dave and Mary
Holmgren, John and Diane
Swanson, Jim and Jean Noland,
Mary Ann Humola, and all the
people who were on the 2010
bus trip to Branson. Rev. Dave
Nelson and Orma Lou Jacobsma
will provide music for the serv-
ice. Arrangements are entrusted
to Dingmann Funeral Care Bur-
ial & Cremation Services of An-
nandale.
Allan LeRoy Orson, Annandale
Eileen A.
Frieler, age
82, of Annan-
dale, died
Wednesday,
October 15,
2014, at the
An n a n d a l e
Care Center.
Mass of Christian Burial was
at 11:00 a.m. Monday, October
20, at St. Ignatius Catholic
Church with Fr. George
Kallumkalkudy as the Cele-
brant. Visitation was one hour
prior to the service Monday, at
the church. Memorials are pre-
ferred in lieu of flowers.
Eileen Amanda Frieler was
born May 25, 1932, at the fam-
ily farm in New Munich to Her-
man and Elizabeth (Humbert)
Sand. She grew up and attended
school in New Munich. On Au-
gust 29, 1951, she was united in
marriage to Francis Joseph
Frieler at Immaculate Concep-
tion Catholic Church in New
Munich. Over the years, Eileen
worked at Freemans Variety
Store, Kaz Hardware, McG-
lynns Bakery and The Market-
place. She was a member of St.
Ignatius Catholic Church, where
she served on the lunch commit-
tee and was a Eucharistic Min-
ister. Eileen enjoyed quilting,
bowling, playing cards and play-
ing dice.
She is survived by her daugh-
ters, Diane Birkholz and her sig-
nificant other, Gary Klugow of
Waverly, and Joyce Bradner of
Milaca; sons, Nic and his wife
Marj of Glencoe, Joe and his
wife, Julie of Annandale, Ron
and his significant other,
Yolanda Ortiz of Brooklyn Park,
and Jon and his wife, Tiffany of
Annandale; sister, Rose Peop-
ping of Melrose; brothers, Eddy
Sand of Greenwald, Wally Sand
of New Munich and Paul Sand
and his wife, Dorine of Alexan-
dria; sister-in-law, Theresa Sand
of Cold Spring; 13 grandchil-
dren and 21 great-grandchildren.
She is preceded in death by her
parents, Herman and Elizabeth
Sand; husband, Francis Frieler;
brother, Sylvester Sand; and sis-
ter, Marie Thull.
The urn bearer was Keith
Frieler. Honorary urn bearers
were Andy, Matt and Jody
Frieler and Jazz Birkholz. St.
Ignatius Music Ministry pro-
vided the music for the service.
Arrangements are entrusted with
Dingmann Funeral Care Burial
& Cremation Services of An-
nandale.
Eileen A. Frieler, Annandale
Mary Ellen
Scheiber, age
75, of Maple
Lake, died
surrounded
by the love
and care of
her family on
Monday, Octo-
ber 20, 2014 at Cottagewood
Senior Community of Buffalo.
Mass of Christian Burial will
be held 10:30 a.m. Thursday,
October 23, at St. Timothy
Catholic Church, Maple Lake,
with Fr. John Meyer as the Cel-
ebrant. Burial will follow at St.
Charles Catholic Cemetery in
Chatham Township. Visitation
will be from 4:00-7:00 p.m.
Wednesday and 9-10 a.m.
Thursday, both at Dingmann Fu-
neral Care Chapel, Maple Lake.
A prayer service will be held at
7:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
Mary Ellen Scheiber was
born December 1, 1938, in Sauk
City, Wisconsin to Leonard and
Hilda (Gruber) Heiser. Mary
grew up in Plain, WI where she
graduated from high school. On
October 29, 1960 Mary was
united in marriage to Thomas
"Jerry" Scheiber at St. Luke's
Catholic Church in Plain. Upon
Jerry's honorable discharge from
the service, they lived in Min-
neapolis for a bit before moving
to Maple Lake where Mary
resided until recently moving to
the Cottagewood Senior Com-
munity in Buffalo. She worked
for Cub Foods-Buffalo for ap-
proximately 15 years. Mary was
a member of St. Timothy's
Catholic Church. She enjoyed
needlepoint work, walking, bak-
ing, puzzles, music, watching
Days of Our Lives along with
football and hockey. Above all,
Mary treasured the time she was
able to spend with her family, es-
pecially her grandchildren and
great-grandchildren.
She is survived by her chil-
dren and their spouses, Terry and
Suzette of Annandale, Bob and
Vicky of Faribault, and Ron and
Lindsay of Buffalo; daughter-in-
law, Mary Scheiber of Maple
Lake; siblings and their spouses,
Dick and Jean Heiser of Wauna-
kee, WI, Charlene Dodge of
Dodgeville, WI, Marge Attaway
of Madison, WI, Lenny and
Sharon Heiser of Waunakee, WI,
and Calvin and Rae Marie
Heiser of Madison, WI; eight
grandchildren, Nicole Scheiber,
Kayla Elsenpeter, Michael
Scheiber, Heather Berg, Kevin
Scheiber, Morgan Scheiber,
Mollie Scheiber, Elizabeth
Scheiber; three great-grandchil-
dren, Emily, Lucas and Hunter;
and many nieces, nephews and
other family and friends. Mary is
preceded in death by her hus-
band, Thomas "Jerry", son,
Mike, brother, Marlyn, her par-
ents, Leonard and Hilda Heiser,
brother-in-law, Dick Dodge, and
special friend, Warren Starry.
The pallbearers will be
Mary's eight grandchildren.
Honorary pallbearers will be
Cindy Beerkircher, Sandy Lar-
son and Michelle Attaway. Sarah
Goelz and Krista Elsenpeter Tar-
box will provide the music for
the service.
Mary Ellen Scheiber, Maple Lake
Maple Lake
(320) 963-5731
View Guestbooks, Obituaries,
and Videos Online.
www.dingmannfuneral.com
A search warrant obtained by
Fox 9 News in the case of miss-
ing Howard Lake man Christo-
pher Rossing details a grisly
discovery in a fire pit south of
Hutchinson. On Oct. 13, officers
executed a search warrant at the
property shared by Gwen
Butcher and Robert Nuttall, both
of whom are charged in Ross-
ing's kidnapping. The search
came two days after volunteers
found bone fragments scattered
in a cornfield across the street.
Evidence recovered from the fire
pit was a knife inside of a
garbage bag, several keys on a
keychain, multiple bone frag-
ments, teeth, axe, ice chipper,
shovel, cell phone SIM card, and
a soil sample.
Butcher is out on bond, and
was staying at the farmhouse on
150th Street as recently as Satur-
day, Oct. 11. That's when she
called police on volunteer
searchers getting close to her
property. Those searchers came
across bone fragments in a corn-
field just south of Butcher's prop-
erty. Wright County investigators
were called to the scene and col-
lected multiple bone fragments
that were spread out across 100
yards of the unharvested corn-
field. Most of the bone fragments
collected were found between a
grass ditch and the first few rows
of corn directly across from the
driveway to Butcher's property.
The fire pit that was searched on
the property is located 60 to 80
yards from where the bone frag-
ments were collected.
The Midwest Medical Exam-
iner's Office confirmed the bone
fragments collected had evi-
dence of fresh bone burning. The
bones analyzed by the medical
examiner appeared to be from a
human skull, toe, foot, spine and
hip. Since the bones were
burned, DNA could not be ex-
tracted.
Discovery in Rossing missing case
At the hearing the Respon-
dent may (a) admit the facts al-
leged by Petitioner; or (b) agree
to a restraining order without any
findings of fact that domestic
abuse occurred; or (c) deny the
allegations and have a hearing.
If the matter is contested, wit-
nesses give sworn testimony and
the judge decides if the Petitioner
has proven that domestic abuse
has occurred. Domestic abuse is
defined by statute as: (a) physical
harm, bodily injury or assault; or
(b) infliction of fear of imminent
physical harm, bodily injury or
assault; or (c) terroristic threat; or
criminal sexual conduct; or (d)
interference with emergency
(911) call.
If domestic abuse is not
proven, the Petition is dismissed.
If the Petitioner proves domestic
abuse, then an Order for Protec-
tion for up to two years is issued,
which may include the relief in-
dicated above, as well as, paying
child support, child care costs
and medical insurance costs;
monetary damages to the Peti-
tioner as a result of the domestic
violence; alcohol/chemical abuse
counseling. Prohibiting posses-
sion of a firearm by Respondent
is a mandatory under federal law.
Without evidence of one of
the above elements (physical
harm, etc.), the Court cannot
conclude there has been domes-
tic abuse by the Respondent. It
is insufficient for the Petitioner
to just prove bad parenting or
poor judgment.
Domestic violence continues
to be a major public health prob-
lem in our communities. Chil-
dren are being raised in homes
where parents are using chemi-
cals to excess, arguing all the
time, and sometimes resorting to
physical violence in the presence
of their children. This creates a
circle of violence in which
children grow up to be abusers or
victims because that is what they
grew up with in their family.
Domestic violence is a perva-
sive problem with which we
should all be concerned. Many
resources are available by con-
tacting:
The Minnesota Coalition for
Battered Women at
www.mcbw.org;
Men as Peacemakers at
www.menaspeacemakers.org;
Alexandra House at 763-
780-2330 or www.alexandra-
house.org;
Rivers of Hope at 763-295-
3433 or www.riversofhope.org.
These organizations provide
this warning on their websites:
SAFETY NOTICE: Computer
use can be monitored and it is
impossible to completely clear
all website footprints. If you are
in an abusive relationship, please
use a safe computer that your
partner cannot access directly or
remotely.
Submitted by Judge Steve
Halsey, Wright County District
Court, chambered in Buffalo.
Judge Halsey is the host of The
District Court Show on local
cable TV public access channels
throughout the Tenth Judicial
District. Excerpts can be viewed
at WWW.QCTV.org. Go to Com-
munity and click The District
Court Show. Judge Halsey may
also be heard on Legal Hap-
penings on KRWC 1360 AM
(Buffalo) on Saturdays at 12:30
p.m.
Its in your court
continued from page 2
(NBC News) In November
2002, Josh Guimond, then 20,
and a student at Saint Johns
University in Collegeville, van-
ished while walking back to his
dorm room after an off-campus
party. According to friends and
family, the trip back to his resi-
dence should have taken no
more than three minutes.
Although this November will
make the 12th anniversary of
Guimonds disappearance, his
loved ones are no closer to un-
derstanding what happened to
him on the night he went miss-
ing. Shortly after he vanished,
his roommate Nick Hydukovich
told local NBC affiliate KARE
that this was very out of charac-
ter for his friend: Josh was one
of the most responsible people I
know. He would never disappear
randomly, unless something hap-
pened.
Joshs father, Brian Guimond,
agreed with that assessment.
But, he holds out hope, even
after all of these years, that his
son may still return home safely.
On the eve of the 10th anniver-
sary of Joshs disappearance he
told KARE reporters, Ive got
no reason to believe hes not
alive.
Both Cold Case Spotlight and
KARE covered the case of Jacob
Wetterling, an 11-year-old who
vanished near his St. Joseph
home in 1989, less than 7 miles
away from the Collegeville area.
After her sons disappearance,
Patty Wetterling became a
staunch advocate for the miss-
ing. She spoke with KARE again
in 2013 when Michelle Knight,
Amanda Berry, and Gina DeJe-
sus escaped from Ariel Castros
home in Cleveland, Ohio, where
they were held against their will
for years. She explained that
news of the women being found
alive fueled her hope that her
son, along with Josh Guimond,
and countless others who are still
missing, could also be brought
home safely.
Josh lives on in the hearts and
minds of friends and family. On
the 10th anniversary of his dis-
appearance, his mother, Lisa Ch-
eney, explained the heartache
theyve endured over the last
decade: Hes missing wed-
dings, hes missing his cousins
having their babies, hes missing
funerals.
If you have any information
that may lead to a break in the
case, please contact the Stearns
County Sheriffs Department at
(320) 259-3700.
Dateline airs Cold Case Spotlight on Josh Guimond:
Joshs disappearance approaches 12 year anniversary
WE SCARE HUNGER
campaign is Oct. 31
Students from Maple Lake High
School will be participating in Free
The Children's WE SCARE
HUNGER campaign. Students will
trick or treat for non-perishable food
items in Maple Lake. Donations will
go toward the Districts Backpack
Buddies program. Backpack Bud-
dies is a supplemental food program
for students on the weekends. Stu-
dents/families that qualify for free
lunch are given the opportunity to
sign up for a backpack. Each Friday,
students/families that are enrolled in
the program will go home with a
backpack full of food for the week-
end.
Connecting Links program
seeks mentors for kids
Would you be interested in mak-
ing a difference in a students life?
Or, do you know of students who
would benefit from having mentors
in their life? Connecting Links is a
program which provides a mentor-
ing opportunity between an adult
volunteer and identified student in
need.
The relationship is intended to
nurture the academic, social and/or
emotional aspects of these students,
resulting in a positive environment
in both the home and school in
which they live and learn.
Mentors are encouraged to meet
weekly with their student. These
meetings can be at school or some-
thing planned outside of school with
parent permission. Activities can
range from playing games, making
projects, and working on assign-
ments, to going somewhere fun or
learning something new.
There is training for anyone in-
terested in becoming involved in the
program on Oct. 23rd at 6:30 p.m. in
the elementary media center.
If you want to learn more about
becoming a mentor or know of a stu-
dent who would benefit, please call
or e-mail program coordinator Ce-
leste Dahlstrom at (320) 963-6600 or
Dahlstromc@maplelake.k12.mn.us
Short-call substitute
training is Nov. 3-4
People who want to teach but
dont have the full credentials will
have an opportunity to become cer-
tified as short-call substitute teachers
under the Minnesota Limited, Short-
Call Substitute program. A 4-year
bachelor degree is required to qual-
ify.
Resource Training & Solutions in
St. Cloud has announced that it has
coordinated a two-day program on
November 3-4, 2014, to prepare in-
dividuals to apply to become short-
call substitute teachers.
Under Minnesota law, limited,
short-call substitute teachers licenses
are granted only if teachers who hold
regular teaching licenses are not
available or if a district is experienc-
ing a hardship in securing a suffi-
cient number of regularly licensed
teachers to meet the districts need
for short-call substitute teachers.
The district superintendent may re-
quest that a short call substitute li-
cense be granted to an individual
who holds a baccalaureate degree
from a college or university that is
accredited by the regional associa-
tion for the accreditation of colleges
and secondary schools. Licensure is
good for two years and must be re-
newed bi-annually.
Training will cover topics such as
the substitute teachers role in the
classroom and district, basics of
classroom management and instruc-
tion, basics of child development,
and communication skills.
Registration for the training can
be made by contacting Deb Thomes
at Resource Training & Solutions,
137 23rd Street South, Sartell, MN,
phone 320-255-3236 or toll-free
844-335-3276, website www.re-
sourcetraining.com.
School
School News
Maple Lake Messenger Page 7
October 22, 2014
Breakfast
MONDAY, Oct. 27
WG pancake on a stick or choice of
2 WG cereals, whole wheat toast,
jelly/margarine, vegetable selection,
fruit juice, milk
TUESDAY, Oct. 28
Breakfast pizza or choice of 2 WG
cereals, WW toast, jelly/margarine,
vegetable selection, fresh fruit, milk
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 29
Maple-ham wrap, 2 tri-tators or
choice of 2 WG cereals, whole wheat
toast, jelly/margarine, vegetable se-
lection, fresh fruit, milk
THURSDAY, Oct. 30
WG waffle sticks or choice of 2 WG
cereals, whole wheat toast, jelly/mar-
garine, vegetable selection, fruit
juice, milk
FRIDAY, Oct. 31
WG iced cinnamon roll or choice of
2 WG cereals, whole wheat toast,
jelly/margarine, vegetable selection,
fruit juice, milk
Lunch
MONDAY, Oct. 27
Salad slider, buffalo chicken pasta
salad or chicken nuggets w/sweet &
sour sauce, rice, hot turkey on WG
bun, brown rice; green peas, gar-
banzo beans, cucumber slices; choice
of fruit, milk
TUESDAY, Oct. 28
Veggie hoagie, taco salad or sloppy
Joe on WG bun, krinkle kut fries,
hotdog on WG bun, krinkle kut fries;
broccoli florets, baby carrots, cauli-
flower; choice of fruit, milk
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 29
Turkey sub, cravin chicken salad or
ham-broccoli tator casserole, cinna-
mon roll, chicken patty on WG bun,
tator tots; baby spinach, cherry toma-
toes, cucumbers; choice of fruit, milk
THURSDAY, Oct. 30
Honey-mustard ham wrap, 7-layer
salad or salisbury steak, brown rice
w/gravy, corn, roll, pizza dippers
w/marinara rice, corn; creamy
coleslaw, kidney beans, cauliflower;
choice of fruit, milk
FRIDAY, Oct. 31
Yogurt pak, turkey lunch-box salad
or turkey ala king over biscuit, broc-
coli, chicken nuggets, steamed broc-
coli, bread; romaine lettuce, baby
carrots, cherry tomatoes; choice of
fruit, milk
District 881 Menus
Tia Skay asked her 1st grade
students what they wanted to be
for Halloween.
Santiago Castro - I want to
be a Transformer because their
weapons are awesome.
Carter Haflich - I want to be
a fisherman because they catch
big fish.
Gage Morton - I want to be
a Ninja because they have
swords.
Grace Ronnenberg, Carley
Frost, and Daisyanna Hohman
- We want to be Elsa because she
is so beautiful and has ice pow-
ers.
Kody Uecker - I want to be a
Ninja turtle because I like watch-
ing the movie.
Ryne Lodermeier - I want to
be a great basketball player be-
cause it is my favorite sport.
Hayden Dircks - I want to be
a hamburger because everybody
would laugh.
Nicholos Hugnes - I want to
be a Ninja turtle because I love
them.
Tyler Halloran - I want to be
a cardboard ghost because I like
ghosts.
Sam Purcey - I want to be a
ghost because they are scary.
Allie McClory - I want to be
a princess because I like to wear
crowns.
Gavin Manthie - I want to be
a football player because I like to
play football.
Winston Workman - I want
to be Luigi because he is from
Mario Cart.
Olivia Jerome - I want to be
a Pop Star because I like singing.
Katherine Froemming - I
want to be a beautiful queen.
Brynn Ortiz - I want to be a
cheerleader because they are
very colorful.
Alana Weiss - I want to be a
pirate because I love boats.
Joey Novotny - I want to be
a police officer because they
have handcuffs.
Danny Reilley - I want to be
a gorilla because they are a kind
of monkey.
Upcoming Flu Shot Clinics
Buffalo Clinic
1700 Hwy. 25 N
763-682-1313
Monticello Clinic
1001 Hart Blvd. Ste. 100
763-295-2921
Saturday, Oct. 11 8 a.m. - Noon
Saturday, Oct. 25 8 a.m. - Noon
Saturday, Oct. 18 8 a.m. - Noon
Saturday, Nov. 1 8 a.m. - Noon
The Community Guide
showcase in the Maple Lake
Schoolseum has recently been
updated. Viewers entering the
Public School will now be able
to set their eyes on the beautiful
photographs of the area that
were submitted in the 2014
Community Guide contest. Be-
sides this display 11 others are
on site for visitors to enjoy. Any
organization or individuals are
invited to install their own
showcase as a way of revealing
Maple Lakes history, outstand-
ing achievements, organizations,
and events. If you reserve a case
soon and have your information
and archives installed by the
next school open house in Au-
gust of 2015, you will be eligible
to enter the Showcasing Suc-
cess contest and win $100.00,
or $50.00- 2nd place if chosen.
The school thanks all the tal-
ented photographers and the
Maple Lake Messenger for pro-
viding the Community Guide
photos, and Maple Lake Senior
Connections for installation.
Feel free to contact Ginger
OLoughlin, Schoolseum direc-
tor, at gingero@charter.net or
(763) 301-4717 if you are inter-
ested in being a part of the
Maple lake Schoolseum.
The Maple Lake Schoolseum reveals
2014 Community Guide photographs
Nevaya Carlson and her dad check out the new Commu-
nity Guide showcase in the Maple Lake Schoolseum.
(Photo by Ginger OLoughlin)
Shelly Liljequist
continued from page 1
We are making progress in
student achievement. I want to
make sure that as a district, we
provide a solid and comprehen-
sive educational foundation that
prepares each enrolled student
for life after school.
During the last four years
while on the board, I have seen
firsthand the quality of our
schools and the many good
things that result from that dedi-
cation to quality. I would like to
continue being a part of that as I
feel there are many more good
things yet to come. Funding is
still an issue as it was four years
ago and that will not be chang-
ing. As a district, we were pre-
pared to weather the storm and
will continue to do so. I am very
confident in our financial future
and our districts ability to stay
strong and stable. We are in a
well-run district with fabulous
teachers, competent administra-
tion and AWESOME students.
As a board member, I will
work to make sure that our stu-
dents come first and that deci-
sions made are in the best interest
of each and every student. This is
a district to be proud of but there
is much work we can all do to
make it GREAT. I appreciate the
confidence placed in me the last
four years and I will continue to
work to make things even better.
Rick Thomas
continued from page 1
The chief issue is a financial
one. How are we going to con-
tinue to provide an excellent ed-
ucational experience for our
children with limited and dwin-
dling resources? The answer is
a collaborative process that in-
cludes administrators, teachers,
students, parents and commu-
nity members. An open dia-
logue and exchange of ideas are
crucial.
We have a strong adminis-
tration, excellent teachers, and a
committed support staff. We
also have a community that is
invested in the education of our
children.
Joe Mavencamp
continued from page 1
My decision to run for the
school board position is based on
my concern for the future of the
school. By being involved, I
could better understand why cer-
tain decisions are made. When I
graduated we had agriculture
classes, which included welding,
and engine maintenance. That is
now gone. I understand we are
not the only school to drop the
agriculture program. We also had
industrial technology, which I
understand is being down-scaled.
I realize that there are some alter-
natives to those classes offered at
Wright Technical Center in Buf-
falo. Are there other classes to be
dropped in the future? What
classes will we be offering the
students down the road?
A major issue facing the dis-
trict is declining enrollment. We
have students open enrolling out
of the district. My concern is that
residents of this district could be
paying more in taxes unless we
can figure out how to get stu-
dents to come back into the dis-
trict, as well as retain our current
students. I hope to be able to
work with the other board mem-
bers and the administration to re-
solve issues facing the district.
maplelakemessenger.com
Redemske pointed out that
without Maple Lake kids on the
hockey team, Monticello would
be able to drop down to Class A
which would make them much
more competitive.
If we benefit from other
school districts taking our kids
in, we should be willing to coop-
erate with other districts in the
same way, board member
Richard Thomas said.
Ill go along with Rick,
board member Shelly Liljequist
said, and competition is good
for kids. Im all for giving kids
an opportunity where they have
none.
Currently, Maple Lake is the
smallest school district in the
state that has a gymnastics pro-
gram, according to Redemske.
In other news, board mem-
bers:
Gave approval to sell gen-
eral obligation refunding bonds
to Robert W. Baird and Co. for
an estimated $55,000 in savings.
The bonds include original bond-
ing for the 1998 addition to the
school that was built to accom-
modate Early Childhood Family
Education and the childcare pro-
gram.
Recognized Dan Upcraft, a
senior at Maple Lake High
School, as a National Merit
Scholarship Program semifinal-
ist. Upcraft is one of 16,000 aca-
demically talented high school
seniors to make it to the semifi-
nalist level. He now has the op-
portunity to continue in the
competition for some 7,600 Na-
tional Merit Scholarships worth
about $33 million that will be of-
fered next spring. To be consid-
ered for a Merit Scholarship
award, seminalists must fulfill
several requirements to advance
to the finalist level of the compe-
tition. About 90 percent of the
seminalists are expected to at-
tain finalist standing, and more
than half of the finalists will win
a National Merit Scholarship,
earning the Merit Scholar title.
The not-for-profit National
Merit Scholarship Corporation
was established in 1955 speci-
cally to conduct the annual Na-
tional Merit Scholarship
Program. Scholarships are un-
derwritten by NMSC with its
own funds and by approximately
440 business organizations and
higher education institutions that
share NMSCs goals of honoring
the nations scholastic champi-
ons and encouraging the pursuit
of academic excellence. Finalists
will be announced in Feburary.
This is quite an
honor,MLHS Principal Dave
Hansen said Tuesday night.
Recognized Andrew Brown,
Nicole Casebolt and Mary Beth
Barder as Leadership in Educa-
tional Excellence Award win-
ners.
Acknowledged Finance
Manager Kristi Anderson for her
diligent work on school finances
which earned the district the
Minnesota Department of Edu-
cation School Finance Award.
The recognition is given to dis-
tricts for timely submission of re-
quired financial data, accurate
financial reporting and maintain-
ing a positive fund balance.
Approved a lengthy report
called Worlds Best Workforce
that shows how Maple Lake
schools are working to meet a
statewide goal of reducing the
achievement gap by 50 percent
in 2017. The report focuses on
meeting five goals: closing iden-
tified achievement gaps in the
district; having all students ready
for kindergarten; having all stu-
dents in third grade achieving
grade level literacy; having all
students attaining career and col-
lege readiness before graduating
from high school and helping all
students graduate from high
school. The report is a compila-
tion of data including test results,
surveys, and programs the
schools are using to meet their
goals.
There is tons and tons of
data, Principal Hansen said, and
all of it can be seen on-line at the
school district website. Its a
one-stop place to get all this data,
and to see how we have been
doing in the last year, and how
we are meeting our goals.
The report will be submitted
to the Minnesota Department of
Education in early November,
Hansen said.
Were informed that Rock-
ford was voted out of the Central
Minnesota Conference 7-1 and
Paynesville was approved to take
their place.
Approved the addition of St.
Michael-Albertville, Kimball
and New London-Spicer to the
alpine ski team cooperative of
which Annandale, Maple Lake
and Litchfield are a part.
School Board
continued from page 3
A-Meat Shoppe
Albion Ridges
Golf Course
American Legion
Post #131
American
Mini Storage
Bernatellos Pizza
Cedar Lake
Engineering
Cokato Mutual
Fire Insurance Co.
Community Education
of Annandale &
Maple Lake
Country
Chevrolet
Dearing
Construction, Inc.
Delmont Lieske, D.V.M.
DeZiel Heating &
Air Conditioning, Inc.
Dingmann Funeral
Care: Burial &
Cremation
Services
Elfmann Plumbing
H&H Archery
Hegle Door Sales
Howards Plumbing
Irish Blessings
Coffeehouse
Kaz Hardware
Lake Central
Insurance Services
Latour
Construction
Lundeen Bros. Ford
M&M Express Sales
M&M Bus Service
MP NexLevel, LLC
Maple Lake Library
Maple Lake
Lions Club
Maple Lake
Lumber Co.
Maple Lake
Messenger
Maple Lake Wine &
Spirits
Marketplace
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Maple Lake Messenger Page 9
October 22, 2014
Top Left: Yellow safety cor-
rugated tubing was in-
stalled on the fencing
around the perimeter of all
three fields. Top Right:
Outdoor double batting
cages complete with elec-
trical service for the use of
pitching machines. Bottom
Left: Permanant roofing
was installed on each of
the six dugouts. (Photos
by Chris Fobbe)
www.MapleLakeMessenger.com
by Scott Fobbe
Correspondent
The Irish Diamonds com-
plex was completed in the fall
of 2009 and the youth baseball
and fast pitch softball programs
began using the facility in the
spring of 2011 after the deci-
sion was made to let the fields
mature for one year after com-
pletion.
During the past three years
upgrades to the facility were
being planned and some were
completed beginning with the
planting of 30 young mature
maple trees in the fall of 2012.
During this past year the facil-
ity has taken on a new look
with the completion of perma-
nent roofing on each of the six
dugouts, yellow safety corru-
gated tubing installed on the
fencing around the perimeter of
all three fields, and just com-
pleted in October, the new out-
door double batting cages
complete with electrical service
for the use of pitching ma-
chines. All of the upgrades
were made possible by the
fundraising efforts of the Dia-
monds & Dreams organiza-
tion, local business advertising,
concession proceeds, summer
baseball and fast pitch softball
programs and the help of vol-
unteers.
Top right are photos of the
complex's three upgrades com-
pleted during the spring, sum-
mer and fall of 2014. The
cables for the batting cages will
be installed yet this fall in
preparation of the netting in-
stallation next spring prior to
the beginning of school base-
ball and fast pitch softball pro-
grams.
The Diamonds & Dreams
organization will continue to
conduct fundraisers, seek dona-
tions, solicit advertising oppor-
tunities for businesses, and op-
erate the concessions for future
funds to continue with up-
grades to the Irish Diamonds
complex. Maple Lake has such
a rich history of baseball and
softball going back nearly nine
decades, therefore the Dia-
monds & Dreams organization
wants to recognize those play-
ers or individuals involved by
starting a new tradition which
is unique by accepting names
for the field naming rights for
each of the three fields for a
three-year term or through the
2017 season. The criteria are:
the names need to be personal
or family-oriented and need to
have ties to Maple Lake soft-
ball or baseball, past or current.
During the initial fundraiser
four years ago, field naming
rights were auctioned off; this
time around names will be ac-
cepted along with a suggested
one-time donation and in
March a decision will be made
by the Diamonds & Dreams or-
ganization of what person or
family name will be awarded
the naming rights to each field.
Send your field naming
rights application (which
should include the following:
chosen name, field #6, 7, or 8
preferred, not guaranteed; one-
time donation amount and brief
description of how connected
to either baseball or softball) to
the following address: Shelley
McAlpine, 840 4th St. W.,
Maple Lake, MN 55358.
The final decision will be
made by the deadline of Feb.
28, 2015. The Diamonds &
Dreams organization would
like to thank the local busi-
nesses and volunteers who
have made a difference during
the past five years and looks
forward to your continued sup-
port.
Irish Diamonds complex receives upgrades
The Friends of the Maple Lake
Library would like to say...
Business Donations:
Albion Ridges Golf Course
American Legion Post #131
Batteries R Us
Becka Beads
Better Than Ever Interiors
Bison Creek Event Center
Blizil's Repair
Buff N Glo Car Wash
Buffalo Books & Coffee
Buffalo Hospital
C&W Spinning, Inc.
Carefree Lawn Sprinklers
Cenex
Central MN Endodontics (Cathy Wurm)
Coborn's of Buffalo
Country Chev
CS Salon & Spa
Cub Foods of Buffalo
Culver's of Buffalo
Dearing Construction, Inc.
Family Matters Custom Built Furniture
Grand Casino Mille Lacs
Grandma-Maple Lake Wine & Spirits
H&H Archery Supply
Hegle Door Sales, Inc.
Hitching Post
Homestyle Country Caf
Irish Blessings Coffeehouse
J&J Athletics
Jamco Exteriors
Lake Central Insurance Services
Lundeen Bros. Ford
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Malco Products
Maple Lake Floral
Maple Lake Lakers
Maple Lake Lions Club
Maple Lake Lumber Company
Maple Lake Messenger
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Maple Lake Veterinary Clinic
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Norwex (Kim Anderson)
Pace Industries/Product Tech Div.
Pagel Law Office
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Ranae's in Home Dog Boarding
Rassat Outdoor Group
Red Barn MN
Rivers Precision, LLC
Roger's BP Amoco
SAM Quilters
Scentsy (Tiffini Kiebel)
Shear Attitudes Salon & Spa
Snap Fitness
Southbrook Golf Club
Star Bank
Thomes Insurance Group
TJ Potter Trucking
Total Care Chiropractic
Tracy's Therapeutic Massage
The V by HH
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Webb Surveying LLC
WH Co-op Elec. Assn.
Wurm Guide Services
Personal Donations:
Joe & Mary Ackerman
Robin Aeshliman
Doug & Theresa Andrus
Tom & Audrey Bacon
Jan Bakeberg
Pam & Tom Baker
Eunice Bell
Mary Bell
Kathleen Bjorkland
Angie Blizil
Denise Blizil
Joe Blizil
Laureen Bodin
Jean Borrell
Jolene Coleman
Melissa Drossel
Leroy & Mary Elfmann
Bill & Helen Elsenpeter
Linda Manuel Erickson
Susan Gengler
Phil Gravel
Carol Groppoli
Bob Gruys
Karla Heeter
Kath Heffron
Dan Henjum
Pat Hickey
Jane Hudek
Margaret & John Jenniges
Cathy Jude
Paul Koch
Connie & Pat Lahr
Pam Lemieux
Judy & Jim Martin
Marie Mavencamp
Mary McBrady
Nancy McDonnel
David Meidal
Cindy & Jerry Miessen
Aaron Mooney
Dave & Luverne Mooney
Helen Mooney
Pat & Eileen Mooney
Steve Mooney
Terry & Phil Mooney
Connie Nelson
Sue Nelson
Trina Ness
Linda Olson
Ed & Nan Paumen
Joan Paumen
Kent & Connie Peterson
Mary Jo Pribyl
Dennis Quinlan
Ruth Rigenhagen
& the Citizens Club
Tammy Saphir
Monica Scheiber
Terri Schulte
Dave & Cathy Schultz
Elizabeth Segner
Paula Slocum
Matt Steidl
Paul & Lisa Stokman
Ed Stracke
Frank Sullivan
Carla & Allen Sundblad
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Megan Carlson
Gabe Hance
Linsey Hanson
Jeffery Hendrickson
Grace Heying
Caitlyn Johnson
Abby Latour
Kate Latour
Lindsey Paumen
Olivia Paumen
Thank you
to the Maple Lake
Community for your
support and
donations. It is
because of you that
our 6th annual
fundraiser was such
a success! If we
have missed anyone,
we apologize.
Dont Miss...
Halloween in Maple Lake!
This Chamber sponsored
event is for area children
as a safe & secure way of
enjoying the day!
Each business will
have a colorful window
poster on display the
day of the event.
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Maple Lake Messenger Page 10
October 22, 2014
by Brenda Erdahl
Sports Writer
The Maple Lake Irish volley-
ball team routed the Holdingford
Huskers 3-0 , Tuesday, Oct. 14,
to claim the Central Minnesota
Conference title for the second
year in a row, and end another
undefeated season in the CMC.
It was great to see us put a
match together as a team and
complete our goal of being Cen-
tral Minnesota Conference
champs, head coach Marty
Kiebel said.
In addition to finishing 7-0 in
the conference, the Irish can
boast a second season of going
undefeated at home.
The Irish put together a strong
serving equation that under-
mined the Huskers offense lead-
ing to their downfall in three
games; scores were: 25-11, 25-
12 and 25 -14.
I was impressed by how we
served the ball, Kiebel said.
Not only did we serve a high
percentage (95 percent) but we
really placed the ball where we
thought would give us a big ad-
vantage. By knocking Holding-
ford's offense out of system it
made it easier for us to play de-
fense, and then transition to a
quicker offensive attack.
Jenni Pomije went 22 for 22
serving with four aces, Tuesday
night. She also had 12 assists and
two digs; Linsey Rachel went 10
for 10 serving with two aces, 16
kills and eight digs; Morgan
Scheiber went seven for nine
serving with one ace, five assists
and four digs; Sadie Pingel went
10 for 10 serving with two aces
and seven digs; Emily Webb
went 10 for 10 serving with one
ace, seven kills and seven digs;
Jill Goelz went 15 for 16 serving
with three aces and four kills;
Olivia Marquette went two for
three serving with 10 assists and
one dig; Maya Oritz went two
for two serving with five digs;
Amber Klug had three kills; and
Maria Bischoff went four for
four serving.
As a team they had 13 aces
and 41 digs.
Maple Lake will begin the
playoff season on Thursday, Oct.
23, at home against the Rockford
Rockets in the first round of the
Section 5AA playoffs. The game
begins at 7 p.m.
Srvs Kll Ast Digs
Trager - 2 - -
Pomije 22/22 - 12 2
Klug - 3 - -
Rachel 10/10 16 - 8
Scheiber 7/9 - 5 4
Pingel 10/10 - - 7
Callahan - - - 5
Ortiz 2/2 - - 5
Webb 10/10 7 - 7
Goelz 15/16 4 - 1
Toedter - 3 - -
Marquette 2/3 - 10 1
Paumen - 1 - -
Bischoff 4/4 1 - 1
Scheiber - 1 - -
Team Totals: 95%
Overall Record: 23-5
CMC Record: 7-0
Irish volleyball win CMC
by Gabe Hance
Sports Writer
Last Wednesday the Maple
Lake Irish beat the 5-2 Holding-
ford Huskers (AA) 35-8. Last
year they beat us both mentally
and physically, senior quarter-
back Anthony Goelz reflected.
They were a great team then,
and still are very strong defen-
sively. We need to come out fast
and never look back.
Last season Holdingford
showed no mercy to the Irish,
running up the score 46-6. This
season the Irish circled their
game on the calendar against the
Huskers, wanting revenge and to
gain momentum for the playoffs.
The offensive play for Maple
Lake was very important against
the defensively strong Huskers.
The defensive line of Holding-
ford had good size, out-weighing
the smaller Irish line. Speed and
power gave the Irish the advan-
tage and allowed the offensive
line to reach the flying lineback-
ers of Holdingford. We had to
get to their linebacker, sopho-
more tackle Tanner Schmidt
added about his defensive coun-
terpart. If we get to their line-
backer it allows our backs to run
freely and look to the end zone.
Getting to the next level, the run-
ning back of Maple Lake ran a
total of 252 rushing yards. Maple
Lake didnt have many big run-
ning plays. They managed to get
three to five yards a play, always
keeping the ball in good position
to run any plays they wanted and
keep the Huskers on their toes.
Thirty-one came from a Dustin
Strub counter that scored their
second touchdown and gave the
whole Irish team momentum,
slowing the Huskers on offense.
The Irish managed to eat up most
of the clock throughout the game
with a strong running approach,
tiring the two-way players of
Holdingford. Speed and consis-
tency kept the Holdingford de-
fense on their heels and
struggling to stop the quick of-
fense of Maple Lake. The passing
game for the Irish also took off
and found its stride. Maple Lake
usually runs the ball and found
their situation when it seemed
necessary. Third and 15 gave an
opportunity to Dustin Strub,
when he and Goelz connected,
setting up the ball on the three-
yard line. Cal Redemske punched
the ball past the goal line for
Maple Lakes first score of the
game. Ryan Kalinowskis speed
opened up an opportunity as he
recorded two receptions for 31
yards and one touchdown.
Going into the game, the
Huskers were second to the Irish
in points allowed in the CMC
with 12, the Irish defense allowed
10. The Irish nearly tripled that
and ended the night with 315
yards of total offense. We
moved the ball very well and
needed this victory going into the
playoffs playing the best football
possible, senior wide receiver
Mike Scheiber commented after
the game.
The Irish defense came into
this game not allowing their op-
ponent to score in the past two
games. The Huskers broke that
with short field position, but the
Irish defense would not allow an-
other score throughout the night.
The entire Irish defense came out
with a chip on their shoulder and
had something to prove, who had
the best defense in the CMC.
They certainly proved it by only
allowing 66 yards of total of-
fense. The Irish front seven were
very aggressive, sending blitzing
backers almost every play, dis-
rupting the offensive attempts for
Holdingford. The offensive ap-
proach from Holdingford was
very predictable, having their
best linemen switch sides to the
play side, showing which direc-
tion the play was going. The de-
fensive line came off the ball hard
and fast, causing linemen of
Holdingford to be pushed off
course and into their own runners
and then wrapped up by swarm-
ing linebackers. The defensive
secondary had their own game al-
lowing a total of 66 yards through
the air and had a pick six from
McRae Haney. "We played a
good game, but we need to come
out like this every game for the
rest of the season," senior line-
backer Cal Redemske said, after
the 35-8 victory over the
Huskers.
The Irish play Tuesday, Octo-
ber 21st, against St. Paul Hum-
boldt High School for the first
round of section playoffs.
Rushing:
C. Redemske 17 carries, 107
yards, 2 TDs
D. Strub 14 carries, 76 yards,
1 TD
A. Goelz 6 carries, 49 yards
N. Maas 4 carries, 8 yards
A. Becker 1 carry, 1 yard
B. Triplett 3 carries, 11 yards
L. McCullough 6 carries, 5
yards
Receiving:
R. Kalinowski 2 catches, 31
yards, 1 TD
D. Strub 2 catches, 32 yards
L. Fobbe 1 catch, 2 yards, 2-
pt conversion
Passing:
A. Goelz 5-5, 65 yards, 1 TD,
2-pt conversion
Kicking:
C. Stejskal 3/4 extra points
Defense:
M. Haney 1 solo, 1 INT, 33
yds TD
D. Strub 1 solo, 1 INT
N. Mass 3 assists
R. Scadden 2 solos, 2 assists
H. Malachek 1 solo, 1 sack
C. Redemske 2 solos, 2 assists
L. Fobbe 2 solos, 2 assists
D. Kaley 3 solos, 1 assist, 1
sack
D. Lowers 1 solo, 1 assist
J. Gindele 1 solo, 2 assists
A. Toedter 1 solo, 1 assist, 2.5
sacks
D. Kaley 2 solos, 2 assists, .5
sack
Irish advance to the first round of section playoffs
by Brenda Erdahl
Sports Writer
Irish cross country runners
finished runner-up to the state-
ranked Holdingford in both the
boys and girls races, Tuesday,
Oct. 14, at the Central Min-
nesota Conference Invitational
at Pierz.
The goal at the beginning of
the year, and we set them high,
was to win (the conference
title), so there was a tinge of dis-
appointment, Head Coach Ben
Youngs said. But ultimately,
when you look at the meet as a
whole, we did pretty well.
On the boys side, three of
Maple Lakes top five runners
earned all-conference honors by
placing in the top 10, and their
fourth runner made all-confer-
ence honorable mention by
placing in the top 15.
Three of the Irishs top five
girls also made all-conference.
Both Holdingfords boys
and girls teams are ranked
among the top 10 in state. It
would have been an upset for
sure if we had won, Youngs
said.
Leading the boys was senior
Andrew Schonnesen who fin-
ished sixth overall in a time of
17:20 for all-conference honors;
Jackson Willard was eighth in
17:35 and Devin Deringer was
10th in 17:40. Both were all-
conference.
Earning the honorable men-
tion award was Scott Jordan
who finished 11th in 17:48.
Ross Hickey finished 18th
for the boys in 18:28 and Adam
Ruhland finished 21st in 18:48
out of 54 runners.
A lot of teams would have
loved to be in our position,
Youngs said. Half of our var-
sity runners were all-confer-
ence. We just have high
expectations.
Leading the girls team was
Sommer Carlson who finished
third in 15:43 for all-conference
honors. Halle Geyen finished
seventh in 16:37 and Grace
Heying, a seventh grader at
MLHS, was 10th in 16:52. Both
were all-conference.
It is pretty rare to see a sev-
enth grader get all-conference,
Youngs said. I was pretty ex-
cited to see that.
Kayla Hoistad finished 17th
for the Irish in 17:40; Mollie
Graham was 27th in 18:23; and
Peyton Tongen was 33rd in
18:43. A total of 49 athletes
competed in the girls race.
The Holdingford boys team
won with 44 points; Maple Lake
had 53; Royalton was third with
54; and Howard Lake-Waverly-
Winsted was fourth with 83
points.
The Holdingford girls team
won with 34 points; Maple Lake
had 61; Eden Valley-Watkins-
Kimball was third with 69 and
H-W-W was fourth with 117.
The Irish program showed
their depth, Tuesday, when the
boys junior varsity and junior
high teams finished second and
the girls JV finished first.
Cullen Gallagher was runner-
up for the JV team; Simon
Willard was fifth; Tanner Vasser
was seventh; and Ben Smail was
eighth. On the JV girls side,
McKenzie Miller won the title
in a time of 18:39; Olivia Wolff-
Herda was sixth; Margaret Gra-
ham was eighth; and Chloe
Riviere was 10th.
Daryn Strub of Maple Lake
won the junior high race and
Matt Gendreau was second.
Michael Miller came in 7th.
The Irish didnt have a junior
high girls team at this race be-
cause both of their junior high
athletes ran varsity, Youngs said.
Next up for the Irish is the
Section 5A meet at Milaca on
Thursday, Oct. 23, at 4 p.m.,
where they will try for a spot at
state.
Although Holdingford isnt
in their section, on the boys
side, Glencoe-Silver Lake, who
is ranked second in state, and
Mora, who is ranked fifth in
state, will give the Irish a run for
their money.
If we want to go to state,
well have to run our absolute
best, I mean flawless, Youngs
said. Were hopeful the compe-
tition will spur us to achieve our
best times.
Individually, Schonnesen
hopes to make a return trip to
state, and there are other Irish
runners who could make the
cut-off as well, although Youngs
wouldnt specify who. We
have a lot of talented guys, is
all he would say.
On the girls side, Sommer
Carlson and Geyen went to state
last year and earned all-state
honors, which means they fin-
ished in the top 25. They hope to
run well enough Thursday to re-
turn as well.
Were hoping those two get
back (to state) and maybe
more, Youngs said.
Team wise on the girls side,
the second-in-state ranked An-
nandale will be the power
house. After them, the second-
place slot (only the top two
teams move on) will be up for
grabs. Vying for that spot will be
Mora, Spectrum, Norwood-
Young America, Providence
Academy and Maple Lake,
Youngs predicted.
The state cross country meet
is scheduled for Saturday, Nov.
1, at St. Olaf College in North-
field.
Left: Halle Geyen, Grace Heying and Sommer Carlson. Right: Scott Jordan, Jackson Willard, Devin Deringer and An-
drew Schonnesen (Photos by Jennifer Carlson)
Irish Cross Country finishes runner-up in CMC
Top: Tony Goelz, #7, getting ready to hand the ball off to
Cal Redemske, #33. Bottom Left: McRae Haney, #2, inter-
cepts the ball and runs it in for a touchdown while Cal Re-
demske, #33, watches his back. Bottom Right: Ryan
Kalinowski, #22, catches the ball for a touchdown.
(Photos by Charlene Wurm)
Maple Lake Messenger Page 11
October 22, 2014
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Tom McGregor
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These items, together with
the new spending thats on the
countys plate, including a
$20+Million Public Works
building upgrade, the likely con-
struction of new court facilities
at the Law Enforcement Center,
and the construction of yet an-
other regional park, means more
spending, more debt (on top of
the existing $50Million bonded
debt), and more tax burden for
the Wright County taxpayer. Im
running in order to offer the tax-
payers in District 1 the opportu-
nity to vote for a course
correction to this business as
usual pattern of spending and
growth which has dominated
WCG for the last 10 years.
A convergence of factors will
make it difficult to continue
funding county government in
the same fashion as it has over
the past decade.
Between funding cutbacks by
state/federal governments, the
demonstrated unwillingness of
WCG to curb its spending in a
meaningful manner, and the
growing number of us who are
being squeezed by stagnant in-
come growth, higher costs for
energy, food, healthcare, etc., as
well as higher property taxes, its
becoming apparent that another
approach to funding county gov-
ernment is needed.
I believe that the necessary
course correction begins with re-
asserting the rightful position of
the Wright County taxpayer at
the top of the list of concerns in-
stead of the bottom of the list
when it comes to spending deci-
sions at WCG. In short, I be-
lieve that its time to put the
taxpayers first.
There are other issues to be
addressed, but due to space con-
straints, Im not able to go into
them here. However, some are
listed on my web-site www.mc-
gregorforcommissioner. org
along with much more informa-
tion on my background and what
I hope to accomplish as commis-
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Hanson said, You get an op-
tion on the land, and you front as
many of these costs as you have
to, to give a potential user the
comfort they need to know that
they can get in quickly. At least
some of the environmentals been
done, the title work has been
done, the appropriate sewer and
water capacity and electrical
usage is there, and the roads are
there, or they can be put in
quickly.
Hanson stressed that the city
needed to have an option in place
to purchase property at a fixed
price.
Youll know what your costs
are going to be, so you can plan
accordingly, he explained. And
youve got to know that theres
no title problems, no soil correc-
tion problems or you know
what they are and how much
its going to cost to extend sewer
and water and roads. That front
work has to be done. Otherwise,
you cant give enough assurances
to somebody to get them to move
forward.
Rivers noted once the prop-
erty is acquired, city leaders
would have to don their sales-
mens hats, and Kissock said that
advanced marketing was being
assembled. Hanson again sug-
gested they look to the private
sector for funding commitments.
There are companies that are
looking around, he said. Youre
in a very favorable location, on a
main highway close to the Metro
area. Youve got good schools all
around you. Youve got access to
the colleges at St. Cloud, at
Mankato, all the tech colleges in
Minneapolis. Youve got a lot of
selling points.
Invited by Rivers to further
expound on the importance of
jobs, Hanson said, Everything
starts with a good job. You can
talk about quality of life, you can
talk about everything else, but if
you dont have a job, nothing else
matters, and without it, there is
no quality of life. Thats the
whole point of what I am trying
to do. What does it take to get an
organization to move here that
will have good paying jobs?
What kind of community struc-
ture do we need? What kind of
support structure do we need, and
what kind of skilled and unskilled
labor? How do we attract that
kind of organization, and how do
we keep them?
The best place to start, he ad-
vised, would be to look at what
the city already has, and to find
ways to build on that.
Investing in the community
Kissock noted that several
companies in town cant find
workers, and Hanson advised all
attendees to jump on that imme-
diately, approaching businesses
to find out what type of workers
they need, then taking that infor-
mation to local and area schools,
using a targeted, focused method
to build a strong local workforce.
Northenscold questioned the
yearly dues paid to organizations
such as the St. Cloud model, ask-
ing what personal benefit busi-
ness owners took from
participation.
A healthier St. Cloud, Han-
son said. In a sense, its invest-
ing in our community.
Rivers asked who might be
considered investors in a town
like Maple Lake. Hanson said in
Maple Lake, he would first re-
duce the membership dues and
then consider every local busi-
ness owner as a potential partici-
pant.
Pagel questioned whether
such an organization should in-
clude only Maple Lake or be
something more regional. Webb
said he sees Wright County as a
natural conduit between Min-
neapolis and St. Cloud, and
Kissock said the city can partner
and communicate with both.
Geyen wondered how, if some
kind of associative collaboration
were formed, there would be any
assurance that each city would
benefit in equal measure.
You dont know, Hanson re-
sponded, adding that cities would
be required to work together in-
stead of fighting, adopting an at-
titude of working together for the
greater good. He suggested that if
city leaders wanted to explore
that further, they should hold a
similar meeting with other com-
munities and hear their opinions.
Kissock pointed out that Foust
and the Wright County Economic
Development Partnership could
meet some of those needs, saying
that whether business owners in
the city were investing money,
time or ideas, that motion is hap-
pening.
We dont necessarily have to
be creating something that
doesnt exist, she said. We can
look at what we already have,
and utilize it.
She asked Northagan if
Wright County Economic Devel-
opments primary purpose was to
serve municipalities or business
owners. He replied that its pri-
mary purpose was to help the two
work together, adding that the
Small Business Development
Centers, an arm of the Small
Business Administration, might
be of some help with business
plans, financial planning, projec-
tions and location of resources.
Decisions and consensus
Webb said that while he strug-
gled with the concept of develop-
ing a group and having each of its
members kick in a certain
amount of money, he agreed
wholeheartedly with much of
what Hanson was saying, includ-
ing the need to be proactive, to
decide how much land is neces-
sary, how much the city wants to
spend on infrastructure and at
what point in time, as well as
how risk-adverse the council is to
spending dollars.
These are not easy deci-
sions, he said, but they are de-
cisions you need to make.
If Maple Lake is not prepared
to accept a business considering
locating in the area, he said, that
business will move on to a neigh-
boring community, adding, You
need to make the decision: How
prepared do you want to be?
Kissock said the city was get-
ting to that point, but that because
of some bad decisions made in
the past, councilmembers were
very, very gun shy about bor-
rowing money for new and am-
bitious projects.
We do pride ourselves in
having a fairly low tax rate, she
said. The key is the balance, and
we have been having those dis-
cussions over the past couple of
years that we need to make sure
that we are increasing our tax rate
incrementally. We need to in-
crease our tax base, as well, but
right now we need to increase our
tax rate a bit, so that we can keep
up the infrastructures, so that we
can entice a tax base. Its that
Catch-22 that were in right now.
And I think the council is fairly
united in knowing that we need
to invest in our community now.
We cant just say, No more
spending. We need to invest and
make sure that we dont fall apart
while were waiting for some-
thing to happen.
Further discussion led to a
consensus that expense was the
biggest hurdle. Foust said that an
anchor tenant will sometimes act
as a contractor. Grant suggested
that subsequent steps should in-
clude obtaining a security net
with landowners, as well as clar-
ification of what utilities will
cost, and a site plan. A number of
action items were agreed upon,
including the following:
secure an option on the land
research cost for all utilities
and a feasibility study
feasibility study to include
viability of utilities, sources and
uses of funds, layout
consider local businesses as
anchor candidates
arrange a meeting with
DEED reps
Hanson suggested that the Ini-
tiative Foundation might also be
of some help with matching
funds for engineering and design
costs, and Foust mentioned that
in many such cases, AgSTAR
will help with funding for feasi-
bility studies.
Kissock, Northagan and Foust
agreed to meet with various local
businesses to gather input and
share ideas, while city staff will
work with Pagel and Northen-
scold on starting a conversation
with prospective landowners, and
to open further discussions and
negotiations if all parties are
amenable.
Hanson advised city planners
to calculate the cost of what they
were hoping to accomplish and
spread it across the citys assess-
ment evaluation, so can they can
tell taxpayers how much the costs
are.
That is the cost of doing
business, he said.
The councils next meeting is
Tuesday, October 21, at 7 p.m.
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I sit on a wide variety of com-
mittees, and continue to build my
knowledge base. I truly enjoy
working with people, exploring
issues, interviewing, researching,
and finding solutions to problems.
Ive served as county commis-
sioner for the past two years, and
love what I do. Wright County is
my home by birth and by choice.
Im pleased that weve been
among the lowest in the state for
per capita spending for years.
In 2012the latest available
comparative data from the state
auditorWright County ranked
86 out of 87 counties. Township
and city officials, along with
county residents, department
heads, and employees, are great to
work with. I stand up for what is
right, am accountable to the peo-
ple, and serve to the best of my
abilities.
Maintaining roads for public
safety, economic development,
and our citizens mobility is criti-
cal. Funding is the challenge. Two
options that have been discussed
are a wheelage tax and a local op-
tion sales taxneither of which I
support. I am more in favor of
using reserve funds, and levy dol-
lars, when necessary. Another
issue is economic development.
We have not fully recovered from
the recession, and attracting more
industry through incentives and
improving roads, what has been
dubbed the corridors of com-
merce, would stimulate the local
economy, and shift some of the
tax burden from other property
owners. I appreciate everyones
input on issues. People may con-
tact me at 763-682-3997,
christinehusom@aol.com, or
check out my website, www.chu-
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LEGAL NOTICE
ALBION TOWNSHIP
The Town of Albion will conduct a
public accuracy test of its optical
scan equipment and marking equip-
ment at the Albion Town Hall on Oc-
tober 30th starting at 7:00 p.m.
Debbie Uecker
Albion Township Clerk
(4-5c)
LEGAL NOTICE
SILVER CREEK TOWNSHIP
Notice of Public Accuracy Test of
voting equipment for the November
4, 2014, General Election at 3:00
p.m., Tuesday, October 28, 2014, at
the Silver Creek Town Hall, 3827
134th Street NW, Monticello, MN
55362
(4c)
LEGAL NOTICE
MAPLE LAKE TOWNSHIP
Public Accuracy Test of
Electronic
Voting Equipment
A public accuracy test of elec-
tronic voting equipment will be held
in the above named Township at the
Maple Lake Township Hall, located
at 6298 Bishop Ave. NW and County
Road #37, at 1:00 P.M. October 30,
2014.
Dick Hogan, Clerk
(4c)
LEGAL NOTICE
DISTRICT COURT
PROBATE DIVISION
TENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT
Court File No. 86 PR-14-5293
NOTICE OF HEARING ON
PETITION FOR PROBATE
OF WILL AND APPOINTMENT OF
PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE
AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS
STATE OF MINNESOTA
COUNTY OF WRIGHT
Estate of
CAROL A. ERTEL,
Decedent
Notice is given that on November
12, 2014, at 1:30 p.m., a hearing will
be held in this Court at 10 NW Sec-
ond Street, Buffalo, Minnesota, for
the formal probate of an instrument
purporting to be the will of the Dece-
dent, dated October 16, 2000,
("Will"), and for the appointment of
Thomas A. Ertel, whose address is
P.O. Box 217, Maple Lake, MN
55358 as personal representative of
the Estate of the Decedent in an UN-
SUPERVISED administration. Any
objections to the petition must be
filed with the Court prior to or at the
hearing. If proper and if no objec-
tions are filed, the personal repre-
sentative will be appointed with full
power to administer the Estate in-
cluding the power to collect all as-
sets, to pay all legal debts, claims,
taxes and expenses, to sell real and
personal property, and to do all nec-
essary acts for the Estate.
Notice is also given that (subject
to Minn. Stat. 524.3-801) all creditors
having claims against the Estate are
required to present the claims to the
personal representative or to the
Court Administrator within four
months after the date of this Notice
or the claims will be barred.
/s/ Ann Isham
/s/ Peggy Gentles
Court Administrator
Attorney for Petitioner
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October 22, 2014
Legal Notices
County Board
continued from page 3
NOTICE OF GENERAL ELECTION
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO.881
MAPLE LAKE
STATE OF MINNESOTA
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the general election has been called and will be held in and for
Independent School District No. 881, Maple Lake, State of Minnesota, on Tuesday, the 4
th
day of
November , 2014, for the purpose of electing three school board members for four year terms. The ballot
shall provide as follows:
INSTRUCTIONS TO VOTERS
To vote, completely fill in the ovals(s) next to your choice(s) like this:
SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER
VOTE FOR UP TO THREE
JOE MAVENCAMP
SHELLY LILJEQUIST
RICHARD THOMAS
_____________
write-in, if any
_____________
write-in, if any
_____________
write-in, if any
The precincts and polling places for the general election will be the precincts and polling places for the
State general election.
Any eligible voter residing in the school district may vote at said election at the polling place designated
above for the precinct in which he or she resides. The polls for said election will open at 7o'clock a.m.
and will close at 8 o'clock p.m. on the date of said election.
A voter must be registered to vote to be eligible to vote in this election. An unregistered individual may
register to vote at the polling place on election day.
Dated: 9/08/2014 BY ORDER OF THE SCHOOL BOARD
Shelley McAlpine, School District Clerk
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NOTICE OF ELECTION OF
OFFICERSANDBOARDOF
CANVASSMEETING
The Township of Silver Creek,
Wright County, Minnesota, will have
an election on Township officers at
the General Election on Tuesday,
November 4, 2014, at the town hall
located at 3827 134th St. NW, Mon-
ticello, MN, to elect two supervisors
for a four-year term and one Monti-
cello-Big Lake Hospital District Board
Member. The polls will be open from
7 a.m. - 8 p.m. Corey L. Paulson and
John Jones have filed for Seat 1.
Tom Vanek and Daniel Ness have
filed for Seat 3. Brian L. Doyle has
filed for the Hospital District Board.
The canvassing board will meet
on November 12, 2014 at 6:30 p.m.
to certify the official election.
Nancy Betzler
Clerk of Township of Silver Creek
(3-4c)
SAMPLE BALLOT
TOWN OFFICES
TOWN SUPERVISOR SEAT 1
TOWNOF SILVER CREEK
VOTE FOR ONE
TOWN SUPERVISOR SEAT 3
TOWN OF SILVER CREEK
VOTE FOR ONE
SPECIAL DISTRICT
OFFICES
MONTICELLO-BIG LAKE
HOSPITAL DISTRICT BOARD
MEMBER
TOWN OF SILVER CREEK
VOTE FOR ONE
TOMVANEK
DANIELNESS
Write-in, if any
BRIANL. DOYLE
Write-in, if any
COREY L. PAULSON
JOHN F. JONES
Write-in, if any
(3-4c)
In other items on the Oct. 14
agenda, the board:
Referred to the building
committee discussion of a con-
tract with Hagen Christensen &
McIlwain Architects for consult-
ing design services for the new
Public Works Building. The con-
tract calls for $93,000 in design
costs to be paid to HCM. Cur-
rently, the sheriffs department
has its impound lot storage area
on the Public Works property
and it will need to be moved dur-
ing the construction process. The
construction is scheduled to
begin next July. The total project
cost is anticipated to be about
$300,000.
Approved the Oct. 8 build-
ing committee minutes. The
committee discussed the equip-
ment that has been mothballed in
the former compost facility.
While much of the equipment
has a limited market for sale, the
county will attempt to sell the
equipment and those items that
cant be sold will be removed
and sold for scrap metal. The
compost facility was designed in
the late 1980s based on a Euro-
pean design and the quality of
the compost generated wasnt up
to the standards that were hoped
or anticipated, which led in large
part to the plant closing 20 years
ago. The facility has been used
the last several years as a recy-
cling facility. The county will
seek estimates for the value of
equipment and seek out potential
buyers.
Referred discussion of proj-
ect updates from the Information
Technology Department to the
Oct. 22 technology committee
meeting.
Approved transferring a tax
forfeit parcel to the Prairie Creek
Townhomes Homeowners Asso-
ciation in Otsego. The parcel is a
common area within the devel-
opment that went to tax forfeit
when the full development was
not completed as originally
planned.
Approved a correctional
plan dealing with the Public Em-
ployees Retirement Association
and Social Security plan for cor-
rections officers in the sheriffs
department. During the summer,
it was determined that the current
plan did not meet Social Security
requirements and that a referen-
dum among the 46 eligible em-
ployees was needed. The vote
will be taken in January. The op-
tions will be to either go with a
majority plan based on a vote
from the majority of employees
or to allow a divided plan that
would allow individual employ-
ees to make the choice of which
plan they prefer one that would
include social security or one
that wouldnt. The board voted to
endorse the divided plan and
allow individual employees to
choose which plan they prefer.
Signed off on the acquisition
of a 62-acre parcel in the City of
St. Michael by the Minnesota
Department of Natural Re-
sources. The parcel will be used
for an outlet route on the Pelican
Lake drainage project. The goal
is to reduce the lake level by as
much as four feet to prevent
flooding issues and improve
water quality as well as reducing
the number of rough fish, like
bullheads, that inhabit the lake.
Because state funds were in-
volved, county board approval
was necessary.
Adopted a speed zone study
for CSAH 5 south of Annandale
and CSAH 39 from Hwy. 101 to
Monticello. In order for speed
limits to be changed, a speed
zone study must be conducted by
the Minnesota Department of
Transportation.
NOTICE OF
GENERAL ELECTION
Notice is hereby given to the elec-
tors of the City of Maple Lake, Wright
County, Minnesota, that a General
Election will be held Tuesday, No-
vember 4, 2014, at the Maple Lake
City Hall, 10 Maple Avenue South,
for the purpose of electing Municipal
Officers: mayor and two council
members. Polls will be open from
7:00 A.M. to 8:00 P.M.
Lee Ann Yager
City Clerk/Treasurer
(3-4c)
SAMPLE BALLOT
CITY OFFICES
MAYOR
VOTE FOR ONE
COUNCIL MEMBER
VOTE FOR UP TO TWO
KRISTY HENNEN
DEB GEYEN
TODD JUDE
Write-in, if any
LYNN KISSOCK
Write-in, if any
Christine Husom
continued from page 1
I am honored to serve
the people of Wright County.
If reelected I will continue to listen to
your concerns and represent you to
the best of my ability.
Please vote on November 4th.
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Re-Elect Christine Husom
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Office: 320-963-5522
Fax: 320-963-5530 fuller@ lakedalelink.net
www.fullerconcrete.net
References Available Fully Insured
Owner
On-Site
Everything in
Concrete &
Masonry!
Residential & Commercial
Block ICF Poured Foundation Brick & Stone Floors Floating Slabs Garages
Concrete Staining/Stamping Patios Driveways Steps Sidewalks Removal Replacement
FREE ESTIMATES 40 YEARS EXPERIENCE
Stan Fuller 612-366-0910
FOBBE'S
Well Drilling
Complete Well Service
Pump & Tanks
Well Abandonments
320-274-5957
320-274-3634
Annandale, MN 55302
Truck
Phones
Heating & Air
Conditioning, Inc.
Heating Cooling Sales Service
Buffalo 763-684-3965
dezielhvac.com
Commercial
Industrial
Residential
Maple Lake
320-963-7727
www.orsonelectric.com
RUSS ORS N ELECTRIC, Inc.
Tim & Lorie Hegle
375 Spruce Avenue N.
Maple Lake, MN 55358
Toll Free: 1-800-273-4699
Call: (320) 963-3934
Fax: (320) 963-1934
Foundation Floating Slabs
Brick Stone Driveways
Patios Sidewalks Steps
Concrete Stamping Floors
Garages Free Estimates
Residential &Commercial
Cell: 612-366-0909
Office: 763-682-2358
Fax: 763-682-2858
threedconcrete@hotmail.com
P.O. Box 85 Buffalo, MN
3-D Concrete & Masonry Inc.
Bruce Dalbec
Emai l : joehogan. concrete@gmai l . com
SEAMLESS GUTTERS
NO JOB TOO BIG OR SMALL
20 YRS OF EXPERIENCE
FREE ESTIMATES
LIFE TIME WARRANTY
FULLY INSURED
CREDIT CARD ACCEPTED
GUTTER COVER OPTIONS
AVAILABLE
COLOR MATCHING TO
EXISTING COLORS
FREE GUTTER CLEANING
(WITH GUTTER
COVER PURCHASE)
763-568-2445
Lost
Auto Technician Wanted
Busy Shop in Annandale
Guaranteed Wage & Commission
Paid Holiday & Vacation
PRO TIRE & AUTO
320-980-1879
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Lost cat - $100 reward for safe return
of a neutered yellow tabby named Leo.
He is declawed in the front, all shots
current and microchipped (data on
file at the Maple Lake Vet). Last seen
on Oct. 12 around 3 p.m. in the woods
on Isaak Ave. between 75th & 78th St.
and Co. Rd. 6 NW, Annandale. Call
612-940-9751 and leave message.
(2-6f)
HAMLIN COUNTY FARMERS
Coop of Hayti, SD is seeking a qualied
General Manager. This $40M cooperative
offering grain marketing full service retail
agronomy, energy (bulk / retail), and feed
(bulk / bagged). Grain, agronomy, ener-
gy, feed, and service as well as nancial
and personal management experience re-
quired. Email: larry.fuller@chsinc.com or
fax (888/653-5527) resume to: Larry Full-
er, 5213 Shoal Drive, Bismarck ND 58503
LINSMEIER TRUCKING
A MN based company is now hiring
Company Drivers & Owner/Operators
to pull hopper bottom in the upper Mid-
west. Home weekends. Call 320/382-6644
DRIVERS: NEED CDL A OR B
to relocate vehicles from area body
plants to various locations through-
out U.S. No forced dispatch. We spe-
cialize in continuation trips to re-
duce deadhead!!! 800/501-3783 or
mamotransportation.com under Careers.
DRIVER TRAINEES NEEDED!
Become a driver for Stevens Trans-
port! No experience needed! New driv-
ers earn $800+ per week. Paid CDL
training! Stevens covers all costs!
888/589-9677 drive4stevens.com
GREAT JOBS
In oil elds! Potentially earn $100,000+
annually. Housing available. Class
A CDL w/doubles/triples, hazmat &
tank endorsements. Lunderby Truck-
ing. Send resume tim@lunderbys.com
SAWMILLS
from only $4397.00 Make & save mon-
ey with your own bandmill. Cut lum-
ber any dimension. In stock ready to
ship. Free Info/DVD: 800/578-1363
Ext.300N www.NorwoodSawmills.com
DONATE YOUR CAR
truck or boat to Heritage For The Blind. Free
3 day vacation, tax deductible, free towing,
all paperwork taken care of 800/439-1735
REDUCE YOUR CABLE BILL!
Get a whole-home Satellite system in-
stalled at no cost and programming
starting at $19.99/mo. Free HD/DVR
Upgrades, so call now 877/342-0356
ARE YOU IN
big trouble with the IRS? Stop wage & bank
levies, liens & audits, unled tax returns,
payroll issues, & resolve tax debt fast.
Seen on CNN. ABBB. Call 800/402-0732
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Starting at $19.99/month (for 12
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ing at $14.95/month (where avail-
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CANADA DRUG CENTER
is your choice for safe and affordable med-
ications. Our licensed Canadian mail order
pharmacy will provide you with savings
of up to 75% on all your medication needs.
Call today 800/259-1096 for $10.00 off
your rst prescription and free shipping.
HELP WANTED - DRIVERS MISCELLANEOUS HELP WANTED
MISCELLANEOUS
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Advertise here statewide in 260
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for only $279 per week! Call 800-279-2979
4 section 20' wide spike tooth harrow;
prefer on wheels or drag type. 763-
682-2755 (4-5f)
Wanted
Dave Zylstra
Zylstra
Insurance
Agency
9571 Endicott Ave.
NW Maple Lake
(320) 963-5859
Fax: (320) 963-3748
Home Farm Auto
Rec Veh Business
A Policy of Working Together
Cokato and Grinnell
Mutual Ins. Co.
Home Auto Farm Business
Fire Wind Liability
Dave Zylstra
320-963-5859
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