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✣ 2011-2012 Silver Lake Guide Book ✣
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We Value our Silver Lake Neighbors!
Al’s Auto Sales, Inc.
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www.
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320-864-6897
Al’s Auto Sales, Inc., has been in business since 1993. Customer satisfaction is number one for current owners, Scott & Cindy Lilienthal, who have many years of vehicle experience and knowledge.
With over 60 years of combined experience in the automobile business, Scott Lilienthal and Jerry Rechtzigel are
more than happy to meet your transportation needs! We also offer TOP dollar for your trade-in vehicle!
At Al’s Auto Sales, Inc. we offer:
55381 is
• Top Quality Pre-Owned Vehicle;
our favorite
• Every Make and Model from nearly All Manufacturers - domestic & foreign;
Zip Code!
• We also have many Accessories and Detailing Products for Sale!
If you are looking to clean your car or have it detailed, stop in at our self-serve car wash and full service detailing
center in Hutchinson. Manager Connie Stock can help you with all of your detailing needs. We accept VISA and
MasterCard.
Need a Special Vehicle? We specialize in finding the care you WANT. We can pinpoint the exact model, color,
mileage, options and most of all price that will fit your needs. Al’s Auto Sales proudly uses CarFax to ensure reliable
history records on ALL of our vehicles. We also offer short term and long term car rentals. Contact us for pricing and
details.
You may also find us on Findcars.com. Just visit the “Dealer” page and search for Al’s Auto Sales.
Internet manager Jerry Rechtzigel updates NEW inventory on Fridays, so please check our Web site for the newest
inventory!
We look forward to meeting you and giving you the Customer
Satisfaction you deserve!
Al’s Car Wash & Detail Center
- Hutchinson
Scotty & Cindy Lilienthal, Jerry Rechtzigel,
& Connie Stock
Member of Northland Independent Automobile Dealers Association, the National
Independent Automobile Dealers Association, and the Better Business Bureau
Scott
Cindy
Jerry
Featuring:
• 3 Self-Service Bays
- 12 ft. Doors
• Completely
Remodeled Facility
• All NEW Equipment Connie Stock
Car Wash
• Touchless
Automatic Car Wash Manager
320-587-5611
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ADVERTISING DIRECTORY
Community
Auditorium
Silver Lake Auditorium .....................16
Churches
Faith Presbyterian Church .................14
Grace Bible Church ...........................14
Senior Housing
Hair Salons
Cedar Crest .........................Back Cover
Grand Meadows ................................33
Lakeside Manor.................................16
The Hair Company ............................40
Services
Insurance Agencies
Appliances/Electronics
Newspapers
Electronic Servicing ..........................48
McLeod Publishing ...........................50
Silver Lake Leader ............................14
Auctioneers
Organizations
Auto Sales/Service
City of Silver Lake ..............................4
Crow River Sno Pros.........................35
Silver Lake American Legion ...........48
Silver Lake Knights of Columbus .....38
Silver Lake Lions Club .....................12
Silver Lake Sportsmen’s Club...........10
Education
ECFE .................................................30
GSL Community Ed. .........................30
GSL Public Schools...........................28
Kathy Krone Auctioneer....................10
Al’s Auto Sales ....................................1
Harlan’s Auto Repair .........................44
Kaz’s Auto & Truck Repair ...............32
Child Care
AdventureCare Daycare ....................36
Faith Child Care ................................36
Little Friends Daycare .......................36
Michele’s Day Care ...........................36
Construction/Home Services
Contemporary Dental ........................38
Schoeneberger Dental Clinic.............38
Custom Installations & Coverings ......6
Kaczmarek Landscaping ...................16
Lite Electric .......................................12
Mathews Digging ..............................34
Mathews Vasek Construction ............12
Nick’s Lawn Service .........................44
Rockhard Concrete & Masonry...........6
Schauer & Sons Construction ...........16
Eye Specialists
Embroidery
Health/Medical
Chiropractic
Gauer Chiropractic Clinic .................40
Dentists
Southwest Eyecare ............................20
J & P Stitches Embroidery ................40
Fitness
Financial Services
Panther Field House ..........................30
Hospitals/Clinics
Glencoe Regional Health Services ........
............................Inside Front Cover
Hutchinson Medical Center...............20
Real Estate
Agents/Agencies
Exsted Realty.....................................40
Edina Realty - Ray ............................44
RE/MAX - Huls ................................46
Hauling
Stritesky Trucking ...............................6
Citizens Insurance Agency ................48
Jilek Insurance Agency, Inc...............20
State Farm - Larry Anderson .............10
Sumter Mutual...................................32
Pet Services
Waggin’ Tails Professional Dog
Grooming .....................................10
Plumbing & Heating
Dale’s Plumbing & Heating ..............46
Mikolichek Plumbing & Heating ........6
Ziemer Plumbing & Heating .............34
Printing
Crow River Press .....Inside Back Cover
McLeod Publishing ...........................50
Restaurants
Molly’s Cafe ......................................48
Sanitation Services
McLeod County Solid Waste.............44
Storage
K & K Storage...................................34
Shopping
Costumes
Grandma’s Closet ..............................16
Farm/Fleet
Edward Jones - Kirk Miller ...............40
First Community Bank,
Silver Lake ...................................39
New Era Financial Group, Inc...........20
Security Bank & Trust, Co. ...............46
Glencoe Fleet Supply ........................44
Gas Stations
Produce
Glencoe Oil Co..................................40
Kaz’s Auto .........................................32
Schmeling Oil Co., Inc. .....................44
S L Express, Inc.................................10
Shimanski Orchard ............................32
Editorial Directory:
• Welcome ..............................................3
• Silver Lake city council ......................5
• New to town/basic ordinances ............7
• Silver Lake city staff............................8
• Planning for Silver Lake’s future ........9
• Silver Lake Leader continues ..............9
• Aquatic Center ..................................13
• Churches ............................................15
• Cedar Crest ........................................17
• History ..............................................18
• Pola Czesky Days ..............................19
• Elderly/handicap housing ..................21
• Local organizations ......................22-24
Florists
Jean’s Floral & Craft ...........................6
Liquor
Silver Lake Liquors ...........................16
Specialty
Healing Waters ..................................10
• Luce Line Trail ..................................25
• City map ......................................26-27
• GSL Schools ......................................29
• GSL School District ..........................31
• Snowmobile trail map........................35
• Daycares ............................................36
• Silver Lake emergency services ........37
• County parks......................................41
• McLeod County committees ............42
• McLeod County officials ..................43
• Silver Lake expos ..............................45
• State and federal officials ..................47
• Township offices................................49
• Area celebrations ..............................52
Cover
Information
Photo by Brenda Fogarty
Main photo: The bandshell located at downtown American Legion Park. Additional photos are
of the annual Ice Golf Tournement, the Bruce Maresh Aquactic
Center, Music in the Park, and
the kiddie parade held in conjunction with Pola Czesky days.
Publisher
2011-2012 Silver Lake Guide
published by McLeod Publishing,
Inc., Glencoe, Minnesota.
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The city that we call “home”
Dear Friends and Visitors:
I cannot begin to count the number
of times over the years I have been
asked, “Why have you always stayed
in the Silver Lake area?” The short and
simple answer is “I cannot think of a
better place to live.”
Outsiders may say that we have
fewer businesses than we used to have.
The response to that is yes; like many
other communities our size, there are
less, but the ones that we do have are
very loyal and they keep the community’s best interest close to their hearts.
For that we should all be very grateful
and continue to give them our support.
Another thing I hear from visitors,
“there always seems to be something
going on in Silver Lake.” And the reason for that is our city has so many
very fine organizations which are constantly putting on different events to
raise money for their numerous projects.
Silver Lake Mayor Bruce Bebo
Some of the most heartwarming
things you will ever witness are when
an individual or family is in need, the
whole community will come together,
organize and support an event or fund
raiser to help these people out. Like I
have said many times before, without
these many volunteers, small town
America would cease to exist. Hats off
to all these fine individuals who make
up this fine community,
Finally, years ago before our area
communities joined together and
formed our great GSL school district,
our small school’s nickname was the
“Lakeites.” Back then if you ever
asked anyone what a Lakeite was, they
had no definitive answer. Well, I feel
the best answer to that question are all
those individuals described in the paragraphs above and the many fine residents of the Silver Lake Area. Everyone should be proud to call this our
home!
Sincerely,
Mayor Bruce Bebo
City of Silver Lake
Where is
Silver Lake?
Silver Lake is located in
McLeod County, south-central
Minnesota. It is 50 miles west
of the Twin Cities, located on
Minnesota Highway 7.
Population: 837
Silver Lake
City of Silver Lake
308 Main Street West,
Silver Lake MN 55381
320-327-2412
www.cityofsilverlake.org
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Welcome to the City of
A g r eat
✧ Located on State Hwy 7
✧ Friendly, small town
atmosphere
✧ Downtown redevelopment
pl ace to ra ise a fami ly.
✧ A great place to develop your
business
✧ Centrally located between the
cities of Hutchinson & Glencoe
✧ Economic development
✧ Schools, parks, pool
Local Celebrations: Pola-Czesky Days, Music in the Park,
St. Patrick’s Day Parade, Dairy Days, Winter Festival/Santa Day
City of Silver Lake
PO Box 347, 308 Main St. W.
Silver Lake, MN 55381
320-327-2412 • www.cityofsilverlake.org
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Silver Lake City Council
Mayor
Bruce Bebo
217 Summit Ave.
327-3157
Councilmember
Carol Roquette
224 Century Ln.
320-753-1145
Councilmember
Nolan Johnson
205 E. Main St.
327-2990
Councilmember
Eric Nelson
300 Lake Ave. S.
327-8482
Councilmember
Wilbert Krone
208 Lake Ave. S.
No phone
Council meetings:
First and third
Mondays, 6:30 p.m.
Contact council members
by e-mail:
www.cityofsilverlake.org
Other area city councils
Biscay (864-5024): Ray Urban,
mayor; Paula Brecht, clerk; Marian
Knoll, treasurer; Tom Urban, Jason
Mielke, Dennis Schwanke and Rich
Pohlmeier, council members. Meeting: Second Tuesday.
Brownton (328-5318): Curtis Carrigan, mayor; Cindy Lindeman,
clerk/treasurer; Norman Schwarze,
Douglas A. Block, Chuck Warner and
Brian Dressel, council members.
Meeting: First Tuesday. Fax: (320)
328-5318
Glencoe (864-5586): Randy Wilson, mayor; Mark Larson, city administrator; Daniel Perschau, Lori
Adamietz, Greg Copas, John Schrupp
and Gary Ziemer , council members.
Meetings: First and third Mondays
each month; Fax: 864-6405.
Hutchinson (587-5151): Steve
Cook, mayor; Jeremy Carter, administrator/treasurer; Eric Yost, Chad Czmowski, Mary Christensen and Bill
Arndt, council members. Meetings:
Second and fourth Tuesdays. Fax:
(320) 234-4240; e-mail
[email protected]
Lester Prairie (395-2646): Andrew Heimerl, mayor; Marilyn
Pawelk, coordinator/treasurer; Art
Mallak, Ron Faust, Eric Angvall and
Robert D. Messer, council members.
Meeting: First Monday after first
Tuesday. Fax No. (320) 395-2646
New Auburn (864-5831): Roger
Becker, mayor; Wendy Becker, clerk,
Marlys Becker, treasurer; Douglas
Munsch, Sheri Lowden, Elizabeth
Frahm and Jim Stark, council members. Meeting: First and third Tuesday.
Plato (238-2570): Bob Becker,
mayor; Gerri Scott, clerk and treasurer; VeeAnn Wood, Donovan Buckentin, Julie Wischnack and Susanne
Couval Templin, council members.
Meeting: Second Monday.
Stewart (562-2518): Jeff Erkenbrack, mayor; Ronda Huls,
clerk/treasurer; Jason Carter, Mike
Aydt, Jason Peirce and Tammy
Schaufler, council members. Meeting: Second Monday. Fax. No. (320)
562-2518; e-mail:
[email protected]
Winsted (485-2366): Steve Stotko,
mayor; Brent Mareck, administrator;
Deb Boelter, clerk/treasurer; Bonnie
Quast, Tom Ollig, Dave Mochinski
and George Schulenberg, council
members. Meeting: First and third
Tuesdays. Fax: (320) 485-2858; email: [email protected].
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Silver Lake’s
Local Florist
Flowers • Plants
Balloons • Bouquets
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Residential & Light Commercial
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• Weddings
• Hospital stays
• Anniversaries
• Funerals
• Birthdays
Available 24/7
Custom Showers - Whirlpool Surrounds
Ceramic Tile, Hardwood, Vinyl
We now offer dustless hardwood refinishing
And Much Much More
FREE delivery to surrounding area
Jeans Floral & Craft 327-2242
Jean Penas
Owner Brent Posusta
20036 Jubilee Drive
Ph: 320-327-2300
Free Estimates, Insured
Kyle Wawrzyniak
General Freight Hauling
Daily Delivery to and from the Twin Cities
(and surrounding areas).
Footings
■ Steps
■ Driveways
Floors
■ Patios
■ Foundations
■ Tear Out
■ Repair
■ Sidewalks
■ Basements
■ Exposed Aggregate
■ Stamped & Colored Concrete
■
■
Family owned
since 1946
320.212.9265
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New to town? Some things to know
Utilities
Electricity — Xcel Energy
• Customer service, 1-800-895-4999
Natural Gas — CenterPoint
• Gas leak-emergency, 1-800-722-9236
• Billing, account set-up, 1-800-245-2377
• Web site, www.minnegasco.CenterPointEnergy.com
City water and sanitary sewer
• New accounts, 327-2412
• After hours emergencies, 864-3134
Telephone — Sprint
• New accounts, 1-800-788-3500
• Repairs, 1-800-788-3600
Mail — U.S. Postal Service
• Most city residents require a post office box
to receive mail. Check with postmaster.
• Postmaster, 327-2155
Cable television — MediaCom
• New accounts, 605-697-5447
• Repairs, 1-800-322-0245
Refuse/recycling service —
Waste Management
• Refuse pickup each Thursday; recycling
pickup every other Thursday
• Recycling bins available at city hall.
• New accounts, 1-800-450-9378
Underground utility location — Gopher
State One Call
• Call 48 hours before digging, 1-800-2521166
Some city ordinances to be aware of ...
The following are some of the more applicable city ordinances that people need to be aware of in Silver Lake:
— Building permits are required in Silver Lake for virtually any type of construction/remodeling project and
these include plumbing and heating as well. Permit forms can be obtained through city hall. The city building inspector is MNSPECT and can be reached at 888-446-1801.
— Animal control ordinance states that if you have more than two cats or dogs you must obtain a permit
through city hall, and if you have pets other than cats, dogs, or indoor caged pets, a permit must also be obtained.
— Silver Lake does enforce parking restrictions for snow removal from November to May each year.
— The city’s blight ordinance does not permit anything that may cause a blighting factor within the community.
— Water/sewer utility accounts are handled through the city.
This is not a complete listing of all city ordinances. Feel free to contact city hall at (320) 327-2412 for more ordinance information.
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Silver Lake city staff
City administration
Kerry Venier
Clerk/Treasurer
327-2412
Kristi Mesenbrink
Deputy Clerk
Silver Lake City Hall, located at 308 Main Street W.,
houses city police, ambulance and public works staff.
Office hours are 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, with the lobby open until 6 p.m. each day. The
city hall phone number is 327-2412.
Public works
Supervisor: Dale Kosek, 327-2412
Gary Jerabek, Maintenance
Emergency contacts
Police Chief: Bill Hummel, 327-0108 (non-emergency); Forrest Henricksen, Police Officer
[email protected]
In an emergency, dial 9-1-1
Fire Chief: Dale Kosek, 864-3134
Ambulance Chief: Duane Wawrzyniak, 327-2412
Emergency Response Coordinator: Christine
Wawrzyniak, 327-2412
View of Silver Lake from Cornerstone
Park.
City signs welcome visitors into town. The signs were
completed with funds from the city and donations by
the Silver Lake Lions Club.
Above, the Silver Lake Auditorium. Left,
the water tower.
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Planning for Silver Lake’s future
“Something we’re impressing upon the council is
this idea to plan for improvement,” City Clerk
Kerry Venier said about the
2011 plan for the city of Silver Lake.
“One of our biggest plans
is to improve our infrastructure,” Mayor Bruce Bebo
elaborated. “It’ll take
awhile. There is a lot of it.”
City infrastructure needs
include sidewalk maintenance and repair of the water
and sewer lines. They continue to discuss the outlook
for 2011, discussing major
improvement projects as
well as minor projects that
would benefit Silver Lake.
The biggest part of planning for 2011 includes thinking about 2013, which is the
year debt will come off the
budget in Silver Lake.
“We need to see where
our needs are with the debt
coming off,” Venier said.
According to Venier, the
council has taken the approach that “this is the time
to plan, but so it doesn’t
break the bank.” Bebo said.
“If we look at the city’s financial and general funds,
there’s no comparison as to
what it was a few years
ago.”
“Before, we had to pay to
get through the year, and
now we can look at how we
can spend for the future. In
2006, the budget was a half
a month ahead, and now
we’re at three and a half
months ahead,” Venier said
about budget reserves. “Auditors will tell you six
months (in reserves) is
great,” Bebo added.
Although the budget is
looking up for 2011, Bebo
said the city had made “serious budget cuts” to get
there. “And, hopefully, the
View of downtown Silver Lake looking west along Main Street.
state doesn’t cut more of
our aid,” he added. “We
don’t want to spend a lot of
money working on big
things,” Bebo said. “People
like to see things they can
feel and touch and notice
the improvement. After
putting effort into these improvements, we don’t want
them to step outside and see
that the city looks the same.”
Smaller improvement projects include painting the auditorium and building a
more handicap-accessible
ladies’ bathroom in the auditorium.
“It’s a big challenge,” Venier said. “We have such
limited resources and such
big needs. It’s tough to balance it.
“Also, we watch what
other governments are doing
as well, like the school
board for example. They’re
asking and pushing for referendums and money, and
people will be looking at
where money is going when
they see increases in taxes,”
Venier said.
“We (City Council) are
the most visible to the public,” Venier added. “Not
everybody has kids in
school, so they don’t often
pay too much attention to
things like the GSL building
referendum.”
Although Bebo and Venier
discussed the plans for
changes and improvements
to Silver Lake, Bebo added,
“we still have to do things
we did in the past, like the
pool, summer recreation,
and other ongoing projects.
In addition to this planning,
we still have daily requirements of operating the city.”
To begin and manage
these improvements to Silver Lake, such as painting
the auditorium, Bebo and
Venier discussed other resources, such as the help
from the public.
“A city like this is really
based on volunteering,”
Bebo said. He described the
volunteers who showed up
to help with a Cedar Crest
project. “There were people
there from 8 years old to 75
years old. People want to
feel like they’re a part of
something,” Bebo said. “In
today’s world, that’s huge.”
In March 2011, the city
applied for a “Minnesota
Beautiful” grant through the
Valspar Corporation and the
Southwest Initiative Foundation to help fund the painting
project for the auditorium.
Ninety-seven gallons of
paint have been awareded to
the city on the condition that
only volunteers use the paint
for the project. No help can
be hired to complete the project. Currently, seven organizations in Silver Lake have
agreed to volunteer for the
painting project. The City
Council is developing painting priorities for the auditorium and working on creating a painting schedule for
the organizations so that the
project is completed in an
efficient manner. The city
has one year to use the
awarded grant to complete
the project.
The Silver Lake Lake Enhancement Association is
also working to improve the
city by installing two piers
on the shores of Silver Lake.
Currently, the association is
waiting on the approval of
the DNR for the fishing
piers. The hope is for the
piers to be installed by August 2011.
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Sportsmen’s Club
We meet the fourth Thursday
at the clubhouse, Swan Lake
Sanctuary, at 7 p.m.
Join us for the annual turtle soup feed.
327-3157
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Silver Lake Leader continues
but without the Merrill family
On Jan. 1, the 109-year
history of the Silver Lake
Leader being a part of the
Merrill family came to an
end when Ken and Dorothy
Merrill sold the Leader to
McLeod Publishing of
Glencoe, the parent company of The McLeod County
Chronicle.
Besides the sale, which
was effective Dec. 30, 2010,
the Leader office, long a
fixture on Main Street,
moved into the Zeimer
building, 104B Lake Ave.,
Silver Lake.
In a farewell article in the
Leader, Ken Merrill
summed up his feelings and
that of many others in the
community. “I’m very
happy. I hope the community supports the Leader
(under new ownership) like
we’ve enjoyed.
“It’s a mixed emotion
time. We are happy the Silver Lake Leader continues,
but we’re sad as we leave
the business that has been
such an important piece of
our lives, as we move on
into full retirement.”
Begun in 1901 by W.O.
“Oscar” Merrill with the
help of the Avery family
and the Hutchinson Leader,
Oscar Merrill moved on to
be the Silver Lake postmaster and his sons, Delbert and
Wilbert, took over the business. When Delbert went
into the military service, the
Silver Lake Leader was operated by Wilbert and
Genevieve Merrill, Ken
Merrill’s parents. They continued publishing until their
deaths.
Ken and Dorothy Merrill
purchased the Leader from
Ken’s siblings in 1988 and
continued publishing the
Leader until the Dec. 30
sale.
Ken Merrill said he was
literally born into the newspaper business, in fact, born
in the same building that
housed the Leader office on
Main Street.
“I was born and raised in
this building,” he said. “I
grew up here.”
He said he and his siblings often worked in the
back with the presses, while
Alyssa Schauer
Leader staff writer
Brenda Fogarty
Leader salesperson
Ken and Dorothy Merrill sold the Silver Lake Leader
on Dec. 30, 2010, ending a 109-year family tradition.
his mother worked the old
hot lead linotypes.
“We’d catch and feed the
paper,” Ken said of the old
letter presses that printed on
one side and then the big
newspaper page was flipped
to print on the other side.
He said that was used
until the 1950s when a more
automated press was purchased.
In the 1970s, the newspaper went to off-set printing
that eliminated the need for
the hand presses and linotype equipment.
The first Apple computers
were purchased in the
1990s, and he said the computers “made life a whole
lot easier.”
Ken was the chief financial officer for the city of
Hutchinson for 32 years before he retired.
Dorothy, on the other
hand, worked for many
years for the school districts
of Hutchinson, Silver lake
and Glencoe-Silver Lake
while also doing a second
job —putting out the Leader
each week.
The Merrills said their
children also grew up in the
newspaper business, spending many Tuesday nights in
the Leader office, while
their parents and hired staff
pieced together another edition of the Leader.
Some of the Leader ’s
contibuting writers have
continued, with the history
column by Margaret Benz,
the weather column by Silver Lake native Jake Yurek
and a Czech-Polish history
column by another Silver
Lake native Tony Kadlec.
Yet another Silver Lake
native, Alyssa Schauer has
become the staff writer at
the Silver Lake Leader.
Joining her in putting out
the Leader since the sale
have been Rich Glennie, editor, who writes on the
Glencoe-Silver Lake school
news; Lori Copler, who puts
the Leader together through
computer pagination; and
Brenda Fogarty, the Leader
salesperson and Silver Lake
resident.
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LIONS DONATIONS
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• Leader Dog
• Journey for Service
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• Diabetes
• Peace Poster
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• Collect used eyeglasses, sunglasses & hearing aids
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Maresh Aquatic Center in Silver Lake
The Bruce Maresh Aquatic Center
continues to be the center point for the
Silver Lake recreation area. It is located near the northwest shore of Silver
Lake. The area features a softball field,
volleyball, tennis and basketball
courts, horseshoe pits and playground.
The Aquatic Center, constructed in
2006, features a beach style entry children’s area with play features, a 20foot water slide and diving board, as
well as an attached picnic shelter.
There also is a concession stand and
security lighting at the bath house.
The Silver Lake Pool and Parks Organization continues to raise money
for improvements to the area and will
be adding a large beach funbrella to
the deck area for sunbathers and families to enjoy. Another long-range goal
for the city is paving the parking lot on
the north side of the pool.
Currently, Teresa Kuester and Gary
Kosek, coordinators for swimming
The Silver Lake pool, which is called the Bruce Maresh Aquatic Center,
opened June 15, 2006. It offers a zero-entry to 3-foot deep pool and a 3foot deep to 10.5-foot deep pool with a diving board and tube slide.
pool activities, are in the process of
developing a new pool schedule that
will not only cater to children and
young adults, but senior citizens as
well. Kuester and Kosek have
arranged a swimming schedule that
will offer designated pool time in the
mornings for senior citizens, lap swim,
and swim club. “We’re hoping to get more seniors to use
the pool,” Kuester said. She
explained that this allows seniors “quiet time” in the pool
and it gives them the opportunity to swim with their
peers.
Kuester is currently working on creating a monthly
schedule for the pool that will
include themed nights, such
as “Hawaiian Night.” She
hopes that the themed nights
will draw more people to the
pool.
“Everybody is so proud of
the aquatic center. And they
should be,” she said. “It has a
small-town atmosphere and
that’s key.”
The aquatics center was
named for the late Bruce
Maresh, who started the drive
for a new pool and formed
the Silver Lake Pool and
Parks Organization in 2002.
The city of Silver Lake
hires a manager to run it, and
it has Red Cross-certified life
guards. All the admissions
collected go to the city for
operation of the facility.
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then you’re family.”
108 W. Main St., Silver Lake
320-327-2452
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EVERYONE is welcome!
We are handicap accessible with a ramp entering
the church from the parking lot, and an elevator
to the lower level from the sanctuary. We have
an FM Hearing Assistance System for the
hearing impaired.
Grace Bible Church
Non-Denominational
Dr. Tom Rakow, Pastor
300 Cleveland Street, Silver Lake, MN
(Next to the City Water Tower)
Phone: 320-327-2266 or 320-327-2352
http://silverlakechurch.org
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* Sea Side Service at Swan Lake 2nd Sunday in
June (Hear a message preached from a boat!)
* Attend Vacation Bible School in July! Check
our Web site for exact dates.
* Look for our float and then stop in for a FREE
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Pola-Czesky Parade!
* Visit our booth at the McLeod County Fair in August!
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Silver Lake area churches
Grace Bible Church
Faith Presbyterian
RIVERSIDE ASSEMBLY
OF GOD
20924 State Hwy. 7 W.
Hutchinson
Dr. Lee Allison, pastor
Sunday worship, 9 a.m.
320-587-2074
Fax: 320-587-7407
E-mail: [email protected]
NonDenominational
GRACE BIBLE CHURCH
300 Cleveland Ave. SW,
Silver Lake
Dr. Tom Rakow, Pastor
Sunday Worship, 9:30 a.m.
320-327-2266 (parsonage)
http://silverlakechurch.org
WORD OF LIFE
CHURCH
950 School Rd. S.W.,
Hutchinson
Jim and Sheree Hall, pastors
Sunday worship, 9:30 a.m.
and 6 p.m.
Wednesday worship, 7 p.m.
www.loversoftruth.com
320-587-9443
Baptist
BEREAN BAPTIST
727 E. 16th St., Glencoe
Paul Friberg, pastor
320-864-6113
www.glencoechurch.org
SHALOM BAPTIST
1215 Roberts Rd. S.W.
Hutchinson
Rick Stapleton, Senior
pastor
Adam Krumrie, worship
pastor
Tait Hoglund, Student
ministries
Sunday worship, 9 a.m. and
10:30 a.m.
320-587-2668
Fax: 320-587-4290
E-mail:
[email protected]
Catholic
HOLY FAMILY
CATHOLIC CHURCH
712 W. Main St.,
Silver Lake
Anthony Stubeda, Pastor
Patrick Okonkwo, Associate
Pastor
Saturday Mass, 6:30 p.m.
Sunday Mass, 8 a.m.
320-327-2261
E-mail: holyfamily
[email protected]
Website: www.holy
familysilverlake.org
Church of Jesus
Christ of the
Latter-day Saints
770 School Rd., Hutchinson
Kenneth Rand, Branch
President
320-587-5665
LutheranELCA
BETHEL LUTHERAN
77 Lincoln Ave. N, Lester
Prairie
320-395-2125
E-mail: bethellp@
embarqmail.com
Faith
Assembly of
God
Holy Family Catholic
Presbyterian
FAITH PRESBYTERIAN
108 W. Main St.,
Silver Lake
Mark Ford, Pastor
320-327-2452
Fax 320-327-6562
E-mail: faithfriends@
embarqmail.com
United Church
of Christ
FIRST CONGREGATION
UNITED CHURCH OF
CHRIST
31 Fourth Ave. S.W.,
Hutchinson
Brian Brosz, pastor
320-587-2125
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Cedar Crest offers comfort and care
Cedar Crest Estate, Inc.,
of Silver Lake, was constructed in 2009 and consists of 40 resident rooms,
including those in the memory care unit. Cedar Crest is
a family-owned corporation
that originated in Hutchinson in 1984 and has facilities in Cosmos and Silver
Lake.
Cedar Crest offers initial
health care assessments for
all residents moving into the
facility, along with 24-hour
supervision with trained
medical staff. Because
Cedar Crest is an assistedliving facility, services
ranging from minimal care
up to and including total
care are offered and services
are provided according to
the resident’s individual
needs.
Along with trained medical assistants, Cedar Crest
also employs activity directors who organize and coordinate several different
daily activities for residents
to participate in and socialize amongst themselves,
such as arts and crafts,
bingo, and card games. The
activity directors also coordinate visits with organiza-
The front entry foyer at Cedar Crest is furnished with a stone fireplace and
overlooks Silver Lake. Below, the dining room at Cedar Crest.
tions such as the Cub Scouts
and P.O.L.K. of A. dancers,
along with monthly events
that welcome the community to enjoy a card game of
500 with the residents.
Another unique quality
about Cedar Crest is that it
overlooks Silver Lake Residents can enjoy the view in
the foyer furnished with
comfortable couches and a
stone fireplace.
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Silver Lake history rich with
ethnicity, faith, industrial folks
Silver Lake’s history can
be traced back to nearly the
beginning of McLeod County itself, according to information published in Silver
Lake’s 1989 centennial
book.
Settlement of the area
began in the 1850s after the
Minnesota Territory was acquired from the Sioux with
the Treaty of Traverse Des
Sioux in 1851.
In spring 1855, a party of
men consisting of Martin
McLeod, Col. J.H. Stevens
and others explored the area
and founded the town of
Glencoe, now the county
seat. At about the same time,
the three Hutchinson brothers chose a sport northwest
of Glencoe and established
the city of Hutchinson.
Silver Lake is known for
its Czechoslovakian and Polish ancestry. The first
Czechs arrived in 1858 and
settled in Rich Valley Township east of Hutchinson.
Some of the early family
names are still remembered
today — Kasper, Maly and
Navratil.
During the Sioux Uprising
of 1862, the Czech families
banded together at the
Kasper home, built their
own stockade, sent out
scouting parties, continued
to try to harvest their crops
and suffered no casualties
through the ordeal.
The beginning of Silver
Lake (once called Fremont)
probably happened in the
1860s.
Like most communities, a
need for a church and a
cemetery played a role in the
early establishment in the
area.
The Czech Catholics established a cemetery at Bear
Creek, about four miles
south of what is now Silver
Lake. Though not much is
known about the Polish migration into the area, people
of Polish descent built a
Catholic church in the village of Silver Lake itself,
with the help of the Czechs,
in about 1879.
The residents of Protestant
descent began to hold religious services in their
homes. Eventually, they
formed the Czech Evangelical Reformed Church, finally building a church home in
1881 after a delay caused by
a grasshopper invasion.
Also in 1881, the Silver
Lake townsite was laid out
by pioneers Jan Jerabek, Jan
Totusek and John Mimms,
who were operating a general store and saw mill. Eight
years later, a petition was
presented to the McLeod
County Board to incorporate
the townsite into a village,
which was granted
Surprisingly, Silver Lake
did not fall to the same fate
as other communities which
were bypassed by the railroad.
In 1887, the Minneapolis
Lyndale and Minnetonka
Railroad was built through
to Hutchinson. The railroad
had proposed to come on the
north side of the lake and
through the town, and had
asked for a subvention of
$6,000. But the businessmen
and farmers were unable to
raise this large sum, and the
railroad line was laid on the
south side of the lake. A Mr.
F.D. Fimon, who owned the
land, gave the railroad 60
acres and expected a town to
spring up. This future town
was often referred to as
South Chicago, although it
was rumored that a town of
“Fimon” was platted. But to
Silver Lake’s early history included a large variety
of businesses and industries, including a creamery.
most people, it was simply
known as South Silver Lake.
A side track and a few stores
were built, but the land was
low and swampy and not desirable, and eventually South
Silver Lake faded away.
The churches have always
played an important part in
Silver Lake’s history. The
Czech and Polish Catholics
worshiped together until
1894, when Father Jiranek, a
Bohemian priest in charge of
the Polish church, took steps
to establish a Czech congregation. The following year,
the Church of St. Joseph was
built and Father Jaroslav
Cermak became its first pastor. A parochial school was
established in 1930.
The Polish Church of St.
Adalbert also founded a
parochial school, much earlier than that of St. Joseph.
The first pastor for the
Protestants was Jan Prucha,
college student. He served
the church in 1887-89, but
then returned to his theological studies.
Later, dissension resulted
in some members of the
Czech Evangelical Re-
formed Church splitting off
and forming the Free Reformed Church.
One of the oldest organizations in the area was the
Bohemian Reading and Educational Society, founded in
1876, and which had its own
building halfway between
Silver Lake and Hutchinson.
It maintained its own library
of about 1,000 volumes of
Czech books in the fields of
history, politics, literature
and philosophy.
Until 1893, the only public schools were rural districts, one of which had a
schoolhouse not far from the
village limits.
Then, Independent School
District 38 was organized
and a four-room schoolhouse was built on the shore
of Silver Lake. In 1912, a
high school department was
organized and graduated its
first class in 1914, with a
total of five members.
The village for many
years also had a bustling
commercial life, with a
brewery, a creamery, and
many others.
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Pola-Czesky Days in Silver Lake
Silver Lake has a strong
tradition of community celebrations — from a St.
Patrick’s Day parade to an
ice golf tournament to beanbag tournaments to a fish
fry.
But its most famous celebration occurs each August
— Pola-Czesky days — a
three-day event celebrating
the community’s rich Polish
and Czechoslavkian roots.
There are varying accounts of the celebration’s
date of origin. The 25th anniversary of Pola-Czesky
Days was in 1994, which
means it would have begun
in 1969.
However, other sources
indicated that it started in
about 1975 in anticipation
of the celebration the United
States’ bicentennial in 1976,
showing that peoples of different nationalities had coexisted well in Silver Lake
for nearly 100 years.
In that year, 1975, the celebration was considerably
revived. Letters were sent to
each church and organization asking for representatives on a planning committee.
A three-day format was
chosen, with a Fridayevening introduction to the
Grand parade
celebration, the crowning of
royalty Saturday and a
grand parade on Sunday.
The town has crowned
“royalty” on and off since
1955, when JoAnn Ardolf
was chosen as the first
queen.
In 1975, “junior royalty”
also was selected after the
kiddie parade on Saturday,
as a prelude to the crowning
of the Pola-Czesky royalty
in the evening.
Pola-Czesky Day buttons
have been sold every year
since 1976, becoming collector items for many.
In the past, other activities included toilet bowl
races (an activity which was
resurrected in recent years),
and canoe races.
Other activities over the
years have included (and
sometimes still include)
polka Masses, softball tournaments, lip sync contests,
kiddie carnivals, car shows
flea markets and water ball
tournaments featuring area
fire departments.
There also is a wide variety of food offered throughout the weekend, from pork
chops to chicken to hot dogs
and cheese curds.
This year’s celebration is
set for Aug. 5-7.
The Pola-Czesky queen pageant is one of the highlights of the annual community celebration. The 2010
royalty included, from left, Madeline Mills, junior
princess; Jeni Vasko, princess; Rachel Posusta,
queen; and Taylor Kaczmarek, junior princess.
Toilet bowl races.
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127 Park Ave., Silver Lake
One-level living for 62 years of age and
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Silver Lake area clubs and organizations
Silver Lake Sportsmen’s Club
Purpose: To improve hunting and fishing opportunities
around the Silver Lake area, and at the same time conserve
our natural resources for future generations.
Founded: 1948.
Meetings: Fourth Thursday of each month at 7 p.m. at the
clubhouse at Swan Lake sanctuary.
Activities: Operates and maintains a clubhouse, sanctuary
and aeration system all near Swan Lake; annual clean-up
around shores of Swan Lake; hold annual fund raisers, including turtle soup feed; and sell sportsmen’s burgers during
Pola Czesky Days.
Membership: 13 officers, 150 members.
Officers: Robert Sopkowiak, president; Dale Wraspir, secretary; Brian Koktan, treasurer, and 10 directors.
Memberships can be purchased from any Silver Lake business or at the annual turtle soup feed for $15 a year or $150
for lifetime.
Contact: Robert Sopkowiak, 320-327-2271.
Pola Czesky Days Committee
Purpose: Coordinate annual city celebration.
Founded: 1970.
Meetings: January through September, last Monday of each
month, 7 p.m. in Silver lake Auditorium.
Activities: All arrangements necessary to put on PolaCzesky Days, a three-day celebration honoring Polish and
Czechoslovakian ancestry in Silver Lake.
Membership: One member of every city organization that is
involved in the event.
Officers: Pat Fogarty, chairman; Ron Yurek, vice chairman;
Kristi Mesenbrink, secretary; Kerry Venier, treasurer.
Contact: Pat Fogarty, 327-2541.
Silver Lake Women’s Club
Purpose: The Silver Lake Women’s Club GFWC is a
non-profit organization which addresses the diverse needs of
the community and world. We promote education, preserving natural resources, encourage healthy lifestyles, work on
behalf of the elderly and people with disabilities, an advocate for issues of concern to women, children and families,
and support participation in the arts.
Activities: Club projects and programs address a wide range
of issues: support the schools by donating funds for library
books and special education needs and provide a Teacher &
Staff Tea during American Education Week; donate time and
funds in planting flowers by the auditorium; organize and
help with the Silver Lake Winter Festival; provide a meal
and entertainment for the three senior citizen apartments; organize the Pola-Czesky Days Kiddie Parade; serve at Music
in the Park; have a bake sale in the citywide sales; help with
Thanksgiving meal; Christmas projects for the Silver Lake
Dining Site and McLeod County veterans, plus many other
activities within the community. We also make donations to
McLeod Alliance for Victims of Domestic Violence,
Guatemala Mission Group, and McLeod County Food Shelf;
involved in Operation Smile, the National GFWC project.
Meetings: Every fourth Monday of the month during September through May, at the Silver Lake American Legion at
6:30 p.m. with coffee and dessert and meeting at 7 p.m.
Each meeting features a speaker.
Membership: Area women of all ages and professions are
invited to join.
Contact: Call 327-2783 or 327-2249.
Silver Lake
Enhancement Association
Purpose: To better our lake and community.
Founded: 2004.
Meetings: Third Tuesday each month, 7 p.m.
Members: Over 25 members.
Officers: Gerald Quast and Bruce Bebo, co-chairs.
Memberships are $10 per individual (over 18 years) and free
(under 18).
Contact: Gerald Quast, 327-0158 or Bruce Bebo, 327-3157.
Silver Lake Lions
Purpose: To serve the community through volunteerism and
support the Lions International programs.
Founded: Chartered Sep. 26, 1966.
Meetings: First and third Thursdays, 7 p.m., at Silver Lake
Legion
Activities: See advertisement on page 37.
Members: 50+ members. Officers are elected annually and
take office in July.
Contact: Silver Lake Lions, P.O. Box 451, Silver Lake, MN
55381.
Silver Lake organizations
Continued on page 23
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Silver Lake organizations Continued from page 22
Silver Lake Fire Department
Purpose: Fight fires, provide rescue services and First Responder Services.
Founded: 1889.
Meetings: Drills second and last Mondays and meeting on
last Monday each month.
Activities: Established/set up gambling (pull tabs) to help
fund the procurement of trucks and fire rescue equipment.
Members: 28. Officers are Dale Kosek, chief; Darrel Kaczmarek, assistant chief; Keith Anderson, treasurer; Wade
Dolezal, secretary; training officers, Brian Nemec, Kerry Venier, Kyle Wawrzyniak, Tim Grenke, Mike Posusta.
How to join: Contact a member.
Contact: Dale Kosek, 327-2860.
Crow River Sno Pros Inc.
Purpose: To have snowmobile trails in McLeod County;
keep trails groomed and set up trails in the fall; take down
trails in the spring.
Founded: October 1986.
Meetings: First Tuesday of the month at Major Avenue Hunt
Club.
Activities: Donate to area schools, police and fire departments; hold picnic in July for landowners where trails cross;
hold vintage sled show and swap meet in March; give out
scholarships.
Members: About 100. Officers for 2011-12: Kyle Strobel,
president; Chester Kiekhafer, vice president; Bob Kuttner,
treasurer; Reggie Baudreau, secretary; Lenny Rutledge, past
president; board members, Brian Wosmek, Bruce Ochs, Ken
Mathews, Roger Wersal.
Memberships: Due by Sept. 1.
Contact: Reggie Baudreau, 406 17th Street, Glencoe, MN
55336; or email [email protected]
Silver Lake Ambulance
Purpose: Provide ambulance service to city of Silver Lake
and surrounding townships.
Founded: 1970.
Meetings: Second Thursday of each month in Silver Lake
Auditorium.
Members: 15 EMTs. Officers: Duane Wawrzyniak, chief;
Chris Wawrzyniak, assistant chief; Jen Venier, secretary;
Ashley Ardolf, training officer.
Memberships: Must be a Minnesota-certified EMT; ambu-
lance service pays tuition costs for EMT class.
Contact: City hall at 327-2412 or call 320-327-2751, or contact Silver Lake Ambulance, P.O. Box 160, Silver Lake, MN
55381.
Knights of Columbus
Mother Cabrini Council 1841
Purpose: A Catholic, family, fraternal organization dedicated
to values and faith of the Roman Catholic Church. It is comprised of Catholic men, who with the involvement of our
families, provide support for the church, our families, our
community and our youth through charity, unity, fraternity
and patriotism.
Founded: May 12, 1916.
Meetings: Third Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. in Holy Family
Catholic Church basement, Silver Lake. Currently 193
members.
Projects: Service projects to strengthen and aid the Catholic
church, our families, our youth, such as: awards banquet,
KC family picnic, Pola-Czesky Days float, Pola Czesky
Days Polka Mass, Pola-Czesky Days cheese curd stand,
Holy Family bazaar tent set up, marathon for non-public education, lead the rosary before Mass, Masses and rosaries
for deceased members of the Holy Family parish, religious
Christmas card sales, fruit baskets for shut-ins, Christmas
radio ads, Keep Christ in Christmas poster contest, family
Christmas party, Blue Mass, free throw contest, turtle soup
feed, Mass servers bowling, prolife pancake breakfast, fish
fry, Tootsie Roll drive, prolife billboards, birthright ads,
paper drives supporting community events, seminarian
grants, GSL High School scholarships, ladies night and family night meeting; insurance available for members and their
families, donations to Holy Family Catholic School, support
and volunteer at Holy Family Catholic Church, support
parish education programs, donations to high school students and activities, support a variety or organizations that
support our community, and much more.
Memberships: $20 a year; contact any officer or member for
more information.
Contact: Bob Penas, 320-327-2122 or [email protected]; Silver Lake K of C 1841, P.O. Box 93, Silver
Lake, MN 55381-0093.
Silver Lake organizations
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Silver Lake organizations Continued from page 23
Central Minnesota
Two-Cylinder Club
Purpose: Dedicated to the restoration and preservation of antique John Deere two-cylinder tractors, their accessories,
lore and literature, and the special place John Deere holds in
America’s agricultural heritage. The club has members from
at least seven counties.
Founded:1988. The club received its charter on April 22,
1989, and was the first chapter organized in Minnesota.
Activities: Since the beginning, club members participated in
and displayed tractors and equipment at: the National TwoCylinder Expo, the Minneapolis Branch House 100th anniversary celebration, Farmfest, North American Farm and
Power Show, and area threshing shows and parades. Members provide assistance at the NTPA tractor pull in Hutchinson and, with members of other clubs, organize the antique
farm equipment display and threshing event at the McLeod
County Fair.
Meetings: First Monday (second Monday in September.), 8
p.m., usually at the Silver Lake Auditorium. Some meetings
are held at members’ homes to be able to view their collections.
Officers: Rick Reiner, president, 320-587-5823 or 320-5838054; Chris Johnson, vice president, 320-848,2448; Gerald
Konerza, secretary, 320-327-2488; Gary Ahlbrecht, historian, 320-328-5587; Margie Kritzeck, editor, 320-543-2888;
Cindy Pieper, membership chairman, 320-864-4484.
Membership: Membership dues are $15.00 per member per
year. To join send your membership dues to the membership
chairman, Cindy Pieper, 11606 155th St., Glencoe, MN
55336.
Silver Lake Dining Site
Purpose: Provide a nutritional meal for senior citizens as
well as an opportunity to socialize and play cards, bingo, etc.
Founded: 1993.
Meeting dates: Monday through Friday, starts at 10:30 a.m.;
dinner at 11:30 a.m., and the senior council meets the third
Thursday of the month at the Silver Lake Auditorium.
Activities: Cards, bingo, dice games, music, observe birthdays and snacks.
Officers: Senior council is made up of five members.
Contact: Silver Lake Dining Site (320) 327-2621. Site manager is Pearl Branden, 327-2536. Delivery to homebound
available. Delivery to home bound available. Call for reservation one day in advance.
Silver Lake Senior Citizens Club
Purpose: To promote the welfare of all people 60 and older
in the Silver Lake community and surrounding area.
Founded: Nov. 22, 1965 with 20 members meeting at the
public school.
Meeting dates: Second Monday of the month, 1 p.m., at the
Silver Lake Auditorium.
Activities: Meet once a month, county senior citizens picnic,
Christmas dinner, Valentines party, quarterly county meeting.
How to join: $5 per year; must be 60 years of age, not just
from Silver Lake city, but from the surrounding community.
Officers: 48 members; Bernie Kaczmarek, president; Genny
Lhotka, vice president; Tony Victorian, secretary/treasurer.
Contact: Bernie Kaczmarek, 327-2499; Genny Lhotka, 3272633; Tony Victorian, 327-2344.
Silver Lake Area Business
Association
Purpose: Revitalizing business and community to help promote growth and opportunity. “A Future to Grow On.”
Founded: October, 2007
Meeting dates: Second Tuesday of the month at the Silver
Lake Auditorium.
Activities: Silver Lake Business Expo.
Officers: Steve Hauer, president; Frank Koelfgen, vice president; Chris Kaczmarek, treasurer/secretary.
Memberships: $20. To join, speak to any Member Businesses. Individuals welcome.
Contact: Steve Hauer, 327-2415; Chris Kaczmarek, 320510-1567; Frank Koelfgen, 327-2524.
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Luce Line Trail offers a variety of recreation
Running north of Highway
7, the Luce Line Trail offers a
variety of recreational options.
The gravel trail can be used
for biking, hiking, horseback
riding, mountain biking,
snowmobiling and skiing.
The trail, which is a 63mile-long former railroad
track that runs from the Twin
Cities west past Cosmos,
stretches across the varied
landscapes of metropolitan
and rural Minnesota. It is a
preserved strip of countryside
alive with many varieties of
plants and animals.
Rolling stands of sugar
maple and basswood, along
with many colorful groundcover plants can be found in
the east. West of Hutchinson,
the woods give way to remnants of the tall-grass
prairie,with many prairie
plants still visible.
Wildlife inhabitants range The Luce Line Trail, a 63-mile recreation trail from Plymouth to Cosmos is used for
from deer, fox and mink to
walking, biking, horseback riding and snowmobiling.
owls and pheasants. Many adjacent lakes also support
for an extension to Montevideo, and
verting it into a trail in 1973, and sucducks and geese.
then on to Brookings, S.D.
cessfully lobbied the Legislature to
Near Silver Lake, the trail angles
In 1927, the line reached Gluek,
designate the Luce Line as a state trail.
across Hale Township, from the northabout 12 miles east of Montevideo.
In 1975, the Minnesota Department
east corner to the southwest corner.
All funds had been expended, and
of Natural Resources (DNR) acquired
People can access both the city of SilHarry Pence, president of the Mina major portion of the rights-of-way,
ver Lake and Swan Lake County Park
neapolis, Northfield & Southern Railwith all but about three miles of rightfrom the trail.
road, bought the line in December
of-way acquired by 1977.
The Luce Line Trail started as a rail1927.
A lawsuit was filed by adjoining
road track that reached Silver Lake in
From the late 1920s, hauling grain,
property owners because they believed
1914. The Electric Short Line Railroad
lumber and other commodities was the
the original contracts stipulated the
Company began construction of the
railroad’s major role.
rights-of-way would return to the
line in 1913 and reached Hutchinson
The line changed hands twice durproperty owners if the rail line was
in 1915. Construction resumed several
ing the 1950s. Its final owner was the
abandoned.
years later, and the tracks reached CosChicago & North Western Railway
The Supreme Court ruled in 1988
mos in 1922 and Lake Lillian in 1923.
Company, which purchased it in 1960.
that a recreation trail was a legitimate
The railroad’s alignment partially folThe 1960s brought increasing compublic transportation use of rail corrilowed a trail used by the Dakota peopetition from other modes of transdors.
ple nearly two centuries earlier.
portation creating an unprofitable situThe first master plan for the Luce
The line was a boon to early tourists
ation for the rail line. The Luce Line
Line Trail was completed in 1978.
and vacationers, transporting them
was formally abandoned in 1970.
About 30 miles of the trail, from
quickly to popular resort areas on
The Luce Line Trail Association, a
Plymouth to Winsted, has a limestone
Medicine Lake, Parkers Lake and
non-profit organization dedicated to
surface with a parallel treadway for
Lake Minnetonka.
preserving and promoting the Luce
horseback riding.
By the early 1920s, one freight train
Line Trail, was organized to promote
The trail from Winsted to Hutchinper day was scheduled each direction
acquisition of the entire line for trail
son was developed with a class five
between Minneapolis and Lake Lillian.
use by snowmobile clubs, hiking
aggregate base in 2002. Through
In 1924, the line was sold and reorclubs, horse clubs and environmental
Hutchinson, the trail is paved, and
ganized as the Minnesota Western
groups. It sponsored and published an
from Hutchinson to Cedar Mills it has
Railroad Company. The plans called
engineering feasibility report on cona crushed granite surface.
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STATE HWY 7
7
6
4
3
Churches
City/County Facilities
1 Faith Presbyterian Church
2 Grace Bible Church
3 Holy Family Catholic
Church
9 Auditorium
10 City Hall/Police/
Ambulance/Public Works
11 McLeod County Highway
Department
12 Fire Hall
13 Post Office
Recreation Facilities
4 American Legion Park
5 Corner Stone Park
6 Silver Lake Recreational
Facility
7 Pool/Aquatic Center
8 Rumrill/Tschimperle Field
School
14 GSL Lakeside
WY 7
9
12
10
1
13
11
2
14
8
5
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Glencoe-Silver Lake Public Schools
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT #2859
Proudly serving the communities of Biscay, Brownton, Glencoe,
New Auburn, Plato, and Silver Lake
SCHOOL FACILITIES
Helen Baker Elementary School
Grades Pre-K through 2 ~ 320-864-2666
405 16th St. E., Glencoe
Lakeside Elementary School
Grades 3-6 ~ 320-864-2500
229 Lake Ave., Silver Lake
Lincoln Junior High School
Grades 7-8 ~ 320-864-2455
District Office ~ 320-864-2491
Glencoe-Silver Lake High School
Grades 9-12 ~ 1825 16th St. E., Glencoe ~ 320-864-2400
Panther Field House/Community Education
1825 16th St. E., Glencoe ~ 320-864-2690
ADMINISTRATION
Christopher Sonju, Superintendent of Schools ~ 320-864-2498 ~ [email protected]
Paul Sparby, 7-12 Principal ~ 320-864-2401 ~
[email protected]
Bill Butler, K-6 Principal/Child Study Coordinator ~ 320-864-2677 ~ [email protected]
Dan Svoboda, Assistant K-12 Principal ~
320-864-2456 ~ [email protected]
Michelle Wang, Assistant Elementary Principal
[email protected] ~ 320-864-2501
Michelle Sander, Business Manager ~ 320-864-2496 ~ [email protected]
MISSION STATEMENT
SCHOOL BOARD
Creating an environment where
education is valued, excellence is
expected and lifelong learning thrives.
Clark Christianson, Chairperson
Jamie Alsleben, Vice Chairperson
Anne Twiss, Clerk
Gary Schreifels, Treasurer
Kevin Kuester, Director
Jason Lindeman, Director
VISION
“To Connect. To Lead. To Inspire.”
Visit us on the web at www.gsl.k12.mn.us
“It’s a great day to be a Panther!”
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GSL: Continues to excel at many levels
The Glencoe-Silver Lake School
Staff in-service training and curricu- design, preparing students for entry
District continues to combine brains lum development ensures the school into the world of work, post-secondary
with brawn to offer a formidable num- district’s staff employs “best instruc- technical college training, or universiber of opportunities for its students. tional practices” and “current curricu- ty study, as personal goals and interWhether on the athletic fields, in con- lar (subject) content.”
ests may dictate.
cert, acting on stage or being creative
Christopher Sonju became school
Course offerings at GSL High
in the classrooms, GSL students excel.
superintendent in 2007-08. Providing
School are found in 12 subject matter
Silver Lake is one of six communi- other leadership are principals, Bill disciplines, including agricultural eduties — Biscay, Glencoe, New Auburn,
Butler, Helen Baker Elementary; cation, art, business, English, family
Plato and Brownton are the others —
Michelle Wang, Lakeside Elementary; and consumer science, industrial techwhose pre-school, school-aged and Paul Sparby, GSL High School; Jan
nology, mathematics, music, physical
adult populations are proudly served Mackenthun, director of early child- education/health, science, social studby Glencoe-Silver Lake School Dis- hood/family education and pre-school; ies, and world languages. Qualifying
trict 2859.
Wyatt Bienfang, school resource offi- students at the high school level may
Consolidated in 1996 from the forcer; Jeff Jenson, director of technolo- participate in the “College in the
mer Silver Lake School DisClassroom” courses, which
trict 425 and the Glencoe
offer dual (both high school
School District 422, GSL
and college/university) credit.
School District 2859 provides
The district also offers students
a quality array of academic,
a progressive technology proco-curricular, extracurricular,
gram.
social, recreational and comExtracurricular and co-curmunity programs and services
ricular programs and events, as
to over 1,700 students in
well as a broad range of acadegrades P-K-12.
mic, club and leadership comThe grade level configurapetitions, enhance the physical,
tion of the school district reintellectual and social developmain P-K-2, 3-6, 7-8, 9-12
ment of the district’s students,
with educational programming
and provide abundant thrills
located in four facilities. Helen
for loyal patrons, parents, staff
Baker Elementary (Glencoe)
and students.
houses the district’s pre-school
In 2010-11, the school disand K-2 students, while Laketrict’s fine arts program (vocal
side Elementary (Silver Lake)
and instrumental music, art and
serves all district students in
dramatics) continued to be sugrades 3-6. Lincoln Junior
perlative.
High (Glencoe), grade 7-8
GSL’s athletic prowess flouryoungsters, and Glencoe-Sil- Fine arts, along with successful athletic programs, ished with state level participaver Lake High School (Glen- have been a strong tradition at Glencoe-Silver Lake tion by teams or individuals in
coe), grade 9-12 students, are High School. The fine arts include fall and sping girls’ and boys sports.
located on a common site, plays, the one act-play and art exhibits, as well as
Specialty programs abound
along with the multipurpose popular music concerts held throughout the school at GSL to address special cirPanther Field House and new year.
cumstances, needs and interests
outdoor athletic complex in
of students. The district proudnortheast Glencoe.
gy and information systems, and Tina ly operates a comprehensive, districtThe district provides its own special Schauer, director of community edu- wide special education program for
education programs, working with the
cation/Panther Field House coordina- students with a range of handicapping
Little Crow Special Ed. Co-op.
tor.
conditions; a migrant summer school
The school district is governed by a
GSL has a sterling reputation among program to address the limited English
six-member school board which meets school districts in central Minnesota proficiency; adult recreation, enrichmonthly (typically on the second for providing an appealing array of
ment and training programs; and
Monday) in the media center at Glen- program and service features, includ- more.
coe-Silver Lake High School at 1825
ing school-aged childcare; learning
The school district operates the PanE. 16th St., Glencoe.
readiness and ECFE programming; all ther Field House, a multipurpose facilGSL’s teaching, specialist, support day/every day kindergarten; low class ity which offers resident membership
and administrative staffs are dedicated sizes, and excellent programs and ser- in/access to an excellent array of fitto providing quality programs and services at all organizational levels.
ness equipment, walking track, basketvices to the pre-school, school-aged
The school district’s instructional ball courts, racquetball court,
and adult populations.
programming is comprehensive in its weightlifting and other opportunities.
r everyone!
Something fo classes
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Adult Enrichment • Youth Enrichment • Trips & Tours
Youth Recreation • Panther Adventure Club
Pre-School Activities • School Readiness
Early Childhood Family Education
Summer 2011 Program
Come Join the Fun!
Catalog
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GSL Area Sch
Community Educaools
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Proudly Serv
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School Distr
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Biscay Brownto
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New Auburn
Plato Silver
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Lots of great classes:
Spanish • Music • Babysitting • Drivers’ Ed • Computer • Painting • CPR • And lots more…
GSL Community Ed
1825 E. 16th Street • Glencoe 320-864-2690
Get Fit!
With the staff at the Panther Field House
We have what you’re looking for:
• Receive $20/mo. just for working out! Frequent Fitness Reimbursement
in partnership with BlueCross BlueShield, Medica, Health Partners & more.
• Lift program (exercise and cardiovascular equipment)
• 1/8 mile walking track • Racquetball court
Lots of room for;
• Free Weights/Cardiovascular • 3 Gyms
Birthday parties
• Full line of exercise equipment • Pool
Anniversaries &
• Yoga, Aerobics & other classes
Stop in and join today!
Family Reunions
Panther Field House
1825 E. 16th St., Glencoe • 320-864-2690
New Parent? New to the Community?
Join ECFE for learning, friendship & fun!
We offer:
* Parent-child classes for children birth to
kindergarten entry and their parents
* 1-time classes & trips—for parents and children
* School Readiness Preschool—serving children
3-5 yrs. by September 1.
Bright, well-equipped
classrooms. Caring,
licensed teachers,
experienced staff.Watch
for class offerings in
Community
Education/ECFE catalog
in mid-August and
December.
Glencoe-Silver Lake Early Childhood
Family Education (ECFE)
Helen Baker ECFE Addition
Questions? Call 320-864-2681
Check our classes and activities at
www.gsl.k12.mn.us, go to Departments
and click on ECFE
Stay in Touch with Your Community
get a subscription to the
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GSL School District 2859
Gary Schreifels
Jamie Alsleben
320 Edgewood Drive, Glencoe
864-8242 (home)
1528 Judd Ave., Glencoe
864-2770 (home)
Clark Christianson
Anne Twiss
310 Wacker Drive, Glencoe
864-6227 (home)
208 W. 18th St., Glencoe
864-3625 (home)
Jason Lindeman
Kevin Kuester
13082 110th St.
Glencoe
864- 6477 (home)
5650 Oday Ave., Brownton
328-5976 (home)
Administration
Chris Sonju, superintendent
Michelle Wang, assistant principal
Lincoln Jr. High School
864-2498
Lakeside Elementary
864-2501
Michelle Sander, business manager
Kay Wilson, activities director
Lincoln Jr. High School
864-2496
864-2402 (high school)
Transportation
Paul Sparby, principal
864-3032 (bus garage)
Tina Schauer, Community Education
Glencoe-Silver Lake High School
864-2401
864-2696
Jan Mackenthun, ECFE/School Readiness
864-2681
Bill Butler, principal
Helen Baker Elementary
864-2677
GSL School information
Central office, 864-2499; Fax: 864-6320
High school, 864-2400; Fax: 864-6475
Activities line, 864-2444
Lakeside, 864-2500; Fax: 327-3122
Activities line, 864-2555
Lincoln Elementary, 864-2455; Fax: 864-2475
Attendance line, 864-2488
Helen Baker Elementary, 864-2666; Fax 864-2682
Attendance line, 864-2688
Glencoe-Silver Lake Community Education,
864-2960; Fax: 864-2695
Panther Field House, 864-2690; Fax: 864-2695
Early Childhood/Family Education, 864-2681
District School Nurse, 864-2446
School Counselor, 864-2406
School liaison officer, 864-2473
Adult Farm Management, 864-2461; Fax: 864-2477
Glencoe-Silver Lake Lakeside Elementary School, located on Lake Ave.
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Sumter Mutual Insurance Company
~ SINCE 1879 ~
117 W. Main St., P.O. Box 269
320-327-2887
LARRY DOERR AGENCY
320-562-2428
LAURA SCHIROO
320-864-3990
HUTCHINSON AGENCY, INC.
320-587-4939
FAUST INSURANCE AGENCY
800-635-0359
CITIZENS INSURANCE SERVICES
952-467-2535
STATE AGENCIES
320-274-8216
WOITALLA AGENCY
763-658-4936
STEVE DAVISON AGENCY
320-275-3932
Shimanski
A OrchardB
Located 1/2 mile Northwest of Silver Lake,
11155 - 200th St.
Apple season runs from
Aug. 15 to Oct. 31 with stored
apples available till Thanksgiving.
Apple pick-up or pick-your-own by
appointment, or at advertised
Open House events
Call Ron at
320-327-0112
Varieties like “Zestar,” “Honey
Crisp” & “Sweet Sixteen,” as well
as old favorites.
Also find Shimanski Orchard apples in the
Metro area at Hopkins, Minneapolis and
Maple Grove Farmer’s Markets. Look for
our ad in the “Minnesota Grown” directory.
Joe Kaczmarek, Silver Lake, MN
701 Highway 7, (320) 327-2516 • 412 Main Street W., (320) 327-2445
We provide the following services:
• All Major & Minor
Repairs
• Oil Changes
• Tune-ups
• Brakes
• Air Conditioning
• Cooper Tires
• Transmission Flushes
and Services
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DISCOVER SENIOR LIVING AT ITS FINEST!
• Independent Living, Assisted Living,
Enhanced/Memory Care & Respite Available.
• Studio, 1 & 2 Bedroom Apartments Offered
with FULL Bathrooms.
• Individualized Care/Services Provided for
Changing Needs.
• Activities Offered: Daily Exercise, Weekly
Shopping Trip to Coborns, Social Events,
Bingo, Cards & MUCH MORE!
• Paved Walking Paths around Facility,
Outdoor Garden & Sitting Areas.
• Community Bus provides transportation for
Residents to Grand Meadows sponsored trips
(restaurants, shows, etc.).
• Quarter Community Bingo offered the 2nd
Sunday each month!
For more information
or to schedule a tour call:
320-864-5577
Independent Living | Assisted Living | Enhanced Services | Memory Care | Respite
320-864-5577 | 1420 Prairie Ave. | Glencoe, MN 55336
www.twdcc.com/grandmeadows
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320-587-2893
14925 Co. Rd. 7
Hutchinson, MN 55350
Backhoe Work • Cat Work • Dozer Work
• Farm Drainage • Sewer Work
• Basements • Water Lines • Ponds
• Ditch Cleaning • Landscaping
• Seeding & Sodding
34 Years Of Experience
Ken Mathews - Owner
plumbing
and
heating
by
DELTA FAUCET COMPANY
the
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320-327-2845
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20475 Co Rd 2, Silver Lake
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STORAGE
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512 Lake Ave N., PO Box 248
Silver Lake, MN 55381-0248
320-327-0123
❚ Clean,
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well lit facility
sizes available
❚ Long
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buildings, cement floors
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term discounts available
7 access
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Area Snowmobile Trails
Have fun, meet people, and help support
safe snowmobiling in McLeod County, join
Meetings held 1st Tuesday of each month
at Major Ave. Hunt Club
Annual Mn USA Membership $20; Sno Pros $20
Send checks to Crow River Sno Pros,
406 17th St. W., Glencoe, MN 55336
Attention Snowmobilers!
We have a Swap Meet (New and Used Items)
& Vintage Sled Show
at the McLeod County Fairgrounds in Hutchinson
the Middle of March
Also don’t miss our Snowmobile Safety Classes
in Hutchinson the week after Thanksgiving
or in Glencoe the first week of December.
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108 West Main
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320-327-6548 Silver Lake, MN
Providing a safe, caring place for the children of Silver Lake
and the surrounding area. Ages from infant to Kindergarten
Michele’s Day Care
108 Century Lane, Silver Lake
Michele Ebert 327-2834
• Serving children 6 weeks to 12 years of age since 1996
• Provides nutritious meals & snacks
• Activities & projects
• CPR & First Aid Certified
(McLeod County Daycare Provider of the year - 2006)
AdventureCare Daycare
Preschool Program • Story Time
Crafts • Outdoor Play Area
Lots of Play Time
Good Friends and Fun Times
Little Friends
Daycare
Sandy & Alyssa Heuer
217 Frank St. NE, Silver Lake
320-327-2756
Owner, Jen Venier
605 Main St., Silver Lake
327-8445
— Daily Crafts & Activities
— We Track the child’s development and
customize to child’s needs
— Participate in Food Program to offer
delicious & nutritious meals.
— Licensed EMT — Big outdoor play areas
— Lots of Love & Fun
Silver Lake area day care locations
AdventureCare Daycare
Pam’s Country Bugs
605 Main St. W., Silver Lake
Jen Venier, 327-8445
24978 County Road 2, Silver Lake
Pam Bayerl, 327-6541
Michele’s Day Care
Little Hugs Day Care
108 Century Lane, Silver Lake
Michele Ebert, 327-2834
640 Grand Ave., Silver Lake
Stacy Anderson, 327-3067
Little Friends Daycare
Faith Child Care
217 Frank St. NE, Silver Lake
Sandy Heuer, 327-2756
108 Main St. W, Silver Lake
327-6548
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Silver Lake emergency services
Silver Lake Police
The Silver Lake Police Department is a
proactive police department that prides itself
on community-oriented policing, with its mission statement being: “To provide public protection from crime and provide services that
enhance the safety and quality of life for the
City of Silver Lake.”
The department consists of one full-time
chief, one full-time officer, and three part-time
officers. Treating everyone in a professional, respectful,
and courteous manner is what goes a long way for the
Silver Lake Police Department.
Members of the department train and work closely
with the Silver Lake Ambulance, Silver Lake Fire Department, and the Silver Lake First Responders.
Roles of the police department include things such as
escorts for businesses, checking businesses, security for
the public.
Residents may speak with an officer by calling
320-327-0108, or by contacting the McLeod County dispatch center at 320-864-3134 and leaving a message for
an officer, or by emailing [email protected].
In an emergency, residents are strongly advised to call
911.
Silver Lake Ambulance
Since 1970, the Silver Lake Ambulance has provided the City of Silver Lake, Hale Township and
portions of Rich Valley Township with Basic Life
Support (BLS) ambulance service, responding to
over 100 calls per year. Approximately 15 Minnesota certified EMTs staff the ambulance service,
providing 24/7 coverage.
The ambulance is a 1995 MedTec on a Ford
chassis. Along with the state-required BLS equipment, the service has variances, which allow it to carry
and administer several potential life-saving medications.
The ambulance is funded by the City of Silver Lake,
Hale Township and Rich Valley Township. In addition,
the ambulance staff conducts an annual fund raisier for
additional funding for equipment acquisition.
The ambulance service meets every second Thursday
of the month in the Silver Lake Auditorium. Anyone interested in joining the service can contact the Silver Lake
City Hall at 320-327-2412.
Silver Lake Fire
For more than 100 years the Silver Lake Fire
Department has proudly provided fire and rescue
protection to the residents of the city of Silver
Lake, Hale Township, and portions of Rich Valley,
Winsted and Hassan Valley townships.
With the strong support of the city and townships, the department maintains two pumper
trucks, two tanker trucks, a rescue van equipped
with the jaws of life, a gamma goat (grass rig) and
a six-wheeler for the fire and rescue activities. The
department also maintains a vintage 1932 pumper
truck, which is proudly shown in parades.
Silver Lake firefighters are required to attend the basic
firefighter course through South Central Technical College during their probationary first year on the department. In addition to their initial training, the firefighters
attend drills twice a month and the department holds
monthly meetings.
The department is 28 members strong. In addition to
drills and training the department is also active in the
schools and the community providing fire prevention
training.
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County parks offer recreation options
The McLeod County park system
offers services for everything from
an occasional picnic to a full-blown
camping and fishing trip.
There are six parks in the system.
Two of those — Lake Marion Park
and Piepenburg Park — offer
camping, public boat landings, volleyball courts, softball fields, picnic
shelters, showers and other amenities.
Lake Marion Park is located on
the northeast corner of Lake Marion, north and west of Brownton. It
is served by U.S. Highway 15 and
located about 12 miles west of
Glencoe. Those coming from Glencoe can reach the lake by driving
west on County Road 3.
The 86-acre park opened in the
spring of 1981. The land, which
was formerly home to one of the
larger mink ranches in the United
States, was bought in 1975.
The facilities available include
two picnic shelters and grills, a
one-mile hiking trail, a beach (there
is no lifeguard on duty), a fishing
pier, boat landing, main shower
building, camper dump station,
playground equipment, volleyball
pit and a softball field. Also, in season, there are groomed cross-country ski trails.
Lake Marion Park offers campers
36 RV sites and 14 tent sites.
There are many campsites available. Fees for campers who require
electrical service are $22 a day,
$116 per week or $400 a month.
Fees for campers who do not require electrical service are $15 a
day, $79 a week or $270 a month.
There is an additional cost for air
conditioning hookups and use of
the camper dumping station.
To make camping reservations,
contact caretaker Patricia Carey at
11655 State Highway 15, Brownton, MN 55312, 320-328-4479. The
camping area is open May 1 to Oct.
1.
There is a $35 fee to reserve a
park shelter at any of the county
parks. Contact the McLeod County
Swan Lake Park
Swan Lake Park is located three miles northwest of Silver Lake along
County Road 16. Its 82 acres feature a picnic shelter, fishing pier, grills,
open-space activities, natural trails, duck pond, large stand of spruce
trees and groomed cross-country ski trails.
Parks Office, 320-484-4334, to
make reservations.
On the south edge of Lake Marion is the Brownton Rod & Gun
Club, which offers a boat landing, a
picnic and beach area, plus a concession stand. Each Friday night at
the clubroom, there is a steak and
pork chop fry.
Piepenburg Park is located on the
southeast corner of Belle Lake.
From Hutchinson, go north on
Highway 15 to County Road 60,
turn west and continue for 5 miles.
The park features two picnic
shelters with grills, a red rock trail,
a beach (no lifeguard on duty), a
boat landing, a fishing pier, a main
shower building, a camper dumping
station, natural prairie, playground
equipment and horseshoe pits, volleyball court and softball field —
plus groomed cross-country ski
trails.
The fees for camping and the
park shelter are the same as for
Lake Marion Park. To make reservations, contact Merle and Ethel
Olson, 21104 Belle Lake Road,
Hutchinson, MN 55350, 320-5872082.
Reservations for the park shelters
at Piepenburg may be made by contacting the county parks office.
Buffalo Creek Park, three miles
southeast of Glencoe (near the air-
port), is a little more than 45 acres
and features a picnic shelter with
tables and grills, playground equipment, open space activities, nature
trail, duck pond, a large stand of
spruce trees and groomed crosscountry ski trails.
Swan Lake Park is located three
miles northwest of Silver Lake on
County Road 16 and is 82 acres in
size. It features a picnic shelter,
fishing pier, grills, open space activities, natural trail, duck pond,
large stand of spruce trees and
groomed cross-country trails.
William May Park is located
three miles east of Winsted off of
County Road 85. Seventy-one acres
in size, it features a picnic shelter,
tables, grills, nature trail and a large
stand of maple trees.
Stahl’s Lake Park is located 6-1/2
miles northwest of Hutchinson and
is 127 acres in size. It features a
picnic shelter, tables, grills, a boat
tile connecting French Lake to
Stahl’s Lake, a nature trail, a duck
pond, a tree nursery and groomed
cross country ski trails.
The hours at all the parks are
from 8 a.m. to sunset.
For additional information, contact the McLeod County Parks Office located at the county fairgrounds in Hutchinson, 320-4844334.
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McLeod County committees, commissions
Adult Training & Rehabilitation: Christine Davis, Glencoe; Nancy Krcil, Glencoe;
Charlotte Knick, Brownton; Cheryl Bielke,
Hutchinson; Gerard Stifter, Winsted;
Richard Schimmel, Mayer; and James
Fahey, Hutchinson.
Board of Adjustment: Franklin Boller,
Hutchinson; Les Engelmann, Plato; Ron
Mickolicek, Silver Lake; Curtis Carrigan,
Brownton; Robert Doerr, Stewart; Marc
Telecky and Larry Gasow, zoning department.
Board of Health: County commissioners
Ray Bayerl, Kermit Terlinden, Paul Wright,
Sheldon Nies and Bev Wangerin.
Buffalo Creek Watershed managers:
Donald Belter, Glencoe; Corey Henke,
Stewart; Larry Phillips, Glencoe; Charles
Kubesh, Buffalo Lake; Scott Lang, Buffalo
Lake.
Crow River Joint Powers Board: Commissioners Ray Bayerl and Paul Wright;
Ron Kutzke, Grove City; Paul Setzepfandt,
Bird Island; Jeff Johnson, Minneapolis;
Randy Shaw, Villard; Jack Russek, Delano;
Tim Lynch, Mayer; Dennis Peterson, Spicer;
Charles Woehler, Arlington; Don Otte, St.
Cloud.
Ditch inspectors: Commissioner Ray
Bayerl, District 1; Roger Berggren, Districts
2, 3, 4, 5.
Extension committee: Marian Filk,
Hutchinson; Tom Maiers, Stewart; Jeff
Jensen, Hutchinson; Neal DeMars, Winsted;
Lynette Dammann, Plato; Sara Andersen,
Hutchinson; Katie Eggert, Hutchinson;
Allyssa Sims, Hutchinson; Cindy Schultz,
county auditor-treasurer; commissioners
Paul Wright and Bev Wangerin.
Fairgrounds commission: Scott
Schochenmaier, Hutchinson; Jim Fahey,
Hutchinson; Tim Ulrich, Hutchinson; Nancy
Witte, Hutchinson; Marian Filk, Hutchinson; Jill Grams, Extension educator; Al
Koglin, parks director; Randy Starke, fairgrounds manager; commissioners Paul
Wright and Bev Wangerin.
High Island Watershed managers:
Leonard Eibs, Henderson; Herman Miller,
Brownton; Orville Polzin, Glencoe; Vern
Schlueter, Arlington; Dwight Swanson,
Hector; Paul Wright, commissioner.
McLeod County Public Health Advisory: Chris Sonju, Glencoe; Barb Max,
Hutchinson; Genevieve Lhotka, Silver
Lake; Joan Ewald, Brownton; Dr. Catherine
McGinnis, Hutchinson; Bev Fritz-Hults,
Glencoe; commissioners Sheldon Nies and
Bev Wangerin.
Hike and Bike Trail: Gary Lenz, Winsted;
Heidi Pflipsen, Plato; Martin Briggs,
Hutchinson; Larry Mulenburg, Glencoe; Ed
Doring, Hutchinson.
McLeod County HRA: Frank Fay,
Hutchinson; James Mills, Hutchinson;
Charles Lemke, Glencoe; James Lindeman,
Along with the main Courthouse, McLeod County has other office buildings, including this one on Hennepin Avenue North.
Brownton; Dorothy Merrill, Silver Lake;
Chris Schwegler, Hutchinson; Commissioner Sheldon Nies.
Individual Septic Treatment Systems
(ISTS): Commissioner Ray Bayerl; Curtis
Carrigan, Brownton; William Hard,
Hutchinson; Mark Johnson, Plato; Robert
Billiet, Hutchinson; Herman Miller, Brownton; Donald Albrecht, Brownton; Robert
Heil, Brownton; Nathan Winter, extension
director; Roger Berggren, environmentalist;
Larry Gasow, zoning administrator; Mary
Creech, environmental technologist.
McLeod For Tomorrow: Kermit Terlinden, commissioner; Pat Melvin, county administrator; Mary Jo Wieseler, human resources.
McLeod Treatment Program, Inc.: Gerard Stifter, Winsted; Barbara Mathwig,
Brownton; Shirley Nowak, Glencoe; Joseph
Neubauer, Hutchinson; Linda Aaberg, Victoria; Joyce Schad, Glencoe; commissioners
Ray Bayerl and Paul Wright.
Noxious weeds appeal committee:
Commissioners Paul Wright, Sheldon Nies,
Ray Bayerl, Kermit Terlinden and Bev
Wangerin.
Parks commission: Doug Kenning,
Hutchinson; Doug Krueger, Glencoe; Tom
Prieve, Hutchinson; Dan Rickert, Brownton;
Jerome Thiemann; Sheldon Nies, commissioner.
Pioneerland Library: Commissioner Bev
Wangerin; Julie Guggemos, Winsted.
Planning Advisory Commission: Herman Miller, Brownton; Curtis Carrigan,
Brownton; Mark Johnson, Plato; William
Hard, Hutchinson; commissioner Ray Bayerl; Larry Gasow, zoning administrator.
Solid waste advisory committee: Kathy
Nowak, public health; John Brunkhorst,
highway engineer; Grant Knutson, Hutchin-
son, Jeff Bertram, Hutchinson; Bill Arndt,
Hutchinson; Arlen Aas, Hutchinson; Arleen
Vee, MPCA representative; Robert Anderson, township representative; Kerry Venier,
Silver Lake; Mark Reinert, Spruce Ridge
Resource Management; Sarah Young, solid
waste coordinator; Ed Homan, solid waste
administrator; Darren Gores, 3M Company;
Gary Schreifels, Glencoe; Gary Plotz,
Hutchinson; commissioners Sheldon Nies,
Ray Bayerl, Bev Wangerin, Kermit Terlinden and Paul Wright; Cindy Schultz, auditor-treasurer; and Pat Melvin, administrator.
Trailblazer Transit Joint Powers Board:
McLeod County commissioners, Ray Bayerl, Sheldon Nies and Kermit Terlinden; and
Sibley County commissioners, Jim Swanson
and Bill Pinske.
Water planning task force: Ryan Freitag,
Glencoe; Skip Quade, Hutchinson; Virgil
Voigt, Hutchinson; Herman Miller; Robert
Anderson, Plato; Donald Albrecht, Brownton; Corey Henke, Stewart; Tom Fischer,
BWSR; John Sellnow, district conservationist; Lee Sundmark, Hutchinson; Nathan
Winter, Extension; Kathy Nowak, public
health; commissioner Paul Wright; Roger
Berggren, environmentalist; Larry Gasow,
zoning administrator; Mary Creech, environmentalist; Grant Knutson, Hutchinson.
Wetlands technical advisory committee:
John Brunkhorst, highway engineer; Jeremy
Maul, BWSR; Roger Berggren, environmentalist; Ryan Freitag, SWCD; Herman
Miller, Brownton; Grant Knutson, Hutchinson; Paul Wright, commissioner; Nathan
Winter, extension; Cindy Schultz, county
auditor; Skip Quade, Hutchinson; Corey
Henke, Buffalo Creek Watershed; Charles
Mathews, Glencoe; John Sellnow, conservationist; Lee Sundmark, Hutchison; Virgil
Voigt, Hutchinson.
McLeod County
2010 population: 36,651
County seat:: Glencoe
Courthouse Telephone: 320-864-5551
Size: 503 square miles; 311,388 acres
Township roads: 465.35 miles
County roads: 401
State highways: 102 miles
Townships: 14 (Glencoe, Helen, Bergen,
Acoma, Rich Valley, Collins, Sumter,
Round Grove, Penn, Lynn, Hassan Valley, Hutchinson, Hale and Winsted.)
Cities: 9 (Biscay, Brownton, Glencoe,
Hutchinson, Lester Prairie, Plato, Silver
Lake, Stewart and Winsted).
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Ray Bayerl,
1st District
20778 Cable Ave.,
Lester Prairie
485-2181
Sheldon Nies,
4th District
1118 S. Jefferson St.,
Hutchinson
587-5117
Kermit Terlinden,
2nd District
1112 14th St.,
Glencoe
864-3738
Beverly Wangerin,
5th District
19369 Judson Circle,
Hutchinson
587-6869
Paul Wright,
3rd District
15215 County Road 7,
Hutchinson
587-7332
Elected county officials
Michael K. Junge
Attorney
Hutchinson
Office: 864-1265
Scott Rehmann
Sheriff
Winsted
Office: 864-3134
Cindy Schultz,
Auditor/Treasurer
Glencoe
Office: 864-1263
McLeod County District Court judges
LynnEtte Schrupp
Recorder
Glencoe
Office: 864-1327
Terry Conkel
Glencoe
Office: 864-1281
Michael Savre
Glencoe
Office: 864-1284
Appointed office heads
Pat Melvin, county administrator
Office: 864-1363, Hutchinson
Karen Messner, court administrator
Office: 864-1285, Glencoe
Dr. Quinn Strobl, county coroner
Midwest Forensic Pathology
Office: 763-236-9050, Coon Rapids
Jeff Rausch, county surveyor
Gary Sprynczynatyk, social services
director
Office: 864-1395
John Brunkhorst, county highway engineer
Sue Schulz, county assessor
James Lauer, veterans officer
Kevin Mathews, emergency services
director
Nathan Winter, county extension director
Allan Koglin, agricultural inspector
Kathy Nowak, public health director
Ed Homan Jr., solid waste director
Office: 320-234-4316, Hutchinson
Allan Koglin, parks superintendent
Wayne Rosenfeld, buildings supervisor
Larry Gasow, zoning administrator
Roger Berggren, environmentalist
Tom Keefe, information services
Jill Grams, 4-H program coordinator
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The Silver Lake Area Business Expo and
the Big Little Hunting and Fishing Expo
The Silver Lake Business Association organizes the Silver Lake
Business Expo annually in January. The Expo features vendors
from businesses in Silver Lake
and surrounding area.
The vendors present information about their businesses and
offer incentives for visitors to the
Expo. Vendors also include local
churches and non-profit organizations, along with state representatives and members from the public
services, such as the police and
fire departments.
The Business Expo also attracts
children and families as it offers
activities like Cub Scouts derby
races and free flu clinics.
In March, the Christian Deer
Hunters Association hosts the annual Big Little Hunting and Fishing Expo. This Expo features vendors from taxidermy businesses
and meat markets, fishing and
hunting guides, and Christian
hunting organizations. This Expo
also offers seminars on hunting
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are present at this expo.
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State legislators
State House of Representatives
District 18A Rep. Ronald Shimanski,
R-Silver Lake
367 State Office Building
100 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
St. Paul, MN 55155
651-296-1534 (office); 800-920-5882
320-327-0112 (home)
State Senate (1-888-234-1112)
District 18
Sen. Scott Newman,
R-Hutchinson
75 State Office Building
St. Paul, MN 55155
651-296-4131 (office);
320-587-5965 (home)
Federal legislators
U.S. Rep. Collin
Peterson, D
2159 Rayburn House
Office Building
Washington, D.C.
20512-307
Phone: 202-225-2165
Fax: 202-225-1593
Web site:collinpeterson.house.gov
Main District Office
714 Lake Ave., No. 107
Detroit Lakes, MN
56501
Phone: 218-847-5056
Fax: 218-847-5109
U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D
346 Hart Russell Senate
Office Building
Washington, D.C.
20510
202-224-3244
Fax: 202-228-2186
E-mail: senator@
klobuchar.senate.gov
Minnesota office
1 Federal Drive
Whipple Federal Building,
Suite 298
Fort Snelling, MN 55111
612-727-5220
U.S. Sen Al Franken, D
St. Paul office
60 E. Plato Blvd.
Suite 220
St. Paul, MN 55107
651-221-1016
309 Hart Senate
Office Building
Washington, D.C.
20510
202-224-5641
E-mail: senator@franken.
senate.gov
Minnesota Constitutional officers
Governor Mark Dayton
130 State Capitol
75 Dr. Rev. Martin Luther
King Jr. Boulevard
St. Paul, Minn. 55155
651-201-3400
1-800-657-3717
Fax: 651-797-1850
E-mail:
[email protected]
Lt. Gov. Yvonne Pettner-Solon
102 State Capitol
King Jr. Boulevard
651-296-3391
Attorney General Lori Swanson
1400 NCL Tower
445 Minnesota St.
651-296-3353
1-800-657-3787
E-mail:
www.ag.state.mn.us/
Sec. of State Mark Ritchie
180 State Office Blg.
King Jr. Boulevard
651-296-2803
1-877-551-6767
State Auditor Rebecca Otto
Suite 500, 525 Park St.
651-296-2551
Fax: 651-296-4755
E-mail:
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Township offices
Acoma Township (587-6471): Corrinne Schlueter, clerk;
Gary Graham, treasurer; Eugene Hoff, Tony Forcier and
Larry Karg, supervisors. Meetings: Second Thursday.
Bergen Township (395-0173): Amy Meyer, clerk; Melissa Tonn, treasurer; Albert Teubert, Sheldon Ehrke and Francis Burch, supervisors. Meetings: Second Thursday.
Collins Township (562-2567): Alan Fredrickson, clerk;
Daniel Benson, treasurer; Jay Reiner, James Friedrichs and
Grant Hatten, supervisors. Meetings: Second Thursday.
Glencoe Township (864-3584): Loren Mackenthun, clerk;
Bruce Bargmann, treasurer; James Hueser, Duane Haag and
John Albers, supervisors. Meetings: Second Thursday.
Hale Township (327-2790): Tammy Stifter, clerk;
Colleen Kaczmarek, treasurer; Clarence Juncewski, Roger
Pokornowski and Ron Mickolichek, supervisors. Meetings:
Second Thursday.
Hassan Valley Township (587-6055): Robert E. Anderson, clerk; Joan Harren, treasurer; Garrett Luthens, Steve
Reiner and Garrett Luthens, supervisors. Meetings: Second
Tuesday.
Helen Township (238-2460): Sharon Dummer, clerk;
Tammy Mathews, treasurer; Rodney Mathews, Mark Johnson and Leslie Engelmann, supervisors. Meetings: Second
Thursday.
Hutchinson Township (587-9431): John Gregor, clerk;
Marlys Swenson, treasurer; Brent Uecker, Jon Christensen
and David Ondracek, supervisors. Meetings: Second Thursday.
Lynn Township (587-2746): Cheryl Bleil, clerk; Bernice
Baumetz, treasurer; Robert Theuringer, Corey Henke and
Paul Merkins, supervisors. Meetings: Second Tuesday.
Penn Township (328-5375): Donald R. Albrecht, clerk;
David E. Schuch, assistant clerk; Veryl Becker, treasurer;
Rich Valley Township Hall
Kevin Lindeman, deputy treasurer; Lester Lindeman,
Wilbert Hahn and Rodney Wendlandt, supervisors. Meetings: Second Monday.
Rich Valley Township (864-6647): Theresa A. Rusten,
clerk; Fay Bruckschen, treasurer; Donald Lhotka, Jim Popelka and Bob Novak, supervisors. Meeting: Second Wednesday.
Round Grove Township (328-5277): Deborah Zellmann,
clerk; LeRoy Hedtke, treasurer; Robert Doerr, Elmer Rettig
and Darwin Wagner, supervisors. Meetings: Second Monday.
Sumter Township (328-5789): Janel Zimmerman, clerk;
Donald Husske, treasurer; Jeff Schwarze, Gary Waller and
Joel Griebie, supervisors. Meetings: Second Thursday.
Winsted Township (485-3552): Susan Goebel, clerk;
Nina Stifter, treasurer; Craig Yellick, Tony Hausladen and
Brian Anderson, supervisors. Meetings: Second Thursday.
How townships were named
Weather facts
The origins of the names of townships in McLeod County as taken from
page 317 of the Minnesota Historical
Society Collections, Vol. 17-1902:
Glencoe — Valley in Scotland
where McDonald clan was massacred.
Hassan (Valley) — Indian word
haza or hahzah meaning sugar, maple
sap or sweet juice. South branch of the
Crow River was called Hassan River,
1860-69.
Acoma — Named for a Pueblo village in New Mexico by Dr. Kennedy.
Bergen — Named for city of that
name in Norway.
Biscay — Named for Bay of Biscay
bordering France and Spain.
Brownton — The townsite was the
former farm of Alonzo Brown.
Collins — Named after an early settler by that name.
Hale — Either named for an early
settler by that name or for a prominent
1934 — An extreme drought hit the
area with daily temperatures up to near
110. The entire summer went without
rain, and only the smallest of corn
crops was raised.
1936 — The most prolonged cold
snap occurred, beginning Jan. 15, as
temperatures held below zero, day and
night, for 26 days. Temperatures
reached 35 below zero and froze water
mains that were six feet under ground.
Nov. 11, 1940 — The Veterans Day
storm of 1940 started out with a warm
rain with fog, but by 9 a.m. a violent
storm front rolled in and hit the area
with one of its worst snowstorms of the
century. The raging snow storm closed
roads, trapped hunters and killed numerous people throughout the state as
temperatures dipped to 13 below zero
before the day ended. The cold temperatures prevailed without a thaw until
mid April of 1941.
statesman by that name.
Helen — Wife of Sheriff Armstrong
and first white woman to settle in that
township.
Hutchinson — Group of singers
who founded the town.
Lester Prairie — For John Lester on
whose farmstead the town began in
1888.
Lynn — Town in Massachusetts.
Penn — By Germans from Pennsylvania.
Plato — Named for Greek philosopher Plato.
Rich Valley — For its rich soil.
Round Grove — For a large grove
of trees in that vicinity.
Stewart — For founder Dr. D.A.
Stewart.
Sumter — After Fort Sumter.
Winsted — After Winsted, Connecticut.
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INDEX
AdventureCare Daycare............................................36
Kaz’s Auto and Truck Repair....................................32
Al’s Auto Sales............................................................1
Lakeside Manor ........................................................16
Cedar Crest of Silver Lake ........................Back Cover
Lite Electric ..............................................................12
Citizens Insurance Agency........................................48
Little Friends Daycare ..............................................36
City of Silver Lake......................................................4
Mathews Digging......................................................34
Contemporary Dental................................................38
Mathews Vasek Construction....................................12
Crow River Press ............................Inside Back Cover
McLeod County Public Health ................................30
Crow River Sno Pros ................................................35
McLeod County Solid Waste ....................................44
Custom Installations & Coverings..............................6
McLeod Publishing, Inc. ..........................................50
Dale’s Plumbing & Heating......................................46
Michele’s Daycare ....................................................36
Early Childhood Family Education (ECFE) ............30
Mikolichek Plumbing & Heating................................6
Edina Realty - Ray....................................................44
Molly’s Cafe ............................................................48
Edward Jones - Kirk Miller ......................................40
New Era Financial Group, Inc. ................................20
Electronic Servicing..................................................48
Nick’s Lawn Service ................................................44
Exsted Realty ............................................................40
Panther Field House..................................................30
Faith Child Care........................................................36
RE/MAX - Huls ........................................................46
Faith Presbyterian Church ........................................14
Rockhard Concrete & Masonry ..................................6
First Community Bank, Silver Lake ........................39
Schauer & Sons Construction ..................................16
Gauer Chiropractic Clinic ........................................40
Schmeling Oil Co., Inc. ............................................44
Glencoe Fleet Supply................................................44
Schoeneberger Dental Clinic ....................................38
Glencoe Oil Co. ........................................................40
Security Bank & Trust, Co. ......................................46
Glencoe Regional Health Services
Shimanski Orchard ..................................................32
....................................................Inside Front Cover
Silver Lake American Legion ..................................48
Grace Bible Church ..................................................14
Silver Lake Auditorium ............................................16
Grand Meadows........................................................33
Silver Lake Knights of Columbus ............................38
Grandma’s Closet......................................................16
Silver Lake Leader....................................................14
GSL Community Ed. ................................................30
Silver Lake Liquors ..................................................16
GSL Public Schools ..................................................28
Silver Lake Lions Club ............................................12
Harlan’s Auto Repair ................................................44
Silver Lake Sportsmen’s Club ..................................10
Healing Waters - Roquette ........................................10
S L Express, Inc. ......................................................10
Hutchinson Medical Center ......................................20
Southwest Eyecare....................................................20
J & P Stitches Embroidery ........................................40
State Farm - Larry Anderson ....................................10
Jean’s Floral & Craft ..................................................6
Stritesky Trucking ......................................................6
Jilek Insurance Agency, Inc. ....................................20
Sumter Mutual ..........................................................32
K & K Storage ..........................................................24
The Hair Company....................................................40
Kaczmarek Landscaping ..........................................16
Waggin’ Tails Professional Dog Grooming ..............10
Kathy Krone Auctioneer ..........................................10
Ziemer Plumbing & Heating ....................................34
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Surrounding area celebrations
s Winsted’s Winstock, second weekend in June.
s Hutchinson Water Carnival, third weekend in June.
s Hamburg Summerfest, third weekend in June.
s Glencoe Days, fourth weekend in June.
s Stewart Summerfest, last weekend in June.
s New Auburn Fourth of July.
s Plato’s White Squirrel Days, second weekend in July.
s Lester Prairie’s Prairie Days, third weekend in July, Friday-Saturday.
s Silver Lake Pola-Czesky Days, first weekend in August.
s Sibley County Fair, first weekend in August (Thursday-Sunday).
s Carver County Fair, second weekend in August (Wednesday-Sunday).
s McLeod County Fair, third weekend in August (Wednesday-Sunday).
s Renville County Fair, third weekend in August (Wednesday-Saturday).
s Norwood Young America Stiftungfest, fourth weekend in August.
s Hutchinson Arts & Crafts in Park, second weekend after Labor Day.
(These are approximate dates that are subject to change from year to year.)
▲Sibley County Fair
▲McLeod County Fair
▼Stewart Summerfest
▲White Squirrel Days
▼Glencoe Days Parade
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