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Matmen in midst of sections
Panther grapplers trying for state berths
Knowledge Bowl
teams do well
at home invite
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The McLeod County
Glencoe, Minnesota Vol. 119, No. 6
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February 17, 2016
Jail, security project proceeds on 4-1 vote
By Lori Copler
Editor
The McLeod County Board of
Commissioners voted 4-1 Tuesday
morning to proceed with its jail expansion and courthouse security
project by approving most of the
low bids for the construction items.
Larry Filippi of Contegrity Group,
the project’s construction management firm, said the total budget cost,
based on the bids received, would be
about $7.69 million, about $470,000
less than the estimated cost of $7.99
million.
Filippi asked that the County
Board not award the bid for fire protection at this time. He explained
there had been only one bid for the
fire sprinkling system, and the contractor had included converting the
sprinkling system in the existing jail
to a wet system from the current dry
system. However, Filippi said, the
bidder and Contegrity will be inviting the state fire marshal in to see if
the conversion is really necessary. If
not, the county could save substantially on that portion of the project.
Filippi said the bids in one other
area came in unexpectedly high, and
suggested holding that category,
also, until more work could be done
to “get something more acceptable.”
Commissioner Paul Wright made
the motion to proceed with the recommended bids.
“We’ve spent three years on this
and countless workshops,” said
Wright. He said he felt the project
would serve the county well.
Commissioner Sheldon Nies seconded Wright’s motion.
“This will not affect our levy at
all, nor will we have to go out for
bonding,” said Nies.
Commissioner Doug Krueger cast
the dissenting vote.
Krueger said that while the bids
came in lower than what had been
received about a year ago, the project also was smaller in scale.
“I don’t believe it’s apples to apples,” said Krueger.
And while he agreed with Nies
that it will not increase the levy now,
or that bonding would be needed,
the project “is going to deplete our
reserves.”
Krueger also said he felt the jail
expansion will eventually result in
more jail staff.
“I think eventually we’re going to
need one or two more employees in
the jail,” said Krueger.
He also said the county has other
issues on the table that will be costly.
“We’re restructuring our labor
force,” Krueger said. “People are
going to want more money and need
more money.”
Commissioner Joe Nagel said he
shared Krueger’s concerns about the
need for more jail staff, and that he
had questioned sheriff’s department
staff extensively about that.
“They’ve changed their schedules,
adjusted their schedules,” said
Nagel. “They’ve convinced me that
this can work.”
Commissioner Ron Shimanski
said that while the plan was scaled
back, “I think it’s still a good plan,”
and congratulated Contegrity on getting the county what he felt was an
affordable project.
Shimanski said the project isn’t
just about expanding the jail, but
about courthouse security. The project includes a secure hallway between the jail and one of the court-
Jail
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City planning group
to consider setbacks
in industrial parks
Chronicle photos by Rebecca Mariscal
FLS celebrates
Mardi Gras
First Lutheran Principal
Dean Scheele and his students celebrated Mardi Gras
in true New Orleans style
Tuesday, Feb. 9. The class’s
Fat Tuesday feast included
po’boy sandwiches, crawfish with corn, sausage, potatoes and mushrooms, and
king cake. Students also
watched a live stream of a
New Orleans parade, courtesy of Scheele’s daughter.
Above, Scheele and the students start to dig in to the
crawfish and more. At left,
Scheele and Adam Schauer
check the crawfish boil to
see how it’s coming along.
By Rebecca Mariscal
Staff Writer
The Glencoe Planning Commission discussed creating setbacks for
industrial areas at its regular meeting on Thursday, Feb. 11.
City Administrator Mark Larson
presented the idea to the commission, stating that the setback for
such areas is currently zero.
This means property owners
could potentially build up to the
property line, which Larson said he
is worried about in the industrial
park.
Larson said the lack of setbacks
dates back to commercial down-
town properties. Having no setbacks in a commercial downtown
area makes sense, Larson said, but
there is need for setbacks in an industrial area.
Commissioner Ron Knop said he
thinks setbacks would be a good
idea.
Larson said he would research
the idea more and come back with a
recommendation for the commission.
In other business, the commission:
Setbacks
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Quick thinking, response
averts major fire in Plato
By Lori Copler
Editor
A quick response and quick
thinking were the keys to averting a
major fire in Plato Saturday night.
Plato Fire Chief Jay Wood said
his department was dispatched at
9:59 p.m. to Stockman Transfer, a
trucking company in Plato.
Wood said an employee of the
company, who also is a member of
the Glencoe Fire Department, was
dropping off a rig and noticed that a
semi tractor inside the building was
on fire.
“He called 9-1-1 and managed to
get four other tractors out of the
building,” said Wood.
Wood said that a security camera
at the building showed that the
Plato Fire Department had water on
the fire at 10:06 p.m., seven minutes after the initial 9-1-1 call.
“That was crucial,” said Wood.
The quick response kept the fire
from spreading to the building, although some insulation in the ceiling rafters was scorched. Wood said
firefighters removed some of the
insulation to make sure the fire had
not spread.
“We had nearly all our guys
there, which was great for a Saturday night at 10 p.m.,” said Wood.
“And we had automatic mutual aid
Fire
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Deputy will not face charges in shooting incident
The McLeod County Attorney’s
Office has released its report on the
Nov. 1, 2015, shooting death of a
Hutchinson resident by a McLeod
County Deputy Sheriff, saying the
deputy, Matthew Wyatt, acted within
the state statute that governs deadly
force by peace officers.
The report, authored by McLeod
County Attorney Michael Junge, is
as follows:
“Prosecutor’s report on the police
shooting on Nov. 1, 2015, at about 6
p.m., at 525 Harmony Lane,
Hutchinson, that caused the death of
Luverne Ray Christensen.
“At 4:20 p.m. on Nov. 1, 2015, a
neighbor of Luverne Christensen
called the Hutchinson Police to report strange behavior of Christensen.
The caller stated that: 1) Christensen
was armed with a gun, 2) Christensen claimed to have an outstanding warrant for his arrest, and 3)
Christensen claimed the police
would not take him.
“Officers from the Hutchinson Police Department, McLeod County
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Sheriff’s Department and the Minnesota State Patrol responded. Negotiations took place for about one
hour and 40 minutes. During negotiations, Christensen told officers he
had a pending fraud charge. Christensen said he was on probation and
would not allow himself to be arrested. Christensen said he would not
kill himself, but if police came to get
him they have to kill him. Christensen claimed to have a gun and appeared to be high on drugs. Officer
Karl Willers conducted the negotia-
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tions. Near 6 p.m., Christensen
agreed to come down the stairs and
show Willers the papers about the
new charges. Christensen came
down the stairs and exited onto an
outdoor stoop. He set the papers on
a garbage bin and retreated back into
his apartment. Officers rushed
Christensen and attempted to subdue
him. Christensen resisted and kept
his right hand hidden from view.
Christensen had a Rossi .357 Magnum loaded with six bullets.
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legs pinned, Christensen fired one
time, striking Police Officer Jacob
Willers in the lower leg. Officers instructed Christensen to stop resisting
and he did not comply. After Jacob
Willers was shot, Christensen still
possessed the gun and it was pointed
toward the head of the officer pinning Christensen’s legs to the
ground. McLeod County Deputy
Matthew Wyatt asked if Christensen
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GSL Knowledge Bowl hosts, wins Region 6 meet
Happenings
Blood drives in Biscay, Plato
The American Red Cross will have two blood drives in
McLeod County in February. The first will be Thursday,
Feb. 25, from noon to 6 p.m., at Lighthouse Church, rural
Plato; and the second will be Monday, Feb. 29, from
noon to 6 p.m., at Neisen Bar n Grill in Biscay.
Plato Fire Dept. fish fry
The Plato Fire Department will host its annual fish fry
Friday, Feb. 19, starting at 3 p.m. at the Plato Community
Hall. Takeout orders will be available at the Plato Fire
Hall (not the community hall).
County DFL caucus March 1
The McLeod County Democratic-Farmer-Labor (DFL)
Party precinct caucus will be held Tuesday, March 1, at
6:30 p.m., in the Glencoe-Silver Lake High School
Media Center, 1825 16th St. E, Glencoe. The precinct includes the cities of Glencoe, Plato and Silver Lake, and
the townships of Glencoe, Hale, Helen and Rich Valley.
Cubs softball registration
Registrations are being taken for the Brownton Cubs
softball program. Registration is open to all girls within
the Glencoe-Silver Lake School District, ages 9 and up.
Forms are available at Lakeside Elementary, Lincoln Junior High and the high school offices, or by emailing
[email protected] and requesting a form. Forms
must be returned by March 7. Contact browntoncubs
@gmail.com with any questions or for more information.
Scott Kirby to perform Feb. 25
Scott Kirby will present his “Main Street Souvenirs”
program Thursday, Feb. 25, at 7 p.m., in the Glencoe
City Center Auditorium. This is a multi-media stage performance featuring live piano music, a spoken narrative
and a video presentation. The concert is sponsored by the
Glencoe Concert Association Series. This is a season
membership concert, but individual tickets, for this concert only, will be available at the door. For more information, contact Darlene Dammann at 320-864-3424 or
Renae Jensen at 320-864-3579.
Brownton Lions fish fry
The Brownton Lions Club will host its annual fish fry
Friday, March 4, from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m., or until the fish is
gone, at the Brownton Community Center. Take-outs are
available. The menu includes fish, potatoes, beans,
coleslaw, bread, coffee and milk. Proceeds go to community projects. Old eyeglasses will be collected.
St. John’s pancake dinner
St. John’s Lutheran Church, 216 McLeod Ave. N,
Plato, will host a pancake dinner Sunday, Feb. 28, from
10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Proceeds go to Heifer International
and the parochial education fund. The menu includes
pancakes, ham, applesauce, dessert and beverages. Takeouts are available.
Rotary pancake breakfast
Glencoe Rotary Club will host a pancake breakfast
Sunday, Feb. 21, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the Glencoe
Expo at the city center. For advanced tickets at reduced
prices, call 320-864-5518 or talk to any Glencoe Rotary
member. Tickets also will be available at the door. All
proceeds will be used for local community improvement
projects.
Senior dining birthday party
The Silver Lake Senior Dining Site will host a birthday
party Thursday, Feb. 25. Bingo starts at 11 a.m. The
menu includes roast turkey, mashed potatoes and gravy,
carrots, cranberries and cake. Call 320-327-2621 the day
before or 320-327-2536 the night before.
Glencoe seniors meetings
The Glencoe Senior Citizens meet on Tuesdays and
Thursdays at 12:30 p.m. in the seniors room at the Glencoe City Center. Sheephead is played on Tuesdays, and
both sheephead and 500 are played on Thursdays. All
seniors over 55 are invited. For more information, call
320-510-1551 and leave a message.
To be included in this column, items for Happenings
must be received in the Chronicle office no later than
5 p.m. on Monday of the week they are to be published. Items received after that will be published elsewhere in the newspaper as space permits. Happenings
in Glencoe, Brownton, Stewart, Plato, New Auburn,
Biscay and Silver Lake take priority over happenings
elsewhere.
Six-week course for care
givers to begin March 23
Lutheran Social Services
and the Minnesota River
Agency on Aging are offering
a six-week course, “Powerful
Tools for Caregivers,” starting Wednesday, March 23,
through April 27.
Each Wednesday, a 90minute session will help participants learn to manage
stress, improve self-confidence, better communicate
their feelings, balance their
lives, increase their ability to
make tough decision and locate helpful resources.
There are two locations for
classes: in Olivia from 10
a.m. to 11:30 a.m., and in
Hutchinson from 2:30 p.m. to
4 p.m. Exact venues have yet
to be determined.
The program is open to
anyone who is helping to care
for someone with a chronic
illness, such as Alzheimer’s,
dementia, diabetes, heart disease, stroke, Parkinson’s,
chronic pain or stroke.
Pre-registration is necessary. For more information,
call Sarah Doering at 320894-0479, or Barb Alsleben
at 320-221-3747.
Glencoe-Silver
Lake
Knowledge Bowl hosted its
annual home meet Saturday,
Feb. 13, inviting nine Region
6 competitors to the high
school. GSL turned out to be
both host and winner that
morning with varsity teams
taking first, second and third
place.
Present for competition
Saturday morning along with
GSL were ACGC, Benson,
Central Minnesota Christian
School, Hutchinson, Lester
Prairie, MACCRAY, New
London-Spicer, Renville
County West and Yellow
Medicine East.
The varsity field consisted
of eight teams, three from
GSL. Two of GSL’s teams
competed in room one for the
entire meet, with the third
team spending a couple
rounds there as well.
The winning GSL team,
“Calvin’s Cool Kids” kept the
lead for the entire meet with a
written score of 50 and earning round scores of 18, 19, 17
and 12 for a total of 122 and
first place. This team consisted of Mark Lueders, Jake
Fehrenbach, Katie Twiss and
Austin Pinske.
The second GSL team
“Taft’s Tubs” started with 47
Chronicle photo by Rebecca Mariscal
One of GSL’s varsity teams accepts their first prize
after the home meet Saturday at GSL high school.
Pictured, from front to back, are Katie Twiss, Austin
Pinske, Jake Fehrenbach and Mark Lueders.
from the written round and
earned 10, 13, 10 and 13
points in each round to finish
with 99 total. This team included Mitch Beneke, Trevor
Posusta, Jake Vasek and Jack
Gepson.
The third GSL team, “Useless S. Grant,” finished the
meet with 94.5 points. This
team was made of Maddie
Kuehn, Marisa Luchsinger,
Maggie Petersen and Dini
Schweikert.
The nine junior varsity
teams competed in the same
field as the varsity teams but
received separate awards.
“This means that the JV
teams know where they
would have finished if they
had competed in varsity,”
Coach Vicky Harris said.
GSL’s “Watergate” junior
varsity team earned a total
score of 77.5 and tied for first
in points but was awarded
second place based on the
room level. This team consisted of Laura Popelka, Brett
Baumgarten, Haley Lukes
and Jacob Reichow.
“This was a fantastic performance for a JV team,”
Harris said. “They were better than several of the varsity
teams that were competing.”
GSL’s other junior varsity
team “VDawg4President”
earned 57 points to finish tied
for fifth. This team was Beth
Cross, Megan Fehrenbach,
Jared Lokensgard, Carlee
Oberlin and Charles Urban.
The junior high meet featured 15 teams with New
London-Spicer claiming first
place with a score of 123.
GSL’s junior high team “No
Answer” took second place
with 107.5. The other junior
high GSL teams ended the
meeting in fourth, fifth,
eleventh and twelfth place.
GSL Knowledge Bowl varsity will head to Victoria this
Saturday to compete in a varsity-only tournament at the
Wright County Conference
Academic Challenge competition.
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rooms.
“I’m cognizant that we’re
doing security upgrades,”
said Shimanski. While there
have been no issues yet, he
said, “we could have serious
problems in the future.”
Shimanski said he also is
concerned about the levy, but
felt the county has done a
good job in holding the line
on levy increases.
“My hope is that we continue to hold that line as tight
as possible in the future,” said
Shimanski.
Krueger said he still felt the
project was not necessary.
“To me, it comes to down
to whether it’s a need or a
want, and I don’t feel the taxpayers can afford it.”
Sheriff Scott Rehmann said
he was pleased with the bids.
“It’s been a long process,
and a very thorough process,”
said Rehmann. “A lot of people put a lot of hours into
making this the best possible
plan for us.”
an apartment on the property
he owns and rents out to others. The commission set a
public hearing for the permit
for March 10.
• Was invited to the contractors’ breakfast on March
30 at 7 a.m.
• Heard from Larson that
bids were opened on the jail
project.
• Heard the city council
will hold a public hearing for
the underground utility ordinance on Feb. 16.
• Discussed the potential
solar ordinance for the city.
The board agreed to hold a
workshop and invite professionals who are involved with
and knowledgeable about
solar in order to set out a specific ordinance.
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• Heard Commissioner
Greg Ettel had resigned from
the commission. Larson said
the city will put an ad in the
paper looking for a new commissioner.
• Approved a change recommended by MNSpect to
increase the size of an accessory building from 144
square feet to 200 square feet
in order to comply with the
building code.
Council Member Gary
Ziemer asked if there was a
way to have it stated that the
dimension would always
comply with the building
code. Larson said there was
and amended the change to
include this.
• Heard a special use permit request from Brad Klitzke
about building a garage with
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still had the gun and was told
yes by several officers. Wyatt
shot Christensen one time in
the head, causing immediate
death.
“An autopsy of Christensen
was conducted by Dr. Bracey.
The death was classified as
homicide and attributed to a
gunshot wound to the head.
Methamphetamine was present in Christensen’s body and
was listed as a significant
condition of death. In addition to methamphetamine,
Christensen had morphine, alprazolam and citalopram in
his blood. He had been prescribed morphine and alprazolam for at least the past
year.
“While struggling with
Christensen, several officers
observed him to have unusual, almost super-human
strength in resisting officers.
This is not unusual with people using methamphetamine.
“All officers involved gave
complete statements regarding the shooting. The investigation was completed by the
Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension. The results
of the investigation were
given to the McLeod County
Attorney on Jan. 28, 2016.
“Minnesota
Statute
§609.066, subd. 2, authorizes
the use of deadly force to protect any person from apparent
death or great bodily harm.
Deputy Wyatt’s use of deadly
force was authorized by law.
No charges will be filed.”
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Amy Wilde to run
for District 18 seat
Amy Wilde, Dassel, has
announced her intention to
file for the District 18 seat in
the Minnesota Senate. She recently registered her campaign with the Minnesota
Campaign Finance Board.
District 18 is comprised of
Meeker, McLeod and Sibley
counties and Cokato.
Hutchinson, Litchfield, Glencoe and Gaylord are the larger cities of District 18.
Wilde, who served four
terms on the Meeker County
Board of Commissioners
from 1997-2009, has been a
freelance writer and reporter
for local newspapers. She has
also worked for the Meeker
and Wright Special Education
Cooperative and the Dassel
Area Historical Society. She
is currently treasurer of the
Minnesota River Area
Agency on Aging Board,
chairs the Meeker Council on
Aging and is a former chair
of the Pioneerland Regional
Library Board and the Meeker-McLeod-Sibley Community Health Board. Past public
service also includes the Dassel Area Chamber of Commerce Board, Dassel Community Chest, Prime West
Health Board, Meeker Memorial Hospital Board and
her church council.
Record
Glencoe Police
Amy Wilde
Wilde states that she is
willing to put her knowledge
of rural health and human
services delivery, education,
small business and transportation to work at the state
capitol. She is seeking the
DFL Party endorsement.
She and her husband
Robert reside in Dassel
Township, where they operate a small digital printing
and freelance business. They
have four adult children and
six grandchildren.
The District 18 Senate seat
is currently held by state Sen.
Scott Newman, R-Hutchinson.
Jack Gepson to play
in MBDA honor band
On April 9-10, Jack Gepson of the Glencoe-Silver
Lake (GSL) Concert Band
will represent GSL as a member of the 2016 Minnesota
Band Directors Association
(MBDA) State Level 9-10
Honor Band, held at Duluth
East High School.
Students are selected to the
band through a competitive
recorded audition that was
submitted this past December. Gepson, who plays the
trumpet, will participate in
the MBDA state-level ensemble for the fourth consecutive
year. Last year, he was a
member of the state 9-10
band, and the two previous
years, he was a member of
the state level 6-8 band.
Two hundred sixty-one students from over 60 schools
auditioned — there are 12
trumpets in the ensemble.
Gepson will serve as the
“first-chair” player in the section (in 2014 he served in the
same capacity in that year’s
6-8 state band).
The students participating
will have the opportunity to
work with some of the finest
music educators in the state
as their section coaches. The
9-10 band will be conducted
by Dr. Scott Teeple of the
University of WisconsinMadison.
The honor band program is
an ongoing project of
Jack Gepson
MBDA, a professional organization of band directors representing band programs of
all grade levels from throughout the state of Minnesota.
The mission of MBDA is to
assist in the development of
band directors and band programs in schools, colleges,
and communities throughout
Minnesota.
HUTCHINSON — Plans
are on the table for a new
hotel in Hutchinson, according to the Leader. A 54-room
hotel is being planned on 2.86
acres of land at the northwest
corner of Highways 15 and 7.
The building is estimated to
cost $3.7 million, and will
offer mid-level room prices.
vited. A special anniversary
booklet also is being prepared, including a history of
the church, the oldest married
couple, the oldest living
member, the baptism foundation and a list of confirmation
members from 1935 to the
present.
Continued from page 1
from Glencoe.”
Norwood Young America’s
department also responded to
standby at the Plato station,
and later provided help with
overhaul, said Wood.
“It was very fortunate that
an employee just happened to
be dropping of a rig and noticed the fire,” Wood said.
He added that Stockmann
Transfer is a large part of the
community, and employs
many retired and current firefighters.
“We’re glad we didn’t have
a major loss at this business,”
said Wood. “It’s always been
very generous to our community and to our fire department.”
The semi was a total loss.
Wood said the department
remained on the scene until
about 1:30 a.m. Sunday to
make sure the fire did not
flare up again.
Submitted photos
FLS rough it at
Wolf Ridge
A representative from
Ridgewater College will be
at the Glencoe-Silver Lake
High School Thursday, Feb.
18, at 10:30 a.m. He will
visit with students, parents,
and persons in the community who would like to learn
more about the opportunities
on both the Willmar and
Hutchinson campuses of
Ridgewater College.
Ridgewater College offers
over 100 programs in both
technical and transfer education.
The college also offers
comprehensive financial aid
to those who qualify and lifetime job placement assistance.
Anyone wishing to meet
with the representative from
Ridgewater College is asked
to contact the Glencoe-Silver
Lake High School principal
or counselor.
First Lutheran School
seventh- and eighthgrade students took an
outdoor education trip to
Wolf Ridge Environmental Learning Center near
Finland Feb. 10-12. The
three-day excursion to
the north woods immersed students in a variety of outdoor activities including animal
signs, frozen lakes studies, winter survival, superior snowshoes, high
ropes course, raptor and
night hikes. Each course
lasted three hours with
two and half hours outside. Above, Max Edwards, Ashley Radke ad
Breann Goff take part in
a winter survival course.
At left, Bethany Hagen,
Goff, Radke and Kaline,
the naturalist, conduct a
frozen lake study.
City to amend snow ordinance
GAYLORD — After being petitioned by residents, the Gaylord City Council has agreed to amend its winter parking ordinance, according to The Gaylord Hub. The new ordinance calls
for no parking on the streets if snowfall is 1 inch or greater. In
the past, a parking ban was in effect from Nov. 1 to April 1,
from 2 a.m. to 6 a.m., regardless of whether there was a snow
event or not.
15th Annual
McLeod Fish and Wildlife
CPA Banquet
BEACH PARTY
Sat., Feb. 27
Saturday, March 5
Entertainment by Chopper
Pla-Mor Ballroom, Glencoe
Bikini & Speedo Contest
Doors Open @ 3:30 p.m.
Starting
Feb. 12th
Prime Rib Dinner
– Every Friday during Lent –
St. John’s Lutheran,
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SUNDAY, FEB. 14
Five winter parking citations
were issued.
12:22 a.m. — A medical was
reported on 12th Street. A woman
was transported to the hospital.
2:14 a.m. — Officers assisted
at the jail.
reported on DeSoto Avenue.
1:39 p.m. — A report of a female feeling dizzy was made at
an address on Newton Avenue.
11:01 p.m. — Suspicious activity was reported on Ninth Street.
Officers spoke with the party involved and advised.
MONDAY, FEB. 15
8:03 a.m. — A medical was reported on McLeod Avenue. A
woman fell and was experiencing
hip pain. She was transported.
9:59 a.m. — An officer assisted
with questions about an issue at a
school on 10th Street.
5:01 p.m. — A wallet was
found near the post office and returned to the owner.
6:08 p.m. — A warrent was
served in an arrest on 10th
Street.
6:35 p.m. — A driver was cited
for drivng after revocation and no
insurance at a traffic stop at Highway 212 and Falcon Avenue.
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1:32 p.m. — A hit and run accident was reported in a parking lot
at an address on 18th Street.
3:56 p.m. — A restraining order
violation was reported on 10th
Street but officers reported it was
unfounded.
5:19 p.m. — A driver was arrested for driving after revocation,
no insurance and arrested on a
McLeod County warrant at a traffic stop at Highway 22 and 115th
Street.
6:45 p.m. — An alarm was reported at an address of Ford Avenue and an officer and the Glencoe fire chief responded.
9:47 p.m. — A report of suspicious activity was made on 15th
Street. Officers found kids playing
night games and advised them to
call it a night.
SATURDAY, FEB. 13
Two winter parking citations
were issued.
reported on DeSoto Avenue with
a child having difficulty breathing.
1 a.m. — A verbal warning was
given for a brake light out with a
citation for possesion of drug
paraphernalia at a traffic stop at
Dairy Avenue and Highway 212.
12:10 p.m. — Officers assisted
with a possible water main break
on Elliot Avenue.
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be celebrating its 125th anniversary in April.
Plans are being made for a
special worship with former
pastors on April 10, as well
as a meal. Confirmed members of the church will be in-
TUESDAY, FEB. 9
1:07 a.m. — Officers and Allina
Ambulance responded to Basswood Street W for a person who
was not feeling well. The person
was taken by ambulance to the
hospital.
1:32 a.m. — A citation for a
winter parking ordinance violation
was issued in the 1500 block of
12th Street E.
5:05 a.m. — An officer responded to a child custody issue
on McLeod Avenue N.
2 p.m. — A smell of marijuana
was reported at an address on
Armstrong Avenue.
2:09 p.m. — A fire alarm was
activated on Knight Avenue N. It
was a false alarm.
WEDNESDAY, FEB. 10
1:08 a.m. — A citation for a
winter parking violation was issued on 15th Street near Pryor
Avenue.
7:47 a.m. — Officers responded to an assault on 16th Street E.
10:06 a.m. — An officer and an
ambulance responded to a medical on Newton Avenue.
8:02 p.m. — Officers responded to a report of an intoxicated
male on 13th Street E. He was
taken to a detox facility.
THURSDAY, FEB. 11
3:39 a.m. — An officer responded to a medical on Greeley
Avenue.
4:02 p.m. — Officers attempted
to serve a warrant on 11th Street
E, but the person was gone and
officers were unable to find the individual.
5:34 p.m. — An officer checked
on suspicious activity on Prairie
Avenue. It was a person checking
out rental properties and was
having difficulty getting turned
around.
11:08 p.m. — Officers assisted
the McLeod County Sheriff’s Office with an inmate.
FRIDAY, FEB. 12
One winter parking citation was
issued.
7:53 a.m. — A report was
made of a cat crying at Seventh
Street and Elliot Avenue. The reporting party thought the cat
might be stuck in the engine compartment of a car but later said it
was likely in the garage.
9:55 a.m. — An officer found a
cell phone on Seventh Street and
returned it to the owner.
11:21 a.m. — An animal complaint was reported at an address
on 16th Streeet.
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The McLeod County Chronicle, Wednesday, February 17, 2016, page 4
Another hotbed topic:
appointment of justice
Our view: Nominees should
be sought for expertise, not politics
T
his year’s presidential
race is already a muddled mess, with more
Republican candidates than
one can shake a stick at, and
the Democratic Party throwing
contenders and what had appeared to be its top choice for
candidate — Hillary Clinton.
And now, poor Supreme
Court Justice Antonin Scalia
further muddied the waters by
dying Feb. 13.
No sooner had Scalia’s death
been announced than the great
debate began over his replacement. President Obama, in his
final year of the presidency,
wants to move quickly with a
replacement. Republicans
would like to wait until after
the election, hoping that a Republican president will soon
be taking office.
Obama, in fact, already has
a “short list” of candidates.
At one time, justices were
appointed for their legal
prowess and ability to interpret the Constitution.
Ilya Shapiro, a legal scholar
at the Cato Institute, told CNN
what has become obvious to
those of us who have lived in
the United States in the past
quarter-century: “…ultimately,
it comes down to a political
argument.”
But, Shapiro also noted, this
year the argument will be particularly heated, to put it mildly.
“We are in uncharted waters,
especially given the modern,
current polarization of the
country and of Congress vs.
the White House,” said
Shapiro.
First, the president needs to
find a candidate who will put
the protection of the constitution over their personal liberal
or conservative bias.
Second, it’s perhaps time for
the nation to consider amending the constitution so that
Supreme Court justices are not
lifetime appointments. It’s
time for term limits.
Third, it’s time for nominees
to be selected through a bipartisan committee process,
rather than having the president throw out names and then
seeing if they can stand the
heat hurled at them by Congress in confirmation hearings.
Unfortunately, as Shapiro
pointed out, the current polarization probably will not allow
for any of those options to see
fruition.
And that’s unfortunate for
our country.
— L.C.
Letter to the Editor
Morningside project still a bad idea
To the Editor:
The Morningside extension project sat fairly idle from the 2001 petition to 2012. In my last letter to the
editor, I had mentioned 15 years, so I
was off by a few years. When this
project was brought back into the
public’s attention in 2012, I attended
several meetings. The point is, nothing discussed convinced me (and
others) the project was a good idea
— even some council members had
their doubts. And the project still is
not a good idea today.
The cost of the project escalated
from $2 million in 2012 to $3.5 million today. In three years, this is over
a 40 percent increase. According to a
road construction company and en-
Ballard
Letters to the Editor
Voters encouraged to attend March 1 caucuses
To the Editor:
It would be hard to miss all the
energy and interest that has been
generated by the nomination process
in the Republican field of candidates
this election cycle. I am pleased that
there is such an abundance of wellqualified choices for voters, but I
wonder how many people know
how the process works in a caucus
state like Minnesota as opposed to
the process in a primary state.
Do you know how you can participate and vote in a caucus state?
Unlike a primary, where residents
cast their ballots at a polling place,
Minnesota is one of only 10 states
that has a caucus system where likeminded citizens gather with their
neighbors at a local meeting place to
discuss the candidates and try to persuade their neighbors to vote for the
candidate they think is the best.
In addition to voting for a presidential candidate, we will discuss issues and vote on resolutions that
may become part of the Republican
Party platform. We will also elect
delegates to the upcoming county
convention. The entire caucus takes
about two hours, from 7 p.m. to 9
p.m.
Who can participate and vote in
the caucuses? Minnesota state
statute 202A.16 gives us the guidelines. First, you must be eligible to
vote in the next general election. In
addition, the statute says: “Only
those persons who are in agreement
with the principles of the party as
stated in the party’s constitution, and
who either voted for or affiliated
with the party at the last state general election or intend to vote or affiliate with the party at the next state
general election, may vote at the
precinct caucus.” You cannot participate at more than one party’s caucus in any one year.
I personally like the caucus system because I believe the people
who attend are some of the most informed and engaged voters. We
learn a lot from each other through
our discussions of issues and candidates.
If you identify with Republican
Party principles and intend to vote
Republican this coming November, I
would personally like to invite you
to attend the Minnesota caucuses on
Tuesday, March 1, at 7 p.m. You can
go to www.MNGOP.com to read the
party platform for more information
about Republican Party principles.
I want to stress, this will be your
only opportunity to vote for a presidential candidate who will become
our party’s nominee.
Here is a list of the Sibley County
caucus locations:
Henderson City Hall, 600 Main
St., Henderson, hosting the city of
Henderson and the townships of
Henderson, Kelso, Jessenland and
Faxon.
Sibley County Courthouse Annex
basement, 400 Court Ave., Gaylord,
hosting the cities of Gaylord and
New Auburn, and the townships of
New Auburn, Sibley and Dryden.
GFW High School Choir Room,
North Cottonwood St., Winthrop,
hosting the city of Winthrop and the
townships of Bismarck, Cornish,
Transit and Alfsborg.
Gibbon Elementary School Cafeteria, 323 E 11th St., Gibbon, hosting the city of Gibbon and the townships of Moltke, Severance and
Grafton.
Sibley East High School Choir
Room, 202 Third Ave. NW, Arlington, hosting the cities of Arlington
and Green Isle and the townships of
Arlington, Green Isle and Washington Lake.
For more information you can call
me at 320-864-3911.
Emily Gruenhagen
Chairwoman
Sibley County Republicans
Turn to page 5
Child-care unionization would hurt many families
You can
vote
online at www.glencoenews.com
Question of the week
Do you plan to attend political
caucuses on March 1?
1) Yes.
2) No.
3) I don’t know.
Results for most recent question:
Aside from the game results, what was the
best part of Sunday’s big football game?
1) Lady Gaga singing the National Anthem — 52%
2) The halftime show — 3%
3) The new television ads — 12%
4) I didn’t bother to watch — 33%
To the Editor:
An issue that has come to light recently is the child-care provider
unionization vote. I’d like to provide
some information to you about the
process.
On Jan. 22 of this year, the Child
Care Providers Together, a branch of
AFSCME (American Federation of
State, County and Municipal Employees), submitted valid signature
cards from 30 percent of the
providers who received child-care
assistance funds (otherwise known
as CCAP) in the last year, triggering
a unionization vote. On Feb. 8, ballots were mailed out to 2,384 childcare providers, which constitutes approximately one-third of all childcare providers in Minnesota. These
ballots must be received by the Bureau of Mediation Services no later
than Feb. 29 to be counted in the
final vote tally.
This vote is a blatant attempt by
AFSCME to grow the power of its
union in our state by adding dues
taken from child-care providers to
their coffers. If you are a child-care
provider who has received CCAP
funds in the last year, your ballot
should arrive shortly in the mail. A
vote “yes” is a vote in favor of
unionization, and a vote “no” is a
vote against forming a union.
CCAP funds help low-income
families afford day-care services for
their children. By taking union dues
from providers receiving CCAP
funds, day-care providers will be
forced to increase charges to families for their necessary day-care
services. This will further stretch
family budgets, and reduce the number of day-care providers who will
care for children from families receiving CCAP, especially in rural
areas. The net result is that unions
will increase their coffers at the expense of low-income families and
their children. Unfortunately, Gov.
Dayton and a majority of DFL mem-
bers support the union’s efforts.
In other states, similar unionization attempts have been successful,
mainly due to low voter “turn out.”
If the majority of the ballots returned are votes in favor of unionization, providers receiving CCAP
will be unionized. AFSCME is
working hard to insure that only
providers who are likely to vote
“yes” return their ballots. It is essential that providers do the same in opposition, and encourage a “no” vote
on this measure.
The Republican caucus has raised
questions about what criteria was
used by the Department of Human
Services to determine who was qualified to vote, and I hope those concerns will be addressed. I will continue to look into this issue. Please
do what you can to prevent this
union take-over of yet another part
of our workforce.
State Rep. Glenn Gruenhagen
R-Glencoe
58 votes. New question runs Feb. 17-23
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History
Mysteries may never get solved
100 Years Ago
Feb. 18, 1916
O.C. Conrad, Editor
A daughter was born to Mr.
and Mrs. W.C. Knick on Saturday of last week.
The little son of Mr. and Mrs.
Edward Nemitz, a short distance
north of town, is suffering from a
rather severe attack of scarlet
fever.
A.C. Baker was taken suddenly Monday with an attack of
heart failure, which confined him
to his home for several days.
However, he is again at his desk
at the Post Office.
75 Years Ago
Feb. 13, 1941
Milton D. Hakel, Editor
The stockholders of the
Brownton Cooperative Creamery
Association had their annual
meeting Tuesday, and learned
that 1940 was the biggest year
ever in butter making, with
441,251 pounds of butter. Elected to three-year terms on the
board of directors were Albert S.
Holmes, Gust Peik and Frank
Pikal. Elected to two-year terms
were Melvin Todd, B.C. Peik
and Arthur Schwarze.
Lorraine Lindeman of Brownton won the first prize of $2.50
in the countywide dental poster
contest, sponsored by the
McLeod County Public Health
Association. Lugene Peters, also
of Brownton, placed third. Both
are sixth graders.
50 Years Ago
Feb. 17, 1966
Charles H. Warner, Editor
Mr. and Mrs. Leigh Pikal announce the birth of a daughter,
Lisa Marie, on Feb. 6. She has a
brother, David, and a sister,
Debra.
Mr. and Mrs. Everett Evanson
announce the birth of a son,
Robert Joseph, on Feb. 10. He
has a brother, Johnnie.
Mrs. Lyle (Myrtle) Meyer won
the “all events” first place in the
Glencoe city bowling tournament Feb. 6 and 13 at the PlaMor alleys.
20 Years Ago
Feb. 14, 1996
Lori Copler, Editor
Jeff and Lori Goebel of
Brownton announce the birth of
Carolin Beth, born Feb. 4, 1996.
She is welcomed home by her
sister, Katelin.
Janelle Ahlbrecht was the winner of the McLeod West spelling
bee, while Joey Moen placed
second.
From the Chronicle archives
30 Years Ago
Feb. 19, 1986
Bill Ramige, Editor
Chuck Warner of Brownton
donated the Brownton Bulletin
to the Minnesota Newspaper
Foundation after more than 32
years as publisher and owner.
The Bulletin was later sold to
Bob Moulton of Minneapolis.
Warner said Moulton will continue to live in Minneapolis and
be in Brownton two or three
days a week.
Union Avenue between 10th
and 11th streets on the east side
of Glencoe will be opened for
traffic this spring. The Glencoe
City Council voted to improve
the one-block stretch on Union
Avenue at its meeting Tuesday
night.
Two main street stores that
were recently vacated are again
housing businesses. Glencoe
Video Center opened Feb. 1 at
1120 Hennepin Ave., the former
Minnegasco Appliance Sales location. Country Casuals, a
women’s clothing store, is
scheduled to open next week at
1102 Hennepin Ave., the former
JeMars location.
Glencoe placed second in the
sub-region wrestling tournament
and advanced 10 wrestlers to the
Region 4A Individual Wrestling
Tournament.
20 Years Ago
Feb. 21, 1996
Rich Glennie, Editor
The Glencoe-Silver Lake Panthers girls’ basketball team captured its sixth straight Wright
County Conference title with
two wins in three games last
week. The Panther girls have either won the title outright or
shared it during that stretch. The
Panthers are the No. 1 seed in
the subsection tournament and
will host Buffalo Lake-Hector in
the opening round on Thursday.
NordicTrack has announced
that 126 temporary and 45 permanent positions have been reduced at its Glencoe manufacturing plant effective Feb. 8. Paul
Jones, NordicTrack’s senior vice
president of operations, said the
cutbacks were “due to seasonal
decrease demand.”
Ellsworth Becker of Glencoe
was elected the new district governor elect at the 18th annual
5M-2 Mid Winter Lions Convention held in Mankato. He will
serve during 1996-97.
10 Years Ago
Feb. 22, 2006
Rich Glennie, Editor
Students at Glencoe-Silver
Lake Helen Baker Elementary
are having their own Olympics
complete with outdoor sporting
events. Students have participated in a sled pull, a hockey shoot
and sliding down a snow pile,
among other activities.
Huge clouds of smoke blew
across the landscape north of
Biscay during last Friday’s subzero cold. Fire departments from
Brownton, Glencoe and Silver
Lake, as well as the McLeod
County Sheriff’s Department, assisted the Hutchinson Fire Department in battling a barn fire at
the Daryl Luthens residence.
Firefighters contained the loss,
which was estimated at
$350,000, to the 40-foot-by-120foot barn, used for housing
young dairy stock, where the fire
started.
Ashley Schade, Kali Trukki,
Jayme Kohout and Leah
Schreifels, all members of Glencoe Cadet Girl Scout Troop 806,
recently completed the requirements for earning the Girl Scout
Silver Award.
From the Silver Lake Leader archives
75 Years Ago
Feb. 15, 1941
Delbert Merrill, Publisher
A new and special feature will
be introduced in Silver Lake
Feb. 22 when the five top-ranking students of Silver Lake High
School commercial department
are to take over operation of the
E.H. Totushek store for the Students Day Sales event.
Funeral services will be held
Feb. 16 for Miss Josie Jancik,
44, who passed away Feb. 11 at
the Willmar sanitarium.
Born: to Mr. and Mrs. Harry
Miska of Hale Township on
Monday, Feb. 10, 1941, a boy,
weight 63⁄4 pounds.
Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Irvin
Burich of Hutchinson on Tuesday, Feb. 11, 1941, at the
Hutchinson Community hospital,
a girl.
50 Years Ago
Feb. 17, 1966
Wilbert Merrill, Publisher
Wencel Sobeslavsky, aged 80,
passed away Monday, Feb. 15.
Funeral services will be held
Saturday from the Maresh Funeral Chapel.
Miss Stella Chmielewski returned home from the University
Hospital, Minneapolis, Saturday.
She entered the hospital on Jan.
26 and underwent surgery on her
left hand.
Mr. and Mrs. James Navratil
will observe their Golden Anniversary Sunday, Feb. 20, at an
open house at the Silver Hi
Drive Inn.
The McLeod County Egg
Show has been scheduled for
Tuesday, March 1, at the Silver
Lake Community Building. Egg
producers in the area are invited
to bring an exhibit of one dozen
white eggs.
25 Years Ago
Feb. 14, 1991
Ken and Dorothy Merrill,
Publishers
Ethel Jaskowiak, 74, of Silver
Lake, passed away at her home
on Sunday, Feb. 10, 1991. Funer-
al services were held on Feb. 13
from the Congregational Church
of Silver Lake.
Lynn Lhotka, daughter of
Donald and Marian Lhotka of
rural Lester Prairie, has been accepted at Moorhead State University for the 1991-92 school
year. Lynn plans to major in accounting.
Silver Lake participated in the
annual One Act Play in Norwood
Young America on Jan. 26 with
“The Bridge.”
10 Years Ago
Feb. 16, 2006
Ken and Dorothy Merrill,
Publishers
Amanda Prochaska and Lucas
Uecker are pleased to announce
their engagement. An April 29,
2006, wedding is planned at
Good Shepherd Lutheran Church
in Glencoe.
On Feb. 8, the GSL Improv
Troupe, directed by Wanda
Collins, presented a skit on stealing and honesty to GSL Lakeside
students.
From the Stewart Tribune archives
100 Years Ago
Feb. 18, 1916
Koeppen Brothers, Editors
Miss Anna Smith of Glencoe
is the new operator at the local
telephone office.
Mrs. C.L. DeGree has been in
Glencoe for some time where
she recently underwent an operation for a tumor at the McLeod
County Hospital. She is reported
as convalescing.
A new restaurant was opened
to the public Wednesday evening
in the Fahse building on the
south side of the tracks by F.E.
Stratton. The place has greatly
improved in its appearance.
Edward Baliman, an old and
respected resident of Round
Grove, died Tuesday morning at
the home of his daughter and
son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. F.H.
Nutter, at the age of 79 years.
A.F. Bulau.
Entry in the Stewart Produce
office last Saturday evening and
the theft of $11.85 in cash resulted in the arrest of a Stewart man
Monday forenoon after a thorough investigation by Sheriff
Tessmer and an FBI man. The
party was taken to Glencoe,
where he made a complete confession. He is expected to appear
before Judge Moriarty Thursday.
The arrest is expected to put to
rest a spree of petty crimes committed here recently. For the sake
of the family, the Tribune is not
publishing the name.
Herb Wick, for several years
past the trucker for the Stewart
Cooperative Trucking Association, has resigned that job and is
now hauling stock on his own
book. Martin Zieman has been
named by the association to handle trucking in the future.
75 Years Ago
50 Years Ago
Feb. 14, 1941
Harry Koeppen, Editor
Over 50 members of the
Round Grove Cooperative Dairy
Association attended the annual
meeting in Fernando last Saturday. One new director was
named this year, William Klitzke
succeeding Harry Bulau. Other
directors are Albert Draeger,
F.W. Stark, Ernest Behrman and
Feb. 17, 1966
Kermit T. Hubin, Editor
Mrs. Emma Trettin died Friday evening, Feb. 11, 1966, at
the age of 93. Funeral services
were held Monday at St. Paul’s
American Lutheran Church in
Stewart. Mrs. Trettin was a native of Germany and moved to
America at about the age of 7.
She was the wife of Herman
Trettin, and they had four children, one son and three daughters. They farmed north of Stewart, on the farm now occupied by
her grandson, James Trettin.
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Maiers
(Mary Ann Goodman) are the
proud parents of a baby girl,
Renee Jean, born Thursday, Feb.
10.
Lack of player interest was the
reason given for Stewart not
being able to field a baseball
team this season, according to
Milo Wacker. the team was a
member of the Indian Trails
League last summer, and has had
a team in local leagues the past
12 years.
35 Years Ago
Feb. 19, 1981
Douglas G. Seitz, Editor
The Stewart Village Council
last Wednesday voted to pay volunteer firemen $3 for answering
fire calls and attending drills and
meetings. In the past, firemen
were paid $2 a call.
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Wagner
(Carol) of Hutchinson announce
the birth of a daughter, Melanie
Lynn, born Feb. 17. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Rueben
Beich and Mrs. Rose Wagner, all
of Stewart.
Rich Glennie
with a fist full of coupons.
Before we could turn
around and escape, others
lined up behind us. Then the
checkout lady goes into a
coma after calling for a price
check for the aforementioned
coupon lady.
We wait, and wait, and
wait. Apparently no one in
the store can locate the product with the missing label.
The waiting continues. The
coupon lady just smiles. But
my only thought is “GET
OUT OF LINE, LADY! Go
find that #@&! price tag
yourself!”
Hey, I could starve to death
in this line to nowhere!
Meanwhile, every other
checkout line is flowing
smoothly.
Third mystery: Why do
people have to talk on their
Bluetooth while in the grocery store? I caught a guy, all
alone in an aisle, talking to a
can of corn the other day. I
thought he had escaped from
the asylum.
Or the family that comes
into a restaurant and all
promptly pull out cell phones
and ignore each other. I hope
they are at least texting each
other across the table. I guess
that passes as socializing
nowadays.
Or how many people noticed that ads during the news
hour (5 p.m.-6:30 p.m.) are
geared to us senior citizens.
There are enough pharmaceutical commercials for all
that ails you, and even some
you didn’t know existed. The
problem is the side effects.
After rattling off all that
could go wrong if one actually consumes the advertised
product, I’m surprised there
are any takers.
By the way, what is
lipofrovinoid, and who
makes up these stupid
names?
I think I’ll just stick with
what ails me.
Rich Glennie was the editor of The Chronicle for 23
years. He retired Aug. 1,
2014, but still plans to submit an occasional column.
Ballard Continued from page 4
gineer with whom I consulted, $3 million could provide a
4-inch mat of 7-ton strength
street width for about six
miles.
In my previous letter, I had
mentioned the project area
being 2.5 blocks. I didn’t include south of the tracks since
a street already existed (serving that area of town), and I
didn’t include the area north
and west of a proposed
roundabout because these
areas weren’t in the original
discussions of this project in
2001; my mistake.
It seems to me there could
potentially be increased congestion at Highway 212, 10th,
and 11th streets along with
Coborn’s east exits. The engineers’ original estimate was
10,000 vehicles a day on the
new street, whereas the most
current estimate is only 4,000
vehicles a day. How can an
estimate change so drastically
in just three years? A 150 percent drop in vehicles?
After visiting with a county
board member, not only will
this Morningside project
close Union Street, but it may
close Diamond Street east of
town.
For many of us, based on
cost and need and with citizens and council members
objections, this project does
not meet the scrutiny of a
good idea in the spending of
our tax dollars. Let’s get the
Morningside project on the
ballot, and let the voters decide at the ballot box during
the next election.
Gary Ballard
Glencoe
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I was just sitting around
contemplating some of the
mysteries of life the other
day, and came to the conclusion that some mysteries may
never get solved.
For example: Why is it
when the speed limit on
Highway 22 between Glencoe and Hutchinson was 55
mph most motorists sped
along at 60 mph or more. But
now that the same stretch of
highway is posted at 60 mph,
many motorists are going at
55 mph, or 53 or 50 or all of
the above within the same 15
miles?
For goodness sakes, drivers, put on your cruise control and go the speed limit!
You’re driving me crazy,
people!
And you think you can
pass on that stretch of the
highway? Forget about it!
Argh!
Another example: Why
does it seem that the shortest
line at a grocery store, or any
retail outlet for that matter, is
not always the fastest?
Case in point, my wife and
I recently searched for a
checkout line that seemed the
most efficient. We committed
to the shortest check-out line.
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Valentine dinner
The First Lutheran Church of Glencoe
youth held the eighth annual Valentine’s White Linen Dinner Feb 13. Volunteers transformed the church Fellowship Center into a fine dining experience. Diners enjoyed a wide assortment of hors d’oeuvres followed by a
dinner choice of prime rib of beef, fillet
of salmon or breast of chicken. More
than 20 volunteer youth, along with
adult volunteers, prepared and served
the meal to more than 80 attendees.
Proceeds from this benefit fundraiser
Glencoe resident wins big
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Locals on Mankato lists
Minnesota State University - Mankato has announced
the students on its honor and high honor lists. On the
honor list are Chloe Christy and Emily Schmidt of Norwood Young America. On the high honor list are Jayme
Ulrich and Joshua VonBerge, also of Norwood Young
America.
Schweiss on Oshkosh list
Rachel Schweiss of Brownton was named to the University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh dean’s list for the fall semester. To qualify, students must earn a grade point average of 3.75 or higher.
Ahlbrecht is graduate of UW
Nicole Ahlbrecht of Glencoe graduated from University of Wisconsin - La Crosse in December. Ahlbrecht
earned a bachelor of science in accounting.
Klover graduates from SDSU
Fancy Jo Klover of Stewart was among the fall 2015
graduates at South Dakota State University in Brookings.
South Dakota. Klover earned a bachelor of science degree from the college of arts and sciences.
Weather Corner
By Jake Yurek
We get a sneak peek of spring this week as temperatures ramp up close to 40 (possibly into the 40s). Our
general flow will be coming in from the west and southwest this week, allowing for warmer air to mix in at the
ground. As I said, highs will range from the mid 30s to
lower 40s with lows mainly in the 20s to 30s.
There will be a couple of fast-moving systems that
come through as well, so we’ll have to dodge a couple of
rain or snow showers. The first will push through late
Thursday into early Friday, and it’s mainly looking like a
rain producer. Fridays highs may be held in check a tad
by this so we’ll just have to see about that. The second
chance of precipitation will move in Sunday, producing a
mixed bag (mostly rain, I think?). This time of year it can
be tough to nail down precipitation as a small change in
track will dramatically change what we see. Regardless,
neither system will be very strong, so I wouldn’t worry
too much about it. And I’m not sure about you, but I will
definitely be getting out and enjoying the warmer weather! Have a great week, everyone!
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Wednesday night — Lows 14-20; clouds.
Thursday — Highs 34-40, lows 31-37; clouds with a
possible late rain shower.
Friday — Highs 38-45, lows 25-32; partly cloudy with
a possible early rain shower.
Saturday — Highs 38-44, lows 25-31; partly cloudy.
Sunday — Highs 33-40; partly cloudy, with a chance
of scattered rains or rain mixed with snow.
Weather Quiz: Why don’t we hear about huge February snowstorms much around this neck of the woods?
Answer to last week’s question: (Why is it so hard to
predict what snowstorms will do two or more days into
the future?): Typically computer models know there will
be a snowstorm, but have a tough time with track. In general, they can guess within a couple hundred miles but
with snowstorms even 50 miles can make a huge difference. The trouble comes with poor analysis over the
ocean. Once the storm hits the west coast, it only takes a
couple days to hit and that’s when the models try to narrow things down … sometimes never catching up and
frustrating meteorologists (and everyone else).
Remember: I make the forecast, not the weather!
Feb. 22-26
Glencoe-Silver Lake
Helen Baker Breakfast
Monday — Breakfast sausage
pizza, mandarin oranges, apple
juice.
Tuesday — Cocoa Puffs cereal, whole-grain blueberry muffin,
applesauce, orange juice.
Wednesday — Skewered
turkey sausage pancake, orange
wedges, apple juice.
Thursday
—
Breakfast
sausage pizza, fruit cocktail, orange juice.
Friday — Whole-grain French
toast sticks, strawberry banana
yogurt, pears, grape juice.
Glencoe-Silver Lake
Helen Baker Lunch
Monday — Chicken nuggets,
whole-grain dinner roll, mashed
potatoes, baby carrots, Red Delicious apple half, pineapple tidbits.
Tuesday — Whole-grain turkey
corn dog, crinkle fries, jicama
sticks, banana, applesauce.
Wednesday — Hamburger,
green beans, broccoli florets,
green grapes, peaches.
Thursday — Chicken and
gravy, whole-grain dinner roll,
mashed potatoes, cucumbers, orange wedges, pears, peaches
and pear crisp.
Friday — Cheese pizza, caesar
salad, baby carrots, Red Delicious apple half, mandarin oranges.
Glencoe-Silver Lake
Lakeside Breakfast
pizza, Cinnamon Toast Crunch,
whole-grain apple cinnamon muffin, applesauce, orange juice.
Tuesday — Skewered turkey
sausage pancake, Cocoa Puffs
cereal, low-fat mozzarella string
cheese, mandarin oranges, apple
juice.
Wednesday — Egg and
cheese sandwich, whole-grain
blueberry muffin, strawberry banana yogurt, orange wedges,
grape juice.
Thursday
—
Breakfast
sausage pizza, Golden Grahams,
whole-grain blueberry muffin,
raisins, apple juice.
Friday — Whole-grain French
toast sticks, low-fat mozzarella
string cheese, Trix cereal bar,
pears, orange juice.
Glencoe-Silver Lake
Lakeside Lunch
Monday — Chicken nuggets,
whole-grain dinner roll, turkey and
cheese sandwich, mashed potatoes, baby carrots, Red Delicious
apple half, pineapple tidbits.
Tuesday — Whole-grain turkey
corn dog, ham and turkey chef
salad, croutons, whole-grain dinner roll, crinkle fries, jicama
sticks, banana, applesauce.
Wednesday — Hamburger, sun
butter and grape jelly sandwich,
potato wedges, broccoli florets,
pear, peaches.
Thursday — Taco beef, flour
tortilla, brown rice, garnish, double-cheese chef salad, croutons,
whole-grain dinner roll, refried
beans, cucumbers, orange
wedges, pears.
Friday — Cheese pizza, mini
bagel fun lunch, caesar salad,
baby carrots, Red Delicious apple
half, mandarin oranges.
Glencoe-Silver Lake
Junior, Senior High Breakfast
pizza, peanut butter and grape
jelly Uncrustable, pears, apple
juice.
Tuesday — Bacon, egg and
cheese bagel, cinnamon oatmeal,
whole-grain blueberry muffin,
raisins, applesauce, grape juice.
Wednesday — Skewered
turkey sausage pancake, organic
strawberry yogurt, granola, strawberries, sliced banana, vanilla yogurt, peaches, apple juice.
Thursday — Ham, egg and
cheese on an English muffin,
peanut butter and grape jelly Uncrustable, fruit cocktail, grape
juice.
Friday — Whole-grain pancakes, pork sausage patty, Cinnamon Toast Crunch, whole-grain
apple cinnamon muffin, mandarin
oranges, apple juice.
Glencoe-Silver Lake
Junior, Senior High Lunch
Monday — Fajita-style chicken,
alfredo sauce, whole-grain penne,
whole-grain bread stick, broccoli
florets, pepperoni pizza, cheese
pizza, deli selections, carrot
sticks, tomato, green bean and
chickpea salad, Red Delicious
apple, pears.
Tuesday — Hamburger,
cheeseburger, potato wedges,
corn, bacon, lettuce, tomatoes,
red onions, pickles, Italian
sausage pizza, cheese pizza, deli
selections, cucumbers, cole slaw,
banana, applesauce.
Wednesday — Fajita-style
chicken, orange sauce, brown
rice, vegetable stir fry, chicken alfredo and broccoli pizza, cheese
pizza, deli selections, red bell
pepper strips, marinated tomato
and cucumber salad, apple salad,
peaches.
Thursday — Beef and bean
chili, baked potato, American
cheese sauce, broccoli florets,
whole-grain dinner roll, bacon
garnish, beef taco pizza, cheese
pizza, deli selections, jicama
sticks, citrus kidney and northern
bean salad, Red Delicious apple,
mandarin oranges.
Friday — Macaroni and
cheese, whole-grain bread stick,
peas, pepperoni pizza, cheese
pizza, deli selections, carrot
sticks, caesar salad, tangerine
wedges, pineapple tidbits.
St. Pius X School
Monday — Fajita-style chicken,
alfredo sauce, whole-grain penne,
whole-grain bread stick, broccoli
florets, carrot sticks, tomato,
green bean and chickpea salad,
Red Delicious apple, pears.
Tuesday — Hamburger,
cheeseburger, potato wedges,
corn, bacon, lettuce, tomatoes,
red onions, pickles, cucumbers,
cole slaw, banana, applesauce.
Wednesday — Fajita-style
chicken, orange sauce, brown
rice, vegetable stir fry, red bell
pepper strips, marinated tomato
and cucumber salad, apple salad,
peaches.
Thursday — Beef and bean
chili, baked potato, American
cheese sauce, broccoli florets,
whole-grain dinner roll, bacon
garnish, jicama sticks, citrus kidney and northern bean salad,
Red Delicious apple, mandarin
oranges.
Friday — Macaroni and
cheese, whole-grain bread stick,
peas, carrot sticks, caesar salad,
tangerine wedges, pineapple tidbits.
First Lutheran School
Monday — Tator tot hotdish,
mixed vegetables, pears, bread.
Tuesday — Chicken taco,
black-bean salsa, peaches, tortilla
shells.
Wednesday — Salisbury steak,
mashed potatoes and gravy, roll--,
apples.
Thursday — Mr. Rib on a bun,
peas, honey dew.
Friday — Foot-long hot dog,
baked beans, oranges.
Silver Lake St. Patrick’s Day parade set March 12
The 29th annual Silver
Lake St. Patrick’s Day Parade
will be held Saturday, March
12, starting at 12 noon sharp
from the GSL Lakeside
School.
All Irish and “Irish in
heart” are welcome to be in
the parade. There are no
forms to fill out and no one to
call, just get out the green. Be
at the parade around 11:30
a.m.
The parade will begin at
Lakeside School and will end
at the intersection of Main
Street and Park Avenue (by
Custom Installations, former-
ly Kaz’s Gas Station). Respect for the American flag
will be observed by all as the
flag passes by in the parade.
The “Irish After Glow” following the parade will be
held at the Silver Lake American Legion Club in the
northwest room for a family-
go toward the National Youth Gathering which will be held in New Orleans
July 16-20. Held every three years, the
Lutheran Church Misouri Synod
(LCMS) Youth Gathering provides thousands of youth and adults the opportunity to come together as a community
of God’s people to learn more about
Jesus, the Christian faith and Lutheran
identity. Pictured are Samantha Exsted
and Todd Brandell, ready to celebrate a
special Valentine’s evening.
oriented get-together. The Silver Lake Lions Club will be
serving Irish beef stew and
hot dogs and chips.
Everyone is invited to this
Irish festivity for Irish music
and good cheer.
Erin Go Bragh! (Ireland
Forever!)
Michael Hoiland of Glencoe purchased a Super Cash
ticket at
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Store at
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Boulevard
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him a $100,000 prize.
After learning about the
big win, Hoiland said he was
surprised.
“I don’t know what to
think,” he said.
Hoiland claimed his prize
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Todd Pinske of Plato also
won a piece of $5,000 prize
by playing Mega Millions.
The winnings were split between seven players.
Happy 90th Birthday,
Alma on February 19
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could apply for a waiver for
the phosphorous limits “because it’s such a small
amount,” as compared to
other, larger communities.
Rodeberg said the MPCA
seems to be holding fast on
its standards, although
“there’s been some legal push
back, which we’ll keep an
eye on.”
In other business, the City
Council:
• Continued discussing its
blight ordinance, as well as
its ordinance governing
streets and parking.
• Agreed to a five-year contract with West Central Sanitation for garbage collection.
• Approved a two-day
liquor license for Cabin Fever
Days, coming up Feb. 19 and
20.
• Approved the changes to
its fee schedule that had been
proposed at the January meeting.
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the project.
Rodeberg said it would
cost about $1,000 to $1,500
to have a consultant survey
the city’s water system and
try to find any major leaks.
The City Council agreed to
have the work done.
In other engineering business, Rodeberg reported that
SEH had completed a preliminary engineering report on
the wastewater treatment
plant to treat phosphorus. The
Minnesota Pollution Control
Agency (MPCA) is imposing
new phosphorous limits on
waste treatment systems.
Rodeberg said it appears
the city can use a congealing
agent to remove phosphorous, with a cost of less than
$100,000. Rodeberg said that
cost is significantly less than
what had originally been anticipated.
Council Member Curt Carrigan asked if Brownton
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By Lori Copler
Editor
The city of Brownton will
hire a consultant to find out
why it’s losing water.
At its Feb. 8 meeting, engineer John Rodeberg of Short
Elliott Hendrickson (SEH)
said city officials had met
with representatives of Rural
Development regarding the
city’s proposed street and
utility project.
While there were “pretty
much no major issues,” according to Rodeberg, Rural
Development does want to
know why the city is pumping more water than it is
billing for.
“We pumped far more gallons than we metered,” said
Rodeberg. “They want us to
reconcile that, because your
costs are based on water revenues.”
The city is looking at utility rate increases to help fund
Thurs., Feb. 18 — AA Group mtg. next to Post Office in Stewart, 8 p.m., call 320-212-5290 for info.;
Stewart Lions.
Mon., Feb. 22 — Tops Weigh-In mtg., 5-5:30 p.m.;
Brownton Senior Citizens Club, Brownton Community Center, 1 p.m.; Brownton Rod & Gun Club, 7 p.m.
Thurs., Feb. 25 — AA Group mtg. next to Post Office in Stewart, 8 p.m., call 320-212-5290 for info.;
American Red Cross Blood Drive, Lighthouse
Church, rural Plato, 12-6 p.m.
Fri., March 4 — Brownton Lions Club annual fish
fry, Brownton Community Center, 4-8 p.m.
Brownton Cubs Softball, open to all Glencoe-Silver Lake school
district girls, age 9 & up. For more info or questions, email:
[email protected]. Registration ends March 7.
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Obituaries
Theresa Borka, 63, rural Hutchinson
Theresa Frances Borka, 63,
of rural Hutchinson, died
Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2016, at
her home, surrounded by her
loving family.
A Mass
of Christian
Burial was
held Monday, Feb.
15, at Holy
F a m i l y
Catholic
Church in
Silver Lake
with
the Theresa
Rev. Paul Borka
Schumacher
as the celebrant.
Theresa Frances Borka was
born May 11, 1952, in
Shakopee, the daughter of
Wilbert
and
Frances
(Schindler) Buesgens.
On May 8, 1971, Theresa
Buesgens and Robert “Bob”
J. Borka were joined in holy
marriage at St. Joseph’s
Church in Waconia. God
blessed their marriage with
three sons.
Theresa and Bob Borka engaged in dairy farming in
Hutchinson
Township,
McLeod County, for many
years. She formerly was employed at The Prairie House,
Hutchinson Sales Barn, Silver Lake Hatchery, Plato
Woodworking and 3M.
Mrs. Borka was a faithful
member of Holy Family
Catholic Church in Silver
Lake and its Council of
Catholic Women (CCW). She
also belonged to The Knitting
Club.
Mrs. Borka loved her family, especially her grandchildren. She enjoyed crafts, especially those which used
thread.
She is survived by her loving husband, Bob Borka;
sons, Darrel (Jackie) Borka of
Hutchinson, Tony (Kim)
Borka of Hutchinson and Jay
(Julene) Borka of Winsted;
grandchildren, Alyssa, Grace
and Addison and Riley and
Chloe; sisters and brothers,
“Toots” (Guy) Johnson of
Waconia, Chris (Roger)
Borka of Waconia, Ken (Deb)
Buesgens of Cologne, Dan
Buesgens of Slayton, Jim
(Teresa) Buesgens of
Cologne, Paul Buesgens of
Waconia
and
Mark
(Michelle) Kopp of Waconia;
stepbrothers and stepsisters;
many other relatives and
friends.
She was preceded in death
by her parents.
The Maresh Funeral Home
in Silver Lake served the
family. Online condolences
may
be
made
at
www.mareshfuneralhome.
com.
Leonard Frank Kosek, 82, of Winsted
Leonard Frank Kosek, 82,
of Winsted, died Saturday,
Feb. 13, 2016, at St. Mary’s
Care Center in Winsted.
A Mass
of Christian
Burial was
h e l d
Wednesday,
Feb. 17, at
Holy Trinity Catholic
Church in
Winsted.
Interment Leonard
was in the Kosek
Holy Trinity Cemetery in Winsted.
Leonard Kosek was born
Dec. 7, 1933, to Frank and
Kathryn (Nowak) Kosek in
Hale Township, McLeod
County. He married Liz
Smykalski on Oct. 13, 1962,
at St. Adalbert’s Catholic
Church in Silver Lake. He
worked at Advanced Machine
for 25 years. He enjoyed
hunting, fishing and gardening. He was a member of
Holy Trinity Catholic
Church.
He is survived by his wife,
Liz Kosek of Winsted; grandson, Dustin Diers; son-in-law
Greg Poetz; brothers, Clem
(Verona) Kosek, Edward
Kosek and Roger Kosek, all
of Silver Lake; sister, Darlene
(Milo) Babatz of Longville;
and many nieces and
nephews.
He was preceded in death
by his parents, Frank and
Kathryn Kosek; daughter,
Laurie Poetz; sisters, Arlene
and Delores; brothers and sisters-in-laws, Melvin, Mary
Jane, Raymond, Shirley,
Lenny, Alfred, Delbert, and
infants, Leroy and Mercedes
and father-in-law and motherin-law, Peter and Cecilia
Smykalski.
Chilson Funeral Home assisted the family with
arrangements. Online condolences can be made at
www.chilsonfuneralhome.
com.
Robert C. Langenbau, 59, of Stewart
Robert “Bob” Langenbau,
59, of Stewart, died Tuesday,
Feb. 9, 2016, at his home.
Funeral
services
were held
Tu e s d a y,
Feb. 16, at
St. Paul’s
Lutheran
Church in
Stewart
with
the
R e v . Robert
M a h l o n Langenbau
Bekedam
officiating. Adline Kottke
was the organist, and Karin
Schultz shared two solos.
Interment was in the
church cemetery, with military honors by the DeGreeFleisch American Legion
Post 125 of Stewart. The
American Legion Auxiliary
Unit 125 was present with
honors. Casket bearers were
Jeremy Miller, Anthony Settergren, Scott Markgraf,
Charles Fenstra, Brian Hauer
and Ryan Schweiss.
Robert Charles Langenbau
was born Jan. 14, 1957, in
Brainerd, to August and Anecia (Parker) Langenbau. He
was baptized at the Pleasant
Hill Community Church in
Pine River, and was confirmed in his faith on April
30, 1972, at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Stewart. He
grew up in Boon Lake Township, rural Stewart, and was
known to his friends and family as Bob. He graduated
from Stewart High School in
1975.
Following his graduation,
Mr. Langenbau entered the
U.S. Army on May 30, 1975.
He served stateside and overseas for nine years, and was
honorably discharged on Feb.
7, 1984. He then returned
home to Stewart.
Mr. Langenbau worked in
the production department at
HTI in Hutchinson for several years. He was a member of
the American Legion in
Hutchinson.
Mr. Langenbau was kind-
hearted, and always there to
lend a helping hand. His door
was always open at his home,
ready to welcome guests. He
had many hobbies, including
fishing, hunting and motorcycling. He liked to play cribbage and cards, and shake
dice. He also liked to watch
wrestling on TV.
He is survived by his mother, Anecia “Nissy” Langenbau of Stewart; siblings,
Susan (Chuck) Fenstra of
Crosby, Cindy (David)
Schweiss of Hutchinson, Joe
Langenbau of Buffalo Lake
and Jean (Richard) Settergren
of Hutchinson; care giver and
friend, Jeremy Miller of
Stewart; many nieces,
nephews, cousins, aunts, uncles and friends.
He was preceded in death
by his dad, August Langenbau; his grandparents; and a
number of aunts and uncles.
Arrangements were with
the Hughes-Hantge Funeral
Chapel in Stewart.
Brenda Warnke, 58, of Spooner, Wis.
Brenda Marie Warnke, 58,
of Spooner, Wisconsin, died
Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2016, at
Lakeview Medical Center in
Rice Lake, Wisconsin.
A memorial service
was held
S a t u r d a y,
Feb. 13, at
Spooner
We s l e y a n
Church,
with
the
Rev. Ron
G o r m o n d Brenda
officiating. Warnke
Interment
was private.
Brenda Warnke was born
Feb. 6, 1958, in Glencoe, to
Ralph and Marjorie (Lindstrand) Duenow. She attended
First Evangelical Lutheran
School and graduated from
Glencoe High School in
1976. A beauty school graduate, she worked as a beautician for many years.
She was united in marriage
to Robert Warnke on Oct. 7,
1977, in Glencoe. Together
they had two sons, Nicholas
and Jesse. She was a homemaker and also provided administrative support for her
husband at Sonnax Industries.
A gracious host and talented cook, Mrs. Warnke loved
to entertain. She often read
and researched everything
about food, which made her a
wonderful baker and cook.
She appreciated the outdoors
and enjoyed kayaking and
fishing, especially in Canada,
and herb gardening. She also
enjoyed quilting, A special
joy was being a grandmother
and spending time with her
granddaughter, Everlyse.
Mrs. Warnke was a faithful
member of the Spooner Wesleyan Church and was active
in the Kids Alive program.
She was very gracious with
her time and volunteered with
the food pantry, and provided
rides and delivered homecooked meals to elderly folks
in the area.
She is survived by her
beloved husband, Robert
Warnke of Spooner; sons,
Nicholas Warnke of Williston, North Dakota, and Jesse
(Desiree) Warnke of Hamburg, New York; granddaughter, Everlyse Warnke; parents,
Ralph and Marjorie Duenow
of Glencoe; sister, Barbara
(Joel) Vinkemeier of Walker;
father-in-law,
Wallace
Warnke of Glencoe; brothersin-law, Tom (Pam) Warnke
and Jon (Shelly) Warnke of
the Twin Cities; and many
nieces, nephews, and dear
friends.
by her grandparents and her
mother-in-law, Dorothy Ann
Warnke.
Memorials may be directed
to NiCE Foundation/Spooner
Wesleyan Church in Spooner,
Wisconsin, to benefit those
living in Nicaragua.
Arrangements were with
the Dahl Funeral Home in
Spooner, Wisconsin.
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Helma Hoernemann, 94, of
Lester Prairie, died peacefully on Saturday, Feb. 13, 2016,
at the Elim Rehab and Nursing Home in Watertown.
Funeral
services
will be held
Friday, Feb.
19, at 11
a.m., at St.
Paul Evangelical
Lutheran
Church in
L e s t e r Helma
P r a i r i e . Hoernemann
The Rev.
Eric Nelson will officiate,
and Jane Holasek will be the
organist. Soloist Joe Streufert
will sing “Abide With Me.”
Congregational hymns will
be “I Know That My Redeemer Lives,” “What a
Friend We Have in Jesus”
and “My Hope is Built on
Nothing Less.”
Honorary casket bearers
are Mrs. Hoernemann’s
granddaughters. Casket bearers are Jason Pysick, Nate
Pysick, Matt Hoernemann,
Andy Hoernemann, Todd
Fisher and Adam Hoernemann.
Interment will be in the
church cemetery.
Helma Wilhelmine Hoernemann was born Dec. 24,
1921, in Washington Lake
Township, Carver County, the
daughter of William and
Martha (Jaus) Panning. She
was baptized Jan. 1, 1922,
and was confirmed on April
14, 1935, both by the Rev.
H.J. Bouman at Emanuel
Lutheran Church in Hamburg. She attended Emanuel
Lutheran Parochial School
and District 40 School at
Hamburg through the eighth
grade.
On May 4, 1946, she was
united in marriage to Karl
Hoernemann at Emanuel
Lutheran Church in Hamburg. The couple made their
home in Bergen Township,
McLeod County, where they
began to farm together. Their
marriage was blessed with six
children, Arline, Beverly,
David, John, Mary and Lynn.
In 1966, they moved off their
farm to a home they built in
Lester Prairie. They shared
over 58 years of marriage before Mr. Hoernemann’s death
on Dec. 16, 2004.
Over the years, Mrs. Hoernemann held a few jobs beyond being a farm wife and
mother, which included
sewing at Strutwear Clothing
Manufacturing in Glencoe.
After her children were in
school, she took employment
in the lunch room at Lester
Prairie for a number of years.
In earlier years, she was a
member of the Home Extension Group and also the
American Legion Auxiliary.
Mrs. Hoernemann’s focus
was on her family, and it was
reflected in her talents and
hobbies. She sewed for her
family and enjoyed quilting.
She always had a garden,
which led to lots of canning
and baking. She enjoyed
reading and a good game of
Dominos if it was with her
dear family and friends.
She is survived by her children, Arline (Robert) Pysick
of Watertown, David (Rita)
Hoernemann of Lester
Prairie, John (Laurie) Hoernemann of Zumbrota, Mary
(Roger) Fisher of Arlington
and Lynn (Keith) Peterson of
Death
Kenneth Picha,
74, of Glencoe
Kenneth “Kenny” Picha,
74, of Glencoe, died Sunday,
Feb. 14, 2016, at Glencoe
Regional Health Services
Long Term Care.
Memorial services will be
held Saturday, Feb. 20, at 11
a.m., at St. John’s Lutheran
Church in Plato with interment following in the church
cemetery.
Visitation will be held Friday, Feb. 19, from 3 p.m. to 7
p.m., at the Johnson-McBride
Funeral Chapel in Glencoe,
and will continue one hour
prior to the service on Saturday.
Arrangements are with the
Johnson-McBride Funeral
Chapel in Glencoe. An online
guest book is available at
www.hantge.com.
Chandler, Arizona; son-inlaw, Craig Bertelson of Hopkins; grandchildren, Jason
(Dodi) Pysick, Nate (Betsy)
Pysick, Amy (Ben) Leuthner,
Matt (Heather) Hoernemann,
Andy (Casey) Hoernemann,
Amanda (Joe) Streufert,
Katie Hoernemann, Kristen
Hoernemann, Adam (fianceé
Deanna) Hoernemann, Todd
(Amanda) Fisher and Tara
(A.J.) Sabako; 14 greatgrandchildren; eight greatgreat-grandchildren; brothers
and sisters, Norma Engelmann, Irmgard Otto, Melroy
Panning, Gordon (Lois) Panning, Werner (Evelyn) Panning, William (Deanna) Panning and Martha (Harvin)
Smith; sister-in-law, Marilyn
Panning; nieces, nephews,
other relatives and many
friends.
by her husband, Karl Hoernemann; daughter, Beverly Hoernemann; parents, William
and Martha Panning; brothers, Raymond (Myra) Panning, Roland Panning, Hillard
Panning and Marvin (Violet)
Panning; brothers-in-law and
sisters-in-law, Elmer Otto,
Elmer Engelmann, Marlaine
Panning, Gertrude (Alfred)
Marks, William (Ottilie) Hoernemann, Emma (Orville)
Kloempken and Esther
(Harry) Meyer.
Arrangements are with the
Paul-McBride
Funeral
Chapel of Lester Prairie. Online obituaries and guest book
are available at www.hantge.
com.
Thank You
The family of Helen Piehl
wishes to express their thanks
to all who helped with her funeral.
Thanks to Pastor Tom Rakow
for officiating the funeral service. Thanks to the Grace Bible
Church Ladies Aid and others
for making and serving lunch.
Thanks to the Maresh Funeral Home for helping us with
the funeral arrangements.
Thanks to all who gave flowers, memorials, and help in any
other capacity for mom’s funeral.
Your thoughtfulness has
made this time easier.
The family of
Helen Piehl
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27 SL senior
citizens met
The Silver Lake Senior
Citizens Club met Monday,
Feb. 8, at 1 p.m., with 27
members present.
February birthdays were
Sam Shimanski, Aggie
Fiecke, Roger Lhotka,
Yvonne Urban and Luanne
Mickolichek. There were no
February anniversaries.
There was no old business.
The next regular meeting
will be March 14. The lunch
committee for the March
meeting is Gary and Kathy
Kaczmarek and Tina Dolezal.
A motion was made and
seconded to refund $12 to
Alice Paul. Get well cards
were sent to Alice Paul, Judy
Penas and Aggie Fiecke.
31 winners: Luanne Mickolichek and Tina Dolezal.
500 winners: Margaret
Schermann, Don Benz, Gerry
Mickolichek, Joanne Victorian, Delores Goede, Genny
Lhotka, Hubert Schermann,
Margaret Benz, Marcella
Pokornowski and Clarence
Juncewski.
23 Brownton
seniors met
on Monday
Twenty-three Brownton
senior citizens met Monday
afternoon at the Brownton
Community Center.
Winning at cards were
Norma Albrecht, first, and
Bernetta Alsleben, second,
500; Ruby Streich, first, and
Ordell Klucas, second,
pinochle, and Lowell Brelje,
first, and Lil Lindeman, second, sheephead.
Carol Brelje won the door
prize. Ordell Klucas served
refreshments.
The next meeting will be
Monday, Feb. 22, at 1 p.m.
All area seniors are welcome.
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Plato fire officers
Pictured above are the new command staff and officers of the Plato Fire Department. From left to right
are Captains Bob Doolittle and Jamie Schlechter, Assistant Chiefs Nathan Bruch and Mike Eggers, and
Fire Chief Jay Wood. Not pictured is Captain Tony
Schauer. The department would like to recognize Assistant Chief John Schauer for his 15 years as a chief
officer. The new officers took their positions on Jan.
1, which also marked the implementation of the department’s new bylaws. The most notable bylaw
change is that officers are no longer chosen through
an election, but through a promotion process that in-
volves a promotion board to interview candidates and
make recommendations to the chief and city council.
Year-end call numbers show a continuing trend for
more calls for mutual aid, said Wood; in 2015 Plato
was called 14 times to assist neighboring departments, as compared to 11 calls in 2005. Other statistics show that the department’s busiest day for calls
were Saturdays, and the bulk of calls occur between 4
p.m. and 8 p.m. The fire association’s annual fish fry
is Friday starting at 3 p.m. at the community hall. the
department is always looking for new members; contact a department member if interested in joining.
Submitted photo
Donkey basketball
Glencoe-Silver Lake FFA hosted donkey basketball
Sunday night; pictured above is chapter president
Kirsten Barott with her teammate.
HomeBuilder 101
SILVER LAKE
RESIDENTS:
Chronicle photo by Rebecca Mariscal
Wee Friends at Grand Meadows
Wee Friends preschoolers visited residents of Grand Meadows Wednesday,
Feb. 10, for some Valentine’s Day fun.
The kids and residents played a roll
and cover dice game with jelly beans.
To finish off the day, everyone got a
treat and sang songs, including
“Wheels on the Bus” and “If You’re
Happy and You Know It.” Pictured
above, Merna Otting and Ryland Pool
play the day’s dice game together.
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Enjoy Sunday Breakfast at the
Expo with Glencoe Rotary
SUNDAY, FEB. 21
9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
Advanced Tickets:
Adults $7
Children 5-12 $4
At The Door: Adults $8
Children 5-12 $5
For advanced tickets talk with
any Glencoe Rotarian, or call
Karin at 864-5518.
All proceeds will be used for
local community improvement
projects.
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Minnesota Vikings Cheerleaders
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Sun., Feb. 21 • 12-2 p.m.
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in The Chronicle,
there is a drop box
located at the Silver
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call Lori Copler
at 320-864-5518.
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BREAKOUT SESSIONS
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10:30 am - “Eating to Prevent, Manage, and Reverse
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Treasures”
12:30 pm - “Beekeeping Basics A to Z”
1:30 pm – “The Midnight Gavel of Judge Lynch”
2:30 pm – “Healthy Eating: Tips on How to Eat Healthy,
Lose Weight, and Gain Energy”
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9 am-12 pm - Mar-Kee & Spar-Kee The Clowns
12-2 pm - Vikings Cheerleaders – Bring your own camera
& a donation for the McLeod County Emergency Food
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2-3 pm - Thomas Gagnon Button Boxes and Concertinas
3-3:45 pm - Juggling, Spins and Strings Yo-Yoing
Actual cheerleaders attending this event subject to availability.
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