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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13, 2016
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Vasquez is ruled
competent for trial
Judge rejects amnesia claims
Speakers headed to state tournament
Seven members of the River Valley Speech Team advance to the Minnesota State High School League (MSHSL) Class A State
speech tournament Friday, April 15, in Lakeville. They are, from left: Harley Braun, Briana Schmidt, Joe Pieschel, Hannah Johnson,
Sarah Dunn, Kaitlyn Vogel and Anna Plotz. For more information about their achievements at the Section Tournament at Southwest State University Marshall on Saturday, turn to story and picture in School News on page 8 in this newspaper.
Springfield Public Library joins libraries nationwide in celebrating National Library Week, April 10-16, a time to highlight
the dynamic changes happening in today’s libraries. Librarians pictured from left: Linda Roiger, Rebecca Bartz, Sharon
Trapp and volunteer helper Sara Haugo.
Libraries are more than books and banks of computers
Libraries are still places where individuals gather to explore, interact, and imagine
Librarians know the value
of our community services,
and library patrons appreciate their importance as
well. But in an increasingly
digital world, the role of libraries as community and
cultural centers at times
seem undervalued, and occasionally under fire. When
shrinking municipal budgets
combine with the nonstop
technological
revolution,
public library services that
focus on building community face-to-face, inspiring
and educating patrons about
art, literature, and music,
and helping patrons engage
in civil discourse can seem
quaint. But it is precisely
those shrinking budgets and
the onslaught of technologically mediated life that make
public libraries’ cultural and
community offerings more
important than ever.
“We’re not just about
books. Service to the community has always been the
focus of the library,” says
Librarian Linda Roiger.
Libraries are many things
to many people. They work
with elected officials, small
business owners, students
and the public at large to
Libraries — Page 2
Libraries Transform is the theme
for National Library Week
Brown County District
Court Judge Robert A.
Docherty has denied a motion for a finding of incompetency for Miguel A.
Vasquez, according to a
memorandum filed in Fifth
Judicial District Court on
Monday, April 4.
Vasquez faces charges of
first-degree murder, two
charges of second-degree
murder, and arson in the
second degree after a Brown
County grand jury returned
an indictment on January 7,
2015. Charges stem from the
September 25, 2014, death
of Vasquez’ ex-girlfriend
Amber Lechuga.
Vasquez’ public defender
attorneys, Steve Bergeson
of Minneapolis, Gregory
Handevidt and Scott Cutcher
of Mankato, moved for a
finding of incompetency,
based on Vasquez’ “inability
to assist in his own defense
because he cannot accurately remember what happened
on the night of the alleged
crimes.”
On October 2, 2014, the
Brown County Sheriff’s
Office received DNA results
from the Minnesota Bureau
of Criminal Apprehension
(BCA) that identified the
remains found in a van near
the Cottonwood River south
of Sleepy Eye were those
of Lechuga. The cause of
death was determined to be
homicide. Vasquez was arrested without incident later
that day.
In his memorandum,
Judge Docherty wrote that
both the State’s expert, a
Minnesota Department of
Human Services (DHS)
forensic psychiatrist medical specialist, Dr. Chinmoy
Gulrajani, and Defendant
Vasquez’ psychologist, Dr.
George Komaridis, testified,
and that the court finds that
Defendant (Vasquez) has the
mental capacity to understand the nature of the proceedings. (Vasquez) has not
shown any confusion as to
his surroundings. He understands the charges against
him, the consequences of
conviction, and the plea
process.
He understands
the roles of the defense attorney, the prosecutor, the
judge and the jury. He has
been able to tell his version
of events consistent with the
version he related to police
at the time of the victim’s
death. He understands the
evidence the State has collected, wrote the Judge.
Judge Docherty wrote that
Vasquez’ sole ground for a
finding of incompetency is
that he is unable to accurately recall his actions on the
night of the incident.
Vasquez related two different versions of the events,
nether of which matches
the evidence collected by
police investigators, and he
claimed to one evaluator that
he just can’t mentally revisit
the events, wrote Judge
Docherty. Defendant’s primary account is the one in
which Ms. Lechuga was
in St. James, and when
Vasquez went to pick her up
his car was rear-ended and
he was attacked on the road.
In this story, Vasquez has
no knowledge of how the
victim was killed, how her
body got into his vehicle, or
how her head was dumped
into the river; he assumes
that the attacker placed the
Vasquez competent — Page 2
Community Center projects provides upgrades inside and out
The Springfield Area Community Center is winding up
several projects and preparing for the approaching busiest season of the year — the celebrations of graduations,
weddings, programs and banquets for end-of-school year
activities and family gatherings of all kinds, as well as
business meetings.
The biggest and most important project underway is a
complete replacement of the heating, ventilation and air
conditioning system with a larger, more efficient system. Plans and specifications for the project were developed with the expertise of Engineer Myron Jordan with
Wentz Associates Inc., a mechanical and electrical engineering firm of Edina, and Architect Dan Tideman of
GLTArchitects of St. Cloud, who was the principal project
Community Center — Page 3
At right: Jim Hillesheim and Ken Lang, custodians at the
Springfield Area Community Center, are pictured with the
new fountain that will be placed on the plaza at the SACC.
Distracted driving is putting South Central TZD Regional drivers at risk!
Local county coalition members are working to eliminate distracted driving
In July 2015, a statewide distracted driving survey was conducted. The results of this
survey indicate that 29 percent of drivers in
Minnesota where participating in behaviors
that could lead to distractions behind the
wheel. Local communities wanted to see if
this is true for southern Minnesota drivers.
Distracted driving is an unsafe habit and
drivers in Blue Earth, Nicollet and Le Sueur
Counties are visibly and dangerously demonstrating the need to improve their focus.
Local concerned citizens recently monitored
traffic for one hour at intersections near
schools and other locations throughout the
three counties. They observed more than 960
instances of distracted driving behaviors and
found that 27 percent of drivers are potentially driving distracted. Community members recorded distractions that ranged from the ordinary — using
handheld devices to sending text messages as
well as eating and drinking onto the extraordinary — seeing a driver allowing a dog on
the steering wheel.
Motivated by what they observed, area volunteers aim to eliminate distracted driving
among their peers and in their community.
“We witnessed a near miss crash, a driver
who was texting almost ran into the stoplight,” said an area Blue Earth County volunteer. Other volunteers said, “Distraction
is definitely a problem, students are trying to
cross the road and cars are not even slowing
down or are watching for pedestrians!”
During the time that area volunteers monitored driver behavior outside area schools or
local intersections, the following distractions
were prevalent:
• Use of handheld device 535 times • Eating and drinking 121 times • Reaching for an item or not looking at
the road 79 times
• Personal grooming 52 times Distractions defined
More than just cellphone use, distracted
driving is categorized as a range of activities
that impact a driver’s visual, auditory, physical or cognitive abilities when driving. It’s
not just the usual suspects of cell phones and
texting. It can include daydreaming, putting
attention toward something outside of the
vehicle, eating, reaching for items, changing
Distracted driving — Page 2
Page 2
Wednesday, April 13, 2016
Springfield Advance-Press
From the Front Library Week Distracted driving
Vasquez competent
body parts in those locations without his knowledge.
Vasquez told an alternate
version of events only to
Dr. Komaridis, in which
Vasquez and Ms. Lechuga
were together in their bedroom, and Ms. Lechuga shot
herself twice in the back of
the head with a rifle.
Defendant Vasquez presented an alibi whereby the
unknown assailant dismembered and disposed of the
body, so the possibility of
discovering an alibi cannot be the factor that creates unfairness, wrote Judge
Docherty.
On the other
hand, if Vasquez’ could remember the exact details of
dismembering and disposing of the body himself, it
would be extremely harmful
evidence that could be used
by the jury as circumstantial
evidence of premeditation.
In either case, Defendant’s
memory loss does not have
an effect on this issue.
Finally, there is the question of whether Defendant
acted in the heat of passion.
Vasquez has related two different versions of the events,
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wrote Judge Docherty. In
the first version, the vehicle
rear-ending story, heat of
passion is not an issue, because Defendant claims an
unknown assailant killed Ms.
Lechuga. In the version related to Dr. Komaridis, Ms.
Lechuga killed herself, in
which case heat of passion is
not an issue.
Because Vaasquez told
several stories about what
happened
surrounding
Lechuga’s death, Gulrajani
diagnosed Vasquez with dissociative amnesia. During a
two-day competency hearing December 7 and 12,
2015, in Brown County
Court, Gulrajani said the
amnesia claim would not affect Vasquez’ competency to
stand trial.
Vasquez’ attorney, Bergeson argued that the issue
wasn’t that clear and asked
the Court to certify the
competency question to the
Minnesota Court of Appeals.
“Defendant has offered two
different versions of events in
which he did not kill the victim” wrote Judge Docherty.
Defendant is capable of presenting a defense that the
State has not made in its case.
On the facts before the Court,
Defendant is not incompetent
to proceed.”
Vasquez remains in the
Brown County Jail on $2
million bond without conditions, $1 million with conditions.
His next court date has not
been set.
The Weather
The week past was an interesting week. The average
high daily wind was 31.7
mph, the highest this year. The mean temperature for
the week was 38.7 degrees. Normal for this week is 40.4
degrees. We had a high of 75
and a low of 16 degrees, so
quite a range. Normal April
mean temp is 46.1 degrees
so we will be warming up. Normal rain is 2.90 inches. This week we received 0.18
inch.
Weather Observer Russell Rogotzke
recorded this week’s weather report at
Springfield, Minnesota:
HI LO PREC SNOW
April 3 75 31
April 4 48 24 tr.
April 5 51 30 .01”
April 6 49 36 tr.
April 7 42 33 .17” tr.
April 8 35 22
April 9 50 16
WEEKLY CROP REPORT
CORN
3.15
SOYBEANS 8.47
Courtesy of Harvest Land Co-op, effective
as of April 11, 2016.
discover and address the
needs of their communities.
Whether through offering ebooks and technology classes, programs for job seekers
or offering a safe haven in
times of crisis, libraries and
librarians listen to the community they serve, and they
respond.
Libraries aren’t only a
place of quiet study, but are
creative and engaging community centers where people
can collaborate, attend fun
and educational programs,
or just relax. The library offers access to a variety of
print and digital resources,
including online homework
help, e-books, databases that
can be accessed in person or
online.
Young mothers connect at
children’s story times; elderly people come to read
newspapers and magazines,
to borrow books and attend
events; teenagers meet up
in libraries after school;
and readers discuss current
events in the periodicals
room. In libraries, community-building connections are
happening all the time.
Springfield Public Library
has 29,578 items in its collection — excluding downloadable books / magazines
which are owned and shared
throughout the region. The
collection includes Fiction
and Non-Fiction Books for
adults, juniors, and young
adults; picture book, DVD/
VHS, and music.
A world of information
is at your fingertips from
the Traverse des Sioux
Library System. Springfield
Public Library is part of the
Traverse des Sioux Library
Cooperative (TdS), one of 12
regional public library systems created in 1975 by the
Minnesota State Legislature
to provide support services
to public libraries. TdS provides services to 38 public
libraries and branches. The
Traverse des Sioux Library
Cooperative promotes cooperation, provides support
services, and coordinates
shared access to needed resources, programs, and technologies for member libraries. “Part of our local book
budget goes to TdS,” said
Roiger.
“The amount of books in
and out of the library is remarkable,” said Bartz. “They
can be ordered from the entire United States.” Library
patrons can search for books,
periodicals, DVDs, videos,
CDs and much more from
any workstation in the local library or from their own
computer anywhere with an
Internet connection.
A total of 37,070 people
visited the Springfield Public
Library during 2015.
About our library
Library
Board
members are Dotty deLambert,
president; Dan Meyer, vicepresident and CD manager;
Teresa Lang, secretary;
Mary Glaeseman, treasurer;
and trustees Shawna Jacobs,
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Rita O’Callaghan, Jeanette
Pidde, Mike Wellner, Doug
Wenisch,
and
Council
Representative
Theresa
Beckman.
Library staff members are
Linda Roiger, who is head
librarian, and assistants who
work part-time are Rebecca
Bartz, Sharon Trapp, Jerrine
Kettner and Sandy Honl.
Sara Haugo, Springfield
High School senior, is a volunteer who is participating
in work-based learning at
the library, and is a summer
volunteer.
The City of Springfield
budgeted $145,669 for the
library in 2015, and library
expenses were $139,632.
Several improvement projects were completed at the
library during the past year.
In February the Traverse des
Sioux Consortium migrated
over to a new software system. The roof project was
completed in April. New
railings were installed at the
front entrance in October.
The Altermatt Gallery was
redecorated in December
with a gift from the family
of Trig and Doris Helleloid
in their memory. A new telephone system was installed
in March. A defibrillator was
recently gifted to the library
by John Watson Post 257
American Legion, Sons of
the American Legion, and
Monsanto. Changing tables
were also installed in the restrooms.
The library is a meeting
place for all sorts of gatherings, public and private,
including the Annual Juried
Art Show in the fall, club
meetings, ProKinship for
Kids tutoring program after
school and Lego League,
among other events.
was recently successful in
acquiring a $10,000 grant
from the Arts and Cultural
Heritage Fund to design a
Smart Play Spot in the library
to encourage children’s literacy. The library board and
staff worked collaboratively
in planning and designing
the Smart Play Spot, and the
project will be put into place
during the upcoming weeks.
Libraries are important
partners in child development. Through library collections, programs, and
physical spaces, children
learn to share, to be engaged
in their communities, to
participate in the arts, and
to explore their immediate world and the world at
large. The Summer Reading
program has good young
reader participation and is
supplemented with several
entertaining and educational
programs for children. Last
summer hundreds of children enjoyed programs with
Tori and Precious Pets, Jason
Huneke the Juggler, Bubble
Wonder, and Pocket Full of
Fun Puppetry. The Summer
Reading program as well as
the annual Juried Art Show
are financially supported by
local foundations.
The
librarians
enjoy
the weekly visit from St.
Raphael School.
Every
Wednesday, several classes
of students and their teachers visit the library to check
out books for their studies
and reading relaxation. “St.
Raphael School uses this as
their library,” said Children’s
Librarian Rebecca Bartz.
Reader Collection helps
children develop a love of
reading, and Book Bingo is
a reading incentive program.
Creating readers who want
to read is a matter of giving
kids choices, said the librarians. They enjoy helping
children “shop” from a wide
variety of appropriately leveled books.
Bartz’ favorite time is the
weekly story hour for preschool children. She reads
stories to the children, and
conducts, games, crafts and
song. “It’s my favorite thing
to do,” she said. “The children are always so excited
and easy to please.”
Trapp, who has worked
part-time at the library for 10
years, enjoys “everything,”
in work at the library. “It’s
a wonderful place to work,”
she said, and she appreciates
opportunities to interact with
people of the community.
The librarians noted that
out-of-town visitors are
amazed at our wonderful li-
music, and dealing with rowdy passengers or kids.
In Minnesota, distracted
driving is a leading factor in
crashes each year. Distracted
driving contributes to one in
four crashes. In a five-year
period (2010 – 2014), 328
people lost their lives and
1,138 people suffered lifechanging injuries in distracted driving-related crashes.
The area safe road local coalition members want to raise
awareness among adult and
teen drivers in all communities about the importance
of eliminating distractions
while driving. They want
you to know it’s not just law
enforcement that is watching you, we are too. “We
are speaking up, enough is
enough. Just drive when you
get behind the wheel! No distraction is worth a life” said
a Le Sueur County volunteer. Distracted driving
behaviors
Posting on Facebook,
checking that box score
or Googling information
on a device while driving
are all against the law under Minnesota’s “Use of
Wireless Communications
Device” statute, which is
commonly referred to as the
texting and driving law.
Do your part
• Cell phones — Put the
phone down, turn it off or
place it out of reach.
• Music and other controls
— Pre-program radio stations and arrange music in an
easy-to-access spot. Adjust
mirrors and ventilation before traveling.
• Navigation — Map out
the destination and enter the
GPS route in advance.
• Eating and drinking —
Avoid messy foods and secure drinks.
• Children — Teach children the importance of good
behavior in a vehicle and
model proper driving behavior.
• Passengers — Speak up
to stop drivers from distracted driving behavior and offer
to help with anything that
takes the driver’s attention
off the road.
Law targets
repeat offenders
In Minnesota, it is illegal
for drivers to read, compose
or send texts and emails, and
access the web while the vehicle is in motion or a part of
traffic. That includes sitting
at a stoplight or stop sign.
It is also illegal for drivers
with a permit or provisional
driver’s license to use a cell
phone while driving, except
for emergencies to call 911.
Under Minnesota’s enhanced law, drivers face a
$275 fine, plus court fees, for
second and subsequent violations of the texting while
driving law.
If you injure or kill someone because of texting and
driving, you can face a felony charge of criminal vehicular operation or homicide.
More than 300 law enforcement agencies across
the state will participate
in the campaign that runs
through April 17. This
campaign is coordinated by
the Minnesota Department
of Public Safety Office of
Traffic Safety (DPS-OTS).
Distracted driving education is a component of
Minnesota’s core traffic
safety program, Toward Zero
Deaths (TZD). A primary vision of the TZD program is
to create a safe driving culture in Minnesota in which
motorists support a goal of
zero road fatalities by practicing and promoting safe
and smart driving behavior.
TZD focuses on the application of four strategic areas to
reduce crashes — education,
enforcement, engineering,
and emergency medical and
trauma response.
brary. The building was constructed in 1991-1992 with a
generous financial gift from
the Estate of Charles and
Ethel Altermatt.
So the next time you step
through the doors of your
public library, take a moment
to reflect just how important
that facility is to you, your
family and your community.
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providing the lunch. Several
business and professional
people will present the nature of their business, their
target market and the services they offer.
They
are: Colleen M. Ireland,
Au.D., Audiologist, Mayo
Clinic Health Systems;
Dan Hillesheim, Clements
Lumber Company; Michelle
Berberich, Twinkle Time
by Michelle; Lori Kretsch,
Salon Concepts; Linda
Carruthers, dietitian, Mayo
Clinic Health Systems; and
Darrin Meendering, Tech
Team and Retail Supervisor
for NU Telecom. Please
RSVP by the end of the
day April 14 by emailing
Clarice Platz at cplatz@
newlmtel.net with names of
those attending the luncheon
from your business, or you
may call her at 507-4302545. The C of C Board of
Directors asks you to invite
a non-Chamber member to
this luncheon so they can experience the value of membership.
***
AMERICAN
LEGION
AUXILIARY will conduct
their regular monthly meeting on Wednesday, April 20,
in the Legion Club.
***
ATTEND FREE GROCERY STORE TOUR
at 10:00 a.m. today
(Wednesday, April 13) at
Tauer’s Super Valu with
Mayo Clinic Health SystemSpringfield registered dietitian Linda Carruthers. Tour
lasts about 75 minutes. The
next tour date is Wednesday,
Senator Gary Dahms (R- April 27, at 6 p.m.
Redwood Falls) and Rep.
***
Paul Torkelson (R-Hanska)
THIS WEEK April 11have been endorsed to run 15 being Severe Weather
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the Brown County Republi- hit particularly hard in the
can Convention, as stated in last 15 years with a number
the story in the April 6 issue of large disasters from floods
of the Advance-Press. That to large hailstorms to tornaendorsing convention was do outbreaks. In five of the
held in the afternoon of the last 15 years Minnesota has
Brown County Convention, been in the top three states
but at a different location. for the amount of catastroThere were delegates from phe losses due to severe
the two counties that Paul weather events. Because
represents, and the multiple of this, it is now more imcounties that Gary repre- portant than ever before for
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what’s at risk. FRIDAY, APRIL 15, IS
TAX DAY — the deadline
for United States residents to
file details of their income to
the Internal Revenue Service
(IRS) so that their liability
for income tax can be assessed.
***
THE FARMERS & MERCHANTS BANK will again
sponsor a recycling event as
a community service project
and to inspire awareness and
appreciation for our environment coinciding with Earth
Week activities. By popular
demand, the F&M Bank will
bring back to town on April
20 a collection service for
appliances and electronic
waste. S.W. Recycling of
Willmar will collect electronic waste and appliances
from 2:00 to 7:00 Wednesday, April 20, on the parking
lot at the bank. For more information about the project,
refer to the F&M Bank advertisement on page 2 in this
newspaper.
***
SPRINGFIELD CHAMBER OF COMMERCE and
Mayo Clinic Health System
in Springfield (MCHS) invite
all interested people to the
Business to Business Lunch
and Learn from 11:30 a.m.
to 12:45 p.m. Wednesday,
April 20, at Le Bon Boutique
and Event Center. MCHS is
Clarification on
Dahms, Torkelson
endorsements
Community Center projects
Continued from Front
engineer for the Community Center when it was constructed in 1999. Ahrens
Heating, Inc. of New Ulm,
who bid $238,000 on the job,
is contractor for the current
HVAC project. The project is
expected to be complete by
the end of April.
The bar was recently remodeled. The local Jeremy
Zihlke Construction did the
construction work that enlarged the bar. Most people
won’t notice a difference
from the outside, but the bar
was pushed out three feet and
those working inside realize
quite a difference with added
space that provides for an
extra cooler and work table
and is more user-friendly for
the bartenders. A Dutch door
on the west side provides an
additional service “window”
for large events.
Five hundred new crown
back stacking banquet chairs,
upholstered in gray fabric,
arrived on March 29 and
were used for the first time at
the Redwood County Cattlemen’s Steak Fry the evening
of April 2, and an April 9
wedding.
The
original
banquet
chairs,
upholstered
in
burgundy,
have
found
new homes. “They sold
quickly after the advertisement appeared in the Advance-Press,” said Center
Tom Guggisberg of Ahrens
Heating, Inc. applies insulation to an air duct in the
Community Center HVAC
system.
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Springfield High School Seniors Jaden Mickelson, Aaron Beussman, Michael
O’Callaghan and Dan Wait helped Springfield Area Community Center custodians
unload and unpack the banquet chairs on March 29.
Director Jill Riederer. St.
Paul Catholic Church of
Comfrey purchased 200
chairs.
Sixty-five chairs
went to the Farmers Health
and Golf Club at Sanborn.
Sixty-five of the chairs were
retained for use in meeting
rooms of the Springfield Fire
Department,
Ambulance
Service and Public Works.
Fifty-five chairs were purchased in small numbers by
various individuals. One
hundred chairs were donated
to La Plaza Fiesta Mexican
Restaurant in Madelia, to
help people of that community strive to rebound from
the February 3 fire that destroyed eight businesses in
Madelia’s central business
district.
A new cast iron fountain
will replace the deteriorating
concrete fountain in the garden at the Community Center. The paver patio will be
enlarged and the fountain, 8
feet tall with cast iron basin,
will be installed at a striking focal point on the plaza.
The fountain was manufactured by Robinson Iron of
Alexander City, Alabama,
and arrived in Springfield on
March 28.
All of the improvements
are being financed by the recent Henry and Elsie Roiger
Bequest.
Updating of the sound system is also being done and
includes a new CD player,
new volume controls, amplifier and a new video projector. Those upgrades are being financed with payment
from the Helen Fleischmann
bequest.
“There were very few
events that we couldn’t accommodate despite the
construction projects,” commented Community Center Director Jill Riederer.
“However, it will be good
to have the project finished
and get back to business as
usual.
Todd Windschitl of Salonek Construction prepares to
lift a HVAC unit into place.
The Springfield City Council will hold its April monthly
meeting the evening of Tuesday, April 19, in the Council
Chamber, Springfield Municipal Building. The meeting starts
at 7:00 p.m.
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Friends&Family
April is Parkinson’s
Awareness Month
April is Parkinson’s Awareness Month. Currently there
are one million people in
this country diagnosed with
Parkinson’s. The American
Parkinson’s Disease Association (APDA) was founded in
1961 to ease the impact of
those diagnosed and find the
cure of the disease. They provide information, education
and support to all impacted
by Parkinson’s disease and
fund scientific research into
the causes, prevention, treatments and ultimately a cure.
Parkinson Disease (PD) is
a type of movement disorder
that can affect the ability to
perform common daily activities. The most common
motor symptoms are tremor,
stiffness or rigidity of the
muscles and slowness of
movement. Other symptoms
include sleep problems, constipation, postural instability,
walking/gait problems, reduced sensitivity to odors or
loss of smell, anxiety, depression and fatigue. Like many
diseases, symptoms may
vary from person to person.
With Parkinson’s, the brain
is affected by loss of nerve
cells or neurons in a very specific region of the brain called
substantia nigra; that is Latin
for “black substance” which
is what it appears to look like
under a microscope. The
dark neurons produce a type
of neurotransmitter, called
dopamine, which allows
neurons to communicate
with each other and helps to
regulate movement. In PD, a
protein in the brain also appears to clump in what are
called Lewy bodies.
The cause of PD is still
unknown, although there is
some evidence that genetics, environmental factors or
a combination of both may
play roles in development
of the disease. Other factors
that may put an individual at
higher risk for PD is being
over 50 years of age and being a male Caucasian.
Diagnosis would include a
complete history, symptoms,
a detailed neurological exam
and sometimes imaging. If
diagnosed with PD, focus
should be on decreasing motor symptoms and maintaining an active and positive
lifestyle. Regular exercise, a
healthy diet, a supportive social network and confidence
in your healthcare team are
vital. A longstanding mainstay of treatment is carbidopa-levodopa which would
increase the deficiency of
dopamine. Other groups
of medication may lessen
symptoms. Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is sometimes
used for advanced PD and
therapies such as massage,
acupuncture and acupressure
may be beneficial in addition
to conventional treatments
previously mentioned.
Support groups can be of
great value for the patient and
caregivers and some with PD
may want to enroll in clinical
trials for access to the newest
therapies.
Springfield has a Parkinson’s Support Group that
meets the fourth Wednesday of the month in the Marie Arndt Room at St. John
Circle of Care at 2pm. Those
with Parkinson’s and/or family members are welcome.
Information is also available
at the library and staff will
assist to locate it if desired.
Please stop in and say hello
at the booth for Parkinson’s
at the Community Health
Fair, Community Center on
Wednesday, May 11, from
3–6 p.m.
If interested or for further
questions, please call Shari
Koll at 507-227-0386 or Dotty de Lambert at 507-7238147 if interested.
Tips from the Master Gardener
Help! Our tree
has sprung a leak
by Roxann Jelinek,
University of Minnesota
Master Gardener,
Brown County
Question: Have you ever
seen a tree that looks like it’s
sprung a leak? What can we
do for our leaky tree?
A condition called bacterial wetwood (also called slime
flux) is likely to blame. In
Minnesota, wetwood can be
seen frequently on elm, poplar, fir, maple, mulberry, oak,
willow, and hemlock trees.
Although it can also occur
on apple, crabapple, redbud,
aspen, dogwood, magnolia,
Russian olive, beech, sour
gum, birches, mountain ash,
sycamore, box elder, hickory,
sweet gum, butternut, horse
chestnut, tulip tree, cottonwood, linden, pines, black
locust, and walnut trees. Affected trees may leak copious
amounts of liquid out of their
trunks or branches, discoloring the bark and dripping
onto the surrounding ground.
Bacteria initially enter
the tree through wounds on
roots, trunk or branches.
(This is one reason we should
protect trees from wounds by
lawn mowers, weed whips
and other equipment and
encourage proper pruning
techniques.) Once inside the
tree, certain bacteria thrive
in the low-oxygen environment. Usually many diverse
kinds of bacteria are present
in an infected tree, living together in a wet mess. They
may multiply within the tree
for several years unnoticed,
and can slowly spread several feet from the initial entry point. As they reproduce,
the bacteria start a process of
fermentation which produces
slimy ooze and methane gas,
which will build pressure inside the tree. The pressure
builds slowly, and eventually
the bacteria are forced out of
the tree through the weakest point available. The first
external sign of wetwood is
usually bubbling and seepage from wounded tissue or
in V-shaped branch crotches.
The clear to brown bacterial,
foul smelling, ooze may seep
from the tree continually
through the growing season.
Sometimes the ooze kills
the bark where it seeps out.
Other bacteria, fungi, and
insects may feed on the ooze
once it is outside the tree,
contributing to the stench. Note: even though insects are
attracted to the ooze there is
no evidence that these insects
cause damage or transmit the
bacteria. However, some authorities believe that wood
boring insects such as beetles
may transmit the disease.
Often the liquid is toxic to
ground plants as it contains
salts, alcohols and acids and
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Elms with wetwood often
develop yellowed leaves and
branch dieback as a result of
the toxic liquid. Wilting of
foliage is common in young
trees; old trees are more likely to develop branch dieback
in the upper crown. On many
infected trees, the foliage appears healthy, and wetwood
often does not cause much
damage to the rest of the tree.
What can be done for a
leaky tree? Unfortunately,
there is no way to cure a tree
of bacterial wetwood. An
infected tree may produce
ooze every summer for many
years after infection with
few problems other than the
presence of the ooze. This is
a chronic disease, which can
contribute to a general decline in tree vigor over time.
Minimizing other stresses
can help to prolong the life of
an infected tree. Maintaining
the tree’s overall vigor is the
best way to manage a leaky
tree. For example, avoid
wounding the tree, and water
it deeply if the weather is dry
as drought stress can make
symptoms worse. Fertilize
stressed trees to stimulate
vigorous growth and lessen
the severity of the disease
(refrain from over fertilizing healthy vigorous trees as
this may increase their susceptibility to the disorder).
Remove any dead and weak
branches. Promptly remove
any loose or diseased bark
around the area and make a
clean cut around wounds to
facilitate healing. It is advised to disinfect tools with
70% rubbing alcohol before
pruning a tree.
Note: The University of
Minnesota does not recommend inserting a drainage
tube to drain the area. Insertion of a drainage tube can
spread the disease and result
in more harm to the tree.
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and Auxiliary & Foundation Board members.
Proceeds to benefit residents and employees
of St. John’s Circle of Care
Hundreds gather to
hear Patty Wetterling
BCHS to hold
annual
book sale
The Brown County Histor-
ical Society is holding their
Annual Book Sale on Friday
April 15th from 9 am to 6 pm
and Saturday, April 16, from
9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Annex Meeting Room (look for
the old gas station!). Terrific
prices and an excellent selection of books, 1,000s of titles,
ranging from history to humor to film to fiction! Movies, puzzles and audio books
too! All proceeds benefit the
Brown County Historical Society and publishing endeavors.
Seniors meet
for potluck
and cards
Springfield Senior Citizens
met on Thursday, April 7 at
noon at the Springfield Area
Community Center for a potluck followed by cards.
Sheephead winners were
George Roiger with 67 followed by Phyllis Weber with
65.
Six-handed pinochle
winners were Dorothy Jacobsen, Jim Nelsen and Delwin
Junker with 645. 500 winners were Lucille Hacker
with 2226 followed by Virginia Waldriff with 1950.
Agnes Haechrel won the
door prize.
The group is happy to have
new members and invites
more to join them. Card players and seniors 55 and older
are welcome on Thursday afternoons. For more information, contact Donna Ebnet at
723-5782.
Food shelf
volunteers
announced
The Springfield Area Food
Shelf is now open at 804 E.
Rock Street—Highway 14
East, Springfield on Mondays from 9:30-11:30 a.m.
and Tuesdays from 5:00-7:00
p.m. servicing Springfield,
Comfrey, Sanborn, Clements
and Cobden.
Please note
that the schedule has changed
to Tuesday instead of Thursday nights.
Volunteers to work Monday, April 18 are Paulette
Fischer, Dale Lindmeier,
Lewis Larson and Becky
Pautzke. Volunteers to work
Tuesday, April 19 are Mary
Glaeseman, Roger Schueler, Loretta Amsden, Fran
Schmitz, Troy Stresemann,
Cheryl Diede and Rina Cruz.
Please find your own replacement if you cannot work your
shift. If you are not able to
find a replacement, call Jan
Schwanke at 507-723-4120.
Come and Go
Bridal Shower
In a speech at Redwood
Falls recently, Patty Wetterling urged people to create a
safe, positive world for children.
“If we’re going to stop abduction of children, we have
to stop sexual molestation of
kids,” said Wetterling, the
mother of Jacob Wetterlng,
who was abducted at age 11.
“We have to look at the problem deeper and broader”
Parents can’t just teach
girls to carry pepper spray
and protect themselves, she
continued. “We also have
to teach our boys how to
respect girls, how to under-
Engagement
Annie Schultz
Kevin Thoen
Rob and Lynn Hansen and
Scott and Chastity Schultz
of Springfield announce the
engagement of their daughter, Annie Schultz, to Kevin
Thoen, son of Larry and Cindy Thoen, of Shoreview.
Annie is a 2008 graduate
of Springfield High School
and is attending Anoka Technical College. She is employed at Gillette Children’s
Hospital in St. Paul in the
surgical department.
Kevin is a 2001 graduate of crete.
A June 3, 2016, wedding is
Mounds View High School
and works for Wells Con- planned in St. Paul. Senior Dining - Meals on Wheels
Downtown Estates senior
apartments at 102 Lincoln
host the home-delivered
meals program and senior
congregate dining site in its
community room. Adults
60+ and their spouses are
welcome to participate.
Please call the Senior Center
at 507-723-3444 to reserve
meals or request meals on
wheels. Calls need to be received by 11 a.m. the day prior to receive a meal delivered
to your door. Meals are provided on a suggested donation basis of $4.00 per meal
and no one age-eligible will
be denied a meal because of
inability to donate.
Thurs., April 14 — oven
crispy chicken, sweet potatoes, mixed vegetables,
bread, cake, milk.
Fri., April 15 — baked fish,
rice pilaf, carrots, gelatin w/
Events at the
Springfield Area
Community Center
Wednesday, April 13 —
Bridge Club 1:00 in Multipurpose Room
Thursday, April 14 — Senior Cards 1:00 in Multipurpose Room
Saturday, April 16 —
Deibele / Krebs wedding
reception
Tuesday, April 19 —
Brown County Family Services available starting at 10
a.m. in Multipurpose Room;
Springfield Area Community Center /Community
Facilities Committee meets
at 4 p.m. in the Conference
Room.
Open House Come & Go
honoring
Annie Schultz
Bride-to-be of
Kevin Thoen
Saturday, April 16, 2016
9:30 a.m. – 11 a.m.
Springfield Area
Community Center
Parents:
Lynn and Rob Hansen
Scott and Chastity Schultz
Cindy and Larry Thoen
Registered at
Target & Miesen’s Color Center
stand boundaries.”
More than 400 people attended the talk, titled “Building a World That is Worthy of
its Children. “Since her son
was taken by a masked man
from a road at St. Joseph,
Minn., in 1989, Wetterling
has worked to protect children through better training
and response.
She offered advice about
how to speak to young people
about tough topics. She read
aloud letters kids sent her
after Jacob’s disappearance.
SShe then showed slides of
missing children who were
found many years later.
honoring
Sherri Kamolz
Bride-to-be of
Jeremy
Friesen
Saturday, April 23
10:00 a.m. – Noon
Comfrey Community Center
Registered at Target,
Peterson Drug, Mt. Lake, MN
fruit, fruit cobbler, milk.
Mon., April 18 — swiss
steak, boiled potatoes, corn,
bread, pineapple, milk.
Tues., April 19 — roast turkey, mashed potatoes, peas
& carrots, cranberries, bread,
fruit shortcake, milk.
Wed., April 20 — sweet &
sour pork, rice, oriental vegetables, fruit, gelatin w/topping milk.
Thurs., April 21 — pork
chop w/gravy, mashed potatoes, carrots, dinner roll, angel food w/fruit sauce, milk.
Story time at
Public Library
Children’s story hour
is held at the Springfield
Public Library at 10:00
a.m. Tuesday when school
is in session. This is a free
program of the Springfield
Public Library and is fun,
provides socialization for
children, introduces prereading skills, and instills a
love of reading.
This week’s theme is
Let’s Go for a Walk. The
theme or April 19 is Bugs.
The theme for April 26 is
Arbor Day.
aThank You
a
We wish to thank ev-
eryone for all of the
beautiful gifts and
cards and to those that
attended our wedding
shower. A special thank
you to the hostesses
that planned and made
it a very special day for
us. Thank you all!
Kylie and Holden
Thank
You
to all my
friends for remembering
me with special wishes,
cards, flowers and gifts
for my 95th Birthday.
Special thanks to the
F&M Bank, First National Bank, my coffee
group and to my children - Norbert & Carolyn, Ed & Deb, and Lee
& Sharon for the surprise party.
You are all so
special to
me!
Peg B.
Page 5
FFA explores how State Government works!
FFA members from all
over the state had the opportunity to spend the day at the
Minnesota State Capitol on
March 31, meet with legislators and learn what takes
place in our capital. Four
Springfield FFA members,
Brandi Platz, Anna Plotz,
Colton Jensen, and Jordan
Kieper, accompanied by SHS
Agriculture Teacher and FFA
Advisor Sarah Lee, spent the
day in St. Paul. They began
the day at the Department
of Agriculture. There, they
heard from Sarah Dornink,
the Executive Director of the
Minnesota Agricultural Education Leadership Council,
A.J. Duerr, an Agricultural
Education Lobbyist, and
Kevin Papp, the President of
Minnesota Farm Bureau. The students were not
able to go into the capitol building, as it is under
construction, but did get to
spend much of their day in
the State Office Building.
This time of year is a busy
time with many committee
meetings taking place, allowing the students to see
how a committee meeting
works. Brandi Platz and
Posing for a picture on the Capitol steps are Colton Jensen, left; Brandi Platz, front
center; Jordan Kieper, back: and Anna Plotz.
Anna Plotz, Brandi Platz, Colten Jensen, Jordan Kieper checking out the construction
on the Capitol Building.
Anna Plotz were invited to
speak to a committee after
they wrapped up their main
business. They shared, with
the committee, what they do
as FFA members.
Springfield students, then
had the chance to meet with
the local legislators. Senator
Gary Dahms and Representative Paul Torkelson made
room in their busy schedules
to sit down with the Springfield FFA members, share
what they do, and answered
questions the students had for
them.
The students learned a lot
and had a fun day exploring
how our state government
works!
Springfield FFA members Brandi Platz and Anna Plotz shared information about their chapter and its many activities with legislators.
(Pictures by Sarah Lee)
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Editorials
Choose life — It’s
a brief experience ey, a relationship, a child, a career,
Life is an opportunity to spend a a house or anything. All of these, of
brief period of time in this world. course, add to our living. However,
During this minimal space of time ultimate living is more powerful than
we are fortunate to enjoy what most any one certain thing, event or person.
others cannot do. Most of the peo- I understand losing a child or spouse
ple who have ever lived are dead. in death cuts our hearts out. I’ve burTherefore, we are in a very rare state ied a child and a wife. It’s horrific.
of existence. We are in the land of I’ve had disappointments in business,
the living. We breathe, eat, work, frustrating jobs and fallen flat on my
worry, cry, laugh and either enjoy or face.
I know what it’s like to draw unemhate life.
ployment.
I know what it feels like to
I read about young adults who die
go
to
the
county social services ofalmost every day. Young people
fice
and
apply
for Medicaid because
overdosing on drugs, alcohol or
committing suicide. Millions more I couldn’t afford to pay for my wife’s
live in a depressive state. Life has its nursing home expenses. I know what
ups and downs and there is really no it’s like to lose “friends” because I
such thing as a perfect life. All of us didn’t do exactly as they thought I
are faced with sickness, caregiving, should do. Oh well.
Lots of stuff can rob us of life. Don’t
worries, stress, messes, disappointlet
this political season sour your life.
ments, sadness, victories and more.
Carefully
consider who you think will
It’s life.
We often look at other lives and be best for protecting our country
envy them. We develop the impres- by bringing our jobs back, updating
sion that others are free of problems our infrastructure, strengthening our
and sadness when often those who Social Security and strengthening our
seem to be the happiest struggle the military. Fighting and arguing about
most. While being a caregiver for 12 it all day is a waste of energy. Make
years an acquaintance commented to your choice and vote.
My preacher was talking a lot
me, “You seem to have the world by
the tail. No one would ever dream about life at church this past Sunday.
you have a problem in the world.” He quoted a verse of scripture from
Smiling, trying to keep a good atti- Proverbs 12:28, “In the way of rightude and being kind to others throws teousness there is life.” He talked
a lot of people off. Sadly, we aren’t about choosing to live. There are
choices that lead to death but there are
used to seeing this in most people.
We can’t live our lives based on choices that lead to life. I hope today
others. No one thing will make you that you choose to live and love life.
happy or fill you with a vibrant life. It’s a brief experience.
No one person makes you alive. No Glenn Mollette is an American Syndicated
and Author. He is the author of eleven
one certain job will make you alive. Columnist
books and read in all fifty states. Enjoy Books
Life is not ultimately found in mon- By Glenn Mollette at Amazon.com by Glenn Mollette
Remember When
April 12, 2006
Mel and Marie Cook celebrated their golden wedding anniversary with a
polka mass and open house
at the Church of the Japanese
Martyrs in Leavenworth.
Layne Lohre was the new
owner of the Rock Street
Drive In on Highway 14
west.
Judy Maurer won $3,333
in a “Scratch” Minnesota
State Lottery Ticket she received as a gift for her fiftieth birthday.
The Springfield Speech
Team won the runner-up trophy at the Section Speech
Tournament at Southwest
Minnesota State.
Five
speakers — Kyle Pederson,
Melanie Miesen, Mary
Goedtke, Jacque Olson
and Julie Nibbe — won
a trip to the State Speech
Tournament.
The Board of Education
approved a contract with
Ranae Case Evenson to be
the new elementary principal
at Springfield Public School.
April 10, 1996
Mark and Bev Clennon
announced the engagement
of their daughter, Megan, to
Harmon Quesenberry, son of
Robert and Janice Kettner.
Troy and Darcy Hoyt
became the parents of a
daughter, Mariah Lynn, born
April 7 at the Springfield
Community Hospital.
Laura Colgan was spelling bee champion at St.
Raphael Catholic School.
Crystal Pautzke, junior
trackster on the SpringfieldComfrey track team, broke
the school’s long-jump record with a 16 ft. 10 inch
jump at the Dakota Dome.
Scott Eggink, a recent
graduate from Worsham
50-40-30-20-10 years ago
College of Mortuary Science
in Chicago, joined the Sturm
Funeral Home staff.
April 9, 1986
Mavis Gluth purchased
the drive-in restaurant on
the west edge of Springfield
from Dennis and Donna
Myers.
Kirt Knothe, Olivia, purchased Leo’s Body Shop on
Highway 14 from Lucille
Mathiowetz.
Mr. and Mrs. Warren
Jensen announced the engagement of their daughter,
Paula, to James Mandeville,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Mandeville of Columbus,
Montana.
Beatrice Renner received
the Community Service
Award from St. Boniface
Catholic Aid Society for her
“love of God, family and
friends” and her community
and church volunteer work.
Dick
and
Dorothy
O’Callaghan
celebrated
their silver wedding anniversary with an open house
at the Wanda Legion Hall.
April 14, 1976
Springfield businessman
Elroy Henning bowled the
first 300 game in the 40 plus
year history of Springfield
Lanes.
Three Springfield High
School speech students advanced to the State Speech
Contest. They were Louise
Helleloid, Steve Albertson
and Joe Schmitz.
Springfield’s FFA Meats
Judging Team won the
Region 6 meats contest
at South Dakota State
University.
Team members were Kevin Schwartz,
Duane Weisensel, Dean
Polkow, Rich Ryan, Kevin
Wendt and Dan Tauer.
Glazed ham, swiss steak
or baked chicken were the
menu selections for Easter
dinner at Woehrmann’s
Hotel Café in downtown
Springfield.
Three local Jaycees,
Larry Feickert, Bob Sturm
and John Ryan, received
awards at the Southwest
Region Minnesota Jaycees
Convention in Worthington.
April 14, 1966
The senior class of
Springfield High School
presented their spring play
“Man Called Peter.” Cast
members were Charles
Schotzko, Cheryl Knutson,
Tommy Riebel, Jon Blue,
Mary
Erickson,
Patty
Seidl, LeAnn Lang, Carla
Bigot, Steven Renner, Jerry
Kamolz, Elliseo Aurellardo,
Steve Smith, Rosie Marz,
Karen
Olson,
Diane
Wendland, Barbara Balbach
and Barbara Bloemke.
Bill Remmert was named
manager of the Springfield
Municipal Swimming Pool.
Vi Hauptli was named assistant manager.
Mr. and Mrs. Vincent
Meindl became the parents of a daughter, Shannon
Marie, born April 10 at the
Community Hospital.
The Springfield City
Council adopted an ordinance for the licensing of bicycles within the city limits.
Alvin Gisvold’s Springfield High School Tigers,
defending District 10 champions, opened their baseball
season against the Sleepy
Eye Indians. The ten returning lettermen were Jim
Hakes, Wayne Lindmeier,
Steve Renner, Jim Gorres,
Jim Renner, Ken Borchert,
Wayne
Jenzen,
Chuck
Schotzko, Mark Jenzen and
Eugene Walter.
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For the information of readers
who wish to write or call their
legislators, The Advance-Press
provides the following names,
addresses and phone numbers:
State Officials
GOV. MARK DAYTON, 130
State Capitol, 75 Rev. Dr. Martin
Luther King Jr. Blvd., St. Paul
MN 55155, Tel: 651-201-3400, or
1-800-657-3717; e-mail: mark.
[email protected]
U.S. Senators
SENATOR AMY KLOBUCHAR,
DFL, United States Senate, 346
Russell Senate Office Building,
Washington DC 20510; Tel:
202-224-3244; e-mail: senator@
klobuchar.senate.gov
SENATOR AL FRANKEN,
DFL, United State Senate, 320
Hart — Senate Office Building,
Washington, DC 20510-2304
U.S. House, First District
CONGRESSMAN TIM WALZ,
Democrat, Congress of the
United States, 1529 Longworth
House
Office
Building,
Washington DC 20515; Tel: 202225-2472. Mankato Office: 227
E. Main St., Suite 220, Mankato
MN 56001; Tel: 507-388-2149
State Legislature, District 21
SEN. GARY DAHMS, (I-R,
Redwood Falls), Capitol Office,
100 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King
Jr. Blvd., State Office Building,
Room 121, St. Paul, MN 551551206; Tel: 651-296-8138; e-mail:
[email protected]
REP. PAUL TORKELSON (IR, Hanska), 381 State Office
Building, 100 Martin Luther
King Jr. Blvd., St. Paul MN 55155;
Tel: 651-296-9303, or 888-7273891; E-mail: [email protected]
Brown County
Commissioners
Richard Seeboth 1602 S.
Washington, New Ulm, 1st
District; James Berg, 16468
220th St., New Ulm, 2nd District;
Scott Windschitl (chairman)
10 Doris Drive, New Ulm, 3rd
District; Dean Simonson, 28711
310 Avenue, Sleepy Eye, 4th
District; Dennis Potter, 40520 US
Highway 4, Springfield, Tel: 7236144, 5th District representing
townships of Albin, Bashaw,
Burnstown,
Lake
Hanska,
Leavenworth, Mulligan, North
Star and Stately Townships
and the Cities of Springfield,
Comfrey, Cobden and Hanska
Report from the
State Capitol
by Senator Gary Dahms
Omnibus Education
Policy Bill advances
Last week, the Senate Education Committee (of which I
am a member) approved legislation that combines and consolidates several smaller bill proposals. The bill, Senate File
2744, is referred to as the Omnibus Education Policy bill.
There are not many controversial items in the bill; however,
it is disappointing that more was not done to correct some of
the licensing and reporting problems that cause time, expense
and staffing issues for many of our rural schools.
The licensing issue was brought to light with a legislative
auditor’s report stating “Minnesota’s teacher-licensure system is broken and needs significant changes.” This is true for
both teachers trained in state and out of state and has led to
great difficulty in school staffing. As a result of the legislative
auditor’s findings, the omnibus education policy bill establishes a legislative task force made up of twelve legislators
with equal membership from both parties and bodies of the
legislature. They must consult with the numerous education
stakeholders to address the issues in the legislative auditor’s
report.
Unfortunately, the omnibus education policy bill does not
go far enough in correcting report problems with duplicative and unnecessary reports which take up too much of
our schools’ time and resources. Last month, the committee
heard my bill (Senate File 2291) that helps ease the burden of
school reporting requirements. It allows for school districts
to only make reports to the Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) in order to calculate district pupil units, revenues, aids, and levies and to complete reports as they pertain to the World’s Best Work Force. The bill is in response
to MDE’s Commissioner Brenda Cassellius’ testimony at
an earlier committee hearing where she stated reports as required by the World’s Best Workforce would be sufficient for
MDE. Senate File 2291 did not become part of the committee’s omnibus bill.
Senate File 2744 is now on the Senate floor awaiting a vote.
Here are some other highlights of the omnibus bill:
• Increases disclosure regarding student standardized testing
and establishes an opt-out process for parents and students.
• Emphasizes proficient reading by third grade as well as the
use of personal learning plans.
• Teacher tenure protections are granted to certain community education instructors.
• Charter school statutes are clarified and recodified.
This week, the Education Committee considered bills that
would benefit rural school districts:
• Senate File 2318 ~ Provides for a 1% funding increase to
the education basic revenue allowance.
• Senate File 2370 ~ Establishes and appropriates money
for a special education teacher program at Southwest Minnesota State University (Thank you, SMSU Professor Rhonda
Bonnstetter for testifying).
• Senate File 2392 ~ Intermediate school districts and
school cooperatives serving certain children with disabilities
would receive funding for staff development (Thank you to
Dr. Mary Palmer, Regional Director of Special Education at
the Southwest/West Central Service Co-op for testifying).
• Senate File 2394 ~ Makes modifications as to how referendum equalization revenue, aid, and levies are calculated.
Thank you for supporting the
Springfield Area Chamber of Commerce
and Springfield.
Your membership enables us to support the
growth of the Springfield Businesses.
A Nu You Massage Therapy
Absolute Style Salon
Advance-Press and Shopper
American Family - Angie Gode
American Legion Post #257
Andy’s Bike Shop
Anytime Fitness
Avera Optometry
Baier Construction
Beers Family Dental
Bolton and Menk
Braun & Borth Sanitation
Bridging Brown County
Brown Co. Agricultural Society
Brown Co. Habitat for Humanity
Brown Co. Historical Society
Brown Transfer
Bud’s Nuisance Wild Life Removal
CenterPoint
City of Springfield
Clay’s Drive In Liquor
Clements Lumber
Deluxe Print
Ed’s Repair
Engine Doctor - Roger Steinke
Erickson’s Amoco
Expressway
Farmers & Merchants Bank
F&M Insurance Agency
First Choice Pregnancy
First National Bank
Freedom Financial -M. Clennon
Good Neighbor Thrift
Halvorson Office Express
Harvest Land Cooperative
Hayden’s Furniture
J & L Car Wash & Laundromat
JR Farms
Jack Larson Seeds
Jeff’s Body Shop
Jensen Motors
Seams 2 Fit & Tuxes 2 /Clarice Platz
Joel Pingeon Trucking
Security Management Realty
Kerkhoff Realty
Sod House on the Prairie
KLGR Radio
Southern Minnesota Loan
KNSG
SouthPoint Financial Credit Union
KNUJ AM/FM
Springfield Alternator Shop
Kohls-Weelborg Chevrolet
Springfield Coop Creamery
LJ’s on Main, Lamberton
Springfield Education Association
LMB Photography
Springfeld Floral/Designs by Char
Lang’s Meat Market
Springfield Golf Club
Le Bon Entertainment
Springfield Historical Society
M & R Paving
Springfield Signs
Mapformation
Springfield Station
Marie’s Catering
State Farm
Mathiowetz Construction
Sterling Travel
Mayo Clinic Health System
Sturm Funeral Homes
Meine Tree Farm
Subway
Microtel Inn & Suites by Wyndham
Superior Transportation
Miesen’s Color Center
Tauer’s Super Valu
NAPA/Glen’s Auto Supply
Teske Manufacturing
New Life Assembly
The Garage / Springfield Lanes
NU Telecom
Thrifty White Pharmacy
Ochs Tax Service
Tom Schafer Dist. & Trailer Sales
O’Leary & Moritz Attorneys
Tommy’s Central St. Steakhouse
Outlaws Grill and Bar
Top Crop Ag. - Dan Schmitz
Petersen Car Wash
Twinkle Time by Michelle
Prairie Plans Asset Management
United Methodist Church
Reiner Real Estate
United Prairie Agency
Richert Live Bait & Tackle
United Way of Brown County
Riverside Animal Clinic
Verizon
Riverview Homestead Cooperative
Zinniel Electric
Runnings
Zion Lutheran Church
Ryan Tree Service
St. John Lutheran Church
Friends of the Chamber
St. John’s Circle of Care
Sharon Pieschel
St. Paul Lutheran Church
Ben & VerJean Luense
St. Raphael Catholic Church
Frank & Glenna Boyle
Salon Concepts
Robert & Heidi Fink
Salonek, Inc.
Gretchen Horning
Schwartz Farms
Ken & Shari Koll
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ST. PAUL LUTHERAN-LCMC
J. Christian Andrews, Interim
WED., APRIL 13
6:15 p.m. Confirmation
7:00 p.m. Adult Choir
7:30 p.m. Church Council
SUN., APRIL 17
9:00 a.m. Worship Service
10:00 a.m. Sunday School
10:00 a.m. Coffee Talk
11:00 a.m. Contemporary
Worship Service
1:30 p.m. Elem. Youth Grp.
WED., APRIL 20
7:00 p.m. Adult Choir
ST. JOHNS LUTHERAN LCMC
Pastor Julie Smith
WED., APRIL 13
7:00 p.m. Senior Choir
THURS., APRIL 14
7:00 a.m. Bible Study
SUN., APRIL 17
10:00 a.m. Coffee Hour
7:00 p.m. Bible Study
TUES., APRIL 19
9:00 a.m. Quilting
WED., APRIL 20
7:00 p.m. Senior Choir
SUNDOWN LUTHERAN ELCA
Pastor Juanita Harberts
SUN., APRIL 17
ST. JOHN LUTHERAN HOME
Chaplain Noel Wetter
WEDNESDAYS
10 a.m. Mass in the Chapel
Faith & Fellowship
SUNDAYS
10:00 a.m. Worship
TUESDAYS
10:00 a.m. Communion
UNITED METHODIST
CHURCH
Dr. David Price, Pastor
WED., APRIL 13
6:30 a.m. Men’s Bible Study
at the Maples
7:30 p.m. Choir
THURS., APRIL 14
5:00 p.m. Cheerful Chimers
SUN., APRIL 17
MON., APRIL 18
7:30 p.m. Admin. Council
TUES., APRIL 19
WED., APRIL 20
at the Maples
12:00 p.m. Sarah Circle
7:30 p.m. Choir
ZION LUTHERAN-LCMS
Rev. David Fretham, Pastor
WED., APRIL 13
at the Maples
8:30 a.m. Quilting
7:30 p.m. Elders & Trustees
THURS., APRIL 14
SUN., APRIL 17
10:30 a.m. Coffee Time &
Quarterly Meeting
10:45 a.m. Education Hour
WED., APRIL 20
at the Maples
8:30 a.m. Quilting
7:00 p.m. Zion LWML
FAITH LUTHERAN CHURCH
Sanborn Corners
Rev. Robert Mehltretter
SUN., APRIL 17
9:00 a.m. Bible Class
ST. RAPHAEL CATHOLIC
Rev. Philip Schotzko, Pastor
WED., APRIL 13
8:00 a.m. Mass-Lamberton
10:00 a.m. Mass-SJLH
3:30 p.m. Atrium-Level 2
3:30 p.m. FF Grades K-6
THURS., APRIL 14
8:00 a.m. Mass-Sanborn
FRI., APRIL 15
8:30 a.m. Mass
9:00 a.m. Euch. Adoration
SAT., APRIL 16
4:45 p.m. Reconciliation
5:30 p.m. Mass
SUN., APRIL 17
8:30 a.m. Mass
5:15 p.m. Youth Mass
6:45 p.m. FF Grades 7-11
MON., APRIL 18
1:00 p.m. Craft Ladies Meet
TUES., APRIL 19
8:30 a.m. Mass
WED., APRIL 20
10:00 a.m. Mass-SJLH
1:30 p.m. Mass-Lamberton
3:30 p.m. FF Grades K-6
CHRIST LUTHERAN-LCMC
STATELY TOWNSHIP
120th St., Rural Sanborn
SUN., APRIL 17
NEW LIFE ASSEMBLY OF GOD
Gary Carlson, Interim Pastor
SUN., APRIL 17
10:30
a.m.
Children’s
Ministries
CHURCH OF THE JAPANESE
MARTYRS-LEAVENWORTH
WED., APRIL 13
7:00 p.m. Gr. 8-11 at SP
THURS., APRIL 14
8:30 a.m. Mass
SAT., APRIL 16
8:00 p.m. Mass
TUES., APRIL 19
8:30 a.m. Mass
7:00 p.m. Admin. Council
WED., APRIL 20
7:00 p.m. Gr. 8-11 at SP
NEW HOPE
LUTHERAN-COMFREY
LCMC
Rev. Brian Nehring, Pastor
WED., APRIL 13
7:00 p.m. Women’s Group
THURS., APRIL 14
9:00
a.m.
Matins
at
Brickstone Manor
SUN., APRIL 17
10:00 a.m. Coffee Hour
6:00 p.m. Praise Band
7:00 p.m. Soul’s Practice
MON., APRIL 18
6:30 p.m. Bible Study
WED., APRIL 20
BETHANY LUTHERAN - ELCA
NEAR GILFILLAN
Pastor Becca Krogstad
SUN., APRIL 17
TRINITY LUTHERAN-ELCA
Sleepy Eye
Rev. Keith Ainsley, Pastor
WED., APRIL 13
9:00 a.m. Wms Bible Study
6:45 p.m. Worship Service
7:15 p.m. Trinity Choir
SUN., APRIL 17
10:00 a.m. Education Hour
TUES., APRIL 19
7:00 a.m. Mens Bible Study
WED., APRIL 20
9:00 a.m. Wms Bible Study
7:15 p.m. Trinity Choir
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ST. JOHN’S LUTHERAN
WELS-Sleepy Eye
Pastor Chris Cordes
SUN., APRIL 17
10:15 a.m. Spiritual Growth
MON., APRIL 18
8:00 p.m. Spiritual Growth
ST. MATTHEW’S LUTHERAN
EVAN - ELCA
Pastor Becca Krogstad
SUN., APRIL 17
Family Living Focus
Saying goodbye to caregiving
by Gail Gilman-Waldner,
Family Life Consultant,
M.Ed., C.F.C.S. and Prof. Emeritus
University of Minnesota
Everything comes to an
end, good and bad. When
living the daily grind as a
caregiver, there are both moments. When the season of
caregiving ends, many caregivers are found searching
for something to fill their
time and their hearts.
Whether a full-time or
part-time caregiver, there is
a sense of loss when a loved
one passes. For a lot of caregivers, it is a double loss, of a
person and a purpose.
The ‘mental work’
The most pressing thing
on a caregiver’s mind at
the end of caregiving is the
overwhelming feeling of
“Now what?” There’s a lot
of “business” to take care of,
which will be discussed later,
but first it’s important that
caregivers give themselves
the time and space they need
to grieve and process the new
phase of life they are entering.
One of the ways to do that
is by reconnecting with family and friends whose relationships may have been in
limbo during the caregiving
period. Many times, this
is accomplished naturally
through funeral services,
family coming into town to
help, etc. Experts say that
participating in these rituals is beneficial and a way
to have a sense of peace and
closure at this time of a caregiver’s life, whether they are
90 or 19.
A caregiver actually may
feel a sense of relief and the
ability to “breathe” again,
especially if it was a drawnout caregiving role which
has ended. Eventually, those
feelings will lead to growth
and a new independence;
but at first, they may leave
a person feeling empty and
guilty. This is normal and
will change as time passes.
It’s important a caregiver
find new meaning or connections with things they once
enjoyed, such as hobbies,
sports or other recreational
activities.
They also should set realistic goals. Many caregivers
try to conform to society’s
expectations that after a few
months, life will return to
“normal.” For a person who
was an active caregiver, their
normal was not the same as
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others. Small steps will help
carry a caregiver through the
grieving process and also
give way to a set of new priorities and enjoyments.
One of those days
A caregiver tends to put
their own health on the backburner while serving in that
busy role. If so, after a loss
is a good time to get back on
track by having a physical,
joining an exercise group,
or taking a relaxing vacation. After a loss, a caregiver
may become irritable, have
trouble sleeping or act very
restless.
Strong memories associated with a loved one who is
now gone, such as birthdays,
anniversaries or holidays,
can trigger these frustrating symptoms. Memories
are tricky in that they offer
caregivers a time to reflect,
but also evoke sadness when
looking back on what could
have been. Missed opportunities are hard for caregivers to get past, but it helps to
focus on the positive memories, the experiences and fun
times shared with a loved
one.
Some
traditions
may
change with the absence of a
loved one, while others may
stay the same and be comforting memories. It all depends on family dynamics,
as well as what memories are
strongest and most important
to each person.
That said, all caregivers are
going to have “those days,”
the ones that just don’t go
by fast or easily. Support
groups are a great resource
for those dealing with loss,
as is simply arranging a dinner with friends who will listen and be of comfort.
Some caregivers like to
journal, make scrapbooks,
or take up a cause their
loved one found important. Whatever it is, a caregiver will benefit by finding
something meaningful and
enjoyable to them. Some
even continue with caregiving for another family member, or professionally.
The ‘bookwork’
There is a lot of paperwork
after the caregiving period
ends. In addition to funeral
arrangements, thank you
cards to family and friends,
there is a lot of personal paperwork involving a loved
one’s wills, assets, insurance,
bills, etc. to deal with. First
and foremost, if a loved one
was living independently, it’s
important to make sure their
home is safe from vandalism
especially if they lived alone
and it is now public knowledge they are deceased. A
caregiver should remove all
valuables from the home,
making a list of what was removed and where the item is
currently. Lock all doors and
windows, as well as change
the locks or collect all copies
of the house keys.
Hopefully, an attorney had
been brought into the picture before the death and
all the pertinent financial
and legal information is in
one place. A common misconception is that Social
Security is automatically notified upon a person’s passing
away. Another misconception is that benefits issued after the death can be collected
by family members until the
account is formally closed.
Social Security will eventually find out a loved one is
gone, but it could take weeks
or months before it’s reflected in their records. The office
will also then know whether
the family has been collecting benefits wrongfully.
For this reason, a caregiver
should be proactive and notify the office immediately,
and don’t forget to have copies of the death certificate as
well as proof that the caregiver can discuss a loved
one’s estate.
Experts also note that after
the death of a loved one, it’s
important to review the final
Medicare Summary Notice
(MSN). This is to ensure
that all medical procedures
billed to Medicare were done
prior to the person’s death.
Caregivers have sometimes
found that Medicare was
billed for a while after a person’s death and it has gone
unnoticed.
Caregiving is a rewarding experience, and when it
ends, it may take a caregiver
a while to see all those rewards. That’s okay, and to
be expected. Grief is a part
of life, as is any other emotion. Amidst the paperwork
and days that drag on, a
caregiver can remember that
they gave their loved one a
quality of life they deserved,
and their loved one gave a
caregiver the purpose they
needed.
Information adapted from article
y Jenifer Bradley, Staff Writer in
the Fearless Caregiver Newsletter,
Tuesday, September 18, 2012 Issue #104. If you would like more
information on “Saying Goodbye
to Caregiving” feel free to contact
Gail Gilman-Waldner, Family Life
Consultant, M.Ed., C.F.C.S. and
Professor Emeritus - University of
Minnesota at [email protected]. CHRISTIAN RADIO
KJWR/KJLY 90.9 FM
Christian Radio can be found
at 90.9 FM on your radio.
Springfield and Sleepy Eye
areas are provided positive
and encouraging listening
through teachings and music.
News from
St. John’s
Circle of Care
March 31-April 6, 2016
The GrandKids visited
Station 2 S/W Thursday
morning. Chaplain Noel led
Garden Talk. Some residents
had lunch at the Railway
Bar & Grill in Sleepy Eye.
Spring crafts were worked
on Thursday afternoon.
Baking
with
the
GrandKids was enjoyed
Friday morning.
Quarter
bingo was played Friday afternoon.
The Smooth Saxes provided musical entertainment
Saturday afternoon.
Chaplain Noel led our
Sunday worship service
in the Chapel of the Good
Shepherd and at The Maples.
Judy Weedman accompanied for a fun sing-along with Alicia Monday
morning. Jingo was played
Monday afternoon. The 500
card club met later in the day.
The
GrandKids
and
Chaplain
Noel
visited
Station 1 S/W Tuesday
morning. Pastor Julie Smith
led our midweek service with
Cheryl Diede at the piano.
Spring crafts were worked
on Tuesday afternoon.
The
GrandKids
visited Station 2N Wednesday
morning.
Sister Shirley
led the Catholic Word and
Sacrament Service and
Chaplain Noel led our prayer
group. Table games were
played Wednesday afternoon.
What is Advance
Care Planning?
Having conversations with your loved ones is important so they know
your end-of-life wishes and values. Advance care planning is making
decisions about the care you would want to receive if you become
unable to speak for yourself. Mayo Clinic Health System in Springfield
is hosting an event to help our communities understand the value of
advance care planning.
There’s no place like
SPRINGFIELD.
And, like you, we’re proud
to call home. Thank you
for your business and
your trust. We look forward
to many more successful
year together.
• Meet your local team of Advance Care Planning facilitators
• Learn how an Advance Health Care Planning facilitator can
help you
• Learn the importance of having a health care agent for
children who turn adult age and leave for college
• Review when to use the short health care directive form
versus the long form
Thursday, April 21 • Noon to 1 p.m.
Angie Gode Agency
108 N Marshall Avenue
Springfield, MN 56087
[email protected]
Bus: (507) 723-4240
Springfield Area Community Center
Light lunch will be provided. Event is free and open to the public.
Register by April 15 by
calling 507-723-7754.
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School News
River Valley Speakers at Section Tournament April 9 —front from left: Katelyn Hauth, Anna Reiner, Anna Plotz, Briana Schmidt, Harley Braun, Sarah Dunn, Kaitlyn Vogel, Hannah
Johnson and Joe Pieschel. Middle row: Emily Scheitel, Kylee Wells, Sylvan Tauer, Colton Jensen, Grace Pingeon, Sydney Hauger, Kendall Kelly, Jocelyn Hayden, and Madeline
McCone. Back: Jessica Moe, Isaac Nelson, Hannah Schroefer, Jackie Reindl, Natalie Timm, Ella Bartz, Ross VanDerWal, Elijah Kirschstein and Angel Vasquez.
River Valley Speech sends seven to State!
On Saturday, April 9, the River Valley speech team competed at the MSHSL Section 3A tournament at Southwest State University, Marshall. With 16 schools present, River Valley placed
fourth as a team, missing third place by one point and Section Champion honors by only nine points.
Twenty-eight students competed in 123 categories and nine of those students entered into final rounds. Students placing in the top six in their categories were honored with medals. Those receiving third place or higher honors will advance on to the Minnesota State High School League (MSHSL) Class A State speech tournament Friday, April 15, at Lakeville North High
School in Lakeville. Taking on the title of first-place Champions for their categories were Hannah Johnson and Joe Pieschel in Duo, Briana Schmidt in Original Oratory, and Sarah Dunn in
Humorous. Coming in second place was Anna Plotz in Storytelling. Third-place medals were received by Harley Braun in Prose, and Kaitlyn Vogel in Informative Speaking. Katelyn Hauth
was fourth place in Original Oratory and Anna Reiner placed sixth in Humorous. For more information regarding the MSHSL State speech tournament, visit the website at: www.mshsl.org.
Say YES to running Green 5K
Springfield High School
YES Team is sponsoring a
5K run/walk, Say YES to
Running Green, on Saturday,
April 30.
Proceeds go toward Water.
Org that provides innovative
solutions to help people with
safe sanitation in Africa,
Asia, Latin America, and the
Caribbean. Along the route
the YES team will show
you some projects the team
and teams in the past have
added to our community to
lessen the amount of energy
used. They will have hydration stations along the route
and they encourage all runners / walkers to bring their
own water bottles to refill, so
there is less waste.
Registration will begin at
Brown’s Park
at 7:00 a.m.
and the run
will start at
8:00. The cost
for adults is
$10, and $5 for
people 18 and
younger.
Y E S !
Empowers youth to partner with their community to
create economic and environmental vitality through
hands-on learning and teambased projects. YES! Is implemented by Prairie Woods
Environmental
Learning
Center in partnership with
Saint
John’s
Outdoor
University,
Laurentian
Environmental
Center,
and Ney Environmental
Education
Foundation.
YES! is funded in part by
the Minnesota Environment
and Natural Resources Trust
Fund (ENRTF) as recommended by the Legislative
–
Citizen
Commission
on Minnesota Resources
(LCCMR),
Southwest
Initiative Foundation, and
others. For a full list of supporters and more information about YES!, visit www.
youthenergysummit.org!
Alcohol Awareness Month;
How to curb youth drinking
According to the National
Council on Alcoholism
and
Drug
Dependence
(NCADD), Alcohol is the
most widely used and abused
drug among youth in the
United States, more so than
tobacco and illicit drugs.
Not only does early use of
alcohol put youth at risk
for developing dependence
later in life, but alcohol use
increases the number of injuries and deaths related to
alcohol misuse, while exacerbating many problems that
already exist for our young
people. So what are the risks
of underage drinking and
how might we help to curb
youth drinking?
First let’s discuss what are
some of the health and safety
risks associated with youth
drinking. Aside from increasing their risk for dependence, youth who drink are
more likely to be sexually
active and engage in riskier
sex. They are also more likely to be involved in verbal,
physical or sexually violent
behavior, have trouble at
school or use other types of
drugs.
One of the most dangerous types of drinking among
young people, is binge drinking. Drinking more alcohol
than the body can process can
cause brain damage or be lethal. For women, binge drinking is categorized as four or
more drinks in a short period
of time and for men it’s five
or more. But even moderate
drinking can impair a youth’s
ability to make responsible
and healthy decisions.
Curbing youth drinking
is a complex issue that requires the efforts of many
different people from parents
to college administration.
There are three major things
that you can do that have
proven effective in curbing
youth drinking. The most
important is through education. Give youth the power
to make healthy decisions
for themselves through understanding the risks of underage drinking. Helping to
change what is considered
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it comes to alcohol is also
extremely important. In addition, it’s important to limit
the availability or access that
youth have to alcohol, while
maintaining and enforcing
any rules or regulations that
have been established in
regards to underage drinking. These efforts go a long
way in helping to curb youth
drinking.
–Brown County Underage
Substance Abuse Coalition
Parenting & Prevention
Newsletter, April 8, 2016
Springfield High School YES Team: Front, from left: Hailey Hovland, Ellie Coffland,
Briana Schmidt, Brandi Platz, Jocy Hayden and Advisor Amanda Meyer. Back: Anna
Plotz, Kaelyn Platz, Abbey Baumann, Emily Augustin and Bridget Fenger.
Springfield Public
School
Children invited to Vacation Bible School
Area children are invited to go on a “Barnyard
Roundup” at Vacation Bible
School Sunday, May 22
Springfield Public School
1st Annual
Early Education Carnival
Kids 0-5 years old
2016-17 Preschool Participants and
families considering Preschool option
Food
Explore
the Opportunities!
Monday, April 25, 2016
5:00 – 6:30 p.m.
Activities
Games
• Classroom activities,
pictures & carnival
activities in the gym
• Family meal and
bus rides
(Parents must accompany participants)
Enter East doors near District Office
No Charge | Everyone Welcome
For more information, call 507-723-4286
through Thursday, May 26.
St. Johns, Zion and St. Paul
Lutheran Churches are once
again combining forces for
the VBS event. It will be
held at St. Paul Lutheran
Church. Each night will
begin with supper at 5:15
p.m. followed by bible stories, crafts, music and games
and end around 8:15 p.m.
Concordia
Publishing’s
“Barnyard Roundup” curriculum, based on Psalm 23,
will be used for the event.
A nightly offering will be
collected going to “Tin
Roofs for Africa” campaign.
Children ages 4 through the
6th grade are invited and encouraged to attend. You can
register by calling St. Paul
Lutheran Church at 7235880 or download a registration form on St. Paul’s web
page.
Thurs., April 14 — cheese
omelet, pancakes, smokies,
juice, milk.
Fri., April 15 – hamburgers,
baked beans, chips, milk.
Mon., April 18 – taco pizza
or philly wrap, corn, milk.
Tues., April 19 – hot dog or
chicken patty on a bun, macaroni & cheese, mixed vegetables, milk.
Wed., April 20 – tacos or
chicken fajitas, corn, churros,
milk.
St Raphael School
Thurs., April 14 – chicken
strips, tater wedges, carrot
sticks, pears, milk.
Fri., April 15 – grilled
cheese, tomato soup, applesauce, milk.
Mon., April 18 – chow mein
hotdish, green beans, bread,
banana, milk.
Tues., April 19 – salisbury
steak, mashed potatoes, baked
beans, mixed fruit, milk.
Wed., April 20 – tacos w/
fixings, peas, oranges, milk.
“Be
uncommon!”
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Sports News
Scores
MONDAY NIGHT MENS
The Garage
40.5
Brown Transfer
30
HBLG
35.5
Springfield Lanes
26
B.B.S. Trucking
29.5
Harvest Land
18.5
High series & game: Jeff
Heiling 627, Dave Lyle
592, Lenny Dick 557; Jeff
Heiling 242, Dave Lyle
224, Matt Skaret 214.
TUESDAY NIGHT WOMENS
Jeff’s Body Shop
66
Land Title & Abstract 68
Gatzby’s
61
Harvest Land
52
Split Happens
60
High series & game: Jena
Veenstra 512, Julie Lipetzky 494, Teri Lang 486; Julie Lipetzky 203, Teri Lang
188, Jena Veenstra 187.
TUESDAY FARMERS
Gegner Racing
RAM L.L.C.
C.J. Racing
F&M Bank
Springfield Lanes
45
Outlaws
78
Asgrow-Dekalb
50
High series & game: Melvin Maddock 576, Tyler
Brand 568, Scott Welter
558; Melvin Maddock 235,
Tyler Brand 229, Rex Welter 216.
SW Fusion 14s win Litchfield Jr
Olympic Volleyball Tournament
THURSDAY NIGHT MENS
Acme Brick
37
The Garage
40
Needles & Pins
21
Ed’s Aces
26
Bushleaguers
27
High series & game: Curt
Erickson 598, Tyler Brand
587, Cory Brand 560; Tyler Brand 234, Curt Erickson 213, Cory Brand 200.
Springfield’s
Southwest
Fusion 14s volleyball squad
took first place at the Litchfield Junior Olympic volleyball tournament on Saturday
April 2. Fusion’s team effort
was outstanding as they won
all five of their matches and
10 of 11 sets. After taking
first in pool play, the Fusion
girls started the afternoon
competing in the gold bracket. The Springfield girls had
to fend off a tough Rocori
Heat 14s team for their first
match in the gold bracket. Fusion lost the first set
21-25 but then took the next
two sets 25-11 and 16-14
for the win. The Southwest
Fusion girls then battled the
Litchfield 14s Black team for
top tournament honors. Our
girls took home gold medals by winning two dramatic
sets by scores of 25-21 and
25-20. Congratulations to
Southwest Fusion 14s volleyball!
Southwest Fusion 14s Volleyball Squad — from left: Eva Mark, Ashlyn Rosenau, Randell
Streich, Casey Wahl, Mya Mickleson, Taylor Augustin, Meriah Kirschstein, Cylee Graff,
and Coach Lauren Hoffman. Team member Alexis Clemon not pictured.
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CMCS Track
Tiger Baseball
Tiger baseball wins
season opener
The Springfield Tiger
varsity boys baseball team
opened their 2016 season
with a matchup with Cedar Mountain-Comfrey last
Monday. They defeated the
Cougars 9-0. The matchup
with MVL last Thursday
has been rescheduled on
May 17 and the game scheduled with BOLD last Friday
was postponed due to the
blustery weather.
The Tigers have three
games on their schedule
this week. Monday, April
11 they travel to Sleepy Eye
to meet the Indians. Tuesday, April 12 they host New
Ulm Cathedral. On Thursday, April 14 they host Cedar Mountain-Comfrey at
home. Best of luck to Head
Coach Bob Fink and the Tigers in baseball action this
week!
Tigers 9 CM-C 0
The Tigers opened their
2016 season with a Tomahawk Conference matchup
with Cedar Mountain-Comfrey in Comfrey on April 4.
The Tigers defeated the Cougars 9-0 and made some new
high school baseball records:
6 stolen bases in one inning
(tied for second in the state),
15 stolen bases in a game
(tied for fourth in the state)
and Sam Baier had 5 stolen
bases in the game (tied for
ninth in the state).
Sam Baier was the winning pitcher with 1 hit and
4 strikeouts in four innings.
Isaac Fink pitched one inning with 1 strikeout and
teammate Willy Vanderwerf pitched 2 innings with 3
strikeouts.
On Tiger offense, Carter
Cook had 2 hits and teammates Sam Baier, Jevan
Richert and Jaden Mickelson had 1 hit apiece for the
victory.
Tigers 2-1-0-2-0-4-0—9
CM-C 0-0-0-0-0-0-0—0
Tiger Carter Cook
Tiger Softball
Tiger softball opens
season against Windom
The Springfield Tiger
varsity girls softball team
opened their 2016 season
with a matchup with Windom. The Tigers defeated
the Windom Eagles 15-11.
The game scheduled against
MVL on April 7 has been rescheduled to May 12 due to
the rainy, cold weather.
The Tigers have three
games on their schedule this
week. On Monday, they
played the Sleepy Eye Indians in Springfield. On Tuesday, April 12 they face New
Ulm Cathedral at Springfield
and on Thursday, April 14
they play Cedar MountainComfrey at Comfrey. Best
of luck to Head Coach Paul
Dunn and the Tiger girls in
softball action this week!
Tigers 15 Windom 11
The Tiger girls opened
their season with a matchup
with Windom on April 5.
The Tigers won the game 1511 before a enthuastic crowd
at Riverside Park.
Natalie Timm pitched
two plus innings, giving up
2 runs. Kate Quesenberry
pitched the remainder of the
game, giving up 11 runs on
10 hits.
On offense, McKensie
Schwanke had 2 hits, including a grand slam to bring the
Tigers from behind 6-1, with
6 runs batted in. Kate Quesenberry had 3 hits with 3
runs batted in. Natalie Timm
had 1 hit with 3 runs batted
in and Micheala Leonard had
2 hits with 1 run batted in.
Bridget Fenger and Casandra Graff had 1 hit and 1 run
batted in apiece. Teammates
Briana Schmidt and Sydney
Krueger added 1 hit apiece
for the Tiger victory.
CMCS track team kicked off their season with a meet at
Minnesota State University, Mankato, on Saturday, April
2. Dylan Nachreiner took 4th place in the 1600m run.
CMCS 4x400m relay team took 1st place at the April 2
meet at Minnesota State University, Mankato. Relay
team members are Irene Anderson, Sydney Hauger,
Ashley Larson and Paige Richert.
Tigers 1-0-0-11-2-1-0—15
Windom 3-1-2-0-5-0-0—11
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EMPLOYMENT
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Find us on Facebook. Their
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FOR SALE:
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Garage Sales
Multi Family
Garage Sale
April 22 - 8a-5p
April 23 - 8a-noon
501 Clarke St.
Springfield
Household, Mens &
Womens Clothes,
Lots of Misc.
OCCASIONAL SALE—Erickson
Country Furniture, 39424 220th
St., Lamberton. Fri., April 15,
Sat., April 16 and Sun., April 17 –
9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Furniture, wood
ladders, windows, misc.
NOTICES
GARAGE SALE
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REAL ESTATE
Kerkhoff Auction and Real Estate
Linda Brown, Local Agent | Doug Kerkhoff, Broker
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DR. THERESA BECKMAN, DC
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CHIROPRACTOR in Springfield Racquet Club
Tel. 723-8737
CHIROPRACTOR
723-5515 Walk-ins welcome
10 N O’Connell, Springfield
M-W-F 8:30 A.M. to 6:00 P.M.
8:30 to 5:30 Mon. thru Sat.
Closed Thursday and
Saturday afternoons
FISHER
PRIMARY EYE CARE CLINIC
DR. J.R. HUTCHINS
DR. M.R. FISHER
230 10th St., PO Box 457
Windom, MN 56101
9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mon. - Fri.
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Rental
Employment
HELP WANTED: Spring-Summer landscape crews. Must be
physically fit. Starting $13.00/hr.
plus overtime. Apply in person
at Redwood Falls Nursery, Highway 71 South, Redwood Falls.
Valley View Manor in Lamberton has an opening
for a Part Time Licensed Nurse
includes every other weekend and holiday
Benefits include:
new Wage Scale, PTO, ESL, Supplemental Insurance
and 401K Retirement Plan
Valley View Manor is an Equal Opportuity Employer
Contact information:
Shawna Door-Jones, DON
507-752-7346
[email protected]
200 East 9th Ave., Lamberton, MN 56152
Retail Management with Excellent career Growth opportunity!!!
Full Time Clothing Department Manager
Position Opening
Runnings is a fast growing retail chain with 39 stores in the Midwest and Northeast United States. Currently we have a career opportunity in our Springfield, MN store to fill a Full Time Clothing
Department Manager position. We are looking for an outgoing,
energetic individual who enjoys working in a customer service role
to join our team.
Prior customer service and management experience in a retail
setting is preferred.
Runnings offers a competitive compensation and benefit package, a strong employee discount program, and career advancement
opportunities. If you are looking to fulfill your career in a fast paced
but fun environment, we would like to talk to you. Applications
are available at the Springfield Runnings Store, 1115 West Central
Street, Springfield, MN or can be downloaded from our web site at
www.runnings.com.
Completed applications should be dropped off at or mailed to
the store location.
Runnings is an Equal Opportunity Employer
HELP WANTED:
Part-time,
all positions. Apply at Sanborn
American Legion.
HELP WANTED:
Part-time,
housekeeping position. Apply at
Microtel, Springfield.
HELP WANTED: Day shifts,
evening shifts—cooks, bartenders and servers. Apply in person
at Outlaws, Springfield.
HELP WANTED: Qualified carpenters and construction workers. Please call Hansen Construction at 507-920-6719.
RESUMES provide prospective
employers their first impression
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Have your resume professionally
typeset. Call the Advance- Press
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FOR RENT: Office space on
Marshall Avenue, downtown
Springfield. Call 507-723-4218.
FOR RENT: Office space in professional building near hospital.
Call 507-723-4218.
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Current seasonal positions include:
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PLANT OPERATIONS
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Current seasonal
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Parkview Apartments
Sanborn
One & two bedrooms
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Call Ashley
for info or application
507-508-2172
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Rental assistance
may be available to
those who qualify.
Springfield Public Schools
is requesting applications for a
District Office & Special Education Secretary/
Purchasing Agent.
A job description and non-certified application for this 12 month
position can be found in “Employment Opportunities” section under
the “Our District” tab at www.springfield.mntm.org. Estimated start
date of May 2, 2016.
To Apply: Please submit a letter of interest, resume, completed
non-certified application to: Springfield Public Schools, Mr. Keith
Kottke, Superintendent, 12 S. Burns Avenue, Springfield, MN
56087
Deadline: Friday, April 15, 2016 or Open Until Filled
CITY OF MORGAN is accepting applications for:
manager, assistant manager, WSI, full and part-time
lifeguards for the 2016 pool season. Lifeguard certification is necessary. The City will reimburse for the costs
of the classes after a receipt is submitted. For more information please or to pick up an application stop by
the City of Morgan Offices at 119 Vernon Ave, PO Box
27, Morgan, MN 56266. Questions call Lisa Steffl, City
Clerk-Treasure at 507-249-3455, or Joy Wiese, Pool Supervisor at 507-829-3952 DEADLINE for submitting applications is Friday April 29th at 12 noon!!
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Downtown Estates Apartments
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We have 1 Bedroom 1 Bath unit Available NOW.
Daily Meals served M-F in Community room.
Guest Suite provided free of charge for family visits.
Onsite Laundries on each level, elevator, patio,
Secured night entries.
Heat is included. ALL income levels are encouraged to apply.
Rental assistance may be available for those on limited income.
Call Kim 507-514-3053
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Bus: (800) 658-2380
Cell: (507) 828-1340
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Our school has once again been identified as a site to host
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literacy tutors
(from 1.5-2.0 positions) through the Minnesota Reading Corps.
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We’re looking for 2 elementary literacy tutors for the coming school year—one full
time role and one .5 position. Our service members will support our elementary
reading initiative and overall growth as a learning community in the 2016-2017
school year. Applicants should possess a positive attitude, strong communication
skills, the ability to connect with children, and a passion for excellence. We’re looking for service members that have initiative, drive, and a willingness to learn. All
applicants must be able to commit to 11 months of service (August 2016—June
2017), have a high school diploma/GED, and be at least an 18- year-old U.S. citizen. Post-secondary coursework and/or a college degree is preferred, but work
experiences within education or with children will be recognized as a favorable
background.
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State Farm Agent
108 W Central Street
Springfield, MN 56087
Bus: 507-723-6295
The successful applicants will receive professional development, a living
stipend of up to $544.00 every two weeks, an education award as high as
$5,775.00, and other benefits if eligible.
To apply for the 2016-2017 position at Springfield Elementary School and learn
more about the Minnesota Reading Corps visit www.MinnesotaReadingCorps.org
and click on the “Become a Tutor” link on the top of the page. If you have further
questions, please contact Jeffrey Kuehn at 507-723-4286 or jeff.kuehn@springfield.
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Our elementary literacy tutors will work one-on-one with students in grades K-3
that need additional help learning to read. Our tutors will receive extensive training
in research-based strategies and will use prescribed literacy interventions to monitor
the progress of children within this program. The goal of our tutors will be to ensure
that students referred to the program will be on track to read at grade-level by the
end of third grade. Our tutors will be supported by an internal coach and will engage
in regular dialogue with both this mentor and a regional supervisor to discuss progress and plan ongoing interventions for each child.
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car history
Question: I’ve noticed that the Minnesota State Patrol squad
cars have white front car doors. I recall some years back that
they did not. But I also recall from my childhood that they
had white doors then also. Could you help me remember
when these changes occurred? Thanks!
Answer: The Minnesota State Patrol has been in existence
since 1929. Our maroon squad cars featured a white door
paint scheme from 1960-1991. Changes in body styles, a
need for greater visibility and advances in vinyl graphics led
to improvements being made on State Patrol squads. The goal
was to develop a graphics package that would not only continue a strong link between tradition and the future, but also
provide the Trooper safety through rapid identification and
the introduction to side reflectivity. The design had to be an
aesthetically strong complement to the shape and design anticipated for vehicles over the course of the next decade, cost
effective and in compliance with Minnesota Statutes regarding color and markings of police vehicles.
In 2008, the Minnesota State Patrol unveiled its retro graphics design. The throwback design recalled the white door
paint scheme of years gone by.
For more information, please go to https://dps.mn.gov/divisions/msp/about/Pages/State-Patrol-Squad-Cars.aspx
A portion of state statutes were used with permission from
the Office of the Revisor of Statutes. If you have any questions concerning traffic related laws or issues in Minnesota
send your questions to Sgt. Troy Christianson – Minnesota
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Question: Is it illegal to coast in neutral?
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1937 law stated, “Coasting. The driver of any motor vehicle
when traveling upon a down
grade shall not coast with
the gears of such vehicle
in neutral. The driver of a
commercial motor vehicle
when traveling upon a down
grade shall not coast with the
Hair Care
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Patrol at 2900 48th Street NW,
Rochester MN 55901-5848.
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STATE OF MINNESOTA
COUNTY OF BROWN
DISTRICT COURT
Fifth Judicial Court
Probate Court Division
Court File No. PR-16-270
In Re: Estate of
Edward John Pautzke, Jr.,
Decedent
1972 Plymouth Fury
NOTICE OF INFORMAL PROBATE
OF WILL AND INFORMAL
APPOINTMENT OF PERSONAL
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Notice is given that an Application for Informal Probate of
Will and Informal Appointment
of Personal Representative was
filed with the Registrar, along
with a Will dated August 20,
2015. The Registrar accepted
the application and appointed
Edward J. Pautzke, III, whose
address is 37397 195th Street,
Springfield, Minnesota 56087, to
serve as the personal representative of the decedent’s estate.
Any heir, devisee or other
interested person may be entitled to appointment as personal
representative or may object to
the appointment of the personal
representative. Any objection to
the appointment of the personal
representative must be filed with
the Court, and any properly filed
objection will be heard by the
Court after notice is provided to
interested persons of the date of
hearing on the objection.
Unless objections are filed,
and unless the Court orders otherwise, the personal representative has the full power to administer the estate, including after
thirty (30) days from the issuance of letters testamentary, the
power to sell, encumber, lease or
distribute any interest in real estate owned by the decedent.
Notice is also given that,
subject to Minnesota Statute §
524.3-801, all creditors having
claims against the decedent’s
estate are required to present
the claims to the personal representative or to the Court within
four (4) months after the date of
this notice or the claims will be
barred.
Dated: March 18, 2016
Carol Weikle, Registrar
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PROCEEDINGS OF THE BROWN COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
SYNOPSIS OF COUNTY BOARD MEETING
March 22, 2016
Members present were Seeboth, Berg, Windschitl,
Simonsen, and Potter, along with Lay Board Members
Mohr and Kuster, Administration Assistant Bode, and
Family Services Director Henderson.
M/Potter, S/Simonsen, to accept the Minutes of 315-2016 and authorize publication of the Synopsis of
same; carried.
M/Seeboth, S/Berg, to accept and file the MNSure/METS (Minnesota Eligibility Technology System)
County Experience Report; carried.
M/Simonsen, S/Berg, to accept and file the report
on the 2014 Chemical Dependency Provider Outcome
Measures by the Consolidated Chemical Dependency
Treatment Fund (CCDTF); carried.
M/Berg, S/Simonsen, to accept and file the February 2016 Social Service Case Actions; carried.
M/Seeboth, S/Berg, to approve Supported Work
Agreements dated 3-1-2016 with Enterprise North, Inc.
for cleaning Hillside Apartments at $11/hr; clerical
shredding for Brown County Family Services at $11/hr;
and cleaning agency vans/cars at $11/hr.; and to approve the delegation of authority to the Family Services
Director to approve future agreements with Enterprise
North, Inc. for the Supported Work Agreements for
cleaning Hillside Apartments, clerical shredding for
Brown County Family Services; and cleaning agency
vans/car, with the following stipulations: ongoing
agreement costs greater than 10% of the previous
agreement are subject to County Board approval; ongoing agreement information must be reported to the
County Board by the Family Services Director Consent
Agenda Items; ongoing agreements must come to the
County Board for approval if a personnel change occurs in the Family Services Director position; and that
all new agreements will need County Board approval;
carried 4-1, with Windschitl dissenting.
M/Seeboth, S/Windschitl, to approve a PT Office
Support Position (under 25 hrs/week) for Family Services; carried.
M/Simonsen, S/Berg, to accept and file the Holiday
Projects Report for 2015 which noted the total value of
contributions for all 2015 projects in the estimated
amount of $58,850 which benefited 343 households
totaling 923 children, adults, disabled persons and/or
the elderly served who are living in communities
throughout Brown County, with projects including Family Services Adopt-a-Family Project & Special Donations, NU Sertoma Santaʼs Closet (county-wide), and
NU Kiwanis Coats for Kids Project (county-wide); carried.
M/Simonsen, S/Potter, to approve the lease agreement for use of garage space from Miller Sellner Inc.,
Sleepy Eye during the period of 4-1-2016 until 12-3116 at the cost of $120 per month; carried.
M/Seeboth, S/Potter, to approve payment of Family
Services administrative claims in the amount of
$11,999.25; carried.
M/Simonsen, S/Berg, to accept and file the following Family Services Consent Agenda Items: $20,000
Received for the Purchase of Automobiles; Anoka
State Hospital Case; Explanation of Transmission/Driveshaft Issue in March 15 Administrative Bills; Out of
Home Placement Monthly Report; Income Maintenance Report; and Heartland Express Report; carried.
At 10:19 AM, Lay Board Members Elizabeth Mohr
and Judy Kuster were excused.
M/Berg, S/Potter, to accept the quote received for
maintenance striping of 104 road miles in Brown
County from AAA Striping Service in the amount of
$54,130; carried. One other bid was received from
Traffic Marking Services.
M/Potter, S/Berg, to approve the purchase of two
(2) Vicon #122 Mowers in the total amount of $19,800,
which were selected due to the enhanced design of the
Vicon #122 mower with three (3) blades per disc and
the lighter weight of unit for mowing slopes and rough
ditches; carried 5-0. Two additional bids were received
for two (2) Case IH MD-82 and for two (2) John Deere
R240, both of which include two (2) blades per disc and
are significantly heavier than the Vicon #122 mowers.
M/Seeboth, S/Simonsen, to approve the Contract
with Independent Caretaker Maintenance Agreement
with David Helget to serve as Park Caretaker for the
2016 park season (4-15-16 thru 10-15-16) for Treml
County Park in the amount of $4,630; and to approve
the Contract with Independent Caretaker Maintenance
Agreement with Gary Schenk to serve as Park Caretaker for the 2016 park season (4-15-16 thru 10-15-16)
for Mound Creek County Park including winter monitoring (10-15-16 thru 4-15-17) for a total contract cost
in the amount of $10,888; and to approve the Contract
with Independent Caretaker Maintenance Agreement
with Jeff Hoffmann to serve as Park Caretaker for the
2015 park season (4-15-16 thru 10-15-16) in the
amount of $5,200 for Lost Dog & Fox Hunterʼs County
Park; carried. It should be noted that the day-use park
contracts include language and payment ($20/day) for
days the park is open beyond the normal park season
of April 15 to October 15.
M/Berg, S/Potter, to appoint Gary Penkert as a Veteranʼs Volunteer Shuttle Driver effective 3-22-2016;
carried.
M/Simonsen, S/Potter, to accept the resignation of
Dennis Johnson as a Veteranʼs Volunteer Shuttle
Driver, effective March 21, 2016; carried.
M/Berg, S/Seeboth, to appoint Jill Derksen as FT
Property Maintenance Specialist in the Auditor-Treasurerʼs Office, at the hourly rate of $17.8119 (Grade X,
Step 2) due to related experience, with a start date of
April 6, 2016; carried.
M/Simonsen, S/Potter, to establish a Final Hearing
Date of 5-3-16 at 9:45 AM in the Brown County Courthouse Room 204 to consider the improvement project
on CD 60; carried.
M/Potter, S/Berg, to establish a Final Hearing Date
of 4-19-16 at 9:45 AM in the Brown County Courthouse
Room 204 to consider Redetermination of Benefits for
CD 20, CD 33, CD 44 and CD 64; carried.
Correspondence C-1 through C-10 were accepted
and filed. Berg reported on the Minnesota Action Council Banquet Fundraiser. Simonsen reported on the Soil
& Water Board Report. Windschitl reported on the
Safety Committee meeting. Seeboth reported on the
Workforce Center.
Calendars were coordinated for the next two week
period.
Chairman Windschitl convened the CD#1 Redetermination of Benefits public hearing. The public hearing was attended by Auditor/Treasurer Jean Prochniak;
Assistant Highway Engineer Andrew Lang; Ditch Viewers Mark Behrends, Chris Christianson, and Robert
Hansen; and (12) twelve interested landowners of the
ditch system. A/T Prochniak noted that the public hearing notice was published as required, the affidavit of
publication is on file, and that the Notice of Hearing was
sent to all landowners of record. Viewer Chris Christianson presented the Property Owners Report dated
1-22-2016 and the Viewersʼ Report dated 1-22-2016.
CD-1 includes approximately 3.3 miles of open ditch
and approximately 8.6 miles of County tile in Milford
and Home Townships. No public testimony was received. M/Seeboth, S/Berg, to accept the County Ditch
No. 1 Redetermination of Benefits and direct the
County Attorney to prepare the Findings of Fact and
Order to be considered at a following County Board
meeting, with said Order to include the effective date
of 3-1-2017 for the acquisition of the one (1) rod strip
required from the open ditch; carried.
There being no further business, Chairman Windschitl declared the Meeting adjourned at 11:14 AM.
The Official Minutes of the Regular Meeting of 3-222016 are on file in the County Administratorʼs Office
and may be viewed during normal business hours, MF, 8AM-5PM. Correspondence and requests for additional information may be directed to the County
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Wednesday April 13, 2016
Auditions for SCT summer musical slated for May
Auditions for Springfield
Community
Theatre’s
summer production of A
Funny Thing Happened
on the Way to the Forum
will be held at the following times: Tuesday, May
3, 3-4 p.m. and 7-8:30 p.m.
and Thursday, May 5, from
7-8:30 p.m. Auditions will
be held in the auditorium area
of
Springfield
Public School—
use door entry
E-7 on the east
side of the school.
Those who wish
to audition need
to attend only
one session, and
those who are not
available during
the above audition times need
to contact Cheryl
Neidt, artisitic director, to arrange
for an audition at 723-6315
or e-mail at cheryl.neidt@
springfield.mntm.org
by
Friday, May 6.
Described
by
TheatreMania.com as “one
of the most eye-wateringly
funny shows you’re likely
to see this season,” this
fast-paced musical comedy employs the standard
list of gags, gigs, guys and
gals as set-ups for entertainment and laughter, carrying out the promise of the
opening number “Comedy
Tonight.” High school students through older adults
from Springfield and the
surrounding area are encouraged to audition for roles in
the performance to be staged
at Springfield High School’s
Performing Arts Auditorium
during the first week in
August. Audition sessions
will involve singing, dancing
and
reading
through
portions of
the script.
The solos
and small
ensemble
numbers
for the musical
are
fairly evenly divided
a m o n g
the cast of
around 1520. While not every character sings a solo, there are
a couple of large ensemble
numbers. Reviewing selections from the musical on
youtube.com is an excellent way to become familiar
with characters and songs
from the script including “Everybody Ought to
Have a Maid,” “Bring Me
My Bride,” and “Comedy
Tonight.”
Rehearsals will be carefully scheduled with individuals and combinations of
characters as their schedules
allow and as actors and directors are mutually available throughout the summer,
generally on weekdays or
evenings. (It is not necessary to be available every
night during the rehearsal
period in order to be involved in this performance
as rehearsals will be carefully scheduled giving consideration to the needs of cast
members.)
This production is one
that SCT has had on its radar for several years and the
board of directors is excited
to make it available to performers, musicians, those
interested in behind-thescenes work, and of course,
to our audience members.
“While SCT and Springfield
Public Schools have successfully combined to produce large-scale musical
productions during the past
few years, this show had a
greater need for adults and
fewer students/teens, so we
have put it on hold to use
as a summer offering,” explained Neidt. She emphasized that whether one has
been involved in past performances or is relatively new
to theatre, this musical is a
way for many from various
backgrounds to meet new
friends, learn new skills, and
come together to create an
entertaining performance.
Brown County ranked 4th for ‘bang for buck’
Brown County is ranked
fourth best among Minnesota
counties providing “bang for
their buck” on property taxes, according to a New York
financial technology firm,
Smart Asset.
Smart Asset, that provides advice on home buying, refinancing, retirement,
life insurance, credit cards,
checking / savings, student
loans, taxes, investing, and
personal loans, gave Brown
County an overall value index of 86.77.
Only three of Minnesota’s
87 counties ranked higher.
Norman County, with popu-
lation of 6,852 in northwest
Minnesota, scored highest
with 99.89; and the lowest
in crimes. Murray County,
with 8,725 people in southwest Minnesota, was second
with a 93.7 overall value
index. Fillmore County in
southeast Minnesota, scored
just ahead of Brown County
at 86.96.
Following Brown County
were Lac Qui Parle County
in West Central Minnesota,
84.07; Big Stone County
83.47; Carlton County, near
Duluth, 80.58; Stevens
County 78.19; Wadena
County 77.7; and Grant
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County 76.12 that round out
Minnesota’s top 10 values.
Brown County’s median
home value is $121,900; its
median annual property tax
payment is $1,335; and its
average effective property
tax rate is 1.10 percent, according to the study.
Brown County school ratings averaged 9.0 as did
Murray County schools; second only to Stevens County’s
10.0 school rating. School
quality ratings were determined by calculating the average math and reading / language arts proficiencies for
all county school districts.
Brown County REA Directors, L-R: Tom Hayes, Greg Mages, Jim Hanson, Bill Berg, General
Manager Wade Hensel, Allen Hanson, Joel Christensen, Reuben Kokesch, Brad Sprenger and
Jim Mickelson.
Members gather for Brown County REA annual meeting Brown County Rural
Electrical Association (REA)
hosted about 470 members
and spouses, employees
and guests at the New Ulm
Civic Center April 7 for the
cooperative’s 79th Annual
Meeting.
A total of 252 members
registered for the meeting. Anita Hoffmann of New Ulm,
shared the invocation. Board
President Jim Mickelson
recapped highlights and
cooperative
happenings
over the past year. He
talked about the completed
installation of the Advanced
Metering
Infrastructure
(AMI) system with twoway communication meters
across the system. General
Manager Wade Hensel highlighted the successful acquisition of Alliant Energy’s
Minnesota electric territory
by Brown County REA and
other co-ops that make up the
Southern Minnesota Electric
Cooperative (SMEC). He
also shared information
about the network of cooperatives that Brown County
REA works with in various
aspects. The 2015 audited
financial report was reviewed
by Office Manager Darla
Ruschen. She also explained
the cooperative’s margins
and capital credit allocations. D.C., trip last June as the
cooperative’s Rural Electric
Youth Tour representative. At the organizational
meeting which followed, Jim
Mickelson was re-elected
president of the board, Bill
Berg chosen as vice president, Jim Hanson elected
secretary/treasurer
and
Reuben Kokesch was again
selected as Brown County
REA’s Great River Energy
representative.
Directors were elected
in Districts 1, 4, and 5. Incumbents James Hanson,
Bill Berg and James
Mickelson were re-elected to
three-year terms. Paul Guggisberg presented information about the
Member Advisory Council,
topics addressed at the meetings. He encouraged other
members to become involved.
Photos were shared from
Kyle Strate’s Washington,
Friday, April 15,
is Tax Pay Day
Tax Day is not a federal
public holiday in the United
States. Tax Day is the deadline for United States residents to file details of their
income to the Internal
Revenue Service (IRS) so
that their liability for income
tax can be assessed.
If you’ve ever wondered
how April 15 came to be
Tax Day, Fortune magazine
offers the following explanation of why April 15
was chosen: When the 16th
Amendment, which allows
Congress to institute the income tax, was adopted on
Feb. 3, 1913, Congress chose
March 1— one year and a
few dozen days later —as the
deadline for filing returns.
Then, with the Revenue Act
of 1918, Congress inexplicably moved the date forward
to March 15. The next overhaul came in 1955, when
buried between tax-code revisions was yet another date
change, this time to April 15.
According to an IRS spokesman, the move “spread out
the peak workload,” but
there’s another explanation.
Turns out that as the income
tax applied to more of the
middle class, the government had to issue more refunds.
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SLEEPY EYE PROPERTIES
SANBORN PROPERTIES
SALE PENDING!
NEW LISTING: 305 WHITE ST N, COMFREY – MLS #6021355
– 2 bedrooms, 1 ¾ baths, approx. 1,418 sq. ft.,
single attached
garage
$54,500
SALE PENDING!
$93,000
SOLD!
located on a paved road w/3-4 bdrm home
& ample garage
space
$149,900
208 CO RD 16 N, COMFREY –
4 bedrooms, 1 3/4 baths,
approx. 1565 sq. ft.,
single att’d garage
COMFREY PROPERTIES
NEW LISTING: 26866 COUNTY ROAD 1, COMFREY
MLS #6021310 - 3.72 acre building site ideally
304 BROWN ST E, COMFREY –
MLS #6006992 3 bedrooms,
1 ½ baths;
approx. 2,180 sq. ft.
116 E COUNTY HWY 17, COMFREY MLS # 6009897 2 or 3 bdrms,
CED
1 ½ baths,
detached
garage
$99,500
U
1,040 sq. ft
$29,500
$84,500
approx. 1,565
sq. ft., single attached garage
$44,900
204 PRAIRIE ST N, COMFREY
-MLS#6006703 3 bdrms, 1 bath
COMFREY BUILDING LOTS LOTS 1 and 2 in BLOCK 1 & LOTS 1,2,3 & 4 in BLOCK 2
einer
PRI
ED
CE R
213 PRAIRIE ST N, COMFREY –
MLS #6007572 4 bdrms, 1 ¾ baths,
212 BROWN ST. W, COMFREY MLS # 6006545
3 bdrms,
2 baths,
4 stall garage
eal Estate
www.reinerre.com
LLC
130 CENTRAL ST W, SANBORN MLS # 6006554 Commercial build-
ing w/updated interior – business
opportunity or possible storage
facility. Very motivated seller!
$30,000
$64,900
Amanda Frank, Broker
507-723-5233
Cell # 507-828-6238
[email protected]
Ben Luense, Agent
507-723-5233
Cell # 507-227-3579
[email protected]

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