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GSL football
Panthers post 26-6 win at NLS
Bi-vocational
Baldwin to
be honored
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Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2012 • Glencoe, Minnesota Vol. 115 No. 39
Kindergarten
space issues
pose dilemma
By Rich Glennie
Editor
Meeting in special session at
6:30 a.m., Monday, the GlencoeSilver Lake School Board approved adding a sixth kindergarten
teacher in an effort to address the
large class sizes at that level.
The district opened the school
year with 138 kindergarten students, or about 27 or 28 per class
in its current five sections.
GSL Superintendent Chris Sonju
told the School Board on Monday
morning, “To be quite honest,
we’ve exhausted every option, and
there is no good option.”
The main issue is space at the
Helen Baker Elementary School
because there is no room to add another classroom.
Some of the options include
adding a portable classroom, rearranging rooms to fit in a sixth section of kindergarten or hiring a
teacher to help team-teach with the
other five kindergarten teachers.
Sonju said he plans to survey
parents of kindergartners to determine if they support efforts to reduce class sizes and, if necessary,
whether they would support moving their child into a sixth section
Chronicle photos by Rich Glennie
GSL Homecoming candidates
The candidates have been selected
to vie for the 2012 Homecoming royalty honors. The annual coronation
ceremony is set for 8 p.m., Monday,
in the high school auditorium. Homecoming candidates are, seated, from
left, Joe Fehrenbach, son of Brian
and Donna Fehrenbach; Ray Eberhard, son of Robert and Gloria Eberhard; Reed Dunbar, son of Bill and
Marilyn Dunbar; Mitch Polzin, son of
David and Darlene Polzin; and Kurtis
Kunkel, son of Ralph and Jessica
Kunkel. In the back are Mercy Rakow,
daughter of Tom and Elizabeth
Rakow; Brooke Kosek, daughter of
Robert and Paige Kosek; Kelly
Beneke, daughter of John and Monica Beneke; and Brooke Kaczmarek,
daughter of Joseph and Dori Kaczmarek. Clarissa Ober, daughter of
Collin and Deanna Ober, at right, was
missing. GSL Homecoming runs
from Oct. 1-5 with a variety of events
each day, wrapping up with the Friday Homecoming football game
against the Becker Bulldogs.
if it is added.
Sonju said, regardless, there will
be a ripple effect with any change
now that the school year has
begun.
Whatever option is determined,
Sonju said he would like to keep
the students at Helen Baker Elementary campus, even though
there is no space available for a
sixth section.
His recommendation is for the
board to agree to add a sixth
kindergarten teacher, and the administration will work out the details on how it will be implemented.
“There have been lots of ideas,”
Sonju said after meeting with
kindergarten staff members.
“There have been lots of meetings.
This is a bigger problem than just
adding another a section.”
Other issues include scheduling
and how that works with the speciality programs like art, music and
even the physical education and
lunch programs.
Sonju added that something
needs to be done, “but we have to
School Board
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Brownton police chief
resigns; options debated
By Lori Copler
Staff Writer
The Brownton City Council accepted the resignation of Police Chief Ron
Kelm Jr. at a special meeting Monday
night.
Kelm’s last day on the job will be
Oct. 1. Coming
on the heels of
the resignation of
officer Jake Binnebose in early
September,
Brownton will
virtually be without a full-time
police department
as of Oct. 1.
Mayor Curt Ron Kelm Jr.
Carrigan said
Ken Bauer, a part-time officer for both
Brownton and the McLeod County
Sheriff’s Department, has developed a
schedule for October using part-time
officers on Brownton’s roster, including himself, Binnebose and Larry
Warzecha.
Kelm’s resignation came in the
form of a brief memo, and didn’t indicate why he was resigning, or his future plans. Kelm wasn’t at Monday’s
meeting.
Council Member Chuck Warner,
who also is the city’s police commissioner, made a motion to accept
Kelm’s resignation “with thanks for
his 5-1/2 years of service.”
Warner then outlined three potential
avenues the Council could take in providing law enforcement in the future.
First, Warner said, the city could
hire a full-time police chief or officer
and fill in his or her off-duty days
with part-timers.
Warner indicated that he doesn’t
feel Brownton needs two full-time of-
ficers.
“First, we no longer have a school
and all of the activities associated
with that,” said Warner. Nor, he
added, does Brownton still have the
commercial businesses it once did.
The second option, Warner said, is
to contract with the sheriff’s department under a similar arrangement as
what neighboring Stewart has.
But Warner pointed out that Brownton once contracted with the sheriff’s
department for a full-time sheriff’s
deputy to work with the city’s police
chief, but then chose to go back to its
own two-man department.
“I, for one, wasn’t entirely happy
with that arrangement,” Warner said
of contracting with the sheriff’s department.
The third option is to keep a department with two full-time officers,
which has been the city’s practice for
several years.
Carrigan indicated that contracting
with the sheriff’s department for 40
hours a week, similar to Stewart’s
contract, would cost the city about
$90,000 annually. Carrigan said the
city’s current police budget is nearly
$200,000.
But Warner and other council members indicated they would prefer their
own officers, particularly for response
time for emergencies.
“I just don’t think we would have
the same protection as with our own
cops,” said Warner.
Council members Doug Block and
Brian Dressel both said they have discussed the issue with neighbors, and
sense that the community would prefer Brownton to keep its own depart-
Brownton police chief
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Polka Fest
Caroline Vogt of Glencoe
and her dance partner, Rolland Pistulka of Shakopee,
above, enjoyed dancing to
the music of Czech Area
Concertina Band of New
Prague, right, Thursday afternoon at the Glencoe City
Center. It was Polka Fest in
the grand ballroom, sponsored by the Glencoe Historic Preservation Society
and the Glencoe City Center. Later in the afternoon,
the Leon Olson band
played for the polka
dancers. More photos inside.
Looking back: Dry conditions, but cooler fall-like temperatures prevailed the past
seven days.
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Temperatures and precipitation compiled by Robert Thurn, Chronicle
weather observer.
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Happenings
Glencoe Sportsmen to meet
The Glencoe Sportsmen Club will meet at 7:30 p.m.,
Monday, Oct. 1, at the VFW Club meeting room.
Wee Friends ‘tip night’ Oct. 1
Wee Friends Creative Preschool will hold a ‘tip night’
at Pizza Ranch from 4 p.m. to closing on Monday, Oct. 1.
Grace Bible salad luncheon
The women of Grace Bible Church in Silver Lake invite area ladies to its annual fall salad luncheon at 10:30
a.m., Saturday, Sept. 29. The event is free and includes a
variety of salads, special music and a guest speaker.
Grace Bible Church is located in Silver Lake at 300
Cleveland St., next to the city water tower. Reservations
are not required, but appreciated for planning purposes.
For more information, contact the church office at 320327-2352, or Jan at 320-327-2729.
Outdoor movie night Sept. 29
At 7:30 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 29, the “Blind Side” will
be shown as part of a free outdoor movie night at First
Evangelical Lutheran Church in Glencoe. Refreshments
will be served beginning at 7 p.m. Bring your own lawn
chair, blankets and friends. A free-will offering will be
accepted.
Women’s Club to meet Oct. 3
The Brownton Women’s Club will meet at 7:45 p.m.,
Wednesday, Oct. 3, at the Brownton Community Center.
The members will be making a fall craft. New members
are always welcome.
Salad luncheon set Sept. 28
The LWML of First Lutheran Church in Glencoe will
host a salad luncheon on Friday, Sept. 28, from 11 a.m. to
1 p.m. A variety of salads, desserts and beverages will be
available in the church Fellowship Center. The public is
cordially invited.
County bloodmobiles coming
Two American Red Cross blood drives are scheduled
in McLeod County for October. The first is Tuesday, Oct.
2, at the Silver Lake American Legion, from 1 p.m. to 7
p.m. The other is at Peace Lutheran Church, 400 Franklin
St., Hutchinson, on Tuesday, Oct. 9, from noon to 6 p.m.
Legion Sunday brunch Oct. 7
The Glencoe American Legion Post 95’s annual Sunday brunch is scheduled for Sunday, Oct. 7, at the Glencoe City Center. The menu includes pancakes, sausages,
scrambled eggs, fruit, juice, milk and coffee. Proceeds
support veterans, scholarships at Glencoe-Silver Lake
and other community projects. For tickets, call Al Gruenhagen at 320-510-1294; Don Gruenhagen at 320-8643623 or Jim Benson at 320-310-8522.
Church to honor its pastor
A special service honoring the 20th anniversary of the
Rev. Bill Baldwin’s ordination at St. Paul's United
Church of Christ in Plato will be held on Sunday, Sept.
30. Both congregations that Pastor Bill serves will be
there for a joint service at 10 a.m. A pork chop dinner
and open house in the church's basement will follow the
service. Call St. Paul’s UCC at 320-238-2206 to reserve
a spot at the dinner, or join in later for the open house between 1 p.m. and 2 p.m.
Fall barbecue at Hamburg
The LWML Fall Barbecue at Emanuel Lutheran
Church, Hamburg, is scheduled for Oct. 7, from 10 a.m.
to 1 p.m. Menu consists of barbecues or hot dog, potato
salad, baked beans, chips, pickles, dessert and beverage.
Takeouts available.
After-Prom meeting Oct. 7
The Glencoe-Silver Lake After-Prom Party committee
will meet at 6 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 7, in the McLeod County North Complex meeting room. Use the south entrance.
Glencoe Seniors meetings set
The Glencoe Senior Citizens Club will meet Thursday,
Sept. 27, at 12:30 p.m., in the senior room at the Glencoe
City Center. Sheephead and 500 will be played at both
meetings. All area seniors are welcome to attend. The
seniors also are looking for canasta and pinochle players,
and are open to suggestions for other board and card
games. The club also will meet at 12:30 p.m., Tuesday,
Oct. 2.
Plato Lions sponsor dinner
The Plato Lions will host a pork chop dinner from
10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 30, at Plato Hall.
Besides pork chops, the menu includes cheesy hash
browns, green beans, applesauce, cookie, coffee and
milk.
Fall Harvest dinner Oct. 7
St. John’s Lutheran Church, Mountville, Gaylord, will
host its Fall Harvest Windsor pork chop dinner, country
store and Usborne books fund raiser from 11 a.m. to 1
p.m., Sunday, Oct. 7, at the Gaylord American Legion
Club. Tickets are available in advance or at the door.
Take-outs also are available.
To be included in this column, items for Happenings
must be received in the Chronicle office no later than
5 p.m. on Monday of the week they are to be published. Items received after that will be published elsewhere in the newspaper as space permits. Happenings
in Glencoe, Brownton, Stewart, Plato, New Auburn,
Biscay and Silver Lake take priority over happenings
elsewhere.
Kingery family
The multi-talented Kingery family of the
Atwater area performed an outdoor
concert in the parking lot of First Evangelical Lutheran Church on Sunday afternoon, despite a cool wind and temperatures. Above are five of the Kingery
sisters, Elizabeth and Rachel on guitars, Michelle on the mandolin, Anna on
the banjo and Rebekah on the bass. At
right, three more Kingery children sang.
They were David, Joshua and Abigail.
The Mike and Chris Kingery family performed the two-hour gospel-bluegrass
concert to raise funds and donations
for the McLeod Emergency Food Shelf.
Cindy Eggersgluess, a First Lutheran
public relations team member, said the
concert raised 294 pounds of food,
$1,135 in donations and refreshment
sales by the church youth group and
$714 in a Thrivent Financial “Care in
Communities” program supplemental
match. All the Kingery children played a
variety of instruments as well as sang.
Brownton
police chief
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ment, rather than contract
with the sheriff’s department.
The City Council voted to
begin advertising for a fulltime officer or police chief,
with a goal of getting someone on board close to the first
of the new year.
In the meantime, the city
will continue to use part-time
help and, Block suggested,
see if the county would be
willing to supply help on a
short-term basis.
The intent now, Carrigan
said, is to hire one full-time
officer and then fill in, as
Warner suggested, with parttime officers.
“We can evaluate that as
we go along and, if the
Council feels it’s needed,
hire a second full-time cop,”
said Carrigan.
The other item on the special meeting agenda was the
city’s payloader.
The City Council heard at
its Sept. 4 meeting that the
transmission on the payloader is in need of repair,
and the repair bill could run
$26,000 to $29,000.
A couple of City Council
members, maintenance personnel and the clerk have
met with dealers to consider
lease-to-own options for a
new payloader which, depending on a final contract,
could cost the city about
$25,000 annually for lease
payments on a five-year
lease. The city could then
purchase the equipment for a
miminal amount, such as $1.
Maintenance Supervisor
Mark Streich said he also has
looked at used payloaders,
but they are at a premium
and have pushed the price up.
The City Council voted to
continue pursuing a lease-toown or purchase of a new
payloader, and authorized
Streich and two Council
members to look at and test
drive payloaders.
The Council intends to
take up the issue again at its
Oct. 2 meeting.
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‘Performing on Broadway’ program Oct. 4-25
Homeward Bound Theatre
Company will offer “Performing on Broadway” Just
For The Fun Of It! on Thursdays, Oct. 4 through Oct. 25,
from 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., at
the Panther Field House in
Glencoe. Fourth through
sixth graders will learn the
music, drama and dance of
the Broadway musical. For
more information and or cost
of registration, call Glencoe
Community Education at
320-864-2690.
We’re getting
the flu shot.
—Ann from Glencoe
Anyone can benefit from getting a flu shot, even healthy adults. Not only
will you be less likely to get sick, but you’ll prevent others from catching
the flu from you.
Upcoming flu vaccination dates:
Stewart Clinic
300 Bowman St.
Wed., Oct. 3
3 pm – 7 pm
Lester Prairie Clinic
1024 Central Ave.
Wed., Oct. 10 3 pm – 7 pm
Glencoe Clinic
1805 Hennepin Ave. N.
Thurs., Oct. 11 8 am – 7 pm
Mon., Oct. 29 1 pm – 7 pm
Appointments are required.
To schedule call 320-864-7816
or toll-free 1-800-869-3116.
For more scheduling options
visit www.grhsonline.org/flu
or call 320-864-7972.
Flu shots are covered under
most insurance plans, including
Medicare Part B.
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Planning commission gives
blessing, but only on 2-1 vote
By Rich Glennie
Editor
The Glencoe Planning and
Industrial Commission met
last Thursday and swore in its
newest member, Wes Olson.
Olson replaces Robert
Senst, who resigned earlier
this summer.
The only other item on the
agenda was a variance request by Jason and Alicia
Zehnder to build a garage on
their property on Vernon
Lane in Glenview Woods.
The variance is for a 26by-26-foot garage that juts
too far into the sideyard setback, which by ordinance is
five feet. The request is for a
three-foot variance from the
ordinance requirement.
Because the lot is oddshaped, Alicia Zehnder said
only a portion of the garage
comes within 2.2 feet of the
property line, including the
one-foot overhang on the
garage.
But she said the adjacent
lot is a double lot and the
home on that property is far
from the property line.
The vote to approve the
variance was 2-1 with commission chairman Dewey
Klaustermeier not voting and
commissioner Brian Schlagel
absent.
Casting the dissenting vote
was commissioner Ron
Knop, who was concerned
about the lack of room on
that side of the property if the
garage is built as designed.
Klaustermeier also expressed concerns that the ad-
They still got it!
Long-time dancers from
around the region came to the
Glencoe City Center last Thursday afternoon to show they still
got what it takes on the grand
ballroom dance floor. Above,
Angie and Ray Rannow of
Eden Prairie waltzed around
the floor, while at right Teddy
and Al Klobe of Glencoe took a
spin to a polka. Angie Rannow
is a Glencoe graduate and Ray
Rannow is a Hutchinson graduate. Despite that rivalry, they
married in 1952 and celebrated
their 60-year anniversary this
year. The Polka Fest was sponsored by the Glencoe Historic
Preservation Society and the
Glencoe City Center.
MnDOT would provide $1.6
million toward those programs, if MnDOT approves
the requested amount.
In 2012, MnDOT provided
Trailblazer with $1.2 million
in funding.
Ludwig said the proposed
amount will include the re-establishment of a route between Winsted and Buffalo
that provides service for
clients of the Adult Training
and Habilitation Center
(ATHC), which takes disabled residents to and from
work.
In the past, the route has
been locally funded, without
MnDOT assistance, and was
taken off Trailblazer’s service
plan earlier this year when
ATHC elected to provide its
own transportation. The Trailblazer Board is hoping that if
the route gets some funding
from MnDOT, it will be able
to offer the service to ATHC
at a lower cost.
In total, with both MnDOTsupported and local programs, Trailblazer is proposing a 2013 budget of $2.52
million in expenditures. The
2012 budget was $2.21 million.
Ludwig said the 2013
budget also includes a 3 percent salary and benefits increase for employees, and
funding for two new positions, currently unfilled — an
assistant director at a salary
Gruenhagen sends
letter over rating error
State Rep. Glenn Gruenhagen, R-Glencoe, sent a letter last week to Minnesota’s
Education Commissioner
Brenda Cassellius asking her
to fix the mistakes that affected the latest Multiple Measurement Rating (MMR) for
Glencoe-Silver Lake schools.
“It seems really ridiculous
to me that the Department of
Education admitted it made a
mistake but won’t go back
and fix it,” Gruenhagen said.
“It’s the Department’s job to
get this right, and they failed.
I can’t think of one good reason why they insist on punishing the school, which is
completely innocent.”
At the Sept. 11 GSL School
Board meeting, it was learned
the Minnesota Department of
Education knew of the errant
MMR data that gave the district a lower rating than it deserved and refused to correct
the error.
In his letter, sent Sept. 14,
Gruenhagen expressed to
Cassellius his “dissatisfaction
with the performance of your
agency” and chastised them
for being unwilling to resolve
their error.
“It’s not like we’re asking
them to turn the world upside
down,” Gruenhagen added.
“Just fix your mistake so the
school can get a fair rating.”
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Zehnders and the adjacent
home.
Alicia Zehnder said their
lot “is a weird-shaped lot next
to a weird-shaped lot.”
Olson agreed. “All the
properties out there (in Glenview Woods) are unique.”
Larson added Glenview
Woods was built before being
annexed into the city.
Olson and commissioner
Lynn Exsted voted to approve
the variance, and the recommendation will be forwarded
to Glencoe City Council for
its Oct. 1 meeting.
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Trailblazer Joint Powers Board
considers proposed ’13 budget
By Lori Copler
Staff Writer
The Trailblazer Transit
Joint Powers Board had a
look at the preliminary 2013
budget Thursday morning,
but with a caution from Director Gary Ludwig — it
could change based on the
Minnesota Department of
Transportation’s (MnDOT)
own budget.
“Trailblazer will finalize its
budget after MnDOT establishes its funding levels,” said
Ludwig.
MnDOT provides funding
of up to 80 percent for two of
Trailblazer’s programs.
Trailblazer offers another
service on its own, which is
totally locally funded, called
“SMART Ride,” which Ludwig said provides service outside the MnDOT-funded service area (McLeod and Sibley
counties and one-mile beyond
their borders), as well as rides
outside of normal operating
hours.
The SMART program uses
volunteer drivers and staffed
vans. An example of a
SMART ride, Ludwig said,
would be to take a resident to
a Twin Cities hospital, or for
Saturday or Sunday service.
For 2013, Trailblazer will
ask for $2 million for its
MnDOT-support programs,
which comprises the majority
of Trailblazer’s service. At an
80 percent funding level,
jacent property was not contacted. That property is in
foreclosure and owned by
Wells Fargo Bank.
The bank was notified of
the Zehnders’ plans, but the
city has received no reply,
City Administrator Mark Larson said.
Olson said in his experience dealing with banks and
foreclosures, “they (banks)
don’t care. You will not get
any answers from anyone.”
He said the only concern of
the bank is financial. “They
want to sell (the property).”
Council member Greg
Copas, City Council’s liaison
to the planning commission,
said his concern was that the
property will sell, and the
new owner may have some
concerns about building the
garage so close to the property line.
But Olson said there is a
tree line and wooded area
around the Zehnder property
and a large space between the
(including benefits) of
$67,500; and an executive assistant at a salary, again with
benefits, of $53,500.
MnDOT has suggested that
Trailblazer add administrative
staff to assist Ludwig.
Ludwig said MnDOT
should make a decision on
funding levels by mid-November, so Trailblazer can
then adjust its 2013 proposed
budget in November or December.
In other business Thursday,
the Joint Powers Board:
• Agreed to buy a “wholehouse” dehumidifying system
for the storage room at a cost
of about $2,940.
Ludwig said that when the
new Trailblazer facility was
designed, in order to stay
within budget, the office storage area was moved into the
bus bay.
However, Ludwig said, the
high humidity in the bus bay
wasn’t taken into account
when the storage area was
moved into the bay.
“We wash buses in there,
ice melts — there is very
high humidity in there,” said
Ludwig.
Ludwig said Trailblazer
tried putting a couple of standard dehumidifiers in the
area, but with little impact. In
order to make sure the paper
records are preserved, it was
recommended that a better
dehumidifying system be installed.
• Agreed to install a
plumbed eyewash station in
the bus bay at the request of
the Minnesota Counties Intergovernmental Trust (MCIT),
which provides insurance for
the property.
Ludwig said that while the
eyewash station isn’t required
by the Office of Safety and
Health
Administration
(OSHA), it was strongly suggested by MCIT.
Currently, Ludwig said,
Trailblazer uses no chemicals, but MCIT is concerned
that some day chemicals
could be stored and used at
the facility.
McLeod County Commissioner Kermit Terlinden
pointed out that even with
light vehicle maintenance,
battery acid could be a concern.
Sheldon Nies, also a
McLeod County commissioner, said Trailblazer should install the station.
“It’s for the safety of our
employees,” Nies said.
The cost of the station is
estimated at $1,500.
• Heard that MnDOT had
arranged a meeting with
Trailblazer, Meeker County
Public Transit and the River
Rider transit system, which
serves Sherburne and Wright
counties, to discuss ways the
three transit systems might be
able to cooperate in providing
services to residents.
The meeting is set for Sept.
26 in Litchfield. Trailblazer
will be represented by Ludwig, Terlinden, who is the
Board’s vice chair, and Sibley
County Commissioner Bill
Pinske, who is the chair of
the Trailblazer Joint Powers
Board.
• Set its next meeting for
Thursday, Nov. 15, at 9 a.m.
County parks close Oct. 1
The McLeod County
parks will be officially
closed for the season on
Monday, Oct 1.
Gates will be closed, but
anyone wanting to hike or
walk through the area
parks is welcome.
The following parks
will be closed: Buffalo
Creek Park (Glencoe),
Swan Lake Park (Silver
Lake), William May Park
(Winsted), Stahl's Lake
Park (Hutchinson), Lake
Marion Regional Park
(Brownton), and Piepenburg Regional Park
(Hutchinson).
The tentative opening of
the parks in the spring will
be May 1.
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WANTED: Members
The Sibley County Prairie Line Trail Committee has openings available on its board. Interest in trails and policy making, a willingness to
attend evening meetings and a 2 hour commitment every three months required.
To become a member of the committee or for
more information call Tim or Sue at 507-2374100 or e-mail Sue at [email protected].
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Glencoe VFW Post 5102
Membership Drive
Have you served in the
military? Did you serve
in an overseas conflict?
Would you like to be a part of a service
organization that caters to Veteran’s needs,
community and youth? To find out if you are
eligible for membership in the VFW,
contact James Peters 507-479-0389,
Ron Knop 320-510-0287 or stop at the
Post home at 923 Chandler Ave. Glencoe, MN.
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1908 9 th St. E. • Glencoe,
320-864-6517
JUNIOR & SENIOR
LEAGUE BOWLING
Ages 8 – 18
Starting Oct. 13
Call 320-864-6517
for details.
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Crow River Area Youth Orchestra
TWO exciting music
opportunities this FALL!
Varsity Strings - New
Program Offering
Hutchinson Middle
School Choir Room
Sundays 4:00 to 5:00 p.m.
Tuition: $65 per semester
Instructed by Becky
Bruns
Instruments needed: Violins, Violas, Cellos, Basses
Introductory Level: This is
for string students who
can read comfortably at
the Suzuki Book 1, 2 or
beginning Book 3 level.
Rehearsals start Sept. 30
For information: Contact
Sherri Brigden at 320-2965704 or sherri_l_brigden@
yahoo.com. Or visit us at
www.crayo.org
Symphonic Orchestra
Hutchinson Middle School Band Rm
Sundays 3:30 to 5:30 p.m.
Tuition: $90 per semester
Directed by Michael Zellgert
Instruments needed: Violins, Violas,
Cellos, basses, Flutes, Oboes, Clarinets, Bassoons, Trumpets, French
Horns, Trombones, Tubas, Baritones, Percussion.
Intermediate Level: Strings should be
completing Suzuki Book 3 or above.
Brasss, Woodwinds, and Percussion
should be in 8th grade or above.
This activity is funded, in part, by a grant from the Southwest Minnesota Arts and
Humanities Council through appropriations from the Minnesota State Legislature
with money from the State’s general fund, and its arts and cultural heritage fund
that was created by the vote of the people of Minnesota on November 4, 2008.
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pinions
Will passage of
amendments address
the state’s real issues?
Our view: The general election is about the
economy not divisive constitutional amendments
W
ill passing the marriage
amendment, or the voter
ID amendment for that
matter, improve the economy, create
more jobs or get more people back
to work in Minnesota? Will passing
either of these amendments make the
state’s budget balance? Will it improve our roads, bridges and highways? Will it make our schools better and our children better educated?
If the answer is no, perhaps you
should seriously consider rejecting
both of these amendments this fall.
The Nov. 6 general election is
about the economy; it is about the
future of our state’s finances, its educational system and funding and its
infrastructure needs.
It is not, nor should it be, about a
rancorous social issue in which there
is no absolute right or wrong, only
divisiveness. Nor is it about one
party’s concept that there is rampant
voter fraud in Minnesota, a claim yet
to be proven.
So when you go to the polls this
year, keep the economy in mind.
What, or who, will best get us up
and moving again? Vote for those
who have plans to move the state’s
economy forward, not those who
want to inflame the passions these
amendments generate.
A look at both amendments indicates the ultimate aim is to be exclusive, not inclusive. The aims are to
make things more difficult, not more
workable, for Minnesotans.
If the aim of the Founding Fathers
was to craft a Constitution that protects the minority from the rule of
the majority, do either of these
amendments to the Minnesota Constitution accomplish that? No.
There are solid arguments for and
against the marriage and voter ID
amendments. All sides can justify
their stands in their own minds.
But you need to ask yourself, will
you be better off two years from
now if these amendments pass? Instead, you should ask yourself, will
you be better off two years from
now by electing legislators who will
concentrate on fixing the economy
first?
— R.G.
City Council has
spoken; no on-street
parking this winter
Our view: Beware vehicle owners: More
restrictive winter parking rules kick in Nov. 1
G
lencoe City Council has
spoken, and as of Nov. 1
there will be no on-street
parking in the community between
the hours of 1 a.m. and 6 a.m. until
April 1. And there will be no onstreet parking on city streets during
snow removal until the streets are
cleared curb-to-curb, even if that
comes after 6 a.m.
You have been warned. No excuses.
City Council gave its third and
final reading to the “snowbird” ordinance amendment last week, but on
a 3-2 vote. So not all were in agreement on this cantankerous issue.
To many of us who have adequate
driveways and garages, this is a nobrainer. We have little empathy for
those who complain they have
nowhere to park. Tough, does not affect me. That is your problem.
But most of us homeowners were
renters at one time in our lives. We
need to look back and remember
how difficult at times it was finding
off-street parking, especially during
the winter and during snowplowing
events.
The city states those without adequate off-street parking can work
with the police department to find a
solution. But you have to take the
initiative and contact the police department.
So in about a month, be prepared
to get your vehicles off the street,
even when there is no snow on the
ground and no plowing to be done.
If last winter is the norm, perhaps
the city can do some practice runs
with its street sweeper in November
to test compliance with this all-important city requirement.
— R.G.
Chronicle reminder
about its election-year
letters-to-editor policy
W
ith the general election
only weeks away, The
Chronicle would like to
remind letter writers about its election-year policy, which kicks in during these final weeks of the political
campaign season.
Those wishing to express their
views on the election should do so
soon.
Letters should be 500 words or
less, and be concise and to the point.
No form letters to the editor will be
accepted. Letters must be original.
The Oct. 24 issue of The Chronicle will be the last chance to raise
The McLeod County
new issues concerning the election.
The only political letters to be accepted for the Oct. 31 issue of The
Chronicle will be those in direct response to earlier letters.
So if you want to join the discussion on The Chronicle’s opinion
pages, get those letters in soon in the
coming weeks. The letters must be
signed with a phone number included to verify authenticity.
The general election, including
local, state and federal races, will be
held on Tuesday, Nov. 6.
— R.G.
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Some consequences for twisting our tail
Teddy Roosevelt said: “Speak
softly, but carry a big stick.”
Ronald Reagan sent bombers over
Libya to let them know that if they
killed Americans, there were consequences.
From our days on the school playgrounds, we knew the best way to
deal with a bully was to hit him in
the belly — hard —and that got his
attention.
In 1938, Britain and France attempted to give in to the Nazis and
Socialists. They sought “peace in
our time,” but instead ended up in
the greatest war of all time.
We may well be at that point in
time when the United States of
America has to let the rest of the
world know we’ve had enough. Our
current administration attempted to
walk the second mile, turn the other
cheek and look the other way while
terrorists burned our flag, raided our
embassies and killed our diplomats.
For quite a few years, through numerous administrations, the United
States has attempted to buy friends
with John Q. Taxpayer’s dollars. It
hasn’t worked.
If being Mr. Nice Guy doesn’t do
the trick, maybe we’ll have to say,
“OK, you don’t like us. You resent
Chuck Warner
all the aid and money we’ve given
you. We’re going to pack our bags,
take our money and go home!”
There are a good many people in
the United States of America who
can use some of the funds we’ve
been spending around the world attempting to help others. Let’s use it
on our own citizens.
There are lots of places to pour
this money: roads, bridges, schools,
hospitals, research finding cures for
deadly diseases, research to turn natural resources into energy, so we are
no longer dependent on countries
who don’t like us in the first place.
Maybe we can eventually pay off
the national debt and then cut taxes.
Growing up in the 1930s, I wasn’t
too impressed with the “American
Firsters.” We couldn’t put our heads
under a blanket and let the world go
by. Leadership was needed, leadership which would employ those
Christian teachings we gained from
our parents, our churches and, yes,
even from public school teachers of
that day.
World War II went badly until the
United States of America entered the
battle. This nation’s natural resources, manpower and industrial
complex turned the tide.
The time is here when we have to
show the rest of the world that it’s
not nice to twist Uncle Sam’s tail.
There are consequences to killing
Americans. We don’t like people
burning our flag.
Once again, peace through
strength is needed. Once again,
“Don’t tread on me” could very well
be our motto.
If these clowns want to dance,
they better be prepared to pay the
fiddler!
Chuck
Warner,
former
owner/publisher of the Brownton
Bulletin from 1953 to 1986, is a
current member of the Brownton
City Council.
Letters to Editor
Vote for Byberg when considering pro-life issue
To the Editor:
Noting the silence of Collin Peterson on his support for abortion in
America, Craig Bishop, Congressional District 7 chairman, issued
the following statement:
When considering the pro-life
issue in the November election,
please vote for Lee Byberg instead
of U.S. Rep. Collin Peterson, DMinn., for the following reasons.
First, consider Rep. Peterson’s
support for the ObamaCare legislation of 2010. The National Right to
Life letter of March 19, 2010, described the Senate passed bill HR
3590 as a “vote for the most expansive pro-abortion legislation ever to
come before the House of Representatives since Roe vs Wade.”
As described in the letter, HR3590
was riddled with loopholes, allowing for abortions through community health centers, direct appropria-
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tions for abortions, federally administrated abortion plans, and written
authority to HHS to provide for
abortions.
Mr. Peterson’s response to this bill
was to vote against it, but after it
was passed he publicly stated that he
did not want to change it because it
had already become law.
In fact, on Jan. 19, 2011, Peterson
voted against H.R. 2, to repeal the
ObamaCare health care law and on
April 14, 2011, he voted against
blocking funding for ObamaCare.
If Mr. Peterson was sincerely
committed to the pro-life cause he
would publicly speak against ObamaCare and actively work to repeal
it. He can’t have it both ways. We
believe Mr. Peterson is playing both
sides to support his political career
as a congressman.
Additionally, Mr. Peterson continually endorses and votes for radical-
Ethics
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ly, pro-abortion leadership in the
House, such as Nancy Pelosi. These
actions are an impediment to the
pro-life movement for the simple
reason that these leaders then block
every pro-life bill that is proposed.
How can he support leadership that
promotes abortion when he claims
to be pro-life?
Please vote for Lee Byberg on
Nov. 6. He has a heartfelt conviction
that life begins at conception and
will be an unwavering vote for life,
from conception to natural death.
Craig Bishop
Hutchinson
Craig Bishop is currently a
member of the Conservative Liberty Panel and chairman of the
7th Congressional District Republicans. He resides in Hutchinson
and is employed at Cash Wise
Foods.
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were determined not to print anything till they were sure it would
offend nobody there would be very
little printed.”
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UCC minister also has radio background
Editor’s note: This article
was written by the Rev.
Richard Mark, a church
minister who served UCC
congregations.
By the Rev. Richard Mark
is friends say that
the Rev. William
Joseph Baldwin has
a “church halo” in one hand
and a “radio microphone” in
the other. He is a man of
many talents and has been bivocational all his life.
Baldwin is the pastor of St.
Paul’s United Church of
Christ (UCC), Plato, and
Prairie Community Church
(UCC) in Lester Prairie.
He is also a radio announcer at KDUZ, 1260-AM
Radio, Hutchinson. He hosts
“Everyday Inspiration,” a 30minute program of music,
spirit and inspiration at 11:30
a.m. on Sunday mornings.
On Sunday, Sept. 30, during the 10 a.m. worship service at St. Paul’s UCC in
Plato, the two UCC congregations will celebrate Baldwin’s 20th anniversary of his
ministry ordination.
At 11:30 a.m., there is a
celebration luncheon in the
Plato church. The community
is welcome to attend Sunday
worship and lunch.
Baldwin grew up in White
Bear Lake and got interested
in radio and TV classes during his senior year in high
school. He attended Northwestern College in Roseville
and earned an associate degree in radio broadcasting
(1981). During college, he
helped start the student radio
station, WVOE (which is the
“Voice of the Eagles”).
While attending the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Baldwin landed his
first big, radio job at WMIN
as a radio announcer. He also
did some radio sales work.
During this time, he gained a
bachelor of arts degree in
speech communications at
the University of Minnesota
(1983).
Then Baldwin moved to
Mason City, Iowa, to become
the assistant station manager
and program director at
KCMR Radio. He also served
as the station’s volunteer coordinator.
Two things happened while
Baldwin was in Mason City.
First, he married his wife,
Cathy, who is a public school
teacher. Two children are part
of the Baldwin family: Nick
has a 1985 birth date and
Abbie was born in 1991.
Second, Baldwin became
active in church life and felt a
call to church ministry. He
started taking seminary classes at United Theological
Seminary of the Twin Cities,
New Brighton. He completed
his theological studies and
graduated with a master of
divinity degree in June 1992.
Baldwin was ordained into
the Christian ministry on
H
Submitted photos
The Rev. Bill
Baldwin is bivocational with
his regular job
as pastor of two
UCC parishes
— St. Paul’s in
Plato and
Prairie Community in Lester
Prairie — and
his part-time
job as a radio
announcer for
KDUZ Radio.
Aug. 2, 1992, at
Mason City’s First Congregational UCC, the childhood
church home of the famous
Meredith Willson.
After ordination, Baldwin
was called to serve two United Church of Christ congregations in Stratford and
Marshfield, Wis. He was the
pastor of both UCC churches
for four years.
The family moved to St.
Louis Park, where Baldwin
became the youth and family
minister at Edina Morningside United Church of Christ
in Edina.
Then in 1998, he served as
the interim minister at First
Congregational UCC in
Glencoe. This was his introduction to McLeod County in
central Minnesota.
In September 2001, Baldwin was called as the pastor
and teacher of Prairie Community UCC in Lester
Prairie. St. Paul’s UCC,
Plato, was added to his ministry in January 2008. Since
that time, he has served as the
minister of both congregations.
During 2010, Baldwin felt
the pull of radio life again.
When the community found
out that Baldwin was a radio
GSL’s Homecoming
week begins Monday
Glencoe-Silver Lake
Homecoming week is
scheduled for Oct. 1-5 and
kicks off with the annual
coronation ceremony at 8
p.m., Monday, Oct. 1, in
the high school auditorium.
The homecoming queen
candidates this year include Clarissa Ober,
Mercy Rakow, Brooke
Kosek, Kelly Beneke and
Brooke Kaczmarek. The
king candidates are Joe
Fehrenbach, Ray Eberhard, Reed Dunbar, Mitch
Polzin and Kurtis Kunkel.
A school pep fest in the
high school gym is
planned for 2:10 p.m., Friday, Oct. 5, and the annual
homecoming parade is set
for 5:30 p.m., Friday. The
route is along 16th Street
from Helen Baker Elementary to the high
school.
A variety of other events
are planned throughout the
week with a theme for
each day.
Sporting events include
away tennis, soccer and
volleyball events on Tuesday, Oct. 2.
Region 5A team tennis
at St. John’s University is
set for Wednesday and
Thursday, Oct. 3-4.
On Thursday, cross
country is at Litchfield,
soccer hosts Holy Family
and volleyball is at home
versus Annnandale.
The homecoming sports
events conclude with the
annual football game at 7
p.m., Friday, against Becker.
Homecoming events
end Friday night with the
annual dance.
man, KDUZ Radio, 1260AM, Hutchinson, asked him
to host a Sunday radio program. “Everyday Inspiration”
went on the air at 11:30 a.m.,
Sunday, June 6, 2010.
The informative radio
show appeals to many people
of different Christian expressions. Music is the backbone
of the half-hour program,
along with some folksy observations, spiritual inspiration, encouraging thoughts
and casual musings.
Whether he is in the church
pulpit or behind the radio microphone, Baldwin loves to
work with local people and
offers some every-day inspiration and religious faith.
So on Sunday, Sept. 30, the
United Church of Christ congregations in Plato and Lester
Prairie honor this bi-vocational man. And the radio will
be tuned to KDUZ 1260 AM,
so that the local crowd can
listen to “Everyday Inspiration.”
A pork chop dinner is provided by the Plato Lions Club
and a free-will offering is appreciated for the food. Call
the church at 320-238-2206
or email
[email protected])
for lunch reservations.
Richie Lee &
Fabulous ’50s
set for Oct. 13
The Glencoe-Silver Lake
Panther Association is sponsoring “Richie Lee & the
Fabulous ’50s” Saturday,
Oct. 13, from 2 p.m. to 5
p.m., at the Glencoe City
Center.
The event also includes a
classic car and Corvette
cruise.
Richie Lee is billed as a
rock-and-roll teen-age sensation, and he will pay tribute
to Buddy Holly and all those
fabulous ’50s.
Tickets are available at
Dubbs Grill & Bar and Professional
Insurance
Providers. Ticket information
is available by calling Jerome
and Judy Ide at 320-8643287 or go online by contacting [email protected].
Tickets also are available online at www.glencoemn.org.
School Board Continued from page 1
do it in the best interest of the
kids. Sometimes doing nothing is the best thing.”
Board member Jamie Alsleben agreed. In 2005, the
GSL School Board set a recommended kindergarten class
size at a minimum of 20 per
class.
“We may need to revisit
those numbers,” Alsleben
said, “if 20 is the trigger
point. Space is an issue, and
that’s the monkey wrench in
everything.”
Board member Jason Lindeman said the district has
had high kindergarten numbers for several years, and
last year the classes were in
the 23- to 24-student range.
Sonju said those numbers
were made to work last year,
“but now we’re at 28 to 29
per class, and that’s the cause
for this discussion. Again it
works, but it’s not the ideal,”
he added.
Alsleben, an elementary
teacher in Eden Prairie, said
he hated to see a disruption to
the kindergarten program because “part of the (kindergarten) program is early intervention” especially in reading
and math.
He said kindergartners do
not have the independence of
older students. When a
teacher is tied up with one
student, the others do not
have the same ability to “self
work,” Alsleben said.
He stressed the need for
lower class sizes in the early
elementary level. “We need
to invest upfront” to save
costs later in remedial programs.
Board Chairman Clark
Christianson questioned the
benefits of going from 28 per
class to 23 with an additional
section. “Maybe we need to
add two sections,” he said to
get down to 20 per class if
that is the ideal.
“It’s not the number of students,” Alsleben said, “but
the needs that come with
those numbers (of students). I
realize every one of those 138
students has needs; how best
do we meet those needs? I
feel that is with a sixth section (of kindergartners).”
“No one here will disagree,
but how do we do it?
Christianson asked.
Sonju said in the big picture, the twice-failed building
bond referendum addressed
the space issues not only at
Helen Baker, but at the high
school as well.
“Talk about the building
project needs to be put on the
burner again,” Sonju said.
“That is our answer to a permanent solution (to space
needs).”
Asked if migrant students
account to the increased
kindergarten enrollment,
Sonju said, “only a couple of
kids according to the staff.”
“What happens if we have
138 next year?” Lindeman
asked.
Board member Kevin
Kuester said if next year’s
kindergarten class is as big,
the district needs to have
something in place to address
it.
“That’s where the portable
(classroom) option may be
part of the solution,” Sonju
said, but that could take
months to complete, “and it’s
a major undertaking to do.”
He said a portable classroom may be a better solution
next year, not this school
year. “If we do it (portable)
now, we’d shift (students) in
December.”
“The portable is a very
ugly Band Aid,” Lindeman
added.
Board member Anne Twiss
said the space issue needs to
get the public’s attention.
“We need a long-term solution.”
But Board member Gary
Schreifels said unless there is
a grassroots push for the
building project, “it will not
happen.”
He suggested moving the
Early Childhood Family Education program from Helen
Baker to some other location.
Sonju said the ECFE program is well established at
Helen Baker, and a move
“will ultimately affect a lot of
young families.”
But he said that is an option. “Whatever option, how
do we minimize the ripple effect?”
The survey will help with
input from parents, Sonju
said.
Whatever option is recommended, “It’ll take some time
to get things worked out.
Every option basically is
starting over with scheduling.
It is not as easy as just having
a classroom,” Sonju said.
In voting to add another
kindergarten teacher, Kuester
abstained from the vote because his wife, Teresa, is a
kindergarten teacher.
“I want your blessing,
Sonju said just before the
vote. “I’d like to give you a
recommendation now, but I
can’t. There is still a lot of
work to be done, yet.”
In another matter, the
School Board:
• Approved an overnight
trip for four GSL students
and guidance counselor Sue
Magnuson to travel to a youth
summit in the Twin Cities on
Sept. 30-Oct. 1. The event involves the first-ever Suicide
Prevention Youth Summit
and public service ad design
contest sponsored by the
Minnesota Department of
Health. Involved in the trip
are GSL students Shelby
Rolf, Shannon Twiss, Lindsey Becker and Amanda
Schmidt.
— Approved adding to the
duties of English as a second
language teacher Sarah
Schoon at a cost of $6,076.
The addition was recommended by Paul Sparby, high
school principal, after 25 secondary students enrolled in
the class.
Sonju said the seventh- to
12th-grade students “have a
wide range of abilities” with
the English language. None
of the cost is reimbursable,
Sonju added.
5 fire departments battle dairy barn fire
Green Isle, on Sept. 14. An
electrical malfunction was
blamed for the fire that started in a milk house and traveled to a hay loft. Fire departments from Arlington, Ham-
GREEN ISLE — The Arlington Enterprise reported
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History
From the Brownton Bulletin archives
100 Years Ago
Chronicle photo by Lori Copler
Safety improvements set
This railroad crossing, located on Fifth
Avenue North, just north of Third Street
in Brownton (also McLeod County’s
Plum Avenue) is slated for safety improvements in 2013. McLeod County
Highway Engineer John Brunkhorst
said the crossing will get new railroad
signals and gates at a cost of about
$153,000, 90 percent of which will be
federally funded with the other 10 percent coming from state-aid highway
funds. The McLeod County Board of
Commissioners approved an agreement between McLeod County, the Minnesota Department of Transportation,
and TC&W Railroad for the project at
its Sept. 18 meeting. Commissioner
Sheldon Nies said he has been working
on getting the improvements at the
crossing since he joined the board
nearly 20 years ago.
22 Brownton seniors met Monday afternoon
Twenty-two Brownton senior citizens met Monday at
the community center.
Cards were played after the
meeting with the following
winners: 500, Norma Al-
brecht, first, and Carol Brelje,
second; pinochle, Pearl Streu,
first, and Ordell Klucas, second; and sheephead, Harriet
Bergs, first, and Lowell Brelje, second.
Betty Katzenmeyer won
the door prize. Ruby Streich
served refreshments.
The next meeting will be
Monday, Oct. 1, at 1 p.m. All
seniors are welcome.
Sept. 27, 1912
O.C. Conrad, Editor
Last Sunday forenoon, while
Johnnie Brandt, son of Mr. and
Mrs. William Brandt, residing
near Lake Marion, was hunting
prairie chickens, he met with an
accident that is causing him a
great deal of pain as well as the
partial loss of his right hand. In
going from one field to another,
he had to cross a wire fence and,
in doing so, leaned his gun
against a post. He then leaned
over and grabbed the gun by the
barrel and must have caught one
of the triggers, discharging one
of the barrels with the contents
passing through the palm of his
right hand. His parents took him
to Brownton, where Dr. Maurer
and Dr. C.W. Tinker of Stewart
amputated the index finger and a
small portion of the hand.
Last Friday, Sept. 20, the village council opened bids for the
construction of an electric light
plant, which will provide electrical power to the village. The low
bid, $6,000, was received from
Fort Wayne Electric Works of St.
Paul. The plant is expected to be
completed by Dec. 1.
Emmanuel’s German Lutheran
Church was the scene of an autumn wedding Wednesday
forenoon when Miss Martha
Bullert, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Carl Bullert, was united in marriage to Mr. Emil Spiering. The
groom has rented the Rennecke
farm, five miles south of Brownton, where they will begin their
married life.
75 Years Ago
Sept. 23, 1937
Percy L. Hakes, Editor
The Methodist Episcopal
Church of Brownton was the
scene of a beautiful wedding on
were united in marriage Sunday,
Sept. 2, at the Zion Methodist
Church in Brownton.
William Spiering, 74, of Penn
Township, died Saturday
evening. He is survived by his
children, Lloyd Spiering and
family of Brownton and Myrna
(Mrs. Gerhard) Podratz.
Wednesday evening, Sept. 16,
when Miss Florence Mae Hanke,
youngest daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Gustav Hanke of Lake Marion, became the bride of Lloyd
Charles Harrington, only son of
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Harrington of
near Stewart. After a wedding
trip to the Black Hills, Montana
and Wyoming, the couple will
make their home on a farm near
Stewart.
St. Francis Baptist Church was
the scene of a beautiful wedding
Wednesday, Sept. 16, when Miss
Helen Lund, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. A.E. Lund of St. Francis,
became the bride of Mr. Percy
Duehn, son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred
Duehn of this vicinity. After a
trip through Colorado and other
western states, the couple will
make their home in an apartment
at the Fred Duehn residence.
At 4:30 p.m. Sunday afternoon, Miss Elsie Winterfeldt,
daughter of Mrs. Emma Winterfeldt of this place, was united in
holy matrimony with Mr. Leo
John Gorney, son of Mr. John
Gorney Sr. of Minneapolis.
Mr. and Mrs. John Gehrke and
son, who reside northwest of
Brownton, and Otto Hein of this
village, were slightly injured last
Saturday when an eastbound
freight train hit the Gehrke car at
the crossing just east of the
depot. The train, which was just
arriving and going at a low rate
of speed, hit the car in the center
and pushed it about 150 feet
down the tracks but didn’t tip it
over.
20 Years Ago
Sept. 23, 1992
Lori Copler, Editor
Candidates for McLeod West
High School’s first homecoming
are Corey Husfeldt, Jessica
Brede, Shane McCormick, Jennifer Vacek, Cory Schwartz,
Jacob Sanken, Kelly Herrmann
and Cindy Hagen.
To better serve its customers,
Security Bank and Trust in
Brownton is planning to add a
drive-through lane and expand
its building.
10 Years Ago
Sept. 25, 2002
Lori Copler, Editor
Just before noon on Wednesday, Sept. 18, the Stewart Fire
Department was called to assist
the Buffalo Lake Fire Department with a fire on a farm site
owned by Bob Finnell of Stewart, located southwest of Stewart
in Renville County. Stewart Fire
Chief Jeff Erkenbrack said
Finnell was burning brush when
the wind picked up and carried
sparks to a granary and other
buildings.
KDUZ-KARP radio personality John Mons, who resides near
Lake Marion, will co-host the
Minnesota twins pre-game show
Saturday, Sept. 28, starting at
11:55 a.m. Mons was invited by
John Gordon, the “radio voice of
the Minnesota Twins,” to join
him in the broadcast booth at the
metrodome.
50 Years Ago
Sept. 27, 1962
Charles H. Warner, Editor
Karen Marie Schwarze,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harry
Schwarze of Brownton, and Russell Leroy Clark, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Floyd Clark of Hutchinson,
From the Stewart Tribune archives
100 Years Ago
Sept. 27, 1912
A.F. Avery, Editor
Stewart has been fortunate in
securing one of the first of the
free circulating libraries sent out
by the state library commission.
This library consists of 25 books
upon agriculture and 25 books
for general reading.
A son was born to Mr. and
Mrs. John McGraw of Grafton
Monday, Sept. 23.
A son was born to Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Reimer of Round
Grove Saturday, Sept. 21.
The infant son of Mr. and Mrs.
Emil Rosenow was baptized
Sunday. The name bestowed was
Frank William Henry.
75 Years Ago
Submitted photo
Scouts help clean up
The Stewart-Brownton Girl Scouts participated in the ninth-annual Crow
River Clean-Up on Saturday, Sept. 15.
Participating included, front row from
left, Allison Milbrandt, McKenna Hallaway, Zachary Chatfield, Laura Taylor
and Jordyn Uecker. Back row, Brandi
Pikal, Gerri Fitzloff (troop leader) and
Emily Chatfield. Not pictured are Joyce
Hallaway and Carla Chatfield. The girls
found lots of interesting things in the
clean-up. For live animals they saw a
turkey, deer, mouse and insects. There
were dead deer (found two deer skulls),
carp carcasses, clam shells and lots of
animal tracks. They cleaned up 12
garbage bags full of items — garbage,
lots of glass bottles, aluminum cans,
and plastic. They also cleaned up an
old bed frame, two tires, a 55-gallon
barrel, pvc pipe, arrow, cages and
shirts. They enjoyed a free meal after
all the hard work at the Stewart Community Center. Troop leaders are Mike
and Gerri Fitzloff of Stewart.
New recycling schedule starts Oct. 1
Starting the week of Oct. 1,
city residents in McLeod
County may see a slight
change in curbside recycling.
West Central Sanitation of
Willmar will be the blue
truck rolling down neighborhood streets and servicing all
the blue bins at curbside.
The cities of Glencoe and
Hutchinson will not see a
change in pick-up frequency.
However, the cities of
Brownton, Stewart, Silver
Lake, Plato, Biscay, Lester
Prairie, and Winsted will see
much more change.
Effective Oct. 1, all cities
mentioned will have weekly
curbside pick-up.
“So if you were trying hard
to keep track of your everyother-week recycling sched-
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solid waste coordinator.
“Curbside services for all
McLeod County cities will be
weekly on your regularly
scheduled garbage collection
day,” Young added.
Each recycling route may
be organized a bit differently,
she said. “So if you were typically serviced by 9 a.m. on
your recycling day, this may
change to 2 p.m. Therefore,
make sure your blue bin(s)
and other recycling receptacles are out at the curb by 7
a.m.,” Young said
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Mon., Oct. 1 — Tops Weigh-In mtg., 5-5:30
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Candidates for 1977 homecoming royalty at Stewart High
School are Carol Kuttner,
Calleen Mayer, Naomi Klitzke,
Michelle Picha, Brad Woller,
Dean Stockmann, Vaughn Andree, Cindy Pagenkopf, Danny
Kirchoff and Kevin Maiers.
50 Years Ago
Sept. 27, 1962
Kermit T. Hubin, Editor
When the Home Bakery
opened for business Monday
morning, it was operating from a
new location. It is now located in
the Isaakson building, having
moved its fixtures from the
Hakes building Saturday
evening.
Kathleen Eitel, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Eitel, lost
the tip of her middle finger, left
hand, in the corn cutting line at
Green Giant at Glencoe while at
work recently.
30 Years Ago
Sept. 30, 1982
Dave Stoltz, Editor
Stewart School District voters
turned down a proposed operating levy on a 211-93 vote Monday night. If it had passed, the
levy would have brought in an
additional $25,000 to $26,000 in
operating revenue. Superintendent Dick Guevremont said, after
results were announced, “Hopefully, this will not affect the
quality of our staff.” Guevremont also attributed the vote to a
poor economy. “I think the election results came out as they did
because times are tough for people and they don’t have the
money.”
Mascots for the 1982 Stewart
High School homecoming are
Gwen Kamrath, daughter of the
Rev. Duane and Mrs. Kamrath,
and Corey Maiers, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Greg Maiers. Class attendants are juniors Kaye
Richards and Shawn Wacker,
sophomores Jeff Streich and
Connie Schuft, and freshmen
Debbie Zieman and Jerrod Kirchoff.
35 Years Ago
Sept. 29, 1977
Kermit T. Hubin, Editor
An estimated 400 people attended the open house at the new
Stewart fire station Sunday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Greg Markgraf
(Bernadette Kalenberg) announce the birth of a daughter,
Angela Marie, on Sept. 7.
Tanya Jean, infant daughter of
Brian and Deborah Draeger of
rural Stewart, passed away Sept.
22 at Children’s Hospital in Min-
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Harry Koeppen, Editor
The Methodist Episcopal
Church in Brownton was the
scene of a beautiful wedding last
Wednesday evening when Miss
Florence Mae, youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gustav
Hanke of Lake Marion, became
the bride of Lloyd Charles, the
only son of Mr. and Mrs. Ray
Harrington of Grafton Township.
The marriage of Miss Delores
Tollefson, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. J.P. Tollefson of this village, and Lester DeChene, son of
Mr. and Mrs. E. DeChene of
Glencoe, took place Sept. 18 at
the parish of St. Boniface
Catholic Church.
Fire discovered at about 3 o’clock last Thursday afternoon at
the Charles Reimer home in
Round Grove Township, five
miles southeast of Stewart, did
damage to an amount of several
hundreds of dollars before it was
put out by prompt action of
neighbors who formed an efficient bucket brigade. Fire departments of both Stewart and
Brownton were called out, but
the blaze was well under control
on their arrival.
Voters on Friday evening
chose Legion Memorial Park at
the east edge of the village as the
site of the new school building,
with 210 voting in favor of the
change to the new site and 38
voting to keep the school at its
present location.
People
Son born to Kuehn family
Jason and Jodi Kuehn of Howard Lake announce the
birth of their son, Bennett Gregory, on Sept. 7, 2012, at
Ridgeview Medical Center in Waconia. Bennett weighed
8 pounds and was 19 inches long. His older brother is
Cooper. Grandparents are Greg and Michele Miller of
Plato and Dave and Allyson Kuehn of Waconia. Greatgrandparents are Bernice Breyer of Glencoe and Ken and
Mary Kuehn of Underwood.
Daughter for Wawrzyniaks
Justin and Brittney Wawrzyniak of Silver Lake announce the birth of their daughter, Macie Lynn, on Sept.
18, 2012, at Glencoe Regional Health Services. Macie
weighed 7 pounds, 3 ounces. Her older brother is Jeremiah. Grandparents are Kyle and Jeanna Wawrzyniak of
Silver Lake, Lisa Wawrzyniak of Hutchinson and Myron
and Sherrie Kimber of Bertha.
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Glencoe High School, class of 1957
The Glencoe High School graduating class of 1957 held
its 55-year reunion Sept. 15 at the Glencoe City Center,
the former high school building. A tour of the old high
school started the celebration followed by a class photograph and luncheon and gathering at Dubbs. Attending
the reunion were, front from left to right, Carol (Trueman)
Rausch, Eileen (Engelke) Anderson, Elaine (Brelje)
Grack, LaVern (Duenow) Graupman, Janet (Damrow)
Herd and Jim Benson. In the second row are Marilyn
Knoll, Cohrs announce birth
Courtney Knoll and Duston Cohrs of Gibbon announce
the birth of their son, Xavier Martin Cohrs, on Sept. 19,
2012, at Glencoe Regional Health Services. Xavier
weighed 7 pounds, 3 ounces. His older sister is Bella
Cohrs. Grandparents are Tina Knoll of Gaylord, Cliff and
Lisa Knoll of Fairfax and Glenn and Kim Cohrs of Glencoe.
Daughter born to couple
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Hutchinson.
The couple will reside in
Glencoe.
The weather has changed
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on Friday, Oct. 5, from 6 p.m.
to 7 p.m,. in the Helen Baker
parking lot adjacent to the
ECFE classrooms. Bring your
own child- or adult-sized set
of clothing and an old bleach
bottle or pair of pantyhose for
the head. We will supply the
innards.
The ECFE parent ed/conference room will be open to
decorate the scarecrow heads
with assorted “good junk.”
Families are welcome to
bring a glue gun if they have
one.
There is no fee to attend,
but we invite participants to
bring cash or non-perishable
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Street and fled the scene. The
vehicle that was hit sustained
damage to the rear passenger
side and below the window. No
suspect was found.
Also on Friday afternoon, police investigated a reported theft
from a garage in the 1300 block
of Elliott Avenue.
A man was stopped for questioning in a burglary at 8:13 p.m.,
Friday, in the 800 block of 13th
Street. The man was cited for no
insurance and for possessing
drug paraphernalia. A check on
his insurance indicated no record
of his name or vehicle in the insurance company’s files.
Police went to an apartment in
the 1100 block of Hennepin Avenue to check on a warrant when
they smelled marijuana. A woman
turned over the marijuana “from
inside her shirt” as well as a glass
pipe and rolling papers.
A gas drive-off was reported at
11 a.m., Saturday, from Super
America. The driver left without
paying for $61.51 in gas.
A youngster was injured in a
fall at the BMX track on Ninth
Street at 6:16 p.m. The boy’s fa-
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room.
A “rolling domestic” was called
in at 11:46 a.m., Sunday, in the
3100 block of 10th Street. As a
result, a man was taken into custody on a Scott County warrant.
An 8-year-old girl was bitten by
a dog at 1:41 p.m., Sunday, in the
600 block of Park Street West.
She was transported to the hospital emergency room for stitches.
The dog was located and will be
impounded for 10 days. At the
time of the incident, the dog was
on a leash being walked by an 8year-old girl.
A property damage report was
received at 10:38 a.m., Monday,
from a residence in the 2700
block of 12th Street. A parked RV
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A female fell near the front
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Police received a report Tuesday, Sept. 18, from Snap Fitness
that its cash box had been stolen
on Sunday, Sept. 16.
An elderly female was transported to Glencoe Regional
Health Services at 7:09 p.m.,
Tuesday, after having chest
pains, headaches and dizziness.
At 4:08 a.m., Thursday, police
stopped a tractor-trailer on 13th
Street West near Glen Knoll Avenue. It was losing silage and
corn cobs off the truck. The officer stated he asked the driver if
he wanted to go back to Seneca,
dump and reload, or receive a citation for unsecure load. The driver stated he would return to
Seneca and dump. The officer
followed him back to Seneca and
watched the load get dumped
back into the silage pit.
At 1:22 p.m., Friday, police received a report of a blue F250
pickup truck with three duck
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The Sept. 17 Minnesota Ag
News – Crop Weather that
was released by the United
States Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural
Statistics Service indicates
that Minnesota’s corn and
soybean harvest is ahead of
average. You can find the
most current report at
http://www.nass.usda.gov.
The report indicates that
the amount of corn harvested
in Minnesota was at 12 percent compared to the fiveyear average of 1 percent.
The amount of soybeans
harvested was at 16 percent
compared to the five-year average of 1 percent. These average numbers may be higher
or lower depending on local
conditions. Many reports indicate better than expected
crops in the region.
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Those interested in applying fall nitrogen should be assessing the soil temperatures
Courage Center, a non-profit
rehabilitation center in the
Twin Cities.
For more information
about Courage Center programs and services for people
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Harvests ahead of schedule
your child in the “1,000
Books Before Kindergarten”
reading program? If not, stop
in at the Glencoe Public Library or GSL ECFE to get
started.
The purpose of the program is to encourage parents,
grandparents, child-care providers and others to read
aloud to children on a regular
(daily, if possible) basis from
infancy to kindergarten entry.
Reading aloud to young children is one of the most effective strategies to having curious, successful kindergarteners.
In the “1,000 Books Before
Kindergarten” program, children receive a small reward
for each 100 books read.
GSL ECFE will be sponsoring coupons for free gym
nights on Nov. 9 and Dec. 7
in the Helen Baker gym this
fall. Be sure to get to 100
books by then for a free gym
night!
The Glencoe-Silver Lake
Chapter of the FFA will hold
a corn drive for Courage
Camps on Sept. 28. GSL FFA
reporter Samantha Dahlke
said FFA members are excited about participating in this
important project.
For over 59 years, FFA
fund-raising activities have
helped sponsor children and
adults with physical disabilities so that they can attend
camp. All proceeds from the
FFA drives are used to support camp needs: camper
sponsorships, buildings and
equipment, to name a few.
From 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., Friday Sept. 28, members will
go out into the surrounding
community and ask area
farmers and businesses for
donations of corn or money
to help with the Courage
Camps.
The corn will be delivered
to Ag Systems at the end of
the day.
If you want to make sure
FFA members come to your
business, please contact
Becky Haddad at 320-8642429.
Camping services are just
some of the many programs
and services offered by
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Karin Ramige and Mike
Cornwell announce their engagement to be married Oct.
6 at Christ Lutheran Church
in Glencoe.
Parents of the couple are
Bill and Joyce Ramige of
Glencoe and Ralph and Diane
Cornwell of Dayton.
Ramige is a graduate of
Glencoe High School, Luther
College and Augsburg College. She works for McLeod
Publishing, Inc., in Glencoe.
Cornwell is a graduate of
Robbinsdale Copper High
School and Dunwoody Col-
GSL FFA Corn Drive
for Camp Courage set
Early Childhood
Family Education
Elizabeth Barrington and Dominque Johnson of Glencoe announce the birth of their daughter, La’Naria Elizabeth Johnson, on Sept. 20, 2012, at Glencoe Regional
Health Services. La’Naria weighed 6 pounds, 14 ounces,
and was 19-1/2 inches long. Her older siblings are Cortez
and Mikah. Grandparents are Sharon Johnson of Minneapolis, Katie Kugler-Lex of Coon Rapids and Roger
Barrington of Montgomery.
(Pollmann) Jensen, Deanna (Schuette) Locken, Ardys
(Ernst) Tallarico, Betty (Gruenwalt) Mahnke, Elvera
(Dahlke) Brelje and Donald Dammann. In the third row
are Norine (Ruschmeyer) Roepke and June (Engelmann)
Bussler. In the fourth row are Dave Huntington, Jenna
Rasmussen, Emmett F. Winter, Wayne Proehl and Jim
Larson. In the back row are Cliff Illig, David Fitch, Bill
Buss, Jerry Beneke, Ben Shamla, Jim Falkenhagen, Don
Ranzau, Marv Bartels, Duane Scharpe and Bonn Clayton.
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Obituaries
Gerald G. Donnay, 85, of Glencoe
Private memorial services
for Gerald Godfrey Donnay,
85, of Glencoe, will be held
at a later date with interment
at the Glencoe Catholic
Cemetery.
Mr. Donnay died Saturday,
Sept. 15, 2012, at Glencoe
Regional Health Services
long-term care facility.
Mr. Donnay was born Dec.
13, 1926, in Glencoe, to
Francis and Mayme (Smith)
Donnay. He was baptized as
an infant and confirmed in
his Catholic faith as a youth.
He received his education at
a country school and then
helped his parents on the
farm.
On June 18, 1949, Mr.
Donnay was united in marriage to Delores Johnson at
St. John’s Catholic Church in
Excelsior. They made their
home on a farm in rural Glencoe, and then in 1969, moved
to their home in Glencoe.
Their marriage was blessed
with four children, Margaret,
Gary, Gloria and Philip.
The Donnays shared 49
years of marriage before Mrs.
Donnay died on June 23,
1998.
Mr. Donnay farmed for 40
years and worked at Bongards’ Creameries in manufacturing until 1990, when he
retired.
He was a member of the
Church of St. Pius X in Glencoe, where he was a member
of the Knights of Columbus.
Mr. Donnay enjoyed fishing and was a master gardener. He cherished the time
spent with his family and
friends.
Survivors include his children, Margaret Donnay of
Willmar, Gary Donnay of
Eyota, and Gloria Donnay
and her fiancé, Tony Jesme,
of Glencoe; grandsons, Joe
Donnay of Rochester and
Steven Donnay of Omaha,
Neb.; great-grandsons, Dominic Donnay and Ethan
Donnay; brother, Victor
(Mary Lou) Donnay of Glencoe; sisters, Lorraine
(Clarence) Seeman of Lester
Prairie and Carol (Ronald)
Maresh of Glencoe; nieces,
nephews, other relatives and
many friends.
Preceding him in death
were his parents, Francis and
Mayme Donnay; wife, Delores Donnay; son, Philip
Donnay; brother, Sylvester
Donnay; and sister, Betty
Harens.
Arrangements were by the
Johnson-McBride Funeral
Chapel of Glencoe. Online
obituaries and guest book are
available at www.hantge.
com. Click on obituaries/
guest book.
Stanley P. Schermann, 83, of Glencoe
Funeral services for Stanley Paul Schermann, 83, of
Glencoe, were held Thursday,
Sept. 20, at the Church of St.
Pius X in Glencoe. The Rev.
Tony Stubeda officiated.
M r .
Schermann
died Sunday, Sept.
16, 2012, at
his home in
Glencoe.
The or- Stanley
ganist was Schermann
Sister Elizabeth Gruenes. The song
leader was Shari Templin,
and musical selections were
“Here I Am, Lord,” “Be Not
Afraid,” “I Am the Bread of
Life,” “Song of Farewell”
and “Amazing Grace.”
Military honors were by
the Glencoe VFW Post 5102.
Palbearers were Dale
Quast, Ken Quast, Ron
Quast, Warren Weber, Donald
Knott and Robert Knott. Interment was in Holy Trinity
Catholic Cemetery in Winsted.
Mr. Schermann was born
Sept. 1, 1929, in Victor
Township, Wright County, to
Albert and Ethel (Buska)
Schermann. He was baptized
as an infant and confirmed in
the Catholic faith as a youth.
He received his education at
a country school.
Mr. Schermann entered active military service in the
U.S. Army on June 12, 1951,
and served his country in the
Korean War. He received an
honorable discharge on
March 11, 1953.
Mr. Schermann made his
home in the Glencoe area,
after being raised in the Winsted and Silver Lake areas.
He helped his parents on the
family farm. He also held
employment at Farmhand,
Inc., in Green Isle in the parts
department.
When he moved into Glencoe, he opened a small engine
repair shop.
Mr. Schermann was a faithful member of Church of St.
Pius X in Glencoe.
A private man with a positive attitude, Mr. Schermann
loved to help others. He
loved to talk and socialize.
He enjoyed watching television, fixing things and being
with his dogs. He cherished
the time spent with family,
friends and his neighbors.
Survivors include his
cousins, Robert (Elaine)
Knott of Minnetonka, Ken
Quast of Excelsior, Donald
(Mary Ann) Knott of Minnetonka, Ron (Gerry) Quast
of Chippewa Falls, Wis.,
Gary (Nancy) Quast of
Malta, N.Y., and Dale (Betty)
Quast of Excelsior; cousinin-law, Mavis Weber of Winsted; other relatives and many
friends.
Preceding him in death
were his parents, Albert and
Ethel Schermann; aunts,
Anna Knott, Irene Quast, Isabell Weber, and Hildegard
Quast; and cousins, Harold
Knott and Leo Weber.
Arrangements were by the
Johnson-McBride Funeral
Chapel of Glencoe. Online
obituaries and guest book are
available at www.hantge.
com. Click on obituaries/
guest book.
Timothy Straub, 71, Black Hawk, S.D.
A memorial service for
Timothy T. Straub, 71, of
Black Hawk, S.D., will be
held Saturday, Oct. 6, at 11
a.m., at the Ney Nature Center east of
Henderson.
Visitation
will be at
the Kolden
Funeral
Home in Le
Sueur on
Friday, Oct.
5, from 4
p.m. to 8 Timothy
p.m., and
Straub
one hour
prior to the services at the
Ney Nature Center.
Mr. Straub died unexpectedly Wednesday, Sept. 12,
2012, in Navarre Province,
Spain, while on an archaeological dig.
Mr. Straub was born Nov.
16, 1940, in St. Peter, to
Harold and Catherine-Lynch
Straub. He graduated from Le
Sueur High School in 1958.
His 38-year career began
with Green Giant Company
in Le Sueur as a mushroom
grower. As he grew and
evolved, his career flourished, taking him to new destinations across the globe as
an international quality assurance manager.
Mr. Straub loved to learn,
to be physically active, on the
go, to mentor and volunteer
and to explore and discover.
He was passionate about
meeting new people, learning
about new cultures and teaching and sharing his experiences with others. He loved
being in nature — hiking,
playing, exploring and hanging out with his beloved wife
Mary, children, grandchildren
and many friends.
Mr. Straub led by example
when living life to the fullest.
He touched the lives of many
people with his smile and
charisma. He maintained his
trademark joy in meeting others all the way to the end.
Survivors include his
beloved wife, Mary Straub;
mother of his children, Loretta Lehnert Straub; daughter,
Michelle (Timothy) Burns,
Steven (Cherie) Straub,
Renee (Bob) Tousley, Tony
(Tennille) Straub, Mara
(Brian) Rayner and stepson,
Rob Hermann; 14 grandchildren; siblings, Art (Barb)
Straub, Don (Mary Jane)
Straub, Pete (Sylvia) Straub,
Sam (LuAnn) Straub, Lyle
(Connie) Straub, Louisa
(Gregg) Voss and Susie
(Rick) Edberg; sister-in-law,
Janet Straub; and many other
relatives and friends.
He was preceded in death
by his parents and brother,
Kenneth Straub.
Memorials will be donated
for causes and projects that
were very dear to Mr. Straub.
Janice “Jan” Moller, 73, of
Lester Prairie, died Friday,
Sept. 21, 2012, at St. Mary’s
Care Center in Winsted.
A Mass of Christian Burial
will be held Saturday, Sept.
29, at 11 a.m., at Holy Trinity
Catholic Church in Winsted.
A gathering of friends and
family will be held Saturday,
Sept. 29, from 9 a.m. to 11
a.m., at Holy Trinity Catholic
Church. Interment will be at
Fort Snelling National Cemetery in Minneapolis.
Arrangements were with
the Paul-McBride Funeral
Chapel of Lester Prairie. For
an online guest book, go to
www.hantge.com.
pital in Rochester.
A memorial service will be
held Saturday, Sept. 29, at 11
a.m., at Emanuel Lutheran
Church in Hamburg.
A gathering of family and
friends will be held Friday,
Sept. 28, from 4 p.m. to 8
p.m., at Emanuel Lutheran
Church in Hamburg. The visitation continues Saturday
one hour prior to the service
at the church.
Interment will be in the
church cemetery.
Arrangements are with the
Paul-McBride
Funeral
Chapel in Norwood Young
America. An online guest
book is available at www.
hantge.com.
Deaths
Apryl-Lynn
Smith, 55,
of Hector
Apryl-Lynn Smith, 55, of
Hector, daughter of Jeanne
Dodd of Glencoe, died Monday, Sept. 24, 2012, at Harmony River in Hutchinson.
A gathering of family and
friends will be held Thursday,
Sept. 27, from noon to 2
p.m., at the Hughes-Hantge
Funeral Chapel in Hector.
Arrangements are with the
Hughes-Hantge Funeral
Chapel in Hector. An online
guest book is available at
www.hantge.com. Click on
obituaries/guest book.
Janice ‘Jan’
Moller, 73, of
Lester Prairie
Leon
Mackenthun,
63, Hamburg
Leon Mackenthun, 63, of
Hamburg, died Friday, Sept.
21, 2012, at St. Mary’s Hos-
Klobuchar, Peterson, farm groups
urge passage of new Farm Bill
WASHINGTON, D.C. —
U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar, DMinn., and 7th District U.S.
Rep. Collin Peterson, DMinn., last week joined the
National Farmers Union and
the American Farm Bureau at
a rally calling on the House of
Representatives to swiftly pass
a five-year Farm Bill; the current Farm Bill expires on Sept.
30.
Klobuchar is a member of
the Senate Agriculture Committee and worked to craft the
five-year, 2012 Farm Bill
which passed the Senate in
June with bipartisan support.
Peterson is the ranking
member on the House Agriculture Committee, which passed
a bipartisan farm bill in July
that has yet to receive a vote in
the House.
“This critical legislation will
help preserve and strengthen
the farm safety net and includes vital livestock disaster
programs to support producers
during drought,” Klobuchar
said. “It is time for the House
to take action and pass this
five-year Farm Bill so our
farmers and ranchers can have
the continuity they need to
thrive and succeed.”
“I simply can’t understand
why the Republican leaders in
the House won’t take yes for
an answer. House Leaders are
choosing to play politics rather
than bringing the bipartisan
five-year farm bill to the floor
before Sept. 30,” Peterson
said.
“The farm economy is one
part of the economy that’s actually doing well and has been
solid through the past few
tough years due, in part I believe, to the strong 2008 Farm
Bill,” Peterson said. “We
should not jeopardize one of
our nation’s economic bright
spots. Everyone — farmers
and consumers — needs to
call their representatives and
urge passage of a five-year
farm bill.”
“Farmers Union thanks Sen.
Klobuchar for her work in ensuring the Senate did its part
to get the farm bill passed and
Rep. Peterson for his work in
the House. It is a critical piece
of legislation to Minnesota
farmers and consumers,” said
Doug Peterson, President of
the Minnesota Farmers Union.
“We appreciate the work
that the Senate and the House
Agriculture Committee have
done. We need the House to
pass a comprehensive, longterm farm bill,” said Minnesota Farm Bureau President
Kevin Paap.
“Farmers are faced with decisions that carry serious financial ramifications. We need
clear and confident signals
from our Members of Con-
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The family of Ken Plihal expresses
their thanks to Grand Meadows
Senior Living, St. Mary’s Care Center, Glencoe Regional Health Services long term care. Also to hospice and ConnectCare for their support and care. To Dr. Fritsch and
the nursing staff at GRHS, and to
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We thank you for the cards, phone
calls, food and visits at this difficult
time.
Thank you to Pastor Ford and the
Faith Presbyterian ladies who
served lunch. Special thanks to
Sharon, Joy and Roberta for their
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concerns, and we need a farm
bill done sooner than later,”
Paap added.
The 2012 Farm Bill that
passed the Senate in June
strengthens the crop insurance
program and also reauthorizes
critical livestock disaster programs such as the Livestock
Indemnity Program, which
compensates ranchers at a rate
of 75 percent of market value
for livestock mortality caused
by a disaster, and the Emergency Disaster Loan Program,
which provides producers with
low interest loans when a
county has been declared a
federal disaster area.
The Farm Bill also includes
four of Klobuchar’s provisions
supporting farmers and ranchers, including provisions to
help beginning farmers and
ranchers gain better access to
the critical crop insurance program as well as land for grazing cattle, as well as a provision requiring a feasibility
study for insuring swine producers against catastrophic
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When we have all the time in the world to worship God or take care of the business of the
church, when do we? This thought came up because of a conversation I had with someone recently about, “What happened to setting aside Wednesday as a church night?” The response I
got, of course, was, “We can worship God anytime.” Yes, so what “anytime” did we move
church night to- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, or Saturday? Well, it seems that all the
days and nights have become busy with all sorts of good and fun activities for kids and
adults. What was once thought to be unthinkable has happened. Wednesday nights, when confirmation, midweek church services, and church organizational meetings once took place, we
find them being replaced by sports and many other fun activities. When is your time to give
to your church home, to Christ’s church and His family?
The real question might be too, “What has happened to Sunday morning?” It would seem
that the same dilemma has fallen to this day as well. In a world where we can work 24/7 and
all sorts of things are available for us to do, we can easily begin to think that we have little
time for worship. After all, we can worship God anytime and anywhere, right? But, do we?
Thank God, our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ didn’t have more fun things to do than go to
the cross at Golgotha and there die for our sins. He didn’t die and give His life at “anytime.”
Nor, did he do it just “anywhere.” Christ’s gift of salvation was given at a specific time and in
a specific place so that we would know for certain the love and mercy that God has for each
of us. In response to this great love can we do no less than set aside a time and a place for
giving thanks and singing His praises? Oh wait, we already have! It’s called Sunday (The
Day of the Resurrection). And, where’s the place? Well, it’s where His Word is preached and
taught in all its purity and the Sacraments given out according to Christ’s command.
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Chronicle photos by Lori Copler
Area harvest
in full swing
Recent weather has created nearly ideal harvesting
conditions.
Above, Bob Lindeman,
who farms southeast of
Brownton, pours harvested soybeans into a
gravity box. At right, Lindeman is shown harvesting beans. Lindeman, who farms with his
father, Jim, said the two
are about halfway done
with both corn and soybeans.
ST. PIUS X CHURCH
1014 Knight Ave., Glencoe
Anthony Stubeda, Pastor
Wed., Sept. 26 — Evening prayer,
5:40 p.m.; Mass, 6 p.m.; grades K-6
religious education classes, 7 p.m.-9
p.m.; grades 7-11 religious classes, 7
p.m.-8:15 p.m.; confirmation candidate and parent session at Holy Family, Silver Lake, 7:15 p.m.
Thurs., Sept. 27 — Mass at
GRHS-LTC, 10:30 a.m.; APC meeting, Holy Family, Silver Lake, 7 p.m.
Fri., Sept. 28 — Morning prayer,
8 a.m.; school Mass, 8:20 a.m.; Spanish Mass, 5:30 p.m.
Sat., Sept. 29 — Windhalm-Moosbrugger wedding, 2 p.m.; reconciliation, 4 p.m.; Mass, 5 p.m.
Sun., Sept. 30 — Mass, 9:30 a.m.;
Spanish Mass, 11:30 a.m.; Spanish
religious education classes, 12:45
p.m.; Mass at Seneca, 4:30 p.m.;
Mass at Holy Family, Silver Lake, 8
p.m.
Mon., Oct. 1 — No Mass; 4th Degree KC meeting, St. Pius X, 7 p.m.
Tues., Oct. 2 — Morning prayer, 7
a.m.; Mass, 7:20 a.m.; junior choir,
2:50 p.m.; Area Word meeting, Holy
Family, 7 p.m.; Spanish adult catechesis orientation at St. Pius X, 7 p.m.
FIRST CONGREGATIONAL
CHURCH UCC
1400 Elliott Ave., Glencoe
Rev. Linzy Collins Jr., Pastor
E-mail: [email protected]
Wed., Sept. 26 — Youth See You
at the Pole, GSL High School, 7:25
a.m.; choir practice, 6:30 p.m.
Thurs., Sept. 27 — Memorial
committee meeting, 10 a.m.; cottage
meeting, fellowship hall, 6:30 p.m.
Sun., Sept. 30 — Worship, 9:15
a.m.; Sunday school, 10:30 a.m.
Mon., Oct. 1 — Lefse making, 9
a.m.
Tues., Oct. 2 — Lefse making, 9
a.m.
FIRST EVANGELICAL
LUTHERAN
Daniel Welch, Senior Pastor
Ronald L. Mathison,
Associate Pastor
320-864-5522
www.firstglencoe.org
E-mail: fi[email protected]
Wed., Sept. 26 — Public school
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Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod
1407 Cedar Ave. N., Glencoe
Rev. James F. Gomez, Pastor
Matthew Harwell,
Director of Christian Education
E-mail: offi[email protected]
Wed., Sept. 26 — See You at the
Pole, 7:25 a.m.; Kids Praise, 3:15
p.m.; REVEAL courses, 5:30 p.m.;
F3, 7:30 p.m.
Thurs., Sept. 27 — GRHS-LTC
birthday party, 2:30 p.m.; men’s and
women’s Bible study, 6:30 p.m.
Sun., Sept. 30 — Choir, 7:45 a.m.;
worship with communion, 9 a.m.;
Kingdom Quest, FUEL, adult Bible
study, 10:15 a.m.; Community
Strings, 4:30 p.m.; LIVE, 7 p.m.
Mon., Oct. 1 — Mondays at the
Manor Bible Study, 1 p.m.; ladies
guild, 7 p.m.
Tues., Oct. 2 — GSLC Bible
study, 9:30 a.m.; Orchard Estates
Bible study, 9:30 a.m.; GSL Ministerial, 10:30 a.m.
ST. JOHN’S
EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN
4505 80th St., Helen Township
Glencoe
Dennis Reichow, Pastor
Wed., Sept. 26 — Grades 5-6 catechism, 3:45 p.m.; grades 7-8 catechism, 4:45 p.m.; chimes, 6:30 p.m.;
choir, 7:30 p.m.
Thurs., Sept. 27 — Bible study at
Grand Meadows, 2 p.m.
Sun., Sept. 30 — Worship, 9 a.m.;
Sunday school, 10 a.m.; faith walk
presentation, 10:15 a.m.
Tues., Oct. 2 — Table Talk, 7 p.m.
GRACE LUTHERAN
8638 Plum Ave., Brownton
Andrew Hermodson-Olsen, Pastor
E-mail:
[email protected]
www.gracebrownton.org
Wed., Sept. 26 — Confirmation,
4:30 p.m.; choir practice, 7 p.m.
Thurs., Sept. 27, through Sat.,
Sept. 29 — Directory photographs.
Sun., Sept. 30 — Worship with
communion, 8:45 a.m.; Sunday
school, 10 a.m.; ninth-grade confirmation, 7 p.m.
Mon., Oct. 1 — Local broadcast,
6 p.m.
Tues., Oct. 2 — Bible study, 9
a.m.
IMMANUEL LUTHERAN
700 Division St., Brownton
R. Allan Reed, Pastor
www.immanuelbrownton.org
Wed., Sept. 26 — Bible study
with pastor, 9 a.m.; confirmation
classes, 4 p.m.
Thurs., Sept. 27 — Parkview
Bible study, 1:30 p.m.
Sun., Sept. 30 — Examination of
confirmands; Sunday school, 9 a.m.;
Bible study, 9 a.m.; Mission Festival
worship with guest pastor, 10:15
a.m.; register for Oct. 7 communion;
potluck dinner; deadline for registering for participation in the Christmas
program.
CONGREGATIONAL
Division St., Brownton
Barry Marchant, Interim Pastor
browntoncongregational.org
Sat., Sept. 29 — Women’s fellowship day at Carlson’s Orchard, 9:45
a.m.
Sunday school and Bible study, 10
a.m.
ST. PAUL’S LUTHERAN
Stewart
Robert Lehner, Pastor
Wed., Sept. 26 — WELCA
sewing, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.; eighth-grade
confirmation, 5:30 p.m.
Sat., Sept. 29 — Worship, 7 p.m.
Sun., Sept. 30 — Sunday school,
9 a.m.; worship, 10 a.m.
ST. BONIFACE CATHOLIC
Stewart
Wed., Sept. 26 — Mass, 9 a.m.
Thurs., Sept. 27 — Mass, 9 a.m.
Sun., Sept. 30 — Mass, 9:15 a.m.
ST. MATTHEW’S LUTHERAN
Fernando
Aaron Albrecht, pastor
Wed., Sept. 26 — Bible study, 6
p.m.; confirmation, 7 p.m.-8:15 p.m.
Thurs., Sept. 27 — Newsletter assembly.
Sun., Sept. 30 — Worship, 10 a.m.
ST. JOHN’S CHURCH
13372 Nature Ave. (rural Biscay)
Robert Taylor, pastor
320-587-5104
9:15 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m.
CROSSROADS CHURCH
10484 Bell Ave., Plato
Scott and Heidi Forsberg, pastors
320-238-2181
www.mncrossroads.org
Wed., Sept. 26 — Youth and adult
activities night, 7 p.m.
ST. JOHN’S LUTHERAN
216 McLeod Ave. N., Plato
Bruce Laabs, Pastor
320-238-2550
www.christ-4-u.org
Wed., Sept. 26 — Midweek, 6
p.m.; newsletter deadline.
Thurs., Sept. 27 — Bible study, 9
a.m.; Glencoe visits; deacons meeting, 7 p.m.
Sun., Sept. 30 — “Time of Grace,”
TV channel 9, 6:30 a.m.; worship, 9
a.m.; Sunday school, 10 a.m.; Bible
study, 10:10 a.m.
Tues., Oct. 2 — Just Because visit,
7 p.m.
ST. PAUL’S UNITED CHURCH
OF CHRIST
308 First St. N.E., Plato
Bill Baldwin, Pastor
Wed., Sept. 26 — Office open, 9
a.m.; men’s coffee, 9 a.m.; confirmation meeting, 5 p.m.; adult choir, 6
p.m.
Fri., Sept. 28 — Office open, 9
a.m.
8:45 a.m.; worship, 10 a.m.; fellowship time, 11 a.m.
Tues., Oct. 2 — Council meeting,
7 p.m.
IMMANUEL EVANGELICAL
LUTHERAN
New Auburn
Bradley Danielson, Pastor
Wed., Sept. 26 — Seventh-grade
confirmation, 4 p.m.; eighth-grade
confirmation, 5 p.m.
9 a.m.; worship, 10 a.m.
GRACE BIBLE CHURCH
300 Cleveland Ave., Silver Lake
Dr. Tom Rakow, Pastor
320-327-2352
http://silverlakechurch.org
Wed., Sept. 26 — Confirmation
class, 6 p.m.; prayer time, 7 p.m.
Sat., Sept. 29 — Men’s Bible
study, 7 a.m.; women’s salad luncheon, 10:30 a.m.; youth activity, shoot
at Grego residence, 2 p.m.
Sun., Sept. 30 — “First Light”
radio broadcast on KARP 106.9 FM,
7:30 a.m.; pre-service prayer time,
9:15 a.m.; worship, 9:30 a.m.; Sunday school for all ages, 10:35 a.m.;
open shooting for Centershot graduates, 11:45 a.m.-12:30 p.m.; Centershot Archery Ministry begins, 1 p.m.
FAITH PRESBYTERIAN
108 W. Main St., Silver Lake
320-327-2452 / Fax 320-327-6562
E-mail:
[email protected]
You may be able to reach someone
at the church every Tuesday through
Friday. Don’t hesitate to come in (use
church office door) or call, or e-mail at
[email protected].
Wed., Sept. 26 — Light supper,
5:30 p.m.; WOW classes begin, 6
p.m.; adult Bible study, 6 p.m.; choir,
7 p.m.
Fri.,-Sat., Sept. 28-29 — PW fall
retreat at Green Lake Bible Camp.
HOLY FAMILY CATHOLIC
CHURCH
712 W. Main St., Silver Lake
Anthony Stubeda, Pastor
Wed., Sept. 26 — Evening prayer,
5:40 p.m.; Mass, 6 p.m.; grades K-6
religious education classes, 7 p.m.-9
p.m.; grades 7-11 religious education
classes, 7 p.m.-8:15 p.m.; confirmation candidate and parent session at
Holy Family, Silver Lake, 7:15 p.m.
Fri., Sept. 28 — Mass, 8 a.m.
Sat. Sept. 29 — Reconciliation,
5:30 p.m.; Mass, 6:30 p.m.
Sun., Sept. 30 — Mass, 8 a.m. and
8 p.m.
Tues., Oct. 2 — Mass, 8 a.m.
FRIEDEN’S COUNTY LINE
11325 Zebra Ave., Norwood
Joseph Clay, Pastor
Sun., Sept. 30 — Worship at
Church of Peace, 10 a.m.; confirmation class meet at 9:15 a.m.; church
council meets following worship.
ST. PETER
LUTHERAN CHURCH
77 Second Ave. S.
Corner C.R. 1 and Second St. S.,
Lester Prairie
David R. Erbel, pastor
Wed., Sept. 26 — Office closed.
Thurs., Sept. 27 — Office closed.
Sunday school and Bible study, 10:15
a.m.
Mon., Oct. 1 — Office open, 9 a.m.
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confirmation, 3:30 p.m.-4:45 p.m.;
senior choir, 6:15 p.m.; “Time With
Me” class, 6:30 p.m.
Thurs., Sept. 27 — Technology
committee, 6:30 p.m.
Fri., Sept. 28 — LWML salad
luncheon, 11 a.m.
Sat., Sept. 29 — Outdoor movie
night, 7:30 p.m.
fellowship, 9 a.m.; Sunday school,
9:15 a.m.; KDUZ broadcast, 9:30
a.m.; worship with communion,
10:30 a.m.
Mon., Oct. 1 — Stewardship
board, 6:30 p.m.; day school board, 7
p.m.; LWML, 7 p.m.; Praise Folk, 8
p.m.
Tues., Oct. 2 — OT overview,
9:30 a.m.; youth board, 7 p.m.
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CHURCH OF PEACE
Joseph Clay, Pastor
Sun., Sept. 30 — Worship at
Church of Peace, 10 a.m.; confirmation class, 9:15 a.m.; church council
meets following worship.
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CHRIST LUTHERAN
1820 N. Knight Ave., Glencoe
Katherine Rood, Pastor
320-864-4549
www.christluth.com
E-mail: offi[email protected]
Wed., Sept. 26 — Men’s Bible
study, breakfast, 8 a.m.; bell choir,
5:30 p.m.; confirmation, 6:30 p.m.;
senior choir, 6:30 p.m.; pastor out.
Thurs., Sept. 27 — Circle leaders
Bible study, 1 p.m.
Fri., Sept. 28 — RobertsonLehmann wedding rehearsal, 5:30
p.m.
Sat., Sept. 29 — RobertsonLehmann wedding, 3 p.m.
Sun., Sept. 30 — Worship with
Gideon speaker, 8:15 a.m. and 10:45
a.m.; adult education, Sunday school,
9:30 a.m.
Tues., Oct. 2 — Ladies fellowship,
10 a.m.
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BEREAN BAPTIST
Corner of 16th Street and
Hennepin Avenue, Glencoe
Johnathon Pixler
Interim pastor
Call 320-864-6113
Call Jan at 320-864-3387 for
women’s Bible study
Wed., Sept. 26 — Women’s Bible
study, 9 a.m.; service on Glencoe
Cable Channel 10, 8 p.m
Fri., Sept. 28 — Men’s Bible
study, 9 a.m.
Sun., Sept. 30 — Worship, 9:30
a.m.; service on Glencoe Cable Channel 10, 10:30 a.m.
Tues., Oct. 2 — Men’s Bible
study, 6 a.m.
junior yearling, champion and
reserve champion, net merit
Brown Swiss heifer;.
Jacob Unger, Alpine milking
3-4 year doe, blue and dairy goat
showmanship , purple.
Kaitlyn Unger, recorded grade
milking doe over 5 years, champion and dairy goat showmanship novice, blue.
Brent Walters, Holstein registered winter senior yearling,
blue.
Alyssa Weber, breeding pen of
chickens, purple.
Zachary Weber, breeding pen
of chickens, blue.
Austin Weckwerth, crossbred
barrow, blue.
Megan Wickenhauser, chicken
egg productions, blue.
Zachary Wisch, purebred Simmental junior yearling, blue.
Savannah Zippel, Mini Rex,
blue.
Simmental junior yearling, red.
Mason Latzke, Foundation
Simmental junior yearling, red.
Zachary Latzke, commercial
summer yearling, red.
Brett Pfarr, Foundation Simmental junior yearling, blue.
Chris Pfarr, registered junior
yearling, red.
Hanna Pioske, Polish senior
doe, purple.
Kole Polzin, Ayrshire calf,
blue.
Alissa Ramthun, breeding pen
ducks, blue.
Hayley Riebe, Holstein grade
3-year old, blue.
Victoria Riebe, Holstein grade
aged cow, blue.
Analise Rogich, market lamb,
blue.
Hailee Rogich, market heifer,
blue.
Trenten Rogich, market lamb,
blue.
Brady Roiger, registered ewe
lamb, blue.
Lauren Roiger, market lamb,
blue.
Taylor Schauer, Holstein registered summer junior yearling,
purple.
Derrek Schmidt, March gilt,
red.
McKenzie Sommers, Brown
Swiss calf, purple.
Tanner Sommers, Brown
Swiss, 3- and 4-year-old, purple.
Sam Thies, ducks market pen,
blue.
Trevor Tuman, Brown Swiss
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Minnesota 4-Hers from more
than 85 counties arrived with
over 2,500 animals at the 2012
“Great Minnesota Get-Together”
for this year’s 4-H livestock encampment.
In Sibley County the following young people experienced 4H with their livestock at the
State Fair.
Emily Altenburg, beef junior
yearling, blue.
Amanda Anderson, goat dry
yearling doe, blue; dairy goat
showmanship, blue.
Megan Bennett, market gilt,
purple.
Amber Butcher, crossbred barrow, blue.
Jaidyn Cohrs, New Zealand
junior doe, red.
Nicolle Dahlke, beef cow/calf,
red.
Zachary Dahlke, beef junior
yearling, blue.
Courtney Eibs, beef prospect
calf, red.
Angie Esselman, registered
Suffolk yearling ewe, blue.
Lauren Farber, Jersey calf,
purple.
Tyler Grams, Satin junior
buck, red.
Baryn Gronholz, Holstein
grade winter calf, blue.
Johanna Jutz, Alpine milking
3-4 year doe, blue; dairy goat
showmanship, purple.
Zachary Klaers, registered
beef junior yearling, white.
Madison Latzke, Foundation
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Call Today 320-864-5262
or Toll Free 1-888-931-9144
Join the Extension Office as they host an open house at the 4-H Café
on the McLeod County Fairgrounds Wed., Oct. 10th from 5-6:30 p.m.
Photos courtesy of McLeod County 4-H Extension.
Contact one
of these
clubs to get
involved!
Acoma Acorns
Kayleen Jensen, 234-7358
Glencoe Junior Pioneers
Sue Schulz, 327-2807
Lynn Hustlers
Kelli Reiner, 587-9550
Bear Lake Beavers
Koreen Lemke, 587-5984
Lake Marion Lakers
Tammy Pikal, 328-4036
McLeod County Riders
Cindy Dolezal, 327-0174
Countys Edge
Donna VonBerge,
238-2315
Lester Prairie Bergen
Busy Bees
Marie Mochinski, 320-282-3011
Otter Lake Royal Juniors
Lynae Burgstahler,
320-562-2393
Weeping Willows
Shari Polzin, 864-4365 or
Jennifer Becker 864-3364
Winsted Jolly Juniors
Lori Anderson, 395-2806
Or contact Jill Grams,
McLeod County 4-H
Program Coordinator,
840 Century Ave
Hutchinson, MN
1-800-587-0770
[email protected]
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