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OUR 128TH YEAR
SPRINGFIELD, BROWN COUNTY, MINNESOTA 56087
LEGO team headed to state!
The Springfield FIRST LEGO League team competed at its regional tournament on
Saturday, January 10, in Rochester. The team won first place in Robot Design, second place in Programming and Project Presentation, third place in Robot Performance, and fourth place in Core Values. These scores earned the team their second
trip to the State Tournament in two years. The tournament will be held in St. Paul on
Feb. 7. Team Members pictured from left: Ethan Johnson, Jack Scheitel, Isaac Rasset, Alex Potter, Egen Meyer, and Libby Tonn. Coaches are Dan and Amanda Meyer.
Season’s first
blizzard strikes
during cold snap
After a mild December,
Minnesota residents bundled
up last week to deal with a
January cold snap and the
season’s first blizzard.
Winter returned in full
force as arctic air settled
over the state. Sub-zero temperatures, high winds and
snow caused blizzard conditions Thursday afternoon
and overnight.
Minnesota schools closed
all over the state. The arctic
chill promoted school closings or delayed openings
from Minnesota and the
Dakotas to Alabama.
Springfield schools had
a two-hour late start on
Wednesday, Jan. 7, when
temperatures
or
wind
chills dipped to 10 below
zero. Local schools were
dismissed at 10:40 a.m.
Thursday.
The Minnesota State
Patrol advised no unnecessary travel. More than 850
accidents along snowy and
icy roadways were reported
in Minnesota in just over a
day.
Among the 855 accidents
reported between 8 a.m.
Thursday, Jan. 8, and 10
a.m. Friday, Jan. 9, across
Minnesota were 600 spinouts and four collisions in-
volving State Patrol squad
cars. None involved serious
injuries but 110 people sustained minor injuries.
The Minnesota State
Patrol closed Highway 71
between Redwood Falls
south to the junction of
Highway 14 due to zero
visibility conditions. All
state highways in Brown,
Cottonwood,
Jackson,
Watonwan and Martin counties as well as Highway 60
in Blue Earth and Nobles
counties were closed.
Wind gusts over 40 mph
after dark combined with
the recent snow created hazardous conditions. Motorists
and snowplow operators
experienced extremely difficult conditions with zero
visibility at times.
Vehicles crash
during blizzard A multiple-vehicle crash
occurred two miles east of
Sleepy Eye on Highway 14
at 2:51 p.m. Thursday. A
semi truck driven by Jayme
L. Freitag, 42, Fairfax, and
a 1997 Pontiac Grand Am
driven by Ross E. Ager, 45,
Gibbon, were northbound on
Highway 4. The Pontiac was
ahead of the semi in poor
weather conditions when
the vehicles collided. Both
drivers were transported by
ambulance to Sleepy Eye
Medical Center.
Both drivers were wearing
seat belts and no alcohol was
detected. Vehicle damage
was not reported.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 14, 2015
NO. 2
Vasquez indicted for
first degree murder
A Brown County Grand
Jury has issued a firstdegree murder indictment
for Miguel Vasquez, 26,
of Springfield. The charge
was filed in Brown County
District Court on Thursday,
January 8.
Vasquez is accused of
murdering his girlfriend,
dismembering and attempting to burn her body.
Vasquez faces four felony
counts — first-degree murder (premeditated); two
counts of second-degree
murder, (one intentional,
the other while committing
second-degree assault); and
second-degree arson in the
September 25, 2014, slaying of Amber Lechuga, 23,
of Springfield.
All four counts involve
the possession or use of a
.22 caliber firearm at the
time of the offense.
A grand jury indictment is
required for a first-degreemurder charge, which carries an automatic life sentence in Minnesota.
Vasquez is accused of
killing his 23-year-old girlfriend, Amber Lechuga, in
September in the apartment
they shared with their two
children. Authorities said
he dismembered her and in-
jured himself while burning
a van with her remains near
Sleepy Eye, according to the
criminal complaint.
Law enforcement officers
found Vasquez running naked, except for his socks,
along a highway toward
Sleepy Eye, with visible
burns on his body, and smelling of gasoline, according to
the criminal complaint.
Law enforcement found
a burning mini van on a
narrow, dirt road east of
Highway 4, just north of the
Cottonwood River. Evidence
indicated Lechuga had been
shot and dismembered prior
to the fire. Her head was
found in a black plastic bag
in the nearby river.
Vasquez was arrested
October 3 after an eight-day
investigation by the Brown
County Sheriff’s Office
and Minnesota Bureau of
Criminal Investigation after it was determined that
Lechuga’s human remains
were found in the burned mini
van near the Cottonwood
River several miles south of
Sleepy Eye.
Brown County District
Judge Robert Docherty previously said he was shocked
by “the staggering brutality
of the crime,” calling it one
of the most horrific cases he
had encountered in his more
than 17 years in criminal
law.
Fifth Judicial District
Chief Public Defender
Scott Cutcher of Mankato,
said the first-degree murder charge was what he expected. Earlier Cutcher said
he planned to challenge
the grand jury indictment.
He argues Minnesota court
rules required the grand jury
to be brought within 14 days
of Vasquez’s Rule 8 hearing, which was in October.
He has asked for a full transcript of the grand jury proceedings to prepare for the
Vasquez’ next court appearance set for April 8, 2015.
Dahms hopes for
road, bridge funds
The Minnesota Legislature reconvened in St. Paul
on January 6 to begin the
2015 legislative session.
“I am excited to begin the
new session,” said Senator
Gary Dahms (R-Redwood
Falls). “It’s an honor and a
privilege to once again represent the citizens of Senate
District 16.”
“There are several issues
facing Minnesota,” Senator
Dahms continued. “We have
an opportunity to reform the
way we manage our schools,
our health care, and our
transportation system along
with making changes to the
Minnesota tax code to conform to the federal tax code.
We can address our challenges and make Minnesota
a more welcoming environment for families and entrepreneurs if we are willing
to support new, innovative
ideas.”
Senator
Dahms
will
continue to serve as the
Republican lead on the
Senate Jobs, Agriculture,
and Rural Development
Committee. In addition, he
will serve as an Assistant
Minority Leader and have
assignments on the Senate
E-12 Education Committee,
Commerce
Committee,
and State Departments and
Veterans Budget Division.
Senator Dahms welcomes
constituents to contact his
Capitol office at 121 State
Office Building, 100 Rev.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Blvd, St. Paul, Minnesota
55155, by phone at 651-2968138, or by email at sen.
[email protected].
Gary Dahms
We have the news . . .
in more ways than one!
Over the counter,
thru the mail and online.
Stop by or call
Springfield Advance-Press
New Minnesota laws take effect January 2015
Courtesy of Minnesota House
Public Information Services
The following is a listing of selected new
laws passed during the 2014 legislative session that became effective January 1, 2015.
Business/Commerce
Some corporations want to be more than
just about making money — they seek a social purpose. A new law will adjust current
law to accommodate this niche business
model.
The
Minnesota
Public
Benefits
Corporation Act lays out the definition of
a general benefit corporation, requirements
of purpose and director conduct. It also requires an annual report to the secretary of
state pointing out how it addressed its social
goals.
Employment
A new law extends an independent contractor pilot program and makes federal conformity changes to apprenticeship programs.
To register an apprenticeship program,
an applicant must submit a completed application to the Department of Labor and
Industry. If the standards of apprenticeship
are met, a one-year provisional approval will
be granted. The application should include a
written plan of program standards embodying the terms and conditions of employment;
and plans for training and supervision of one
or more apprentices in a trade or occupation
requiring an apprenticeship.
Public employees
protected in transition
A new law will allow for the transition of
exclusive representation of employees under
the Public Employee Labor Relations Act
(PELRA) when governmental units form a
joint powers entity.
The law also permits a joint powers entity to discipline an employee for just cause
who, at the time the joint power entity was
formed, would have been subject to discipline by the member.
The law also permits the exclusive representative of a joint powers entity to file a
grievance under the collective bargaining
agreement that covered the employee prior
to formation of the joint powers entity or
under the new collective bargaining agreement after it is agreed to.
The law also permits a new joint powers
entity to get free copies of all public data
on employees of the joint powers entity that
was maintained by the members; establishes
that seniority based on the employee’s con-
tinuous service with a PELRA member; and
the employee’s service with the joint powers
entity; and requires that layoffs and recalls
must be based on seniority. Recall rights
must continue to apply until a new collective
bargaining agreement is made.
Health / Public safety
With a look toward increasing health care
access in Minnesota, a new law aims to
launch advanced practice registered nurses
(APRNs) into greater independence.
In order to prescribe medications and perform other forms of patient care, APRNs
previously needed to have written agreements with physicians. If the physician
stopped practicing or moved to another
place, APRNs needed to find someone else
with which to have a written agreement.
New laws — Page 2
Springfield Advance-Press
Wednesday, January 14, 2015
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From the Front Upward pressures ease on ag land rent
New state laws
by Daid Bau
University of Minnesota Extension
The new law mostly eliminates these agreements,
requiring APRNs to work
2,080 hours under an agreement with a physician, clinical nurse specialist or another
APRN. After completing
those hours, they will gain
the ability to independently
practice as a clinical nurse
specialist, nurse anesthetist, nurse-midwife or nurse
practitioner. In these roles
they can serve as primary
care providers and prescribe
medication and treatment, diagnose illnesses and perform
other duties related to patient
care.
Other provisions of the
law include: listing criteria
for APRN licensure; adding
APRNs to disciplinary actions for license violations;
making APRNs subject to a
fee if they practice without
a current license; and requiring the Board of Nursing to
create an Advanced Practice
Nursing Advisory Council.
Local government
‘Tony Caine’s Law’ calls
for better-trained lifeguards
— named after Tony Caine, a
6-year-old who drowned at a
beach in Minneapolis in 2012
— a new law will help ensure that lifeguards at public
beaches meet certain safety
requirements. While the law
does not require lifeguards at
beaches owned or operated
by local governments, it does
require lifeguards at these
beaches to have certification
in first aid and CPR for adults
and children. Lifeguards must
also be certified as a lifeguard
through the American Red
Cross or similar program.
Expungement changes
Minnesotans who made a
past mistake will have an easier time at earning a second
chance. Expungement is a
way for judges to seal criminal records, including arrests,
prosecutions and convictions
for people who have demonstrated changed behavior
after completing punishment.
The law will extend expungement eligibility to the
following circumstances:
* The petitioner has successfully completed the
terms of a diversion program
or stay of adjudication and
has not been charged with
a new crime for at least one
year since completion of the
diversion program or stay of
adjudication;
* The petitioner was con-
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*The petitioner was convicted of or received a stayed
sentence for one of more than
50 listed felony violations
and has not been convicted
of a new crime for at least
five years since discharge of
the sentence. The list does
not include person offenses
or crimes of violence. For
juvenile cases, the law will
require a court to expunge
all juvenile arrest and delinquency proceedings if it
determines the expungement
will benefit the subject without being a detriment to public safety. Juvenile records
sealed prior to the law’s enactment will continue to be
subject to current law.
Other provisions include:
*An expungement could
be provided without the filing of a petition in certain
cases where the prosecutor
agrees to the sealing of a
criminal record, unless the
court determines the interest
of public safety in keeping
the record outweighs the disadvantages to the petitioner;
* Allowing eviction records to be sealed when
there is a finding in favor of
the defendant;
* Clarifying that an expungement order seals a record, regardless of whether
it would otherwise be public
law enforcement or criminal
history data or public under
other law;
* Expunged records can
be opened for teacher licensure; and
* Keeping an expunged
record private if the human
services commissioner disqualifies an applicant based
on the expunged record.
Transportation
Minnesota’s newest drivers will need more time
behind the wheel before
obtaining a license. New
graduated driver’s license
What are the trends in
farmland rental rates and
where are they going in
2015?
I have just completed 45
workshops across the state
and asked this question multiple times to each audience.
What direction should rents
go in 2015? I had three possible answers, they could
stay the same, they could go
up or they could go down.
How you answer this depends on your circumstances.
Many farmers are looking at losses in 2015 for
both corn and soybeans, but
need to maintain their cur-
standards will increase the
amount of time students
must spend supervised behind the wheel to at least
40 hours, up from 30. This
increases to 50 hours if the
primary driving supervisor
has not taken optional supplemental training. The law
also increases the amount of
required nighttime driving to
15 hours from 10.
Veterans
Female veterans will
have the opportunity to be
acknowledged on their vehicles in a way similar to
veterans of various wars and
conflicts or those who were
awarded medals of distinction, such as a Silver Star. As
with other specialized plates,
the user would pay a $10
fee to acquire the plates that
would bear the inscription
“WOMAN VETERAN.”
rent farm size and are going to pay the same rate as
last year even if it creates a
loss at current prices hoping commodity prices will
rise. Below is a table showing farmland rental rates in
southwest Minnesota. In the
FINBIN data base for the
last five years from 2009 to
2013 rental rates have increased at a yearly rate of
11.8 per cent. Commodity
prices started declining from
record highest in 2012 and
continued lower in 2013
and 2014. The table includes
half of this average increase
or 5.9 percent to get the
estimate for 2014 average
county rental rates. From
2015, commodity prices
continue lower. In the table a
2.95 percent increase was applied to 2014 rates to get an
estimate for 2015 farmland
rental rates.
There will be pressure for
higher farmland rental rates
to go down in 2015 due to the
steep decline in corn prices
and lower a smaller decline
in soybean prices. As I traveled the state, four counties
had conducted farmland rental surveys and in each county
rents declined in 2015 from
2014. One county declined
by 7.7%, another 8.9%, another $9 per acre and another
from an average of $290 in
2014 to $264 average for
2015.
Can farmland rents con-
tinue the increasing trend in
2015? The projected 2015
corn and soybean total income and expenses would indicate a loss at current cash
forward contract prices available using historic yields and
2014 rents and expenses.
This could cause lower or flat
farmland rental rates in 2015
as compared to 2014. To find
more rental information go
to University of Minnesota
Extension’s home page
www.extension.umn.edu,
click on “agriculture” Icon,
then “Agricultural Business
Management” and then click
“Land Economics” Icon.
Here you will find a wealth
of information.
Paul Torkelson officially sworn in
as State Representative
Minnesota’s 2015 Legislative Session officially
began January 6 with Paul
Torkelson (R-Hanska) and
133 other state representatives being sworn into office
during a ceremony at the
State Capitol. “It is an honor to be elected by the people of Brown,
Redwood and Renville
counties,” Torkelson said.
“We in the Legislature will
have a lot to accomplish
during this session, and I
am anxious to get back to
work.”
Most of Rep. Torkelson’s
work during the first months
of session will take place in
House committees. Along
with being named chairman of the Minnesota
House Capital Investment
Committee,
Torkelson
will also serve on the
Environment and Natural
Resources
Policy
and
Finance, Legacy Funding
Finance, Taxes, and Ways
and Means committees.
“After two years of one
party control in state government, I think Minnesotans
will be pleased that some
balance has been restored at
the State Capitol,” Torkelson
said.
Torkelson has also moved
into his new legislative office, which is Room 381 of
the State Office Building
adjacent to the Capitol. All
state representatives are
housed in this building.
Rep. Paul Torkelson
Brown County Sheriff issues warning regarding phone scams
The
Brown
County
Sheriff’s Office has taken
multiple calls in recent days
regarding phone scams.
Several common scams include people claiming to be
a representative of certain
banks, credit card compa-
nies or even the IRS. Please
remember that actual companies such as these will
never solicit personal information by phone. The
Brown County Sheriff’s
Office would like to remind
everyone never to disclose
personal information including, but not limited to your
social security number, date
of birth, birthplace, previous legal names, mother’s
maiden name, etc. over the
phone.
Another
common
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SUMMARY BUDGET STATEMENT
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citizens. Callers pretend to
be a grandchild of the person
they are calling. Often the
“grandchild” provides a story about being involved in
a motor vehicle accident or
getting arrested while traveling away from home. The
aim of the scam is to coax
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Union, or a similar money
transfer service. Never send
money unless you have verified the identity and facts
surrounding the person requesting the funds.
If you believe you have
been a victim of a scam,
please contact your local law
enforcement agency.
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Springfield Advance-Press
Wednesday, January 14, 2015
Around the Area
On the Avenue
ATTEND
A
FREE
GROCERY STORE TOUR
this evening with Mayo
Clinic
Health
SystemSpringfield registered dietitian Linda Carruthers at
Tauer’s Grocery. Join Linda
for an informative, practical
and fun tour! You’ll leave
armed with loads of advice
on how to start eating healthier to improve your health.
Discover how to read a food
label to improve your health,
what aisles are best for finding the healthiest choices,
how to shop on a budget,
and where to find food and
beverage substitutes that are
heart healthy, save calories
and taste great, too. You
will learn that shopping
can be fun when you know
what to look for. Meet at the
convenience center counter
and bring your questions.
Tour lasts about one hour
and 15 minutes. Tour dates
for January are Wednesday,
January 14, at 6 p.m., and
Wednesday, January 28, at 6
p.m.
***
THRIFTY
WHITE
PHARMACY
announces
new store hours starting
Monday, January 19. The
pharmacy department will
be open Monday thru Friday
from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00; and
on Saturday from 9:00 a.m.
to 1:00 p.m. The pharmacy
will be open during the noon
hour.
***
THERE’S STILL TIME
to get rid of holiday lights
that aren’t working properly
or are unwanted for various reasons. The Springfield
High School YES Team is
collecting holiday lights
for recycling. If you have
lights to get rid of for whatever reason, consider drop-
ping them into collection
bins at Runnings or Tauer’s
Grocery and Gas. There is
also a special collection at
Springfield High School. The
YES Team with the help of
the Recycling Association of
Minnesota offers the free recycling of holiday lights. Do
it this week.
***
OPPORTUNITY
is
what we make of it and it is
framed within the community one resides. We each
live within a community, but
the community is formed by
individuals like you and me.
***
THE
SPRINGFIELD
CITY COUNCIL conducts
its regularly - scheduled
monthly meeting on the
third Tuesday of the month.
The Council’s January meeting will be Tuesday, the 20th,
in the Council Chambers,
City Hall on Central Street,
starting at 5:15.
***
SHOP LOCALLY. Eat locally. Spend locally. Support
the local businesses who
support the area where you
live, work and play.
***
LOOK FOR FLYERS
from Tauer’s SuperValu
and Runnings in this week’s
Shopper, a publication of the
Springfield Advance-Press.
***
IF YOU HAVE A NEWSWORTHY STORY about
your business, you are invited to compile notes about
the activity, or call News
Editor Doris Weber at 7234225. News of special interest includes new or unusual
business start-ups, staff promotions, awards, new hires,
election to office or committee, human interest stories.
Chocolate, wine sampling
event set for February 7
A chocolate gala and wine
tasting event was held in
Springfield last February, and
it was such a hit that a similar event is being planned by
the Springfield Community
Facilities Committee.
The 2015 chocolate and
wine sampling event will be
held at the Springfield Area
Community Center on Saturday evening, February 7.
Plan to attend and enjoy a
relaxing evening in good
taste with family and friends.
The event will feature
various wines and beer to
taste, sweet, salty and savory
snacks to sample, chocolate
treats created by candy makers, and decadent desserts to
devour.
There’ll be music by LeBon
Entertainment for dancing
or easy listening.
Watch this newspaper in
the next couple of weeks for
more information regarding this wine and chocolate
party.
Vehicles collide at Sanborn Corners
A two-vehicle, broadside accident with non-lifethreatening injuries occurred at 3:49 p.m. January
6 at the intersection of Highways 71 and 14 — Sanborn
Corners.
According to the State
Patrol, a 2006 Chevrolet
Silverado driven by Patrick
L. Haala, 68, Morgan, was
westbound on Highway 14,
tried to make a left turn and
collided with an eastbound
2002 Chevrolet Impala driv-
en by Kendra J. Bown, 20,
Springfield.
Brown was transported to
Mayo Clinic Health System
in Springfield. Haala and a
passenger, Virginia A. Haala,
64, Morgan, had no apparent
injuries. All three people
wore seat belts, and airbags
deployed for Brown and Patrick Haala. No alcohol was
detected.
Vehicle damage was not
reported.
Why do 9 in 10 Americans
read their local newspapers?
For trustworthy, highquality content, according to
a Harris Interactive Survey
conducted in March 2009,
nearly 90% of Americans
continue to read their local
newspaper, both in print and
online. The poll also found
that more Americans read a
printed newspaper — both
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weekly and daily editions
than get their news from the
Internet. The numbers, 65%
of Americans read the printed newspaper on weekdays
vs. 57% who get their news
from online news sources;
on Sundays the figures are
63% and 41%, respectively.
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2015 looking to be ‘The Year of
Prohibition’ in Granite Falls
Granite Falls is the home of Andrew J. Volstead, who
authored the constitutional amendment outlawing the
sale of intoxicating beverages. Granite Falls is the home
of Prohibition. And yet, the birthplace of Volstead and
his notorious Volstead Act hasn’t done much to capitalize
on it, failing to recognize popular culture captivation with
the time period steeped in speakeasies, political movements and the mafia. However, in her role as interim
Granite Falls Chamber director, Mary Gillespie is hoping
to capitalize on Granite Falls’ link to that amazing historical era known simply as “Prohibition” by rolling out a series of events and marketing initiatives throughout 2015
and beyond that speak to the town’s unique Prohibition
legacy.
Gillespie says branding her town in this way has been
in the back of peoples’ minds for many years. Some residents are still hesitant to embrace a connection to the
tumultuous era of speakeasies and organized crime, she
adds. Many others disagree, pointing out that Volstead
was the only local resident ever to grace the cover of Time
Magazine. Her advice to other chamber executives is to
find that historical niche and plunge into it. “Our town is
so pretty and has so much to offer with the river, bridge,
and recreation,” she says. “We can use Prohibition to get
them in the door, and once they’re here, they can see the
rest.
—Granite Falls-Clarkfield Advocate/Tribune
Butterfield chicken factory
accused of animal cruelty
Ramsey Beyer
Ramsey Beyer joins staff
at F&M Insurance Agency
Ramsey Beyer has joined
the staff at the F&M Insurance Agency.
He is at home in Springfield, comfortable in his new
office and adjusting to a new
line of work. He comes to the
agency with a background in
banking and business.
“Right now I’m working
on crop insurance and will
be busy with that until the
March 15 deadline,” he said
during a recent interview.
A 2004 graduate of Springfield High School, Beyer attended Minnesota State University - Mankato and South
Central College and graduated in 2007 with a degree in
marketing management. He
worked several years at Clements Lumber in Redwood
Falls, and the past four years
at U.S. Bank in Lamberton.
Besides working full-time,
Beyer is also studying courses to obtain licensure in all
lines of insurance. “I like it
here. “I’m learning something new every day, and am
working on something different every day, ” he commented. ‘We have a great
staff here and that should
make the transition easy.”
Other members of the
F&M Agency staff are Roger
Prechel, Kaye Richert, Michelle Berberich and Kim
Shoen.
Beyer lives on Range Road
with his wife, Lindsey, and
their two children, Kendall,
4, and Kylie, 2.
Martin Luther King Jr. holiday
will be observed January 19
Martin Luther King Jr.
Day (officially Birthday of
Martin Luther King, Jr.) is
an American federal holiday marking the birthday of
Martin Luther King, Jr. It is
observed on the third Monday of January each year,
which is around the time of
King’s birthday, January 15.
The floating holiday is similar to holidays set under the
Uniform Monday Holiday
Act.
King was the chief spokesman for nonviolent activism
in the civil rights movement,
which successfully protested
racial discrimination in federal and state law. The campaign for a federal holiday in
King’s honor began soon after his assassination in 1968.
President Ronald Reagan
signed the holiday into law
in 1983, and it was first observed three years later.
No mail on King Day
The U.S. Postal Service
will observe a holiday mail
schedule on Monday, January 19. There will be no
mail service of any kind
on Martin Luther King Jr.
Day. Normal service will be
maintained Saturday and
Tuesday.
City, county offices
All government offices will
observe Martin Luther King
Jr. Day. All offices of the City
of Springfield and County
of Brown will be closed on
Monday, January 19.
Financial institutions
The Farmers & Merchants
Bank and the First National
Bank will be closed in observance of the holiday. SouthPoint Federal Credit Union
will be open for business as
usual.
No school on January 19
There will be no classes in
Springfield schools Monday,
Jan. 19. It will be a staff development day.
Heartland Express will
operate on January 19
The Brown County Heartland Express will be operating and the Transit Office will
be open as usual on Monday,
January 19, Martin Luther
King Jr. Day.
If you need transportation on Monday, January 19,
please contact the Heartland
Express office no later than
3:00 p.m. on Friday, January
16 to make arrangements for
your ride. Call 359-2717 or
1-800-707-2717 countywide.
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A recent investigation by the Humane Society of the
United States is alleging inhumane treatment of chickens
by Butterfield Foods at a hen slaughtering plant in Butterfield. The group has asked the Watonwan County attorney’s office to charge the company with violations of
Minnesota animal cruelty laws. Terry Fruth, an attorney
representing Butterfield Foods, adamantly denied the allegations. He argued the Humane Society’s claim would
mean the company was intentionally destroying its own
property for no reason. “We’re more than denying. We’re
saying this is so implausible that it defied credulity,”
Fruth said. “We’ve been doing this for 40 years. We have
—Mankato Free Press
a very clean record.”
Minnesota Ag EXPO 2015 set in Mankato
Minnesota Ag EXPO 2015 is set for Jan. 28-29 at
the Verizon Wireless Center in Mankato. Minnesota Ag
EXPO is the free premiere annual event for Minnesota
corn and soybean farmers, bringing together farmers, top
ag researchers, leading agribusinesses and policy leaders
for two days of educational sessions, a large trade show,
networking opportunities and more. Climate expert Evelyn Browning-Garriss will deliver the keynote address
at 9:30 a.m. on Jan. 29. Browning-Garriss has more than
30 years of climate experience and will offer insight into
what type of weather Minnesota farmers may have to deal
with this upcoming growing season. She’ll also cover
how climate change could impact Minnesota farming in
the coming years. Educational sessions on Jan. 29 will
cover how big data impacts today’s farmers, as well as
critical transportation issues. There will also be a morning
market report, an ag trade show with nearly 100 vendors,
a silent and live auction and an evening banquet. On Jan.
28, a living and learning session will cover employment
law on the farm, litigation, documentation and finding
the proper work/life balance on the farm. The Minnesota
Corn Growers Association and the Minnesota Soybean
Growers Association, who once again are teaming up to
present Minnesota Ag EXPO 2015, are also holding their
annual meetings on Jan. 28.
Sanford Tracy posts loss for fiscal year
Sanford Tracy Medical Center operations posted a loss
for the most recent fiscal year. Combined clinic operations showed a $113,515 loss for the 12-month period that
ended June 30, 2014. Non-operating revenue reduced
the overall loss to $63,732. Sanford Tracy posted overall revenues of $15,269,195, which was about $400,000
less than had been budgeted. Operating revenues were
reduced by $148,250 in charity care and $468,649 in bad
debts.
Outpatient activities continued to constitute the bulk of
Sanford Tracy patient volumes. The hospital side of Sanford Tracy logged 382 patient days and 121 swing bed
days. Outpatient visits for the 12-month period totaled
17,550. Clinic encounters were listed at13,463. Emergency room visits totaled 1,031. —Tracy Headlight Herald
The Week’s weather and crop report
Weather Observer Russell
Rogotzke recorded this week’s
weather report at Springfield, Minnesota:
HI LO PREC
Sun., Jan. 4
1 -8
Mon., Jan. 5
2 -12 .09”
Tues., Jan. 6 5 -12
Wed., Jan. 7
0 -9
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Thur., Jan. 8
Fri., Jan. 9
Sat., Jan. 10
WEEKLY CROP REPORT
CORN
3.60
SOYBEANS
9.92
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effective as of January 12, 2015.
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Springfield Advance-Press Agnes Kosel fits the pattern
of astounding centenarians
to note101st birthday on January 18
Agnes Kosel will observe
her 101st birthday on Sunday, January 18.
Will she celebrate that
birthday? “Nope,” she said,
with a slight shrug of her
shoulders. “I had a big party
last year,” and that was sufficient, she said. However,
she can probably expect a
few visitors and some birthday cake and ice cream.
Agnes takes her 101 years
in stride.
She fits the pattern of interesting and astounding
centenarians who come from
a wide range of geographical locations, lifestyles, and
backgrounds. Members of
the 100-year-old club share
a pattern of some common
traits.
One of the most interesting commonalties found
across the board when researching centenarians no
matter what part of the world
they are from is the fact that
they all reported being very
active well into their 80s and
90’s.
On Agnes’ ninetieth birthday, her family gave her a
golf cart so she wouldn’t
have to walk so far as she
tended her gardens. Agnes
loved to garden and today
has a number of plants in her
room at St. John Lutheran
Home.
Many centenarian researchers debunk the claims
of areas in the world that
are oases of extremely old
persons. Such as the claims
of 150-year-olds running
around the Russian Caucuses. Yet, there do seem to be
geographic clusters where
people do tend to live longer, if not necessary achieving the rank of centenarians.
Take for example in North
America, where there seems
to exist a “centenarian belt”
extending from Minnesota
to Nova Scotia. Such clustering has been linked to the
so-called “founder effect,”
which stipulates that many
of these centenarians likely sprang from a common
“founder.” In other words an
ethnic background that predisposes them to living longer. This hypothesis is based
upon the findings of recent
centenarian studies that indicate extreme old age does
indeed run in families. Most
centenarians have at least
one other long-lived close
relative in their family histories. Agnes’ mother lived
to be 101 years. Sister Selma
lived to 102.
Most centenarians have
not suffered from the “typical” illnesses or syndromes
associated with “old age,”
such as diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Most centenarians showed no signs
of cognitive difficulties or
dementia prior to age 92. Agnes continues to enjoy good
physical and mental health.
Most centenarians have
an innate ability to deal with
stress. Most never smoked
heavily or abused alcohol.
Most centenarians are profound believers in the spiritual, and are actively involved
Agnes Kosel will observe her 101st birthday on January 18.
in their religion. Agnes was
active in her church and was
organist at the Red Rock
Methodist Church for 57
years. She loves music and
has a keyboard in her room at
St. John Lutheran Home.
Agnes, daughter of August
and Louise Nickel, was born
on January 18, 1914. The
youngest of seven children,
she grew up on the fam-
ily farm near Jeffers and attended District 52 one-room
country school through the
eighth-grade. She married
a farmer, Walter Kosel, and
the couple lived near Jeffers
where they raised three sons.
They operated a diversified
farm — growing grain crops,
milking cows, and raising
hogs and chickens. “I loved
it,” she said.
Watch out for frostbite: Stay safe in the bitter cold
With the recent cold, winter blast, those heading outdoors should be aware that
frostbite can occur within a
short amount of time. Mayo
Clinic Health System wants
to remind everyone that prevention is the key.
If your fingers, nose or
toes start to hurt or have a
prickling feeling, it’s a warning to get out of the cold.
Signs and symptoms of
frostbite include:
the affected area as quickly
· Numbness
· Wear mittens rather than
· Red, white, bluish-white as possible with gentle rub- gloves
bing. As the blood flow reor grayish-yellow skin
· Keep moving
· Hard or waxy-looking sumes, the frostbitten part
You may have leftover
skin
will begin to hurt, sometimes
and muscle stiffness
· Blistering after rewarming, in severe cases
It used to be said that you
should warm up a frostbitten area slowly. Mayo Clinic
Health System providers say
that’s not the case. Warm up
meaning the tissues are still
alive.
You may soak the affected
area in warm water for 15 to
30 minutes. Don’t rewarm
frostbitten skin with hot water or direct heat, such as a
stove, heat lamp, fireplace or
heating pad. This can cause
burns.
If you need to head outside, limit the time you’re
outdoors in cold, wet or
windy weather. You should
also:
· Dress in several layers of
loose, warm clothing
· Change out of wet clothing — particularly gloves,
hats and socks — as soon as
possible
· Wear a hat or headband
that fully covers your ears
· Clumsiness due to joint a lot. This is a good sign,
Life Living Series
starts January 12
The 2015 Life Living Series starts Monday evening,
January 12 in, New Ulm.
The theme of this year’s
series is “Be Inspired.”
Jennifer Schwertfeger, a
Mankato author and mother
of a micro-preemie daughter
(born at 24 weeks) wrote Life
With Grace to share her story
of this life-changing experience. With great honesty,
Jennifer shares her troublesome pregnancy, the drama
of the birth and long-term
stay at an intensive care unit
and the patient and positive
life she created when Grace
arrives home.
The event takes place on
Monday, January 12,, at 7
p.m. at the State Street Theater (former middle school
auditorium) on the corner
of State and Broadway.
This event is sponsored by
the United Way of Brown
County, New Ulm Library
and New Ulm Community
Ed and is free and open to
everyone.
Springfield
American Legion
A special thank you
for prayers, cards, gifts,
flowers, and visits, while
I was ill. You are greatly
appreciated and will be
remembered in my heart
forever.
Also thank you to St.
John’s Lutheran Home
for the attention and
special care.
Steak
Fry
Sat., Jan. 17
Everyone
Welcome!
Special event?
If you have had a special event — bridal shower,
birthday or anniversary
party, etc., you are invited
to share the good news with
Advance-Press readers. Just
give us a call at 723-4225;
send us an electronic note at
[email protected], mail to
PO Box 78, or drop off at the
newspaper office at 13 South
Marshall Avenue.
x
~ Margaret Berberich
Starting January 19
New Store Hours
Monday thru Friday 9 am - 6 pm
Saturday – 9 am - 1 pm
Pharmacy – Open All Day
Mon. thru Fri. – 9 am - 6 pm
Saturday – 9 am - 1 pm
18 S. Marshall, Springfield, MN
507-723-4313; 888-484-4814
Food shelf
volunteers
announced
The Springfield Area
Food Shelf is now open at
804 E. Rock Street—Highway 14 East, Springfield on
Mondays from 9:30-11:30
a.m. and Thursdays from
5:00-7:00 p.m. servicing
Springfield, Comfrey, Sanborn, Clements and Cobden.
Volunteers to work Monday, January 19 are Janet
Peterson, David Fretham,
Darlene Fretham, Bruce
Stresemann and Lorraine
Weber. Volunteers to work
Thursday, January 22 are
Jan Severson, Loretta Amsden, Gary Poortvliet, Roger
Schueler, Cheryl Diede and
Troy Stresemann. Please
find your own replacement if
you cannot work your shift.
If you are not able to find a
replacement, call Jan Krieg
at 507-227-8126.
Good Neighbor Thrift
Celebrate Our Anniversary
50% off Clothing all week
Jan. 13 – 17
50% off Storewide
Thurs. Jan. 15 & Fri Jan. 16
Refreshments & Door Prizes
20 E. Central St., Springfield
Hours: Tues.,-Fri., 10:30 to 5;
Saturday, 10-2
numbness for several months
after minor frostbite, but this
does not require medical attention. However, if tissues
turn black, see a doctor so
that the threatened tissues
can be preserved. Mayo Clinic Health Sys-
tem consists of clinics, hospitals and other facilities that
serve the health care needs
of people in 70 communities in Georgia, Iowa, Minnesota and Wisconsin. The
community-based providers,
paired with the resources and
expertise of Mayo Clinic, enable patients in the region to
receive the highest-quality
health care close to home.
Prom, wedding dresses
consignment sale offered
during upcoming Expo
The Springfield Chamber of Commerce Retail Promotions Committee will hold its second annual Prom and
Wedding Expo at the Springfield Area Community Center
on Saturday, January 31.
This event offers an opportunity for anyone who wishes
to offer for sale gently used prom/bridal dresses. Consign
a prom or wedding dress for $10 per dress. Set your own
price, all dresses consigned must include price, size, when
it was worn, where it was worn, if price is negotiable, and
contact number to call with questions.
Dresses for consignment may be dropped off through
January 16 at Schwanke Engines Building at 804 East Rock
Street, Springfield, between the hours of 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The resale event will be held from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the
Springfield Area Community Center on Saturday, January
31, during the Prom & Wedding Expo, and will continue to
be consigned at Seams to Fit & Tuxes, 22 South O’Connell
Avenue.
View the dresses on Springfield Chamber of Commerce
Facebook page (under photos), www.facebook.com/
SpringfieldAreaChamberOfCommerceCvb.
Senior Dining
Downtown Estates senior
apartments at 102 Lincoln
host the home-delivered
meals program and senior
congregate dining site in its
community room. Adults
60+ and their spouses are
welcome to participate.
Please call the Senior Center
at 507-723-3444 to reserve
meals or request meals on
wheels. Calls need to be
received by 11 a.m. the day
prior to receive a meal delivered to your door. Meals
are provided on a suggested
donation basis of $4.00 per
meal and no one age-eligible
will be denied a meal because of inability to donate.
Thurs., Jan. 15 — roast
pork, whole potatoes, cooked
cabbage, bread, rosy applesauce, milk.
Fri., Jan. 16 — beef stew
w/carrots & potatoes, cole
slaw, breadstick, apricots,
milk.
Mon., Jan. 19 — swiss
steak, baked potato, corn,
bread, pineapple, milk.
Tues., Jan. 20 — chicken
in cream sauce over pasta,
broccoli, fruit cocktail, cake,
milk.
Wed., Jan. 21 — brat,
baked beans, potato salad,
bun, ice cream, milk.
Thurs., Jan. 22 — roast
turkey, mashed potatoes w/
gravy, carrots, cranberries,
bread, pumpkin dessert,
milk.
Events at the
Springfield Area
Community Center
Wednesday, Jan. 14 —
Bridge Club 1:00 in multipurpose room; Awana Club
6:30 p.m. in Parkview Room
Thursday, Jan. 15 — Senior Cards 1:00 in multipurpose room.
Friday, Jan. 16 — Adult
Based Education Transitions
10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in conference room
Saturday, Jan. 17 —
Schwartz Farms holiday
party 6:00 to midnight
Sunday, Jan. 18 — 4-H
meeting 4:00 p.m.
Monday, Jan. 19 — Chamber of Commerce General
Board meets at noon in the
conference room; Community Walk 6:00 to 7:00
Tuesday, Jan. 20 —
Springfield Economic
Development Authority
meets at 8:00 a.m. in conference room; Brown County
Family Services 10 a.m. to
noon in multipurpose room;
Springfield Area Community
Center Board meets at 4:00
in conference room
Wednesday, Jan. 21
— Bridge Club 1 p.m. in
multipurpose room; Awana
Club meets at 6:30 p.m. in
Parkview room
Tips from the Master Gardener
Gardening Questions
by Roxann Jelinek, University of Minnesota Master Gardener, Brown County
I received a gift of two small potted
herbs for Christmas. I watered them
and set them in a sunny window, but
when I looked at them a couple of
days later, they were wilted so badly
that they didn’t recover. Did I kill them
somehow?
My guess is that they
dried out, even though you
watered them. Many greenhouse plants have been watered daily or even several
times a day. The potting soil
is designed to drain quickly,
so the plant’s roots don’t rot.
If the soil was filled to the
top of the pot, you wouldn’t
have been able to add much
water before it ran off the pot
— giving you the impression
that the plant was well watered when it was just barely
watered. A second guess
would be they were close to
the window glass and it was
too cold for young plants.
Is there a way to keep lilac blooms
fresh?
Collect flowers in early
morning just as the dew is
starting to dry, or in the evening. Carry a small bucket
of lukewarm water and place
the cut stems immediately
in the water to help keep
the flowers fresh. Choose
branches where all the flower
buds have not opened up.
Inside the house, remove
the lower leaves that would
be submerged in water and
re-cut the stems on a slant.
You can also split the stems
to help increase their water
intake. Make sure the vase
is always filled with clean
water.
My mother would cut long strips of
newspaper, then carefully stick seeds
on the paper. She then planted these
strips in her garden. Do you know
what kind of glue I can use that won’t
damage the seeds?
Your mother made homemade seed tapes. You can
make glue from cornstarch
or flour. For the flour glue
mix 1 cup of flour with ¼
cup of water. Dab the glue
on strips of newspaper or paper towel at the proper spacing for the seed you want to
plant. Place the seeds on the
glue and allow to dry. For
the cornstarch mixture add
1 tablespoon cornstarch to 1
cup of cold water, then heat
stirring constantly. Remove
from heat as it boils and
forms a gel. Cool to room
temperature before use.
The paper decomposes and
the seeds sprout at the proper
spacing. This would be a fun
activity to do with your children.
Last summer my calla lilies came up
but didn’t bloom. I fertilized well. The
bulbs are several years old, could this
be the problem?
Calla Lilies produce cormels, which are smaller corms
that take several years to
bloom. If you have never
divided them, this can inhibit blooming. This year,
try separating the cormels so
the original corm has plenty
of room to grow and flower.
Then plant the cormels in
an area where you can enjoy
the smaller foliage (they will
not bloom). Also avoid fertilizer with too much nitrogen, which results in beautiful foliage but no blooms.
The ‘mother’ corm should
produce flowers for many
years.
Thank you for reading the
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ST. PAUL LUTHERAN-LCMC
Rev. Mark Johnson, Pastor
WED., JAN. 14
7:30 p.m. Church Council
THURS, JAN. 15
7:00 p.m. Book Club
SUN., JAN. 18
9:00 a.m. Worship Service
10:00 a.m. Sunday School
10:00 a.m. Coffee Talk
11:00 a.m. Contemporary
Worship Service
1:30 p.m. Elem. Youth Grp.
TUES., JAN. 20
10:00 a.m. SJLH Service
WED., JAN. 21
6:30 p.m. Confirmation
7:30 p.m. Adult Choir
ST. JOHNS LUTHERAN LCMC
Pastor Julie Smith
WED., JAN. 14
6:00 p.m. Confirmation
7:00 p.m. Adult Choir
8:00 p.m. Church Council
SUN., JAN. 18
9:00 a.m. Worship Service
10:15 a.m. Sunday School
10:15 a.m. Coffee Hour
10:15 a.m. Bible Study
11:15 a.m. Children’s Choir
TUES., JAN. 20
7:00 a.m. Book Study
9:00 a.m. Quilting
WED., JAN. 21
6:00 p.m. Confirmation
7:00 p.m. Adult Choir
SUNDOWN LUTHERAN ELCA
Pastor Juanita Harberts
SUN., JAN. 18
10:30 a.m. Worship Service
ST. JOHN LUTHERAN HOME
Chaplain Noel Wetter
WEDNESDAYS
10 a.m. Mass in the Chapel
SUNDAYS
10:00 a.m. Worship
TUESDAYS
10:00 a.m. Communion
UNITED METHODIST
CHURCH
Dr. David Price, Pastor
WED., JAN. 14
6:30 a.m. Men’s Bible Study
at the Maples
1:30 p.m. Mary/Esther Circle
4:00 p.m. Confirmation
Funeral and Death Notices
MaryAnn Ziebarth
Funeral service for MaryAnn J. Ziebarth, 80, was be held at
11 a.m. Wednesday, January 7, at Rejoice Lutheran Church in
Clearwater. Burial was in Mount Hope Cemetery, Clearwater.
Mrs. Ziebarth died at her home on Saturday, Jan. 3, 2015.
MaryAnn Nelson was born to Thomas and Mabel (Groff)
Nelson on May 8, 1934, in Springfield, Brown County,
Minnesota. She married David Ziebarth on June 21, 1958, at
St. Johns Lutheran Church in Springfield. She is survived by
her husband; son Steve; daughter Carolyn; foster son John;
nine grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; and eight siblings, including brother Delmar Nelson of Springfield; and
many nieces and nephews.
Linus Schons
Mass of Christian Burial for Linus Schons, 84, was held
at 1 p.m. on Saturday, January 10, at St. Michael’s Catholic
Church in Morgan. Burial was in St. Joseph’s Catholic
Cemetery, Clements.
Mr. Schons died Tuesday, January
6, 2015, at Gil-Mor Manor in Morgan.
Linus Herbert Schons, the son of
Harry and Theresa (Steffl) Schons, was
born March 23, 1930, in New Ulm.
He grew up on the family farm near
Clements and received his elementary education at a country school near
Clements. Linus graduated from St.
Linus Schons
Mary’s High School in Sleepy Eye on
June 1, 1947.
On June 12, 1951, Linus married Inez Zamzow in St.
Joseph’s Catholic Church in Clements and the couple made
their home on a farm near Clements. Following their retirement they moved to Springfield. Linus became a resident of
St. John Lutheran Home in Springfield before he and Inez
entered Gil-Mor Manor in Morgan in January 2012. Linus
was a farmer and a truck driver. He worked for Clements
Grain and Feed and Sanborn Farm Chemical, driving truck
for many firms, most recently Brown Transfer. He was a
member of St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Clements where
he was involved in various church activities including church
dinners and festivals; he also was a member of Catholic Aid.
After he and Inez moved to Springfield, they were members
of St. Raphael’s Catholic Church.
Linus and Inez enjoyed going out to eat and dancing – they
went dancing almost every weekend. Each year, they traveled for six consecutive weeks. Linus also enjoyed fishing,
hunting, and drinking coffee and playing cards with “the
boys” at the Mark Twain Café.
He is survived by his daughters, Lynn (Steve) Dolan of
Wittmann, Arizona, and Lori (Eugene) Zempel of Morgan;
and grandchildren, Jennifer Schmidt of Morgan, Jason
(Carrie) LeGare and their children Gabby, Ethan, Owen and
Olivia of Bettendorf, Iowa, and Jeremy (Heather) LeGare and
daughter Elise of Louisville, Kentucky. Also surviving are his
brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Jim and Joyce Zamzow of
Sleepy Eye; and sisters-in-law, Lil Zamzow of Sacramento,
California, Fern Kitzman of Edmond, Oklahoma, Shirley
Smetak of Redwood Falls, Dorothy Zamzow of Morgan, and
Mary Ann Zamzow of Morgan. Linus was preceded in death
by his wife, Inez, in 2012.
The Nelson-Martin Funeral Service of Morgan was entrusted with funeral arrangements. E-mail condolences may
be sent via www.nelsonmartinfuneralservice.com.
Blessed be his memory.
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Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2015
7:30 p.m. Choir
SUN., JAN. 18
8:30 a.m. Adult/Youth Class
9:30 a.m. Worship Service
10:30 a.m. Sunday School
10:30 a.m. Coffee Time
11:30 a.m. Dinner
MON., JAN. 19
7:30 p.m. Admin. Council
WED., JAN. 21
6:30 a.m. Men’s Bible Study
at the Maples
12:00 p.m. Sarah Circle
4:00 p.m. Confirmation
7:30 p.m. Choir
ZION LUTHERAN-LCMS
Rev. David Fretham, Pastor
WED., JAN. 14
8:30 a.m. Quilting
7:30 p.m. Elders & Trustees
8:00 p.m. Church Council
SUN., JAN. 18
9:00 a.m. Sunday School
10:00 a.m. Worship Service
11:00 a.m. Coffee Time
WED., JAN. 21
8:30 a.m. Quilting
7:00 p.m. LWML
ST. RAPHAEL CATHOLIC
Rev. Philip Schotzko, Pastor
WED., JAN. 14
8:00 a.m. Mass-Lamberton
10:00 a.m. Mass-SJLH
3:30 p.m. Atrium-Level 2
3:30 p.m. FF Grades K-6
7:00 p.m. FF Grade 11
THURS., JAN. 15
8:00 a.m. Mass-Sanborn
3:30 p.m. Atrium-Level 1
FRI., JAN. 16
8:30 a.m. Mass
SAT., JAN. 17
4:45 p.m. Reconciliation
5:30 p.m. Mass
SUN., JAN. 18
7:30 a.m. Mass
9:00 a.m. Mass-Lamberton
10:30 a.m. Mass
6:45 p.m. FF Grades 7-10
MON., JAN. 19
1:00 p.m. Craft Ladies Meet
TUES., JAN. 20
7:30 a.m. Mass
WED., JAN. 21
8:00 a.m. Mass-Lamberton
10:00 a.m. Mass-SJLH
3:30 p.m. Atrium-Level 2
3:30 p.m. FF Grades K-6
7:00 p.m. FF Grade 11
NEW LIFE ASSEMBLY OF GOD
Pastor Mike Bartz
SUN., JAN. 18
10:00 a.m. Worship Service
10:30
a.m.
Children’s
Ministries
FAITH LUTHERAN CHURCH
Sanborn Corners
Rev. Robert Mehltretter
SUN., JAN. 18
9:00 a.m. Bible Class
10:00 a.m. Worship Service
CHRIST LUTHERAN-LCMC
STATELY TOWNSHIP
120th St., Rural Sanborn
SUN., JAN. 18
9:30 a.m. Worship Service
Keep Christ in Christmas poster contest winners
In a society where Christmas has become for many — especially children — a secular holiday, the Knights of Columbus has introduced the Keep Christ in Christmas
poster contest. The contest allows young people to engage their creative talents and
imaginations while understanding the true, spiritual meaning of Christmas. Winners
of the poster contest sponsored by St. Raphael Council of the Knights of Columbus
are Leo Hovland, son of Chad and Tanya Hovland, winner of the ages 5-7 category;
Grace Goedtke, winner of the ages 8-10 category, and Joseph Goedtke, winner of
the ages 11-14 category. Joseph and Grace are children of David and Kathleen
Goedtke. Each of the poster contest winners received $20 in Springfield Chamber
Bucks, and their posters advance to the state contest. Lynn Hoffmann coordinated
the local contest.
CHURCH OF THE JAPANESE
MARTYRS-LEAVENWORTH
WED., JAN. 14
7:00 p.m. Gr. 8-11 at SP
THURS., JAN. 15
8:30 a.m. Mass
SAT., JAN. 17
9:30 a.m. 1st Reconciliation
Learning Centers
10:30 a.m. 1st Reconciliation
at SP
8:00 p.m. Mass
SUN., JAN. 18
2:00 p.m. Confirmation Mtg
TUES., JAN. 20
8:30 a.m. Mass
7:00 p.m. Admin. Council
WED., JAN. 21
7:00 p.m. Gr. 8-11 at SP
NEW HOPE
LUTHERAN-COMFREY LCMC
Rev. Brian Nehring, Pastor
WED., JAN. 14
7:00 p.m. Confirmation
8:00 p.m. Church Council
THURS., JAN. 15
6:30 a.m. Mens Prayer
Breakfast
9:00
a.m.
Matins
at
Brickstone Manor
9:30 a.m. Wms Bible Study
at Parkview Apts.
SUN., JAN. 18
9:00 a.m. Worship Service
10:00 a.m. Sunday School
10:00 a.m. Coffee Hour
10:15 a.m. Adult Education
Funeral and Death Notices
Elenora Thuer
Elenora E. Thuer, 102, of Saint Peter, formerly of Sleepy
Eye, died on January 11, 2015, at Benedictine Living
Community in St. Peter.
Visitation will be from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. Thursday, January
15, at the Sturm Funeral Home, Sleepy Eye.
Service will at
11:00 a.m. Thursday at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Sleepy
Eye. Interment will be at the St. Mary’s Catholic Cemetery
in Sleepy Eye.
Arrangements are with the Sturm Funeral Home in Sleepy
Eye. On line condolences may be left for the family at www.
sturmfh.com.
A complete notice with follow.
MON., JAN. 19
6:30 p.m. Bible Study
WED., JAN. 21
7:00 p.m. Confirmation
TRINITY LUTHERAN-ELCA
Sleepy Eye
Rev. Keith Ainsley, Pastor
WED., JAN. 14
9:00 a.m. Wms Bible Study
9:30 a.m. Bible Study
6:00 p.m. Bell Choir
6:45 p.m. Confirmation
7:00 p.m. Senior Choir
SUN., JAN. 18
9:00 a.m. Worship Service
10:00 a.m. Education Hour
MON., JAN. 19
8:00 a.m. Quilting
TUES., JAN. 20
7:00 a.m. Mens Bible Study
WED., JAN. 21
9:00 a.m. Wms Bible Study
6:00 p.m. Bell Choir
6:45 p.m. Confirmation
7:00 p.m. Senior Choir
ST. JOHN’S LUTHERAN
WELS-Sleepy Eye
Pastor Chris Cordes
SUN., JAN. 18
9:00 a.m. Worship Service
10:15 a.m. Sunday School
10:15 a.m. Bible Class
MON., JAN. 19
7:00 p.m. Worship Service
8:00 p.m. Bible Class
REVERE CHRISTIAN
FELLOWSHIP
215 S. Main, Lamberton
WED., JAN. 14
7:00 p.m. Worship Service
SUN., JAN. 18
10:00 a.m. Worship Service
WED., JAN. 21
7:00 p.m. Worship Service
Springfield Area Foundation
acknowledges gifts, memorials
The Springfield Area
Foundation (SAF) acknowledges a recent gift from
Hilary and Elizabeth Mohr;
and a gift in memory of Don
Anderson by Floyd and Sue
Rogotzke
The Springfield Area
Foundation is built by donors — people, organizations and businesses who
want to improve our community now and in the future.
Donors give to community
through the Springfield Area
Foundation. The foundation
provides people the opportunity to leave a legacy. The
“gift” itself is never spent,
so the gift keeps giving back
to community year after
year after year. Only the interest is used to benefit and
enhance the quality of life in
our community. The foundation provides the means to
build a substantial amount
of money from contributions
both large and small. The
income from these funds is
used to meet the changing
needs of the community.
What does it mean
the Kingdom?
Coats for Kids — a heartwarming local project
Coats for Kids is a special project that provides coats to keep children warm in our community. It is a Springfield project that provides coats, snow pants, and, sometimes,
boots, too, for children in local schools who do not have sufficient warm clothing to keep them warm and safe. The project is a local initiative — it is funded locally and
distributed locally. The fifth-grade at Springfield Public School, in classes taught by Sharon Stern and Troy Hoyt, contributed their nickels, dimes, quarters and dollars in
recent weeks and collected a total of $369.60 for the project. Elementary students have been contributing to the local Coats for Kids project for about 20 years. Pictured
with the fifth-graders are Kami Castleman, (left) local social worker and family facilitator at Springfield Public Schools, and fifth-grade teachers Troy Hoyt and Sharon Stern.
Page 6
Editorials
Springfield Advance-Press
Looking forward by looking back
by Lee H. Hamilton
With the 114th Congress just underway, the political world is focused intently on the road ahead.
Taxes, trade, immigration, climate
change, job creation, the Affordable
Care Act there’s a long list of issues
and one burning question: whether a Republican Congress and a
Democratic President can find common ground.
Yet before we get worked up about
what’s to come, we need to take a
hard look at the Congress that just
ended and ask a different question:
Why was it such an abject failure?
Let’s start with a basic number. According to the Library of
Congress, 296 bills were passed by
the 113th Congress and signed by
the President. Just for comparison’s
sake, the “do-nothing Congress” of
1947-48 got 906 bills through. The
Financial Times called this most recent version “the least productive
Congress in modern U.S. history.”
The only silver lining was that the
cost of running Congress was down
11 percent.
Congress failed most spectacularly
on the basics. Not one of the dozen
annual appropriations bills passed,
while the budget resolution, which
is supposed to set overall fiscal policy, never even got to a vote. In both
houses, the leaders did what they
could to make the legislative body
of the world’s greatest democracy
as undemocratic as possible. Senate
Democratic Majority Leader Harry
Reid used legislative maneuvers to
block amendments more often during his time as majority leader than
any of his five predecessors. In the
House, Republican leaders used socalled “closed rules,” which prohibit
amendments, a record number of
times. Both approaches denied by
legislative device the opportunity
for Congress to work its will.
When Congress did legislate, it
did so in the worst possible way
— by using an “omnibus” spending bill into which it crammed everything it could manage. The bill
was put together in a single week,
guaranteeing minimal study by the
members of Congress who voted
on it. Ostensibly meant to fund the
government through September, it
contained a host of provisions that
deserved a full airing.
Instead, with virtually no public debate, Congress multiplied the
amount of money that wealthy donors can give to the political parties;
loosened regulations on Wall Street;
cut funding for the Environmental
Protection Agency, forcing it to its
lowest staffing level in over two decades; and hacked funding for the
IRS. This last measure, a gift to tax
cheats, was an especially egregious
assault on ordinary taxpayers, who
will now be asked to foot a bill that
robust enforcement of the tax laws
would have spared them.
Congress’s reliance on omnibus
bills, which are written in secret, has
had a variety of pernicious effects.
The procedure violates every rule
of good legislative process, denying transparency and accountability.
It allows Capitol Hill to curry favor
with all sorts of special interests but
no public reckoning. It forces — or
allows — members to vote for provisions that would have had little
chance of surviving on their own.
And it puts enormous power in the
hands of the leadership of both parties — not least because lobbyists
have come to understand that they
need to have a representative in the
room where the omnibus is crafted,
and therefore they focus money and
attention on leaders.
The last Congress maintained one
other lamentable trend: it took “oversight” to mean injecting its investigations with excessive partisanship
— Benghazi, the IRS’s examination
of conservative groups, the VA’s
mishandling of health care for veterans — while forgetting the crucial,
ongoing oversight of government. It
allowed itself to be co-opted by the
intelligence community, which persuaded Congress to neglect a public debate on massive surveillance,
hacked the Senate’s computers, misled Congress about the nature and
extent of torture, and leaked classified details to the media.
The congressional leadership
is now under pressure to show
Americans that they can be successful. Let’s hope they consider “success” to include avoiding the bad
habits of the past — by paying more
attention to their constituents than to
special interests; enforcing their own
ethics rules more vigorously; and
most of all, following the “regular
order” based on 200 years of legislative experience, which would allow
the full debate and votes Congress
needs to serve as a true coequal
branch of government.
Lee Hamilton is Director of the Center on Congress
at Indiana University. He was a member of the U.S.
House of Representatives for 34 years.
Remember When
January 12, 2005
Tauer’s SuperValu celebrated a grand opening of
their newly enlarged and
expanded store and fuel station.
After 47 years, Bob and
Sharon Rogotzke announced
they were discontinuing appliance sales in their downtown location but would
continue servicing them.
Maurice
and
Mike
Gresch displayed their handmade wood carvings at the
Springfield Public Library.
Funeral service for locallong-time daycare provider,
Arlis Walton-Kettner, was
held January 12 at Zion
Lutheran Church.
Marcus Wendt, son of
David and Carolyn Wendt,
received an alumni scholarship from the Alexandria
Technical College Foundation.
January 11, 1995
Springfield businesswoman, Avalea Kronback, passed
away unexpectedly at her
home in rural Revere.
“Away With It” was the
name of Linda Fredin’s new
pilethermology salon on
West Lincoln Street.
Darwin and Carol Johnson
announced the engagement
of their daughter, Diane,
to Darren Haugen, son of
Leland and Ilene Haugen of
Comfrey.
Megan Skarp, daughter of
Dan and Linda Skarp, was
50-40-30-20-10 years ago
named Lions’ Student of the
Month.
Young Sanborn farmer,
David Geis, was named
Redwood Co. Conservation
Farmer of the Year.
January 9, 1985
Springfield
Postmaster
Clayton Hoffman announced
the addition of Tom Honl
and Mary Larson to the local
postal staff.
Lennis (Red) Arndt and
Bob Fenger were elected
fire chief and assistant fire
chief, respectively, of the
Springfield Fire Department.
Mary
Simmons
and
Jerry Jacoby were married
December 23 in a ceremony
at the Church of Christ in
Comfrey.
Heidi Anderson, daughter
of Alan and Jan Anderson,
was named Lions’ Student of
the month for December.
Eighth grade class officers
at Springfield Public School
were Steve Turbes, Jeff
Tews, Tracy Honl and Kim
Runck.
January 8, 1975
Springfield’s New Year’s
baby for 1975 was Stephanie
Noble, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Larry Noble of
Lamberton. She was born
January 4 at the Springfield
Community Hospital.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Brand
announced the engagement
of their daughter, Arlis, to
Allen Feser, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Richard Feser.
Carl and Dahlia Klabunde
celebrated their golden
wedding anniversary with
an open house at St. Paul
Lutheran Church.
Jay Shiveley and Ruth
Lehrer were recipients of the
annual scholarships awarded
to Springfield High School
seniors by the Masons Zenith
Lodge 200.
“Gone With the Wind”
was showing at the Spring
Theatre
in
downtown
Springfield January 10-12.
January 14, 1965
Springfield Tiger coach
Walter Rempel was named
“Coach of the Week” and the
Tigers “Team of the Week”
on WCCO Radio’s Prep
Parade Show sponsored by
Fairway Food Stores.
The Minneapolis Tribune
named Springfield Tiger
Ricky Davison its “prep
cage” star of the week.
At the annual stockholder’s and director’s meeting of
the State Bank of Springfield,
it was announced that the
bank had experienced one of
the best years in its 73 year
existence.
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Turbes
celebrated their silver wedding anniversary with an
open house at St. Raphael
School auditorium.
Runck Hardware and
Implement
hosted
area
farmers at their annual John
Deere Day at Springfield
High School January 14.
For Your Information
A letter from
State Senator Gary Dahms
and State Senator Bill Weber
For the information of readers
who wish to write or call their legislators, The Advance-Press provides
the following names, addresses and
phone numbers:
State Officials
GOV. MARK DAYTON, 130 State
Capitol, 75 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther
King Jr. Blvd., St. Paul MN 55155, Tel:
651-201-3400, or 1-800-657-3717;
e-mail: [email protected]
U.S. Senators
SENATOR AMY KLOBUCHAR,
DFL, United States Senate, 346
Russell Senate Office Building,
Washington DC 20510; Tel: 202224-3244; e-mail: [email protected]
SENATOR
AL
FRANKEN,
DFL, United State Senate, 320
Hart — Senate Office Building,
Washington, DC 20510-2304
U.S. House, First District
CONGRESSMAN TIM WALZ,
Democrat, Congress of the United
States, 1529 Longworth House
Office Building, Washington DC
20515; Tel: 202-225-2472. Mankato
Office: 227 E. Main St., Suite 220,
Mankato MN 56001; Tel: 507-3882149
As members of the Minnesota Senate who represent Southwestern Minnesota, we are concerned about Department of
Natural Resources (DNR) Commissioner Tom Landwehr’s
comment that “there is no tourism in Southwestern Minnesota other than pheasant hunting. “(Pheasants’ plight to be
mulled at summit, Star Tribune, December 7, 2014).
The sport of pheasant hunting does play a role in our area’s
tourism economy. However, it is certainly NOT the only activity tourists can enjoy in Southwestern Minnesota.
Southwestern Minnesota has something for everyone. Our
local chambers of commerce and tourism bureaus work hard
to promote several areas of tourism.
For the commissioner to say that tourism in Southwest Minnesota encompasses nothing but pheasant hunting does our
constituents a disservice. We invite Commissioner Landwehr,
and, indeed, all Minnesotans to travel to Southwestern Minnesota and discover all our area has to offer.
—Gary Dahms, State Senator, District 16
—Bill Weber, State Senator District 22
Senator Gary Dahms (R-Redwood Falls) is serving
his second term in theMinnesota Senate.
Senator Bill Weber (R-Luverne) is serving
his first term in the Minnesota Senate
State Legislature, District 21
SEN. GARY DAHMS, (I-R,
Redwood Falls), Capitol Office, 100
Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.,
State Office Building, Room 121, St.
Paul, MN 55155-1206; Tel: 651-2968138; e-mail: [email protected]
REP. PAUL TORKELSON (I-R,
Hanska), 381 State Office Building,
100 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., St.
Paul MN 55155; Tel: 651-296-9303,
or 888-727-3891; E-mail: rep.paul.
[email protected]
Brown County Commissioners
Richard
Seeboth,
1602
S.
Washington, New Ulm, 1st District;
James Berg, 16468 220th St., New
Ulm, 2nd District; Scott Windschitl,
10 Doris Drive, New Ulm, 3rd
District; Andrew Lochner, 28814
Co. Road No. 10, Sleepy Eye, 4th
District; Dennis Potter, (Chairman),
19309 410th Ave., Springfield,
Tel: 723-6144, 5th District, representing townships of Albin,
Bashaw, Burnstown, Lake Hanska,
Leavenworth, Mulligan, North
Star and Stately Townships and
the Cities of Springfield, Comfrey,
Cobden and Hanska
Springfield City Council
Mark Brown, Mayor; Lowell Helget
and Phil Jensen, Councilors
representing Ward I:
Mike
Rothmeier and Chetter Bisel,
Councilors representing Ward II
Wednesday, January 14, 2015
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the total product.
Opportunity is what we make of it and it is framed
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community, but the community is formed by individuals
like you and me.
Policies and dynamics to watch for
during 2015 legislative session
Minnesota lawmakers gaveled in the
2015 legislative session on January 6 facing a daunting to-do list, including crafting a
$40 billion plus budget and fixing the state’s
aging transportation system. And they must
accomplish it all with divided government. Here are some of the top policies, personalities and other dynamics to watch for as
the 2015 political season kicks off:
Metro vs. outstate
The most expected
theme of the 2015 legislative session was set
before the 2014 election results were even
finalized. House Republicans had Greater
Minnesota voters to thank for their victory
— they picked up 10 of the 11 seats they
gained in outstate Minnesota — and they
knew it. Since then, Republicans have split
up the environment and agriculture committee into two separate entities, and added
two committees: the Greater Minnesota
Economic and Workforce Development
Policy Committee; and the Mining and
Outdoor Recreation Policy Committee. DFL
Rep. Jean Wagenius, former chair of the
combined agriculture and environment committee, was bounced from the new GOP-led
environment committee altogether, a move
that miffed Democrats and environmental activists. Democrats already seem to
be fashioning a 2016 campaign theme that
claims Republicans aren’t fighting for the
entire state. One factor to watch will be how
these tensions continue to play out.
The transportation debate Both
Republicans and Democrats say addressing
the state’s lagging transportation system is
a top priority next session, but how they go
about trying to fix problem will be one of the
central dramas of the 2015 political season.
DFL Gov. Mark Dayton and Democrats in
control of the Senate say there’s not enough
money available in the budget to address
transportation needs across the state, which
the governor’s own administration puts as
high as $6 billion over the next 10 years.
But Republicans in control of the House say
passing any kind of gas tax increase in the
upcoming session is unlikely. Other groups
are starting to weigh in, too: the Republican
Party is saying no to new revenues, while
the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce says
improvements can be paid for with new user
fees and more money in the state’s budget
dedicated to transportation. The question
of priorities — namely, outstate roads and
bridges verses metro-area transit projects
— will also be part of the debate. The new
chair of the House Transportation Policy
and Finance Committee is significant in
that sense: Rep. Tim Kelly currently doesn’t
serve on any transportation committees,
though he is from Red Wing.
DFL Sen. Tom Bakk
If the last two years
were any indication, Senate Majority Leader
Tom Bakk is an independent operator. Even
when the DFL controlled both chambers
of the Legislature, he clashed with House
Democrats and Gov. Mark Dayton on everything from bonding to the minimum wage to a
new Senate office building. With that in mind,
it’s not wise to assume he will immediately
align himself with Dayton on the governor’s
priorities. In fact, Bakk occupies some common ground with the new Republican-led
House, including support for the PolyMet
Mining project on the Iron Range. What’s
more, Bakk has had his door open to business
groups in the state since he was first elected
majority leader.
Dayton ‘unbound’? Dayton hasn’t said
much about his agenda since he was re-elected this fall, but he’s made this much clear: He
plans to make his last four years in the governor’s office count, and has already dubbed his
approach as “Dayton unbound.” Yes, Dayton
has a Republican House and a DFL Senate to
work with, but that doesn’t mean the governor
can’t set the terms of the debate. Dayton will
be the first to unveil his budget plan in late
January, for instance, and that will almost certainly include some kind of new revenue for
transportation projects across the state.
Kurt Daudt and the new House GOP
— Everyone seems to agree that incoming
Republican House Speaker Kurt Daudt is an
easy guy to work with, earning high praise
from DFL leaders and Republicans alike. The
big unknown factor is the how he manages
his new caucus, as well as how conservative
this caucus will lean. There’s also a question
of how dedicated the more seasoned members
of Daudt’s own caucus will be this session.
Daudt, who is heading into only his third term
in the House, was challenged for the speaker
job by two more experienced legislators in a
five-hour meeting in November.
How much attention will education policy
get? It’s not obvious — lawmakers have a
big transportation debate ahead, a surplus
to spend and a budget bill to craft — but
education might get some major attention in 2015. It’s been brewing quietly, but
House Republicans want to push an substantial education policy agenda to try and address Minnesota’s achievement gap between
white students and racial minorities. Expect
Republican lawmakers to introduce proposals to give school districts more control and
expand charter schools and the Teach for
America program in the state.
Tax cuts Capitol watchers expect tax cuts
and tax reform to be a major point of debate
in the newly configured Legislature. Senate
Democrats have always been interested in
major tax reform — they created a separate
tax reform committee — and they didn’t get
everything they wanted in during the 20132014 biennium. DFL Sen. Ann Rest, head
of the tax reform committee, has previously
supported a major overhaul of the state’s sales
tax. Republicans have kept possible tax cuts
on the table, and business groups like the
Minnesota Chamber of Commerce are already pushing income tax cuts. Springfield Advance-Press
Wednesday, January 14, 2015
Several local SDSU Jacob Anderson
students graduate on dean’s list
Camp Enterprise a
fantastic experience,
say local students
Two Springfield High
School juniors, Abby Baumann and Kaelyn Platz, were
among 110 students from 61
high schools who attended
Rotary Camp Enterprise November 6, 7 and 8, 2014, at
YMCA Camp Ihduhapi at
Loretto, Minnesota.
Camp Enterprise is an
intensive three-day retreat
where qualified high school
juniors explore the fundamental challenges, opportunities, and obligations of
the free enterprise system. They were sponsored by the
Springfield Rotary Club who
paid all their expenses which
included housing, food, and,
transportation.
Abby and Kaelyn visited
the local Rotary Club during their January 6 lunch
meeting at Tommy’s Central Street Steak House and
told about their experiences.
During the retreat, the students interacted with a wide
variety of keynote speakers
and business professionals
as they made presentations
on their experiences. And
all the while, with the help
of their Rotary mentor and
counselor, solved a group of
business problems and developed a business plan for
a struggling company that
they presented to a Venture
Capital team.
It was a fantastic three
days of leadership training,
presentation skills development, team building, business experience and fun, the
girls said.
Scores
Monday Night Mens
The Garage
6
Springfield Lanes
2
Harvest Land
5
Brown Transfer
2
HBLG
4
B.B.S. Trucking
3
High series & game: Tyler Brand 611, Cory Brand
572, Jacob Wenisch 536;
Cory Brand 223, Tyler
Brand 217, Joe Micka 212.
Tuesday Night Womens
Jeff’s Body Shop
19
Split Happens
6
Gatzby’s
17
Land Title & Abstract 12
Springfield Lanes
0
High series & game: Jena
Telecky 569, Julie Lipetzky
461, Jenny Fischer 456;
Jena Telecky 230, Andrea
Guhlke 184, Jenny Fischer 176.
Tuesday Farmers
F & M Bank
Springfield Lanes
C.J. Racing
Gegner Racing
Asgrow-Dekalb
Outlaws
RAM L.L.C.
19
16
13
11
4
7
7
RRV
Badgers
High series & game: Tyler
Brand 676, Neil Grabow
569, Rory Seifert 563; Tyler Brand 245, Neil Grabow
225, Phil Runck 211.
Wednesday Night Mixed
Springfield Lanes
41.5
Schwelson’s
37
Comfrey Times
35.5
Suess Construction 35
Outlaws
30
V.B.’s
23
High series & game:
Kelsey Brand 495, Shelly
Tauer 463, Kari Brand
389; Kelsey Brand 192,
Shelly Tauer 170, Lorne
Schwartz 155.
Thursday Night Mens
The Garage
3
Needles & Pins 2
Acme Brick
2.5
Ed’s Aces
0
Bushleaguers
1.5
High series & game: Curt
Erickson 560, Cory Brand
550, Troy Hagert 550; Tyler Brand 217, Curt Erickson 213, Cory Brand 203.
Abby Baumann and Kaelyn Platz
A youth snowmobile
safety course is offered to
boys and girls ages 12 to 15
(including 15) by the Ridge
Runners snowmobile club.
All materials and equipment will be provided. Each
participant will receive a CD
with study information that
will need to be completed at
home. Course fee is $5.00
payable to the Ridge Runners.
RRV vs. New Ulm
106 – Omar Arredondo, won by FF
113 – Trevor Groebner, lost by major
decision
120 – Devin Johnson, lost by major
decision
126 – Conner Bertram, lost by decision
132 – Tommy Amberg, won by FF
138 – Eric Bommersbach, won by FF
145 – Cole Kvistero, won by FF
152 – Sam Baier, won by major decision
160 – Brady Goblirsch, won by fall
170 – Lance Zeug, lost by major decision
182 – Cody Anderson, won by fall
RRV vs. BOLD
106 – Tayte Harazin, won by fall
113 – Trevor Groebner, won by FF
120 – Devin Johnson, won by FF
126 – Conner Bertram, won by FF
132 – Eric Bommersbach, won by
major decision
138 – Cole Kvistero, won by fall
145 – Sam Baier, won by fall
152 – Brady Goblirsch, won by FF
160 – Chase Rahe, won by fall
170 – Lance Zeug, won by decision
182 – Cody Anderson, lost by decision
195 – Issai Rameriez, lost by fall
220 – Dan Kohler, lost by fall
Hwt – Nathaniel Rosado, lost by decision
Registration and CD distribution will take place at the
Springfield Public Library
from 4:30 to 6 p.m. Thursday, January 15. This is a
come-and-go session, and
takes approximately 10-15
minutes.
The written and driving
test will be administered Saturday, Jan. 24, from 9 a.m.
until noon at the Springfield
Area Community Center.
For more information,
please call Karen Lang at
507-723-6165 or 507-9207864.
Jacob Anderson has been
named to the dean’s list at
Augustana College for the
fall semester of the 20142015 academic year.
The dean’s list recognizes
full-time students who have
a minimum of 12 credit
hours with grade-point averages at 3.5 or above.
Jacob is the son of Lynn
and Nancy Anderson of
Springfield.
Kelsea Cummins
on dean’s list
Kelsea Cummins’ academic achievement has
placed her on the fall semester dean’s list at St. Cloud
State University.
Cummins is studying
communication sciences and
disorders at St. Cloud State
University School of Health
and Human Services.
Colin Hagert
on dean’s list
Colin Hagert, who is attending Alexandria Technical and Community College
where he is enrolled in the
law enforcement program,
has been named to the dean’s
list for the 2014 fall semester.
Colin is the son of Randy and
Dawn Hagert of Cobden.
Tiger boys defeat Wabasso and Sleepy Eye
The Springfield Tiger varsity boys basketball team
returned to the court after
Christmas break with a pair
of Tomahawk Conference
matchups. The Tigers defeated Wabasso 93-42 before
traveling to Sleepy Eye and
winning their matchup with
the Indians 87-73.
With their pair of league
victories, the Tigers are
now 9-2 overall and 6-1
in the Tomahawk Conference standings. Springfield
has a pair of matchups this
week against Redwood Valley on Monday and at home
on Tuesday against BLHS.
Best of luck to Head Coach
Lance Larson and the Tigers
against Redwood and BLHS
this week.
Tigers 93 Wabasso 42
The Tigers were back on
the court after the Christmas
holiday with a Tomahawk
Conference matchup against
the Wabasso Rabbits. The
Tigers scored 56 first half
points and took a 56-32 lead
into the break. Head Coach
Lance Larson used his entire
squad throughout the game,
winning the matchup 93-42.
Leading the way for the Ti-
Redwood-River Valley
Wrestling Results
195 – Issai Rameriez, lost by fall
220 - Dan Kohler, won by decision
Hwt – Nataniel Rosado, won by decision
Several local students were
graduated from South Dakota State University, Brookings, during the fall 2014
commencement in December.
They are Kimberly Ann
Shoen of Springfield, who
earned an associate of arts
degree in arts and sciences;
Tony Matthew Vaske of
Springfield, who earned a
bachelor of science degree in
nursing;
Jason Pietig of Morgan,
who graduated magna cum
laude with a bachelor of science degree in agriculture
and biological sciences; and
Taylor Nicole Solie of
Morgan, who earned a bachelor of science degree in arts
and sciences.
Youth snowmobile safety course offered
Badger Sam Baier
The Redwood-River Valley
Badgers participated in a
meet with BOLD, New Ulm
and Zumbrota-Mazeppa on
January 9.
Page 7
RRV vs. Zumbrota-Mazeppa
106 – Omar Arrendondo, lost by fall
113 – Trevor Groebner, lost by fall
120 – Devin Johnson, lost by fall
126 – Conner Bertram, lost by fall
132 – Eric Bommersbach, lost by decision
138 – Cole Kvistero, lost by major
decision
145 – Sam Baier, won, TF
152 – Brady Goblirsch, won by fall
160 – Chase Rahe, lost, injury
170 – Lance Zeug, lost by fall
182 – Cody Anderson, lost by decision
195 – Issai Rameriez, lost by fall
220 – Nathaniel Rosado, lost by major decision
Hwt – Dan Kohler, lost by fall
gers against the Rabbits was
Tyler Vogel with 20 points,
5 assists and 8 rebounds on
the night. Teammate Tanner Vogel had 17 points, 4
assists, 2 steals and 3 rebounds with Jevan Richert
getting 12 points, 2 assists, 1
steal and 3 rebounds. Isaac
Fink had 10 points, 6 assists, 6 steals and 6 rebounds
with Andy Salonek getting
10 points, 1 assist and 8 rebounds. Brandon Flock had
10 points, 2 assists, 4 steals
and 3 rebounds with Joe Pieschel getting 6 points, 1 assist and 6 rebounds. Carter
Erickson had 4 points, 7 assists, 4 steals and 3 rebounds
with Noah Bertram getting 3
points and 1 rebound. Andrew Beckman had 1 point, 1
assist, 1 steal and 2 rebounds
on the night.
Wabasso 32-10—42
Tigers 56-37—93
Tigers 87 Sleepy Eye 73
The Tigers traveled to
Sleepy Eye to do battle with
Sleepy Eye Public last Friday evening. Springfield
jumped out to a 39-32 halftime lead and went on to an
87-73 Tomahawk
Conference victory.
Leading the way
for the Tigers was
Tyler Vogel getting 21 points, 4
assists, 2 steals and
7 rebounds. Teammate Tanner Vogel
had 21 points, 1
assist, 3 steals and
4 rebounds with
Andy Salonek getting 17 points, 1
assist, 2 steals and
9 rebounds. Isaac
Fink had 15 points,
7 assists, 2 steals
and 7 rebounds with
Carter Erickson getting 7 points, 3 assists, 2 steals and 3
rebounds. Brandon
Flock had 4 points,
3 assists, 3 steals
and 2 rebounds with
Joe Pieschel getting
2 points. Teammate
Jevan Richert added
1 rebound on the
night.
Sleepy Eye
32-41—73
Tigers 39-48—87
Tiger Andrew Salonek
Tiger girls defeat Sleepy Eye 78-58
The Springfield Tiger varsity
girls basketball team had a short
week due to bad weather. The
Tigers had their matchup with
Wabasso postponed to a later
date. The Tigers did play host
to a good Sleepy Eye team before a large crowd last Friday.
Springfield defeated Sleepy Eye
78-58 in one of their best games
of the season.
The Tigers have a pair of
games this week. On Monday,
the Tigers host Redwood Valley and on Tuesday, the team
travels to Hector to play BLHS.
Best of luck to Head Coach Paul
Arnoldi and the Tigers against
Redwood Valley and BLHS.
Tigers 78 Sleepy Eye 58
The Tigers played host to a
good Sleepy Eye team last Friday in front of a large crowd
from both schools. The first
half was very close, ending at
33-31 in favor of the Tigers.
The second half saw the Tigers
take over and win the Tomahawk matchup 78-58.
Leading the Tigers in her
finest game of this season was
Vishe Raab with 28 points, 15
rebounds, 7 steals and 3 assists on the night. Teammate
Joeli Arnoldi had 16 points, 5
rebounds, 4 steals and 6 assists
with Taylor Milbrath getting 13
points, 1 rebound, 3 steals and
1 assist. Bridget Fenger had 6
points, 6 rebounds and 1 steal
with Michaela Leonard getting 6 points, 5 rebounds and 2
steals. Jenny Thoreson had 6
points, 4 rebounds, 1 steal and
1 assist with Amy Davis getting
Tigers Vishe Raab and Joeli Arnoldi
3 points, 1 rebound, 5 steals
and 1 assist. Mariah Hoyt
added 1 assist on the night.
Sleepy Eye 31-27—58
Tigers 33-45—78
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EMPLOYMENT
NOTICES
Rental
FOR RENT:
One bedroom
apartment and two bedroom
apartment in downtown Springfield. No smoking. No pets. References required. Call 507-7234218. (tfc)
UPSTAIRS APARTMENT FOR
RENT—please call 507-9206719. (tfc)
FOR RENT: 1 bedroom/1 bath
apartment. $315/month. Call
507-430-2220. (tfc)
FOR RENT
WINTER
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for Boats, Campers,
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Call 723-4218
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Rental assistance may be available to those who qualify.
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Incomparable custom built home
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$199,900
201 White St. N, Comfrey
Charming property with lots of character. Enjoy the deck, beautiful landscaping, mature trees, over-sized
lot, single and double garages, 3 bathrooms, potentially 3 bedrooms,
great room with vaulted ceilings, formal living and dining rooms, &
lower level family
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308 3rd St. E, Morgan Bank owned prop-
erty featuring 4 bedrooms, 2 baths, large
kitchen, dining, and living rooms, hardwood floors, partially finished lower level,
spacious porch, single garage, updated
windows & shingles. $39,900
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FOR SALE: 2006 FORD 350 SUPER DUTY XLT 15 PASS. VAN
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• Machine Shop Service
• Complete Head Service
• Hydraulic Hoses
• Brake Drum, Fly Wheel
& Rotor Resurfacing
Cars, Trucks, Tractors, Industrial
GLEN’S
AUTO SUPPLY
10 N. Marshall - Springfield
723-4257
DRILLING & PUMP, INC.
7 DAY
24-HOUR
SERVICE
• WELL DRILLING
& REPAIR
• COMPLETE
PUMP REPAIR
• WATER TESTING
• WELL CHLORINATION
723-8873
800-288-9355
Salonek Construction
Poured Concrete Basements
Insulated forms for concrete.
Easy to install. Forms remain
in place for energy savings.
For brochure - video - estimate, contact Salonek Construction at 507-723-4218,
Box 127, Springfield, MN
56087.
ED’S REPAIR
size 225/60/16
Power front windows, locks and mirrors, keyless entry, ac/
heat controls front and rear, cruise, front 2 bucket seats, privacy glass. Well maintained. Seats have basic wear and tear.
100K miles.
Infinity Spray Tanning
FOR SALE: TV Stand. Call 507723-7123 for more information.
We have three sets of
SNOW TIRES on hand
Automotive
Now Doing
THANK YOUS
Lic.#CA06436
JEFF’S BODY SHOP
COMPLETE
AUTO BODY
REPAIR
Highway 14 - Springfield
Expert Glass Installation
Refinishing, Collision work
Jeff Weisensel, owner
723-5201
For Sale
Toro Snowblower
Service
Ron Mathiowetz
417 E. Sanborn St.
Springfield 723-9948
B&B
AMSOIL
Snowmobile oil
723-4218
2 stroke &
4 stroke
706 Cty Rd 5, Springfield
507-723-5985
Notice
Wanted
JOIN ANYTIME FITNESS of
Springfield or Sleepy Eye. No
enrollment fee. Free for Silver
Sneakers & Silver Fit. Bring in
insurance card and see if you
qualify for an exercise benefit!
BCBS of MN, WY, ND; Medica;
Health Partners; Ucare; South
County Alliance. Free classes
for all members ($5.00 non
members) in Springfield: Tabata, Tuesdays 8:30 p.m.; Senior
Strength, Wednesdays 10:15
a.m.; Pilates, Thursdays 6-7
p.m.; Kickboxing Thursdays 7-8
p.m. Get to a healthier place!
Call Angel at 507-794-2424 or
Sara at 507-723-8199. Colleen
Braun, owner.
WANTED: Any wood pallets.
Any amount.
Contact Dana
Youngerberg at 507-220-0315.
Bookkeeper
or
Housekeeper
call
Val Kieper at
507-227-6744
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three weeks prior to your move to
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THANK YOU for bringing in pictures for birthday ads, weddings,
engagements and anniversary
celebrations. Please stop at the
Advance-Press office and pick
up your submitted photos today!
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SALON
& TANNERY
Full Service Salon
Open Evenings & Saturday
by appointment
High Tech Bulbs
in the Tannery
9 N. Marshall Ave
723-5040
RM Sharp-All
Chain Saws,
Carbide Blades,
Plane Knives, Drills
Ice Skates,
Lawn/Garden Tools,
Cutlery
also have
Self propelled, 24”,
Electric Start
If you need a
Local Agent Linda Brown
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DR. THERESA BECKMAN, DC
DR. BRAD HAUGO, DC Chtd.
CHIROPRACTOR in Springfield Racquet Club
Tel. 723-8737
CHIROPRACTOR
723-5515 Walk-ins welcome
10 N O’Connell, Springfield
M-W-F 8:30 A.M. to 6:00 P.M.
8:30 to 5:30 Mon. thru Sat.
Closed Thursday and
Saturday afternoons
FISHER
PRIMARY EYE CARE CLINIC
DR. J.R. HUTCHINS
DR. M.R. FISHER
For Sale
Call Valerie for info or application 507-327-2137
Full Service
Salon & Spa
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310 Riverside Drive, Springfield
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FOR RENT: Two bedroom apartment in downtown Springfield.
$375/month. Call 507-723-4424.
(tfc)
Apartments Available
Cottonwood Ridge Apartments, Springfield. Spacious private 1-bedroom
apartment, beautiful common areas. Barrier-free,
single-level living. Must be
age 62+ and meet low income guidelines for HUD
subsidized rent. For information or tour call
Robin,
507-723-4500.
To place your classified, call
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[email protected]
Relaxation Deep Tissue
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sidewalks, and driveways; and Street, on Monday, January 26,
construction of storm sewer, 2015 at 7:00 p.m. The purpose
sanitary sewer mains, sanitary of the hearing is to receive public
602 N Jackson Avenue
sewer lines, water mains and comment on an Amendment to
water
service lines, on Van Du- the Springfield Zoning Ordinance
sen Street
from the intersection that would make the following
(507) 723-­6548
with Spring Avenue westerly to changes:
the intersection with Highway
SECTION 18.07 (5) Com14, and on Gamble Street from mercial District (C-2) Accessory
Ray Avenue to Burns Avenue.
Uses
These improvements will be
1. Add Subsection G. “apartmade pursuant to M.S.A. Sec- ment or living quarters provided
tion 429.011 to 429.111. The it is not the primary use of the
area proposed to be assessed structure and meets the stanfor such improvement is the dards of Ordinance 375 relating
property abutting on Van Du- to building occupancy, as may be
sen Street and Gamble Street amended.”
as described above. The estiSECTION 18.08 (2) Industrial
mated cost of the improvement Zone Permitted Uses
is $2,106,000.00, of which the
1. Add Subsection I. “any
portion of the estimated cost to uses permitted in C-1 and C-2
be specially assessed against Districts.”
the abutting property owners is
SECTION 18.08 (5) Industrial
$844,000.00. Such persons as Zone Accessory Uses
desire to be heard with refer1. Add Subsection H. “apartence to the proposed improve- ment or living quarters provided
ments will be heard at this meet- it is not the primary use of the
ing.
structure and meets the stanAmy Vogel, Clerk dards of Ordinance 375 relating
01,02c to building occupancy, as may be
amended.”
SECTION 18.11 (3A2) General
Requirements-Accessory
Structures
1. Subd. 3 (A2) currently
reads as follows:
Terraces,
steps, stoops or similar features
provided they do not extend
above the height of the ground
floor level of the principal structure or to a distance less than ten
(10) feet from any property line.
2. Subd. 3 (A2) is amended
to read as follows: Terraces,
steps, stoops or similar features,
and handicapped/wheel chair
ramps provided they do not
extend above the height of the
ground floor level of the principal
structure or to a distance less
than ten (10) feet from any property line.
SECTION 18.14 (13B5) Planning Commission Duties
1. Subd. 13 (B5) currently
reads as follows: Hold public
hearings on the above, except
variances.
2. Subd. 13 (B5) is amended
to read as follows: Hold public
hearings on the above.
Dated this 6th Day of January,
2015
Amy Vogel, City Clerk
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and
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stars.
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507-276-1675
13 S. Marshall Ave.
PLUMBING & HEATING
High Pressure
Water Jetting
Septic Tank Pumping
Water Softeners
Furnaces
Air conditioners
Hot Water Boilers
L.A.
Plumbing & Htg.
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PT Steel &
Fabrication
Paul Therkilsen, Owner
Steel repair, fabrication,
sales and service
49865 County Road 10
Sanborn, MN
723-WELD (9353)
OPTOMETRIST
Hard and Soft Contact Lenses
105 W. Main St. - Sleepy Eye
www.lifetimeeyecaremn.com
507-794-2126 Hrs: 1 - 8 Mon.; 9-5 Tues. - Fri.
Springfield Advance-Press
723-4225
Baier
A & L Construction &
Concrete, LLC
Septic System
Installation
Adam Pietig 507-430-0662
Luke Jensen 507-220-0718
Construction, Inc.
No outside plumber needed
MPCA License #R8378
Call Randy 507-723-5070
Springfield
361 3rd St
Clements, MN 56224
Pole Sheds, Concrete, Roofing,
Remodeling, Drywall,
New Construction
Lic. # BC679603
Phone - Cell 507-240-0893
- Home 507-723-8835
ROGOTZKE
Appliance &
Refrigeration
Service
on all
brands
723-5746 - Springfield
Elite
Hair Care
by Allissa
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20 East Lincoln Street
Springfield
Call for appointments
507-227-8745
Springfield Advance-Press
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Wednesday, January 14, 2015
Employment
FT County Agency Social Worker. - Provide case
management services to mentally ill adults and their families,
coordinate supportive agencies/facilities. Obtain Mental
Health Practitioner status. Complete MnChoice assessments.
MA Degree OR BA Degree in the Human Services field
acceptable to Merit System for the “County Agency Social
Worker” position and 2 yrs exp in a professional mental
health position. MA Degree Sal $47,793 to $56,225 DOQ; BA
Degree Sal $43,172 to $50,804 DOQ. Apply by 4:30 PM on
01/22/15 Minnesota Merit System Application are to be
submitted directly online to MN Merit System @ http://
agency.governmentjobs.com/mnmeritsystem/default.
cfm and send a completed copy of the Brown County
application found online @ www.co.brown.mn.us to
Mike Furth, Brown County Human Resources Director, PO
Box 248 New Ulm, MN 56073. Phone (507) 233-6603
EO/AAE
FT Human Resources Director – Department Head
Explore the Possibilities!
Christensen Farms
has career opportunities for you.
NO EXPERIENCE REQUIRED
We are currently hiring
Animal Care Workers
in the Sleepy Eye/New Ulm areas.
Starting wage with no experience
$13.25/hr with a pay increase
after 180 days.
.
Excellent benefits including: health and dental , 401K,
vision plan, vacation and much more!
Apply online at
www.christensenfarms.com
1-800-889-8531
Universal Banker
(Lamberton, MN Branch)
Are you looking to make great things happen in your
community? We are seeking dedicated customer
service professionals with two or more years of
experience or commensurate training in retail activities,
including sales and cash handling.
To become a part of our energetic team apply now at:
www.usbank.com/careers
Equal Opportunity Employer
TIRED OF BEING RETIRED?
Peoples Express is looking for
friendly, caring individuals to
drive people to medical appointments. Must be willing to work
flexible hours. Call 1-800-4500123 for application.
HELP WANTED:
Part-time
Care Provider needed at Brickstone Manor Assisted Living in
Comfrey.
Training provided.
Call Connie (manager) at 507640-1225 if interested or stop by
and pick up an application.
position serves under direction of the County Commissioners.
Performs HR/Personnel management functions for Brown
County; serves as County Payroll Officer; coordinates
recruitment, selection & hiring process; maintains employee
records, benefits. BS in Human Resource Mgmt, Business
Adm., Sociology, or related field OR Associate Degree in
human resource mgmt. or one of social sciences, industrial
relations, public service adm. plus 3 yrs related exp; OR HS
plus 1 yr post sec. in closely related field + 5 yrs related
exp.; and 4 yrs human resources/payroll related exp. Salary
$50,201 - $59,037 DOQ. Excellent benefit package. Apply
(Brown Cty Application req) by 4:30 PM on 01-21-15 to
Brown County HR Director, PO Box 248 New Ulm, MN 56073,
507-233-6603, online at: http://www.co.brown.mn.us .
EO/AAE
HELP WANTED
Clements Lumber in Springfield is looking for a parttime office assistant. Accounting knowledge would be
helpful. Duties include, answering phone, bookkeeping, assisting customers, ordering in store merchandise,
and cleaning. Must be dependable, self-motivated, and
be able to communicate effectively.
Stop by Clements Lumber in Springfield to pick up an
application.
U.S. Bank is an equal opportunity employer committed to creating a race, religion, color, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, disability or veteran status, among other factors. Member FDIC.
Springfield Public School
is requesting applications for a PREP COOK.
Interested
applicants
should send a letter of
interest, resume, and list
of references to: Keith
Kottke, Springfield Public Schools, 12 South
Burns Avenue, Springfield, MN 56087. Open
until filled.
Schroepfer Inc
Comfrey, MN
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Wednesday, January 14, 2015
Springfield Advance-Press
Harvest Land Cooperative has exceptional year
“Though we had our will be second to none in our Schreier said his number
challenges this past year, industry. Simply stated: It is one goal at Harvest Land is
2014 turned out to be an- a platform that is ‘Committed to create a company culture
other exceptional year for to Our Owners’ Success.’”
based on truly getting to
the company,” Harvest Land
He alluded to the theme know each and every cusCooperative CEO / President carried out by Harvest Land tomer. “Two cornerstones
Dave Stuk said as he ad- leadership team in the coop- essential to the success of
dressed stockholders at the erative’s annual report. That this effort are transparency
company’s 110th annual theme: Building long-term and trust, whether it be with
meeting at the Springfield
our customers
A r e a
or our employCommunity
I read an article the other day about leadership, ees,” he said.
Center
on
“Few things
and building trusting relationships with employees. The are more perJanuary 5. “Last year article stated the following: ‘Treat me like a number and sonal
than
I talked about I’ll stay until a better number comes along. Treat me like the
hopes
the challenges a person and I’ll stay. Ultimately, that’s what we all really and
dreams
we will be fac- want.’ I believe that this statement applies to not only a farmer has
ing as our pro- our employees, but to our customers as well. Our goal is for his or her
ducers contin- to learn to treat each of our customers as people, and not family and opue to grow in just as an end to getting the sale. If we are to treat each eration,” stated
size and comof our employees and our customers as people, we must Miki Schultz,
plexity, as our
A g Q u e s t
n e i g h b o r i n g learn to know and embrace the “unique story each of us p r e s i d e n t ,
c o m p e t i t o r s have within us.
in her mes— Harvest Land Cooperative CEO / President David Stuk sage. “Helping
get larger and
more competiour customers
tive, and regional/national healthy relationships with pa- protect those dreams is one
suppliers and manufacturers trons, customers, employees of the most important aspects
continue to implement strat- and partners. “Everybody of our job.” egies designed to go directly has a unique story,” he said.
Northland
Capital
to our local producers,” Stuk
Agriculture is a relation- President Willis Kleinjan
said. “At Harvest Land, in- ship-driven industry, said talked about being deterstead of worrying about what Chairman Roger Kettner. mined to be a relationally fothe competition is doing, we “Building strong relation- cused company in a traditionhave instead continued im- ships with our patrons is a ally transactional industry. plementing on our strategy strong emphasis at Harvest In order to do that, he said,
of building a complete local Land Cooperative.”
Northland focuses on develrelationship platform that
General Manager Dennis oping strong relationships
so that your children and
your children’s children will
aspire to do business with
Harvest Land Cooperative
well into the future.”
“We do have an amazing
story to tell. We are looking
forward to building upon that
story in 2015,” he concluded.
“
Harvest Land has
strong year with
net margin of
$11,207,360
Harvest Land Cooperative
had an excellent year with a
net margin of $11,207,360
— an increase of $1,943,242
David Simonsen, who retired after serving 20 years on over the previous year.
The strong performance
Harvest Land Cooperative’s Board of Directors, was
of
the company enables it to
presented a plaque with appreciation from Chairman
return
patronage dividends
Roger Kettner.
totaling $1,677,197.
Sales at Harvest Land for
with two groups, their em- rience, passion and perspecfiscal
year ended August 31,
ployees and their customers. tive on how best to help each
2014,
were $225,844,785
It also takes training, in- of our customers.” The
balance sheet on the
We
will
also
continue
vestment in each other and
company’s
annual statement
investment in the right tools to invest in our people, to
shows
assets
of more than
and resources to do the work, make certain that we deliver
$475
million.
said Stuk. “And again, it on what we are promising. Connie Nelson, a partner
just takes hard work. Here at Without good people, we
who
represented Carlson
Harvest Land, we are learn- have little chance of sucHighland
& Co., L.L.P.
ing to work together as a uni- ceeding,” Stuk stated.
Certified
Public
Accountants,
Harvest Land Cooperative
fied team. Each member of
presented
basic
information
also
invested
resources
in
the team brings his/her own
from
the
company’s
financial
level of commitment, expe- important upgrades and
statements
at
the
meeting.
improvements to its facilities. In 2013, Harvest Land
Cooperative invested approximately $5 million to Directors elected
significantly upgrade its
Harvest Land Cooperative
Morton facility, and this stockholders elected three
past year invested an ad- directors during the busiditional $4.25 million at ness meeting. Directors Bob
the Springfield location. Liesenfeld and Terry Flesner
Harvest Land Cooperative were re-elected to the board.
recently completed con- Alan Plotz of Clements was
struction of buildings at the elected a new board member.
Springfield location for its He replaces David Simonsen,
seed department, and crop who chose to step down after
protection storage; with serving 21 years.
plans to build a shop for
Other directors are Roger
the company’s truck fleet Kettner of Morgan, who
and agronomy fleet in the serves as board chairman;
spring. “These investments Tim Sullivan of Morton,
will help the employees of secretary/treasurer;
John
Harvest Land to provide bet- Schwartz of Sleepy Eye,
HARVEST LAND COOPERATIVE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR 2015 — seated, from left: CEO/President David ter and faster service to our Chad Edwards of Hector,
Stuk, Roger Kettner, chairman; Robert Lisenfeld, vice-chairman; and Tim Sullivan, secretary/treasurer. Back: patrons,” said Stuk. “We in- Dan Tauer of Morgan, and
vest in the future of the coop Cole Trebesch of Springfield.
Directors Alan Plotz, John Schwartz, Cole Trebesch, Chad Edwards, Terry Flesner and Dan Tauer.
“
REAL ESTATE FOR SALE
SPRINGFIELD PROPERTIES
SLEEPY EYE PROPERTIES
NEW LISTING: 501 JACKSON AVE N, SPRINGFIELD MLS # 6008559 D+.-;886< NEW LISTING: 402 VON FISCHER AVE S, SPRINGFIELD  MLS # 6008418 +.-
20682 SHERWOOD AVENUE, SLEEPY EYE  MLS #
6007748  *,;./*;6<2=.27,5>-270=255*+5.
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$185,000
315 CENTER ST, COBDEN  MLS # 6007757 NEW LISTING: 401 S COUNTY ROAD 5 #112, SPRINGFIELD  MLS
314
JACKSON
AVE
N,
SPRINGFIELD
D +-;6< +*=1 *99;8A <: +.-+*=1*==*,1.--8>+5.0*;*0.
# 6008392  %2?.;?2.@86.<=.*-889>72=+.-;886+*=1
/= 89.7 6*27 5.?.5 5*B8>= @
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124 PAFFRATH AVE S, SPRINGFIELD  MLS # 6008190 D &2705. <=8;B +;2,4
186. 58,*=.- 87 * ,8;7.; 58= @
7.@ <12705.< 27 .*=>;.< *
5*;0.52?270;886>9-*=.-42=,1.7,*+2
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<2-270 *7- <12705.< 7.@ 27 E />;7*,. ,.7=
*==*,1.-J<=*550*;*0. $79,900
+-;6< J +*=1< *99;8A <: /=
FAF-.=0*;*0.FAF-.=0*;*0.
410 LINCOLN ST W, SPRINGFIELD  MLS #6006957
D+-;6<I+*=1<*99;8A<:/=
(9-*=.- />;7*,. 7.@ H88;270 27 42=,1.7
-27270+*=1;886FAF<=8;*0.<1.-
27,5>-.- .7= &2705. *==*,1.- 0*
rage.
+-;6< 98<<2+5B +*=1 *99;8A <: /=
;.68-.5.-27=.;28;7.@42=,1.7,*+27.=<
,8>7
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*7-@2;2707.@<=..5;88/27EB;@*;;*7=B
8//<2=.9*;4270,58<.=8<,1885<
$39,900
$57,500
SANBORN PROPERTIES
$35,400
303 PAFFRATH AVE S, SPRINGFIELD MLS#60088183 D 8; +-;6< I 318 LINCOLN ST W, SPRINGFIELD  MLS # 60065362
+*=1< *99;8A <: /= 8,*=.- 87 * ,8;7.; 58= 9;89.;=B /.*
=>;.< >9-*=.- ?27B5 <2-270 <12705.< @27-8@< ;.68-.5.- .*=27
42=,1.76*275.?.5+*=1;8869*;=2*55BG72<1.-+*<.6.7=@
5*;0.
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$135,000
PRIC
210 DOTSON ST S, SANBORN
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N
SANBORNMLS # 6008420 2 bed
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rooms, and detached garage
$36,500 LOTS FOR SALE: &=8172;<=*--2=287&9;270G.5-99.5&=54
105 VAN BUREN AVE N, SPRINGFIELD  MLS #6006522D
8=<
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186.@
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#/G,.87<.,87-5.?.5FAF-.=*,1.-27<>5*=.- &9;270G.5-D738B=1.9;2?*,B9;8A262=B8/&9;270G.5-
0*;*0.+>25=2772,.5*7-<,*9270
$48,900
520 SANBORN ST E, SPRINGFIELD  MLS#6006541D +-;6< +*=1<
PRIC
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$65,9 DUCED
00
231 S SPRING AVE  MLS # 6007730D8;+-;6<
J+*=1<*99;8A<:/=7.@/>;7*,.27
6*275.?.55*>7-;B1*;-@88-H88;<,.7=;*5
*7-
<2705.-.=*,1.-0*;*0.
$35,800
106 SPRING AVE N, SPRINGFIELD  MLS # 6006535 +-;6< I +*=1<
SOLD!
*99;8A<:/=6*<=.;+-;6@
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5*;0. /*625B ;886 0*< G;.95*,.
98=.7=2*5*--F5+-;6<$84,500
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$27,500
einer
4 bdrms, 1 bath
$34,900
+.-;886<+*=1
*99;8A<:/=$28,000
LAMBERTON PROPERTIES
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8>=+>25-270<
$297,500 <:/=
COMFREY PROPERTIES
NEW LISTING: 211 4TH AVE W,
LAMBERTON  MLS # 6007713 
$47,500
29885 COUNTY ROAD 8  212 PRAIRIE ST N, COMFREY 
MLS#6006532 *,;.< !
=8 MLS#6006539 D8;+-;6<
+.<>;?.B.-58,*=.-879*?.- +*=1*99;8A<:
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+-;6<
+*=1-+5*==*,1.- <>5*=.-
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garage
PRICE
$119,900 7.@27
$5,0D0U0C TION
E
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$73,500
212 BROWN ST. W,
COMFREY  MLS # 6006545
D+-;6<+*=1<
$69,900
SOLD!
eal Estate
www.reinerre.com
$29,500
SOLD!
200 WINONA ST E, SANBORN —
MLS#6006546
202 WOODMAN ST W, JEFFERS 
MLS #6006533
2 bedrooms,
+-;6<+*=1<:/=
866.;,2*5 +>25-270 87 6*27 <=;..=
*99;8A=8=*5<:/=
$49,900
SOLD!
29176 CO HWY 13, MORGAND MLS#6006515 *,;.< .*=>;.< 1 bath,
204 PRAIRIE ST N, COMFREY
MLS#6006703
117 BROWN ST E, COMFREY MLS#6006557D
+*=1<*99;8A<:/=<05<=8;B 270@
>9-*=.-27=.;28;D+><27.<<
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27<>51=F-0*;*0. $159,500 /*,252=B).;B68=2?*=.- $30,000
<.55.;
NEW LISTING: 410 3RD AVE W,
LAMBERTON  MLS # 6007693 
$159,500
$49,900
48258 COUNTY ROAD 11, SANBORN
MLS#6006530 *,;. +>25-270 130 CENTRAL ST W, SANBORN 
<2=.879*?.-;8*-+-;6<J MLS # 6006554 866.;,2*5+>25-
250 & 260 OAK ST, CLEMENTS
 MLS #6007639  $25,000
MORGAN PROPERTY
$35,500
$10,0
REDU00 PRICE
C TIO
N
CLEMENTS PROPERTY
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garage,
FREY  MLS #6006992
detached
+.-;886<
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J+*=1<
garage
*99;8A<:/= 225 COUNTY ROAD 16 N, COM
FREY  MLS#6006521 +-;6<
$84,500
+*=1<*99;8A<:/=-+5
$98,000
*==F.-0*;*0.-+5-.=,1F-0*
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NEW LISTING: 213 PRAIRIE ST N, COMFREY 
MLS #6007572  4 bed
rooms, 1 ¾ baths,
*99;8A <: /=
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+.-;886<J+*=1<
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detached
garage
$10,0
216 HOYT AVE S, SPRINGFIELD  MLS # 6006531 LOT FOR SALE - MLS #6006553 .0*5.<,;29=287 8=58,4817<87F<
*99;8A <: /= 6*27 5.?.5
5*>7-;B*7-/>55+*=1876*275.?.5
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27 E ,.7= />55 +*<.6.7=
<05-.=*,1.-0*;*0. $65,900
$60,000
418 1ST AVE N, SLEEPY EYE MLS#6006540
112 BROWN ST, COMFREY  MLS#6006556 86
6.;,2*5+>25-270+>25=27E58,*=.--8@7=8@7
@.55.<=*+52<1.- 9;8G=*+5. 7.@<9*9.; +><2
7.<</8;<*5.
$63,000
LLC
COMFREY BUILDING LOTS
LOTS 1 and 2 in BLOCK 1 &
LOTS 1,2,3 & 4 in BLOCK 2
+.-;886<J+*=1<
*99;8A<:/=
$39,900
NEW LISTING: 606 2ND AVE W, LAMBERTON 
MLS #6007095  +-;6<J+*=1<*99;8A
SOLD!
<:/=
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garage
$145,000
308 2ND AVE W, LAMBERTON 
PRICE MLS #6006527 D+.-<+*=1
$5,0D0U0C TION *99;8A<:/=
$39,500
RE
201 4TH AVE. W., LAMBERTON 
MLS #6006548 - 2 bdrms
Amanda Frank, Broker
507-723-5233
Cell # 507-828-6238
[email protected]
1.5 baths
$69,900
Ben Luense, Agent
507-723-5233
Cell # 507-227-3579
[email protected]