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Volume 131 • Number 31 • Thursday, February 12, 2015 • Arlington, MN 55307
Court of Appeals upholds SE referendum
By Kurt Menk
Editor
The Minnesota Court of
Appeals issued an order to
dismiss the appeal brought
forth by rural Gaylord resident Nathan Kranz and affirm
the earlier decision made by
Judge Kevin Eide in Sibley
County District Court.
The results of the Sibley
East $43 million building
bond, which passed 1,6341,538 last November, will be
upheld.
The decision came one day
after oral arguments on the
contested election were heard
in St. Paul on Wednesday
morning, Feb. 4.
Due to the time sensitive
nature of the case and its financial ramifications, the ruling was expedited.
“In light of the stipulated
facts and evidence presented
to the district court; the findings made by the district
court that are supported by
the evidence or unchallenged
on appeal; clear precedent
from our supreme court; the
arguments presented by counsel; and the record as a
whole; we conclude that appellate Kranz is not entitled
to relief,” according to Edward J. Cleary, Chief Judge
of the Court of Appeals.
An opinion will follow, setting out the reasoning of this
court. The release of that
opinion will be expedited.
“The district is pleased that
the appellate court has affirmed the decision of Judge
Eide in district court and that
their decision has come so
quickly,” said Sibley East Superintendent Jim Amsden.
In addition to Superintendent Amsden, School Board
Chairperson Brian Brandt
also attended the oral arguments in St. Paul.
Attorney Erick Kaardal
said a decision on whether to
take the case to the Minnesota Supreme Court will have to
wait until the opinion from
the Court of Appeals is made
available, according to a
comment in The Free Press.
“We haven’t seen the
court’s reasoning,” Kaardal
said. “Obviously we are disappointed in the order.”
Sibley East, unless there is
another appeal, hopes to
move foward on its construc-
tion plans.
The plan will include a new
PreK-5 elementary building
in Gaylord and new additions and remodeling to the
grades 6-12 building in Arlington.
Design work, soil borings,
site survey and an agreement
on a land swap have been on
hold due to the court case.
Search is narrowed
down to 5 candidates
for county position
By Kurt Menk
Editor
The Sibley County Administrative Search Committee has narrowed the
search down to five candidates who will be given
preliminary interviews, according to County Commissioner Jim Swanson.
The committee will then
offer second interviews to
candidates who will be selected as finalists. Swanson said the preliminary
interviews are confidential
because they are not finalists.
The preliminary interviews will take place on
Tuesday, Feb. 17. The
search team will determine
at that time who and how
many will be brought back
for final interviews.
The County Board will
convene the final interviews which is open to the
public at a time and place
to be determined later.
Sibley County Administrator Matt Jaunich officially submitted his resignation to the County
Board on Wednesday, Dec.
10, 2014. Jaunich’s last
official day with Sibley
County was on Sunday,
Jan. 11.
Swanson serves as the
committee chairperson.
The other committee
members included Tim
Becker, Mary Fisher, Vicki
Stock and Bill Pinske.
County Board authorizes
final payment at meeting
Enterprise photo by Kurt Menk
Ridgeview Sibley Medical Center Board Chairperson Kevin
Lindstrand, left, and Ridgeview Sibley Medical Center Admin-
istrator Todd Sandburg, right, stand in front of the new signage
at the facility in Arlington.
Affiliation with Ridgeview brings expanded
health care services and improved facilities
It was just more than one
year ago that the former Sibley Medical Center entered
into an affiliation agreement
with
Waconia-based
Ridgeview Medical Center.
This unique relationship was
formed to strengthen Sibley
Medical’s position as a viable
and growing health care
provider and, on Jan. 1, 2014,
the operation of the hospital
and its four primary care clinics was officially transferred
from the City of Arlington to
Ridgeview.
“This has been a great first
year for the patients and staff
of Ridgeview Sibley Medical
Center,” said Todd Sandberg,
vice president and adminis-
trator, Ridgeview Sibley
Medical Center. “By aligning
ourselves with a larger system, our goal was to bring expanded high-quality, patientcentered services to the
greater Sibley County community and benefit from a nationally recognized health
care leader in Ridgeview.”
As part of the agreement, a
new nonprofit entity—owned
by Ridgeview and governed
by a new nine-member Board
of Directors—was formed.
“It was very important to the
city, staff and patients to have
a local ‘voice’ on this Board,”
said Kevin Lindstrand, chairperson, Ridgeview Sibley
Board of Directors. “With
five Arlington residents and
three from other Sibley
County communities, we can
effectively plan and implement strategic initiatives to
meet the health care needs of
the southwest region,”
According to Sandberg, patients and residents are already experiencing the benefits of the affiliation with
Ridgeview. In 2014, Ridgeview Sibley welcomed several new primary and specialty
providers, increased access to
services, introduced technology that would have otherwise
not been possible, and made
improvements to both
Ridgeview Winthrop and
Gaylord Clinic facilities.
“Ridgeview is also making
significant improvements to
the Emergency Department
and other priority areas within the hospital building, to
enhance both the environment of care and overall patient experience,” Sandberg
added.
“The 2014 affiliation was a
major milestone for both of
our organizations,” said Bob
Stevens, president and CEO,
“We are looking forward to
strengthening our relationship
to further improve the health
of the residents in the com-
Affiliation
Continued on page 3
By Amy Newsom
Correspondent
Sibley County Public
Works Director Tim Becker
requested that M & K Bridge
Construction, Inc. be paid the
final $25,065 they were due
for the construction of bridge
72543 on County State Aid
Highway (CSAH) 13. The
County Board authorized the
final payment during its regular meeting on Tuesday
morning, Feb. 10.
The Board approved the
contract for professional engineering services with Braun
Intertec Corporation to perform cores and hand augers
and prepare a pavement evaluation and design recommendation report for the rehabilitation projects of CSAH 4
from Trunk Highway (TH)
19 to the north County line
and CSAH 10 from CSAH 4
to CSAH 26 west of Gaylord.
The Board also passed resolution #2015-12 to set the
bid opening for the 2015 bituminous overlay projects to
be Thursday, March 19 at 11
am in the County Board
Room. The projects include
bituminous overlays for
County State Aid Highway
(CSAH) 18 from CSAH 17 to
CSAH 8, CSAH 10 from
Trunk Highway (TH) 15 to
CSAH 4 and bituminous
overlay for County Road
(CR) 111 in the City of Green
Isle. According to the resolution, each bid shall be accompanied by a bidder’s bond
naming the County of Sibley
as obligee, certified check
payable to the County Treasurer or a cash deposit equal to
at least five percent (five percent) of the amount of the
bid, which shall be forfeited
to the County of Sibley in the
event that the bidder fails to
enter into a contract.
In other action, County
Commissioner Jim Swanson
reported that there was an excellent pool of experienced
candidates for the position of
Sibley County administrator.
Swanson said that “there was
a greater pool of candidates
than the first time” the position was advertised. Overall,
there were 29 applications for
the open position.
The next meeting will be
held at 9 a.m. Tuesday, Feb.
24.
Arlington Fire Department responded to 82 calls in 2014
By Kurt Menk
Editor
The Arlington Fire Department responded to 82 calls in
2014, according to Arlington
Fire Chief John Zaske.
The local fire department
serves the City of Arlington,
Arlington Township, Dryden
Township, Green Isle Township, Jessenland Township,
Kelso Township and New
Auburn Township.
The number of calls was 11
more than in 2013. The local
fire department responded to
71 calls in 2013, 71 calls in
2012, 79 calls in 2011, 99
calls in 2010, 60 calls in
2009, 59 calls in 2008, 64
calls in 2007, 43 calls in
2006, 37 calls in 2005 and 28
calls in 2004.
According to Zaske, the
local fire department responded to 18 fire calls, five
alarms, five weather-related
calls, 12 medical calls, seven
helipad calls, 13 cancelled
calls and 12 accidents. The
local fire department provided mutual aid assistance on
10 occasions and received
mutual aid assistance on three
occasions.
The local fire department
received its new Custom Fire
Peterbilt Engine last February
and put the new truck into
service one month later.
Also in 2014, the local fire
department received money
from McLeod Power to purchase an immobile-vac vacuum mattress, money from
Center Point Energy to buy a
gas monitor, grain bin rescue
equipment from UFC, a
$2,500 matching grant from
the DNR, a new thermal imaging camera from the Arlington VFW, a $500 donation from a private family for
equipment, a $625 donation
from Seneca Foods for equipment, and a $2,500 donation
from Locher Brothers for
equipment.
The officers for the local
fire department include Fire
Chief John Zaske, First Assistant Doug Mackenthun, Second Assistant Corey Carpenter, Secretary/Treasurer Curtis
Ling and Safety and Training
Officers Bobbi Zaske and Jeremy Otto.
The rest of the fire department consists of Grant Bening, Chad Carpenter, Brent
Doetkott, Keith Dressen, Jim
Farber, Luke Geib, Spencer
Haggenmiller, Tim Haggenmiller, Neil Holmquist, Jeff
Otto, Jen Otto, Tom Pfarr,
Josh Pflanz, Jon Piotter, Tom
Pomplun, Jason Quast, Nick
Raush, Jon Rose, Rich
Schmidt, Jim Soeffker, Paul
Soeffker, Jeff Tuchtenhagen
and Tony Voight.
Arlington Enterprise, Thursday, February 12, 2015, page 2
News Briefs
Accident south of Arlington
A one-vehicle accident with injuries reportedly occurred along County Road 17 about seven miles south
of Arlington at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 3, according to the
Sibley County Sheriff’s Department.
A 1997 Ford Explorer driven by Jean Jackels, 29, Arlington, was traveling southbound on County Road 17,
according to the report. Jackels lost control of her Ford
Explorer and the vehicle entered the west ditch where it
overturned on its side. The vehicle sustained severe
damage.
Jackels, who was wearing a seatbelt, was transported
by the Arlington Ambulance to the Ridgeview Sibley
Medical Center, Arlington, where she was treated for
minor injuries, the report said.
The Arlington Fire Department also assisted at the
scene.
Items taken from machine shed
Juan Garcia, a 2010 graduate of the Sibley East Senior High School, recently graduated from Bethany
Lutheran College with a Bachelor of Arts Degree. He
majored in Exercise Science.
He is the son of Maria Sarinana, Arlington.
Chamber seeking vice president
The Arlington Area Chamber of Commerce is still
seeking an individual to serve as vice president.
Interested people can contact Chamber President
Kevin Lindstrand or any member of the Arlington Area
Chamber of Commerce.
RSMC offering scholarships
The Ridgeview Sibley Medical Center and Foundation is offering high school students who reside in Sibley County the opportunity to receive a $1,000 college
scholarship.
Qualified students must have maintained a minimum
high school grade point average of 2.8 and completed
the requirements of the application by the scholarship
deadline. Scholarships will be awarded to five qualified
applicants.
To be eligible, students must submit the application
components by Friday, April 3 or postmarked by this
date. The completed application includes two essay
questions, a high school transcript and a minimum of
two letters of recommendation.
Scholarship applications are currently available from
the guidance office at all Sibley County high schools or
from the Ridgeview Sibley Medical Center website at
www.sibleymedical.org.
Student omitted from list
Freshman Danielle Langworthy was recently named
to the Principal’s Honor Roll at the Sibley East Junior
High School in Gaylord during the second quarter.
Her name was inadvertently left off the list by school
officials.
Green Isle adopts resolution
The Green Isle City Council, during a recent regular
meeting, unanimously adopted a resolution to approve
an updated 2014 interfund loan amount at zero interest
for $74,918. This money will go from the General Fund
to Fund 340 which is the Green Isle Community Fund.
Mayor Dale ZumBerge and City Council members
Shawn Harms, Brian Oelfke, John Schauer and Mark
Wentzlaff all voted in favor of the resolution.
Chamber seeking farm to host
The Arlington Area Chamber of Commerce still needs
a farm location for Breakfast on the Farm event which is
scheduled for Friday, June 12.
Interested people are encouraged to contact Breakfast
on the Farm Committee Co-Chairpersons Tiffany
Brockhoff and Wendell Terlinden.
Polar Bear Plunge
The Club New Yorker in Green Isle participated in the Polar
Plunge at Hallett’s Pond in St. Peter on Saturday, Feb. 7. The
event, which was organized by the Nicollet County Sheriff’s
Department, drew well over 600 “plungers” and raised about
$100,000 for the Minnesota Special Olympics. The Club New
The following students
were recently named to the
“A” Honor Roll and “B”
Honor Roll at the Sibley East
Senior High School in Arlington during the second
quarter.
Zachary Weber and Kyla
Wisch.
Juniors: Jack Ballalatak,
Michael Bostelman, Logan
Bruss, Samantha Carpenter,
Trevor Diehn, Nicholas
Doetkott, Victoria Dwyer,
Sydney Fogarty Busch, Kailey Geib, Ashley Grack, Ian
Holmes, Logan Jorgenson,
Madeline Kjellesvig, Megan
Krentz, Mason Latzke, Sarah
Malinowski, Mitchell Mathews, Natalie Mesker, Collin
Pautsch, Sadie Quast, Casey
Samletzka, Kyla Schlueter,
Travis Schmidt, Julia
Schwartz, Rachel Sorenson,
Aaron Strack, Jacob Strack,
McKayla Stumm, Emma
Thompson, Kaitlin Tuchtenhagen, Alyssa Weber and
Bradley Ziegler.
Sophomores: Morgan Attenberger, Grace Ballalatak,
Abigail Butler, Seth Fredin,
“A” Honor Roll
Seniors: Vanesa Aguilera,
Elizabeth Becerra, Carla
Bromenschenkel, Andrew
Bullert, Lukas Bullert, Autumn
Dose,
Jonathan
DuFrane, Daniel Kranz, Kelli
Martens, Kenneth Martin,
Megan Mathews, Ashley
Mercier, Darin Neisen, Paige
Nelson, Mikayla Perschau,
Jordan Petzel, Taylor Pfarr,
Brandon Raghu, McKenzie
Sommers, Karissa Sorenson,
Korban Strand, Elizabeth
Thies, Sam Thies, Hunter
Voight, Shelby Voight, Breann Walsh, Matthew Weber,
A need for more police
support within the community is the reason Gaylord Police Chief Tony Padilla is asking for City Council authorization to hire another fulltime officer, according to the
Gaylord Hub.
Gaylord’s Police Department currently consists of
Chief Padilla, three full-time
officers, and a pool of “parttimers.” Because of the rising
number of incidents, Padilla
Thank You
Happy Birthday, Ralph!
Thank you to the
Arlington Fire
Department
for the 1st Prize
of $100 we won
in your raffle.
“B” Honor Roll
Seniors: Casey Brandt,
Austin Brockhoff, Cole
Bruhn, Kaylee Busch, Viviana Flores, Benjamin Freitag, Kevin Johnson, Benjamin Juarez, Justin Korson,
Daniel Lindorff, Haylee Loncorich, Jason Meyer, Jean
Sickmann and Sophia Thoele.
Juniors: Justin Bennett,
Zachariah Bremer, Christian
Figueroa, Amber Frauendienst, Michael Grove, Zachary
Latzke, Rachel Loncorich,
Cailee Mathwig, Dylan
Pauly, Ethan Pomplun, Katelyn Quast, Quinlan Riffenburg, Jerrica Rosenlund,
Kaitlyn Schauer, Lucas
Shogren, Tristan Von Eschen
and Jacob Wentzlaff.
Sophomores: Benjamin
Brinkman, Alison Eibs, Alma
Lopez, Sheryl Monsivaiz,
Adam Peterson, Emily Quast,
Brice Reierson, Tyler Roseland, Kyle Sandberg, Alyssa
Stoeckman, Nathan Templin,
Megan
Wickenhauser,
Gabrielle Wiest and Ana Zuniga.
Allie & Geri Weber
is requesting that the city add
another full-time officer position.
According to Padilla’s report, Gaylord officers responded to nearly 3,000 incidents in 2014. He said a spike
in calls is still evident at the
outset of this year as the department responded to more
than 300 incidents in January
alone.
Arlington Enterprise
Community
Calendar
The High Island Clovers 4-H Club meeting will be
held at 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 15. The club will be playing
bingo with residents at the Fairview Assisted Living facility. Anyone interested in 4-H is welcome to attend.
Resolution adopted in G.I.
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Alli Harter, Christopher Johnson, Chloey Kellermann,
Brooke Klehr, Tory Knacke,
Alexus Kreft, Tanner
Kurtzweg, Sadie Lane,
Alyssa Louwagie, Ella Lundstrom, Joel Mercier, Timothy
Otto, Megan Pederson,
Samantha Raghu, Ashley
Rechtzigel, Emma Samletzka, James Schealler, Jenna
Schuft, Leah Serbus, Nathan
Snyder, Sierra Suedbeck,
Kimberly Velazquez, Jason
Vinkemeier,
Elizabeth
Wahlen and Hannah Wentzlaff.
Gaylord chief says there is need for more police support
Play bingo with 4-H Club
The Green Isle City Council, at a recent regular meeting, unanimously adopted a resolution to place some
2014 unpaid utility bills onto the property owners’ taxes
payable in 2015. The total is $7,421.18 for nine properties.
Mayor Dale ZumBerge and City Council members
Shawn Harms, Brian Oelfke, John Schauer and Mark
Wentzlaff all voted in favor of the resolution.
Yorker plungers included Bob Nielsen, Rochelle Nielsen,
Sandy Herrmann, Janie Glover, Molly Glover, Annie Shotliff,
Stephanie Hentges, Nate Morreim, Reed Vos, Joe Lempke,
Nicole Vovasane, Dennis Stoeckman, Kris Burg and Don
Duenow.
Students named to the Honor Roll
at Sibley East Senior High School
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Garcia earns college degree
Submitted Photo
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An individual or individuals reportedly took several
items from a machine shed in Jessenland Township
about four miles north of Henderson prior to 8:30 a.m.
Saturday, Feb. 7, according to the Sibley County Sheriff’s Department.
The missing items included a Stihl concrete saw, a
Nibco crimping tool in a black plastic case, a 24-volt
Milwaukee red and black portable bandsaw, a Deli laptop, and a Husqvarna chainsaw, according to the report.
The machine shed is owned by Mark Trebesch, 40.
People who have any information about this theft are
encouraged to contact the Sibley County Sheriff’s Department at 1-888-880-4567.
Arlington Lions Club
37th Annual
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Monday, February 16: Arlington City Council, council chambers, 6:30 p.m.
Sibley East School Board, room 149 at Arlington Campus, 6:30 p.m.
VFW Post 6031, veteran’s building at fairgrounds, 8 p.m.
Arlington AA and Al Anon, St. Mary’s
Catholic Church, Arlington, 8 p.m.
Tuesday, February 17: Knights of Columbus, St. Mary’s Parish Hall, 8 p.m.
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Weber is Senior of the Quarter
Zac Weber, a senior at the
Sibley East Senior High
School, was recently chosen
by his classmates as the Outstanding Senior of the Quarter.
Seniors at Sibley East vote
for the outstanding member
of the senior class each quarter. The names of those students are then submitted to
the Gaylord Rotary Club to
consider for a scholarship
sponsored by the club. The
scholarship will be presented
to the outstanding senior of
the year during the annual
awards ceremony this spring.
Weber is currently enrolled
in Economics, English, Calculus, Physics, Physical Education and Band. He also has
a study hall and serves as a
student tutor.
In the area of fine arts,
Weber plays the trumpet in
the band. He is a former
member of the Jazz Band.
Weber, a member of the
National Honor Society, is a
member of the “A” Honor
Roll and is a past Student of
the Month. In addition,
Weber received the Student
of Excellence honor.
Weber is a captain and
four-year letterwinner in basketball. He will go into the
baseball season as a two-year
letterwinner.
Outside of school, Weber is
a member of the Arlington
Conquerors 4-H Club and the
Green Isle Irish baseball
team.
Ridgeview Sibley Medical Center receives a new
quality-based accreditation from DNV GL - healthcare
Ridgeview Sibley Medical
Center has achieved national
accreditation as a Critical Access Hospital from DNV GL Healthcare, the only health
care accreditation program
approved by the U.S. Centers
for Medicare and Medicaid
Services (CMS) that integrates the ISO 9001 Quality
Management System with the
Medicare Conditions of Participation. This accreditation
program requires health care
systems to evaluate the continuum of patient care
throughout their facilities and
take measured steps to improve when it is warranted.
“Ridgeview values DNV
GL accreditation throughout
its network of hospitals and
clinics because of its [DNV
GL] approach to accreditation. DNV GL works collaboratively with an organization
to help it achieve the quality
standards necessary to ensure
a positive patient experience
in a safe environment. With
our accreditation, Ridgeview
Sibley Medical Center’s quality processes, procedures and
protocols align directly with
the Ridgeview network as a
whole,” said Todd Sandberg,
vice president and administrator, Ridgeview Sibley
Medical Center.
DNV GL accreditation addresses the demands of
today’s health care organizations dedicated to patientcentered care. As part of the
accreditation process, DNV
GL surveyors will visit
Ridgeview Sibley annually
instead of every three years
as was done previously. They
monitor Ridgeview Sibley’s
adherence to patient safety
criteria established by CMS,
but also evaluate processes
that impact patient care
across various departments
and facilities of the hospital
and clinics.
Being accredited by DNV
GL allows Ridgeview Sibley
to receive reimbursement for
its patients covered by
Medicare and Medicaid. The
DNV NIAHOR accreditation
program was authorized by
CMS in 2008 and today DNV
GL provides not only hospital
accreditation but also Primary
Stroke Center Certification.
About Ridgeview
Sibley Medical Center
Located in Arlington,
Affiliation
Highlights
After graduation, Weber
plans to attend the University
of Wisconsin at River Falls
where he plans to major in
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mathematics/education.
He is the son of Jeff and
Missy Weber, Arlington.
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Technology
Enhancements
To improve access to information, enhance patient care
and safety, and streamline
processes, Ridgeview Sibley
has made several technology,
computer systems, and security system upgrades at the hospital and clinics. One of the
patient care enhancements
was the installation of InstyMeds at the hospital in the
spring of 2014. To meet patients’ after-hours medication
needs, this fully automated
ATM-style machine dispenses
prescription medications directly to patients immediately
before leaving the Ridgeview
Sibley Urgent Care and Emergency Department.
Facility Improvements
Enhancing access to primary care services and overall
patient experience, Ridgeview
financed the construction of
the new Ridgeview Winthrop
Clinic (opened in December
2013) as well as improvements to the Gaylord clinic
site.
Ridgeview is also investing
in facility upgrades to the Arlington campus. At its November 2014 meeting, the
Ridgeview Sibley Board of
Directors selected an architectural firm to begin working on
design options to increase privacy for patients, improve patient waiting areas and flow,
create staff efficiencies, and
support service growth and
access improvements.
Completion of this project
will likely be late 2016 to ensure that Ridgeview Sibley remains fully operational during
construction.
DNV Accreditation
Highlighting a year full of
integration initiatives and enhancements was Ridgeview
Sibley Medical Center‘s recent accreditation by DNV
(Det Norske Veritas), the national health care accreditation organization used by
This accreditation program requires health care systems to
evaluate the continuum of patient care throughout their facilities and take measured
steps to improve when it is
warranted.
“Our affiliation with
Ridgeview brings significant
benefit to our community,”
Sandberg added. “I’m proud
of our Board, providers, staff
and patients who supported
the affiliation and who are
working together to ensure the
long-term health of both organizations and, most important, the people and communities we serve. “
About Ridgeview
Sibley Medical Center
Located in Arlington,
Center is a critical access hospital—providing urgent care,
general surgery, and 24/7 hospital and emergency services
to residents of Sibley County
and the surrounding area. It is
part of the Ridgeview Medical
Center network, which also
includes a hospital in Waconia, a multitude of primary
and specialty care clinics,
emergency services and specialty programs, and Two
Twelve Medical Center in
Chaska. For more information
about Ridgeview Sibley Medical Center, visit www.sibleymedical.org.
Board of Directors
The Ridgeview Sibley
Board of Directors include
Timothy Dolan, Winthrop;
Wayne Hubin, Watertown,
Ridgeview Medical Center
Board Member; Kevin Lindstrand, Arlington; Brenda
Pautsch, Gaylord; Lisa Pfarr,
Arlington; Lyle Rud, Arlington; Dennis Schultz, Arlington; Dee Thomas, Henderson;
and David Welch, Arlington.
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grow its physician base. In the
summer of 2014, Matthew
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Center as medical director of
the Emergency Department.
Dr. Herold is board certified
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Emergency Department at
Ridgeview Medical Center in
Waconia.
During 2014, Ridgeview
Sibley also welcomed two
board-certified Family Medicine providers to its staff:
Emma
Carlin,
MD,
Ridgeview Arlington and
Ridgeview Gaylord Clinics;
and Michael Douglas, MD,
Ridgeview Arlington and
Ridgeview Winthrop Clinics.
Dr. Douglas also cares for patients in the Ridgeview Sibley
Urgent Care and Emergency
Department.
The affiliation with
Ridgeview has also improved
local residents’ access to specialty care—a priority need
identified by the community.
Shortly before the official affiliation agreement was finalized, Birendra Kumar, MD,
returned to Ridgeview Sibley,
bringing oncology services
back to the community. Dr.
Kumar is board certified in
Hematology and Oncology,
and also sees patients at
Ridgeview Hematology &
Oncology Clinic at Two
Twelve Medical Center in
Chaska.
Charles J. Snow, MD, a
board-certified obstetrician
and gynecologist, Western
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to see more great things happening on the Arlington campus and throughout the entire
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Ridgeview Medical Center
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services and specialty programs, and Two Twelve Medical Center in Chaska. For
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Opinions
Governor Dayton gives
hefty Cabinet raises
Our View: Pay hikes are outrageous
While many Minnesota families continue to struggle, members of Governor Mark Dayton’s cabinet recently received
pay increases which range from 19 to 58 percent. Lawmakers
were recently notified of the raises 30 days after they took effect.
Governor Dayton said the move was necessary to “keep
and attract” the best candidates to the positions. He added
that the salaries of cabinet members have not been raised in
10 years.
It is important for Minnesota to have talented people in
these positions, but Governor Dayton needs to remember that
these individuals are also public servants.
Pay increases are also a part of life, especially after 10
years, but hikes from 19 to 58 percent are outrageous. For example, the salaries for the top five best-paid cabinet members
have increased from $119,517 per year to $155,992 per year.
That is not bad for a public servant, especially when many
taxpayers right here in Sibley County continue to struggle to
make ends meet.
Overall, the increases in salaries for Governor Dayton’s 26
agency heads will cost Minnesota taxpayers more than
$800,000 a year or over $8 million during the next decade.
That money could have been better spent on state services
and in many other areas. More importantly, modest raises
could have been given and the remaining money could have
been saved.
Prior to these pay raises, Minnesota ranked 31st among all
states in average salary in a database of Cabinet-level position salaries, according to a Pioneer Press analysis of data
compiled by the Council of State Government. Minnesota
will no doubt climb much higher on this list after these recent
raises. That is not something for Minnesotans to brag about.
- K.M.
Too Tall’s Tidbits
Happy Birthday and Happy Anniversary to the following local and
area residents compliments of the
Arlington Lions Club Community
Calendar.
February 13
Erin Pinske.
February 14
Kaili Diehn, Katie Evenson and Sara
Post.
February 15
Molly Brau, Stacy Brockoff, A.J.
Overson and Dave Wendinger.
February 16
Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Dorweiler.
February 17
In Memory Of Schmitty, Ashley
Dahlke, Riley Drexler, Oliver
Gustafson, Wayne Klitzke, John
Maki and Jean Schmidt.
February 18
Michael Bullert, Kayleigh Dietel,
Nolan Fisher, Jayden Melsha, Grant
Pichelmann and James Von Eschen.
February 19
Brittney Brockoff, Marion Godwin,
Stephanie Raddatz and Clay Vos.
*****
A mother had been teaching her
three-year-old daughter the Lord’s
Prayer. For several evenings at bedtime, the daughter would repeat after
her mother the lines from the prayer.
Finally, the daughter started to go
solo. The mother listened as the
daughter carefully enunciated each
word, right up to the end of the
prayer. “Lead us not into temptation,” the daughter prayed, “but
deliver us some e-mail. Amen.”
*****
Greg and David are out hunting
when David suddenly falls to the
ground and stops breathing. Desperately, Greg feels for a pulse but can’t
find one.
He whips out his cell phone, dials
911 and blurts out, “My friend just
dropped dead. What should I do?”
A soothing voice at the other end
of the line says, “Okay, okay. I can
help you. Please just relax. First,
let’s make sure he’s really dead.”
After a brief silence the operator
hears a shot ring out. Then Greg
comes back to the phone. “Okay,”
he says nervously to the operator.
“What do I do next?”
*****
After a young couple brought their
new baby home, the wife suggested
that her husband should try his hand
at changing diapers.
“I’m busy,” he said. “I’ll do the
next one.”
The next time came around and
she asked again.
The husband looked puzzled.
“Oh, I didn’t mean the next diaper,” he said. “I meant the next
baby.”
*****
Sign seen on a maternity-ward
door: “Push! Push! Push!
*****
A mother was playing the tooth
fairy when her daughter suddenly
woke up. Seeing the money in her
mother’s hand, the daughter said, “I
caught you!”
The mother froze and tried to
think of an explanation for why she instead of the tooth fairy - was putting the money under her daughter’s
pillow. But her daughter ’s next
words let the mother off the hook.
“You can put the money back!”
the daughter said indignantly.
“The tooth fairy left that for me!”
*****
Jack was depressed when he got
back from the doctor ’s office.
“What’s the matter?” his wife asked.
“The doctor says I have to take
one of these white pills every day for
the rest of my life,” Jack replied.
“And what’s so bad about that?”
asked his wife.
Jack replied, “He only gave me
seven pills.”
*****
Jeff checked into a motel room
and immediately noticed a dead
cockroach on the floor. He called the
front desk, asked for the manager
and raised a fuss.
“Sir, please calm down,” the manager replied. “It’s dead. It can’t bother you now.”
“The dead one doesn’t bother
me,” replied Jeff. “It’s his pallbearers.”
*****
“Do you believe in life after
death?” a boss asked one of his employees.
“Yes, sir,” the clerk replied.
“That’s good,” the boss said.
“After you left early yesterday to
go to your grandmother’s funeral,
she stopped in to see you.”
*****
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Letters To The Editor
Focus on the positive
To The Editor,
The last few months have been for
many both informative and emotional in relationship to the Sibley East
School Referendum. Informational
meetings, articles in the newspapers,
letters to the editor, a public vote,
civil litigation, court rulings all a
part of the issue. Public sentiment
has been expressed both for and
against the planned school improvements.
Approximately 25 years ago our
schools had an opportunity to build
a brand new facility. The vast majority of the funding for this project
was to be financed with state money.
As a teacher in the district at this
time, I was extremely optimistic that
the vote would pass and we would
teach and learn in a brand new
school. The vote was taken and the
new school proposal failed. The following day was one of the longest in
my teaching career. I was angry and
resentful. I asked, “How can this
happen?” Needless to say I was not
a very good teacher or example that
day with my behavior and negative
emotions. On my drive home after
work that evening I came to the realization that my anger and resentful
feelings were doing me no good as a
teacher, husband or father. I knew I
needed a change of heart. The voters of the district had spoken
through their vote. I accepted their
decision. I focused on all the posi-
tives in our school and there were
many. I realized that even though
my wishes with regards to a new
school fell short, I was blessed to
live and teach where I did.
It is my hope that with the passage of the referendum and recent
court decisions, residents of our 3
communities will focus on the positives associated with these school
improvements. Please offer your
support to our Administration and
School Board as they along with architects, contractors and others bring
these plans to reality.
Larry Rewerts
Litchfield
March is Minnesota FoodShare Month
To The Editor,
As March approaches, so too does
the Minnesota FoodShare March
Food Drive, again this year, we
come to you for help through your
donation of food and money to your
Sibley County FoodShare.
In 2014, the food shelf provided
food for an average of 210 households per month. A total of over
8,107 people benefitted from the
food shelf and over 194,379 pounds
of food was distributed.
Every contribution of food or
money received during the month of
March is counted, weighed and reported to Minnesota FoodShare.
They match a percentage of the total
amount donated to give us even
more resources. In addition, the Feinstein Foundation will also make a
cash donation based on what we collect.
We thank you for your past sup-
port and hope you will continue to
do so this year as we work to end
hunger in Sibley County. If you
have any questions, please call us at
507-237-5253. We are open Mondays from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m., Wednesdays from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m., and the
first and third Friday from 9 a.m. to
11 a.m.
Jacki Kruggel
Coordinator
Proposed referendum bill would be more fair
To The Editor,
Minnesota State Representative
Steve Drazkowski has introduced a
bill (HF 596). If the House of Representatives and the Senate pass this
and the Governor signs it, it will be
law.
This is the bill: If a school referendum is presented, the tax will be
on one house and one acre for agriculture, and one house and garage in
town. This certainly is fair.
I attended the hearing in St. Paul
on Wednesday, Feb. 4. It appeared to
me that one of the three judges favored us. I could not believe that
Judge Eide and the Appellate Court
Judges did not abide by the Statutes
of the Minnesota State Legislature.
I was hoping that the court would
invalidate the election of Nov. 4,
2014, so we could start over.
The Appellate Court can reverse
the decision of lower courts. At the
election 4 1/2 years ago, I favored
remodeling and something we could
afford, not a $72,177,009 project.
Four and one half years ago, the superintendent gave a presentation at
the Green Isle Lions Club meeting.
He raved about the fact that the Sibley East School District had no debt;
he made it sound like this was terrible. I think every school district
Staff
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would like to be in that position.
During the 12 years I served on
the Arlington-Green Isle School
Board, one of the chairman I served
under for six years, was a man I
considered a genius. When it came
to construction or repairs, nobody
pulled the wool over his eyes. Another board member managed the
Arlington Cement Factory. Another
board member was in plumbing and
heating. When something needed to
be repaired, it got done.
Four and a half years ago, a local
contractor said that we can move
walls within a building, update electrical, and add air conditioning if
needed.
What bothers me is to destroy the
south part of the high school that the
Arlington City Fathers built. This is
brick and mortar not a frame building. And is it true that you plan on
building something new in that
place?
Speaking of restoring, Arlington
created a Historical Society. The
City of Henderson restores buildings. The City of New Ulm is constantly restoring buildings.
The school in Granite Falls remodeled. They say it looks good.
The first high school in Glencoe has
been restored. It looks great. (same
age as the Arlington High School) It
is now City Center of Glencoe.
Look at the improvement of the
Green Isle School. When the A-GI
School Board closed it, Central Norwood/Young America rented it.
Is it not true, the only way the
grade school is too small in Gaylord,
is because you want all the grade
school children from Green Isle, Arlington and Gaylord in one building? Leave them in their home
towns, and they won’t need busing.
Let us not be intimidated as to how
much the cost is going up by waiting. The $72,199,009 million is already inflated and remember the
higher the cost, the greater is the architect fee.
I’ve heard this all my life; buy
today, it will be higher in six
months. This gets to be irritating.
There are limits. Our culture is so
warped today; we have billion dollar
stadiums, over $18 trillion in national debt, so what is so bad about
$72,188,009.
Remember somebody has to pay
the bill.
I write this with a heavy heart.
William “Bill” Harjes
Green Isle
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Obituaries
Shirley Johnson, 81, Gaylord
GICS Students in the Spotlight
The following students were recently selected
as Students in the Spotlight at the Green Isle
Community School. Front Row: (left to right)
Finley Erickson-Selman, Clare Alander, Aiden
Bode and Kylah Olson. Back Row: (l to r)
Chase Alander, Grace Schwartz, Sami Pollack
and Adriana Simek. Missing from the photo
are Liam Menne and Sam Menne. Each week
a student from every homeroom is selected to
share with peers about themselves. This is
just another way GICS builds a strong community and shows that its students are valued.
History
90 Years Ago
February 12, 1925
Louis Kill, Editor
William Harvey met with a
rather serious misfortune last
week Friday, and as a result he
is minus the little finger of his
right hand. Mr. Harvey was operating a small power saw at the
Theis & Harvey blacksmith
shop and was planing a board
which drew his hand into the
rapidly revolving blade. Bill
says it all went so quickly he
hardly realized that his finger
was off, and he suffered no pain.
The wound was dressed by a
doctor and Mr. Harvey is now
carrying his hand in a sling. It
will be several weeks before he
is able to resume his work at the
shop.
School Notes of the Week:
The first grade is studying
flags of the various nations and
have made a United States flag
out of paper chains. Last fall the
1st grade started a silk worm
spinning. Just recently it finished and emerged from its cacoon.
55 Years Ago
February 18, 1960
Louis H. Kill, Editor
The City of Arlington and all
other towns on the Minneapolis
& St. Louis Railway will be
without the services of mail and
passenger trains, number 13 and
14, after March 21. A mode of
transportation and mail service
that has been with the residents
of this community almost since
its incorporation. The only
trains coming through Arlington
will be freights, numbers 98 and
99, to and from the Twin Cities
six days a week. According to
M & St.L authorities the move
was necessitated by the fact that
this, the only remaining passenger service in the entire M & St.
L network, is losing over
$30,000 every year.
The Arlington Sportsmen’s
Club, one of Arlington’s most
ambitious groups announced
this week that tentative plans
have been made for installing a
lighting system for the park, two
miles east of Arlington. Work on
the new installation will begin
as soon as the frost is out of the
ground. The plans call for eight
huge poles with two flood lamps
apiece mounted on them.
35 Years Ago
February 13, 1980
Val Kill, Editor
Three girls from ArlingtonGreen Isle entered the FHA district competition and all three
will advance to the state competition. They are Patty Anderson,
receiving a “Top Superior” in
“Family Affairs”; Beth Meyers,
in “What’s Going on Here?”;
Dawn Ferch in “Safe Scene
Seen.”
The fastest pin record for A-
GI was set Thursday night when
Jim Rose pinned Terry Kann in
15 seconds. The previous record
was held by Roger Henke with a
pin in 16 seconds in the 1978-79
season.
Good news at the Good
Samaritan Center of great importance for the residents of the
Center is that a mini-bus has
been approved by the State of
Minnesota. The bus may be here
by Christmas.
20 Years Ago
February 16, 1995
Kurt Menk, Editor
Arlington resident John
Scheer and former ArlingtonGreen Isle graduate Dale Wieman experienced a very fun and
exciting four day weekend. The
two friends shot four deer near
Wieman’s home in Roscoe, Illinois. They also bagged their
limit of pheasants during a two
day period. In addition, the two
sportsmen traveled to Gladstone, Michigan, where they
caught 17 walleyes. Thirteen of
the fish were 25-31 inches long.
Iva Berberick was named
Employee of the Quarter at the
Arlington Good Samaritan Center.
Allen Dose of rural Arlington
was elected Vice President of
the Post-secondary Agriculture
Student (PAS) organization at
the Willmar Technical College.
Guest Column
Boots on the ground
By Glenn Mollette
The war against Isis may
require boots on the ground.
These boots should not be the
soldiers of the United States
of America. I have been as incensed as any other American
over the barbaric beheadings
of our own Americans, and
burning of a recent Jordanian
prisoner. Isis is truly the scum
of the earth. They are worse
than scum. My Christian upbringing will not allow me to
use words to express my feelings about Isis. They are evil
and need to be eliminated
from the planet. Our world
cannot tolerate this cancer
that is filled with such vicious
hate for the rest of the planet.
America should help, but
not with boots on the ground.
Isis would love nothing more
than for America to send
20,000 troops over to fight
with them. That's not the answer. We've had boots on the
ground for too many years in
Afghanistan and Iraq. Americans are sick and tired of the
Middle East. For years the
Middle East manipulated us
with their vast amounts of oil.
America has worried too
much about the flow of oil
from this part of the world
because of our dependence
on oil. We have plenty of energy and we must stop all
senseless Middle East wars
just to protect oil interests.
The boots on the ground
against Isis should be the
people in the region where
Isis is at work. America can
help with air strikes that already are costing us millions
of dollars. America has the
best intelligence in the world.
Let's use our intelligence
forces, drones, air strikes and
strategically coordinate with
Jordan, Turkey, Israel, Iraq
and Afghanistan the elimination of Isis, for a time. Unfortunately this will be a malignancy that will come back.
This is all the more reason
why the people in the Middle
East must be do the ground
work.
Why get into a ground war
that will cost us two trillion
dollars and sacrifice 4000
more of our men and women?
This would become a war
that would be another ten
years or maybe an assault that
might go on forever. The
armies and soldiers of the
Middle East can fight this
war. We can help them with
arms, intelligence, airstrikes
and money but keep our
troops off the ground.
Kobani is a good example.
After 112 days of fighting
and many US and Arab
airstrikes the Kurdish fighters
took back the city of Kobani.
The city is in ruins. However
the Kurds with US and Arab
air support eventually ran Isis
out of this strategic spot.
With weapons, ammunition,
air support and our Intelligence helping these Kurdish
fighters, Jordan and other
Arab allies we can eventually
beat back and destroy much
of Isis for the time being.
In the meantime we must
secure our own nation. As terror plots are hatched in our
own country it will be up to
us to defend America. When
those times come, America
will have boots on the ground
- all of our boots.
Dr. Glenn Mollette is a syndicated American columnist
and author. He is read in all
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Shirley Johnson, age 81, of
Gaylord, passed away at the
Oak Terrace Health Care
Center in
Gaylord on
S a t u r d a y,
Feb. 7.
Memorial service
will
be
held at St.
P a u l ’s
Shirley
Lutheran
Johnson
Church in
Gaylord at 11 a.m. Saturday,
Feb. 14. Pastor Glen Bickford
will officiate.
The organist will be Lisa
Peterson. The pianist will be
Patty Uecker. Soloist Sonja
Sprandel will sing “Let It
Be.”
Congregational hymns will
be “How Great Thou Art,”
“Just As I Am,” “Morning
Has Broken” and “Going
Home.”
Urn bearer will be Sonja
Sprandel.
A gathering of family and
friends will be held at St.
Paul’s Lutheran Church in
Gaylord from 4:30 p.m. to
7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 13. It
will continue one hour prior
to the service at the church
on Saturday, Feb. 14.
Shirley Mae (Klucking)
Johnson was born in Gaylord
on June 17, 1933. She was
the daughter of Edward and
Myrtle (Kusske) Klucking.
Shirley was baptized as an infant in August of 1933, and
was later confirmed in her
faith as a youth, both at St.
Gaylord. She received her education in Gaylord and was a
graduate of the Gaylord High
School Class of 1951.
On Nov. 24, 1962, Shirley
was united in marriage to
Vernon Johnson at St. Paul’s
Lutheran Church in Gaylord.
After their marriage, the couple had a dairy farm in Arlington Township. Shirley
also worked as a cook for
Sibley House Catering in
Gaylord. Shirley and Vernon
shared 24 years of marriage
before Vernon passed away
on Dec. 29, 1986. They were
blessed with two children.
She later moved to Gaylord.
Shirley was a life-long
member of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Gaylord.
Shirley was an avid crafter
and gardener. Her favorite activity was being a grandma.
Shirley loved spending time
with her children and granddaughter.
When she needed assis-
tance with her daily care,
Shirley became a resident of
Oak Terrace Health Care
Center in Gaylord and passed
away there on Saturday, Feb.
7.
Shirley is survived by her
children, Jodi (Michael)
Sprandel of Gaylord, and Eric
(Jeffrey) Johnson of Minneapolis; granddaughter,
Sonja Sprandel of Bemidji;
family pet, Uli Stafford/Johnson of Minneapolis; sister,
Marcia (Mel) Abraham of
Waite Park; brother, Willis
(Sharon) Klucking of Worthington; sister-in-law, Anita
Klucking of Gaylord; brother-in-law, James Huffman of
Gaylord; nieces, nephews,
other relatives and friends.
Shirley was preceded in
death by her parents, Edward
and Myrtle Klucking; husband, Vernon Johnson; sister,
Evelyn Huffman; brother and
sister-in-law, Ed and Bonnie
Klucking; brother, John
Klucking; and special niece,
Nancy Milinkovich.
Arrangements by Egesdal
Funeral Home in Gaylord,
Minnesota. Online obituaries
and guest book available at
www.hantge.com. Please
click on obituaries and guest
book.
Erwin Kramer, 86, Gaylord
Erwin Kramer, age 86, of
Gaylord, passed away at his
home in Sibley County surrounded by family and
friends on
We d n e s day, Feb. 4.
Memorial services
were held
at
St.
P a u l ’ s
Lutheran
Erwin
Church in
Kramer
Gaylord at
11 a.m. Monday, Feb. 9. Pastor Glen Bickford officiated.
The organist was Curt
Kahle. Soloist Rianne
Matthews sang “How Great
Thou Art.” Congregational
hymns were “What A Friend
We Have In Jesus” and “On
Eagle’s Wings.”
Urn bearers were Sara
Swinford, Kyle Swinford,
Jodi Johnson and Kaylee
Miklas.
Honorary urn bearers were
Arianna Gurley and Kash
Burt.
Interment was in the
church cemetery.
Erwin Albert Kramer was
born in New Ulm on May 23,
1928. He was the son of Albert and Marie (Wichelman)
Kramer. Erwin was baptized
as an infant and was later
confirmed in his faith as a
youth. He received his education in Gaylord.
On Sept. 21, 1957, Erwin
was united in marriage to
Evangeline Soeffker at St.
Arlington. After their marriage, the couple farmed in
Sibley Township, raising
cows and pigs. Erwin and
Evangeline shared 56 years
of marriage before Evangeline passed away on Oct. 2,
2013. They were blessed with
four children.
Erwin was a member of
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in
Gaylord.
Erwin had a great sense of
humor, was kind hearted and
loved being around people.
He loved field work and taking care of his livestock. He
was very meticulous about
farming and gardening duties.
Erwin enjoyed wrestling, listening to polka music, and
dancing. In his later years, he
enjoyed watching football
and movies, going for car
rides to look at the farm land,
and going out to eat. He especially loved spending time
with his children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Erwin is survived by his
daughters, Kari (Joe Mauch)
Swinford of New Ulm, and
Janet (Don) Johnson of St.
Louis Park; son, Steven
Kramer of New Ulm; grandchildren, Kyle Swinford of
New Ulm, Sara (Mike Burt)
Swinford of New Ulm, and
Jodi Johnson of St. Louis
Park; great-grandchildren,
Kaylee Miklas, and Kash
Burt; sisters-in-law, Mavis
Lange of Hutchinson, and
Mavis Soeffker of Arlington;
brother-in-law, Ralph (Ruth)
Soeffker Jr., of Arlington;
nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends; and special
caregiver, Lori Salisbury.
Erwin was preceded in
death by his parents, Albert
and Marie Kramer; wife,
Evangeline Kramer; son, Jeffrey Kramer; sister, Lucille
Kramer; and sister-in-law,
Donna (Vern) Ohland; brothers-in-law, Ronald Soeffker,
and Orlin Lange; and
nephew, Jon Soeffker.
Arrangements by Egesdal
Funeral Home in Gaylord.
Online obituaries and guest
book
available
at
www.hantge.com. Please
click on obituaries and guest
book.
Delores B. Dupslaff, 90, Arlington
Delores
B e r t h a
Dupslaff,
age 90, of
Arlington,
died at the
Arlington
G o o d
Samaritan
Center on
Wednesday, Feb. 4.
There will be no funeral
service and the interment will
be private.
Kolden Funeral Home of
Arlington is handling the
arrangements.
Delores
Dupslaff
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SE girls beat Belle Plaine Tigers,
fall to NYA and St. Peter Saints
By Kurt Menk
Editor
The Sibley East varsity
girls basketball team captured
one win in three games during the past week.
The Lady Wolverines, 4-5
in the Minnesota River Conference and 8-12 overall, will
host Watertown-Mayer in
conference play at Gaylord at
7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 12.
Sibley East will also travel to
Mayer Lutheran in MRC action at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday,
Feb. 17.
Senior Zac Weber scored 46 points and set a
Sibley East boys basketball single game scoring record against visiting Howard Lake-Wa-
verly in Gaylord on Friday night, Feb. 6. He is
the son of Jeff and Missy Weber, Arlington.
Zac Weber scores 46 points,
breaks SE single game record
By Kurt Menk
Editor
There was good news and
bad news for the Sibley East
varsity boys basketball team
last week.
The bad news was the
Wolverines lost three games.
The good news was senior
Zac Weber scored 46 points
against visiting Howard
Lake-Waverly and broke the
Sibley East boys basketball
single game scoring record
on Friday night, Feb. 6.
The Wolverines, 1-10 in
Minnesota River Conference
play and 5-15 overall, will
travel to Watertown-Mayer in
conference action at 7:30
p.m. Friday, Feb. 13. Sibley
East will then host Mayer
Lutheran in MRC play at
7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 17.
Belle Plaine 69
Sibley East 53
The visiting Sibley East
varsity boys basketball team
lost to Belle Plaine 69-53 in
Minnesota River Conference
action on Tuesday evening,
Feb. 3
Senior Zac Weber and
freshman Austin Weckwerth
paced the Wolverines with 16
and 15 points respectively.
Junior Collin Pautsch scored
five points while senior Darin
Neisen and freshman Gavin
Bates hooped four points
each. Seniors Lukas Bullert
and Jordan Petzel tallied
three points apiece while senior Andrew Bullert had two
points. Senior Cole Bruhn
added one point.
The Wolverines hit 15 of
30 shots from two-point
range for 50 percent, but only
three of 22 long bombs for 14
percent. Sibley East also
canned 14 of 19 free throw
attempts for 74 percent.
Sibley Eat collected only
24 rebounds in the loss. Andrew Bullert, Bates and
Weckwerth snared five
boards each.
NYA 86
Sibley East 71
boys basketball team, despite
31 points from senior Zac
Weber, lost to visiting Norwood Young America 86-71
in Minnesota River Conference play on Thursday night,
Feb. 5.
Freshman Gavin Bates also
hit double figures with 18
points. Senior Lukas Bullert
netted eight points while senior Jordan Petzel and freshman Austin Weckwerth tallied five and four points respectively. Senior Darin
Neisen scored three points
while senior Andrew Bullert
added two points.
The Wolverines, despite the
loss, shot rather well from the
field. The host team hit 21 of
39 shots from two-point distance for 54 percent and six
of 12 attempts from threepoint range for 50 percent.
Sibley East also converted 11
of 14 foul shots for 77 percent.
Sibley East snared only 18
rebounds in the loss. Bates
yanked down eight caroms
while Andrew Bullert had
four boards.
Weber also contributed two
steals.
Howard Lake-Waverly 90
Sibley East 88
Senior Zac Weber set a
Sibley East boys basketball
single game scoring record
with 46 points in a 90-88
overtime loss to Howard
Lake-Waverly in non-conference action on Friday night,
Feb. 6.
Weber blistered the nets as
he hit eight of 11 shots from
two-point range for 73 percent and drilled seven of nine
three-point attempts for 78
percent. He also drained nine
of 11 foul shots for 82 percent.
Cory Uecker, a 1993 graduate of the Sibley East Senior
High School, held the previous mark with 38 points.
Freshman Austin Weckwerth and senior Darin Neisen
also hit double figures with
16 and 15 points respectively.
Senior Jordan Petzel hit for
five points while senior Andrew Bullert, junior Dylan
Pauly and sophomore Gavin
Bates hooped two points
each.
The Wolverines, despite the
loss, shot rather well for the
second consecutive game.
Sibley East connected on 18
of 35 shots from two-point
range for 51 percent and 11
of 22 long bombs for 50 percent. The host team also
canned 19 of 24 foul shots for
79 percent.
Sibley East pulled down 32
rebounds in the setback.
Neisen collected eight caroms
while senior Lukas Bullert
and Bates snared six boards
each. Weber added five rebounds.
Weber also contributed
four steals.
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Sibley East 63
Belle Plaine 58
girls basketball team rallied
from an 18-point halftime
deficit and defeated visiting
Belle Plaine 63-58 in Minnesota River Conference play
on Tuesday night, Feb. 3.
Junior Katie Tuchtenhagen
sparked the Lady Wolverines
with 18 points. Senior Kelli
Martens and junior McKayla
Stumm hooped nine points
each while sophomore Hannah Wentzlaff netted eight
points. Senior Mikayla Perschau and junior Alyssa
Weber scored six and five
points respectively while
freshman Emily Doetkott had
four points. Senior McKenzie
Sommers, who suffered a
knee injury and was forced to
leave the game in the first
half, scored two points. Senior Breann Walsh also scored
two points.
The Lady Wolverines hit
17 of 46 shots from two-point
range for 37 percent and
seven of 20 attempts from
three-point distance for 35
percent. The winners also
canned eight of 5 charity
tosses for 53 percent.
Sibley East grabbed 37 rebounds in the win. Wentzlaff
pulled down 10 boards while
Perschau and Stumm snared
seven and five caroms respectively.
Wentzlaff also contributed
three steals and two assists
while Tuchtenhagen added
four assists and one theft.
Norwood Young America 48
Sibley East 39
varsity girls basketball team
fell behind early and lost to
Norwood Young America 4839 in Minnesota River Conference action on Friday
night, Feb. 6.
topped Sibley East with 10
points. Senior Kelli Martens
and junior Alyssa Weber netted eight points each while
junior McKayla Stumm and
freshman Emily Doetkott had
six and five points respectively. Senior Mikayla Perschau
added two points.
The Lady Wolverines connected on only 14 of 48 attempts from two-point distance for 29 percent and just
three of 16 long bombs for 19
percent. Sibley East made
two of only four free throw
attempts for 50 percent.
Sibley East, despite the setback, collected a total of 36
rebounds. Weber pulled down
11 caroms while Tuchtenhagen had five boards.
Martens also contributed
two assists and two steals.
St. Peter 51
Sibley East 30
varsity girls basketball team
managed only five first-half
points and lost to St. Peter
51-30 in non-conference action on Monday night, Feb. 9.
scored 11 points in the loss.
Junior Alyssa Weber and senior Kelli Martens scored six
and five points respectively.
Junior McKayla Stumm and
freshman Emily Doetkott tallied three points each while
sophomore Hannah Wentzlaff
added two points.
The Lady Wolverines hit
only four of 28 shots from
two-point range for 14 percent and six of 18 attempts
from beyond the arc for 33
percent. Sibley East also converted only four of 10 foul
shots for 40 percent.
Sibley East corralled 25
boards in the setback.
Martens snared seven caroms
while Weber and Wentzlaff
collected four rebounds
apiece.
Tuchtenhagen also contributed four steals and two
assists while Wentzlaff had
five steals.
B-squad
The Sibley East B-squad
girls basketball team also
captured one win in three
games during the past week.
The Lady Wolverines defeated visiting Belle Plaine
50-31 on Tuesday night, Feb.
3.
Emily Doetkott paced the
winners with 13 points. Faith
Young also hit double digits
with 10 points. Morgan
Stearns and Taylor Brinkman
netted eight and seven points
respectively while Alison
Eibs and Rachel Rettmann
had four points each. Alli
Harter and Alyssa Stoeckman
added two points apiece.
Doetkott also contributed six
rebounds, five steals and two
assists.
Visiting Sibley East then
lost to Norwood Young
America 42-34 on Friday
night, Feb. 6.
Taylor Brinkman paced a
balanced scoring attack with
seven points. Young and Rettmann hit for six points each
while Stearns and Doetkott
scored five and four points
respectively. Ana Zuniga,
Eibs and Stoeckman added
two points apiece. Doetkott
also collected five rebounds,
five steals and two assists
while Young recorded six caroms, one assist and one steal.
The visiting Lady Wolverines also lost to St. Peter 4535 on Monday night, Feb. 9.
Doetkott tossed in nine
points while Young hooped
seven points. Stearns, Rettmann and Harter scored four
points each while Ali Stock
and Zuniga added two points
apiece.
C-squad
The Sibley East C-squad
girls basketball team posted
two victories during the past
week.
The Lady Wolverines defeated visiting Belle Plaine
39-31 on Tuesday evening,
Feb. 3.
Rachel Rettmann tossed in
20 points for the winners.
Morgan Stearns had six
points while McKenzie Effertz and Taylor Brinkman
netted four points each.
Hanna Steffer and Taylor Perschau hooped two points
apiece while Audrey Ziegler
added one point. Rettmann
also contributed six steals and
four boards. Perschau had
seven rebounds, one assist
and one steal.
Visiting Sibley East then
beat St. Peter 35-23 on Monday night, Feb. 9
Rettmann and Ali Stock
paced the winners with eight
points apiece while Stearns
tossed in seven points. Emily
Doetkott and Ziegler scored
four points each while Ellie
Messner and Perschau added
two points each.
Sibley East wrestlers lose to
Jackson County Central 49-15
By Kurt Menk
Editor
wrestling team closed out its
regular season with a 49-15
loss at Jackson County Central in non-conference action
on Tuesday night, Feb. 3.
Jackson County Central 49
Sibley East 15
106-pounds: Tommy Wentzlaff (SE) decisioned Justin
Heckard (JCC) 6-4.
113-pounds: Lincoln Carpenter (SE) was pinned by
Grant Schlager (JCC) 1:54.
120-pounds: Tanner Pasvo-
gel (SE) decisioned Jacob
Tvinneriem (JCC) 3-2.
126-pounds: Marschall
Robinson (SE) was pinned by
Scott Ringsquist (JCC) 0:35.
132-pounds: Sibley East
forfeited this match to Dalton
Wagner (JCC).
138-pounds: Jason Meyer
(SE) decisioned Ryker VanderWoude (JCC) 5-0.
145-pounds: Austin Brockhoff (SE) pinned Alec Fischer
(JCC) 0:42.
forfeited this match to Bryce
Reetz (JCC).
160-pounds: Quinlan Riff-
enburg (SE) was decisioned
by Luke Pygman (JCC) 8-2.
170-pounds: Austin Kube
(SE) was pinned by Paden
Moore (JCC) 1:42.
182-pounds: Jake Wentzlaff (SE) was decisioned by
Luke Norland (JCC) 11-6.
forfeited this match to Keegan Moore (JCC).
220-pounds: Cody Voight
(SE) was decisioned by Justin
Tirevold (JCC) 4-0.
285-pounds: Jon DuFrane
(SE) lost by a major decision
to Nate Horn (JCC) 17-3.
Wrestlers to host Spectrum
in section team tournament
By Kurt Menk
Editor
The number two seeded
Sibley
East
varsity
wrestling team will host
number seven seeded Spectrum during the opening
round of the Section 4A
Team Tournament in Arlington at 7 p.m. Thursday,
Feb. 12.
The Wolverines, with a
win, will wrestle either Le
Sueur-Henderson or Trinity
School in the semi-final
round at Le Sueur at 2 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 14.
The championship will
be held at Le Sueur at 3:45
p.m. Saturday, Feb. 14.
The Section 4A Individual Tournament will be
held at St. James on Saturday, Feb. 21.
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Variable weather means ice
may not be safe, DNR says
With recent temperatures
varying from below zero to
40 degrees, the Minnesota
Department of Natural Resources reminds winter recreationists that they should
check local conditions before
venturing onto the ice.
“A spell of cooler weather
does not mean the ice on a
lake, pond or river is safe,”
said Stan Linnell, state boating law administrator. “Contact a bait shop and check to
see if local ice conditions are
thick enough to hold you and
your fish house or vehicle
and find out what areas to
avoid.”
Varying temperatures have
created areas of thin ice or
open water that may later refreeze, especially in the
southern half of the state. Re-
frozen areas don’t stand out
on lakes lacking any snow
cover. Linnell offered these
other safety tips:
• Don’t drive on ice at
night.
• Don’t drive through channels or other areas with current.
• Don’t drive past thin ice
signs or over pressure ridges.
“Sadly, we have seen several incidents where ATV’s
and cars have gone through
the ice and people were injured, killed or remain missing,” Linnell said. “The bottom line is it‘s crucial that
people do not let their guard
down and recognize ice is
never 100 percent safe.”
For more information, visit
the ice safety web page.
Legals
Photo courtesy of Life Touch
Sibley East B-squad Boys Basketball Team
The Sibley East B-squad boys basketball team is comprised of
the following players. Front Row: (left to right) Brody Bates,
Connor Kranz, TJ Roseland, Kevin Durham, Jr. and Gavin
Bates (varsity). Back Row: (l to r) Coach Todd Iverson, Luis
Mendoza, Scott Holmquist, Devon Schultz, Tim Otto and Austin
Weckwerth (varsity). Missing from the photo are Brice Reierson and Tanner Kurtzweg.
School Board Recognition Week set for Feb. 16-20
The Minnesota School
Boards Association has set
Feb. 16-20 as School Board
Recognition Week in Minnesota as a time to build
awareness and understanding
of the vital function an elected board of education plays
in our society. Sibley East
Public Schools is joining all
public school districts across
the state to celebrate School
Board Recognition Week to
honor local board members
for their commitment to Sibley East Schools and its children.
“It takes strong schools to
build a strong community,
and our school board members devote countless hours
to making sure our schools
are helping every child learn
at a higher level,” said Sibley
East Superintendent Jim
Amsden. “They make the
tough decisions every month
and spend many hours studying education issues and regulations in order to provide
the best possible education
for our students.”
The key work of school
boards is to raise student
achievement by:
• Creating a vision for what
the community wants the
school district to be and for
making student achievement
the top priority;
• Establishing standards for
what students will be expect-
ed to learn and be able to do;
• Ensuring progress is
measured to be sure the district’s goals are achieved and
students are learning at expected levels;
• Being accountable for
their decisions and actions by
continually tracking and reporting results;
• Creating a safe, orderly
climate where students can
learn and teachers can teach;
• Forming partnerships
with others in the community
to solve common problems;
and
• Focusing attention on the
need for continuous improvement by questioning, refining
and revising issues related to
student achievement.
“School board members
give our district residents a
voice in education decision
making,” said Superintendent
Amsden. “Even though we
make a special effort to show
our appreciation in February,
their contribution is a yearround commitment.”
The members serving the
Sibley East School District
and their years of service are
as follows: Dan Woehler (13),
Brian Brandt (7), Beth
DuFrane (5), Missy Weber
(2), Laura Reid (1) and Sarah
Ziegler (1).
Sign up now for a firearms safety hunter education class
Now is the time for people
to sign up for a hunter education firearms safety class offered by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.
“Volunteer instructors from
throughout the state are calling in right now to set up
spring classes, so this is the
time to get your son or
daughter registered before the
fall hunting seasons begin,”
said Acting Capt. Jon Paurus,
DNR hunter education coordinator.
Anyone born after Dec. 31,
1979 must take a DNR safety
training course and receive a
certificate of completion before purchasing a license for
big or small game.
“Every year we have hopeful hunters who wait until the
last minute to take a hunter
safety class only to find out
they have missed their opportunity to do so,” Paurus said.
“The fall is when many of
our volunteer instructors
would like to be enjoying the
outdoors as well, which
means it can be more difficult
to find a class.”
Also, hunters frequently
encounter problems when
they hunt in states with more
stringent hunter education requirements. For example,
Colorado requires a hunter
education certificate for anyone born after Jan. 1, 1949,
and neighboring states such
as North Dakota and Iowa
have requirements for those
born after 1961 and 1967.
For a list of classes or to
check requirements from
other states, visit the
safety/education Web page.
Classes generally fill up
quickly but check the listing
often as more classes are
being added daily. For more
information, call 651-2966157 or 888-646-6367.
GREEN ISLE TOWNSHIP
RESIDENTS
Eligible voters in Green Isle
Township may cast an absentee
ballot for the annual town election
that will be held on March 10,
2015.
Absentee voting will take place
at the Sibley County Auditor’s office located on the main floor of
the Sibley County courthouse in
Gaylord, Minnesota. You may
contact the Green Isle Township
Clerk or the Sibley County Auditor’s office with questions.
Norman W. Schauer
Green Isle Township Clerk
Publish: February12 and 19, 2015
STATE OF MINNESOTA
COUNTY OF SIBLEY
DISTRICT COURT
FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT
PROBATE DIVISION
Court File No: 72-PR-15-2
In Re: Estate of William Andrew
Rovinsky
Decedent.
NOTICE OF AND ORDER FOR
HEARING ON PETITION FOR FORMAL
ADJUDICATION OF
INTESTACY,
DETERMINATION OF HEIRS, FORMAL
APPOINTMENT OF
PERSONAL
REPRESENTATIVE, AND
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
It is Ordered and Notice is
given that on March 9, 2015, at
10:45 a.m., a hearing will be held
in this Court at the Sibley County
Courthouse, 400 Court Avenue,
Gaylord, Minnesota 55334, for the
adjudication of intestacy and determination of heirs of the decedent, and for the appointment of
Bruce Rovinsky, whose address is
301 W. Brooks Street, Arlington,
Minnesota 55307, and Cheryl
Rovinsky, whose address is 301
W. Brooks Street, Arlington, Minnesota 55307, as personal representatives of the decedent’s estate in an unsupervised administration.
Any objections to the petition
must be raised at the hearing or
filed with the Court prior to the
hearing. If the petition is proper
and no objections are filed or
raised, the personal representatives will be appointed with the full
power to administer the estate, including the power to collect all assets; to pay all legal debts, claims,
taxes and expenses; to sell real
and personal property; and to do
all necessary acts for the estate.
Notice is also given that, subject to Minn. Stat. § 524.3-801, all
creditors having claims against
the estate are required to present
the claims to the personal representatives or to the Court Administrator within four (4) months
after the date of this notice or the
claims will be barred.
Dated: January 21, 2015
Dated: January 22, 2015
BY THE COURT
/s/ Timothy J. Looby
Judge of District Court
/s/ Karen V. Messner
Court Administrator
Court File No. 72-PR-15-2
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Publish: February 12 and 19, 2015
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Sibley County Court
The following misdemeanors,
petty misdemeanors and gross
misdemeanors were heard in District Court January 23-30: Minnesota State Patrol (MSP); Sheriff’s Office (SO); Department of
Natural Resources (DNR); MN
Department of Transportation
(MNDOT):
Rodrigo Mendoza-Jimenez,
27, Arlington, endanger child-situation could cause harm or death,
dismissed, domestic assault-intentionally inflicts/attempts to inflict bodily harm, stay of imposition, supervised probation one
year, local confinement three
days, credit for time served three
days, sentence to service 40
hours for indeterminate, domestic
no contact (DANCO), no contact
with victim(s), sign all releases
of information, contact with probation, follow all instructions of
probation, sign probation agreement, do not use or possess
firearms, ammunition or explosives, no use or possession of
firearms or dangerous weapons,
comply with firearm transfer
order, domestic abuse counseling/treatment, must complete a
program or similar program as
determined by probation, $385,
Arlington PD; Dylan B. Freyholtz, 22, Gaylord, thefttake/use/transfer movable property-no consent, $203.94, Gaylord
PD; William S. Lussier Jr., 64,
Jordan, driving after cancellation-inimical to public safety,
stay of imposition, unsupervised
probation two years, local confinement six days, credit for time
served six days, remain law-abiding, $560, driving restrictionsdrive/operate/control motor vehicle without ignition interlock,
speed, dismissed, Gaylord PD;
Johnathan S. Malone, 36, Carbondale, Ill., speed, $145, Gaylord PD; Cody L. Nelson, 21,
New Ulm, speed, $125, Gaylord
PD; Shane S. Otto, 22, Belle
Plaine, driver must carry proof of
insurance when operating vehicle, dismissed, Gaylord PD;
Shannon D. Strong, 22, Gaylord,
speed, $85, Gaylord PD; Colby J.
Anderson, 21, Mankato, speed,
$135, MSP; Charles J. Driver,
50, Stewart, speed, $135, MSP;
Amandla N. Hunter, 24, Champlin, speed, $135, MSP; Troy J.
Kelley, 43, Glencoe, speed, $125,
driver must carry proof of insurance when operating vehicle, dismissed, MSP; Terry L. McAtee,
62, Mankato, careless driving,
driver fails to stop at entrance of
thr., dismissed, MSP; Melissa A.
Pickett, 46, Colorado Springs,
Colo., speed, $125, MSP; Marley
O. Pietz, 17, New Ulm, speed,
$125, MSP; Jacob T. Reel, 19,
Morgan, seatbelt required, $110,
MSP; Tylor D. Robling, 21, Jordan, driving after suspension,
$285, MSP; Tom J. Thomas, 67,
Tyler, speed, $125, MSP; Travis
R. VanDewiele, 42, Burnsville,
speed, $135, MSP; Eileen G.
Busse, 61, Arlington, driving
while impaired, stay of imposition, unsupervised probation one
year, chemical dependency evaluation/treatment, follow recommendations of evaluation, no
same or similar, victim impact
panel, no alcohol-related traffic
offenses, no driver license violations, sign all releases of information, no driving without insurance, remain law-abiding, $385,
open bottle, dismissed, SO;
Kayla M. Champagne, 19, Le
Sueur, liquor consumption by
persons under 21, $185, SO;
Giesi Colchado, 36, Gaylord,
driving without a valid license or
vehicle class/type, $185, SO;
Mark J. Fest, 46, Heron Lake,
speed, driving after suspension,
$345, SO; DWI-operate motor
vehicle under influence of alcohol, stay of imposition, unsupervised probation one year, chemical dependency evaluation/treatment, follow recommendations
of evaluation, sign all releases of
information, victim impact panel,
remain law-abiding, no driver license violations, no driving without insurance, no alcohol-related
traffic offenses, $385, Aaron C.
Neuman, 21, Winthrop, DWI
driving while impaired, dismissed, SO; Jason P. Presler, 42,
Minneapolis, damage to property-intentional damage-other circumstances, local confinement 10
days, credit for time served, 10
days, $11.99, SO; Joseph R. Sinniger, 22, North Mankato, driving without a valid license or vehicle class/type, uninsured vehicle-owner violation, dismissed,
SO; Lorena Soto, 26, Glencoe,
driving without a valid license or
vehicle class/type, continued, unsupervised probation six months,
pay costs, no driver license violations, no driving without insurance, remain law-abiding, obtain
driver ’s license, $185, SO;
Steven D. Stark, 19, Hutchinson,
assault-within three years of previous conviction, dismissed, SO;
Molly E. Vinkemeier, 34, Henderson, speed, $145, SO: Rachel
A. Yokiel, 18, North Mankato,
speed, $125, SO; Russell J.
Yorek, 63, Montgomery, speed,
$145, SO; Dominic S. Johnson,
21, Bovey, driving after suspension, continued, unsupervised
probation six months, pay costs,
obtain driver’s license and maintain, no same or similar, no driver license violations, no driving
without insurance, $185, uninsured vehicle-owner violation,
dismissed, SO; Eric, Martinez,
20, Fairfax, DWI, stay of imposition, unsupervised probation one
year, chemical dependency evaluation/treatment, sign all releases
of information, follow recommendations of evaluation, victim
impact panel, remain law-abiding, no same or similar, no driver
license violations, no driving
without insurance, no alcohol-related traffic offenses, $385, DWIdriving while impaired, driver
must carry proof of insurance
when operating vehicle, dismissed, SO.
The following felonies were
heard in District Court January
23-30:
Joshua F. Kirckof, 25, Mankato, drugs-sale-marijuana mixture
except small amount of marijuana with no remuneration, drugssale-marijuana mixture except
small amount of marijuana with
no remuneration, dismissed,
drugs-possess schedule 1,2,3,4not small amount of marijuana,
continued, supervised probation
three years, local confinement 32
days, credit for time served 32
days, contact with probation, follow all instructions of probation,
sign probation agreement, sign
all releases of information, chemical dependency evaluation/treatment, follow recommendations
of evaluation, remain law-abiding, no alcohol/controlled substance use, no possession of alcohol or drugs, random testing,
complete diagnostic assessment
within 60 days, $410, Arlington
PD; Rodrigo Mendoza-Jimenez,
27, Arlington, domestic assaultby strangulation, dismissed, Arlington PD; Herbert R. Fisher,
32, Gibbon, theft-take/use/transfer movable property-no consent,
stay of imposition, supervised
probation three years, local confinement 30 days, jail sentence
may be waived if all probation
obligations are being followed
and a motion to the court is filed
in a timely manner, community
work service 80 hours for indeterminate, contact with probation, follow all instructions of
probation, sign probation agreement, sign all releases of information, take medications in the
prescribed dosage and frequency,
no same or similar, remain lawabiding, restitution reserved, $85,
SO; Steven D. Stark, 19,
Hutchinson, assault-substantial
bodily harm, stay of imposition,
supervised probation three years,
local confinement 90 days, credit
for time served 66 days, sentence
to service 40 hours for indeterminate, contact with probation, follow all instructions of probation,
sign probation agreement, anger
management, supply DNA sample,
psychological
evaluation/treatment, remain
law-abiding, follow recommendations of evaluation, no same or
similar, no contact with
victim(s), pay restitution before
fines, fees and surcharges,
$8,054.24, SO.
Scholarships available from
corn and soybean growers
The Nicollet/Sibley
Corn and Soybean Growers are offering six $750
scholarships for students
enrolled in two and fouryear colleges and majoring in ag business, ag production, ag engineering,
ag education or any ag related field of study.
Scholarship applicants
must be a resident of Sibley or Nicollet counties
and their family must be a
Minnesota Corn or Soy-
bean Grower Association
member.
Two $500 adult scholarships for adults enrolled in
an ag education program
are also being offered.
For a scholarship application, contact the Nicollet/Sibley County Corn
and Soybean Growers at
507-237-4100 or check
with your local high
school. The deadline for
submitting applications is
April 10.
Wolverines of the Month
The following students were recently selected as Wolverines of
the Month at the Sibley East Junior High School in Gaylord.
Front Row: (left to right) Suf-yan Alqawasmi, Bryton Rosen-
lund, Payton Kube and Mya Lyrek. Back Row: (l to r) Ryan
Wolverton, Audrey Ziegler, Neyland Ott and Michaela
Sylvester.
Pork Quality Assurance Class to be offered in Gaylord
By Julie Sievert
Agriculture Educator
U of M Extension
Pork Quality Assurance
Plus is a voluntary certification offered to hog producers
in Minnesota and the nation
and was developed by the
National Pork Board. Pork
Quality Assurance (PQA)
Plus teaches 10 Good Production Practices that all pork
producers can adopt to ensure
U.S. pork products are of the
highest quality and safe, and
animals raised for food are
cared for in a way ensuring
their well-being. The original
Pork Quality Assurance Program was developed in 1989.
In 2007 the program was revised to Pork Quality Assurance Plus. A final revision in
2013 produced the Pork
Quality Assurance Plus 2.0
course, which is aligned
closely with the Pork Board
“We Care” principles.
Some of the Good Production Practices that are covered
in the PQA+ course include
but are not limited to: Establish and Implement an Efficient and Effective Health
Management Plan, Properly
Store and Administer Animal
Health Products, Follow
Proper Feed Processing Protocols, Practice Good Environmental Stewardship,
Maintain Proper Workplace
Safety, Provide Proper Swine
Care to Improve Swine WellBeing, and Utilize Tools for
Continuous Improvement.
Producers who are NOT
currently certified in PQA+
will need to attend an in-per-
son class to become initially
certified. If a producer has
been PQA+ certified in the
past but the certification has
expired, an in-person class
will be required.
Pork producers who are
currently certified and wish
to recertify have two options:
1 – The producer can attend an in-person certification
class to recertify.
2 – The producer can contact a PQA+ Advisor BEFORE their certification expires. The producer should
provide an email address to
the Advisor for the purpose of
sending online testing instructions. The producer
must complete the online
training within 30 days of
being given access to the online course and test.
Anyone wishing to obtain
certification or renew their
certification can attend an inperson class which will be offered in Gaylord. A PQA+
adult certification course will
be held on Tuesday, Feb. 24
from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the
Sibley Room of the Sibley
County Service Center in
Gaylord. Please RSVP to reserve your spot by calling
507-237-4100. There is no
cost to attend the class.
Anyone who is currently
certified and would like to
renew their certification
through the online training
option may contact me at
507-237-4106 to set up the
online training.
Important ARC/PLC Program deadlines rapidly approaching
By Cassie Buck, CED
Sibley County FSA
Producers are reminded that
the deadline to update yield
history and/or reallocate base
acres is Feb. 27, 2015. Farm
owners and producers can
choose between the new 2014
Farm Bill established programs, Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss
Coverage (PLC) through
March 31, 2015. The new programs, designed to help producers better manage risk,
usher in one of the most significant reforms to U.S. farm
programs in decades.
USDA helped create online
tools to assist in the decision
process, allowing farm owners
and producers to enter information about their operation
and see projections that show
what ARC and/or PLC will
mean for them under possible
future scenarios. Farm owners
and producers can access the
online resources, available at
www.fsa.usda.gov/arc-plc,
from the convenience of their
home computer or mobile device at any time.
Covered commodities include barley, canola, large and
small chickpeas, corn,
crambe, flaxseed, grain
sorghum, lentils, mustard
seed, oats, peanuts, dry peas,
rapeseed, long grain rice,
medium grain rice (which includes short grain rice), safflower seed, sesame, soybeans, sunflower seed and
wheat. Upland cotton is no
longer a covered commodity.
Dates associated with ARC
and PLC that farm owners and
producers need to know:
• Now through Feb. 27,
2015: Farm owners may visit
their local Farm Service
Agency office to update yield
history and/or reallocate base
acres.
• Now through March 31,
2015: Producers make a onetime election between ARC
and PLC for the 2014 through
2018 crop years.
• Mid-April 2015 through
summer 2015: Producers sign
contracts for 2014 and 2015
crop years.
• October 2015: Payments
issued for 2014 crop year, if
needed.
COMING TO
THE SIBLEY
EAST POOL:
2015 WINTER/SPRING
+ RED CROSS SWIM LESSONS +
6:30–7:15 pm Tuesdays & Thursdays
$
35.00 for Levels 1-6
BONUS: Stay for open swim until 8:00 pm for practice or fun!
Parents, brothers, sisters, friends... there is open swim from 6:30-8:00 pm
or come early for Muscles in Motion Water Aerobics from 5:15-6:15 pm!
Bring your suit and join in the fun! ( $3.00 charge or passes available)
Session 2 • Levels 2, 4
*Feb. 24, 26, & Mar. 3, 4, 10, 12, 17, 17 (Make up Mar. 24)
- - - - - - - Registration Form - - - - - - Mail to Sibley East, P.O. 1000, Arlington, MN 55307
BIDS FOR SNOW/ICE REMOVAL
Name: _________________________ Session___ Level______
(PUBLIC SIDEWALKS)
FOR THE CITY OF ARLINGTON
The City of Arlington is seeking a Contractor to assist the
City’s Maintenance Department with snow/ice removal from
nuisance properties under Ord. 178 (non-shoveled public sidewalks) for the 2015-2016 snow season. City will have discretion to call as needed. Contractor must provide own equipment
(shovel, snowblower, ice chopper, etc.).
Quotes are to be bid as an hourly rate and include cost of
equipment and operator. Certificate of Insurance due with bid.
All bids must be received by 4:00 pm MONDAY, FEBRUARY 23rd. The City Council will review all bids at their March
2nd meeting.
For more information and/or an application, please contact
the Arlington City Office at 204 Shamrock Drive, or call 507964-2378. Applications also available on the city’s website:
www.arlingtonmn.com.
By Order of the
Tony Voigt, Maintenance Supervisor
City of Arlington
A5-6Ea
BIDS FOR SNOW REMOVAL
FOR THE CITY OF ARLINGTON
The City of Arlington is seeking applicants to assist with
snow removal for the 2015-2016 snow season. We are looking for contractors to bid for the 3 separate areas: Street Blading, Dump Truck Hauling, and Skid Loader Work.
All bids must be received by 4:00 pm MONDAY, FEBRUARY 23rd. The City Council will review all bids at their
March 2nd meeting.
For more information and/or an application, please contact
the Arlington City Office at 204 Shamrock Drive, or call 507964-2378. Applications also available on the city’s website:
www.arlingtonmn.com.
Parent:________________ Address:______________________
Phone:__________________ Email:______________________
Call Rene Moriarty for questions or to register 507-964-8285.
***Locker rooms may be in use for Varsity sports visiting teams.
Other accommodations for changing may be needed.
LEVEL DESCRIPTIONS
PRE-SCHOOL AQUATICS, ages 4-5, Levels A-B-C
Throughout the three levels, pre-school age children are taught
basic aquatic safety, survival, and swimming skills, all while increasing
their comfort level in and around water.
LEVEL I – INTRODUCTION TO WATER SKILLS
For children ready to enter water without parent or guardian. Enter and
exit water safely. Supported floating and kicking on front and back. Open eyes
underwater, submerge to retrieve objects. Submerge mouth, nose, and eyes.
Exploring arm and hand movements. Exhale underwater. Explore swimming
on front and back. Water safety rules. Fundamentals of using a life jacket.
LEVEL II – FUNDAMENTAL AQUATIC SKILLS
Enter and exit water using ladder and side. Submerge head, bobs, open eyes.
Glide on front and back. Floating and kicking on front and back. Explore swimming on side. Turning over front to back, back to front. Enter water by stepping or
jumping from side. Open eyes underwater, submerge to retrieve objects. Combined stroke on front and back. Moving in water using a life jacket.
LEVEL III – STROKE DEVELOPMENT
Jumping into deep water from side. Rotary breathing. Butterfly kicks and
body motions. Changing positions from vertical to horizontal on front to back.
Dive from sitting or kneeling. Survival float. Perform HELP and huddle
positions. Submerge fully and retrieve object. Swim front and back crawl.
Reaching assists. Use Check-Call-Care in an emergency.
LEVEL IV – STROKE IMPROVEMENT
Dive from compact or stride position. Front and back crawl, breaststroke,
backstroke, and butterfly. Tread water. Swim underwater. Diving safety.
Throwing assists. Perform feet-first surface dive. Swim on side using
scissors kick. Familiarity with CPR. Open turns from front to back.
Compact jump into water from a height wearing life jacket.
LEVEL V – STROKE REFINEMENT
Alternate breathing. Improve front and back crawl. Butterfly. Breaststroke.
Sidestroke. Elementary backstroke. Shallow dive and begin swimming.
Front flip turn. Treading water using two different kicks. Backstroke flip turn.
Survival swimming. Rescue breathing. Tuck and pike surface dives.
LEVEL VI – SWIMMING AND STROKE PROFIENCY
A5-6Ea
Prepare for advanced courses. Personal water safety. Lifeguard readiness.
Fundamentals of diving. Fitness swimmer.
A5-6E,6-7Sa
By Order of the
Tony Voigt
Maintenance Supervisor
City of Arlington
Church News
ST. PAUL’S EV.
REFORMED CHURCH
15470 Co. Rd. 31, Hamburg
952-467-3878
Dan Schnabel, Pastor
www.stpaulsrcus.org
Sunday, February 15: 8:30 a.m.
Sunday School and Adult Bible
study. 9:30 a.m. Worship service.
Tuesday February 17: 7:30
p.m. Men’s Brotherhood.
Wednesday, February 18: 6:308:00 p.m. Catechism class. 7:30
p.m. Youth fellowship.
ORATORY OF
ST. THOMAS
THE APOSTLE
Jessenland
507-248-3550
Fr. Sam Perez
Thursday: Weekly Mass at
5:00 p.m.
ST. MARY, MICHAEL
AND BRENDAN AREA
FAITH COMMUNITY
Fr. Keith Salisbury, Pastor
Friday, February 13: 8:30 a.m.
Mass (Mar).
Saturday, February 14: 5:00
p.m. Mass (Mar).
Sunday, February 15: 7:30
a.m. Mass (Bre). 9:00-10:15 a.m.
Elementary religious education
classes (PreK-5) (Mar). 9:00
a.m. Mass (Mic). 10:30 a.m.
Mass (Mar).
Monday, February 16: 8:30
a.m. Mass (Bre and Mar). 8:00
p.m. AA and Al Anon (Mar).
Tuesday, February 17: 8:30
a.m. Mass (Bre and Mar).
Wednesday, February 18: 8:30
a.m. Mass (Bre). 9:00 a.m. Word
and Communion (Oak Terrace).
9:30 a.m. Adult Bible study.
3:15-4:30 p.m. Elementary religious education (K-5) (Mic). 5:00
p.m. Mass (Mar). 7:00-8:00 p.m.
Jr./Sr. High religious education
(6-11) (Mar).
Thursday, February 19: 8:30
a.m. Mass (Bre and Mic). 7:30
p.m. Narcotics Anonymous
(Mic).
TRINITY LUTHERAN
32234 431st Ave., Gaylord
Glen Bickford, Interim Pastor
a.m. Worship.
p.m. Confirmation.
ST. JOHN’S LUTHERAN
(Missouri Synod)
Arlington
507-964-2400
Gary L. Ruckman, Pastor
Bible Class. 10:00 a.m. Worship.
Wednesday, February 18: Ash
Wednesday. 5:45 p.m. Confirmation. 7:00 p.m. Lenten Worship.
p.m. Deadline for bulletin and
calendar information.
EVANGELICAL
COVENANT CHURCH
107 W. Third St., Winthrop
507-647- 5777
Parsonage 507-647-3739
Kyle Kachelmeier, Pastor
www.wincov.org
Friday, February 13: 6:00 p.m.
MOPS.
Worship. 10:45 a.m. Sunday
school.
a.m. Prayer coffee at Eunice’s.
No AWANA. No Youth group.
7:00 p.m. Ash Wednesday service.
a.m. Women’s Bible study. 6:30
p.m. Men’s Bible study at Peik’s.
ST. PAUL’S LUTHERAN
(Missouri Synod)
Green Isle
507-326-3451
Eric W. Rapp, Pastor
Friday, February 13: 10:00
a.m. Deadline for Sunday bulletin.
Bible class. 9:00 a.m. Worship.
10:00 a.m. Sunday School. 10:15
a.m. Bible study with Rhonda.
p.m. Community connect dinner.
6:30 p.m. Choir practice.
Tuesday, February 17: 8:3011:30 a.m. Pastor at Zion. 7:00
p.m. LWML meeting. 8:00 p.m.
Joint Elder’s meeting.
p.m. Ash Wednesday worship
with Communion. 6:30-7:30
p.m. Confirmation and Wed.
night school grades 1-5.
Thursday, February 19: Pastor’s learning group.
PEACE LUTHERAN
(Missouri Synod)
Arlington
Kurt Lehmkuhl, Pastor
[email protected]
a.m. Sunday school. 8:30 a.m.
Bible study. 9:30 a.m. Worship
service with Holy Communion.
10:30 a.m. Guild meeting and fellowship.
Monday, February, 16: 11:30
a.m. Feeding of the 500 club.
p.m. Adult Inquirers’ class.
p.m. Catechism. 7:00 p.m. Ash
Wednesday worship service with
Holy Communion.
p.m. Church council meeting.
ZION LUTHERAN
(Missouri Synod)
Green Isle Township
507-326-3451
Eric W. Rapp, Pastor
Friday, February 13: 10:00
a.m. Deadline for Sunday bulletin.
a.m. Worship with Communion.
p.m. Community connect dinner
at St. Paul’s. 6:30 p.m. Choir
practice at St. Paul’s.
Tuesday, February 17: 8:3011:30 a.m. Pastor at Zion. 7:00
p.m. LWML meeting at St.
Paul’s. 8:00 p.m. Joint Elder’s
meeting at St. Paul’s.
Wednesday, February 18:
6:30-7:30 p.m. Confirmation and
Wed. night school grades 1-5 at
St. Paul’s. 8:00 p.m. Ash
Wednesday worship with Communion.
Thursday, February 19: Pastor’s learning group.
ZION LUTHERAN
814 W. Brooks St., Arlington
507-964-5454
Dan Hermanson, Interim Pastor
a.m. Worship. 10:00 a.m. Sunday
school/fellowship.
p.m. African partnership meeting
at Trinity rural Gaylord.
Tuesday, February 17: 6:007:00 p.m. TOPS in church basement.
p.m. Ash Wednesday service with
Holy Communion.
a.m. and 1:00 p.m. Zion service
on cable. 2:00 p.m. Newsletter
deadline. 7:00 p.m. Men’s group
meeting.
CREEKSIDE
Community Church
Christian & Missionary
Alliance
114 Shamrock Dr., Arlington
507-964-2872
John Cherico, Pastor
email: [email protected]
Sunday, February 15: 9:3010:15 a.m. Adult and children’s
Sunday school. 10:30 a.m. Worship service. Nursery provided
for children 0-4 years old and
children’s church ages 5 through
fifth grade.
p.m. Women’s Bible study. Join
us for food, fellowship and studying the word.
Wednesday, February 18: 7:008:30 p.m. R.E.A.C.H. youth
group.
SEVENTH DAY
ADVENTIST
7th Ave. N.W., Arlington
507-304-3410
Robert Brauer, Pastor
507-234-6770
Saturday: Church services at
9:30 a.m. Bible study at 11:00
a.m. Fellowship dinner at 12:00
p.m. All are welcome.
UNITED METHODIST
Arlington
Rodney J. Stemme, Pastor
www.arlingtonunited
methodist.org
Saturday, February 14: 8:00
a.m. A-Men men’s group. 10:00
a.m. Women’s Bible study at
Bette Nelson’s.
a.m. and 11:00 a.m. Worship.
10:15 a.m Sunday school.
p.m. SPRC. Deadline for March
newsletter items.
p.m. Ad. council meeting. Girl
Scout group meeting in Fellowship hall in evening.
p.m. Lenten supper. 7:00 p.m.
Ash Wednesday worship.
a.m. Day Apart at Hutchinson.
10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. Worship on cable TV. 1:00 p.m.
Women’s Bible study at Jean
Olson’s.
ST. PAUL LUTHERAN
(WELS)
Arlington
Bruce Hannemann, Pastor
WEBSITE:
www.stpaularlington.com
EMAIL:
Bruce.Hannemann@stpaul
arlington.com
Saturday, February 14: B-team
Hutchinson tournament.
Sunday school. 9:00 a.m. Family
Bible study. 10:00 a.m. Worship,
PreK-8 singing. 6:30 p.m. Youth
group meeting at school.
Monday, February 16: No
school. 10:00 a.m. Calendar information due. 7:00 p.m. Steering
committee meeting at school.
a.m. Good Samaritan service.
4:45 & 5:45 p.m. at Risen Savior,
Mankato.
p.m. Bible study. 3:45 p.m. Ash
Wednesday service 5:00 p.m.
Lenton supper. 7:00 p.m. Ash
Wednesday service. 8:00 p.m.
Choir practice.
a.m. Bulletin information due.
10:30 a.m. Bible study at Highland Commons. 11:00 a.m. &
3:00 p.m. Services on cable TV
channel 8. 3:45 p.m. Public
School Confirmation class.
GAYLORD
ASSEMBLY OF GOD
Gaylord
Bob Holmbeck, Pastor
Friday, February 13: 9:30 p.m.
Le Sueur Bible study.
Sunday school. 10:00 a.m. Sunday worship service.
p.m. Wednesday evening Bible
classes and youth focused. 8:00
p.m. Supper-Welcome.
Former North Star to speak in Gaylord
By Kurt Menk
Editor
Henry Boucha, former
Minnesota North Stars
hockey player and Olympic
athlete, will be a winter
speaker at the Gaylord Public Library at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 24.
He will talk about his
book, “Henry Boucha,
Ojibwa; Native American
Olympian.” The book details his highs and lows as
an Ojibwa hockey player.
Boucha played high
school hockey for Warroad
High School and led his
team to the state tournament in 1969. He is considered one of the best players
to ever play Minnesota high
school hockey.
While serving in the U.S.
Army, Boucha joined the
United States national ice
hockey team on a full-time
basis in 1970 as the U.S.
won the “Pool B” qualification tournament. He participated in the 1971 Ice Hockey World Championships in
Bern, Switzerland, where
he scored seven goals in 10
Menus
SENIOR DINING
Call 326-3401 for a meal
Suggested Donation $4.00
Meals are served at Highland
Commons dining room
Monday-Friday
Monday: Chicken and rice
casserole, green beans, mandarin
oranges, bread, margarine, pudding, low fat milk. Tuesday: BBQ pork chop,
baked potato, cauliflower, bread,
margarine, applesauce, low fat
milk.
Wednesday: Salmon loaf,
mashed potatoes, peas, bread,
margarine, peaches, low fat milk.
Thursday: Roast turkey,
mashed potatoes with gravy, carrots, cranberry sauce, bread, margarine, pumpkin dessert, low fat
milk.
Friday: Creamy vegetable
soup, egg salad sandwich, tropical fruit, crackers, bread, margarine, cookie, low fat milk.
SIBLEY EAST ELEMENTARY
BREAKFAST MENU
Arlington and Gaylord February 16-20
Breakfast is served at 8:00 a.m.
daily. A 1/2 pint of milk is served
with each meal daily. Menu is subject to change.
Thursday: Chili, crackers, corn
bread, veggie sticks, fruit, milk.
Friday: Cheese pizza, romaine
salad, peas, fruit, milk.
Monday: No school.
Tuesday: Cereal, cheese stick,
fruit, juice, milk.
Wednesday: Frudel, seeds,
fruit, juice, milk.
Thursday: Crunchmania, fruit,
juice, milk.
Friday: Muffin, seeds, fruit,
juice, milk.
SIBLEY EAST SCHOOL
MENU
Gaylord
February 16-20
A 1/2 pint of milk and an enriched grain product is served with
each meal. Additional milk is available for 40 cents each. Menu is
subject to change.
SIBLEY EAST SCHOOL
MENU
Arlington
February 16-20
A 1/2 pint of milk and an enriched grain product is served with
each meal. Additional milk is available for 40 cents each.
Menu is subject to change.
Monday: No school.
Tuesday: Breaded pork on
whole grain bun, oven potatoes,
baked beans, fruit, milk.
Alternate: Soup & sandwich.
Wednesday: Tomato soup,
toasted cheese sandwich, veggie
sticks, green beans, fruit, milk.
Alternate: Salad bar.
Thursday: Mexican haystack,
tomatoes, lettuce, refried beans,
corn, fruit, milk.
Alternate: None.
Friday: Cheese stuffed sticks,
romaine salad, peas, fruit, milk.
Alternate: None.
Monday: No school.
Tuesday: Chicken patty, oven
potatoes, mayo, lettuce, green
beans, fruit, milk.
Wednesday: Shrimp poppers,
scalloped potatoes, cheese plate,
vegetables, fruit, milk.
Call us to place
your HAPPY ad.
507-964-5547
ST. PAUL’S UNITED
CHURCH OF CHRIST
Henderson
507-248-3594 (Office)
Deb Meyer, Pastor
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St. Paul’s UCC Henderson
a.m. Sunday school. 10:00 a.m.
Worship. 11:15 a.m. Confirmation.
McGraw Monument
Works, Inc., LeSueur
Local Representative
Leah Schrupp
Arlington, MN 55307
612-308-8169
St. Brendan’s Catholic Church
Green Isle
Visit our
INDOOR AND OUTDOOR
DISPLAYS
Pastor Keith Salisbury
Mass: Sunday 7:30 a.m.
Mass: Wednesday 8:30 a.m.
3 miles North of LeSueur
on Highway 169
30945 Forest Prairie Road
(507) 665-3126
HOURS: M-F 8-5
Blessings
Weekends by appointment.
Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude.
It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful;
1 Corinthians 13:4-5 ESV
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Arlington
Enterprise
Commercial and Industrial Builders
Green Isle, MN 55338
ph. 507.326.7901 fax: 507.326.3551
www.vosconstruction.com
HC
23189 Hwy. 5 North,
Arlington, MN 55307
[email protected]
Office (507) 964-2283 100 Years. 100 Reasons.
Cell (320) 583-4324 Phone 952-467-2992
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CONVENIENCE
STORE
Arlington State Bank
Serving the Community Since 1895
A & N Radiator Repair
HELP WANTED - DRIVERS
MISCELLANEOUS
MISCELLANEOUS
LINSMEIER TRUCKING
A MN based company is now hiring
Company Drivers & Owner/Operators
to pull hopper bottom in the upper Midwest. Home weekends. Call 320/382-6644
SAWMILLS
from only $4,397.00 Make & save
money with your own bandmill. Cut
lumber any dimension. In stock, ready
to ship. Free Info/DVD: 800/578-1363
Ext.300N www.NorwoodSawmills.com
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pain-relieving brace -little or no
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Allen & Nicki Scharn, Owners
23228 401 Ave., Arlington
877-964-2281 or 507-964-2281 Bus.
HAMBURG
Arlington Branch Manager
Hwy. 5 N., Arlington
507-964-2920
Member
CANADA DRUG CENTER
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pharmacy will provide you with savings of
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HUTCHINSON CO-OP
AGRONOMY
LEON DOSE,
BANKING SERVICES
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964-2256 HOUSING
Arlington LENDER
NOW HIRING
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bonus, flexible home time, extensive benefits. Call now! Hibb’s & Co. 763/389-0610
games for Team USA.
Boucha was also one of the
biggest stars of the 1972
United States Olympic
hockey team that received
the silver medal.
He played 247 games
over six seasons in the National Hockey League for
the Detroit Red Wings,
Minnesota North Stars,
Kansas City Scouts and
Colorado Rockies. His career was cut short by an eye
injury.
411 7th Ave. NW • (507) 964-2251
Homestyle Pizza
Real or Soft Serve Ice Cream
Gas – Diesel – Deli – Videos
Arlington Haus
Certified ASE Technician on Staff
Your Hometown Pub & Eatery
1986-2009
Also distributor for Poxy Coat II
Industrial Grade Coatings/Paint
Arlington • 1-507-964-2473
(507)
964-2212
CRAIG BULLERT
ARLINGTON, MN
www.
chefcraigs
.com
MID-COUNTY
CO-OP
700 W. Lake St., Box 177
Cologne, MN 55322
(952) 466-3700
or TOLL FREE: 1-888-466-3700
FUNERAL SERVICE
P.O. Box 314
Arlington, MN 55307
Phone (507) 964-2201
Arlington
ENTERPRISE
402 W. Alden, Arlington
507-964-5547
23180 401 Ave., Arlington
Phone 507-964-2264
Online at
www.Arlington
MNnew.com
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To place an ad: Call: 507-964-5547; Fax: 507-964-2423; E-Mail: [email protected]; Mail: P.O. Box 388, Arlington, MN 55307
AGRICULTURE AUTOMOTIVE EMPLOYMENT FOR SALE LIVESTOCK REAL ESTATE
& PETS
RENTAL
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All ads appear online @
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All Five Papers Reach Over 50,000 Readers Weekly in over 33 Communities
Advertising The McLeod County Chronicle Mondays at Noon The Glencoe Advertiser, The Sibley Shopper
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AGRICULTURE
EMPLOYMENT
RENTAL
SERVICES
Misc. Farm Items
Work Wanted
Apartment
Building Contractors
LIESKE TRACTOR
Wanted: Your OLD TRACTORS,
any condition, make or model. We
also specialize in new and used
TRACTOR PARTS AND REPAIR.
Call Kyle. Located west of Henderson. (612) 203-9256.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Lost, Found
Lost: Male brown and white short
haired Healer. Bent ears, docked
tail, sore front paw. Bear Trocke
(507) 964-5843.
HANDYMAN: Will do remodeling
of kitchens, bathrooms, hanging
doors and windows, painting,
sheet rocking, texturizing or any
minor repairs inside or outside.
Will also do cleaning of basements/garages. Call (320) 8482722 or (320) 583-1278.
FOR SALE
Heating/Air Conditioning
AUTOMOTIVE
Parts, Repair
$$ DOLLARS PAID $$ Junk vehicles, repairable cars/trucks. FREE
TOWING. Flatbed/ wrecker service. Immediate pick up. MondaySunday, serving your area 24/7.
(952) 220-TOWS.
EMPLOYMENT
Business Opportunity
CONKLIN DEALERS NEEDED To
use and market “Green” Conklin
products made in Minnesota to
save our planet! Buy wholesale
factory direct and market nationwide from your home! For a free
catalog and dealer information call
frankemarketing.com. Toll free 1855-238-2570.
Help Wanted
Drivers: Local-Home daily. Sunday-Thursday evenings, Lakeville!
$3,000 Orientation completion
bonus! $3,000 Driver referral
bonus! Class A or B experience.
Call Koch Trucking 1-855-9807937.
Female
wanted
for
housekeeper/caregiver for paralyzed woman in her home.
$12.75/hour. Full time, part time
and weekends open. Will train.
Call Kari (507) 426-6000.
Full time employee wanted at
Prokosch Farms, Inc. Call Dale
(320) 522-0319.
Wanted: Full time help on a diary
farm. Salary paid according to experience. (952) 467-3705, (952)
467-2805.
30 Years professional home repair
service. Interior/exterior. Fair rates
for quality work. Call (320) 3590333.
Misc. Service
2BR Apartment with garage,
water/sewer/garbage included.
No pets. New Auburn (320) 3272928.
Special-95% Goodman gas furnace and programmable thermostat, $2,200 installed or AC unit,
$1,900 installed. J&R Plumbing
Heating AC, Lester Prairie (320)
510-5035.
REAL ESTATE
Hobby Farm
Independent
Living 55+
CUSTOM LOG SAWING- Cut at
your place or ours. White oak lumber decking and buy logs. Give
Virgil a call. (320) 864-4453.
Clothing
3XLT (56-58) Berne dark brown
long winter jacket, worn little, lots
of pockets, $40; 3XL Reg. Berne
winter bib overalls, tan. $20. (320)
327-2541, after 5 p.m.
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Village Cooperative of Hutchinson
(320) 234-7761. 55+ Senior living.
One-2BR, 1BA unit available. Call
for your tour! Come in and check
out our many amenities and how
to receive homeowner benefits
with Cooperative Living! Equal
Housing Opportunity.
RENT BASED ON INCOME! 1 &
2BR apartments in Arlington open
for March. Month to month leases
and deposit pay plans. (507) 9642430 or (507) 451-8524.
www.lifestyleinc.net, tdd (507)
451-0704. This institution is an
equal opportunity provider and
employer.
Updated, spacious one and two
BR apartments in Renville. Includes heat, water garbage. New
stove, fridge, air conditioner. Petfriendly. Call (320) 564-3351 for
appointment.
AmberField Place
Arlington
We Have 1 & 2 Bedrooms
Available NOW!
20
Celebrating our
th
Plastic repair: Don’t throw it. Let
me weld it. Call Mike, Bird Island,
any time. (320) 579-0418.
SHOP
LOCAL
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our area
businesse
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apprecia
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it when
you do!
Great Lakes
Management
Telephone:
800-873-1736
skunz
@amberfieldplace.com
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House
20570 425th Ave., Arlington. 3BR,
2BA hobby farm on 2.27 acres.
Vinyl siding, newer shingles, large
kitchen, hardwood floors, main
level laundry. Plenty of room to
play, quiet location. $135,000.
Brian O’Donnell, Priority OneMetrowest Realty (320) 864-4877.
4BR, 2BA house in Renville. Available February 1. Deposit required.
Call (320) 212-3917.
Want To Rent
Wanted: Farmland to rent 2015
and beyond. Curtis Weckwerth
(507) 380-9128, Wayne Franzeen
(507) 380-2466.
Young farmer looking for land to
rent for 2015 and beyond. Competitive rates and reference available. Call Austin Blad (320) 2213517.
Lake Homes
SALES
Very affordable, low maintenance
seasonal cabin. 50’ Level sandy
bottom shore Diamond Lake, Atwater. MLS#6008756. 2BR, 1 full
bath, large porch, deck, shade
trees, cabin faces south on lakeside.
Only
$169,900.
www.C21Kandi.com or contact
Century 21 Kandi Realty (320)
235-7072.
Anniversary
AmberField Place
Sales
Hip Hop Family Shop 8 year Anniversary
February
SALE
Storewide! Basket drawing, cookies, and refreshments available
February 2-6.
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A Special Section to Have and to Hold...
WEDDING
• Cake Decorating
• Limousine Service
• Jewelers
• Dress Making
• Flowers
• Photography
• Reception Halls
• Restaurants
• Caterers
• Gift Ideas
• Bands/DJs
Plan now to advertise in the Wedding Section of
the Sibley Shopper Sunday, March 1, 2015
Anyone wishing to advertise in this special issue please contact our office by Thursday, February 19.
Call Ashley at the
Arlington Enterprise / Sibley Shopper
402 W. Alden St., P.O. Box 388 • Arlington, MN 55307
Phone: (507) 964-5547 • Fax: (507) 964-2423
E-Mail: [email protected]
OR CONTACT OUR GLENCOE OFFICE: Phone: (320) 864-5518 • Fax: (320) 864-5510
Ask for Karin Ramige Cornwell, [email protected], Sue Keenan, [email protected] or Brenda Fogarty, [email protected]

Arlington - The McLeod County Chronicle

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