2010-2011 MNA Better Newspaper Contest Winners

2010-2011 Minnesota Newspaper Association
Better Newspaper Contest

Press Photographers
Portfolio
All Dailies12 entries
First Place: St. Cloud Times,

Jason Wachter
Impressive portfolio of beautiful,
well-composed photos. From sports
to breaking news, Wachter is a
versatile photographer who seems to
always capture just the right image.
Second Place: The Forum
of Fargo-Moorhead,
David Samson
Samson offers a nice portfolio of
photos, here. I was struck by his use
of and ability to capture vivid colors most notably the flying lantern shot.
Great emotion captured in some of
the sports shots, as well.
PORTFOLIO WEEKLY WINNERS ON BACK
2010-2011 Better Newspaper Contest
General Excellence
Weeklies up to 1,50016 entries
First Place: The Parkers Prairie Independent, LLC

Excellent use of photos to illustrate stories. Stories are of interest
to the community served as well as the region. Good clean layout
and design. Would like to see the use of both bylines and datelines.
Parkers Prairie
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www.ppindependent.net
VOL. 108, NO. 35
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2010
Combine destroyed by fire
Dig Pink Night

for cancer Cancer
October is Breast
Awareness month, and to promote
cancer awareness among women,
the Parkers Prairie Panther girls
volleyball is hosting a Dig Pink
night.
Dig Pink night will be the last
regular season home game against
the Underwood Rockets, Tuesday,
October 19th.
The volleyball team is selling I
dig pink t-shirts to fans for $10 at
all home games. Two-thirds of the
profit will be donated to the American Cancer Society and one-third
will come back to the team.
Fans can either purchase a shirt
or dress in pink for this night. Diane Ross, head coach of the Underwood Rockets is excited about
the idea. Her girls, as well as the
Panthers, will be wearing the pink
t-shirts during warms ups.
Second Place: Le Sueur News-Herald

Good overall layout and design. Good overall news content.
Boots
for Kids
combine was fully engulfed in flames.

Highway 40 east where a John Deere
on Wednesday, September 29th to County the rear of the combine. As of press time, no cause for the fire had been
was called out shortly before 5:00 p.m.
from
Jakki Wehking
The Parkers Prairie Fire Department
road when he noticed smoke coming
County Sheriffs department. Photo by
had driven the combine out onto the
Prairie Fire Department and Otter Tail
Brian Hemquist, of rural Parkers Prairie,
Responding to the scene were the Parkers
found, and the combine was a total loss.
Plans
completion
vegetation,
for three Douglas County Lakes nearing
strategic lake management plans

to the Healthy Lakes and Rivers
Partnership and West Central Initiatives. When plans are approved
and grant funds received, work
can begin on the implementation
phrase. The plans were developed
in special focus meetings held by
each lake association which members were encouraged to attend
and to have input on what they as a
group felt was critical for their lake.
According to Bonnie Huettl of Lobster Lake, working on these plans
and implementing the projects can
bring a sense of community and
exandria.
ownership to the members besides
Representatives from Lake
benefitting the lake itself.
Miltona, Lake Mary and Lake Irene
Lobster Lake completed their
are currently submitting their final
Property Owners on Lake Irene,

Lake Mary and Lake Miltona or
other people who want more information on how they can be involved in their lakes are encouraged to attend the Douglas County
Lake Association Meeting on October 13 at 4:30 p.m. to hear Don
Hickman of the Healthy Lakes and
Rivers Partnership who has worked
with more than 240 lake and river groups since its beginning in
1999. The meeting will be held at
the Douglas County Public Works
Building at 526 Willow Drive in Al-
plan in 2005 and will soon be working to update that plan. Each lake
association has specific priorities
for action depending on the conditions in and around their lakes.
Lake Miltona, for example, will
move ahead to establish a longterm program to monitor water
quality by chemical analysis of the
lake water which differs from just
measuring water clarity. Funds
from the grant along with trained
local volunteers and professional
water testing will insure that the
monitoring system is thorough and
ongoing so as to address any potential damage to the lake now and in
the future. Fisheries management,
land management and zoning,
aquatic and shoreland

wildlife habitat and other important objectives are included in the
various strategic plans being completed by the three lake associations. You are invited to attend on
Wednesday, October 13th at 4:30.
For more information, please
contact: Bonnie Huettl, President
of the Douglas County Lake Association, 320-834-3287; Dick Kuehn,
President of the Lake Miltona Association, 320-852-7588, Jim Rasmussen, President of the Lake Irene
Association, 218-943-1698, Tim
Ward, President of the Lake Mary
Association, 210-866-5265; or Don
Hickman of the Little Falls Initiative Foundation, 320-632-9255.
Weeklies 1,501-2,50017 entries
District 5M9 Lions Clubs are

collecting Boots for Kids for the
tornado victims of this past summer. The drive will also be collecting new clothing, socks, underwear,
caps and mittens for ages 2-17.
Boots for Kids will run until
October 31, 2010. Items can be
dropped off at Dicks Standard,
Prairie Pine Insurance, and the
Parkers Prairie City Hall.
First Place: Farmington Independent

Love the use of white space - gives the newspaper a magazine look,
very clean. Well written. Strong editorial page. Dynamite sports
section. A great job throughout.
Inwards & Bercier

crowned at PPHS
Coronation
Autumn colors abound in area
Second Place: Pelican Rapids Press

A really nice, community feel. Clean and easy to read. Well
paginated. Many of the ads seem to come to life. Terrific entry.
Homecoming Coronation Monday
Parkers Prairie High School held its
son of Dan and Melany Wilken,
night by crowning King Seth Bercier,
Steve and Marilyn Inwards. The
and Queen Ruth Inwards, daughter of
activities this week. Thursday
two will reign over the Homecoming
against Ashby, and Fridays
night there is a home volleyball match
There will be a parade at 6:15
football game is against New York Mills.
performance by Just for Kix and
tailgating,
game,
before the football
of the activities taking place.
flag football at halftime to name some
Photo by Jakki Wehking
photo.
group
the
for
10
See page
Autumn showed its colors this past week
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PO Box 42, Parkers Prairie, Minnesota
First Place: Cottonwood County Citizen, Windom

Crisp, clean quality throughout the Cottonwood County Citizen
ensured its top honors. The staff obviously doesnt rely on an occasional home run, but provides base hits on every page every week.
Congratulations on an exceptional job.
Monday, October 4, 2010

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of an era
have applied
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for Windoms economic
job.
development director
hoping
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for at least 20 applicatic develthe Windom economi30.
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exactly half
that,
only
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of the applicationsfrom as far
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candidates.
range of
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qualificaindividuals whose said. We
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were recent
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The EDA has schedule
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the week of Dec.
After long tenure,

Storey
County Attorney
leave on his terms
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Sights, sounds of
t
year's first concer
tal
WAMHS instrumen
kicks
music department
off concert schedule
Page 9
Teacher of the Year

'special'izes
Cartwright has been

special education teacher
years
in Windom for 19
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Second Place: Woodbury Bulletin

The Woodbury Bulletin readership should be proud of the job the
newspaper staff does for them with every edition. Wide variety of
coverage, engaging writing, eye appealing design and well-crafted
advertisements combine to create a top-quality publication.

Weeklies over 5,00023 entries
First Place: Southwest Journal, Minneapolis

Modern, clean layout; ambitious use of photos. Range of news,
arts and food went beyond the conventional coverage.
Second Place: Morrison County Record, Little Falls
After reading this paper, I felt like I knew the community, its values and priorities. News coverage was thorough; from an ad perspective, I appreciated the wide range of businesses represented.
Honorable Mention: Prior Lake American
The redesign is commendable; very clean and easy to read. Good
balance of interesting news, arts. Enjoyed the editorial page and
thought providing contact info for elected officials was valuable.

Dailies under 10,00010 entries
First Place: Mesabi Daily News, Virginia

Excellent design and lots of entry points for readers. Love the daily
Page 2 feature that includes a reader-submitted photo and tons of
interesting information. Outstanding mix of locally-produced copy
with the requisite amount of AP stories. Easy to see this is a paper
that believes in the mantra of local news. Far and away the best
entry in this category.
Second Place: Albert Lea Tribune
The Tribune stands out thanks to its uber-local coverage of both
news and sports. Its easy to see local news is important to the staff
and leadership of this paper. The Tribunes editorial page is, by far,
the best in this category; every edition I read had local columns
and editorials, along with letters to the editorthe lifeblood of any
good editorial page. Plenty of good-looking ads.
Dailies 10,000 and over8 entries
First Place: St. Cloud Times

St. Cloud does a lot right. Love the multiple entry points and refers
with stories. Logos are simple but effective. I appreciate that the
editors localize national stories for a wire/staff byline, and that
they push readers online, with things like an online poll to interact
with readers. Top Stories Online was a winner for me, as are the
More Online references throughout the paper. Also enjoyed the
Just Back From . . . yet another way of engaging readers. And
a big kudos to the staff for putting resources behind 4 Outdoor
/ Fitness pages in sports, and covering a gymnastics meet and
leading sports with it. Also, major props for figuring out a way to
keep those TV book readers happy by, well, keeping the TV book.
Overall, this paper is very local, without missing the nation and
world, and is very cognizant about bridging print and web.
Second Place: Post-Bulletin, Rochester
While this paper is not the cleanest design of the bunch, for general excellence in local content, it runs laps around the others.
The daily announcement on 1A of the number of local stories is
your first sign of its commitment35 local stories, 50 local stories.
Incredible. As you look through the pages, you see quickly, the
Post-Bulletin is clearly a voice of the community. Loved the Look
Ahead and Only at PostBulletin.com features on every section
front. 2A was a good mix of topics, and I especially liked the Most
Clicked, On Twitter and Punchline. The Backtalk is great reader
interaction. Deal of the Day promo on 1A is something more papers should do. In fact, we may steal it for ours. References to the
web are always a bonus, particularly slideshows and video, along
with the logos. Sports was a treat, particularly its coverage of youth
sports, though the themed page header on sports each day is a bit
misleading, since much of the content is general sports. Overall,
the Post-Bulletin seems to cover what matters to its readers, both
the big stories and the niche audience ones. Excellent!
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Typography & Design

First Place: The Voyageur Press of McGregor

Overall clean layout and design.
Second Place: Ely Timberjay
Good use of photos and overall clean design and layout.
Just 9 holes open
First Place: Lake County News-Chronicle, Two Harbors

Overall, really nice, clean design. Its easy to follow and easy to
read. Nice use of dominant art and some kind of graphic element
with every story. Well done!
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LAKE COUNTY
VOLUME 38 NUMBER
16
SERVING LAKE COUNT

Y SINCE
25
1890 WWW.TWOHARBOR
SMN.COM
years on the Superior Hiking
TWO SECTIONS 16 PAGES
Trail
How do
your local
groceries
stack up?
BY MATT SUOJA
msuoja@lcnewschronicle
.com
Retail food prices

during the first increased
2011 nationwide, quarter of
to the latest Americaccording
Bureau Federations an Farm
basket Survey that Marketincluded
comparisons to average
costs
in state by the Minnes
ota
Farm Bureau.
The News-Chronicl
its own local survey e did
prices at grocery storeson food
how they compare to see
to
state
and national average
s.
We visited SuperO
Two Harbors and Zups ne in
in Silver Bay for some
parisons. Its not aprice comscientific
study and prices can
fluctuate
for a variety of reasons
looked for the cheapes . We
we could find for t prices
the foods
outside of special sales.
Both SuperOne and
Zups
came under the nationa
state averages for vegetabl and
($1.66 in Two Harbor le oil
$2.62 in Silver Bay s and
ounce container). Infor a 32the nation it cost $2.88,
up
29
cents, and it comes
$2.66 in Minnesota. in at
Boneless chicken
were more expensive breasts
at Zups
and SuperOne per
A group of hikers stand
pound.
on Elys Peak in Duluth
They were $3.99 at Zups
years since the trail
in
2005.
The
began as an idea by
$4.71 at SuperOne comparand
outdoors enthusiastsDuluth section of the Superior Hiking Trail
ed
Forum Newspapers
along the North Shore.
is the latest section
to $3.06 in Minnes
comple
The trail is 275 miles
$3.32 in the nation ota and
long after starting with ted in the 25
(up 22
just eight miles.
cents per pound).
Zups came in at $2.50
for
five pounds of potatoe
s
while
it sat at $2.65 in Minnes
ota
and $2.64 in the nation.
perOne came way under Suthe
national and state average
at
$1.69. Overall potatoe
14 cents nationally. s are up
Even though
down 46 cents per bacon is
pound in
the nation at $3.86,
Zups
came in at $4.67
while it was $3.49 a pound
at Super
One. The state average
is
$3.87.
Overall, most prices
locations were similar. at the
more expensive to buy It was
orange
juice and whole milk
Harbors and Silver in Two
pared to the nation Bay comwhile it was cheaperand state
to buy
bread.
Some of the earliest
According to the AFBF,
reoff by Reserve Miningbushwhackers and builders of bridges
tail
SHTA
prices for some foods,
file
ed alternative to no in Silver Bay. The pay was in the $5-6for the trail were workers laid Hiking
meat in particular,
income in bleak econom
range but was an appreci
will conForum Newspapers
trail pioneers arent
tinue to rise during the
ic times along the Shore.
comfortable
at- favorite portion
year as
of the trail but, when with naming a
it
takes
time
for farmers to
pressed
Lakes loop out of Silver
increase the size of their
Bay often came up. , the Twin
herds
to accommodate an
increase
in demand.
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staples to make their g for
favorite
Saying it seemed
shepherds pie or chicken
able thing to do, Lee like a reasonpie recipe will definite pot
ly
to paper in 1985 andSchaar put pen Step into trail history,4A-5A,
the grocery store with leave
7A.
lighter
what fellow foresters wrote down
wallets, said John Anders
in the Tofte area
on,
had known for years:
a Farm Bureau econom
There could be ories of what has been called a synist.
a nice hiking trail along
As anticipated, the
the ridgeline chronicity of events.
increased
overlooking Lake Superio
consum
Today
er demand
and
next
r
week, we take a
on the look
North Shore.
and dairy productsfor meats
at some of the
that
Schaars Thomas Jefferso
who helped on theearly trailblazers
gan in 2009 and continubeground and in
n mo- organiz
ed
ment eventually led
through 2010 remain
ing
the
to
Superio
todays
r Hiking Trail
Supe- Associa
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dent as we look forward s evition, which today consists
to the
luth to Canada with runs from Du- more than 3,500
of
middle of 2011.
just a 17-mile
rs, 300 acgap left to blaze.
tive volunteers andmembe
According to the
282 miles of careWith the general
fully maintained trail.
States Department United
of Agriorganizers went to idea on paper,
Learn how
culture, Americans spend
just
This year marks the work in 1986. marked the firsta national disaster
under 10 percent of
25-year
meeting
anniver
for the association, how
sary of the first carving
able income on food, dispostough
the lowand the formation of s of the trail were leavened by economic times
est average of any country
work on the trail,
the association and
in
that keeps it a Minnes
why hikers can find
the world.
what can Gayle Coyer, executi
Memories from theota treasure. seem like unusual twists
Mike Creger
many volun- along
and turns busy this month at ve director for the Superior Hiking Trail
teers and agency leaders
the
way.
the Two Harbors office
Associa
who helped
meeting at Wolf Ridge
planning the May 6-8 tion, is
gather funding and
There were many
in
annual
the trail and those momentum for played parts. We offercharacters who sary of the trail will kick Finland. The event marking the 25th anniver
Apples
the wild for flaggin who went into pling as the Superio a small sam- to those who climb the off a Seven Summits Challenge offering
to
apples
highest peaks along
r Hiking Trail Duluth
See how
building bridges g, blazing, and marks 25 years in May
the 282 miles of trail prizes
to the border with Canada
local grocery store
hold fond mem- ations
at
from
associ- birthday laurels.
. The
prices on your favorite
annual meeting in the
It still needs plenty association isnt resting on its
staples
Finland. and years
compare to state and
to help blaze and maintai of volunteers in the coming months
national
n trails and trailhea
averages as general food
ds.
Good idea, good

timing led to belov
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Editorial
e
Tax hikes for som
e folks
GOP finds tax hikes for averag

hy
acceptable, but not for the wealt
thereby raising
e tax reduction
Republic an legislativ
taxes on middle and working
leaders in St. Paul were willing class homeowners. Its the
to
of tax
to force a state shutdown
tax most regressive kind most
protect millionaires from
increase, one that falls
the
the most
increases needed to close
GOP heavily on those with those
But
gap.
budget
states
while
such modest homes,
nleaders apparently had no
mini-ma
suburban
to with
d.
reservations when it came
and sions emerge unaffecte
hiking taxes on middle
It seems the GOP will go
ans.
but
working class Minnesot
to the mat for millionaires,
As the Timberjay reportto leave average
happy
is
n
tax
ed last week, the Republica
Americans with a bigger
budget plan, reluctantly accept- bite.
on
ed by Gov. Mark Dayton
And this isnt the only
tax
July 21, phases out a key
dirty little
keep example. One of the
rs
credit that has helped
secrets of last Decembe
property taxes more affordable budget deal between President
for many Minnesota home- Obama and Congress ional
owners.
Republicans is that it raised
end such funding.
Its officially known as the
likely tion that would
and middle
comral taxes on most lower
slim to none, and it will most may
The fact of the matter is,
sparing
Homestead and Agricultu
while
workers,
go up.Those on fixed incomes as munities in the Eighth asked their
its class
s. Thats
as well
Market Value Credit, but
stand with them, and
want to take note of this,
tax- high income American Work
use the congressman to
most commonly known to
because the Making
those who seldom if ever
he voted the Tea Party line.
instead
cost
the
view,
payers as the homestead credit. Pay tax cut approved as part
my
cantransfer station.In
is not the representation
For most Minnesota home- of the 2009 stimulus bill was
be reflected in the This
on.
ed
should
tipping
campaign
of
Cravaack
the
didate
these
owners, particularly for
bags, so those who use
allowed to expire. That boosted
Air passenger service to
Terry cost of the
owners of more modest homes,t taxes on those making less
Hibbing
I enjoyed and appreciated
most, pay the most.
rural airports is critical. In
Northern it the
on
I have only used the
the credit provides significan than $90,000 a year by at least
depend
Jacksons article about the
Myself,
jobs
30
alone, some
year
NLAA has
33
service
station once every
tax relief, just over $300 a
Lakes Arts Association.
$400 annually, or about
life t r a n s f e r
Delta.Regular air passenger nt tool
ars, as it took that long to
certainly enriched my familys
to the owner of a $75,000 bucks a month.
As Terry coupleye bags worth of non-recy- is also an economic developme
the
t
while we have lived here.
up a
home, and about $275 for
and attracting businessWhile some of tha
had great build
of that one to keeping
mentioned, our son, Brian,
Rapids will tell
owner of a $100,000 proper- increase was offset by the temcled material.The cost
Grand
in
Folks
be
es.
and
difwith
small
not have made any
St. Peter Herald air passenger
opportunities to work
ty. For many rural and
in the Social
through bag would me. If I need more, I`m you that the loss of
r s i n porary reduction
y
taught by talented directors
t o w n h o m e o w17,n e2011
the ference to
service to their city negativel
payroll tax, the fact
4A Thursday,
the price.
As a canPAGEMinneso
the homestea d Security
NLAA programming throughthose willing to pay
ta, March
saw
impacted their community.
or of the press.
is that most workers
mentionin
thegfreedom of speechThis
is worth
It no
law ... abridging
issue, to me, should be
years.
make
Cravaack said Jim
Congress shall
credit has provided a substan- smaller paychecks in 2011 as
, Susan
of another didate, Chip
local
people John Artisensi
more of a users fee instead
was out of touch with our
tial buy-down of their
Donna Kari, Dave Staubitz, property tax on the already taxed Oberstarnot supporting air passenger
as a result.
Germek,
y
n
a
By
r
a
property tax bill, as much
e
area.
Moberly,
We d i d n t h
And
Denise Dreschler, Laura
max.
airports, we see
50 percent in some cases.
Homer, to the
Fall service at our rural
Republican complaints about
Johnnie Ferderber, Marcia
I would recommend to
is really out of touch.
because the state has reim- that, of course. In the end, they
Kess..
that
property owners, that who
for
Sarah Skelton, and Peter
We deserve representation
an
when Lake Township
bursed local governments
As I mentioned to Terry
theydo not want another
as got what they wantedcuts
our businesses, comto pay if they feel
the funds they dont receive
tax state- will listen to
ts.
extension of the Bush tax
we talked, I always want
tax to be added to their
leaders, and constituen
a result, the homestead credit for the wealthiest Americans.
other artists who helped ment, to show up. If not,be pre- munity
to
tribute
obviously not
is
most
to
r
music and
has provided tax relief
and in the Rep. Cravaack conversations.As
So when we hea
Brian along the way in
pared to be assessed now,
these
ners
in
w
o
e
m
o
h
interested
a
school,
t
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e
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their
n
church,
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now,
in
M
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ns talk about
Your voice counts
theater programs
gov- Republica
local
Lee for Congress I truly
candidate
Appreciaa Ed
are Joan future.
affecting
of Agriculture
without
the midst
ere in
to taxes, keep in
commuand community. These
the fact.
oppositionare
interested in working with
Jim Lah, after
finances.
ernment
and all sorts of statistics
really not talking
tion Week,
Larson, Sheila Clouse,
Barry W. Tungseth
theyre
the district to help our
mind
across
credit
nities
the
the
blossomed
of
vast
But
vote the
public about the importance
and Mike Hillman. Brian
thebecause
Ely, Minn.
sent out to
about the taxes paid by the
communities thrive not
others
works on a sliding scale, which majority of Americans. They
deserve a
in this community and I know their
industry.
Tea Party line. We
homes
find
entirely for
of informaput
phases
with artistic dreams will
a cornucopiadont
important,
object to increasing taxes
areout
Those
Congressman who is simply
to all!
slightly over $400,000,
the Wall
mentors here, too. Thanks
one of us, for us.
tion. valued
in on the little guy. Its
been as popular
Laurie Kess
never
woods,
of thebig
shots, professional
what? In this neck Street
Jeff Anderson
know
youring,
Butits
metro area suburbs,
Ely, Minn.
get enough
Hiltons
that
outer
cant
in
just
Paris
else
We
Minn.
the
and
everyone
and
Duluth,
athletes,
love farmers
we just
homes receive those
where most
emof basketball this month.
aside, of the
world that theyre
Stats GOP
economy.
retired
of the
that
sectorlittle,
benefit.
think
the
if any, of
You would
And the Heralds three
are our providers.
worried about. As far as theyre
industry
Chip
in the food
ployed
those suburbs
s from
musketeers
airline pilot and now Rep. March
legislator
, the rest of us can
for Madness
in every
them
seenow
Weare
in control at the concerned
Ed) joined
firmly
Cravaack would be an advocate
Kurt and Steve
Johnsons July 23 letter,
rural
in (Pat,
thewasted little eat cake.
from
local business
they
the Dirkes.
air passenge r service
forces with
Capitol, and
military funds on real needs
Spend
to the car g the popular
.
shop
is mightier
coffeetime
on the head. Hopefully
Jo Ellens
in dismantlin
the nail
Fall Minnesota
hit pen
This is a reminder to all
Blakes
Well, apparently not. than any sword,
jar the gray matter of
dealer. They are the
mildly
will and
it
owners.
to
property
wanting
Lake Township
With Delta Airlines
proven battle leaners who have
first to buy Girl Scout
Falls, hasthose rightwardof
Aug. 2, at 6:30
nalcamera
Tuesday,
Internatio
next
in
the blindThis
service
the
hardwoods
end
the
worthy
Cookies when given
regular
an onthe chutzpah to remove
salt of the
p.m., before the start of the
and
School
Hibbing and Brainerd, Congressm
High
Peter
moment.
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a
for
ers
public
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the
on
special
silent
has remained
t manipulattownship meeting, a
at Mankato
Cravaackreported
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the same?
earth, actually.
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to discuss the 9th
grade
held
Senators
being
is
U.S.
our
it
meeting
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while
keep it
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most al-areState.
the trans- issue
know
urging ing of lucre toon
Thinking back to summer, how awesome
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Al Franken
obscenely
tipping fees for garbage at
been
already
Klobuchar
have
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ministhe
a
and
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pay
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occur
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the
to
grocery
is
crashes
in
related passenger service
to pop into the local
fer station. The intent here prop- cohol
of the
Delta to keep
losing its luster. And so
is basand go home Sticha
the fringe most
wealthy,
Fridays, Saturdays,
ies. and
cule $8 for huge pack of pork chops,
each property ownerviatheir dis- on
these communit
oistic American
e j i n gthe
i s t hleaving
These three days
their season,
s.The price
Sundays?
addedketball
to grill with family?
ertytax
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on the basketball
alism more deserving
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heck
for 40% heavy
$58 per combined account
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cussed at this point is
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moniker
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and ofsupport
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all kinds of meat
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on ofEssentia
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to live, but ing Law is not about impairalcohol which
keeping Delta in jumped
commercial properties assessed
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likeorpupcorporate plundering.
affordable for us. Sure, we need to eat
consuming
and I hegemony
to Kurtnal
9 PM
late night hours and
Internatio
The
us to live to ment? It is aboutand partnertheir market value.
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help.
they put the fun in it by encouraging
begging toWilliam
pies
once 3AM
all the
alcohol under 21
other
account for 12% of on
As we all know too well,
Falls. Rep. Cravaack,
Embarrass, Minn.
In case you havent
eat.
ing that choice with driving. is added to your property, the crashes,
alcoholof legislabut 50% of
in favor
beta tax
hand, has voted[MN
Prices paid to our producers could be
2010 noticed, the Herald is your
If a minor is impaired while of ever having it removed is related
crashes.
with
Madness leader.
chargedchance
forget from where our food
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on usage, not
property value
Cravaack puts
Tea Party ideologyMadness
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Column
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driving they are
ter. We must never
Jacalyn Sticha
DWI just like adults. There is
comes.
Minnesota State Patrol
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you
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General Reporting
FRIDAY
JAN. 28, 2011
1.00
Vol. 48/No. 40
YOUR WEEKLY COMMUN
ITY
Quote for Life

Education is the
best provision for
old age.
-Aristotle
Blaine resident has

unique TwinsFest
perspective
NEWS SOURCE FOR
3 sections/32 pages SECTIO

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2011 ECM Publishe
rs, Inc.
District 11 cuts
$3.2 million
Teachers, program
s spared
48 YEARS
in latest budget trim

ming effort
by Sue Austreng
Staff Writer
ular Jan. 24 meeting,

was taken when Legislatu
board members adopted
re needs to get a
the $408.5
job done
million budget for
Business services
With determined
fiscal year 2012 a and fund education.
will be cut
eyes fixed on budget drafted
$75,000 $45,000
on
a rocky financial
This board has
of
horizon, Anoka- District 11 would the assumption that
been fis- ing from the districts that resultreceive no more and cally responsi
Hennepin School
ble. I would argue implement paperless decision to
Board members no less in state education
unanimously approved
al funding that the state needs
payroll. The
to be fiscally other $30,000 comes
$3.2 million than it received last year.
in budget cuts for
responsible, too.
from supply
reductions and outsourc
the 2011-2012
Superint
endent
ing.
Dennis Carlson,
school year.
Anoka-Hennepins
expressing disappoi
budget cuts
Minnesotas failure ntment in will not affect teachers
That action, during
the boards reg- fund
to adequately grams,
or proeducation, said,
but
The state classroom will affect outside-the- Distric
t 11
services and activities
:
continued
District 16 will
host enrollment,
information event
on Page 8A
Blaine resident
Mark
Genosky is pleased
2011 is rolling into TwinsFest
though he wont town, even by Elyse
Kaner
fans live out theirbe helping Staff
and the Learning Alternati
Writer
broadcast fantasies baseball
ves
Community School.
.
Genosky is a 1989
The
Spring Lake Park
Blaine
High
School serves SLP School District
School
graduate . District 16 will
5,000 students from
Hes been employed
host its firstby the ever informat
Minnesota Twins
ion and enroll- the cities of Blaine, Spring
Lake Park and Fridley.
and is the teamssince 2007 ment evening next
month.
producer for radio game-day
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The event will take
broadcasts.
place
ve
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program
Wednesday,
s are persona
lat the Metrodom t is held the DistrictFeb. 9. Stop by ized learning
, technologyServices and
is responsible e, Genosky Welcome
rich learning and
for running
Center
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between 6:30 and anytime half- and full-day
fans
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do radio play-by-p
kinderg
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at ten, Spanish Immersiar1415 81st Ave. N.E.,
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on
Spring Program at
Westwood for
the table this year taken off Lake Park.
kindergartners
because the event [in Blaine]
through
If you are consideri
Advance placeme
has been
nt
downsized, Genosky
ng second- graders
and checks over a flour psychology teacher Scott Kranz
said. enrolling your child in school Spanish preschoo
Basically, we cut
at Spring Lake
some serious duties baby as part of a student
l.
and want to learn more
assignment teaching Park High School
CD of a fan calling an audio
of parenting.
about
The
development and
a 10- or 12-playplays from the district, this is your oppor- program district
offers
(Photo by Elyse Kaner)
highlight tunity to visit
s for the giftpackage from
with school
the
season. They have previous principals, Superintendent ed and talented, online
learning
to be John Gordona chance Jeff Ronneberg and
opportu nities,
program Opportu
or Dan represent
Gladden and call
nities in Emergency
atives.
the
radio
Care, early childhoo
play-by-play.
The districts vision
d, athfor letics and other activities
After graduating
the
future
,
is to be recog- such as
Genosky attendedfrom BHS, nized
music, dance line
at Gustavus Adolphuscollege ing as a world-class learn- and theater.
community of choice
in St.
Peter. I really wasnt
If
sure what aligned around
my focus was
improving their parents wish to enroll by Elyse
going
Kaner
child, they may
and after some unique to be, student learning.
plete with pom-pom
at this evening event. do so Staff Writer
ences and opportuni experiDistrict schools
its head. She lifts atop student, showing her flour
ties, I setinclude:
tled into the communi
If youd like a
ingly. Others ignoreit ador- baby, all wrapped in plastic.
cations Northpo int
Element ary tour,
school
world, and actually
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theirs.
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sign up for a
carved
out
It is the last day of an
spot raising a child. and perils of They look forward to finalTerrace for Tuesday,
a niche with a
experbroadcasting Elementary (K-3),
Feb. 15. or
iment Kranz
ly untethering
emphasis, he said.
Spring
Students use flour

power
to learn about par
enting
Thursday,
Lake
has assigned for
them giving
Scott
Feb. 17.
Park; Woodcre
Kranzs students them the boot.
more than 10 years
st
For more about
Elementa
in his
know them well.
Call 763-786-5570
advanced placemen
and TwinsFest, see Genosky Westwoo ry (K-3), Fridley;
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Page 2A.
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Intermed iate more information
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Spring Lake
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Anoka County
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yells to Park High School.
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District 16 staffe
Anoka County has

its five-year highway unveiled
improvement plan for 2011-201
5.
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proj- by
ects included in
Elyse Kaner
the
been approved by plan have Staff
Writer
County Board as the Anoka
part of its
2011 budget, improvem
ents
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proposed for
years 2012 Spring
from
through 2015 are
Lake Park High
for
purposes only and planning School are in
the
have
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for 2011 Minneso running
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First Place: Blaine-Spring Lake Park Life

Initial notes upon review were this: No contest. Winner. Amount
of content set this paper apart, but the quality and consistency of
the reporting was more so remarkable. Easily mistakable for a bigmarket paper. Impressive work.
Reporting was thorough and took a responsible tone, and there
was a good variety of topics. Very well-rounded paper.
Honorable Mention: The Osakis Review
Responsible reporting style, good variety of topics, including
features and health. Thorough reflection of a community for
a small paper - an accomplishment. Amy Chaffins work in
particular warrants recognition.
AT A GLANCE
CIRCULATION
VERIFICATION
COUNCIL

This category came down to a very close race between five entries.
This paper covers all the bases, from features to hard news to
seniors to sports, and does so consistently and in a way that is
enjoyable to read. Great community coverage.
Second Place: Jordan Independent
Quality writing and responsible reporting made this entry stand
out from the pack. Almost a first-place finisher, but overall content
was the deciding factor. Good story topics; great effort overall.
Northfield Historic
al Society grows,
A1
A1
8B
Guggisberg resig
ns, 1B
Plans for Wabash
a historic hotel, 3A
Northfield music
ian joins new band

, 9A
Northfield News
Newsstand $1.25
www.northfieldnews.c
om
Saturday-Sunday,
July 23-24, 2011
Why do Northfields
restaurants FAIL?
WHY CANT WE GET A

CHIPOTLE?
REQUIREMENTS AND
GENERAL LOCATION NEEDS
Urban and suburban with

strong residential and
daytime population.
Preferred generators include
residential, office, retail,
university, recreation and
hospitals
INSERTED IN THIS
Progress
2011
Police arrest
2 in Northfield
mans death
By Suzanne Rook
srook@northfieldnew
s.com
ISSUE
For
years,
whenever
his family would
gather in
front of the televisio
n, Shea
Stremcha would
be focused
on his sketchbook.
A rollercoaster
in Northfield year
PREFERRED SITE CRITERI
A
Urban storefronts, shopping
center end-caps and pads,
freestanding buildings
Current sizes range from
1,000 to 2,800 square feet
depending on trade area
characteristics
25 feet minimum frontage
Patio seating preferred
Zoning to accommodate
restaurant use and
allow liquor license (beer
& margaritas
Parking adequate for restaurant )
use
Building exterior to allow
Chipotle standard
storefront design and signage
Excellent visibility and
access
First Place: Northfield News

Excellent volume, breadth and depth of news coverage, with
thoughtfully written articles. A clear step above the competition in
effectively telling stories.
Portraits
as they
watched TV,
S t r e m c h as
father, Jeff
Stremcha
said,
his
youngest
son
would
be drawing,
Stremcha
filling
one
2004 Erbert & Gerberts
bound pad
Subs and Clubs
March 2010
1947 Tinys Hot Dogs
after another
with an array
Source: Chipotle.com
July 2010
of images:
July 2010 Tea Creation
designs, cars,
s
creatures,
in operation
people.
BACK IN BUSINESS?
2005 Froggy Bottoms
River Pub
The National Restaurant
Family and friends
Sept. 2010
Association
say
2004 Wendys
Stremcha, 25,
forecasts a positive growth
wasnt just
for the nation
2010
creative, but that
in 2011, after three years
Sept. 2010 Pan Pan Internati
of negative sales
he also
onal Caf
overflow
growth. According to its
in
ed
operation
with energy and
2011 Restaurant
2009 Butlers Steak and
Industry Forecast, our region
enthusiasm.
Ale
is expected to
Nov. 2010
see a 3.1 percent growth
Jan. 2008 Beef O Bradys
He had a zest
in sales this year.
for life,
In food services and drinking
Jeff Stremcha said
Jan.
2011
places, Rice
Feb. 2010 Kentucky Fried
of his son
County employed, on average:
who was shot and
Chicken
killed early
Jan., 2011
1781 in 2006
Wednesday in
2008 Ole Caf
an apparent
1967 in 2007 2131 in 2010*
home invasion
Feb., 2011
Mar. 2011 620 Grill
at the south
*Fourth quarter data not
1332 in 2008 yet
Minneapolis home
available,
in operation
he shared
1585 in 2009 through Q3 average of Q1
2005 Bittersweet Eatery
with his fiance,
ashley
June,
Faeth.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau,
2011
July
Quarterly Workforce Indicator
On Friday, police
in operation
arrested
Northfield News
a 23-year-old man
Graphic by Joni
Berg
and a 27year-old man in
connection
with the 2004
Northfield
High School graduat
es death.
The two were
booked into
Hennepin county
Jail
they wait for investig where
ators to
take their case to
the county
attorney for possible
charges.
By JACQUELINE
Police havent specula
A.
ted
jpavek@northfieldnewPAVEK juggle resources to keep
on what motivat
each
s.com
ed the
part of the busines
killing.
s
smoothly, but consum running
eve all had the
Jesse Stremcha,
ers have
same to support
the oldest
conversation.
them, too.
of the Stremch
a siblings,
Why cant
What restaura
remembers his
nt and entrepr we customers
brother as
used to be there?
eneurs keep them
a young man
who loved
in business long-ter
If youve been in
motorcycles and
m?
Northfield
cars
long, it isnt easy
especially a 1979
to recall all of
Trans am
Business lessons
the past and present
nicknamed The
restaurants
Bandit that
Jennifer Torgrim
in town. There
he restored.
has been a lot
son of
Northfield had
of movement in
always been
along with their
that sector in
father, the
smart about her
recent years.
finances. She
two brothers enjoyed
invested carefull
visiting
Behind each
the North Shore,
y and did
of those her
hiking on
homework, but
businesses are people
the Superior Trail
she knows
who were now
and annual
that frugalit y isn't
willing to invest
motorcycle trips.
a lot
always
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energy and of course, of time, enough.
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into their dream.
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First Place: Winona Post

Extremely solid and consistent coverage of hard news with good
mix of topics. Generally well-written with straightforward but
effective hooks and thorough exploration of news issues.
Second Place: Hutchinson Leader
The March 10 edition is an absolute standout for pooling resources
to provide exhaustive coverage of a huge storyone that many of
these others wouldnt have even recognized as such. Other editions
were also solid.

Sunday
MATINEE WIN
Owatonna wins rare
afternoon game
See
page B1
$1.25 Newsstand
February 6, 2011
owatonna.com
INSIDE
West Hills
complex
added to
Register
SLICE

Another example of a local newspaper reinforcing that message
with its stories. Lots of locally-produced copy on the section fronts.
The stories also consist of a nice mix of hard and soft subject
matters that offer a variety of articles for the papers readers.
Overall, the Pioneer is doing a nice job of being the voice of its
community.
A good cause
By JEFFREY JACKS
ON
jjackson@owatonna.com
Annual cancer auction

draws hundreds, raises
thousands.
OWATONNA Owatonn
as
history has become
part of national history.
After more than four
LOCAL NEWS, A2
years
since the process began,
5:30 p.m.
West Hills Complex the citys
the site
today
of the former Minneso
ta State
Public School for Depende
on Fox
nt and
Neglected Children
named to the National has been

ARLINGTON,
Register of
Historic Places.
TEXAS
Im so thrilled,
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Harvey
ns
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to new location.
resident
of
the orphanage, said
BUSINESS, A7
news of state schoolsabout the
designation on the National
Register, his
eyes moist with tears.
LOCAL PREDICTIONS
Nicks Pizza owner,
along with his wife Ronglien,
George Marazes,
Ashley Peterson/Peoples
presents a piping
Maxine,
at the downtown
Press
were instrumental in
hot
Owatonna pizzeria.
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Frustrated
legislators run
into MnDOT
roadblock
More trucks,
more traff ic
make road
more dangerous
By Mark Fischenich
mfischenich@mankatofreepress.com
By Mark Fischenich
of begMANKATO After decades

ging, advocates for an unbroken
11,000,
expressway from
Its somewhere north of
John Cross stretch of four-lane
Clancy
bellicosity
the number of trips Bryan
New Ulm to Rochester tried
between
daily for more during the 2010 legislative session.
has taken on Highway 14
Ulm and North Mankato twice
New
Mankato.
between
14
North
and
Highway
fruitless
on
New Ulm
busy road and
Imploring the Minnesota to put
drive in Bryan Clancy has been driving his 18-wheeler
accidents on the increasingly
tion
One 25-mile eastbound
time, hes witnessed countless
Department of Transporta n schedreturn
than two decades. During that
the morning, a westbound
to four lanes.
the project on its constructio
along
attempts to get it expanded
in the afternoon.
ule hadnt worked, so lawmakers
Clancy
for work anytime in
tried orderI live on Highway 14,
the Highway 14 corridor
Buffalo
ighway 14 has
the next 20 years,
said. I kind of call it the
ing MnDOT to do it.
g path.
of approach
type
this
Trail. Its just a slow-movin the
accident
prefer
are
fatal
dont
a
I
while safer roads
I believe this
Trying to change that for
for funding projects, but
been
percent
94
Sen.
have
imrate
said
for
scheduled
last several decades
has become our only choice, in
,
ato,
local leaders, state lawmakers
higher than the
Kathy Sheran, DFL-Mank
provements simply
Senate
members of Congress. Dozens
explaining her bill to the
pledging
on March
state average. There have
because they meet
have come and gone, all
Transportation Committee
a top
of 11. ... My constituents dont accept
on the
to make Highway 14 fundingpath
fatalities
priorities
25
been
MnDOT
the
the
priority, but 24 miles of
the solution that gives MnDOT
and New
n.
mostly two-lane road in
between North Mankato
ion and reducing congestio
Ulm to Waseca. preservat
Please see MNDOT, Page A6
Ulm remains two lanes.
to change that.
the last decade from New
Some people are trying
In recent years, that two-lane
list
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Please see TRUCKS, Page A7
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graphics and other design elements that draw readers in without
overwhelming them. Story subject matters also are timely and
interesting, with a nice mix. Overall, a very warm and inviting
paper.
Still, it did not make the
MnDOT
investigation
more details on homs icide
Press conference provides
other arrest imminent
no
ay;
Mond
rance
appea
be to make first court
ry said he expects it
samples taken from Jennifer

Nibbe, DNA swabs from
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Second Place: West Central Tribune, Willmar

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Sports Reporting
www.lesueurnews-herald.com
Sports & Outdoors
Section
Wednesday, January 12,
Le Sueur News-Herald
2011
Boys split 2
basketball
nail-biters
Sports This Week
Giants to host
Hall of Fame,
Alumni Event
By Paul M. Malchow
ewspmalchow @lesueurn
herald.com
GAYLORD Logic would
a
indicate you would have
a
better chance of winning
68
basketball game scoring
the
points rather than 41. But
basLe Sueur-Henderson boys
logic,
ketball team defied that
beating Blue Earth Area 41-38,
70and losing to Sibley East
68.
On Jan. 4 the Giants made
the long bus trip to Blue Earth.
We have always struggled
down in Blue Earth so getting
LSa win was big for us, said
of 1994.
H Coach Robert Steiger.
The Giants will host Sibley
At first it looked like points
the
East in a dual following
the
would not be a problem for
The
induction ceremony.
to
Giants as they jumped out
event is open to the public
game
The
lead.
The
a quick 12-5
with a social to follow at
inplan was to work the ball
Bar.
Giside against BEA, but the
Photos by Pat Beck
converting.
difficulties
ants had
Still, LS-H and built a 10-point,
a
won
13
Pfarr
.
Jan.
Thursday,
hosts Holy
freshman Collin Thompson
23-13 lead at the half.
Girls Basketball, LSH
takes down St. Peter
7:30/6:00/4:30.
sophomore Chris Pfarr
Family Catholic; A,B,9;
We played well defenLe Sueur-Henderson
At Hilltop
game
7:30
19-6 major decision.
sively throughout the
Boys Hockey at Waseca,
first
p.m.
and rebounded well in the
County,
Girls Hockey at Dodge
posts
half, Steiger said. Our
7:30 p.m. JV at 5:30 p.m.
15
Friday, Jan. 14
struggled to score, missing
Belle
Boys Basketball hosts A/B/9;
That
School.
shots from five feet in.
Plaine at LSH High
7:30/6:00/4:30.
the game too much of a
made
Belle
at
8
&
7
Boys Basketball,
struggle.
Plaine. 4:15/5:15.
Le Center at
Girls Basketball hosts
BEA began to find its shootHilltop; A/B, 7:30/6:00
half
grade hosts
ing touch in the second
Girls Basketball, 9th
Brent
by
p.m.
He was followed
St. Clair at Hilltop. 4:30
and with four minutes remainEast at LSH
By Jennifer Wilson
Wrestling hosts Sibley
OConnell at 135 pounds
was
7 p.m.; JV starts
ing in the game the score
Correspondent
MIDDLE school gym.
with a 5-2 decision.
the
at 6 p.m.
tied at 35. Jack Fraser gave
Both Chris and Brent
Saturday, Jan. 15
a
brothers
at NorWrestling
Giants the lead for good with
Boys Basketball 8th grade:
are really getting their
Tourney; 7:30
wood Young America
Brent and Mark OConnell games together. They
big three-point basket.
a.m., 7:45 pick up in Henderson.at Siband Brett and Chris Pfarr have their minds made up
Fraser led LS-H in scoring
Boys Basketball 7th grade:
erson
Sueur-Hend
a.m.
8
Dwled Le
ley East Tourney,
- 8
to win so their training
with 14 points. Christian
Boys and Girls IM Basketball
each
past St. Peter with four in the practice room has
Wigand
Chance
gyms.
and
MS
yer
and
HS
12
a.m.
are
at Redwood
wins accumulating for
had
Boys Hockey, varsity
been stellar and they
added eight. Bobby Rose
at 1 p .m.
of
Giants 32 total team
the
of
aware
Valley, 3 p.m. JV starts
very
coming
becoming
Minnehaha
eight rebounds all
Girls Hockey hosts
points in Saturdays match. their position on the mat
Le Sueur ComAcademy at 2 p.m..
in the second half. Brendan
The Giants won 39-27.
munity Center.
to the point where their
seven
Le Center
Kroehler also picked off
Wrestling, varsity at
Chris Pfarr got the Giants
Tourney, 10:30 a.m.
boards.
on the board at 130 pounds
See Wrestling Page 8B
Monday, Jan. 17
www.stpeterherald.com
(top) turns over St. Peter with a major decision 19-6.
The Giants played another
NO SCHOOL
LSH junior Brent OConnell
East, A/
OConnell won 5-2.
Girls Basketball, at Sibley
road game on Jan. 6 at Gaylord
senior Dakota Haslip.
St. Peter Herald
B/9; 7:30/6:00/4:30
JV
p..m.
7
Willmar,
at
against conference rival Sibley
Girls Hockey
Wolverines
starts at 5.
year the
Thursda
East. Last
y,
January
18
Jan.
Tuesday,
13, 2011
the
8th grade
over-powered LS-H and
Boys Basketball, 7th and
Elementary.
host St. Peter @ Park
Giants were looking to return
The Giants Wrestling

the
program will host
Fame
Fourth Annual Hall of
Induction and Alumni Event
the
at 5:30 p.m. Friday at
High
Le Sueur-Henderson
School.
This years inductees
include the 1972 Team,
Kevin Slack-class of 1971,
Ron Regan-class of 1963,
of
Lee Thelemann-class
s of
1972, Rick Rogich-clas
ss of
1991, Lyle Felmlee-cla
s
1960 and Jake Kamps-clas
Whats on deck
Giants beat
Saints, prepare
for busy week
Sports
Inside Sports
4:15/5:15
Young
Girls Basketball at Norwood
America; A/B/9; 7:30/6:00.
8th host
Girls Basketball, 7th and
School gym;
NYA at LSH Middle
4:15/5:15.
Sleepy Eye
Boys Hockey host
Community
Public, 7 p.m. Le Sueur
Cente.
Lea,
Albert
at
JV
Boys Hockey,
5:30 p.m.
ldogs 8-0
y Bul
Cougars pounce on Lad
By Pat Beck
pbeck@stpeterherald.com
LE SUEUR Applying
almost continuous pressure,
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shut out
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the favor.
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this
Achilles heel for LS-H
year and the issue continued
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to plague them in Gaylord.
short order, the Giants found
We
themselves behind 13-5.
game
the
of
spent the rest
laplaying catch-up, Steiger
We
mented after the game.
never
tied the score twice, but
quite took control of the game.
inWe never quite matched the
Blue
tensity of our defense at
comEarth and had trouble
ing up with the big defensive
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LITCHFIELD
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rates 100th anni
Chemical celeb
Anderson
Saints
hold on to take
down Cards 39-21
Week Ahead
Council
raises
sewer
rates
for 2012
Scrap metal
thefts on
the rise in
Meeker
County
EDITOR
seeks
Sheriffs Office
publics help
s
in finding thieve
By Andrew Wig
STAFF WRITER
conditions
Recent market
metal an inhave made scrap e target for
creasingly desirablCounty and
thieves in Meeker
beyond.
has been
Enticing them
metal prices.
near record-high R&R Auto
In recent weeks,
Recycling in
Salvage and paying $4.15
Litchfield was the highest
per pound for from the $1
up
grade copper,
was getting
per pound copper
although prices
in late 2008,
off some in the
have leveled
coinciding
past two weeks,
stock market
with recent
volatility.
experiencing
Weve been
the last couple
metal thefts for seems to be a
years, but there
in stealheightened interest metals,
other
ing copper and Sheriff Jeff
Meeker County
Norlin said.
have made no
However, we
added.
arrests yet, he office made
his
Last year
arrest, he
one metal-theft
said.
is, the items
The problem
See METAL on
rates will
Litchfield sewer in 2012 to
increase 4.1 percent
uction of the
finance reconstr
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lowing a unanim Council.
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Monday by the
s approved
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bid
sale
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a
which carries followed that
price tag, and
to increase
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residential and
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ies. The
commercial propertto everyapply
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reduced rate
one, except the
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r,
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at by a remitigated somewh abatement
tax
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been going to
SUBMITTED PHOTOS
ative that had Fund.
moment, conthe citys Sewer
uction
ld will be a special time. All three
Trunk sewer reconstr a porconcert in Litchfie
for a long
necessary when colllen-Shaw reunion Jim Allen lived in the city
became
Shaw-A
a
line
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up here, and
tion of the eastside
Mike Shaw, right,and brother Terry, left, grew in Willmar and Jim in Florida.
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Terry
lapsed between on Precision
sidering that he re Mike in Hutchinson,
and VFW/Heros
now live elsewhe
engineers from
Drive. City
determined
Bolton & Menk of the line,
that some portions d area to
from the collapse
have to be exFifth Street, will
. Most of
cavated and replaced
said to me,
had not colsaid. But Jim through that
the trunk, which misshapen,
Shaw
Mike
kes
just got to get
lapsed or become is a less exabout ridThe bands namesaTerry Shaw Weve
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can be lined, which
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with first song you know?
Shaw, Jim Allen
By Brent Schach
reunion concert
all
pensive option. rate increase
ing a bike,
EDITOR
are viewing the
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of trepidation
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no
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ly in
rocket
But while much when it set ball- ered promen
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time, especial
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heyday,
was more like
member
business.
less the bands nce records and record- ride that brought them regional
Ward 2 councilif commerwill seem a little
attenda
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Connie Lies asked should be
and a decent income. s still seem a
albums, the musical
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ies
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distant Saturda nds, as the Shaw- ed two the same. Just to be sure, the
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class, or
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how
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reunites for a
gathered for a
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DECEMBER 5, 2010
Serving Faribault and Rice County, Minnesota
www.faribault.com
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Did you
know...
What does Santa eat
for breakfast? Head
over to the Faribault
American Legion Post
#43 between 8 a.m. and
noon Sunday (today),
and you can find out.
The Cannon Valley detachment of the Marine
Corps League is hosting
breakfast with the big
red elf himself. Cost for
adults is $7, children $4.
The Legion is located
at 112 Fifth St. N.E. All
proceeds to benefit Toys
for Tots.
First Place: Faribault Daily News

Far and away the best of the bunch! Excellent local features, with
photos and page design that really boosts the page. Very wellwritten.
Easily the best of the rest. Real good range of youth, high school,
college and pro sports. Loved the old cartoons with the Dallas
Cowboys story.
Question of
the day
Do you think the city

shouldve been better
prepared to respond
to the flood, even
knowing how rapidly
the waters rose?
Cast your vote at www.
faribault.com. Todays results
from the previous poll question
can be found on Page A4.
the collection system for

new channel for the river, destroying
river. The floodwaters carved a
apart by the force of the
box, now in the bottom of the
destroyed siphon boxes, ripped
MAIN PHOTO: The old siphon
flood. RIGHT INSET: Parts of the
The old siphon boxes before the
the treatment plant. LEFT INSET:
Faribault)
flood. (Courtesy of the City of
Inside
Brides & Grooms .......A7
Mind, Body & Spirit ....A8
Classifieds ............. B4-8
Comics.......................B3
Community News ......A6
Obituaries ..................A5
Opinion ......................A4
Regional News ..........A9
Sports .................... B1-2
State News ................A9
River runs through it
When a ...
City response to flood: Reactionary

else could we do?
With water rising like that, what
improvement for
wHat DID we LeaRn?

Here are some of the most important
takeaways the city got from its performance during last falls flood:
Location: The need for several,
public locations for sandbag operations rather than a single location
Sandbags: Lager stockpiles of
sandbags and supplies
Nixle: Much larger portion of population signed up on Nixle services
Notice: More immediate and prudent use of Nixle once large population is using Nixle
Delegate: More clear responsibilities: Rather than one person in
charge of several operations, tap
other experienced employees to
handle some of the workload
Communication: A more streamlined communication tree to avoid
any confusion on ground level
Procedure: Now that flooding disaster zones have been clearly identified, a more complete street level
shutdown procedure
Daily 3.......................1-2-6
Northstar ........ 2-3-8-12-19
Powerball . 13-24-27-31-42
ball ................................ 22
By 7:20 p.m. on Sept. that need

next time a 500-year flood
By Joseph Lindberg
23, Mayor Jasinski declared the
around.
jlindberg@faribault.com
Faribault in a State of Emer- comes
gency, triggering an entire arSept. 24 - 1 a.m.
ray of processes for aid. But all
Sept. 23 - 3:30 p.m.
eyes were still on the river: At Sandbags morning, it was
A Reactionary Response
Friday
By
the
at
was
city
the
point,
Mayor John Jasinski re- this
all hands on deck.
Rivers mercy.
members standing beside the Straight in my life had I seen
The city staff was incredNever
raging Straight River Thursdidnt
incredible power, Police ible, Murray said. It
day, huddled over the hood such
or
Dan Collins said. Its matter what your title was
of his truck with a flashlight, Chief
hard to grasp unless you what your job was, we all did
frantically searching through pretty
what was necessary.
it.
his phone for anyone who saw
For most that meant one
City Engineer Tim Murray
owned property near the rivernever seen water levels thing: Sandbags.
bank. The river was flooding, had
bagstarted
quickly.
officials
so
City
rise
of
and it happened at the blink
The speed was incred- ging along the western bank
an eye.
he said. The only thing of the Straight river, attemptJust by looking at it you ible,
could do was react.
ing to protect as much as they
knew that river was going to we
City officials across the could from floodwater rising at
flood, he said. And thats
share that assessment.
a furious pace. Workers placed
when the adrenaline starts board
If we had to go back and sandbags on both private and
trystart
pumping and you
it all again, not a whole lot public property, a decision
ing to do whatever you can to do
Jasinwould change, Mayor
made purely in the heat of the
help.
We reacted as best
The National Weather Ser- ski said.
moment.
could given the resources
vice issued a flash flood warn- we
You see so much property
flood
this
is
the simple fact
ing for Rice County the night ...
risk, Jasinski said. You
so fast, there was no way to at
before, but one thing was be- hit
have to do everything you can,
preventative steps.
coming abundantly clear to the take
you cant just sit there and
months
two
More than
to help.
mayor: The water was rising
passed, vital pieces of watch without trying
have
unlike
rate
a
at
minute,
by the
Murray agreed.
sewer system have been
anything Faribault had ever the
damage
and
rebuilt
seen. It was the sheer speed completelyto be assessed. But
and severity of the flooding continues
See RESPONSE on A3
officials are still aware of
that floored city officials city
response
their
in
the elements
and the public.
Contact us
Residents head for Hometown Holid
Two SecTionS, 18 PageS

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First Place: The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead

The investigative reporting and emphasis on local sports events
made the Fargo/Moorhead newspaper the clear winner in this
category. Going beyond the scores and letting the players in
controversial situations speak for themselves was a big plus.
Second Place: Post-Bulletin, Rochester
The Post-Bulletin did itself proud by emphasizing local sports and
going beyond the games to find out more about the issues behind
the scenes.
ays
carout Hometown Holidays one of their

by 1:30 p.m., children lined up
makon oling stops Saturday afternoon,
the door to the Bachrachs loft to sit
ing sure to infuse the event with a dose
Santas lap and decorate cookies.
of Christmas cheer. They sang several
We wanted to get downtown and
the entire building with
filling
he Bachrach building came
tunes,
what
see
and
look at the storefronts
to life Saturday afterhe their voices.
was happening, said Ed Gulland as
noon, its atrium and loft
We came to get pictures [with Sanwatched his 8-year old son David anxta] and explore downtown, said Troop
so carefully and completely covered
iously await his turn with Santa. We
Leader Jennifer David as her secondwith holiday decoration and spirit you
wanted to be part of the action.
and third-grade Brownies huddled
might have mistaken the day for Dec.
Some children seemed apprehenSanta. All the girls were excitaround
24.
impressive
an
such
of
sight
sive at the
ed about spreading Christmas spirit.
Hometown Holidays seems perfectSanta, fully adorned with white beard,
Photos were available through Paul
ly at ease with its new location.
red plush suit and life-like snow-tipped
the
J. Caron Photography, making all
Home to the Cheese Cave, the mulforest surrounding him.
its
photos easily accessible through
tipurpose building was transformed
Most of the apprehension evapowith
complete
spectacle,
holiday
website.
into a
rated when the children were carefully
Santa, cookie-making stations, lights
directed toward the bowls of frosting
and ornament creation stations for parSee HOLIDAYS on A2
for decorating cookies.
alike.
children
and
ents
Girl Scout Troop #2217 made
Turnout was strong for the event
By Joseph Lindberg
Use of Photography as a Whole

New trail
Local sports
d
planne
Page 9
action
1B
Page
Timberjay

Great use of photos overall. This paper is not afraid to dedicate
space on the page to photos that are deserving. Well done!
the Ely
Official newspaper for
$100
the city of Ely
VOLUME 16, ISSUE 2
JANUARY 15, 2011
SCHOOL BOARD
Smaller
referendum
scheduled
for March
by ADAM MASLOSKI
Staff Writer
do extreme shopping.
(left) and Breanna Thompson resistance in relays.
Above: Ashley Snyder
wind
. Laying low means less
wears her crown well.
Right top: Down periscope
Queen Chelsea Nelson
Right center: Winter Frolic
offers her congratulations.
while the man behind
Courtmate Lauren Mahoney
T-shirt
frozen
her
ungnarls
Right bottom: Erin Muhvich
the buttons.
losing time looking for
the mask seems to be
photos by S. Stowell
WINTER FROLIC
Half way theElyreHigh
Seasonal mania lets loose at

school year
School midway through the traditional Wolf Hunt.
Page 10
Raffle and the

up in the
A few new wrinkles showed Back
like
dress-up days with themes
and Athlete Day.
blew off to Summer Day
Ely High School students
up flights of school
the annual Imagine plodding
some seasonal steam at
steps in full goalie gear.
pep rally
those
were
Winter Frolic this week.
there
then
And
a little
qualify as sport,
The event came around
ate the events that dont quite
earlier this year to accommod winter but theyre not for wimps, either.
s in the
by SCOTT STOWELL
Ely-Babbitt Editor
voted 3-2 to
The Ely School Board
for another bond
approve a resolution calling
school districts
referendum to replace the
its regular
failing heating system, during
monthly meeting on Monday.will ask for
they
around
time
This
to be used excluapproximately $3 million
system. After
sively for replacing the heating
chose Tuesday,
board
the
,
discussion
much
election.
March 8 to hold the special
voted in
Board member Bill Skradski
and questioned
opposition to the motion
He said he agreed
the timing of another vote.
system, but
the district needs a new heating too soon
coming
he thought the vote was
two-part refafter the failure of a similar
.
erendum last November
also agreed
Board member Paul Pengal
is needed. But
that a new heating system
the type of system
he stated he disagreed with
had hoped more
that would be installed. He
on renewdone
research would have been said he didnt
and
able options for the district
for the hot water
feel comfortable voting
Foster, Jacobs
system the engineering firm
ding.
and Johnson have been recommen
members
The remaining three board
information and
felt comfortable with the
voted yes.
here.
We have a serious problemrepairs
costly
some
at
looking
already
Were
year, said Board
that may be needed this
Chair Ray Marsnik.
the disScott Kellerman agreed, saying
rolling. However,
trict needed to get the ball
bit worried about
he later added he was a
on March 8 due
receiving voter approval
Morse would
to Morse Township elections.
for approval of a
also be asking its voters
new fire hall the same day.
Belcastro
High School Principal Kim imporwould be
it
that
vote
the
stated after
as it attempts
tant for the board to be united
public.
to sell the project to the
time, she
Were going on borrowed a couple
st vote only failed by
Second Place: The Voyageur Press of McGregor

Some really nice photos here. The difference between this entry
and first place was slim.
Honorable Mention: Portage News, Floodwood
Dynamic use of photos, including some nice nature shots.

First Place: Jordan Independent

Crisp photos with a purpose. This was the most well-designed
paper in the category and that helped showcase the photos in a
nice way. Well done!
3
WOLF, WAGNE R TAKE LEAD ROLES
T h u r s d a y , November 25, 2010
JO R D A N
INDEPENDENT
2010 Southwest Newspapers serving
Jordan / www.jordannews.com / Vol.
127, No. 29
$1.00
FOOD
SHELVERS
murder charges..........3
met council plan ........3
views ...........................4
police report ...............5
daybook ......................9
looking back .............22
Photo page 2
county news
A gas line break

delays Xcel Energys
downtown
Jordan project.
public safety
sports
Blessings in a
Backpack offers a
Thanksgiving
dinner, too.
A picnic took place,

celebrating one year
of volunteerism at the
Jordan Area
Food Shelf.
Pre-planning funerals,
estate planning, grief
support,
and more. INSIDE
neighbors
special section
our schools
Find
homes
here
PROMISE: BICYCLE ROUTES

One of
the trails
of which
Jordan can
be most
proud and
one that
might be
the most
embarrasing
are near the
intersection
of Hope
Avenue and
Old Highway
169. Here,
a bicyclist
crosses Hope
Avenue.
Honorable Mention: Tracy Headlight-Herald

Outstanding sports photography; good use of photos, overall.
Senior housing
market gets
competitive
By Mathias Baden
PHOTO BY
DAVID SCHUELLER
Revising the
bike trail plan
City officials have consistently repeated the phrase and

done what they felt they could
afford to do. Some residents
As one adage goes: If govhave said the city hasnt done
ernment wants to eventually
enough.
get a project done, its best to
On Monday, when the Jorspend money during prosperdan Park and Recreation Complanous times but then keep
mission held an open house to
ning during times of lean
publicize its 121-page draft City
budgets.
of Jordan Master Parks, Trails
Jordans vision for bicycle
and Natural Resource Plan, a
trails is an ambitious one.
partnership between the city
Years ago, the Jordan Valley
of Jordan and 1,000 Friends
Bike Tour coined the phrase
of Minnesota came to a head.
Hub of Scott County in refMade possible by the Commuerence to Jordans central
nity Growth Options (CGO)
geographic location within
the county and the bicycle
Trails to page 2
routes running through town.
Its the King, baby
The DLHS drama

depart
All Shook Up featuri ment presents
ng the music of
Elvis Presley with
performances
starting next week.
PHOTO BY MATHIAS BADEN
Page 1Cfor better trails in Jordan and Scott
Tim Bischke (left), an advocate
a past tour of the citys
INSIDE
FEATURE
By Mathias Baden
Jordan city officials promised that the most recently

proposed senior housing development isnt a false alarm.
They also seemed adamant
that another earlier-proposed
senior housing development
still is going to happen.
Last Monday, Montag Development proposed and the
Jordan City Council approved
a comprehensive plan amendment, preliminary plat, and
preliminary planned-unit development for another senior
housing facility.
Oak Terrace Senior Housing of Jordan would be a 51unit memory care, assisted
living and independent living
facility near Jordan Elementary School.
It would require $1 million of tax-increment financing (TIF) but also provide 40some jobs and a $1-million-ayear payroll. TIF is a development tool employed by which
the city collects a business
taxes and then returns a portion of the taxes to the business in exchange for creating housing that is deemed
necessary.
Montags TIF plan comes
to the city council for approval
First Place: Detroit Lakes Tribune

In a category filled with strong competition, the Tribune stood
out for its compelling photos, which dominated section fronts
and interior pages. The variety of photos (from dropping off kids
at school to crowning a local pageant queen to various sporting
events) show the papers dedication to complete community
coverage.
Clowning around
The Jos Cole Circus

came through DL
for
a performance
Mayor Pete Ewals during
Monday night.
County, lobbies Jordan
facilities for bicyclists.
ce.com.
Page
jordan.govoffi
to
2A
Resources Plan, go
.
Master Parks, Trails and Natural
Second Place: Houston County News, La Crescent

Nice photos overall.
at jordannews.com
To read the City of Jordan
trails, search for bicycle trails the bicycle routes in Jordan, turn to page 2.
To read more about Jordan
as well as photos from along
trails and proposed trails,
To see a map of the existing
Senior housing to page 3
Federal money could help students
gallon
Informinga
standards
met
Becker
For
County for over 100 who havent
eca
st
You can buy your gas at 11 cents
years
By Mathias Baden
Last week, Paul Radermacher of Jordan and his
brother, Steve, fueled their cars
at 11 cents a gallon.
Its true anyone can buy
gas for that price, too, if they
buy the right items through the
Pump Perks program at Radermachers Fresh Market.
Of course, we do all of our
shopping at the store, Paul Radermacher said.
Radermachers Fuel Express opened Nov. 5 on the
northwest corner of the grocery store site along Highway
282 in Jordan, offering three
grades of gasoline, plus diesel. The station is pay-at-thepump only, open 24 hours, and
accepts cash.
Construction of the sixp u m p s t at i o n c o s t ab o u t
$500,000, a significant investment, Paul Radermacher said.

Its a very competitive business. Margins are low.
So its all about customer
experience and business enhancements for Radermachers, which has done business
in Jordan since 1954, when
the late Roman Radermacher
bought the Red Owl store in
downtown Jordan and began
building what has turned out to
be an innovative grocery-store
dynasty. The business moved
toward the highway, and in
2007, it remodeled and expanded Radermachers Fresh Market for about $1.2 million.
Roman retired in 1973,
handing over the business to
his son, Lee, whose children
eventually became intricately
involved with the business.
VOLUME 104, NO.
13 WEDNESDA
Y, MARCH 30, 2011
Radermachers gas to page 26
would reach out to students

who are struggling in reading
and math, or who would bent from better connection to
The Jordan School Board efi
the district.
is poised to decide what to do
alaries comTODAY T h e i r s add
with about $300,000 of federal
about
up to
or bined wouldTHURSD
AY
money meant to preserveWintery
FRIDAY
mix
of the
much
with
Chance
$180,000,
of rain
create jobs.
tonight
al- Slight chance of
going to teachers
or snow who
The tougher question, rest
rain or snow
ready work in the district.
though, is answering what
Staying on the states list
secondary effects the money
adPublic of schools that dont meet
will have on JordanHigh:37
Low:29
progress (AYP)
yearly
equate
High:39
Low:28 High:40
Schools budget.
Low:27
the Minnesota CompreBoard members heard on
Assessment-II tests
hensive
on
recommendation
a staff
could cost the district more
Nov. 22 to use the money for
money because of sanctions.
helping the district get closer
It will save us money
to meeting state testing stanif we can get some good redards by creating three posisults, said Superintendent
tions to target students who
Kirk Nelson.
arent doing well on the tests.
decieasy
an
is
This
A multicultural and outreach
sion to me because then we
coordinator, a Response to
By David Schueller
DETROIT LAKES,
PHOTO BY MATHIAS BADEN
Nicholas and Paul

Amy Radermacher, Paul
the new 24-hour pay-atRadermacher show off
in Jordan.
the-pump-only gas station
SATURDAY
Mostly sunny
High:44
SUNDAY
Low:27 High:38
MN
Intervention (RTI) teacher,

and an RTI paraprofessional
School money to page 8
Becker Countys
#1 News Website
www.dl-online.com
Chance of rain
or snow
Low:28
NEWSSTAND $1.00
3 SECTIONS
WELL-GROOMED
TRAILS
Snowmobile
club fights
county plans
BY NATHAN BOWE
nbowe@dlnewspapers
.com
A division of Queen of Peace Hospital
Second Place: Litchfield Independent Review

In a time of shrinking budgets and shrinking news hole, the
Independent Review places its emphasis on the value of photos.
Section fronts are filled with a variety of photos from news to
features. The photo spread for Watercade is an outstanding
example of community journalism. People like seeing their names
and faces in the paper, and in the Review, names and faces
abound.
182204
A Detroit Lakes
club is not happy snowmobile
with a county
proposal to quit
grooming snowmobile trails and
sponsibility over turn the reto area snowmobile groups.
The ULTRA (Unite
d Lakes
and Trails Riders
Association)
group has gone
so
out letters to businefar as to send
sses, warning
that the quality
of the trails will
diminish and
winter tourists
may go elsewhere
gets out of the if the county
grooming busine snowm obile
ss.
ROOSEVELT ELEM
Becker County
after school Tuesda ENTARY SCHOOL custodian Ron
the trail system has managed
y afternoon in the
Badurek has a laugh
upper Roosevelt parkin
with parent Cheryl
years, the letter for over 30
BRIAN BASHAM
/TRIBUN
g lot.
Hutchinson as she
reads. During
E
that time ULTR
waits to pick up her
A Snowmobile
kids
Club has suppo
rted the county
with volunteers
and monetary
donations for
equip
cause of the econom ment. Besnowmobiling on ic impact of
local business,
we felt you would
want to be
made aware of
the pendi ng
change in the county
BY PAULA QUAM
s position.
pquam@dlnewspaper
For their part,
s.com
county officials say theres
no
If you have ever
snowmobile clubs reason local
cant handle
dropped off a child picked up or
trail
grooming and
Elementary, you at Roosevelt
since thats how maintenance,
have been to
its done just
the war zone
about everywhere
known as the
else in Minnorth side.
nesota.
Every weekd
I think the clubs
ay morn ing
can do a betaround 8 a.m.
and afternoon
around 3:30 p.m.,
TRAILS to page
the battle be10A
gins as parents
attempt to jockey into position
for a pick-up or
drop off.
Its nuts, its crazy
, said Roosevelt Principal
Jerry Hanson,
adding, I know
when
up there Ive gotten Ive been
some sign
langu age from
paren ts, he
laughs.
Hanson says when
that area
was built in 1990,
it was done so
with 450 studen
ts in mind.
Now, school enroll
ment is
pushing 700, and
thats not the
only complicatin
g factor.
So many famili
JOURNALIST AND
es have two
working paren
Roxana Saberi spent AUTHOR
ts now, so there
are a lot more
people dropping
months in an Iranianmore than 3
their kids off
prison on
on the way to
trumped-up charge
work, Hanson
s.
said.
Roosevelt paren
ROXANA SABERI
says she doesnt t, Stacy Conn CUSTODIAN RON
IN DL
BADUREK double
like how all the ing
cars are put so
s as traffic directo
lot every afternoon
BRIAN BASHAM
close together
r
in
as parents come
/TRIBUNE
while they sit waitin
to collect their childrethe Roosevelt Elementary School
upper parkg.
n.
part.
I dont want
but I see these to complain,
cost and how they
We plan to revam
kids trying to
will
p the whole
squeeze between
area south of the
It would be nice pay for it. does have to deal
cars, and I alschool (in the
with ones that
if it hap- are
ways worry that
back of the buildi
pened
a little irate.
a
ng) so that istical summer of 12, but realaccidentally let parent might parents will no
I just
ly itll probably
longer pick their
their foot off
be more explai try to keep my cool and
the brake or somet
kids
like summer of
n the situation
BY VICKI GERDE
13, said Heishing. Its so will up on the north side, but
crazy there. Its
serer.
said Badurek. And to them,
do so on the
vgerdes@dlnewspaper S
ridiculous.
south side
if that doess.com
where the
nt work, I have
Officials at the school
In the meantime,
them talk to the
school offi- office
district the distric buses are now, said cials
could be swooping
are doing the best
One day in Janua
about it.
ts business manag
ry 2009, Roxthey can
er, with what
on a peace keepiin like NATO Ted Heisserer.
ana Saberi was
Stacy Conn says
theyve got.
ng
finishing up inhow
missi
people
on
though, as they
treat
Heisserer says the
We
terviews for the
begin talks of retraffic flow there, try to put more patrols up more Badurek bothers her even
book she was
doing that whole
will be divided
working on, packin
and after school
so
area.
we have a tion. than the traffic congesis for parents and that one area gentleman trying
School leaders are
ready to leave her g and getting
another area
to
fathers native
phase two of a three-pset to begin is for buses.
traffic a little bit, help direct
country of Iran,
More than a few
Hanson said.
art plan to
where she had
alleviate traffic
seen parents yelling times I have
Weve looked at
That gent leman
made her home
congestion at
since
at him, and
is Ron I feel
the school.
ferent designs, and a lot of dif- Badurek.
The next day, her 2003.
so bad because
we now pretit isnt his
ty much have it
fault.
This summer,
A custodian at
en a drastic, drama life had takmappe
the
the
d
$175,0
tic turn: Four
out how Badur
school,
00 we want it
plan is to expan
members of the
So, for a while
ek was given the
to be, said Heisse
d the
Iranian military
job
longe
rer.
nor,
parking lot, which northeast
body
Badur
Exactly when this
police showed
up
will happen ago. wanted a couple of years turedl ek will have to good-nasolely staff parkin will become is still up in the
door, ready to place at her front
y take parental
air though, as
g.
abuse and
school officials
parent
Then comes the
He says most of
rest for espionage. her under arstill need to figexpensive ure
the parents time s will have to endure more
are
out exactly how
in the battle zone
I was terrified,
much it will are accustomed to how things
Saberi said
until the
day the black tar
not
there, but once
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JULY 16, 2011
FARIBAULT
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Did you
know...
A fundraiser for the
Faribault firefighters
will be held from 6 to
11 a.m. July 23 at the
Faribault Hy-Vee.
There will be an allyou-care-to-eat breakfast buffet for $6.99.
Proceeds will go to the
Faribault Fire Department.
A clown will be at
Hy-Vee for the event,
and the firefighters
will also be present to
show their appreciation.
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VOL. 98, NO. 165 2011
Outside
Chance of storms
High: 88
Low: 74
Page B8
Eric Martinez
2nd Grade
Jefferson Elementary
of Prairie Avenue and 10th Street

unplug a storm drain near the intersection
middle
A Faribault resident attempts to
trapped along roads and in the
were stalling in the water and
News)
Southwest Friday afternoon. Vehicles
across Faribault. (Joseph Lindberg/Daily
of intersections in multiple locations
drains
Torrential rains overwhelmed storm
g
Friday afternoon, causing flash floodin
By Joseph Lindberg
A pair of robust storm systems

doused Faribault with heavy
rains Friday, causing a flash
flood that temporarily impeded
emergency response to a medical call in southern Faribault.
Paramedics, police and firefighters converged on 17th Street
Southwest around 4:50 p.m. Friday afternoon responding to a
call for medical assistance on
Patricks Bay.
into southeastWhen emergency teams ap- Ominous clouds filled the sky overlooking the Viaduct Faribault
in the
pounded
proached the area, they found ern Faribault Friday morning. Torrential rainsystem that knocked out
by a storm
the path blocked by water nearly early morning hours, followed Division
Street West, according to Xcel
of
two feet deep at the intersec- power to 1,800 people south
throughout the afterStorms continued to hit the area
tion of Prairie Avenue and 17th Energy officials.Lindberg/Daily News)
noon. (Joseph
minia
with
Southwest
Street
van already stalled in the interHEAT:
caused
THE
HERE cOmES
toring the flash flooding
section.
So emergency response teams by nearly nonstop rain Friday
The National Weather Serwas
resorted to their feet, sprinting morning and afternoon. He
vice is predicting a wave of
to the
to the scene and treating a youth one of the first to respond
blistering heat for Faribault
that likely tripped and fell into scene.
over the weekend. Saturday
That has to be the only time
the water. The victim was contemperatures are expected
scious and alert, and was trans- I can remember having response
to hit 92 degrees, and Sunhe
ported to the hospital, said John impacted by flash flooding,
day is expected to be even
Rice
of
director
said.
Rowan, deputy
warmer, with temperatures
County emergency services.
A2
reaching 97 degrees.
on
WATER
See
Rowan was on patrol, moni-
75
Schools get
payments
postponed
again
By Joseph Lindberg
In the aftermath of the state budget

deal between Gov. Mark Dayton and
Republican legislative leaders, there
seems to be only one thing most
Minnesotans can agree on: The budget
impasse may be dealt with for now, but
for
the deal does a whole lot of nothing
tomorrow.
Core to the budget deal is the delay
of $700 million in payments to school
districts and $700 million in borrowing
against the states future tobacco
settlement payments. It bridges the
$1.4 billion chasm between DFL Gov.
a
Dayton and GOP leadership but at
serious cost.
It gets a little bit frustrating, said
Faribault School District Superintendent
Todd Sesker. You are fixing the budget
on the backs of students again.
will
impact
immediate
the
He said
be hard to gauge until details of the deal
is
are worked out and the final budget
actually passed. But in the short term,
he
the district is in a good position,
said.
We are in a pretty good financial
position, he said. But the real concern
here is long-term. They borrowed
against us in the last two bienniums,
to
so you have to wonder what is going
happen in future budgets.
On the negotiation table is a $50 perpupil increase to districts, an element
that will help districts cover additional
would
it
borrowing costs. Sesker said
to
help, but the lack of a structural fix
the budget is still concerning.
Colleen Mertesdorf, director of
finance and operations for Faribault
schools, has been involved in the
24
budgetary side of education for
years. After hearing the news of the
budget deal, she was both excited and
a bit discouraged.
For weeks now, the district has
of
been unable to lean on Department
Education resources. With a budget
deal in sight, those resources will soon
be made available to the district.
But on the flip side, its another
delay of payments.
Indications are we will get less
to
state aid, she said. Were going
deal with it as best we can.
Mertesdorf said the $50 per-pupil
a
increase is encouraging because it is
permanent increase that the district can

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count on.
She said shes never seen the state
hedge against education funding this
much in the past but when it has
dropped, it has always made a fairly
strong recovery.
It all depends on the economy, she
is
said. You hope something like this
cyclical, that it will bounce back.
School districts around the state are
anticipating a sharp rise in borrowing
due to consecutive years of deferred
40
payments from the state. With
now
schools
to
percent of payments
deferred, at least $2 billion in state aid
to
payments are being held, according
state budget officials.
That represents nearly half of the
states $5 billion budget deficit.
Joseph Lindberg covers the city
and county for the Daily News. He may
be reached at 333-3135.
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Country singer to pay tribute to veter

ride that he co-founded with
Gregg Schmitt.
During the ride, motorcywill drive to the homes of
Years after serving in the clists
families who lost a
military, singer Rockie Lynne Minnesotain the War on Terror.
one
tours the country and the world loved
first year of the ride Lynne
to pay tribute to United States The
there were 28 motorcysaid
abroad.
troops
veterans and
who visited the families.
Tuesday night, Lynne will clists
is in the hunnumber
that
perform songs from his Songs Now
for Soldiers album at the Rice dreds. idea for the ride came
The
County Fair.
Lynne said news stations
Were excited to come to after
the troop deaths seem like
Faribault, Lynne said. Its go- made
afterthought.
ing to be great and its going an
Lynne said they really wantto be fun and its going to be
to do something for the famisomething the family will en- ed
to let them know their loved
joy. Everybody should come. lies,
are not an afterthought.
Lynne will return to Minne- ones
sota in September for Tribute
See LYNNE on A2
motorcycle
a
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the
to
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Rice County Fair. He travels across
Soldiers Tuesday night at the
Lynne)
veterans. (Photo courtesy of Rockie
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ECHO PRESS
Alexandria
www.echop ress.com
a later LAST CALL?
$1.00
FRIDAY
OCTOBER 15
2010
Goal of event:
Walk for life,
vote with God
including clubs
Wade, which leliquor license holders,
VFW, the option of
By Al Edenloff versus abortion.
like the Eagles and
galized
license to extend
editor@echopress.com
applying for a state
But now with the po2 a.m.
their closing time to
litical season in full
be a differenceLeaders from at least gear, organizers hope
The extra hours could
o Bay, according to
15 churches in Alexan- the walk will lead to acmaker for Bug-A-Bo
ing
encourag
are
Stodola.
They
dria
owner Randy
a tion at the polls.
the restaurant
residents to attend
He told the council that
came up with a catch
financially and that
Walk for Life this phrase: Walk for life,
has been struggling
Tom Hanson,
Sunday.
a new potential buyer,chain of restauvote with God.
Their goal: To get
founder of the Zorbaz the management
Four of the leaders
aware and
over
more
take
Echo
people
could
the
rants,
stopped at
ely if the 2 a.m.
active in not only stop- Press Tuesday to talk
of Bug-A-Boo immediat
ping abortion but also about the walk Pastor
time was approved.
the later
making sure the health Darryl Knappen, Nevin
Stodola said that without
but to close the
Gerry
needs of the elderly Smith,
time, hed have no choice planned to buy
and disabled are being Hoelscher and Pastor
restaurant until Hanson mean the immet.
By Al Edenloff it in January, which could
Mike Bartolomeo.
20 of those
Theyre hoping to
editor@echopress.com mediate loss of 60 jobs. About attended
They said they want
workers
draw a crowd of 1,000 to wake people up to
the council meetor more.
the fact that 50 million
ing as a show of
Its been five years babies
been
ou may soon be able [A 2 a.m.
have
support for the
since a Walk for Life aborted since the 1973
to drink a little later closing time]
place in
change.
taken
has
at Alexandria bars.
Supreme Court deciIt [a 2 a.m.
places is an important
Alexandria. The event sion.
And one of those
in
closing time] is
will be tool for us to
was previously held
may be a Zorbaz that Bay.
an important tool
o
January to coincide
WALK A9
these
in
it
it
taking over Bug-A-Bo
make
make
to
for us
the
with the Supreme
Event starts at 1 p.m.
At its Tuesday meeting,gave
in these tough
times.
Court decision, Roe
Alexandria City Councilan or- tough
Stodola
to
t it, Ill times,
preliminary approval
told the council.
the 1 Withou
dinance that would extend
Without it, Ill
have to close
to 2 a.m.
a.m. bar closing time
The number of
have to close Bugo Bay Bug-A-Boo
The owners of Bug-A-Bo
and all the
establishments in
Center (Fat Daddys) and all the peo- A-Boo back there
Garden
and
people
Alexandria that have
requested the change. approved
back there will be looking
some type of alcohol
The later closing was Bigger, ple
for jobs.
license on-sale
on a 3-1 vote with Cindy Miller will be looking
Charlie Meyer,
Owen
liquor, on-sale
Dave Benson and
owner of Garden
voting no for jobs.
beer/wine, club
voting yes, Sara Carlson
Center, told the
g. The
By Celeste Beam
and Elroy Frank abstainin
licenses and set-ups.
council that the
m
go through a Randy Stodola
still
must
celesteb@echopress.co
ordinance
bar business is
BAY OWNER
final readpublic hearing and a before it BUG-A-BOO
competitive.
very
meeting
Standing before Kiwanis
ing at the next
s start leaving
their
He noted that customera.m. to hit bars
members during
could take effect.
Alexandria bars at 12:30
noon meeting Monday,
The council also requested
alhow the in Osakis and West Union, which
Tewes assured
Harvey
city staff to find out
Kakac
to Anderson
worked in ready have 2 a.m. closing times.
them they had nothing
later closing time has
24-hour society,
there
worry about.
Weve turned into a
other cities and whetherdrunk
for
enhance our busiIm not running
Meyer said. This will
are problems such as
I am
excompetitive.
commissioner and
driving and the added en- ness and help us stay the later closing
but
not Paul [Anderson],
Meyer added that
pense of extra law
to
ns
in conventio
he approves this message,
forcement patrols.
could also help bring
Tewes joked.
If approved, the ordi- the area.
Tewes was at the meet-,
BARS A11
nance would give any
pizza
ing on behalf of Anderson
of Alexandrias existing
Zorbaz is known for its
take Salto
Frank
and
who was supposed to
12 beer, wine, set-ups
Doupart in the Meet the
glas County Commissioner Candidates forum.
in
Anderson was injured
a fall at his home October
Hen3 and was taken to
2 a.m.:
nepin County Medical
be allowed to stay open until
with
Alexandria
of reasons why bars should
Center. Tewes spoke
Bug-A-Boo Bay, listed a variety including those from 3M, Henrys Foods, Brenton Engineering,
Manufacturing.
Randy Stodola, the owner of
Dropik
Anderson this past Sunday
area are coming off late shifts, Specialties, Tastefully Simple and Donnelly Custom
ex- Olson
Numerous workers in the
a later bar closing.
Central
and was told that hes
Machining, ITW Heartland, the local workforce and should be accommodated with
said they
Extrusion, Doege Precision
pected to return to Alexangroups and organizations that
represent a good portion of
has been approached by several
These workers, Stodola said,
dria this week.
Convention and Visitors Association unless it allowed a 2 a.m. bar closing.
commissioner
have adopted
that
other
The Greater Minneapolis
towns
Minnesota
Five
In
into
said.
and conventions
swarms, Stodola
the
FORUM A12
their last drink.
last drink and then leave in
wouldnt bring their meetings
candidates were at
pace, often ordering food with
people to quickly down their
discuss having
quesThey
answer
to
The 1 a.m. closing causes tend to dissipate over the last hour at a more leisurely
meeting
night meetings
r, Echo
cater to a socithe 2 a.m. closing, the crowds a 2 a.m. closing or even later, Stodola said.
tions from moderato
To remain competitive, it must
for
48 states currently allow with many communities for tourism dollars, Stodola said.
Press Editor Al Edenloff.
are available.
Alexandria is in competition
vacationing where all options
ety that is eating later and
City considers
letting bars
stay open
until 2 a.m.;
it also learns
that Zorbaz
will take over
Bug-A-Boo Bay
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Commissioner candidates
answer questions
MAKING THE CASE FOR 2 A.M. BAR CLOSING
Will sunf ish eat zebras?
.
mussel predation locally hopes for
has
zebra mussels as ing
Although Beck said he
learned to recognize
seed sunfish, he befood.
study, which the pumpkin
drum
As part of the two-year at the School lieves there arent enough the
in
was conducted by students
bottom dwelling fish
lakes
s at the University
of Natural Resource
Alexandria chain of
discovered that 50
dent in the
a
make
of Vermont, it was
to
eeds and about
percent of the pumpkins ad collected zebra mussel popula40 percent of the sheepshe
which tion.
solution for had zebra mussels in their guts,
In contrast to
Could there be a possible
fish commonly
infestation?
suggested that these
lakes in the
the pesky zebra mussel
invasive consume zebra mussels as prey.
, like
A study of the aquatic
determined dur- northeastChamn in the state
However, one factor
the con- Lake
species in Lake Champlaipossibility.
because
that
is
lakes
study
the
ing the
water of plain,
of Vermont points to
fish become
n of calcium in the
around here are claszebra
the
The study, titled, Willzebra mussels centratio
low,
very
is
hardwater lakes
of
Lake Champlain
The thin sified as
significant predators
examines the use mussels have very thin shells.
to relatively elevated
n?
due
Champlai
more
Lake
in
as sheepshead, shells make the zebra mussels
concentrations of calcium
of predatory fish, such
and vulnerable to predation.
perch
yellow
supervisor
FISH A9
pumpkinseed sunfish, the number of
According to Dean Beck, Fisheries,
Lake
rock bass, to decrease
Mussels found in Gull
DNRs Glenwood Area
zebra mussels in a lake. of fish have of the
studies documentthere are no current
Reportedly, these types
New study may show a

zebra mussel breakthrough
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life,
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along with their visiting
son of
to recall all of
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two brothers
had always
hiking on
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Progress
2011
Friday Morning
Maplewood State
population
the entrance to the
Park daytime
had barricades s include residential, office, retail,
generator blocking
down Park Managerpark. Because of the State
Preferred
governmeand
hospitals
Don DelGreco was
nt shutcades.
forced recreation
university,
to put up barriIA
Urban storefront
freestanding buildings 1,000 to 2,800 square feet
from
Current sizes range
area characteristics
depending on trade
frontage
25 feet minimum
Patio seating preferredate restaurant use and
Zoning to accommod & margaritas)
(beer
allow liquor license restaurant use
for
Parking adequate
allow Chipotle standard
Building exterior to signage
storefront design and access
and
Excellent visibility
on page 5
Police arrest
2 in Northfield
mans death
whenever
years,
For
gather in
his family would on, Shea
televisi
front of the
be focused
Stremcha would
ook.
on his sketchb
as they
A rollercoaster year
in Northfield
watched TV,
S t r e m c h as
2011
father, Jeff
The traditional
Stremcha
turkey barbeque
continues as a
his
tradition
said,
for
Pelican Festform
News
erly Turkey
Days. Northfield
youngest
Members
would
Rapids Area Rotaryof the Pelican
Northfield News
son
grilled turkey for Club prepare
be drawing,
the Saturday
feast.
one
filling
Stremcha
bound pad
after another
of images:
March 2010
with an array
creatures,
s Subs and Clubs
Erbert & Gerbert
designs, cars,
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retail shop
of many Pelican area is a cooperative
vendors, artisans
Society
Welcome
Pla
ns, 1B Ga
resigce
6/30/10
7/5/10
New name for

July 8-9
celebration
The mid-summer
festival in
Pelican Rapids is
tionwith a new a long tradiname and an
increasingly wide
array of events.
Pelican Fest is
will feature a packedJuly 8-9, and
Mercantile continued
on page 5
activities including schedule of
two
Pictured here with
street
dances, concessions,
the Mercantile
a classic car
Main signage
on
show and the centerpiec
are
Kathy Bergren, who Judy Tabbut and
11 a.m. on Saturday e parade at
are president and
vice president of
plus many
other events.
A1
Glenace Metcalfe the Mercantile board.
A1
is secretary and
For decades named
Meyer is the treasurer.
Julie
Turkey
Days to recognize
Many unique items
the imporat the Mercantile are available
tance of the turkey
on Main.
industry to the , 9A
local economy, the
band
new
Chamber of
cian joins
Commerc
e has retitled the
event
Northfield musi
Pelican Fest to
broaden its
scope.
Turkey remains an
important
part of the eventand
the economy, as the West
Central
processing plant continuesTurkey
to be
the citys top employer
By Louis Hoglund
production in outlying . Turkey
unmet needs in the
tinues to be a crucial farms concommunity.
Mill Street could
The building for
agri-busiket, which also has
ness in the Pelican
a Islamic MosqueMinistry Street, also be known as
would be part of the proposed center
Prayer Room.
with the planned
and Otter Tail County.Rapids area
addition of The Welcome
related storefronts. a row of ministryThis isnt necessaril
Place next
The Pelican Rapids
door to the Pass
y a new idea,
which opened seven The thrift store., said Rev. Laurie
Rotary
It On
Club will host its
The Welcome Placethrift store.
popular Turkey
cent to the Welcom years ago, is adja- Trinity Lutheran. Skow-Anderson, of
Barbeque, from 11
is a multiWeve talked about
church project, under
at 26 Mill Street. e Place proposal, an outreach center...bu
a.m. to 2
the
p.m.,
umbrella
Saturday, July
of
t we never had a
Trinity Lutheran,
On the other side
place to do it.
and is intended
nition of area turkey 9, in recogis the Pelican Area
to Food Shelf
serve as a hospitab
growers and
When they learned
le
and
space
the
the
to
Lutheran
gather,
turkey
to build relationsh
that a building
Social
Services Immigran
was vacated at a
industrywhich dates processing
t Refugee Resettlestrategic location,
cultural interaction, ips through cross ment Office.
back more
brainstorming sessions
and to provide for
On the other end
than
a half-century in Pelican.23-24, 2011
were held,
of the from those
block is the Dawo
July
meetings a founding and
After a successfu
Halal Somali Marunday,
l first year in
board Saturday-S
Newsstand $1.25
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6/26/10
6/27/10
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Mercantile on Ma
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Specialty
.com
2010
Date
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FROM
Turkey
Days
Northfield Nefiewldss
6/25/11
6/26/11
6/27/11
6/28/11
PRESS
Pelican
F est
The newest specialty

Pelican Rapids opened retail shop in
mid-June, and
operators expect
to
with an official grandbe in full swing
opening during
Pelican Fest July
8-9.
Mercantile on Main
is a unique
venture, operated in
ion by more than a cooperative fash21
crafters, antique vendors local artisans,
The shop is located and retailers.
Park Region Cenex in the former
south of the new city complex, just
liquor store.
Inventory at Mercant
ile on Main
is, literally, soup
to art with specialty and ethnic food
products. Crafts and
art pieces by a number
of artisans are
displayed throughou
tincluding rugs, art
prints, jewelry, yarns,
sewing products,
photography, antiques,
collectibles,
torical
Northfield His
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PELICAN RAPIDS
WEATHER REPORT
THE
PELICAN
RAPIDS
Single Copy $1
Prairie Days is set

Friday - Sunday, July for
810.
Many events are
planned including
a
ety show & dinner, variShatter the Silence
parade, dances and walk,
many
more events throughou
the weekend. See ad t
on
page 9 for a full listing
of events.
The community
Rothsay celebrated of
125th Anniversary its
July,
2008. The event was
such a great success
the members of the that
Rothsay Area
Community Fund
spearheaded the efforts along
with other communi
members to continuety
annual celebration an
that
now called Rothsay is
Prairie Days. The
goal
of the Prairie Days
PHILIP DYKHOF
offer a fun weekend is to
mound a perfect F decided he had enough of batting
place to take a break.
practice during T-Ball
munity celebration comPhilip is the son
for
of Brian and Nancy practice last Wednesday and found
all ages.
Dykhoff
the
To see all the photos

that were taken in
past three months the
visit
our web site
www.pelicanrapidspre
ss.com
Watch for all the
Pelican Fest Photos
next week
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FOR
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in operation
Sept. 2010
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in operation
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ding to schools, cit
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from 2010-1
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percent shift
nt chris Richar
They'll have
million less
Superintende
dayton said.
receive $2.4
Minnesota
millionaires,
the people of
the district will
2011-12. Richto explain to
y. I don't agree. than it was promised in ls will soon
better priorit
officia
northtax bill if I
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and voted for
is that
faster than non-ch
Dayton
Though Repub
I held my nose in, deKruif said, ex- paid
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one-day specia
d state paybelieve
back
get during a fully embraced the final
thing I dont
bill signed Wedne rarily
additional delaye
to get Minnesota
the educat ion
to tempo
and rowing and
ts.
neither side has
plaining his desire
on borrow ing
school distric
allows the state it gets low on
that,
to
relies
g.
longer
about
ments
or
which
and runnin
sides say
govern
nts when
are angry
product,
ly on up
res. But both
best deal the
If the voters
withhold payme last couple of years, the
This was the
blame falls square
accounting measu
Woodard.
Twice in the
shutdown is over. as the dayton said the
agree to, said
state aid cash.
bills
they're glad the
sota would
40 percent of
described the
10A
income the GOP.
dayton, who
The deal shifts to the following year.
people of Minneis to
See BUDGET,
le, wanted an
s
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nce
best option availab earners, but Repub payments to school d repayment of a 30
that their prefere
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positioning for maximum impact. Special occasion & holiday full
color advertising directories a nice plus! Effective use of spot color
in classified section ads really commands the readers attention.


I really liked the layout, crisp color, sections and diversity of the
editions. Nice job!
Second Place: Forest Lake Times
This was a paper I would look forward to reading. I liked the
sections, sports photos are much crisper than ours!!!
A1
TITLE GONE
Albert Lea takes Big 9 wrestling

title from Owatonna
See page B1
Friday
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Great wedding feature. Also liked the Gold Coupons section.
Great way to build more value than newstand price of product.
January 14, 2011
owatonna.com
75 cents Newsstand
VIDEO
Council
looks at
2010 in
annual
address
ENDENCE
N VOTES ON INDEP
SOUTHERN SUDA
By CLARE KENNEDY
ckennedy@owatonna.com
Looking back
OWATONNA With
2010 in the past and a new
year upon us, city officials
took stock with their annual
State of the City address.
The last 12 months
brought a few new businesses and a dash of residential
development, free boneless
chicken wings for a select
few, and of course, an epic
is
flood. Though no one
quite sure what 2011 will
bring, one thing is certain:
The city council will not
at
contemplate a roundabout
Mineral
of
the intersection
Springs Road and Cherry
Street, though the subject
AP photos
did come up again.
on Jan. 4.
airport in southern Sudan
Is there any chance that
whether
slogans outside the Juba
the roundrevisit
of which will determine
chant pro-independence
may
and
outcome
you
signs
the
9,
hold
Pro-separation activists
e referendum on January
about? There seemed to be
voting in an independenc
Southerners commenced
the worlds newest country.
such a rush because Kwik
the south secedes to form
Trip was quick to build and
nothing is happening, said
Jerry Zetah, one of the only
of
members in the audience
om
owatonna.c
the sparsely attended event.
apeterson@
N
By ASHLEY PETERSO
The proposed roundabout
was one issue that just would
of
to vote in the
not die in 2010, in spite
rom the millions lining up
widespread opposition to the
to the thousands
plan. After a punchy public
blazing south Sudan sun
hearing in early February
s to vote in Omaha,
2010, the council voted the
braving the winter blizzard
measure down, only to have
the globe are jubilantly
again when city
Neb., Sudanese across
resurface
it
um that could allow
employee Dave Gerhartz revoting in a rst-ever referend
peatedly pushed the council
to secede from the
to reconsider. The council
the primarily Christian south
voted it down again in early
May.
overwhelmingly Muslim north.
in 1956,
Sudan became independent
City administrator Kris
were memand
Joining in the historic vote
worked on unity north
we
so
with
Busse said that she thought
worship
bers of the Nuer tribe, who
we want our own government
it was a done deal.
Gatbel Paleak, south. But
do nothnorth
the
of
local Sudanese lay minister,
people
the
Weve made our plans.
Church. because
at Owatonnas St. John Lutheran trav- ing for the south, Paleak said.
Weve done our engineerrefugees
chance
Sudanese
a
have
fellow
and
Paleak
Now the southerners
ing and everything, Busse
to Omaha and
indepeneled by caravan Saturday
vote their way into complete
said.
to
to
polls
the
for
north.
spent the night waiting
There didnt seem to be
cast their dence from the
for the vote started Nov.
open Sunday morning to could
any futuristic thinking,
Registration
four million citizens regindependence-seeking votes.
Zetah said. I was listento a room, 15, with almost Dec. 5 deadline . The
When we vote, they take you
the
ing to several of the meetto vote and istering before
a
ings. It wasnt futuristic
you sign and show your right
Jan. 9, and by Wednesday,
one for polls opened
at all. It was all black and
they show you how to vote
of the referendum commissaid. Two representative
white, concrete, that we
unity, one for separate, Paleak one for sion announced the 60-percent turnout
and
have to do it so they dont
for the referendums
hands together mean unity
AP photos
choose unity, threshold requiredreached, which is good
bail out.
separate. If you wanted to
Lost
validity had been
box.
Busse and others said that
hoping to create Above, James Chol, a 31-year-old
you put finger print on that
who lives in
e in 1956, news for Southerners and villages.
the issue had been discussed
Boy from Southern Sudan
towns
Since Sudans independenc
stained finger at
has bat- more inhabitable
Phoenix, shows his ink
and studied very thoroughthe northern part of the country 2 milin Glendale,
killed
a voter registration facility
ly. Council Member Nathan
See REFERENDUM
tled the south a war that
2005, when
page A3 Ariz. on Nov. 26, 2010.
Dotson added that he did not
lion Sudanese from 1983 to
want to set a precedent that
a peace treaty was finally signed.
would suggest that enough
arm-twisting could get the
council to go back on a fair
Annual State of the City

address recaps 2010.
INSIDE

Good mix of news and advertising. Several good programs for
small business owners.
for secession
Local Sudanese support bid
Water work
Federal grant puts local

jobless to work in flood
zones.
LOCAL NEWS, A2
Back taxes
Minn. wants Wis. to pay
$59M from old tax deal.
LOCAL NEWS, A3
Old orders
part of
Franken stops at Viracon as
Dayton weighs executive

orders left by Pawlenty.
MINNESOTA NEWS, A7

Great newspaper entries overall.
Second Place: St. Cloud Times
Good use of creative ads and positions. First time Ive seen neon
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newspaper showing.
regional tour
vote.
Most of the presentation
centered on events like the
realignment of Highway 14
a $52 million project that
has been in progress for two
OWATONNA Next up
and new businesses
years
on U.S. Senator Al Frankens
that came to town.
agenda: The trade deficit.
Though hardly a banner
One of the things I learned
year, 2010 did bring some
untoday was a little bit of the
new development to town.
on
even playing field with China
them was a new
Among
glass,
on
tariffs
or
excise taxes
manufacturer called Vision
s,
Franken, a Democrat first elect-a
Processing Technologie
on
ed in 2008, said Thursday
which makes powders for
visit to Owatonna. Im going
instant hot drinks by Green
sure
to look into that and make
Mountain cocoas and
are
that our trade agreements
teas. The last 12 months also
enforced and we arent chumps.
brought several new restauin
chumps
be
to
want
I dont
rants to town: Owatonna
trade.
Restaurant, Jimmy Johns,
a
Franken was not sure how
Buffalo Wild Wings and
this came to pass. More research
new Chinese carry-out reshe
was necessary on his part,
taurant.
so
said, but what he had heard
Clare Kennedy/Peoples Press
Mayor Tom Kuntz added
examine a glass
far from officials at Viracon
that, at least anecdotally,
VP of operations at Viracon,
Wright,
Bill
and
him.
left,
concerns
U.S. Senator Al Franken,
Owatonna is in a relatively
of the region this week.
If theres a 30 percent tariff panel on Thursday. Frankens team made a circuit
position
economic
strong
China
into
We have
on our (glass) going
the this part of Minnesota.
with its robust commercial
their
ects on the site, including
and a 5 percent tariff on
to make things in the U.S.A.
areas along the interstate
an ployer in the local manufacturFreedom Tower.
stuff coming here, thats
and we have to make high tech
ing sector watching as sheets
highway.
I love that the World Trade products like this glass.
uneven playing field, Franken of glass bound for the former
here
the
Center is being built right
said. Im going to get to
See ADDRESS
site of the World Trade Center in Minnesota, Franken said.
See FRANKEN
page A3
line.
bottom of that.
made their way down the
a very imporpage A2
Franken toured the plant floor In 2007, Viracon was awarded a Manufacturing is
in
here,
economy
the
of
fabrication
part
glass
to proj- tant
at Viracon a
CLASSIFIEDS B4-7
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company that is the largest
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ckennedy@owatonna.com
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Elmore Truck
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Service
$10 per day
PT COOK
Competitive wages.
Please call
(507) 943-3440
or stop in for an
application.
is currently
seeking a full-time
CERTIFIED
DIESEL
MECHANIC
with experience.
Requires the
ability to diagnose
and repair heavy
duty trucks and
trailers. Must be
able to take
instruction,
responsible for
your work, and be
a team player.
Elmore Truck and
Trailer Service is a
full service shop.
Apply in person:
305 Hwy 169 S.
Elmore, MN
56027
1-888-413-5818
EOE
Position
Opening:
Special Education
Paraprofessional
(B-2-1)
Blue Earth Area
High School
Approx. 6.5
hours/day
Position. open
until filled
Contact: Jack
Eustice, Principal
Blue Earth Area
High School
1125 Hwy. 169 N.
Blue Earth, MN
56013
1508 - Professional
Communication
Paraprofessional
1510 - Medical
CNA/PCA
POSITIONS
CK Home Health
is
Inc.,
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hiring
currently
to
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work in private
Minhomes in
neota, MN Variety
of part time shifts
We
available.
offer competitive
wages and benefits. Please call
218-998-3778 for
more information.
Prairie Lakes Area

Education Agency currently has
an opening for a
communication
paraprofessional
in our Fort Dodge
office beginning
with the 11-12
school year. This
individual will support the work of
Speech-Language
in
Pathologists
the
developing
and
speech
language skills of
children. Qualifications include a
minimum of a
high school diplo(Associate
ma,
preferred).
degree
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ployment will be
on
conditional
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507-526-3201
1500
Miscellaneous
CONSTRUCTION
LABORERS
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Constructors, LLC, a
national railroad bridge
construction company,
has immediate
openings for
construction laborers!
Position requires ability
to travel nationally in a
job-to-job nature,
conduct physical
manual labor in varied
weather conditions &
no fear of heights. A
valid drivers license is
a must. Excellent
starting wage of
$15-$17 per hour
commensurate with
experience, as well as
$43/day travel
subsistence. Wage
premiums paid for
stick welders & CDL
holders. Send resume
to
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or contact Brenda at
888-846-6310 to request an applications.
EOE/M/F/D/V
To apply for this position please submit an application

which can be obtained through our
website at:
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1514
Transportation
Rabbe, Inc.
is looking for
full-time drivers
for local
hauling. Late
model day cab
tractors.
Home every
night.
Hourly wage.
Must have
CDL and good
driving record.
Call
507-736-2004
for application.
Prairie Lakes AEA is

an EEO/AA employer. Minorities
and
under-represented
groups are encouraged to apply.
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MFG.
ZIERKE BUILT
certified company,
a growing metal fabrication ISO
is seeking a
DESIGN ENGINEER/DRAFTER
department.
to become part of our engineering
experience.
Must have SolidWorks and AutoCAD
steel, sheet metal and
A strong knowledge of structural
is highly recommended.
trailer design, assembly, and BOM
good working
Ability to communicate and develop
as well as customer
organization,
the
within
relationships
solving,
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required.
multi-tasking
and
organizational skills
Benefits and competitive wage offered.
Apply at:
Single, non commercial items

not to exceed $200.
Price must be included in ad
56098
1526 - Full Time

Wanted
Assistant
Manager
is
USA
Murphy
currently seeking
assistant
a
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Fort Dodge site.
gasoline
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kiosk is located
on the parking lot
of Wal-Mart Supercenter. Startper
$10
ing pay
depending
hour
upon experience,
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strong
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1-5 pm
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Full-Time Night Shift LPN/RN.
Includes every other weekend
and holiday. Competitive wages.
401K & Health Insurance offered.
STOP BY FOR AN APPLICATION:
Colonial Manor
403 Colonial Avenue
Lakefield, MN 56150 or
call 507-662-6646 and ask
Renee Dayton for more information.
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competitive wages for first shift
openings. We also pay for
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Full time positions available.
Pay range $9.00-$14.00;
pay based on qualifications
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Apply in person between the
hours of 8:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m.
or call for an application
to be sent to you.
Westman Freightliner,
an
located in Fairmont, MN, has
opportunity for an experienced
mechanic eager to work in the fast
moving trucking industry. This is a full
is
time position with full benefits; pay
If
experience.
background
based on
you have a strong work ethic and desire
to
to succeed, please send resume
krisk@westmanfreightliner.com
or call 507-344-2503.
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Wanted
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quired.
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staff
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Transportation
DRIVERS, WE Have
immediate openings
construction
for
truck drivers. We
offer excellent starting pay, health insurance and travel
Must
allowance.
have Class A CDL,
clean driving record
and medical card.
Call Rod at Myles
Lorentz
507-625-3886
DRIVERS:
We also require a
letter of application and resume.
These items can
be sent to:
Prairie Lakes AEA
500 NE 6th St.
PO Box 802
Pocahontas, IA
50574
Attn: D Gade
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26th
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through a growing distance education
program. The Social Work Program also
offers a BSW completion program in
collaboration with Kilian Community
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homepage. Like scrolling image header and links to latest and
most read news on the homepage. Business page is great for a
weekly newspaper!
Page 16

First Place: Echo Press, Alexandria

User-friendly home page design. Nice use of external links;
particularly liked recipe card, blog links and Talk About This
Topic.
Second Place: Star News, Elk River
Liked useful elements such as clear links to RSS feeds from
sections, Letter to Editor submission form, announcement
submissions and section for public notices.
First Place: Duluth News Tribune

I liked a lot of the details that made the site more useful to its
audience: weather alert box under the regular weather info, Talk
about it link with stories, clearly-labeled links to outside news
sources, Browse by Date button on section pages. Clean design
that includes enough art elements for interest without getting
overwhelmed by them. The high school pages and Scrapbook
section seemed to effectively draw on community.
Second Place: Brainerd Dispatch
Clean design avoids confusing readers. Nice use of vertical art,
which is often not used on news sites.
Advertising Campaign
All Individuals35 entries
First Place: Echo Press, Alexandria, Nichole Roell &

Stacy Haaven
Integrity Title
Very Professional.
Second Place: Detroit Lakes Tribune, Dave Aune
Norbys Campaign
Excellent Campaign.
Honorable Mention: White Bear Press, Alicia Streiber
Athlete of the Week
Great Concept.
Page 17
Institutional Advertisement
Tribune, Spring Valley, Minn - June
22, 2011 - 11
Congratulations
First Place: Spring Valley Tribune, Lisa Vaupel

Kingsland Golf
Beautiful, what else can I say except great idea that was well
executed.
state
at the
Andrea
Clement
Second Place: The Paynesville Press, Andrew Enninga

First Baby of the New Year
This is too cute. I wanted to look at it again, and again.
Sponsored by these community

minded businesses
Bloomfield FarMutual Insurance
Chateau de Chic
Co.
CHS
Culvers of Rochester
Essig Agency, Inc.
First LeRoy Agency
First State Bank Minnesota
Foster Construction
Fowlers bp & Valley Wash
First Place: Detroit Lakes Tribune, Mary Brenk

Fireside Restaurant
Mary Brenk did a really nice job of matching the quality of the
fine-dining establishment with a clean layout, food appeal and one
clear message/focal point.
Gold Street Pizza

Lee Himle Insurance Agency
Home Federal Savings Bank
Fifth best individual

in Section 1AA meet
Hyland Motor Company

Kappers Fabricating Inc.
39th place out of

88 golfers
competing at state
Kuehn Motor Co. & Body Shop

Kwik Trip Stores
Marburger Insurance Services
Only state athletic

participant from
Kingsland in 2010-11
school year
- Mark Marburger
Matts Body Shop & Tire Service
Marzolf Implement Co.
Kingsland state meet

record for 36 holes (179)
McConnell Electric
NAPA Auto Parts
Pioneer Seeds Paul & Judy Frank
Quilters Quarters
Security State Bank
Second Place: Detroit Lakes Tribune, Mary Brenk &

Luanna Lake
Central Floral-For all of lifes special occasions
Very clean layout with a concise message and one clear message/
focal point.
Simpsons A&W Drive-In

Spring Valley Dental Center
Spring Valley Tribune
Spring Valley Vet Clinic
State Farm Insurance
- Mark Biermann
Sunshine Foods
Thauwald Funeral Home
Thompson Motors of Wykoff, Inc.
Zeimetz Motors
Honorable Mention: Echo Press, Alexandria, Deb Zens,

Karla Mikkelson & Izzy Rusch
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First Place: St. Cloud Times, Gary Schlickenmayer

Callans Furniture
Wonderfully-designed ad. Inviting image. Tells clients story of
making home decorating easy for you.
Sat. 10-5 Sun. 12-5
Second Place: Marshall Independent, Derek Jensen

Landmark Bistro
Gorgeous, visually-appealing ad, showcasing multiple aspects
of the business from the food and space, to its group-friendly
offerings and daily specials.
Self-Promotion or House Ad
Kimball to wel-zero temperalented musiRails Holiday

by Jean Doran Matua.
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Second Place: Tri-County News, Kimball, Sue A. Hughes

Our gift to new subscribers: 2-month FREE trial subscription
This ad captures the essence of the holiday gift-giving season.
Great promotion.
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day concert!
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calls at DTV
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Once again, Santa Claus has set

aside time in his very busy schedule to do a quick tour of the country and find out what boys and girls
be
want for Christmas. Santa will
at DTV Tuesday, Dec. 14, and again
Tuesday Dec. 20, between 6 and
6:30 p.m. to take phone calls live
on the air. Prior to Santas chat with
the kids, DTB will feature live music
performances from 5:30 to 6 p.m.
Boys and girls can call in to the
to
studio and give their first name
the helper answering the phone,
then talk directly to Santa. Parents
will want to be sure to mark their
calendars and call any of these
numbers: 351-7288, 256-7444, 5977444, and 764-7444.
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readers to subscribe or renew before Jan. 1 rate increases.
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that the auxiliary can remem-ber them for the holidays in a
way.
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First Place: The McLeod County Chronicle, Glencoe,

Jessica Bolland
Your Hometown Newspaper . . .
Clear message, good copy paired with catchy design. Well done!
Second Place: Thisweek Burnsville/Eagan,
Ellen Reierson
No, its not a dirty word.
Clever design. Clear call to action. Way to send people to your
website!
Dec. 16.
Thank you!
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First Place: Brainerd Dispatch, Lisa Henry

Toy Box
Great humor. Very eye catching.
Second Place: St. Cloud Times, Theresa Erdman
Restaurant Guide
Very user friendly.
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Use of Color in Advertising

First Place: Tracy Headlight-Herald, April DeSchepper

Business Spotlight December 2010: KirPatricks
Well-designed ad, visually-appealing use of color. Nice
centerpiece ad for the client, highlighting several different ways to
connectincluding Facebook.
Second Place: Spring Valley Tribune, Lisa Vaupel
TJ Liquor
The designers use of color in this ad is tasteful and effective, and
plays well with the overall holiday theme of the page as a whole.
First Place: Hutchinson Leader, Christine Dammann &

Marne Long
A Tribute to the Heroes of Memorial Day
Effective use of color; nice clean design. Good choices on art and
fonts.
Second Place: Hutchinson Leader, Christine Dammann
& Marne Long
March is Red Cross Month
Very creative use of color! I like how the designer highlighted only
the color red for this Red Cross promotion.
First Place: The Free Press, Mankato,

Kellie Blanchard
No Payments Until 2012! New 2011 KIA Soul!
Great use of color and creativity.
Second Place: The Free Press, Mankato, Ginny Bergerson
Only At North Mankato Family Dentistry
Background color works very well with the individual art
elements. Great job.
Honorable Mention: St. Cloud Times, Angel Amundson
Antons
Love the white space. Ad message is strengthened by the blend of
color and background color.
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Best Advertisement
Thursday, September 16, 2010
Tri-County News Kimball, MN
Community
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First Place: Tri-County News, Kimball,

Jean Doran Matua
Required Reading: 337 School Districts in Minnesota.
Where does Kimball stand in funding? Genius use of art to
illustrate complex information.
Levy questions
any Levy
Paid for by the Because Our Kids
Matter Committee. No school
funds were used to create or pay
for this ad.
Second Place: Portage News, Floodwood, John Grones

Section 7A Runner-up!
Gorgeous. Pro team design for the local winners!
First Place: Renville County Register, Olivia,

Adam Hoogenakker & Brooke Eischens
Congratulations! Alex Steffel
A unique way to congratulate a champion wrestler. Very clean
layout and good hierarchy/flow of content.
This fall, voters in

the Independent School
District #739 (the Kimball
School District) will be asked to
approve two levy questions. #1 will go
will
replace the operating money that
at the end
away when the current levy expires
#2 will bring
of this school year. Adding question
allowing them to
additional funding to our schools,
ce that has had to be
maintenan
ed
much-need
for
pay
gym oor), to replace
postponed (like replacing the elementary
, and to expand programs as
obsolete technology and curriculum
better than just getting by? We
sure
funds allow. Dont our students DESERVE
group of concerned citizens is making end of
believe they do. And thats why a
our current levy expiring at the
With
in.
were
dilemma
the
people know
to replace it.
E that at least question #1 pass, just
this school year, it is IMPERATIV
bring. (Voters must
the moneys that question #2 will
the needed
receive
We believe our students deserve
to
Schools
Kimball
the
#2 in order for
approve BOTH questions #1 and
to augment what weve got.
funding to make up for losses and
On November 2, we urge you to
vote Yes, Yes voting for both
questions.
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Clear message, not cluttered and a good way to make insurance
more appealing.
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First Place: Detroit Lakes Tribune, DL Newspapers Staff

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Japan: Dozens of
cities shaken
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Continued from Front

Page
in ports crashed
Dozens of cities
against
its path inland before
each other.
and villages along
reversing directio
The highways to
1,300-mile (2,100-a
carrying the cars, ns and
worst-hit coastal the
lometer) stretch kiareas
of
and other debris homes
were severely damage
coastline were shaken
out to
sea. Flames shot
and communicatio d
by violent tremor
from
s that
some of the houses
cluding telephone ns, inreached as far away
, problines,
as
ably
because of burst
were
snappe
Tokyo, hundreds
d. Train
gas
pipes.
(kilometers) fromof miles services in northeastern
the
Our initial assessm
Japan and in Tokyo,
epicenter.
indicates that there ent
which normally serve
The earthquake
has
already been enormohas
10 million people
caused major damage
us
a day,
damage
in
were
, Chief Cabinet
also suspended,
broad areas in norther
Secretary Yukio
leaving untold numbe
Japan, Prime Ministe n
Edano
rs
said. We will make
r
stranded
Naoto Kan said at
a news roaming in stations or
imum relief effort maxconference.
the streets.
based
on that assessment.
kyos Narita airport ToThe government
He said the Defens
closed indefinitely. was
ordered thousan
ds of
Ministry was sendinge
Jesse Johnson,
residents near a
nuclear
of the U.S. state a native troops to the quake-hit
power plant in Onaham
of
region. A utility aircraft
vada, who lives in Necity to evacuate becaus a
Chiba,
and several helicop
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north of Tokyo, was
the plants system
ters
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were on the way.
ing at a sushi restaur
unable to cool the
reacA large fire erupted
with his wife when ant
tor. The reactor was
the
not
at the Cosmo oil
quake hit.
leaking radiation
refinery in Ichihara city
At first it didnt
core remained hotbut its
Chiba prefecture in
unusual, but then feel
after a shutdown. even
and
burned out of control
went on and on. it
plant is 170 miles The
So
(270
with 100-foot (30
got myself and my I
kilometers) northea
meter)
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under the table, wife
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told
into
the sky.
The Associated Press.
Trouble was reporte
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Ive lived in Japan
at two other nuclear d
years and Ive neverfor 10 Japans Miyagi prefecplants as well, but
ture, NHK showed
anything like this felt
was no radiation there
leak at
age of a large ship footThe aftershocks before.
any.
being
keep
swept away and
coming. Its gotten
Even for a country
rammin
directly into a breakw g
point where I dont to the
used to earthquakes,
know
in Kesennuma city. ater
whether its me shaking
this one was of horrific
NHK said more
or an earthquake.
proportions becaus
4 million buildin than
Waves of muddy
the tsunami that e of
gs
wacrashed
without power in were
ters flowed over
ashore, swallowing
Tokyo
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near the city of Sendai d and its suburbs.
everything in its
,
path as
Also in Miyagi, a
carrying buildings,
it surged several
fire
miles
broke out in a turbine
on fire, inland as some
(kilometers) inland
building of a nuclear
attempted to drivecars
before retreating.
away.
power plant, but
Sendai airport, north
apocalyptic imagesThe
it
of
later extinguished, was
Tokyo, was inunda of
surging water broadc
said
ast
Tohoku Electric
with cars, trucks, ted
by Japanese TV networ
Power
buses
Co. the company
ks and thick mud
resembled scenes
said.
deposited
from
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over its runways.
a Hollywood disaste
r
nearby plant was a
spread through a Fires
movie.
leaking water, the compan
of the city, public section
Large fishing boats
broadand caster NHK
said. But it was uncleary
other sea vessels
reported.
rode
if the leak was caused
More than 300 houses
high waves into the
by
tsunami water or
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passes or scrapin overwere
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turned cars and shattereup- nuclear plants.
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timber littering streets. d
tially submerged parLimited, a global tional
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ment banking group,
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water. Ships anchor
ed
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losses
g in
to be about $10 billion.
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Hawaii:
All harbors are clos
ed
Continued from Front

Page
and Oregon, and
areas of Hawaii were
people
and vessels were
near the beach and
sent to refuge areas
being ordered to leave
low-lying coastal in
community centers at
the
and
harbor.
in Santa Barbara areas
schools while tourists
Many islands in
California, were County,
in Waikiki were moved
the Patold
cific evacuated after
move immediately to
to higher floors of
the
their
to higher ground inland warnings were issued,
hotels. People waited
.
in
but officials told
It was the second
long lines stockin
resitime
g
up
dents
in
to
a little over a year
go home
on gas, bottled water,
the waves werent because
Hawaii and the U.S. that
canned food and
as bad
gencoast faced the threatWest as expected. But the size
erators, and official
of a of Hawaii
massive tsunami.
s islands is
residents to stock s told
nitude-8.8 earthquA mag- expected to amplify the
water and fill theirup on
ake in
cars
waves, which will
Chile spawned warnin
with gas.
crash
gs
hardest against harbor
on Feb. 27, 2010,
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but
s
the
and inlets.
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by an 8.9-magnitude d
Theyre going to
than predicted andsmaller
earthquake in Japan,
coming in with highbe
almost no damage
slammed the eastern
was
rents, they can pick curreported.
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away boats, cars,
sea
floor
homes
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cars,
ted
read the threat but
they can pick up fuel
fires burned out
defend
of
those things become tanks,
their actions, saying ed
trol. It raced acrosscontering rams and so battook the proper stepsthey
Pacific at 500 mph the
it just
as
learned the lessons and amplifies the destruction
fast as a jetliner
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Mexica
n
border to Chignik
Bay in
Alaska.
In Alaska, a dozen
small communities
the Aleutian Island along
chain
were on alert. A
wave just
over 5 feet hit one
but there were no area,
reports
of damage.
In Oregon, sirens
blasted in some coastal
communities and
at least
one hotel was evacua
Earn extra cash on
in the northern part ted
your spring
of
the state.
walks. The Albert
Lea Tribun
Officials in two coastal
has routes in the followi e
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used a reverse 911 s
le:
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ts
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Second Place: Echo Press, Alexandria, Nichole Roell &

Izzy Rusch
Full Service Bike Shop
Stunning!
First Place: Albert Lea Tribune, Stacey Bahr

Southern
Minnesota Venus
Just in tim
e
for SprinClean,
g
visually-stunning ad. Great play on a movie poster.
Second Place: The Journal, New Ulm, Becky Wilbrecht &
Matt Irwin
Youve Never Seen Bankers Like This Before
Appealing design, great use of a fun photo. Definitely illustrates
the clients message. Nice concept.
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men want, 10 quick
featured articles on
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handling childhood
eating disorders.
depression and overcom for
And, of course, tips
for wearing high
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heels.
We certainly dont
want to cry wolf,
said
Sheriff Scott Johnso
n
of Washingtons
Pacific
County. We just
have to
hope were doing
the
thing based on our right
mation. We dont inforwant
to
be wrong and have
people
hurt or killed.
The tsunami warnin
g
was issued Friday
a.m. EST. Sirens at 3:31
were
sounded about 30
minutes later in Honolu
alerting people in lu
areas to evacuate. coastal
About
70 percent of Hawaii
1.4 million popula s
resides in Honolu tion
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Innovative Online Advertising
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First Place: Echo Press, Alexandria, Jenny Wagner &

Shelly Beaulieu
Karrow Jewelers
Love it!!! These ads are speaking directly to the buyer and in a
most creative way!
Second Place: Echo Press, Alexandria, Nichole Roell &
Jody Hanson
Steinbring Motorcoach
Great use of photos.
First Place: Owatonna Peoples Press, Kerri Pohlner &

Deb Theisen
Reggies Brew House
Nice design and use of eye-catching colors. The schedule of events
is a nice addition - just what people look for when they go online!
Second Place: St. Cloud Times, Gary Schlickenmayer
Grand Casino
Fantastic online ad. Love the rotation of four different images,
each with a different attraction for the web user.
Page 22
Human Interest Story

First Place: Chatfield News, Lisa Brainard

Life in Afghanistan: Fieseler works on base as civilian contractor
Excellent organization of ideas. Good layout and page design.
75 cents
Volume 156
Wednesday,
No. 8
tan:
Life in Afghanis
Fieseler works on
February 23,
2011
ntractor
base as civilian co
amount of pritremendous
in active milivate contractors
are
figures there
tary areas. He
the Bagram
over 30,000 at number oneof Chatfield is
Airfield. Of that t roles and are
Stan Fieseler
years in the
third play suppor
retired after 20 the Army and
in logisin
s. They mainta
both
y,
civilian
militar
numerous areas,
It might not
tics support in tasks.
in the Air Force.
learn hes spent
as many
to
you
well
e
as
surpris
example,
in a valley ringed
He noted, for
100
time recently
h Truck has around
with mountains.g a little skiing, Oshkos
Bagram. Trained
contractors at service trucks
Youre thinkin some rest
of
in the U.S., they back to the facperhaps, as part Colorado,
s
in
e
and are liaison
and recreation exactly
getting real-tim
tory. Theyre
right? Well, not
field, said
working as
testing in the
Fieseler has been with a pritor
Fieseler.
a civilian contrac at the
Fieseler
group
As for his work,
vate security
-Monitor
Base in
holds an Escort
workBagram Air Force October. He
and position,
since
title
istan
(EM)
Air
the
Afghan
ction with
United States
ing in conjun escort both
returned to the
wears an
leaving to
helps
Stan Fieseler of Chatfield clearance
for a 15-day break, East near- Force. He nationals) and
security
Middle
LNs (local
Afghan hat and his
return to the
country nationafter this interTCNs (third
armband.
ly immediately Feb. 16.
by Lisa Brainard)
ction sites and
ld
als) to constru
(Chatfield News photo
view in Chatfie Fieseler is
and guards them
then observes
and mortars
The base where
there.
nates for rockets wire - or
province of
while theyre
the
s dont
e
located, in the
worker
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the
of
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from
He makes
Parwan and north has mounbase - later.
g wrong or wander
this type job
province of Kabul,
in a do anythin is on the flight
He knew about
it, while it sits
.
off. The job
association with
tains around
because of his Army friend in
ft. from jets landings
Base is a proin lines, 100
desert Bagram
or seven jobsite
the military. An n contacted
for U.S. forces
There are six
cessing point
a similar positio quote a wellto
to on the base. n is unarmed. We
Afghanistan.
and told him,
through there
looking
My positio
Troops come
phrase, Were
from
security people
known
return
armed
or
have
for
men.
leave
of it is eyes - and
for a few good
ing Bases
t runs out
with us. A lot
Forward Operat provinces.
Fieselers contrac an option
ears.
with
(FOBs) in other
sometimes the
the end of May
Fieseler, thats y
Fieseler said
extension availAccording to
tor EMs will
for a one-year
the real militar
civilian contrac
where most of
e doing sometroops are there
catch someon
grid
a
action is. The
its
off
g
and
region
d on page 6
thing, like markin not
to stabilize the warlords.
Fieseler Continue
were
pattern. If that provide coordinomadic Taliban
caught, it could
Contracting
there are a
Fieseler said
ard
By Lisa Brain
Chatfield News

jewelry,
wn wooden bowls,
dishware, hand-he
such things as rugs,
which include bazaar; and an Afghan truck driver.
d to Chatfield News)
are of bazaar goods
er at the
(Photos submitte
From left these photos and more; an Afghan shopkeep
hand-painted ceramics
ss on the loose at
Read up on it - Seu
y
Mensink Lovejo
By Gretchen
Chatfield News
ld
prowling Chatfie
Theres a Ph.D. .
Elementary School and literary.
Hes on the loose Loose is our theme for
the
on
Seuss
Dr.
Chatfield
Month, said
ist
I Love to Read
reading special
School
tary
the upcomElemen
ay, anticipating
Judith Brockw Loose Family Fun Day, on
ing Seuss on the this Sunday afternoon,
the calendar for
r with
Feb. 27.
to join togethe and proWe decided
ion this year
Community Educat
on that theme
fun day based
vide a family
kindergarten
ld students in parents. We
for all Chatfie
grade and their g when our
through sixth
family fun evenin g a few
did a similar
About Readin
Wild
was
theme
games,
years ago.
reading and matha book
There will be
, computer games,It is being
Chatfield story reading
more.
performed at the News) share, face painting and
read
band Sidewalk Caf
for students who
to Chatfield
the gypsy jazz
(Photo submitted
held as a rewardmonth so that the elemenRhonda Laurie and
17.
throughout the its goal. There will be a
Public Library Feb.
tary could reach in the Hat, so families
Cat
visit from the
ion
Greatest Generat
y
recalled at librar
anniversary
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Mensink Lovejo
By Gretchen ard
and Lisa Brain
Chatfield News
journey at the
a sentimental
the
around 50 took g of Feb. 17, in honor of
An audience of
the evenin
Library
to
Chatfield Public sixth birthday.
performed tunesthe
of
librarys ninety- and the Sidewalk Caf band
Uplifting Songs
Rhonda Laurie
are Here Again: Generation programs
Happy Days
otas Greatest
the theme of
Minnes
tion.
Libraries in partner
Greatest Genera Minnesota Regional Public
by
Society.
h
cal
are presented
throug
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looking
Minnesota
n stated after
that
ship with the
r Monica Erickso ce on Lauries program
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Library Directo
ions from the
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best about the
liked
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program, shared
throughout the that inspired them. It really of
history woven
who are not
and the times
even for those
lane,
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nostalgic walk
Journey,
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ng Sentimental Dream of Me,
the Greatest
includi
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Tunes were of I Got Rhythm, Dream
Cheek to Cheek,
d on page 6
Generation Continue
Second Place: Portage News, Floodwood, Paul Gregersen

For the love of the game
Well-written and draws the readers attention immediately.
At work on the Air

Force base in
Afghanistan, its
r
private contracto
Stan Fieseler.
elementary
activirated to create
Manahan collabo
throughout the
on the Loose day.
ties for Seuss
the family fun
month and for fun theme. Our fifth and
It has been a ts created our morning
sixth grade studen in Dr. Seuss style and
Words of Wisdom those and some great
have been sharing ns during our mornendatio
been
book recomm
There have also
ing broadcast. s coming to the classrooms
Mystery Reader from our third grade
and Poetry Breaks there are always the
students. Of course,
our reading
s for meeting
weekly reward
d to.
forwar
look
to
Month
goal
I Love to Read
Reading during ts the family fun day,
earned the studenpleased that they were so
is
r
and Brockway
finishing yet anothe
on
enthusiastic about
tary Schools Dr. Seuss
collabobook.
this
Chatfield Elemen
enjoy
ts
for
set
is
studen
Fun Day
I think that the n goal. It gets the whole
the Loose Family
the
from 1 to 3 p.m. in
rating on a commo
that they
Sunday, Feb. 27,
d, and I think
cafeteria.
and
school involve
It is very fun
elementary school
ts on
that very much.
studen
enjoy
for
the
s
te with
camera
to bring their
exciting to celebra
reading goal,
should be sure
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unities.
being success
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photo opport
fun to celebra
with Community
and it is also
, teachBrockway along
r LuAnn Klevan
and
Education Directo
d on page 6
and Julie Young,
Seuss Continue
ers Stacy Baum g Corps volunteer Theo
Minnesota Readin
Thats a
mighty
big
jump!!!
Fillmore County
Sheriffs Office
deputies and
Sheriff Daryl
Jensen again took
part in the Law
Enforcement
Polar Bear Plunge
held Feb. 12 at
Rochesters Foster
Arend Park.
Around 830
plungers raised
over $183,000 for
Special Olympics.
(Photo submitted
to Chatfield News)
First Place: Jackson County Pilot, Justin R. Lessman

Blood Links
Blood Links demonstrated that an appreciation for history and
tradition can be infused with humor by letting the subjects relax
and speak their minds. This fly on the wall approach to the
interview process results in a true sense of the fun of this annual
sausage-making event, much more so than the 60 Minutes
interviewing style of many of the other entries.
Second Place: Grant County Herald, Elbow Lake, Chris Ray
Letters to soldier husband works of art
This story takes the reader back in time to the urgency of World
War II, and to the importance of letter writing in our past.
The story helps preserve the work of one woman who made a
difference in not only her husbands life, but in all of the military
personnel who saw her artwork.
Honorable Mention: Delano Herald Journal, Ryan
Gueningsman
Designing a legend
Fascinating profile of your communitys best kept secret.
First Place: Detroit Lakes Tribune, Brian Wierima

Emmanuels Best Friend
I could imagine her walking the halls and getting on the elevator.
Great work.
Second Place: Detroit Lakes Tribune, Brian Basham
Roll out the barrel
Love how this story flowed. Very interesting. The pictures were
great.
Honorable Mention: Lake Country Echo, Pequot Lakes,
Pete Mohs
Man isnt embarrassed to sit on Pequot Lakes street corner looking for work
Very relevant story especially during these hard times.
Page 23
Human Interest Story

Whats Inside
for
Two state medals
Cambridge-Isanti
High School Track
for
Hundreds turn out
Race the Rum event,
Cambridge Day Out
page 10
First Place: Isanti County News, Cambridge, Elizabeth Sias

A Miracle for Monster: Easten Engstrom receives heart transplant at 5 months old
In A Miracle for Monster, Elizabeth Sias does a great job of
bringing life to a familys moments, both in the daily routine of
play and the dramatic details of baby Eastens medical ordeal.
The writing is descriptive yet clear and active. The quotes are well
chosen for emotional impact, and Sias does not rely on cliches to
tell the story. She also is able to fold in the medical information in
a way that makes it interesting to read instead of slowing down the
flow of the story.
r at
people togethe
p. 3
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GracePointe Crossin
moves to
Cowboy Church
p. 6
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June 26
event planned
Isanti; special
Day p. 19
Appreciation
z Enjoying Braham
pages 2 & 11
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arms, holding
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brother Deven
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heart defect and
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they
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as
surgery
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into his infec- have to undergo
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look at everyth
curls his mouth
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and I that
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The
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told
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three beam.
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she came back,
tious smile, all
being the worst,
suddenly exclaim of his when
of ten, with ten condition was
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a growl
from one out
replies with
a ten this heart ns you could
9-year-old Deven
that this was
heart conditio
ted.
own.
Monster, Derri one of the worst
We were devasta
e at home is
would
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have, Derri said.
with her boys.
family their baby
and laughing
the
told
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accustomed to have to undergo
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months of Eastens had no
a year-and-a-half at Childrens
for the first six
Easten
and another at
first surgery
a heart defect,
at
During Eastens
Aug. 10 with
placed a shunt
heart surgery
polis, doctors
undergo open
choice but to
Hospital in Minnea circulate blood. After three
his vitals,
help
son to monitor
just six days old. n known as hypoplastic left in his heart to
Engstroms, exhaust
of his
home with her
hospital, the
their son
. Derri stays at
g for any signs
With a conditio
of Eastens heart weeks in the
able to bring
and laugh together e several times a day, watchin
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heart syndrom
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his medicin
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was underdeveloped
back home to
track his weight
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the new heart.
pumping blood. had just half a heart, Derri time for what they
page 5 body rejecting
He essentially
See MIRACLE on
said.
Over 2,500 to
n and women
ride for the me
Patriot Ride
The sixth annual
stop at the
will include a
Forces
Cambridge Armed
nity
Reserve and Commu 18.
Center on June
NEWS File photo
of the military
Minnesota Patriot
Doug Bley, a
ged
member, encoura
Guard board
attend
community to
and
members of the
support the riders
there
this event to
the ride itself,
troops. Besides
n cerand afternoo
will be morning
dance feaevening
an
and
emonies
The Wild
home base is
side of turing the classic rock band
on the south
War II and
located
World
is
of
of
which
west
Eric Hagen
Hogs. A display
ent will
and not too far
Union
military equipm
157th Avenue
Anoka County
Vietnam era
is an obwill Hwy. 65.
New this year
for
motorcyclists
be on display.
to pre-register
Minnesota
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support cost is $25 per rider and day of the
you are riding,
visual show of
the
event unless
to provide a
or are still senger. You can register
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to
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out.
that
rs,
pointed
cost increase
for the people
riders and observe at
event, but the
military.
Including the
serving in the
over 5,000 people
ss
brings out motor- per rider.
there have been
period, regardle
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are
The registration
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not, begins
on page 5
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cyclists and observe and others who if you pre-registered or
See
at
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veterans themse their support. For at 9 a.m. June 18. The ride
just want to show a row, the events noon.
in
the second year
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fun, safe
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Cambridge
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swimming at Lake Kids at the Beach. The camp
be able to Children enjoy
12
day camp called
days from July
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play sports a new free summer on Tuesdays and Wednes
d
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swim, fish, kayak,
summer
games, make will run this
and board
to music, go to Aug. 3.
crafts, listen
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horseback riding in one afall
when they were ing in a safe environment free
summer
a pontoon ride
the
it
summer. And
ternoon this
kids.
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was
It
One
wont cost a penny.
community
ed how she
head things
A group of
the-top-of-yourshock, mention
we would forher bike and
hosting a free
and we thought
members are
used to hop on
forgot it,
SW bridge
for a swim
day camp for
on the 2nd Ave.
get it, but nobody
community
go to the creek
Construction began this week. Motorists will
held on Lake
there are no
ge
children to be
and realized
5
project in Cambrid
project is exsessions this
inexpensive opto Hwy. 95. The
Fannie for eight
longer many
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activities.
of October.
now be detoured
for summer
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summer.
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church,
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park along 2nd
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road tracks on
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kids. One thing
meet once a week
,
for a track repair
talking up for
soon enough
day, June 21,
be completed
Cambridge started during another, and
a.m. and should
did
will begin at 8
about what they
permitting.
Kytonen
by 4 p.m., weather
Photos by Rachel
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Second Place: Southwest Journal, Minneapolis, Nick Halter

Honoring plane crash victims
Nick Halters Honoring plane crash victims is an unexpected and
well-told history piece. The details from Diane Doughty Madsen
and Floyd Roman about the night more than 60 years ago are
vivid and compelling. Halter ties them in well with the modernday story line of Mark Kaplans quest to memorialize the plane
crash. An interesting story pulled from a little-known event.
First Place: Mesabi Daily News, Virginia, Jesse White

Unlike any other at the Olsons, they waited for Dad to return
from a tow
This story surprised me, made me laugh, gave me details unlike
the other stories and was a tale well told about something that
normally would be considered mundane.
Second Place: Hibbing Daily Tribune, Kelly Grinsteinner
Angels Must Have Intervened
When I read this feature, I said wow several times because of the
drama of the accidents, the touching quotes and emotion of the
story.
Honorable Mention: Faribault Daily News, Joseph Lindberg
Service before self/Last bastion of men
The lede got me from the start. War stories can be mundane,
but this one was personal, had great use of quotes and historical
information that clearly didnt come only from the subject.
Page 24

First Place: The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead,

Mila Koumpilova
Struggling to succeed
The lede hooked me right away: Specific, evocative and illustrative
of the problems that this immigrant community is facing. Really
interesting package that suggests the reporter spent a lot of time
thinking about her subjects AND her readers. Well done.
Second Place: Duluth News Tribune, Jana Hollingsworth
For generations, Duluthians have come together at Central
Really thoughtful storytelling about the history of Duluths Central
High School andin particularwhat it means for a community to
have a single secondary school. A well-organized story and a fine
piece of community journalism.
Social Issues Story

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Quote for Life

Education is the
best provision for
old age.
SOURCE FOR 48 YEARS
million
District 11 cuts $3.2t trimmin
g effort
budge
Teachers, programs spared in latest
needs to get a job done
by Sue Austreng
Staff Writer
-Aristotle
With determined eyes fixed on

a rocky financial horizon, AnokaHennepin School Board members
unanimously approved $3.2 million
in budget cuts for the 2011-2012
school year.
That action, during the boards reg-
ular Jan. 24 meeting, was taken when

board members adopted the $408.5
a
million budget for fiscal year 2012
budget drafted on the assumption that
District 11 would receive no more and
no less in state educational funding
than it received last year.
Superintendent Dennis Carlson,
expressing disappointment in
Minnesotas failure to adequately
fund education, said, The state
Legislature
and fund education.
This board has been fiscally responsible. I would argue
that the state needs to be fiscally
responsible, too.
Anoka-Hennepins budget cuts
will not affect teachers or programs, but will affect outside-theclassroom services and activities:
Business services will be cut

$75,000 $45,000 of that resulting from the districts decision to
implement paperless payroll. The
other $30,000 comes from supply
reductions and outsourcing.
District 11
continued on Page 8A
District 16 will
host enrollment,
information event
Blaine resident has

unique TwinsFest
perspective
Blaine resident Mark

Genosky is pleased TwinsFest
and the Learning Alternatives
2011 is rolling into town, even by Elyse Kaner
Community School.
though he wont be helping Staff Writer
The SLP School District
fans live out their baseball
students from
broadcast fantasies.
Spring Lake Park School serves 5,000
Genosky is a 1989 Blaine District 16 will host its first- the cities of Blaine, Spring
graduate.
Fridley.
School
High
ever information and enroll- Lake Park and
Hes been employed by the
month.
next
evening
Among its innovative
ment
2007
Minnesota Twins since
personalThe event will take place programs are
and is the teams game-day
technologyproducer for radio broadcasts. Wednesday, Feb. 9. Stop by ized learning,
and rich learning and teaching,
When TwinsFest is held the District Services
full-day Spanish
at the Metrodome, Genosky Welcome Center anytime half- and
kindergarImmersion
is responsible for running between 6:30 and 8 p.m.
ten, Spanish Immersion
a booth where fans don a
The center is located at
Lake Park High School
for
Westwood
at
teacher Scott Kranz at Spring
headset and microphone and
Program
Advance placement psychology
teaching development and
1415 81st Ave. N.E., Spring
do radio play-by-play.
kindergartners through checks over a flour baby as part of a student assignment
Lake Park.
and
Thats been taken off
second-grade rs
some serious duties of parenting.
If you are considering Spanish preschool.
the table this year [in Blaine]
because the event has been enrolling your child in school
offers
district
The
downsized, Genosky said. and want to learn more about
giftthe
for
Basically, we cut an audio the district, this is your oppor- programs
online
CD of a fan calling plays from tunity to visit with school ed and talented,
opportunities,
a 10- or 12-play highlight principals, Superintendent learning
in Emergency
package from the previous
Jeff Ronneberg and program Opportunities
season. They have a chance
Care, early childhood, athto be John Gordon or Dan representatives.
letics and other activities,
The districts vision for such as music, dance line
Gladden and call the radio
play-by-play.
the future is to be recog- and theater.
showing her flour
plete with pom-pom atop student, wrapped in plastic.
After graduating from BHS, nized as a world-class learnall
to enroll by Elyse Kaner
wish
parents
If
college
choice
of
its head. She lifts it ador- baby,
Genosky attended
ing community
may do so Staff Writer
It is the last day of an experat Gustavus Adolphus in St. aligned around improving their child, they
ingly. Others ignore theirs.
for
at this evening event.
Peter. I really wasnt sure what student learning.
They look forward to final- iment Kranz has assigned
Ah, the joy and perils of ly untethering them giving more than 10 years in his
my focus was going to be,
youd like a school
If
include:
schools
District
experiraising a child.
and after some unique
advanced placement psycholthem the boot.
Elementary tour, sign up for a spot
ences and opportunities, I set- Northpoint
ogy classes at Spring Lake
Scott Kranzs students
Terrace for Tuesday, Feb. 15. or
Park 8A
see page
All right, lets get the Park High School.
tled into the communications (K-3), Blaine;
Feb. 17.
know them well.
world, and actually carved out Elementary (K-3), Spring Thursday,
babies out, Kranz yells to
a niche with a broadcasting Lake
Park; Woodcrest
Call 763-786-5570 for
Kids file into class fuss- his students.
emphasis, he said.
Elementary (K-3), Fridley; more information
ing over their babies. One
He checks over each and
Intermediate
For more about Genosky Westwood
student swaddles hers in every one carefully.
Parenting
and TwinsFest, see Page 2A.
(4-5); Westwood
bunting. She
Students use flour power

to learn about parenting
Pennies opens
this
weekend
Scholze wins big

at
Anoka County
unveils highway plan
Anoka County has unveiled
its five-year highway improvement plan for 2011-2015.
While 2011 highway projects included in the plan have
been approved by the Anoka
County Board as part of its
2011 budget, improvements
proposed for years 2012
through 2015 are for planning
purposes only and have yet
to receive an official stamp of
approval from the board.
For more about the highway plan, see Page 3A.
fair
School
at elyse. a teal baby
Elyse Kaner issee
Middle School (6-8); Spring
props a yellow cap comc o m 1B
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on Page 8A
A dog ate mine, says one continued
District 16 staffers vie for Teacher
of Year
A team of 23 community leaders are reviewing the

108 candidate applications
and in the next few weeks
will name semifinalists folTwo teachers from
lowed by finalists.
Spring Lake Park High
Education Minnesota
School are in the running
represents 70,000 teachfor 2011 Minnesota Teacher
ers, educational support
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professionals in Minnesota
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public school districts, state
have accepted the nomicommunity and technology
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Thursday, Sept
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over the summer
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receive
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ple, Lets get it done. told peoThe school board
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pur- call for
enrolled this year.
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assume that the
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Is K2 a problem in La
CIRCULATION
VERIFICATION
COUNCIL
Crescent?
First Place: Blaine-Spring Lake Park Life, Elyse Kaner

Students use flour power to learn about parenting
Like the story of a teachers unconventional way to get students to
learn about parenting.
Second Place: Lake Region Life, Waterville,
Lisa Ingebrand
Participate, but you cant score for team on wheels
Compelling story of a girls desire to compete.
First Place: Houston County News, La Crescent, Ryan Henry

Is K2 a problem in La Crescent?
This entry fulfilled the criteria for the category the best. One of its
strengths was using a variety of sources to cover the issue from
several perspectives, especially the mothers story. It alerts parents
and others to a potential problem of which they may not be aware.
The writing was straight-forward and understandable.
Second Place: Renville County Register, Olivia, Shelby Lindrud
Area schools united against bullies
The entry covered an issue that is extremely relevant today. The
administrators and law-enforcement officers provided a thorough
overview of the issue and how theyre dealing with it.
Boys &
Girls Club
reopened
With funding in place
,
club ready for schoo
l
By AUTUMN GROOM
Lee Newspapers
Local officials say

theyve seen the use
of K2,
the substance is legal,
but its banned in other a synthetic cannabinoid that mimics
KELLEY
the effects of marijuan
countries and individu
a, increase in recent MCCALL/ASSOCIATED PRESS
al states, and some
months.
cities have even passed
ordinances to eliminat At this point,
e the sale of it.
By RYAN HENRY
my (child) all about
Houston County News
it: Youre recours
high for two ho
e in policin
Local officials say

they
The La Crescent
Boys &
Girls Club site
re-opened
Tuesday after being
for 15 months due shut down
to lack of
funds.
Three years of funding
have
been secured for
the La Crescent club, and the
organization
will continue to
develop a
donor base to sustain
the site,
said Mike Desmon
d, executive
director of the
Boys & Girls
Clubs of Greater
La Crosse. He
estimated the
organization
will need $150,00
0 a year to
operate the La Crescen
t site,
520 S. 14th St.
We are extreme
ly thankful
to these people in
the La Crescent community
who stepped
up and saw the
opportunity that need and
the club provides, Desmond
said.
The site will be
open from
3 to 6 p.m. daily
and will collaborate with the
L
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Social Issues Story

First Place: Chaska Herald, Mark W. Olson

The grave matter of John Goetz
A great read that turned what could have been a simple event story
into a look at a communitys changing perceptions. Exactly what
social issues reporting should be.
r
The grave matte
z
et
Go
hn
Jo
of
r 28, 2010
ay, Octobe
a Herald /Thursd
Page 2/ Chask
Church hopes
Sunday blessing
sheds light on
difcult subject
By Mark W. Olson
Grave blessing
and Civil War

of suicide victim
tion of the grave
Honor Guard
What: Consecra
with American Legion north side of County
veteran John Goetz,
, on the
Angels Cemetery Boulevard.
Where: Guardian
mile west of Chaska
Catholic Church
Road 40, about a
Guardian Angels
10 a.m. mass at
When: After the
Suicide Warning Signs
mood;
n: Unrelenting low and
of serious depressio
pain
, LakeObservable signs ess; desperation; anxiety; psychic
On a Friday morning John
OLSON
p farmer
pessimism; hopelessn
PHOTO BY MARK W.
problems.
town Townshi
6 a.m., built inner tension; withdrawal; sleep drug use
n Angels Catholic
Goetz woke about
and/or other
coffee on the
side of the Guardia
Increased alcohol
unnecessary risks
a fire and put the
buried off to the
ness and taking
John Goetz is
walked outside
Recent impulsive or expressing a strong wish to die or
stove. Then he
Civil War veteran
the
into
suicide
Sudden
because
ns;
Threatening
into the barn, climbed
God let her in heaven,
away prized possessio
Cemetery.
of killing
nd. I
Making a plan: Givinga rearm; Obtaining other means
God loves everyone of my Catholic backgrou
loft and hung himself.
blessing.
reit
of
cermake
that,
Herald
The
ied with
it doesnt
impulsive purchase
The Nov. 6, 1884
medications
Guard at the event.on the day the same, and
was so preoccup
stuff.
married Civil oneself such as poisons or
held
me from doing
ported that the
any difference.
emony is being
or anger
of three
Schmidt s stopped Kluesner was a child,
also the Sunday
Unexpected rage for Suicide Prevention
As a little girl, for a ride
When
War veteran, father
Goetz died. It is
stepchildren, Source: American Foundation
her
s regardin g
All Souls Day,
children and two fixed finanfather would take telling her, church attitude entrenched,
closest to Nov. 2,
bly
we remember
the cemetery,
was comforta
a day in which
suicide were still They did
relatives past
Call 1-800-273-8255
no family trougreat grandpa
Suicide crisis?
cially and had
and honor deceased disciples Thats where
Kluesner recalled.going on in
save.org
the
or
that
d
taken
afsp.org
have
explaine
other
bles, and must
More information:
was buried. He
and friends and
exactly what was
said.
laboring under
own life, which
They wouldnt
final step while
of Christ, Jarvis we do right he had taken his outside the 1884 in Chaska.
y insanity.
cemetery.
it and, really noNot only could
a fit of temporar buried two
was why he was
bury them in the son George
ry asked about
about it,
veteran and a
.
the reported tempora
Goetz, 51, was
The Kluesners
body knew anything name on of a Civil War
ul,
ting cemetery
reported since
disorder,
of Goetz.
father by consecralies,
said. Even the
I think its wonderf
days later. The Herald
suffered from bipolar in 1997.
was dif- loving
funeral pro- insanity ons in the church Jarvis
the blessing.
which he
worn white stone
Percepti
that a very large remains to
Schmidt said, of have done it and died of suicidethe ter m
the ground by
over the the
his
t, for a large
.
should
cession followed
have also changed been con- ficult to decipher parishioner but also highligh
(Kluesn er prefers
is I think we
commit crime
it had
people today what
With help from
its last resting place.
a long time ago.
suicided. You
was years. When
he number of
evil,
Boe,
mental
moral
reported
rstood
sin. When you
Debbie
What wasnt
sidered an absolute the worst and genealogist
and you commit
vic- a much misunde
youre
said.
Goetzs resting
to be
Prevention
Goetz was a suicide
the location of
it was thought
health issue, Jarvis
say Commi t suicide
.
could learned
attend
unusual
one
to
everyone
his
sin
ing
for
plan
mortal
the reason
Others who
place.
already stigmatiz
twenty-six possible
Rev. Paul tim
Turnabout
are Al and Mary Kluesner said.)
One-hundred and n Angels commit, stated, the Angels gravesite.
on
Coorto at- the blessing
sounds a
in a Guardian
r, suicide preventi
I know now this
Pastoral Care Ministry
years later, Guardia
Among those planning
so-calle d
y is still lov- Jarvis,
given that he
of the grave Kluesne
had two chilJean Rief sees parishioCatholic Cemeter generation newslet ter. Such deprive d little unusual, but
tend the blessing , including advocates, who
The Rev. dinator
suicide. Be
be
of consecrated
relatives
die from suicide.
ingly kept up, withparishioner sinners would
was buried off
ners struggle with them know
his are Goetzs
of
of Waconia, dren
burial within
the Kluesners
separate from
listen. Let
after generation by side.
the privilege of
Sue and Lyle Goetz, of Glencoe. Paul Jarvis met
of
dis- grounds
as- present to
family,
said,
where
parish
Rief
church
side
ground
his
alone,
Schmidt
ted
and
at a previous
buried neatly
theyre not
theres and Joyce
awaiting family
g with defor John Go- consecra
and Joyces while
those strugglin
That is, except
ciples were sleeping,tion. This I thought that perhapshim into John Goetz is Lyle
signment.
a lived
daughte r both
, and those with
ndfather.
we could bring
general resurrec
etz.
The Kluesne rs
means a way
in 1985 pression died of suicide.
would be great-gra
the grave
stones throw the
ion was by no
died of suicide
Goetzs grave is a
cemetery. But that
Sue recalls visiting
one who
so I
years Amy, 21,
healfamily, down prohibit to Catholic Christian the
at Iowa State
cal 126 years later,
her mother-in-law,
I think its healing
from his parish and
confined
while a student
shock
suffers,
both a com- impractithe next best thing is to with
small clearing
was overgrown
ty. It was the
for anyone who
a ravine, in a
practice. This was
thought
ago. The area
to spot. Universi All recalled. When ing

him.
blessing.
to
brush.
practice.
hard
of
grave
and
was
the
cemetery
of
tangles
attitude
said
the grave
amidst
our life,
An- bring the
can
a suicide mon
after Guard- and
a suicide in Rief
right now, of
is a disease and
Because Goetz was
When Jarvis, Guardian was
So this Sunday,
In our times
you get caught with
demol- Suicide
buried on
years,
mass, Jarvis
theres been
life, youre totally
victim, he wasnt
gels pastor for three with the ian Angels 10 a.m.
affect anyone.
- especially when
commit- your
te the unconse
Kluesner said.
consecrated ground.
many young people
familiarizing himself
that will consecra
ng, Would
where Goetz so suicide ... this is the right ished,
y, he saw a path
I was wonderi
crated grounds
of the
will be an ting
the hollow. I
Consecration of cemeter
Sue Goetz said
went off into
is buried. There
anding
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Second Place: Waseca County News, Ruth Ann Hager

Unsolved Murders
Most papers would have been satisfied doing any part of this story
(event preview, interview, live coverage). Kudos for taking the
time to use all three to put these unsolved murders back into the
spotlight and to dig deeper into the issues they raised.
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Something needs
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hip.
is part
project, hopto be done to
this way beof the Smithso
Today, the women
ing their story
fore, Weiss said.
turn the tide to
Are we the
nian
could
stop looking at
It threw us for
have
Traveling Exhibiti Institutes
reconciled with
face on gay relationshelp put a
such a loop. We
gays and lesbians
their
were examinin
only ones?
as second-cl
hips, how
program, Museumon Service
and other members children citizens.
two traditio nal
Much of our societyass our whole lives, asking ourselvesg
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women and
Having so much
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families, enjoying of their still not in
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time with
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and then
talents of the Smithson s the
their eight children
healed from the
these years? And repressed all
ian and
and 12
effects of their
But they felt isolated.Zahn said.
then
youre
rural museum
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Lesbians? Us?
revelation.
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ildren. They said
s. According to
people find out, dered if there were They wonits Web site, www.mu
theyve never kept
what will happen
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Its not just about
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tionship a secret, their rela- 1980, each two women met in reers?
but families and
hips out
One-fifth of
but as with
was married, Zahn
there, women they
changes
all Americans
most gay people
could talk to with jobs, homes,
Yet through it
live
they know, for 13 years, Weiss for 18.
all, It felt to and share their
families
areas and one-half in rural
they dont flaunt
Each
,
experience and Zahn said. Its
me,
had four children
it either.
about a journey
, ranging in have Zahn said, that I would perhaps learn how
museums are locatedof all U.S.
So why write a
age from 3
to deal with the transitions
loved the
of women at
rural towns. Though in small,
when they could book now, couldnt to 18. They said they matter what soul of Jane, no their conflicting feelings.
mid-life.
have
live
rural mupackage it came
I started studying
seums demonst
enjoy their retireme quietly, tional. Zahn been more tradi- wrapped
The women have
and readrate uncanny
in, color,
and her family lived
ing books about
enthusiasm for
their healed relationnt and in South
homosex
informal resource been an
It happened to be race, gender.
local
Minneapolis; Weiss
ships
Zahn said. I thought, uality,
female.
for others
they have the fewest heritage,
with family?
was
a stay-at-home
If Im going through similar transforgoing to be one
mom/country
ties for funding opportuniof them, I better mations. The
club wife in Eagan.
or
book
Fall from
find out more about
assistance of any technical
the issue to a broader opens up
Speaking out
it.
I called her Mrs.
Eventual
audience
Homes
the museum field.segment in
ly
and
,
,
they found several Zahn said. Were
the pedestal
Gardens Suburba
Gay teen suicides
Museum
just
circles of women
n Meatloa f
on Main Street
are the Queen,
in same-gender this journey to speak beginning
Acknowledging
highest of any
provides these
Zahn said. When
group, Zahn met,
their rela- relationships. It was
museums access
they tionship,
Last week, after out.
a revelation,
said. We wrote
they felt an immedia
to otherwise
then
the book to bond.
scarce resource
te subsequent dealing with the especially for Zahn.
the suicide of Tylerlearning of
help families acknowl
They found they
s
ostracism,
Theyre from
Clementi,
could talk dice,
them in making and assists
edge and discuss
every walk Weiss and Zahn
their gay children
and outright hate preju- of life,
asked, How
was dif, to help so different everything. It was ficult
Zahn said. I cant
provements that lasting immany more deaths
teach everyone
for the women,
advance their
from how they
will it take
to use less pe- with
especially enough about these women say before
institutions ambition
felt for Weiss.
jorative words and
their partners in
we realize that
who
are among the brightest
marriage.
the opGould most recentlys.
position of society
It was a terrible
like Youre so gay put downs The two women shared
, the
worked
and reli. It was dif- in spiritual
fall from accomplished people. My most gious
interests the pedestal,
at the Science
ficult enough for
dogma to gays
stereoMuseum of
ity, prayer, personal
Weiss said. My type of gay women
is whats
me
Minnesota and
causing this level
husband and I
had
to go through what and Jane growth, their careers
the
had been part bull dyke in motorcyc been the
of self-hatred
and being of the
we did and moms.
Museum of IndianaChildrens
le boots and in young people who
we were adults,
country club set,
polis, and
married and
have so
and all a buzz cut. But it runs the
interned with
that changed
Even their opposite
with children.
the Childrens
gamut, little (emotional) reserve
charac- was despised overnight. Now I from the stereotype to
other
Museum of Indiana
teristics seemed
lipstick than just escaping from
Young people
. I got
lesbians like us.
to draw them
dont have closer
it all?
the Eiteljorg Museumpolis and
These
from women whod phone calls
Its so importan
the resources to
instead of apart.
of Amerbeen friends. are doctors, lawyers, women lies
t for famicope, Zahn outgoing
Zahn was I never
ican Indians and
to have conversa
said. We dont wear
artists,
want to speak
Western Art.
actors, professio
tions with
She has an undergr
to
our rela- was quiet and confident; Weiss again,
nals. And, they their children
tionship on our
theyd say and hang you included
and reflective.
about the issue
aduate
sleeve but [if
degree in Anthrop
us in their circles.
up.
that oppression
I
Eventually, the
by writing the
ology and a
of any individutwo women was had to re-examine who I
book] we can realized
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als or groups can
each time I was
save the life of
that what they
Studies.
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one teenager, each
hit
with
felt
Q: How did
nizing
an
for
ing effects, Zahn
attack,
its worth it.
other was love.
you
It confused thought Weiss said. My family
to become interest happen
e-mail. And that wrote in an
them. They
the issue
Zahn said the story
I was demon-po
ed in hisname-calling
ssessed.
tory?
of the had children.were married. They It was horrible
by children
We stayed under
Twin Cities teen
How could they
based on any
boy who com- lesbians?
the radar differenc
A: I wouldnt say
be demoralizing. and painfully for so many
mitted suicide recently
e, whether it be
They
years for
racial,
sarily history that it was necesreally any lesbians. didnt even know
Zahn said. Today our kids, religious, sexual
Although Zahns
hit close to home.
I
preference, ined in, but in museumwas interestequally surprise family was children are in theirtheir adult telligence, body
I was so
I have a nephew
s and musetype, etc., is
d, her family
30s and 40s, simply
um education. I
age 14 said about homophobic, Zahn was more
with families of
who is gay, Zahn
like
not acceptable.
accepting. But
her confused feeltheir
Parents
way of learning, the informal
Zahn
might ask their
struggled, too.
Now we feel we own.
couldnt handle the said. He ings at that time. I
of
children what
have
was mad at
self-hatred God.
a
attention, making getting kids
huge
it would feel
education
Ultimately, I couldnt
and felt so alone
learning fun,
until
believe said. One role to play, Zahn called them like if other kids
giving kids a chance
it, Zahn
While
out. Its so frighteni he came
of the reasons
to have the
dumb, or Jew,
ng to feel homopho Weiss wasnt quite as mophobi said. I was very ho- the public/m
Aha or Wow,
that
or
fat,
or gay, or etc., and
I get this moc. I felt shamefu
bic, she too didnt
edia/pulpits write
stipulate
ment, where they
l. Oh such scandalo
un- my God,
just cant wait
I thought. Am
us articles about that, Our family doesnt do this
to learn more, and
I one homosex
to other people
uality is that for
want to make
because its so
learning a lifelong
too hurtful.
habit. The history I enjoy the
most is Ancient
Greek, Roman and
Celtic history,
the Elizabethan
and
eras, and the French Victorian
I read an article
in the StarTribune last week
American pioneer Revolution,
about
times, and
when and where
dations and corporati founancient Egypt.
I can. But Ive
ons that
also grown cautious
very emotional
have started to
Q: If you could
looking at the
redirect more
and suspi- human
cious over time
plies for children
of their resource
period of history live in a
pink ribbon on
because
in need. Ill
s to one spethe field spend
number and frequenc of the before the game
cific issue, rather
the 21st century, other than
more time putting
started, consistthan giving
y of re- ing of
what time
people
quests that come
I know in touch
lesser amounts
period would
breast cancer survivor
in
to
it be, where,
s when one has with each other
on the phone, and the mail and dressed in pink
number of causes.a greater
and why?
information and
and
because of the
fraudulent and
an enormous length holding up resource s that
good news, certainly This is
A: Fashion wise,
frivolous use of
the other can
of
I would
funds collected
ric
issues and condition , for the
to form the symbol pink fab- use. And Ill pay better
choose the 1930s
by many organiand 1940s. Speciffor breast to whats
attention
zations. Like most
cancer awarene
receiving greater s that are
ic time period, I
going on around
ss. And I was
would
me
want to know that people, I just both inspired and
so I dont miss
and more resource attention
choose ancient Rome probably
opportunities
entertained by
my donations
are being well-man
all the pink accents
where I can make
disastrous for thoses. But its
because as a woman,or Greece,
aged
a difference
and embel- in
that will
in those
spent, and that theyre and well- lishments on the
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two time periods,
persons
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on the fundlife, even if
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women had a
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s theyre lot
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money
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a lot of people
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on one major issue resources Whether they affect
in history?
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millions of paper day after I read the news- to
as sizeable
at
donations made
help.
order to have a more a time in people or just a handful,
article about focused
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to
whether ing,
Focus on the
meaning- they
givand initiatives, major issues
ful, measurable
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big events, but make
are deadly or merely
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and
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ing impact on the long-lasting, whether their symptom
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my husband and
and my concern
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eyes
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situation, conseque
s
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their age who lived of a child
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can be just
through that
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days
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be
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entire NFL is supportin
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ripple
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facing
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real for us.
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funding due to
our
awarenes
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the effects
s.
able to touch,
, and only with
or coming up with or disease, they need money for
the economy, and
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feel, smell, etc,
an awareness
a little piece of
a treatment and
now due to being
research paign,
giving
cam- more
or protocol that would
development, for
history, makes
testing and forts but with fundraising ef- effortsfocused and concentrated and done by major foundations
it all the more
address treatmen
both the problems
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what, and how
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survivor, I great,
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do what
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call (952) 442-4234.
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tered outside the meetings on
the
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for details
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How do
your local
groceries
stack up?
BY MATT SUOJA
First Place: Lake County News-Chronicle, Two Harbors,

Mike Creger
Good idea, good timing led to beloved trail
Really in-depth package. Reporting that matched the importance
of the trail to the local community.
om
msuoja@lcnewschronicle.c
Retail food prices increased

of
during the first quarter
g
2011 nationwide, accordin
n Farm
to the latest America
MarketBureau Federations included
basket Survey that
costs
comparisons to average
ota
Minnes
the
by
in state
Farm Bureau.
did
The News-Chronicle
on food
its own local survey to see
prices at grocery stores
to state
how they compare .
and national averages ne in
We visited SuperOin SilTwo Harbors and Zups
comver Bay for some price
scientific
parisons. Its not a fluctuate
study and prices can
We
for a variety of reasons.prices
looked for the cheapest
the foods
we could find for
outside of special sales.
Zups
Both SuperOne and and
came under the national e oil
vegetabl
for
state averages
and
($1.66 in Two Harbors
for a 32$2.62 in Silver BayIn the naounce container).
up 29
tion it cost $2.88, in at
cents, and it comes
$2.66 in Minnesota. breasts
Boneless chicken at Zups
e
were more expensiv pound.
and SuperOne perZups and
They were $3.99 at compared
$4.71 at SuperOne ota and
to $3.06 in Minnes (up 22
nation
Newspapers
Forum
$3.32 in the
the 25
cents per pound). $2.50 for
section completed ineight miles.
Zups came in at
r Hiking Trail is the latest
with just
while
section of the Superio trail is 275 miles long after starting
five pounds of potatoes
in 2005. The Duluth
The
ta
on Elys Peak in Duluth s enthusiasts along the North Shore.
it sat at $2.65 in Minneso
Suoutdoor
A group of hikers stand
began as an idea by
and $2.64 in the nation.
under the
years since the trail
perOne came way average
at
national and state
are up
potatoes
$1.69. Overall
14 cents nationally. bacon is
Even though
pound in
down 46 cents per
Zups
the nation at $3.86,
pound
a
came in at $4.67 at Super
while it was $3.49average is
One. The state
$3.87.
at the
Overall, most prices It was
locations were similar.
orange
more expensive to buy in Two
juice and whole milk
comHarbors and Silver Bay
and state
pared to the nation to buy
while it was cheaper
bread.
reAccording to the AFBF,
foods,
some
tail prices for
will conmeat in particular, the year as
tinue to rise duringfarmers to
Forum Newspapers
it takes time for their herds
a
the size of
SHTA file
comfortable with naming
increase
arent
Twin
pioneers
increase
pressed, the
laid Hiking trail
to accommodate an
of the trail but, when up.
for the trail were workers
in demand.
builders of bridges range but was an appreciat- favorite portion
Bay often came
g for
bushwhackers and
Lakes loop out of Silver
Home cooks shoppin
Some of the earliest in Silver Bay. The pay was in the $5-6the Shore.
favorite
ic times along
staples to make their
off by Reserve Mining
pot
income in bleak econom
shepherds pie or chicken
ed alternative to no
y leave
pie recipe will definitellighter
the grocery store with
n,
wallets, said John Andersoist.
econom
a Farm Bureau increased
As anticipated, the for meats
consumer demand s that beNEWS-CHRONICLE
7A.
and dairy product continued
like a reason- Step into trail history,4A-5A,
Saying it seemed Schaar
gan in 2009 and
pen
put
evithrough 2010 remainsto the
able thing to do, Lee
wrote down
has been called a syndent as we look forward
to paper in 1985 and
in the Tofte area ories of what
middle of 2011.
what fellow foresters There could be chronicity of events.
we take a
According to the United
had known for years: the ridgeline
Today and next week,trailblazers
of Agriearly
States Departmentspend just
a nice hiking trail along
r on the look at some of the
ground and in
culture, Americans of disposoverlooking Lake Superio
who helped on the Hiking Trail
Superior
Shore.
the
under 10 percent the lowNorth
mo- organizing
of
Schaars Thomas Jefferson
ion, which today consists
able income on food,
Associat
Supein
ac300
todays
s,
to
est average of any country
ment eventually led runs from Du- more than 3,500 member
of carethe world.
rior Hiking Trail that just a 17-mile tive volunteers and 282 miles
luth to Canada with
fully maintained trail.
l disaster
Mike Creger
gap left to blaze.
Learn how a nationafor the ason paper,
is
With the general idea in 1986. marked the first meeting c times
tion,
Associa
Trail
work
r Hiking
organizers went to 25-year anniver- sociation, how tough economi
e director for the Superio
May 6-8 annual
Apples to apples store
by work on the trail,
Gayle Coyer, executiv
office planning the 25th anniverThis year marks the
grocery
at the Two Harbors
what can
of the trail were leavened
the
See how local
why hikers can find and turns busy this month Ridge in Finland. The event marking e offering prizes
sary of the first carvings
staples
the association and
s Challeng
prices on your favorite
meeting at Wolf
and the formation of ta treasure. seem like unusual twists
off a Seven Summitthe 282 miles of trail from
national
of the trail will kick
compare to state and
the way.
that keeps it a Minneso
on its
rs who sary
highest peaks along
many volun- along
averages as general food
those who climb the Canada. The association isnt resting months
There were many characte
Memories from the who helped
small sam- to
with
a
coming
offer
the
border
leaders
in
We
the
rs
to
agency
parts.
prices rise. Page 1B.
teers and
Hiking Trail Duluth laurels. It still needs plenty of voluntee
momentum for played
birthday
trails and trailheads.
gather funding and who went into pling as the Superior
associmaintain
the
and
at
May
to help blaze
the trail and those , blazing, and marks 25 years in
in Finland. and years
.5B
ations annual meeting
..................
the wild for flagging
hold fond mem. . . .1B OUTDOORS
building bridges
INES . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . .6B
ed
timing led to belov
Good idea, good
Second Place: Post-Bulletin, Rochester, Jeffrey Pieters

Wet House Series
With so many worthy entries second place in this category was an
extremely tough decision. But I kept coming back to the people
and the program chronicled in the Wet House package of stories.
Not only is it a story well-toldthe characters depicted here are
likely to stick with me for some timebut it puts into stark relief
a counter-intuitive solution to the very tough problem of chronic
alcoholism. And while the story shows its not a perfect solution,
it gives valuable time and column inches to a potentially lifechanging approach to this social problem.
inds.
sheathed by mini-bl rable road
We have a consideRep. Jim
said
trip ahead of us, can House
Abeler, the Republi social servand
leader on health
in his
talks
after
ice spending,
area finished.
health and
Along with taxes,
g is the most conwelfare spendin
area between
tentious budget
can
Republi
Dayton and the
Legislature.
SALE
yak and SUPFRID
AY
Ski Huts Kago
sethru July 3
urw
No
lf co
Just 9 holes open
First Place: Duluth News Tribune, Brandon Stahl

Treatment Without Parole: the Minnesota Sex Offender Program
Out of more than five dozen entries in this category, this series
really stood out. An in-depth and sometimes shocking look at a
system that is clearly not working while also costing taxpayers
millions. At the same time, the series shows the difficulty in
treating these extremely tough cases and the understandable
hesitation at simply releasing these sex offenders. Provocative,
well-written and thoroughly researched.
trail
INSIDE
Second Place: Jackson County Pilot, Dan Condon

A piece of history
Tied the past in with the future very nicely.
First Place: Detroit Lakes Tribune, Brian Wierima

Ageless Ace
Technically sound, good quotes, great story.
Second Place: Mille Lacs Messenger, Isle, Rob Passons
Return of the Sodbuster
Well written, great story idea.
Honorable Mention: Becker County Record, Brian Basham
The Mighty Muskie Hunter
Interesting subject, story captured character.
INSIDE
INSIDE
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SHERIFFS REPORT . .
. . . . . . . . . . .3A
NEWS . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . .6A
SCHOOLS . . . . . . . . .
SHOREL
. . . . . . . . . . .3B
OBITUARIES . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . .4B
BUSINESS . . . . . . . . .
CLASSIFIEDS . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . .7B
REAL ESTATE . . . . . .
Page 27
Sports Story
Lynx continue hot streak
at home vs. Seattle Storm
1b
SPORTS
Page
3b
.....2B
NFL roundup................... ..3B
Big Ten notebook ...............
suits up
Marshalls Megan Vogl
the North
with neighbors from
First Place: Marshall Independent, Matt Dahlseid

Finding a new home
The story, like the protagonist himself, meets everything head on.
The leadyour PlayStation or your well-being, essentiallywas
simple yet powerful. Well done.
, MINN.
INDePeNDeNT-MaRSHaLL
SaTURDaY-SUNDaY
JULY 30-31, 2011
..........4B
New US soccer coach
.5B
Area racing points leaders.....
me
Finding a new ho
an unknown country,
Leaving Honduras for
by until the Marshall
Eddie Turcios scraped
him in
soccer community brought
By Matt Dahlseid
ependent.com
mdahlseid@marshallind
That
for his Playstation.
One hundred dollars
games
was the deal.
the money. Videoactivity
for
eddie Turcios needed
teenagers appetite
in
couldnt satisfy the
the game he had played
stand upright.
anyway. He was craving
ever since he could
his native Honduras
inside you,
He needed soccer.
Its
plays.
In my country, everyone
to buy a
he said.
Turcios had to collect
The $100 was whatjoin the Marshall United Soccer
soccer uniform and program. Selling his Playstayouth
n
to get
associatio
only option he had
tion was about the had no one else to go to.
enough money. Hehand, Turcios went to regWith cash in
another snag.
ister, but his plan hit
address and I
They asked me my my address. I
was like, I dont know he said.
dont have a house,
to
Turcios, now 18, strugglesIts
timeline.
piece together his his life has
understandable,
of
gone through a whirlwind
few short
change in just a
years.
to the
He said he came liv2007,
in
States
United
a year
ing for about a half with
in Montevideo
to
friends before heading
an
Marshall to live with to
aunt. She went back of
Honduras in June
2009, leaving Turcios
without a home.
want to comers, like Vogl, that

pete.
online and
You just have to go (to be conquestions
Cup is the answer a few
Vogl said. If a team
The Schwans USa
tournament in sidered),
could look
largest youth soccer re, and this was short players, they
e-mail
you said and could
the Western Hemisphe
represented in at what
year Marshall was portion of the back (if interested). lucky playthe
girls
of
the under-16
Vogl was one
up when FC
tournament.
Megan ers to be picked
Wint explosion of conMarshall freshman
to play in the Northwes
Vogl had wanted for years, but nipeg, Manitoba, Canadaoutside
Cup
play
to
USa
her
Schwans
kept her from tacted r.
other commitments
midfielde
of me two
making the trip.
They got ahold
nt
joining the
This year, after the summer, weeks before the tourname
coach)
Dakota alliance fortogether per- started, said Vogl. (The
from, how
everything came found herself asked me where I was playing,
fectly and Vogl for the tourna- many years I had beenthings.
heading to blaine on July 19.
my positions and other
of the FC
ment, which started
Kelly Moar, one
after
to do this
Ive been wanting Ive never Northwest coaches, said athat
few ebut
for a couple years, up because of finding Megan it wasdeciding to
calls before
been able to sign
because I mails and
conflicts, said Vogl. Falls (S.D.) add her to the team.
an e-mail
played on the Sioux a chance.
First we sent them about our
a little
team this year, I had
of the and told them
Vogl took advantage
at the USa
guest Player Programwho need to
Cup, where coachescan find play- Vogl Page 2b
fill out their rosters
By Alex Oey
dent.com
aoey@marshallindepen
Second Place: St. Cloud Times, Andy Rennecke

SCSU senior back on field after accident
I read this story feeling just like Geisslers friends . . . simply
couldnt imagine going through this myself. The writer did a great
job of just getting out of the way and letting the details, both
gruesome and inspiring, tell the story.
Turcios Page 4b
Photo courtesy of
of Kathy Bartz/
Photos courtesy
Schlemmer
Illustration by Aaron
Todd Vogl
the ball during a

off a defender for
. Vogl was a
Vogl, left, holds
Marshalls Megan
the Schwans USACup , competagainst Orono at
Manitoba
pool play contest
, from Winnipeg,
FCNW Explosion
guest player with
silver bracket.
ing in the under-16
Honorable Mention: The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead,

Ryan Clark
Eligibility fuels debate
Clearly the best hard news story in the category. Presents the
students eligibility situation clearly and concisely, while not
taking sides on whos right or wrong. Im sure there is more on
this, Ill actually take time of my own to find out what happened.
WEsT CoasT Vikings formallyabb deal

BriNgiN HEaT oN THE
announce mcn
didnt agree to a
a
Donovan McNabb
the sidelines and mentor
eDeN PRaIRIe (aP)
a Vikings to sit on
trade to the Minnesot
here, either.
young rookie.
Vikings brought himtrade with Washington
Thats not why the
announced their
contracts to be
The Vikings officially
rules permitted new choice and a
league
after
d draft
on Friday, shortly
sent a 2012 sixth-roun to get the veteran
signed. The Vikings
to the Redskins
der
sixth-roun
conditional 2013
quarterback they needed.
pick Christian Ponder
McNabb
With first-round draft
and the 34-year-old
already in the mix year with the Redskins, some
coming off a downwould be an open competition
wondered if there in training camp. but McNabb
for the starting job coach Leslie Frazier put those
and Vikings head
night.
questions to rest Friday
who has been a
guy
a
for
trade
him in
When you
youre not bringingYoure
starter for 12 years,
McNabb said.
here to be a backup,
to win now.
he
bringing him in here
McNabb well when 2,
Frazier got to know
hia from 1999-200
McNabb was an assistant in Philadelp with the eagles.
seasons
McNabbs first fourof the minicamps and organwiped out all
prepare to start
When the NFL lockout
have helped Ponder
would
the gap
that
ized team activitieswas one guy Frazier targeted to bridge
right away, there to Ponder.
quarstarting
from brett Favre him hoping hes going to be our
He
Weve signed unforeseen circumstances, Frazier said.
be in our converterback barring some
g I thought he would our football team
and lead
looks great. Hes everythin
expect him to go out
sations and I fully
Orleans defensive
to the 2011 season.
d they signed New
Ryan
and re-signed kicker
The Vikings announce
to a three-year deal also agreed to terms with
tackle Remi ayodele
AP Photo
have
a four-year deal. They
to
Longwell
Friday in Oakland,
during the first inninghad three strikeouts

Oakland Athletics
went to press. Liriano
works against the
Francisco Liriano the sixth inning as the Independent
Minnesota Twins
5-2 after the top of
in five innings.
Calif. The Twins led
two earned runs
one, five hits and
and gave up one
McNabb Page 2b
Business Story
INTHENEWS
SCORES
SCHEDULE
from astros
Phillies acquire Pence
another deadPhiladelphia Phillies made
amateur Baseball
The
from
PHILADELPHIA (AP)
fielder Hunter Pence
acquiring All-Star right
line splash Friday night,
Houston for
the Houston Astros.
got Pence and cash from
as
The NL East-leading Phillies
shoring up their lineup
and a player to be named,
three minor leaguers
the third time in four years.
to the World Series for
11
they try to make it back
.309 batting average,
began the day with a
The 28-year-old Pence
RBIs.
62
and
homers
Essig 2, Lamberton 1
Saturdays games
amateur Baseball
Twins
Marshall at Mankato
at Eden Valley
Milroy Yankees vs. Watkins
Sundays games
amateur Baseball
Lamberton at Essig
Meet the artist
The Landmark Cente

open house for resid r hosted an
artist Aldo Moroni ents to meet
last week. Page 12
Family entertain
me
nt
Family Fun Night
at
featured everythingHenning School
movies and games. from popcorn to
Page 2
Citizens Advocate
Volume 120, Issue
14
Monday, April 4, 2011
Area communities
show strong popu
Latest census finds
lation growth
Henning, Otterta
By Chad Koenen
citizens.advocate@
Serving central Otter
il, Vin
grow by double digi
ts in past 10 years ing
nearly all of the commu
nities
mac.com
in Otter Tail County experie

While many rural
nced
communities in population from 2000 a growth
are struggling with
to 2010. Of
lations, Henning anddeclining popu- those communities, five communiTail County continu much of Otter ties in central Otter Tail County have
anomaly of a growin e to enjoy an increased their population by over 10
percent in the past
g population.
10
According to the
In Henning, the years.
2010 Census,
has increased by 2010 population
11.5 percent from
Gardens Gourmet
builds new green
2000. According to
the 2000 Census,
Henning had a popula
Today, the total popula tion of 719.
tion eclipsed
the 800 mark with
a
ple. The increase total of 802 peois a change from
the decline in
See Communities
popugrow
lation
house in wake of
Page 3
tornado
A new green house

is bringing life back
was destroyed
to Gardens Gourm
in the June 17 tornad
Photo by Chad
et in rural Hennin
o that hit the area.
g. The old green Koenen
house
Green pastures ah
ead
for Gardens Gourm
et
By Chad Koenen
citizens.advocate@
mac.com
floor thermal heat.

High-tunnel
As blowing snow
falls from the sky,
house
Chuck Webb makes
way to his new green
Resembling a strippe
his
house. At first glance
version of a giant green d down
, one would never
know that nine month
house, the
s earlier the green
Webbs will unveil
house at Gardens Gour- to
a new addition
met was destroyed
Gardens Gourmet
by a tornado that rolled
this spring
through Otter Tail
a high-tunnel. Fundin
and Wadena County
g for the
. Just months after
project was made
the storm, new life
been brought back
has
grant, and will allowpossible by a
to the grounds at Garden
the Webbs to
s Gourmet in rural
Henning. Filled
see
if the structure can
with a bevy of green
adequately
grow plants like a
produce inside, the
mate and scenery
green house for
cliinside the new 3,000
nearly half the price.
square foot green
is a stark contrast
house
Chuck said a high-tu
from the late March
nnel is a
snow outside.
naturally ventilated
house
that is
protected from the
Built last fall, with
elements by a
group of people fromthe help of a food, locally for
sheet of plastic. There
local people,
assistance, the green the tornado said Chuck.
ventilation system is no heat or
, which means
house is already filled with everyth
the structu
But the
ing from the only new green house isnt inexpen res can be built fairly
tomatoes to pepper
sively when
new additio
bers that will soon s and cucum- Gourmet. Two grantsn to Gardens a green house. Chuckcompared to
said having
residents throughout go on sale to farm an opportunity will give the a high-tunnel will
allow Gardens
the
with a high-tunnel to experiment
Its all about trying area.
house and an
to grow elevate
See New greenhouse
d bed, which feature
s in-
Page 2
Kindergarten regist
Page 28ration set for April 12
Henning Public
their kindergarten School is hosting provided with
a variety of inform
registration and information night on
ation
Tuesday, April 12 including school procedures, expecta five years of age by September
from 6-7 p.m. Kinder
1.
tions, transportation
- ents are asked
to bring their complePargarten registraprovisions,
tion will be held at
ted
the Henning School the chance to visit a kindergarten and kindergarten registration form
class- meeting.
Library.
to the
room.
During the meetin
The
For more inform
meetin
g is open to all Hennin
g, parents will be
ation contac
S
g
Tail County since
lights
875
112
322
802
1,199
572
1,011
2,985
78
Henning
students
to jump/
shoot for
a cause
Henning Elemen
tary students will be jumpin
and shooting baskets g rope
than just fun in April.for more
Henning students
will participate in the Jump
Rope
and Hoops for Heart
program
from April 4-26.
During the
three-week event,
student
grades K-4 will particip s in
ate in
the Jump Rope for
Heart
and
students in 5-6 grade
ticipate in the Hoops will parfor Heart
program. The program
s help
raise money for the
Heart Association. American
Last year Henning
raised the fifth moststudents
in the state for schoolmoney
s that
participate in both
Rope and Hoops the Jump
program. While for Heart
the
the students raised $7,520
fifth most in their was the
division,
it is not a school
record. The
most money raised
in the
Jump Rope and
Hoops for
Heart program in
was $8,737 in 2008. Henning
Refsal to
teach wood
carving in
Vining
The Vining Comm
unity
Center will play
host
of the foremost authorito one
ties in
flat plan carving
from May
10-11. Harley Refsal,
who
grew up in Hoffma
n, will be
teaching his knowle
dge and
skill with other carvers
from
across the area.
Refsal has carved
for himself in the a niche
vian-style flat-planScandinacarving world. He e figure
on both sides of thehas taught
Atlantic
for more than 25
years, and
his woodcarving has
in multiple exhibit appeared
recently retired as ions. He
of Scandinavian professor
folk art at
Luther College in
Decor
First Place: Citizens Advocate, Henning, Chad Koenen

Green pastures ahead for Gardens Gourmet
A business story with a human element. Writing is tight, easy to
read. Nicely done.
1891
2010 Census high
Battle Lake
Clitherall
Deer Creek
Henning
New York Mills
Ottertail
Parkers Prairie
Perham
Vining
Second Place: Lakefield Standard, Justin R. Lessman

It Took Teamwork
Writer did a good job of showing how the events of this story
would impact the whole area. Nicely done.

Rutt is
nation
ranked third in the
Travis Rutt is
County Central wrestler
for the University
Former Jackson
nation while wrestlingonly former Husky
ranked third in the
But hes not the
of Wisconsin Badgers.
y.
ranked collegiatel
Story, B1
third at state
Cheer team finishesvarsity competition cheerleading
Central
and the
The Jackson Countyat the state competition Saturday
team finished third
finished second.
elementary team
Story, B1
Y 3, 2011
THURSDAY, FEBRUAR
121ST YEAR/ISSUE 5
Local troops
are for
S IT DONE prep
deployment
TEAMWORK GET
AGCO-JACKSON
EXPANSION
to my preI want to give credit

and his
decessor, Gov. Pawlenty,
Department
administration, the
Economic
of Employment and
officials, the
Development city
who pulled
everyone
county
so hard to
together and worked
develeconomic
an
put together
that will keep
opment package
for the benefit
jobs and add jobs
and for all
of this part of the state
of Minnesota.
by JUSTIN R. LESSMAN
Publisher
National Guard
Publisher
Jackson-b ased
2,400 Minnesota
troops are among for a one-year
of citywide,
It was a team effort even nasoldiers scheduled Middle East becountywide, statewide s that led to
deployment to the
part of the states
tionwide proportionent of a major
ginning in May,
t of troops
last weeks announcem ring operasecond-largest deploymen
II.
expansion of manufactu
since World War
were notified
Jackson.
The affected soldiers
tions at AGCO in of the Jackson
members
month.
From
late last
of the
ent Corp. to
The soldiers, members Guards
Economic Developm
Mark Dayton
of the Minnesota
National
the commissioner
Minnesota Army 1st Brigade ComMinnesota governor
Employm ent and
Departme nt of
Bloomington-based
to the
ent, from the
th
Division, will
Bringin g jobs back what
Team, 34 Infantry
Economic Developmto Minnesotas
bat
of
in support of OperJackson City Council tives in Condeploy on May 22
heartland is an example
the U.S. drawdown
work together
governor and representa
at
ation New Dawn, Iraqi Freedom.
we can do when we
the line workers
gress, and from
phase of Operationst Brigade Combat
rural econoOperations to the
to revitalize our local,
Soldiers of the 1
AGCO-Jackson decision to move
ted that they
the
demonstra
CEO,
have
mies.
company
Team
Tim Walz
and assembly of
capable and ready
the manufacturing
are a confident, Gen. Rick Nash,
tractors to Jackson
U.S. Congressman
several models of
force, said Maj. Minnesota. I am
six months of hard
all the differwas the result of
adjutant general of
It was great to see
from countless
Minnesota soldiers
who worked
work and dedication with Jackhonored that our take part in this
ent groups of people
to
groups and individuals
have been asked
from
point.
Co. together to get this done
th
AGCO/Broadhead
son as the starting were involved in
historic mission.
Team, 34
Photo courtesy of
st
general the local level on up to the state.
So many people
The 1 Brigade Combat of 29 units
vice president and
Pirsig, Jacksons
Wayne Walter
consists
and Bob Crain, seniorring operations at Jackson
the process, Sue nt coordinator
Infantry Division communities, inat AGCO-Jackson,
Jackson mayor
Doug
of manufactu
operations
Sen.
of
Minnesota
27
state
expansion
economic developmethe JEDC, said
director
from
local
(front left),
deal for a major Frederickson (back left) and
of
The Minnesota solinvolved
America, seal the
and coordinator after company of- Eric Fisher
cluding Jackson.
ner Dave
officials
So many people were
of AGCO-North
as state ag commissio
of the
will play what military
Monday, four days of the impending manager
much
diers
Thursday,
And
last
t role in the final
in the process.
with a handshake
ficials made news
called an importanforces from Iraq.
on a
with an announce- Magnus applaud.
and effort was done
expansion official
drawdown of U.S.
in
And
the much sought- work
stationed
people
Jackson.
landing
in
local
Soldiers,
Jackson
ment ceremony
First Brigade
was critical to
coordinator of the volunteer basis
base defense in
and effort was done
and organizations
benefit of
nt coordinator and
much of the work
Kuwait, will provide route security
individuals, agencies
development package working hard for the
economic developme
local people
The support of countless , said Sue Pirsig, Jacksons
the winning economic
on a volunteer basis benefit of this
Kuwait and perform of U.S. forces
expansion
the
this community.
ent Corp. Key to assembling
Sue Pirsig
working hard for Jacksons doing after AGCO facility
operations in support
Economic Developm
Electric
Federated Rural
spearheading Jackson
communit y. I say
throughout Iraq.
development
on A3
Mitch Jasper and
Jackson economic
Cooperative
See DEPLOYMENT
something right. certainly thought were the following:
Jackson Mayor
coordinator
Darrell Nissen
and Gov. Mark
Lakefield Mayor
AGCO officials
Mayor Wayne Walter Members
by Gov. Tim Pawlenty
overwork
of
hard
happen
Chamber
that
Jackson Area
This didnt just
so, rewarding all to break ground
Jackson City Council
Dayton
and
Ambrose, Ed
a lot of work
Commerce
Sens. Jim Vickerman
Jerry Palmer, Tom
so many with plans
night. There was
Gary Willink, Ken Jackson County Central Schools
75,000-square-foot State Magnus
the groundWillett, Fred Bern,
in mid-May on a
Doug
t of
assembly facility
Vee
ahead of time laying
Minnesota Departmen
Temple and Chris Foundation
addition to its tractorassembly line by State Rep. Rod Hamilton
Economic
work for this.
Employment and
that will extend the construction of State Rep. Bob Gunther
Southwest Initiative
Rich Koch
Corridor
for
Amy Klobuchar
Development
Pilot was honDevelopment Corp.
125 feet and allow
Iowa Great Lakes
Source: Jackson Economic
state-of-the-art U.S. Sen. County Commissioners
Former JEDC president
The Jackson County
a 17,000-square-foot
Sanford Health
newspapers in the
a showroom Jackson
Community and
ored among the top the annual conRingkob, Bill
visitor center, featuring
Minnesota West
Loren Tusa, Roger Rosemary
state last week during
Newspaper
Technical College
and theater.
Tusa, Dave Henkels,
t jobs
permanen
vention of the Minnesota
100
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Schultz and Kim
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See EXPANSION on
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The Pilot, Jackson and informasource of local newsyears, received
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tion for the past general reporting
for
major awards
News editor
and sports reporting.
and its somerecognized indialso
was
Brinks
LESSMAN
Ryan
by JUSTIN R.
analysis news
thing we need
vidually for an in-depth
Publisher
to figure out
is the epicenter of
the Oct. 15, 2009,
it seems Jackson
article that ran in
for sure.
his efforts.
this week are
edition of the Pilot.
Sue Pirsig,
received the
dig us out of the
City promoter s
Publisher
The best way to facing the state
Pilot staff members
from creating the citys ecoevening in Bloomshifting their focus
chronic budget deficits
awards Thursday
working
nomic develannual Better
jobs to creating homes.
usher in the an- of Minnesota is to get people
week of hun- opment coorington during theAwards Banquet,
told
After helping to
With the news last
week of hundreds and paying taxes, the governor
opening up in
adNewspaper Contest sponsored by the
nd
nouncement last
as a result of a roomful of reporters during an the
dreds of new jobs course of the d i n a t o r a
Mayor Wayne
a gala event annually n representing
of
of new jobs in Jackson
coordinator
Jackson over the
at AGCO, Gov. dress at the annual convention
organizatio
an
Monday
Walter
on
expansion
n
MNA,
a planned
of the Jackson
s across the state
next year, city leaders
Newspaper Associatio
week pegged the
in making sure Economic Dejust
nearly 370 newspaper
Mark Dayton this of more than 300 Minnesota
in Bloomington,
expressed interest
.
live where
the group inMinnesota
of
Corp.
Jackson.
employees
community as one creation as a re- last Thursday
to
new
velopment
Pilot for excela plane
to
all those
job
prior to boarding was confident in
In recognizing the
l in AGCOs decision
targets for further
reporting, judges
they work.
infrastructure
ring operations
right now strumenta
Dayton said he ability to band
lence in general paper is loaded
sult of proposed critical
Thats the hot topic said Jack- expand manufactu
has
his fellow citizensthe commitment
commented: This
said the JEDC the
improvements.
Photo by Mike Jordan
to its readers.
address last
the real big question, Im sure in Jackson
fulfill
members of
with stories that matter
Walter.
Since his inauguralhas repeatedly together to to putting the people of
was all smiles
See PILOT on A3
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Gov. Mark Dayton helped usher in
A3
month, the governoris to get Minne- we all shareback to work.
See HOUSING on
there will be much
Thursday as he
next few months
said his top priority arguing that job Minnesotalater, Dayton was in Jack- last than 100 new permanent jobs at
to that over the
again,
more
Hours
working
expansion
sotans
development
announce the
AGCO in Jackson.
creation and economic the state out son to help
See JOBS on A3
are the keys to digging
As of late,
of the economic doldrums.
Partners in progress

Teamwork gets it done
I have to commend Mr. Lessman on not only a great job on his
entered story about how this company came to town and how
local, state and national resources came together to bring jobs
to this community, but the entire front page package he put
togetherit appearsby himself. A great comprehensive package
of stories showing how these jobs will affect the town.
Pilot ranked amon

top papers in state
how
With jobs secure,
here?
about them living
cornerstone
Jackson emerging as
ion effort
of governors job creat
new surgical suite

Sanford Jackson debuts
is
The first operation
week
scheduled for this
by RYAN BRINKS
News Editor
e-art operatThe new, state-of-th

Medical Center
ing suite at Sanfordscheduled to be
Jackson was first after months of
put to use Tuesday
renovation.
pe, enA brand new laparosco
for shoulder
doscope, arm boardequipmen t for
operation s, added
services
podiatric
and
orthopedi c
records for all
and electronic medical
surgical suite are
the charting in the
upgrades,
among the most prominent
along with space.
the size of
Weve about doubled said Dawn
suite,
our old surgical
officer.
Schnell, chief nursing
the old operatStaff moved out of June 2010 but
of
ing room at the end start on the new
Photo by Ryan Brinks
work didnt actually . They were temdebut this week under
suite until September
was scheduled to
Dawn Schnell,
the old obstetrics
new surgical suite
registered nurse; n, circulator;
porarily housed in performed minor
Center Jacksons
Deanna Smith, a
Sanford Medical
area, where they
members (from left)
manager; Linda Winkelma
endoscopies.
the direction of teamMichele Storbeck, operating room
surgical cases and
officer;
and best equip.
Now with the latest built team can chief nursing
Nielsen, scrub technician
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and queen Sunday
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CHIPOTLE?
REQUIREMENTS AND
GENERAL LOCATION NEEDS
INSERTED IN THIS
Progress
2011
BACK IN BUSINESS?
The National Restaurant

Association
forecasts a positive growth
for the nation
in 2011, after three years
of negative sales
growth. According to its
2011 Restaurant
Industry Forecast, our region
is expected to
see a 3.1 percent growth
in sales this year.
In food services and drinking
places, Rice
County employed, on average:
1781 in 2006
1967 in 2007 2131 in 2010*
*Fourth quarter data not
1332 in 2008 yet
available, average of Q1
1585 in 2009 through Q3
Source: U.S. Census Bureau,
Quarterly Workforce Indicator
2011
Saturday-Sunday,
July 23-24,
Northfield News
2011
Saturday-Sunday,
July 23-24,
2011
TS IN NORT
HFIELD
open & close
d
2004 Erbert & Gerberts

Subs and Clubs
March 2010
1947 Tinys Hot Dogs
July 2010
July 2010 Tea Creations
in operation
2005 Froggy Bottoms
River Pub
Sept. 2010
2004 Wendys
2010
Sept. 2010 Pan Pan Internatio
nal Caf
in operation
2009 Butlers Steak and
Ale
Nov. 2010
Jan. 2008 Beef O Bradys
Jan. 2011
Feb. 2010 Kentucky Fried
Chicken
Jan., 2011
2008 Ole Caf
Feb., 2011
Mar. 2011 620 Grill
in operation
June, 2011
July 2011 Bittersweet
Eatery
in operation
Five reasons we ca
nt
keep them in busin
ess
Northfield News
Graphic by Joni
By JACQUELINE
Berg
A.
juggle resources
to keep each
part of the business
running
smoothly,
eve all had the
same to support but consumers have
conversation.
them, too.
Why cant
What restaura
nt and entrepre we customers
used to be there?
neurs keep them
in business long-ter
If youve been in
m?
Northfield
long, it isnt easy
to recall all of
Business lessons
the past and present
restaurants
Jennifer Torgrim
in town. There
has been a lot
son of
Northfield had
of movement in
always been
that sector in
smart about her
recent years.
finances. She
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those
informa
ions and story each For
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people who were-4153. homework, but she knows
e-mail, faxes and
320-234
form of willing
now
at
that frugality isn't
writer,
to staff
invest
Leader
a lot
always
Terry Davis,
energy and of course, of time, enough.
money,
into their dream.
Owners must
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Business
Shutdown ove
By Suzanne Rook
srook@northfieldnews.
com
ISSUE
Portraits
Northfield News
TIMING RESTAURAN
July 23-24, 2011
Police arrest
2 in Northfield
mans death
A rollercoaster
in Northfield year
PREFERRED SITE CRITERIA
Urban storefronts, shopping

center end-caps and pads,
freestanding buildings
Current sizes range from
1,000 to 2,800 square feet
depending on trade area
characteristics
25 feet minimum frontage
Patio seating preferred
Zoning to accommoda
te restaurant use and
allow liquor license (beer
& margaritas)
Parking adequate for restaurant
use
Building exterior to allow
Chipotle standard
storefront design and signage
Excellent visibility and
access
For
years,
whenever
his family would
gather in
front of the televisio
n, Shea
Stremcha would
be focused
on his sketchbook.
as they
watched TV,
S t r e m c h as
father, Jeff
Stremcha
said,
his
youngest
son
would
be drawing,
Stremcha
filling
one
bound pad
after another
with an array
of images:
designs, cars,
creatures,
people.
Family and friends

say
Stremcha, 25,
wasnt just
creative, but that
he also
overflowed with
energy and
enthusiasm.
He had a zest
for life,
Jeff Stremcha said
of his son
who was shot and
killed early
Wednesday in
an apparent
home invasion
at the south
Minneapolis home
he shared
with his fiance,
ashley
Faeth.
On Friday, police
arrested
a 23-year-old man
and a 27year-old man in
connection
with the 2004
Northfield
High School graduate
s death.
The two were
booked into
Hennepin county
Jail
they wait for investig where
ators to
take their case to
the county
attorney for possible
charges.
Police havent speculat
ed
on what motivate
d the
killing.
Jesse Stremcha,
the oldest
of the Stremch
a siblings,
remembers his
brother as
a young man
who loved
motorcycles and
cars
especially a 1979
Trans am
nicknamed The
Bandit that
he restored.
SUNDAY,
along with their AUGUST 14, 2011
father, the
two brothers enjoyed
HUTCHINSON LEADER
visiting
the North Shore,
hiking on
the Superior Trail
and annual
motorcycle trips.
Recently the
three rode to Memphi
s, Tenn.
By SUZAN NE
ROOK, srook@
northfieldnews.com and
TIM
MINNESOTa PUBlIc PUGMIRE,
millionaires, dayton
RadIO NEWS
said. They'll have
to explain to the
percent shift from
people of Minnes
Gov. Mark dayton
2010-11, Northfi
why that is a better
ota
eld
priority. I don't agree. Superintendent chris Richard
budget bills Wednes signed a series of
I would not have
son says
day, ending a nearly
the district will
voted for the tax
three-week state
receive $2.4 million
bill if I than it
were a legislator.
governm
ur givesn.the
less
ent shutdow
prene
was promised
But I signed
Entre
Though Republi
otherwi
cans passed
se Minnesota would it because ardson says school in 2011-12. Richthe prise
enter
budget during a one-day
officials will soon
not go back determi
hospitality
to work."
special session,
ne
whether
the
neither side has
in
it needs to borrow
even
Dayton
fully embrac
Two of the areas
er try
to
ed the final
Dekruif
Republican legisla- pay its bills. and that borrow ing,
product, which anoth
Woodard
tors,
relies on of
he
work
Rep.
said,
will
Kelby Woodard
cost the district
roading and rowing
account ing measurmidst borrow
and Sen. al of
money in the form
deKruif, see things
and additional delayed
es. But both sides
interest.
differently.
they're glad the
say ments to
state payshutdow
I held my nose
school district
SOSA
n is
charter schools
over.
By JORGE
and voted for somedayton, who describ
will catch a break
If the voters are s.
thing I dont believe
the education bill
Writer
as
the bills as the
angry about that,
in, deKruif said,
best option availablStaff ed
assures theyll be
dayton
plaining
ex- paid faster
e, wanted an income
ic cli- said the blame falls
rethan non-charters.
tax increase on
squarely on up and his desire to get Minnesota back
current econom
the
GOP.
Given the
time
top earners
running.
The upside, said
, but
a challenging
Repubto be
licans refused. Theymate, its got
"I think the people
This
the education bill Richardson, is that
nt.
lly resolved
of Minnesota would was the best deal the governo
the stalemate and toeventua
signed Wednesday
open a new restaura
should
y thatsknow that
r longer allows
agree to, said Woodar
it on a highwa
their preference
with a combination resultin
the state to tempora no
But to gdoshutdow
n borrow
to traf-another
d.
is to
The deal shifts 40
of tobacco
withhold paymen
ction and closed
rily
$1.4 billion rather
bond
percent of state
bor- raise
under constru
with a
ts when it gets
than payments to
taxes on milliona
aid cash. Twice
require a person
low on
schools to
fic? That might
in the last couple
ires and multiof years, the
Even with the planned the following year.
wit.
bent sense of
repayment of a 30
of Stewart, who
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than
decision to close.
an evaluation
bachelors degree
of fuel had more
mined through
Associtanker truck
J.D. Power and
by
.
in business manted
$31,000
cusconduc
tdoubled to
consists of a
agement/marke
Silver Lake Leader
ates. The process survey measuring
Hauer told the
the Colfamily to
his
tion
from
d
ing
satisfac
attracte
tomer
Rachael Popp
one thing that
up in
experience with
lege of St. Benethat he grew
on
customers overall n Family agent.
her Hutchins
Silver Lake was
with a
use
will
town
America
dict,
another
St.
their current
native will help
Montgomery,
office at 95 Hassan n
. They also joined
sales and marketon
Mies, with an
in sell others
Bohemian heritage c Church, which
an agent for America
ing background
S.E., has been
her hometown
.
Holy Family Catholi as their former
her new position
since June 1961.
name
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same
the
was
She can be conPark.
the
church in St. Louis
tacted at
@explo
rachael
g
chamber by e-mailinor by calling 320Steve Hauer have
Owners Lisa and
on gas
inson.com,
Marath
rehutch
Express
closed the SL
along
the
587-5252.
nience store
a native of
station/conve
Lake. The
by
Rachael Popp,
y 7 in Silver
Family
has been hired
in
State Highwa
an American
Hutchinson area,
er of
sed the store
Roger Mies,
has
son Area Chamb
Hauers purcha
Silver
in Hutchinson,
the Hutchin
and moved to
& Visitors
Insurance agent
er satisConvention
November 2006
zed for custom
Commerce,
Twin Cities.
J.D.
been recogni
ed
Lake from the
ce under the
NOW OPEN
cited the continu of
faction excellen
Steve Hauer
escalating price
and
y
bad econom
Second Place: Hutchinson Leader, Doug Hanneman

Hutchinson Technology moving production out of town
Well-written story about an extremely tough subject; story back up
by pertinent breakout boxes, good art and solid wordsmithing.
of
g is comprised
Kottke Truckin
that
and 100 trailers
and
about 70 trucks
Midwest, South
operate in the
United
part of the
Southeastern
It has
frozen foods.
since
States hauling
the Kottke family
been run by
in 1938.
its formation
g
Kottke Truckin
Kyle Kottke of
top
recently received
Buffalo Lake
Trucking
the Minnesota
honors from
conferits 79th annual
Association at
nt contributions
ence for his significa y.
g industr
2011
to the truckin
the
of
t
recipien
Kottke was the
This
Service Award.
an
Outstanding
to recognize
award was created significantly conhas
misindividual who
programs and
tributed MTAs
r of the
been a membe
sion. He has
six years
directors for
MTA board of
Trucking
Kottke
for
r,
and has worked
the general manageof
since 1998. Now
ion
the third generat y.
Kyle is part of
run the compan
Kottkes who have
its
Silver Lake loses
convenience store
At our
nter:
Collision Ce
% satisfied
You will be 100 rantee.
thats our gua
Dealership
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Family Owned
ance
Hutchinson insur
agent honored
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Business Story

{ cover story }
HEAlTHful
InvESTMEnTS
ms are paying off

their weLLness progra
LocaL companies find
ty
tivi
duc
pro
s,
ing
sav
in
health and wellness.
te,
By Adam Couzens
Special to the Times
Cold
You only have to ask
President
Spring Granite Co.
he did on his
John Mattke what
much
how
realize
to
n
last vacatio
wellness.
he values health and
r-old
In January, the 52-yea
peak,
climbed Africas highest
rising
Mount Kilimanjaro,
level in
19,341 feet above sea
Tanzania.
A lifelong fitness advoca

force with
Mattke is a driving
Alexowner and CEO Patrick
Spring
ander behind Cold
a formal
Granite implementing
worksite
agenda to promote
runThe program has been

will cost
ning for five years and
employee
the company $58 per
in 2011.
the
worth
And it is well
Group motivation:
and
Janet Jerzak (near)
ees
other ING Direct employ 23.
work out Feb.
10
roi
April-June 2011
Page 30
First Place: St. Cloud Times, Adam Couzens

Healthful investments
Making business coverage interesting, informative and useful
to a mass audience is one of the challenges facing newspapers
today. By merging the business of health with human-interest
factoids and wellness - a popular topic these days, this piece
accomplishes that. The liberal use of breakout boxes, graphics
and pictures helps break up the text into manageable chunks. The
article also effectively uses numbers to help tell the story of why
it makes sense for businesses and employees to embrace wellness
programs. Adding a piece that many newspapers forget, the story
also shows people how to get involved and where they can go to
get additional information. In all, a very timely, well thought-out
and designed story.
Second Place: The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead, Marino Eccher
Ghosts in the stones
Often, business coverage is thought of as a number-based pursuit
that has to be forward looking. This piece by Marino Eccher
breaks that mold, taking a romantic and fact-fueled look back at
the businessmen - and the buildings - that helped shape and grow
Fargo. And that theres hardly a number in the story does little to
diminish its business-centric nature. The graphic elements on the
front - from the nontraditional headline to the mugs of the historic
buildings, and the map - immediately draw the reader in and give
a sense of personality and identity to the story. The heavy use
of historical facts and tidbits helps place the reader in an earlier
time, while current references bring the old buildings to life. In all,
a piece that transcends the usual stale nature of business coverage
while still hitting the mark. Well done.
Arts and Entertainment Story

First Place: Blaine-Spring Lake Park Life, Elyse Kaner
Dino Might
Dino Might is one of the most unique stories I have read in a
newspaper. Both the medium Estrada uses and Kaners approach
to the story are wonderful.
MENT
E N T E RTA I N
FRIDAY
ARTS
I believe implicitly
ted
in the world is fascina
that every young man dinosaurs
either shar ks or
with
y (American author
Peter Benchle
1940-2006)
of novel Jaws,
WWW.ABCNEW
SPAPERS.COM

DEC. 17, 2010
SECTION
David Estrada creates
some
dinosaurs of steel, 700
than
weighing more
upounds. This stegosa
of his
rus nestles in front
Ham Lake home.
Second Place: Ely Timberjay, Scott Stowell

Art from the earth
Interesting story about a creative community art program. Not
your typical A & E story.
| STAFF WRITER
Byy ELYSE KANER
nearly every week.

gets together with
her son, the
nor can
n Estrada recalls
than a speeding bullet
His mother Kathlee a younger sister, starting a
e is neither faster in a single bound. But Daand
eldest of three boys of 12. He was a responsible kid
he leap tall building certainly a man of steel.
age
she said. And
paper route at the
vid Estrada is most
people on his route,
oxygen acetywho baby sat for
a torch for art. An
ever since.
A man who carries
hes been working
and in high
record
lene torch.
broke a track
sculpture artist
In junior high, he
football, but he
g as a popular steel
,
a sprinter and played
Estrada is emergin be told, someone from Madison
rs. school he was she said.
in his own right. Proofed one of his mammoth dinosau
wasnt into art,
ng class.
Wis., recently purchas
take a cake decorati
own his
He did, however,
as far away as China
beautiful,
Other people from
me is he could makereal, they
d
impresse
What
so
pieces.
said. They were
grow up, I
beautiful roses, she
some day when I home in
.
his
I always tell people,
didnt look like frosting
he
Estrada said from
early age of 13 that
want to be an artist,enjoys a detached studio in his
he
Estrada knew at thetter. While attending Anoka
Ham Lake where
fi
wanted to be a pipe a preparatory course to get
backyard.
took
he
High School,
with a salta man
March
23, 2011
Estrada, 51,
into St. Pauls TVI.
moustache
asked
and-pepper fu manchu
entrance exam. He
d
a full head
But he failed the
available. He contacte
complemented by
was
age,
None
.
his
belies
for tutoring
Affairs. No luck.
of white hair that
Big dinosaurs.
the Bureau of Indian
Page 8
makes dinosaurs. uses. Sixteenup, Estrada got in
Hardly one to give Urban League. They
Lumbering allosaur
Paul
ruses. Out of
touch with the St. Americans. Maybe they
feet long stegosau
supported African- the time, they had no
steel.
at
redBut,
aming
continued from page
would help.
Meanwhile, his fl
, a mix of Mexican
1
and delicate
programs for Estrada the Minnewaukan
head woodpeckers forged of steel
(of
multi-cultural, musical,
and Lower Sioux
eagle feathers all sellers. So are
s side and Swedish
historical and creative
Tribe) on his motherfathers side. components.
are some of his bestherons.
s
This is d
and Mexican on his
Estrada
really
answere
exclusive to Pelican
his waist-high blue
acetylene torch
17, the leagueRapids,
$1,000
Yes, blue.
uses an oxygen (Photo by Bruce Silcox)
about
Pelican
Still, at the age of
spent said
Estrada
High School
s the league
Blue, you say? Steel?
band
director mostly,
on math
Sean Fitzsimm
his art pieces.
to conjure a palcall for help. He estimate-a-half months,
to create
ons, who has
Estrada manages nely detailed
heartedly supported
wholefi
the project.
to tutor him for two-and
ate of hues on his
It is an interestin
on
perception.
ng
g
spacial
collabora
dependi
kid,
and
, Estrada
a
as
tion, and the
in me
students
steel art pieces,
participated in all
they invested
got me into the artwork
was
of his torch on
of the creative
ever
- David Estrada
And thats what
Thats $1,000 that a product
aspects,
job. I hated it. It
ive worker
the heat intensity
plant
t
said
Tessa
been
treatmen
Martinso
youre
n,said
director
of his
the multi-school Cultural
Estrada said. Ive
of water
metal.
toast. The product
Collabor
line
job. It was just dry
ative that
is centered
a boring
since then.
He came from a
an artistaround Pelican
me no satisfaction.
A pipe tter and Partners also
dealing with gave
attending
Northern Rapids.
of blacksmiths
foreman for include:
in 1989, he started
fitter The
time,
pipe
a
is
is
same
from creating
he
visited
,
the
White
gone
Estrada
They
about
has
Earth Indian Reservat At
Today,
But innately
and railroad
Estrada
s with his wife, Jeanie.
ion and
drummer Tom Mason
of Vadnais Heights.
out of washers, bolts
n.
art shows at museum The Minneapolis Institute of Arts.
Air Corporation
ants and butterflies eight-feet tall sunflowers, with petperfectio
for
The
striving
Center.
Fargo-Moorhead
out
in 1977,
Youth the Walker Art
gets from hammer an artist. Always
spikes to turning
could do that,
High School
Pelican
steel, an effect he
Rapids High School Symphonyalways would say to me, gosh, I
from Anoka
als made of dappled
MusicHe
and a former
After graduating
ment of becoming a pipe
Departes.
s wife of 21 years
realized his dream
pipe fiton anvil techniqu
a masters
said Jeanie, Estrada
Otter Tail
long line of
Estrada not only
County Historica
19, he later earned
removed from the his grandfather
jobs, thel Society
t union
The
art teacher.
fitter at the age of
A craft not too far
be
McKnigh
off simple. Usdifferen
t Foundati
at several
on
family. That would Also, his father
Plant, the
at the time. He startedacetylene torch,
Power
top it off,
ter license. He worked Island To
blacksmiths in his
side.
Nuclear
the program has been Estrada was 31
oxygen
ther on his dads
fect fit with the Pelican
per-welding expertise with an
Monticello and Prairie
from railroad
and great grandfa by trade.
inga his
school's
He made large ants
grant, which provides
Refinery.
A 21st Century
shapes.
work.
metal
from
at
Ashland
cles
Jeanie refers
was a metal polisher
joined
injury
he
after-school learning
a knee
and enrichme
made fantasy birds
he suffered
crafts miniature motorcy
was
Heities.
nt knee.
opportun
In the mid 1980s, a standPure
spikes and nails. HeThe body of the bird from a metal
hit his
Oh, yeah. Estrada
three-feet in length,
andcoinciden
from
hang, more than
ce,
to as Goonie birds. hoe handle for the head.
six-inch pipe fell two years.
steel as well. They looking as if theyre ready to thunder
brought all of these or perhaps destiny,
scoop, and a
partners
to work for
plant.
shovel
acetylene
unable
together
sewer
on his studio walls
Paul
oxygen
internet.
via
ol
St.
the
an old-scho
highway.
to a job at the
sculpoff onto an open
So why does he use
He later returned had had
I really
enough.
knew nothing about
a 14-feet high steel above
es?
pieces,
sculptur
Estrada
his
Minneso
favorite
time,
for
his
said composer Nielson,
ta,
torch
After a
One of
heritage, rises
machine, thats not
McKnight Visiting
him.
who outlined his
es forearlier
r plasma
Native American
project
Composer system,
he says.
use a compute
ture reflecting his
If you Nielson,
David James
in the winter at a Pelican
If
The job held no challeng
above,
cheatsasthe
St. Paul.
T working
art. That
Rapids Rotary meeting.
spew a
an artist
dence in Pelican
cutters
Kaposia Park in South
in resiEnvironmental
the plasma
Be Rapids.
Besides
His internet searches
sioned by the River circle for the
interest in
commis
no
has
piece,
he
included
The
sm. A
words like
n powder
fine
mythology, mystical
bespeaks symboli
, anthropology.
Romeo frominhaling
, he says.
Action Program,
ota and
Appearing in his search
in
the
for the Dakota
was the historical
Woman, sometimes warring tribe. Minnesodinosau
earth. Two brothers hold a drum,
ta
r
societys story of
m,
called The
the Minnesota Woman.
to make
Lady ofathe
Lake, was discovere
Lakota tribes. They beat of thee
He wanted
The
end
Estrada
result
d with
ago
of
at least
yearstwo
eight
facts: the pendant About
arti- of
representing the heart
story and ten minutethese quirks of fate: A
le,
and a dagger
Lake
food. An eagle,
composition will debut
made the
around
from
elks
drive
an
horn.
a
April
Sioux. A bison for
too
took
3 at 4 pm at
hus
Four feathThe primitivethe
and spotted a monstro
Reineke Fine Arts Festival Hall in the
Isles
the carrier of prayers.
knife
was
givenr.to her to
Center,
four direchelp protect her from
dinosau
An ensemble of Pelican NDSU.
ers representing the east and west.
m
metal
t.
tribe.
Rapids drummers
There is a medicine the enemy
of one of the
will sit side by side
front
tions, north, south, sculpture in
in the
n
was
man
It
in
with
story,
young
histhe
the
is
and
climactic conclusio and, well, the
musicians
rest
in
from throughout Fargo-M
Estrada finished tapped to do
h n, there is a chase Jurassic
homes,
oorhead to present
scene across the lake,
the music and story.
history.
2007. He has been the park.
a primitive
to in Ancient
canoe.
Minnesota Woman tory.
in
Many of the students
drowns,history.
two more projects
despite a desperCreating percussio
P
from Pelican Rapids
ate attempt to save Period
may not have been
who in the
told my
during a workshop n sounds
andher
is buried
exposed to drummin
Not bad for a kid
homewith
dagger and pendanther.IShe
am
came
workshops, and playing
earlier this
g
entrance exam
blanketed
winter, at the Pelican
by a layer
makeofa dinosaur.
with a live symphomussel shells.
late 70s flunked his al Vocany orchestra before,
w I want to
wife
High School band Rapids
wrote Nielson, in
A three movement
into St. Pauls Technic
room is
overview of the project.
go for it, she said.
an
composi
OK, Hon,
student Ashley Neu.
tion, the music
I feel that I will be
includes
tional Institute.
a
able
love
to
theme for the Romeo
bring a great musical
way of getting
who grew up
Juliet of the story. It
was just oneand
background to
the students of Pelican
says,
Not bad for a kid
A distinctiv
th
drum Estrada
rhood in south
rhythm will represent
o of here hair,
out
me each
help bring awarenes Rapids, which will
in a tough neighbo he faced ethnic
nic
s of contemporary
explained.
jokin .tribe, as Nielson
jokingly
composers, and inspire
living
Minneapolis, where
them to pursue
at creating the
The story was not His
in their own lives
H firstitattempt
challenges.
whether it be for a music
was
the students idea, my idea,th
s took nine
totally
or career.
creature
hobby
and I had to
said
m
mammo
outsider
Nielson,
an
was
who
I
to tap into the students
wantedchildrens
studied
Surprisingly, Pelican
said Estrada, who
mflair for He
Rapids students are
thebooks
dramatic
The students really months.
fight everybody,
and
in
. drew up
also learning about
certain
a
ed
exudes
helped
il
illustrat
this fascinating aspect
in all aspects..in. Accuracy
creating a story line
laughs easily and
local history. Despite
template
of
ion with his
p thefor
plans
lifea of Minnesota Woman, saidaround
calmness and satisfact
permanent monume the fact that there is a
nt to him.
w importa
was
Collabor
director Martinson. Cultural
ative
Minnesota Womannt to the discovery of the
life today.
at a fork in the road
And in the process,
the north side of Pelican
Courtesy Otter Tail Hes been working
on
these students preserved
of 12
the essence of pre-histo
agefrom
ger
themade
County Historica
were completely unaware.many local students
DINOmight/
an elks'
l Societysince
r horn - with other
enhanced by mankind ric Minnesota;continued on page 6
the better
- werefordiscovere
Any lack of knowled
layers of silt and
n
s most fundamental
Things changed
dmplin.
with
in. the sand.
America
geecting
of the his
Native
musical instrume
Minneso
bones.
Many local residents his family
Woman didntstatue
moved to Champl
ta courtesy
re
of David Estrada)nts; and inspired by
prevent
this
when
have
their
ime.
time.
create
(Photo
less
imaginat
the
an
to
at
agestory, penned by
There had commis
forgotten, but Pelican
It didrader
from running wild,
St. Paul. ions
not take
been no sioned
Jenks
was an eighth-g
water in Kaposia
Park in South
however.
and his Estrada
om
from
language: Shakespe a master of the English
there for was
rates a prominen He Rapids
colleague
Caught in the crossfire
atThe
stands
leaststatue
sFriends
friends.
long
10,000
are.
new
to
realize
t He
.
years,
place
made
they
in had a findwhom he still
between two clans
heritage
Truly, the April 10
when glacial
state history and
battling over limited
there
is aJunior High of immense impor- included all Lake Pelican
Jackson
Minnesota Woman premiere of
monument commem
Woman was given resources, Minnesota
the
lakes
will
be
in
a seashell pendant
a historic origithe
nal.
Pelican River Chain,
the event just 3 miles orating
by her
north of
ered considerable highand covthe city on U.S. Highway
59.
as well. And the soil ground,
A monument stands
the body had been covering
site of the discovery on the
laid down
Minnesota Woman
centuries before that.
Minnesota Woman" of "The
In fact,
the skelethe lake had been
tal remains of a woman
premiere will positi April 3 concert
the melting of the formed by
believed to be at least that is
on
Pelica
great
gla10,000
ciers which covered
(possibly as much
area, students at cente n Rapids
as 20,000)
our continent long most of
years old.
r stage
ages
Prior to 1926, most ago.
It was June 16, 1931
and a
The premiere of
tists believed human scienhighway departme
nt
Nielsen, featuring 'Minnesota Woman' by James David
appearance in North beings'
at work leveling crew was
Pelican Rapids students
what engithe Fargo-Moorhead
dated from about the America
performing with
neers had labeled
"frost boil
4 p.m. at Festival Area Youth Symphony will be April
ple thousand years. last coufive" when the grader
Hall in the Reineke
3,
blade
NDSU.
covery of what was The disFine Arts Center,
suddenly bit into
soft
FMAYS provides
known as "The to become
Crew member Carl earth.
This skull, dating
the young musician
Minnesota
back 10,000
Valley and the surround
s of the Red River
Man" (the name
who was followinSteffen,
years or more,
was
rehearsing and performiing region with the experienc
changed in 1976 to officially
machine, thought g the
ered north of Pelican discove of
"The
ng
Minhe
with
Rapids
saw
a
FMAYS
symphon
nesota Woman")
in 1931. Below,
something odd. Stopping
has been serving
y orchestra.
pushed the
the orchestral growth
for
since the late 1960's.
ment at the site of the monudate even beyond
a closer look, he was
of youth
the
that,
discovshocked
back
ery.
further than many
to see an empty eye
returns
were willsocket of
Litchfield tennis team 8A
ing to concede.
a human skull peering
up at
But eventually, the
him.
seven senior starters
unwinds during
evidence
became irrefutabDarwin
"We had this tough
le. Science
celebration 16A
city
now recognizes this
who came over and old guy
said,Car
'this Run
ta Girl (who is Minnesowon't take long!'
Antique
sometimes
and jammed
1B
referred to as "Lady
his shovel into
through county
travels
the ground.
Lake"), as a proto-Indof the
But I warned him
away from
ian, a
member of a race
it. 'We'll make a
who lived
man
virtually in the shadow
it,' I said, Mr. out of
of glaSteffen
ciers at the end of
recalled.
the
Age. Her forebears last Ice
tance. The pelvis immedia
Steffen indeed
had come
tely from east-cent
"make a man out tried to identified it as
ral Asia,
exhuming the bones,of it," by female, but young a mature haps by walking across perenough to Bering
and lay- never
the
ing them out in
Straights
have
borne children.
on ice, peranatomical
haps on
order in the ditch.
From Steffens descriptio
n of exposed bya "land bridge"
how the
Today such an unintenti
onal reasoned bones lay, experts Retreating lower sea levels.
$1
discovery of human
glaciers left
they had not
would stop a projectremains ualistically buried, been rit- of rich alluvial soil a band
at their
so an acci- bases,
cold, dental
while experts were
upon which grew
death was suspected
hustled
lush
SINCE 1876
in
.
grasses
to make a thorough
The bones had been
covered bison, to feed great herds of
tion of the undisturb evalua- with a layer
elk, perhaps
of deteriorated
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son
treasured
l proBy Brent Schache
an gifts
through theimmigra
ary with
can ever
of assimilation, thor Steve Dille.
multi-schoono
annivers
which essentially banished
have,
family support. Fifty- youbrate
EDITOR
l Cultural
100th
said
Collaborative, which
its
with
Mason
self,
...
to
the stuis headquarteredlater,
many Indian tradi7 p.m. Friday
While drum5 to
on Page 7A
he passes away dents.
tionsNfrom
ANDERSO
The Pelican Rapids
is in
public display.
open houseafrom
youratcare...tak
twowillyears in Pelican Rapids.
325 See
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one of the morecare ofcompany
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about West
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andCountys
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of Alfred
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citizens in
itage.yThese
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al herstories have significan
America: A Biograph
included a variety of
Drums can have a
glimpse of a rebackwoods. Then, hold them illegally in the
themes,
derson offers afrom cultural programs at the school to
headlights would form
spirit; and may take female spirit, or a male
profiles of immicircle around the Pow
grants from the past
in a
to the present.
malelk, deer, bison.on the soul of an aniraided, said Mason, Wow, and it would be
Feature stories with
a
A drum-keeper
periodically in the Press multi-cultural theme will appear
thers stories. Manyrecounting his grandfain his community,
over the next year.
times,
Masons father carried
he had to
into his Model A
on the tradition of
Ford and make a run jump
grandfatherand ancestors
his
The Meekit..
for
before.
er County
haw
The Shaw-Allen-S
Sheriffs Offor
fice has seen
band will reunite
an increase
in thefts of
its first concert in
metal, inr
35 years. The forme
cluding copand
per. The
Litchfield brothers
Sheriffs Ofed
record
for
who
asks
,
fice
friend
the public
earned
and
s
album
two
to notify
s, will
them if
numerous award
se
they see
Funds from increa
at
Shaw to form
unknown people
Mike Shaw and Terryin the 1970s. The
perform Saturday
y in the
up with brothers
will pay for fixing
popular bands
part Jim Allen teamed, one
or vehicles, especiall where
of the regions most at the American Legion club in
the fairgrounds as
len-Shaw
evening, near places
failed trunk line on
gig on a Friday night
outside.
the Shaw-Al
equipment is left
trio played their first
of a fundraiser for
Litchfield
of
side
east
d.
House. Litchfiel
THE
I always
tell people,
some day
when I
grow up,
I want to
be an
artist,
RESS
MINNESOTA WOM
AN
Drums
across the
millennia
Minnesota Wo
man:
Oldest resident of
discovered in Peli North America
can Rapids in 193
1
Diggin Twine
Ball Day
Vintage
vehicles
Girls ready to
make a racket
Independent Review
LITCHFIELD
anniversary
l celebrates 100th
Anderson Chemica
NATIVE AMERICAN
DRUMMER
Council
raises
sewer
rates
for 2012
Scrap metal
thefts on
the rise in
Meeker
County
Litchfield Opera
Sheriffs Office seeks

publics help
in finding thieves
By Andrew Wig
STAFF WRITER
conditions
Recent market
metal an inhave made scrap
target for
creasingly desirable
County and
thieves in Meeker
beyond.
has been
Enticing them
metal prices.
near record-high
R&R Auto
In recent weeks,
g in
Salvage and Recyclin$4.15
Litchfield was payinghighest
the
per pound for
from the $1
grade copper, up
was getting
per pound copper
prices
in late 2008, although in the
some
have leveled off
coinciding
past two weeks,
market
with recent stock
volatility.
cing
Weve been experien
last couple
the
for
thefts
metal
to be a
years, but there seems
in stealheightened interest metals,
ing copper and other
Sheriff Jeff
Meeker County
Norlin said.
no
made
However, we have
arrests yet, he added. made
Last year his office
arrest, he
one metal-theft
said.
the items
The problem is,
7A
See METAL on Page
First Place: Pelican Rapids Press, Louis Hoglund

Drums across the millennia
The writer put the extra time and effort into this piece and it
shows. Great work. Congratulations!
Second Place: The Paynesville Press, Michael Jacobson
Frank and Nat: Their Way
Nice writing grabbed the judges attention.
Honorable Mention: The Paynesville Press,
Michael Jacobson
The Love of Music
Excellent writing made the difference in this story.
First Place: Litchfield Independent Review, Brent Schacherer

Comin home to play
A very colorful look at an entire era of musicand what happens
after musicians grow up.
Second Place: Waconia Patriot, Todd Moen
The Carnival Life
A layer of mystique is removed from the carnival worker. An
interesting angle to take on an annual rite of passagethat can
easily lead to the same story year after year.
rer
By Brent Schache
EDITOR
rates will
Litchfield sewer
in 2012 to
increase 4.1 percent
ction of the
finance reconstru
line, folfailed eastside trunk decision
us
lowing a unanimo Council.
Monday by the City approved
Council members
a construca bond sale bid and
project,
tion bid for the sewer million
$1.5
which carries a
that
price tag, and followed
to increase
with the decision
al and
rates for all residentis. The
commercial propertie
to everyincrease will apply
rate
one, except the reduced
residents.
available to elderly
is apit
as
increase
The rate
Associaplied to First District wastetion, the citys largest will be
also
water customer,
a reby
t
mitigated somewha
abatement
turn to FDA of tax
cooperdollars from the dairygoing to
SUBMITTED PHOTOS
ative that had been
moment, conthe citys Sewer Fund. ction
d will be a special
concert in Litchfiel city for a long time. All three
sewer reconstru
reunion
Trunk
len-Shaw
in the
when a porsays playing a Shaw-Algrew up here, and Jim Allen lived
became necessary
Mike Shaw, right,
line coland Jim in Florida.
brother Terry, left,
tion of the eastside
sidering that he and Mike in Hutchinson, Terry in Willmar
Econofoods
re
lapsed between
now live elsewhe
on Precision
and VFW/Heros
s from
Drive. City engineer
determined
Bolton & Menk
of the line,
that some portions area to
from the collapsed to be exFifth Street, will have Most of
cavated and replaced. not colsaid to me,
said. But Jim
which had
Shaw
trunk,
that
the
Mike
es
got to get through ridmisshapen,
The bands namesak
Weve just
lapsed or become
about
rer
and Terry Shaw
is a less exsong ... that old saying
Shaw, Jim Allen
By Brent Schache
can be lined, which
concert with first bike, you know?
EDITOR
are viewing the reunion
pensive option.
anticipa- ing a
len-Shaw took all
increase
of trepidation and
The ride Shaw-Al no pedal-powThe suggested rate
is a long a mixture
was
us approval,
hirty-five years
those years ago
rise
received unanimo
the music tion.
changed since
de, however. Their
brief discustime, especially in
But while much has
but only after a
set ball- ered promena
sted rocket
of rates.
heyday, when it
more like a nitro-boo
business.
sion about the equity member
little less the bands
regional fame
and record- was
a
them
seem
records
ce
will
brought
But the 1970s
room attendan
Ward 2 council
re- ride that
night at the Meek- ed two albums, the musical bond
if commerdecent income.
distant Saturday
Connie Lies asked
seem a
Shawstill
sure, the and a
be
the
to
as
members
nds,
Just
should be
Though band
mains the same.
er County Fairgrou
rt
cial properties
how they caught
class, or
reunites for a mu- group gathered for a few pre-conce
bit unsure of just
Allen-Shaw band
judged all in one
lane as part
the past week.
sical walk down memoryBrew & BBQ rehearsals during
Page 2A
6A
be like my first
See CONCERT on
See SEWER on Page
Im nervous. It will
of the Backyard Band,
Terry
Opera
g,
somethin
Litchfield
day of school or
fundraiser for the
House.
Comin home to play

T
REACH US
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E DINA F EBRUARY
75
In the Community,
Vol. 34, No. 6
Hornets hockey
shuts out EP,
falls to Wayzata
CURRENT
SUN
With the Community,
First Place: Edina Sun Current, Katie Mintz

Hymn-a-Thon raises money for organ repairs
The perfect example of how writing makes the story just as
much as the story itself. Great lede grabs the reader and has him
laughing, great use of quotes throughout. The writing invites the
reader along for the story of the organ while also making sure to
include the whos, whats, whens and wheres of the event itself.
Other entries in the category had much stronger stories to tell, but
the writer didnt give those stories the reverence this writer did.
SPORTS
PAGE 22
www.minnlocal.com
For the Community
Changes
afoot for
Southdale
Simon Property
Group looking
to improve the
important property
BY KATIE MINTZ
ry. All 3,000

the churchs 50th anniversa
was built in 1987 for extensive renovation leading up to the
St. Stephens organ
of an
minister of worship
this spring as part
pipes will be cleaned ry. Here, Larry Reynolds, St. Stephens
Hymn-a-Thon.
churchs 75th anniversaaccompanies singers at the churchs
and principal organist,
SUN NEWSPAPERS
the
Center,
Southdale
regional
nations first enclosed soon get
could
shopping center,
a facelift.
Property
Owner Simon
dly in talks
reporte
is
Group
tenant as
with a new anchor
redevelopment
part of a major
mall.
of the 55-year-old
Jim Hovland
Edina Mayor
r Scott Neal
and City Manage representaspoke with Simon Wednesday
tives by phone
2.
afternoon, Feb.
the
said
Hovland
sed retail real
Indianapolis-ba
a potential
estate firm has the former
for
anchor tenant
since 2004.
Mervyns store vacant theyre on
To hear them say tenant for
a
the verge of finding empty for
been
a space thats
encouraging,
seven years is
Im hoping it
said Hovland.
.
comes to fruition
SOUTHDALE: TO PAGE
13
Hymn-a-Thon raises
airs
money for organ rep
said longmiddle of a service, Marx.

Ann
time parishioner making sure
The church is
will accompaits replacement
years to come.
ny services for
ation and
About 70 congreg s particicommunity member
ur Hymn-apated in the nine-ho 5, to raise
Feb.
Thon Saturday,
ance.
money for its mainten
s, minister of
SUN NEWSPAPERS
Larry Reynold
BY KATIE MINTZ
l organist
worship and principa the origisaid
end well for
Things didnt
at St. Stephens,
of being
at St.
victim
organ
a
was
pipe
nal organ
al
in the last
Episcopal Church
Martyr Episcop
St. Stephen the Martyr restoration of the Stephen the
at
TO PAGE 14
5,
Feb.
THON:
Saturday,
HYMN-Atoward a major
Church in Edina.
The Hymn-a-Thon
blew up in the
to raise close to $10,000 St. Stephens minister of worship
The other one
(center),
Edina was expected
rs)
said Larry Reynolds
churchs pipe organ, (Photos by Katie Mintz Sun Newspape
and principal organist.
St. Stephens
Episcopal Church
restoring organ for
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Emotional journey on film
This was a tough film to do, and the writer did a great job with
interviews to tell the story thoroughly, but with the cadence to
match the filmmaker and the familys story of secrets and death.
Caused me to Google the story to find out even more, hoping to see
the movie.
OUTDOORS, PAGE
10
DNR sees good deer

hunting season
SPORTS, PAGE 8
BSU mens hockey

team to face UMD
Todays forecast
High 45 Low
30
See Page 5
Friday
October 29, 2010

114 Years
Number 191
CHURCH GETS READY

FOR DINNER
BEMIDJI REGIONAL
EVENT CENTER
Naming rights
work continues
Recognition ceremon
y for partnership dela
By Bethany Wesley
Bernie Dow, left,

Photo/Monte Draper
and Dianne Roholt
in preparation
for the 22nd annual wrap silverware Thursda
y afternoon
4:30-7 p.m. at
First Presbyterian Roast Beef Dinner set for today
Church.
from
Pioneer
ELECTIONS
Sheriff
candidates
raise
$5,000
ENTERTAINMENT
yed
been contingent
Pioneer Staff Writer
on
nesota approval, State of Min- must be met.
There will be
he
no recognition
tonight of the
Because the state said.
For instance, if
it was decided
Legislature to
partnership gave
between the city
rent out one half
the city $23 million
of Bemidji and
of Bemidji
in bond- City Hall
ing dollars toward
Sanford Health,
to a for-profit entity,
which is paying
the BREC, the
the
agreements need
property could no
$2 million to have
to be approved
longer be taxthe Bemidji by
exempt because
Regional Event
the
state.
Center renamed
meet IRS regulati it would not
The Sanford Center.
Chattin said Minneso
ons.
ta
Management & Budget
That is an example
A ceremony had
is in charge of
been planned that
expectation of difficulti , not an
to recognize the
review but has asked
partnership dures.
the law
firm of Dorsey &
ing tonights Bemidji
We dont anticipa
Whitney to hante it being a
problem, but we
versity hockey game State Uni- dle the review
on
do need to go
the states through
versity of Minneso against Uni- behalf.
the process, Chattin
ta-Duluth, but
said.
the ceremony
Meanwhile, the
citys own bond
not the game
counsel is reviewin
has been delayed.
The city and Sanford
g the agree- still
Health
ment
John Chattin,
are in sync on
city manager, millionbecause of the citys $42
the draft agreem the terms of
said there is no
in bonds.
problem per se,
Health will pay $2 ent. Sanford
but that the final
Chattin
million,
agreement is agreeme explained that all use out
not ready.
throughout 10 years spread
nts, such as this,
and nine
need to months,
be reviewed by
We have a draft
the bonding $200,000 which would equal a
agreement, authorit
but that agreeme
y
paymen
or
authorit
t
each year.
nt has always
ies.
There are requirem
ents that BREC:
See
Page 12
Zombies turning
out in Bemidji
By Laurie Swenson
s Halloween
approaches, so do
the zombies.
Last Saturday,
Pioneer Political
Editor
zombies filled two
The two candida
blocks of Beltram
tes for Beltrami County
i
sheriff have
Avenue Northwe
raised $35,000 for
st for
the filming of a scene
chests, accordin their war
g to camfrom the movie
paign finance
reports
Lazarus. This
with Beltrami County filed
Saturday, theyll
Auditor/Treasurer Kay
be on
Mack.
stage at the Chief
Wadena County
Theater for a trilogy
Deputy Bill Cross Chief
raised
plays in an evening of
about $7,000 more
than curbilled as Three
rent Beltrami County
Sheriff
Zombies and a Demon.
Phil Hodapp, and
Why zombies?
more contributorsCross has
of more
Roy C. Booth, who
than $100
36 than
wrote two of the
Hodapp 14.
zombie
plays and co-wrote
The reports from
the
iff s race overwhe the sherother, said part of
it is
the only other lm that of
that zombies are
simple.
County governm Beltrami
Its
the
ultimate
ent contested race, that of
simplified monster
county com,
missioner for the
Booth said. Its
1st District.
a fleshThere, Commissioner
eating corpse that
rises
Jack
Frost reports
up and runs after
no contribuyou.
tions and $757.17
He has no electron
in
ics,
Challenger Sally expenses.
he has no other
Fineday
means,
reports $1,343
other than just
in contributions and $889.41
Braaaaaains or
in expenses.
With $100 the threshol
whatever.
d for
reporting individu
The presentation
at
butions, Fineday al contrithe Chief Theatre
, billed
four such donors: reported
as Three Zombies
winning State PAC, Womenand
a Movie, will include
St. Paul,
More than 300
people made up
shooting of a scene
as zombies filled
Campaigns: See Page
Zombies: See Page
Photo courtesy of
two blocks of
Lara Gerhardson
12
7
three zombie plays for the film Lazarus. The
zombies are movingBeltrami Avenue last Saturda
and a short film
y during the
this Saturday.
past the Chief
Theatre, which
will feature
By Brad Swenson
Good Morning,
Harvey Roy of Cass

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BEMIDJI CITY COUN

CIL CANDIDATE FORUM
Bar closing time ch
ange unlikely
By Bethany Wesley
nal vote about

seven years ago,
when the 2 a.m.
If Zorbaz is looking
Hellquist,
bar closing time
for a friendlier made
was in Ward 2, running for re-election against
City Council next
an option. No one
said the downtow
Hellquist for Ward
year when or if
really want- still
n bars
2, said
ed a later
it requests a 2 a.m.
bar closing time. ed to stick time, so the council decid- time.are not in favor of a later closing understanding is that the local his
It doesnt seem
bars
do not want a later
with the 1 a.m. time.
overly likely.
closing.
However, once
However, he
Candidates for Bemidji
Rita Albrecht, running
Hanson requeste
the
d argument for said, if there is a good against
City
for
time
Counchange,
cil, including mayor,
it again became
Downs, said she Ward 4
a later bar closing,
were asked in issue.
an would be willing
did not
he know how she
their debates Wednesd
to listen to it.
would
Hellquis
ay
Johnson, the current
night how
has heard complai have voted. She
t and
they felt about
nts that Bemidji
Ward
a 2 a.m. bar closing February to keepJohnson voted in cilor now
is
running for mayor, 3 coun- anti-business and this
time.
would, reportwhile Downs was the 1 a.m. time was neither
said he edly, help
for it nor against,
in the minority
get a new busines
The current council
noting come to
that some bars
s to
voted 4-2 in who were in favor of the 2
town. But she said
dont even
February to reject
a.m. bar past 11
closing time.
she knew
p.m. on weeknig stay open the Bemidji Police
Zorbaz owner Tom a request from
hts. Johnson
Department was
Did their position
wondered if there
Hanson for a 2
s
was not a possible not in favor of a later closing.
a.m. bar closing
Downs, running change at all?
time.
Dave Larson, running
for re-election in compromise where bars could
All three sitting
Ward 4, said the
for mayor,
per- said he did
haps
council member
stay
open
city
needs to considlater
not know why someon
Jerry Downs, Roger
s
For those not on on weekends.
e
Hellquist and er the idea as it could spur a
the council, none would need to drink even later
Ron Johnson
land seemed
referenced the origi- sale in the south shore
and
and impact closing eager to push back the bar believed a 1 a.m. closing would
the areas econom
appropriate for
time.
y.
this community. be
Richard Dick
Sathers, running
City Council:
Re-Elect State Representa

Continued Trustworthy
To compare the candidates

,
watch the Lakeland
Public
Television Debate
at
www.lakelandptv.o
rg
See Page 11
tive John Persell
Leadership for Northern
Rep. John Persell

Minnesota
s continued commit
Create Jobs, Help Small
tment to District
Businesses
4A :
Access to Affordabl
Lower Property Taxes
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Quality Education
from Early childhood
rural hospitals and
, nursing homes
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Protecting our natural
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MN 56619
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Comics ................
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Dear Abby ................
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Obituaries..............
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Opinion ................
....................4
Outdoors ................
................10
Sports ................
..................8-9
Stocks....................
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Weather ................
..................5
First Place: The Bemidji Pioneer, Laurie Swenson

Zombies turning out in Bemidji
Fun and informative look at what is probably a unique event in
Bemidji - a film shoot! (Great art, too.)
Second Place: The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead,
Shane Mercer
Rednecks
Great preview of a popular comedy show, and Q & A with
comedian Bill Engvall, that also helps to answer the question, why
is redneck comedy so popular?
Honorable Mention: Duluth News Tribune,
Christa Lawler
Is cost of concert tickets too high?
This story tries to answer a question that baffles so many, and
looks to ticket scalping as a new (to Duluth) phenomenon that is
the likely culprit.
Local Breaking News Coverage

The storm didnt

ng
stop her weddi
page 2
TRIBUTE
T
First Place: Tyler Tribute, Robert Wolfington,

Michele Rowell, Chuck Hunt & Sandy Hansen
Weathering the storm
Hands down, an award-winning issue by this group of folks. Wellwritten, well-photographed and well-put-together paper. While
the amount of copy wasnt that much, the photos spoke in its
place. It gave area residents the total picture of what had occurred
and where. The web updates were well done, also. Great job by all
involved.
$1
00
5617
Tyler, Minnesota
USPS 963-720
ering the storm
40 No. 6
July 6, 2011 Vol.
Weath
Inside stories
Tornado also
in
touches down
Ruthton area
s spent
Ruthton resident up dethe weekend cleaning
storm that
bris from the same Tyler. Like
touched down in stuck by
Tyler, Ruthton was and a low
straight line winds National
grade tornado, the
said.
Weather Service
photos
See more Ruthton
on page 11.
Looking ahead
RTR July
Board meetings
Board will
The RTR School
meeting on
hold a special
6 at 8 p.m.
Wednesday, July
School in
at RTR Elementary
Ruthton.
monthly
regular
next
The
RTR School
meeting of the
on Monday,
Board will be held the cafeteJuly 18 at 8 p.m. in School in
ria at RTR Middle
Russell.
Wolfington
Photo by Robert
Sons of
Norway picnic
set for July 11
. A number of
the clean up process continued to
Crews
came out to start
rs and neighbors
throughout Tyler.
degrees of damage
friends, family membe
storm hit Tyler, falling on roofs causing varying .
Shortly after the
and
blocking doors
July holiday on Monday
homes had trees the weekend into the Fourth of
work throughout
miles an
s of more than 80
and straight line wind
by strong winds
Conirmed tornados
1, region also hit
sioners deRuthton Friday, July
Board of Commis
emergency in
hour hit Tyler and
clared a state of
is
and the situation
of NorVennskap 554 Sons

annual potway meet for their
, July 11
luck picnic on Monday
Hendricks
at 6:30 p.m. at the
Shelter.
Lake Park Picnicin ScandiAnyone interested
invited to atnavian culture is
information
tend. For further
call 507-296-4566.
ton
By Robert Woling
tributeeditor@gmail.com
storm only
TYLER The
, but the
lasted for a few minutes
will be seen
scars it left behind
City of Tyler will

not be collecting
construction
materials
for years.
Service
The National Weather tornado
grade
conirmed a low line winds of
along with straight hour ripped
an
will not be
at least 80 miles
The City of Tyler
4 p.m. on Frition mathrough Tyler at
collecting construc
July 1.
planning on
day,
isnt
l
and
Nationa
terials
the
o site city
Lisa Schmit from
providing a drop
was in Tyler
. ResiWeather Service evaluate the
oficials said Mondayto conto
ged
Saturday, July 2 ne what kind
dents are encoura e adjuster
damage to determi
tact their insuranc
ways to disof a storm hit Tyler. conirmed
and ind proper
also
ls. Most
A tornado was
pose of the materia will pay
causing sigies
in the Ruthton area, damage to
insurance compan
and
niicant tree loss
and busifor debris.
a number of homesthe commuin the
nesses throughout
For more events
calendar
nity.
Tyler area see the
Verdi TownLake Benton and the storm,
on page 3.
by
hit
ship were also
out
damage through
her
causing
Weat
Weekend
both communities. storm began,
Shortly after the
throughout Typower was lost
Thursday, July 7
ler.
Hi 80 Low 65
passed,
By the time the storm
Storms possible
Tyler
out
large trees through damaged.
were down or severelys were deFriday, July 8
A number of building
a few homes,
Hi 82 Low 70
stroyed including
and other
Sunny
a number of garages
buildings.
Saturday, July 9
Hi 81 Low 71
Storms possible
he is leaving
ma announces day the council will be discussing
in Tyler
inistrator Dan Tols
position durwas to exit the position Spring how it will ill the
Tyler City Adm
Sunday, July 10
Hi 82 Low 66
Storms possible
z vitamin d
ton
By Robert Woling
tributeeditor@gmail.com
Adminis-
TYLER Tyler City

z comedy in nb
informed the
trator Dan Tolsma
will be
last week that he
Former NB grad
gives
presentation
SEE PAGE 7 Index
Local
Opinion
Faith
Ruthton
Classieds
the county
resources of
overwhelming the the county.
both the cities and federal govBefore the state of an emerernment can declareand county
gency, both the city their own
would need to make
declarations.
mornThomsen said Monday
work has been
ing that cleanup
out town.
going strong throughgoing good,
Things have been have had a
said Thomsen. Weup.
lot of help cleaning
all
from
Thomsen said crews to Tyler
came
over the region to help in the
over the weekend
cleanup process.
from all
We have had help ities have
over, various commun counties
sent help and various
said Thomhave also sent help,
sen.
wanted to
Thomsen said he Tyler that
Wolfington
e in
Photo by Robert
reassure everyon
downtown Tyler
be cleaned up but
the elevator nearsevere damage to the town will everyone to take
at
bins
grain
One of the
encouraged
the storm that caused
be safe.
was lattened during
their time and to
up, it will
throughout town.
Well get it cleaned
buildings and trees
all
d, power could re- take some time but well get it
damage
was
rs.
n.
in parts
up, said Thomse
Power was restored n and main out for some custome
Saturday, cleaned ody slow down, no one
afternoo
Earlier in the day
Everyb
of Tyler Sunday
I would like
Thomsen debe available to
was expected to p.m. Monday Tyler Mayor Kurt
has been hurt and
cy.
2
emergen
all customers by
clared a state of
said.
Emergency
Lincoln County
Storm
afternoon, city oficials power
said
s
2
Oficials said whileresidents, Manager Jeanna SommerCounty continues on page
e to
would be availabl
Tuesday the Lincoln
into the home
if the line coming
start in
on July 29 and
In light of the
Park on Aug. 1.
Tolsma said it
storm damage,
-see as to how
will be a wait-and
it will happen.
to wait and
I am going to have
council
at the end of
original plan
Cool
Beanz
the position
reopen
leaving
see from what my 29 was my
s
with some fun ement came was, which was Julyand
July.
I would
ed last day
Tolsmas announc
SEE
said Tolsma.
PAGE 6 storm that hit schedul
prior to the wind
start there Aug. 1, is helping
1.
priority
obvious
Tyler Friday, July
My
another
theyll be
now and I think
Tolsma has taken
position in Tyler
Spring Park)
city administration Twin Cities understanding (in
the
Spring Park near
too.
n
Thomse said FriEast CentrMayor
metro area.
al Kurt
Minnesota
original plan
Tolsma said the
Page 2
the Post Review
136th Year No. 32
Page 4
Page 7
Page 10
Have fun
at Stacy
Daze this
weekend
School
board
election
Three positions
be open this year will
on
the Rush City
School
Board. Filing for
didates runs Aug. can90
- Aug. 23 at the
school
district office in the
high
school. Seats open
currently belong to Stefanie
Folkema, Brenda
Nessel
and Scott Tryon.
Braham
Pie Day is
this Friday,
Aug. 5
continues on page
Dan Tolsma
and fax 507-247-5502et
MN 56178 Phone
, PO Box Q, Tyler,
ngton@frontiernet.n
North Tyler Street
.com editor: rwoli
Tyler Tribute 124 E-mail us: tribute@tylertribute
om
www.t ylertribute.c
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WEdNESdAY, AuGu
Serving North Branc
St 3, 2011
h, Harris, Stacy,
Rush City, Almel
und and surrounding
areas
$1.00
By Jon tatting
In a fierce encore
from
Mondays weather
, a thunderstorm accomp
anied by
lightning, rain
and
winds tore through high
the
North Branch area
much damage to leaving
property
Tuesday morning
, Aug. 2.
The day starts

with
a pancake breakfa
st in
the park, 8 a.m.
Softball tournaments
run
day at Doyle Fields. all
A
parade starts at
noon,
free rootbeer floats
in
the park. Theres
games,
food and fun, a
petting
zoo, pony rides, firefight
ers waterball fight
and
fireworks at 10 p.m.
Live
band in the park
Saturday 8 p.m. - midnigh
t.
See the Transformer
truck in the parade!
Annual
Threshi
Show Tractor Caravanng
is
this Sunday, Aug.
6.
See page 21 for details
of the Caravan and
the
Threshing Show
coming
up Aug. 12-14
Tolsma
Tuesday morning
wa
storm takes down s a blast,
trees, power lines
In The
News
This
Week
Get yer
tractor
ready!
meeting
ing its next city council, July 5.
scheduled for Tuesday
will help us
(Dan) told us he
in inding a
as much as he can work with
will
replacement and speed on the
to
up
that person
said Thomsen.
(water project),
Tyler two
Tolsma started with a list of
given
years ago and was
wanted to
projects the council
complete at that time.
Storm damage
Continued on page
Top, straight line

winds
North Branch industr ripped through the north
end of this building
ial park. Bottom
Bottom right, this
, occupied by Desiree
left, these kids
tree could not withsta
check
s
nd the strong windsout whats left of an uprooted Dance Studio and Swede-O, Inc.,
tree in the
in the
and appears wrappe
d around a home back of a yard on Main Street.
on Maple Street.
campaign to get
NB school levy pas
By MaryHelen Swanson
parents, educators,
More people have
commu- this year
joined nity member
for renewal and
the vote yes levy
s, business peopeople in support
commit- ple - can
others, like NB,
of a levy levy referend
tee for the North
to get one willing
help with include
um would garBranch advertis
to work hard to
schools.
ing, get out the vote, passed for the first time.
get ner about $1
it passed.
million to offNB has not been
events and fundrais
Last Thursday there
set that deficit.
sucing.
The levy question
cessful in past years
were
Said one support
over three dozen
has
in getThe district is anticipa
er as she ting a
people in signed
levy passed, not even been simplified and will be ing
up, The states
the NB school board
deficit situations for tonly one question
not when the econom
sevon
ing room showing meet- doing it so we have to
do booming and y has been ballot and the duration the eral years, until growth and
support it ourself.
for this years
there was the
of population returns
She was speakoperating ing of
levy will be only
strong growth in
to the
providing funding
levy.
three
the
area.
commun
years.
ity and the
to
But this year the
make education
Trent Jensen, a
school
comes up with more state
equitable board
The impact on
resident for North
equihas conduct
an averof the NB commun
Branch students
ity since as well
survey that showed ed a age home in the NB school table funding for Minnesota
1986, has offered
as
schools.
some district is
to chair the state. all the others in positives in the
expected to be
the overall commit
community, about
tee.
$10 per month. (The
new school board
It is well-known
It is time now for
members average
by now
to step forward and people that 90 percent of school have joined the team who $166,00 home is figured at
0 in value).
for subcommittees. sign up districts in Minnesota have formerly have opposed the
The district is
levy and have changed
an excess levy
facing a
The areas that resident
NB levy
their $2.5 million
s - many are going in place, minds and there
appears into the deficit as it goes
to the polls to be
committee
2012-13 school
a stronger group
of year, passage
Continued on page
of this falls
2
Honoring
Bert
Blyleven,
a proud
Dutchman
By
sed
First Place: ECM Post Review, North Branch, Jon Tatting

Tuesday morning was a blast, storm takes down trees, power
lines
Within 24 hours the Post Review published engaging coverage
of a storm that ripped through the area. Jon Tatting didnt rely
on officials to cover the event, but reported residents accounts,
answering the question, why should I care. Nicely done.
22
More photos on back
Supporters begin
Second Place: Republican-Leader, Preston, Lisa

Brainard, David Phillips & Melissa Vander Plas
Crowd catches glimpse of president as he passes through Preston
Most political stories are blah from the get-go: handshaking, flag
waving, kissing of babies. But this one was so different in the
way it was handled by this paper. The map was a well-designed
element to this package and puts it all in context for the reader.
The stories werent overly politicized but covered what the papers
readers needed to know. If the first place winner had not been in
the mix, this would have been my choice for that spot. Very well
done.
Second Place: Jackson County Pilot, Ryan Brinks

Super saturated: First estimate is $250K in flood damage
Staff of the Jackson County Pilot prove that online coverage
can combine effectively to keep residents informed. The online
element made it easy to follow a developing story, which was
followed up with thorough print coverage.
Man, 26, dies after

cliff
jump into St. Croix
Rive
A 26-year-old St.
Paul
The Minnesota
man died Sunday
Regional
afternoon Medical
after he jumped
from the will be Examiners Office
cliffs and failed
determining cause
Jon tatting
to surface and
manner of death,
in the St. Croix River,
Wayne Buisman
the
Its about all things
wears
Rock Island, accordin near sheriffs office said.
his T-shirt that
pie, including the
g to
reads, If
Nick lived his life
eating
the
Chisago
youre
County Sher- fullest
to the
not Dutch, youre
of said with ice
cream
from the time
iffs Office.
not much with
in Freedom Park,
pride, and
a child, but he left he was
downNicholas Paul Johns,
that certainly was
us too
town Braham. Runs
for- soon. He
the case
merly of Lindstro
all
will forever be
last month when
day.
m,
was loved and
he
recovered from the
honor a Minneso helped
Photos courtesy
Schedule on page
river at ing to his missed, accordta
of Minnesota Twins/W
21
obituary.
great and his heritage Twins
ayne Kryduba approximately 6:25 p.m.
.
A funeral service
and pronounced dead
Dutchman to be
Buisman, from
is schedat the uled for 11
selected
Har- into the
In April of this
a.m. Thursday,
ris, stood side by
Hall of Fame. In
year, he scene.
side with fact,
Aug. 4 at Marana
traveled to the
The sheriffs office
now Hall of Fame
only 24 Dutchm
pitchers
re- sembly of God tha Asen home town
Bert Blyleven duringpitcher have played major league
of Zeist to ceived a 9-1-1 call regardin Forest
a
Lake.
cerpersona
Smartphone Friendl
Visitatio
ing
baseball
lly
a
possible drownin
request a letter
emony for the retireme
n is 9 a.m.
,
Buisman
y
g at
ex- of apprecia
his jersey #28 before nt of plained.
tion from the about 4:09 p.m. The rescue until the time of service. Arrangeme
a sell
burgermeister (mayor)
and recovery effort
nts are being hanAn officer of the
out crowd July 16
.
included dled by
Netherat
four local fire departm
Mattson
Field in Minneapolis. Target lands Association of Amerents, Home & Cremati Funeral
the National Parks
ica in Minnesota
The Netherlands
on Service,
(NAAM),
Service Forest Lake.
and Minnesota DNR.
pitcher, who original born Buisman went to
great
ly went lengths
by Rick Aalbert,
Blyleven
is the first Blyleven to help recognize
Continued on page
.
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Local Breaking News Coverage

Thursday, July 7,
USPS 433-940
Post 6 beats
Slayton, 17-9
132nd Year No.
2011
First Place: Pipestone County Star, Debra Fitzgerald,

Jennifer Burris, John Draper & Kyle Kuphal
Tornado touchdowns confirmed
The paper deployed all of its resources to cover this event. Various
perspectives and voices culminated in comprehensive coverage of
the tornado.
27
ed
owns confirm
Tornado touchd
Fast-moving, July
1 thunderstorm
leaves widespread
mark
, surrounding areas
on Pipestone County
Second Place: Park Rapids Enterprise, Sarah Smith

Community mourns after tragedy
Very well reported with a variety of sources, plus nuts-and-bolts
facts. The story was handled with the right tone and sensitivity.
Section B
The circus is
here!
Dont miss the one-day

July 7
event Thursday,
page 2A
Schomacher
on the
shutdown
by
named Grandma
cottonwood tree,
felled this large
cracked wind turbines
in
County included
last Friday evening
23 at 211th St.
(above), the winds widespread damage in Pipestone
of Ruthton on Hwy. Facebook or go
The
household in Verdi
this semi south
us on
At the Wallace
at least 100 years.
vehicles, such as
more photos, find
due to its age of
the household
grain bins and toppled
go to 10A. For even
For more photos
top right), crushed
touched down.
(clockwise from
Debra Fitzgerald
one of two tornadoes Publishing/John Draper and
the area where
m. Pipestone
mph touched down
115
tonestar.co
with estito www.pipes
ern side
a high-end EF1
Service
National Weather
gist out of Sioux
siding.
tor- meteorolo
At its widest, the
wind speeds are
tely Falls. The
southwest
with the most
nado was approxima a estimated based upon
100-110 on the
tracked northwith
mated winds of
Weather northeast,
was of Tyler and
damage occurone-quarter mile
from the National
and significant
mph. The tornado
east across the town.
length of approxiService for Pipestone
the south side of
to demol- path
approximately one-eighth
indicat- ring on
addition
miles.
In
Hwy.
of
counties
three
west
path
a
Storm
Ruthton just
that Lincoln
outbuild- mately
storm
of a mile wide with
ishing several
The high winds
the supercell thunder- 23.
Elsewhere, the
10A
faciliof approximately
d dam- ed
Continued on page
were length
ings and storage
straight-line winds
that moved across
caused widesprea
Several garages
structures carried
July 1, storm
miles.
70-80
ern Minnesota
one was four
age last Friday,
estimated between
p.m. a ties, numerous
a
tornado southwest a tornado that damaged and
Then at 3:57
d total roof loss
said Chris Jansen,
contained brief
with experience
cleared off its
exterior mph,
the Tyler spawned down around completely
stronger, EF2 tornado
and damage to
touchdowns in
touched
winds around
foundation.
rated estimated
and Ruthton areas.
p.m. just southwest
The tornado was
assess- 3:50
The damage
Ruthton and tracked
reported of
ment results
By Debra Fitzgeral
page 4A
Imus cowboy
iness
sed for bus
State cloother
al - so far
local impacts minim
Split Rock closed,
lines
drawing district
Re
What it means for
issioners
voters, county comm
sible.
1
Right now District
range with
falls below that
s over the
By Kyle Kuphal
District
tisan difference
d
only 1,637 people;
deficit,
By Debra Fitzgeral
$5 billion budget
Johnson,
down
4, represented by
The U.S. Census
closed the state
with
the
no lon- and
is above the range
Bureau released
The question is
July 1.
five,
cennt Friday,
shut2,171; and District
data from the 2010
ger if the state governme
On the eve of the
Remund, is
by
now
d
how
and
but
news
represente
a
March
sus in
Dayton held
will shut down,
with 2,146
governwill down,
prior
above the range
state and local
long the shutdown
conference two hours
data
people.
ments will use that
last.
A week on the radio
the deadline.
Steinhoff ,
citizens
evening, to
Joyce
that
to ensure that
personalitys
Last Thursday
I deeply regret
auditor,
d.
and
Pipestone County
of intense
New Mexico ranch
are equally represente
Gov. Mark Dayton
the last week
and five,
by
the
Legislativ e
said districts four
They do that
Republica n
negotiations between
s the city
redrawpatch parwhich encompas
legislative
redistricting, or
leaders failed to
change
Republica n
Congress ional,
of Pipestone, will
(Thomas)
ing
leaders and Sen.
to split the
and
ve
minimally
Thissen
Legislati
Bakk, Rep. (Paul)
of 4,317
posted late
District
citys population
failed to This sign was
Commissioner
and myself have
afternoon at Split
THIS WEEKS
as possible. But
to popThursday
equally
as
according
between
in
lines,
Park
higher
bridge
$ the divide
since
Rock Creek State
they will still have
July 1
ulation changes
on the eve of the
us, Dayton said.
the other
populations than
Leader Ihlen government shutdown.
the 2000 census.
Sen. Majority
state
because
Pipestone
three districts
in a state- Pipestone Publishing/Steven
Within
Amy Koch said
statute requires
redistrictthat
office
state
her
job?
by
County,
Swenson
dream
to
ment issued
Do you have your
falls
ns
commissioner districts or
of the fortunate few.
ing responsibility
- my dreams are
city
(28%) Yes, Im one
Friday that Republica to
what I do for work
follow city block,
the
on the county commis(30%) It doesnt matter
had worked tirelessly
around July 20 for
and profund- mail
township lines,
local
sioners.
elsewhere.
meet Gov. Daytons
installment of
is considered a dream.
precincts from being
ing could
many first
hibits
in
(14%) Only if a nightmare
Redistrict
that
hope.
up
nt aid.
given
ing requests
of
(14%) No, but I havent
100 governme
al love - nonexistent!
change the shape
ner divided.
is like uncondition
Administ rator
City
cases, we matched
City
poll.
com(15%) A dream job
County Commissio
The Pipestone
the countys five
com to take the latest
current Pipestone
said they were
census and the
percent of the way.
approve
and This map shows the
Visit www.pipestonestar.
based on the 2000
s of Jeff Jones
Council must
missioner districts
and populations
At least one of
to learn about
Though thousand
commis- Districts
precinct boundbeen relieved
number/2010 number).election. Source: new
which
have
(2000
thereby
ents.
census
2012 or
the 2012
state employees
which 2010
s both developm the two big
change before
aries by April 3,
sioners represent
the districts will
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Shaken by layoffs
Scattered T-Storms
Hutchinson Techn
ology moving pro
duction out
of town
More than 600

jobs are targeted
for elimination
in Hutchinson
Hutchinson Technolo
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year-end employm
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matically during the
have swung drapast 14
more than 8,700 employees years. In 1997, the company boasted
. By the end of 2002,
had dropped to 3,400.
that number
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during the mid-2000
was strong, even though
s when hiring
newer, more efficient
processes required
manufacturing
fewer people to make
more
assemblies. By the
end of 2005, the number suspension
to more than 5,450.
of
Last month, the number employees grew
the U.S., 350 in Thailand
stood
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al
employees.
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expected to number
employees is
between 1,375 and
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By DOUG HANNEMAN
Editor
Hutchinson Techno
logy
Hutchinson Technolo
at the markets 75
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driven by economic
y
s.
every weekda
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the Nasdaq
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of being the lowWednesdays close:
duluthnewstribune.com
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Change: 19-percent
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ay, August
n
lose their jobsThursd
assemblies an
decrease in
at Hutchins
objective
on Technoltwo days
it has
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emphasized during
uring
its two most
On the Web: www.mar
prised some residents plant surrecent earnings
ketwatch.
reports to invest, saddened
com/quotes/htch
many and enraged
ment analysts.
others.
Justin Barrack, a
Its
restructuring comes
Hutchinson native
at a time
who works as a food
when the company
sales representas market share
Eau
tive, said Tuesdays
Claires TSA+ manufact
for suspension
announcement
assemblies has process
uring
that the company
is
plummeted to
will discontinue
about 20 percent, process more automated than the
manufacturing here
used to make older
compared to more
is not only devasthan 55 percent a sion
suspentating to the families
assemblies. It also
few years ago.
STAFF PHOTOS BY
KAY JOHNSON
who are losing AMONG THOSE COMMENTING
requires
fewer employees.
their jobs, but to
Actions that will
about Tuesdays announce AND DOUG HANNEMAN
at Hutchinson Technolog
the community
be taken during
ment of layoffs
as a
TSA+ assemblie
whole.
y were, clockwise
the next 12 months
s accounted for
Chad Czmowski, Jodie
from
are expected to about
The economic impact
45 percent of the
Nassirzadeh and Justin upper left, Angela Kahl,
lower the company
company's
s costs by $45 fiscal
of this deciBarrack.
sion will be felt by
2011
million
first
to $60 million on
quarter shipment
the retail, hospitalian annual- They are
ty and service industrie
Czmowski knows
ized basis.
expected to account s.
well how the loss
s as well as the
for
more than half of
citys tax base and
of
jobs and its potential
The decision to consolida
It is just another
the companys fisbudget, Barrack
in a long line of
to force people
te man- cal 2011 second
said. Given the
ufacturing in Eau
layoffs at HTI and
quarter shipment
rising costs of food, to leave the city can hurt small
Claire was made and
the city has grown
s
busi- used to it,
gas, and the overall
two-thirds of its
nesses. He is a
because the plant
Czmowski said. Well
shipments by
cost of living, it
owner of Outdoor
there is better year end.
just
could be an interestin
Motion, a bicycle
equipped and has
continue on.
shop on
g 12 months for
the capacity for
Company Presiden
the city of Hutchins
the production of
Tuesdays announce Main Street.
He pointed to the
PASSI
t and
on.
TSA+, the compa- Wayne
PETER
potential impact
CEO
ment weighed
.com
City Council
Fortun said a combinat uluthnews
heavy on him. He
nys
on
the
newest
areas
already
line
Member Chad
ppassi@dion
sounded frustrated
of suspension factors
high unemploy,
including improvem of
but resigned to the
assemblies. TSA+
s now on summer
bad news.
assemblies are in TSA+
ents
yield and outputWith Congres
designed to meet
See REACTION Page
Federal
and being
manufacturers
6A
the status of the
recess and
demands for miniaturi
tration still in
zation.
Aviation Adminis
g
By TERRY DAVIS, JORGE

SOSA,
KAY JOHNSON AND
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ntal Blvd.
ide
Sky
Lester
River
place
ORTH
from jump- current
his son to refrain even
stream.
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ng,
were
deeps
ing and swimmi
Rescue workers
last thing
Amity
operated
his son,
Tuesday when the for a
using a remotely
Jeff Bowen and
a
Creek
was
countless
ter vehicle with
he asked his son
Jefferson, spent
LESTER
there, espe- underwaWednesday in their
Lester Park
promise not to go
camera
PARK
summer days in
which ineven pulling cially after the heavy rain.
search. The search, banks
and its rivers
ld boy,
injured
sweeps of the
Hes a 13-year-o
Glenwood St.
cluded
out a man who was Lester
ated
were
the
Bowen said. They
with dogs, was concentr
St.
after jumping in
.
rior
61
in the Deeps area,
being boys.
River last summer is an
missing mainly
Supe
believe JefJefferson was still
where authorities
The senior Bowen has
evening
been caught
who
as of Wednesday a low
ferson may have
experienced diver his 13him
from
Lake Superior
in an eddy that pulled
spent time teaching swim and after enteringroiling waters
friends
to
area into the
NEWS TRIBUNE GRAPHICS
under. Family and
year-old son how safe
Creek in the section
Page A3
Boy,
properly jump into not the of Amity
See
He
Deeps.
But
known as the
swimming areas.
That is a
Amity Creek Deeps.
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BOWEN: 13-yearolds body still

missing near the
Deeps, a
dangerous
swimming and
diving area of
Amity Creek
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who was pulled under

sports fan
ed for the 13-year-old
avid swimmer and
As the search continu
boy they knew as an
by the
the site mourned the
was reportedly taken llen
those gathered at
ed
Bowen has instruct
in the rain-swo
Bowen as they
wy.
of their friend Jefferson

react to the drowning
Reno and Keeley Ogston / rking@duluthnews.com
King
Caitlin Reno, Emily
left), Lindsey Bender, on Wednesday morning. Photos by Bob
Niki Lindgren (from
River in Lester Park
look out over the Lester
water in Amity Creek,
s are dimmin
6A
limbo, the prospect
terminal opening
for a new airport
next year.
on time in Duluth
is interreAll the FAA fundingour whole
lated, and this disruptsRyks, execuschedule, said Brian Internative director of Duluth already well
tional Airport. Were
d schedule.
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employees on
placing nearly 4,000 construction
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in
for work already
al portions
terminal, but addition
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As tornado approaches FL, sirens fail
Story captured the urgency of what went wrong, why it matters
and whats being done about it in a gripping matter.
First Place: Duluth News Tribune, Jana Hollingsworth

Grief takes hold at Deeps
The personal story of a family dealing with the worst kind of
tragedy is handled well by this reporter who provides a gripping
narrative about the incident and the danger of swimming at The
Deeps. Sidebar on previous swimming incidents this year rounded
out the package well.
Suspension assembl
ies
shipped (in millions)
A CASE OF THE WILLIES
See LAYOFFS Page
First Place: Hutchinson Leader, Doug Hanneman,

Terry Davis, Jorge Sosa & Kay Johnson
Shaken By Layoffs
Incredibly thorough work by a real news team covering the
absolute devastation of an economic catastrophe for a small
community. Every angle covered and well written. A tour de force.
By DOUG HANNEMAN
Editor
Hutchinson Technolo
gy Inc. said
Tuesday it is moving
production out
of town. The restructu
ring will cost
approximately
600 manufacturing
jobs in Hutchinson
as well as support
positions.
Companywide, the
reduction will
result in the loss
of 700 to 900 jobs.
The manufacturer
of suspension
assemblies, which
during the 1990s
employed more
than 4,000 people
in
Hutchinson, said
it will consolida
te
its Hutchinson
components operations into its operation
s
Wis. within 12 months.in Eau Claire,
By the time
the restructuring
is complete, the
company could
have 500 or fewer
employees remainin
g in Hutchinson.
"This is a very difficult
decision for
everyone and the
decision to consolidate was not an
easy one to make,"
said Connie Pautz,
the company's
communications
director.
Pautz said many
of the employees
who will lose their
jobs have been
with the company
a long time and
"are not just our
colleagues, but also
good friends."
Pautz said she has
been
with the Rapid Response in contact
Team from
provided by the
This artists sketch
r known as
FBI shows the skyjacke the recolfrom
D.B. Cooper," made and crew of a
rs
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July
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Skillings drowned
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When an
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$200,000 ransom
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more
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leads as the man
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non Falls High on and mare scenar io: being man in a car expose his
girls that afterno High- wrongly accused of a dis- genitals.
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exposure case
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to
tion
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the possibi
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requesting him
prosecution raised
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raped.
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trooper about his day.
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girls to get the
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from coaches.
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Bullying impacts all
The series was comprehensive, not because of the volume,
but because of the voices in the story - from school leaders, to
classroom leaders, to students. Presentation on the page was a
plus in delivering the story.
Right: End the Hate

anti-bully event
organizers pose Oct. 20
inside
the Riverdale Boston
s
Restaurant and
Bar. As guests Sports
entered
the restaurant
they
were given an opportu
nity to buy an End
the
Hate T-shirt,
demon
strating their desire to
put an end to
bullying,
particularly
anti-gay
bullying. Picture
are (left-right) d here
Tammy
Aaberg, Jolie
Jason Kesler Bialke,
(supervisor of Boston
Riverdale) and s at
Kristin
Maas.
school districts sexual

ori- ceeds
entation neutrali
ty policy. Hate from the End the
Shes rallied support
event
Tears welling up
and Riverdale at Bostons in
goes to the Jusclear blue eyes, in her spoken to gay students tin
Aaberg spoke of Tammy and their families. Shes RIPAaberg memorial fund,
how ev- established a
foundation in berg Justin Norman Aaeryone came to
(her son Justins memory
Foundation at TCF
Justin) and told
.
Bank.
him how
And on Oct. 20,
they were being
the
bullied.
day
Another portion
of a
He listened and
goes
he would callednationwide movement to the Trevor
make them feel better.
Day of Remem
Project, the
brance, Tammy stopped - leading national organiza
What she didnt
by tion focused
on crisis and
until after he took learn Bostons Restaurant and suicide
life this past July his own Sports Bar in Riverdale, among prevention efforts
was
N G
Wgay, IbisexJustin was also the that where an End the Hate ual,
Dlesbian,
R E transgen
der and quesof vicious bullying victim event was staged.
tioning (LGBTQ
.
) youth,
page 14AEnd the Hate
I was
Turn
awareto
of one in- ers sold purple organiz- as described on its website
cident, but I had
no idea and did what they T-shirts (www.t hetrevo rprojec t.
how horrible it was,
could to org).
Tam- get the anti-bullying
my said.
sage out to all who meswould
I want Justins
listen.
Sue Austreng is
to be that hes the legacy
austreng@ecm-in at sue.
Were doing this
c.com
child to take his last gay
to
cause of bullying life be- make a show against bully. To ening. To show that
sure that what happene
were not
my son doesnt happend to going to tolerate this any / 2A
to more, saidselling
course
other students...
Jolie Bialke,
toward
steps
thats why
one
takes
of
the
City
event organizIm here.
ers.
Justin, an Anoka
Were doing this
School student who High
to end
out to his mother came the hate, turn the hate into
ing gay when he as be- something positive.
Daisy Johnson
13 years old, was was just
,
tim of anti-gay the vic- stopped by Bostons who
bullying, her
with
Tammy said.
husband and
little
girl,
said,
Its
After his death,
important
friends told his Justins to have an environment
mother where everybo
hed been a frequen
dy can feel
get of bullies mockint tar- safe. (Were) all about pubsexual orientation. g his lic safety and we should
provide that for everyon
e.
He kept that
Justin Anderso
though. He was all in,
n, a
there to help his always graduate of Blaine High
friends, School who said
make them feel better,
he also
he never said anythin but endured anti-gay bullying
g to while in high school,
me about being
came
bullied, to the End the
Tammy said.
Hate event
at Bostons to
help end
And now shes
the hate.
stop bullying. Shesout to
Im hoping it
before the Anoka- gone
makes
pin School Board, Henne- more people motivated to
it to make a change asking do something, he said.
to the
A portion of the
pro-
Anti-bully websi
tes,
resources, helplin
es
Stop Bullying Now!
offers
tips from the U.S.
Department of Health
and Human
Services on how
to
and prevent bullying;identify
www.
stopbullyingnow.h
rsa.gov.
Stop Bullying: Speak
offers online resource Up
s for
parents and kids;
www.stopbullyingspeakup.
com.
The
Anti-Defamatio
n
League offers
tips for parents and resource
s for
ers; www.adl.org/com teachbatbullying.
WiredSafety provides
tips
for teens on how
to
navigate the Internet safely
peer intervenand for
tion at 11 percent;
parents to keep
track of their
and
no intervention
childs web-bas
ed activities;
at 85
percent.
www.wiredsafety
.org.
43 percent of students
Pacers Nationa
l
fear harassment
for Bullying Prevent Center
in the
ion is a
bathroom at school.
child-advocacy
group focus
Approximately
ing on children
with disabili282,000 students
ties and offers
are
anti-bullying
physically attacked
materials;
in
www.pa
secondary schools
bullying; KidsAga cer.org/
each
instBullymonth.
ing.org.
Name-calling,
rumors
GLSEN, the Gay
and threatening
Lesto harm
bian Straight
someone are the
Education
top
Network, offers
forms of bullying.
support for
schools to impleme
79 percent of
nt antibullying
bullying program
happens in the schools.
s; www.
glsen.org/bullying
99 percent of
.
bullying
To learn more about
happens in the
school
suicide prevention
building or outside
including
on
warning signs of
school grounds.
suicide and
depression visit
(Source: http://sto
www.save.
pbulorg or www.take5tosave
lyingnow.hrsa.go
v)
lives.
org or call 1-800-S
UICIDE (1800-784-2433).
bully (boole)
n., pl. -lies, v., -lied,
-lying, adj., interj.
A lot of people
have
bullying is because a good idea of what
they see it every
According to Webster
day.
s Dictionary, a
is a blustering,
quarrelsome, overbeabully
person who habituall
ring
y badgers and intimidates smaller or
weaker people.
Bullying
can include:
Punching, shoving,
and other physical
acts
Spreading rumors
Excluding others
from a group
Teasing in any
form
Getting people
to gang up on
others
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Investigative Reporting
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Mark Stodghill
The Case of Dr. Konasiewicz
Without a doubt, this investigation has likely saved lives. The
amount of work that went into this must have been tremendous,
as most of us know how hard it is to get folks in the medical
community to talk and release information. Great job. Hopefully,
this report will follow the doctor to Texas and other states if
he moves again. Id also like to commend Duluth for its other
investigative reports. Though they did not win, Two Stories,
One Tuth, and Excelsior Energy, join this report to show a
strong dedication at this newspaper to devote resources to what
newspapers still do better than anyone else: Watchdog journalism.
Second Place: The Free Press, Mankato, Mark Fischenich
Delayed, deferred and deadly: The long wait for a four-lane
Highway 14
Any time you work on a story involving elected officials and
decisions made, you hit roadblocks, talking points and spin. Great
job to keep pushing forward with this. I hope the newspaper will
continue to do so until that road is complete.
Honorable Mention: St. Cloud Times, Kirsti Marohn
County workers start to feel pain
Database reporting at its finest. Despite the complaints you likely
got from folks whose salary was listed, it is great to be able to
compare apples to apples and show readers the discrepancies in
pay.
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Columnist
Review
Page 4
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Viewpoints
of air freshener
Cinnamon takes the spice out
company arrived. Not only

Tree air freshener Little Trees
e sent the
me. Smell original spice Little
that I had the kind representativ
was Then he thrust the tree at
had
is depleted. However, I found one
In my husbands world, the sky
last original spice air freshener, she
it will this.
and
said. will send to (you).
falling. For those who wonder if
included a gold Little Trees sticker
I did as I was told. Mmm, I
the
like
One? Being down to half a dozen
all end with a bang or a whimper,
Very nice.
a handful of air fresheners in scents
This
Cinnamon.
emergency.
an
constitute
answer is neither.
Its not nice! he gasped. would
Smooth Amber, Black Ice (which
something like the Original Coke
winwas
No, it just leaves a little
formula!
treacherous
the
of
think
changed
They
per- makes me
frenzy, being enacted by just one
whiff of cinnamon.
Cedar, and something
one is... is WRONG!
driving)
This
ter
Recently, the Little Trees
(Thanks to the Internet,
Since hed purchased the son.
step: to stalk the called Oud.
logical
next
of
The
name
supthe
company -- the folks who
not
air fresheners in large
discovered this was
remaining supply of origi- I
first
came up with the pine treeply, I pointed to the stack of worlds
a rare disease, which had been my
spice Little Trees. Fortunately, the
shaped car fresheners -but rather a perfume made
Little Trees. Maybe that one nal
is a viral breeding ground for assumption, of tropical agar trees.)
changed the formula for their
is past its expiration date, I Internet
from the wood
kind of quest; with visions of spice
the
this
of
corner
spice scent. It was a subtle
different
the
a
open
Try
tear
to
suggested.
I tried
the
but
air fresheners dancing in his head,
change; the in-general spicy
one.
Oud package to get a quick whiff,
Stalker searched near and far for
collecsmell had taken on what wine
To his consternation, the Spice
my husband yelped, These are
Heather Edwards
sellers who might have a few
connoisseurs would call a
second one -- and third one - online
Review staff
tor items!
spices lying around.
distinct note of cinnamon.
- and fourth one -- all smelled original
He gathered up his scented loot before
to
His goal was quite specific. I have
My husband hated it.
his precious stinklike the first one. Discarding
to last me scuttling off to lock
originals
My
the
of
explain.
enough
me
let
find
Now,
with
ies in our little household safe.
and Little Trees and plastic wrappers
said.
marhusband goes with what works,
his com- the rest of my life, he
You have completely lost your
he disdain, he stomped over to
I did a quick calculation. My husband
comwhen he finds something that works,
on a bles, I called after him.
puter to register an impassioned
is 38 years old, goes to the gym
holds on to it like a famished piranha.
Secretly, though, I couldnt blame
gets so
as plaint with the Little Trees company.
Bath
the regular basis and hardly ever
He likes the cologne hes used for
him. I still harbor a grudge against
Of course, to me, the drama was
long as Ive known him.
for discontinuing their
a room that now much as a sniffle.
in
Works
note
Body
and
jarring
air
only
of
lot
a
buys
He was going to need
years
He likes Irish Spring soap and
apples.
honeydew melon scent nearly 20
case smelled pleasantly of baked
gra- fresheners.
the bars by the dozen, just in
ago. Their sweet, melon lotion smelled
The Little Trees response was
A few days later, the mail carrier
one day,
theres a world shortage of Irish Spring.
Then
bottle.
a
in
summer
like
size
his cious:
began delivering packages of every
He likes the color red and most of
shelves. Oh, sure,
You have a good nose; the fragrance
imaginable. it was gone from the
fresh- and from every location
vehicles are. . . drumroll. . . red.
a cucumber melon
used on the spice Little Tree air
each box lov- they introduced
cooler
And he likes the Little Trees spice
We have The Spice Stalker opened
cinna- scent in its place, and a melon
sup- ener was recently changed.
But it
air freshener. In fact, whenever his
since the ingly, as a cloud of spicy-but-nothit the market in recent years.
rec- used the same spice fragrance
through the house.
ply runs low, he buys enough to
research indi- mony scent wafted
same.
movie 1950s and our market
Ive got a line on a wasnt the
gleeful.
was
He
and
reate that icky scene from the
AccordSome things, like honeydew
cated it was time for a change.
said. Hes got 50 of
Seven.
unchanged.
new fragrance guy up north, he
left
the
better
are
groups,
spice,
focus
to
willing
hes
the em sitting in his store. I think
That is, he liked the Little Trees
is more commonly associated with
offer.
an
make
at
to
freshener.
ing
spice air
Heather Edwards can be reached
concept of spice. In fact, in side-to-side
I wondered how much of this years
Unaware of The Change, he ripped
fragrance
new
lienews.com.
the
tests,
the pur- southwest@lil
Tree, comparison
the tax refund was going toward
open the cellophane on a Little
was consistently liked better than
chases of spicy Little Trees.
and immediately looked perplexed.
tree to previous fragrance.
the package from the
later,
days
few
A
the
Then, horror-struck. He held the
of
Unfortunately, the inventory
sniffs.
his nose, taking deep, suspicious
The benefits of being part of the herd
age, Debbie had

deformities. When she was high-school
children.
question the need to vaccinate their
of a 5-year-old and needed a bulky
the MMR vaccine the mental capacity
Measles outbreak in Minneapolis
And lingering fears remain that
back brace to stand upright.
Measles scare for Minnesota infants
even though the British doctor who
today, thanks to
This kind of tragedy happens rarely
Minnesota Soma- might cause autism,
discredited.
Autism fears, measles spike among
as memories of the true cost of
claimed there was a link is now completely
But
vaccine.
MMR
the
was
it
of how scary
of
lis
Because I have such clear memories
and rubella fade, so does the understanding
came down with red measles, I measles
necessary.
thought about when my sister, Crystal,
of the vaccine why the vaccines are
if we all get
Before I saw these headlines, I hadnt
didnt need to be convinced of the necessity
I realize vaccines are only truly effective
measles in years, maybe even decades.
to opt out, as hapfor my children.
measles
them. When some parents choose
Once a common childhood disease,
in Minneapolis,
Crystal was getting ready for kindergarten
the past
pened recently in the Somali community
connection,
became quite ill with the highly
outbreaks were largely something from
she
autism
an
when
about
fears
sand was because of unfounded
in Minnesota thanks to the measles-mump
contagious, sometimes lethal, virus
In the case of measles, there
stretch of disease outbreaks can occur.
rubella vaccine.
ease symptoms, so
quarantined for a week during a
serious
is no cure or medication that helps
Probably the last time I gave any
muggy summer weather.
for the virulent virus to run its
my sons
shelter the kids just have to wait
consideration to measles was when
Back then, parents often tried to
then, my
so it was course.
received their MMR shots. And even
their children from lifes troubles,
The Centers for Disease Control finds:
prior to
fears
Dad
their
and
allying
Mom
was
overheard
concern
I
measles also
primary
startling when
it took
one out of 20 children who get rubeola
discussing my bedridden sister,
the needle pokes (they were so squirmy
1,000 die.
worriedly
every
of
three
or
Two
them still)
fever and get pneumonia.
two nurses and their father to hold
Mary Lee Hagert
rubella early in the
who was listless and had a high
whim a pregnant woman who contracts
old and
executive editor
and then comforting them when they
severe cough. When youre 8 years
in 5 chance of having a child with birth
an impression. pregnancy has a 1
makes
it
heart
pered afterwards.
frightened,
deafness,
that
are
retardation,
parents
mental
at eradicating the your
common in Mid- defects, including
The MMR vaccine was so successful
Central air conditioning wasnt yet
todays young parents
in defects and organ damage
epidemics that pediatricians report
connection has
and Crystal spent days recuperating
Although the autism/MMR vaccine
measles and often western homes,
special privilege even
of
have never even seen a case of the
our parents first-floor bedroom, a
debunked, in 2008 about 40 percent
than the upstairs been thoroughly
least one form of vacat
refusing
though it was only marginally cooler
were
parents
American
she and I shared.
states Michael Willrich in Pox,
and neigh- cine for their youngsters,
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The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
to
(DNR) warns parents
to
caution their children
stay off ponds, streams and
other water bodies that now
that.
have a thin coating of ice.
We had a little nuclear
season, people
dad,
Every
the
was
I
.
sub-family
SUBMITTED PHOTO
fall through ice they
Dana was the mom, and
thought was safe, said Tim
Randy and Tory were the
Smalley, DNR boat and
at their Red Top
kids. I lay on the couch and
of firearms deer season
water safety specialist. Its
Three in a row
on opening morning
read Hardy Boys novels.
8-pointer. Kari Metcalf,
shot bucks before 9:15 a 6-pointer. Travis Eye, Isle, shot an
especially tragic when these
Three young hunters
deer,
Dana took care of the
Eye, Isle, got his first
incidents involve children.
hunting camp. Billy
house. She would study
.
a 9-pointer
s
A quarter of those who die
Onamia, harvested
my moms instruction
the
by falling through the ice
with care, and set
or
are nine years old
kitchen timer so she didnt
younger.
miss any appointments.
Tory
As of Nov. 18, no ice in
and
She gave Randy
Minnesota had been reporttips while they brushed
n
ed by DNR conservatio
their teeth. She made my
y four
consistentl
as
for
officers
parents a sandwich
When you pull up to
a
inches thick, the minimum
their return, and attached
to
thickness for walking. Ice
the lake, you should
short poem. I never had
safety guidelines also recdo anything.
know what youre
ommend a minimum of five
When the phone rang,
And
for
first.
ice
going to do
inches of new, clear
Dana answered.
to
snowmobiles, and eight
Phone calls were fairly
what youre going to
12 inches for automobiles.
rare in 1975, so it piqued
do next if it doesnt
Children are often sent
my interest, but not enough
outside to play during the
work.
to put down my book.
holidays while meals are
My little sister called me
Strand
Mark
presents
by
prepared and
from the kitchen. There
to
wrapped and they can
Frozen lakes are not easy
were tears in her voice, and
in
stray onto unsafe ice.
catch fish from if you simplya
I jumped from the couch
Many years, we receive
head out onto them without
a panic. I ran to the kitchen
plan.
reports of children falling
thinking someone was
ice
Planning each day on the
through ice and drowning
dead. My sister stood with
fishice
modern
of
aspect
is an
around the holidays, Smalthe phone in her hands, her
ing that many maybe most

said. Kids are attracted
ley
all
lip quivering. He said
people overlook. Yet, after
to ice like a magnet. They
sysa bad word, she sobbed.
these years of refining the
just dont know how much
Genz
I took the phone from
tem he pioneered, Dave
ice it takes to support a perthe
her. Hello, I said.
has come to appreciate
son, nor what is or isnt
Put the girl back on,
plan as one of the most imporsafe.
the voice said.
tant pieces of the puzzle.
Smalley said children
of
Who is this? I asked.
You can have every piece
to
should not go out on the ice
How old are you? the
equipment, and know how
,
can
without adult supervision
voice replied.
use it, Genz said, and you
go out
even when conditions
Im eleven, I said.
still strike out if you just
what
improve.
Where are your parthere without an idea of
do.
The DNR recommends
to
youre going
ents? it asked.
contacting a local bait shop
Theyre not here, I
or resort at the destination
Gathering info
said.
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a
lake to find out if ice is safe
You dont have to become
Put the girl back on,
catch
for the planned activities.
library rat in order to
the voice said.
of searching likely
spend The plan pays off!
Winter sports enthusiasts
came after several hours
more fish, but it helps to
No, I said.
of
(or
with a nice bluegill that
can obtain a free packet
time learning about the lake is Dave Genz
Put the girl back on or
by
spots.
lakes) youll be fishing. Genz
ice safety information
Ill come over there and
you
and
a computer user,
calling 651-296-6157 in the
equipment is much harder.
kill all of you, the voice
to find rumors to chase.
rigs rods the
be, too. He looks up
always
you
should
Genz
Twin Cities area or toll-free
where
population.
know
I
said.
start- perch
lures
information about lakes,
night before, with several
888-646-6367 or e-mail
Dave has long appreciated Gearing up
live.
provincial
or
charges
He
te.m
state
try.
to
fellow
with
ing
that he wants
boatandwater.dnr@sta
the value of talking with
I didnt say anything. I
Its a sin to hit the ice without
dries out and
agency web sites.
listening to
n.us.
gear ready to fish all batteries, Vexilar, heater,
the anglers, too, and
stood and stared at the tile
his
Learn about the size of
his friends having your
be able to get warms up
it their reports. He and
of our kitchen floor. Put
fish- with. You might
cleans and refuels his
lake, water clarity, whether
who developed the winter
that in the summer, propane,
the girl back on, the voice
usually has good weed growth, ing system talk about chasing away with can let the boat auger, on down the line.
says
you
said. Put the girl back
and what fish it has,
which Dave because
or
the the best rumors,
drift while you tie knots
on.
Dave. You should fish for If enjoys doing.
2
to
But
motor.
Ice fishing
on tighten the trolling
dominant species in the lake.
Rumors fly, of course,
winter, working on
Passons to 5
you want to go perch fishing, web chat rooms, so its not hard in the
good
go to a lake that has a
Plan ahead for ice shing succes
Second Place: Cass Lake Times, Allan Olson

One Long Day; A Fishing Adventure; Yessy, Yessy, Yes!!!!
Nice personal columns about not-so-everyday happenings to a
family guy. From fishing with the kids to hitting a deer, lots of
laughs here.

Justn Opinion
Good writing and vivid images, especially on columns involving
family that also had an extra depth and resonance to them, with a
side of humor.
Second Place: Pelican Rapids Press, Louis Hoglund
From My View Point
Interesting topics related to the community, with a special nod to
the one on lutefisk.
Children need
adult supervision
when venturing
onto lakes and
rivers
ble.
When I was 11 years old,
my parents went to Rook
Night (Poker for Evangelicals) and left me to babysit
my sister and two younger
brothers. I didnt really
babysit. Dana took care of
First Place: Ramsey County Review, North St. Paul,

Heather Edwards
Cinnamon takes the spice out of air freshener; Finally a bridesmaid, finally a bride; The wedding, part two
I was actually laughing out loud at these light-hearted columns
about everyday things like husband who loves certain smells and
the trials and tribulations of being a bridesmaid.
3
4-5
Keep kids
safe on
the ice
Mille
First Place: Mille Lacs Messenger, Isle, Rob Passons

Very talented writer who tackles a range of subjects readers relate
to, including some touchy and personally revealing topics handled
with a mix of humor and care. Entertaining and thoughtful style. I
bet readers look forward to this page each week. Beautiful job.
Second Place: Northfield News, Shane Kitzman
Writer knows where a good story exists, and how to tell it. Shares
with readers a range of emotions from the world of sports, the
death of a community softball figure to a touching moment of
school team sportsmanship, in a style that any reader can enjoy.
Page 37
Columnist
First Place: Thisweek Farmington/Lakeville, Larry Werner

Weve lost Gladys - a true local character; Can you take South
St. Paul out of the boy?; Walmart not your choice? Were in the
minority
Larry Werners leads and column construction were clearly the
best in a large group of entries. The leads gave a hint of the column
and tantalized the reader to continue. He didnt waste words as he
built to a strong conclusion. And Werner wove in some personal
history and feelings without being too folksy and familiar. Very
good work.
Opinion
4A
June 24, 2011 THISWEEK
Thisweek Columnist
character
Weve lost Gladys a true local
by Larry Werner
THISWEEK NEWSPAPERS
If youve spent any time

commuting north on I-35
from south of Lakeville,
youve probably seen the
submarine.
It sits up there on the
hillside near a sign for Hot Sams
Antiques.
Word is that Gladys Hood,
owner of Hot Sams, was offered
$5,000 for that old sub years ago,
but she decided it was worth more
to her as a magnet for attracting
motorists to her business that is as
much theme park as antique shop.
That submarine drew me years
ago off I-35 onto the frontage road
and into the swampy, wooded Hot
Sams complex, where I got to meet
one of the areas true characters. I
decided to share some thoughts
cars and her love of air

furniture and trinkets. He ing race
When she was gone to one
among thousands of
bought big things, like the shows.
about Gladys after seeing lived
she bought and
air shows in Red Wing or
25-foot submarine, old tax- of those Bobby would talk about
her obituary in our paper collectiblesmore mentoring
sold, I got
is, planes and a replica of Oshkosh, travels to places warm
last week.
seeking.
She died at 84 on Dec. 21, than I was woman with
the Statue of Liberty hold- his winterfound biplanes and DonA small
light instead of where he
globe
a
ing
and her son, Bobby, placed
smile
hair and a big
ald Duck teeter-totters to bring
a torch.
a notice in the paper for a dark
Minnesota.
to sit down, poured
After I arranged to take home to is gone, but her eccenmemorial service on Sun- told me
Gladys
me a drink and told me her Gladys Hood some of Gladyss furniture
day.
Actually, she read
personality lives on at the busiIf youve never been to Hot story. story from a Pioneer Press for sale in my building, my wife tric her son will continue to operme her
would stop by with our son, ness
I
and
Sams, youve missed an antique
about
written
been
had
ate. And if youve always wanted a
article that
who loved to roam the property
business unlike anything anywhere.
submarine for the backyard, mayher a retired race-car driver who
normally
you
things
at
gawk
and
If you never met Gladys, youll get
be you can convince Bobby to part
got into antiques because she
dont see all in one place.
a sense from her place how interit.
needed something to do while carI learned from Gladys that her with
esting she was.
for her disabled ex-husband.
not only attracted antique
I wandered into Hot Sams one ing
That ex-husband died, but business
Larry Werner is editor and general
lovers and families looking for a
day while I was exploring the posmanager of the Dakota County TriGladys kept buying more antiques
fun outing, but also theater groups
sibility of going into the antique
bune and Thisweek Newspapers. He
to sell out of the cluttered log cabthat rent the oversize furniture and
business. I had some space in a
be reached at larry.werner@
can
in and old box cars and out buildplays.
downtown
for
in
props
as
building
odd novelties
commercial
Columns reflect the
ings on the rolling, wooded 10-acre
When Gladys was there, she ecm-inc.com.
Lakeville, and I was looking for
the author.
lot.
the conversation with opinion of
some mentoring.
Bobby, her son and business dominated about her career drivAt the end of the long drive that
her stories
partner, wasnt so much into old
ends at the log cabin where Gladys
Letters
Someone was bitter

will not likely be known ally?
agreement trained and licensed practidown enough to turn in a friendI too am a practicing collaborating The intent tioner that is willing to let for a year or more
excited ly elderly man for enjoying
a dentist.
dental chair the road, I am very
dentist in a community with
hobby and finding an
law is to allow mid- them in their needs.
about the new leadership his
health center that serves of the
To the editor:
to socialize on the
go to to care for their
and hope other Farmington excuse
underinsured level providers to
You sent a representa- primarily
residents will weekends?
underserved areas and imLakeville
and
individuals
check
to
uninsured
office
my
and
QUINLAN
to
tive
My mother just moved
prove access. The Minne- BRIAN
be as well. I am hopeful that
on my credentials. What consider it important to sota Dental Associations Lakeville
of her rental house
these two new leaders will out
he found blew his mind but detail further information. position would have hambecause her
build strong community in Arizona
It is good that the writer
when asked if he was going
noticed she had
neighbors
reap
will
access.
pered
partnerships that
to make a featured story agrees that there is a shortof house guests and
A few other points to
positive benefits for many a lot her in for running a
out of it he said he didnt age of dentists willing to consider regarding the
turned
years to come.
treat low-income patients.
think so.
bed and breakfast without
writers viewpoint. ChilIt didnt bother me but I If there is a shortage for
a license. Her neighbor
dren do miss millions of To the editor:
STEVE WILSON
was amazed that you would whatever reason then ac- hours nationally due to
to take down
forced
moment
was
a
take
to
want
I
Farmington
decline to make notice of tion will be taken to rectify dental pain and infection.
an arbor he made after
to commend both the Farmpermisone of the worlds top pro- the situation. I testified on More importantly is the
ington School Board and Editors note: The writer is obtaining explicit
and
ducers, military men and behalf of dentistry to the fact they are just plain
Farmington City Council a former Farmington City sion from his landlord
sports stars. You have to State House Health and suffering. In my practice
spending a lot of time and
for the processes they have Council member.
be kidding but it only goes Human Services commit- 99 percent of my patients
money because a single
established to bring forward
to show how dysfunctional tee this past March. I be- are low or no-income. By
neighbor complained that
new leadership to each reit.
the news is that we do get. lieve that eating properly far the major reason they
like
didnt
they
organization.
spective
and having the ability to efThe Republicans tout
seek dental care is
While we do not yet have
that
fectively chew proper nutri- dont a lack of insurance,
party
a
FRANKLIN WICKER
as
a
themselves
to
a new superintendent or
tion is important to health. due
Lakeville
both the
encompasses the libertaror dental offices
Further validating the im- finances them in. At the city administrator
ians, yet they continually
let
board and council have at- To the editor:
portance of dentistry is wont
head measures like the curof Minnesota
outstanding canThere is an old saying
that research is showing a University therapists are tracted on paper with the
rent vote to ban gay mardental
didates
Democracy is two wolves riage, ask the public to
link between periodontal the
the
to
success
and graded
possibility of future
and a sheep voting on what accept reductions in civil
(gum) disease and diabetes, taught
standard as the den- appearing likely.
to have for dinner.
heart disease and pregnan- same
safety, and
Both the board and
tal students.
always liberty for their
saying
This
cy problems.
the huTo answer the question council have taken the ap- comes to mind when I hear refuse to recognize
To the editor:
This past May, the Minor inalienable
So, proach that public comment
proposed bans on manity
Practitioners overstate nesota Dental Association posed by the writer:
do you re- and input is important and aboutmarriage. Advocating rights of any non-USA
case for practicing den- introduced legislation to come on, who
gay
doing work
commendable
acceptance of gay citizens. Democrats arent
the
tistry brought more infor- the state Senate rescinding ally want to be For those this is highly
for
The
in Farmmation regarding the new their earlier (2009) agreed in your mouth? the ob- given the history
marriage is not my battle. much better with their prointo
ington.
is trying to get
battle
mid-level provider, a dental position that dental thera- that have run
My
and
forward by
I understand how critical people to take a step back posals to censor media
therapist, but has still left pists be allowed to have stacles put
the answer is: any it is for the board to hire a and quit stomping on each insistence on gun control.
the topic incomplete.
their own office under a dentists
We are digging our own
candidate who is ready to others dreams. We are all
is weartake Farmington students in the minority sometimes. graves. Everyone
ing a choke collar and
to the next level of academLast summer, I stopped
elses
ic achievement and provide at a house where a retired holding someone
to our high quality man was selling his wood- leash.
support
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Republicans in the
Minnesota
let their commit
tees make those
House would spend
decisions.
$3 billion
less than Gov. Mark
For instance, Republ
Dayton,
icans said they
want nearly $11
with details to come
billion for health
and
human services
later
program
The
cloud of
too little
will lift
Park Point rezoning

goes to Monday vote
LISA BAUMANN
from mixed use/bu

n@duluthnews.c
siness
om
park (MU-B) to residen
Duluth City Counci
tialtraditional (R-1).
lors
will vote Monda
y on
Those who voted
whether to approv
e two zon- included commis in favor
sioners
ing requests that
could affect Drew Digby, Henry
a Duluth busines
Banks,
s owner
Terry Guggenbuehl,
trying to build a
hotel on
Heather Rand and
Park Point.
David
Sarvela. Many said
rezoning
Joel Johnson, who
that area would
bring it into
Lakehead Boat Basin owns
compliance with
Inc.,
the citys
wants to rezone
a portion of Comprehensive
Land
his land from industr
Plan, which identifi Use
mixed-use waterfr ial to
es the
area as traditional
ont,
neighborwhich could clear
hood.
the
for a hotel and perhap way
Commissioners
Mike Aktional retail or restaurs addiervik, Frank Holapp
ant
development on
John Vigen voted a and
the propagainst
erty. In January,
the measure, citing
he
concern
unanimous approv won
al for the about the impact it would s
measure from the
have on existing
Duluth
businesses
Planning Commi
in the 10th Street
ssion.
to 11th
But, on Tuesday,
Street area.
the
Planning Commi
ssion voted
Some of Johnsons
5-3 to recommend
land
would be affected
the City
by the reCouncil approve
zoning and, if the
rezoning
measure
land just across
passes, it could take
the street
from the hotel project
his option of future away
.
It
commerwould rezone land
cial development
from
there. It
Minnesota Avenue
also could affect
to the
the
Lake Avenue alley
scope of his hotel size and
between
plans.
Eighth Street and
11th Street
lbauman
s in the next
budget, a 5 percent
to
DON DAVIS
from current spendin 6 percent increase
State Capitol Bureau
saying some health- g. But other than
care programs will
get more money
ST. PAUL Republ
and
icans would
leaders would not some less, GOP
spend $3 billion
be specific about
less
how
funding would be
Mark Dayton while than Democrat
divided, but said
increasing educanursing homes are
tion and health spendin
a priority.
g slightly, but
e seem to be living
House Majority
another two weeks
in
Leader Matt Dean,
worth of legislat
Time of Not Enough the
committee work
ive R-Dellwood, said there
. Not
is needed before
will be real
enough jobs. Not
cuts if the GOP
Minnesotans know how
enough
budget
the GOP budget
money to fix our
He and House Speakeis enacted.
will look.
streets. Not
r Kurt Zellers,
enough money to
R-Maple Grove,
There is much
run our
promised a $300
more that you dont
schools.
million
tax cut for low- and
know than you do
middle-income Minknow
We will try to forget
raw numbers, Senate by seeing these nesotans. Senate Republicans
the
said they

Minority Leader would
primary reason
give businesses
Tom Bakk, DFL-Co
we
a tax break, but
said
ok,
at this place, how arrived
did not say how
Thursday
after examining
big a break it
the greed
an outline of how
of a relative few
Republ
icans also general would be.
publica
Recaused
ns
would
ly
spend
agreed
large-scale financi
that
$34 billion over
the state would send

the next
al collapse
local
years.
two
in the housing industr
Republ
governments than less money to
y, and
ican leaders repeate
then the bankin
said how much those in the past, but
dly deg industr
flected reporters
finally sending ripples y,
questions about
is up to committee payments are cut
specific spending plans,
members.
throughout the world.
saying they would
We
will try to forget
that
See Budget, Page B4
greedy few suffered those
almost
no consequences
for their
actions that the
rest
must now cope with.of us
We will try, but
it isnt
easy to forget that.
Now, we must find
a way
to forge on in the
Time of
Not Enough, and
it isnt
pretty. When resourc
es are
limited, when all
of
are painful, we all the fixes
grow
more territorial.
We more
easily blame. We
slip
into the us-and-them readily
ity. And thats just mentalhere at
home, in our democr
acy.
Here, at least, we
can
agree, for the most dispart,
without violence.
Around the world,
dictators rule, where where
people without jobs young
had enough, they have
spill into
the streets and rise
up in
protest, risking
their
because they have lives
nothing
left to lose in their
Time of
Not Enough. And
some of
them are shot dead.
And yet, despite
of too little hangin the cloud
g over our
heads, we try to
forge on. We
bring new childre
n into an
unsettled world.
We
from work to haul rush
the girls
to dance class. We
work the
concession stand
at the
hockey tournam
ent. We
forgo dinner out,
make tunanoodle casserole
and
the little ones before read to
bedtime.
See Rezone, Page B4
A Whites tree
frog is part
Even in the Time
New Guinea and Australi of the Future of Frogs display at
of Not
the Lake Superior Zoo.
Enough, most of
a, the Whites tree
us
frog can live 15 to 20
The
the right thing. A try to do
years. Photos by Steve exhibit opens today and continues until
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in
the
scope of our present
but she is steppin reality,
g up, doing
her part, taking
her turn.
A man I know retires
News Tribune staff
sooner than he wishes
due
largely to worries
over his
A new exhibit opens
future retirement
at the Lake
Superior Zoo today.
benefit
His work is not finishe s.
The interactive
d. He
Landon Doffing,
likes his job in the
Future of
Frogs highlights
natural
5, of Hudson,
resources world.
the
But in a
have on our ecosyst impact frogs
volatile political
Wis., tries one
ems and
climate, he
delicate
future of the worldsthe
cannot risk giving
of the interacfrog
up what
population.
he has coming.
tive displays in
The exhibits are
He has made a differen
wonderful,
the
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theyre
beautiful, curator
ce,
brought about change
Peter
Frogs display
Pruett said. For
that
has benefited the
me
at the Lake Suangling
those exhibits that this is one of
public. That is the
you can stand in A yellowbest most
perior Zoo on
front of for hours
banded dart frog from
of us can hope for.
while
South America is one
We
why they are frontlin learning
Thursday. Benot likely to change are
of
several
e
indicat
ors
species of frogs and
for the overall health
yond him is a
world. But we can the
toads
of our ecosys- in
change
tems.
the Future of Frogs included
display case
one river, or one
exhibit at the
forest, or
Frogs and toads
Lake Superior Zoo.
holding
one community.
have an often
overlooked affect
fire-bellied
That, I guess, is
on
how we
dividuals of some the world. Inare threatened with
toads from Asia.
endure the Time
species eat up to
extinction,
of
5,000 bugs in a year.
Pruett said.
Design Group created
Enough while we Not
Hatche
d
and
the
hope for a
travelin
living in water before
g South Americ
Future of Frogs
They believe 165
time when things
transforming
exhibit. It will be
a and
species have
are better.
into air-breathing
gone extinct, he
on display in the
frogs. Interactive American bullWe let go of what
land dwellers,
said.
Lake
components inwe cannot
they can serve as
Zoos primate center Superior
In North Americ
clude a kiosk featurin
control. We step
the proverbial cauntil midforward
nary in the coal
toad is extinct in a, the Wyoming September.
visual clips of eight g audio and
where we can make
mine, warning of
the wild, its fuunsafe conditions
ture in the hands
another kiosk on frog species,
The exhibit include
ence. We do child a differby their own illof a few zoos and
the
s separate
care for
ness or death.
other facilities involve
display
the decline in frog reasons for
our kids kids. We
populat
d in captive toads s containing fire-bellied
take food
breedin
Of
puzzle
the worlds approx
to the old people.
from Asia, Vietnam
g programs.
table that teaches ions, a
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ese
children
mossy frogs, Whites
6,000 species of amphib imately
To help
about what frogs
checks that will
eat, and a floor
tree frogs
build homes
ians, a third and toads, teach people about frogs from
jumping game teachin
New Guinea and
for those who need
the Animal Interac
Australia,
g children
them.
tion
yellow banded dart
about the surviva
And, somehow,
frogs from
l challenges frogs
we try
face daily.
not to let the Time
of Not
Enough drag us
down. We
remember to take
care of
ourselves. We slip
away
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frogs plight
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wildlife expert says.
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the hardest hit areas by
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accident. Good access by the photographer to have gotten so close
to the scene.
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First Place: Hinckley News, Ailene Croup
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By Jessica Borchardt
Ailene Croup
Right place. Right time. Well-composed photos.
Road conditions
graduating class of Henmay have
On May 29, this years stage at commenbeen
cement
the
a factor in the
of
ning High School walked
second
s amidst the cheers
train/vehicle accide
ceremonies to receive diploma
nt in three
then went home to large
at 5th Ave. S.W.
friends and family. Many for weeks if notyears
months
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where it
planned
crosses the railroad
parties that had been
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noon on Monday.
island, or
28, 2011.
During the 1930s graduati
arriving from a tropical bill.
somed
oldest alumni sharedRichar
Hooker, 43, a reside
affair. Two of Hennings
maybe its even a dreaded
nt
on and high
of school.
as
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DATE SET FORPeople sending letters suchwhat
of their memories of graduati
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drivin
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a
white pickup
NEIGHBORHOOD
truck, approached
Edith (Trana) Iverson is
these probably know exactly to be
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needed
crossing from the west
the class of 1939 and Magdel
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reunion is quickly approac
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Hinckley City Hall.
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r of a mile
and stopped about
300 feet past
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Sheriff Robin Cole
out safely.
rd equipment.
had a list of
been bepathways.or
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items to present
depu ty brok erin g
of
ng must be
to the county
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board at last week's
many peohways Food
es are being
regular meetThere are so
servi
ce
trained in what the
ing.
that are more
Main St, P.O.
ple out there
county needs,
said
Halik
Brian
Sandstone.
- Sheri ff Robin Cole he added.
The board moved
deserving,
Ailene Croup
all items to
0-245-2485. their
Thursday.
Cole met with Warde
Committee of the
the need to
day 9 a.m. n Scott Committee of the Whole
If people feel
Whole
"I don't want a deputy
Fisher at Sandstone
which meets on the
should give to
Wednesday,
The county board,
brokerFederal Corlast Tuesday of ing
donate, they
.
elected
servic
urged
rectio
officia
he
the
e," Cole said.
ty, ment
n Institution (FCI)
month.
ls and
Thursday, 9
a chari
depart
insured,
this 10 a.m., on Tuesday Jan. 25, 2011
metheat
are fully heads
Hallan questioned
Saturday, 9
to discusWe
He was able to give
s the have nizatio
whether that month and asked the board to sup- the, now combined,
a place to
a report on had actuall
n of
on. Serves
Treasurer/Auditor said, Wereorga
port the prison with
changes and progre
y happened in the
to Walmart
's office
andwent
a letter writing partment under the new
the sheriff
ss in the Sherpast.
e County.
live. We
ht
's desheriff. Both items
"It has been," said
and boug
iff's Department during
werenight
board mem- campaign. The prison, which em- regular agenda at the
that
ood Shelf,
remov
ed from
the regular ber Steve
We have
the
January 18 regular clothes for
the kids.
ployees 250 people
meeting much of which
Chaffee.
ed, Brook
he
meetin
g to be discus
, is 80 years old. the Committee of the
insurance,
had to do
/ ENTERPRISE
sed at
CARMICHAEL
replacement
Cole told the board
07. Phone: with charges for
At 100 years old,
(COW
CONNIE Whole
).
Though there is a quoru
they begin the
he didn't
patrol car repairs want
.
hours.cansaid.
m,
process of closing
to talk about what
five
no
and rotation of wreck
votes
there
were
ly
be
COW meetin
taken at the month
the facility, Cole
had hapers in the pened in
firefighters,
g. who
See Fire Page 5A
told the board.
Rapids and Nevis
county
the
Park
past
.
red
They
only
that
hampe
are
Auditor Cathy Clemm
DERBY
it would
used when cars not
snow and hilly terrain
be happening in they into an inferno. Cold,Board
er asked for job
must be towed and
nvited to
member Mitch Pange changes for some
future. He
classification/lane
stored.
rl
employees in the combi
addedske home spread quickl
d Derby
He plans to meet with
Haliks Lake Peysen that the chief complaint offered to join the prison comm
ned departments which
fire at Brian
qualifi
it- include increases in pay.
ed from wreckers
eld at the
tee noting the major
wreckers in theThe
had
been
Board
that
county
emplo
when
and wants they listen
mmunity
yment
ers Steve Chaffee and
opportunity offere
the rotation to be fair.
to a call and know
s memb
Mitch Pangerl want
tion
posed
d by thegy
29, 2011
deputy
they
auditor and treasure
the proare next on the list,
nolo FCI.occupa
tech
Colence
to be accountable to
Board member Doug
said, the
they show upeatfor scie
prison is a wonClemmer said they
the board.
Carlson the scene
prepar
always have been.
asked how many qualifi
how
get to
nand
called off be- derful resource for the sheriff's of- counties with combi
Looking at how other
s lear
ed wreck
ersder
ned departments do
h gra
cause
fice, a place were
another wrecker has
were in Pine Count Sixt
their staffing has been
services such as guide to the reorganizatio
handle
y.
d
her
the call.
n.
welding are free.
Cole said nine that
IES.
Long explained.
Pangerl said he'd
Dave
he knows of Patro
like
in October
l car maintenance
seeCKA
and others are interes
Carlson said the Sands
ll, 63,
fewer se.com
JEANtoRUZI
problems Begin
notedning
ted, "But, we
tone FCI State Auditor conceBY
from es were rerapidsenterpri
rninga@park
the county
A $65 oil change and
is a well maintained
jruzick
can't call and call
2010, food shelv the food to
's audit report
$35 windbute
facility which was "scary" to look at the
. He
and call. They shield
distri
d toalso
said
it
quire
treasurer/au
has always been suppo
wiper replacement
have to be available
ard County with
individuals a
is not acIf the Hubb ditorasstaff
ies and
24/7."
rted by the position changes and see
the
a
famil
propo
sed
ted
month
ceptab
four manag
opera
community. He said
es,
le, Cole said. Patrol
Board member Steve
ers of ess,
um of once a
Food Shelf
minim
cars will
he'd like to ees in that department.
total
busin the seven
emplogover
Hallan be taken to
al
y- nment
His
ntion
sugges
asked how that
the county repair facil- have the Committee of the
tion was da combi
if they received
er/auditor deputy. conveard
would chang e ity
ned
and Poors woul
Whole
treasu
food.
us
rStand
surpl
for
visit there.
maintenance.
things.
had been
Board member Steve
ng its progress.
be laudi
Distribution
,
years
HubHallan
10
Each patrol car is going
the
Fisher would welcom
past "I think Cathy
a year;
the said,
times
to have
needs
has four
e it, Cole we've been talking about In
this Food Shelf
it for
the food shelf
said.
of years."
Countyand
usage
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JANUARY 27&ED
28 a letter arrives in the mail,
When
The Hincke
newsAt the beginning of June,nationletters went out to alumni event.

the
wide reminding them of
in a
Yet, when the packet arrived , or
doorstep
a
on
box,
ce
post offi
al probin a mailbox, the individu much
ably didnt realize how correct
work went into finding the
address.
in
Rita Ellenson has been first
the
charge of addresses since School
Henning High School All
planning
Reunion in 1996. When
she
began for the first reunionhunthad to start from scratch
Pain Relief for Childbirth
one
alumni, because not a single
was on any permanent record. up
Ellenson began by settingdatas
what she calls an addres workwas
base. At the time she
and
ing at Henning Public School
school
started the database on her that at
computer. Ellenson recalls
first it was a mess.
and
We gathered information
Second Place: Maple Lake Messenger, Theresa Andrus

Teen critically injured in first of two Friday crashes on Hwy. 55
Action that puts the reader on the scene.
Reunion committee
Park Rapids
Enterprise
fire
Family escapes
early Wednesd
ay
Miracles!
Delivering
y Health Care
SherTri-C
iff ount
plans to monitor wr
ecker Audito
rotation, patrol car
r, sheriff
maintenance
say new positions
mean efficiency
Food shelf usage

continues to rise
Carlton County Hun
ting Land Starting
Land & Cabins,
Honorable Mention: Lake County News-Chronicle, Two

Harbors, Brittany Berrens
PIERRE MADE WHOLE AGAIN . . . SORT OF
Black and white photos STILL have a place in newspapers.
First Place: Park Rapids Enterprise, Connie Carmichael

Family escapes early fire Wednesday
Photo is awesome! Captured impact of scene. Great angle and
good play on page.
Second Place: Hastings Star Gazette, Chad Richardson
Friends, family build Adam Stein memorials
Strong emotional impact. Looked for the right angle and found it.
Nice job.
ally by 10 to bard decided to limit disincreased annu

board
a month,
tion to once
15 percent.
food shelf tribu Page
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Last year, the
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tons of food, unles a greater need.
distributed 182
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work with
manufacturing uce sixth
l engineering and
introd
about mechanica conference was designed to
skills as
grade students
y 4-H. The
math (STEM)
a, talks with sixth
Hubbard Count
engineering and
rap Electric CoopAbove, Dan Vigarfor Science Day, organized by require science, technology,
with Itasca-Mant
the Park
TEAM Industries a variety of occupations that
discuss their workeering Center of Excellence,
Melbo
Perry
to
Gwiazdon and
Applied Engin
grade students
Below, Trevor
facturing and rvation District.
work.
Manu
360
their
d
of
sente
part
Conse
presenters repre ic and the Soil and Water
erative. Other
Hoffman Electr
Rapids Enterprise,
pm Saturday 9 am - 9 pm
Sundays and Holida
ys - 1-9 pm
Emergency Depart
ment services 7
days a week,
24 hours a day.
City of Park Rapids

th
sees building grow
was a
However, there in the
increase
slight overall
ty (by permit
building activi the year,
tion) for
tions in valua
ive sign,
Project valua in 2010 which was a posit
up
Park Rapids were
he said.
tion of
2009
compared to
The total valua 16 perDan Walker
City planner
cts was up by
a 2010 year- proje 2010 although the
has completed
cent in
building
for the Park
number of
end report
total
rtDepa
ing
d was lower
Rapids Plann
permits issue
2009.
ment.
played a than in
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I am cauti
we have
in the numc to say that
significant role
misti
ed
receiv
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I expect deber of requests
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BY ANNA ERICKenterprise.com
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Page 39
News Photo
First Place: Hutchinson Leader, Terry Davis

This mission is historic (Sharing a long hug at the conclusion)
Perfect. I couldnt take my eyes off her expression - is that a tear I
see - until I noticed how tightly shes hugging her dad. This photo
tells a story, the caption adds to the significance of the moment.
sday, October 12,
Second Place: Thisweek Apple Valley/Rosemount,

Rick Orndorf
Sobering reminder at Rosemount High School
Very nice. I thought this was real until I read the caption.
Composition and technique ensured a winning position among
tough competition.
APARTMENT FIRE
2010
The Forum
First Place: The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead, David Samson

Apartment building fire with half-moon
This photo stood out the most from the selection of news photos.
The moon elevates this entry to first place.
Carrie Snyder
/ The Forum
rs respond to the
five-alarm fire Monda
o.
y in
Largest deputy
seen in 20 years
Page A1
Red Cross offering

help
said Jesse for Galleria

residents
blic relations The Red
Cross
he Fargo Fire services today will begin offering
to
Second Place: Daily Globe, Worthington, Brian Korthals

Relay For Life raises $75,000 (walking couple)
The composition of this photo works very well for the coverage
of the event. Being able to read the message on the bag in the
foreground combined with the people sillhouetted makes for a
great shot from a annual event.
Galleria
residents. From 10
a.m.
ned to remain residents can get aid to 4 p.m.,
with
several more necessities and mental basic
health
nitor the fire, assistance at the Red Cross
office at 2602 12th
St.
Residents are asked N., Fargo.
checking all
proof of residence, to bring
o make sure
if possible.
he said.
The Red Cross
igators will
set up a
rning to con- shelter for displaced
resik in the day- dents at Calvary United
Methodist Churc
h in Fargo.
housed 150 As of 10:45 p.m., reside
2 units, and had found other places nts
allowed to stay, and no one planne to
d
to
rews were stay overnight, said
a Red
escue pets Cross representativ
e.
Officials hope
to set
firefighters donation fund today, up a
but
hat officials one local reside
nt was
five-alarm already working
late Monday to rally the
id.
Fargo-Moorire means head community.
rs of the
Carol Cwiak, an
assistant
rtment are professor of
emergency
members management at
North
and West Dakota State
University,
ments and created the Faceb
kota Air Galleria Fire ook group
Help the
Schmidt Residents.
Tonight, both
my
sons
y volun- were displaced
by
od, water ria apartment the Gallethe fire- with about 150 fire along
other resied in and dents. Many
of these folks
night.
lost everything,
Cwiak
ectators wrote on the
groups page
ht of the at about 10
p.m.
oke and
I just came
off the
sible for Extreme
Makeover build
where I saw the
F-M comdown munity pull
off a miracle,
Street she wrote.
If you have anyd 40th thing left
to give, this would
of the be the time
to give it. These
folks need our help.
Firefighters work
the scene Monda
nd was
Inforum searchwo
y night at the Galler
David Samson
rd: apartment fire
y mania On 42nd apartm
ent complex in south
Forum reporter Mary
Beenken
Fargo.
contributed to this
ating,
report.
y that Readers can reach Forum reporters Amy
Michael Vosburg
Michael Vosburg
Forum Photo Editor
/ Forum Photo Editor
eria On 42nd apartm

ent complex
: Many were able
/ The Forum
Snorkel
crews from
Fargo and
Moorhead
spray water
Monday
evening over
the burnedout rafters of
the south
Fargo
apartment
building.
Dalrymple at (701)
241-5590 and
Kristen Daum at (701)
241-5541
to save their anim

als and exit build
ing calmly
Fire officials said

that no
injurie
me report s or fatalities were
Lost a pet?
ed.
nA Red Cross shelter
Apartment residen
and thats whats
at set
was
important
up
who may have lost ts
n Fargo Monday night at
in life, he said.
pets
s Calvary United
in the fire can call
r- Metho
But it was hard
dist Church.
not to at
Calvar
y United
City
least think about
buses were used
Methodist Church
how the
to transport some
contents of the
at
residents there.
(701) 232-5650
apartment
d
to see if
will
be
The shelter at
replac
ed,
they were rescue
said Sarah
the church
s was
d.
Swier. She and
housing pets
unclaimed pets will Any
her husband
for the
e night.
were planning
By 9:30 p.m.,
taken to the F-M be
to buy a
ers had saved eightfirefighthouse
soon and had
Humane Society
unidenmany
, which
tified pets and
legal documents
can be reached
expected to
collected.
at (701)
find more.
Plus, she couldn
239-0077.
t shake the
At the scene of
thought of her
scorched
Runa Olson was the fire,
wedding dress.
with her Yorkie reunited the
Jason Swier,
hall, but she forgot
-poo about
her husthree hours after
the
band, was home
cat. It was just
a little guy,
at the time
broke out. A tearfuthe fire she
and for a mome
said of the kitten
nt considthanked the firefig l Olson
.
ered snatching
Though the fire
hters and
told them the
some irreDavid Samson
spread Runa
/ The Forum placea
dog was all quickly, multip
Olson is reunited
ble items. But
le residents
she cared about.
with her dog, Odin,
said they were
on Monday couldnt decide what he
able to walk night at the Galleria On 42nd
I pretty much
was
apartment compl
thought he out in a calm
most impor tant
ex.
manne
was dead, she
to grab,
said.
as smoke was beginnr even first got
beyond essentials
outside, but not
Molly Criswell
ing to
like the
was pretty fill the hallwa
for ring aroun
long.
sure her cat didnt
ys.
d the entire roof wallet, keys and phone.
Jesse Ostlun
of the building.
After about five
In the end, his
Criswell, 75, was make it.
Ive never
wife said,
minutes seen
out on her ing a movie d was watch- you couldn
anything like
balcony when smoke
in his home
t see the flames
it. Im the most impor tant stuff
began when his smoke
speechless, he
anymore. Then
was saved.
billowing from
said.
detector
under the went off,
Adam
minutes, it was after 10
though he
eaves of the buildin
Holisky
My brain flashe
crazy, he impre
was
g.
s back
ed it was a false suspect- said.
ssed by how orderl
We thought, Thats
alarm.
y and forth, she said. Then
residents and
not Within minut
Calen Mahar had
ight, she said.
onlookers I just think, My
es, he went
husband
lar reaction when a simi- were in responding
from watching
Criswell made
and dog were all
a movie to
to
he
the
made
it out fine, feeling
direct
right.
it out: It looked
eeping well ahead
like he was in one.
like a fire and ions of fire officials
Inforum searchword:
of
the
small
police
apartmen
He
enoug
. He was also
figured
ark smoke rolling
t fire
h to extinguish
Forum reporter Amy
happy he got his
down be manag the fire would easily. By
Dalrymple contribute
shortly past 7
cat out.
eable when he
d
Possessions
p.m., he was seeing
to this report.
are one
flames thing, but
Readers can reach
everybodys safe,
Forum reporter
Dave
Roepke at (701) 241-5535
Page 40
Sports Photo
Sports
Portage News
June 7, 2011
11
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s celebrated their graduation from D.A.R.E
26, Floodwoods 30 fifth grade student
In the Commun
ity,
With the Commun
ity,
For the Commun
ity
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Raiders cruise to
Natalie Stockman
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Floodwood D.A.R.E. graduation
S P O RT S
10 MAY 12, 2011
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On Thursday May
had
wrote essays summarizing what they
the studentsFloodwood,
First
Place: Portage
News,
John
Grones
ion of the course,
Abuse Resistance Education. At the conclus
der.
chosen by D.A.R.E. instructor Vern Vanguil
and third place essay contest winners were
second,
First,
.
learned
Alex in; Emma just misses
Half the battle of getting winning photos is to have something to
shoot, and you definitely had a moment in time to capture here
and its captured! Wonderful job!
Collision at the
finish line: Three
runners, Emma Blom
(South Ridge), Megan
West (Mesabi East)
and Kailee Kiminski
(Esko) collided at the
finish line in a fight
for the top to spots
at the Section 7A
meet held at UMD.
really does a good
determinedjob of keepItingwas
hitters
off balance and
uncom
fortab
the
le, confollowing
and
dled the dangerous she hannish thatLSH linetroversial
up
for the fi
second time, said
Lamb
recht.
finished first,
Kailee
The Raiders were
edged
Megan
and
at the plate as well, stymied
but managed
to squee
forzethe
out Emma
in one run
after Afton Wolte
r walke
stated and
finaln spot at the
Mega
Visit us on the web

at www.mnsun.co
m
I do not want
to be one of
Second
those kids Place:
THE NORWOOD YOUNG
four wins
Portage News, Floodwood, John Grones

Cards win on final hand
Very nice photo!! Its got movement and emotion. Great job!!
throws three shutou
ts
plete game no-hit

ter in the
weeks opening
Meanwhile, the
game, going
Raiders
offens
seven innings and
striking out going e was active in the early
three while walkin
, scoring one
g two.
By Paul Downer
first inning and five run in the
She does a good
in the secjob of ond to
Community Edito
throw
give
ing
Stockman a cushmultiple pitches
r
for ion.
strikes and she
gets
The Raiders rolled
hitters, forcing them ahead of
Stockman herse
lf was the
to four
to go on most
victories last week
the defense,
productive Centr
on
said Raiders
al hitter,
of freshman pitche the arm head coach
going 3-4 with
a grand slam
Jon Lambrecht.
r Natalie
Stockman.
home run to knock
Thus hitters rarely
in four runs.
get the
Stockman threw
good part of the
Other
contri
butors
bat on the ball
every as
inning and notch
Brooke Willemsen, included
they
are
typica
ed three
lly
who went home Schmitz singled her
shutouts, and
the strike zone. She protecting 3-4 with a stolen
in the second inning
meet.
the
base, and
really has Haley
.
scored against Centronly run gotten contro
Schmitz was the
Shanahan and
l of
only player
Kayla
with a multi-hit day
the week was unear al during and drop ball her changeup Leonhardt who
each had two
at the plate
to complement
ned.
GRONES
by JOHN
for Photos
hits.
Central,
Central won 6-0
her fastball. She
but Willemsen and
at Jordan
is not overNews
Sund
on May 2, 1-0
Portage
power
each
ingly fast but she
notched singles
at LeSueuris very Central
and Stockman hit
Henderson on
intellig
1,
ent
LSH
and
May
a double.
0
knows when
over Jordan on May 3, 12-1 and where to
Stockman follow
place her pitched up her Centr
over Howard Lake-5 and 1-0 es.
no-hitter against
al 12, Jordan 1
Jordan with
WaverlyWinsted on May
another shutout,
The shutout streak
She is aided by
6.
this
came to
the
With those
tent receiving skills consis- two-hitter, the follow time a a close for Stockman
wins, the
after a
ing day
of Angie again
first-in
Raiders are now
Essel
ning
st
man behind the
LeSueur-Henders
error allowed the
8-2 on the
on. Jaguars to
plate. She struck
season, 6-2 in the
Angies ability
take an early 1-0
out five batters and
Minnesota
to block the
lead, but it was all
River Conference
walked one, and
lower pitches allows
Centr
.
the
al from
Jaguars that point
Natalie never
more room to
advanced a runne
on.
work
r
and
past
to
Central 6, Jorda
second base.
Every starter in Centr
throw her drop
n0
al lineball and
up notched at least
Stockman hurled
changeup in
Our defense once
one hit,
a variety of
a comagain
stepped up and
counts.
made plays
when they had to.
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Alex Taray (Floodwood) and Allie Cahoon

(Cromwell) are headed to the Minnesota
State Track & Field Championships at Hamline University in St. Paul; Emma Blom (South
Ridge) just missed advancing in the 1600
pionship)
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day, June 9 and 10
p.m.
ld
MEET
rsity, St. Paul
e 10-11 3:00 p.m.
BY JOHN GRONES
Sports Editor
was filled with
The Section 7A Track and Field meet
was no more drama than
excitement again this year. There
Three runners colin the girls 1600 meter run this year.
.
lided at the finish and only two advanced
athlete, the
For one Floodwood and one Cromwell
a Track & Field
next step will be a trip to the Minnesot
Championships.
is the odd girl out
South Ridge runner, Emma Blom
1600 meter run race
this year in what might be the closest
with Megan West
ever at a section meet. Emma, along
(Esko) all arrived at
(Mesabi East) and Kailee Kiminski
time.
same
the
at
line
the finish
runners collapsed
A collision occurred, and all three
was determined that
in a heap. When the dust settled, it
Emma for second, and
Kailee crossed first, Megan edged
Ridge.
South
for
a trip to state was dashed
be making his first
Floodwood senior Alex Taray will
Field Championships.
trip the Minnesota State Track &
an excellent toss of
Alex placed second in the discus with
14701.
see ALEX IN page 16
BY LOGAN SKAJ
First place winner
DARE is about avoiding

drugs, alcohol, and cigarettes.
You should avoid people that
drink alcohol, use drugs, or
smoke cigarettes. There is all
sorts of peer pressure, good
Adriana Palmer,
Dylan Runquist, Logan Ebert,
and bad, you have to know
Nolan Heikkila,
Aho,
, August Holtz, ah Bailey, Logan Skaj Leanne
Gouwhich is which and stand up
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places that would put you into
Nick Johnson,
y Thompson, Faith
Kyra
n,
Keel
n,
Brow
Calle
Silas
also
Nicolette
Bryan Broten,
these situations. There is
o, Jenna Waters,
termont, J.D. Pedig
strength in numbers, trying to
people that feel the
stay around
Central shortstop
as you about avoidsame wayAfton
Wolt
er cigafires
and
ing drugs,toalcohol,
first after
say no.
tofielding it aeasier
rettes makes
grounder
thereanare
BY LOGAN EBERT
that
again
I learned
st Jord
on
drugs,
May with
using
Third place winner
5. Photo
health issues
by Paul
Evalur
. These
and cigarettes
alcohol, Downe
D.A.R.E. stands for Define, Assess, Respond,
BY ADRIANA PALMER
Assess means
are lasting issues and get worse
ate. Define stands for What is the problem.
winner
place
Second
is
It
them.
Use your best
use
you
the more
What are your choices. Respond means
drugs
of
off
stay
to
kids
decision.
others
for
help
right
to
the
not only for you but
D.A.R.E. is a good way
choice. Evaluate means Did you make
for it to!
to you and
around you too. Saying no can
and violence. Vern was a great teacher
One idea is what if someone came up
D.A.R.E decision
by
be difficult but the more you
The first thing that I learned was the
want to smoke? You could use DARE
you
Do
said,
Describe the probis illegal if
say it the easier it gets, also try
making model, which is: D- Define:
knowing that smoking is a problem. Smoking
What are your
what are your
and avoid situations where you
lem, challenge, or opportunity. A- Assess:
youre under the age of 18. Next, assess,
Review
Evaluate:
to
Eno
say
cult
choice.
just
diffi
a
or
more
Make
them
be
with
it will
think
choices? R- Respond:
CHS Golf
two choices: you could smoke
head coach Rick
choice and then
Willhite.
5/12 Central
no. got ourse
your decision.
and walk away. Then choose your best
Invitesay We
lves in a lot
of tobacco. Here
@Glencoe CC
of
how bad
trouble. Did you
troubl
learned
I have
e spray
Then, we learned the harmful affects
ing those tee
evaluate by did anyone get hurt, or in
shots aroun
known poisons in cigadoing
d. Thatand
drinking,
smoking,
By Paul Downer
made
are some of the facts: There are 200
body?
your
hurt
work out of it with
problems. Tobacco
Community Edito
people
pressure.
forsecon
d
badour
be was
shots,can
drugs
r
so that
rette smoke. Smoking causes breathing
Another thing I learned in DARE is peer
our biggest
is the leading
my age.
m of the
up to you and said,
especially
all ages,
day.
ofproble
affects your bodys development. Smoking
The Central boys
Peer pressure is like if someone came
Allen VanDien
No then the
led out
continues to battle golf team There
lots of kids
the there
preventable cause of death in this country.
Raidersare
Do you want to drink? And you said,
with a season-bes
70%
to
50%
top of the conferencenear the score these
contains
t
But there is
andr get addicted
that tryof 41. Conno
.
We learned that, Marijuana smoke
person says, are you a chicken or a man?
Sullivan
Last week the boys
(43), Neil Oftelie
than tobacco smoke.
to be
tied for to
at a baseball team
(48) want
them; I do not
and Tom
third in a Minne
more of some cancer causing chemicals
also good peer pressure like if you are
Messn
sota River
er (49) / Tony Hegse
Conference
th to
you can hit the ball.
kids so I have
the United States. Marijuana affects
in
these
saying
of
by
illegal
is
(49)
one
team
the
meet
for
score
Marijuana
cheering
d
and
for
at
the Raiders,
Dahlgreen Golf
te.
and
Just say
Brady Sulliva
Course on
enough
be strong
n to
your brain, body, and the ability to concentra
May 3. Holy Famil
Thats good peer pressure.
competed at varsity(51) alsopeoples
y (154) won
we learned was
has 200
hurt
the meet, follow
I know I mayfor
the
no.rs.
Another one of the very helpful things
Raide
Tobacco is a really bad thing. Tobacco
ed by Mayer
Lutheran (177), Centr
can damage every organ
no, but it is
brain, your mouth
saying
byour
Allen was
feelings
al (179),
the bad facts about alcohol. Alcohol
medalist, so
poisons in it and tobacco affects your
Jordan
even
or
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your lungs, and your heart and liver. Then
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and
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(201) and
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marijuana is almost the worst thing out
e. Connor and
Montgomery-Lons
You can say no
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alcohol,
anoth
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drugs,
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avoid
will
We also learned about how to say no.
round
and
Overall, we were (Inc.).
illegal in America. It has 500 poisons.
inconsiswalking away, but
if you are
. I will stand up to
tent off the tee,
cigarettes
with humor, or you can say no by just
Drinking is another bad thing. It is illegal
said Raiders
See Golf / Page
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keep
to
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or
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avoid the situation. I will do my
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thank you D.A.R.E!
Taray flung the discus
feel the same way as I do.
help me out in life! Thank you Vern and
eyesight and balance.
State bound: Floodwood senior Alex
I will stay drugs
at the Section 7A track
147 feet, 1 inch and placed second
I have made a promise to myself that
to the Minnesota
and field meet at UMD. Alex will advance
and violence free!
University in St. Paul.
Track & Field Championships at Hamline
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AMERICA TIMES
Honorable Mention: Le Center Leader, Pat Beck

Braves collide with tough foe
Very nice photo . . . a second later and a tighter crop and this
Peer pressure
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would have been
place.
I madfirst
myself to be drug free
Raider boys finish

First Place: Norwood Young America Times, Paul Downer
third at Dahlgreen
Pitching carries Central in 2-2 week

Sharp photo of a play at the plate, what we like to see when we go
to baseball games. The runners expression is clear in technical
image and game emotion.
Second Place: Delano Herald Journal, Matt Kane

Jay bird
CHS girlsWe
takesee these plays on TV, but rarely captured for the local paper.
third at Jordan, SE
His team lost, but the photo is a winner.
CHS Track and
Field
100-meter hurdle
s (17.3).
Cook also took
place in the high second
jump (5
feet) and Maris
sa Sullivan
(4-8) was fourth
in the same
event.
Parry Larson took
It was a good week
in
the triple jump (32 second
for the
Central girls
added a third place feet) and
track team,
finish in
which finished third
the 800-meter run
at a pair
(2:41) and
of conference
a fourth place perfor
meets in
mance in
Jordan and Sibley
the 1,600-meter
East.
run (5:56).
At Jordan, the
Sami Jo Brinkm
ann had a
posted 86 points Raiders good
day in the field
to finish
events,
behind Belle
taking second in
Plaine/Holy
the discus
Family (199)
(91-03) and third
and Jordan
in the shot
(162) in a six-tea
put (28-10).
m meet.
Bailey Cook had
Lexi Erpenbach
took third
only top individual Centrals
finish in the
See Track / Page
11
5/13 @LeCenter
Taz Seibert tries

to
was eventually taggeavoid a tag at home after he was
caug
Kyle Brazil track d out, but not before delaying long ht in a rundown against Jordan
s a fly ball down
on May 5. Seibert
enough for the runn
the left field line
er behind him to
in the same game
advance. Below,
. Photos
by Paul Downer
CHS Baseball
5/12 DH vs. Maye

r
Lutheran
earned run on
two hits and
striking out five.
Tanner Kohls
also pitched 1.2
innings in
relief and allowe
d just one hit.
At the plate, Kohls
, Barret
Panning and Tim
Willems had
Centrals hits, with
Willems hitting a double
and Panning
picking up an RBI.
By Paul Downer
Community Edito
r
During the early
portion of
the season the
Centr
ball team struggled al baseto find consistent pitching,
but did
enough hitting to
stay competitive.
Last week, the
opposite
occurred when
the Raiders
had four strong
performances
on the mound
but collected
just 14 hits over
four games in
a 2-2 week.
Four teen hits
over four
games and we
went 2-2? Its
hard to complain
about that,
said Raiders head
coach Jon
Wroge. We had
a great week
on the mound.
Raiders are now
Now we just
6-6 on the
have to get the
season, 5-4 in the
bats going
again and well be
River Conference Minnesota
OK.
.
Central started
the week
with a 3-2 loss
Central 2, LSH 3
at LeSueurHenderson on
The first game of
May 2, then
swept a doubl
featured a pitche the week
e-header at
home against Jorda
between Centrals rs dual
n on May 5
Kyle Brazil
by scores of
and his opposite
3-2 and 5-1
number from
before finishing
MRCleading
the week with
LeSueura 4-1 home loss
Henderson. The
to St. Peter on
Raiders had
May 6.
just three hits and
the Giants
With those result
had four, but the
s, the
Giants took
advantage of a Centr
al error to
LHS takes on larg

LHS Track and
Field
5/16 @Belle Plaine

By Matt Bunke
Sports Editor
The Mayer Luthe
track team took sixth ran girls
place out
of seven teams
last week at
the Ed Bourelle
Invite, which
was hosted by
St. MichaelAlber tville, while
the boys
team took seven
th.
Competing at a
mostly larger schoomeet with
ls for the
second time
in as many
weeks, the girls
team scored
74 points, while
Monticello
won
with
170
points.
Monticello also
won the boys
meet with 160
points, while
Mayer Lutheran
scored 44.
score two runs

in
inning and take the the fifth
game 3-2.
This was a really
good high
school baseball
game even
though we were
on the losing
end of it, said
Wroge. We
played well, they
just played a
little better. We gave
them five
outs in the fifth
inning, and
when you give
good teams
extra outs youre
going to be in
trouble.
Brazil went four
innings for
the Raiders, allowi
ng one
er schools
Central 3, Jorda
n2
Willems threw a
gem in the
first game of a doubl
e-header
against Jordan,
going all
seven innings on
the mound
while allowing just
two hits and
one earned run
and striking
out five.
The Raiders trailed
2-0
going into the bottom
of the
sixth inning,
but pushed
across one run in
that frame to
close the deficit
to one run. In
the bottom of the
seventh, Erik
Buckentine led
off with a
pinch-hit single,
and
defense fell apart Jordans
Centrals Jesse when the
attempted a sacrif Fasching
ice bunt.
A wild throw
allowed
Fasching to reach
base safely
while Buckentine
went to third,
and two errors
Raiders had score later the
d a pair of
runs for a walk-o
ff win.
That was our first
win over
See Baseball / Page
11
By Paul Downer
Community Edito
r
First Place: Morris Sun Tribune, Nancy Woodke

The race is on . . .
Great action yet crisp as a Kit-Kat.
Second Place: Detroit Lakes Tribune, Brian Wierima
Foster dives into finals: Kyley Foster performs one of her dives
during the Class 1A state meet.
A few other photos were on par with this one, but the clean
background and grace of this photo prevailed. Aesthetically
pleasing shot without much distraction from the subject
Marissa Sullivan
runs for Central at
Jordan on May 3.
Submi
tted photo
Central High Sc
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The lone individ

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the day belonged
Ashlyn Hucky was
to Brittany the
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Norwood Young America
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Boys Golf
second in the 4x200 also took
Klaustermeier, who Jessica
Girls Golf
relay.
Softball
Thur.,
Mayer
in both the 100 meterwas third
On the boys
Track
side, Alex
at
s (13.44) Klaus
Lutheran
May 12
and 200 meters
Mayer
(27.45), and place termeier had a secondGlencoe CC
4
& 6 pm
also took sixth in
Lutheran
finish
in the 400
the long jump
12:30 pm
Fri.,
(53.64) and a third-p meters
(14-9). Annalisa
4
& 6 pm
at St. Peter
Scheele took
lace finish
in the 200 meter
at St. Peter
May 13
third in the
s (24.11). He
400 meters
Shoreland
also finished seven
(1:03.93) and sixth
Shoreland
at LeCenter
th in the
in the pole high
4:30 pm
vault (8-0), Josie
jump (5-4) and
4:30 pm
Sat.,
was part
Schreiner
4 pm
of the
was fifth in the
100 meters team, Crusaders 4x400 relay
May 14
(13.72) and seven
which took third.
th in the 200
meters (28.78),
Jake Coyle had
and Hailey
at Montgomery Confere
place finish in the a fourthSiegle was fifth
Mon.
,
nce
Tourney
100 meters
in the triple (12.02
Conference Tourney
Lonsdale
jump (30-5) and
) and Matt Chapa
May 16
at Montgomery GC
seventh in the
was
at Montgomery GC
long jump (14-8)
5 pm
at Belle Plaine
.
9 am
9 am
Also for the Maye
See LHS / Page
4 pm
r Lutheran
Tues.,
11
Good
Luck
Raiders!
May 17
at Montgomery
Londsdale
5 pm
Page 41
Sports Photo
First Place: Wright County Journal-Press, Buffalo,

Heather Reinhart
Buffalo Rodeo - Muttin Bustin
Riveting action in the foreground with a great range of emotion
and color in the background as well.
Second Place: Lakeshore Weekly News, Wayzata,
Mark Trockman
SAFE!
Nice shot that just edged out some close competition by being in
color.
First Place: St. Cloud Times, Dave Schwarz

Ouch
Crisp and unusual. Spikes vs. faces dont happen often in baseball,
even less on the basepath itself.
Second Place: Mesabi Daily News, Virginia, Mark Sauer
T-S slips by Cotton, 3-2
We get a lot of pictures of athletes celebrating, but rarely a coach.
Even rarer with this much emotion. Great job of showing the true
feelings of the match, which was the final home game in this small
schools history.
Honorable Mention: Duluth News Tribune, Bob King
Marathon runner
Like the abstractness of this, with part of the leg missing, and half
a hand in the reflection. Neat angle to choose, and keep things in
focus as well.
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day and is still wrong to
this day. I could go on
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and ordinances all put into
place to protect our natural
resources. However, at the
heart of conservation are
the volunteers. If it were
not for the volunteers in
our communities, I dread
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the pontoon.
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and framing. The photographer captured a special moment. A
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Second Place: The Journal, New Ulm, Steve Muscatello
Pure Magic
Facial expressions and emotion can move readers. This
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machine? the former
staff reporter asked,
the
around
looking
News Tribune lobby
during a recent trip
back to the place
where she got her
first whiffs of news
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ts
Laurie Hertzels
here.
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Already a relic
shy reporter to worldduring Hertzels
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piece of print
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l
ventures of an Accidenta
display in the lobby. Its
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Journalist, released
gone now one of many
late August. It is the
things that have changed
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in the newspapers offices 224-page story,
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since
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tire industry
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books editor at the MinSee Hertzel, Page A5
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reNew highway safety guidelines
strip
4 on Thursday south of Biwabik.
fog line, turning the old rumble
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quired the strips to be moved / rking@duluthnews.com
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said. The
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Fourth of July was a treat,
one after another.
boats
Logging trucks, cars puling inatdrivers,
and campers, impaired
gawking at
tourists
tentive drivers,
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JOHN MYERS
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the scenery Hinsz says
jmyers@duluthnews.com
drifting out of
(near rumble stripes),
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a
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reverberhome just off St. Louis
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peace4
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a part of County Road
house.
a lawn chair Biwabik, near
rumble
ful that she could sit on their hay. where rumble stripes have been placed
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who live a
and hear her llamas chew
stripes, including some
ioned
on
But Hinsz says a well-intentsafer
move from rumble strips the quarter-mile or more off the road,
12-inch
stripes on
awake at night.
effort to make rural highways
the shoulder to rumble
say its keeping them
as an inits hurting
has ruined her rural serenity.
fog line. Instead of serving
Lake homeowners say
funded
drifting drivin addition to
Thanks to a federally
frequent jolt to remind
their property values
county crews
lane,
highway safety effort,
ers to return to the driving rumble is their rural lifestyle.
stripes along
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a reverberating
gouged new rumble
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but not in critics say
said. Somea car or truck
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happening whenever
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the
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turn it up so I could hear
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measure, but others say
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Contents
Classifieds
Lotteries
Obituaries
Opinion
Outdoors
Scrapbook
Sports
TV listings
It was a great turnout at the

Northview Bank Pie Eating
contest at this years
Floodwood Fall Color
Festival. Mariah Bailey is
astonished when she
discovers that Leann Aho
Trib(8-11 category)
her old desk in the News
wasnear
finished
stands
Laurie Hertzel
mid-1970s to
with her pie.
where she worked from the
FLOODWOOD FALL
une newsroom,
/ rking@duluthnews.com
Bob King
the mid-90s.
Below: Tamera
Lundstrom
ate all her pie with the
exception of what was left
on her face. Tamara won
the four to seven year old
category.
First Place: Portage News, Floodwood, John Grones

Fall Color Festival
Great collection of photos from a very messy event - the pie eating
contest!
Vol. 1, No. 43
PIE EATING
CONTEST
$1.00
COLOR FESTIVAL
Second Place: Chatfield News, Gretchen Mensink Lovejoy

President Obama visits Chatfield
Nice set of photos chronicling President Obamas visit. The large
image
of President Obama with the group of children will be a
Color of ca
rs
keepsake for many, Im sure.
Changing focus
pays
A New York firefighter
the Sept.
respects to victims of
during
11, 2001, terrorist attacks
a ceremony near the World .
Trade Center site on Saturday
in several
Ceremonies were held
er those
U.S. cities to rememb
Washingwho died in New York,
Page A3
ton and Pennsylvania. FALL COLORS IN FLOODWO
Jon Webster had

a B,
blast
E participatToday: Sunny and
ing in the pie throughout
A2
clear
eating contest.
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Below: Honna
A9-11
Hendrickson was
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a winner of the
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12 to 15 year old
C1-5 category.
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IN COUPONS
INSIDE
150 cars were in town
Darren Mattila
wondered what
happens when a
hair falls in the pie.
It wasnt a factor,
and David Haataja
finished his pie first
to claim first prize.
Best slice of pie
Tveit illustrates
Photo by JOHN GRONES

OD: Classic cars from
Portage News
the 20th and 21st
for the festival on
centuries line Main
September 18.
Street in Floodwood
. Over
BY LYNNE BLACK
Managing Editor
Main Street in Floodwoo

d sported a rainbow
of colors on Saturday,
the annual Fall Color September 18, during
Festival. Classic cars
all over Minnesota
from
and
Canada came to town as far away as Ontario,
for the event.
This was close to
the largest car show
Floodwood, said
ever in
Don Ducco Arro,
of the event.
organizer
Ducco said there
were 150 classic
cars
tered for the show,
with another around regiswere just there to
20 who
display
The classic car show their cars.
during Color Festival. is an annual event held
Main Street in Floodwoo
d
is lined on both sides

with picture-perfect
tion of cars dating
restorfrom the 1920s to
2010.
This year, the cars
were also parked
Street to the east
on Main
of Highway 73, Railroad
and Pine Street. Because
Street,
the weather was clear
and sunny, the classic
car owners were
bring them into Floodwoo
happy to
As the sun gleamed d to show them off.
chrome and gleaming and reflected off the shiny
paint jobs, participan
walked from car
ts
to car comparing
notes on the
best 25 cars in the
show. Rather than
having the
winners declared
by a
registered participan handful of judges, each
t is given a ballot
at the beginning of the day
to list their favorite
25
the end of the day,
ballots are counted, cars. At
and the
2010
Thursday, December 30,
INDEX
Opinion, 45
Faith, 67
Community Cal. 89
Outdoors, 1213
Sports, 1417
Classifieds, 1821
Taste, 2223
see page 9
book
ST. PAUL, Minn.

of Floodwood resident Jasen Tveit, grandson
Dinah Tveit and
and Joyce Andrews,
Bob
illustrated a childrens
book called The BOXELDER BUG Who
Needed A HUG,
by
Jesse Justin Meyers
and
Sandra Kay Bouressa
.
Jesse Meyers died
in July of 2008, while
crossing a road in
Anoka, Minnesot
a.
His mother, Sandra
Bouressa, took a
poem
published as a childrensJesse wrote and had it
book.
Sandra found Jasen
on Craigs list and
his illustrations best
felt
fit
boxelder bug featured the personality of the
in the book.
Tveit illustrates
see page 2
Ness township zonin

g
moves to next phas
e
Honorable Mention: Republican-Leader, Preston,

Lisa Brainard & Larry Johnson
Celebrate
I love the emotion captured in these photos.
See COLOR OF CARS
Pie baking contes

tThe winners of this
years pie baking contest
Young, for apple raisin;
were: 1st prizeFred
2nd prizeSusan Jussila,
for apple crumb; and
rell, for apple cranberry
3rd prize, Donna Far. The contest was sponsore
d by T.O.P.S. MN #1068
for the contest were
Floodwood. Judges
Jerel Bubba Vance,
Olga Kemp, and Roger
See page 7 for more
Kivela.
on: Color Festival: A time
for pies.
Four Rivers Foun

dation
changes focus
FLOODWOOD,
Minn.After a discussion, which included
a return to their original
mission statemen
t, the Four Rivers
Foundation has changed
their
ties focus. The group fundraising and activiwill begin using the
funds they are able
to accumulate through
fundraising activities,
donations, and grant
9 years later,
we remember
ADULT FUN
B4

September 21, 2010
on page 11
PIE EATING CONTES

T:
The Northview Bank
Pie
Eating contest was

a hit at
this years Floodwoo
d Fall
Color Festival. See
who
won the Pie Baking
contest.
See the Flip Side
VIRGINIA, Minn.
The St. Louis County

Commissioners ended
the first phase of
zoning controvers
the rey in
day, September 14, Ness Township. On Tuesthe commissioners
to two in favor of
voted five
changing 1,200 acres
Township from Multiple
in Ness
Use Non-Shoreland
(MUNS-5) to Forest
Agricultural Managem
(FAM-3).
ent
Commissioner Dennis
Fink, First District,
he felt the township
said
residents were equally
on the issue
divided
There was no clear
majority for either
he stated.
side,
Commissioner and
Board
Chair Steve Raukar,
Seventh District,
stated
question would never that he felt the rezoning
have
been
discussed had the
proposed game farm
not needed it.
A clear majority
of those who spoke
against the decision
were
[to
stated Commissioner approve the rezoning],
Raukar, but it is
what it is.
Ness Township see
page 3
ONE LAST LOOK

Photos by Ryan Brinks
d and salvaged
high school have been dismantle
through
features of Jacksons old
bustle of students passing
most prominent interior
long void of the hustle and
Piece by piece, some of the
, these images from last week
imminent demolition. Now
this week ahead of the buildings
floor and sitting in the auditorium Center.
ds, running on the gym
the halls, standing at chalkboar last look inside the 1938-built Jackson County Resource
represent one
First Place: Jackson County Pilot, Ryan Brinks

One Last Look
Outstanding job of visually recording a wonderful piece of history
that will no longer be.
Second Place: Lake County News-Chronicle, Two Harbors, Mike Creger
A Teen Trio Triumphs
Tough category to pick a winner. Outstanding job telling the three
students story.
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Polar Fest time
The variety of photos on this page create a nice package that tell
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e suggestions
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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2011
Polar Fest time

Detroit Lakes annual
winter celebration
kicks off with a bang
PHOTOS
BY
BRIAN
BASHAM
KEN WAGNER of Detroit

Lakes walks his 1.48-pound
northern to the weigh station at the Poles n Holes
fishing derby Saturday afternoon. Wagner took fourth
place with his fish and won
an Astro Start.
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Theyve got it bagged up
Photo stories should tell a story with little or no words needed
to help move the story along. This package does just that. The
main image shows the magnitude of the effort and the secondary
images compliment it very well.
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Sunday night at the Historic
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Miss Teen Polar Fest. The Poles n
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onto the ice of Little Detroit Lake
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Walking in the doggone rain
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A VOTE FOR FREEDOM

Midwinter pep
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Sudan splits into two.
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Sudans flag.
holding what could be southern
its freedom from Sudan. He is
for southern Sudan to be given
in joy after casting his ballot
David Acuoth drops to his knees
on the bus ride.

A Sudanese woman waves a cross
About the photographer
years.
with the Post-Bulletin for eight
Ken Klotzbach has been a photographer
rarer still to
to witness history in the making,
made the
Reporting the story: It is rare
of southern Sudanese refugees who
realize it at the moment. The group to make their historic vote, knew it. Despite
they were
trip from Rochester to Omaha, Neb.,
waiting outside in the falling snow, an honor to
the long bus ride and the hours
was
their future would be better. It
jubilant with the conviction that
journey.
of their
accompany them on the final leg
Yar Kang and Nakuer Kuer, sing

Elizabeth Ater, Elizabeth Bec,
Jan. 9 in Omaha.
and dance in the snow after voting
About the writer
for 10 years.
a reporter with the Post-Bulletin
Christina Killion Valdez has been
by being there
do I feel like I witnessed history
Reporting the story: Not only
but I also feel
lead to the worlds newest country, the southern
for a vote, which may ultimately
of
started with the various meetings
the people
like I witnessed democracy. That
to the referendum, where as a group full-time jobs
Sudanese community leading up
with
ride the bus $100 for people
their faith
decided who should pay what to
free. And ended with people putting
so people without jobs could ride
vote.
democratic
a
of
hands
the
in
for a peaceful future
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Place: ECM Post Review, North Branch,

Victoria Dahlin
The big splash
Great photo that captures the excitement of a day at the pool with
dad.
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place to take a break
g practice during
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MERCANTILE
ON MAIN
Mercantile on M
ain
Specialty
retail shop
of many Pelican area is a cooperative
vendors, artisans
The newest speci

alty retail shop in
Pelican Rapids opene
d mid-June, and
operators expect
to
with an official grandbe in full swing
opening during
Pelican Fest July
8-9.
Mercantile on Main
is a unique
venture, operated in
ion by more than a cooperative fash21 local artisans,
crafters, antique vendo
The shop is locate rs and retailers.
Park Region Cene d in the former
south of the new cityx complex, just
Inventory at Mer liquor store.
is, literally, soup cantile on Main
to art with specialty and ethnic food
produ
art pieces by a numb cts. Crafts and
displayed throughout er of artisans are
prints, jewelry, yarns including rugs, art
photography, antiq , sewing products,
ues, collectibles,
Mercantile continued
The 11 a.m. parad

e, pictured
above at the 2010
many highlights event, is one of
Pelican Fest. of the July 8-9
on page 5
Pictured here with

the Mercantile
Main signage
on
are
Kathy Bergren, who Judy Tabbut and
are president and
vice president of
Glenace Metcalfe the Mercantile board.
Meyer is the treas is secretary and Julie
urer.
First Place: Hastings Star Gazette, Chad Richardson

Fire and rain
Really great image. Photographer has a good eye and must always
be on the lookout for that one shot . . . good job of seeing the shot!
Many unique items

at the Mercantile are available
on Main.
elcome Place G
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By Louis Hoglund
unmet needs in the

community.
Mill Street could
The building for
ket, which also has
a Islamic MosqueMinistry Street, also be known as
would be part of the proposed center
Prayer Room.
with the planned
addition of The Welco
related storefronts. a row of ministryThis isnt necessarily
me Place next
door to the Pass
a new idea,
which opened seven The thrift store., said Rev. Lauri
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serve as a hospitable
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and
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brainstorming sessiostrategic location,
and to provide for
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block is the Dawo other end of the
from those meetings ns were held, and
Halal Somali Mara founding board
Welcome Place contin
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Snow
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Second Place: Kenyon Leader, Terri Washburn

Carriage and Cutter: Tradition in the snow
Wonder what theyre talking about? Perfect shot at the perfect
moment.
July 6, 2011
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CLASSIFIED ADS PAGE
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USINESS SPOTLIGHT
EDUCATION
SPORTS
AREA FOCUS
Kids Pick First Place: Westbrook Sentinel/Tribune, Tom Merchant

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Free TicketsGreat action shot. Faces are priceless.
for the pool
PRESS
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Samantha Ward of
Walnut Grove ran
through a huge pond
in the city park
Wednesday
afternoon.
Fun Continued on page 3
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The mid-summer
festival in
Pelican Rapids is
tionwith a new a long tradiname and an
increasingly wide
array of events.
Pelican Fest is
will feature a packe July 8-9, and
activities includingd schedule of
dances, concession two street
s,
show and the cente a classic car
rpiece
11 a.m. on Saturday parade at
plus many
other events.
For decades name
Days to recognize d Turkey
the
importance of the turkey
industry to the
local economy, the
Commerce has retitleChamber of
Pelican Fest to d the event
broaden its
scope.
Turkey remains an
important
part of the eventand
the economy, as the West
Centr
processing plant conti al Turkey
the citys top empl nues to be
production in outly oyer. Turkey
ing
tinues to be a cruci farms conness in the Pelican al agri-busiand Otter Tail Coun Rapids area
ty.
The Pelican Rapid
s Rotary
Club will host its
popu
Barbeque, from 11 lar Turkey
p.m., Saturday, July a.m. to 2
nition of area turke 9, in recogy growers and
the
turkey
industrywhich dates processing
than a half-century back more
in
After a successful Pelican.
first year in
Pelica
Second Place: Anoka County Union, Tammy Sakry

Future builder?
Nice impression captured. Waited for the right moment and was
ready to capture it . . . good job.
n Fest continued on
page 5
SHUT DOWN
Friday Morning
Maplewood State
the entrance to the
Park had barricades
blocking
down Park Mana park. Because of the State gover
ger Don DelGreco
nment shutcades.
was forced to put
up barri-
Page 46
The traditional
turkey barbeque
continues as a
tradition
for
Pelican Festforme
rly Turkey
Days. Members
Rapids Area Rotar of the Pelican
grilled turkey for y Club prepare
the
Satur
day
feast.
Portrait and Personality Photo

First Place: Wright County Journal-Press, Buffalo,

Heather Reinhart
Stunned Homecoming King Crowned
Love it!
Second Place: Lakeshore Weekly News, Wayzata,
Mark Trockman
Focused on Design
Nice, not your everyday profile photo.
First Place: St. Cloud Times, Dave Schwarz

Partners
Partners is a wonderful peak moment that needs no accompanying
words as it captures the intensity of both the officer and his
police work dog as they operate as one team. The eyes of both are
revealing as is the body language of both. The chosen lens focal
length and its accompanying shallow depth-of-field keeps the busy
background from overpowering the crucial elements of the photo.
Extremely well done in a fluid situation.
Second Place: St. Cloud Times, Jason Wachter
Making a Splash
Making a Splash is a beautiful image and appears technically
flawless. Well planned and great use of light and water to enhance
the obvious gracefulness of the swimmer.
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until the date passes. Email
your listing to chronicle@lc
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LAKE
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newspaper
From Lake County
archives.
TODAY 22
100 YEARS AGO, 1911
The Barley & Bailums

Big Consolidated Indoor
Circus and side shows will
arrive in Two Harbors on
Friday. Taking five trains
to carry the traveling city,
it arrives with the dawn,
dazzles the eye with its
glittering pageant, displays its thousand wonders
and then vanishes in the
night with the fascinating,
and mysterious speed of a
comet. Mr. Watson, general manager of the great aggregation of wonders, has
secured a number of leading features from Mr. John
Ringling for this occasion.
No more green tea
The National Tea
Board, branch of the pure
food commission, has decided that green tea cannot in the future pass the
custom office. Tea that is
green is green only be- a
cause it is colored with
copper powder for preservative purposes. Tea at the
pleasant afternoon functions will now be black
tea, which is cured by being left out in the sun or
yellow or straw colored,
the color of green picked
tea when dried and devoid
of any embalming.
The program Nature In Story,

2:30 p.m., at Two Harbors
Public Library. It will be held at
11 a.m. at the Silver Bay Public
tracking your
food prices
SATURDAY 23
Voyageur Snowmobile Club

Spring Fling Fund-raiser, 5-8
p.m., at the Moose Lodge. Silent
auction, raffles, and spaghetti
dinner.
THHS Relay for Life, 10:30
a.m.-5 p.m., in Two Harbors
High School auditorium.
TUESDAY 26
Two Harbors Utilities

in
Committee meeting, 1 p.m.,
conference room at city hall.
and Louis
Poets Connie Wanek
Jenkins will have a program,
Public Library.
Township Knitters meeting,
6:30 p.m., at Duluth Town Hall.
WEDNESDAY 27
national average
Out to lunch with Socially

Active Seniors, noon, at Betty's
Pie. Register by April 25. Call
830-0600. Transportation avail-
Bread
Shredded
cheddar cheese (up 13 cents loaf )
a pound) for a 20-ounce
75 YEARS AGO, 1936age
109 of the 176 old

pension applications have
been approved by the
county board and checks
were mailed out for April.
The average for the first
84 approved will be about
$20 a month.
Off to Isle Royale
Fishermen will gain
three weeks of trout fish-ing through accommoda
tions of Captain Egeland.of
Without the protection
the cutter it would have
been a dangerous trip for
the little craft. Generally
fisherman have to depend
on the Winyah which is
ice bound in the Duluth
harbor until the west
winds blow the ice out into the lake. The Crawford
will put in at Grand
Marais and pick up several
fishermen there who are
going to the island.
(up 47 cents
Nation: $4.63
Minnesota: $4.11
Two Harbors Super
One: $4.44
Zups in Silver Bay:
$5.38
Living Well workshop focused

on seniors, 12:30-3 p.m., at
location TBD. Call Community
Partners at 834-8024 for more
information. It will run on
Thursdays for six weeks.
meeting,
Friends of the Library
Public Library.
Joint Duluth Township
Board/planning commission
Duluth
at
p.m.,
5:30
meeting,
Town Hall.
Duluth Planning Commission
meeting, 7 p.m., at Duluth Town
Sliced deli ham

(up 7 cents a pound)
Nation: $4.91
Minnesota: $4.23
Super One: $4.44
Zups: $6.20
(up 52 cents for fivepound bag)

Nation: $2.51
Minnesota: $2.57
Super One: $1.97
Zups: $2.53
Hall.
meeting,
Narcotics Anonymous
7-8:30 p.m., at Lake View
Memorial Hospital.
Eggs
(up 2 cents a dozen)
Nation: $1.62
Minnesota: $1.54
Super One: $1.69
Boneless
$1.53
chicken breasts Zups:
(up 22 cents per
Sirloin tip roast
pound)
(up 1 cent per pound)
Nation: $3.32
$3.96
Nation:
$3.06
:
Minnesota
Minnesota: $4.27
Super One: $4.71
Super One: $4.69
Zups: $3.99
Zups: $3.99
Ser ving Woodbury
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or 4.
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pay524
651-730-7
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651-226-8189
free advice found on the
course.
Lake
The
history?
Want more
County Historical Society is a
at
good place to start. Its the
Depot in Two Harbors, 8344898 or visit lakecountyhisWat
erorg. Theres also
toricalsociety.
Area Historical SociHea
the Bayters
Made In The USA Bay (226By
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Council (323For FREE
Community
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7644). 7-2913
651-77
Oakdale
Locksmiths
Two Harbors Childrens Drama

Club will perform Oh No and
Here We Go: A Fairy Tale Mixup, 7 p.m., at Two Harbors
Community Center. A good-will
donation is suggested.
Hall
Silver Creek Town
dance/social, 7-11 p.m. Several
local musicians donate their
music for a night of dancing.
aplewood
APRIL 30
mation.
(down 46 cents
per pound)
Nation: $3.86
Minnesota: $3.87
Super One: $3.49
$4.67
AZups:
Lillie
First Place: Woodbury / South Maplewood Review,

Minnesotas Apple Orchards are in Full Swing
Great use of photos, graphics and creative fonts to create an
inviting front page feature package.
MAY 2
Two Harbors High School band

and city band combined concert,
7:30 p.m., at THHS auditorium.
and South Maple

wood
ber 39
Suburban Newspaper
Russett potatoes Red Delicious
cents
(up 14
for five-pound bag)
Nation: $2.64
Minnesota: $2.65
Super One: $1.69
Zups: $2.50
on
Order of St. Luke Conference
healing prayer, 9 a.m.-4:30
in
p.m., at First Lutheran Church
Call
Duluth, 1100 E. Superior St.
Jan at 834-4158 for more infor-
Bacon
(up 17 cents for a half

gallon)
Nation: $3.14
Minnesota: $3.16
Super One: $3.19
Volum
AGO,
e 1986
25 YEARS
30, Num Zups: $3.79
After a years hiatus, the
Melodrama in the Park
is back. Every Friday
evening in July the Two
Harbors Family Theatre
will present a melodrama
at Owens Park bandshell.
APRIL 29
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Orange juice
Second Place: Jordan Independent, Mathias Baden,

David Schueller & Design Staff
Renewed bicycle routes
Fantastic use of photos and a well-designed map + sidebar to
illustrate the story.
THURSDAY 28
(up 11 cents a gallon)

Nation: $3.46
Minnesota: $3.87
Super One: $4.29
Zups: $3.99
Flour
Roger Pegelow, Lake

County Civil Defense director, today issued the
following statement in regard to survival in case of
nuclear attack: Of course,
there is little chance of a
survival of a direct hit by
nuclear device, but science
has found lately there is a
very good chance of survival from fall-out if proper precautions are taken.
The attitude of an ostrich,
that of hiding its head in
the ground and waiting
for the inevitable, is not
the proper survival technique of thinking Americans.
234-1294.
Whole milk
(up 29 cents for 32

ounces)
Nation: $2.88
Minnesota: $2.66
Super One: $1.66
Zups: $2.62
50 YEARS AGO, 1961
able.
driver
Age 55 and older
improvement program, 5:309:30 p.m., at Silver Bay schools.
Cost is $20. More, call (888)
Nation: $1.88
Minnesota: $1.90
Super One: $1.40
Zups: $1.59
Vegetable oil
First Place: Lake County News-Chronicle, Two Harbors,

Matt Suoja
Tracking Your Food Prices
Useful feature, tracking the increase in food prices. Good use of
photos and text to illustrate the feature.
MONDAY 25
according to the latest

the first quarter of 2011 nationwide,
in state
Retail food prices increased during
comparisons to average costs
Marketbasket Survey that included
American Farm Bureau Federations
by the Minnesota Farm Bureau.
grocery stores
local survey on food prices at
The News-Chronicle did its own
averages.
state and national
to see how they compare to
price comparisons.
some
for
Bay
Silver
in
Zups
Harbors and
We visited SuperOne in Two
of reasons.
prices can fluctuate for a variety
Its not a scientific study and
of special sales.
we could find for the foods outside
We looked for the cheapest prices
for
Price increases shown are
in first three months of 2011.
Library.
www.lillien
MAY 3ews.c
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Life kickoff
Silver Bay Relay for
Monday, Sept. 27, event, 6 p.m., at Sychar
2010Church.
More, call
WSM
Lutheran
apples
(no change)
Nation: $1.45
Minnesota: $1.59
Super One: $1.59
Zups: $1.33
226-4576.
6-8 con Two Harbors bands
cert, 7 p.m., at THHS auditorium.
MAY 5
Two Harbors Cable TV

at
Commission meeting, 8 p.m.,
The Place (community center).
MAY 6
Thank you party for Jim Oberstar

for his support of the Clair
Nelson Intermodal Center, 3-5
p.m., at the center.
MAY 9
Jazz band concert and pie

social, 7 p.m., at THHS auditorium.
MAY 14
Two Harbors Post Office Stamp

of
Out Hunger event. Place bags
to
nonperishable food items next
your mailbox.
Second Place: Woodbury / South Maplewood Review,

Ghost Busted
Great photo illustration, punctuated by a spooky font, to set the
tone for this front-page feature story.
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story by Alex Holm

quist Review staff
aving goodbye
to White Bear Lake
summe r in Minare
popular spots in the a few orchards have to offer.
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area.
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attention since
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red, orange and golden
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of
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project
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come dinner and talked
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members and guests
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going
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to
for their pack activities goThursday evening to the down to play golf and speak
after the meal
and
of service has gone down.
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campout.
Waseca Lions Club. The
years
go
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game of the
and he would buy me
with
the
to
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Nick Coleman
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dinner, Coleman said.
him.
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and A12
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about something like
said. But knowing this, Helen
More than 10,000
they were OK,
right away, it helps.
missing and 350,000 people are
We keep in
contact as best we
less in northern Japan are homecan.
after
a
cataKris and David Sauer
strophic 8.9 magnitu
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live in the
de earthquake Top: Indian students
triggered a 15- to
burn candles to sixth floor of a high rise on
pray
the U.S.
30-foot tsunami
for the victims of
High: 41
the tsunami in Ja- compound in Tokyo
Friday. The disaster
with
crippled the pan, in Allahabad, India, Monday. Above:
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daughters. What many their two
northern regions
A woman looks
fail to really
for her father-inof
laws comprehend, Helen
even as thousands the country, ihai spirit tablet, a placard
said, is how
of
Page B8
ers and soldiers surge relief work- nate his seat in a house, in to desig- dense Tokyo is. More than
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into affected northern Japan.
people live in the
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mile city roughly
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a
15,000 people
aroorda@faribault.
than
Friday
per
240
square mile.
miles away from
com
the
At 3:30 a.m.
Amazingly, no visible
Faribault family rode epicenter, a
The Faribault
damage
out the quake ing, Helen Sauer, Friday morn- anywhere.
Public
and continues
We had to wait another
Davids mother,
School Board approve
to cope with the awoke to
the sound of her husband hour at the compound
d a
aftermath. Aftersho
three-year, $534,03
until
cks
0 Integranormally be considerthat would Dr. Howard Sauer, talking on , determined that our building they
tion
Revenue
the
s
are
ed
grant on Monearth- phone.
safe to enter. Overhea
quakes if not preceded
day night.
by Fridays
It couldnt be good.
are closed. The roads d highways
event continue to
are jammed.
This grant and the program
rock the city and
When your phone
The
disrupt services,
s
rings that 10 subways are closed. Imagine
funded by it, said
the
Director
million people trying
a 5.7-magnitude quakemost recent early, you know something is
Curriculum Liz Keenan, of
up, home
to get
that hit at Helen said.
on foot. Excerpt
about 2 p.m. CST
meant to address certain are
Monday.
Angel Gonzalez
of
I was subbing
Kris Sauers e-mail
E-mails from Kris
at school, a
describing the
Increasing the cultural goals:
Sauer, wife class of 4-year
2nd Grade
state
of
Tokyo
of David Sauer
olds. They all got
Friday night.
and decreasing the capital
a Faribault High under the
Lincoln Elemen
achievetables while I watched
School and Gustavu
tary
ment
gap
s
Adolphu
and addressing
Saturday
s the walls move, the trees
College graduate
classroom participa
sway, the
tion.
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how both the Japanesehelp portray light poles out the window
The Integration Revenue
bend
You have
dealing with the disasterpeople are over. It lasted five to six minutes.
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I ernment will to trust the U.S. govand how kept waiting for neighbo
put the
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cated with their family communi- ings to come down but none did.
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different program
intelligence,
It
more than was the scariest
s over the
-13
6,000 miles away.
darned thing of my Helen said. You dont sleep well.
next three years, is
Gopher 5........ 2-6-8-30
entire life.
a revision
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of the 2010-11 plan,
which
See JAPAN on A2
has been in place
this
through one-time state year
funds.
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the
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circulation@farib
K-7 Summer Programion of
ault.com
School
ming,
monitor the situation
School officials
summer
.
sports youth
are reaching
Newsroom.....333-3134
cation with her, she
out to alumni in
The disaster does
and inter/intra districtcamps
is safe, said
Japan,
not directly Todd
jsmith@faribault
already made contact and have impact any students
Markman. We are
.com
portunities to connect opcurrently en- thankful
incredibly
with some rolled
youth
but not all.
for that.
at SSM, other
with the commun
ities. All of
tional flight complica than internaMaria
During a faculty meeting
the resources now
class2@faribault
tions due to America is part of The Young
.com
Mon- overwhelmed
involved
day morning, the
ns, a group that
in these program
airports
school took acputs on
FAX...............333-3102
s
students travel back in Japan as singing and dancing
count of its connecti
divided into differenwill be
workshops for
to
ons
Minneso
in
Japan
ta
t proschoolchildren. She
after their spring break.
and was grateful to
grams, such as
has
learn most were
academic
pan for three months been in Jain the south, away
SSM begins class this
summer
from the extencamps Sol and
week.
uled to come home and is schedsive damage in the
POPS and the Rosetta Free
in early April.
north.
Todd said if she can,
Markman Family
We are hearing from
program offered now Stone
Maria wants
families,
to stuto help
we are hearing from
Maria Markman,
dents, parents and
daughter of through in some way preferably
staff at JefAmy Wolf, director alumni, said Todd Markman presiden
the groups worksho
ferson Elementary.
of communica- liance
ps.
t of ReShe said she was
tions at SSM. But
The Rosetta Stone
looking forthis is an ongo- Norita Bank in Faribault was in ward
proing process, and we
to bringing a bit
when the earthquake
gram has been one
will continue to
of
light
struck.
in
of
the midst of the
We have been
cesses in the Integratithe sucdarkness there,
in communi- Todd
on Plan
said.
over the year.
NR gets ready
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Daily News
TUESDay
MARCH 15, 2011
faribault.com
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Civil Ser vice

Commission
hopes third
time will be
the charm
faribault.
Fish tales com
faribault.com
Question of
the
do you
Whatday
think?
Second Place: Robbinsdale / Crystal / New Hope / Golden

Valley Sun Post, Anna Woodwick
Excellent storyteller to be such a young journalist. The fact
she also doubles as a page designer/copy editor makes her
performance that much more impressive.
WEM slips by K-W
cAU g h t
Did
know...
you
Hwy. 14 on hold
First Place: Waseca County News, Jordan Osterman

Outstanding writer as evidenced by the pieces in this package. Surprising perspective for someone who is a new journalist. Bright,
bright future ahead for this young person.
Celebrating in Waseca
First Place: Faribault Daily News, Joseph Lindberg

Outstanding work by a young journalist. In a category chock full of
great nominees, Josephs work stood above the rest.
Second Place: Owatonna Peoples Press, Ashley Peterson
Ashley has a bright, bright future as a journalist if she continues
to do this type of work. Again, she was part of a category full of
incredible nominees.
QUSection
AKE
Special
What theyre
saying
Inside
in
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A Faribault
familys e-mails
from Tokyo
shed light on
the disaster
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First Place: Wabasso Standard

Kids Chronicle
A great idea executed well. I imagine this would be a great revenue
generator on the ad side. Who would turn down the chance to have
an ad designed by a kid? While parents, grandparents and the kids
themselves would also want copies of the supplement. The special
section was put together well, and I enjoyed looking at all the ads
(and reading the classifieds - they gave me a great laugh). This is a
great example of becoming part of the community you serve. Well
done.
Second Place: Portage News, Floodwood
Central St. Louis County Youth Baseball
A great special section on youth baseball. Nice use of color and an
eye-catching cover. The copy was well written, and it was a great
touch to bold the names of people in each story - makes it easier
for Mom and Dad to find Jr. in the paper. Great art. Nice large
bold ads with a good tie-in with the section - love the ones that
used pictures of the teams.


Northfield Community Guide
Very nice design - eye catching. Good, informative content.
Second Place: Red Wing Republican Eagle
Then & Now
Nice section.
Honorable Mention: Faribault County Register, Blue Earth
Medical Guide
Very clean, nice design.
First Place: Austin Daily Herald

Austin Daily Herald Profiles 2011
This is a truly outstanding special sectionwell-designed, wellwrittena true joy to read. This staff should be extremely proud of
producing such a wonderful publication.
Second Place: Albert Lea Tribune
Everyday Heroes: Progress 2011
The hard work put forth by this staff is most evident. The variety
of material is impressive. Good work!
Honorable Mention: West Central Tribune, Willmar
Focus on Fun
This is a nicely-prepared publication. Its attractiveand fun to
read!
Page 51
Best Magazine

Guide to Hutchinson 2011
This is a well-produced, attractive and outstanding publication. Its
a really nice read. Congratulations to this staff on a job well done!
Second Place: Faribault County Register, Blue Earth
Our Heroes
The stories in this publication are well written and very
interesting. Great work!
Honorable Mention: Faribault County Register, Blue Earth
Community Focus
Attractive publicationnice work.

51 Things
Clean and compelling design. Full of great images and
information.
Second Place: The Free Press, Mankato
MN Valley Business April 2011
Nice layout, good stories, and great photos!
Best Use of Video


Pigs, pigs everywhere! Record number of pigs at the fair, Aug. 12,
2011
Short, share-worthy and entertainingeverything web video
should be.
Second Place: St. Peter Herald
Rabbit Road man commuted to St. Peter
A great way to let readers see exactly how this guy got to work.
Captured the experience in a way just photos or text would not.
Page 52
Best Use of Video


Northfield Boys Basketball: Jordan Bardwell nails a buzzer-beater
No frills here, but none are needed. This video gets right to the
point, showing readers the shot that everyone would be talking
about for days. Now they also can easily watch it over and over and
over again.
Water Carnival Bed Races
Energized and polished, this video captures the fun spirit of the
races and provides key information (like the winners) that lets this
video stand alone as a storytelling device.
Honorable Mention: Waseca County News
Summers King Catch
There was no obvious reason this needed to be a video, but I
couldnt stop watching it. Who wouldnt have posted this video to
Facebook to share with their friends? A charming way to promote
a contest.

Wasioja Civil War Days
Gives an excellent account of the event. Explains why the viewer
should care and what hes seeing. Nice use of ambient sound to
complete the story. Couldnt tell same story any other waysee
and hear soldiers, guns in action.
School bus hits duplex
Complete story in video with official account and people who
experienced the wreck. Nice to see bus being taken out of building,
toocouldnt be done with just photos.
Page 53
Best Use of Multimedia

z car show
The Post Review

East Central
Minnesota
WEdNESdAY, julY
areas
Almelund and surrounding
Harris, Stacy, Rush City,
Serving North Branch,
3rd annual
Nite to Unite
is set for
Tuesday,
Aug. 2
The third annual Nite
to Unite is set for 6-9
at
p.m. Tueaday, Aug. 2
Central Park in North
27, 2011
$1.00
to
Lake Elmo administrator
ty admin job
take over counlast
week.
136th Year No. 3
In The
News
This
Week
First Place: ECM Post Review, North Branch

2011 Relay for Life raises nearly $92,000
The video online is a nice supplement to the story that appears in
the printed newspaper.
It brought back
memories
PAGE 22
Fifth District CommisThe current Lake Elmo sioner Mike Robinson made
been
city administrator has
a motion to hire Kristine
chosen by the county board Fuge with his second choice
to be the next Chisago being Albert Roder.
his
County administrator.
But no one supported
reSeventy-seven people
open motion with a second.
cently applied for the
Fuge, who is currently
position
County
administrator
to serving as Interim
which John Moosey left
Administrator, had submitboard
take a job in Alaska.
the
ted a letter to
A selection committee on the 18th withdrawing
s
reviewed the application her name from the process
d;
and 9 were interviewe
more defull- saying that after
she
four were selected for a
took liberation she believes
board interview which
can best serve the county
legal
place July 13.
through her work as
AlThe finalists were
counsel.
bert Roder, Ron Moorse,
and
Kristine Nelson Fuge,
Admin
County
Bruce Messelt.
Continued on page 2
A decision was to be made
at the county board meeting
2011
Relay
for
Life
raises
nearly
$92,000
Branch.
This is a night to gather as a community. The
North Branch Police
Department is making
this event happen so that
people can reach out to
one another in greater
understanding.
You can eat hot dogs,
a
pop and cake, share
laugh, smile, a hello and
the music, learn, ask
questions, voice concerns and see displays
from the NB fire departt,
ment, police departmen
a
emergency services and
medical helicopter.
Please bring a non
perishable food item for
as
the NB food pantry
well as school supplies.
School supplies will
be donated to the NB
schools.
Register to win an
emergency escape ladder, kids get a coloring
book and other numerous prizes.
Treasure
Hunters
strike silver
in NB
Sno Barons working with

county to make Hay Days
go smoother this year
Dont want it tying up

er
county, says commission
Cars
has never before seen.
from the
the were backed up
clear
At least one day of
was site, west of Almelund, on
2010 Hay Days event
into North Branch and
a fiasco, people especially almost all other roads leadliving near the Chisago ing up to the site.
the
County site would probably
year,
this
So, during
agree.
club and county together
counthe
of
hope
a list
It is the
have been working on
ty zoning office, county of 13 items that, when adsheriffs
Swanson commissioners,
help make
Photos by MaryHelen
for Life department, highway de- dressed, should pleasant for
Relay
local
the
of
t part
Stetler partment, the Sno Barons, the event more
become a permanen
by Jack and Jeany
A butterfly release has
each survivor was donated Monarch was so eager to Sunrise Township and resi- all involved.
event. A butterfly for
Stetlers
Medical Center. Jeany watched happily as it gained its dents that there will not be
and Fairview Lakes
into the sky. She
jubilation a repeat of the events that Hay Days update
be free that it flew swiftlythree-year survivor, is congratulated with
the
a
Continued on page 2
led to a traffic backup
on page 8.
freedom. Pat Kennedy,
members. More photos
likes of which this county
by Relay committee
preparations
RC School Board make
Fast action saves life of er
former county commission
for 2011-12 school year
tly
sligh
up
burning home
Lunch, milk prices
Laureen in
as his
for ness Manager
June 2003. Another area
recommendation
Curtis Lendt was asleep
be Frosts
By Victoria dahlin
money to be spent will
National
The Rush City school on parking lot resurfacing that Delta Dental, and CoWyoming home burned
July
Insurance Services
board met Thursday,
vendors
and the Tiger Trail.
the lonial Life be the
21 and made the necessary
The board approved
the
voluntary inthe
begin
to
ns
providing
preparatio
s, student
to the disas schools handbook
, trans- surance benefits
new school year, as well
of activities handbook
By jon Tatting
approved the payment
and calen- trict.
incapi- portation policy
The health and safety
The Treasure Huntbills and the five-year
dar. High school principal spection program was reers Roadshow has paid
tal expenditure plan.
ex- Stuart Fuhs and elementary viewed and approved as well
big bucks for a George
The five-year capital
Tenhoff
ility
esti- principal Melody
Washington handwritminor as the system accountab in
penditure plan is an
mostly
the
explained
costs
and report which is published
ten letter, Johnny Cashs
mated time frame with
changes to the faculty
school calendar.
the
maintenance and imbed, a document signed
of
s.
ts
student handbook
a
The coaching assignmen
by Abraham Lincoln,
provements to the schools.
These changes include were approved with posifuCivil War-era sword and
lunch
The plan includes
for C team
and raises in high school
even a vampire killing
and a tions still open
ture plans to upgrade
labs and milk prices school volleyball coach, assistant
Photo by Cliff Buchan
kit.
change out computer
of
four change in the high
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that are older than
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coach.
week in North Branch,
to five years old, over
price will in- softball
lunch
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Wyoming was damaged
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preyears.
former county commissChief
one local resident
course of the next five
to $2.15
but the 88-year-old
to crease form $2.10
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building
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In 2013 the board hopes
from
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journal
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grandfathers
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as
pursuit
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puter switches
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on
from $3 to $3.25.
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was
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in
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Forest lake Times
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late night fire on Saturday.
to Lendt in a downstairs
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July 25, found the council- this week, Fire Chief Kevin
But Lendt, 88, is alive
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day.
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to
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and helped from the home there.
of the North Branch
Smartphone Friendly
the roster upon the recom- Department going back to
shortly before midnight
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Lendt
fighters
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partment officers who
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Branch was 685 or 19
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Blaine-based film shoot features B-17 bomber
Good use of both video and a robust photo gallery to supplement
the written word. Great editing, and compelling content, for the
video. I wonder if the reporter enjoyed the ride?

Tamarac Refuge History Tour
Great example of how multimedia, in this case video, can really
enhance a traditional print story. Love the sights and sounds of
the history tour.
Second Place: Anoka County Union
Thousands support military at Patriot Ride 2011
Great use of video to tell a powerful story. Also love the photo
gallery - readers always want to see more photos than we can run
in the newspaper (and way to make photos available for purchase smart, new revenue stream).

Senior pageant
This entry did a great job of simply telling a good story, which is
ultimately what multimedia is supposed to do; it just happened
that the story was told using an audio slideshow format. The
photos are beautiful and its subjects quirky and fun, but the piece
was also concise and to the point, getting the reader in and out
quickly. Like any well-told story, this one is likely to stick in my
mind for a while.
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President Obama visits
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platforms, from stories and photos to video and social media. It
was a lot to take in, but you ultimately emerge with an indelible
picture of the impact a presidents visit can have on a small town.
Page 54
Best Use of Social Media

First Place: The Parkers Prairie Independent, LLC

The Parkers Prairie Independent, LLC on Facebook
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community photos and soliciting peoples photos.
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The Journal on Twitter & Tumblr
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Tumblr photos. Tumblr feed shows understanding of best ways to
use specific platform with short posts, clips, links and photos.
DL Sports Guy on Twitter
Good use of Twitter for real-time coverage key to sports events.
Also like that the effort includes attention to how to integrate
website and print, too.

Halfway Jam
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event, including real-time coverage through Twitter and archive of
coverage through Storify.
The Forum Flood Blogs
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of tools already in place to crowdsource information on a major
local event.
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OPINION
Sunday, July 17, 2011
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The Forum of Fargo-M
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and
hank you, Mitt Romney
the
Jon Huntsman, from
and
bottom of our hearts
the pit of our stomachs.
too.
And, yes, Tim Pawlenty, that
It is entirely gratifying the
ated
these three demonstr
just say
political courage to
no to a ridiculous
marriage vow
concocted by a
segment of the
Republican Partys
so-called base.
Huntsman and
Romney went first,
politely declining to
KATHLEEN
proposed Fargo tree
be intimidated or
be an
FROM THE EDITOR
PARKER
ordinance appears to
coerced by an
advocacy group, The

overly complex
Tribune
that
Leader, into
bromide
atic
Family
Media
bureaucr
making meaningless
Services
address the
will not sufficiently
promises in
on of mature
willy-nilly destructi
exchange for
focusing
of
Instead
issued a
.
trees in the city
endorsements. Huntsman
s with chain
all pledges;
primarily on developer
blanket rejection of
on issued a
saws and
Romneys organizati
Focus: Mass
pledge
s, the
the
that
an
bulldozer
with
saying
statement
communications
very year at The
Todays issue: ordinance would
that were
included provisions
emphasis in print
Forum, we welcome
for a
Fargo
iate
MATTHEW
establish punitive
undignified and inappropr
journalism
several paid summer
. Pawlenty
as a
considers
Wants to do: Work
presidential campaign
protocols aimed
VON PINNON
interns.
to start
list of nona new tree
journalist, but plans
added his name to the
at the individual
While the interns always
Editor
y.
stay,
ordinance.
his career as an English
signers on Wednesda
learn a lot during their

homeowner who
after
teacher in Japan
Pawlenty took the leap
do exactly the same
to
and
:
want
Michele
might
position
while.
a
Our
What his sports
thinking it over for
kind of work that our
p has
Santorum both
remove a
Focus on
benefit
reporting internshi
Bachmann and Rick
professionals do, we
in his
backyard tree.
taught him so far,
the larger
signed.
from them as well.
University of
and
words: Ive discovered
That Romney hesitated
problem, not Moreover, the
Todays youth, and what
Massachusetts, Boston
to
helps
what it takes to be a
tree replacement
Pawlenty found it necessary is
theyre interested in,
a backyard
.I
Focus: Anthropology
mulling
es.
professional journalist
engage in prolonged
us see fresh perspectiv
provisions of the
tree.
Wants to do:
for
learned how to write
a
ting, but all get points
e
disappoin
They also push us to
International multimedi
ordinance seem
informativ
Romneys
captivating and
boat
question some long-held
It
declining. If I may tweak just a
journalism; travel by
gang a pass, as
stories, all on a deadline.
statement
doing things.
to give the clear-cut
tives
of
world
ways
the
representa
its
around
mature trees
isnt always easy, but
not just
But perhaps most
long as they replace
tad: The entire pledge,
What her reporting
d
smaller)
exciting.
undignifie
course,
is
they
,
of
ly,
important
certain provisions
with new (and,
internship has taught I
us of
for any reason
Murray
consistently remind
Emma
and inappropriate
her so far, in her words:
trees.
in
Fargo Park
why we got interested
Home: Council Bluffs,
whatsoever.
feel more in touch with
Furthermore, if the
I
our professions to begin
Iowa
the citys park
Not only did the pledge
being American because
so
at
District has its way,
a few days
the
with and why were
College: Sophomore
from a city
originally include (until
am being exposed to
South
of
ignorant
lands would be exempt
to do this work for a
its
sly
in
University
lucky
the
people who live
ago) the outrageou
insist
children
this Viking
living.
ordinance. Park officials
Dakota, Vermillion
suggestion that black
years heartland. All
forestry
and
slavery
Heres a look at this
Focus: English,
parks have in-house
culture is new to me,
were better off during
ion rules
likely to
journalism and womens
outstanding crop:
very interesting! It has
expertise; tree preservat
because they were more
for a
t
, the
studies
allowed me to write
nal
be raised in a two-paren
are in force. Therefore
Danielle Cintron
Wants to do: Internatio
should
of course, when
huge audience while
household (except,
Home: LaPlace, La.
argument goes, the district
the dos correspondent or freelance
separately),
this
regulations.
learning a lot about
College: Graduates
the parents were sold
Peace Corps
the
join
not be bound by city
for
writer;
that candidates
and donts of writing
couple of holes.
but it also requires
fall from Louisiana Tech
after college
The argument has a
public.
, Ruston
be faithful to their
is
the
to
forest
University
reporting
promise
her
urban
What
First, much of the
her
Focus: Journalism and
spouses.
internship has taught
its a big if) the
Chris Franz
to find
in the parks. If (and
and so far, in her words: It has
English
Really. It would be hard
ion
Home: Mandan, N.D.,
or
s for
Wants to do: Foreign
city can write tree preservat than
more unlikely candidate
given me a more accurate
Fargo
tougher
than
career
this
combat correspondence
infidelity concerns
regulations that are
depiction of what a
College: Graduates
both
daily
citys should
What her reporting
in print journalism/a
Huntsman and Romney,
the park districts, the
her fall from Minnesota State
qualify
unnecessary
newspaper will be like.
Mormons whose lives
University Moorhead
prevail. Second, the
Emeritus.
her words:
learned how
in
ash
Scout
Ive
far,
that,
so
Eagle
mid-life
for
From
them
in
Focus: Mass
ripping down of several
spit-shined.
Otter Tail is two words
much I enjoy the upbeat
Pawlenty is similarly
Park a few
one:
communications and
es, theyre the
trees in Lindenwood
every instance except
nature of the job theres
From all appearanc
in
make room for
photojour nalism
to
e with
Ottertail is also a town
days ago to allegedly
always something new
sort who live in accordanc
Wants to do:
the park
without
Minnesota.
cover.
a
a flood levee suggests
their moral values
Photojour nalism for
virtue or
about trees in
needing to flaunt their
districts sensibility
while, preferably for
Josie Clarey
Michael Smith Ill., and
admire and
what it should
S.D.
like to
demanding that others
its own parks is not
Home: Bridgewater,
Home: Oak Park,
newspapers. I always
They walk
example.
the
emulate their
College: Junior at
Fargo
have some sort of longbe.
perfectly free
from
Dakota,
project
readythe walk and were
College: Graduated
University of South
term/documentary
The citys proposal seems
the goals
to ignore them.
works as well. I am
Minnesota State University
Vermillion
Never
; in the
made to fail, not because too
grad
Not so The Family Leader.
Moorhead
Focus: English education
also thinking about
it is
What
and
are flawed but because
Focus: Mass
mind the cultish title.
minors in journalism
school so I can eventually
Instead
an
a fidelity
complicated to be effective.
communications with
possible good would
Spanish
teach.
sentiment
marital bliss?
high
phy
emphasis in online
Wants to do: Teach
of tapping into the strong
pledge do? Guarantee
What his photogra
as
Tim better
to preserve
journalism and graphic
school English and work
Make Mitt, Jon and
among Fargo residents
viser for a
in new
Better role models?
communications
in his words:
teacher/ad
far,
especially
the
so
husbands?
him
trees,
mature
first
In the
Wants to do: Sports
school newspaper, but
city is flirting
What grade are we in?
This being my second
at a
get
neighborhoods, the
these hall
writing or page design
explore journalism and
that
traditional marriage
internship, there havent
the newspaper or magazine
protect, grownwith an intrusive scheme
more experience
monitors so want to
every
been any surprises with
their
What his sports
would require city approval
What her reporting
job is more about
ups pledge fidelity to
p has
to
her job. This
e of
reporting internshi
by God (or a
time a homeowner wanted
betrothed, witnessed
giving me an experienc
in his
Its
whatever
taught him so far,
presence of
to be a
so far, in her words:
learned
remove a yard tree for
judge), usually in the
to what its like
words: I have really
and family. Who
me the opportunity
in a
tree
friends
her
given
of
plans
Many
e
photograp
canyons
reason.Th
at a
to write on a deadline. had
to insist they
s, fines and
see how I might fit in
newsroom.
are these leaders
me
measurements, incentive
of my assignments have I
of
newspaper. Its made
and
e confusion
deserve a higher degree tiny little
late starts or run late
inspections guarante
Ben Karkela
their
realize how diverse the
for
assurance? Off with
and
.
the
have been crunched
Home: Grand Rapids
and invite litigation
positions and parts of
heads.
Fargo
ent
time.
Savage, Minn.; West
the Iowa
job are.
The citys tree managem
The Forum.
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from
er with
Von Pinnon is editor of
College: Graduated
a promise to
or
problem is not the homeown
groups pledge include
Reach him at (701) 241-5579
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a ban
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Minnesota State University
marriage,
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tree.
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traditiona
support
an unwanted
Home: Boston
Moorhead
rejection of
large
on pornography and
College: Senior at the
down practice of some
great deal to
commercial
Sharia law. Theres a
property owners and
above, and
unwilling to
be said about all of the
is
developers. They seem
YOUR OPINION
serious, thoughtful debate issues
to preserve
social
summon the creativity

complex
But
ongoing.
l force
trees that
ion than
old-growth and mature
a sys- ingenious impersona
deserve greater consideratthumbscomputer code, such
of old
or
might have been part
a simplistic thumbs-up
Liberal argument tem points to a mind, not a is evolution.
al
belts but now
down. And no presidenti
farmsteads and tree
material process.
required to
cre- Cop unfortunate
is hardly seriousr
ent tracts
candidate should be
Just as some mock the
are prime developm
of those who
By Barry Barringe
The citys
play dumb for the sake
ation account in Genesis, word in headline
within the city limits.
Fargo
righteous selfit easy to mock
have displayed only
enabled the
the June others find evolution. ConBy K.W. Covey
by
neglect has, in effect,
amused
was
of
regard.
ordinance
a the theory
Moorhead
chance to
assemurge to clear-cut. A new
10 Doonesbury cartoon,
Republicans have a
better
argu- sider how evolution
residential and
but only if
t seems to me a
parts and
perfect straw man
should mandate that
reclaim the White House,
of
t bled all the body
s
s from the
headline for the story
ment. Teaching intelligen then gave those body parts
commercial footprint
they distance themselve
involve
officer
who demand
trees. The
design does not
ness. Later, evolu- the Bismarck police
sort of constituents
accommodate existing
creation conscious
the
walking, shot and killed would not be
Leader and
teaching
suggests
pledges. The Family
Hon- tion gave these
current no-policy blunder
may go about
account from Genesis. any talking, thinking body parts cop as a designation for
the dog
other similar groups
his
and
gave
art
He
the tail has been wagging
but
create
estly, dont liberals have
to
choose,
deceased.
the
the ability
their lives as they
both activi- life to protect people.
real arguments?
any other
for a long time.
t de- music because
theyre busybodies by
proposed
peofor our
Teaching intelligen
of strutting
Tweak and revise the
All law enforcement
how ties were necessary
name, and their hour
Help Fargo
sign involves teaching
are doing this
stage surely
ordinance. Get it right.
complex survival.
and fretting upon the
us ple or officers
and
on as a
living cells contain
Evolution also made
as part of their jobs
measure up to its designati
must be about up.
g
circuits and miniature sympathetic to other memnow
.
continuin
right
our
@washpost.com
which
modParkers email is kathleenparker
Tree City USA,
to aid us deserve
motors. When the DNA
thanks.
c- bers of our species
What an respect and
ule contains a four-chara
is laughable.
to a in our survival.
the opinion of Forum
ter digital code similar
Forum editorials represent
Board.
mvonpinnon@forumcomm.com
OUR OPINION
Fargo tree
ordinance
falls short
Interns help remind us

lism
why we got into journa
e falls short
Fargo tree ordinanc
First Place: The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead, Jack Zaleski

Fargo tree ordinance falls short
What an editorial should becrisp language, tightly written with a
strong point of view. There is no question where the writer stands,
and the solution is clearly stated.
Second Place: The McLeod County Chronicle, Glencoe,
Rich Glennie
So what did police chief do that caused him to give up his
job?
This editorial points out the responsibility government has to the
public. No mushy language. Nice.
at will not
reaucratic bromide th
bu
x
ple
m
co
ly
er
ov
Jack Zaleski
an
imarily
ordinance appears to be
Instead of focusing pr
y.
cit
e
th
in
es
tre
re
A proposed Fargo tree
n of matu
protocols aimed
e willy-nilly destructio
uld establish punitive
wo
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an
din
sufficiently address th
or
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th
s,
er
tree replaceain saws and bulldoz
rd tree. Moreover, the
ya
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ba
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on developers with ch
m
re
to
mature
wner who might want
as long as they replace
ss,
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at the individual homeo
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ordinance seem to giv
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.
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tre
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rk lands would be exem
pa
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cit
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th
trees with new (and, of
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wa
its
s
are in
rgo Park District ha
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se
rti
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es
Furthermore, if the Fa
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big
a
its
nd
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cond, the unnecesn forest is in the parks.
citys should prevail. Se
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s,
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tri
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pa
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allegedly make
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regulations that are to
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suggests the park distri
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ong Fargo residents
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to
in
should be. The citys pr
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tap
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ad
sive scheme
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cit
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remove a yard tree for
to
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approval every time a
that would require city
and invite
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Editorial Writing Awards
Herman Roe Editorial

Writing Award
Editorial Leadership
Awards
Winners of the BNC
Best Editorial Portfolio
The Best Editorial Portfolio award recognizes

overall excellence in locally-written editorials. The
award is intended to recognize sustained quality
of locally-written editorials as reflected by a broad
sample of a newspapers editorials.
Past First Place Recipients:
1998-1999 Detroit Lakes Newspapers

St. Cloud Times
1999-2000 Cloquet Journal

Red Wing Republican Eagle
2000-2001 Echo Press, Alexandria

Post-Bulletin, Rochester
2001-2002 Houston County News, La Crescent

St. Cloud Times
2002-2003 McLeod County Chronicle, Glencoe

The Daily Journal, Fergus Falls
2003-2004 Becker County Record, Detroit
Lakes

Owatonna Peoples Press
2004-2005 Detroit Lakes Tribune

St. Cloud Times

Marshall Independent
2006-2007 Agri-News, Rochester

Marshall Independent

St. Cloud Times
2008-2009 Northfield News

St. Cloud Times
2009-2010 Chaska Herald

Duluth News Tribune

The Herman Roe Editorial Award given annually by the Minnesota

Newspaper Association is in memory of a man who was, for more
than 50 years, publisher of the Northfield News until his death in 1961.
For many years, he was a National Editorial Association (now NNA)
field director and was named an honorary president of the Minnesota
Editorial Association (now MNA). He was given the coveted Amos
Award in 1958 by the national association.
Across the nation, because of his work as a field director, he was
known as Mr. Country Editor. He was extremely interested in politics
and believed newspapers should take strong editorial stands.
Strangely, while he encouraged his editors to write editorials, during
the periods that he edited his paper, he did not write formal editorials.
But every week, there was his column on the editorial page, at least a
newspaper column long, that really included a group of editorials.
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FEATURE

baby
Its the King,
department presents
The DLHS drama
the music of
All Shook Up featuring
ces
Elvis Presley with performan
starting next week.
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The Jos
came through DL for
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Monday night.
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Informing Becker County
Forecast
for over 100 years
TODAY
Wintery mix
tonight
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WEDNESDAY, MARCH
VOLUME 104, NO. 13
First Place: Detroit Lakes Tribune, Paula Quam

Into the Roosevelt War Zone
Headline drew me in to find out what the Roosevelt War Zone
was. Well-rounded story with comments from parents, custodian/
traffic director. Article included how the school board plans
to address the congestion. Witty comments about the NATO
comparison and white flag added a touch of lightness to the story.
Good connection of calling the pick-up situation a war zone in the
first paragraph and raising the white flag to the end the war to sum
up the article. Overall, good approach with coverage and to the
point.
ning around
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Circus
30, 2011 DETROIT LAKES,
Becker Countys
#1 News Website
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WELL-GROOMED TRAILS
Snowmobile
club fights
county plans
BY NATHAN BOWE
com
nbowe@dlnewspapers.
ile
A Detroit Lakes snowmob
a county
club is not happy with
snowproposal to quit groomingthe remobile trails and turn snowarea
sponsibility over to
mobile groups.
Lakes
The ULTRA (United
n)
and Trails Riders Associatio
as to send
group has gone so far
, warning
out letters to businesses
trails will
that the quality of the
tourists
diminish and winter county
the
if
may go elsewhere
ile
gets out of the snowmob
IBUNE
BRIAN BASHAM/TR
n as she waits to pick up

with parent Cheryl Hutchinso
Ron Badurek has a laugh
TARY SCHOOL custodian parking lot.
ROOSEVELT ELEMEN
in the upper Roosevelt
after school Tuesday afternoon
her kids
LOT EASIER
DROP-OFF, PICK UP A
SCHOOL HOPES TO MAKE
Into the Roosevelt war zone

BY PAULA QUAM
com
pquam@dlnewspapers.
grooming business.
Becker County has managed
over 30
the trail system for
During
years, the letter reads.
ile
that time ULTRA Snowmob
the county
Club has supported
monetary
with volunteers and
t. Bedonations for equipmen
impact of
cause of the economic
business,
snowmobiling on local
be
to
want
would
we felt you
pending
made aware of the
position.
change in the countys
offiFor their part, county
local
cials say theres no reason
handle
cant
clubs
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ce,
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State shutdown: How it affects you
Story takes a unique, witty approach to a serious situation that
affects millions. Subhead sections make for an easy read. Enjoyed
the subheads leading with the general if this... and explanation
to follow. The unique way to present the factual information with
sections, short sentences and light writing is why I gave the article
a second place finish.
TRAILS to page 10A
up or
If you have ever picked
Roosevelt
dropped off a child at
been to
Elementary, you have
as the
the war zone known
north side.
Every weekday morning
afternoon
around 8 a.m. and
battle bearound 3:30 p.m., the
to jockgins as parents attempt
pick-up or
ey into position for a
drop off.
RooIts nuts, its crazy, said
Hanson,
Jerry
sevelt Principal
Ive been
adding, I know when
sign
some
up there Ive gotten
he
language from parents,
AUTHOR
JOURNALIST AND
than 3
Roxana Saberi spent more
prison on
months in an Iranian
trumped-up charges.
laughs.
area
Hanson says when that so
done
was built in 1990, it was
mind.
with 450 students in
nt is
Now, school enrollme the
not
pushing 700, and thats
only complicating factor. two
So many families have
so there
working parents now,
dropping
are a lot more people
way to
their kids off on the
work, Hanson said.
Conn
Roosevelt parent, Stacy the
how all
says she doesnt like
together
cars are put so close
waiting.
sit
while they
,
I dont want to complain
trying to
but I see these kids
and I alsqueeze between cars, might
ways worry that a parent
foot off
accidentally let their
. Its so
the brake or something .
ridiculous
crazy there. Its
district
Officials at the school
like NATO
could be swooping in
mission
on a peacekee ping
talks of rethough, as they begin
doing that whole area.
to begin
School leaders are set
plan to
phase two of a three-part n at
alleviate traffic congestio
DL
ROXANA SABERI IN
A taste of the
terror that
governs Iran
IBUNE
BRIAN BASHAM/TR
y School upper parkin the Roosevelt Elementar

doubles as traffic director
CUSTODIAN RON BADUREK come to collect their children.
as parents
ing lot every afternoon
to deal with ones that
pay for it. does have
cost and how they will it hap- are a little irate.
BY VICKI GERDES
part.
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to keep my cool and
try
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whole
the
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to them,
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explain the situation
probably be more
that doesarea south of the school
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so that istically itll
One day in January 2009, inof 13, said Heistalk to the
back of the building)
up
nt work, I have them
pick their like summer
ana Saberi was finishing was
parents will no longer
she
side, but serer.
offi- office about it.
terviews for the book getting
kids up on the north
In the meantime, school can
and
Conn says how people
side
Stacy
packing
on,
south
the
working
they
on
her even
will do so
doing the best
native
treat Badurek bothers
now, said cials are
ready to leave her fathers had
congestheyve got.
where the buses are
traffic
what
she
the
with
where
than
Iran,
more
of
manager,
up
country
the districts business
We try to put more patrols a tion.
2003.
made her home since
I have
school we have
Ted Heisserer.
had takflow there, and after
More than a few times and
The next day, her life
Heisserer says the traffic area gentleman trying to help direct
at him,
turn: Four
seen parents yelling
one
en a drastic, dramatic
bit, Hanson said.
will be divided so that
military
because it isnt his
area traffic a little
is Ron I feel so bad
members of the Iranian
is for parents and another
That gentlem an
her front
fault.
police showed up at
longer,
is for buses.
under arSo, for a while
of dif- Badurek.
door, ready to place her
at the school,
good-naWeve looked at a lot
to
custodian
have
A
will
.
Badurek
now pretrest for espionage
ferent designs, and we
was given the job no- turedly take parental abuse and
said
out how Badurek
I was terrified, Saberi
of years
more
ty much have it mapped
no way of
body wanted a couple
parents will have to endure the
not only did she have
to be, said Heisserer.
the school.
until
$175,000 we want it
her family back in
time in the battle zone
happen ago.
will
this
contacting
parents
This summer, the
when
the
the
of
and
Exactly
He says most
sure anyone
northeast
day the black tar is laid
Fargo, but she wasnt
in the air though, as
plan is to expand the
ed to how things
taken from
become is still up
need to fig- are accustom once in a while he white flag raised.
had seen her being
parking lot, which will
school officials still
a possiwill are there, but
her home, so there was know
solely staff parking.
exactly how much it
out
ure
would
bility that no one
Then comes the expensive
her.
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of her
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will be
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those curious about
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will
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their spread.
made.
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of local duction will
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maple syrup courtesy with permitting.
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page 6B
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when
day morning for training
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July 14, 20
11
VIRGINIA POLICE CIVIL
Newspaper
of the Iron Ran
ge
www.virginiam
n.com
WEATHER
High: 66
Low: 59
Up North
5 day
forecast
75
HOSTILE WORKPLACE DESCRIBED

SERVICE COMMISSION
City presses its ca

se;
By BILL HANNA
Executive Editor
Brandon Fitzsim
mons of
Flaherty and Hood,
of St. Paul, the law P.A.,
IRGINIA The
provided to the city firm
Virginia Police
through the Coalitio
Department
Greater Minnesota n of
hostile and intimidwas a
said in his openin Cities,
workplace led by ating
g
statement.
chief who manag a police
ed with
Waldrons attorne
bullying tactics, retaliaGregg Corwin said y
tion and bad, if any,
he
munication, several com- would withhold his
offiopening remarks
cers testified on Wedne
until
the
spolice chiefs side
day.
case is presented. of the
The three-day Police
Corwin
did, however,
Civil Service Comm
ission
aggressively crosstrial against Virgini
examine most of
Police Chief Dana a
the
citys 10 witnesses
Waldron opened
called
attorney hired by with the on Wednesday, includi
the city
ng
referring
to investigate whethe
r the up in the to a cartoon put
chief should be remove
departm
d
since Waldron wasent
from his job saying
put
the
on leave that he
case against him
said
will
be
depicted the police
proven in an A,
B, D
in an unflattering chief
and 1,2,3 fashion
way.
Corwin also alluded
Abuse of author .
to
what he believes
bullying and derelicity,
is the
tion
of duty, will be
proven
Please see CASE
A5
TESTIMONY GIVEN BY
TRIAL OF DANA WALD
RON
exchanges often
testy, personal
Virginia
Police
Department
Detective
Dennis Benz,
center,
testifies in
Wednesdays
Police Civil
Service
Commission
trial of Police
Chief Dana
Waldron. The
civil service
trial is
expected to
last three
days and is
the result of
a six-month
investigation
by the city of
Waldron.
HIGH-PROFIL V
E IRGINIA
Stories by Bill Hanna
~~ Photos by Mark Sauer
Virginia Mayor Steve

Peterson listens
a question during
to
his testimony.
ayor Steve Peterso

n was direct
and concise on Wedne
sday
when asked about
why Dana
Waldron should
no longer be Virgini
police chief.
a
And when Waldro
ns counsel Gregg
Corwin tried to
say the mayor and
councilors had ulterio
r
motive
s in
putting Waldron
on paid
Please see
PETERSON A5
Virginia detective
and Acting Police
Chief Dennis Benz
testifies.
olice Det. Dennis

that he at times Benz testified
was frightened
and didnt
from his superio know what to expect
Waldron, the lastr, Police Chief Dana
Benz, who was couple years.
chief when Waldronamed acting police
administrative leaven was put on paid
Jan. 25, said
situation within
the police force the
had
Please see BENZ
A5
Dog-on-dog case
headed to
By JESSE WHITE
Staff Writer
IRGINIA Mounta
Iron City Councilor in
Ed
Roskoski is
of yet another legalat the center
this time concerningsituation,
dog attack in March. a dog-onRoskoski entered
a plea of
not guilty to a charge
misdemeanor public of
nuisance
during a June 17
in Sixth District arraignment
Court in
Virginia and is now
scheduled
Virginia City Operat

Tourville testifies. ions Director John
ity Operations Directo

r John
Tourville said that
in the 18
months prior to
Police Chief
Dana Waldron being
administrative leave put on paid
he was often
trying to protect
him from himsel ...
f.
Tourville cited instanc
e
after
instance when Waldro
n had
responded with
anger and hostilit
y to
Please see TOUR
VILLE A5
LEADERS
Virginia Police Chief

Dana Waldron
listens to testimo
ny.
ana Waldron listene

d quietly
Wednesday as colleag
ue after
colleague testifie
d that the
workplace he manag
into an inferno of ed had turned
hostility, with
morale in the gutter.
The Virginia police
been on paid admin chief, who has
istrative leave
since being put
in that position
by the
Please see WALD
RON A5
trial for Mountain

Iron Councilor Ros
koski
Street and were headin
to have a pre-tria
l hearing on
Aug. 3.
by Mountain Iron
Mark Pucel after resident
The next stop after
that
could be a jury trial.
yelled sic them.someone
According to court
The alleged inciden
records,
Roskoski, 67, was
place on March 27. t took
May as authorities ticketed in
Police say Pucel
and his
owned by either allege a dog girlfriend were
walking their
attacked another him or his son dogs a yellow
persons dog
possibly on comma
black lab in thelab and a
a wooded area near nd in
Gardenia Street andarea of
Avenue in Mount Carnation
Avenue West when 20th
ain
attack took place. the alleged
Witnesses say the Iron.
dog
a
large black Germa
According to the
report, the
injured a black n shepherd
couple had just crossed
lab owned
a snow
bank at the end
of Gardenia
Page 58
BREAK
g onto a
private lot they had
to be on when they permission
Roskoski and the saw
shepherd to the German
south on some
trails in the woods.
Pucel told investi
gators that
he might have heard
say sic them prior Roskoski
German shepherd to the
His girlfriend also attacking.
heard someone saysaid she
Pucel also said hesic them.
Roskoski to get his yelled for
stop the dog but dog and
that Roskoski
did nothing.
The black lab
its rear hauncheswas bitten on
on both sides
and sustained injuries
but was
not treated by a
vet, the report
said.
After the German
stopped attacking shepherd
the
lab,
Pucel and Roskos
words, the report ki exchanged
continued,
and the couple eventu
ally
called police.
Two separate witnes
ses also
Please see
ROSKOSKI A5
Honorable Mention: Thisweek Farmington/Lakeville,

Laura Adelmann
Teacher led students flap over chickens
Great specific details into text messages the mayor received.
Understandable timeline of events as to what set the story in
motion. Well-rounded article with comments from the teacher,
mayor, principal.
First Place: Mesabi Daily News, Virginia, Bill Hanna

Virginia Police Civil Service Commission Trial of Dana Waldron
Great work by the staff, and way to keep on top of it and cover
from many different angles.
Second Place: Duluth News Tribune, John Myers
County Board Travel Expenses
Great investigative work!
Honorable Mention: Hibbing Daily Tribune,
Kelly Grinsteinner
Council Axes Redshaw
Good hard news account of what was probably a very tense public
meeting. Grinsteinner goes beyond the he said-she said, and gives
context to the firing of the citys top employee.
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will
While
deny
take
opinion
full
this
JCI
access
to
has now
heart
did prompt JCI to
to the
any right to keep
with most of the Timberj complied all documents currentl and require
them secret. This decision
rials by school districtsame mate- provide much of the
y
held
ays
informa
by
request,
is
officials
JCI
invalution
.
be immediately provided
it has also
requested by the Timberj
able not only in this
OMeara also claimed
case
to the disthe informa- ing
ay, includ- acts that engaged in inappropriate trict.
requests made by the but for future tion could be used
the master spreadsh
appear intended
in possible litieet detailing future
purported savings.
zens, Summit added.media or citi- gation. In addition,
In a written statemen
requests, according to chill
That
OMeara
t provided
that since JCI is a private claimed and the questionable spreadsheet, Among the items we to Summit. by School District Superin
The Timberjay Newspa
received from Charles
numbers con- Johnson
tendent
company, tained
request ed the opinion pers had it is not subject to
Rick, the district
within it, will be
Controls attorney
the
October, after the school back in Practices Act. While states Data depth in upcoming examined in for $3,900, said Summit was a bill that it has lived up to its contends
obligations
stories in the emailing
that is gener- Timberj
. All for to keep
district and ally
JCI failed to provide
appropr
true,
us a handful
ay.
iate records
Commissioner Church
requested docthat the public paid of documents agreed with the Timberj and disuments. The school
noted that there
But JCI would appear
for. Its
are exceptions,
district mainays interto remain intimida
in violation of the
tained that some
including in cases
tion, meant to discoura pure pretation of the determination.
law in
of
where private a
Rick
ge the notes in the
documents were not the requested firms contract with
separate data request regards to public from seeking access
statemen
t that the disa
to impor- tricts
made last tant informa
sion, since JCI had in its posses- entity and the informa government summe r by the
attorney did request
tion.
Coaliti on
not allowed the
tion request- Commu
comply with the Timberj that JCI
district to keep some
ed relates to the fulfillme
Fortunately,
nity Schools. At that for
of the key finanays request
time, Data Practice noted Summit, the for docume
cial information.
contract. If the governm nt of their JCI denied any and
nts, to the degree that
s Act puts strict limits
all
it
was able.
maintains the informa ental body information on the groundsrequested on what respondents
can charge for
tion in ques- a private
that it is supplyin
g such
company. That denial
would public. Well information to the
be paying for these
the Timberjay
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Its almost a mirror
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Chisholm, referring
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Intent and reality do not alw
show Internet sites.

in intent. And the answers
Still, as some readers pointed
The story, which had been
unfortuTo say that the story Inter- the works for several weeks, is that intent and reality
out to us, by using the images
mesh.
on
net XXX that appeared s a lengthy one to be certain and nately do not always twofold. that we used, we may have inOur intent was
would
the front page in Wednesday
done exactly the
an one that we knew we
to attract readers advertently what we intended
was
it
First,
paper was provocative is
pre- opposite of
ly, be printing in the
to the story, to give them a
understatement. Unfortunate
Press
to do. Rather than cautioning
was
Peoples
that
propage
the
story
on
the
sentation
the reaction that
in readers about Internet pornog, because of the
so bold and daring that they,
voked or, more specifically importance of the
raphy, we may have enticed
of
seeing it, would wonder what people to visit those pornothe reaction that the layout
and
to have
issue and because
about
not
all
was
fortunate
was
are
we
story
provoked
the
the story
graphic sites.
Here in Steele County,
of the connection
would want to read the story.
care right here in our
what we intended. In hindsight of the story to our
As one reader put it in an
the
access to top-notch health
Clearly, the layout of the
Jeffrey
to me: This
always 20-20 it was
city. Though the Jackson story attracted attention. But e-mail addressed
own community.
this
wrong decision.
re Campus housto issue of the paper, with
man mentioned in
With the Owatonna Healthca local residents can
rather than attracting them at explicit picture, could be that
The layout that appeared the story is from
s
the
first
factory the story, the photograph
in the print edition of
ing an Allina Hospital facility,
simple curiosity that
as Waseca, he works at a
be receiving care that is
the bottom of the layout actual- opens the door to pornography
be assured that they will
so
of in Owatonna.
it
ly repelled some readers
well as in the print edition
As it came time for us to print much, in fact, that several read- for someone. Think about
among the best in the nation.healthcare campus
the
papers,
sister
many
our
to
one of
two from
would not this paper is delivered
only the story, four of us
While the facilities on the state-of-the-art,
Waseca County News, not to our sister paper in Waseca and ers told us that they
d
homes and places of business
the story because of the
bold headline
are
are brand new and considere
finding ways to improve featured thebut also a picture two from the Peoples Press read
with all over the area. Thereboys
associated
s
photograph
ble
story,
administrators are always
the
conference
young, impressiona
receive in Steele
buried had a telephone possible the story.
not only the care that patientsin which they receive of a man with his face
who might get their first little
man in which we discussed
ent
Obviously, that was not what
And
in his hands. This is the
pornography with
County, but the environm
with ways to present the story. par- we had in mind. We write and glimpse of
are young
whose ongoing struggle
y yes, one of the people who
are meant this picture. There
that care.
an addiction to pornograph ticipated in the discussion was publish stories that address girls who will have the idea furimprovement lies beof
and
focus
That spirit of continued
the
is
meaningful
ce
be
minds
on the Internet
not just a to
s Fund for Excellen
ther impressed into their
pro- a woman, so this was
important issues. This story,
hind the Owatonna Hospital private and corpoto get attenthe story. However, what
bunch of insensitive guys toss- Internet XXX, was not only that the only way is to look
both
voked most of the negative
campaign, which allows
discussed
be desirable
to the facilities ability to criticism we received was not ing around ideas. Weand looked the story of one mans struggle tion and
and to exploit
rate donors to contribute
pornogra- like that picture
the numerous options
opportunities to deliver
are other
from with an addiction to
the story itself, but rather
take advantage of future
of at various layout models the phy, but with the larger issue of their bodies. There the picture
photographs at the bottom
without placing the full
across
who will see
better health care all
availability of pornog- people
photographs of other newspapers
square
with
ready
ents
layout
ideas
struggling
the
some
advancem
us
already
are
country to give
and the that
costs of those upgrades and
of pornography
three rather scantily clad young before coming to a consensus raphy on the Internet
compulsive the temptation
to fight
on the backs of patients.
women with a black bar across about the basic idea for what medical issue of
the and are doing their best a slap
has already taken the
is
chests and the word
in sexual behavior. Indeed,
picture
their
appear
We thank everyone who
This
it.
against
eventually
Those
would
this worthy cause.
story contained information in their faces.
CENSORED emblazoned print.
opportunity to donate to
signs of
our
warning
bettering
the
in
bar.
the
of
role
about
black
text
the
that
active
on
(For a complete
At that point, we turned
behavior
donors have taken an
Though we knew that the layout itself over to the person compulsive sexual
basic level by improvletter, see below.)
somewhat
community on the most
the possible effects that
ent of health care in layout was bold and
Perhaps that reader is corstaff who had the most and behavior can have on
for
ing the quality and environm improved the qual- daring, we did not anticipate, on our
such
rect, though we hope not,
experience designing front
also
as perhaps we should have, pages for the newspaper. Ini- people.
the community they have residents.
that clearly was not our intent.
imporan
reaction
believe,
area
we
negative
is,
It
there
of those images
the depth of
ity of life for countless
of tially, we imagined that just tant issue, and if presenting If the inclusion
that is ever-changmade
of
that it would receive. Many
we had that effect, then we
The healthcare field is one
the might be a photograph
of the story the way in whichfrom a major miscalculation that we
facility on the cutting
the readers who contacted
one woman at the bottom
people
after
ing, and to keep our local
kept
a
it
on
Wednesday
on
presented
changing
newspaper
gy is
and that her image
sincerely regret.
edge requires money. Technolo
came out told us that the layout
so reading it, then we obviously
The story itself is an imporfact that hospital officials the paper
by would be highly pixilated
and one that
it addresses
near-daily basis, and the
they were deeply offended
graphic. made a grave error
that the tant one because
was as not to be overly
of any advancements
that, we regret. (I would add
are striving to stay on top aesthetic should be the photos. Obviously,thethat
what seems to be a growing
in However, when we tried
or
story without the offending problem within our world
not our intent, and if way
be they technological
on
image came out so fuzzy
and hospital patients.
y and
the story was presented the it would have looked like photographs is available
nna. Internet pornograph peothat
reassuring to local residents a benefit to the whole which
offended anyone, we deeply an error in the printing pro- our website, www.owato
is
impact that it has on
Hospital
the
a
The Owatonn
for com. )
can only hope
regret that and we apologize.
of pride for Owatonna.
cess. So instead, we opted
was to il- ples lives. We
offend
intent
to
not
second
was
Our
community, and a source
intent
the
our
If
of presenting the
ators and offithe clearer photographs of
way the sort that our way
did not hinpeople, what then was our intent women. After the layout design lustrate in a bold
The fact that facility administr
tempt a story to our readers
the
improve the quality of
who of images that might
and how did we settle on
the content of that
cials are seeking ways to
was completed, everyone
here in town
visit pornography der gettingto our readers. And if
in print?
right
to
appeared
person
receive
that
discan
layout
initial
care that residents
was involved in the
The pho- story out
These were the questions cussions about the layout had sites on the Internet. actually our presentation of this story
the cost of delivering
while striving to keep
that came my way from read- a chance to see and comment tos that we used were young offended our readers, we are
is commendable.
the
that care to patients down
ers on Wednesday readers on it, with some tweaks of the stock photos and
truly sorry.
women pictured in the photos
believed they deserved
design being made after hear- are wearing bathing suits. And,
editorials are the opinion who
the
an explanation. And they were
Jeffrey Jackson is the manof phoOther editorials, columns, right. They do deserve an ex- ing the comments. When
every- compared to the sort see on aging editor of the Owatonna
to
of the Press editorial board. on this page are the
made
were
tweaks
do
the tographs that one can
He can be
planation, and the questions
letters and cartoons appearing
ones satisfaction, I gave
y sites, the Peoples Press.
and not necessarily deserve an answer.
pornograph
artists
eand
Internet
with
authors
the
ahead
reached at 444-2371 or via
opinions of
final approval to go
photos we used are quite tame mail at jjackson@owatonna.
Let me address the latter the design.
the
the Peoples Press.
to
close
question
come
and do not
question first the
So why would I approve this
on those com.
of how we settled on the layout layout? The question goes to graphic images used
that appeared in print.
Cutting edge of
health care

Intent and reality do not always mesh
Newspaper is up-front with angry readers, admits blowing
the presentation of story about internet porn addiction. Nice
explanation of the process of deciding how the story was to be
presented. Rare we-were-wrong from a newspaper.
Second Place: Hastings Star Gazette
Behind the corkscrew scenes
Excellent explanation of why the newspaper covered the arrest of
a local police officer. Its news, and sometimes people simply dont
understand that is a newspapers job.
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their
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only way
I am writing to complain
the
that
minds
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about the horrific picture
against the dangers or porforces people to look at it.
on the front page of the
is to look like that picture
nography, most people will
In the article it says that
their bodies.
Owatonna Peoples Press July
began with and to exploit people who
not get that message. They
27, 2011. The article entitled Smiths problem
There are other
This
will just look at the picture
are
that
picture
Internet XXX, Waseca Man some simple curiosity.
the
will see
and either be upset by it or
issue of the paper, with
Details Struggles with Addialready struggling with the
could
tempted to look at more dey
tion to Pornography included this explicit picture,
temptation of pornograph
curiosity
grading images. Either way,
a huge pornographic picture. be that simple the door to
and are doing their best to
d
the image will be further
that first opens
I am extremely disappointe
fight against it. This picture
desensitize people to images
pornography for someone.
that the staff at OPP would
is is a slap in their faces.
women.
t
Think about it: This paper
is delivered that exploit
be so lacking in discernmen
newspaper
The
and
delivered to many homes
when it comes to choosing
to my desk at work each
Heidi douglas
places of business all over
co-workers
My
a picture to accompany a
morning.
Owatonna
the area. There are young,
story. The article details the
felt the same way about the
who
boys
y
able
impression
epidemic of pornograph
Disappointed by
choice of photo
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day
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class per month for fear
of bullies.
More youth violence occurs on school
to
grounds as opposed
on the way to school.
a
Every seven minutes
child is bullied.
With bullying, adult
4
intervention ranks at
percent; peer intervention at 11 percent; and
85
no intervention at
percent.
43 percent of students
fear harassment in the
bathroom at school.
Approximately
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physically attacked
secondary schools each
lying.
tips
WiredSafety provides
safely
for teens on how to
and for
navigate the Internet
of their
parents to keep track
childs web-based activities;
www.wiredsafety.org.
Pacers National Center
is a
for Bullying Prevention
focuschild-advocacy group
ing on children with disabilities and offers anti-bullying
www.pacer.org/
materials;
Bullybullying; KidsAgainst
month.
Name-calling, rumors
and threatening to harm
someone are the top
forms of bullying.
79 percent of bullying
happens in the schools.
99 percent of bullying
happens in the school
on
building or outside
school grounds.
ul(Source: http://stopb
lyingnow.hrsa.gov)
ing.org.
LesGLSEN, the Gay
bian Straight Education
for
Network, offers support
antischools to implement
www.
bullying programs;
glsen.org/bullying.
suiTo learn more about
cide prevention including
and
warning signs of suicide
depression visit www.save.
org or www.take5tosavelives.
IDE (1org or call 1-800-SUIC
800-784-2433).
Anti-bully
EVENT
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ti-bully event organizers pose Oct. 20 inside
the Riverdale Bostons
Restaurant and Sports
Bar. As guests entered
the restaurant they
were given an opportuthe
nity to buy an End
Hate T-shirt, demonto
strating their desire
put an end to bullying,
anti-gay
the
ceeds from the End in particularly
bullying. Pictured here
Hate event at Bostons
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to the Trevor Project,
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to the End the Hate event
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Tammy said.
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hour
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Lake Eunice
investigation
BY NATHAN BOWE
nbowe@dlnewspap
ers.com
After an investig
legations against ation into althe Lake Eunicemembers of
Board, it was determi Townsh ip
ned that
while they may
have broken
some laws it
was
tention ally and not done inno crimin al
charges should
be filed.
The Becker County
Department investig Sheriff s
ated and the
Clay County Attorne
ys Office
made the decision
not to press
charges. Becker
County referred
the matter to Clay
County for
routine conflict
of interest reasons.
Lloyd Kohler, an
elderly Lake
Eunice Town
Board
was accused of performmember,
SEVERAL AMISH
ing work
for the townsh
MEN construct a
County stretches
ip, billing the
dairy barn along
east of Frazee for
township, and
Rethwisch Road
about five miles between
then being paid
east of Frazee earlier
gan and Wiscons
BRIAN BASHAM/
for the work,
in in the spring of
this summer. The
County Road 31
in violation of
2007. Several more
Amish community TRIBUNE state
families have moved and the Toad Lake area. Several families
law that says a
in Becker
supervi
to Becker County
migrated here from
or
town
each year since.
board must not sor
Michibe a
party to, or be
directly or indirectly interested
in, a contract
made or paymen
t voted by the
town board.
He plowed roads
and did other work for the
township.
After reviewing
all information provided,
BY BRIAN BASHAM
it would appear
bbasham@dlnews
that Mr. Kohler
papers.com
had no intention
of breaking the
law
wasnt that easy
Take a drive on
believed he was and instead
for
the country
assisting the
roads between Frazee
families who movedthe first few
and Wolf
here. They
Lake and you might
had to unload
TOWNSHIP to page
all of their become across
14A
a scene out of
longing
s
nearly by themse
the
lves.
century the 20th turn of the
There is a constan
Century, that
t push for
is.
more land for
the
munity because Amish comA small, black,
drawn buggy movessingle horsehave big families they tend to
, the elder said.
slowly along
the road. The distinct
One reason the
Amish moved
ive look is
that of the Amish.
from Wisconsin
was lack of good
land for sale.
The Amish in Becker
County
have been here
You need more
for three years.
land all the
About half of
time to keep everybo
the
dy on the
the commu nity members of
farm, which we
conside
Michigan, where came from
to be the most desirab r by far
the
le place to
munity was shrinkiAmish comlive on a farm,
the elder said.
ng due to
high land prices
The Becker County
and proximity
Amish
Jacob and Jordan
to a city that was
have a small school
growing. The
Ehnert
near the insolve math problem
other half came
tersection of County
from Wisconsin.
s during the
Road 22
Callaway Boys
and County Road
We decided to
&
move further
39. The school
west just to get away
Power Hour, where Girls Club
is a converted
house,
from the urbanization of Michiga
the current location moved to
do an activity using kids need to
n, an eldtheir brains.
er of the Amish
Toad Lake. Accordi from near
community east
ng to the eldof Frazee said.
er, the school is
CALLAWAY NOW
We
already full.
OPEN
over Iowa and Minnes looked all
Eventually, well
ota and we
have a secfound this, and
ond school as
we liked this the
the community
best.
grows, he said.
The Becker County
Amish children
go to school
Amish
are a private people
for eight years, learnin
wish to have close-upwho dont
al reading, writing g the usupictures AN AMISH
taken of themse
metic skills. German and arithBRIAN BASHAM/
BUGGY heads
lves or individ- The
is taught as
Amish are very private east on County Road 22 east TRIBUNE a second languag
ual publicity,
therefore, they photogr
of Frazee.
e one
people who dont
chose to remain
aphs taken.
wish to have close-up per week, but school afternoon
BY NATHAN BOWE
anonym
is taught entirely in English
The first three Amish ous.
nbowe@dlnewspap
. The Amish nafamilies because
ers.com
moved to Becker
tive language is
we burn wood and
County in the
a dialect of Gerget a about a semi
spring of 2007, with
lot out of our wood
A remodeled Boys
load. After the auc- man, and their Bibles are written
lots, the eldand Girls
moving that fall. several more er said.
tion, there were
in German, so
Club in Callawa
still two semis of
it is a necessary
y is now open,
belongi
langua
Every year since
Anothe r conside
and will serve
more than 100
then, sev- their
ration of with ngs and a horse trailer learn. ge for the childre n to
eral more families
youngst
location
four horses that
ers in a 15-mile
was the proximi
have moved,
were
radius.
ty
the elder said.
to the train and
In the Amish
The club opened
bus lines, which moved for the family. There were
commu
in
the
nity,
former
the Amish
several
women are seconda
The Amish commu
Manito k wild
rice
ry
nity is and other use to visit relatives wagons buggies, a hay mower, but
spread out about
are not abused to men, which years ago used buildin g,
and a sawmill that
communities.
five miles east
to be a lumor
took servient
of Frazee to the
up half of a semi.
Moving to Minnes
to men. But, they sub- beryard, said Tim Reiplin
Toad
ota from
work chief profess
ger,
just as hard as
We like small Lake area. Michigan wasnt
When a family
ional
an Amish man.
eas. We like broken farming ar- lem for the eldersas big a prob- tire community moves, the enBoys and Girls officer of the
Somebody has
and surroundfamily as one
got to be in
Clubs of the
the big farmers land because might think.
ing
charge,
White
commu
and God chose the
Earth Reserva
nities
Since
are at a disadman,
vantage. And we
moving to a smaller they were er to help pack. gather togeth- the elders wife
We remodeled tion.
Two semis were
like to see it
said.
house, an loaded
the first and
about a quarter
second floor of
Theres a lot of
in one day in Michiga
to half timbered auction was held where many of
the
cooperation,
n
the extra items
then unloaded
turned it into our building and
in a day in Min- the elder said. Amish women
were sold
Boys
and Girls
nesota. The process
Club, he said.
of unloading
FREE ONLINE CLASS
In the future,
AMISH to page 16A
IFIEDS COME WITH
the club may
also renovate
A PRICE
the
STATE GIMMICKS
fourth floors and third and
PUT LP-A BUDGE
possibly the
T IN THE VISE
garage area to
better serve the
kids, he added.
BY RIHAM FESHIR
rfeshir@dlnewspap
Its part of a Boys
ers.com
and Girls
Michelle Prindle
Club expansion
BY VICKI GERDES
that has grown
said her daughte of Callaway
The online classifie
to include seven
vgerdes@dlnewspa
r was looking
pers.com
sites on the
Craigslist is a place ds service for speakers to
White Earth Reserva
It means our process
buy online and
where buy- thought
tion since
of acers and sellers
counting is positive
the first Boys
The Lake Park-A
to look on Craigsl
get an opportuand Girls Club
were doudubon
ist
nity to adverti
for a good deal.
School Board
was founded in
se their items
got some good ing the right things, explained
Naytahwaush
free of charge.
news, and some
The ad stated to
Superintendent
in 2002.
that was not so
Dale Hogie in a
text the seller if interested.
But its also a
good, in the form
later interview.
So
place
the
of
teen did.
where
some scam artists
District Audit Reportthe 2009-10
A
Overall, the district
CLUBS to page 14A
can easily ceivedfew minutes later, she represented are
s finances
find victims.
at Monday nights
a call from an unfamil
in pretty good
regular meetshape, he
iar
numbe
The Becker County
ing in Audubon.
added.
Sheriff s male, r with the voice of a
Office received
Brian Stavenger
Our general fund
in his late teens
at
ports of Craigsl least two re- 20s, not only inquirin or early
Nereson, Pick
ly presented the of Eide Bail- for the end of (fiscal balance
ist scams last
a
audit report,
week, and one of
purchase but also g about the
which was prepare
was $420,990, said year) 2010
Turkey Sale: page
them
asking some
Hogie.
much about wiring wasnt as person al and
trict by the Fargo-bd for the disThe general fund
16A
inappr
money
ased firm.
opriate
as it questions,
was an uncomf
of funding for most is the source
Stavenger noted
Prindle said.
ortable situathat the dis- grams,
district pro Boys & Girls Thrift
tion.
trict received a
he explained.
clean,
Store Sale: page
fied opinion, which unqualiThere were a few
SCAMS to page
6B
14A
areas of
amounts to a positive basically
Norbys Thanks
review.
giving
LP-A to page 16A
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First Place: Blaine-Spring Lake Park Life

Bullying Impacts All
This was an excellent topic for a multi-edition series. The author
does a great job of exposing the readers to several facets of the
bullying problem. Additionally, the continuity in graphic style
throughout the series is well done.
Second Place: Blooming Prairie Times
Save the K-9 Series
The type of story every reader lovesa boy and his dog. A
wonderful job showing the relationship, as well as the benefit the
K-9 unit provides.

Diversity in Becker County
Sharing stories of your community is one thing; sharing who they
are is another. Excellent presentation.
Second Place: Thisweek Farmington/Lakeville
Fasting with Intent
Telling more about something or somebody few know about is
what a good newspaper does. Nice work.


Cultures in Conflict
Tackling a subject like diversity isnt easy.
Forum
The
FROM
BRUIN
TO CUB
of Fargo-Moorhead
Ernst
Fargo South pitcher
of
taken in 47th round
MLB draft by Chicago
Thursday, June 9, 2011
102,000 readers every
day
fee cap
lay on swipeges
could go up
Senate rejects de
char
r prices, but banks say
Final edition
SPORTS D1
Merchants say move to

By Alan Fram
Associated Press
MerWASHINGTON
over
chants triumphed
for bilbankers in a battle
Senlions Wednesday as the
Federal
ate voted to let the
that
Reserve curb the fees
institustores pay financial
tions when a customer
swipes a debit card.
It was murkier, however,
conwhether the nations
or
sumers were winners
losers.
lowe
that the Feds curU.S. PIRG said worried

cents, sumer group
proposal might be too
interchange fee at 12
would benefit, rent
might
could consumers
restrictive, which
though the final plan
the Consumer Federation tempt banks to use that as
change slightly.
took no formal
merchants of Americasaid it was con- an excuse to increase
Victorious
fees stance but
on customers they
said the lowered
about what both charges
cerned
to moddrop
value the least, lowdo.
should let them
they industries might
customers.
prices, banks said
Plunkett, the erate-income
B.
Travis
sento boost
tion.
s legIn Wednesdays vote,
to 2 could be forced
the
like consumer federation
That fee, typically 1
said the ators trying to thwart
charges for things
60 votes
to make islative director,
percent of each purchase,
in checking accounts
of savings that Feds rules needed
produces $16 billion
earnings and amount pass on to con- to prevail but fell six votes
banks up for lost
d the stores
annual revenue for
, each side challenge
would depend on short, 54-45.
and credit card companies others claims. Consumer sumers
e their marPage A8
united how competitiv
the Fed estimates.
said he also VOTE:
groups were not a
He
proare.
has
kets
bank
conThe central
front, either: While the
posed capping the so-called
call,
As a result of the roll
to
the Fed will be allowed 21
July
issue final rules on
44
trimming the average for
cents that banks charge
each debit card transac-
How they voted
The Senate voted on

legislation that would have
halted pending federal
regulations to limit swipe
fees. A yes vote is a vote
to delay the regulations.
North Dakota: Sen.
John Hoeven-R (yes);
Sen. Ken Conrad-D (no).
Minnesota: Sen. Amy
Klobuchar-D (no); Sen.
Al Franken-D (no).
Moody Bluestem
Judges
challenge
health
reform
Coverage mandate
at heart of debate
By David G. Savage
McClatchy Newspapers
of three federal
ATLANTA A panel
may be prepared
judges indicated they
of last years
to declare at least part
tional, tosshealth care law unconstituquestions at
ing a barrage of skeptical
ation lawyer.
a top Obama administr
ys hearing
The judges in Wednesda they will
that
plainly
state
not
did
here
overturn the law, but
all three inquired
more than once

about whether the
laws requirement that
nearly everyone buy
insurance by 2014
could be struck down
while the rest of the
The
Judge law is upheld.
at
questions suggested
Joel Dubina a minimum that the
11th Circuit
judges were thinking
Court of
hard about declaring
Appeals
the mandate unconstiIf we uphold
tutional.
this, are there
I cant find any case
any limits on
like this, said Chief
the power of
of
Judge Joel Dubina
the federal
the 11th Circuit Court
government?
we
of Appeals. If
any limits on
uphold this, are there government?
the power of the federal appeared to
Judge Stanley Marcus
any case in the
find
cant
I
agree.
upheld telling a
past where the courts
are compelled to
private person they
the open market.
purchase a product in
that suggests Con... Is there anything
gress can do this?
the heart of the
That question is at
to the health
challenge
nal
constitutio
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David Samson / The
Edge of the Moody Blues

John Lodge and Graeme
From left, Justin Hayward, before a record 2,354 fans.
for the Arts in south Moorhead
perform Wednesday at
the Bluestem Center
p breaks out the classics

Veteran English rock grou
By John Lamb
jlamb@forumcomm.com
Moody
MOORHEAD The
to let
Blues werent going
weather
some un-summery
playing
get in their way of
show at
Wednesday nights
for the
the Bluestem Center
Arts in Moorhead.
around
With temps hovering
rock
60 degrees, the English for
group thats been together
crowd
nearly 50 years got the
on its feet before launching
Voice.
into their 1981 hit The
While the windy weather
from
prevented the group
showing
using a video screen
serving
photo montages and
show,
as a backdrop for a light a
fans
some of the 2,354
seem
Bluestem record didnt the
on
to mind the focus
dancing
music, standing and
Tuesfor popular songs like
Know
I
,
day Afternoon
e
Youre Out There Somewher
of
and a rollicking version
Eyes,
The Story in Your
first set.
which capped off the
review
Read the full concert
on Page A6.
Inforum searchword: music

reporter
Readers can reach Forum
John Lamb at (701) 241-5533
they remember
Not the Syriacountr
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y much different than it
HEALTH CARE: Back Page
Second Place: Faribault Daily News

Somali strengthening ties
A well-written series that investigates the challenges faced by the
growing immigrant community, especially Somalis, in Southern
Minnesota. While the changing face of their community is
one thats probably been noticed many of the papers readers,
the series gives them a chance to see the situation from the
other side. The series effectively and succinctly describes
some of the challenges from culturally to linguistic - facing
these new residents. It also doesnt shy away from focusing on
how government choices have made the integration of these
immigrants into the community more difficult. Asking difficult
questions, and noting challenges and to some degree fault on
both sides, is what newspapers need to-especially in emotionallycharged topics like integration and discrimination. This series
does that.
Lynn Smith Community Leadership

Hassan
and Mayla
Ghazi, 79
and 71,
respectively,
have been in
the U.S. for
more than 50
years. They
come from
the same
hometown in
Syria.
up in
Couple recall growing
watchnow, the Fargo couple
Kristen M. Daum
kdaum@forumcomm.com
that Hassan
FARGO The Syria
from
and Mayla Ghazi remember
cry from the
their youth is a far
thats made
Middle East nation
headlines in recent months.
Mayla, 71,
Hassan, now 79, and
very nice
stable,
a
recalled
each
hometown of
upbringing in their
rn Syria.
Aleppo in northeaste
About this series
Dave Wallis
The Forum
a six-part
Cultures in Conflict is
Forum and
series publishing in The
Inforum.com.
of the
During the first five days
you to local
series, well introduce
in countries
residents who were born
social
around the globe that face
or cultural
unrest, political change
conflict.
GHAZIS: Back Page
Kurdistan Iraq
of
Saturday: Laetitia Mizero
Burundi
Sunday: Prashanta Bahadur
Singh of Nepal
of
Monday: Fowzia Adde
Details, A2
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overcast sky
Cool weather and an
enjoying
cant keep crowds from
some down-home cooking
RibFest.
Wednesday at Fargos
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discussion
Tuesday: Roundtable
about Cultures in Conflict
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11 Steps to Wellness in 2011
Another series devoted to saving lives, but in a different way. Staff
at the St. Cloud Times should be commended for devoting its time,
energy, print space and a web presence to help guide and steer
readers to a healthier life. A nice leadership initiative that I hope
plenty of residents took advantage of. Its like having a personal
trainer delivered to your home. Nice job.
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College: General Excellence7 entries

First Place: Echo, Rochester Community & Technical
College
An understated, elegant publication with a strong sense of community
and strong editorial voice about issues close to home and on a larger
scale.
Second Place: The Lions Roar, Normandale Community
College, Bloomington
A very bold presentation with the best use of visuals in the contest.
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reporting should continue online.
Honorable Mention: The Record, College of St. Benedict/St.
Johns University, Collegeville
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throughout. Very strong local and relevant advertising.
Special Recognition of Excellence: ThreeSixty Journalism,
University of St. Thomas
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Editorial Page as a Whole1 entry

Opinions
University Chronicle - Page 3
Discrimination with
new smoking policy
rized into a specific group and the
non-tobacco users are being favored
by restricting the use of tobacco on
Christian Bursch
sports & fitness editor
As August approaches, I cannot

help but notice how many SCSU students smoke. These students are being
discriminated against.
By definition discrimination
means: treatment or consideration of,
or making a distinction in favor of or
against, a person or thing based on the
group, class, or category to which that
on
person or thing belongs rather than
individual merit; the process by which
are
two stimuli differing in some aspect
or
responded to differently; the quality
power of finely distinguishing and the
disact, practice, or an instance of
criminating categorically rather than
campus.
The University and the government are taking away individual rights
of the American people.
I understand the harm smoking or
chewing tobacco can have on a person
but that is their prerogative, they know
the risks and chose to take them.
Other people take risks with their
lives on a daily basis and we dont tell
them they cannot do it. Skydiving, rock
climbing, scuba diving and swimming
in the ocean can all be dangerous and
we do not outlaw these activities.
Some critics comment on the effect
of second hand smoke.
First off, smoking outside is not going to kill someone 5o feet away.
Second, if someone is bothered by
the smoke in a certain area due to a
person smoking the person can choose
to leave, but the majority of the time
they just sit there and complain about
the situation without doing anything
about it.
As for previous smoking legislation such as not smoking with children
in a vehicle, the government is once
again telling parents how to raise their
Quote of the Day
Nothing gold can stay.
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University
Interesting takes on big issues. Thought provoking topics alongside
lighter topics made these pages fun to read.
Robert Frost
If one is concerned about the

health of children then the government should limit the amount of junk
food parents allow their children to
consume. They should create menus
that parents must follow to provide a
well-balanced diet for their children,
create a schedule for physical activity
and limit the amount of TV children
watch.
But the government hasnt done
that because parents are allowed to
fit.
raise their children the way they see
As for the current policy going to
be in effect on the SCSU campus, the
University is telling the thousands of
students that call SCSU home (students that live on campus) that they
are not allowed to smoke in or around
Summer stinks
Summer is often
thought of fondly by most
Minnesotans, especially
during the winter on those
cold February mornings
when it takes ten minutes
to scrape the ice off the
windows of the car.
their home.
Recently, however, dayThe United States has always
dreams of pleasantly warm
castle
his
home
mans
the
considered
summer days have turned
or a womans home her castle, hence
Hannah Swift
into a nightmare due to the
why we have laws in effect for people
wave in central Minheat
AssociAte editor
same
the
At
to defend their homes.
nesota last week.
time these students cannot use tobacco
The high temperato
in or around their home but are able
the 90s for a few days, were a helpful
reached
which
tures,
defend it with deadly force?
much better times of
reminder of why fall and winter are
This to me is discrimination. Smokthe year.
ers are becoming the most discrimisummer is mostly
The following are all of the reasons
nated group of people in the country
(no one really
just annoying and the second worst season
today.
therefore automatilikes spring, as it is barely a season and
cally in last place).
during a hot
A car becomes a very dangerous place
hot lava game as a
summer day. Remember playing the
ground because it
the
touch
couldnt
you
where
child,
in your car; every
was made of lava? That just happened
turns to hot lava.
metal, plastic, leather, pleather thing
accidentally
Especially beware of the seat belt buckles,
sitting on one is an unpleasant experience.
homeopathy; advising against
hot to handle,
reserved for cures that had
The steering wheel can get a little too
the use of vaccinations.
seat from winter
back
your
in
left
been tested and proven to
have
you
so those gloves
Vaccinations for every ingood alternative.
be effective by the scientific
actually be useful. Oven mitts are a
may
part
important
an
are
dividual
method.
Oven gloves are an even better alternative.
of how we live today, espein summer that
Homeopathy is the idea
Another annoying thing that happens
cially due to our close quarters
with is when the
that through dilution of a solmany ladies will be able to sympathize
and social lifestyles. This is
vent in water, those who have
of legs stick to a leather seat.
because of the herd immunity back
be found, there
fallen ill can be made well
Wherever shorts, skirts, or dresses can
or the idea that chains
to a restaurant booth seat.
again by drinking the solution. theory,
sticking
thigh
a
be
will
too
by
broken
of infection can be
too terrible unless
While this idea may sound
Peeling a thigh off a seat usually isnt
individuals in the community
from sunburn.
reasonable, through our lens
you are unlucky enough to also be suffering
developing a resistance to the
of self torture. It is easy
instrument
of skepticism, we are able to
evil
an
is
Sunburn
illness (what a vaccine does).
but the
see that it is in fact false and it
to avoid by simply putting on some sunscreen,
The alternative medicine
logic of making a
is only the placebo effect that
draw to get a tan often outweighs the
General Reporting4 entries

individually.
Tobacco users are being catego-
children.
Homeopathy is dangerous
comes to religious beliefs,
specifically fundamentalist
Christians against the New
Atheist movement that has
sought to remove a perceived
religious influence from the
government and politics of
these United States, as well as
around the world.
It is time for us to move
away from the idea that
skepticism shall only be relChris Bremseth
egated to the duty of fighting
columnist
the unwinnable war against
religious belief, and towards
the idea that we may all work
In this age of homeopathtogether to remove the ideas
ic revival and psuedoscience,
plague all of our people,
it has become more important that
no matter who may be watchideas
the
on
focus
to
than ever
ing over us or not.
that brought us to our current
The hydras of pseudoscilevels of understanding about
and homeopathy run
ence
and
the world: rationality
rich in our history as a species,
skepticism.
mostly by charlatans of natuLet me preface this by
ral remedies that use large
stating that I have no qualms
words describing non-existent
with beliefs in the privacy
ideas primarily to those of
of ones own home or in the
little education or wealth.
streets of cities. I believe that
Recently, there has been
actions taken by people to do
outburst of these natuwhat they think is right is their an
ral remedies in the general
right as a citizens of our great
public, even among those who
nation, however different
are well educated.
from my beliefs they may be.
While it may be true that
It is important to recognize,
these remedies are natural
however, how the actions of a
in some sense of the word,
few impact the lives of many,
they are no more a remedy
especially in the intercondrinking hot soup to heal
than
world
rich
media
and
nected
a broken leg.
we live in today.
The worst and most unSkepticism and rationaldesirable effect of this revival
ity have recently been used as
is the appearance of homeocurse words, wielded against
pathic remedies on pharmacy
the people that think differshelves, a place that was once
ently than others when it
has taken hold.

For example, a medicine
may be placed in water and
reduced to less than ten percent ratio of medicine to water ratio, for the homeopath
believes that the more diluted
the substance, the more effective the remedy.
This defies the laws of
common sense in every way.
Take common drinking
water.
Now imagine everything
that water has come into
contact with ever since its
introduction to the water cycle
millions of years ago.
Wouldnt illness have been
wiped out by now due to the
dilution ratio of the billions of
substances in the water being
so incredibly low?
Remembering my statement before of respecting
beliefs until they encroach on
the health of others, I proceed
to my next point, and biggest
beef with practitioners of
alternative medicine such as
and popular media crowds

have been spreading untruths
about vaccines like they lead
to autism, allergies, multiple
sclerosis or sudden infant
death syndrome, all of which
are false.
This has led to parents
to being reluctant to getting
their children vaccinated and
has led to a surge in cases of
measles, the number of cases
rising to 152 cases across the
USA just this year from 75
cases for the entire year of
2010.
If we are not careful, the
spread of lies and pseudoscience can take over and demolish what we have become as
a people through scientific
inquiry.
In short, get yourself and
your children vaccinated, buy
some real medicine and really
think about what the people
around you say.
Your life may depend on
it.
good decision.
of lobster, but it
Many times people turn a nice shade
should turn into a tan someday, right?
much warmer
When sunburn strikes it makes you feel
can heighten sweatthan you probably already were. This
a few other things
ing and not wanting to touch anyone,
summer.
the
in
issue
that are an
of sweating,
Sweating is gross. There are many varieties
sweat derives from
often depending on the area where the
or the amount.
they glisten.
Someone once said, Girls dont sweat,
has obviously not
That statement is false. That person
that has
summer
the
in
dormitory
been around a college
no air conditioning.
arent exactly
Sweating can be smelly and wet, which
attractive qualities.
not as nice to
This leads me to my next point: it is
touch people during the summer.
cozy with a
In winter, nothing is better than getting
months being
significant other. But in the humid summer
sometimes and not
close to another body just gets too hot
in a good way.
summer that make
There are several other things about
cream melting so
it the worst season: bugs, bug bites, ice
having to shave your
fast that you cant enjoy it, humidity,
legs all the time, and the list goes on.
about summer
But perhaps the most annoying thing
for a Minnesota state
is it marks the end of the fiscal year
act together.
its
get
to
seem
cant
that
government
carefully
Advertisers must choose message more
First Place: Echo, Rochester Community & Technical

College
Nice campus news-centered approach to reporting. Well-rounded,
consistent writing and reporting.
Good coverage of a wide variety of subjects both on- and off-campus.
Stories are well written and relevant.

Use of Photography as a Whole2 entries

mentions the second one has lost
weight, and guiltily grabs a yogurt as
well.
While Yoplait has agreed to pull
disorder.
the ad, they have other commercials
In the commercial, a woman is at
It is common knowledge that
that are very similar that promote the
the fridge staring at a cheesecake. We
people are affected and influenced
same eating disorder habits.
over
herself
with
bargaining
her
hear
greatly by advertising.
There are at least two more
whether she can have a slice.
While most advertisements just
commercials where the subject eating
She is coming up with reasons
try to promote their product on
or choosing the unhealthy food is
and agreements in order to allow
consumers, some can cause more
made to feel guilty and shamed into
herself to eat the cheesecake, such
damage.
grabbing the yogurt instead, while
as she has been good that day, or
Certain advertisements can be
other subject boasts about losing
the
and
slice
small
a
maybe if she eats
harmful and impressionable on
weight.
eats celery afterwards the calories will
people; this is why advertisers should
Showing these thought patterns
somehow cancel each other out.
think of the impact of their messages
and behaviors that are usually asAnother woman walks up and
instead of just trying to encourage
sociated with eating disorders when
ed yogurt
cheesecake-flavor
a
grabs
product.
their
consumers to purchase
advertising what is seemingly a
that happens to be sitting next to the
Yoplait yogurt has recently
food product should not be
healthy
woman
actual cheesecake. The first
agreed to pull one of their more
Kyra Loch
columnist
recent commercials that the National

Eating Disorders Association claims
promotes behaviors of an eating
healthy snack that causes weight loss,

they are actually promoting something that is almost as unhealthy as
the dessert they are comparing it to.
Advertisers are aware of how
impressionable they can be on
consumers, but they may be causing
more harm then they think. They
should be more careful with how they
choose to promote their products.
used in advertisements.
By portraying a woman agonizing over a piece of cheesecake or
other dessert and making excuses
about eating it, the commercial shows
women this is common behavior
when they are trying to make healthy
decisions.
It is not the way to promote
healthy eating, especially when the
product one is advertising is not that
healthy.
Yogurt is a healthier option compared to most other snacks; however,
when sugar and other artificial flavors
are added to it to make it taste like
cheesecake and other desserts, it
makes it more on the unhealthy side.
While trying to promote a
The opinions expressed on the Opinions

colpage are not necessarily those of the
lege, university system or student body.
THE STATESMAN
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2010
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA DULUTH
WWW.UMDSTATESMAN.COM
tial finalist
Regents announce presiden

BY ALICIA LEBENS
lebe0051@d.umn.edu
Friday
The Board of Regents announced last
sole fithe selection of Dr. Eric W. Kaler as the
renalist in the search for University President,
placing current President Robert H. Bruininks
in June 2011.
MinKaler is an alumnus of the University of
Chemical
nesota where he earned his Ph.D. in
Provost
Engineering in 1982. He is currently
Affairs
& Senior Vice President of Academic
at
and Vice President for Brookhaven Affairs
Stony Brook University, where he co-manages
Brookhaven National Laboratory.
semiEarlier this last week, names of four for
finalists where put forward to the board
withconsideration. Two of the candidates had and

drawn from consideration, leaving Kaler the
was
one other, who remains unnamed. Kaler
for
only one invited to the Twin Cities campus
public interviews by the Board of Regents.
Campus
Cities
Kaler will be at the Twin
leadon Nov. 17 and 18 to meet with student all
from
ers, faculty, administrators and alumni
system.
branches of the University
Chelsey Doepner, UMD student representafor the
tive to the Board of Regents, is excited
chance to be a part of the selection.
said.
He looks great on paper, Doepner
Strong resume with strong experience.

is
Doepner thinks its unfortunate that Kaler
but
the only candidate left for consideration,
candibelieves that the board will select a good
NEWS
date.
Just because there is only one candidate
closely
doesnt mean that the regents wont look
at Kaler, Doepner said. President Bruininks
when he
wasnt even on the list of candidates
was selected.
PresVictor de Meireles, Student Association
credentials.
Kalers
at
ident, is also looking
he
I am curious to hear his thoughts on how rewould address some of the pressing issues
lated to the University of Minnesota including
Meiremanaging decreasing state funding, de
with the
les said. Also how he plans to work
services
coordinate campuses and extension
throughout the state.
Hands on engineering
Civil Engineering
students take
advantage of new
buildings features
Free concert
raises both
money and
spirits A3
International
Club hosts
smorgasbord
First Place: UMD Statesman, University of Minnesota,

Duluth
Good use of photos in the newspaper from headshots to high-action
sports photos. Images enhance the readers experience.
Second Place: University Chronicle, St. Cloud State
University
A nice variety of photos that punctuate the stories in the newspaper.
Some particularly strong sports shots.
Taste of UMD offers

over 50 dishes. A3
Headline Writing2 entries

STUDENT LIFE
BY FATIMA JAWAID
jawa0007@d.umn.edu
Civil
The life and times of your average UMD
Engineering students have changed drastically.
exist.
Two years ago, the major didnt even
There were no labs that they could experiment
own.
in and classrooms they could call thier
changed.
All of that has
Chris
Weve been given so much, said
of the
Bruhn, fourth-year student and president from
Civil Engineering club. Its the best going is
that
being totally scattered to having a place
completely ours.
that
This semester marks the first official year
the new two story, $15 million Civil Engineerconing building is open for use. The building
finished
struction began in fall 2008 and was
earlier this year, according to the departments
website.
The Leadership in Energy and Environmenthe
tal Design (LEED) certified building houses
programs administrative offices, classrooms,
The
as well as six state of the art laboratories. each
building also features a 24-hour lab that to
card
Civil Engineering student is given a key
gain access to, Bruhn said.
anydo
Beforehand, we basically couldnt
said.
thing - any of the hands-on stuff, Bruhn
We just had no means of doing it.
new
The department has fully moved into the of
head
building according to Andrea Schokker,
the Civil Engineering program.
wellvery
a
Its
fabulous.
is
The building
such a
designed space, Schokker said. Its
itself is
wonderful atmosphere. The building
of the
a great teaching tool. For instance, most
Fashionista
dons the same
pair of shorts
for a week A5
SPORTS
Civil Engineering students Adam Johnson
(right) and
RACHEL KRAFT/STATESMAN
Teddy Berg (left) simulate land erosion.
of be- anywhere else in the university. for food, he

beams and columns are exposed instead can
Well, no, Ill occasionally leave
we
ing hidden behind drywall. That means what said. All of us are at the point where were basishow the students in their design classes up cally treating [school] as a full time job.
like
the things they are designing really look
Bruhn said that the additions to his program
different mindclose.
in the are contributing to a completely
Bruhn said that spending hours on end
set.
hours
plus
four
pulling
day,
building, sometimes
Its now a place I want to be during the
him.
in one room alone, doesnt really bother the Bruhn said. As a freshman I hated going to
all
now, its
He said that it is super comfortable and
classes, it was always a struggle. But
ergonomic.
really
rooms are
completely different. I want to go. Its a privelege
The building houses all of Bruhns classes, and Im really thankful for that.
to go
and at this point, he really has no reason
Remembering a true Bulldog

due to all of Michelas
when he was the Alpha Phi Omega example,
hard work, the bookstore and the
President.
food service program are
Joe made our department a UMD
owned and run by the unifamily, Esler said. He was always both
only
UMD lost Joe Michela on Sat- concerned with how their families versity. In fact, UMD is the
to
urday, Nov. 6. The late Director were doing and that they were tak- university in the U of M system of
maintain complete ownership
of Auxiliary Services made many ing care of themselves, he said.
food services department.
positive changes on this campus
While many people regarded their
In addition, he established
that we all benefit from every day. him as having a gruff exterior,
in the
Having been here for longer than Brostrom referred to Michela as a the senior renter program
any chancellor, Michela has un- teddy bear with a gigantic heart summer in which senior citizens,
usually from Arizona, Florida,
doubtedly left a significant and of gold.
stay in our on-campus
permanent mark, or more preciseIn fact, whenever the daycare or Texas,facilities for the summer
ly, a paw print, here at UMD.
children would walk past Mi- housing
as
Joe loved coming here, said chelas office, they always had to and pay rent. Michela saw this
Mike Esler, Michelas longtime make a special stop to see him. an opportunity to make student
friend and current Facilities Oper- It was not uncommon to see Mi- housing prices more affordable
would
ations and Parking Maintenance chela playing with the youngsters due to the fact that students
Supervisor. He loved it here so in his office or receiving big hugs no longer have to pay for summer
maintenance.
much in fact that when he came to from them before they left.
I dont think anyone put more
UMD for his undergraduate deEverything Michela did, he did
their life and effort into this unigree in 1968, he never left.
for others, said friends Esler and of
It was during this time that he Brostom. Whether it was for his versity than Joe did, Esler said.
As noted by his friends, Michela
met Esler and John Brostrom, family, friends, coworkers, the
friends from his undergraduate community, or even neighbors he worked tirelessly for the univerit a
time spent at UMD, both that volunteered as caregivers for, his sity, doing what it took to make
turned out to be lifelong friend- hard work was always done with better place for the UMD students
he cared so much about. Not only
ships and coworkers in the Auxil- others in mind.
he intricate in the renovations
iary Services department.
He was also willing to make was
resiMichelas
of Kirby Plaza, the food court, the
Brostrom was
the tough calls, Brostom said.
cento make bookstore, and the childcare
dent advisor during his freshmen
willingness
this
was
It
with
year. Currently, Brostrom is the the tough calls for the better- ter, but he was also involved
OakSenior Administrative Director ment of UMD and his extraordi- the construction of Stadium,
of Auxiliary Services. Esler and nary vision that made him such land, Junction, Goldfine, Heaney,
AddiMichela, on the other hand, met a successful businessman. For and many areas of Griggs.
BY HOLLY NELSON
nels5805@d.umn.edu
INDEX:
Mens Hockey
finishes 5-3
over Huskies B1
Walt Zamboni Man
Bruley ends career at
the DECC B2
THE 5ECTION
A look into
Chester Creeks
Cafes Wine
Bar B4
MIKE ESLER/SUBMITTED
tionally, Michela and Brostrom

were the original creators of the
current bus hub and the DTA UPass; both things that many of us
use on a daily basis to get to school
and around Duluth.
Not only did Michela leave us
with many remarkable building
additions and programs on campus that exist as testaments to his
see
OPINION
Trimester
system could
relieve busy
schedules B6
MICHELA, A3
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News: A1 - A4 | Student Life: A5
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Mankato
A strong range of display advertising that should be of interest to this
audience.
issue
University officials say parking
is a proximity problem
[in time that morning], and

campus road crew says about
so students, faculty and staff
the state of campus, and at
editor in chief
were having troubles getting
that point, then we make the
in (and out of) the lots.
By the time traveling
call whether or not to cancel
The other reason we
members of our community
classes.
generally are fairly reluctant
arrived in their cars to the
We dont get to make
to cancel classes is that the
Minnesota State Mankato
the
closing
about
call
the
majority of our students
campus on the morning of
university. Only the president
live on campus or within
February 21, they quickly
and the chancellor of the
walking distance, Sandmann
realized parking wasnt going
system get to close the
said. We know thats kind
to be easy.
university, but we make the
of unfair for those who
With nearly 10 inches of
call whether or not classes
commute, it makes it tough
snowfall hitting Mankato
will take place, Sandmann
for them when the weather
between the previous
said.
full-time director, three graduate
conditions are hard out there,
AVERY CROPP
Saturday night and that
The decision was made
assistants from the Adventure
staff writer
but we do try and serve all of
Monday morning, and just
but
to go forth with classes,
Education Program and hourly
our students, too.
two pay loaders and a small
The Minnesota State Student
allow for students, staff and
student workers.
university
the
Im not surprised that it
crew to move it,
faculty members to make
Association passed a motion to
If we can utilize those
wasnt canceled. As a future
was in a tight spot in its
own decisions about
their
pay $150,000 out of student fees
experienced education graduate
educator, Id probably do
attempt to prepare the parking traveling to campus. Then at
for fiscal year 2012 to staff the
assistants who have some
the same thing, but at least
lots for Monday classes.
wall
announcement
climbing
the
outdoor
p.m.,
1:32
existing
background and experience in
they canceled night classes,
Citing a lack of time and
was made by Sandmanns
and ropes course, and a proposed
running walls and courses it would
Student
State
Minnesota
said
equipment, only two purple
office to cancel all night
indoor climbing wall in Myers
create a natural tie between the
Association President Tom
lots (20-21) could be cleared.
classes.
Field House. The climbing wall
and student affairs office
academic
from
down
of
drove
Williams. I
With the University
So why didnt Mr.
would come pending the approval
to recruit the top people in the
the cities and [Highway] 169
Minnesota and surrounding
Sandmann bring Mavericks
of a proposal from campus
country, said Director of Campus
was terrible. From here to St.
school districts canceling
a dream, and make it the full
recreation in response to the $3
Recreation Todd Pfingsten, who is
Peter on down wasnt too bad,
classes, officials faced the
snow day that theyve rarely
million dollar reinvestment fund
responsible for the proposal.
but from Le Seur to St. Peter
decision whether to even open seen?
being provided by the university
The Adventure Education
there
prairie
open
that
along
campus at all.
When security called,
and indication of student interest.
Program, part of the College of
the wind was just gushing,
What happens in the
The $150,000 is intended to
they said that the road
Education, is currently in charge of
flying across the road. There
morning is campus security
conditions were difficult
go to staffing the walls with a
Climbing / page 7
were parts where you just
gives me a call at about
and I checked that out with
couldnt see in front of you
[4 a.m.] and they tell me
MNDOT as well, too, but
because the weather was so
what the road conditions
that plows were going out
Tim Walz would
bad.
are like, what the weather
A March 1 article indicated that
and roads were passable,
is 20/20
hindsight
say
Burton Dinner on
They
Verona
conditions are like, what
Sandmann said. The campus
be attending the Dan and
and university officials will
the state patrol and local
he, in fact, will not be. A press release
crew said that they had been
when
5,
March
roads,
keep that in consideration
police say about the
source mistakenly
working through the night
for the event and the accompanying
when future issues such as
said Warren Sandmann,
the banquet. The
and were hopeful to get the
identified Walz as an attendee of
this arise.
Associate Vice President
.
lots open. Obviously, they
Reporter apologizes for for the misinformation
of Academic Affairs. And
Snow storm / page 7
did not get all the lots open
then they tell me what our
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Great site! I love the design, it definitely shows appeal for a younger
eye while remaining professional and relevant for all news seekers.
very well done!
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Good, clean layout, easy to navigate and chock full of interesting
stories.
Honorable Mention, The Lions Roar, Normandale
Community College, Bloomington
Very clean design. Especially like access to event calendar and
prompts to follow the Lions Roar on social media sites.
Best Advertisement1 entry

First Place: The Record, College of St. Benedict/St. Johns

University, Collegeville, Jason Kaiser
Readers meet technology
Love this ad! Love the clean graphics and timeline emphasis, could
easily see this running in a large metro.
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First Place: ThreeSixty Journalism, University of St.
Thomas, Mary Meehan
When a parent has cancer it attacks the whole family
The best lead of the group. Grabbed my attention from the get-go and
then flowed very well to the end of the story.
Second Place: UMD Statesman, University of Minnesota,
Duluth, Alex Korte
Global student finds education at UMD
A story filled with very strong quotes which made for a strong profile
of an unusual student.
Honorable Mention: ThreeSixty Journalism, University of
St. Thomas, Grace Pastoor
School board candidates campaign manager doesnt have high
school diploma
An overall interesting portrait of a unique young man.
Social Issues Story17 entries

Thomas, Grace Pastoor
Young men are the group most likely to be shot in Minnesota
Good reporting, clearly based on good advising. Good job.
Second Place: ThreeSixty Journalism, University of St.
Thomas, Ariel Nash
Divide to conquer achievement gap
Well-written story on an interesting topic. A story that should be
told!
Honorable Mention: University Chronicle, St. Cloud State
University, St. Cloud, Jason Tham
Islamic Awareness week addresses issues facing St. Cloud Muslims
Good recap of the events held and experts tapped for the weeklong
event. Good use of sources/quotes.
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Thomas, Kelly Schueler
Sports and concussions, is it worth the risk?
A well-executed anecdotal lead flowed into a well-reported, twosource story.
Second Place: UMD Statesman, University of Minnesota,
Duluth, Matt Busch
The rise and fall of the Maroon Loon
A thorough report from the perspective of the Loons. Lots of
quotes help put this story in context.
Honorable Mention: ThreeSixty Journalism, University of
St. Thomas, David Gustafson
Quidditch no longer a fictional game, now real-life muggles can
play
A solid report on a quirky event. Story was well reported, however it
was a bit stiff. This of all stories is one to have fun with.
Business Story4 entries

Thomas, Olivia Deans
Its the law: no more tattoos for minors
Interesting topic, lede draws in the reader. Good job adding a variety
of voices and sources to the story.
Thomas, Asma Adam
Despite setbacks, businesses stay green
Very strong writing. Timely topic -- green business is a popular
and important topic, these days. Interesting story.
University, Samantha South
Tios to open doors
Informative profile of a new business set to open near campus, one
that will definitely appeal to your readers.
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Marquee

University, Molly Willms
Reefer Madness to infect St. Cloud
What a fun review. It really draws the reader into the concept and
unusual nature of the show.
ud
Reefer Madness to infect St. Clo
Page 4 - University Chronicle
grotesque or anything.
Its kind of dirty in a way, but its not
came from a former
Borden said the idea to do this show
cast member.
with our current
Every year, during the shows, I sit down
in doing, what they
cast and ask them what theyre interested
It was something
said.
really want to do next time, Borden
used to watch, its been
that a big group of people that I know
cal.
one of our favorite movies.
Madness:
Reefer
movie
which is to
Based upon the 2005 Showtime
The show fits into Curtain Calls mission,
gets its start from a real
and push the limits of
The Movie Musical, the story actually
generally appeal to a younger audience
to warn them about
1936 propaganda film released to parents
acceptability.
this violent narcotic,
on us theres been
the dangers of this new drug menace,
When the paper has done an article
exactly what
thats
scourge.
and
it,
to
this unspeakable
positive and negative reactions
overacting, everythat not everyIts just a really hilarious view, overdone,
were looking for, Borden said. Something
Borden, director of the
get into, but something
thing is done really cheesy, said Erika
bodys gonna really understand and
production.
around here.
its start in Annandale, thats not really
to provide new acting
exists
also
Curtain Call Community Theater got
Call
Curtain
said
Borden
to St. Cloud five years ago
community.
MInn. seven years ago. They moved
opportunities for young actors in the
Place ever since.
see this young adult
and have done a yearly show at Pioneer
Its just a really great experience to
that somefor people that
Curtain Call tries each year to do a production
theater, Borden said. Theres opportunities
how pushes the limits of controversy.
age thats not a childrens production.
of a young adult
Todd, dealt with
Weve been trying to make it into more
Though last years production, Sweeney
childrens
good
really
a
already
theres
years production is even
to adult theater, since
the subject of murder, Smith says this
do things that are a little
theater in town, Borden said. So we
controversial.
more
Smith said.
more controversial.
This one is a little more taboo, I think,
Children, depicts
sexy.
The original film, first titled Tell Your
Theres some scenes that are dramatically
it begins with unconmade for colSmith,
and
Borden
to
the various alleged effects of marijuana:
The show is, according
woman being shot
trollable laughter, and ends with a young
lege students.
to her death, all thanks to
age, that college age,
and another jumping out a window
We base it around that young adult
under
demon marihuana.
youngest is 17, and hes the only one
said Josh Smith, Borden said. Our
29.
is
Obviously its a remake of the 30s movie,
oldest
our
and
18,
of
age
the
but the 30s movie was
to be able to see how
who plays Jimmy in this production,
When you see the play, youre going
musical is just all in fun
it, with the singing and the
meant to be taken seriously, where the
much work the actors have put into
fun at how overdrasaid.
Smith
be,
to
going
shows
the
and totally having a good time and poking
good
dancing, with how
run Thursdaymatic people were in the 30s about marijuana.
This outrageous comedic musical will
Mary Lane and Jimmy
at 2 p.m. Tickets
The 2005 story follows young couple
July 15-31 at 7:30 p.m. and Sundays
the world of weed, meeting Saturday
and seniors and can be
Harper as they are each snared into
are $17 for adults and $14 for students
hallucinating, experiPioneer Place on Fifth.
new people, hanging out at drug houses,
purchased through the shows venue,
and becoming violent.
menting with sex and sadomasochism
said.
Smith
it,
to
elements
sexy
This show has some really
Molly Willms
MANAGING edItor
language and much

Sex, violence, hallucinations, coarse
production about the
more can be seen in Curtain Calls 2011
Madness: The Musitrue public enemy number one: Reefer
REVIEWS
Second Place: MSU Reporter, Minnesota State University,

Mankato, Nate Brennan
Featured Performer: Chastity Brown
An excellent review of this performers music with an interesting addition on her background and influences.
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borrows lines from

Reefer Madness: The Musical
same title for an
the 1936 propaganda film of the
outrageous satire.
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social network Google+
Jun-Kai Teoh
Facebook, it could happen with Google+.

Another thing that sets Google+ apart
into the
from others is its potential integration
tech coluMN
Hi5,
Theres MySpace, Bebo, Friendster,
netFacebook and a swarm of other social
works out there.
Even in an overcrowded Olympic-sized
their own
pool, Google took a dive and started
service.
networking
social
Simply the fact that Google+ (read Google
makes it
Plus) is run by internet mogul Google
worthy of a mention.
Now that weve given it a mention, however, is it worth diving in and exploring?
in
first things first, google+ is right now
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closed beta and is invitation only. Some
with a weak viduals at the University Chronicle managed
Michael Bay action-driven film
(not as
Dark of the Moon is a traditional
to get our hands on a handful of invites
plot and stunning effects.
you).
mind
an organization,
With that being said, Google+ is actually
got a
rather nice to use right off the bat. Its
an intuisimple and clean interface, and it has
entire Google Ecology.

Already, Google+ uses Picasa as its photo
service. For those concerned about photo
and sold
rights, specifically photos being stolen
for having
when its put online, Picasas known
Honorable Mention: The Column, Northwestern College,

Roseville, Amy Overgaard
Tarnish&Gold gallery seeks to support local artists
Good profile of a new art gallery, run by alums of the school. Good
use of quotes to help tell the story.
Local Breaking News Coverage4 entries

rather strict and fair policies.
and
And the integration between Google+
Picasa is seamless and pleasant.
right
While thats as far as integration goes
to tap
now, theres a lot of potential for Google
into here.
Off the top, here are a few services/apps
that Google provides.
Blogger
Gmail
Google Earth/Maps
Youtube
Google Reader, Shopper, Music, Books
Google Calendar and Google Docs
used
Those are just a few more popularly
tive feel.
services (we didnt include Google Search
That doesnt make it special, but it cerreally?)
because,
bentainly makes it a pleasure to use.
Android phone users already have the
is by
apart
itself
set
to
tries
Google+
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as well.
efit of a fleshed out phone app to use
this concept called Circles. Essengot
using
certainly
its
new,
series.
very
the
still
of
its
While
ing it a part of the title
friends/
tially a way to group and divide your
will be
potential. Whether or not its realized
Besides, sports cars lovers shall also
it also
acquaintances into separate Circles,
a different story. After all, we all remember
expect even more advanced cars in this
content specifically.
share
easily
to
you
my
allows
see
you
well,
Google Wave. If you dont...
sequel, like the hot red Ferrari 458 Italia
True, those that have dug into Facebook
point.
and a not-so-shabby blue Mercedes-Benz
but what
might find the same function as well,
is however a key difference, for
There 8
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E-Class.
the ease
Steve Rindelaub of jumpsets Google+ aside from Facebook is
up,
those of you Facebook users thinking
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and
of use. With Google+, its simply a drag
Decepand
Autobots
the
ing over.
the scenes where
drop function.
Google+ does not let you post/comment
ticons battled with those sky-scrappers
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on
the
on other peoples walls. Commenting
mancollapsing left and right were worth
stream of Google+ is divided in that
with what theyve posted is fine though.
ticket to simply enjoy the defined details
ner as well. While its similar to Facebook
on top of that, a small but very significant
a
and extraordinary audios in the theatre.
a
the way it shows posts (a vertical stream),
should look forward
feature is the ability to edit posts. Made
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easily filter
you
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to
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concern
a
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tions, and stopped the invasion
a brief glance through Googles privacy
Called the Hangout, it functions similar
tron to planet Earth.
to
finds this:
to a video chatroom. It can be restricted
One good value that audience can take
Google only shares personal information
circles, to having one-on-one conversations,
away from the movie is that one should
outside of
Comes
with other companies or individuals
to large conferences, its really flexible.
never give up or turn their back on their
it or
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packed with webcam support and ,believe
own race.
require
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not, Youtube.
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tant Dylan Gould (as played
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into
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faithful to our own pack.
you grant us a non-exclusive, transwith.
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production to pleasure the sensory organs
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youre
Fridayinterested
night music events,
the possibility that the Terms and Conditions
Makwith
ing Music for Making
might change in due time. It happened
Changes.
These events will start
to be
bi-weekly once the
fall semester
begins.
The Meeting Ground
fee shop located downtows is a cofn.
Making Music for
Making
Changes is a continui
ng series of
musical events held
on Fridays at
the Meeting Ground
s in downtown St. Cloud.
The Meeting Ground
s partners
with local non-pro
fit organization
the Green Band to
make further
use of these Friday
music
by also holding commun events
ity benefit
drives.
Transformers lacks in plot,

compensates with effects
University
Jason Tham
Chronicle
MovIe revIew
Transformers 3: Dark of the Moon

to
is more eye-candy for those who love
indulge in Michael Bay and Steven Spielbergs heavy metal visuals and sound
effects.
People say third time is the charm. This
third sequel of Transformers continued
the battle between Autobots and Deceptiand a
cons with much conflict, cruel fights
sexy girlfriend.
Since the Decepticons decided to take
over planet Earth to rebuild their Cybertron (an alien planet where the transformnow
ers were once gods), the human race
of
plays an important role in the middle
this robotic battle field.
Yet, the two-and-a-half-hour plot of
as the
Transformers 3 isnt as compelling
Sunday, June 26, 2011
SCSU
to stay
open
previous films.
Audiences are shown that humans (in
own
fact, even Autobots) can betray their
of freeing the race.
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have stated that
even maktheyincorporated
will be able tointo the storyline,
operate if the
state shuts down July
1.
MNSCU public relations
director Melinda Voss said
that MNSCU would be able
to use tuition
and reserves to stay
in operations
during any potentia
l shutdown,
saying, We will have
access to our
money.
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The state is facing

a possible
shutdown due to a
arguments
over the budget between
Gov.
Mark Dayton and
top Republican
lawmakers. If the
two sides do not
reach an agreement
by the end of
the fiscal year, June
30, the state
government will shut
down until an
agreement is reached
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chasing a storm in
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to have the
enjoying themselves,
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state spend less than
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ki added, They take
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rs have said
said. At least they
SCSU Stormchaser Club spends
what a trained spotters
that theyve tried to
more seriously than
look
most of the summer
seeing to be enjoying
meet Dayton
the public. What we
analyzing, predicting and chasing storms.
themselves.
on important issues,
call scary looking
clouds, people will
but will not
sometime
Its
all been positive feeds report them as tornadoe
Katie Klarkowski,
have the state spend
funnel clouds. Spotters
the president of the
s or
more than $34
back, Michael said.
can determine the
Stormchaser
Club, said that the
billion.
our smallest
difference.
main goal of the club
Safety is very importan
show had about 45-50
is to educate, addt for the chasers. They
ing You cant be
Voss said, We have
people, our
ally stay a safe distance
trained on how to
will generreserves
largest
be
a stormchaser; you
away from any funnel
had about 130 people.
learn by experienc
and well have tuition.
clouds they see.
e.
Corbett said, Theres
There
each event will help
a general storm pattern
The chasers spend
might be cash on hand.
the majority of the
that
a lot of their time
The
awareness and support bring
storms follow, which
predicting and
analyzing weather
resources are there
is southwest to
to
northeast.We try to
patterns. Most of
for us to be
local community organiza different
stay south and east
their time spent on
actual chase involves
able to operate. We
of the storm. Some
the
tions.
chasers, if theyre
getting to the site of
have enough
north of the storm
one successful music
the storm.
Klarkowski said, You
money to go for a
will try to get to the
south side of it. That
while.
can eat three square
from this past semester event
means driving through
meals a day
of McDonalds. Sometim
MNSCU has rescinde
was a diathe worst of the
storm,
which
es
the
is
air
generally not a good
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per drive for the benefit
conditioning doesnt
work and you always
6,000 layoff notices
idea. If youre in the
of Anna
best position, you
take the risk that you
sent earlier this
Maries Alliance in
wont get rained on
can blue-sky
bust, which means
summer.
or
St. Cloud. The
hailed on.
the storms dont pop.
The chasers make
event helped raise
use of their equipmen
Youre not going to
see dozens of storms
1500 diapers for
SCSU Provost, Devinde
t
when
out
in
theyre
in
the
a
day.
storm.
Its very expensive
They use GPS and
the shelter.
r Maltheres a lot of stress.
in gas and
hodra, said that he
the internet to determine their location
was glad that
relative to the storm,
We want to continue
When you see the
SCSU could continue
HAM and CB radoing
dios to keep in contact
tornadoes and the
to
things like that, and
with other chasers
structure of the
storm, it makes it all
saying, This is obviousl operate,
helping the
and smart phones
to report on storm
worth it.
y imporcommunity, Rathbun
development.
The Stormchaser
tant for our students
said.
Klarkowski said, The
Club uses member
because what
Future events will
s vehicles and
best indicator of whats
equipment when theyre
this means is that our
be
on in a storm is what
going
on the chase. Nicholas
students duragain on Anna Maries focusing
you see with your
treasurer, has used
Corbett, the
ing the summer and
eyes.
Alliance, as
The
importan
eyes
his
vehicle
are
t, the radar is importan
fall can pursue
in nearly every chase.
well as local Boys and
t. Your gut instincts
Ive purchased all
their education in
Girls Clubs
important and I dont
are very
the equipment for
an uninterrupted
and
think
the
my
St.
its
vehicle, CorCloud Food Shelf.
bett said. I have a
talked about enough.
manner.
feel uncomfortable,
ham radio that allows
The
If you
events provide an
youre usually in a
me to talk to spotters over a much greater
opportunity as
bad position and need
SCSU isnt the only
to get out.
distance than other
MNSCU
an alternative choice
service. I have a
CB for my car, a dashboar
college to stay open.
of weekend
The Stormchaser
d camera and video
All colleges
downtown entertain
Club is composed
camera. I also
have a still camera.
and universities under
ment for
of about 30 members, with around
Ive put a lot of money
MNSCU
students along with
12 active chasers in
into it.
The chasers act as
will be allowed to
the summer. They
giving back to
hold meetings every
on-site reporters when
operate. MNSlocal organizations.
other Wednesday,
they arrive at
the storm. They will
CU is composed of
but said that might
change.
report if they see a
32 colleges and
one
funnel cloud, a wall
of the main reasons
cloud or broken tree
universities across
Corbett said that the
I
limbs to the National
the state.
started doing these
reason he joined the
Weather Service.
Klarkowski said that
events was for
Voss said, Were very
Stormchasers
was because he is
spotters are importan
grateful
the kids who werent
an outdoorsman.
t because the
radar gives limited
that we were able
old enough to
information. She said
Being outside and
to get this worked
go to the bars yet,
looking at this beautiful
that spotters will
report information
so they are able
nature is amazing,
force of
that provokes a warning
to do things too,
Corbett said. Looking
from the weather
service.
Rathbun said.
at what we
See Shutdown/Page
calculate in class in
The big thing is its
real life is much better
2
Photo Courtesy of
something
than the bookwork
of class.
SCSU Storm Chasers
positive.
Stormchasers: ra
iny day people
Summer and its eff
ect on St. Cloud
Molly Wilms
Meeting
Grounds
makes
music

University, Michael Runyon
SCSU to stay open
Excellent coverage of an obviously important topic for students and
staff.
College, Bloomington, Steve Dodds
U of M vice president named new chancellor of MnSCU system
Good, informative piece on the new incoming chancellor. Well written and easy to read.
University, Christian Bursch
Tobacco ban referendum vote passed by students
Good hard news piece. Clearly written. Breaks down a potentially
confusing issue.
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businesses
affected by the coming

and
particularly from downtow going of students, Gustafson said.
n.
The city of St. Cloud
Unfortunately, its
St. Cloud is unique
their absence in the
is often referred to
not as much of an
in that students apsummer doesnt have
as a college town.
impact as it could
parently dont spend
devastating effect on
a
or should be, and
as much time downtow
all bars.
thats for as students
Students account for
a lot of reasons, said
n
I notice a lot more
in other college towns,
a portion of the
Pegg A.K. Gustafso
people that live in
citys population, crime,
Gustafson
n,
executive director
said.
the area, compared
of the St. Cloud Downattendance at festivito students that are
ties and, of course,
town
Council
Thats one of the
from out of the area,
.
revenue.
reasons we did Fifth
said Matt Novak, a
The fact is, students
According to Gustafso
Avenue like that, trying
manage
in general are a mir
at
D.B.
n,
students
Searles.
to connect downtow
account
gratory group. Many
ed for $90 million
n
Novak also said the
leave town for summer
of revenue in St. Cloud - more purposefully, Gustafson
weather affects busisaid. Then
jobs or to return home
last we hit the recession
year.
ness,
since many people
for vacation.
, and of course things
elect to stay home
Local businesses are
and grill instead of
From an econom
changed.
one of the groups
going out for dinner.
ic impact, its huge,
and
we are not capitaliz
D.B. Searles is not
While it may seem
ing on that like we
that bars are the
students as clientele a business that targets
could, business
, which may be why
es most frequented
by students,
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Investigative Reporting5 entries

Page 10 - University
Chronicle
Marquee
, April 18, 2011

White Horse gives
up
music, cites licensi
ng fees
Monday
Samantha South
Copa said. We also
paid
asst. marquee
penses that people
$50,000 in bands last
editor
dont
year
It gets into the thousan see.
and then we paid
ds
Licensing compan
our
ing agents way too book- of dollars a year and thats
could be pushing awayies
much
just to run music,
money.
Gillespie
tertainment and live ensaid.
music
The three licensing
from our popular
downThe Press Bar and
companies in the United
town bars and business
lor has been a popular Pares.
States include BroadAs a popular entity,
and night club from bar
busicast
Music,
Inc.
the 70s
nesses and bars around
(BMI),
providing live Rock
the American Society
and
area have been providinthe
Roll music. They provide
g
Composers, Authors of
live and recorded
and
DJs and dance music
music to
Publishers (ASCAP
along
bring in the crowd.
), and
with their live entertain
Licensthe Society of Europea
ing fees and extra
n
ment. Generally, they charges
Stage Actors and Compos
for providing songs
a fee for every single pay
by
ers (SESAC). Business
song
artists have brought local
es
they provide.
some
without a license and
of the businesses to
BIGYA PRADHA
have
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stopWere kind of in
artists
Jazz Combo kicks
perform
RAPHER
a
ping all entertainment.
ing songs
off Wednesdays
business that is dictated
The owned by
spring jazz concert
. White Horse used to be one compan one of these
by competition, Gillespie
ies could be subject
such business, until
said. But you have
these
to copyright infringem
got to
fees brought their
ent
get people coming
entertain- penalties.
through
ment to a halt.
the doors.
Venues who have
Molly Willms
We didnt want to
the final piece were
For the venues who
pay
es and are charged licensby
the
do
licensing
David
the
marquee editor
yearKent
Marcus Miller and
fees to have
and John
not have a license
ly fee are paying money
were
to play
live music there, said
for
traditional jazz, accordinless Gladen on trombone, Kris
music, in any shape
Dave not only having
Dueling instruments
or
g
Copa, one of the owners
a license,
Christenson on bass
and to Gast.
form, these licensing
but having recorded
and
jazz classics were on
comof the White Horse.
Martin Schulga on
music
the
This is kind of urban
panies have represen
We
piano.
as well. Other local
bill for Wednesdays
tatives
bars
Between the two groups, can make more on Tuesday and
Jazz
music, Gast said.
who keep an eye out
Concert.
business
Is it
es
and
nights
downtow
Schulga played a solo
not having music
jazz? Maybe, maybe
warn them about
who think it is necessar n
on
The spring edition
not.
copyright
compared to Thursda
many songs.
Its like cilantro, you
infringement if they
provide entertainment y to
the twice-yearly concertof
either
violate
night, having music. y
Martin gets better
like it or you dont.
these laws.
feeling the costs. The are
featured performances
We
The White Horse
every year, Gast said
hope you do.
SESAC, BMI, and
is one of the more Press
the smaller Jazz Comboby
been one of the manyhas
announcing another after
popular,
The pieces featured
ASCAP include music
live music oriented
Schulgroup followed by
bars downtown providin
by
ga solo. Think how
bars.
the Jazz
solos by Melissa HenderBob Dylan, Neil Diamon
g
good
Ensemble.
They charge you
smaller
hell
venues
for
sound
son,
of
in
Bon Jovi, and the Beatles.d,
David Kent, Matt
folksy,
five years.
the nights you run
The groups perform
acoustic music to the
recorded
The fifth piece, Tenor
ed
Prigge, Ian Benoit
Every time you hear
area.
music and then they
a total of 10 pieces,
and
Until
Madness by Sonny
recently, The White
will
or
Martin Schulga. After
a song it is being paid
charge you an addition
Rollins, Horse
charts, ranging from
a
featured a battle
held weekly shows
brief intermission,
somehow; if you put for
on the
as on that if its enhance al
well-known jazz favorites
some of
it
entertain
tenor saxophones
d
your iPod, youve paid on
by Prigge audienc ment for their local recorded music,
modern, urban interpre to the combo left the stage.
for
said
and
e.
Jim
Eliason.
taThose who remaine
it through iTunes and
Gillespie, owner of
tions of the genre.
d
then
We tried it and it
the
The ensemble finished
joined by the memberwere
iTunes reimbursed
didnt Press Bar.
The combo started
s of
the
work out, so well
with A Night in Tunisia
the ensemble.
music unions, Gillespie
move on
the concert with Threeout
If you do a DJ or
and try something
by Gillespie. The lively
if
The Jazz Ensemble
said. Theyve got
else,
you do karaoke, somethi
In One by Wayne
a cut of
Copa said.
performance featured
Walperformed pieces by
everything.
other than just running ng
lace. They also perform
a
Cole
Licensing compan
battle-style duet at
ed
Porter, Benny Carter,
Other bars and busithe start
music, then they will the
Autumn Leaves,
and
and their fees have ies
by Saldarini and Marrier
with
charge
Dizzy
nesses
Gillespie
this
busi- you based on how
providing live music
Kim Gast, conduct
, among
ness stopping all entertain
many
Leppanen on trumpet or
others.
and entertainment
nights you do it and
.
both jazz groups and of
and
ment and pushing
what
The groups perform
a
They featured solos
paying for these
their
your fire code or occupan
professor of jazz studies
local artists to other
for a nearly-full recital ed
cy The Rox Bar fees include
businumber is.
saxophone, on piano. and by Matt Prigge, Taylor
and Grill,
nesses still paying
the audience respond hall,
Gast
Eliason, and DJ
The Tavern, D.B.
fees.
ed
called the chart a
Licensing compan
Searles
They want to charge
with thunderous applause
very old, on saxophone; Torguson
and The Red Carpet.
also charge fees for ies
old jazz standard.
Armando
you approximately
and cheers after each
jukebox,
Saldarini and Cory
$700
Weve definitely been
karaoke
solo
The second piece
Marri,
dance
to $800 a year and
floors, or
and individual piece.
and
er-Leppanen on trumpet
bitter about it, but
there
radio being played
the
;
are three of them
at the
two weeks weve had first
so thats
venue.
no
$2400 to $2500 a
visible change in anything
year
Its one of those ex,
Copa said.
Jazz plays for sp
ring
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University, Samantha South
White Horse gives up music, cites licensing fees
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Kudos to the writer for bringing this to the attention of the public in a
simple-to-understand way.
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Community responds to assault Interesting look into an incident
that many may have been dismissed as a typical, overzealous college
bar brawl.
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Coborns Plaza remains under half occupancy
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trend
Both
ing industry as well.
about
familiar
the
exciteme
dialogue
of
with
games seems to be
nt of the moment,
youth hockey,
3D, we have Nvidia
and
and
acting was exceptio the
For the longest time,
as many Minnesotans
kissed Donna.
rise. True, develope on the
(the hardware makers) AMD
nal in its
rs seem to
video gaming industry the
taking
execution.
you most likely know are,
be rehashing old games,
on that task.
Heidi Fellner and
has
a
makbeen obsessed with
ing reboots of old
These
parent like Teddy.
Young are two very Ross
the
The first game to use
titles
He is
talented for actors, times are tough
cal aspects of a game. techniUncashing in on establishe and
real Engine came
the hockey version
actors who truly understa
so if you truly
out
of the
Crysis was so engrossed
but for every Crysis d titles,
but the first few years in 2006,
backseat driver.
their roles. When either nd want to be entertained and
out
in looking pretty that
there we have five
plagued with lacklusterwere
help maintain the
actor had an emotion
Hockey Mom, Hockey
indie games
about making it fun. it forgot
arts
games.
in
pushing
al role your commun
It wasnt until the
the boundaries.
Dad has a comedic
to play, it felt like
recent years
ity, please
but also has a deep
they were
living the characte
rs lives.
Both of these actors
can
side,
mes-
go out and enjoy a

theater
performance.
First Place: The Concordian, Moorhead, Patrick Ross

The recount norm
This writer manages to take a boring subject (to most) and make it
not only interesting and informative, but also fun.
Second Place: The Concordian, Concordia College,
Moorhead, Patrick Ross
Election 2010Again, Ross manages to make a sometimes stuffy subject a really interesting column. This writer has real potential!
University, St. Cloud, Chris Bremseth
Nuclear power is vital in energy production
Timely column. Bremseth prompts students to think about the local
implications of an international disaster.
Feature Photo6 entries

Thursday, Marc
h 3, 2011
www.msureporter.com
Snow storms cause

wrangled
roadsters
Minnesota State
University, Mankat
o
MSU basketball hold

s on
page 16
University offici
als say parking
issue
is a proximity prob
lem
NATE BRENNAN
campus road crew

editor in chief
says about
[in time that morning],
the state of campus,
and
By the time traveling
and at
so students, faculty
that point, then we
and staff
members of our communit
make the
were having troubles
call whether or not
y
getting
arrived in their cars
to cancel
in (and out of) the
to the
classes.
lots.
Minnesota State
Mankato
The other reason
We dont get to
we
campus on the morning
make
generally are fairly
the call about closing
of
reluctant
February 21, they
the
to cancel classes
quickly
university. Only
is that
realized parking
the president
wasnt going
majority of our students the
and the chancellor
to be easy.
of the
live on campus or
system get to close
within
With nearly 10 inches
the
walking distance,
university, but we
Sandmann
snowfall hitting Mankato of
make the
said. We know thats
call whether or not
between the previous
kind
classes
of unfair for those
will take place,
who
Saturday night and
Sandmann
commute, it makes
that
said.
it tough
Monday morning,
for them when the
and just
The decision was
weather
two pay loaders and
made
conditions are hard
a small
to go forth with classes,
out there,
crew to move it,
but
the university allow for
but we do try and
AVERY CROPP
students,
serve all of
was in a tight spot
staff and
our students, too.
in its
staff writer
faculty members
attempt to prepare
to
the parking their own decisions make
Im not surprised
that it
lots for Monday
about
The Minnesota State
classes.
wasnt canceled.
traveling to campus.
Student
As a future
Citing a lack of time
Then
Association passed
educator, Id probably
a motion to
1:32 p.m., the announcem at
and
equipment, only
do
pay $150,000 out of
two purple
the same thing, but
student fees
was made by Sandmann ent
at least
lots (20-21) could
for fiscal year 2012
s
they
be cleared.
canceled
to staff
office
to cancel all night
night classes,
With the University
existing outdoor climbing the
said Minnesota State
of
classes.
wall
Student
Minnesota and surroundi
and ropes course, and
Association President
a proposed
So why didnt Mr.
school districts canceling ng
Tom
indoor climbing wall
Williams. I drove
Sandmann bring
in Myers
down from Field House.
classes, officials
Mavericks
faced the
The
the
climbing
cities
a
dream, and make
and [Highway] 169
wall
decision whether
it the full
would come pending
to even open snow day that
was terrible. From
the approval
here
theyve rarely
campus at all.
of a proposal from
Peter on down wasnt to St.
campus
seen?
too bad, recreation in
What happens in
response to the
but from Le Seur
the
When security called,
to St. Peter
morning is campus
million dollar reinvestmen $3
along
security
that open prairie
they said that the
t fund
gives me a call at
there
road
being provided by the
the wind was just
about
conditions were difficult
university
gushing,
[4 a.m.] and they
and indication of student
tell me
flying across the
and I checked that
interest.
road. There
what the road con
out with
The $150,0
w
Rock climbing wall

possibility for MSU
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full-time director, three

graduate
assistants from the
Adventure
Education Program
and hourly
student workers.
If we can utilize those

experienced education
graduate
assistants who have
some
background and experience
running walls and courses in
it would
create a natural tie
between the
academic and student
affairs office
to recruit the top people
in the
country, said Director
of Campus
Recreation Todd Pfingsten,
responsible for the proposal.who is
The Adventure Education

Snow storms cause wrangled roadsters
Photo accurately captures the frustration and challenges commuter
students face in the wake of large snow storms!
University, Jun-Kai Teoh
Cirko Cabaret pushes human limits
Beautiful photos. Photographer made good use of the lighting.
Photo Story4 entries

march 18, 2011
page 8

College, Bloomington, Amanda Brown
Cliche is Romantic
Beautiful shots of Paris. The composition was great and these photos
very much told the story. I would have loved to have seen some shots
from the plane or airport as well as a few action shots to really complete the story. Overall, very nicely done.
Cliche Is
Romantic
Story and Photos by Amanda Brown
This is the first greetrange juice, champagne, mimosa?

a plane bound for Paring a traveler hears after boarding
Minnesota to France,
is seated in Business Elite. From
hours; flying back to the
the flight time is around eight
half hour flight because
states yields about a nine and a
who are lucky enough
people,
The
of headwinds from the jetstream.
the flight in comfort,
experience
class,
first
or
elite
business
to sit in
Paris to visit the famous Eiffel Tower
style and class. As if the trip to
offers not only gourmet four course
isnt exciting enough, first class
service, but an array of commeals and virtually unlimited beverage may find themselves wonOne
plimentary gifts, movies and games.
its not.
dering if a tip is necessary, but apparently
knowing hello and goodbye
Being a first timer to Paris, and barely around Paris-Charles de
in French, the initial shock of navigating
g. However, nervousness eased
Gaulle Airport seemed overwhelmin and he gave a quick tour of
once an English-speaker was spotted Express Rgional, Regional
(Rseau
RER
useful
the place and some
transportation information.
Express Network), Metro and public
The Metro can be comRiding the RER was a new experience. States subway system.
the United
pared to the ones in Spain and
the Metro has 16. Paris has one
The RER has five transit lines while
the world. Needless to say, quickly
of the densest Metro networks in
B
maps to get from point A to point
learning how to read the route
of studying, the transit lines are
was first priority. After a few minutes
to ride.
pretty easy to follow and fairly inexpensive
to visit the Eiffel Tower. Standing
On this trip, the main goal was
entrance
an
as
erected
was
tower
over 1000 feet high, the iron lattice
itself is an amazing wonder.
to the 1889 Worlds Fair. The building
in films proved to be true through
Everything read in novels and seen
in the long, tourist-filled lines
the eyes of a romantic traveler. Waiting however they moved quickly
for tickets to the top seemed daunting,
albeit the pushiness of the people.
rest the legs, the over 300-step
Even after three brief pauses to
the tightness in the calves and
climb to the first level was well worth
two
has three levels; level one and
shortness of breath. The tower
elto reach the platforms, while an
both have a set of over 300 step

College, Bloomington, Amanda Brown
Destination Seattle
I love the shots of the Space Needle and the evening picture of the
market. While the weather wasnt great, I think these shots were
more interesting for it and the photographer was able to use it to her
advantage.
University, Beatrice Chung
Just a ten-letter word: Atmosphere performs at SCSU
This collection of photos draws you back to the scene of the hip-hop
show.
Portrait & Personality Photography5 entries

page 11
K-roc: Get pissed, make

music and die
february 4, 2011
People
by Ben Rasmussen
I met Kevin Mckinley

not
influenced
late one Friday morning
by my environNormandale, he was not at
ment, that I am an
answering his phone so
island (laughs).
I raided the lounge where he
But probably in a
told
me he often sits between
very subtle way,
classes.
we have very
I said Are you ready
eclectic
musiyour interview, Kevin? for
cians here that
He
bounced out of his
draw from a lot of different
chair
and greeted me with
genres which is cool.
a big
It also
grin as I led him to a
made me a little resentful
small
table to conduct the
towards them, they can
interview. I had learned
douche bags. The art be
about
culKevin through some
ture here is very tightly
fellow
knit
students while I was looking
and not open to new
things.
for a musician to interview
But then again I could
just
for the paper. My
be projecting (laughs.
friend
Kevin makes some
Best live show you have
music,
not really sure what, though.
seen?
They had said.
A rave on new years
eve
This was the first interand El-p at Soundset
09
view I had ever done
What inspires you
so I
to
wasnt sure how it was
make music?
going to go but, luckily
With my lyrics it is anger.
for
me, Kevin was energetic
I seek to understand
why I
and eager to elucidate
am angry and why it
is with
and expound on the
bullshit that doesnt
quesmatter.
tions I had asked him.
My music contrasts
He
this,
goes by the alias K-roc
just try to make somethingI
and
makes hip-hop music,
that sounds beautiful.
both
the production aspect
What sort of message,
and
if
the raps that accompan
any do you hope to convey
y it.
He also makes electronic
with your music?
dance music and dubstep.
I feel that artists who
He has been working
and put a message are try
at it
pafor six years, which is
tronizing and usually
a fairwhat
ly long time for someone
they say is something
I
who is only 21 years
ready knew, I feel like alof age.
photo by Ben Rasmussen
they
He got into it after getting
are trying to spoon
feed
Kevin K-rocMckinley
out of drug treatment,
me something I dont
he
feel
needed a new outlet,
like I would ever be able
he was ness easily shows in his
to
bored so his mom bought music
and Abilities as his
say something that people
which is rich, commain low audio quality,
him a microkorg synthe- plex
and he has succeeded influences. He only goal precise mistakes making dont already know. I think
sizer and, as Kevin recalled, in creating
when crafting a soundscap
on pur- it is important
e
a unique sound is
to strive
that was all it took. After
to make it sound beauti- pose, grimy
originality. My motto for
I for himself, something that
How long have you been
got the synth I started
Get pissed, make music, is:
read- most musicians work their ful, something he achieves. at it for?
die
ing about things like
But, he says my
(laughs).
sub- entire career to achieve.
lyrics
About
six years.
tractive synthesis,
What other sorts
sound After the interview I visited contrast my music, when
How did you get into
of
crafting and sampling
I write lyrics I do so
it? things are you into?
out
and his Soundcloud website and
I went through treatment
I thought it was so interest- spent
anger, I seek to understanof
Pornography, economics
longer than an hour
d and after it I was bored.
ing. The coolest thing
why I am so angry, my
My sociology, nice sneakers,,
ever. pouring over his 40 tracks.
mot- mother bought
to is: get pissed, make
me a micro- rave culture.
Kevin continued to
After listening to what
mu- korg synthesize
I
quire and collect gear ac- can
r and I beHow would you feel
honestly say is better sic and die, he says with a gan reading
and
if
about subtrac- you walked
now uses an MPC
laugh.
2000xl sounding production than
into
Baby
tive
synthesis, sound craftGap
I
as his primary means
Whatever his inspiraand heard your
hear in
ing and sampling. Its
music
crafting sounds as well of I thoughtmost new hip-hop, tions are he is doing
just playing?
it right. really interesting
about how Kevin Be
his old Microkorg, crates as has
, the coolsure to check
I would wonder why
never played a gig,
of
I
or profile at www.Soun out his est thing ever.
vinyl and an old tube
walking into a Baby am
dcloud.
pre- released his tunes.
What kind of gear/
Gap
amp he found in his friends
com/k-roc and dont
(laughs) and if I had
Im a studio rat
wait equipment do
colhe until hes on the
basement. Using this
you use?
lected my royalty. I
cover of
gear chuckled, I lack the netMpc 2000 xl, SP-404,
would
he creates what he
Spin.
Mi- probably feel validated,
calls working capabilities to get
crokorg,
if
a couple of crates a store
dirty and disjointed
like the baby gap
mu- a gig or anything, but well
of vinyl and a very
sic, it has an intentiona
What is your name?
old played my music
l low see. This amazed me not
tube preamp I found
then that
audio quality, its grimy
Kevin Mckinley
in my would probably
feel- only because the quality of
mean that a
friends basement.
ing and I make precise
How
about aliases?
large amount of people
mis- his uniquely branded muWho are your biggest
can
takes on purpose to give
K-roc
relate to my music and
it a sic is far above some of
musical influences?
feel
sort of incomplete feeling.
What kind of music
what I am saying.
even the most prominent
do
90s rap, el-p, J-Dilla,
you make?
Upon meeting with Kevin, local hip-hop,
What
are
your
plans for
Madlib, Cannibal Ox,
but because
one thing is for certain,
Hip-hop,
Eye- the future?
he clearly is making
electronic dea and
music dance music,
Abilities, Venetian
is a thoughtful fellow. he simply
dubstep
Continue to make music
because he loves it.
He
snares and Aphex Twin
was not shy to wax
How would you
and be a studio rat.
Kevin sites 90s hip-hop,
philodeHow has growing up
sophical on any question
scribe your music?
in
Where can we listen
along with
to
asked and this thoughtful I Cannibal artists like El-p,
Disjointed, dirty, incom- the twin cities area influ- your music?
Ox and Eyedea plete
enced you?
sounding, intentional
www.soundcloud.com/kI like to think that I
am roc

College, Bloomington, Ben Rasmussen
K-roc: Get pissed, make music and die
Great composition on this photo. Definitely eye catching! Really
draws you into reading the story while telling one of its own.

University, Hannah Swift
Bicycling: a chain of dedication
Love the photo of the bicycle guy pulling his bike out of the garage. It
shows some movement while still being a great portrait of the character.
Photographers Portfolio1 entry

THE STATESMAN
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA DULUTH
WWW.UMDSTATESMAN.COM
ial finalist
Regents announce president

BY ALICIA LEBENS
lebe0051@d.umn.edu
Friday
The Board of Regents announced last
sole fithe selection of Dr. Eric W. Kaler as the
renalist in the search for University President,
placing current President Robert H. Bruininks
in June 2011.
Minof
University
the
of
Kaler is an alumnus
nesota where he earned his Ph.D. in Chemical
Provost
Engineering in 1982. He is currently
Affairs
& Senior Vice President of Academic
at
and Vice President for Brookhaven Affairs
Stony Brook University, where he co-manages
Brookhaven National Laboratory.
semiEarlier this last week, names of four for
finalists where put forward to the board
withconsideration. Two of the candidates had and

drawn from consideration, leaving Kaler the
was
one other, who remains unnamed. Kaler
for
only one invited to the Twin Cities campus
public interviews by the Board of Regents.
Kaler will be at the Twin Cities Campus
leadon Nov. 17 and 18 to meet with student all
from
ers, faculty, administrators and alumni
branches of the University system.
Chelsey Doepner, UMD student representafor the
tive to the Board of Regents, is excited
chance to be a part of the selection.
said.
He looks great on paper, Doepner
Strong resume with strong experience.

is
Doepner thinks its unfortunate that Kaler
but
the only candidate left for consideration,
candibelieves that the board will select a good
date.
Just because there is only one candidate
closely
doesnt mean that the regents wont look
at Kaler, Doepner said. President Bruininks
when he
wasnt even on the list of candidates
was selected.
PresVictor de Meireles, Student Association
ident, is also looking at Kalers credentials. he
I am curious to hear his thoughts on how rewould address some of the pressing issues
lated to the University of Minnesota including
Meirede
funding,
state
managing decreasing
with the
les said. Also how he plans to work
services
coordinate campuses and extension
throughout the state.
Hands on engineering
Civil Engineering
students take
advantage of new
buildings features
BY FATIMA JAWAID
jawa0007@d.umn.edu
Civil
The life and times of your average UMD
Engineering students have changed drastically.
exist.
Two years ago, the major didnt even
There were no labs that they could experiment
own.
in and classrooms they could call thier
All of that has changed.
Chris
Weve been given so much, said
of the
Bruhn, fourth-year student and president from
Civil Engineering club. Its the best going is
that
being totally scattered to having a place
completely ours.
that
This semester marks the first official year
EngineerCivil
million
$15
story,
two
new
the
coning building is open for use. The building
finished
struction began in fall 2008 and was
artments
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2010
NEWS
First Place: UMD Statesman, University of Minnesota,

Duluth, Rachel Kraft
A portfolio with potential. I particularly like the slack line and the
liquor store shots. The slack line shows movement and a moment,
while the liquor store captures both color and feeling.
Free concert
raises both
money and
spirits A3
International
Club hosts
smorgasbord
Taste of UMD offers

over 50 dishes. A3
STUDENT LIFE
Fashionista
dons the same
pair of shorts
for a week A5
SPORTS
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Design Portfolio1 entry

page 2
february 4, 2011
Briefs
College student rally at Capito
l
The Minnesota State

College Student Association
and Normandale Student
Senate organized rally
day
on February16th, 2011
from
10am 2pm.
Free transportation from
NCC to St. Paul and
back
again will be provided.
Show up and make a
difference in our education.
This is an exciting time
many college students for
to let

College, Bloomington, Matt Homan
These pages were very easy to read and follow, a clean simple layout
makes the readers job very easy. Real promise in this designer.
The Recreational Ice

Hockey program will
ing against other metro
be competcolleges intramural
season.
teams this
Teams from Inver Hills
CC,
Hennepin CC, and DunwoodyAnoka-Ramsey CC, North
College will compete
a round robin league
in
ending with a single elimination
tournament in March.
Co-Captains Kailey
Koob and Kailey Dahlberg
lead the 40 co-ed roster.
Games are played on
and Thursdays at 1:10
Tuesdays
p.m. with Bloomingto
n Ice Garden
as Normandales home
ice rink.
Feb. 16
lawmakers know our

stance
Student Senate members
on tuition, appropriati
because it emphasizes
ons, will also be talking
the
and the Transform
with importance
ational lawmakers asking
of higher eduFund.
for a tu- cation
and support for it.
ition cap, no further
reducAlso, this is a great
tions in appropriations,
opand portunity to
a Transformational
let lawmakers
Fund know our
stance on tuition,
that could implement
forms that may lead re- appropriations, and the
the Transformational
MnSCU system toward
Fund.
a
long-term financially
stable
system.
According to Anna Johnson, Rally Day is important
Get out and show your

support for Rally Day
at the
State Capitol and St.
Paul
College.
My fellow classmates,
you
should show your support
for Rally Day because
this
directly affects your education now and in the future.
NCC graduation cerem

ony
relocated to EP church
Normandales Graduation
Commencement
Ceremony will be held
rium of Grace Church in the beautiful auditoin
day, May 17, at 6:30pm.Eden Prairie on Tueshold up to 5000 people. The auditorium can
All faculty, staff, and
administrators are encouraged to attend
and take part in this
very
important event.
New support
staff hired
NCC has hired six

employees to assist in the
Academic Support Center,
including two who are returning. They are:
Amy Maiello, who returns
for a second semester
to
use the supplemen
tal instruction model in
logic
courses.
Thiru (Mark) Jeersannidhi, who will provide SI
tutoring assistance to students
enrolled in Human
Anatomy and Human Physiology
courses.
Tho Nguyen will be
providing SI tutoring assistance
in NCC Chemistry courses.
Shannon Drew returns
as
a tutor in the EAP Tutoring
Center.
Megan
(Alex)
Seydow and Jessica Snider
are
new members of the
team
who will also be tutoring
in the EAP Tutoring Center
(L1735) Monday-Th
ursday
from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Editorial5 entries
photo by Miriam Mongare
NCC hires new online learni

ng director
Open house set

for Feb. 15
With Dr. Sheri Steinkes

Education Teacher, Instruceducational experience
was curious to ask her
of tional Designer
Normandale will host
a BS in Management
what
anin E-LearnStud- ing,
College Professor of goals she has made since other Open House event on
ies with two minors in
Psy- Computer
February 15th from 5
her arrival.
p.m. to
chology
Sciences, AssisShe responded with Pro- 7 p.m.
tant Director of Graduate
and SociolThe event is an opportunity
Programs, and the Director moting student success in
ogy from
for future students and
NCCs online courses
of Online Learning at
the
their
and
UniNorth programs, and
families to tour campus,
Hennepin Community
versity of
meet
Col- faculty with the providing with faculty and
lege in Brooklyn Park,
resources
staff,
Maryland,
MN.
obtain information about and
they need to create
When asked why
an MA in Ehigh
she
academic and student the
decided to switch colleges quality online courses.
Education
life
Steinke
With Dr. Steinkes arrival programs at NCC.
and undertake the
from
the
same so recent her
The Open House will
role here
experience
University of Phoenix,
take
and It was at NCC she stated here have been limited;s place in the Fine Arts
a PhD in Instructiona
Centhe right choice for
l Deter.
however, she stated
sign for Online Learning advancing my career and
she
has been impressed
The tables for faculty
also in part because
(A.B.D.) from Capella
with
and
NCCs the faculty and
Uni- careful
staff
to represent their destaff here at
versity, she brings unique
planning and stratepartments will be available
NCC as they are very
gic opening of their
experience,
proonline fessional and
knowledge,
outside the Auditorium
efficient.
learning program led
and potential for NCC
and
to its
to
Dr. Steinke definitely the Fine Arts Gallery.
a leader in Minnesotas be early success and great poon- tential
looks forward to working
line learning programs.
for further growth.
Obviously Dr. Steinke with everyone here at NCC
Dr. Steinke has also carand hopes for the best
has great expectation
ried previous roles such
in
s for her new role
as herself,
as Director of
Paraprofessional, Special
the online learnOnline Learning.
ing program, and NCC
so I
An Open Letter
To President
Richard Davenport
Four faculty
nominated for
MnSCU award
Four faculty members have been nominated for the 2011

MnSCU Board of Trustees Educator of the
Year Award.
Their names are:
Denise Chambers,
Faculty in Reading.
Willie Johnson, Faculty in Speech Communication.
Debra Sidd, Faculty
in Dental Hygiene.
Linda Tetzlaff, Faculty in English.
The board will announce the winners at
a celebration banquet
to be held on April
20th.
Voices
Thursday, April 14, 2011

compiled by Shannon Rathmanner
Are you satisfied with the

results of the election?
Thursday, April 14, 2011

An Open Letter To President Richard Davenport regarding his upcoming decision on the passing of the Athletic Referendum
I love this tongue in cheek approach to informing readers about how
changes are really impacting them. Definitely caught my attention!
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and equipment for a university
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in top shape.
of the referendum. I think that
administration gym to be used
So now that you have a howapproximately 12 percent of
DONT tell them about the
we need to focus on saving our
by top officials and their families
to guide on cash-grabbing at
gyms not
education programs before our
MSU students voted to increase
club-team
numerous
know,
dont
and it will cost, oh, I
the expense of the student body,
sports. Im not anti-sports, I
student fees by $18 for next year
funded by the university and that
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focusing
$280,000.
just think education is more
lets get back to
to keep mens and womens tennis,
these university officials could start
important.
personally
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why
and
referendum
mens
and
womens bowling
their own club-team gym.
DO tell students that it will
excited it passed.
swimming and diving, and allow
DO inform them of all of the
only cost them the price of a case
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ts that have and
for that number to increase if the
accomplishmen
of beer.
about me, but Im a huge fan of
costs of their programs increase
can be done by the university
the
that
students
tell
baseball.
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fantasy football and
in the coming years. As you can
administration gym.
same amount would add over 40
Unfortunately, Ive never gotten
see, this number represents an
DONT inform them of all
adjunct faculty members to teach
into a fantasy tennis, bowling or
overwhelming majority of the
the accomplishments made by the
classes that are either not provided
swimming and diving league. But
students and when the motion to
club-team gyms not funded by the
this referendum,
regularly or have been cut entirely.
approve or deny this referendum
including one thats won when you sign
university,
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the
that
students
tell
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thatll all change when my fellow
comes across your desk, I implore
two national championships in a
that impacts MSU
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row against big-name-universityas a whole.
of the four teams being kept
Sign it.
funded gyms.
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university around.
the
Sure, it may not sound like the
that
them
tell
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53 people will get use of it.
Im satisfied with the candidates
Its going to be awesome.
best idea to send the message that
will sometimes have to
that were elected and feel they will
DO tell students its of minimal officials
Since the 12 percent of the
athletics are more important than
use their own money to take the
do a good job. However, Im kind of
cost to them and it will mean more
student body voting yes on the
education, especially given that
disappointed that the referendum
gym on field trips
displays
they can realize to others.
than
obviously
referendum
most-profitable
Though I support student
members
that
passed.
the traditionally
DONT tell them
DONT tell students that theyre
how the majority of the students
athletics, I feel that it should be up
athletic program hockey
of the club-team gyms ALWAYS
giving approximately $5,500 to
to the teams to come up with the
are interested in these teams,
actually lost money this year, but
use their own money to travel
money.
each of the 53 administration
despite never attending their events
I assure you that its in your best
around the country to compete and
their
of
knowing
members.
not
or possibly
interest to grab the writing utensil
purchase equipment
DO tell students it will only
existence (I personally didnt know
nearest to you, place it over the line
DO tell them that the
cost them $18 dollars next year.
there was a womens bowling team
work
volunteer
does
that has your name in print under it
administration
DONT tell students that if
until this year), I assume well
and scribble your signature as fast
in the community
any costs to the gym increases,
be heavily involved as general
as you can.
DONT remind them that you
via needing new equipment or
managers. And I can only go on
Why is it in your best interest?
can do volunteer work without
if officials get married and seek
to assume that as part owners of
Let me tell you.
NCAA affiliation.
benefits for their spouses, the
these teams, well all be given
State
Cloud
In a day and age where budget
St.
them
tell
DO
students will have to pay more to
the opportunity to come together
too.
shortfalls are as common as
should
we
and
it
did
cover those extra costs.
practices and meets and
KFANs Dan Cole, just think about
DONT tell them the University at their
isnt
$280,000
them
tell
DO
decide who goes in and who sits
what this overwhelming support
of Nebraska-Omaha cut its
and itll be for a good
much
that
get
can
the bench, make trades between
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says:
Sam WattS Fr Undecided
for fee increases
Division II first-place-winning
cause.
teams, and drop scholarships based
to
gym
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students to give you more money
administration
university
DONT tell them that,
on behavior or poor performance.
satisfied because a lot of the
stayed in tact.
anytime you want.
education
its
ensure
in comparison, the Japanese
people I voted for were elected and
Furthermore, the most fun part
Forget about people arguing
DO tell them this gym teaches
only
were
were the right choice. Also, I
is
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about owning a fantasy
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you hard work, discipline and time
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But
by the student body,
name!
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up
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burdens
about raising financial
sports is great so Im glad its
management.
faculty and staff toward rebuilding
what name would fit these teams
staying.
students to fund non-beneficial/
DONT remind them of the
their country.
best? The Misinformers? The
who learn
non-revenue-building programs,
students
college
many
DO tell them that some
Education Stealers? The Nigerian
forget about having to justify
the same thing by working part- or
university officials might leave
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new professors or providing
of their education.
it could affect more university
tough choice that well all have to
to current ones, and definitely
DO inform them of the
officials coming here in the future.
vote on. But for now, lets just settle
forget about ever having to actually
importance this will mean to the
DONT tell them that the
on The Minnesota State University,
LOWER the costs of tuition or
53 people benefitting from the fee
university would still be saving
Mankato Student Bodys Money.
student fees.
increase.
them.
without
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of other student clubs would love
You just have to put it in
Im not very satisfied. Yes, sports
never be able to use a referendum
will actually
many
and
money
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P.S. Youre welcome for the new
are important, but I personally do
terminology students can
to get their programs and wasted
be cut in the coming year.
gym idea!
not partake in watching them.
understand.
time, tuition dollars and student
DO tell them this is something
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Special Awards
The Mills Trophy
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of the late Charles Edward Mills who founded the Montevideo American-News. Four
sons and three grandsons listed on the trophy have all been publishers of Minnesota
newspapers and three, Russell, L.D. Tip and Everett S. Mills were the only brother
combination ever to serve as presidents of the Minnesota Newspaper Association.
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1975 Ellen Olson
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1998 Donald Q. Smith
1999 Donald Gillmor
2000 Elmer L. Andersen
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2005 Jim Pumarlo
2006 Gary Gilson
2007 Michael Vadnie
2008 Peter & Lynne Jacobson
2009 Rep. Gene Pelowski
2010 Sandy Neren
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family farm
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residents
father Liljeg e Wind. They would not it is
grandfather
of Parkers
Prairi
1982 when Freds
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said Liljeg
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of Parkers Prairi
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name, addr
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as a 30-page
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he described ed what would be
on the Fred
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and the num and ph
the fall of 2009
which outlin
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hear the term would to sign contra Then, sites must
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to
have
energy you have ren. He is not an
Liljeg
be cool, said
north of Parkers
Andy Ulsby is the owner of this 1940 Ford pickup that was originally owned by Saunders Ford in
Parkers Prairie. Ulsby acquired the pickup from August Hemquist. The pickup was part of the
parade on Sunday as well as the Classic Vehicle Show. Photo by Jakki Wehking
12
The Parkers Prairie Fire Department was called out shortly before 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, September 29th to County Highway 40 east where a John Deere combine
pagewas fully engulfed in flames.
Annu
Than
Prairie
fina Major League Baseball Pitch,
Brian Hemquist, of rural Parkers Prairie, had driven the combine out onto the road when he noticed smoke coming from the rear of the combine. As of press time, no cause for the fire had been
Parker
Hit & RunTM Competition for area
found, and the combine was a total loss. Responding to the scene were the Parkers Prairie Fire Department and Otter Tail County Sheriffs department.
youth.
The competition will be held on
Wednesday, May 11th at 3:15 p.m.
at the Parkers Prairie Varsity Baseball Field.
Pitch, Hit & RunTM is the Official
Property Owners on Lake Irene, strategic lake management plans plan in 2005 and will soon be work- aquatic and shoreland vegetation,
Skills Competition of Major League
Lake Mary and Lake Miltona or to the Healthy Lakes and Rivers ing to update that plan. Each lake wildlife habitat and other imporBaseball. This grassroots program
other people who want more in- Partnership and West Central Ini- association has specific priorities tant objectives are included in the
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nd
Prairie Wi
formation on how they can be in- tiatives. When plans are approved for action depending on the con- various strategic plans being comwith an opportunity to compete,
Free
Energy
volved in their lakes are encour- and grant funds received, work ditions in and around their lakes. pleted by the three lake associas by:
free of charge, in a competition that
Comment
Thee
aged
to
attend
the
Douglas
County
can
begin
on
the
implementation
Lake
Miltona,
for
example,
will
tions.
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are
invited
to
attend
on
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recognizes individual excellence in
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Permit Manag
David Birkholz,
Permitting Waterm
Lake Association Meeting on Oc- phrase. The plans were developed move ahead to establish a long- Wednesday, October 13th at 4:30.
The
core baseball/softball skills.
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have an earl P
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PM
shooting
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annual
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ownership
to
the
members
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damage
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the
lake
now
and
in
Association,
210-866-5265;
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with the All-Around Champion in
the High
their 2011
Panther Tama
Minnesota
7:00 p.m. in
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May
an in their
rke
day,
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Miltona, Lake Mary and Lake Irene benefitting the lake itself.
the future. Fisheries management, Hickmanhave
of thebeen
Little added
Falls Initiats
to provide addieach group at the Local CompetiSchool gym. of this years concert
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Today . Th
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are currently submitting their final
Lobster Lake completed their land management and zoning, tive Foundation,
320-632-9255.
Yesterday and be pertion will be awarded and advance
is Hits of
tional
hunting
opportunity.
Choir will
The St.
Williams
Catholic Church burger stand was going
Grand Marshals for the parade on Sunday were Shorty and Joyce Revering,
longtime
residents
of Parkers Prairie.
The Band andions from a.m.
the 1960s in
to the Sectional
Level
of Competiforming select hits. Triple Trio,
day
Tom Landwehr, commissioner
smaller
to present
strong all weekend long. Photo by Jakki Wehking
tion.
and other
ming
Commu
Mens Group also be perfor
ensembles will full choir and band.
All participants must bring a Pitcher Eric Ronning gets knocked over while trying to get the runner out at home plate in the game against Wheafor the Minnesota Department of
along with the ts will be$4.00
served be- (p
Refreshmen and during intercopy of their birth certificate and ton on Friday. Photo by Jakki Wehking, (purchase a copy of this and other photos at www.ppindependent.net)
h Nick Alton ly
rt
fore the conce
rd to sharNatural Resources (DNR), said the
look forwa
tball team final
or
$10
the
fill out a registration/waiver form
with
mission. We fun music
the
of
ir way down
ing a night e community.
last
Jarret
Martinson,
son
of
Steve
&
Christine
Martinson
of
Parkers
Prairie,
cock
Prairi
60-day,
six-duck
limit
waterfowl
rs
prior
to
the
start
of
the
competiHan
Parke
eat
activitie
Parkers Prairie 13; Wheaton
By Head Coach Derek Denny;
Parkers Prairie 11; Pillager 2
nds
With six seco e
took this 24 lb. turkey with a 9 inch beard north of Parkers Prairie.
tion. For questions concerning the Edited by Brad Swenson, Hunter
brok
27th, the
Game two of the double header 16
season will open Saturday,
Sept.April
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pony
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competition, please contact Derek Haggenmiller, Will Hezlep
e and Milton
efense and
The Panthers ended the week
showed the Panther team we exParkers Prairi an lP Burn training
Trey
in
24, opening day shooting will
start
h Thee ga
of
s to senior
participated
Denny at the elementary school,
held just west
May 16tl Parke
jump
Parkers Prairie 3; Pillager 5
pect to see. The boys did a great with a make-up game with Wheaexercise. it was in Parkers Prairie
rs Prairi Bithe 6-foot
Center
unity
The annua
than a
the Event and
218-338-4079.
wil
held on Monone-half hour before sunrise
rs Prairie Comm
will beand
ed with less
Thursday the Panthers opened job bouncing back from a tough ton. This is a team we feel we could
the
well.
with the Parke
cycle Rodeo
at 6:30 pm at .
attendance as
ed
May 16, 2011
tment
Ambulance in
n
everyone gatherlP day,
dow
e Police
ofDepar
gifts
burn,
meet
up
with
in
the
playoffs,
so
it
up
their
conference
schedule
hostloss,
and
focusing
on
game
two
and
Prairi
the
rs
to
up
the
bicycle
Parke
youth waterfowl day will be Prior
Satur-ctions from
as an
s promote
g up
around for instru ctors: lead instruc- Bicycle Rodeo a skills course laid
Panthers bein find
was
great
to
see
what
they
look
like
ing
Pillager
for
a
double
header.
and
going
out
and
taking
a
coninstru
using
T.J.
ater
Burn Team
safety by
to
Baker from RidgewKrueger out on the pavement.
game, only
day,
Sept.
10.
Duck
bag
limits
on
Craig are
place
tor
less
Scott
take
and
without
showing
them
too
much
Game
one
definitely
was
rusty
as
it
vincing
win
from
the
Huskies.
will
with
Hill
By Judy Hemmerlin, Productive Alternatives, Inc.
DeThe Rodeo
wn by nine
College, Chris Gary Andy
of the Police
mu
fronttry
come
Glenwood,
e,
Soo Street in Hall. Prizes will be
had been two weeks since we have Ryan Peppersack got the start and of what we have. Even though we
utes to go. The first
consistent with most other from
states
Parkers Prairi
re
the
Anderson from from Willmar.
partment/Fi participating.
victory was
the
Productive Alternatives celebrates May Day annually by decoratingand Chad Nelson
ical
given to those is a.m.-12
played due to poor weather condi- wasted no time as he faced no lost, we did some good things in the
hers, and
sponsored by
Willmar Techn
for the Pant red for
The rodeo
in
the
Mississippi
Flyway.
Alexandria and lP burn prop that
After
a
couple
weeks
of
poor
Department
Police
e
an
and delivering baskets to individuals, businesses, leaders and organiza-Colleges have training. A portion
welcome
tions. We struggled defensively, more than 4 batters in any one in- game. Most impressive was how
Parkers Prairi Band
he doctor orde
ages 5-12 are helme
used in the training burn was
weather the Panther JV Baseball
All children
uad.
bicycle and
the years.
The consumers
staff isoffrom
changes
reflectand
input
75 ning. Offensively we were patient we hit their #2 pitcher. We came tions that have supported PA overThe
and had some miscuesLLC
in the field,
the lP for the Standard/Gappa
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in assists
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 2,
e to participate.
Dicks
charg
2:00
an
by
no
d the team the last
ed
is
team
got
back
on
the
field
last
provid
there
2010
,
consider an honor to presentathese
baskets formed
to each of these
individuals
and on the bases, and in the bat- at the plate, and when the guys did out and hit the ball well especially
Oil.
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recently
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and to thank them personally. All of PA Consumers and Staff go out and
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little
history
about
May
Day-It
is
celebrated
on
the
onset
of
May
s@me.
Pro-Ag, Parkers
s
ppinew
7th.
The
boys
did
a
great
job
showwe
struggled
to
put
the
ball
in
play.
Austin
Samuelson
led
the
effort
ket
This
years
earlier-than-usual
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Alec Alberts pitched a fine game
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Ph. 218-338would
/ year
and
it
is
the
custom
of
bringing
in
May
and
summer.
People
go
Us
s Prairie, Minnes
unds with
t
$28.00
ing
resilience
as
they
were
patient
Peppersack
was
able
to
score
in
the
with
3
singles,
and
a
double,
and
Parker
rebo
tac
42,
Local
in
Box
Con
PO
am
The Independent
$31.00 / year
and was helped out by some sound
opener
will
allow
hunting
when
The
points for
Subscribe to
Minnesota
$24.00 dawn
/ year
and save
to
the
woods
in
early
and
they
would
pick
flowers
and
tender
$35.00
o added 15
year
at
the
plate,
and
put
good
swings
first
when
he
reached
on
a
catchdriving
in
4
Panther
runners.
Also
State
the
to
of
by
Out
price.
on
proving
the newsstand
defense behind him. Alec provided
Schlosser is the court
Sub5scripti
barbecu
8-2741 today!
branchesover
and
houses
in the village.
There was
the May wood
greater
numbers
ofalso
migrating
218-33decorate
ers interference play, then would in on the action were Peppersack, on strikes. We were able to push
Call
ble player on improve
Information
some of that defense with six astes
Villages would decorate a huge tree with
eventually be driven in by Aus- Mark Koep, Wyatt Samuelson all across in the bottom of the seventh Pole dance where the Englishducks
een his minu
noon. M
and blue-winged teal are
year.
sists from the mound. He also
bly over the game high
no branches and dance around the pole to a piper. A May Queen was
tin Samuelson. In the third Trey with 2 RBIs each. Highlight of the but it just wasnt enough. This was
a
onning had
availabl
is
he
struck
out
five
Osakis
batters.
Hitthat
s
around,
yet dew
maintains
late-season
also crowned as the coming of
summer. May
was thoughtLLC
to be
Thompson singled, stole second, game was in the bottom of the sixth a very winnable game for us. We
and again show shooters
int
s Prairie Independent,
ters for the Panthers were Dakotah
Parker
on cutt
e better 3-po ecting 5 for
a ancient beauty secret and when
your faceThe
was
washed
May dew
2010
9,the
advanced to third by Mark Koep, when Aaron Peterson pinch hit for had some defensive errors which
opportunities.
Thursday, September
nference, conn shot.
Revering,
Dylan
McCallson,
Tyler
nce
waterm
and would be driven in by Wyatt Wyatt Samuelson and stepped to allowed Wheaton to have a big 5th youth would be eternal.
he long dista their lowest
Schlosser, Nick Nori, Nick Mace
Hunting
Panthers had the year
The custom has changed somewhat
over thenorth
years and of
manyMinnesota
rememSamuelson. We thought we had the plate with bases loaded and inning. We know we are a much
of
The
t
urnovers
and Tyler Hoppe. The Panthers
another grea
ber making up baskets and knocking
on doors
anddropping
them on Duck
Highway
210
the
North
better
defensive
team
and
feel
that
a
great
opportunity
to
finish
this
earned
his
first
varsity
RBI
as
he
getting
3, which is
from
r
es.
osa playe
won the game 6-1.
past gam
will
be
Parkers
Prairie
High
School
held
its
Homec
the
door
step.
ement from
ng
ade-Brooten-Elrg
with
a
rested
line
up,
and
guys
plaything
in
the
bottom
of
the
seventh,
put
the
ball
in
play
and
scored
Nick
playi
Belgr
a
be
Zone
will
bedeliver
allowed
continutries to block r. Photo by Jakki Wehkin
The bigger story is that they got
Panthers will
es in the
Seth Bercier
pape
ings
an
gam
Well
we
have
changed
the
custom
again
and
we
personally
to
s
her
of
night
by
crowning
King
Seth
Bercier,
son
of
ing
where
they
normally
do,
this
is
but
werent
able
to
get
it
done.
So
Nori
who
was
courtesy
running
for
Pant
ch
week
,
next
night
cult stret
ls to follow in
hope to split
to play the game at all. Pillager,
game Monday
ously through
Tuesday,
Nov.
each of our annual May Day recipients.
This years recipients
were:
wo weeks, and the teams at In another BBE won, 98-66. More detai
with the score tied 2-2, we head- Trey Thompson. The game was a team we can beat. Eric Ronning
and
Queen22.
Ruth Inwards, daughteratofthe
Steve
C
with
two points.
whom the varsity hosted, gave late
ason series e.
ACS-PA
has
worked
starting
with
Midwest
Telephone
for
over
20
ed to extras. Pillager pushed one called due to darkness in the top got the start and did a great job
two willZone
reign over the Homecoming activiti
Hunters in the South Duck
p of the leagu
A co
notice that they would not be able
years.
across in the top of the eighth, and half of the sixth inning during play throwing strikes and keeping us in
night there
is a home volleyball match
agai
to field a JV team. This news was not
anywhere
south of Highway
210
service
Urbank Lions-Bonnie Hanson
as a Lions representative.
we were able to answer in the bot- as we were up 16-2. We were up the game. Mark Koep and Shawn
football game is against New York Mills. The
good because it looked like the JV
Parkers Lions-Rick Gappa-aswill
a Lions
representative.
August
tom when CJ Jahnke doubled, and to bat as we were the away team Koep both got some innings in on
have
a split season.
Hunting
before
the football game, tailgating,
perform
guys would Saturday
have to waitmorning
yet anotherrain dampened the activities at the Fall Festival, but not for these kids who found a way to have funPride
of Lions-Deb
Gappa-2-3
as ainches
Lions representative.
anyway
after nearly
of rain came down.
This
photo was
was driven in by Kevin Hahn as he in game two of the double header. relief.
will
to take
flag football
at halftime to name someBe
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week to get on the field. Thanks to
Kelly Mesker- for his support
of be
our allowed
program. Sept. 24-25
Ronning: (ND) 4IP, 2ER, 3H, 1K,
lined a double to the outfield. Pil- Since a full inning was not comtaken
the and
ballpark,
our dedicated
A.D. at
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a lot on the north side of the City Park. Photo by Jakki Wehking
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early
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her volunteer efforts
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in
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official
score
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be
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of County Highway 40. Photoher
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of phone calls, a game with Osakis
County
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support
during
our
fundraisM. Koep: (L) 1IP, 0ER, 5H, 1K,
the ninth, and unfortunately we reported as 11-2 as that was what
close for five days. The season in
was arranged. Then came some
ers.
just werent able to come back. is was at the end of 5 complete in- 2BB
light rain Wednesday evening
south will
resumesupport
on Saturday,
Parkers Sportsman-Mark the
Simonson-for
their continued
of
S. Koep: 1 IP, 1ER, 2H, 1K, 0BB
Trey Thompson got the start and nings. However, all stats will be rethat made an already soggy field at
Monday, October 4
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will be one-half hour before sunrise
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3 2 1 0
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3 1 0 0
good shape for the game. Osakis
Kevin Hahn
2 1 1 1
AB R H RBI Trey Thompson
5 2 2 1
rather than the 9 a.m. start that has
and our guys arrive at the field and
The Parkers Prair
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1 1 0 0
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Thursday, Octob ie Independent, LLC
go through their warm-ups. A nice
been in place for the past seven
er 14, 2010
Wyatt Samuelson 5 1 2 0
Hunter Arnold
3 0 0 0
Mark Koep
3 2 2 2
size crowd shows up and we are
years. Shooting hours end at 4 p.m.
4 2 2 1
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Trey Thompson
4 1 3 0
Cole Thomas
#79 Tyler S
ready to play ball. Except for one
and Wyatt
Kevin Hahn
2 2 1 1
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daily statewide until Saturday, Oct.
thing, we dont have an umpire. Did
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8,
when
hunting
will
be
allowed
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this game was changed about 6 or
Eric Ronning
1 1 0 1
Kevin Hahn
4 0 1 1
until sunset.
7 times including location and start
CJ Jahnke
3 1 1 0
times. At this point I really didnt
Hunters will be able to keep up
pulls in a pass.
careabout that you see, I was lookEric Ronning
to four mallards,passtwo
of which
may Ryan Peppersack Photo by Jakki Wehking
d half Thursday.
Its not the first snow of
the season, and it probably
ing for another hero. After some
off in the secon Photo by Jakki Wehking
wont be the last, but it definitely
be late or closed. Tuesday
se to get a
morning the community
is here to stay for the winter.
above the defenand three wood ducks. Parkers Team Stats:
of Parkers Prairie was out
behigh hens,
son leaps
Monday
more
phone
calls we were able to
evening and
again
blowing and plowing snow
erback Trey Thomp
22 for 61 yards
aj Hagen, and
to get the roads and sidewalks Tuesday morning saw some significant snowfall
ng
Quart
Nikol
er
Rushi
from
Panth
and blowing winds, which
run
cleared off.
Photo by Jakki
track down Andrew
Velde
who
caused area schools to
Wehking had
s failed.
Waldvogel to the
Dvin mallard
The
hen
and
wood
duck Passing 2/9 forStats20:yards
extra point
s.
a pass from
Prairie
first half, the
Band & Choir
for two extra point
football team
just dropped by to watch the varAfter a rough s from scor- Osakis Team for 232 yards
The Panther s for their first Martin Walshd again in the secOsaki
Rushing 50
ers kept compared
Panthone
limits
Osaki
Osakis scoreincreased
unable to put Passing 5/9 for 45 yards
sity game in Parkers. Lisa Nori was
an Rutten by
Holiday Concert,
played host to
Christmas
again, but were
A
n, and lost 26-0 ond quarter, after Steph
themselves.
the Pan- ing
game of the seaso mber 2nd.
on the board
a bad snap overyears.
able
to
convince
him
to
drive
to
Panany
up recent
(solo/assisted
Septe
d
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with
Daily
limits
day,
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for
picke
yards
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Thurs
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game
on
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Defensive stats
ght of the
14 in the first ther punters head and ran
is Saturday, The Senior High Band
Congratulations to the Panther
point highli
eption by Trey tackles):
Osakis scored
run
extra
Miltona to help us out. Last dileminterc
an
The
down
.
was
and
touch
half, and a
for a touchdown
Choir will be presenting
20-0, thers,
scaup
redhead
remain
scoreand
the first
quarter, an 8-yard with no extra pintail,
Samuelson 0/6
their anBaseball team for recently being
good. With the a 4-yard Thompson in
pson Wyatt
ma, Osakis had a time constraint
nual Holiday Concert on
December 4 December
rsack 0/8
by Trey Thom
by Nikolaj Hagen then a 2-yard was no
Monday,
again on
sser. Ryan Peppe 3/21
forced fumble
s scoredHunters
d, and
Schlo
Turkey hunters have more and just wanted to get the game go6th, at 7:00 p.m. in the
named
KSAX
Player
of
the
Week.
Osaki
score
s
Tyler
by
at
two.
may
still
take
one
then
point
Hahn
The Parkers Prairie Pride
and
time time this year,
Kelly Mesker
er- Kevin
by Hagen,
and recovered
this year than they have
we still encourage application
of Li- High School gym.
tradition- hunters to
ons are presenting the
ght was a quartthe Hunter Arnold 3/4
touchdown run
; and
apply
13th annual
ally had in the past to
early and avoidthe
Another highli
in
So after
scanning
0/2
basis in mid March.
the crowd,
Activities Director
Prairie Christmas Art,
applying.
Youth 17 it
for last-minute rush.
and younger by April
by Aaron Koep
canvasback and black
The
Dylan McCallson 3/12
this springs hunt, either
Craft and
back sack duck.
Archery spring turkey
electroniGift Show on Saturday,
13, 2011,
Laurie Martins Visual Arts
are not eligible to parlicenses
This springs
was determined
that Scott
Taylor
December Rose Co-op
cally or by telephone. The
Trey Thompson
half.
will once again be available
School District #547
4th in Parkers Prairie,
deadline of six five-day hunt will consist ticipate in the lottery and
2/3
for resifrom
to apply for the 2011
and two seven-day purchase
should dents and nonreside
Aaron Koep
possession limit is first
twice
the daily
students were at Battle Lake in
spring seato 3 p.m., at the Parkers 9 a.m. Cream
would
indeed
beandwilling
to filla license
in for the season
E
nts and may
seasons.
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Small school
All resident
son has been extended
Prairie
ery
L BOX SCOR
of be purchased for the
nonresi- their choice
TBAL
0 Cambell Rasm 0/2
High School.
by about dent wild turkey
FOO
last
(0)
over-the-c
two
time
ounter.
Section 6A action on Wednesday,
two weeks. Applicatio
hunters interested
Martinson
(0) (0) (0)
periods only.
untilin reinforcements
arrived.
Scott
ns are now
Area kids are invited
Hunters
bag
limit.
Parkers
are strongly encourSHINE!
hunting this spring must
(0) 26 Josh Samuelson 0/11
will
being accepted through
(0)
to come Annual Meeting
you
(12)
Kix,
All
Unique
courses
apply
n
wild
(14)
turkey
and visit Santa Claus and
aged to read the application
Austi
May 4.
electronic
Osakis
At Just For
0/3
Jan. 14, wherever hunting Friday,
worked
anallyinning
and orAndrew
got
via the Internet,
tell
mate- to hunt in spring hunters seeking
The Annual Meeting
nic Brandsted
what they want for Christmas him
rials before applying
and fish- by telephone
2011 may obtain
ical
for
toll-free at (888) 6652011
mallard Domi
ed and EconomMinnesotas
!
lot- an application informatio
0/16
Stockholders of the Rose of the ing licenses are sold, and online
Fun, Organiz
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Resident to be aware
Many Perform
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Saturday, enjoy entertainmaround Creamery will be held Saturday,
the way you want
of all the changes made
view hunt
hunters must pay a
Tyler Schlosser
Also new this year: the
ent by December 11 at 1:00
Reserve Monday, May 16 to come to our PPHS west gym for the Band
We treat children breeding population is estimated at
nonrefund- to the application
information online at
a ball
wasfeeplayed!
3/1
local people. Concessio
qu
youth
p.m. at the application
spaper
mndnr.gov/
able game
$3 application
process.
ns
to be treated
Seth Bercier
music choices
at the time
process is eliminated,
hunting/turkey.
rie News
costume and
available throughout the will be Creamery in Rose City.
Hunters who are successful
of application
and Choir Spring Pop Concert. Plasek and Pearson will have another
Conservative
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283,000,
which is 17 percent
will be available for the
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are also there will be an election
not to Panther
ment
Mrs. Larry Bowlan higher
able $3.50 purchase
o parhunts last
collecting for the local
dandy
ready
for
you.
7:00
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donate that port and any
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The spring turkey
of his parFall
than
last
years
of
242,000
other business propn on changes.
guest
would
drawings,
for
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break.
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more informatio
Bowland.
will also be free diabetes
said meeting.
n, call the
periods will be sold over-the-c time preference from past years. HuntCome and Registe 5:30-8:00pm
hunters, said Bill Penning, up on
and glauShalen Griener had quite a day for our Panther girls track team at
Larry and Ruth Minneapolis
Lunch will be served
DNR Information Center
thatter
game
possible. oun- ers who were not successful
coma testing available.
DNR
at 11:30 farmland
n of
breeding
mallards, 3 ents,
percent
TopSepte
9th
at 651only;
the team
score by
1620 pins
to our
left, Camb
mber
in the 296-6157
a.m. and prizes will be
Cassie Jo Iversoabove
ell Rasm
or toll-free in greater
drawing will be eligible
etwork
given away Although wildlife program leader.
Prairie
Osakis last Thursday. Seth Brecier had a personal best in long distance
parents, Larry
while Wyat at Parke
rsusso
Hunters no longer must
to purchase Minnesota
n wraps up
during the meeting.
weve allowed additional
t Samuelson
indicate surplus turkey
at 888-646-6367.
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2010-2011 Minnesota Newspaper Association

Better Newspaper Contest

First Place: St. Cloud Times,

PORTFOLIO WEEKLY WINNERS ON BACK

2010-2011 Better Newspaper Contest

First Place: The Parkers Prairie Independent, LLC

VOL. 108, NO. 35

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2010

Combine destroyed by fire

Dig Pink Night

Second Place: Le Sueur News-Herald

combine was fully engulfed in flames.

strategic lake management plans

Property Owners on Lake Irene,

aquatic and shoreland

Weeklies 1,501-2,50017 entries

District 5M9 Lions Clubs are

First Place: Farmington Independent

Inwards & Bercier

Autumn colors abound in area

Second Place: Pelican Rapids Press

Autumn showed its colors this past week

just north of Parkers Prairie on County

Subscribe to The Independent

Highway 65, near the junction of County

Local $28.00 / year

Weeklies 2,501-5,00033 entries

Photo by Jakki Wehking

First Place: Cottonwood County Citizen, Windom

Monday, October 4, 2010

After long tenure,

Teacher of the Year

Cartwright has been

Last Weeks Result

FJELD 12/1 santavisit

Windom were delighted

DID YOU KNOW?

Winters first big

blast pounds region

Top prices paid

Tech Bytes: Now on

Contact the iCitizen

and click on the photo gallery

1 * Real World Adobe

Second Place: Woodbury Bulletin

Weeklies over 5,00023 entries

First Place: Southwest Journal, Minneapolis

2010-2011 Better Newspaper Contest

First Place: Mesabi Daily News, Virginia

Dailies 10,000 and over8 entries

First Place: St. Cloud Times

2010-2011 Better Newspaper Contest

Typography & Design

First Place: The Voyageur Press of McGregor

Weeklies 1,501-2,50015 entries

Just 9 holes open

First Place: Lake County News-Chronicle, Two Harbors

SERVING LAKE COUNT

years on the Superior Hiking

TWO SECTIONS 16 PAGES

Retail food prices

Good idea, good

prices rise. Page 1B.

Weeklies 2,501-5,00019 entries