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WEEKLY WEATHER REPORT

A community newspaper serving Browerville, MN and surrounding areas. USPS 067-560

Thursday, March 20 2014

Volume 98; Number 38

www.bladepublishing.net

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75

Tiger girls qualify for State Tourney

By Rin Porter

On March 14, Kimberly

Burkett pled guilty to one count

of felony theft before Judge

Daniel A. Benson in ToddCounty District Court. This

brings nearly to a close the

nearly two-year wait for justice

for the Long Prairie Chamber of

Commerce.

Burkett was arrested and

charged with two counts of

felony theft on May 16, 2012,

following an investigation by

the Otter Tail County Sheriffs

Office, Todd County Sheriffs

Office, and Long Prairie Police

Department. The charges

stemmed from her employment

as Director of the Long Prairie

Chamber of Commerce.

Bank records indicated thatBurkett misused Chamber

funds between July 2011 and

the end of April 2012, amount-

ing to more than $30,000.

Otter Tail Assistant County

Attorney Michele Eldien prose-

cuted the case on behalf of Todd

County, because at the time of

Burketts arrest, Burketts hus-

band was the Administrator of

Todd County. Todd County

Attorney Chuck Rasmussen

requested that another county

prosecute the case so Todd

County officials could avoid any

appearance of conflict of inter-

est. Nathan Burkett was neverimplicated in the thefts. He

resigned from his position as

Todd County Administrator on

December 31, 2012.

After Kimberly Burketts

arrest, Todd County Sheriffs

Kimberly

Burkett pleads

guilty to one

count of

felony theft

Browerville used a suffocating defense and a balanced scoring attack to dispose of the Huskies in the Section 5A finals Friday night

Little Falls.

y Coach Middendorf

Browerville 59 Isle 47

Browerville used a suffocating defense and a balanced scoring attack to dispose of the Huskies in the Section 5A finals Friday night in Little Falls.

he Tigers followed up their best defensive effort of the season against Verndale with an even better defensive performance versus Isle. The orange

nd black fell behind early but kept battling. After a made Paige Callahan free throw, Kendra Buchta stole the inbounds pass and converted on a lay-

p to put the Tigers ahead for the first time at 22-21 and they would never trail again. The Tigers took an impressive 30-26 lead into halftime despite

hooting under 20% from the field. Browerville couldnt get a shot to drop in the early stages of the game but finally got to the bonus with four min-

tes left in the half and the Tigers took advantage at the free throw line. The Tigers widened the lead to 14 in the second half thanks in part to weak

de offensive boards by Buchta and Callahan. The Huskies, who started five seniors, closed the margin to six points with 3 minutes before Buchta hit

ack to back three point shots to seal the victory. The Tigers hit 15 of the 20 at the free throw line including six of eight down the stretch. Buchta led

he Tigers in scoring with 17 points including 13 in the second half. Callahan dumped in 10 points in her best effort since coming back from a knee

njury. Kale Knutson and Crystal Pearson each poured in 9 points. Kate Middendorf came up huge for the Tigers off the bench with 7 points whileuinn Kircher chipped in six points. Kate Kellen added a free throw to the Tiger scoring attack.

See additional photos and information on pages 6, 7.

Continued on page 12.

y Rin Porter

The city of Browerville, along

ith the cities of Browns Valley

nd Morris, are getting ready to

elp St Francis Health Services

upgrade a number of its

ealthcare facilities by issuingbout $20 million in bond on St

rancis behalf.

According to City

dministrator Lynn Fabro, while

ties have the authority to issue

venue bonds, nonprofit organi-

ations like St. Francis Health

Services do not.

The Minnesota Legislature set

up a system whereby a nonprofit

organization can request a city to

issue bonds on its behalf, so that

the nonprofit organization can

raise enough cash to build orremodel its facilities. This is

what Browerville, Browns Valley,

and Morris are going to do. Each

city will issue bonds on behalf of

St Francis Health Services.

The great part about this,

Fabro emphasized in a telephone

interview on March 14, is that

there is no liability to the city. If

by some remote chance, St.

Francis Health Services defaults

on the bonds, none of the three

cities is liable in any way.

The bonds will be tax-exemptmunicipal bonds, - an instru-

ment that investors like. Fabro

said that the City of Browerville

will receive an issuers fee for its

assistance in preparing the

bonds for issuance. In addition,

one of St Francis facilities is

located in Browerville on Second

Street, and it will be upgraded as

part of St Francis projects.

The City of Browerville willhold a public hearing on April 9

at 6:45 PM at City Hall, for any-

one who has questions.

City of Browerville to help St Francis

Health Services by issuing bonds


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Marriage

LicensesMenno N Swartzentruber,

sakis, and Rebecca E. Swartzen-

uber, Long Prairie

Enos R. Stutzman, Osakis, and

Mattie N. Swartzentruber, Osakis

Steven D. Blank, Sauk Centre,

nd Susan A. Newman, Sauk

entre

BirthsMelissa Smith and Jose Carlos

opez, Long Prairie, boy, Elijah

ose, 7 lb. 14 oz., March 5, 2014

Kelly and Erik Bonde, Brainerd,

oy, Brendan Edward Richard, 7

s 6 oz, March 10, 2014

Krystle Schwartz and Rory

lson, Verndale, boy, RyLee Ray, 8

s 2 oz, March 11, 2014

Joanna and Fred Hartley,

erndale, boy, Isaac David, 7 lbs 5

z, March 14, 2014

Kelly VanVickle is newestWomens Health

urse PractitionerKelly VanVickle, Womens

ealth Nurse Practitioner, is the

ewest member of Lakewoods

edical provider staff.

Originally from Pine River,

anVickle started at Lakewood in

000 as a registered nurse. She

eceived her Master of Science in

ursing degree from the

niversity of Cincinnati in 2013.

anVickle is a member of the

ational Association of Nurse

ractitioners in Womens Health,

ESOLVE, and the Association ofeproductive Health Professionals.

VanVickle has an interest in all

spects of womens health, espe-

ally infertility, pregnancy loss and

ell-woman care.

VanVickle and her husband

lint, have two sons. As a family,

hey enjoy camping, fishing/boat-

g, 4-wheeling, snowmobiling and

pending time together. Her sons

re very active in sports, her hus-

and enjoys coaching and

anVickle enjoys watching them

ay, especially football. In her rare

one time, she enjoys reading,

rapbooking and is looking for-

ard to learning how to crochet.VanVickle will see patients at

he Staples and Pillager clinics

arting in March. To make an

ppointment, call 218-894-1515.

akewood to offer better

eginnings classThe Obstetrics department at

akewood Health System is offer-

g Better Beginnings, a program

r mothers-to-be and new moth-

rs. The program seeks to combat

besity by offering classes with

formation about nutrition and fit-

ess, greater access to a lactation

onsultant and exploring the

ealth benefits of good nutrition.utrition classes, will take place on

pril 7, June 23, September 22 and

ovember 3 from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.

hildcare will be provided during

hese classes.

The Better Beginnings program

free. Registration is required. For

ore information or to register,

ontact Stephanie Rodriguez at

18-894-8846 or stephaniero-

[email protected]

, or visit www.lakewoodhealth-

ystem.com.

CentraCares Health Care

Home successAs of Feb. 28, 2014, CentraCare

has 1,736 patients enrolled in the

health care home program and 20

care coordinators working at 11

clinic sites (family medicine, inter-

nal medicine and pediatrics.)

Health care home certification is

an annual process and includes on-

site visits from the Minnesota

Department of Health as well as

patient surveys.A 2012 study of 192 CentraCare

patients six months pre- and post-

health care home enrollment

showed:

Decrease in hospital admis-

sions 16

Increase in outpatient visits

213

Decrease in overall charges -

$255,000

In addition, a review of health

care home patient charges from

February 2010 to March 2013

showed $2 million in cost savings

based on the reduction in charges

for patients from one year pre-

health care home enrollment toone-year post enrollment.

Insurance reimbursement:

Thanks to the programs success

during the past few years, more

and more insurance companies are

covering the cost of health care

home. Currently, all state run

plans (Medicaid, PMAP, Medicare,

etc.) pay for the cost of care coordi-

nation for their enrollees. For those

patients whose insurance does not

currently pay for health care home,

CentraCare offers a free three-

month trial to patients. After that

trial period, patients who wish to

continue in the program are asked

to pay the monthly fee for healthcare home coordination costs.

Several patients have elected to

pay for this service out of pocket as

they recognize the great value of

this service for their overall health.

State & National Recognition:

As an early adopter of the health

care home program, CentraCare

Clinic is recognized as a top per-

former in the state by the MDH.

Due to our programs success, the

Minnesota Department of Health

(MDH) has asked us to present our

methods and findings at MDH

Learning Days.

What is a health care home?

While all patients technically havea health care home if they see a

CentraCare provider, the health

care home program is particularly

helpful for patients with ongoing or

complex health conditions. Health

care home is a patient and family

centered program based on a part-

nership between the patient/family

and the medical team. That is the

foundation of the program. When

patients officially enroll in health

care home with their primary care

provider, they are connected with a

care coordinator who becomes the

patients go-to person.

A care coordinator can assist

patients when they: may have a question or con-

cern between appointments;

need help scheduling an

appointment with another special-

ist; or

need someone to check in with

to ensure they are keeping on track

with their health care goals.

What is a care plan? The care

plan is the heart of care coordina-

tion. It organizes a patients med-

ical information so it can be shared

by all physicians and providers

who work with the patient. It can

be shared with others in the com-

munity, such as schools, counselors,

therapists, as the patient/family

chooses to help these care providers

better understand the patients

medical story. The care plan also

helps new providers better under-

stand a patient as it presents the

information in an easily accessible

format.

Most importantly, the care plan

gives a portable summary of med-

ical needs to patients, giving them

freedom to live and move about,

knowing that if they have an acute

medical need, they can communi-

cate their health care needs to an

unfamiliar provider in an accurate,

quick way if needed. The care plan

also allows the patient/family to

have input to their care so they can

accomplish the things they really

want to work for, things that might

not be on the health care teams

radar screen, but are life defining

for the patient, such as improved

eating habits or regular exercise.

The provider updates the care

plan when meeting with the

patient and may review/update the

health problem list, medication list,

health history and patient goals.

Most importantly, providers can

work with the patient and family to

make sure the document reflects

what the family wants it to.

Heartland Symphony

Orchestra announces

2014 Composers

Competition winnerThe Heartland Symphony

Orchestra is pleased to announce

Kenyan Wilson as the winner of

HSOs 2014 Composers

Competition. Kenyon is AssociateProfessor of Low Brass and Music

Theory at the University of

Tennessee, Chattanooga and

Principal Tubist with the

Tuscaloosa Symphony Orchestra,

Alabama. He has served on the fac-

ulty of Central Michigan

University, Valdosta State

University, Georgia, and Baku

Music Academy in Azerbaijan as a

Lecturing Fulbright Scholar. Mr.

Wilsons winning composition,

Subterfuge is receiving its pre-

miere performance by the

Heartland Symphony Orchestra at

their spring concert series in Little

Falls and Brainerd April 12 and 13.Heartland Symphony Orchestra

revived the Composers

Competition this year and accepted

submissions from composers out-

side of the central Minnesota

regional area. HSO received sub-

missions from New Zealand, South

Africa, Germany, Australia, and

the United States. Kenyon Wilsons

composition received the top honor.

Heartland Symphony Orchestra

will celebrate the winning composi-

tion during the spring concert

series, Around the World with the

HSO, Saturday, April 12, 7:30

p.m., Charles Martin Auditorium,

Little Falls; and Sunday, April 13,2:30 p.m., Tornstrom Auditorium,

Brainerd. Tickets are available

online at www.heartlandsympho-

ny.org and at: Little Falls, Great

River Arts and Little Falls Radio;

Brainerd, Brainerd Daily Dispatch

and Bridge of Harmony and at the

door for all HSO concerts.

For more information, call the

Heartland Symphony Orchestra

office at 1-800-826-1997, or visit

www.heartlandsymphony.org.

Looking Back50 years ago - March 19,1964

Ellen Pufpaff, placed first;

Charles Achter, placed second; and

and Karen Zech, placed third, in

the essay contest sponsored by the

Browerville VFW Auxilliary.

1964 Ladies Bowling Champs:

Marcie Kotula, Hazel Simonson,

Dolores Myers, Marge Johnson,

Terry Sobota and Lois Lucas

25 years ago - March 23,1989

Sixth grader, Jerry Asmus,

received word that he qualified for

state competition in National

Geograpshics geography bee to beheld in St. Paul April 17, 1989.

MilestonesHappy Birthday this week

to: Mar. 20: Connie Cebulla, Evan

Tepley, Rachel Kilau, Daniel

LaCina, Audrey Goligowski; Mar.

21: Steven Macho, Fred Becker,

Roman Sadlo, Abby Aksamit; Mar.

22: Allen Hoelscher, Marge Weske,

Marie Rickbeil, Curt Carstensen,

marcy Swanson, Nicholas Parteka,

Ali Bryniarski, Cristian Blair; Mar.

23: Pat Lamusga, Mark Mikel,

Elaine Duncan, Lisa Tepley, James

Bryniarski, Mason Moore; Mar. 24:Tim Callahan, Rita Peterson, Mary

Jagush Tom Klinnert; Mar. 25:

Gary Farber, Karen Brever; Mar.

26: Diane Paskewitz, Jennifer

Allen, Chuck Carstensen, Randy

Spindler, Josh Erickson

Happy Anniversary this

week to: Mar. 23: Brad and dWan

Larson-Spindler; Mar. 26: Randy

and Doris Baron

Ask A TrooperSgt. Curt S. Mowers,

Minnesota State Patrol

WORK ZONE SAFETY

Question: Once in a while I hear

about safety in work zones, like

road construction zones. We all

drive through them a lot, thats for

sure. How many road construction

workers are actually hurt or killed

in Minnesota and how many crash-

es are there in work zones, do we

know really?

Answer: Yes, we do know! At the

end of 2013 I saw some statistics

that you are asking about. The

Department of Public Safety

reports that, in the past five years,

there were 11,485 work zone crash-

es, resulting in 4,833 injuries and

54 fatalities (including two worker

deaths). The 2013 data is prelimi-

nary so, as data continues to come

in, these numbers could go even

higher.

The problem with work zones is

that too many drivers are not pay-

ing attention and they are driving

too fast. When you see cones, bar-

ricades, barrels, signs, work trucks,

etc., you need to slow down imme-

diately and start reading the

scene. You may have to reduce

your speed greatly or switch lanes,

or even stop. Most drivers wait

until the last second to take action

and thats too late. You need to be

looking ahead and watching for all

kinds of hazards.

As summer approaches, you will

see more and more work zones as

you travel. Be careful, pay atten-

tion and slow down. Thanks for

asking.

PEOPLE PAGEhe Browerville Blade, Page 2 Thursday, March 20, 2014


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HAPPENINGShe Browerville Blade, Page 3 Thursday, March 20, 2014

Peggys Potpourri

School Board accepts

Gaidas resignationBy Venus King

All members were present at the

March 2014 school board meeting.

After approval of the agenda, a let-

er from Andrea Flan was read to

he school board concerning

hunder Cat Wrestling and per-

aps combining Browerville and

ong Prairie/Grey Eagle teams.

ome discussion was held, no action

was taken and the board agreed toeep communications open at this

me. Another letter was read con-

erning Browerville Golf. Ms. Lowe

was successful in raising the neces-

ary funds for Browerville to have a

olf team for the next two years.

Golf practice will begin next week.

Principal Sutlief said March 27

will be NHS (National Honor

ociety) induction. Browerville BPA

ontestants Grace Couchy and

Andy Brichacek competed this year

t State BPA Competition and took

rst and second place. They have

een invited to National

ompetition. Browerville's School

pring Fling will be March 24-28.Because of Minnesotas redis-

ricting rules, in August Mr.

etermeier will find out who the

Browerville Football team will play

or the 2014 season.

The Food Service report showed

he Food Service Fund to be in good

hape. The cooks have done a great

ob preparing and serving a total of

2,644 breakfast and lunches in

ebruary, with the most popular

unches being California Burger

with Fries and Pepperoni Pizza.

With regret, the board accepted

he resignation of Denise Gaida as a

oard member and approved post-

ng for applications for board mem-

er replacement. This action was

aken as State Guidelines state

ecause of Gaida's new position

with Todd County.

Summer 2014 Swimming Pool

ees for District residents are as

ollows; Swimming Lessons (per

ession) $30, Family-Season Pass

115 ($105 if paid by June 15),

ingle-Season Pass $60 ($55 if paid

y June 15), Private Party $50 per

our and Single-Session - $2. For

Non-District Residents

wimming Lessons (per session) -

35, Family Season Pass - $125,

ingle Season Pass - $65, Private

arty - $50 per hour and Single

ession - $3.Other action taken by the board:

enew membership with the

Minnesota State High School

eague for 2014/15 school year and

renew membership with the Prairie

Conference for 2014/15 school year.

Also approved was the list of music

equipment that is in excess or unre-

pairable.

After approval of vendor claims

the meeting was adjourned.

Todd-Wadena ElectricCooperative membersto meet April 3

The Todd-Wadena Electric

Cooperative annual membership

meeting will be held Thursday,

April 3, 2014, at Memorial

Auditorium, Wadena. Registration

opens at 4:30 p.m., with the busi-

ness meeting at 5:30 p.m., a mem-

bership dinner will follow.

Election ballot packets were

sent to each member with instruc-

tions to vote by mail for three posi-

tions on the board of directors.

Board terms will expire for incum-bent directors Dale Adams,

Aldrich, Gene Kern, Sebeka and

Norman Krause, Staples; each is

seeking re-election. Other candi-

dates are John Fair, Sebeka, Vera

Malone, Sebeka and Randy

Wenthold, Menahga. Candidate

biographies were sent with mailed

ballots and appear in the March

issue of the newsletter and on the

cooperatives website. Nominees

were invited to submit videotaped

messages, which are linked on the

website.

Survey & Ballot Systems (SBS),

Eden Prairie, MN, is overseeing

the balloting process for the cooper-ative. To be counted, ballots must

be completed and returned in the

envelopes provided by April 3.

Members may instead vote at the

April 3 annual meeting. A SBS rep-

resentative will be on hand at the

meeting to collect and scan ballots

and combine the vote tallies with

those received through the mail.

Results will be announced before

the close of the meeting.

David Saggau, CEO of Todd-

Wadenas power supplier, Great

River Energy, has been invited to

speak regarding current energy

issues and trends. Robin Doege,

CEO of Todd-Wadena, and MikeThorson, Board Chair of Todd-

Wadena and Great River Energy,

will present 2013 financial reports

and discuss the cooperatives busi-

ness challenges, achievements and

current activities. Anna Johnson,

Sebeka, and Caleb Monson,Wadena, will highlight their expe-

riences at Youth Tour in

Washington, D.C., last June. Many

door prizes will be awarded during

the meeting.

Todd-Wadena Electric

Cooperative is the electric distribu-

tion cooperative for about 8,500

member-consumers who reside pri-

marily in the rural areas of Todd

and Wadena counties.

16th Annual 3 on 3Pierz BasketballTournament

There are openings for the16th Annual 3 on 3 Pierz

Basketball Tournament to be

held on Saturday, April 5th and

Sunday, April 6th in Pierz Last

year we had over 155 teams in

the tournament. Divisions are

separated into individual grades.

Boys divisions for 5th through

10th grades are on Saturday. We

also have a Mens division for the

second time this year and that

will be Saturday afternoon. All

girls divisions and the boys 11th

- 12th and 3rd & 4th grade divi-

sions are on Sunday. Officials are

provided for every game. Teams

are guaranteed five games.Registration forms can be found

at http://pierz.k12.mn.us/studen-

tactivities/boysbasketball/index.

html For more information you

can contact Matt Poepping at

320-360-4918.

Remember manureapplication setbacks

Spring often means manure

application. Here are some of the

minimum state requirements for

manure land application set-

backs that have been put in

place to protect water quality.

Manure application must stayat least 25 feet from lakes, pro-

tected wetlands, perennial and

intermittent streams and

drainage ditches any time of the

year.

Manure that is applied within

25-300 feet of lakes, protected

wetlands, perennial and inter-

mittent streams, and drainage

ditches must be incorporated

within 24 hours.

For open tile intakes, inject or

incorporate all manure within 24

hours within 300 feet of the

intake. No application of manure

within 300 is allowed on frozen

or snow covered ground.

Manure application is not

allowed directly into the road

ditch.

Manure application must stay

at least 50 feet from a well.

No spreading on greater than

6% slope during active snow

melt.

Animal manure is a commodi-

ty to the farm operation. Proper

application rates, placement,

and tillage that are used will

benefit both the farmer and Todd

Countys natural resources.

Manure Management Plans can

be developed for any size of oper-

ation and are costume designed

for individual operations.

Contact Todd County SWCD or

NRCS for guidance and help to

develop an individualized

Manure Management Plan for

your operation.

Setbacks may differ if you

receive financial incentives

through the Environmental

Quality Incentives Program

(EQIP) or special conditions in

your feedlot permit. For addi-

tional manure application

restrictions see the Nutrient

Application Restrictions in

Sensitive Areas guide or call

your local SWCD office 320-732-

2644.

Browerville City Council meets

the second Wednesday of the

month at 7 pm in the

Browerville City Hall

REMINDERMarch if Food Shelf month.

We appreciate your support

Browerville AA

and Al-Anon

meet every Wednesday at

8 pm at the Todd County

DAC Building

A lobster can lay up to 150,000 eggs at one time.

A jellyfish is 95% water.

The tongue of a blue whale weighs more than most elephants.

Dolphins sleep with one eye open.

The Australian lungfish forms cocoons in the muddy bottoms of outback

swamps. When the swamps dry up and the outback returns to its desert climate,

the lungfish hibernates until the next rainfall.

More types of fish swim in Brazils Amazon River than in the entire Atlantic Ocean.

The whale shark is the worlds largest fish--growing to about 50 feet in length and weighing

several tons.

Sharks have no air bladders, so they must swim constantly or theyll sink.

A giant squid can reach 60 feet in length, and its eyeballs are the size of basketballs.

A lobsters blood is colorless, but when exposed to the air it develops a bluish tint.

The venom in a jellyfish can remain active for weeks after the jellyfish dies.

A humpback whale sometimes construct a bubble net around a school of fish to trap them.

The whale then lunges up through the bottom of the net to get its food.

If swimming is supposed to keep you in shape, how do you explain

whales?............Charles Saatchi

Baked Seafood AuGratin

1 onion, chopped 1 green bell pepper, chopped

1 cup butter, divided 1 cup flour, divided

1 pound fresh crabmeat 4 cups water

1 pound fresh shr imp, peeled and 1/2 pound small scallops

deveined 1/2 pound flounder fillets

1 cup shredded sharp Cheddar cheese 3 cups milk

1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce 1 tablespoonwhite vinegar

1/2 teaspoon salt 1 pinch ground black pepper

1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese 1 dash hot pepper sauce

In a heavy skillet, saute onion and the pepper in 1/2 cup butter. Cook until tender. Mix in 1/2

cup flour, and cook over medium heat for 10 minutes, stirring frequently. Stir in crabmeat, remove

from heat, and set aside.

In a large Dutch oven, bring the water to a boil. Add the shrimp, scallops, and flounder, and

simmer for 3 minutes. Drain, reserving 1 cup of the cooking liquid, and set the seafood aside.

In heavy saucepan, melt 1/2 cup butter over low heat. Stir in remaining 1/2 cup flour. Cook and

stir constantly for 1 minute. Gradually add milk plus 1 cup reserved cooking liquid. Raise heat to

medium; cook, stirring constantly, until mixture is thickened and bubbly. Mix in Cheddar cheese,

vinegar, Worcestershire sauce, salt, pepper, and hot sauce. Stir in cooked seafood.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease 9x13 inch baking dish. Press crabmeat mixture into

the bottom of the prepared pan. Spoon the seafood mixture over the crabmeat crust, and sprinkle

with the Parmesan cheese.

Bake or 30 minutes, or until lightly browned. Serve immediately

Official Notice

ANNUAL MEETING

of the Stockholders of

Farmers Co-op Feed Store

Browerville, MNDate: Tuesday, April 1, 2014

Place: Browerville Vets Club Basement

Hour: 8:00 PM

Notice is hereby given that the Annual Meeting

of the members of Farmers Co-op Feed Store

Association will be held on Tuesday, April 1,

2014 at the Browerville Vets Club Basement and

will be called to order at 8:00 PM for the follow-

ing purposes:

1. To receive the report of the officers anddirectors on the business and affairs of the asso-

ciation.

2. To elect directors to succeed those directors

whose terms have expired.

3. To transact such other business as may

properly come before an Annual Meeting of the

members

Kim Harff, Secretarym20-27c


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On Sunday afternoon, the temperature was finally above

freezing. My wife, the dogs, and I have all been suffering from

cabin fever for months. A person can go out and enjoy the out-

doors when it is twenty below zero, but some of the fun is gone

when an extra forty pounds of clothes are required and a person

is concerned about their eyeballs freezing. It was far from warm,

but a lot warmer than it had been.

We were going shed hunting. The buck deer shed their antlers

in January or February, usually in places that are difficult to

find. This gives us an excuse to go for a strenuous walk to searchfor them. It wouldnt do to go for a walk for the sake of walking.

I need to have a purpose. Finding shed antlers was our purpose.

Im not sure what we are supposed to do with shed antlers after

we find them, but we collect them nonetheless. We have a large

pile of them, proof that cabin fever strikes each year.

When we put on our hiking boots and coats, Louie, the boxer

tarted springing five feet into the air. He knew we were going to do something fun. Walking out

of the door, Duke lumbered up to meet us. His tail was thrashing back and forth -- as danger-

ous as someone swinging a baseball bat. Getting dogs overly excited is not necessarily a good

hing.

We walked across the lawn, behind the dam, and into the heavy timber on the other side of

he creek. The dogs explored every track and scent along the way. They swept back and forth in

ront of us, covering much more ground than we did. I was hoping the time spent in the garage

hewing on an antler would encourage them to find sheds and bring them to us. They covered a

ot of ground, but they didnt bring anything to us.

My wife and I split up, one on each side of the creek. The trees provide thick warm cover out

of the wind where the deer spend much of their time. The amount of deer manure in the areawould seem to indicate a hundred or more deer pack into a thirty acre plot. There may actual-

y be that many deer bedding down or passing through, but not one of them chose to drop their

antlers, that we could find.

I did see a huge old cottonwood tree that had broken off about thirty feet above the ground.

On the jagged craig left sticking up, something had or was in the process of building a nest.

Grass and hay was hanging over the edge indicating a serious amount of work done by a pair of

geese, or perhaps an eagle. Farther down stream a cave was washed under the creek bank, well

above the current water level. A freshly killed robin lay at the front. Duke ran up, checked the

obin and ventured toward the mouth of the cave. He smelled around for a second, and backed

away. Louie, still full of energy, bounded up, took a quick whiff, and ran away faster than he

approached. I dont know what is living there, or if we disturbed it as it was about to eat a robin,

but I thought it would be best to leave. If the dogs didnt want any part of it, neither did I.

My wife and I met back up for a leisurely stroll to the house. Shed hunting was a total bust

but we were all cured of our cabin fever. The dogs slept well that night. My wife and I decided

we needed more shed hunting or maybe even just a walk for the sake of walking. However, the

next day, we were both so sore, we could barely move.

Just go walking

By Walter Scott

Hi all,

First of all--all of us at the Blade office want to wish the Tiger girls

basketball team the best of luck at the state tournament. What an accom-

plishment and exciting time for them all.

As Im writing this on Monday afternoon, the forecast is for snow with

accumulations of up to seven to ten inches. What can I say? At least a lot

of the snow has melted so the new snow will be in place of instead of on

top of. Thats the best spin I can put on the weather.

I was supposed to go to Little Falls Tuesday to read a story to mygrandson Conals kindergarten class. I guess I will be postponing that for

a week. I had planned to go to Brainerd after the story time and help my

daughter-in-law with a resume and cover letter. She recently became cer-

tified in the medical field and is just beginning her job search. I am happy

to lend a hand--and hope she gets the job of her dreams. But, again, as

the weather report has me a little nervous about driving on snow covered

roads, I think I will see if we can get together this evening and do it.

Last week I spent three days at a Ladies Bible Retreat at Chase on the

Lake in Walker. I had a very enjoyable time, lots of great messages by

fantastic speakers, met some really nice and interesting ladies, renewed

friendships made over the years from previous retreats, ate great food

and all in all had a really nice time.

When I got home Saturday afternoon, Sonny told me we were having

company for supper--but we could all go out to eat if I wanted to.

However, I owed the guests a birthday meal anyway, so ran to the grocery

store and got the things I needed and we had a nice time and a nice meal.

Sonny drove into Browerville and picked up my mom so she could enjoythe evening with us. Everyone left by 9 pm, and as I was really exhaust-

ed from my few days spent with 220 women--picture lots of talking,

laughing, eating and not much sleeping--Sonny and I headed to bed. By

9:30 all the lights in the house were off except for the bedroom, when we

heard a knock at the door. Thinking maybe one of our guests had forgot-

ten something and come back, Sonny answered the door and it was our

neighbors daughter, home for spring break from college. She had baked

us a loaf of cinnamon bread and was delivering it to us fresh and warm

from the oven. Im sure a college girl couldnt imagine going to be at 9:30

pm, and never even imagined we would be in our pajamas already.

Anyway, it was very sweet of her and the bread was delicious. We had it

for breakfast Sunday morning.

After church we stopped for lunch with my daughter Kates family and

a couple of young ladies from church. That was also really fun as we got

to catch up on news and spend some times with grandsons. By the way,

Devon, age 16, just registered for college in Brainerd today. He passed the

entrance exam with high flying colors--as I knew he would. He has ful-filled all his credits for high school, so asked his mom why he needed to

finish school this year as he was really done with high school. They will

discuss it with his dad, who said maybe if he doesnt want to go to school

he could work with him. His dads a plumber and Devon could be the

plumbers helper until he starts college in the fall. I know which option I

would choose!

Anyway, after we got home all the Freyholtz family decided it was a

good time to have a family game night--at our house. I told Sonny that as

long as I had just returned from the conference with a really good and

positive attitude about being a good wife, he should take advantage of it-

-as it likely wont last too long--and tell all the kids to come over. It was a

fun evening. Everyone brought food--lots of food and beverages. We had

pizzas and pop, chips and other snacks, a huge chocolate cake and two

chocolate pies. I had baked four dozen cookies before everyone got there

and that plate had nothing but a few crumbs on it at the end of the night.

Oh well, no one went home hungry. Or if they did it was their own fault.

As a final humorous event, while all the parents were gathering uptheir children, and there were a lot of children, to go home, two year old

Matthew was missing. Adam had come with his two, Matthew and two

month old Natalie, while his wife was at work, so he was getting every-

thing packed up on his own. He had the diaper bag and baby in her car-

rier, and was looking for Matthew. He was no where to be found, upstairs

or in the basement. We were wondering if he had gotten outside with a

group as they were leaving and were all ready to go out and look when

Andrew came in to get more kids to take to the van (they have five) and

as we were all concerned about Matthews whereabouts he said to Adam,

Hes in his car seat in your car. Adam asked, How did he get there?

Andrew-- I put him there to help you out. Adam-- It would have been

nice to know that! So hopefully Matthew was fine with sitting alone in

the dark and cold car while everyone else was searching for him.

However, everybody ended up with their own kids, leftovers and

belongings--I think. I fell into bed totally beat and thought--its another

whole year before I get to go to the Ladies Retreat--and my life will prob-

ably be just this busy until then! Keeps my young I guess.

Peggy

Letter from the Country

MINNESOTA ROADS SEE

12 TRAFFIC FATALITIES IN 10 DAYSBOTH DRIVERS AND PASSENGERS ENCOURAGED

TO MAKE SMART CHOICES WHEN DRIVING, RIDINGAt least 12 people were killed on Minnesota roads since Feb. 28, according to preliminary

eports from the Minnesota Department of Public Safety (DPS).

Since Jan.1, 51 people have died on Minnesota roads, two more than this time last year, but

ine fewer (60) than 2012.

The recent fatalities include three Carlton College students who died in a crash on Hwy. 3

ear Northfield on Feb. 28 and four young men whose car lost control on Hwy. 14 just west of

leepy Eye on March 7. All seven were under 21 years of age.

Our roads can turn deadly in good weather and bad, said Donna Berger, DPS Office ofublic Safety (OTS) director. The people who lost their lives in these crashes are the reasons

e all need to take driving seriously and always make safe decisions about buckling up, driving

t safe speeds, paying attention and never driving impaired.

Berger also points out that drivers arent the only victims in many crashes. In addition to the

leepy Eye crash, an early morning Jan. 5 Winona crash into the Mississippi River killed four

eople. Passengers need to make smart choices regarding their own safety by always buckling

p (even in the back seat), never getting in the car with an impaired driver and speaking up if

he driver is engaging in risky behavior.

YOUNG MALES DISPROPORTIONALLY INVOLVED

In 2012, young males age 15-34 were involved in 29,186 of 54,050 crashes (54 percent) and

43 of 201 fatal crashes (71 percent). The most cited factors in these crashes were driver inat-

ntion/distraction, failure to yield right of way and illegal/unsafe speed.

GREATER MINNESOTA CRASHES

In 2012, 66 percent of all fatal crashes occurred in rural areas (population of less than 5,000).

n addition, 37 percent of all fatal crashes occurred on county state aid highways, and 89 of those

ere in rural areas.


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PUBLIC NOTICESBA Towers V, LLC (SBA) pro-

oses to construct a 250 lattice

wer (260 overall) along 285th

ve, 170 SW of Partridge Dr in

rowerville, Todd County, MN

Project 27563).

In accordance with the

ational Historic Preservation

ct of 1966 and the 2005

ationwide Programmatic

greement, SBAis hereby notify-

g the public of the proposedndertaking and soliciting com-

ents on Historic Properties

hich may be affected by the pro-

osed undertaking. If you would

ke to provide specific informa-

on regarding potential effects

hat the proposed undertaking

ight have to properties that are

sted on or eligible for listing in

he National Register of Historic

laces and located within 3/4

ile of the site, please submit

he comments (with project num-

er) to: RAMAKER, Contractor

r SBA, 1120 Dallas Street,

auk City, WI 53583 or via e-

ail to [email protected] 30 days of this notice.m20c

NOTICE OF

PUBLIC HEARING

ON PROPOSED

PROJECT AND THE

ISSUANCE OF PRIVATE

ACTIVITY BONDS

ITY OF BROWERVILLE,

MINNESOTANotice is hereby given that the

ity Council of the City of

rowerville, Minnesota (the

ssuer) will meet on

Wednesday, April 9, 2014, at 6:45

m., or as soon thereafter as rea-nably possible in the City Hall,

44 Main Street South,

rowerville, Minnesota, for the

urpose of conducting a public

earing to take comments on the

suance by the Issuer of revenue

bligations, in one or more series,

nder Minnesota Statutes,

ections 469.152 through

69.165 (the Act), in order to

finance, on a tax-exempt basis:

he cost of a project as follows

he Project): (a) acquisition of

10-bed intensive residential

eatment service facility located

1610 East First Street,

uluth, MN; (b) capital improve-ents to a 4-bed facility for the

entally ill located at 2308

pringdale, Alexandria, MN; (c)

apital improvements to a 4-bed

cility for the developmentally

sabled located at 103 Second

treet NW, Fairfax, MN; (d) cap-

al improvements to a 3-bed

cility for the mentally ill and a

bed facility for traumatic brain

jury/developmentally disabled

cated at 1011 Tindolph Avenue

outh, Thief River Falls, MN; (e)


cility for the developmentally

sabled located at 110 Second

treet West, Browerville, MN; (f)cquisition of a 55-bed skilled

ursing facility located at 1200

E First Avenue, Little Falls,

N; (g) acquisition of a 42-bed

ssisted living facility located at

03 12th Street NE, Little

alls, MN; (h) acquisition of and


killed nursing facility located at

910 Minnesota Avenue, Duluth,

N; (i) acquisition of a 4-bed

utism facility located at 317

West Welcome, Mankato, MN; (j)

cquisition of a 1-bed facility for

respite care, the developmentally

disabled or mentally ill and of

children with autism located

2509 Marwood Drive, Mankato,

MN; (k) capital improvements to

a 4-bed facility for community

alternatives for disabled individ-

uals, the mentally ill and a 1-bed

facility for emergency crisis/

respite located at 615 Corradino

Circle, Glenwood, MN; (l) acqui-

sition of a 4-bed facility for com-

munity alternatives for disabled

individuals and the mentally ill

located at 1703 Oak Knoll Drive

NE, Alexandria, MN; (m) capital

improvements to a 4-bed facility

for the developmentally disabled

and a 1-bed facility for the devel-

opmentally disabled located at

3083 Lake Victoria SE,

Alexandria, MN; (n) capital

improvements to a 4-bed facility

for the mentally ill located at 206

Darling Place, Alexandria, MN;

(o) capital improvements to a 4-

bed facility for the mentally ill

(medical focus/traumatic brain

injury) and a 1-bed facility for

respite care located at 1302 West

Latoka Drive SW, Alexandria,

MN; (p) acquisition of the 65-bed

Trinity Nursing Home facility

and the former 48-bed Trinity

Hospital facility both located at

3410 213th Street West in

Farmington; (q) construct and

equip a 10-bed memory care

facility located at 205 11th

Street, Farmington, MN; and (r)

acquisition of a 55-unit inde-

pendent living facility for low

and moderate income elderly

persons located at 3330 213th

Street West, Farmington, MN.

The portion of the Project

described in clause (h) above

includes refinancing the out-

standing amount of the City of

Browns Valley, Minnesota

$612,240 Health Care Facilities

Revenue Note, Series 2002B (St.

Francis Health Services of

Morris Project).

The portion of the Project

described in clauses (p), (q) and

(r) above includes refinancing (i)

the outstanding principal

amount of the City of

Farmington, Minnesota

(Farmington) $2,350,000

Health Care Facilities Revenue

Note, Series 2003A (St. Francis

Health Services of Morris, Inc.

Project) and (ii) the outstanding

principal amount of

Farmingtons $3,850,000

Multifamily Housing

Development Revenue Note,

Series 2003B (St. Francis Health

Services of Morris, Inc. Project)

(the Housing Note).

The Project will be owned and

operated by St. Francis Health

Services of Morris, Inc. (the

Borrower) or its following affil-

iates: Prairie Community

Services, Farmington Health

Services, Little Falls Health

Services or Franciscan Health

Center, each a Minnesota non-

profit corporation and organiza-tion described in Section

501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue

Code of 1986, as amended. The

refinancing of the Project will be

combined with refinancing other

capital projects of the Borrower

and financing a portion of the

costs associated with the refi-

nancing, in the maximum aggre-

gate amount of $20,100,000; pro-

vided that the maximum aggre-

gate amount to be issued by the

Issuer is $8,000,000, with the

remainder to be issued by the

Cities of Morris, Minnesota and

Browns Valley, Minnesota. The

obligations and interest thereon

shall not be payable from nor

charged against any funds of the

Issuer other than revenue

pledged for the payment thereof,

nor shall the Issuer be subject to

any liability thereon. No holders

of the obligations shall ever have

the right to compel any exercise

of the taxing power of the Issuer

to pay the obligations or the

interest thereon, nor to enforce

payment against any property of

the Issuer. Such obligations shall

not constitute a charge, lien or

encumbrance, legal or equitable,

upon any property of the Issuer,

nor shall the same constitute a

debt of the Issuer within the

meaning of any constitutional or

statutory limitations.

Draft copies of the proposed

Applications to the Minnesota

Department of Employment and

Economic Development for

approval of the Project, together

with all attachments and

exhibits thereto, and a copy of

the Housing Program prepared

in conjunction with the Housing

Note are available for public

inspection at the office of the

Administrator at 544 Main

Street South, Browerville,

Minnesota, between the hours of

8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Monday

through Friday, except legal holi-

days.

All persons interested may

appear and be heard at the time

and place set forth above or may

submit written comments to the

Administrator in advance of the

hearing.m20c

NOTICELittle Elk townships next reg-

ular township meeting will be on

March 27th at 8 pm.

Wm Hollenbeck, clerkm20c

Proceedings of the

Board of Education

Regular Meeting #3

Independent School

District #787

March 10, 2014

Browerville, Minnesota

Conference Room

7:30 P.M.

Members Present: Denis Irsfeld,

Bob Bryniarski, Mike Jeziorski,

Heidi Iten, Joe Duncan, Denise

Gaida, and Corey Heid

Members Absent:

Others Present: Scott

Ved br aa te n- Su pe ri nt en de nt ,

Patrick SutliefK-12 Principal,

Darla Schaefer Business

Manager, Wayne Petermeier

Activities Director, Robert

Schueller Browerville

Education Association, and

Venus King Browerville Blade

The meeting was called to

order by Chairman Bryniarski at

7:30 P.M.

The Pledge of Allegiance was

recited.

Motion by Jeziorski, second by

Heid, and carried to approve the

agenda with the addition of

Thunder Cat Wrestling Letter

and an Update by Susan Lowe

via Letter .

Recognition of

students/staff/public none in

attendance.

A letter from the Thunder Cat

Wrestling Club written by

Andrea Flan was read by Mr.

Vedbraaten. The purpose of the

letter was to ask both the LPGE

School Board and the

Browerville School Board to con-

sider a future pairing in

wrestling. Susan Lowe updated

the school board by letter con-

cerning the progress of Golf. The

fundraising efforts appear to be

successful.

Reports

K-12 Principals Report:

Spring Fling is in sight. It will

occur the week of March 24. The

National Honor Society banquet

will be March 27. The Blood

Drive will happen on April 14.

Two members of BPA finished

One and Two in the State

Competition. Grace Couchey

and Andy Brichacek will be head-

ing to the national competition.

Activities Directors Report:

Mr. Petermeier reviewed; A letter

from a fan from Nevis was sent

to the district complimenting the

student body and the fans from

Browerville on their sportsman-

ship in the recent tournament.

He also gave a brief explanation

regarding the new football direc-

tives coming from the Minnesota

State High School League. The

directives will take place in 2015.

Mr. Petermeier also commented

on the site of the Section 5AGirls

Basketball Championship Game.

The site will be determined by

who is playing in the game.

Food Service Report: Mr.

Vedbraaten gave the February

2014 breakfast/lunch report. Mr.

Vedbraaten also reported on the

2014 Title I Budget, the 2014

Golf Team, the 2014 school calen-

dar, and Fund 5 purchases for

the year. After numerous

attempts and multiple endeavors

to reschedule, we were able to

possibly lockdown a meeting

with two Eagle Valley school

board members and

Superintendent Johnson. The

meeting is scheduled for March

19 at 1:00 P.M. in the Eagle

Valley District Office.

Personnel

Motion by Heid, second by

Jeziorski and carried to approve

the resignation of Denise Gaida

and advertise for applicants for

her replacement. The applica-

tions are due on March 28 at

12:00. The motion passed with

thanks and gratitude for Denises

pride and support of Browerville

students and district.

Motion by Gaida, second by

Duncan and carried to approve

the resolution relating to the CPI

agreement.

Old Business

New Business


Gaida and carried to approve the

following fees for the 2014 sum-

mer swimming program:

Resident Swimming Lessons per

session - $30; Family Swim Pass- $115, $105 if paid by June 15,

Single Season Pass - $60, $55 if

paid by June 15; Private Party -

$50; Single Session - $2; Non-

Resident Swimming Lessons per

session - $35; Family Season

Pass - $125; Single Season Pass -

$65; Private Party - $50; Single

Session - $3


Gaida and carried to approve the

2014-2015 Minnesota State High

School League membership.

Motion by Gaida, second by

Irsfeld and carried to approve

membership in the Prairie

Conference in 2014-2015.

Other Business

Bills

Motion by Duncan, second by

Gaida and carried to approve

vendor claims in the following

accounts:

General Fund $182,453.09

Food Service 19,123.18

Transportation 39,309.85

Comm. Service 4,594.24

Capital Expend 3,764.11

Debt Service -

Trust and Agency 5,330.57

Total $254,575.04

Motion by Jeziorski, second by

Irsfeld and carried to adjourn the

meeting at 9:02 P.M.

Heidi Iten Clerk, I.S.D. # 787

Browerville Public Schoolm20c

TODD COUNTY

PLANNING

COMMISSION

PUBLIC NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that onThursday April 3, 2014 at 7:00

pm the Todd County Planning

Commission will hold a public

hearing in the Commissioners

Meeting Room, 215 First Ave

South, Long Prairie to consider

the following applications.

(1) David Patterson &

Shannon OToole: (61.59 acres)

Part of W2, NW4 west of Hwy 71,

Section 32, Long Prairie

Township. Site address 21379

US 71.

Conditional Use Permit to cre-

ate a one lot subdivision.

Preliminary Plat of Prairie

Lakes III- Lot 1, Block One con-sisting of 30.41 acres with 9.75

acres buildable. Existing zoning

is Shoreland River, Commercial

& Residential R-2. Lot size

exceeds minimum size require-

ment. Proposed & existing use is

single family residential. This

lot is served with an existing

entrance onto US Hwy 71 with

no change proposed.

Application for Rezoning for

all the portion of the W2 NW4

west of Hwy 71, Section 32, Long

Prairie Township that is current-

ly zoned R-2 to commercial to

allow all land to be consistent

within the proposed plat.(2) Arnold Jenc: (9.11 acres)

Lot 6, Block 2 of Middendorf s

Subd & pt of S2 NE4 SW4 & pt of

Gov Lot 4, all in Section 23,

Birchdale Township. Site

address 11272 Alcott Dr.

Conditional Use Permit to cre-

ate a two lot subdivision.

Preliminary Plat of Jenc

Addition Lot 1 contains 3.29

acres and Lot 2 contains 5.23

acres. Existing zoning is

Shoreland RD and Ag Forestry-2.

Lots sizes exceed minimum size

requirements. Lot 2 has an

existing home and the proposed

use for subdivision is single fam-ily residences.

Application for Rezoning for

all the portion of the proposed

plat which is further than 1,000

feet of Sauk Lake from the cur-

rent AF-2 zone to Shoreland RD.

(3) Stelling Land & Cattle Inc

(Tim Stelling): SW4 NE4, NW4

SE4, SE4 NW4, NE4 SW4 E of

Ry & SE4 SW4 E of Ry ex ry &

road, Section 5, West Union

Township. Site address 14481

127th Ave.

LEGAL NOTICEShe Browerville Blade, Page 5 Thursday, March 20, 2014

cont. on page 8


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GOODGOOD LUCKLUCKATAT STATE LADY TIGERS!STATE LADY TIGERS!

Browerville Hardware

Steves Country Foods

Konetzkos

Browerville Liquor

Farmers Coop

American Heritage National BankBrowerville Long Prairie St. Cloud

Long Prairie Packing

Jons Family Foods

Thread Shed

Country FinancialMarty Host Al Hoelscher

The Cafe

Dans Prize

Browerville BladeTodd County Courier

Kathys Korner Kurls

Browerville Public SchoolTiger Pride Tiger Tradition Tiger Excellence

Duanes Repair / The Gallery

Untiy Bank ClarissaThe Browerville Blade, Page 6, Thursday, March 20, 2014


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TIGER SCHOOL NEWSThe road to

the State

TournamentBrowerville 79 Verndale 54

Crystal Pearson and Quinn

Kircher each scored 29 points as

the Tigers crushed the Pirates 79-

54 in the Sub-Section Finals

Tuesday night in Wadena. The

Tigers played excellent defense all

night long and used an efficient

offense to come up with the victory.

The Tigers took a 44-34 lead into

halftime as the Tigers broke the

press with ease and finished lay-

ups on the offensive end. Verndale

had no answer for the 1-2 punch of

Pearson and Kircher who torched

the Pirates for a combined 58

points. Browerville extended theirhalftime lead to 20 points midway

through the second half and put

the Pirates away with their stall

offense which eventually led to a

number of lay-ups. Buchta con-

tributed eight points while Kellen

and Callahan each chipped in five

points. MaKenna Hegseth hit a

huge three pointer in the first half

to aid the Tiger scoring effort.

Browerville shot nine of ten at the

free throw line.

Browerville currently sits with

an overall record of 23-5. The

Tigers face Minneota at 11 a.m. on

Thursday at Mariucci Arena on the

campus of the University ofMinnesota in the first round of the

Minnesota State Girls Basketball

Tournament.

Minnesota National Bank Lender Ryan Jacobson poses

for a photo with members of the Browerville Youth

Wrestling program. Minnesota National Bank was proud

to make a $100 donation to the organization.

Browerville Public

School Lunch Menu

Mon. Mar. 24: Chicken tenders, mashed potatoes/butter,

corn, peach slices/mixed fruit, milk

Tue. Mar. 25: Spaghetti/ sauce, lettuce, garlic bun,

pineapple/pears, milkWed. Mar. 26: Chicken patty/ bun,corn chips/cheese, cel-

ery/carrots, apple/orange, milk

Thur. Mar. 27: Hotdog, build your own salad, chickenpasta salad, peach slices/pineapple, milk

Fri. Mar. 28: Cheese pizza, green beans, baked beans,

pear slices/applesauce, milk

The Browerville Blade, Page 7, Thursday, March 20, 2014


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Conditional Use Permit to

xpand the existing feedlot.

xisting feedlot consists of par-

al & total confinement barns

nd open lots. Facility houses

50 animal units (AU) of dairy

ws, dry cows, dairy heifers,

airy calf, beef finish & beef feed-

. Proposed expansion is to

crease animal units from 350

775, and to construct a 90x300

finishing barn for beef. Use

ermit is required for operations

nsisting of more than 500 ani-al units.

Todd County Planning

ommission

Jim Pratt, Chairpersonm20c

City of Browerville

Official Minutes of the

Browerville City

Council Meeting

Date: March 12, 2014The monthly Browerville City

ouncil Meeting for March met

City Hall on March 12, 2014

nd was called to order at 7:00

m. Members Aksamit, Iten,

anter and Heid were present.he meeting opened with the

ledge of Allegiance.

Consent Agenda:

A) Approval of Minutes of the

ebruary 6th & 12th meetings

B) Payment of Claims

C) Building Permits: None

Motion by Iten second by Heid

approve the Consent Agenda

s presented. CU

Department Reports:

Liquor Store: Manager Angie

enning was present at the

eeting to update the Council.

he Liquor Store made an opera-

onal profit for the month of

ebruary which was unfortu-ately offset by an

nemployment Quarterly pay-

ent of $4,356.00. Council reas-

ured Benning that this was not

be considered a loss for the

onth. In addition, the City

taff and Council have received

umerous compliments on how

ell Ms. Benning is doing as

anager at the Liquor Store.

enning also reported that the

aturday morning Build your

wn Bloody Mary Bar is going

ell.

Policy & Procedures - Council

scussed with Ms. Benning the

olicy & Procedures issues thatad been left unfinished at the

ebruary meeting. Benning sup-

orted the continuance of Drink

hips. Council member Heid

ncurred and stated that by giv-

g drink chips a dollar value of

3.25 per chip the issue could be

solved. Motion by Heid, second

y Santer to approve the Liquor

tore Policy and Procedure

anual as amended. CU

Public Works: Public Works

irector Chuck Buhl was present

update the Council on several

sues. Buhl explained the need

extend the sewer line in the

ley west of Main Street due to

ture needs. Council discussed

hether or not to pave the alley

fter the wastewater line was

stalled. Buhl pointed out that

order to get the line installed

his summer during the Hwy 71

roject the City would not be

ble to assess the cost of paving

s it is past the preliminary

ssessment hearing. Council felt

hat it may be the wisest option

pave it due to the continual

ashout of the alley. Buhl will

et an estimate of the cost of

paving.

Mr. Buhl updated the Council

on the Hwy 71 project. The cost

for the City has increased some-

what due to polluted soil caused

by leakage from gas stations no

longer in existence. This polluted

soil requires the installation of

ductile iron piping for the mains

rather than the less expensive

PVC.

Council and Buhl discussed the

cost and issues involved in trying to

thaw water lines. This winter,

being extremely cold, has caused

lines to freeze that have neverbefore been a problem. After a

failed attempt at thawing the first

line, Mr. Buhl had City Hall inform

all residents to check their water

temperature and call City Hall if

the temperature was 40 degrees

or colder. The City has many

homes running water this winter

to prevent freezing. Two homes

that were contacted to run their

water turned it off and ended up

with frozen lines. The Council

agreed that the City had shown

due diligence in contacting the

residents and that those who

ended up with frozen lines after

being told to run their watershould contact a plumber.

Fire: Mike Aksamit and Mike

Iten informed the Council that the

new grass rig purchased recently

is working out very well. The

members of the Department are

all very pleased with the new rig.

Motion by Iten second by

Santer to approve Department

Reports. CU

Other Business:

St. Francis Health Systems

request Steve Fenlon, represent-

ing SFHS, was present at the

meeting to discuss with the

Council the request by SFHS to

use the Citys bonding authorityto refinance some existing debt

and to finance planned improve-

ments. Fenlon explained that the

bond, if issued by the City is not

a City obligation and the City is

not responsible for repayment. It

was also explained the bond

could not affect the Citys bond

rating. The reason that

Browerville, Browns Valley and

Morris were asked to issue the

bonds has to do the Cities small

city status which will make the

interest rate for buyers extreme-

ly low. The City negotiated a fee

for issuance with SFHS of

$15,000 plus SFHS will pay forhaving the Citys bond counsel,

Briggs & Morgan, review the

bond documents. Motion by Iten,

second by Santer to approve

Resolution 03122014 Calling for

a Public Hearing on the Project

by St. Francis Health Services to

be held on April 9, 2014 at 6:45

p.m. at the Browerville City Hall.

CU

Computers Council was updat-

ed with the information that the

Public Works and Deputy Clerks

computers are both in need of

replacement due to their age and

operating systems which will not

be supported by Microsoft or theState of MN for applications used

by the City after April of 2014. The

City received a quote from PC

Handyman for the replacement of

the computers at a cost of approxi-

mately $715 per computer. The

City has been setting funds aside

for several years for computer

replacement and has sufficient

funds to cover the cost. Motion by

Heid, second by Iten to approve the

purchase of two new computers for

Public Works and the Deputy

Clerk. CU

PA System at Community

Center Council heard that the

existing sound system at the com-

munity center is no longer func-

tional. The City received a quote for

a wireless replacement system to

include the base wireless receiver

and two wireless microphones

(lapel & handheld) for $950.00 plus

installation. After some discussion

a motion was made by Santer, sec-

ond by Heid to approve the pur-

chase with the addition of one addi-

tional handheld microphone and

one headset microphone. CU

PASystem usage fee motion byIten, second by Santer to charge a

$20.00 fee per day for the use of the

microphones. The microphones will

be stored at City Hall to ensure the

safety of the equipment. CU

Dialogue Items:

Mayor Aksamit brought up a

complaint by a resident that felt

that they should have been the per-

son painting the community center.

The resident stated that they were

not told that wainscoting would be

installed and had bid the project to

paint the entire wall surface not

just the upper portion and that the

bid would have been lower if told

that information. Council wasinformed that the professional

painter that was hired to do the

work bid several hundred dollars

less than the resident and painted

the entire wall.

Council member Heid asked the

Council what price the City would

be willing to sell the vacant lot on

6th Street E. for as he had been

approached by an individual inter-

ested in purchasing the lot.

Local Purchase: 99.4%

Adjournment: Motion by Iten

second by Aksamit to adjourn the

meeting at 8:35 p.m.

Lynn Fabro Mike Aksamit

City Administrator Mayorm20c

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Traffic CitationsTodd County Sheriff

Dustin M. Gilson, Osakis, speed-

$130.00, restitution reserved 30

days

Nathan A. Isaac, Browerville,

1st degree damage to property-

$790.00, 138 days, supervised pro-

bation, 5 yr, chem depend. eval,

DNA sample, no alcohol, random

testing, $409.25 restitution

Daniel D. Miller, unknown, pos-sess marijuana-$590.00, 180 days,

supervised probation, 5 yr, no alco-

hol, random testing, chem use

assess, complete treatment pro-

gram

Wade W. Moenkedick, Verndale,

felony 2nd degree assault-$135.00,

$29,515.47 restitution, C of C 13

mo., stayed 7 yr, supervised proba-

tion, 7 yr, 204 days in jail, no alco-

hol, random testing, psych eval,

DNA sample, chem depend eval;

1st damage to property-$50.00, C of

C, 12 mo., 1 day, stayed 5 yr; flee

peace officer in motor vehicle-

$50.00, C of C, 15 mo 1 day, stayed

5 yrAlfonso Montanez, Long Prairie,

possess marijuana-$700.00, 20

days, chem depend eval, no alcohol,

random testing, obtain GED,

supervised probation, 5 yr

Timothy J. Plautz, Hewitt, DWI-

$1020.00, 365 days, stayed 335

days, 6 yr, supervised probation, 6

yr, chem depend eval, MADD

impact panel

Jason H. Thompson, Hewitt,

possess marijuana-$700.00, 25

days, supervised probation, 5 yr, no

alcohol, random testing, construc-

tive activity w/i 10 days

Jeffrey L. Wolf, Eagle Bend, no

proof insurance-$290.00

Long Prairie Police

Kellie M. Casperson, Long

Prairie, theft by swindle-$300.00,

$270.00 restitution, 1 yr probation

Roberta J. Schroeder, Brower-

ville, fail to yield-$140.00

DNR

Justin M. Knoll, Columbia Hts,

possess drug paraphernalia-

$140.00

Thomas J. Mead, Long Prairie,

over limit-$140.00

James M. Meagher, Jr., Grey

Eagle, fish w/extra line-$140.00

Richard D. Moore, St Paul, fish

w/extra line-$140.00

Ronald R. Steinhofer, Sauk

Rapids, possess marijuana-$140.00

MN State Patrol

Vincent R. Hines, Motley, inat-

tentive driving-$130.00

Tyler R. Langer, Wadena, 70/60-

$130.00

Aaron A. Lenk, Staples, DWI-

$620.00, 365 days, stayed 335 days,

6 yr, supervised probation, 6 yr,

chem depend eval, no alcohol,

MADD impact panel

Edward M Casterlow, Eagan, no

log book-$190.00; inoperative trac-

tor protection valve-$100.00

Lonnie D. Eddy, Garfield, no

seat belt used-$115.00

Nathan A. Lila, Chaska, 80/70-

$130.00

Ricky D. Nelson, Madelia, DWI-

$615.00, 365 days, stayed 335 days,

6 yr, supervised probation, 6 yr,

chem depend eval, no alcohol,

MADD impact panel

Haley J. Thelen, Big Lake,

80/70-$130.00

Richard A. Voigt, Boston, KY,

70/60-$130.00

Mary M. Wiener, Alexandria,

69/55-$140.00

By Rin Porter

The Eagle Valley School Board held aclosed session just before the end of theirregular meeting on March 10 in theClarissa facility, with no explanationbeyond a line on the printed agenda.

During the 45-minute closed sessionbeginning at 8 PM, as allowed byMinnesota Statutes 13D, six board mem-

bers and Superintendent Barry Johnsondiscussed the proposed sale of the EagleBend Facility, according to the boardagenda.

When the meeting reopened at 8:48PM, board chair Sharon Notch asked fora motion to notify individuals to providepurchase information by April 7, with areply from the board by April 14.

The motion was seconded and passedon a voice vote. After this, Notchadjourned the meeting at 8:49 PM.

There was no opportunity to ask ques-tions. Neither the press nor the public arepermitted to speak during the meeting,except at the very beginning when visitorsare welcomed.

When asked for a clarification of theproposed sale after the meeting, SuptJohnson said the boards motion meantthat offers to buy the Eagle Bend buildingwould only be received from March 11 to

April 7. He denied that any offers hadbeen received already. Johnson indicatedthat several individuals had talked toboard members or to him about buyingthe building, but none had submitted for-mal offers. The motion made by the boardwas to encourage these individuals tomake formal offers. If no offers arereceived, the board may move in a differ-ent direction regarding the building.

None of the documents discussed dur-ing the rest of the board meeting weredistributed to the press and public.

Supt. Johnson was asked to provide acopy of the documents discussed duringthe meeting, as well as a monthly reporton the districts financial situation. Thesedocuments are required to be available bythe Minnesota Open Meeting Law.

Most of the documents were receivedon March 12, following an email sent toSupt. Johnson reminding him of therequirements of the Minnesota OpenMeeting Law.

A draft of a summary of the schoolboard meeting distributed by Notch wasreceived on March 12. The Notch sum-mary described the Eagle Bend Facilitysituation this way: Met in closed sessionto discuss accepting offers from interest-ed parties on purchase of the Eagle Bendfacility. The Facilities committee will con-tact those parties that have expressedinterest in the past. Any reasonable offerswill be due to the District by April 7th, withthe Facilities committee reviewing andthen bringing a recommendation to thefull Board on April 14th.

During the March 10 meeting, mem-bers referred to a list of building issues,i.e. repairs that had not been completed,along with estimates of their costs. Thislist was not available during the meeting.

A copy of a Building Issues Remaining2014 was received by email on March

12. The list contains seven items totaling$412,136 in estimated costs. Theyinclude a new roof for the Clarissa build-ing, tuck point brick work, repair/replace-ment of the East sidewalk, security cam-eras for the building, modification of theheating system, and repair/ replacementof the HVAC system. The list was appar-ently prepared by Head Custodian DanRabenhorst.

A second document titled CapitalProjects List 2014 was also received byemail from Supt. Johnson. It contains acompletely different set of items, including

window shades for classrooms, securitycard access, cafeteria siding, new walk-incooler, parking lot signs, replacementlunch tables, etc. The items are estimatedat about $42,000. A wish list of new main-tenance equipment is also provided. Itwas also prepared by Rabenhorst.

The only comment made at the boardmeeting about these lists was that a ref-

erendum or bond would need to be pre-pared for the voters in the fall, presumablyto raise the money needed to make therepairs and complete the deferred main-tenance items.

The activities committee reportreferred to during the meeting, but notprovided to the public, was received byemail on March 12. It contained a sum-mary of several sports currently offeredby the district, and possible plans for nextyear. The report said cooperation withParkers Prairie in both girls and boysbasketball would continue during 2014-2015.

The report also said the activities com-mittee would like to offer a competitive

sports program during the summer. Thisprogram would possibly include swim-ming, track, and wrestling.

During the meeting, Dan Zurby, headsoftball coach, requested the board takehis input about the hiring of assistantcoaches, instead of making the decisionwithout consulting him. After discussion,the board voted to hire the two assistantcoaches Zurby recommended.

During the meeting, Supt. Johnsongave a monthly report. He estimatednext year the district would have between15 and 18 additional students. He willbegin preparing the class schedule fornext year within a week. He will have aninterview with a possible IT/Ag teacherwithin a week as well. He provided noinformation on the districts current finan-cial situation or fund balances.

Mrs. Roos gave a report indicating thatdiscipline problems with students havedecreased substantially from last yearsrate.

During the meeting, the boardapproved a contract for Supt Johnson for2014-2015 at 0.6 FTE, which is adecrease from his current 0.9 FTE.Johnson will continue to work five daysper week, serving as business manager,principal, and superintendent. After themeeting, Johnson agreed with ourassessment that he would be volunteer-ing his time two days per week, whilebeing paid for three days per week. Heindicated it was a necessary condition forthe district.

The board approved a full-time con-tract for Cindy Roos, as Pre-K-12

Assistant Principal and Activit iesCoordinator for 2014-2015.

No mention was made of a contract forDuane Motzko, who currently serves asK-8 principal and Dean of Students. Afterthe meeting, Supt. Johnson said, inresponse to our question, that Mr. Motzkowas reviewing his options for retirementvs. continuing in his current or in a slight-ly different position with the district. Hiscontract will be discussed at a subse-

quent board meeting.Labor negotiations were mentionedduring the board meeting. A committeehas met three times. The negotiationswith the Eagle Valley Education

Association continue.Several teachers attended the meet-

ing and were invited to comment at thebeginning. Each made positive reportsabout their students progress. One madean extended description of how much sheappreciated the work of the school boardmembers.

AROUND THE OUNTYhe Browerville Blade,

age 9

Thursday,

March 20, 2014

Sheriffs ReportAt 4:14 am, March 3, a Todd County deputy stopped a vehicle on

Hwy 71 north of Hewitt for a traffic violation. As a result of the stop,

herry Grangruth, 32, and Ryan Vry, 35, both of Menahga were

rrested for first degree possession of methamphetamine. During the

nvestigation approx. 4.3 oz. of meth and approx. $1100 cash were

eized.

Anyone with information concerning any of these cases is

rged to call the Todd County Sheriffs Department at 320-732-

157 or 1-800-794-5733.

Court ReportCourt appearances are First Appearance, RU8 (second

ppearance), and Omnibus (third appearance)

March 10:

Abby L. Holmquist. Sauk Centre, failed to appear for a probation

iolation hearing.

Joseph D. Huggett, Long Prairie, appeared for an admit/deny pro-

ation violation hearing.

Damien D. Hansmann, Swanville, appeared for an admit/deny pro-

ation violation hearing and an RU8 hearing in charges of burglary

nd three counts of theft.

Thomas J. Brown, Staples, appeared for an admit/deny hearing.

His next court date is March 17.

Juan O. Monrroy-Montanez, Long Prairie, appeared for an

mnibus hearing in three counts of domestic assault.

Anthony R. Leyendecker, Burtrum, appeared for a settlement con-erence. The hearing was continued to April 14.

Paul A. Wicht, Staples, appeared for a plea hearing.

David W. Blonigen, Staples, reached no agreement at a settlement

onference and a jury trial was scheduled for April 23.

Candise A. Robben, Motley, was arraigned and a pre trial hearing

et for March 31.

Enrique C. Contreras, Long Prairie, appeared for sentencing.

Brandy E. Peterson, Grey Eagle, appeared in court and had a plea

earing scheduled for March 24.

Shawn M. Ettle, Avon, appeared in court on charges of two counts

f mistreatment of animals, and first and third degree damage to

roperty. An April 14 omnibus hearing was set.

Gary W. Mertens, Jr, Staples, reached no agreement at a plea hear-

ng. An April 7 pre trial hearing was set. He is charged with domestic

ssault and disorderly conduct.

Kaitlyn S. Mertens, Wadena, appeared for a pre trial hearing on

omestic assault and disorderly conduct charges. A jury trial wascheduled for April 23.

Dale J. Czechowicz, Motley, appeared for an RU8 hearing on

harges of two counts of criminal vehicular homicide. A March 31

mnibus hearing was scheduled.

James T. Schwich, Osakis, made his first court appearance on

harges of driving after cancellation, B card violation, and no proof of

nsurance.

Dylan A. Donovan, Eagle Bend, appeared in court on domestic

ssault and disorderly conduct charges. An April 7 plea hearing was

et.

Patrick J. Neuerer, address unknown, made his first appearance

n charges of theft and defeat security on realty. His next court date

s March 24.

Skyler M. Koetters, Long Prairie, was arraigned on two counts of

DWI and underage consumption charges. His next court date is

March 17.

William J. Pruitt, Staples, appeared for an RU8 hearing in domes-

c assault charges. A March 31 omnibus hearing was scheduled.

Alyssa R. Kelly, Sauk Centre, appeared for a plea hearing on two

ounts of DWI and drug paraphernalia possession.

Cory B. Crider, Long Prairie, appeared for an RU8 hearing on

harges of two counts DWI. The hearing was continued to April 7.

Kirk T. Hayes, Browerville, pled guilty to domestic assault.

entencing was set for May 12.

Amber C. Prechel, Long Prairie, appeared for an RU8 hearing in

wo counts of first degree drug crime charges. A March 31 omnibus

earing was scheduled.

Juan R.Montanez-Morelos aka Rudy E. Lopez, Jr., appeared for an

U8 hearing. A March 31 omnibus hearing was set.

Brian J. Dahlquist, Brainerd, appeared for a plea hearing on

harges of no valid drivers license and careless driving.

March 11:

Dillon T. Harlow, Swanville, appeared for a probation violation

earing. His next court date is March 17.

Doyle S. Iluches, Long Prairie, appeared for a probation violation

earing and a first appearance in terroristic threats, careless driving,

o valid drivers license, and disorderly conduct charges. An RU8

earing on the charges was scheduled for March 17.

Christopher A. Bjerke, Clarissa, appeared for a settlement confer-

nce.

Jeffrey R. Hoeschen, Long Prairie, appeared for an RU8 hearing in

harges of two counts of DWI.

March 12:

Ignacio Rodriguez-Herrera, Long Prairie, appeared for a jury trial.

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By Venus King

The Browerville City Council

eld their monthly meeting

Wednesday March 12 beginning

with the Pledge of Allegiance.

fter approval of the agenda,

epartment Reports were given.

Angie Benning, manager of

he liquor store stated the liquor

tore made an operational profit

or February, but profit was off-

et by an Unemployment

Quarterly payment. The council

eassured Benning that this was

ot considered a loss for the

month, in fact the city staff has

eceived numerous compliments

n how well Benning is doing as

iquor Store Manager.

Discussion was held concern-

ng the Drink Chips. This was

eft as unfinished business inebruary during the discussion

f the Liquor Store Policies and

rocedure Manual. Benning

upports the use of the Drink

hips as good for the customers

nd the liquor store. Council

Member Heid stated that by giv-

ng the drink chips a dollar value

f $3.25 per chip the issue of

buse that has happened in the

ast would be resolved. Council

members approved the Liquor

tore Policy and Procedures

Manual.

Public Works Chuck Buhl

iscussed the cost involved in

rying to thaw frozen waternes. With this winter being

xtremely cold, some water lines

ave frozen that have not frozen

efore. After a failed attempt at

hawing the first frozen water

ne, Buhl had the city inform all

esidents to check their water

emperature and call city hall if

he temperature was 40 degrees

r less. At this time many homes

re running water this winter to

revent freezing. Buhl reminds

esidents to check their water

emperature and NOT SHUT

FF their water unless contact-

d by the city. Two homes that

were contacted to run theirwater had turned their water off

nd ended up with frozen water

nes.

Steve Fenlon representing

SFHS (St. Francis Health

Service) was present to discuss a

request by SFHS to use the city's

bonding authority to refinance

some existing debt and finance

planned improvements. He

explained the bond, if issued by

the city, is not an obligation by

the city and the city is not

responsible for repayment. The

bond could not affect the city's

bond rating. The city has negoti-

ated a fee of $15,000 bond serv-

ice fee and all legal expenses

incurred by the city for review of

the legal documents by our bond

attorney be paid by SFHS. Both

Steve Fenlon and SFHS have

agreed to the arrangement. A

Public Hearing on this issue will

be held April 9 2014 at 6:45 pmat the Browerville City Hall.

Council approved.

Lynn Fabro reported that two

computers, one for Public Works

and one for the Deputy Clerk are

in need of replacement due to

age and their operating systems.

These operating systems will not

be supported by Microsoft or the

State

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