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Upcoming Events
If you have an upcoming event or meeting, please let us know by email: [email protected] or call 320-285-2323.
APRIL 13 • 9th Annual Rock-A-Thon from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. at the Grey Eagle Senior Cen-ter.
APRIL 13-14 • Rummage & Bake Sale; Sat. 8 a.m., Sun. 9 a.m. at St. John’s Church basement, Meire Grove.
APRIL 14 • Holdingford Area Knights of Colum-bus Chicken & Ham Dinner from 3:30-7 p.m. at the Pelican Lake Ballroom, St. Anna. See ad on page 5. • St. Rosa Lions Breakfast from 8:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m. at the St. Rose of Lima Church basement, St. Rosa. See ad on page 5.
APRIL 15 • St. Joseph Parish Fish Fry from 4:30-8:30 p.m. at Bruno’s Hub Supper Club, Burtrum. See ad on page 5.
APRIL 17 • Freeport Community Center Chicken Fry from 4:30-7 p.m. at the Freeport Com-munity Center. See ad on page 4.
APRIL 18-21 • Town & Country Players Presents 9 to 5 The Musical; April 18-20 at 7:30 p.m.;
April 21 at 2 p.m. at the Melrose School Auditorium.
APRIL 20 • Ham Dinner from 4:30-7 p.m. at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church, Swanville. See ad on page 5.
APRIL 21 • John Binsfeld Cancer Benefit starting at 11 a.m. at Pelican Lake Ballroom, St. Anna.
APRIL 28 • 42nd Annual Swanycake & Sausage Supper from 3-8:30 p.m. at St. Anthony Parish.
MAY 2 • Novena at 7 p.m. at the Assumption Chapel, Cold Spring.
MAY 17 • Grey Eagle/Burtrum Lions 5th An-nual Community Appreciation Picnic from 4-8 p.m. at the Grey Eagle Fire Hall.
ALBANY TOWNSHIP • Meets the fourth Monday of the month at 7:30 p.m. at the Albany City Hall. • Planning Commission meets the second Tuesday of the month at 7:30 p.m. at the Albany City Hall.
BURNHAMVILLE TOWNSHIP • Meets the last Tuesday of the month at 7 p.m. at the Burtrum City Hall.
BURTRUM CITY COUNCIL • Meets the first Monday of the month at 7 p.m.
FREEPORT CITY COUNCIL • Meets the last Tuesday of the month at 7 p.m.
GREY EAGLE CITY COUNCIL • Meets the second Tuesday of the month at 7 p.m.
GREY EAGLE TOWNSHIP • Meets the first Monday of the month at 8 p.m.
ST. ROSA CITY COUNCIL • Meets the third Monday of the month at 7 p.m. at the Community Park building.
SWANVILLE CITY COUNCIL • First Tuesday after the first Monday of the month.
SWANVILLE TOWNSHIP • Meets the second Tuesday of the month at 8:30 p.m. at the Swanville Fire Hall.
UPSALA CITY COUNCIL • Meets the first Monday of the month at 7 p.m.
Weekend WeatherSaturday Sunday
Cloudy. High: 42 Low: 30
Partly cloudy. High: 41 Low: 26
Temperatures Date High Low 4/3 44 15 4/4 39 21 4/5 33 18 4/6 38 33 4/7 39 32 4/8 39 30 4/9 33 21
Friday
Mostly cloudy. High: 38 Low: 22
Have you heard the colossal customer service bungle about the “bedbug letter”?
A guest in a hotel finds him-self attacked by bedbugs during his stay. He writes an angry letter to the president of the hotel compa-ny. Within days,
the president sends the guest a heartfelt apology which reads in part: “I can as-sure you that such an event has never oc-curred before in our hotel. I promise you it will never happen again.”
Sounds good, except for one small detail: included with the apology is the guest’s original letter. Scrawled across the top is the message: “Send this idiot the bedbug letter.”
So it begs the question, who is sorry now?
There are several lessons to be learned from this situation.
• Remedial customer service may start with an apology.
• Never, ever mess up an apology.• The apology is almost always the
start, not the end, of finishing things.• If you think being sorry solves a
problem, you will really be sorry.• Finally, the cost of the fix is nearly
always greater than doing things right the first time.
Start with the premise that everyone makes mistakes. It’s human nature. What happens next is what demonstrates the
true level of regret. The hotel president likely lost that customer forever. Unfor-tunately, it doesn’t stop there. That cus-tomer tells family, friends and anyone who will listen about his experiences - both with the bugs and the insulting let-ter. Reputations are ruined in an instant.
Businesses have long understood that bad customer experiences will be re-ported to family and friends nine times more than good experiences. Misery loves company, I guess.
Even the most sincere apology has limited effect. But if it helps a little, it’s worth the effort. So don’t blow what could be your only opportunity.
We see an apology from some thoughtless public figure weekly: “If I of-fended anyone, I apologize.” “My words were taken out of context.” “I didn’t re-alize that my actions would cause such a stir.” All pretty pathetic attempts at sounding sorry, in my opinion.
Train your brain to think before you speak, act or tweet. Self-restraint is not old-fashioned. Remember that your pri-vate conversations or anonymous post-ings may be anything but private and anonymous.
The apology is just the beginning. It is critical to get it right. So take steps to be sure you don’t disappoint a second time. The shallow “if I offended anyone” indicates that you are only sorry because you were forced into the apology. I’m cu-rious, does anyone take those similarly-phrased apologies seriously? Or do they sound like something your mother may have made you say when you were a child?
In business situations, apologies are
generally related to poor service or de-fective products or missed deadlines. Those apologies must go beyond words.
First, admit your mistake. Don’t gloss over the error or the effect it had on your customer. Get to the point and own the situation. You will not win the blame game.
Next, offer a solution that will dem-onstrate your sincere desire to make things right. Even if the customer had some responsibility, the cost of fixing one mistake is much lower than trying to repair a reputation after you’ve been panned on Facebook, Twitter or Angie’s List.
Third, express your intention to make sure the same mistake never happens again. Offer the customer an opportunity to make suggestions, and be prepared to deal with critical feedback. Be sure to thank them for their input.
Finally, learn from the experience and use the lesson to train your staff. Make sure they understand that even mi-nor mistakes and disappointments can cause major damage to your company’s good name.
So my ideal apology might read: “We are so sorry for messing up what could be our only opportunity to serve you. Your disappointment in us is com-pletely justified. We will fix this problem immediately and will not consider the case closed until you are completely sat-isfied. Here is the name, email and phone
Harvey Mackay continued to pg 3
The art of the apology -By Harvey Mackay
Hometown News • Thursday, April 11, 2013 • Page 3
number of the person you can contact 24 hours a day to question, complain, or check the progress of your situation.” Then insert the name of the president of the company. That should let them know that you’re serious.
Mackay’s Moral: Saying you’re sorry and showing you’re sorry are not the same thing.
Harvey Mackay continued from page 2
Birth Announcements
Reprinted with permission from na-tionally syndicated columnist Harvey Mackay, author of the New York Times #1 bestseller “Swim With The Sharks With-out Being Eaten Alive,” “We Got Fired!...And It’s the Best Thing That Ever Hap-pened to Us,” “The Mackay MBA of Sell-ing in the Real World,” and “Use Your Head To Get Your Foot In The Door.”
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Josie Roering The family of Josie Roering invite
you to an 80th birthday open house on Saturday, April 13 at the Elmdale Com-munity Center from 1-4 p.m. with lunch at 4.
Birthday Open HouseJay and Nina Pazik are proud to announce the birth of
their daughter, Mia Jaye Pazik, born March 9, 2013.Mia weighed 7 pounds, 12 ounces and measured 20
inches in length.Welcoming Mia home are big sisters Madison and Keira.Grandparents are Mike and Gloria Pazik of Upsala and
Saykham Phouleaumbong of Des Moines, Iowa and the late Khampiou Baphrachanh. Great grandmother is Elsie Clear of Upsala.
Mia Jaye Pazik
Luke & Alisha Steinhofer of Freeport are proud to an-nounce the birth of their daughter, Sarah Elizabeth Stein-hofer, born Tuesday, April 2, 2013 at 7:57 p.m. at the Centra-Care Health System-Melrose.
Sarah weighed 7 pounds, 9 ounces and measured 22 inches in length.
Grandparents are Charles and Lisa Lemke of Melrose, Karen and Ed Balfour of Freeport and Myron Steinhofer of Dent, MN. Great grandparents are Al and Linda Witte of Avon, Agnes Ritzer of Albany and Lucille Lemke and the late Jerome Lemke of Sartell. Great-great grandparents are Kenneth Witte of Deer Creek and Rose Zwetzig of Sturgis, SD.
Sarah Elizabeth Steinhofer
Jason and Heidi Hoppe of Freeport are proud to an-nounce the birth of their son, Tucker Lee Hoppe, born Thurs-day, April 4, 2013 at 7:32 a.m. at the CentraCare Health System-Melrose.
Tucker weighed 6 pounds, 9 ounces and measured 21 inches in length.
Welcoming Tucker home are his big brothers, Thor 3 ½ years old & Sawyer 1 ½ years old.
Grandparents are Jim and Arliss Notch of Freeport and Mary and the late Alvin Hoppe of New Munich. Great grand-parents are Emma Voit of Albany and Agatha Kunstleben of New Munich.
Tucker Lee Hoppe
Jessica Pohlmann has been accepted at The College of St. Scholastica in Du-luth, for entry in Fall 2013, and awarded a Benedictine Scholarship. Pohlmann, a senior at Long Prairie-Grey Eagle High School, is the daughter of Leroy and Ja-nine Pohlmann of Grey Eagle, MN. She is planning to major in Occupational Therapy at St. Scholastica.
The Benedictine Scholarship is available to all new St. Scholastica ap-plicants and is based on merit.
The College of St. Scholastica is regularly recognized as one of the fin-est colleges in the Midwest. The 2013 “America’s Best Colleges” survey by U.S. News & World Report magazine ranks St. Scholastica in the top tier of Midwestern universities. The Wash-ington Post has rated St. Scholastica as one of the nation’s 100 “hidden gems” among U.S. colleges and universities.
Jessica Pohlmann accepted at
St. Scholastica
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Obituary Tony A. Achmann
Tony A. Achmann 62 year-old resident of Upsala, MN passed away W e d n e s d a y , April 3, 2013 at the St. Cloud Hospital in St. Cloud, MN. A celebration of life memorial will be held from 1:00 P.M. to 3:00
P.M. at the Upsala Recreation Building in Upsala, MN on Saturday, April 20th, 2013. The family will be wearing red in honor of Tony.
Tony was born on February 7, 1951 in Avon, MN to the late John and Laura (Nielsen) Achmann. He grew up and attended school in Avon, MN until the 8th grade and graduated from Tech High School in St. Cloud, MN with the class of 1969. After graduation he furthered his education at the St. Cloud Vocational School learning the trade to become a machinist. Tony was united in marriage to Darlene Feld on July 17, 1971 in St. Joseph, MN. The couple lived in Sartell, MN for five years when they relocated to
Upsala, MN where they have made their home. Upon moving to Upsala, MN Tony and Darlene farmed for several years and later opened Tony’s Tool & Cutter Machine Shop. Tony loved the challenges at the machine shop, the bigger the challenge the more he loved his work. He was a member of the Albany Pioneer Club, and his true passion in life was collecting and restoring antique tractors. Tony also enjoyed fishing, camping, gardening, and had a true love for life. He was always open and willing to give something a try at least once. He was greatly loved and will be dearly missed.
Tony is survived by wife of 41 years, Darlene Achmann of Upsala, MN; children, Lisa (Steve) Hansen of Upsala, MN, Robyn Achmann of Stillwater, MN, and John (Kelly) Achmann of Upsala, MN; grandchildren, Jenny (Matt) Peterson, Mat Hansen, and Ella Achmann; brothers, John (Irma) Achmann of St. Wendall, MN and Leon (Janice) Achmann of Avon, MN.
Tony was preceded in death by parents, John and Laura Achmann.
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Monday: Buck Burgers/Buck FriesTuesday: Buy Any Pizza, Get Family Size Bread Sticks FREEWednesday: Broasted Chicken Buffet $7.00Thursday: Taco Bar $4.25Friday: All You Can Eat Fish $6.50, 21 Shrimp $5.50 Grilled Shrimp $9.95, 12 oz. Ribeye $8.95Saturday: BBQ Ribs $8.50
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April 14: 3-6 pm Honkey-Tonk-Healers
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We all pledge our allegiance To the flag- red, white and blue.
We bowed our heads, thanked the Lord For the good that farmers do.
The room was just a buzzing! There was so much good unrest!
A line up of splendid girls Were be-ing put to the test.
They wore their pretty dresses. Each one wore a winning smile.
Escorted by their parents, While they walked the longest mile.
They told us about dairy. Up on stage they did their best.
About their love for farming- ‘Twas a cut above the rest.
We are blessed to have these girls Willing to go out and tell,
About milk, cheese, and butter- And ice cream- they do it so well!
Thanks to all you young ladies Who put your heart into this.
To say each is a princess We would never be amiss!
Memo: A peacock spreads his feath-ers When he’s proud as he can be.
Our Dairy Delight! -By Jan Klug
You can be sure “feathers” flared When crowned, granddaughter, Chel-sea!
Give your family the ability to care about you, instead of caring for you. As you look to the future, the view is better when you’re pre-pared. One of the greatest gifts you can give yourself, and your loved
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Thrivent Presents: Planning for Long-term Care
care. Come and learn what long-term care
is, how much it costs, and discover ways to pay for it while preserving your sav-ings and independence. Thrivent Finan-cial Long-term Care Specialist Gwenn Branstad pictured will be the guest speaker on Saturday, May 4, 2013, 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the Buckman Build-ing, 209 First Street SE, Little Falls.
To register for this free event, call Carlyle Olsen at 320-632-1655.
By Grand Knight, Don KerfeldThe Grey Eagle/Swanville Knights
of Columbus along with other K of C councils will conduct their Tootsie Roll Campaign on April 26th through April 28th. Please support them with your contributions. The proceeds from this go toward the support of persons with special needs. The following message is printed inside every tootsie roll wrapper.
The Knights of Columbus is a Cath-olic, Family, Fraternal service organiza-tion. Our more than 1.7 million mem-bers and their families are dedicated to the ideals of Charity, Unity, Fraternity, and Patriotism. We work to benefit our
K of C Tootsie Roll CampaignCommunities, our Church, and our fel-low men and women. Knights have long placed a special emphasis on programs to benefit people with Intellectual dis-abilities, and over the last decade alone we have donated more than $1 billion and provided nearly 594 million hours of community service to them and countless others in need.
Your donation is greatly appreci-ated. It will help us continue this record of financial commitment and volunteer support. Please note that 100% of the profits from this project go directly to agencies and programs serving people with intellectual disabilities.
Hometown News • Thursday, April 11, 2013 • Page 5
Serving 4:30 p.m.
to 8:30 p.m. Monday, April 15, 2013At The Hub Supper Club
5 Miles North of Grey Eagle
Includes: Baked Beans, Potato, Cole Slaw, Rolls,
Coffee & Lemonade & DessertTICKETS: Advance: $8.00 • At the Door $8.50
Children 5-12: $5.00 • 4 & Under Free
St. Joseph Parish • Grey Eagle
& Meat Raffle
Take-Outs Available from 4:30-7:30 p.m.
Holdingford Area Knights of Columbus, St. Isidore Council 9307
CHICKEN & HAM DINNERSunday, April 14 • 3:30-7:00 PM
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Chanda Ripplinger and Daniel ArnesonChanda Ripplinger and Daniel
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Parents are Kevin Sr. and Sheila Ripplinger of Upsala, MN and Brian and Renae Arneson, McVille, ND.
Chanda graduated from Holding-ford High School in 2002 and the Cor-don Bleu Culinary Arts Institute of St. Paul, MN in 2004. She is currently em-ployed as the Safety Director of the Hol-idays Inn of Fargo and at WF Maxwells.
Daniel graduated in 2001 from Da-kota Prairie High School of Petersburg, ND and the University of Mary, Bis-marck, in 2005 with a Bachelor’s degree in Exercise Science. Dan is employed by Today’s Homework Remodeling Com-pany of Fargo and Bismarck.
A June 29 wedding is planned in ru-ral Park Rapids, MN.
EngagementJohn Binsfeld Cancer Benefit
There will be a cancer benefit for John Binsfeld on Sunday, April 21, 2013 at the Pelican Lake Ballroom, St. Anna, with a chicken dinner and a silent auc-tion all starting at 11:00 a.m., to help pay for his ongoing medical expenses and future treatments.
At the age of 59, on September 16th, 2012, John entered the emergency room at the St. Cloud Hospital thinking that the pain he had been experiencing for the last few months in his lower right side was a hernia. Only to be diagnosed with Stage 4 colon cancer. John began chemo treatment on October 22nd at the Coborn’s Cancer Center.
John’s motto is: “God will only
Pictured are John (center) with his wife Deb and son Greg.know when my time is done. My hope is for time. I still have songs to sing, pic-tures to paint, and people to meet.”
John is currently continuing treat-ment, and although the cancer seems to have deceased in size, he still has a long road to recovery. Whether recovery will be complete is still an unknown.
For event details or questions, feel free to contact Becky Stanoch 320-746-2698; Gwen Czech/Seitz 320-248-0328; Linda Maciej 320-232-3637. Donations can be made directly to the “John Bins-feld Cancer Fund”: Stearns Bank Hold-ingford, 580 Main Street, PO Box 9, Holdingford, MN 56340.
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TUE., APR. 16: Baked ham, scal-loped potatoes, mixed vegetables, straw-berry shortcake.
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THUR., APR. 18: Baked fish, au gratin potatoes, peas sherbet.
FRI., APR. 19: Chef’s salad, corn muffin, fruit salad.* Bread and skim milk served with each meal.Grey Eagle Dining Site: 320-285-4481
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Watercolor Art Class: Tuesday, April 23, from 5-8 p.m. for teens and adults in the Art Room at the Upsala Area Schools. (Enter through the southwest door.) Artist Dan Mondloch will present a class in watercolor techniques. Pre-register by contacting the Upsala Public Library or online at griver.org, events. Mondloch is a Central Minnesota native from a family of artists. Samples of his work can be seen at his website, www.danmondloch.com.
For more information about library activities visit the Upsala Community Calendar at www.cityofupsala.com or contact the Upsala Public Library at 320-573-4282.
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Upsala Lions Club donated $2,000.00 to the Morrison County CIRT Team to purchase a MUST Sheild (ballistic sheild). pictured are Sgt. Shawn Larsen Morrison County Sheriffs Department & Secretary Charlie Gunderson Upsala Lions Club.
On April 3rd the LPGE FFA Dairy Cattle team traveled to Upsala for regional Competition. They placed 1st in the contest and will be competing at state the end of April. Team Members: Houston Berscheit took home 1st place individual, followed by “Young Gun” Mitchell Middendorf in 2nd place, Jadon Buntjer also battled his way into 8th place, and Tanner Gjerstad rounded out the team. Great Job! Submitted by Curt Gjerstad.
The LPGE FFA Dairy Foods Team Placed 2nd at Region competition and is headed to state. Team members: Alicia Kedrowski (9th Ind.) Laura Becker (3rd Ind.) Abbey Borgstrom, Taylor Irwin (10th Ind.) and Alex Lemke. Congratulations!
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DNR Question of the WeekBy Carrol Henderson, Nongame Wild-life program Supervisor
Q: Last night I heard and saw what I believe was a flock of cranes. It was a dark night, with bright stars shining, but only a little moonlight. Is it common for cranes to migrate at night?
A: Sandhill cranes normally migrate during the day, but in some circumstanc-es they have been observed migrating
after dark, especially if there is a bright starlit or moonlit night sky.
A Florida field naturalist reported migratory sandhill cranes flying over-head at 10:30 p.m. and another two flocks flying overhead at 3 a.m. on the same night near Gainesville, Fla. on Nov. 25-26, 1984.
Sandhill cranes from eastern Min-nesota winter in Florida and would be migrating to Florida in November.
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Submitted by Paul Pelzer Upsala School held their awards
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Tracy Herzog: Blocking Beast, Rebound Leader
Alissa Zehrer: Most improvedLeadership Award: Aimee, Tracy,
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Bert Blyleven headlines Circle Me History: A Celebration of Baseball: A fundraising event for the Stearns History Museum
On Wednesday, April 24, 1913, pro-fessional baseballer Bert Blyleven will headline the Stearns History Museum’s spring event, Circle Me History, at the Gorecki Center in St. Joseph. He’ll talk about his own journey “From Small Town to the Big Leagues.”
Mr. Blyleven, for over twenty years in the major leagues, threw a mean curveball. He pitched his first game before he was twenty and his last game after he was forty. He threw for two winning teams in the World Series, the Minnesota Twins in 1987 and the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1979. He’s currently a color commentator for the Minnesota Twins and has perfected the “Circle Me, Bert” machine, to entertain fans at all home
games. Circle Me History will also feature
exhibits by two historians of local base-ball as well as memorabilia from the St. Cloud Rox drawn from the Museum’s collections.
Baseball has a long history in Stea-
rns County and has involved thousands of people. On one day, June 8, 1936, for example, the St. Cloud Daily Times and Daily Journal-Press, June 8, 1936 report-ed that despite Richmond’s early lead, the St. Cloud Merchants got five runs in the seventh and eighth. Lastrop beat St. Wendel; Buckman lost to Bowlus. Melrose gave Cold Spring a shellack-ing at 10 to 0. In other lopsided games Holdingford beat Avon 15 to 3, Watkins beat Albany 12 to 3, and Royalton took St. Stephen 14 to 2. Kimball defeated Kingston and Dassel beat Eden Valley. Cokato beat Darwin. In the upset of the day, the Rockville team took undefeated St. Martin’s 3 to 1. There were other games in the Northern League and in the Morrison County league, the Meeker County league. All of these games, and
others, got full coverage in the newspa-per, and this was in early June, not yet the height of the season.
The diamonds in our communities have long been alive with the sounds of bats and balls, cheers and boos. The St. Cloud Rox and the River Bats, local games and intertown rivalries provided entertainment, happy family afternoons (especially for the winners), as well as community building momentum all over Stearns County. Softball, Little League, pick up games, women’s teams, college teams, American Indian teams all have played a part in the history of Stearns County.
Our event commemorates all of Bert Blyleven continued to pg 9
In the spring, at the end of the day, you should smell like dirt. -Margaret Atwood
Thought for the week:
Notes from the Capitol By State Rep. Paul Anderson
Action on the major omni-bus and spend-ing bills is pro-ceeding at the Legislature. A small deficit is still projected when we begin the new bien-nium in July, so any new spend-ing we approve must either have
its own source of revenue or have a cor-responding reduction somewhere in the budget to balance out. Current plans by Democratic leadership call for around $2 billion in new taxes to finance their spending increases in education along with some fashion of property tax relief.
To the surprise of many, their early budget plans contained reductions in the area of health and human services. However, some of those affected pro-grams have been shuffled to other areas. For example the budget we passed in the Housing Finance Committee last week contained around $7 million for pro-grams that had been transferred to the Housing budget from HHS.
A bill heard in the Environment, Natural Resources and Ag Finance
Committee last week contained a pro-posal from committee chair, Rep. Jean Wagenius, for increases in fees for large water users in Minnesota. Those who use over one million gallons per year would be subject to this increase. The largest users of surface- and ground-wa-ter in the state are municipal water de-partments, with farm and other types of irrigation also affected by this proposal. The increase for agricultural irrigation is fourfold in the proposed legislation, while a testifier representing the state’s golf courses said the increase for some of his group would be 11 times.
The revenue from these increased fees would go to the DNR, the agency charged with approving large gallon wa-ter permits and monitoring ground water levels. While some increase may be war-ranted, it’s my feeling that the increas-es contained in this bill are too high. I support tightening regulations to insure that all those pumping over one million gallons per year out of a well obtain the necessary permits. When all these wells are accounted for, the DNR can do a bet-ter job of estimating water withdrawal out of a particular area. Currently, when a well is dug, the driller must submit the information to the Dept. of Health and, eventually, a permit must be obtained from the DNR for the use of large vol-ume wells.
Because of last year’s drought, concern over water supplies is high. In certain areas of the state that concern is higher. Snowfall this past winter has been average or above, which may be
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a sign that the drought is diminishing. Winter is having a hard time leaving us, as the forecast for this week contains several chances of snow along with con-tinued cold temps. Comparisons are be-ing made to last year’s early spring as much of the small grains had already been planted by this time. Last year was unusually early, while this year will probably be a bit late. Depending on the weather going forward, my guess is that we are at least two-three weeks away from substantial field work in our part of the state.
I sent out a survey last week to those who receive my email updates. If you would like to take part, at the end of this column is a link that will take you to it. I appreciate getting feedback from con-stituents, so I’d like to encourage you to take a few minutes to fill out the survey. Thanks in advance. You can find my sur-vey at www.house.mn/12b under “News Items” on the right side of the page.
Rep. Anderson can be contacted by email at [email protected] or by phone at 651-296-4317. To receive email updates sign-up on his webpage at www.house.mn/13a.
A patient once cried, “I have no faith in doctors!”
“That’s all right, ma’am,” said the physician, “my dog has no faith in the vet, but I take him and he gets cured.”
Faith is a vital force for our sal-vation. The Bible states, “Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and you will be saved.” That takes faith in God’s Word.
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Local Municipality Minutesresolution for construction bids at the next regular monthly council meeting. A walk through will be made on Monday, March 25, 2013 at 4:00pm with council members.
The Astech street sweeping agreement was looked at and dis-cussed. Jim Molitor made a motion to sign the agreement. AJ Johnson seconded the motion. All members voted in favor, motion carried.
No fault sewer insurance waiver was looked at. It was decid-ed to table until next year renewal.
There were six applications for the part-time maintenance worker. After discussion Jim Molitor made a motion to offer Eugene Epling the part-time position. Tim Grittner seconded the motion. All members voted in favor, motion carried.
The refuse and recycling con-tract with Waste Management is up at the end of March, 2013. Council agreed that it should be opened for bids instead of renewing the con-tract. The clerk will put the ad for refuse and recycling bids in the Morrison County Record and bids will be opened at the April 2, 2013 council meeting.
The Board of Appeal and Equalization is set for Tuesday, April 16, 2013 at 2:00 p.m., it will be held at the Senior Center.
Red’s Irish Pub liquor licenses will be expiring at the end of April, 2013. Jim Molitor made a motion to renew the liquor licenses for Red’s Pub for one year with the same fees as last year: Off Sale $100.00, On Sale $1750.00, and Sunday License $150.00, for a total of $2000.00. AJ Johnson seconded the motion. All members voted in favor, motion carried. The clerk will send out the
Swanville City Public HearingMarch 5, 2013
Mayor Peterson opened the Public Hearing and then turned the meeting over to WSN representa-tive Mike Rude who explained the Rhoda Avenue project and improve-ments. Mike handed out an outline of the improvements, preliminary estimated costs, and the estimated assessments residents will be as-sessed. After Mike’s presentation, questions and concerns from resi-dents present were answered.
The public hearing was then closed and the regular monthly council meeting was held.
Swanville CityMarch 5, 2013
Minutes of the Swanville City Council meeting held in the Swan-ville Center on Tuesday, March 5, 2013. The meeting called to or-der 7:30 p.m. with the following members present: Sandy Peterson, AJ Johnson, Jim Molitor, and Tim Grittner. Also present: Michael Rude, Brian Zapzalka and reporter Liz Verley.
Minutes of the Swanville City Council meeting held February 5, 2013 were read. AJ Johnson made a motion to accept the minutes as read. Tim Grittner seconded the motion. All members voted in fa-vor, motion carried.
The treasures report was given. A motion was made by Tim Grittner and seconded by AJ Johnson to ap-prove the treasurer’s report. All members voted in favor, motion carried.
Mike Rude, representing WSN, explained the next steps in the Rhoda Avenue project with a
necessary paper work with invoice to Red’s Pub.
JennieO Mill sewer rates are tabled until a tour is made.
There is a declared vacancy with the recent death of Council member Jim Piekarski. Jim served on the Swanville City Council since January 1992 and will be missed. Council will need to appoint a resident to fill the position until the next regular election.
The following claims were presented for payment. Members of the Council were furnished with a listing. Jim Molitor made a motion to approve the claims. Tim Grittner seconded the motion. All members voted in favor, motion carried.
The next monthly meeting will be held Tuesday, April 2, 2013, at 7:30 p.m.
There being no further busi-ness, a motion was made by AJ Johnson and seconded by Tim Grittner to adjourn. All members voted in favor, motion carried. Meeting adjourned 8:10 p.m.
Julie Hollermann, City Clerk/Treasurer
Grey Eagle TownshipApril 1, 2013
Call to Order: Ron Frericks called the meeting to order at 8:00 p.m. The pledge of allegiance was recited. Members Present: Ron Frericks, Ray Bense, Mary Ann Primus, Mike Rohe & Bev Eggerth.
Agenda Approval: A prelimi-nary agenda was presented. Ron asked if there were additions to the agenda. Ray made the motion to accept the agenda. Mike made the second. All in favor. Motion car-ried.
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Approval of Minutes: The clerk provided copies of the March 4, 2013 minutes to the board. Ray made the motion to approve the minutes as written. Mike made the second, all in favor. Minutes ap-proved.
Zoning Report: Nothing for this month.
Town Clerk’s Report: Clerk presented the claims list for March. Claims list included 12 claims for a total of $12,634.69; Mary Ann also asked for approval to pay the 1st quarter taxes which are due the end of April. Ray made the motion to approve the claims including the tax claim. Mike made the second, Motion carried unanimously. The Equalization meeting has been set for April 24, 2013 at 9:00 am. Todd County Township Officers meet-ing is on April 11, 2013 at 12:30 in Browerville.
Treasurer’s Report: Mary Ann Primus presented the treasurer’s report as follows: Beginning Bal-ance as of February 28, 2013: $212,353.31; Checks cleared 14, $8,883.34; Deposits including in-terest: $26.73; Balance as of March 31, 2013: $203,496.70; Outstand-ing Deposits: 0.00: Outstand-ing Checks: $40.00; Cash Avail-able: $203,456.70; CD Balance: $102,570.85.
Mike made the motion to ac-cept the treasurer’s report. Second by Ray. All in favor, Motion car-ried.
Road and Bridge Report: Ray will post part of Ascot Road at 5 ton; he felt the heavy trucks would wreck the road, the township just fixed last year. Ray also asked that a letter be sent to property owner who removed gravel and damaged the road surface when pushing snow across. Ron had a phone call after the last snow from a resident who asked why some roads are being plowed before others. Mike asked about the culvert on 335st and if something could be done be-fore the road is damaged. Ray will check the culvert.
The supervisors have set April 23, 2013 at 5:15 for their annual road check.
Additional agenda items: Ray reported the County weed meeting was pretty much the same as last year. Supervisors who attended the short courses learned about more documentation needed when hiring someone to work for the township or for supervisors who do work other than the normal duties.
Public Comment: Adjournment: Motion by Ray
to adjourn the meeting. Mike made the second. Meeting adjourned at 8:30 p.m.
Minutes not approved.Mary Ann Primus, Clerk/Trea-
surer
Upsala CityApril 1, 2013
Unofficial minutes.Members present: Mayor Rol-
lie Johnson, Joan Olson, Brian Lange, Dennis Westrich and Rob-ert Maciej. Clerk/Treasurer Adrian Welle. The City Council meeting
was called to order at 7:01 p.m. at Upsala City Hall by Mayor Rollie Johnson.
Motion made by Council Member Brian Lange and seconded by Council Member Joan Olson to accept the minutes from the March 4, 2013 Regular Council meeting. Motion carried unanimously.
Motion made by Council Member Joan Olson and seconded by Council Member Robert Maciej to accept the agenda. Motion car-ried unanimously.
Department Reports: Mainte-nance Report, Frank Koopmeiners: Water Usage was up for the month 283 gallons per day. Sewer was up .30 hour.
Fire Department Report, Lange: Minutes were presented to the council.
Planning Commission, Lange: No meeting.
UCDC, Olson): No meeting.Recreation Board, Johnson:
No meetingUnfinished Business: City
Clerk Adrian Welle updated the council on the software and com-puter upgrade.
New Business: Set Public Works meeting for April 17, 2013 at 4:30 p.m.
Mayor Rollie Johnson updated the council on the Tower Road proj-ect. It sounds like it will be pushed off another year.
Motion was made by Council-member Dennis Westrich and sec-onded by councilmember Robert Maciej to contract Sheri Johnson with the city at $18 per hour. Mo-tion failed 2-3 with Rollie Johnson, Brian Lange and Joan Olson voting no
Motion was made by Council-member Brian Lange and seconded by councilmember Dennis Westrich to contract Sheri Johnson with the city at $18 per hour, not to exceed 20 hours per month. Motion passed
4-1 with councilmember Joan Ol-son voting no.
Motion was made by council-member Brian Lange and seconded by councilmember Robert Maciej to approve a gambling permit for UBA. Motion carried unanimously
Ambulance update was given to the council Motion was made by Councilmember Brian Lange and seconded by Councilmember Joan Olson to accept the donation of a used ambulance to the city from Gold Cross Ambulance. Mo-tion carried unanimously.
Motion was made by Council-member Brian Lange and seconded by councilmember Joan Olson to not waive the monetary limits on municipal tort liability. Motion carried unanimously.
Motion was made by Coun-cilmember Robert Maciej and seconded by Councilmember Joan Olson to approve sending Clerk Adrian Welle to the MMCI Train-ing April 22-26. Motion carried unanimously.
Motion made by Council-member Joan Olson and seconded by Councilmember Brian Lange to write off accounts payable and accounts receivable balances be-tween the general fund, water fund and sewer fund. Motion carried unanimously
Financial Report: Motion made by Brian Lange and second-ed by Robert Maciej to approve the bills in the amount of $18,420.15 as presented by Treasurer Adrian Welle. Motion carried unanimous-ly.
Local Board of Appeal and Equalization April 19, 2013 at 1:00 p.m.
Reminder to residents and council that the next Regular scheduled council meeting will be May 6, 2013 at 7:00 p.m. Meeting was adjourned at 8:49 p.m.
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ASSESSMENT NOTICEImportant Information Regarding Assessment and Classification of Property
This May Affect Your 2014 Property Taxes Notice is hereby given that the Board of Appeal and Equalization for Grey Eagle Township shall meet on April 24, 2013, 9:00 a.m. at the Township Hall. The purpose of this meeting is to determine whether taxable property in the jurisdiction has been properly valued and classified by the assessor, and to determine whether corrections need to be made. If you believe the value or classification of your property is incorrect, please contact your assessor’s office to discuss your concerns. If you are still not satisfied with the valuation or classification after discussing it with your assessor, you may appear before the local board of appeal and equalization. The board shall review the valuation, classification, or both if necessary, and shall correct it as needed. Generally, an appearance before your local board of appeal and equalization is required by law before an appeal can be taken to the county board of appeal and equalization. *The board of appeal and equalization meeting will be scheduled by appointment only. Please call the Todd County Assessor’s Office to schedule an appointment. Phone (320) 732-4146. Given under my hand this 1st day of April, 2013.
Mary Ann Primus, Clerk
Bert Blyleven continued from page 7these teams and these players, even the wannabes, with our Circle Me History baseball evening.
The Stearns Museum will also take the opportunity to present its Zapp His-torian Award to Professor Bill Morgan, local historian, retired Saint Cloud State professor, and author of several books on Stearns County history. The event will include dinner and silent and live auctions
Mr. Blyleven will sign one item per person and dinner guests will also have the opportunity to have their own photos taken in front of historic photo of the old Rox stadium.
Circle Me History tickets can be
purchased on line at www.stearns-muse-um.org, over the telephone at 253-8424, or in person at 235 South 33rd Avenue, St. Cloud.
For electronic copies of Stearns History Museum baseball photos con-tact Annette Atkins, Interim Executive Director, at [email protected].
Upcoming Wellness Class scheduledA Wellness Class covering Detoxi-
fication, Reducing Environmental Tox-ins, Obesity and HCG-the Fat Burning Diet on Tuesday, April 23, 2013 from 5:30-7:00 p.m. at the Tri-City Christian Center, Freeport.
This class is presented by Dr. Deb Proechel, chiropractic and naturopathic physician. The program is free. Please pre-register by calling 320-836-7150 or 888-827-7859 prior to 10:00 a.m. on the class date.Hours: Wed. - Fri: 11-6; Sat: 9-12
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JOIN US IN WORSHIPGrace Alive! Evangelical Free Church of America
AlbanyPastor Joe Williquette
209 Co Rd 156 (Rocky Ridge Outlet) • 320-845-7676Sunday Worship 10:00 a.m. Nursery provided.
Immanuel Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod) Albany
Reverend Fred Kutter23845 Co. Rd 40 • 320-845-2620
Sunday Worship 9:30 a.m. Sunday School & Bible Study 10:35 a.m.Our Saviors Lutheran Church-ELCA
AlbanyPastor Bradley Pearson
840 Lake Ave • 320-845-2405Sunday Worship 8:00 a.m. & 10:30 a.m. 9:15 a.m. Education Hour.
Seven Dolors Catholic Church, AlbanyFather Michael Naughton, OSB
151 2nd St S • 320-845-2705Mon.-Wed. Mass 7:30 a.m. Wed. 9 a.m. HFS. Fri. 7:30 a.m. Sat. 7:30 a.m. & 5 p.m. Sun. 10:30 a.m.
Avon Community ChurchPastor Chuck Pelkey
204 Avon Ave. N • 320-356-9001Sunday School 9:00 a.m. Worship Service 10:30 a.m.
St. Benedict’s Catholic Church, Avon320-356-7121
Saturday Mass 5:00 p.m. Sunday Mass 8:00 & 10:30 a.m.Brighter Days Family Church, Burtrum
Pastor Anna Payne320-285-7262
Sunday Worship Service 10:30 a.m. Midweek Service, Wednesday, 7 p.m.Faith Community Church, Burtrum
Pastor Allen Travaille320-285-3390 • 320-763-4671
Sunday Fellowship 9:30 a.m. Sunday Service 10:00 a.m. Bi-weekly Bible Study.
St. Edward’s Catholic Church, ElmdaleFather Michael A. Kellogg
8550 Hwy 238 • 320-573-2975Sacrament of Reconciliation Sunday 9:30 a.m. Sunday Mass 10:00 a.m.
St. Stanislaus Kostka Catholic Church, BowlusFather Michael A. Kellogg
104 Main St. • 320-584-5313Sacrament of Reconciliation Saturday 7:30 p.m. Saturday Mass 8:00 p.m.
Community Country Church, Holdingford Chaplain Rev. Gregg Valentine
42457 171st Ave. • 320-746-0005Sunday School & Adult Bible Study 9 a.m. Worship Service 10 a.m. (nursery available). Wednesday AWANA & Youth Group at 6:30 p.m.
Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Freeport Father Roger Klassen
106 3rd Ave NE • 320-836-2143Sunday Mass 9:15 a.m. Weekday Mass: Wed. & Fri. 8:15 a.m. Sacrament of Reconciliation 8:00 a.m. or by appt.
Tri-City Christian Center, Freeport Lead Pastor Mitch Wall
Children’s Pastor Lindsay Hellermann338 W Main St • 320-836-2997
Sunday Worship 9 a.m. Wednesday 7 p.m. Kids Classes, Adult Bible Study & Prayer.St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Grey Eagle
Pastor Ron Tibbetts • Missouri Synod219 Cedar St • 320-285-2902
Sunday Service 9 a.m.; Sunday School 10 a.m. Holy Communion 1 & 3 Sunday.
St. Joseph's Catholic Church, Grey EagleFather Ron Dockendorf
MN & Bovee Sts • 320-285-2545Saturday Service 4:30 p.m. Sunday Service 9:00 a.m.
United Methodist Church, Grey EaglePastor Gary Taylor
30422 Co Rd 2 • 320-285-8013Sunday Worship & Sunday School 9:00 a.m.
All Saints Catholic Church, HoldingfordFather Gregory Mastey
Father John Paul Knopik, Parochial Vicar320-746-2231
Oct. 1.-April 1: Sunday Mass 8:00 a.m. Wed. 8:00 a.m. SH
St. Mary’s Catholic Church, HoldingfordFather Mark Stang
311 River Street • 320-746-2231Weekday Mass: Tues. 7 p.m., Wed. 8 a.m., Thurs. 8 a.m. Fri. 8 a.m. Oct. 1-Apr. 1: Sunday Mass at 8 a.m.
St. Mary's Catholic Church, MelroseFather Marvin Enneking
211 5th Ave SE • 320-256-4207Saturday Mass 5:00 p.m. Sunday Mass 8:00 & 10:30 a.m. Monday 7:30 a.m. communion service. Tuesday 5:30 p.m. Mass. Wednesday & Thursday 7:30 a.m. Friday All School Mass 8:30 a.m. www.stmarysofmelrose.com
St. Paul's Lutheran Church, MelrosePastor Kevin Mann
207 E 5th St N • 320-256-3847Sunday Worship 9:00 a.m. Wednesday Service 6:30 p.m.
Immaculate Conception Church, New MunichFather Roger Klassen
106 3rd Ave NE • 320-836-2143Saturday Mass 4:00 p.m. Sunday Mass 10:30 a.m. Weekday Mass: Tues. & Thurs. 8:15 a.m. Sacrement of Reconciliation 8:00 a.m. or by appt.
Immaculate Conception Church, St. AnnaFather Gregory Mastey
Father John Paul Knopik, Parochial VicarCo Rd 9 • 320-356-7313
Sat. 8:00 p.m. St. Anthony Catholic ChurchFather Michael Naughton, OSB
24328 Trobec Street • 320-845-2416Thurs. Mass 8:30 a.m. Sunday Mass 8:30 a.m.
St. Francis of Assisi Catholic ChurchFather Michael A. Kellogg
44055 State Hwy 238 • 320-573-2975Sacrament of Reconciliation Saturday 3:30 p.m. Saturday Mass 4:00 p.m.
St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church, St. RosaFather Roger Klassen
28905 Co Rd 17 • 320-836-2537Saturday Mass 8:00 p.m. Sunday Mass 9 a.m. Weekday Mass: Mon. - Thurs. 8:00 a.m.; Fri. 8:00 p.m. Sacrament of Reconciliation 15 min. before weekday Mass or by appt.
Episcopal Church of the Good Samaritan, Sauk Centre Father Roger V. Phillips 520 Main Street South 320-352-6882 or 320-285-2310Holy Communion/Morning Prayer, 10 a.m. Wed. 1 p.m. Bible Study.
St. John’s Catholic Church, SwanvilleFather Ron Dockendorf
22nd 1st St • 320-547-2920Saturday Service 7:30 p.m. Sunday Service 10:30 a.m.
St. Peter’s Lutheran Church (LCMS), SwanvillePastor John O. Grein
505 Berkey Ave • 320-547-2928Sunday Service 9:00 a.m. Sunday School & Bible Class 10:15 a.m.
Swanville Bible ChurchPastor Dave Packo
301 Berkey Ave • 320-547-2916Sunday Service 10:30 a.m. Sunday School 9:30 a.m.
Community Covenant Church, UpsalaPastor Craig Johnson
Nathan Hillman, Director of Youth & Family Ministries
Main Street • 320-573-2672Sunday School 9 a.m.; Worship Service 10:15 a.m.
Gethsemane Lutheran Church ELCA, UpsalaPastor Trish Jorgenson
418 S Main St • 320-573-2001 Sunday School 9:00 a.m. for all ages, Sunday Worship 10:30 a.m.; Holy Communion every Sunday. Fellowship following worship.
Mt. Olive Evangelical Lutheran Church, UpsalaPastor Fred Kutter
201 Johnson St • 320-573-2630Sunday Service 8:00 a.m.
St. Mary’s Catholic Church, UpsalaFather Michael. A. Kellogg
402 Main Street • 320-573-2975Sacrament of Reconciliation Sunday 7:30 a.m. Sunday Mass 8:00 a.m.
Word of Life Free Lutheran Church, UpsalaContact: Steve Johnson
3328 1st Ave W • 320-573-4450Wednesday Kid’s Club, Youth Group & Adult Bible Study 7:00 p.m. Sunday School 9:15 a.m. Sunday Worship Service 10:30 a.m.
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The Minnesota Department of Natu-ral Resources (DNR) encourages ho-meowners to complete necessary open burning now, as restrictions will take ef-fect shortly after snowmelt occurs.
“Warm temperatures will continue to erode the snowpack in the next few weeks,” said Larry Himanga, DNR fire prevention coordinator. “This will ex-pose last year’s leaves and other yard waste. The safest way to dispose of this vegetation is to recycle or compost it.”
Homeowners who choose to burn should do so under the safest conditions, which is when snow is still on the ground. In addition, a DNR burning permit is not required when there are three or more inches of continuous snow cover. This cover drastically reduces the chance a fire will escape and burn unintended
DNR encourages homeowners to complete necessary open burning
St. Cloud Hospital Behavioral Health Clinic to offer Family and Friends Support Group for Eating Disorders
In the United States, nearly 30 mil-lion women and men of all ages, race and backgrounds suffer from a clinically significant eating disorder, such as an-orexia or bulimia, at some point in their lives. An eating disorder affects the en-tire family.
To help, the St. Cloud Hospital Be-havioral Health Clinic is offering a Fam-ily and Friends Support Group for Eat-ing Disorders from 4:30-6:00 p.m. the first Thursday of the month beginning May 2 at CentraCare Health Plaza in the Leonard, Street & Deinard room. There will be no support group in July.
Groups are led by a licensed psy-chologist or registered dietitian and provide support to friends and family
through education and sharing with oth-ers who also have a loved one with an eating disorder. Each month a different topic will be explored. Attendees will take away tips for making mealtimes less stressful, how to respond to food and body image struggles and what to say or not to say.
People who may have or be at risk of developing eating disorders: Weigh themselves every day; Skip at least one meal a day; Count calories and fat grams every time they eat; and Exercise be-cause they feel they have to, not because they want to.
There is no cost to attend. For more information, please call title Bette Bakke, PhD, LP, at 320-229-4918.
areas. Check local city and municipal regulations as many are more stringent.
Spring fire restrictions will soon take effect and will severely limit open burn-ing until summer green-up occurs. Tra-ditionally, most wildfires occur in April and May. More than 95 percent of these fires are caused by human error. Due to the high fire incidence during this period, the DNR initiates burning restrictions to coincide with this annual “fire season.”
The restrictions are weather depen-dent, but normally last from four to six weeks until sufficient green vegetative growth occurs. Historically, spring fire restrictions dramatically decrease the number and size of accidental fires.
By burning prior to snowmelt, ho-meowners can reduce the potential for an escaped fire, which could endanger homes and property. And, if the DNR or a fire department has to respond to an es-caped fire, the homeowner is responsible for the cost.
Hometown News • Thursday, April 11, 2013 • Page 11
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WANTED TO BUY: Slaughter cows, also lumpjaw cattle, foundered steers, etc. (Pay with green.) Henry Kasper, 320-547-9913, cell 320-360-9913. 5/2P
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GIVEAWAY: 2 piece sectional with hide-a-bed, includes corner table, foot stool and side table, good condition. Call 320-248-5310.
FOR SALE: 10 week old female Chi-huahua. Call 320-547-2485.
FOR SALE: Skyline fifth wheel camp-er, one slide out, 24.5 feet, lite, stored inside. Call 320-573-2340.
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State Senator Paul Gazelka, R-Cass County, was heard in the Senate Tax Re-form Division Committee on Thursday and was laid over for consideration to be included in the Senate Tax Committee’s Omnibus Tax Bill.
The aim of this legislation is to at-tract retired military members to move back to Minnesota once they’re finished with their career in the military. Sena-tor Gazelka said, “Generally, retired military members have identified them-selves as highly skilled individuals. It would be valuable to Minnesota to give them incentive to return and hopefully become part of the workforce here and apply their expertise and become valu-able assets to the private sector.”
The 2013 Legislative Session is set to adjourn on May 20th with many large omnibus bills, such as the Tax Omnibus Bill being debated extensively between now and then. “Senate File 32 has broad bipartisan support and I’m confident it will remain in the final bill,” said Sena-tor Gazelka. “There have been several attempts over the past 8 years or so to pass legislation to exempt retired mili-tary members’ pay. With strong biparti-san support this year, I’m confident this will pass. Many retired military mem-bers have many years to contribute to the workforce and they have exceptional skills as proven and experienced leaders that can absolutely help benefit Minne-sota’s economy.”
Senator Gazelka’s Bill to Exempt Military Retirement Income from Income Taxes
Advances in the Senate
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