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Upcoming Events

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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 11 • Forever Young Phase III Chorus Con-cert, First Lutheran Church, Sauk Centre, 7 p.m.

FRI.-SUN., SEPTEMBER 12-14 • Albany Pioneer Days. See ad on page 5.

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 14 • Forever Young Phase III Chorus Concert, Our Savior’s Lutheran Church, Albany, 7 p.m. • Grey Eagle/Swanville Knights of Columbus Sausage & Egg Breakfast from 8 a.m.-noon at St. Johns the Baptist Catho-lic Church Hall, Swanville. • St. Michael’s Matching Grant Break-fast from 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at Spring Hill church basement.

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17 • Freeport Community Center Chicken Fry from 4:30-7 p.m. at the Freeport Com-munity Center. See ad on page 4. • Grey Eagle Senior Center Monthly Membership Meeting at 11 a.m. at the cen-ter.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 20 • St. Cloud Diocesan Council of Cath-olic Women 61st Annual Fall Conference at 8 a.m. at St. Marcus Church, Clear Lake.

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24 • Grey Eagle Senior Center Pot Luck/Bingo Party at 5 p.m. at the center.

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 28 • Albany Legion Smorgasbord Break-fast from 8 AM- noon at Church of Seven Dolors Parish Center, Albany.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 4 • St. John’s Catholic Church 30th An-nual Craft Fair from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. at the Swanville School. • Annual Burtrum Bean Bake from 4:30-8 p.m. at the Burtrum Community Center.

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 5 • All Saints Christian Women 16th An-nual Pancake Breakfast/Quilt/Cash Raf-fle, from 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at St. Mary’s Church, Holdingford. • Matching Fund Breakfast from 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at Immaculate Conception Church basement, New Munich.

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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 26 • BINGO at 7:30 p.m. at St. Mary’s Church basement, Melrose.

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A l b e r t E i n s t e i n once said, “Imagination is more important than knowledge.”

There’s no shortage of smart people in the world. But there is a shortage of creative people in the world. Thinking is the

hardest and most valuable task any person can perform. Don’t stifle it, encourage it. Remember, there’s no correlation between IQ and creativity.

Why aren’t more people creative? Sometimes people are afraid of trying something new and getting ridiculed for it. Sometimes people don’t believe that

something could be better so they don’t bother trying to be more creative.

Whatever the reasons, the biggest risk can sometimes be not taking a risk.

In the book “The Creative Executive,” Granville Toogood says that we are by nature creative, but most of us fail to recognize our creative potential. We race through our careers often never recognizing that creativity is as important to business as DNA is to evolution. And when creativity pops up around us we are often quick to mock it. Corporate cultures talk creativity, but the herd favors mediocrity, he says.

How can you improve your life? If you keep doing what you’re doing, you’re only going to keep getting what you already have. To get a better life, you need to do something different, and it all starts with being creative.

“Creativity is just connecting things. When you ask creative people how they did something, they feel a little guilty because they didn’t really do it, they just saw something. It seemed obvious to them after a while.” That particular piece of wisdom is from the late Apple founder Steve Jobs.

What may seem obvious for a software engineer at Apple seems utterly amazing to me. Who would have Harvey Mackay continued to pg 3

ever imagined the power of the Internet? Twenty years ago, who would have ever imagined that you could have the entire Internet in your hand?

Certainly, great artists, writers and composers come to mind when the discussion turns to creativity. But did they all create something new? Artists work with the same three primary colors plus black and white. Writers all start with the same 26 letters. Beethoven and the Beatles used the same musical notes.

In all those cases, they’ve taken the familiar in a different direction. They didn’t reinvent the wheel. They just changed the wheel’s course.

Anyone can do it. Being creative is not the same as being original – that is,

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you don’t have to start from scratch to be creative. Consider this advice:

• Connect ideas. Some ideas are better than others. But instead of waiting for that stroke of genius to hit you, take a couple pretty good ideas and look for ways to connect them.

• Repeat. Analyze what you’ve already done, and try creating it all over again. Chances are you’ll find a way to improve it, or perhaps give it a fresh angle. You may also find a way to save time or use new resources by exploring what you already know.

• Consider the impact. Who else does the problem affect? You may gain valuable insight and build support by including others in your analysis and solution.

• Do some extra research. Don’t assume you have all the facts you need. Before trying to solve the problem, dig deep into the background and the issues surrounding it. You may uncover something new that will lead to a fresh approach when nothing else has worked.

• Limit yourself. Sometimes having a wide variety of tools at your fingertips can overwhelm your brain. Take a few ideas at a time, and discard those that get in the way.

• Stick to a schedule. Inspiration will find you more easily if it knows where to look. Set a regular time and

place for your creative work so your mind gets used to searching for ideas on a predictable basis.

• Accept mistakes. Don’t obsess over perfection. Try things even if you’re not sure they’ll succeed. Often you’ll stumble across a different strategy or a better path along the way.

How’s this for a creative approach? A man bet a friend that he could make a million dollars selling rocks. After his friend took him up on that offer, he packaged rocks in cardboard cartons that looked like pet carriers, filled them with straw, and called them Pet Rocks. Do I need to tell you that he made more than a million dollars?

Mackay’s Moral: “Creative genius” is a misnomer – you don’t have to be a genius to be creative.

Reprinted with permission from na-tionally syndicated columnist Harvey Mackay, author of the New York Times #1 bestseller “Swim With The Sharks Without Being Eaten Alive,” “We Got Fired!...And It’s the Best Thing That Ever Happened to Us,” “The Mackay MBA of Selling in the Real World,” and “Use Your Head To Get Your Foot In The Door.”

Harvey Mackay continued from page 2

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We would like to say a big thank you to everyone for the calls and concern for Ron Strassburg during his illness and transplant surgery, and especially for all the prayers which kept us going. Please keep him in your thoughts during his recovery. God bless each one.

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We would like to say thank you to all our family and friends for helping us cel-ebrate our 50th anniversary and making it such a special day.

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The Little Birch Lake Association expresses their sincere thanks and apprecia-tion for the generous support and contributions we received from the many area businesses, lake residents, homeowners, visitors and friends in helping to make our annual Dinner Dance fundraiser a huge success. We use the proceeds to keep Little Birch Lake a great place to live and visit, in particular, we are working diligently to gain and keep control of the milfoil problem in the lake. Your contributions and efforts are a tremendous help and are most deeply appreciated. Thanks everyone!

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Every year, at least 1.7 million people in the United States suffer from a traumatic brain injury (TBI) according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. TBI is a contributing factor to a third of all injury-related deaths.

Join St. Cloud Hospital Rehabilitation Center and the MN Brain Injury Alliance at 9 a.m. Sept. 20 at CentraCare Health Plaza for the Fifth Annual St. Cloud Walk for Thought. This one-mile walk will celebrate the strengths and successes of thousands of individuals who have experienced brain in-jury, along with their families, friends, and

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ObituariesAlan D. Van Drehl

Alan D. Van Drehle, age 53 of New Munich, completed his life’s journey s u r r o u n d e d by his family on Thursday, September 4, 2014 after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer at his

home in New Munich, Minnesota.A Mass of Christian Burial was

held at 11 a.m. Monday, September 8 at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in New Munich with Rev. Roger Klassen, O.S.B. officiating. Interment was in the parish cemetery.

Alan Donald Van Drehle was born August 14, 1961 in Melrose, Minnesota to John and Marion (Olmscheid) Van Drehle. He graduated from Melrose High School in 1979. On September 2, 1989 he was united in marriage to Lynn Thelen at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in New Munich. Alan farmed on the family farm until 1986 when he purchased his own dairy farm just outside of New Munich. He took pride in being a farmer and was dedicated to his profession.

He was a member of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in New Munich and served on the parish council,

and was a member of the New Munich Lions. Alan liked to collect pedal tractors and toy tractors. He enjoyed watching the Minnesota Twins and Minnesota Vikings and loved spending time with his family.

Survivors include his wife, Lynn Van Drehle of New Munich; children, Brittany and Brady Van Drehle, both at home; brothers and sisters, Donald (Helen) Van Drehle of Melrose, Kathleen (Paul) Buermann of Greenwald, Joan (Harold) Rademacher of Greenwald, Richard (Charlene) Van Drehle of Melrose, Doris (Fred) Kraemer of Greenwald, Darlene (Rueben) Nathe of Sauk Centre, Bob (Renee) Van Drehle of Spring Hill, Irene (Gary) Marthaler of Meire Grove, David (Luann) Van Drehle of New Munich, Carol (Dale) Athmann of St. Cloud, and Alfred (Alvina) Van Drehle of Elrosa; and father and mother-in-law, Otto and Fran Thelen of New Munich.

He was preceded in death by his parents, John and Marion Van Drehle.

Serving as casket bearers were Cory Nathe, Justin Van Drehle, Jerry Rieland, Alfred Van Drehle, Kurt Marthaler, Mark Rademacher, Dennis Feldewerd, and Dave Van Drehle. Cross bearer was Aaron Van Drehle and scripture bearer was Kristi Zimmer.

Arrangements were made with Patton-Schad Funeral & Cremation Services of Melrose.

Kenneth W. BesemanKenneth W.

Beseman, 82 year old resident of Swanville, MN passed away Monday, September 1, 2014 at Diamond Willow Assisted Living in Little Falls, MN.

F u n e r a l Services were

held at 11:00 A.M. on Monday, September 8, 2014 at Zion Lutheran Church in Little Falls with Rev. Gary Hendrickson officiating. Burial was at the Springbrook Cemetery in Swanville, MN.

Kenneth Walter Beseman was born on February 24, 1932 in Culdrum Township, Morrison County, Minnesota. He was the son of August Herman and Anna (Schwandt) Beseman. He was the youngest of 4 children. He grew up in the Swanville area. Ken was married to Arlene Schmidt on October 18, 1953 and to this union they had three boys, Scott Gregory, Terry Craig and Timothy Steven. In those early years Ken & Arlene raised pigs, milked dairy cattle and had a few horses. In 1966 the family moved to Morris Minnesota to pursue a career change. Ken returned to Swanville in 2001 where he has lived until the time of his death on September 1, 2014. While in Morris, Ken worked for Tomlinson Motors, Trailways Café, Stan Peterman Ford, and Heartland Motors until his retirement in 2000. He enjoyed bowling, fishing, and playing cards with his friends and family. When he moved to Swanville some of his friends from Morris would make the trek up to Swanville to get some card playing in for old times sake. Music was a very big part of Ken’s life and he loved to sing and would sing at church with his choir and he did solo’s for church, weddings and funerals. Ken was very active in the Quarter Horse Association where he and his boys showed horses. Ken became an AQHA judge for 25 years until he was 72 years old and he traveled 31 states and all Provinces of Canada. Ken was also active in amateur baseball in his younger years and officiating softball in his later years. Ken enjoyed

watching his grandchildren in sports, watching the Gopher sports, Minnesota Vikings, Minnesota Twins, and the Minnesota Lynx. Ken enjoyed working on his yard working with his flowers and landscaping. One of Ken’s greatest joys in life were his Corgi’s, Sabrina, Muffin, Ruby, Jewel and Katie.

Ken is survived by his sons, Scott Beseman of Boise, ID, Terry (LaVon) Beseman of Blaine MN, and Tim (Kathi) Beseman of Raymond MN; 5 grandchildren, Troy (Najla) Beseman, Tracy (Ross) Peters, Amanda (Aaron) Pauling, Trisha (Nathan) Helland, and Ashley Beseman; and 4 great grandchildren, Isaac Thomas, Caleb Noah, Joshua Terry Beseman and Baby boy, Pauling; brother, Donald (Irene) Beseman; sister in law, Margaret Besemann; many nieces and nephews. Ken was preceded in death by his parents; brother, Gordon; sister and brother in law, Adeline (Walter) Hartwig, and sister in law, Mert Beseman.

Honorary Pallbearers were Tracy Peters, Amanda Pauling, Trisha Helland, Ashley Beseman, Isaac, Caleb and Joshua Beseman, Baby Boy Pauling, Lloyd Beseman and Dick Evans.

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Roger DoucetThe Mass of

Christian Burial celebrating the life of Roger Doucet, age 78 of St. Cloud, formerly of Holdingford, was held at 11:00 AM Friday, August 22 at the Church of All Saints, St. Hedwig in H o l d i n g f o r d .

Father David Grundman officiated and burial was in the parish cemetery. Roger died Tuesday, August 19, 2014 peacefully at his home in St. Cloud with his family by his side.

Roger was born June 30, 1936 in Nicollet, MN to Charles and Genevieve (Michels) Doucet. He attended high school in Springfield, MN. He graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree from The University of St. Thomas. He later earned two Master’s Degrees from St. Cloud State University. He taught in McGregor before beginning his career in the Holdingford Schools. He

married Patricia Breth on December 27, 1961 in St. Hedwig Catholic Church in Holdingford. The couple moved to Osseo, where he taught in the Osseo School District for nine years before returning to Holdingford. Roger worked in the Holdingford Schools where he served as a teacher; business administrator and Superintendant for the final 16 years of his career. In 2006, Roger and Pat moved to their retirement home in St. Cloud. He was a member of St. Hedwig’s and St. Michaels Catholic Churches, the Knights of Columbus St. Isadore Council, the Minnesota Association of School Administrators and he was a Bush Fellowship Member.

Roger is survived by his children, Anne (Tom) Clausing, Brooklyn Park and Chuck (Lisa) Doucet, Holdingford. He is also survived by his grandchildren, Alec Clausing, Eric Clausing, Zach Clausing and Grace Doucet; and his sisters; Ellen (James) Kruger, Eugene, OR; Joan Hoffman, Springfield and Rita (Tom Beer) Doucet, Minneapolis

He is preceded in death by his parents and his wife, Pat on January 6, 2014.

Leo Anton JochumMass of

Christian Burial c e l e b r a t i n g the life of Leo Jochum, age 91, of Fridley, formerly of Albany will be 12:00 PM T h u r s d a y , September 11, 2014 at Seven Dolors Catholic Church in Albany. Father

Cletus Connors, OSB will officiate and burial will take place in the parish cemetery. Leo passed away Sunday afternoon at home with his wife by his side. There will be visitation at 11:00 AM at the church on Thursday prior to mass.

Leo was born on August 4, 1923 in St. Martin, MN to Anton and Elizabeth (Blonigan) Jochum. Leo grew up and farmed in farming township. In 1955 he moved to Columbia Heights. He married

Irene Birr on May 25, 1957 at the Seven Dolors Catholic Church in Albany. The couple resided in Columbia Heights until 1971 and then moved to Fridley. Leo worked at Portec Pioneer Division building road equipment. He retired in 1987. He enjoyed woodworking and crafting and he especially loved ice fishing in the winters.

He is survived by his wife, Irene; children, Diane Knutson, Coon Rapids; Doreen (Tom) Lucht, Franklin, WI; Debra (Mark) Miller, Grafton, WI and David Jochum, Elgin, IL; grandchildren, Elizabeth (Troy) Dey, Eric Knutson, Marisa Lucht and Jessica Lucht; great-grandson, Rowan Dey; sister, Clara Schlueter, Albany; brothers-in-law, Norbert Husmann, Colombia Heights, Romaine Hoffarth, Avon and Howard (Donna) Birr, Albany; sister-in-law, Gertrude Jochum, St. Paul.

He is preceded in death by his parents, Anton and Elizabeth; sisters, Christine Hoffarth, Alma Husmann, Marcella Buttweiler, brother, Walter Jochum and son-in-law, Martin Knutson.

William G. “Bill” SchwankeW i l l i a m

G. “Bill” Schwanke, age 62 of Grey Eagle, died suddenly on Tuesday, September 9, 2014 at his home in Grey Eagle, Minnesota.

A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, September 13

at St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church in Grey Eagle with Rev. Ron Tibbetts officiating. Interment will be at Lakeview Cemetery in Grey Eagle.

Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service on Saturday at the church in Grey Eagle.

William Gerald Schwanke was born September 6, 1952 in Sauk Centre, Minnesota to Gerald and Janet (Zellmann) Schwanke. He graduated in 1970 from the Grey High School. He attended college at Moorhead State University for two years before returning home to help on the family farm. He was

employed at Dairy Ridge in Long Prairie for 11 years.

William was an active member of St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church in Grey Eagle where he sang on the church choir. He also sang in the Grey Eagle Community Choir. He enjoyed gardening, his cats, taking walks in the woods along his property, and most of all, spending time with his family and friends.

Survivors include his mother, Janet Sufka of Grey Eagle; sisters, Linda (Paul) Larsen of St. Francis, Nancy (Kevin) Bitz of Grey Eagle, and Janice (Gary) Glockzin Sr. of San Diego, CA; five nephews and three nieces; aunts, Carolyn Ilgen of Grey Eagle and Marlene (Leonard) Brikholz of Blaine; and many cousins and friends.

William was preceded in death by his father, Gerald Schwanke; and brother, Dan Schwanke.

Serving as casket bearers will be Darrell Bitz, Micheal Bitz, Joshua Bitz, Bradley Miley, Gary Glockzin Jr., and Scott Larsen.

Arrangements were made with Patton-Schad Funeral and Cremation Services of Grey Eagle.

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rns History Museum on Tuesday, September 16th from 10-11:00 a.m. for an instructional webinar on Organizing Your Genealogy. Lori Bessler, Reference Librarian & Outreach Co-ordinator at the Wisconsin Historical Society Library Archives will be the presenter.

The best way to get more out of your family research is to have it well organized! This webinar provides practical advice on or-ganizing the information you have gathered, analyzing that information and then going forward with your research. You will find something useful in this webinar whether you organize with binders or software.

About the Presenter: Lori Bessler has worked as a Reference Librarian and Out-reach Coordinator at the Wisconsin Histori-

cal Society Library Archives, one of the top five genealogical libraries in North America, since 1988. Lori has lectured throughout Wisconsin and the Midwest on genealogi-cal topics for over 25 years and has been re-searching family history for over 35 years.

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Dear Dave,My husband

and I have been living on a budget for a few months, and for some reason there seems to be leaks in our budget. It’s just a few dollars here and there, but added together it makes a huge dent. Can you

give us some advice? -Joy

Dear Joy,This kind of thing happens a lot in

household budgeting, especially to folks who are new to the game. Here are some ideas to help stretch your dollars and plug those leaks.

Use the cash-only method, especially when shopping for groceries. Take only the amount you have budgeted, and don’t use your debit card or a check. Also, use coupons only for items you would buy

anyway. In addition, you can stock up on items you use often when there is a big sale. These little things will add up.

Try eating out only on special occasions, drink water as your beverage and don’t be afraid to use coupons in restaurants, either. When it comes to buying clothes, make a habit of checking out the sale rack first. You can shop at thrift and consignment stores, and sell the clothes you don’t wear anymore.

With entertainment, use dollar-off and buy-one-get-one-free coupons whenever you can. See a matinee or a second-run movie, and if you’re going somewhere with a bunch of people, call ahead and ask for a group discount. You’ll be amazed at how much money these tactics will save!

-DaveDear Dave,

In an attempt to improve my bad credit I recently bought a new car which I financed at 17.9 percent for 72 months. If I make the minimum payment of $468 a month, I’ll end up paying about $13,000 in interest alone. Is there a formula I can use to avoid paying all this

Dave Says -By Dave Ramseyinterest?

-MarcusDear Marcus,

There sure is. Sell the stinking car!Your credit rating and interest rate

are lousy because you haven’t paid your bills. And you haven’t paid your bills because you’ve been buying a bunch of crap you couldn’t afford — like this new car at $468 a month.

Listen, you could have more than $5,500 in just 12 months if you just saved up all those car payments. That would get you a good little used vehicle that wouldn’t be an anchor around your neck for the next six years.

Stop believing the lie, Marcus. Going into debt doesn’t improve your life.

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Join us for an open house celebrat-ing a major milestone for Arnie Meier as he turns 80 on Saturday, September 20th from 1-4:00 p.m., at Schiffler’s Liquor in St. Anthony. Lunch will be served.

Come and share in all his wonderful stories.

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Kenny and Lynnell Hinnenkamp of Albany are proud to announce the birth of their son, Riley Gene Hinnenkamp, born Wednesday, September 3, 2014 at 4:57 p.m. at the CentraCare Health-Melrose

Riley weighed 7 pounds, 1 ounce and measured 21 ½ inches in length.

Welcoming Riley home are his big brothers Corey, 15 and Brayden, 2.

Grandparents are LuVerne and the Late Barbara Jean Hinnenkamp of Melrose and Keith and Patty Lorenz of Little Falls.

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Brian and Alicia Reece of Grey Eagle are proud to announce the birth of their son, Braxton Lee Reece, born August 29, 2014 at 11:44 a.m. at CentraCare Health-Long Prairie.

Braxton weighed 9 pounds, 12 ounces.Welcoming Braxton home is his sister Amelia.Grandparents are David and Michele Gorka and Jeff and

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Isaac and Sara Hoffman of Grey Eagle are proud to announce the birth of their son, Connor Uriah Hoffman, born July 22, 2014 at 6:57 a.m. at CentraCare Health-Sauk Centre.

Connor weighed 7 pounds, 4.5 ounces and measured 19.25 inches in length.

Welcoming Connor home is his big sister Natalee, 3.Grandparents are Gust and Delores Hoffman of Grey

Eagle and Dan and Kim Engle of Long Prairie. Great grandparents are Mike and Janis Schoeneck of Alexandria and Eleanor Engle of Sauk Centre.

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Dylan and Colleen Pittman of Little Falls are proud to announce the birth of their son, Paxton Thomas Pittman, born August 8, 2014 at 11:36 a.m. at the St. Cloud Hospital.

Paxton weighed 6 pounds, 15 ounces and measured 19.5 inches in length.

Grandparents are Tim and Barb Ainali of Grey Eagle and Tom and Wyn Pittman of Swanville. Great grandparents are John and Delores Ainali of St. Rosa, Henry and Nancy Illies of Melrose, Joan Getzel of St. Cloud and Ethel Lawson of Fulda.

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TUE., SEPT. 16: Special of the day.WED., SEPT. 17: Beef tips, gravy,

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THUR., SEPT. 18: Tacos w/topping, green beans, rice, brownie.

FRI., SEPT. 19: BBQ pork, bun, scalloped potatoes, confetti vegetable salad, pears.

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WED., SEPT. 17: Pork roast, mashed potatoes, gravy, corn, gelatin.

THUR., SEPT. 18: Turkey a la king, biscuit, carrots, rosy applesauce.

FRI., SEPT. 19: Taco salad, corn muffin, mixed fruit, sherbet.* Bread and skim milk served with each meal.

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By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest; Second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is the bitterest. -Confucius

Thought for the week:

When we are born, we know noth-ing, have no plan to follow and must be taught how to live. In front of us lie opportunities that are untested and un-tried. Unfortunately, we do not have any “second chances” in life to live our lives over again. No matter how deep our de-sire may be or how desperate we are, we cannot relive one second nor retrace one step. Each step is final and every second gone forever.

David, however, says that the Good Shepherd will “lead us in paths of righ-teousness for His name’s sake.” Note carefully that He does simply want us to understand what righteousness is, but that He leads His own “in paths of righ-teousness for His name’s sake.”

This is very important. The “righ-teousness” that David is speaking of here is not an end in itself. If it were, it would lead us to a state of “self-righ-teousness” - not godly righteousness. God does not want us to stray or walk in paths that are unrighteous because they will lead us to defeat and destruction, sin and shame. He wants to lead us in paths of righteousness for His name’s sake. Nothing is more important for us. Why?

Because of the Shepherd’s name - His reputation - is at stake. Like it or not, His name will be respected or rejected by the way we live. Our lives say it all.

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Notes from the Capitol By State Rep. Paul Anderson

S e v e r a l states, including Minnesota, have recently passed legislation grant-ing financial in-centives for the construction of facilities that generate solar energy. Our law even specifies that a certain lev-el of electricity

produced in Minnesota must come from solar. As a result of these incentives, and the rapidly falling price of solar energy production, the U.S. market is enjoying rapid growth.

According to the magazine, State Legislatures, the first quarter of this year saw an increase of 1,330 megawatts of solar capacity added, which represents an increase of nearly 80 percent over last year. When looking at the make-up of new power added to the nation’s grid, roughly three fourths of it came from solar, beating out natural gas and wind. Two reasons stand out for this rapid increase in solar power generation;

China’s mass production of low-priced solar panels, along with state and federal incentives.

Several fairly large solar projects have been proposed in Stearns County. Locations being looked at include areas around Albany and Brooten.

Minnesota’s reputation for quickly changing weather has certainly held true this summer. After a cold and late spring, many areas were hit with heavy rains in late May and June. Then, things dried out and a repeat of last year’s hot, dry summer was predicted by some. However, starting in early August, the rains came again and produced record amounts for the second time in less than three months. My good neighbor, Dave, has kept rainfall records since he started farming nearly 40 years ago, and he reported that this past month was the wettest Ever on his farm – not just the wettest August, but the wettest month in the past 38 years. He recorded just over 10 inches of rain for the month, and it didn’t start until the 10th. In that three-week span, the area received two down-

pours of three inches each, and another of 2.5 inches.

The harvesting of small grains was difficult, as high humidity and heavy dews in the mornings made for poor drying conditions, even when it wasn’t raining. I finally gave up waiting for my wheat to dry naturally in the field and took it out wet. Many fields took on a dark, almost amber look as more rain fell. Extended periods of wetness are not good for crops nearly ready to be har-vested. The weight of the crop actually declines, disease and other problems sometimes arise and toxins may develop in the kernels.

Now, as this is written, extended forecasts are calling for potential record cold temperatures later in the week. That is not what we need this fall, as our late spring and cool summer have combined to slow crop development. According to consultants I’ve visited with, we need a frost-free September to get most crops to maturity. And it sounds as if that may not happen.

Rep. Anderson can be contacted by email at rep.paul.anderson@house.mn or by phone at 651-296-4317. To receive email updates sign-up on his webpage at www.house.mn/13a.

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Hometown News • Thursday, September 11, 2014 • Page 9

Local Municipality Minuteschase a new equipment van for the fire department. They are asking for a one-time capi-tal purchase in the amount of $40,000.00. Mayor Peterson made a motion that the City acknowledges the benefit to its residents by having good fire equipment and agrees to fund the one-time capital purchase in the amount of $40,000.00 to the Swanville Rural Fire Depart-ment for a new equipment van. The funding to pay this request will come from the Swanville Lions donated funds. Jay Bart-kowicz seconded the motion. All members voted in favor, motion carried.

The Swanville Post Office is in the process of changing of-fice hours. It is proposed that the counter be opened for six hours a day and the lobby would be opened 24 hours.

There has been residents’ reporting to council members that there has been illegal dump-ing in city dumpsters. The May-or will talk with the Morrison County Sheriff’s Department and have them keep watch for this.

Affidavits of Candidacy can be filed from now until 5:00 pm, Tuesday, August 12, 2014. Filing will be for one 2 year-Mayor term, two-4 year council member term, and one-2 year council member term. There is a $2.00 fee for filing. New resi-dents must register to vote as the City of Swanville has mail in ballots.

The Swanville Rural Fire Association will have its annual meeting on August 26, 2014. Council is asked to meet at 7:30 in the Swanville Center and then adjourn to the Fire Hall for an 8:00 pm meeting.

The following claims were presented for payment. Mem-bers of the council were fur-nished with a listing. AJ John-son made a motion to approve the claims. Jay Bartkowicz sec-onded the motion. All members voted in favor, motion carried.

The next monthly meeting will be held September 2, 2014

Swanville CityAugust 5, 2014

A public hearing meeting was opened at 7:15 pm on Au-gust 5, 2014 in the Swanville Center, to hear and discuss any issues with a Fire Arms Ordi-nance with residents from the City of Swanville. The following Council members were present: Sandy Peterson, AJ Johnson, and Jay Bartkowicz.

Also present: Norm Carl-son, Mike Rude, Carol Dold, Lowell Drager, Dennis and Brenda Schmidt, reporter Ker-ry

The floor was opened to hear comments on the Fire Arms Ordinance. Residents present are concerned about not using bb guns or small pellet guns within the city limits and would like to have in the ordinance read no illegal fireworks can be used within the city limits. After all were heard and issues discussed, Mayor Peterson closed the pub-lic hearing meeting.

Minutes of the Swanville City Council meeting held in the Swanville Center on Tuesday, August 5, 2014. The meeting called to order 7:30 p.m. with the following members present: Sandy Peterson, AJ Johnson, and Jay Bartkowicz.

Absent: Jim Molitor and Tim Grittner

Also present: same people as listed above

Minutes of the Swanville City Council meeting held July 8, 2014 were read. A motion was made by Jay Bartkowicz to accept the minutes as read. AJ Johnson seconded the motion. All members voted in favor, mo-tion carried.

The treasures report was given. A motion was made by AJ Johnson and seconded by Jay Bartkowicz to approve the treasurer’s report. All members voted in favor, motion carried.

The Gun Ordinance #4.1.3 Firearms and Explosives was discussed and tabled until the next regular monthly council meeting to review changes with all council members.

Mike Rude, city engineer, was present to go over the punch list from the Rhoda Avenue Project with council. Residents are not happy with the boule-vard grass that was planted and the weeds that are coming up in the grass. Council added to the punch list that 2” of dirt must be removed and black dirt brought in (not compost dirt) and new grass planted. The cement was also discussed on the sidewalks. All council members agreed that the punch list will have to be completed within 10 days from today or money will be taken off to complete the list by the city.

Mike then presented to the council partial payment #9 to Larson Excavating in the amount of $4547.96 for tarring that was done on 3rd street. Jay Bartkowicz made a motion to pay partial payment #9 to Lar-son Excavating. AJ Johnson sec-onded the motion. All members present voted in favor.

The Swanville Rural Fire Association would like to pur-

at 7:30 pm.There being no further

business, a motion was made by AJ Johnson and seconded by Jay Bartkowicz to adjourn. All members voted in favor, motion carried. Meeting adjourned 9:00 pm.

Julie Hollermann, City Clerk/Treasurer

Swanville City August 26, 2014

Special meeting called to order at 7:30 pm with the fol-lowing members present: Sandy Peterson, Jay Bartkowicz, AJ Johnson, and Jim Molitor.

Mayor Peterson presented the proposed $44,000.00 Fire Association budget that will be discussed at the Fire Hall.

The council was then re-cessed to move to the fire hall.

Julie Hollermann, City Clerk/Treasurer

Upsala CitySeptember 2, 2014

These are unapproved min-utes.

Members present: Mayor Rollie Johnson, Robert Maciej, Brian Lange, Joan Olson, Den-nis Westrich. City Clerk/Trea-surer Reva Mische.

The City Council meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m. at Upsala City Hall by Mayor Rollie Johnson.

Motion made by Council Member Brian Lange and sec-onded by Council Member Rob-ert Maciej to accept the minutes from the August 4th, 2014 Reg-ular City Council Meeting. Mo-tion carried unanimously.

Motion made by Council Member Robert Maciej and sec-onded by Council Member Bri-an Lange to accept the agenda with the addition of a discussion about the acquisition of Mount Olive Church.

Guests and Presentations: Department Reports: Main-

tenance Report, Frank Koop-meiners: Both water and sewage usage was down for the month.

• Frank Koopmeiners in-formed the Council that the jetting of the sewer line was completed. Televising of the old

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school line may be necessary in the future as it was difficult to run the jetting machine through that line.

• The council was informed that Thein Well replaced O-rings in the number 4 well.

Fire Department Report, Lange): The Fire Department has not yet heard back from FEMA regarding the grant ap-plication.

Planning Commission, Lange: Minutes were presented to the City Council.

UCDC, Olson: Minutes were presented to the City Council.

Recreation Board, Johnson: Did not meet.

Unfinished Business: Clerk-Treasurer Reva Mische provided the Council with a construction update for the Walnut Avenue Street and Utilities project. Construction workers and SHE field workers will be tentatively starting work September 8th. Tree and brush clearing at the construction site has started this week.

New Business: Motion made by Council Member Brian Lange and seconded by Council Member Robert Maciej to ap-prove Resolution 09022014-1: Approving A Lawful Gambling License Permit Application for St. Mary’s Catholic Church’s October 26th Raffle. Motion carried unanimously.

Clerk-Treasurer Reva Mische presented a proposal for

G.O. TIF Bonds, Series 2014B/Minnesota Rural Water “Midi-Loan”.

Motion made by Council Member Brian Lange and sec-onded by council Member Joan Olson to approve Resolution 09022014-2: Authorizing the Sale and Issuance of $675,000 General Obligation Tax Incre-ment Bonds. Motion carried unanimously.

Clerk-Treasurer Reva Mische presented the prelimi-nary 2015 Budget and Property Tax Levy. The Council set an October 22nd Budget Meeting to be held at 6:30 p.m. to hold further discussion and review.

Motion made by Council Member Robert Maciej and sec-onded by Council Member Joan Olson to set a Preliminary Prop-erty Tax Levy increase of 5%. Motion carried unanimously.

City Clerk-Treasurer an-nounced the date for the League of Minnesota Cities Regional Meeting. The meeting will be held in Waite Park on October 20th and members of the Coun-cil as well as Clerk-Treasurer Reva Mische will attend to rep-resent the City.

A brief discussion and up-date was held about last month’s Council approval to acquire the Mount Olive Church.

Motion made by Council Member Joan Olson and second-ed by Council Member Robert Maciej to direct Clerk-Treasurer Reva Mische to move forward

with the process of acquiring the Mount Olive Church building. Motion carried unanimously.

Financial Report: Treasur-er’s Report:

• $55,713.13, Brian, Robert• Claims• $20,674.43• Brian, RobertMotion made by Coun-

cil Member Brian Lange and seconded by Council Member Robert Maciej to approve the Treasurer’s Report with an Au-gust 31st ending bank balance of $55,713.13 as presented by City Treasurer Reva Mische. Motion carried unanimously.

Motion made by Council Member Brian Lange and sec-onded by Council Member Rob-ert Maciej to approve the bills in the amount of $20,674.43 as presented by City Treasurer Reva Mische. Motion carried unanimously.

Updates/FYI: The next Regular Council Meeting is scheduled for October 6th, 2014 at 7:00 p.m. at the Upsala City Hall.

• A Special Budget Meeting is scheduled for October 22nd, 2014 at 6:30 p.m. at the Upsala City Hall.

Motion made Council Member Robert Maciej and sec-onded by Council Member Joan Olson to adjourn the City Coun-cil Meeting at 8:3 p.m.

Reva Mische, Clerk/Trea-surer

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Todd County 4-H Livestock Project News

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Minnesota 4-H’ers from more than 83 counties arrived with over 2,800 animals at the 2014 “Great Minnesota Get-Togeth-er” for this year’s 4-H livestock encamp-ment held Thursday, August 21-24. 4-H had 2,800 participants exhibit over the weekend including:

• Beef: 593 exhibitors• Dairy: 483 exhibitors• Dairy Goats: 147 exhibitors• Meat Goats: 176 exhibitors• Poultry: 258 exhibitors• Rabbits: 302 exhibitors• Sheep: 367 exhibitors• Swine: 475 exhibitors4-H’ers have been preparing for this

event all summer long. There are several components a member considers when they decide to exhibit livestock, including selection and preparation of the animal, educational programming, scholarship applications and participation at County Fairs.

Education is integral in the “learn-by-doing” philosophy of 4-H. As part of the educational component, Minnesota 4-H requires every youth participating in the livestock encampment to take part in a livestock interview. Examples of the in-terview process include an on-line knowl-edge test, skill-a-thons and personal inter-views about their project area.

Along with interviews, all 4-H youth participating in livestock programming are required to complete the Livestock Quality Assurance and Ethics (LQA&E) Training. Through this 2014 State Fair 4-H Livestock certification, youth are ed-ucated on bio-security, educating the pub-lic on the role of livestock and caring for

their animal’s welfare. Todd County 4-H’ers participated at

the 2014 Minnesota State Fair in livestock competition and activities, August 21-24, receiving a variety of awards, which reflect the high quality of exhibits from Todd County youth.

Megan Hollermann, Burtrum Boost-ers/Highland, received a purple/champion ribbon with her Dairy Exhibit and Dylan Hollermann, Burtrum Boosters/Highland, received the Champion Total Merit Regis-tered Cow with his Dairy Exhibit.

Blue ribbon winners include: Dylan Hollermann, Burtrum Boosters/Highland, Dairy.

Local 4-H’ers receiving red ribbons were: Mikala Decker, Burtrum Boosters/Highland, Dairy; Erica Hollermann, Bur-trum Boosters/Highland, Beef; Nicholas Hollermann, Burtrum Boosters/Highland, Beef.

Some areas of the 4-H Youth Devel-opment Program have exhibits on a non-competitive nature. While 4-H’ers are considered tops, they receive participation ribbons–they include: Erica Hollermann, Burtrum Boosters/Highland; Beef Show-manship; Nicholas Hollermann, Burtrum Boosters/Highland, Beef Showmanship.

4-H not only produces purple ribbon animals, but more importantly is focused on producing purple ribbon kids!

Non-Livestock Project NewsAt the 2014 Minnesota State Fair, 4-H

once again played a pivotal role in youth development and public education. Min-nesota 4-H’ers from 86 counties brought over 2,600 exhibits, delivered over 200 demonstrations and participated in any of several performances at the 2014 Minne-sota State Fair. These 4-H’ers all placed high at their County Fairs with their proj-ects or presentations, thereby earning them the top honor of participating at the State Fair this year.

4-H youth are encouraged to select project areas that reflect their personal interests which leads to participation in self-directed and volunteer-led learning opportunities. In addition to growing in their knowledge and skills in specific proj-ect areas, 4-H youth have opportunities to develop 21st Century skills such as com-municating, problem solving, collabora-tion and decision making.

The wide array of 4-H projects exhib-ited reflects the diverse interests of this year’s 4-H State Fair participants. Exhibi-tors demonstrated outstanding craftsman-ship, deep technical knowledge, powerful communication skills and fascinating cre-ativity.

Todd County 4-H’ers participated at the 2014 Minnesota State Fair in non-livestock competition and activities, Au-gust 26-28, receiving a variety of awards, which reflect the high quality of exhibits from Todd County youth.

Blue ribbon winners include: Raquel Crowe, Burtrum Boosters/Highland,

Health; Lizzie Hanson-Roe, Burtrum Boosters/Highland; Creative Arts-Fine Arts; Samuel Mettler, Burtrum Boosters/Highland, Exploring Animals; 4-H’ers receiving red ribbons were: Benjamin Bartczak, A-1, Foods; Lexi Hanson-Roe, Burtrum Boosters/Highland, Demonstra-tion; Lizzie Hanson-Roe, Burtrum Boost-ers/Highland, Demonstration; and Karina Perish, Little Elk Antlers, Creative Arts-Fine Arts.

Some areas of the 4-H Youth Devel-opment Program have exhibits on a non-competitive nature. While 4-H’ers are considered tops in their area at the county level, they receive participation ribbons at the State Fair, they include: Lexi Hanson-Roe, Burtrum Boosters/Highland, Fashion Revue-Clothes You Make; Samuel Met-tler, Burtrum Boosters/Highland, Share-The-Fun; and Jarick Rieffer, Burtrum Boosters/Highland, Share-The-Fun.

Congratulations to all the 4-H youth from Todd County who participated at the 2014 Minnesota State Fair!

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Outside of work, she enjoys spend-ing time with family, traveling, reading, hiking and camping.

Dr. Chmielewski received her medi-cal degree from the University of Min-nesota Medical School and completed her family medicine residency at Mayo Graduate School of Medical Education in Rochester. She is a member of the American Academy of Family Physi-cians, the Minnesota Academy of Fam-ily Physicians, the American Medical Association and the Minnesota Medical Association.

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Granite City Book Club: Delicate ArmorBy Connie Claire Szarke

Join us at the Stearns History Muse-um at 6:30 p.m., on Wednesday, Septem-ber 17, for the Granite City Book Club. Minnesota author Connie Claire Szarke will attend the meeting to lead the discus-sion and answer questions about her book Delicate Armor.

Set in the Upper Midwest, 1952-1991, Delicate Armor is the story of the development of Callie Lindstrom, a feisty girl who shares a special bond with her fa-ther. Having lost an infant son, Will Lind-

strom places his energy in young Callie, teaching her his love for the outdoors. Ac-cepted into the world of men within her family and witness to their dreams, strug-gles, and sense of humor, Cal learns to navigate waves of conflict and loss while realizing her own place in the web of life. This family saga is about the tenacity of the human spirit, the natural world, and our narrator’s emerging consciousness as she passes from cheeky tomboy to self-possessed woman.

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Minnesota state park and trail visitors will soon be seeing red and orange and yellow and countless other shades of au-tumn as the leaves and prairies grasses put on their annual show.

To help travelers plan their fall hikes, bike rides, paddling trips and scenic drives to coincide as closely as possible with peak color, staff at Minnesota state parks and recreation areas will update an on-line fall color finder at www.mndnr.gov/fallcolor every Thursday, starting Sept. 4. This online trip-planning tool includes a map showing where to find peak color across the state, a link to fall color pro-grams and special events, a slideshow and a photo uploader that provides an easy way for people to share their favorite fall color images.

“We’re anticipating a beautiful fall color display,” said Patricia Arndt, com-munications and outreach manager for the Department of Natural Resources Parks and Trails Division. “It will move across the state quickly, though, so we encourage everyone to get out and enjoy it while it lasts. The fall color finder can help people locate a park or trail to visit or a naturalist program that the whole family can enjoy.”

Family-oriented fall color programs are also listed in a free “Feel the Wow of Fall” brochure available at Minnesota state parks and recreation areas, at Twin Cities libraries and at metro area outdoor retail stores. The DNR Information Center will also mail the brochure to anyone who requests it.

DNR’s fall color finder will help travelers with trip planning

Colors typically peak between mid-September and early October in the north-ern third of Minnesota, between late Sep-tember and early October in the central third, and between late September and mid-October in the southern third (which includes the Twin Cities). Peak fall color typically lasts about two weeks, but that can vary widely, depending on location, elevation and weather. Trees at higher elevations are the earliest to show color change.

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