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Glencoe, Minnesota Vol. 116, No. 31 www.glencoenews.com
Wednesday, August 7, 2013
Environmental
problem-solving
GSL teachers attend Colorado workshop
By Alyssa Schauer
Staff Writer
Imagine heading west, to the mountainous
state of Colorado for six days of
work — work that includes an early hike
to see the sunrise along the Continental Divide,
a tour of an old mine, and a journey
through the scenic Loveland Pass of the Rocky
Mountains.
Glencoe-Silver Lake High School teachers
Richard Smith and Terry Becker did just that.
They headed to Silverthorne, Colo. at the end
of June for a career development opportunity
about bringing environmental issues into the
classroom.
Smith, a science teacher at GSL, said the
trip was sponsored by 3M, which meant very
little in costs for him and Becker.
“Three years ago, I read in the Herald Journal
that Lester Prairie received a similar grant
for a trip like this, so I contacted Jan Johnson,
who was employed in HR (human resources)
at 3M, and she had told me about this opportunity
to Colorado,” Smith said.
The pair joined 37 other teachers from all
over the United States, including three from
Minnesota and one from Canada, for a six-day
workshop at the Keystone Institute.
Smith and Becker said the instructors set up
a “mock scenario” of an environmental issue.
“They created a fake town, Silver Springs,
and gave us an issue to resolve. All we knew
was that people in this ‘fake town’ were getting
sick. It was 25 percent of the town’s population
that were ill, but no tourists. We were
given their symptoms, which included fever
and diarrhea — very similar to the symptoms
of food poisoning,” Smith said.
He added that it was a “problem-solving
workshop” that catered to many disciplines of
teaching, including language arts, social studies,
math and science.
“We knew it was an issue with water contamination,
and from there, we all worked together
to find the culprit,” Smith said.
GSL teachers
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Submitted photo
In June, Glencoe-Silver Lake High School
teachers Terry Becker (left) and Richard
Smith traveled to Colorado for a six-day
workshop on classroom development.
The course focused on bringing environmental
issues into the classroom. Teachers
with a variety of disciplines, including
language arts, social studies, math, and
science traveled to the Keystone Institute
from all over the United States and even
Canada.
Council delays
street project;
bids too high
By Rich Glennie
Editor
Glencoe City Council on Monday
night held a supplemental public
hearing on the proposed 2013 street
improvement project, but then delayed
the project until 2014 because
bids came in higher than expected.
As a result, City Council canceled
awarding the bids for the $2 million
project, and canceled an assessment
hearing as well as the sale of bonds
for the work.
The 2013 project was to include
partial reconstruction of several
streets, overlay work on others and
crack and sealcoating of even more
streets in the western one-third of
Glencoe.
More extensive street reconstruction
was originally scheduled for
2014 in the southwest corner of
Glencoe in the Lincoln Park area.
City Administrator Mark Larson
said the engineer’s estimate to do
the 2013 street improvements was
$2.09 million, but the lowest of two
bids came in at $2.3 million, or
about 10 percent higher than expected.
The bidders also indicated that
due to the late start for the work, the
project could not be done this year.
It was recommended that the bids
be rejected and rebid again early
next year so the project could be
done in the summer 2014.
City Council
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Chronicle photos
by Alyssa Schauer
Bowl racing
During the 44th-annual
Pola-Czesky Days in Silver
Lake last weekend, the infamous
toilet bowl races
were held Friday evening.
Above, Silver Lake Civic
Association members Corrinne
Mickolichek and Harvey
Mikolichek race
Clarence and Heath
Mikolichek (back). To the
right, Madeline Mills and
Mackenzie Bayerl participate
in the “Potty Plunger”
division, and race to the
end to “flush” the giant toilet.
For more Pola-Czesky
Days photos, see page 10.
Jail/security improvements
could cost up to $7 million
By Lori Copler
Staff Writer
Proposed security improvements
to the McLeod County Courthouse
have apparently evolved into an approximately
$7 million project,
prompting the Board of Commissioners
to request County Attorney
Mike Junge to petition the District
Court to have money released from
the Annamarie Tudhope estate to
help cover the costs.
Tudhope, former owner and publisher
of the Glencoe Enterprise, left
the bulk of her estate — between $4
and $5 million — to the county with
the intent that the money be used for
the construction of a new jail in
Glencoe.
But Junge said that petitioning the
court for a ruling may be premature
at this time since the County Board
has yet to officially pass a motion to
pursue a project, and suggested it
first put into place a process for getting
information out to the public
about its proposal.
Commissioner Sheldon Nies
agreed.
Nies said the County Board has
heard a proposal from Wold Architects
for an approximately $7 million
project at a workshop session.
Nies said that Wold should be invited
to give its “dog and pony
Jail/security
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Weather
Wed., 8-7
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Fri., 8-9
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Sat., 8-10
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Sun., 8-11
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Looking back: The high in
July was 95 on July 17; low was
47 on July 27. Rainfall for the
month was 2.02 inches.
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Aug. 5 82 ......52 ..........1.55
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by Robert Thurn, Chronicle
weather observer.
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Happenings
Scarlet Ladies plan outing
The Brownton-Stewart Red Hats Scarlet Ladies have
an outing planned for Wednesday, Aug. 21, at 6 p.m., at
Hahn’s Dining & Lounge in Winthrop. If rides are needed,
meet at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Brownton at
5:30 p.m. RSVP by Aug. 14 by calling Ardis Waller at
320-328-5371, Myra Scharpe at 507-647-5933 or Elaine
Dahlke at 612-655-1575.
VFW Auxiliary to meet Aug. 12
The next regular meeting of the Glencoe VFW Post
5102 Auxiliary will be held at 7:30 p.m., Monday, Aug.
12, at the VFW Club.
Memory loss support group
The next meeting of the local area support group for
adult children, spouses and friends caring for a loved one
with Alzheimer’s disease or a related memory loss will
meet at 6 p.m., Tuesday, Aug. 13, at First Lutheran
Church, 925 E. 13th St., Glencoe. Contact Kristal Ehrke,
Alzheimer’s Association volunteer facilitator, at 320-
583-1551, for more information. The group, which meets
on the second Tuesday of every month, is open to the
public and free of charge. Information about Alzheimer's
disease and other support groups in the area can be obtained
by calling the Alzheimer’s Association at 1-800-
272-3900 or www.alz.org/mnnd.
Migrant Health notes 40 years
Migrant Health Service Inc. will host a 40-year anniversary
open house in Glencoe on Thursday, Aug. 15,
from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The service is located at 1006
Greeley Ave. Snacks will be served.
Lions golf tourney Aug. 12
The Plato Lions are sponsoring a golf tournament
Monday, Aug. 12, at the Glencoe Country Club. Registration
for the four-person scramble will be at 11 a.m., with
a shotgun start at 1 p.m. Entry fee includes a cart, dinner
and prizes. To register, call Ken Franke at 320-238-2370
or e-mail kmfranke@embarqmail.com. If not interested
in golfing, consider being a hole sponsor or donating a
door prize. All proceeds support the Plato Lions and local
projects.
Abundant Table meal Aug. 7
The free Abundant Table community meal, open to
everyone — families and children, elderly and all seeking
fellowship or in need of a helping hand — will be
held Wednesday, Aug. 7, (first Wednesday of every
month) at the Christ Lutheran Church basement fellowship
hall, 1820 Knight Ave., Glencoe. The meal is “Italian
Summer Night” with spaghetti, caesar salad, fruit and
dessert. Doors open at 4:30 p.m. for fellowship; the meal
will be served at 5 p.m. Call 320-864-4549 so the volunteers
can prepare a meal for you. Remember there is a
place for you at the Abundant Table.
Brownton Corn Feed Aug. 9
The Brownton Lions are sponsoring the annual Brownton
Corn Feed on Friday, Aug. 9, at the Brownton Community
Center. Serving is from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. or until
the corn is gone. There is a cost for the meal. The kids’
pedal-tractor pull is at 7 p.m. with registration starting at
6:30 p.m. Volunteers are needed to husk corn at 1 p.m. in
the city park on that day.
Farmers market now open
Glencoe’s Farmers Market is open weekly on Thursdays
from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. and is offering a variety of
fresh garden produce, honey, jams, pickles and an assortment
of other homemade goods. The market is located on
11th Street in downtown Glencoe across from the Glencoe
City Center.
Glencoe seniors to meet
The Glencoe Senior Citizens group will meet Tuesday,
Aug. 13, and Thursday, Aug. 15, at 12:30 p.m., at the
senior room in the Glencoe City Center. The group will
play 500 and Sheephead, and all area senior citizens are
invited to attend.
Panther Association golf set
The ninth annual Panther Association Golf Tournament
will be Friday, Aug. 9, at the Glencoe Country Club. The
shotgun start will be at 1:30 p.m. with dinner, door
prizes, silent auction and more. To register or for more
information, contact GSL Superintendent Chris Sonju at
952-467-2815 or 320-864-2498.
After Prom group to meet
The 2014 Glencoe-Silver Lake After Prom committee
will meet at 7 p.m., Sunday, Aug. 11, at the McLeod
County North Complex.
Shady Lane group to meet
The Shady Lane Sportsmen Club monthly meeting will
be held Tuesday, Aug. 13, at 7:30 p.m. at the club house.
Common Cup’s tip night
Common Cup Ministeries will host a ‘tip night’ at Unhinged!
Pizza from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m., Monday, Aug. 12,
To be included in this column, items for Happenings
must be received in the Chronicle office no later than
5 p.m. on Monday of the week they are to be published.
Items received after that will be published elsewhere
in the newspaper as space permits. Happenings
in Glencoe, Brownton, Stewart, Plato, New Auburn,
Biscay and Silver Lake take priority over happenings
elsewhere.
Recyling numbers jump
with city’s 1-sort program
It was felt the bids might
be more favorable next year.
Larson said contractors are
busy this year, and the cost of
materials, like blacktop, has
increased as well.
City Council approved rejecting
the bids.
The supplemental public
hearing was needed in order
to rectify an error in printing
of legal notices in June. The
confusion occurred about the
time the Glencoe Enterprise,
the official newspaper of the
city at the time, was sold to
McLeod Publishing, owner of
The McLeod County Chronicle.
That confusion delayed the
proper publication of notice
for the public hearing, and
that further delayed the project.
After Monday’s public
hearing, Council ratified the
improvement project resolution
that replaced a June resolution.
During the public hearing,
Earl Dammann, a resident on
West 13th Street, questioned
By Rich Glennie
Editor
Glencoe City Council
heard that participation in its
one-sort recycling program
implemented in May has
been growing each month.
Using statistics provided by
Waste Management, City Administrator
Mark Larson said
curbside one-sort recycling in
May was 24 tons, up from
14.5 tons in 2012.
In June, the one-sort numbers
were 24.2 tons compared
to 13.5 tons in 2012.
But the numbers jumped
103 percent, Larson said, in
July with one-sort taking in
30.85 tons during the month
compared to 15.2 tons in July
2012.
He added that the numbers
in 2013 do not include particpation
from the GSL School
District under the 2012 fivesort
program.
Correspondingly, Larson
said, Waste Management reported
that garbage tonnage
in July was down 31 tons.
“There is an impact on
garbage going to the landfill,”
Larson said.
In other matters, City
Council:
• Heard from David Nelson,
president of the Glencoe
Area Chamber of Commerce,
that an application has been
made for an $85,922 Minnesota
Historical & Cultural
Heritage grant to repair the
north side of the Glencoe
Event Center.
The former high school
building is on the National
Registry of Historic Places
and thus qualifies for the
“Legacy” grant process, Nelson
said.
If approved, the project
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the assessments for the street
improvements.
It was estimated the assessments
would be about $33
per frontage foot, but that depended
on the actual bids.
Dammann said his street is
really a frontage or service
road. Instead of a 40-foot
wide city street, his is 24 feet
wide.
He said he and his neighbors
are concerned about how
the work will be assessed.
“We’d like it to be assessed
fairly,” Dammann added.
Dammann also questioned
whether easements on the
property are assessed.
Larson said easements are
still owned by the property
owners and are still assessed.
Larson said concerns like
Dammann’s are generally addressed
during the actual assessment
hearing that is part
of the process.
That hearing was scheduled
for Sept. 3, but with the
rejection of the bids and
delay of the project, that
hearing was canceled.
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a year.
Nelson said the city should
learn if its application was accepted
sometime in November.
If approved, repair work
could begin in 2014.
• Heard an update of proposed
campground improvements
at Oak Leaf Park.
Mike Drew, public works
superintendent for the streets
and parks, said there is potential
for 15 RV campsites located
throughout park and
along the “ring road” of Oak
Leaf Park.
The layout would force
traffic to go one way through
the park.
After meeting with Minnesota
Department of Health
officials, it was determined
the Aquatic Center restroom
and shower facilities could be
utilized by campers during
swimming hours at the
Aquatics Center.
“We have everything out
there that we need,” Drew
said, and at less than the estimated
$400,000 originally
needed.
Upgrades would be needed
on the sewer, water and electrical
utilities, and cost estimates
are now being developed.
One change will require
moving the frisbee golf
course that currently runs
throughout the park.
When first laid out, the golf
course went through the
major picnic area, and that
has caused problems.
A professional course designer
is being hired to lay
out a regulation course. One
area being eyed is the unused
property behind the softball
fields.
Drew said a proposal is
likely to be presented to City
Council at its next meeting.
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Chronicle photos by Josh Randt
22 gallons!
Lloyd Duenow, right, who
began donating blood in
1959, reached the remarkable
milestone of 22 gallons
last Wednesday at
the Red Cross blood drive
at the City Center in Glencoe.
In all, the blood drive
collected 112 units of
blood, including from
three first-time donors —
Diane Boucher, Daniel
Becker and Diane Robinson.
Above are long-time
donors Dennis and Linda
Roisum of Glencoe. Other
milestones reached were:
Tim Farrell and Sandy
Boesche, one gallon; Ron
Lewandowski, two gallons;
Matt Gruber, three
gallons; Lisa Bohnert, five
gallons; Carol B. Urbach,
six gallons; Carmen
Ziemer, eight gallons; and
Donald Gruenhagen, 15
gallons.
City seeks additional funding
County will now only pay 50% of Morningside cost
By Rich Glennie
Editor
In a terse, one paragraph
letter, the McLeod County
Board of Commissioners denied
a Glencoe City Council
resolution of cost-sharing on
the proposed Morningside
Avenue extension project.
Glencoe City Council had
based its cost estimates for
the project on a 70/30 percent
sharing of the county-city
project.
But the County Board, in a
letter from County Administrator
Patrick Melvin, stated
that after a brief discussion at
its June 18 Board meeting, “a
motion by Commissioner
(Sheldon) Nies and seconded
by Commissioner (Ron) Shimanski
to split the costs associated
with the Morningside
project 50/50 with the city of
Glencoe. This motion was
passed unanimously.”
The result is the city’s
share of the cost rose $1.5
million from $900,000 on the
$3.2 million project.
The project, originally
scheduled for 2014, would
extend Morningside Avenue
north from 11th Street to 16th
Street. It also would involve
drainage improvements in the
northeast corner of Glencoe,
moving of the railroad crossing
and switching area as
well as the construction of a
roundabout at the north end
of the Morningside near the
high school.
At the 70/30 percent split,
City Administrator Mark Larson
said the city planned to
advance borrow on its municipal
state aid funds to pay for
its share. But he said the city
struggled for its $900,000
share even at the 70/30 percent
split.
Now at 50/50 percent, Larson
said there is a funding
gap, because the city could
not advance $1.5 million in
its municipal state aid.
“I’m not sure how to fund a
$1 million gap,” he added.
The original project cost was
$2 million when first discussed
about five years ago,
with the county paying $1.4
million.
Larson said the city looks
at the project as one with “regional
significance,” and will
now seek legislative help to
fill the funding gap.
Larson said local legislators
will be contacted to see if
they will carry a bill to include
the Morningside project
in the state’s bonding bill
next session. That funding
would be for about $1 million
to $1.3 million.
Also included in the original
project is about $270,000
in federal funding to address
the railroad crossing work.
That remains in the budget.
Asked whether Federal
Emergency Management
Agency (FEMA) funds might
be available because of the
drainage issues around the
Morningside project, Larson
admitted that storm water and
ponding issues in that area
“have increased the costs” of
the Morningside project.
The flooding in June further
pointed out that tiles to
the east “took a considerable
time to drain,” Larson said,
indicating problems in that
area leading to the east ditch
system.
Larson also said the project
is a benefit to the county, because
the flooding also impacted
the county’s North
Complex that was shut down
for a day due to the water
backup in the city’s stormwater
drainage system.
It was noted that McLeod
County was recently included
as part of the disaster area in
the state, and additional funding
may be available to address
stormwater issues.
The cost of the stormwater
portion of the Morningside
project was estimated at
$300,000.
Mayor Randy Wilson
agreed that the Morningside
project is of regional importance,
and he agreed more
funding should be pursued
through the state bonding
bill.
“How are other projects
with the county funded?”
asked council member Kevin
Dietz. “Is this the new standard
— 50/50?”
Wilson indicated Glencoe
Commissioner Kermit Terlinden
told him that is the case.
But council member Dan
Perschau stressed that if that
is official county policy, “it
should be stated clearly” by
the county commissioners
“and be answered definitively.”
“And all others in the
county should know it, too,”
Wilson added. “It should be
the same for all.”
Concussion checks part of eligibility meetings
Marielle Gatenby, certified
athletic trainer with
Ridgeview Rehab Specialities,
announced that she will
be conducting Neuro-cognitive
Baseline Testing using
the ImPACT system on Aug.
9 at the eligibility meeting.
ImPACT (Immediate Post-
Concussion Assessment and
Cognitive Testing) is the first,
most widely used, and most
scientifically validated computerized
concussion evaluation
system, Gatenby said.
“Given the inherent difficulties
in concussion management,
it is important to manage
concussions on an individualized
basis and to implement
baseline testing and/or
post-injury neurocognitive
testing,” Gatenby said.
“This type of concussion
assessment can help to objectively
evaluate the concussed
athlete’s post-injury condition
and track recovery for safe
return to play, thus preventing
the cumulative effects of a
concussion.”
The testing will take place
as follows:
Grades 9 and 11 volleyball,
Aug. 8, at 4:45 p.m. (meet at
computer lab Room 121).
Grades 9 and 11, boys and
girls soccer, Aug. 8, at 4:45
p.m. (meet at computer lab
Room 121).
Grades 9 and 11, football,
Aug. 8, at 5:15 p.m. (meet at
computer lab Room 121).
“If you have already had a
baseline in the last year with
Ridgeview, you DO NOT
need to test again,” Gatenby
said. If not sure, contact
Gatenby at Marielle.gatenby@ridgeviewmedical.org.
If your son or daughter participates
in GSL activities and
you are not on this list for
testing but would like a baseline,
please contact Gatenby
at marielle.gatenby@
ridgeviewmedical.org. to discuss
testing availability.
Winter activities will test
during the winter activities
registration.
Makes pitch to county board
SIBLEY COUNTY —
Blue Sky Broadband representatives
made a pitch to the
Sibley County Board for private
high-speed communication
services, the Arlington
Enterprise reported. Last
year, Sibley County declined
getting involved in bonding
for a public system by citing
the financial risk to the county.
The matter was sent to the
County Board’s technology
committee.
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show” at a regular County
Board meeting, the time and
date of which should be publicized
so that the public has
a chance to listen in and offer
comments.
Nies noted that the County
Board has been criticized for
not publicizing its discussions
on the recently adopted
wheelage tax, which he said
was the result of time restraints.
“But we certainly don’t
want that to happen with this
here,” Nies said of the proposed
jail security project.
Junge also said that the
County Board needs to adopt
a plan because it will need to
outline specifically to the
court how the money would
be spent so that a judge could
determine if that intent is in
keeping with the “spirit” of
Tudhope’s bequest, which
was specifically targeted toward
the construction of a
new jail.
Junge indicated that the
proposed plan will include
the construction of a new, secure
lobby that will be shared
by the sheriff’s department
and the jail, as well as other
improvements to the jail.
Those items may be in keeping
with the intent of
Tudhope’s bequest.
Junge said he would liken
Tudhope’s bequest to that of
a charitable trust fund. By
statute, any ruling on dispensing
of the funds also has
to go through the Attorney
General’s office, Junge
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added.
Nies said that any construction
probably will not
begin until next spring or
summer, so the County Board
has time to go through the
proper process for adopting a
project.
Nies suggested inviting
Wold to the County Board’s
Sept. 17 meeting for an official
presentation.
Later in the morning, during
a workshop session on
long-range planning, the
County Board also suggested
that Wold look at potential
improvements to the county’s
other buildings.
Commissioner Paul Wright
suggested putting together a
“package” of proposed improvements
that will “address
our needs for the next 30
years.”
Wright noted that interest
rates are expected to start
ratcheting up, and the county
could take advantage of the
currently low bond interest
rates.
Commissioner Ron Shimanski
said that having a
“package” of proposed improvements
could allow the
county to implement the improvements
in phases, rather
than doing one major project.
Nies suggested talking to
Wold at the Sept. 17 meeting
about what would be involved
in a study of longterm
building improvements,
after Wold makes its presentation
on the security and jail
improvements.
New GFW superintendent starts
WINTHROP — Tami Martin
began her duties as superintendent
of the Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop
School District
in July and has been working
to get to know the three communities,
The Winthrop
News reported. After years as
a teacher, Martin received her
superintendent’s license from
Moorhead State University
and began her administrative
career at Crosslake Community
School.
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Attention Bowlers!
Glencoe’s USBC City Association Meeting
Monday, August 19, 2013 - 8:00 p.m.
Pla-Mor Lanes
All team captains and bowlers should attend
following city meeting, all leagues for
Tuesday and Wednesday will meet.
Anyone interested in joining
a league contact Joel
Pla-Mor Lanes
320-296-1256
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O pinions
County commissioners
just piling on with
new wheelage tax
Our view: New $10 tax for vehicle licenses
just adds to last legislative barrage of new taxes
As if we need another tax,
now the McLeod County
Board of Commissioners
comes along last week and approves,
on a 3-2 vote, a new $10 wheelage
tax on all car licenses. The new tax
kicks in Jan. 1.
We agree with the minority. That
tax, although addressing a need of
lagging of transportion funding for
roads and bridges in the county, is
just another excuse to tax Minnesotans.
We received enough of that with
the DFL-controlled Legislature last
session, and we expect more tax
hikes in the upcoming 2014 session,
still under DFL control.
We do not need the county piling
on, too.
According to the Association of
Minnesota Counties, 47 of Minnesota’s
87 counties have imposed the
$10 per vehicle wheelage tax as a
way to supplement their local road
and bridge improvement budgets.
We have no disagreement that
roads and bridges need attention.
Anyone driving on outstate highways
and county roads knows what
condition they are in.
But there remains a constant battle
for the finite state funds available
through the curent state’s gas taxes,
and mass transit is gobbling up more
of the pie at the expense of outstate
Minnesota transportation needs.
Rather than raising more taxes,
there needs to be a more equitable
distribution of the gas tax dollars.
That, however, will not happen. The
political reality is the metro area has
more votes in the Legislature. Therefore,
the metro gets what it wants.
So why give counties more taxing
authority? There is the theory that
local control is best control. Granted.
Also, local control means local responsibility.
When things go wrong,
the locals get the blame.
At the same time of the wheelage
tax debate was discussion by county
commissioners about a one-half of 1
Spare us the unending coverage
of same-sex marriage
and the hoopla surrounding
it. Enough is enough!
The Twin Cities media — TV and
newspapers — have gone overboard
on a topic that is still raw with many
Minnesotans, who do not support
same-sex marriage, despite what the
You can
vote
online at
www.glencoenews.com
Question of the week
The recycling numbers in Glencoe after it went to the 1-sort system
have skyrocketed. Should the county also switch to 1-sort over
its current 5-sort system?
1) Yes
2) No
Results for most recent question:
The McLeod County Board of Commissioners just approved,
on a 3-2 vote, a new wheelage tax on vehicles licensed in the
county. The proceeds will go toward county road projects.
Do you agree with the County Board’s vote?
Yes — 18%
No — 82%
28 votes. New question runs Aug. 7-13
percent countywide sales tax.
Thankfully, the county commissioners
nixed that idea. They should
have nixed the wheelage tax as well.
So, is there a guarantee the additional
$10 per licensed vehicle will
actually go toward improving
McLeod County roads and bridges?
We trust that it will.
But we tend to be a bit leery of political
promises. We were told similar
promises in the past. When the
state Lottery was initiated about 25
years ago, the proceeds were not
supposed to go into the state general
fund, yet that is where most of it
went.
The state gas tax amendment was
supposed to dedicate those funds toward
transportation needs, like roads
and bridges throughout the state. Yet
more and more of it is being poured
into metro mass transit projects that
most of us will never utilize.
And toss in the Vikings and Twins
stadiums boondoggles, and you can
see the trend that promises are easily
broken or conveniently forgotten.
No general tax dollars for the
Vikings, remember?
And who says the passage of a
wheelage tax in McLeod County is
not the beginning of a trend toward
more specialized taxes at the state,
county and even city level. Hutchinson
already has a half-cent sales tax
in place. How about Glencoe? Or
Silver Lake? You get the picture.
If a wheelage tax had to be enacted,
the county commissioners should
revisit it and “sunset” it, so it does
not become permanent.
That, of course, is a ludicrous
idea. Whenever a new tax is enacted,
it never ceases. Just ask those who
started Minnesota’s first temporary
sales tax years ago. Government’s
appetite for spending never stops.
The only certainties in life are
death and taxes, it is said. Welcome
to the money trough, county commissioners.
— R.G.
Overkill by metro media
on same-sex marriages
Legislature approved last session.
Now that it is law, let us all move
on.
Shoving this coverage down our
throats does not make it any more
palatable. Of course, we could always
turn off the TV and not open
the newspapers as an alternative.
— R.G.
Letters to the Editor
The McLeod County Chronicle, Wednesday, August 7, 2013, page 4
Hey, women: ‘Wake up and smell the coffee!’
To the Editor:
“Wake up and smell the coffee!”
Women of a certain age will recognize
the preceding expression as
the trademark of one of the first of
many advice columns, Ann Landers.
It was usually followed by advice
that would leave you slapping your
head in recognition.
Did you know that the slaves were
freed before women had the right to
vote? During the bra-burning era,
women were fighting for their place
in society both as professionals and
equal rights. Notice, I say equal, not
superior to or with condescension.
Women were fighting for the right
to education and to pursue professional
goals in addition to teaching,
nursing, home-ec teachers, or secretaries.
Rosie the Riveter during World
War II gave women the hope that
they could make a living and support
their children if need be. We
lived through the era of the “Mad
Men” and fighting for recognition
for our minds.
The single greatest thing that happened
in our lifetime was the event
of improved methods of birth control.
It gave women the choice of
whether to have another child or not.
It gave them the flexibility to pursue
a career outside the home and have a
better life for their families and their
children. Society was the better for
it.
To coin another popular phrase,
“You've Come A Long Way, Baby”
— and we have. More women than
men now are college graduates and
are assuming positions of power.
Women bring to the work place
things that appear to be alien to
minds of men, little things like compromise
when there is an impasse –
we can work it out and if each side
gives a little, we both can win. Hiliary
Clinton said in her recent address
to the Clinton Global Initiative
that statistically women have provided
valuable assets to the working
world.
Episcopalian Bishop Gene Robinson
said in one of the speeches he
gave on Public Radio that the establishment
that is in power structures
the playing field so that they remain
in power. He was talking about
something other than women's
rights, but he could well have been.
The whole reason for the history
lesson is that women’s rights, especially
the right to her own body, are
being chipped away.
Wendy Davis, from the great state
of Texas, stood in filibuster for 11
hours during a special session called
by Gov. Rick Perry to pass a horribly
restrictive law regarding
women's rights to clinics that provide
health care to women.
The sad part of this whole scenario
is that Texas is not the only
state where this is happening. North
Carolina is doing a good job of it
and other states as well. This is all
done under the auspices of “looking
out for women's health” — as if we
don’t have the brains to do it ourselves.
We need protection, all right –
protection from that kind of thinking.
All we want is to able to make
our own decisions about our own
bodies. We want to have access to
affordable health care – if it is from
a clinic where women can go to protect
their health, so be it.
Just when you think all those battles
have been fought and overcome,
there sprouts this kind of nonsense
all over again.
Thinking people would think this
is moot point, but this is not about
thinking people. This is about
power, pure and simple.
I never could understand what was
so threatening about women that
they had to be subdued. Then maybe
we should do studies on the possible
adverse side effects of Cialis and Viagra
and outlaw their use until
proven 100 percent safe – now there
is food for thought.
So, my compatriot women, “Wake
up and smell the coffee!” Be ever
vigilant, so we don’t have to fight
this fight over and over again.
Jan Conner
Hutchinson
Glencoe’s blood drive reaches goal of 112 units
To the Editor:
I want to thank the Glencoe and
Glencoe-area residents for their response
in helping the Glencoe Community
Blood Drive reach our goal
of 112 units on Wednesday, July 31.
There were 12 walk-ins, and 11
people who were not qualified or
able to give blood at this drive. At
the end of the day, we had 78 people
qualified to donate whole blood, and
17 additional people were able to
donate a “double dose” of double
red cells. That totaled our 112 units
which the American Red Cross set
as a goal for us at this blood drive.
Each unit donated has the potential
to help up to three patients, so
the donations you made may help up
to 336 people who truly need your
gift of life.
My great thanks go to the teams of
faithful community volunteers who
make each and every drive possible!
Also thank you to those businesses
who contributed to our success at
this drive: Glencoe Lions Club,
Coborn’s, Security Bank, the Glencoe
City Center for the use of their
facility, and Keebler Corporation for
their nationwide support of the
American Red Cross.
This drive we also received a generous
donation of certificates from
Culver’s in Hutchinson for free pints
of frozen custard; the certificates
were part of their Give a Pint — Get
a Pint program to thank blood
donors for their lifesaving donations.
We thank Culver’s for their generosity!
Finally, I want to mention a small
discouragement for me. Thirty-two
people who made appointments to
donate blood were no-shows. We always
have a number of no-shows at
each drive, but this time the number
seemed to be much higher. In fact,
the 32 no-shows amounted to 24
percent of the total appointments
that were scheduled for the drive.
The American Red Cross sends
out crews and beds based on the
number of potential donors scheduled
for the day. There were periods
of time that we had empty beds and
underutilized Red Cross personnel.
I realize some unexpected things
can pop up that keep you from keeping
your appointment. But also consider
the consequences of not appearing
for your appointment: up to
three patients who may have needed
your donation did not get it from
Glencoe or 32 x 3 = 96 patients who
will now need to receive their lifesaving
gift from another source.
Our next Glencoe Community
Blood Drive is scheduled for
Wednesday, Nov. 27, the day before
Thanksgiving. Please mark your calendar
and consider making an appointment.
Many time slots have already
been reserved; if you also
wish to do so, please call our scheduling
chairperson, Nelda, at 320-
864-3475.
Lives are depending on you.
Thank you, all, for your generosity
and caring.
Charleen Engelmann,
Coordinator,
Glencoe Community
Blood Drive
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By Jackee Fountain
Head librarian
Beginning readers need
many different opportunities
to read aloud. Some children
read to family, some to
stuffed friends, others read to
themselves.
The Glencoe Public Library
has been part of the
R.E.A.D. Library Program
(Reading Education Assistance
Dogs) this summer. The
R.E.A.D. program is part of
the Paws Inn Resort’s PAWS
INSIGHT READERS, which
provides teams of trained
dogs to visit libraries and educational
institutions to fulfill
the goal of listening to children
read.
Wilma, a 3-year-old goldendoodle
dog, has visited the
library each Monday evening
for an hour to listen to children
read books, talk to her,
and give her a treat for being
a good listener.
Wilma’s handler and
owner, Jackie Moehring of
Glencoe, has enjoyed sharing
Wilma with young readers.
Explaining the program,
Moehring said, “Wilma and I
attended classes for about six
to eight weeks, practiced our
training at home, and tested
to be a registered therapy dog
before a R.E.A.D. certified
dog.”
Each handler also takes a
written test in conjunction
with an online course. Thus
each therapy/R.E.A.D. dog
and handler is a team.
Team Wilma also visits
hospitals and nursing homes.
The dogs are also kept up
with grooming and health to
continue to be therapy dogs.
In talking with Moehring,
she explained which qualities
are needed for therapy and
R.E.A.D. dogs. “Certain dog
breeds are better suited to be
therapy dogs. They should
be mellow, trainable, and be
compassionate towards people,”
Moehring said.
When Moehring was asked
Submitted photo
Jackie Lemke, daughter of Mary and Jon
Lemke of Glencoe, reads to Jackie
Moehring and her goldendoodle, Wilma,
during the Glencoe Library’s Reading Education
Assistance Dogs (READ) program.
Reading to others, including
Wilma, helps the young readers become
more proficient.
Canine friend helps little
children learn to read
GSL teachers Continued from page 1
Becker said the group had
to work its way through the
scenario, test the water quality
in the city and find the
cause and effect of the illness
on the townspeople.
“We had to test all of our
theories, so we actually went
out and screened water for insects,
and in the classroom,
we tested the water for chemicals
and took samples of
contaminated waters. Everything
was simulated. It was
interesting,” Becker said.
He said the instructors had
all the materials and labs
ready for the group to solve
the problem. “I was very impressed
at how organized
everything was,” he said.
He added that a large
binder was given to each
teacher, and was “very well
organized” with tabs for each
teaching discipline, work
sheets, and other methods for
problem solving.
“Then at the end of the
week, it sort of became a
drama with us acting,” Smith
said. He said he and Becker
were given roles as Realtors
and others were playing parts
of a mayor, business owners,
farmers, townspeople, etc.
“Once we discovered the
problem, then we had to figure
out how to solve it as our
given roles,” Smith said.
He added that the different
roles had different ideas of
how to remove the contaminated
waters from the fake
city of Silver Springs.
“This is a great tool to
bring back to the classroom
to teach students about working
together,” Smith said.
“This is the sort of thing
that will get the kids to think.
To show them that solutions
to problems are more than
‘my’ view. It shows them that
everything has pros and
cons,” Smith added.
Becker said the workshop
taught him how to teach “the
powers of 10 more easily.
“They had different solutions
of water and food coloring
and showed us 10 percent,
1 percent, 1/10 of a percent,
etc. It’s something I’ll
try to incorporate in my lessons,”
Becker said.
He added that the scenario
also showed the teachers how
to portray the different numbers
on the Richter Scale and
how to teach logarithms.
“They also demonstrated
parts per million by giving us
a container of one million
beads. 900,000 of them were
blue, nine thousand of them
were a different color, and
900 were another color, and
so on, and then there was one
black bead in that mix we had
to find,” Becker said.
“It was a great way to show
quantities,” he added.
“That demonstration was
also to show us that some
things, like certain bacteria
can be 100 per million, and
not harm us, but that one
bead per million could kill
us,” Smith said.
He said the institute will
send kits with these tools to
him and Becker for use in the
classroom.
“One of the most interesting
things about this opportunity
was seeing how interdisciplinary
it could be. Also,
working with other teachers
around the United States was
great, on a networking aspect,”
Smith said.
“I was impressed with the
classes. This was all done for
us and really well prepared.
We actually got to head to
water for testing, and we got
to work both inside and outside
to solve the issue,”
Becker said.
Smith said the classes were
meant to highlight key issues
in the United States, especially
environment and economics.
“One of the most interesting
things I learned was that
when the early settlers were
first mining in Colorado, they
just dug a hole, deep into the
ground, but then they found
gold in the rivers. They
would dredge the whole river
panning for gold,” he said.
“The Blue River was
dredged to nothing, and now?
what influenced her to be a
handler and have Wilma participating
in the R.E.A.D.
program, she answered,
“Ever since I met a trained
goldendoodle, I always wanted
a goldendoodle and wanted
to take dog therapy classes.
Wilma fulfilled that
dream!”
In addition, Moehring also
said she is an avid reader;
thus, her intent for sharing
Wilma with beginning readers.
When observing Wilma
and Moehring at work, one
can see Moehring’s love for
her dog and how she shares
Wilma with the little children
who are reading. The children
enjoyed reading a book
to Wilma as they were petting
her or snuggling next to
Wilma.
What a positive reading experience
for the young children
to have at the library!
That’s pretty much manmade,”
Smith said.
Becker said the workshop
focused a lot on sustainability
— making choices regarding
ethics, environment and economics.
“When we had to role play
as Realtors, our solutions to
solve the problem included
getting rid of the contaminated
water, selling land and
moving people into the city,
whereas the farmers were
concerned about how the
contaminated water was
going to get removed.
“In the end, we found out
that it was a tainted well,
where someone disposed of
chemicals illegally, and we
had to locate other affected
wells. So we all had to brainstorm
on how to solve the
issue,” Smith said.
He and Becker said they
were given choices to “excavate
the area, use bioremediation,
a 100 percent natural
way to remove contaminated
soils, vitrification, which is
an electroshock method to remove
the contaminated water,
incinerate the contamination
or contain it.”
“It was really interesting.
Some methods were more
costly, such as the vitrification,
and others were not
time-efficient, such as bioremediation.
You thought about
the best method as your given
role,” Smith said.
“It was a really, really good
group of people to work with.
I’d definitely like to incorporate
a similar town meeting
for students for sure. It really
made an impact on real-life
situations. My job is to always
get the kids to think,”
Smith said.
Becker said the workshop
also included a tour to the
Country Boy Mines, an early
morning hike to see the sunrise
along the Continental Divide,
and a visit to the Loveland
Pass.
“It was a great time. Definitely
well worth it,” Becker
said.
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By Rich Glennie
Editor
Glencoe City Council took
a look at its preliminary 2014
budget Monday night that included
additional local government
aid (LGA) and a
steady tax levy, “that could
possibly go down,” according
to City Administrator Mark
Larson.
The LGA the city will receive
increased by more than
$231,000 to $1.294 million in
2014, Larson said.
The local tax levy, funds
raised through property taxes,
will be about $1.47 million,
but could potentially be reduced,
he added.
Projected revenues are at
$3.425 million with expenses
at $3.351 million “with no
cuts, yet. And there is room
to cut,” Larson said.
The goal is to keep the tax
levy from going up, Larson
said. He also said because of
the increase in LGA, residents
could see their property
taxes go down.
But Larson also said the
city has “equipment needs
that have been neglected over
the years” of tight budgets.
He said the budget process
still needs to look at all of the
city’s equipment needs.
One area being looked at is
to alter the 2013 equipment
purchases in order to buy
equipment that can be used
year-round rather than just
seasonally.
One example is purchasing
a payloader with a plow wing
for snowplowing to replace
the grader, according to Mike
Drew, public works supervisor
for streets and parks.
A leaf vaccuum system
also is being looked at to save
on the wear and tear of the
city street sweeper.
Another area being looked
at may be an increase in the
stormwater utility fee to help
with manhole rehabilitation
and work on ponds and wetlands
issues.
As to the preliminary
budget, Larson said department
heads have submitted
their capital budget requests
that now will be studied and
prioritized.
He said there would be no
added city staff.
The preliminary budget
needs to be approved by mid-
September, and the final
budget approval comes in
early December.
In other matters, City
Council:
• Renewed a lease contract
with Buffalo Creek BMX
Track.
“They’ve done a real good
job,” Mayor Randy Wilson
said of the BMX track organizers.
Drew agreed and said the
group has now purchased its
own set of bleachers.
“They continually work on
it,” Drew said of the facility
located in Sterner Park on 9th
Street.
Council member Kevin
Dietz said the BMX track
“gives activities to a lot of
kids.”
Council member John
Schrupp added that there are
events there every Tuesday,
and it hosts state qualifying
events as well. He estimated
that are 22 to 25 events at the
track each summer, and it attracts
people from around the
region.
• Approved a resolution on
an annual maintenance grant
with the Minnesota Department
of Transportation for
snow removal, grass cutting
work at the municipal airport.
The grant is worth $13,776
for fiscal years 2014 and
2015.
• Approved a lease agreement
with Terry Anderson to
build a privately owned
hangar at the airport. The city
will swap property with Anderson,
who owns an access
road to the hangars that was
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• Approved a resolution to
extend tax increment finance
(TIF) district No. 4 to 2023.
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original industrial park properties,
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2013. But special legislative
action extended the life of the
district to help fund debt
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and No. 15
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• Approved a 10-year lease
agreement with Jungclaus
Implement on unplatted
cemetery property at the end
of 6th Street for used implement
storage.
Jungclaus Implement
would pay $250 a month rent
the first five years and $300 a
month the second five years.
It also would be responsible
for maintaining the property
and providing a screen between
the implement area and
the rest of the cemetery.
Council member Gary
Ziemer, who also sits on the
cemetery board, said the
lease was discussed at length
by the board before it recommended
approval. He said the
board’s biggest concern was
with the screening of the
property.
Drew said four types of
bushes will be planted as the
screen, and Jungclaus is responsible
for the costs.
Larson said use of the
cemetery property is not foreseen
in the next 10 years due
to changes in cemetery burials
in recent years.
Those changes have driven
down the cemetery’s fund reserves,
“but there is still a
healthy fund balance.”
• Heard that a 75th anniversary
open house is planned
by the Glencoe Light &
Power Commission. The
open house is planned for 4
p.m. to 7 p.m., Thursday,
Aug. 22.
Couple killed in South Dakota motorcycle crash
According to the Associated
Press in Sioux Falls the
South Dakota Highway Patrol
reported a Brandon, S.D.,
couple on a motorcycle, Rich
Feltman and his wife, Janis,
both 61, died in a crash with
a minivan in Brookings on
Saturday, Aug. 3, in Brookings.
The Feltmanns are former
residents of Norwood
Young America.
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two-lane construction zone
along Interstate 29. According
to the AP report, troopers
say the motorcycle veered
into the path of the minivan
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by 60-year-old Lynne Louise
Duin of Estelline.
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History
From the Brownton Bulletin archives
100 Years Ago
Aug. 8, 1913
O.C. Conrad, Editor
Grain cutting is finished and
stacking is the general of the day.
The hum of the threshing machine
will soon be heard abroad
in the land.
The concrete abutments and
center pier for the railroad crossing
across Buffalo Creek were
completed yesterday. The contractor
and crew left immediately
for Manilla, Iowa, to do work of
a like nature.
In our item in last week’s Bulletin
regarding the accidental
death of the little Schmitz girl
being run over by an automobile,
it should have read P.L. Schmitz
instead of E.N. Schmitz. We
were misinformed in this respect
and gladly make the correction.
The big steam shovel working
across Lake Addie was forced to
cease operations Tuesday on account
of a lack of help. Bigger
wages are drawing men who
want to work to the harvest
fields, while the professional
hobo cannot be induced to work
at any price.
75 Years Ago
Aug. 4, 1938
Percy L. Hakes, Editor
Augusta (Grewe) Rolfs died
Friday evening, July 29, at the
100 Years Ago
Aug. 8, 1913
A.F. Avery, Editor
The annual meeting of the
qualified voters of School District
33 was held at the high
school Saturday evening. Incumbents
Fred Rehse and M.B. July
were re-elected to the board with
70 and 51 votes respectively,
while the Rev. C.H. Kowalske
received 34 votes.
Hitching posts were installed
along the west side of Busse
Bros.’ store this week.
R.F. Mittlestadt has fitted up
his saloon with a Blau-gas lighting
plant, with a hot plate for
cooking. Fred Rehse also has a
plant partly installed in his residence.
Blau-gas has been introduced
to the west and many excellent
features are claimed for
it.
E. Lonset, formerly of Gibbon
but for the last three years a resident
of St. Paul, has opened a
photo studio in the Hassan building.
He will move his family to
Stewart later on.
Tuesday was a day of accidents.
Gus Rehse was trimming
trees when a branch struck him
in the head back of the right ear,
causing an ugly wound which required
a doctor’s care. Ludwig
Becke fell from a haystack at
Emil Pagel’s and fractured his
collar bone. Mrs. A.F. Bulau of
Round Grove broke the large
bone in her right ankle when her
foot turned as she stepped off a
platform at her home. The accident
“jinx” was right on the job
Tuesday.
age of 80. A native of Prussia,
she and her husband, Jacob
Rolfs, were among the early settlers
of Brownton.
Julius Schlink, who had been
a resident of this community the
past 41 years, passed to his heavenly
home here last Friday at the
age of 93 years. A native of Germany,
he came to America in
1893 and he and his wife,
Bertha, settled in Brownton,
where he did masonry work for
many years.
One of Henry Engelsmeier’s
yearling colts strayed into town
last Friday evening during the
heavy rain and was hit by the
fast flyer, which passes through
here about 8:45 p.m. The horse
was hit just east of the crossing
by the Albert Gehrke home. The
animal was mangled to bits by
the train wheels and parts of the
body were found along the tracks
for nearly a mile. The head of the
horse was found near the Albert
Dennin farm.
A business deal was completed
the latter part of last week in
which William Torrey sold his
Road House near the south shore
of Lake Marion to Duell Cayott
of Stewart.
50 Years Ago
Aug. 8, 1963
Charles H. Warner, Editor
W.D. “Bob” Smith, former
75 Years Ago
Aug. 5, 1938
Harry Koeppen, Editor
Fred Brede of Round Grove
reported last Saturday that his
Thatcher wheat from a sevenacre
field had yielded 149
bushels, and that the wheat
weighed 56 pounds to the
bushel. A large field of oats
yielded over 46 bushels to the
acre, but the grain was lightweight,
according to Mr. Brede.
A.M. “Tony” Ewert, prominent
Collins farmer, received
$10.10 per hundredweight, the
day’s top price, at South St. Paul,
on a shipment of 172-pound
butcher hogs that he made on
Tuesday, July 26. Tony is rather
proud of the price he received
for his porkers, as he should be.
The sounding of the fire siren
last Friday morning caused the
local department to start on a run
to the Fahse place, but the boys
were met on the way and told
that the blaze had been extinguished
by prompt action. A
skittish team tipped a load of
bushels on top of a tractor, heat
from which started them on fire.
The burning bundles were near a
large barn, which created a dangerous
situation, but the blaze
was put out before the barn
caught fire.
50 Years Ago
Aug. 8, 1963
Kermit T. Hubin, Editor
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Schuelke
will be honored Sunday, Aug.
11, on the occasion of their golden
wedding anniversary with an
open house at the St. Boniface
station agent at Brownton from
1912 to 1920, was buried Tuesday,
July 30, at Sunset Memorial
Cemetery, Minneapolis. After
working at Brownton, Mr. Smith
went to Hopkins and later to
Montevideo in employment with
the Chicago, Milwaukee and
Puget Sound railway. He retired
and had lived in Minneapolis the
past few years.
Once again this year, the
Western Mounted Paraders Saddle
Club will take part in the
Minnesota State Fair as one of
four clubs selected to perform
for fair goers.
20 Years Ago
Aug. 4, 1993
Lori Copler, Editor
The Brownton community
will have a new manufacturing
business as the Brownton City
Council approved selling, for $1,
the former city hall building to
Buffalo Creek Specialities, Inc.,
a manufacturer of specialty seasonings.
The new company is
owned by John and Lynn Otteson
of Hutchinson and Tom Larson
of Jackson.
Lawton and Lucas
Burgstahler, with their parents,
Reed and Lynae Burgstahler, announce
the arrival of their brother
and son, Riley John, born July
28, 1993.
From the Stewart Tribune archives
From The Chronicle archives
30 Years Ago
Aug. 10, 1983
Bill Ramige, Editor
Friday, Aug. 5, soybean prices
hit $7.17 a bushel in Glencoe on
news of additional sales to the
Soviet Union and the continued
drought in the Midwest.
The McLeod County 4-H
Fashion Review, Glencoe-area
winners were Donna Dose,
daughter of Mel and Ruth Dose,
state fair winner in purchased
garment category, and Julie Klitzke,
daughter of Arden and
Shirley Klitzke, state fair winner
in constructed garment.
Records in the McLeod County
recorder’s office will soon be
on microfilm. County commissioners
approved the purchase of
$21,734 in microfilming services
from United Micrographics, Inc.
in St. Paul to preserve the
records. Work is expected to
begin by Sept. 1.
20 Years Ago
Aug. 11, 1993
Rich Glennie, Editor
John Mons of Brownton will
have a dual role as broadcaster
and operations manager at the
state’s newest FM radio station-
KARP with studios in Glencoe
and Hutchinson. The station will
be located at 96.1 on the FM
dial. Minnesota Valley Broadcasting
owns KARP. The station’s
tower is nearing completion
just east of Silver Lake.
Movies showing this week at
the Waconia Theater are “The
Firm,” “Sleepless in Seattle,”
“Free Willy,” “Snow White,”
“Rookie of the Year,” “The Fugitive”
and “In the Line of Fire.”
10 Years Ago
Aug. 6, 2003
Rich Glennie, Editor
Glencoe VFW Post 5102
Commander Larry Gutknecht
and Quartermaster Dennis Eggersgluess
were named to the
School auditorium from 2 p.m.
to 5 p.m.
A pretty wedding was solemnized
at St. Boniface Catholic
Church in Stewart when Miss
Patricia Schmidt, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Schmidt of
Stewart, became the bride of
Keith Richards, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Warren T. Richards of
Hutchinson.
Mrs. Leo (Selma) Grams, 81,
died Wednesday, July 31, at the
Renville County Hospital in
Olivia. Leo and Selma Grams
farmed a few miles southwest of
Stewart, on the farm now occupied
by her son, Lester.
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Ludowese
(Genevieve Lang) announce
the birth of a baby girl,
Carol Jean, on Thursday, Aug. 1.
A baby girl was born to Mr.
and Mrs. John D. Renner (Mavis
Fenske) on Aug. 4. She is named
Wendy Jean. She joins a sister,
Wanda, age 2.
35 Years Ago
Aug. 10, 1978
Kermit T. Hubin, Editor
Mr. and Mrs. Steven Hahn
(Darcee Lade) announce the arrival
of a baby girl, Amanda
Beth. She has a sister, Nicole, 2 1 ⁄2
years old.
After being closed nearly a
year, Ma’s Cafe was opened for
business last Friday, Aug. 4. Taking
over the operation of the cafe
are Dallas and Sue Smith of St.
Paul.
Brenda Karg of the Stewart
Troopers and Dori Dummer of
the Plato Go-Getters were selected
to represent McLeod County
at the State Fair 4-H Fashion
Revue.
All-State Team of Post Commanders
and Quartermasters at
the state VFW convention held
in Moorhead. To become members
of the team, both Gutknecht
and Eggersgluess had to meet
strict criteria as set forth by the
VFW Minnesota State Department.
Hutchinson has been chosen
as one of the University of Minnesota
Extension’s regional centers.
Where the office will be set
up and how many educators will
be in the office is still unknown.
The locations for the 18 regional
offices across the state are to be
chosen, staffed and operational
by Jan. 1. Each of the regional
offices will house five to 10 educators,
who will be part of the
statewide system that provides
educational programs and services
addressing critical issues in
Minnesota.
The regional centers are not
intended to take care of day-today
stuff the local Extension office
handles. The regional office
will be more involved with program
development and program
implementation.
BARK activities day set
for Saturday, Aug. 10
Brownton Area Resources
for Kids (BARK) will host its
fifth annual kickball and
beanbag tournament Saturday,
Aug. 10, at the Brownton
softball field.
The day starts at 8 a.m.
with a 5K fun run/walk, with
a kids’ dash immediately following.
The kickball tournament
starts at 9 a.m., and will pay
out $300 to the first-place
team, with prizes going to the
top three teams (based on an
eight-team tournament).
Team members must be at
least 16 years old, and there
is an entry fee of $130 per
team. Registration deadline is
The new Brownton Area
Civic Center will be officially
dedicated on Sunday,
Aug. 11, at 1 p.m., in
the Brownton Area Civic
Center gym.
The Brownton Area
Civic Center was constructed
from the former
Brownton school building
Guadalupe Paredes Ruelas,
43, of Lester Prairie, was
killed in a July 26 accident in
Young America Township,
Carver County.
According to Carver County
Sheriff Jim Olson, deputies
responded, along with Norwood
Young America Fire
and Rescue, the Minnesota
State Patrol and Ridgeview
Ambulance, to a three-car
motor vehicle crash on
CSAH 33 at CSAH 34 in
Young America Township at
approximately 5 p.m.
A vehicle traveling westbound
on CSAH 34 failed to
stop at the intersection of
CSAH 33 and struck the rear
of a vehicle traveling northbound
on CSAH 33.
After being struck, the
northbound vehicle spun into
the southbound traffic lane
and was struck in the driver’s
door by a southbound vehicle.
The damage to the spinning
vehicle was severe, and
the driver, Ruelas, died as a
result of injuries sustained in
the crash.
Olson said there were no
obvious signs of trauma or
Aug. 8. To register and to get
the official rules, contact
Shannon Jerabek at 320-328-
4239.
The beanbag tournament
will have a 90 percent payback,
with $350 slated for the
first-place team. Payouts will
be to the top six teams, based
on a 32-team tournament.
There is an entry fee of $30
per team.
The tournament starts at 10
a.m. at the softball fields (it
will be moved indoors to the
Brownton Area Civic Center
in the event of rain). Registration
deadline is today
(Wednesday, Aug. 7). To register
and to get the official
Dedication ceremony
set Sunday for new
Brownton Civic Center
and now houses the city
offices, the public library,
gymnasium and memorabilia
room.
Following the dedication
ceremony, at 1:30
p.m., there will be an ice
cream social hosted by the
civic center committee.
Everyone is invited.
3-car accident claims life
of Lester Prairie woman
Cancer Society
receives July
memorial gifts
In July, the American Cancer
Society received memorials
from family and friends
remembering Glen Mills.
According to Jeanne Ray,
memorial chairperson for the
society’s McLeod County
chapter, the American Cancer
Society received memorial
gifts in memory of the deceased
and honor gifts as
tributes ot the living.
To make a memorial gift,
Ray said the donor need only
contact her with their name
and address, name of the person
remembered and the
name and address of the person
to whom the gift should
be sent.
Requests should be sent to
Ray at 809 Lindy Lane NE,
Hutchinson, MN 55350-
1911.
People also may call the
American Cancer Society
toll free at 800-227-2345 or
Ray at 320-587-2838.
Highway 212 resurfacing project starts Aug. 8
Westbound motorists traveling
on Highway 212, from
the junction with Highway 5
to Glencoe, can expect delays
as crews begin building
crossovers in the median in
preparation for resurfacing
that portion of the roadway.
Traffic will be shifted to
the eastbound lanes on Thursday,
Aug. 8, weather permitting,
resulting in a single lane
of traffic in each direction.
Motorists should enter the
work zone with caution and
expect brief delays until the
project is complete in late
September.
Knife River Corporation
North Central of Sauk Rapids
is the contractor on this mill
and overlay project. The
nearly $3.4 million project
will provide a smoother ride
for motorists when completed.
For statewide travel conditions,
visit www.511mn.org.
severe injury to any of the
other motorists involved in
the crash, and all were transported
to Ridgeview Medical
Center for evaluation.
There was no evidence or
signs of impairment of the
drivers involved in this incident,
Olson said.
The Minnesota State Patrol
is reconstructing the crash
and will be investigating the
incident for review and possible
charges by the Carver
County Attorney’s Office,
Olson said.
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Other activities include a
kids scavenger hunt for food
shelf items from 10 a.m. to 11
a.m.; pony rides, 2 p.m. to 4
p.m.; an exhibition kickball
game for kids, noon; and
“Clown Town,” 1 p.m. to 4
p.m.
The day will conclude with
a street dance, for those 21
and older, in front of the
Brownton Bar & Grill from 8
p.m. to midnight, featuring
Papa Shaw.
All proceeds from the day
help fund activities for
Brownton-area youth.
20 Brownton
seniors met
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Twenty Brownton senior
citizens met Monday, Aug. 5,
at the community center.
Cards were played after
the meeting with the following
winners: 500, Norma Albrecht,
first, and Carol Brelje,
second; pinochle, Leone
Kujas, first, and Ruby Streich,
second; and sheephead,
Lowell Brelje, first, and
Elmer Maass, second.
Archie Diehn served refreshments.
Harriett Bergs
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The next meeting will be
Monday, Aug. 12, at 1 p.m.
All area senior citizens are
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Thurs., Aug. 8 — AA Group mtg. next to Post Office in
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Fri., Aug. 9 — Brownton Lions annual Brownton Corn
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Pull, 7 p.m.; Panther Association 9th annual Golf Tournament,
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Sun., Aug. 11 — 2014 Glencoe-Silver Lake After Prom
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Mon., Aug. 12 — Tops Weigh-In mtg., 5-5:30 p.m.; Brownton
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p.m.; Stewart City Council, 7 p.m.; Edward Ewald Post 143
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Weddings
Brinkman
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People
Lindsay and Justin Lindall
Lindsay Brinkman of
Bloomington and formerly of
Glencoe, and Justin Lindall
of Arden Hills, were united in
marriage on June 15, 2013, at
the Crow River Winery in
Hutchinson. The Rev.
Thomas Ryland officiated.
Parents of the couple are
Dale and Pat Brinkman of
Glencoe and Kitty and Curt
Mohr of Prior Lake and the
late Dennis Lindall.
The maid of honor was
Sarah Bohnenstingel, and
bridesmaids were Casey
Brinkman, Ally Baerenwald
and Jaime Lindall.
The best man was Brooks
Lindall, and groomsmen were
Ryan Brinkman, Reid
Baerenwald, Mark Haase and
Josh Cargill.
A reception followed the
ceremony with 225 guests.
The couple took a wedding
trip to Duluth and will travel
to Hawaii this winter.
The bride is a 2002 graduate
of Glencoe-Silver Lake
High School and the University
of Minnesota Morris with
a bachelor’s degree. She received
her master’s degree
from St. Mary’s College. She
is a client services specialist
for The Emily program.
The groom is a 1992 graduate
of Prior Lake High
School and Gustavus Adolphus
College with a bachelor’s
degree. He is a project
manager.
The couple will live in
Arden Hills.
Lange named new member
Samantha Jo Lange, Glencoe, is a new junior member
of the American Angus Association®, reports Bryce
Schumann, CEO of the national organization with headquarters
in Saint Joseph, Mo. Junior members of the association
are eligible to register cattle in the American
Angus Association, participate in programs conducted by
the National Junior Angus Association and take part in
association-sponsored shows and other national and regional
events.
Daughter born to Mathwigs
Jesse and Darcie Mathwig of Maple Grove announce
the birth of their daughter, Piper Lylou, on July 23, 2013,
at the hospital in Maple Grove. Piper weighed 8 pounds,
14 ounces, and was 21-3/4 inches in length. Her older
brother is Blaine, 2, and her grandparents are Bruce and
Julie Larson of Glenwood and Mark and Barb Mathwig
of Brownton. Great-grandparents are Don and Eunice
Wilts of Benson, Shelby and Lois Larson of Benson, and
Dorothy Mathwig of Litchfield.
Son born to Rademachers
Mike and Lisa Rademacher of Belle Plaine announce
the birth of their son, Jace Michael, on July 17, 2013, at
St. Francis Hospital in Shakopee. Jace weighed 8 pounds,
2 ounces, and was 20-1/4 inches long. His older sisters
are Shaylee Jo, 9, and Rayann Jessica, 7. Grandparents
are John and Judy Waldvogel of Glencoe, Tom and Ruth
Rademacher of Waconia, Ken Berg of Shakopee and the
late Kendal Zitzloff of Winsted. Great-grandparents are
Rita Eiden of Silver Lake, Marlene Berg of Shakopee,
Rosemary Zitzloff of Winsted and Arnie Waldvogel of
Yuma, Ariz.
VFW Auxiliary holds its
meeting, picnic July 8
The regular monthly meeting
of the Glencoe VFW Post
5102 Auxiliary, also its annual
picnic, was called to order
on July 8 by President Angela
Johnson with 36 members
present.
After minutes and reports
were read and approved, general
orders and communications
were read. The audit report
also was approved.
Recognition was given to
Commander James Peters,
who received his white hat in
honor of his state commander
award and Quartermaster Ron
Knop, who received his white
hat in honor of his state quartermaster
award at the VFW
state convention in June.
The serving committee for
the Aug. 12 meeting will be
Marcia Dummer, Denise
Scharpe, Helen Becker and
Pat Becker.
Monroe Crossing coming
to City Center Sept. 19
Menu
Aug. 12-16
Millie Beneke Manor
Senior Nutrition Site
Monday — Cranberry-glazed
chicken, baked potato, Californiablend
vegetables, bread, margarine,
fruit cocktail, low-fat milk.
Tuesday — Hamburger tomato
casserole, green beans, mandarin
orange whip, bread, margarine,
cookie, low-fat milk.
Wednesday — Grilled chicken
Monroe Crossing, a nationally
known bluegrass group,
will appear in concert at the
Glencoe City Center Thursday,
Sept. 19, at 7:30 p.m.
Named in honor of famous
bluegrass performer Bill
Monroe, Monroe Crossing
has “an electrifying blend of
classic bluegrass, bluegrass
gospel and original music.”
The group brings to their performances
“airtight harmonies,
razor sharp arrangements
and on-stage rapport...”
Tickets are on sale at the
City Center until Sept. 12,
when the prices go up.
More information on tickets
can be found at www.
glencoemn.org/landing
page/upcomingconcerts/ or
call 320-864-5586.
wrap, shredded lettuce, diced
tomatoes, mayo, melon cubes,
potato salad, bar, low-fat milk.
Thursday — Baked fish, brown
rice, cole slaw, mixed vegetables,
dinner roll, margarine, raspberry
parfait dessert, low-fat milk.
Friday — Salisbury steak,
parslied whole potatoes, squash,
bread, margarine, blushing pears,
pudding, low-fat milk.
County libraries sponsor
bus trip to Fort Snelling
The McLeod County public
libraries — Brownton,
Glencoe, Hutchinson and
Winsted — are sponsoring a
bus trip to Fort Snelling on
Saturday, Sept. 7.
The coach bus will leave
each of the libraries between
8 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. (times to
be determined) and return
about 3 p.m. Lunch is not
provided so attendees need to
bring a sack lunch.
Fort Snelling is a historic
state landmark and played a
significant role during the
early years as part of the
Minnesota territory and as
Minnesota became a state.
Fort Snelling was important
during the Civil War
years, and during the U.S.-
Dakota War of 1862, as well
as into the 1900s.
Registration is needed, and
a bus waiver needs to be
signed. Visit the Glencoe Library
to register and sign the
bus waiver. There is no
charge for this bus trip. Registrations
will be accepted on
a first-come, first-serve basis.
This program is funded by
Legacy dollars of the state of
Minnesota Legacy Amendment
of 2008.
*****
Parents and students are
beginning to think about
going back to school. A library
reminder: keep your Pioneerland
Library card up to
date. Parents should come to
the library to renew and update
any information on their
and the children’s cards. Any
fines accrued on the account
should be paid at the time of
renewal.
The Pioneerland Library
System is asking patrons to
provide an e-mail address to
receive any notices; including
a courtesy notice that books,
audiobooks, magazines and
DVDs will be due in a few
days.
Parents will need to give
Good
Shepherd
to host VBS
“HayDay!” is the title of
Good Shepherd Lutheran
Church’s vacation Bible
school, set for Aug. 11
through Aug. 13 from 6 p.m.
to 8 p.m. each night.
This summertime treat is a
period of fun Bible teaching
that allows the children — 3
year olds (potty trained) and
those just completing fourth
grade — to participate in
Bible stories, music, games,
crafts and snacks.
This year’s theme, “Hay-
Day!” will have an additional
emphasis on mission-based
projects and will allow parents
to join in the fun on
Tuesday night (Aug. 13)
from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m.
“Your children will definitely
grow in friendship
with Jesus during VBS this
summer!” said the Rev.
James Gomez, pastor at
Good Shepherd.
Register at www.gslcglen
coe.org or call Michelle at
320-864-4760.
Women Build
Week for CRHH
Join Crow River Habitat
for Humanity (CRHH) for
Women Build Week, Aug.
20-24. CRHH is looking for
women interested in helping
build a home for Karen
Klimp and her family in
Hutchinson.
Shifts are available Tuesday
through Saturday during
the day, and evening shifts
will be available Tuesday
and Wednesday. No construction
experience is necessary.
There will be food,
prizes and fun.
Call the Habitat office at
320-587-8868 or e-mail
pam@crhfh.org to get registered.
For more information
about Crow River Habitat for
Humanity and Women Build
Week, visit www.crhfh.org.
The McLeod County Chronicle, www.glencoenews.com, Wednesday, August 7, 2013, page 7
Library News
By Jackee Fountain
their e-mail address on their
children’s card accounts. Renewing
a library card now
will help when your child has
library needs during the
school year.
Children ages 5 and older,
living in McLeod County,
may have a Pioneerland Library
System card when a
parent fills in the application
including a Minnesota driver’s
license or Minnesota ID
number. If a card is lost, there
is a $3 charge for a new library
card.
Friend the Glencoe Library
on Facebook and check information
on the website:
www.glencoepubliclibrary.
webs.com.
Eileen
Mielke is
turning
90!
Family and friends of Eileen
are welcome to attend an
Open House
Celebration
Sat., Aug. 17, 2-5pm
at Peace Lutheran Church,
Peace Center, 400 Franklin
St. SW, Hutchinson
No gifts please.
Let your presence be your gift.
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12:35, 2:45, 5:10, 7:00 & 9:00
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12:20, 2:25, 4:50, 7:10 & 9:15
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12:25, 2:35, 4:55, 7:05 & 9:10
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11:50, 2:20, 4:50, 7:15 & 9:45
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Retirement Party for
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Friday, August 9
4-7 p.m.
Glencoe VFW
Come help us celebrate
his 45 years of service
with Glencoe Co-op
and wish him
a happy
retirement!
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Faith Lutheran Church,
Faith Center
335 Main St. S., Hutchinson
Sunday, Aug. 11
11 a.m.-2 p.m.
Your presence will be a great gift.
All are welcome.
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Please join us
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Open House
Bridal Shower
honoring
Megan Parsons
Bride-to-be of
Jon Schlueter
Sat., Aug. 17,
9:30am
Brownton
Community Center
Parents: Deb & Roger Schlueter
and Mark & Anne Parsons
Hosted by aunts of the groom
Registered at Macy’s, Pottery Barn
& Crate and Barrel.
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Chinese take out made at home
I love it when I find restaurant-style
recipes that I can
make at home. I love to eat
out, but it is not something
we can do all the time.
I used to live way too close
to a PF Chang’s. The lettuce
wraps are to die for. It was always
way too easy to call on
my way home from work and
order take out.
I was really excited to find a recipe for similar
wraps. It is easy to make and freezes really
well. I liked that I could freeze individual
portions for myself when I lived alone.
Lettuce Wraps
1 teaspoon sesame oil or other oil
3 garlic cloves, minced
3 cups minced cremini mushrooms
1 cup minced shiitake mushroom caps
1 pound ground chicken breast
3 cups shredded napa (Chinese) cabbage
1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
1/8 teaspoon crushed red pepper
1 8-ounce can water chestnuts,
(drained and minced)
1 cup minced green onions
2 tablespoons oyster sauce
2 tablespoons soy sauce
1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
24 Boston or iceberg lettuce leaves
Heat oil in a large non-stick skillet over
medium heat. Add garlic, and cook for two
minutes. Add mushrooms and chicken; cook
for eight minutes, stirring occasionally. Add
shredded cabbage, salt, crushed red pepper,
and water chestnuts; cook for five minutes or
until cabbage wilts. Remove from heat, and
stir in onions, oyster sauce, soy sauce and
cilantro. Spoon about three tablespoons chicken
mixture into each lettuce leaf.
I don’t always use the napa cabbage; regular
cabbage works greats in my opinion. I usually
don’t have sesame oil on hand either so
My Turn Now
By Karin Ramige Cornwell
olive or vegetable works too.
Sweet and Sour chicken is another chinese
favorite. This recipe was easy to make and really
tasty.
Sweet and Sour Chicken
Chicken breading:
3-5 chicken breasts
salt and pepper
1 cup cornstarch
2 eggs, beaten
1/3 cup canola oil
Rinse chicken, trim off fat or extras and
then cut into one inch cubes. Season with salt
and pepper. Dip chicken into cornstarch and
coat all the way and then into eggs. Heat oil in
large skillet. Cook chicken until browned.
Place in baking dish.
Sauce:
3/4 cups white sugar
4 tablespoons ketchup
1/2 cup white distilled vinegar
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1 teaspoon garlic salt
Whisk until smooth. Then pour evenly over
chicken. Turn chicken so the sauce gets on
both sides and then put in the oven at 350 degrees
for 15 minutes. Turn chicken and then
cook for 15 more minutes.
I shouldn’t write before lunch. This was so
good, it is making me hungry. I think I know
what we are having for dinner tonight.
Obituaries
Douglas Eugene Ball, 62, of Glencoe
Memorial services for
Douglas Eugene Ball, 62, of
Glencoe, were held Friday,
Aug. 2, at Sychar Lutheran
Church in Silver Bay. The
Rev. Stewart
Carlson
officiated.
Mr. Ball
died Sunday,
July
28, 2013, at
Ridgeview
Medical
Center in
Waconia.
Douglas Ball
The organist
was Kathy Toland,
and the congregational
hymns were “Amazing
Grace,” “On Eagle’s Wings”
and “Jesus Loves Me.”
Urn bearers were Mr.
Ball’s grandchildren, Samantha
Ball, Tyler Ball, Cullen
Lukes and Hunter Lukes. Interment
was at Sawtooth
Mountain Cemetery in
Beaver Bay Township, Minn.
Mr. Ball was born Aug. 11,
1950, in Slayton, to Delbert
and Gordenna (Priebe) Ball.
He was baptized as an infant
at Trinity Lutheran Church in
Slayton and was reaffirmed
in his faith on Nov. 22, 1988,
by the Rev. Harvey Kath at
First Evangelical Lutheran
Church in Glencoe.
Mr. Ball received his education
in Silver Bay and was
a graduate of the Silver Bay
High School class of 1968.
On March 9, 1971, Mr.
Ball was united in marriage
to Beverly Granlund by a justice
of the peace in Beaver
Bay, Minn. He grew up in
Slayton and Silver Bay.
The couple made their
home in Beaver Bay, Silver
Bay, Hutchinson and Glencoe.
Their marriage was
blessed with three children,
Kim, Shawn and Colleen.
The Balls were blessed with
over 42 years of marriage.
Mr. Ball worked on the ore
boats, farmed with his brother,
Erick, also worked at Jim
Hanson’s Construction, Dura
Supreme, Hutchinson Manufacturing,
Glencoe Manufacturing,
Glencoe Creamery,
Buffalo Lake Ethanol and
then, in 2000, at Bongards
Creamery as a boiler operator
until he retired in 2013.
He was a member of First
Evangelical Lutheran Church
in Glencoe, and a member of
Teamsters Union No. 471.
Mr. Ball enjoyed fishing,
hunting, camping, eagles and
playing the Lottery scratchoff
games.
Samantha enjoyed the
common joke of being his favorite
granddaughter, because,
of course, she was the
only one.
Tyler enjoyed attending the
annual Back to the ’50s car
show, where they switched
off riding the scooter.
Cullen enjoyed watching
Deaths
WWE wrestling with him,
and they became wrestling
buddies for life.
Hunter enjoyed being his
little mechanic; the job always
took twice as long as
they were trying to locate the
tools.
Mr. Ball cherished the time
spent with his friends and
family.
He is now with his best
friend, Gary Piehl, sitting in
the S.S. Minnow, enjoying
each other’s company. Mr.
Ball and Mr. Piehl, aka the
Skipper and Gilligan, were
best friends for over 40 years.
They did many activities together
and with their families.
Survivors include his wife,
Beverly Ball of Glencoe;
children, Kim Ball of Glencoe,
Shawn Ball of Monticello,
and Colleen Ball of Glencoe;
grandchildren, Samantha
Ball of Monticello, Tyler Ball
of Monticello, Cullen Lukes
of Glencoe, and Hunter
Lukes of Glencoe; brother,
Erick Ball of Morgan; nieces,
nephews, other relatives and
many friends.
Preceding him in death
were his parents, Delbert and
Gordenna Ball.
Arrangements were by the
Johnson-McBride Funeral
Chapel of Glencoe. Online
obituaries and guest book
available at www.hantge.
com. Click on obituaries/
guest book.
Glencoe class of 1953 reunites
The Glencoe High School graduating class of 1953 reunited
for its 60-year class reunion on July 27. They met
in the old industrial arts room at the former high school,
now the current Glencoe City Center. Classmates include,
front row, from left, Marge (McKellep) Walker, Gloria
(Schade) Mahon, Carol (Brinkmann) Axt, Marlys
(Mackenthun) Meyers, Sylvia (Lange) Jungclaus, Betty
(Dammann) Oelfke, Marlys (Alsleben) Trnka and Gwendolyn
(Schuette) Fross. Second row, Richard Huseman,
Submitted photo
Ernie Breyer, Ronald Marsh, Carol (Albright) Kottke,
Donna (Werth) Vogt, Doris (Huepenbecker) Schrupp, Eldonna
(Stuedemann) Soeffker and Margaret (Beckefeld)
Rossing. Third row, Lois (Gruenhagen) Droege, Dennis
Eggersgluess, Ken Wandrei, Marilyn (Blasing) Johnson,
Lois (Michaelis) Herrmann and Shirley (Perschau) Kirchoff.
Fourth row, Ken Franke, Randall Grimm, George
Oelfke, Ardis (Schade) Meyer, Delbert Leske and Gerald
Augustine.
Rich and Jan
Feltmann, 61,
of Brandon, SD
Funeral services for Rich
and Jan Feltmann, both 61, of
Brandon, S.D., and formerly
of Norwood Young America
(NYA), will be held Friday,
Aug. 9, at 11 a.m., at St.
John’s Lutheran Church in
NYA.
Both died on Saturday,
Aug. 3, 2013, in an accident
in Brookings, S.D.
Visitation will be held
Thursday, from 4 p.m. to 8
p.m., at the Paul-McBride
Funeral Chapel in NYA. Visitation
continues on Friday
one hour prior to the service
at the church. Interment will
be in the church cemetery.
An online guest book is
available at www.hantge.
com.
Deloris Nagel,
90, of Glencoe
Deloris Nagel, 90, of Glencoe,
died Monday, Aug. 5,
2013, at Glencoe Regional
Health Services long-term
care.
Funeral services will be
Monday, Aug. 12, at 11 a.m.,
at First Evangelical Lutheran
Church in Glencoe, with interment
in the First Evangelical
Lutheran Cemetery.
Visitation will be Monday
from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m., one
hour prior to the service at
the church.
An online guest book is
available at www.hantge.
com.
Legion Post 95 donates
to county veterans fund
Glencoe American Legion
Post 95 donated some of its
profits from the Legion Golf
Tournament held on June 8 to
the McLeod County Veterans
Association Assistance Fund.
These funds are available
to veterans or current members
of the military who are
in need of monetary help for
certain emergency situations.
Presenting the check to
McLeod County Veterans Officer
Jim Lauer were Post 95
golf committee members.
Contact McLeod County
Veterans Services at 320-864-
1268 if interested in applying
for help or donating to the
fund.
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JOHN & LORI TROCKE
Attending scout camp
Local Boy Scouts from Troop 352 recently took part in a
scout camp at Many Point Camp near Park Rapids.
Eighteen scouts and seven adults attended. The scouts
included, front, left to right, Andrew Jungclaus, Ben
Pevestorf, Cole Mathwig, Austin Brelje (behind), J.J. Ingeman
(behind Brelje), Cole Janke, Earl Janke, Isaac
Swift and Mason Husted. In the back are Ethan Bass,
Mitch Beneke, Tyler Hausladen, Michael Dietz, Kyle
Beck, Austin Mathwig, Mark Broderius, Dylan Richter
and Adam Garoutte. The adults were Scoutmaster Kevin
Dietz, Tony Hausladen, Bob Mathwig, Mark Janke, Dave
Swift, Lee Broderius and Kurt Pevestorf. The scouts
Submitted photo
earned 56 merit badges, Kevin Dietz said. The scouts
posed with patrol boxes that handled their supplies. The
boxes were made from wood donated by Plato Woodwork.
Some of the scouts’ expenses were paid with
money raised through a sandbox fill program, with the
sand donated by Knife River, Kevin Dietz said. The supplies
that were not used by the scouts at the week-long
camp were brought home, and about 26 pounds of
canned food were donated to the McLeod Emergency
Food Shelf. The regular Troop 352 scout meetings will
begin again each Sunday at 6:30 p.m., in the Glencoe
City Center basement meeting room.
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Pastor’s Corner
Dr. Tom Rakow, Pastor
Grace Bible Church, Silver Lake
Dead or Alive
Recently I suffered a serious health problem. A day or two after having coming home from the hospital I
awoke in the early morning hours with my wife Beth touching my back in a strange new way. She was
poking me like someone fearfully touching a dead snake, or a farmer cautiously testing an electric fence to
see if it’s working. I soon realized that she was actually checking to see if rigor mortis had set in!
I asked her, “Are you checking to see if I’m dead?” She explained, “You were breathing so quietly – I couldn’t
tell!” I felt a little bit like a downed deer that was being prodded with the end of a barrel or an arrow to see if it’s
still alive.
Most of us have done something similar. How about you? Have you ever jiggled a baby crib, tugged on a pillow
hoping for movement, or bent down close to an aging parent straining to hear if they are still breathing? We are always
relieved when we find life. To my wife I looked like I might be dead, but was really alive.
Nevertheless, do you know that it is possible for a group of believers (a church) to have the opposite problem? In
the book of Revelation the church at Sardis looked like they were alive, but they were spiritually dead. The Lord
spoke to this church and said, “I know your deeds; you have a reputation of being alive, but you are dead” (Revelation
3:1a).
The fact is Sardis was a church that had a great history, but it was no longer what it once professed. It had a reputation
of being alive, but it was no longer growing – it was going. Indeed, the church at Sardis was in dire need of
spiritual CPR. As the late Southern Baptist preacher Adrian Rogers pointed out, “A church will either evangelize or
it will fossilize, but it will not stand still.”
I am reminded of a man in the Milwaukee, WI area who ended his life in his home. However, because the lawn
was mowed and the snow shoveled by the city (and the cost for these services was then added to his property taxes)
it was assumed by neighbors he was alive and behind the scenes taking care of things. No one realized he was dead
until workers found his nearly skeletonized body in his home more than four years after he was last heard from.
Indeed, things are not always as they appear. That was certainly the case with the church at Sardis. When our profession
of faith does not match with our practice – we are living a life displeasing to the Lord. The believers in
Sardis were attempting to coast on their previous reputation. Therefore, the Lord “poked” this church with His word
saying, “Wake up! Strengthen what remains and is about to die, for I have found your deeds unfinished in the sight
of my God. Remember, therefore, what you have received and heard; hold it fast, and repent. But if you do not
wake up, I will come like a thief, and you will not know at what time I will come to you.” (Revelation 3:2-3).
Friend, when God “pokes” us what will He find?
This weekly message is contributed by the following concerned citizens and businesses who
urge you to attend the church of your choice. To be added to this page, contact us at 320-864-5518.
Churches
BEREAN BAPTIST
727 E. 16th St., Glencoe
Jonathan Pixler, Pastor
320-864-6113
Call Jan at 320-864-3387 for
women’s Bible study
Wed., Aug. 7 — Women’s Bible
study, 9 a.m.
Fri., Aug. 9 — Men’s Bible study
at church, 9 a.m.
Sun., Aug. 11 — Worship, 9:30
a.m.; service on Glencoe Cable Channel
10, 10:30 a.m.
Tues., Aug. 13 — Men’s Bible
study at church, 6 a.m.
Wed., Aug. 14 — Women’s Bible
study, 9 a.m.
CHRIST LUTHERAN
1820 N. Knight Ave., Glencoe
Katherine Rood, Pastor
320-864-4549
www.christluth.com
E-mail: office@christluth.com
Wed., Aug. 7 — Televised worship,
2 p.m.; VBS, 6 p.m.-8 p.m.
Sun., Aug.11 — Worship, 9 a.m.
Mon., Aug. 12 — Televised worship
service, 3 p.m.
Tues., Aug. 13 — Ladies’ fellowship
at Gert & Erma’s, 10 a.m.
Wed., Aug. 14 — Televised worship,
2 p.m.; VBS, 6 p.m.-8 p.m.
CHURCH OF PEACE
520 11th St. E., Glencoe
Joseph Clay, Pastor
Sun., Aug. 11 — No schedule
available.
ST. PIUS X CHURCH
1014 Knight Ave., Glencoe
Anthony Stubeda, Pastor
Wed., Aug. 7 — Principal meeting,
9:30 a.m.; St. Pius X school registrations,
3 p.m.-5:30 p.m.; evening
prayer, 5:40 p.m.; Mass, 6 p.m.; St.
Pius X school registrations, 7 p.m.-9
p.m.
Thurs., Aug. 8 — Mass at GRHS-
LTC, 10:30 a.m.; St. Pius X school
registrations, 3 p.m.-6:30 p.m.; no
worship committee meeting.
Fri., Aug. 9 — Morning prayer, 8
a.m.; Mass, 8:20 a.m.; wedding rehearsal,
5 p.m.; no Spanish Mass.
Sat., Aug. 10 — Spanish baptism
session, 10 a.m.; Wilkens-Hellquist
wedding, 2 p.m.; religious education
(RE) registration before and after
Mass; reconciliation, 4 p.m.; Mass
with KC corporate communion, recruitment,
5 p.m.; KC family picnic
follows Mass.
Sun., Aug. 11 — RE registration
before and after Mass; Mass, 9:30
a.m.; Spanish Mass, 11:30 a.m.; Hispanic
ministry religious education
registration; Mass at Seneca, 4:30
p.m.; Mass at Holy Family, Silver
Lake, 8 p.m.
Mon., Aug. 12 — No Mass; St.
Pius X school registrations, 3 p.m.-
6:30 p.m.; HandS committee, 6:30
p.m.
Tues., Aug. 13 — Morning prayer,
8 a.m.; Mass, 8:20 a.m.; PAC meeting,
8 p.m.
Wed., Aug. 14 — St. Pius X
school registrations, 3 p.m.-6:30 p.m.;
no evening prayer; Mass for the Assumption
of the Blessed Virgin Mary,
7 p.m.; St. Pius X school registrations,
8:15 p.m.-10 p.m.
FIRST CONGREGATIONAL
CHURCH UCC
1400 Elliott Ave., Glencoe
Rev. Linzy Collins Jr., Pastor
E-mail: congoucc@gmail.com
Wed., Aug. 7 — GRHS-LTC communion,
10:15 a.m.
Sat., Aug. 10 — Children’s event,
9 a.m.-11 a.m.
Sun., Aug. 11 — Worship, 9:15
a.m.
Tues., Aug. 13 — Bible study,
9:30 a.m.
Continuing the 53-year tradition from The Glencoe Enterprise.
FIRST EVANGELICAL
LUTHERAN
925 13th St. E., Glencoe
Daniel Welch, Senior Pastor
Ronald L. Mathison,
Associate Pastor
320-864-5522
www.firstglencoe.org
E-mail: office@firstglencoe.org
Wed., Aug. 7 — Worship with
communion, 7 p.m.
Thurs., Aug. 8 — Chapel at Grand
Meadows, 1:30 p.m.; youth involvement
committee, 6 p.m.
Sun., Aug. 11 — Worship, 8 a.m.;
fellowship time, 9 a.m.; Revelation
Bible study, 9:15 a.m.; worship with
communion, 10:30 a.m.
Tues., Aug. 13 — GRHS communion,
9:30 a.m.; Common Cup meeting,
10 a.m.; Millie Beneke Manor
communion, 1:15 p.m.; Alzheimer
support group, 6 p.m.; First Edition
Book Club, Cindy Harmon’s home, 7
p.m.; youth board, 7 p.m.
Wed., Aug. 14 — Worship with
communion, 7 p.m.
GOOD SHEPHERD LUTHERAN
Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod
1407 Cedar Ave. N., Glencoe
www.gslcglencoe.org
Rev. James F. Gomez, Pastor
Matthew Harwell,
Director of Christian Education
E-mail: office@gslcglencoe.org
Wed., Aug. 7 — Worship with
communion, 7 p.m.; education board,
7 p.m.; deacons, 7:45 p.m.
Sun., Aug.11 — Outdoor worship,
7 p..m.; vacation Bible school, 6
p.m.-8 p.m.
Mon., Aug. 12 — Vacation Bible
school, 6 p.m.-8 p.m.
Tues., Aug. 13 — Vacation Bible
school, 6 p.m.-8 p.m.
Wed., Aug. 14 — Worship with
communion, 7 p.m.; council Bible
study, 7:50 p.m.; council, 8:15 p.m.
ST. JOHN’S
EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN
4505 80th St., Helen Township
Glencoe
Dennis Reichow, Pastor
Sun., Aug. 11 — Worship, 9 a.m.;
Bible class, 10:20 a.m.
Tues., Aug. 13 — Table Talk, 7
p.m.
Wed., Aug. 14 — Soccer Bible
camp prep, 7 p.m.
GRACE LUTHERAN
8638 Plum Ave., Brownton
Andrew Hermodson-Olsen, Pastor
E-mail:
Pastor@GraceBrownton.org
www.gracebrownton.org
Wed., Aug. 7 — Vacation Bible
school, 6 p.m.
Thurs., Aug. 8 — Vacation Bible
school, 6 p.m.; program, 7:30 p.m.
Sun., Aug. 11 — Worship, 8:45
a.m.; Guatemala trip reflections, 10
a.m.
Wed., Aug. 14 — Council meeting,
7 p.m.
IMMANUEL LUTHERAN
700 Division St., Brownton
R. Allan Reed, Pastor
www.immanuelbrownton.org
Sun., Aug. 11 — Worship, 9 a.m.;
Channel 8 video.
Wed., Aug. 14 — Chapel worship
with communion, 6:30 p.m.; board of
deacons meeting, 7:30 p.m.
CONGREGATIONAL
Division St., Brownton
Barry Marchant, Interim Pastor
browntoncongregational.org
Sun., Aug. 11 — Worship, 9 a.m.
ST. PAUL’S LUTHERAN
300 Croyden St., Stewart
No calendar submitted.
ST. BONIFACE CATHOLIC
Stewart
Thurs., Aug. 8 — Mass, 9 a.m.
Sun., Aug. 11 — Mass, 9:15 a.m.
ST. MATTHEW’S LUTHERAN
Fernando
Aaron Albrecht, Pastor
Wed., Aug. 7 — Five churches
women’s gathering at St. John’s, Bismarck,
6 p.m.
Sun., Aug. 11 — Worship, 10 a.m.
Wed., Aug. 14 — Bible study, 6
p.m.
ST. JOHN’S CHURCH
13372 Nature Ave. (rural Biscay)
Robert Taylor, Pastor
612-644-0628 (cell)
320-587-5104 (church)
E-mail: rlt721@hotmail.com
Sun., Aug. 11 — Heatwole worship
service, 9:30 a.m.
CROSSROADS CHURCH
10484 Bell Ave., Plato
Scott and Heidi Forsberg, Pastors
320-238-2181
www.mncrossroads.org
Wed., Aug. 7 — Youth and adult
activities night, 7 p.m.
Sun., Aug. 11 — Worship, 10 a.m.
ST. JOHN’S LUTHERAN
216 McLeod Ave. N., Plato
Bruce Laabs, Pastor
320-238-2550
E-mail: stjlplato@embarqmail.com
Wed., Aug. 7 — Fundraising meeting,
6 p.m.; pastor at conference
through Sunday; youth choir, 5 p.m.
Thurs., Aug. 8 — Bulletin deadline.
Sun., Aug. 11 — “Time of Grace”
on TV Channel 9, 6:30 a.m.; worship,
9 a.m.; youth choir, 10:15 a.m.
Wed., Aug. 14 — Youth choir, 5
p.m.
ST. PAUL’S UNITED CHURCH
OF CHRIST
308 First St. N.E., Plato
www.platochurch.com
Sun., Aug. 11 — Worship, 10 a.m.
IMMANUEL EVANGELICAL
LUTHERAN
New Auburn
Bradley Danielson, Pastor
E-mail: immanuellc@yahoo.com
Sun., Aug. 11 — Worship, 9 a.m.
GRACE BIBLE CHURCH
300 Cleveland Ave. S.W., Silver Lake
Dr. Tom Rakow, Pastor
320-327-2352
http://silverlakechurch.org
Wed., Aug. 7 — Prayer time, 7
p.m.
Sat., Aug. 10 — Men’s Bible
study, 7 a.m.; women’s Bible study, 9
a.m.
Sun., Aug. 11 — “First Light”
radio broadcast on KARP 106.9 FM,
7:30 a.m.; fellowship and refreshments,
9 a.m.; pre-service prayer
time, 9:15 a.m.; worship, with guest
speaker Dr. Tom McCracken, 9:30
a.m.; Sunday school, 10:35 a.m.;
open shooting for Centershot graduates,
11:45 a.m.
Mon., Aug. 12 — Church board, 7
p.m.
Tues., Aug. 13 — Set up for
McLeod County Fair, 3 p.m.
Wed., Aug. 14 — Church booth at
McLeod County Fair through Sunday.
Dial-A-Bible Story, 320-327-
2843.
FAITH PRESBYTERIAN
108 W. Main St., Silver Lake
Mark Ford, Pastor
320-327-2452 / Fax 320-327-6562
E-mail:
faithfriends@embarqmail.com
You may be able to reach someone
at the church every Tuesday through
Friday. Don’t hesitate to come in (use
church office door) or call, or e-mail
at faithfriends@embarqmail.com.
Wed., Aug. 7 — Presbyterian
Women’s meeting, 7 p.m.
To be advertise on this page for only
$5.75 per week, contact us at 320-864-5518.
Sun., Aug. 11 — Worship with
communion, 10 a.m.; fellowship
after worship; deacons meeting after
church; Mariner’s potluck at Bentz’
cabin.
Mon., Aug. 12 — Session meeting,
6:30 p.m.
HOLY FAMILY CATHOLIC
CHURCH
712 W. Main St., Silver Lake
Anthony Stubeda, Pastor
Patrick Okonkwo, Associate Pastor
Patrick Schumacher,
Associate Pastor
www.holyfamilysilverlake.org
E-mail:
office@holyfamilysilverlake.org
Wed., Aug. 7 — Mass, 5 p.m.
Thurs., Aug. 8 — Mass at Cedar
Crest, 10:30 a.m.
Fri., Aug. 9 — Mass, 8 a.m.
Sat., Aug. 10 — Reconcilation,
5:30 p.m.; Mass, 6:30 p.m.; religious
education registration weekend.
Sun., Aug. 11 — Mass, 8 a.m. and
Mass, 8 p.m.; religious education registration
weekend.
Mon., Aug. 12 — No Mass.
Tues., Aug. 13 — Mass, 8 a.m.;
eucharistic adoration 8:30 a.m.-10
p.m.
Wed., Aug. 14 — Mass, 7 p.m.
FRIEDEN’S COUNTY LINE
11325 Zebra Ave., Norwood
Joseph Clay, Pastor
Sun., Aug. 11 — No schedule
available.
THE CHURCH OF JESUS
CHRIST OF LATTER DAY
SAINTS
770 School Rd., Hutchinson
Kenneth Rand, Branch President
320-587-5665
Wed., Aug. 7 — Young men and
women (12-18 years old) and scouting,
7 p.m.-8:30 p.m.
Sun., Aug. 11 — Sunday school,
10:50 a.m.-11:30 a.m.; priesthood, relief
society and primary, 11:40 a.m.-
12:30 p.m.
WATER OF LIFE CHURCH
IGLESIA METODISTA LIBRE
Clinica del Alma
727 16th St. E., Glencoe
Spanish/bilingual services
Nestor and Maria German, Pastors
E-mail:
nestor2maria@hotmail.com
Sun., Aug. 11 — Worship, 2 p.m.
ST. PETER
LUTHERAN CHURCH
Corner C.R. 1 and Second St. S.
77 Second Ave. S., Lester Prairie
Layton Lemke, Vacancy Pastor
Sun., Aug. 11 — Worship, 9 a.m.
BETHEL LUTHERAN
77 Lincoln Ave., Lester Prairie
Bethany Nelson, Pastor
320-395-2125
Wed., Aug. 7 — Education board
meeting at One Eyed Willy’s, 5:30
p.m.
Sat., Aug. 10 — Work day at
church, 10 a.m.
Sun., Aug. 11 — Worship, 9 a.m.;
coffee and fellowship, 10 a.m.
Tues., Aug. 13 — Trustee meeting,
5:30 p.m.
SHALOM BAPTIST CHURCH
1215 Roberts Rd. S.W., Hutchinson
Rick Stapleton, Senior Pastor
Adam Krumrie, Worship Pastor
Tami Smithee, Student Ministries
320-587-2668 / Fax 320-587-4290
www.shalombaptist.org
Thurs., Aug. 8 — Youth softball at
Roberts Park, 1 p.m.; worship team
practice, 6 p.m.; men’s softball at
Roberts Park, 6:30 p.m.
Sun., Aug. 11 — Worship, 9 a.m.
and 10:30 a.m.; adult growth groups
and Sunday school, 9 a.m.
Happy Hour Inn
Family Restaurant
Breakfast • Lunch • Dinner
Downtown Glencoe
Across from the Courthouse
Open 7 Days A Week
320-864-4412
www.firstmnbank.com
Your Community Bank
Since 1881
320-864-3161
Glencoe, MN
Member FDIC
TAILOR
TESS
Teresa Ackerson, Owner
1429 11 th St., Glencoe
320-864-6199
rofessional
nsurance
roviders
613 E. 10 th St.
Glencoe
320-864-5581
BOB SHANAHAN
TREE SERVICES
trimming - removal
brush chipping
aerial bucket truck work
810 First St. E., Glencoe
320-864-3800 320-510-1417
Glencoe
Oil Co.
John & Chuck Shamla
(320) 864-5506
downtown Glencoe
across from the Courthouse
Open Mon.-Fri. 6 a.m.-7 p.m.
Sat. 6 a.m.-Noon
JOURNEY MENTAL
HEALTH SERVICES PLC
1110 Greeley Ave. N.
Glencoe, MN 55336
Ph: 320-864-4109
Fax: 320-864-4676
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806 10 th St. • Suite 101,
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Office: 320-864-4877
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320-864-4414
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(The First Tuesday
of each month except
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The McLeod County Chronicle, www.glencoenews.com, Wednesday, August 7, 2013, page 10
2013 Pola-Czesky Days
Theo, Anton and Odin Kadlec and
their littlest brother (not pictured)
dressed as “The Three and a Half
Amigos” for the annual kiddie parade,
held Saturday morning.
Chronicle photos
by Alyssa Schauer
On Sunday, the 2013-14 Pola-Czesky
Royalty were crowned. In the front
are junior royalty Mya Dahlheimer
and Connor Sullivan. In the back are
Silver Lake Ambassadors Claire
Wraspir, Becca Green and Jamie
Kosek.
The Phoenix Drumline was a hit during the annual parade held Sunday afternoon. Over 60 units were registered.
Ella and Miranda Nowak show off their 1920s
“flapper” dance during the kiddie parade on Saturday.
Silver Lake Auxiliary President Genny Lhotka and Silver Lake
Legion Commander Larry Lhotka are all smiles during the parade.
Little Lucas Schauer doesn’t
know what to think of the parade.
Chris Brecht, co-owner of “Grandma’s Closet,” a
costume shop in Silver Lake, poses for a quick
picture during the parade on Sunday.
A backwards bicycle rider was only one of the many unique parade units
during’s Sunday’s big event.